Wealth and glory seek stability

The carriage was bumpy. Jian Xi asked Hua Rong who was driving, "Hua Rong, when you return to the capital, what do you want to do most?"

Hua Rong looked straight ahead and said without thinking: "Go back and take my little Butterfly and her mother to Tianxianglou, the largest restaurant in the capital, for a good meal. She has always said that she wants to try Tianxianglou's butterfly pastry, but I am often in the military camp and don't have time to accompany them." When Hua Rong mentioned his daughter, a smile unconsciously appeared on his face.

It was the first time that Jian Xi heard Hua Rong mention his family, "Little Butterfly? Your last name is Hua, so is your daughter called Hua Butterfly?" This name is a bit... too fresh and unconventional.

"No, I originally wanted her to be called this, but her mother refused to agree. So when we registered her household registration, we changed her name to Huadie."

"Your wife still has good taste."

"Hahaha, I'm a rough man and don't understand these things." Hua Rong laughed loudly, "If the master feels bored, just take a rest. I will try to make the carriage more stable."

Jian Xi looked down at her hands. They were still as white and slender as before, but a little different from before.

In her previous life, she relied on these hands to make her life better and better, and in this life, more people are living happier lives because of her.

This may be the meaning of her coming to this era.

Behind her is not only her own life, but also her subordinates, servants, village heads, tenants...

Each person represents their respective family.

Her original intention was to make more money so that she could live a comfortable life, but she didn't expect that she would invisibly bear the fate of so many people.

Maybe she could try another life.

The Buddhist beads on her wrist given to her by Abbot Huiqing exuded a bright luster, as if responding to her thoughts.

Lei Zi had the carriage specially customized for her. He hired the most famous master of mechanical engineering in the world to design the shock-absorbing carriage, which was spacious and comfortable inside.

The couch was covered with thick goose feather cushions, and the pillows were made of the softest silk. The silk threads used for the embroidery were all dyed from the most famous natural silkworm in Jiangnan, and were worth a fortune. The blanket on the floor was made from a whole white tiger skin.

She adjusted herself into a comfortable position and fell into a deep sleep.

"Master, we're here." Hua Rong knocked lightly on the carriage.

Jian Xi half-closed her eyes and opened them. It was just getting dark outside. She propped herself up and walked out of the carriage. "Okay, you should go back and rest too."

"Yes."

Jin Hu had been waiting in the courtyard for a long time. "Master, everything has been done."

Jian Xi stretched out her hand and yawned, "That's good, go back and tell Hua Rong to pack up in the next two days. I will return to the capital when I finish the business in the shop."

Jin Hu bowed and saluted, his tone rising, "Yes."

Since joining the Chamber of Commerce of Pingjiang Prefecture, Jian Xi's grain business has been going exceptionally smoothly. There are regulations within the Chamber of Commerce that prohibit malicious competition and suppression of peers.

When Jian Xi learned about this rule for the first time, she immediately felt that the ancients were not as stubborn as she had imagined. If she didn't understand something, she could ask the respected elders in the Chamber of Commerce for advice. This saved her a lot of trouble.

She was honest in her business, acted in an open and aboveboard manner and was willing to benefit the people, and soon made Fengyu famous in Pingjiang Prefecture.

We are just waiting for the rice seeds to be allocated from the capital next year so that we can officially start production in Qianxi Village.

She asked someone to check out the soil in Qianxi Manor. Compared to the two manors she bought in the capital, Qianxi Manor was larger in area, had more fertile soil, and produced rice that was more fragrant and sweeter. If she replaced it with high-yield rice seeds, she was confident that the yield would be able to reach a higher level.

Jian Xi lay in bed at night, tossing and turning, unable to sleep. After thinking about the things in the shop, she couldn't help but think of Cui Ping.

Ever since we went to Lingchan Temple last time, Cui Ping seemed to have disappeared from the face of the earth.

"It's really strange, why did you suddenly think of him?"

He patted his forehead, trying to get Cui Ping out of his mind, turned over, pressed the quilt under him, and forced himself to fall asleep.

High House.

By the end of the year, Gao Yunhuai was very busy.

He has innumerable shops and farms under his control. As soon as the twelfth lunar month arrives, his managers come in an endless stream to report on the year's harvest.

Along with it comes——

Xuanyuan is far away.

There was a pile of account books on the desk in front of Gao Yunhuai.

I'm busy and exhausted.

Xuanyuan Qiyuan, wearing a silver ermine cloak with low-key patterns embroidered on the outside with silver thread, walked in with a bold move.

"I didn't expect Shu Ping to be so busy. It's not easy for me to see you."

Gao Yunhuai stood up, bowed and greeted: "I greet the Fifth Prince."

Xuanyuan Qiyuan waved his hand and said, "There is no need for these empty formalities between us."

Gao Yunhuai still performed all the necessary etiquette before he stood up straight.

"It's almost the end of the year, how come Your Highness has time to come to this small Pingjiang Mansion?" Gao Yunhuai walked to the reception room and ordered the servants to serve tea.

"I'm not here to invite you here. How long are you going to stay here? Xuanyuan Chaocheng has been canonized as the crown prince. My father said that next year, he will canonize Concubine Shu as the queen. By then, Xuanyuan Chaocheng will become a legitimate son and will succeed to the throne. Even Xuanyuan Zangzhen will be scared. Now I have a hard time in the capital. Let alone coming to Pingjiang Prefecture, I guess my father won't care even if I die outside."

Xuanyuan Qiyuan picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said with a half-smile: "Oh, the snow-top silver teeth that were rushed eight hundred miles away, even the palace only has half a catty of it every year, your life is more comfortable than the emperor's."

Gao Yunhuai remained calm and said, "When my father was alive, he bought the largest tea garden in Zhanjiang."

......

Xuanyuan Qiyuan didn't want to continue this topic, "When will you return to the capital?"

"The day after tomorrow."

"Okay, then I will live here with you and go back with you." Gao Yunhuai's place may look inconspicuous, but all the furnishings and decorations are no less than those of the Prince of Jin's Mansion in the capital.

Gao Yunhuai:......

"Is the situation in the capital really so bad?" It was enough to force Xuanyuan Qiyuan to travel thousands of miles to Pingjiang Prefecture.

Xuanyuan Qiyuan put one leg on the chair, not caring about his image at all, "What do you think? Father has not allowed me to interfere in the affairs of the court. He takes Xuanyuan Chaocheng with him wherever he goes. It's boring for me to stay alone in the Prince of Jin's Mansion, so I asked for permission to travel and find a birthday gift for father. As soon as I submitted the petition, father agreed."

"I have something to do these two days. If Your Highness wants to visit Pingjiang Prefecture, I will let the butler accompany you, okay?"

Xuanyuan Qiyuan noticed a purple gold agate ornament on the bookshelf behind Gao Yunhuai and replied nonchalantly, "It's all right, I'll just take a look. This ornament is quite exquisite."

"Take it if you like."

"Then I won't be polite."

Xuanyuan Qiyuan happily took the ornament away.

Gao Yunhuai leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes and thought about the news brought by Xuanyuan Qiyuan.

It seems that the capital is inevitable.

"housekeeper!"

"Master, what are your orders?"

"Go tell Master Shen Xiao that I want to meet him at his mansion tomorrow."

"Yes."