Reborn to be replaced, remarried to the royal palace to raise children and train husband

"I feel your thoughts and ideas, and I am very touched. But I hope you can pay more attention to your own growth."

"Huiyi, you will be eighteen after the New Year, and it's time to think about marriage. You should think carefully about what kind of husband you want in the future. Sort out these ideas, and then my mother and I will help you choose."

Zheng Huiyi's cheeks flushed: "Sister-in-law, I'm still young, there's no need to rush. I still want to enjoy a few more years of freedom at home."

Gu Qinlan smiled and said, "Of course you can stay a few more years if you want, but choosing a husband is a major event in life and you need to be prepared in advance. How can you wait until the critical moment to deal with it in a panic? Aren't you worried that all the good husbands will be picked up, leaving only the less ideal ones?"

Zheng Huiyi's heart tightened when she heard this, and her face flushed with shyness. She whispered, "But, I don't know how to choose..."

Gu Qinlan smiled and said, "Therefore, I ask you to think carefully. Marriage is a crucial decision in the life of a woman in the harem, and it cannot be taken lightly. You take your time to choose, and I will help you consider it carefully later."

Zheng Huiyi lowered her head shyly and agreed softly.

Gu Qinlan then turned to Zheng Huaiyu and said gently, "Although you are still young, you are very ambitious. You need to learn much more than your aunt. If you calculate carefully, your time is quite tight. You promised me before that you would study hard and ask questions."

Zheng Huaiyu immediately became nervous and said firmly, "Mother, I will study hard right now!"

Zheng Huiyi also stood up and said softly, "Sister-in-law, I'm going back too."

Gu Qinlan personally sent the two out, thought for a moment, and then reminded them: "Tell Feng Yun and Feng Hui to stop fooling around, concentrate on their studies, and devote their time to serious work. This will make me more happy than any form of flattery."

She was really touched and worried about these Zheng family members who had similar thinking patterns. She was afraid that if she relaxed a little, they would perform such scenes every day.

Who can bear such a day!

She is really too busy.

The aunt and niece agreed and left hand in hand.

Gu Qinlan turned around and went back to study the Gu family's business empire.

After a few days of careful sorting, Gu Qinlan finally laid out the outline of the Gu family's business. The Gu family's business empire was large and complex, involving many fields. There were more than a dozen restaurants alone, and a total of ten caravans and fleets. In addition, there were more than 20 pawnshops, silver shops, and banks, and even two gambling houses.

Among them, Gu Qinlan paid special attention to the ten caravans and fleets.

She speculated that this was most likely the part of the industry that the Gu family took over after the Jiang family was exiled.

However, Mr. Gu did not give her this part to manage. The reason given by the old man was that the people in those caravans were rough and unruly, and it was not suitable for Gu Qinlan to contact them. But Gu Qinlan knew in her heart that this was probably because the old man was worried that she would discover the secret.

With Jindu currently under blockade, she indeed has no way of contacting the leaders of the caravan and fleet.

She was not in a hurry and asked Hongye to invite Jin Tianming over.

Jin Tianming still came with his wife.

This time, Aunt Lian came to visit, bringing a pair of knee pads she had sewn by herself. Her warmth and concern were reflected in her words: "Although I know you have everything you need in the noble Prince Duan's Mansion, I had nothing to do at home, so I made this pair of knee pads for you by myself. If you don't mind, please accept them."

Gu Qinlan took it with a smile and praised sincerely, "Aunt Lian's embroidery skills are simply amazing. This floral pattern is also quite unique. I like it very much."

Aunt Lian smiled so much that her eyes curved into a crescent shape: "I knew you would like it. This pattern is popular in Kyoto and is quite rare in Jindu now."

"Okay, you guys discuss business. I'll go talk to your aunt. We haven't seen each other for a while since the city was locked down. I really miss you."

Since Aunt Lian and Liang met, they have been in love and had a lot of fun talking. Liang often went to Aunt Lian's shop for a while, but since the lockdown of Jindu, the two have never met again.

Gu Qinlan was also happy for Liang. After all, it was a blessing for her to come to Jindu far away from her hometown and make friends like Aunt Lian.

After Aunt Lian left, Jin Tianming asked, "Madam summoned us here. Is there something important to discuss?"

Gu Qinlan nodded slightly: "I do want to know something about the Gu family caravan and the person in charge of the fleet. Is Uncle Jin familiar with them?"

Jin Tianming smiled slightly: "Of course I know all the details of this."

He sat down slowly, sipped his tea, and said slowly, "The Gu family's caravan and fleet are respectively managed by two capable leaders, one is Gu Kui and the other is Zhang Lei. The two of them have been loyally following your father since he first started to get involved in the business world, for more than 20 years."

"It can be said that the current achievements of the Gu family caravan and fleet are inseparable from these two loyal contributors."

In the Gu family, Gu Kui and Zhang Lei held a very prominent position. Although they were servants, they enjoyed extremely high dignity. Gu Dingli trusted them completely and gave them full authority to handle many important matters.

Therefore, when they heard that Mr. Gu intended to temporarily hand over the family business to Gu Qinlan, Gu Kui and Zhang Lei immediately became agitated and even thought of making a big scene at Gu Dingli's funeral.

However, their impulsiveness was eventually dissuaded by Mr. Gu, so the situation did not worsen.

After listening to Jin Tianming's statement, Gu Qinlan couldn't help but curl up a faint smile at the corner of her lips.

It was obvious that Old Master Gu had already made his intentions clear, otherwise how could these two originally arrogant and domineering characters suddenly calm down.

Come to think of it, these two people do have special skills.

In her previous life, when she and her uncle worked together to run a business, these two often secretly set up obstacles behind their backs.

Now, they controlled the Gu family's fleet and caravan, and were dissatisfied with her.

In this case, we might as well use them as training objects first.

So, Gu Qinlan looked at Jin Tianming and said softly: "Uncle Jin, I would like to ask you to lend me a hand."

Jin Tianming immediately responded: "Madam, you are too kind. If you have any instructions, I will do my best to fulfill them."

He was looking forward to being able to serve Gu Qinlan more.

Gu Qinlan said bluntly: "I need you to pass some information between them to stimulate their ambitions. For example, hint that the Gu family business in their hands is now unmanaged. The elders are old, the young are still young, and the one in charge is a woman who has not experienced much in the world. Instead of making wedding clothes for others all your life, it is better to set up your own business and become the real master."

Jin Tianming frowned slightly: "Madam, do you mean... to incite them to betray their master?"

Gu Qinlan chuckled: "That's exactly what you think. Those who cannot be used by me must be eliminated by some means."