There is a red scene deep in the heart of the cloud

As the sun was setting, Ruan Hongjing returned to her residence from the Sansi yamen.As soon as he entered the yard, he saw Gao Caixiao.

Gao Caixiao smiled and said, "The black taro noodles you entrusted me to sell have been sold out, and the profit is fifteen times that of your hometown." Gao Caixiao handed a money bag to Ruan Hongjing, "The total is 35 taels of silver."

Ruan Hongjing was dazzled by the huge profit margin, and asked, "Miss Gao, what business do you have recently?"

Gao Caixiao said, "I'm planning to ship a batch of mink furs to the south for sale."

Ruan Hongjing lowered her voice and said, "Can Miss Gao get rich and take me with her?"

Gao Caixiao replied in a low voice: "The box of black taro powder I sold for you only cost more than 30 taels of silver. It's not worth mentioning. Master Ruan, this mink fur business is a big deal, involving a large amount of money. , and the profits are huge. If an in-service official makes a big deal, if someone reports it, he will be dismissed and investigated.”

"Ah!" Ruan Hongjing was dumbfounded, "It's so serious." But Ruan Hongjing was already dazzled by the huge profits, and asked unwillingly, "What is the minimum cost for this mink fur business?"

Gao Caixiao said, "1000 taels."

Ruan Hongjing frowned. The silver on her body, including the silver that she just got from selling black taro powder, was only more than 40 taels. This 1000 taels is simply an astronomical figure.

Ruan Hongjing has been frowning for the past two days because of money.Zhao Yuyun looked at Ruan Hongjing who was holding a bowl in a daze, and asked with concern: "Xiao Jing, you don't think about food and drink, what's wrong? Tell me."

Ruan Hongjing fiddled with the rice grains in the bowl again and again, and said, "My biggest ambition is to become a big businessman like Gao Caixiao."

Zhao Yuyun nodded and said, "I know. I will make arrangements for you after you resign from office and return to your daughter's death."

Ruan Hongjing sighed, and Zhao Yuyun teased: "With me, a handsome, powerful man with a strong family background, who loves you deeply and loves you faithfully, why do you have to sigh?"

Ruan Hongjing thought about it for the same reason, and said: "What you said is very reasonable. I have climbed on your auspicious cloud, so I shouldn't have to worry about it in the future."

Zhao Yuyun brought food to Ruan Hongjing and urged him, "Don't think about it, eat quickly!"

Just halfway through the meal, the butler came to report: "Your Majesty, please enter the palace quickly."

Zhao Yuyun put down the bowls and chopsticks, and said: "Xiaojing, I have to go to the palace, I don't know when I will be back. You eat slowly. After eating, go to the garden. If you want to stay here tonight, the housekeeper will take care of your clothes and so on. It’s prepared for you, if you want to go back, the steward will personally send you back.”

Ruan Hongjing waved his hand and said impatiently: "I'm not a three-year-old child, so don't be so verbose. You can go to the palace quickly, do you want the emperor to wait for you?"

After eating and drinking, Ruan Hongjing walked around the garden contentedly, followed by a large number of maids and guards, full of posture!

Zhao Yuyun's house was quite big, but every time Ruan Hongjing came, the range of activities was near Zhao Yuyun's room.Ruan Hongjing wanted to walk around the whole house, but there were a lot of people behind him, so he could only take a leisurely walk.With such a slow speed, it will take a lot of time to visit this big house.Ruan Hongjing wanted to leave this group of people and go alone, so she turned to her followers and said, "You don't need to follow."

Chunmei, the leading maid, said: "My lord, the housekeeper told us to ensure that you are safe and not to be more than one meter away from your lord. Moreover, the roads in this garden are winding and winding. If you are not familiar with it, you will go around .”

Ruan Hongjing thought: What danger could there be in Zhao Yuyun's mansion? Having so many people follow me is just to control my actions. There may be something in this mansion that I don't want to know!Hmph, if you don't want me to know, the more I want to know!

Ruan Hongjinghu pretended to be a tiger and threatened them: "I am also a guest of your Zhao family after all, so you don't take me seriously. When your master comes back, I will ask him to beat you up first, and then drive you out!"

The rules of the Zhao Mansion have always been very strict, so Ruan Hongjing's deceitful prestige had a good effect, Chunmei apologized: "Your Excellency calm down, and this servant will not disturb your interest in visiting the garden. This servant will leave."

Chunmei left with a large group of people.

Zhao Yuyun's house was indeed quite big, and Ruan Hongjing was not familiar with the terrain, so he walked around a lot of wrong ways to reach the backyard.Ruan Hongjing yelled at Zhao Yuyun in his heart: Hei Xinyun, the road in the garden was designed with such twists and turns, it's really full!

As soon as I stepped into the door of the backyard, I heard a burst of laughter.Ruan Hongjing wondered: Zhao Yuyun is unmarried, and his family is not in the capital. Why are there so many women in this backyard?

Ruan Hongjing hurried into the backyard to find out, and saw eight beautiful women sitting in the pavilion by the lake.

Ruan Hongjing walked into the pavilion with doubts, cupped his hands and said: "My surname is Ruan, and I am Mr. Zhao's guest. I am new to your residence, please take care of me."

An innocent girl stood up and said, "Mr. Ruan, there is no need to be too polite. My family is Mr. Zhao's concubine. You are Mr. Master's guest. It should be the slave's family who salutes you first."

Ruan Hongjing immediately wanted to kill Zhao Yuyun: Zhao Yuyun, you emotional liar!

A seductive woman raised her eyelids and said bitterly: "He is your lord's guest? What a joke, why did the guest appear in the backyard? I think this young man looks handsome. Are you a new male favourite?"

When the enchanting woman said this, everyone thought it was very interesting, and looked Ruan Hongjing up and down with a smile.

A delicate and beautiful woman asked: "Which adult sent you to the Zhao residence?"

Ruan Hongjing pointed at his official uniform angrily, and said loudly: "You are all blind, don't you see that my son is wearing a regular sixth-rank official uniform?"

A beautiful woman covered her mouth and smiled, and said: "I used to sing in an opera, and I even wore the costume of the empress."

Another beautiful woman interjected: "Sisters, don't laugh. Mr. Ruan is the same as us, we all serve Mr. Zhao, we must live in harmony."

Ruan Hongjing suppressed the anger in his heart, and continued to gather information: "Sisters, the situation is much better than mine. One day, mothers will be more expensive than their children, and they will fly on branches and become phoenixes. As far as I know, the son-in-law has not yet Heir, sisters, if you work hard, you will surely have a bright future."

A woman with a face like a lotus, lamented: "Hey! It's hard. I don't see adults a few times throughout the year. The adults may dislike our low status and don't let us have children. After each affair, the son-in-law will let us drink away Zitang, let the housekeeper watch us drink it himself. Fortunately, after all these years, the adults have not married wives, nor have some new high-status concubines, nor do they have any favorite women, so life is quite comfortable. Ruan You don't have to worry, young master, just live in this backyard with peace of mind."