Queen Mother Li thought for a moment and said: "Recently, many people have indeed told the Ai family about Qingya Xiaozhu when they came to the palace. They said that Qingya Xiaozhu was like a paradise in the world, and the Ai family were envious when they heard it. ! It’s just that the Ai family’s status is different, so it’s not easy to get around.”
Chen Hong said with a smile: "What's so difficult about this? I'll inform Uncle Gu Ning's house and ask him to seal the garden, and the queen can naturally go and have a look at it at will! If the queen feels bored by herself, then bring a few more wives with her. That’s it!”
Empress Dowager Li relaxed her body, leaned on the golden pier and said, "This is all for later, let's continue talking about the affairs of Uncle Gu Ning's house!"
Chen Hong bowed and said: "Actually, I can't find out much about the affairs of Uncle Gu Ning's house. I only know that they were quite poor before. If they continue to sink for a few generations, they will soon be squeezed out of the ranks of nobles! But I don’t know how it happened, but it suddenly happened in the past few years! So I thought there must be an expert behind it!"
Empress Dowager Li said with great interest: "Oh? It does look like someone has an expert's advice, but I don't know who this person is? Can he bring a dilapidated noble house back to the top? It's not easy to be in the queue! I'm afraid this elegant little building is also intentional, rather than a tool to relieve boredom! But speaking of this, this person has a good idea! If he can be recruited, he can at least serve as a long-lived master. Helper! What else did you find out!?"
Chen Hong said: "That's all for now! But I had already ordered people to check when I came here. Although I ignored Gu Ningbo's house in the past few years, after he became popular in the past few years, I have been on it. I'm worried, I've already placed people in his business. It's just that I can't place them in the house for a while! But it's enough to get some information!"
After hearing this, Empress Dowager Li nodded with satisfaction and said, "Very good! Long Live Master should have people like you around him to help him all the time!"
After hearing this, Chen Hong secretly smiled bitterly in his heart! How can he be on the side of Long Live Lord now? Feng Bao and the others have been guarding them all day long! But fortunately, the empress can still get on the line, so she won't be kicked out of the palace!
Thinking of this, he cheered up and started chatting with Queen Mother Li. Chen Hongjiu was already familiar with the Queen Mother in the palace, and the two of them could talk to each other. With the help of a few palace maids, the conversation was filled with laughter and laughter, which was very pleasant!
About half an hour later, someone outside reported that a eunuch was coming to see him. Queen Mother Li said: "I think the news has arrived, please call people in!"
After a while, a eunuch walked in. After meeting the Queen Mother and Chen Hong, he raised a document high above his head. Chen Hong took the document and waved his hand to signal the eunuch to leave. Then start looking at the stickers on the cover of the document.
This kind of sticker is common in inner courtyards and is basically used for various memorials and hand folds. Because there was a lot of content in memorials and the like at that time, a special person in the inner study wrote the content in abbreviations and pasted them on the cover. It’s up to the viewer to judge whether it’s worth watching? If it is an important matter, review it personally; if it is an unimportant matter, move it to other places.
Chen Hongjiu was used to seeing documents in the palace, and he had already developed the ability to read ten lines at a time! When he took the sticker in his hand, he glanced at it and understood it clearly. Even though he had already developed the ability to hide his emotions and anger, he still couldn't help but show a surprised expression on his face!
The Queen Mother could naturally see the change in his expression, but she did not speak. Chen Hong would tell him the truth anyway. She just felt a little strange. What other pleasant or surprising things could be found in an ordinary investigation?
At this time, Chen Hong took off the sticker and handed the document to Queen Mother Li with respectful hands. Queen Mother Li took it and opened it and read it carefully. After reading it for a long time, she also showed a surprised look!
The document is not thick, only a dozen pages. So Queen Mother Li finished reading it quickly. She handed it to Chen Hong and said slowly: "You should take a look first!"
Chen Hong took the document and looked through it quickly. After he finished reading, he closed the book and said, "My dear, I always thought that Uncle Gu Ning's house had recruited someone, but I didn't expect that the person who made the decision was a child!"
If Liu Haojia could see the book in Chen Hong's hand, he would definitely be surprised! Because the above has recorded quite clearly the activities of Gu Ningbo Mansion in recent years!
From how Liu Haojia found out the secret recipe for snow candy among old papers, to the opening of Shiweizhai, including the guess that the secret seasoning recipe used should be obtained from the Liu family's books, as well as the reasons before and after the opening of Qingya Xiaozhu, the list of shareholders, etc. Everything you need!
There are definitely some guesses in it, but it's generally accurate. Even the guesses are close to ten! Fortunately, Liu Haojia paid close attention to confidentiality from the beginning and did not leak out the methods of making snow candy and seasonings. But this shows the court's ability to control nobles!
In fact, this is also a very normal thing. As a royal family, you both rely on your nobles and have to be wary of them! The imperial court relies on the nobles because they share the same interests with the country, and the interests of both parties are highly consistent! In order to preserve their wealth, they will also desperately support the continuation of the Ming Dynasty!
Just like what Alexandre Dumas' character Athos once said: The king becomes powerful by relying on the nobles, and the nobles become powerful by relying on the king!
Of course, it is very normal for the royal family to be wary of nobles! Because of the successful rebellions in the past dynasties, those who were able to establish the dynasty, except Zhu Yuanzhang, were all noble people! In other words, the royal family is just the most powerful among the nobles! Since they can overthrow the previous dynasty and seize the throne, those sitting on the dragon throne must naturally be wary of those who are also nobles!
At this moment, another palace maid came to announce that a document had been delivered. After Chen Hong took the document, he found that there was no sticker on the document. He knew that there wasn't much recorded in it, so he gave it directly to Queen Mother Li. Queen Mother Li opened the document and looked at it. She nodded repeatedly, seeming very satisfied. This gave Chen Hong something to look forward to!
After the Queen Mother read the document and gave it to Chen Hong to read, he realized that it turned out that it recorded the situation of Uncle Gu Ning in the past. However, Chen Hong did not read the previous detailed explanation, and turned directly to the last page to read Jin Yiwei's conclusion. He saw that it read: "Bo Gu Ning in the past generations all had the virtues of loyalty, diligence, and integrity, but most of them did not know how to adapt. He is not good at management. His martial arts skills are acceptable and he can be a frontman."
Chen Hong was not in a hurry to speak after reading it, because it was the Queen Mother and the Emperor's business to evaluate the ministers, not his business. So he just stood there with the book and waited for the Queen Mother to speak.
