Jie a husband is too arrogant

Chapter 86
The shopkeepers followed in, each holding a thick account book in their hands, they placed the account book on the desk in an orderly manner, stepped back and waited for questions, only Qu Wenchang sat on the grand master's chair beside him, with a dignified expression , calm and composed.

The servants served tea, and Qu Wenchang slowly brewed the tea, occasionally sweeping the end of his eyes to Ji Yuxian behind the table, with deep eyes.

Ji Yuxian sat on a large carved pineapple wood chair, asked about the business of the store, and looked through the account books.

When asked which shop, which shopkeeper would respectfully step forward to answer.

Gradually, everyone was slightly startled.

After the death of the previous head of the Ji Mansion, Ji Yuxian began to take power at the age of ten, taking care of all the businesses of the Ji Mansion, and gradually developed the Ji Mansion to the richest man in Daliang, with businesses all over the country. However, Jingzhou, as the earliest business base of the Ji Mansion, These shopkeepers followed Qu Wenchang step by step to expand the business in Jingzhou.

They always thought that Ji Yuxian was able to get what he is today because of the help of those old shopkeepers in the Ji Mansion. After all, he was only a ten-year-old child at the time. However, when Ji Yuxian asked today, he knew the situation of these shops in this year. Exactly.

For this patriarch, everyone couldn't help showing more respect in their eyes.

"Jingzhou's income is stable, all shopkeepers have contributed a lot!" Ji Yuxian flipped through the ledger and said with a faint smile.

"Where? It's Manager Qu who has a good schedule!" The shopkeeper of Yiliang Shop said with a smile.

"Young Master Miao Zan, the villain is only doing his part. If we talk about credit, Qu Guanshi should be the first!"

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Several shopkeepers spoke modestly, and Qu Wenchang was sitting next to him, with a bit of complacency in his gentle smile.

Ji Yuxian nodded with a smile, flipped through it casually, put down the ledger, raised his head and said with a smile, "Put the ledger here first, if there is any problem, I will call all the shopkeepers to ask questions!"

"Yes!" Everyone responded.

Qu Wenchang got up, and said with a smile, "Young master will stay in Jingzhou for a few more days, there is no rush. Today, this old servant is hosting a banquet at home to clean up the dust for you, and I ask the eldest son to condescend to leave."

Ji Yuxian rubbed the center of his brows wearily, and said with a light smile, "Thank you, Uncle Qu, for your kindness. It's just that I've been exhausted all the way, and I'm not feeling well. That's all for today. I'll visit you another day."

"Yes, yes! It's the old slave who is not thinking carefully, the eldest son is resting, and you can call the old slave if you have something to do!"

After finishing speaking, the others also retreated one after another, and filed out of the study.

The old steward and Jin Feng from the other garden came in and said respectfully, "This old servant has seen the eldest son!"

"You don't need to be too polite, thanks to Mr. Sun for taking care of Bieyuan!"

Butler Sun bowed his waist, "The eldest son is killing the old slave! The master is not here, and it is the job of the slaves to take care of the yard, and they dare not take credit. All the slaves in the other courtyard are waiting outside, waiting to see the eldest son And Young Madam!"

Ji Yuxian smiled lightly, "No need, Young Madam is not feeling well, see you some other day!"

"Yes!" Butler Sun stepped back in response.

Ji Yuxian flipped through the ledger casually, and asked Jin Feng, "Where's Madam?"

Before he finished speaking, the window next to the table suddenly opened, Su Jiu sat leaning against the window, looked back, "I'm here!"

One leg of the woman was bent, and the other leg was dangling under the window, her movements were rude, without the slightest bit of dignity of a woman, but the pair of eyebrows and eyes were picturesque, against the lights behind her, they were absolutely gorgeous.

Ji Yuxian frowned, got up and hugged her down, and smiled slightly, "If you don't leave the door, why climb the window?"

"Doors and windows are the same to me." Su Jiu said.

Ji Yuxian closed the window, sat on the chair, put his arm around her waist, frowned and said, "Hands are so cold, how long have you been outside?"

Jin Feng didn't dare to lift his head. Hearing the man's intimate tone, a look of embarrassment flashed across his face, and at the same time he let out a sigh of relief. The two finally reconciled, and they don't have to worry about it all the time.

Jin Feng glanced at the woman's lake-green clothes, and exited the room with interest.

Ji Yuxian put Su Jiu's hand on his chest to warm him, took the ledger to look through it, and said in a low voice, "Sit here with me for a while, let's go eat together later!"

