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Text 205: The old Duke¡¯s 60th birthday (Part 2)

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    When I got to the upper room, I saw the old Duke sitting on it.  The old man is old, his skin is sagging and wrinkled, his hair is gray, and he looks older than the emperor's grandfather.  Wen Wan felt very strange. Normally, he should be younger than his grandfather before he went to school. He was seven years younger than his grandfather and had nothing to do. He spent all day recuperating in the countryside.  Why do people lose their complexion the more they rest?

    "It's Wen Wan who's here. Come and sit here with grandpa." The old Duke called kindly.  ¡®

    Wen Wan walked up and performed the blessing ceremony.  The old Duke looked at Wen Wan carefully.  Maybe she has presbyopia, which makes it difficult to see people, but she can still vaguely see that her granddaughter has grown up and has a magnanimity that few people can match.

    Wen Wan gave her her gift, a statue of an immortal with longevity.  It is made of fine jade and carved by famous artists. The lines are smooth and the carving is vivid.

    The people nearby all praised the princess's filial piety, saying that such a rare fairy had put a lot of effort into preparing it (that is, it was a gentle word).

    "Old Duke, Mr. Xu is outside asking for an audience." The chief steward said.  Upon hearing this, Wen Wan immediately retreated and went to the backyard.

    Wenwan got off the carriage and got into the sedan chair.  Entering the back yard, looking at the garden, there are crystal glass lanterns of various colors attached to the stone railings on both sides.  It is decorated with great splendor.

    Wen Wan was extremely confused, but still had no words.  Arrived in the backyard.  The news has been received in the inner courtyard.  They were already waiting for someone in the yard. As soon as Wen Wan got out of the sedan chair, she saw a crowd of people. When they saw her coming out, they all greeted her.  Wen Wan raised her hand and stood up.

    The interior and exterior corridors of the house and the verandah canopies on both sides are hung with horns, glass, stamped yarn, silk, embroidery, paintings, piles, cutouts, silk or paper and other colorful lights.

    Walking into the inner room, the interior was the same as before.  There were just a few more flowers and other things.  It's obviously spring.

    The eldest lady welcomed Wen Wan in and asked Wen Wan to sit in the first place. Wen Wan did not give in and sat directly on the left side of the shangtan.  The eldest lady asked to sit on the right side.

    Wen Wan looked at all the rooms in the room, big and small, and smiled lightly.  The etiquette that should be expected is still the same at all. Each junior has a greeting gift (the younger generation is gentle, but not his peers), and a red envelope.  The gift is the same as the gift.  The common people are the same, and the distinction between Jing and Wei is clear.

    After meeting, Wen Wan asked the doubts in her heart.  Why is it so luxuriously furnished?  Even if you want to celebrate your 60th birthday in a big way, you don¡¯t need to spend so much money.

    "Mrs. the Duke, the princess asked. Why is the palace so luxurious? Even if we want to celebrate the birthday of the old Duke, it cannot be so luxurious. The emperor's birthday is not so expensive. Doesn't it mean that the palace was not rich before, so why is it so luxurious?  "Xia Yao relayed Wen Wan's words.

    "Well, I also know that it is excessive luxury. But the money was basically paid by the third master and the fifth master. Mr. Guo and I are only responsible for the management. I also know that there is something wrong, but. Mr. Guo likes it.  !¡± The eldest lady had a headache.

    When Wen Wan heard this, she slapped the table hard with a "snap" sound, her face was very gloomy.

    Everyone in the room stood up in fear.  Two children were frightened by Wen Wan's aura and burst into tears.

    The eldest lady was also very shocked.  I asked someone to take the child down.

    Wen Wan didn¡¯t even need to check, she knew that someone must have set her up.  Just her cheap daddy virtue.  What extraordinary ability could he have? He could actually sell thirty thousand taels of silver.  There was also the stingy third master who was not worthy of being on the stage. These two were actually willing to spend 60,000 taels of silver to celebrate the birthday of the old man.

    "The princess said, call the third master and the fifth master over, our princess wants to meet them." There was no nonsense.  He said it directly in a commanding tone.

    The eldest lady felt a tremor in her heart when she saw Wen Wan suddenly turning ugly.  In fact, he also thought it was not good.  I told the Duke.  The Duke of Guo sent people to investigate at that time, but those who came back to report the news said there was no problem and it was a legitimate business.

    With gentle instructions, the people below immediately called the Third Master and the Fifth Master to come over.  The third master and the fifth master entered the inner room and looked at Wen Wan with ugly expressions.  The two looked at each other.  On the way, I heard that Wen Wan lost his temper.

