"What do you say? Cui Xiang dares to be disloyal to the main palace? The anger on Princess Taiping's face immediately turned into murderous aura, squatted down, and pressed the chin of the tanuki girl with a leather whip to ask.

"The slave maid sent someone to check on Cui Xiang, and someone in his family has been doing peat business recently, and the scale is very large." There was no fear on the face of the tanuki girl. looked at Princess Taiping pitifully like a kitten and reported in a low voice.

"Hmm!" Princess Taiping's wrist increased her strength, lifting the tanuki's chin even higher.

The other party's words are not any evidence, a big family like Bo Lingcui does not have dozens of industries that can make money under its name, so it is abnormal!

Even if the entire Cui family fell to Princess Taiping, the elders of the clan, it was impossible to take out all the details of the family's internal operation to ask her for instructions. Otherwise, Princess Taiping would have become the patriarch of the Cui family, how could she have the time and energy to control other things?

"The slave maid sent someone to check that the reason for the rise of peat in Chang'an City was the large use of stoves and water stoves last year." The tanuki girl was picked so that half of her neck was crooked into a branch, but her face was still full of flattery, "And now there are three main peat businesses." The owner behind one family is surnamed Guo, the owner behind one family is surnamed Ren, and the owner behind the third family is Cui Shangshu. Moreover, Cui's peat opened at the latest, almost at the end of last year. However, it did not cause any suppression from the other two! ”

Since the stove and the water stove were both first pushed out by the ordnance supervisor. The two peat shops have the surname Guo and the surname Ren respectively, which is normal. And Cui Xiang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, who has nothing to do with the ordnance superintendent, can quickly discover this new business opportunity and send people to invest in it without being squeezed out by the Guo family and the Ren family, but it is too abnormal!

Abnormal affairs are bound to be demons, and even the big cannibals who open the Treasure Pavilion to sell glaze and flower dew know how to use their dead hands to suppress Wang Liuli and the Six Gods Firm. The Cui family suddenly sold peat in Chang'an City, and it was impossible not to offend the interests of the Guo family and the Ren family. And the other two did not join forces to deal with it, how could the reason behind it not be vigilant?

In an instant, a clear vein appeared in front of Princess Taiping's eyes, and there was no evidence for every key point. But this vein is so "reasonable" that it is almost impeccable!

Cui Xiang carried her behind her back and reached some kind of deal with Zhang Qian. Therefore, Zhang Qiancai pointed out the path for the Cui family to make a fortune by selling peat, and helped him persuade the Guo family and the Ren family to "get out of the way". Even, it is even possible to ask the Guo family or the Ren family to send skilled hands to enter the industry with Cui's buddies!

So, in return. When the Cui clan assisted the tanuki to deal with the Six Gods Trading House, he refused to do his best. Even, he may secretly leak the news to Zhang Qian, causing the Treasure Pavilion to be passive everywhere and lose before fighting!

"Why didn't you report this to Hongu earlier?" The shame of being betrayed quickly surged through the body. With both hands around the leather whip around the neck of the tanuki girl, Princess Taiping gritted her teeth.

"Master, the slave has no proof. Don't dare, don't dare to report indiscriminately. After all, Cui Xiang is a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, and he is still of great use to the master in the court. Slave maid, slave maid dare not let there be a gap between the master and him! The tanuki girl supported the ground with her hands and whispered in response. It's not interesting to repeat it at all, and I'm already in a big disaster.

"You ......" Princess Taiping's hand was full of green muscles. But he didn't tighten the whip after all.

Tanuki Niang's words are right, Cui Xiang is not his own house slave after all, and he can't punish him at will. Although the relationship between the two sides is similar to that between the lord and the courtier, in fact, it is more cooperative, or rather a mutual use. If there is no conclusive evidence on his side, he will reprimand or suppress him, which will definitely make this person centrifuge, and finally completely out of his control.

In addition, even if he now has conclusive evidence that Cui Yu is secretly dealing with Zhang Qian and others, he can no longer threaten his own and his father's lives as he did before. First of all, the elder brother is not like his mother, and he will not easily destroy his courtiers. Secondly, his current influence is far less than when his mother was the emperor!

