I was Idle and Cool:

It's a little uncomfortable.

Lu Jinxi felt strange too.

Xue Tingzhi naturally made her feel a little strange, and she always felt that this cheap son was not easy to control, not as obedient as Lu's three biological children, so she always disliked him.

But now, the words "but relying on the mother to be the master" actually came out of his mouth.

If it weren't for the fact that she was sitting in the hall at the moment, and there was Ji Heng beside her, she almost thought she had heard it wrong.

But apparently not.

She looked at Xue Tingzhi and pondered for a moment, but she didn't say much, only said: "Since the eldest son said that it is entirely up to me, then I will make a decision for the eldest son, choose a suitable day, and bye Mr. Ji should be your teacher. I wonder if Mr. Ji will test his homework and knowledge?"

"It's not necessary."

Ji Hengxin has a lot in it.

"Since the madam will ask the emperor for orders because of the eldest son, and let the emperor make a special case for the eldest son, presumably the eldest son's knowledge and talent should have been recognized by the madam. Even if it is not a genius, it should not be far away. If Ji can accept the eldest son as a student, it should be a bargain."

This is very polite.

In fact, Lu Jinxi doesn't know exactly how talented Xue Tingzhi is. Just want to know, this shy son has a deep scheming and considers a lot. If he is not sure, he will not ask her to participate in the imperial examination.

So she did not refute Ji Heng's remarks.

Accepting three students in one go is a wish for Ji Heng and Lu Jinxi.

Xue Tingzhi didn't stay much longer.

Lu Jinxi sent him back first, only to say that Ji Heng would come to Fuzhong another day after Ji Heng settled down in Beijing, and then let him go to practice the etiquette of apprenticeship.

Here, Ji Heng chatted with Lu Jinxi again about trivial matters.

For example, when do you come to teach in the house, where do you teach, is there anything you need to pay attention to on weekdays, or is there any taboo here in Ji Heng...

It didn't take long before and after, about two quarters, Ji Heng got up and said goodbye.

Six years ago, he had been to the capital in order to take the exam, but after all, he was not a local person, and now Pan Quan'er helped him find a place to live.

He also has to go back and tidy up.

Before leaving, Lu Jinxi only said: "Mr. Ji is in Beijing, if there is any inconvenience, just send someone to the General's Mansion to tell me. If you can help, the Mansion will never refuse."

What kind of family is the General's Mansion?

It was the past that Ji Heng really didn't dare to think about it.

He could hear that Lu Jinxi's words were not polite, and he was naturally moved.

Pan Quan'er was about to send her off, but was stopped by Lu Jinxi.

He was a little puzzled: "Madam, what else do you want?"

Lu Jinxi said: "Mr. Ji has only come from Jiangnan, and his life must be very difficult. You should have heard what I talked to him just now. Go to the accounting room to pay enough money for the repair, send it to Mr. Ji, and help him. Don't neglect the trivial cooking."

"Yes."

Pan Quan'er knew that Lu Jinxi valued this gentleman, so she responded respectfully, and hurried to the cashier, collected the money, and went after Ji Heng again.

Lu Jinxi stood under the eaves outside the central hall and watched.

In spring, the branches are all green. The pines and cypresses in front of the hall are still upright and vigorous, blending in with the surrounding scenery, making people feel a strange incompatibility.

It's still the General's Mansion.

She looked at it for a while, and thought about it for a while, then she reached out and put the hand of Qingque next to her, and asked lightly, "Is the car ready?"

Ji Heng's visit was unexpected.

This morning, Lu Jinxi only planned to go to Hanmoxuan, find Yin Liuer, and discuss going to Shaanxi to contact Sheng Longchang, but now it is delayed.

When she asked now, Qing Que replied, "I'm ready, and people have already informed him."

Lu Jinxi nodded and didn't say anything more. She returned to the East Court to collect it again for a while, and then boarded the car and went out, all the way to Hanmoxuan.

Yin Liu'er had been waiting for her for a long time.

Because of her coming, Han Moxuan didn't welcome guests at all, he just asked Lu Jinxi to sit upstairs.

She came to talk about business, so she didn't talk nonsense, she just took out Sheng Longchang and asked a few more questions, and got to know a little more, and finally said: "You can inquire about the news of the border business in Shaanxi, Possibly contact Sheng Longchang?"

"This is easy."

In the past, Yin Liuer was a broker in the capital, and the relationship between black and white was well established. It was inevitable that there were a few out-of-town businessmen. Like Sheng Longchang, a once brilliant business, he can naturally connect with people. But the problem is...

