Entering the winter months, the weather is getting colder and it gets dark earlier.
In winter, everyone had dinner and went to bed early.
There are only a few scattered lights on in Wuchang Bo Mansion, among which the lights in the study room of Lanyue Tower are the brightest.
In the study, several pots of silver charcoal were burning vigorously. Compared to the biting cold wind outside, the room was as warm as spring.
Shi Fuxin, who was wearing a lotus-colored ruqi, was standing by the wall at the moment. She pasted a small red flower on the map of Dachu hanging on the wall. After pasting it, she stepped back a few steps with a smile on her face.
Look at the map.
On the map, the northern border is covered with small green flowers, and small red flowers are plastered all over the provincial capitals of Da Chu.
The small green flowers represent Shennongtang branches. There are nine in the northwest border area, eight in the northern Xinjiang area, and nine in the Liaodong area. A total of 24 Shennongtang branches are now open for business.
The small red flower represents the Hongyanxiao branch. Each of the 26 provinces in Dachu has opened a Hongyanxiao branch. Including ten in the capital, a total of 36 Hongyanxiao branches are in operation.
Shi Fuxin looked at the colorful map with satisfaction, and then pasted two small yellow flowers on the Blue Sky Ranch in Liaodong and the Baiyun Island in the North Sea.
Seeing that there were twenty or thirty small green flowers and small red flowers, but only two solitary small yellow flowers, Shi Fuxin was a little dissatisfied.
We still have to continue to expand our territory!
The medicinal materials and raw materials produced by one ranch and one island cannot meet the needs of all Shennongtang and Hongyanxiao shops.
Shi Fuxin turned her attention to the south of the map.
I heard that there are many islands in the southern sea...
Shi Fuxin suppressed the irritation in her heart. As the saying goes, it is easier to conquer a country than to defend it. Shennongtang branch and Hongyanxiao branch have fifty or sixty stores in total. It is not easy to manage them, so they have to work steadily.
Walking to the desk, Shi Fuxin began to look at the purchasing and local price information submitted by Hongyanxiao branches in various provinces.
Although Hongyanxiao branches in various provincial capitals are managed by cooperating local businessmen, the person responsible for store purchasing is personally sent by Shi Fuxin.
One is to better coordinate sales and supply, and the other is to help her collect information from various places.
Shennongtang, she not only wants to open it in the northern border area, but also wants to open it in all the southern provinces.
When Shennongtang opens throughout Dachu, she will also build Shennongtang Women's Medical College.
However, this store does not just open.
The Shennongtang branch was able to open in the northern border area because of the needs of the military. Even if it offends the interests of some people, these people do not dare to make noises.
The reason why Hongyanxiao can open ten branches in the capital is because it is backed by the National Women's Prison. The emperor would sometimes ask questions, and jealous people could only look on.
Whether it is Shennongtang or Hongyanxiao, it is difficult to open a branch elsewhere.
The market is so big, and if Shennongtang and Hongyanxiao's business is good, they will inevitably seize the interests of others, and the local merchants from aristocratic families will definitely join forces to suppress it.
It is for this reason that she has to choose to cooperate with local businessmen for Hongyanxiao branches in various provincial capitals.
Hongyanxiao can cooperate, but Shennongtang cannot.
Now that Hongyanxiao branches have been opened in various provincial governments, she has to use the resources of the branches to prepare for opening a Shennongtang branch in the future.
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Just as Shifu carefully understood the situation in various places, after two months, under the leadership of the eldest prince, the plague in Jianghan Province was finally controlled, and under the personal supervision of the eldest prince, relief grains were also distributed.
In the hands of disaster victims.
After receiving the information from the Chief Envoy of Jianghan, the Emperor was very happy. He praised the eldest prince in the morning. After the court, he went to the Shoukang Palace of the Empress Dowager and praised Anguo Gong.
The Jianghan plague was resolved and the disaster was effectively alleviated. The eldest prince completed his mission beautifully.
The emperor was happy about this, but the prince and other princes had a sullen face.
The eldest prince, the eldest son of the Empress Yuan, and the most legitimate heir to the throne, his identity was like a mountain in the hearts of all the princes.
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In the winter months, it is the time to eat barbecue around the fire.
On the fifteenth day of the winter lunar month, because it snowed heavily the night before, the snow scene in the yard was beautiful. Early in the morning, Jin Yue'e posted a message to the female family members at home, inviting everyone to come to Yigui Courtyard to enjoy the snow and eat barbecue.