Su Jiu stared at the ledgers on the table, frowned and asked,

"There are so many account books, when will you be able to read them?"

"Madam, if you feel sorry for your husband, why don't you help me watch it together!" Ji Yuxian said lazily.

Su Jiuzhen picked up an account book and flipped through it in her hands. Seeing the densely packed words on it, she felt a headache and shook her head, "I don't understand!"

"I'll teach you how to read the account books when Madam knows more words. If you want to do business, you must know the account books!"

"Okay!" Su Jiu nodded, and asked again, "Is there any problem with these account books?"

Ji Yuxian's eyes darkened slightly, with a vague smile on his lips, "If they dare to hand it over, there will be no problem."

Su Jiu heard that there was something in the words, rolled her eyes wide, and said, "Is there really something wrong with these people?"

"No problem, what are you doing here for your husband?" Ji Yuxian's voice was light.

"That manager Qu is not an old man from your Ji family, so can't you trust him?" Su Jiu raised her eyebrows.

"Under the benefits, no one can be completely trusted!" Ji Yuxian put down the account book, raised his head and pinched Su Jiu's chin, under the shadow of the lamp, his eyes were a little solemn, "Ma'am, remember my words, the closest person is often It can kill you the most!"

Su Jiu's eyes were shocked, and then she sneered, "My people are different from yours. We have experienced life and death together. I dare to swear with my life that they will never betray me!"

Ji Yuxian put down his hand and smiled meaningfully,
"I hope so!"

Jingzhou is located in the south-central part of Daliang, and the climate is slightly milder, but it is also bitingly cold in the twelfth lunar month.

At night, the servants of Bieyuan heated up the fire dragon in the house, and Su Jiu didn't feel cold in the house wearing only a thin coat.

Ji Yuxian dressed casually after bathing
Leaning on the low couch in a robe to read the account books, Su Jiufu practiced copybooks on the wooden table.

There are orange-yellow tribute oranges in the fruit plate next to it, and bursts of orange fragrance permeate the air, adding a touch of sweet tranquility to the winter night.

The girl's posture is correct, her hands are as slender as jade, her eyes are downcast, and if she doesn't speak, she looks like a standard lady.

Ji Yuxian looked at it, lowered his eyes and smiled slightly, feeling a great sense of accomplishment in his heart.

The candles piled up like tears, and the night was getting darker. Su Jiu put down her pen and raised her hands and stretched her waist. When she looked up, she saw Ji Yuxian closed her eyes at some point, resting her forehead on her wrist, as if she had fallen asleep.

Su Jiu rolled her eyes, dipped a pen in the ink, and walked over lightly, her narrow eyes were filled with bad water, and she raised her hand to draw a beard on the man.

Before the paintbrush touched the man's face, his wrist was suddenly grabbed. Su Jiu's body lightened, and she turned around to be pressed down by the man. The sleeping man smiled in his phoenix eyes, and looked at her faintly, " What a naughty little girl!"

After finishing speaking, he snatched the pen from her hand and threw it aside, and kissed her chin.

Su Jiu was not happy to hear him call her a little girl, so she felt a little sulky and dissatisfied, turned over forcefully, and pressed the man under her body, only to see the man's coat slipped off, and she tore off the light purple shirt The body is loose and loose, revealing the delicate collarbone and white and firm shoulders. Under the candlelight, it is as moist as jade, and the masculine ink spreads on the jade color, with a fragrant fragrance, and those pair of shining black eyes are soaked in the candlelight. If there are stars on the cold water, it is tempting to sink.

Su Jiu's heart skipped a beat, she lowered her head and kissed his red lips, imitating him to toss and turn deeply, sometimes fierce and hot like a storm falling suddenly, sometimes gentle and tender like two small fish caressing and playing, entangled endlessly, and caressed each other.

The room was ambiguous and silent, and even the sound of drums outside the wall became lingering.

After a long time, the candle light on the small table exploded. Su Jiu woke up suddenly and slowly got up. The man below him had messy black hair, thin red lips, and a pair of phoenix eyes like misty spring water. looking at her.

Su Jiu blushed suddenly, not knowing what to do next.

Ji Yuxian's eyes were as deep as ink, it was the first time he saw this girl blushing, the blush was like the best rouge blooming on her fair cheeks, like the pink April spring breeze, it instantly wrinkled his still water , he closed his eyes, turned over and pressed the woman under him, kissed her heavily on her lips, and murmured in a hoarse voice,
"Su Jiu!"

