Chapter 214: The gathering of various snobbish parties
Li Rongsen only then realized that riding a horse was not an easy thing, and he had already decided to learn how to ride a horse as soon as he returned.
The three people finally arrived at their destination. There were many people guarding the door, but they were not from the East Palace.
This attic was built magnificently, with its red paint dyed with yellow lights, making it look extremely luxurious. It was said that it was built by four powerful people who pooled their money together and sent people to guard and maintain it all year round, making it look like a newly built building.
Miss Dong said, "Wait a moment, I have to ask my female army to come out first." Then she threw something into the sky, and it exploded like fireworks in an instant.
At this moment, he saw someone coming out from the second floor. He lowered his eyes and said, "Is it Miss Dong and the Lord of West City?"
"That's right." Miss Dong responded.
A group of people came over. They were Miss Dong's women soldiers. She told them, "You stay here and guard. I will come in as soon as I give the order."
There were nearly fifty female soldiers, all of whom were extremely disciplined and all agreed. This surprised the two men upstairs.
An Yan and Li Rongsen followed Miss Dong upstairs.
The two major forces of North Courtyard and South Suburb are controlled by two old men. They have not passed on the power to their descendants. I heard that they are afraid that their sons and daughters will be dragged down, so they dare not rest.
The old man in the north courtyard was the most astute. He said, "I haven't seen the city lord for a long time. I heard that he has become the target of public criticism recently. It shows that young people still lack experience in defending the city."
The old man from the southern suburbs seemed quite amiable. He said, "Maybe he just can't bear to see West City prosper. After all, Flower Snake Mountain is just a mountain. In the past, it was just the back garden of a few of us snobs. Years of resentment are finally going to boil over."
"Even if it is a back garden, it is the back garden of West City and has nothing to do with us." The old man in the north yard said, and he seemed unwilling to get involved.
When Miss Dong saw the man tied up in the corner, she said, "Leave that man to me."
"Of course. The people in the East Palace will naturally be dealt with by the East Palace." The old man in the southern suburbs nodded.
"Everything is in chaos. The people in the city can't control the situation in our own house, and they still ask us for help." The old man in the north yard looked arrogant.
An Yan didn't argue with him. She saw Qu He sitting on the side and asked him, "Qu He, what are you doing here today?"
"Quhe River is also an important transportation route, facilitating the travel between West City and East Mansion. I came here for this matter. No matter what, my bridge was not built in vain, and those boats were not built in vain. At least I have to pay some tolls." Quhe said with a smile.
"You are so shameless. You just ask for so many good things from our Dong Mansion and forget about it." Miss Dong sneered at her.
The old man from the North Courtyard also said, "I think our North Courtyard has given you a lot of materials. Now you are asking us for travel expenses."
"My efforts don't count. I also need to eat and drink." Qu He was not convinced.
The old man from the southern suburbs said, "I don't usually go to the north courtyard, so I don't need it."
Qu He rolled his eyes at him. He looked at Anyan and asked, "You are the city lord. Your opinion is always valued the most here. What do you think?"
"Facilitating trade is a great achievement, and collecting tolls is only natural, but you're asking for so much. It's unacceptable for a family to contribute half to support you. That's nothing."
"You should pay the maintenance fee every year, otherwise you will have to take a detour." Qu He said unconvinced.
"It's fine to let merchants calculate the tolls. Besides, the ships are all borrowed from you, so it's a considerable profit." Miss Dong said.
"If it weren't for me, you would be in a lot of trouble." Qu He refused to give in. He felt that he had suffered a loss and had to make this money. Besides, he had no other place to make money. He was just that little bit of water in the middle.
"The fish, shrimp and aquatic products here all belong to your family. We all buy them from you. Moreover, the price of your aquatic products is getting higher every year. It will increase a little more every three months. That's enough." The old man in the north yard scolded him.
"You don't know my difficulties." Qu He said.
The four snobs stopped talking and started exchanging glances with each other, which made Qu He feel inexplicably panicked.
Miss Dong stopped talking about that topic. She patted the second housekeeper's face and asked him, "What do you think I should do with you?"
"Please spare my life, Miss. I won't dare to do it again."
"You are such a heartless person, you are useless now." Miss Dong said to her with a sneer.
The second steward immediately said, "I have done a lot of good things for the young lady in the past. I was the one who personally took care of the expansion of the East Palace two years ago. If I hadn't worked so hard to expand it, it would not be big enough to live in now."
"I remember all your contributions, but how should I account for all the things you've done? Aren't they too much?" Miss Dong said as she looked towards Qu He and added, "Your demands are too much, so I naturally can't keep you."
"No, no, no, sir, I was just possessed by a ghost for a moment." The second butler actually started crying.
"As a person, it's better to be responsible. Don't start bragging because you have some achievements. I have the ability to destroy you." Miss Dong said to herself, then looked at An Yan and asked her, "What do you think?"
"As long as it's not excessive, everything can be negotiated. If it's excessive, we'll deal with it in the same way as excessive ones." An Yan said.
The old man in the north yard sneered and said, "I'm old. Why should I seek peace? It would be more satisfying to have a fight!" As he pushed the old man in the south suburb who was sitting next to him.
The old man from the southern suburbs looked at Qu He and said, "Master Qu, that's enough. It won't benefit anyone if things get too awkward."
Qu He is not a fool. He certainly knows that Miss Dong's words are meant for him. If he provokes the four big snobs to attack him, he will definitely be in trouble.
I think the four of them have surrounded me. If they start fighting together, it will be terrible.
An Yan took out a jade pendant from her waist and threw it in front of Qu He, saying, "Come, take a look. Is this yours?"
"This is the Qu family's treasure. Where did you get it?" Qu He asked hurriedly.
An Yan said, "I got it by accident, and now I return it to its original owner. But you should think carefully about what you just said and take it as it is."
Qu He frowned, looked around, and then said, "Let's sign a guarantee."
"What guarantee letter do you want to sign?" asked Miss Dong.
"A pledge of peaceful alliance."
"If you don't do anything out of line, who would want to live on the water?" The old man in the north yard said with disdain.
Miss Dong also said: "Really, we are not fishermen, and we don't like to be fishermen."
The old man from the southern suburbs laughed and said, "I'm afraid I'll get rheumatism if I live on the water for too long, and I don't like it either."
Qu He was not happy, but he did not dare to do anything. He said, "But I am really poor. I have to get some help anyway."
Suddenly, countless arrows shot in, and one of them just landed on the middle and left corner of the table. This made Miss Dong whistle immediately and order the female soldiers to start fighting the enemy.
The guards from the North Courtyard and South School also came up.
Li Rongsen leaned close to An Yan, worried that something might happen to her, and asked, "Were you ambushed?"
"They should be people from Huashe Mountain." An Yan said.
"Come out, all of you kids. Today we are going to settle the accounts." The man who said this was very arrogant. He was sitting in a carriage. Several people around him had set up bows and crossbows, and a group of snobbish people were lying on the ground beside him.
An Yan and the others walked out to the corridor to see the blue and white porcelain of the mountain master.
(End of this chapter)
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