() The maid led Du Mei out of the bright courtyard, and there were already four sturdy mothers-in-law waiting for the lamp outside, and they sandwiched Du Mei in the middle and walked slowly, about half a cup of tea, which was the main courtyard of the Shu Wangfu and the residence of Chu.

"Meet the King of Shu." It was still the same room as the last time they met, and Du Mei bent down to salute.

"Come on, come and sit, it's a guest at the door, Qing'er is spoiled by me, your business is so busy, but she wants to invite you." Chu was full of smiles, and it seemed that he was a father who spoiled his daughter to the sky and was very helpless.

"Lord Mengqing still remembers me, it's really an honor." Du Mei bowed his head and saluted again.

"When you get here, don't be restrained, sit down." Chu had a smile on his face, greeted him warmly, and then said to Bai Sheng, who was standing on the side, "Why don't you go and make a good cup of tea." ”

Du Mei couldn't, so he had to sit down next to the edge of the chair, and after a while, Bai Sheng brought a cup of jasmine tongue, Du Mei held it, but he didn't dare to drink it.

"I am at the court meeting today, and I heard from my colleagues that Du Ruren's business is booming, and he has forced the drunken immortal building to close." Chu picked up the teacup and took a sip, and said meaningfully.

"Everyone is wrong to love the scene, Du Mei is grateful, where dare to compare himself with the drunken immortal building. He has been standing for a hundred years, which shows that his roots are deep and his dishes are deeply popular, and he does not care to compete with a small shop like mine for business, and the closure of the store is the best proof of this. Du Mei smiled lightly.

"Don't be afraid, although the Drunken Immortal Building is the property of Song Zhongshuling's family, although he is in a high position, he can't go beyond me." Chu said with a concerned face.

"I do business openly and honestly, and I keep customers according to taste, and there is nothing to be afraid of." Du Mei was unmoved, shook his head and said.

"Forgive me, let me interject." Bai Sheng bowed his body, humbly bowed his hand to Chu, and turned to Du Mei and said, "To say, Du Ruren is still young, you have a set of business, and you admire it, but you don't know that this world is sinister, there is a saying, blocking people's money, such as killing parents, this is a common enemy, if you still want to mix in Jiangling City, you should find a backer, right now, how can there be someone who appreciates you more than our prince." ”

"This ......," Du Mei whispered, rolling his eyes.

She suddenly understood in her heart that the old fox in front of her wanted to change the way to occupy her business and ask her to work hard for him to earn money for free!

"What? Do you suspect that I can't do it? Chu saw that she was not easy to fool, and twisted his eyebrows and said majestically.

"No, no, no." Du Mei smiled and shook her hand, "How can I not believe the prince, it's just that my delicatessen and restaurant are not mine, and there are other people who join the gang, I always have to ask for their opinions." Du Mei secretly thought in his heart, it was a while to be able to delay for a while.

"What's so difficult about this, I'll buy their share, so I don't have to share it in the future!" Chu waved his hand impatiently.

Where does he really need to pay cash to go out and buy it, but he just instructs his subordinates to coerce and intimidate others to hand them over.

"It's just that they haven't sold it to the prince yet, so it's not easy for me to make the decision alone." Du Mei clenched and didn't let go, otherwise all her efforts would be to make wedding dresses for others, and she would have to put herself in it.

"Du Ruren, I advise you not to toast and eat and drink!" Bai Sheng finally lost his patience and said angrily.

"......" Du Mei's heart sank.

Is this going to jump off the wall? Do you want to beat her, or do you want to kill her? Why hasn't Chu Lin come yet!

There was a moment of silence in the room, except for the sound of someone coming from outside

A man said through the door: "Lord Wang, King Yan is coming to visit and is waiting outside the courtyard." ”

Chu glanced at Bai Sheng, and the two exchanged puzzled looks, and then, Chu raised his voice and said, "Please wait for King Yan in the side hall, I'll come." ”

"It's not early today, Du Ruren, please go back and think about it first, cooperate with me, everyone is good! If not......" Chu didn't finish speaking, snorted coldly, and brushed his sleeves away.

"Please." Bai Sheng said hatefully.

Du Mei was silent, followed him, and walked a remote path, perhaps the path taken by the servants of the house, and twisted and turned, before reaching the door.

"You go back and think about it!" Bai Sheng viciously dropped this sentence and turned to leave.

Du Mei went out, but she didn't see the sedan chair that sent her, thinking that she was driven away by the people in the palace of the king of Shu, if she agreed, there would naturally be a sedan chair to send her back, if she dared not agree, this way back, it was a small punishment for her.

Du Mei sighed, raised his feet and walked back, there are still people in the market at this time, maybe he can hire a sedan chair, even if he meets the carriage by the way.

"Sister." Du Mei turned around the courtyard wall and saw Xiao Qi leading two horses waiting in the shade of the trees.

"How did you get here?" Du Mei blurted out, but soon thought that it must have been Chu Lin who told her.

"You must take me with you when you go out in the future!" Xiao Qi seemed to have cried, and his voice was even more hoarse than before.

"I'm fine." Although Du Mei said this, the sticky ~ wet feeling on her back made her very uncomfortable.

"Let's go back quickly, Sister Sakurako should be in a hurry." Xiao Qi turned over and urged on his horse.

Du Mei saw that the moon had risen overhead, thinking that it was almost a day, on weekdays, it should have been back to the dock at this time, thinking of this, Du Mei clamped the horse's belly, and the two of them quickly hit the road.

