Next, Jing Zhe asked Zhou Ziqiong about the series of crises that the Zhou family's cloth workshop had recently encountered.
After confirming Zhou Ziqiong's identity, some things that Jing Zhe had previously struggled to understand finally became clear.
For example, if the King of Jin was busy plotting with the Western Frontier to attack Jingzhou, how could he have the leisure to take action against a cloth workshop in Ruzhou?
Moreover, the scheme was set up when cotton was being sold last winter and has been going on ever since, even involving the Crown Prince of Yu and others, which is somewhat out of character for the Prince of Jin.
However, once it was learned that Zhou Ziqiong was his sixth sister, it became much easier to explain. Since the Prince of Jin did not want the Jing family to live well, Zhou Ziqiong was naturally not exempt from it either.
Jing Zhe made such a splash in Jingzhou City, writing so many wonderful poems and lyrics, that his story would circulate to some extent in other cities. The reason there was no news of him in Jinxi was because the Prince of Jin was there and had directly blocked the area.
There was no news of him in Ruzhou City either. At the time, he thought that King Yu was colluding with King Jin, which was why they were blocking the news. Now that he thought about it, it was because of Zhou Ziqiong. They didn't want Zhou Ziqiong to know Jing Zhe's whereabouts, otherwise their plan would fall through.
However, no matter how much they planned, they did not expect that their first stop after leaving Jingzhou would be Ruzhou.
Jing Zhe then laughed and said, "Sixth Sister, now that I'm here, the Zhou family's cloth shop has nothing to fear!"
Zhou Ziqiong smiled with relief, but still shook her head: "Although we escaped their trap this time, business matters aren't so simple. The Qu family's cloth shop is still selling cotton-padded clothes, and we still have so many cotton-padded clothes and cotton in our warehouse. If we're detained for a while longer, spring will come, and then we'll have even less chance of selling them..."
"Don't worry, Sixth Sister!"
Jing Zhe patted his chest and said, "There's always a way to overcome difficulties. Originally, you were the only one coming up with ideas, but now I'm here! Oh, and there's Xiaoyu too! Xiaoyu is also very good at business!"
"..."
Zhou Ziqiong was quite moved when she heard the first half of the sentence. The little boy who used to follow them around had finally grown up and could now use his broad chest to shelter them from the wind and rain.
But when she heard Zhang Xiaoyu's name in the next sentence, Zhou Ziqiong felt a pang of jealousy.
He pursed his lips and said, "Yes, and there's your wife Xiaoyu, she's destined to become the number one businesswoman in Anguo!"
"..."
In front of people they care about, both men and women like to compete, and Zhou Ziqiong is no exception.
So Zhou Ziqiong felt uncomfortable whenever she thought about Jing Zhe guaranteeing that Zhang Xiaoyu would definitely become the most powerful businesswoman in Anguo.
"This...this..."
If you walk by the river often, you're bound to get your shoes wet.
Jing Zhe had this thought at the moment, and could only try to change the subject with a laugh, but Zhou Ziqiong had no intention of letting him go. She asked directly, "Then let me ask you now, is your wife Xiaoyu more powerful, or am I, your sixth sister, more powerful?"
"..."
Jing Zhe was almost in tears. This was just as difficult as the question of "If I and your mother fell into the river, who would you save first?"
How should I answer this?
Just as Jing Zhe was struggling with her decision, a familiar voice suddenly came from outside: "Miss, are you inside?"
It was Zhou Ziqiong's maid!
Zhou Ziqiong glared at Jing Zhe as if to say, "I'll let you off the hook today," then stood up from Jing Zhe's arms, straightened her wrinkled clothes and hair, and after confirming that everything was alright, she said, "I'm here, come in, Huaqin!"
"Oh~"
Huaqin outside the door responded and pushed the door open.
However, she moved very gently. First, she pushed the door open a crack, and then poked her little head in to look around.
Seeing this, Zhou Ziqiong could only smile wryly.
She stepped forward and pushed the door open completely, then lightly flicked Huaqin's head: "Just come in when I tell you to. Why are you doing this on purpose?"
"Giggle~"
Huaqin chuckled awkwardly, her gaze falling on Jing Zhe. She said apologetically, "I was just afraid of seeing something I shouldn't have."
"..."
...
After returning to the Zhou family last night, Huaqin and Zhou Ziqiong were equally excited because, thanks to Jing Zhe, they had saved tens of thousands of taels of silver!
During this time, she also praised Jing Zhe many times in Zhou Ziqiong's ear, saying how smart, talented, and gentlemanly Jing Zhe was, and that if he really asked Zhou Ziqiong to spend a day with him, Zhou Ziqiong would definitely agree!
Shy Zhou Ziqiong naturally couldn't resist flicking her fingers.
This morning, because there were hundreds of people guessing lantern riddles at Juxianlou last night, and they were bound to come to Zhou's Cloth Shop to exchange their cotton-padded clothes today, Huaqin went to help out and did not go to Juxianlou with Zhou Ziqiong.
When she finished her work, the security guard told her that Zhou Ziqiong had brought a young man back, and that he went straight to his bedroom and hadn't come out for a long time...
Filled with excitement, Huaqin ran all the way there.
Based on her understanding of Zhou Ziqiong, she knew that she would never bring a man back casually. According to the gatekeeper's introduction, the man she brought back was handsome and good-looking, so she guessed that he must have brought Jing Zhe back.
Wow, this young master really keeps his word. He said he'd let the young lady spend a day with him, and he did!
And isn't that a bit too hasty?
"You couldn't wait to come over after only one night?"
But why did the young lady lead him into her boudoir?
What can one do by staying in their room for so long without coming out?
Could it be that Miss is just being shy on the surface, but actually...
Hua Qin found it increasingly exciting. Although she had come, she was afraid of interrupting their good time and displeasing Zhou Ziqiong, which is why the scene that occurred when she first entered the room happened.
"What is there that shouldn't be seen?"
Zhou Ziqiong was taken aback at first, then saw Hua Qin's eyes darting between her and Jing Zhe, and immediately understood, reaching out to give her another hard slap on the head.
"Ouch, miss, that hurts!"
"You know it hurts, yet you still talk nonsense!"
Zhou Ziqiong spat at her: "If there was really something I shouldn't have seen, do you think I would have let you in like this?"
"That's true~"
Huaqin covered her head and suddenly realized.
"But what are you and the young master doing here?"
"Of course, it's about speaking!"
"Can you talk for this long?"
"Why not?"
"Because Miss has never spoken alone with any man for more than fifteen minutes! Especially not in Miss's boudoir, so Huaqin found it strange..."
After Huaqin finished speaking, she looked at Jingzhe, who looked at her in return and nodded with a smile, his expression full of gratitude. This made Huaqin even more puzzled: Why are you grateful to me?
"I wouldn't say this much to anyone else, but with him, there's no problem!"
Why?
He painted the zither without understanding why.
"Because his name is Jing Zhe!"
"..."
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