Prodigal Goro-kun

The Grand Gathering of the Chamber of Commerce is the highlight of each Chamber of Commerce. Different from those formal activities, this grand gathering is an event that can really bring benefits to a group of merchants.Whenever there is a big fair, it will save a lot of trouble for those who have a store in the place where the Chamber of Commerce is held, while those who do not have a store in the local area can only experience the feeling of setting up a stall and being a small vendor.

To hold such a large market, the three cities in the south, north, and west of Luoyang City are not enough, or no matter which town it is in, the local market cannot accommodate so many stalls, so officials and merchants There has already been a tacit understanding between them. At this time, as long as the merchants provide enough money, the officials will set aside one or two seldom-occupied leisure workshops for merchants to set up stalls, which can be regarded as renting.This year, Yansheng spent a lot of money to rent four workshops in the southeast corner of Luoyang City.

On the day of the fair, Yan Sheng took the stewards of the Yan family to the four squares in the southeast corner of Luoyang City early in the morning.

It didn't take much thought to set up the Yan family's own booth. After all, the Yan family didn't pay much attention to sitting in the stalls. What they sold in the big market this time were only the strange things that they brought back from various places in the past three years but failed to sell. For the Yan family, this big collection is neither for fame and publicity, nor for promoting new products, but just to clear the inventory.Therefore, Yan Sheng allocated all his manpower to the mediation of disputes, which included not only between merchants, but also between merchants and Wuhou.

Compared with Yan Sheng, Yan Qiu'er is more leisurely today. Apart from going to crowded places to collect some bits and pieces of news, his only task is to go shopping.

So Yan Qiuer took Qian Wu and Lan Feng to go to the fair after a full sleep.When they got off the carriage at the entrance of Yongtongfang, they happened to meet the prince and Qin Jiu and his party. In addition to Zuo Ning and Yan Fusheng, they also accompanied Yan Ling, Teng Yu and Luoyang local magistrates.

As soon as he saw the small team of these people, Yan Qiuer walked over with a smile on his face, saluted and greeted them one by one.

As soon as Zuo Ning saw Yan Qiuer, his face changed. Although he adjusted after a short while, Yan Qiuer could still see the panic.

Yan Qiuer is usually quite sensitive to changes in people's expressions, but today she pays attention to it, how could she miss it?

Chu Yu also did not miss the change in Zuo Ning's expression.Since coming to Luoyang, Zuo Ning has been worried every day. Chu Yu felt tired just looking at the tense look of the snake shadow in the cup.Chu Yu naturally knew why Zuo Ning was flustered, but what was supposed to come would always come. After living in the palace for these years, Chu Yu knew very well that there were some things that he couldn't avoid no matter how prepared he was. He was also prepared to bear it.

Chu Yu hooked Zuo Ning's hand as if unintentionally, and then asked Yan Qiuer with a smile: "Why did Mr. Wu Lang come here? I saw that this workshop is full of people."

Yan Qiuer smiled and replied kindly: "Your Highness, Qiuer is just here to hang out today. Although this big fair is an opportunity to make money, it's a pity that Qiuer runs the Huayue Pavilion, so I can't set up a booth to sell the flowers in the Huayue Pavilion." Some people push up to bid, right?"

Chu Yu was taken aback, and said to Yan Qiuer with regret: "Then Mr. Wulang missed a great opportunity. But since Mr. Wulang is also here to hang out, would you mind being a guide? I have many questions about merchants. I want to ask Mr. Wulang for advice."

The prince is the prince, he has been taught by many good teachers, no matter how absurd the previous behavior was, as long as he has the heart, he can still do it like a decent one.

Yan Qiu'er bowed again and said, "Qiu'er is afraid, if the prince doesn't dislike him, Qiu'er will be willing to help."

Seeing Yan Qiuer's serious appearance, Chu Yu jokingly said: "Mr. Wulang doesn't need to be strict with etiquette. I don't know how to get along with Mr. Wulang when you are so polite."

"The prince is kind." Hearing this, Yan Qiuer bowed again.

Can I be informal?In the past, it was because there was no one else around, and the people he faced were all his own people except the prince, so he could naturally do whatever he wanted, making the prince dumb and eating coptis.But today there are both Teng Yu, whose camp is unknown, and officials from Luoyang, who can do whatever they want with him, how can he be informal?Being disrespectful to the prince is a crime that kills people every minute.