"Master, Cui Xiang is stupid, don't be angry!" The tanuki rubbed Princess Taiping's hand with her head, no matter her movements and voice, she looked like a begging tanuki, "It's not worth it to be angry for this idiot." Zhang Qian's side, but it can make him a small fortune. And what you can give him, master, is what he needs most. He doesn't know how to cherish it now, and sooner or later he will kneel down and beg his master! ”

"Well, you're smart!" Princess Taiping touched the head of the tanuki girl with her hand, and stood up with a deep groan, "Come on, carry her down to apply the medicine." By the way, find a Lang Zhong to show her, don't hurt your bones. ”

"Yes!" The handmaidens who were silent outside the door whispered and agreed to rush in. Pick up the tanuki, turn around and leave.

"Thank you, master, for not killing!" At this time, the tanuki finally determined that she had completely escaped. Raised his head with difficulty and thanked Princess Taiping. Immediately, his eyes rolled and he fell unconscious again.

"! Don't die, or this palace will crush your bones and scatter ashes! Princess Taiping's heart finally swelled with a trace of pity. Horizontal eyebrows, angry eyes, loud threats.

No one was able to respond, and the unconscious tanuki was quickly carried away by the maidservants. The huge study immediately became empty, and the spring breeze through the window was faintly cold.

Feeling the chill in the wind, Princess Taiping felt more and more depressed in her heart. Cui Xiang is her right-hand man who has been promoted to the position of the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and she has been loyal to her all these years. If even Cui Xiang has a different heart for her, then the rest of the guys who have received her favor and swore that she will only look forward to her will probably not be much more reliable than Cui Xiang.

And the culprit who caused all this was his own brother, Li Xian, the Ying Tianshen Dragon Emperor. In order to gain her support and deal with the "five kings" such as Zhang Yizhi together, Li Xian did not hesitate to give him the title of the princess of the town mayor, enter and leave the palace at any time, the power to recommend officials at will, and the transcendent status of not having to bow down when he sees the queen. And after the "Five Kings" were killed, Li Xian quietly took back most of the privileges. Now she is left with little except for the empty title of the princess of the town mayor!

Thinking about it this way, the reason for Cui Xiang's centrifugation is better explained. Further up the six Shangshu, there are only three grades left under the door of Tongzhongshu, and there are only a handful of official positions in the left and right servants, and servants under the door. In the case that his influence on the court is far less than before, Cui Xiang continues to follow him, and he can no longer go further. His own control over him will naturally drop significantly.

And being good friends with Zhang Qian, although he can't let Cui Xiang be promoted, he can bring a lot of money to Boling Cui's family. With enough money in hand, of course Cui Xiang can go to please others, and even directly worship Wei Wushuang's stupid woman.

"Slaves and maids see the king!"

"The prince pays attention to his feet!"

"Lord be careful of the steps, the slave will open the door for you!"

……

At the door of the house, the greetings of the maidservants suddenly sounded, which made Princess Taiping's mood become more and more troubled in an instant.

Without asking, she could guess that the person who came was her husband, Dingwang Wuyouji. Although the husband and wife have been married for many years, they have two sons and two daughters under their names. However, the relationship between them is far from intimate.

Thinking about it at the beginning, because she wanted to marry Wu Youji, her mother Wu Zetian directly gave the latter's original match. And after marrying Wu Youji, because the latter deliberately snubbed her, she soon empathized with her. There were Zhang Zongchang, Gao Jian, Cui Xiang and other lovers one after another, which made the marriage quickly become in vain.

However, because of the special status of the two families of Wu and Li, she and Wu Youji cannot be separated like ordinary people. Therefore, the two tacitly chose not to disturb each other.

Plainly, the main hall, study and master bedroom of the house are all used by her alone, and Wu Youji will not visit unless invited. In the back garden where Wu Youji lives, there are more than 40 houses, large and small, whether it is singing at night or cultivating immortals and refining pills, they have nothing to do with her.

And today, when Wu Youji had just suffered a big loss, she suddenly ran to the study to find her, how could she be kind? I'm afraid, even if you don't have the ability to fall into the well, you have to laugh at her to her face in order to get some kind of false satisfaction!

"Madame works so hard, such a good spring, she can't let go of the book in the study?!" The truth seems to be as she expected, Wu Youji's first sentence after getting started was sour and hard, without the slightest warmth between husband and wife.