    "Third child, fifth child, the princess said that there may be a problem with your business. Please tell the princess quickly, what is going on? I remember that you are only doing ordinary jewelry business." The eldest lady was also confused at the beginning.  Yes, but later it turned out that it was indeed a normal business, and I checked the back and operations and there were no problems.

    "What's the problem? We have been doing this for more than three years. Princess, you can earn one million yuan in four years, and we can earn more than two hundred thousand taels in three years. Is there anything strange about it? Do you need to be jealous?  "The third master was a little unconvinced.

    The Duke¡¯s wife immediately became serious: ¡°Third brother, why are you talking to the princess?¡±

     "What kind of business are you doing?" Why can I make so much money? It's because I belong to the privileged class. At that time, I was escorted by the two princes, King Zhou and King Chun, and I had Uncle King Zheng as my backer.  He used many methods to make money that others could only see and dare not use.  Who do they think they are.  Others can earn one or two hundred thousand taels of silver in four years, but just the two of them are really not looking down on them.

    "You don't need to worry, we are just doing some seafood jewelry and other business. It is not any illegal business." Ping Xiangxi was relatively calm.  He was also encouraged by his third brother and persuaded by An and Aunt Fan to join the stock.  Unexpectedly, when waiting for the dividends, the living conditions of the family would be greatly improved.

    "Haha, the seafood business and the jewelry business can bring in tens of thousands taels a year. You have gold buried underground for you to pick up." Wen Wan was extremely sarcastic.  If she didn't want to be criticized in the future, she wouldn't care about it now.

    "But what's wrong?" the Duke asked hurriedly, Wen Wan was often by the emperor's side.  With eyes and ears stained, I must know some inside information.  Since it is said to be inappropriate, there must be something inappropriate.

    "All fools know that is impossible. If someone has such a profitable business, why should they give you a share? What do you have, power or power. They let you buy shares, but it is just a shield. They can take advantage of the situation.  No, go and break up with them. Otherwise, if something happens, no one can save you." Wen Wan's words are not scary.  The emperor's temper is getting weirder and weirder now, and it's impossible to figure out what he's thinking.

    Fortunately, Wen Wan never cared about his expression.  As long as he felt it was good, he could do whatever he wanted, and the emperor loved him very much.  She always laughs at her willful behavior.  But her so-called willfulness is extremely measured, and she will never offend anything she shouldn't do or interfere with.

    "You are a noble princess, and you will naturally enjoy endless glory and wealth in your life. We don't want to take advantage of you, we just do a small business of our own, and we have put in a lot of effort." The third master shouted in a strange way.  Such a good business.  She actually asked herself to withdraw. Who did she think she was? She thought it was the noble princess.

    "Master, what do you mean by the princess' question?" Xia Yao looked very cold.  These guys are only good at hindsight.

    "There will be no problem." Ping Xiangxi hesitated, and he himself felt that something was wrong.  But the people he sent to work inside said everything was normal.

    "Fifth brother, don't listen to her nonsense. She made so much money and donated it all to the court without blinking an eye, but she is reluctant to give you a penny. Now you have made some money in business, so big  What are you doing? There are many businesses in the capital that deal with seafood and jewelry, but they are not all good. Why is there a problem in our family?" The third master was very dissatisfied.

    Wen Wan has an expressionless face.

    "The princess said that in this case, she won't talk nonsense. But if something happens in the future, don't come to her. You go out, the princess wants to take medicine." He took a box from the side, took out the pills, and gave them to Wen Wan  Take.  Since Wen Wan couldn't recover from her sudden weight loss, the emperor asked the imperial physician to prepare health pills for Wen Wan.  Take one pill three times a day.  Without interruption, Xia Yao supervised her eating.

    "Princess, I really don't care. No matter what, he is your biological father. If you let him continue like this, he will definitely implicate you in the future." Xia Yao was very worried.

    Wen Wan shook her head, and after a while someone outside reported, "Princess, Master Shang Qi and his wife are outside asking to see you."

    Wen Wan thought for a while, they are all here anyway, so let¡¯s meet them when we see them!  If it weren't for Ping Xiangxi, she would have disappeared.

    Shang Qi is still the same as before.  But maybe it's because he has a family, so he seems to be more mature.  Wen Wan casually took a look at the rumored eldest sister of the Miao family.  She has an oval-pink face, elegant eyebrows, and a fair complexion with red highlights, making her very delicate and beautiful.  The couple stood together and stood in line.  It seems that I didn't make any mistakes.

