"I don't really appreciate what you're saying, my lord,"
Fu Zhen said, "First of all, I am not a daughter of merchants. My maternal grandfather was the Imperial Merchant of the former dynasty, not just any businessman, and my father was a successful candidate in the Imperial Examination, once a fourth-rank official in the court.
"Secondly, a merchant's daughter is not necessarily lacking in knowledge. My mother manages a vast business with ease. Even if Vice Minister Xu is exceptionally talented, could you manage such affairs as efficiently in this position?
"Why does Vice Minister Xu believe I have no such insight?"
Xu Yin raised an eyebrow and nodded, "Then why do you think I was waiting for you?"
"That's not hard to discern," Fu Zhen stretched herself, "You were playing music beneath my wall, and just beyond the wall is my courtyard. Isn't it obvious you were playing for me to hear?"
"Then why did you come out?"
