The Crown Prince in the Jade Pendant

Tang Xinyi's brows jumped when he heard what Qin Yi said. What did the prince say?

Tang Xinyi's heart was stormy, but his face remained calm. After a while, his sanity returned, and he was finally able to calm down and think about the ins and outs of this matter. He was the prince's close attendant, so he knew his whereabouts well. When the prince was out of Beijing, he took the route through Shanbei and came directly to Datong. He had never been to Taiyuan, let alone met a lady from the Changxing Houfu. In theory, the prince had never seen a girl from the Chu family, and that sentence just now cannot be understood literally...

Qin Yi saw Tang Xinyi only lowered his head, not knowing what he was speculating, so he dared not look up at him. Qin Yi was too lazy to speak, and directly stretched out his hand and said, "Give it to me."

Tang Xinyi didn't even ask questions, and immediately handed the invitation from Chang Xinghou to the palm of the prince.

Qin Yi pulled the paint seal apart with slight pressure on his fingers. With the red invitation in his fingers, he turned it up and down, and his fingers became more slender and distinct.

Qin Yi felt that this post was tacky and dazzling for no reason. He glanced at the invitation coldly, his dark eyes gradually moved down, and finally saw the words on the scarlet invitation.

Fortunately, Bingyu, we got married... The little daughter Chu and Zhao's parents had two surnames...

Little girl Chu? Qin Yi raised his eyebrows, isn't Changxinghou's youngest daughter Chu Jinyao? In his impression, Chu Jinyao didn't have a sister... Wait, Chu Jinyao seemed to have a sister.

Qin Yi was stunned slightly imperceptibly, and again looked at the name on the invitation, focusing on the man's name. Tang Xinyi's face was expressionless, but his eyes were fixed on Qin Yi. He first saw the prince looking at the invitation indifferently, and then suddenly went back to read the words on the invitation. Finally, he held up his fingertips, seemingly very Some helplessly pinched his eyebrows.

Tang Xinyi finally spoke at the right time: "His Royal Highness, look at..."

"Go down, I don't have any contact with Changxing Houfu. Their family has weddings, so I don't have to go along with them."

"Yes."

Tang Xinyi should have retired, but today he stopped for the first time and asked casually, "His Royal Highness, what did you mean just now?"

Qin Yi looked up, those glazed eyes just glanced at Tang Xinyi gently: "Are you asking me?"

"Don't dare." Tang Xinyi bowed his head and backed back, "the slave will go to deliver the decree, and the slave will resign."

Tang Xinyi walked halfway, but suddenly heard: "Stop."

"What's your command?"

"Weddings and funerals are a major event in the end. Go to the storeroom to prepare some gifts and send them to someone."

Tang Xinyi stunned, his lips moved, and he wanted to ask why, but he dared not let the prince say it again. Tang Xinyi lowered his head and replied silently: "Yes."

Qin Yi shifted his gaze to his official duties. After a while, he raised an eyebrow lightly and asked, "Why are you still pestering?"

"Your Majesty, you have just recovered from a serious injury. The General Soldier wants you to go to Taiyuan for a few days to recuperate. Taiyuan Prefecture has already arranged it. Your Highness, the frontier pass is windy and sandy, and the sword has no eyes. It is not a long-term solution for you to stay here. The treacherous man calculated that he just woke up a few days ago, why not go to Taiyuan in the mainland to avoid evil spirits?"

After hearing this, Qin Yi just pursed his lips and smiled: "I'm still a prince anyway. If there is such an evil, even I need to evade, what else can I fight in the closed battle? Simply spread out, and everything will be done. ."

"The slave doesn't dare." Tang Xinyi hurriedly bowed to plead guilty.

Qin Yi left the air for a while before he said: "Get up. I don't want to find out who asked you to spread the message, but Tang Xinyi, you remember, the lonely prince is."

The emperor guards the gate, and the emperor died. Since he came to the border to fight the enemy, he would never take a step back. Hiding behind the city wall like a boneless scammer, watching the frontline soldiers born and dying, but hiding in the city for fun, this kind of thing his father could do, he Qin Yi couldn't do it.

Tang Xinyi saw that Qin Yi suddenly used the prince's honorific title, and sweat dripped from his forehead. Tang Xinyi knew that it would be impossible to persuade the prince to recuperate, so he didn't dare to mention it again, and he bent back quickly.

