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Chapter 1181 Get rid of guilt

[The new year has begun. Lao Gao wishes all book friends family happiness and good health. I also wish everyone all the best and all their wishes come true! 】

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The next morning, Liu Caichun came to Xue Tao's room. The two sat down in front of the window, which was equipped with glass. Although it was cold outside, they could look out at the white snow outside through the bright glass, and drank tea while chatting.

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“Sister, this tea set is really nice!”

Liu Caichun discovered that the tea set used by Xue Tao was different from before. The glaze was green, ice-like and jade-like, and extremely delicate.

Xue Tao smiled and said: "This is Yuezhou's high-quality celadon from the official kiln. It has a top-secret formula and is only supplied to the palace. It is indeed a rare thing. This year, my husband gave each of the Prime Ministers of the Zhengshi Hall a set of tea sets, and he brought back a few sets himself."

, if you like it, I’ll ask my husband to give us a set each.”

“It’s good!”

Liu Caichun likes porcelain. The porcelain she uses is Xing kiln white porcelain. Although it is an official kiln, she doesn't like the off-white color. But this kind of celadon is different from the usual Yue kiln celadon. The color is green and full of ice jade.

She couldn't take her eyes away.

"If you like it so much, I will give you the tea cup in my hand."

"Then thank you, eldest sister!"

The more Liu Caichun watched it, the more he liked it and couldn't put it down.

"You didn't come here just to ask for a tea cup, right?" Xue Tao teased her with a smile.

"of course not!"

Liu Caichun put down the teacup a little embarrassedly and said, "I heard from Xiaowei that you plan to adopt Shi Hongxiu as your adopted daughter?"

Xue Tao smiled slightly and said: "I have this idea, but I haven't made a final decision yet. She is in Tianlai Lefang. You should know her!"

Liu Caichun nodded, "I do know her well. She has a very good character. She is not vain or attached to power. She is very sympathetic to the poor. If she has any shortcomings, it is that she has a very upright personality and easily offends people."

"This character is very similar to mine!"

"Yes! I just said that her personality and character are very similar to those of my eldest sister."

Xue Tao became more interested and said with a smile: "She will come in the afternoon, please accompany me to meet her!"

.......

Shi Hongxiu never dreamed that she would be adopted as an adopted daughter by Princess Jin. When Ai Lang told her the news, she thought Ai Lang was joking until the owner of Tianlai Lefang Hall informed her early in the morning that the princess would receive her in the afternoon.

Only then did she believe it was true.

Although Shi Hongxiu was not a person who was vain and clinging to power, the other party was a princess! She couldn't refuse, especially when she thought that Ailang's mother might agree to their marriage, Shi Hongxiu was still full of expectations.

The carriage drove into the Jin Palace and stopped slowly in front of the welcoming pavilion. Except for the carriages owned by Prince Jin and the Princess, other carriages from outside were not allowed to enter the palace. They had to change to the palace carriage here.

As soon as Shi Hongxiu got off the carriage, she saw a carriage approaching and stopped in front of her. Immediately afterwards, a girl jumped out of the carriage and came forward with a smile, "But Sister Shi?"

Shi Hongxiu saw that she was dressed in luxurious clothes, that a precious gold hairpin on her bald head was worth a lot of money, and that she had extraordinary bearing. Moreover, she did not call herself a maid, so she nodded, "I am Shi Hongxiu!"

The girl was so happy that she ran forward, took her arm and said with a smile: "My name is Guo Weiwei, and my mother asked me to pick you up."

Shi Hongxiu was startled. It was mentioned in the newspaper that the eldest daughter of the King of Jin was named Guo Weiwei, and she was named Princess of Jinyang. She quickly saluted, "It turns out she is the princess. Hongxiu is rude."

"Don't be so polite! I've heard my cousin talk about you a long time ago. She knows you very well."

"Your cousin is..."

"Her name is Zhou Mingzhu, you should know it!"

Shi Hongxiu suddenly realized, "It turns out to be a pearl!"

Of course she knew Zhou Mingzhu. She was her aunt's favorite student and she often took her home to teach her alone. Shi Hongxiu was indeed very familiar with her.

She thought, then Mingzhu's mother Guo Dongzhu is...

She didn't ask too much, so she smiled and said, "This is my first time meeting the princess, so I'm still a little nervous."

"Don't be nervous. My mother is amiable to others, but she is so strict to me..." Guo Weiwei said a little bitterly.

Shi Hongxiu couldn't help but laugh. She really liked this innocent and lovely sister.

"Let's go! Don't keep your mother waiting."

"Go! Go! Go!" Guo Weiwei said urgently.

She pulled Shi Hongxiu into the carriage and drove towards Xianghui Tower...

