The prince is very cruel

Guan Ning stood in awe: "Thank you, ancestor!"

"Don't worry, I will fulfill my promise."

The old man stroked his beard and smiled: "I believe you. If I didn't, I wouldn't even say this."

"A man of virtue but no talent cannot help Bashan, and a man of talent but no virtue is even more unworthy of friendship."

"And you, you have both talent and virtue."

Guan Ning couldn't help but smile: "Grandfather, you are too kind."

The old man's eyes really showed his favor. He is talented, virtuous, and so humble. Such young people are rare!

Guan Ning suddenly raised his eyebrows: "Grandfather, do you have anything else to say?"

The old ancestor was surprised: "Did you figure it out?"

Guan Ning grinned.

The old ancestor seemed a little hesitant, with an indescribable hesitation on his aged face: "There is indeed one more thing... but tonight is not the right time to talk about it."

"Wait until tomorrow, can you come to the depths of the ancestral hall?"

Hearing this, Guan Ning was slightly curious. What else could it be?

"Okay, old ancestor, then take care of yourself and go back to bed early."

"Tomorrow, I'll come see you."

"Haha, okay." The old ancestor smiled heartily, patted him on the shoulder, and then slowly left under protection with his crutches.

His back looks very lonely and weathered. Even at this age, he is still worried about the affairs of the people in Bashan and Shu, which makes people feel emotional.

"The old man doesn't look well." Lou Xinyue's voice suddenly sounded behind Guan Ning.

"What do you mean?" Guan Ning was surprised.

Lou Xinyue frowned: "An intuition."

"The cooperation between him and you feels to me like he is finally fighting for something for Shu."

Hearing this, Guan Ning fell silent. This seemed like...

"By the way, what did he say to you just now?" Lou Xinyue tilted her head, her lips were red and her teeth were white, she was so beautiful.

"The ancestor said he had something to tell me and asked me to find him deep in the ancestral hall tomorrow." Guan Ning said.

Lou Xinyue nodded, and then said: "I'm going back to rest."

"Why are you going back so early?" Guan Ning quickly blocked the way.

Lou Xinyue is aloof by nature and doesn't like crowds: "I'm tired, you can have fun by yourself."

Guan Ning curled his lips and asked tentatively, "Two drinks?"

Lou Xinyue's beautiful eyes suddenly slanted over and she said coldly, "Don't think I don't know what you're thinking."

Guan Ning glared and flatly denied: "What do you mean? You are simply judging me through the cracks in the door. Am I, Guan Ning, that kind of person? I am a gentleman!"

Lou Xinyue just glanced at him coldly, and then left in a very casual manner.

"Hey!"

"stop!"

"I told you to stop!" Guan Ning kept shouting, but Lou Xinyue didn't even turn her head and didn't give him any face. Her beautiful figure disappeared into the night.

Guan Ning curled his lips, losing interest and had to give up.

An hour later, Guan Ning, Nie Nan and others toasted one by one and then left the scene.

But he didn't leave alone. He took Roland with him and brought him back to the attic. In the small building next door where Lou Xinyue lived, the lights were off and the only sound in the silence was the wind.

"Please sit down." Guan Ning pushed open the door and took a big gulp of cold tea, which helped him feel a little less drunk.

Roland sat down slowly and looked around: "You live here?"

"What's wrong?" Guan Ning said with a smile.

Roland pursed his red lips and immediately explained: "That's not what I meant."

"I want to say that I have a manor in the southern part of Tongzhou. It's very secluded and safe. If you don't mind, you can live there."

She took the initiative to show her goodwill, saying that after all, she was not beheaded and that the life she had today was all given by Guan Ning.

In the past, she would yell at Guan Ning, but now she is obedient.

"No need. I will stay in Shu for a while. Then I may go back to the capital." Guan Ning said.

Back to Beijing?

Roland was shocked and thought of some rumors outside.

"I called you here to talk to you about the Chamber of Commerce." Guan Ning sat down opposite her.

Roland came back to his senses and said, "Thanks to you, Prince Ping and the people in Zizhou have been very considerate of the Chamber of Commerce, and business is going smoothly."

"I have inherited some of the former Zheng family's inheritance, including two hundred taels of gold, six hundred taels of silver, and various calligraphy, paintings, and porcelains, which are quite valuable."