Chapter 123 A good deal that only makes money
Yan Shijiu turned his back to Huo Gannian, then walked faster and faster, becoming angrier and angrier as he walked.
He rushed into the guest room and turned back and forth eight hundred times like a headless fly. Then he pointed his fan at the dark corner of the beam and said angrily:
"Wan Chen! Huo Gannian said I wanted the world to force Yun Chen to death! How could I not know? If I didn't know! I would have ignored that ridiculous blank letter! I wouldn't have done this! Tell the whole world that Yun Chen is a girl! Tell Yu Yangji to give up on this idea! Let the whole world talk about her and laugh at her! Let everyone in the streets and alleys spread rumors about her! Let her never be able to hold her head up in her life!!"
Yan Shijiu became more and more angry as he spoke, and he kicked over the table and chairs, cursing:
"What does that cripple Huo Gannian know?! He doesn't deserve to know! He doesn't deserve to know!"
After venting his anger severely and making a mess in the room, Yan Shijiu finally lay back on the couch and calmed down.
"Wanchen, how is she?"
Wan Chen's voice came from the beams: "To answer your question, sir, Guard Yun arrived at Moxiao City yesterday."
"Okay... Huo Gannian is incapable of protecting her, so I will do it!" Yan Shijiu jumped up from the couch and said fiercely:
"He'll never see her again in his life!"
At the same time, in the back garden on the other side.
Hua Jue came back with the spare wheelchair that was always loaded on the carriage in his hand.
When we were about to reach the stone path and the pavilion corridor, a silent voice came from the darkness of a nearby house:
"You've gone too far, kid!"
Hua Jue looked around and couldn't see where Buyan was hiding. He only knew that Buyan was now doing more and more work as a secret guard and rarely showed up.
Bu Yan saw clearly how Huo Gan Nian was tortured just now.
Hua Jue snorted heavily, "No matter how ruthless the young master is, I can't be ruthless to him. I only dared to leave the young master there alone because I knew you were here. You don't have to be angry with me!"
There was silence all around until Hua Jue left, and then Bu Yan's voice was heard again.
Nothing else, just a heavy sigh.
Soon, the time came to the hour of You.
The banquet on Egret Island finally began.
The dancers danced gracefully, and the melodious piano music accompanied the singing and dancing, and the atmosphere gradually became lively.
All the prominent merchants under Princess Nanlijun were there, as well as a few distinguished guests in casual clothes, who were obviously high-ranking officials in the court.
Nan Lijun sat in the main seat, chatting and laughing with everyone.
Huo Gannian's seat was arranged as a distinguished guest, second only to Nan Lijun. He rarely spoke, but just drank one glass after another.
Halfway through the banquet, Nan Lijun asked Huo Gannian with a smile:
"Why isn't Guard Xiaoyun here?"
Huo Gan said, "Princess, please forgive me. Yun Chen has been expelled from the Huo Gang. I don't know where he went."
Nan Lijun was stunned, and his smile became stiff, "Huo Gannian, are you kidding?"
Huo Gannian didn't even raise his eyebrows, and just said:
"Yun Chen messed up his job, so I will follow the Huo family rules and expel him from the Huo Gang. That's it."
Nan Lijun stared at Huo Gannian in disbelief, her chest heaving violently. It was obvious that she was trying her best to suppress the anger that was about to burst out.
Seeing Huo Gannian's calm and composed appearance, Nan Lijun suddenly turned his head to look at Song Lan beside him, and finally couldn't help but asked loudly:
"Wool! Why didn't you tell me about such a big thing?!"
The dance and music came to an abrupt end, and everyone stopped eating, drinking, laughing and talking, and looked at Nan Lijun in silence.
From the looks in everyone's eyes, it could be seen that a few people, like Nan Lijun, had just learned about Yun Chen's expulsion, while most people had obviously heard about it a long time ago.
As the chief lady-in-waiting of the princess, Song Lan could not have been unaware of Yun Chen's expulsion, but she chose to remain silent.
Song Lan immediately knelt down and apologized, saying that he was careless and had never heard of this matter.
Even though Nan Lijun was filled with rage, it would be inappropriate for him to vent his anger on Huo Gannian now, and it would be like slapping himself in the face if he vented his anger on Song Lanfa.
Nan Lijun suppressed his anger and forced a stiff smile, saying to Huo Gan:
"Young Master Huo, didn't we agree earlier that the peace talks with the Yu family are progressing slowly? We need a peace envoy to go to the Yu family to negotiate with Yu Yangji and urge peace talks.
Since Yu Yangji proposed that Yun Chen be appointed as the peace envoy, stationed permanently at the Yu Family, I will formally appoint Yun Chen as the Ji Li Sword-Bearing Guard, and bestow upon him the title of 'Xuan Du Guard'."
After hearing what Nan Lijun said, Huo Gannian still had no expression, but Hua Jue beside him was stunned.
Huo Gannian said coldly:
"Princess, please forgive me. I never agreed to this. What you said about 'previously agreed' happened when I wasn't present. The princess discussed with others about sending my guards out to fight, but she didn't tell me, only informed me.
It's alright, the princess has given the order, and we will obey. But Yun Chen is truly despicable and harbors ulterior motives. He cannot be kept and must be expelled. Princess, please find someone else. All the great merchants have guards with great martial arts skills, and there must be one that Master Yu would like."
Once these words were spoken, everyone in the audience was offended.
Everyone knows about Yu Yangji's dirty deeds. He specifically asked for Yun Chen, partly because of his lust, and partly to intimidate Nan Lijun.
Hearing that this unfortunate task might fall on their own guards, and that they would also have to bear this huge trouble, everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to do. A big businessman said:
"Among all the merchants, the Huo Gang is the leader, so it's natural that the Huo Gang would be the safest to send people. Even if Yun Chen isn't here, we can choose someone else from the Huo Gang to go, and the princess can award them the title of 'Xuan Du Guardian'."
Someone said sarcastically:
"That has to be someone Yu Yangji likes. At least she has to be as handsome as the Xuandu guards, right?"
Everyone laughed.
Huo Gannian placed the wine glass heavily on the table, making a "bang" sound. Everyone immediately stopped laughing and quieted down.
Huo Gannian had a gloomy face and scanned the entire audience, looking at everyone's face one by one.
Everyone felt as if their faces were scraped by a knife and dared not joke anymore.
Huo Gannian said coldly:
"It's true that the Huo Gang is the leader among all merchants, but they are not the only major one. Since you are all following us to make a profit, why are you unwilling to follow us to invest? Where in the world can you find such a good business that only makes profits and never loses money? I, the Huo Gang, am really envious!"
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