Princess Taiping's thick eyebrows suddenly rose upside down. crossed his arms in front of his chest, and responded with a sneer: "It's just a matter of making amends, I didn't expect King Ding to see a joke!" It was precisely because of the lack of study that the concubine used to be easily deceived. Therefore, I learned from the pain today, so I temporarily found a few books to flip through. ”

"Deceived? Madame is the princess of the mayor of Datang Town, who dares to deceive you? Could it be that he ate a pound of leopard gall bladder? The hostility in Princess Taiping's words could be clearly heard, and Wu Youji was not angry. He smiled and continued to tease softly.

"I don't know if he ate leopard gall or not. But some people have the courage to do it today, but it's a little bigger! Glaring at Wu Youji coldly, Princess Taiping continued to pout. Why, I want to ask the concubine about the sin of a loser? Or do you not have enough money for alchemy and supporting your relatives, and you want to borrow some from your concubine for the time being? ”

"Don't dare, don't dare. Mrs. has her own reason for everything she does, and she has never asked about her husband before, and she will never ask about it in the future. Wu Youji smiled, his head shaking like a rattle, "As for the money for alchemy, hehe, my husband had already smashed all the Dan furnaces last year and swore not to take any pills again, how could the money not be enough?" ”

"It's Madame's side!" After a deliberate pause, he put away his smile, and his face suddenly became solemn, "If you need money for emergencies, you might as well talk to your husband." Although no one under the command of the husband knows how to run the industry, after all, there are still 1,000 households for the husband's actual seal, and there is still a casual job with the three divisions of the Kaifu Yi! (Note: Kaifu Yi is the same as the three divisions, and the civil officials are dismissed from the first grade, and the salary is very high.) ）

"Oh, you want to lend me money for emergency, hehe, it's really rare?" As if she had suddenly heard the biggest joke in the world, Princess Taiping leaned back and laughed. It wasn't until his belly began to twitch that he let go of his arms and raised his hand to wipe the tears from laughter. As a result, if you don't wipe it, it will be enough, and when you wipe it, tears will flow all over your face again.

Whether it is her or Wu Youji, she has never been short of money in her life. The so-called borrowing is completely a run on each other by the husband and wife. Wu Youji likes alchemy, and likes to give money to relatives and friends, and spends extravagantly. However, Wu You and the dispersion of the post are from a product, and the lord is crowned king, and the annual income of the three incomes of Yulu, Fenghu and Zhitian add up, and the amount is very huge. As long as you don't gamble, it's impossible to spend your income at all.

And she, not only has a fortune, a job and a closed household, but also controls many industries, and she has so much money that she has no place to spend it. How can outsiders be needed?

It's just that in the eighteen years since the two got married, Wu Youji has always ignored her. And today, she finally thought of giving her money, how could she not feel aggrieved?!

Unexpectedly, Princess Taiping, who drew her sword and killed people at every turn, would cry, and Wu Youji was suddenly a little at a loss. After being stunned for a while, he asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?" Aren't they just two Treasure Pavilions? Even if you lose all the goods inside, it's just a matter of 100,200,000 hanging. As for making you so sad? ”

"Woo-" When Princess Taiping heard this, she became more and more sad, and she choked up directly. is the same as the previous female overlord, judging the two of them!

Seeing this, Wu Youji didn't know how to comfort him. After holding his hands for a long time, he said softly: "Forget it, it's just a matter of breaking the fortune and avoiding disasters." The children are all knighted, and they are all real titles, and they don't need you and me to leave money for them. As for yourself, as well as me, I don't do alchemy anymore, and I can't do without your daily expenses. ”

"No, no!" Princess Taiping was aggrieved and resentful, raised her hand and wiped it on her face, and shook her head vigorously, "Behind the other party, there is my imperial brother to support him." I lost this time, and I may not be able to find a chance to win back. ”

Although she hated Cui Xiang for being unfaithful to herself, in fact, she listened to all of Cui Xiang's advice before leaving. The Six Gods Trading House sent mirrors into the palace with great fanfare, obviously wanting to borrow the emperor's hand to support their own family. And regardless of whether he is in the fox and the tiger is powerful, as long as the mirror is accepted by Li Xian, in a short period of time, anyone who wants to find trouble with the Six Gods Trading House again is equivalent to sweeping the face of the Divine Dragon Emperor!

