"Gongzi is too polite," Madam Ruan pursed her lips and smiled. Suddenly, she pretended to ask casually, "By the way, where did you hear the two poems you just recited at the dock?"
Song Qingshu and Ren Yingying looked at each other, thinking that it was true. He then explained, "Madam, I heard it from two friends."
"Friends?" Madam Ruan frowned, "I don't know whether gongzi's two friends are male or female, and what are their names?"
"One is called Azhu, the other is called Zi. They are two lovely girls." As Song QingShu answered, he stared closely at her eyes, trying to see if there were any flaws in her expression.
Unfortunately, Madam Ruan's expression did not change. Instead, she jokingly said, "Gongzi praising other girls in front of your wife like this, aren't you afraid that your wife will be jealous?"
Song QingShu held his breath. He did not expect that he would be caught in a trap. Ren Yingying, who was at the side, smiled and helped him out of the situation. "Madam, please don't laugh at him. He is a good person, but his luck with women is too good."
Madam Ruan looked at her in surprise. With her experience, how could she not see that Ren Yingying was not angry at all. This was strange. After all, in the eyes of others, the woman in front of her was completely like a fairy. Such a woman actually acquiesced to her husband's behavior. Was she magnanimous or was the man beside her too good?
She subconsciously glanced at Song Qingshu. He had sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes. He had a mysterious temperament, like a banished immortal. Madam Ruan could not help but smile. She thought that if she met such a man ten years earlier, she would probably also be fascinated.
Ren Yingying took the opportunity to ask while talking with her, "I heard from the people on the shore that Madam's ship is going to Sichuan to do business?"
Madam Ruan nodded, "Yes, every year I have to go back and forth between Jiangnan and Sichuan several times."
Ren Yingying seemed to remind out of kindness, "I heard that Wu Xi in Sichuan has signs of treason. Now that Sichuan is in chaos, I am afraid it is not suitable for business."
Madam Ruan said meaningfully, "The more chaotic a place is, the more opportunities there are. For us businessmen, the most profitable time is often in times of war."
Ren Yingying frowned and said, "But in the chaos of war, there are many valuables on the ship, and Madam is so beautiful, it is inevitable that there will be thieves who will have evil thoughts."
Madam Ruan laughed delicately, "Our Ruan family has traveled far and wide for so many years. What kind of storms and waves have we not seen? Those who had any ideas about us, now we don't even know where their bones are fed to the fishes." From the moment he met her, she had always looked like a timid young girl. Only now did she reveal her domineering personality.
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When Song Qingshu and Ren Yingying returned to their rooms, Song Qingshu couldn't help but say, "Yingying, did you realize the meaning of Madam Ruan's words?"
Ren Yingying pursed her lips and smiled, "Oh, I thought that our First Young Master Song would be distracted after seeing the beautiful madam." Obviously, Madam Ruan's words had successfully stirred up her little mood.
Song Qingshu listened and was speechless, "What are you talking about? If we really think about it, she can be regarded as my elder." However, he added in his heart, this Madam Ruan was indeed very beautiful, and there were no traces of age on her. If he didn't know in advance, it would be meaningless to say that she was a young girl in her teens or twenties.
He couldn't help but think of the classic joke in the future. Lin Zhiling and Duncan were the same age, but the latter already gave people the impression of an old man who had experienced the vicissitudes of life, while the former was like a young girl. Now, this Madam Ruan gave people the feeling that she was similar to Lin Zhiling, whether it was her appearance, figure, voice, or the characteristic of eternal youth.
Ren Yingying was done joking, then she nodded and said, "Yes, it feels as if she is deterring and warning us, as if we are those who have evil intentions. This Madam Ruan is not as delicate as she looks on the surface."
Song Qingshu smiled faintly and pulled her into his arms, "Who cares what her intentions are. In any case, when soldiers come, we will deal with them with arms, and when the water comes, we will use the earth to block it. It is fine as long as we do not change."
Being hugged by him, Ren Yingying's face reddened slightly, but she didn't have any meaning to his words. After all, with his current martial arts, even if he was in a dragon's pool or a tiger's den, he could come and go as he pleased. There was indeed no need to care so much.
"At least the room she prepared for us is not bad," Even with Song Qingshu's picky eyes, he was very satisfied with this elegant room, "Let us first talk about the matter of the bet just now."
"It is still daytime now ~" Ren Yingying exclaimed, her beautiful face somewhat pale.
"So what if it is daytime? The biggest difference between humans and animals is that there is no fixed time for estrus."
"You scoundrel ~"
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In Madam Ruan's room, Madam Ruan was lazily lying on the bed, looking at the maid who had just returned, "Pei 'er, what do you think of these two people?"
The maid called Pei 'er replied, "I just brought them to the upper room. Along the way, listening to the way they talked, they don't seem like ordinary people."
Madam Ruan laughed lightly, "One is like an immortal banished from the mortal world, the other is like a fairy from the Ninth Heaven. No matter how I look at them, they don't seem like ordinary travelers. For them to board our ship at this time, they must have other motives."
Pei 'er frowned, "If that is the case, then why did Madam let them board the ship? Also, what does the poem he recited mean? Why did Madam send me to invite them up as soon as she heard it? "
Madam Ruan's expression changed, coldly snorting, "Don't ask what you shouldn't ask."
"Yes, Madam." Pei 'er's face was pale, obviously knowing that this mistress looked delicate on the surface, but when she was ruthless, it really made one's heart palpitate.
"Not long ago, I received news from Minister Han that there are people who don't want us to reach Sichuan safely. Rather than guarding against thieves for a thousand days, it is better to let them be in a place where it is easier to supervise," Madam Ruan's eyes slightly narrowed, revealing a trace of a playful smile, "It seems that I have to find an opportunity to personally investigate their background."
If Song Qingshu was here and heard her words, he would definitely exclaim in surprise that this Madam Ruan was actually one of Han Xingzhou's people. In fact, this wasn't strange at all. To be the number one royal merchant in the world, how could there not be a large tree behind them to protect them? Needless to say, the Xue family also had the shadows of the Jia, Shi and Wang families behind them. This Ruan family was obviously relying on the support of Han Xingzhou to be able to sit on such a large scale and compete with the Xue family.
To the side, Pei 'er couldn't help but exclaim aloud, "With Madam personally taking action, it will definitely be a piece of cake." Her voice was filled with admiration, because over the years, countless things have proven that as long as this Madam personally takes action, no matter how hidden the secret is, it cannot escape from her hands. For this reason, the surrounding people couldn't help but make all sorts of guesses. For example, she is an expert in using honey traps, or she has a bewitching technique … … There were all sorts of guesses, but no one knew the truth.
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