Tangled

If you just order a pot of tea and tip some more, this amount of money is enough, but if you order a few plates of dim sum, this may not be enough.

"Come out with me, do you still need to pay?"

He untied his purse and handed it over, motioning for her to take it herself.

Shen Qiqi took the purse and did not open it in a hurry, but weighed it first as written in the script.

His purse was all black, with only a circle of gold thread embroidered on the side. Although it was as big as a palm, it was lighter than his own purse.

Shen Qiqi opened it curiously, and saw that there were only a few pieces of paper inside except for a few pieces of silver, she took it out and looked, her eyes widened immediately.

At this age, it was the first time she saw a bank note.

It's just that he usually takes thousands of taels of silver with him when he goes out. If he encounters a pickpocket, he will suffer a lot.

She was still thinking wildly, when a big hand stretched out and took the banknote and the small purse from her hand.

He put all the banknotes into his purse, and only a few taels of silver remained.

Shen Qiqi tilted her head slightly, and smiled after a while, "My cousin gave me all the money, will you ask me to pay the bill later?"

Gu Tingshu tightened his purse, and slowly tied it back around her waist. Seeing that she was still waiting for an answer, he gently tapped the center of her eyebrows.

"Xianglai Pavilion is the property of the prince, so it's fine if you don't give it to me."

Shen Qiqi listened to Mammy mentioning that it was the largest tea house in the capital city, where many dignitaries like to drink tea and listen to books.

You can make money and collect information by going to and from the pavilion, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

I thought the prince was only doing something in politics, but I didn't expect him to use the art of business to the extreme.

The purpose of opening the door of the Interchange Pavilion is to make money. If the cousin goes alone, he will not give the money if he does not give it.

But she also followed. If she didn't give it, she was afraid that someone would say it.

"Does my cousin have a shop too?"

Touching the purse at her waist, Shen Qiqi asked casually.

It was useless for her to ask this question, there are not many shops in the city of Jingdu.

"Of course there are."

If there were no such things as farm shops, the salary alone would not be able to support these individuals.

"If you want to know, go to my study tomorrow and have a look. The property book is on the shelf."

These are all obvious things, and he doesn't bother to find a place to hide them.

In the entire Hou Mansion, she is the only one who can enter his study at will.

"This one, can I see it too?"

Ordinary people always hide this kind of private property, for fear of being seen by others, but he is lucky enough to leave it carelessly.

If one day a thief breaks in and loses his things, he's afraid he'll lose face.

"Others can't, but you can naturally."

He replied casually, Shen Qiqi didn't reply anymore, she leaned on the carriage and pursed her lips, the corners of her mouth still revealed her emotions at the moment.

The way she was holding back her smile was really cute, and her whole face was rosy. Gu Tingshu tapped her hand on her knee, thinking that she finally had some blood.

"Master Hou, Miss, the Exchange Pavilion is here."

After a brief silence, Jin Bao's voice came from outside, Shen Qiqi looked at Gu Tingshu, waiting for him to go down first.

The carriage was too high, and she had to use two stools when she went down. When she went down with her skirt in her hand, Gu Tingshu stretched out her hand and stroked it.

Although he didn't exert any force, almost Shen Qiqi's entire weight was on his hand.

After landing firmly on the ground, Gu Tingshu withdrew his hand and walked in with his back behind his back.

"Master Hou is here, the wing room of the Zhuzi shop is empty, where should Master Hou go?"

The shop clerk seemed to be very familiar with him, and the group of them greeted him as soon as they entered the door.

"Find a room where you can listen to the book clearly."

Eleven took the conversation beside him, and when Xiao Er raised his head, he took a step sideways to cover his gaze from looking back.

"The best place to listen to books is the Tianzihao room on the second floor, please adults."

The movement of his guard was very obvious, the little second raised his head halfway and then quickly lowered it down.

Shen Qiqi followed Gu Tingshu up the stairs, and as soon as she reached the second floor, she heard gasps and whispers.

She turned her head to look sideways, and saw that the young masters in the opposite rooms were all looking straight at this side.

She took a half step back, allowing Jin Bao to cover most of her body.

I knew it was too ostentatious to wear this outfit, and she should have insisted on changing it earlier.

Before entering the door, she secretly glanced at Jin Bao who looked like You Rongyan, but she only saw the innocent face on his face.

Jin Bao didn't know why she was stared at, she only knew that the girl was extremely beautiful today.

She doesn't need to say much, just look at the reactions of those sons and brothers, she knows that the girl is more beautiful than the Nine Heavens Goddess.

Those sons and brothers are also people who have seen the world, and they are so shocked when they see a girl, which proves the beauty of the girl even more.

After entering, Shen Qiqi and Gu Tingshu were sitting face to face. The voice of reading was faintly heard from the downstairs table, and the window was closed. Shen Qiqi glanced at Gu Tingshu and saw that he did not respond, so she was careful. Open the window halfway.

Opening the window, the voices from outside came in clearly, Shen Qiqi held the tea in both hands and listened very carefully.

Seeing that her attention was not on him at all, Gu Tingshu gave Jin Bao a look, and then walked out.

In the next room, Liu Songxian had been waiting for a long time, when he saw him come in, he clasped his fists and saluted.

"The old minister has seen the Marquis of Zhenbei."

"The Taifu is the prince's teacher, so don't be polite to me."

Liu Song stretched out his hand to invite him to take a seat first, and seeing that he was seated, he said leisurely, "I don't know why the Marquis of Zhenbei invited you?"

Gu Tingshu fiddled with the teacup in front of him, not in a hurry to answer his words, but shifted his gaze to the picture of a hundred flowers blooming on the wall.

It wasn't until Liu Songxian waited for a long time that he slowly said, "The Taifu has been in frequent contact with the third prince recently."

The birth mother of the third prince is Concubine Yun, the Yun family is an imperial merchant, and he is related to General Xi Wei by marriage. After the fall of the second prince, he is the most likely to seize the heir.

Although the remaining princes also have thoughts, but their wings are not full, no matter how much they stir, they will not be able to stir up strong winds and waves.

It was midnight when I came into contact with the third prince, and the third prince was cautious when he came. He thought that the gods would not be aware of it, but he never thought that he would be known.

Even though he had never promised anything to the third prince, and seeing Gu Tingshu's indifferent eyes, Liu Songxian still felt a little flustered.

He stabilized his mind, took a sip of tea from the teacup, and said: "Wang Zhenbei Hou told the prince that the old minister has not promised anything to the third prince."

He is a grand tutor and the prince's teacher, as long as he is still old and dizzy, he will naturally know who to choose.

"Teacher don't need to be nervous, the crown prince naturally knows the tutor, and for so many years, the tutor has been loyal to His Majesty."

"It's just that the Tai Tuo can still maintain his neutrality now because he hasn't been coerced or lured..."

"Marquis of Zhenbei, walls have ears, so be careful with your words!"

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted. Gu Tingshu stopped his glass and looked up at him.

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