277 Chapter 266-Brewing

The carriage drove all the way, and finally rushed back to the Zhennan King's Mansion before the sunset completely fell.

After sending Fu Yunyan away, Nangong Yue ordered: "Zhu Xing, you settle down with Uncle Chu and Alan."

"Yes, Princess of the World." Zhu Xinggong led his life.

After that, Nangong Yue said to Ren Zinan, "Alan, don't rush to take up the post, just take a few days off."

David Chu rushed in disbelief and said, "Concubine Shilan, Alan's little injury does not hinder him. His body is strong." He said he also patted Ren Zinan's chest hard.

Lily's smirk clearly passed from behind, and Nangong Yue also had a smile in her eyes. Originally because the letter had been unable to calm her mind, she was slightly distracted and laughed: "Uncle Chu, you just arrived Wang Du, let Alan accompany you to take a good look around, stroll around, and familiarize yourself with the environment. It is not bad these days."

"Thank you Princess Shi."

After the father and son thanked Nangong Yue, Zhu Xing took them to settle down.

Nangong Yueze and Baihui Lily returned to Fufengyuan.Today, instead of rushing to wash, she closed herself in the study room and took out the yellow envelope from her arms.

It's probably the feeling of being as light as a feather and as heavy as Mount Tai.

Nangong Yue stared deeply at the envelope for a long time before putting it aside.

She took a piece of letter paper, laid it on the book case, and then poured some clear water into the ink table, took the ink stick in one hand, and lifted the sleeve in one hand, straightening the waist.

The father who taught her to grind ink should be in a correct posture, and the grind should be light, moderate, and moderate.

Seeing that the clear water gradually turned into thick ink in the regular grinding of the ink strips, Nangong Yue's heart gradually calmed down...

By the time she put down the ink stripe, she was already guilty.

She picked up a small regular script and wrote a long letter to Xiao Yi in one go. This letter was about the first time she went to Liuhezhuang more than a month ago... Due to the consequences, she then lifted the tip of the pen and dipped it in ink, and the speed of the pen began to slow down.

"Ai, I hesitated for a long time before writing this letter. Now the battle is at a crucial point. Nothing can override it. I shouldn’t have distracted you, but this matter involves grandfather. I wrote this letter to you.

When you see this letter, you may be anxious, but the king still has me, and I will handle everything properly so that you can have no distractions.

I have collected my grandfather’s suicide note, and hope to return!"

At this writing, Nangong Yue did not receive the pen, but Zheng Erzhong added another sentence at the end.

After writing the final “Yue”, Nangong Yue took a sigh of relief. The slightly tight figure finally stretched out. The tiredness of the day swept through the body instantly.

Nangong Yue carefully hid the suicide note in a sandalwood box. After locking it, Lily and Baihui were summoned in and ordered Lily to send the letter to Xiao Yi tomorrow morning.

The correspondence between her and Xiao Yi has its own special channel, and the speed is only a little slower than 3,000 lijia.

This letter should soon be in Xiao Yi's hands.

Nangong Yue walked in front of the window, pushed open the window, and looked silently at the dim sky.Since the two worlds, she has never known that she can miss a person like this, and only hopes that the war in the south can be ended as soon as possible.

The sunset rises and the long day is over.

After the Laba Festival, the New Year is coming soon, and one of the important things is to prepare the annual ceremony for the governments.

Regarding the Nian Li, she had already ordered it early. So early in the morning, An Niang came with a gift slip and said cautiously, "Concubine Shizi, this is for the Zhennan Royal Palace in South Xinjiang. Look at the annual ceremony, what else needs to be added?"

Nangong Yue is a bride. This is the first time she gave last year's gift to her in-laws in Nanjiang. In any case, there can be no mistakes. Therefore, An Niang is very careful about this annual gift.

Nangong Yue took the gift list and looked at it. Most of them are specialties of Wangdu, and there are some nourishing herbs...

"Add a few more fabrics and silk flowers that are popular in the king." After a pause, she said again, "I remember a lot of silk flowers were given in the palace, just add a box and add it to the world. Sister playing."

