After King Chu left the palace, he returned directly to the palace.
Seeing Concubine Sun, he said worriedly: "Grandfather is extremely serious today. He has looked at his son several times, and he has the urge to run away."
Concubine Sun asked: "What's going on? Is Your Majesty dissatisfied with you?"
The King of Chu shook his head, "My son can't tell what's going on. It's the way my grandfather looks at me that makes me feel scared. It seems that there is nothing to hide, and everything is seen through."
Concubine Sun's worries that were suppressed deep in her heart emerged, "During this period, you haven't done anything out of line, have you?"
King Chu hurriedly said: "My son has always followed the teachings of his mother and concubine and worked diligently."
Concubine Sun waved her hand, "Since this is the case, there is nothing to worry about. You go down first, don't think wildly."
The king of Chu opened his mouth and asked boldly: "Is there something that the concubine mother is hiding from me?"
"Presumptuous!" Dowager Sun yelled sharply.
The King of Chu looked embarrassed, "The imperial grandfather suddenly changed his attitude towards me, the concubine must know the reason."
"I said that there is nothing to worry about. Why can't you listen? Also, His Majesty has not changed his attitude towards you. Everything is your illusion."
Concubine Sun's tone was severe and no rebuttal was allowed.
King Chu frowned, was it really his illusion
The urge to escape under the gaze of the Son of Heaven cannot be faked.
Obviously the concubine Sun didn't intend to tell him the truth.
King Chu gritted his teeth, "My son will leave."
He turned to leave, but doubts filled his heart.
Concubine Sun slumped on the Luohan couch, exhausted all over.
She ordered the servant girl, "Call Fang Shaojian here."
The servant girl took the order and left.
Not long after, Fang Shaojian came to the study.
"What's the matter, ma'am?"
He stepped forward and served tea himself.
Concubine Sun came back from deep thinking, "You are here, sit down and talk."
She cheered up and asked, "Why hasn't Prince Ning's mansion moved yet? Didn't you say you were 60 to 70% sure?"
Fang Shaojian said calmly: "Your Majesty, there is no need to rush things. It has only been so long since King Ning and the others have left the capital. In such a short time, even if Prince Ning's residence tries its best, it is impossible for Prince Ning and the others to return to the capital immediately."
However, Gu Jiu and Liu Zhao did not move at all.
The couple discussed it, and it was inevitable that King Ning would return to Beijing. But there is no rush to return to Beijing at this time.
King Ning should be allowed to go out to suffer.
Going out these days, there are no five-star hotels, no highways.
The bumps on the road can knock people apart. If you miss Sutou, you can only spend the night in the ruined temple.
In the winter, living in a ruined temple and eating dry food is by no means a good experience.
Going out for a long distance these days is an experience, a hard experience. Even if you are a prince, you still have to suffer.
Liu Zhao made up his mind to teach King Ning a lesson. So he was not in a hurry, not in the slightest.
After the new year, it will not be too late to find a way to bring Ning Wang back to the capital.
Gu Jiu and Liu Zhao mean the same thing.
Fang Shaojian calculated in vain.
How could he have thought that Liu Zhao and Gu Jiu could not be treated with common sense at all.
Those who are sons of other families wish their father could return to Beijing as soon as possible. The pillar is not there, guilty conscience!
When it comes to Liu Zhao, I wish King Ning would suffer more.
Is Shaojian Fang in a hurry
Of course urgent.
Just watching Gu Jiu divide the money, make a lot of money, not worry about King Ning's situation at all, and he doesn't seem to care about the future of Prince Ning's mansion, Fang Shaojian felt a toothache.
Could it be that he misunderstood Gu Jiu? Wrong prediction
Even if he really made a mistake in his judgment, he would not admit it in front of the concubine Sun.
Concubine Sun said with a stern face: "Your Majesty has become suspicious of the prince. The prince came back from the palace today and said that His Majesty looked at him in a wrong way. I am very worried. If someone finds any clues, you and I Both of them will be cut to pieces."
