Uncle Hong Lou Rong

Chapter 266 A spoiled sight?

There are many ways to get a man out of the shadows.Especially the most effective way to deal with a young man, the easiest way, is to tell him that he has a girl.

There is more than one beautiful girl.

Therefore, when Brother Rong heard Ruizhu mention that Wang Xifeng and Xue Baochai were in Yixia Pavilion, his dissolute heart couldn't help itching.

"I love to take a bath, my skin is good."

"I love baths, turtles fall."

"This can't fall."

Uncle Rong supported his head and washed it carefully, so ashamed that even Rui Zhu, who was serving him, dared not look at him.

After the lively washing, Ruizhu thoughtfully changed the clothes for Uncle Rong.After carefully grooming for a while, he is indeed a handsome brother.Putting on his gown, he exited the room triumphantly.

Just look at the setting sun, the sky is blue with golden edges, and the scenery is beautiful.

The scenery is beautiful, and the mood is even more beautiful.

"Sister Baochaifeng, I'm here." Uncle Rong laughed happily in his heart, and said to Ruizhu: "Tomorrow, prepare water in your room earlier."

When Ruizhu heard about it, she blushed.Nodding with a humming sound, she happily asked the maid to tidy up the room.

Uncle Rong smiled smugly, and happily went to Huifang Garden.As soon as he entered the garden, according to the Yixia Pavilion, there was still a long way to go, a little maid hurriedly chased after her.

"Master, there is someone calling from outside the house."

"Which spoils the scenery?" Uncle Rong asked with a frown.

The little maid hurriedly replied: "I only heard from outsiders that the young master of Qiu Duwei's family had come forward, but the person who summoned him never showed up. The young master of the Qiu family only said that the nobleman's surname was Da, and reported to the uncle according to his words. The uncle should be understood."

"Surname Da? There are such surnames in the world?" Brother Rong scratched the back of his neck, letting Qiu Jiheng lead the way, and said that there are only two people with his surname Da.

One is the current eldest brother, His Royal Highness in the palace, and the elder brother of the prince's third master; the other is the second son of the abolished prince, the eldest grandson of the emperor, who is now named Shui Xi of the Changping county king Anju Zhengjiazhuang outside Shenjing.

Brother Rong remembered that Ningguo Mansion had no contact with these two people.

One of today's great majesties has a lot of ambitions, and he has the heart to compete with the young third master for the crown prince; the other has a reputation for being worthy when the Supreme Emperor was in power, and was most favored by the Supreme Emperor, and even once made the Supreme Emperor hesitate because of the wisdom of the Changping County King. Abandon the former prince.

They are all bad people.

However, no matter who came, Brother Rong couldn't avoid it.There's no need to do such a disgraceful thing, they are all descendants of the royal family after all.

Brother Rong thought again, didn't Qiu Jiheng, a birdman, hang out with His Highness the Crown Prince?Why did he follow something big again.

Uncle Rong asked again: "Why don't you let them enter the mansion to have a talk?"

The little servant girl replied: "Young Master Chou said he has a busy schedule and can't stay long, so I just invite you to meet me."

Brother Rong curled his lips, so he had to let the servant girl lead the way to the outer door.I saw a simple carriage parked outside the east corner gate of Ningguo Mansion, and there was nothing fancy about it.He clasped his hands and called, and said: "I don't know which distinguished guest is coming, but I am really far away from welcoming you. Please forgive me from the distinguished guests in the car."

Not long after, I saw that Qiu Jiheng got out of the carriage with a smile and returned a salute.

"Master Rong is polite, Your Highness invites Mr. Rong to get in the car and talk."

Brother Rong glanced at Qiu Jiheng's face, didn't it mean that this guy was beaten up by Feng Ziying earlier, why there was no trace on his face?It seems that Feng Ziying's beating is still light, and the scars can be seen after only a month or two. Could it be that Feng Ziying didn't have enough to eat?
Qiu Jiheng didn't know what Jia Rong was looking at, so he joined hands with Brother Rong as if he was intimate and familiar, and said, "Brother Rong, go in quickly."

Hey, it's wonderful and interesting to say this from Sister Feng's mouth.

How can it make people feel uncomfortable when it comes from a bastard like Qiu Jiheng?And a creepy sense of discomfort.

Brother Rong nodded his head, the servant prepared a stool and boarded the car, while Qiu Jiheng knocked on the curtain.Only then did he see that there was indeed a man in the car, he was His Royal Highness from the palace whom he had met before.

Brother Rong narrowed his eyes and smiled, bent over and got into the car.

He smiled and said, "The place is narrow, so I can't salute, please forgive me, Your Highness."

"No problem." His Highness happily waved his hand.

A strong smell of alcohol rushed straight into Brother Rong's nostrils. How much this guy drank, he almost choked the uncle to death.Still smiling on his face, he said cautiously: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. I don't know that Your Highness called my minister over today, but I have something important to say."

When the curtain on the car falls, the small space returns to darkness.