Su Jiu's mind was in chaos after being kissed by him, and she couldn't find a trace of clarity.

The fiery kiss lingered along the corners of the girl's lips. The girl below her had hazy eyes, her thin lips were slightly parted, with a childish coquettishness. Ji Yuxian hugged her tightly, his whole body was tense and painful, and he wished to rub her to the ground. Go inside the body to relieve the strange pain.

Fingers slipped in along the seam of her clothes, the skin of the tentacles was delicate and smooth, like a cloud, a handful of clear springs, a piece of honey, flowing down his fingers, gradually melting, and melted into the chaotic and heavy breathing of the two of them between.

Suddenly Ji Yuxian's fingers touched the piece of emerald jade that was close to the woman's chest, and a touch of coolness spread between the warm jade, spreading up along his long fingers, dispelling the mist in his eyes.

Ji Yuxian took a deep breath, his bewildered eyes gradually darkened, he slowly withdrew his palm, kissed the girl's cheek, and hugged her to breathe.

Su Jiu's face was still a bit ignorant, and she didn't even understand what happened just now. She felt that the hot body of the man on her body gradually warmed up, and her frantic heartbeat also slowly recovered. She lazily yawned and said vaguely,
"Let's sleep!"

"Well, good!" The man replied hoarsely, got up and carried Su Jiu to the bed.

The two lay down, and Ji Yuxian skillfully held Su Jiu in his arms, wrapping her arms around her, "Sleep!"

The man's body was warm, and the faint scent of water lotus seemed to be there, which made people feel at ease. Su Jiu closed her eyes and gave a vague hum, her mind was already in chaos.

With a flick of Ji Yuxian's finger, the candle on the desk was extinguished, a wisp of green smoke rose, and the room was suddenly plunged into darkness.

In the early morning of the next day, before the hour of Chen, in Qu Mansion in Jingzhou City, Qu Miao got dressed early and got ready to go out.

Mrs. Li was visiting her daughter. When she entered the door, she saw Qu Miao wearing a satin embroidered cloak as if she was about to go out. She asked curiously, "Where are you going this early in the morning?"

"Go out for a walk!" Qu Miao blushed and turned her head away.

Li asked with a smile, "Where are you going?"

"Feiyan Tower" Qu Miao replied in a low voice while bowing her head to fasten the strap on her cloak.

Mrs. Li raised her head and glanced at Qu Miao, feeling puzzled. The Feiyan Tower is a famous scenic spot in Jingzhou. Qu Miao was born in Jingzhou. I don’t know how many times he has seen it. going there?

"No hurry!" Mrs. Li pulled Qu Miao and sat down on the chair next to her, scrutinized her face with a pair of fine eyes, and said with a smile, "Miao'er is going to visit relatives this time, has anyone met on the way back?"

Qu Miao's eyes flashed, and she hurriedly brought tea to drink, and said in a disguised way, "What did mother say? Is there anyone here?"

"If you haven't told your mother the truth, then I'll ask those two girls from Xiangqin!" Li-shi snorted and got up to call for someone.

"Don't!" Qu Miao hastily pushed Li Shi down, with a shy look on her face, and said in a low voice, "I did meet someone, a man."

Mrs. Li was surprised, "What man? What is his surname, what is his name, where is he from, and what does he do at home?"

She asked a series of four or five questions, which made Qu Miao's face turn red.

"Mother, I just walked together for a while on the way back to Jingzhou, how could my daughter have the nerve to ask such detailed questions?"

"You know what it's called, right?" Mrs. Li asked with staring eyes.

Qu Miao shook her head again, "I don't know!"

"You silly girl, why don't you even know her name, just..." Mrs. Li sighed, and asked again, "You are also going to see him when you go out today?"

Qu Miao nodded shyly.

"Don't go!" Mrs. Li scolded in a low voice.

"Why?" Qu Miao asked anxiously.

"Miao'er, although our Qu family is not a powerful family in Jingzhou, it is still a well-known family. Your father only has you as a daughter. If something goes wrong, where will your father's face be? You don't even know the man's name, and you dare to go out to a private meeting, absolutely not!" Li said majesticly.

The tears in Qu Miao's big eyes were about to fall, and she said angrily, "I don't care, I just like him and I want to see him!"

"Miao'er!" Mrs. Li stretched out her hand to pull Che Qumiao's arm.

Qu Miao shook Li Shi away, raised her hand and brushed off the teacup on the table, and said angrily, "If you don't let me go out today, I will die for you!"