After about a cup of tea, Chu Lin said goodbye, he glanced at Zhao Ji'an, the latter blinked, the master and servant didn't say anything, and rode away.

"Why did the Ninth Lord leave so quickly?" Bai Sheng hesitated in and asked cautiously.

"He's here to give Qing'er a birthday gift." Chu pointed to a square brocade box on the table, but there was no joy on his face, but he was gloomy and almost wringed out water.

"Lord Qingjun has had a small birthday in Jiangling City in the past few years, and in previous years, Yan Wangfu received the post, but it was Ruyi who sent someone to send some gadgets to deal with it, this year, we deliberately didn't post it, how did he know?" Bai Sheng suddenly had a sense of horror that was seen through.

"Where did he come to give gifts to Qing'er, obviously to rescue that girl, he didn't finish a cup of tea, and his words were full of praise for you." Chu glanced at Bai Sheng, his eyes were like knives, and the chill was deep.

"The subordinates are loyal to the prince and have never leaked a word to the outside world." Bai Sheng was dripping with cold sweat and knelt down on one knee.

"Get up, Sixi and you are my right-hand men, one makes money for me, the other removes obstacles for me, Sixi has four hearts, and you only need one, I believe you are more than them!" Chu raised his eyebrows, half of his face was hidden in the dark, and he couldn't distinguish the color.

"My subordinates are willing to sacrifice their hearts and souls for the prince, and they will never give up!" Bai Sheng didn't dare to get up, and knelt with his head on his knees.

"Stupid! You have to live well to enjoy this world with me! Chu snorted.

"Yes!" Bai Sheng was a little excited and got up in response.

Lao Jiu Shi only spoke, although he blamed Ye Dan for making good assertions on the surface, he said in disguise that he also had Mei Ji Restaurant

We're afraid we'll have to think of something else. Chu twisted the gold thread on his sleeve and said in a deep voice.

"Lord, I have a way here, but ...... I'm afraid you won't. Bai Sheng glanced at Chu's expression and said hesitantly.

"Oh? Let's hear it. Chu leaned back and said lightly.

"Self-fighting...... The princess passed away...... It's been three years, the prince of the court and the lord of Qingjun have also grown up, although you have a few other wives, but there is nothing, the position of the princess is still vacant, if you marry that girl in, those things are dowry, people and wealth are obtained, isn't it the beauty of the two! When the big thing is done in the future, how to deal with her is not a matter of the prince's words! Bai Sheng said as he carefully checked his master's face, and seeing that he was not angry, he hurriedly said in one breath.

"In this way, I will be sorry for Yun'er after all." Chu lowered his head and rubbed the lotus pattern on the teacup and sighed slightly.

"The princess is a person who understands the general situation, those ladies were all when she was there, helping the prince Zhang Luo, and now, she can't bear the prince's loneliness and thin heirs." Bai Sheng bowed and persuaded him.

"That girl's temperament, I've seen it today, if she insists on refusing, I'm afraid it will be a bamboo basket for nothing!" Chu twisted his eyebrows and said.

"Princess Shu, it is a glory that she can't think of in her life, how can there be any reason to be unwilling, besides, since ancient times, how can she let her make her own decisions!" Bai Sheng approached Chu and muttered in his ear.

"Who among those alternate officials does not have a position?" A smile tugged at the corner of Chu's mouth, and he turned to ask an irrelevant question.

"There is a man named Du Jue, forty years old this year, one son and three daughters, the youngest daughter died of smallpox last year, he entered Beijing at the beginning of the year, and he has not yet waited for his position." Bai Sheng took out a folded boxy piece of paper from his sleeve and looked at it, there were densely written words on it, vaguely a list.

"Isn't the position of the county magistrate of Qinghe County still vacant, you go to Changshan Chang Shilang of the Ministry of Officials tomorrow, just say that I said it, and arrange him directly, and you will hold a table banquet instead of me, and practice it for him." Chu pulled the corners of his mouth and said with a pun.

"The subordinates understand. There is also Du Xuan, I have sent people to the Zhizhou Mansion several times, but Shen Zhanghua pretended to be deaf and dumb, but he refused to let go! Bai Sheng gritted his teeth and said resentfully.

"Can he still handle it?" Chu asked.

"He is also a hard stubble, Shen Zhanghua has interrogated several times, and he didn't say anything." Bai Sheng lowered his eyebrows and stood to the side.

"That's because he is smart, knows the times, not to mention that there is still a way to live, it's a big deal to close it for three or two years, let's think of dredging it again, if it hurts me to say it, who will run for him to save him!" Chu sneered disdainfully.

"That Shen Zhanghua doesn't eat oil and salt, I'm afraid that we have mistaken him, what can we do now?" Bai Sheng asked with some eagerness.

"Panic what! Let Xilai deliver a message to those two stupid brothers, no matter what Du Shu said, he is also the grandson of the head of the Du family, the countrymen like this the most, Shen Zhanghua doesn't sell my face, I should always look at the girl's face! Chu Leng snorted, and then said, "We are in a hurry here, and we can't let that girl be idle!" ”

"That girl has always been at odds with him, if you know why he was arrested, I'm afraid she won't come forward to intercede for him!" Bai Sheng said with some concern.

"Wouldn't that be better!" Chu Qu tapped his fingers on the table.

"This ...... The prince's idea...... Wonderful! Bai Sheng's brain spun quickly, and after a moment, he stretched out his thumb and praised again and again.