Qin Shuhuang left the big study in the front yard and took people out of Cao's mansion.

As General Cao said, the Cao family sent two teams of elite men and horses to guard the side of the carriage.

Qin Shuhuang and Liu Renci rode in the same carriage.

In the carriage, Liu Renci frowned: "Just now in the Cao family's study, the old man cooperated with His Highness, but does His Highness really want to hand over the trade between the two countries to the Cao family?" ”

Qin Shuhuang handed the Sydney white fungus soup that had just been cooked in the morning to Liu Renci.

The north is bitterly cold, and the weather is even drier, so you need to drink more soup to moisten your lungs and relieve cough.

"Uncle Liu, you and I have known each other for more than half a year, don't you know who I am, how can such an important matter be handed over to the Cao family, just to deal with them temporarily."

"That ......"

Qin Shuhuang interrupted Liu Renci, "Uncle Liu, rest assured, the Beidi Royal Court is not an iron plate at all, the crack has already formed, we only need to pry open the crack on this trip, and when the time comes, the Cao family will fall into this crack together." ”

Liu Renci was surprised, even he didn't know any news about the Beidi Royal Court, how did the eldest princess know!

However, he didn't ask much about what other special means and channels the royal family directly had.

As soon as Qin Shuhuang said this, he relaxed a lot, took a sip of Sydney white fungus soup, suddenly felt sweet and moisturized, and sighed comfortably.

Qin Shuhuang picked up the teacup and took a sip, but the smile on the corner of his mouth was not as pure as Liu Renci.

The reason why he knew that the Beidi Royal Court was divided into two branches was when Gu Hongchao showed off to her after being imprisoned in his previous life.

Gu Hongchao's devilish voice echoed in her mind.

"It turns out that you princesses are all cheap skins, even if you like me, the fifth princess even likes me! You don't know, she also gave birth to a child for me, she is more blessed than you! My Highness the Eldest Princess! Speaking of which, she can be regarded as capable, and she can even mediate between the two major forces of Beidi......"

The Sydney white fungus soup in his hand was shaken by the carriage and poured some into his hand, and Qin Shuhuang came back to his senses from his painful memory.

Shilan hurriedly took the pear soup in Qin Shuhuang's hand and put it aside, and anxiously wiped her hands with a handkerchief, "Your Highness, what's wrong with you?" ”

At this time, the carriage curtain was lifted from the outside, and Xie Xuanye's face appeared with worry, "Your Highness? But what's the matter? ”

Qin Shuhuang didn't want Xie Xuanye to worry, so he reluctantly squeezed out a smile to Xie Xuanye, Rao was smiling, but the paleness on his face couldn't hide Xie Xuanye's eyes, "I'm fine, I'm just distracted for a while." ”

Xie Xuanye nodded slightly and gently lowered the curtain.

At this time, the guards of the Cao family outside the carriage reminded, "Your Highness, you have arrived in the outer city." ”

Xia Gong City is divided into two cities, inner and outer cities, like two concentric circles set together.

The outer city was expanded later by the inner city radiating outward, and the history of the inner city is much longer than that of the outer city.

The inner city is a military city, not big, most of the people who live are military dependents, and the outer city is where the people live.

All kinds of business activities are also in the outer city.

In recent years, the connection between the inner and outer cities has increased, and there is no too obvious difference.

When Dawu Beidi is officially traded, I am afraid that the pattern of this Xia Gongcheng will change greatly.

Coming out of the inner city to the outer city, it was like going from a quiet courtyard to the fireworks of the city.

Even if tomorrow is Chinese New Year's Eve, the streets are bustling.

Many of the shops are still in business today.

However, there are far fewer pedestrians on the streets than when I entered the city yesterday.

Qin Shuhuang stopped the carriage, put on his hat, and prepared to personally visit the shops on both sides of the streets of Xia Gongcheng.

The border city, like Beidi, is most lacking not meat, but food.

The price of coarse grains here is more than ten times higher than that in Beijing.

On the contrary, jerky meat, leather goods, dry goods, and dairy products are quite cheap.

Qin Shuhuang walked from shop to store, and when he saw anything he liked, he had to buy some, and soon the carriage would be full.

The housekeeper of the Cao family, who was following Qin Shuhuang, rushed to pay.

Seeing that the housekeeper of the Cao family was so attentive, Qin Shuhuang asked Shilan not to pay the money, and paid for the housekeeper of the Cao family.

Walking down a street, Qin Shuhuang felt a little tired, and saw a teahouse next to the street, so he led people in.

The teahouse is run by a young couple.

When Shilan, who was following behind Qin Shuhuang, saw Ruihe wearing a coarse cloth dress made of blue floral cloth, her eyes almost stared......

At this time, Ruihe was counting the accounts behind the counter, really like a female shopkeeper of a teahouse.

Song Yiqiu, who was dressed as the owner of the teahouse, stepped forward to greet the guests with a smile.

"This nobleman, there is a seat upstairs, please upstairs."

Qin Shuhuang nodded lightly, as if he didn't know Song Yiqiu and Ruihe at all.

The second floor is said to be a private seat, but it is quieter, and it is also a hall with a bay.

There is a square hole in the middle, and there is a fence, and sitting on the edge of the fence, you can just see the storyteller who is telling a story on the platform on the first floor.

Soon refreshments were delivered.

The business of this teahouse is very good, at this time the first floor is almost full, and the second floor is also full because of their group of people.

There were also some people who came in to drink tea without money and heard the story of Mr. Storyteller at the door.

Qin Shuhuang asked the Cao family steward about the details of this teahouse.

The housekeeper of the Cao family said with a smile: "Back to Your Highness, this is an old teahouse that has been in business for more than ten years. It was originally an old couple, but two months ago, the proprietress was not in good health, so she called her youngest son and daughter-in-law to take over the teahouse.

This young couple is also filial and smart, and they have only been in operation for a month, and the teahouse has been operating well.

It was really cold in winter, so the young couple let the old couple rest in the backyard, and they opened the door to do business alone.

It's good now, the old Song and the old couple are idle, and they can retire with peace of mind! In the coming year, if the little daughter-in-law adds another brother to the old Song family, it will be complete! ”

Qin Shuhuang raised her eyebrows, she didn't expect Song Yiqiu and Ruihe to be lurking in Xia Gong City, but she underestimated these two people.

The storyteller downstairs is deep in the essence of the broken chapter, and it just ends when it comes to the highlights, and the audience in the teahouse is excitedly "screaming", urging the storyteller to say another paragraph.

A man dressed as a rich boy even gave a reward of five taels of silver.

There are rules in the teahouse, as long as the reward exceeds five taels at a time, the storyteller can make an exception and say another paragraph.

There was a startling sound, and the storyteller's voice rang out again in the teahouse.

Qin Shuhuang got up when everyone's attention was on Mr. Storyteller downstairs, and was accompanied by Shilan to the backyard where the woman's Gong room was.

Steward Cao glanced at the direction Qin Shuhuang left, he was a man, but it was not easy to follow at this time.

I can't help but regret a little, why didn't I call a housekeeper to follow when I left the house.

The woman's room was a side room in the backyard.

Shilan accompanied Qin Shuhuang into the side room, and Ruihe walked out from behind the screen.