He looked at the three carriages of things at the entrance of the palace, "How long do you plan to stay in Prince Che's Mansion, and do you need to bring so many things?"
Princess Qinbao was in the room instructing the maids to pack things. When she saw the emperor coming, she quickly sat up and said, "The weather is so hot, moving here and there is troublesome. I plan to live here for one summer and then come back. Father, didn't you agree yesterday?" "
Li Jingxing's throat was clogged, "I thought you would come back after living in Sanxitian."
Princess Qinbao held the small box on the table in her arms, "Second Sister-in-law's place is more comfortable than the palace, and it's closer to the market. I won't be coming back in a short time."
Li Jingxing stared at the cart of watermelons following the three carriages, which were covered with white cloth to protect them from the sun. "You are going to Prince Che's Mansion anyway, and there is no shortage of watermelons there. Why did you bring them there?"
After Butler Li sent it to the palace yesterday, Li Jingxing had one cut into pieces. It was crispy, sweet and quenched his thirst. One cart seemed to be not enough.
Princess Qinbao put the box in her hand into the carriage and walked up. "Second sister-in-law said that watermelons will become stale after being stored for a long time and will affect the taste. Since I will not be in the palace for two or three months, I must take it with me."
The emperor put one hand on his waist and saw Princess Qinbao wave her hand and board the carriage without any regrets and leave. He raised his head and looked at the sky. Why was the scorching sun above his head so dazzling.
The chief eunuch held a jade paper umbrella and reminded: "Your Majesty, the Lord Attendant is still waiting in the imperial study. The weather is hot and it is easy to get heatstroke if you stay outside. Let's go back."
The emperor stared at the steaming marble slab and felt that the soles of his feet were a little hot. "Does the Ministry of Internal Affairs purchase ice bricks from Princess Che's shop every day?"
The head eunuch nodded, "Yes, one penny per dollar, cheaper than what is sold in the shop."
The emperor narrowed his eyes, "I don't know what method I use to make so many ice bricks in summer." If they sell them so cheaply, there must be money to be made.
In the hall in the backyard of Prince Che's Mansion.
The 20th shopkeeper sat on the chair and took turns reporting the sales and profits of the past half month to Wen Jinhe.
Man Qiu and Man Dong moved a table and chairs alone to check the accounts.
There is a huge ice bucket in the middle of the hall, with white cold air rising from it.
Butler Li felt more and more that his prince's little property was not of interest to the princess. If he picked up any shopkeeper present, his turnover would be several times that of the prince's palace.
Sun Fugui's eyebrows knitted together, and there was a hint of distress in his voice, "Princess, the number of merchants coming here from Linyue Kingdom has begun to decrease recently, only half of what it was before."
As soon as he finished speaking, the other seven or eight shopkeepers nodded in agreement, "Yes, Princess, our workshop has also discovered it."
Sun Fugui continued to report: "My subordinates specially sent people to inquire from the merchants of Linyue Kingdom. They said that the imperial court of Linyue Kingdom had increased taxes on the items sold by the eight imperial merchants. It seems that Kyoto does not allow them to use them. Should we lower the tax rate? The unit price of shipment? "After all, Wen Jinhe had warned before that the unit price sold to Linyue Kingdom merchants was 20%25 higher than that of others.
Wen Jinhe raised the corners of her mouth with a proud smile on her face, "The news from Linyue Kingdom is coming very quickly. Don't worry about it. As long as the goods are good, even if Wen Yanru doubles the tax, those wealthy dignitaries will not stop. If someone doesn’t want to pay taxes and contacts you privately to sell illegal goods, agree to it.”
Empty the pockets of wealthy people in Linyue Country, and if it can affect their taxes, that would be even better.
Sun Fugui and others understood what their master meant.
Wen Jinhe looked at the shopkeeper of the glass shop, "After the telescopes are put on the assembly line, the first batch will be supplied to the eastern suburb camp first, and the silver will be collected normally, and the second batch will be sold in the shop."
When the twenty-seven shopkeepers left, they each brought back ten watermelons.
Princess Qinbao's carriage ran into them just as it arrived at the gate of Prince Che's Mansion.
Seeing a large number of people coming out one after another, Princess Qinbao opened the curtain and came down, curiously asking the servant guarding the door, "Who are these people?" They didn't look like officials.
The servant bent down and replied: "Back to your Royal Highness, those are the shopkeepers who manage the princess's property. They are here to report the accounts today."
Princess Qinbao felt a chill on her head. She raised her head and found that there were several bamboo baskets in the middle of the beams above the door, with ice bricks in them. "Second sister-in-law is really rich."
Upon hearing Princess Qinbao's arrival, Butler Li and Man Qiu quickly came out to pick her up.
Man Qiu smiled respectfully and said: "The princess yesterday ordered people to pack up Xuan Yu Tang for Her Royal Highness to live in. I will leave these things to the servants. Princess Qinbao should come into the palace for lunch as soon as possible."
Princess Qinbao stepped into the gate of Prince Che's Mansion. After entering, she discovered that the entire Prince Che's Mansion where the sun could be exposed to the sun was covered with black sunshade cloth. It was like a dark gauze covering the sky of the entire Prince's Mansion, and the sun was shining brightly. Don't come in.
Walking into the backyard, looking at a table of hot pot dishes and a red and a white mandarin duck hot pot in the middle, saliva suddenly began to secrete in the mouth. The temperature in the room was like spring, and it didn't feel hot at all.
The maid brought cold water for Princess Qinbao to wash herself.
The two of them sat around the table and enjoyed it slowly.
Hearing that Princess Qinbao said that she would stay in Prince Che's Mansion for three months, Wen Jinhe paused for a moment while holding meat with her chopsticks, "You suddenly have to stay for such a long time, and the Queen is urging you to get married again?"
Princess Qinbao was so burned that she couldn't shut her mouth, "She doesn't have the energy to care about whether I get married or not. Concubine Wei in the harem is pregnant. When I went to pay her respects yesterday, my mother held me and complained for more than an hour. She doesn't sound very nice inside and out, and I don't want to listen to her chatter in the palace. Just as you sent someone to deliver watermelons, I thought of coming to Prince Che's Mansion to stay for a while. "
Concubine Wei was less than three months pregnant, the fetus was not stable yet, and no heir had been born in the harem for nearly twenty years. The queen did not expect that someone would take advantage of her.
Wen Jinhe said jokingly: "With so many women in the harem, it is a bit strange that no one has been pregnant for so many years."
Princess Qinbao's shoulders trembled and she suddenly became much quieter.
Wen Jinhe understood clearly and put a meat roll with chopsticks into Princess Qinbao's bowl. "Eat more meat. This is all freshly killed in the kitchen. In three months, I guarantee that you will be twice as fat when you return to the palace."
Princess Qinbao put away the unsatisfactory things in her mind and spread her arms to enjoy the food, "As long as the lust of the mouth is satisfied, I will be happy even if I gain weight. By the way, second sister-in-law, I told you to come and stay in Prince Che's Mansion for a long time. Second brother said What?"
Wen Jinhe thought of the marks Li Junche left on his shoulders last night and shook his head, "What can your second brother say when I ask? Of course I welcome him with both hands."
The two of them ate hot pot for an hour. After taking a short rest, they went to take a bath and change clothes. Then they lay on the bed and took a nap. They didn't wake up until half past midnight.
