Youqing was held in Kangxi's arms like this, and no one spoke. It was a rare moment of tenderness.
In the evening, after dinner, Kangxi went to Youqing's room. The main topic was farming, as Kangxi had recently become very interested in farming.
Or perhaps at this time, Kangxi wanted to find something to do to avoid thinking too much.
That night, Youqing spent a rare night with Kangxi at the farm. The next day, they both naturally woke up late, causing the guards outside to misunderstand and think that the two had reconciled.
After Kangxi left, Chengying and Sangzhu were both very happy.
"What's wrong? You all seem especially happy today. Did something good happen?"
Chengying remained silent, but Sangzhu spoke up: "I was just telling Sister Chengying about how you and His Majesty overslept this morning. I'm so happy for you that you've made up with His Majesty."
No, what's going on? When did she reconcile with Kangxi?
But every time Kangxi came over, he would stay overnight in her room. If you said they hadn't reconciled, probably no one would believe it!
Youqing: De'er, I can't explain myself.
"Do your job well, and try to avoid gossiping in the future."
There was no way to refute it, so I could only say a couple of bland and meaningless words.
Summer is almost over, and the old lady from the Yaxing area has given us a few nice shop locations. Youqing has decided to take a look.
Meanwhile, in the Qianqing Palace, Liang Jiugong said, "Your Majesty, the Empress has already taken over all the shops."
"Hmm, that's well done."
In the capital, without a family background, it's almost impossible to buy a shop in a good location. Well-known brokers deal with high-ranking officials and dignitaries year-round, and they always let them have access to the best resources first.
There's no such thing as good luck falling from the sky. If it does exist, then that good luck is most likely due to human factors.
After seeing the first shop, Youqing thought it was already quite good. But after seeing the second and third shops, Youqing realized something was wrong.
Finding a good shop occasionally is already incredibly lucky, but to find so many good shops in a row, all of which are her ideal shops, seems a bit deliberate.
Upon closer reflection, she understood why these shops had been given to her. However, since Kangxi was willing to give them to her, Youqing did not refuse and accepted them all.
That's right, Youqing bought all these shops, since she wasn't short of money anyway.
Youqing's extravagant gesture startled even the old woman.
After signing the deed and obtaining the property deed, and completing all the formalities, Youqing went back and wrote a contract. Although she had accepted the shops, she wouldn't take them for free; it was considered that Kangxi had invested in them.
Once the shop becomes profitable, we'll give him 10% of the profits.
"Master, all the people you asked me to find have been found."
"Okay, here are some blueprints. Let's renovate the shop according to them."
"Yes, Master."
Youqing felt quite at ease entrusting this matter to Chengying.
After doing all this, Youqing wrote a letter to Jiang Baiqing, the head manager who was still in Yunnan, asking him to send someone to transport a batch of skincare products, as well as powder and cream.
These things are produced in flower fields in Yunnan. Although her farm can also grow them, it's large-scale cultivation, and the farm doesn't have that many fields.
Her farm was more about satisfying her own appetite and, incidentally, earning some gold coins.
The letter was written and sent away before Sangzhu was summoned.
"Sangzhu, send someone to find some farmers. Some land in the estate needs to be rested."
This time, she doesn't plan to create a flower field; instead, she plans to create an orchard.
Sangzhu did not agree immediately. Instead, she said, "Master, I forgot to tell you that a few days ago someone wanted to buy our estate. At that time, I sent someone to deal with them. But these past few days, whenever someone from the estate goes out, they come back covered in injuries, beaten with sacks over their necks. I suspect it was the person who wanted to buy the estate who did it."
Sangzhu and Chengying were responsible for different areas. Chengying ran errands for Youqing and went out to buy shops. These things that could be related to future business were all done by Chengying. Sangzhu was in charge of all the affairs of the manor, including Youqing's daily food, clothing, housing and transportation, and all the inside and outside of the manor. She was more like a general manager.
Sangzhu initially didn't take the matter seriously, but as the situation worsened, and unlike Chengying who had channels to contact the palace, Sangzhu was less capable in this regard. Realizing that it was not a problem she could solve, she immediately came over to explain the situation.
"I understand. I'll have someone investigate. You go find someone first."
That evening, after Chengying returned, Youqing told her about how many people in the village had been covered with sacks and asked her to find someone to investigate.
In the capital, Youqing has no real power base, so it would be better to leave this matter to Chengying.
Investigating matters is not difficult for Chengying.
In just two days, Chengying had investigated everything that needed to be investigated.
“Master, it was Lady Hesheli, the wife of Tong Guowei, who sent people to buy the estate. The injured people in our estate were indeed sent by Lady Hesheli.”
Youqing didn't quite understand why this person did this.
"Is it possible to find out why she did this?"
"It's no secret that His Majesty is building a garden. Our estate is so close to His Majesty's garden that its value is no longer what it used to be. Back then, the master bought a lot of land in this area, and now that it's about to appreciate in value, naturally some people are getting restless."
However, Hesheli was the first to make a move.
"I see! It seems I have indeed blocked the path to wealth for quite a few people."
“What are you saying, Master? This path to wealth exists because of you. They’re all just clowns, they’re nothing special.”
"You decide what to do."
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