After binding the loving mother system, I was so bad

After reaching an agreement with Xing Lao San, Gu Nanxi rushed to the palace without stopping and whispered with the young emperor for a long time until the moon was high in the sky. Then he returned home under the starlight.

Because Gu Nanxi spent all the remaining funds on shipbuilding technology, the announcement that the Yongchang Marquis' Mansion stopped accepting gifts was spread throughout Kyoto through the servants in the mansion.

In the lobby of Fuquan Teahouse, many tea drinkers were beating their chests and stamping their feet.

"Alas, I was just a little too late. I watched helplessly as the wife of the Marquis of Yongchang brought three money boxes and handed them to the old man! Immediately afterwards, the Marquis's Mansion stopped accepting gifts!"

"God damn it, what does that old man do? How could he take away three money boxes at once?"

"Oh my God, I worked so hard to find this fine silk, but the wife of Marquis Yongchang hasn't even had a chance to take a look at it!"

"I told you to dawdle, now you can't even have a sip of soup."

Everyone regretted deeply, feeling that tens of thousands of taels of silver were passing through their fingertips, just a little bit away from being in their palms!

Some people were unwilling to accept this: "Does anyone know that old man? What does he do?"

Kyoto has a population of over a million, and there are also many merchants coming from other places. There are always one or two who have seen Xing Lao San.

"The old man's name is Xing Laosan. He was originally a master craftsman in the shipyard. For some reason, he got into a dispute with his superiors, and in a fit of anger, he resigned from the shipyard with his children, grandchildren, and apprentices."

The people at the next table served tea and water to the merchant: "Are you friends with Xing Lao San? Have you heard anything from him?"

The foreign merchant did not expect the people of Kyoto to be so enthusiastic. He was flattered and quickly took the teacup: "It's not a friendship, but I talked to his Dalang a few times because we are from the same hometown. I heard that his family wants to do a big business with the wife of the Marquis of Yongchang!"

Could this big business be the shipyard?

The locals in Kyoto shook their heads in disbelief: "Although the Marquis's dowry is generous and she is extremely smart, it is still not enough for her to open a shipyard with her own strength."

The foreign merchants had only heard of the name of Gu Nanxi, the wife of Marquis Yongchang, and had no idea how powerful she was, so they did not interrupt.

No matter who you are, you are not optimistic about the shipyard. After all, if it is so easy to open a shipyard, there will be shipyards everywhere.

People in the street were shocked by the fact that the wife of Marquis Yongchang no longer accepted gifts. In the palace, Imperial Concubine Tong was also full of suspicion.

Concubine Tong was very favored and her family was wealthy, so her palace was extremely luxurious.

The floor is paved with white jade, inlaid with gold beads, and the ground is carved into lotus flowers.

The petals of the lotus are vivid and delicate, and even the stamens are fine and discernible. When I step on them barefoot, I feel the warmth. It turns out that they are made of Lantian warm jade.

Every step you take is like a lotus blooming.

On weekdays, Concubine Tong loved to dance barefoot here. Her graceful figure contrasted with the lotus flowers on the ground, which was particularly dazzling.

But today, she just curled up lazily on the couch, looking like a lazy kitten, listless.

Jinzhu, the personal maid, moved gently, massaging Concubine Tong's delicate skin with her slender fingers, not daring to breathe.

Concubine Tong turned over impatiently, her willow-like eyebrows gathered together, like the drizzle in the south of the Yangtze River, shrouded in a cloud of sorrow.

Ever since the wife of Marquis Yongchang, Gu Nanxi, entered the palace a few days ago and talked with the emperor for a long time behind closed doors, the young emperor seemed like a different person.

Concubine Tong pouted, her face full of displeasure and sorrow, and she didn't know who to talk to.

"Master, the Grand Master's wife wants to see you."

When Concubine Tong heard this, she sat up and looked outside the door expectantly.

I saw a woman in a green and blue skirt walking in with graceful steps, a kind smile on her oval face.

This is a very beautiful and graceful lady, with a slender figure, elegantly dressed, and her thick hair carefully combed. She is beautiful and dignified, and standing there, she shows a graceful and elegant demeanor.

"Mother!" Concubine Tong held the woman's arm and said angrily, "How come you have time to come to my place today? I thought that since you had sisters-in-law, you had already forgotten about me and never thought of me again."

The wife of the Grand Tutor tapped the tip of Concubine Tong's nose and said with a smile: "No matter who you forget, you must not forget my little cat."

The wife of the Grand Tutor sat down next to Grand Concubine Tong, and her tone was filled with worry: "I heard from Jinzhu that you have lost your appetite recently and often sigh during the day. What is my little cat worried about?"

Concubine Tong glanced at Jinzhu, and Jinzhu gave her a flattering smile.

For the sake of her mother, Concubine Tong did not make things difficult for Jinzhu. She waved her hand and told them all to leave.

There were only mother and daughter left in the palace. Concubine Tong could no longer hold back her grievances and started crying.

"I don't know what Gu Nanxi said to His Majesty. His Majesty has been a completely different person these days!"

The Grand Tutor's wife had heard of the rumors before, but she still asked calmly, "Why are they two different people?"

When this matter was mentioned, Concubine Tong got angry: "I said it's hot recently and I want to add more ice cubes. What do you think the emperor said?"

The Grand Tutor's wife was puzzled. It was just ice cubes. Ordinary people would not be willing to use it. How could such a huge palace not be able to afford it?

Concubine Tong: "He actually told me to use it according to my allotment! If I want to use more, I can spend money to buy it!"

Concubine Tong felt very aggrieved. Is this a matter of money? This is a matter of face! This is a matter of favor!

Just the ice cube incident made me lose face in front of the Queen!

"Years ago, he promised to give me a silver gilt filigree and kingfisher feather headpiece, but now there's not even a trace of it!"

"Whenever I asked him for something, he either ignored me or hesitated and didn't give me a definite answer! If I didn't know that he had a rich treasury, I would have thought that the palace was so poor that it couldn't even make ends meet!"

Concubine Tong was still complaining that the emperor, who used to be generous, had now become stingy.

The wife of the Grand Tutor's face became increasingly gloomy as she spoke to the Imperial Concubine.

Concubine Tong was talking to her heart's content, and then she noticed that her mother's face was not looking good: "Mother?"

The wife of the Grand Tutor looked at the rosy face of Concubine Tong and swallowed the words in her heart.

This little daughter has always been the apple of her and her husband's eyes and has been pampered. Even after entering the palace, she has never suffered any grievances.

Sheng also loved her delicate and innocent appearance, so there was no need to let her know some things.

"Little cat, our family doesn't need your little headgear. If you need anything, ask Jinzhu to go to the mansion and tell us, and we will send it to you. The emperor may have encountered something upsetting, so don't bother him."

Concubine Tong agreed with a grunt.

After the Grand Tutor's wife comforted her daughter, she returned home and told Master Tong what had happened today.

"Is His Majesty alienated from us?"

It is said that whether a man loves a woman depends on whether he is willing to spend money. The young emperor is so stingy, could it be that he no longer loves his daughter?