Glory all the way

Chapter 233 Token
"Last time, you said that you were testing the escape route. Now, is there any progress?"

Lifting the purple sand pot to refill Bai Yi with a cup of hot tea, Du Xuan raised his eyes and asked.

Bai Yi frowned and shook his head, "It's not a problem for me to go out of the city from the princess mansion. Now, I'm looking for an antidote to the poison she gave me. Although the poison she used on me is nothing It’s a strange poison, but it has more things that I don’t know about, I’ve tried it, and the antidote I made by myself can only relieve it, but it can’t eradicate it.”

As he spoke, Bai Yi sighed helplessly, "The incubation period of the poison is very long. If it can't be solved, the intensity of the backlash will become stronger the longer it goes on, and it will be a hidden danger after all. So, I have been staying in the princess' bedroom these days. Search inside, hope you find something.”

"The princess' bedroom?"

Princess Qingcheng doesn't go to the palace very much now, and she doesn't like to make friends with the dignitaries in the capital. She spends her days in the princess mansion to have fun. Once discovered, the consequences would be disastrous.

At that time, Princess Qingcheng will not only find out that Bai Yi is pretending to be sick, but also strengthen the defense of the Princess Mansion, making Bai Yi's situation even more difficult.

Du Xuan's eyes gradually darkened.

"Safety is the most important thing. For detoxification, you can see if you can slow it down first. I will help you find a way."

After pondering for a while, Du Xuan discussed with Bai Yi.

"you……"

Bai Yi was a little speechless.

This night was the warmest night for Bai Yi besides being by the master's side. Du Xuan's clumsy concern and Bai Yingluo's timely supplement made him feel that he was not alone. Bai Yi didn't seem to care about the rejection from the Princess Mansion, the sarcasm and harsh words of those people, and the secret calculations of the gentlemen around Princess Qingcheng.

When people live in this world, shouldn't they keep in mind the people they care about and those who care about themselves?Don't let hatred and humiliation blind your eyes.

"Okay, I'll wait for your news. If it doesn't work, I'll escape from the Princess Mansion first. When I return to Mobei, Master has excellent medical skills. He must have a solution."

Bai Yi raised his eyes and said to Du Xuan.

Cautiously probing, Du Xuan got Bai Yi's response, and he was very happy. He quickly nodded in response, and the smile on Du Xuan's face immediately brightened the room.

Bai Yingluo sighed softly in her heart.

Not to mention Du Xuan, even Bai Yingluo thought that Du Xuan had already adapted to a life alone, but ever since Bai Yi appeared, Du Xuan's care and his efforts to help all showed that he cared about Bai Yi, even if, The identities of the two have not yet been confirmed.

In fact, in his heart, he has more expectations for blood relationship and family affection than others, right?

Thinking of this, Bai Yingluo asked softly: "You said you wanted to send a message to your master, but did you send it?"

Seeing how Bai Yi had to rely on the cover of night to get out of the princess mansion, she knew how Princess Qingcheng imprisoned him, and Bai Yingluo couldn't help feeling a little worried.

Bai Yi nodded and replied, "I brought a carrier pigeon with me all the way from Mobei. When I went back that day, I had already delivered the letter. I think I will receive a reply in a few days."

Suddenly feeling a little nervous, Du Xuan said solemnly to Bai Yi: "Don't worry, even if, even if we are not blood brothers, I will do my best to help you escape from the Princess Mansion."

Bai Yi held the teacup tightly, and after a while, he said "Thank you" in a hoarse voice.

A candle crackled on the candle in the corner, Bai Yi glanced back, stood up and said goodbye: "It's getting late, I'll come to see you some other day."

Knowing that he is not free, Du Xuan didn't want to keep him, got up and sent him out, and said earnestly: "The population in the mansion is simple, and there are reliable people in Yixinyuan. If it is convenient for you, you can come here at any time. Absolutely." No one will disclose your news, don't worry."

Bai Yi nodded with a smile, opened the door and went out.

Seemingly familiar with the layout of Zhuangyuan's Mansion, Bai Yi didn't even make a distinction, and disappeared into the night in a few flashes, only to hear the mournful cry of a lone bird in the night sky gradually fading away.

Looking at the brazier that was about to go out, Du Xuan was stupefied with a smile on his face. He was surprised that it was getting late, so he got up and led Bai Yingluo towards the main room.

After entering the inner room, he regretted it belatedly: "I'm really confused. I should ask him to see if he has any tokens on him, maybe I can have some clues."

On Du Xuan's body was a glazed pendant, which he had brought with him since he was a child. Later, he gave it to Bai Yingluo as a token of love.

If Bai Yi and him are really twin brothers, then there must be related tokens on him.

After meeting twice, Du Xuan completely forgot about it.

"It's not that he's not coming anymore, he's coming back next time, why don't you just ask him?"

Bai Yingluo said comfortingly.

Think about it too, it's just a few more days of suffering.

Du Xuan nodded in response, and took a rest with Bai Yingluo.

After the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, the stewards from various farms and shops set off to return to Beijing, and came to Zhuangyuan Mansion to pay Bai Yingluo their bills. Tao Jianming was the last batch to arrive.

In just two years, Tao Jianming has become the big treasurer of all the businesses in Bai Yingluo's hands.

At first, some people were dissatisfied, thinking that he had no qualifications, and the fact that he was once the second shopkeeper of Taozhen Shibapu was not enough to convince the public.Every time such a voice appeared, Tao Jianming laughed it off and turned a deaf ear to it. For a while, there were more and more dissenting voices from below, and many old shopkeepers jointly wrote letters to Bai Yingluo.

