Chapter 67: Narrow Road of Enemies

  After a while, the wine and dishes were all ready. The table was filled with an array of delicacies, and the aroma of wine wafted through the air. Everyone's mouth began to water at the sight and smell of the food, but before Master Ma spoke, no one dared to pick up their chopsticks.

  At this moment, after the little maid poured a cup of wine for Master Ma, Master Ma slowly stood up and said with emotion: "Thank you all for coming to congratulate me on my promotion. When I first arrived in Lingyun, I was unfamiliar with the place and people. If there's anything that hasn't been handled properly, please forgive me."

  Everyone hurriedly poured wine and raised their cups, laughing: "Where, where, Lord Ma has a belly full of strategies, and Lingyun City will surely be prosperous and flourishing."

  "Everyone is too kind to me," Magistrate Ma laughed loudly twice, looking very pleased.

  Everyone laughed and nodded, but in their hearts they were muttering to themselves. What strategy was this? It was just buying a small official position, after all. To be able to become the county magistrate of a city in Yan State, he must have spent a huge sum of money.

  Magistrate Ma took a sip of wine, and after the maid refilled his cup, he raised it again: "What I want to thank most is Young Master Yun, the son of the city master, and Young Master Wei, the son of the Minister of Revenue, for taking time out of their busy schedules to congratulate me."

  The young master of the Minister of Revenue? Zhu Ziming was stunned for a moment. This Minister of Revenue is an official in the capital, how did his son suddenly run to Lingyun City? It's not like he sent his son to deliver gifts to the county magistrate, what a strange thing.

  Yun Zonghai nodded slightly, stood up and drank the wine in his cup, then quickly sat back down, looking very cold and unyielding, not giving Magistrate Ma any face at all.

  This young master Wei is a handsome young man with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes. He wears a feather fan and a kerchief, and every move he makes reveals a bit of his talent. He should be a talented young man. He smiled slightly: "Lord Ma is too kind."

  Looking at Yun Zonghai who didn't put anyone in his eyes, Magistrate Ma didn't even have the capital to get angry, and helplessly sighed, cupping his fists towards the two.

  In Lingyun City, everyone knew that Yunmen's young master, Yun Zonghai, was arrogant and domineering, so they were all used to it.

  At the banquet, everyone had already started talking, savoring fine wine and delicious food, chatting with each other in hushed tones, making a loud noise. Moreover, many people came to the main table with their wine glasses, toasting Mr. Ma.

  Ma Youcai glanced around and his lecherous eyes immediately fell on the only woman at the banquet, with a beautiful face and slender eyebrows, elegant and refined, what a lovely young lady.

  Unexpectedly, today there is another beautiful young lady delivering gifts. Hurriedly calling the steward of the household, he quietly asked: "Which family's young lady is that?"

  "It's Miss Shen Biying from the Shen Manor..."

  Shen Bi Xing... Ma You Cai murmured, she had already settled the marriage, still a son-in-law to be married into her family, she was the emperor's niece, couldn't be moved, what a pity...

  Ma had a slight disappointment, and her eyes shifted to the man beside her. Her pupils suddenly widened as she saw that the dark face was the person who had clashed with her that day.

  His heart skipped a beat, Ma Youcai scanned the surroundings again, and a white face appeared once more. Ma Youcai gritted his teeth, it was really a narrow road for sworn enemies.

  Originally injured by his subordinates, Ma Youcai had been harboring a grudge in his heart. Unexpectedly, these two people came today. He whispered: "Who are these two?"

  The manager looked at them and said, "They seem to be two of Confucius' registered disciples."

  What a famous disciple? Ma has talent, of course, he doesn't believe it. This white-faced young master has two such masters under his command and still looks down on the county magistrate, his old father. His identity is definitely not simple.

  "Master Yun," Ma Youtai asked with a flattering tone, "do you know who that clean and elegant young master is?"

  At this moment, Yun Zonghai sat quietly in his seat, feeling somewhat impatient. If it weren't for Yun Tianqiu's insistence that he come, he probably wouldn't have bothered to deal with a minor county magistrate like him.

  The son of the county magistrate was ugly, with a pointed mouth and monkey cheeks. Yun Zonghai's face turned cold, not wanting to bother, but still followed his gaze to look over, when he saw who Ma Youcai was pointing at, his face turned pale, Yan Yuli!

  Yun Zonghai gritted his teeth, and the young master Yan Yinyi was still in Lingyun City. If it weren't for this mysterious old woman still staying in Lingyun City, Yun Zonghai would have had a murderous heart long ago.

  Lao Die Yun Tian Chou and the others were all wary of this mysterious old woman, and although Yun Zong Hai wanted to avenge himself, he could only suppress his anger.

  "Heh... " Yun Zonghai sneered: "He's just a dead man, no need to care who he is."

  Upon hearing this, Ma Youcai was shocked, but secretly laughed to himself. It turned out that he and the Young Master of Yunmen had a grudge against each other. With Yunmen's current influence, it seemed that you could only swallow your pride and leave.

  Almost everyone present had already toasted Marshal Ma, when Shen Biying got up and walked towards Marshal Ma's seat.

  Shen Bixia, who usually had a cold face, rarely squeezed out a smile and held up her wine glass to say: "Magistrate Ma, I would like to congratulate you on your promotion."

  Magistrate Ma looked up and gazed at the beautiful young lady in front of him, wearing a white dress, with a slender waist and full breasts, truly a stunning beauty, his eyes gleaming with lust as he stared straight at her.

  The servant whispered in Magistrate Ma's ear: "This is a young lady from the Shen household."

  Lingyun City has several Shen mansions? Magistrate Ma nodded knowingly: "So it's Miss Shen, haha... I've long admired your reputation. I heard that the Jade Spring Pavilion of your Shen family is now thriving, is this true?"

  Magistrate Ma was so unbearable that Shen Biyin's beautiful eyes flashed a hint of disgust, and she said lightly: "It's true, business has been much better than before."

  "Haha," Magistrate Ma said with a smile: "I've heard that your Jade Spring Tower has come up with a 'come back for another jar' promotion, where customers get free wine when they buy some, and it's greatly improved business. What a brilliant idea! Is this Miss Shen's brainchild?"

  Shen Bi Xing shook her head: "It was a brainchild of my fiancé."

  There were also many businessmen who opened wine houses among the people present, and they were extremely bitter about Yuquan Building's "Come again for a tank". Their business was suddenly snatched away by them, although they went to imitate, but the effect was not high. When I heard that it was the idea of Shenfu's son-in-law, I was stunned for a moment.

  It is said that Zhu Ziming, the son-in-law of the Shen family, has a great talent for poetry and can also compose excellent lyrics. However, it was unexpected that his business strategies were ingenious, and it's really unknown how he came up with such brilliant ideas.

  The merchants were amazed, but they were very unhappy. The business was all snatched away by them, and their own wine shops could no longer do business.