When Gongsun Lan saw that Li Chongrun had helped the little girl take care of her injury, she directly put the medicine bowl in front of him.
"I'm not sick, why do I need to take medicine?" Li Chongrun rolled his eyes at Gongsun Lan, "Why are you worrying so blindly like Wu Qi?"
But Li Chongrun insisted not to drink, and Gongsun Lan had no choice. This was his own prince, and he couldn't forcefully force him to drink, so Gongsun Lan had no choice but to sneak back to Wu Qi in despair.
"I destroyed your knife. I'll get you a better one later."
Li Chongrun shouted to Gongsun Lan from a distance.
Gongsun Lan didn't hear what he said, and was about to go up and ask, when she saw a boy outside running in in a hurry.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty. It's opened!"
"Opening? What kind of opening?"
Li Chongrun finally had some expression on his face and was no longer so dull. He thought that the press, which had been open for a few days, finally had business.
"There is Mr. Xiao from Changzhou. Hearing that our shop can be urgently needed, he came to see us to print some things."
The Lanling Xiao family is a wealthy family.
This Lanling is not that Lanling, it is Nanlanling under the jurisdiction of Changzhou.
Although the Xiao family is not as powerful as the Five Surnames and Qiwang, since the prime minister Xiao Yu and Xiao Shiwen in the early Tang Dynasty, they have been peaceful in farming, studying, inheriting and studying, and have made great achievements in studying, so they can also be called
It's status esteem.
Therefore, although the current head of the family has a really bad temper, and the family's business is not as prosperous as other big families, but with his reputation in the literary world and his disciples and former officials all over the world, even the current emperor sends New Year's greetings during holidays.
of.
The reason why the Xiao family wanted to find someone on their doorstep this time was simply because they were in urgent need of medical attention.
Originally, the Xiao family tree was hand-copied. However, recently the family tree has spread a lot, and the head of the family suddenly wanted to print a copy and send a set to each house.
The matter was nothing at first, but as the new year was approaching, a former student sent word that this year His Majesty's New Year's greetings would give the deceased old man the title of Doctor Jin Zi Guang Lu.
This is a great event. Being a third-grade civil servant, for a scholar who has never stepped into the court in his life, this kind of reward can be called a holy family member.
This made the Xiao family a little anxious.
The previous genealogy has been published, but now it is too late to make changes.
It happened that one of the younger members of the family had just returned home from studying in Yangzhou. When he mentioned that a new shop had opened opposite the Yangzhou Confucian Temple, he boasted that the book could be printed immediately. When he was treated as a laughing stock by the Yangzhou scholars, he was like a hot pot.
The elder Xiao, who was like an ant on the street, provided a life-saving straw.
"I have met His Royal Highness the Prince of Linzi."
The head of the Xiao family had already found out that the boss behind the Commercial Press was the most famous young scholar in poetry at that time, His Highness Li Chongrun, the King of Linzi.
"Where is the manuscript?"
After taking the manuscript presented by the steward, Li Chongrun just said hello lightly and hurried into the inner courtyard.
The manager of the Xiao family just thought that the prince had a distinguished status, but did not take Li Chongrun's indifference to heart.
Printing a book does not require a large space, and everyone who can work part-time as a coder now lives in Princess Taiping's garden, so naturally the place where the book is printed is also here.
Fortunately, the Xiao family didn't ask for too many copies. After working for a while, the first freshly printed family tree was handed over to the steward.
The steward took it and looked through it carefully, and found that except for the fact that it did not have as neat a border as the wood-carved book, the handwriting was much clearer than the wood-carved book.
The font is neither square nor round, neat and smooth, but a little dull, but it is very comfortable to look at.
It’s just that this noble prince seems to have a few ink stains on his body. Could it be that this noble prince printed this book himself?
After a simple proofreading, the manager said that it completely exceeded his expectations. He praised Li Chongrun for a long time, and unexpectedly the remaining dozens of copies were already sent over.
In the eyes of the manager of the Xiao family, this was almost a miraculous case. Amidst the continuous flattery of "Lu Ban is still alive, Wen Quxing is here", Li Chongrun changed his previous cold attitude and said something more:
He was surprised.
"Tell the gentlemen in your family who publish books. If you have a need to print books and are willing to hand over the books to our library for sale, our library can provide different amounts of polishing fees according to the manuscript."
Without waiting for the confused expression on the steward's face, Li Chongrun served tea and saw off the guests.
Printing books is not only fast, but also gives money? The manager of the Xiao family has helped his husband go to book printing shops countless times, so he naturally knows the market.
The Xiao family is not engaged in business, and successive generations have no interest in political affairs and focus on learning, so daily life is always somewhat difficult. When the steward heard that the learning in the family can not only exchange for some fame, but also some real money,
It's hard to believe my ears.
