While Chu Nanzhi led Mr. Zhao inside, he occasionally looked at the large and small boxes in the hands of the group of boys behind him.
Zhao Guangyuan noticed the strange look in her eyes and knew that she was unwilling to take over the Zhao family's business. He smiled lightly and said: "The big shopkeeper is really cautious. I understand your thoughts. This time, please help Prince Ping Ning."
I am extremely grateful to have brought down Wu Enrong and found out Yan'er's life experience."
After a pause, he changed the subject: "But I regard the big shopkeeper as my own, and I won't be polite to you anymore. Then I don't plan to pay the remaining ten thousand taels of silver notes to the big shopkeeper. As for what I have prepared today.
With this small gift, the shopkeeper doesn’t need to worry.”
At this point, he suddenly fell silent.
Chu Nanzhi felt that the old man was suddenly very strange. Although he had said before that he would wait until Zhao Yan's life experience was found out before taking another 10,000 taels of silver, it was just talk.
Taigong Zhao treated her well, so naturally she would not argue with him about the money.
On the contrary, Miss Qin told the past events in public, which made Chu Nanzhi feel a little guilty.
"That day when Master Qin was asked to identify Wu Enrong in public, the Nu family did not expect that she would do it on the spot."
Unexpectedly, before Chu Nanzhi finished speaking, Zhao Guangyuan immediately interrupted her with a wave of his hand: "The big shopkeeper is not to blame for this. I just thought that Wu Enrong was deliberately hiding something, but I never thought that he did what he did just to hide Wu's affairs.
Such a cruel thing is really heartbreaking."
Hearing him keep calling her the boss, Chu Nanzhi always felt a little uncomfortable, so she said after thinking: "I have hired Sang Kun as the boss of this restaurant. His ability is obvious to both the old lady and Butler Zhao. At best, the slave family can
I'm just an idle person helping to come up with ideas."
"This gentleman is indeed a man who can entrust you with great things."
Zhao Guangyuan smiled warmly at her: "I don't want to see Madam Chu anymore. I don't like the big shopkeeper's name, but I won't call Madam Chu a princess. If Madam Chu doesn't mind, I would be willing to call her Princess."
Call me Nanzhi girl."
"In the slave family's heart, the slave family also regards the grandpa as an elder, and the grandpa does not need to be seen outside."
Chu Nanzhi happily agreed.
Although this old man was really annoying when I first met him.
But then I thought about it, his temper has always been like this, even the dignitaries in the palace respect him, he has a bit of overbearing and domineering momentum, but it is nothing. It is better than the unscrupulous family of the Qi family.
many.
And what he did during these days was really touching.
In her heart, she had gradually regarded this old man as a serious elder.
Taigong Zhao fell more and more in love with her temperament. Now that he is the wife of the governor and has inherited Princess Pingning, she is still so approachable. I have never met such a woman in my life that makes people want to pity her from the bottom of their hearts.
Nodding with satisfaction, the two of them continued walking into the garden.
In the pavilion, Mr. Chang and Mr. Nie had already taken the quadruplets to teach their lessons in the private room set up in the courtyard. Only Lin Jinxiao, his father-in-law Chu Wenbi, Liu Shuyang, and Weng's son-in-law were left in the pavilion with Xiao Muci.
Talk over tea.
Seeing Chu Nanzhi leading Zhao Taigong in, Chu Wenbi and Liu Shuyang stood up first and saluted him: "Old Grandpa Zhao is well."
Lin Jinxiao didn't have much fondness for Zhao Guangyuan at first, but these days he took the lead in responding to the government's rent reduction policy, and now he has given the land to the people rent-free. Although it was for his wife's sake, he was still helping himself.
A lot of trouble.
He also stood up politely, cupped his hands towards the old man, spread his hands and said, "Old lady, please take a seat."
Zhao Guangyuan got straight to the point, and asked the boys to take all the boxes in their hands, put them in the center of the pavilion, and solemnly explained in a low tone:
"I have troubled His Royal Highness Prince Pingning and his concubine to uphold justice for the old man this time. His Highness will be conferred the title soon. Pingning Prefecture has suffered from drought this year, so the old man has specially prepared a small gift."
After saying that, he motioned for everyone to open the boxes one by one: "This is one million taels of silver notes. I am willing to donate it to the state capital free of charge for the construction of the state capital by His Highness."
Everyone was dumbfounded when they looked at the white banknotes in the box.
Chu Nanzhi said in shock: "How can this be done?"
Zhao Guangyuan waved his hands decisively without blinking an eye: "His Royal Highness and the Princess have just taken over Pingning Prefecture, and they encountered a drought and the relocation of the state capital. Not to mention that there are foreign enemies who are eyeing them. They are old and can't help.
All I can do is add some money and use up my meager strength."
After finishing speaking, he added solemnly: "Your Highness, please don't refuse."
Lin Jinxiao was deeply moved. He had heard that he wanted to entrust the Zhao family's family business to his wife, but he was a woman who did not take advantage of others.
He donated such a large amount of money today to once again solve the urgent need of the state capital.
It’s also because you don’t know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are.
In the past, I only thought that Luyan Port was wealthy, but after becoming the governor of Pingning Prefecture, I discovered that many county officials had been in arrears in their salaries for nearly a year.
No wonder the imperial court issued pro-business policies.
This is true for Pingning Prefecture, not to mention other prefectures and counties.
These are all disasters caused by party strife.
"The Grand Duke is of great righteousness. I would like to express my gratitude to the Grand Duke on behalf of the people of Pingning Prefecture."
Lin Jinxiao did not shirk the blame and asked someone to come over and pack up the box. He asked Taigong Zhao to take a seat, and Chu Nanzhi personally made him a cup of tea.
Zhao Guangyuan said in detail while drinking tea: "The situation in the imperial court is difficult now. It is not easy to spend money to build the palace and the government offices of the state. However, we cannot let the state be built too shabby under any circumstances. After all, this Lu
Yangang is an important place where the north and the south meet, the terminus of the Jinglu Canal, and foreign envoys who enter the court must stop here. This is the facade of our Dahe Empire, and it is also the granary of the empire. There is no room for carelessness."
"What Taigong said is absolutely true."
Lin Jinxiao didn't understand the reason, which was one of the reasons why the imperial court moved the capital of Pingning Prefecture here.
Thinking of Zhao Yan's incident, I wanted to comfort him with a few words, but it could be seen that there was nothing strange on his face. The best way to comfort him was to never mention it.
Anyway, now he has fulfilled his wish. As for those matters of honor, at his age, he will not be able to turn his back on them.
After everyone drank a few sips of tea, Lin Jinxiao deliberately changed the topic: "Today is the Double Ninth Festival. Chang Lao and Nie Lao are both here, and the grandpa and his wife's restaurant are opening, so why not stay in the garden and enjoy the scenery?"
Shall we have dinner together in the evening?"
Chu Nanzhi was grateful to the old man in her heart. She hadn't formally invited him to a meal for so long.
Now that Lin Jinxiao had spoken, she also echoed: "It's rare for everyone to get together. Tonight, I will personally prepare some side dishes, and Grandpa will stay to try my family's craftsmanship."
"I have long heard that the princess is an excellent cook. If you are able to enjoy such a good meal today, you are very welcome."
In the past, Zhao Guangyuan never took Lin Jinxiao seriously, but after all, he was Chang Lao, Nie Lao's student, and Chu Nanzhi's husband. Now he is only twenty-two, and he has been appointed as the governor of a state and made the king.
He is indeed not a simple person.
Since he took office, everything he had done was worthy of the title of a wise minister. At this time, he had respect for this young gentleman from the bottom of his heart.