The next day, before it was fully light, both groups began to go up the mountain. According to the rules of the Qian family, the top ten people who reach the top of Guangming will be rewarded, and the most will be ten taels of silver. However, the road of Huangshan is rugged, and some people give up at the beginning, look at the scenery along the way and walk slowly on the mountain road, just stop.

Zhou Qi and his entourage were different, they were bound to reach the top of the mountain without rewarding everyone, everyone was high-spirited, and after a while, they distanced themselves from the Qian family's army.

Wu Yi walked slowly, and when she saw Qian Ning and the Zhang family brothers and sisters slowly climbing the mountain, she also came over.

"Why didn't you fight for the prize?"

"Hey, I already have a monthly case of ten taels of silver every month, let them go this time!"

The three of them walked slowly and rested not far from the welcome pine, where the birds and flowers also have a unique charm. Many Qian family members also rest here, the girls are chattering, and the little girls have also changed their rigid attitudes. Wu Yi suddenly shouted: "Monkey! Come and see! And what about it! ”

The monkey in the distance had already run away when they heard Wu Yi's shouting, and when everyone came over, they could only see the shaking branches.

"Wu Yi, are you lying to us, how can there be any monkey?"

"There were really monkeys just now, but you didn't have any luck and didn't see them."

"Hey, Wu Yi, what does a monkey look like, I've never seen a monkey before."

"Monkey, that's it." Wu Yi jumped on the railing of the pavilion at once, "ahhhh

"Wu Yi, what you learned is really similar."

"Have you ever seen a monkey before?"

"Hey, hey, I had a monkey at home when I was a child, and my dad took us to the stall to practice juggling to make a living. This monkey is so smart! One time I fell into the water, and the monkey went to call my dad to save me. ”

Zhang Hao on the other side of the pavilion also felt very interesting, "Haha, Brother Qian, this girl of your family is really interesting." ”

Qian Ning also had a smile in his eyes, only nodded and did not speak, and Zhang Ling next to him all looked at it.

On the mountain, Qian Duo tried her best to march to the top of the mountain*, she had never reached the top, but this time Zhou Qi was in front, and Qian Duo's feet were no longer tired.

Qian Duo finally caught up with Zhou Qi at the Lotus Pavilion halfway up the mountain, "Hello Lord Zhou." Qian Duo tidied up his appearance a little and came calmly.

"Miss Qian." Zhou Qi only sat and nodded slightly.

Qian Duo's heart was jumping, she didn't know if she was tired from climbing the mountain or what was wrong, "Lord Zhou, what about Sister Huanting?" ”

"She's already brought someone up."

"Sister Huanting is really amazing."

"Ha, Miss Qian is also very powerful, I don't think a few people have come up yet."

Qian Duo listened to Zhou Qi praise his deer for bumping around, and lowered his head shyly.

"Miss Qian, come and sit down and rest for a while, I think there should be a long way to go."

"Okay, thank you, Lord Zhou." Qian Duo walked slowly, slowly sat down beside Zhou Qi, and smiled at Zhou Qi, who smiled back and looked away. Qian Duo felt that his face was hot, and his breathing became short, so Qian Duo could only turn his head imperceptibly and secretly adjust his breath.

"Let's go!" Zhou Qi suddenly stood up and greeted the chain and the guards, everyone rose in response, and Qian Duo also stood up.

"My lord, I'll be with you."

"Aren't you resting for a while?"

"I'm not tired yet, let's go find Sister Huanting."

"Okay, let's go."

The group continued to climb the mountain, and soon came to the hundred-step ladder, which was a line of sky, and the whole road was narrow and could only accommodate one person.

Qian Duo followed closely behind Zhou Qi, and even twice Zhou Qi turned around and pulled Qian Duo to tell her to be careful. Fortunately, only one person can pass here, and no one can see Qian Duo's face when it burns red. The group walked forward, and Qian Duo's legs had already stopped obeying the call, but they had to follow Zhou Qi mechanically. The weather also got hotter, and Qian Duo's face turned even redder.

"Are you tired? Look at your blushing face. ”

Zhou Qi took out his handkerchief, poured some water on the kettle on his body, and personally wiped Qian Duo's forehead, the handkerchief was cold, but Qian Duo's face was redder and hotter. The two looked at each other, Zhou Qi once again showed a royal smile, Qian Duo was completely sunk, she felt that everything around her seemed to be blurred, and the fragrance of birdsong and flowers in the mountains was overshadowed by Zhou Qi.

"Miss Qian? Miss Qian?"

"Huh?" Qian Duo finally heard Zhou Qi call himself again.

"Miss Qian, let's go over there and rest for a while, this handkerchief will be given to you."

"Well, okay, thank you Gongzi Zhou."

Just didn't take two steps and rested, the guards looked at each other, and thought to themselves: The beauty is on the side, can you still have the heart to climb the mountain? I could only helplessly beckon the guards to find a place to sit down.

Qian Duo sat side by side with Zhou Qi again, and he was no longer nervous, "Where is Gongzi Zhou from?" ”

"The capital."

