Zhao Ruxi took the post and looked at it, frowning slightly, but said nothing, only said: "I know."

Princess Shangde is now the headmaster of the Girls' Academy in the capital. She no longer lives in Zhuangzi in Beining, but returns to the princess's mansion in the capital.

She is now extremely well-informed about the news in the capital.

There were some things that she shouldn't have said out loud. But she really liked Zhao Ruxi so much that she couldn't bear to see her suffer any injustice.

She endured it again and again, and finally couldn't help but said before leaving: "Mrs. Tao, some time ago she brought her daughter Tao Tao to Concubine Cen, and wanted Tao Tao to be your King Qi's concubine.

I refused. I don’t know what her intentions are when she comes here today. You have to be careful not to be deceived."

She knew that Zhao Ruxi was smart, and she had never seen her suffer or be deceived.

But Zhao Ruxi is still a teenage young woman with little experience. She is worried that if Mrs. Tao coaxes her, if Tao Tao sweetly calls her sister a few times, Zhao Ruxi will treat Tao Tao as her own sister and love her, letting her come and go all day long.

Prince's Mansion.

That is simply inviting the wolf into the house.

Zhao Ruxi smiled gratefully and said, "Thank you, aunt. I also know what you are talking about. Don't worry, you can't fool me."

After they got married, Princess Shangde no longer allowed her to call her "Her Royal Highness" and instead called her "Aunt".

Seeing that Zhao Ruxi knew what was going on, Princess Shang De left with peace of mind.

Mrs. Tao did come in the afternoon. But to Zhao Ruxi's expectation, she did not bring her daughter Tao Tao.

Zhao Ruxi asked someone to invite her to sit down in the inner hall and serve tea and snacks.

After chatting for a while, seeing that Mrs. Tao had not yet entered into the topic, Zhao Ruxi said apologetically: "I still have things to do at the Ministry of Industry, and I really can't spare much time to chat with Mrs. So I can only take the liberty to ask where Mrs. Tao is here.

What's the matter?"

Although Mrs. Tao is not a daughter of a noble family, she is a very powerful woman. Her husband was able to join the Ministry of War after being injured and is now promoted to Minister of the Ministry of War, which is partly due to her.

It wasn't that she was cold-blooded just now, insisting on chatting with Zhao Ruxi, but she was testing Zhao Ruxi.

If Zhao Ruxi is obviously impatient, but can still chat with her patiently, it can be seen that Zhao Ruxi still values ​​fame and fortune in his heart. If fame and fortune are valued, then the next thing will be easier to handle.

But the Zhao Ruxi in front of her clearly didn't want to see her, and didn't even give her face. She even bluntly stated that she had no time to talk.

You know, aristocratic families value face the most. Even if they are extremely impatient, they will not chase people away so directly.

They will wink at their confidant maids. When the maids go out again, they will say that there is something in the house that the master needs to deal with when they come back. In this way, the guests will leave with a wink without the master having to say anything.

She had inquired about it. When Zhao Ruxi was an official in Nanyang, he used both sharp and tactful methods to keep those old officials in submission. She did not believe that Zhao Ruxi could not use this kind of tactful method to drive people away.

If you can, then you don't even bother to save face for her?

It seems that Princess Qi knew her intention of bringing Tao Tao to visit Concubine Cen.

Mrs. Tao was secretly glad that she had passed away this time.

The expression on her face did not change, and she still had a friendly smile: "I didn't come here today to waste the princess's time, but I have business to attend to. Nanyang Yu Family, I think your empress heard about it when she was working in Nanyang.

?”

Zhao Ruxi's eyes flashed, and she nodded: "Of course I know."

The Nanyang Yu family is a large family that has lived in Nanyang for generations. One-sixth of the land near Nanyang belongs to the Yu family. It is said that the salt affairs managed by Cai Yaozong also have input from the Yu family.

After the fall of the crown prince, although Cai Yaozong was not demoted, promotion was impossible. Now he lives in Nanyang like a quail, living with his tail between his legs.

Mrs. Tao saw that Zhao Ruxi cherished words like gold, looked lazy and completely uninterested, and did not answer her words at all.

She had no choice but to continue: "My biological sister married into the Yu family and is now the head wife of the Yu family. My mother's sealing jar wine is now extremely famous. I heard that the supply exceeds the demand. Many people want to buy but there is no stock.

"

"After my sister heard about this, she sent someone to write a letter to her, asking her to ask her if she needs glutinous rice. Yujiazhuangzi grows a lot of glutinous rice every year, and usually puts it aside

They sell them in rice shops at home and in rice shops in the capital. If the empress needs it, they don’t have to go to so much trouble and can sell it to the empress at a price reduced by 20%."

Zhao Ruxi was stunned.

She didn't expect that this was what Mrs. Tao was going to tell her.

She took a deep look at Mrs. Tao.

The Yu family is a big family, so they will naturally cultivate their children to be successful. There are also several children of the Yu family who are officials in the capital. Although their official positions are not high, they are also serious court officials.

Now the Yu family leaves their good men alone and lets Mrs. Tao come to discuss this deal with her.

"Thank you, Mrs. Tao, for thinking of me." Zhao Ruxi said with a smile, "It's just that brewing my wine is very troublesome. I only have so many people and the annual output is not large. They can just finish brewing the glutinous rice produced in my farm.

I have no intention of buying any more glutinous rice from outside to make wine."

"So I'm sorry. Please give Mrs. Yu a message. Her glutinous rice should be sold in shops in Beijing and Nanyang. You don't have to give it to me at a low price. Nanyang glutinous rice is good and the output is not high. Plus,

The glutinous rice in my village is not sold outside. I think the supply of glutinous rice in Nanyang exceeds the supply. If you sell it to me at a low price and cause the Yu family to lose money, how can I feel bad about it? So I'd better not mention this again in the future."

Zhao Ruxi originally bought two of them in Zhuangzi in Nanyang. Later, the land that was reclaimed was poor, and it would take several years to grow it before the yield could increase. However, Zhao Ruxi did not seek immediate profits, so he also bought a lot.

In addition, Xiao Ge confiscated some land from aristocratic families and specially left the village of Nanyang as a reward to her. She now has a lot of fields in Nanyang. Xiao Ge also allowed her to grow glutinous rice.

Zhao Ruxi planned to follow the high-quality route and hunger marketing when it came to sealed vat wine. The price she set was extremely high, and the annual sales volume was very small. After selling 3,000 bottles, she would not sell it again. Therefore, her wine was brewed for two years, except for the first one.

Years ago, she never bought glutinous rice outside at other times, and she had no plans to increase the production of wine.

Mrs. Tao had done her homework in advance and naturally knew about the situation in Zhao Ruxi's fields.

But she saw that Fengtanjiu had been very popular recently and the supply exceeded the demand, so she thought she had found an opportunity. Zhao Ruxi was in urgent need of glutinous rice, so she quickly sent someone to communicate with the Yu family.

She was the wife of the Minister of War, and the Yu family did not dare to offend her, so they endured their anger and agreed to her.
Chapter completed!