Lei Yue Longmen

I can't read the book anymore.

In the early morning of the next day, Li Jingchen quietly came to Kangyang South Bank Wharf without notifying anyone.From a distance, I saw a petite figure, among a group of tall men, busy and commanding.It will take at least two days for all the [-] shi of grain to be boarded and shipped. She led the accountant to check the quantity at each boarding port and arrange the details, all with all her heart.

Half a quarter of an hour later, I found Li Jingchen was there, hurriedly adjusted my clothes, and came to see him.The oval face with blushing cheeks due to the rush was a little nervous, but she didn't feel tired at all, instead she had a kind of smug brilliance.

Li Jingxuan checked the account book she was holding, and went to the warehouse to inspect the real thing. He was very impressed by her ability.

"I didn't expect Shopkeeper Bao to come here to talk to the cabin in person!" Generally speaking, for an industry as large as Fufeng Rice Grain, there are reliable second shopkeepers who specialize in this kind of specific errands.There is no need for the leader to end it himself.

Bao Siniang explained: "There will inevitably be losses and losses during the transportation of grain, so there will be a difference every time it is handed over. This grain raising is related to the subsequent grain adjustment and disaster relief of the imperial court. If it is not checked carefully, the future accounts will be in danger. I'm sorry. This is a critical link, and women of the people dare not neglect it."

Li Jingchen was very pleased to hear that.

"In addition, Minnv also made an estimate of the difference in the amount of food relief transportation to Beijing based on the previous loss and reduction of Fufeng Rice Grain. This is the figure estimated by Minnv. If there is no accident, there should be no difference. Too many, please take a look, Your Highness."

Li Jingchen took her account and glanced at it, then accepted it tacitly.Estimating the difference, putting it into the warehouse for verification, this is the job of the Ministry of Accounts, in order to prevent the escort officials from filling their pockets.This Bao Siniang was able to make a backup in advance, and she knew it well, which is really rare.Li Jingxuan became more and more affirmed of her ability.It also overturned some previous assumptions.Through contact, I found that the gentleness, calmness, and calmness she showed when she introduced herself were not pretentious, but probably her nature.

Lunch was eaten in the awning on the shore, and Li Jingchen seemed to mention it inadvertently: "I heard that the night before Lu Chaisheng's case happened, there was news in the grain business circles that he was about to fall, did shopkeeper Bao hear about it?" ?”

Bao Siniang thought for a while, "Minnv did hear some news."

"After the incident, everyone was on the lookout for fear of repeating Lu Chaisheng's mistakes. Why did shopkeeper Bao not hesitate to go to this palace? Isn't shopkeeper Bao afraid of becoming the second Lu Chaisheng?"

It's ironic to say that the attendance rate of Jiangnan's grain merchants at the Lufu's birthday banquet that night was higher than that of the grain merchants conference she organized.

Bao Siniang shuddered, not knowing how to answer, she had already asked this question before, and now she wanted to hear a different answer.But if the truth is told, Qin Zhuo will definitely be involved.

Bao Siniang seemed to muster up her courage before she said: "Because Minnv knows that His Highness is a trustworthy person, Lu Chaisheng's downfall is related to his own indiscretions, and Minnv has never done anything beyond the rules, so she has a clear conscience. "

"You and Bengong have never met face to face, and you don't know what Bengong is like. How do you think that Bengong is trustworthy?"

When Bao Siniang was asked, she couldn't help panicking. Although she was a good businessman, she was just a girl in her early twenties, and she didn't have deep plans.A hesitation in his eyes can be caught by Li Jingchen.

"Did Hua Qing tell you?"

"No, it's not." Bao Siniang shook her head reflexively, "Minnv and Ms. Hua Qing have never met each other before, but I just heard that Ms. Hua Qing is both talented and beautiful, and it was the first time I saw her at the Lu Mansion that night. How could she tell me this!"

"Since we are strangers, why do you still help each other?"

Bao Siniang didn't understand why she felt overwhelmed by her aura, even though she was older than her.

Knowing that she was determined to avoid it, she pursed her lips and looked desperate, "Because the officials of Qin have helped Minnv before, and they have a brotherly friendship with Minnv. Seeing Miss Huaqing's accident, Minnv can't help it." No matter." Now that Hua Qing is in her hands, she would rather confess Qin Zhuo than Hua Qing.

"So you came to join me, and it was Qin Daguan who instructed you behind the scenes."

"……Yes."

Li Jingchen's eyes narrowed, and his impression of this high-ranking official of Qin suddenly changed a little bit.Judging from the recent series of events, this person clearly wants to take advantage of the influence of the Eastern Palace, but he wants to hide his head and show his tail, and refuses to meet people. What kind of mentality is this?Playing her like an idiot?

After returning to the palace, I feel a little unhappy.Hearing from the palace people, when she was not around, Hua Qing came to the front several times to inquire about her news, Li Jingxuan suddenly became bored.

Let go of official duties and relax in the back garden.Frankly speaking, she has never visited the garden of this palace a few times. At first, she was able to follow the familiar path, but then the mountain and the water also changed. Not the original bridge.

The queen princess has always been a proud and arrogant master, and she is determined not to follow the example of mediocre people who disturb themselves.So he frowned and spent a long time working as a foreign worker in a rockery and stone forest.

