Tomorrow is the day for the reunion banquet, and everyone in the house was busy until late at night before they dispersed.
Although she did not accept the proposal of Mrs. Zhou and Mr. and Mrs. Lin Tingzhen to prepare a new sedan chair for the wedding, Chu Nanzhi was extremely satisfied with the two mistresses and elders personally hosting the banquet.
In the bedroom illuminated by red candles, Chu Nanzhi sat on the bedside, looking at the restaurant's account books that Sang Kun sent back today.
Only ten days had passed, and the restaurant's revenue had already exceeded ten thousand taels of silver. Tang Ru also delivered the ten thousand taels of silver notes to the restaurant as promised.
Before the end of each day, new reservations had already filled up the slots. This made Chu Nanzhi's confidence in opening a semicolon a lot more, and the money spent on raising horses was no longer a problem.
Lin Jinxiao had never wanted her to work so hard. Now with the money subsidized by Tang Ru, she had made more than a mistake in raising the war horses she was about to purchase.
Putting down the book in his hand, he walked slowly from the bookcase to the bedside, sat down, and said with a hint of worry: "A few days ago, I heard Sang Kun say that he went to take stock of the restaurant of his fourth uncle's house and made a big loss.
Your house and shop in Jushengfang have also started to be built, which is costing a lot of money. Now you have to invest money to renovate his restaurant, which is quite stressful. Why don't you take it easy first?"
"It doesn't matter."
Chu Nanzhi told him in detail: "Right now, the supply of Yuanlai Restaurant exceeds demand. Many diners rush to the restaurant from the west, south, and north of the city, but they all come back disappointed after not being able to reserve a seat. I have calculated that our restaurant in the entire Luyan Port can
Set up three or four branches so that it can be convenient for diners in other places."
Now she positions herself as an investor, rather than being limited to the manager of a restaurant. With so many resources in hand and an excellent team, she should seize such a good opportunity and the popularity she still has.
The scale of the restaurant will be larger to seize the market in time.
As long as she ensures the quality of the restaurant's operations and introduces new things from time to time, she doesn't have to worry about the restaurant's business.
Looking at Lin Jinxiao who was still hesitant, Chu Nanzhi had no choice but to patiently talk to him in detail: "As you know, the money given to Erlang a while ago was only enough to buy more than a thousand war horses, which is far from what I expected.
If it is not enough, asking Shuyang to build a polo ground is actually a loss-making business with only a small amount of money coming in. The later operation of the racecourse will also require a lot of money."
After a pause, she continued: "Besides, you have just been crowned king, and your foundation is not stable and your strength is not strong. However, I heard that the situation in Beijing is not optimistic. Saving more money will only be good for us, not bad."
To talk about other things, I just want to say that many of the officials sent by the imperial court during these days are here to monitor you. If you want to win over them, you will not rely on iron and blood methods to make them surrender and gain both grace and power."
Mentioning this incident, Lin Jinxiao couldn't help but frown and said: "My legs and feet are not serious. Why did you have to pretend to have leg problems that day and make the whole family worry about me? Are you worried that you can't fight for your husband?"
A minion?"
"Of course I have full confidence in your ability."
Chu Nanzhi smiled and teased: "Anyway, everyone knows that your legs are good and bad. It won't do you any harm if you keep it like this. Maybe it can help you one day."
Although she didn't say it explicitly, Lin Jinxiao thought that when he took office, he had used his bad legs to avoid a lot of troublesome social events, and later easily defeated the careless assassins, he began to realize that this was indeed a good way to hide his identity.
Even though he was going to have a make-up marriage with her tomorrow, he didn't want to get married with her on crutches. He said with a grimace: "I have been recuperating at home for nearly ten days. I should be fine tomorrow."
"Just bear with it a little longer."
Chu Nanzhi saw that he didn't want to pretend to be sick anymore, and deliberately said coquettishly: "I am already your wife. I have never disliked you before, and I will not dislike you tomorrow. In a few days, the canonization ceremony will be held.
It won't be too late for you to recover. Anyway, people can't tell the truth from the fake if you are on crutches. As long as you pretend to be more realistic, even if the imperial doctor comes to see you, it will be difficult to make a conclusion."
Lin Jinxiao's face was full of helplessness.
But since the two elders and she both meant this, he had no choice but to agree.
