Sister Li Jiuniang's "betrayal" made Li Shi annoyed, she never expected that she would agree to come down and have this family affair with the Jia family without authorization.

Seeing that Li Shi was angry, Mama Sun didn't dare to persuade more, but just stood aside dejectedly, knowing that Madame would make a big joke.

However, this incident was a blow to the Li family, but in Shen Yuechen's expectations, the Jia family and the Zhu family had always been at odds, and they had always wanted to block the Zhu family openly and secretly, and Tong Chuchu was undoubtedly a good opportunity.

For the sake of the Jia family's family business, Zhu Feng lost his temper with his wife Li, he is usually low-key, and he rarely gets angry.

Li Shi ate his training, only to feel that the grievances in his heart had nowhere to say, so he could only sit on the chair, bow his head and wipe his tears.

Although Zhu Feng was annoyed, when he saw her crying, he couldn't help frowning, stopped talking, threw away his sleeves, and deliberately stayed in the study for two nights.

Mrs. Zhu was also dissatisfied with the Li family, but she didn't say anything serious. After all, when Li Shi picked up Tong Chuchu and entered the door, she herself nodded and agreed. Therefore, this matter is not all Lai's fault. Speaking of which, it is still that Tong Chuchu who is too scheming, and the Jia family has the ability to turn around.

However, compared with his wife and son, Mr. Zhu's reaction seemed very calm. However, I still felt extremely sorry in my heart, recalling Tong Chuchu's charming face, I felt itchy in my heart.

With that child's appearance, he should never marry a fool, it's really a waste of nothing, but unfortunately, he is already an old bone, and when he encounters such fresh meat, he can't take a bite, so he can only endure it.

Zhu Jintang and Zhu Jinlun, as juniors in the family, naturally have to listen to the elders. Since the old man's attitude is that more things are better than less, then the two of them naturally have nothing to say.

It stands to reason that Tong Chuchu should have been Zhu Jintang's woman, but now, something happened suddenly, which couldn't help but make Zhu Jinlun puzzled.

The two brothers went out of the upper room one after the other, Zhu Jinlun had something to say, he opened his mouth to call Zhu Jintang, and said in a low voice: "Big brother, I have got a few bottles of good wine recently, I don't know if my eldest brother is interested in having a few drinks with me." ”

Zhu Jintang said lightly when he heard this: "The wine is free." Your sister-in-law is pregnant now, so she shouldn't smell alcohol. If you have something to say, why don't you treat me to a cup of tea? ”

Zhu Jintang smiled: "That's okay, I'll order someone to prepare tea." ”

Although they are cousins and grew up together, they are not very close, and they rarely drink tea and talk like they do now.

Zhu Jinlun prepared the best Longjing, Zhu Jintang lifted the lid and smelled it, only to smell the taste, and knew that it was a rare top grade.

Zhu Nylon has always been very good at enjoying, eating, wearing, and playing, all of which are the best.

Zhu Jintang tasted the tea, only to feel that he drank much better than usual, and couldn't help frowning slightly, and said in his heart: The cost of one hundred taels of silver per month in the second room, if you eat such good tea at once, I am afraid it will be spent in just over ten days......

Zhu Jinlun drank tea deliciously, and when he saw him frowning slightly, he couldn't help but put down the teacup and said, "What?" This tea is not good? ”

Zhu Jintang said lightly: "No, this tea is too good." ”

Zhu Jinlun pursed his lips and smiled when he heard this: "I see." For the sake of my eldest brother, I have brought out all the best teas, and if you dislike it, I will have nothing good to offer. ”

Zhu Jintang muttered: "Second brother is polite, if you have anything to say, it's better to say it directly." ”

Zhu Jinlun knew that he was a person, he liked to do things at a glance, and he didn't like to gossip, so he said bluntly: "It's not a big deal, but it has something to do with the Jia family." ”

Zhu Jintang said: "You say." ”

Zhu Jinlun continued: "I got news today that the imperial court may be going to fight again, and I heard that it is going to fight those Mongols. So we will soon have to collect salaries, which is a very troublesome thing for us. ”

Zhu Jintang's eyebrows moved, in fact, he had already received the news in the past two days, but before the truth of the news was confirmed, he didn't want to act rashly.

is the richest man in a state, which seems to be beautiful, but it is also the object of everyone's coveting calculations. Especially when the imperial court ordered to collect military rations from various localities, big families like them were naturally the first to be used by the imperial court to open the knife and bleed......

