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Guizhi heard the invitation outside the car and turned around to look at Jiang Nian in surprise.
Jiang Nian's eyelashes drooped slightly, and his expression remained calm, as if he had anticipated this.
The Censor had been waiting to go and get information about the person since last night.
In order to prevent Xiao Yingzhu from noticing the people sent to search, they deliberately chose the time when Jiang Nian returned home.
However, the person who came to get the information came back and said that the letter was in the hands of Jiang Nian's maid from beginning to end.
The maid casually placed the letter on the corner of the table.
Jiang Nian didn't know that, and she had no intention of replying to his letter at all.
Thinking of the complicated relationship between Jiang Nian and Xiao Yingzhu, the Censor did not dare to think about it too much.
His men have already gone to invite Jiang Nian to come up for a talk, so he can only take this opportunity to make up for his previous mistakes.
He was simply going to lose his head if someone questioned the person he chose to work with in front of the Duke.
The Duke's vicious and cruel gaze reappeared in his mind, and the Censor shuddered.
The teacups on the table were neatly arranged, and misty white smoke was slowly rising from the porcelain cup opposite.
The person in front led the way silently and brought Jiang Nian to the tea room designated by the Censor.
Guizhi was a little nervous and walked very close to Jiang Nian.
While the guide went to report to the Censor, Guizhi secretly moved closer to Jiang Nian.
"Miss, I'm a little worried."
She didn't know about the twists and turns between Jiang Nian, the Duke, and the Censor. This was her second meeting with high-ranking officials since Xiao Yingzhu.
Jiang Nian's face was as calm as usual. She looked at the slightly closed wooden door of the tea room and spoke softly with a relaxed tone.
"We're not the ones who should be worried." She turned her eyes slightly, her eyes clear, "Just rest assured."
Having said that, the young lady always keeps her thoughts to herself and never expresses them, which always makes her feel like she is walking on clouds.
But now that her young lady had given her a dose of reassurance, she could only concentrate on the next step in the development.
Guizhi's heart was pounding as she followed Jiang Nian into the tea room.
The tea on the table in the tea room had been prepared in advance, and on the other side of the table was the Censor sitting upright.
This time, his expression was no longer filled with disdain and arrogance. Instead, he put on a smile and gave Jiang Nian a flattering smile.
"Miss Jiang, I was shallow in my knowledge in the past and may have offended you unknowingly. But today, you are so magnanimous and willing to visit me. I am truly honored."
Jiang Nian had no intention of playing coy with him. After sitting down opposite him, he directly pointed out the problem that the Censor seemed to want to cover up.
"Your Excellency, let's be frank."
Her gaze paused for a moment on the teacup in front of her, and then she raised her eyes with a smile.
"Duke Xiao is well aware of the Censor's hidden intentions. I happen to work with him, and the timing is perfect; the inn is short of a few waiters."
The thin mist on the teacup gradually dissipated, and behind the mist, Jiang Nian's clear eyes seemed to see clearly into the hearts of people with ulterior motives.
"Your Excellency, the Censor, please consider this opportunity carefully."
The girl in front of me was clearly of marriageable age, but the faint smile on her face made people feel numb.
The Censor had a clear mind and knew exactly what was right and wrong, so he naturally would not miss the opportunity.
"I wonder if Miss Jiang has any candidates?"
"If you don't mind, I have several waiters for you to choose from."
Seeing the Censor rushing forward to offer the pillow, Jiang Nian had no reason to refuse, and he generously took on this free labor.
Now that the waiter who will help look after the pharmacy next week has been finalized, her ultimate intention this time has been successfully achieved.
Jiang Nian has always been reluctant to talk too much with people who have no use to him in business, so he politely declined the censor's superficial invitation to continue drinking tea and even stood up to say goodbye.
It was not until they left the street where the Censor had made an empty invitation that Jiang Nian's slightly tense nerves began to relax a little.
Although Xiao Yingzhu didn't say it explicitly before the Censor came to see her, the implicit implication in yesterday's conversation and her reaction as if she hadn't seen the letter did indeed mean that he was turning a blind eye to her borrowing his title of Duke.
