Chapter 186: It's better to partner with me
Ruan took the dowry list to show Hua Rong.
The Wei family has a big business, and there are more than 40 shops on the dowry alone, plus houses and fields, and all kinds of utensils, just the list is several meters long.
Ruan Shi said on the side: "The Wei family has just arrived in Hanjing, so you can't be too ostentatious, but don't worry, Yingchen has long been at the helm of the Wei family's business, and if you marry him, the entire Wei family will also be yours." ”
The things on the gift list are already worth 10,000 gold, this is not ostentatious, Hua Rong can't imagine what the Wei family will be like if they are ostentatious.
Ruan's family talked about the wedding again, wishing that Hua Rong would be able to marry into the Wei family immediately, Hua Rong couldn't help but interrupt: "Madam, I drank the soup of the Jedi when I was a maid in the room, and it is difficult to have an heir in this life, so don't you mind?" ”
Ruan Shi was stunned, obviously not expecting this to happen.
Hua Rong continued: "I used to have a bad life, but now I finally have the opportunity to choose, I hope that the people I spend the rest of my life with can be good to me wholeheartedly, I don't want to share my husband with other women." ”
Hua Rong said seriously, and kept looking at Ruan's careful observation.
Most of the men in Zhaoling have concubines, and if a woman does not allow her husband to take a concubine, she is jealous, and she loses her body like Huarong, and she still has such a requirement for her husband, which is simply unreasonable.
Hua Rong wants to see where Ruan's bottom line is.
Ruan's was caught off guard by Hua Rong's successive words, although she cherished Hua Rong, but the Wei family's incense was also extremely important, otherwise who would hand over this huge family wealth in the future?
Ruan Shi was a little embarrassed, and asked tentatively: "If you take care of it, can't you give birth?" ”
"Before, the imperial grandmother asked the imperial doctor to see it for me, although the imperial doctor didn't say that it was absolutely impossible, but the hope is not great, if the lady doesn't believe it, you can find another doctor to diagnose and treat."
The imperial doctors all said that there was not much hope, so there really wasn't much room for maneuvering.
Ruan Shi frowned, and asked after a while, "Lingqing, don't you want to marry Yingchen?" ”
Although Ruan was very good to Hua Rong, Hua Rong was still on guard, and said softly: "It's not that I don't want to marry, it's just that my wife treats me so well, I can't bear to deceive my wife, and I'm even more afraid that I will be found out after marriage and will be left out in the cold." ”
Hua Rong is very good at acting now, but just by speaking, her eyes are red.
Ruan Shi immediately showed a pity expression, patted Hua Rong's hand and said, "Good boy, no matter what happens, I will not snub you." ”
Having said that, Nguyen did not mention the marriage again.
After lunch, the Nguyen family sent someone to take Hua Rong on a boat trip to the lake in the evening.
Hua Rong changed into a beautiful dress and went out, only to find that Wei Yingchen was the only one on the painting boat.
The boat has been offshore, and the singer's graceful and agile singing voice came from the boat next to it, and the lights and candles on the painting boat reflected the sparkling water, if it weren't for the fact that the two were not very familiar, it was indeed quite warm and romantic.
Wei Yingchen took the initiative to speak: "There should be a lot of doubts in the county lord's heart, there are no outsiders here, you might as well sit down and talk in detail." ”
Wei Yingchen had a smile on his face, looking very kind, but obviously he was not here to talk about love, but more like he was going to do business.
Hua Rong walked over and sat down.
Wei Yingchen took the initiative to pour a cup of tea for Hua Rong: "This is this year's pre-Qingming tea, made by the best master of the Wei family tea house, you can get up to ten catties a year, half of it is tributed to the palace, and the remaining half is in the main house of the Wei family." ”
Wei Yingchen didn't tell a lie, Emperor Showa made tea once during the spring hunt, and he used this kind of tea.
It's just that if others hear this, they will definitely think that he is very arrogant, as if in his eyes, the head of the Wei family and His Majesty can be on an equal footing.
Hua Rong didn't answer, and Wei Yingchen continued: "Although we have never known each other, I know everything about you. ”
"Young Master Wei cares a lot about Uncle Zhongyong's Mansion?"
"The Wei family business is all over the place, all kinds of industries are available, and the news is naturally better than others, the loyal and brave man has a heavy army, guarding the safety of Zhaoling, and the baggage in the army is the head of the Wei family's business, as the head of the Wei family, I naturally have to care more."
The Wei family is rich and rivals the country, and the contacts with the imperial court are even closer, and the person in charge of military procurement is the imperial merchant of the Gu family in addition to the military department.
Hua Rong held the tea, looked at Wei Yingchen and asked, "So after listening to my deeds, Young Master Wei thinks that I am stronger than ordinary women, falls in love with me, and is willing to marry me?" ”
"You are indeed different from ordinary women," Wei Yingchen replied in the affirmative, and then said, "But I care more about your identity as the orphan daughter of King Qi than the love of children, the Wei family's business is no longer invincible in Zhaoling, and I want to do business with Yuexi people." ”
When it comes to Yuexi people, Wei Yingchen makes no secret of his ambitions.
Princes will meet to encroach on other people's territories by fighting wars to make people submit, but merchants will build their kingdoms through profits.
Wei Yingchen is not satisfied with the current territory of the Wei family's business empire, and wants to expand to the west, Hua Rong has half of the blood of the people in the west, which is the best medium.
In essence, Wei Yingchen and Emperor Showa were plotting the same thing.
Hua Rong thought for a while and said, "I heard that Yue Xi is savage in nature and does not attach as much importance to bloodline as Zhaoling, how can Young Master Wei be sure that he will be able to achieve his goal by marrying me?" ”
"Although the people of Yuexi do not pay much attention to blood, it is better to have a blood relationship than not to have one."
The exchange of commerce between the two countries is not a trivial matter, and the existence of Huarong is only an opportunity, but it is not a decisive factor.
Wei Yingchen was very frank, and Hua Rong fell into deep thought.
Wei Yingchen didn't say much to put pressure on Hua Rong, and drank tea slowly.
After a while, there was the sound of swords striking each other outside the painting boat, and following the reputation, he was besieged by several people with the wind, and he was kicked off the painting boat not long after.
One of them came in to report: "Third Young Master Jiang's people mixed up with the painting boat to try to eavesdrop on the conversation between the master and the county lord, but we have already knocked them into the water, and someone followed the county lord on the way to come and was also thrown off." ”
Wei Yingchen waved his hand to signal the man to step back, then looked at Hua Rong and said: "The third young master of the Jiang family is very interesting, if you partner with the previous widower, I am afraid that it will not stop after marriage, but if you partner with me, not only will you have no worries about food and clothing, but no one will harass you anymore." ”
The widower was Zhou Lin.
Hua Rong had to sigh once again at the horror of the Wei family's intelligence network, Wei Yingchen was in Jiangbei, and she even knew that she wanted to live with Zhou Lin.
However, Wei Yingchen's proposal made Hua Rong a little moved.
If it is just a partner, Wei Yingchen is indeed a very good candidate, with the support of the Wei family, she doesn't have to be pointed at anymore, and she doesn't have to worry about whether Jiang Yunhua will bring trouble to the Wei family if she refuses to let go.
"Then Jingyang Hou suddenly moved his family to Hanjing, is it all for the marriage of Young Master Wei?"
"No," Wei Yingchen didn't treat Hua Rong as an outsider, and said bluntly, "The Wei family entered Beijing this time to abolish the prince and establish a new prince!" ”