After entering the study, Concubine Hua recounted what Shi Qingluo said.
Prince Jin was a little surprised, “I didn’t expect her to be so straightforward today. Not only will she give you the recipe for the modified paper, but she will also give you the recipe for the food.”
Concubine Hua chuckled and said, “I am just taking advantage of the prince.”
“Shi Qingluo is a smart person. When I saw the recipe for the modified paper, she offered it to the prince through my hands.”
Why did Shi Qingluo agree? It must not be because of her, but because of the prince behind her.
Prince Jin caressed Concubine Hua’s hand: “My beloved concubine is smart.”
“Tomorrow, I will go to the teahouse with you.”
It’s just right to take the Old Taoist Priest with him.
Concubine Hua had no objection and asked, “Prince, do we get this prescription for free, or do we have to pay a price?”
Prince Jin raised an eyebrow: “Do you think there will be pie in the sky?”
Concubine Hua shook her head, “Of course not.”
Prince Jin smiled, “So Shi Qingluo will not give it to us for free. Let’s go and see what she wants tomorrow.”
Concubine Hua finally understood. No wonder the prince wanted to go with her tomorrow. It turned out that he wanted to negotiate the price.
She smiled and said, “With the prince here, I feel relieved.”
The two talked for a while, and Concubine Hua left.
*
Deputy Governor’s Mansion.
After Tao Liu returned to the mansion, he went to Xiao Yuanshi’s yard.
At this time, Xiao Yuanshi was practicing calligraphy in the study, which had become his daily compulsory course.
He put down his brush only when he saw Liu Ru coming back.
“Did you encounter anything today?”
He was relieved to see Liu Ru coming back safely.
Although he sent many people to protect her, he was afraid that Shi Qingluo would find trouble.
Tao Liu walked over and said with a smile, “It’s okay, everything went well when I went to Prince Jin’s mansion today.”
Xiao Yuanshi thought for a while and asked: “Did anything happen when Shi Qingluo went there?”
He always felt that it would be abnormal if a bad daughter-in-law didn’t cause any sensation wherever she went.
Tao Liu didn’t hide it and repeated what she heard.
Xiao Yuanshi was shocked, “You mean Shi Qingluo gave Concubine Hua an idea to make money?”
Tao Liu nodded, “Yes, she did, and the two of them agreed to go to the teahouse tomorrow to continue talking.”
She also admired Shi Qingluo for being able to come up with so many ways to make money.
Xiao Yuanshi frowned, “What is she trying to do?”
When Prince Jin gave money before, Shi Qingluo and his wife refused, which also showed that they did not want to have anything to do with Prince Jin.
But she took the initiative to attend the banquet and even gave Concubine Jin an idea in public, which made him confused.
Although Liu Ru had been trained, her horizons were limited, so she didn’t quite understand what Xiao Yuanshi said.
She thought for a moment and said, “From what I see, Shi Qingluo seems to be willing to get close to Concubine Hua.”
Xiao Yuanshi frowned even more, “Okay, I get it.”
He reached out and touched Liu Ru’s belly, “You’re tired today, go back to the yard and rest.”
Liu Ru nodded tactfully, “Okay.”
Xiao Yuanshi sat in the study and thought for a long time, still very confused. Could it be that Shi Qingluo wanted to surrender to King Jin?
Finally, he couldn’t help it and sent someone to Shi Qingluo’s yard to invite her over.
When Xiao Yuanshi’s attendant came over, Shi Qingluo was chatting with Xi Rong.
She was not surprised to hear that her scumbag father wanted to see her.
After saying something to Xi Rong, she followed the personal attendant to Xiao Yuanshi’s yard.
Xiao Yuanshi was not in the study at this time, but sitting on a stone bench in the yard.
Meeting with the daughter-in-law who broke off the relationship alone in the study room would be inappropriate if it got out. But if it were in the courtyard with the guards and servants watching, it wouldn’t matter.
After Shi Qingluo entered, she took the initiative to sit opposite her scumbag father-in-law.
She took the initiative to speak, “What does the deputy governor want to see me for?”
Xiao Yuanshi told his attendants to take people away so that no one could hear their conversation.
Then he said to Shi Qingluo: “There is indeed something I want to talk to you about.”
Shi Qingluo smiled, “What’s the matter, just say it directly.”
Xiao Yuanshi didn’t beat around the bush, “You helped Concubine Hua to make money?”
Shi Qingluo nodded, “Yes.”
Xiao Yuanshi frowned and asked: “It’s not an issue to share recipes, but what impact will it have if the paper is modified to reduce the cost and the selling price? Do you understand?”
Shi Qingluo asked back: “What impact do you think it will have?”
Xiao Yuanshi said truthfully, “First of all, Prince Jin can make a lot of money from it.”
Daliang has attached great importance to the training of civil servants since the founding of the dynasty, so there were many students from all over the country, and the consumption of paper is huge.
If the paper made by Prince Jin’s Mansion were of the same quality but cheaper than other families, anyone who is not a fool would buy the paper made by Prince Jin’s Mansion.
This can also make Prince Jin’s Mansion a fortune.
“Secondly, when the price of paper drops, Prince Jin will let people spread the word that he is doing good things for the students, which will greatly benefit his reputation.”
Anyway, he will get the favor of many students.
Shi Qingluo nodded, “You are right, but what does it matter?”
“After all, it is a good thing, so that more people can afford to read, and many poor and small families can save a lot of money every year.”
Xiao Yuanshi: “……”
Does this girl not understand, or is she pretending not to understand?
“Then have you ever thought about what will happen if this matter gets to the ears of the emperor?”
“Don’t you think about Zheng’er?”
Shi Qingluo raised an eyebrow: “Former Father-in-law, I didn’t see that you still care about your son.”
“You don’t have any plans, do you?”
Xiao Yuanshi: “……”
Is this something a human can say?
Why can’t he care about his son? Of course, he met her today to ask clearly, the point is that he doesn’t want her to ruin his plan.
For his son Xiao Hanzheng, he felt very complicated. On the one hand, he doesn’t want him to go astray, and on the other hand, he doesn’t want him to go too far in his career.
If one day Xiao Hanzheng goes further than him and stands higher than him, it means that his previous choice was a huge mistake. If he wants to survive in the cracks of North City, he must find opportunities.
It would be great if Prince Jin and Xiao Hanzheng restrained each other. Especially if Shi Qingluo goes against Prince Jin, this would be a good opportunity. Who would have thought that Shi Qingluo would do things against common sense?
He sneered: “I just don’t want you to go astray, what do you think I will do?”
Shi Qingluo looked at him and asked with a smile: “What’s gone astray?”
Xiao Yuanshi found that this bad daughter-in-law was too difficult to deal with. After talking for a long time, he still didn’t find her intention to do so. He said earnestly, “Don’t take things too lightly.”
“You want to do good things for poor students, which is indeed a good thing, but you also have to see who the target is.”
“You advise Prince Jin to make money for his fame and fortune, will the Emperor be happy?”
“He will be angry with you and Zheng’er. I just want to remind you to think twice before doing anything.”
Shi Qingluo said playfully, “Are you advising us not to get on Prince Jin’s ship?”
Xiao Yuanshi nodded, “Of course.”
Shi Qingluo suddenly asked: “But I heard that you accepted 50,000 taels of silver from Prince Jin’s mansion, so didn’t you get on Prince Jin’s ship?”
Xiao Yuanshi: “……”
I beg you to be a human being.
She always pokes where it hurts, this bad daughter-in-law was not a good thing.
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