"Do you really want to discuss business with Sheng Longchang? We are far away from the capital..."

How can business transactions be so simple?

It's not about writing a letter.

Besides, even if people are not afraid of Sheng Longchang, they can't just throw the money in for nothing without looking at it. What if I lose the bottom line?

Yin Liuer's words were actually quite obscure, but how could Lu Jinxi not hear them?

She herself worked hard in the shopping mall back then. Although the times are different, the principles inside are the same. Anything, anyone, has to handle it personally, and only know it after contact.

From the beginning, she didn't think she could sit back and enjoy it.

"The business must be negotiated, but I only want to contribute money, not to contribute. I have heard of the name Sheng Longchang, and the boss Sheng Xuan who stayed in his home in Shaanxi is a reliable one. If you can contact me , may wish to make an outpost for me, contact me, and say that I want to do border trade business here. If he is interested, make an appointment to meet him."

Lu Jinxi thought about it for a moment and said so.

Yin Liu'er was a little surprised: "Are you going in person?"

"I'll go in person." I want to know what he was surprised about, but Lu Jinxi didn't take it seriously, and instead continued, "It's just that Shaanxi is thousands of miles away from the capital, and I'm exhausted by boat and car, but it's impossible for me to go to Shaanxi in person and run It's so far. It's best if he can come to the capital, or find a place nearby."

After all, Sheng Longchang is not as good as it used to be.

Sheng Xuanshou does business in Shaanxi, and it is difficult to expand.

Now the two countries are negotiating peace, the best thing is to do border trade. But the current Sheng Longchang, especially the Sheng Xuan one, does not know whether the border between the two countries can be stabilized, and secondly, he does not have a large amount of money. Even if he sees a business opportunity and wants to do it, he is powerless.

And Lu Jinxi, this is the heart, this is the power.

She handed out the olive branch, not at all worried that Sheng Longchang would not accept it.

The remaining questions are purely commercial—

Negotiate.

How much to give, how much to do, and how to divide the profit.

She took the tea cup that Yin Liu'er offered, brushed the tea foam off her face, and then she remembered something, and suddenly said: "By the way, I remember that Sheng Longchang also has a business in Baoding?"

"Yes."

The booklet that was handed to Lu Jinxi yesterday was copied by Yin Liuer himself. He remembered it very clearly. As soon as Lu Jinxi mentioned it, he remembered it.

"The semicolon in Baoding happens to belong to Boss Sheng Er. Do you want to visit?"

Baoding is not far from the capital.

Lu Jinxi pondered for a moment, then nodded: "In business matters, especially depending on Shenglongchang's ability to trade, the firm still needs to see it. I will definitely meet this second Sheng boss. You Wait for a while, wait for the pen and ink, I will repair a book, you can find someone to send it to me."

"Yes."

The contact between Yin Liu'er and Lu Jinxi is really not that much. If you really want to count it, it only started from Song Zhiyan's letter. At first he thought it was just a woman from a deep house, but he still looked down on it.

But at the moment, I can feel that the force of the resolute is coming.

Clearly not a simple character.

He had never heard of anyone who had the guts to do border trade at the moment of just negotiating peace, and negotiated with people as a back-house girl.

She doesn't feel that something is wrong yet.

Extraordinary people do extraordinary things.

Although Yin Liu'er was muttering in her heart, she somehow thought of the Great Master Gu from the Grand Master's Mansion, and even more of the look in the eyes of the other party looking at her at that time.

If I remember correctly, isn't this eldest son in charge of Lifan Hall?

Thinking about it before and after, it immediately became clear.

No wonder Madam is so confident.

A lot of thoughts went through his mind, but his hands and feet were not ambiguous, and he was quickly served by people. Lu Jinxi repaired the book on the spot, sealed the credit with lacquer, and handed it over to Yin Liu'er, asking him to do it as soon as possible.

At the same time, he also sent someone to inform Gu Juefei of his progress.

After walking around the streets of the capital, I returned to the mansion.

Things are going well for the next few days.

Gu Juefei only said that he knew it, and the rest was nothing.

Yin Liu'er used her connections to send the letter to Shenglongchang, Shaanxi, and handed it over to Sheng Xuan. After about eight days, the reply was sent to the capital.

As Lu Jinxi expected at the beginning, the struggling boss Sheng was a little surprised by the olive branch that fell from the sky, but he also had a lot of doubts.

