Zhumen Chunshen

Chapter 216 Greetings to Prince Li

Yao Cunhui was very speechless, but also very reluctant, and his heart immediately became lumpy.

However, she didn't want to go against her father's wishes for some trivial matters, so she reluctantly agreed.

"Why?" Master Yao stared at her and said with a smile, "You don't want Mr. Zhao to accompany you?"

"I just don't think it's necessary!" Yao Cunhui smiled.

Master Yao shook his head and said with a smile: "Young Master Zhao has always been quick-witted. With him by his side, Dad can feel at ease! But, Huier, Dad always feels that you seem to be very prejudiced against Young Master Zhao?"

"Ah? No, no!" Yao Cunhui was taken aback, and hurriedly said with a smile: "I only met him a few times in the rice shop, and last time I snatched the seal you left for the second uncle and got his help , there is no other connection other than this, how can I have a prejudice against him!"

"It's fine if you don't have one!" Master Yao smiled, glanced at her and said indifferently: "Young Master Zhao is a gentleman, and there are not many young people like him nowadays!"

"Father!" Yao Cunhui suddenly felt uneasy, wondering what his father meant by these words?Could it be that he really wanted to betroth himself to Zhao Jiyuan?

No!She finally lived her whole life again, and she absolutely refused to let the tragedy of her previous life reopen. Her life should be brand new!There should be no more gloomy, wolf-hearted things like Zhao Jiyuan!

"Father," Yao Cunhui looked at Master Yao, hesitated again and again, and finally raised his eyes with the courage to focus on his father and said, "Hui'er doesn't understand what Dad said! Can Hui'er, please explain? "

Yao Cunhui's heart was pounding, and his palms couldn't help tightening.

What is the answer?she does not know!

"Hehe! Silly girl!" Master Yao chuckled and sighed: "Father Wu said you are smart, but you are also a fool! Well, go back and make preparations, this matter is very important to our Yao family rice shop! "

Yao Cunhui felt a little disappointed, and didn't know whether to rest assured from now on or to rest assured from now on. Seeing that her father had no intention of resolving the confusion, she nodded in agreement, pleaded guilty and withdrew.

Yao Cunhui didn't expect that he knocked on the heavy and majestic gate of Prince Li's Mansion with anxiety, and after explaining his purpose, he stepped into Prince Li's Mansion smoothly!

Yao Cunhui and Zhao Jiyuan looked at each other, their luck was so good that both of them were a little surprised and couldn't believe it, but the housekeeper who led the way urged them, and they woke up and followed.

"My lord, please rest in the flower hall here. My lord only sees Miss Yao alone!" The fat middle-aged housekeeper bowed slightly, but raised his hand to the side.

When even a well-dressed boy in green clothes stepped forward and gave Zhao Jiyuan a slap, "My lord, please come here!"

Zhao Jiyuan returned the courtesy politely, but he hesitated a little, and cast a glance at Yao Cunhui.

He came to the palace with Yao Cunhui, and was waiting for a while to show his abilities and intentions in front of Yao Cunhui. Unexpectedly, he was led to another place just after entering the door, and he was inevitably disappointed.

And I was also worried that there would be some tricks in Prince Li's mansion that would be detrimental to Yao Cunhui.

Yao Cunhui is playing in the right hands.He didn't show it on the face, but he was secretly happy in his heart.

"The guest is up to the host, if that's the case, Mr. Zhao can go with this little brother!" Yao Cunhui smiled at Zhao Jiyuan.

"Alright." Zhao Jiyuan reluctantly nodded, bowed his hands to the housekeeper and said politely: "Then I will bother you about the good tea at the house!"

"Please!" The butler smiled and nodded to him, leading Yao Cunhui forward.

Go straight along the promenade, pass through two courtyards, and come to a flower hall with a wide view.

The windows on all sides of the flower hall are transparent, and on the wall facing Yao Cunhui, there are high and low wooden shelves, on which are placed round, square, fan-shaped, hexagonal, and octagonal purple sand flower pots. , the one with elegant figure and peak-like leaves in the pot is the gentleman's orchid among flowers.

An old man wearing a silver-gray jade-patterned robe and a crystal white jade pendant around his waist was standing in front of the orchid, leaning over to tend it.

The butler's expression became respectful, and his footsteps became more dignified. Yao Cunhui knew that this person should be Prince Li, and immediately restrained his face and held his breath, concentrating on it.

"My lord, Miss Yao is here." The butler bowed his head respectfully.

"Well, you go down!" Prince Li waved one hand back, while the other hand was carefully supporting the orchid in front of him to watch carefully.

"Yes." The butler saluted and withdrew.

"Minister Yao Cunhui has met Prince Li, please greet him!" Yao Cunhui stepped forward slightly, and knelt down towards Prince Li.

Although the voice of the old prince was kind, his attitude was not so easy to get along with. At least, Yao Cunhui, who was still facing a clear back at this time, thought so.

"Hehe!" Prince Li smiled, stood up straight, and slowly turned around with his hands behind his back, "Xiaohui, we meet again!"

Yao Cunhui suddenly raised his head, was so surprised that he almost fell to the ground, and stammered with his eyes wide open, "Old Li——, my lord! It turns out that you, you are Prince Li!"