Two days ago, Shi Zhenghe and his men hunted a few deer in the countryside and brought back two. One was used to add food to the house, and the other was left for his wife and children to barbecue.
In the room, the stove was burning brightly. Mrs. Jin, Mrs. Shi Lao, Mrs. Shi Da, Mrs. Shi Wu, and Mrs. Shi Qi were sitting together chatting, while the girls gathered around the oven to grill meat and eat meat.
On the oven, the venison was roasted until it was sizzling with oil, and the rich aroma filled everyone's noses. Everyone was chatting and laughing about how lively it was.
Looking at the happy people in the room, Mrs. Shi was very happy. Then she secretly looked at Mr. Jin and found that without her knowing it, Ms. Jin could already be the host.
Look, this party was a great success, even the most picky seventh daughter-in-law had a smile on her face.
Shi Fuxin was busy eating the meat her sister roasted for her when she saw Xiaofang enter the house.
"girl."
Shi Fuxin stood up and walked to the corner: "What's wrong?"
Xiaofang whispered: "Fifth Master Fei Ge has come back with a letter."
When Shi Fuxin heard this, her face suddenly perked up, she turned around and spoke to Shi Fuyin, then quickly returned to Lanyue Tower.
"The eldest prince was attacked and needs help."
Looking at the message on the note, Shi Fuxin looked solemn.
Her brother is now an agent of the Nanfang General Store Yamen, and can dispatch a lot of people. Just like this, he sent a letter to ask for help. It can be imagined that the attack on the eldest prince was not ordinary.
"What happened?"
Shi Fuyin suddenly walked in.
Shi Fuxin looked over: "Sister, why are you here?"
Shi Fuyin: "You left the table suddenly, and I was worried about coming over to take a look." As she said that, she looked at the note in Shi Fuxin's hand.
Shi Fuxin handed the note to her: "Brother Feige sent this message."
After Shi Fuyin read the content on the note, her expression changed: "Brother will not ask us for help easily. The situation with the eldest prince must be very critical." Looking at Shi Fuxin, "Take the six people around us.
Are you sending all the ninth graders there?"
This chapter is not over yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading! Shi Fuxin shook her head: "Not enough. There may be more than one wave of people who attack the eldest prince."
Shi Fuyin looked shocked: "What are you going to do?"
Shi Fuxin: "I'll go there myself." She narrowed her eyes slightly, "The eldest prince didn't show up before. Just because of his status as the eldest son, he was infected with cold poison and poison. This time, we have set up a plan for disaster relief.
Great merit, the person who takes action will definitely put the eldest prince to death, I don't worry if others go."
Shi Fuyin said quickly: "Then I will go with you."
Shi Fuxin: "Sister, you still have to go to class. Also, I need you to cover for me at home when I leave."
Hearing this, Shi Fuyin said nothing.
Shi Fuxin: "Sister, I will go to Zhuangzi later on an excuse to inspect and purchase raw materials, and then leave the house directly. I will not come back at that time. I will say that I have contracted the cold and have to recuperate in Zhuangzi for a while."
Shi Fuyin nodded: "Okay, I will make arrangements at home."
After that, Shi Fuxin quickly packed some belongings, then went to Yiguiyuan and told everyone that there was a problem with the newly purchased raw materials and that they had to deal with it immediately. With Jin Yue'e's approval, she took Xiaofang and left safely.
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In Jianghan Provincial Government, at the foot of a canyon wall, the eldest prince, who had been hunted for more than half a month, was sitting on the ground in a state of embarrassment. While panting, he asked the guards: "Has Duke An been found?"
The guard shook his head: "The eldest prince, Mr. An Guo separated from us last night. In this situation, we may not be able to find him for a while."
The eldest prince frowned. An Guogong was the only child of the Empress Dowager's family. If something happened to him, even if it was not his fault, the Empress Dowager would probably be angry with him.
"go back."
The guards looked over one after another.
The eldest prince stood up and gritted his teeth and said: "Now that we are back to Yang Mansion, His Highness will not believe it. The officials of Jianghan dare to watch His Highness being assassinated!"
He is still alive today. Fortunately, he met Shi Dingxuan who was handling the case in Jianghan. If Shi Dingxuan hadn't arrived in time and helped him lure away two groups of killers, he would have gone to see the King of Hell by now.
The eldest prince looked at the remaining dozen or so guards, his heart sank, and he hoped that Chu Yao would come soon.
Under the protection of the guards, the eldest prince returned to Yang Mansion.
