Chapter 126 Grabbing the Hydrangea
Zhou Yunshu raised her eyes slightly, pinched the note with her fingers, and continued walking towards the flower hall behind Mother Li.
The children were playing Cuju in the open space outside the flower hall. Zhou Yunshu was sitting at the round table in the hall, chatting with Mother Li, who was staring at the yard.
One of them was not paying attention to the conversation, and the other was not listening carefully.
Zhou Yunshu wanted to see what was written on the note Chunque had slipped to her before, but if she moved even a little, Mother Li would definitely notice.
So after Zhou Yunshu sat in the hall for about two quarters of an hour, she left the hall under the pretext of changing clothes, leaving only Chunque behind.
After arriving at the bathroom, Zhou Yunshu took out the note that Chunque had given her from the space.
She originally thought that Wu Gui or Feng Xujie had some urgent news in the front yard, but it turned out to be Jiang Rusi who handed it to her.
She made an appointment to meet me tomorrow.
Zhou Yunshu raised her eyebrows slightly and threw the note back into the space. After tidying up, she returned to the flower hall.
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After Zhou Yunshu took the children and said goodbye to He Zizhen, who was red-eyed and reluctant to leave, she saw Wu Gui and Feng Xujie waiting at the door as soon as she walked out of the gate of He's house.
After getting on the train, Wu Gui pointed to an extra wooden box in the carriage, about half the length of an adult's arm, and said to Zhou Yunshu, "The He family is indeed very wealthy. To thank us for their bravery in saving us on the passenger ship, they gave us three thousand taels of gold as a thank you."
Zhou Yunshu looked at the wooden box in surprise. Three thousand taels of gold was not a small amount.
You should know that in the past, when the emperor rewarded his meritorious officials, he usually gave them a thousand taels of gold.
Although this thousand taels of gold is not particularly rare, it is still surprising that a local tyrant from a lower state could take it out casually.
"Have you seen He Nian Zhang?" Zhou Yunshu asked Wu Gui and Feng Xujie.
Feng Xujie knew that Zhou Yunshu wanted to know if he had spoken to He Nianzhang, so he said, "He Nianzhang greeted us when we first entered, and then he didn't pay any attention to us again."
Not to mention any individual thanks.
Perhaps in the eyes of the He family, this three thousand taels of thank-you money is the best thank-you gift.
After hearing this, Zhou Yunshu couldn't help but think of the attitude of the He family women in the backyard towards them at the beginning.
It seems that when the status is not equal, even a life-saving grace is useless.
It’s not that the three thousand taels of gold are not good. After all, no matter who knows the amount of thank-you money the He family gave, they can’t find anything to criticize. At most, people will just mutter that the nouveau riche has too much money.
But things that can be solved with money are not a big deal. At least it is much better than someone taking advantage of a favor just to get a personal favor.
You know, sometimes favors are the hardest to give.
"Sister, what should we do next?" Feng Xujie looked at Zhou Yunshu. Today's banquet was different from what they had expected.
He originally thought that the He family could help him take back the Feng family's influence in the river, but now it seems that it is good enough that they can stand by and watch.
"Did you meet any of your father's confidants at today's banquet?"
Feng Xujie nodded.
Thanks to Zhou Yunshu's makeup skills, Lu Zongping didn't recognize him at all, and with his current status, he was not qualified to sit at their table.
However, even though he couldn't say hello, he still got a lot of information about Lu Zongping.
For example, after Lu Zongping learned of his father's death, he ordered all the Feng family's fleets in the river to go to sea, and until now no fleet has returned.
For example, Lu Zongping has now accepted that Feng Kewen is the head of the Feng family, and Feng Kewen sent his own people to Jiangzhong a month ago.
It was just that the Feng family's fleet in the river had already gone out to sea, so they had not been able to take over the command of the Feng family's helm in the river from Lu Zongping.
The Feng family’s helm point in the river seems to still belong to the Feng family, but it is vaguely separated from the Feng family.
After knowing this, Feng Xujie was glad that his father still knew how to judge people. He had been worried that so much time had passed and Lu Zongping might have already become Feng Kewen's man.
Zhou Yunshu looked at Feng Xujie, who seemed to have let go of most of his worries, and said to him mercilessly, "You don't think that just because your father's confidants haven't submitted to Feng Kewen, you think he will definitely accept you, right?"
Feng Xujie frowned slightly, "He is my father's confidant, and I am my father's son..."
"So? You are not your father after all."
"The fact that he's convinced your father is due to your father's strength, not yours." Zhou Yunshu looked at Feng Xujie and said, "If you want your father's confidants to trust you and continue to be willing to rely on you, you must demonstrate your strength to convince them."
"I believe that after he chooses you over Feng Kewen, your future prospects will at least be no worse than they are now. Otherwise, why would he choose you?"
"Perhaps he's thinking of just playing along with Feng Kewen first, and then looking for an opportunity to strike out on his own."
Zhou Yunshu looked at Feng Xujie, who was frowning, and continued, "Anyway, Jiangzhong is far away, and Feng Kewen has just taken over the Feng family and has too many things to do. He simply doesn't have much time or power to compete with him for this piece of fat meat in Jiangzhong."
Feng Xujie's face was pale at this moment due to the blow from Zhou Yunshu.
"So, there's nothing I can do?"
Feng Xujie originally wanted to rely on Lu Zongping to turn the tables, first take down the Feng family's power in Jiangzhong, and by the way tell everyone who has a relationship with the Feng family that he and Feng Kewen have never been the same kind of people.
But now…
"Of course I can." Zhou Yunshu said with a smile, "Have you forgotten your advantages?"
Feng Xujie looked up blankly, "What advantage?"
"You are the rightful successor of the Feng family. Isn't that why Feng Kewen hunted you down before? And you hold the secrets of the Feng family in your hands."
“As long as you can impress Lu Zongping’s heart, Lu Zongping will definitely consider you.”
"Since there is an easier way to go, no one wants to bear the reputation of betraying the Lord and suffer the consequences."
Feng Xujie took a deep breath and nodded.
"Xiaojie."
"Yeah." Feng Xujie looked up at Zhou Yunshu.
"Never let others' words sway your heart." Zhou Yunshu pointed at herself and smiled. "People like me are easy to talk about, so I can easily analyze the pros and cons for you."
"But you can't be led astray by my pros and cons. You will become the head of the Feng family in the future, so you must have your own opinions."
After listening to this, Feng Xujie nodded seriously to Zhou Yunshu and said, "I understand, Third Sister. I'll keep it in mind."
"That's good."
After the two of them finished talking, Wu Gui finally had the chance to interrupt and said, "Yun Shu, do you know who the distinguished guest the He family is receiving today?"
Zhou Yunshu thought of Kang Jingyu whom she had met in the side yard and He Nianzhang who was with him, and said, "Kang Jingyu."
"no."
"Ah?" Now Zhou Yunshu was curious.
It’s not.
Feng Xujie smiled and said, "He is not the distinguished guest of the He family. He just stole the bouquet from the third lady of the He family!"
"What?!"
"He stole the hydrangea!"
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