Chapter 277: to Yunzhou
Lu Chen said to Lin Mo, "There are countless tunnels in the Lu family, and Gu thinks Yue Zhan is a useful person."
Lin Mo frowned slightly.
Lu Chen said indifferently: "After all, he is not close to the woman, and he is single-minded towards the royal sister, but you have already compromised on the family and talked about marriage. In this way, it is Yue Zhan relying on him. A little bit."
Lin Mo: "..."
After Qiao Jinniang got up the next day, she chatted with the prefect of Longxi about buying sheep, and signed an exclusive contract to buy sheep and fodder.
The prefect's wife laughed so hard that she thought that the Crown Princess would use her power to constantly lower the price, but Qiao Jinniang bought out the right to sell the sheep in her family in the future, and the bid was very generous.
Every sheep actually gave a high price far exceeding the local mutton trade.
Hongling asked Qiao Jinniang puzzled and said, "Miss, is the price you paid the prefect's wife too high? Yesterday you asked us to inquire about the price of mutton here, which is far from that high. "
Qiao Jinniang said: "That's because people in Luoyang, Chang'an don't know the delicious mutton here. If the major restaurants know the origin of mutton, they may not come here to buy it, and the price of mutton will definitely rise.
However, those small restaurants should not send people to Longxi to buy sheep. After I transported the sheep back to Luoyang Chang'an and sold it for twice the money, those restaurants may not buy it. "
Qiao Jinniang has heard her parents talk about doing business and making money from anger since she was a child.
Businessmen are not humble at the beginning, and the old saying that no businessman is no good is also no businessman.
The original meaning was that the Rice Merchants Association would add more rice to customers when selling rice, like the tip of a hill.
It is only the pursuit of interests, and the gradual treacherousness of many merchants, which ruins the reputation of the merchants.
Qiao Jinniang wants to make money, but she will not make money with unconscionable conscience.
The prefect just left on the front foot, when the old man Yue came on the back foot.
When Mrs. Yue came, she was still muttering something to ask the prince concubine to grant her marriage, and when she entered the lobby, as soon as the door was closed, Mrs. Yue knelt in front of Qiao Jinniang and said, "Prince Concubine, the court lady has an important matter of rebellion. report."
Qiao Jinniang asked, "What?"
Mrs. Yue recounted the matter of Zhou Siming's visit to her son yesterday: "Our Yue family is loyal to His Majesty. In order to let the people behind Zhou Siming leak out, my son pretended to befriend Zhou Siming, and hoped that the Crown Princess and the Empress Mingjian."
Zhou Siming embarked on the road of conspiracy, Qiao Jinniang could only sigh heavily.
The person behind it should be King Huai.
Qiao Jinniang said to Mrs. Yue, "The Yue family has a sincere heart. I understand that I will tell the prince to be more careful, but I will ask the envoy Yue Jiedu to have a false relationship with them and plan for evidence."
"Yes."
Qiao Jinniang didn't know how to tell Lu Chen about this. If Nuomi, who grew up with her since childhood, betrayed her, she would not be able to easily recover.
Besides, Lu Chen and Zhou Siming are cousins connected by blood.
Qiao Jinniang thought that she could only be nice to Lu Chen, and she even cooked a sumptuous table for Lu Chen at night.
Seeing the dishes on the table, Lu Chen looked like Qiao Jinniang's craftsmanship and said, "What day is today?"
Lu Chen thought about it so much that he couldn't remember what day it was, Qiao Jinniang would cook such a sumptuous meal for herself.
Qiao Jinniang scooped up a bowl of radish and mutton soup for Lu Chen, "I don't have much time, I made it especially for you, Xi'er has been waiting for a long time, you can try it."
Little Lu Xi on the side nodded and said, "Daddy, eat quickly."
Today's Qiao Jinniang is really too gentle with herself, although it is a normal husband and wife who respect each other and the wife takes care of her husband's normal practice.
Lu Chen felt panicked.
"Jinniang, did you do something wrong?"
Qiao Jinniang said, "I'm just getting used to you and being nice to you, but you think I've done something wrong?"
After Qiao Jinniang asked the palace maids and chamberlains on the side to retreat, she said to Lu Chen, "Today, Mrs. Yue came to look for me. She said that Zhou Siming found Yue Zhan and wanted to persuade Yue Zhan to rebel."
"After all, he is a good brother who grew up since childhood. I was afraid that you would be lost, so I specially prepared a table full of dishes for you."
Lu Chen wanted to say that as early as he expected, as a prince, he had understood one thing since he was a child, and there was no so-called brotherhood in his position.
The friendship in childhood is also sincere, but when they grow up, they have their own helplessness.
Lu Chen had a clear conscience towards Zhou Siming.
And for Zhou Siming to be enmity with him for Zhou Sisi, Lu Chen was not disappointed.
However, if the loss can be treated gently and kindly by Qiao Jinniang, that is also very good.
"It's really a loss, Zhou Siming would have the idea of rebellion."
Qiao Jinniang listened to Lu Chen's calm tone, and gave Lu Xi the fish ball he wanted to clip, "Did you already know that Zhou Siming was going to rebel?"
Lu Chen said truthfully: "Zhou Siming has done everything for Zhou Sisi. In his eyes, everything is more important than his sister. Zhou Sisi will be killed soon, and he will choose to rebel. I am not surprised."
Lu Chen told Qiao Jinniang of King Huai and Zhou Siming's plans.
Qiao Jinniang said, "Even if Yue Zhan will be on our side, wouldn't going to Xiliang put you and me in danger?"
Since Xiliang has made a deal with King Huai, is there any chance for Lu Chen to go to Xiliang with her?
"Why did the royal father send you to Xiliang at this juncture?"
Lu Chen said, "The royal father must have a deep meaning in doing this."
Qiao Jinniang asked, "Aren't you afraid that your father and emperor were jealous of you and wanted your life through the hands of King Huai and Xiliang? The prince is getting better and better, he can't let go of his power and wants his son's life."
Lu Chen nodded Qiao Jinniang's head: "Don't read those messy books, do you think I will hurt Xi'er in the future?"
Qiao Jinniang shook her head.
"That's not it, the royal father will never do anything to hurt the lonely."
As for why the emperor sent his own envoy to Xiliang at this juncture, Lu Chen still didn't understand. He thought he was simply avoiding the Queen Mother's harm.
After learning about the letter from King Huai and Bei Mo, Lu Chen felt that the matter was not simple.
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After staying in Longxi for ten days, Lu Chen and his party set foot on the road to the southwest again.
As we got closer to Yunzhou, the weather on the road was getting hotter and hotter.
In such a late autumn, the girls here are still lightly dressed, and some of the girls' clothes here show their arms and legs, and some show their navels.
Qiao Jinniang looked outside and said, "It seems that Yunzhou has arrived."
As soon as she arrived in Yunzhou, Qiao Jinniang saw the Jiedushi family of Yunzhou standing at the gate of the city to greet her, the young woman in the lead was slightly fat, and she was holding a swaddled baby in her hands.
Qiao Jinniang recognized at a glance, she should be the third sister she had never met, Qiao Ruoyin from the second room of the Qiao family.