"When you get to Yanjing City, I will ask you to be the leader of the city inspection department. Or you can be the Qianhu of the main palace gate. I can speak to you." Liu Ruhai said seriously.
In the past, those who offered her an official position or made a wish all thought she was useless and either made her a female official or a concubine. Liu Xiaozi was actually a pleasant person.
she thinks.
But listening to this guy's loud tone, Prince Zhao is not plotting rebellion now, but he will be plotting rebellion in the future.
She tilted her head, thought about it again, and said regretfully: "From Taizu to Your Majesty, I have received monthly money from the yamen for so many years. There are also moon cakes and rice dumplings during the New Year, and red envelopes during the New Year. I can still eat two when I am sick.
My salary is free. Although it is said that the whole country supports one surname, what I eat is the food of the common people. But I cannot leave His Majesty while he is alive."
How could the Qingluo female ghost still have such righteousness and affection? He thought she was most concerned about the hundreds of ghosts and beasts in her own city patrol department. She was afraid that they would all be poisoned by the Marquis's longevity pill.
Because of the East Palace? No, if it was for the East Palace, she would say it directly. Liu Ruhai smiled, it was not just for the East Palace that we could discuss it. After careful consideration, he said: "Our prince is also a descendant of His Majesty Taizu. Our surname is also Li."
"……oh."
"Think about it." He smiled and turned to leave, thinking that she didn't even mention Nankang Hou.
And she looked at his back as he entered the Marquis Mansion. Among the cedars and green cypresses, he was wearing a brocade robe and consulting box, walking leisurely.
She thought to herself, who is he? Is he really the eunuch in charge of Prince Zhao's Mansion?
If he is really a spy placed by Taizu in Prince Zhao's Mansion, he seems to have considerable power in Yanjing City now. If he wants to assassinate Prince Zhao, wouldn't it be easy?
His Majesty Taizu is a bit biased... King Zhao is also his own son. He wanted to kill him after he turned against him after making careful arrangements.
She lowered her head and took out the list of papers from her sleeve, which she copied in code again. She had to go to His Majesty Hui Wen to find out, otherwise Liu Xiaozi would have to kill him if he refused to leave the capital, and maybe even
This forced His Majesty to lose one of his final killing moves.
However, she was deeply worried, what if she accidentally slipped and killed His Majesty?
She still has her parents.
The old lady didn't treat her badly.
In the next few days, she suddenly became quiet, and every day she would only go to Mrs. Jia Shu's room to say hello, or go to her aunt Baiyuan's room to talk.
It can be said that there is no way out from the front door, and no step forward from the second door.
Liu Ruhai had sharp eyes, and he could tell at a glance that she was trying to avoid Su Jintian. As long as she stayed at the Hou Mansion, Su Jintian couldn't find her, and she didn't have to worry about the affairs in Biying Palace.
Even when Xiao Qiao entered the house and went to the duty room, she sneaked into the inner house and squatted. She only asked her to send a large plate of exquisite cakes to her favorite Xiao Qiao, trying to make him eat enough and take a bag home for Xiao Qiao.
Frost.
But I can avoid Xiao Qiao, but I can't avoid the female official.
Within two days, Miss Fan came again.
The second wife greeted her enthusiastically. When Miss Fan said goodbye, she asked to see Cao Xiwan in the bridge pavilion of Heyuan.
When Cao Xiwan heard this, she knew that business was on the way. Liu Ruhai had reminded her that he had not sold a single medicine to Prince Tang.
Sure enough, Miss Fan retreated from everyone and said straight to the point: "Buy some medicine."
"...Well." She thought hard, how to refuse to sell medicine to the generals of the Tang Dynasty without offending Ms. Fan's backstage backers Yingying and Yan Yan? Liu Ruhai said: "Look at those generals.
My confidant can sell at least fifty taels a piece. Now I can only sell twenty taels. I shied away."
"How much." She coughed and asked Ms. Fan how much money Prince Tang had advanced to the female officer.
"Thirty taels." Ms. Fan spit out a price.
She was silent for a moment and said thirty taels a piece. At least she got forty taels, but it was still less.
She turned around and ran away.
Ms. Fan was caught off guard and froze. Did this mean she was too young?
She quickly ran into the Lotus Courtyard and looked back to see that Miss Fan was not chasing her. She wiped her sweat.
They should go to Liu Ruhai to buy medicine, not her! Otherwise, what is the use of her keeping Liu Ruhai?
"Business has been good recently."
She thought happily, shook her head and entered the room. Suyun gave her a wink, telling her not to be so stupid all the time. She saw the hope on Mrs. Jia Shu's face.
She had a deep look on her face and shook her head slightly: "It's hard to say."
Lady Jia Shu also knew that she might not be able to find out about the marriage between the two houses in a hurry, so she comforted her and still asked her to eat rose milk soup. The wet nurse next to her comforted the second lady in a low voice.
Outside the second door of the Hou Mansion, Liu Ruhai watched Miss Fan leave along the corridor and was about to leave the house. He recognized her.
This middle-aged female official with a horse-like face and a cold expression should have been to the small courtyard at the entrance of the palace wall. Is she a junior of the old eunuch Kai Feng?
