"I'm so angry, so angry, so angry..."
After getting on the carriage and leaving the Earl's Mansion, Hu Yang kept saying these three words.
From the soles of her feet to her hair, every cell in Huyang's body is expressing that she is very angry and wants to stop messing with her.
Gu Jiu didn't say a word, but took out a stack of banknotes and placed it in front of Hu Yang.
As if the pause button had been pressed, the carriage suddenly became quiet, and the sharp words "I'm so angry" could no longer be heard.
Princess Huyang seemed to change her expression, changing her previous irritable look. "Hey, what are you doing? What are you taking out the money for?"
Gu Jiu pursed his lips and smiled.
To rule Huyang, one wad of money will do the trick. If that doesn't work, then two wads of money will do.
Everyone knows that Huyang loves money, but no one really pays attention to this hobby that Princess Huyang has pursued throughout her life.
Previously in the Earl's Mansion, if Marquis Cheng En had simply thrown thirty or fifty thousand taels in front of Hu Yang, Princess Hu Yang would have shut up immediately and would never contradict Marquis Cheng En Zhu Ci.
What a pity!
Everyone is prejudiced.
Who would care about the hobbies of a dissolute princess?
When they meet, they want to kill each other. Who still remembers what the other person’s hobbies are?
And Uncle Cheng En is too reserved.
He is obviously a businessman, but he insists on acting like an earl.
How can I be reserved when dealing with Hu Yang!
Gu Jiu looked at Hu Yang with a smile.
No one cares about Huyang's hobbies, but she does.
Everyone in the world is reserved and disdains to have a calm conversation with Hu Yang, but she is willing.
So, after she threw out three thousand taels of silver, Hu Yang stopped nagging.
Not only did he not nag, he also had a happy smile on his face.
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "It was all thanks to your support today that I was able to avoid being bullied by Uncle Cheng En. Please accept this little gift of thanks. If you don't accept it, I will feel uneasy. I will never dare to ask you for help again in the future."
"We are family, why be so polite? Do you really want me to accept this money?" Hu Yang pretended to be polite.
Gu Jiu nodded heavily and directly put the three thousand taels of silver into Hu Yang's hand, "Aunt must accept it."
"Then, I will reluctantly accept your kindness."
Gu Jiu's brows relaxed and he smiled instantly, "Thank you, aunt."
"You're welcome, you're welcome. We're family, how can I stand by and watch you in trouble?"
Hu Yang rolled up the banknotes neatly and put them in his arms.
This thickness is at least three thousand taels. My nephew's wife is generous and speaks well. She is the best person in the palace!
My sister-in-law Pei is far inferior to my eldest nephew's wife.
Pei was too stingy. Every time she asked Brother Wang for some money, she would always put on a stern face and look reluctant. Unlike Xiao Jiu, who was so straightforward that she would just swipe and hand over the banknotes.
So cool!
Gu Jiu lowered his brows, his face filled with worry. "I'm just worried that Uncle Cheng En won't give up. If we reject him ruthlessly this time, he'll definitely hold a grudge. He's rich, so he could hire people to sabotage the construction site. Day by day, the construction period will be delayed, costs will increase, and profits will decrease. What should we do?"
"He dares!"
Hu Yang frowned and said, "Don't worry. If Lord Cheng En dares to do this, I will not let him off."
Huyang also has a share in the construction site. How could Huyang allow anyone to cause trouble, delay the construction period and increase costs?
Cutting off someone's source of income is like killing their parents.
If Cheng Enbo dared to cause trouble, it would be like cutting off her source of income. Hu Yang had never been afraid of trouble in her life.
If Earl Chengen dares to cause trouble, she will go to the Earl's Mansion and teach him a lesson.
Gu Jiu looked troubled. "Will my aunt be implicated? If Uncle Cheng En complains to His Majesty, won't my aunt be reprimanded by His Majesty?"
"Don't worry. The emperor will at most scold me and fine me two years of my title and salary. So, Xiaojiu, you have to hurry up and make more money. Only then can you make up for my losses."
Gu Jiu nodded heavily, "Don't worry, aunt, I won't let your money go to waste."
