After becoming an imperial merchant, Shi Fuxin began to prepare to open branches of Shennong Church in various southern provinces.
Master Xiang and Ximen Fengxiao stayed in Beijing for an extra month, and after discussing with Shi Fuxin about opening a branch of Shennong Church, they left Beijing.
Since the end of October, there have been several heavy snowfalls in the capital. Shi Fuxin saw that she was done with the work at hand, so she wanted to roast venison in the gazebo to enjoy the snow scene. She had just ordered the maid to prepare when she saw Chu Yao striding away. into the house.
"I came back quite early today."
After Chu Yao took off his cloak, Shi Fuxin handed him a cup of steaming tea.
Chu Yao took it, raised his head and drank it in one gulp. After putting down the teacup, he handed the post in his hand to Shi Fuxin.
Shi Fuxin: "Whose post is it?" Opening it, she found that it was Hu Xinrui's post for her, and immediately laughed, "After all, you still came to beg me."
Chu Yao's complexion was not very good, he frowned and said: "If you have any unsolvable matters, you can tell me, there is no need to continue to communicate with the Gongsun family."
Shi Fuxin looked at him with a smile and knew that he still cared about her choice of Gongsun Ming, so she revealed the deal between her and Hu Xinrui without any concealment:
"On the day of the imperial business selection, I told Hu Xinrui and Gongsun Ming that I can heal Princess Qingyang's heart disease, and the consultation fee is ten sea ships."
Chu Yao looked better: "What do you want the ship to do?"
Shi Fuxin: "Sea trade is so profitable, how can we miss it."
Chu Yao frowned again: "Shen Nong Hall and Baicao Hall still have beautiful faces, isn't that enough for you to finish?" He said, looking at Shi Fuxin seriously, "You know, you are very eye-catching now Is it? There are some things that the more the better."
Shi Fuxin: "Of course I know, I want sea ships, not to do sea trade by myself."
Chu Yao immediately asked: "Who are you going to give the ship to?" After asking, he regretted a little, thinking that Shi Liu would not tell him.
Who knows, Shi Fuxin replied: "The sea boat is for Jiulang."
Chu Yao was a little surprised, but she was also a little happy in her heart. Shi Liu's answer to herself proved that she has now begun to trust herself a little.
Shi Fuxin continued: "Jiulang is the son-in-law. Although Princess Yong'an is here, he has enough food and clothing, but he is still so young, so he has to do something. Let Jiulang practice the ten sea boats. He can do it." It depends on his ability."
Chu Yao suddenly felt a little sour: "You are such a good sister."
Shi Fuxin raised her chin and proudly said: "Of course." After speaking, she took the post and sat behind the desk to reply.
Three days later, according to the address given by Shi Fuxin, Hu Xinrui took Princess Qingyang and a few confidant maids to a remote courtyard. Not long after entering the room, the group fell into a coma.
When Hu Xinrui woke up again, it was already an hour later.
"Mother."
Hu Xinrui realized that they had been caught in the smoke, and rushed to shake Princess Qingyang.
Seeing Princess Qingyang opened her eyes, and her complexion was rosier than before, Hu Xinrui breathed a sigh of relief. At this moment, she saw a note and three medicine bottles on the table.
"I have been diagnosed and treated for Princess Qingyang. I take a Jiuxin pill every day to ensure that the heart disease will not recur. A bottle of pills is enough for a month, and it will be delivered once in March."
Hu Xinrui put away the note, feeling a little more afraid of Sai Huatuo's methods in his heart.
You must know that among the maidservants brought out today, there are two of the ninth grade, and all the others are of the eighth grade, but they didn't realize it at all.
"Sai Hua Tuo is really capable, and I really feel a lot more relaxed."
Princess Qingyang felt her body carefully, and a look of joy appeared on her face.
Hu Xinrui regained consciousness, and said with a smile: "This is really great. My husband will be very happy when he finds out."
Princess Qingyang nodded with a smile, but soon her smile subsided again: "Sai Hua Tuo has not shown up for a long time, and now Shi Fuxin called him, and he came to treat me. It can be seen that Sai Hua Tuo probably It's Shi Fuxin's person."
Hu Xinrui's eyes flickered, she had already guessed that Sai Huatuo was from Shi Fuxin.
