Lu Qiqi smiled, and the red silk shirt looked more and more handsome: "Silly girl, since the official family has rejected the request of the Liao State for peace, this battle is bound to continue, and the Great Song Dynasty must win." ”

"But what does this have to do with your sake making?"

"King Yijun wanted to facilitate the border trade between the Great Song and the Liao Kingdom. If this battle can finally defeat the Liao State, the Great Song Dynasty will be able to dominate the opening of the Rongchang at that time. If a large amount of liquor can be sold into Liao, how much profit will it be? ”

Before the Great Song Dynasty defeated the Liao State, the Liao State sent someone to negotiate peace for the first time, and the Song Emperor rejected it, because a defeat was not enough to make the same powerful Liao State the head of the Great Song Dynasty. Then in the relations between the two countries, occupy absolute dominance.

"But the main right to operate wine has always been in the court, even if there is a big profit, what does it have to do with you? Why would you take such a risk? You've said before that there's no need to roast yourself on the fire, isn't that pushing yourself to the forefront? "Banniang is not a politician, she is just a businessman, so she cares most about her vital interests.

"If I am only in Nanfeng, or if I am alone, just an unknown small official of the Si Nong Division, if I don't have a soybean oil mill and a soy sauce mill, Banniang, I can naturally live a free and free life with the world. But sometimes when it comes to what kind of things you can say. Don’t wait for prosperity to care for the things important to you. In fact, long before you and Li Yong entered Beijing, I was already the focus of the two factions. ”

"You've chosen your team now?" Although the truth is understood, Banniang still feels depressed.

Lu Qiqi smiled and did not answer Banniang's words.

Banniang picked up the question just now: "Even if you open a field and sell liquor to Daliao, what does it have to do with you?" As I said earlier, tea, wine and salt are not something that ordinary people can touch. ”

Lu Qiqi shook his head helplessly, Banniang obviously listened to what he said just now, but he still asked this, forcing him to make his words clear, sighed, and said with a smile: "I can only make wine, since how to depreciate it, that is the matter of the King of Cheshire." ”

After receiving Lu Qiqi's affirmative answer, Banniang was silent, and the two were relatively speechless.

Half a ring, Banniang said: "Seventeenth brother, you are well versed in history, you say ......"

"This is not history as we know it."

Banniang also sighed. You think that this crossing is really cheating, you think you have opened a gold finger, but in the end you find that the gold finger is just gold-plated.

But he still didn't give up and asked: "Are you really optimistic about him?" ”

Lu Qiqi's expression was solemn, and he said, "At least compared to King Minjun, I trust Chai Zhengchun more. If you can't be neutral, you have to make a choice, and I can only choose him. ”

At this time, Lu Qiqi was glad that he and Banniang had dissolved the marriage contract. The Zeng brothers are different from him after all.

After talking for a long time, both of them were in a heavy mood, Lu Qiqi didn't want to look at Banniang's worried face, and said with a smile: "You also use such a sad face, I think I have a better chance of winning." By the way, you have done a good job in Quanzhou this time, and if nothing else, you will definitely be rewarded by the court. Future...... There's always something good. ”

Banniang also laughed: "I'm not just for that bit of future benefit." ”

The two talked for a while, and Lu Seventeen was about to leave, but Banniang finally stopped him: "Brother Seventeen, I still have something to say to you." ”

Lu Qiqi turned his head and saw that she was a little strange, raised his eyebrows and smiled: "What do you have to leave for the end?" ”

Banniang didn't know how to speak for a while, and she really couldn't open her mouth to Lu Seventeen's bright and sunny smiling face.

Lu Qiqi waited for a while, and saw that this girl still looked like she wanted to say something, and couldn't help laughing: "What, there are still things you dare not say?" ”

"Uh," Banniang's heart was weak for a while, but she still mustered up her courage and said, "Seventeenth brother, do you still remember Miss Liu?" ”

The smile on Lu Qiqi's face froze.

Banxiang Fang said: "Why did you remember to mention her?" ”

Although this girl is gossiping, Liu Rushui is his forbidden area, and she will never joke and test his feelings.

