Chapter 8
Chapter 8
The Juyuan is located on the left side of the main courtyard, next to the Fengmian Court where General He lived.
In Fengmian Courtyard, there is a martial arts arena set up by General He when he was there. Dozens of soldiers in the mansion often compete in the martial arts arena.
When the two were strolling around, they happened to meet those personal soldiers competing in the arena.
He Zifan felt that idleness was idleness, so he dragged Gu Xiao to stay to join in the fun.
When the soldiers saw the young master appearing, they all stopped to salute.Then they swarmed over and asked him how he was doing in Su Wang's mansion, whether he was bullied and so on.
Gu Xiao is a prince, standing next to him is like a transparent person.Because there were too many people crowded over, they were squeezed out by the soldiers.
Fearing that these soldiers would offend him, He Zifan managed to get out, trot to his side, and introduced him to those soldiers.
"This is Prince Su, ahem...and also my husband."
"Hello, uncle!"
The deafening shouts came, startling the unprepared two.
When they realized what these people were shouting, their expressions were a bit indescribable.
In order to prevent them from continuing to shout, He Zifan said: "I will remember what you shouted indiscriminately. Remember to call 'Wang Ye' next time we meet."
At this time, Uncle Fu, the housekeeper, rushed over. Seeing that the leading guard wanted to say something more, he rushed ahead of him and said, "Master, the old slave has brought the key to the warehouse."
"Since the key has been taken, let's go to the warehouse first."
He signaled Jingqiu to settle down Gu Xiao, and led Huanchun and the butler to the warehouse of the general's mansion.
On the way to the warehouse, He Zifan ordered the housekeeper to pick up the account book. He wanted to see the land and shop under his name, and how much profit these properties could bring him.
Uncle Fu was a little surprised, the young master didn't have any interest in these mundane affairs before he got married, he preferred to stay alone somewhere quietly.
Now that the young master is finally willing to touch these things, Uncle Fu is very happy.
Uncle Fu has cared for him for so many years, and he knows in his heart that in the future, the young master will not only manage the general's mansion, but also manage the king's mansion.
Originally, when the young master returned to the mansion this time, he had already made plans to let the young master take over the general affairs of the mansion slowly.
Now that the young master took the initiative to mention it, he naturally had to fully cooperate.
"Little master, don't worry, the old slave of the account book has ordered someone to prepare it, and will send someone to the little master's study in a while."
He Zifan nodded. Huanchun had told him about Uncle Fu early in the morning, and he knew that the old man beside him was someone he could trust.So when facing him, he didn't intend to hide some things.
After all, Uncle Fu has been the housekeeper of the General's Mansion for more than ten years. If he really wanted to do something, he would definitely not be able to hide it from Uncle Fu.
It's better to make things clear from the beginning.Taking advantage of this opportunity, I can test Forber's reaction.
In the end, just like what Huanchun said, Uncle Fu looked at him with only kindness in his eyes.
Especially when he mentioned that he needed to look at the ledger, emotions similar to joy and comfort flashed in his eyes.
Judging from Forber's reaction, this person is indeed a trustworthy person.This is undoubtedly good news for him.
When he arrived at the warehouse, Forbe took out the key from his pocket and opened the door of the warehouse.
There are several huge wooden frames in the warehouse, and a large wooden box is exposed in other places.The homecoming gift that Gu Xiao sent today is also placed in it.
"Fuber, what items in the warehouse can be sold? How much are they worth?"
"Returning to the young master, when the engagement was made before, the Ministry of Rites hired 64 dowry gifts from the general's mansion. Prince Su added another 44 to make it 120. When the young master got married, the old slave was the master, except for the original one. In addition to the one hundred and eight liters of betrothal gifts, another [-] liters were added to make up [-] [-] liters. The [-] liters added later were mostly gold and silver in the treasury, land property and title deeds. It was all left in the warehouse.”
As soon as Uncle Fu said it, He Zifan understood that when he got married, the real money in the warehouse and things that were easy to sell had already been handed over to him.
Now in the warehouse of the General's Mansion, all that is left are things that are inconvenient or hard to sell.
"In addition to those in the hands of the young master, there are also some antique calligraphy and paintings and some jade wares in the warehouse. Those things can also be sold. As for the value, the old slave does not know."
Knowing that the warehouse was full of things that were inconvenient to sell, He Zifan immediately lost interest.
Thinking that Gu Xiao was still waiting for him in the courtyard, he specially selected a few calligraphy and paintings, and prepared to give him a gift in return.
As for the other things in the warehouse, he has no use for the time being.After ordering Uncle Fu to deliver the booklets from the warehouse, he turned and left the warehouse.
When he returned to the study, the account books were neatly placed on the desk.
