Chapter 197: The Eve of the Storm
It took three days for Red Sleeves and Ke to come back to their lives.
A large part of those jewels and other items were sent to the capital, and when a new store opened there, they could make a lot of money.
As for furs, Song Yao only left a part of the high-quality and rare, and he could make a lot of money by buying furs in the capital in winter, and the rest would be sold in the form of wholesale, which could make a small profit.
To do maritime trade business, either exchange goods or buy them with real money, but silver tickets or anything else are not used.
After all, the silver village is different in each country, so it cannot be used.
This is also a major drawback of antiquity.
Fortunately, Song Yao won a large amount of silver in the previous bet, and there was a lot of gold and silver piled up in the warehouse, which was enough for a period of time for the time being.
Song Yao has been in the study for the past few days, calculating how much glass she can consume every day.
Before supplying her own shop, Song Yao didn't plan to sell it, otherwise it would be difficult for her to fire this first shot.
It's important to make money, but it's even more important to create the visual feel of an established store.
While Song Yao was busy, the people in the capital also received her news.
However, in the old mansion of the Jingcheng Pavilion, Mrs. Song's face was gloomy and terrifying.
The message from his grandmother is absolutely impossible to be wrong, and the one who is wrong is the person who did the work in the first place.
"Little slut, you can escape that time, this time Mrs. Ben will see if you can escape!" Mrs. Song commanded gloomily: "You immediately mobilize manpower and kill that Song Yao for Mrs. Ben at any cost!" If you are not capable enough, don't come back to see Lady Ben! ”
The Dark Guard departed.
Mrs. Song sat in the room, looking into the distance with a cruel gaze, like a poisonous snake, which made people worry.
Song Zhiyuan didn't know that Mrs. Song had already determined Song Yao's identity, so he finally felt a little relieved when he looked at the letter in his hand.
His own father was finally willing to cooperate with him, not only giving him support for the silver, but also giving him the power to mobilize people.
It is easier to do things with money, and it is easier for someone to do things better, and it will be much easier to investigate something in the future, and you can protect Song Yao in secret.
"Young Master, Young Madame, please come over." Seeing that Song Zhiyuan was holding the letter and looking good, Lotus couldn't help but be a little curious, but she didn't ask anything.
Since Song Zhiyuan's successful succession, Song Li's attitude towards Song Zhiyuan has improved a lot.
Although Song Li has no potential to be a good wife, he knows how to ask Song Zhiyuan to go back to the room, and he wants to have a son so that he can gain a firm foothold.
Song Li was not treated well in the circle of noble ladies in the capital, but she thought that those sour words were the reason for her exclusion, as long as she could give birth to a son and a half daughter, she would really be able to gain a firm foothold in this noble circle.
Song Zhiyuan got up, tucked the letter in a drawer, and locked it.
By the action of releasing the letter, Song Zhiyuan lowered his eyes and concealed his disgust.
If he failed to find all the evidence in one day, he couldn't take a break from Song Li's family, and Song Zhiyuan could only continue to act on the spot.
Having such a troublemaker in the Pavilion Old Mansion can distract that person's attention, which is the real reason why Song Zhiyuan will always accommodate the Song Li family.
As for the guilt of Song Li's family, it was already dissipated in Song Li's humiliation again and again.
"The young lady is looking for me, but what is the matter?" Song Zhiyuan didn't mean to get up, picked up a book casually, and asked lightly.
"The young lady has prepared a supper, and I want to invite the young master to come over and eat together." Lotus replied.
"No need, Madame has just sent someone to send it over, you let the young lady eat it herself." Song Zhiyuan pointed to the empty bowl on the table and said, "By the way, I cleaned up the bowl." ”
"This supper was specially prepared by the young lady for the young master, if the young master doesn't come over, the young lady will be unhappy." Lotus persuaded him.
Song Zhiyuan's face sank, put the book on the table heavily, and said with a cold expression: "Your master wants me to gain fame so that she can raise her eyebrows in the capital." There are less than two months left for the scientific examination, but she disturbed me to study poetry and books for this trivial matter, because she wanted me to give up the scientific examination. ”
"No, the young lady definitely doesn't have such thoughts." Lotus hurriedly explained.
Song Zhiyuan waved his hand and said impatiently: "Since your young lady doesn't have such thoughts, then you can go back." By the way, tell her that before the scientific expedition, don't bother me if there is nothing important, and I will stay in the study during this time. ”
When Lotus heard this, her face suddenly turned ugly.
Song Zhiyuan's meaning is obvious, he wants to separate!
When Song Li heard this, he must have lost his temper, where did Lotus dare to reply.
"It's a good thing that the young master has the heart to make a name for the young lady, but you should also pay attention to rest! What's more......" The lotus flower is the daughter's house in the end, and she blushed and said: "The young master always stays in the study, and outsiders don't know about it, so he must be laughing at the young lady, and the young master can't bear it, right?" ”
I can't bear it!
Song Zhiyuan thought in his heart, but sighed on his face: "For so many years, I haven't concentrated on reading books, and after reading for months, there is not much hope of passing the exam." If I distract myself again, I'm afraid I will have to wait another three years. ”
"How can that be?" Lotus subconsciously replied, she knew too much about her master's temper, once Song Zhiyuan fell off the list, she would definitely have a good meal, but it was rude for her to say this, so she hurriedly changed her words: "The slave will leave, don't disturb the young master's study." ”
"Hmm." Song Zhiyuan replied lightly, then picked up the book and continued to read.
After the lotus flower withdrew, the door of the study was closed, but a person came out of the room where the study was resting, it was Caixia beside Mrs. Song.
"The people around the young lady dare to be disrespectful to the young master, it's really ......" Caixia felt aggrieved for Song Zhiyuan, distressed but didn't say anything.
