- "That's it, don't talk about those bad things." It was still the princess Wang Qing who played a round out loud, patted the shoulders of the prince's younger brother with the grace of the eldest sister, shook his hand hanging in his sleeve again, tested his temperature, and it was normal, then he sighed and said: "Brother, Concubine De Niangniang has worked extremely hard to raise you, and the grace of your stepmother is more important than the mountain!" She is so nervous about you, you can't blame her. But...... If you let things go on like this, your life will not be easy. ”

It's okay not to mention it, as soon as he mentioned this, the second prince Wang Hong had a melancholy look on his face, and suddenly his eyes flashed again, and he looked at the eldest sister and said expectantly: "Brother almost forgot, I haven't consulted Sister Elder Haven't asked about this matter." It's easier for a woman to ponder a woman's mind. Sister, you must help your brother with this, and think of a way to deal with the concubine. ”

Wang Qing threw away her younger brother's hand and said a little unhappily: "Concubine De's mind is not so easy to guess, you look down on your sister." ”

After a slight pause, she looked at the disappointed look on Wang Hong's face, and slowly said: "Don't fish, go back to Huayang Palace with my sister, find a comfortable place, sit down and think about it slowly, this matter is not in a hurry." ”

Wang Hong folded his hands in his sleeves, and did not say a word or move.

He was frail and afraid of cold since he was a child, and he was used to holding his hands in his sleeves to keep warm, and later when he grew up to a certain age, he began to learn royal etiquette, and he restrained this habitual small action that did not quite match his identity. However, in the last half a month, because of the injury on his hand, the imperial doctor also advised him that he needed to raise his hand often to prevent the wound from becoming congested and help the external creation to close.

It's just that in the atmosphere of words in front of him, he stood still with his sleeves folded so much, which was a gesture that did not conform to the etiquette of the royal family, not only did not reduce his identity and temperament as a prince, but also added a layer of indifference to deliberately keep a distance from others.

Wang Hong is used to hiding his hands with his sleeves closed, and he doesn't mean anything else. He didn't even notice it. Such a gesture is easy for others to misunderstand his mood.

But for Wang Qing, her close and friendly brother occasionally shows such a side, and this unconsciously revealed indifference will expand rapidly in her heart, which is impossible to ignore.

Maybe that's the difference between a prince and a princess, right?

The emperor's younger brother is weak, even if he can't be the prince because of this, in a few years, he should be granted the title of fief. At that time, he will be able to support at least hundreds of thousands of civilians in the capital, and at the same time, he will have to cultivate the bearing of a vassal king and guard against others to protect himself. Will be indifferent. Keep your distance from people. It's no longer possible to frolic without much scruples like it does now.

And although she is a princess, she stays until she gets married and leaves the palace, in fact, she is a husband and a woman.

Seeing that Sister A's eyes suddenly had a gloomy meaning, Wang Hong was a little confused. Only then did he speak up, and asked slowly: "Sister, what's wrong with you?" Brother just hasn't calmed down, and he doesn't want to go back for the time being, are you annoyed? Is it because my brother doesn't listen to persuasion? ”

Wang Qing came back to her senses, shook her head slowly, and said softly: "Brother, what you don't want to do, Sister has never felt sorry for you." I just thought of something else. It's a bit distracted. ”

Wang Hong didn't continue to ask Wang Qing what was going on, but just softened his tone and said: "Sister, my brother knows that you are a delicate person, which is your advantage, but sometimes you just think too deeply about things." It's too nerve-wracking, and it's not good for the body. ”

Wang Qing knew that this was her younger brother caring about herself, and her heart warmed when she heard the words, but her face didn't show much, but she just urged with what she had just said: "You should say more about yourself." Your body has only grown stronger, and with a sword in your hand, you have lost weight back to your original appearance. Father looked worried, you don't know how to take care of your body. ”

"Alas, how many times have I said this, what is it to be able to receive this sword for my mother." Wang Hong sighed softly, paused slightly, and finally said that he would give up protesting for the time being, and obediently follow Sister A back.

Jia Zhong is a permanent eunuch in Huayang Palace, and if he goes out with the second prince, he will definitely be inseparable. So the work of cleaning up the shrimp fishing equipment was handed over to Shangguan Fei, with his flag and waist card, even if he did not borrow the power of the prince, he could pass through a large area of the harem without hindrance.

However, just when Shangguan Fei picked up the third fishing rod, he seemed to have encountered a small problem while he was reeling in the line.

