Chapter Twenty-Three: The Flood (Part II)
In the inverted hall, Wu Shouzheng was sitting there drinking bland and tasteless tea, but his eyes were always looking left and right. He was the first time in his life that he came back to Nanjing, in addition to knowing that Yin Wuxiong of Yingtianfu is also from Renhe County, that is, those fellow villagers of Hangzhou Mansion who do business here. But he has been in his hometown for many years, and those people have stayed in Yingtianfu for many years, and the coachman who used it offended people, so everyone ignored him, otherwise he would not have met Xu Xun at the east gate of the mansion and was sent out, so he immediately chased after him, and he came to visit until today.
However, three or four days was enough for him to inquire about Xu Xun's general details, and when he came to see the Xu family's empty shelf today, he muttered even more in his heart. Absentmindedly perfunctory Jin Liu, he finally got a little impatient, and just left the chair when he couldn't sit still, only to see the curtain move, but it was Xu Xun who came in the door. So, he immediately got up and greeted him with a smile, while Jin Liu looked at Xu Xun's face and quietly retreated.
Just after talking to Xu Liang in his heart, Xu Xun was impatient to go around in circles with such a stranger again, so Suo opened the skylight and said brightly: "I thought I didn't know Wu Yuanwai, and I just sent the guests out to find out, it turned out that we had met at the east gate of Yingtianfu Ya." Since Wu Yuanwai is here today, please say it directly if you have something to say. β
Wu Shouzheng was still counting on the truth to not let Xu Xun understand his origin, but at this time, the cannibalism pierced the layer of window paper, and his face couldn't help but be a little unbearable, and he coughed for a while and said: "I came to see the Seventh Prince today to ask about something." I don't know if the seventh prince can introduce me to Xu Liuye for me? β
Xu Xun clearly remembered that that time Wu Shouzheng's groom yelled at the east gate of the mansion, obviously wanting to see Yin Wuxiong of Yingtianfu, and he knew it in his heart. At this time, people said that asking to see Xu Yu was just an excuse, and I was afraid that the real plan was to ask to see Wu Xiong. He was thinking about how to reject this person, but Wu Shouzheng leaned closer with a smile and lowered his voice.
"If the Seventh Prince can do this, I am willing to offer fifty taels of silver as a thank you gift."
Although fifty taels of silver tattoo is a very large amount, even more than all the silver money that Xu Xun can use at hand, but the so-called is that there is no free lunch in the world, so Xu Xun looked at Wu Shouzheng, but his face did not move, and he was silent for a long time before shaking his head with a smile and said: "Wu Yuan has found the wrong person outside, although the sixth uncle is my ancestor, but after all, there are many layers of separation, and he is now an official of the imperial court, where is what I can see when I say it?" β
Wu Shouzheng saw that Xu Xun didn't even blink his eyelids and shirked it, thinking that Xu Xun was disgusted with the lack of money, so he gritted his teeth and made a gesture, saying word by word: "Eighty taels!" β
"Wu Yuanwai thinks this is a bargaining bazaar?" Xu Xun finally sank his face, stood up and arched his hand and said coldly, "I can't help this matter, Wu Yuanwai, please go back!" β
Seeing that Xu Xun walked away without saying a word, when he saw the door curtain falling heavily, Wu Shouzheng's one hundred taels that came to his mouth unconsciously swallowed back, and he was annoyed and regretful in his heart. I am annoyed that these days of hard work have been in vain, and I regret that I shouldn't have been lured by profit. So, when Ruisheng sent off the guests coldly, he couldn't help but want to take out the silver to open the way, but who expected that this little guy didn't answer at all, so he had to get into the carriage stupidly.
"If there is a master, there must be a servant!"
Indeed, there is a master, and there must be a servant.
In the main room, when Xu Xun listened to Rui Sheng's indignant story about Wu Shouzheng's experience of giving him the silver, such a sentence also appeared in his heart. These days, Latham has been taking care of his daily life, and he has gone from being out of place at first to becoming accustomed to it now, and it hardly takes a few days in between, because he likes the seriousness and stubbornness that the little guy exudes from his bones. Therefore, at this moment, he praised two words with a smile, and was about to tell him a few words, when the loud voice of Jin Liu's sister-in-law came from outside.
"Young master, young master! The road steward is here! β
After the steward was sent off the right of way last time, the Shen family had no movement, but Xu Xun was not in a hurry. Sure enough, as soon as last night's incident was over, the right of way immediately came in person, which shows that the other side has been watching the movements on his side. So, as soon as he groaned, he went out, only to see that the right of way was actually following behind Jin Liu's sister-in-law, if he wanted to find an excuse to avoid it before, then he might be blocked.
