Fu Huang: Husband, here is a ginseng

When I returned to the general's mansion, Huo Jinqian had already returned.

Everyone went on stage to eat. After the meal, Huo Jinqian took Gao Zhijun to his room. He wanted to tell Gao Zhijun about what happened in the palace today.

"So, you entered the palace today and met the emperor?"

Gao Zhijun asked in shock.

Unexpectedly, such an important thing happened in one day, but she didn't know about it.

"Yes, the emperor asked me how I have been living these years?"

Huo Jinqian told Gao Zhijun what he had asked the emperor.

"What do you say?"

Gao Zhijun asked.

"Of course I told the truth. I said that the Huo family treated me very well and that they treated me as their own child."

Huo Jinqian told the truth.

"The Huo family is indeed very good to you. You must treat them well in the future."

Gao Zhijun said.

"That's for sure! The Emperor even asked me about helping my mother to avenge her father."

"I don't think there's any rush on this matter. First, let Marquis Anyang sever his father-son relationship with you before you can take revenge. If the relationship is not severed, you will be implicated when the entire clan is exterminated. Therefore, you must find a way to make the people think that it is Marquis Anyang's fault that you severed your father-son relationship with him."

Gao Zhijun knew that filial piety was valued here. If Huo Jinqian wanted to pursue a career in government, he couldn't let the people think he was unfilial.

He wanted to make the people think that Marquis Anyang was not a human being and make Huo Jinqian break off the relationship.

"I also told the emperor that there is no rush. Zhijun seems to know how to make Anyang Hou sever the father-son relationship with me."

Huo Jinqian asked curiously.

"Of course, there is no rush now. Let's pass the imperial examination first and then we can talk about it after we have achieved fame."

Gao Zhijun said affirmatively.

Seeing how confident she was, Huo Jinqian knew that Gao Zhijun really had a solution.

"Okay, I'll follow Zhijun's instructions on everything," Huo Jinqian said.

"Okay, I'm going to buy a yard tomorrow. Do you want to come with me?"

Gao Zhijun said to Huo Jinqian.

"Buy a yard? What yard?"

Huo Jinqian asked.

"Buy a yard that belongs to us. The General's Mansion is the residence of my parents, and you will definitely feel uncomfortable and uneasy living there. So I thought, buy two yards, one for grandma and one for you. I will use the backyard as a workshop, so I don't have to worry about others stealing the recipes."

Gao Zhijun explained.

"Will it cost a lot of money? Otherwise, we can buy a yard and let grandma live with us so that we can take care of each other."

Huo Jinqian was worried that Gao Zhijun couldn't come up with so much money.

Prices in the capital were soaring, and a courtyard with one entrance would cost several hundred taels. A courtyard with two entrances and two exits would cost at least a thousand taels, and a courtyard with three entrances and three exits would cost more than a thousand taels.

"Don't worry, I have plenty of money."

Gao Zhijun said soothingly.

As for money, she could be said to have a lot of it, or she could be said to be very short of it.

One life-extending pill was enough to cover the clinic's expenses. What about ice? What about rouge? So she had no shortage of money.

"Okay, I'll listen to you and go buy a yard with you tomorrow."

Huo Jinqian had no choice but to agree. He felt that he was useless and could never help her.

And he discovered that he had a specialty, which was living off gigolos.

The two did not dare to talk for too long. After all, this was the general's mansion. It would be bad for Zhijun's reputation if the servants saw their young lady staying in a man's room at night.

Gao Zhijun returned to the room. Mo Xue had already prepared hot water and was waiting for Gao Zhijun to come back for a bath.

After taking a shower, Gao Zhijun went to bed.

The next day, after breakfast, Gao Zhijun took Huo Jinqian, Mo Xue, Qinglong, Canglang, and a maid named Hongyue out of the general's mansion.

She is the smartest maid carefully selected by Chunlan, and she knows the capital city better.

"Hongyue, where is the largest dental clinic in the capital?"

Gao Zhijun asked Hongyue.

"Miss, the largest pawnshop in the capital is on East Street. It is owned by the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery."

Hongyue explained.

"Loyal and Brave Marquis? Are you familiar with him?"

When Gao Zhijun heard the term "Loyal and Brave Marquis", she remembered that Huo Jinqian had mentioned it when she returned to Beijing.

"Loyal and Brave Marquis, the second prince's uncle. He is a tyrannical and violent man who often ignores the people. This is because he is Concubine Li's biological brother."

