Chapter 64: Treating Guests

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Chapter 64: Chapter 64: Treating GuestsThe carriage moved forward slowly. Su Jin lifted the curtain and waved her hand. Only when she couldn’t see them anymore did she let the curtain fall down. Xie Jingchen crossed his arms over his chest, a bit curious as to why Marquis Dongxiang was so bold, repeatedly provoking the Emperor. Even if Su Jin had saved the Emperor, the Emperor wouldn’t tolerate him like this, would he? There must be some unknown reason behind this. Could it be that the Emperor truly intends to use Marquis Dongxiang to eliminate Duke Chong? Duke Chong’s power in the court is deeply entrenched; how could a single Marquis Dongxiang possibly shake it? At this moment— seaʀᴄh thё nôvelFire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. He winced slightly at the corner of his eye, where he had accidentally taken a punch. Xie Jingchen thought of the servants at the training ground. Silently, he retracted what he had just thought. His father-in-law was not a simple man either. Facing off against Duke Chong. Who would win was really unpredictable. Seeing Xie Jingchen touch his eye, Su Jin asked, "I forgot to ask, whose fist did your eye bump into?" Xie Jingchen said nothing. "My father and my eldest brother aren’t around. Was it my little brother who hit you?" Su Jin guessed. "...." "My brother can’t even reach you." "...." "Did you squat down to let him hit you?" Su Jin asked with a blink. "...." "It was your family’s servant who hit me!" Xie Jingchen gritted his teeth. Su Jin was stunned. She looked at Xingxing, "A servant dares to hit the son-in-law?" Xingxing exclaimed, "They shouldn’t dare, everyone knows the young lady likes the son-in-law." Su Jin, "...." The words ’like’ shouldn’t be mentioned; not embarrassed, but it’s a heart stab. Xingxing thought for a moment and said, "Did the son-in-law go to the training ground? Only at the training ground would a servant dare to hit the Marquis, dare to hit the young master. Normally, the young master would avoid the training ground, afraid of being dragged in for a beating." "What training ground?" Su Jin was curious. "The training ground is the place for training. After we moved from Qingyun Mountain to the Capital, the Marquis brought over a hundred brothers. The Marquis feared they’d waste their martial arts skills, so he flattened a courtyard for them as a training ground, grouping them in groups of over twenty for sparring. The winner would get a jar of fine wine and three pounds of stewed beef." "To win the stewed beef, they often ended up with bruised noses and swollen faces." "Before, when you didn’t leave the mansion, we watched them spar every day while eating; in the end, there wasn’t much stewed beef left." "...." "The stewed beef from the mansion is so delicious; we should go get some from the kitchen." "...." Xie Jingchen was somewhat surprised. To use such a large courtyard for training, Marquis Dongxiang indeed does not spare any effort in training his men. And their martial arts skills were all quite high. If he wasn’t poisoned, twenty-some people at once, he probably wouldn’t even have the chance to escape. There were at least a hundred, maybe two hundred, or even more such servants in Dongxiang Marquis Mansion. Xie Jingchen’s eyes narrowed. The carriage soon arrived at the bustling street. Su Jin wanted to check on the progress of Chu Shun and the others’ construction. When they arrived in front of Tianxiang Building. Su Jin saw many bricklayers busy at work, and the walls had already been built up to her height. She looked around for Chu Shun and the others. Not a single person in sight. But Prince NanAn’s servant was drinking tea at a tea stall. Seeing Su Jin looking over, he quickly got up and walked over. "Where are they?" Xie Jingchen asked. The servant replied, "A quarter of an hour ago, Mr. Su came and asked Prince and the others to treat him." "They discussed it and decided to embezzle funds to treat." "...." "At which restaurant?" Xingxing asked. "At the noodle stand ahead." "...." "They’re probably still in line, haven’t got their food yet," the servant said. "...." "Lining up for