Master of Rebirth

Sending Wang Qi back to the bamboo garden, and declined Wang Qi's invitation to stay for a meal, Yan Wu was too lazy to go back to Zhu's mansion to change horses, so he simply put the carriage in the bamboo garden, borrowed two more fast horses, and drove towards the capital without stopping. went.

Instruct Yan Wu to bring a message to Zhao Jing, and must send him a letter to report his safety when he arrives in Beijing.It wasn't until seeing Yan Wu's figure disappearing at the corner of the street that Wang Qi entered the gate of Zhuyuan in a state of distraught.

Qi Xing had seen Yan Wu before, and saw that Wang Qi valued him so much, he couldn't help asking: "Master, who is that young master just now?"

"He's a friend of mine." Wang Qi didn't want to say more, so she said a few words hastily, and then said: "Go and order the water to be boiled, I want to take a shower and change my clothes."

Qi Xing knew that his master liked to be clean, so he didn't bother to ask more questions, so he immediately ordered the servant to boil water.

While Wang Qi was taking a bath, Qi Xing ordered the kitchen to set up a large table of dishes.It's a pity that Wang Qi was so preoccupied, she was listless after a meal, and had to go back to her room to rest after barely using a few mouthfuls.

Qi Xing knew that he was tired, so he had to ask his servants to remove all the food, and then serve Wang Qi to bed.

Early the next morning, after Wang Qi got up, she called Qi Xing to ask if anyone had delivered the letter.

Qi Xing said with a smile: "Young Master, no one has delivered letters today."

"Oh, I see." Wang Qi smiled wryly, and thought, what was he thinking, Ah Man just left yesterday, counting the time, he still can't reach the capital, how could he have time to write to him.

Qi Xing continued: "Although no one sent letters today, shortly after the young master took a rest yesterday, someone sent an invitation card, asking the young master to go to Juxianlou for a banquet tomorrow. At that time, the young master had already rested, so the younger one didn't dare to disturb .”

"Just say I'm not here, just push it away." Wang Qi has always been not interested in these entertainments, and she just said in a lack of interest.

Qi Xing said with some embarrassment: "The invitation was sent by Mr. Dong Ergong. Since he picked it up and sent it to you at this time, he probably knew that you had come back. I'm afraid it's not good for you to push it with this reason." .”

"Dong Jue?" Wang Qi was taken aback. He hadn't seen Dong Jue for a long time since the last time they broke up unhappy.Although in the end he pleaded for Chen Xiu based on Dong Jue's face, but Dong Jue didn't know.At this time, why did Dong Jue invite him to a banquet?Could it be that he lost his temper and wanted to ask for reconciliation?

Thinking that Dong Jue might have taken the initiative to show his favor, it would be a lie to say he was unhappy.After all, they have been friends for so many years, and Wang Qi doesn't want to really have trouble with each other.

Although she was slightly happy, Wang Qi still pretended to be careless and said: "Dong Jue is still in the mood to hold a banquet to treat guests. It seems that Chen Xiu's affairs are settled."

"Well, Mr. Chen has already been released. I heard that he only paid some money and was not severely punished." Qi Xing showed regret and helplessness on his face.

Since she helped others, Wang Qi didn't want to be an unsung hero.He intends to find an opportunity to make it clear to Dong Jue that maybe this banquet is an opportunity.Just mentioning it at this time will inevitably feel like an afterthought.Besides, Zhao Jing's identity needs to be kept secret.If Dong Jue asked him who he could ask for help, how would he answer?

Thinking of this, Wang Qi felt a little embarrassed.

Seeing that Wang Qi was very troubled, Qi Xing was obviously mistaken, he said sullenly: "Actually, I don't agree with you going to the banquet. Tomorrow's banquet is specially held for Mr. Chen to celebrate his release from prison."

It turned out that Dong Jue invited him to dinner not to reconcile, but to celebrate Chen Xiu.In addition to being disappointed, Wang Qi was still a little puzzled.Although it was expected that Chen Xiu would be released, after all, he had just escaped from prison. Shouldn't he keep his tail between his legs and keep a low profile at this time?The element of showing off is too obvious.

It would be fine if it was just Chen Xiu, but Dong Chen and Dong Jue were not indiscriminate people. Not only did they not stop them, they even helped deliver the invitations, which showed that they were very confident.

Although it is known that Chen Xiu's release must be due to Zhao Jing's credit, but Zhao Jing will not disclose his identity at all, let alone have any relationship with the Dong family and the Chen family.Wang Qi was very curious, what happened to make the Chen family so confident?

