Rouge wrong

"Auntie, you haven't closed your eyes for two days, you should rest for a while, these things are not urgent."

Jing Cheng patted Liu Rongzhi's back lightly, listening to her rapid cough with worry on his face.

Since that serious illness, Liu Rongzhi has left the root cause of his illness. Although his life was saved, his health fluctuates from time to time.

Liu Rongzhi managed to stop coughing, his complexion showed a strange blush, but his lips were as pale as paper.

"If you're not in a hurry, your father wouldn't have sent the memorial over overnight." She gently pushed Jingcheng's hand away, and sighed, "It's because I'm old and useless. I don't feel anything, and now I need you to help me read the memorial."

She patted Jing Cheng's hand as she spoke, and said comfortingly: "Among the many children of your father, you are the closest to your aunt. You have worked hard during this time."

"Auntie is the one who works hard, I don't work hard." Jing Cheng held Liu Rongzhi's bony wrist, feeling like a knife was twisting his heart, "Even if you are worried about the people, you should take care of your own body."

Liu Rongzhi smiled faintly: "I know my physical condition, so if I can do more now, I should do more."

"Don't think that way, the imperial doctor said that as long as you take good care of yourself, you will definitely get better."

"What's the use of getting better? The reason I'm still alive now is because Yun Po doesn't agree that death is worthless."

Liu Rongzhi "looked" out the window dimly, and there was a kind of laziness in his calm voice, "All the people in the world praise me, but what I did back then was only to satisfy my own ambition."

"Even so, as long as your ambition can bring a stable life to the people, that is also worthy of praise."

Liu Rongzhi nodded: "I didn't deny those things, it's just that I kept thinking about what happened back then.

If I can be stronger, if I can have the self-confidence of Yunpo, if I don't compromise with reality so quickly, will things become different. "

"Aunt..." Jing Cheng looked at Liu Rongzhi's snow-white hair roots, and felt a sharp pain in his heart, "Death cannot be brought back to life, we living people should look forward."

It's natural to think about the past, but she was afraid that Liu Rongzhi would lose his anger if he indulged in sadness and regret for such a long time.

"So what if you don't look forward? After all, there is no turning back in life." Liu Rongzhi looked away, with a smile that seemed open-minded yet helpless, "Jingcheng, help me tell Brother Emperor that I will petition to go to the Northwest for disaster relief and to appease the hearts of the people."

Jing Cheng was shocked and said: "Auntie, how can you go to that kind of place? The northwest is dry and cold, and the wind and sand are strong, which is very unfavorable to your body.

Moreover, affected by the disaster, there is no peace everywhere, and there are people with ulterior motives stirring up the hearts of the people..."

"That's why I'm going, the sky is high in the northwest, and the road is far away, and has been invaded by the northern barbarians all the year round. In recent years, it has become more peaceful. I didn't expect such a catastrophe.

People's hearts are easy to be disturbed precisely because there is no one in charge, so it is a good time for me to go now, so as not to cause more turmoil by deceiving the officials there. "

Jing Cheng finally couldn't hold back the tears in his eyes, held Liu Rongzhi's hand and cried, "Auntie, but haven't you considered your own body?"

Liu Rongzhi fumbled to wipe away the tears from the corners of Jingcheng's eyes, and said with a smile: "I have pursued to be famous in history, and I have achieved almost all my ambitions, but I have also done many wrong things.

It was only when I was [-] years old that I realized that I was just a mortal.My life is not worth anything, you don't have to worry and feel sorry for me. "

Jingcheng knew that no one could stop Liu Rongzhi's decision, not to mention her, even the emperor's grandmother and father could not shake Liu Rongzhi's will.

She fully understood that the reason that her aunt did not cry and fight for death, and committed suicide was not because she didn't have deep feelings for Master Shen, but because she didn't care about everything anymore.

If you don't care about death, why should you care about life?

"Auntie, at least let me go with you."

This was the only method Jing Cheng could think of, and it was also the last filial piety she could do.

Liu Rongzhi thought for a while, and finally nodded.

"Alright..."

After all, the land of Yan is under the foot of the emperor, and the imperial court completely controlled the disaster in a short time, and the people also restored an orderly life.

Shen Cuo and Yan Zhi went south by boat, but they didn't go to Yanzhou immediately. Instead, they would visit the local docks every time they arrived, ranging from one or two days to three to five days.

Shen Cuo didn't bring other maids and guards with her. Fortunately, Yan Zhi was already handy in taking care of her daily life. It was more than ten days after the two of them left Yandi.

Rouge has seen the prosperity of Yanjing, and experienced the teachings of Bai Quan and others. Traveling with Shen Cuo is not just as simple as admiring the scenery.

In addition to taking her to visit famous mountains, rivers and ancient temple ruins, Shen Cuo also took her to visit the most prosperous business district in the area intentionally or unintentionally.

The shops of Shen's Commercial Firm are all over the Yan Dynasty, but the trees are so big that many things cannot be put on the bright side.

So not every shop will hang the Shen's logo. Shen Cuo told Yanzhi in detail how to identify whether a shop belongs to Shen's firm, and Yanzhi gradually felt some of the deep meaning.

"Shopkeeper Shen, are you looking for a place where you can open a grocery store?"

Shen Cuo stopped wiping his face with a towel, and looked down at Yan Zhi: "It's not me looking for it, but you looking for it."

Yanzhi stretched out her hand to take the handkerchief in her hand, although she hesitated, she was not panicked.

"Can such a big matter really be left to me to decide?"

