Since his uncle and aunt returned to their hometown with a family to help the soul, Zhou Baolu has been a little embarrassed, although she has talked and laughed when she sees people, but Xiao Hongcheng saw it, and Zhou Baolu was always a little depressed.

This is also a helpless thing, even if Xiao Hongcheng is wise, he can't think of any special way to solve this, so he just turned around and flipped through the roster files, and met seven or eight people in a row, and he returned to the house early this day.

Although it is August, the heat has not subsided, but Xiao Hongcheng wears the rules and regulations of the court clothes, not messy at all, the button is directly buttoned under the chin, Zhou Baolu looked at him and felt hot, and hurriedly fanned him, nagging and saying: "Look at you hot, as for wearing so many layers?" Come and drink some water - not ice, I'll tell them to bring cold mung bean soup and you can rest and drink it. Are you still out? If you don't go out, you will change your clothes, I look at the cool yarn sent to Shudi, which is good, and I sent someone to make two for you before, can you try it? In addition, there is a dazzling satin, there is no bright color, it is all white and white, I touched it thinner, and the tentacles were cool, so I made you two underwear, I also have it myself, and I just wore it, there will be no outsiders at this time, you simply loose and loose first - these are from our private room, and the internal affairs government sent it or made of Hangzhou silk, which is the same as in previous years. ”

Xiao Hongcheng unbuttoned the button at this time, and said, "You really cheered her up." ”

"She?" Zhou Baolu tilted her head, watched the maid come in with her clothes, and waited for her neat movements to be incomparable to herself, so she didn't add to the mess, and went back to the kang to sit cross-legged.

Because of the heat, there are no outsiders, she is like a little girl, only wearing apricot yellow soft satin legging pants, a blouse with a cross-collar inlaid with flowers of the same color, and a small round face, but she is still a little girl.

However, due to the death of Ku Xia and her grandfather, Zhou Baolu was thinner than when she first got married, and her eyes became bigger and more elf.

Because the people who can serve in this house are trustworthy maids, Zhou Baolu brought into the palace four big girls, four little girls, the original twelve big palace maids in the East Palace, and eighteen second-class palace maids, now there are only sixteen big ones who can enter the house to serve, divided into four shifts to serve, Xiao Hongcheng and Zhou Baolu will not avoid them when they talk, Xiao Hongcheng stretched out his hand to let them serve, while saying: "Shu brocade has suddenly become popular in the imperial capital now, even if you have received more Shu brocade in the past time?" ”

There are often people in the East Palace who come to ask for peace, no one is good to come empty-handed, always bring a few things, not too valuable, not too simple, the most common is nothing more than playware, clothing, medicinal materials, tea, the four treasures of the study and some elegant daily consumables, of course, the East Palace is not an iron rooster, just receiving gifts does not return gifts, there must be a little return gift, or the dim sum fruits in the palace, or the same things, which are all up to Zhou Baolu to master.

These have to be classified by someone to make a gift list, and you can't always give a gift to Mrs. Wang's family when you enter the palace, and when you reward something, give it to people what they sent last time, then it's a joke.

Zhou Baolu pouted, Zhu Tang understood her best, so he took the gift list file with her in the past ten days, because of the death of her grandfather, there are many ladies and young ladies who have come to ask An to speak and express comfort these days, Zhou Baolu turned a few pages, nodded and said: "You are really right, but how do you know this kind of trivial matter?" Or is there something special about this? ”

Xiao Hongcheng finally changed into a slightly loose cool gauze cloud water pattern regular clothes, sat on the kang, took the file in Zhou Baolu's hand and flipped through it: "The country of Shudi Tianfu is rich in products, but because of the geographical advantage, it is not as good as Jiangnan, and can only borrow the convenience of the Yangtze River. ”

Zhou Baolu thought about it for a while, but still didn't understand what Xiao Hongcheng was talking about, Xiao Hongcheng liked to see her cute appearance, reached out to poke her cheeks, and said with a smile: "Don't forget, the concubine is from Sichuan." ”

So that's it!

