On the Day the Scumbag Got Married, I Lay Flat and Became His Sister-in-law

  Chapter 29 Palace Banquet

  Gu Xiyan was at a loss for words for a moment, not knowing what Dong Yong meant.

   "It's better to meet by chance than to invite each other. Just now you said to go to appreciate the chrysanthemum with me, so go and honor it now." Dong Yong made the case and concluded.

  Gu Xiyan remembered that she had an appointment with Su Mei today, and declined: "I have something to do today, so I can't go out with you."

   "Can it be tomorrow?" Dong Yong looked at Gu Xiyan with burning eyes.

   Gu Xiyan avoids Dong Yong's straightforward eyes, and can't figure out where Dong Yong is making trouble. Don't you think she is clumsy and dull, and you don't like her?

  Dong Yong is not in a hurry, just waiting for Gu Xiyan's answer.

  Finally, Gu Xiyan decided to agree, after all, it would be better to pay back the favor earlier.

   "How about it, I will invite you to have lunch at Jixianglou tomorrow." Gu Xiyan replied.

  Lonely men and widows go to enjoy the chrysanthemum, what accident will happen, I can't tell. It's better to have a meal in a restaurant with a lot of people, so as to repay Dong Yong's favor.

   "According to what the girl said, Jixiang Tower will wait for the girl at noon tomorrow." Dong Yong smiled gracefully.

   Gu Xiyan echoed, and got into the carriage with Qiu Shi's support.

  The carriage that Gu Xiyan was riding in had gone far away. Dong Yong's book boy, Xiaohu, saw that the young master was still watching, and asked suspiciously: "Yesterday, the young master said he didn't like Miss Gu, why can't he look away when he sees Miss Gu today?"

  Dong Yong patted Xiaohu's head lightly, "It was me who was so blind that I jumped to conclusions based on a one-sided encounter. This girl Gu is eloquent, intelligent, and definitely not a wooden beauty like the one in the legend."

   What kind of person is Zhou Xing? That is the prince who is most valued by His Majesty today. Usually, he wants wind and rain, and who can cure him except His Majesty?

  But such a well-known figure was repelled by Gu Xiyan's few words today. If it were any other woman who was happy with Zhou Xing, she might just commit herself to the King of Qin directly, even being a concubine would be glorious. If you don't like Zhou Xing, if you are entangled in the street by Zhou Xing, you will probably be scared to death, and you don't know if you are taken away by Zhou Xing blocking the street.

  Gu Xiyan should have been afraid just now, but she still suppressed her fear and used her tongue to force Zhou Xing back, which is enough to show that Gu Xiyan is a little quick-witted.

   "Young Master, you must have taken a fancy to Miss Gu, right?" Xiaohu asked curiously.

  Dong Yongai's smiling eyes sank, and after a while he said: "I just think that Miss Gu is a bit interesting. I helped her, isn't it fair for her to invite me to dinner?"

  Xiaohu thought to himself that he had never seen a young master pestering a girl like this before. Miss Gu said something was up, and the young master insisted on making an appointment tomorrow.

  Miss Gu had no choice but to agree to the young master's date.

  After bidding farewell to Dong Yong, Gu Xiyan hurried to Jinyu Pavilion, not wanting Su Mei to be one step ahead of her.

   "Why are you here so late?" Seeing Gu Xiyan hurrying, Su Mei asked with concern.

  Gu Xiyan told about meeting Zhou Xing, and Su Mei was terrified when she heard it: "His Royal Highness Qin Wang won't just follow you, you have to be careful."

"I'm also worried. But King Qin has gotten closer to Su Ho recently, and the two of them don't know each other well. In addition, with Liu Chaoyan staring at him, King Qin won't do anything that will damage his cause just because of me, a woman." Gu Xi Yan said this without confidence.

  After all, in her previous life, she was captured by Zhou Xing and taken to the other garden under the Fallen Immortal Temple, where she was locked up for two full years. Zhou Xing acted crazily and could do anything. In her previous life, she had seen Zhou Xing at the craziest time.

