Reborn in a Noble Family - Chapter 37
Chapter 37 Insert Inside The Organization
The first meeting was endless, the second meeting was sarcastic, and the third meeting was nonchalant.
Gu Jinzhen’s emotions towards her seemed to be becoming more and more normal, but he was actually more and more capable of concealing them.
Why cover it up?
Naturally, it was for the sake of a bigger plan!
Qiao Yunxi thought that he wasn’t an expert at observing the situation, but when it came to speculating, with a mother who liked to watch Gong Dou Zhai fight and treated you as the only listener to analyze the plot, you would also be trained to be an expert at drama!
Well, a theoretical expert.
After lunch and a moment of sitting, Qiao Xingbang and the others went home.
During the Double Ninth Festival, Qiao Jinwen was wronged. Although Old Madame Qiao had personally patched up a lot of good things, she still felt that she had treated her badly. After thinking for a while, she decided to hold a chrysanthemum appreciation party in Qiao Jinwen’s name.
First, it was to show Qiao Jinwen’s outstanding status in the Qiao Family and her affection for Qiao Jinwen. Second, it was also to tell outsiders that Qiao Jinwen had fallen into the water by accident, and it had no effect on her at all.
Since it was Qiao Jinwen who held the Chrysanthemum Appreciation Party, it was naturally Fourth Fang’s business. Xue Tao wanted to take this opportunity to do something big. After all, the Qiao Family’s middle feeder was in her hands now, so she was very happy to show her face as the Qiao Family’s head wife.
Qiao Jinwen knew from a young age that she would marry into an aristocratic family in the future. Therefore, he had always been demanding of himself by the standards of a young lady, Regardless of whether it was Xue Taoren’s deliberate exaggeration, Qiao Jinwen was also famous in the community, not to mention her mastery of zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting. She was at least better than ordinary businesswomen. Adding on her exquisite personality and Qiao Family’s reputation in the community, Qiao Jinwen could be said to be the best leader in the industry.
After consulting the elders, Qiao Jinwen finally confirmed her choice-they were the children of the prestigious merchant aristocratic families in Shu, and they were both business partners and good friends with the Qiao family.
Businessmen like to make friends the most.
Friends bring benefits.
This was the goal pursued by merchants.
As the fourth aunt who loved Qiao Yunxi the most, Xue Tao also asked if Qiao Yunxi had any good friends to invite.
If Qiao Jinwen was the head of the boudoir in the world, then Qiao Yunxi was the last existence. She was still alone. The two sisters looked at each other from afar and complemented each other, “surrounding” the entire world.
Because of Old Madame Qiao’s support, the Chrysanthemum Appreciation Gathering was prepared very quickly, in just a few days.
Chrysanthemum was bought from the largest flower shop in Sichuan Province. Most of them were precious varieties, and there were many kinds of chrysanthemum in the palace.
Perhaps it had been a long time since she was young. After the Qiao Clan developed, Old Madam Qiao was very ostentatious.
First, it was business needs. After all, doing business was also about being a proper match, so there was confidence in negotiating like this. Second, Old Madam Qiao hoped that Qiao Family would not only have a place in the merchant circle, but also be able to move closer to a truly distinguished family. Therefore, not only was it extravagant, it also had a lot of rules.
It could be said that Old Madame Qiao had spent a lot of effort on this Chrysanthemum Appreciation Gathering.
Qiao Jinwen also worked hard, and the preparations were in good shape, very much in line with Old Madam Qiao’s imagination.
Since it was a gathering of children, adults naturally had to give them a chance to display their abilities. Therefore, as long as it wasn’t a special need, the elders wouldn’t show their faces.
Qiao Yunxi obediently followed Qiao Jinwen and received the guests with her.
It was a reception, but in fact, it was an expressionless shuttle among all kinds of women, listening to Qiao Jinwen’s exquisite words and doing things with ease.
Everyone habitually ignored Qiao Xi’s existence.
So what if she’s the daughter of eldest branch?
Even though the Qiao family’s business was in the long room, there was no successor to the long room. Qiao Xi was also unfavored and cowardly. In the end, it was unknown where the Qiao family’s business ended up!
Qiao Jinwen brought the women to gossip in the flower hall. Qiao Yunxi sat on the side dully, seemingly wandering through the void. In fact, she silently watched this group of children exaggeratedly imitate the appearance of adults and plot against each other.
Sure enough, there were rivers and lakes in places where there were people.
It was just a small circle. Not only did it form a gang, it also squeezed out the “weak” naked and naked.
‘”Qiao Xi” This sovereign’s temperament gradually became dull under the intentional rejection of these people.
Of course, these people’s currying favor with Fourth Fang was only the most realistic portrayal of the Qiao Clan.
Eldest branch?
Haha, everyone here thinks that the Qiao Family Room won’t exist for long, right?
As for the male guests, Second Master Qiao Yi, the direct son of the fourth bedroom, received the male guests in the outer courtyard with his brothers.
Both of them were familiar companions. Qiao Linzi’s two sons, Li Jue and Li Rui, also came.
He was in his teens, and he liked to be lively. He also had a hazy feeling towards women. Today, he had no adults to restrain him. The teenager who had already opened up his meat began to boast about his abilities, as well as some things that these little turnips had yet to experience.
The atmosphere instantly became a little excited. A group of youths with green eyes whispered excitedly.
Qiao Yi shook her head helplessly.
When he turned around, he saw the Zhong Clan’s eldest young master, Zhong Chenglin, who was sitting at the side.
