1010 birthday, this is a good opportunity

The Governor of Shandong hosted a banquet in the Governor's Mansion to entertain the Ninth Prince. The Ninth Prince went there with great respect and met with local officials in Shandong. He implicitly stated that he came only to check whether there were any qualified stone mines in Shandong and he was not responsible for anything else.

After the Ninth Prince's statement, the officials in Shandong became more enthusiastic about him. As long as he didn't investigate them, they would welcome him no matter how long he stayed in Shandong. They immediately said that as long as the Ninth Prince needed their help, he could just ask and they would do their best to cooperate.

The banquet was filled with cheers and conversation. Although the Ninth Prince had a sullen face and didn't say much, he did not refuse the flattery of the officials. The meal was a great success for both the host and the guests, at least that was what the Governor of Shandong thought.

After the banquet, the Governor of Shandong saw that the Ninth Prince did not refuse the generous gifts from Shandong officials and wealthy businessmen, and the smile on his face deepened. He knew that there would be no problem with his official position.

When arranging accommodation for the Ninth Prince, the Governor of Shandong obtained the Ninth Prince's consent and did not arrange the Ninth Prince and Feng Qingchen in the official residence. Instead, he invited the Ninth Prince to live in the courtyard of a local wealthy businessman named Chen.

It's not that the governor looks down on the Ninth Prince, but rather that he respects him too much to make such an arrangement. The best residence in Shandong is not the official residence, but Chen's Huayuan.

Among the three famous gardens in Dongling, the first is the royal Orchid Garden, the second is the Hua Garden of the Chen family in Shandong, and the third is the Qing Garden of the Xie family in Jiangnan.

Everyone in Shandong knew what the Chen family was thinking when they lent Huayuan to the Ninth Prince to live in. The Ninth Prince was also aware of it, which was why he agreed to move in.

In fact, the Lu family also thought about tidying up their own garden for the Ninth Prince to live in, but when they thought about the Ninth Prince's purpose, and the fact that although the Lu family's garden was gorgeous and elegant, it could not compare to the unique advantages of the Chen family's Huayuan, they let the Chen family grab this opportunity.

After a whole day's journey and socializing for most of the night, it was already dark when the Ninth Prince and Feng Qingchen arrived at Huayuan. The Chen family was very tactful and did not try to curry favor with them at this time. Except for a small number of servants, there was no other member of the Chen family in Huayuan.

"The Chen family is really smart." The Ninth Prince praised the arrangement when he saw it.

The Chen family is so eager to please that they are even willing to offend the Lu family. It is impossible that they don’t have anything to ask for.

Feng Qingchen stepped forward, helped the Ninth Prince undress, and asked, "Are you planning to use the Chen family?"

"Just wait and see, there is more than one Chen family in Shandong." However, so far, only the Chen family is the one that the Ninth Prince likes the most. The Chen family is too smart, and the Ninth Prince likes to deal with smart and ambitious people.

"But there are few who have the courage to compete with the Lu family." Feng Qingchen knew a lot about Shandong's affairs. Compared with the Lu family, the Chen family was nothing.

If the Lu family is a top-tier wealthy family, then the Chen family is a third-rate family. The two families are not on the same level at all. The Chen family's Huayuan is just taking advantage of their ancestors.

Now, the Chen family actually had the courage and determination to compete with the Lu family and curry favor with the Ninth Prince before the Lu family. This surprised Feng Qingchen. She wanted to speak up to remind the Ninth Prince, but then she thought, how could the Ninth Prince not think of what she could think of.

Feng Qingchen silently helped the Ninth Prince take off his clothes. The Ninth Prince did not intend to talk about the Chen family. The Ninth Prince did not take the Chen family seriously at all. Since the Chen family was eager to be his chess piece, he would use it. As for the fate of this chess piece, it had nothing to do with him.

The two of them quickly went to bed, and the Ninth Prince held Feng Qingchen obediently. Although he wanted to do something, he knew that Feng Qingchen was still guarding the matter for three months, so he had to endure it.

"Go to sleep." The Ninth Prince kissed Feng Qingchen on the forehead, closed his eyes, and suppressed the depression and irritability in his heart.

He could make clouds and rain with a wave of his hand, and he was very adept at handling official circles. He made things difficult for officials from all over the country by telling lies along the way.

Facing the complicated situation in Shandong, he was able to open up the situation in the first place without any help, but he failed to defeat Feng Qingchen. It was really...

It's so depressing.

"Yeah." Feng Qingchen responded, but he couldn't fall asleep for a while.

Although she did not attend the previous banquet, when she was dealing with those women in the backyard, she heard them mention the Lu family in their conversations, and their words were quite favorable, as if they were testing her reaction.

The officials of Shandong do respect the Ninth Uncle very much. Under the Ninth Uncle's repeated tests, the officials of Shandong will definitely give the Ninth Uncle the greatest convenience. However, if the Ninth Uncle wants to take action against the Lu family, Feng Qingchen can be sure that the officials of Shandong will never help the Ninth Uncle and may even stop it.

Shandong Lu family, such a tough bone to chew, where should they start? A small Chen family is not enough.

"What? Can't sleep?" The Ninth Prince waited for a long time but Feng Qingchen didn't fall asleep, so he knew that he would not be able to steal her beauty today, so he had to open his eyes to comfort the beauty.

"Yeah." Feng Qingchen nodded honestly and sat up at the same time: "I always feel that the Shandong matter is very troublesome. Today in the backyard, those ladies' words and deeds showed their closeness to the Lu family. It seemed that they were trying to find out what I think of the Lu family. I think the Lu family knows something."

Few people knew about the affairs of the Feng and Lu families. Apart from them, only the emperor and Prince Su knew that the emperor's uncle came to Shandong to deal with the Lu family. And the news revealed by the Lu family today seemed to be known to them as well.

"Now you know it, since ancient times, the people have not fought against the officials. The Lu family is the people and the king is the official." The Ninth Prince said this without any guilt. As for bullying others by taking advantage of your power, as long as you have the power, bullying others is nothing.

If you don't bully others today, others will bully you someday. This is how things are in this world. It is extremely foolish to act according to the way of a gentleman.

Feng Qingchen burst out laughing. Only the Ninth Prince in this world could say that bullying others by taking advantage of one's power is so justified. "The Lu family is unlucky to have met you. It's easy for you to say, but it's hard to do. You are a good official, but you have no power or influence in Shandong. You only have the title of a prince. On the contrary, the Lu family is a local tyrant. They have power and influence. The officials in Shandong value the Lu family very much. If something really happens, they may not only not help you, but also help the Lu family. Moreover, we can't make a big fuss. If Shandong is really destroyed, not to mention how the people will suffer, even the emperor will not let you go."

"You have a point." The Ninth Prince said solemnly. He looked serious but actually felt very depressed.

Is there any man in the world who is as miserable as him? Not only can he not steal the beauty in his arms, but he even has to hug the beauty to talk about serious matters. It's really... It's a shame for this good time and this good opportunity with everything going on at the right time, in the right place and with the right people.

Even though he was complaining, since Feng Qingchen had mentioned this matter, he had to take it seriously: "Since you suspect that the Lu family knew about it, let's give it a try and see how the Lu family reacts."

"How?"

"Hmm..." The Ninth Prince thought for a moment and said, "I remember your birthday is this month. Let's take this opportunity to host a banquet for Shandong officials and merchants to see how the Lu family reacts."

Only by making the Lu family lose their composure can he do his job...

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