After Rebirth, I Became a Powerful Minister’s Beloved

Nan Baoyi nodded, then shook his head again.

She didn't want to show timidity in front of him, so she changed the subject, "I didn't expect the imperial envoy this time to be Xichang Nine Thousand Years Old."

"Yeah, it's actually Jiaojiao's old friend."

Xiao Yi said something indifferent.

Nan Baoyi choked.

She did mention that Gu Chongshan taught her archery skills in her dream, but she can't be considered an old friend, okay?

The words of the powerful minister are really wrong.

She lowered her eyes and took a few sips of almond tea.

The reception banquet was about to start, she looked around, but she didn't see Dudu Xue and Cheng Taishou coming to the banquet, but she saw many big merchants from Shu County.

Especially Shu brocade merchants, several of them had business dealings with her family.

She was curious: "Second brother, nine thousand years old, with a high status, why didn't Dudu Xue and Taishou Cheng personally entertain him at his reception banquet?"

"No matter how high your status is, you are still just an eunuch. Xue Dingwei and Cheng Taishou don't like it."

Nan Baoyi was silent.

That's right, although Gu Chongshan has a high position and authority, even the prime minister would call him "nine thousand years old" when he met, but in private, those courtiers often insulted him as a rootless eunuch.

She continued: "It's fine if the two of them don't come to receive them. Why are there so many merchants here? Could it be that the imperial court intends to deal with us Shu merchants?"

"This time when Gu Chongshan went to Shu County, in addition to verifying the robbery of the disaster relief money, he also had to select the imperial merchants to be responsible for the annual supply of Shu brocade in Shengjing City."

Royal Merchant...

Nan Baoyi's eyes were shining.

Being an imperial merchant is great, in addition to getting high-value Shu brocade orders from Shengjing City every year, you can also get 70% tax exemption!

And because of the royal family's backing, the status of the family has risen, and other merchants in the business field not only dare not default on their goods and debts, but even take the initiative to come to the door to ask for cooperation!

In the previous life, the Xia family used to be an imperial merchant, and later the whole family moved to Shengjing City.

If her family can also be an imperial merchant, then not only can she go to Shengjing City, but she can also establish a relationship with the royal family, which is very beneficial for starting a bank.

but……

she hesitated,

"Second brother, why didn't our family receive the invitation card? Obviously our family is the largest Shu brocade merchant in Shu County."

The voice fell to the ground, and a warm greeting came from behind:

"Jiaojiao!"

A bad premonition floated in Nan Baoyi's heart.

She looked back slowly.

Her father was dressed luxuriously and came over with a smile on his face.

"I was at the concierge a few days ago, and I ran into someone sending an invitation card full of gold and jade." Nan Guang sat down with emotion, "I thought, such a good thing, of course I can't be missing, so I came to the banquet on behalf of the family. You must Don't tell your grandmother, I secretly intercepted the invitation, or I will be scolded!"

He stretched out his hand and pulled off a chicken leg, stuffing it into his mouth, "Well... this roast chicken is good!"

He hastily pulled off the other chicken leg and put it in Nan Baoyi's bowl, "Jiaojiao, eat quickly, don't be robbed!"

Nan Baoyi groaned.

She looks around.

Those sent by other families to the banquet are all ruthless characters in the family.

There are ancestors who have been operating Shu brocade for more than 60 years, there are family members who know brocade weaving well, and there are big shopkeepers who are good at running business all over the country...

Everyone is gearing up and planning to run for the imperial business.

Only their family...

She looked at her father with disgust.

Nan Guang gnawed the chicken legs deliciously, and said with oily mouth, "Jiaojiao, look what I am doing, eat quickly! Such a good banquet can't be eaten anywhere else! Nephew, can you hold it in your sleeve pocket?" ? Put that plate of hairy crabs back, don't waste it!"

Nan Baoyi really didn't want to talk to him.

She tactfully said: "Second brother, what is the competition for the imperial business election? The scale of the family's business, or the exquisiteness of Shu brocade?"

"Donate silver."

"Donate money?"

