Zhao Jin didn't expect that just three days later, Zhao Hao's prediction of "the whole court being in power" came true.

On the fourth day of April, the censors in Nanjing suddenly brought up Gao Gong's many crimes again in the name of the Beijing Inspection!

On the fifth day of April, Beijing Censor Ouyang Yijing once again submitted a memorial to impeach Gao Gong for "bullying the court officials and monopolizing the power of the country" and demanded that he be deposed and made a commoner!

On the eighth day of April, Nanjing Censor Li Fupin and others jointly impeached Gao Gong for five evil deeds!

Every time he was impeached, Gao Gong wrote a letter asking to resign according to the rules, and the emperor naturally tried his best to retain him.

Seeing Gao Gong still lingered. On April 20, Li Zhenyuan, the Imperial Secretary of Beijing Engineering Department, wrote another letter, sarcastically mocking Gao Gong: "You are as thick-skinned as a city wall. You have been impeached many times and asked to resign many times. But every time you are retained, you come back triumphantly the next day. You have become a joke in the world. I hope the emperor will agree to his request to resign next time, and don't let him continue to embarrass himself..."

Throughout April, the drama of the two imperial censors in the north and south, Gao Xinzheng, and others fighting against each other, aroused the nerves of the whole world. Zhao Jin, who was in the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate, was eager to try several times, wanting to file a petition or co-sign with others to impeach Gao Gong, but was persuaded by Zhao Hao.

What a joke, how can you wade in this muddy water? Although Gao Gong was about to step down, he came back two years later, and for the first time ever, he was appointed as the Prime Minister and the Heavenly Official, with the power of life and death! If Zhao Jin offended the petty Gao Xinzheng because of his father and son, he would definitely suffer the consequences!

Therefore, Zhao Hao had to keep Zhao Jin out of the matter at all costs, so as not to affect his elder brother's future career advancement.

Fortunately, Zhao Hao's prediction about "the whole court falling into disarray" was so accurate that Zhao Jin took his opinion very seriously and did not get involved in this drama.

However, this also made Zhao Jin completely convinced that Zhao Hao was wholeheartedly and selflessly considering him as his older brother.

Zhao Jin secretly made up his mind that no matter what happened in the past, he would treat Zhao Hao as his own brother...

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Of course, treating Zhao Hao as a real brother seems to have only advantages and no disadvantages.

In a blink of an eye, it’s the end of the month, and it’s time to settle accounts and divide profits for the first month of Weijixian’s opening.

After closing that day, Manager Fang asked everyone to go upstairs to collect their payment from the boss after they finished their work.

Immediately, cheers echoed throughout the restaurant. Over the past month, Wei Ji Xian has been packed every day. Everyone in the restaurant has been busy from dawn to dusk, waiting for this moment!

Shopkeeper Fang stopped Ma Xianglan who was about to leave and said, "Miss Ma, our boss wants you to go up first."

"Okay." Ma Xianglan nodded, then held the railing and went up to the second floor.

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In the elegant room named "Spring" on the second floor.

Zhao Hao was holding a cup of tea in his hand and laughing at the account book.

Although he had already estimated the monthly profit since the first day, he was still very happy when the money actually arrived in his account and fell into his pocket.

Last month, there were thirty days in total, minus the free customers offered on the first day, so the restaurant was open for a total of twenty-nine days. It was packed every day and the total revenue was four thousand and sixty taels of silver.

Of course, the high income also means high costs. The biggest expense comes from food.

If you want to pursue the ultimate freshness, you can't just rely on the super fresh powder to achieve it, you have to use the freshest and best ingredients. In April, the meat and vegetable ingredients, wine, tea, firewood, rice, oil, salt and various condiments purchased from all over Jinling City... A total of 1,740 taels were spent, an average of 3 taels per table.

Then the wages were paid to the two chefs, two kitchen assistants, four waiters, and Wu Yu and his wife. The chef received five taels of silver a month, and the others received two taels, for a total of twenty-six taels.

