At night, when Xi Mo was sleeping soundly, Gu Beijun was in the middle of the city, standing at the door of the drunken flower building with his hands in his hands, watching an endless stream of people walk into his shop in groups. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info He seems to be accustomed to these prosperity, there is no excitement, no novelty, no yearning in his eyes, and he looks at the bustling passers-by as plain as water.

"Yo, Lord Zhang, you're here, I haven't been here for a long time, I'm afraid that this drunken flower building won't be able to enter your eyes."

"What's going on, Mother Chen, who doesn't know that this is the best place in Jade City, who comes to where and where, I naturally won't go to that ordinary place."

"Hehe, Lord Zhang, what you said is ah, your identity, I'm afraid I can't afford to invite you as a big Buddha, let alone other places, I arranged it for you today, and you are satisfied."

This kind of conversation caused Gu Beijun to take a closer look, and the man had a fat head and big ears and a wicked smile on his face, and he looked like a womanizer at first glance.

He recognized that this was Master Zhang of the Ministry of Rites.

"Leng Chen, go."

He whispered to Leng Chen beside him, he understood and followed silently.

No one knew what the real purpose of Gu Beijun standing here every night was.

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In the middle of the night, this alley becomes the liveliest paradise, with laughter, shouting, and the sound of horses' hooves.

"Master Xi, please take a seat, the private room will be reserved for you."

On the opposite side, there was a crisp sound, and Gu Beijun's eyes looked at the Taste Restaurant.

It was Xi Zhongyun, who I hadn't seen for a long time, who came.

Father-in-law.

Gu Beijun's eyes looked at him shrewdly, wandered for a while, and finally cleared his throat and walked to the opposite side.

"Sir."

When the man in charge saw his master coming, he whispered.

Many people know that the eldest son of the fourth prince's family is doing well in a street in Yucheng, but not everyone can recognize his identity when they see Gu Beijun, because although he is a lord, he is not in politics, so his shadow has never appeared in the court, and Gu Beijun has always been low-key, so many people can't put him in the seat.

"Don't tell Master Xi that this shop is mine."

So far, outsiders in the Drunken Flower Building and the Food Taste Hall think that it is Ke Jingcheng's, and this kind of confusion is naturally Gu Beijun's ulterior motives.

After whispering his instructions, Gu Beijun chased Xi Zhongyun up to the third floor.

Xi Zhongyun entered one of the private rooms, and Gu Beijun quickly followed.

"Father-in-law."

Gu Beijun smiled faintly, and nodded politely to the guests next to him.

Xi Zhongyun was stunned for a moment, got up and said:

"I've seen the lord."

Although he is a businessman on the rich side of the capital and Gu Beijun's father-in-law, Gu Beijun's identity is scruples, and all the due courtesies cannot be lost.

"You're welcome, father-in-law, it's a coincidence today, I'm here for dinner too, but I'm alone, does my father-in-law mind if I join you?"

Xi Zhongyun was obviously stunned, but then he covered up his reluctance, and hurriedly said:

"It's naturally good that the lord is willing to be with us, let me introduce you, this is the rich merchant Quan Ye of Yucheng, and this is Lord Sun of the Yamen of the capital."

Xi Zhongyun introduced, Gu Beijun sat down casually, nodding his head one by one.

"Let's serve."

Xi Zhongyun commanded, and personally poured tea for them.

"Master Xi, since we are sons-in-law, let's talk casually, right?"

Quan Ye smiled, they were all his own family, so naturally they didn't shy away from it.

"That's nature."

Xi Zhongyun took a sip of tea and said lightly.

"At present, this jade city is becoming more and more prosperous, let's just say that this food restaurant has attracted many powerful people in the capital, but I don't know who opened it, and I should talk more about business with him if I have time."

"Master Quan doesn't know, this place is opened by Ke Jingcheng, and they are all doing business in Yucheng, I know him well or two, and I will introduce you to Ming'er."

Gu Beijun took over the words, and the meaning in his words was obviously to rein in the power master.

"Haha, the lord really lives up to his name, and it is really a blessing for our Xi Ye family's Xi Mo to marry you."

Quan Ye is a simple businessman, and he only has interests in his eyes, and when he heard that Gu Beijun was going to introduce the owner of the food restaurant to him, he immediately smiled.

"It's my father-in-law's good upbringing, and marrying Xi Mo is the blessing of my Four Princes' Mansion. Master Quan, what should you talk about, don't be restrained just because I'm here, if it's inconvenient for me to listen, I'll go to another table to eat. ”

Gu Beijun said such a sentence at the right time, which made Quan Ye feel a little frightened: Gu Beijun just gave himself such a big face, how can he make Gu Beijun feel that he is guarding against him now?

Thinking that Gu Beijun was Xi Ye's son-in-law again, Quan Ye spoke even more unrestrainedly.

"Today is to discuss the monopoly of the capital. It's really difficult to do business under this imperial city, I envy the merchants over there, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, the people have to accept any price, and they can evade taxes and be idle. But the capital is not good, sir, you are doing business in Yucheng, you can't understand the hardships of our capital, the price must be unified, and you have to refer to the government's quotation, not to mention, this tax is a large amount of expenses every year. No, I invited Lord Sun from the Yamen today, just to discuss the opportunistic things here. ”

After Quan Ye finished speaking, Xi Zhongyun and Master Sun had some abnormalities on their faces, and Gu Beijun saw it in his eyes: It seems that this is to prevent him.

With an idea, Gu Beijun said casually:

"That's what I'm saying, although Yucheng is not as tight as the capital, I can't count the extra money I pay every year, so what if I'm in front of this lord? The one or two that should be given to the emperor should not be less. ”

When Gu Beijun said this, his face showed helplessness and greed, and he looked like a traitor.

"You think so, too?"

Xi Zhongyun asked tentatively.

"Naturally! Lao Tzu doesn't become an official, just to be chic, but as a result, the money is lost, and he is bored. ”

Gu Beijun took a sip of wine and pretended to be angry.

This move made the other three relax their vigilance against him, and it turned out that it was true that there was no business or no traitor.

"What did the lord do? I've heard that the lord's business is surging in Yucheng, and you and Ke Ye are on an equal footing in this commercial street. ”

"Haha, I can't talk about the turmoil, and I can barely support my family. It's just that now that Xi Mo is married, I should think about how to raise her beautifully, right? ”

Gu Beijun smiled evilly, and his eyes drifted to Xi Zhongyun on the side. Xi Zhongyun was suddenly overjoyed, it seems that his daughter is married to the right person.

"What are you going to do?"

Letting down his guard against Gu Beijun, Xi Zhongyun asked.

"It's nothing more than dealing with the government, just like you. You see, this grandson has not been invited by you today. The officials of a city are in charge of the affairs of a city, and I also want to find the government of Yucheng. It's just that I don't know what's going on here, so I'm groping for it. ”

Gu Beijun looked a little nerve-wracked, shook his head and took a sip of wine.