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Xia Fengxiang looked and saw that the man didn't move at all.
But when Su Changan looked over, the other party immediately bowed and saluted. The meaning was obvious.
Su Changan immediately frowned, looked at Xia Fengxiang and asked, "Is that person trying to chat with me?"
After all, having been with Su Changan for a long time, Xia Fengxiang also understood some words, including the meaning of chatting up.
But before Xia Fengxiang could speak.
Su Changan glanced at the young man again, and then immediately looked at Xia Fengxiang: "Didn't I disguise myself to look ordinary? How could I be approached?"
Xia Fengxiang said: "Maybe this is your charm, being approached by a man, hehe."
Hearing this, Su Changan immediately said, "You can be jealous of anything, but don't be jealous of men."
Xia Fengxiang snorted.
However, Su Changan looked at the young man again, only to see that the young man was still smiling at him, and his companions beside him were talking about something, which made Su Changan break out in a cold sweat again.
But then he thought again and looked at Xia Fengxiang: "Isn't it obvious that we are a couple?"
Xia Fengxiang thought for a moment and said, "Maybe, they treat you and me as good sisters."
Hearing this, Su Changan curled his lips.
But suddenly.
Xia Fengxiang suddenly kissed Su Changan on the lips.
Although it was just a light touch, the tenderness and tenderness of the lips touching each other could be clearly felt.
Maybe it was because of the disguise, so we couldn't see Xia Fengxiang blushing, but there was still shame in his eyes.
Xia Fengxiang looked at Su Changan and said, "That's it, it looks like this!"
Su Changan pursed his lips: "One more time?"
Xia Fengxiang: "Get lost!"
Lian Wei and Yan Ruyu remained silent. They had seen these two people like this many times, so they had long learned the skill of turning a blind eye and a deaf ear.
but.
The people at the Southern Chamber of Commerce were all stunned.
But the next moment, one of them spoke up with a mocking look on his face: "Brother Liu, they are a couple."
Immediately, another person said with a smile: "It's over, it's over. Our famous brother Liu Zhaoyang finally fell in love with a girl, but it turned out that she is already taken."
Hearing what the two said, many people at the table around them started laughing.
One of them laughed, then looked at Su Changan and Xia Fengxiang and said with emotion: "As expected of the capital, this woman and this woman are a couple, and they came to the brothel together."
As soon as these words came out, the person who had spoken before immediately added: "And our Zhaoyang has taken a fancy to him."
Immediately!
Everyone laughed again.
The young man named Liu Zhaoyang had an angular face and was handsome and elegant. When he heard his friends mocking him, he could only smile helplessly.
But at the same time, looking at the two girls chatting and laughing with each other over there, Liu Zhaoyang felt helpless again.
Can.
Looking at Su Chang'an after his disguise, especially looking at those eyes from afar, Liu Zhaoyang's heart rippled slightly.
He didn't know what love at first sight was.
All I know is that when I saw the girl for the first time, I thought her eyes were so beautiful, like the stars and the bright moon in the sky.
Can.
Looking at the woman next to the girl again, especially since it was obvious that the woman had done that on purpose for him to see, Liu Zhaoyang felt helpless again.
The young man next to Liu Zhaoyang patted Liu Zhaoyang on the shoulder and said, "Alright, alright, we are only here in the capital to discuss business with so many foreign envoys because of the wedding of the Queen and His Majesty. Since they are a couple, just give up."
Liu Zhaoyang sighed, but his eyes looked at Su Changan again after he had changed his appearance.
At that moment, Su Changan just smiled.
This made Liu Zhaoyang stunned again, but looking at the woman who was smiling at Su Changan, he sighed again, picked up the wine cup and took a sip.
When the others at the table saw this, they all laughed and someone said, "In Suzhou, you, Liu Zhaoyang, have so many girls who admire and secretly like you. If those girls saw you like this, they would be sad."
Not all the people at the table were young men, there were also a few young ladies. They looked at Su Changan after he changed his appearance, and one of them said, "I wonder which family she is from. If Zhaoyang really likes her, you can ask around. Maybe they are like sisters."
Upon hearing this, Liu Zhaoyang immediately looked at the girl.
But before Liu Zhaoyang could say anything, the man who looked the oldest said, "It's better not to make trouble. The capital seems peaceful now, but have you forgotten what the president of the Chamber of Commerce told us to do when we came here? The most urgent thing is to close the deal tomorrow, and we also need to discuss cooperation with Dian Jiangchun."
When this person spoke, everyone at the table immediately became solemn.
Among them, Liu Zhaoyang stood up, saluted and said, "Brother Tan, Zhaoyang understands the seriousness of the matter."
The man named Tan Zhongyong heard this and nodded slightly. Then he glanced at the two girls, thought for a moment and said, "Shopkeeper Su from Dianjiangchun will be here soon. He is in the rouge business, so he must know the young ladies from all the big and small families in the capital. You can ask him later. If they are really a couple, then it's fine. If not, you can get to know them. After all, your Liu family has roots in the capital, so maybe you can give it a try."
Liu Zhaoyang thought about it and felt that it was feasible.
On the other side, the woman frowned and said, "Speaking of Shopkeeper Su, the banquet has already started, why hasn't he arrived yet?"
Someone immediately said, "I heard that although this Shopkeeper Su is the third son of the Su family and the younger brother of the Queen, and he manages such a large shop, he never comes to places like the Flower House. Could it be that he is a little unhappy that we invited him to come through this poetry gathering?"
