The King of Beijing in the Red Mansion

Shui Rong smiled, met the girl's gaze, sat down and looked down at the side dishes placed on the table, and asked: "Beauty, but the food is not to your liking, why don't you let the kitchen cook something you like?" "Sent."

Daiyu stared at the young man's gentle face, feeling extremely shy in her heart. She lowered her head, her bright eyes as bright as water, and said softly: "It's good, no need to bother."

At this time, Zicuckoo, who was standing on one side, said with a smile: "Has the prince had a meal? How about I send someone down to prepare it?"

Shui Rong waved his hand and said, "I've eaten, no need to bother."

Daiyu raised her head and glanced at the young man, then lowered her head again. A faint trace of rouge appeared on her fair cheeks, and she didn't know what to say for a moment.

Shui Rong noticed something strange about Daiyu, and he guessed that she probably knew something about him and Qingwen in the house, and felt a little shy.

After groaning, an unnatural look appeared on Shuilu's face, and he asked: "Zi'er, I heard that you came to look for me last night, but what's the matter?"

When Daiyu heard "last night", she felt even more shy. From Shui Rong's words of no denial when Qingwen asked, Daiyu was sure that her brother had her in his heart. This made Daiyu feel a little overwhelmed, so that Can't sleep at night.

Looking back on the past, from the moment she met Shui Rong, she just treated him as a brother-in-law and maintained the proper etiquette of relatives.

By some strange combination of circumstances, they and their sisters temporarily stayed in the palace for a visit, but they couldn't stop coughing. The young man's sincere words of concern made Daiyu feel warm in her heart.

Later, the young man even considered himself his god-sister, caring like an elder brother, which gradually made Daiyu feel a sense of greed and dependence, and she sincerely considered Shuirong to be her elder brother.

After knowing what happened between Sister Bao and her brother, she felt extremely happy. A person as good as Sister Bao was a perfect match for her brother.

In daily interactions, the young man's tender words made Daiyu even more dependent, so much so that when she saw her brother getting closer to other sisters, she always felt unhappy and couldn't help but squeeze in on her.

At that time, Daiyu felt that she was too greedy for her brother's care and didn't think much about it.

During a trip to Yangzhou, her father passed away due to illness. She was so sad that the young man came to her like a god and gave her a touch of warmth in the cold winter.

In Daiyu's heart, the boy is her "salvation", and she is even more dependent on the boy. She cares more and more about the sisters around her brother, even Sister Bao.

She originally thought that she only regarded her brother as her elder brother, but after knowing that her brother liked her, she found that she was not disgusted and felt a little happy in her heart.

At this time, Daiyu suddenly realized that in getting along with the boy, her friendship with her brother gradually deteriorated, and there was some unexplained friendship.

Before the relationship is broken, everything will fall into place naturally, but if you know the other person's "intentions", getting along will not be so natural.

Fortunately, she knew the boy's feelings, but the boy didn't know hers.

Pursing her pink lips, two blushes appeared on Daiyu's fair face. She looked up at the young man with her bright eyes and said, "Does my brother intend to bring my younger sister and Brother Bao together?"

It's better to explain this matter clearly, thinking that the idiot brother has lost his mind.

When Shui Rong heard this, he suddenly realized. He thought there was something wrong with Daiyu's eagerness to look for him at night. It turned out to be because of her own life-long event.

Somehow, Shui Rong felt a sense of irritation in his heart. Is Daiyu so caring about Baoyu? Can't wait a moment?

However, facing Daiyu, Shui Rong could only suppress the annoyance in his heart, nodded and said: "You and Baoyu grew up together since childhood, and they know each other very well."

"We are a perfect match. Brother, please don't talk to yourself."

Before she finished speaking, a trace of anger appeared on Daiyu's fair face and she spat.

Water soluble: "."

Daiyu, what does this mean? She is angry because of shame?

Seeing the surprised look on the young man's face, Daiyu covered her mouth with the hand holding the embroidered handkerchief and chuckled. She knew in her heart that the young man thought that she and Brother Bao were in love with each other, and they had no other intention.

After thinking for a while, Daiyu raised her clear, watery eyes and said softly: "My younger sister and my second brother Bao grew up together, but my younger sister only has a brother-sister relationship with my second brother Bao, and there is nothing else." I hope my brother will not mess up."

Speaking of this, Daiyu's voice became softer and softer, and her pretty jade cheeks turned a little pink.

Hearing this, Shui Rong stared at the girl with a hint of shyness in her eyebrows, feeling slightly surprised.

I originally thought that Baoyu and Daiyu were in love with each other, but according to Daiyu's words, it was just her own fault.

After a deep groan, Shui Rong's face looked slightly complicated and he said, "Well, it's good that you know what's going on. If you have someone you like, tell me about it in advance. Brother, I can also make arrangements in advance. I won't let myself be wronged."

In fact, Shui Rong was dubious about Daiyu's words. The girl was already in a period of emotional ignorance, and she was probably unaware of it.

