Chapter 1103: Thinking about my wife but not wanting her to be here

It is impossible to figure out or judge her next step or hobbies. This is the character of cats.

Just like treating Cui Yuer.

Obviously before going to Yan, Maomao was quite accepting of Cui Yuer, at least nothing happened when they met.

But now, when they met for the first time after a long time, he was thinking of asking Wu Daming to beat Cui Yuer up.

Even though Su Changan knew what Maomao was thinking, he was helpless and couldn't stop her.

However, looking at the people walking over, Su Changan saw that Gu Chiyu looked much thinner.

Thinking of Yan Shu.

To be honest, the Queen has been very free recently, so looking at Gu Chiyu, Su Changan felt that he had something to do.

Wu Daming was eating sesame crisps, looking up at Cui Yuer, then at the cat, and eating first, as other things had nothing to do with him.

So the little fat boy lowered his head and ate, not intending to get involved in anything else.

Cui Yuer looked at Maomao in confusion. How to put it, this young lady gave her a very familiar feeling!

Especially those eyes that looked at me with disgust.

Very familiar!

Qi Pei looked at Su Linhan, then at Maomao and Su Changan, and then his gaze returned to Su Linhan: "Do you know him?"

Su Linhan was not good at lying, or rather, she had never lied before. When she saw these people coming over, she was racking her brains to think of what to say.

Fortunately, Su Changan spoke up and reminded her.

So Su Linhan immediately said, "This Miss Ruan's family is in business, and they have business dealings with Dian Jiangchun, so she knows them a little bit."

Su Qingning blinked: "Do you have business dealings with Li Heng? Sister, you know him, but I don't."

As she spoke, Su Qingning lowered her head and looked at the cat carefully.

Su Linhan pulled Su Qingning and said, "Stand still!"

Su Qingning looked at Su Linhan aggrievedly. There were outsiders here, and you were still being mean to me!

Qi Pei didn't care about these. He just supported his chin with the book in his hand and said, "I see. But if it's a businessman."

While talking, Qi Pei glanced at Su Changan, then looked at Maomao: "You guys are really good at provoking people. Yan Wenxu's father is the Minister of the Imperial Household Department, and he is in charge of you businessmen. That's why Yan Wenxu has so many businessmen following him, and he also found many courtesans in the flower street to accompany him."

Maomao blinked and looked at Qi Pei.

Cui Yuer leaned over and looked at the cat carefully: "Sister, should we recognize each other?"

But I haven’t finished yet.

I saw that Maomao had already run behind Su Changan.

Cui Yuer looked at Su Changan with a somewhat embarrassed look on her face.

Su Changan said: "My young lady is a little shy."

Maomao poked his head out from behind Su Changan and stared at Cui Yuer with a look full of disdain.

After taking a look, Cui Yuer looked at Su Changan and was about to say something, but when she lowered her head to look at the cat again, she saw such a familiar look!

The more Cui Yuer looked at this look, the more familiar it seemed to her.

Long time no see.

Moreover, being looked at like this makes me feel inexplicably excited.

Su Linhan chuckled, pulled Cui Yuer behind her, and said, "My friend is rude, please don't be angry, Miss Ruan."

Qi Pei pinched his chin with his hand, leaned forward, and bent over to look at Mao Mao: "You are shy yet you dare to talk to Yan Wenxu like that. And you even put up a sign like that."

Maomao looked at Qi Pei and his eyes became indifferent.

After Qi Pei smiled gently, he moved his gaze to Su Changan and took a step towards Su Changan.

The two of them got closer.

Qi Pei smiled and said, "But it doesn't matter if they provoke him. Since your family is doing business with that fat guy Su Liheng, then they have dealings with Dian Jiangchun. Even if Yan Wenxu is bold enough to have someone do something, those officials won't dare to do it. Since it involves the Empress, they have to think twice."

Having said that, Qi Pei narrowed his eyes.

Qi Pei and Xia Tingyu's cunning, Qu Youwei's elegance, Zhao Huniu's straightforwardness, Su Linhan's elegance and so on are all different.

Or maybe Qi Pei has her own kind of magnanimity, or perhaps it's because she grew up among the people in the city and has been the boss since she was young.

When he squinted, the cinnabar mole on Qi Pei's phoenix eyes moved along with it. His hand stained with marigold juice gently looked at his chin. The peony pattern embroidered with silver thread was in full bloom on the dark red clothes. The slightly open collar revealed an old knife scar on his collarbone, like dark red blood embedded in a crack in white porcelain, but it also revealed the embroidery surrounding the scar, which was a branch with gorgeous flowers blooming on it.

Staring at Su Changan, Qi Pei said, "Hmm! These eyes don't look like the eyes of an ugly woman, but your lady's fan says that you are not good, so she wears a mask."

Qi Pei and Su Changan were face to face, only three fingers away from each other. It would be easy for others to remove Su Changan's mask.

Su Linhan wanted to step forward to stop him.

Wu Daming turned around and ate sesame crisps. It had nothing to do with him. He was just an eater.

But the next moment, Qi Pei's eyes flickered, "Is there something you can't explain?"