After Tang Xinyi left, the house returned to calm. Qin Yi sat quietly and did not pick up his pen for a long time to continue his official business.

Of course Qin Yi knew that Tang Xinyi's words today were entrusted by the General Soldier of Datong and the Prefect of Taiyuan. This is to test his tone.

Chu Jinyao was in Taiyuan, and Qin Yi is still vividly remembered. The last moment he left, a thick bowl of wood fell and crashed into Chu Jinyao's hands. Qin Yi really wanted to know the plaster he sent over, did this idiot see it, and what was the injury on her hand.

But he is a prince. As long as he is alive and the Tartar does not retreat, he cannot and will not leave the border.

Qin Yi finally suppressed the slight hesitation in his heart, he would not go to Taiyuan. He guarded the frontier in Datong, and his people, including Chu Jinyao, could live steadily and calmly in the city.

Besides, he put the jade mark ointment so obvious, if Chu Jinyao still can't see it...presumably her eyes are white and she deserves to hurt.

Qin Yi raised the pen and didn't intend to pay attention to a blind eye, but after only writing three lines, Qin Yi put down the pen helplessly. Forget it, he can't count on a dumb goose, he should call Wei Wu in. The next day, let Wei Wu borrow the name of sending accounts and enter Changxing Hou's Mansion to see if Chu Jinyao's hands are good.

He remembered that Chu Jinyao's sister treated her well, so he didn't brush her face. Changxing Hou sent invitations, but if no one else came in person, he sent back a gift. Qin Yi knew that Chu Jinyao liked the splendor of the brocade, and when he went to the store, he also liked the jewelry and headdresses. This is not a big deal, since she likes it, the trustee can satisfy her wish. When he leaves this time, I'm afraid he will never see her again. These corners and corners, as much as he can touch them.

The elder daughter of the Changxing Houfu married her. This joyous event began to be prepared a year ago. However, until one month before the marriage, the home became more and more busy, as if no preparation was enough.

A few days ago, the invitation from the Huailing Prince's Mansion was cancelled because the Crown Prince's cronies came to Taiyuan. When the wind finally passed, Changxing Marquis was busy with Chu Jinxian's marriage again, so naturally there was no time to take care of other things. May and June passed in a busy schedule, until the tenth day of August, when Chu Jinxian came out of the pavilion, the entire Changxing Hou Mansion could take a breath.

On the day when he returned home, Chu Jinyao wore a red shirt, eagerly awaiting the arrival of Chu Jinxian and Zhao's cousin. Chu Jinxian was very face-to-face when she got married, with ten miles of red makeup, and his brothers guarded the sedan chair, and especially face-to-face, the prince also sent a gift. Although the gift was well-regulated and it was prepared by the palace clerk at first glance, but not to mention the entire Shanxi, but looking at the whole world, which woman is blessed to get the crown prince's makeup? Moreover, the prince for no reason, why would he remember the wedding of a boudoir girl? Many people naturally think of her father and brother.

Changxing Houfu seems to be passed down to the last generation.

For this reason, Chu Jinxian's status in her husband's house has risen again. The ladies who attended the banquet saw Chu Jinyao and other unmarried girls, and they rushed forward to admire her. Because of these two happy events, the Chu family laughed a lot for a few days, and even the people who walked in the Chu family became windy.

After finally finishing Chu Jinxian's affairs, Changxing Houfu's house slowly recovered to its former order, and Chu Jinyao finally had time to take care of her own affairs.

For example, meet with the butler of the shop who is nominally affiliated with her.

The one who came in was a man named Wei Liang, young, with fair skin, always smiling at his mouth, and two dimples on his cheeks. He first gave Chu Jinyao a word, sweetly calling out: "In the next Wei Liang, I have seen five girls."

Chu Jinyao said through the screen, "The shopkeeper Wei doesn't need to be polite, just get up."

Wei Liang let out a "hey" and then slowly stood up straight. Chu Jinyao asked: "The shopkeeper doesn't seem to be too big, but at a young age, he has become a big shopkeeper?"

"My dad is in charge of the business. He went out to see the goods today, and he couldn't come in to see the girl, so he let me in. Although I don't know much, I usually follow my dad before and after, and he is also very familiar with the store. I know one or two. If the girl wants to ask, just ask me."

