Wanjin Lady

Chapter 434 Peace
Wei Zheng saw the open books on the table. It was obvious that Wen Wan was looking for inspiration for the name in ancient books. Thinking of the dangerous night of Wen Wan's delivery and the two children drawing lots to choose the name he gave her, Wei Zheng felt that he and Wen Wan were destined to be together.

But helping with the naming would be too abrupt, so Wei Zheng said, "If there's anything you're unclear about, I can help. By the way, how do you plan to resolve this matter? Supervisor Liu is determined to file a complaint, and I'm afraid this matter won't be resolved."

"You can only be humble." Wen Wan put away the books and the paper with the children's names on the table. "Be humble, say some nice words, and give some money. Lord Liu can't go against money."

Wei Zheng didn't like Wen Wan's servility and said coldly, "I'll go and take care of this matter."

"Thank you, Lord." Wen Wan smiled, her eyes sparkling. "But on the battlefield, I obey you, Lord. In business, I have to obey myself."

Wei Zheng stopped and thought, "Okay, then I will follow your instructions."

In reality, Wei Zheng knew Wen Wan's itinerary for the past few days. She had accompanied the tribute wine delegation to visit the Lei family's winery, where they made Ruiguo syrup, then gone to the Red Mansion, went boating on the river, and hiked the mountains to admire the scenery. She seemed to be doing nothing every day, but it was clear that Liu Dajian had forgotten to write back to the Ministry of Rites to complain.

Before leaving, Wen Wan and Shopkeeper Lei and the others personally escorted the envoys to the city gate. The carriage was stuffed to the brim with gifts. The tribute wine envoys smiled and were very satisfied with Wen Wan. "Miss Wen, I will do my best to handle the tribute wine matter when I return to the Ministry of Rites. You just wait for the news. Also, remember to come find me when you arrive in Kyoto."

He didn't even mention anything about the Yuan family.

Wei Zheng, who was patrolling on the city wall, saw Wen Wan sending people away. Across the crowd, Wen Wan was talking to Manager Lei. The autumn sun was shining brightly, falling on the young lady's plain face. He saw her curved eyebrows when she smiled.

Wei Zheng laughed in his heart: It seems that the evil plan has succeeded.

Wen Wan saw patrolling soldiers as soon as she entered the city. Wei Zheng was on horseback, standing guard in front of Wen Wan's carriage. "I'll escort my junior sister home."

It was rare for Wei Zheng to be so unrestrained with her in broad daylight. Wen Wan's heart sank, but the shopkeeper Lei had already left with an excuse.

Wen Wan got on the carriage, and Wei Zheng rode to protect her on one side. After a moment, he heard the man's cheerful voice: "It seems that Junior Sister Wen has got what she wanted."

Wen Wan smiled and said, "It's better to lose money than to suffer disaster. I gave Liu Dajian a generous gift. Naturally, he can't refuse my request."

"What kind of gift?"

Wenwan lifted the curtain and asked, "What better gift is there than gold and silver?"

Furthermore, Cheng Yunzhang was about to take the imperial examination, so there was no need for Liu Dajian to make enemies. Jia Shi was seriously injured and was taken to the nunnery overnight. She was afraid she would never be able to leave. If Liu Dajian was knowledgeable and sensible, he would naturally know how to choose.

Taking the hush money of one thousand taels from Wen Wan, and the filial tribute from Wen Wan after the tribute wine is connected in the future, isn't this better than venting this anger on the Yuan family?

Wei Zheng was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "The words are rough but the truth is true."

But I don’t know what Wei Zheng was thinking about, his expression suddenly froze.

"What's wrong?" Wen Wan frowned slightly, "What's wrong with this?"

Wei Zheng remained silent for a moment before he slowly said, "I heard about this eunuch Liu when I was in the palace. He values ​​money more than anything else in his life."

"so?"

"It just occurred to me that these past few days, Liu Dajian has been talking about writing a letter to complain, but he hasn't done anything yet. He hasn't put pen to paper, nor has he summoned a messenger—"

The man on horseback turned to look at him, the sunlight shimmering in his eyes, his face dappled with light and shadow, and he seemed to be smiling. "So I was thinking... this Liu the Eunuch won't file a complaint, he's just putting on airs..." Wen Wan immediately interjected quietly, "His purpose is to lure us into a trap, so that we'll willingly hand over our money."

Damn.

This damn eunuch...

Why are there so many fancy moves?
Wen Wan rubbed her temples, breathing evenly, exhaling a long, turbid breath, barely maintaining the curve of her lips. "It doesn't matter, as long as the final result is favorable to me. One thousand taels of silver can buy peace between me and the Yuan family, and buy Jia Shi to stop pestering me, then this money... will be worth it."

"Junior Sister Wen, it's good that you can think positively." Wei Zheng paused, his gaze fixed on the bulging veins where she clutched the curtain, a faint smile playing at the corners of his lips, "Junior Sister, you're almost breaking the curtain—"

Soon, an autumn rain began to fall.

This autumn rain lasted for several days, and the temperature dropped sharply. Winter was about to come, and the ladies were too cold to go out, which led to the poor business of the Red House.

Zhang Chunhua was a well-informed girl. After she came back from helping a customer with a wrecked carriage, she folded up her oil-paper umbrellas and put them away with a look of joy on her face. She said that Chunri Tower had taken down its signboard and craftsmen were coming in and out, and it seemed that it did not intend to run a restaurant anymore.

"Boss, I've been observing for a long time and it looks like they might be planning to open a restaurant. I noticed the kitchen has the most craftsmen. I sneaked in and looked at the blueprints on the side. They were built based on the restaurant's design."

Zhang Chunhua's words aroused the curiosity of the female workers.

Since the last event went awry, Chunrilou has been in the midst of legal battles and renovations. Every time I pass by Chunrilou, I can see the glaring sign, but I can't see the people inside.

Upon hearing the news that Chunrilou was being converted into a restaurant, the female workers were extremely excited. "Did they get punished by the boss? Are they not planning to continue working here?!"

"Did Shopkeeper Wang lose everything he had to pay? I remember a while ago, someone claimed to have been poisoned by drinking Chunrilou's milk tea and insisted on forcing Shopkeeper Wang to pay compensation, even going so far as to sue him in court!"

"Serves them right! They keep copying our Red Mansion! I'm not saying anything, but their milk tea tastes so bland! They run their business by not wanting to include anything, how can they keep their customers like this?"

"Is it true? I want to go and see it too!"

"Boss, let's set off firecrackers to celebrate."

Wen Wan smiled and looked up from the account book, "What are you celebrating?"

"Celebrate the downfall of the enemy!"

The female workers were overjoyed, but Wen Wan closed the account book and said, "I don't like those empty things. The weather is getting cold now. I'll ask Tianxianglou to send a sheep. We'll close early tomorrow and make mutton hotpot behind closed doors!"

The female workers immediately cheered.

Amidst the cheers, Wen Wan received a token from Concubine Chun, signaling their planned meeting at the clothing store. Concubine Chun was cautious and seldom contacted her, but with the Yuan and Wen families now at peace, Wen Wan couldn't understand what else Concubine Chun had in mind.

If you can't figure it out, let's meet.

In Bozhou City, where it had just rained, the bluestone slabs were washed clean, and the air was refreshingly cool. Wen Wan went out and then returned to get a thick cloak. Hong Mei happened to come down from upstairs and immediately followed Wen Wan. "Miss, although the Yuan family has been quiet for half a month, the Jia family is not an easy person to deal with. You should not be left alone."