"roll!!!"
Besides Zhao Cheng saying "get lost," Zhao Zhan and Zhao Hu also successively "invited" Murong Tie to leave.
Murong Tie angrily said, "Zhao Cheng, you will regret how you treat me!"
"roll!!"
Zhao Hu took a step closer to Murong Tie, which startled Murong Tie so much that she took several steps back.
"Let's go!" Murong Tie couldn't hold on any longer and called his friends and attendants out.
After he left, Zhao Cheng came to the outer room. Zhao Hu said, "Master, this kind of person is just asking for death by making a scene in Yanchuan City. Why don't you just hand him over to Nine Fingers to deal with?"
Zhao Cheng shook his head slightly and said, "I believe Cheng Xu and Lao San will not disappoint me. The Murong family will definitely agree to my conditions. Now that the head of the Murong family, Murong Facai, is getting old, wouldn't it be more advantageous for us if a fool like Murong Tie took over after he passes away?"
Zhao Hu's eyes lit up, and he clasped his hands in a fist salute, saying, "Following my master, I'm truly learning until I'm old!"
"Stop talking nonsense! You stand outside the door and keep watch!" Zhao Cheng glared at Zhao Hu and returned to his seat.
After Yuan Xiu agreed to Zhao Cheng's request to expand his business to Jingbei County, Zhao Cheng appointed Cheng Xu as his representative and had Zhao Yan accompany him, so that the two of them could lead a group to negotiate with Murong Facai.
Despite the unknown outcome, Zhao Cheng was confident.
He believed in Cheng Xu's abilities and also believed that, given the prevailing trend, Murong Facai would not make an unwise choice.
Cheng Xu is currently the chief clerk of the Yan Chuan Prefectural Office, having been transferred by Zhao Cheng.
Zhao Cheng had promised to entrust Cheng Xu with an important task, and this fulfilled his promise, so Cheng Xu was naturally delighted and eager to do so.
As for Li Dai, the situation in Yanchuan City has long been stabilized, and there will be no objections.
It can be said that under Li Dai's administration, everyone in the prefectural government was actually Zhao Cheng's man.
Wen Tai and his nephew saw this, Yu Changsi saw it, and Yuan Yun saw it, but Yuan Xiu alone did not see it.
Yuan Yun didn't say it, but she knew in her heart that the Right Prime Minister's residence had no intention of rebelling, and the Right Prime Minister was even in a state of complete retirement.
Her husband, Zhao Cheng, simply wanted to make more money in business.
Moreover, Zhao Cheng and Yuan Xiu had a private agreement that Zhao Cheng would give Yuan Xiu a share every two months. So the more money Zhao Cheng earned, the more Yuan Xiu would benefit.
This is Zhao Cheng's overall strategy.
Zhao Huan didn't understand at first, but now it's a fact.
That night, Zhao Cheng went to the Yasu Manor and slept on the bed he hadn't slept on in a long time.
Deng Yanjiao's condition is getting better and better, and Zhao Cheng finally has time to avoid paying taxes and cultivate his own private land.
The next day, Chen Feier woke up first and, instead of washing up, gave Zhao Cheng a full-body massage.
Zhao Cheng awoke amidst a triple enjoyment of mind, dream, and body, and subconsciously grasped Chen Feier's hand, saying, "Feier, it's so good to have you."
Chen Feier smiled and said, "You're awake. Let's go wash up together."
Zhao Cheng said, "Fei'er, I'm sorry."
Chen Feier pulled Zhao Cheng up and said, "You know that's not what I want. I don't care about titles or anything like that. I just want to be able to focus on painting."
Zhao Cheng said, "But the child..."
Chen Feier pressed her index finger to Zhao Cheng's lips and said, "Don't I know what's going on with you? Do you dare disobey the Princess?"
Zhao Cheng choked, then hugged Chen Feier tightly from behind, saying, "I, Zhao Cheng, swear that I will never betray you in this life."
Chen Feier did not respond and pulled Zhao Cheng to wash up.
After the two of them joked around for a while while washing up, Zhao Hu's voice came from outside the door.
"Master, someone is looking for you."
Zhao Cheng and Chen Feier finished dressing, opened the door, and asked, "Who is it?"
Zhao Hu brought the person in; it was a fifteen-year-old boy who looked at Zhao Cheng and Chen Feier with curiosity.
Zhao Cheng asked, "Who are you?"
"Brother Ziming sent me. I'm looking for Sister Fei'er," the boy said.
Zhao Cheng asked doubtfully, "Are you Tu Haifeng?"
"Yes!" The young man looked at Zhao Cheng with suspicion and asked, "Are you the young prime minister?"
Zhao Cheng nodded.
Tu Haifeng immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Zhao Cheng, saying, "Brother Ziming asked me to come and rely on you!"
"I know about this."
Zhao Cheng helped Tu Haifeng up and said, "Ziming is one of us. Since you are someone he values, there's no need to be so polite."
Chen Feier asked in confusion, "You've confused me. Who is this child, and why is he looking for me?"
Zhao Cheng explained, "I've been too busy lately and haven't had time to tell you. Not long ago, Tu Ziming wrote to me saying he wanted to introduce me to a distant cousin. He said the child could paint at the age of three and was exceptionally talented, and he hoped you could take him on as a student."
"ah?"
Chen Feier froze, and said uncertainly, "I...I myself..."
Zhao Cheng didn't care that there were outsiders present. He warmly embraced Chen Feier and said, "Don't underestimate yourself. With your current level of skill, you should have had a disciple long ago."
"Haifeng." Zhao Cheng looked at the boy and said, "I'm just introducing you. This is Chen Feier, but whether she will accept you or not is up to her."
Tu Haifeng bowed to Zhao Cheng and Chen Feier in turn, then looked into the inner room and said, "Sister Feier, I sincerely want to become your student. Where is your painter? Let me go there, and I will prove that I am qualified to be your student."
Chen Feier looked at Zhao Cheng, and Zhao Cheng nodded.
After the three arrived at the art studio, Chen Feier spread out a blank sheet of paper and said, "Go ahead and draw, let me see your skill level."
Tu Haifeng shook his head and didn't paint. Instead, he walked towards Chen Feier's finished paintings.
"Although this painting depicts a woman, the emphasis is on the eyebrows and eyes. The focus of this painting is not the woman herself, but the emotions she has experienced. This painting is not a portrait, but a story about emotions."
As he spoke, Tu Haifeng walked to another painting and said, “There is thunder in the distance and a gale nearby, but the people on the boat are sitting still. This painting does not depict the scene of raging waves, but the inner world of the people on the boat.”
"This painting appears calm and peaceful..."
Without pausing, Tu Haifeng gave a comprehensive evaluation of all the paintings Chen Feier had shown, then turned to Chen Feier and asked, "Sister Feier, can I be your student?"
This time, Chen Feier didn't look at Zhao Cheng again, and immediately said, "From today onwards, you are my eldest apprentice, Chen Feier."
"It's a pity..." Tu Haifeng sighed.
Chen Feier asked doubtfully, "What do you mean?"
Tu Haifeng said arrogantly, "After you accept me as your disciple, you probably won't look up to anyone else, so I might be your only disciple."
"Clap clap!!" Zhao Cheng clapped his hands and laughed, "A young man should have the spirit of a young man. I like your wildness."
"Congratulations, Fei'er, you'll be a role model for teachers from now on."
Chen Feier leaned closer to Zhao Cheng and whispered, "Why do I feel like there's something hidden in your words?"
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