"President Jing..."
King Yu exclaimed helplessly, then kicked his heir hard in the backside. Jing Zhe, who happened to turn around, saw this and exclaimed in surprise, "King Yu, what you did..."
This thing is good for nothing but causing trouble!
"President Jing, I tried it... and my back is alright. I'll have Shi Zhong inform that gentleman to stay in Ruzhou for another day. We can have him treat me after President Jing's ribbon-cutting ceremony!"
Is this a good idea?
"Why not? President Jing's matter is far more important than mine! It's settled then, I will definitely be there tomorrow!"
"Then... thank you very much, King Yu!"
Jing Zhe cupped his hands in a respectful gesture, turned and walked towards the door, this time truly leaving.
"Smack!"
As soon as Jing Zhe stepped out, a crisp slapping sound rang out in the courtyard.
"Father..."
The crown prince of Yu covered his face and stammered.
At this moment, he dared not beg for mercy. He had been too nervous. Only after King Yu finished speaking with Jing Zhe did he understand his father's intentions, but it was too late. Taking a slap was not a loss.
Are you planning to stay here and watch forever?
After Yu Wang finished fighting, he looked coldly at Master Qu and asked.
"Uh... I'll be right there!"
Master Qu bowed his head and slouched as he jogged away.
As soon as he left, Yu's heir followed Yu to the front hall. As soon as they entered, Yu asked, "Do you know why I hit you?"
"Just now... Your Majesty did not understand your meaning and almost embarrassed you in front of that Jing fellow. You deserve a beating."
King Yu shook his head. "That's only one aspect."
King Yu heard yesterday that Jing Zhe had arrived in Ruzhou. He was also wondering when Jing Zhe would visit him at the King Yu's residence, and in what manner he would visit him. When he came to visit, he wondered how he should give him a hard time to deflate his arrogance.
But he never expected that Jing Zhe would make his appearance in this way.
Calling it a "visit" is less accurate than calling it a slap in the face.
He now finally understood why, whenever he saw his younger brother, the Prince of Jin, mentioning Jing Zhe recently, he would grit his teeth, yet feel helpless.
Sure enough, he's a tough nut to crack!
However, Jing Zhe had slapped the gatekeeper of their Yuwang Mansion under the guise of a visit, which was a direct slap in his face. So when he heard that Jing Zhe was going to invite him to the ribbon-cutting ceremony, he knew that his opportunity had come.
You slap me in the face, do you think I'll give you face?
So he was prepared to refuse, but who knew that Jing Zhe would bring up the matter of Bald Xiao Er, which was actually a threat to him. If he attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony tomorrow, he would no longer investigate Bald Xiao Er. If he did not attend, Jing Zhe would definitely make a big deal out of Bald Xiao Er. Weighing the pros and cons, he definitely had to attend.
But he had already said he would see a doctor about his back tomorrow, so the only option was to ask the Crown Prince of Yu to help him. Who knew he was as stupid as a donkey and couldn't understand what he meant at all, so he was beaten.
"Secondly... since you sent people to kill Liu Shou'er and Hu Yitong, why didn't you kill the bald man as well?"
King Yu said sternly.
The Crown Prince of Yu lowered his head and whispered, "Your Majesty, I was so focused on having those two killed that I forgot about Baldy. And that fellow surnamed Jing said yesterday that he would just behead Baldy, but who knew he would deliberately leave him bald? That fellow surnamed Jing is really too insidious!"
King Yu glared at him fiercely: "He is cunning, but you are all too brainless. Otherwise, how could he be so arrogant?"
"Yes, Father..."
The arrogant Crown Prince of Yu, who was once all-powerful outside, was now being lectured by King Yu like a grandson.
"My promise to attend tomorrow's ribbon-cutting ceremony was actually an agreement with him that he wouldn't send Baldy to Jingzhou for the time being—but according to your uncle's description, he's not a man of his word, so Baldy can't be kept!"
"What my father means is..."
"Since you were able to kill Liu Shou'er and Hu Yitong without anyone noticing, it shouldn't be difficult for Baldy either, right? One's fate should not be in the hands of others. Therefore, Baldy must die."
"Yes, Your Majesty understands!"
A shadow crossed the eyes of Yu the Great's heir, clearly indicating that he had already devised a countermeasure.
"Zhou Ziqiong is his sixth sister, you know that, right?"
"I know... Father wants to warn me not to make any more advances toward Zhou Ziqiong, right?"
The Crown Prince of Yu said in a somewhat dejected voice.
"I've known for a long time that she's Jing Wenmao's daughter, but did I ever stop you? The Qu family's cloth shop is doing well now. You can add fuel to the fire with Qu Wenlong and take down the Zhou family's cloth shop in one fell swoop, which will also put a damper on the Jing family's arrogance!"
After saying this, King Yu continued to sneer: "And you also know your royal uncle's plan. Once the plan succeeds, what is there to fear about this Jing fellow? At that time, let alone his sixth sister, even his other sisters, if you want, you can take them all away!"
"..."
He thought that King Yu would force him to stop pursuing Zhou Ziqiong to avoid angering Jing Zhe, but unexpectedly, his father would support him in taking Jing Zhe's sister away!
The Crown Prince of Yu, realizing what was happening, was overjoyed: "Your son thanks you, Father! Your son will go find Master Qu right away and discuss this further to destroy the Zhou family's cloth workshop!"
King Yu nodded in satisfaction, but did not forget to warn: "Before your royal uncle's plan begins, you must not use those underhanded methods to contact Zhou Ziqiong again, lest you anger him and ruin your royal uncle's plan, and you will not be able to bear the consequences."
The Crown Prince of Yu hurriedly agreed: "Don't worry, Father! The Zhou family's cloth workshop is already at its last gasp. We don't need any other means to deal with them!"
"That's good, go ahead!"
...
By this time, Jing Zhe had already returned to the newspaper office.
A crowd had gathered outside the newspaper office, pointing and whispering.
When Jing Zhe took a closer look, he realized that the plaque that Zhang Xiaoyu had sent people to frame was already finished, and they were currently sending people to take down the original Juxianlou sign and replace it with their own.
However, a red curtain was draped over the plaque, and the onlookers didn't know what was written on it, so they whispered among themselves.
Jing Zhe flashed into the building. Zhang Xiaoyu had already returned from Wuxian Pavilion and was patrolling the building.
"My husband is back!"
Upon seeing Jing Zhe, Zhang Xiaoyu smiled sweetly.
"Xiaoyu, how are the preparations going at the building?"
"Don't worry, my lord. As you instructed, the distillery has been working through the night to produce over a hundred catties of strong liquor. The kitchen at Wenxiangju has also been staffed with chefs we brought back from Jingzhou. We're just waiting to open tomorrow!"
Jing Zhe nodded in satisfaction. However, Zhang Xiaoyu was only in charge of the affairs of Wenxiangju and Zhang Family Winery. With the support of strong liquor, both the winery and Wenxiangju would definitely do well.
Therefore, the most important thing this time was still the newspaper, so Jing Zhe called Chen Jiannan over.
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