In the original work, Daiyu was not aware of her feelings at first. It seemed that it was not until her trip to Yangzhou that she gradually understood her feelings. From then on, her attitude towards Baoyu also changed.

But regardless of these, the purpose of Zuo Shuiluo is to let Daiyu choose, whoever she likes will be who, as her brother's checkpoint.

Talking about her life-long events, the girl was still shy and unbearable. After hearing the young man's words, she nodded slightly without saying a word. She secretly glanced at the young man beside her, her bright eyes flashed, and there was a smile between her eyebrows. Somewhat inexplicable meaning.

He obviously cares about himself, but he pretends to be worried about his sister. How can his brother be so cute?

At this moment, Shui Rong felt an inexplicable emotion in his heart. After the discussion was over, he didn't want to stay any longer, so he stood up and said, "Zi'er, brother, I still have something to do, so I won't disturb you anymore."

"Yeah." Daiyu frowned slightly and responded softly. Seeing the young man get up and leave, she couldn't help feeling a sense of inexplicable loss in her heart.

Chapter 364 Keqing: Just wait for the young prince

Time flies, and half a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

No, Ningguo Gongfu, it should now be the small residence of Jiajia East Mansion.

In the past half month, the case of the flood embezzlement case has been decided. Jia Zhen, the Duke of Ning, has been exiled, the Duke's residence has been taken back to the court, and Zhen Tiren of the Zhen family has been exiled. It has come to an end.

In the wing, Zhen Hua caressed her swollen belly and leaned on the brocade. Her charming face was filled with the glory of maternal love, and her graceful body became more round and round.

On a brocade pier, the wife of the Zhen family looked at Zhen Hua's swollen belly, with a faint look on her face, and sighed: "My poor son, I thought it was a place of wealth, who would have thought of it?"

My daughter was originally the daughter-in-law of the high-ranking Duke of the country, but her title was gone in the blink of an eye, and even her grandson had nowhere to go.

As for her second uncle, that's the same.

Zhen Hua understood what Mrs. Zhen meant. She raised her eyes and glanced at Mrs. Zhen who was sighing. She said calmly, "Mother, my daughter is not pitiful. You don't have to worry."

I got my wish and had a friendship with my cousin, and the fruit of love between husband and wife. What's so pitiful, it's just because of the title.

It is true that she feels sorry for the title, but now that it has become a fact, what else can be said.

Moreover, the title was gone, but the Ningguo Duke's family property was still there. In addition, as the daughter-in-law, she received an immeasurable amount of property.

How should I put it, Zhen Hua knew that this was his cousin's handiwork, and it was also the capital for their mother and son to settle down, and she felt sweet in her heart!

As for the child's future, one needs to know that the child in her belly is her cousin's eldest son. Wouldn't she make other arrangements?

Seeing that Zhen Hua was so generous and fat, Mrs. Zhen couldn't say anything depressing for a while, so she changed the subject and said: "In a while, Xue'er will go to Beijing, and then you two sisters will be able to go to Beijing." Juju.”

"Mom, why did my little sister come to Beijing? What are the arrangements with grandma?"

They were sisters from the same mother, so there was no need to say much about their relationship. Although Zhen Hua was happy, her mother suddenly summoned her little sister to Beijing, and it must have been more than just a visit to relatives.

Facing her biological daughter, Madam Zhen naturally had nothing to hide, so she said softly: "The concubine means that Xue'er is not young anymore and it's time to ask for marriage."

"Oh"

Hearing this, Zhen Hua suddenly became energetic, his heart was filled with gossip, his bright eyes sparkled, and he asked: "Which restaurant did grandma order for my little sister?"

She had been in the capital for a while, and she knew a thing or two about the powerful people in the capital. She wanted to see which young master her grandmother had found, and by the way, she would be a check on her little sister.

Madam Zhen's face had a somewhat unnatural look on her face, and she said quietly: "Prince Beijing's Mansion."

Speaking of this matter, Mrs. Zhen's wife felt uneasy. Her daughter knew very well that she knew that Zhen Hua had a crush on the prince, but it was just fate that made the two of them destined but not meant for each other.

I never thought that now, the Zhen family would send their daughter to marry the Prince of Beijing again. The wife of the Zhen family really didn’t know what to say, and her daughter must also feel uncomfortable!

When Zhen Hua heard this, her bright eyes widened, and her pretty eyebrows were full of astonishment, and she said, "My little sister is going to be given to my cousin."

The older sister keeps the "brother-in-law" in check for the younger sister.

The wife of the Zhen family sighed and said: "What happened to your second uncle, our Zhen family was more or less affected. Now it is no better than before. The concubine wants Xueer to go to Beijing Palace to be a concubine. The Zhen family and the Beijing Prince's Palace might as well become in-laws."

At first, when the concubine mentioned this matter, the wife of the Zhen family was reluctant. However, things in the world are unpredictable. After the corruption case, the Zhen family's vitality was greatly damaged. Even the concubine was affected, and she was no longer as comfortable as before.

