"Thank you very much, Your Majesty - Chong'er came here this time and specially brought some local specialties for Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Princess Changle and other highnesses..."
Having said this, Changsun Chong pretended to look around casually.
"I remember that His Highness Changle liked to hang around the empress before. Why haven't we seen her today?"
Hearing that her nephew asked about this, Queen Changsun looked at the expectant Changsun Chong with slightly complicated eyes, and sighed secretly in her heart. This nephew has been smart since childhood and is willing to work hard. He is the one who is most like her brother. Originally, she was very fond of this nephew. She had always wanted to get closer and marry the girl Changle to this nephew, but she couldn't. This person is afraid of comparison.
Compared with other dandies in Chang'an City, Changsun Chong was very good, but compared with that kid Zi'an, he couldn't be compared.
At this moment, her nephew took the initiative to mention Changle, and she naturally knew his little thoughts, but the problem was that the silly girl Changle probably already had the child Zi'an in her heart.
Can that unclarified agreement still go ahead as scheduled?
Although her eldest princess would definitely not marry Zian as a concubine, the one she liked most was still the eldest nephew in front of her, but for some reason, she suddenly felt unsure.
Therefore, just as he was about to say something about asking Changsun to rush to find Changle, he swallowed it back.
That girl is simple-minded and ignorant. Wouldn't it be even worse if she said something inappropriate?
"Isn't she opening a trading firm now? She has been working very hard recently, and she has been praised by His Majesty recently, so she is working even more vigorously. I guess she will go to her trading firm again to keep an eye on her. Otherwise - you Put the things here and I'll hand them over to her later..."
Although Changsun Chong felt a little disappointed, he still nodded obediently.
"Then I'll bother you, ma'am..."
The aunt and nephew talked intimately for a while. Changsun Chong saw that it was getting late and quickly stood up to leave.
Originally, Empress Changsun was planning to keep the meal, but when she thought that there was still no accurate explanation about her nephew and the Changle girl, she couldn't help but feel an inexplicable guilt, so she simply didn't keep it.
After walking out of the harem and looking back at the majestic palace under the sun, Changsun Chong paused, then finally turned around and strode away.
He is not a fool, on the contrary, he is quite smart, and he is considered to be the top among the second generation in Chang'an. When he was talking to his aunt just now, he shifted the topic to Chang Le several times intentionally or unintentionally, but his aunt changed the topic without any trace, and he had an ominous premonition in his heart.
This is not normal!
Especially when it was clear that he had just retrieved the rice from Champa and had made a great contribution.
Could it be that during the time he left Beijing, something big happened that he didn't know about?
When he thought that before he left, Princess Changle seemed to be very close to the dog thief named Wang Zi'an, his face couldn't help but darken.
After returning home thoughtfully all the way, Changsun Chong called a few of his close guards before his family was busy cleaning himself up.
"Go and find out if anyone who shouldn't be around Princess Changle has appeared recently - be careful about this. If your whereabouts are revealed, you don't have to come back to see me..."
"yes!"
Several close guards looked solemn and accepted the order.
Although he gave the instructions casually, Changsun Chong didn't take it seriously. After all, these close guards of mine were all good scouts recruited by his father from the army. If such a small thing could not be handled well, it would be a big joke.
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Datang Changle Trading Company.
"...No, no, if that little scholar doesn't like me at all, then wouldn't I, the majestic Princess of the Tang Dynasty, become a big joke?"
Princess Changle put her hands on her hips and shook her head like a rattle as she looked at Princess Gaoyang who came to her door.
"What are you afraid of!"
Gao Yang looked at his sister angrily, wishing he could take her own life.
"Sister, think about it, if he didn't like you, how could he take you into business? If he didn't like you, how could he write you such a poem? And he would go to great lengths to send you a poem to the sky—— The clouds think of the clothes, the flowers think of the face, the spring breeze blows on the threshold and the dew is thick. If we hadn't met on the top of the jade mountain, we would have met under the moon on Yaotai - sister, you taste it, you taste it carefully..."
Gao Yang held his sister's hand and spoke sincerely.
"If we hadn't met at the top of Qunyu Mountain, we would have met under the moon at Yaotai. We would have met under the moon at Yaotai. Isn't this a hint that I want to date you under the moon?"
