met free Chapter 1163 [The Wrong Couple 24]
Chapter 1163 [The Wrong Couple 24]
Su Guangping rushed all the way to Aolong Castle. He had an important plan in mind and hoped to get Shi Wuji's support and help.
After entering Aolong Fort, Su Guangping went straight to Shi Wuji and said with a big smile on his face: "Master Shi, I have heard of your name for a long time! I came to visit you today because I want to do business with you."
Shi Wuji looked at Su Guangping with some doubts in his heart, but he still responded politely: "Oh? I wonder what business Mr. Su wants to discuss with me?"
Su Guangping quickly explained, "It's like this, Lord Shibao, I lost a lot of money due to some business mistakes some time ago. Now I want to switch to the wine business, but I know that the wine I sell is definitely not as good as the fine wine of Aolong Castle. So, I thought of a way to sell wine by borrowing the reputation of Aolong Castle, which will definitely sell well! What do you think of Shibao? Of course, I am willing to give you two shares of the money I make when the time comes!"
After listening to Su Guangping's words, Shi Wuji was silent for a moment, then slowly said: "Mr. Su, we at Aolong Castle have never done business in partnership with others. Besides, these wines were provided by you, who can guarantee their quality?"
Su Guangping hurriedly said: "Master of the Stone Castle, you can rest assured. You can check the quality of the wine yourself. If there are any problems, I will be absolutely responsible to the end!"
Shi Wuji thought for a moment and said, "Well, let me think about it. After all, this is not a trivial matter. I still need to discuss it with the princess."
Su Guangping was a little surprised when he heard this and said, "Do we need to discuss this? But that's not what I meant. I mean, hasn't it always been you, Lord Stone, who is in charge of Aolong Fort?"
Shi Wuji smiled slightly and explained: "It is true that I was the head of the family before, but now the princess is the head of the family."
"Excuse me for being blunt, but it's better for a man to be the head of the family. What's the point of a woman being the head of the family?" Su Guangping said with disdain.
At this moment, Zhao Yang slowly walked in, and her appearance brightened up the whole room. Seeing this, Su Guangping's face instantly became a little embarrassed.
"Boss Su, do you look down on me?" Zhaoyang raised the corner of his mouth slightly, looking at Su Guangping with a half-smile, but a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes.
When Shi Wuji saw Zhaoyang, he hurried forward, gently held her arm, and led her to sit on the chair.
"Madam, why are you here?" Shi Wuji asked with concern.
"Come to see you." Zhaoyang smiled slightly, his eyes fell on Shi Wuji, full of tenderness.
Seeing this, Su Guangping immediately bowed and said, "I greet Her Royal Highness, Princess. Princess, what I just said was not directed at you. I hope you will forgive me."
Zhao Yang waved his hand and said, "Boss Su, for Huan'er's sake, I won't bother with you about this. But, I heard from the servants that you want to do a business with Aolong Fort?"
Su Guangping nodded quickly and said, "That's right. I bought a batch of wine. It's of high quality and mellow taste. I want to sell it under the name of Aolongbao. I will definitely make a lot of money."
After hearing this, Zhao Yang smiled and said, "Oh? This is a good thing, but there are many adulterated wines on the market nowadays. Who knows whether your wine is genuine or not?"
Upon hearing this, Su Guangping hurriedly explained: "Don't worry, Princess. This batch of wine from me is absolutely genuine and not fake at all. Moreover, someone will check it again to ensure that there are no mistakes."
“As far as I know, this inspection is just a formality. We just pick up a random bottle of wine to see if it’s real. If all the wines are to be inspected, wouldn’t the wine lose its original taste? Moreover, if we sell wine under the banner of Aolong Castle, if any problems are found, wouldn’t we, Aolong Castle, be responsible then?” Zhaoyang said seriously.
Su Guangping quickly explained, "Your Highness, you can rest assured. We have always been honest in our business. If the seller is dishonest, who would come to patronize us again? Therefore, we will never use wine of poor quality to damage our reputation."
Zhao Yang sneered disapprovingly: "Humph, even so, who can guarantee it?"
Su Guangping saw this and said quickly, "Your Highness, how do you think about this? I can give you a guarantee. If you find any quality problems with my wine, I am willing to take all the responsibilities. Moreover, I can give you a discount, lower the price a little, and give you 30% profit. In this way, you can not only buy good wine, but also earn a considerable income. Isn't it killing two birds with one stone?"
