Although for An Miaoyi and Shen Yutong, it is definitely better for their children to be their own, but for Ye Cui, there is no need. After all, they are both her biological grandchildren, so she is also very concerned about Shen Yutong's birth this time. It was expectation. When she learned that Shen Yutong gave birth to a boy, she even came to visit in person...
Because of this, An Miaoyi regards this as an opportunity to repair the relationship with Ye Cui, and wants to take this opportunity to show her virtuous virtues and her generosity as a lady, and regain Ye Cui's trust and trust. Approved!
"Madam, that woman Shen Yutong is still dreaming about reaching the sky after giving birth to a son, and the adults will pay more attention to her in the future. However, it has been three days since she gave birth to the child, and the adults have visited her twice, and the adults have also visited her twice. She didn't name her son. I heard from Grandma Wu that Shen Yutong is eagerly waiting for adults to name her child!" Qiqige reported to An Miaoyi with a sarcastic face:
An Miaoyi smiled slightly and didn't pay much attention to this. Shen Yutong was just a mere Shen Yutong who was not worthy of her attention. She pondered and asked Qiqige:
"How is the situation over there with Bae Ji Soo?"
Faced with this problem, Qiqige hesitated and said:
"Bae Ji-soo hasn't had anyone from the medical school diagnose her, so we don't know when she will give birth yet, but if we count the days, it will probably be this month. Where did everyone spend the past two nights with her? , it is said that the adults have already named Pei Zhixiu’s child. If it is a boy, it will be called Ye Jingxuan, if it is a girl, it will be called Ye Xingtong..."
An Miaoyi's eyes showed a little helplessness when she heard this. She also had a headache for Pei Zhixiu. Although she couldn't bear to see her being independent and not as obedient to her as a big woman like others, but because of Ye Mingsheng, she I can only choose to ignore her, but fortunately, although Bae Ji-soo is a bit more maverick, she still understands etiquette and gives her face on weekdays. This also makes everyone have a normal relationship with each other on the surface. , not too ugly!
"Madam, it's okay for Shen Yutong to give birth to a son. She can't change the world! But with your love for Pei Zhixiu, if she gives birth to a son this time, things will be a little troublesome!" Qi Qige said with some worry:
Listening to Qiqige's words, An Miaoyi's expression became more and more serious. In her opinion, the person in Ye Mansion who posed a threat to her and Ye Jingren was a half-person!
This person refers to Murong Qingwu. There is an irreconcilable fundamental conflict between the two parties, and there is no room for compromise!
And the remaining half is Bae Ji Soo!
Compared with herself or Murong Qingwu, Pei Zhixiu's background is undoubtedly her biggest disadvantage. Secondly, she does not have any supporters among the civil and military officials under the rule of Fengwu Army, unlike herself and Murong Qingwu who have a basic base. .
Pei Zhixiu's advantage is beyond the reach of others, and that is Ye Mingsheng's favor!
Although An Miaoyi feels that the relationship between her and Ye Mingsheng is very good, and Ye Mingsheng also loves her very much, she also knows in her heart that when it comes to doting, not to mention herself, it is Murong Qingwu, Ye Mingsheng's early childhood friend. With the addition of the dream lover, the two of them together may not be as good as Bae Ji Soo...
It's hard for An Miaoyi not to be jealous of this favor, which is one of the reasons why she doesn't like Pei Zhixiu. For this reason, she also quietly encouraged Ye Cui, who also disliked Pei Zhixiu, to take action, but let She was disappointed that Ye Mingsheng, who had always been very filial, did not follow Ye Cui's wishes, but used conciliatory means to block Pei Zhixiu's criticism.
Seeing her son protecting Pei Zhixiu overtly and covertly, Ye Cui was still a little dissatisfied with Pei Zhixiu, but in the end she could only be out of sight and out of mind.
An Miaoyi has always wondered why Ye Mingsheng loves this woman from the palace so much. Although Pei Zhixiu is also very beautiful, in terms of appearance, she is not that big among the other girls in the Ye family. Not to mention herself, even Murong Qingwu was superior to her.