Whether or not my sister can appreciate her good intentions is related to her future dowry, and there is no room for sloppiness.
We are serious about making money.
In order to get more goods from Wang Zi'an and save more money for herself, she took great pains. There was no way to break through from Wang Zi'an, so she could only consider sideways. It's not like she hasn't tried to find an honest backdoor with her sister Yue'er. However, Yuzhang is so unsatisfactory that she doesn't even dare to take the initiative to see Wang Zi'an, let alone ask her to ask for favors from Wang Zi'an!
Therefore, when she discovered the "secret" of the poem, she quickly turned her attention to Sister Changle, who seemed to have an ambiguous relationship with Wang Zi'an, in search of a new breakthrough.
Seeing that Changle was thoughtful and his attitude seemed to have softened, Gao Yang immediately cheered up and kept working hard.
"Sister Changle, think about it, even if he admits that he likes you, what will happen? You still need a piece of meat? Right -"
Chang Le thought about it and it seemed right.
But the last bit of rationality still had the upper hand, and his tone was hesitant.
"This - that's not good, after all, he is the consort of Sister Yuzhang and Sister Ying'er..."
When Gao Yang heard this, he immediately started clapping his hands.
"What are you afraid of? I'm not asking you to really marry him anyway! Besides, he was the one who flirted with you first, so he was wrong first. You just took advantage of the situation and teased him. Isn't that too much? Besides, this kind of thing will never happen in the future. Even if he knows that we are teasing him, so what? Will he still dare to speak out? By then, God knows and earth knows, you know and I know..."
Changle thought for a while, and what Sister Gao Yang said seemed to make some sense——
"But……"
"It's nothing! Sister, think about it, as long as you nod and test it a little, we can get several times more goods for nothing. With the current market price of this cosmetics, how much more money will we make?"
Princess Changle's eyes immediately lit up when she heard that she could make more money!
I am a smart princess who can take care of my father's worries!
Princess Changle immediately made up her mind when she thought of her father's worried face about money every day and his happy face after receiving his own subsidy money.
"Okay, let's do it!"
But as soon as he finished speaking, he pulled Gao Yang's lapel a little uneasily and whispered instructions.
"Sister Gao Yang, you must keep this matter a secret—"
"Don't worry, I will definitely keep it secret!"
Gao Yang waved his little hand, showing his loyalty.
Changle felt relieved.
Anyway, no one knows——
Following Gao Yang, he walked a few steps outside and then stopped with some hesitation.
"But, how can we test..."
"What's the problem? Come here and I'll tell you..."
Gao Yang felt like he was possessed by Zhuge at this time.
After listening, Changle asked with some anxiety.
"Is that—no problem?"
Gao Yang patted his sister on the shoulder with encouragement.
"Sister, I'll take care of things, don't worry—"
The two sisters hit it off immediately and joined forces to plan a trick on Wang Zi'an, and then start their own vigorous money-making plan.
…
Just when Chang Le and Gao Yang decided to go all out and try to trick Wang Zi'an, Chang Sun Chong felt depressed and asked someone to secretly inquire about Princess Chang Le's whereabouts. His father, Tang Jian, Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and others finally finished handling some of the more urgent government affairs.
"Let's go, we'll deal with the other things later. Let's go find Zian first -"
Li Shimin waved his hand and stood up first.
"Yes, let's go find Zian first—"
Not only Li Shimin, but also several others were impatient.
Champa rice, Champa rice.
Champa rice that can yield five stones per mu——
They are now very anxious to go to Wang Zi'an to confirm whether this kind of rice with full grains is the high-yielding Champa rice he said.
Several people immediately changed their clothes, got on the carriage, and headed straight to the Chang'an Marquis' Mansion with Li Junxian in high spirits.
This is a major event related to the national economy and people's livelihood, and they can't wait.
If it is confirmed, it can be officially planted this spring——
So, this time, a few of them not only went there, but also brought a cart full of Champa rice.
Changsun Chong had just crossed the ocean to get the Champa rice from Linyi.
If Changsun Chong knew that the rice from Champa he had worked so hard to transport was sent to Wang Zi'an by His Majesty and his father, his mentality would probably explode.
However, no one cares whether it explodes or not. What everyone cares about is whether this is the high-yielding Champa rice that Wang Zi'an said.