"The imperial court allocated one million taels of disaster relief silver, and the old emperor is distressed. The drought does not know when it will end, and the old emperor is reluctant to continue to allocate funds, so he wants the wealthy merchants of Shu County to pay for it. This time, the number of imperial merchants will fall on the one who donates the most silver. on top of every merchant."

Nan Baoyi: "..."

With a glimmer of hope, she tentatively asked, "Father, when you came in, did someone ask you to donate money?"

"According to the gift? I will!" Nan Guang said eloquently, "I took two taels of silver! Jiaojiao, don't be as lavish as your grandmother, let's go out to have a wedding wine, and bring a gift of two taels of silver, that's it. No."

Two taels, silver...

Nan Baoyi watched him gnaw the chicken leg expressionlessly, wanting to put his face in the rice bowl.

Just at this time, a little eunuch sang loudly:

"The Overseer arrives—"

Gu Chongshan was a eunuch.

Although many people looked down on him privately, no one wanted to offend him face to face.

Except for Xiao Yi's high status, everyone else stood up and saluted.

Gu Chongshan occupied a table by himself, and sat with his sleeves in a cool posture.

He was too lazy to say anything on the occasion, and poured his own drink as if no one else was around.

An older eunuch said loudly: "My lord came here by the emperor's order to investigate the case of the theft of disaster relief silver, and selected the Shujin Imperial Merchant. The emperor is grateful for the people suffering from the drought, and please donate the disaster relief silver taels. The one who donated the most is the Imperial Merchant. In order to show justice, our family will read out the amount of your donation in public."

All the Shu brocade merchants in the hall were nervous.

They don't know how much the other party has donated, but there is no doubt that the Nan family has the most hope of winning the championship.

How can a family that allocates 600,000 taels of disaster relief money every year stand by and watch this drought?

Nan Baoyi felt the sight from all directions.

Those gazes were full of fear, as if her family was a strong competitor.

Seeing his father wolfing down his food, Nan Baoyi expressed that he was very tired.

"Wang family, fifty thousand taels of snow-patterned silver!"

"Li family, 70,000 taels of snow-patterned silver!"

"The Zheng family, one hundred thousand taels of snow-patterned silver!"

Following the singing, everyone had different expressions.

The Ge family donated the least, 20,000 taels of snow-patterned silver.

The Ge family felt ashamed and their cheeks burned.

Mrs. Ge's family happened to be at the next table, she usually has a good relationship with Nan's family, she forced a smile to Nan Baoyi and said, "My husband lost too much money in the gambling house the day before yesterday, so his money is a little tight, it's really embarrassing to say... Baoyi The family is rich and honorable, this time the Nan family will definitely become an imperial merchant in one fell swoop."

Nan Baoyi: "..."

No, not only could her family fail to become an imperial merchant, but she would also be ridiculed by the audience.

Twenty thousand taels is already ten thousand times what her family donated, okay?

She whispered: "Second brother, let's slip away quickly?!"

"Don't slip."

Xiao Yi drank watermelon juice slowly.

"Then I slipped away by myself..."

Nan Baoyi bent his waist like a thief, his hands drooped on his chest like dog paws, and was about to rub the soles of his feet with oil.

Nan Guang finally realized something was wrong, and quickly lowered his voice: "Jiaojiao wait for me!"

As he said, he picked up the sweet-scented osmanthus crispy duck and the five-spice stewed chicken, "I can't take it, Jiaojiao help dad!"

Sitting in the hall, the old eunuch has already read the last two loudly:

"The Zou family, two hundred thousand taels of snow-patterned silver!"

"Nan family, two hundred thousand taels of snowflakes—oh no, twenty thousand taels—oh no, two taels, two taels?! Well, Nan's family, two taels of silver!"

Two taels? !

There was an uproar!

All kinds of eyes fell on the father and daughter of the Nan family at the same time.

Nan Baoyi who had just slipped out two steps: "..."

In her hand, she was holding a whole osmanthus puff pastry duck that her father had stuffed for her.

And Nanguang Mao followed behind her, holding a whole five-spice stewed chicken.

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There will be a reversal, Huangshang must be Jiaojiao's family, don't worry