1017 came to the door, but a businessman

Chen Ming, the eldest son of the Chen family, was so anxious that his mouth was covered with bubbles: "Dad, the Ninth Prince didn't even look at us, are we going to give away our ancestral foundation for nothing?"

"What do you mean by giving it away for free? The current owner of Huayuan is the Ninth Prince. It is an honor for our Chen family that the Ninth Prince is willing to accept Huayuan. The head of the Chen family is also anxious. He is not distressed about Huayuan, he only cares about the attitude of the Ninth Prince.

Facing the joint suppression of the Lu family and the Governor of Shandong, the Chen family could not keep Huayuan at all, and gave Huayuan to the Ninth Uncle without any reluctance.

"But...what should we do with the Lu family now?" Chen Ming no longer mentioned the matter of Huayuan. He was only worried that the Lu family would cling to the Ninth Prince's thigh.

There is no comparison between the Chen family and the Lu family. If he were the Ninth Prince, he would definitely choose the Lu family instead of the Chen family.

"We have no control over what happens to the Lu family. What we have to do now is to wait. Tomorrow, that person will be the Ninth Prince. No matter who he chooses in the end, we can only accept him." The head of the Chen family had a heavy face and closed his eyes to hide the uneasiness and worry in his eyes.

Thunder, lightning, rain and dew are all grace from the emperor. To them, the Ninth Prince is the emperor, the one who controls their life and death. No matter how the Ninth Prince treats the Chen family, the Chen family can only endure it and cannot have any ill intentions.

Being willing to be a pawn is not just talk, it must be demonstrated through actions.

"But this way, we are too passive." Chen Ming is still young, and he is unwilling to leave the fate of the Chen family to the Ninth Uncle who does not take the Chen family seriously at all.

"Being passive is better than having no chance at all. The more we do now, the more disgusted the Ninth Uncle will be. Ming'er, remember, our Chen family is willing to be a chess piece in the hands of the Ninth Uncle. No matter what the Ninth Uncle's attitude is, we must have the consciousness of being chess pieces. Unless the Ninth Uncle speaks, we can't do anything, understand?" Since they are willing to be chess pieces, even if the Ninth Uncle does not accept them, they must have the consciousness of being chess pieces and cannot change their allegiance just because of the Ninth Uncle's refusal.

The superior hates fence-sitters the most. If the Chen family wants to survive, they must go all out. |

Although Chen Ming didn't quite understand, he was used to obeying his father, so he just responded without saying anything more. The head of the Chen family looked at Chen Ming with relief in his eyes.

Although his son lacks some of the Chen family's influence, he is a man who listens to advice. If he lives a few more years, it will not be a problem for him to maintain the Chen family's business.

The Chen family father and son were extremely anxious, and the Governor of Shandong was also restless in his study. He had been waiting in the study for half an hour, but the Ninth Prince had not shown up.

The longer he waited, the angrier the Governor of Shandong became. After all, he was a frontier minister. Given his status, no one dared to neglect him in Shandong. Even if he went to the capital, the officials would be polite to him. The emperor would not treat him like this either. However...

The Governor of Shandong couldn't help but wonder if he had offended the Ninth Prince without knowing it, otherwise why would the Ninth Prince be so humiliating to him? But after thinking for a long time, the Governor of Shandong still couldn't figure out the reason.

He thought he was extremely respectful to the Ninth Uncle. He turned a blind eye to the Ninth Uncle's occasional exceptions, and was only thinking about serving this lord well. After the Ninth Uncle left, he would continue to be his local tyrant. But he didn't want...

He had tried so hard to please the Ninth Uncle, but the Ninth Uncle still refused to give him face. Thinking of this, the Governor of Shandong became somewhat dissatisfied with the Ninth Uncle.

So what if he is a prince or grandson of the emperor? This is his territory. No matter how noble the Ninth Prince's status is, he cannot control him. The more he thought about the Governor of Shandong, the angrier he became. At this time, he could no longer sit still, so he stood up and paced back and forth in the study.

Just after he walked back and forth, he heard a creaking sound behind him. The Governor of Shandong turned around and saw the Ninth Prince standing at the door.