Coincidentally, she caught the scene of Hua Qing communicating with the deaf-mute old woman in sign language in the back garden.Hua Qing handed the old woman a piece of paper, and the old woman took it and carefully folded it, put it in her bosom, gestured again, and walked away with the food box in her hands.

Seeing it in her eyes, the crown princess shrank her pupils slightly, and there was a very dangerous signal in the slits of her eyes.

After dinner, Hua Qing came to pay respects to the Empress Dowager, holding a small porcelain vase in her hand, she first bowed meekly and respectfully.

Then he said the purpose, "I heard that Yun Zai was sick, and I took a sneak peek at the doctor's prescription, which seemed to be acclimatization. I asked the deaf mother-in-law to bring a bottle of peach blossom dew from home, which is very effective for acclimatization. Can Your Highness give it to her for me?" Because Yun Zai and Li Jingzhu lived in a separate courtyard, which was heavily guarded, and she couldn't get in, so she had to come to bother the Crown Princess.

Li Jingchen took the small porcelain vase, seeing her expression full of hopelessness, he almost blurted out and asked, "That's why you handed out the note?"

But he held back abruptly.With a wrong look, seeing that she was still wearing Bao Siniang's dark green dress, she frowned deeply, "Come with me."

Hua Qing gave a suspicious "hmm" and followed her to the backyard.When they reached the door of the empress dowager's bedroom, Hua Qing hesitated.

"come in!"

The living place of the Crown Princess is located in the east corner of the palace, very close to the front yard, and it is a separate house.The place where she lives is separated by a back garden and a back lake.Most of the time when I pass by here, I sneak a glance at the door, but I never have a chance to step in.Hua Qing felt apprehensive, uneasy and curious at the same time.The footsteps followed her gently across the courtyard and into the hall.

It was almost the same as she had imagined, Li Jing's bedroom was very large, and it was more solemn than the main hall of ordinary people's houses.

The interior is very spacious and bright. The table, coffee table, couplets, hanging screen, and even the incense burner are all symmetrically arranged. Every detail is very particular, and it can even be called meticulous.The calligraphy and paintings on the wall are all from ancient and modern masters, and there is a pair of plaques hanging on the middle hall, which is impressively inscribed by the imperial pen himself with the word "diligence".If you take out any of the things here, it can be regarded as a legacy of Zhongming Dingshi's family.That's probably what ordinary people call Tianjia's temperament.But Hua Qing still had a hard time imagining how dull and boring it would be for a teenage girl to go in and out of this well-behaved, old-fashioned place every day.It seems that she also understands why the empress dowager always keeps a straight face.It turned out to be the lining of the environment.

Li Jingwen went straight to the inner room, Hua Qing didn't want to go any further, so she stood outside and observed carefully.After a while, there was the sound of rummaging through boxes and cabinets in the inner room.Hua Qing was puzzled and a little startled.

Hearing Li Jingchen shout "Come here!" She hesitated, and was about to go in, when two maids appeared from nowhere, hurried past her and entered the inner room.After about a cup of tea, He Li lifted out a big box and placed it in front of Hua Qing.When the box was opened, it was actually a box full of clothes.

Li Jingchen said with a cold face but enthusiastically: "You can take these clothes and wear them. I probably haven't worn them. I think your figure is about the same as mine, so these clothes should fit you well."

Hua Qing blinked her eyes, never expecting that she invited her to give her clothes.Touching these soft fabrics, my heart also softened, and I raised my smiling face like a flower, and said brightly: "Thank you Your Highness, I will put it on tomorrow."

The Empress Dowager was very satisfied with her undisguised and joyful reaction, but she didn't show it on her face.Ask the maid to help her carry the box back to the yard.

Hua Qing had always been rewarded for nothing, so she thought that she couldn't just ask for her clothes for nothing, what should I give her in exchange?

She didn't seem to like listening to her playing music very much. She only played one song that night, and she made her face look long, like Guan Gong, and her back still feels cold when she thinks about it.

How about helping her tidy up all the flowers and plants in the palace?But it's been done before and nothing new...

After thinking about it, a flash of inspiration suddenly appeared, "His Royal Highness, Yun Zai is sick. Is there no one to take care of you these days?"

Li Jingchen said "Huh?", not knowing what she was going to say.

Hua Qing immediately patted her chest, and said: "Why don't you let me take her place for a few days, since I'm free anyway, I'll be responsible for serving tea and water for Your Highness, so that I can repay His Highness' gift of clothes."

Li Jingchen looked at her with a complicated expression, his mouth murmured as if he wanted to speak, Hua Qing saw that her mouth shape seemed to mean "no need", she was a little discouraged at once, and the courage she had just mustered went weak again.She forgot that anyone can be the maid of the Crown Princess. The two people who carried the big boxes in front of her seemed to be quicker and more agile than her. They haven't got their turn yet, how can they get her turn? !

He hurriedly found the steps for himself, "That... I was just joking..."

It's just that before the words were finished, the other party dumped her a sentence: "Tomorrow at [-]:[-], I will serve you in the front hall."

"???" Hua Qing froze for a moment, then she realized that she agreed, and she was about to jump up excitedly.

I was so excited that I didn't know what to say, so I made a random gesture, "It's getting late, Your Highness should rest early! See you tomorrow!" Seeing her obviously over-excited, Li Jingchen seemed to be afraid that she would go back on her word He ran away without a trace, feeling inexplicable in his heart, and also infected with a trace of joy, turned around and went back to the room, he seemed to be in a good mood!