Powerful ministers are husbands

Afterwards, he was a little annoyed at the thought of returning home today, "Lu Yi and the others were hiding here drinking and talking. I came a little late, and they finished talking."

"It's okay." Cao Lu tightened his hands on his waist, and said with a helpless smile, "It's not safe here, let's talk inside."

The three of them walked to the east, the soles of their shoes stepped on the tiles, making a "click" sound, drowned in the joyful songs and laughter that did not emanate from the restaurant, no one noticed the clothes fluttering on the roof under the night under the stars .

There is a terrace on the easternmost side of Jinbao Building, half of which is set up with a flower shelf. The vines are climbing and winding around the bamboo poles. The few leaves tremble in the night wind. Several tables and chairs are randomly placed on the terrace. Every spring and summer, there are always Idle literati like to come here to drink and write poems, but now that the weather has not yet warmed up, the terrace is deserted and there is no one.

Cao Lu hugged Pang Miao and landed lightly on the table next to the flower stand, followed by Zhang Mu.

Several people entered the room connected to the terrace, turned around the lady's screen that was as tall as one person, and there was a table in the center with wine and food, but no one else.

Cao Lu made a gesture, and Zhang Mu lowered the curtain in front of the screen.

"Sit behind the curtain first, and don't make a sound." Cao Lu warned, "I will discuss something with Cao Xun later, about the Jinbao Building."

As soon as the words were finished, there was a knock on the door, "Dong Dong Dong" three times, very rhythmic.

Pang Miao and Zhang Mu quickly retreated behind the curtain, and after a while, they heard Cao Lu say softly, "Please come in."

After the sound of opening and closing the door very quickly, a voice with a completely different tone from the last time I heard it remembered, "I don't know why my eighth brother came to my Jinbao Building suddenly, why?"

If he hadn't stayed in Cao's house for a while, Pang Miao really didn't know that his half-brother could be so strange.

"This is the title deed document of Buyuelou," Cao Lv took out a flat box and pushed it in front of Cao Xun, "I'm giving it to you, just please quietly give the Jinbao real estate to the person I designate, the price will never sorry."

Pang Miao turned his head, and a blurred figure could be seen between the dark curtain textures.

So what if you didn't hear about Lu Yi's plan?The target of Jinbaolou stands here so brightly that it cannot escape. If Lu Yi gets rid of such a big burden, it has nothing to do with the Cao family if Lu Yi makes a mess of the world.On the contrary, it can also trick the unknowing Lu Yi, getting the best of both worlds.

As long as Cao Xun agrees, everything will be fine.

"Oh," Cao Xun opened the box, glanced at it casually, retracted his hand in disdain, and the box lid closed tightly with a "click", "Eighth brother, I don't study much, but my husband taught me to be kind. My daughter-in-law My daughter is pregnant again, and I desperately want to give their mothers a good life, but your mother is very strict with money, I have saved for so many years, and finally picked up the leak, you do this, don’t you Do you want to cut off my chance to earn a lot of money?"

Cao Lu's fingers gently caressed the intricate and delicate patterns on the cuffs. Facing the angry Cao Xun, the corner of his mouth raised a gentle smile. This was something he rarely showed in front of his family, which made Cao Xun slightly startled , I feel that I can't figure out what the eighth brother is thinking.

I'm afraid it's courtesy first and then soldiers, and secretly tricks.Since he was sensible, he has seen too much trouble from his aunt and sisters. Cao Xun raised his head and strengthened himself, "I am not Cao Heng, who will only hide in his own room Crying and crying. Although I, Cao Xun, have no great skills, I only want to make money for my wife and children. If someone cheats and tricks me, I have no money to earn... Anyway, I am not afraid of crooked shadows, and I have never done anything wrong. Where the Heavenly King and Lao Tzu have to judge right from wrong.”

Pang Miao was stunned, the rift between the brothers was deeper than a natural moat.

Originally, Cao Xun treated Cao Lv’s brother-in-law quite politely, but he guessed that with the compensation for Buyuelou and the huge sum of money he would get from selling Jinbaolou, he would not agree to a win-win situation... What is the internal strife in the Cao family? It's so scary.

"I know that the contract between Jinbaolou and the imperial court is about to expire, and Buyuelou is also one of the alternative restaurants." Cao Lu said slowly, "By then, Buyuelou will definitely replace Jinbaolou, and you will still have a lot of income. It doesn't matter whether you get acquainted with the officials in the capital or get to know each other in the imperial city, it's up to you."

Cao Xun opened his mouth slightly, and stared at Cao Lv in disbelief.

However, he has worked in the mall for many years and has a lot of thoughts. Cao Xun is not a person who is easy to fool. When he sees who does what, what he pays attention to is not the benefit he will get, but the fact that he holds it in his hands.

He has figured out the opponents of Jinbaolou for a long time, and when the time comes, the former boss will accompany him to deal with the Beijing officials, and he will have a sure chance of winning.

