Poor Family

The Twelve Zodiac Hall is located in the south of the inner city, next to the Central Wenwu Yamen. It was the first Great Chu Commercial Hall nominated by Taizu and supervised by Empress Wende.

Time entered September, and with the arrival of more and more heads of firms, the Twelve Zodiac Guild Hall immediately became the focus of close attention by all forces.

During the Taizu period, the Twelve Zodiac Club was almost dominated by the descendants of the Long family, and the few people who were most good at doing business in the entire Great Chu were all descendants of the Long family.

Shi Fuxin, as one of the few known descendants of the Long family, has been remembered again by all parties.

"After the successor of the Long family?"

At the Four Seas Inn, Dongfang Changhong looked at the information received by his subordinates. He didn't care much about the others, but he was very interested in Shi Fuxin, the descendant of the Long family.

Empress Wende is the master of the descendants of the Long family, and the Dongfang family is the natal family of Empress Wende. Rounding up, the Dongfang family should also be the master of the descendants of the Long family.

However, the boss of Hongyanxiao seems to have no contact with the Duke of Ming Dynasty.

The subordinate standing aside sighed: "The descendants of the Long family seem to be quite good at doing business. The subordinates have inquired about it. The number of branches of the confidante opened by Mrs. Yao San seems to be hundreds of branches."

Dongfang Changhong looked indifferent: "It's not that the heirs of the Long family know how to do business, but that the heirs of the Long family have secret recipes that others can't replace."

"It was like that, and it still is."

"The reason why confidant smile can spread all over Dachu is because other merchants selling rouge and gouache can't make products with the same effect as confidant smile."

"When the prices are not much different, people will naturally choose something with a better effect. This is the key to Confidante's success."

After hearing this, the subordinates changed their expressions: "Master, most of the secret recipes of the descendants of the Long family were given by Empress Wende, and most of the things that Mrs. Yao San sells are also the same."

Dongfang Changhong looked over: "What do you want to say?"

The subordinates hurriedly said: "The third lady Yao founded Hongyanxiao because of Empress Wende's secret recipe, and she should repay the Dongfang family for the kindness of Empress Wende."

Dongfang Changhong's expression was faint: "Queen Wende has been dead for so long, and the descendants of the Long family have passed on for many generations. How much of the former love is left?"

"Then again, even if the descendants of the Long family want to repay the Dongfang family, the one who repays is the Duke of the Ming Dynasty in the capital, so what does it have to do with us?"

Speaking of the Duke of Ming's Mansion, his subordinate's face turned pale: "Master, the people at the Duke of Ming's Mansion should know that we have entered Beijing."

Dongfang Changhong snorted and laughed: "If you know it, you will know it. If I dare to go to Beijing, I am not afraid of them knowing. How is the investigation of Chang Feng's death?"

The subordinate shook his head: "The case is in charge of the Supervision Department. It is difficult for outsiders to find out the specific situation. We only know that the second master and the sixth prince fell from the building together."

Dongfang Changhong's eyes were heavy: "Changfeng is very strong, the height of a three-story building can't kill him!" After a pause, "I heard that Dongfang Changqing was also there at the time?"

The subordinates nodded: "Yes, not only the young master Changqing, but also the crown prince, the third prince, and the fifth prince. Lord, my subordinates guess that the second master may have gotten involved in the battle of several princes, and was affected by the disaster. fish."

Dongfang Changhong was noncommittal. At this moment, he regretted asking his younger brother to investigate the matter of Baicaotang: "Has the master behind Baicaotang been found out?"

Guilt revealed under his hand: "My subordinates are not sure yet, but we have found evidence that almost all the medicinal materials of Baicaotang are traded with Shennongtang."

Dongfang Changhong narrowed his eyes: "Baicaotang and Shennongtang?"

"Heh, it's getting more and more interesting."

"Shen Nong Hall is in the north and Baicao Hall is in the south. If these two families are one family, then the layout of the masters behind them is really big enough."

His subordinates showed approval: "Shen Nong Tang has three branches on the border and 26 stores. The supply of medicines for border soldiers is almost monopolized by Shen Nong Tang. There is no force in the capital who does not want to win over Shen Nong Tang."

Dongfang Changhong: "Have the people from Shennongtang come to Beijing?"

Subordinate: "Shang Laojiu, the person in charge of the first branch of Shennongtang, arrived two days ago. He is very low-key. After entering Beijing, he has stayed in the guild hall and has not gone out. Except for the court officials, he has not seen anyone else."

Dongfang Changhong pondered, and after a while, he suddenly asked: "It is said that Shennongtang is quite friendly to the eldest prince?"

The subordinate nodded: "Yes."

Dongfang Changhong touched his chin: "Why did Shennongtang fall in love with the eldest prince?"

Subordinate: "I heard that the master who is the eldest prince has a close relationship with the master of Shennong Hall."

Dongfang Changhong frowned: "Isn't the eldest prince's master the third Mrs. Yao?"

Subordinate: "Yes, that's her."

Dongfang Changhong laughed: "I am more and more interested in that Mrs. Yaosan now. She is the apprentice of the old man Tianchi. Shennongtang has something to do with her, right?"

The subordinate blurted out and retorted: "No, how old is Mrs. Yao San, Shennongtang and Baicaotang are full of masters, how can those people convince a little girl?"