Zhou Baolu understood, Xiao Hongcheng was taking precautions.

Xiao Hongcheng said: "No matter what you want to do, you have to have human and financial resources, although the concubine Niangniang is still safe now, the internal and external dynasties have not made any moves, but isn't this just a promotion?" The seventh brother is only three and a half years old, it is indeed early, after a few years, Fengyin has been in the palm for a long time, and most of them will feel that the pronoun of the substitute does not sound very good, does it? Also, when the seventh brother is older, what will he think, and who knows? There is nothing wrong with being prepared to go ahead. ”

Zhou Baolu smiled when he heard this: "This is a big matter outside your grandfather, I just know the beginning and the end, and I can't help you if I pay more attention." Maybe in the future, I will wear more Shu brocade? ”

Xiao Hongcheng reached out to poke her cheek again, told her to tilt her head and bite it, before he smiled: "This is a small section, how much money can you make with a little silk?" There's another big thing for you. ”

"Oh?" Zhou Baolu was puzzled and tilted her head to look at her.

Xiao Hongcheng smiled and said: "The biggest help of the concubine Niangniang in the previous dynasty is the Wen family, the old Lin Pavilion is about to become a master, Lord Wen is very likely to enter the pavilion, the power of the elder pavilion cannot be underestimated, even now, there is quite some power, this will be Lord Wen is committed to opening up border trade, such a major event, I have discussed this matter with them again and again, this was originally a matter that my father was promoting, if it is really opened, it has its own benefits for the country and the people, but we are suspicious, Lord Wen is ready to rely on this matter to master part of the financial resources. ”

It was the matter of the previous dynasty, Xiao Hongcheng did not avoid Zhou Baolu, and explained the joints to her, Zhou Baolu then understood, it was strange that Xiao Hongcheng wanted to talk about the financial problems of the concubine's family before, but it turned out to be like this.

The matter of seizing the heir involves a wide range and is innumerable, but no matter what is carried out, financial resources are always the foundation, and what can be done without money? Xiao Hongcheng got a piece of the pie in Jiangnan, but there was no shortage of silver, so the concubine naturally had to think of her own way.

But what does this have to do with oneself? Zhou Baolu said suspiciously: "What can you say to me about making money?" If my grandfather was here, he would be an expert, but now he ......"

"Grandfather?" Xiao Hongcheng might as well say this, Zhou Baolu remembered that after hearing about the Chen family that day, he was going to tell Xiao Hongcheng about it, but there was something temporary, so he forgot about it, so he said: "Alas, you don't know, I didn't know before, our family has a God of Wealth!" ”

Xiao Hongcheng made a deaf look.

Zhou Baolu said proudly: "My grandfather has been a Wu'an Hou for almost 30 years, and the family's head industry is getting more and more year by year, before, the Zhuangzi shop and other dividends and dividends and the like made a year's income of only forty or fifty thousand silver, a family of twenty or thirty masters, hundreds of people, life is tight, and even the filial piety and so on have been spent on dry water, but guess last year, how much silver was collected in my uncle's outer study?" ”

Xiao Hongcheng smiled: "If you don't pick it, pick last year, aren't you afraid of my doubts?" ”

Zhou Baolu's big eyes blinked, he was puzzled for a moment, and immediately thought again: "Ah, yes! Brother An went to Jiangnan last year, but Brother An is not short of silver, as for taking your silver? ”

Xiao Hongcheng said with a smile: "Which official is greedy for silver because he can't open the pot?" You're stupid too. But I really don't doubt him, but I'm kidding you, if I really doubt him, do I dare to say it in front of you? ”

Zhou Baolu flattened her mouth, she also knew that Xiao Hongcheng dared to talk like this in front of her, it was because she believed her, but Xiao Hongcheng's words made her think that if her uncle really had other actions in the future, how would the two face each other?

Xiao Hongcheng knew what Zhou Baolu was thinking when he looked at her flat mouth, although Zhou Baolu was open-minded, he was a very smart person, but every smart person occasionally drilled the tip of the bull's horns, would think too much and too far, and would make mistakes worse than stupid.

