Chapter 452: Prince Huai's Attempt to Win Him Over Was Rejected
"Deputy General Su, the prince invites you!"
Deputy General Su's wife immediately grasped her husband's sleeve. He patted her arm soothingly and indicated that he would be back soon.
But as soon as I turned around, my legs went weak, but I still comforted myself that I must be fine.
When he entered the study and saw Madam Ming and her son there, Lieutenant General Su felt mixed emotions.
He quickly regained his composure: "Your humble servant greets His Majesty!"
Prince Huai said nothing, but just knocked on the table. Soon, a bag of new rice was brought in and placed on the ground.
"Deputy General Su, you should be familiar with this rice, right?"
Looking at the mark of the Su family, Lieutenant General Su almost fainted. He was really found out.
"Your Highness, I just..." He knelt forward and tried to explain clearly.
Prince Huai's face suddenly turned cold, and he kicked him: "You knew that I was worried about the people of Youzhou day and night, but you still dared to secretly hide so much food and try to defraud the court of money. Lieutenant General Su, you are so bold!"
If the Su family had not announced the damage to the grain at the beginning, everyone would have been fine, after all, it was the Su family's own grain.
But now the nature has obviously changed!
"Your Highness, please forgive me. I just didn't have the chance to say it. If Your Highness needs it, the Su family will definitely provide food!" Deputy General Su said urgently.
Upon hearing this, Prince Huai's expression softened a bit.
"Mr. Su probably doesn't know about this yet. Can you represent the entire Su family?"
Vice General Su nodded immediately: "I am capable!"
Although the Su family would definitely not forgive him, it was better than incurring the prince's dislike.
"Okay, if you can atone for your sins this time, I will not pursue the past," Prince Huai said, "but if it happens again..."
"I dare not!"
"Get out!" Deputy General Su quickly stood up and left.
For a moment, only Prince Huai and the Ming family mother and son were left in the room.
Prince Huai raised his eyes and saw the calm expressions of the mother and son, and he couldn't help feeling a strange feeling in his heart.
This is too calm.
"I would like to thank Mrs. Ming for reminding me this time!" he said.
Zhu Mingqing smiled faintly: "You're welcome!"
Prince Huai choked, and after a while he continued, "Since Madam Ming is so direct, I will just say what I want to say."
"Speaking!"
Prince Huai: "I know that Madam and the Crown Prince are on good terms, so I hope that the friendship between the two families can be further enhanced. The Ming family is quite conspicuous among the locusts this time. If you don't have a strong background, you will inevitably be targeted!"
What I mean is, what do you think of my Prince Huai's Mansion?
Zhu Mingqing suddenly understood, no wonder, they wanted the Ming family to stand on the boat of Prince Huai's Mansion!
She smiled and reminded: "Your Highness, you are joking. The Crown Prince owns shares in the sugar factory."
Prince Huai's eyes flashed with dissatisfaction, but he still said, "I feel that this is not enough. The current situation in the world is unclear, and Jizhou is in turmoil. Could it be that the Ming family has no intention of taking further action?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Mingqing said bluntly: "Could it be that the prince also wants to take a step further?"
Prince Huai's eyes were sharp, and after a moment he laughed heartily: "Madam Ming, you are joking, but my proposal is valid at any time. If Madam Ming changes her mind, you can come to Prince Huai's mansion at any time!"
Zhu Mingqing smiled and said, "If Your Majesty has nothing else to say, I will take my leave now!"
Not long after they left, Prince Huai's expression changed.
He is not a man with a good temper, especially in his own fiefdom, where he is like a local tyrant.
This is the first time in so many years that I have been rejected by someone, and it was by a merchant.
Prince Huai was in a very unhappy mood, but thinking of the food in the other party's hands, he really couldn't use force for the time being.
"Your Highness, please be patient!" the butler soothed. "Don't forget, in a few days the Youzhou Chamber of Commerce will redistribute its profits. Then the Ming family will realize how important you are."
Invitation letter from Youzhou Chamber of Commerce.
Zhu Mingqing looked at the invitation sent by the Wan family. It was the first time he heard of such a gathering.
"The Youzhou Chamber of Commerce has existed for a long time. Its purpose is actually to bring together several major merchants in Youzhou to divide up the profits for the next three years!" Luo Tingshan explained one by one.
The current president of Youzhou Chamber of Commerce is Mr. Wan, and the vice president is Mr. Su. Apart from them, there are more than ten other people in total, but there is not a single woman among them.
Everyone else disagreed with sending the invitation to the Ming family this time, but they couldn't persuade Master Wan.
The day soon arrived, and Zhu Mingqing prepared to go with Luo Tingshan.
The Chamber of Commerce is held in a manor on the outskirts of the city, which belongs to the Wan family.
When Zhu Mingqing got off the carriage, the servants at the door immediately realized his identity. One of them ran inside while another hurried forward to greet him.
When the servant saw that there was a man in a wheelchair following Mrs. Ming, he was surprised but did not show anything.
At this time, in the garden of the manor, Mr. Wan was chatting and laughing with everyone. When he heard that Madam Ming had arrived, he immediately put down his wine glass and walked out.
Seeing this, others followed curiously.
"Madam Ming, we finally meet again!" Mr. Wan stepped forward with a smile and bowed.
Zhu Mingqing also returned the greeting, then pushed Luo Tingshan and followed Master Wan's steps inside.
When passing by some merchants, most of the glances were curious, but there was only one that contained a hint of resentment.
I looked up, but I didn't see it.
"Master Su, what are you looking at?"
After walking away, Zhu Mingqing heard a voice from behind and roughly understood the other party's identity.
Master Wan also quietly reminded: "That's the head of the Su family who also does grain business. Madam Ming, be careful!"
"Thank you!" Zhu Mingqing smiled faintly.
On the first day, everyone just met briefly, ate, drank and chatted. Zhu Mingqing was not familiar with these people, so he did not participate.
The reason she accepted the invitation was to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the relationships between the major families in Youzhou, which would also facilitate her future actions.
After nightfall, when Luo Tingshan and Zhu Mingqing were discussing how to deal with those people tomorrow, a carrier pigeon fluttered over.
After receiving the secret letter, Luo Tingshan's expression paused slightly.
Zhu Mingqing couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"
Luo Tingshan passed the note over: "The Liang family has become suspicious of the Luo family."
Zhu Mingqing laughed after reading it. "I thought they would have discovered it long ago. They only realized it after Liang Huanyu had been missing for several months. How inefficient!"
Luo Tingshan raised his eyebrows: "Aren't you afraid?"
"What are you afraid of? I still have you." Zhu Mingqing said casually, which directly aroused Luo Tingshan's heart.
"Don't worry, there won't be any big problems. Don't forget, we still have Mr. Xu!"
Zhu Mingqing immediately realized that he was trying to use General Xu to take the blame, and couldn't help but laugh: "Old Luo, you've also learned bad habits!"
Luo Tingshan raised the corner of his mouth, wanting to say that "birds of a feather flock together," but after thinking it over, he wisely didn't say it out loud.
In the afternoon of the second day, in the study of the manor.
Everyone walked in one by one, and when they saw the person sitting next to Master Wan, they all raised their eyebrows.
Although no one spoke, the expressions on their faces showed that "How can Madam Ming be worthy of sitting in this position?"
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