Xue Tao stood in front of the window and watched his daughter Weiwei get out of the carriage with a young girl, probably Shi Hongxiu. She looked only about two or three years older than Weiwei, but she was much more stable. Although her appearance was not as good as

When the moon closes, the flowers are shy, but there is a kind of quiet beauty.

Xue Tao also has a very sharp eye for looking at people. As the saying goes, appearance is determined by the heart. Whether a person is frivolous, vain, and trustworthy, she can basically tell it at a glance.

Moreover, this Shi Hongxiu's temperament really resembles his own when he was young.

"Sister, how do you feel?" Liu Caichun asked with a smile.

Xue Tao nodded, "It feels pretty good!"

She smiled at Liu Caichun and said, "Please ask Fourth Sister to welcome her up for me."

...........

At the end of the year, Princess Xue Tao of Jin adopted an adopted daughter. Of course, this adopted daughter was not formally adopted and had her surname changed in the strict sense, and had nothing to do with King Guo Song of Jin. Shi Hongxiu would not be named as such.

Princess and the like.

But there are benefits. At least when she gets married, Xue Tao will give her a large dowry, but these are secondary. The most important thing is the attitude of Bai Juyi's mother.

Although Shi Hongxiu no longer sings, and even though she comes from a scholarly family, Chen will still not agree to their marriage. Chen is very realistic and hopes that her son can gain support in his career through marriage.

So when Li Wenyu came to propose marriage to Mrs. Chen on behalf of Princess Jin, Ms. Chen hesitated. Shi Hongxiu was actually the adopted daughter of Princess Jin. Based on this fact, she was heartbroken. She thought about it all night and told her son the next day that she agreed.

In this marriage, both parties can marry.

Of course, there are still several steps for the two parties to get married, and it will take at least half a year for Shi Hongxiu to come in. However, there are still many etiquette aspects involved. Just normal financial gifts will make Bai Juyi worry about his life. Fortunately, Shi Hongxiu earned his income after two years of singing.

After spending nearly 10,000 guan, she secretly gave Bai Juyi 1,000 guan, which solved the Bai family's most embarrassing financial problem.

The time has finally arrived at the end of the year. Today is New Year's Eve. The imperial court has already gone on holiday, and business in Chang'an has gradually come to a standstill. The morning of New Year's Eve is the last opportunity for shopping. Generally, after noon, shops and restaurants are basically closed.

, the doors will not start to open until after the fifth day of the first lunar month.

If it's not taverns, inns, or shops that are closely related to daily life, such as firewood, rice, oil, and salt, most of them won't open until after the Lantern Festival.

In a smaller restaurant on Xi'an Menwai Street, Dou Lu Guangyuan was treating a younger brother of his family to drink. His younger brother was called Dou Luliang. Dou Luliang was responsible for managing the Dou Lu family's family estate in Fangzhou and had a close friendship with Dou Lu Guangyuan.

, he has been interacting with Doulu Baowu more recently, and Doulu Guangyuan hoped to get news about Doulu Baowu from him.

"Logically speaking, I can't leak the news, but since my brother wants to know, it doesn't hurt to tell him. Baowu made a big deal with a man named Zhang Li last month, selling five thousand shi of grain to him."

"Five thousand shi of grain!"

Dolu Guangyuan was startled, "Has this been filed with the government?"

The imperial court had relatively strict control over the grain trade. Grain was one of the banned items that was strictly prohibited from being exported to foreign countries. Internal sales within the country could be done by private individuals. For example, purchasing grain from Jiangnan to sell in Chang'an was allowed in principle, but purchases of more than 500 shi were allowed.

For quantity, you must apply to Sinong Temple. This is common sense, and Doulu Guangyuan knows this very well.

Doululiang shook his head, "I don't know if I have applied to the imperial court, but I know this is not the first time. As far as I know, this is the third time. The third time in two years. The grain storage in Fangzhou Grain Depot

Basically sold out, this time it seems there are some sensitive things involved.”

"What sensitive things?" Doulu Guangyuan asked,

"This... I can't say it, so don't embarrass me."

Doulu Guangyuan suddenly became a little anxious. He grabbed Doulu Liang's wrist and said: "If we don't stop it in time, once something goes wrong, Doulu Baowu will kill our entire family. I don't want to take any personal revenge. I want to save the entire family.

The inner guards are already targeting us, do you know?"

Doululiang was so frightened that his voice changed, "You mean, the internal guards are keeping an eye on us?"

Doulu Guangyuan nodded, "I'm not trying to scare you. The commander of the internal guards has already come to see me. They are eyeing Doulu Baowu."

Doululiang was scared. He was the manager of the manor. If something happened, he would not be able to escape his responsibility.

"How about I take you to see the commander of the internal guards, and you tell them that you have made a meritorious service and atone for your sins, so you won't be implicated."

Doululiang lowered his head and thought for a long time, and finally nodded. Although he felt a little sorry for the family master, he couldn't care less now and wanted to get rid of his own guilt first.


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