The breeze drifts, the silk and bamboos are pleasant to the ears, and the pleasure boat is leisurely, as if it is a fairyland. The people in the boat are quiet, listening quietly to the melodious sound of silk and bamboos, and the pleasure boat made of sandalwood emits a faint fragrance.

Shi Fanggui poured out the cold tea on Shi Qingguang's table, poured hot tea again, and said, "Father, according to your wishes, I sent out the news of the grand ceremony of the Courtesan, and invited brothels from several nearby states to send people to participate in the competition. I chose five venues alone. I'm afraid that it would not be possible to handle it without hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. This year's expenses are a bit too high."

Shi Qingguang opened his eyes a little, and a light shot out from the gaps of his eyes. He didn't look lazy and stupid as a fat man. "Although I don't care about the income and expenditure of the family, I still have a rough idea of ​​the entry and exit. The courtesan will not be managed by the family. The only thing that is distributed is only tens of thousands of taels of silver. Besides, you are responsible for this matter, I'm afraid there are still some inputs."

Shi Fanggui quickly explained: "Isn't my son heartbroken? I'm just wondering why my father wanted to accept the prince so much? He paid 100,000 taels of food when he was 'She', and he gave at least hundreds of thousands of taels of food to the palace every year. Long live to respect his father. On the day of 'She', he specially toasted his father three glasses of wine. What else do you have to worry about?"

"The three glasses of wine in the 'Wash Three' are worth 100,000 taels of silver." A hint of mocking flashed across Shi Qingguang's mouth and said, "Since the emperor ascended the throne, the expenses in the palace have been reduced again and again. Except for the Empress, the Imperial Concubine, and the Shu Concubine, other noble people have had a hard time living. We have sent so many things to the palace, and we are asking for nothing more than peace."

Shi Chonghao said unwillingly: "Half of the money we earn from our family needs to be paid out, I'm really unwilling to accept it."

"I feel unwilling, hehehe," Shi Qingguang let out a cold laugh and said, "My brother ** was so talented and generous back then. He was also unwilling to be demoted to Anyang, but now he has become a pile of bones. But I, a useless little fat man, is still alive, hehehe."

Shi Chonghao saw his grandfather's smile, and although he was unconscious, he was afraid to speak out.

Shi Fanggui rolled his eyes and slowly spoke, "Dad, is your father worried about the matter of cleaning up the official fields that Huang Ping reported at the court meeting yesterday? Long live the matter of cleaning up the official fields. Didn't you say that you will discuss it later?" Ningling County Prince gave 800 hectares of land in Ningling County, Qizhou, but it has reached about 4,000 hectares. If you really clean up the official fields, Ningling County Prince's Mansion is afraid of heavy losses.

Shi Qingguang raised his arm lazily and said, "If you don't worry about ten thousand, just be afraid of one. Shi Shen saved the emperor back then. You don't know what the family ended up in. We must not be careless. It is a blessing to spend money to buy peace. Not only should we handle the courtesans to whitewash the peace and prosperity, but the filial piety to the palace is more abundant than in previous years. As long as there are any changes in the palace, it will not be a loss."

It should be said that Shi Shen's family was lucky to have the emperor's grandson's birth and the general amnesty was born. At the suggestion of the emperor, Dali Temple ruled that Shi Shen, the Neizhuang house, was incompetent, and even if his children and grandsons were in trouble, they were dismissed from their posts and confiscated their homes. His son Shi Fengen, his grandson Shi Yurui was killed by the prison guards, and his servants in the mansion were either killed or sprouted. Shi Fangzhen's method was given outside, so he left 30,000 taels of silver and 20 hectares of land to let Shi Shen continue to be a rich man. The mansion was pardoned by the previous emperor, and Shi Shen still lived there. The embezzled fields were returned to the people. As for the silver, the treasures were collected, the crown prince made meritorious services, and the royal family rewarded 200 hectares of the imperial house...

"Shi Shen fell, the emperor was full, and he was both famous and profitable. Isn't our family the emperor also the emperor?

A pig raised may be when it will be killed." Shi Qingguang raised his chubby hand and said to himself: "What a fat pig's trotter, it must taste good."

Shi Fanggui shivered and said, "Our family is from the blood of the Tian family. How can we compare with the slave of Shi Shen? Long live to protect the face of the Tian family and will not attack our family."

Shi Qingguang sneered: "Shi Fang really doesn't know how to be in power. If the prince ascends the throne, and if you are not good at it, you may not be able to tell me when the butcher's knife will fall. It's hard to find excuses. You have been reading for these years. There is still less trouble in the book in the book. The emperor killed his family? Hehe, I should close my eyes and can't see it. You have to be careful."

Shi Chonghao's lips trembled. Since he was fourteen years old, he has been tyrannical in the capital by relying on his family's power. What Shi Fengen did is far from his. If the emperor wants to take the mansion, he will definitely be the first to bear the brunt.

Shi Qingguang sneered and scolded: "I know I'm afraid now. I was just going to hit Jiang'anyi Mansion with great momentum. I understand that you are just a fat pig, but they are a hawk and a hawk and a hawk are specially used to catch fat pigs."

Shi Chonghao's teeth were so scared that he couldn't say a word.

"Useless things, go to the fiefdom tomorrow and come back after the New Year." Shi Fanggui cursed. Shi Qingguang shook his head without hesitation and sighed silently.

After a moment of silence, Shi Fanggui frowned and said, "Huang Ping is the second child. Is the second child forced by the prince? Is the second child dared to take charge of the mission to clean up the official fields? Is it worthy of my life?"