noodles?" Xingxing asked in surprise. The servant laughed, "Indeed, they’re lining up. These days, the Prince and his companions have been eating at the small noodle stand. Many in the Capital know the four of them. When they sit there, they’re very conspicuous; everyone wants to try it out. With so many people, even the noodle stand has raised prices." Is that so? Su Jin and Xie Jingchen looked at each other. Both had black lines on their faces. Watching bricklayers laying bricks wasn’t that interesting. Su Jin and Xie Jingchen walked forward. From a distance, they could see several of Prince NanAn’s group sitting down, and indeed there was quite a line, the noodle stand owner was almost overwhelmed. Seeing Su Jin and Xie Jingchen approaching. The noodle stand owner wasn’t as afraid as the first time. Moreover, Su Jin didn’t rob him, she even paid, and because of their meal, his business had boomed. Now, he was earning in half a day what he used to earn in a month. Seeing them, the noodle stand owner grinned widely. Heir of Marquis Beining moved over next to Prince NanAn, making space on a bench for Xie Jingchen and Su Jin. Su Chong looked at Su Jin with a touch of admiration. Su Jin touched her face, "Eldest brother, why are you looking at me like that?" "Little sister, your big brother admires you." "...." "Those four are considered the four tyrants of the Capital, yet you’ve scared them so much that they dare not embezzle more than two taels of Silver, and treat you to noodles, not even the most expensive ones." "...." "I said I’m your big brother, that I’d take responsibility, but they feared you’d beat me up again; they just wouldn’t dare," Su Chong sighed. "...." Su Jin’s gaze swept over Chu Shun and the others. Are they really that timid, like her big brother said? She felt so skeptical. Xie Jingchen said, "Maybe they’re just out of money?" Chu Shun, "...." Prince NanAn, "...." Heir of Marquis Beining, "...." Eldest Young Master of Duke Dingguo, "...." Good brothers indeed know them well. But knowing full well they’re prideful, to point it out so directly was a bit much. "How could we be out of money, even after this meal, we still have six copper coins left." The four spoke in unison. Su Jin, "...." Xie Jingchen, "...." Xingxing exclaimed, "Didn’t you have ten thousand taels? How did you spend it so quickly?" Chu Shun, embarrassed, "The sister-in-law bought a shop, managed to get it at the most favorable price, something we couldn’t do. Buying the house behind cost over nine thousand taels." "Buying a house?" Su Jin frowned. "What house did you buy?" she asked curiously. Prince NanAn looked at her, "Sister-in-law, your expression doesn’t seem right. Didn’t you tell us to buy the house behind?" Su Jin, "...." When did she ever say that to them? She looked towards Xingxing. Xingxing said, "The young lady never said anything like that; are they dreaming?" Chu Shun reached for the blueprint in Heir of Marquis Beining’s pocket, only to get a slap from him. Heir of Marquis Beining took out the blueprint and said, "This is the blueprint sister-in-law sent over, much bigger than the one we submitted, this big portion was all added by sister-in-law." "We could only buy the house behind to meet the size on the blueprint," Prince NanAn said. "...." Xingxing blinked. "No wonder that day the young lady said it was much bigger than expected, turns out it really was." "The blueprint was wrong; why didn’t you say anything," Xingxing said. Chu Shun, "...." Prince NanAn, "...." Heir of Marquis Beining, "...." Eldest Young Master of Duke Dingguo, "...." "We thought sister-in-law just felt the backyard was too small and spontaneously decided to enlarge it," Chu Shun said, covering his forehead. "...." Su Jin was speechless. So that’s how they see her. Yet they said nothing and quietly bought the house. However— This wasn’t a bad thing after all. Su Jin smiled slightly. "I’ll take this blueprint first, and I’ll send you the money shortly." Heir of Marquis Beining used his folded fan to cover his face and said, "I have a strong feeling, someone’s going to be in trouble." "I agree," Prince NanAn said.

Chapter 64: Treating Guests

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