Jiang Siqi sat outside for a long time, watching many people enter the county magistrate's mansion, and felt a little anxious.

He felt secretly delighted again, thinking that Zhao Zheyong had met so many people, which meant that he had not yet met anyone he was satisfied with, and Jiang Siqi still had a chance.

A young man wearing a smoky green tiger-patterned soft silk outer garment suddenly sat down next to Jiang Siqi and greeted him enthusiastically, "Sir, I think you are also waiting for the Third Prince to summon you, right?"

Jiang Siqi looked up and down at the newcomer's clothes and thought that he was wearing something very valuable, so he clasped his fists and said, "Yeah, brother, too?"

Liu Fanzi twirled his fan in his hand and said in a cynical tone, "I have seen it a long time ago, and the Third Prince also gave me many treasures. But I have family property, so I don't need to enter the government. I don't have the troubles you have."

"Why is the young master here...?" Jiang Siqi thought that the person in front of him was probably a second-generation rich man who only liked to have fun.

Liu Fanzi approached Jiang Siqi and whispered, "Do you want to see the third prince? I can help you."

Jiang Siqi didn't expect Liu Fanzi to be willing to help, so he agreed immediately, "Okay, thank you very much, brother. May I know your name?"

"My last name is Liu." Liu Fanzi rubbed his fingers together, "Then this..."

Jiang Siqi understood what Liu Fanzi meant. Liu Fanzi was asking for a bribe from him.

Jiang Siqi's face immediately darkened, "Brother, you are just a swindler. Don't waste your time on me. I am very smart and I won't be fooled by you."

Liu Fanzi smiled coldly, "You claim to be noble and look down on us businessmen. But you don't even consider whether there is anything about you that is worth my investment. Do you think I should spend money to support you? Help you meet the Third Prince? I am just a businessman, I get paid to do things. The Liu family has a good reputation. If you don't believe me, there will be others who do."

"I'll tell you the truth. None of you who handed the visiting cards to the guards will ever see the Third Prince. Those visiting cards have long been burned as firewood. You are just daydreaming here. It's so funny. In this world, who would be kind enough to help you if you don't give them some benefits?"

Niu Shuchu, who was sitting behind Liu Fanzi, heard the conversation between Liu Fanzi and Jiang Siqi, and immediately clasped his fists towards Liu Fanzi, "Mr. Liu, don't be angry. He doesn't believe you, but I do. Mr. Liu, shall we talk over here?"

Niu Luchu glanced at Jiang Siqi coldly, "You are really shameless. Young Master Liu said he would help you, but you still spoke harshly to him. Looking at your poor appearance, I think you can't afford the money, so don't flatter yourself."

"You actually boast of your intelligence, but I think you are just an idiot! How much money will you have when the Third Prince employs you? You are so reluctant to spend this little money, do you really think that others are all running charity organizations?"

"I think you shouldn't wait here. Go to the soup kitchen outside the city. The food there is free and you can save a lot of money!"

After Niu Luchu finished speaking, he and Liu Fanzi laughed at Jiang Siqi.

Jiang Siqi was really angry when being compared to a beggar by others, but Niu Shuchu and Liu Fanzi ignored Jiang Siqi, which made Jiang Siqi feel that he had nowhere to vent his anger.

The point is, they are now outside the County Magistrate's Mansion. If the Third Prince Zhao Zheyong finds out that he can't keep his temper, Jiang Siqi is worried that the Third Prince Zhao Zheyong will think that Jiang Siqi is not calm enough.

Therefore, Jiang Siqi had to control his temper and sit in the tea stall waiting.

Jiang Siqi caught a glimpse of Liu Fanzi and Niu Shuchu chatting happily.

Liu Fanzi and Niu Shuchu hit it off immediately and left together not long after.

Jiang Siqi looked at Niu Luchu's back and said with contempt, "Bah! Just wait until you get cheated and then you cry!"

Jiang Siqi waited for a whole day but gained nothing.

Until the evening, he returned to the post station with his head down in dejection.

As soon as Jiang Wanwan saw Jiang Siqi, she began to ask him, "When will the Third Prince come to see me?"

Jiang Siqi was already annoyed, and when Jiang Wanwan urged him, he became even more annoyed. He said unhappily, "I don't know."

"Don't know what it means? Have you done it with all your heart?" Jiang Wanwan acted like an elder sister and was very unhappy with Jiang Siqi's attitude towards her.

"What do you mean I'm not attentive? You sit in the room every day. Am I not more attentive than you? You urge me every day. Am I not anxious?" Jiang Siqi was also very anxious. He was worried that Zhao Zheyong would meet someone more capable first and would no longer use him.

Jiang Wanwan held a handkerchief and pushed Jiang Siqi's shoulder, "Think of a solution, we can't just sit there and wait, right? The Third Prince will only stay here for a few days, what if he leaves?"

Jiang Siqi felt annoyed and pushed her back. "I'm also getting anxious and angry. You can't help, so why are you making things worse?"

When Jiang Wanwan saw Jiang Siqi pushed her, she got angry, threw away her handkerchief and went back to her room, where she sulked and smashed everything in the room.

During the day, Jiang Siqi still went to sit at the tea stall opposite the county magistrate's mansion.

He paid careful attention and found that Liu Fanzi and Niu Luchu did not appear at the tea stall today.

Jiang Siqi sneered inwardly, "It seems that the man was fooled. I told you that Liu Fanzi is a liar."

As a result, when Jiang Siqi looked up, he saw Niu Shuchu holding the invitation and handing it to the guard at the door. After the guard at the door read it, he took Niu Shuchu directly into the mansion.

Jiang Siqi opened his eyes wide, unable to believe what he saw.

Someone nearby with sharp eyes reminded him, "Eh? Isn't that Brother Niu? Hasn't he been here these days? Did he suddenly encounter some opportunity? How did he get into the County Magistrate's Mansion?"

Jiang Siqi regretted it immediately.

That Liu Fanzi is actually not a liar?

Didn’t Jiang Siqi just give a good opportunity to someone else for nothing yesterday?

Jiang Siqi immediately beat his chest and stamped his feet, furious.

People around also began to talk about it:

"I seemed to see Brother Niu and Master Liu leave together yesterday. Was it Master Liu who helped?"

"Master Liu? That second-generation prodigal? I thought he only knew how to spend money? I didn't expect he could really get things done? You should have told me earlier. I have money, but I was afraid Master Liu wouldn't be willing to help me!"

"After all, the Liu family is the richest in Juzhou. Even if you don't work as an official, you can see the county governor by handing in a letter."

"The Liu family controls the economic lifeline of Juzhou. Even the governor of Juzhou has to respect them. I think the Liu family is a small landlord in Juzhou."

……

Jiang Siqi didn’t know the situation in Juzhou, and he didn’t know that the Liu family in Juzhou was like a local tyrant.

He secretly regretted that he had said it so decisively at that time, which made Liu Fanzi lose face. Now, even if he shamelessly went to Liu Fanzi again, would Liu Fanzi still help him?

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