Chapter 659

"Your Majesty, Lady Ba Qing requests an audience."

This time it was Ying Zheng's turn to be surprised.

Why did Ba Qing come too?

Ying Zheng looked at Wu Shi Luo strangely.

The relationship between these two could be described as average.

After all, both were famous big merchants of Great Qin.

Both were wealthy enough to rival a nation, so it was understandable that they didn't see eye to eye.

Although there was no business interaction between them, they were both proud people.

Upon hearing this name, Wu Shi Luo's face immediately darkened.

He hadn't expected to run into Widow Qing, but he didn't say much.

"Did you two agree to come see me together?"

Ying Zheng teased.

"Let her in."

Of course, he knew this was impossible.

"Your Majesty is joking."

Wu Shi Luo gave a bitter smile; agree on what? He didn't want to see Widow Qing at all.

He had always been doing business with people outside of Great Qin.

Among them were the Donghu and the Da Yuezhi; he hadn't returned to Great Qin for a long time.

Upon returning, he discovered that Great Qin had already changed.

The various reforms of the Crown Prince also stunned him.

In just a few short years, Great Qin had undergone earth-shaking changes.

There was also a newspaper called the Great Qin Daily.

He would buy every issue to read the information on it.

He wasn't in Great Qin, but he knew many things about Great Qin by heart.

He had learned about many things entirely through the records in the Great Qin Daily.

Therefore, he also knew about the business collaborations between Widow Qing and Great Qin regarding xuan paper, refined salt, and chairs and stools.

He somewhat regretted not returning sooner; such good opportunities had all been eaten up by Widow Qing.

Now hearing that Widow Qing had also come, he felt somewhat uncomfortable.

His heart also became somewhat anxious.

After all, he had just discovered a business opportunity.

If Widow Qing came, she would probably be able to discover this business opportunity as well.

By then, it would inevitably be another struggle.

But the master here was the Qin Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng; it seemed he didn't have any better methods.

Ba Qing soon walked in.

"This commoner pays respects to Your Majesty, pays respects to the Crown Prince."

"Greetings to the two Generals."

Ba Qing bowed to everyone.

Her eyes were filled with shock.

It wasn't shock at Wu Shi Luo on the side.

But that a table full of people could sit with His Majesty.

This was something she dared not imagine.

That was the Qin Qin Shi Huang; who was qualified to sit with His Majesty?

The Crown Prince had this qualification, but the others might not necessarily have it.

But now they were all sitting together; how could she not be shocked?

"No need for formalities, please sit."

Ying Zheng reached out and pointed to a chair on the side.

The eight-immortal table had eight seats, and five people were already seated.

Adding Ba Qing, that made six people.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Ba Qing quickly calmed down.

She wasn't polite; if Wu Shi Luo could sit, she certainly could too.

So she strode toward the eight-immortal table.

But she didn't sit down next to Wu Shi Luo.

Instead, she sat down next to Ying Ying Zi Ye.

After all, she had also had business collaborations with Ying Ying Zi Ye.

It was those collaborations that had multiplied Ba Qing's wealth several times over.

Ba Qing just wanted to ask something when she was attracted by the fragrance before her.

"Oh~~ what are these?"

"Why is it so fragrant?"

Only then did Ba Qing notice the things on the table emitting fragrance.

Just now she had been thinking about why Wu Shi Luo would appear here.

Therefore, she had ignored the things before her and the fragrance.

Although she acted as if she hadn't seen him, it was definitely not normal for this person to appear here.

Zhang Han just wanted to speak, but was interrupted by someone.

"Isn't Widow Qing known for traveling north and south?"

"How come you haven't seen such simple things?"

Wu Shi Luo revealed a trace of a mocking smile.

Hearing this, Ying Zheng and the others almost couldn't hold back their laughter.

Who was the one who was very curious about this thing just now?

Who was the one who was full of fanaticism just now?

Who was the one who was eating with such delight just now?

But they didn't point it out, lest everyone be embarrassed later.

Ying Ying Zi Ye also looked at Wu Shi Luo with interest.

Looking at it this way, the relationship between these two didn't seem simple.

He even called her Widow Qing directly; he was truly bold.

Although she was a widow and had been one for who knows how many years,

one couldn't just call it out to her face like that, right?

Hearing the voice, Ba Qing tilted her head slightly and looked over.

She looked somewhat surprised, as if she had just discovered this person.

"Yo, isn't this Widower Gong Luo?"

"I wondered who it was, standing here motionless."

"I almost didn't recognize you, I'm truly sorry."

Ba Qing didn't even look at him straight, looking at him sideways instead.