After straightening his expression, Sima Liang looked out the door.

King Sheng walked in with a smile on his face.

"Your Highness, I've been waiting for a long time." He apologized and prepared to salute.

Sima Liang didn't care very much and signaled to the other party that he didn't need to salute.

"You are on business. Didn't I eat for free? Don't delay." He pointed to the dining table which was mostly eaten by the mistress.

King Sheng was a little surprised that he ate so cleanly. He thought: Your Highness has a really good appetite.

"Your Highness is satisfied with this meal."

"Satisfied. I guess you haven't eaten all day. Let the kitchen get you some cushions. I'll go to the yard first, make a pot of tea and wait for you."

Sima Liang thought it tasted pretty good and he could eat more of it in the future.

After working all morning, Wang Sheng was also a little hungry, so he followed the other party's words and stayed. He planned to give him a rest and chat with the other party again.

The old housekeeper took Sima Liang around the Sheng Mansion.

Finally, we arrived at the small courtyard where the other party had been for the first time.

On the way, the mistress wanted to burp several times, but she was afraid of making a fool of herself and humiliating Sima Liang, so she held it in.

Sima Liang noticed this and shook his head.

After the old housekeeper left, the mistress knew that she had lost her temper and knelt down.

"I'm sorry, Your Highness. I'm rude."

"It's okay, just pay attention next time." Sima Liang was not a picky person.

It's not a serious occasion, so he's not that particular.

After sitting for a while, the old housekeeper came back with several servants.

Small stoves, teapots, tea snacks, etc. were placed on the tea table in turn.

Then, the old housekeeper lit the small stove, put the teapot filled with water, and then left with his servants.

"Would you like tea?"

"Your Highness, are you asking me?" The third son was confused.

"Otherwise, is there anyone else?"

"Thank you, Your Highness, I will just drink water."

"Fine."

After the water boiled, Sima Liang poured the hot water into the teacup and handed it to the other party.

He was deeply afraid that the other party would be brainless, so he deliberately shrank his hand as a reminder.

"Be careful if it burns. Let it cool before drinking."

"I understand, Your Highness." In panic, the mistress took the tea cup and blew it for a long time.

Wait until it cools down before drinking it later.

"It's okay."

The mistress thought for a long time before she remembered the hiccups earlier.

"Okay, thank you, Your Highness." He scratched his scalp in embarrassment.

Seeing the other person's naive look, Sima Liang shook his head. He thought to himself: This guy is so lucky to have met me. If he had another owner, he might not have been abandoned long ago.

"Don't be embarrassed if you look good in front of others."

"It's Your Highness."

Sima Liang opened the lid of the teapot and poured in hot and cold water.

Then, use a tea knife to pry off some tea leaves. After brewing, wait for the arrival of King Sheng.

After a while, the other party quickly walked into the yard. Seeing this, he sent the mistress away.

"Your Highness, I've been waiting for a long time."

"It's okay, sit down."

Sima Liang opened the lid of the tea and smelled it. After feeling that it was about the same, he poured a cup for Wang Sheng.

"At what stage?"

King Sheng took the tea cup and held it like this.

"Master Lu has contacted me and he has this intention. But the Lu family seems to disagree."

"Where are the other two?"

"The Shi family is still hesitating. The Rong family is not sure."

"When it comes to 1.5 times the original market price, they will be anxious."

"Yes, Your Highness."

…

After checking, the tea cup in King Sheng's hand was placed on the table. However, the tea inside was not drunk.

It seemed that the two of them were so absorbed in chatting that they had no time to drink this tea.

"The progress is almost as expected. I think in a few days, these companies will be unable to hold back and take action."

Sima Liang kept tapping the stone table with his fingers.

King Sheng might have felt thirsty and drank the cup of cool tea.

"Your Highness, we have sold out all the goods in hand. What will we sell for future trade?" He was a little confused.

Although you can get a good price if you sell it now, the price is higher if you sell it to Qi State. Even if you don't sell it and just exchange it for local goods and bring it back, you can still make more money.

King Sheng knew that Sima Liang was designing the Lu family, but if he made less money, it would be a loss.

He didn't quite understand the meaning of this chess piece.

Even if he confirmed that the other party had boarded his ship, Sima Liang still wanted to be careful. So he did not plan to tell the other party his trump card.

"I will let you know when you should know. You just need to do as I'm told." Perhaps to prevent the other party from asking more questions, his tone was a little more serious.

But to King Sheng, this sounded like a warning, and he was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat. He thought to himself: Did I ask something I shouldn't have asked?

"Your Highness, I was wrong. I won't ask any more questions from now on, just do what I'm told."

"It's good to know."

The other party's panic was noticed by Sima Liang. He also knew that his tone of voice was too much, but he was too lazy to explain, so he just made a mistake.

In this way, after some misunderstandings or facts, Sima Liang became more and more dignified in the eyes of King Sheng.

Since Sima Liang would not come to Sheng's house for the time being, the two chatted about many other issues until the evening.

The pot of tea brewed earlier was not wasted, and the two of them drank it clean.

"Just do it well, it's up to you to bring down the Lu family." Sima Liang said in a half-joking tone.

"Thanks to His Highness, I didn't expect that the Sheng family would set a trap for the Lu family."

Prince Sheng was even happier than Sima Liang. It seemed that he had deep grudge against the Lu family for oppressing him.

All that should be talked about was finished, and Sima Liang was ready to go back.

His father-in-law is back today and he can talk about some situations in Ningcheng.

Sima Liang bought a shipyard in Ningcheng. Baoer's eldest brother-in-law helped manage it.

It is said that his father-in-law is able to marry his daughter, and this eldest sister is married to a big landowner in Ningcheng. The land under his name is planted with sugar cane. Every harvest is sold to his father-in-law for sugar production.

Originally, in Zhongdu, Sima Liang also helped deliver refined sugar to some powerful people to develop the business of promoting his father-in-law.

It can be said that the other party's two sons-in-law have promoted the business.

Thinking of these things, Sima Liang admired his father-in-law a little.

"This father-in-law is really good at selling his daughter. I just don't know who this sister-in-law will sell to later."

As the sun set, Sima Liang returned to the Tang Mansion with a smile.

After he got out of the car at the door, he glanced around a few times.

"These days, there seem to be more people like this."

After sighing, Sima Liang walked into the mansion.

When he disappeared behind the door, the group also left.

The area around the Tang Mansion immediately became depressed. These people following it indirectly boosted the surrounding business.

"I just came back one day before me and went out to fool around?"

"Dad, I'm not fooling around, I'm just going out for a walk."
To be continued...