Wen Qi said sincerely.
"The temptation is quite great. Your Wen family are imperial merchants? You're so rich!"
Cen Xi paced back and forth, considering the feasibility of her agreeing to this.
“Although our Wen family is not a royal merchant family, we have the foundation of a noble family. Before the Great Banquet established its dynasty, our Wen family already had a foundation of more than a hundred years. Now, it has been two hundred years in total. It can be said that 70% of the Great Banquet’s fate is in the hands of our Wen family. So, young lady, you are not losing out at all by taking 30% of the profits.”
Wen Qixi went to great lengths to get Cen Xi to agree.
"Oh, I see. You're a direct descendant of the Wen family?"
Cen Xi raised an eyebrow and asked again.
“Yes! Our Wen family of Shangyang City and the family of the Crown Prince’s tutor in the capital are of the same lineage. My father is his brother from the same parents. Wen Keqin, the great scholar of Qingshan Academy, is my great-uncle. Therefore, the troubles you are in are not a big deal to the Wen family. The status of the Wen family’s son-in-law may really reduce your troubles.”
After Wen Qi finished explaining all this, she tried her best to persuade Cen Xi to acknowledge Wen's status as the son-in-law of the Wen family.
"Does Young Master Wen know who I've offended?"
Hearing him say that he was thinking of her so much, Cen Xi couldn't help but raise an eyebrow and ask with a smile.
"Who did the young lady offend?"
Seeing that the woman in front of her remained unmoved despite her words, Wen Qixi became genuinely curious about who this woman had offended.
"Fine, let's not talk about it anymore! I agree to your conditions, but you have to agree to give me the booklet every six months, with a total of twenty-four designs. If you agree to that, I won't hold this matter against you today, and I also won't hold the concubine you gave me against you."
Cen Xi thought about it and decided not to reveal who was hunting him down. In fact, what Wen Qi had told her was of little use to her.
If she wanted the protection of the imperial court, she could simply go to the palace and tell the emperor, "I am your sister, Yanxi, the Princess of Da Yan." Wouldn't that be a piece of cake?
However, the Wen family's business empire's control over the economic lifeline of the banquet was somewhat unexpected. Building a good relationship with the Wen family and getting under their thumb might bring unexpected benefits later.
“Alright! I wonder why you are so concerned about those two concubines? I found them according to your request, but I misunderstood.”
Wen Qi nodded and couldn't help but smile as she asked.
"Young Master Wen's bizarre arrangement is both a way to get revenge on me for extorting a thousand taels of gold from you, and it also solves the problems in your inner courtyard. This is a very clever plan to kill two birds with one stone. How can I not complain about it?"
Seeing that he was still pretending to be understanding, Cen Xi couldn't help but reveal his true purpose for giving him away.
“You are clever, young lady. I do have such thoughts. However, those two girls can be trained to be maids. I haven’t completely offended you, have I?”
Wen Qixi finally understood why Cen Xi had managed to escape today but obediently followed her sister back.
They really are vindictive!
"Brother! The concubine Mother gave you was this woman?"
Wen Qixi and Cen Xi exchanged barbs, and Miss Wen opened her mouth several times but couldn't get a word in edgewise. This time, she finally managed to say a sentence.
"Yes, your brother is ruthless. I still keep those two concubines he gave me. I wonder if they'll be tearing the walls of Feifeng Mountain apart."
Cen Xi explained with exceptional kindness.
"Pfft! My brother's got some talent too. I don't like those two women either, but it's good that you took them. How did you manage to treat them like royalty?"
Miss Wen smiled, as if she had forgotten the tense standoff just moments before.
"I took her to my courtyard, had a girl brew a pot of tea, and then I didn't ask them to do anything, nor did I make any arrangements for them, not even showing them where to stay. Don't you think I'm treating them like royalty?"
Cen Xi played with the folding fan in her hand and said with a smile as bright as a flower.
"You're amazing! When it comes to pranks, I'm completely outmatched. Losing to you today isn't a loss at all. How about we become friends from now on? Anyway, you'll be my husband for a while."
Miss Wen, with her disheveled hair and tattered clothes, spoke cheerfully.
"Miss Wen's wishful thinking is probably to get close to Jun Jianchou through me."
Cen Xi has never liked to save face for others.
so…
She said it without any pressure.
"Alright, you saw right through me. Judging from your expression, you don't seem to like Jun Jianchou. So, could you give me a chance to get close to her? I've noticed over the years that she's always had someone in her heart, and that person should be you!"
“He loves you so much, you don’t want him to grow old alone, right? Maybe I can wait and see the light at the end of the tunnel? Then he’ll have someone to take care of him.”
Miss Wen spoke with unusual seriousness.
She still couldn't let go of Jun Jianchou.
So I still want to try my best.
Even though she is now considered an old maid by the world.
"..."
Miss Wen's words immediately silenced Cen Xi. She owed Yu Kuang too much, but she was unwilling to wrong him with her own unloved heart.
Yu Kuang is resistant to her finding him women. Last time, there wasn't even a hint of anything, and he got so angry. If she pushes Miss Wen to him again this time...
The friendship between them is probably really over.
"Is it difficult? You're not willing?"
Seeing that Cen Xi remained silent, Miss Wen became somewhat anxious.
"Hmm! It's difficult, Miss Wen. I'm afraid I can't help you with this. Yu Kuang, no, Jun Jianchou hates it when I push him onto any woman. If I agree to this today, I will be letting him down as well. So... don't bring this up again. I won't help you."
"If you can get him to agree to marry you, I would be happy to see it happen, and I would wish you both well."
Cen Xi said very seriously.
"Can you tell me his preferences? I don't need your help. Just tell him what he likes, and I'll take care of the rest."
Wen Qihe said with great reluctance.
"That's possible, but you can't be too deliberate when you approach him. You have to let him get used to it subtly and gradually, so that he gets used to having you follow him. Then you'll have succeeded."
Cen Xi thought about it and realized that she couldn't let Yu Kuang follow her around forever. He was heartbroken, and perhaps someone else could eventually win his heart.
Then she could let go of her feelings for him.
"Alright! That's the plan! I'm determined to win him over."
After receiving Cen Xi's affirmative answer, Miss Wen said with great confidence.
"You must be careful not to sell me out, or I'll strip you naked and hang you on the city wall to dry like a fish."
Seeing how happy she was, Cen Xi was afraid that she might accidentally sell her out, so she threatened her.
"Uh, you just need to tell me his habits, and I promise I won't show up wherever you are anymore, okay? Don't worry, before he falls for me, I won't admit to telling him that you were the one giving him the ideas. Is that okay?"
Miss Wen made a helpless promise.
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