"I dare not take Boss Su's 30% profit. What if it's going to kill me?" Zhaoyang said jokingly with a faint smile on his face.
Su Guangping's face changed slightly when he heard this, and he quickly said, "Princess, you don't trust me?"
The smile on Zhaoyang's lips widened, and she chuckled and said, "Yes, Boss Su, what makes you believe me?"
Su Guangping was a little anxious, and he quickly explained: "Princess, I, Su Guangping, have some reputation in the capital. How could I do such a thing?"
Zhao Yang was unmoved. She said calmly, "Boss Su, empty words are not enough. You should show me something practical to convince me."
Su Guangping thought for a moment and said, "Princess, tell me, how can I make you believe me?"
Zhao Yang raised his lips slightly, revealing a sly smile, and said, "Simple, Zi Yuan, bring the things over."
Upon hearing this, Zi Yuan immediately picked up a piece of paper from the table beside her, handed it to Su Guangping, and said, "Boss Su, please take a look."
Su Guangping took the paper and looked at it carefully. He saw a pile of treaties written densely on it. His face suddenly became extremely ugly and he said, "Your Highness, you are going too far. This treaty is too harsh."
Zhaoyang didn't care. She said leisurely, "Boss Su, when you do business, you naturally have to be careful with your budget. I never treat myself badly when doing business."
Su Guangping looked at the treaty in his hand, and although he was somewhat reluctant, he also knew that if he did not sign, this cooperation would probably fail. He hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to sign it, after all, it was more profitable to drag Aolong Castle into the water.
He took a deep breath and said, "Okay, I'll sign it, but Princess, you have to keep your word."
Zhao Yang smiled slightly and said, "As long as you sign, I will naturally abide by the agreement."
So, Su Guangping picked up the pen without hesitation and signed his name on the document in a flamboyant manner. Seeing this, Ziyuan smiled slightly and handed over a piece of bright red clay.
"Boss Su, this is not over yet. We still need you to put your fingerprints on it." Zi Yuan said softly.
Su Guangping felt helpless, but couldn't refuse, so he had to stick his fingers into the red mud and then press his fingerprints on the document.
However, the matter did not end there. Zi Yuan then took out another piece of paper from her bosom and handed it to Su Guangping again.
"Boss Su, there's also this." Zi Yuan's tone was still gentle.
Su Guangping frowned upon seeing this and asked in confusion, "Princess, what does this mean? Didn't I just sign and stamp my name?"
Zhao Yang saw this and quickly explained, "Don't worry, Boss Su. This is a duplicate document. I'll keep one copy and you can keep the other."
Su Guangping suddenly realized what was going on. Although he was somewhat reluctant, he still did as he was told and signed again.
After everything was over, Zi Yuan carefully put away one of the documents and handed the other to Su Guangping.
Zhao Yang nodded with satisfaction upon seeing this, and then continued, "Then Boss Su, I will be waiting for your fine wine. When the time comes, you can send the wine to Aolong Castle, and I will send someone to check it carefully."
Su Guangping secretly complained when he heard this. He originally thought that he only needed to send the wine to the wine shop for inspection, but he didn't expect Zhaoyang to ask him to send the wine to Aolong Castle.
"Well...Princess, shouldn't you send the wine directly to the wine shop for inspection? Why should you send it to Aolong Castle?" Su Guangping asked hesitantly.
Zhao Yang smiled and explained, "Boss Su, you may not know that I have special people around me who are responsible for checking these things. After they check the wine in Aolong Fort, they will send it directly to the military camp. This way, it is convenient and fast, and it can also ensure the quality and safety of the wine."
After Su Guangping thought about it, he felt that it was indeed the case. It didn't matter where it was. When the time came, he only needed to use real wine to check it. As for the fake wine, it could be placed underground, making it difficult for people to detect. In this way, who could know the secret of true and false, false and true?
After Su Guangping left, Shi Wuji looked puzzled and asked, "Madam, you clearly knew that Su Guangping had ill intentions, but why did you still cooperate with him and even let him act under the banner of Aolong Fort?"
Zhao Yang smiled and explained, "My husband, you know that even if I don't agree to cooperate with him, Su Guangping will definitely come up with other ways to achieve his goal. Instead of that, I might as well go with the flow and fulfill his plan. In this way, he won't be able to do anything secretly. And, my husband, you have to know that Su Guangping is eyeing the fat piece of meat of Aolong Fort."