There were also miscellaneous items such as lamp oil, candles, incense sticks, etc., plus all other losses and official expenses, the total cost was about sixty taels.

After deducting expenses, the total balance this month is 2,234 taels...

Looking at the balance figure, Zhao Hao couldn't help but whistle. Although the profit of this business was not as high as that of sugar, it was stable and low-risk. It was like a goose that kept laying golden eggs!

Just as I was feeling proud, there was a knock on the door.

Zhao Hao closed the account book. After putting away his useless smile and returning to his mysterious look, he coughed lightly and said, "Come in."

The door of the box opened, and Ma Xianglan walked in with a faint and elegant fragrance.

"Sir, you are looking for me."

"Please take a seat, Miss Ma." Zhao Hao nodded with a smile.

Ma Xianglan sat down opposite him and waited quietly for Zhao Hao's instructions.

Zhao Hao didn't know where to start for a moment. In the past month, Ma Xianglan had been busy all day, coming to Wei Ji Xian every day to play the piano and perform until closing time.

But Zhao Hao spoke to her no more than ten sentences in total.

It's not that Ma Xianglan has a cold personality. On the contrary, she is a very cheerful girl who never puts on airs. Not long after she came to the store, she became familiar with everyone at Wei Ji Xian and became good friends with Si Ya.

It’s because Zhao Hao feels guilty and always avoids her.

He felt guilty not because he had deceived Ma Xianglan by copying her poems, but because he was worried that Sister Ma, who loved poetry, would ask him for advice on how to write poetry after they became familiar with each other.

What good is this? Ma Xianglan taught him.

So Zhao Hao stayed at home all day and rarely came to the restaurant. Even if he came to the restaurant, he would take advantage of Miss Ma playing the piano, take a quick look and then run away.

This feeling of being guilty is really unpleasant, and Zhao Hao plans to put an end to it today.

"Miss Ma has really helped us a lot in the past month. We can't repay her enough."

Zhao Hao took out a piece of poetry from his sleeve, handed it to Ma Xianglan and said, "Give this little poem to you as a souvenir."

Ma Xianglan was slightly stunned. With her kind and intelligent mind, how could she not understand what Zhao Hao meant?

She took the poem with both hands and put it carefully in her sleeve, without reading it on the spot.

"Thank you for the reward, sir. If you need any help in the future, just tell Xianglan."

Then she bowed to Zhao Hao and quietly retreated.

Seeing Miss Ma leave happily, Zhao Hao breathed a sigh of relief. The money and goods were settled and the cooperation was over.

Finally, I don’t have to worry all day long.

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In the other room, Ma Xianglan was carrying a piece of poetry and eating something delicious. The carriage was already waiting outside the door.

As soon as she got on the carriage, the little maid with two buns on her head smiled and held a heavy plate of silver ingots, presenting the treasure to her and saying:

"Miss, look, Shopkeeper Fang just gave me two hundred taels of silver."

There were twenty silver ingots in this plate, each weighing ten taels. Under the illumination of the glazed lamp on the roof of the car, they looked bright white and very attractive.

This was naturally what Zhao Hao asked Manager Fang to pass on. Even if Ma Xianglan came to help not for money, she still had to pay for the coachman and maids, as well as the daily expenses. We couldn't let her pay for it herself, right?

Manager Fang told Zhao Hao that a musician like Ma Xianglan who was not registered with the Jiaofangsi had to pay 20 taels of cosmetics to the Jiaofangsi every month. In addition, he had to pay 80 taels of tribute to the Jiaofangsi and other officials of the Ministry of Rites every month in exchange for relative personal freedom.

So if you want to be a carefree and unrestrained prostitute, the price is 100 taels per month...

In addition, the expenses for the coachman, maids, nannies, perfume, jewelry, food, clothing, housing, transportation, etc., would cost at least fifty taels a month.

Therefore, Zhao Hao gave two hundred taels.

It’s not too much, nor too little... Of course, this money cannot be given to her directly, otherwise it would be too humiliating.

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