The villain is far from my CP!

The liveliness of the Prime Minister's Mansion lasted until mid-afternoon at Shen Shizheng.

Ye Huan sent the last handkerchief away with a decent smile on his face, rubbed his face stiff from laughing, and went back to the house.

Even though she had expected early in the morning that her Jiji ceremony would become a social scene for women in the Eastern Capital, but when it really happened, she was still in a panic.

Everyone mentioned their brothers and nephews vaguely, and no one really congratulated her on growing up.

Instead...

Ye Huan's gaze involuntarily drifted to the small nanmu box on the table.

This was specially selected by her from the congratulatory gifts that had already been put into the warehouse.

Open the lid, and there is a whole box of longan-sized white pearls.

dong dong dong.

There was a knock on the door.

"Miss, the master calls you to the study." The servant girl's voice came.

Ye Huan seemed to be winded up suddenly, subconsciously straightened his back, and said yes in a loud voice.

The servant girl's shadow disappeared on the door, she rubbed the center of her brows, picked up a handkerchief to wipe off her lip balm, and led the servant girl towards the study in the outer courtyard.

The steps are steady and dignified, and the tired face just now seems to have never existed.

Ye Lv left his two sons in the lobby to continue entertaining guests, and went back to the study to make tea by himself.

After a while, the door rang, and Ye Huan's voice came in.

"Huanhuan, come in."

Squeak, the door opens.

Ye Lv couldn't help smiling when he saw his daughter's gestures seemed to be measured with a ruler.

This is the best work of art he has cultivated in his life.

"Sit." Ye Lu gestured for her to sit opposite him, but Ye Huan poured him a cup of tea with his little finger slightly raised.

Ye Lu smiled even more happily.

"How about it, today you and Ji, many disciples from Dongdu have come here, do you like it?" Ye Lv asked straight to the point.

A trace of imperceptible astonishment flashed across Ye Huan's face, shouldn't his mother ask her this question?

what……

She quickly thought of something, and it became clear instantly.

What Ye Lu wanted to ask was not some ordinary kid, but the prince.

Also, how could it be her turn to give advice on her marriage.

Ye Huan didn't show anything on his face, but still smiled gently and said, "It's up to the father alone."

Ye Lu glanced at his daughter with deep eyes, pointed at her with two fingers, and said with a smile, "You are a big kid."

He picked up the teacup and took a sip, his expression became serious, "So, who do you think is more suitable?"

Of the two princes visiting today, who is more suitable to be your husband-in-law?

This is still not asking her wishes, Ye Huan knew it clearly.

Ye Huan lowered his eyes and was silent.

She wanted to say that Qi Changting was the most suitable when she was a child.

Like a sword that has just been sharpened, people can't look directly under the sun, whether it is character or talent.

Although when he grew up, he became mediocre and cowardly to the naked eye, so that even Qi Jingmin could easily cover up his brilliance.

but……

The shadow of her childhood has been deeply engraved in her heart, and she has been looking forward to the day when that person can wake up, and since then she will be the best.

"Your Highness." However, Ye Huan said another name calmly.

"His Majesty is the eldest son of His Majesty, and Dahui has always valued this way. His Highness... is not enough."

Maybe one day Qi Changting will become the same as when she was a child, and then she will run towards him regardless of her own safety.

But before that, she won't choose him.

"Hmm..." Ye Lu stroked his beard and pondered for a long time.

He knew that his daughter was smart, and that among his peers, he could perceive many things that he couldn't see.

"Okay, I understand, you go."

Ye Huan got up, performed a standard blessing ceremony, and walked away with lotus steps.

Outside the study, the little servant girl looked carefully at her young lady's complexion, and after thinking about it secretly, she asked tentatively, "Miss, do you want your servant to inquire about the situation of that merchant girl?"

This servant girl followed Ye Huan only a year ago.

When she was serving in other places, she always heard that Miss Ye's character was honest, kind-hearted, and sincere to others. She thought that with her own ability, she would soon become Ye Huan's confidant.

But now a year has passed, Ye Huan still only regards her as a little maid who can be replaced at any time.

She has been looking for an opportunity, and today she happened to see that box of pearls.

That box of pearls sent by His Royal Highness.

She felt that her chance had come.

Sure enough, Ye Huan was startled when he heard the words.

The servant girl was overjoyed for a moment, but in the next moment, she suddenly met a pair of angry eyes.

"Small, miss..." she murmured.

Ye Huan didn't even move the arc of his shoulders, and said quietly: "From today on, you don't have to wait by my side."

