Started to get rich after exile

Chapter 124
People don't attack me, I don't attack others, not to mention that war is not a matter of one or two sentences. It is not only time-consuming and labor-intensive for the two countries to fight, but also cost money and people. Unless they are fully prepared, they cannot easily fight the war.

Ye Juelu had to prepare for the barracks these days, dispatching soldiers, training soldiers, war planning, and food and payment reserves. Compared with the capital, it was not much easier, but he would still go home on time every evening.

Ming Lanying thought that if she kept the money in her hand, she would not be able to make money from it, so she planned to open a few practical shops in a few affluent places in the frontier to earn a little money and transfer funds.

When you have an idea, go find out, Ming Langtao is the magistrate, no one is more familiar with these things than him, the next day Ming Lanying came with Dongxia and Hebai again.

Ming Langtao looked at the three of them in surprise, "What's the matter today?"

"The palace has no income!" Ming Lanying played with the glazed ornaments on the treasure shelf, and grinned, "Now I'm a person with status, and I want to do some business, does my cousin recommend anything?"

"You can collect ten taels of silver for one account from me, and it's not enough for you to collect thousands of taels for a warehouse account?!"

Ming Lanying clicked her tongue, "This little money is not enough for me to support Ning'er, not to mention that there are so many people in the palace who need to support it, it all depends on Ye Juelu and my little salary, our whole family has to live with Xibeifeng .”

Ming Langtao sighed helplessly, and pointed her finger. She didn't say anything, but frowned and thought, "The frontier is sparsely populated, and it's been like this for so many years. Refugees and officers and soldiers account for half, and those who can make a lot of money The business is basically occupied, and now you can hardly make a lot of money in business, why don't you do business in the capital if you want to do business?"

"In the capital where every inch of land is precious, throwing a stone can hit a bunch of dignitaries. The site run by the family for generations has a deep foundation. How can I, a newcomer, rob them?"

He Bai scratched his head, "Really? I thought sister-in-law, you were too lazy!"

Ming Lanying said confidently, "That's just one of them."

Meng Huaisu recalled several big businesses in the frontier fortress, and suddenly remembered that the frontier fortress is Ye Juelu's fiefdom now. Although the frontier fortress is bitter and cold, it is not enough to make ends meet. As long as the corrupt officials below can manage them and pay taxes on time, the taxes on the fiefdom are enough. Enough for them to squander.

"Did the prince tell you that the frontier tax is also part of the income of the palace?"

"What?" Ming Lanying was taken aback, "Is there such a thing?"

Ming Langtao looked at her speechlessly, "The frontier fortress is his fiefdom, and all the income in the fiefdom belongs to him. You don't even know how you become a princess?"

Ming Lanying rolled her eyes, "Being inexperienced for the first time, can't you!"

Ming Langtao helped his forehead helplessly, "You don't have any capable maidservant by your side, who would believe that someone like you is a princess."

Ming Lanying snorted coldly, "There was no one to serve me, and I couldn't trust others."

Whether it is the original Ming Lanying or the current Ming Lanying, there is no one around to serve her. The reason why she was not favored in the past is because she is not used to it now.

Ming Langtao shook his head helplessly, "I've become smarter and know how to guard against the people around me, but now you can't live without a maidservant by your side, at least you have to have a capable woman, two big maidservants, four little maidservants to follow, and go out There is still room for this.”

Ming Lanying raised her eyebrows, "You quite understand."

Ming Langtao smiled proudly, "Of course, I have seen pigs run before I have eaten pork, so I know this."

Dong Xia smiled and said: "Then, for this woman and maid, does sister-in-law have any ideas?"

Ming Lanying shook her head, and He Bai clapped her hands, "Why don't the empress send the maids from the palace over! The nurses in the palace know a lot, so it's the most suitable!"

Ming Lanying scratched her head, she seemed to be okay, "Write a letter later and ask the Empress if there is any suitable person."

Speaking of the empress, Hebai excitedly shared with Dongxia the love story of childhood sweethearts between the emperor and the empress.

Ming Langtao saw that the three of them were chatting passionately in his mansion, and when he thought of the squeezed business in the study, he felt dizzy and immediately drove them away.

"Princess, when did you find out what income the palace has, and come to discuss business with the lower official. At that time, the lower official will help you with ideas. The lower official still has something to do, so walk slowly."

Now that the matter is over, Ming Lanying and the others will not stay, so Meng Huaisu gets up and sends the three of them out.

Before leaving, she said to Dongxia, "I will take a rest in a few days, and I will take my aunt to the palace to set an auspicious date with Mr. Zhao."

Dongxia blushed, and replied in a low voice, "Okay."

Ming Lanying chuckled lightly, "Then I'll go to the Silver House later to pick up some jewelry, put on a mask, and add make-up for winter and summer."

Dong Xia hastily waved her hands and refused, "Sister-in-law, no need."

