The reborn sweet girl always wants to escape, but the abstinent prince hugs her and coaxes her!

Lin's carriage ran wildly on the pipeline.

On the way back, Lin Jiaoyue got into the carriage.

Through the car curtain, looking at the western suburbs camp getting further and further away, she put away her pained look and said with a gloomy face: "Mirror."

The maid immediately took out a palm-sized banana leaf mirror from the box in the corner of the carriage and held it over carefully.

Lin Jiaoyue looked at the mirror, her chin raised slightly, a tear slowly slid down her cheek, looking broken and soft.

The maid was startled and a little at a loss.

Lin Jiaoyue ignored her and just murmured to herself: That's right...

She is very confident in her appearance and understands the preferences of most men.

Mu Rong was from a royal family, and his mother was His Majesty's eldest sister. He had the aloofness of the royal family in his bones. In addition, he had been with his father on expeditions since he was a child. He was used to seeing blood on the battlefield, so naturally he couldn't stand the tenderness and weakness of his youngest daughter.Therefore, boldness and brightness can attract his attention, and occasional vulnerability will deepen his pity.

The children of the aristocratic family are naturally extravagant, with high vision but low hand, and they also prefer face. Being considerate is a shortcut for her to impress them, making them think that they are recognized and will naturally accept you unconditionally.

As for other people, if she lowers her figure a little bit as a princess and gives her some sweet treats, they will be grateful to her.

But why does her method seem to not work on Mu Rong now?

Returning to the capital, in front of the Lin Mansion, I met my father, who was the Minister of the Ministry of War, returning from duty.

Seeing her tired and carefree look, Lin Zhihen frowned and said, "Come to the study with me."

Lin Zhihen was injured in the battlefield in his early years, so he only had one legitimate son and one daughter in his family.After returning to Beijing due to injury, she also took in seven or eight concubines, but found nothing.

The eldest son Lin Yunce was the Lieutenant General of the Gyeonggi Guard, and the second daughter Lin Jiaoyue was revered as the most beautiful woman in the Zhou Dynasty, and the emperor personally named Princess Qingyang.

Because there were only a few people in the house, Lin Zhihen had always placed high hopes on these two children.

Lin Jiaoyue's ambition was also cultivated by him early on.

Although he is a minister, the Lin family has a shallow foundation among the aristocratic families in the capital.He only has one son, which is naturally not enough.Lin Jiaoyue's appearance is his best weapon to win people's hearts.

Lin Jiaoyue single-handedly caught two big fish, Mu Rong and the fourth prince Wu Tianqi.

But recently, it seems that her daughter has lost control of Mu Rong.

After entering the study room, he handed a booklet to Lin Jiaoyue: "This is a booklet about the young brother of the Prince of Jiangxia County who occupied the Salt Mountain. The Ministry of Industry submitted the booklet in early July. This is what my father got during the meeting. manuscript. What do you think of this matter?"

Lin Jiaoyue opened it and flipped through it briefly before replying: "On the surface, your Majesty is in the prime of life, the emperor and empress love each other, and the prince's status is stable. But in fact, the queen is from a commoner, and the prince has no support from his mother's family. The only one he can rely on is the princess. Now this trick must be to take advantage of the opportunity to split the prince's wings. Among the adult princes, there are many powerful ones. Except for the fifth prince who died young, the second prince, the third prince and the sixth prince all have strong maternal families and have wide connections in the court. Bu, this fold must be from their hands."

Lin Zhihen remained calm: "You continue."

Lin Jiaoyue said: "The salt industry is our national destiny in the Great Zhou Dynasty, but this discount was submitted at the beginning of July. It has been 20 days now and His Majesty has not approved it. I guess something went wrong."

Lin Zhihen nodded and said: "Your analysis is exactly the same as that of the fourth prince. My father has already found out the reason. Mu Rong had already informed the prince about this matter before the fold was presented. After the prince investigated, he found out that his brother-in-law was raped. The diners took advantage of it, and now it has been cleaned from beginning to end, so this fold has become a piece of waste paper."

"How could Mu Rong interfere with the prince's affairs?" Lin Jiaoyue asked in surprise, and then asked, "Does the Fourth Highness have any plans?"

"This matter itself cannot withstand scrutiny. Since it has been resolved by the prince, the fourth prince cannot interfere at this time. Since we cannot use this matter to make the prince fall into trouble, let's continue to lie dormant."

After Lin Zhihen finished speaking, he asked again: "The fourth prince and Weiyuan Hou Mu Rong, have you thought clearly?"

Lin Jiaoyue was slightly startled. Thinking of Mu Rong's indifference today, she bit her lip involuntarily.

Seeing her cold expression, Lin Zhihen said seriously: "What? Is it as my father expected before, that Mu Rong is no longer under your control?"

Lin Jiaoyue remained silent.

Lin Zhihen sneered: "Since he is useless, he should be abandoned. Can't you let go of your brother Rong?"

