For more than half a month, Bai Qiyu found time to go to the house every day, and there was a cover in Evian Pavilion, and the days were easy and happy.

Qiu Xing will bring new news every day, the first fleet to go to sea has set off, to the southwest, a total of eighteen large cargo ships, three slightly smaller supply ships, and this fleet, the Bai family accounted for one-third, the remaining two-thirds were divided by other merchant forces, and the Bai family naturally became the leader. The Bai family can be said to have taken the limelight.

Bai Qiyu listened to the news and said, "The first voyage is such a big capital?"

Qiu Xing said, "The remaining participants are the Zheng family in Beizhou, the Wei family in Linfeng City, the Wang family and the Chen family in Nanling, and some hidden forces, such as King Ruian, Ding Shangshu and others, these are found out by the second master, and very few people know about them." ”

"How long will it take?"

Qiu Xing thought for a while and said, "If you just go to a few small countries in the southwest, then it will only take three or two months to come back." ”

Every few days, new news came, and Bai Qiyu learned about the outside news from time to time, and while unhurriedly setting up the incense making workshop in Sanxian Hutong, he gradually got on the right track.

At the end of September, the news of the return of the caravan's maiden voyage came, and it was said that the profits were so large that even the merchants with very small shares had gained great benefits, not to mention those famous merchants, the Bai family was in the limelight again for a while, and it was said that even the emperor was concerned about how much the Bai family's profits were, and it was rumored that the money earned by the Bai family this trip was comparable to the income of the treasury in a year.

When Bai Qiyu heard the news, he said a little strangely, "Didn't all the money used to sell the goods buy the goods?

Song Che smiled bitterly, "It's just a rumor from some people's hearts, although the first voyage of lifting the sea ban is very profitable, but as you said, most of the proceeds are exchanged for foreign goods and then brought back for sale," said and shook his head and said, "The Bai family was roasted on the fire." ”

Bai Qiyu slandered, the Bai family was not only roasted on the fire, it was simply a bomb on the fire! I don't know what his cheap dad is doing, doesn't he have a sense of crisis?

Thinking of this, Bai Qiyu said, "The Sacred Heart is unpredictable, it seems that I still have a plan in advance, no matter how you toss, as long as you don't put our lives into it." ”

Song Che had long been accustomed to her straightforward taboo words, and she didn't care, "I can still guarantee this, but because of Song Zhao's intervention, the Bai Mansion has been even more taboo in the palace, and you understand what I said, which saved me a lot of tongue." ”

With such a glorious and monstrous rich family, who can give it up in vain? But this little girl doesn't care much, and I don't know if it's too transparent or too ruthless.

Think about it separately.

When I heard the relevant news again, it was a letter sent by Dark Jiu half a month later, written by Song Che.

Only then did Bai Qiyu know that Song Che had gone to Tongzhou ten days ago, and after reading the letter, his brows were deeply locked, and he asked Dark Jiu, "Does your master have anything to say?"

Dark Nine shook his head, "The master only told his subordinates to send the letter to Miss Seven, and wait for Miss Seven to reply." ”

The letter wrote that the coastal trade was in full swing, and the momentum was just right, but it also mentioned one thing - pirates showed signs of rising, and unlike before, these pirates were organized and disciplined, and it was difficult to deal with, although there were only a few skirmishes, but they also disturbed the merchants' panic, and the original troops along the coast were not bad, but they were also lacking in skills, and the governor asked for permission to recruit troops to prevent major troubles, after all, the coastal troubles in the past also cost the court the boss's financial resources and manpower to calm down.

One by one, it looks normal, but Bai Qiyu vaguely feels that something is wrong, these things are very natural, she couldn't think of what the problem was after thinking about it for a while, so when she wrote back, she listed all these doubts, and she could see this, presumably Song Che also knew.

Dark Nine quickly took the letter and left.

Two days later, Song Che, who was far away in Tongzhou, received the letter, but he laughed, he knew that this girl was smart enough to see the hidden plan in this matter, and he only mentioned a few words, he could guess many things from the actions of King Shunping's southern tour of the coast and his secret visit, although it was not true, but it was not far away. I can't help but mention a few words in the reply, which roughly revealed some directions, but I didn't go into details, after all, this is also confidential.

When Bai Qiyu received the letter, three or five days later, he heard that the imperial court had ordered General Huwei to lead 20,000 troops to the coast to camp and recruit troops on the coast for training.

In the blink of an eye, when it was almost October, the news that Bai Yuanchun gave birth to a son came from the general's mansion, and when he washed the third, Mrs. Bai took a few daughters to have a lively time, and then waited until mid-October, Xu Suxin also gave birth to a son, Bai Qiyu naturally went to a trip in person, and also prepared a lot of gifts for the newborn.

Because Bai Qiyu was too involved in Baifu, he had been exchanging letters with Song Che, paying close attention to the maritime trade and the coastal situation, but he didn't pay so much attention to the things around him, but felt that life passed quickly.

However, when he went to the General's Mansion after the full moon ceremony, Bai Qiyu met Xia Yunzhong at Wu Hao again, and couldn't help but remember the news he heard earlier, and he thought about approaching, and chatted with him a few more words, Xia Yunzhong was still gentle and polite, Wu Hao turned his head and teased Bai Qiyu a few more words, she didn't care, and laughed back, "You have the heart to laugh, I might as well think about your own affairs earlier." The bluffed Wu Hao thought that his family affairs were quietly put on the agenda, and he was startled.

Bai Qiyu wanted to inquire about some things about Xia Yunzhong, so he avoided the servants and had a secret conversation with Wu Hao.

But he didn't clean up the doubts and speculations in his heart, and only said, "I always feel that Xia Gongzi is very familiar, I always feel that I have seen it somewhere, and because of the inconvenience of my identity, I don't know if it is a distant relative of the Bai family or something, so I want to know it privately, so even if it is not, it will not affect anything, if it is, it will happen to know each other, and you can also walk around in the future......"

Wu Hao understood that this was to check the origin of Xia Yunzhong's net worth, and he couldn't help but feel strange, but it was not a big deal, so he didn't ask much, just responded in one bite, and pointed to his personal servant to arrange someone to investigate carefully.

On the way back, Bai Qiyu sat in the carriage with Qiushui, whispering about what she had heard earlier.

"I heard that Xia Gongzi and his mother are from Tongzhou, and their family suffered a disaster, and they came to Beijing to join their uncle, but their uncle's family has lost contact for many years and has not been found, so they have to settle down in Beijing and take care of their lives slowly, and they can no longer find out. ”

Bai Qiyu has always been a little puzzled, "The mother and son in distress, the weak woman and the child, how did they settle down in this difficult capital? Since the mother and son of Xia Gongzi are outsiders, and they are still so far away, we will definitely not be able to find out more detailed information, so we can only wait for the news of Brother Hao'er." ”

After thinking about it, he said, "Why did Xia Gongzi suddenly get the attention of the Lighting Master?"

Qiushui was also strange, "It is only said that Mother Xia took the young Young Master Xia into the temple to worship, and happened to meet the master of lighting, and the master's eyes were closed......"

"These words also coaxed the people, what kind of person is the master of lighting, how can he be so favored to promote a childish child without a foundation for no reason, but it is difficult for outsiders to know the hidden situation behind it, maybe this hidden situation is the reason why they can settle down in Beijing. ”