Chapter 83: A ray of hope
"Your Highness is here too?" Pu Qiongzhi bowed when she saw Gongsun Huaili.
Gongsun Huaili's facial features softened when he saw her. "Come and sit down. You're tired of standing."
As he spoke, he looked at Gao Zizhu who was sitting next to him. He didn't say anything but his meaning was very clear.
This was the first time he looked at her straight in the eye, and Gao Zizhu couldn't help but feel cold.
At her age, it is the time for Mu Shaoai.
Gao Zhicheng quickly patted her shoulder and said, "Hurry up and pay your respects to the honored lady! You kid!"
"Greetings, Lady Wen Shu." Gao Zizhu stood up quickly, a little flustered.
Gongsun Huaili turned around and asked, "Have you had your meal?"
"No, thank you for your concern, Your Highness. I'm not hungry." Pu Qiongzhi answered in a very distant tone.
Gongsun Huaili said at the right moment, "How can we do without food?"
"This is such a hassle..." Pu Qiongzhi said politely.
Gao Zhicheng on the side quickly responded, "It's not a big deal, it's just a quick meal."
"Zizhu, hurry up and add another set of bowls and chopsticks for Gongren!"
Although Gao Zizhu was reluctant to move, she was willing to give up her seat because Lady Wen Shu was very kind to her and had given her a piece of agate before.
Pu Qiongzhi saw the little girl stood up quickly and asked her to sit down without any hesitation.
When she looked up again, she, the Ninth Prince, and Gao Zhicheng were sitting opposite each other.
After not seeing him for a while, Gao Zhicheng no longer had the same attitude as before and looked a little depressed.
His career suddenly saw a bright future, but he was sued in Kaifeng Prefecture, and all his money was thrown into West Street...
He had no one in the family to rely on, and his only daughter was still a silly and naive child. He was already in his forties, but he felt lost when he looked around.
"Is there something wrong, Madam?" Gao Zhicheng quickly came to his senses and asked.
Pu Qiongzhi nodded, took out a small purse from her waist, untied it and handed it to him to see what was inside.
"Is this... soil?" Gao Zhicheng glanced inside and looked at her intently. "From West Street?"
"That's right." Pu Qiongzhi responded directly, a little excitedly, "Master Gao!"
"Where did you find this?" Gao Zhicheng's hands were shaking as he stood up suddenly with hope in his eyes.
Pu Qiongzhi told the truth, "In my shop! Someone is stealing the soil!"
"It must be correct. Let's go and seal that place off now!" Gao Zhicheng couldn't wait a moment.
He really needs an opportunity, even if it's nothing, at least it can break his current helpless state.
Gongsun Huaili listened to the two of them talking back and forth, and had no idea what they were talking about.
Pu Qiongzhi instructed Yan'er to lead Gao Zhicheng and let them go.
"Eating is more important. I'm really hungry now, so please, Master Gao, take care of it."
She explained to Gongsun Huaili somewhat shyly.
The meals at the Gao family are very average.
However, since they heard that it was their relatives who were doing it, they never said much.
But today they were entertaining the prince, so they were also in a hurry.
Fortunately, Gongsun Huaili was not picky.
However, his requirements for food, clothing, housing and transportation are not high.
Pu Qiongzhi saw that he ate very quickly, and even asked people to serve her food from time to time.
Although Gongsun Huaili was born into a royal family, he was out of favor and suffered some hardships in his early years.
In the Gao family, he could act like a prince at will, so there was someone specially assigned to serve him food.
Many times when he was at the Pu family, he would eat some delicacies from land and sea with Niu Chewing Mudan.
Her father once told her about this in private.
What he said at the time was also very interesting. He talked about how the Ninth Prince drank his collection of fine tea, almost like a cow guzzling it.
When Pu Qiongzhi came to her senses, her bowl was already piled high with food.
The plates on the table were almost swept away by Gongsun Huaili.
Pu Qiongzhi ate her meal slowly and leisurely.
She could only make do with the taste of the food.
She only regretted it now. She should have declined it and gone back to Pu's house to have dinner.
Gao Zizhu, the host, was almost dumbfounded when she saw Gongsun Huaili eating.
However, she was now obsessed with his appearance and thought he was a man of character.
She was just a little envious of Wen Shugong.
She must have some status in the capital, as even His Highness treats her so well.
After dinner, it was already very late, and Gongsun Huaili insisted on seeing her off.
Pu Qiongzhi couldn't change his temper and had to agree.
If this scene were seen by outsiders, who knows how it would be spread.
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The cloth shop has not been open since the last time, and Pu Qiongzhi came back to deal with this matter.
They made a lot of money from making baby clothes, and it was time for them to prepare winter clothes and new clothes for the New Year to bring good luck.
Pu Qiongzhi has always been good at taking advantage of situations when doing business.
Her father once said that if you want to get people to spend money, you must first win their hearts.
She naturally understood that hanging a person in front of a store was no different from hanging a dead person, and it would be considered bad luck in the eyes of the people.
Clothes are something you wear on your body.
When people are involved in this kind of thing, they will always have a shadow of suspicion and feel eerie.
It will soon be the season for winter clothes, and we must find a way to warm up everyone’s impression of Pu’s Cloth Shop.
"This whole thing is caused by Qian Kun's death. Why not tackle it at its source?" Ji Deben analyzed the situation and suggested, "The Qian family is in chaos right now. We can take advantage of this and ask a master to perform a ritual for Qian Kun to liberate his soul!"
"What the Qian family didn't do, our Pu family has stepped forward to do. And the Qian family was the one who was dishonest in the first place. If we, the Pu family, repay evil with kindness, we will surely gain something good."
Pu Qiongzhi heard him say this, but felt it was inappropriate, "Uncle Ji, this matter must not be related to the Qian family anymore."
"The news from the capital has already reached us. Everyone knows that this was all a misunderstanding. Right now, everyone's attention may not be focused on the Qian family."
"Our main task now is to shift everyone's focus from this incident back to clothes, and to make them feel comfortable with it."
"If we hold a grand ceremony for Qian Kun at this time, it will only remind everyone of this incident again, which will not be worth the loss."
"So that's how it is! The young master has to make the decision on this matter! I haven't thought about it that thoroughly!" Ji Deben suddenly realized what she said.
"But what should I do?" He still had no idea.
Pu Qiongzhi didn't know what to do. "Please let me think about it. I'll think about it."
This matter was urgent, and Pu Qiongzhi could not get any results despite her hard thinking.
It just so happened that Gongsun Huaili had almost finished his work and had time to come to Pu Mansion to pick her up to inspect the shipping company.
Pu Qiongzhi didn't want to bother the prince all the time, so she just let him come in person, and she would naturally do as he pleased.
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