The King of Zhennan had only two sons, Xiao Yi and Xiao Luan, but there were many daughters. Xiao Fang had a daughter-in-law, and the rest were all girls.

Ann Niang nodded and looked at Nangong Yue and asked again, "Concubine Shizi, the share of that son..."

"Shizi's clothes and shoes, I have already prepared it, and then take the medicines and pills that I prepared for Shizi, don't confuse it with that over there." Said, Nangong Yue had already prepared The gift list was handed over to An Niang, "The things of the world will be handed over to Zhu Xing to arrange separately."

The two were talking, and Bai Hui came in and reported: "The concubine, Yimei is here."

The end of the year is the time for reconciliation, and every year Yimei brings the rouge shop's books during this time.

Nangong Yue nodded and said, "Let Yimei come in."

Ann Niang didn't specifically retreat. She also looked at Yimei growing up. When she saw Yimei entering the house, she couldn't help smiling, but she soon became stiff and couldn't hide her worry in her eyes.

Yimei's face looked a little haggard. Even though she applied fat powder, she couldn't hide the shadow under her eyes.

After Yimei asked for peace, Nangong Yue first asked her to sit down, looked at her face carefully, and asked, "Yimei, are you okay? But did you sleep well?"

"Yeah, Yimei." An Niang echoed anxiously, "I see you look a little bad."

Yimei put the baggage in her hand on the case table. After opening, she pointed at a stack of books and smiled, "Sister Shizi, look at the stack of books and you will know why the slave-servant didn't sleep well. These days are at the end of the year, The business in the shop is hot, and the slave-servant really wants to have a doppelganger."

Although Nangong Yue is not counted, it can be seen from the thickness of the stack of books that it is indeed much more than in previous years.Although this rouge shop is not big, it has become more and more prosperous in Wang in these years.There are even many foreigners who buy it in bulk and then resell it in other places, so now it is not only famous in Wangdu, but even in The reputation has also risen in the field, and those officials and rich families are proud of the rouge that can be used in the "flower face".

These achievements are naturally indispensable to Yimei's efforts to manage it over the years. Nangong Yue thought that she had to give Yimei a big red seal at the end of the year.

She smiled and said to Yimei: "Yimei, the shop's business is of course good, you should also pay attention to your body. A few days ago, I just got a few old ginseng. Later I will let Baihui take one for you. Support, I will write a list of medicinal food for you again.

Yimei owed her flattered face with surprise: "The slave-servant thanked the concubine."

After handing over the account book, Yimei and Nangong Yue told some interesting things in the shop, and they left.

For the next few days, Nangong Yue stayed in the Wangfu Palace without leaving home.The New Year is approaching, not only to send a gift to Nanjiang, but also to send the New Year gift to the close family such as Nangong Mansion, grandfather, and Yongyang Princess House. , Various trivial matters kept her busy...

As the so-called "Richle's Mega Year", on December 15th, Wang Du began to snow, and goose feather-like snowflakes flew down from the sky, but for half a day, the earth became wrapped in silver, and the entire Wang was white. Piece of.

The next day, Fu Yunyan sent someone to send a post saying that he wanted to invite Nangong Yue to admire the snow on the 17th, but it gave the busy Nangong Yue a breathing gap.

I don't know if Fu Yunyan had ever pinched it. In the early morning of the 17th, the snow gradually became smaller, but after two days of heavy snow, a thick layer of snow had accumulated on the ground.

However, Wangdu is Wangdu after all, and the snow on the streets has long been swept to the side of the road, so there is not much problem with the carriage walking, just slow down a bit.

Nangong Yue’s Zhu wheeled car entered the palace of Yongchang Princess at the right time. With the help of Bai Hui and Lily, she carefully got off the train.

At this time, only scattered snow remained in the sky from time to time.

It was a coincidence that Nangong Yue just got off the bus, and saw that the carriage of Changcheng Princess Palace in Yuncheng also came in. It seemed that the original Yuyi had come.

Fu Yunyan personally greeted guests at the second gate today. Jiang Yixi had arrived and was talking to her next to Fu Yunyan.

At the sight of Nangong Yue, Jiang Yixi urged: "Ayue, you have to walk carefully. There may be some slippery ground today."

