Chapter 595 Gao Yang: I will definitely keep my mouth shut
"Thank you, Your Majesty - Chong'er came here this time and specially brought some local specialties to Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Princess Changle and other Highnesses..."
Having said this, Changsun Chong pretended to look around casually.
"I remember that His Highness Changle liked to hang around the empress before. Why haven't we seen her today?"
Hearing that her nephew asked about this, Queen Changsun looked at the expectant Changsun Chong with slightly complicated eyes, and secretly sighed in her heart. This nephew has been smart since he was a child and is willing to work hard to make progress. He is the most worthy of her brother.
One, originally she was very fond of this nephew, and had always wanted to marry the girl Changle to this nephew, but this man was afraid of comparison.
Compared with other dandies in Chang'an City, Changsun Chong is very good, but compared with that kid Zi'an, he can't be compared.
At this moment, her nephew took the initiative to mention Changle, and she naturally knew his little thoughts. But the problem was, that silly girl Changle probably already had the child Zi'an in her heart.
Can that unspecified agreement still go ahead as scheduled?
Although her eldest princess definitely cannot marry Zian as a concubine, the one she likes most is still the eldest nephew in front of her, but for some reason, she suddenly feels unsure.
Therefore, just as he was about to say something about asking Changsun to rush to find Changle, he swallowed it back.
That girl is simple-minded and ignorant. Wouldn't it be even worse if she said something inappropriate?
"Isn't she opening a trading firm now? She has been working very hard recently, and she has been praised by His Majesty recently, so she is working even more vigorously. I guess she will go to her trading firm again to keep an eye on her. Otherwise - you
Put the things here and I'll hand them over to her later..."
Although Changsun Chong felt a little disappointed, he still nodded obediently.
"Then I'll bother you, ma'am..."
The aunt and nephew talked intimately for a while. Changsun Chong saw that it was getting late and quickly stood up to leave.
Originally, Empress Changsun was planning to keep the meal, but when she thought that there was still no accurate explanation about the matter between her nephew and the girl from Changle, she couldn't help but feel an inexplicable guilt, so she simply didn't keep the meal.
After walking out of the harem and looking back at the majestic palace under the sun, Changsun Chong paused, then finally turned around and strode away.
He is not a fool, on the contrary, he is quite smart, and he is considered to be the best among the second generation in Chang'an. When I was talking to my aunt just now, I changed the topic to Changle several times intentionally or unintentionally, but my aunt ignored her.
The topic was changed, and he had an ominous premonition in his heart.
This is not normal!
Especially when it was clear that he had just retrieved the Champa rice and made a great contribution.
Could it be that during the time he left Beijing, something big happened that he didn't know about?
When he thought that before he left, Princess Changle seemed to be very close to the dog thief named Wang Zi'an, his face couldn't help but darken.
After returning home thoughtfully all the way, Changsun Chong called a few of his close guards before his family was busy cleaning him up.
"Go and find out if anyone who shouldn't have appeared around Princess Changle recently - be careful about this. If you reveal your whereabouts, you don't have to come back to see me..."
"yes!"
Several close guards looked solemn and accepted the order with their hands raised.
Although he casually told him, Changsun Chong didn't take it seriously. After all, these close guards of his were all good scouts recruited by his father from the army. It would be a big joke if such a trivial matter could not be handled well.
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Datang Changle Trading Company.
"...No, no, if that little scholar doesn't like me at all, then wouldn't I, the majestic Princess of the Tang Dynasty, become a big joke?"
Princess Changle put her hands on her hips and shook her head like a rattle as she looked at Princess Gaoyang who came to her door.
"What are you afraid of!"
Gao Yang looked at his sister angrily, wishing he could take her place with his own body.
"Sister, think about it, if he didn't like you, how could he take you into business? If he didn't like you, how could he write you such a poem? And he would go to great lengths to send you a poem to the sky——
The clouds think of the clothes, the flowers think of the face, the spring breeze blows on the threshold and the dew is rich. If we hadn't met on the top of the jade mountain, we would have met under the moon on Yaotai - sister, you taste it, you taste it carefully..."
Gao Yang held his sister's hand and spoke sincerely.
"If we hadn't met at the top of Qunyu Mountain, we would have met under the moon at Yaotai. We would have met under the moon at Yaotai. Isn't this a hint that I want to date you under the moon?"