The fishing hook seemed to be entangled in the underwater weeds, Shangguan Fei dragged it casually, but he didn't pull it, and he couldn't help but let out a soft "huh".

Wang Hong, who had already walked away a few steps away, glanced sideways, walked slowly, and asked jokingly: "Could it be that in this kind of shallow pool, there is a big stupid fish that even you Shangguan Fei needs to use some strength to pull up, and actually swallowed the bait of the shrimp fishing by mistake?" ”

Jia Zhong, the chief eunuch of Huayang Palace, who was on the side, seconded in a low voice: "Maybe the hook sank to the bottom of the pool, just hanging up the rotten shoes that I don't know who lost......"

As soon as Wang Hong's master and servant joked to this point, a few steps away, Shangguan Fei struggled with his wrist and still pulled the fishing hook entangled in the bottom of the water out of the water. The phantom flickered, and the hook brought out of the water was neither a stupid fat fish, nor a garbage and rotten shoes casually discarded by a heartless palace slave, but seemed to be ...... A baggage!

Obviously, this burden has been soaked under the water for some years, and the dirt in the water has precipitated on the outer layer of cloth about the blue background, and it is gradually turning black. On top of the dirt, there is another layer of wet moss, making this burden look more like a ball at first glance.

The game of Kemari was popular in Nankoku for a long time, and it was also divided into two types, one for bare feet and the other for horses. The balls used in barefoot keju are made of cowhide sewn and wrapped in animal hair, which is elastic and soft to the touch. This kind of game can be played by single player and multiplayer, and it is difficult to ensure that it will not be brought into the palace for the palace slaves who live in a closed environment to play in private.

Although the burden that is now "fished" by Shangguan Fei with a fishing rod is a ball, as long as you look closely, you will find that it is probably not a Keju ball, because it has been soaked underwater for a long time, and the shape of the ball is still stiff and not rotten.

The balls used in the horse are made of bamboo, which is more physically supportive than the hair follicle ball, but if it is soaked in water for several months, it will rot and fall apart, and it is obviously impossible to wrap the bamboo balls in this baggage.

Seeing this ball-like burden pulled ashore by the fishing line, even Wang Qing stopped and watched curiously.

Jia Zhong couldn't help but speculate curiously: "Could it be the money jar that the slave and maid secretly hid?" ”

Wang Hong didn't like him either, and made up an argument: "Who hid the money and hid it under the water?" ”

Shangguan Fei, who was closest to the mossy baggage, pestled the pestle with the fishing rod in his hand, and then replied: "It's a hard object inside, but it doesn't feel like porcelain or anything like that." ”

Wang Hong put away his joke. He thought that this was near the Cold Palace. He hadn't heard of some of the dirty things that happened in the harem before, and some of the stories in the cold palace were even more stinky. Recalling all this, he didn't have any good ideas about this burden that had been caught on the surface by chance.

"Be careful." Wang Hong said a word to Shangguan Fei, who leaned over and was about to unpack.

Shangguan Fei nodded. The cloth on the outside of the burden had been soaked in the pool water to the point of decay, and he only scratched his fingers, and the burden was like a bag cut by a knife, revealing what was wrapped inside.

Shangguan Fei's gaze paused slightly on the things in the baggage, and suddenly the person took a step back, his eyes showing astonishment.

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Wang Chi was originally going to ask Ruan Luo if he was good because of his personal relationship with the Yan family. will worry about it. In the early years, Nguyen Luo was a child. He went to study in Liang Guo alone. The help and assistance of the Yan family can be described as a great debt of kindness to him, which Wang Chi also knows.

However, these words turned in his heart several times, and finally he did not really say them.

When he spoke again, Wang Chi gave Ruan Luo a reassurance: "Don't worry." I don't want to do anything to the Yan family. ”

Hearing him say such a promise, Ruan Luo was really a little relieved in his heart, but at the same time, he felt quite incomprehensible, because Wang Chi arranged for someone to imitate the Yan family's silver ticket, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like a well-intentioned act.

