Rong Shu put down his round fan and said directly without mincing words: "First, I am going to Yangzhou and need to check some things. To be on the safe side, I would like to borrow two highly skilled guards from you. You have many capable people around you. I I'm not as polite as you."

"It's a small matter. I'll give you Luo Yan and Qing Yuan. They have been with me since they were young and have always acted in a safe manner. I will send them over in two days." "What's the other thing?"

"This second thing is not urgent. It won't be too late to wait until you go back to Datong." Rong Shu stood up and took out a small box from the cage, and said with a smile: "I want to stay in Datong Mansion. I have already prepared the money to set up a horse ranch and raise horses. I just need the horse administration of Datong Prefecture to give me a guide."

Mu Nijing stared: "The horse ranch is a bottomless pit. No matter how much money you put in, you may not be able to get it back. "Ben, have you thought clearly about how much money the imperial court spends on raising horses every year?"

"Have you thought clearly? Uncle Chen has a nephew who once worked as a bookkeeper at a horse ranch. He said that the horse ranch can run without losing money. Being able to make money is a great skill." Rong Shu smiled and said: "I'm not afraid of losing money. There must be someone to do these businesses that don't make money but are beneficial to the country and the people."

It is said that businessmen value profits . Qing Yi, only Rong Shu's grandfather is not such a person.

During the years when Prince Qi Yuan was in charge of the country, countless people in Dayin were displaced and homeless.

My grandfather opened a granary, charity hall, and medicine hall, and saved countless poor people.

The money spent at that time was like a pebble thrown into a torrent and could not be retrieved.

Her grandfather named her "Shu" because he wanted her to know both "giving up" and "giving".

Opening a horse ranch is both a sacrifice and a sacrifice, and Rong Shu feels it is worth it.

Furthermore, she has never been a reckless person. As long as she has other ways to make money, she is not afraid of the horse ranch losing money.

The firmness in Rong Shu's brows and eyes made Mu Nijing swallow the words he spoke.

She knows Rong Shu's temperament very well. Once this girl makes up her mind, she will go ahead and do it.

what to do? Do you think your brother is not worthy of the God of Wealth Zhaozhao?

Mu Nijing suddenly disliked his brother.

"Just think about it clearly." She said: "Don't worry, the people in Ma Zheng in Datong Prefecture are familiar with the Mu family. If you want, just take me back to Datong and I will do it for you."

After a pause, she made a fist with her right hand and pressed against it . He raised his left palm and made a salute, and said solemnly: "Miss Rong, on behalf of the people at the border, I would like to express my gratitude to you."

Rong Shu glanced at her and said, "Just say one word? I almost threw all the money in." "

Mun Nijing said, "Is it true that this will last forever?"

After saying this, the two of them looked at each other and smiled. Rong Shu did not want to make trouble with her and said with a smile, "I am having dinner at Minglu Courtyard. I am looking forward to it. I've been waiting for you to come back for a long time."

Mu Nijing finished his lunch at Minglu Courtyard and talked to Rong Shu for a long time before going back to the Duke Protector's Mansion.

Mu Rong did not go to the banquet today and stayed in the mansion. Hearing from the people below that the county lord was back, he quickly put down a map and went out to the yard to wait for her.

Mu Nijing saw him from afar and waved to him: "I want to go to my grandmother's place, brother, do you want to go with me?"

Mu Rong looked at her, a little helpless, "Those three people I buried in Datong Mansion The pear blossoms on the altar are all yours."

Mu Nijing stopped and said with a smile, "Okay, grandma is about to go to bed. I'll go pay her respects tomorrow."

She was coming and going . Madam Mu loved her and would never ask her for the ordinary rules of a lady. It would be no big deal if she didn't go to say hello at night.

The brother and sister sat down in the pavilion in the courtyard. Mu Rong stepped back and looked at Mu Nijing and said, "Tell me, why did she and Gu Yushi get reconciled?"

Mu Nijing tilted his head and looked at Mu Rong and said. "Why did Zhao Zhao reconcile with his brother?"

Mu Rong knew that the sister was deliberately embarrassing him again, and smiled: "They reconciled after half a year of marriage. I don't know how many people in Beijing are guessing the reason for their reconciliation. . We were having dinner yesterday, and I wanted to go meet that Censor Gu. I couldn’t run into him, so why did I come to ask you? The Procuratorate met with Mr. Meng."