Fu Yunyan said with a smile: "Sister Xi, you can rest assured that Baihui and Lily are here, and will not let A Yue fall."

When she said this, Lily was proud of her tail, and she said, "Girl Fu said so, that is the biggest compliment to the slave-servant and cousin!"

At this time, the original Yuyi also got out of the carriage and smiled: "Liu Niang, you can really choose the day, just when the snow stopped, we can go to the garden to enjoy plums later." She turned to Nangong Yue Road, "Yue'er, haven't you come to the princess's house to enjoy plums yet? My aunt and grandmother like plum blossoms, so I planted a lot of plums, white plums, golden plums, red plums... in the north of the garden... Just after it snowed, the plum blossoms must have been blooming wonderfully, and they smelled great."

"That's natural." Fu Yunyan straightened his chest and said proudly, "Mei in our house claims to be the second, and only the palace dare to call the first."

Yuan Yuyi pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Sister Xi, Yue'er, you just looked at her, only to say a few words, Liu Niang will fly to the sky again."

The four girls all laughed, and while speaking, passed the second door and walked towards the inner courtyard.

When they came to the Princess Palace, they naturally wanted to ask Yongyang and Madame Fu first.Mrs. Fu knew that they were coming, and she was just waiting for them at Wufutang in Yongyang, saving them two runs.

The two elders did not leave them too much, just greeted them casually, and let the four young girls play for themselves.

Several people led Fu Fuyan to the back garden of Fuzhong.

As the original Yuyi said, the plum blossoms in the garden are so good that they can smell the plumes of plum blossoms in the garden before they enter the garden.

At this moment, when the golden plum blossoms are the best, the golden plums hang on the branches like small golden bells.When the breeze blows, they will come with a faint plum fragrance, which is refreshing. Cool.

But Baimei and Hongmei are both eager to let go, and they are very moving. Obviously, after a few days, when they bloom together, this garden will be another beautiful scenery.

"One plum blossoms, and the annoying one is at the highest branch." Jiang Yixi looked at Meilin and sighed, "Unfortunately, Sister Xia can't come, she likes plum most."

Speaking of Han Qixia, Fu Yunyan also felt a little bit of emotion, saying: "I sent a post to Cousin Xia, but Qi Wangfu did not move, I guess it must have been detained by my cousin." Princess Qi was really careful. In order to make the marriage impossible, it was screwed on, as if the relatives did not want to recognize it.If it were not for Han Qixia, Fu Yunyan was too lazy to care about this inexplicable Princess Qi.

"Hey," Yuan Yuyi sighed helplessly, "Qi Wangfu is also a troubled autumn recently, and Cousin Xia is estimated to be in no mood to go out..."

Fu Yunyan thought of something, and frowned slightly, "Cousin Yi, wouldn't you tell me that thing was true?"

Nangong Yue also looked at Yuan Yuyi, and her eyes seemed to be asking the same question. Only Jiang Yixi looked at them in confusion, "What are you talking about?"

In an instant, the other three pairs of eyes looked at Jiang Yixi.It seemed to be saying, Sister Xi, you are too much to eat fireworks!

Yuan Yuyi took care of her thoughts, and then she said: "Three days ago, a fugitive from the Qi Wang Mansion fled to the door of the Jingzhao Mansion. He called out an injustice on the spot and kept saying that the Qi Wang Mansion was covered with dirt and dirt because she did not Carefully saw that Qi Wang Shizi and a concubine of Qi Wang had a concubine, so Princess Qi wanted to kill people and kill her mouth... It was really terrible. But soon he was taken away by the housekeeper of Qi Wang Mansion, the fugitive slave The family said that she had hit her head recently, and she had a problem with her brain, so she talked nonsense...Since Qi Wangfu and the family of the fugitive slaves have come forward, Jingzhaofu is also not good at managing the housework of others, so let them Take away the madly escaping slave."

The son of King Qi even dare to touch his father's concubine?! Jiang Yixi was dumbfounded, which is too ridiculous!

It was indeed ridiculous. Nangong Yue even knew that the concubine in that rumor was Fang Ziteng, but this rumor was true and false, and even she did not figure it out.