I've seen a lot of beautiful women.

Whether it's from Jiangnan or Beijing.

But the more Qi Pei saw, the clearer it became that if a woman said she was ugly, she must have a story of her own, so compared to this young lady, Qi Pei cared more about the maid in front of him.

Regardless of whether it was written for fun or not, Qi Pei assumed it was true, because...what if it was true?

Qi Pei straightened up, looked at Su Changan with a smile, and gently tapped the mask on Su Changan's face with the book, "But remember what I just said, girls should not say that they are not good-looking. As for Yan Wenxu and others, don't care. The ghostwriter is here, you just have fun today. Since I am in charge, I will not let them do anything, so don't worry."

Qi Pei looked at Su Changan with a smile, calm and generous.

Su Qingning blinked and leaned close to Su Linhan's ear: "No wonder so many girls like Qi Pei. Look at her, she's even better than the boys in the storybooks. I didn't say anything! And I know you like my elder sister, not them."

Originally Qi Pei was just looking at Su Qingning who needed to be punished.

When I heard the following words.

Qi Pei's expression froze, then he reached out and grabbed Su Qingning's cheek.

He pinched Su Qingning's face with one hand, causing her to cry out in pain.

Su Linhan stood aside, thinking that her sister would be dealt with by someone like Qi Pei.

Qi Pei looked at Su Qingning: "Why are you so arrogant in front of me when Zhao Huniu is not here? Besides, I like the queen, so what? I was saved by the queen, so I am grateful in my heart. Besides, I am also a woman. Is it wrong to like someone?"

Although it was very generous to admit it directly and frankly.

But Qi Pei's hands were not polite at all, and Su Qingning was in so much pain that tears welled up in the corners of her eyes.

Su Changan looked at Qi Pei's back, blinked, and then looked at Su Linhan.

Su Linhan nodded slightly.

Su Changan looked at Qi Pei. His wife once said that Qi Pei looked at her strangely, but Su Changan never cared about it. However, he liked him.

Su Changan looked at Qi Pei.

And Qi Pei let go of his hand.

There were red finger marks on Su Qingning's face, and she was covering her face and looking at Qi Pei.

Qi Pei said: "There are so many people who like the queen, I am just one of them, what's wrong?"

Su Qingning moved behind her sister and looked at Qi Pei: "Look at her calmly now. If my elder sister was here, you wouldn't dare to look at her."

Qi Pei sneered: "Although I am not a gentleman, I have always been frank. When the queen is here, I dare to say that I like you in front of her."

Su Qingning didn't remember the beating. Seeing Qi Pei's appearance, she immediately said, "The last time at the Imperial College Literary Festival, my elder sister showed up. Why did you hide behind the crowd and secretly watch? I saw you blush because I had never seen you like that. I even looked at you a few more times and you glared at me. Don't deny it. Wan'er also... um!"

Qi Pei's ears were red, but his face remained calm. He looked at Su Linhan with a smile and asked, "Linhan, can I take your sister over there to talk?"

Su Qingning immediately cried out "Mmmmm" and looked at Su Linhan anxiously, with only two words in her eyes: "Save me!"

Su Linhan smiled and nodded.

Su Qingning was shocked, but before she could do anything, Qi Pei grabbed her and left quickly.

Gu Chiyu, who had been silent the whole time, spoke up: "So she really likes the Queen? What about men and women?"

Su Linhan covered Gu Chiyu's mouth with her hand, and looked worried.

Instead, Su Changan was looking at Qi Pei's back.

I was extremely grateful.

If the jealous Xia Qingge was here, I would be doomed! ?

Thinking of this, Su Changan looked down at Maomao.

Maomao was seen clutching his clothes tightly, and under the mask, she looked at Cui Yuer who was staring at her with extreme disgust.

Maybe she felt Su Changan looking at her.

When Maomao looked up at Su Changan, there was a look of seeking help in her eyes.

Um.

I hope this girl didn't notice.

But thinking about this, Su Changan couldn't help but frown. Come to think of it, when he came out, did he forget to tell the Imperial Study to send the egg custard over around this time, and did I mention that the taste should be lighter?

But when I thought of this.

Bang!

There was a loud bang that shook the sky.

Along with this, red, blue and yellow powders exploded in the sky like bright flowers.

Many people exclaimed in surprise when they saw it for the first time.

At the same time, more music started to play.

People subconsciously looked towards Huajie because they all knew.

It finally started.

"Do you know Su Linhan?" Under the simple shed built on the side of the stage, Yan Wenxu turned his head and looked at the servant who was reporting.

The servant nodded quickly, "Master, I'm not mistaken. That's the second young lady of the Su family, Su Linhan, and she's also accompanied by Gu Chiyu, Gu Chiyu, Cui Yuer, Cui Yuer, and the third young lady of the Su family, Su Qingning, and a little fat boy. I don't know who the little fat boy is. The fourth young lady Qi Pei is also among them."

Without waiting for Yan Wenxu to speak, Zhang Tai clenched his fists and said, "Damn, no wonder he has something to rely on. It turns out he has a connection with the Su family."

