Lou Jing went back to Anguo Duke's Mansion, and then drove a carriage to Pingjiang Marquis' Mansion.

The eldest aunt is busy asking the housekeeper to pack things. Lingnan has high mountains and long roads. It will take a month to travel non-stop. All food and supplies for the road have to be prepared. The housekeeper has been preparing it a few days ago. The house is busy and orderly. I had to pack my luggage, and my second uncle Xu Che could not help me much, so I could only sit in the main hall.

Lou Jing's carriage arrived in front of the door and called his servants to come and move things. His second uncle came out to pick him up. Looking at the servants filing in, he couldn't help but frown, "Why did you buy so many things?"

"I bought these on weekdays. Unfortunately, no one brings them to me. My uncle can't come to the capital for several years, so naturally he has to bring everything he can." Lou Jing smiled and took her uncle to the main hall.

Cloud cakes for my eldest uncle, jade cigarette sticks for my third uncle, gold wire cages for my fourth uncle, rouge and gouache for my aunts, riding whips from several cousins, and jewelry from my cousins.

"This riding whip is made by a famous craftsman in Jinzhou. I think my cousin will like it." Lou Jing pointed to several exquisite riding whips.

"You kid, you still remember the preferences of several uncles." The eldest aunt looked at those things with tears in her eyes.

My eldest uncle likes to eat cloud cakes from Beijing the most. My third uncle often smokes dry cigarettes. I heard that people in the south smoke hookahs and tobacco pipes must not be easy to buy. And my fourth uncle likes to raise birds. If it is difficult to buy a bird and take it back, he will just I can give you a cage.

"I haven't met any of my cousins-in-law, so I don't know what they like, so I can only give them a bucket of pearls." Lou Jing said with a smile. It would not be appropriate to give my sister-in-law rouge, gouache or personal items such as jewelry.

Mrs. Pingjiang Hou held Lou Jing's hand and sighed, "If your eldest cousin were as sensible as you are now, how much less angry would I be!"

Just as he was talking, someone came to report that a father-in-law had been sent by the Prince of Fujian.

Lou Jing was stunned for a moment, turned around and saw Le Xian walking in with a festive smile. After saluting the three of them, he took out a small brocade box and gave it to Mrs. Pingjiang Hou with both hands, "I heard that the general and Mrs. Hou We are going back to Lingnan and it is inconvenient for the prince to come. I hope you two will not blame me."

"Please, father-in-law, please thank Your Highness on behalf of the two of us." The eldest aunt saluted, and Le Xian hurriedly bowed in response.

After Le Xian left, Mrs. Pingjiang opened the brocade box, which contained a thousand taels of Yicheng, "This... is too much." Lou Jing is no longer the Crown Princess, so it stands to reason that Xiao Chengjun can get away with a penny if they leave. He didn’t even send any gifts. Could it be that he was doing this to win over Pingjiang Marquis?

"Auntie, please feel free to accept it. Your Highness has no other intentions." Lou Jing looked at the thousand taels of silver notes and couldn't help but raise his lips. His Highness, the Prince of Fujian, must have been thinking about his uncle and aunt in the future. I sent Yicheng over.

"The King of Fujian is an upright man. Who else can hold the position of prince except him!" Xu Che said dissatisfied.

"Second uncle, this is Jingzhong, please stop saying a few words." The eldest aunt quickly stopped the second uncle, turned around and pulled Lou Jing to talk for a long time.

These days, they have seen what Lou Jing has done, and they can really feel relieved. But before leaving, they feel uneasy. There is no mother, and no wife to take care of them. Will they not remember to put on clothes when they are cold? , I am wronged in the yamen, is there anyone who can help me?

The more Mrs. Pingjiang Hou talked about it, the more worried she became, so she asked the housekeeper to take the winter coat she had been making for Lou Jing these days, "I am in a hurry, so I can only make this one. You must remember to add more clothes, my aunt is not in the capital. I feel sorry for myself." As he said this, he couldn't help but shed tears.

