[Lu Xiaofeng] Baixuechuqi

Chapter 38·Jingcheng Hefangzhai

The capital, at the foot of the Son of Heaven, is the richest and most prosperous place in Daqing.

The tall city walls, wide streets, numerous storefronts, and bustling crowds all reflect the prosperity and well-being of the capital.

Hefangzhai is a century-old pastry shop in the capital. It faces south and has a simple and elegant style. The pastries it produces are authentic in taste, excellent in craftsmanship, serious in service and reasonable in price. It is the most popular pastry in the capital. shop, none of them.

Inside the four-bay facade, there are crystal cakes, paper cakes, peach cakes, sesame balls, husband cakes, wife cakes, fruit filling cakes, sugar cakes, champion cakes, butterfly cakes, hawthorn cakes, jujube cakes, bean paste cakes, pretzels, Sesame cold cakes and delicious snacks of various styles are neatly arranged on the exquisitely carved wooden shelves, exuding bursts of aroma, attracting customers who come and go.

Behind the facade are the workshops and warehouses of Hefangzhai, and then there are staff housing and exquisite gardens. At the end, there is a quiet and tidy courtyard house. The main room is in the middle, a side room is in the east, and the There are four guest rooms on the west side of the study room, and the stove behind it.

This courtyard, of course, is where the boss of Hefangzhai lives.

If you want to ask, who is the boss of Hefangzhai?

Most of the people in the capital would answer that it was Guanshi He from Hefangzhai.

But in fact it is not. However, only a few people in Daqing know that this Hefangzhai is owned by Wanmei Villa, and its real boss is Ximen Chuuxue.

On the night of July [-]th, just after that, Ximen Chuuxue and Bai Qi arrived in the capital, and quietly lived in the courtyard that Guanshi He had tidied up earlier.

Ximen Chuuxue must live in the main room, while Bai Qi lives in the east side room.

This time, there are fewer shadow guards than last time, there are only four people, namely Dark One, Dark Two, Dark Five and Dark Seven, and the attendants are only Xiao Yun and Xiao Hong, who lived in front of the dedicated servants respectively. yard.

The dark three and dark four who didn't come were because they hadn't recovered from the Gu poison last time, so they were left in Wanmei Villa to recuperate; and the dark sixth was borrowed by Ximen's second brother to run errands. Fuxue's purpose was to protect his second brother; as for the other hidden guards, they were assigned to the Southeast King's territory to collect evidence about the Southeast King's son's rebellion.

"Master, this is the account book for this year, please have a look."

After breakfast the next day, Manager He held a thick stack of ledgers and presented them to the real boss, Ximen Chuuxue, for review.

Manager He is an elder of Wanmei Villa. He is in his 40s this year. He has been in charge of managing the Wanmei Villa industry in the northern part of the Central Plains, mainly in Beijing, for more than 20 years.

"Ah."

Ximen Chuuxue read it a little bit, and then put it down - he focused on sword practice and rarely intervened in business matters, so he just took a general look at it every time, and only cared about the tricky things.

And Bai Qi, who was standing by the side, also understood from a slight glimpse that Wanmei Villa has a great family and a great business.

Except for Hefangzhai, Wanmei Shanzhuang's business in front of the capital accounted for nearly [-]%, the remaining [-]%, and [-]% belonged to Jiangnan Huajia, and the rest was divided among the royal family, Baiyun City and other forces.

Even Wanmei Villa accounted for one-third of the underworld forces in the capital.

And the most shocking thing is that if Ximen Chuuxue didn't say anything, no one in the world would have thought that the master behind these industries would be the same person. After all, many of these industries are in opposition to each other. Although there are no major conflicts, there are many small conflicts.

This is called Da Yin Hiding in the City, amazing!

Seeing that the owner put down the ledger, the steward took out another volume, which contained all kinds of recent gossip and anecdotes, big and small, in the capital, ranging from the royal family to the common people.