Because stupid people can't even think of going up to this level.

Xiao Hongcheng reached out and touched Zhou Baolu's head: "Don't worry, if I really have anything to suspect your uncle and Brother An, I will ask you." ”

Meaning: it will give you a chance to explain and save.

Faint!

Zhou Baolu thought, but the little round face was smiling.

Uncle and Brother An have different meanings to her, they are different from their parents, she remembers the words in the outer study of Hou Shizi of Wu'an, only her uncle thought about her for the long term and made that plan for her.

Her father cared nothing about her future, but rejoiced in his future prosperity and wealth, and although her mother loved her, she would only make her difficult.

Fortunately, she understood early on that she relied on nothing but her grandmother, that is, her uncle.

And now, perhaps, there is Xiao Hongcheng.

Xiao Hongcheng liked it, and reached out to twist her round face: "I know that you say in your heart that I am a faint king, but for you, I will make a slight concession, and there is no grievance." ”

If you love her, you can't wait to hold everything you have in front of her, and Jiangshan Sheji is the same.

This guy guesses her mind and is really accurate, annoying! Zhou Baolu lightly bit his hand: "Don't move your hands and feet, let's get down to business!" ”

Xiao Hongcheng smiled and cheered: "Yes, yes, let's get down to business, then what do you say is the family background of the Marquis of Wu'an now?" ”

Zhou Baolu said: "I won't tell you this, but my uncle can get 100,000 taels of silver at any time!" ”

Xiao Hongcheng touched his chin, and Zhou Baolu said again: "And my little aunt!" ”

"Who is your little aunt?" Xiao Hongcheng asked casually.

"Wait, show you something." Zhou Baolu climbed down the kang, personally opened the cabinet and took out a black lacquer inlaid 800 peacock pattern box with a delicate small lock, and took out the key to open it, which was full of silver tickets.

It's all one thousand taels and one piece, and it's a thick stack.

With such a amount of silver, although Xiao Hongcheng didn't drool, he also smiled: "Where did we get so much silver?" ”

Zhou Baolu was arrogant: "This is mine!" Hmph, where did we come from, this is my dowry, the 50,000 silver pressed by my aunt, she said before she wanted to carry the silver to make me face, I thought, marry you, it doesn't matter, that is, I don't have silver, you also want it, and you don't need to bully you with silver, so I asked my aunt to simply give me a silver ticket, and it is easy to clean up, so that it is cheap, I used to wonder what about it, my aunt's status is not very high, and my aunt is not very good, why is there silver like this, I thought it was my aunt who made me happy, Who knew it would be true! ”

When I saw the silver, it was ours, and he was still the crown prince!

When a niece gets married, she can get 50,000 silver to press the box, which is almost the family foundation of a middle-class official, Xiao Hongcheng immediately had a good premonition, and immediately decided: "Very good, very good, you have to be empty, send someone to invite my little aunt into the palace to talk." ”

Look at this climber, call her mother or Mrs., this knows that the little aunt can make money, so he calls the little aunt, and he doesn't even add a word to you!

Zhou Baolu grinned: "Well, okay." ”

Xiao Hongcheng then smiled and said, "So I'm discussing with you, I'm going to send Brother An out." ”

Only then did Zhou Baolu figure out what Xiao Hongcheng wanted to discuss with her, nodded and said, "Are you going to send Brother An to do border trade?" ”

Xiao Hongcheng said: "Of course he is not the only one, such a big event, you can't do without my people, this is the biggest thing for my father in the past two years, of course he can't be called an old man, right?" As a son, I naturally have to share my father's worries, and I also have to guard against Lord Wen's people doing something inside, so that Lord Wen can share the benefits in this matter! This matter has been done, not only in front of me, but also in front of my father and the emperor, and it is also a great achievement! ”

"Really?" Zhou Baolu was very happy, her eyebrows and eyes were crooked, it was Xiao Hongcheng's favorite appearance to see, and she could even be in a good mood, but she thought in her heart: It turns out that it makes sense for the ancients to laugh at the princes of the Beacon Fire Opera.

