Becoming wealthy by raising furry animals

Chapter 25 Store Expansion (4)

Zhou Heng stood up and slowly walked towards Ban You.

He was about a head taller than Ban You and looked down at Ban You, which made Ban You feel a real sense of oppression.

But this feeling of oppression did not last long. He turned his head and whispered in Ban You's ear: "Miss Ban, I can help you, but... I have a condition."

"What conditions?" Ban You turned his head reflexively, and Zhou Heng's lips brushed against Ban You's cheek. Both of them were stunned by this sudden accident.

Just then, there was a noise outside the door.

"Your Highness, the master is meeting an honored guest. You cannot go in!"

"Your Highness, please stop!"

Zhou Heng heard the noise outside and chuckled, "Here, act out a scene with me."

He looked at Xue Zhao and said, "Tianhu, hide quickly, or the man outside the door will capture you and rip you open."

Zhou Heng said the four words "rip open the belly" very slowly, but Ban You felt very scared when she heard it. She quickly looked at Xue Zhao.

This time, Xue Zhao was extremely obedient and quickly crawled into the gap between the bookshelf and the screen inside the house. He curled up his body and could not be seen from the outside.

"Heh, this little thing is very obedient at the critical moment."

Zhou Heng said this, but his eyes looked at Ban You.

But to Ban You, this sentence sounded like a veiled criticism.

"Mr. Zhou hasn't told me what play I want to perform with you yet?"

As soon as Ban You finished speaking, the door was pushed open forcefully.

Zhou Heng reacted very quickly and held Ban You in his arms, resting his head on Ban You's neck.

The moment the door was completely opened, he seemed to be disturbed, with an impatient look on his face and murderous eyes looking towards the door.

Duoshao stood aside and saluted respectfully, saying, "Master, His Royal Highness Prince Ning insisted on breaking in. I failed to stop him. Please punish me, Master."

Zhou Heng winked at Duoqiao, and Duoqiao retreated tactfully.

"Heh, since when did His Royal Highness Prince Ning develop this habit of snooping into other people's private affairs?"

Zhou Heng said this with a smile, but there was no warmth in his eyes.

Zhou Sui was also shocked by what he saw.

He had heard from his subordinates recently that Zhou Heng had been in close contact with a woman at Zuixianlou. He had been worried about how to get Zhou Heng to return, but now he had a good idea.

Yesterday, he came to Zuixianlou to find Zhou Heng with the Queen's imperial edict that was sent urgently from eight hundred miles away.

As stated in Ruyi's decree, the Queen held a grand "concubine selection banquet" for Zhou Heng and asked Zhou Heng to return to Shangjing immediately.

Today, his subordinates came to report that Zhou Heng and the woman had met secretly again.

That's why he came to Zuixianlou specially, wanting to put pressure on Zhou Heng to go back quickly.

But who would have thought that what he would see when he opened the door would be such an erotic scene, which made Zhou Sui not know what to say for a moment.

"Ninth brother! You...you...you are simply immoral!"

"Oh, Prince Ning has a principal wife, two concubines, and a concubine waiting to enter the palace in his backyard. Isn't it inappropriate to say that I am immoral?"

"You..." Zhou Sui didn't know what to say for a moment after being confronted by Zhou Heng. "Don't forget, your mother asked you to go back and choose a concubine as soon as possible!"

"My dear girl, you are just a commoner and cannot enter the royal family." Zhou Sui looked at Ban You with a sharp gaze. "If you don't know the identity of my ninth brother, it's fine. You can tell me what you want and I will satisfy you. But from now on, you can no longer have any contact with him!"

Ban You was so angry that she laughed when she heard Zhou Sui's words. Although she knew that there was no so-called equality in the current dynasty, and there were only strict class divisions, knowing it was one thing, but being pointed at and told that she was of a low class was another.

But she also knew that if she spoke out at this moment, it would definitely bring her into huge trouble.

She could only endure it, clenching her fists tightly, and endure, endure.

