bookcurios Chapter 243 No Private Room
Chapter 243 No Private Room
Zhao Fangyu realized the vague suggestion of something wrong in Qilang's words earlier than Zhao Fangjin did, but he didn't want Zhao Fangjin to worry about these things while she was pregnant, so he changed the subject.
"I have a business that I run under the name of the Li family. Qilang is now living in Beijing. Let me talk to you first."
Zhao Fangjin also followed Zhao Fangyu's words and said, "That won't do. Qilang is already here, how can we just know about it? We have to force him to invest some money."
Qi Lang seemed to be rubbing the edges of the snowball in his hand, polishing it a little bit and rounding it out: "That won't do. My wealth is all in Rong Niang's hands now."
"Bring Rong Niang here after the New Year and let her live with you. I don't want the same kind of dividends as them."
Zhao Fangyu's business has now expanded greatly. The eldest princess's storefront has been decorated, and it will be open for business after the New Year's Eve. Not to mention the capital, they had heard of it in the previous cities. With such a big commotion, and he was selling perfumed dew, it was hard not to think of Zhao Fangyu.
When they were at home, they heard that the eldest princess liked Shisiniang and Zhao Fangyu very much. So everyone in the Li family guessed that this store was Zhao Fangyu's work.
"Why did you think of doing business with the royal family? If you have any difficulties, why don't you look for our own people?"
What Qilang meant was that if you were short of money, just ask your family for it. Doing business with people from the royal family was very troublesome. If you were not careful, it would easily bring up a bunch of old things and cause you unnecessary trouble.
Zhao Fangyu's eyes curved into crescents, and she pursed her red lips as she explained to the two of them, "Doing business is a byproduct. I'm just using the tiger's skin as a banner."
"The Yang family wants to squeeze out my Xianglu shop, so there's no reason why I can't find someone with a bigger background to squeeze them out."
With these words, the origin of the eldest princess's shop was made clear.
Qilang was sitting on the railing of the corridor, rubbing a row of little snowmen with his hands. When he had nothing to do, he went outside the yard to pick a branch of red plum blossoms, picked the flowers one by one and put them on the heads of the little snowmen.
After finishing all this, looking at the two sisters whispering in front of the window, he couldn't help but think of Yao Yirong who was waiting for him at home.
It was a coincidence that he and Yao Yirong met. Originally he was just helping Shierlang to block the romantic opportunities, but who knew that he would actually take the flowers back himself.
"Did the Yang family also have a hand in what happened to you before?"
Qi Lang was referring to the previous assassination of Zhao Fangyu. Zhao Fangyu shook his head: "There is another hidden story behind this."
So he told the story about Meng Yunxiang from the Duke of Li's Mansion who had hooked up with the Third Prince and intended to sell out Zhao Fangyu and others to make wedding dresses for herself.
Qi Lang's eyebrows tightened, and his eyes became more and more impatient: "This Duke Li's Mansion is really rotten from top to bottom."
The three generations, old, middle-aged and young, each have their own shortcomings, but it's really neat.
"No one who has anything to do with that old lady is a good person." Zhao Fangjin also hated the old hag in the Duke of Li's Mansion, so she was happy to have someone come to her house so that no one would bully her aunt anymore.
Zhao Fangyu informed Qilang of the palace's intentions, and Qilang would inform the eldest master of the Li family in the evening.
Qilang asked a few more questions about how the Yang family's fragrant dew business came about, and Zhao Fangyu told him all the news that was circulating outside.
Qi Lang looked at Zhao Fangyu with a half-smile as he played with the red plum branch he had just plucked the flowers from: "Fourth Lady is hiding something from me."
Zhao Fangyu did not refute: "If there is any big event, I will naturally be the first to inform Seventh Brother."
The implication is that she won't talk about trivial matters.
The Yang family's fragrant dew has been able to withstand the scrutiny, Zhao Fangyu is not at all false. She also did not intend to let the Li family really intervene. She could not deal with the Yang family, so Zhou Qinghe would naturally go. In addition, the Li family's actions were big enough, and it would be a bit too much for her to deal with the Yang family.
Zhao Fangyu had some understanding of the emperor. The person in power certainly didn't want the Li family to be so ostentatious, so the Li family was extremely low-key when they came to Kyoto this time.
Zhao Fangyu could handle it by himself, so Qilang didn't continue to ask him questions. After making a few more snowmen, he felt uncomfortable with his cold hands and went to warm himself by the fire with his hands in his pockets.
At noon, Qilang went to see Xun'er, who was studying with his teacher, and took the opportunity to move Xun'er to live in the old house of the Li family.
"Now my aunt's family is full of women. Brother Xun is old, and it is not appropriate for him to live in the back house. Let's go to the Li family and get familiar with everything in the Li family."
Qilang thought more than Xun'er. The Zhao family's backyard is now occupied by women, and Xun'er, a teenage boy, lives there. I'm afraid the women will feel a little uneasy.
There was a lot of laughter during the banquet. Shu Jie'er and Zhao Fangyu were close, standing between their mother and aunt, showing off to them how many plum blossoms they had picked today. Then they took out their small purses and distributed them one by one to everyone present, even Mother Cui, who was following behind the eldest lady, got one.
Everyone in the group liked this little girl very much.
Zhou Qinghe arrived early, but he didn't expect Song Bai to arrive earlier than him. The two men, one dressed in black and the other in white, stood at the door like the Black and White Impermanence. Zhou Qinghe smacked his lips and felt something was not right, so he asked Xuanbi to put on the cloak he was wearing in the car.
Small snowflakes, only slightly bigger than osmanthus flowers, began to fall densely from the sky.
Everything is hazy and chaotic, except for the figure approaching slowly in the distance, which is clear and bright.
Zhao Fangyu has now grown into a grown-up girl with a slim figure and graceful manners.
The wind and snow seemed to be a little gentler when passing by her.
Zhou Qinghe walked forward and held Zhao Fangyu's hand. After bidding farewell to the eldest lady, Zhao Minshan and others, he took Zhao Fangyu home.
"Is this medicine good now?"
Zhao Fangyu recalled briefly and nodded, "Yes, it works faster than the previous doctor's."
Zhou Qinghe smiled upon hearing this. His red lips and white teeth made people's hearts flutter when they saw him. "It's worth it that I went to ask the Cui family for help."
Zhao Fangyu looked up in surprise: "Someone from the Cui family?"
Zhao Fangyu naturally knew that the best doctors in the world were either from aristocratic families or in the imperial palace, but she clearly remembered that the person who came that day was not very old, probably around thirty years old.
Dressed in silk and satin, he looked more like a master than an imperial physician.
Zhou Qinghe explained to Zhao Fangyu: "It's a noble family with many people. That man is the youngest of the seventeenth generation of the Cui family. He was weak when he was young, but later he became interested in medicine. The Cui family hired a famous teacher for him. He also has talent, and he has become a famous doctor at a young age."
Zhao Fangyu nodded, fearing that Zhou Qinghe had paid a considerable price to invite this person.
But what Zhao Fangyu found strange was that all Zhou Qinghe's money was with her, so what could he use as bargaining chip with the Cui family?
Zhou Qinghe: “…”
"First of all, I don't have any hidden money."
Zhou Qinghe looked at Zhao Fangyu with a firm gaze, staring at Zhao Fangyu without a single move, as if he would swear to heaven in the next second if Zhao Fangyu didn't believe it.