Fu Yunyan shook his head and sighed, "You said, did my cousin think he was the Emperor Gaozong of the previous dynasty?"

The emperor Gaozong of the former dynasty ascended the throne and accepted a concubine of the first emperor as a concubine.At that time, it caused a sensation in the world and was criticized by the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty.The emperor Gaozong was obsessed with the woman and even established her son. For the prince, not only did he lose his heart, but also the people's heart... and the prince later became the last emperor of the previous dynasty.

Yuan Yuyi said with sympathy: "The rear house of Qi Wang Mansion is chaotic, but the last luck is not Cousin Xia..." Where is this better person looking at Qi Wang Mansion? People! "After two days, I still have to see Cousin Xia and chat with her." Among the four of them, only she can still enter the gate of Qi Wangfu.

"Sister Yi," Nangong Yue hurriedly said, "Then you can help me send a little gift to Sister Xia, and I'm not convenient to give her anything."

Nangong Yue said this, Fu Yunyan and Jiang Yixi also scrambled:

"Yue'er, your idea is good!"

"Sister Yi, you can also carry something for me."

Yuan Yuyi straightened her chest proudly, "Since you have asked me to do things, have you not bribed me well?"

"This is simple." Jiang Yixi said with a smile, "Sister Yi, don't you like the snow water tea I cooked? Rare snow this year, today Liu Niang invited us to enjoy the snow again, just as we swept some snow water from the plum blossom and saved it , How about I make tea for you next spring?"

The snow on this plum is fragrant. Sweep the petals off the snow and seal it in a jar. It can be used to make tea in the coming year. This tea will carry the aroma of plum blossoms.

But the snow on this petal is just a little bit, and it takes a lot of effort to accumulate it into a jar.

But it's also because of the hard work that it tastes particularly sweet.

Jiang Yixi said this, Yuan Yuyi immediately shone her eyes, and said to Nangong Yue and Fu Yunyan: "Yueer, Liu Niang, when the spring of this year, Sister Xi asked me to drink snow tea, which is delicious!"

"It's a good idea to sweep snow and make tea." Nangong Yue nodded with a smile.

Fu Yunyan curiously picked up a little snowflake from a flower, and sniffed his nose and said, "Ayue, it seems to be a little fragrant."

However, sweeping the snow on the plum...

She glanced at the plum blossoms around her, which were really big.

Yuan Yuyi naturally saw it, and threatened with a smile: "Liu Niang, if you dare to lazy, then we will not call you after drinking Xueshui tea!"

Fu Yunyan raised his hands helplessly and surrendered.

The girls quickly took some ceramic pots and a few small brushes, and the four girls swept the snow separately, chatting while sweeping, and their close-up girls were naturally embarrassed to watch and helped together. Busy.

This scan, it was busy until noon.

An old mother came to implicitly remind them that the lunch was ready, so Fu Yunyan took them to the Wangmei Pavilion, which was the closest to the garden.

The fire dragon had burned in the middle of Wangmei Pavilion, and as soon as I entered the door, I felt that it was as warm as spring and summer inside, and it seemed like two worlds with the icy snow outside.

The maids were busy removing the thick cloaks for the girls. Nangong Yue suddenly felt a lot lighter and took a sigh of relief.

Yuan Yuyi was the same. He beat his sore arm and said, "It turns out that snow sweeping is so exhausting, Sister Xi, you are really patient."

Jiang Yixi concealed his lips and said with a chuckle: "It's better to be tired. It will be more fragrant to drink tea next year."

Seeing that the girls were all seated, the ladies came in carrying the food boxes one by one, and then took the hot dishes out of the food boxes one by one...

After using lunch, the ladies were served hot tea for everyone to eat.

After hot tea came down, the whole person was warmed up from the inside to the outside, and a faint blush appeared on the cheeks of the girls, which seemed to be radiant.

Fu Yunyan made a gesture suddenly, and her close maid came over with a mahogany tray on which several squares were placed.

Nangongyue they haven't figured it out yet, that maidservant has already given them a veil, the Nangongyue is moon white, the original Yuyi's is light yellow, and the Jiang Yixi's is plum red. Embroidered a plum, but the embroidery is really mediocre.