For Shi Fuxin, she is more and more admiring, let's not talk about other things, just because she can attract so many capable people to do things for her, this method is quite amazing.
"Mother, let's go back, so that my husband won't worry."
On the day of the winter solstice, the palace held a palace banquet, and Shi Fuxin had to enter the palace with the female family members of Prince Rong's mansion again.
Entering the palace this time, although the empress dowager and empress did not give her a good face, they did not embarrass her in public.
In the past, Shi Fuxin was the daughter of Wuchangbo's mansion that fell, and the daughter-in-law of Prince Rong's mansion, who kept gossips coming out one after another.
Some special medicines from Shennongtang, even the dignitaries are scrambling to get them, let alone the Ministry of War and generals.
You must know that Shennongtang’s free clinics at the border, as well as the medicines sold to the military camp at a discount every year, are all genuine goods that benefit the border troops.
Also, on the emperor's side, Shennongtang wants to build roads on the border, which is beneficial to the country. Even if the empress dowager and empress can't see Shi Fuxin anymore in their hearts, they have to endure it on the surface.
The crown prince did not seek trouble, Shi Fuxin was also happy and relaxed, enjoying the snow scene in the palace with Shi Fuyin and Princess Yong'an in a leisurely manner.
"Hey, isn't that Duke Ming?"
While passing the rockery in the Imperial Garden, Princess Yong'an's surprised voice sounded. Shi Fuxin and Shi Fuyin followed her line of sight and saw Duke Ming arguing with a man whose back was turned to them.
It was too far away to hear the sound, but not long after, Ming Guogong shook his sleeves and left in anger.
Shi Fuxin quickly pulled Shi Fuyin and Princess Yongan into the rockery.
As soon as the three of them hid, the man turned his head and looked around, and left quickly when he saw no one.
Shi Fuyin: "Who is that person?"
Shi Fuxin: "Dongfanghong in Dongchanghui."
Princess Yong'an frowned: "Could it be that Dongfanghong is from the Duke of Ming?"
Shi Fuyin and Princess Yong'an Qiqi looked at Shi Fuxin: "How do you know?"
Shi Fuxin said briefly: "There was an accident in Baicaotang before, and Master Xiang has been investigating the people behind the scenes. Some time ago, during the imperial business election, he found some clues, which pointed directly to Dongchanghui."
Master Xiang actually found out some news about the Turtle Gang. Although no one knew the name of the leader of the Turtle Gang, someone had seen him, and it was Dongfang Hong.
Now that she knew that the Turtle Gang was investigating Baicaotang behind the scenes, and that Dongfanghong had come to Beijing, she visited the inn where Dongfanghong lived for several nights.
Through the dialogue between Dongfanghong and his subordinates, I learned that Dongfanghong's name is Dongfang Changhong. His ancestor was once a direct branch of the Ming Dynasty Duke Dongfang's family, and was later sent to the South China Sea to manage.
The pirate who fell down with the sixth prince before was called Dongfang Changfeng, the younger brother of Dongfang Changhong.
Dongfang Changhong's branch had long had a rift with the Ming government in the capital, and Dongfang Changfeng's death exacerbated this problem.
As soon as he entered Beijing, Dongfang Changhong began to investigate the cause of Dongfang Changfeng's death. He had no intention of contacting the Duke of Ming's mansion. It can be seen that he already distrusted the Duke of Ming's mansion.
Dongfang Changhong and Ming Guogong even quarreled in the palace, which shows that the conflict between the two parties is already very deep.
Shi Fuyin and Princess Yong'an were very sensible and didn't ask any further questions: "The banquet is about to start, let's go back."
When the three of them arrived at the banquet palace, they saw Dongfang Changhong again.
At this moment, Dongfang Changhong was chatting happily with Hu Xinrui and Du Zixuan.
When Fuxin saw it, her eyes flickered, and her eyes quickly moved to Duke Ming, just in time to see Duke Ming slightly nodded towards the prince.
Afterwards, Shi Fuxin saw the prince's eyes stop on Dongfang Changhong, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and then quickly disappeared.
Looking at this scene, Shi Fuxin remembered Dongfang Changqing's slightly weird behavior on the day the sixth prince fell from the building.