Now that she accepted the "goodwill" of the labor force sent by the Censorate, it would be more accurate to say that she borrowed face from Xiao Yingzhu and owed him a favor.
The fact that the Censor-in-Chief admitted that he would provide her with staff meant that the future cooperative relationship between the Censor-in-Chief and Xu's Pharmacy was ruined.
Killing two birds with one stone, this time talking with the Supervisory Censor solved the two things Jiang Nian wanted to do. This time, it was also because of the courtesy exchanges with Xiao Yingzhu.
But thinking that he had only been working with Xiao Yingzhu for two days, and he was borrowing her title to make things easier, although it was mutually beneficial, Jiang Nian did not really understand Xiao Yingzhu's purpose.
After yesterday's conversation, Jiang Nianben, who had felt a little relieved after learning about Xiao Yingzhu's cooperation foundation, became more hesitant.
Conversations between businessmen have always been centered around profit.
And since Xiao Yingzhu helped this time, how much leverage was behind it?
Jiang Nian naturally didn't want to get the pharmacy too closely involved with the court politics behind Xiao Yingzhu, but she took the initiative to propose cooperation with Xiao Yingzhu, just to bet on whether he was the Duke.
Thinking of this, she sighed softly.
It is obvious that they have now officially entered the track of cooperation, and Xiao Yingzhu's purpose of cooperating with him is obviously to get the anthelmintic prescription.
Then she would just develop more prescriptions.
However, she had only developed two anthelmintics in the previous experimental field, which was not enough to explain to Xiao Yingzhu.
Glancing at the familiar cityscape where he was about to see the outline of Jiang Mansion's warehouse, Jiang Nian's eyes sank slightly, and he raised his head to give instructions to Guizhi.
"Go find Fuling later. I have something to discuss with her."
Guizhi turned her head from the car window and replied, "Okay."
Qin Lan returned to the teahouse where he had talked with Xiao Yingzhu last night.
The teacups on the tea table had long been removed, and the darkness of the night outside was replaced by the brightness of the early morning.
"Pavilion Master."
The woman stood behind the screen door of the tea room.
"News has come from the capital that the Fifth Prince, persuaded by the Second Prince's rhetoric, is about to order his men to gather information on the pests and diseases."
The emerald green leaves reflected soft beams of light. Qin Lan shifted his gaze from the scenery outside the window and saw the shadow of a young girl behind the screen.
"What did Xiao Yingzhu say?"
Ai's figure moved slightly, and he continued in an instant.
"He asked the Pavilion Master to go find him in the mansion."
"Now?"
Qin Lan glanced at the sky which was gradually turning white, and there was no trace of the darkness of the night left.
"Yes. He has something to discuss with the Pavilion Master."
Qin Lan lowered his eyes.
Everyone is waiting for the second prince to take action.
Only when the second prince joins the game can these already laid lines be put on a good show.
He was silent for a few seconds, then ordered his servants to change his clothes for going out.
After washing up again, Qin Lan prepared to go out.
A carriage was ready for travel at the courtyard gate outside the private tea room.
The moment Qin Lan stepped onto the carriage, Ai silently handed him a letter.
"Invitation to Princess Qingping's birthday banquet."
His name was clearly written on the envelope.
Qin Lan raised his eyebrows and reached out to take it. Xiao Yingzhu's face from last night flashed through his mind, and then he smiled playfully:
"Did he get Xiao Yingzhu's share?"
Ai Chenjing narrowed his eyes and shook his head gently.
"The trade winds haven't been handed over to him yet."
Didn’t deliver it?
I guess I can’t deliver it.
Thinking of Xiao Yingzhu's style of treating invitations as if they were invisible and politely declining them, the corners of his lips curled up.
In addition to discussing state affairs today, we also have another idea for some fun.
Qin Lan turned around and got on the carriage, waving his hand behind Ai.
"I'm leaving first."
Ai nodded and stood quietly at the courtyard gate, watching Qin Lan get into the car.
"Master, be careful on the road."
Xinfeng stood at the door of Xiao Yingzhu's study, hesitating whether to go in.
Ai Gang, who had just delivered the message, left and passed the news to Qin Lan.
Then can Qin Lan also submit this letter?
Xinfeng looked down at the princess's invitation.