"I think Mrs. Yaosan got acquainted with the master of Shennong Hall after she got the favor of the old man Tianchi."

Dongfang Changhong also felt that it was impossible for a woman under the age of twenty to support a stall as big as Shennongtang, so he didn't say anything more, and instead talked to his subordinates about Dongfang Changfeng's death.

On the other side, in the secret room of the First Prince's Mansion, the First Prince and Chu Yao were also discussing Shi Fuxin.

"The people from Shennongtang have arrived. The crown prince and the fourth brother all want to win over Shennongtang. Fortunately, Shang Laojiu is stable. Except for the people sent by the father, no one has been seen."

"If Shennongtang has nothing to do with any other forces, it's fine, but it has something to do with me that I can't explain clearly. I'm afraid the prince and the others won't be able to win them over, so they will choose to join forces to deal with Shennongtang."

"Tell me, do I want to meet that Shang Laojiu?"

Seeing that Chu Yao was distracted, the eldest prince tapped the table with his hand, and seeing Chu Yao looked over, he said, "What's wrong with you today, why are you always distracted?"

Chu Yao shook his head, and said vaguely, "I didn't have a good rest last night." Thinking that Shiliu is the master of the eldest prince and has common interests, he couldn't help asking, "What kind of relationship do you think your master and Shennongtang will have? "

At six o'clock, it was Sai Huatuo and Bai Yueguang again. Just when Bai Yueguang was famous in Rongcheng, the first shop of Shennongtang opened in Rongcheng.

There is no such thing as a coincidence in the world!

He really didn't want to guess that Shiliu was the founder of Shennongtang, but there was a voice in his heart that kept telling him that this was the truth.

The eldest prince: "I've thought about this question a long time ago. I guess, the little master should be friends with the master of Shennong hall." After a pause, he looked at Chu Yao, "You are husband and wife. If you want to know, just ask her That's it."

Chu Yao looked at the eldest prince: "I would like to advise you, it is best to remove the small characters in front of the little master. You will know what kind of person your master is after you get in touch with him."

If Shi Liu was willing to tell him, would he still need to guess here?

The First Prince suddenly said, "How are you feeling?"

Chu Yao replied without thinking: "Of course, I'm very clingy." She teased him every now and then.

The eldest prince laughed, and did not continue this topic, but said: "Master and Shennongtang have an old relationship, you said I asked her to come forward to help me win over Shennongtang, would she agree?"

Chu Yao: "As long as you can give her a price, I think she will agree."

The eldest prince was a little tongue-tied: "I'm her apprentice, do I still need a price?"

Chu Yao really wanted to say that he was Shiliu's husband, and Shiliu was unwilling to help him unconditionally, let alone an apprentice with little relationship.

"Your master, it's very realistic!"

Hearing what Chu Yao said, the eldest prince really wanted to see Shi Fuxin: "Then you make arrangements, I want to see her tomorrow."

Chu Yao didn't think there was any problem with these words, so he nodded in agreement, and when he returned to the mansion that day, he told Shi Fuxin that the eldest prince wanted to see her.

After hearing this, Shi Fuxin directly refused: "I have something to do tomorrow, so let's do it, the day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, you book a place, and I'll go see him."

Chu Yao looked at Shi Fuxin: "Didn't you stay at home every day recently? What's going on tomorrow?"

Shi Fuxin smiled, walked over and sat on Chu Yao's lap, playing with the jade pendant around his waist.

Chu Yao is no stranger to Shi Fuxin's liking to sit on his lap and hug his neck, and he is also happy that Shi Liu is so close to him.

Shi Fuxin looked at Chu Yao with a smile: "I'm sure I'll be fine tomorrow."

Chu Yao was puzzled: "Then why didn't you see the First Prince?"

Shi Fuxin laughed out loud: "I am the master, and he is an apprentice. If he wants to see me, I have to come and set a time. I don't want to be a master who is always there."

Chu Yao was thoughtful.

Shi Fuxin continued: "People like to push their feet. He is only a prince now. If he goes further in the future, he will be even more careless towards me. There are some rules that have to be established from the beginning."

As he spoke, he put his arms around Chu Yao's neck.

"Why did the eldest prince ask you to bring me a message? Are you on good terms with him in private?"

Chu Yao's eyes flickered. Only the Lord of the Hall of Reincarnation knew that the Eldest Prince was going to fight for the position of him secretly helping the Eldest Prince. It is best not to expose his secret power as the Eldest Prince.

"It just happened to happen."

Seeing Chu Yao's ambiguity, Shi Fuxin smiled and didn't continue to ask, but asked: "Now you know my true thoughts, the eldest prince and I, who will you help?"

Chu Yao looked at Shi Fuxin who was smiling like a fox, and said angrily, "What do you think?"

Shi Fuxin: "I don't know, so I need you to tell me. Tell me quickly, who will you help?"

Chu Yao got a headache from being shaken, hugged him to the chair next to him and sat down, and left as if fleeing.

"It's really a pouting gourd. Is it so difficult to say something sweet?" Shi Fuxin snorted depressingly.

But Chu Yao, who returned to the study, patted his head annoyed, once disturbed by Shi Liu, he forgot to check her words.

What is the relationship between Shiliu and Shennongtang?