After Wang Chi's promise, there was really half a sentence that had not been finished. After a moment's pause, he continued, "But there is one thing at the moment that makes me have to build an embankment. But as long as the family doesn't really do the kind of thing I was afraid of. The embankment is almost fictitious and does not harm the innocent. As long as the Yan family is a businessman, we will not disturb each other. Do you understand my struggle? ”

"The state affairs are in danger, and the younger generations understand." Ruan Luo's eyes drooped slightly, although he knew that it was related to the special nature of this topic. His reply at this moment must be rigorous, but he still couldn't help but ask again: "I don't know what this makes my uncle have scruples?" ”

Wang Chi will come to this Ruan Luo's territory outside the palace today, the original purpose is to discuss this matter with him. And Wang Chi was still a little uncertain at first that Ruan Luo might refuse, so he had to make a special exception to choose such a negotiation place in other places, which more or less pulled down his own frame and emphasized sincerity. However, as soon as Ruan Luo opened his mouth like this at this time, it seemed that this matter could be settled immediately.

Wang Chi smiled slightly and said: "Although I have the intention to make Nanzhao Commercial Bank bloom everywhere, I must admit that I am not an expert in this industry, so some things must be done by someone else." ”

At this time, Ruan Luo could already feel a problem, his pupils suddenly shrank, and he returned to nature in an instant.

Wang Chi called, and immediately a royal guard stepped in from outside the door. This guard was obviously instructed to arrange before leaving the palace with His Majesty, and when he entered the study, he didn't say anything, he directly pulled out a scroll from his tight sleeve, handed it to Wang Chi with respectful hands, and then quickly turned around and went out, closed the door of the study with his hand, and continued to stand quietly on the side.

Seeing this scene for the first time, Ruan Luo thought that Wang Chi was going to issue a secret decree in person, and was about to make another big gift to receive the decree, but Wang Chi raised his hand to make a signal, and then just asked him to vacate the desk.

After all the things on the table were removed and placed in a corner of the bookshelf, Wang Chi put down the scroll in his hand at one end of the desk, pulled out the filament rope that was tied to the waist of the shaft, and pushed the scroll away with a flick of his fingers.

This scroll is much longer than the yellow silk decree framed material, and can be spread from one end of the desk to the other. The long scroll is painted with a pattern, but instead of a single unit, it is divided into four plates. Most of the four patterns are composed of very simple lines of fine brushwork, but when these lines tend to be straight and stacked vertically and horizontally, it makes people feel extremely complex at a glance.

"You and the Yan family are considered peers, and they are also peers who have already had several cooperation experiences." Wang Chi's face was still smiling, "There are many common words among peers, and there have been colleagues who have cooperated, everything is easy to discuss, and it is easy to find out the entry point if there is anything." What's more, you are close to the Yan family. He is less likely to suspect that you represent my eyes. ”

Hearing Wang Chi say the latter sentence, Ruan Luo couldn't help but remind: "The head of the Yan family knew who my father was a long time ago, and if I approached them too quickly, I was worried that they would soon move the direction of their doubts to you, uncle." ”

"You don't have to worry too much about that, of course I'll put up a battle to paralyze them for a while. You have to believe that what I threw out this time is a double-edged sword, if they are just businessmen, then it is safe to take it. If not, they are so shrewd that they are. So whatever they plan to do. will all pay a price. The smile on Wang Chi's face gradually sank. Speaking of the fact that they checked the family tree and found your father's head, didn't they like to check the accounts? Find a suitable time, and I'll settle the account with them. ”

Ruan Luo's eyes lit up slightly when he heard this.

Now that Cheng Dù has said this, Wang Chi's true intention of coming to the door today has already surfaced. And what surprised Ruan Luo the most was that he didn't expect that what he had tried so hard to avoid just a month ago would now fall on him.

Moreover, this time the person he was facing was the Nanzhao Monarch, and no matter what, he could no longer find a suitable and powerful reason to refuse.

The trick of pretending to be sick is no longer difficult to use, not to mention that his body has been recuperated in the past two years to be stronger than before, and at the end of the year, even the wind and cold minor illnesses are gone. only said that the last time he used this trick, he still asked the few Lang Zhong he knew to cooperate well, but this kind of play will definitely not work in front of the emperor who controls the entire country.

Well, this errand was taken over.

Ruan Luo was silent for only a moment. I decided on my choice.

If the Yan family itself is stable, it is equivalent to running a long business. And this kind of thing is not uncommon in business activities, even if the people of the Yan family see that they have left Kyoto and appeared in a different place, it is really rare to find doubts, and they can make excuses for business affairs.

It's just that......

Just when Ruan Luo was about to make up his mind and prepare to announce his order, he suddenly saw something familiar from the extra-long scroll on the table with strange brushwork, and at this moment, a new question popped up in his heart.

This line map of the long axis depicts the topography of the Daqingchuan River Basin.