Nangong Yue's eyebrows moved slightly and asked, "Liu Niang, are these embroidered by you?"

For a time, everyone's eyes were scorchingly focused on Fu Yunyan. Fu Yunyan said smugly: "Ayue, you are really smart. You see, as long as I do it with my heart, there is nothing wrong with it."

Nangong Yue and Yuan Yuyi and Jiang Yixi looked at each other. Although the embroidering technique of Phrazi was not as good as that of 8-9 year-old children, it was indeed commendable to Fu Yunyan.Yuan Yuyi teased her lips and said, "Liu Niang, have you embroidered the dowry so soon?"

"That's not my turn." Fu Yunyan is still a little self-knowledge. "My mother said that she would expect me to embroider a veil or purse."

She said that the other girls had some sympathy for Madam Fu.

"Cousin Yi," Fu Yunyan suddenly looked at Yuan Yuyi with a thief, "I will tell you everything, are you hiding something from me?"

Yuan Yuyi blinked suspiciously, confused.

Fu Yunyan's corner of his mouth bent slyly, deliberately lowering his voice, and asked mysteriously, "Cousin Yi, I heard that Aunt Cousin is looking at you, is it true?"

Yuan Yuyi was stunned. The first reaction was a little embarrassing, but she didn’t want Fu Yunyan to be too proud. She said, "If you tell you, what can you do?"

"Of course, I'll help you to inquire about the character." Fu Yunyan said of course, "What if the annoying people are not allowed to come to me in the future?"

Yuan Yuyi was shocked again. This time, his eyes were somewhat moist.Liu Niang thought to herself for a while.

Seeing that the friends next to him have returned home one by one, Yuan Yuyi's mood is a little complicated. On the one hand, he expects to meet the respectful husband, on the other hand, he is also frightened and uneasy about the unknown future...

"Liu Niang!" Yuan Yuyi pounced and hugged Fu Yunyan. "Then I can count on you to help me palm your eyes." She deliberately buried her face in Fu Yunyan's arms, causing Fu Yunyan to push her away in disgust. .

Jiang Yixi and Nangong Yue smiled at each other, and the sisters laughed and chatted together.

The little house was full of bright laughter from the girls, as if early spring had come early.

Yuan Yuyi and Fu Yunyan laughed for a while, but they remembered something and looked at Jiang Yixi and asked: "Sister Xi, I heard that the queen recently recruited a lot of girls from the family to talk to the palace?" She Her eyes were gleaming, and it was clear that her problem was definitely not as simple as it seemed.

This sentence immediately attracted the attention of Fu Yunyan and Nangong Yue. They also thought of it. Fu Yunyan blinked and said, "No? The five princes are only nine years old." The implication is that Yuan Yuyi wanted to Too much?

Jiang Yixi just drank tea, silently, she did not speak, but made them suspect that Yuan Yuyi's guess was correct.

Is it true that the queen is really helping the five princes to see others?

"After the new year, the five princes should also be ten years old." Nangong Yue said lightly, but there was a little emotion in her heart: the time passed by, the little boy who had never lived six years old was now so old, and even talked The age of marriage.

Nangong Yuening thought for a moment that the emperor has been paying more and more attention to the five princes, so the trend of neutralizing the five princes as princes is becoming more and more obvious. His relatives are not settled...maybe, this is also the meaning that the queen wants to use this opportunity to test the emperor.

The criteria for choosing a crown prince and a crown prince are always different...

The girls were thoughtful, but in any case, this matter had little to do with them. Soon, they talked about other topics.

This day hurriedly passed in a pleasant atmosphere. When the time passed, a few girls said goodbye to Fu Yunyan.

When Nangong Yue returned to Zhennan Royal Mansion, it was only a moment before Shen Shi, and still at the second gate. Queer then reported that Zhu Xing had something to find her.So Nangong Yue went directly to the outer study.

Zhu Xing hurried over quickly, and after saluting, he directly reported: "The Princess of the World, Zheng Zhi has been taken to Wangdu."