Mrs. Li is just such a daughter. She was spoiled since she was a child, and she never said anything. She developed a domineering and arrogant temperament. Whenever she disagreed with something, she would cry and play. In the end, Mrs. Li bowed her head and compromised.

"Miao'er, listen to your mother!" Seeing Qu Miao like this, Li Shi did not dare to be anxious, and softly persuaded her.

"Don't listen, I won't listen!" Qu Miao pissed, covering her ears.

There was no other way to make a fuss, so Li had no choice but to give in, "Okay, okay, you go!"

Qu Miao stopped crying immediately, and said excitedly with tears in her eyes, "Really?"

"Well, mother let you go, but don't mess around!" Mrs. Li pointed out.

Qu Miao blushed, wiped her tears and said angrily, "Mother, what are you talking about?"

"If you really want to, ask where it is from, let your father send someone to inquire and scan the text, or you can take it home to have a look, but you must not make decisions yourself." Li explained again.

Qu Miao was ashamed and angry, and pushed Li Shi out, "Mother, what are you talking about? Don't bother me here, get out!"

Li Shi went out helplessly, still feeling uneasy, called Qu Miao's personal maid, and explained in detail.

After crying and fussing, the makeup on her face was all smeared, Qu Miao hurriedly called someone to come in to wash and redress, watching the sun rise outside, she kept urging her.

An hour later, Feiyan was downstairs, and Qu Miao was waiting anxiously.

The Feiyan Tower is six stories high, surrounded by water, and there is only a stone bridge leading to the shore. Qu Miao has stood by the bridge since she arrived. The strong wind in the river has blown the rouge on her face into white, and Ji Yuxian is nowhere to be seen. Come.

She paced back and forth uneasily, worrying if she was late, the man had already gone back, and she couldn't help but blame Mrs. Li for delaying the time.

Just as she was restless, she suddenly saw a dark carriage parked by the river. Her eyes lit up, and she burst into great surprise. She raised her skirt and walked towards the bank.

When he saw the man getting off the carriage alone, he was even more excited and at a loss, hurriedly took two steps forward, and said, "Little girl has seen the young master!"

Ji Yuxian was dressed in a purple dress with silver lines and dark patterns, covered with a big black fur. His figure was tall and elegant, and he looked at the girl with a faint smile, "Miss Qu has been waiting for a long time!"

"No, I just arrived too!" Qu Miao smiled softly, and raised her hand to shave Feng Chuan's disheveled hair behind her ears, "My lord, please!"

The weather was cold, and there were not many people in Feiyan Tower, only a few scholars watched the scenery and wrote poems.

The two walked in slowly, and Qu Miao immediately introduced courteously, "Feiyan Tower has a history of 300 years, and the porcelain, calligraphy and paintings in it are all masterpieces of famous masters, which are hung in this building for people to appreciate every day. Nothing was lost."

Of course it will not be lost, every item is famous in the world, and there is a book in the government. If you steal it, you will not be able to sell it, and you will be wanted, and only fools will steal it.

The two went up to the third floor while talking.

The third floor is full of calligraphy and paintings. On the simple wooden walls, there are many handed down paintings of celebrities from ancient times to the present, set in transparent glass, shining brightly.

The windows on eight sides are bright and clean, the river breeze is gentle, the water surface is like a belt, and the pavilion is full of beauty.

Quiet and quiet, it is really a good place for a private meeting.

Qu Miao approached the man unobtrusively, and said with a shy smile, "Master, do you like this painting?"

Ji Yuxian was looking at a landscape painting by Wu Xuan, a famous artist in the former dynasty, and smiled lightly, "This painting is not bad, but unfortunately, Mr. Wu Xuan closed his pen very early, and there are only a few paintings that have been handed down."

Qu Miao raised her eyes to look at the painting, her eyebrows moved, and she said flatteringly, "I have a painting by Wu Xuan at home, if you like it, the young lady can give it to you!"

A flash of surprise flashed in Ji Yuxian's eyes, "Oh? Miss Qu's words are serious? If there is really Mr. Wu's painting, I'd like to spend a lot of money to buy it!"

"Buy or not, you're too polite, I'll go back and get you a painting!" Seeing Ji Yuxian's high spirits, Qu Miao was flattered, "Wait a minute, lord, the little girl will come as soon as she goes!"

After all, he hurried downstairs.

Looking at the figure of the woman, Ji Yuxian smiled slightly, turned around and continued to look at other paintings.

