Mr. Cao sent President Shi and Yu Xinglao out of the house, watched them exit the ceremony gate, turned around, and looked at Liu Fuyin.
Liu Fuyin rubbed his temples with a troubled look on his face. He pointed his fingers and motioned for Mr. Cao to sit down, "There are so many businesses in the world, which one is not good? You have to sell fine cloth!"
"As Dong Weng said, which business can be as profitable as fine cloth? This profit is huge." Mr. Cao chuckled.
Liu Fuyin let out a long sigh, "This family is so scheming, tut! The looms are scattered in every household. As long as each household has no more than five looms, it cannot be considered a weaving workshop, tut!"
"As for the 50% tax, the tax alone is a huge profit." Mr. Cao spread his fingers and kept shaking them.
"What should I do?" Liu Fuyin glanced at Mr. Cao's five fingers and asked.
"Dong Weng, tell me, does the Crown Prince know about this?" Mr. Cao leaned forward and asked in a low voice.
Liu Fuyin looked at the beams, for a moment, and patted the table, "Whether he knows it or not, he has to pretend that he doesn't know it. I have to go to the other side of the house. You should go too and help me keep an eye on it."
"Okay." Mr. Cao agreed, and he and Liu Fuyin came out one after another. They went back to change their clothes and went straight to the palace.
Liu Fuyin went to Biye to see the Crown Prince eight times if not ten times. On this one trip, the Crown Prince was actually there.
Liu Fuyin couldn't believe his ears. When he asked again, he saw that the concierge had already trotted in and quickly swallowed what he said.
Not long after, a boy came out hurriedly, bowed slightly, and with a hint of respect in his politeness, led Liu Fuyin and Mr. Cao into a flower hall next to the second door.
As soon as the two of them sat down, a waiter brought tea and a plate of snacks.
Liu Fuyin and Mr. Cao drank half a cup of tea. Mr. Cao was about to try the dim sum from Wangfuye. Gu Yan, wearing a long straight gown of acanthus gauze, came out from behind the rockery while shaking a folding fan.
This was the first time Mr. Cao saw Gu Yan at such a close distance, and his eyes widened as he looked at her.
He had heard this said countless times by people, but even though he was prepared, the prince in front of him was still full of excitement and emotion. He rushed to his mouth, but only three words remained: So beautiful! "Your Majesty!"
When Liu Fuyin saw Gu Yan, he stood up quickly, rushed out of the flower hall, rushed down the steps, and bowed to greet him.
Mr. Cao was a step late and hurriedly followed.
"You're welcome, it's hot here, let's talk over there." Gu Yan was extremely easy-going and nodded his folding fan, signaling Liu Fuyin and Mr. Cao to follow.
Turning a corner, Gu Yan entered a small hall on a narrow stream. On the eaves on both sides of the hall, water flowed like curtains, falling into the narrow stream below.
The hall is very cool.
"Sit down. This is this year's autumn tea. Try it. Everything is good in Pingjiang Mansion, but the summer is too long and too hot." Gu Yan sat on the large armchair, casual and comfortable.
"What the prince said is absolutely true." Liu Fuyin sat respectfully.
Gu Yan couldn't help laughing, "Don't be restrained." After saying this sentence, he started laughing again, "What I said was not considerate enough. The word restraint can't be relaxed."
Gu Yan said, moved a little, sat upright, and said with a smile: "Liu Fuyin never goes to the Three Treasures Hall for anything, tell me, why are you here today?"
"Don't you dare!" Liu Fuyin leaned up and left his seat without saying a word of daring. He looked up and saw Gu Yan raising his eyebrows with a speechless expression. He quickly sat back and said awkwardly: "Xiaoguan, there is indeed something wrong." p>
"Just say it, just say it. Mr. Cao has tea and a snack, you're welcome." Gu Yan nodded at Mr. Cao with his folding fan and gave way with a smile.
"Yes." Liu Fuyin put his hands on his knees, briefly explained the matter of finding the silk shop in the government office, and looked at Gu Yan carefully.
Gu Yan listened very attentively. Seeing that Liu Fuyin stopped talking, he signaled: "You continue."
Liu Fuyin blinked several times.
What to say next? What to say next? He has already finished what he said, and the next thing can only be understood and cannot be said!
Gu Yan looked at Liu Fuyin and wondered: "What's wrong? Is there anything you can't say? I'm a straightforward person, so if you have anything to say, say it directly."
"Yes." Liu Fuyin swallowed and looked at Mr. Cao subconsciously. Mr. Cao asked Gu Yan to try a piece of snacks and was eating snacks.
"Well, the proprietor of Yueyang Buzhuang is Miss Li." Liu Fuyin gritted his teeth and said it.
"I know this, what's the matter? Is there a problem with her being the proprietor? What difficulty? Just say it." Gu Yan still looked puzzled.
"This, please tell me how to deal with this matter, Prince Master." Liu Fuyin was heartbroken and had no choice but to say it clearly.
The smile on Gu Yan's face disappeared, and he frowned, "I have been stationed in Jiangnan for a long time, and I am serving as an envoy of Guanfeng Envoy. I have no right to interfere in local government affairs. You should not ask me for instructions on your government affairs."
Liu Fuyin broke out in cold sweat on his forehead.
"Your concern is that Miss Li is my friend, right?" Gu Yan asked bluntly.
"Yes." Liu Fuyin was a little confused.
The prince’s words are too direct.
"When you are in charge of a country, you have laws and decrees on the outside, and the teachings of saints and conscience on the inside. You can't ask for it from outside, and you don't need to ask for it from outside.
"It is true that people cannot live without human feelings in this world, but these considerations of human feelings are all under the laws and decrees, and above conscience and conscience. With your request, where do you place the law? And the saint's teachings, conscience
Where do you put your conscience?
"I'm asking for permission. I'll pretend you didn't say it." Gu Yan looked cold and solemn.
"Yes." Liu Fuyin broke into cold sweat on his forehead.
He really lost his head when he asked for instructions just now.
"Secondly, Prince Rui's Mansion is a relative of the country. When the empire prospers, Prince Rui's Mansion naturally prospers. When the empire declines, Prince Rui also declines. Prince Rui's Mansion is the last thing to do when it comes to breaking laws and digging up the walls of one's own family due to human feelings.
I'm not stupid, am I?"
Liu Fuyin kept nodding his head. Hearing the last sentence, he was stunned for a moment and then nodded quickly.
The prince is indeed not stupid, so he has to nod his head.
"Thirdly, Miss Li is indeed my friend, but if she breaks the law or violates the government order, she will do whatever she has to do. My friendship with her is that she was in jail and I gave her food and water.
, going to visit her a few more times is definitely not to cover up the sins she committed.
"Does this, two, and three make things clear? Do you have anything else to ask?"
Gu Yan looked at Liu Fuyin.
"I understand, I understand, I understand. I am wrong. I know I am wrong." Liu Fuyin quickly stood up and bowed his head.
"You are a smart person, but you are too clever. As a person or an official, you must have your feet firmly on the ground and have roots."
After Gu Yan finished speaking, he stood up and walked out. When he passed Mr. Cao, he patted Mr. Cao on the shoulder with a folding fan and asked, "How about tea? Where are the snacks?"
"Excellent!" Mr. Cao didn't expect Gu Yan to ask such a question suddenly, and replied subconsciously.
"Pack some tea leaves and get some snacks. Shi Gun, deliver Liu Fuyin and Mr. Cao for me."
Gu Yan gave instructions, walked down the steps, and walked away.
