Chapter 26 The Ninth Prince Visits
As the two were talking, there was a commotion outside.
Soon a servant came up and replied, "Young Master, Shopkeeper Qiao, it's the Ninth Prince who has arrived."
"Ninth Prince?" Shopkeeper Qiao poked his head out with some confusion. He looked at Pu Qiongzhi and asked what she meant.
Pu Qiongzhi shook her head and said, "I have never had any contact with the Ninth Prince. Shopkeeper Qiao, please go and take a look."
"Well, I will meet him next door, and the young master can also listen to what is going on." Shopkeeper Qiao nodded and stood up to greet him.
Gongsun Huaili looked at Shopkeeper Qiao calmly.
This man had narrow eyebrows and eyes, and a smiling face. Even when he wasn't smiling, he looked like he was smiling, and just looking at him made one feel close to him. He truly was a businessman!
"I pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince!" Shopkeeper Qiao also saw this prince with an extraordinary demeanor.
Seeing that he was about to perform a grand ceremony, Gongsun Huaili lifted him up and said, "There's no need to be so polite, my dear prince."
"Your Highness, I dare not accept your kindness." Shopkeeper Qiao was a cautious man. He insisted on completing the formalities. He looked up at the Ninth Prince's glance around and immediately understood.
"The guests here are too noisy. Your Highness, please stay in this wing."
Gongsun Huaili nodded and followed him into another room.
After entering the wing room, Shopkeeper Qiao ordered people to prepare tea and snacks, but Gongsun Huaili said, "Shopkeeper Qiao, this prince only has a few words to say. There is no need to make any more fuss."
Hearing him say this, Shopkeeper Qiao was stunned for a moment, "I wonder if Your Highness has any instructions for visiting our shop?"
"It's not an order, but I, the prince, would like to meet the head of your Pu family. Is that convenient?" Gongsun Huaili went straight to the point and stated his purpose.
"This..." Shopkeeper Qiao hesitated, then apologized with a wry smile, "Your Highness, please forgive me. Our Pu family originated in Jiangnan. The master is old and has many physical problems... If Your Highness urgently summons us, I'm afraid it will take a while..."
"Oh, there's no need to trouble your old master so much." Gongsun Huaili raised his hand. "I heard that your young master is also in the capital?"
"Not long ago, this prince was in charge of the refugee situation outside the capital, which was a headache. Yesterday, I saw that your shop specially recruited a lot of people from these disaster victims, which greatly relieved this prince's pressure. This prince also wanted to come here to personally express his gratitude to the young master."
Upon hearing this, Shopkeeper Qiao frowned and remained silent for a long time. "..."
"But what's the inconvenience?" Gongsun Huaili saw his hesitation and guessed that he might not be able to make the decision. "It's me who's being too abrupt. How about this, I'll write a letter and ask the shopkeeper to pass it on."
Shopkeeper Qiao then wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Thank you for your understanding, Your Highness!"
Gongsun Huaili wrote a letter quickly and handed it to the shopkeeper Qiao, then stood up and walked out of the room.
But as soon as he stepped out of the room, his eyes were drawn to the woman who was selecting jewelry nearby...
Pu Qiongzhi originally just wanted to fill in the gaps and pretend to be a guest nearby to see why Gongsun Huaili came.
But she didn't expect that this man would stare at her without moving as soon as he left the room. How rude of her!
She simply stopped looking and walked out of the shop.
I didn’t expect that person to follow me!
"Miss! Miss! Wait a minute!" Gongsun Huaili saw that she was about to leave and hurriedly stopped her.
Pu Qiongzhi turned around and looked at the person in front of her with a puzzled look on her face.
"Miss, have we met before?" Gongsun Huaili asked a question, but his tone was affirmative.
Pu Qiongzhi bowed slightly and said calmly, "Young Master, I'm afraid you've recognized the wrong person."
"This..." Seeing that her attitude had turned a little colder, Gongsun Huaili realized that his action was rash and let go.
However, after Pu Qiongzhi got on the carriage and left, he immediately ordered his secret guards to follow.
“…” Pu Qiongzhi originally wanted to go back to find Manager Qiao.
But since she was entangled with such a person, she had no choice but to go home to avoid any further trouble.
Not long after, the secret guard returned to report to Gongsun Huaili, "Master, the carriage has gone all the way to the Earl of Gongning's residence."
"The Earl of Gongning's Mansion?" Gongsun Huaili narrowed his eyes.
He had just noticed her womanly attire and guessed that she was already married.
Ever since his mother passed away, he has been dreaming of a woman.
The woman would sing sweet songs to him to coax him to sleep, and would also prepare a bowl of hot noodle soup and leave the light on for him when he returned at night. In his dreams, the two of them were in love with each other and their love was as deep as the sea... However, he could never see the woman's face clearly.
Over the years, he was able to gradually emerge from the haze thanks to the warmth given to him by the woman of his dreams.
Previously, he only felt that the daughter of the Pei family was somewhat similar to that woman, so he occasionally gave her some respect.
Not long ago, in the suburbs, he saw a figure that looked incredibly familiar, the same figure that had stirred in his dreams, but he hadn't had time to find her. Unexpectedly, today, he'd run into her again, as if by fate!
It turns out she is Wen Shuan, a righteous woman who has become quite famous in the capital recently...
He knew that she must be a unique woman!
Gongning Earl Nangong Hua...is not a good match, a low-ranking nobleman, a good-for-nothing dandy!
Gongsun Huaili looked at the paper and revealed a rare tenderness. His voice was lingering and affectionate, "Pu Qiongzhi... Qiongzhi... What a beautiful name!"
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Pu Qiongzhi returned home and drank two cups of tea in a row.
"Madam, could it be that the Ninth Prince has some old grudge against us? Why is he pursuing us so relentlessly?" Yan'er's face was very gloomy.
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"It's clearly their own fault for not keeping the money and food safe. You've already taken every possible care of them, so why are these people pressing us so hard?"
"Can they force us to pay money by pressing our heads?" Chun Jing was also very angry.
Pu Qiongzhi didn't say anything, but opened the letter and read it at a glance.
"What? If it doesn't work, we will go and file a complaint with the emperor so that his majesty will know how they do things!" Chun Jing was anxious.
Pu Qiongzhi raised her eyebrows. "The Ninth Prince said he admired the young master's elegance and wanted to meet him in person. He also thanked me for helping him again and asked why I only hired women and children as workers."
"So, maybe the Ninth Prince has other intentions?" Yan'er breathed a sigh of relief, but became troubled again.
Seeing her gloomy face, Pu Qiongzhi chuckled, "You! Put these things aside for now! We haven't eaten yet!"
"But Madam, why did the Ninth Prince ask you about it later... Since he didn't recognize you and had no grudge against you, why did he follow you all the way to your house?" Chun Jing was deeply puzzled.
Yan'er shook his head and sighed, his face filled with helplessness. "Chun Jing! Didn't you see that lecherous look in his eyes? In my opinion, he's a man blinded by lust! Listen to what he said, he's so shameless!"
"Ah???" Chun Jing was stunned. "He doesn't care about his reputation, but our wife still has her dignity to save! So now, I think he should have given up, right?"
Pu Qiongzhi pondered for a moment and said, "Don't discuss this matter. As for the rest, I know what's going on."
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