When Qu Miao returned to Qu Mansion, she went straight to the study. Her father was not there, and Qu Miao took the painting and left without telling Li Shi.

Her father loves painting, and has a lot of scrolls, including several painting jars, and if he took one, no one will find it for the time being.

Qu Miao went and returned quickly, and in less than an hour, she hugged the painting and went to Feiyan Tower.

Ji Yuxian opened the painting, smiled and nodded, "It really is Mr. Wu's genuine work!"

Qu Miao raised her eyebrows slightly, very proud.

"Mr. Wu's paintings are priceless, if Ms. Qu is willing to give up her love and say a price, I can buy the paintings according to the price!" Ji Yuxian said.

Qu Miao shyly declined, "It's the nature of this painting that the young master likes it. How can I accept money from the young master. You and I met once and gave each other a painting. I hope the young master will not forget the little girl."

Ji Yuxian's eyes sparkled, he hesitated for a moment, "Then I will accept it."

"Yes, please accept it, my lord!"

Ji Yuxian put away the painting and said with a smile, "It's getting late, I should go back too, goodbye!"

Qu Miao was very reluctant, "Don't know your son's last name yet? Where do you live in Jingzhou?"

"When it's time to know, Miss Qu will know."

Qu Miao looked delighted, "Young master, you and I will meet again?"

"nature!"

Qu Miao's face was flushed with excitement, she lowered her head charmingly, "The little girl is waiting for you anytime."

Ji Yuxian smiled and walked away slowly.

Qu Miao stood in the cold wind, watching the carriage leave with fascinated eyes, only looking forward to the next meeting as soon as possible.

Ji Yuxian went back to the Bieyuan and walked all the way to the study room, with Jin Feng behind him holding a scroll.

The study was empty, Su Jiu was not there, Ji Yuxian frowned slightly, turned around and asked, "Where is Young Madam?"

Steward Sun asked suspiciously, "Young Madam was still in the room when the old slave was serving tea just now. I don't know where I went after all this time."

Ji Yuxian turned back and went out, went to find her in the bedroom, and whispered to Jinfeng, "Put the painting on the table."

"Yes!" Jin Feng responded, and went into the study to display the paintings.

Ji Yuxian walked outside the bedroom and was about to open the door when he heard someone talking in the garden, he turned around and went into the garden.

A few plum trees away, two boys squatting on the ground to gamble dice under the rockery, Su Jiu squatted beside her and watched, wearing a brocade fox fur cloak, white fox fur surrounded her pink face , with a bit of childishness in Qingzhuo.

"Add me!" The girl looked excited and said with a smile.

"Who are you?" One of the servants looked up at Su Jiu, saw that she was pretty, and his tone couldn't help but be gentle.

The servant on the opposite side guessed, "Are you the servant girl next to the eldest son?"

Su Jiu nodded immediately, reached out and took out a ten taels of silver ingot and shook it in front of the two of them, "Can you add me?"

The two young servants were dazzled by Su Jiu's gorgeous smile and the silver light, and asked in a daze, "Can you play?"

"Yes!" Su Jiu said.

"Okay, let's play!"

The two servants responded, pushed the dice cup to the middle, and explained the rules of winning and losing.

Ji Yuxian's figure was hidden behind a plum blossom tree, and he sighed helplessly.

In less than a stick of incense, the two servants were completely defeated and looked at Su Jiu with mournful faces.

Su Jiu put the winning money into her bosom, patted the shoulders of both of them, and said with a smile, "Continue tomorrow!"

The two servants stood up dejectedly, and looked Su Jiu up and down, a little girl with such good gambling skills!
Su Jiu returned the dice to the two of them, got up happily, and when she looked up, she saw Ji Yuxian standing not far away. There were plum blossoms on his black coat. I don't know how long he had been standing there.

The two young servants also found Ji Yuxian at this time, and they hurriedly knelt down, "The little one has seen the eldest son!"

Gambling was not allowed in the Bieyuan of Ji Mansion, and the two of them had nothing to do to play for a while, but the master saw it.

Ji Yuxian stepped forward, pulled Su Jiu's wrist and walked back, his deep and pleasant voice was cool and indifferent, "Go to Butler Sun to receive the punishment, and next time I will be expelled directly from the mansion!"

The two servants were sweating profusely, knelt on the ground and responded in panic, "Yes, thank you, Mr. Elder, for your kindness!"

Su Jiu frowned, trying to intercede for the two of them, but before she could open her mouth, the man's long eyes swept over him, "Promise! I thought you had great ambitions, but you're just a young man!"

