After dismissing all his servants, Meng Kuo slowly recounted the story of the letter.
"Why are they even intercepting the letter that Chen Yi wrote to His Highness?"
Aunt Chi didn't understand.
It's a letter from home.
Why would we need to intercept this?
Meng Kuo explained, "It might be to make the Eldest Princess dislike you, since you received Chen Yi's letter. It could also be that someone wants to monitor the Eldest Princess and Chen Yi, or something else entirely. The situation is still unclear, so it's best if you don't go to the Eldest Princess's residence."
"You rich people have so many things to worry about," Brother Wu remarked.
This immediately drew scolding from both parents.
"Don't talk nonsense."
"What do you know? Shut up!"
Little Wu stuck out his tongue and exchanged a smile with Meng Kuo, neither of them taking it to heart.
Old Man Chi asked, "Then what about the fan?"
Meng Kuo: "That's easy. Uncle, you let me pass it on to the Princess. This will show that you treat me better than the Princess. It will also create an opportunity for outsiders to sow discord, and allow the Princess to put on a show."
The honest, simple couple listened with sweaty eyes.
What is all this nonsense?
The capital is in chaos!
They can't stay here!
"Will Grandma be in danger?" Chi Tang asked anxiously.
She didn't dream of anything, so she must be out of danger.
But my mother-in-law is a princess!
Shouldn't the eldest princess have everything she wants?
How can you be so unsophisticated?
Meng Kuo shook his head: "No, that won't happen. Her Highness the Princess is deeply favored by His Majesty. Even if those people had the audacity, they would only dare to sabotage her in secret. They would never dare to do anything to Her Highness in person."
Even if they had some tricks up their sleeves, they wouldn't dare threaten His Highness's safety.
Of course, Huo Minglang, who has a very high opinion of himself, is an exception!
That guy has now had his power stripped away by His Majesty!
Back then, military power surpassed imperial power, and even His Majesty had to tolerate it, let alone Princess Eldest.
Fortunately, everything is fine now.
"Sigh, I used to think that you high-ranking officials and nobles lived much better than us, but now it seems that you are not as good as us ordinary people. At least we can sleep soundly and be free."
Aunt Chi sighed, something was quietly changing in her heart.
The reason I wanted to attend Erchuan High School back then was partly due to the desire to bring glory to my family and become someone of high status.
But now...
Forget it.
Let's leave everything to fate.
There are so many intricacies involved; she can't possibly handle them all.
"Hey, there are pros and cons to everything, so Uncle and Aunt don't need to worry too much. By the way, Uncle, could you cooperate with me, oh no, with the Meng family on this fan?"
Meng Kuo watched longingly.
He saw a business opportunity in this.
Don't assume that all aristocratic families think merchants are beneath them.
Only those families that rise to prominence suddenly look down on merchants.
Which truly prominent family doesn't have various businesses?
Because they knew very well that a family's establishment and the expansion of its business were inseparable from commerce!
Therefore, generally speaking, every large family will have a branch of people who are not good at studying who specialize in doing business, complementing the direct descendants who become officials!
The Meng family is the same.
However, unlike others, the Meng family is not a collateral branch doing business, but the direct line!
Actually, the collateral branches were also doing it, but not on a large scale. Coincidentally, the second son of the Meng family liked doing business, and Old Master Meng was not old-fashioned, so he supported him.
So now the whole capital knows that Mr. Meng's second son is doing business, but he doesn't look well.
Doing business also requires talent, and perhaps Young Master Meng doesn't have that talent.
In addition, the capital city has elites from all walks of life, so Young Master Meng is not outstanding among the businessmen.
However, because of his status as the second young master of the Meng family, his restaurant was always frequented by the sons of powerful and wealthy people.
But that's all there is to it.
"Really?"
The Chi family was overjoyed.
Meng Kuo laughed happily, revealing his dimples. Chi Tang immediately reached out to hug him, and then playfully poked Meng Kuo's dimples.
Meng Kuo didn't dodge, letting her poke and play with him, and continued:
"Well, my second brother just saw a fan in my eldest brother's yard and thinks it would sell even better in Beijing. Especially since he heard it uses water and is even cooler, he thinks it will definitely be a big seller in Beijing. So he wanted me to ask you about it."
"Haha, the things made by Sihai are actually appreciated by the young masters of the capital? Oh my goodness!"
Aunt Chi slapped her thigh and laughed heartily.
This is so exciting!
Chi Tang was also happy.
Fourth Brother's path has finally been found.
"Of course, Fourth Brother did a very good job," Meng Kuo praised.
This is true.
Even in the imperial palace, there were fans, but they were just a row of fans that were turned by human power, and the wind they produced was not very cool.
Therefore, the fan will definitely sell very well in Beijing!
"Alright! We'll cooperate however you say. Kuo'er, we'll follow your arrangements." Old Man Chi relinquished all authority.
This shows that they have great faith in Meng Kuo.
Meng Kuo was extremely excited and immediately went to discuss it with his second brother.
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"Here's what we'll do: I'll have Brother Sihai teach you the techniques, and you recruit a group of reliable craftsmen. You'll be in charge of selling, while Brother Sihai will be responsible for teaching the techniques and ensuring quality. Then we'll split the profits 50/50."
Meng Kuo began to speak rapidly.
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