Hu Yang smiled happily, "That's good. I'll have someone keep an eye on the Cheng En Marquis's Mansion, and tell you the first time there's any movement."
Gu Jiu smiled sweetly, "Thank you very much, aunt. I am sorry for all your trouble. Today, aunt was so majestic and powerful that she overpowered Uncle Cheng En. She is truly a woman who is as good as a man. When she was leaving, I saw Uncle Cheng En was so angry with aunt that he was speechless."
"Ha ha……"
Hu Yang laughed triumphantly, "With Lord Cheng En's level of skill, he's no match for me."
"Aunt is so powerful. I'll have to trouble you to help me deal with Uncle Cheng En in the future."
"Don't worry, I'll take care of this matter."
Huyang was beaming with excitement.
What is value?
Her confrontation with Cheng Enbo today is a reflection of her value.
…
Cheng Enbo Mansion.
The pavilion where we had tea before was in a mess.
Everything that could be smashed was smashed.
Even though Cheng Enbo has cultivated himself for many years, he was really angry today.
"This is too much. It's really too much."
Uncle Cheng En couldn't swallow this.
What made him even more angry was that when Princess Huyang confronted him, he was actually led astray and didn't react.
Under normal circumstances, he would have a hundred ways to make Hu Yang shut up.
But today, it was a mistake, a huge mistake. I actually fell into Huyang's trap.
"I think Gu Jiu had no intention of discussing cooperation with me from the beginning. She called Hu Yang here just to anger me and make me make an unwise decision."
"Master, calm down!"
"This anger will never subside." Cheng Enbo walked down the pavilion, stepping on the debris on the ground. His chest was heaving and he felt very depressed.
He had been in the business world for decades, but he was fooled by a little girl. How could he swallow this?
After walking dozens of battles, Cheng Enbo stopped and told the butler, "Pass on my order to snipe all businesses under Gu Jiu's name at all costs. Especially the projects outside the South City Gate."
"No, old man!"
Housekeeper Zhu was very anxious. "After all, she is the Imperial Madam, the eldest daughter-in-law of Prince Ning's mansion. In terms of relationship, she is closer to His Majesty. Please revoke your decision on this matter, old man."
"How dare you! You want me to endure this? I've been bullied to such an extent by a yellow-haired girl, and you actually want me to endure it? Ridiculous!"
Butler Zhu said hurriedly, "I'm not asking you to be patient, old man. It's just that the Li family's previous experience is not far away. We can't take any risks."
Cheng Enbo Zhu Ci snorted coldly, "What kind of person is the Li family? They are just a nouveau riche. They rose from nothing to prosper in just three to five years. Can the Li family compete with the Zhu family?"
With the financial resources of our Zhu family, how many people in this world can compete with us? Give the order to snipe the project outside the South City Gate at all costs. Isn’t she, Gu Jiu, very capable?
I want to see if she still dares to be so arrogant when she is in trouble. When that happens, I will wait for her to come to me and beg her. I will personally press her head down and teach her to be humble and submissive.
Uncle Cheng En made the decision in a rage, and steward Zhu's persuasion was ineffective, so he had no choice but to ask several masters and young masters to leave the mansion.
Everyone took turns to persuade Cheng Enbo Zhu Ci, but no one could change his decision.
Later, even several masters stood on the side of Cheng Enbo, saying that they wanted to teach Gu Jiu a lesson.
"Father, leave this matter to me. I will arrange it right now. All building materials prices in the capital will be raised. Anyone who doesn't raise prices is being mean to our Zhu family. I will make sure they don't survive in the capital."
The second master of the Zhu family also has a bad temper.
He was not qualified to participate in court struggles, but when it came to business struggles, the Zhu family was never afraid of anyone.
The Zhu family has kept a low profile over the years because there is nothing worth their anger.
What Gu Jiu did this time was tantamount to slapping the Zhu family in the face, and it was a loud slap. It could not be tolerated in any way.
If I don't teach her a lesson, does she really think she can walk around the capital like she wants?
…
Gu Jiu never thought that he could walk around the capital with his own way.
She just doesn't want to cooperate with the Zhu family.
As the leader of the Nanchengmenwai project, don’t you even have the qualifications to choose your partners?