Hongyue explained.

"Is that so? Then we won't go there. What about the second largest dental clinic?"

Gao Zhijun was not afraid of him, but she felt it was unnecessary.

"The second largest pawnshop is located on Changyong Street in the south of the city. It is owned by the imperial merchant Ji family. The imperial merchant Ji family is the richest family in Daliang. They are involved in many industries, including cloth shops, grain stores, ceramics, and even salt permits. The Ji family also has a strong backer. They are the maternal grandfather of the third prince. At the beginning, Concubine Hui was able to enter the palace because the Ji family donated 20 million taels to the national treasury, and the emperor agreed to let Concubine Hui enter the harem. Because the emperor needed the help of the Ji family, he had money to give to Jun Xiang."

Hongyue introduces the Ji family.

"What are the characters of the Ji family? Does Concubine Hui have any relatives serving as officials in the court?"

Gao Zhijun is interested in Concubine Hui.

How does a merchant's daughter live when she enters the palace?

After all, in ancient times, the status of scholars, farmers, merchants, and businessmen was high and low. Those high-ranking ministers' daughters would bully her to death.

"The elder brother of Concubine Hui is a minister in the Ministry of Revenue and works under the young lady's grandfather. The Ji family is a decent family. They don't oppress the people. Their products are also fair and honest, and the prices are clearly marked."

Hongyue explained.

The Minister of the Ministry of Revenue? The emperor had a good plan. The Ministry of Revenue was in charge of the national treasury. If the national treasury was empty or in short supply, the emperor would definitely ask the Ji family to donate some money, because the Ji family worked in the Ministry of Revenue.

"Okay, let's go to Changyong Street in the south of the city."

Gao Zhijun said to the driver.

"Yes, miss!"

The carriage drove towards the south of the city.

Arriving at Changyong Street, we saw a large courtyard with five entrances and five exits. The plaque on it read "Ji Family Dental Clinic".

Gao Zhijun jumped off the carriage, followed by Huo Jinqian and others.

"Miss, Master, are you buying people, yards, or livestock?"

The pawnbroker standing at the door of the pawnbroker shop hurried over and asked Gao Zhijun and Huo Jinqian with a nod and a bow.

"Buy people and also buy a yard. Let's buy the yard first."

Gao Zhijun said.

"How big a yard do you want to buy, Miss?"

The tooth asked.

"Two buildings with five entrances and five exits should be on the same street."

Gao Zhijun stated her request.

"Any requirements? For example, east, west, south or north of the city?"

The tooth asked.

"No, anywhere is fine, as long as it feels appropriate."

As for where, Gao Zhijun really has no requirements, as long as she likes it.

"Yes, let's take a look at the ones in the east of the city first."

Yazi was so happy that his eyes were full of smiles.

"Okay, let's go to the east of the city!"

Yazi pulled a carriage and drove Gao Zhijun and the others to the east of the city.

The courtyard in the east of the city was very large, with a rockery inside, and was indeed suitable for living. Unfortunately, the other courtyard was not satisfactory, so Gao Zhijun gave up the east of the city.

I've seen some in Chengnan as well, but I didn't like any of them.

Finally, they found two courtyards in the west of the city. Gao Zhijun and Huo Jinqian both liked them, so they decided to buy them.

"How much silver will two courtyards cost?"

Gao Zhijun asked straight to the point.

"Ten thousand taels in total will do for the two courtyards."

Yazi said to Gao Zhijun.

Ten thousand taels is too expensive. They are treating her like a sucker.

"Ten thousand taels is too expensive. It's not worth that much. I'll only give you nine thousand taels for two yards. If you agree, we'll buy it. If not, we can go to other pawnshops. Anyway, there's more than one pawnshop in the capital."

Gao Zhijun would not be a sucker. If she could buy it for nine thousand taels, she would buy it. If not, then forget it.

"Okay, I'll buy it, and you come back to the dental clinic with me."

Yazi really has no choice. The competition in the industry here is too fierce. He can't sell it without making a smaller profit.

So everyone went back to the brokerage firm, paid the silver, and the broker took the house deed to the Jingzhao Prefecture to get it stamped.

Gao Zhijun bought ten maids, five servants, and three shopkeepers. Some of the shopkeepers bought the houses with their families.

After the broker brought back the deed, Gao Zhijun took the hired servants back to the courtyard in the west of the city. She also took Huo Jinqian back to the clinic to help.