He Bai hooked her shoulders and got into the carriage, "My sister-in-law has already spoken, so you don't count! Let's go! Go shopping! Meng Huaisu, come on time!"

Meng Huaisu looked at the uncomfortable Dongxia, with an inconspicuous smile on the corner of his mouth, and the iceberg's paralyzed face also showed some signs of melting.

"Yes."

He Bai drove the carriage to the nearest silver building.

Ming Lanying opened the curtain and glanced at the small silver building, but didn't bother to go down, so she told He Bai to turn around and leave, "Go to the biggest silver building."

He Bai scratched his head, and also felt that this small shop was a bit small, so he immediately turned the carriage around and went to a bigger town.

The town has a lot of resources, Ming Lanying looked at the two-storey big silver building in front of her with satisfaction, and dragged Dong Xia into it.

The waiter in the Yinlou shop saw that it was a luxurious second carriage, and hurried up to greet it, "Madam, please come inside! If you like it, just take a look."

Winter and summer can't hide, "Sister-in-law, I really don't need to buy me jewelry, I have some..."

He Bai hooked her other arm to prevent her from retreating, and Ming Lanying pulled her with a smile, "You call me sister-in-law, can't sister-in-law want to add makeup to you? I'm just you and He Bai." Bai, two girls who are waiting to be married, now you are finally getting married, and the things I add to you don’t cost a lot of money, and my sister-in-law still has some money, so you can accept it with peace of mind.”

Dong Xia's eyes were red, she moved her lips and couldn't say anything, the elder sister-in-law was like a mother, she felt it from Ming Lanying.

When the shopkeeper of the silver building saw three women in extraordinary clothes and good looks entering the door, his eyes lit up immediately, and he greeted them enthusiastically.

Ming Lanying strolled around, felt that the jewelry in this silver building was good, and she was unambiguous, so she directly explained the purpose of her visit, the shopkeeper heard that it was a big deal, her eyes lit up, and hurriedly invited the three of them upstairs to the private room for details. talk.

He Bai was downstairs picking out what he liked, and Ming Lanying led Dong Xia upstairs first, and unexpectedly met an acquaintance on the second floor.

Lin Qingshuang was sitting in a wooden wheelchair, but Song Shanshan was not around.

However, Lin Qingshuang obviously didn't recognize her immediately, after all, she is a bit different from her former self.

However, she recognized Dongxia, and even said mockingly, "Isn't this Zhao Dongxia? Dare to go out now? You can still come to buy jewelry, do you have the face to wear it? Poor Mr. Zhao has lost such a big face in his age. "

The shopkeeper's face showed embarrassment, and he didn't know whether to step forward or not.

Dongxia's face turned pale, and she hid behind Ming Lanying. Ming Lanying held her hand tightly, stood in front of her, and looked at her coldly.

"Isn't this Miss Lin? Why don't you follow Song Shanshan? Oh look at my eyes, why are you following her when you're crippled? I just didn't expect Miss Lin to come out and buy jewelry to dress herself up. It's so pitiful." of."

Lin Qingshuang was amazed by her appearance, but felt that her voice and facial features were familiar, but she couldn't remember who it was for a while, but the people who came to hang out with Zhao Dongxia were not some famous people, and they were not polite.

"Madam, I'm just hitting on the little slut behind you who hooks up with men at will. I suggest you not to get too close to her, so as not to ruin your reputation, but those who hang out with her don't have a good reputation. ?”

Dongxia behind her trembled, and Ming Lanying looked at Lin Qingshuang with a smile that was not a smile, "Really? Miss Lin is quite forgetful, even I can't recognize it. No wonder you don't remember that Dongxia is now from Yanbei Palace. Who gave it to me?" You have the guts to speak ill of her!"

Lin Qingshuang's expression changed. She knew that King Yanbei was the blacksmith who used to beg for nothing. Song Shanshan went to the capital with her, but she didn't get anything. Instead, her voice was poisoned and her appearance was ruined. Now her temperament has changed drastically, and she also Too lazy to talk to her.

She did know that Princess Yanbei was still the fat woman Ming Lanying before, but she didn't know that Zhao Dongxia and her grandfather and grandson were taken to the palace, and the maid behind her explained the situation to her in a low voice.

Looking at Ming Lanying's slender figure and bright appearance in front of her, she doesn't seem to have anything to do with that fat woman, she should be just a maid in the mansion, Lin Qingshuang is worthy.

"She is just a little medical girl in the palace, how could the prince and princess come forward to support her."

Ming Lanying smiled, and He Bai, who came up with a few jewelry boxes, saw that the two were still standing, and asked suspiciously: "Sister-in-law, why are you standing here? Didn't the transfer be satisfactory? Eh?? What's wrong with you, Dongxia? His face is so ugly?"

Dongxia twitched the corners of her mouth trying to force a smile, but the smile was uglier than crying, He Bai hurriedly rubbed her face, "Oh, forget it, don't laugh if you don't want to laugh, why should you wrong yourself , What happened? With my sister-in-law here, who else would dare to bully you!"

