On the 17th day of the 12th lunar month, heavy snow fell in the capital again, snowflakes were rising, the world was covered with silver, and there were continuous snow on the houses, and strings of ice formed under the eaves.
The atmosphere at the end of the year has begun to rise, and even the merchants who come and go in Jubaolou have returned to their hometowns, and the flow of people has gradually decreased.
The Beijing inspection was in full swing. The first thing Ma Wensheng, the Minister of Personnel, did was to dismiss a group of officials led by Zhu Zan in the name of dereliction of duty and loss of morality.
Although it was obvious that Zhu Zan and others were dismissed, Zhu Zan refused to resign and was dismissed from office in the end. At this end, he was really a little ignorant of the current affairs, but it inevitably caused panic. Anyone with a discerning eye knew that
It was necessary to take action seriously, so the six ministries of the court and the temples had a little more tense atmosphere.
However, the garage office suddenly became idle. Liu Chengfeng had not been on duty for several days and began to work on the money house wholeheartedly. After all, Jubao Money House and Jubaolou depended on each other, and the bank's bank's banknotes and credit were maintained in Jubaolou.
In terms of credit, merchants have long been afraid of silver bills. The imperial court has printed silver bills before, but it is a pity that the silver bills are priced at a time, so even silver bills with a limit of tens of thousands of taels of silver on the market.
There are still quite a lot of silver, but the silver bill depreciated very quickly. One month ago, maybe it could be exchanged for 8,000 taels of silver. It would be great if you could get back 5,000 taels of silver in a month. So the silver bills of Jubao Money House and merchants
I was still very cautious when exchanging, so many people simply exchanged fifty or one hundred taels of silver first, so let's try it first.
The credit of this money house is not built just by establishing it. Liu Chengfeng is not in a hurry. In the past few days, the Zhang family invited him to have a drink. Liu Chengfeng took the opportunity to finalize some branches of Jubaolou and his brothers.
When it was about driving to Jiangnan, Sichuan, Quanzhou and other places, the Zhang brothers naturally helped each other, so Liu Chengfeng was relieved and left idle at home with peace of mind.
The Wen family is already in a mess, buying New Year's goods and welcoming and sending out various stores. It is said that in previous years, the old lady was arranged, but now the old lady is old, as for Wen Zheng
Now she has been obsessed with the Nanzhen Prefecture Department, and in the end these trivial things fell on Wen Chenxi. Wen Chenxi was originally a meticulous person, and she was very comfortable to deal with these trivialities of daily life, but she was too gentle and deterred.
Insufficient strength is also a headache.
The only people in the Wen family who are leisurely every day are Liu Chengfeng and Wen Chenruo. Liu Chengfeng sometimes takes her out for a walk. This is not something Liu Chengfeng has in his heart. He is really the old lady.
The place is tightly controlled, and Wen Chenruo is not allowed to go out alone. If Wen Chen is so idle, he naturally has to look for Liu Chengfeng as a cover.
By the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, there were only a few days left before the New Year. Wen Chenruo came to look for Liu Chengfeng early in the morning. When Wen Chenxi saw her, she couldn't help but smile and said to Liu Chengfeng: "Chenruo is very close to you."
Close.”
This is unintentional, but it makes Liu Chengfeng feel guilty and said quickly: "Whoever can take her out to play will be closer to whom. But today I have no time, so I will hire a few guards later.
The brothers in the institute were drinking, and Commander Mou also posted a post to invite me to the banquet."
Wen Chenruo said pitifully: "We must go out today. We have already made an appointment with a few sisters. My brother-in-law will help me no matter what."
Liu Chengfeng still shook his head.
Wen Chenruo called him even more pitifully: "Brother-in-law..."
Liu Chengfeng was heartbroken and talked to Wen Chenxi. Seeing this, Wen Chenxi felt a little reluctant and said, "It's okay to take her there, it won't be too late."
Liu Chengfeng had no choice but to say helplessly, "Since that's the case, then go there."
Wen Chenruo cheered and Liu Chengfeng led her to the stable to call a carriage and went out with Wen Chenruo. Along the way, he asked her: "Where are you going? I'll take you there."
Wen Chenruo said: "Cuizhuju..."
Cuizhuju, Liu Chengfeng knew that at Di'anmen, it is said that many ladies in Beijing like to go there, and men are usually not allowed to enter, so he said, "I'll send you there, and then I'll come here.
Pick you up.”
Wen Chenruo laughed and said, "Okay."
When the carriage arrived at Cuizhuju, Liu Chengfeng asked someone to stop the carriage, first exited the carriage and took Wen Chenruo to follow, and said to Wen Chenruo: "At most one hour, I will pick you up and don't run around."
Wen Chenruo kept nodding and said, "Yeah, yeah, I understand."
Liu Chengfeng was afraid that she would be cold again, so he went to the carriage to pick up a coat to cover Wen Chenruo. Wen Chenruo shook his head and said, "No need, it looks ugly when wearing it."
Liu Chengfeng had no choice but to say helplessly, "If you get typhoid fever, it depends on how you do it."
Just as he was about to leave, a voice came from Cuizhuju: "Liu Chengfeng..."
