"Second Grandma, the lady is back!"
In the inner house of the West Garden, Zhao Huayang was settling accounts with Granny Tan. Hearing this, he said, "Hurry up and bring me a bowl of bird's nest for the lady."
While he was talking, the bead curtain was lifted, and Wu Yanling came in with a pale face, and sat down on the chair, feeling unhappy.
Seeing that she looked wrong, Zhao Huayang waved his hands around, and when they left, he said sternly: "Is it that lunatic who made you angry?"
Wu Yanling bit her lip lightly and sneered: "How can a person like her, who is so versatile, make me so angry that she is too late to act coquettishly with a man?"
"Man, where did this man come from?" Zhao Huayang didn't understand for a moment.
"Master Jiang Qi."
Wu Yanling softly uttered three words, then changed the subject and said: "It is against the rules for a woman in the boudoir to show herself outside, but she has not been hanging out with Jiang Qiye day and night. If word spreads, it will bring us sisters with her." Several have lost their reputations.”
"Seriously?" Zhao Huayang's expression changed.
"That's still fake. Four sisters and eight pairs of eyes saw it."
"This little slut is really not a good person." Zhao Huayang slapped the table.
Wu Yanling felt sour in her heart.
The two people's affectionate and affectionate looks pierced her heart like a needle, making her bleed.
No wonder the man even glanced at her was unnecessary. It turned out that he was thinking about Gu Qingwan.
What a lunatic, how ridiculous.
Wu Yanling felt hatred in her heart. She was regarded as the darling daughter of heaven, but in the end she couldn't even compete with a madman.
Wrong, she is not a madman at all, she is just a white-eyed wolf in the cloak of a madman. Both she and her mother were confused by her coat.
"Mother, we were all deceived by her."
These words pierced Zhao Huayang's heart like a sword. The old princess was right. She was too soft-hearted. Why didn't she act cruelly in the first place and leave such a scourge behind? Otherwise, it would be his own daughter who is now married to the Jiang family.
Thinking of the Jiang family, Zhao Huayang felt pain in his heart again. Today's Jiang family is really different from what it used to be. Looking at the capital, who else is more favored by the emperor than the Jiang family.
"Mom, we have to make plans early."
Whenever Wu Yanling thinks about Master Qi standing up for that lunatic, her heart feels like needles pricking her heart. It seems that the madman often speaks ill of her behind her back.
Zhao Huayang frowned, and his narrow phoenix eyes flashed with evil intent.
Mrs. Wei took the ginseng tea from Gu Qingzhi, took a sip, and said, "Let's go today. What did Liu Yatou say?"
Gu Qingzhi said: "Madam, Sixth Sister has agreed."
Wei nodded, but her mouth felt bitter. After a long time, she said in a confused manner, "You are quite blessed."
Gu Qingzhi knew what his wife meant. There are so many sisters in the house, but she is the only one with a big family who has a good relationship with the sixth sister. Liu Mei, a person with a clear sense of grudges and grievances, will definitely take good care of her in the future.
"Women, it's important to have someone to rely on. If parents and brothers can't rely on you, then it's just between sisters. When you go to that house in the future, your parents-in-law and sisters-in-law will have to be more careful."
Wei sighed deeply. What you sow, what you get, all these are the creation of Er Yatou.
"Madam, Sixth Sister is also kind to Madam." Gu Qingzhi spoke from her heart.
When Mrs. Wei heard this, the bitter taste in her mouth became even worse.
How could she not know that Liu Yatou was good to her, but she was a member of the Gu family after all. After her death, she would be buried in the Gu family's ancestral grave. The rise and fall of the Gu family was closely related to her.
The affection between people is also limited. Even if I tear this old face apart, I can only beg Liu Yatou once or twice. If she goes too many times, the old love will fade away.
Not only does she understand this, but the second girl also understands it. Don't go to that house and don't open your mouth. Only in this way can you stay together for a long time.
But the three men in the house couldn't see through it, so they always used her and the second girl as a guide, hey... who knew that good steel should be used on the blade!
Gu Qingzhi saw his wife sighing, frowning, and stroking her forehead. She didn't know how to persuade her, and her mind slowly turned to Liu Mei and Jiang Hongwen.
"Auntie, my daughter has finally seen that that madman is really rich."
Gu Qinglian's eyes were filled with envy, "Most of the clothes in the wardrobe are new. Some of the styles have never been seen by my daughter before. The materials are all excellent. Do you think this is what I have on?"
Mrs. Xu looked at her daughter, with a warm look in her eyes, and said with a smile: "She is naturally rich. Let alone the hundred thousand taels, the Jiang family will not treat her badly. After all, she saved the emperor."
"My aunt was right. I asked my daughter to make friends with her at the last moment. I will have to go to that mansion often in the future."
"It's still too late."
Mrs. Xu thought about the dirty things she had done with Mrs. Qian in the past, and regretted: "Look at the second son of the first house, her benefits will be indispensable in the future."
"How can people have eyesight before and after!"
Gu Qinglian rolled her eyes, "I'm better than Gu Qingyun and Wu Yanling. These two are the ones who have headaches."
Mrs. Xu was relieved when her daughter said this, "Go back and pick some good things from your aunt's dowry to send to the sixth lady. The handler is short-handed and the cannibal is soft-mouthed. We have to treat this big Buddha well." "
"Auntie, my daughter listens to you." Gu Qinglian took a sip of the heart-warming brown sugar soup and nodded repeatedly.