Looking at his appearance, Banniang really couldn't tell if he knew about Liu Rushui's death. Taking a deep breath, Banniang said, "Brother Seventeen didn't hear from her?" ”

In the past, he would often ask someone to inquire, but later he learned that she was doing well, so he slowly stopped deliberately understanding her situation.

It is better to forget each other in the rivers and lakes.

Lu Qiqi shook his head and looked at Banniang inquiringly. His face changed for a moment.

If it weren't for the bad news, Banniang would never mention it to him so deliberately.

"What's wrong with her?"

The voice was hoarse, with some desperate strife and unconcealable expectations.

That feeling of sudden sadness hit Banniang's chest again.

"Miss Liu, she died of illness in October last year."

The passing years are like beautiful flowers.

He always thought that even if he couldn't marry her, she would live well in one place.

But he never thought that that woman, one day, would suddenly disappear. The meaning of disappearance is that the ears are not seen, and the ears are not heard. Without a trace, without a trace.

From then on, he had nothing to do with him in heaven and earth.

After life and death, Lu Qiqi thought that he could bear anything, but at this moment, the huge pain in his heart, which made people unable to breathe and wanted to bend down, what was the reason?

"Brother Seventeen? Brother Seventeen, are you alright? ”

Banniang looked at Lu Seventeen's face that was as pale as snow in an instant, and she was no longer as arrogant as before, so she stepped forward and grabbed Lu Seventeen's hand, calling him anxiously.

Lu Qiqi came back to his senses leisurely, showed a smile that was more ugly than crying, rubbed Banniang's hair, hoarsely voiced, and said, "Don't worry, I'm fine." You talk to Shiro and they, I'll go back first. ”

"Brother Seventeen, wait, why don't I accompany you to the restaurant for a drink?"

"No, I'll come back to you in a few days, you don't have to worry about Di Yong, I don't think this war will last long, at the end of the year, there will be a decision."

Lu Qiqi pretended to be calm and walked out of the study.

Banniang looked at his stumbling back, felt sad for a while, unconsciously reddened her eyes, and choked up: "Brother Seventeen, let me accompany you." ”

Lu Qiqi paused and straightened his back, but he didn't look back and said, "I'll be alone and be quiet." ”

Banniang remembered her feelings when she heard that Di Yong had disappeared in the enemy camp, and it was easy to understand Lu Seventeen's feelings at this time.

However, everyone's feelings and feelings are their own, even if you think you can understand it, you understand, but in fact you can't.

No one can replace someone else with eating, sleeping and aching.

Everyone's catastrophe can only be slowly overcome by themselves. Sometimes, even if someone else is accompanied, it can't.

Sometimes Banniang thinks, if she doesn't have Lu Seventeen in this world, what will happen to her alone?

Thinking about it, Banniang will smile.

The weather is slowly getting hotter, and both men and women in the capital have changed into spring shirts, as if they are full of spring all night. Walking on the street, blowing the warm breeze and facing the bright sun, the whole world seems to be new.

Xiuniang's sister-in-law gave Xu 13 the four seasons clothes and shoes, and Banniang never had the opportunity to ask someone to give them to Xu 13, but she heard that Xu 13 rose to 100 households in a short period of time, and she was also happy for Xu 13.

By the time the wedding with Second Brother Liu was completed in September, it was already June.

The weather is hot day by day, the garden in the suburbs has been completed, and Banniang is also busier.

The house is only the first step, the layout of the courtyard and the furnishings in the house are the focus.

It is not a simple matter to cater to the aesthetics and trends of the Great Song people, but also to be unique and unique.

The things she brought back from overseas from Tolin Zhaoqing have also been in place, and the embroidery ordered in the Suzhou embroidery workshop has also been slowly delivered. Banniang also reached the busiest time, and every day she was busy with Cang'er, and she finally got what she wanted, and she borrowed it from Zhu's side to help with some chores.

In the golden autumn of October, the golden chrysanthemum is in full bloom, and the noblewomen and ladies of the capital are all from the golden paper of the banquet of the princess of Yijun without exception. And the place where the banquet was held turned out to be just a garden in the western suburbs that no one had ever heard of it.

