The world is heavy and late

Chapter 88 Grain Merchant
This is what the emperor Xu Zhongdai saw when he came to visit the imperial concubine.

He said to the servant following behind him: "Go and deliver the things to the imperial concubine first."

After the people under him retreated, he did not go up to call Xia Qing. Of course, he also received the news that the imperial concubine was seeing someone now.

He thought that Xia Qing would probably accompany the imperial concubine, but he didn't expect to see Xia Qing there.

Xia Qing looked a little bored, she had already pulled off all the leaves of the flower she was holding, and the root stem of the unknown flower looked bare and nothing.

When he saw Xia Qing tilting his head, he probably thought it was unattractive, so he reached out and grabbed its root and pulled it violently. Xia Qing probably didn't expect this root to be so easy, so he took two steps back along the way.

He watched Xia Qing entertaining himself, as if Xia Qing had always been such a person, playing with himself, and didn't like going out to play with others, thinking that his thoughts were finally suppressed.

Xia Qing over there finally realized that someone was staring at her. She turned her head and saw only Xu Zhong not far away, and then she showed a big smile.

When Xu Zhong saw it, he walked towards her slowly and said, "Miss your parents?"

Xia Qing shook his head and said, "I almost can't remember clearly, now I only remember my father-in-law."

Xu Zhong saw Xia Qing talking to him with a playful smile, and he glared at Xia Qing and said, "Don't be so frivolous."

Xia Qing pouted, and Xu Zhong helplessly patted her on the head from behind. She seemed to be so short and hadn't grown taller at all.

Said: "In the palace, how can you be so careless."

Xia Qing took Xu Zhong's hand and pulled it down, looked at Xu Zhong quietly for a while and said, "Elder-in-law, if you have something to do, don't hide it from me."

Xu Zhong withdrew his hand and said helplessly, "Is there anything else you don't know about me."

Xia Qing said, "I think something is wrong with my father-in-law, and it has been wrong for a long time."

Xu Zhong paused for a moment, looked down at Xia Qing and said, "I'm just a little bit lost. People's livelihood is so difficult and the people are suffering. I can see it but can't do anything. I'm afraid that if I go to hell in the future, I'll be wrong to my teacher's teachings."

Xia Qing immediately understood Xu Zhong's meaning, that ambition is hard to pay, but it is because of status.

Looking at the person in front of her who had straightened his back all the time, she wanted to cry.

He never forgot his childhood ambition.

Xia Qing lowered his eyes, a little frustrated, Xu Zhong smiled slightly after seeing it.

Xu Zhong seldom smiled, and most of the time he would tighten his face tightly.

Hearing the laughter, Xia Qing raised his head and saw his smiling face in a daze, Xu Zhong said: "It doesn't need to be like this, I already feel very good now."

Seeing that Xia Qing was still unhappy after speaking, he sighed slightly, but immediately changed the subject and said, "I heard that the mother's family of the imperial concubine also runs a business."

Xia Qing said in a low spirited way: "Her family is a big squire and very rich, so she often goes into business, but it is recorded under her second uncle's name..."

Speaking of which, Xia Qing paused for a moment, then quickly raised his head and said, "Your Majesty is looking for a merchant?"

Xu Zhong looked at Xia Qing who was reacting so quickly in front of him, and nodded: "I'm afraid it can be collected in mid-July. It must be shipped out before August, so that we can catch up with the winter wheat."

After he finished speaking, he paused and said, "Your Majesty may not be able to wait any longer."

Xia Qing was a little excited and said: "I think it is feasible. In this way, His Majesty can rest assured that it will be easier for Gu Weiyun to ascend the throne in the future, and it will not be regarded as useless by the mother's family."

Xu Zhong nodded.

So after Xia Qing sent Mrs. Gu out in the afternoon, she told Gu Weiyun about it.

Gu Weiyun said: "It happens that my father is also in the capital, so I can send him a letter then."

After she finished speaking, she took Xia Qing's hand with reddish eyes and said, "You don't know, they arrived in the capital in March, and after many inquiries, they found out that I was promoted to beauty. How difficult it is to take care of them, so the letter has not been delivered.”

After finishing speaking, she lowered her head and wiped her tears with a handkerchief, before saying: "Now that I heard that I have been promoted to a noble concubine, and I am pregnant, I am really worried. My mother was crying all day long, and my father sent someone to send a letter. When I think of this March, I just..."

Seeing her crying, Xia Qing said anxiously, "You can't cry like this, be careful with the child, the emotions of pregnant women have a great impact on the child."

Gu Weiyun touched his upturned belly and said: "In the past, you only know the kindness of your parents by raising children, but now you know the truth."

Xia Qing managed to persuade Gu Weiyun, but he didn't know that Mr. Gu was also persuading Mrs. Gu with a headache.

Mrs. Gu began to hang her head and cry since she returned to the yard they rented. She didn't answer any questions Mr. Gu asked her, which made Mr. Gu very anxious.

Master Gu is really in a hurry, he is very worried about his daughter's accident, and he is also worried about his wife, who is as anxious as ants on a hot pot.

After returning from school, Gu Ming and Gu Cheng sneaked away.

Yes, this time Master Gu came to Beijing, of course he brought his son and cousin. He planned to let them study in an academy in the capital, so that he could get news from Gu Weiyun from time to time.

But he obviously didn't expect that the two sons didn't pay attention to whether he wanted to know or not, as long as they knew it themselves.

So Mr. Gu spent half the night in a hurry, but he still didn't get an answer from his wife. Of course, he forgot to ask his son.

But two days later, I received a letter from the palace.

The kind that passed Minglu.

After seeing the letter, Mr. Gu became even more anxious. He started from nothing and has the current wealth, so he is not a mediocre person. He had a premonition that this might be an opportunity.

Whether it's earning a fortune or raising your reputation again.

Besides, he is not a fool, her daughter has become a noble concubine and climbed on top of the daughter of the aristocratic family, can he really get along with the aristocratic family in harmony?
But can his Gu family really take this business?Master Gu is very anxious at this time, if he puts a pie in his mouth and refuses to eat it, he may regret it later.

He felt that he had to think of a surefire plan.

At this time, the emperor was also thinking about this matter in the palace, and the wheat seeds could be harvested in about ten days. He heard from the steward at Huangzhuang that the new wheat seeds were good, and the seedlings were taller than before. .

The joy of harvest is followed by subsequent considerations.

He was also thinking about how to release this money to make a name for himself, but if he turned around and put it into the pocket of the family, he would lose more than he gained.

Zhao Chengming also thought in his heart that he was not familiar with those merchants and squires, because the status of merchants was too low, and he didn't have that kind of leisure.

Can Gu Lei really do it?
Yes, of course the emperor knew that all the letters sent from the palace had to go through the hands of Xu Ji and Xu Zhong to get out smoothly. Of course, this was a common method.

Some people can always spread the news secretly, which is why the emperor wants to pull out the nails in the harem, uniting with outsiders to make trouble in the harem, and making trouble in the harem by himself are two different things.

When Zhao Chengming received this news today, he was thinking about what Gu Weiyun told Gu Lei.

Of course, at the very beginning, she was a little happy, proud and surprised because Gu Weiyun guessed what was on his mind again.

Gu Weiyun always seems to be able to help himself.

The emperor snorted dotingly when he thought of this, and he found that he was always happier when he thought of Gu Weiyun.

After thinking for a while, he suppressed the thoughts in his heart, that's all, Gu Lei is not sure yet, he can wait a few days at this point.

(End of this chapter)