When he arrived here, he could actually meet acquaintances, and his voice was very crisp. Liu Chengfeng couldn't help but be curious. Since he got married, it seemed that he had not been flirting with the flowers. Why did someone suddenly call him? He raised his head,
I couldn't help but be amazed. It was the Princess Taikang.
Princess Taikang Duoduo poked her head out of the building and called Liu Chengfeng. She seemed to feel that this was too irregular, so she had to retract her head again.
Wen Chenruo smiled and said, "So brother-in-law and the princess also recognize each other?"
Liu Chengfeng hurriedly said, "I'm not very familiar with each other. I just had a few encounters when I entered the palace. Okay, I'm leaving and I'll pick you up later."
After all, he was guilty of being a thief. Liu Chengfeng got into the carriage and wanted to leave. Unexpectedly, a little maid walked out of the Cuizhu Curie and said to Liu Chengfeng: "Your Highness, please go upstairs."
Wen Chenruo immediately became suspicious and looked at Liu Chengfeng, as if saying, this is a friendship that happened several times?
Liu Chengfeng smiled bitterly and said, "This is the place where my daughter stays. What should I do when I go in? Go back and report to His Royal Highness the Princess, and said he was kind-hearted and said that Liu Chengfeng still has something to do, so he said goodbye." He was about to urge the coachman to leave quickly, then
The little maid said simply: "Don't you dare to go upstairs?"
Liu Chengfeng's face changed and he said, "Who said I dare not go upstairs!" He glared at the maid and said, "I know you are a provocation, but I won't care about you, since the princess invited me to do so.
, then just go upstairs and sit down."
Liu Chengfeng jumped out of the car, and went to Cuizhu House with Wen Chenruo with great courage.
Cuizhuju is said to be during the reign of Emperor Yingzong. Due to the Tumu Fort Incident, all the royal relatives who went to war in the capital were killed, so that the palaces of the Duke and Marquis in the entire capital were covered with white poles, and the widows of these Duke and Marquis had to gather.
We comfort each other together, and finally we have this green bamboo residence. On the one hand, we can show that they are willing to be widowed and filial, and on the other hand, we can also send some loneliness of losing their husbands.
But later, many ladies from wealthy families like to come here to play, and this place has become a place for ladies who are staying in the boudoir.
Of course, if Liu Chengfeng followed the local customs and called this green bamboo house according to the customs of the market, although it was in broad daylight, Liu Chengfeng still felt a lot of pressure when he walked into the widow house.
The furnishings inside are very elegant, with a bit of pink fragrance. Liu Chengfeng and Wen Chenruo went upstairs and entered a hall. The lights inside were brightly lit and the fragrance was even better. There were many ladies sitting in this hall, Duoduo Princess
Sitting with a young lady in the family, as if she was whispering something. When she saw Liu Chengfeng coming, Duoduo raised her eyes and looked at him in a complicated way, then smiled and said, "Young Master Liu, come on."
"I actually grew up and was filled with enthusiasm.
Liu Chengfeng felt a little weird. What did Duoduo do when he acted so enthusiastically to him? If there is a conspiracy, there must be a conspiracy.
No matter how intoxicated Liu Chengfeng was, he knew that the princess would not fall in love with him at first sight, so the only possibility was that His Highness the princess had bad intentions.
Liu Chengfeng glanced in the hall. There were also several eunuchs and maids standing in the corner of the hall. I guess Duoduo was allowed to leave the palace. As for the noble lady, let alone the lady.
There were more than twenty people. Seeing Duoduo welcomed a man so much, he naturally had to look at Liu Chengfeng a few more times.
Liu Chengfeng's old face turned red, and he felt that he had become a big horse monkey in the circus, and he was a little uncomfortable for a moment. Wen Chenruo was not a good thing, so he sent her here kindly. As soon as she entered the place, she ignored herself.
Regardless of it, he went straight to find a lady and whispered.
Sitting in the corner of the hall, there were two men who looked like young masters. Liu Chengfeng couldn't help but feel strange. Why did two young masters come here? Could it be that someone called in?
However, Liu Chengfeng clearly felt that these two young men were angry at him.
Liu Chengfeng understood that these two young men were probably the sons of the Duke and Hou family, and they were also invited. Most of them were still for Princess Taikang, with the intention of pleasing His Highness to His Highness. However, the princess
Who are they? Even though they came in, they could only set up a table and sit in the corner. Where could they get close to the princess?
Originally, most of the two were still intrigue and didn't like each other, but Liu Chengfeng's appearance made them jealous. As soon as Liu Chengfeng arrived, Princess Taikang showed a warm look and looked at Liu Chengfeng.
He said, "Young Master Liu has come here. I have heard that you are very knowledgeable and we are about to ask for advice."
Seeing that Liu Chengfeng was so beautiful, the other ladies saw that he was so young that he could afford to be knowledgeable. Naturally, they looked at him a little more and said with a smile: "Yes, I have heard of Liu for a long time."
The name of the young master.”
When Duoduo said this, the two young masters sitting in the last seat seemed even more angry. One snorted coldly to express disdain, while the other sneered, meaning that I had never heard of Mr. Liu's name.