Chapter 18: Flower Shelf
Chen Shao learned martial arts from his father since he was a child, and later in his early tens, the old marquis took the lead in worshipping a famous teacher, and now he has returned from his studies to devote himself to the Hou Mansion.
His martial arts are better than his father's, and he is delicate, and he is also a good hand at investigating things.
Hearing the question of the prince, Chen Shaonong frowned and said, "Back to the prince, the little fool has not found the murderer. ”
"Any clues?"
Chen Shao shook his head.
From his memory, Shen Yuntang learned that in the past, when Chen Shao went to investigate something, even if there was no result, he would always get some clues, but this time Chen Shao couldn't find anything, and he didn't even have any clues and clues, which was too strange.
The corners of Shen Yuntang's mouth curled slightly, this no clue is just the best clue!
She waved her hand at Chen Shao, "Okay, there is no need to investigate this matter, even if we investigate again, we won't find anything." ”
Chen Shao was stunned for a moment, and suddenly looked at the thin prince, "Prince, do you doubt that?" ”
Shen Yuntang glanced at Chen Shao meaningfully.
Chen Shao couldn't help but widen his eyes, took a deep breath, and suppressed the shock in his heart.
But think about it, except for the regent who has the right hands and eyes to the sky, who else can assassinate without leaving a little horse's feet.
The Yongxing Marquis Mansion is a loyal royalist, the thorn in the eye of the regent, the Hou Ye's bones are not cold, and it is normal for the Marquis to send someone to assassinate the prince.
But that one is ruthless enough, now that the Hou Mansion is gone, the threat to the regent is no longer as good as before, he still refuses to let go of a way out, and wants to force the Yongxing Hou Mansion to a dead end, which is really ruthless!
No wonder the saints are all controlled by this one today.
"Okay, Chen Shao, go rest and call Uncle Nie in."
The housekeeper Nie Wei stayed for half an hour after he came in.
By the time Shen Yuntang was the only one left in the small study, it had been nearly three days.
Before Uncle Nie left, he left the account book in the front yard to Shen Yuntang for a look.
In the cold study, Shen Yuntang alone calculated the expenses and assets in the Yongxing Marquis' Mansion.
When the accounting was finished, she stared at the results displayed on the paper and smiled miserably.
Rely on it, God really won't give her a little bit of goodness.
She finally accepted the setting of pretending to be a man now, and then gave her such a problem.
Do you want her to live a safe and stable life!
Don't look at this Yongxing Marquis Mansion as if it is a high-ranking official, but in fact it is all showcase.
The two private properties of the old marquis's grandfather and grandfather are not harvested this year, and the tenants are going to be unable to eat, how much surplus grain can they pay?
As for the few shops next to it, the operation is not very good, and it can only be said that there is a slight surplus every month.
All these silvers are added together, and they can only barely pay for the old marquis's medicine.
And the property of the Yongxing Marquis Mansion is not to mention.
A jade shop, two silk shops, plus a remote restaurant in Yanjing, and two mountain villas are all taken care of by Steward Nie.
Steward Nie was not good at managing the shop, but the deceased Marquis Yongxing wanted to hand over these things to him, and with his ability, he could only barely maintain it.
So far, it is good to be able to not lose money.
The account books show that the monthly expenses of the Hou Mansion are not large.
Even if there are a few sisters in the house, the silver is only five taels per month, and the old lady is only ten taels.
If it is a noble lady of the Houmen next to her, the silver will be at least twenty taels to be enough.
The biggest expense is her.
There are as many as fifty taels of silver.
Some of the remaining big expenses are the exchanges of people in various provinces during the New Year's holidays.
In fact, the Shen family has been handed down from their ancestors for so many years, and there are many good things.
Take the old lady as an example, she has a lot of treasures on hand.
The best blue jade screen, the paintings of Meng Shilan, the great calligrapher of the Zhou Dynasty, etc.
These can be sold for more than 10,000 taels if you take one piece out.
But the Yongxing Marquis Mansion is not really down, and none of these heirloom treasures can be sold.
It's about the dignity of a family.
Shen Yuntang covered his eyes and smiled bitterly.
Well, now she has really become the pillar of this Hou Mansion, not only has to deal with officialdom, but also has to find a way to help the Hou Mansion make money!
Wing Chun stayed outside the small study, looking at it so late, the prince had no intention of resting, and he was distressed.
turned around and ordered the little maid to go to the kitchen to bring supper, and Wing Chun personally brought it in.
"Lord Shizi, it's not early, let's rest early, there are so many things, when do you want to finish busy, let's be busy tomorrow."
With that, Wing Chun brought the bird's nest to Shen Yuntang.
Shen Yuntang stared at the superb bird's nest that was still steaming in front of him, and thought of several sisters in the family.
I picked up the soup spoon and reluctantly ate it, but I felt that it was really tasteless.
After going back to the room, washing up, changing his underwear, and lying on the bed, Shen Yuntang reached out and touched Pingchuan's chest.
It's really not much different from men, and I don't know if I can grow in the future.
She lay on the bed on all fours, there were so many things that had happened today, and her mind was in chaos.
appeared in modern life from time to time, and from time to time it was the bits and pieces in the Yongxing Marquis's mansion, and finally the cold and sharp face of the regent appeared, and Shen Yuntang fell asleep.
The next day, Shen Yuntang got up early in the morning.
Pak Mui and Wing Chun find clothes to serve her to change.
After Qingyan cleaned his teeth and rinsed his mouth, Shen Yuntang sat on the side and waited.
But for a while, Wing Chun and Pak Mui stood still.
Shen Yuntang blinked his clear eyes, raised his head, and asked strangely, "What about the medicine?" ”
Wing Chun stepped forward and replied: "Lord Shizi, I won't take medicine today." ”
"What's going on?"
"The old lady said, from today onwards, the prince will not take the kind of medicine he used to take."
Seeing that Shen Yuntang was still stunned, Bai Mei hurriedly said: "Lord Shizi, although that medicine is not harmful to the body, but taking it for a long time will affect the woman's body, now that the old lady said that you don't need to take it, don't you want to take it?" ”
That kind of secret medicine has been taken for a long time, not only controlling the development of the woman's body, affecting the voice, but also affecting fertility to a certain extent, Shen Yuntang is already seventeen, and he really can't take it anymore.
If it was Shen Yuntang in the past, he might have stubbornly insisted, but now Shen Yuntang is not so stupid.
The world is big, and if you are not in good health, what can you talk about being the pillar of the Yongxing Marquis Mansion.
Since this medicine is harmful to the body, if you don't drink it, you won't drink it.
Anyway, her body is no different from ordinary men except that her body is different from that below......
Shen Yuntang knew that the two personal maids around him were for his own good, so he paused and agreed.
In fact, the old lady also instructed half a year ago, but the original owner herself did not agree, she was afraid that her body would show signs as she grew older, so she insisted on drinking medicine, and now the old lady brought up the old things again, and Shen Yuntang also agreed, and the Wing Chun and Bai Mei who were dedicated to the Lord were even happier than her.