What a joke!
The Zhu family doesn't want to cooperate at all. It's clearly trying to force a deal, which is a bandit logic.
Does it mean that if you want to do business in this small piece of land in the capital, you have to consider the Zhu family's face?
Who made the rule?
In terms of status and position, the Ning Wang Mansion is far ahead of the Zhu family.
The Zhu family relied on two things: first, they were rich, extremely rich. Second, Cheng Enbo was the emperor's uncle.
But in the royal family, how much is family affection worth? Especially when it comes to one's uncle.
Throughout the dynasties, the people killed the most by emperors were various uncles and grandfathers, the so-called relatives by marriage.
If the danger value of the royal family is ten, then the danger value of the relatives by marriage is at least twenty.
It is true that the emperor is wary of royal relatives, but he is even more wary of his relatives by marriage.
In a word, don't expect to impress the emperor by relying on family ties and blood ties.
Especially the emperor who sits on the throne now.
The emperor climbed to the throne by stepping on the corpses and flesh of his brothers.
Can he care about family?
What a joke.
Gu Jiu personally sent Princess Huyang back to the Princess's Mansion.
When Hu Yang got off the carriage, he also invited her to visit the Princess's Mansion.
Gu Jiu refused.
She couldn't stand the atmosphere in the Princess's Mansion.
She smiled and shook her head. "Thank you very much, Auntie. I have a lot of things to do today. I will come and bother you another day."
"It's settled then. I'll treat you to a banquet some other day."
Gu Jiu pointed at her bulging belly and said with a smile: "After I give birth and leave the confinement period, I will treat my aunt to a banquet."
"Okay! I'm looking forward to the baby's full moon celebration. You're about to give birth, right?"
Gu Jiu nodded with a smile, "Soon."
By autumn, she can unload the goods and feel relaxed.
After returning to the palace, Gu Jiu asked the gatekeeper, "Is there anything going on in the palace today?"
"Madam, Madam Xiao is here to visit the Fourth Madam, and the Princess is entertaining guests. Also, the Cai family is here to see the Third Madam, and it seems they want money again."
Gu Jiu casually said, "Why do the Cai family come to ask my third sister-in-law for money every few days? Is the Cai family really that poor? Even if my third sister-in-law has mountains of gold and silver, she can't afford to be asked for money by her family!"
Last year, my father scolded my third sister-in-law, telling her not to give money to the Cai family and also ordered that no one from the Cai family be allowed to visit. What happened today? Who let the Cai family in?"
The gatekeeper quickly said, "Whether the Third Madam has mountains of gold and silver, I don't know. But I know that the Cai family was let in by the Third Madam herself.
The maid guarding the back door refused to let the Cai family in, so they started throwing tantrums outside. Someone got the news to the Third Lady, who, despite her illness, personally led people to the back door and ordered the maid to let the Cai family in.
What kind of thing is this? Madam, you have to take care of this matter. The old woman guarding the back door was beaten by the Cai family and had no place to complain.
Gu Jiu asked, "Does the princess know about this?"
"The princess is entertaining guests and hasn't had time to report yet."
Gu Jiu raised his eyebrows, "So the Cai family is still in the palace?"
"That's right. Madam, would you like me to take some people and drive the Cai family out?"
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "Why drive them out? The Cai family is the prince's in-laws after all. It's unreasonable to allow the Xiao family to come but not the Cai family. But there's no reason to hide it from mother. Nanny Fang, call the maid guarding the back door to Chunhe Hall to report this matter. The princess will decide everything."
"As you command."
Qingmei was worried, "Madam, aren't you worried about offending the Third Madam?"
Gu Jiu smiled softly, "Shouldn't we report to the princess when the Cai family comes? Okay, stop worrying about it."
Gu Jiu walked in front, and Qingmei took out two purses and handed them to the gatekeeper.
The two gatekeepers smiled happily, "Madam is so generous."
"Watch your mouth and don't talk nonsense to anyone you catch."
"Don't worry, Miss Qingmei, we know the rules."
After everyone left, the two maids hurriedly opened their purses and saw that they were filled with loose change, at least five cents.
