Shi Fuxin walked out of the Supervision Department with her belt card in hand and was in a good mood.
Xiaofang and Nanny Leng smiled when they saw it.
Xiaofang whispered: "Before I came here, I was worried whether the girl and Mr. Yao San would get into a fight. I didn't expect that this trip would go so smoothly."
You must know that when the girl came to the Ministry of Household Affairs to participate in the Huangshang election meeting, she was told off by Mr. Fan Xiaohou.
Fortunately, Mr. Yao San and Mr. Fan Xiaohou are different.
Aunt Leng also followed: "Young Master Yao is indeed more suitable for girls than Mr. Fan Xiaohou. In any case, Young Master Yao does not restrict girls everywhere."
Her girl doesn't like to be controlled by others. If anyone wants to control her or restrain her, she will definitely stay away from that person.
On July 25th, the Ministry of Household Affairs held a discussion meeting on the trade cooperation project between Dachu and Beiyan. Shi Fuxin came to the Ministry of Household Affairs early with the badge given by Chu Yao. As soon as she got off the carriage, she met at the door of the Household Office.
Arrived at Hu Xinrui and Du Zixuan.
"Miss Shiliu."
Hu Xinrui smiled and took the initiative to say hello.
"Miss Hu, Miss Du."
Shi Fuxin nodded as a response, then without saying anything, she took the lead in entering the household department.
Seeing this, Du Zixuan couldn't help but said: "Is she angry with you?"
Hu Xinrui was not surprised: "It's not surprising, she and I are considered love rivals after all."
Du Zixuan smiled and said: "And you are still the winner."
Hu Xinrui shook her head: "How can fate be described in terms of winning or losing? I just met Brother Ming before her, and I happened to find the medicine to help Princess Qingyang."
Du Zixuan: "You are too arrogant to belittle yourself. Shi Fuxin is good, but you also have advantages that she does not have. She is too flamboyant. Such a girl is very eye-catching when you first meet her, but as time goes by, not everyone is attracted to her.
Can be controlled."
"The Gongsun family values rules. Gongsun Ming grew up under strict ethics. I don't think he is suitable for Shi Fuxin. On the contrary, he can talk to you."
Hu Xinrui smiled and said: "I didn't expect that Miss Du can now help people break through emotional barriers."
Du Zixuan rolled her eyes: "Just make fun of me."
While talking, the two walked into the household department side by side.
"Miss Shiliu."
When Shi Fuxin entered the hall where the meeting was held, she saw Zhuo Yimian. After hearing Zhuo Yimian's greeting, she walked towards her with a smile: "Miss Zhuo, you are here so early."
Zhuo Yimian glanced at the more and more men gathering in the hall, and whispered: "It's better to come earlier and find a seat to sit down earlier than to be noticed and saluted by everyone when you arrive last."
Shi Fuxin nodded in agreement. Not surprisingly, it is estimated that only the four of them came to attend the meeting today.
"Hu Xinrui, Du Zixuan has come in, please call them over to sit with us."
At the Dragon Boat Festival Palace Banquet, Shi Fuxin and Gongsun Ming appeared at the same time behind the Empress Dowager. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the Empress Dowager intended to bring them together.
As for the hydrangea tossing game, it is probably designed specifically for two people.
But in the end, Gongsun Ming chose Hu Xinrui.
Zhuo Yimian can understand the embarrassment of Shi Fuxin and Hu Xinrui meeting at this moment, but now that they are surrounded by men, the four girls should unite.
Shi Fuxin smiled: "You can do whatever you want."
Gongsun Ming did not give her the hydrangea he grabbed. She was annoyed that Gongsun Ming was not keeping his word and that she had made wedding clothes for others. She had no objection to Hu Xinrui, but as a secular person,
Loser', she has nothing to say to her.
Seeing that Fu Xin didn't mind, Zhuo Yimian immediately waved to Hu Xinrui and Du Zixuan.
Hu Xinrui glanced at Shi Fuxin, and walked over with Du Zixuan with a smile.
As soon as Du Zixuan sat down, he smiled and said: "The four of us came together for the last Huangshang election. I didn't expect that we would be together again this time."
Among a group of men, the four of them were undoubtedly the ones to be noticed, pointed out, and discussed.
It is related to the cooperation between the two countries. This time, the prince, the fourth prince, and the sixth prince all came to listen.
Looking at the four girls sitting in the corner, the three princes all looked a little strange.
The Sixth Prince: "Girls don't learn needlework at home. They run out to show off and don't know how their families taught them."
"Second brother, it's a good thing that Shi's daughter didn't enter your east palace. If you dare to grab food from a man, you are not a peaceful person."
The fourth prince smiled and took over the words: "Sixth brother, what do you know? Maybe the second brother just likes this, and he and the daughter of the Shi family are sympathetic to each other."
The implication is that the prince is also restless.
The sixth prince understood, smiled, and did not answer.
The prince didn't bother to pay attention to the sharpness in the two people's words, and his eyes moved back and forth on Shi Fuxin and the four of them.
In the past, he was not very optimistic about women doing business. No matter how powerful a woman is, can she be more powerful than a man?
However, two days ago, he was really shocked when he saw the rough estimated accounts of the stores under the names of four people presented to him by the head of the Tang family.
The four of them have almost all opened their own shops in various provincial capitals in Dachu, and their annual profits are quite considerable, almost as much as the top ten imperial merchants.
As the eldest prince enters the court, his younger brothers have more and more power, and the prince's demand for money is also increasing.
After knowing that these four people were so good at making money, the prince certainly couldn't sit still, but...