However, Li Chongrun did not continue to explain to the steward. Instead, he served tea to see the guests off. The steward felt a little bit secretive in his heart. The young prince's airs were really as good as his reputation, making him unattainable.
After finishing the work of printing books for the Xiao family, the sun had already set. As soon as Li Chongrun returned to the inner courtyard, he heard some noise coming from outside the door.
Since arriving in Yangzhou, my cousin, who had gone out to wander with a few followers, was dragged in by my little cousin.
The little cousin doesn't look as arrogant as Princess Taiping, and she has always been gentle and calm towards Li Chongrun, but she has become a bit like a princess towards her own brother, who is becoming more and more dissatisfied.
"When you arrived in Yangzhou, you disembarked from the ship, without packing your things, without doing anything, and without even saying hello. If your followers hadn't come every day to get some money and clothes, everyone would have thought you were dead!
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The little cousin's eyebrows were raised, her almond-shaped eyes were wide, and she scolded Xue Chongxun violently.
"I bumped into you on the street today. If I hadn't known these people, I would have thought you were some dude wandering the street."
The little cousin suddenly saw Li Chongrun coming over, and her tone instantly softened. "Brother Run, are you feeling better?"
Li Chongrun has been in a bad mood recently, and everyone knows it. The little yellow-haired lolita who was originally used as a secretary by Li Chongrun was really bored, so he took the equally bored little cousin Yaoyao shopping every day.
Anyway, Li Chongrun has a lot of money and is generous to his servants. Recently, the few little girls have even learned Wu Nong's soft talk, and they are frighteningly charming when they speak.
"Cousin...cousin, let me tell you, this Guan River should not be called Guan River. It must be called Liujing River..."
My cousin drank too much and spoke a little awkwardly. When he saw Li Chongrun coming, he joked with a playful smile.
Li Chongrun couldn't bear the smell of alcohol and dissolute appearance of his cousin, so he quietly retreated back.
"Recently, each Huafang has produced a fine wine, which really has a long aftertaste...but the price is a bit expensive..."
Cousin Chongxun's words became more and more garbled. In a short period of time, his originally fat figure actually lost a lot of weight. He had learned some kung fu for a long time, but now that he looked at it, even his steps were a lot sloppier. Come to think of it,
It was completely hollowed out by the painted boat above the Guan River.
"I just know that when I go out to hang out, I don't even know how to drink my own wine, but I still have the nerve to show off to Brother Run."
Unable to bear the power of alcohol, my cousin finally swayed and fell down.
Yaoyao really couldn't stand the behavior of her brother, so she ordered the maids who followed her to drive him away like a pig.
Seeing the bossy look of his cousin Yaoyao, Li Chongrun felt that the power of genes was really powerful.
It was already night when Wu Chongxun woke up. He had a severe headache. He wanted to ask for a drink of water, but he just managed to get up and struggled outside. He saw his sister sitting on the threshold, looking at the rockery in trance.
A rockery in winter has no grass, no trees, and no snow.
Only Li Chongrun's figure stared blankly to the east, which was frighteningly dim under the light of the hook-like crescent moon.
"Brother Run, what's going on?"
This place is not a city of gods, so Wu Chongxun naturally does not have the pressure of Her Highness the Princess. The young masters of several business houses know the identity of this young master, and naturally regard him as a talisman, and they live a very happy life.
"The doctor said that Brother Run has lost his mind and needs to rest. It's just that he doesn't take the medicine prescribed by the doctor, and he doesn't talk. He just sits there like this every day, which is really worrying."
The little cousin has the same concerns as Wu Qi in the morning. Although Li Chongrun is not the oldest here, it is just because this kind-hearted young prince usually has the most ideas and is the most reliable. Everyone vaguely regards him as the backbone.
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There was something wrong with the backbone, and the atmosphere in the garden was completely gone from its usual harmony. It always felt like there was a lot of pressure being covered up, and it would burst out at any time.
"Have you lost your mind? This matter is easy to handle. Previously, that young man offended the young prince of the Jianchang Wang family and almost had his legs broken by his father. He was also stupid for several days. In the end, it was me who made the mistake.
I got the idea back."
"You are stupid. Even if Brother Run is stupid, he is better than a fat pig like you!"
Cousin Yaoyao was very eager to protect Li Chongrun's image and wanted to scold her brother. But when she heard that he said there was a way, her expression softened a lot.
"Do you really have any idea?"
"That's who's little one you've seen." Wu Chongxun smiled wildly and whispered a few words to his little cousin.
"I know you are a bitch and can't spit out ivory. Is it really useful?"
"Can you drink if I lie to you?"
"But Sister Fang'er didn't come with us, what should we do now?" After hearing her brother's idea, the little cousin showed some embarrassment on her face.
"Aren't there Huang Mao and that female woodhead?"