Such an arrogant person suddenly withdrew his edge and was respectful, Chu Yu felt that there was something deceitful about it.But today's "encounter" is a good time to talk.

Chu Yu thought for a while, then turned his head and said to the officials beside him: "You don't have to follow me, go and look around, and those who take the opportunity to make trouble will be severely punished!"

The officials in Luoyang were taken aback when they heard it, and said with a look of embarrassment: "But Your Highness..."

However, before the officials finished speaking, Chu Yu interrupted impatiently: "What? Do you have any opinions?"

These people would repeat what they said to him, they just wanted to protect his safety, but Chu Yu felt that he was even less safe with these people around him.These people who can only play tricks will panic when encountering major events, which is simply in the way.

"No...no." After being stared at by Chu Yu, the officials immediately froze, and they didn't dare to have any opinions. They quickly left Chu Yu's side, sent people to inspect according to Chu Yu's request, and then found a place to rest by themselves. went.

The only people who knew about Chu Yu's reformation were the high-ranking officials in Chang'an City.

After Chuyu sent everyone away, without Yan Qiuer saying anything, Qin Jiu opened his mouth and said, "Oh, those annoying guys are gone. With them by my side, I have to think carefully about what I say After a while, I'm exhausted." As he spoke, Qin Jiu stretched his waist, his shoulders slumped, and he looked like a dandy again.

Chu Yu looked at Qin Jiu's lazy appearance, shook his head and said with a smile: "Jiudi, today you are by my side, but you want to be recognized by others, Jiudi should put on a show anyway, be careful in your words and deeds."

Qin Jiu pursed his lips and said indifferently, "I'm different from big brother, but I can't do such a thing. That... big brother, it's rare that I go out with Fusheng, can you..." Qin Jiu looked at the Looking at Chu Yu with a flattering smile.

Chu Yu had no choice but to cast a sideways glance at Qin Jiu, then waved his hand to indicate that Qin Jiu could leave.

Qin Jiu immediately held Yan Fusheng's hand with a smile on his face, secretly winked at Yan Qiuer, and squeezed into the noisy crowd together with Yan Fusheng.

"Eh? Sister Fusheng, wait for me!" Yan Ling, who was in a trance, realized later, and chased Yan Fusheng into the crowd.

Teng Yu frowned, and chased after him.

Yan Qiuer secretly gestured to Lan Feng, and after Lan Feng quietly mixed into the crowd, he and Chu Yu stepped into the lively Yongtong Square, chatting and laughing.

Walking along the street with the flow of people, Yan Qiuer acted as if she didn't know Chu Yu's intentions at all, she really acted as an explainer, and every time she saw a business, she took Chu Yu to the booth and introduced Chu Yu endlessly. Merchant background and family business characteristics.

Chu Yu listened in a daze for a long while, and seeing Yan Qiuer talking more and more vigorously, he had to change the subject and said, "Mr. Wulang seems to know all the households in the business circle of Tianlan Kingdom very well."

"Naturally, only by knowing each and every household clearly can there be no mistakes in the transaction."

The selling of news is even more so. Yan Qiuer not only needs to know other people’s secrets, but also knows who these secrets are useful to and who they can sell them to. Therefore, in order to sort out the intricate relationships hidden behind the friendly smile, Yan Qiuer Er had just been in closed door at Huayue Pavilion for a few days, relying on the daily greetings to send him to investigate the news.

Chu Yu glanced at Yan Qiuer's smiling side face, tilted his head slightly and exchanged glances with Zuo Ning, and then said to Yan Qiuer: "I heard from Aning that my fourth brother, King Huai'an, is in Luoyang at this time, Wulang Do you know where he is?"

Yan Qiuer turned her head, looked at Chu Yu suspiciously, and said, "The King of Huai'an? Has the King of Huai'an come to Luoyang?"

When Zuo Ning heard this, he quickly reached out and hooked Chu Yu's belt secretly.

Qian Wu felt that Zuo Ning's hand seemed to move, but the reason was unknown.Squinting his eyes at Zuo Ning, Qian Wu didn't make a sound.

Sensing Zuo Ning's actions, Chu Yu secretly thought it was funny.He didn't think Zuo Ning was such a worry-loving person before, but this is very good.