Tan Zhongyong shook his head and said, "No, I asked him. Although he is not interested in wine and women, he is not opposed to this place. Although Shihua Pavilion is a brothel, it is not an ordinary place because of the existence of Liu Baishi. Even many officials come here, not to mention that today is a poetry banquet. Moreover, today is the bridge built by Prime Minister Li, so he will not miss it. Maybe something happened on the way. After all, many people from foreign countries are negotiating business with him now."
While speaking, Tan Zhongyong glanced at Li Jiulang over there.
Wanli Chamber of Commerce is one of the top three chambers of commerce in the whole of Daxia. Although it does not have many industries in the capital, many of its industries are in the southeast and southwest.
But it was because they wanted to expand industries in the north that they rushed to Beijing.
Although he had only arrived in Beijing in the past two days, when he first arrived, Tan Zhongyong visited Li Jiulang directly because he was instructed by the president of the Chamber of Commerce.
Therefore, these newly appointed young managers of the Chamber of Commerce have the opportunity to come into contact with some people in the capital.
The first to be affected is the business with Dianjiangchun.
Now, the only person who dominates the market is [Dian Jiang Chun].
Moreover, as an imperial merchant like their Wanli Chamber of Commerce, [Dianjiangchun]’s background is much stronger than theirs!
Let’s not talk about the Su family first. Just the Queen Mother represents the existence of the Emperor. With such a background, is there anyone in the entire Daxia who can compare to her?
Therefore, you must first reach a cooperative relationship with [Dian Jiang Chun] in order to reap huge profits!
Therefore, knowing that the poetry gathering at Shihua Pavilion was taking place today, Tan Zhongyong specially asked Li Jiulang to help him get to know Su Liheng.
Just get to know each other today, and we can talk about the rest tomorrow. Don't be in a hurry!
just
Tan Zhongyong glanced at the people at other seats and silently picked up the wine cup.
Since ancient times, officials and businessmen have been inseparable.
The Wanli Chamber of Commerce was actually composed of major families in the south, which was why it was so large.
In fact, he had another purpose for coming to Beijing this time.
That is, to contact some officials in the court who have connections with them and find out in detail whether the court really wants to take action against the southern families.
After all, the Ouyang family has clearly had a conflict with Zhao Yulang, who has been demoted.
Although it was the Ouyang family who cheated in the imperial examination,
The elders in the family still asked him to inquire about these things carefully.
As for Su Liheng
It is also a source from which you can inquire about this matter. After all, you don’t have to inquire about the affairs of the court in the court, you can also learn about it from other things!
At this time, someone said, "Zhaoyang, why don't you take this poem to Liu Baishi to show off? This was written by my father himself. Don't forget how good he is at poetry. Even Mu Xu Mu Da Jiji directly called him the 'Poetry King'."
As he spoke, he took out a folded piece of paper.
Chapter 316: Can the Poet King’s poems compare favorably with those of the Queen?
[Poetry King] Xu Zuiyin is quite famous throughout Suzhou and even in Daxia. He was once a scholar of the Imperial Academy and was even granted the title of Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion by the previous emperor.
But more than ten years ago, he resigned from his official position and returned to his hometown to devote himself to study. However, even so, his poems are widely circulated throughout Daxia.
Several of these poems are often used to teach students.
Even though Xu Zuiyin no longer cares about worldly affairs, there are still people who offer thousands of taels to buy his poems.
So, how about his poetry?
it goes without saying!
So when Liu Zhaoyang heard his good friend, Xu Lezhi, the son of the Poet King, say this, he was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "Is it not necessary for your poem to be favored by Liu Baishi?"
Xu Lezhi was the second son of the King of Poetry. Since he was not good at studying, he started to run the Xu family's business.
Hearing Liu Zhaoyang's words, Xu Lezhi waved his hands and said, "Why are you wasting time? Just take it if I tell you to. Besides, I only have Miss Qu Youwei in my heart, you know that! Liu Baishi, I just came to take a look. If Miss Youwei really lets me do this, won't she be angry with me if she finds out?"
White lion in the north, young wei in the south.
Among the two most beautiful ladies in Daxia, Youwei is Qu Youwei.
Just as Liu Zhaoyang was about to speak, another person at the same table immediately said, "Come on, come on, I'll give you mine too. It's a poem written by an elder in my family anyway. I'm not interested in Miss Bai Shi. I only want Miss You Wei."
Seeing someone else doing this, a woman walking next to him said with a smile: "Zhaoyang, hurry up and take it. What if they change their mind later? The poems in the hands of these two people are enough to make you stand out!"
When Xu Lezhi heard this, he immediately said, "Who do you think I am? Come on, take it! Don't forget that many people in other places have spent a lot of money to buy poems, just to show off in front of Liu Baishi, and you don't have any interest in Liu Baishi."
When he said this, Xu Lezhi thought about how Liu Zhaoyang seemed to be pursued by so many girls, but he had no interest in other girls, so he changed his words and said, "You are not not interested in Liu Baishi, you are not interested in all the girls. It's not easy to meet someone you like. As a brother, how can I not help you? Besides, my father's poems are all over the capital. If you want to walk sideways, it will definitely not work. After all, there are several great Confucian scholars in the Imperial College. Apart from them, the only one who can suppress you is the Empress. But now the Empress and the others are not here. Those adults must just come to take a look, so maybe they can help you win the championship! When the time comes, you will stand on the stage and say that you are not interested in Liu Baishi, but in fact you just want to get to know that girl. What do you think will happen then!"
Xu Lezhi's words surprised many people at the table. Some of them couldn't help but think about it and inexplicably felt that if it was true, it would be a relief!
However, there was also one person who couldn't help but ask, "Uncle Xu's poems are definitely worse than the Queen's?"
As soon as he said this, everyone at the table looked at him.