Mu Nijing frowned and said, "You don't have to ask him. Zhao Zhao said that she just doesn't like it. There is someone in Mr. Gu's heart. He didn't marry Zhao Zhao willingly in the first place."

Mu Rong glanced at her. , lowered his eyes and took a sip of tea, and said neither salty nor lightly: "You clearly told me before that Miss Rong liked Mr. Gu very much."

Mu Nijing shrugged: "I did like him at that time. Who said that if you like someone, you can't do it?" Do we have to like Gu Changjin for a lifetime? If our girls think that a man is not worthy of liking, it is much easier to break up with him than you guys. Besides, if Zhaozhao likes Gu Changjin for a lifetime, it will be none of your business. ."

Mu Rong almost choked in his throat when he took a sip of tea, and he raised his sleeve to wipe the tea liquid from the corners of his lips in embarrassment.

Mu Nijing sneered in his heart.

She recalled that when she first made good friends with Zhaozhao, her brother sent her a letter in Datong, telling her that the eldest daughter of the Shirong family might have impure motives for approaching her, and asked her not to talk to her easily.

She was so angry that she refused to reply to her letter. The next year when he returned to Beijing to report on his work, he insisted on pretending to be her bodyguard and went with her to see Zhaozhao. Mu Nijing knew what his brother was thinking at that time. Didn't he think that Zhao Zhao had some ulterior motives in approaching her and wanted to test it out?

This "examination" actually made Hongluan Xing move.

Mu Nijing stood up and patted him on the shoulder, saying: "Brother, I was a step too late before. Don't waste time this time. Learn from me. If you like it, then make a decision first. No matter whether I have a life or not in the future, at least I will We have to let the world know that this man was once the owner of Danzhu County. Zhaozhao will come to the General's Mansion in a few days. Remember to behave well. If you are not as good-looking as Mr. Gu, you should at least make up for it somewhere else. Do you understand? ?"

When Mu Nijing was thirteen years old, he fell in love with Cui Si, the son of Cui Jian, the governor of Datong Prefecture, and immediately asked his father to come to the house to arrange the marriage.

Cui Si was a frail scholar with a handsome face. Mu Nijing would take a fancy to him, which was beyond the expectations of the generals of the Mu family.

After all, she was the only girl in their Mu family. Several uncles and brothers were afraid that Mu Nijing would be deceived, so they went to the Cui family to meet people with swords in their hands. Fortunately, Cui Temple was not a courageless person, and was watched by a crowd of people. Also very calm.

Sitting under the cypress tree with a scroll in hand, he asked them what they wanted to do.

Later, my father went to propose marriage, and the Cui family agreed. However, although Cui Si was the son of the governor, he did not have any fame. Those uncles clamored for Cui Si to get his fame quickly and then marry Mu Nijing.

At that time, Mu Rong was still working as a student supervisor in the Imperial College. When he heard about this, he couldn't laugh or cry. Who would have thought that just because of these words, Ling Nijing has never gotten married to this day.

Cui Si is an indifferent person, full of talents but unwilling to enter the officialdom. He is still white.

Mu Rong originally wanted Cui Si to hire him last year, but Nijing said that his uncle's previous words should not be ignored, and he insisted that Cui Si take the exam first and then hire him.

If Cui Si really wanted to take the test for merit and fame, he would have taken it long ago. Ni Jing is just trying to fight against Cui Si.

Only if Cui Si really wanted to marry her would he be allowed to hire her.

Mu Rong was choked by what his sister said.

But he had to admit that Ni Jing was indeed bolder than him in matters of love.

"Okay, I won't look forward or backward this time." He smiled and said, "If not, I will probably be laughed at by you for the rest of my life."

Mu Nijing pursed his lips and smiled, "Zhaozhao said that he would go to Datong to open a horse ranch in the future. Brother, we have the right time and the right place. If you don't work harder, you will be laughed at by me for the rest of your life." After the Dragon Boat Festival,

it's not over yet . A few days later, Mu Nijing sent someone to Minglu Courtyard to fetch Rong Shu.

"Luoyan went on a mission with Qingyuan earlier. I just came back today. I will take you to identify him."

