Chapter 302: Deceit
Early the next morning, when Zhe Zhi opened his eyes, he saw his girl neatly dressed and sitting on the corridor platform.
She rubbed her eyes and asked sleepily: "Girl, why did you get up so early?"
Xie Fengyue was thinking about something and replied without raising her head: "Today I have to visit the big families in Yongning door to door. You can also pack up and go with me."
Xie Fengyue thought very simply. Although Zhe Zhi was not a very reliable person, he would definitely not be able to make any mistakes when it came to the etiquette of meeting people in aristocratic families.
If she brought Hua Rui there, she would probably be confused by the complicated etiquette.
Zhezhi nodded: "Then I will take the master to a cold spring place first, so that he will not disappear if he is not careful."
Naturally, the first family Xie Fengyue visited was the Lan family, the most "rich" family in Yongning.
She was taken to the main hall and waited for nearly half an hour before seeing Lan Cunren enter the door with obvious sadness.
He pinched his brows and said bluntly: "I wonder why the princess is here."
Xie Fengyue responded with a smile, repeating the polite words over and over again, but avoiding talking about the real purpose of this visit.
Lan Cunren woke up from his drowsiness. The more he listened, the more something was wrong. He took a breath and asked, "Princess, forgive me for being stupid, but are you here today just to reminisce about the past?"
Lan Cunren had literally 800 doubts in his mind.
Xie Fengyue nodded with a smile: "Exactly."
Lan Cunren: "."
He was really convinced. It was so early in the morning and the dog had just woken up. Why was Princess Yongning so upset?
Xie Fengyue didn't miss the complicated emotions in Lan Cunren's eyes, and she added some official words often spoken by aristocratic families.
As the saying goes, don't hit the smiling person. After all, Lan Cunren couldn't help but want to catch up on his sleep.
He raised his hand and said with a serious face: "Princess, you might as well say it directly. If you say that I can do something about it, I will naturally support you."
"The head of the Lan family is indeed as honest and upright as the rumors outside. In fact, if it were another person, this matter would definitely be a big deal, but if the head of the Lan family took action, it would be nothing more than trivial matters." Xie Fengyue said nonsense seriously. Eight ways.
She had never heard of the rumors about the head of the Lan family. She worked at three o'clock every day. Except for Lu Mei, everyone she met in Yongning was afraid of her. How could she make daily arrangements for her? Talking about gossip.
Lan Cunren was obviously flattered by this nonsense. He squinted his eyes and coughed twice: "The princess has given you too much praise. I am just upholding the rules of the Lan clan."
Halfway through the process of suppressing the desire to advance, Xie Fengyue struck the topic while the iron was hot and moved on to the target: "The renovation of the Lan family's mansion is almost the same as the mansions of the wealthy families I have seen in the capital."
Lan Cunren followed Xie Fengyue's expectations, his face full of pride: "This is all the efforts of several generations of the Lan family. Lan has only been the head of the family for more than ten years, and they are just some small items added."
If Xie Fengyue hadn't touched the corner of his mouth when she saw him, she would have been frightened by his high-sounding words.
Xie Fengyue pretended to sigh: "It's a pity that Yongning is a small county and the traffic is blocked. The blocked routes in the past few decades have made Yongning even worse."
Lan Cunren listened carefully, and when he mentioned this, he felt the same way: "What the princess said is absolutely true. If there hadn't been a problem with the route, how could our Lan family be in such a situation!"
He sighed as he mentioned his family's past.
The topic has turned to Xie Fengyue's turn.
She expressed the same hatred: "Why doesn't the head of the Lan family join hands with several big families in Yongning to repair Yongning? Now that the air route is open, the families who have moved away from Yongning will definitely send people back to take a look. When they see that Yongning is gone, they will directly If you fall, won't it mean that all the children of the Lan family will be talked about in vain?" Lan Cunren always felt that there was something wrong with this sentence, but his mind was so confused that he couldn't figure it out.
But there is one thing he agrees with, that is, the families who moved away from Yongning will definitely come back to visit.
Among them were many families who had issues with the Lan family. Yongning City really needed to be repaired, but if it was just his family that funded it, wouldn't it be the most unjust person among the wronged?
Lan Cunren's eyes flickered, and he immediately set his sights on Princess Yongning.
He said: "I think what the princess said is very reasonable. Only when Yongning gets better will the families in Yongning not be looked down upon by outsiders. How about the princess unite with other families to discuss this matter?"
This was exactly what Xie Fengyue wanted, but there was a look of embarrassment on her face: "I'm only on good terms with the Lan family. I'm really not familiar with the other families. It won't be of much use if I go there."
Lan Cunren was very worried when he heard this. He waved his hand: "No problem, I still have a relationship with those old guys for decades. The princess, on behalf of the government, will go with me to meet him. We will naturally get to know each other." .”
So, Xie Fengyue refused, but Lan Cunren persuaded.
Xie Fengyue reluctantly visited the existing "rich" families in Yongning with the proud Lan Cunren.
During this period, no one raised any questions, but Lan Cunren blocked them all with one sentence.
"Do you want people to laugh at you? Do you want your family members to be unable to hold their heads up while walking outside?"
A common problem among the Qian'an clan is that their family's reputation is as big as the sky. These family heads may have doubted at first why they needed to repair Yongning to show their family's heritage, but in the end they all had only one idea.
"You can't lose face in front of outsiders."
After all this was done, it was almost time for Xie Fengyue to return home.
She drank the tea prepared by Huarui like a cow, and asked Xiang Huarui: "Have you met Mr. Lu?"
Hua Rui thought for a long time and finally shook her head.
Xie Fengyue had no choice but to rush to find Lu Mei again.
Now that she has handed over the Yongning infrastructure issue, her worries are gone.
In addition, after these days of training, the slaves brought back have obviously become more enlightened, and they are fully capable of being used as the first batch of miners sent to the island.
As for the rest of the matter, Lu Mei had to take action. She knew nothing about mining, and there was no talent around her who was proficient in this art.
Lu Mei was different. He came from a humble family and was still addressed as Mr. Meishan by the noble family members, which meant that he was outstanding in both knowledge and communication.
Maybe he knows something about this, and maybe he knows someone who knows how to mine.
Xie Fengyue opened Lu Mei's door expectantly, and saw him and You Heng kneeling at the table, playing chess.
Xie Fengyue frowned imperceptibly. Playing chess was very troublesome. How could You Heng, a sick man like him, endure this?
Both of them were concentrating on the battle situation in front of them and did not pay attention to Xie Fengyue's arrival.
She moved silently and walked to the two of them.