The thick cotton robe had fine stitching and was warm from the sun. Lou Jing tried it on and found it was much more comfortable than those made by outsiders. My aunt has been a mother-in-law for many years and no longer has to do such needlework.

But I still hurriedly made this cotton robe for him, just because I was afraid that he would be like what he had been a few years ago, and had no winter clothes to wear because of the battle between his stepmother and my sister-in-law.

There was nothing going on in Beiya on weekdays, so Lou Jing sat in Pingjiang Mansion until dusk, then got up and went to Zuixian Tower.

Zhou Song had already been waiting in the private room and asked a singer to sing Jiangnan tunes.

Lou Jing gave the singer a silver bead and waved her away.

"Hey, when did you become so boring?" Zhou Song reluctantly watched the pretty singer hug the piano and leave.

Lou Jing raised her eyebrows, making Zhou Song shrink his neck in fright, and hurriedly stood up to pour him wine.

"Recently, the court is discussing the construction of the Qinghe River." Zhou Song asked the boy to guard the door before talking about business. "My third uncle has just been promoted to the governor of Qingzhou. I also have people in the Ministry of Industry. If we can build the river, we can

Give it a try."

Lou Jing's pupils shrank, Xiao Chengjun had just told him about the river at noon.

Building the river is a major event. During this period, the court's allocation of silver was relatively slow. If the local government wanted to start construction, it was natural to borrow money first. They invested the money and waited for the court's money to be returned to them. As long as they were slightly manipulated, this included

The price difference is more than double or triple.

"This is a good thing, how much do you plan to invest?" Lou Jing raised her hand and clinked glasses with him.

"I have nearly 20,000 taels of silver in my hand!" Zhou Song said proudly. The money was actually from his mother's private house. He himself only had a few thousand taels of silver. Mrs. Guanxi Marquis loved her young son very much and believed that he would not be able to live in peace.

He spent a lot of money indiscriminately, so he gave him ten thousand taels of silver.

Lou Jing squinted her eyes, "If we rely on the Ministry of Industry, we can invest 50,000 taels and it will be as high as the sky."

"Is fifty thousand taels too little?" Zhou Song's eyes widened.

"Don't make any noise about this matter. I'll go and inquire about it later." Lou Jing waved her hand to signal him to calm down. This matter is not as simple as before, because the money-hungry Shen Lian also wants to help, and Shen Lian takes action.

There is basically no job that cannot be taken on, so we need to consider the long term.

Zhou Song had always had great faith in Lou Jing. Seeing his solemn look, he nodded. He originally wanted to recruit a few noble disciples to join his team, so he put it aside for now.

"Sir, Prince Qingyang has arrived with several young masters." The boy reported outside the door.

The two people in the room naturally stopped talking. Not long after, Prince Qingyang opened the curtain and walked in. "I just said I saw the boy from Tuesday, but I didn't expect Mr. Lou to be there too."

"I can meet you wherever I go!" Zhou Song curled his lips in disgust.

Prince Qingyang smiled and punched Zhou Song, "Why, you don't want to see me. I'd like to introduce you to you. This is the second son of Uncle Guangcheng." With that said, he pulled a handsome young man behind him to give him.

They recommend.

Lou Jing looked up. He remembered that Luo Pei, the second son of Uncle Guangcheng's family, was included in the selection of the crown princess. He couldn't help but take a second look. His features were beautiful, but his expression was timid and his smile was a bit unpleasant.

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Not all nobles have contacts. At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Taizu granted many dukes and counts. But today, a hundred years later, there are not many families that are still truly prominent. Like Uncle Guangcheng and the Wei family.

Uncle Yongning gradually declined because he had no military exploits and no favor from the saints in two or three generations. Therefore, Mr. Luo did not have much contact with them on weekdays, but this time he somehow got involved with Prince Qingyang.

"Sit down." Lou Jing did not stand up at all. He raised his chin and motioned for everyone to take their seats. No one dared to say that he was rude, so they all sat down with a smile.