Su Jiu's eyes turned cold, and she bit her lower lip tightly, "It's just for fun!"

"That's all? Playing with things and losing one's ambition, those who want to achieve great things are the most taboo!" Ji Yuxian's eyes were light.

Su Jiu's chest was choked, she broke away from Ji Yuxian's hand, and stood there with her eyes downcast without saying a word.

Ji Yuxian turned around and looked at the stubborn girl,
Smiling lazily, "Why, tell me that you don't want to listen?"

Su Jiu's face was pale, and she said in a low voice, "Why don't you want to listen, and you are right!"

Ji Yuxian took a deep breath, raised his hand to caress the girl's eyebrows and eyes, his eyes were burning, "Su Jiu, you are no longer the leader of the Fulong Gang with only five people, you are the young wife of the Ji family, the mistress of the Ji family, and in the future The Fulong Gang has become the number one gang in the world and is respected by thousands of people, do you understand?"

Su Jiu looked up at the man with deep eyes. After a while, she nodded solemnly, "I see!"

After finishing speaking, he took out the few taels of silver he just won, "I will return this to them, and I will never gamble again!"

"Confiscated!" Ji Yuxian reached out to take it, turned around and left.

Su Jiu was taken aback, and immediately chased after him, "Hey, why did you confiscate it?"

"Once people from the Ji Mansion find out about gambling, all their gambling money will be confiscated." The man's tone was taken for granted.

Su Jiu stared at the man's back with hatred,
Profiteer!

When the two returned to the study, Su Jiu saw the picture scroll on the desk at a glance. After opening it, she felt that the painting was extraordinary. The majestic green hills, the vast rivers, the ancient pines on the mountain pavilions, the fishermen singing late, and the details are meticulous. , lifelike.

"Do you like it?" Ji Yuxian asked.

"Yeah." Su Jiu nodded.

"If paintings and silver are both in front of you, which one do you prefer?" Ji Yuxian asked with a smile.

"Silver!" Su Jiu replied without thinking.

Of course it is silver, which can buy food without starving, but not painting.

Ji Yuxian chuckled knowingly, as if he knew you would choose this way, and said softly, "Tomorrow you will take this painting to Sheng Yu's pawn shop in the city."

"Did it?" Su Jiu was taken aback, "Why did you take such a good painting?"

He is not short of money.

"I have my own intentions, you can go directly."

"How much silver?" Su Jiu asked while rubbing the scroll.

"Whatever you want, as long as you ask, the shopkeeper of the pawnshop will not hold down a penny." Ji Yuxian smiled alluringly.

Su Jiu raised her eyebrows, becoming more and more curious, what's the point of selling this?
"What's the benefit if I help you?" Su Jiu leaned on the table, folded her arms around her chest, and tilted her head to look at the man.

"No matter how much money you pawn, you and I will share it, how about it?" Ji Yuxian smiled.

"make a deal!"

Su Jiu's eyebrows suddenly brightened. This painting is very valuable at first glance, and she can get [-]% of it with just a few errands. Such a good thing is like money in the sky!
Early the next morning, Sheng Yu's pawnshop had just opened to welcome customers, when a young man with a handsome face walked in, holding a picture scroll in his hand.

The second shopkeeper of the pawnshop stepped forward and said with a polite smile, "My lord, do you want to be a painting?"

Su Jiu nodded slightly, "The family is in urgent need of silver taels, and I have a painting, please take a look at it."

"It's easy to say, our Sheng Yu's pawnshop is a shop of Jifu, the price is fair, and we never bully customers!" The second shopkeeper, who was in his forties and had a goatee, took the painting over as he spoke, unfolded it slowly, and his expression suddenly changed. With a slight change, he raised his head and looked at Su Jiu, "What's your surname, young master?"

"Su." Su Jiu said calmly.

"Your accent is Mr. Su, isn't he from Jingzhou?" The second shopkeeper asked again.

"Does this have something to do with my painting?" Su Jiu asked back.

"No, just ask!" The second shopkeeper smiled coyly, looked at the painting and said, "This is Mr. Wu's painting. There are very few paintings handed down by Mr. Wu. I have little knowledge and cannot judge the authenticity. Please, Mr. Su, move with me. Neitang, let our shopkeeper take a look at it for you."

Su Jiu nodded, "Lead the way ahead!"

"Yes, please follow me!" The second shopkeeper said a little more politely, and led Su Jiu to the inner hall.

