C151 Preparing for action
Leng Yuefeng brought his daughter and left. Although he did not say anything, he had tacitly agreed to the marriage, not because he had thought it through, but because he knew that it would be useless even if he objected.
Besides, the matter of the ancestor and royal decree was not up to him to decide. He could only silently hope that the stinking brat from the Situ Family would not die early and reincarnate.
Of course, Leng Yuefeng was still a little unhappy in his heart. After all, he did not wish for his daughter to be widowed, so he did not express his stance and only brought his daughter out of the Situ Family's temporary encampment.
Gongsun Ze Tian didn't act like he usually did. Instead, he looked like he was deep in thought, which made others feel that this little fellow was unhappy. Only Gongsun Zaitian himself knew that he was wondering about those memories that did not belong to him. He was confused as to why the scene of a man and a woman would always appear when Leng Nuohan appeared. What did all of this have to do with him?
"Xiao San, what's wrong? Not in a good mood? " Murong Fenghuang sat beside her son and asked.
"No, I was just thinking about something!" Gongsun Ze Tian replied with a serious expression.
"I know, your Uncle Leng's attitude is a bit bad. However, you can't blame him for this. If it wasn't for him letting the world know about the things you did back then, how could all of this have happened?" However, your uncle Leng did not express his disagreement. This means that even though he still has an opinion in his heart, he does not oppose this marriage. You are destined to bring that little beauty back home. " Murong Fenghuang thought that it was because of Leng Nuohan's father's attitude that caused her son to be displeased, and so she spoke to console him.
"I say mother, so what if he objects? So what if the people of the world object? If I want to marry someone, even if I have to make an enemy out of everyone in the world, I will do it without hesitation! " Gongsun Zaitian stood up and said with a solemn face. The domineering and unyielding tone made even Murong Fenghuang, who was standing at the side, feel a moment of absent-mindedness. In her eyes, her usually indifferent son would show no mercy to a woman. The killing intent in his words was even more terrifying.
"Hehe, good, good. I understand now. "But why are you still sitting here with a worried look on your face?" Murong Fenghuang asked suspiciously.
"I've already said that I'm thinking about something!" He was very worried that the memory fragments would affect his growth. One must know that the taboo in cultivation was distraction, as this would easily bring about inner demons, and once the inner demons grew, it would be very difficult to dispel them. It would accompany his own strength, and could even become extremely strong.
"Xiao San, everything in the world has a certain amount of certainty, and sometimes, you can't force things too much. You should understand the principle of 'blocking is better than losing,' and you need to follow nature's instructions, not deliberately suppressing and expelling it. That might not benefit you at all!" Murong Fenghuang thought for a while, then said. Although she didn't know what her son was worrying about, but she vaguely knew that her son must have met with trouble. The most likely reason was that there was something that was difficult for him to choose from.
He knew that he was a little too persistent or worried at the moment. Perhaps this part of his memories might have some very important effects for him, but even if it didn't have any, it didn't mean that its existence would affect him. It was just that right now, not only did it not affect him, it allowed him to have three extremely powerful techniques. Judging from this, he might not be as worried as he was.
"Thank you for your guidance!" Gongsun Ze Tian stood up and bowed to his mother, Murong Fenghuang.
"Kid, you normally look so shrewd that it could scare people to death, but you didn't know that your ability to drill a bull's horn is also quite strange!" Murong Fenghuang laughed, and gently caressed her son's face, and said happily.
"Mother, when we arrive at the imperial capital, let Father prepare some betrothal gifts. At the very least, we'll settle the marriage deal first. We can hold the wedding after I'm twenty!" Gongsun Ztian solemnly said to his mother.
"I know, your father has already begun his preparations! You don't have to wait until you get to the capital. You can go visit the Leng Jia tomorrow. Murong Fenghuang teased her son and said.
Thinking about it, his and Leng Nuohan's actions today might not even be necessary to go to the imperial city and make a marriage engagement here. If his father did not take the betrothal gift tomorrow, Leng Yuefeng might even come knocking on his door to interrogate his father.
"Would it be a bit unofficial? A bit hasty? " Gongsun Ze Tian thought for a while before asking again.
Foolish son, your marriage has already become a foregone conclusion since the moment you were born. At that time, His Majesty personally decreed that it would be awe-inspiring enough, but because of your body, the two families suppressed it first and didn't mention it to the outside world. That's why few outsiders knew about it. Murong Fenghuang explained to her son.
"Un, that's good! Mother, just make the arrangements! " Gongsun Ztian said with an embarrassed smile.
"Also, you ran away for so long last night, what did you find out?" Murong Fenghuang changed the topic and asked.
"Oh, I'm in the middle of making preparations. My mother will soon know that I really need her help when the time comes!" Speaking of this matter, Gongsun Ze's dark clouds disappeared, and he spoke to his mother with a mischievous smile.
"You already have a plan?" Murong Fenghuang asked in astonishment.
"That's right!" Gongsun Ze Tian answered confidently.
"Quickly tell me!" Murong Fenghuang anxiously asked, she still wanted to work out the plan with her son, but she did not expect the brat to make the necessary arrangements, hence she anxiously asked for the entire plan.
"The plan is this ? If that was the case ? "This ?" How about it? Not bad, right? " Gongsun Ztian did not keep her in suspense because there were some parts that required Murong Fenghuang's help through some channels. Of course, he could not hide it from her.
"Sinister and sinister!" You are a complete madman! " Hearing the content of the plan, Murong Fenghuang felt a chill down her spine. She now felt that her son's previous actions were not crazy enough.
