Shen Ao would never agree to the thought of being with someone he didn't like for the rest of his life. Then he must have enough strength to at least be able to control his own marriage.
"It seems that that thing is about to be manufactured. Although it is not said to be invincible in the world, it is at least a big killer. With this thing in hand, there should be conditions for negotiation with the emperor." Shen Ao seemed to be thinking in his mind. It's like making some kind of decision.
Shen Ao was thinking about something when he suddenly smelled a light fragrance in his nose, and then a pair of soft hands pressed on both sides of his temples, feeling very comfortable.
Out of instinct, Shen Ao suddenly stretched out his hands and grabbed the slender hand. After seeing clearly that it was Bai Qiutong who was going to massage his brain, he breathed a sigh of relief. I think so, in this extremely quiet box. How could someone do something bad to him?
Even if there is, the monkey will sound a warning immediately. But at this time, the monkey is sitting and eating grapes not far away. He seems to be very intoxicated and does not care about Bai Qiutong's approach. In its eyes, perhaps it didn't feel any danger at all from Bai Qiutong's body, so it remained unmoved.
Instinctively stretched out her hands to grab Bai Qiutong's jade. With a little effort, her arms began to turn red, but she didn't even say a word, just endured it. At this time, the two of them were The distance was only an arm's length, and in Shen Ao's eyes, Bai Qiutong's beautiful face was also reflected in his pupils. A pair of bright eyes, bright and clear, as bright as stars, curved willow eyebrows, and long The eyelashes are trembling slightly, the fair and flawless skin shows a faint red pink, and the thin lips are as delicate as rose petals. The black hair is draped vertically on the shoulders like a waterfall, and the face is slightly red.
While Shen Ao looked at Bai Qiutong, the latter's heartbeat suddenly accelerated.
As early as when she entered the box, Bai Qiutong had already taken off the veil. She just wanted to show the most perfect side in front of Shen Ao. At this time, she was staring at the other party and felt the strong masculine aura rushing towards her face. , her pretty face became even more rosy.
"Ahem, go ahead." Feeling Bai Qiutong's shyness, and even feeling the other person's affection for him, Shen Ao's heartstrings fluctuated. But then the figure of Wei Qian'er appeared in his mind. The more beautiful the woman, the more beautiful the woman was. The more unbelievable it became, Shen Ao murmured and closed his eyes again.
Bai Qiutong is indeed very beautiful, more beautiful than the stars and beauty pageant models of later generations. But Shen Ao doesn't want to think about it at all now. He still has to deal with the difficulties in front of him.
Feeling that Shen Ao's heartbeat quickened in that moment, Bai Qiutong was still very happy even though he quickly returned to calm. This at least proved that the young master had feelings for her, and he was afraid that he also liked her gorgeous and unparalleled beauty. Looks.
Thinking of this, Bai Qiutong became in a very good mood, and seemed to have endless strength when she massaged Shen Ao.
The beauty was next to him, and the fragrance was pleasant. When Shen Ao wanted to think about something, he realized that he couldn't do it. Not only that, but there seemed to be some instinctive reactions in his body. He then deliberately wanted to distract himself, He opened his mouth and asked, "Xianweiju's business is so good, you must be very tired."
Bai Qiutong obviously didn't expect that Shen Ao would take the initiative to talk to her, and his hands stopped involuntarily. But then he became excited, and said while suppressing it: "It's not tiring. The most fearful thing for poor people like us is that there will be no business. In that case, you will have to worry about life. Besides, the food here is very good, and you can get profit money, so everyone is so happy. Even the sisters who work as waiters are also very happy, and they often listen to He told us some of the small talk among the guests, some of which were quite interesting."
"Chatting?" Shen Ao became interested and asked, seemingly unintentionally, "What can they talk about?"
"There was a lot of chatting." Bai Qiutong didn't notice that Shen Ao had perked up his ears at this time. She still said casually: "Some people were chatting about some interesting things about doing business, such as where to find good sources of goods. , it is safer to go there, and there are less taxes; there are also some officials who seem to be talking about the ministers of the DPRK, and some say that the ministers are henpecked, which is very interesting."
"Oh, there is also the minister's secret, which is really interesting." Shen Ao responded thoughtfully. Then he thought of something and tentatively said: "In the future, I will tell those sisters if I encounter something like this at work. Listen to as many things as possible, and then summarize the information and report it later. If it is indeed useful, there will be extra reward money available."
"What? What's the use of writing these things down?" Bai Qiutong asked in confusion. Then she quickly covered her mouth. She suddenly thought of the identities of the two people. One was the master and the other was a slave. How could they be different? The servant asked his master why.
Fortunately, Shen Ao was not angry. Instead, he smiled and explained: "There is a lot of information that can be obtained from these words. For example, if you know their thoughts, you can make something to cater to them. Their preferences. Think about it, if you make something that everyone needs, then you can definitely make money, right?"