There is a small door on the side, and after entering, there is an inner hall, with mahogany tables and chairs, and a screen-painted incense burner, which is luxuriously and elegantly arranged, and it is obvious at a glance that it is for entertaining some big customers.

"Mr. Su, please wait a moment, I'll go and invite our shopkeeper over here!" The second shopkeeper said, ordered the servants to serve tea, carefully returned the painting to Su Jiu, and then walked quickly to the backyard with a half-bow.

The backyard is the yard where the big shopkeeper of the pawnshop lives, but after a while, the door opened, and a thin man in a dark blue satin robe came out. He glanced at Su Jiu first, then cupped his hands and smiled, "Mr. Su! My surname is Zhu!" , is the treasurer of the pawnshop."

Su Jiu stood up, "Hello, shopkeeper!"

"I heard that Mr. Su is going to be a painter, can I show you Mr. Master's paintings?" Shopkeeper Zhu smiled and his eyes sparkled.

"Naturally!" Su Jiu said, and handed over the painting.

Shopkeeper Zhu quickly opened the painting, and was startled for a moment, his face turned from red to white, from white to blue, and after several changes, he raised his head and said with a calm smile, "Where is Mr. Su from?"

Su Jiudao, "From Fuyang."

"My son's accent doesn't look like Fuyang's." Shopkeeper Zhu asked with a smile.

"I'm used to running around with my boss since I was a child, and my accent has become messy." Su Jiu said casually.

"Oh!" Shopkeeper Zhu's eyes flickered, and he asked tentatively, "Mr. Wu's paintings are extremely rare. May I ask Mr. Su where this painting came from?"

Su Jiu paused for a moment, and then said in a low voice, "To tell the truth, shopkeeper Zhu, this belongs to my master. I bought it at a huge price a month ago. I passed by Jingzhou a few days ago, and there was a sudden change. I was in a hurry to use the money before letting me take it." Come on."

After finishing speaking, Su Jiu asked, "Is this painting real?"

"Yes, it's true!" Shopkeeper Zhu laughed dryly.

This painting is of course real. It was still in the pawn shop two months ago, but he exchanged it with a fake one and gave it to Qu Wenchang.

Unexpectedly, Qu Wenchang was actually sold!

He suddenly remembered that Qu Wenchang did go to Fuyang a month ago.

Shopkeeper Zhu remained calm and asked with a faint smile, "How much taels of silver do you want for Mr. Su's painting?"

Su Jiu stretched out a finger, "1 taels!"

Since she was asked to ask for it casually, of course she couldn't ask for less!

Shopkeeper Zhu's expression changed, and he gritted his teeth secretly, but he had no choice but to order, "Shopkeeper Feng, write a pawn ticket for this young master, and take 1 taels of silver."

The second innkeeper glanced at the innkeeper Zhu secretly, and nodded, "Master Su, please come with me!"

Su Jiu pursed her lips with joy, "Thank you, Shopkeeper Zhu!"

After all, I went outside with the second shopkeeper.

As soon as Su Jiu left, shopkeeper Zhu's face immediately sank, holding the scroll in his hand, his brows were ashen.

After a cup of tea, the second shopkeeper came back from the front and whispered, "He's gone!"

Shopkeeper Zhu raised his hand and slapped the table hard, gritted his teeth and said, "Hello, Qu Wenchang!"

The second shopkeeper raised his hands, frowned and said, "Master Zhu, this is not right. Guanshi Qu loves calligraphy and painting the most. Old Wu's paintings are so rare, how could he sell them?"

The painting was originally from a pawnshop, and in order to curry favor with Qu Wenchang, shopkeeper Zhu secretly gave him the painting as a gift.

Unexpectedly, Qu Wenchang actually sold the painting.

If this matter was known by the Ji Mansion, not only would he not be able to be the shopkeeper, he would not only be expelled from the Ji Mansion, but his reputation in this industry would also be bad, and no one would dare to use him anymore.

This song Wenchang is clearly harming him!

Hearing the second shopkeeper's words, shopkeeper Zhu's face became even more ugly, and he snorted, "He loves painting, and he loves money even more, and even went to Fuyang to sell paintings. If this young man sends paintings to other pawnshops today, it will be a long day tomorrow." The young master has to come to the door!"

Wu Xuan's paintings are extremely rare, and his birth will certainly attract attention.

"Today, the 1 taels of silver can't be used in the pawnshop's account. I will make up the shortfall with the silver myself." Shopkeeper Zhu said distressedly.

