No matter how curious they were about Master Xueya, they still knew too little about him, and after chatting for a while, they could no longer come up with anything interesting to talk about.
Qin Ning immediately remembered her original intention of dragging Song Huan to find Luo Junyao, "Shaoyao, you said yesterday that you wanted to do something else fun, what is it?"
Luo Junyao nodded her eyebrows with a smile and said, "Want to come together?"
Qin Ning nodded repeatedly, "Yeah." After returning to Shangyong, she really felt that Shangyong City was not as fun as her uncle's house.
Apart from going to the academy every day, there really is nothing fun to do.
Qin Ning had been forced to lie in bed to recuperate since she was a child. Once she got better, she couldn't stay there. She wished she could be active and active for ten of the twelve hours a day.
Luo Junyao looked at Song Huan, who smiled and said, "If it's interesting, I might as well get involved."
Luo Junyao smiled at the two of them and said, "Follow me!"
Following Luo Junyao into the Jingyuan Garden, Luo Junyao took the two of them directly around the garden to a small courtyard in the corner of the Jingyuan Garden.
Qin Ning was a little curious and envious, "Where is this? I really envy you and your uncle living in such a big garden."
Luo Junyao smiled and said, "You, the eldest princess, and your younger brother are just three of us. Is the princess mansion not enough for you?"
Qin Ning blinked, "That's right." Although the princess's palace is not as big as the regent's palace, it is definitely more than enough for three people, not to mention her brother is still a little baby.
It's just that the Prince Regent's Mansion was planned very differently from the beginning. The entire garden can almost be compared to an independent garden. There are also many scattered pavilions, pavilions and small courtyards in the garden. Naturally, it is better than the conventional mansion like the Princess Mansion.
The layout of each courtyard is interesting, even her own courtyard also has a small garden.
This Jingyuan will probably be enough to live in even if the palace has a young prince and a young princess in the future. If uncle and Yaoyao don't like the excitement, they can just throw the children out to live there.
After all, the entire Jingyuan is considered the main courtyard. Of course, children can no longer live with their parents when they reach an age.
Luo Junyao pushed open the door of the small courtyard. It was very quiet inside and there seemed to be no one there.
Qin Ning looked carefully and didn't see anything strange.
"What is this place used for?"
Luo Jun said: "This is my study."
Qin Ning was puzzled, "Does your study... need to be so far away?" It's only a quarter of an hour's walk from where she and her uncle live, right?
Luo Junyao smiled and said: "But, this place is very close to the outer courtyard, and it is very convenient to get in and out."
"Then why not put it directly in the outer courtyard?"
"Because it's far away, and it's safer here, and no one will bother you." Luo Junyao said matter-of-factly.
"..." So, it's not a good thing that the mansion is too big. You have to waste a lot of time just going in and out every day.
Luo Junyao pulled the two of them into one of the rooms, which turned out to be a study room.
It's just that the study room was probably just decorated not long ago. The bookshelves are still filled with new books, and there is still a faint scent of ink in the study room.
Luo Junyao said: "From now on, when you come to see me, just come directly the way we came in just now."
Song Huandao: "After all, Jingyuan is the residence of the regent. Isn't it bad for outsiders to come in and out?"
Luo Junyao smiled and said: "The place we live in is truly private. There are many people coming in and out of Jingyuan every day, but if you don't meet them, don't worry."
In fact, there are many people coming in and out of Jingyuan every day, but they all have their own way. Without the permission of the owner, it is not easy to bump into them.
"That's good." Song Huan nodded in agreement. The layout of the Prince Regent's Mansion was different from most mansions. Few people could come in before the Prince Regent got married. It would be bad if some taboos were violated because of this.
Qin Ning felt very comfortable, "Shake..."
Luo Junyao glanced at her, "Why are you in such a hurry?" Although he said this, Luo Junyao had already turned around and took a book from the bookshelf nearby.
Spreading the booklet open on the table, Qin Ning and Song Huan both came over curiously.
"In the winter of the sixth year of Zhihe, Shangyong's poverty-stricken women support plan? What is this?" Qin Ning asked in confusion.
Luo Junyao rolled his eyes, "You can't even understand what this is?"
Qin Ning quickly shook her head and said: "No, I know what you mean, but...what's the use of this? Every winter, people give porridge or give away cold clothes to poor families. What's so special? You have to rely on this.
I’m afraid it’s useless to hold on to the position of regent princess.”
Qin Ning is telling the truth. It is almost the practice of Shangyong's powerful people to help poor people. Every time there is a disaster, there are natural or man-made disasters, or there are happy events in the family, some people do this. If you want to rely on this to promote the regent princess
Reputation, I'm afraid, is of little use.
It's not completely useless, but it's not very useful either.
In addition, Luo Junyao is too young. Although he is the regent princess, his prestige is not enough.
This is not something that can be completely solved by relying on status.
