I'm back

After dinner, Yan Qin was about to discuss the matter of disaster relief with the regent, but the regent put down his chopsticks and said, "Your Majesty, I have some urgent matters and want to go back to the palace."

Forget it, the matter of the disaster food is already on the way, and it will not be decided in a short while to prepare the disaster money, Yan Qin had to swallow the words that came to his lips: "Then Uncle Wang, rest well, I hope that tomorrow, you can give Gu a satisfactory answer."

Yan Yuge smiled and said nothing, he got up and left the palace without any delay, and asked the coachman to hurry up, and returned to the Prince Regent's Mansion. The first thing he did when he went back was to call the housekeeper to the study: "Your Majesty! The account books, you sort it out for me.”

The steward asked, "Are you just looking at the warehouse, or all of them?"

"Of course it's everything." If he didn't look at everything, he wouldn't know how much money his family had.

There has never been a mistress in the house. Every time the emperor rewarded something, he basically just glanced at the list and sent people to move it into the warehouse. There are countless good fields in the shop under his name, and the jade and gold and silver are placed in the warehouse. There are many such.

But he has never cared about these things, and he doesn't take care of the accounts very much on weekdays. He just roughly looks at the balance of income and expenditure of the mansion this year during the Chinese New Year, and he directly asks the housekeeper to do anything that the housekeeper can handle.

Although he didn't know why the regent had to look at the account book as soon as he came back, but he had no ghosts in his heart, so he didn't think about anything. After a while, he knocked on the door of the study: "My lord, the account book you want, I moved here for you."

The regent was looking at the paintings spread out on his desk, but he didn't look up; "Push the door and come in."

The steward then ordered the servants: "Move all the ledgers in."

The two tall and burly servants moved the account book in with a bang, there were two big stacks, and the pile was about as high as an eight or nine-year-old child.

Yan Yuge roughly counted, there are about a hundred books.

"Why are there so many?"

The butler pointed to the thickest books on top: "This is the general ledger of the mansion, and this is the sub-ledger. Like the bigger Zhuangzi and the shop, each has its own ledger. There are many Zhuangzi and shops under the name of the prince, so naturally There are too many accounts. These are the accounts of the past two years, if you look at the previous ones first, they are all kept."

Some of this Zhuangzi was the dowry of Yan Yuge's mother, some were left by the former Mr. Yan and Mrs. Yan, and some were rewarded by the emperor.

Originally, this kind of matter was taken care of by the wives of the mansion, but the regent has never married a wife, and the regent's mother left early. For more than 20 years, he has been in charge of this for the Yan family. Home.

The regent had been busy before, and it was rare that he came back so early today, and he took the initiative to ask for the account book. Taking this opportunity, he said what he had planned a long time ago: "My lord, take a look, what's wrong, Just ask."

He pulled out a person from behind him, who was one of the servants who carried the books earlier: "This is the villain's little grandson, Jiabao. These days, he is mainly in charge of the accounts."

When he was in his prime, he started to take care of the house for the Prince Regent, and he was able to hold on in good health, but now that he was old, he inevitably had a little bit of energy to spare.

"Come on, Jiabao, see the prince soon."

Huang Jiabao, whose name was called by his grandfather, stood up and said respectfully: "The young one is called Jiabao, the one who commends him, the one who is commended, the one who is precious, I have met the prince."

Yan Yuge glanced at the old housekeeper's precious grandson, and he felt very kind at first glance. He had a wide and round face, and his body was as fat as a steamed bun. He had an honest and amiable smile in his whole life, except that he had no wrinkles. With white hair, he was born exactly the same as the housekeeper, outsiders could tell at a glance that he was the housekeeper's grandson.

The housekeeper has been with him for so many years, and he has always been very measured. When Mr. Yan was around, he asked the housekeeper to teach his son, but the housekeeper refused. The reason is that the two sons are not like him, and their brains are not It's great, but I can't do these tedious things.

Now that the butler let the little grandson go, he naturally recognized his conduct. For the sake of the butler, Yan Yuge was willing to give the person in front of him such a chance. If Jiabao didn't do well, he would just change someone else.

Yan Yuge randomly took out the ledger and asked the little butler a few questions, and the other party answered them one by one, and the process of narration was orderly and generous. This feeling really resembles a butler, with a simple face and a heart that is not simple. .

