Chapter 425: The Two Saints Rejoice
Shangguan Wan'er looked at the list and circled it with a pen before saying: "There is a problem with these two people, but it doesn't prevent us from trading the Night Pearl, so it's good to let them raise the price! As for the salt merchants in Jianghuai, they can also participate, and so can the ones in Yangzhou! In addition, let the rich merchants in Yangzhou get ready, our Princess Taiping and King Xiaoyao are going to tour the east, and we want them to be ready to take over, because we also have to talk about business!"
"Yes, when they come to Chang'an, we will start this matter!" Nangong Yue said admiringly, obviously, Shangguan Wan'er's thinking was already ahead of her.
It seems that they are already helping themselves to find a way, perhaps, some of the plans of the two highnesses are being realized, and at the same time, the victims of the Yellow River flood are indeed in need of relief, and she also feels a great responsibility.
After listening to this, Pei Yingxue carefully calculated for a while before saying: "The auction of the pearl this night must indeed be completed before the early winter, otherwise, we will be caught off guard; I have already preliminarily calculated, we must take at least 300,000 taels of silver out for disaster relief, and the imperial court can't take out much silver for a while, this cost must be from our Taiping Mansion; therefore, the auction must be accelerated, let's calculate with the farthest Yangzhou merchants, they will take about 15 days, so we must be put into the auction on September 28!"
"Xue'er's calculation should be correct, Yue'er, we have to make a few more plans, if the auction cannot be successfully completed, your Nangong family must give at least 150,000 taels of silver, otherwise, our life will be difficult;
Wu Ningshuang smiled for a while, and then said: "Our martial family can also give some money and rice, I'll go and say, it should be fine!"
"For the time being, let's take care of it in our Taiping Mansion, and it's not good if we let the martial arts bleed again! In short, if we can solve the problems ourselves, don't trouble the ministers! The second saint wishes that our Taiping Mansion can solve this crisis, which will help the prestige of Princess Taiping and Brother Han to be greatly improved, so we must do everything properly!" Shangguan Wan'er reminded that she saw more far.
Pei Yingxue was happy and laughed: "Then let's brainstorm and move all of them, on the day of the auction, our little girls, as well as the Turkic beauties, let the girls show off, in this way, the auction may have a better effect;
As soon as she said it, sure enough, people's eyes lit up again, and they were happy one by one, which was another clever plan!
"It's also ha, it's better to let the prince Xian also participate, let him also move, lest he say that he has no part in what our Taiping Mansion does, we still have to give him some sweetness at any time, and say that we are not righteous, haha!" Yu'er said humorously.
When Nangong Yue heard this, she was overjoyed: "In this way, our plan will be more perfect, okay, let the prince also come, and let him preside over the auction of the last night pearl;
"Hehe, you think about it first, in short, we can't make our life sad, our regular money must be increased, otherwise, if this goes on for a long time, everyone will be unhappy, and we will have to live a good life!" Shangguan Wan'er said proudly.
Everyone laughed again, their faces were full of sweetness and happiness, and even the atmosphere of the teahouse suddenly brightened, it seemed that their happiness had flown all over Chang'an City, and the popularity of the teahouse was getting stronger and stronger!
At the end of the unitary hour, Gaozong Li Zhi and Wu Meiniang really came, and when they met, they were happy again.
"Haha, it's all here! Wan'er said that Yue'er has a treat, of course we are going to have a big meal, this time, what is the matter with you? Do you want to auction the night pearl?" Wu Meiniang said happily.
Pei Yingxue hurriedly replied: "Queen Mother, isn't this the flooding of the Yellow River, 100,000 victims, are we all worried? Princess Taiping and Brother Han have already decided to sell the night pearl to solve the problem, and winter is coming soon, we have to hurry, so we are ready to be implemented by the Nangong brothers and sisters, just wait for the father, queen and mother to decide!"
"Okay, it's a good thing, you can worry about the worries of the imperial court and the urgent needs of the people, it's very good! Just do what you want! Where we need to help, we have an unshirkable responsibility!" Gaozong Li Zhi said happily.
Wu Meiniang sighed even more and smiled: "Our Han'er and Taiping are good, thousands of miles away, and they are all worried about the affairs of the imperial court, very good! Then do it according to your wishes! Okay, we are a little hungry, we are here to eat white food, you will report carefully in a while, the emperor is happy, agree, you will do it!"
"Yes!" Nangong Yue hurriedly invited them to the restaurant, and the whole atmosphere was so much better!
The wine was poured, Shangguan Wan'er personally poured the wine for Gaozong Li Zhi and Empress Wu Meiniang, the two of them were very happy, Gaozong Li Zhi smiled: "Wan'er, this girl is really good, to this day, there is still no squeamishness, and we will be served comfortably, good, really good!"
"Wan'er, our good slave, good daughter-in-law, haha, a few of you too, Xue'er, you will be specific about the Night Pearl Auction, so that our emperor can understand it clearly, and then, he agreed, and he made an order!" Wu Meiniang had already pointed out the theme.
Pei Yingxue smiled slightly, and then said: "Yes, father and queen mother, we plan it like this: the auction venue, in our restaurant, you can play all day, let the merchants drink tea in the teahouse first, and then come to the restaurant; first Wan'er will preside over the auction of some palace supplies, such as our jewelry; the final drama will be presided over by the prince, of course, the competitive price will be uniformly dispatched by Yue'er!" As for the pearl of the night, the queen mother will first wear it and be protected by frost, and then the queen mother will personally explain her care for the victims of the disaster, and then auction it, so that the price may be more than one million taels of gold, and the reserve price is 800,000 taels, and the Persians are willing to bid up to 800,000 taels of gold!"