If you are open-minded, although Pei Zhixiu is not as conservative as herself, she is not as flattering and obedient to Ye Mingsheng as Bai Yuanyuan and Jinyu. As long as Ye Mingsheng wants to play with them, they will obey unconditionally, and sometimes Pei Zhixiu will He dared to play tricks with Ye Mingsheng. If it had been anyone else, he would have been abandoned by Ye Mingsheng.
After thinking about it, An Miaoyi could only come to the conclusion that Pei Zhixiu was Ye Mingsheng's first woman. She accompanied Ye Mingsheng through the days when he was hiding in the abyss, and Ye Mingsheng had a special affection for her. Emotion, this is what makes Pei Zhixiu special compared to Ye Mingsheng's other women...
If this is the case, then there is no doubt that Pei Zhixiu is more dangerous than Murong Qingwu. After all, with Ye Mingsheng's absolute control over Fengwu Army, as long as he is determined to make Pei Zhixiu's child his heir, then the matter will not be If there is any change, anyone who dares to block it will be ruthlessly eliminated by Ye Mingsheng. Civil and military officials loyal to Ye Mingsheng will also unconditionally support Ye Mingsheng's decision.
Despite the danger, An Miaoyi still only regards Bae Ji-soo as half a threat. The reason is that Bae Ji-soo may have a life gate!
And this fate caused the child in Pei Jixiu's belly to withdraw from the competition for the right to inherit the throne even before he was born!
An Miaoyi even suspected that the reason why Ye Mingsheng dotes on Pei Zhixiu so much has a lot to do with her life gate. This life gate makes the relationship between Ye Mingsheng and her pure and simple without any entanglement of interests. The love between men and women!
During the time she was married to Ye Mingsheng, An Miaoyi also understood Ye Mingsheng's temperament better. Although Ye Mingsheng has always been practical and realistic in his behavior and driven by interests, An Miaoyi felt that Ye Mingsheng had deep feelings in his heart. But he is an idealist!
Although Ye Mingsheng never said it, An Miaoyi could feel that in his heart he fantasized about a pure relationship without interests, and she couldn't give him this, nor could Murong Qingwu give him. The only thing that could be given to Ye Mingsheng That is, Bae Ji-soo, who has withdrawn from the competition...
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In the study, Ye Mingsheng frowned slightly while looking at the financial report in his hand, and then asked Zhang Juning in the hall:
"According to your Finance Secretary's estimate last month, shouldn't the fiscal revenue received from Jiangnan this month exceed 150,000 taels of silver? How can it be worth just over 100,000 taels of silver now? The remaining 50,000 taels Where did the money go?”
Facing Ye Mingsheng's inquiry, Zhang Juning did not reply immediately. Instead, he looked at Gu Sansi beside him. Seeing this, Gu Sansi also took over the conversation and introduced:
"My lord, this is what happened. Murong Lun sent a letter to Governor Lu half a month ago. I don't know what Murong Lun wrote to Governor Lu. Although Governor Lu still continues the military purchase contract with us!"
"But a 50% tariff was added to the products we exported to Jiangnan such as glass bottles, ginseng, and kerosene lamps. This caused some rumors in Jiangnan that Governor Lu might cut off business cooperation with us, so The shops in Jiangnan no longer dare to place new orders with us!"
Ye Mingsheng was a little surprised when he heard this. He knew that in order to block his trade with Jiangnan, Shangguan Hongyuan had gone to great lengths. He not only issued an imperial edict to Lu Jian in the name of the little emperor, but also cut off the trade. The trade route between Jingchu and Chu was blocked, and finally Xu Zhaojie was allowed to sail the navy...
But even so, Lu Jianchao did not flinch and continued his business dealings with him. However, now Murong Lun's letter has caused him to lose one-third of his financial income from Jiangnan?
Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng became more and more unbelievable. Seemingly seeing Ye Mingsheng's surprise, Gu Sansi introduced in a low voice:
"Murong Lun and Lu Jianchao used to be colleagues in the Ministry of Household Affairs. They had a very close relationship. When Lu Jianchao was framed and imprisoned in the Ministry of Household Affairs, it was Murong Lun who came forward to smooth things over for Lu Jianchao and saved Lu Jianchao's life!"