Zhu Jintang groaned slightly, and said, "Is your source reliable?" If you chase after the wind, you will be bored. ”

Zhu Nylon opened the paper fan with a "bang", and the fan surface was snow-white, without words and paintings, white and flawless. At first glance, this is just an ordinary fan, but Zhu Jintang is not an ordinary person, as soon as his eyes passed, he immediately knew the origin of this fan.

Zhu Jintang's eyes tightened, he glanced at Zhu Jinlun, and said in a deep voice: "How can you deal with him?" ”

Zhu Jinlun saw that he understood, so he closed the fan again, put it aside and said, "It's just a coincidence." ”

Zhu Jintang's face became a little gloomy, and he said, "The Tao is not the same. He and we are not all the way, so it's better for you to provoke less. ”

Zhu Jinlun saw his serious appearance, and smiled lightly, "Big brother, don't worry, this fan is not mine, it was just picked up." ”

It's a joke that this kind of thing can have a place to pick up.

Zhu Jintang sneered: "The second brother's face is so big, he can actually pick up the paper fan of the fourth prince today." ”

The fourth prince, Li Huan, after Li Zheng ascended the throne, volunteered to guard the spirit of the former emperor and temporarily avoid the edge. Li Zheng originally wanted to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, but because of the face of the empress dowager, he could only retain a trace of the last mercy for himself, a sworn enemy who was not convinced.

Although Li Zheng gave him the name of the prince, it was just an empty name.

Li Huan is a very talented person, especially in calligraphy and painting. However, although he was good at painting, he never painted on his fan, which was pure white, gilded with fan bones, and a fan handle carved in the shape of a flame...... These are the unique characteristics of the four princes Li Huan, and everyone knows it.

Although Zhu Jintang had not seen the Four Princes with his own eyes, he still knew a lot about him.

"If you keep this thing in your hands, aren't you afraid of getting into trouble? The saint has always been suspicious of the fourth prince, and in order to be safe, our Zhu family must not have anything to do with him. Zhu Jintang said very seriously.

He has always felt that Zhu Jinlun is greedy for fun, but he has always been a smart person, since he is a smart person, he should know to protect himself and not ask for trouble.

Zhu Jinlun's fingertips tapped twice on the fan, and said lightly: "The fan of the fourth prince and this news, I got it by accident. Big brother, you should know very well that no matter how long our Zhu family's hand is, it won't be able to reach out to the capital. Also, I've never liked dealing with people who play with power, so don't worry. ”

When Zhu Jintang heard this, his expression seemed to ease, and he only said: "You mean, is it the news released by the people on the fourth prince's side?" The imperial court wants to go to war? ”

Zhu Jinlun nodded, and the two of them finally got to the topic, he leaned forward slightly, and said in a low voice: "The fourth prince sent a lot of people to walk around, and those who looked like businessmen were dressed as businessmen, looking for people to talk about, and also buying and selling, but when it came, they didn't do a single business." Instead, they deliberately left these messages, which is very strange. This fan was touched by a few dancing girls with unclean hands and feet when they were drinking flower wine. They didn't think it was anything valuable, so they casually found someone to sell it cheaply. However, when I was seen by my entourage and thought it was fresh, I bought it back. ”

Zhu Jinlun felt that this matter was different, so he wanted to discuss it with Zhu Jintang.

Internally, they are secret enemies, but externally, they are also family.

Zhu Jintang's eyes flowed, hiding a ghostly light, and he said in a low voice: "The fourth prince is not an idle person. His people, running around in disguise like this, are likely to be recruiting, and this fan must be some kind of token, they lost it, but they won't easily forget it. If you keep it, it will be a scourge sooner or later, and you will inevitably have trouble in the future, so you will deal with it immediately. ”

It's always good to be careful.