Chu Jinyao nodded. He turned out to be the son of the big shopkeeper, no wonder he was so young. Chu Jinyao said: "I dare not. Let's not hide from the small shopkeeper Wei, I got a stake in somehow. I didn't even know where the store was, so I wanted to participate in your business. I was really sorry. Some time ago because of Duke Tang's My family told me a little bit about the matter. I thought about it, but I still feel that it’s not appropriate to be so cheeky to buy shares. I haven’t looked at the ledger you sent me the previous two months. It’s better to take it home today. From now on, even if this ridiculous contract has never happened, you continue to do your own business and don’t care about me. If it doesn’t work, you can continue to carry my name when asked."

"How can this be done?" Wei Liang was taken aback when he heard it, and dared to violate the power and the yin. They were afraid that their family would be bored. Regarding the order from above, no matter what it was, Wei Wu and Wei Liang did not dare to neglect. Wei Wu's staff took care of many field shops. This Yunzhi Embroidery Village is just one of the small businesses. They don't take this little money in their eyes, but now they just give a young lady the bonus of the embroidery village. If they can't handle it well, then it's a disaster!

Wei Liang hurriedly said: "Girl, listening to you, you probably know the relationship between Embroidery Village and the royal family. Although our Yunzhi Embroidery Village bears the name of the imperial merchant, we don’t have any contact with the palace on weekdays, but every year. It’s nothing more than paying tribute to the palace during the festival. There are more and more merchants who know how to walk the father-in-law this year. The name of the imperial merchants has increased several times compared with the previous years. Our older imperial merchants are actually not. It's not easy to do. We only have a reputation, and we get a certain amount of surplus every year, but we can't get the attention of the above. In addition, we have to deal with favors. If things go on like this, there will be a day when the embroidery village can't survive."

Although Chu Jinyao was surprised by this, she could understand it. Now this saint loves pleasure, favors his neighbors, and ignores state affairs. Therefore, the trend of flattery and slander prevails in the DPRK. As long as they can coax Long Yan with fancy words, the official title will come, flying fish clothes, Jing Zhongguan and other clothes that symbolize rank and glory will be rewarded at will, and they will be flooded. This is the case in the officialdom, and the folks can’t get better. Many businessmen entrust people to give great gifts to the eunuchs, and the eunuchs go to the emperor to say a good word or two. When the emperor is happy, he will give the emperor’s name to the eunuch, such as the treasurer of Qi. , Is this way.

The current imperial merchants are extremely moist and cannot be compared with the former imperial merchants. Many old-brand merchants despise the new imperial merchants very much, but they can’t stand these rookies who are willing to spend money to give gifts. They are watched by the eunuchs, and the prefects of the prefecture dare not care. The embarrassment is that the cashiers responsible for tax collection did not dare to touch the emperor's favor. The symbolic harvest of 10% of the tax quickly allowed these people's goods to pass the customs. If this goes on, bad money will drive out good money, and the old royal merchants will become more and more ill-informed. What Wei Liang said was indeed likely to happen, and Chu Jinyao slowly believed 50% of it.

Chu Jinyao tentatively asked: "Now Yunzhi Embroidery Village..."

"Oh, Dad saved a lot of contacts in his early years. Now that there are deceased people to deal with, Embroidery Village can still make a profit. However, after deducting the paid tribute, and removing the necessary management inside and outside, the remaining profit is not much. Now we can still After eating for a few years, and waiting for a few years, I’m afraid I will be suppressed by the new embroidered shop. Dad has been worried about this for a long time. When I heard about Mr. Tang the other day, my dad discussed with the shopkeeper under the door. Now, I'm determined to vote for you. If we go to the palace for the blessing of the father-in-law, it will be a bottomless pit. We may not decide how much it will cost. Whether it will work or not. It is better to share the contract with the five girls. Taiyuan is Changxinghou. There is a girl’s name on the territory of the mansion, and we feel a little emboldened when we go out."

This remark is eloquent, and it makes sense from a point of view. Chu Jinyao paused and asked, "In other words, is this bonus agreement that you are willing to do?"

"Yes!"

"If you really want to seek refuge, why not surrender to my father. Isn't it more useful to remember him as a boudoir girl?"

"Oh, this is the girl you don't know." Wei Liang said, "The Emperor Taizu of the Kai Dynasty strictly prohibits collusion between officials and businessmen. Even now, no official dares to blatantly conduct business. These shops are all recorded in his wife, daughter and mother. Your name. If we really write Changxinghou's name straightforwardly, then we won't help, but will be a drag!"