Brother Rong could only smell the car full of alcohol, and complained in his heart, his mother was just washed for nothing.Even the incense on her body couldn't cover up the stench of alcohol, Ruizhu's efforts and care were in vain.

He heard His Majesty's voice reeking of alcohol again. "Speaking of it, those people who were in charge of the affairs were negligent. When I came out today, I forgot to invite Brother Rong to have fun with me. Those who do these things really deserve to die. Fortunately, before I returned to the palace, I suddenly remembered Brother Rong. Che In front of the palace, I was busy asking people to turn their heads and go eastward, and came here to find Brother Rong."

"Oh~" Brother Rong gave an apologetic laugh.I couldn't help complaining in my heart, if you really want to invite me over, I must be sick today.Meeting is meeting, and joy is joy.Being able to meet does not mean that we can play together.

His Royal Highness said again: "I heard that Brother Rong sent a group of people to Heishan Village recently?"

"Well. There is such a thing." Such things can't be hidden from those who are interested, and His Highness can only know that His Highness has intentions.Brother Rong squinted his eyes slightly, wondering what wine was in this guy's gourd.

His Royal Highness said: "Brother Rong should know that all the trades in the South of the Five Ridges are closely related to this Palace, but the Shanxi Imperial Merchants who travel to and from Beiliao, Li Chaoguo, Dabazhou, and Eros are working for the third child. There is an urgent need for the Northeast in the South of the Lingnan Medicinal ingredients, so I was wondering if I could ask Brother Rong to buy them in Heishan Village, Beiliao."

Yo?It is a good idea to sell medicines from the north to the south.Ginseng, deer antler, bear bile, forest frog, and honey from Northeast China have always been bestsellers, and it is difficult to find authentic products even in Shenjing.Furthermore, the sale and purchase of the Beiliao area was basically monopolized by several royal merchants in Shanxi, and outsiders basically could not get in.

His Highness is trying to steal money from the prince.

Brother Rong sighed helplessly: "His Royal Highness thinks highly of this minister. Although this minister sent a team to Heishan Village, they went there to investigate the corruption of the fields and the business in the mansion. I'm afraid it would be difficult."

"How difficult is it?" His Majesty laughed, "Brother Rong has done this, are you afraid that the Palace will not give you a share of the profit? Brother Rong, do you know what price the Northeast exotic goods in the south of the Five Ridges have been fried at? Ten arguments, just counting the sale of Nanyang and other places, the price can be doubled by a hundred times. If there are sea ships traveling between Pingan Prefecture and Jiangnan in Ningguo Mansion, as long as Brother Rong forms another team from Shengjing to connect Shengjing and Pingan Prefecture All the profits of the Southeast Asian countries are ours."

The brains of these businessmen are really fast.His mother, the Shanxi Imperial Merchants monopolized the business in the Northeast, Mongolia, and the countries of the West Sea. Now the Lingnan merchants want to buy directly from the Northeast and sell them to Southeast Asia and even the West.

All sales are monopolized by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

His Majesty must have heard such thoughts from the merchants in the south of the Five Ridges.However, his mother's Western and Southeast Asian business can only be done by Lingnan Zhuhang, and other imperial merchants have no room to intervene.

Brother Rong smiled bitterly and said: "Your Highness should know the situation of Ningguo Mansion. Now I still owe 5 taels of silver to the Ministry of Household Affairs. Where is there any money left to do business? If I really have that money, I was urged by the Thirteenth Lord to pay it to the Ministry of Internal Affairs." in arrears."

His Royal Highness snorted softly: "I heard that Ningguo Mansion has opened several kilns in recent years. I think they have made a lot of money. How can there be no money?"

"Your Highness, please allow Weichen to settle the accounts for you." Brother Rong sighed sadly: "A kiln factory costs tens of thousands of taels, and all of it is borrowed money from the Xue family and the Wang family. Although there is a business now , but the time is still short, and even the capital has not been returned. Even if the capital is returned, the money from the Xue family and the Wang family must be paid back first, and of course the money from the household department must be repaid first. There are many adults in the Ningguo family, hundreds of people from top to bottom , All you eat with your mouth is silver, so you really can’t get any money out of it.”

Jia Rong didn't hear His Royal Highness reply, and said again: "If your Highness doesn't believe it, you can ask Qiu's guards to come up. Although his family is small, there are quite a few people. Ask how much money his family consumes every day. People like us can If you don’t borrow money from the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, you will already be considered a wealthy family.”

"This..." His Majesty held back the word for a long time.In the palace, it was not that he had never heard of the debt-clearing matters of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Even the Beijing Palace was almost sealed up and sold by the Thirteenth Lord, and many of the houses of other princes and marquises were ransacked and sold.I heard that Jiangnan Zhen's family is still going to be interrogated recently. Although the Tiren President's Court has repaid 55 taels of silver in recent years, there are still more than 26 taels of silver outstanding.

Thinking about the fact that the Zhen family and the Jia family are one, if the Zhen family is like this, how much better the Jia family can be.