Nangong Yue, who was sitting behind the book case, nodded slightly and asked, "...What did he say?"

Nangong Yue did not ask Zheng until the end did not move, because she still believed in Zhu Xing's methods.

"Zheng Zhi confessed that it was the princess who ordered him to collect cash at Liuhezhuang. Once every six months, he was mainly responsible for the income of Zhuangzi and shops in the northern provinces. It was collected every six months."

"How many each time?"

Zhu Xing said indignantly: "He said at the beginning that only two or three thousand two hundred and two, and later used the punishment, he admitted that there would be more than two thousand and two gains every six months!"

"More than twenty thousand two." Nangong Yue said quietly, "More than half of Shizi's industry is in the north, plus the income from the south and other places. Roughly calculated, after the princess can get at least one hundred thousand two years from Shizi. ."

Zhu Xing gritted his teeth and took out a few silver tickets from his arms. He also said: "Concubine Shizi, this is a copy of Zheng Zhi. The silver tickets received from various Zhuangzi and shops have a total of 13,000. Two, you see how to deal with it."

Nangong Yue Siyin said for a moment, "Let's leave it for now, after I rectify the remaining Zhuangzi shop, and then deal with it together."

The closest to Wangdu is only Liuhezhuang and another Zhuangzi named Bailinzhuang, and a shop in Wangdu. Nangongyue plans to start here.

Zhu Xing responded respectfully.

Nangong Yue then said: "I have looked carefully at the account books. If I count the normal income in these few villages and shops in the north, it will be less than twenty thousand a year in total." She looked dull, but she thought Unbearable anger.

Liuhezhuang is one of the larger Zhuangzis under Xiao Yi's name. Similar to this kind of Zhuangzi, even in a good year, the annual income is only two or three thousand two thousand.But Niu Guanshi can hand over Xiao Fang's 3,200 every six months. One can imagine where these silvers come from! For these silvers, Xiao Fang has not known how much Xiao Yi's reputation has been corrupted over the years!

No wonder Xiao Yi in the previous life would be so infamous.

Nangong Yue regained her mind and asked, "Where are the cow managers now?"

"Zheng Zhi said, he went to the South," Zhu Xing replied, "but Zheng Zhi doesn't know what he is doing...it should be really unknown, he can't stand the sentence."

"South?" Nangong Yue muttered to herself.

She has looked at the books in these days. Xiao Yi has the most industries in the north and the south of the river. The north is mainly Zhuangzi, and the south is mainly fields and shops. Eighty percent of them have been in the past few years. Li successively changed management.Other industries, such as mines, shipyards, and money houses, are also clean from the accounts.

Perhaps Xiao Fang did not know that Xiao Yi still had these industries, or maybe she had not found an opportunity to intervene.

And Niu Guanshi will go to the south at this time, could it be...

"Shizi has a shipyard in the south." Nangong Yue raised her eyes and said, "I doubt that Xiao Fang's has begun to hit the shipyard's idea."

"Damn it!" Zhu Xing didn't hold back for a while, and he blurted out a swearing, but immediately realized that Nangong Yue was here, and he bowed his head busyly, "What's the matter now, Princess Shizi?"

"What can I worry about." Nangong Yue smiled. "Now that he knows that he is going to the south, he will send someone to cut it off."

Zhu Xing couldn't help laughing, patted his head and said, "Yes, it's confused by his subordinates." He was in a hurry.

"Additionally, what happened to Niu Changan now?"

Zhu Xing showed a hint of coldness, "It was sent to a mine in the northwest, and his subordinates had gone to manage it, and he could never die."

Nangong Yue slightly jawed, instructing, "Go out with some news."

Zhu Xing's eyes lit up, "The imperial concubine means..."

"If the time is correct, Grandma Yi and I should send the letter to Nanjiang. When the Niu Guanshi knows Liuhezhuang's news, most of his complaint is coming." Nangong Yue's finger lightly Holding the book case, he smiled lightly and said, "Nanjiang and Wangdu are thousands of miles away. I have to follow the princess's first move before I can find a chance to clean her up!... This time, I have to let her swallow the ones Spit it out intact!"

-Digression-

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