The other party did not promise her anything rashly, but agreed to meet.

After all, it's such a big business, and Lu Jinxi's request is not low. The other party must also want to see her before making a decision.

The meeting place is naturally in Baoding Shenglongchang semicolon.

Sheng Xuan is coming from Shaanxi, and Lu Jinxi also has to go from the capital, so the meeting time is very loose, about the end of March.

As soon as the interview was finalized, the news was handed to Gu Juefei.

Gu Juefei was taken aback.

Although he knew that Lu Jinxi said he wanted to cooperate with a firm in Shaanxi, and had introduced Sheng Longchang to her early, he didn't expect that she would do it herself and meet Sheng Xuan in person.

That's why when I received her letter and opened it, my brows furrowed.

March 23 is Lu Jiuling's birthday.

Taking advantage of the opportunity to celebrate the old man's birthday, the two met in the Baosha behind the Lu Mansion.

Gu Juefei was wearing a beautiful azure blue, and her robe was embroidered with extremely elegant green calyx plums. Just when she saw her, her beautiful brows furrowed, and she sent someone to send her a few days ago. The letter to him was taken out and pressed onto the coffee table.

"Are you going to Baoding in person?"

There is a vertical mark in the middle of his eyebrows. Although his face is light, there is a bit of disapproval in his demeanor.

Lu Jinxi sat down on the rose chair on the other side of the coffee table. When she sat down, the light purple pleated skirt made a beautiful ripple, like a soft ripple.

Hearing Gu Juefei's remarks, she blinked and smiled.

"Do you think it's bad? But someone has to see it. I have a good reason for it. I said that I would go to a Zen temple to light incense and pray for blessings. If I stay for two or three days, no one will doubt it."

It is common for large families to go out to worship Buddha. It is everywhere in the capital. It is very suitable to use this as a cover.

Lu Jinxi just thought he was worried about the rumors outside.

Unexpectedly, after her explanation, Gu Juefei's brows not only did not loosen, but they wrinkled even tighter.

She suddenly wondered: "What's wrong?"

Gu Juefei was actually so angry that she was strangled to death: "Although Baoding is not far from the capital, you are a weak woman, and it is very dangerous to be outside alone. What's more, you are also uneasy around the capital recently. Born, there are many bandits in the mountains and forests. You may not know that the envoys of the Xiongnu have just left today. It's a place of bandits. You go to Baoding, I'm not at ease."

"I bring neither money nor things." Lu Jinxi pondered for a moment, then shook his head, "I have to go to this trip. But since the eldest son said that the road might be dangerous, then I will take it with me when I go out. The guards of the general's mansion should be enough."

"Dianchan Temple is not far from the capital, and it's also a safe place to live. You have to take guards when you go out, can you justify it?" Gu Juefei stared at her and smiled helplessly, "Besides, there are many people, even if you Bring the guards out, those people don't know where you went? Don't make a deal out of it, and cause a lot of trouble for nothing."

Oh.

Lu Jinxi took a sip of tea, but raised her eyebrows slightly, just looked at him with a mild expression, and said warmly, "It seems that the eldest son has a solution. Why don't you listen? "

There is a cup of tea on the coffee table.

To meet today, Gu Juefei sat and waited for her in this Baosha first. Others didn't know that Lu Jinxi was coming, so they didn't have a second cup of tea.

But now she doesn't even look at it, just picks it up and drinks it.

Gu Juefei couldn't help reminding her: "I have drunk this cup of tea."

“…”

There is a moment of embarrassment.

But who is Lu Jinxi? Powerful and not afraid of embarrassment. It only took a moment for him to return to normal, and he turned his eyes to tease: "What about what you've been drinking, can't I drink it yet?"

This woman...

Difficult.

Gu Juefei laughed when she saw that she put down the tea cup, but there was a faint red lipstick mark on the edge of the snow-like white porcelain, which was vaguely the shape of her lips.

It's just that they were talking about business, so he didn't answer Lu Jinxi's words that might be ambiguous, he just brought the tea cup to his side, lowered his eyebrows and said, "You're going to Baoding tomorrow, It’s not too late to make a special trip to find a group of reliable guards for you. The guards of the General’s Mansion, you absolutely cannot mobilize. But the Grand Master’s Mansion is all in my hands. I will bring someone there tomorrow morning. The post station ten miles away from the entrance of Nancheng is waiting for you. Then you will go to Baoding with the guards of the Taishi Mansion, so I can rest assured.”