With a wry smile: "It seems that your family really can't spend any money to do business. It's a pity such a good business."

Brother Rong also made a wry smile, and replied: "If Your Highness can speak well about all the trades in the south of the Five Ridges, and you can advance a few 10 taels to let the minister go to the Northeast to buy, this business can be done."

Jia Rong thought, as long as His Majesty dared to give money, as long as the merchants in the south of the Five Ridges dared to give money, he would dare to snatch things from Shanxi Huangshang.Anyway, the one with the highest price gets it, no matter how bad it is, negotiate with Shanxi Huangshang for an internal purchase price, and another purchase price for the Lingnan Zhuhang.Let's talk about earning money together.

Brother Rong waited with a smile, to see if His Highness has the courage.

Hearing two sighs from the car, His Royal Highness said: "This matter... I will discuss this matter with the merchants from all walks of life."

It seems that he has no courage.

Brother Rong shrugged secretly, he didn't have the courage to do business.I don't want to earn money from you, so as not to make a fuss.

He didn't want to, but heard His Highness change the subject and said: "Brother Rong's house is short of money, why did you give the tribute ashes from the Ministry of Industry to the third child? That's a lot of money."

Yo, and hold me accountable.

Brother Rong rolled his eyes in the darkness.Reluctantly complained: "I don't know who is unhappy with my Ning Mansion, and even encouraged all the officials in the court to ban the cement tribute ash. I am afraid, if the cement is banned. How can I pay back the money from the household department? I also heard that His Royal Highness has built a kiln, so I have to give up some of the business to His Highness, so that His Royal Highness can block the undercurrent for the humble minister."

amount……

His Highness was taken aback.It was he who instigated the ban on cement and tribute ash.At the beginning, I also saw that the third child was going to do this business, so I thought about how to attack the third child, but I didn't expect that Jia Rong would directly give up the procurement business of the Ministry of Industry to the third child, and it was the third child who took advantage recently.

At this time, my heart was bleeding.There is also an urge to vomit blood, what the hell did I do.

His Majesty laughed dryly and said, "It's just a rumor, Brother Rong is too cautious."

Brother Rong said bitterly: "You have to be careful, our Jia family relies on this Bo factory to repay the money from the household department. If this Bo factory is gone, I really don't know what to do in the future. Although today and Shisan The Lord looked at Jia's family, and he hasn't come to pay for the money owed, but our Jia family should make preparations to pay back the money."

"..." His Majesty only felt a headache and couldn't figure out what he was doing here.Listening to Jia Rong's voice, sentence, repeatedly mentioning the owed money.The head is very big.

He sneered and said: "Your Jia family has a concubine in the palace now, and it is the moment to get close to my royal family. How can you be so eager to urge the money."

Brother Rong said: "Since the Jia family has become a foreign relative, it should be the first to set an example and pay back the money. Otherwise, other families who owe money will not be convinced, so why Jia's family doesn't have to pay back the money. I'm afraid it will hurt the face of the empress, and then it will be too late. Harm today's prestige."

"..." His Highness was unable to refute.

Brother Rong said again: "If His Highness can borrow more than one hundred thousand taels of silver from Lingnan Zhuxing first, so that our Jia family can pay back the money owed by the Ministry of Households, no matter what business we have, we will have nothing to say."

His Royal Highness said in a daze: "Don't you Ningguo Mansion owe more than 5 taels? Why do you want more than [-] taels?"

"There is also the Rongguo Mansion next door. The two mansions are a family, which one is divided between you and me. If the Rongguo Mansion is not up yet, won't the palace have to urge the Ningguo Mansion to pay it for them in the end?"

Actually, this is what Jia Rong is most worried about now.According to the current style of Shisanye, Rongguo Mansion has no money to pay back, and in the end, Ningguo Mansion really has to pay it back.Not to mention the two prefectures and one family, even relatives owe money to the court, and you, a relative, have to help pay it back.

It makes no sense.

Fang sighed as Jia Rong watched His Highness's carriage go away.No matter the truth or falsehood, he finally fooled the scourge away.He patted his clothes to dissipate the smell of alcohol.

Looking up, it was dark.

In the south, Sirius rises early, and other stars are looming.

The crescent moon that should have appeared at the beginning of the month was nowhere to be found.

shit.

After such a long delay, I still don't know what's going on with Yixia Pavilion.

Baochai and Sister Feng should wait impatiently.

Uncle Rong entered the mansion hurriedly, asked someone to carry a lantern to lead the way, and hurried to Yixia Pavilion.Pass through the front yard of Ningguo Mansion and enter Huifang Garden.

The garden was extremely quiet, and the surrounding trees twisted ferociously under the light of the lanterns, like demons crawling out of the abyss of hell.

Sister Feng must be angry now.

When we came to Yixia Pavilion, it was very quiet inside.Send the maid back and go upstairs alone, but there is no one.Curiously, I went up to the third floor, but I saw Yinger and others in the room, but Baochai and Sister Feng were not there.

"Why is Zijuan girl here?"

(End of this chapter)