Whether or not your sister can appreciate your good intentions is related to the important matter of your future dowry, and there is no room for sloppiness.
We are serious about making money.
In order to get more goods from Wang Zi'an and save more wealth for herself, she took great pains. Since she couldn't make a head-on breakthrough from Wang Zi'an, she could only consider sideways. It's not like she hadn't tried to find her own home.
Sister Yue'er is an open and honest backdoor, but Yuzhang is so unsatisfactory that she doesn't even dare to take the initiative to see Wang Zi'an, let alone ask for favors from Wang Zi'an!
Therefore, when she discovered the "secret" of the poem, she quickly turned her attention to Sister Changle, who seemed to have an ambiguous relationship with Wang Zi'an, in search of a new breakthrough.
Seeing that Changle was thoughtful and his attitude seemed to have softened, Gao Yang immediately cheered up and kept working hard.
"Sister Changle, think about it, even if he admits that he likes you, what will happen? You will have a piece of flesh, right?"
Changle thought about it and it seemed right.
But the last trace of rationality still prevailed, and his tone was hesitant.
"This - that's not good, after all, he is the consort of Sister Yuzhang and Sister Ying'er..."
When Gao Yang heard this, he immediately started clapping his hands.
"What are you afraid of? It's not that you really want to marry him anyway! Besides, he was the one who flirted with you first, and you were wrong first. You just took advantage of the situation and teased him. Isn't that too much? Besides, this kind of thing will never happen in the future.
Even if he knows that we are teasing him, so what, will he still dare to speak out? When the time comes, God knows and earth knows, you know and I know..."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Changle thought for a while, and what Sister Gao Yang said seemed to make some sense——
"But……"
"It's nothing! Sister, think about it, as long as you nod and test it a little, we can get several times more goods for nothing. With the current market price of cosmetics, how much more money will we make?"
Princess Changle's eyes immediately lit up when she heard that she could make more money!
I am a smart princess who can take care of my father's worries!
When she thought of her father's worried face about money every day, and his happy face after receiving his own subsidy money, Princess Changle immediately made up her mind.
"Okay, let's do it!"
But as soon as he finished speaking, he pulled Gao Yang's lapel a little uneasily and whispered instructions.
"Sister Gao Yang, you must keep this matter a secret—"
"Don't worry, I will definitely keep it secret!"
Gao Yang waved his little hand and his loyalty was overwhelming.
Chang Le felt relieved now.
Anyway, no one knows——
Following Gao Yang, he walked a few steps outside and then stopped in confusion.
"But, how can we test..."
"What's the problem? Come here and I'll tell you..."
Gao Yang felt like he was possessed by Zhuge at this time.
After listening, Changle asked with some anxiety.
"Is that—no problem?"
Gao Yang patted his sister on the shoulder with encouragement.
"Sister, don't worry while I'm doing things -"
The two sisters hit it off immediately and joined hands to plan a trick on Wang Zi'an and then start their own vigorous money-making plan.
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Just when Changle and Gao Yang decided to go all out and try to trick Wang Zi'an, Changsun Chong felt depressed and asked people to secretly inquire about Princess Changle's whereabouts. His father, Tang Jian, Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and others
, and finally finished handling some more urgent government affairs.
"Let's go, we'll deal with the other things later. Let's go find Zian first -"
Li Shimin waved his hand and stood up first.
"Yes, let's go find Zian first—"
Not only Li Shimin, but also several other people were impatient.
Champa rice, Champa rice.
Champa rice that can yield five stones per mu——
They are now very eager to go to Wang Zi'an to confirm whether this kind of rice with full grains is the Champa rice that he said can produce high yields.
Several people immediately changed their clothes, got on the carriage, and headed straight to the Chang'an Marquis' Mansion with Li Junxian in high spirits.
This is a major event related to the national economy and people's livelihood, and they can't wait.
If it is confirmed, it can be officially planted this spring——
So, this time, a few of them not only went there, but also brought a cart full of Champa rice.
Changsun Chong had just crossed the ocean to get the Champa rice from Linyi.
If Changsun Chong knew that the rice from Champa he had worked so hard to transport was sent to Wang Zi'an by His Majesty and his father, his mentality would probably explode.
However, no one cares whether it explodes or not. What everyone cares about is whether this is the high-yielding Champa rice that Wang Zi'an said.