Shi Qingguang struggled to sit up and stood under Shi Fanggui's help. Looking at Yiyi's weeping willows on the shore, Shi Qingguang whispered thoughtfully: "It's not that simple. The second brother is a smart man, so he shouldn't be so rash, and he might not be so reckless, and he would set up a trap for the prince. Haha, the emperor holds the power of life and death, and is in charge of the wealth and honor of everyone. Even if the heads are like rain, he can't stop the fighting. Before the prince ascended the throne, he didn't know how many people would die. Gui'er, remember that if he is a father, he must not interfere. King Gaoyang's mansion has now become Wenhua Pavilion. If he is a father, he doesn't want to see what kind of pavilion of Ningling County Prince's Mansion becomes."

The pleasure boat slowly slid across the lake, and the beautiful scenery came into view. Shi Fanggui stood silently and stared at everything in front of him seriously. He lived in this mansion for nearly forty years, and every grass and tree was extremely familiar. The luxury in front of him was not a day's work. His father and himself spent countless efforts to get the beautiful scenery today. This is home. The royal palace far away in Ningling County, Qizhou, is just a foreign land.

In addition to King Ning, the only princes living in the capital were King An of Chu, King Luo Huai, and his own Prince of Ningling, King Anyang (Anyang, Renzhou), King Wuquan (Wuquan, Hengzhou), Prince of Dingjia (Dingjia, Louzhou), Prince of Yifeng (Yifeng, Suzhou), Prince of Lianxing (Liaozhou), Prince of Lianxing (Liaozhou), etc., which was a barrier to the country. Shi Fanggui knew that these princes had a special person to monitor, and every move would be recorded by the Longwei, and sent to the capital according to the tenth month. Local officials came to visit each month, with great etiquette, but their purpose was to confirm that the prince had not left the mansion.

Shi Qingguang asked: "This year's courtesan party, we are using the sign of praying for the emperor's grandson. Don't save this money, so that others can talk. Then you go and invite the prince to have fun with the people. Our prince likes this tone the most. Now the prince is in the limelight, we must make more money. If the prince is short of silver, he will take the initiative to send it. Our family cannot give the money like Shi Shen.

The house was confiscated."

"Son understand."

"This year's courtesan party, is there any girl in our Dingfang Pavilion possible to win the championship?" Shi Qingguang asked. Dingfang Pavilion was originally the Lu family's industry. Lu Jialin, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, retired, and Shi Fanggui took over the entire Dingfang Pavilion at a price of 200,000 taels, and the royal palace's industry entered the brothel.

Shi Fanggui smiled and said, "Miss Lianxi is the favorite to win the championship. The former Duke's favorite grandson, Li Jingxuan, and the Crown Princess's brother Xiong Yian were all fascinated by this little girl. He said that the courtesan will do his best to help her win the championship this time."

"But the woman who was invited by Xiong Yi'an to Changqiao to sing songs when Jiang Anyi came to Beijing, is so beautiful and charming, so why is Jiang Anyi unmoved?" Shi Qingguang said.

Shi Fanggui was speechless. He could not say that he was drooling when he saw Lian Xi. Shi Chonghao had long been coveting Lian Xi. If his father had not used Lian Xi to make friends with Li Jingxuan and Xiong Yian and warned him not to do anything randomly, he would have long taken Lian Xi as a forbidden trait.

"Jiang Anyi is a very cunning person. The jealousy between him and Wang Zhizhi back then was rumored in the capital. I heard that the two women were taken as concubines by him. At Changqiao, I was not rude to Lian Xi. I guess he was playing hard to get. Lian Xi's girl has always been held high, and some people are not concerned about her but are nervous. The mother in the building said that Lian Xi was depressed for several days after returning from Changqiao." Shi Fanggui said.

Shi Qingguang thought for a while and said, "Since he is a rare product, don't rush to take action. Duke Li Shaoguo and uncle Xiong are both prominent people, but in the eyes of his father, they are not as good as Jiang Anyi, and Jiang Anyi is far inferior to the prince. If Lianxi can be regarded by Shi Chongwei, then our family will be as peaceful as a rock."

Slamming the window railing heavily, Shi Qingguang continued: "There are many famous flowers in this courtesan. In order to try to make Lianxi win the courtesan, there will be an excuse to approach the prince. Shi Chongwei raised so many women in Yanshan Villa, and they are hungry ghosts. You can find a way to give Lianxi to him. If he thinks Lianxi is a brothel woman, you might as well recognize Lianxi [      Update Quick] As the adopted daughter, as long as she is willing to speak for the prince's house, she will give her as much money."

Shi Fanggui said in a hint of embarrassment: "The brothels in Beijing are all ready to go, Huancai Pavilion and Bihonglou have spent a lot of money to ask for choreography and composition. Lianxi's singing and dancing are excellent, but now they can't find a good song to match. The northern lyricist Li Jinxian has no masterpieces in the past two years. The most famous one in Beijing is the head of the Ministry of Rites to know the meaning. The one with twenty silver pens is still a constant stream of brothels to write lyrics."

Shi Qingguang interrupted his son and said, "There are too many people looking for it, and the best lyrics and music is Jiang Anyi. Take Lianxi to his house to ask for lyrics."

Shi Fanggui smiled bitterly and said, "Others can still impress others with money. This Zhuangyuan Jiang may not be useful even if he has a word of 100 taels. His family does not lack money, and his reputation is even less rare. It is difficult, difficult to let him write lyrics."

"Idiot, who asked you to use money to ask for words? Didn't Jiang Anyi accept a Li's aide? You might as well come to the door to apologize, just say that it was a misunderstanding and ask him to forgive me. Jiang Anyi should give the prince's face, calculate the time to have a meal in his mansion, let Lianxi respectfully ask for words, and Jiang Anyi is embarrassed to refuse. Lianxi gets the poem, and you may have other gains when you have a relationship with him, wouldn't it be a win-win situation?"
Chapter completed!