After becoming an imperial merchant, Shi Fuxin began to prepare for opening branches of Shennong Hall in various southern provinces.
Master Xiang and Ximen Fengxiao stayed in Beijing for an extra month. They left Beijing only after discussing with Shi Fuxin the plan to open a branch of Shennongtang.
Beginning in late October, there have been several heavy snowfalls in the capital. In November, Shi Fuxin saw that she was finished with the things at hand, so she wanted to roast venison in the pavilion and enjoy the snow scenery. As soon as she ordered the maid to prepare, she saw
When Chu Yao strode into the house.
"I came back quite early today."
When Chu Yao took off his cloak, Shi Fuxin handed him a cup of steaming tea.
Chu Yao took it, raised his head and drank it in one gulp. After putting down the tea cup, he handed the note in his hand to Shi Fuxin.
Shi Fuxin: "Whose post is it?" She opened it and found that it was a post given to her by Hu Xinrui. She immediately laughed and said, "After all, you still came to beg me."
Chu Yao's face was not very good, and he frowned and said: "If you have anything that can't be solved, you can tell me. There is no need to continue to interact with the Gongsun family."
Shi Fuxin looked at him with a smile, knowing that he still minded her choice of Gongsun Ming, so she revealed the deal between her and Hu Xinrui without any concealment:
"On the day of the imperial merchant selection, I told Hu Xinrui and Gongsun Ming that I could cure Princess Qingyang's heart disease, and the consultation fee was ten sea ships."
Chu Yao looked a little better: "What do you want a sea ship for?"
Shi Fuxin: "Sea trade is so profitable, how can we miss it?"
Chu Yao's brows wrinkled again: "Shennong Hall, Baicao Hall, and Hongyanxiao, aren't they enough for you?" He said, looking at Shi Fuxin seriously, "You know, you are already very impressive now.
Yes, there are some things where more is not always better."
Shi Fuxin: "Of course I know. I want a sea-going ship, not to engage in maritime trade myself."
Chu Yao immediately asked: "Who do you want to give the ship to?" After asking, he regretted it, thinking that Shiliu would not tell him.
Unexpectedly, Shi Fuxin replied: "The ship is for Jiulang."
Chu Yao was a little surprised, and then there was a little joy in his heart. In his opinion, Shi Liu's answer to him proved that she had begun to have some trust in him.
Shi Fuxin continued: "Jiulang is the consort. Although Princess Yong'an is here, he has no worries about food and clothing, but he is still so young and has to do something. Let Jiulang train on those ten sea ships. He can do it
What happens depends on his ability."
Chu Yao suddenly felt a little sour: "You are such a good sister."
Shi Fuxin raised her chin and said proudly: "Of course." After saying that, she took the post and sat behind the desk to reply.
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Three days later, Hu Xinrui took Princess Qingyang and several confidants to a remote courtyard according to the address given by Shi Fuxin. Not long after entering the room, the whole group fell into a coma.
When Hu Xinrui woke up again, it was already an hour later.
"Mother."
Hu Xinrui realized that they were trapped in the smoke and hurriedly ran to shake Princess Qingyang.
Seeing Princess Qingyang open her eyes and her face was rosier than before, Hu Xinrui breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, she saw a note and three medicine bottles on the table.
"I have diagnosed and treated Princess Qingyang. Taking one Jiuxin pill every day can ensure that the heart disease will not relapse. One bottle of pills is enough for one month and will be delivered once every three months."
Hu Xinrui put the note away, feeling a little more wary of Sai Huatuo's methods.
You know, among the maids brought out today, two were ninth grade, and the others were all eighth grade, but they didn't notice it at all.
"This Saihua Tuo is really quite capable. I really feel a lot more relaxed."
Princess Qingyang felt her body carefully, with a look of joy that could not be concealed on her face.
Hu Xinrui came back to her senses and said with a smile: "This is really great. My husband will be very happy when he finds out."
Princess Qingyang smiled and nodded, but her smile soon faded: "Saihua Tuo has not shown up for a long time. Now when Shi Fuxin calls, he comes to treat me. It can be seen that Sai Huatuo is probably
It’s Shi Fuxin’s person.”
Hu Xinrui's eyes flashed, she had already guessed that Sai Huatuo belonged to Shi Fuxin.
She admired Shi Fuxin more and more. Not to mention other things, she was able to conquer so many talented people to work for her. This method was quite remarkable.
"Mother, let's go back, so as not to worry our husband."
