Five-year enthronement three-year simulation

The queen, from the crown princess to the middle palace, is naturally a considerate person. The palace newly tidied up for the eldest princess Minghan is very tidy, and according to her preferences, the furniture such as tables, chairs and other furniture are more elegant. style of.

After her daughter got married, she had been staying in the princess' mansion, and it was rare for her to stay in the palace for a short time. Concubine Wen was overjoyed, so she simply lent all her personal maids to Ming Han for the time being.

A few days later, on the day Ming Han entered the palace, after seeing the main hall that fit her own aesthetics, she immediately became interested, turned her head and asked Chao Lu, "I haven't been back to the palace for a long time, how is the empress?" Know my preference?"

"Reporting to the princess, the nine princesses went to Jianjia Palace once a few days ago, and asked Concubine Wen about your preferences." Chao Lu replied with a blessing.

"Ninth Princess...Ming Tan?"

Ming Han was slightly taken aback, pondered for a moment, waved his hand to let Chao Lu go down first, then turned to his son-in-law Ji Yu and said slowly, "I haven't seen you for so many years, but my Ninth Emperor Sister has really changed a lot."

"I've heard you say that the Ninth Princess is smart, but she is spoiled by His Majesty and the Empress Dowager, and she can be regarded as a first-class demon king in the palace." Ji Yu poured a cup of hot tea for her, and said with a smile "But now, not only the common people praise her, but even Concubine Wen has a very good relationship with her. It can be regarded as a big change in temperament."

"Yes."

Minghan took a sip of tea, staring at the intricate and delicate patterns on the cup, his eyes gradually became thoughtful.

"What's more, you also said before that the study on Fangji Street... seems to have the handwriting of the palace behind it?"

Hearing his wife mentioning this matter, Ji Yu's expression immediately became serious. He put down the purple clay teapot, nodded and said, "Tianming Chamber of Commerce is rooted in the capital, and the former shopkeeper of Shun'an Study Room was originally a member of the Chamber of Commerce. After the change of hands, the Chamber of Commerce immediately sent someone to re-register the situation, only to find that the new shopkeeper had belonged to the Lin family's property... It's really strange."

"You and I thought that this Shun'an study was probably the property of Miss Lin herself," Minghan tapped his fingertips on the table twice, and said slowly, "but after a few days of secret investigation by the chamber of commerce, , but found that the new owner behind the study is not simple, not only very good at hiding traces, but also almost has nothing to do with the Lin family - if it wasn't for the Tianming Chamber of Commerce to know about the transaction between Beijing and China, and I happen to be a princess, I'm afraid there is no way to find out. If not, a wealthy merchant who can take out 900 taels at that time will actually involve members of the royal family of my dynasty."

"exactly."

Ji Yu remembered the shocked appearance of the two of them when they deduced the truth, and couldn't help shaking his head and sighing.

Things in this world are often such a coincidence.

Minghan took a deep breath, put down the teacup, and calmly analyzed: "Whether it's the concubines of the palaces, or the princes and princesses, the monthly bills are enough to spend, and it is generally not necessary to open a shop outside the palace to earn money. Thoughts." She paused, her brows furrowed tightly, "In my humble opinion, if the person behind the study is of the same generation as me, then the two most likely candidates are Second Emperor Minghui and Ninth Emperor Mingtan. stop."

"The second prince has the desire to be in charge of the East Palace. Everyone knows it. Naturally, he needs enough money to manage the relationship between the DPRK and China; and before that, the Jinfeng Bookstore under him has been confiscated due to involvement in book price gouging, and a different store has been reopened." It's not very unusual." Ji Yu pursed her lips and said in thought, "But how did Han'er think that the Ninth Princess..."

"Whether it is true or not is just speculation."

Minghan half closed his eyes, picked up the purple sand pot on the table, and poured himself another cup.