"Well, that's good, so be it! Very good! Why do you want Xian'er to get involved?How much are you going to give him?" Wu Meiniang frowned when she heard this.
Shangguan Wan'er hurriedly explained: "The main thing is to take care of the prince's emotions, as for the sharing, Yue'er thinks about it, it is better to give him one percent, because our money is mainly used for disaster relief, and when the court has an emergency, we can take it out at any time!"
"Well, it's good, forget it, the prince's share, reduced to 50,000 taels of silver, he doesn't need much money, and he doesn't contribute, he just came to join in the fun, it's already cheap, so it's decided!
Gaozong Li Zhi smiled and said proudly: "Mei Niang has already arranged very well, do what you want; then, so be it, the prince himself has a fortune, and he doesn't spend much money; or our Han'er, Taiping, and daughters-in-law are the most refreshing, and they think about everything very thoughtfully, I hope the prince will think of your good, that is his duty! By the way, Han'er and Taiping have any new news?"
"Back to the emperor, Brother Han and Taiping have already arrived at the Sword Palace, and I heard that they are ready to practice the fairy sword, but they may have to come back in three months, Yun'er is about to give birth, they must wait for the child to be full moon before coming back!" Yu'er said.
When Gaozong Li Zhi heard this, he was happy: "Okay, good, good! I want them to take care of that girl, it doesn't matter if the child comes back after the full moon, we just want to hold our grandson;
"Yes, Your Majesty, don't worry, we will give names to as many children as possible, Han'er's children, the more the better, blame that Xue boy, hmph, if it weren't for Taiping and Han'er's intercession, we would have cut down all the people of the Xue family to relieve our anger!"
When Gaozong Li Zhi heard this, he also said angrily: "Why do these two boys want to intercede for them? We can't refute the face of Taiping and Han'er, and the Xue family is cheap!"
It seems that this thorn has been deeply rooted in their hearts and cannot be removed!
"Father and Queen Mother, let's be happy today, don't talk about these unpleasant things, come, let's respect the two saints!" Shangguan Wan'er hurriedly proposed.
Wu Meiniang came to her senses and smiled: "Haha, yes, when we are so happy, why are we talking about those things? Okay, Your Majesty, let's be happy, so as not to make the daughters-in-law uneasy again! I'll say it first, punish yourself with a cup!" After speaking, she had already drunk it.
Her mood is happy again! And so is the mood of the people!
After eating for a while, Wu Meiniang said happily again: "Yue'er, this time you have done Turkic affairs with Han'er and Taiping, and you have done a good job, we should thank you; Hehe, the Nangong family's business has the best experience, this time, I heard that you also rewarded the frontier soldiers! Did Luo Fang come back? I heard that Han'er and Taiping want us to reward him with Turkic beauties, this matter seems to have not been done yet, have you chosen a good person?"
"I have already chosen, Sister Mei'er personally chose it, mainly for fear of making a mistake; Brother Han said that his woman cannot be rewarded to others! We chose the princess of a small Turkic tribe, who is also good-looking, and with the two maids of their clan, Princess Taiping said that the princess would not be a joint order! I don't know what the two saints think?" Nangong Yue hurriedly replied.
Before Wu Meiniang could speak, Gaozong Li Zhi had already taken the lead in speaking: "Okay, well done! Well, Luo Fang, it seems that he was allowed to take ten days off, and he should go to court tomorrow, very good! He has been guarding the border for us all these years, and it has been very hard, I heard that he has not yet married, and this matter of Han'er and Taiping has been done too beautifully!"
"Your Majesty, things are not so simple! Luo Fang is still the confidant of the prince of Luoyang, Han'er and Taiping mean that the Ming ascends and descends secretly, so that he can't grasp the real power; therefore, the emperor, tomorrow the court will give him a military squire according to the Taiping and their wishes, as for saying that he wants to take care of Chang'an's defense, I'm afraid that it won't work, and the emperor has to have more eyes to be good!" Wu Meiniang hurriedly explained.
Gaozong Li Zhi thought for a while before he said: "You mean Li Ke? He won't make trouble anymore, it seems that he has never stepped on the line, let's not guard against him! However, it is better to let Luo Fang live in peace and idle to avoid too much trouble!"
"Well, that's the best! Mainly because Taiping said that he wanted the county lord of Qingfang to go to the Turks, and our prince immediately agreed, very refreshing, I'm afraid that he will have an attempt to mess up the harmonious relationship we have worked so hard to establish with the Turks, wouldn't that live up to the wishes of Taiping and Han'er?" Wu Meiniang thought and said.
When Gaozong Li Zhi heard this, he nodded: "Well, it's right to take precautions! Forget it, as long as he doesn't think nonsense, we don't have to worry about him, lest the princes of the clan say that we can't tolerate people again!"
"Yes, Emperor Shengming, I understand! A few of you, forget it after hearing it, you are not allowed to go outside! Especially Shuangshuang, don't talk nonsense when you get to the martial arts!" Wu Meiniang hurriedly said.
When Wu Ningshuang heard this, she hurriedly promised: "Yes, aunt, don't worry, Shuangshuang won't talk nonsense!"
Wu Meiniang was satisfied at this time, and smiled: "Haha, it's better to eat with you!" Okay, it's up to you, honor, let's take it, hehe, the emperor, have we robbed a little too much? This will, even the peace has no share!"
When Gojong heard this, he burst out laughing, and the people laughed too!