Poor Family

The Emperor Merchants Selection Conference is scheduled to be held on the first day of October. The entire capital is paying close attention to this conference.

The common people think in a simple way, thinking that the goods in the hands of merchants are related to the richness of life and the convenience of trading, so they pay more attention.

But the dignitaries think a lot more. This time the selection of the emperor by the imperial merchants has to personally ask questions. First, they want to know the emperor's thoughts;

Therefore, after mid-September, the street where the Zodiac Club is located and the nearby streets are full of people coming and going every day.

And to be able to watch the venue of the conference, the Guofu Promenade and the Minyin Promenade on the water pavilion at the center of the Twelve Zodiac Hall have been reserved by the dignitaries of all parties.

As October approached, Chu Yao spent more and more time in the mansion, and as long as he was in the mansion, he would definitely stay in Shi Fuxin's room.

Shi Fuxin looked at Chu Yao who came to her room to drink tea silently as soon as she returned home, she was a little speechless: "Are you busy recently?"

Chu Yao glanced at her: "It's okay."

Shi Fuxin thought for a while, then asked with a smile: "I heard that the four heads of Nanhai Zhao'an seem to have not shown up yet, why don't you investigate?"

Chu Yao looked at her: "You know it well."

Shi Fuxin smiled: "This is necessary. I am determined to be the number one businessman in Dachu, so I naturally need to pay more attention to colleagues with strong wrists."

"The number one merchant in Dachu?"

Chu Yao looked at Shi Fuxin: "You really dare to think."

Shi Fuxin smiled and said: "Dreams are still necessary, what if they come true." After a pause, she snorted, "Why, you seem to be very disapproving of me? Do you think I don't have that ability?"

Chu Yao didn't speak.

Seeing this, Shi Fuxin became unhappy, snorted heavily, then ignored Chu Yao, and continued to look through the business information collected by the cigarette bag.

Chu Yao looked at her with complicated eyes.

To be the number one businessman in Dachu, this arrogant tone made him more sure of the guess in his heart.

Apart from Confidante Xiaoshiliu, there must be other industries. In all likelihood, this industry may be Shennongtang, which all parties are vying for!

Chu Yao had a headache when he thought that Shennongtang was involved in the border army.

But some names are not so easy to bear.

With the help of Shennongtang, it is undoubtedly beneficial to the eldest prince, but Chu Yao did not want Shi Fuxin to be involved in the vortex of the imperial power struggle, hesitated for a while, and said: "This imperial business election is very complicated, you'd better Don't get involved."

Shi Fuxin immediately looked up at Chu Yao: "I have to go."

Chu Yao frowned: "There is no turning back when you start the bow. Once some things are exposed, there will be a steady stream of troubles in the future."

Shi Fuxin replied: "There must be a way for the car to reach the mountain. You can't just stop because you are afraid."

After hearing this, Chu Yao was a little silent. In fact, he was very envious of Shiliu's daring temperament.

Don't look at him as the commander of the Supervision Department now, and he looks like he doesn't care about everyone outside. In fact, no one knows that he often has no bottom in his heart, and he relies on one breath to hold on.

But in Shiliu, her daring to think and act was entirely out of self-confidence.

Shi Fuxin originally thought that Chu Yao would say something else, but seeing him leave without saying a word after drinking the tea in his hand, she couldn't help being a little surprised.

During this time, Chu Yao relied on her every day, not like other people in the house thought, thinking that Chu Yao couldn't do without her and wanted to be with her.

Chu Yao came to her more to find out what she said.

She also understands that with the intelligence network that Chu Yao has mastered, there must be some guesses about her affairs.

Fortunately, Chu Yao took refuge in the eldest prince, and she is the master of the eldest prince. In general, they have common interests.

Therefore, even if her identity as the master of Shennong Hall is exposed, there will be no conflict with Chu Yao.

After figuring this out, Shi Fuxin continued to deal with the matter at hand.

Time flies, and it is the first day of October.

Because the emperor wanted to visit in person, the Twelve Zodiac Hall was taken over by the Imperial Guard three days ago, and now there are people from the Imperial Guard everywhere inside and outside the hall.

At four quarters of the hour (8:00), the emperor's dragon chariot appeared outside the Zodiac Hall.

Behind the emperor are the princes, even the prince who injured his leg attended today, was carried, followed behind the emperor, and entered the guild hall together with the first prince and others.

The Huangshang campaign site is on the Concentric Lake in the center of the Zodiac Hall, and a two-story hollowed-out attic was built in the middle of the lake.

The first floor of the attic is supported by twelve pillars with a diameter of nearly 20 meters. There is no wall built. From the outside, you can see everything inside at a glance.

The second floor is closed, and outsiders cannot see what's going on inside.

From the shore to the center of the lake, there is a bridge corridor in each of the four directions of east, west, north and south.

The emperor led the princes directly to the second floor of the attic. On the second floor, he could clearly see everything that happened on the first floor.

Chu Yao, as the commander of the Supervision Department, is familiar with the intelligence of all parties. In order to facilitate the emperor to understand the situation, he also accompanied the emperor.

Half an hour after the emperor and his party entered the pavilion, the dignitaries from all parties were able to enter. After entering, you can only look at the center of the lake from the promenades on both sides of the concentric lake.

Because the Twelve Zodiac Hall was built under the supervision of Empress Wende, therefore, from the time of Taizu, whenever a chamber of commerce was held, female family members were allowed to visit.

The Cathay Pacific Corridor and the Minyin Corridor stand on the east and west sides of Tongxin Lake respectively. The Cathay Pacific Corridor is a place where male guests gather, while the Minyin Corridor is full of female relatives.

On the side of the male guests, almost all the officials and dignitaries who could come in came, several princes came, and there were many other princes and uncles with titles.

On the side of the women's family, the highest status is the crown princess. The queen mother and queen in the palace are not good at such occasions as New Year's Eve, so they send the crown princess as a representative.

Many relatives of the emperor and female relatives of officials' families also came.

Shi Fuxin wanted to come alone, but before going out, she was called by Princess Guan, and then learned that old Princess Rong would also come to the Zodiac Hall to watch the fun.

In the end, Shi Fuxin could only go to the Zodiac Club with the female family members of Prince Rong's mansion.

Old Princess Rong and the Empress Dowager are of the same generation, and as soon as she appeared, even the Crown Princess had to stand up to greet her, and the other female relatives present also came over to say hello.

"Sister Xin!"

Seeing Shi Fuxin coming, Xiahou Huanyan immediately came over and said, "I knew you would definitely not be absent from this excitement."

After exchanging a few words with Xiahou Huanyan, Shi Fuxin asked in amazement: "Princess Qingyang doesn't like to go out, why is she here today?"

Relying on the emperor's favor, Princess Chengyang is a high-profile and showy person. Everyone is not surprised that she appeared, but Princess Qingyang, who seldom attends banquets, also came today, which surprised everyone.

Xiahou Huanyan knew that Shi Fuxin wanted to marry Gongsun Ming, the son of Princess Qingyang, and seeing that she still paid so much attention to them, she couldn't help saying, "Why, haven't you let go of Gongsun Ming?"

Shi Fuxin laughed: "What are you talking about, I'm just a little strange."

Xiahou Huanyan: "What's so strange about this, maybe Princess Qingyang just came out to relax." After a pause, "But it's really strange that Gongsun Ming's daughter-in-law didn't accompany Princess Qingyang, and she didn't know anyone was there. Where is it?"

It's just an insignificant person, Shi Fuxin didn't pay attention any more, and turned her attention to the attic in the middle of the lake.

At this moment, there are already many businessmen sitting on the first floor of the attic.