Qiao Yi rolled her eyes and walked over, “Young Master Zhong.”
“Young Master Qiao.” Zhong Chenglin hurriedly stood up and clasped his fists.
Qiao Yi’s gaze fell on the man beside Zhong Chenglin.
The purpose of his visit was to make friends with Zhong Chenglin.
The Zhong Clan in Shu was a branch of the Zhong Clan, the capital’s porcelain merchant. Its business was so big that Qiao Family could not compare to it. It was not because of anything else, but because the Zhong Clan in Shu was an imperial merchant. Just because of this identity, it was worth his acquaintance. Moreover, he had heard that the Zhong Clan had their own merchant ships, and the Zhong Clan’s porcelain was very famous on the other side of the sea.
This was a height that Qiao Family could not reach in a few years, so Qiao Yi understood the benefits of making good friends with the Zhong family. Whether he was a businessman or an official in the future, it was only good for him to have an extremely important friend.
However, Qiao Yi’s gaze was unconsciously attracted to the person beside him when she walked in front of Zhong Chenglin.
True, his facial features, which were even more exquisite than a woman’s, had a fatal attraction to him, but what he was most afraid of was the aura on that person’s body.
Qiao Yi thought that as Qiao Family’s Young Master, he could be considered a person of great vision. However, he still didn’t dare to look at the person beside Zhong Chenglin. Just peeking at him with a flash of light made him so stressed that he didn’t dare to raise his head.
What was this person’s identity?
Qiao Yi was familiar with the relationships between the various merchants and aristocratic families around Jincheng, but she was unable to match this person to him. Could it be from Chuanbei?
He smiled and said to Zhong Chenglin, “Young Master Zhong is here. Have fun today!”
To be honest, even though he had invited the Zhong Family, he didn’t expect Zhong Chenglin to attend the Chrysanthemum Festival. To be exact, none of the Zhong Family members would participate in such a gathering that was a waste of time.
There was nothing they could do. The Zhong Clan’s people had the confidence and strength, so they didn’t need to curry favor with him, much less flatter him.
Zhong Chenglin said politely, “Over the years, our Zhong Clan has lived in seclusion and rarely walked around with friends in the community. It’s not as arrogant as everyone suspects. Young Master Qiao also knows that the bigger the clan, the more cautious we need to be.”
Qiao Yi smiled embarrassedly.
Fortunately, Zhong Chenglin continued, “It’s a coincidence that my cousin from the capital has come. I just happened to bring him here to see and make friends.”
Looking sideways, he looked at the people beside him and said, “Gu Sheng, this is the eldest young master of the fourth room of the Qiao Family. The second ranked Qiao Family is Qiao Yi. Young Master Qiao, Young Master Qiao, this is my cousin Gu Sheng.”
“Young Master Gu, nice to meet you.” Qiao Yi hurriedly cupped her fists.
Gu Sheng nodded slightly, “Young Master Qiao.”
Qiao Yi was slightly stunned by the immense aura.
This did not seem like greetings from friends, but more like …
The attitude of the superior towards his subordinates!
Qiao Yi looked at Gu Jinzhen vigilantly and asked inadvertently, “May I know what Young Master Gu’s business is?”
This was an impolite question.
Gu Jinzhen didn’t care, and his attitude was even more casual than Qiao Yi’s. “It’s not business, it’s just for the Imperial Court to raise horses.”
Horse merchant!
Qiao Yi’s heart skipped a beat!
Different from ordinary merchants, the dynasty had very strict requirements for horse merchants.
Because horses were under the control and supervision of the Imperial Court, especially warhorses, they could not be traded privately and could only be fed according to the requirements of the Imperial Court.
Working directly for the Imperial Court would bring great benefits and greater risks.
Therefore, to become a horse merchant, you must not only be rich, but also depend on your family background, status, and relationship with the Imperial Court!
Qiao Yi was stunned for a moment.
He had always known that the Zhong Clan was formidable. The Zhong Clan’s own clan was even more formidable. In the capital, even on the other side of the sea, they were existences of strength. He never expected that the Zhong Clan would have a powerful relative.
Wasn’t he just a noble relative!
To be able to raise horses for the Imperial Court, it was not enough to rely solely on silver to smash them. There must be someone in the court, and they were very important officials. Otherwise, the Emperor would not entrust such an important matter to the Gu Clan!
Regardless of whether the Gu Clan was just an ordinary horse merchant or an imperial warhorse merchant, they were all heaven-defying existences amongst merchants!
However, in the blink of an eye, Qiao Yi had the intention to get along well with Gu Jinzhen. What he was interested in was not only the influence of the Gu Clan itself, but also the officials behind the Gu Clan.
Gu Jinzhen also had some admiration for Qiao Yi.
In his previous life, he didn’t have much contact with Qiao Yi, so his understanding of this person was limited to Qiao Jinwen’s words. A young man from a merchant family could have a place in the court. Apart from the help of the outside world, what was more important was his own strength.
Apart from this, just because he was Qiao Jinwen’s elder brother, he treated him differently.
Although approaching Qiao Jinwen and Qiao Yi was not in the right order, it was at least a good start.
At lunchtime, the two groups of people walked towards the banquet hall.
The men and women split into two teams and reached into the cardboard boxes on the left and right of the door. Then, they held a wooden token and withdrew their hands.
Qiao Xi didn’t know why, but she still did. She took it and saw that it was a wooden token with a number written on it.
He didn’t understand what it meant and directly put it into his sleeve.