"Thank you, thank you!" Gongsun Ztian shamelessly replied.
"But I like it!" Murong Fenghuang said with a face full of smiles, looking forward to the start of the show.
"..." Gongsun Ztian was speechless.
That night, Qiu Canghai secretly went to Gongsun Zaitian's residence to report to him on his progress.
"Pavilion Master, that Master's name is Qian Jincheng. After our investigation, we found out that his character is not bad, and he has a younger brother who doesn't know anything. Because his parents had entrusted him with this, Qian Jincheng was especially worried about his younger brother. Our men used his brother's gambling habits to entrap his brother, making him owe a lot of money and imprisoning him. "If that's the case..." Qiu Canghai did not waste any more words, and went straight to the point.
"So you mean to say that you have already obtained the chips to successfully threaten the Master Qian?" Before Qiu Canghai could finish his sentence, Gongsun Ze Tian retorted with a question.
"That's right, our people have already come into contact with the Master Qian, and he has already agreed to do things for us. Of course, in order to prevent him from going back on his word, we have also controlled his family!" Qiu Canghai continued.
"Very good, go and tell Qian Jincheng that as long as he is at ease and finish these few things, he will not be mistreated. Also, tell him that his master doesn't have anymore days to play and that there is no need for him to die with him. I think he'll figure it out! " Gongsun Ze Tian said to Qiu Canghai after thinking for a while. Of course, Qiu Canghai's ability to move and caution in handling matters were highly praised.
"Yes, this subordinate understands!" Qiu Canghai laughed and replied.
"Did he say anything?" Gongsun Ztian casually asked.
"According to Qian Jincheng's instructions, the current Ninth Prince will very soon send someone to contact Wu Daode. Although it is in name to inspect the situation, in reality, they are here to reap the benefits Wu Daode had promised him!" Qiu Canghai replied.
"What benefits?" Gongsun Ztian asked with a puzzled expression.
"Un, it's silver!" Qiu Canghai said as he nodded his head affirmatively.
"How much?" Gongsun Ztian asked.
"Five hundred thousand!" When he said this figure, Qiu Canghai was somewhat shocked. One must know that the Listening Rain Pavilion only had a yearly income of only five million, but adding in the expenses, the annual net income would only be six to seven hundred thousand. This was the result of the efforts of the entire Listening Rain Pavilion, but for such a small county governor to have such a small income of five hundred thousand silver to pay respects to the current Duke, it was a very tragic thing.
The reason why it was' pathetic 'was because the only way to accumulate the money was to exploit it. Moreover, the target was neither a merchant nor a nobleman, only ordinary citizens.
"'The Zhu Men smell of wine and meat, and freeze to death on the road.' Humph, you have money, filial piety, and no money to help out the disaster, a bunch of corpse diners!" Gongsun Ztian said angrily.
Pausing for a moment, Gongsun Ze Tian then asked, "Do you know when they will come?"
"I'm not sure, but Wu Daode did not reveal much about this matter, and Qian Jincheng was also not clear on the specific time either, so he was clear about this matter! Everything else was personally arranged by Wu Daode! " Qiu Canghai replied.
"Get someone to prepare five hundred thousand taels of silver as soon as possible. When the time comes, we'll swindle them out of them!" Gongsun Ztian thought for a moment before deciding.
"Yes, I'll get someone ready." Qiu Canghai immediately understood Gongsun Ze Tian's intention and bowed as he replied.
"Mn, also, get Qian Jincheng to go back and convince that Wu Daode to change the transaction to outside the city. Just say that this kind of insurance won't attract the attention of the large families in the city, I don't think he has any reason to reject it!" Gongsun Ze Tian continued speaking.
"But what if he does?" Qiu Canghai asked worriedly.
"You won't let him go?" Gongsun Zaitian smiled. Qiu Canghai had done a lot of good things that were difficult to deal with, but he would sometimes be unable to turn back to reality when it was a simple matter.
"This ?" Qiu Canghai hesitated, he was trying to think of a good method!
"You just ? If that was the case ? "This ?" Do you understand? " Gongsun Ze Tian whispered into Qiu Canghai's ear.
"Understood, leave it to me!" I guarantee that we can satisfy the Pavilion Master! " Qiu Canghai was enlightened, and immediately agreed.
"How is Qiong Yu?" Gongsun Ze Tian changed the topic and asked.
"We're in the middle of a negotiation, there shouldn't be a problem!" Qiu Canghai replied.
Remember, our people cannot show our faces, and we cannot let anyone know that this has anything to do with our Listening Rain Pavilion. Leave everything to the victims. Even if they want to investigate, they can only trace it to the head of the victims. There's no way they can trace it back to us, understand? " Gongsun Ztian instructed.
"I saved it!" Oh right, Master Qian has another matter to attend to, and that is to handle the matter of the relief food. Pavilion Master, how do you think we should handle this matter? " Qiu Canghai continued to report.
"Wu, find someone to pretend to be a merchant. Through their relationship with the Master Qian, we can secretly meet up with Wu Daode and discuss business. We will carry out the other plans according to the original plan! Oh right, I want to meet that Qian Jincheng personally tomorrow, make the arrangements. " Gongsun Ztian pondered for a moment. He knew that some of the plans would have to be changed.
"Yes, your subordinate understands!" Qiu Canghai took his orders and left.
"The good show is about to begin!" Gongsun Ztian muttered to himself.