mtlumby2d Chapter 245: Polite
Chapter 245: Polite
Meng Cheng slowly raised his head and saw Jiang Zuo, revealing a simple smile: "Jiang, Lord Jiang..."
He looked quite embarrassed in his drunken state. Jiang Zuo smiled helplessly and helped him downstairs. He asked, "Brother Meng, please stop drinking. I'd better take you home first."
Meng Cheng put his arm around Jiang Zuo's shoulder, staggered along, and said incoherently, "Our Ninth Master, where is Ninth Master?"
"Your Ninth Master has already gone back, don't worry."
Jiang Zuo supported Meng Cheng and sent him to the carriage.
Meng Cheng leaned back in the carriage, almost drunk again. He burped and said, "Good wine, Master Jiu, good wine."
"Alas, drunkenness caused all the trouble. I'm not this embarrassed when I'm drunk. Uh, I shouldn't be..."
Jiang Zuo murmured.
Looking at the drunken Meng Cheng, it would be impossible to get more information from him. Jiang Zuo had investigated in advance anyway and already knew all their whereabouts, so he told the coachman to go to the inn where the Ninth Prince lived.
After a while, the carriage stopped in front of the inn.
Jiang Zuo personally helped Meng Cheng down from the carriage, and this scene happened to be seen by Chen Xiu who was upstairs.
Looking at the drunken Meng Cheng, Chen Xiu frowned and slowly walked downstairs.
"Brother Meng, slow down."
Jiang Zuo took Meng Cheng's arm and walked into the inn.
At this time, Chen Xiu came to Jiang Zuo.
Seeing Chen Xiu coming in person, Jiang Zuo stopped.
"Master, you're here? Come, have a drink!"
Meng Cheng still said this with a drunken look on his face.
"Still drinking?"
This Meng Cheng is such a disgrace!
Chen Xiu was very dissatisfied.
But Meng Cheng was his confidant who had followed him for many years, so it was not appropriate to lecture him in front of Jiang Zuo. He had to hold back his anger and ordered his attendants to take good care of Meng Cheng. He turned to Jiang Zuo and said, "Thank you, Lord Jiang, for personally sending Meng Cheng back."
"It's okay, it's okay. I don't know why Master Jiu left without saying goodbye. Is there something urgent?"
Jiang Zuo asked with a puzzled look on his face.
At this moment, Cui Liu's words came back to his mind. Looking at the serious face of the Ninth Prince, he almost couldn't help laughing.
A hint of displeasure flashed across Chen Xiu's eyes.
How dare you, Jiang Zuo, bring this up?
As the Ninth Prince, he frequents such places of entertainment. If the Emperor knew about it, Chen Xiu would definitely be blamed.
It’s all Jiang Zuo’s fault!
He secretly swore that he would never be fooled by Jiang Zuo again.
Chen Xiu adjusted his mood and said calmly, "I just feel a little uncomfortable, so I will return to the inn to rest first."
"I see." Jiang Zuo asked again, "Master Jiu has been staying at the inn these days?"
Chen Xiu nodded and said nothing.
"It must have cost a lot to stay in the inn for so many days."
Jiang Zuo said.
After all, most of the inns in Jiangzhou City were bought out by Jiang Zuo, and almost all of their expenses in Jiangzhou City went into Jiang Zuo's pocket.
Chen Xiu said calmly, "It's still okay."
Actually, it’s not good at all.
It costs ten taels of silver to stay in this inn for one day. There are five of them in this group and they have already spent a lot of money in the past few days.
At this moment, Chen Xiu once again cursed Jiang Zuo and others for their greed.
"It just so happens that I have an empty house. After a little cleaning, it can accommodate all of you. Why don't you move there? Don't worry, I won't charge you rent. After all, Master Jiu invested 100,000 taels in our Jiangzhou City, so I will definitely treat you well."
Jiang Zuo said politely.
Jiang Zuo didn't really care about the accommodation fee. He would rather leave a good impression on the Ninth Prince and change the prince's opinion of him.
Seeing Jiang Zuo's kind smile, Chen Xiu put away his inner vigilance, thought for a moment, and then said, "Sorry to bother you."
"Don't bother me. The house is empty anyway. I will ask someone to tidy up the mansion now, and you can move in later."
Jiang Zuo said calmly.
Since the first day he arrived in Jiangzhou City, Jiang Zuo began to buy houses everywhere.
The land and mansions he controls now are the largest in Jiangzhou, making him a big landlord.
Chen Xiu thanked him in a low voice, with great doubt in his heart.
This Jiang Zuo is definitely not so kind.
"Not charging rent? I'm afraid you're looking for an opportunity to defraud me of a bigger sum."
Chen Xiu guessed in his heart that he had already seen Jiang Zuo's greedy character.
But on the surface, Chen Xiu was still quite polite in getting along with Jiang Zuo. After all, he believed that Jiang Zuo definitely didn't know his identity as the Ninth Prince now. If he maintained a good relationship with Jiang Zuo, he would be able to find out Jiang Zuo's background one day.
Thinking of that, Jiang Zuo said goodbye and left.
After leaving the inn, Jiang Zuo ordered his followers to prepare a mansion for Chen Xiu and the others, and then he went to the Qin family's mansion to meet Qin Sheng again.
They have been getting along fairly well these past few days and their relationship is no longer unfamiliar.
As soon as Qin Yu heard Jiang Zuo coming, he put down what he was holding and went to greet him.
"Jiang Zuo, why did you come so late? I just made some red bean cakes that you like. Do you want to try them?"
Qin Yu walked up to Jiang Zuo.
Jiang Zuo stopped and looked at Qin Yu being so close to him, and he felt a little nervous for some reason.
"I'm not hungry yet."
Jiang Zuo shook his head.
Qin Yu came up to Jiang Zuo, sniffed him gently, frowned slightly, and asked, "Have you been drinking?"
"I drank a little."
Jiang went over to the left.
Qin Yu added: "Then I'll make some tea to sober you up."
Jiang Zuo refused again: "No, where is your brother?"
Qin Yu looked up at Jiang Zuo's evasive gaze, feeling a little disappointed for some reason, and said, "In the room."
"Okay, I'll come and try your cooking next time." Jiang Zuo said, and went to Qin Sheng's room.
He knocked and heard a response before walking in.
At this moment, Qin Sheng was holding the booklet, wandering around the room, reading the contents of the booklet.
His injuries have healed a lot and he is able to get out of bed and move around.
Seeing that the person who came in was Jiang Zuo, Qin Sheng closed the book and greeted him, "Please take a seat."
As he spoke, he began to pour tea and water for Jiang Zuo.
Looking at the "secret book" in Qin Sheng's hand, Jiang Zuo sat down and asked, "Can you understand the contents of this book?"
Qin Sheng opened the booklet again and nodded, "I understand a little bit. It does make sense. The core is to win over the people. Only by gaining the support of the people can we truly overthrow the notice of the Chen court."
After reading carefully for so many days, Qin Sheng finally grasped the essence of it.
Jiang Zuo nodded with satisfaction: "That's right."
"Beat the landlords and divide the land, and you can win the support of the people?"
Qin Sheng murmured.
"Of course, but we only need to attack the landlords of your Chen State, not those of Yan State..."
Jiang Zuo reminded.
After all, the biggest landlord in Jiangzhou City of Yan State is Jiang Zuo, the Huainan Inspector.