Marriage is now the best way for the Zhen family to eliminate the impact of the corruption case.

Zhen Hua: "."

If my little sister wants to be a concubine for her cousin, wouldn't it mean that they are two sisters serving one husband together?

Zhen Hua pursed her pink lips, suppressed the fluttering in her heart, a strange color appeared on her bright face, and said hesitantly: "Mom, will my cousin agree to this?"

A lesson from the past and a lesson for others to follow, she is the daughter who was rejected by her cousin.

Although she is a biological sister from the same mother, her appearance, temperament, and sincerity towards her cousin are still somewhat different from her sister.

Even though what the Zhen family is looking for now is the position of concubine, Zhen Hua doesn't think that her younger sister can get the same recognition from her cousin as she does.

Madam Zhen's face looked gloomy as she said, "This is what the concubine wants. Xin'er will marry into the palace along with Xue'er. I don't think Prince Beijing will refute the concubine's reputation because of this."

After all, the old concubine is still a water-soluble grandmother, with the legitimate daughter as the concubine and the concubine as the escort. The Zhen family's attitude has already been lowered, so they can't continue to slap her in the face!

At this moment, Zhen Hua felt speechless, and an inexplicable strangeness came to her heart. It turned out that not only her biological sister, but also her cousin had three daughters of the Zhen family serving the same husband. This really made Zhen Hua not know what to say. Maybe one day, the three sisters will still recall the time when they were sleeping together when they were children.

Just thinking about it makes me so embarrassed.

Imperial City, Qianqing Palace.

Emperor Yongkang sat on the imperial desk, holding a blue book in his hand and started flipping through it. He glanced at Shui Rong in the hall with his sharp eyes, and said with some inexplicable meaning in his tone: "Xiao Liu, what are you doing? What's the meaning."

The blue book is a detailed list of overseas prices. Emperor Yongkang would not think that Shui Xun was aimless when he presented it this time.

Shui Rong said respectfully: "Brother Emperor, when I went to the south of the Yangtze River, I accidentally learned that many people in the south of the Yangtze River violated the sea ban regulations and smuggled privately, so I asked someone to investigate and found that the price of goods in the east and west differed several times. So much so that it is dozens of times higher, and the benefits are huge. It is no wonder that private businessmen would rather violate the ban than engage in overseas trade.

My younger brother thought that since sea trade has been banned for many times, it is better to block it than to clear it. Firstly, it will facilitate management, and secondly, the imperial treasury will be empty. The profits will be used to fill the treasury, so why not do it. "

Emperor Yongkang was silent when he heard the words. He stared at the book in his hand with a gloomy expression. He understood the meaning of Shui Rong's words. To put it more bluntly, it meant opening up the sea ban.

To be honest, when he saw the detailed list of overseas prices, he was quite surprised. He did not expect that the price gap between the East and West was so huge, and he felt a little excited inexplicably.

After a moment of silence, Emperor Yongkang's eyes narrowed, he put down the book in his hand and said, "Xiao Liu, what do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Shui Rong understood clearly that Emperor Yongkang was moved. Otherwise, he would not have asked him what he thought.

In fact, this is not difficult to understand. Shui Rong put the real data in front of Emperor Yongkang. This intuitiveness is easier for people to believe. And as Shui Rong said, overseas smuggling has been banned repeatedly. Rather than being in chaos, it is better to formally take over.

Another point, and the most important point, is that the imperial treasury is empty. This is Emperor Yongkang's heart problem. Filling the treasury is something that is in Emperor Yongkang's heart.

After some deliberation, Shui Rong reported: "Brother Emperor, I believe that part of the maritime ban can be lifted to allow merchants to trade in the east and west oceans. A pavilion will be set up to be responsible for issuing invoices to local merchants, collecting taxes, and supervising import and export merchant ships." Inspection and other matters.”

Regarding the matter of sea trade, Shuixun naturally could not report it without preparation. The pressure of fully opening the sea ban was too great, and the possibility of Emperor Yongkang's consent was extremely low, so he only opened part of it as a test.

Only if sea trade can really fill the national treasury can Emperor Yongkang make up his mind.

As expected, Emperor Yongkang's face relaxed slightly, and he remained silent for a while before saying, "Yes, I will issue an order to open a port, and you will be responsible for this matter."

Shui Rong saw that Emperor Yongkang's attitude relaxed, and he decided to open a port. This was the bottom line that Emperor Yongkang could bear. If it were more, he might not be able to suppress the opposition from the court.

I originally thought that Emperor Yongkang would submit the matter to the cabinet for discussion, but I never thought that Emperor Yongkang was more courageous and decisive than he thought. "People die for money, and birds die for food." This is also true for the emperor.

Since the matter has been left to him to handle, there is no need for Shui Rong to refuse. It is normal for him to have a hand in such a huge cake of Haitrade as an advocate.