As He Bai spoke, he stuffed the jewelry box in his arms into the arms of the shopkeeper who was standing aside, put his hands on his hips, and walked fiercely in front of the two of them.

"I'd like to see who doesn't have eyes, and dares to make trouble in front of Princess Yanbei!"

Lin Qingshuang and the shopkeeper at the side were stunned. In the frontier fortress, who dares to use the name of Princess Yanbei with great fanfare and is not afraid of being heard and discussed by others, it should be only me.

Ming Lanying smiled and pointed to Lin Qingshuang who was sitting on the wooden wheelchair, "The words disrespect my princess and insult the people around me. Since she is physically disabled, she is exempted from physical punishment, but she has to be punished. Go to the Lin Mansion and let us know."

The shopkeeper immediately came back to her senses, knelt down to salute tremblingly, and Lin Qingshuang wanted to kneel down to salute in a panic, but her unconscious legs made her unable to move, and she was speechless with trembling lips.

As soon as He Bai rolled up his sleeves, he saw that he was a disabled person, and he was not good at using force, so he put it down quickly, and output it with words fiercely.

"Okay, you are so bold, you are not polite when you see the princess! What if you come out and walk around with a broken leg, what if you bump into someone! What should you do if you interfere with the passage of the road! People who dare to speak disrespect and humiliate the palace, how courageous! Ah, you, the concubine wants to spare you the torture of flesh and blood, go back and tell your father, and come to the door with a gift to apologize in person, otherwise you will not have to hang around in the frontier fortress tomorrow!"

Lin Qingshuang wanted to defend herself, but Ming Lanying took Dongxia to sit aside, and said lightly, "She also laughed at Dongxia's efforts to buy jewelry in vain."

He Bai frowned, furious, "Joke, Dong Xia is so unworthy! You are lame and still have the face to buy jewelry, who will you wear it for? We have a fiancé in Dong Xia, do you know the fiancé? Meng Tongpan, who is beside the magistrate, looks handsome, he is worthy of our winter and summer, and is very suitable for Dongxia's talent and beauty!"

Lin Qingshuang's complexion changed, it was white and green, it can no longer be described as ugly, but He Bai caught her ups and downs, and smiled sarcastically,
"Oh, look at your ugly face, sallow and sallow, you don't like Meng Huaisu too, do you? Oh, I hit it! Tsk tsk tsk! Let me tell you! It's useless if you like it! Our winter and summer were proposed by Meng Huaisu on his own initiative No matter how much rouge and gouache you put on, you can’t keep up with the whiteness of Dongxia’s hands! What’s more, you are disabled now, so the people around you should be very lucky to serve you, right? Maybe you think you are a burden, and in Meng Huaisu’s eyes, maybe you are not as good as you People! How pathetic~~"

"He still has the face to say that Dongxia is wrong, and he doesn't even look at himself!"

Ming Lanying burst out laughing, murderous!

Lin Qingshuang stared at Hebai numbly, tears in her eyes did not cry out on the spot, she slapped the armrest of the wooden wheelchair, urging the maid to push her away quickly.

Lin Qingshuang stumbled out of the silver building, He Bai drank a cup of tea, and breathed a sigh of relief, "It's comfortable!"

The shopkeeper came over cautiously, and placed the boxes of Hebaitou on the small table one by one, "It's an honor for the king and princess to come to the store. The princess just said that she wanted to be the first, so please do it for me. The store is definitely the best." The best materials, let the best masters come out with the best heads!"

Ming Lanying hummed lightly, "Take out what styles you have."

"Okay, okay, princess, wait a moment, girl, wait a moment."

The shopkeeper asked the waiter in the shop to serve tea and snacks, and hurried to get the treasure of the shop and the style album.

For the time being, there was no one around, He Bai held Dongxia's neck, "Why are you hanging your head? Are we upset for you? Don't worry, we are here. A princess and a female general will protect you easily, don't be afraid!"

Dongxia's eyes were red, and she shook her head tearfully, "No, I'm very happy, thank you sister-in-law, and thank you Hebai, it's nice to have you, I... I'm actually fine... They just said a few words that don't hurt, It's useless to me, I'm a member of the palace now, I'm not afraid."

Saying not to be afraid, her voice was still trembling, Ming Lanying would not force her to face the fear head-on, there was no need to force people so hard with the protection of the palace, she raised her hand and patted her on the head lightly.

"Okay, it's all in the past, let's not talk about the past, the most important thing right now is to order jewelry for you, and then hurry up and set an auspicious date with that boy Meng Huaisu, the wedding ceremony is the real thing!"

He Bai nodded vigorously, urging Dongxia to pick more, "Anyway, my sister-in-law is paying the bill, so I will take advantage of the more picks!"

Ming Lanying slapped her on the head mercilessly.

"Ow!"

(End of this chapter)