A few years ago, when Ruan Luo was still recuperating in Bo County, in order to take care of him at any time, Wang Zhe accompanied him to live in a courtyard.

In those quiet but also boring days, Wang Zhe's biggest hobby was not only to eat all the wild game in the mountains and fields of Bo County, but also to study geography, and in the past three years, he has collected several large bundles of geography books in his study. Although Ruan Luo was not very interested in this knowledge, these books were piled up in front of him, and three years were a long time, and of course he inevitably read a few of them.

Since then, one of the places that Wang Zhe has always talked about is the Daqingchuan River Basin.

It wasn't that he would go there on his next leg of his travels, he was just worried about his emperor's father, and he was always thinking about bringing that place into Nanzhao's territory as soon as possible.

As soon as I have time, I will think about this time, not because Wang Zhe is a warlike person, but because there is a group of barbarians living in that place, who do some evil things every day to rob homes and slaughter innocents, which can really be described as an evil force that harms one side. Even ordinary people, after hearing the tragedy from that place, they were eager to wave a kitchen knife to punish the culprit.

After the strange natural disappearance of the Sichuan garrison, there was no longer the power to suppress it, and the group of barbarians actually began to prepare for the local emperor. If that evil sore is not exposed, Daqingchuan, a great river rich in fresh water, will probably not be able to benefit the people in the future, and no one will dare or want to go to that place to cultivate and live.

As the son of the royal clan, Wang Zhe has the qualifications and obligations to take charge of this matter, regardless of whether he will be elected as the prince in the future until he ascends the throne.

Ruan Luo, as a good friend of Wang Zhe, also considered that the area around Daqingchuan was too peaceful, and whether other merchants wanted to do it or not, he would be the first to do so, and he would do his best to string the business routes there. Even if this is done, it may cause the trading houses he presided over to experience a relatively long period of loss, then he will do his best to make the circulation of materials over there lively.

At present, I am afraid that only he can imagine such a foolish approach, and he has really seriously considered implementing it.

Even a big businessman like the Yan family will not allow foreseeable losses in business matters, and businessmen seem to have this common problem, the more money they make, the tighter the money bag will be.

Therefore, even if the Yan family has the spirit of dedication, it is absolutely impossible to expand the business route to the Daqingchuan Valley now, where the people do not do business. They will only "grab" this trick.

Ruan Luo, who was standing in front of the desk, looked at the scroll spread out on the table, and then looked up at Emperor Wang Chi of Nanzhao, who was also looking at him at this time, but the meaning was subtle, he had already sensed that there were obvious doubts in this matter, but he couldn't figure out the plan of the emperor standing across the table, so he just fixed his eyes and didn't speak.

Wang Chi could vaguely recognize Ruan Luo's change in love, he had an estimate in his heart, a smile gradually appeared on his face, and he said slowly: "Isn't it strange why the Yan family suddenly added this business line." And why do I have such a clear grasp of this business line? ”

Ruan Luo couldn't help but say, "Could it be that the Yan family followed your wishes?" ”

Although he was a little anxious to know the answer. But actually he was saying this when he said it. The speed of speech naturally became extremely slow, because even he himself was a little incredulous about his inference, even if Wang Chi had always had the intention of soliciting the Yan family on his face.

The Yan family did business in the land of Sanzhou, although they cooperated well with the Wang court. But the foundation of the Yan family is still in Xiaoliang Country after all. No matter how huge the family business is, the assets of the branch have even surpassed the headquarters, but the Yan family's general account office is still standing in the capital of Xiaoliang Kingdom. This illustrates a problem and expresses a silent but determined attitude of the strongest family in the business world.

The Yan family is also sincere and stable in guarding Xiao Liang State, so they will always put their key institutions in Liang Realm and under the noses of the Liang Kingdom royal family.

――Even if the Yan family has always done nothing wrong with the affairs of the court, it always seems that there is some deliberateness in doing so.

However, once this balance is tilted, even if it is only suspiciously tilted. The Yan family's "dependence" on Xiao Liang Guo is likely to be subverted in an instant into putting his neck close to the edge of the supreme imperial power.

Although Xiaoliang is small, it has grown into a country with a mature system, and if you are a citizen of this country for a day, you will be presumptuous.

Even if the Yan family wants to be presumptuous. You should also prepare for the retreat first, at least the first condition is that you must first move your neck away from the edge of the blade, and then act, which is in line with common sense. Why doesn't a businessman calculate the stakes?

