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Chapter 78 Xie Family Banquet
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Afterwards, Zhuang Xinyan 'privately' asked the eldest wife, "Mother's purpose of raising Qin Tian up so much?" Even if Qin Tian had the ability to do business, it seemed that his mother had gone too far.
The eldest wife knew that her son would be suspicious, so she planned to express her thoughts, but she thought that although her son no longer rejected Qin Tian so much now, judging from the fact that he hadn't spoken out about his ability to speak, he hadn't fully Trust her, and rashly express your thoughts at this time, I wonder if it will have any counter-productive effect?
The eldest lady hesitated for a while, and decided not to mention it for the time being. Sometimes even she felt bold about this idea, and she believed that as long as she didn't say it, no one would guess, even if she was as smart as Nobuhiko.
"It's rare to find someone who knows how to do things and is not afraid of things. Naturally, you have to raise her up so that she can be of great use in the future." The eldest wife smiled and perfunctory her son.
Zhuang Xinyan looked at his mother for a while, but didn't see any flaws, so he ignored it, because there was one more thing that deserved his attention.
He wrote on the paper: "Second Yiniang's words are not unreasonable. With Lord Hu, we are always passive. Can you think of a way to deal with it?"
Speaking of this matter, the eldest wife was also very distressed, she shook her head, "Not yet, it is said that the relationship between Lord Hu and Lord Governor is very close... Let's pass the current stage first, and then plan the future things slowly, always think about it. Come up with a way, we are tribute merchants after all, and we have a high position in Yangcheng's business world, and I believe that Master Hu will not be too difficult for us for the second room."
But luck is not the way to solve the problem, Zhuang Xinyan raised his head and let out a sigh of relief.
Juxiangyuan
"Then what should we do now?" Zhuang Xinchuan was walking around the room, very anxious, "Am I just doing this unreal stewardship and making people laugh at me? Even sending ten catties of tea to my friends depends on my aunt. Face 'color', what is this?"
"But the Cha Yin issue has been resolved, and there is no way to restrain her for the time being!" The second concubine sat at the round table, gritted her teeth angrily, "I really thought she was so noble, but she turned out to be a villain! We were deceived by her this time. !" The second concubine slapped the table, "As long as I get another chance, she has to bow her head to me, I'm really mad at me!" Turning her head, she saw Zhuang Mingxi was silent, her eyes flickering, as if she had something on her mind. The concubine thought she was caught by Qin Tian, so she softened her voice and comforted her: "Mingxi, there's no reason to be angry with such a cheap servant, don't worry, one day my mother will take such a breath for you!"
Zhuang Mingxi shook his head and said calmly, "I'm not angry, I just find it strange that the eldest wife seems to be too different to Qin Tian. No matter how smart Qin Tian is, he is just a servant."
Ling'er glanced at Zhuang Xinchuan, who was on the side, and took the opportunity to 'interject' and said, "I heard that the eldest wife has given Qin Tian to the eldest young master. Now Qin Tian is the eldest young master's roommate! He serves him every night!"
Zhuang Xinchuan stopped, his face was ugly.
"It turned out to be a maid..." Zhuang Mingxi nodded, "Could it be that you want to carry the house in the future? That's why you gave her face?"
"I think she is going to use this ignorant girl to deal with us!" The second concubine said bitterly, "Look at the whole house, who else dares to speak loudly in front of us except this little bitch!" Talk more angrily.
"Don't talk about these girls!" Zhuang Xinchuan came over and interrupted them, "The important thing now is the invitation from the Xie family on the 14th of August. On that day, there will be more than just my sister and a lady. If you want to stand out, get the favor of Mrs. Xie. , Mother has to take care of my sister these few days!"
Referring to this matter, the hostility on the second concubine's face disappeared. She held Zhuang Mingxi's hand, looked at her bright and 'bright' face, and said with confidence: "In terms of appearance and color, in terms of talent , I dare say, there are not many 'girl' children in Yang Chengzhong who can compare with my Mingxi!"
august fourteen
The Xie family is already a wealthy family in the north. They have been in business for generations. In the previous generation, they split up because of disputes. After the strength was dispersed, they fell back slightly. . The Xie family who posted today's invitation, originally did business with the grassland tribes in the north. After making a lot of money, they 'spended' a large sum of silver taels, received Yan Yin, and officially entered the Yanshi business in Yangcheng.
The imperial court set up the salt industry monopoly management institutions, the Salt Transport History and the Salt Transport Imperial History, in Yangcheng, making Yangcheng the largest salt distribution center in the country. As a result, many rich salt merchants have been born, many of which are comparable to the dealers, and the major salt merchants in Yangcheng are incomparable to the dealers.
In Yangcheng, although Yanyun's business is big, it is also full of shares. It is not so easy to enter a big business, and it is not enough to have money. The Xie family entered with great fanfare, making people envious and jealous, but also made a lot of speculation about the background behind them.
The reason why the second concubine and the other concubine broke their heads and wanted to climb into this 'door' marriage is not only because of the wealth of the Xie family, but also because they wanted to get a share of the pie in Yanshi through the 'door' road of the Xie family. Although the Zhuang family's property is huge, But it is not their turn to use it, and it is easy to do things if they have money on hand. And this is beyond the reach of Master Hu so far.
But they can't use it, and they don't want to cheap the big house. Every year the accounts are closely watched, for fear that the big house will be moved to their 'private' property, but despite this, they are still worried. But the eldest wife is not such a brainless person. For so many years, she has also used the banker's "door" to do some "private" business, and saved quite a lot of "private" property for Zhuang Xinyan as a way back.
