Chapter 269 Shares
Gu Ruanci's words made Lu Wenxue, who was quite well prepared, hesitate for a moment.
She looked in the direction of the Empress Dowager, thinking that the Empress Dowager would take the initiative to take over the topic at this time.
Unexpectedly, the Empress Dowager did not speak.
Seeing this, Lu Wenxue couldn't help feeling anxious.
Her original plan was to please the Queen Mother, and then use the Queen Mother's authority to make Gu Ruanci more easily accept her apology, thus resolving the grudge between the two.
The subsequent investment will be a natural process.
However, the Empress Dowager's silence made the whole scene somewhat awkward.
She took a deep breath and tried to make her tone sound more sincere. "Soft words, from your tone I know you might still be angry about what happened before, but I really apologize to you sincerely. I hope we can become good friends, work together for Dayao, and seek benefits for the people..."
Gu Ruanci smiled slightly, but her eyes revealed a hint of amusement: "The county lady is really good at talking, but to be good friends, it takes more than just an apology. Let's see if there is really that tacit understanding and fate between us. Not being able to be friends does not affect my acceptance of the county lady's apology."
Lu Wenxue's expression changed slightly when she heard this.
She had long known that Gu Ruanci was not so easily moved by her.
But her rejection of him in such a sarcastic and cryptic way was really too much.
The Empress Dowager just watched the show and didn't want to get involved.
This made Lu Wenxue even more anxious. What was going on with the Empress Dowager? Wasn’t it agreed upon before?
Moreover, she did help him keep Gu Ruanci in the palace!
Lu Wenxue was secretly anxious. She didn't understand why Gu Ruanci was so cold. Were all her previous efforts in vain?
She once again tried to close the distance between herself and Gu Ruanci: "Ruanci, I know you may have some misunderstandings about me, but I sincerely hope that we can make peace. We are both noble ladies of status, and we should unite as one and work together for the future of Dayao."
Gu Ruanci nodded, a hint of subtle sarcasm in her tone: "Your Highness, this is absolutely true. I have been working hard on this. I just don't know what you are trying to say by bringing this up now? Do you have any guidance on my many approaches?"
Hearing this, Lu Wenxue really wanted to slap her. What kind of pretentious words are you using?
She said: "Of course I won't give you any guidance, but I think what you are doing is very meaningful, and I want to participate and contribute my own strength."
Gu Ruanci asked coldly, "Oh? For example?"
Lu Wenxue finally got to the point: "I've already told the Empress Dowager that I'd like to invest in your cosmetics shop, which is still in the planning stages, so that we can benefit even more women in the future."
When the Empress Dowager heard that she was anxious to involve herself, she was not angry, but she did not offer to help either.
Gu Ruanci knew that the Queen Mother would not put pressure on him, so he replied according to his previous thoughts: "Okay."
The Queen Mother was stunned, even Lu Wenxue was stunned. How could she agree so easily?
Gu Ruanci's straightforwardness not only confused the Empress Dowager, but even Lu Wenxue, who had originally planned this, felt that the other party agreed too easily and there must be a conspiracy.
"Don't you need to think about it?" Lu Wenxue asked tentatively.
Gu Ruanci asked back, "So when the county lady asked me, she wanted me to consider it, not agree?"
Lu Wenxue quickly waved her hands: "No, no, no, that's not what I meant. I just think you should think carefully about such a big thing."
Of course she couldn't say, "In order to convince you, I designed many plots and told you how to deal with them, but you didn't even let me use them?"
The Empress Dowager couldn't help herself any longer. She asked, "Didn't you understand what Wen Xue said just now? She wants to invest in your cosmetics shop, which hasn't even opened yet."
Her tone finally became anxious, and it was clear that she did not support it.
Gu Ruanci smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, Empress Dowager. I already understand what the County Lady means. I just feel that since the County Lady is willing to do something for women, then I naturally welcome it. Besides, the cosmetics shop is originally for women. One more person participating means more strength."
Lu Wenxue was still confused. Gu Ruanci was so easy to talk to today. Could it be that the Empress Dowager's people had already made arrangements in advance last night?
But judging from the Empress Dowager's attitude just now, she might not be willing to support me.
When something is out of the ordinary, there must be something wrong. She can't pretend that she didn't notice anything.
She probed again, "So, Soft Words is agreeing to let me subscribe to shares? I wonder how many shares I can get?"
Gu Ruanci looked at her and threw the question back: "According to the county lady's wishes, how many shares should you own?"
Lu Wenxue stood there in a daze, her mind racing.
The current situation was different from what she had rehearsed many times. Things were going too smoothly, and she didn't know how to proceed.
After all, what they were practicing was persuading Gu Ruanci to accept her investment, and even had to rely on the Queen Mother's ability.
In the end, all that was wasted, and they easily agreed to it with just some soft words...
"Well, well... I haven't thought about it yet..."
Lu Wenxue was timid. She didn't dare ask for more, fearing that Gu Ruanci would go back on her word. She also didn't want to ask for less, fearing that she would suffer a loss.
"How about half for each of us?"
In the end, this was the only solution she could think of.
Gu Ruanci smiled and said, "The county lady is a little greedy, but I really can't agree to this ratio."
Lu Wenxue gritted her teeth and said, "Then you take six and I take four. We'll each take a step back."
Gu Ruanci still smiled: "Actually, the proportions we are discussing now are not counted. After all, the county lady should not be able to decide how much shares the Prince Duan's Mansion holds."
Lu Wenxue was stunned for a moment, then asked, "What do you mean by soft words? I invested personally, how could it be related to Prince Duan's Mansion?"
Gu Ruanci seemed to have just understood and suddenly realized.
"So this is what the county lady meant all along?"
Lu Wenxue knew that from this point on, this was Gu Ruanci's true attitude.
"Yeah, what do you think I mean by soft words?"
The Empress Dowager was even more curious about what Gu Ruanci was hiding and how he wanted to persuade Lu Wenxue to leave.
"Hasn't Prince Duan's Mansion already invested? I thought the county lady wanted to discuss the proportion of shares with me. After all, there are so many people in Prince Duan's Mansion, and you want to take half by yourself. If the rest is divided up again, I might as well start a new business and give up this project."
Lu Wenxue couldn't keep up at all: "When did Prince Duan's Mansion become hungry for shares?"
Gu Ruanci smiled and explained, "The cosmetics shop is located in the same location as the previous rejuvenation medicine shop, which is part of Prince Duan's Mansion. The prince has already used this shop as a stake. Doesn't that mean he can't represent Prince Duan's Mansion? It's just that he never discussed the proportion with me. I thought your relationship had suddenly improved, so he sent you to discuss it with me."
Lu Wenxue was dumbfounded. Lu Enyan had actually given the shop his mother had previously managed to Gu Ruanci, and even used that money to buy shares? No wonder Gu Ruanci was so easy to talk to. She had been laughing at her from the beginning!
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