"Thank you for reminding me." Luo Junyao rolled his eyes, "But can't you learn from Min Min?"
While Qin Ning was beeping with her, Song Huan had already picked up the booklet and read it carefully.
"Oh." Qin Ning immediately came over and rested her chin on Song Huan's shoulder to watch with her.
After a long while, Song Huan put down the booklet in his hand and looked at Luo Junyao with a complicated expression, "Are you really planning to do this?"
Luo Jun shook his hands and supported his chin, saying: "I have thought about it seriously for a long time. If we don't get married so soon, we might have to wait. After all...little girls like us, no matter what we do, others think we are nonsense."
"But, am I not the regent princess now?" Luo Junyao said with a smile, "Besides, I am rich."
Song Xuan smiled and said: "That's your dowry. In addition, your dowry is indeed very large, but if you don't succeed and just rely on yourself to spend money, you won't be able to survive for a few years and you will only make people laugh."
Luo Junyao said: "I understand that just relying on myself to keep investing money will not last long, so I don't plan to invest money endlessly. Since I want to do big things, of course I still have to be able to make money by myself and make it run perfectly.
ah."
"The Queen Mother probably won't be happy," Song Huan said.
The Queen Mother just wants to lock all the women in the house to embroider, but Luo Junyao wants the women to come out. Isn't this going against the Queen Mother?
Luo Junyao disagreed, "Who cares about her?"
Song Huan pondered for a moment, then raised his eyes and said with a smile: "Count me in, I can give you three thousand taels, is that enough?"
Luo Junyao smiled happily and rolled his eyes, "Enough, that's enough!"
Qin Ning looked at the two people suspiciously, and then said after a while: "I said...are you kidding me?"
Luo Junyao and Song Huan turned to look at her and said in unison: "What's the problem?"
Qin Ning said: "The problem is big. You, a regent princess and a young lady from the uncle's palace, want to do business? This is called... competing for profits with the people, right? Be careful of the censor impeaching you."
Luo Junyao said, "You didn't object to us publishing a picture album before."
Qin Ning gave her a roll of her eyes, "Do you understand? What we charge for publishing picture albums can only be regarded as polishing fees. Although some bookstores are owned by us, they are also in the name of the steward." Powerful officials do business.
Not only is it disrespectful, but more importantly, it is competing for the benefit of the people.
Therefore, although many powerful people inevitably have some properties in their homes, their properties mostly refer to shops, properties and land. As for the operations there, they can only be done under the names of trusted subordinates at home.
Although this is an unwritten rule, it is actually just a piece of window paper that will break if you poke it. Everyone knows what is behind the window paper, but no one talks about it.
Of course, this is not without any benefits. At least no one dares to do business openly and openly in the name of a powerful person. After all, no one will pay attention to it. It will still be troublesome if political opponents target him.
The children of businessmen were not allowed to take part in the imperial examinations. If they were confirmed, they would not only face the risk of losing their official positions, but it would also affect the future of their descendants.
Luo Junyao said: "We don't manage this ourselves."
"Isn't it?" Qin Ning said doubtfully.
Song Yan said with a smile: "You didn't read carefully at the beginning. The meaning of shaking is to do it in the name of the imperial court. But now the imperial court is short of money, so we can give a small part of the shares to let us raise money, but the bulk of it still belongs to the imperial court."
"Are we just paying?" Qin Ning was a little disappointed. She was not interested in things that only required paying.
Luo Jun shook her head and said: "We still have to do it, but it's more convenient to do it in the name of the court. We have official endorsement, and most of the money we make goes to the court, so it's hard for others to say anything. Here we go.
If you make money at that time, you will calculate it independently and use it all to help poor families and places. It will not be considered as the court competing for profits with the people."
Qin Ning said: "Okay, although I don't know if you can do this, but since you are going to do it, I will give you five thousand taels." In fact, she still felt that there was something wrong with Yao Yao's statement, but she must have said that.
There is a way to solve it, just play with it and support her.
Qin Ning was not very interested in these things. After listening to Luo Junyao and Song Huan talking for a while, she felt a little sleepy. She simply found a storybook and ran outside to bask in the sun.
There were only two people in the study room. Song Huan looked at Luo Junyao and said, "Shaoyao, you... don't just want to recruit some poor women to work for a living, right?"
Qin Ning couldn't understand that, but Song Huan could understand it. Although Luo Junyao wrote that he was just building a workshop and recruiting female workers so that they could have money for the winter, Song Huan just felt that it was not that simple.
Luo Junyao said: "It is true now, the weather has gradually become colder. Does Minmin know how many people freeze to death and starve to death every winter just in Shangyong?"
Song Huan hesitated for a moment and shook his head. Naturally, noble ladies like them would not pay attention to this, and no one would tell them.
Luo Junyao said: "I checked and found that nearly a thousand people froze to death throughout the winter last year, and 70% of them were women."