"When I left, Chen Xiuming was doomed. Why did the big thing suddenly become smaller?" Wang Qi asked calmly, "Do you know what's going on?"

Qi Xing said helplessly: "It has already been spread on the street. I heard that it was the second master who gave the Dong family an idea to ask them to intercede with Mr. Chen together with all the merchants in the Jeju Chamber of Commerce. There are so many merchants as guarantors, the third master He also spoke for Chen Daguan in front of a general in charge of the army. In the end, Chen Daguan offended the people in the army. It came out naturally."

"Second Uncle really has an idea. He actually came up with a way to not blame everyone." Wang Qi smiled and said: "In the end, he will help Chen Xiu. Apart from trying to win over the Dong family, the most important thing is to help Chen Xiu." Think for yourself."

Qi Xing and Wang Sheng were the ones who investigated the dirty business of the Wang family, so Qi Xing naturally understood what Wang Qi said.

It's funny to say that when Wang Qi was in the Wang family, he was tied to a rope with them, and Wang Feng and his son guarded him like wolves.Later, Wang Qi broke up with them, and it didn't matter if they parted ways from now on, and the Wang family couldn't get any money, so the father and son relaxed their vigilance towards him.

Wang Qi knew that even if he left the Wang family, if he seized the opportunity, Wang Feng and his son would still seek him out.Even though he knew that the Wang family would collapse sooner or later, just in case, Wang Qi secretly paid attention to the business of the Wang family and learned a lot about it.If they make trouble during this period, you can also keep some handles in your hands to restrain them.

Qi Xingdao: "Second Master is so enthusiastic about helping Mr. Chen, I'm afraid it's because of his own guilty conscience. When it comes to shoddy, opportunistic, Second Master considers the second, no one dares to recognize the first. If Chen Xiu and Hu Cai are like that, they should If you are sentenced severely, the second master will be beheaded."

"You're right." Wang Qi nodded, and then asked, "Has Third Uncle ever returned?"

Qi Xing shook his head and said: "No, I heard that within a few days of the conclusion of Hu Cai's case, the third master set off to return to Beijing to return to his command. He is an imperial envoy with a heavy responsibility, so it is definitely inconvenient for him to go home and visit his relatives at this time."

"That's right. Uncle San has always been cautious. It's impossible to tell the truth at this moment." Wang Qi said with a smile: "If Uncle San knows that Uncle and Wang Long have done those things without telling him, I don't know how angry he will be. .”

Qi Xing said: "The third master deserves to be angry. The business in the army is a fat job. Since the third master and the prime minister benefit from it, they have to bear the responsibility. There is no reason to only take the benefits without taking risks."

Wang Qi nodded and said with a smile: "You're right. According to the information we have received, the second uncle has donated more than half of the profits from the business to the Prime Minister's Mansion in recent years. It is precisely because the Prime Minister's Mansion took too much , the second uncle and Wang Long felt that they were earning too little, so they cut corners and materials in private, and lowered the cost again and again. Now that Hu Cai from Jiangyang County has entered, the second uncle feels that there is nothing big to do with the support of the prime minister, but he is still worried Otherwise, he wouldn't have kindly advised the Dong family to protect Chen Xiu."

"Master, I have an idea." Qi Xing suddenly had an idea in his mind, "Now that the imperial court is going to crack down on unscrupulous businessmen, should we take advantage of this shareholder wind to expose what the second master did?"

Wang Qi directly shook her head and said: "It's not right. Even if the emperor has the heart to punish profiteers, he still has to weigh the various forces above the court. Hu Caihui will lose power because someone stabbed the matter to the emperor, so he sent an imperial envoy The minister came down to investigate. Second Uncle is behind the master Xiang Ye, not to mention the power of Xiang Ye, the emperor may not be willing to move him. We have no power and no power, even if we have evidence, who would dare to take our case? The county Your grandfather?"

"That's true." Qi Xing sighed: "This is the way of the world nowadays. Those who do business honestly and honestly can't get enough to eat, but those who are opportunistic get better and better. Like the second master and Chen Xiu, they not only earn money, There are still people protecting it, hey, it’s really unreasonable.”

Hearing what Qi Xing said felt empathy, Wang Qi smiled and didn't say much, "Forget it, let's not talk about it."

"Well, the more you talk, the more boring you are." Qi Xing said: "You should think about how to deal with tomorrow's banquet."