Lin Jiaoyue quickly expressed her intention: "Father knows that love between children is not what the daughter hopes for. Although Mu Rong has outstanding achievements, he is only His Majesty's nephew after all, and the title of Marquis has come to an end. But the Fourth Highness has a lot to do, and his mother's clan Lowly, if you want to rise to the top, you must use external force. In such a situation, if our Lin family is willing to reach out, he will hold on tightly. When he succeeds, his daughter will naturally make the Lin family the head of the family. Compared with the two of them , my daughter naturally knows which is more important."

Lin Zhihen had never been too concerned about matters between men and women. Seeing his daughter's determination, he no longer struggled: "That's good. I thought he could be used by you before, which can be regarded as a great help to the fourth prince. Now. Since it is out of control, our Lin family needs to take a long-term approach."

The father and daughter discussed the situation between the DPRK and China again and then dispersed.

After leaving the study, it was completely dark. Lin Jiaoyue's maid Mu Xin was waiting outside.

Seeing that his young lady looked ugly, he came forward and asked, "What's wrong, young lady?"

Lin Jiaoyue said coldly: "Go and find out who Xu Rongrong is!"

And here, Xu Rongrong, who was worried about Lin Jiaoyue, was busy with matters on Luming Street.

Luo Chen's news has been sent to the house. Luming Street is a large place, and the surrounding area is messy and blocked, so there are many empty houses.Luo Chen did some research and found that there were more than 20 places where the owner could be discussed in detail.

Based on the drawings provided by Luo Chen, Xu Rongrong circled eight houses along the street with good landscaping and connected shops, and asked Luo Shu to buy these eight houses one by one from different stores.

The houses on Luming Street have always been difficult to sell, and it was rare for anyone to buy them. Both the dental shop and the owner were overjoyed. In just a few days, Luo Shu got the job done.

Now, the eight house deeds were neatly folded by Xu Rongrong and placed in a small box.

Luo Shu was a little confused: "There should be a lot of surplus from the money left by the madam. Since the lady thinks that the houses on Luming Street will appreciate in value in the future, why don't you buy a few more?"

Xu Rongrong smiled and said: "You also said that Luming Street is located in a remote area, and there are only a few transactions in a month. We bought eight in just a few days. Wouldn't it be eye-catching if there were more? Besides, these few places are just In terms of terrain pattern and scenery, you won’t lose money if you keep it in your hands for a few more years.”

Wen Yao was cleaning up the pens and papers on the table. Hearing this, he whispered: "I saw Madam Ping sneaking around earlier, so I inquired about it. It turns out that Madam is placing loan sharks outside. I heard that the income is very high. If you want to If you want to make money, can you give it a try?" "No!" Xu Rongrong shook his head and said: "You must not touch usury money. Not only me, but even if you marry someone to run a business in the future, you must not do this lending thing."

In her previous life, she saw too many loan sharks and began to taste some of the benefits. In the end, she lost all her money, her wife was divorced, and her children were kicked out of the house.

It was rare for Xu Rongrong to be so stern. Wen Yao and Luo Shu were frightened by her sudden momentum and knelt down: "I will take note of this."

……

When the lanterns first came on, Wen Yao came in and asked, "Miss, do you want to pass on the food? People from Yuepailou have come twice today."

Xu Rongrong felt that he had no appetite, so he shook his head: "Let them go back and let the big kitchen cook some porridge and deliver it. In addition, let Luo Shu go and pay for the meals at the four restaurants for the past few days." ”

"But Yi Changshi of the Hou Mansion said earlier that he would handle these matters..."

"We are not from the same group as the Hou Mansion. We agreed to come down earlier to facilitate Luo Shu's entry and exit. The Hou Mansion has helped a lot in this matter. We naturally have to express our gratitude. How can they bear the additional expenses? "

What the young lady said was reasonable, and Wen Yao couldn't persuade her any more. These days, she completely believed that her young lady had no distracting thoughts about Weiyuan Marquis.

After Wen Yao exited, Xu Rongrong was the only one left in the room. She sat quietly at the table and looked at the candles lit by the window.

The firelight flickered, and her heart gradually calmed down.

The 800 taels of silver notes my mother left behind only cost about 400 taels to purchase the yard on Luming Street. A year later, the house will bring in nearly 2000 taels of income, for a total of 400 taels of silver. It should be enough to support her taking Wen Yao and Luo Shu to live in Jiangnan for a while.

When we go there, we can cancel the slave status of the two girls, provide them with generous dowries, and let them live their own lives in peace and contentment.

As for herself, it would not be difficult to make money by opening a medicine garden in the south of the Yangtze River using the method of identifying herbs and medicines that she learned while spending time in the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion in her previous life.

She held her chin and thought about it, and the fatigue of two lifetimes was completely released at this moment. Suddenly, she felt chills in her body, and she slowly fell down on the table.