Song Huan's expression changed slightly. Of course she knew Luo Junyao's unfinished intention. Shangyong is the most prosperous place in Dasheng. If so many people freeze to death every year in a place like this, what about other places?
Luo Junyao said: "Actually, it's a little late now, but it's better than doing nothing, right?"
Song Huan asked: "Shao Yao, what do you want to do?"
Luo Junyao smiled at her and said, "What do you think, restoring the atmosphere of Dongling and even going one step further?"
Song Huan was silent. Luo Junyao leaned over and looked up at Song Huan's slightly lowered eyes and said, "Minmin, I know you don't want to be a good wife and mother. Do you want to try it together?"
Song Huandao said: "Although Anlan Academy is what it is today because of the Queen Mother, we all know that it is not just because of the Queen Mother but the people that the Queen Mother represents. Are you sure you can do it?"
Luo Junyao said: "You must at least admit that I am the most likely to do it now." It is not because of her outstanding abilities, but because of her location.
Song Huan couldn't help but rolled his eyes at her, "Do you dare to say this to yourself a few months ago?"
If Luo Junyao really only plans to build a workshop to help poor women survive the winter, it would be okay for her to support it. But Luo Junyao obviously has other plans, and this is too much fun. She wonders what's wrong?
Luo Junyao raised his hand and swore seriously, "I dare, I really want to do this, and I can really do it."
"I didn't realize that you actually..." Song Huan didn't know what to say for a moment.
Luo Junyao smiled and said: "Xie Anlan can build Anlan Academy, are we not as good as our predecessors? Do you want to gamble or not? If you win the bet, you will be free?" Is she not as good as Xie Anlan? This must be impossible! Xie Anlan is so beautiful
There are not as many idiots as she does!
"Why did you ask me first?" Song Huan asked curiously.
Logically speaking, Hong Xiu was the first person to have a close relationship with Luo Junyao, and the person she liked to stick to the most was Su Rui.
Luo Junyao said: "Because I think you are the bravest and as smart as Sister Su Rui. You are the most likely to be persuaded by me, and you can also help me persuade Shufeng."
"...What misunderstanding do you have about me?" Song Huan took a deep breath and asked.
Luo Junyao smiled and said: "No, I'm very good at judging people. Although Sister Su Rui also said that she doesn't want to live with her husband and raise children, I think you are the most likely to take direct action. And...if you run away from home, you are the most likely to
It’s you who survives.”
Song Huan sighed, "Although I don't know where you have so much confidence in me, but... I can't let you down. I bet!"
Luo Junyao reached out and gave her a high-five, "It's a pleasure to cooperate."
“A pleasure to work with.”
Song Huan looked at Luo Junyao with a complicated expression, "Now can you tell me how you figured it out?"
Luo Junyao smiled and said: "Except for Sister Su Rui, you are the eldest among us. Sister Su Rui and Shu Feng have already been engaged, but you... are not yet."
Song Huan raised his eyebrows and said, "What's the point? You also know that I have sex at home, and we have many girls at home."
"No matter how much peace you have, Uncle Jiang will never forget that his daughter's marriage has not yet been settled. I guess you did something secretly." Luo Junyao said with a smile, "Besides, you seem to like reading travel notes and state and county chronicles from various places, which is quite good.
Passionate about saving money.”
Not long ago, they just spent money to make a picture album, but before the cost was recovered, Song Huan changed hands and was able to come up with another three thousand taels.
You know, the monthly rate of ten taels of silver a month in Shangyong is considered extremely high. Song Huan was the third girl of Pingjiang County and was not taken seriously. She never got ten taels of silver a month. But she was not usually short of money at all.
, either someone in the family is subsidizing her, or she is making money on her own.
"so?"
Luo Junyao said with a smile: "Minmin, you originally wanted to run away from home, right? You entered the martial arts academy not because you like martial arts, but to ensure your future safety." The ones in the martial arts academy who really like martial arts are Shen Hongxiu, Zhao Sisi and Xu Hui.
Liang Shufeng felt that it didn't matter where he went, so he chose to follow Song Huan.
Song Huan actually has no interest in martial arts, but she is very serious and hardworking.
When Ruan Yueli was thirteen or fourteen years old, she decided that she would marry Xie Yan and gain a distinguished position. When Song Huan was eleven or twelve years old, she planned to enter the declining martial arts academy for her future.
The ladies of Shangyong are not simple either.
Song Huan looked at Luo Junyao for a long time, then sighed softly and said: "It is impossible to run away from home. After all, I still have to consider the reputation of my sisters at home."
"So..." Luo Junyao said, "You originally planned to...escape to death."
Song Huan glanced at her in surprise, but smiled without saying a word.
Although the words were unfamiliar this time, Song Huan could understand her meaning.
Even Luo Junyao couldn't help but be in awe of this elegant-looking classmate, so she silently gave her a thumbs up.