Fang Shaojian said calmly: "The rumors in the palace have not even made waves, they have been suppressed."
Concubine Sun sneered, "Are you trying to tell me that you don't have to worry about rumors in the palace? At this time, the only person who can suppress rumors without disturbing anyone is His Majesty. Your Majesty's presence to suppress rumors does not mean that His Majesty is not This rumor will be pursued. Once His Majesty knows that Prince Renxuan's death is... "
"Your Majesty, be careful! Beware that walls have ears."
Fang Shaojian simply interrupted the concubine Sun's words.
Concubine Sun was embarrassed for a moment. She took a deep breath, suppressed the panic in her heart, and said: "The prince asked me today if I had something to hide from him, and I naturally denied it. But this is not a long-term solution. Ning Wang and the others must return to Beijing as soon as possible."
Fang Shaojian smiled softly, "Is your lady in a panic?"
Concubine Sun felt embarrassed by someone revealing the truth, she scolded angrily, "I don't believe you won't panic."
"It doesn't matter if the old slave is lonely."
Grand Concubine Sun gritted her teeth, "Don't force me."
Fang Shaojian smiled, "Your Majesty, calm down! Your Majesty can choose to tell the prince the truth!"
"Are you crazy, or is this Gong crazy? Tell the prince the truth, have you thought about the consequences?"
Concubine Sun has thought countless times that she wants to kill Shaojian Fang.
But every time, she would convince herself not to kill him, it would be useful to keep him.
However, Fang Shaojian really deserved to die.
At this moment, she became murderous again for the young prisoner.
Fang Shaojian pretended not to notice Sun's murderous intent, and said calmly: "Your Majesty can't hide it from the lord forever, sooner or later you have to let the lord know the truth."
Concubine Sun sneered, "As long as you have a way to solve this crisis, then the prince will never need to know the truth. Don't tell me, you have no other way but to let King Ning and the others return to Beijing."
Fang Shaojian said: "If you want to cover up one truth, the fastest way is to create another truth."
"how do you want to do it?"
Fang Shaojian smiled and said: "The kidnapping case is just over, and Yu Wen is still there, so it can be used."
Concubine Sun's brows and eyes moved slightly, "Are you sure?"
"I dare not say that I have full confidence, but I still have a 70% to 80% certainty."
"I believe in you! I hope this time, you won't let me down again."
Fang Shaojian smiled, "If it goes well, we can perfectly explain the assassination and death of Prince Renxuan without the need for King Ning and the others to return to the capital. His Majesty wants to know the truth, so our family will send the truth to him."
"I hope you're not talking big."
"Please wait and see, Madam."
Fang Shaojian looked like he was holding a wisdom pearl.
…
"My concubine sees the prince!"
Gu Yue waited on the road that the king of Chu must pass, and bowed to salute.
Her abdomen was obviously protruding, and she was pregnant for several months, and her pregnancy was obvious.
Originally thin and thin, because of pregnancy, she has plumped up a lot, and she looks more beautiful than before pregnancy.
Now that she is pregnant, she can't sleep with her naturally.
But she can't just wait, absolutely can't silently wait for the King of Chu to forget her.
So she would show up from time to time, waiting on the road that the king of Chu must pass, to gain a sense of presence. Make sure King Chu really won't forget her.
In this way, when the child is born, the king of Chu will definitely think of her after a brief reminder, and then call her to bed.
She smiled sweetly, her winking eyes were like silk. If it weren't for her big belly, her figure would be soft and beautiful, making people think about it.
"Free gift!"
The king of Chu didn't have much impression of Gu Yue at first, and he had already forgotten about the cannonball at the time, but he couldn't help Gu Yue appearing in front of him from time to time.
After meeting several times, King Chu finally remembered the number one person in the backyard like her.
"Thank you, my lord." Gu Yue stood up straight, her body still soft.
King Chu coughed lightly, "It's so cold, you're pregnant, why did you come out?"
Surprise flashed in Gu Yue's eyes, the prince actually cared about her, it was not in vain that she waited for him for half an hour against the cold wind.