Shen Cuo just threw the towel into the washbasin next to him, picked up Rouge with one hand and walked towards the bed.

"What are you still talking about? From now on, you will be my closest person. How can you not even make such a decision?

Bai Quan also studied with the elders in the school when he was very young. She praised you for your talent, and I see that you are also very successful, so just feel free to speak your mind. "

Yan Zhi was carried to the bed by Shen Cuo, and while turning around to make the bed, she said obediently: "I have some ideas, but I'm not sure if they are correct."

"Try it and you'll know if it's correct. What's the point if you lose a few grocery stores?"

Rouge now has a deep understanding of the background of Shen's firm, and does not doubt Shen Cuo's words.She was just afraid that if she failed, she would disappoint Shen Cuo.

But Rouge is no longer the little girl she used to be, and she also knows what Shen Cuo expects from her, so she boldly said after thinking about it: "I didn't know why grocery stores could buy so many low-priced and wide-ranging goods in the past, but now Understood.

Our business houses are spread all over the country, and there are many kinds of shops under it, which is indeed very suitable for opening a grocery store.

Although there are also grocery stores in the local area, I have seen their prices and varieties, and they cannot compete with us. "

Shen Cuo sat on the bed, nodded in approval and said: "You are right, if we want to open it, we must have an advantage over others."

"only……"

Seeing that Yan Zhi was worried, Shen Cuo smiled lightly and said, "Just what?"

"It's just that I don't understand that Shen's Commercial Bank was previously operating in a high-profit industry.

Either it is a large-scale transaction, although the profit of the grocery store is higher than that of the general franchised oil and grain stores.

But the management is cumbersome and the returns are slow. We don't need to expand this area, do we? "

"You are right. Although a grocery store will not be a loss-making business, it requires more investment. This is why the business has not operated a grocery store so far."

"Then why do you suddenly want to open a grocery store?"

Shen Cuo hugged Yanzhi into his arms, bowed his head and said, "Do you know how Tianming Sect managed Shen's Commercial Firm?"

Rouge shrank slightly, and nestled obediently in Shen Cuo's arms.Smelling the faint scent of herbs on the other party's body, she suddenly became a little unable to think.

Fortunately, she really had no way of knowing this question, so she shook her head honestly.

"Tianming Sect occupies the north, although its original intention is to fight against the barbarians, but it does occupy the main road connecting with Mobei.

At that time, the local products of Mobei could only come in through the area under the jurisdiction of Tianmingjiao, and the products of Yan Dynasty could only go out through us.

When we fought with the barbarians, we fought to the death, and when we were not fighting, we traded and traded.Horses and ores in Mobei were scarce in the Yan Dynasty, and food, salt, and silk tea were also urgently needed by the ethnic groups in Mobei in the Yan Dynasty, so the Tianming Sect gradually accumulated wealth. "

"We started as a merchant, and the congregation is very united. We only know that there is a religion but not a country. It was not until my aunt became the leader that the business gradually took root and spread all over the Yan Dynasty, and the congregation was also dispersed among the people of the Yan Dynasty."

Rouge listened carefully, and looked at Shen Cuo without blinking her dark pupils, feeling the steady heartbeat of the other party close to her ears.

"My aunt has always been far-sighted, after the Yan Dynasty was established, she knew that sooner or later our sect would be doomed.

Therefore, a lot of efforts have been made to let the congregation integrate into Dayan, and they have been planning to leave the Central Plains for a long time. "

Rouge thought of the fairy demeanor of the leader, and thought it was appropriate.

"Then why didn't you make it?"

Shen Cuo's face darkened slightly, as if recalling some bad memories.

"That's because I'm going to Jiangnan to do something."

Rouge asked curiously, "What are you going to do?"

Shen Cuo lowered his eyes to look at Yanzhi, and said four words lightly: "Kill my brother..."

Rouge slightly opened her eyes wide, and a trace of surprise could not be contained on her small face: "Do you have a brother?"

She had never heard shopkeeper Shen mention it.

"Well...but he has nothing to do with what I'm going to talk about today. All in all, I want to continue what my aunt hasn't finished."

"Open a grocery store?"

"I don't like business, so I want you to run it. I only have a few requirements."

Although Yanzhi was still concerned about the elder brother mentioned by Shen Cuo, she still listened carefully to what she said.

"What do you want?"

In the middle of the night, a carriage that looked extremely plain was slowly driving along the mountain road.

The coachman who drove the car seemed taciturn, honest and honest, and there was nothing special about it.

However, he dared to drive a horse-drawn carriage in the middle of the mountain road late at night, which was beyond the reach of many people.

The cries of night owls and beasts sounded from time to time in the forest, and only the bright moon in the sky lightened the gloomy atmosphere.

From time to time, a few low moans came from the carriage, and only after the painful moans ended, a cold voice sounded.

"I just temporarily suppressed the Tiangang True Qi planted by Wuwang, and you can no longer use your internal power in the short term."

Another weak voice said: "Thank you, Holy Maiden..."

"I said that extravagance is not allowed. If you make up your own mind, it is your own fault."

"Subordinates know their mistakes..."

"You are no longer my maidservant, and I am no longer the saint and leader of Tianming Sect. You don't need to admit your mistake to me. I saved you just to repay your favor. You don't need to come with me on this trip to the south of the Yangtze River. "

There was a hint of coquettishness and pleading in the woman's weak voice: "Baiyun Villa is different now, and the subordinates are afraid that the saint will suffer."

The cold voice sighed slightly: "This is the evil of my Shen family. I won't let anything happen to me until the house is cleaned up."