"What do you mean by that? Now that your father has resigned and returned home, and your family has been in business for generations, what does it have to do with a powerful and powerful person?"
"Brother, you still think too highly of the emperor's mind."
"I will definitely raise the food and grass promised to Emperor Qi. Once the battle at the border is won, it will push the Du family and I to an unprecedented height, and it will also make Emperor Qi re-examine the status and capabilities of the merchant family in Daqi.
"
"After all, merchants are considered lowly in the eyes of the imperial court, but now something like this has happened. With the ability of a chamber of commerce of the Du family, they are actually able to turn the tide and raise food and grass for the border. The royal family is not very grateful to the Du family and is afraid of it.
It’s about more!”
"We should take advantage of this opportunity to sell out the Du family's less profitable properties, and then sell them to Emperor Qi for a miserable price. I hope this will dispel his fear of the Du family."
Qin Rushuang's eyebrows drooped slightly.
The most ruthless emperor's family, there are some things that she can only prepare for in advance.
This is the biggest feeling she has had in years.
When interacting with the royal family, you need to be careful at all times, otherwise you won't even know how you died.
Now that she was recalling her past life, why did she end up like that?
Why could Emperor Qi and the imperial concubine tolerate Xie Xun in their previous life, keeping an outside house in captivity, and trampling on her, the royal concubine's face, under their feet?
Looking into the reason, it could be that as a woman who married into the royal family, she was too strong. Many people were waiting to see her laugh, and many people wanted to take this opportunity to teach her a lesson.
So after something happened, many people chose to stand by and watch, and no one helped her, so she stepped into a desperate situation step by step.
The failure in the previous life cannot be explained by a single lard.
What's more, she is not cautious enough, not smooth enough in doing things, and has made too many enemies for herself.
In this life, whether it is relationships or other aspects, Qin Rushuang will never be like that again.
Of course, Qin Rushuang only thought about these words in her heart and would not tell anyone.
When Shen Xiaoyang saw her lowering her eyes and thinking without saying a word, he thought she was still thinking about Du's affairs, so he comforted her: "Just give me money or tell your brother about these matters. You can rest more."
Qin Rushuang nodded.
"Grandpa, I already explained the situation to him when we set off from the southwest. We should be almost ready. We can set off directly from the water transport station in the south of the Yangtze River. Maybe we will reach the border before us."
"And here in Kyoto..." Qin Rushuang paused, "In three to five days, I should be able to raise the amount I want."
Shen Xiaoyang hurriedly said: "Then you should have a good rest for the next three to five days and recharge your batteries until you leave for the border crossing."
"Brother, I still think too simplistically. I'm afraid I have other things to do in the next three to five days, such as... checking up on the last food and grass incident."
"Before I go to the border, I must teach the snacks behind me a lesson! Otherwise, once I go to the battlefield and others accept the transportation of food and grass, it will be like someone has strangled my lifeblood."
Shen Xiaoyang nodded, "You are still thoughtful. In fact, I have some clues about the last batch of food and grass. I will show you the things later, but I can't directly identify the person behind it."
Qin Rushuang nodded, "It's better than nothing, I'd better thank you brother first."
Qin Rushuang had a thrilling argument in the court in the morning, and discussed with Shen Xiaoyang for a long time in the afternoon about raising food and grass. Now she felt a little tired, so she had her dinner early and went to bed.
The biggest advantage of letting Mrs. Qin stay in the Shen Mansion is that the baby is only willing to sleep with Mrs. Qin besides Qin Rushuang.
In this way, Qin Rushuang felt much more relaxed at night.
After the baby was born, she finally slept for two full nights, and when she opened her eyes again it was daylight.
Everything has been going well recently, and she slept soundly last night. Qin Rushuang felt an unprecedented power surging through her body for the first time in a long time.
It was a feeling that was both fulfilling and full of hope.
"Miss! Are you awake? Wash up quickly and go to the front hall!" Qingzhi said anxiously.
"What's wrong?" Qin Rushuang asked. Could it be that something happened again?
"The noble concubine... the noble concubine has come to Shen's Mansion! She came very early. My servant originally wanted to call you, but the noble concubine refused. Now she and the madam have been drinking tea in the front hall for a while."
Qin Rushuang's thoughts changed and she could vaguely guess something, so she said to Qingzhi, "Please help me wash up."
When Qin Rushuang went to the front hall, there were only the imperial concubine and Mrs. Qin drinking tea.
"Mother, mother."
"Shuang'er is here!"
Both of them looked at Qin Rushuang with smiles, but Qin Rushuang could see some fawning in the imperial concubine's eyes, while her mother's eyes showed some... uneasiness.
After Qin Rushuang sat down, the imperial concubine kept asking questions and talking about things, and finally asked tentatively: "When will Shuang'er plan to go to the border?"
"Let's go in another three to five days, when the food and grass preparations are completed."
The imperial concubine paused and said, "What are you going to do with the baby? I'm not afraid of your jokes. The mother-in-law is looking forward to the birth of the fetus in your belly every day. There are many delicious and fun things in my palace..."
"Mother and concubine." Qin Rushuang interrupted her, "The child can't live without me. He must follow me wherever I go."
"But the border is dangerous..." the imperial concubine said with a frown.
"It is precisely because the border is dangerous that I have to take the child with me. Mother, concubine, I don't want to believe anyone but myself about the child now."
"I worked hard for the imperial court at the border. There is no way I could leave my life in Kyoto. This child is my life."
Qin Rushuang has made her words very straightforward.
She did not want to leave her child in Kyoto because she was worried that the child would become a bargaining chip for her at the border, and she was also worried that others would not be able to take care of the child.
After hearing this, the concubine felt her face burning.
Yes, if Xie Xun is just a little baby now and she has to go out to do something very important, she will not leave the child in the palace, because the palace is a place that eats people without spitting out bones.
Even if the imperial concubine felt that she would risk her life to protect her little grandson, she still could not say this.
Qin Rushuang is right. She is working hard for the imperial court. How can the royal family keep her most important thing in Kyoto?
It chilled Shuang'er's heart for nothing!
Seeing that the concubine's face was uneasy, Qin Rushuang said again, "Actually... there is another reason. The prince... I don't know how he is doing now. Concubine, I have to say something pertinent. If the prince really... takes the child there, at least It allows him to meet him for the most...meeting."
Qin Rushuang changed the words "see you for the last time" to "see you once", but the imperial concubine still understood what he meant.
The imperial concubine almost ran away.
Shuang'er only cares about Xun'er, what is she doing!
Now she felt more and more that she was really shameless in front of Qin Rushuang.
After the imperial concubine left, Mrs. Qin's expression finally became more relaxed.
"As soon as she came today, I knew it was for the sake of the child. Mom didn't take the child out. Is it okay? She is also the child's grandmother after all..."
Qin Rushuang shook her head and said, "It's okay. Mother did the right thing. It's okay not to look at it. I'm afraid that it will make her miss her a lot."
She would never allow any accidents to happen when it came to her children, not even the slightest possibility.
…
The news from Jiangnan came very quickly. In the afternoon, Qin Qin Rushuang received a letter from Mr. Du.
The letter was thicker, so Qin Rushuang opened it alone. After reading it hurriedly, she took the things Shen Xiaoyang gave her and immediately got up and entered the palace.
