Chapter 594: Ningguang's Lobbyist
In Ningguang's bedroom, the faint light from the sky shines through the window lattice, bringing a hazy brightness to the room.
Ningguang was wearing a soft silk nightgown, lying on the exquisite bed, sleeping soundly with steady and long breathing.
At this time, Bai Wen walked to Ningguang's bed almost without making any sound.
Although she didn't want to disturb Ningguang's rest, Shao Yun was urging her, so she said in a low and urgent voice: "Master Ningguang, I'm very sorry to disturb your rest. There is something urgent that needs your attention!"
Ningguang frowned, stretched out her jade-like arms tiredly, gently pinched her nose, and asked with a hint of sleepiness in her voice: "What's the matter?"
Bai Wen's voice was a little nervous as she reminded him, "Mr. Shao Yun is here. He is waiting at your desk now and said that if you don't get up, he will leave."
Ningguang didn’t seem to be fully awake for a moment, and repeated casually: “Oh… Shao Yun is here…”
But after two seconds, she suddenly came back to her senses, her eyes widened instantly, and she shouted without any sleepiness: "Wait! Who's here!"
Seeing this, Bai Wen hurriedly repeated, "It's Mr. Shao Yun, Master Ningguang."
Ningguang waited day and night and finally Shao Yun came.
She cried eagerly, "I'll go to him right away!"
Before he could finish his words, Ningguang had already jumped up from the bed impatiently and opened the quilt, without even having time to put on her shoes.
At this moment, Ningguang was only wearing a loose nightgown, with her hair scattered on her shoulders, and her bare feet on the cold ground, and she was about to rush out of the bedroom to greet Shao Yun.
Upon seeing this, Bai Wen hurriedly stood in front of Ningguang and anxiously advised, "Wait a moment, Lady Ningguang! You should take a bath, change your clothes, wash your hands and burn incense first! It's really not appropriate for you to go out like this..."
Ningguang lowered her head slightly and looked carefully at the nightgown on her body.
Then she raised her hand and gently stroked her slightly messy, unwashed hair.
After some calm thinking, she nodded slowly and said in agreement: "You are right. It is indeed not appropriate to meet him in such a sloppy manner."
Before she finished her words, Ningguang deftly took off her nightgown, revealing her skin as white as jade, which looked even more delicate under the soft light.
Then, she sat in the wooden tub used for bathing in the corner of the bedroom, ready to take a good bath before going to meet Shao Yun.
“Bai Wen,” Ningguang called softly, “Prepare some hot water.”
Upon hearing this, Bai Wen took action immediately. She quickly pulled the screen to isolate the bathing area from the outside world, and then turned around to prepare hot water.
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Half an hour later, Shao Yun was sitting on a wooden chair in Ningguang's office area. He tilted his head slightly, looked around aimlessly, and muttered in boredom.
"Ah, it's so boring... If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have come so early!"
Because of the excessive amount of coffee, Shao Yun felt energetic and bored...
Just as Shao Yun was complaining, Ningguang had already finished her bath. She was wearing her luxurious cheongsam that was made of "Jade and Gold".
This cheongsam is well-tailored, perfectly outlining Ningguang's graceful figure; the exquisite patterns embroidered on it make it even more gorgeous.
Ningguang walked towards Shao Yun, and as she got closer, a faint scent of perfume drifted into Shao Yun's nostrils.
When Ningguang stood in front of Shao Yun, she first smiled, then bowed gently to Shao Yun and spoke respectfully.
"It is a great honor for Mr. Shao Yun to visit my humble home. However, I cannot offer you a full reception, so I hope you can forgive me."
When Shao Yun saw Ningguang showing him such a great courtesy, he felt all the hairs on his body stand up and a dense layer of goose bumps instantly covered his arms.
He stood up, waving his hands repeatedly, and responded anxiously: "No need to do this, no need to do this! You make me feel embarrassed and I have goose bumps all over my body!"
However, Ningguang still maintained her respectful attitude and continued, "How dare I be so presumptuous in front of you?"
Seeing this, Shao Yun shook his head helplessly, waved his hand, and stopped persuading Ningguang to change her attitude.
Then, Shao Yun sat back in his chair, shrugged and said, "Forget it, whatever you want. But then again, Ye Lan told me that you wanted to see me, so I came over as a guest."
At this moment, Bai Wen brought an exquisite wooden plate with a pot of freshly brewed tea placed steadily on it, along with two exquisite porcelain cups, which were specially sent from Chunxiang Kiln.
When Ningguang saw that the tea was ready, she picked up the teapot herself and poured a cup of hot tea for Shao Yun.
Then, with a smile on her face, she gently handed the teacup in her hand to Shao Yun and said softly, "This is a fine tea brewed from the finest tea leaves bought from Qiaoying Manor. Please taste it."
Shao Yun looked at the teacup that Ningguang handed over, forced a smile, and responded, "Oh..."
At this moment, he was secretly groaning in his heart.
I drank coffee yesterday, and tea today... If this continues, I won't be able to sleep tonight...
Ningguang noticed the unnatural change in Shao Yun's expression, and combined with some information about Shao Yun's personal preferences that Ye Lan had collected for her, she thought that Shao Yun didn't like drinking tea and was feeling embarrassed.