"Okay, let's go back, I will see for myself." These account books are all written with names, and you can tell which shops are under his name at a glance. When he was in the army, he also handled accounts and did not need others Give more pointers on the side.

After staying in the house for two hours, someone knocked on the door of the Prince Regent's study again: "My lord, I made your favorite supper in the kitchen, would you like to try it?"

Yan Yuge really ate a lot in the palace, and he wasn't hungry yet, but he looked at the account book that had been turned over and said, "Bring in the supper."

Accompanied by a "squeak", the little butler, who looked like a steamed bun, entered the door of the study with a food box.The regent opened the food box, and the aroma of the food wafted into his nostrils. The dim sum was freshly baked, and it was still hot, so he didn't eat it, so he closed the box again.

The regent asked seemingly unintentionally: "Garbo, how old are you?"

This is the second sentence the regent said to himself today, and the little steward said flatteredly, "My little one is nineteen this year."

"Have you married a wife yet?"

Although I don't know why the Prince Regent would ask such a question, following his grandfather's instruction, the Prince Regent must answer truthfully everything he asks. Jiabao replied: "The young one is not married yet, but he is about to marry."

Just because he was about to get married, grandpa wanted to let him come to be the housekeeper of the regent and establish a career.

Yan Yuge noticed that when he was about to get married, a very happy smile appeared on the young man's round face. It was obvious that he was looking forward to the upcoming marriage.

After getting along with Yan Qin these days, he himself knew that he couldn't believe everything in the scriptures, but he was surrounded by rough men, and there was no one who could provide him with suitable reference opinions.

The old butler and his wife had always been loving and harmonious, but how old the butler was was decades ago, and it was obviously inappropriate to use it on the little emperor who was ten years younger than himself.

The 19-year-old boy in front of him who is about to marry a wife is obviously a good adviser he can catch. He then asked, "How did you and your wife meet?"

Ah, the Prince Regent asked himself what these things are for. Countless thoughts flashed through the mind of the little butler, who was so delicate that it didn't match his appearance. Since I was seven years old, I wanted to marry her as my wife, and now that I am an adult, she is also a big girl, and I begged the elders in my family to arrange this marriage for us."

This situation is somewhat similar to his own, the two of them are very familiar with each other, and although he and Yan Qin have been together for less than two years, in the past year or so, he has already figured out Yan Qin's preferences They are transparent, and they have done everything that should be done and should not be done between the two of them. It can be said that they are quite familiar with each other from body to heart.

"Since you're preparing for the wedding, what dowry gift did you prepare for her? I'm not talking about the ones prepared for you by the elders in the family, but what do you want to give her?"

When it comes to the person he likes, even a taciturn person can't help but talk endlessly, not to mention that the little housekeeper is not really the taciturn character, he talks a lot.

To sum it up, if you like someone, it means "I naturally want to give her my best and everything I have."

Yan Yuge glanced at the account book that was nearly one person tall. The family was well-known as an elder, and there were no cousins. If he really entered into a marriage relationship with the little emperor, then these things would be his dowry, no, the dowry.

Thinking of the silly look of the little emperor seeing so many things, he couldn't help showing a smile, which shocked the little housekeeper in front of him.

Fortunately, my grandfather taught me well on weekdays, and the little housekeeper did not lose his composure in front of the regent. After waiting for a while, the regent said: "Okay, you go down first, prepare a car for the king, I want to enter the palace." one trip."

The little butler came down and backed out. After preparing the car to send the regent away, he told his grandfather who had been the housekeeper for decades verbatim about his conversation with the regent today.Because Grandpa said that the Prince Regent is definitely not the kind of person who would easily talk about family matters with his servants. Every sentence he said must have a deep meaning.

The old butler almost broke out in a cold sweat when he heard what the regent asked. His grandson didn't know, but he knew that the regent was a broken sleeve.

But looking at his grandson's round face, which was exactly the same as his own, he felt relieved again. As for his grandson's thick and round face, even if the regent was blind, he would not like it.

After carefully pondering the conversation between the Prince Regent and his grandson, a motherly smile appeared on the old butler's face: "Garbo, maybe in a few days, there will be a housewife in the Prince Regent's mansion." gone."

