Forced to be a concubine, I went to my husband's place to become a wealthy merchant

Chapter 47

This bastard dared to be so unrestrained in front of her husband, Ye Xi complained in her heart, but she didn't know how to respond. She could only look at Pei Zhu innocently for help. Her watery eyes sparkled, and Pei Zhu's heart skipped a beat. Ye Xi at this moment was different from what he had seen before. Seeing that the atmosphere between the two was gradually becoming ambiguous, Yang Jian coughed lightly.

Pei Zhu finally reacted and quickly explained: "Mr. Yang, you misunderstood. I guess you are just upset because Pei was hurt for no reason recently." After explaining, he asked Ye Xi to go and see how the food was. Ye Xi said worriedly: "I'd better help you sit down first and then go and see."

"It's okay, go ahead." Pei Zhu told her with his eyes not to worry, so Ye Xi nodded obediently and then left.

Yang Jian had been watching the interaction between the two with an expressionless face.

Pei Zhu took the man to the living room and sat him down, and then they started chatting about business. Yang Jian also brought a piece of news on this trip, saying that the friend Kuang Zhen he introduced before was really going to do some business in Suzhou, but the focus would be on Yangzhou, and he was going to bring Pei Zhu in to do business in both Yangzhou and Suzhou. Because the other party had to travel around, Pei Zhu was mainly responsible for the business in these two places.

Pei Zhu was lying when he said he was unhappy, but he also thought of what Ye Xi said two days ago. His family assets were just that, and his livelihood was just a small business. He still honestly explained his situation, saying that if it required a large investment, he probably wouldn't be able to meet the requirements.

Yang Jian smiled and told him that he didn't need to worry about the money. He could pay part of it within his ability, and the other party could pay him the rest. The other party's condition was that he needed to take on more of the business and follow the other party's wishes. Pei Zhu then understood that, to put it bluntly, it was to find a capable helper. However, he thought about it and realized that he had no capable backers, and it was inevitable that he would encounter troubles in doing business. If he relied on the Yang family and the Kuang family, it would not be a bad idea, so he nodded and agreed.

Soon, Ye Xi came in, followed by Chuntao and Douzi, who brought the dishes up with plates. After the dishes were served, Chuntao stayed to serve, Douzi stood guard outside the door, and Ye Xi sat down to eat with them. Although there was a rule in the Zhou Dynasty that men and women sat at separate tables, women could sit at the same table in certain banquets, especially when accompanied by their husbands. In fact, Ye Xi wanted to hide in the house, but Pei Zhu's family only had two people, and there was only one table in the living room, so they didn't have to follow the rules of a wealthy family. Yang Jian didn't seem to mind, after all, he hadn't mentioned such a rule before in Yangzhou, so Pei Zhu decided to let Ye Xi sit down and eat together.

Yang Jian and Pei Zhu chatted about official affairs from all over the world. Ye Xi, who had been silent all the time, suddenly joined the conversation: "When we were in Hangzhou, our house was searched because the Minister of War was assassinated. I wonder if the assassin has been caught?"

Yang Jian and Pei Zhu were both stunned for a moment. Yang Jian looked at Ye Xi with an unfathomable look in his eyes and asked curiously, "Why is Madam Pei concerned about the affairs of the Minister of War?"

Am I concerned about the Minister of War? I am concerned about the assassin! But she couldn't say such a thing, lest others think that she was in league with the assassin. But what she said was this: "Because the previous search of the house made such a big noise, I still can't forget it, so I asked one more question."