When they were only twenty or thirty meters away from the Yangfu city gate, the eldest prince and his party were surrounded by a group of black-clad killers again.
The killers this time had stronger kung fu than the previous batches of killers, and there were so many of them. Soon, the guards around the eldest prince became a little overwhelmed.
The eldest prince looked at the closed gates of Yangcheng and saw that there were no guards patrolling the city walls, and his heart fell to the bottom.
The person who killed him dared to do it openly outside the city gate; and the officials in Yangcheng also dared to watch him, the emperor's eldest son, being killed.
There is really no scruple...
Under the cover of the guards, the guard captain opened a gap and pulled the eldest prince to break out.
However, before the two of them could take two steps, a strong gust of wind hit them and knocked them to the ground.
The eldest prince was lying on the ground, feeling that his body was about to fall apart. Then, two figures appeared in his sight.
The guard captain, a ninth-level master, just rushed forward and was hacked to death by one of them.
The eldest prince's pupils shrank sharply, and when he saw the two people walking towards him, his heart tightened.
Is he really going to die in Jianghan?
At this moment, the eldest prince felt a little regretful. It was him who had trusted him. He did not expect that the prince and others would be so careless in order to kill him.
Just when the two killers were about to approach the eldest prince, there was a sound of breaking through the air, and then, "swish, swish, swish", several cold lights struck.
In an instant, except for the last two killers who ducked to avoid the attack, all the other killers fell to the ground and died.
The eldest prince looked up, and a figure wearing a black costume and a black mask appeared in his sight.
Seeing the person coming, the eldest prince breathed a sigh of relief.
Finally arrived!
The two killers looked at each other and attacked the black-faced man together.
The guards quickly moved towards the eldest prince and surrounded him.
At this moment, the eldest prince's heart finally fell back into his stomach. Chu Yao was a top master. Even if the two killers were at the ninth level, Chu Yao could kill them.
However, before the eldest prince could feel relieved, another group of black-clad killers appeared.
There are five ninth-grade ones, and the remaining twenty or so are all eighth-grade ones.
As soon as the killer came, his purpose was clear. The ninth grade besieged the black-faced man, and the remaining people all went to kill the eldest prince.
Chu Yao saw it and wanted to fly over to stop him, but was surrounded by seven ninth-grade people.
Even though he is a top master, being surrounded by so many ninth-level masters, he was momentarily slowed down.
There are only a few guards left around the eldest prince, and he is almost helpless against more than twenty eighth-level killers.
Just when the eldest prince felt that he might die in a foreign country and the guards decided to fight for time, something unexpected happened again.
A gust of wind blew by, causing leaves to fly all over the sky.
Everyone smelled the danger and stopped one after another.
Looking around, I noticed that a long-haired woman wearing a white mask and a white robe had appeared on the gate of Yangcheng City Tower.
A woman in white clothes stands with the moon behind her, holding a white folding fan in her hand.
Fans in the cold winter, normal people would definitely say that they are sick when they see her, but at this moment, everyone is looking at the woman in white with wary expressions.
"is her!"
Seeing the people on the tower, Chu Yao's eyes were full of surprise.
White moonlight!
How could she appear in Jianghan?
The killers looked at the men in black clothes and black faces who were fighting with them, and then at the men in white clothes and white faces on the city wall. Although they were fearful, they still moved towards the eldest prince to enter the palace again.
On the tower, Shi Fuxin sighed lowly: "Don't give me face."
As he spoke, he flapped his folding fan fiercely, and the leaves flying in the air suddenly became as sharp as a knife blade.
A horrifying scene appeared. Except for a few ninth-grade killers, all the other killers in black fell to the ground silently. After a while, a blood mark appeared on their necks, and soon, blood was left on the ground.
The area around the eldest prince, who was surrounded by killers in black, was immediately cleared.
The eldest prince stared blankly at the woman in white on the city wall. At this moment, he had no idea that this person was here to save her.
However, he didn't know such a powerful person.
Could it be that his father sent someone to rescue him?
On the other side, Chu Yao also quickly dealt with the ninth graders who besieged him, and then looked at the people on the city wall with bright eyes.
"This is a black and white evil!"
There was a wave of killers hiding in the darkness, but they didn't dare to show up.
The black-faced man and the white-faced man were too strong in martial arts. The black-faced man used Jiupin as a cabbage to kill him. The white-faced man was even more exaggerated, and directly cut the killer like a leek. One cut was a crop.