Chapter 320: Guard against others
Chapter 320: Being on guard against others
Gu Huayu looked back at the gift boxes piled up like a hill, nodded and said: "Okay, let's check out!"
Li Tao looked at the mountains of jewelry and felt unsure.
He thought that Gu Huayu's talk about buying out the bank was just an angry talk. He didn't expect her to mean it.
Li Tao made a rough estimate. If he bought all these things, it would cost a small amount of one hundred thousand taels of silver.
Li Tao looked back and forth between the gift box and Gu Huayu, then approached Gu Huayu and asked, "Xiaoyu, do you really want to buy it?"
Gu Huayu turned her head to meet Li Tao's gaze, "What do you mean? You can shoot the bow and turn back? You have already ordered the items and you are asking someone to put them back? You just bought them when you said they would. Are you worried that I don't have money?" "
"No, you have a lot of people in your house, and the daily expenses are not small... So what, shopkeeper He is good, let's talk to him, buy less, just to vent your anger, there is no need to buy everything."
Li Tao looked at Gu Huayu's face as he spoke apologetically. He was afraid that Gu Huayu would be unhappy after squandering all the money, and he was also afraid that he would hurt her self-esteem by speaking too openly.
From Li Tao's point of view, Gu Huayu's money is the gold and silver that the emperor rewarded her with.
Today Gu Huayu spent one hundred thousand to vent her anger, and tomorrow she will spend another eighty thousand for other things.
Her little family fortune must have been wiped out by her long ago.
As a friend, he couldn't watch her jump into the pit.
Gu Huayu understood Li Tao's good intentions and patiently whispered: "I know you are doing it for my own good, but you don't have to worry about me, I know it well.
Even if you don’t buy these things today, you will buy them someday. "
“Even if you buy it, how can you buy so much?”
Gu Huayu replied: "There are many women in the house who can be used."
Shicheng’s relatives arrived, and she hadn’t bothered to buy them some outfits, so she just had them all ready this time.
Li Tao felt a little more at ease after hearing what Gu Huayu said, but he still felt that the money was spent too much.
"But…"
Gu Huayu smiled and said: "Don't worry, these are all within my budget, I know it well."
“Princess!” Su Er entered the room and walked towards Gu Huayu.
Gu Huayu smiled and nodded towards Su Er, "Here we come!"
Su Er came over and bowed to Li Tao to greet him.
"Manager Su?" Shopkeeper He raised his head and shouted in surprise when he heard the voice.
Su Er looked at Shopkeeper He, bowed his hands and said, "Hello, Shopkeeper He."
Shopkeeper He looked at Gu Huayu, then at Su Er, and asked, "Manager Su and the princess..."
Su Er smiled and said: "The princess is my boss."
Shopkeeper He's eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked at Gu Huayu more eagerly than before. Dechang Bank is the property of the princess. No wonder the princess buys jewelry like cabbage.
Seeing Shopkeeper He's excitement, Gu Huayu was afraid that he would blurt out something, so she hurriedly said, "Has Shopkeeper He done the calculation? How much money is it in total?"
Shopkeeper He is also a person who has seen countless people. He immediately understood what Gu Huayu meant and said with a smile: "It's almost time. Princess, please wait a moment."
Su Er said to Gu Hua, "Princess, I will go and have a look."
Gu Huayu nodded and said, "Okay!"
Su Er turned around and walked to Shopkeeper He, and the two started chatting.
About a quarter of an hour later, Su Er returned to Gu Huayu and said, "Shopkeeper He has the authority to give you a 15% discount on all accessories. If you are the master of Xunlou, you can get a 30% discount."
Gu Huayu said: "Just give it an 85% discount. There is no need to make a special trip."
Su Er nodded, "Okay, I understand."
After Su Er left, Li Tao asked, "Xiaoyu, are you familiar with the head of the building?"
Gu Huayu shook her head, "I'm not familiar with it, so I'm embarrassed to ask the owner to get a discount."
"Princess, there are a total of 2,232 pieces of jewelry, large and small, totaling 85,460 taels of silver. The small one is given to the Princess at a 15% discount, so the total is 72,640 taels. One tael." Shopkeeper He came over and reported.
Gu Huayu nodded, "Okay, I understand. Manager Su will settle the bill with you." After that. Gu Huayu looked at Su Er and said, "Please take the things back to the house. By the way, I have an extra hundred taels of silver so that Shopkeeper He can treat them to a meal."
Gu Huayu pointed at the people watching the excitement.
Su Er bowed and said, "Okay, I understand."
Gu Huayu stood up and said to Li Tao, "Let's go."
Li Taoqi stood up and left Fulong Silver House, "Xiaoyu, do you want to consider opening a silver house?"
Gu Huayu turned her head to look at Li Tao and asked, "I purchased the goods at a 15% discount. How much money do you think it would be cost-effective to sell them for?"