The displeasure in Chu Yu's heart caused by Yan Qiu'er's deliberately pretending to be stupid was dispelled by Zuo Ning's actions. Chu Yu suddenly sighed, and said with a lot of emotion: "If I was still in Chang'an, this time I definitely won't ask Mr. Wulang about it.

I know that some people are dissatisfied with me, and naturally there are also people who covet my position, but I always feel that brothers will not fight for their lives, and it is safe to compete in a game, and it doesn't matter if they lose.But what I heard from Aning recently was far beyond my expectations. I never knew that this confrontation had already begun.

I don't want Goro-kun to help me.Mr. Wulang and the Ninth Brother have a good relationship, which inevitably involves the Ninth Brother. I will not have any ideas about Mr. Wulang and the Yan family.It's just that I hope Mr. Wulang can tell me the whereabouts of the fourth brother. I... want to talk to the fourth brother. "

After hearing what Chu Yu said, Zuo Ning frowned, and then looked at Yan Qiuer anxiously.

No matter how many times he told Chu Yu, Chu Yu just refused to be wary of Qin Jiu. Should he praise Qin Jiu's great success in disguise over the years?Although Chu Yu's behavior was brutal when he was bewitched before, he always treated his relatives with full of trust and tenderness. If he hadn't had the previous assassination, he probably wouldn't have believed King Huai'an's sinister intentions.

Hearing these words, Yan Qiuer couldn't react in time, looked at Chu Yu in a daze, and asked in puzzlement, "Your Highness wants to protect His Highness Ninth?"

Chu Yu looked at Yan Qiuer with a smile, and asked, "What? I don't look like someone who would do such a thing?"

Yan Qiuer frowned: "It's indeed a bit of a surprise."

It's impossible for Zuo Ning not to tell Chu Yu about Qin Jiu's plan, so Chu Yu told him this at this time, in order to lower his defensiveness so that he can surprise attack in the future?

Chu Yu laughed at himself, and said: "Based on my previous notoriety, it really doesn't seem like I would do such a thing, but that is my younger brother. In the past, I was actually very disgusted with the ignorant behavior of the ninth brother. , as the same prince, how can he stay in his position and not seek his own government? But now I am a little envious of him... He was born from the same root, so why is it too urgent?"

Yan Qiuer's thoughts were a little confused, he couldn't judge whether Zuo Ning and Chu Yu were acting or showing their true feelings at this time.

After a moment of silence, Yan Qiuer replied to Chu Yu and said, "It's rare that His Highness and Qiuer have a heart-to-heart relationship, but I really don't know where the King of Huai'an is. Qiuer is no more than a mere merchant, and Your Highness thinks highly of me."

"That's right, you don't know." Chu Yu sighed helplessly, "Please help me tell the ninth brother to be careful, be careful of the fourth brother, and be careful of other people."

"Qiu Er will tell His Highness Ninth Highness what His Highness said." Yan Qiuer nodded slightly.

"Huh? Isn't that stall in front of Xiuniang's? Mr. Wulang, please introduce me." After speaking, Chu Yu strode towards Xiuniang's booth without waiting for Yan Qiuer and Zuo Ning to react.

"Yan Qiuer!" As soon as Chu Yu left, Zuo Ning reached out and grabbed Yan Qiuer's wrist, and put his other hand on Yan Qiuer's throat.

Qian Wu narrowed his eyes, and Lightning made a move: "Do you think I'm just a display?"

In an instant, Zuo Ning's veins were clasped, a dagger slipped out from Qian Wu's right sleeve, and fell into the palm of his hand. There is nothing under the cover.

Yan Qiuer looked at Zuo Ning who was restrained, and said with a smile: "In the period when the Chamber of Commerce is so mixed with dragons and snakes, Brother Zuo thought that I would walk in such a lively place with only an ordinary entourage as usual. place?"

Zuo Ning stared at Yan Qiuer, gritted his teeth and asked, "Yan Qiuer, what exactly do you want to do?!"

Yan Qiuer patted Qian Wu's shoulder and signaled Qian Wu to let go: "My purpose has been clear from the beginning, and it has never changed. I only do things that can help me achieve my purpose."

Qian Wu let go of Zuo Ning, but still looked at Zuo Ning warily.

"Tell me where King Huai'an is." Zuo Ning looked at Yan Qiuer fiercely.

Yan Qiuer shrugged, and replied: "I'm looking for him too, you know, he is a dangerous person now."