After hearing this, Shi Wuji suddenly understood and nodded, "So that's how it is. Madam, you have considered it very carefully. However, since Aolong Castle is so coveted, Madam, you must protect it well."
Zhao Yang replied confidently, "Of course, my husband, rest assured that I will protect Aolong Fort. After all, you are the consort of this princess, and Aolong Fort also belongs to me."
When Shi Wuji heard this, a smile appeared on his face, and he said gently, "Of course I am also your wife's."
Su Guangping returned home and planned to discuss some things with Yeluhao, but found that Yeluhao was missing. He became suspicious and decided to go to Yeluhao's residence to find out what happened.
However, when he arrived at Yeluhao's residence, he got an unexpected news - Yeluhao went to his aunt and would not come back for a while. Su Guangping knew nothing about Yeluhao's aunt, so he had no way to find her, so he had to give up the idea of looking for Yeluhao.
Just as Su Guangping turned to leave, a servant hurried to Mrs. Jin and reported respectfully: "Madam, everything has been done according to your instructions."
Mrs. Jin nodded with satisfaction and praised, "Well done. This ingot of silver is given to you as a reward." As she spoke, she casually threw an ingot of silver to the servant.
"Thank you, madam, for the reward!" The servant took the silver with great joy and expressed gratitude repeatedly.
After Su Guangping left, Mrs. Jin got up and went to the place where Yelu Hao was imprisoned. She looked at the imprisoned Yelu Hao and said coldly: "Su Guangping came to see you just now, and I have ordered people to send him away. During this period of time, you should stay here honestly and don't think about escaping, because I have arranged many people to guard around here. After a few days, you should go back to the Liao Dynasty obediently."
"Aunt, please don't lock me up. I know I was wrong. Don't worry, I won't follow Su Guangping anymore. Just let me out." Yelu Hao said.
"No, it would be bad if we let you out. If you don't want to lose your life, you'd better stay here." Mrs. Jin said and left.
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"Princess, just as you expected, Su Guangping really bought a batch of wine. I followed your instructions and successfully mixed in, but found that Su Guangping actually mixed a lot of water into the wine! It is obvious that he intends to sell fake wine in order to frame Aolong Castle." Ziyuan reported to Zhaoyang with indignation.
Zhaoyang smiled slightly, expressing his satisfaction with Ziyuan's ability to do things, and said: "Well done, Ziyuan, you really worked hard this time."
Zi Yuan quickly shook her head, "Princess, you are too polite. This is what I should do. But now that we know Su Guangping's plan, what should we do next?"
Zhaoyang thought for a moment, a sly look flashing in his eyes, "Since Su Guangping likes to sell fake wine, let's use his own trick against him. You take people to steal the fake wine, then disguise yourself as wine vendors, and sell the wine intact to Su Guangping. When he finds out that he bought fake wine, he will be speechless and unable to express his grievances."
After hearing this, Zi Yuan couldn't help but applaud, "Princess, this is a great plan! In this way, not only can we make Su Guangping suffer the consequences, but we can also make a lot of money without any effort."
Zhao Yang raised his lips slightly and continued to instruct: "That's right, but this money can't just fall into our pockets. Use this money to buy some cotton clothes, and then secretly send them to the military camps along the border. Remember, never use my name."
Zi Yuan nodded and replied, "Yes, Princess."
So, the next morning, Su Guangping happily prepared to deliver the carefully brewed wine to Aolong Castle. However, when he opened the door of the wine cellar, he was shocked to find that all the wine had disappeared!
Su Guangping was immediately furious. He angrily found the people who were in charge of guarding the wine cellar last night and severely questioned them on how they guarded it. The guards looked confused and said that they had been guarding the door all night and did not see anyone entering the wine cellar.
Su Guangping's anxiety became more and more serious. He couldn't help but think to himself: "What is going on? Could it be that the wine grew wings and flew away?" The wine was supposed to be delivered to Aolong Castle today, but now he couldn't even get a bottle of wine out. What should he do?
Su Guangping paced back and forth in the wine cellar, thinking hard about countermeasures. Suddenly, he had an idea and thought of an expedient plan - to have someone buy new wine, add some water to it, can it and send it to Aolong Castle as soon as possible. Although this may cause a slight delay in time, it is much better than not being able to deliver the wine.
Without further ado, Su Guangping immediately ordered his men to purchase new wine and personally supervised the entire process to ensure that everything went smoothly. Time was running out, and he could only hope that everything would go smoothly and not delay the delivery of the wine.