“With more than two thousand ornaments, the women in your house don’t have to do anything all day long, they only think about how to dress.”
Gu Huayu said: "Who said it's all for them? Give them a few sets each. The rest, I can put them in Huayu Pavilion and make promotional items in half a day. How much money did the guests spend, what kind of gifts did they give them, after all until."
Li Tao's eyes lit up and he gave Gu Huayu a thumbs up, "This is a good idea!"
Gu Huayu glanced at him and said, "I told you that I know what's going on. Let's go and I'll treat you to a meal."
Li Tao followed up in two steps, "If you stay with me, why do you need to spend money? What do you want to eat? I'll treat you."
Gu Huayu turned around and asked Lonicera: "What does Lonicera want to eat?"
Before the gift was delivered, Lonicera was wondering about the gift, when he suddenly heard Gu Huayu’s question and blurted out: "Hairpin!"
Li Tao laughed loudly and said to Gu Hua: "I think she is crazy. She is still thinking about the hairpin. Your master asked you what you want to eat?"
Landong glanced at Gu Huayu and said somewhat at a loss, "I'm not picky about food, I can do anything."
Li Tao looked at Gu Huayu with a smile: "If you say it, you haven't said it yet. You have to come and think about it. What do you want to eat?"
Gu Huayu thought for a while and said, "This is not far from Luojiazhuang. How about we go to Luojiazhuang to eat roasted whole lamb?"
“Okay, let’s go!”
On the other side, King Qin and Ruan Chu came out of the upper study room and met Li Cheng coming out of Zhang Shangshu room.
Li Cheng bowed his hands in greeting and asked, "Is Your Majesty about to go to the Yamen?"
King Qin nodded, “Yes.”
Li Cheng then said: "Do you have something to do with your Majesty? I have made an appointment with Minzhi and Huanzhi to get together, Your Majesty?"
King Qin shook his head and said, "No, I still have something to do today. I will be the host another day. Please treat me."
It was not that the King of Qin had something to do, but that he had to explain to Ruan Chu in advance before he could go.
Ruan Chu said that this was what his father repeatedly told him. If he changed his itinerary temporarily, Ruan Chu would have to go through a lot of trouble to make arrangements. He was a person who did not want to cause trouble to others.
Li Cheng felt a little disappointed when King Qin refused, so he smiled and bowed to say goodbye.
The King of Qin left the Yamen. Ruxuan saw him and hurriedly drove over.
After King Qin got on the carriage, he said, "Go to Chang'an Restaurant."
As Ruxuan drove the carriage, Ruan Chu rode beside him and said, "Your Majesty, Liu Yu, Jiang Che and Li Cheng have been traveling very frequently recently."
King Qin leaned against the carriage and said calmly: "It's normal. Liu Yu, Jiang Che, and Li Cheng are always close to each other, so don't worry too much."
Ruan Chu leaned over and said, "I understand."
King Qin continued: "When I was in the capital in the past few years, I often interacted with them. In addition to the three of them, there are also several brothers from Jiang Ying and Shi Fu. We all get together every once in a while."
Ruan Chu asked: "Where are the wise king and the British princes?"
"There will also be gatherings, but where there is a wise king, Jiang Ying and the Shi brothers rarely attend. Jiang Ying and the King of Qi are closer, and the Shi brothers are impartial and try not to have too much contact with any prince. contacts."
Ruan Chu said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for telling me. I grew up in a military camp and know very little about these things."
"It's normal. The circles are different, and the things we know are naturally different. Have you found out? What is the current situation of Long Shadow Guard?"
King Qin asked.
Ruxuan replied: "Master Hui, there are serious cliques within the Longying Guard, among which the three factions of Yang Ji'an, Li Feng, and An Shangmin are the largest.
Behind Yang Ji'an is Hua Ruijun. An Shangmin's father, An Zhengtian, is a subordinate of the British Duke. Li Feng used to be Hua Xu's subordinate, but now he is on Hua Ruiming's side.
There are several other small factions. Their numbers are not large and they have not yet formed a climate, so they do not pay much attention to them.
Guiyunge, under the name of Long Yingwei, now only has two stores in the west and north of the city left in the capital, and the rest are all closed.
The business of Baofeng Bank is also not as good as before. It is not clear how much the loss is.
However, Baofeng: "Baofeng Bank dismissed four accountants this month. It is conceivable that there should be a big loss in the business."
If it weren't for the imperial court's fixed monthly subsidies, Longyingwei would have been disbanded long ago. Of course, there have been quite a few people who voluntarily resigned because they thought the monthly salary was too low. "
King Qin asked: "Where have all the people who left Longying Guard gone?"
Ruxuan replied: "Most people went to Shunfeng Escort Agency, and a small number went to Shunfeng Carriage and Horse Store. Both Shunfeng Escort Agency and Shunfeng Carriage and Horse Store are owned by Hua Ruijun."