He picked up the top one, looked at it carefully, and then put down the account book.
He felt that he had overestimated himself in certain matters. He knew that he couldn't even write. How could he have the courage to think that he could understand the account books?
He Zifan walked around the study several times in agitation, and when he saw the calligraphy and paintings on the table, his eyes lit up, and he took his heart into consideration.
The wind at night was cool, and when He Zifan came out of the study, he realized that the sky was gradually getting dark.
When he returned to his room, he found that Gu Xiao happened to be in the room too, flipping through a book and wondering what he was reading.
Stepping forward lightly, she realized that Gu Xiao was reading a script.He sat there motionless, seemingly fascinated.
He Zifan waved his hand from his eyes before calling his soul back.
"Are you back? What are those in your hand?" Seeing He Zifan holding a bunch of things in his arms, Gu Xiao was puzzled.
"Ham, actually, I came to you because I have something to ask for your help. Have you seen these account books in my arms? As long as you are willing to read them for me, you can choose these words and paintings as you like." He piled up those account books In front of Gu Xiao, he immediately put the calligraphy and painting on the account book.
After hearing the meaning of his words clearly, Gu Xiao thought it was funny in his heart.
Prince Su, who always finds work for others, is actually ordered to do work for the first time, which feels really strange.
Novelty is novelty, but he didn't intend to get used to He Zifan.
When he promised General He, he would do what he said.But if He Zifan doesn't know what is good or bad, then he doesn't mind sending him to a private prison so that he can experience the consequences of offending him for himself.
After waiting for a long time without any movement, He Zifan's tense face could not help but collapse.
He said pitifully: "Since my parents are both dead and I have no children, can't you help me? I promise, just this time!"
I don't know if what he said was too pitiful, or a certain point in the words touched him.Under He Zifan's repeated harassment, Gu Xiao reluctantly agreed.
But the two of them also agreed in advance that it was only this one time, not the next one.If there is another time, he will definitely not agree.
He Zifan didn't think about the future, and when he heard that Gu Xiao was willing to help with the accounts, he was very happy.
Thinking of the other party, a prince, who is delicate and expensive, but willing to help him with the accounts, he was suddenly moved incomparably.
If it weren't for the disparity in status, he would have pulled people to kowtow to him!
After such a toss, the sky outside has completely darkened.
Feeling hungry, He Zifan ordered the kitchen to prepare some food.
Not long after, the food was delivered, and the maids began to serve the dishes.
While laying out the dishes, He Zifan's eyes fell on several strange maids from time to time.
After returning to the general's mansion, he discovered that there were still four maids in his courtyard, and the appearance and figure of these four maids were all higher than Huanchun and Jingqiu.
This can't help but make him a little puzzled, why did he only bring Huanchun and Jingqiu with him when he got married, but left these four alone in the general's mansion?
Because of doubts, Gu Xiao watched them longer.
Gu Xiao, who was sitting next to him, quickly noticed something strange, and after a little observation, he found that He Zifan's eyes often fell on the maidservants who were serving dishes beside him.
But before he could speak, He Zifan looked away and ate honestly.
Gu Xiao's breath stuck in his throat, he couldn't go up or down, he almost died of aggrieved.
After dinner, He Zifan found an excuse that he was going out for a walk to digest his food, and by the way, he also called Huanchun away.
Gu Xiaoan sat quietly in her seat, a cold light flashed in her slender phoenix eyes.
He raised his hand to signal for everyone to leave, and when the room was empty, he said coldly, "Follow the princess and see what he wants to do."
As soon as the voice fell, a gust of breeze blew through the room, and then it became quiet again.
The author has something to say: Gu Xiao: "Okay, I just fooled around with your front foot and started flirting with the maidservant in front of me. Admit it, you are a big pig's trotter!"
He Zifan: "???"
The secret of the tea house came out of the room, and the two went directly to the wing not far away.Huanchun has been serving He Zifan for many years, and vaguely guessed that the master's doing so might be a sign of India.
Coming out of the room, the two went directly to the wing not far away.
Huanchun had served He Zifan for many years, and vaguely guessed that the master might have something to ask her by doing this.
Sure enough, after entering the wing room, the master asked directly: "Huanchun, what happened to the four maids in the Hanyu courtyard? Why did they stay here instead of marrying to the palace like you?"
Hiding the surprise in his eyes, Huanchun respectfully said: "Returning to the master, those four maids were the housemaids prepared by the madam for the young master when she was alive. Although the young master has not touched them these years, Uncle Fu is still worried that if they If they went to the palace, they might cause trouble, so they decided to let them stay in the palace."
What she didn't say was that these housemaids had been instilled by their mothers in the idea of 'serving' their masters since they were young.If they really followed the master to the palace, no
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