When he returned to the Hongqiao residence, it was already dark. Li Yanqing was a little tired. He lay down on the chair when he entered the door. Sisi brought a portion of food into the house, laughed softly and said, "Mr. Don't have supper!"

A smell of food came, Li Yanqing was excited, and he felt hungry in his stomach. Gu Luo sat up and buried his head and ate it. However, Sisi saw the two boxes placed aside and asked strangely: "What is this?"

"Two good bows were bought at the Lianggong Weapons Store." Li Yanqing said vaguely.

When she heard that it was a weapon, Sisi lost interest. She sat next to her lover, staring at him eating voraciously, and a gentle smile appeared on her face.

"Si Si, I have found a house!" Li Yanqing remembered the house, so he put down his chopsticks and wiped the corners of his mouth with a wet towel.

Since her husband pointed out that the Bian River was not safe yesterday, Sisi was worried for a day. She didn't dare to open the back door, for fear of rushing into several masked men from outside. In fact, she didn't like this place very much. After all, it is Baoyanzhai's headquarters. She feels hiding here. She hopes to have her own home and no longer have to live under other people's roofs.

Sisi was immediately surprised, "Is it so fast?"

"I went to find a house early this morning. I could rent a house with five acres. Yaren gave me three choices."

"Which husband chooses the last one?"

"A residential area in Jinshui River is good, but it's too old and I don't like it very much."

"There is another place in the inner city, close to the Sang family's tile. I thought it was too noisy. In the end, I chose the house next to Fayun Temple. It was very quiet and safe!"

"I have been to Fayun Temple, but it seems that it is not a commercial area there."

"It's because it's not a commercial area, so it's quieter, there are fewer idle people coming from outside, and there are local houses around it."

Sisi lowered her head and pondered for a moment, then took out a small box from the inner room and placed it on the table and said to Li Yanqing: "This is my savings, I have about 30,000 guan. The house next to the wall of the outer city is not expensive. My husband, I don't like renting other people's houses very much. Let's buy a house by ourselves!"

Li Yanqing laughed and pushed the box to her, "Lease a house is just a matter of equity. I live there for two or three years. After the Jurchens destroyed the Liao Dynasty, the good days of the Song Dynasty were about to come. The situation in the north will be very turbulent in the future. Only the south will be a little safer. It is not without a reason that I asked you to go to Hangzhou last year."

Li Yanqing's words touched Sisi's thoughts. When she thought of her grandfather and father, she couldn't help but sigh. The war and the turbulent current situation were even more of a misfortune of the people at the bottom. She deeply understood how important it is to find a reliable husband for a weak woman.

At this time, Li Yanqing remembered something and asked, "Your money is mainly good at learning, right?"

Sisi nodded, "It was a commemorative chapter issued by the imperial court, one thousand coins per piece, and there are thirty in total."

"I can't keep my heart in my hands. Once the situation worsens, it will be difficult to repay. It must be exchanged for silver or gold. That's it! I asked my father to exchange them for copper coins first and then gold. It can be exchanged for about 2,300 taels, one ingot of 100 taels, and twenty-three ingots are enough, or exchanged for precious gems, which is convenient to carry them with you."

Sisi pushed the small box to him, "It's up to the husband to decide!"

These two days are the beginning of the month and also the checkout day for Baoyanzhai. The accountants are almost busy all night. Baoyanzhai's business is very big. More than 30 stores, eight Baihua villas, as well as warehouses, workshops, fleets and other assets in various prefectures of the Song Dynasty. There are more than 20 Li Ji Rouge shops. The continuous accumulation of reputation and the continuous launch of new products have made Baoyanzhai a veritable first rouge brand in the Song Dynasty, and can bring wealth every month.

The accountants were very busy, and Li Daqi could not rest. He checked the account books and calculated the profits with the accountants. Li Daqi is no longer the useless scholar of the past. His more than ten years of business career made him extremely smart and gradually became autocratic. In Baoyanzhai, he always said the same thing.

In his hometown of Tangyin County, he was kind and generous, helped the poor and was actively running schools. When he mentioned Li Daliang in Tangyin County, everyone knew him and gave him a thumbs up. His reputation even surpassed his son Li Yanqing. No one remembered a disgraceful thing that happened to him back then.

In the room, Li Daqi was drinking tea while checking the general account for expenditure. Three thousand guan was missing from other miscellaneous accounts. He could not remember where the expenditure was going?

At this time, Li Yanqing appeared at the door, "Dad has time?"