"Hey - Du Pushe, happy New Year, little Wang Meng, I'd like to say hello to you -"
Wang Meng, the outside steward who finally freed up his hands and returned to his beloved little concierge, saw Li Shimin and others coming, and immediately greeted them with a cheerful face.
Without further ado, I would like to say hello to the eldest officer first, and I will be sure to do nothing wrong.
"Happy New Year, Manager Wang, no need to be too polite——"
Du Ruhui nodded to Wang Meng with a gentle attitude. He had come more often and was very impressed by the enthusiastic foreign steward of the Chang'an Marquis Mansion.
Wang Meng felt refreshed from head to toe after receiving personal greetings from the current minister, Pushe.
This is Shangshu Pushe.
In Chang'an City, which steward can have such honor?
No!
Putting others first before oneself, after greeting Du Ruhui, he immediately looked at Li Shimin. This is the father-in-law of his own prince, one of his own, although his status is slightly lower, and he is not worthy of his noble prince.
Although he has an identity, he is also the father-in-law of his own marquis, so he must not be neglected.
"Happy New Year, Shopkeeper Li. My dear Wang Meng, I'd like to send you my best wishes——"
Li Shimin was also deeply impressed by Wang Zi'an's family as the outside manager.
Seeing this child, he was so enthusiastic that I almost felt a little embarrassed. I put my hand in my pocket and touched it. It was okay, because I had stuffed hundreds of copper coins in my pocket while shopping yesterday.
But in the end, it was Wang Zi'an who paid the bill. If he didn't spend it, he would just keep it in his pocket.
I'm so happy today, I might as well take advantage of this kid——
I turned my hand and took it all out.
"Here, let's buy you a cup of tea with the reward -"
"Thank you, shopkeeper Li, for the reward——"
Wang Meng took the coin and his smile became more sincere.
Although not as generous as his own Marquis, a few hundred coins is quite a lot, enough for him to have a small gathering with his brothers.
He straightened up and greeted Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, Wei Zheng, Tang Jian and Li Junxian with a smile.
"Steward Fang, Steward Changsun, Steward Tang, Accountant Wei, Guard Li, brothers, let's meet and make a fortune——"
Several people couldn't laugh or cry, but when they met this young steward who was so enthusiastic and breathless every time he came, they could only smile and return the favor.
The basic personality cannot be broken.
"Are you guys please--"
Wang Meng knew that these people must have come to see his Lord Marquis again, so he was very discerning and wanted to lead the way. However, he was stopped by Li Shimin who was in a good mood and waved his hand.
"No, we can just go there by ourselves. We have prepared a surprise for him today -"
As he spoke, Li Shimin glanced back at the large carriage led by Li Junxian.
A carriage full of rice from Champa!
Following Li Shimin's gaze, Wang Meng naturally saw the large cart full of "gifts" and immediately understood. The feeling was that shopkeeper Li wanted to curry favor with this noble son-in-law and came over in advance to deliver the dowry.
Aren't you just afraid of being embarrassed by others?
I know--
So, he stopped very wisely.
"Where is your Lord Marquis——"
Li Shimin asked casually as he walked up the steps.
"At this time, it's probably in the back garden -"
Wang Meng blurted out without even thinking.
"Miss Changsun and your girl Xiu'er arrived just now. It seems that the Marquis took them to the back garden..."
The Xiuer mentioned by Wang Meng was naturally Princess Li Mingxiu of Gaoyang.
To give a dowry secretly, it is very reasonable for the girl to stand in front and the father to come later.
The three fathers and daughters, one behind the other, are logically consistent with him.
Therefore, Wang Meng betrayed his master without any hesitation.
When Li Shimin heard this, he almost staggered and fell on the steps.
Changsun Wuji, who was following behind, felt his eyes turn green for a while, and his mentality almost collapsed.
That girl from Changle actually came to see Wang Zi'an privately again!
That is the daughter-in-law whom I have already chosen——
Li Shimin said nothing and hurried away with a dark face. Changsun Wuji and others also hurriedly followed. They saw that several people looked like their backs were on fire.
Wang Meng couldn't help but feel funny.
Shopkeeper Li, this is true. Is our Marquis the kind of person who despises poverty and loves wealth? It’s okay to secretly add dowry in advance, but he is still so impatient. It’s really——
"Slow down, why are you so anxious? You are not in a hurry to have a baby..."
When Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji heard this, they walked faster.