The way Bai Yingluo handled it was exactly the same as that of Tao Jianming.

Seeing that Bai Yingluo remained silent, several old people sued the old lady Bai. When the old lady told Bai Yingluo with a smile, Bai Yingluo said with an inscrutable expression that it was not yet time.

The time that Bai Yingluo mentioned will come soon.

On the eighteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, all shopkeepers had gathered, and Bai Yingluo summoned them in the meeting hall in the front yard.

The process is the same as in previous years, it is to report the income in the shop and the plan for the coming year.

As soon as the amount of income from the shops that Tao Jianming took care of was announced, the meeting room exploded, and the dissatisfied shopkeepers all yelled that Tao Jianming had made fake accounts.

When distributing shops before, Tao Jianming didn't fight or snatch them up, and took over those shops that were unevenly profitable, even if they turned losses into profits, he was capable.

But now, those few shops are not only profitable, but also surpass the most profitable ones among them, how can people not doubt it.

Tao Jianming didn't hide his secrets, and put all the adjustments he had made to the shop this year on the table, and after a while, no one spoke.

They are all people who have been in business for more than ten years or even decades, and the doorway inside is very clear. After thinking about it carefully, the shopkeepers will naturally understand.

Looking at Tao Jianming and Bai Yingluo again, the shopkeepers who had the most dissenting voices all blushed and fell silent.

Tao Jianming's identity as the shopkeeper was thus established.

When the storekeepers were called to meet in the Jing'an Marquis Mansion last year, Bai Yingluo said that the dividends would be distributed according to the profits of the shop at the end of each year. Therefore, this year was the first year that the shopkeepers would actually receive dividends.

Bai Yingluo and Tao Jianming had passed their breath a month ago, and now that they have implemented it, there is no difficulty. Soon, the shopkeepers left Zhuangyuan Mansion happily and went back to their hometowns for the New Year.

Tao Jianming was the last one to leave.

In the main room of Yixinyuan, Tao Jianming took out a palm-sized brocade box from his arms, handed it to Chen Xiang who was beside Bai Yingluo, turned his head to look at Bai Yingluo and said, "According to Madam's wishes, all temporarily immobile funds , I have stored in the Yongchang bank, if my wife wants to use money, you can take this seal to withdraw it, and all the Yongchang banks in the Song Dynasty are universal."

When Bai Yingluo opened it, she saw a cylindrical crystal clear suet jade seal.

It said it was a seal, but it was more like a fan pendant. Bai Yingluo picked it up and looked at it over and over for a long time, but she couldn't see where the words were engraved, so she suddenly felt strange.

Tao Jianming smiled, pointed to the middle of the jade and said, "Madam, hold the carved lines and turn around."

He did as he said, and sure enough, a few words appeared on the bottom of the jade stone, carved out of small script, so small that it was difficult to distinguish.

Bai Yingluo held it in front of her eyes and looked carefully for a long time before she could distinguish the four big characters "Jing'an Du Shi".

"Does it work?"

With such a small thing, Bai Yingluo suddenly became suspicious.

Tao Jianming laughed loudly, "For those who have left a deposit at the general ticket office of Yongchang Bank, don't worry, madam."

Bai Yingluo pursed her lips in embarrassment and laughed.

He stayed overnight, and early the next morning, Tao Jianming returned to Tao Town with a cart of gifts prepared for him by Bai Yingluo.

Hearing that the housekeeper said Tao Jianming was sent out of the city, Bai Yingluo waved her hand and let him go to work on his own, but seeing the back of the housekeeper turned and left, Bai Yingluo realized that she forgot to ask Tao Jianming, this year her Zhuangzi shops, a total of How much silver did she earn.

When Du Xuan knew about it, he laughed happily for a long time, while touching Bai Yingluo's belly, he said to the child: "Your mother is a sloppy ghost, you don't want to learn from her."

Immediately, Bai Yingluo gave a resentful look.

The Yixin Pavilion was full of joy, but the Su Mansion lived inside, but the atmosphere was not very happy.

Su Wenyuan and Bai Yingyun had an unpleasant quarrel, except for Xiyan and Magpie who stayed in the room to wait on them, the other little maids avoided as far away as possible.

"It was you who said back then that you could get back the money with interest a few years ago. Now, what do you say? You want to fool me by bringing such a worthless thing back?"

Throwing the few pieces of paper in her hand to Su Wenyuan, Bai Yingyun looked annoyed.

"Listen to me..."

Frantically picking up the pieces of paper from the ground, Su Wenyuan said with a smile: "These days, there are more people borrowing money than usual, and if we take it back at this time, we will lose money. Come back, isn’t it also stored in the bank? It’s better to let it out to earn more interest. People can say that on weekdays, 1000 taels of silver is 200 taels of interest for half a year. Money, think about it, after the Chinese New Year is over and it’s March, we can get back 5000 taels of silver with interest, which is equivalent to half of the profit, and we don’t have such good luck in doing business, do we?”

When Su Wenyuan borrowed money in September, Bai Yingluo took out 5000 taels.

Two months later, Su Wenyuan brought back 500 taels of interest, and when Bai Yingyun was happy, she added another 5000 taels.

Today, 1 taels of loan sharks have been released.

Afraid of the risk, she was tempted by the interest of the 5000 taels. For a while, Bai Yingyun hesitated.

(End of this chapter)