King Qin nodded lightly and said: "We all went to Hua Ruijun's door. Next, let people keep an eye on Hua Ruijun."
Xuan Xuan leaned forward and said, "Yes, I have arranged for someone to keep an eye on me."
Ruxuan responded and turned the carriage into the backyard of Chang'an Restaurant.
“Your Majesty, we are here.”
King Qin got down from the car and went straight to the second floor. When passing by a private room, he heard a conversation in the room: "Short buying a bank house? Princess Yanran has so much money? Where did she get the money?"
Another voice sounded: "You are asking the right person.
At first I had the same idea as you, Princess Yanran, a girl who grew up in the countryside, how could she get so much money?
For this reason, I specially asked someone to inquire about it. This inquiry really shocked me. guess what? "
“Sir, General Ruan, you...”
Ruan Chu raised a finger to signal Ruxuan to be silent.
Ruxuan immediately stopped talking.
The people in the room were unaware that anyone was listening to the wall, and then asked: "What's the matter?"
“Let me tell you, Princess Yanran is definitely capable.
She knew that she could not live her whole life relying on the reward from the emperor, so she used the money from the emperor's reward as principal and started a business.
Do you know about the shop called Huayuge in Taoyuanjian? If you don't know, go back and ask your wife. Your wife must know. My mother-in-law goes there almost every month. "
“I know that shop. My wife also goes there once a month, saying she wants to stock up on her lipstick colors.”
“Yes, my mother-in-law said the same thing.
Huayuge’s lipsticks alone have more than ten kinds of reds, and there are also many kinds of rouges.
This is not the most important thing. Huayuge is most famous for its fragrant dew, which is available for both men and women. Huayuge is the first store to let men buy fragrant dew.
The business is so good that it is beyond our imagination. The money earned can be imagined. "
“No wonder Princess Yanran would be so bold as to short Fulong Silver House.
Miss Wang San is the same. Who can’t be provoked, but Princess Yanran? Not only did he lose a big customer, he also gained a reputation for being arrogant and rude. "
When King Qin heard this, he walked forward, entered the private room, and said to Ruxuan: "Go and find out what happened to Xiaoyu's short purchase of Fulong Silver Tower?"
Ruxuan nodded in agreement, "Yes, go right away."
Not long after Ruxuan left, he came back excitedly and reported the news he had learned to King Qin.
“The princess and Second Young Master Li went to Baoqing Silver House first. Second Young Master Li asked the waiter to bring out a set of facial expressions. Just as the princess and Second Young Master Li were looking at the first appearance, Third Miss Wang arrived.
When Miss Wang San saw the princess, she not only mocked the princess, but also overpaid the princess by two thousand taels for the face she was looking at.
The princess and Li Ershao thought that Baoqing Silver Tower was dishonest because of the price increase, so they went to look at other houses.
When Miss Wang San saw that the princess was about to leave, she mocked the princess for being poor and unable to buy anything.
As a result, the princess bought out the nearby Fulong Silver Building and slapped Miss Wang San hard in the face.
At that time, there were many guests at Baoqing Silver House and Fulong Silver House, who witnessed the farce and spread the news.
There are all kinds of rhetoric, and most people are saying that Miss Wang San is uneducated. "
King Qin asked: "Is the Baoqing Silver Tower the property of the Prime Minister's Mansion?"
Ruxuan replied: "Yes, Baoqing Silver Tower is the dowry of Mrs. Shangguan."
King Qin thought for a while and said: "Make good use of the word 'integrity' to add firewood to Baoqing Silver Tower and send Baotai Silver Tower to the wind."
Ruxuan leaned forward and said, "Okay, I understand. Where is Miss Wang San, do you want to teach her a lesson?"
King Qin said: "No need, the matter has spread, and there are many people who question the tutor of the Prime Minister."
Ruxuan retreated, and as soon as he reached the door, King Qin continued: "Let me go and have a look. Has Xiaoyu returned to Wutong Lane?"
“Yes, I’ll make arrangements right away.”
After Ruxuan stepped back, Ruan Chu asked curiously: "The princess is very familiar with Mr. Li? How did they know each other?"
King Qin nodded and said, "They have been friends for five or six years." After saying that, King Qin briefly told the story of Gu Huayu and Li Tao's acquaintance.
Ruan Chu said: "The princess is close to the Second Young Master Li, and the Second Young Master Li and the King of Qi..."
Ruan Chu did not say the next words.
King Qin understood what he meant, took a sip of tea and said, "Don't worry, Li Tao is an upright person, so he shouldn't harm Xiaoyu."
“However, we must be on guard against others.” Ruan Chu continued.
King Qin shook his head slightly: "In the capital, the only people Xiaoyu can talk to are Shi Yamei and Li Tao. Besides, some things vary from person to person. I know Li Tao fairly well, and I don't believe he can do it. Take advantage of Xiaoyu."
(End of this chapter)