Chapter 381 Mutual Suspicion
"What are you all doing here? Come inside."
Song Jin greeted the people and looked at Xing Lun again, "Alun is here too. Our house is very big, and we have a yard for you."
Xing Lun smiled and half-curt toward Song Jin, "Then I'd be remiss to refuse."
"Hey, Brother Lun, I want to live with you."
Sanlang jumped over again and looked at Xing Lun with sparkling eyes filled with undisguised admiration.
After spending some time with Xing Lun, Sanlang was impressed by him and decided to wait for the right time to get his sister-in-law to agree to let him and Xing Lun go on business. He thought that going on business was a good idea and it suited him very well.
After Sanlang said this, Xing Lun did not refuse.
Next, Sanlang took Niuniu to see his second nephew. Xing Lun stayed and went to the study with Song Jin. They had some things to discuss privately and it was not appropriate to have outsiders present.
Mu Ting went to bring Xing Lun a bowl of hot tea.
After putting down the tea, the man walked out.
Song Jin asked how Xing Lun was doing recently.
Xing Lun said gently, "Very good. How is the boss? Can you adapt to life in Beijing?"
"This is not my first time in the capital, so there is nothing to adapt to." Song Jin had never considered it.
Isn't life always like this? Now she seldom thinks about her past life. The only thing she wants is to find her family. But finding her family is not something that can be achieved just by thinking about it.
Xing Lun then talked to Song Jin about business matters. For example, after the Liu family was defeated, the Jifang caravan no longer had to worry about it. And Song Jitao reopened the Jifang medicine shop. Since there was no suppression from the Liu family, the business was pretty good.
This time, Xing Lun went to the city to deliver medicinal materials to the pharmacy. Hearing that Sanlang was going to Song Jin's new house, he followed Sanlang to get acquainted with him and also gave him a gift.
Xing Lun hesitated for a moment, then said, "The Zhang family's malicious intent came out of nowhere, and I can't find out the reason. I have never had any contact with the Zhang family before."
We have never had any contact with each other, let alone offend each other.
Song Jin knew that Qin Chi was about to deal with the Zhang family, but since the matter had not yet been completed, it was not easy to tell others, so he just said: "Don't worry about the Zhang family's affairs, they won't be able to jump around for long."
It is estimated that the memorial from the Huai'an prefect will reach the capital in a few days.
Then, Song Jin thought of the reward from Emperor Mingcheng, "How about your majesty's inscription?"
"I am looking for a skilled craftsman to make plaques for the shop. I also found the best embroiderer in Huai'an to embroider silk banners and hang them on every merchant ship."
Xing Lun smiled when he thought about this.
Get rid of the frustration I felt as a businessman in the past.
When they traded under the name of Emperor Mingcheng in the future, who would dare to cause trouble for Jifang? If there was a chance, Xing Lun wanted to get close to Emperor Mingcheng and share some of the profits with him.
Xing Lun began to imagine the future.
After hearing his description, Song Jin felt that this was a good move and said, "It will get better and better in the future."
Xing Lun chuckled and looked at her with gentle eyes.
“What’s going to get better?”
Suddenly, a tall figure walked in from outside the door.
Qin Chi came in with a smile on his face. Xing Lun lowered his head and closed his eyes. He quickly stood up and saluted Qin Chi. Qin Chi returned a half-salute.
"Brother Xing is here. Did you have a smooth journey?" Qin Chi greeted with a faint smile.
Xing Lun said respectfully: "Everything is fine."
The two exchanged a few polite words.
Xing Lun asked Mu Ting to lead him down to the small courtyard prepared for him and Sanlang.
Song Jin stood up and walked towards Qin Chi. He looked at the sky outside. It was only halfway through the afternoon. He asked with a little surprise, "Husband, why are you back so early today?"
"Didn't my wife say that we were moving today? I specially finished today's work and came back early." Qin Chi's return was of course not just a simple matter of coming back early.
Except for a trip home.
He also asked Old Li to go to the Wang Mansion, that is, the residence of Minister Wang, and go there in a swaggering manner to deliver a invitation.
The news immediately reached the ears of Minister Zhang.
Minister Zhang had been getting impatient waiting for the past few days. When he heard that Qin Chi's people had actually gone to deliver a letter to Minister Wang, he asked the people outside, "Did they deliver it to our house?"
"Not yet."
The person who answered was a little hesitant. "That person went to Minister Wang's residence, handed a note to the doorman and left. He did not come to Zhang's residence."
Does this mean you won’t come to Zhang’s house anymore?
Minister Zhang was apprehensive, wondering if Minister Wang had secretly surrendered to Qin Chi, which would have put him in a very unfavorable situation. This thought seemed to have taken root in his heart, and the roots grew deeper and deeper.
This is a common problem among officials, suspicion.
Not only him, but Minister Wang also checked Qin Chi's post repeatedly after receiving it.
There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!
Just a simple post.
But he just found it unusual.
But he thought about it over and over again and couldn't figure out what was different.
This post was not an invitation, but a visiting post, and it was handwritten by Qin Chi. Anyone who knows etiquette would send a visiting post in advance before visiting someone's home, so that the host family can be mentally prepared, rather than just going there rashly and catching the host family off guard.
Minister Wang couldn't figure it out.
At the same time, he stopped thinking about it and asked the housekeeper: "Did the Qin family send a letter to Minister Zhang's residence?"
"That's not clear."
The housekeeper went to ask someone and came back to report to Minister Wang, saying that the Qin family did not send any invitation to the Zhang family.
Minister Wang stood up suddenly and said, "He is, he is thinking..." After figuring out Qin Chi's intention, he sat down weakly and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
This is an open plot! According to Minister Zhang's suspicious nature, he would definitely suspect that he had compromised with Qin Qi'an in secret. And it was even more impossible for him to tell Minister Zhang that he had not reached an agreement with Qin Qi'an. Besides, they used to fight with each other, and their relationship was not very good.
Even if Minister Wang went to tell Minister Zhang, he might not believe it. On the contrary, he might become more wary of him.
"Qin Qin, da Qin Qin, you are amazing."
Minister Wang knew that his "illness" should be cured, so he said to the housekeeper beside him, "Minister Qin will come to visit tomorrow. We should prepare a bed to welcome him and let the people in the mansion pay attention to him. We must not neglect the distinguished guest."
"Yes, sir."
The butler responded respectfully and hurried away.
Minister Wang turned around and stared at the visiting card on the table, his eyes burning with anger, but he was helpless.
The noise in Minister Wang's mansion soon reached Minister Zhang's ears.
Minister Zhang's face became even gloomier, and he asked the attendant beside him, "No one from the Qin family has come to deliver the invitation yet?"
"Not yet, sir."
The attendant quickly replied in fear and trepidation.
Minister Zhang waved his hand again and said, "Go to the gatehouse and keep watch. If you get a letter from the Qin family, report to me immediately."
According to his original plan, Qin Chi should have come to visit two days ago.
Not only has no one come yet, but he has only sent a letter to Minister Wang. What is Qin Qian'an trying to do?