Blessed little peasant girl

Chapter 140
Three days later, Jin Meiyu left the palace as scheduled and came to the fifth prince's mansion, planning to go with the fifth prince to enjoy the chrysanthemums in the village in the suburbs.

The doorman of the Fifth Prince's Mansion obviously got the master's order. After seeing Jin Meiyu, he opened the door of the mansion directly and let Jin Meiyu in without hesitation.

The serving eunuch also hurriedly sent a message to the master, but Jin Meiyu, who was sitting in the living room waiting, had not waited for the fifth prince, but the fifth concubine first!
The fifth prince and concubine still looked so bright and glamorous, but now her eyes on Jin Meiyu had changed from disdain to hostility.

"Oh, I wonder who is here, it turns out it's a vixen who doesn't know where it came from!"

Jin Meiyu glanced at the fifth prince and concubine, stood up first, and gave her a slight salute.

"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, I'm still young, I can't compare to your bright beauty."

Hearing these words in the ears of the fifth prince and concubine, her expression changed immediately!
The fifth prince's concubine's background is quite embarrassing. She was born in the Xiao family, but she is a side branch of the Xiao family, a branch far, far away.

The concubine's father was favored by the head of the Xiao family when he was young, and he was taken to the master's house to be educated. After he became an adult, he studied with the head of the Xiao family. After the head of the Xiao family retired, he became the head of the Xiao family. Chief Steward.

The chief executive of the Xiao family married a girl from a good family, and she was also the daughter of a seventh-rank official. Overall, he was considered a good family, but his status was a bit embarrassing.

His daughter, if she just married into an ordinary family, even if she married into an official family, that would be fine. However, when the fifth prince and concubine accompanied the daughter of the Xiao family to enjoy the flowers, she was accidentally killed by the fifth concubine. The prince took a fancy to it.

At that time, the fifth prince was going for the daughter of the Xiao family's prostitute, so although he fell in love with her good looks, he didn't do anything.

Later, when the daughter of the Xiao family went to the flower viewing banquet held by the princess, she met the fifth prince again, and the two had a very happy chat.

A few times later, the two of them secretly fell in love, and the prostitute daughter of the Xiao family even gave a token to the Fifth Prince.

It's just that the fifth prince is also a lustful person. Seeing that the matter was about to be settled, he found out that the bright-looking 'servant' was not a child of the Xiao family, but a son of a good family, and would not marry the fifth prince with the daughter of the Xiao family. government.

At that time, the fifth prince was still young, so he didn't hold back his thoughts. While seducing the daughter of the Xiao family's prostitute, he also indirectly seduced this 'servant'.

At that time, the fifth prince concubine, who was still young at the time, was very excited when she was hooked up. A little girl who couldn't hide her thoughts was caught by her father.

Her father is also very intelligent and capable even if he is the head of the Xiao family, he knew that the fifth prince was not a good man, so he quickly told the Patriarch of the Xiao family.

What kind of family is the Xiao family? Even if the other party is a prince, and the girl has not yet married, she is eager to accept the second color!
With such a personality, it is certainly impossible for the Patriarch of the Xiao family to marry his daughter!

The Patriarch of the Xiao family was unwilling, but the fifth prince had a token in his hand. After learning about what the fifth prince had done, the daughter of the Xiao family gave up her mind, but the token became a big problem.

In the end, I don’t know what the Patriarch of the Xiao family did. He recorded the current fifth prince concubine as his adopted daughter and married the fifth prince at that time. The fifth prince also accepted this marriage. The fifth prince and concubine!
This matter came out later, and everyone said that the fifth prince is good-looking, and the daughter of the Xiao family is not as good-looking as the current fifth prince's concubine, so the fifth prince married the current fifth prince's concubine!

Only later, as the fifth prince accepted more and more newcomers, this good looks became a kind of humiliation to the fifth prince and concubine.

The fifth concubine sneered at Jin Meiyu, she really never thought that one day, she would be ridiculed by a child who hadn't grown up yet!

"As expected of coming out of a ravine, Princess Taiping, you are really eloquent."

Jin Meiyu nodded her head naturally as if she didn't hear that the fifth concubine said that she was poor and humble.

"Zhaojia Village is indeed a good place. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers and purifies the soul. If the fifth prince and concubine are free, you can go and see it. I heard that many grandchildren died in the fifth prince's house. There is a very effective one in Zhaojia Village. The temple, the prince and concubine can go there to pray for blessings, which can be regarded as accumulating blessings for the children who died in peace."