Of course, Shen Ao would not say that he wanted to understand the thoughts of the ministers, see their stance, or understand their recent actions, so that he could analyze what might happen in the future. If he really said this, once it was spread, If you go out, I'm afraid it will cause a lot of trouble, but if you lead everything in the direction of business, even if you are accidentally discovered by others, it will be nothing.
"Oh, I'll tell the sisters later." Seeing Shen Ao being so serious, Bai Qiutong also took the matter to heart.
"Okay, you will take charge of this matter. When someone comes back in the future, you can report it separately." Shen Ao decided to persist in doing this matter. If you don't do it well, there will be some major gains. But It’s just a small amount of money spent, and it’s worth it no matter how you look at it.
The matter was left to him, and he could report it alone. Bai Qiutong's eyes lit up immediately, and he hurriedly agreed, "Okay, okay, young master, please rest assured, Qiutong will definitely complete this task well."
Feeling Bai Qiutong's excitement, Shen Ao smiled and said: "Don't be so nervous, just report it truthfully. Tell the people below not to talk nonsense just for money. Once it is found out that the matter is false Yes, you will be severely punished."
"Yes, young master, don't worry, the people below don't dare to talk nonsense." For fear that the mission would be missed and he would no longer be able to help Shen Ao, Bai Qiudan repeatedly assured him.
Shen Ao closed his eyes again and let Bai Qiutong's hands press on his head, feeling very comfortable. "By the way, if there are not enough people, you can recruit people. But the people must be reliable."
"Don't worry, young master. If you don't have enough manpower, go to the slave market. As long as you have money, there are all kinds of people there." Bai Qiudan answered carefully while using both hands.
"Slave market?" Shen Ao asked curiously as this was the first time he heard about this place.
"Yes, there are many people selling in the slave market. They are all kinds of people who have made mistakes and have been registered with the government. They have no relatives. Some of them are not from our Daqian country at all. As long as they buy If we leave them, they will become our slaves and have to listen to us in everything. Their position is worse than that of us, the poor people. They are also pitiful people." Bai Qiutong seems to be a soft-hearted woman. , as he spoke, tears almost fell.
Shen Ao didn't dare to mention this matter anymore. He was indeed interested in this slave market. He had already thought about it. He must go and have a look. Maybe he could find some useful people. Just like today, if he hadn't given up his job in advance. The princess entered the palace to meet the emperor, and King Xiang came to kill her. Shi Lei and the three guards were absolutely unable to protect her. "Okay, tomorrow you will follow the young master to the slave market to have a good look and select some available people."
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Daqian Harem and Yongchun Palace.
Concubine Yuan Guifei was taking a bath under the care of the female official Ruixin.
Although she is already the mother of Prince Xiang, Concubine Yuan's skin is still well maintained. In fact, in terms of appearance alone, she is also the most beautiful in the entire harem and the most attractive to Emperor Qianwen's concubines.
With her eyes closed, enjoying the comfort brought by Ruixin's hands, Concubine Yuan opened her lips lightly and said, "Have you informed everyone?"
"Master, don't worry, the news has been spread out of the palace. Someone will tell the story early tomorrow morning, and then the fifth princess will prepare to go to the Western Barbarian Kingdom thousands of miles away, and she will become the Barbarian Princess." Ruixin With a look of joy on her face. One of her main tasks is to make her master happy. As long as it is a task assigned by her master, she will spare no effort to complete it.
"Very good. This bitch actually let her nephew humiliate my precious son, so she must pay the price. Then I will go to Juhe Palace to see how heartbroken she is, hahaha ." Concubine Yuan seemed to be in a good mood, completely forgetting that her son was being dealt with by Shen Ao, Zhongcheng Hou and Yan Fu during the day.
This is the cruelty of the harem. No matter how innocent you are, in order to survive, you must learn to do whatever it takes, and eventually become the same cruel and ruthless person.
In the Yaohua Palace not far from Yongchun Palace, Concubine Li Huang has already laid down, but is not asleep yet. She is listening to the female officer Chun Chan reporting the news from outside the palace, and her brows will furrow from time to time.
After Chunchan finished her complete report, Concubine Li Huang snorted coldly: "This bitch, his son is no match for me, so he only takes advantage of Concubine Zhao's daughter. He is really hopeless."
"Yes, Concubine Yuan is just arrogant and domineering because of her good looks. Such a person will fall into trouble sooner or later. At that time, the master has the final say in the entire harem, and it is natural for her to become a queen. "Yes." Chunchan pouted with a flattering look on her face.
This scratched the itch of Concubine Li Huang. She had two goals in her life. One was for her son Tang Xin to become the emperor; the other was to become the queen and the future empress dowager. Chunchan's words made her feel elated. Lying in the bathtub, she laughed and said, "Good Chunchan, when I become the empress, I will surely benefit from you."
"Thank you for the reward, I'm waiting for that day." Chunchan saw her master in a good mood and said with a smile. For a while, the bathroom was filled with laughter.
