"Have you made it clear?"

When the younger sister entered the study again, Zhang Jingxiu asked softly.

"Well, brother, let's go."

Looking at the little sister's bloodshot eyes, Zhang Jingxiu nodded silently and sighed to the outsider of the study.

"Young Master, Zhang, Miss Zhang is gone."

Walking behind the young master, Kou Yun said softly.

Leaving!

Shi Yiwen, who was standing by the pond, nodded silently.

"Young Master?"

"Um?"

When he responded lightly, he felt Kou Yun's arms embracing him, and the seductive body fragrance broke into his nose.

"I know that my identity is humble, so I am naturally not as noble as Miss Zhang, but I am willing to guard the young master and serve the young master for the rest of my life..."

Kou Yun whispered in a low voice as he hugged the young master's waist.

"I don't know the great principles and don't want to know. I only know that the young master is me... the person I value most in my heart. For you... go up the sword mountain and the sea of ​​fire, even if I go to the eighteen levels of hell after death, I will be willing. As long as the young master does not dislike the maid, the maid will guard the young master like this."

Feeling the affection revealed in Kou Yun's words, Shi Yiwen gently held her hand, her body trembled, her watery eyes raised, and she looked at him with affection.

Looking at these bright eyes and feeling the affection in it, Shi Yiwen said softly.

"I know that you, Xiao Lian, Xiao Mei, and Huan'er are the people I am closest to. How could I dislike you?"

After looking at her for a while, Shi Yiwen suddenly hugged her into her arms and hugged her slender and round waist. Although she had embraced each other like this many times, Kou Yun felt a completely different feeling today than when she hugged her in the past.

Embracing the person in his arms and feeling her love for him, Shi Yiwen couldn't help but look outside the village, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

The love between children and children is just an accidental episode. In the next few days, what really caused an uproar in the capital was probably the news about "opening Hong Kong and trading". Just as the news first came out, the court did want to trade in Tianjin, but it did not open Hong Kong.

“…All business matters will be handed over to the Western company!”

OK!

At the moment the news came out, everyone in the capital was shocked. Not to mention what this Western company is, if it is handled entirely by them, they would not be afraid of dying!

However, everyone still had a thought in their minds - what is the origin of this Western company?

"What's the way to come from? It's just a guy who came back from overseas!"

In the Duke of Chengguo's mansion, when Zhu Yingzhen mentioned the Western Company, his tone was full of hostility.

"The chief minister has granted me the title of the official, yes, yes..."

Although he complained, Zhu Yingzhen did not dare to show his dissatisfaction with the prime minister. After all, the Duke of the State is not enough to see the prime minister in front of the prime minister.

"Mr., the most important thing now is not what the Prime Minister said before, but why the Prime Minister promised such a good thing to such a person."

Xu Guofu was the family general of Duke Cheng Guo. According to the rules set by Emperor Gao, the honorary ministers have been in charge of the army for generations, so the honorary ministers kept their family generals to teach their children's military skills. Over time, this family general has inherited from generation to generation. Those family generals who have been passed down for generations are often the most trusted people by the honorary ministers. Of course, when they reach ordinary military generals, the family generals become servants and slaves.

In fact, it is probably... the general of the family is equal to a half-slave.

"What else can it be for? Isn't it because he knows overseas?"

Zhu Yingzhen snorted.

"It is true that he understands overseas, but how could he understand the Ming Dynasty? This kind of trade and Western business has a huge profit of ten times. If he swallows it by himself, he is not afraid of being overwhelmed. If he wants to eat alone, he has to see what we mean!"

The Duke's cold snorting made Xu Guofu frown slightly when he heard it. He knew that the Duke must have held grudges on this matter. So he said tactfully.

"Mr., I heard that he has a deep relationship with the British man. There are members of the British man in Jingxi Road Mining Company, and there are also..."

Before Xu Guofu could finish his words, Zhu Yingzhen sneered.

"Why, his British Duke is a Duke, but I am not a Duke? Besides, the Duke of England is just a waste who thinks about his mistakes behind closed doors!"

The ministers were also divided into two parts. Although they were both Dukes of the Kingdom, Duke Cheng's status was far higher than that of Duke of the United Kingdom. After all, Duke Cheng was deeply trusted by the Prime Minister, and even after his grandfather died, he was even named the king. Of course, this was also a relationship of money. However, even so, Duke Cheng's status in the court can be demonstrated.

It is precisely because of this that he looked down on the British Duke. When Xu Guofu mentioned the British Duke, his tone was inevitably full of contempt.

"But……"

"Okay, Uncle Xu San, I know what you want to say, and what enemies should be resolved rather than formed, but this matter is not as simple as you think."

After waved his hand, Zhu Yingzhen sneered.

"Do you think I am the only one who annoys him. It is easy for him to eat alone, but difficult for him to vomit. It is not just me who annoys him in such a big capital? Even if everyone doesn't speak now, it doesn't mean everyone has nothing to say. Now everyone is waiting for him to make mistakes. Anyone will always make mistakes. Once he gets a mistake, then..."

With his eyes slightly curled, Zhu Yingzhen said coldly.

"Not to mention the Western company, even whether his life can be saved depends on what the person who takes action wants to do!"

Even if they were just in charge of the Duke's Mansion, they had a certain understanding of many secret methods in the court, and naturally they knew what everyone was waiting for. Although the current military power belonged to the Ministry of War, under the suppression of civil servants, the honorary ministers seemed to be left with false dignity, but in fact, they were able to survive under the suppression of civil servants and not just rely on flattering civil servants, they would also retaliate and fight back. They would wait patiently, one year, two years, even ten or twenty years. After all, the honorary ministers were with the country, but civil servants were different. They always had times of losing power, and naturally there were times of mistakes.

"But no one cares about his life, after all, everyone is staring at Western companies..."

Just at this moment, another household slave reported it.

"Mr., the British Duke's Mansion sent someone to send an invitation."

An invitation from the Duke of England?

Not to mention that Zhu Yingzhen was stunned, even Xu Guofu was full of surprise.

"What does this mean?"

After taking the invitation and looking at the content on the invitation, Zhu Yingzhen said in confusion.

"Zhang Rong invited me to Yishenzhuang. What do you mean by him?"

Just when Zhu Yingzhen was confused, another general came in and told him in a low voice.
Chapter completed!