"Just say that I'm unwell, and just send someone to send a gift there." Wang Qi said.

Wang Qi has always had this attitude towards this kind of entertainment, and this arrangement is also reasonable.

Although Qi Xing didn't know that Wang Qi had secretly helped Chen Xiu, he knew that the last time he broke up with Dong Jue was because of Chen Xiu.

Chen Xiu had a rift with Wang Qi, and this time he was able to escape from prison thanks to the help of the second master.They will definitely invite Wang Long to this banquet.At that time, the two of them will definitely fight together and have trouble with their young master.Rather than being ridiculed by them in the past, it is better to stay far away.Anyway, he has already offended them, so this time is not bad.

"The little one is going to prepare a present." Qi Xing saluted after finishing speaking and went down.

On the second day, Juxian Building was extremely lively.

"Although Mr. Chen is in trouble this time, he is blessed by misfortune." A drunken businessman patted Chen Xiu's shoulder and smiled flatteringly: "I heard that the merchants in the entire Jeju County have begged for your mercy. It's not a shame. Usually big."

Chen Xiu also drank a little too much. Being surrounded by everyone and praising her, she was already in high spirits. Hearing this, she quickly poked her tongue out and said, "That's right, I, Chen Xiu, am also a famous person in Jeju County. I have friends everywhere. Where do I go?" Someone gave me some face. I'm not bragging, but if this matter happened to any of you today, it would be hard to escape. But look at me, I'm not in danger."

"Yes, yes. Mr. Chen is really powerful."

Dong Jue sat aside with disgust on his face, looking coldly at Chen Xiu, who was spitting and boasting, he was really proud and proud, and he was begging in prison a few days ago, crying his nose and tears. It's like two different people.

"He's a fart with money. He thinks that if he has a relative who is a high-ranking official, he will be able to go to heaven. If he is involved in the matter, he will be sent to the army honestly." Chen Xiuyue said more and more proudly, "Do you know? I am A general called for release. Looking at the entire Pingyao County, no, it should be the entire Jeju County, who else has as much face as me?"

Because of the war in Tubo, everyone in the army is a favorite, let alone a general.

Hearing this, the people around Chen Xiu immediately regained their spirits and inquired one after another, "I didn't expect Mr. Chen to know someone at the level of a general. I don't know the name of that general. Did he stand on the battlefield before?" achievement?"

"Since they are all generals, they must have merit in battle." Chen Xiu hiccupped and said in a mysterious way: "Let me tell you, that general still has a title."

One person hurriedly said: "According to this, do you still need to be afraid of what the brothers will do in the future? As long as you bother Mr. Chen to say a few words in front of that general, everything will be fine!"

"That's natural!!" Chen Xiu said arrogantly: "If I say something, can it still be counted?"

Seeing that Chen Xiuyue said it was too much, Dong Jue couldn't listen anymore. He could only stand up with nausea, squeezed in front of Chen Xiu, and said to a group of people: "Everyone, my brother-in-law drank too much..."

"Don't do this with me." Chen Xiuzheng was complacent, and naturally he didn't want Dong Jue to disturb him.

He interrupted Dong Jue's words impatiently, and said: "It's like this every time. Before I finish speaking, you just use these words to block my mouth. I didn't drink too much. Don't you know? Use I want you to interrupt? When my brother-in-law is talking, what are you, a brother-in-law, messing around with?"

More than half of the people around Chen Xiu wanted to talk to him, and a small half wanted to see him make jokes.Naturally, they were not happy for Dong Jue to come out to interrupt, and they all shouted: "That's right, we are talking about excitement, Second Young Master Dong, don't be so disappointing."

"My brother-in-law is ignorant, and everyone laughed at me." Chen Xiu said with a big tongue: "Well, I'll punish myself with a drink, and we will continue."

Dong Jue was pushed out by Chen Xiu.Seeing that he couldn't be persuaded, Dong Jue had no choice but to go to the old man of the Chen family, hoping that he could help persuade him.

Unexpectedly, when he arrived at another table, he saw a group of people around Mr. Chen, who were listening to his bragging with great interest.Mr. Chen spoke nonsense, and his arrogant tone was even better than Chen Xiu's.

Seeing that the two fathers were exactly the same, Dong Jue walked away angrily.

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The author has something to say:

The Dong family will definitely be dragged down by the Chen family. As for how to be dragged down, I haven't figured it out yet. Everyone can help me think about it O(∩_∩)O