Walking to the courtyard of the study, the maid handed the food box to Qiao Ningdai with both hands, and left it outside.

"Aunt Dai." Chang Sui, who was guarding the door of the study, saw Qiao Ningdai, although he was disdainful in his heart, he had to show a respectful appearance on his face.

"I'm here to deliver lunch to His Highness, please pass it on." To the people around the second prince, Qiao Ningdai was still very polite.

Chang Sui glanced at Qiao Ningdai steadily, and then slowly entered the study.

Standing outside the door, Qiao Ningdai's hand holding the food box tightened and tightened, very uneasy.

After a while, Chang Sui respectfully welcomed Qiao Ningdai in.

The second prince sat behind the bookcase, frowning and looking at the letters on the table.

"Your Highness."

"Here we are."

Qiao Ningdai's deliberately soft volume did not attract the attention of the second prince.

Qiao Ningdai put the food box on the bookcase, "Your Highness, eat something, the body is the capital, without a good body, how to plan the future." ”

The second prince sighed, "His Royal Highness has no appetite. ”

"Your Highness, it's all what you like to eat, eat a little bit."

Qiao Ningdai set up the dishes and chopsticks, and put the food that the second prince liked in the bowl.

The second prince took the dishes and chopsticks with his hand, but did not move.

Qiao Ningdai asked again, "Is Your Highness worried about something?" ”

The second prince didn't deliberately hide it, "I don't know if the third child knows what I did, and now the industry in my hands is very suppressed by him." ”

"Isn't there anything the slave can do about it?" Qiao Ningdai asked nervously.

"Second Master Qiao is capable, but Fourth Master Qiao is not bad, 'Shu Embroidery' and 'Splendid Embroidery' are both operating Shu Brocade, now, the secret recipe of the Qiao family is no longer the only one, the gap between the two is not big, except for the price war, both sides have no advantage. Moreover, out of nowhere, a Jingjin brocade appeared, I don't know what it is, and the momentum is stronger than the Shu embroidery floor under His Royal Highness. ”

"Your Highness didn't dig up the background of Jingjin?"

"How can there be anything that His Royal Highness wants to investigate that can't be found, Jingjin is the property of the Jin family, and it is the Jin family and the Yu family who joined forces. The Yu family is nothing, but this Jin family is quite troublesome. Although he is just a businessman, His Royal Highness is really not good at making a move on him? ”

"Why?"

The second prince sneered, "The Jin family is supported by the father, although His Royal Highness doesn't know why the Jin family fell into the eyes of his father, but His Royal Highness sees his father's maintenance of the Jin family." The treasury of the imperial dynasty, not to mention half, at least one-third came from the Jin family. ”

Qiao Ningdai frowned, "The Jin family is so powerful, the emperor is not afraid of ......"

If you want to stop talking, you will have endless worries.

The second prince shook his head, "The Jin family is just a merchant, and the Jinshan and Yinshan are just a merchant, and no one will join the office, let alone form a party for personal gain." The Jin family has been in Jincheng, and it has only been in and out of the capital for half a year, even though their industries have long spread all over the country, they have never stayed in the capital for a long time, let alone made friends with the merchants and officials in the capital. ”

"Is this what the emperor meant?" Qiao Ningda asked.

The second prince said uncertainly: "Specifically, His Royal Highness doesn't know." However, His Royal Highness probably knew what his father meant, and his father needed the gold family's silver to maintain the treasury, and the Jin family needed his father's protection. ”

Qiao Ningdai nodded thoughtfully.

The Jin family is the richest man in the dynasty, and with their support, the pressure on the treasury will be eased a lot. But the Jin family tree is very popular, so it needs a promise from the emperor and a promise to protect it, so that the Jin family will continue to support the treasury of the dynasty, and the emperor will not have to kill the Jin family.

It is also a balancing act.

The topic goes back to the beginning.

The second prince frowned and said: "You also know that 'Shu Embroidery Building' is the most profitable industry of His Royal Highness, and now the daily income of 'Shu Embroidery Building' can barely maintain the daily expenses of 'Shu Embroidery Building', and several private industries of His Royal Highness are also entangled by the third child." ”

"Your Highness, then we ...... now"

The second prince sighed, "Originally, I thought that Qiao Lixi would receive more than one million taels from her, if you can find an opportunity to borrow a little from her, the situation on His Royal Highness's side will also be eased, but Qiao Lixi has already said to the outside world, and the more than one million taels are all the salaries of the Shen family......

Qiao Ningdai breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.

As a qualified aunt who put all her thoughts on the second prince, she did think about "talking" with Qiao Lixi, but before her post was sent out, Qiao Lixi said it over there.

This is to cut off all her thoughts!

Her hatred for Qiao Yixi was a little more.

Although she didn't know how much money the Feng family would give to Qiao Lixi this time, but with the mood that talking was better than nothing, Qiao Ningdai thought that no matter how much, as long as Qiao Lixi gave it to her, she would reluctantly continue. It's just a pity, I don't know which idiot it is, I originally wanted to take Qiao Lixi into an army, let everyone know that she had more than one million taels of silver in her hand, and tried to lure all kinds of ghosts and spirits to Qiao Lixi, but was used by Qiao Lixi!

Qiao Ningdai's non-speech made the second prince feel very uncomfortable.