Mu Nijing has a hundred soldiers under his command, and most of them are women. Among them, Luo Yan Yan and Qingyuan are the most useful ones around her.

Luo Yan was tall and thin, with a very calm temperament. Qingyuan, on the other hand, has a baby face and can easily disarm people when she smiles.

The two of them bowed respectfully to Rong Shu.

Mu Nijing said: "You will not suffer any loss if you follow Miss Rong. Miss Rong is the God of Wealth to your county master. During the time you worked for her, your monthly salary was probably twice as much as what I gave you."

Rong Shu laughed. "Are you still afraid that I will shorten their monthly salary?" He said

while joking, he entered Mrs. Mu's yard. Mrs. Mu's status in Shangjing was no worse than that of the old feudal lord of the British government, and she was also a highly respected imperial wife.

But Mrs. Mu is different from the old Fengjun who likes to host banquets and eat everywhere. She doesn't like to go out. In the past, she likes to practice boxing at home and keep her body very strong.

When Rong Shu entered, Mrs. Mu had just performed a set of boxing tricks and was eating a plate of snacks.

Seeing his granddaughter coming in with a girl with picturesque features, he smiled heartily and said, "But Zhaozhao?"

Rong Shu stepped forward and bowed politely, and said without being humble or arrogant: "Rong Shu has met the old lady."

Old Madam Mu used to be in Datong. Mu Rong went to Datong Mansion before returning to Beijing. Rong Shu had been friends with Mu Nijing for more than three years, and this was the first time he met this legendary old lady who was said to be a woman.

Mrs. Mu was energetic, kind-faced, and very approachable. She was completely different from Rong Shu's grandmother and the old British prince.

Mrs. Mu greeted her maids to serve them fruit tea and cakes. After the two little girls had finished a cup of tea, Fang smiled and said, "Ni Jing said you want to open a horse ranch in Datong Mansion. Let's talk to him about it. What do you think?"

Rong Shu repeated what he had said to Shen and Mu Nijing before.

"There are things that I want to do but don't do. I'm afraid that I will regret it in the future." She smiled and said: "Compared to Dayin's sons and daughters who guard the border, there are really too few things that I can do."

Mrs. Mu said With her eyes that see through the world and human feelings, she knew that what this little girl said was true, not just nice words. She really wanted to do something beneficial to the country and the people.

He couldn't help but hold Rong Shu's hand and said with admiration: "Good boy, you have such a heart and you are better than many people. No wonder our Nijing likes you."

Except for his mother-in-law and uncle, Rong Shu has never received anything from his elders. After receiving such a kind affirmation, she was a little stunned for a moment. After a long pause, she said generously: "Thank you, Madam."

Madam Mu used to have a family full of children and grandchildren, but now she only has two children left. It was not easy to come here. She found a girl who won her heart very much, so she pulled Xu Xu and talked endlessly.

It was mostly Mu Nijing and Rong Shu who were talking, and the old man listened with a smile.

Rong Shu drank three cups of tea and stopped talking until Mu Rong came over to greet the old lady.

Mrs. Mu glanced at her grandson, and she didn't understand that a group of girls were having tea and talking. Her grandson came to say hello?

Mu Rong said with a smile: "I'm taking my two sisters out to watch a show."

Mrs. Mu suddenly realized that today the Bai Theater in Beijing will be performing a Nuo opera, and that girl Ni Jing loves watching Nuo operas the most.

"You go, you are the elder brother, remember to take good care of your two sisters."

Baixilou.

In a side room in the corner of the second floor, Liu Yuan poured a cup of tea for Gu Changjin and said with a smile: "Yesterday, the emperor specially stayed at the court. I guess it was because of the case between the old minister and Pan Gongshi?"

Gu Changjin said calmly: "The people who have been serving the emperor in the Yangxin Palace in recent days are all your noble father-in-law. How could Eunuch Liu not know why I came to the palace?"

Liu Yuan smiled, but his beautiful face did not change. Gu Changjin showed a little bit of displeasure at these words.

After Yang Xu was imprisoned, Guizhong, the original royal horse supervisor, took over Yang Xu's position and became the imperial pen and the governor of Dongchang.

Guizhong was originally the adopted son who was least useful under Pei Shunnian. Emperor Jiayou probably used the adopted son who he disliked and valued the least in order to defeat Pei Shunnian.

