CHAPTER IX
The index finger tapped lightly on the table, and Chu Yunxi circled a few numbers on the ledger from time to time, frowning.
Since it is the private salt escorted by her people, it will inevitably be recorded in the account books, but there is no problem with these account books.
One morning, without a clue, Chu Yunxi rubbed his sore forehead irritably. I took a sip of the tea on the table, the bitter tea stimulated my taste buds and cleared my mind.
Chu Yunxi sat on the edge of the bed, reorganizing her chaotic thoughts.
The door was pushed open, and a water-colored figure came into view.
Chu Yunxi looked up at the person who came, it was Feng Lan. The light-colored shirt is printed with the pattern of the hibiscus out of the water, which looks very eye-catching.
"Why are you here?" Chu Yunxi put down the account book in his hand and walked towards Xia Fenglan.
"I heard Jinxia say that His Highness didn't have breakfast and lunch, so I brought lunch to His Highness." Xia Fenglan said, putting the tray in her hand on the small table in the study, "Your Highness can't go on like this, no matter what important things are, your body matters." ”
"This king is not in the mood." Chu Yunxi said.
"But what happened to the accounts of the house?" Xia Fenglan's eyes were sharp, and at a glance she saw the ledgers piled up on the table.
"Sort of." Chu Yunxi glanced at the desk and said with some irritation. There were only three days, and she couldn't do it if she didn't have a clue like this.
"If Your Highness doesn't mind, Feng Lan, I'm willing to share my worries." After hesitating for a while, Xia Fenglan opened her mouth and said, "Since His Royal Highness handed over the affairs of the mansion to Feng Lan to take care of, Feng Lan thought that she should also have the right to check the accounts." ”
Chu Yunxi's gaze swept Xia Fenglan for a while, Xia Fenglan stood upright, her face was not obvious, but her palms were slightly sweaty. Accounts are the most important thing for the palace, and if you don't trust people, it is absolutely impossible to touch them. She is betting on His Highness's trust in her, and if His Highness refuses, she will never ask about the affairs of the house from now on.
"There are a lot of accounts, if you are tired, go back and rest, don't force yourself." For a long time, Chu Yunxi said.
When Xia Fenglan heard this, she felt a burst of joy in her heart, Her Royal Highness was willing to believe her by doing this.
"Then can Your Highness have dinner now?" Feng Lan said, took the account book from Chu Yunxi's palm, and showed a knowing smile, "This account book, Feng Lan will read it for you." ”
Chu Yunxi glanced at Xia Fenglan helplessly, from childhood to adulthood, Feng Lan was the first person who dared to be so presumptuous to her, but, strangely, she didn't hate this feeling.
It seems that since she was reborn, she has been conniving at Feng Lan's arrogance.
Picking up the dishes and chopsticks, Chu Yunxi had some lunch, and she didn't know if she was really hungry for a long time, she felt that today's food was extraordinarily delicious.
Occasionally raised his head to look at Xia Fenglan, and saw Xia Fenglan holding the account book, leaning against the window, and the fine sunlight sprinkled on Xia Fenglan through the window paper, it looked so dazzling and beautiful. Chu Yunxi only felt that his heartbeat was suddenly a few beats faster.
Feeling Chu Yunxi's gaze, Xia Fenglan put away the book in her hand and looked back.
Their eyes intertwined, and both of them suddenly blushed and immediately avoided each other's gaze.
"Your Highness, have you eaten yet?" After a long time, Xia Fenglan took the lead in asking, "Feng Lan found that there was a problem with this account book. ”
"What's wrong?" Hearing that it was the account book, Chu Yunxi immediately put down his chopsticks and walked quickly to Xia Fenglan's side.
"Your Highness, look here." Xia Fenglan pointed to a place in the account book and showed it to Chu Yunxi.
On March 7, Lin'an purchased 30 cars of glass and spent 1,000 taels of gold.
"Is there a problem here?" Chu Yunxi looked at it for a long time, but he didn't see any problems, and couldn't help frowning.
"Your Highness doesn't know." Xia Fenglan said, "In Lin'an, what is abundant is not colored glass, but fake glass. ”
"Fake glass...... What is it? Chu Yunxi only felt confused, the two of them were human beings, and they had never heard of this thing.
"Fake glass is a kind of stone that is very similar to colored glass." Xia Fenglan smiled slightly and said, "The price of glass is high, and few ordinary people can afford it. Therefore, in the folk, fake glass is more popular. Fake glass is cheap, and it can be real with glass. If Your Highness doesn't believe it, you can go to the bazaar and take a look, most of the shops sell fake glass jewelry. ”
"But this king is lonely and unheard." Chu Yunxi touched his chin and pondered for a while.
"His Royal Highness was born in the royal family, and others dare not deceive His Highness with fake things, and His Highness naturally doesn't know that there is such a thing as fake glass." Xia Fenglan said, took out a map next to her, stretched out her finger and pointed to a few places on it, and said, "Fenglan just thinks it's strange, so many places that produce glass don't pick, why did she choose a place full of fake glass to buy glass." Aren't people who buy it afraid that all they get is fake glass? ”
"Maybe they were going to buy fake glass in the first place." Chu Yunxi groaned, and a hint of understanding flashed in his eyes, "It's that this king is blind, and he has been deceived by this group of people for so long." "In her previous life, she was so miserable in the end, and it was not unreasonable. The people below are blinded, and there is no one around who knows.