If he was really sensible, these things should have been prepared a long time ago, and he should have walked around the "Wutong Pavilion" before Qiao Yixi spoke, but now that everyone has said it, what else can they do?

Nothing can be done but look at the silver.

"Your Highness, the slave is thinking about asking the seventh sister to come out for tea these days."

The second prince is not very interested, he can't get any silver, and what kind of tea do he drink.

Qiao Ningdai said to herself: "Speaking of which, the slave maid has not met Qiao Qiao for a long time, this time Qiao Qiao has done such a big thing, and the slave maid, who is a sister, should also care a few more words." Jojo is the most business-savvy of our sisters, not only with Uncle Baohang, but also with the maintenance of her maternal grandfather's family. The slave has a little spare money in her hands, I don't know if the seventh sister has a good introduction, if she can cooperate with the seventh sister, it will be even better. ”

The second prince's eyes lit up.

If you can cooperate with Qiao Lixi, the third side will not be troubled.

Let's not talk about Qiao Xingbang's ability, that is, with Qiao Xingbang and the Gu family in charge, the third child didn't dare to touch him at all.

Yes, you can't borrow money, they can cooperate.

It is safer to cooperate than to borrow money.

After thinking clearly about the powerful relationship, the second prince's tone to Qiao Ningdai suddenly eased, "So I have always said that the women around me, only you are the most considerate and understand me." ”

As he spoke, he got up and took Qiao Ningdai in his arms.

Qiao Ningdai leaned on the chest of the second prince, "Your Highness, the slave is your person, if you don't think about it, who else can you do it." ”

"The one around me is not as intimate as you." Unconsciously, the second prince's self-proclaimed name changed again.

Qiao Ningdai blushed shyly, "Your Highness is serious, the sisters in the house are all His Highness's people, and they are all sharing for His Highness, but this time they just need slaves." ”

"You are vain in what you say, in my heart, you are unique, don't you know what I do to you?"

Qiao Ningdai's eyes were full of spring, "His Royal Highness's intentions for the slave and maid, the slave and the maid naturally know." The slave maid's heart for His Royal Highness is not at all necessary for His Highness. His Royal Highness has been busy with official business these days, and the slave maid has always been worried about His Highness's body, thinking of sending some supper to His Highness at night, but His Highness has a newcomer, where is the supper of the slave and maid rare. ”

The hypocritical smile on the second prince's lips froze, and a touch of impatience crossed his eyes, but the words on his lips became more and more enthusiastic, "It's just a warm-up thing, and it's also worth your jealousy?" It's just a joke, you know, my whole heart is on you, what are you worried about? ”

Qiao Ningdai pouted and didn't speak.

The impatience in the second prince's heart became more and more intense, and the strength of the hand placed on Qiao Ningdai's waist decreased slightly, "Yes, this time it is the fault of His Royal Highness, you shouldn't be confused by a maid, in order to compensate you, I will rest in Haitang Courtyard these days." ”

"Your Highness, that's what you said." Qiao Ningdai knows the truth of accepting it when she sees it, she doesn't expect to be the only woman next to the second prince, this is unrealistic, she only needs to be the woman that the second prince can't do without.

It's just a maid in the room, but she was pampered by His Highness for one night, and she couldn't ascend to heaven.

After waiting for the second prince to have lunch, and after being tired of being by the second prince's side for a while, Qiao Ningdai left contentedly with the food box.

She just came to declare her ownership, and even more so to show her dissatisfaction to the second prince, but she didn't think about what to do with the second prince in the study.

First, the bed in the study was not clean, and she was not hungry to do errands on a bed where a maid had slept on, and second, she had to raise her posture and let the second prince go to her courtyard, not just in one place.

"Hanxiang, why don't you have a good rest today?" The voice of a little maid came from behind the rockery around the corner.

Qiao Ningdai subconsciously stopped, and the maid who followed her cleverly hid behind her.

"It's not a person with a lot of money, what are you doing resting?" The voice is full of the coquettishness of a new woman, with a little arrogance and laziness, and it is nondescript.

Qiao Ningdai behind the rockery sneered.

"Why isn't it expensive, Hanxiang, you are now His Highness's person, different from us." The little maid said enviously.

"What's the difference?" Hanxiang's tone rose, full of superiority, "Everyone is a maid in the house, how was it before, and I am still like now." ”

"Hanxiang, how can you think that?" The little maid said in surprise, "You are now a member of His Royal Highness, although you are only a roommate, but you are the first of us, we all support you, in the future, if you can give birth to a boy and half a girl for Your Highness, and become an aunt, don't forget me." ”

"You think too much," Han Xiang denied it, but there was a hint of longing in her voice, "Your Royal Highness and Concubine Zheng didn't even enter the door, what am I?" Moreover, His Royal Highness already has three aunts by his side, and even if he wants to have a child, it will not be my turn. ”

"Hanxiang, what you said is wrong, you are given to His Royal Highness by his mother, and he is obviously a maid, but we all know that if you follow His Highness, sooner or later you will be His Highness's person, and your identity is not as good as Your Highness's future concubine, but it is no worse than a few aunts. It was you who were too careful and didn't fight before, so that those aunts showed off their power in the house. Especially Aunt Dai, she is just a merchant, and the shelf is higher than the concubine, although we are maids, but we are given by the mother, not the merchant can compare. In short, you can be regarded as keeping the clouds open and seeing the moon now, and good days are waiting for you later. ”