As he spoke, Zhangtai clenched his fists even tighter, not even looking at the fireworks in the sky, let alone the dancing girls who seemed to be flying all the way from the small building on Flower Street.

Instead, he glanced at the eyes of the people around him. Qi Pei had just embarrassed him in front of so many people, which made Zhang Heng feel extremely humiliated. Now, he felt that everyone was laughing at him. His lips moved, and what he thought in his heart was also laughing at him.

The servant immediately said, "It doesn't look like they have any connection with the Su family, but they should just be acquaintances. It's a pity that Qi Pei and the others arrived, and I didn't dare to get too close. But I vaguely heard that they seemed to be doing business."

"Are you doing business?" Zhangtai looked at the servant.

The servant nodded immediately: "I didn't hear the other things clearly, but I heard this clearly, it's correct."

Zhang Tai looked at the shopkeepers sitting in the shed and asked, "Do you know those two people? Or can you find any clues?"

The shopkeepers looked at each other and then shook their heads.

One of the shopkeepers looked at Zhang Tai and Yan Wenxu and said, "Mr. Zhang, you may be new here. You two also know that after the canal left the hands of the aristocratic families, all merchants can use it, so merchants from all over the country are thinking about business in the north and south. In addition, Yandi won the battle and there will be no more wars. There is also Goguryeo and Korea, so."

Zhang Tai was a little impatient: "Speak to the point!"

The shopkeeper immediately smiled and said, "He is a new merchant. I don't know where he came from. He is begging Master Yan to issue an official letter so that he can do business. So he may come to the capital to do business."

As he spoke, the shopkeeper continued to smile, "But if he is really a businessman, he deserves to have offended you two today!"

Zhang Tai frowned and said, "Check the people who come and go."

Yan Wenxu didn't say anything, just looked at the dancers performing on the stage. Qu Youwei would not appear for some time, and he had no interest in these.

But he glanced at the businessmen whose faces were filled with fawning smiles.

Daxia was rebuilt and prospered in all walks of life.

This is what his father told him, saying that the Queen Mother and His Majesty requested that the trade routes be unobstructed and that crops should be grown in Goguryeo, so as to attract merchants from all over the south to go there to open up trade.

Yan Wenxu didn't quite understand what he heard.

But my father said this was the first step towards the prosperity of Daxia.

That is why so many businessmen came to Beijing just to get a piece of the pie. After all, the Qian family could not afford such a big thing.

Dianjiangchun does not involve these.

Those who were foresighted came to the capital early to start planning this matter, but some short-sighted people in the capital are only starting now, such as these few people in front of us.

Bang!

Zhang Tai suddenly stood up and said, "Damn it, check your ass!"

After saying this, he sat down and looked at the servants beside him. After muttering a few words, he looked at Yan Wenxu and said, "I can't sleep if I don't let this out."

Yan Wenxu said, "Don't cause trouble recently. Have you forgotten how severe the investigation has been recently? Besides, we have just started to do things, don't let it spoil the situation. Let's check it first. If they are really merchants going to Beijing, there are many ways to deal with them. Besides, Qi Pei, the nosy guy, is relying on so many ghostwriters under his command and is fearless. If he really wants to vent his anger, Qin Shaoyou and Li Changhao are really arrogant today!"

Zhang Tai frowned, and after hesitating to speak, he sat on the stool: "Those two guys are getting arrogant. Go call people! Keep an eye on those two people! But also keep an eye on those two women. If you see that they are really the daughters of merchants, tell me and I will deal with them myself!"

The servant beside Zhangtai immediately turned around and left.

Yan Wenxu looked at Zhangtai and knew Zhangtai's temper, so he did not try to dissuade him. Instead, he said, "Go to the various chambers of commerce and ask if there is anyone on the list."

After saying that, he turned his head and looked at the shopkeepers: "Yan, Goguryeo, and Korea are all bitterly cold places with short summers and long winters. Although Qian Long has started the cotton clothing business with the emperor's grace, he can't support such a big cake alone. In addition, the court needs to build ships and open up sea trade routes. A winter coat, a piece of wood, several people..."

Hearing this, the shopkeepers looked at each other and said immediately: "We know the rules. We have already bought it. Mr. Yan, don't worry."

Yan Wenxu did not say anything else, but looked towards the stage: "This is the spokesperson that Qianhe Silk Shop has found. She dances well, but the clothes are not as pretty as the ones worn by Shopkeeper Liu. Can this shop still be sold exclusively to the palace?"

Hearing this, the shopkeeper among them was startled and looked at Yan Wenxu.

Can he even manage the business affairs of the palace?

But if you think about it carefully, one of the Nine Ministers, Taifu Temple.

Of course you can!!

After all, how could this not be related to the Palace's Clothing Bureau?

Thinking of this, the shopkeeper immediately stood up with a flattering look on his face and winked at the courtesan who was representing his shop.

But the courtesan remained indifferent.

Seeing this, the shopkeeper came forward and said, "Master Yan, I just happen to be in need of some jade pendants as accessories."

(End of this chapter)