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On the day of the winter solstice, the palace held a palace banquet, and Shi Fuxin had to enter the palace again with the female relatives of Prince Rong.
This time when she entered the palace, although the Queen Mother and the Empress did not give her a good look, they did not embarrass her in public.
In the past, Shi Fuxin was the daughter of the declining Wuchang Bo Mansion, and the daughter-in-law of Prince Rong's Mansion, where gossips came out one after another. It was okay to make things difficult for her, but now, Shi Fuxin is the head of the Shennong Hall.
Even dignitaries are vying for some of Shennongtang's special medicines, let alone those from the Ministry of War and generals.
You must know that Shennongtang’s free clinics at the border and the medicines sold to military camps at discounted prices every year have truly benefited the border troops.
And on the emperor's side, Shennongtang wants to build a road at the border, which is a move that will benefit the country. Even if the queen mother and empress no longer dislike Shi Fuxin in their hearts, they have to endure it openly.
The prince's party did not cause trouble, and Shi Fuxin was happy and relaxed. Together with Shi Fuyin and Princess Yong'an, they enjoyed the snowy scenery in the palace leisurely.
"Hey, isn't that Duke Mingguo?"
When passing the corner of the rockery on the east side of the imperial garden, Princess Yong'an's surprised voice sounded. Shi Fuxin and Shi Funin followed her gaze and saw Ming Guo Gong arguing with a man with his back to them.
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It was too far away to hear the sound, but not long after, Ming Guo Gong angrily threw up his sleeves and left.
Shi Fuxin quickly pulled Shi Fuyin, and Princess Yongan hid in the rockery.
As soon as the three of them hid, the man with his back to them turned around and looked around, only to leave quickly when he saw no one.
Shi Fuyin: "Who is that person?"
Shi Fuxin: "Dongfanghong of Dongchanghui."
Princess Yong'an frowned: "Could it be that Dongfang Hong is from the Duke's Palace of the Ming Dynasty?"
Shi Fuxin smiled and said: "That's him. His real name should be Dongfang Changhong."
Shi Fuyin and Princess Yongan both looked at Shi Fuxin: "How do you know?"
Shi Fuxin briefly said: "There was an incident at Baicaotang before. Master Xiang has been investigating the person behind the scenes. During the Huangshang election campaign some time ago, he found some clues that pointed directly to Dongchanghui."
Master Xiang actually found out some news about the Turtle Gang. Although no one knows the name of the leader of the Turtle Gang, someone has seen him, and he is Dongfang Hong.
Now that she knew that the Turtle Gang was investigating Baicaotang behind the scenes and that Dongfang Hong had come to Beijing, she visited the inn where Dongfang Hong was staying several nights in a row.
Through the dialogue between Dongfang Hong and his subordinates, we learned that Dongfang Hong’s name was Dongfang Changhong. His ancestor was a direct branch of the Dongfang family of the Duke of Ming Dynasty, and was later sent to Nanhai to run the business.
The pirate who fell from the building with the Sixth Prince before was named Dongfang Changfeng, and he was Dongfang Changhong’s younger brother.
There has long been a rift between Dongfang Changhong's branch and the Ming government in the capital, and Dongfang Changfeng's death has only exacerbated this problem.
As soon as he entered the capital, Dongfang Changhong began to investigate the cause of Dongfang Changfeng's death. He had no intention of contacting the Duke of Ming Dynasty, which showed that he already had great distrust of the Duke of Ming Dynasty.
Dongfang Changhong and Duke Ming actually quarreled in the palace, and it was obvious that the conflict between the two parties was somewhat irreconcilable.
Shi Fuyin and Princess Yong'an were both understanding and did not ask further about the specific situation: "The banquet is about to start, let's go back."
When the three of them arrived at the banquet palace, they saw Dongfang Changhong again.
At this moment, Dongfang Changhong was chatting and laughing with Hu Xinrui and his wife, and Du Zixuan and his wife.
When Shi Fuxin saw it, her eyes flickered, and she quickly moved her gaze towards Duke Ming, just in time to see Duke Ming nodding slightly and invisibly towards the prince.
Later, Shi Fuxin saw the prince's gaze paused on Dongfang Changhong again, the corners of his mouth raised slightly and then quickly disappeared.
Looking at this scene, Shi Fuxin recalled Dongfang Changqing's slightly weird behavior on the day the Sixth Prince fell from the building.