The Liu family is not only the princess of Yijun. She is also the noble daughter of the Liu clan in Hedong. How can she invite the garden of the most famous ladies and ladies in the capital? For a while, the nobles in the capital were talking about the garden called Mo Shang Garden.

The banquet was scheduled for the eighth day of October, and Banniang thought it was funny, if it was her previous life, wouldn't it be around the National Day Golden Week? The Great Song Dynasty naturally does not have the Golden Week of the National Prince, but the whole people of the Great Song Dynasty love to play, and the golden autumn is a good time to travel, and it is naturally a thing worth showing off to be invited to a banquet by the princess of Yijun, who has been low-key in this season, and to receive the golden post of the princess of Yijun.

The banquet was divided into three days, the first and second days were for the nobles and the royal family, and the third day was for the relatives of the four or more dignitaries of the court.

For the success of this banquet, Banniang was also busy for a month after everything in the garden was decorated, and even every dish, every cake, and every round of drinks on the banquet was ordered by her personally.

The day before the banquet, Banniang went to Yijun Wangfu to reply, Liu's nurse hugged Xiao Yuanlang out, and then let Banniang sit with a smile, and when the maids served tea and retreated, Liu's smiled and said, "Are you ready?" ”

"It's rare to ask the princess to help this time, I don't dare to lose the princess's face, I don't dare to make any mistakes, I have checked them one by one, the princess can rest assured that nothing will go wrong."

Liu smiled and nodded: "It's really hard for you." The king of the county used to praise you for being extremely capable, but when I looked at the delicate and weak little girl's house, where did I see the capable appearance? Now that it has been a long time, I know that what the king of the county said is true. If it were me, I wouldn't be able to do one percent of you. ”

"The princess praised it falsely, but she just specializes in the art industry, Banniang is a businessman, so she is naturally good at business." Banniang said with a smile.

"Don't be too humble," Liu smiled and handed the final list of people to Banniang, "Although I haven't been to this banquet yet, but looking at what you said, I also know that it must be to coax Jinghua, and I don't have a light on my face." These are the final confirmed guest lists, and there are also their preferences and taboos, and when the time comes, I will also go to help according to the row of maids in the palace, and you will make a detailed distribution of the list, which people are responsible for which people, so that there will be fewer business trips. Among them, there is an inconvenience to attend together, I also staggered the days according to the arrangement, so it is a little troublesome, you are not very familiar with the ladies in Beijing, I will ask my maiden sister to help you, and then the matter of entertainment, after all, it is in my name to discuss the invitation, and then you just follow me. Another official's family, Nuan Niang's girl is a likable, and with Mrs. Cai's help, she is not afraid of anything going wrong. Even if it is the person who is invited in my name, you are the one who can sing the leading role. ”

In fact, Banniang is filial piety and is not suitable for coming forward, so the real focus of the guest has the nominal host of Princess Liu, and Banniang will only be introduced by the Liu family at that time, as the owner of Mo Shangyuan, to meet these distinguished guests, and mix their faces with familiarity.

Banniang opened the list and saw that behind all the people who were invited to the banquet, all the things such as everyone's preferences were noted, which was very detailed.

It seems that the princess of the county is really not easy to be, there is no gold and steel diamond, and she does not work on porcelain. Although the Liu family is low-key, no one in the circle of noblewomen in the capital dares to underestimate it, first, her noble status before and after marriage is there, and second, she herself is not a simple person.

Banniang was sincerely impressed and said sincerely: "The princess thinks so thoughtfully for Banniang, Banniang is really grateful." ”

Liu smiled, and the scenery of Jiyue was beautiful: "Don't say that, Lord Wang, I have a lot of help from you, and I and Lord Wang have both remembered it." After all......

In the end, what Chai Shijiu needs, in addition to the name of the Zeng family, Zeng Zigu's influence in Shilin, and Ouyang Yongshu behind Zeng Zigu, doesn't he still have the money in Banniang's hands? Otherwise, why did Princess Liu help her Zeng Banniang? Helping her is also helping yourself.

But after listening to Liu's words, Banniang still made just the right amount of sincerity and fear: "The princess, don't say that, it's a shame for Banniang." ”