……

With a series of questions, Liu Ce still put on his clothes again and stepped forward to open the door.

I saw Mrs. Shi, Jiang Ruoyan and Wan'er standing outside the door, Wan'er was holding a plate in her hand, with freshly made pastries and a cup of shark fin soup......

When Liu Ce saw it, his brows frowned slightly: "Mrs. Shi, who are you?" ”

Mrs. Shi said with a concerned face: "Liu Gongzi, the old body knows that you haven't had dinner, so I specially ordered someone to make some pastries for you, and by the way, I want to say a few words to Liu Gongzi, and I hope you don't want to dislike the old body for disturbing late at night." ”

Liu Ce said calmly: "Thank you Madame for your concern, and please come into the house to talk." After speaking, Liu Ce flashed sideways to the side and invited the three people outside the door into the house.

When Jiang Ruoyan passed by Liu Ce's side, he deliberately slowed down his pace and secretly observed his appearance, recalling the-for-tat conversation between him and Li Suwen before, and couldn't help but raise a ripple at the corner of his mouth.

When Wan'er passed by Liu Ce, Liu Ce took the plate in her hand and said, "Miss Wan'er, hand it over." ”

Wan'er couldn't refuse, so she could only let Liu Ce take the plate from her hand.

Mrs. Shi glanced around the room, and then asked, "How is it, Liu Gongzi, is the room still suitable?" If there is anything missing, just say to the old body, if you are not satisfied, then change the room. ”

Liu Ce brought the dinner plate to the table and said, "Thank you Mrs. Shi for your concern, the room is fully equipped, I am very satisfied, and I don't need to bother to change rooms." ”

Mrs. Shi looked at Liu Ce and said distressedly: "That's good, sit down and drink the soup while it's hot, look at you, I haven't seen you for two months, and I've lost a lot of weight......" said as she said with red circles in her eyes, and she almost burst into tears.

Hearing this, Liu Ce thanked Mrs. Shi, slowly sat down, picked up the shark fin soup, took the soup spoon, scooped up a spoonful, blew it lightly, and took a sip.

"Liu, Liu Gongzi, why do you still have gloves on your hands?" Jiang Ruoyan saw that Liu Ce was still wearing gloves at night, so she couldn't help asking.

Hearing this, Liu Ce said calmly: "Miss Jiang, I am used to this palm cover when I go out all the year round......

"Oh......" Jiang Ruoyan agreed softly, then slowly sat down at the coffee table, quietly watching Liu Ce drink shark fin soup.

Mrs. Shi smiled: "Young Master Liu, this is not a military camp, you don't have to worry, let's take off the palm cover, how can anyone still wear gloves at night?" ”

Liu Ce was stunned and speechless, and continued to drink the soup, the expression on his face was still the same, without the slightest fluctuation.

Jiang Ruoyan saw that Liu Ce was silent, and said softly: "Liu Gongzi, you still listen to my mother, take off your gloves, you don't have to be restrained here......"

Liu Ce's face froze slightly, and then he sighed slightly: "Okay, please forgive me for being ......abrupt" After all, wearing gloves is indeed not a polite behavior, and the mother and daughter of the Jiang family are also polite to themselves, so they have to take off the palm cover covering their hands.

When the scar left by the fight with the evil wolf on Liu Ce's palm caught the eyes of the three of them, they couldn't help but widen their eyes.

"Liu Ce, what's the matter with your hands?" Jiang Ruoyan suddenly got up and stepped forward to grab Liu Ce's hands.

Liu Ce hurriedly got up and avoided: "Miss Jiang, don't be surprised, it's just a small injury, it's commonplace in the army, and it's not enough to worry about." ”

Jiang Ruoyan kept shaking his head with tears in his eyes: "Liu Ce, you tell Ruoyan, where have you been during this time?" What happened to you with this scar and your appearance? Is it okay to tell Ruoyan? ”

Mrs. Shi's heart was also very painful: "Child, tell the old body, what kind of sin have you suffered?" Why is it like this? ”

Seeing the concerned look on their mother and daughter's faces, Liu Ce couldn't help but sigh and said, "Mrs. Shi, Miss Jiang, don't be excited, this small injury is not enough to worry about.

