Prefect Gao Jingye had already dressed in his robes, looking refreshed, and was about to leave when he saw Hu Jinxiu still shedding tears.
Sun Xiang said that she tried to get close to the young master yesterday, claiming that she was his woman, but the young master denied it.
Sure enough, look at Yuan Hong on that handkerchief, isn't she still a virgin?
She did have a bit of quick wit, but unfortunately she encountered an oblivious young master from a noble family who genuinely ignored her...
The prefect chuckled inwardly, but on his face he showed a look of heartache, took two steps forward and put his arm around Hu Jinxiu's shoulder.
"Jiaojiao, now that you are mine, I will certainly not treat you badly. If you ever have any difficulties in the future, just tell me."
Hu Jinxiu looked up at the prefect, feeling disgusted and resentful, yet her face was full of grievance: "If you really took a fancy to me, you should at least tell me clearly. Instead, you forcibly kidnapped me and used such potent drugs on me..."
Hu Jinxiu's tears started streaming down her face again.
Gao Jingye was greatly surprised!
Sun Xiang ordered the kidnapping of the person, and he also drugged her. He only did it because he was worried that Hu Jinxiu would not comply and cause a scene.
Who would have thought she would agree?!
The feeling of being willing and being drugged is completely different!
Gao Jingye felt a pang of pity.
“My dear, if I had known you were willing, I would never have let that scoundrel Sun Xiang offend you like that…”
Hu Jinxiu burst into tears: "You didn't even ask me..."
Gao Jingye was slightly embarrassed for a moment: "I was just about to ask you, didn't you run down to find the young master?"
Hu Jinxiu was also embarrassed for a moment, but her face showed even more grievance: "I'm just a small business owner, so naturally I wanted to rely on a big tree for shade, but who knew that the young master would be so heartless and afraid of his wife..."
So he really was looking for a backer!
Gao Jingye felt reassured. He put his arm around Hu Jinxiu's slender shoulder and patted her: "Silly girl, the young master is afraid of his wife and doesn't want to take you in, but I am willing... From now on, I will be your support."
"Then thank you very much, Prefect..." Hu Jinxiu said with gratitude.
Gao Jingye was aroused again by her tearful appearance, and he rolled over and pinned her beneath him once more...
Some things have no turning back, like Hu Jinxiu at this moment.
Unaware of the danger, Shen Qingyu got up feeling refreshed, ate breakfast, and then went to the dock.
Sure enough, the Qi family's ship was there.
When the boatman heard that Shen Qingyu had bought six large vats, he immediately asked which company it was from and steered the boat over there.
As the enormous ship approached, it attracted the attention of the surrounding businesses.
Who sold a large quantity of goods again?
But the boat stopped at the Guan family's ceramics shop.
The manager of the porcelain shop immediately ran inside to find the owner.
The shop owner, Sun Xiang, was also in the shop today, excitedly directing people to check and pack Hu Jinxiu's goods.
Hu Jinxiu actually demanded that Sun Xiang lower the price by another 20% from the already signed contract!
That would mean losing money!
It's important to know that the wholesale price wasn't high to begin with.
Sun Xiang was unwilling, but the prefect in plain clothes said: He must be demoted, as this is to apologize to Hu Dongjia.
Heaven knows how out of place it was for Hu Jinxiu to stand beside the prefect with such a submissive and admiring expression.
Is this the same Hu Jinxiu who knelt before the young master yesterday, begging for help?
This is not normal!
The prefect must have been very satisfied with Hu Jinxiu's service (he was completely fooled)!
He once secretly asked the prefect when Hu Jinxiu went to pick out goods: When will we bring Hu Dongjia into the mansion?
The prefect glared at Sun Xiang: "What are you talking about? Master Hu is going to travel the world to make big money. What nonsense are you spouting?"
Sun Xiang suppressed the urge to roll his eyes and apologized, saying that he had misunderstood.
If he hadn't overheard their frenzied antics last night, he would have doubted whether he had truly misunderstood them.
Clearly, Hu Jinxiu, who sought the young master's help yesterday, has now become someone the prefect takes to heart.
And do the two of them have no intention of taking the main route?
On second thought, a wife is not as good as a concubine, and a concubine is not as good as a stolen affair...
Sun Xiang felt a chill run down his spine: This kind of woman is flexible, pragmatic, knows how to cut her losses, and knows how to turn a passive situation into an active one...
You mustn't offend them!
Thinking of this, Sun Xiang really had someone prepare an expensive gift for Hu Jinxiu as an apology.
Hu Jinxiu accepted it with a smile and thanked Sun Xiang, saying, "If it weren't for Mr. Sun, the Prefect and I would have missed each other..."
Sun Xiang felt a chill run down his spine again: There was no way she could be grateful to him!
How could she possibly be grateful to herself...?
This woman's cunning is unfathomable!
After dealing with Hu Jinxiu with a face full of sweat, Sun Xiang turned around and heard the shopkeeper say that a boat was docked at the Guan family's small dock.
"His family got a big deal?" Sun Xiang said in disbelief.
"Hasn't his family not had any decent pieces of fine porcelain for a long time?"
At this moment, another guy who had been watching came over, looking disdainful: "It's just a few big earthenware jars, cheap junk."
"Tch! That thing isn't even worth as much as one of our snuff bottles!" Sun Xiang immediately scoffed.
Despite his disdain, he still walked towards the riverbank.
As he walked, he instructed the shopkeeper, "Find someone to smash all the stock in his backyard later..."
Otherwise, that shop owned by the man surnamed Guan might never be able to close down.
Before he could finish speaking, Sun Xiang's expression changed: he saw Shen Qingyu and Qi Yunxiao standing at the bow of the ship.
The two stood side by side, and if it weren't for the fact that Qi Yunxiao's forehead was so dark that a bit of it peeked out from under his headscarf, he really wouldn't have noticed him...
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