The Governor of Shandong was stunned at the moment. The Ninth Prince could not be ignored just by standing there. The strength and majesty he emanated made people dare not look directly at him.

The Governor of Shandong was so frightened that cold sweats broke out. He collected all the thoughts in his mind and bowed respectfully: "Your humble servant greets the Ninth Uncle."

"Yes." Without any polite words, or even mentioning that he had kept the Governor of Shandong waiting for so long, the Ninth Prince walked straight in and sat down at the main seat. "I wonder what the Governor wants to see me about?"

"In reply to your Highness, I am here for Miss Feng's birthday party." The Governor of Shandong quickly gathered his thoughts and responded calmly.

"Birthday banquet? What's wrong?" The Ninth Prince raised his eyelids and showed his dissatisfaction. He let the Governor of Shandong stand there and did not let anyone sit down.

Without the Ninth Prince speaking, the Governor of Shandong could not sit down, so he had to suppress his dissatisfaction and stood obediently: "Your Highness, I just learned that Your Highness invited merchants from Shandong to Miss Feng's birthday banquet. Is this inappropriate?"

"No, what's wrong with that?" She fluttered her eyelashes to hide the mockery in the Ninth Uncle's eyes.

Shandong really belongs to the Lu family. The governor was willing to wait for an hour just to speak for the Lu family. He really underestimated the Lu family.

If flattery fails, threats will be used. The Shandong Lu family is indeed a local tyrant.

"Your Highness, Miss Feng is so noble, how can she allow those merchants to attend the banquet?" The Governor of Shandong praised Feng Qingchen and put down the merchants, just to pave the way for what he was going to say next.

"What's wrong with merchants? This time I came to Shandong to buy stone materials under the order of the emperor. If I don't deal with those merchants, how can I buy them?"

The Governor of Shandong wanted to hear what the Ninth Prince said, so he smiled and complimented him: "Your Highness is right, I am stupid. It's just..."

The Governor of Shandong paused when he said this. The Ninth Prince knew that he was playing tricks, but even though he was impatient, he continued, "Just what?"

"In reply to Your Highness, the largest stone merchant in Shandong is a servant of the Lu family. It seems that Your Highness missed the Lu family in this banquet." Whether it was really missed or not, everyone knew that as the largest family in Shandong, the Lu family would not miss him if anyone else was missed. It was just that saying "missed" would give the Ninth Prince a way out.

"Lu family? Did I miss it?" The Ninth Prince looked uncertain, but he sneered in his heart.

What a great Governor of Shandong! If he missed a word, he would be forced to make up for the Lu family. Unfortunately... he is not like others who would give face to the Governor of Shandong.

"In reply to Your Majesty, the Lu family is not included in the invitation." This was to force the Ninth Prince to invite the Lu family to attend.

The Governor of Shandong knew that the Lu family and the Ninth Prince had never had any contact or enmity with each other. It should not be a big deal that the Ninth Prince deliberately embarrass the Lu family.

The Shandong governor thought that he still had some face, and the Ninth Prince should have given him some face, but he didn't expect...

The Ninth Prince did not give him any face and sneered, "Since it is gone, it must have leaked."

The meaning of the Ninth Prince's words had already pointed out that he had no intention of inviting the Lu family. The Shandong governor knew it in his heart, but he refused to back down. He just pretended not to know and said brazenly: "Your Highness, since the Lu family was missed, do you think you can give them another invitation?"

"Repair?" The Ninth Prince snorted coldly as if he had heard something funny. "The Shandong Lu family has a lot of reputation, but it's just a small business. If it's missed, it's missed. Why? Do you want me to write the invitation myself?"

"I dare not, I dare not." The Governor of Shandong heard the anger in the Ninth Prince's words and quickly bowed his head to apologize.

"It's good that you don't dare. Remember, you are the governor of Shandong, not the governor of the Lu family." After the Ninth Uncle finished speaking, he left the sweaty governor of Shandong and walked away...

This Shandong is truly the Lu family's Shandong. With just a post, the Lu family dared to ask the Governor to come and challenge them. They are so bold!