NABC Chapter 247 I'm disgusted by this behavior.
Chapter 247 I'm disgusted by this behavior.
Chapter 247 I'm almost disgusted by this act.
Xia Mo still wore a veil, followed by Huangfu Qian, who was also disguised. They entered gracefully, and their figures and demeanor made everyone present unable to help but look over.
Xia Mo walked up to Eunuch Gao, gave him a greeting as an equal, and said, "I am lucky to have met Eunuch Gao."
As Xia Mo touched the small wooden token tied to her waist, it swayed gently, attracting the attention of the eunuch Gao directly in front of her.
The eunuch was captivated by Xia Mo's gentle voice and elegant demeanor. He felt a strange itch in his heart, wanting to possess such a woman. However, the moment his gaze fell upon Xia Mo's slender waist, which seemed about to bend at any moment, the eunuch's pupils suddenly contracted. The greed in his eyes vanished instantly, and his face became tense and somewhat uneasy.
"Master Xia," the eunuch Gao said, suppressing his nervousness at almost offending a nobleman, as he greeted Xia Mo.
Xia Mo nodded with a smile.
Unbeknownst to the eunuch Gao, the greed in his eyes had been noticed by the cloth merchants present.
There are those with righteous intentions and those with wicked intentions. Seeing that Eunuch Gao has taken a liking to Xia Mo, they naturally want to do something to please Eunuch Gao.
“Sit in this seat,” the eunuch said, rising to offer his own secondary seat.
“No need, let Master Xia sit in my seat,” the head of the You family immediately realized something was wrong and stood up to give up the main seat.
The other cloth merchants thought Xia Mo would be polite, but to their surprise, Xia Mo actually sat in the main seat that only the president of the chamber of commerce could sit in.
The cloth merchants all looked grim for a moment.
As summer ended, taking advantage of the moment they noticed the small wooden tag on her waist, she quickly put it away.
The eunuch Gao looked at Xia Mo with a smile, gently stroked his belt, and then put the small wooden plaque back into his belt.
"This is my current husband," Xia Mo introduced to those present, and also introduced him to Eunuch Gao.
The eunuch Gao didn't recognize Huangfu Qian after he was disguised, but he inexplicably felt that he should know Huangfu Qian.
"Sit down, sit down, everyone sit down," said Eunuch Gao immediately.
When Eunuch Gao spoke up, the cloth merchant, who was sitting to the lower left of the main seat, had no choice but to move down a seat to make room for him.
Huangfu Qian sat down in the lower left of the main seat, next to Xia Mo.
When Huangfu Qian sat down, he subtly showed off the jade thumb ring on his thumb.
To those present, the jade thumb ring on Huangfu Qian's thumb was of exceptionally high quality, a top-grade green.
But the eunuch Gao saw through the trick at a glance, and his heart tightened again.
"Business is probably not the main focus today; we're mainly hosting a welcome dinner for Eunuch Gao," the head of the You family said, while simultaneously asking a question to the screen in front of him.
Just now, the head of the You family did not notice the subtle interaction between Eunuch Gao and Xia Mo, but he was confident that his live streaming system had been broadcasting continuously and must have captured something.
The live streaming system did not find the subtle interaction between Xia Mo and Eunuch Gao, but it did record Eunuch Gao's reaction when he saw the jade thumb ring on Huangfu Qian's thumb.
The live streaming system pointed the camera at the jade thumb ring on Huangfu Qian's thumb and magnified the screen so that the You family head could see it more clearly.
The live streaming system popped up a notification box, saying: When Eunuch Gao saw the jade thumb ring on Young Master Huang's thumb, his heart skipped a beat.
As for why the heart skipped a beat, that's for the head of the You family to analyze himself.
When Patriarch You realized that the man Xia Mo was currently with had an extraordinary background and powerful connections, his mind became momentarily jumbled with thoughts.
“Sitting here, you can’t relax and chat. So, I’ll just say why I’m here,” Xia Mo said. Her senses were sharp, and she disliked the complicated stench, so she wanted to leave as soon as possible.
She paused for a moment, then continued, "Our Xia Family Embroidery Shop is here to inform everyone that we will also participate in the selection of tribute items. We want a fair and just process."
The cloth merchants all looked rather grim.
"Master Xia, as soon as you arrived, you made us..." The restless Qian Bu merchant wanted to say something, but after receiving a look from the head of the You family, he shut his mouth.
"Hmm?" Xia Mo raised an eyebrow, looked at Qian Bu Shang, and gestured for him to continue.
The cloth merchant cupped his fists in greeting, sat back down, and kept quiet.
"Rest assured, I will not be biased and will act impartially," the eunuch said solemnly, his expression hardening as he raised his voice.
"As long as it's fair, my Xia family's cloth shop will have no objection to whoever is ultimately chosen," Xia Mo said, then stood up.
Huangfu Qian also stood up, reached out, and took Xia Mo's hand.
Xia Mo smiled, quite pleased that Huangfu Qian had taken the initiative in front of everyone.
The two arrived abruptly and left just as gracefully.
The cloth merchants present were angry and had grievances, but they couldn't possibly vent them in front of Eunuch Gao.
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The next day—
In the east courtyard of the post house in Haozhou City——
Eunuch Gao arrived in Lingzhou Prefecture yesterday and was arranged to rest at the You family's residence. However, after the welcoming banquet yesterday, Eunuch Gao moved out of the You family's residence and into the post station to rest, as if he was intentionally avoiding something.
The head of the You family instructed the fake flies to keep their distance and closely monitor the eunuch's actions.
He himself rushed there as soon as he heard that Xia Mo was alone in the Xia family's cloth shop.
He was confident that without Young Master Huang causing trouble, based on his understanding of Lady Yu, controlling Xia Mo would be an easy task!
Inside the small hall in the backyard of Xia Family Cloth Shop—
When Patriarch You saw Xia Mo alone, his eyes lit up, but he immediately put on a pained expression and called out in a low, hoarse voice, "Patriarch Xia."
Yu Niangzi couldn't stand seeing the You family head looking tired. Whenever the You family head looked tired, Yu Niangzi would feel sorry for him and would do whatever he wanted.
Summer's End: "..."
She was disdainful in her heart, but on the surface, she had to pretend to be struggling and conflicted.
“Our thirteen cloth merchants have had no business for twenty days. If this continues… I really don’t know how we can keep going,” the head of the You family said, accompanied by a long sigh.
Xia Mo was already rolling her eyes inwardly.
“I see… ah,” Xia Mo immediately put on a troubled and conflicted expression.
"So many people rely on our work to earn a living and support their families, sigh..." Seeing that Xia Mo was soft-hearted, the head of the You family immediately stepped up his efforts to play the victim.
Xia Mo was disgusted by this behavior.
It's likely that the head of the You family isn't Huangfu Qian. If Huangfu Qian had acted this way towards her...
The thought that Huangfu Qian had acted so out of character towards her made her smile involuntarily; she found it particularly amusing.
Huangfu Qian's personality is such that he would never do such a manipulative, scheming thing.
“Now, I don’t expect Patriarch Xia to raise the price of cloth,” Patriarch You sighed.
In reality, the head of the You family harbored even greater ambitions.
"Oh?" Xia Mo tried her best to appear to be listening attentively, but she couldn't help but get distracted.
What is Huangfu Qian doing right now? Should she use her divine sense to check?