Chapter 57 I will never come to the study again.
Pei Jingxu's smile was gentle yet hesitant. She slowly said, "I've been bothering you too much lately. From today on, I won't be going to your study anymore."
"Ah?" Jiang Hui was a little confused. "Second Madam and Young Master, are you going somewhere else to learn accounting?"
Pei Jingxu smiled and said, "What I mean is that I won't go to the East Courtyard to disturb you again."
With a "bang".
The food in his hands fell to the ground in an instant.
Jiang Hui's eyes widened, a look of astonishment on his face. "Second Madam, are you saying that you won't come to the East Courtyard anymore?"
Pei Jingxu smiled apologetically, "Yes, today... I figured out a few things. His Excellency is very busy with state affairs, and this little matter of mine really shouldn't take up too much of his time."
"Second Madam, what have you figured out?"
Jiang Hui's voice rose a few notches, and tears were about to flow out!
"The young master won't think you are disturbing him, you are overthinking it!" Jiang Hui wanted to persuade him to come back.
——He finally understood why the young master was in a bad mood today!
"Guard Jiang, gossip can melt gold. My husband's brother is still unmarried, and I cannot ignore his reputation."
Pei Jingxu still smiled. She nodded towards Jiang Hui and pretended to be relaxed: "If I make cakes in the future, Guard Jiang can come and get them anytime."
After saying that, she turned and went back to the west courtyard.
Jiang Hui stood there, stunned for a moment.
…
For several days, Pei Jingxu did not go to the East Courtyard. She went out to run the shop before dawn and did not come back until sunset. Rong Jianxue would not leave the East Courtyard except for the morning court. The two of them had never met each other once.
The days seemed to have returned to the past. If it weren't for the meeting at the Randeng Temple, they would have been like this, with no intersection at all.
Pei Jingxu has been very busy these days.
She owned many shops, most of which were taken over by Rong and Nanny Wang, who made the shops a mess with no rules at all.
She didn't dare to show it too obviously, so she could only use the methods taught by Rong Jianxue to manage the store. Although it was not a sudden improvement, at least the store was getting better and better.
Pei Jingxu paid most of her attention to the grain shop under her name.
——Crown Prince Chen Qianfan was punished by the government for his poor governance of refugees, and is now facing controversy among officials and the people.
Pei Jingxu had to be extremely vigilant to prevent his grain shop from suffering the same fate as in his previous life.
People just can't stand nagging.
This thought had just crossed Pei Jingxu's mind when he saw a man walking into the grain shop while he was checking the accounts.
——It’s Shen Qianfan.
"Mrs. Rong Er, long time no see."
Shen Qianfan walked towards her slowly, holding a folding fan.
Pei Jingxu curled his lips and bowed slightly to the visitor: "Master Yuanzhou."
Shen Qianfan's eyes first swept across the grain shop, then looked at her, his eyes wandering over her.
"I heard that this grain shop is the second lady's dowry?"
Pei Jingxu nodded: "My father was worried about me being alone outside, so he bought me a little more dowry."
Shen Qianfan's eyes were lead gray, and his pupils were particularly prominent under the sunlight.
The corners of his eyes were slightly raised, and when he looked at others he would unconsciously squint his eyes, like a cunning fox.
"Second Madam, how about I make a deal with you?"
Pei Jingxu raised his eyebrows slightly, feigning ignorance: "What deal?"
Shen Qianfan curled his lips: "Second Lady, sell me the grain at half the market price. Three months later, I will pay you back five times as much. How about that?"
Pei Jingxu raised his eyebrows slightly.
I understand, getting something for nothing.
In his previous life, Shen Qianfan had used this method to purchase food, but as a businessman, he only cared about the money in his hands, and few people were willing to trade with him.
Finally, he became so angry that he set his sights on her grain shop.
Three months later?
The plot went through Pei Jingxu's mind.
Three months later, it seemed to be the autumn hunting season.
Pei Jingxu remembered that Shen Qianfan hunted a white tiger during the autumn hunt and presented it to the emperor. The emperor was very happy, and he finally secured his position as the crown prince.
If Pei Jingxu remembered correctly, Shen Qianfan did successfully ascend the throne and became the common ruler of the world.
But by then she had already turned into mud at the bottom of the pond, completely rotten away.
After Shen Qianfan ascended the throne, he was still deeply in love with Bai Shutong, and kept the throne vacant, waiting for her to return.
In short, for Bai Shutong, he is a lovesick supporting actor.
To Pei Jingxu, he is a hypocrite who will do anything to achieve his goals.
Pei Jingxu narrowed his eyes and looked at him with a smile: "Is there such a good thing?"
Shen Qianfan curled his lips and nodded: "Of course."
Pei Jingxu raised an eyebrow: "If such a good thing really existed, why didn't Master Yuanzhou go and make a deal with someone else, but thought of me instead?"
A hint of coldness flashed in Shen Qianfan’s eyes.
But his smile became even more gentle: "I am only willing to do this deal with the Second Lady."
——Because he couldn’t find it.
Chen Qianfan has now lost his power in front of the emperor, and the money he can use is not much. What's more, Pei Jingxu's grain shop is the largest in the entire capital. If other grain shops were to make a deal, even if the deal was successful, it would not be enough for the refugees to share.
Her grain shop became the best choice.
Pei Jingxu's eyes moved and he quickly thought of a solution.
In his previous life, Shen Qianfan had never made this deal with her. He was telling her about it now simply for Rong Jianxue's sake.
Be polite before using force.
If she disagreed, Shen Qianfan would still send people to pretend to be robbers and rob her grain shop.
If she agreed, when Shen Qianfan really secured the position of crown prince, there was no guarantee that he would not become angry and ruin the deal.
——After all, he was using a pseudonym when talking to her now, so even if they signed a written agreement, he could still regret it later.
"What does Young Master Yuanzhou need so much food for?" Pei Jingxu asked him with a smile.
Shen Qianfan was very secretive: "Of course, it is to help the people and provide aid to the refugees."
Pei Jingxu was full of admiration: "So, you want to help those refugees."
Shen Qianfan: "Second Lady is willing to make this deal?"
Pei Jingxu smiled and said, "Of course I'm willing to make friends and accumulate virtue, but I do have a condition. If Master Yuanzhou agrees, I can sell you all the grain in my grain shop at half the market price."
A calculation flashed in Shen Qianfan’s eyes: “What conditions?”
Pei Jingxu curled her lips and gave him a pure and innocent smile.
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"Give away porridge?"
In the study, Rong Jianxue was reviewing official documents, and his voice was mixed with a hint of coldness.
"Yes," Jiang Hui said with a strange expression, "There have been many refugees in the capital recently, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has settled them outside the city. Second Madam has gone to distribute porridge outside the city."
He responded without stopping writing, seemingly without any emotion.
Jiang Hui touched his nose, glanced at Rong Jianxue, and seemed to be hesitant to speak.
"Speak." Rong Jianxue lowered her eyes and did not look at him.
Jiang Hui scratched his head and said cautiously, "That... the one who went to the city to distribute porridge with the Second Lady was also... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
At the desk, the man paused slightly while holding the pen.
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