"Ah! It's almost the first update, why are you not resting?" Li Daqi looked at his son in surprise.

"I have something to talk to my dad."

"Come in and sit down!" Li Daqi suddenly remembered that his son had visited Liang Shicheng today, and there must be important news.

Li Yanqing went into the house and sat down. Li Daqi ordered the maid next to him and said, "Go and order two bowls of tea!"

"How is it, what does Taifu Liang say?" Li Daqi asked anxiously.

"It has been decided and continue to stay in the Censorate."

"Didn't you mean to send out prefectures and counties?" Li Daqi said anxiously.

Li Yanqing didn't want to have a dispute with his father on this matter, so he said lightly: "It's the prince's meaning."

Since it was the prince's intention, Li Daqi had nothing to say. He was disappointed and could only sigh and said, "The various relationships in the court are complicated, and it is an offensive job in the Censorate. You must be careful in the future and try to be more cautious."

Li Yanqing nodded silently, and said after a moment of silence: "I want to move out with Sisi."

To Li Yanqing's surprise, his father did not jump up in a hurry, but smiled and said, "Since he is an official in the court, he should live a decent life. He has to go in and out of the store through a commercial bank. It is really inconvenient. Let's do this! I will rent a house again and free up the house on Freezer Street. You can move in."

"Dad, don't need to buy a house. The freezer street is too close to the official office. It is inconvenient for Sisi to live there. I rented another house. I have already paid the deposit near Yunqi Bridge. I will move there in two days."

At this time, the little maid brought in two bowls of tea. Li Daqi waved his hand and asked her to go out first. Then he lowered his voice and said, "I have asked someone to inquire. Her case has been settled. The government sentenced her to death unexpectedly. Alum Tower also built a tomb for her outside the city. I haven't had time to tell you about this."

Li Yanqing was quite surprised and asked again: "Does Sisi know? I am talking about the tomb of clothes."

Li Daqi shook his head, "It's Xi Mai who has been taking care of her. I haven't told Xi Mai. Even your second mother doesn't know Sisi's true identity, let alone what's going on in the tomb."

"But it's better to be careful. Freezer Street is a government house, and everyone is surrounded by court officials. I'm afraid that they will know Sisi, so it's safer to live in the outer city."

Li Daqi highly praised her son's prudence. When Li Shishi was famous in Bianjing, she sang in the elephant shed. Many officials have praised her. Many people will indeed know her. Once this matter is exposed, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Li Daqi stopped insisting, "Okay! After the house is settled, I will ask your second mother to help clean up and see what needs to be added. However, there is an ugly saying that I must say in front of it."

"What are Daddy saying?"

"Although Sisi has a good character, her identity determines her status. She is just your concubine, not your wife, just like your second mother can never replace your mother's status. This is a matter of principle. As long as the emperor is still there, Sisi can only live in the dark for the rest of her life."

"I know, she also understands that Dad doesn't have to worry at all."

"Just understand. Yesterday, Wang Wanhao sent me an invitation. His grandson Wang Gui is about to get married. Your good friend Tang Huai is also going to marry Zhang Yuanwai of Tangbei Township this year. I said you should go on a blind date. Last time, Grand Tutor Liang said that His Highness the Crown Prince intends to introduce a marriage to you. To be honest, I am very interested."

"Dad, let's talk about this later. I still have something to ask for your help now."

Li Daqi glared at his son fiercely and had to ask, "What else do you have?"

Li Yanqing put a thick envelope on the table, "This is a ceremony issued by the imperial court, and I want to demolish it into gold."

Thirty thousand guan is nothing to Li Daqi. He took out the Huizi and looked at it. They were all Xinhuizi that were just released two years ago, so it is easier to exchange. "This is it! I will check out the bill with Xiang Pharmacy in a few days. I will give these 30,000 Huizi directly. I mainly use silver, why don't I give you silver!"

"I'm sure I'm not hiding this 30,000 guan of money is Sisi's money. I plan to exchange it for a precious gem for easy carrying."

"Didn't you say earlier? I'd have a tea with Mr. Dong from Mingzhulou at noon today. He just bought a batch of high-quality Samojian gems and asked me if I'm interested, so I'll go and check it out tomorrow."

Li Yanqing was overjoyed and quickly told his father, "Try to buy high-quality sapphires."

"Don't worry! Your father is reliable in doing things. Mr. Dong wants to open a Baoyanzhai Rouge Shop with me in Guangzhou. I am asking for it. I believe it won't disappoint you."
Chapter completed!