After Zhou Gu finished speaking, he looked at Yan Huisheng eagerly, as if waiting for him to give him a way to relieve his current uncomfortable state of being out of control.
Yan Huisheng was thinking that while Zhou Gu was preparing for the exam, in a tense atmosphere, he was bothered about Su Rong out of nowhere. What did this mean?
He has been smart and sharp since he was a child, and he knew very well that he fell in love with Su Rong.
He was silent, not knowing how to speak.
"Hey, Your Highness, you have a lot of things to do, but I bring this trivial matter to you, isn't it annoying?" Zhou Gu misunderstood that Yan Huisheng didn't speak, because she was speechless to him.
Yan Huisheng shook his head. On the contrary, he felt that this was a big deal, related to whether Su Rong could firmly and smoothly break off the engagement. Although he liked Su Rong, his upbringing did not allow him to take the initiative to break them up.
So, he said: "As the saying goes, the person who tied the bell needs to be tied to untie the bell. There are still a few days left. Since you are so reluctant to let go, why not send someone to Jiangzhou and quickly ask her why she didn't write you a letter to encourage you?
"
Zhou Gu blushed, "Isn't this inappropriate?"
He tweaked, "In this case, it's time for Su Rong to make fun of me. How old am I, and I'm not a three-year-old? Do I still need someone to write me letters of encouragement?"
Yan Huisheng looked at him silently and told the truth, "To be honest, I don't think you have grown up."
Zhou Gu: "..."
Yan Huisheng waved to him, "Your state and mentality are not good for the scientific examination. Send someone to Jiangzhou as soon as possible. You will always get a reply before you take the examination. By then, you can take the scientific examination. Go!"
Zhou Gu struggled, "Do you really want to do this?"
"Well, I think you should do this. You should think about it carefully." Yan Hui raised her eyelids, "It is not an empty saying that the person who untie the bell must tie the bell. She is your fiancée. Even if she makes fun of you, what will happen? You are very
Are you afraid of being teased by her?"
"Not really." Zhou Gu hesitated and stood up, "Okay, I'll go back and send someone to Jiangzhou right now."
It seemed that he finally had another reason to find Su Rong. He said goodbye neatly and left in a gust of wind.
After he left, Su Rong came out of the dark cubicle, brought back a large pile of files, then went back and brought out fruits and tea, then went in for the last time, took back the mat, and kept the same as before.
He leaned back on the couch and continued to read the file in his hand.
Yan Huisheng turned his head to look at her, and saw that she had a calm look on her face, flipping through the file page by page, and seemed to have no intention of speaking.
Yan Huihui remained silent and continued the matter at hand.
Although Su Rong was looking at the file and flipping through the contents quickly, her mind was occupied with two things. She was thinking about Zhou Gu. She really didn't expect...
She regretted very much. When she was in Jiangzhou, she shouldn't have listened to her mother's nagging and followed the old Protector's advice and cultivated any relationship with him. Her eldest brother Su Xingze was right. Before the matter was decided,
, she shouldn’t have too much contact with Zhou Gu.
She was used to being cold-hearted and could easily withdraw her love for him, but what about Zhou Gu? He really wanted to marry her and regarded her as his fiancée. He had done nothing wrong. Why should she come to follow her?
Did he break off the engagement?
Su Rong's firm heart felt at this moment that she was right in estimating herself, but she was wrong in estimating that she had disturbed Zhou Gu's heart in a short period of time.
She is not someone who doesn't understand anything. As long as she doesn't pretend to be confused, if she wants to understand something, she will understand it very clearly.
What do Zhou Gu and Yan Hui’s words mean?
It means that Zhou Gu cares about her in his heart. Because of this, he will not be depressed on the days when he receives her letters.
She had a headache and felt upset. She flipped through the files page by page. The more she flipped through, the more irritated she felt. But she didn't show this irritation. Her face was very calm, even the movements and frequency of turning the book.
Nothing has changed.
Until, after reading a large pile of files, she carried them back and locked the secret cubicle before coming out. She said to Yan in response: "Fengling and I will not accompany His Highness the Crown Prince for dinner. I plan to
Let’s go out and walk around the streets of the capital.”
Yan Hui looked at her, "Are you feeling upset?"
Su Rong secretly sighed that he was worthy of being a prince. She clearly didn't show it, but he was so sharp. This man was so smart, which made people very stressed. But luckily he was the prince. A smart prince is better than a stupid one.
She nodded, "A little bit."
Yan Huisheng didn't stop him, he just said: "Be careful."
Su Rong responded, "I will bring the curtain."
Covered from head to toe, even a familiar person would probably not be recognized unless he bumped into her head-on.
Yan Hui nodded and handed her a token, "If you encounter trouble, show me your token and no one will dare to embarrass you."
Su Rong took it over unceremoniously and said thank you: "Thank you, Your Highness." She put the token away, took two steps, turned around and asked Yan Huisheng, "Does Your Highness have anything you want to eat? I can give it to you by the way.
bring back."