"Beijing? The capital is very lively, right? ”

"It's about the same as Huizhou."

"Is there only one sister and brother in the family?"

"There is also an older brother and a few younger brothers, and there are also sisters, but Huanting and I are twins, so the relationship is naturally better."

"Twins? It's good to have a self-conscious person since childhood. ”

"Is your brother much older than you?"

"My brother is seven years older than me, he always played with me when I was a child."

"That's good, I'm young, because Huanting is a girl and a sister, and my father and mother let me let her, so she's lawless now."

"My brother always loves my sister the most."

"Hahaha, I can't help it, I can't help it when she cries."

"I really envy Sister Huanting."

"Qian Ning should love you too, right?"

"My brother loves me very much, but lately, because he is doing business outside, our brother and sister have less and less time to see each other, and I have been in the inner courtyard, so I can't help much."

Zhou Qi remembered that he went to the Qian family's tea garden a few days ago to investigate, and knew that the Qian family should be very nervous now, "It's difficult to explain the affairs of the imperial court, but I will definitely not wronged the Qian family, and I will definitely investigate clearly." ”

"Thank you, Lord Zhou! I believe in my father and brother, and I also believe in Zhou Gongzi! ”

"Shall we move on?"

"Good!"

The bright top was close in front of her, and Wan Ting rushed over with the guards, "I'm the first!" ”

Everyone was out of breath, sweat soaking their clothes. Wan Ting looked left and right at the top of the bright spot, the Yellow Mountain is so majestic, the sea of clouds in the distance looks particularly beautiful under the sun, and the strange mountains and stones are in full view. Wan Ting put her hands next to her mouth to form the shape of a horn and shouted at the sea of clouds; "Huangshan! Here we go! I'm number one! Hahahaha! After another moment, Wan Ting continued to shout: "Chen Mingyang, you bastard! I'm going to chop you up! ”

After a long time, everyone basically reached the top of Guangming, and Qian Wanquan took the opportunity to come to Zhou Qi's side, "My lord, how is the scenery of this Yellow Mountain?" ”

"Boss Qian wants to ask me what the imperial court is going to do, right?"

Qian Wanquan didn't expect Zhou Qi to be so direct, "My lord, the decision of the imperial court is not something that I can influence as a merchant, and even if my lord is a governor, I can't decide." ”

"It's good that Boss Qian understands. Boss Qian, don't you have anything you want to tell this official? ”

"Lord Zhou, the rules are still understood, and rumors and rumors are punished."

Zhou Qi understood this sentence, that is, Qian Wanquan knew who framed him, but he couldn't say it at will without evidence, "Boss Qian, there are only you and me on this Yellow Mountain, and I have my own judgment." ”

"My lord, it's not that Xiaomin can't trust adults, it's just that all the basis for Xiaomin's judgment is also based on what others say, and I really can't tell adults."

"Hmph, okay, the official knows, we're going down the mountain, Boss Qian, please." Wan Ting, let's go! ”

Wan Ting had already had enough, and she planned to save some physical strength in order to go to the back mountain tomorrow, so she followed Zhou Qi down the mountain without saying anything.

Qian Duo couldn't wait to go with him, but he was afraid that Qian Wanquan and Qian Ning would see something, so he really didn't like it, so he had to hold back.

"Dad, why don't you tell Lord Zhou?"

"This Zhang Hai came to us to talk about cooperation on the front foot, and there is no follow-up, and the tribute tea in the palace on the back foot will have an accident, and Zhang Hai is definitely connected to the harem. If we tell Lord Zhou now, the contest between our Qian family and Zhang Hai has become a contest between Lord Zhou and the harem, which is really unfair to him. ”

"Dad, now our money is life and death."

"Not bad! However, Qian Ning, with such a big deal as Qian Ji, every day may be a matter of life and death, and every decision we make may ruin Qian Ji's century-old foundation, leaving thousands of guys without a source of income, and cutting off material supplies to most areas of the Central Plains. But Channing, you have to understand that no firm name is irreplaceable. If our court offerings are gone, the palace will not stop drinking tea, but our tea garden must survive! ”

"Dad, will the imperial court really stop our offerings?"

"We'll know in two days, but before that we have to plan for the worst and do our best."

"Dad, then ......" Qian Ning thought about the worst-case scenario that the imperial court would no longer enshrine, the Qian Ji Tea House would be sealed, and even the head of the Qian family would be arrested.

"Hahaha, I know what you want to ask, I think my Qian Wanquan shopping mall has been up and down for decades, and I haven't seen any winds and waves. Besides, we still have a chance to turn the tables this time, as long as we catch the person who framed us, we will definitely be fine. ”

"Dad, what if Governor Zhou can't withstand the pressure? Will he use our money family to exchange official fortunes? ”

Qian Wanquan looked at the road down the mountain and let out a sigh, "It seems that our Qian family is going to investigate by ourselves, we must hurry up and adapt to the situation!" ”

"Where do you investigate?"

"Let's start with our own tea house, and then investigate all the people Zhang Hai has come into contact with, and let all the semicolons of our Qian Ji keep an eye on the sea, and we must know his every move!"