A concubine enters the mansion? Reborn, three matchmakers and six engagements to marry the Prime Min

Su Qingyu put down the clothes in her hands, stood up and went to the flower hall.

"Why is Third Cousin here? Is there something wrong?"

Lin Wuchen raised his head and looked at her with warm eyes, "Going to Zhao's house the day after tomorrow? Su Yuankai is still at Zhao's house, I am a little worried about you."

Su Qingyu sat down beside him and refilled the tea cup herself.

"Don't worry, cousin. Su Yihui can't do whatever she wants in the Zhao family."

"I have already told the Third Master about this, and he will arrange for guards."

Lin Wuchen finally felt relieved, and the two of them talked about storing coal this winter.

Previously, Su Qingyu remembered that this winter was a rare cold winter, so she told Lin Wuchen that the Lin family would use all its resources to store carbon.

The Lin family had never done charcoal business, but Lin Wuchen trusted Su Qingyu very much, so he used all the money he could mobilize to stockpile charcoal.

I thought it would be cold in autumn, but it is much warmer than in previous years.

This is the time when each prefecture is stockpiling charcoal, but because the weather is still warm, many people say that this winter should not be cold.

Therefore, many charcoal sellers have lost their patience and have begun to lower their prices, fearing that they will end up losing money.

Charcoal is not like other things. If you don’t use it for one year, it will be useless the next year.

"Cousin, those merchants selling charcoal have started to lower their prices."

Su Qingyu's fingers gently stroked the edge of the Ruyao teacup, "What does the third cousin want?"

Lin Wuchen raised the corners of his eyes and a sly smile flashed across his face.

"I think... I took their goods."

Su Qingyu chuckled, and she knew that her third cousin thought the same as she did.

"Third cousin, do you trust me so much? If it is really a warm winter, the Lin family will be seriously injured."

Lin Wuchen supported his chin and looked at Su Qingyu with his bright eyes.

"I checked all the astronomical records of the Imperial Astronomical Observatory. There were five cold disasters in the previous dynasty, and three of them were exceptionally warm in September."

"How can my cousin still check the astronomical records of the Imperial Observatory?"

"I found your man."

Su Qingyu:......

"Third cousin, go ahead and collect them. I promise that you will not have any charcoal left over this year."

Lin Wuchen touched his nose. Last year, the Lin family made a lot of money because of Su Qingyu. If Su Qingyu agreed to her request again this year, she would be a great benefactor of the Lin family.

He made up his mind that if he made more money this year, he would give some money to Su Qingyu. Of course, there was no such thing as absolute, and he was also prepared to pay money.

This winter is another big gamble for the Lin family.

After Lin Wuchen left, Su Qingyu went back to continue choosing clothes and jewelry for her birthday.

The next morning, Su Qingyu got up and went to Qingyuanju to pay her respects as usual.

Because there were many trivial matters in the mansion during autumn, Su Qingyu went to pay her respects early so as not to make the manager of the manor wait too long.

When she entered the yard, Nanny Hua just came around from behind.

Seeing her enter the yard, he went forward to greet her and whispered, "The Third Madam came so early, the old lady hasn't finished washing up yet. The eldest young master is also waiting, and no one else has come yet."

"Madam, would you like to have a cup of tea over there? Come in later."

Nanny Hua knew that Su Qingyu and the eldest son's family were not on good terms, and that she had discussed a marriage with Shen Zhao, so Nanny Hua was asking her if she wanted to avoid him.

Su Qingyu patted Aunt Hua's hand, shook her head and said, "It's okay, I'll go in and wait for mother."

She knew that Nanny Hua's reminder was well-intentioned, but she had done nothing wrong and did not want to deliberately avoid Shen Zhao, otherwise it would appear that she was guilty.

When I entered the banquet room, I saw Shen Zhao was the only one sitting on the chair, holding a cup of osmanthus milk in his hand.

