Chapter 196 The Jade Necklace is Much More Appealing Than Magistrate Liu
Looking at Mr. Zhao who was always running away, Shopkeeper Xu had a more and more bad feeling in his heart.
"I'm going to find my brother-in-law. Lao Xu, you wait." Mr. Liu's face turned pale. He was about to walk into Huaxiang Tower, but he was bumped into by Luo Xiao who came to pick up the second and third wives of the Luo family.
He gave the others a look, indicating that they should lead the person in from the side.
Then he looked at Mr. Liu across from him and said, "I'm so sorry, but no one without an invitation is allowed in today!"
Mr. Liu knew the man's identity and immediately said, "My brother-in-law is the prefect Liu. If you dare to stop me, you might as well close your restaurant!"
"Haha, I'm really scared!" After saying that, Luo Xiao's face changed: "Master Liu, right? I've heard of your name for a long time. After all, you're the only one who's under pressure to play with Manager Xu. Cherish the last good time."
"Third Master, everything is ready!" The waiter hurried over and urged in a low voice: "The banquet is about to begin."
"Come right in!" Luo Xiao nonchalantly ordered the restaurant guards: "Don't let in anyone who doesn't care!"
After saying that, he turned around and strode into the restaurant.
From today on, the Luo family will officially fire the first shot into the city!
Being stopped, Mr. Liu was so angry that he dragged Manager Xu to his brother-in-law to ask for an explanation.
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The prefectural government office.
Because he is busy with the human trafficker case, Governor Liu has been under a lot of pressure recently and often locks himself up alone to think of a solution.
Instead, he finally learned that his wife had gone to Huaxiang Tower to attend the banquet.
Seeing that Mr. Liu was even more excited than him, Manager Xu was no longer anxious.
"Brother-in-law, the eldest lady actually went to Huaxiang Tower in person. Now everyone in Guancheng has heard the news and is thinking it was your idea." Master Liu held his forehead with both hands in worry. "What should I do?"
Magistrate Liu curled his mustache and was very unhappy in his heart. His wife stepped directly on his face.
The kind that everyone knows!
He took a deep breath and said, "Come here, prepare the carriage!"
Mr. Liu immediately asked, "Brother-in-law, you are not going to Huaxianglou, are you?"
Prefect Liu: "Why not?!"
Master Liu hurriedly tried to stop him, "Of course not. The eldest lady has already appeared in person. If you show up again, how will everyone think of you? They'll all know that you're backing Hua Xiang Lou."
Magistrate Liu looked at him with disappointment, wondering how his son could have such a stupid uncle.
"I will go and bring the person back myself!" He frowned helplessly.
Master Liu's face lit up with joy, and he immediately stood up and looked outside: "Where are the people? Why hasn't the carriage arrived yet?!"
Shopkeeper Xu stood silently by the side without saying a word.
Lao Liu is so awesome!
That’s it. Not to mention closing down due to poor management, they shouldn’t even be given the chance to open!
However, he was a little surprised that Magistrate Liu was so partial to the Liu family!
After all, as the prefect of a city, it would be embarrassing to tell others that he personally dealt with small businesses like them.
…
As the night deepened, the vendors packed up and went home.
The streets were no longer as bustling as they were during the day.
When the carriage arrived at Huaxiang Tower, seeing the bright lights inside, Magistrate Liu's face looked unhappy.
He turned around and said, "Go back to Tianxiang Tower and wait!"
Mr. Liu and Manager Xu agreed, hoping that Huaxianglou would suffer a major setback, so they found a room facing the street on the second floor and sat down, ready to watch the excitement.
Magistrate Liu was not stopped from entering Huaxiang Tower.
As if he had known that he would come, Zhu Mingqing had already sent people to wait for a long time.
"Sir, this way please."
Magistrate Liu glanced at the waiter next to him and his face turned pale. The Luo family really didn't take people seriously!
But he didn't say anything. Instead, he followed the waiter through the restaurant and into the yard at the back.
This was the first time that Magistrate Liu came to Huaxianglou. He had only heard that the food in Huaxianglou was delicious and the cooking methods were unique.
I didn't expect the scenery to be quite different.
There is a huge garden behind the restaurant. Now the corridors in the garden are hung with lights, making it as bright as day.
There are twelve wide stone paths in the left, right and back directions of the garden, leading to the twelve courtyards in parallel behind the garden.
The cool summer breeze blows away the daytime heat.
Walking across the brightly lit stone bridge and looking at the bustling crowd in front of him, Governor Liu felt a slight movement in his heart.
Even if he knew his wife was coming, the number of people who came was too much.
Wang Tongpan walked by, and just as Prefect Liu was about to step forward to ask, the other party disappeared with Madam Zhu.
At this time, someone discovered the existence of Magistrate Liu and came over immediately.
"Master Liu, you are here as expected."
The person who spoke was He Shu, the general of Guancheng, a senior military officer guarding Guancheng.
When Prefect Liu saw him, his expression froze, then he smiled and went to greet him: "I didn't expect to see you again, Lord He. When did you return from the frontier?"
Youzhou stipulates that the chief commander of each city must go to the border for military training every year and be on duty for three months.
He Shu had been staying at the border for two months. Prefect Liu thought that he would not be back for another month, but he did not expect to see him in Huaxiang Tower.
Could it be that He Shu is also related to Huaxianglou?
Prefect Liu suddenly thought of something. Old Prince Luo had led troops to fight on the frontier. Perhaps there really was a certain connection between the two.
He Shu had a tough face, was tall and strong, and had a tough temperament.
He never smiled. "Of course I'm attending the Prince's welcoming banquet. Sir Liu is late!"
Prefect Liu's expression paused, his heart in turmoil.
Crown Prince?
Could it be the Prince Huai?
But he had never received any news that Prince Zhou would appear. What's more, everyone knew that Prince Huai and Prince Luo's Mansion had a bad relationship, so the emperor exiled everyone in Prince Luo's Mansion here, and also wanted Prince Huai to monitor the other party.
"How could it be that Lord Liu isn't here to welcome Prince Zhou?" He Shu suddenly asked, causing Prefect Liu to quickly snap out of his thoughts. "Of course not. I simply had something important to attend to that delayed me for a while."
Fortunately, He Shu had announced the arrival of Prince Zhou in advance. Otherwise, if he were to take the First Lady away right then and there, the scene would be…
Magistrate Liu couldn't imagine it.
After chatting with He Shu for a few more words, he immediately found the prefect's wife under the pretext of enjoying the scenery.
"Why did you come here suddenly today? Did you receive news from Prince Zhou? Why didn't you send someone to inform me in advance?"
Magistrate Liu's words came out like a machine gun, and before the magistrate's wife had time to react, he began to accuse her again.
"Wait!" The prefect's wife's face also turned cold. "I don't care what you are talking about, the prince. I don't know. You clearly refused this banquet at the beginning. I came here just because I wanted to. Does that mean I can't come just because you don't want to?"
Although husband and wife are one, it also depends on whether the other party is worthy of your respect.
At least in her opinion, the jade necklace given by Madam Zhu was much more pleasing than the one given by Magistrate Liu!
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