Her eyes were complicated, she looked at the fragrant tea falling from the mouth of the pot, sighed, and said after a long time: "The road to business is extremely risky, if you don't notice it for a while, you will easily go astray, and you will not turn over easily."

"Jiuhuangmei has a good relationship with her mother and concubine, and with the protection of Kunning Palace, her life in this palace is much better than before... So, since I know this kindness, no matter who the master behind this study is Whoever it is, should ask Ming Tan to come and raise some points, which is in line with common sense."

"That's right. Han'er is thoughtful, as it should be!" Ji Yu thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

Minghan smiled, pushed the poured tea to the son-in-law, looked up at the darkening sky outside the window, a trace of unexplained emotion flashed in his eyes, and the fingers hidden in his sleeves couldn't help but clenched tightly.

——If Minghui goes into business, he is preparing for his own road to success...

As a princess, why does Ming Tan need to spend a lot of money?

"After noon tomorrow, I will send Zhao Lu to ask her to have a talk."

Minghan lowered his eyes, and said softly: "Let me take a look, this Ninth Emperor Sister who has changed her temperament, is she a good friend..."

The next day, under the leadership of Zhao Lu, Ming Tan quickly came to the palace where her elder sister and consort lived temporarily.

Because Princess Ninth used to be a guest at Concubine Wen's place, Zhao Lu was also quite respectful to the former, and directly brought her to the front hall, where Ming Han and Ji Yu were already waiting for her.

"I've met the eldest sister, my son-in-law."

Ming Tan blessed the body, and greeted both of them very politely, "I wonder if you two are still used to living in the palace when you return to the palace?"

As a princess, she didn't have to salute Ji Yu, but at this time she still gave Ming Han and his wife enough face, which immediately made the latter two feel good.

"I'm used to it, I'm very used to it." Minghan also reciprocated, stood up personally, took Mingtan's hand, and led her to the guest seat with a smile on her face, "I'd like to ask Xiaojiu to thank you on my behalf." Empress Dowager."

"Elder Sister, what are you talking about? It's rare for you to come back for a New Year's Eve, so naturally you have to live properly."

Ming Tan blinked, and the smile on his face was as sweet as nectar, "If there is something missing, just send someone to Kunning Palace to tell you, it's not a bother."

"Okay, sure," Minghan nodded, "Thank you Xiaojiu for your kindness."

After exchanging pleasantries like this for a while, the two sisters, who hadn't seen each other for many years, also had a general understanding of each other.

Ming Tan looked at the older woman with an amiable smile in front of him, and felt that she was very good at being a person, not only treated her warmly and politely, but also respected Kunning Palace during the conversation; Surprised by Ming Tan's generous and composed attitude, as well as his thoughtful words and etiquette—seeing him today, how can he still have the domineering appearance of his childhood?

Even Minghan dare not say that at the age of Chuchu and Ji, he knows how to treat others like her.

This Ninth Emperor Sister is really extraordinary.

"...Xiao Jiu, you are a smart person. Elder Sister Dahuang doesn't want to go around in circles with you again."

After talking for a long while, Minghan suddenly turned his face straight, tapped twice with his fingertips on the armrest of the carved armchair, stared slightly, and looked at Mingtan with a hint of inquiry.

Seeing the other party's attitude suddenly changed, Ming Tan was also taken aback for a moment, and frowned indistinctly, "Sister, please tell me."

"There is a famous shop in the capital recently, I wonder if you have heard of it?" Minghan said slowly, his eyes fixed on Mingtan's expression, "It's the one on Fangji Street, Shun'an study."

"..."

Ming Tan's expression remained the same, but he couldn't help but pause in his heart.

——I haven't figured out how to open my mouth yet, why did people bring this up first?

But the surprise was only for a moment.With just a thought, Ming Tan immediately thought of the key point, and subconsciously shifted his gaze to Ji Yu, the son-in-law who had never spoken to Ming Han, and raised his eyebrows high.