"The two are still related as sons and daughters. Lu Jianchao's eldest son Lu Houde married Murong Lun's third daughter Murong Qiaoyun. In addition, Murong Lun's youngest son Murong Zhengshan has also been engaged to Lu Jianchao's third daughter Lu Wanru. Because Murong Lun Lun and Lu Jianchao have a very close relationship, so after those Jiangnan business houses heard the news, they were afraid to do business with us!"
Ye Mingsheng was a little annoyed when he heard this, but he was also very moved by the fact that a top wealthy family like the Murong family has such a profound background, and the various relationships are so intertwined and powerful that it is staggering.
After Murong Lun became the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the Luo'an court, he wrote two letters for Shangguan Hongyuan. This first letter helped Shangguan Hongyuan pacify Yongliang and control tens of thousands of Liang troops, which greatly improved Shangguan Hongyuan's strength. Has been greatly enhanced.
This second letter has cut into my own financial path, causing hidden worries in my financial path in Jiangnan. I have lost so much money. Fifty thousand taels of silver in this first month is not a lot, but if I continue, If so, it will inevitably have a great impact on the Fengwu Army's next plans...
However, writing a letter to Lu Jianchao may not have been Murong Lun's original intention. Although Murong Lun, an old fox, served in the Luo'an court, he did not bet all his money on the Luo'an court.
Therefore, although he wrote articles to criticize himself and the Fengwu Army during this period, he actually did not take any action. This matter was probably forced by Shangguan Hongyuan. If Murong Lun really wanted to write this letter, he would have already done so. I’d like to take credit from Shangguan Hongyuan!
After thinking for a while, Ye Mingsheng asked Gu Sansi, who was in charge of diplomatic affairs:
"What's your response to this matter?"
In response to Ye Mingsheng's inquiry, Gu Sansi said without hesitation:
"When the incident happened, our envoy in Jiangnan, Ye Shengwen, had already asked Lu Jianchao to pay a visit, but Lu Jianchao avoided meeting him. Ye Shengwen is also an official who is actively involved in public relations in Jiangnan. In addition, Su Yi has also been there in the past two days. Prepare to take a boat to Jiangnan as an envoy to visit Lu Jianchao!"
After hearing this, Ye Mingsheng thought for a moment and nodded slightly and said:
"You ask Su Yi to wait for two days before leaving, and I will write a letter to Lu Jianchao!"
Gu Sansi also showed a little joy when he heard this and said:
"My lord, it is naturally the best thing for you to write to Lu Jianchao in person. I believe that Lu Jianchao will have a more comprehensive consideration!"
Although what Gu Sansi said was very good, Ye Mingsheng felt that he was not sure how much influence he could have on Lu Jianchao. After thinking for a while, he continued to ask:
"If Lu Jianchao continues, does the Foreign Affairs Department have any plans?"
Faced with Ye Mingsheng's question, Gu Sansi was not as straightforward as before. He thought for a while and said:
"Shopkeeper Ye and I have discussed this matter. Although Jiangnan merchants are afraid to place orders with us due to political reasons, our products are still selling very well in the Jiangnan area, and the market demand is huge. If things develop It’s really unsatisfactory, we might be able to use smuggling..."
"Smuggling?" Ye Mingsheng frowned slightly and asked:
"Yes!"
, Gu Sansi continued to introduce:
"We can lower the prices of some goods to seduce Jiangnan merchants, allowing them to bypass Jiangnan's supervision and purchase goods from us privately. This is also the last resort. We currently trade with Jiangnan for general goods every month. You can earn about 50,000 taels of silver a month. If you adopt this method, the profit may be reduced to 30,000 taels, and you will also offend Jiangnan!"
"But considering that firearms are a necessity for Jiangnan, even if they are angry, they are not expected to stop the firearms trade between us!"
Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng fell into thinking. Although he really wanted to maintain normal and harmonious business relations with Jiangnan, so as to obtain more money to maintain his own financial operations.
But if Lu Jianchao really is of the same mind as Murong Lun, then he may have to be prepared. Spring will start in almost a month. Based on the current trends in Luo'an, they will definitely take action in Yunbin. At that time, when the war breaks out, it will be a great test for finances, and every income will be very important.
So since Lu Jianchao is unkind, don't blame yourself for being unjust. Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng also made a decision in his heart and said in a deep voice:
"Think twice. I agree with you. This matter will be left to you and Hong Sheng..."
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