Zhou Heng felt that the person in his arms was in a very bad mood. He patted Ban You's back comfortingly, then looked at Zhou Sui with contempt.

"My people, what right do you have to lecture me?" Zhou Heng said this and looked outside the door, "Seize the sheath and start!"

With Zhou Heng's words, Duoshao attacked immediately, each move was brutal and ruthless.

Seeing this, the people Zhou Sui brought with him also rushed to protect the emperor and fought with Duoshao. "Zhou Sui, I respect you and call you Your Highness Prince Ning, but don't forget, I don't want to be crowned king, not because I can't!"

Zhou Heng's words suddenly reminded Zhou Sui of that day two years ago.

At that time, Zhou Heng had just come of age, and his father, the emperor, issued an edict to confer him the title of Prince of Yong'an, but Zhou Heng vehemently refused, even at the cost of angering his father.

In the end, Zhou Heng was not made king, and his father did not impose any punishment on him.

Immediately afterwards, Zhou Heng left Shangjing and came to Yuncheng.

Everyone thought that Zhou Heng was disliked by his father, but then news came out that Zhou Heng had received a secret order from his father.

Today, the Great Zhou is ruled by the aristocratic families headed by the regent. The power of the emperor's father has been almost hollowed out, and these princes who have been granted the title of king are also forbidden to have their own private property outside.

Only Zhou Heng had not been crowned king, so he could openly run a restaurant and own his own business.

"you……"

"Don't think I don't know what that Queen's decree means. I'm telling you, no one's opinion counts in my affairs. As long as I don't agree, I won't get married in my lifetime, let alone a marriage!"

As the fight intensified, Zhou Heng kindly warned, "Every piece of furnishings in this room is priceless. You can't afford to pay for any damage."

"Enough!" As soon as Zhou Sui finished speaking, the fight stopped.

"Ninth brother, that's all I have to say. You can do whatever you want!"

Zhou Sui said this and left with his men.

Ban You heard the sound of someone leaving and struggled to get out of Zhou Heng's arms.

"Everyone has left, stop hugging me!" Ban You's cheeks were a little red from being suppressed, and his tone was not very good.

"Hehe, you just know how to lose your temper with me. You are so capable, why didn't you fight back just now?" Zhou Heng said this with a smile in his eyes.

"Who am I? A commoner. How dare I offend His Royal Highness Prince Ning?" Ban You said this, then suddenly thought of something. He stood a little further away from Zhou Heng and bowed respectfully. "Oh, by the way, there's also the Ninth Prince. I was ignorant at the time, and I hope His Highness the Ninth Prince will forgive me. I'll take my leave now."

"Wait!" Zhou Heng felt uncomfortable listening to what Ban You said.

"Put away that sarcastic look on your face. Who did you learn that from?" Zhou Heng frowned and said unhappily.

When Ban You heard this, he stood up straight, pursed his lips and kept silent.

"Hiss, girl, do you still want money?"

When Ban You heard the word "money", his expression changed immediately.

"Yes, yes, yes. I definitely want the money." She walked towards Zhou Heng with a flattering look on her face, her tone full of ingratiation.

Duoqiao, who was standing nearby, burst out laughing when he saw this scene.

When Ban You heard Duoshao's laughter, his face instantly turned red.

"Ahem, take the sheath!" Zhou Heng glanced at the sheath and said in a serious tone.

"I'm here." Duoshao said loudly, suppressing his laughter.

"Guard the door and close it. If you let someone in again, I'll deduct a year's salary from you."

"Yes, I obey!"

After taking the sheath and closing the door, Zhou Heng leaned lazily on the couch, looking at Ban You with a smile in his eyes.

"How much silver do you want?"

"One thousand taels." Ban You said in a firm and loud tone.

When Zhou Heng heard these three words, he almost choked on the imported hot tea he had just drunk.

　Ban You: If you love someone, just say it out loud.

　　Zhou Heng: Then tell me.

　　Ban You: Money! I love you, money!

　　Zhou Heng: ...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)