These small injuries and the appearance of the subordinates are simply insignificant compared to those soldiers who died on the battlefield, and I only sigh that I can't do my duty for the families of those soldiers now, alas......"

Jiang Ruoyan saw that Liu Ce's face was difficult, and knew that he was troubled, so he asked: "Liu Ce, do you have any difficulties, tell me if it's okay, let Ruoyan help you......"

Liu Ce shook his head and said: "I am grateful for Miss Jiang's concern, but I will solve it by myself in the future, and Miss Jiang doesn't have to worry about me." ”

"Liu Ce, you ......"

"Yan'er ......"

Mrs. Shi knew that Liu Ce was indeed in trouble at the moment, but she refused to say it, so she could only stop Jiang Ruoyan from continuing, and then said to Liu Ce: "Liu Gongzi is not early, the old body will not disturb your rest, Yan'er, let's go back first......

As he spoke, he got up and owed Liu Ce, pulled Jiang Ruoyan and Wan'er and walked outside the house.

Liu Ce sent them to the door, then slowly brought the door, looked at the pastries on the table and sighed, and walked to the bed to prepare to rest......

Halfway through, Jiang Ruoyan asked Mrs. Shi puzzled: "Mother, why are you ......?"

Mrs. Shi said: "For my mother to know, you don't have to say much, I already have a little understanding of Liu Ce's character of this child, and he will definitely not talk about what he doesn't want to say, wait a minute, alas, ......"

Jiang Ruoyan was silent when she heard this, carefully thinking about Liu Ce's sad face and words in the house, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in her mind, and she roughly knew Liu Ce's difficulties.

……

In the wing room, Liu Ce was lying on the bed tossing and turning, thinking about money and food all the time, and finally simply got up and hung the cloak of the military uniform on his body and paced back and forth in the room.

"Or their own development time is too short, if the iron plant can be established, even if the monthly output of steel is only three or five thousand tons, there will be no such troubles, the price of fine iron in the Great Zhou Dynasty is as high as eight dollars a catty, and the wrought iron is a pound and five cents,

And there is a rising trend, and this kind of windfall profits only takes a few years to have enough reserve capital to export with the steel production under my rule, but at the moment, alas, ......"

Thinking of this, Liu Ce sighed helplessly, he thought that he could develop steadily and steadily for several years to establish a basic industrial system, but it backfired, the rapidly changing situation in the Far East made him tired of coping, and he had no time and energy to farm with peace of mind.

"Liu Ce, did you sleep?" At this moment, Jiang Ruoyan's slight call sounded outside the door.

"Huh?" Liu Ce frowned, and said secretly, "Why is she here so late?" ”

He said: "Miss Jiang, it's not early, what are you looking for?" If you're not in a hurry, it's not too late to talk about it tomorrow......"

Jiang Ruoyan said softly: "Liu Ce, you open the door and let me in, Ruoyan has something to discuss with you......"

Liu Ce thought about it, so he had to tightly cover his nightgown with a cloak and open the door.

As soon as he opened the door, a fragrance hit his nose, which made Liu Ce can't help but think about it. But I saw Jiang Ruoyan wearing a light-colored shirt as light as thin wings, the close-fitting silk corset faintly appeared, two blue and yellow corset straps on the chest were crossed behind the jade neck, a ferret cloak was draped over her shoulders, and the jade hand was holding a delicate wooden box, looking at Liu Ce with affection.

"Miss Jiang, you ......"

When Liu Ce saw her like this in front of his eyes, he felt that the blood in his body was boiling, and his heartbeat couldn't help but accelerate, and he immediately took a few steps back vigilantly and opened his eyes, trying to stay calm.

I don't know how to explain it, every time I see Jiang Ruoyan and Liu Ce, I will be very cautious, I don't want to get too close to her, for fear that I will accidentally step into the abyss.

Jiang Ruoyan saw Liu Ce's appearance, her pretty face flushed slightly, and then said, "Liu Ce, don't you invite me in?" ”

"Miss Jiang, please come ......"

"The body is not afraid of shadows, what is there to be afraid of?" Liu Ce comforted himself, welcomed Jiang Ruoyan into his room without changing his face, and then closed the door.

