Bright Spring

Du Qianrui raised his head with another surprised expression.

Zhu Gaoxu is famous for his bravery, but he has always been very meticulous in his mind, and he is a little good at guessing other people's mentality and cards.

Du Qianrui's voice said faintly: "It's really weird. I haven't had a good life for a few days in my hometown, but I still think of it occasionally."

"Hmm..." Zhu Gaoxu made an unintelligible voice.He is usually very willing to talk to people close to him, or listen to them; for the three wives and concubines around him, it is not entirely for lust and beast|desire.

Zhu Gaoxu has relatives in this world, but the interests of the royal family are too great; the huge interests will dilute the real affection between father and son and brothers.At this time, Zhu Gaoxu was dispatched thousands of miles away. Apart from these two women, his wife and children, who else is close to him?

Du Qianrui's voice was very low, and she whispered, "Thinking of the bamboo forests, paths, and stone dams I was familiar with when I was a child, I always feel warm and at ease in my heart, but also a little sour... Oh, I can't explain it myself. But the last time I really went back, I saw that dilapidated village that hadn’t changed for ten years, and saw everything, but I was so bored. People are really weird..."

She paused for a moment, and said in a very small voice: "I dare not think about Mu Ma, it makes me feel uncomfortable when I think about it."

Zhu Gaoxu's palm lightly stroked her shoulder and back, he didn't say any comforting words, but just listened silently.

Perhaps affected by Du Qianrui's mood, Zhu Gaoxu also felt a little sad.

... Early the next morning, Zhu Gaoxu went to the study in the front hall, and the eunuch Wang Gui also came in.

Zhu Gaoxu walked to the desk, picked up the brush that had been placed on the inkstone, and wrote: Withdraw one hundred guan of silver and give it to Wang Gui.

He picked up the paper and blew it, handed it to Wang Gui beside him and said, "You are in charge of the key to the treasury, take it yourself."

Wang Gui bent over to take a look, his expression was suddenly very complicated, his face was blue and pale.After a while, Wang Gui carefully asked: "I don't know what the lord ordered the servants to withdraw the money for?"

"For you." Zhu Gaoxu took it for granted, "You are not a civil and military official, but a servant of my family. If I reward you, do I still need to reward you for merit?"

"Thank you, my servant!" Wang Gui clasped his fists and bowed.

Zhu Gaoxu said again: "I think you should be rewarded. I heard that you bought a house outside and the maid is short of money, but you are in charge of the treasury, and you are not rich. Shouldn't you be rewarded?"

After Zhu Gaoxu did this, he was busy reading the official documents, and did other things as if nothing had happened.

After eating lunch at noon, Zhu Gaoxu chose a corridor room to rest in the small courtyard next to the study.At this time, Wang Gui entered the room, and suddenly knelt down on the ground, kowtowed, and cried, "Your servant deserves death!"

Zhu Gaoxu stared and said: "Why, what happened?"

Wang Gui choked with sobs and cried, "It's all because the servants are greedy for things outside of them...

The slaves are eunuchs, homeless, and often want someone to wait on them and ask for their care, so they bought a few little maids and raised them as goddaughters. Usually, they spent more, and they were really short of money.

According to the lord's wishes, the slaves went to the treasury to fetch some thin materials and took them to Yao Ji and Du Qianrui's yard the day before yesterday.The servant girl saw Yao Ji and exchanged some pleasantries.Yao Ji gave the slave a silver ingot, saying that she was grateful for the care of the slave.

Of course the slaves didn't dare to take it, so they hurriedly said that it was the prince's intention, that the thing was taken from the palace, and that it was the prince's love.

But Yao Ji said that because of the prince's love, she has money in her hands, and she doesn't usually go out, so holding money is useless.He also said to let the servants take it, and then asked someone to buy two boxes of rouge in the market and send it to the mansion.

The servant girl listened to her sincere words, and took it away when she was obsessed with money.But how much are two boxes of rouge worth?Of course, the servant can't pretend not to understand, and yesterday he deliberately asked the prince if he would go to Yao Ji's place... The servant deserves to die, the servant deserves death! "

"Is there such a thing?" Zhu Gaoxu stared and said, "I only heard Hou Hai joking, talking about you being an eunuch and buying a young lady, so I guessed that you might be short of money. I didn't expect you to take her money! Who told you that real money is useless?"

"My lord..." Wang Gui raised his head with a blank expression on his face.

Zhu Gaoxu also looked confused, and the two looked at each other in blank dismay.After a while, Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand and said, "Your mother! If you take the initiative to admit your mistake, forget it this time. If you are short of money in the future, tell me, don't try to mess with those crooked ways!"

Chapter 293 It's not

When Zhu Gaoxu came back from the expedition, it was the spring of February at that time, and now it is early summer in a blink of an eye.He didn't have anything important to do these days. He stayed in Kunming City and felt that time passed quickly.