Li Huan is an ambitious prince, and he will not be satisfied with the status quo to be an unfavored prince. The saint kept one of his lives, which was tantamount to leaving a future for himself.

Zhu Jinlun didn't want to cause trouble, but said: "If it's really a token, it won't be easily lost." At first, I thought the same as my eldest brother, the fourth prince was recruiting troops everywhere, but then I thought about it, maybe someone will do it deliberately in the name of the fourth prince, maybe it will ......"

Before he could finish speaking, Zhu Jintang interrupted him bluntly: "Those conspiracies are not something we can worry about. Second brother, don't forget that we are just businessmen, buying low and selling high, talking about business, and don't ask much about the rest, and don't care much. ”

When Zhu Jinlun heard this, the expression on his face became a little complicated. He has always felt that Zhu Jintang is a very ambitious person in his bones, but his personality is too introverted, and he hides everything deeply.

Zhu Jinlun immediately said: "Grandpa often said that we are people who rely on the sky to eat. However, I think we've always been on our own. God's face has changed when he says that it has changed, and you can't help me, who can wait for it to change color and do nothing by himself? ”

Few people will know when it will rain and when it will be windy. Experience is sometimes reliable, sometimes it is unreliable, the key is to depend on the person.

The corners of Zhu Jintang's mouth moved slightly, as if he was laughing, but he was not. "Nylon, our Zhu family's ancestral teachings are clear. The heirs of the Zhu family are not allowed to enter the court as officials, this is the rule set by the ancestors. So, no matter what you expect in your heart, what you have planned, it's something that can't be achieved. Okay, now tell me about the Jia family. ”

His simple and concise words made Zhu Jinlun feel like someone poured a basin of cold water on his head, and he was very disappointed.

"As soon as the news that the imperial court was going to fight, the Jia family began to rush to grab grain and land. You know, they like to use money to oppress people, and they also like to use money to cause trouble, and there are already people in the chamber of commerce who are ready to be persuaded by them. I think that since the Jia family wants to be in the limelight so much, it is better for us to give him this opportunity. ”

Zhu Jintang seemed to understand what he meant, and only said: "You want the Jia family to take the lead and let them snatch our first position in Texas." ”

"In the past few years, natural and man-made disasters have not stopped, and our family's new granary has not been filled yet. Rather than letting the court go back and lead the nose, it is better to let the Jia family go out of the limelight and grab this merit. ”

Zhu Jinlun thought that he thought very well, but Zhu Jintang shook his head and said: "We can't let the position of the richest man, and besides, we will give as much as the court wants, even if it is not for the first credit, but also for the face of the Zhu family and the Ruan family." Don't forget, the future queen also has the blood of the Zhu family on her body. ”

There is no such thing as a never-ending business in this world, just as there is no victorious general in this world. If you take care of everything, you will only lose more ground.

Ruan Linluo is now the imperial concubine, and the Zhu family must not lose their dignity at this time and lose their position as the richest man in Texas. Moreover, the Zhu family has dominated Texas for more than 20 years, and Zhu Jintang cannot allow the reputation of the Zhu family to fall in his own hands.

Speaking of this, Zhu Jintang just took out his posture as the head of the house, and his tone was very firm and could not be refuted.

Zhu Jinlun's eyes were cold, and then he smiled faintly: "Since this is the case, I have nothing to say." The eldest brother is a family member, so naturally you have the final say. ”

Zhu Jintang listened and slowly got up, "Okay, I'm done talking, I'm done drinking tea, I'll go back." ”

Zhu Jinlun also stood up and stretched out his hand to make a gesture of please.

Zhu Jintang turned around and left, his steps hurried.

Zhu Jinlun watched his back go farther and farther, and the expression on his face became colder and colder.

Zhu Fu sensed that something was wrong, and hurriedly stepped forward cautiously and said, "Second master, this tea is cold, let's replace it with a new one for you." ”

Zhu Jinlun waved his hand: "No need, give me a change of wine." ”

Zhu Fu was slightly stunned, and hurriedly responded.

Zhu Jinlun sat under the moonlight, drinking alone, after three glasses of wine, Zhu Fu suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly turned around to tell the maid a few words, so that they could find the little peach girl immediately.

