Reborn: The First Rank "Madam"

Reborn: The First Rank “Madam” – C99

C99 – Half Half Worry & Joy

When they arrived at the entrance of the city, Zuo Shaoqing saw Zuo Yunyang and his men waiting there with two black sedans. Zuo Shaoqing couldn’t help but glance at Lu Zheng.

He did not believe that Second Uncle’s appearance here was a coincidence.

Lu Zheng carried him off the horse and gave him to Zuo Yunyang. After giving him a few more words of advice, he handed the two bottles to him. “Remember to take your medicine once a day.”

Zuo Shaoqing had a little understanding of medicine, so he recognized that one of the bottles was the Gold Sore Medicine he used today, and the other bottle was the ointment to remove the scar.

The things that Lu Zheng took out would definitely not be bad. Zuo Shaoqing thanked him and stuffed it into his pocket. Then, he bowed towards Zuo Yunyang and said, “Sorry for troubling Second Uncle to wait here for so long. It’s my nephew’s fault!”

Zuo Yunyang first gave Liu Tie a big bow, then turned around and winked at Zuo Shaoqing as he said, “Today, we are going to the Hongwei Temple outside the city to pray. We came back too late, we still have to go to Big Brother’s residence to disturb him.”

Zuo Shaoqing knew he was trying to find an excuse, so he was grateful.

Zuo Yunyang and Lu Zheng whispered to each other for a while. Zuo Shaoqing only heard a few words, as if they were talking about the accounts of Cao Sect.

Lu Zheng had always been impatient with these tasks. “Leave it to Shao Qing.” As he spoke, he threw a black wooden token into Zuo Shaoqing’s arms.

It wasn’t Zuo Shaoqing’s first time seeing this thing. It was also because of this wooden token that he recognized Lu Zheng’s identity. Naturally, he knew what this thing represented.

Surprised, he asked, “For me?”

Lu Zheng nodded, “Learn to do it first. If you don’t understand, you can ask the butler.”

Zuo Shaoqing knew what Lu Zheng was planning when he heard this. He was half happy and half worried. He had never been in charge of a family and did not know if he was qualified to be one.

Lu Zheng helped him to straighten his long hair that was blown by the wind, jumped on the horse, gave Zuo Shaoqing a deep look and then led him into the city.

After a moment of surprise, Zuo Yunyang happily said, “Congratulations Shao Qing, it seems that Master Lu really treats you sincerely.” To be honest, he didn’t think much of their relationship at the beginning. What kind of status did Lu Zheng have? What kind of people do you want?

But from today’s actions, by informing him to pick someone up, and by giving him the badge representing Duke Zhen, it was enough to show how much he valued his nephew.

It seemed like Zuo Shaoqing’s future would be priceless. Luckily, he did not reject Zuo Shaoqing’s cooperation at the beginning.

Zuo Shaoqing put away his stuff and smiled shyly at Zuo Yunyang, “Uncle must be joking. Let’s go back.”

“No rush, no rush. I have to see someone first.” Zuo Yunyang waved at the sedan chair and a short man immediately ran over.

“Supervisor Ke?” Zuo Shaoqing looked at Ke Youliang, who he hadn’t seen for a few months, in surprise and asked, “You came back from the sea?”

Ke Youliang bowed respectfully, “Boss, your servant has finally fulfilled your request and returned without a hitch.”

His attitude was very low. On one hand, he truly admired this young boss. On the other hand, he could tell that Zuo Yunyang’s attitude towards him was different. Adding on the team of people that rode past, he knew that Third Master Zuo was no longer the same as before.

“Let’s talk while we walk.” Zuo Shaoqing got onto one of the sedan chairs and opened the curtain to talk to Ke Youliang.

It turned out that Ke Youliang hadn’t gone too far from the sea this time. After a month of sailing, they arrived at a large island and exchanged tea leaves for a lot of rare items.

“This little one took the initiative to rent a small shop in the capital and prepared to open a branch in the capital. These things cannot be sold for too high a price in Youuxi Town.”

Zuo Shaoqing nodded. The Youuxi Town was only that big, the rich only had those few houses, and the biggest Zuo Family had been moved away, so there was indeed no sales.

Not long after the ban was lifted, the first group of people that came back from the sea were undoubtedly the biggest winners. At this time, the things overseas were all rare and precious.

Zuo Shaoqing didn’t know much about business, but he knew that timing was the most important thing. He waved his hand and said, “Go find a big shop. The location is good. No matter how much money you spend, pick out the items you brought back and open a Treasure Pavilion.”

Ke Youliang was shocked. “Boss, would the Treasure Pavilion…? The grade is too high?”

“The rare goods can be bought. First, I’ll use these goods to make myself famous, and then things will be easy.”

Ke Youliang was somewhat excited. He was only the steward of a small grocery store. Although he could foresee that he would make a huge profit on this trip back from the sea, he had never expected to open a Treasure Pavilion in the capital.

Moreover, he knew that opening the Treasure Pavilion not only required good items, but also important connections and sources. He wanted to say something to his boss, but he also felt that it was impossible for him to not think of this.

“In the future, when you’re out at sea, feel free to ask second uncle for someone from the ship. Right now, he is in charge of the economy and power of the Cao Sect.” Zuo Shaoqing smiled slyly. It would be silly to not take advantage of his.

