GTB Chapter 232

Chapter 234: Partnership

Chapter 234: Partnership

The next morning, Jiang Jiuchu and her maid, Mu Qing, went to Yun Qing Pavilion wearing veils.

Inside the reception hall on the first floor, Jiang Jiuchu and Yan Zheng, along with Yao Meiyan, were discussing their grand money-making plan.

It wasn’t until two hours later that the group finalized the specific business ventures.

Outside the hall, Shí Yan wore a silver mask that covered most of his handsome face, the thin lips revealed below the mask were exceptionally attractive.

He sat casually in front of a low table, slowly turning a jade thumb ring on his thumb, his eyes fixed on Yun Gongzi, who was playing the *qin* in front of him.

He thought to himself, when did that woman start liking this style?

Although he’s good-looking, his bookish, melancholic aura, can he really relieve people’s worries, and could he chat with that woman for half a day?

Inside the reception hall, Yao Mei collected the draft paper in front of her and looked at Jiang Jiuchu and Yan Zheng, “One by one, you two go and find shops in good locations today. If there are any for sale, buy them all. You can never have too many shops. I’ll have people buy the necessary staff on my end first.”

“Okay,” the two replied, and got up to walk outside.

As soon as Jiang Jiuchu walked into the hall, she saw a familiar figure sitting in the hall listening to music.

Before she could take a closer look, the person seemed to sense something and looked towards her.

Her footsteps stopped abruptly, and she looked at the masked man with surprise, shocked.

“What’s wrong?” Yan Zheng followed Jiang Jiuchu’s gaze and landed on Shí Yan, asking in confusion, “Do you know him?”

“I don’t know him,” Jiang Jiuchu regained her senses, withdrew her gaze, shook her head, and walked outside.

Yan Zheng looked at Shí Yan’s gaze towards him and couldn’t help but shudder. He immediately raised his foot and followed her out.

“Hey, you know that person just now, right?”

Jiang Jiuchu denied, “I don’t know him, I was just curious because he was wearing a mask in broad daylight, so I took a few extra glances.”

Yan Zheng nodded, “That’s true, he’s a man who likes other men, I doubt you’d know him.”

After he finished speaking, he remembered the look in Shí Yan’s eyes just now, and couldn’t help but say:

“Maybe he was looking at me just now, you don’t know, the way he looked at me was full of aggression, it made my hairs stand on end.”

“Ah~, it’s all my fault that I’m so handsome that I’m attractive to both men and women.”

Jiang Jiuchu glanced at the narcissistic Yan Zheng and didn’t respond. However, she began to doubt whether she had seen correctly because of Yan Zheng’s words.

After all, how could Shí Yan like men? Even if he couldn’t stand the loneliness, he should go to Xiao Yue Lou.

But when she recalled the high bridge of his nose and the attractive lip shape revealed under the mask, as well as his familiar figure, it was clearly him!

In an instant, she was so shocked that she broke out in a cold sweat. Could it be… he likes both men and women?

No, no, no, that’s impossible. She had been with him for more than half a year, and she didn’t feel that he had dual preferences. She must have seen wrong.

Thinking of this, she shook her head and dispelled the thoughts in her mind. She was really just bored and thinking about him for nothing.

Shí Yan looked at the disappearing figure at the door, his thin lips tightly pressed together, his eyes gloomy as water.

This woman is really addicted to coming here. She came yesterday and she’s here again today, and even taking the gigolos here out……..

He waved his hand back, and Hong Mama, who was on the side, immediately stepped forward obsequiously and bent down, after all, although this young master’s background was unknown, he would spend ten thousand taels at a time, so she naturally didn’t dare to neglect him.

“What can I do for you, young master?”

Shí Yan picked up the teacup in front of him and asked nonchalantly, “Who was that man in red who just left? Go and ask him to come back and play a song for me.”

As he spoke, he directly took out a stack of silver notes from his sleeve, which shocked Hong Mama so much that she opened her mouth wide, wishing she could immediately go out and grab her family’s Gongzi back, but she didn’t have the courage………

After all, her family’s Gongzi didn’t have any homosexual tendencies. If she asked him to accompany a man, she was afraid that she would be tired of living.

Shí Yan saw Hong Mama’s embarrassed expression and asked coldly, “What? Is it not enough?”

Hong Mama quickly waved her hand, “No, no, young master has misunderstood, that person just now isn’t a gigolo here, he’s……. he’s our owner.”

“Owner?” Shí Yan’s eyes darkened a few points, and then he asked in confusion, “Why is your owner still coming out to entertain guests?”

“Uh……..” Hong Mama thought to herself, their family’s Gongzi only accompanied one guest yesterday, but she couldn’t say that.

“Young master has misunderstood, our owner knows that young lady, he’s not entertaining guests.”

Shí Yan’s eyes darkened when he heard this, he didn’t continue to ask, but got up and walked out of Yun Qing Pavilion.

In front of the carriage, he looked at the figure in the distance walking towards the Magpie Bridge, his eyes narrowed slightly, in the past, he didn’t know that she actually had so many male confidants.

He lifted the car curtain, and as he stepped onto the carriage, he instructed Mu Feng, who was on the side, “Go and investigate his background, and how they know each other, and when did they meet?”

“Yes,” Mu Feng replied, and drove the carriage forward.

The sky was gloomy, with drizzling rain.

In the evening, in the study of the Seventh Prince’s residence, Shí Yan was picking candles and reviewing documents. Mu Feng, who was outside the door, received a letter and pushed the door open, reporting to Shí Yan:

“Master, I’ve found out, that man in red is named Yan Zheng, his mother is the teacher who taught Jiang Guniang calligraphy, chess, painting, and is also the empress of Nan Yue who disappeared many years ago.”

“That Yan Zheng is her son, but this subordinate did not find any prince named Yan Zheng in the Nan Yue royal family.”

“Also, he and Jiang Guniang only met a few days ago, and he went to accompany the Crown Princess under the name of Yun Gongzi.”

“They have been looking for shops on the east and west streets these past few days, and they should be partnering to do business.”

“Okay, step back.” Shí Yan raised his hand after listening to Mu Feng’s report, his eyes deep and obscured.

Doing business? Isn’t the silver note he gave her enough to spend? Does she still need to do business? She really is greedy for money.

It is true that the previous Jiang Jiuchu was a bit greedy for money, but she was also easily satisfied, as long as she earned enough pocket money.

But now Jiang Jiuchu, influenced by her master, has put all her energy and hobbies on money.

Her master was able to kick off her husband and live so freely, what is there for her to not see through?

She wants to earn a lot of silver coins and become the leading wealthy merchant in Kyoto, which is much more reliable than love.

A month later, in Lan Ji Pavilion, Mu Feng ran into the hall quickly, and said with a happy face: “Master, the Emperor has woken up.”

Shí Yan’s face froze, he immediately got up, and walked out of the hall, towards the inner Room.