"Your Highness, these are secondary." Xia Fenglan said, opened several account books at the same time, and spread them in front of Chu Yunxi, "After reading the accounts of these stores, Feng Lan found that the price of the glass is really strange. If it is a real glass jewelry, it is too cheap to sell. If it is a fake glass product, the price has doubled. ”
Chu Yunxi sat down in his seat while carefully looking at the contents of the ledger. She is not a fool either, with Xia Fenglan's suggestion, she quickly discovered other problems in the ledger. The frowning brows became tighter and tighter, she was really, deceived for many years.
Xia Fenglan stood quietly to the side, not disturbing Chu Yunxi's thinking.
"This ......" Chu Yunxi just wanted to say something to Xia Fenglan, but when she looked up, she found that Xia Fenglan had been standing beside her, and a touch of displeasure appeared in her eyes, "What have you been standing for, sit next to this king." As he spoke, he patted the empty space beside him.
Xia Fenglan thought about refusing, touching Chu Yunxi's frowning brows, thinking in her heart, there was no point in making His Highness unhappy for such a trivial matter, so she obediently sat beside Chu Yunxi.
It seemed that it was a little closer, Xia Fenglan could even hear Chu Yunxi's regular heartbeat, and somehow, her cheeks were red, and she couldn't read a word of the account book in her hand.
Looking at Chu Yunxi's face, he only saw that this person was staring at the ledger seriously, and his deep eyes were shining with the brilliance of wisdom. Xia Fenglan felt that she was attracted by those beautiful eyes, and she was stunned unconsciously.
"Feng Lan? Feng Lan? Chu Yunxi called Xia Fenglan several times in a row before summoning Xia Fenglan's sanity back.
"Your Highness, Your Highness." Xia Fenglan lowered her head, a little embarrassed, she would actually stare at Her Highness in a daze.
"What's wrong with you?" Chu Yunxi asked Feng Lan, who was buried in his chest and didn't speak.
"No, nothing." Xia Fenglan shook her head, "Feng Lan accidentally wandered. ”
"It's the king who is careless." Chu Yunxi said, "Your body is not yet well, and you must be tired after reading the account book for so long." With that, Chu Yunxi closed the account book and got up from his seat, "You go back to the room to rest first, and this king will go out for a while." ”
"Your Highness...... Where to go? For some reason, seeing that Chu Yunxi was leaving, there was a faint sense of loss in her heart.
"This king wants to go to the store and have a look." Chu Yunxi flicked the ledger in his hand, "There are some things, you have to confirm them with your own eyes." "Although it's still uncertain, eighty percent of that batch of private salt is mixed in the glass.
"Brocade." Chu Yunxi called for brocade resignation, "Change clothes for this king, this king is going to take a look in the shop." ”
"Your Highness, can you bring Feng Lan with you?" As if she was afraid that Chu Yunxi would refuse, Xia Fenglan added again, "Feng Lan has seen a lot of fake glass, and she can distinguish it for His Highness." ”
Thinking that Xia Fenglan was already very tired, Chu Yunxi wanted to refuse. It's just that when I touched that look of anticipation and refused, I couldn't say anything.
"Jin Ci," Chu Yunxi said, "Give the princess a casual dress and a hat." ”
"Yes, Your Highness." Jin Ci smiled and responded. Her Royal Highness can be so good with the princess, she is also very happy, as Chu Yunxi's cronies, what she hopes most is that the house is harmonious.
"Prepare a small sedan chair for two people, and this king wants to pay a private visit." Chu Yunxi commanded, as if he remembered something, Chu Yunxi added, "In addition, put more soft pillows on the sedan chair." Thinking of Feng Lan's slender body, she must not like a stool that is too hard.
"Hasn't Your Highness always liked hard seats?" Jin Ci asked with some confusion.
"If you are told to let it go, where is there so much nonsense." Chu Yunxi shouted in a low voice.
"Yes, Your Highness." was yelled at inexplicably, and Jin Ci felt a little innocent.
His Royal Highness likes hard seats, but let people put soft pillows, don't think about it, and know who it is for.
Xia Fenglan looked at Chu Yunxi's unchanged face, and her heart was warm. Your Highness, although she doesn't show it on her face and doesn't like to talk much, she always does what she does. Such a person, how could she not be moved.
Sitting on the small sedan chair and feeling the bumps of the sedan chair, Xia Fenglan remembered what happened yesterday. It is also a small sedan chair carried by two people, when I took it yesterday, I only had humiliation in my heart, but today I have a faint joy.
"There's still a long way to go, so if you're tired, close your eyes and rest for a while." Chu Yunxi said.
"Hmm." Xia Fenglan nodded her head, closed her eyes and recuperated, she was indeed a little tired.
The sedan chair was so bumpy that Xia Fenglan's head often hit the wooden board next to her, and she couldn't help frowning.
Seeing this, Chu Yunxi took the person into his arms and let her lean on his shoulder.
"Your Highness?" Xia Fenglan opened her eyes suddenly, struggling to get up.
"Shh Chu Yunxi made a silent movement, "Don't speak, nourish your spirit." ”