Having said that, this time, Mrs. Xie's banquet was indeed for the marriage of her son, Nicholas Tse. The Xie family has two sons. The eldest son has mediocre qualifications and was denied the inheritance qualification by Master Xie very early. The second young master, Nicholas Tse, has been very outstanding since childhood. He is talented and active. After following Master Xie for a few years, He was determined to be the future head of the family.
Nicholas Tse is 23 years old today. He is young and vigorous, his eyes are higher than the top, and ordinary 'girls' can't get into his eyes. He also delayed his marriage because of walking around with his father. Now that he has entered Yangcheng, Mrs. Xie likes the south very much. The girl's beauty was so beautiful, and this thought came to her. As long as she is a young lady of the right age from Yang Cheng's family, almost all of them will be invited by her.
When the second concubine brought Zhuang Mingxi to Xie's house, what she saw was a charming scene.
Mrs. Xie's banquet was set in the back 'flower' garden. Walking along the way, the size of the Xie mansion was unimaginable, but there were courtyards and corridors everywhere. The pavilions and pavilions built by the water and the strange 'flowers' and stones on both sides of the road are all magnificent and beautiful.
Rao came from the rich and noble of the banker, and he was well-informed, and he couldn't help but look at the 'flower'.
The second concubine clenched Zhuang Mingxi's hand 'excitedly'. Although Zhuang Mingxi tried to stay calm and walked steadily, her slightly trembling hand had betrayed her excitement.
Under the guidance of the servants, the two came to the back 'flower' garden.
It's a clear, cloudless day today. The mild sunlight is very comfortable on people.
In the colorful back 'flower' garden, there are several long tables of red sandalwood in two rows. Behind each table sits the wife and young lady of Yangcheng's wealthy family. The pearls are surrounded by emeralds, and the rings are tinged with bells, shining everywhere in the sun. .
On the front seat sits a middle-aged 'woman', wearing a crimson 'color' gold and silver engraved silk robe, a beeswax Buyao with 'flower' flowers on her head, and a red gold panchi on her neck. Yingluo ring, rounded wrist wearing a gold wire wrapped emerald 'jade' bracelet, full of extravagance, the whole body style. It was Mrs. Xie, the 'female' owner of the Xie family.
She sat on the main seat, her face was full of 'spring' wind, her face was red, and she warmly welcomed the guests.
The servant led the second concubine and the mother'daughter.
"The second wife of the Zhuang family is here." On the way, the second concubine gave the servant a heavy reward and asked him to hide the word "aunt" in it, so as not to be inferior in front of these main rooms. Although these things are well known to everyone, face is still needed.
Hearing the servant's report, Mrs. Xie raised her head and looked at the two of them. Zhuang Mingxi seized the opportunity and took the most cautious steps, with the most dignified smile in the corner of her mouth. I saw my wife."
The second concubine had already inquired that Mrs. Xie was from a scholarly family, and the most important thing was etiquette, and her favorite girl was also a dignified and respectful girl. Zhuang Mingxi's dignified and cautious is very pleased with her.
"Don't be too polite, get up quickly, raise your head, and let me see." Mrs. Xie said with a smile.
Zhuang Mingxi got up and slowly raised his head, with bright eyes and white teeth, gentle and demure, and full of elegance. Mrs. Xie took Zhuang Mingxi's hand, smiled and said to the second concubine, "Second wife is so lucky to have such an outstanding daughter."
With her admiration, the second concubine laughed heartily, while Zhuang Mingxi was still gentle, demure, and so calm, even more thanks to Mrs. Xie's joy.
Mrs. Xie invited them to sit down very warmly, and it was obvious that she had left a good impression on Zhuang Mingxi, because in the following time, Mrs. Xie asked Zhuang Mingxi several times. And Zhuang Mingxi's answer always suits her mind.
The wives next to them are not to be outdone. Who would want to miss such a good in-laws? During the chat, I always inadvertently mentioned how good my daughter was. A lady even let her daughter play the piano in public. To Mrs. Xie's appetite, she drew her attention.
Zhuang Mingxi looked at the girl with a smile, and saw that although her appearance was not as good as his own, she was still beautiful, and she was obviously better than him in terms of talent, and she was his strong opponent. She secretly kept it in her heart.
At this time, someone came to report, "Second Young Master is back!"
The ladies' eyes lit up immediately, and the young ladies also quietly blushed. Mrs. Xie knew what they were thinking, so she smiled and said, "Please come over, the second young master said that there is an elder at home, and let him come over to meet and greet."
The servants lead the way.
"My incompetent son is going to make everyone laugh!" Mrs. Xie said with a smile.
The second concubine hurriedly said with a smile: "Mrs. Xie is too modest, who doesn't know that the second son of the Xie family has both political integrity and good looks?" Everyone agreed, and Mrs. Xie was very happy.
Because it was inconvenient for unmarried 'girls' relatives to meet strange men, Mrs. Xie asked people to set up a screen, and the ladies all sat behind the screen.
Through the hollow carved 'flower' screen, the ladies held their breaths and looked out with blushing faces. After a while, they saw a tall and burly young man wearing a lake blue 'colored' brocade robe, with a majestic appearance. came in.
Zhuang Mingxi looked at the man with a handsome face and heroic spirit outside, and his heart fell silently.
The rest of the young ladies were also full of admiration, and their attention was focused on Nicholas Tse outside.
Zhuang Mingxi turned her face and saw that standing beside her was the opponent who was 'fine' in chess, calligraphy and painting, and in a moment, she became aware of it. She quietly stretched out her hand and pushed her out of the screen while everyone was not paying attention.
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