Before Xu Yuehuai could kneel down, Qi Guze had already stepped forward and gently grabbed Xu Yuehuai's hand. "Not only you, but everyone else should get up too. You've all been busy all day, so you should at least rest. From now on, we'll skip all the formalities. Before, I was Brother Qi, and now I'm still your Brother Qi."
Everyone stood up in fear.
But no matter how you analyze the details, everyone's attitude towards him has actually undergone a qualitative change.
This also troubled Qi Guze.
"Your Highness, you are of such high status," Xu Yuehuai said sarcastically, "what brings you to our Zuo Er Hou tenement?"
"Of course I came to see you."
Qi Guze said.
Xu Yuehuai nodded. "You saw it? You looked at it?"
This was clearly an invitation to leave. Qi Guze chuckled and sat down, "I'm a guest, is it wrong for me to eat something?"
“That’s fair,” Xu Yuehuai winked and smiled deliberately, “but we’re not doing business anymore, so please leave.”
Qi Guze got up but didn't leave, looking at this and that with curiosity in his eyes. When Xu Yuehuai saw Qi Guze making food himself, she was surprised and said, "Never mind, I'll do it."
Soon, Xu Yuehuai prepared mango pomelo sago for him and brought it to him.
He added, "Your Highness is in luck. I'm still making steamed rice cakes here, and these are also baked. Please have a taste."
Xu Yuehuai gave him egg tarts.
Qi Guze looked at this unfamiliar thing and didn't know where to start.
"This is an egg tart, just like the steamed egg custard you had at the Imperial Kitchen. Try it." Although it was said to be the same, it was completely different. After taking a bite, Qi Guze immediately smiled and said, "Delicious."
"You've eaten everything, and your appetite has seen it all, so why bother boasting here?"
how?
Why does A-Yue always seem to be going against me these days?
Qi Guze suddenly realized it.
Yes, yes, it turns out I've been neglecting her lately.
After eating, Qi Guze prepared to leave. "If I offer you money, you'll definitely refuse, won't you?"
"If Your Highness truly considers me a friend, you naturally wouldn't take money out of your pocket to humiliate me." In Xu Yuehuai's view, happiness is something that comes from hard work.
Even the most difficult road can eventually lead to a brighter future.
In the future, it will surely be a broad and prosperous road.
"Even if I offered you a high-interest loan, you still wouldn't take it?" Qi Guze looked at Xu Yuehuai.
Xu Yuehuai sneered, "If it really is a loan, I can just go to a bank. Your Highness, I can make a comeback. Just wait and see. On the contrary, you have been frowning ever since you entered my door. May I ask what has made Your Highness like this?"
Qi Guze knew how formidable Xu Yuehuai was.
Now that I've been seen through, I might as well take a deep breath.
"Some trouble has broken out in the capital; the Xiongnu are running rampant in the north."
After hearing the details, Xu Yuehuai asked, "May I offer a bold suggestion?"
"Please feel free to speak."
In Qi Guze's view, Xu Yuehuai often had unexpected answers and opinions, and now that she was about to speak, he was naturally prepared to listen carefully.
Xu Yuehuai analyzed slowly and methodically, "The Xiongnu are a nomadic people, so it would be even more difficult for us to defeat them. Why not do business with them? The Xiongnu also barter among themselves. Secondly, Your Highness only sees the Xiongnu robbing the people, but do you know what their purpose is in doing so?"
"This..." To be honest, Qi Guze was only thinking about how to eliminate the Xiongnu.
I haven't thought about how to appease them or how to resolve the dispute once and for all.
Hearing Qi Guze's words, she seemed to have realized something.
Neither of them wanted to discuss the topic anymore, or rather, they didn't need to continue the conversation. Xu Yuehuai had simply considered something from a certain perspective and therefore brought it up.
This is just a suggestion.
Continuing this conversation would just be theoretical.
"There must be something else that makes Your Highness so worried?"
Qi Guze nodded.
“There are disaster victims everywhere in the south. The plague and malaria are very serious. But what I am most worried about is war. Many people with ulterior motives will always start a war during such times.” This has been common in the past.
Xu Yuehua nodded. "Take out the grain from the national treasury and prepare it early. At this rate, they will be near the capital soon."
I thought it was a joke.
Who knows if the future will come true?
Qi Guze felt much more relaxed. "So you really don't need any money?"
"I have hands and feet, why should I work upside down? Besides, I'll make a lot of money in the future," Xu Yuehuai said confidently.
Qi Guze nodded slightly when he heard her say that.
Just as she was about to leave, her body swayed slightly. In fact, Xu Yuehuai had sensed something was wrong with Qi Guze the moment she saw him.
His recent high-intensity, high-pressure lifestyle has almost overwhelmed him.
Just as he was about to get some rest, he wanted to visit Xu Yuehuai. At first, Xu Yuehuai was puzzled as to why Qi Guze hadn't come to see her for so many days. But now, seeing Xu Yuehuai looking dejected and anxious, and not in a good state, she understood.
"Take a rest here. It's nice and free from paperwork."
Xu Yuehuai added, "I'll make you some Angelica and Phellodendron Soup; I guarantee it will refresh you in no time."
After waiting a while, Xu Yuehuai indeed gave him some angelica and phellodendron bark to eat.
After taking the medicine, a short rest made me feel refreshed.
Seeing that it was late at night and all was quiet, Xu Yuehuai could not keep Qi Guze any longer and could only say goodbye.
The next day, Xu Yuehuai wrote down the recipe and the production process of various cold drinks and handed it to San Niang. "You must keep this safe. Everyone in business knows that 'one trick is enough to make a living.' This secret recipe is known only to heaven, earth, you, and me."
"Oh dear, why don't you find a silver needle and stick it into my back?" Third Sister said with a grin.
Xu Yuehuai said, "I have other plans now, so I'll leave this deal to you today."
Where are you going?
Xu Yuehuai smiled and kept everyone in suspense.
After leaving the house, she went outside to inquire about the prices of grains at each rice shop, making sure she understood the prices of all kinds of grains.
After all that was over, Xu Yuehuai "coincidentally" ran into Princess Anning again.
In reality, how can a story be told without coincidence?
This was something Xu Yuehuai had planned long ago. Anning was going to Yunhuang Temple today, and she was waiting for her here right on time. The little princess was bored when she suddenly saw Xu Yuehuai and hurriedly told the coachman to stop.
The two looked at each other in bewilderment.
Xu Yuehuai hurriedly bowed.
“Don’t make a fuss about all this nonsense again,” An Ning said, looking even more frail after recovering from her serious illness. “Don’t make a fuss about this all the time. I haven’t seen you in a long time. Pei Xuan came to my house a while ago, and I heard a lot about you.”
"That's all?"
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