The rest of the people were all acquaintances, so there was no need to say much. Everyone exchanged glasses and talked about some anecdotes about the capital, and the atmosphere was quite good.

"I would like to offer a toast to the Crown Prince An." Luo Pei stood up with a smile and poured wine for Lou Jing. "Congratulations to the Crown Prince on regaining his title."

Originally he had not chosen the Crown Princess, and he had been jealous of Lou Jing for a long time. Now that the Crown Prince is gone, Luo Pei is very glad that he did not marry into the palace. Now that he said these words, he really wanted to please Lou Jing. After all, in his eyes

Come, get married and come back, the title will be returned to the original owner, it is already a blessing.

As soon as these words came out, the room suddenly became silent.

Prince Qingyang's face changed, and he hurriedly spoke out to smooth things over, "That's right, Mr. Lou, you came back yesterday, and you didn't even say you wanted to have a drink with us."

"I was busy cleaning up yesterday." Lou Jing responded with a smile, picked up a crab leg and held it in her mouth, as if she didn't see Master Luo raising his glass in embarrassment.

Instead of relaxing, the atmosphere became even more tense.

Zhou Song glanced at the second son of Uncle Guangcheng who couldn't speak, then turned to Uncle Qingyang and said, "I've also been promoted. You don't want to have a drink with me?"

Prince Qingyang smiled and clinked glasses with him. The atmosphere became lively again, and no one paid any attention to Luo Pei.

After drinking until the moon was in the sky, Lou Jingyan said that he was too drunk, so he got up and left first. Everyone sent him to the door of the restaurant before going back to continue drinking.

Prince Qingyang fell a few steps behind, his face darkened, and he said to his servant: "When you leave later, return the things Mr. Luo gave to his servant."

"Yes." The boy responded in a low voice.

Lou Jing walked back to Luotangfang from Zuixian Tower without any attendants. The late autumn wind blew on his face, which was very cold, but it could just make the drinker sober up. Without going back to Zhuque Hall, Lou Jing left directly

Go outside Prince Min's Mansion and climb over the wall lightly to enter.

Xiao Chengjun was still awake and was twiddling his thumbs in the study when suddenly a pair of warm hands hugged him from behind. He couldn't help but laugh, "You climbed over the wall again?"

"Yes." Lou Jing pressed himself against His Highness the Prince of Fujian's back and rubbed it comfortably.

Xiao Chengjun reluctantly dragged the guy on his back to wash up, while Anshun and Lexian watched them go to bed.

As soon as the curtain was closed, Lou Jing held His Highness the Prince of Fujian down and kissed her soft lips.

"Well..." Xiao Chengjun was caught off guard and kissed him.

Lou Jing felt a little uneasy and wanted to confirm something urgently. The kiss, which smelled of alcohol, was a little more wild than usual, and it took a long time before they slowly separated.

"Chengjun..." Lou Jing held up her arms and looked down at His Royal Highness the Prince of Fujian, who was panting slightly, "If I act like a treacherous person, will you be angry?"

Xiao Chengjun was stunned for a moment, shook his head slowly, stretched out his hand to touch that handsome face, "Just do whatever you want, I believe in you." As soon as he said this, he could clearly see those beautiful eyes, which instantly became bright.

Yes, like stars in the night sky, so bright and moving.

No words can compare to "I believe in you". Believing in you means that no matter what you do, I know that you are not a traitor who brings harm to the country and the people, but a loyal minister who works hard.

Lou Jing couldn't help the joy that was about to overflow in her heart. She hugged His Highness the Prince of Fujian tightly and kissed him indiscriminately.

Xiao Chengjun stretched out his hand and gently stroked the person's back, letting the fun-loving guy have enough fun.

The young man's body couldn't resist teasing, and the two kissed from shallow to deep, quickly making each other react. Lou Jing put his hand into the soft underwear, caressing it back and forth on the smooth and flexible chest, while kissing,

Stick them together and rub slowly.
Chapter completed!