"Hehe, isn't that surprising!" Prince Li laughed loudly, waved his hands and said, "Get up quickly, I'm not used to it!"

"Yes, my lord!" Yao Cunhui smiled and stood up gently.

For a moment, Yao Cunhui was a little dizzy in his head, and he was also a little dizzy, so dizzy that his heart went pale.The turbulent and chaotic emotions were churning in her chest, which made her feel at a loss for a while.

Mr. Li and his wife are gentle and kind to others, and they are very well-mannered people at first glance. Even though the two middle-aged servants are doing rough work, they also behave well, advance and retreat politely, and show the spirit of Qianqian The self-contained willfulness and self-confidence of the shares are even more difficult to ignore!

Yao Cunhui had long thought that the three of them must not be ordinary farmers, and guessed that they were probably from a scholarly family.

Unexpectedly, the reality is far away from her!
The person is still the same person, but in this palace, Prince Li's aura of nobility is fully revealed, which is far from the old man who leisurely fishes and peels peanuts for wine.Yao Cunhui was surprised and excited but also a little uneasy.

The most familiar stranger!

This sentence flashed in Yao Cunhui's mind, and she couldn't help laughing at herself secretly.

As a result, the words that I originally planned to say, but I don't know how to say them!

"Hehe, there is no need to be formal, sit down quickly! Just like before," Prince Li rolled up his sleeves and motioned Yao Cunhui to sit down.

"Thank you, my lord!" Yao Cunhui sat down as he said, and smiled a little embarrassedly: "I didn't expect that you turned out to be the lord of the prince! If you were rude before, please invite the lord Haihan!"

"Those who don't know are not guilty," Prince Li smiled faintly, "Besides, after leaving this palace, I am no longer a prince. Xiaohui doesn't have to worry about it!"

After a pause, Prince Li glanced at her and said with a smile: "This time the capital was hit by rain, your Yao family's rice business has done very well! You are a qualified, no, excellent imperial merchant!"

"Businessmen love money, and they get it in a proper way, and they don't do what they say. At that time, everyone was very difficult, and no businessman with a conscience would make such a disaster! This is also a businessman's conscience."

"Hehe, that's exactly the reason, but when faced with benefits, how many people can withstand the temptation!"

Yao Cunhui paused, and said softly: "Whether you believe it or not, the Yao family will be like this from the beginning to the end."

Prince Li smiled slightly: "This word came from your mouth, I believe it. I also know why you came to the palace today."

Yao Cunhui's heart tightened, and he raised his head and said, "I don't know my lord—"

Prince Li raised his hand to stop her words, calmly smiled and said: "I agree, what you want me to do, I agree!"

"Really?" Yao Cunhui was overjoyed, she hurriedly got up and saluted Prince Li deeply, and said with a smile: "On behalf of my father and the entire Yao family, I thank the prince!"

"Hehe, Xiaohui is welcome." Prince Li said with a smile: "It is the army of the Great Zhou that is fighting in the west, and it is protecting the territory and people of the Great Zhou. There is absolutely no reason to let them kill the enemy hungry! As a member of the royal family, how can you shirk it if you can do your part? However, the imperial court can only pay you [-]% of the money at most, and the rest can only be paid by IOUs."

Prince Li's expression froze as he spoke, and stared at Yao Cunhui with squinting eyes: "You have to clarify this point with your father."

Yao Cunhui was taken aback, his face changed slightly.The amount of food needed by the imperial court is huge, and only [-]% of the silver is paid, which means that the Yao family needs to invest [-]% of the silver in it. Calculated, this is a huge amount.

However, the imperial court has fought tough battles in the west for nearly two years, and with the flood of the Yellow River and the rainstorm in the capital, the money that the imperial court can use must have bottomed out, and it is not surprising that they can't get any money!
Now that Prince Li said this frankly, Yao Cunhui also felt a little better.

"The girl will tell her father when she goes back. The matter is too big, and the girl can't decide. Dare I ask the prince." Yao Cunhui raised his head after thinking for a while and said, "When will the court pay the remaining [-]% of the silver? How many times do you plan to pay?"

Prince Li smiled, shook his head and sighed softly: "It's hard to say!"

Yao Cunhui paused and raised his eyebrows in surprise.

Hard to say?not sure?This counts as—

"Xiaohui, my old man is an acquaintance with you, so I won't hide this from you," Prince Li said sternly: "The imperial treasury is nervous, and it has cost a lot in the past few years. The money is spent like water! It’s hard to say when the money will be paid to you when you collect grain from the grain merchants this time. At least, you have to wait until the war in the west is over! But when will the war in the west be over? It's over, no one can tell."

After a pause, Prince Li continued: "Let me tell you this in private. If you want to get the rest of the money back as soon as possible, the best way is that the money can go from the Xizheng Army. Xizheng After the end, the imperial court will naturally send someone to settle and calculate the military expenses. At that time, the king can try to put your money into it, and then go directly from the Ministry of War and ask the Ministry of War to ask the Ministry of Households for money. Hehe, I heard that the tribe of the Western Regions Hu People are much richer, maybe it is enough to convert the spoils into mortgages!"

(End of this chapter)