Gu Yue said softly: "The room is stuffy, so I just came out to walk around. I'm so lucky, I didn't expect to meet the prince."
King Chu hummed, "Hurry up and go back to your room to rest, and be careful not to catch a cold."
"Thank you, my lord, I will go back to my room right now. Ah!"
"what happened again?"
"My concubine's natal sister, the wife of the eldest son of Daihou's mansion wants to hold a flower viewing banquet, and I want to go to see it too, so I ask the prince for permission."
"The wife of the eldest son of Daihou's mansion is your natal sister?"
"Exactly!"
The King of Chu pondered for a while, "You report this matter to the princess, and let the princess prepare a gift for you to take to the Daihou's mansion."
Gu Yue said timidly: "The concubine is worried that the princess will not agree, so..."
The king of Chu interrupted her, "Where is the princess, I will tell her. Don't worry."
Gu Yue was overjoyed, "Thank you, my lord. You are busy, my lord, so I will resign."
After achieving the goal, Gu Yue left with great interest.
She knew that the King of Chu was looking at her back, so she deliberately stepped forward and left with the most elegant posture.
King Chu laughed, this woman is a bit interesting.
After thinking about it, he changed his mind, instead of going to the study, he went to the princess instead.
…
It is already the twelfth lunar month.
The weather is very cold, and the northwest wind blows all day long. Going out for a trip is like a knife falling from the sky, and you are dying.
No one wants to go out unless necessary.
Hiding in the house, burning floor heating and charcoal pots, it feels like warm spring.
This is the correct way to open the winter.
Mrs. Pei also became lazy, unwilling to move, let alone get up early. Waking up early is terrible, even though the room is warm like spring, but I know it is winter in my heart, and my body instinctively resists getting up early.
Mrs. Pei seldom wronged herself, so she decisively exempted everyone from saying hello in the morning, and only needed to say hello in the evening.
Everyone is happy with this move.
Pei family doesn't need to get up early, and daughter-in-laws like Gu Jiu and others don't need to get up early either.
With the princess taking the lead, everyone slept in aboveboard.
Gu Jiu started a cat winter life.
The range of activities is limited to three main rooms, plus bedrooms.
Only go out when you say hello in the evening.
The meeting hall is gone.
The kitchen ladies all went to the east courtyard when they needed to match their cards and needed advice.
Gu Jiu was handling internal affairs in the east courtyard.
Ouyang Fu followed Xiao Qin'er's example and also took care of housekeeping in the room.
Gu Jiu is the eldest daughter-in-law, and she took the lead in doing this. As younger siblings, she is naturally the leader.
At this time, they are led by Gu Jiu, but they may not be led by Gu Jiu on weekdays.
Mrs. Pei is too lazy to care, she is also in Maodong. As long as there are no mistakes, she doesn't mind everyone being lazy in the cold twelfth lunar month.
Anyway, King Ning is not in the mansion. The entire palace is in the hands of Mr. Pei.
Gu Jiu Maodong, the people under his command can't be fooled.
Braving the wind and snow, Bai Zhong came to the east courtyard.
As soon as he entered the door, the cold and heat stimulated him, making him shiver a bit, and his whole body felt very comfortable.
Getting rid of the cold, warm house, people have the idea of never going out again.
Qing Zhu brought a bowl of ginger soup, "Drink it quickly, be careful not to catch a cold."
Bai Zhong laughed happily, "Thank you, Sister Qingzhu."
"Who is your sister? If you talk nonsense, I won't bother you next time."
Bai Zhong smiled and drank up a bowl of ginger soup, warm inside and out, and then went to the small study to meet Gu Jiu.
"Madam Qi, some sections of the Weishui River have been frozen and cut off. Recently, the goods to and from the capital have decreased significantly."
Gu Jiu lifted his spirits and asked, "Is the river in the inner city frozen?"
"It's not frozen yet."
Gu Jiu breathed a sigh of relief.