Zuo Ning said urgently: "Since he is our common enemy, then we can join hands and kill him first!"

Yan Qiuer smiled and shook her head: "No need. Brother Zuo, the flow of people is so crowded, why don't you let His Highness hang around alone?"

As soon as Zuo Ning heard this, he immediately searched for Chu Yu's figure in the crowd, but he didn't expect that Chu Yu had already walked a considerable distance in a few words, and the shoulder-to-shoulder crowd lay between them like a wall. If Chu Yu was in danger, Zuo Ning would not even be able to block the sword in time.

After glaring at Yan Qiuer fiercely, Zuo Ning hurriedly pushed through the crowd and caught up with Chu Yu.

Looking at Zuo Ning's anxious back, Yan Qiu'er sighed and said, "If I knew today, why did I have to be in a dilemma in the end." Fortunately, both he and Yan Sheng are resolute and firm people, so they avoided many twists and turns.

I wonder where Yansheng is doing now?

Scratching her head, Yan Qiuer also crossed the crowd with Qian Wu, and squeezed to Chu Yu and Zuo Ning.

"Yo! Pavilion Master Yan is at leisure today." As soon as she saw Yan Qiuer, Xiu Niang came out from behind the booth and moved closer to Yan Qiuer.

Yan Qiu'er cupped her hands and said with a polite smile: "Xiu Niang has worked hard. Qiu'er heard that the heads of other families are resting somewhere nearby. Why is Xiu Niang busy in front of the booth? It's been a busy day today, Xiu Niang Why didn't you hold an umbrella?"

Xiu Niang was taken aback, and then she smiled coquettishly: "The owner of Yan Pavilion is small, but he really loves him! I don't always stay here, but I just talked about a business with Zuo's family, so I have to go there now." The place for tea is left alone. But Pavilion Master Yan came to the slave’s booth, but still want to order clothes?”

Yan Qiuer shook his head and said with a smile, "It's not me today." Saying that, Yan Qiuer pointed at Chu Yu who was beside him.

Xiu Niang was startled, and hurriedly saluted: "I don't know that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here, but Xiu Niang has nothing to say, please forgive me, Prince."

"It's okay." Chu Yu waved his hands generously, "I'm just a guest today, so you don't need to be polite."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Xiu Niang got up, and when she raised her eyes to look at Chu Yu, she habitually looked at Chu Yu's clothes carefully, and she was surprised when she saw it.

Chu Yu's clothes today are not as luxurious as a prince should have, it is plain clothes, embroidered with dark patterns.

Noticing Xiu Niang's sight, Zuo Ning felt a sudden heartache, stepped forward half a step, blocked Xiu Niang's sight, tilted his head and smiled and said: "I have heard that Xiu Niang is exquisite in embroidery, although my Zuo family often does business with Xiu Niang, but Zuo has really never seen the embroidery made by Xiu Niang with his own eyes, so I wonder if I have the honor to feast my eyes on it today?"

Xiu Niang was only puzzled at first, but her vision was suddenly blocked by Zuo Ning, and after listening to his slightly deliberate remarks, Xiu Niang was vaguely sure of something.

Glancing at Yan Qiuer, the embroiderer chuckled coquettishly, and said to Zuo Ning: "Mr. Zuo Lang has won the prize, and the slave's embroidery work is not superb. It's just the work of the daughter's family. It is loved by all the buyers. It is just a fluke to get a good name. However, if it is said that the embroidery is made by slaves, Mr. Zuo Lang must have seen it. On the boat yesterday, the big cloak of Lord Yan Pavilion was embroidered stitch by stitch by slaves."

"Oh?" Zuo Ning raised his eyebrows, turned to look at Yan Qiuer, and said, "Yesterday, Zuo was too nervous, but he didn't notice the clothes of Pavilion Master Yan."

Yan Qiu'er also laughed, and said: "Thanks to Xiu Niang's appreciation, Qiu'er was able to get that exquisite piece. I couldn't help but wear it on a boat yesterday to show off. Today, I hung it up high and kept it as a collection. I can’t bear to take it out again.”

"Master Yan Pavilion has won the award." Xiu Niang turned her eyes, and suddenly asked Chu Yu as if joking, "I don't know if His Highness the Crown Prince would like the slave's embroidery? If His Highness is willing to wear the clothes embroidered by the slave in Chang'an City If you walk around here, Nanu's business is guaranteed to be booming!"