There are quite a few Yingying and Yanyan in the backyard of the fifth prince, but there are only a few children who grow up. It's not that these women can't give birth, but that after giving birth, many of them die young.

It was rumored that the fifth prince concubine was jealous and all those children were killed by the fifth prince concubine.

But Jin Meiyu didn't think so.

Just like now, after Jin Meiyu said so, the fifth prince and concubine just glanced at Jin Meiyu with a complicated look, and then left abruptly with someone.

As soon as the fifth prince and concubine left with her people, the fifth prince brought people with her, and came in a hurry!
Before the person arrives, the voice arrives first.

"Oh, I kept you waiting, I'm really rude, I'm so rude!"

The fifth prince was very happy. He heard that Jin Meiyu had really come, so he changed his clothes, combed his hair again, and came after carefully dressing up.

The fifth prince at the moment looked very suave and suave, exuding the masculine charm of power all over his body.

It's just a pity that Jin Meiyu is still young, she didn't intend to understand these things.

"Fifth Prince Ann. It was Taiping who disturbed the Fifth Prince, but the Fifth Prince said that the chrysanthemums on the Zhuangzi were very good. Taiping couldn't help but want to go and have a look."

The fifth prince doesn't feel that seducing a young girl who hasn't grown up is an animal behavior at the moment. Although he still doesn't want to talk about it, he doesn't have that kind of thought, but he can't stand Jin Meiyu, which represents power, which the fifth prince is very yearning for. As soon as he thought of this, his eyes on Jin Meiyu became hot!
"I don't bother you. It is my honor that Taiping likes my other courtyard. Someone happened to catch crabs here today. It is also an elegant thing to appreciate chrysanthemums and eat crabs. I have someone prepare a carriage, and we can go out of the city now! "

"Then trouble the Fifth Prince."

"No trouble, it's my honor to do something for Taiping!"

The Fifth Prince smiled suavely at Jin Meiyu, and Jin Meiyu also deepened the smile on her lips.

Standing together, these two people look like grandparents and grandchildren, and they have such a happy conversation!

The fifth prince was very considerate and protected Jin Meiyu, making the appearance of a flower protector.

It's just that Jin Meiyu didn't make the carriage prepared by the fifth prince's mansion. When she left the palace, she came in a carriage. The fifth prince didn't say much, and personally escorted Jin Meiyu into the carriage that came out of the palace. He took the horse and prepared to mount it. , and at this moment, a group of people riding horses appeared, kicking and kicking.

Seeing the fifth prince, the man opened his mouth first.

"Fifth brother, what are you doing here?"

The person who came was the First Prince!
The first prince was riding a horse and leading people. He was much older than the fifth prince, but he was well-dressed and sat on the horse. He was full of the charm of a mature man.

Sitting in the carriage, Jin Meiyu opened the curtain and saw the eldest prince, and subconsciously wanted to come out to salute the eldest prince, but was stopped by the eldest prince.

"Taiping doesn't need to be too polite."

Smiling, she dismissed Jin Meiyu's gift, and then asked.

"Where is Taiping going with Fifth Brother?"

Ever since the Fifth Prince saw the Eldest Prince, his complexion became not very good. Hearing his question now, he subconsciously wanted to change the subject, but Jin Meiyu seemed to have not thought much about it, and said naturally out of their own destination.

"The fifth prince said that he has a Zhuangzi in the suburbs, and the chrysanthemums on it are very good. I have heard since I was a child that the chrysanthemums in autumn are very beautiful, but I have no experience, so I specially asked the fifth prince, hoping that he can take me to see it."

The eldest prince nodded with a smile, and then said.

"In that case, I happen to be free today, and the autumn chrysanthemums are indeed beautiful. If you don't mind, let's go together."

Jin Meiyu had a look of reason on her face, as if she wanted to ask the fifth prince's opinion.

Of course the fifth prince was unwilling, so he said.

"Brother Dahuang has so many things to do every day..."

"Hehe, Taiping has just come to the capital. Since the emperor made Taiping a princess, she is our younger sister. As an elder brother, we are busy, so we must accompany Taiping!"

After finishing speaking, the First Prince also greeted those accompanying him.

"Go, go back to the mansion, and bring me a pot of peach wine made by the prince this year. The wine is a little sweeter, so it's just right for Taiping to taste it!"

The accompanying eunuchs left quickly after taking the order, and the eldest prince was like this, the matter was considered settled.

The two princes looked at each other with smiles on their faces, but they didn't know what was going on in their hearts.

After hearing this, Jin Meiyu hesitated for a while, and finally said with a smile.