The seasonal changes in Kunming are indeed not strong. On the contrary, with the changes of the weather, the difference between hot and cold is a bit big...

The Shen Garden behind the Liyuan has almost become a place for Zhu Gaoxu and the Shen family to discuss various matters.There is everything there, easy to get in and out, and the environment is not bad, it is really a good place to discuss matters.

There are restaurants where you can cook meals and rooms where you can rest; because there are businesses here and there are many available people, and even if you want to find a girl to accompany you, you can immediately choose it on the spot.But at most Zhu Gaoxu just went to the theater in front and listened to the play.

Today Zhu Gaoxu was invited to Liyuan to look at the jadeite business account books for the past three months, and he went to the private room of the theater.Because right now there is Li Louxian's play on stage.

There was a stack of things in front of Zhu Gaoxu, and he roughly flipped through them.He knew very well in his heart that it was difficult to find out the specific name of the business only through the account books; but he still focused on the warehouse entry and exit list attached to it.

It was the Shen family who actually made the arrangements, and it was agreed to share the benefits equally. The current cooperation method can only rely on each other's sincerity.When Zhu Gaoxu flipped through other things, but looked carefully at the list, he found that Shen Xu was looking at him.

Zhu Gaoxu raised his head and said in a joking tone: "You said, if we become a family, why bother? I am a prince, and I can't treat you badly."

Shen Xu also said with a smile: "Your Highness is joking. I am a commoner and a widow with a notorious reputation. I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to find a place in the noble palace."

"Okay." Zhu Gaoxu slapped lightly on a stack of books, leaned back and leaned on the chair.

Shen Xu said: "I am a merchant, but I will do things with faith, and I will not hide how much I earn in a year. I am very grateful to Your Highness for your trust."

At this time Zhu Gaoxu said with great interest: "I feel a little strange, just ask, what is Mrs. Shen earning so much money for?"

Zhu Gaoxu also said that it is impossible for real money to be useless, but the Shen family's wealth and profits should be a huge number, far exceeding her needs for living a luxurious life.

Shen Xu groaned for a while, then smiled and said: "Your Highness's question is simple, but it's really difficult for me to answer..."

She thought for a while and said, "The Shen family has businesses in all walks of life, and they also have contacts with many business groups in various places. Many people rely on the Shen family's family business to support their families; if the entire Shen family falls into a situation where they can't make ends meet, everyone's livelihood will have nowhere to go. .

Those who are concubines are naturally not so capable, and they have to bear the burden of many people's livelihood.It's not just other people who are relying on the Shen family, but also the concubine herself.These businesses gave the concubine a place to live. "

Zhu Gaoxu listened patiently, thinking it made sense.

At this time, Shen Xu asked suddenly: "Does your Highness think that I am beautiful?"

The topic changed too quickly, Zhu Gaoxu froze for a moment, looked at Shen Xushi's appearance and figure, and suddenly felt a little ambiguous again.Maybe when she asks this question, it will cause people to think about it.

Zhu Gaoxu came back to his senses and nodded immediately.

Shen Xu smiled happily, then sighed softly, "It's a pity..."

"What?" Zhu Gaoxu asked immediately.Net first

Shen Xu said: "If a concubine wants to rely on her beauty, she will live a good life, but the ancients have a slap in the face: If a husband uses sex to serve others, if the color fades, he will love it, and if he loves it, he will be gracious.

The beautiful skin His Highness saw, if there is no fine clothing and food, will soon wither like petals; The head of the family felt that as long as he could manage the Shen family, it would be more reliable than his skin. "

After Zhu Gaoxu heard this, he thought about the businessman's emphasis on profit, and it was true; but for a while, he felt that what Shen Xu said was very reasonable, and he couldn't refute it.He could only nod his head and muttered, "A bit insightful..."

"My concubine talks about strange things, but His Highness is not offended, she is really a bosom friend." Shen Xu's voice said.

Zhu Gaoxu finally thought of a loophole, so he said calmly: "It's just that women who control the family business will give too many people the idea of ​​embezzling."

"Isn't it?" Shen Xu said softly.

It seems that Shen Xushi is also a very thoughtful person, it's not that she couldn't think of this, maybe she already has a plan in her heart.It's just that it's still hard to see through for a while.

And Zhu Gaoxu is a person who likes to guess other people's mentality and cards. At this moment, he thought about it, and suddenly remembered that Shen Xu actually had another card: her successor, Shen Manshu.

He raised his head, and saw Shen Xu was looking at the stage, and Li Louxian was singing on the stage... Zhu Gaoxu suddenly remembered that Li Louxian's husband, Chen Xingwang, was fascinated by Queen Annan, and he guessed that Shen Xu was also in his heart Think about that?