The second master never drinks for no reason, either happy or unhappy. Looking at today's situation, he must have felt unhappy because of the eldest young master. So, you have to find someone to unravel him.

There is no doubt that Xiao Tao is definitely the best and most suitable candidate.

Zhu Jinlun drank cup after cup, and his heart was sullen, as if he was blocking a stone, and like he was blocking a breath.

Xiao Tao knew that he was unhappy just by looking at his side face, so he walked forward slowly, not making a sound, only when he was about to pour wine, he reached out and gently covered the cup, and said with a smile: "Such a good wine, it is worth tasting slowly." Second master, you drank too quickly. ”

When Zhu Jinlun saw her coming, there was a faint smile in his eyes, took her hand, and asked her to sit next to him.

"Wouldn't it be a pity if there was no beautiful woman to accompany the good wine here." Zhu Jinlun held her hand and pecked her lightly on the back of her hand.

Xiao Tao withdrew her hand with a smile, picked up the wine jug, poured wine for him personally, and asked, "Second master, drinking alone, why didn't you let the slave come over earlier?" ”

Zhu Jinlun smiled when he heard this, took her wine, took a sip and said, "You girl, ask knowingly." Than Ming Ming knows, there is an untimely person here. ”

Xiao Tao blinked: "The slave only knows that the eldest young master has been here." ”

Zhu Jinlun smiled and said: "That's right, he is the untimely person, the annoying person." ”

Xiao Tao was silent for a moment, and asked softly, "Why did the second master say that?" But did the eldest young master make you angry? ”

Zhu Jinlun looked at the position where Zhu Jintang used to sit opposite, and said lightly: "I just hate the tone of his speech, high up, as if he can be the master of everyone." After speaking, he pressed the wine glass heavily on the table, and said with a heavy gaze: "He can control others, but he can't control me." ”

Xiao Tao's eyes flashed slightly when she heard this, and she secretly had a plan in her heart, but her face did not show anything.

……

However, after two days of hard work, the marriage of Jia Xiandong, the second young man of the Jia family, became the focus of discussion in the city.

Everyone said that the Jia family was the second youngest, and the wife who was about to pass through the door was a peerless beauty, like a fairy descending from the earth. And the bride's background is not small, it is said that she is the niece of the eldest lady of the Zhu family, and she is very valued.

The second young man of the Jia family married the niece of the eldest lady of the Zhu family, although it is separated by one layer, but it is also equivalent to marrying the family in disguise.

What could be more interesting in this world than two rivals marrying each other?

However, the people outside talked hilariously. The Zhu family and the Jia family were surprisingly calm.

The Jia family was busy with marriages, and the whole house was lit up, so it was not lively, just like the New Year. And the Zhu family is peaceful, and only the Li family is anxious to prepare gifts for the Jia family's wedding.

Li Shi didn't want to prepare anything, and he didn't even want to go over to drink the wedding wine. However, Mrs. Zhu instructed her: "The matter has come to this, and the rice has been cooked." What's the use of us continuing to be angry? What's more, this family affair is full of turmoil in the city, and people outside are waiting to see the excitement. Therefore, our Zhu family can't have any rudeness. The Jia family's wedding card was already given with ulterior motives, if you really cared, wouldn't you fall into their way? Therefore, you should go or go on the day of the errand, and you can't go empty-handed, prepare some gifts to send over, and the Jia family can see our generosity. ”

Now, Chai and Shen Yuechen are both pregnant, so naturally they can't go out. Moreover, Li is still the eldest daughter-in-law of the long house, and on this occasion, she should have appeared.

Li Shi was very unhappy in his heart, if he followed her quick temper, if he really went, he didn't know what he would do? Eighty percent, there are thoughts about messing up the wedding banquet.

The old lady knew her temper, so she said, "If you don't go, do you want me to let this old bone go to accompany them around?" If you are not happy in your heart, you will not be happy, but you still have to have the number of courtesies you should have. As the saying goes, it is better to demolish ten temples than to destroy a family. Since the old man doesn't care anymore, why are you so obsessed. It's better to go with the flow, simply be generous, and forget about the beauty of adults. ”