In addition, since the five kings were eradicated and Wu Sansi was also killed by the crown prince, her status and meaning of existence as the princess of the town have not been as good as before. But she couldn't rush into the palace yet, pointed at her brother Li Xian's nose with a horsewhip, and scolded the other party for cheating! In desperation, she could only count her grievances and anger on Zhang Qian's head.

"Brother Huang is supporting him? Are you talking about Zhang Qian? "Wu Youji was also a man of the year back then. Although later because of the tragic death of his wife, he did not ask about the world. But his mind and vision have not deteriorated. After hearing Princess Taiping's cry, she immediately shook her head with a smile, "What's there to be wronged about?" You are losing to the royal brother! Besides, Qin Mo had been dormant for thousands of years before he sent him into the world alone, and he would definitely have enough back-up for him. After taking into account the strength of the imperial brother, the strength of your side will not be advantageous in the first place. And if you don't even know yourself and your opponent, how can you win? ”

Hearing Wu Youji say this, the grievances in Princess Taiping's heart immediately weakened a lot. He sniffled and explained in a low voice, "No, it's not that I didn't expect the imperial brother to help him." Rather, this person is really cunning! Obviously, he had a cheap way to make glass, but he refused to take it out earlier. I had to be deceived into the game, and when I thought I was going to win, I suddenly bit me back! ”

"He didn't mean to bite you, but Qin Mo needed to find someone to stand up. Last time, it was the White Horse Sect, who accidentally jumped into his trap and helped him witness Qin Mo's ability at the cost of dozens of monks' lives. And this time, the trap he just dug up, you can't wait to jump in! Wu Youji smiled and continued to speak. His eyes are bright and peaceful, as if he has already penetrated everything in the world.

"You mean, the Six Gods Firm was originally a bait he deliberately thrown?" Princess Taiping was taken aback, and her tears stopped abruptly.

From this point of view, everything is more "clear". No wonder Zhang Qian obviously knows how to make Liuli, but he outsources the bottle of flower dew to Wang Liuli to supply.

It's no wonder that the Six Gods Trading Company, from its opening to its verge of bankruptcy, was only selling one kind of goods, but today, dozens of novel tricks suddenly appeared out of thin air.

It is no wonder that the rules for the shareholding and expansion of the Liushen Commercial Bank are so sloppily formulated. It turned out that he deliberately wanted to attract outsiders to snoop, and then by interrupting the outstretched hand, he erected the prestige of "unprovoked", once and for all!

No wonder......

And the more clearly she can see it, the more uncontrollable Princess Taiping's hatred for Zhang Qian becomes.

The princess of the mayor of the town once pushed the emperor to the throne with her own hands, and once made the various Shangshu retreat, but now, she was played with by a craftsman who had no foundation and could only make iron and glass! How can you endure this breath?!

If Zhang Qian, the head of the craftsman, was born in the five surnames and Qiwang, it would not be too embarrassing for the sake of the family behind him, and the princess would be his stepping stone. It's just that he is a country boy who can't even remember where his parents live, and he has come to this point with his bare hands!

"You, after so many years, your temperament hasn't changed at all!" After all, in the same courtyard, they have been husband and wife for eighteen years, whether they are in name or not, Wu Youji is no stranger to Princess Taiping's temperament. From her suddenly sharp gaze, I guessed what she was thinking.

So, smiling, he shook his head slightly. "Why bother, we're not young anymore. Take a step back, open the sky! He relied on the favor of his royal brother to climb to a high position, and he may not be able to stand firmly. You don't need to retaliate at all, maybe one day he will fall down and break his bones. And the more anxious you are to get angry at this moment, the more the imperial brother will protect him. ”

"That's what I said, but I can't bear this breath!" Princess Taiping's silver teeth clenched, her brows were upside down, and her right hand unconsciously clenched the hilt of the sword again. "Also, if you don't clean him up. Maybe someone else will bully me! ”

"Who dares, you are the princess of the town mayor!" Wu Youji refused to support her statement, but continued to persuade her to calm down, "Although you lost in the mall, you may not be in the court." Your advantage originally lies in the court. You fight him in the mall, which is equivalent to using your own shortcomings to hit others' strengths! ”

"Court?" As if suddenly being empowered, Princess Taiping's two eyes instantly burst into an aggressive light, "Clean him up in the court?" It does! However, his secretary and young eunuch is a quiet position, and he doesn't have to do anything at all, and it is difficult to make mistakes. What's more, when he arrives at the court, the imperial brother can support him at any time. ”

"Look at your temperament, I'm advising you not to fight him anymore. You are jade, he is a stinky stone. You smash a stone with jade, no matter how you smash it, it's not cheap! Wu Yu Ji Da Urgent, frowning and waving his hand.

