The strange incident at breakfast has passed, and Lin Rulan used the excuse of reporting her spending to Liu Hua.

He successfully sat in front of Liu Hua with his back to him. The room where Liu Hua lived was decorated exquisitely. A closer look revealed that the things he used were even more exquisite than those used by Yinzhen.

Liu Hua and Lin Rulan sat opposite each other. Liu Hua was still wearing a gorgeous and exquisitely embroidered robe inlaid with gold and silver threads. He looked dignified and calm.

This was determined by her status in the harem, as she raised two princes and a princess.

On the other hand, although Lin Rulan is a wealthy businessman and deals with officials every day, the people he interacts with on a daily basis are only officials of the fourth or fifth rank.

When facing Yinzhen, one must be trembling with fear and dare not make the slightest mistake.

As for Liu Hua, even though he was related to him, he did not dare to be too presumptuous.

After all, Liu Hua knew all of Lin Rulan's background clearly.

However, the Lin family can be abandoned by Liu Hua at any time. There is no shortage of salt merchants willing to give money in this world.

Liu Hua narrowed his eyes slightly, staring at the slightly nervous Lin Rulan opposite him, and said slowly: "Uncle, do you know Concubine Dunsu?"

Liu Hua asked, and Lin Rulan had to answer. She adjusted her tone slightly and asked tentatively, "I know this. She is the sister of General Nian. Our family's salt and cotton transactions with the Nian family are all handled by the Ministry of Revenue, which is very clean.

And your Majesty, I have failed to entertain you well. I have failed to live up to your call of uncle.

Lin Rulan played the emotional card: "When the Queen first came to Jiangnan, she was still a small girl.

I even took my wife on a flower boat, but was lectured by my sister.

When Liu Hua heard the word "flower boat", he suddenly felt guilty.

I can't help but think of the black-sailed boats in the Old Summer Palace, and...

He interrupted Liu Hua's thinking with his own rationality and returned to his original purpose.

“General Nian felt sorry for his sister and placed a lot of money in the palace.

I know all these things need to be transferred, and I need you to handle the money according to my instructions. Launder them cleanly. "

Making money is a businessman's nature. During this period, Lin Rulan relied on Liu Hua's name to make countless connections, even though he didn't make any money openly.

Once Liu Hua and Yinzhen left, he could be considered a tyrant in Jiangnan.

He listened attentively, anxiously waiting for Liu Hua to bring him the next good news.

"My uncle is involved in maritime trade, especially the silver trade with Japan, which is of utmost importance."

Lin Rulan couldn't help but tremble when he heard this. He knew very well that this matter was of great importance.

Especially since Liu Hua had lived in the palace for a long time, how could he know that there was a large amount of silver in Japan? This is not logical.

The pile business was also the one that Yin Jishen coveted the most. Otherwise, the governor of Jiangsu would not have come out in person and spoken well of Lin Rulan.

After all, Lin Rulan has a special identity, especially since Liu Hua is also on this trip. One inappropriate thing would be colluding with the harem with ulterior motives.

He clenched his hands tightly, his eyes showing a cautious look, as if he was afraid that he would say or do something wrong and anger his seemingly harmless niece.

Then, Liu Hua did not give Lin Rulan any time to breathe and mentioned the matter of Zhen Yunming's imperial edict again.

After congratulating her, she asked, "Your aunt has received an imperial decree. I wonder how many good things your uncle has said to the Jiangsu governor in private."

Yin Jishan was sweating profusely in the middle of winter, even though Liu Hua hadn't lit the fire yet.

He pretended to be calm and explained, “The governor knows that our family has done good things in Jiangnan.

Of course, the most important thing is the status of the Empress in the harem. He is probably a little anxious because he sees that the princes are getting older. "

Liu Hua savored the tea, which had a hint of sweetness and a bitter aftertaste, and admired the governor's investment vision very much.

She still would not include the governor in her scope since he wanted merit, fame and profit.

As long as the Fourth Prince really appears in an inappropriate place, he will of course switch to another family.

Hongli is becoming less and less like his former self, and his desire for power is extremely urgent.

Even if he fell in love with a girl at first sight and his heart was filled with joy after talking to her for a few words, it did not mean that he would marry the eighth daughter of a third-rank official.

Even if Fucha Langya was from the Shaji Fucha clan, she was only the eighth daughter of the eldest branch, not the eldest daughter of the eldest house.

The hints from Hongli's frequent letters prompted Liu Hua to speak well of him in front of Yinzhen.

Fortunately, through the visit to the south, he was promoted to a higher rank and no longer served as the Duke of Fuguo.

Yinzhen only brought one prince, Hongli, on his southern tour this time, and he was very proud of himself at that time.

His eyes had long been on the Duke's Mansion or the legitimate daughter of a cabinet minister.

Lin Rulan's words gave Liu Hua an idea, but she vaguely felt that this was not Yin Jishan's purpose.

"Uncle, what exactly does Yin Jishan want to do? You'd better explain it to me truthfully.

After all, the Lin family and the Liu family share weal and woe, and Benyan is the towering tree that can shelter them from wind and rain.

If you dare to deceive me, I will find out in the future.

If I don't take care of you, I'm afraid that the money you earn will be used to kill you, my uncle.

When you find it difficult to gain a foothold, Yin Jishan may not be able to protect you!"

Hearing this, a thin layer of sweat broke out on Lin Rulan's forehead. He nodded quickly and said, "I dare not hide anything. I will tell you everything I know."

As he spoke, he secretly looked up at Liu Hua's expression, and was slightly relieved when he saw that the other party was not really angry.

"Jiangsu Governor Yin Jishan contacted the common people because of Bi Keduo and the Eighth Lord's party.

Yin Jicha has already found some evidence of their collusion.

But there are some things that he cannot bring up directly. I have to ask the Queen indirectly to find out what she is saying.

“What’s that?”

Liu Hua was also very curious. When talking about the fight for the throne among Yinzhen's nine sons, Liu Hua seemed particularly enthusiastic.

Otherwise, it would be detrimental to regulating the complex and deformed mother-son relationship between Yinzhen and Uya Chengbi.

"The Fourteenth Master is not the late emperor's son."

Liu Hua almost spit out the water and quickly denied it: "Impossible!"

"I also think it's impossible, but this is what Concubine Li said herself."

Lin Rulan recounted Yi Jishan’s letter exactly as it said: “The son adopted by Concubine Li in the Tongjia mansion got into trouble, and she wanted to rescue him.

The request was made to Governor Yin's disciple, who wanted to report to his teacher, so he tried to get some information.

Only then did I know that when Concubine Yun beat Hesheli, the legal wife, she was wearing a pink and blue dress.

Longkodo didn't say a word. The empress dowager and Longkodo were from the same hometown.

The Queen Mother also wore a powder blue dress when she was selecting the concubines!

"Who sent you a message in the palace saying that the Queen Mother wore a powder blue dress during the selection?"

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