Chu Jinyao was finally moved a little: "Really?"

Wei Liang secretly said that this girl Chu is quite wary. When an ordinary girl sees someone giving money, who doesn't happily accept it, how can she ask about it after thinking about it? Seeing that Chu Jinyao finally put down his guard, Wei Liang quickly responded: "It's true!"

In fact, what Wei Liang said is not wrong. The business environment is indeed getting worse and worse. The old merchants are squeezed by the government and eunuchs and there is no chance to breathe. Wei Wu's subordinates were in charge of such a big business, and it was reasonable to be targeted by these eunuchs and severely tore a piece of meat off, but Wei Wu was not blackmailed by others except for the necessary management. In the final analysis, it was because Wei Wu was acting for the prince. Manage the industry.

But these, the beautiful young girl in front of me doesn't need to know. Wei Liang was half-truth and half-truth. After finally dispelling Chu Jinyao's idea of ​​quitting, he took the initiative to offer the account book: "Fifth girl, this is the account book for this month. I will review it for you."

In the first two months, Wei Wu also sent someone to deliver the account book, but that was the marriage of Chu Jinxian, the family was busy with, Chu Jinyao kept pressing and did not look through it. She didn't want to contaminate the affairs of the palace too much at the time. This kind of shop with a complicated net worth is naturally best returned. But now that Yunzhi Embroidery Village and her have become a relationship of mutual use, Chu Jinyao is relieved. The other party will ask for anything. If she really wants to give her money without asking... Chu Jinyao dare not accept it.

After inquiring about the other party's details, Chu Jinyao was in the mood to read the account book. Although I can't understand it, but now it also has its own responsibility, Chu Jinyao still looked through it with all his heart. Wei Liang stood outside, through the vague screen, seeing that Chu Jinyao had finished looking, so he said: "Miss Chu, Xiuzhuang will send you the account book once a month, and even the silver. . When I came here two months ago, the next person didn’t see you personally and didn’t dare to put the money, so I converted it together, and I brought it to you today. Moving money was too ostentatious when I entered the house, my father said It's not safe, so I made my own claim and exchanged it into a silver ticket. Girl, look..."

"This is very good, the treasurer Wei is very thoughtful." After all, Chu Jinyao is a young lady who has not been out of the pavilion. Even though the Chaoyunyuan has been changed blood, but there are so many people and eyes, she dare not disclose too much to others. If you bring in money, there is no way to conceal it anyway, but if you change it to a bank note, there are many secrets. As long as she doesn't tell, and Wei Liang doesn't tell, who can know her real wealth? Chu Jinyao said: "Then there will be a small shopkeeper Lao Wei. From now on, the monthly cents will be replaced by bank notes."

Wei Liang should be, handing Chu Jinyao a box with both hands. The maid bypassed the screen, checked briefly, and then came in and handed it to Chu Jinyao. Chu Jinyao opened it and glanced roughly, her eyebrows couldn't help but jump: "So many?"

"Yes, this is the dividend accumulated over four months. My father asked me to send it in to the girl."

Chu Jinyao pressed her eyebrows, and finally calmed down. She roughly scanned it, and saw several one thousand taels of silver notes, with a lot of one hundred taels and fifty taels underneath them. Twelve taels of silver is enough for an ordinary person to chew for half a year. This is still a cost in the city, and the dealers will only have less. Chu Jinyao used to see the February and February cases and felt that it was a sky-high price, but now she is silent, and the Wei family actually gave her nearly six thousand taels of cash in.

The dowry on Chu Jinxian's face is only 6,000 taels. It also includes large pieces of furniture such as Babu beds and dressing tables, but what Chu Jinyao is holding now is 6,000 taels. Cash.

Frightened one after another, Chu Jinyao slowly calmed down instead. She remembered that when she came back with thirty taels of silver, Qin Yi said disdainfully: "I don't think thirty taels count as money."

If you follow the Wei family's level of handwriting, thirty taels are indeed not counted as money.

Chu Jinyao closed the box and said after a long time, "Treasurer Wei, are you really determined to buy shares in my name?"

Wei Liang hurriedly said: "Yes!"

Chu Jinyao looked at the wooden box at hand, really feeling hot. She sighed lowly and said, "Well, then I'll accept it first, it's not bad anymore."

