Although Mrs. Luo's Qiluo Fang is not big, she has been operating in this industry for many years. Naturally, she knows much more about the silk and satin industry than Luo Junyao, who knows nothing but buying clothes.
Today, the two largest silk merchants in Dasheng, the Qi family and the Gu family, have their own land and tenant farmers to grow mulberry and raise silkworms, or have someone under their family to collect the silk. They have weaving workshops, weave their own silk fabrics, and have silk shops all over the country.
Zhuang Xiufang is responsible for sales.
Although they also collect some coarse cloth or embroidery work from ordinary people, most of them are items with low profit margins for the consumption of ordinary people at the lower level. The bulk of the real money-making is firmly in their own hands.
As a result, it is naturally not easy for new merchants to come forward and steal their business.
Because the investment is so high, from planting mulberry and raising silkworms to putting the final product on the counter, ordinary small businesses simply cannot afford it.
Luo Junyao listened to Madam Luo and carefully remembered the current layout of Shangyong Silk and Satin Embroidery Workshop and the business ideas in her heart, and also told Madam Luo some of her plans.
Madam Luo was quite surprised that the young regent had such great ambitions, but she soon calmed down.
The Princess Regent has the support of the Prince Regent's Palace and the Luo family, so she is naturally different from a small family like them, so there is no need to make too much of a fuss.
The two chatted for nearly an hour. Madam Luo declined Luo Junyao's invitation to stay for dinner and stood up to leave.
The two made an appointment to visit the place where Luo Junyao planned to build a workshop in two days.
Qiluo Fang does not have its own weaving workshop or embroiderer. In the past, silk and satin fabrics were purchased in bulk from some silk merchants or purchased from ordinary people at low prices to make profits. The only embroidery products were Qiluo.
There are three women in the workshop, including herself, plus she usually collects some loose items.
Although I opened a store in Shangyonghuang City, I actually didn’t make much money.
Luo Junyao did not plan to open a shop in Shangyong to sell goods, so he only cooperated with Lady Luo to sell the finished products of the workshop in Qiluo Fang. In the end, she had to find another outlet for most of the goods.
If someone else had come to tell Madam Luo about this matter, Madam Luo might not pay attention to her. After all, Luo Junyao talks about cooperation, but in fact, let alone products, she doesn't even have a workshop now.
But Lady Luo still decided to give it a try, not only because of the relationship with the Prince Regent's Palace, but more... probably because she was really bored.
If she didn't find something to do, she didn't know how she would spend the next few decades.
Feng Jian personally sent Madam Luo out of the Regent's Palace. Madam Luo said goodbye to her with a smile, turned around and headed towards her home.
Walking back all the way, Madam Luo was still thinking about what she had just talked about with the Princess Regent. She was vaguely looking forward to it, hoping that everything the Princess Regent said would come true.
She was in the market, and although she had no worries about food and clothing, she had seen too many tragedies. The family of three in her shop now were all taken in by her when they were forced to live in Yongshi. But after all, she was just an ordinary woman.
All they did was take in this family of three.
No matter whether the princess's plan works or not, at least a few people will die this winter.
When Madam Luo was lowering her head and thinking, there was a sound of horse hooves in front of her.
The street outside the Prince Regent's Palace was spacious and flat, but there were not many pedestrians, but Madam Luo still leaned closer to the side out of habit.
At the end of the street, several people came on horseback. Since they were traveling in the city at a slow speed, the pedestrians on the street were not disturbed.
Seeing the man on horseback in the front, Madam Luo couldn't help but froze.
The man was talking to the middle-aged scholar next to him, and Madam Luo could only see half of his face. But only this half of his face was enough for her to identify the man.
Perhaps because her eyes were too focused, the man suddenly turned his head and focused his gaze on where she was.
At that moment, Madam Luo didn't know what she was thinking. She took a step back and placed herself on the side of a passing official sedan. It wasn't just some adult's sedan that completely blocked her.
Madam Luo followed the sedan forward in a daze, and did not stop until she turned the corner. She leaned against the wall at the corner and quietly looked towards where she had come from. She saw that those people were already at the Regent's Palace.
Stopped in front of the door.
Yu, Mingqiu...
Although she only saw a side face, Mrs. Luo knew very well that it was Yu Mingqiu. She had been with her husband for many years. Even though he had been gone longer than they had been together, she still recognized him at a glance.
He is still alive, he is in the capital, in the Regent's Palace.
However, he refused to go back and look at her.