"Steward of the road."
"Seventh Young Master."
Different from the previous time to be reserved, this time we met, the attitude of the right of way was much more respectful, and even took the lead in saluting. Seeing that Xu Xun didn't let him enter the main room, he expected that the other party still remembered his previous gaffe, so when Jin Liu's sister-in-law flashed under Xu Xun's gaze and retired, he couldn't help lowering his figure and softening his tone.
"The Seventh Young Master forgives me, I was really confused and said the wrong thing before, and I hope that the Seventh Young Master will forgive me. I'm here today because of the letter sent by the Seventh Young Master last time. My lord said that this matter was originally decided by the second master Xu back then, and now the whereabouts of the second master Xu are unknown, as a member of the Yue family, if he agrees to you to withdraw from the marriage, he will inevitably be thought to be a fallen stone......"
Before he finished speaking, Xu Xun frowned slightly, and interrupted lightly: "So, the Shen family is unwilling to withdraw from the marriage?" β
Lu Quan had only heard of Xu Xun's reputation for being a prodigal mess before, and he had seen him mingle with those fox friends and dog friends a few times from afar, but the last time he learned the words of the Seventh Young Master, at this time, he was stabbed by eating people, and he didn't know what to say for a while, and he smiled for a while: "The Seventh Young Master misunderstood what I meant......
Xu Xun waved his hand to stop the right of way, but he smiled. His family knows his own affairs, his family has changed dramatically in his previous life, his once sweet girlfriend immediately turned his face and didn't recognize anyone, and then he didn't go on a blind date, but he got bored after one or two times, and he would rather just mix it up; And in this life, he instinctively hates his parents' words of matchmaking, and he is even more grateful to marry a fiancΓ©e before he sees him, so the first divorce is not only a strategy, but also his true wish.
I think this is also what the Shen family is most happy to do!
"Steward Lu doesn't need to say more, please reply to Master Shen. What I want to say has been made clear before, if he is also sincere, then please come in person, and I will write to him in person the letter of divorce I asked for when I divorced. As for the rest, he didn't have to worry. A manly man has something to do and something he doesn't do, and I'm not going to blackmail him with this kind of thing! β
If it was said that it was a hard nail last time, then this time it was a soft nail, and after a long time on the way to here, he couldn't say anything before Xu Xun's smiling face. After thinking about it again and again, he finally held back a few words: "The words of the seventh prince, I will return to the master immediately after I go back and say goodbye." β
Seeing Lu Quan leave in a hurry, Ruisheng, who had been silent as Xu Xun came out, finally couldn't help it, and asked in a low voice after taking two steps forward: "Young Master, do you really want to divorce the Shen family?" β
"The last time the road steward came, didn't you hear it next to you?" Xu Xun turned his head to glance at Ruisheng, who was full of awkwardness, and smiled unconsciously, "What, do you think it's inappropriate?" β
Ruisheng hurriedly shook his head: "What the young master wants to do must have the reason of the young master, how dare I think it is inappropriate, but...... But the young master has retired from this family business, what will he do in the future? Glancing at Xu Xun, he saw that his young master was not angry, he still lowered his voice unconsciously, "Sixth Brother Jin also told me in the morning about the young master's appearance last night, and said that Master Shen will definitely think about it, after all, the reputation of divorce is not good." With the help of the Yue family, the young master will not only be able to keep the family business in the future, but also carry it forward...... I thought that the young master would definitely change his mind......"
Seeing that Ruisheng's brows were furrowed, and although he spoke a little stumbling, his face was so worried that he was almost worried about the country and the people, Xu Xun couldn't help but laugh dumbly, and couldn't help but reach out and rub the little guy's wrinkled eyebrows, then he shrugged his shoulders and said, "Whether it's to keep the family business or carry it forward, it's not that the Shen family has to help." Some things are reluctant to come, and besides, how can the Shen family change their minds? You don't have to think about it a lot, no matter whether I withdraw from the marriage or not, I will give you no less daughter-in-law! β
"Young Master!"
Seeing that Ruisheng's face was suddenly red to the base of his neck, Xu Xun couldn't help laughing. In history, there are not no people who have made things happen because of women, but it has to be that the woman can look down on the potential stock of the man, so not only is she willing to lose money, but there are a lot of things to the point where the rabbit dies and the dog cooks. But since he has been disgusted by that head, it is more refreshing for the surname Suo to cut through the mess quickly!