"I'm so sorry. It's all Ningguang's fault for being careless. Mr. Shao Yun doesn't seem to like drinking tea. I forgot..."
Shao Yun just doesn't like drinking tea, but that doesn't mean he can't drink tea. What's more, he wasn't thinking about this at all.
So Shao Yun quickly took the teacup that Ningguang handed over.
Then, he raised his head and drank the tea in one gulp, then put down the empty cup and said with a smile: "That's not what I meant!"
"Although I can't drink tea, this stuff tastes no different from hot water in my mouth."
After saying this, Shao Yun slowly placed the exquisite teacup in his hand on the table.
Then he raised his head, looked straight at Ningguang across from him, and said, "Ye Lan told me that Liu Yun came to check the accounts during the Lantern Festival?"
Ningguang did not answer, but waved her hand to signal Baiwen to leave first.
Afterwards, she sat on the wooden chair next to Shao Yun.
“That’s right.” Ningguang nodded slightly and admitted.
Then she picked up the teapot and filled another cup of tea for Shao Yun.
Shao Yun looked at Ningguang's series of cautious and meticulous actions, raised his eyebrows, and asked jokingly.
"Looking at how cautious you are, could it be that you have really done something wrong, so you are so afraid of being checked by the immortal?"
"Or, are you doing something shameful and illegal in secret? Are you afraid that the immortal will throw you off the Jade Pavilion to play free fall?"
Facing Shao Yun's teasing words, Ningguang just smiled faintly and explained calmly.
"You're overthinking it. Every Mora I, Ningguang, have earned has a clear origin and basis."
Shao Yun actually didn't care at all as to whether Ningguang had any gray income.
He himself is a ruthless guy who made his fortune by robbing banks, so he doesn't care whether the source of Mora is legitimate.
So, Shao Yun waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "It's okay, I'm just asking casually. Anyway, my own money is not that clean, I don't bother to care about these things."
"Is there anything I can help you with while I still have some time?"
Seeing Shao Yun being so direct, Ningguang didn't hesitate anymore.
"Mr. Shao Yun is really straightforward. Ningguang won't be polite then."
Afterwards, Ningguang began to talk about Liyue’s current situation in a literary manner.
"Since the Emperor's passing, Liyue has entered an era of human rule. However, because of the incident of the Pulling, Liyue is now more like an era of human rule and immortal overlords."
“This situation is not bad. All the immortals are concerned about the future of Liyue. Ningguang understands that. However, Liuyun Immortal Family is a little bit…”
Having said this, Ningguang paused, deliberately keeping the audience in suspense.
Shao Yun listened halfway and saw that Ningguang had stopped talking, so he asked impatiently, "What?"
Ningguang spoke in a very literary manner.
"The Liuyun Immortal Family cares about the people of Liyue. Ningguang understands this, but the Immortal Family only knows a little bit about the ways of business."
After hearing Ningguang's flowery words, Shao Yun thought it was something else and jokingly said, "Oh, so Liuyun delayed your making money?"
Ningguang's expression instantly became somewhat stiff, the corners of her eyes twitched uncontrollably for a few times, and she forced a smile and explained, "Well... well, actually, it can't be said that way."
"Although the immortals have profound immortal methods and extraordinary wisdom, they do not have a deep understanding of economic planning."
“So sometimes some of the suggestions put forward may seem fancy on the surface, but in fact they are not very practical and lack practical operability.”
Then, Ningguang stopped beating around the bush with Shao Yun and said directly, "Mr. Shao Yun, considering that I was quite kind to you in the past, could you please help me this time?"
Shao Yun saw Ningguang looking at him expectantly. For the sake of the 10 billion Mora, Shao Yun nodded and agreed.
"Well, considering the 10 billion you gave me, how can I help you this time?"
When Ningguang heard Shao Yun agreed, she felt relieved.
She lowered her voice slightly and continued in a tactful tone: "It's like this, Mr. Shao Yun, I hope you can go and persuade Liu Yunxian's family."
"I'm not against her supervising the work of our Liyue Seven Stars, but she is just too 'enthusiastic' and makes everyone a little stressed."
"So please help her to calm down a little."
Shao Yun immediately understood Ning Guang's intention and said directly, "Oh, so you want me to be your lobbyist. No problem. Where is Master Liuyun Jiefeng now?"
Ningguang quickly replied, "It's on the top of Tianheng Mountain."
After getting the answer, Shao Yun didn't ask any more questions. He picked up the teacup, tilted his head back and drank the tea in the cup.
Then he stood up and walked out of the Qun Yu Pavilion.
When Ningguang saw Shao Yun agreed, she quickly thanked him, "Thank you for your help, Mr. Shao Yun. I will always remember this kindness."
“After the matter is done, as long as you ask, Ningguang will satisfy any request you make!” At this point, Ningguang deliberately emphasized the four words “any request”.
When Shao Yun heard this, he recalled how Ningguang had racked her brains and used various methods to send him 10 billion Mora.
He turned around slowly and said helplessly: "It's the same routine, it's boring to use it for the second time. Just send Mora to Ying's Adventurer's Association account. You can decide the price yourself."
Ningguang saw that her little trick was easily seen through by Shao Yun. Instead of feeling embarrassed, she smiled contentedly and said, "It can't be helped. There must be a legitimate reason."
Shao Yun complained: "This is the first time I realize that you are so boring..."
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