The business of Four Seas Freight will be affected by the weather in winter.
Especially in ice and snow weather.
Once the inner city river freezes, there is no way to transport goods into the city by ship.
As a result, the inner city river was not frozen, but the Wei River was frozen and cut off.
No matter where it is frozen, in short, in the last month of the end of the year, the business of Yuhuaxiang Wharf will definitely be seriously affected, and the income will drop sharply.
Gu Jiu instructed Bai Zhong, "Send someone to inform the shareholders about the freezing of the Weishui River and the impact on freight transportation."
In order to avoid the dividends, some people do not understand the situation and suspect that she is greedy for the proceeds of the terminal.
Bai Zhong took the order.
Gu Jiu said: "Since the pier is not busy, you can take this opportunity to rest for a few days."
"Thank you Madam for your concern." He hesitated for a moment, "Madam, I dare you, I don't know if I should ask you something."
"Just ask!"
Bai Zhong struggled a bit, "I want to ask if Eunuch Deng will stay?"
Gu Jiu was surprised, "Are you worried that Eunuch Deng will stay and take your credit?"
Bai Zhong shook his head again and again, "The young one doesn't have such an idea. If Eunuch Deng stays, the young one will abdicate to make way for the virtuous."
Gu Jiu laughed, "You have a lot of thoughts. Don't worry, even if Eunuch Deng stays in the capital, you don't have to abdicate. You are still in charge of the Yuhua Lane Wharf. The real estate projects in the city will also be taken care of by you.
But in the spring of next year, construction will start outside the South City Gate. I need someone to devote myself to it. Do you think you are suitable? If you want to fight for the projects outside the South City Gate, then you have to give up the Yuhua Lane Wharf and the real estate projects in the city. "
After Bai Zhong heard it, he seemed to be reassured, "The young one is willing to continue to take care of the Yuhua Lane Wharf and the real estate projects in the city. The young one will definitely live up to Madam's expectations."
Gu Jiu asked, "Are you sure?"
"Small sure."
"Then I can only entrust others with the project outside the South City Gate. What do you think of Eunuch Deng?"
"Eunuch Deng is always steady, and it is very appropriate for him to be in charge of the project outside the South City Gate."
Gu Jiu smiled, "I see, you can go down and rest."
"Little one obeys."
Bai Zhong bowed to leave, Gu Jiu raised his eyebrows and smiled.
Before she knew it, the people below had already started competing.
This is good!
Just like the emperor doesn't want his subjects to hug each other, Gu Jiu doesn't want all his subordinates to hug each other harmoniously.
It is good to have competition, which is equal to mutual supervision.
After two years of experience, the four Huangmen that she originally wanted from the Shaofu were able to be independent.
Rong Xin went to the south to preside over the maritime trade.
Huang Zhuo went to the northwest to replace Deng Cunli and manage the business in the northwest.
Both Deng Cunli and Bai Zhong stayed in the capital, each responsible for a piece of land.
Da Zhuang is in charge of the horse farm.
Er Zhuang is in the capital, leading the overall situation.
All the people in his hands are promising, Gu Jiu is very happy.
She aspires to be a rich woman, so she naturally wants to bring everyone together to make a fortune.
If one person gets rich, everyone around him will suffer. This is not a long-term solution.
Gu Jiu told Qing Mei, "Call Eunuch Deng, I have something to ask him."
"The servant obeys."
Deng Cunli stayed in the capital for a long time.
He is not very willing to stay in the capital.
There are too many old acquaintances in the capital, and they are all bad memories.
However, Gu Jiu made it clear that he would be of great use to him, as a servant, he couldn't beat his master's face.
Therefore, when Qingmei came to call him, he had already made a decision in his heart.
He followed Qingmei to the small study room, bowed and saluted, "This old slave pays my respects to Madam."
"Excuse me. Have you thought it through clearly, do you want to stay in the capital and help me?" Gu Jiu cut to the chase and asked directly.
Deng Cunli raised his head and said: "The old slave has never presided over the construction of houses, and I am afraid that I will disappoint my wife's expectations."