Chu Yu raised his eyebrows, and was quite interested in this proposal: "This idea is not bad."

Immediately, Xiu Niang looked happy, and turned her waist and turned to Chu Yu's side: "Your Highness agrees? Then please forgive me for your offense." After saying that, Xiu Niang stretched out her hand to touch Chu Yu's body. Touched it, and kept talking, "Don't blame your highness, I'm going to be dizzy today, and I don't care about carrying the measuring equipment, but I have nothing else to do, only the dexterity of these hands and the strength of this arm. How long and how thick the waist is, I can tell by touching it."

Xiu Niang explained it this way, even if Chu Yu feels unhappy, it is not easy to have an attack.

However, Xiu Niang's hands and feet were also quick, and before Chu Yu and Zuo Ning could respond, she had already finished measuring, happily walked back to the back of the booth, tore off a piece of paper from somewhere, and wrote down Chu Yu and Zuo Ning. Yu's body is long and broad.

"Does Your Highness have any requirements for fabric styles and embroidery patterns?" After finishing writing, the embroidered lady raised her head and looked at Chu Yu with a smile.

Surprised by Xiuniang's resolute actions, Chu Yu shook his head in a daze, and said: "Everyone praises Xiuniang's craftsmanship, so I will trust Xiuniang, and it's up to Xiuniang to decide."

"Success! Your Highness will wait. When the clothes are ready, I will entrust Pavilion Master Yan to deliver them to His Highness. What do you two think?"

Facing Xiu Niang's smiling face, neither Chu Yu nor Yan Qiu'er could refuse, let alone a trivial matter, so they both nodded their heads in agreement, only Zuo Ning's heart beat like a drum, uneasy.

It happened that someone was calling for Xiu Niang, and Xiu Niang hurriedly folded the piece of paper, apologized to Chu Yu, and ran away in a hurry.

Chu Yu watched Xiu Niang leave in a daze, and then said with a smile: "This business woman is different from ordinary women, really... er... informal?"

If it was in the past, Chu Yu should have been furious at this time, and then overturned Xiu Niang's booth, but now he no longer has such thoughts, and he doesn't even have the anger of being neglected.

Upon hearing this, Yan Qiuer immediately bowed to Chu Yu, and apologized: "Your Majesty, please forgive the disrespectful behavior of the grassroots today. They are really busy today, and they are all careless."

Chu Yu smiled helplessly, turned around and walked in another direction, and said as he walked, "It seems that my appearance in the past is really scary."

Yan Qiuer pouted, and straightened up to follow Chu Yu's footsteps. While dealing with Chu Yu, he did not forget to listen to all directions and collect information.

On the other side, Xiu Niang, who got into the crowd, turned around and saw that Chu Yu and the others were no longer in sight, so she hurried to the resting place that Yan Sheng had arranged for the heads of the families, and looked for Yan Sheng everywhere as soon as she entered the door.

Finally, Xiao Niang led him to Yan Sheng's place, and Xiu Niang rushed forward and said urgently: "Patriarch Yan, something is wrong!" After saying that, Xiu Niang stuffed a piece of paper into Yan Sheng's hand.

Yan Sheng looked suspiciously at the impatient embroiderer, and then unfolded the paper in his hand.

On the paper are the characters written by Xiu Niang, and there are only three characters: kill, marry, and curse.The handwriting was scrawled, and it was written in a hurry at first glance. There were some strange symbols beside these three words.

"What do you mean?" Yansheng probably guessed the meaning of those three words, but the symbols next to them made Yansheng very puzzled, and Yansheng wanted to know how Xiuniang got this information.

Seeing Yan Sheng's question, the embroiderer hurriedly replied: "Just now I met the master of Pavilion Yan and the crown prince at the Daji Fair. Out of habit, I paid more attention to the crown prince's clothes. This code word is an almost lost code word, embroidered on plain cloth. I don’t know much about this code word, and only three words can be deciphered from that sentence.” But even if there are only three words, it’s still very strange. Wonderful three words!

Hearing this, Yan Sheng pondered for a while, then folded the paper again, handed it to Tang Shuo, and said: "Find someone Qiuer knows but others don't, and pass this letter to Qiuer, and he will give it to Qiuer himself." I have a claim. Xiu Niang, tell me about this code word."