That day, although Dongfang Changqing was very restrained, she still 'saw' that he was a little too nervous about the prince falling down the stairs, and then he directly gave orders to the third and fifth princes, and the prince actually agreed.
You know, the Wei family has been competing with the Duke of Ming for the position of the first family these years.
Even if Dongfang Changqing has a noble character and can't gloat when the prince is injured, he shouldn't be nervous, unless the Duke of Ming Dynasty has already taken refuge in the prince!
When he was in the Royal Garden before, before Ming Guogong shook his sleeves and left, he said to Dongfang Changhong, ‘Don’t forget your surname is Dongfang, the blood on your body was given by the Dongfang family. '
Shi Fuxin once again looked at Dongfang Changhong, who had a good chat with Hu Xinrui and Du Zixuan.
So, Dongfang Changhong is helping the prince win over Hu Xinrui and Du Zixuan?
Shi Fuxin looked away, and entered the palace with Shi Fuyin and Princess Yong'an.
After the palace banquet, Chu Yao was temporarily called away by the emperor, and Shi Fuxin was waiting for him at the gate of the palace.
While waiting, Dongfang Changhong approached her.
Shi Fuxin was sitting in the carriage, only opened the curtain to look at Dongfang Changhong standing outside, and had no intention of getting out of the carriage to talk.
Dongfang Changhong saw Shi Fuxin's repulsion towards him, and knew that talking to her should point directly to the core of interests. After thinking about it, he asked aloud: "The descendants of the Long family should watch out for each other. Boss Shi agrees with this?"
Shi Fuxin raised her eyebrows: "My master Tianchi old man is indeed a descendant of the Long family, but he passed the identity token to my senior brother. If you want to find the descendant of the Long family, you have to go to my senior brother."
Dongfang Changhong frowned: "Why, Boss Shi does not admit that he is the descendant of the Long family."
Shi Fuxin's complexion became serious, and she said word by word: "Remember, I am a dragon's, biography, man."
Dongfang Changhong was puzzled: "What's the difference?"
Shi Fuxin smiled: "There is indeed a difference."
The descendants of the Long family are a group of people who followed and were influenced by Queen Wende.
And she, like Empress Wende, is a descendant of Emperor Yan who came from time travel.
Dongfang Changhong felt that Shi Fuxin was rejecting him, directly denying his identity as the descendant of the Long family, and was very angry about this: "You have forgotten your ancestors."
Shi Fuxin snorted and laughed: "I seem to have heard that the descendants of the Long family do not participate in the struggle for imperial power. You are the one who really forgets the ancestors."
Dongfang Changhong was silent: "The prince is orthodox, the orthodox master followed by the descendants of the Long family."
Shi Fuxin: "Speaking of orthodoxy, it should be the eldest prince, right? He is the eldest son."
Dongfang Changhong stared at Shi Fuxin: "It seems that we have different ways. In this case, I offended." After finishing speaking, he turned around and was about to leave.
"Wait a minute."
Shi Fuxin stopped him, saw him turn around, and said with a smile: "The day the sixth prince fell from the building, he didn't die immediately, but the pirate who pressed on him and used him as a pad was worse than the sixth prince. die first."
"Before the Supervision Department arrived, there was only one person who had touched the sixth prince and the pirates, and that person was the Minister of the Ming Dynasty."
"Let me tell you another piece of internal news from the Supervision Department. The pirate died of poisoning."
Dongfang Changhong's eyes suddenly became dangerous. He cannot reveal his identity as the leader of the Sea Turtle Gang. After thinking about it, he said blankly, "I don't understand what you mean."
Shi Fuxin smiled lightly: "If you don't understand, just be happy." Then she put down the car curtain.
Dongfang Changhong looked at Shi Fuxin's carriage, grabbed his fist and turned around to walk towards his own carriage. As soon as he got in the carriage, his face became gloomy.
"Long Maple."
The life in Nanhai was not easy. His parents died early, and he and Chang Feng grew up dependent on each other. In order to help him gain a firm foothold in the clan and the pirate forces, Chang Feng always rushed to the forefront.
Now, he is dead!
"Master of the East!"
Dongfang Changhong's eyes are scarlet: "Don't let me find evidence"