Chapter 581 Deer Head Seal
Just as Xu Zhiyuan's brain was working rapidly and he tactically lowered his head to drink tea, Zhu Lan spoke.
She glanced at Yan Jing and sighed:
"To be honest with you, Master Xu, we did come from the capital. Something happened in the capital, and I'm afraid Songxuezhai will soon have a new owner.
I traveled thousands of miles with this child just to find a place to live, but I don’t know if Mao County can accommodate him…”
After hearing these confusing words, Xu Zhiyuan's brain was almost sparking.
That’s right, no wonder Minister Li never lets anyone into Songxuezhai. It turns out that he has been hiding his beauty in this house for so many years, and even the child has grown up this big.
The last time his men came to Maoxian to meet him, they also revealed that Minister Li was planning to propose to the sister of the commander of the imperial guards.
If this were to succeed, wouldn't Songxuezhai have a new mistress?
That's why the woman in front of him had to leave with her child. The two of them came to Maoxian to find him, which must have been instructed by Minister Li.
But what did she mean by asking if Mao County could accommodate her? Was she testing whether she was still loyal to the Li family?
But what if they are fooling me?
Xu Zhiyuan was in a dilemma. After much thought, he finally came up with a compromise.
First, treat the mother and daughter well, but don't reveal your relationship with the Li family.
As long as you don't say it, who can see the flaw?
Then he secretly sent someone to the capital to confirm the matter with Minister Li.
At this time Zhu Lan spoke again, asking Yan Jing to go to the yard to play by himself first.
Yan Jing looked carefree and immediately flew away like a happy little butterfly.
After Yan Jing left, Zhu Lan stood up and bowed to Xu Zhiyuan, saying sadly:
"Master Xu has a sharp eye, he should have guessed the identity of this child.
I am the descendant of a criminal, and have had no status for so many years. Lord Li never mentioned this matter to the outside world, and this child only called me "aunt" and didn't know the truth. "
Zhu Lan also said that Li Zhengqing arranged for him to bring Yan Jing to Maoxian, and only said that this place was safe, and asked them to stay there anonymously for the time being, and if they encountered any emergency, they could ask the Xu family for help.
She also said that before she set off, Lord Li repeatedly warned her not to reveal her identity, but she didn't expect that the sharp-eyed Master Xu would see the clue just from the three words "Songxuezhai" in the child's poem.
Zhu Lan looked helpless and admiring, and Xu Zhiyuan felt a little flattered by her praise.
Yes, in the eyes of outsiders, Minister Li has always been chaste and not interested in women. Who would have thought that he actually had a child with his concubine in private?
Anyone would have to hide such a shameful thing.
If I send a letter directly to the capital to ask him, wouldn't that mean I know his secret? What if the Li family turns around and makes things difficult for me?
Never mind, just take them in for a while, it won’t cost you anything.
When the two were talking halfway, someone came to tell them that Mr. Liu was hosting a banquet at home and invited everyone who had participated in the gathering to join him.
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Zhu Lan brought Yan Jing and followed Xu Zhiyuan to Liu's house.
Zhu Lan stood at the door and sighed, "How impressive! No wonder even the donations were so generous."
Xu Zhiyuan smiled and said nothing.
During the dinner, everyone was toasting each other, talking mostly about elegant matters, but someone started asking what kind of business Mr. Liu was doing outside.
Mr. Liu was stunned for a moment, then he burst into laughter and said without hesitation that he was doing some tea reselling business.
The other party was a scholar, who seemed to be very interested in this and vaguely revealed his desire to participate. After all, who doesn't want to make money by following others?
Upon hearing this, Mr. Liu subconsciously glanced at Xu Zhiyuan, then touched his nose.
Zhu Lan saw a series of small movements.
Mr. Liu wanted to change the subject, but the scholar started complaining to everyone.
He said that he also wanted to do some small business two years ago, but he had no capital, so he mortgaged an old house passed down from his ancestors to Tongyun Money House, and only then was he able to borrow 800 taels of silver.
He originally wanted to become rich with the eight hundred taels, but the market conditions have been bad in the past two years and he has not made back his investment yet. He had to find other ways.
If I can’t earn back the principal and interest next year, the old house will be completely owned by Tongyun Money House.
When everyone heard about his experience, they all sighed with emotion.
Master Liu smiled and waved his hand, saying, "It's okay, it's okay. The master really appreciates your poem today. Let me talk to Manager Mi of Tongyun Bank on your behalf someday and ask him to be flexible and give you another year's grace."
The scholar was a little surprised. "But I have already signed a contract with the bank. How could they agree to postpone it..."
Mr. Liu smiled proudly and took something out from his arms.
It was a small gold seal with a deer head carved on the top. Zhu Lan recognized it at a glance but said nothing.
Everyone watched curiously for a moment, and someone who knew the goods shouted in surprise:
"Is this... the Deer Head Seal from the 'Seven Treasures Golden Seal' of Tongyun Bank!?"
The scholar obviously didn't understand and asked what the Deer Head Seal was.
Those who knew the value of the thing immediately started talking, saying that Tongyun Money House had issued a seven-treasure gold seal, and those who could get the gold seal were either rich or noble, and they were all big customers of Tongyun Money House.
The Seven Treasures Golden Seal is divided into seven levels, each level being symbolized by an auspicious animal.
It is said that there are no more than ten top-level Kylin Golden Seals in the world, and the holder of the Kylin Golden Seal can even directly command any branch of Tongyun Money House in Daliang. Seeing the Kylin Golden Seal is like seeing Pavilion Master Qiao of Jinxiao Pavilion.
However, since no one has actually seen the person holding the Qilin Golden Seal, no one knows whether the rumor is true or not.
As for the second-level White Tiger Seal and the third-level Black Tortoise Seal, only princes and nobles are qualified to possess them.
The deer-head gold seal in Mr. Liu's hand ranks fourth in grade. It is the highest-grade gold seal that anyone other than aristocrats can obtain. Anyone who can obtain this seal must be at least very wealthy.
Those who hold the golden seal with a deer head not only enjoy various preferential treatments from Tongyun Money House every year, but also the managers of various branches of Tongyun Money House have to come to curry favor with them every year. After all, if such a big customer deposits money in their branch, it will be a great help to their performance!
The branch of the money shop needed his help, so many things could naturally be discussed.
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