She doesn't raise slaves who pry into her master's secrets.

"! What." The servant girl panicked, and immediately knelt down to try to figure out what, but Ye Huan had already called her mother and dragged her away.

Ye Huan walked to the small courtyard alone, but when she reached the ginkgo tree outside the courtyard, she stopped slowly and turned her head to look southeast.

Jiangdu.

As beautiful as a fairy.

Merchant woman.

"Hey." She did not hide the contempt in her eyes, "Brother Changting is just playing around, she doesn't deserve to bother me."

"Ah!"

In the backyard of Qianfang Cabinet, Bai, who is not worthy of worrying about the daughter of Ye Mansion, Jiangdu, who is as beautiful as a fairy, and a merchant girl, Qiao, is sitting and drinking tea with Qi Tonghe.

Bai Qiao suddenly sneezed twice, couldn't help but frowned and rubbed his nose.

Suspected that the lingering Bai family members were scolding her.

But it doesn't matter, the other party can't find her anyway.

Bai Qiao picked up the teacup and took a sip happily.

Qi Tonghe has a bad personality, but the tea he makes has a special flavor.

Seeing her sneezing, Qi Tonghe sneered, with "If you do too much unrighteousness, you will die yourself" written all over your face.

Bai Qiao: "..."

Her lord has a lot, so she doesn't bother to argue with him.

The affairs of the counter are divided into internal and external, and various documents and accounts are internal and core. Bai Qiao followed Qi Tonghe today to familiarize himself with these things, while Bai Xiao followed the counter clerk to familiarize himself with the external affairs of the counter.

After working for a long time, I only took a break for a while.

Just drinking tea was boring and embarrassing, so Bai Qiao told Qi Tonghe about the Jiangtang cabinet workshop back then.

At the beginning, she suggested that Jiangtang cabinets collect merchants' deposits and lend them out for profit. Now she also advises Qianfang cabinets to do the same, and even suggests that Qianfang should gradually shift its focus to this in the future instead of simply charging storage fees.

Of course, talking about this matter is also because I heard that someone also wrote a plan to Jiangtang Cabinet Shop, and wanted to borrow money from Jiang Tang's shopkeeper, but...

铩, feather, and, return, it.

Qi Tonghe became angry when he saw Baiqiao's arrogant expression.

But the rationality of the few who survived told him that what Baiqiao said might really be the way out for the future.

"How about it, Shopkeeper Qi, facts speak louder than words, have I convinced you?" the girl asked him with a smile.

He was silent for a moment, and then asked, "Master, are you sure you're ready?"

Bai Qiao raised his eyebrows, and the corners of his lips curled up wantonly, "I'm sitting opposite you, doesn't that explain everything?"

Qi Tonghe: "..."

Oh, God, hurry up and take away the flower peacocks who want to cock their tails at this moment!

Qi Tonghe took a deep breath, "Okay, then let's talk about your plan."

The man became serious, and his words were sharp, "You want to collect the surplus silver of the merchants and distribute it to other merchants who are short of silver, right?"

Bai Qiao nodded, and added: "The cadre will give a part of the rent from lending to the merchants who deposit silver."

Qi Tonghe shook his head, "This idea is indeed novel, but in Dongdu, its feasibility is open to question."

Bai Qiao was not in a hurry, and waited patiently for him to speak.

"You are new here, so you may not be aware of the situation in the Eastern Capital. Although there are no counter shops in the Eastern Capital to lend money, there are already three large pawnshops, all of which are time-honored and backed by officials from the court and central government."

"The pawn shop is where people pledge their goods for silver. At first glance, it is different from the lending you mentioned, but in essence, it is to relieve the urgent needs of people who need money urgently. It will take away part of the pawn shop’s customers. Gan Fang has neither qualifications nor backing in Dongdu, so what can he use to fight those pawn shops?”

Qi Tonghe's ability to tell lies with his eyes open made Bai Qiao feel ashamed.

Backed by the prince and still called no backer, how many merchants in this eastern city can be called backer?

Of course, Baiqiao hid his expression well.

She tapped her teacup with her index finger and thought for a while, "But as far as I know, pawnshops usually target individuals? For example, who can't open the pot, and uses his wife's dowry as silver to buy rice, etc.?"

That's how it's written in novels.

Qi Tonghe was noncommittal, "There are many such people, but not most of them in terms of the amount of money. When the merchants' capital turnover is low, they will also use valuables as silver for emergency, and redeem the pawns later. This is the same as what you said. Loans are pretty much the same, aren't they?"

