"I was too willful before and wanted to see the morning view on the river. I can't blame him."
He said with eyes full of loneliness, "I only stood there for a quarter of an hour and wore a lot of clothes, but I caught the wind and cold."
Only then did the fourth prince notice that Zong Zeming was wrapped in a thick fox fur cloak and a thick velvet blanket, as if it was the middle of winter.
He couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. This sickly body really couldn't stand the cold at all.
"Since you know that you are not well, you should not show off. His Highness brought you out because I wanted you to relax. If you are willful and worsen your condition, it will not be good for you. My father will not do it again in the future.
You went out at will."
The fourth prince sighed and then advised.
Seeing that Zong Zeming was silent, the fourth prince carefully observed the other party's expression, and then said tentatively: "Why don't you put Luo Yuan next to your highness to serve you? She has always been more considerate and more considerate than Xiao Juzi."
Xiao Juzi's face paled when he heard this. He looked at his master begging, if he really let Luo Yuan come, would there be any place for him?
Zong Zeming waved his hand, "Although Xiaojuzi is a little jumpy, I'm used to it. Luoyuan is your personal maid, and you're good at handling her, so you should keep it for yourself!"
The fourth prince did not feel disappointed when he heard this, "Okay! If you are in need of help, just talk to His Highness."
Su Yizhao thought that the fifth prince would not tell the second old master and the others their true purpose, but this time she guessed wrong.
Not only did the fifth prince tell the truth about the iron ore, but when the second old man and the others expressed in a vague way that they wanted a share of the pie, the fifth prince actually did not refuse.
Although there is no explicit agreement, the attitude is very ambiguous.
This news made Su Yizhao confused. What did the fifth prince mean?
If we talk about joint mining, wouldn't it be more convenient to find merchants from Fucheng?
What does the Su family have? It can't suppress other families, and it's not that capable of mining. Isn't this a gift?
Su Yizhao was puzzled, but he became wary.
She didn't know what Su Jinxun was thinking, but judging from the current situation, Su Jinxun probably wouldn't seek refuge with the fifth prince. If the second old master and the others got involved with the fifth prince, would they be able to separate themselves from each other in the future?
Su Yizhao suddenly thought of Su Yijue again. The family still valued Su Yijue. If the news was revealed to Su Yijue, maybe Su Yijue had other ways.
Su Jinxun told her that if you really can't make up your mind about something, you can go to Su Yijue.
She herself is weak, so she may not know what means Su Yijue has at his disposal.
But how should we reveal the news? If we expose ourselves, that will definitely not work.
The second old master and the fifth prince had just finished their talk when he received the news, which inevitably aroused people's suspicion that he had planted a spy on the second old master's side.
She pondered for a moment, returned to the desk, wrote two sentences with a pen in her left hand, and then started thinking about lovesickness again.
"Have you visited all of this house? You know the courtyard where my fifth brother lives, so you secretly put this on his study desk."
After Xiangsi left, Su Yizhao thought of Su Wenqing again. Why did Su Wenqing secretly come to Beiyuan Mansion?
Is this stall also for iron ore?
Su Yizhao suddenly felt that he could not understand this father.
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"Second brother, what do you mean by the fifth prince?"
After the fifth prince left, the second old master and the others still did not leave. Instead, they speculated on the fifth prince's intentions in the study outside.
"Father, I see that the fifth prince did not refuse. He probably also wants to cooperate with our Su family."
Su Wenhui thought for a moment and then came to a conclusion.
The second old man frowned, but he was not so optimistic in his heart.
He had calmed down now and began to analyze the fifth prince's intentions.
"Things are by no means that simple. In the final analysis, we have to admit that our Su family has no advantage in this matter. Firstly, we cannot compare with the financial resources and manpower of those businessmen; secondly, we cannot compare with the power and connections of those officials. What do we have?
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When the third old man heard this, he was very dissatisfied.
"My eldest brother is, after all, a third-rank official. He has been an official in the court for many years. How come he has no power or connections? As for money, you can get it if you have power. What's there to worry about?"
The second old man's face suddenly darkened, "Third son, what are you talking about?"
"The ancestral motto of our Su family is that those who serve as officials in the court must not accept bribes or plunder people's wealth and anointing."
This is absolutely untouchable. The ancestors wrote it in the group training, and every clan member must abide by it.
When the third old man saw that his brother was angry, although he was still a little dissatisfied, he still kept his mouth shut.
My eldest brother has been an official for so many years, but who knows if he has ever accepted bribes? Being an official sometimes means you can't help yourself, even if you don't want to, you can't.
"We can really think of a way to deal with the money. But the matter of mining is not as simple as we think. To run the government up and down, we need connections and money. There are also local snakes and merchants who will definitely make trouble behind their backs.
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The second old man pondered for a moment, then continued: "Our Su family can't afford such a big piece of meat. Once those people become jealous, they won't make it easy for us."
"But..." Su Wenyue, the eldest son of the third old man, was unwilling to give in. Could it be that he missed the opportunity like this?
"Have you ever thought about it? What our Su family can guess, other families know nothing about?"
The second old man looked at everyone, and then snorted coldly: "Huh! They might know more than us. It is said to be a secret order, but the fifth prince acted in such a high profile, which shows that he just wants this matter to be spread. Because he is worried about the emperor.
, so I had no choice but to come up with this strategy and try to get some benefits from it."
Everyone felt that this was reasonable. Su Wenhui analyzed: "Then maybe he has this ambiguous attitude towards other families, and is not special to our Su family."
The second old man glanced at Su Wenhui happily and said, "Yes, that's what being a father means."
The third old man's face twitched. Although he felt that the father and son were boasting, he also felt that what they said was reasonable.
"Second uncle, what should we do next?" Su Wenyue asked immediately.
"No rush! Judging from the fifth prince's unhurried attitude, I must have just started, and he is not yet sure whether the mineral deposits are rich. The most important thing now is to find out the recent trends of other families, and keep an eye on the fifth prince's whereabouts.
Who has he been getting close to recently?"
The second old man stroked his beard and said he couldn't rush anything.
The third old man nodded, "Exactly! The fifth prince must find a good one. At present, it is not determined which one it will be."
"Well! As officials, we shouldn't take action personally on this matter. The third child has been thinking a lot these days. Those who usually rely on our family and are quite obedient can be used by us."