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Chapter 0342 Uninvited Guest

Wu Sansi changed his clothes and walked slowly towards the guest hall. Wu Sansi never pushed him but someone came to visit him. He would never come empty-handed when he came to visit him, which means he had a record. However, with too many people coming to the door, he could not socialize, so he formulated some rules.

The main standard is to use the number of gifts as the standard. It is enough for those who are the housekeepers to register and who can let their sons receive them. If the gifts are indeed expensive and generous, it is okay for him to receive them.

Since this guest was introduced by Wu Youyi, the gift he brought must be valuable, and Wu Sansi was feeling a little better when he was unhappy.

He walked into the living room and saw a man in his thirties sitting in the hall drinking tea. The two-foot-long and wide gold-patterned sandalwood box was placed beside him. Wu Sansi coughed heavily and walked into the living room. The man quickly stood up and gave a deep bow, "In the Xia Yi Yuanyu, see His Highness Liang!"

Wu Sansi frowned, "Yi Yuanyu", the name is so familiar. He remembered that he had seen this name in Wu Youyi's report, and he looked at the dark-skinned man again, "Are you a Khitan?"

"I am here to come to pay homage to His Highness King Liang by entrustment from Chief Sun."

Wu Sansi knew that the Khitans would not come to him for no reason, and they would ask for help if they had something to do. However, once they were known to others, it would affect his reputation. At this time, Wu Sansi glanced at the sandalwood box next to the seat. The key was whether the things in the box could make up for the loss of his reputation.

"Sit down!"

Wu Sansi asked Yi Yuanyu to sit down again, and he also sat down. A maid served them tea. Wu Sansi took a sip of tea and asked lightly: "Mr. Yi has been in trouble all the way, and it seems that he has just come from Liaodong?"

"Yes! I just arrived today and came to pay homage to His Highness King Liang at the order of my chief."

After saying that, Yi Yuanyu took it out, opened the lid of the box, and pushed it to Wu Sansi. Wu Sansi glanced at the box and saw ten old ginsengs inside. With his eyesight, these ginsengs have been more than a thousand years old, and there is also a half-moon-shaped jade bi, the size of a punch, and the light is dazzling under the light. It looks like a top-quality jade bi.

Wu Sansi loves to collect various jade artifacts and has studied jade well. He recognized it at a glance that it is Beiming jade, which is produced in the extremely cold place in the north and is extremely cherished. If ten thousand-year-old ginseng trees are worth ten thousand gold, then this Beiming jade is simply a priceless treasure.

Wu Sansi's eyes were a little straightened, and Yi Yuanyu's general Wu Sansi's expression was clearly visible. He knew that Wu Sansi was moved and smiled and said, "Actually, my chief has something small to ask His Highness Liang for help. This Bei Mingyu is actually a pair. After the matter is done, I will send another one and will never break my promise."

Wu Sansi suddenly realized that Li Jinzhong was detained in Luoyang. The chief this person mentioned should not be Li Jinzhong. He looked at Yi Yuanyu and said, "Your chief is Sun Wanrong!"

“That’s right!”

Wu Sansi picked up the jade bi again, squinted his eyes and looked at it for a moment, and felt that the coldness was so cold that he also had a piece of ice jade, which was found in Lai Junchen's mansion. The ice jade was also a type of Beiming jade, but it was not as good as this jade bi. Wu Sansi couldn't put it down. Thinking that there was another one on the other side, he was completely moved and asked, "I wonder if your chief has something to ask me for help?"

Yi Yuanyu leaned over and whispered to Wu Sansi. Wu Sansi was shocked. How could this work? If the emperor knew about it, he would not be able to take it. Wu Sansi's face showed a look of hesitation.

Yi Yuanyu saw Wu Sansi's disgust and smiled and said, "This matter is actually no big deal. After my chief became the chief of Khitan, he respected the Tang Dynasty as the main force and did not suffer any losses to the Tang Dynasty. Besides, with the power of His Highness King Liang, how could this small thing not be done?

After saying that, Yi Yuanyu pushed the sandalwood box to Wu Sansi again. Wu Sansi picked up the Beiming Jade Bi, stared for a moment and asked, "Can you be sure that this is a pair?"

"There will definitely be no fake. How can we tease important officials of the Celestial Empire?"

Wu Sansi finally couldn't stop Yubi's temptation and nodded, "Okay! I'll try my best to give you good news."

Yi Yuanyu was overjoyed and stood up and bowed, "Once things are done, the villain will immediately send another jade bi!"

Wu Sansi asked him to send him out of the mansion. He paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back. Unfortunately, his third son Wu Chonglie was not there, otherwise it would be very convenient for him to take action. At this time, his son-in-law Cao Wen hurried over and bowed and said, "Does Father-in-law look for me?"

Less than a month after his divorce from Li Quan, Cao Wen officially joined the Liang Palace and married Wu Dingxiang as his wife, becoming Wu Sansi's son-in-law. Wu Sansi was very satisfied with this son-in-law. He was a Jinshi, had enough talent, was cunning, had clear ideas, and could become his right-hand man. He immediately used his relationship to transfer Cao Wen back to the capital and promoted him to a doctor in the Ministry of Rites.