Today, Pei Shunnian's faction is no longer the dominant ceremonial supervisor. Guizhong and Pei Shunnian are at odds with each other, and are gradually eroding Pei Shunnian's power, forming a situation of rivalry between them.

After Guizhong left the Royal Horse Prison, Liu Yuan became the new paw print of the Royal Horse Prison.

After Gu Changjin learned that Liu Yuan was promoted safely, he knew that Liu Yuan, who was sent by Yang Xu to supervise Guizhong, had formed an alliance with Guizhong.

After Yang Xu's downfall, Liu Yuan and Guizhong were the biggest beneficiaries among the eunuchs in the Supervisor of Ceremonies.

Liu Yuan was so capable, how could he not know why the emperor kept him? Apart from anything else, it was Guizhong who served Emperor Jiayou in the Yangxin Hall yesterday.

Guizhong listened to his conversation with Emperor Jiayou without missing a word.

Hearing the implication of Gu Changjin's words, Liu Yuandao said: "Your father-in-law only told our family that Mr. Gu is going to Yangzhou, but he never explained the reason in detail to our family. If Mr. Gu doesn't want to say it, we won't force him. I invite you here today because I have something to ask for."

Gu Changjin raised his eyebrows and said, "It's okay, Eunuch Liu."

"We hope to go with you on this trip to Yangzhou," Liu Yuan said slowly. : "If nothing unexpected happens, the Holy Emperor will order our family to serve as supervisors in Yangzhou and cooperate with you in the investigation of Governor Liao's case."

Yesterday at the Yangxin Hall, Emperor Jiayou did say that he would send someone to cooperate with him in investigating Liao Rao's case.

As for why Liao Rao was investigated, it was naturally because of the letter with words hidden in a "winding formation".

When Gu Changjin presented the letter to Emperor Jiayou, the enigmatic emperor stared at the letter for a long time, and then said calmly: "Check, go to Yangzhou to find out."

Before meeting Emperor Jiayou, Gu Chang Jin once went to Dali Temple Prison to meet Pan Xueliang and asked him if he knew Governor Liao.

Pan Xueliang was confused and said: "Master Liao is a hero who fought against bandits. Who among the people in Jiangsu and Zhejiang knows

this?" Gu Changjin knew it as soon as he saw his appearance. Pan Xueliang had only heard of Liao Rao but had never seen him.

Pan Xueliang didn’t know Liao Rao, so how could Liao Rao know Pan Xueliang? Still going to the trouble of writing a letter to the old minister to help Pan Xueliang get his name on the apricot list?

Furthermore, if Liao Rao sent such a letter, ordinary people would probably burn it after reading it. The old minister had gone through three dynasties and remained standing. He had an extraordinary mind. He just wanted to help Liao Rao, so how could he leave such a letter?

This is because he thinks the incident will not come to light, or he has some other plans.

Gu Changjin had a strong intuition that the old minister was guiding him to Yangzhou.

Yangzhou.

Pan Xueliang was from Yangzhou, and Liu Yuan was also from Yangzhou.

Gu Changjin raised his eyes and looked at Liu Yuan. After a long while, he said: "Eunuch Liu is the person appointed by the emperor. How can I say anything?"

Indeed, Emperor Jiayou gave him full authority to investigate this case. He looked for This was an excuse to ask Emperor Jiayou to choose someone else, which was probably what he did.

But Gu Changjin would not do this.

Liu Yuan smiled slowly, held the cup in his hand, touched Gu Changjin's tea cup lightly, and said, "Thank you, sir. This time when we go to Yangzhou, our family will bring people from the Warrior Camp with us, and they will definitely fight hard." Do your best to protect the Lord and Pan Gongshi."

After saying this, he made a gesture to the outside, and soon the sound of "dong dong" was heard from the outer hall.

"Today, I invite you to watch a Nuo opera."

The wings of the Baixi Building are all on the second floor, forming a wraparound shape. Pull the door panel to the left and right, and you can watch the show directly from the wings.

This is naturally more comfortable than crowding in the lobby to watch a show. The only disadvantage is that when the door panel is opened, you can see the people in the opposite wing.

For example, now, when Gu Changjin raised his eyes, he saw the three people sitting in the room opposite.

The Mu brothers and sisters also have her.