However, Ximen Chuuxue was even less interested in it, and without even looking at it, she directly passed it on to Bai Qi who was beside her - this kid was indeed very interested in these things, he always laughed while watching, and sometimes Some useful information can be seen from these small things.

Therefore, from very early on, he directly gave Bai Qi the gossip booklet presented by the housekeeper, and asked him to filter it and then listen to the key points.

Bai Qi took it without hesitation, Star Eyes—ancient entertainment gossip and gossip half-year bound volume!There are new surprises every time! !Must give a thumbs up! ! !

Regarding the series of actions between the owner and the newly recruited sword servant, Guanshi He was stunned, his eyes flickered, and he hesitated.

"What else?"

Seeing that Guanshi He didn't intend to leave, Ximen Chuuxue asked lightly.

Guanshi He said: "Sun Xiuqing, the heroine of the Emei Sect, arrived in the capital yesterday, and has inquired about the owner of the villa for a long time. She is now staying at the inn opposite Hefangzhai."

puff!

Almost choking on the saliva, Bai Qiwu said something - the other plots have collapsed to the point of failure, why can this woman persist in her deep love until death?

At the same time, he was also a little shaken—maybe he was not kind enough to break off the owner's marriage, as City Lord Ye said?Maybe, the plot is so crooked, maybe Sun Xiuqing won't abandon the owner again? !

Or, help the owner take it back? !

Bai Qi silently thought about the possibility of this matter.

Frowning, Ximen Chuixue said, "What does this have to do with me?"

After clearing his throat, Guanshi He bite the bullet and said: "That girl Sun comes from a famous family, she has good looks, her mother is beautiful, and she has deep roots in love for the owner. Besides, the owner, you are also at the age of marrying a wife. Why don't you try Give it a try?"

They, the elders of Wanmei Villa, all grew up watching the four children of Ximen's generation, so they are always very concerned about their affairs. After all, the old owner of Ximen passed away a long time ago. The four children are cherished as their own.

In terms of career, the four young masters do not need them to worry at all, and are invincible in their respective fields.

In terms of family, the eldest young master is married to the third wife, and has many children; People are still worried; only the owner of the villa is the most troublesome, except for the sword, there is nothing, let alone a woman.

Therefore, a long time ago, they began to look for a wife for the owner of the villa, and among them, Sun Xiuqing of the Emei School was the most favorite of them, ranking first on the list.It's rare to have such a good opportunity to tie the knot now, he has to seize it quickly!

After he said these words, Ximen Chuuxue didn't react yet, but the hidden guards on the roof all became irritable, and wanted to go in and pull the other party out to beat him up--you're already Ultra, are you sure? !That three-none girl is totally unworthy of our owner, okay? !Do you still have eyesight? !Will you speak? !

His expression turned cold, Ximen Chuuxue said decisively: "I don't care about this."

"But......"

Guanshi He wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Ximen Chuuxue.

"Dark one."

In an instant, An An appeared behind Guanshi He and pulled him out of the room—really, can you question the owner's decision?I just don't want to live anymore!

When the room became quiet, Ximen Chuuxue looked at Bai Qi, and found that the other party was concentrating on reading the gossip book again, and didn't seem to have heard the conversation just now, so he looked a little helpless, got up, and went to practice swords in the yard.

But in fact, Bai Qi didn't read a word in that book, he was just staring at it in a daze to cover up his panic just now.

Yes, flustered.

Just now, although I also thought about helping the owner to bring back the marriage, but when I heard what Guanshi He said, I couldn't help being afraid, afraid that Sun Xiuqing would still hurt Ximen Chuuxue in the end.

But, in addition to this, there is another inexplicable emotional anger, which makes me a little difficult to breathe and a little uncomfortable.

However, he did not understand the reason for this feeling.

Or, he understands, but doesn't want to admit it? !

I'm a little puzzled.

Shaking his head, Bai Qi forced himself to focus on the book, maybe he could get some information about Lu Xiaofeng and others, and by the way continue the changed plot, maybe, this time, he could get another Nine Lotus Orb? !

As for the rest, he should not think too much about it, just let nature take its course.