Seeing her come in, Shen Zhao stood up and saluted, "Greetings to Third Aunt."

Su Qingyu hummed and sat down in her seat.

Aunt Hua came in and whispered, "It's a bit chilly this morning. Would Third Madam like a cup of ginger tea to keep the cold away?"

Su Qingyu smiled and thanked him, her slightly cool fingertips touching her palms, "Then I'll trouble you, Madam."

Shen Zhao thought of the gossip he heard in the morning, put down the osmanthus milk in his hand, and wiped the corners of his lips.

"Charcoal prices in Beijing have dropped significantly this year. I heard that Third Aunt bought a lot at a high price?"

"The Shen family is rich, but they can't afford Third Aunt to spend like this."

What he said implied that Su Qingyu didn't know how to manage the household.

Aunt Hua brought in the hot ginger tea. Su Qingyu took it and lowered her head to take a sip. She frowned at the strong spicy ginger flavor, but still took another big sip.

After drinking the ginger tea, my stomach felt warm.

After putting down the ginger tea in her hand, Su Qingyu lazily replied: "The eldest young master is now assisting the Crown Prince in the Zhanshi Mansion. I thought they were talking about national affairs. How come the eldest young master even takes the charcoal fire in the inner house to heart?"

"Those who know him think that he cares about the family's livelihood. Those who don't know him think that he is a nagging old woman."

Su Qingyu scolded Shen Zhao calmly, and Shen Zhao's expression suddenly changed.

Only then did he realize that he had lost his composure.

In fact, he didn't care how much charcoal the inner house bought. It was just that he wanted to target Su Qingyu unconsciously after hearing the servants' gossip.

He maintained his composure, but he couldn't control himself and lost his composure every time he faced Su Qingyu.

While my thoughts were in a mess, I heard Su Qingyu continue to say: "In this case, the charcoal for Hanshuiyuan should still be sent according to the quota of previous years. I will send people to replenish the excess silver to Hanshuiyuan."

Shen Zhao frowned. Was he asking for this little bit of silver?

Just as he was about to speak, he heard footsteps coming from the inner room.

Then, the old lady scolded, "Zhao'er, what you said today was too much. Apologize to your third aunt quickly."

"Your Third Aunt works hard as a housekeeper. How can a junior like you have any say in this? If everyone is like you, how can we manage this family?"

The old lady didn't take Su Qingyu's extra charcoal to heart. No housekeeper is perfect, and some losses are normal. The housekeeper's experience comes from these things.

Even if we take a step back and buy too much, the Shen family can afford the loss.

After hearing what Shen Zhao said just now, the old lady felt a little disappointed. Just like Su Qingyu said, the person who should have been in the Zhanshi Mansion to assist the prince and discuss state affairs was arguing about these two pieces of charcoal in the inner house. If it got out, the Shen family would lose all face.

The old lady couldn't help but sigh. It seemed that Zhixiu was not blaming Shen Zhao, but that this child was really beyond help.

Shen Zhao lowered his head when he heard the old lady say this. "Grandma, I said the wrong thing."

After saying that, he turned to face Su Qingyu and bowed, "Aunt Third, please forgive me. I was the one who just…"

Su Qingyu dodged his greeting halfway through her apology.

"Master, you don't have to apologize. You are the eldest grandson of the Shen family, so it is normal for you to question these things in the mansion."

"Just do as I say. I'll send someone to deliver the silver to Hanshuiyuan this afternoon."

After Su Qingyu finished speaking, she whispered to the old lady and explained, "Mother, there is no need to scold the young master. There are many people in the family, and this is also human nature."

The old lady looked pleased and praised Su Qingyu for her sensible thinking.

Shen Zhao felt ashamed, greeted and turned to leave.

Su Qingyu helped the old lady sit down, looked at Shen Zhao's back, and sneered.

It just so happened that she couldn't bear to part with the charcoal, so she saved it.