    Wen Wan nodded secretly.  She is indeed as beautiful as a flower as rumored.  Looking at them as a couple, they seem to get along well.

    After the two of them saluted, Shang Qi asked Wen Wan what happened.  Wen Wan told this matter again.  Wen Wan's tone was very strong. Don't think that what fell from the sky was a pie. It was definitely a discus that would smash people into meat pies.

    "Ruoying has already told me that this matter is inappropriate, and I also feel it is inappropriate. I told dad to stop. But dad just didn't listen." Shang Qi was also very distressed.

    "The princess asked, what are Master Shang Qi's plans?" Xia Ying was straightforward and did not waste any nonsense.

    "The princess came to ask us and my wife if we have any countermeasures." Miao said carefully.  For this world-famous man, Miao felt nothing but awe.  As long as a person is successful, there will be no one who is not in awe of someone who is gentle.

    "Our princess just found out about this.It's a personal matter.  The princess is just here to tell you that if you don't get this right, it will be a disaster.  Let you be more vigilant and not be treated as a scapegoat.  When something happens, no one can save it.  "Xia Ying's tone was very bad. What did she think of the princess? She didn't think about the good things and only thought about the princess when bad things happened.

    "A big disaster?" Both of them were frightened.

    Wen Wan is now in a high position, and in Wen Wan's heart, she has no weaknesses.  Because the only relatives she recognized were the emperor and Prince Zheng. I won¡¯t go into detail about these two people. They were all strong masters. As long as they made trouble for others, outsiders would not dare to touch them even if they had nine heads.  But to outsiders, she still had Ping Xiangxi's loophole to exploit.

    "The princess has received the news, please let her know clearly. It will also give us a couple an idea." Miao Ruoying quickly calmed down her emotions.

    "The princess has nothing to do, you can handle it yourself. It's best to deal with it as soon as possible to avoid trouble." After saying that, Wen Wan had already brought the tea.  Serving tea to see guests off is an unspoken rule.  The couple has many questions in their minds, and Miao also wants to take the opportunity to build a good relationship with you.  But Wen Wan ignored him and had no choice but to go out.

    "My husband, you said that what the princess said is probably true." Miao Ruoying was a little worried.

    "Wen Wan is not an impudent person. Since she can say that, I guess it's not 100%, at least 90%." Shang Qi was worried.

    "Then, let's quickly tell dad not to do those businesses anymore. Let's beg the princess to ask her to plead in front of the emperor. The emperor loves her so much, so he will definitely show mercy." What happened in the recent period,  It has caused many people to lose their peace of mind.

    "It's impossible. Although Wen Wan doesn't care about what her father and mother have done to her before, if something happens to her family, she will never ask for mercy. Even if it's a big disaster, it won't affect her. She can speak out.  The caution is already the limit. I will try to persuade my father tonight." Shang Qi was also scared, but looking at his wife's pale face, he suppressed the fear in his heart and comforted her softly.

    Miao Ruoying felt a little relieved after hearing this.

    It was already a quarter past noon, and the guests had already taken their seats.  Men are in the outer courtyard, and women are in the inner courtyard.  There were a lot of people coming and going, and Wen Wan could hear noisy sounds in the wing.

    "I heard that the princess also came back to congratulate the old Duke on his birthday. Why don't you see the princess?" A noble lady asked the Duke's wife.

    "Princess, the banquet has begun. Madam, please take your seat." After hearing this, Wen Wan left the side room.  Arriving at the banquet hall.  Wen Wan heard that there were sixty tables in the inner courtyard alone, and there were only a lot more outside than here.

    Wenwan told the eldest lady that she would not be able to dine with everyone.  So, I ate alone in the yard.

    The eldest lady didn¡¯t say anything when she saw Wen Wan¡¯s veil.  Arrange everything one by one.  Those who originally wanted to see Wenwan were disappointed.

    The eldest lady arranged for several young daughters-in-law at home to accompany Wen Wan to dine.  Wenwan didn't refuse either.  The person accompanying Wenwan has been vaccinated in advance.  I warned you not to scream or be afraid no matter what you see Wen Wan becoming.  So when Wen Wan took off the veil, everyone was holding their hearts, holding back their breath, and covering their mouths.

    Wen Wan smiled and took off the veil, everyone was shocked.  There is nothing scary about it, just a small mark that is too light to be seen.  You can't even tell it if you don't look carefully.

    ?? (To be continued)
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