Yu Mingqiu and Song Wenyue came back from outside the city. They got off their horses and Song Wenyue saw that Yu Mingqiu kept looking to the other side, as if he was looking for someone.
"What are you looking at?" Song Wenyue asked.
Yu Mingqiu shook his head and said, "It seemed like someone was looking at me just now."
Song Wenyue smiled and said: "When Marquis Xiaoyuan returns, it is not normal for some people to look at you? Is it possible that there are still people who dare to peek outside the Regent's Palace?"
Yu Mingqiu smiled and said nothing. He handed the horse to the person behind him and the two of them turned around and walked towards the house.
Not long after Yu Mingqiu entered the courtyard where he was staying temporarily and sat down, guards from Jingyuan came over.
"In the afternoon, Madam Luo came to visit. The princess ordered her subordinates to wait at the door and tell the general when he came back. However, before the general came back, Madam Luo left, and her subordinates also went back. Only then did the princess listen.
He said that the general is back, so he asked his subordinates to come and tell the general." The guard reported respectfully.
A bad premonition suddenly arose in Yu Mingqiu's heart, "When did Mrs. Luo leave?"
The guard said: "Just now, the general entered the door less than a quarter of an hour ago."
It took a while before he came back to his senses and said, "Thank you Princess for me, I understand."
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"Wait a minute, why did Madam Luo come to the palace?" Yu Mingqiu asked.
"My subordinates don't know about this. I only know that the person is here to ask to see the princess."
"Thank you."
When Yu Mingqiu walked into Jingyuan, Luo Junyao was sitting in the study room of Hefeng Yuan, writing something. It wasn't until Yu Mingqiu stepped into the study room that she stopped writing and raised her head.
"What's wrong, General Yu?"
Yu Mingqiu bowed and said, "Today...has she been to the Regent's Mansion?"
Luo Jun shook his head and said, "Yes, you have some things to talk to me about. Don't worry... I didn't tell her about you."
Yu Mingqiu smiled helplessly, and Luo Junyao asked puzzledly: "What's going on?"
Yu Mingqiu said: "I'm afraid she has seen me."
"..." There was silence in the study for a while, and Luo Junyao couldn't help but said: "She saw you... So, if you don't go to her, why are you coming to me?"
Yu Mingqiu remained silent with some hesitation, and Luo Junyao resisted the urge to roll his eyes.
"Are you really the unparalleled and brave general that others say? You are dilly-dallying and hesitating, but I am not asking you to die." Luo Junyao complained mercilessly.
Yu Mingqiu smiled bitterly and whispered: "I don't know...how to face her."
Luo Junyao said angrily: "Although she is a little lonely, she seems to have a peaceful mind. The biggest pain in these years is probably that her husband's whereabouts are unknown. She has no big grievances and will not stab you as soon as they meet."
Yu Mingqiu remained silent.
Luo Junyao looked at him and shook his head: "General Yu, you can't do this. When a man pulls out his knife, he will cut it off. A man, you have to be cruel to yourself. It doesn't matter if she stabs or beats you."
Yu Mingqiu couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth, always feeling that there was something strange in the little princess's words.
But at this time, he didn't have time to think too much about this. He only heard Luo Junyao say again: "Since she has seen you, and you haven't gone back yet, what do you think she is thinking about now? Also, Marquis Xiaoyuan is coming back from the court this morning.
The news has been officially announced, and the edict may have been issued by now. Do you think she will see it?"
Yu Mingqiu's expression changed, he said nothing more, turned around and walked out quickly.
Luo Jun shook his head, picked up his pen and continued his work with his head down.
Men, no matter how brave and brave you are and move forward, there will still be times when you will be timid and worried and stop moving forward.
When Yu Mingqiu rushed to Qiluofang, he found that the door of Qiluofang store was closed.
After asking the merchants nearby, I found out that Madam Luo had closed her shop when she came back not long ago, saying that she would not be doing business today and would go home.
Yu Mingqiu knew where Mrs. Luo lived, in a small courtyard on a street behind this shop. It was the Luo family's old house, and they had lived there since they got married.
Yu Mingqiu has walked no less than a thousand times, and he still won't get lost even with his eyes closed.
But at this time, he was standing outside the small courtyard, listening to the sounds coming from the courtyard, but he did not dare to step forward and open the door.
Madam Luo sat under the eaves of the courtyard, holding needle and thread for a long time without pricking a needle.
The little girl who was squatting aside washing vegetables stood up, looked at her and said, "Madam, don't hurt your eyes when it gets dark."