"Miss Jiang, what's the matter with you looking for you alone so late?"

In the face of Liu Ce's inquiry, Jiang Ruoyan put the box in his hand on the table, then sat down and stretched out his jade hand to him and said, "Liu Ce, come and sit ......."

Liu Ce slowly paced to the other side of the table and took a seat in the corner of her side, this was a matter of etiquette, he was unusually observant, and he would never sit opposite her with his eyebrows.

Jiang Ruoyan looked at Liu Ce's appearance and said softly: "Liu Ce, are you worried about the placement of the soldiers under your battalion?" ”

Liu Ce was shocked, and secretly said how did she know? I couldn't help but show a trace of doubt on my face.

Jiang Ruoyan saw Liu Ce's expression and chuckled: "Liu Ce, if Yan is not a stupid person, when Shicai and his mother came to your room to see that your expression was different, they had already guessed a few points, and Ruoyan didn't know how much money you needed, so ......"

After that, Jiang Ruoyan slowly opened the box, and what caught her eyes was a stack of thick silver tickets and a dazzling array of rare jewelry.

Liu Ce couldn't help but be short of breath when he saw it: "Miss Jiang, who are you?" ”

Jiang Ruoyan said: "Liu Ce, this is Ruoyan's savings over the years, and these silver tickets add up to more than 15 million taels.

There is also the title deed of the various shops and acres under the name of Ruoyan, which is converted into more than 20 million silver taels.

There are also these jadeite jade, which are worth four or five million if you go to the jewelry store to convert, and now they are all handed over to you......"

Liu Ce's head sank suddenly, he never expected Jiang Ruoyan to be so rich that he was so mad. At the same time, he sighed in his heart, the materials and silver money obtained from his birth and death and several turnovers are not as rich as a few years of savings and wealth, he is really rich and capricious, and people are more popular than people......

Seeing that Liu Ce didn't speak, Jiang Ruoyan hurriedly said, "Is it enough?" If it is not enough, Ruoyan still has some industries in Suzhou, and tomorrow I will order someone to go to Jiangnan and ask them to get the title deed and silver ticket as soon as possible......"

These assets Jiang Ruoyan was originally intended to be left for Li Suwen to come to the Far East to expel Hu Nu, but she thought that if Li Suwen was willing to come to the Far East, she would definitely help, which shows that when Li Suwen came to the Far East to find her to catch up with the old days, what she said was not a lie that she would do her best to help.

It's just that now she understands that Li Suwen has no intention of expelling Hu Nu at all, only intoxicated with the revitalization of the family, and is entangled with herself in every way.

On the other hand, Liu Ce, since he went to the Far East, he single-handedly expelled Hu Nu to the south, and he did not ask for half of it, he was completely dedicated to the peace and tranquility of the Far East, and tonight he learned that he did not hesitate to offend the high royal family in order to protect himself.

How can such a man make her not fall in love? And how can she see that he is in trouble and does not try his best to help? What is this mere thing outside the body compared to what Liu Ce did?

"Miss Jiang, I can't ask for this money." Liu Ce looked at the silver money that he urgently needed right now, and still suppressed the urge to snatch it, "These are your savings and family wealth for many years, Miss, and you can't ...... it in the future."

"Liu Ce......" Jiang Ruoyan interrupted him lightly, "If you think Ruoyan is still your friend, please be sure to accept it, these are all yours, if you don't accept it, you will have a grudge against Ruoyan, not to mention that Ruoyan knows that you need this money to do the right thing, please don't refuse." ”

Liu Ce closed his eyes when he heard this, his fingers kept tapping on the tabletop, countless thoughts drifted through his heart, and finally made up his mind to say to Jiang Ruoyan: "Since Miss Jiang said so, I will accept it for the time being, even if it is the day Liu asks Miss to borrow, he will ......definitely return it several times the day."

"You don't need to ......" Jiang Ruoyan shook his head and said lightly, "Everything I have belongs to you, Liu Ce ......"

Saying that, she slowly got up and came to Liu Ce, her eyes were full of affection, and she said to him a little shyly: "Tonight, let Ruoyan stay with you......