When it was brought to me from the messenger, the messenger also added a message, saying that the princess attached great importance to this birthday banquet, and because it was the prime of her life, she must invite the Duke to attend.
Thinking of the messenger's determined eyes, Xinfeng felt more and more that the letter was a hot potato that he could neither throw away nor hand over.
Why should such a difficult task be assigned to him instead of Mo Qing!
Xinfeng had a sad face. He was thinking about how to get Qin Lan to hand it over to Xiao Yingzhu for him, when he saw Xiao Yingzhu walking towards him after a short nap.
His expression straightened and he immediately put the letter in his hand behind his back.
"master."
Xiao Yingzhu seemed not to have noticed his action just now. She responded lazily, opened the study door, rested her bony fingers on the carved wooden door, and turned her head away.
"If Qin Lan comes, let him come here."
His tone was as light and slow as ever, with a hint of nonchalance, and it was impossible to tell whether he was in a good or bad mood at the moment.
Xinfeng thought about the misunderstanding that happened before because he accidentally accepted an invitation from someone else to Xiao Yingzhu, which led the other party to think that Xiao Yingzhu would accept the invitation. He was punished by Xiao Yingzhu for a whole month. Now seeing the invitation letter appear in his hand again, he felt a little miserable.
I don’t know what Xiao Yingzhu’s mood is today. It’s better to let Qin Lan do the thing of handing in the invitation letters.
Xinfeng thought to himself that Qin Lan was such a good person, and his face looked extremely serious.
"yes!"
Jiang Nian got off the carriage and returned to the warehouse. He had just finished sweeping the tables and chairs for wholesale anthelmintics that were set up by servants under the supervision of Fuling when he heard the sound of horse hooves on the avenue outside the warehouse behind him.
She turned around and saw a carriage passing through the fields in front of the warehouse and heading upwards.
The wind blew up the car curtain, and the man's distinct and sharp features flashed past in the distance. The curtain was stuck back to the car window with the oncoming wind, instantly covering the man in the car again.
Fuling had just checked half of the stockpiled goods in the drugstore's storage room when Guizhi called her to find Jiang Nian, who was now walking along the path to the warehouse door.
Seeing Jiang Nianwang looking at the experimental field on the other side of the mountain, she spoke softly.
"Miss?"
Hearing the sound, Jiang Nian turned his head, still thinking about the carriage that had just passed by.
"Is there anyone living on the hill ahead?"
Fuling listened to Jiang Nian's question and subconsciously looked up at the mountain not far away.
"Well... the temperature on Pingzhou Mountain is lower than in the city. Some nobles like to build their mansions on the mountain and go there to cool off during the hot summer."
"I heard that the water in the wells in the mountains is colder than that down there."
Jiang Nian looked at the mountain road that was faintly appearing on the mountain, a little dazed.
Building a house on a mountain, isn't it a mountain villa?
"Miss?"
Fuling beside him spoke tentatively. Jiang Nian came back to his senses and stopped thinking about the carriage incident. He turned his attention to questioning Fuling.
"You said earlier that the blacksmith's prices needed to be raised? Do I need custom tools to start making them?"
I was busy dealing with marketing issues for next week yesterday, so the blacksmith's matter was postponed to today.
"Well, the blacksmith received the list from the young lady and started working on it, but..."
Fuling thought of that word and hesitated for a moment whether to say it or not. Jiang Nian in front of her then said what she was stuck on.
"One hand for money and one hand for goods?"
"Um."
Is this because he sees that the seller is a wealthy family who generally won't haggle over the price, and he wants to extort more from her, or is there some other reason?
The silver she gave should be enough according to the market price and the cost of the work. She even added some extra silver as service fee.
Thinking of the bargaining issue over the key tools used in production, Jiang Nian was unwilling to postpone the matter any further. Although she had just stayed in the warehouse for a short time, she still ordered a carriage to pick her up again.
Fuling thought about how the young lady got up early in the morning and went to the Taoist temple and the medicine market, and was worried that she would be tired. Just as she was about to persuade her, she saw a rare hint of solemnity in the young lady's usually gentle eyes.
"There's a problem with the blacksmith. I'll finish today's work. I'm going to go and see what's going on."
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