Now that Ji Yuxian is in Jingzhou, such a large amount of money is easily leaked, and he has to make up the money himself and put the painting back into the warehouse, as if nothing happened.

1 taels of silver!
Shopkeeper Zhu gritted his teeth in distress, and hated Qu Wenchang even more in his heart.

Su Jiu got 3000 taels for nothing and went back to Bieyuan happily. Of course, if she knew that Ji Yuxian got 7000 taels for nothing, she probably wouldn't be able to laugh.

Time flies, Su Jiu and Ji Yuxian have been in Jingzhou for two days, Ji Yuxian either stays in the other garden or goes to those shops to check the accounts during the day, just like the people who came to the Ji Mansion to check the accounts before.

Su Jiu practiced calligraphy in the study every day, and occasionally went out to walk around to buy some new gadgets and bring them back, waiting to bring them back to Shengjing for Nanny Changhuan and the others.

Two days after Su Jiu went to pawn the painting, Ji Yuxian sent someone to invite the shopkeeper Zhu from the pawnshop.

Shopkeeper Zhu was already uneasy because of the painting, and when he came, seeing that Ji Yuxian had invited him alone, he felt even more guilty.

Ji Yuxian didn't see anything strange on his face, so he just took a ledger and handed it to him, and said in a low voice, "This is the detailed ledger of the pawn shop that Guanshi Qu sent to Shengjing before, take it back and check it to see if it's there. Where it went wrong."

"Yes, yes!" Shopkeeper Zhu took it with both hands, and stepped back respectfully.

"Go back!" Ji Yuxian laughed.

"Farewell!" Shopkeeper Zhu secretly heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that he didn't ask about the painting, calmly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and walked out of the study.

As soon as they went out, Qu Wenchang was about to enter the front door. The two met each other, and their hearts skipped a beat.

Shopkeeper Zhu remembered the matter of the painting, so he naturally felt resentful towards Qu Wenchang, and the smile on his face faded a little.

Qu Wenchang wondered why shopkeeper Zhu came to Ji Yuxian alone, with the ledger in his hand, so he couldn't help but speculate.

The door was open, so it was inconvenient to exchange greetings, the two said hello to each other and passed by.

Before Qu Wenchang entered the door, he squinted at the back of shopkeeper Zhu with the end of his eyes, his eyes sank slightly.

After entering the study, Qu Wenchang greeted him respectfully, "I have met the eldest son!"

"Uncle Qu, what's the matter?" Ji Yuxian leaned lazily on the back of the chair, raised his eyes and smiled slightly.

"It's nothing important. Look, you've been in Jingzhou for three days and haven't been to the old slave's house yet. Tonight, the old slave's house will hold a banquet. Please the eldest son to show you respect!" Qu Wenchang said politely.

Ji Yuxian rolled his eyes and said with a smile, "Okay, I will take my wife tonight!"

"Yes, the old servant is waiting for the eldest son!" Qu Wenchang said with a smile, took his leave and left.

Ji Yuxian looked at the man's back, took a sip of tea, got up and left the study.

Su Jiu was reading a book on the low couch in the bedroom. Su Jiu could already understand the simple excerpts, and occasionally marked out the words she didn't know, waiting for Ji Yuxian to explain her confusion.

While watching it, Ji Yuxian came in, sat beside her, stretched out his arms to hold her in his arms, and smiled softly, "Is Madam bored?"

Su Jiu glanced at him slightly sideways, "Is there anything else you can ask me to help with, should I pay you back?"

Ji Yuxian chuckled, "Accompany Wei Husband to the Qu Mansion for a banquet today."

Without money points, Su Jiu was a little bit discouraged, "Can I not go?"

"No, I still need Madam's protection as my husband!" Ji Yuxian looked lazily, carelessly playing with Su Jiu's black hair.

Su Jiu looked at him curiously, "Is this Qu Mansion still a dragon's pond or a tiger's lair?"

It's just a meal, and you still need her protection?

"I don't know either. Anyway, no matter what happens there, madam must trust me and solve my husband's problems in time." Ji Yuxian winked at the girl angrily.

Su Jiu chuckled, "Don't worry, even if there are tigers and wolves in Qu Mansion, with me around, no one can touch you!"

Ji Yuxian leaned on Su Jiu's shoulder, closed her eyes, and smiled slightly,
"With Madam here, I am naturally free from worries!"

　The Qu family has a good show waiting for Ji Yaoxie to appear
　　
　
(End of this chapter)