He hugged her and lay down, looking at the red candles shining everywhere, and then at the big red quilt on the bed. He always felt a little guilty in his heart: "Why don't you accept the proposal of the uncle and aunt? I don't care about others.
My opinion, let alone remarry you from Tong'an Village, I am willing to carry you back from Jingling City in a sedan chair."
"Why go through so much trouble? We've been married for so many years, not to mention that you have leg problems now."
Chu Nanzhi chuckled: "The sealing ceremony is coming soon, and there are a lot of things to do. In two days, I have to try on the crown suit. I heard from Erlang that your Yuan suit and my Zhai Guanxia Pei have been made.
, even though I have been measured, I still try it on to avoid it not fitting properly and to give me time to improve.”
Speaking of the conferment, Lin Jinxiao was reminded: "The palace has been completed, and the palace officials and palace servants have been arranged to go in. There are still many palace rules and etiquette that need to be known to you and me on the day of the conferment. Waiting
After tomorrow, we will go to the new palace to meet the palace officials. If you have any instructions or arrangements you need to make, you can explain them to the consul’s eunuch."
He was about to see the living eunuch, and Chu Nanzhi was inexplicably excited and looking forward to it.
Well, if the pretty boy doesn't mind, I would like to tell for myself the difference between eunuchs and ordinary men.
Moreover, I heard that the new palace has planned nearly 500 acres of land in the east of the city, occupying the area of a square, and the building is extremely magnificent. She has never seen it until now. Now that the palace is completed, she can't wait.
Want to take a look.
Although it is not comparable to those mansions that often cover an area of thousands of acres, it is considered extremely luxurious in Luyan Port.
Lin Jinxiao looked at her rosy face and knew that she was happy to move into the new palace soon. He suddenly got up, walked to the library, took out a box, and handed it to Chu Nanzhi.
Chu Nanzhi opened it and found out that it was the land deed of the new prince's palace.
"From now on, you will be the owner of Prince Pingning's Mansion. You must keep the land deed."
Lin Jinxiao smiled and put the box next to his pillow, and said maliciously: "My princess is a businessman, and I also want to do a small business with her."
"What deal?"
Chu Nanzhi watched in confusion as his pair of sharp-jointed fingers touched the edge of her clothes.
"Tonight, the red candles are shining, and the beautiful scenery cannot be left in vain. We will move to the palace soon. With such a big mansion, I think we can make the palace more lively."
I don't know why she changed all the white candles in the room to red today. On such an appropriate night, Lin Jinxiao was in high spirits. He hugged her tightly and lay down on the bed with her again, biting her soft earlobe with a slight voice.
Charming said in a low voice: "Princess, please give birth to a few more children for me."
Now that he is married to her, his only wish is to have a child of his own with her.
Chu Nanzhi's earlobe was bitten by him and it was unbearably itchy. Her whole face turned a little crimson and she said with an embarrassed look on her face: "Is this the small business you are talking about?"
"Well, it's a small business we should do every day."
Lin Jinxiao pulled open the silky clothes around her waist, revealing her red bellyband.
Chu Nanzhi subconsciously covered her chest and said shyly, "Tomorrow, we have to welcome guests tomorrow."
Although the feeling of being together with him made her feel ecstatic and nostalgic, she was still a little scared thinking about her last experience.
"Tomorrow is still far away."
Lin Jinxiao directly blew out the red candle beside the bed and tasted the sweetness of being with the person he loved. Now he just wished he could be with her every day.
These days, she has been worried about her health, suppressing the fire in her heart. Tonight, she arranged the bedroom in such a scene, with the intention of teasing others, and there was no way she could deny it.
Chu Nanzhi finally couldn't resist his repeated temptations and allowed him to slowly untie the bellyband on her chest. She smiled evilly in his ear and asked softly: "Lin Dalang, will you do such a small business again in the future?"
Do it with someone else?”
"Your husband has never liked doing business with others, and he values reputation more than life. Since he has chosen an ally, he must protect him wholeheartedly. The princess is my husband's only supplier, and this transaction is only for the princess.
one person."
Lin Jinxiao's slender fingers caressed her cheek carelessly, and his evil voice lightly echoed in Chu Nanzhi's ears, which sounded funny but also made people extremely happy.
Now that everything was going smoothly and she had a beautiful woman in her arms, this night made her feel like a spring breeze and she felt more satisfied than ever before.