The two maids smiled happily, "It's better to work with the Madam. Don't be more generous than others."
"That's right! Those bastards living in the back alley are lucky now. When they were kicked out of the palace, who could have imagined that they would have such good luck today? It's really a blessing from their ancestors that they were chosen by the eldest lady to serve her."
"Who says it isn't?"
…
Gu Jiu returned to the East Courtyard and drank a bowl of iced mung bean soup to cool down.
She called Xu Yousi over and said, "Go meet Eunuch Deng and the others and tell everyone to get ready. There's a tough battle ahead."
"As you command."
Gu Jiu realized from the beginning that Cheng'enbo Zhu Ci would not let it go.
With the Zhu family's cash flow, it would be easy to deal with her.
Because what Gu Jiu lacks most is cash flow.
However, there are two sides to the story.
The Zhu family is indeed a giant in the business field.
However, in the business field, the Zhu family is not the only giant.
Don't forget the existence of this freak Shaofu.
In the whole world, who else but Shaofu can be the real business giant?
As long as the Shaofu is dragged into this chaotic battle, even if the Zhu family has extraordinary abilities, they will have to admit defeat.
Gu Jiu gritted his teeth and went over the plan from beginning to end.
When the Shaofu joined the war, the matter became a real big deal.
How would the emperor react when he found out?
Gu Jiu laughed.
No matter what the emperor's reaction would be when he found out, for the sake of the one million taels loan, the Shaofu could not sit idly by and watch her being pinned to the ground and bullied by the Zhu family.
"Prepare the pen and ink."
She picked up a pen and wrote a visiting card in her own handwriting, then called Qian Fu and asked Qian Fu to deliver the visiting card to the Shaofu Household Order.
Qian Fu frowned, "Madam, I have already completed all the tasks that the Master asked me to do for you. Now I have to be busy with my own work and I am afraid I don't have time to run errands for you."
Gu Jiu raised his eyebrows and smiled.
Qian Fu just didn't want to run errands for her.
"Eunuch Qian, this matter is best handled by you. I will inform the young master. Please deliver the invitation now. I will reward you handsomely later."
Being rich is difficult.
This wasn't his job. He wasn't Gu Jiu's man, he was Gongzi Zhao's man. They had to be clear about this.
Just like the prince’s people are the prince’s people, they can never be Princess Pei’s people.
If Princess Pei wants to send people from Bixi Pavilion, she has to seek the prince's opinion first.
Gu Jiu said, "This matter concerns the South City Gate Project. You should be aware of the importance of it."
"Madam, you have so many people at your disposal, why do you insist on having this old servant do this?"
Gu Jiu was upset. "All the capable people around me have been sent out. Who else should I call if not you?"
What a talent!
Where are the talents?
Talent is rare!
She coveted the talents in Liu Zhao's hands, each of them was a top-notch general.
But Liu Zhao refused to let him go.
She was very depressed.
Qian Fu was even more upset.
After thinking it over, he accepted the invitation. "This is just one time, and it won't happen again. From now on, without your permission, I can no longer run errands for you, Madam."
"You will be rewarded handsomely later." Gu Jiu dismissed Qian Fu with these words.
The reason why Qian Fu was asked to deliver the visiting card was because the Shaofu Household Manager was an old fox.
The news of her falling out with Cheng'enbo Zhu Ci might have reached the ears of the Shaofu Household Manager by now.
If she sent a visiting card at this time, the Shaofu Household Order would definitely have all kinds of speculations and would definitely make things difficult for the person who sent the visiting card.
Except for a few senior maids, the others around Gu Jiu were not worthy of being used and could not cope with the violent and difficult challenges posed by the Shaofu's steward.
It is against the rules to send a maid to deliver a visiting card. Be careful that the Shaofu household official may bear a grudge against you.
Only if you are rich can you cope with things with ease.
Qian Fu also has an advantage. He understands the project outside the South City Gate and knows what Cheng Enbo Zhu Ci has done.
It would be most appropriate for him to deal with the Shaofu's household order.
Qian Fu stood at the gate of the Shaofu Yamen with a heavy heart.
He is obviously Gongzi Zhao's man, so why did he get on the lady's pirate ship?
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