Of course, Caixia's gesture of wanting to talk is also giving Song Li eye medicine.
Song Zhiyuan snorted coldly, "This lotus is the big girl next to the Li family, and before she entered Beijing, she didn't take me seriously at all." If I hadn't gone to the Pavilion Mansion now, I'm afraid she wouldn't have had such a good attitude just now. ”
What Song Zhiyuan said was the truth, Lotus relied on her identity as a young lady and looked down on Song Zhiyuan very much.
It is precisely because Lotus had a bad attitude towards Song Zhiyuan at the beginning, so she didn't want to be an aunt now, probably because she knew that Song Zhiyuan didn't like her in her heart.
Otherwise, according to the rules, nine times out of ten, the dowry girl is a concubine prepared for her uncle, and the lotus flowers should be accepted by Song Zhiyuan sooner or later.
When Caixia heard this, she felt even more sorry for Song Zhiyuan, but she also knew that Song Zhiyuan was really working hard, and if she wanted to get a good result in this imperial examination, she didn't want to bother much.
"The young master still has to review the poetry and books, so the slave and maid will not bother, and Ming'er will send the young master supper over." Caixia was reluctant to go, but she had to go.
However, with Mrs. Song's order, Caixia can come to see Song Zhiyuan openly every day, and she can stay a little and say a few words, which is already very content.
Song Zhiyuan took Caixia's hand and stared at him: "Wait, when I become an official, I can fulfill my promise." ”
"I believe in the young master." Caixia blushed, and walked away quickly with the bowl.
The door of the study was closed again, and Song Zhiyuan picked up the letter given to him by his biological father and lit it by the candlestick.
is just a woman in the house, and she is a continuation, although she is also the wife of the Ming media, but she has a low status compared to her wife, and even the children born to her wife are not passable.
But Mrs. Song has such the courage to dare to harm the only bloodline left by her wife, as long as the evidence is conclusive, it is not too much to punish the car split.
Song Zhiyuan lost his mind for a while, the fire burned his fingers, he let go of the letter in pain, and after watching the letter paper turn to ashes, he picked up the book and continued to read, his expression was already calm.
Concubine Duanyu has been paying attention to Song Yao's movements, but after learning that Xiao Jinsu died, she became seriously ill, so she naturally paid a lot less attention to Song Yao, and put more attention on Xiao Jinsu's children.
Because it was a premature baby, the little one's condition was not very good, if it weren't for the concubine Duanyu to keep the child at any cost, it is estimated that he would have died a long time ago.
"Jinrong, how is that kid today?" Duanyugui's complexion was a little unpleasant, and she didn't have much spirit when she spoke.
Xiao Jinsu's death was too big a blow to Concubine Duangui.
The death of her sister and brother-in-law has always been a hurdle in the heart of Concubine Duangui, even if she killed those people to avenge the deceased, she still felt that she still owed the couple.
It is also this guilt that makes Concubine Duangui particularly fond of Xiao Jinsu.
But the concubine forgot that sometimes excessive favor is also a murderous knife.
Even if Xiao Jinsu recruits an ordinary person as her husband, she has a delicate and domineering temperament, and her heart is twisted because of jealousy of Song Yao, and she always does something unacceptable.
Otherwise, Cui Yu and Wang Tie would not dare to murder Xiao Jinsu, they were really forced to run out of life.
But in the eyes of Concubine Duangui, Xiao Jinsu is the niece who grew up on the tip of her heart, Cui Yu and Wang Tie are just lowly slaves, even if they are tortured to death by Xiao Jinsu, they should not have the intention of betraying the master.
"The little boy has already slept, and he has been in good spirits for the past two days, and it will be fine to raise it for a while." Mama Rong smiled.
Concubine Duangui's body is not happy, and she is afraid of giving her illness to the next guy, so she rarely sees a child, and she has to ask every day to be at ease.
"This is the only bloodline of the Xiao family, and the mourning family is already sorry for my sister and brother-in-law, and we can't let this child miss anymore." The concubine sighed.
Now that the child is still young, it is safer to raise it in the Ruiwang Mansion, so as not to make up his mind by someone with ill intentions.
But in the end, it is not from the Ruiwang Mansion, and there is such a layer of blood relationship, and sooner or later it will be sent away.
"Don't worry, master, the slave and maid have been arranged, and the little boy is safe." Mama Rong soothed.
"Hmm." Duanyu Guifei still believed in Jinrong's grandmother, leaned on the chaise longue's couch, and asked after a while: "Is there any news from the south?" ”
"That Song Niangzi has already done Caoyun's business, but there are no other actions." Grandma Rong replied.
"The queen is also useless, the mourning family has already given her the news, since nothing has been found out yet." Duanyu Guifei changed her words and said to Mama Rong: "The mourning family has been sick for so many days, and it's time for Rui'er to come back and take a look." ”
Mama's heart sank, and she understood that Concubine Duangui was going to attack Song Yao.
Although Concubine Duangui doesn't plan to do it herself, the result of killing people with a knife is not the same?
As long as it is rumored that Helian Sheng likes a widow, can Song Yao still have a peaceful child?
"Yes, the old slave will let people pass the word." Mama Rong wanted to persuade a few words, but looking at the demeanor of the concubine, she knew that persuasion was useless.
Xiao Jinsu's death, Concubine Duangui will definitely be angry, and Song Yao is also innocently implicated.
But after thinking about it, even these open guns and hidden arrows can't dodge, and Song Yao can't stand by Helian Sheng's side, so Jinrong Mama feels that the way to deal with the noble concubine is nothing, so it should be regarded as a test for Song Yao.
If you want to be the hostess of Rui Wangfu, you can't do it without excellent skills and backers.