"No, I've got to smash it. Otherwise, I wouldn't be the princess of the town! Li Lingyue refused to lose face in front of her husband, but became more and more determined to take revenge to the end.

"Oh, I really convinced you!" Wu Youji's hard persuasion was fruitless, as long as he sighed and shook his head, "If you want to retaliate, you don't have to suppress him?" He is so young and promising, is there no better place to serve the country? Back then, Wu Yanxiu provoked you, and if you moved your mouth, you asked the queen mother to send him to the Turks and relatives, and almost let him never return. How now, it has become a tendon! (Note: Sending a man and a kiss is a pioneering act of Wu Zetian during his reign, a historical fact, not an apocryphal one.) ）

"Send him to kiss?" Princess Taiping was confused when she heard this, frowning and groaning. Immediately, his eyes shone brightly, "You mean, find a chance to kill him!" Or borrow a knife to kill? This method is good, this palace didn't expect it just now! ”

"You're a fan of the authorities!" Wu Youji refused to take credit, smiled, sighed and shook his head, "And I'm a bystander." Between you and me, after all, we are still husband and wife. You've been taken advantage of, and I can't continue to hide at home. ”

After that, he sighed again, and waved to Princess Taiping happily: "Okay, don't be sad." Sitting in your position, who do you want to kill with just a few hands? There's no need to be angry with yourself. I didn't worry about you today, so I came to take a look. Now that you have the idea to vent your anger, I'll go back to practicing. The homework assigned to me by Daoist Baiyunzi, I haven't calmed down to do it today! ”

"You, you, you're leaving?" Princess Taiping instinctively stretched out her hand and went to Wu Youji's sleeve. But it was empty, and tears filled his eyes in an instant.

"You, you're all right, I, I'll leave it alone! Otherwise, if you don't get it right, you'll have to argue again. Let the children know, and feel uncomfortable together! Wu Youji turned his head and looked at her and smiled. Immediately, he exhaled a long breath into the sky, "Let's go, take care of yourself." If there is anything you can't get over, just come to me. I can't help with anything else, so it's okay to come up with an idea. ”

With that, he turned around, quickened his pace, and refused to look back.

"You ......" A sudden apology immediately filled Taiping's heart. She wiped her tears with her hands, and her heart was sore and painful.

Looking at the back, Wu Youji is still as tall as when the two first met. However, the hair on the back of his head has completely turned pure white. was blown by the spring breeze outside the door, and suddenly it was dazzling.

The other party's words are right, his own temperament is indeed too strong, and the other party is too stubborn. Therefore, for eighteen years, most days, the two parties can only be nominal couples. The distance is farther, but the other party is better.

If she could do it all over again, she would never mention it to her mother, Wu Zetian, that she liked Wu Youji.

The willfulness of the year hurt him and himself.

………………

"I swore that I would not forgive any of the things back then!" When his legs entered his own room, Wu Youji's body suddenly stumbled and slowly squatted on the ground.

The furnishings in the house are extremely luxurious. Fully in line with the status of a prince. However, he is blind to all luxury. Struggling to get up, he raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, and staggered to the head of the bed and walked out. Slowly took out a sachet from under the pillow, and smiled with tears in his eyes, "It's soon, it's fast, Aru, don't worry, the people of the martial arts family are dying." The people of the Li family are also dying. Whether it's Da Zhou or Da Tang, on that day, you will be martyred! They will all come to apologize to you, and I will come. You wait, wait! You will see with your own eyes that mothers and sons kill each other, husbands and wives turn against each other, and brothers raise knives against each other. You will see with your own eyes that everyone in this city is dead without a place to be buried! ”