naruto-story Chapter 243 Someone was behind the scenes
Chapter 243 Someone was behind the scenes
After taking two or three steps, Zhu Jinren realized that no one was following him. He turned back and looked at them, "What's going on, you two?"
"Master Zhu Jinke of your residence gave me a folding fan as a gift to the princess. I was ignorant at first and thought it was an ordinary thing. But recently I found out that it is extremely valuable, so I sent it back specially. I wonder if he is here?"
Zhu Jinren looked at Jin Yan and did not see the folding fan, but he did not dare to question her words. He rolled his eyes and said hurriedly, "I'm afraid it's inconvenient for him to come to see you two at this moment. Why don't the princess put the things away?" Give it to me and I will send it to you."
Jin Yan shook her head, "The thing is valuable, I must see him give it to me in person. Regardless of his convenience or not, the Japanese princess is waiting at the house today."
After saying that, she went to look at the boy beside her, "Where is the main hall? Take me, the princess, there."
The housekeeper glanced at Zhu Jinren, and until he nodded, he took Jinyan to the main hall.
The Zhu family's business is spread all over the country, and the business in the capital has always been dominated by Zhu Jinren, so it is normal for the servants here to follow his instructions.
Zhu Jinke had never concealed the Zhu family's affairs from Jin Yan, so she also knew that his high-profile return to the capital this time was actually to compete with Zhu Jinren for a share of the capital.
Hearing that the old man of the Zhu family was dying, he had an aunt whom he liked very much. She was a charming and elegant woman, which made him very happy.
And what the aunt valued most was Zhu Jinren.
Therefore, although Zhu Jinke is also a legitimate son, the conveniences he gets are far less good than Zhu Jinren.
The family helped Zhu Jinren to find partners like the Ninth Prince, and Zhu Jinke hoped to get into Prince Jin's Mansion and have fun with him in the capital.
While they were thinking, the two of them had been led to a main hall.
The tables and chairs are made of fine golden nanmu wood, and the characters in the middle are probably the work of calligraphers. The cups and teapots on the table are all extremely valuable items. Even a random vase is estimated to cost tens of thousands of taels. silver.
Jin Yan had only seen tens of thousands of taels of vases in the study room of Prince Jin's Mansion. There was no such precious thing even in Jin An's courtyard.
This place undoubtedly demonstrates the wealth of the Zhu family.
"Wait a moment, you two. The grassroots will go find Jin Ke right now."
Just as he finished speaking, Zhu Jinke's figure appeared at the door over there.
"Why are you here?"
He frowned, with tension in his voice, and looked at Zhu Jinren again, obviously with bad intentions.
Jin Yan told Zhu Jinke what she had just said to fool Zhu Jinren, and then said, "Your Zhu family is so grand. I handed over the post and asked you to pick it up, but you didn't know that you didn't go. I happened to have something to do today." I just stopped by to see you off when I went out."
She sat on the main seat with a cold face.
After saying this, not only Zhu Jinke's expression changed, but Zhu Jinren on the side also said hurriedly, "Maybe the people under my command are not doing things well. The common people will go find out and give the princess an explanation."
He leaves in a hurry.
Jin Yan glanced at his back from a distance, and then looked at people around the room. Her eyes fell on Zhu Jinke's face again, and she joked, "Why is your face so pale? Are you sick?"
Zhu Jinke was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly raised his hands and said, "I'm feeling a bit cold. Thank you for your concern, Your Highness."
"Humph!"
Jin Yan snorted, took a drink from the teacup on the table, and caught a glimpse of the blood spots on the back of his clothes. It was not cold, it was obviously a serious injury and excessive blood loss.
"Sit down, I won't eat you."
"Yes. Cao Min recently got a guqin. I wonder if Her Highness the Princess is interested in taking a look."
The news that Xiao Yuexi was good at the guqin had already spread in the capital. Zhu Jinke was looking for an opportunity to take them to his yard, so the two of them naturally agreed.
As soon as he stepped into the courtyard and everyone went outside, Zhu Jinke shook his body and collapsed on the couch beside him, looking like he was about to die.
"Although you came here with an excuse, you will inevitably have someone to connect us in the future."
He said in a deep voice, enduring the pain that made the tip of his nose sweat.
Jin Yan said quietly, "Instead of being secretive, it's better to be open and honest. Aren't you going to be the son-in-law of Prince Jin's palace? Is it just a whim?"
Zhu Jinke was stunned for a moment, suddenly understood, and nodded hurriedly.
"I see!"
He, Zhu Jinke, was very happy to be praised as the princess. Although he was rejected, he was still willing to win the beauty's smile, so he kept sending things to Prince Jin's Mansion or the Imperial Master's Mansion. When the time came, he could cover up what they wanted to do.
Love things are often the best disguise.
Thinking of this, Zhu Jinke was in a trance again.
He covered his lips with his hand and coughed twice, suppressing his chest to avoid being involved in the wound, and whispered, "Are you here just to talk about the land in the east of the city?"
"Well, Yue Xi and I have 40 taels of silver notes, which must be enough to buy land."
Zhu Jinke nodded, "Well, Zhu Jinren knew that I was eyeing that piece of land, and he was making a big announcement, saying that he was also interested in it. It is estimated that many people would come to grab it. But the money should be enough, even he doesn't have it. How to come up with so much money at once!"
"What's the matter with your injury?"
Jin Yan finally asked.
Zhu Jinke looked over eagerly, as if complaining that it was too late for her to care.
His tone also became a little aggrieved, "I was tricked by someone!"
He gritted his teeth again and said, "You know that the home stadium in Beijing is not mine. I will naturally have to pay a price for taking work in other people's venues."
There was an air of hostility all over his body, his eyes were dim and unclear, and his pale face was stained with a bit of ice.
This is an emotion that Jin Yan rarely sees on Zhu Jinke's face.
He is a businessman and smiles most of the time. Even if he is insulted, he will still smile.
When he turned around, he would show his fangs. His methods were not much cleaner than those of the powerful, and were even dirtier.
But in just a moment, his expression immediately returned to normal, "What? Do you want to help me take revenge?"
When he smiled, he showed two rows of shining teeth and a pair of shining eyes, like a loyal little milk dog.
"Why do you change your attitude so quickly?"
Before Jin Yan could speak, Xiao Yuexi said angrily.
Zhu Jinke immediately retracted his smile and sighed, "Since the princess and the princess don't have any pity for me, it seems that I can only do the work by myself."
"There's nothing I can do about it, my life is miserable."
He added another sentence.
Jin Yan was stunned, but somehow she could hear some truth in his words.
Before she could think about it, Zhu Jinke's expression immediately turned cold and he looked at Zhu Jinren who was walking over there.
The other party held a brocade box in his hand and explained that Jin Yan's previous post was delayed by the concierge, so he came over specifically to apologize.
Jin Yan looked at the brocade box delivered to her, but before she could reach out to take it, Zhu Jinke snatched it away. .