"Hey - Du Pushe, happy New Year, little Wang Meng, I'd like to say hello to you -"
Wang Meng, the outside steward who finally had his hands free and returned to his beloved little concierge, saw Li Shimin and others coming, and immediately greeted them with a happy face.
Without saying anything else, I would like to say hello to the eldest official first, and I will be sure to do nothing wrong.
"Happy New Year, Manager Wang, no need to be too polite——"
Du Ruhui nodded to Wang Meng with a gentle attitude. He came more often and was very impressed by the enthusiastic foreign steward of the Chang'an Marquis Mansion.
Wang Meng felt refreshed from head to toe after receiving personal greetings from Pushe, the current minister.
This is Shang Shu Pu She.
In Chang'an City, which steward can have such honor?
No!
Putting others before yourself, after greeting Du Ruhui, he immediately looked at Li Shimin. This is the father-in-law of my own Marquis, one of my own. Although his status is a little lower and a bit unworthy of his noble status, he is also the father-in-law of his own Marquis, and he must not be neglected.
"Shopkeeper Li, happy New Year, little Wang Meng, I'd like to send you my best wishes——"
Li Shimin was also deeply impressed by Wang Zi'an's family steward.
Seeing this child, he was so enthusiastic that I almost felt a little embarrassed. I put my hand in my pocket and touched it. It was okay, because I had stuffed hundreds of copper coins in my pocket while shopping yesterday.
But in the end, it was Wang Zi'an who paid the bill. If he didn't spend it, he would just keep it in his pocket.
I'm so happy today, I might as well take advantage of this kid——
With a flip of his hand, they were all taken out.
"Here, let's buy you a cup of tea with the reward -"
"Thank you, shopkeeper Li, for the reward——"
Wang Meng took the coin and his smile became more sincere.
Although not as generous as his own Marquis, a few hundred coins is quite a lot, enough for him to have a small gathering with his brothers.
He straightened up and greeted Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, Wei Zheng, Tang Jian and Li Junxian with a smile.
"Steward Fang, Steward Changsun, Steward Tang, Accountant Wei, Guard Li, brothers, let's meet and make a fortune——"
Several people didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but when they met this young steward who was so enthusiastic and breathless every time he came, they could only smile and return the favor.
The basic character cannot be broken.
"Are you guys please--"
Wang Meng knew that these people must have come to see his Lord Marquis again, so he was very discerning and wanted to lead the way. However, he was stopped by Li Shimin who was in a good mood and waved his hand.
"No, we can just go there by ourselves. We have prepared a surprise for him today -"
As he spoke, Li Shimin glanced back at the large carriage led by Li Junxian.
A carriage full of Champa rice!
Following Li Shimin's gaze, Wang Meng naturally saw the large cart full of "gifts" and immediately understood. The feeling is that shopkeeper Li wanted to curry favor with this noble son-in-law, so he came over in advance to deliver the dowry.
Aren't you just afraid of being embarrassed by others?
I know--
So, he stopped very wisely.
"Where is your Lord Marquis——"
Li Shimin asked casually as he walked up the steps.
"At this time, it's probably in the back garden -"
Wang Meng blurted out without thinking.
"Miss Changsun and your girl Xiu'er arrived just now. It seems that the Marquis took them to the back garden..."
The Xiuer mentioned by Wang Meng was naturally Princess Li Mingxiu of Gaoyang.
The dowry is given secretly. It makes sense for the girl to stand in front and the father to come later.
The three fathers and daughters, one behind the other, were logically consistent with him.
Therefore, Wang Meng betrayed his master without any hesitation.
When Li Shimin heard this, he almost staggered and fell on the steps.
Changsun Wuji, who was following behind, felt his eyes turn green for a while, and his mentality almost collapsed.
That girl from Changle actually came to see Wang Zi'an privately again!
That is the daughter-in-law whom I have already chosen——
Li Shimin said nothing and left in a hurry with a dark face. Changsun Wuji and others also hurriedly followed. I saw a few people as if their buttocks were on fire.
Wang Meng couldn't help but feel funny.
Shopkeeper Li, this is true. Is our Marquis the kind of person who despises poverty and loves wealth? Even if I secretly add the dowry in advance, I am still so impatient. It’s really——
"Slow down, why are you so anxious? You're not in a hurry to have a baby..."
When Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji heard this, they walked faster.
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