Chapter 380 Chapter 381: I don’t want to ride a carriage in this life

  Although Song Yunzhao is not a business genius, he at least knows the basics. The sales volume in the account book is getting lower every month, which is obviously not right.

  The business in the capital is very prosperous, even the distribution business she handed over to Xie Jinshu in the prefectures and counties around the capital is also very good. How come there is a change in the territory controlled by the Ling family in the south?

  Song Yunzhao reckoned that there should be a problem, but it is unclear exactly where it happened.

  Thinking of this, she called Zhang Maoquan and asked him to recommend someone to go to the south to check the situation.

After Zhang Maoquan heard what Concubine Ming said, his expression was a bit ugly, and he thought about it and said: "This servant has met Master Ling several times, and it seems that he is not a perfidy person. Since things are weird, this servant must be the master. Share your worries and solve your problems. I have a man named Ma Sifang who is capable and cautious, so let him take a trip.”

  Song Yunzhao nodded, "Then let him go, and tell him that no matter what is found, he must get the evidence, and don't startle the snake."

  She also wanted to pay more taxes at the end of the year to give the emperor some face, but it was a bit difficult for the Ling family to make such a fuss.

  Ma Sifang was entrusted with an important task, and he left the capital overnight with several people around him, heading south all the way.

  Song Yunzhao didn't believe that Ling Yunhe was innocent, even if he didn't get involved, he might not be aware of it.

  Song Yunzhao wrote a letter to Xie Jin, asking him to test Ling Yunhe.

Xie Jinshu's business is getting bigger and bigger now. He can't be said to be the biggest leader in restaurants and theaters in the capital, but he has the largest market share and the best reputation. With his status in Xie's family soaring, he has faintly become the leader of the younger generation. big brother.

   All this is because of Song Yunzhao, so Xie Jinshu attaches great importance to Ming Concubine's affairs. After reading the letter, his face is so ugly. He was the one who recommended Ling Yunhe to Ming Concubine, but now this incident happened?

   Xie Jinshu suppressed his anger and went directly to find Ling Yunhe, but Ling Yunhe was not at home. Only after asking the Ling family did he know that Ling Yunhe left Beijing half a month ago.

  Xie Jinshu is a smart man, he faintly noticed something, so he left a letter to the Ling family, asking Ling Yunhe to go drink with him after returning to Beijing.

Xie Jinshu first wrote a letter, reporting to Concubine Ming about Ling Yunhe's departure from Beijing, and promised that he would investigate the matter clearly this time, so that he would not disappoint his empress' high expectations, and asked Mrs. Song to send the letter to the palace .

The letter from the Song family came in, but Song Yunzhao didn't see the eldest lady. Now the emperor is not in Beijing, and the queen mother is staring at Yunzhao again. She doesn't want to cause trouble for Yunzhao, so she didn't enter the palace at this time to attract attention. Hand over the letter to Zhang Maoquan and ask Zhang Maoquan to pass it on.

  Song Yunzhao was a little surprised after reading the letter. Ling Yunhe left Beijing half a month ago, so who is the Ling family who sent the account book into the palace?

  Xie Jinshu's letter clearly stated that the Ling family who stayed in the capital looked normal, it seemed that Ling Yunhe's business was the same as before when he left the capital.

  However, Song Yunzhao always has an intuition that things are not as simple as they appear on the surface.

   Then wait until Ling Yunhe returns to Beijing, she can afford to wait for this time, not to mention that it will take time for the people she sent out to find out the truth and come back.

   It’s August Festival again, and the emperor is not in the palace this year. After discussing with Concubine Shu, Song Yunzhao means that there will be no palace banquet. The emperor's northern tour was hard and dangerous. Could it be that they could still hold a banquet in the capital to enjoy it?

  Given that the Empress Dowager and Song Yunzhao are at odds and have deep grievances, if Song Yunzhao goes to the Shouci Palace, I am afraid that the Empress Dowager will insist on holding a palace banquet just out of anger.

   Concubine Shu: …

  The empress dowager just cheated on herself, and she still had to greet her with a smile, so it was hard to describe her depressed mood at the moment.

  Ever since she got together with Song Yunzhao, her temper really got better and better.

  Concubine Shu has repeatedly done psychological training, not to bow her head to the queen mother, but for her own reputation, to gain favor in front of the emperor, and she will not suffer any disadvantages if she bows her head, so she went to Shouci Palace with her head held high.

  An Xiaoyi was also in Shouci Palace, and when she saw Concubine Shu, she immediately stepped forward to greet her.

   Regarding An Xiaoyi who quietly returned to the palace, Concubine Shu only felt that this one who probably didn't want to show up recently was a joke, so she had to keep a low profile for a while.

  I think that when I drove out of Beijing, this person's face was full of spring flowers, but now his face is swollen.

  Hey, in life, you still need to keep your eyes on the bright spots and your long-term horizon.

   "An Xiaoyi doesn't need to be polite, get up. The empress dowager hasn't got up yet?" Concubine Shu took her seat and asked.

  An Shutong lowered his head and replied, "The empress dowager is not feeling well these few days, so she has to take a longer nap. Nanny Yao has already gone in to report. Concubine Shu, please wait a moment."

   Concubine Shu didn't mean to make things difficult for An Shutong, as long as she didn't provoke her, everyone could get along in harmony.

An Shutong asked someone to bring tea, and she sat beside her, listening to Concubine Shu ask her how the scenery was on the way out of the palace, it didn't sound malicious, she just asked how the scenery outside was, she was slightly relieved, very Respectfully said: "The concubine sat in the carriage all the way, and really didn't have time to come out to enjoy the scenery, please forgive me."

   What An Shutong said was the truth, the emperor rode forward, the speed of the carriage was not as fast as riding a horse, the emperor walked fast, how could she follow behind as a concubine slowly, she could only chase desperately.

  Thinking of those days, An Shutong felt aggrieved and wanted to cry. He never wanted to ride a carriage in his life.

   Concubine Shu said with a bit of regret: "I haven't been to the north yet. I heard that the scenery in the north is quite different from that of the capital. The sky over there is high and cloudy, and there are herds of cattle and sheep. It's a pity."

  An Shutong smiled wryly when he heard the words, "It's the concubines who don't have this blessing."

Concubine Shu glanced at An Shutong when she heard this, and said slowly, "I don't blame you for this matter, Beiming suddenly made trouble, the emperor was busy presiding over the overall situation, and sent you back to the palace because he was afraid that you would be in danger. An Xiaoyi doesn't need to blame herself."

  An Shutong was taken aback, and raised his head to look at Concubine Shu. It was difficult to associate the person comforting her with Concubine Shu when he first met.

  Concubine Shu is living a comfortable life now, with money, leisure and power. Except for the queen mother who makes her feel bad, no one else makes her unhappy. People, once life is comfortable, everyone will be tolerant.

  Therefore, Concubine Shu didn't pay much attention to An Shutong's surprised eyes.

  An Shutong was about to say something more when the Empress Dowager came out holding Nanny Yao's hand.

   Concubine Shu and An Shutong stood up to greet each other, "The concubine has met the empress dowager, and the empress dowager is well."

  After sitting down with a straight face, the Empress Dowager said: "Concubine Shu is really a rare guest, get up."

   Listening to these yin and yang words, it's no wonder Song Yunzhao didn't want to come, he was afraid that he would fight with the Queen Mother if he didn't come.

  (end of this chapter)