When Zuo Yunyang heard this, he lifted the curtain and joked: “From now on, the entire Cao Sect is yours, Second Uncle will become your subordinate.”

Ke Youliang’s heart skipped a beat upon hearing this. He didn’t understand how this Cao Sect could become a Zuo Family? However, no matter what, with Cao Sect, it would be much smoother to sail the seas.

Along the way back to Zuo’s Mansion, Zuo Yunyang first brought Zuo Shaoqing to apologize, “Did you make Big Bro worry? “When I went out today, I met Shao Qing, so I dragged him out of the city to pray. I heard that the Hongji Temple’s top scorer’s lot is very famous.”

Before Zuo Yunwen could say anything, Mrs. Xue choked and said, “Second Uncle is really biased. This family doesn’t only have Shao Qing as a reference, as an uncle, aren’t you being too biased?”

Zuo Yunyang shook the flesh on his face and squeezed out a sincere smile, “Sis, you are wrong. Shao Yan’s ability doesn’t need to be worshipped. Shao Qing is too young, it’s hard to avoid stage fright. I’m taking him to peace.”

In the past, Zuo Yunyang fawning on the big house was also due to his good reputation as a big house scholar. Now, with the big tree like the Wu Steel Manor, why should he be so respectful to the big house’s people?

They were both his sons, it was a good thing for both of them in high school. He changed the subject and asked: “I heard that you also want to buy a house in the capital, why are you so troubled. Our family should live together.”

These words were definitely not from the bottom of his heart. Zuo Shaoqing rolled his eyes, the day before yesterday when they moved in, they did not even invite Second Uncle to stay. Now that they heard that Second Uncle wanted to buy a house, they finally spoke.

Zuo Yunyang pretended to be troubled and said: “That’s right, but big brother, it’s bad enough that you live in a family. Younger siblings will go to the capital in a few days, so you still have to open a new door.”

“Oh? Sister-in-law and the others are also moving over?” Zuo Yunwen frowned. He wasn’t happy at all when he heard this news. He didn’t want others to know that he had a business brother.

“That’s right, we can’t just leave them at home. I’m going to open a few shops in the capital and eat and drink.”

Mrs. Xue’s face did not look too good either. She could not help but say with disdain, “Second Uncle is indeed a businessman. He has a good plan, but do not think that he will be without worries just because he has a big house to support him. This capital is not comparable to Youuxi Town.”

She thought that Zuo Yunyang knew that Zuo Family and Wu Steel Manor were going to get married, and wanted to borrow their glory.

No matter how good Zuo Yunyang’s temper was, he could not help but feel infuriated. He replied with a smile that did not quite reach his eyes, “Eldest Sister-in-law, you are overthinking things.” If the main house didn’t have Zuo Shaoqing, it would be hard for it to have a climate.

The pitiful Mrs. Xue and the rest still couldn’t see the situation clearly and were still full of themselves. When the truth was revealed in the future, it would definitely be spectacular.

The two legitimate sons of the main house, Zuo Shaoling, had been completely crippled and could only keep their lives. Zuo Shaoyan was still fine and didn’t know if he would be able to continue doing so.

From the moment Zuo Shaoqing told him to hit those old men in the family, Zuo Yunyang had already vaguely seen the situation. This nephew of his was probably going to do something big.

Zuo Shaoqing’s attention was diverted away and he was spared a punishment, so he took the opportunity to escape after hearing a few words. Although his injuries were all minor, he still didn’t feel well after standing for a long time.

When he returned to his room, Luo Xiaoliu had already prepared hot water, and there were a few conspicuous scratches on his face. When he saw Zuo Shaoqing, he shouted happily, “Master San, the woman in the kitchen is finally dead! We will get our revenge!”

“She’s screwed! Do you think your days are going to be easy?” Zuo Shaoqing beat him up bluntly, “Watch and see. Mrs. Xue can’t touch this grandpa for the time being, so she can only look for the pleasure of revenge on your body.”

“Ah…” Luo Xiaoliu cried out in pain and paced around the room anxiously, “Then what should we do?”

Zuo Shaoqing sank into the hot water. His wound was in pain from being pricked by the water, but he didn’t mind. He interrupted Luo Xiaoliu’s anxiety and asked, “Have you settled Nanny Liu down?”

“Yes, I’ll send it to Second Master. With the flag of not having a wife to take care of beside Second Master, Second Master also added a generous gift afterwards. The old master and the lady did not say anything after receiving the gift.”

“Hmph, I’m afraid that Second Uncle’s gift is not bad. Buying ten women is enough, what else can they say?”

“But…” Luo Xiaoliu hesitated. He didn’t know if he should tell Zuo Shaoqing about the rumors spread around the mansion.

“If you have something to say, say it!”

“Just listen to what you have to say. The servants in the mansion all say that Nanny Liu has Second Master’s eyes on her. She is taking advantage of Second Madam’s absence… Ugh…”

“Pah!” Zuo Shaoqing smacked the screen on the side and asked with a sullen face, “Who taught it?”

Luo Xiaoliu shrunk his neck and whispered, “It probably started in the kitchen.” His family’s San Ye was a man of few gods. It was just as the book had described; he was too powerful.

“It seems like it isn’t enough to just clean out an old woman. This debt will be owed to Mrs. Xue!”