"Tianming Chamber of Commerce really has great powers," she smiled, and admitted straightforwardly, "I thought I had done enough to be secretive... but I never thought that I still couldn't escape the eyeliner of the son-in-law?"

Although the other party took the initiative to bring up Shun'an Study, which coincided with his own intentions, Mingtan always remembered Lin Shurong's explanation before going out, so he wanted to say this meaningfully, and coupled with her smile that was not a smile The expression made the couple's hearts tremble, and they were a little uncertain about the little girl's emotions.

Could it be that you feel offended?

So, after they looked at each other, Ji Yu, the owner of the Tianming Chamber of Commerce, said, "Your Highness, don't misunderstand, the eldest princess and I have no malicious intentions, and the previous relationship between you and Shun'an Study was just a guess." ——It’s just that the former shopkeeper of the study was a member of the Tianming Chamber of Commerce, so after he listed the store, the Chamber of Commerce routinely went to register the transfer situation, so I discovered something strange by chance, without any special investigation at all. over you..."

"It's all right. I don't care."

Although the fact that Shun'an Study was involved with her could not be easily known, if the insider is also a member of the royal family and has the same standpoint, then it doesn't matter much.

Ming Tan blinked his eyes, saw that the couple looked like they were facing a formidable enemy, and didn't intend to continue making detours, and said with a smile: "Actually, when I come here today, I do have something to ask, and I want to ask you two for help. "

"...What's the matter?" Minghan was startled, and looked at her with some puzzlement, "Xiao Jiu, but it's okay to say."

"The son-in-law founded the Tianming Chamber of Commerce and gathered merchants from all over the world. I think I must have known many sophisticated and intelligent businessmen?"

Ming Tan folded his hands on his knees, and only a little white fingertips could be exposed from the big sleeves of his long coat, "Xiao Jiu was lucky, just happened to be selling the wine shop next to Shun'an Study, so I wanted to buy it , converted into a tea house, connected with the study, and opened for business together."

Speaking of this, she smiled a little shyly, and said again: "It's a pity that everything is ready and I owe it to Dongfeng. The only difficulty is that I have no one under my command, and I can't find a shopkeeper who can take charge of the teahouse for me... ...That's why Xiao Jiu wants to be bold, please help introduce a reliable person, I don't know if it is feasible?"

Build a tea house next to the study?

Ji Yu is a well-informed person, of course he has heard of the business model of many studies in the south of the Yangtze River.At this time, as soon as Ming Tan finished speaking, he immediately realized that this Ninth Princess actually hides such a big ambition under her youthful and innocent appearance!

Shun'an Study is now the No. [-] study in the capital, and its daily income is almost equal to that of a restaurant. Isn't she satisfied?

Even Ji Yu, who was bold and careful, and dared to spread the footprints of the Tianming Chamber of Commerce all over Tiancheng, could not help being secretly startled at this time.

There are quite a lot of people in Beijing who know what to buy, and the cost of opening a teahouse is not low.Moreover, the business of feasting is a mixed bag, if things go wrong, troubles will come to your door, which can be described as extremely risky!

The nature of a businessman makes Ji Yu subconsciously want to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, but thinking about Ming Tan's identity, he endured it and turned his head to look at his wife who has always supported his career, wanting to see what the latter means.

Sure enough, like him, Ming Han also had a face full of disbelief, staring straight at Ming Tan with a calm expression, and his tone was a little stiff when he spoke, "Shun'an Study Room is now famous and the business is booming, Xiao Jiu why don't you focus on it?" For its operation, what is it going to do to open a new store?"

"Publishing a new book can only make quick money for a while. How can it be considered a prosperous business?" Ming Tan waved his hands, as if he was talking about today's weather, his attitude was so casual that it made people panic, "Elder Sister and Prince Consort They are all businessmen, so they must understand the meaning of 'open source' better than me, don't they?"

