The princess is above: the power minister's palm favor

Chapter 85
Li Huang put down the book and looked at him with interest: "You can still talk about drama?"

Mo Jingzhan raised his eyebrows: "As long as Her Royal Highness wants to hear it, I will say anything."

Tea was being boiled on the charcoal fire, and in the whole room, apart from the gurgling of tea, only Mo Jingzhan's voice was left.

After about half an hour, Ling Yuan, who was full of troubles, came back.

"Your Highness, I heard that Mrs. Xu took down several shops of the Gu family in one go, and is planning to reopen them someday!"

The excitement in her tone could not be concealed, and gossip gleamed in her almond eyes.

"The servant speculates that the Gu family will not be able to hold on for a few days."

Unexpectedly, the plan was carried out so successfully.

Li Huang hooked her lips: "Madam Xu is indeed a smart person."

That day in Ruyi Building, she just mentioned it casually, but she didn't expect Mrs. Xu not only to listen to it, but also to act so quickly.

It seems that talking to a smart person really doesn't take much effort.

"I heard that when Marquis Pingyang was in charge of armaments earlier, he embezzled part of the military resources. Later, he even sold hundreds of acres of ancestral property to fill that hole."

"Presumably at this moment, the Gu family is only hoping that those shops and farms will get back some money by the end of the year."

"Now, I'm afraid I'm in a hurry."

How else can I put it, last time I spent more than 6 taels of jade, I spent more than half of the money in their mansion.

All of a sudden, several shops with good locations were lost, and the family in Pingyang Houfu might not be able to sit still for a long time.

No, as soon as Li Chuchu came out of the palace on the front foot, Mrs. Han led Gu Ningshuang to the door on the back foot.

But, where does Li Chuchu have money?

Wasn't she entering the palace this time just to get 6 taels of silver for Gu Chenzhou?

However, not only did she not get the money, but she was also locked up in the palace.

Now, she just got her freedom and came out of the palace. The mother and daughter didn't care about a thing or two, but complained to her when they came up.

"Second Princess, if it wasn't for the Eldest Princess to have a vicious mind and do something like that in front of the Ruyi Building, why would our Gu family's business be like this?"

As Han Shi said, she covered the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, and she was miserable.

Gu Ningshuang also took the opportunity to grab Li Chuchu's sleeve and said, "Sister Chuchu, you must help us. Now that the reputation of the Gu family has plummeted, no one is willing to do business with us. It’s almost impossible to open the pot.”

For the pampered eldest lady, asking her to cut expenses would simply kill her.

Anyway, Li Chuchu is also a princess, so she doesn't believe it, that bitch Li Huang has it, but she doesn't.

Besides, she likes her big brother so much, how can she bear to see Hou's mansion down and down?
I have to say that when selfish people ask others, they always take it for granted.

At this moment, even though Li Chuchu liked Gu Chenzhou in his heart, he couldn't help feeling a little bored with his family.

"Madam, Shuang'er, I will definitely find a solution for you in this matter, you go back first."

When Han heard the words, she grabbed her hand: "I knew that the second princess was the one who understood righteousness the most. Don't worry, I will never allow the eldest princess to enter our house no matter what."

No one knows Li Chuchu's mind better than Han Shi who came here.

When she said this, it was obviously in An Li Chuchu's heart.

However, the irritable Li Chuchu was not comforted.

After all, with the current situation, it's not that Li Huang is stalking Gu Chenzhou, but it's a bit like Gu Chenzhou can't let go of Li Huang.

So what if he doesn't marry her?

How could she, Li Chuchu, be willing to let her man always have another woman in his heart?

"Sister Chuchu, it's all my fault. I couldn't bear it that day, so I contradicted the eldest princess in Ruyilou. I didn't expect her to be so cruel. I won't talk about the situation of the Gu family now. The important thing is, My elder brother will leave Beijing to control the water in a few days."

"It's okay to let him lead the army to quell the chaos, but he can't let him control the floods. Besides, how can he stand a place like Yuzhou?"

Even if Gu Chenzhou is both civil and military, he has never studied water control.

Gu Ningshuang's words moved Li Chuchu somewhat.

Even if she looked down on his family members, she was still worried about Gu Chenzhou.

Not to mention that his injury has not healed yet, the weather in Yuzhou is still bad, and even a strong person would die there, let alone him.

The more Li Chuchu thought about it, the more impatient she became, she held Gu Ningshuang's hand: "Don't worry, I will think of a way to do this, you go back to the mansion first, and follow me into the palace to learn the rules tomorrow morning."

When Gu Ningshuang heard that she could take her into the palace to learn etiquette, her eyes lit up immediately.

"Concubine Zhang is really a good person."

Mrs. Han was also very happy. After all, the reputation of the Gu family has been so bad now. If Gu Ningshuang could enter the palace to learn etiquette with the princess, it would be somewhat salvageable.

After dismissing the Gu family's mother and daughter, Li Chuchu walked around the room a few times, finally gritted his teeth, and called Ningyan.

"Second princess."

Li Chuchu ordered: "Go to the warehouse and pick out some big and round pearls, as well as those jewelry heads, and also pick out a few, and find a way to sell them on the black market."

Ning Yan hesitated for a moment, then asked: "But, Second Princess, those are all gifts from His Highness the Crown Prince, wouldn't it be good to sell them?"

Li Chuchu glared at her: "Then tell me, where else can I get money?"

Seeing that Gu Chenzhou was about to be sent to Yuzhou, if she didn't try to find a way to get some money out, then what would Gu Chenzhou do?
Restore reputation, activity relationship, which one doesn't cost money?
Ningyan knew that Li Chuchu would get angry if she continued to persuade her, so she hurriedly went to the warehouse to pick out the unmarked items, and let Li Chuchu look at them, then packed them up and prepared to exchange them for money.

Li Huang couldn't hide the movement at the Second Princess' Mansion.

Everything is as she expected.

"Your Highness, Third Highness, when shall we do it?" Ling Yuan took a thick piece of clothing for her to put on, "There has been news from Yunwailou that everything has been sold, and how many more are there?" It is specially reserved for the second princess."

The maid Ningyan next to Li Chuchu was a little loyal, but not enough brains.

Her biggest weakness is that she loves to take advantage of small things. If someone lures her with better things, it is hard to guarantee that she will not do some stupid things just to get more money.

"Send someone to follow her maid, as soon as she sells something, you will act immediately."

Ling Yuan got the order and hurried out to give orders.

Li Huang has already played this game of chess and is waiting for the result.

Mo Jingzhan peeled a plate of melon seeds for her, and asked: "You don't really want to let a person who doesn't know how to control water to control water?"

This is tantamount to making fun of the lives of ordinary people in Yuzhou.

The corner of Li Huang's mouth twitched: "This is recommended by the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and has nothing to do with this palace."

Of course, there is no shortage of two-faced people among them, purely to use this matter to please her, the eldest princess.

"Besides, my father is not a faint king. Of course he knows whether Gu Chenzhou has the talent for water control. Therefore, Gu Chenzhou will not be the only one who sent people to Yuzhou this time."

Even if Gu Chenzhou went, he would be a helper at most, and important decisions could not be entrusted to him.

He himself knew it well, that's why he had been moving around during this period of time, trying to find someone to speak for him, so that he could cancel his trip to Yuzhou.

Mo Jingzhan looked down at the melon seeds in his hand, and suddenly asked: "I heard that your royal family is vigorously searching for the whereabouts of Prince An?"

Li Huang was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect him to be interested in this matter, so he couldn't help squinting his eyes.

"What do you mean by asking that?"

(End of this chapter)