That day, although Dongfang Changqing was very restrained, she still 'saw' that he was a little too nervous about the prince falling down the stairs. After that, he directly gave orders to the third and fifth princes, and the prince actually agreed.
You must know that the Wei family has been competing with the Ming government for the position of the first family in recent years. The two families have often been at odds with each other. Once the prince comes to power, he will definitely help the Wei family clean up the Ming government. p>
Even if Dongfang Changqing is of noble character and cannot gloat when the prince is injured, he shouldn't be nervous, unless... the Duke of Ming Dynasty has already taken refuge in the prince!
When he was in the imperial garden before, before Ming Guogong rolled up his sleeves and left, he said to Dongfang Changhong, 'Don't forget that your surname is Dongfang, and the blood on your body was given by the Dongfang family.'
Shi Fuxin once again looked at Dongfang Changhong, who was chatting happily with Hu Xinrui and his wife, and Du Zixuan and his wife.
So, Dongfang Changhong is helping the prince win over Hu Xinrui and Du Zixuan?
Shi Fuxin withdrew her gaze and entered the palace with Shi Fuyin and Princess Yong'an as if nothing had happened.
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After the palace banquet, Chu Yao was temporarily called away by the emperor, while Shi Fuxin was waiting for him at the palace gate.
While waiting, Dongfang Changhong came to find her.
Shi Fuxin was sitting in the carriage, she just opened the curtain and looked at Dongfang Changhong who was standing outside the carriage, with no intention of getting out of the carriage and talking.
Dongfang Changhong saw Shi Fuxin's rejection of him, and knew that when talking to her, he had to go straight to the core of his interests. After thinking about it, he asked aloud: "The descendants of the Long family should help each other. Does Boss Shi agree with this?"<
/p>
Shi Fuxin raised an eyebrow: "My master Tianchi is indeed the descendant of the Long family, but he passed the identity token to my senior brother. If you want to find the descendant of the Long family, you have to find my senior brother."
Dongfang Changhong frowned: "Why, boss Shi doesn't admit that he is a descendant of the Long family?"
Shi Fuxin's face became serious and she said word by word: "Remember, I am the descendant of the dragon."
Dongfang Changhong was puzzled: "What's the difference?"
Shi Fuxin smiled: "There is indeed a difference."
The descendants of the Long family are the group of people who followed Queen Wende and were influenced by Queen Wende.
And she, like Queen Wende, is the descendant of Emperor Yan who came from time to time.
Dongfang Changhong felt that Shi Fuxin was rejecting him and directly denied the identity of the descendant of the Long family. He was very angry about this: "You are forgetting your ancestors."
Shi Fuxin laughed out loud: "I seem to have heard that the descendants of the Long family will not participate in the struggle for imperial power. Come to think of it, you are the one who really forgets your ancestors."
Dongfang Changhong was silent: "The prince is orthodox, and the descendants of the Long family will follow the orthodox master."
Shi Fuxin: "Speaking of orthodoxy, it should be the eldest prince, he is the eldest son."
Dongfang Changhong stared at Shi Fuxin: "It seems that we have different ways. In this case, I was the one who was offended." After saying that, he turned around and left.
"Wait a minute."
Shi Fuxin stopped him, saw him turn around, and said with a smile: "The sixth prince did not die immediately on the day he fell from the building, but the pirate who pressed on him and used him as a flesh pad was worse than the sixth prince.
You have to die first."
"Before the Supervision Department arrived, there was only one person who had come into contact with the Sixth Prince and the pirates, and that person was Dongfang Changqing of the Duke of Ming Dynasty."
"Let me tell you another internal information from the Supervision Department: the pirate was poisoned and died."
Dongfang Changhong's eyes suddenly became dangerous. His identity as the leader of the Turtle Gang must not be revealed. After thinking about it, he said expressionlessly: "I don't understand what you mean."
Shi Fuxin smiled lightly and said, "I don't understand whether you understand or not, just be happy." After saying that, she lowered the car curtain.
Dongfang Changhong looked at Shi Fuxin's carriage, turned around and walked towards his own carriage, holding his fist. As soon as he got on the carriage, his face became as gloomy as water.
"Changfeng..."
Life in Nanhai was not easy. His parents died early. He and Chang Feng grew up dependent on each other. In order to help him gain a foothold in the clan and among the pirate forces, Chang Feng always rushed to the forefront.
Seeing that life is getting better day by day, Chang Feng is dead!
"Dongfang Changqing!"
Dongfang Changhong's eyes were scarlet: "Don't let me find evidence..."