So, she came to see Cao Xiwan?
As soon as he thought about it, he understood that it was for the Purple Gold Arhat Pill.
Because Cao Xi had to go out for sales in the middle of the night, Liu Ruhai, who was also the boss, subconsciously took a detour and chased after her, pretending to meet the female official Fan by chance in front of the car hall.
"Forgive me, I was born late, Liu Ruhai."
He bowed his head and saluted, and Miss Fan's eyes flashed, obviously she had heard of his name.
"Did Lady Qing ask you to come?"
"..." Liu Ruhai thought seriously about whether to sell her or pretend not to understand.
In view of the ferocity of the Qingluo female ghost, he still smiled politely: "Wan Sheng has a few connections with Yang Chongfeng in your mansion."
Cao Xiwan heard the news, and Miss Fan left the Hou Mansion, then took a car to Liuji Drug Store by the Nanhe River and bought a pack of pills at a high price.
She couldn't help but be overjoyed.
Sure enough, anyone who seriously wants to buy medicine is naturally willing to ask, and of course he can find out about Liu Ji.
As for why Ms. Fan came, she understood.
Prince Tang was the youngest son. When His Majesty Taizu Xingwu passed away, he had not yet left the fiefdom. As a result, his connections in the palace were actually deeper than those of King Qin and other kings.
Yingying must have had some dealings with Prince Tang and sold her to Prince Tang's Mansion.
She decided to break up with Yingying.
If Lady Guan Fan sells her to Prince Tang, she must break up with Yingying.
Liu Ruhai went to work at Liu Ji's shop, sold medicine, and checked the accounts.
He felt that he was really a diligent proprietor.
He looked and saw that Father Cao was actually not here. Could it be that he was discouraged and gave up on medicine?
In fact, Mr. Cao has a lot of experience in dealing with minor illnesses, and he does not rely on medical knowledge. It is enough to live like this for the rest of his life.
It hasn't rained in the past few days, but the cold is penetrating the bones and the snow on the dead branches has not yet melted.
Liu Ruhai was wrapped in a furry cloak and walking back to Luoyuan with a medicine box on his back, when he saw her.
Cao Xiwan stood in front of the courtyard holding a large blue satin parcel. She was wearing a newly cut green fur coat and a red short fox shawl, which was a bright color under the cedar.
He walked over with a smile. She turned out a corner of the leather robe in the package and showed it to him: "My father said, give it to you, thank you for taking care of him."
Liu Ruhai knew that the last sentence was what she meant. Father Cao would not feel that he was taking care of him. Father Cao always thought that he was taking care of Liu Ruhai.
He thanked her with a smile, but he could not accept the gift right away, so he politely invited her into the house to have tea.
When the host and guest entered together, they saw the main hall door open, with busy figures inside. Song Bi and Su Yi were both there today, and they had already counted on the time for his return.
"Sister Xiaowan is here." Songbi smiled, and Suwen quickly stepped forward and took the big package from her.
The two boys had warmed the stove and boiled water early. When she stepped into the small main hall, she felt warm charcoal smoke and sweet fragrance hit her face.
"Hey, what kind of incense do you smoke?" She looked and saw that there were a few pots of narcissus on the table at the Qing Dynasty, but they did not bloom, and they only reflected the ripples in the water.
In the middle of the ground was a large green tile charcoal pot with wooden stands for feet framed at the four corners. Fine charcoal was piled in the charcoal. It turned out that bright yellow dried orange peels were burning on all sides of the charcoal fire, and the fruity aroma filled the room.
When she entered, she quickly sat down to warm herself by the fire. Liu Ruhai knew that she was cold waiting outside and coughed.
Song Bi hurriedly closed the door to the main room to prevent the cold wind from making Cao Xiwan even colder. The windows on all four sides were transparent and the room was still a little dry. Su Wen went to the back to make tea and took out the jade bottle of orange sesame oil he gave her.
, and wiped his hands carefully again.
He shook the snow off his cloak on the porch outside, then came in and handed the medicine box to Song Bi. Looking at the jade bottle in her hand, he smiled and said, "Sit down for a while."
"Okay. You're busy." She thought, sit down for a while and then leave. I'm afraid something might happen.
"I'm not busy." He smiled and ordered, "Add a charcoal basin and make old ginseng tea."
After saying that, he entered the inner room.
She watched Su Wen carry a bucket of hot water into the room. From the sounds, he should have wiped his face with hot water, changed clothes, heated his feet for warm shoes, and put on a warm hat before coming out. Liu Ruhai smiled and handed over his hand: "It's been a while."
Wait, I'm too busy, so my boots were soaked in snow to prevent me from getting cold."
She took a look and saw that Liu Ruhai didn't have any diseases, yet he was so particular about health maintenance.
She suddenly felt that she should wear a leather hat to look like a patient.
"You eat this tea." He handed over the old ginseng tea in his hand, "You stood at the door for a while. Although it is not a vent, you are weak enough to eat some ginseng tea. The ginseng balls I gave you last year,
Finished?"
"Well, we've finished eating." She drank the ginseng tea warmly, thinking that, as expected, the various tonic pills in the snack jars last year were all prepared by him for her mother.