Hey, no, this idea is too dim, and you can't compare Zhou Baolu to that idiot!

Xiao Hongcheng hurriedly threw this idea away.

As Xiao Hongcheng expected, Zhou Baolu was really happy when he saw his brother coming out, and asked, "Listen to your tone, Brother An'er is better than anyone else now?" He went to Gangnam, and I haven't seen him for a long time. ”

Xiao Hongcheng pointed his finger at the table: "Very good." ”

Xiao Hongcheng was bent on making her happy, so he said: "In the old years, you wrote to me and sent Brother An to Jiangnan, I saw that he was young, and I thought that it would be good for him to see the world, and I took him with me to let him see more, but I didn't think about it, he is really a talent, it is really your uncle's own birth!" ”

Zhou Baolu burst out laughing, she has a deep relationship with Chen Yi'an, listening to Xiao Hongcheng praise him, she naturally likes it, but the last sentence is really funny.

Zhou Baolu praised himself for being ashamed, not to mention praising Brother An, so he said: "That's natural, our Brother An is naturally much smarter than other people's brothers, you can see me, Brother An is much stronger than me!" ”

"You don't have to be presumptuous, I'm sorry to look at you." Xiao Hongcheng hurriedly praised her, he looked at Zhou Baolu's eyes with a smile: "I look, your Chen family is all top people, your uncle needless to say, Brother An has not yet reached the age of fifteen, he is very good-looking, when he arrived in Jiangnan, I looked at your face, thinking, just take him to see more, who knows that he really stood up, and those people, who have not been rolling in officialdom and shopping malls for one or two decades, did not take such a half-old child seriously at the beginning, and later, what about it?" In fact, he doesn't have the ability of your grandfather, if you want to say that he is not very good at making money, the important thing is that he can use people, it doesn't matter if he doesn't know it, as long as the people who know it don't dare to hide from him and lie to him, it will be enough to succeed. I'll tell you the bottom before you come to me, don't tell your uncle and Brother An'er first, after this year, I'll arrange him to go to the household department, and he will be able to stand in the border trade in the name of it, and I will hand over all the places in the south of the Yangtze River that are connected to the household department. ”

Xiao Hongcheng looked at Zhou Baolu and said, "Then I'll hand over all the family resources to him." ”

Zhou Baolu smiled and reached out to pat his head: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, Brother An'er is the most reliable, since he was a child!" ”

Xiao Hongcheng, he just likes Zhou Baolu's temperament, what do he say in front of him, promote her mother's family, she will not pretend to excuse herself, she will only say: Well, my brother is the best, definitely good!

This feeling of being very one's own person makes Xiao Hongcheng, who grew up in the deep palace since he was a child, feel particularly close.

Zhou Baolu mentioned Brother An'er, his eyes lit up, his chatter instinct was attacked, and he nagged and took out all the things they had done when they were children, and his eyebrows danced, his hands danced, and he was full of excitement, Xiao Hongcheng couldn't help but pounce over, and pressed Zhou Baolu with one paw.

Zhou Baolu said: "What are you doing, in broad daylight!" ”

Xiao Hongcheng smiled, lowered his head and mouthed, and took two bites.

Within two days, Zhou Baolu was worried about Xiao Hongcheng's words, and really invited her little aunt to come into the palace to talk.

This time, Chen Xiqing is no longer dressed in dazzling red, she mourned for her father, she should have been plain white, but because it was taboo to enter the palace, she wore a light blue dress.

Chen Xiqing lost a lot of weight, and her chin became more and more pointed.

The two of them didn't sit in a sedan chair, and walked slowly to the East Palace hand in hand, just walked through the Hongde Gate, and saw a group of people over there surrounded by bright yellow steps also happened to come over, Zhou Baolu knew that it was the emperor passing by, and hurriedly stepped forward to say goodbye.

The emperor smiled and nodded to talk to her, but his eyes fell on the face of Chen Xiqing, who was kneeling a foot away.