Ji Xiaobei helped the princess up from the bed, helped her put her clothes in order, looked at her with clear eyes and said:

"Princess, if you take the medicine and take care of your body, you will definitely get pregnant. Maybe you can even give birth to a little prince!"

Princess Qing blushed and said:

"I actually hope to give birth to a little princess! Little girls are more caring!"

She glanced at Ji Xiaobei, hesitated for a moment and said, "Like you, a son and a daughter, that's great!"

Ji Xiaobei didn't think much of it. He smiled and said, "Hey! When they are irritating, they are really irritating. They have made me thin. The quarrels between the two brats are so annoying..."

Princess Qing smiled knowingly. Ji Xiaobei did not hide anything from her. She felt that their relationship had deepened.

Princess Qing winked at the maid beside her, and the maid turned and left.

After a while, the maid came in holding two wooden boxes.

Princess Qing gave a sandalwood-colored one to Huang Po as a reward.

Huang Po kowtowed and walked out.

Princess Qing took the bright red one from the maid.

"This is a gift for your daughter and son..."

Ji Xiaobei didn't hesitate to take the box from the princess and thanked Princess Qing.

Ji Xiaobei felt that there was nothing to hide. He had a son and a daughter, so he couldn't hide it. He was just a commoner, so there was no need for him to hide anything.

After Princess Qing left, Ji Xiaobei opened the box and found a gold-inlaid jade Lu Ban lock inside. The mutton-fat jade was translucent and lustrous, and felt very warm in the hand.

There is also a nine-ring chain made of pure gold.

Ji Xiaobei played with the lock and the nine-ring puzzle for a while, but he couldn't figure out how to play with it.

Forget it, let’s leave this difficult problem to the children.

As an adult, how can I have time to play this?

Ji Xiaobei wanted to put it back in the box, but was unwilling to do so. Was it because his intelligence was not good enough, or were the ancient toys too difficult to play with?

……

Princess Qing stayed at the inn on the back street of the government office again this time.

The accompanying guard was Ronning.

She went to Zheng Dafu every day to look at jewelry. When the noble ladies in Anzhou heard that Princess Qing had arrived, they all went to Zheng Dafu to join in the fun and take a look at Princess Qing's face.

During the days of the sale, Zheng Dafu was packed with people every day.

Princess Qing reported in on time every day, so Ji Xiaobei had to show up in the shop.

When Princess Qing went to the inner room to rest, Ji Xiaobei was bored and took out the storybook to read.

Princess Qing came out from the inner room, curious about why Ji Xiaobei could read.

Ji Xiaobei was afraid that she would notice that the words in the book were different, so he hurriedly put the book away.

"Xiaobei, have you ever been to school?" the princess asked with interest.

Ji Xiaobei: I went to college!

She thought so in her heart, but she said: "When I was in Jijiawan, there was a teacher living at home, and I learned a few words from him!"

"I can tell from the looks of it that you are a smart person. There are so many rich girls in the capital who can't even read a few words!"

Princess Qing looked at Ji Xiaobei with a different look in her eyes.

Ji Xiaobei: I don’t seem to be very smart, so please don’t give me educational toys in the future.

I really don’t understand how to play!

Princess Qing saw Ji Xiaobei was lost in thought and asked, "Did you learn your potato-chopping technique from a book?"

Ji Xiaobei came back to his senses, coughed and said:

"That's not the case... Hey! The few words I know are not worth mentioning. My mother said that it's useless for a girl to know so many words... We country folk like strong people who can do farm work. Princess, do you like this candlestick?"

Ji Xiaobei didn't want to talk about planting potatoes, so she could only change the subject. If she talked too much, she wouldn't be able to explain herself clearly.

Princess Qing is a shrewd person and is not easy to fool.

Princess Qing's attention was drawn to the candlestick in Ji Xiaobei's hand.

"This is beautiful, it's made of colored glaze, very watery and transparent..."

……

Ji Xiaobei gave it to Princess Qing.

This candlestick is really worth some money.

Zheng Guo spent five thousand yuan to buy it for his own enjoyment.

If Ji Xiaobei didn't bring out something different this time, how could he attract the princess? She had seen a lot of gold, silver and jade artifacts, and ordinary objects were not attractive to her.

During the few days Princess Qing was in the shop, sales of gold, silver, jade, emerald, glass and other jewelry were much faster than expected.

Ji Xiaobei just did his job of accompanying and chatting.

He also took the princess out for snacks a few times.

On the fifth day, most of the things in the shop were sold out.

Ji Xiaobei was very happy. Princess Qing was a living signboard with a lot of traffic.

Princess Qing's eyes were filled with joy, and she said with a smile, "Things that sell well tend to sell fast!"

"With you in charge, of course you can sell faster!"

Ji Xiaobei laughed and said.

"How much Curry is left?" Princess Qing looked at Jiaojiao.

Jiaojiao said hurriedly, "There are only a few dozen large pieces of jewelry and jade left. Not many people are buying them, so I moved them to the warehouse."

"Go calculate the price. I want all the remaining things you have here!"

As soon as the princess finished speaking, Ji Xiaobei almost slipped off the chair.

She smiled and said, "Princess, is what you said true?"

The princess gave her an affirmative look in return.

Ji Xiaobei quickly asked someone to move the things out, and then handed the account book to the princess.

The princess asked without even looking at it: "How much is it in total?"

"Thirteen thousand five hundred taels..."

"Go and get Xiaobei 15,000 taels of silver!"

Ji Xiaobei: "It's too much, 13,000 taels will be enough..."

"The extra ones are given to you as a reward..."

Ji Xiaobei: Okay!

Princess Qing planned to give these things as gifts to people who came to pay New Year's greetings.

Every Chinese New Year, the palace received countless goodies.

After five days, Zheng Dafu's things were cleared out.

Ji Xiaobei accompanied Princess Qing to visit all the delicious shops in Anzhou, and the princess went back satisfied.

Ji Xiaobei has been accompanying Princess Qing these days and has not returned to Mingyi Lane.

Fu Jichang returned and saw that the door of Ji Xiaobei's house was closed, so he went directly to the south city to find Mrs. Lin.

Mrs. Lin said that Ji Xiaobei was with Zheng Dafu.

After playing with the two children for a while, Fu Jichang went to his own house on the back street of the government office. Standing on the top of the rockery, he happened to see Zheng Dafu.

There were many carriages parked in front of Zheng Dafu's door. Ji Xiaobei was sitting in the sunshine at the door greeting the guests.

Fu Jichang: Are the things in the silver shop cheap? Why are there so many people?

As the sun set in the west, everything became gray, and Fu Jichang's mood also became gloomy.

It’s better if Ji Xiaobei doesn’t live in Mingyi Lane.

Laba Festival is only half a month away. If something happens, Ji Xiaobei will be implicated.

A few days later, Zheng Dafu closed the store and posted a closure notice on the door.

Jiaojiao went to the dental clinic and cancelled the contract.

Fu Jichang held Zheng Dafu's key in his hand, wondering:

Why is such a good shop closed?

However, Ji Xiaobei keeps doing whatever he wants. I wonder what he is up to?

The New Year is approaching, and officials from all over the country are coming to the capital to report on their work. Fu Jichang is no exception and is very busy in the government office.

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