When Wei Liang saw that Chu Jinyao was willing to take things, the heavy stone in his heart finally fell to the ground, and he was able to go back to the business. Wei Liang quietly wiped his sweat from an angle that no one could see. However, as soon as Wei Liang put down his hand, he heard Chu Jinyao ask, "Wei Xiao, the shopkeeper?"

Wei Liang responded quickly: "The little one is here."

Wei Liang thought this grandma Hou Men had some questions, but strangely, she only asked about the daily operations of Yunzhi Embroidery Village. Wei Liang answered one by one, and Chu Jinyao nodded thoughtfully, and said, "I understand. The shopkeeper Wei, since the embroidery shop has complete weaving and selling cloth, why not make it into a clothing business? Isn't it more profitable to cut Luo into clothes than to buy fabrics?"

It turned out that it was this. Wei Liang breathed a sigh of relief and said: "We have thought about this too, but the embroidery shop started with weaving, and no one in the shop is good at buying and selling ready-made clothes. Moreover, if you want to make clothes, you must follow up from time to time, not better than weaving. There are just a few tricks, and just follow them. There are really no people in the store, so we just put them down."

"The person who hasn't taken care of..." Chu Jinyao flashed a light in his mind, and said quickly, "I know someone who is fast and clever, and she taught me all the needles and threads. Wei Xiao, the shopkeeper, You think you can invite her and let her try to take care of it for a while, how about it?"

Wei Liang responded, "What's the problem? The girl wants to arrange someone, just say it." This is really not a matter. The above has already ordered it. No matter what the girl Chu wants, all agree to it. Don't say just want to put someone in. The embroidery village is so big, what does it mean to raise one more person?

Chu Jinyao finally smiled: "That's all right, thank you Wei Xiao, the shopkeeper." After that, Chu Jinyao stood up and gave Wei Liang a blessing. Wei Liang was almost frightened and hurriedly avoided: "Girl, don't make it!"

"How can't it? Shopkeeper Wei helped me a lot this time."

"Don't dare." Wei Liang smiled stiffly, and invited Chu Jinyao back to his seat. "Girl, sit down quickly. The little one shouldn't be your gift."

After Chu Jinyao sat down, seeing that Wei Liang was still sincere and frightened, she laughed and said, "Why is the shopkeeper Wei like this? We will be cooperating companions in the future, always being so formal, how can this be done? Shopkeeper Wei, I really don't want to hide it from you. The person I introduced to you is my sister. I used to be a farmer and was only found back by my father at the beginning of this year. I can’t go out and dare not rush to pass a message to my sister. Or I will leave a book, you help I took it to my sister's house, and she understood when she saw the letter. She has been a good hand at work since she was a child, so she can't make mistakes in asking her to help in the store."

Of course Wei Liang should. Chu Jinyao hoped for so many days, finally had a chance to solve Su Hui's matter. She hurried to the study and wrote a letter, thinking that Su Hui could not understand a word. She drew a few more simple strokes to roughly explain the ins and outs, then went out, locked it in a box and handed it to Wei Liang: "Wei Xiao Shopkeeper, I'm sorry for you."

Wei Liang didn't dare to say hurriedly. Su Hui is already married, and her husband is still a powerful butcher. Chu Jinyao is not afraid of her sister being deceived. Anyway, whether her sister comes or not, her brother-in-law will definitely go with him. Chu Jinyao didn't have any manpower, so he couldn't communicate outside the house. Now, he can only pin his hopes on this small treasurer, Wei.

Chu Jinyao sent Wei Liang away, and then went to the West Chamber, stuffed the box of silver bills into the mahogany box, and locked them together. Chu Jinyao stopped by taking out a few pieces of fabric from the box, intending to make a meeting ceremony for her sister. When she came out with something in her arms, she suddenly felt an unspeakable weirdness.

Chu Jinyao discovered that no matter what she does recently, she has been very smooth, which can be described as doing everything she wants. why is that? Is there such a coincidence in the world?

...

As the days gradually entered the autumn, the marriage of Chu Jinxian gradually came to an end, and the Changxing Houfu was finally busy, so that he could think about other things.

Chu Zhu returned to her mother's house in February and said that she would invite her nieces to the palace for a description. As a result, the following accidents were linked to each other. When the matter of Tang Gong was over, it happened to hit Chu Jinxian's wedding date. It's easy to get all these things done, and it's September.

The Princess of Huailing formally sent an invitation to Changxing Hou's Mansion, asking the three wives of the Chu family and the ladies to visit the palace to enjoy the chrysanthemum.