"Then I would like to thank the eldest prince for his kindness."

"You're welcome, Taiping, this is what I should do."

This was the end of the greetings, Jin Meiyu put down the curtain, and the smile on her face gradually faded.

The carriage drove steadily to the outside of the city. The two princes led their respective people and rode on both sides of the carriage.

The first prince opened his mouth and asked about the five princes' two children who had just died this year. He said comforting words, but he was actually saying that the fifth prince's backyard was full of birds and birds, and it was not clean. He has them all in his yard!
Of course, the fifth prince was not to be outdone. After hearing the elder prince's words, his face was sad, his tone was heavy, and he acted like he valued love and righteousness. Then he talked about the three daughters who were tortured to death after the elder prince got married. .

These three daughters were used by the eldest prince as a tool for marriage, and they married off to his courtiers, and they were still married.

These three daughters are all born of concubines, they have no status in the family, even if they are married off, they have no confidence, and within a few years, they will be gone, but the first prince didn't even ask a word, and he said that he was worried about the three nieces. I feel it's a pity, but I'm actually mocking the eldest prince for being cold-blooded and ruthless.

Jin Meiyu sat in the car and quietly listened to the confrontation between the two princes, without stopping, opened a wooden box, took out a ledger, and flipped through the pages, doing the calculations in her mind. .

Jin Meiyu's industry can be regarded as having achieved countless accounts in stores of all sizes across the country.

Jin Meiyu's rise is too fast, and the shop is too wide. Although there is no problem with the offline store, there are not many high-level managers. Even if all the maids around her are sent out, it will not be enough.

In the end, there was no other way. The account books should be handed in at the end of the year, but they can only be handed in once a month. After handing in, everyone will calculate together.

Jin Meiyu is also very busy, and she has endless accounts every day, but at this time, she has already set her sights on the neighboring countries.

Now that Jin Meiyu is looking at the account book, if other people see it, they will be shocked!
This is not a public account under her current name.

This is an account that records the production of salt by drying the salt!
Yes, Jin Meiyu, under the eyes of the emperor and the people of the world, is actually blatantly making private salt!

If this matter were exposed, even if Jin Meiyu had ten heads, she wouldn't be able to chop it off!
But she still did it, and she did it a lot!
Her territory is near the sea, but her saltworks are not built on her territory.

She has countless fishing boats, and these fishing boats come and go every day in large numbers.

With so many people, one or two less come back every day, as long as the people on the boat don't tell, no one will notice.

Jin Meiyu would not have dared to do this in the past. At that time, her every move was watched by people all over the world, and the slightest disturbance could attract the emperor's thunderous blow!
But it's different now. With Liangguo as a big killer, many people's eyes are diverted by it. In addition, Jin Meiyu is now in the capital, and after leaving her fief, there are even fewer people watching over there. .

Even if there are still surveillance, their focus will be on the grain and fruit planted on the Jinmeiyu fief!
While everyone was not paying attention, Jin Meiyu took the opportunity to transport a group of people away.

These people were transported to the island where Jin Meiyu landed after the shipwreck before, where there were fields that had been cultivated, a large amount of grain and fruit left by Jin Meiyu before, and houses that had been built.

They can live there without anyone noticing.

After that, it is to build a place to dry sea salt.

Jin Meiyu adopted the sun-dried salt method, which is much faster and more convenient than the current firing method, and the cost of producing salt has been reduced and the quantity has been increased.

The book in Jin Meiyu's hand is the report and record of the first batch of salt produced there after she left the fief, as well as the final quantity.

This amount is very impressive, but it is not enough!
Jin Meiyu silently read the booklet. After reading it, she had just finished reading it when the carriage stopped, and the place was here!

Although the fifth prince's Zhuangzi was in the suburbs, it was actually not far from the imperial city. Jin Meiyu put the ledger back into the box, locked it, and put it back in the dark compartment of the carriage before getting out of the carriage.

The driver of the carriage was Jin Meiyu's maidservant. She heard the movement in the carriage, and when she realized that Jin Meiyu was about to come out, she opened the curtain first.

Jin Meiyu got out from behind the curtain of the car, and just stood up when she saw two hands.

Both the first prince and the fifth prince stood in front of the carriage, and stretched out their hands to Jin Meiyu together, wanting to help her get off.

Jin Meiyu was obviously taken aback by this battle, a little at a loss.

The two princes didn't force Jin Meiyu to make a choice, but after discovering the other's plan, they both looked at each other with a slightly cold gaze!

(End of this chapter)