But now there is a Buyue Building, a verbal promise made by Cao Lv... Even if it is written down in black and white, he still doesn't believe it if it doesn't come true—Jinbao Building was built by him with all his savings for many years, so he can't afford to gamble.

Maybe it was the aunt who heard that he had a way of making money and called Cao Lv to plot against him.

"Eighth Brother, Buyue Tower is in your hands anyway. I will take it when I get the contract from the official family. It won't be too late to sell Jinbao Tower, isn't it?" Cao Xun said unhurriedly, " But... When I was young, I heard my father often tell you that you must be fair and honest to be an official. To be honest, Buyuelou's qualifications are slightly worse than Jinbaolou's. At that time, people in the imperial city were shouting every day that the food was not to your taste, and your face was not good, right?"

After a pause, he looked at Cao Lv's indifferent face, and boldly continued, "Eighth brother, you are a high-ranking official in the court and rich in salary, so you don't understand the suffering of our brothers. Besides, the court is the court, and family matters are Household matters, separate the two, you are my eighth younger brother at home, don't use the same way in the officialdom to order people around with prestige."

Cao Lu didn't speak, and put a cup of tea on the table in front of Cao Xun, "I've been nagging for a long time, let's drink some tea."

Unexpectedly, such an understatement turned out to be such an understatement, Cao Xun choked for a moment, his heart pounding.

He said it hard, but if he said he was not afraid, he would be lying to himself.

He picked up the teacup, took a sip of the warm tea, and heard Cao Lv say: "If I use the tricks in the officialdom, I don't have to ask you to meet, I just ask someone to tie you up and do these things for you." It's over, why waste your tongue here."

His voice was light, revealing an invisible force. He was worthy of being someone who had galloped on the battlefield for ten years and then stood in the court.

Cao Xun swallowed the tea with difficulty, and when he lowered his hand, the teacup that was blocking his view moved away, just in time to meet Cao Lv's deep eyes.

"But we are brothers."

Hearing Cao Lu's words, Cao Xun's heart skipped a beat, it was a blood connection.

Cao Lv sighed, quite helplessly.He knows that the current situation is accumulated over time. Once the hatred takes root, if it is not resolved in time, it will only be like a poison ivy, taking root and sprouting, branching out and growing leaves until it becomes so lush that it is difficult to remove. At least in a short period of time, there is no way to do it.Because of this, he didn't want to put on a ruthless appearance, pointing fingers at Cao Xun, the kindest of his brothers and sisters, and hoped to resolve the matter peacefully.

"There are some things in the court that I can't tell you about, but Jinbao Tower is a hot potato right now. If you don't throw it out, you will be unlucky."

Cao Xun licked his lips, showing a tangled look.

He finally wavered a little.

Cao Fu would never say anything about his siblings to him, because they were not from the same mother, and the bastards were fighting openly and secretly.

He didn't believe that the aloof Cao Lv would say such words before, and even now he still thinks those words are his hallucinations.

Cao Lv continued: "Once the situation is serious, not only will you lose yourself, but you will also implicate your wife and children. You spent years of savings before taking down the Jinbao Building. You don't want to disappear into nothingness?"

Cao Xun slumped his shoulders, discouraged.

If you think about it a little more, why did Cao Lv put down his posture to cheat Jinbaolou?

But... Cao Xun is still a little tangled.

Cao Lv knew that pressing harder would be counterproductive, so he leaned forward and lightly patted Cao Xun on the shoulder, "Sixth Brother, don't rush your reply today. Because of the seriousness of the situation, I can't give you too much." Before noon tomorrow, can you? Take the title deed of Buyuelou, and if you don’t believe it’s true, you still have time to verify it tomorrow morning.”

Cao Xun was a little embarrassed, he said hello, accepted the wooden box, and left with a troubled expression on his face.

The door closed again, and the room fell into silence.

Pang Miao lifted the curtain and walked over, sat down beside Cao Lv, while Zhang Mu retreated to the outside terrace to wait.

"After knowing that the two groups of people lost Lu Yi, Luo Zaifu and I discussed this method. Only by throwing away the Jinbao Building behind Lu Yi's back can we not only pick myself out but also beat myself up." Cao Lv said, Glancing at the closed door, "Let's talk about it tomorrow."

Pang Miao rolled his eyes, thinking carefully, "I can hear clearly, your family is much more complicated than I thought, and enmity is the most difficult to resolve. I will come to Jinbao Tower tomorrow to force Cao Xun."

Cao Lu looked at his determined look, "You say that, it seems that what I said just now won't move Cao Xun."

"Uh..." Pang Miao shook his head quickly, and waved his hands again, "It's nothing, I just saw his tangled look, and I might delay it. What if Lu Yi and the others happened to attack at this time? "

Cao Lv smiled, stretched out his hand to pinch his cheek, and then kissed the corner of his lips, "Well, it's much safer than following Lu Yi and the others."

Pang Miao also followed suit, "In terms of singing, I have learned a lot from you, let's watch mine tomorrow!"