"It's okay, Mrs. Ben has confidence in you. A mere supervisor can't help you."
Deng Cunli said: "Since my wife thinks highly of this old slave, it is better to obey my orders than to be respectful. I will definitely live up to my wife's trust."
Gu Jiu laughed in satisfaction.
The project outside the South City Gate is too big to be compared with the dozens of houses in Yuhua Lane.
According to the preliminary plan, the project outside the South City Gate is divided into four phases, at least thousands of houses will be built, involving millions of taels of silver.
Bai Zhong is too young to take on such a big project.
Er Zhuang is also not suitable, the reason is still too young to hold the field.
Only Deng Cunli, an old man who has experienced ups and downs in the palace and is used to seeing the world, can hold the field.
She told Deng Cunli, "I have asked Er Zhuang to invite Er Zhuang to live in another courtyard in the city for the master craftsmen who will be supervisors. From now on, you will live with the master craftsmen, and try to understand as much as possible about the south gate before the spring begins. Projects, so that you know what you need to do, big or small.”
"The old slave complies."
"If you have any needs, any questions, you can come to me."
"The old slave knows, the old slave will move to another courtyard today."
Not only did he have to move to another courtyard, he also had to conduct field trips. Before the project started, let's find out the situation outside the South City Gate.
Gu Jiu took out a small booklet from the drawer.
Inside the booklet are her various ideas about outside the South City Gate, including the operability analysis of installment payment.
"This brochure, please read it carefully. If you don't understand, or if you have different opinions, Mrs. Ben is welcome to discuss it. We strive to reach a consensus before the project starts. If you have better ideas, feel free to put them forward. With me, you don't have to be too restrained."
Deng Cunli took the booklet, opened it, and was attracted by the content inside.
He bowed and said: "After the old slave goes down, he will read carefully. If he has any doubts or other thoughts, he will never hide his secrets."
Gu Jiu laughed, "That's very good."
After a pause, she brought up another matter, "Did Bai Zhong tell you that the Li family's real estate property was unfinished, we bought it, and we are re-planning it."
"The old slave heard about it."
Gu Jiu seemed to think of something, and laughed, "The Li family can't do other things, but they are very good at grabbing the location. This real estate project has an excellent location, quiet amidst the hustle and bustle, very suitable for buying and settling down.
Do you want to buy a house after the house is built? If you want, I will tell Bai Zhong to reserve a house with the best location for you. You are my man, I will give you 20% off the price. "
In the previous Yuhua Lane project, Deng Cunli invested 3,000 taels in one go.
The triple income brought him 9,000 taels of income. Including the principal, there are twelve thousand taels.
This amount of money is not a small amount. It is enough to buy a good house in the capital.
Hearing this, Deng Cunli was a little moved, "Can this old slave buy it?"
Gu Jiu laughed, "Of course. What are you afraid of?"
Deng Cunli shook his head.
"If you are afraid of your identity, I can order someone to go to Shaofu to cancel your slave status."
With Gu Jiu's face in the Shaofu family order, it is a trivial matter to restore Deng Cunli's freedom.
Unexpectedly, Deng Cunli refused.
"Thank you Madam for your kindness. The old slave is doing well now, so there is no need to cancel his slave status."
"Are you sure?" Gu Jiu asked.
Deng Cunli said affirmatively: "Old slave is sure."
"Well, I respect your idea. You can think about the house slowly. Now in winter, the progress of the construction site is slow. Wait until the spring of next year, when the house is built, it's not too late for you to make a decision."
"You don't have to wait until the spring of next year. This old slave wants to buy a house for the elderly."
Gu Jiu nodded, "Since you have already made a decision, I will tell Bai Zhong about this matter. If you have time, go there and learn from experience."
"The old slave complies."
Ma Xiaoliu came in from the outside, "Qi Ma'am, someone gave Madam a gift and said it came from the south."
"South? Who gave the gift?"
"The surname written on the post is Zhou."
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