  She only hoped that Su Ho would be attractive enough so that Zhou Xing would be at a loss for what to do, and would not be able to deal with her.

   "Anyway, you have to be careful. By the way, why are you so anxious to see me?" Su Mei asked.

   Gu Xiyan repeated what Zhou Mu said yesterday, and Su Mei felt outrageous after hearing it, "You mean Mr. Zhou will catch us all the time?"

"At first I thought the matter had come to an end, but what Mr. Zhou said was just the opposite. Be careful in everything you do in the future. Seeing Zhou Xing today, I suddenly felt that it was not safe to meet you as my daughter's family. I plan to buy a house outside. It's on Tianhe Street where Wanqinghou's Mansion is located, and then you can go out as a man and cover up your identity." Gu Xiyan said her plan: "It's not appropriate for me to use my identity to buy a house, I want to ask if you have any reliable acquaintances , buy a house in that person's name."

  Su Mei nodded again and again, "If there is this house, we can meet in this house in the future, without having to hide."

"I think so too. After buying the house, we will start buying that piece of land. At the same time, our grain store will also be opened. At present, the largest grain markets are in Wuxi and Wuhu. I was thinking, the third largest Can the current grain market be our future grain store..."

  The reason why Gu Xiyan was eager to open the grain store was to prevent a possible food crisis in the future.

  She remembered that Zhou Xing colluded with the Wuxi Grain Market and easily controlled the price of grain, which later caused chaos in grain prices and problems in people's livelihood.

  If the grain store they built can fill the gap in Wuxi in the future, and the rice price maintains a balance between supply and demand, the price of grain will not rise.

  Of course, the premise is that they want to build a grain store.

  If in the past, Su Mei heard Gu Xiyan say that she wanted to build the third largest grain market in the country in the capital, she would definitely find it ridiculous.

  But after experiencing the charcoal speculation, she felt that anything could happen.

  As Gu Xiyan said, even if you think about it, you won’t break the law. Moving towards a set goal, if it is achieved, it will be a surprise, and if it cannot be achieved, it is nothing.

   "I've even chosen the name of the grain store, and it's called Wugu Grain Store." Gu Xiyan's beautiful eyes were as clear and clear as fire.

  Su Mei couldn't help laughing when she saw Gu Xiyan like this: "It's a pity for you to be a daughter."

   "Unfortunately, although there are many inconveniences, you can walk around pretending to be a man in the future. Many things require you to show your face, and I will still be behind the scenes."

  Su Mei has no objection.

   "In the future, you must take special precautions against Su He. She is very ambitious and has an affair with the King of Qin. If there is no accident, Su He will be the biggest obstacle in our business journey." Gu Xiyan said seriously.

  The two discussed for two hours, and did not leave Jinyu Pavilion until the afternoon.

   Gu Xiyan returned to the Hou Mansion in the afternoon, when she heard that the old lady was looking for her.

  She hurried to Zaohui Hall, the old lady saw her coming, looked her up and down: "Have you been out of the house often recently?"

  Gu Xiyan knew that she couldn't hide this matter from the old lady, so she replied truthfully: "I don't want to be bored in the house, so I went out for a walk."

The old lady took a deep look at Gu Xiyan, and said earnestly: "After all, you are a noble daughter of the Hou Mansion, you must act cautiously, and you must not break the rules of the Hou Mansion, let alone the reputation of the Hou Mansion. Don't control you, but there are some things you have to measure."

   "What grandma said is that Xiyan can save you." Gu Xiyan responded gently.

  If Wanqinghou's Mansion is too strict and affects her earning money, she simply leaves the Hou's Mansion and establishes her own.

  So she didn't pay attention to what the old lady said.

  Of course, the old lady's beating was not because she cared about her, but because she was worried that she would affect the marriages of other female family members in the Hou Mansion.

   "The Mid-Autumn Festival will be in two days. There will be a Chrysanthemum Appreciation Banquet in the palace. The Concubine Xian will let you enter the palace with Chao Yan." The old lady got to the point.

  (end of this chapter)