ΔSansi nodded, then told him about Yi Yuanyu's visit to him, and asked him, "Do you think this matter is feasible?"

Cao Wen was immediately flattered. His father-in-law should have discussed this matter with Mr. Ming. He actually asked his opinion. This obviously trusted him very much. He quickly racked his brains and asked again, "Is it true that my father-in-law has agreed to this matter?"

"I have agreed. The key is how to do it better, so that I can take no risks."

Cao Wen smiled and said, "Actually, this matter is easy to deal with. It is enough to leave it to a chef. Afterwards, the chef and a maid disappeared mysteriously at the same time. Others thought they were killing their masters and elopement, so they would never think of their father-in-law."

Wu Sansi suddenly realized and nodded happily, "It's such a wonderful plan, it's very good, that's what it's decided."

At night, Li Zhen and several followers were rushing to his house in Fushanfang. He originally planned to stay overnight in the Xiyuan Military Camp, but just now, someone from the outside office came to report that his eldest sister Li Quan came back and went to the outside office to find him. Li Zhen immediately rushed home in the military camp.

As soon as Li Zhen arrived at the door of his house, he saw his eldest sister standing on the steps and directing several servants to change the plaque. The founding uncle's plaque was taken off and replaced with the founding marquis. This plaque has been delivered for almost a month and has been left at home. Li Zhen was too lazy to change it. Unexpectedly, the eldest sister just arrived home and started to change the plaque again, which made Li Zhen a little amused.

"Sister, don't change the plaque!"

Li Quan walked forward with a smile, pinched his cheeks hard, and said with a smile: "You are doing well! You are actually a general and promoted to marquis, and even the elder sister is benefiting from it."

Li Zhen saw that everyone around him was looking at him, but his eldest sister pinched his face like a child, which made him feel a little embarrassed.

"Sister--"

"Okay! OK! I forgot if you don't remind me."

Li Quan wanted to continue to lift his ears, and her brother's reminder reminded her that she had to give her some face to her brother. Li Quan laughed dryly, turned around and looked at the plaque again, and she shouted: "The left side is a little low, go up a little, okay! That's it, that's all."

Li Zhen smiled, handed the horse to his subordinates, and walked into the mansion. Li Quan rushed up from behind and laughed in a low voice: "A Zhen, have you really decided to marry Miss Di?"

Only then did Li Zhen remember that the eldest sister came back to propose marriage to him. His face became hot and he quickly changed the topic, "Where is the little guy? Didn't the sister bring her?"

"How could she not take her? She fell asleep and the wet nurse took care of her!"

Li Zhen continued to ask, "How is the eldest sister doing business? Have you been there in the manor?"

"Don't mention it!"

Li Quan said a little deflated: "Hu Fan's business is pretty good, but the purchase price is too expensive and the profit is too small. I have asked Uncle Kang to help me purchase the goods-"

"Uncle Kang!"

Li Zhen stopped and asked, "Have you contacted Uncle Kang?"

"Of course, Uncle Kang's family has also come to Chang'an. By the way, you want to ask about Sisi's news, right? She followed her brother to Samarkand. Uncle Kang said that she has been engaged, a very capable Sogdian boy, you won't still think of her!"

Li Zhen shook his head. He and Kang Sisi had different beliefs and different lifestyles. How could there be a result? The youthfulness of first love had already faded with the passage of time. If the eldest sister had not mentioned Uncle Kang, he would have never thought of Kang Sisi.

The siblings walked into the lobby and sat down. Li Quan sighed and said, "But the wine business is not done well and it cannot make any sales."

"Why?"

"Chang'an's wine business has always been controlled by the powerful. Almost all Chang'an wine shops purchased from the two largest wine shops, Qiubai and Pulin. These two wine shops have backgrounds. One is the Dugu family and the other is the Changsun family. In fact, not only wine, but many bulk trades are controlled by these two major families."

"What about the Wang family?" Li Zhen asked a little strangely: "Isn't the Wang family known as the richest man in Chang'an?"

Li Quan smiled bitterly and said, "The Wang family is just the richest man in the eyes of ordinary people. The real rich people are either power or noble. They will not show up. Guanzhong is controlled by the Guanlong nobles. Dugu, Changsun, Dou, and Yuan clans. These are all foreign relatives and powerful relatives. The Wang family actually depends on the Changsun family. The Wang family can help me in Luoyang, but in Chang'an, the Wang family can do nothing."

Li Zhen nodded silently. He did think of the problem simply. At this time, Li Quan smiled again and said, "Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's talk about Miss Di. I received a letter from Mrs. Di some time ago, inviting me to visit Di's mansion. Because I was too busy and had no time at that time, I realized that after receiving your letter, Mrs. Di was going to talk to me about marriage, hey! Look at me, a fool, I almost delayed your lifelong affairs."

Li Zhen felt strange. Didn’t the eldest sister always want to marry Wang Qingyu? Why does it seem like she has changed her mind now and doesn’t mention Wang Qingyu? Is there anything happening here?

Li Zhen couldn't help asking, "Sister, are you having a conflict with the Wang family?"
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