Mrs. Xu thought of something again, raised her eyebrows, and called out loudly: "Come here, let the little kitchen stew an old duck and put some tea ginseng in it."
"Auntie, I don't eat these greasy things."
"Silly girl, I am not giving you food here. When it gets dark, I will bring it to you."
Mrs. Xu turned her eyes to the window lattice and said with a smile: "While Miss Six is taking advantage of this, I have to quickly settle your marriage. This time, my aunt will help you choose a good one."
Gu Qinglian blushed and whispered: "Why is this?"
"You are really stupid. You and Miss Six are biological sisters, and your future uncle and sixth uncle will be brothers-in-law. They say that brothers-in-law are more than half brothers, just because of the Jiang family's family background. Do you think we should have a good fight? ”
Gu Qinglian lowered her eyes in shame, "By the way, aunt, I saw the sixth uncle in the courtyard today."
"What?"
Xu was startled, "Quick, tell me."
While Xu and Gu Qinglian were discussing marriage matters, Gu Qingyun had already told Aunt Liu about the incident of seeing Jiang Hongwen in the courtyard.
After hearing this, Aunt Liu clapped her hands and said sternly: "They are not even married yet, but these two are so unscrupulous."
Gu Qingyun sneered and said: "No wonder the Jiang family came to pick her up every now and then. Maybe she has been involved for a long time. Auntie, we really underestimated her."
Aunt Liu opened her eyes wide and said angrily: "Of course I underestimated her. It's so good to pretend to be crazy and act stupid."
"Auntie, you said she was pretending to be crazy, but before... before..." Gu Qingyun looked shocked.
"Once upon a time?"
Aunt Liu sneered, "In the past, I even deceived the second master and the princess."
"Auntie, was she really stupid in the past?" Gu Qingyun didn't hear the exact answer and felt unwilling.
"How do you know whether she is really stupid or fake? In short, this Gu Qingwan is by no means simple."
Where does this peerless medical skill come from? Where do you have the courage to leave the Gu Mansion? Why did the Jiang family help her like this
Thinking about this, Aunt Liu felt more and more suspicious in her mind.
"Daughter, no matter if this person is really stupid or pretending to be stupid, stay away from me. We have offended her before, and we don't want to get any benefits from her. Don't offend the river if it is not well, and live your own life. . Even if she becomes the queen, she will never get along with us."
"Auntie, everyone else has to lean on me, why should we..."
"What do you know? Just go after my aunt for the one hundred thousand taels of dowry money. That lunatic will not let my aunt go."
The more Aunt Liu thought about it, the more frightened she became, "I can't afford to provoke you, and I can't even hide from you. No, I have to ask your father to settle your marriage as soon as possible. If she gets involved, it will be fatal."
"Auntie."
Gu Qingyun pulled her and said, "When you see your father, don't forget to tell the truth about Jiang Hongwen."
Aunt Liu's heart moved and she nodded frequently.
Gu Qingwan never bothered to pay attention to the little calculations in the minds of everyone in the Gu family.
She sat in a private room on the second floor of the bank, and together with Jiang Hongwen and Yinzhen, she calculated the taxes and money of each state in the Zhou Dynasty in previous years.
The silver needle clicked down the abacus, and I wrote a number on the paper.
Gu Qingguan looked at this number and was slightly shocked. He handed the paper to Jiang Hongwen, who took a breath of air.
"With so much money, if I can't pluck my hair, I'd be really sorry for myself."
Gu Qingguan glared at him, "The time is too short, where should I put the plucked hair?"
"This is not something I can worry about." Jiang Hongwen sounded like you are a capable person and it's up to you to find a solution.
Gu Qingguan's teeth were worn out. Tens of millions of taels of silver allowed her to go wherever she wanted, and these two men were not afraid of her running away with the money.
"How long does it take from the time when the tax money from each state enters the bank, to when the banknotes arrive in the capital, and then when the Ministry of Revenue withdraws it from the bank?"
Jiang Hongwen came closer, stretched out a finger, and waved it in front of Qingguan's eyes.
"A month?"
Jiang Hongwen nodded, "Tinglin said that he would grind the time into a month."
"If it takes a month, the bank will not have enough manpower."
"That one has agreed to let him select people from the Royal Guards."
Qingguan thought: "In other words, the time the money flows in our hands is only one month."
"Exactly."
"For one month, you can consider lending the profit."
"You're crazy."
Jiang Hongwen whispered: "The emperor hates people who make profits the most. If he finds out, what will happen?"
Qing Guan said lightly: "Others charge double, triple, or even five or six times interest. What if our interest is only two cents?"
"What's the difference between that and borrowing for free?" Yinzhen continued.
Jiang Hongwen muttered: "The poor in the world receive 40% of the profit, and the official capital receives 50% of the profit. We only receive 20%, which is a loss."
"We can't lose. Firstly, we have a lot of money, and we can accumulate a small amount into a big sum; secondly, we can win the hearts and minds of the people for King Shou. The people's support is strong, and even if King Shou cannot take the heir apparent in the future, as long as the people support him, he will be the leader. Steady." Jiang Hongwen didn't expect Gu Liu to speak so bluntly. He was startled and quickly whistled, only to see two black shadows falling outside the door, one standing on the left and the other like pine trees.