Chapter 58 Disposal
Qin Xiu curled his lips indifferently, picked up the wine cup and took a sip. The wine was sweet at first, but spicy aftertaste, which was a novel taste.
"If that person knew you were out drinking again, I'm afraid the Grand Tutor would come to your house tomorrow with a ruler and give you a good lesson."
Qin Xiu's expression was cold and he didn't care about his insults at all.
"I guess you will never complain to Father. After all, we have been brothers for many years."
"If you really act out today and sacrifice your brother for the sake of justice, I will be speechless. From now on, I will just pretend that you are no longer my good brother."
Lu Cheng was the legitimate son of Empress Lin of the time. After he came of age, he was canonized as the crown prince. In the whole court, he was only friendly with Qin Xiu and his uncle Lin Heng, who was the same age as his maternal grandfather.
"Qin Xiu is not worthy of being called a brother by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Qin Xiu raised the corner of his mouth slightly, with a faint smile.
"Don't tease me. I'm sure you know better than me how I became the Crown Prince. If the Imperial Concubine hadn't been born a few years later, I'm afraid my mother and I wouldn't have had the chance to appear."
Lu Cheng said as if he didn't mind at all, with a smile on his face that made people want to get close to him.
Qin Xiu paused, lowered his eyes and said, "Your Highness has no such ambition in this life. If you can become a leisurely concubine in the future and live in the capital with your children for a long time, that would be the Qin family's best wish."
Lu Cheng smiled softly, like a spring breeze: "You are mad at me again, aren't you? It was just a few jokes, but you are the only one who took it seriously."
“Knock, knock, knock…”
There was a knock on the door, interrupting their conversation.
"Come in."
Lu Cheng glanced at Qin Xiu and shouted to the outside, "It should be Cheng Yan who is here. You two, Cheng Yuan and Cheng Yan, look like brothers."
"Two years difference."
Qin Xiu reminded calmly, "Your Highness, it's better not to say that. When he was young, his younger brother accidentally fell into the water and died. That's why he became the only son in the family."
Having said this, Lu Cheng's expression couldn't help but become serious. The moment the door opened, the two of them stood up to greet him.
Chengyan, wearing a crimson official robe, walked into the box.
Lu Cheng laughed: "You two really are good friends. You even wore the same clothes to the banquet. I am really speechless. Next time, I will ask the clothing department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make a crimson official robe for you to wear, so that I won't be isolated by you two every day..."
"Woo woo woo!" The sound of desperate struggle was rang out.
A group of people passed by behind Cheng Yan, making quite a noise, causing the three of them to look up.
Shopkeeper Cui led the two tightly bound men and walked towards the No. 1 box with a heavy expression.
Lu Cheng's eyes swept over the two tied people, and he couldn't help but mutter in confusion.
"Isn't this the chef from Fu Man Zhai? Why was he tied up and taken to the Tianzihao guest room? Could it be that Master Shangguan is here?"
Cheng Yan walked into the box, greeted the two of them, and then sat down with a calm expression.
"What is your highness saying?"
Cheng Yan raised his eyes in confusion and looked at Lu Cheng.
Lu Cheng shook his head, a puzzled look on his face. "Nothing. You don't like having fun in entertainment venues, so you don't know. This entire East Street, including Fu Man Zhai, is owned by a chamber of commerce. The owner of this chamber of commerce is Shangguan, and he is extremely good at doing business."
"I started out by renting out shops. Later, through the shops I rented out, I observed the business methods of each shop. Gradually, I learned from this Shangguan boss and started to open shops and join the Chamber of Commerce myself."
"Nowadays, even the Imperial Household Department in the palace often seeks cooperation with the Shangguan Chamber of Commerce."
Lu Cheng looked puzzled and sighed, "The reason that Shopkeeper Cui is so on high alert today is probably because the real owner of Fu Man Zhai, Shangguan Dongjia, is here to check the accounts."
Cheng Yan was confused and looked at Qin Xiu, both of them were puzzled by Lu Cheng's sigh.
"Anyone who can do business with the palace must be a very capable person. But why is His Royal Highness sighing? Is there some hidden secret?"
Cheng Yan smiled lightly, picked up the wine jug and poured wine for a few people.
They no longer cared about these empty formalities, so whoever had free time would naturally do these things.
"It's not a secret, but some people say that this Shangguan Dongjia is a woman. Since ancient times, ordinary women have spent their lives taking care of their husbands and children, while wealthy families have sought to marry their daughters off to bring honor to their families."
"But it's extremely rare to find someone like the Shangguan Dong family, who didn't rely on men or background, but built a world for themselves in just a few years."
Qin Xiu was speechless. "Is it because of this matter that you are curious that you want to meet the owner of Fu Man Zhai? Your curiosity is too strong."
Lu Cheng caught a glimpse of disdain in Qin Xiu's eyes and felt very hurt.
He said indignantly, "Who said I was trying to see if Shangguan Dongjia was a man or a woman? I was clearly curious about Shangguan Dongjia's methods."
"Those two people were tied up like this. They were either runaway slaves or traitors. Their fate is obvious. But Shangguan Dongjia is a woman."
"It makes me very curious about her methods."
Cheng Yan sighed: "No matter what the outcome is, I won't let it go easily."
Sometimes being cruel is the only way to redeem yourself.
"Those who have reached this level of status, regardless of gender, have long lost the ability to distinguish between good and evil. When faced with challenges to their authority and prestige, they must show no mercy."
Qin Xiu looked indifferent and spoke without hesitation, commenting on Shangguan Dongjia.
Lu Cheng was surprised. He looked at Qin Xiu, who was sitting opposite him in a crimson official robe.
This man had long eyebrows that reached his temples, eyes as bright as cold stars, lips that were as red as a dot under his straight nose, a noble look on his face, and a gentle temperament lingering around him.
But only Lu Cheng and Cheng Yan knew deeply that Qin Xiu's method of interrogating prisoners in the Dali Temple was truly terrifying.
Even those who had witnessed such grand scenes could not help but shudder.
"You're right. I'm very curious about what happened to this father and son."
"Shall we make a bet? The winner gets to choose the loser... Let's ask for a prize from the Shangguan family. Do you dare to make a bet?"
A wicked smile flashed across Lu Cheng's eyes, and it looked like he had come up with an idea to make trouble for others.
Cheng Yan and Qin Xiu looked at each other, the former shook his head helplessly, and the latter lowered his eyes and drank, no one listened to his words.
Shopkeeper Cui, along with Chef Zhang and his son, knocked on the door of the No. 1 private room.
Hearing a crisp sound of "come in", Manager Cui quickly opened the door himself, turned around and ordered people to force the two extremely evil people in.
When Chef Zhang heard that his boss was looking for a girl, his tense mood instantly relaxed a little.
Women are good, women are good, women are kind-hearted.
Chef Zhang looked behind the screen eagerly and confirmed that the person sitting there was indeed a slim and delicate woman.
A huge stone dropped from his heart.
In this way, as long as they pleaded well, Mr. Shangguan would never drive them out, and maybe he could even help his son find a job loading and unloading goods.
The serious look on Manager Cui's face just now shattered his self-possessed attitude.
Chef Zhang looked to the side and saw Shopkeeper Cui bowing cautiously and respectfully. He felt disdainful that Cui was being respectful to a woman, which was really embarrassing for a man.
Shopkeeper Cui's heart was in his throat.
He asked respectfully, "Master, we have brought all the people to you. What do you want to do with them?"
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