"This……"

Although open source is beneficial, you can't just mess around like this when the foundation is not stable!

Minghan's heart was full of impatience and worry, but looking at the other party's calm and indifferent expression, he could only sigh again involuntarily, and tentatively persuaded: "Open source is indeed the right thing to do, but let the emperor What my sister said was not pleasant: Xiaojiu, you are a fledgling, are you really sure that you can bear the risk of losing money?"

"That's right, the water in the teahouse and restaurant industry is deep, and it's very easy to make mistakes," Ji Yu said beside him, "You should have courage to do business, but most of the time, it's best to act steadily..."

"Xiao Jiu accepts the kindness of the two of you."

Ming Tan was not surprised that they were not optimistic about him, nor did he argue, but nodded gently and said: "If there is no suitable candidate for the son-in-law to recommend, then don't bother, I will find a way to solve it on my own." .”

As soon as these words came out, it meant that the other party wanted to go their own way and didn't listen to their advice.

Ming Han and Ji Yu looked at each other, sighed inwardly, and just when they were about to make the last effort, Ming Tan suddenly stood up, raised his arms and bowed to them, and said calmly: "My mother has been working hard for the New Year's banquet recently, and Xiao Jiu is still there. If you want to go back and help out for a while, I won’t bother Eldest Sister, so I’ll take my leave.”

At the same time, because of this posture, the big sleeves of her long coat suddenly fell down, revealing Ming Tan's wrist that had been covered all along——

On top of it, a touch of emerald green suddenly hit Minghan's eyes, making her startled, and she stood up abruptly, "Xiao Jiu, wait!"

Ming Tan paused, raised his head in astonishment, watched Ming Han rushing towards him in two steps in three steps, stretched out his hand almost tremblingly, and lightly touched the jadeite bracelet on her wrist.

"This, is this a gift from the concubine mother?"

"Exactly." Ming Tan narrowed his eyes, nodded and admitted, "When I was staying at the Chunzhou Palace in summer, Concubine Wen gave me this bracelet with her own hands, saying that it was originally intended to be passed on to Second Sister Huang... "

"I understand."

After hearing the words "Second Sister Huang", Ming Han suddenly interrupted Ming Tan's unfinished words, closed his eyes, looked like crying and smiling, but his fingertips were still touching the bracelet, unwilling leave now.

"You and Xi'er are indeed similar, both are equally bold and fearless... No wonder, no wonder the concubine gave you this bracelet."

She seemed to be muttering to herself, while she was speaking, she raised her sleeves to wipe away the tears faintly overflowing from the corners of her eyes, and the hand covering the jade bracelet became more and more vigorous, trembling slightly.

"Okay——since Xiao Jiu has made up his mind, then as the eldest sister, I will definitely help you!"

"Elder Sister, you...?!"

I didn't expect it to be so easy to turn around.Ming Tan glanced at the jade bracelet, half dazed and half surprised, and was about to say something, but was cut off by the son-in-law's words——

"His Royal Highness, just let go and open the teahouse."

Behind Ming Han, Ji Yu also stood up, and said in a steady voice: "When all matters are ready, I will immediately select one of the five principals of the Tianming Chamber of Commerce to introduce to His Highness the Ninth Prince, and solve your problems! "

When these words fell, not only Ming Tan was stunned, but even Ming Han turned his head in an instant, and looked at Ji Yu who spoke in astonishment, "One of the five principals?"

"Yes." Ji Yu stepped forward slowly, held his wife's hand, and said to her with a smile, "Since it's for your decision, it's natural to send the best candidate, isn't it?"

"……Um."

Minghan's eyes gradually softened, he smiled at him, nodded deeply, and turned back to the still shocked Jiuhuangmei.

"Since the concubine mother trusts you so much," she said softly, staring at the jade bracelet on the other party's wrist, as if she was talking to someone other than Mingtan, "then I, the emperor's sister, can't you?" Why can't I go crazy with you?"