This... is still somewhat different.

Bai Qiao coughed lightly when he heard the words, and watched Qi Tonghe swallow the tea in his mouth before he said cautiously: "Then, what if we don't want their pawns, and just borrow money to make papers?"

"Pfft—cough cough cough!" Qi Tonghe choked up the half-swallowed tea.

The man's eyes widened, "You're crazy! Don't ask for collateral. If they can't pay it back, we'll lose everything if we say 'money is not a lifeline' at that time!"

"As long as you do the research in advance and confirm that the other party can afford it, then you can borrow it!" Bai Qiao put his hips on his hips, not to be outdone, "For example, the silver taels that Jiangtang lent to the imperial court to build the dam back then were not mortgaged?"

Qi Tonghe almost scolded her for being naive again.

Where in the world are there so many dams for her to build!

Don't say that the household department is in the hands of Qi Jingmin, even if it is in the hands of Qi Changting, it is impossible for the imperial court to borrow silver taels from the family cabinet all the time!

Thus, Bai Qiao watched Qi Tonghe's eyes change back to the way he looked at her like a fool when he was in Jiangdu.

Bai Qiao refused to accept it, and it is her old skill to judge whether others can pay back the money. There are so many ways!

Just as she was about to say something more, there were sudden greetings one after another in the front yard.

"Son."

"My son is here."

"Where are Miss Bai and the others?" A familiar gentle voice sounded, seeming to be smiling.

Bai Qiao froze for a moment, she was only focused on arguing with Qi Tonghe just now, she almost forgot that today is the hostess Ji Jili.

And Jili!

Is Qi Changting so considerate!Didn't he come to tell her about the grand occasion at that time?

Wuhu! ! !

She looked up at the sky, it was about Shen Shichu.

It gets dark early in autumn, and the sun is now orange, and there is no cloud today, and the setting sun seems to cast a layer of red gauze on the brick-red tiles.

The young man seemed to be wearing a red gauze as he walked from the door against the light, so he couldn't see his expression clearly.

Bai Qiao couldn't see Qi Changting's expression, but Qi Changting saw the whole process of Bai Qiao's complexion change with his own eyes.

Just now, the little girl almost quarreled with Qi Tonghe again, but the moment she saw him, all the thorns all over her body turned into fireworks of surprise, exploding in those autumn-like eyes.

Was she looking forward to seeing her so much?

Qi Changting suddenly felt that his ears were burning, and resisted the urge to raise his hand to touch them.

He stopped in his tracks and didn't dare to go any further, fearing that others would see his embarrassment, but Bai Qiao stood up and ran towards him.

She, she won't rush over to hug him, will she!

Qi Changting's body froze suddenly, he felt that he should back away, but the soles of his feet seemed to be rooted and he couldn't move.

even... some...

look forward to.

No, it's not anticipation, he's just afraid that she will fall if she runs too fast!

Qi Changting told himself.

He's ready, come on!

However, just as he raised his arm slightly, the man suddenly braked suddenly and stopped a meter away from him.

Qi Changting: "..."

Bai Qiao: "..."

Come on, just thinking about Jili and Jili and Jili!Sugar, sugar, sugar, sugar!

The problem is that she shouldn't know that Qi Changting is going to attend Ye Huan's wedding ceremony today!

Almost fell off the horse!

Surprises turned into frights.

Bai Qiao quickly calmed down, looked around from the corner of his eye, and suddenly realized that something was wrong with the current situation.

Qianfang's buddies, including Qi Tonghe behind him, stared at her as if they had seen a ghost, and Qi Changting also stayed where he was.

Cough... Although, her posture just now was indeed a bit like a bully from a good boy from a good family...

Bai Qiao took two steps back, frantically thinking about excuses, and suddenly caught a glimpse of a white figure turning in from the door of the cabinet workshop.

Bai Xiao? !

This is the angel in white sent by God to save her from social death!

"elder brother--"

So in the next second, everyone saw the white girl who had been thinking of the master as soon as he entered the door. After pausing for a moment in front of the master, she naturally bypassed the master and rushed towards the young master who had just entered the door.

It turned out that it wasn't that the beautiful woman was in his arms, and the two were in love, but that the master blocked the little girl's way to find her brother.

"Brother! You are too punctual, I knew you would come back at this time, you miss me!"

Bai Xiao: "?"

Qi Changting: "???"

The author has something to say:

Bai Qiao: Cough, yes, that’s it.

Buddy & Qi Tonghe (sympathy.jpg): Tsk~~~~