Could it be because the Yan family was determined to fall the banner to Nanzhao, and because they were firmly leaning on a new big tree, they would have no fear in front of Xiao Liang Guo and act so arrogantly?

No, this is obviously not in line with the temper of the Yan family, those old backbones of the Yan family association have gone through so many years of ups and downs, but they have not survived in vain.

Ruan Luo had all kinds of clues in his heart at this time, and all of them were covered with a questioning light gray color. At this time, Wang Chi's mood was also a little floating, because the question that Ruan Luo asked finally decided to say it to this junior who he valued cultivation very much at this moment.

"It's not all about following, to be precise, it's a risky collaboration." Wang Chi spoke slowly, the smile on his face gradually disappearing, "Before today, only two people knew about this, and they were all like you today, with doubts on their faces. ”

The questioning look on Ruan Luo's face turned into surprise.

"It's precisely because my two most trusted friends put on that kind of face that I can't help but be a little skeptical." Wang Chi put away his hands propped up on the edge of the table, his right hand to the left and his left hand to the right twisted into his sleeve, the image looked too far away from the emperor with a dignified manners, and he looked more like an elder in a big family who was making a decision about whether to decide or not, "I came to you today, I told you about it, and I felt a little disappointed when I saw you again, but ...... It's more that I think I'm here right. ”

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After handing over the VIP invitation card and drinking a cup of precious spring tips before the rain, Mo Ye, who came out of the Lu family, was in a good mood. Because she went to Lu's house to deliver the post just now, it happened that the head of the Yue family was also there, and made it clear that there was no one at home, so she didn't have to go to Yue's house again, so she handed the two posts together at the Lu family, saving a lot of work.

In this way, the originally tight time in the afternoon suddenly relaxed, and he walked easily on a spacious street in Kyoto that had only been renovated for a short time, and Mo Ye's mind soon appeared with all kinds of problems that he had just left the Yu Family Teahouse at noon.

Gently patting her forehead, Mo Ye temporarily suppressed the intricate thoughts in her mind, because she felt that those chaotic and trivial thoughts could only be used to achieve results with practical actions in the final analysis.

And if you plan to put these questionable questions on the action agenda, whether it is looking for someone in Kyoto or looking for a place outside Beijing on the pretext of traveling far away from Beijing, it is impossible to rush to see the situation.

However, Ruan Luo's coronation ceremony is just around the corner, so let's pay more attention to this matter! At least finish this matter first, and then put your plan to travel away from Beijing on the table to discuss with Ruan Luo.

The mind has a plan, and the distracting thoughts are self-clearing.

Without much consideration, Mo Ye chose the next step to find Ruan Luo, he has been busy delivering posts in the past few days, and he has no time to follow him too closely, I wonder if he has returned to the state of life that he used to lock himself in the study every day at a certain time in the past two days?

The Lu family was not too far from the bookstore where Ruan Luo usually stayed during the day, and the distance in between took less than a quarter of an hour. However, when Mo Ye's eyes could reach the door of the bookstore, she saw a scene that made her feel a little strange.

Since when did Ruan Luo's two close bodyguards change their positions to two gatekeepers at the door of the bookstore?

These two men were carefully selected by Ruan Luo and sent to the martial arts hall for special cultivation, so it was a bit overkill to throw them at the door to guard the door, right? Could it be that they got too close and touched Ruan Luo's displeasure? This is even more difficult to say, because everyone who has dealt with Ruan Luo knows what a stable personality he is!

Although Mo Ye thought hesitantly in his heart, his steps not only did not stop, but also sped up.

As soon as she approached, the two "door gods" immediately discovered her, and the two of them had a pair of door-like faces just now, and their expressions suddenly became richer, but in summary, it actually meant the same thing, signaling her not to go over.

Seeing this situation, Mo Ye felt more and more strange.

However, she was so patient that she really didn't insist on entering the bookstore, and only stopped at the gate, but she faced the two Ruan Luo's bodyguards, and the first thing she said was very direct: "The two eldest brothers have worked hard, is my brother inside?" ”

The two bodyguards were stunned for a moment when they heard this, and quickly glanced at each other, their expressions as if they had just gone to the shop next door together to be thieves.

Immediately, the two of them secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and one of them reacted a little faster, and hurriedly replied: "Childe is not here." ”

These two people have already made a plan in their hearts: although Ruan Gongzi takes good care of the Mo girl in front of him on weekdays, but now he is likely to meet a royal family inside, so Miss Mo had better avoid it.