"The mistress of the house" sneezed in the palace, and she was about to lie on the bed and think about what she should say tomorrow morning, and then listened to the report from the palace staff. The regent came again, and she was waiting outside the palace, waiting... The emperor let it go.

Yan Qin said: "Let him in."

In the past, when the regent entered his palace, it was like entering his own home, and he was not regarded as the emperor at all. The observance of etiquette in some places can barely be counted as the benefit of his being with the regent.

He sat up from the bed and watched Yan Yuge come in with a food box.

The other party put the exquisite food box on the table, opened it, and there were exquisite pastries that were still warm inside: "Try it, Your Majesty."

Yan Qin shook his head and refused, "Gu has already rinsed his mouth, and the ration team hasn't set off yet. Uncle Wang is still staying at the Prince Regent's Mansion today, right?"

"Today, I want to talk with His Majesty about the earthquake in the mountains and streams at night. I am just worried that Your Majesty will be hungry by then."

When mentioning the earthquake in the mountains and streams, Yan Qin immediately regained his energy. He took a small piece of snack with chopsticks and put it in his mouth.

Yan Yuge asked him again: "Is it delicious?"

"It's delicious, comparable to Bai Mudan's dim sum."

"These are made by the cook of the minister's mansion. Since His Majesty likes them, I will let them into the palace tomorrow."

Yan Qin was upset again, the regent really didn't give up, did he want to bring the cook to eat poor him?

The regent said: "Where is the copper coin I gave to His Majesty on New Year's Eve?"

Yan Qin thought for a while, as if there was such a thing as copper coins: "Just wait for me."

He dragged out a large box from under the bed, and took out a small box from the box.

"Although the value of this jade pendant is not high, it can be regarded as consecrated. If His Majesty wears it close to your body, it will be safe and peaceful."

Yan Qin looked at the jade pendant, the material was very ordinary, and there were many tiny cracks on it, it looked like it was not worth a lot of money, old general Yan's family used to be so poor, so he took this kind of thing to ask the master to consecrate it.

He asked a little more: "Which master was invited to consecrate it?"

"I opened it."

Yan Qin was suddenly choked by the brazen regent, and after a long time, he muttered: "Why doesn't Gu know, Uncle Wang will consecrate the jade pendant."

"When I was young, I went to the battlefield and was almost shot by the enemy general. It blocked the fatal injury for me." At that time, the jade pendant was all broken. After he returned to Beijing, he asked the craftsman to repair the broken jade into its original shape. Always with you.

"Since it's such a valuable thing, Gu can't accept it."

"The minister's things are His Majesty's words, there is nothing that cannot be accepted."

Yan Yuge personally put the jade pendant on the little emperor. Looking at Yan Qin's appearance, he wanted to rub the other's soft hair, but when he stretched out his hand, he felt something was wrong. He looked at the emperor's feet: " Your Majesty, don't wear such high shoes in the future."

Yan Qin also looked at the shoes on his feet. His shoes had no roots at all, and they were not as tall as the regent's shoes.

He said in a low tone, "Uncle Wang...you are still young, but you will still grow taller."

The regent is already 25, and he will grow taller and taller, even taller than the regent.

Yan Yuge's face froze for a moment, it's okay, he is older than the little emperor, and people are not saplings, they don't grow much in a year.

He took the copper coin back, and then took out a stack of silver notes wrapped in red paper from his sleeve, and handed it to the little emperor: "At that time, I was short of money on New Year's Eve, so I temporarily took this copper coin as collateral." , Now make up the new year's money to His Majesty."

The regent is so stingy, and he doesn't have much money to pay. Thinking so, Yan Qin took out the red paper and saw the amount of the bank note, and he was stunned.

He rubbed his eyes, and rubbed his eyes again, the denomination of the bank note was actually the one with the largest amount in Yong'an Bank: 1 taels!

There are a total of twelve silver tickets, six of which are ten thousand, six of which are one thousand, and sixty-six thousand taels of silver, implying the sixty-six Dashun.

Looking at these banknotes, Yan Qin fell silent, and a crazy idea popped up in his mind: He still has a lot of copper coins, so he can exchange business with the regent.