Only then did Madam Luo come back to her senses. She looked at the crooked needle and thread in her hand, gave a helpless smile and put the things into the bamboo basket next to her.
"Madam is in a bad mood? What happened?" the little girl asked with concern.
Madam Luo shook her head and said, "It's nothing, I just don't understand something."
"If you don't understand, just forget about it." The little girl was simple-minded and didn't have so many worries.
Mrs. Luo sighed lightly, pushed her and said, "Hurry up and bring the vegetables in to your mother. Don't worry about so much, little girl."
"Oh." The little girl nodded, "Ma'am, let's think about it tomorrow. If you think too much at night, you won't be able to sleep." After saying that, she took the freshly washed vegetables and walked briskly to the kitchen.
Her mother was already preparing dinner there. For people who have been hungry for a long time, no matter how many things they do, they are not as important as eating.
Yu Mingqiu stayed outside the courtyard for a long time until dinner was finished inside and it gradually became quiet.
Ordinary people always go to bed very early. For them, lighting an oil lamp at night is not a cost-effective thing. Although Mrs. Luo is not short of money for the oil lamp, the lamp is not suitable for embroidery, and there is really nothing else.
Things were easy to do, so naturally I went to bed early like other people.
It's just that although the schedule is the same as before, Mrs. Luo can't sleep tonight.
After lying on the bed and tossing and turning for a long time, she finally got up, put on her clothes and pushed open the door.
There was a cold wind blowing in the cold night, and Mrs. Luo couldn't help but close up the coat she was wearing. Just as she was about to raise her head, she saw a man in black standing quietly in the yard.
She was startled and felt terrified for a moment. She quickly took two steps back and wanted to open her mouth to call out.
"True mother, it's me!" the man in black shouted in a low voice.
Madam Luo composed herself, her slender fingers still holding her coat tightly, her eyes fixed on the figure standing in the courtyard.
Yu Mingqiu took a few steps forward, but the moonlight was dim, and Madam Luo could only see his general outline and a pair of eyes.
In fact, Madam Luo knew who he was without looking carefully.
The courtyard was even quieter than before. The two of them stood in the darkness and looked at each other, but neither of them could speak.
In the end, Yu Mingqiu couldn't help it, and took another step forward, "True mother..."
Madam Luo took a step back and said calmly: "It turns out to be Marquis Xiaoyuan, I'm disrespectful."
Yu Mingqiu smiled helplessly in her heart, she really knew.
Also, from the Prince Regent's Palace to Qiluofang, you have to pass through almost half of Shangyong Imperial City. How come you don't encounter several places where the government posts notices and edicts?
"Mom, I...I didn't mean to hide it from you."
She was kept secret from her because the situation at that time was unstable. Both the great ancestor and the late emperor needed secret guards to do things. After all, the status of secret guards was different from that of ordinary generals and officials. They were born to be feared. He could not let anyone know about her.
existence. Even at first, he was not sure whether she could accept that her husband was a secret guard who could not see the light of day.
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In the night, Madam Luo's eyes were light, "The Lord Marquis has spoken seriously. In the dead of night, a widowed woman cannot bear the rumors. Please come back, Lord Marquis."
After saying that, Madam Luo took two steps back, no longer looking at the man in the yard, turned around and entered the room, quickly closing the door.
Yu Mingqiu stood alone under the night, silent for a long time.
In the room, Madam Luo leaned against the door and remained motionless for a long time.
It was just a quick glance during the day, and she was so shocked that she didn't take a closer look, but just now she saw it.
In the night, the man's left sleeve was empty.
He broke his arm... What has he experienced in these years?
Lady Luo thought: She didn't blame him for abandoning her for so many years. She also thought countless times how happy she would be if he had not died and if he came back. She went to the temple every month to burn incense and pray to the Bodhisattva to bless him.
There is little hope of returning safely.
But now, he really appeared in front of her, just outside her door. But she couldn't muster any strength to open the door again, to greet him considerately, to say those things that she didn't know all these years.
I have thought about it countless times in my heart.
She doesn't even know who he is!
An ordinary little leader in the Dasheng Army? Or the Xiaoyuan Hou with great military achievements?
Who is her husband?
If she hadn't gone to the Prince Regent's Palace today, would he still not have come back to see her?
What did he want to say to her when he came back at this time?
In the dark room where she couldn't see her fingers, Mrs. Luo leaned against the door and remained motionless, as if she wanted to stand like this until dawn.