Yan Huisheng was stunned for a moment.
Su Rong explained with a smile, "In the past, when my eldest brother was studying at home, I would always go out to play. When I came back, I was afraid that he would scold me, so I would bring him some food to please him. There were also the maids and family members who grew up with me.
My cats and dogs are all greedy, so I have developed the habit of buying food over the years."
Yan Huisheng wanted to say "no need", but after hearing this, he changed his mind and said, "There is a century-old store on the street called Chengjizhai, which sells all kinds of cakes, and its signature is the nut flower cake. It is open every night until the curfew.
It's closing time, and there are still two hours left. When you come back from shopping, you can stop by and take a look and bring back a copy for me."
"Okay." Su Rong responded and left the study.
Feng Ling had nothing to do. She was reading a painting book with her legs crossed in Yuzhen Pavilion, eating cakes and drinking tea. She was very leisurely.
When Su Rong returned to Yuzhen Pavilion, she saw him like this and felt a little jealous. She glared at him and said, "Let's go, go shopping tonight."
Fengling was surprised, "Master, don't you plan to stay here until after the scientific examination? Why do you have to go out today? Is it too boring to stay in the East Palace and can't hold it in any longer?"
Su Rong said "Yes" and said, "I'm a little bored. I'm going to change clothes. You go find someone to get me a curtain."
"Okay." Fengling put down her drawing book and went immediately.
Su Rong changed her clothes and came out. Fei Ling had already found a curtain. She put it on her head, covering it from head to toe. Although this thing was in the way, it did not block her sight. She was very satisfied, "Let's go!"
Fengling nodded, and the two of them left Yuzhen Pavilion together, still taking the back door.
The person guarding the back door was still the same one. He didn't dare to question the two distinguished guests and immediately let them go. After hearing Su Rong's explanation that he would come back during the curfew, he nodded repeatedly.
After leaving the East Palace, Su Rong and Fengling walked slowly down the street. It was still not late now, the sun was still hanging in the west, and the street was quite lively.
Fengling whispered to Su Rong: "This capital city is different under the emperor's feet. If you throw a brick, the person killed will most likely be a capital official or a noble son of a high family. Anyway, he must be someone with status."
"
Su Rong was noncommittal.
Feng Ling couldn't stop talking, and said again: "Do you think the common people at the emperor's feet are having a hard time? I meet nobles everywhere, and I grovel all day long, cautious and trembling, for fear that I will offend any nobleman by accident.
, causing trouble. But even so, I really don’t understand why countless people want to settle at the feet of the emperor."
He sighed, "Jianning County is so nice, but there are not many residents who move to Jiangning County every year. But at the emperor's feet, people are swarming in, trying to get in."
"You also said that you are at the feet of the Emperor." Su Rong felt much better. "If you want to make money in business and make more money, you still have to be at the feet of the Emperor. First, peace, even if there are such arrogant and domineering dandies, even if you provoke
Even if you are angry, you don’t dare to cause too much trouble and attract the attention of the emperor and be punished. Secondly, the public security in the capital is good, and we in Daliang have laws. Just like Lan Niang sent people to the guest house in the capital, even if they are from outside, but
If you operate according to the law, even if you don't have a backer, as long as the things are good, you can quickly take root and make money. Of course, this does not mean that the law will be effective in the eyes of the emperor. When someone secretly commits evil, they will also ignore the law, but
Generally speaking, as long as there is ambition, who wouldn’t want to give it a try?”
Fengling nodded, "That's right, take Zuihuayin as an example. If you sell it for a hundred taels in Jiangning County, excluding the cost of brewing, you will actually earn only twenty taels. But it's different when it comes to the capital. The freight for a batch of goods
On average, it only costs 20 taels per jar, but if it is sold for 200 taels, then the jar will earn a full 100 taels, which is a fivefold increase in profit."
He sighed and whispered: "Master, you should have sold this thing to the capital two years ago. You have made a lot of money."
Su Rong rolled her eyes at him, "Can you be a bit promising? You are a secret guard, why do you only care about money?"
Feng Ling chuckled, "That's because you don't know. In the past, my subordinates led people to practice martial arts for half a day, and they also had to learn other things for the other half of the day. The most important thing was the way to make money. I have truly experienced that it is difficult to make money. The money in this capital city
, it’s really very profitable!”
Su Rong understood. To raise five hundred secret guards, a large amount of money is needed every day. Training a secret guard is naturally not as simple as just giving them enough food. Hidden weapons, weapons, medicinal materials, etc. are also required.
They are consumables and need to be spent. Her mother faked her death and all the overt property of Princess Zhenmin cannot be taken away. Only the hidden property left to her by Prince Mingrui can be spent. But if it is not managed well,
You can't afford to feed them just by sitting on a mountain and living in empty mountains. Naturally, they have to rely on their own efforts.