Shi Fuxin and Chu Yao were engaged;
Hu Xinrui is engaged to Gongsun Ming;
Du Zixuan, as early as last year, had come to seize a son-in-law, and married the number one scholar from a poor family chosen by his father.
Among the four, only Zhuo Yimian has yet to get engaged because he is busy with family business.
When he thought that the Shi Fuxin he was attracted to was snatched away by Chu Yao, the prince's hatred towards Chu Yao reached its peak.
He is such a useless person as the prince that no one dares to take advantage of him.
Thinking of his father's indifference to this, the prince's eyes couldn't help but be filled with a bit of hatred.
There is no need to rush, and one must be steady. As long as he makes no obvious mistakes, the throne will be his sooner or later, and he can afford to wait!
As long as he ascends the throne, he can punish whomever he wants!
Shi Fuxin noticed the prince's gaze, but she didn't pay attention. Her attention was on the top ten imperial merchants selected in the last election.
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The Tang family, the Song family, the Yuan family, the Ming family, the Qin family, the Nian family, the Jiang family, the Liu family, the Wan family, the Zheng family, these business families almost all have powerful and powerful backers.
After the meeting, the top ten imperial merchants all got the opportunity to go to Beiyan to do business.
Because of Shi Fuxin’s relationship with Chu Yao, Chu Qian also gave her a place.
Hu Xinrui, Du Zixuan, and Zhuo Yimian also had their own means, and they also got quotas.
Shi Fuxin was surprised but not surprised by this. Among the business class students in their class, they were the only ones who actually started doing business.
Money and silk moved people's hearts, and Shi Fuxin and the other four once again caught everyone's attention, and were discussed in private.
After getting the opportunity to do business in Beiyan, Shi Fuxin started to get busy. In addition, she had to embroider wedding dresses and other things, and she almost lived a life without leaving home.
By the time she was almost busy, it was already September.
The wedding of Princess Beiyan and the tenth prince had been completed in late August. The Beiyan delegation had no reason to stay in Beijing, so they left the capital on the fifth day of September.
"What did you say? Who does the prince want to accept?"
"Miss Zhuo."
Listening to An Ran's words, Shi Fuxin's face was full of disbelief: "How could it be possible? How could Zhuo Yimian make a baby for the prince?"
An Ran showed some sympathy on her face: "Girl, I heard that Uncle Zhuo agreed to this matter. Even if Miss Zhuo doesn't want to, she can't resist the order of her parents."
Shi Fuxin was silent. Most parents in this era are very controlling and feel that their children should listen to them in everything, especially when it comes to marriage. They don't consider their children's feelings at all.
However, there is also filial piety as a constraint. Even if the children want to resist, they will choose to compromise and give in because they cannot bear the verbal criticism from the outside world.
An Ran continued to talk about what she had learned: "Miss Zhuo only has one younger brother, who is a playboy and has no ability to establish a family."
"Uncle Zhuo probably saw this clearly, so when the prince revealed that he was attracted to Miss Zhuo, he immediately promised Miss Zhuo out, hoping to find a backer for the Zhuo family."
"It doesn't matter that Miss Zhuo's younger brother is incompetent, but he is jealous of his sister, and has repeatedly fought with Miss Zhuo for control of the store."
"Now that Miss Zhuo has entered the East Palace, the Zhuo family's shop will all be under the control of Master Zhuo."
After hearing this, Shi Fuxin sympathized with Zhuo Yimian. She was able to open Zhuo's stores all over Chu. She was really capable and capable, but now she had her wings broken by her own family.
However, this matter is someone else's business after all. Although Shi Fuxin felt unworthy of Zhuo Yimian, she could only say it was a pity.
On the Double Ninth Festival, Shi Fuxin went to Hongyanxiao to check the account books. After entering the store, she found that Zhuo Yimian was choosing rouge and gouache in the palace.
"What a coincidence."
After they finally got to know each other, Shi Fuxin invited Zhuo Yimian to a private room on the second floor.
"I'm going to the East Palace."
Zhuo Yimian took a sip of tea and broke the silence with a wry smile.
Shi Fuxin hesitated for a moment and then said: "Actually, my daughter's family can also establish a separate family. The Zhuo family's store is in your hands, and you can completely stop your father's mouth."
Zhuo Yimian smiled bitterly and shook her head: "Father and mother are actually very good to me. I voluntarily entered the East Palace." She couldn't ignore her parents' feelings, and she couldn't ignore her younger brother.
Hearing this, what else could Shi Fuxin say, she could only bury her head in drinking tea.
Zhuo Yimian suddenly said: "Will you look down on me?"
Shi Fuxin was stunned for a moment, not expecting Zhuo Yimian to ask such a question, and then smiled and said: "You live your own life. As long as you feel good about it, other people's opinions are not important."
"There are thousands of people with different faces, coupled with entangled interests and emotions, no one can make everyone like themselves. The only thing we can do is to be worthy of ourselves."
Zhuo Yimian looked at Shi Fuxin: "I really envy you." He said, looking out the window, "The situations in Wuchang House and Rongchang House are similar. I thought we were the same kind of people, but now I find that
, I’m just being sentimental.”
Shi Fuxin didn't know how to respond, so she simply continued drinking tea.
Neither of them said anything else after that. Zhuo Yimian finished the tea in his hand, stood up and left.
Seeing Zhuo Yimian leave, Shi Fuxin sighed and went to do her own thing.
Everyone has their own way of living. Zhuo Yimian can't leave her family behind, so she can only wrong herself.