Qin Shen handed over the four contracts to Gu Jinzhi.

  Gu Jin stood up and didn't accept it. He just smiled and said, "Qin Taishi, there's no such principle! I appreciate your kindness, but I absolutely won't take this contract."

  Old Master also put on a serious face: "Mei Qing, since it's about rebuilding the family business, take care of it with all your heart. Put this deed away."

  Qin Shen Si did not take it, and said sincerely: "Actually, the student had the idea of reopening Qin Shi Bai Cao Tang a few years ago. It's just that I didn't have any merit to present to the princess, so I didn't dare speak up; secondly, I was also short on silver.

  "If it weren't for Seventh Miss, I'm afraid the students would never have the chance to show their faces in front of the princess again, and they wouldn't be able to get these rewards. Seventh Miss is indeed a benefactor to the students! If Seventh Miss insists on not accepting, then the students won't start business either, and will take out more than half of the capital to give to Seventh Miss. That would be something the students shouldn't have gotten in the first place."

  He is a man of integrity and loyalty, but he is not a mediocre person who does nothing.

  Very idealistic.

  "Qin Taizhen, the princess is rewarding you. It's probably because she sees that you're sincere and not showy. You've been diligent in the mansion for six years, it's not just because of this time treating her illness. Don't disappoint the princess's intentions." Gu Jinzhi said with a smile.

  Qin Sheng's heart skipped a beat.

  At that time, the princess praised him, and when he mentioned Gu Jin, the prince indeed did not show any unusual expression.

  They mentioned Fang Zi when the son-in-law was present.

  The clever Marquis must have picked up on the tone of voice at the time.

  His heart suddenly felt more solid.

  Once he has given something away, he will never take it back.

  He put the contract on the bookcase and made a bow to Gu Jinzhi: "Seventh Miss has inherited her father's will, with superb medical skills, I am deeply respectful! If one day Baicao Hall encounters a difficult disease, I would like to ask Seventh Miss to take care of it."

  Gu Jinzi glanced at his grandfather.

  The old man shook his head gently.

  Gu Jinzhi said: "If one day I can assist you, I will not spare any effort. However, this contract I still cannot accept, Qin Taishi really doesn't need to be polite."

  Qin Sheng persisted for a while longer.

  Gu Jin refused to back down and handed the contract back to him again.

  He could only helplessly sigh and leave.

  Gu Jinzhi chatted with her grandfather for a while before returning to her mother's side.

  Song Pan'er was half-reclining on the couch, her eyes closed, resting her body, and her complexion wasn't very good.

  Haitang gave her a leg massage.

  Obviously, she was infuriated by Gu Yanwen.

  Gu Jin's footsteps were light and gentle, so the maids didn't stop her when they saw it was her. As she entered, Hai Tang, who was half-kneeling beside her mother and massaging her legs, continued to speak softly with her mother.

  "...all the new clothes were pressed at the bottom of the trunk, and Eighth Master's sleeve was torn and mended again; Eighth Master came back from school for several days and went to the outer study room to talk to Third Master, showing him his writing. Haitang's voice was low, "The slave also heard that Third Master told the elder master of the clan that after the new year, Eighth Master will go to the clan school to study..."

  Song Pan'er heard this and let out a cold snort, opening her eyes.

  She was about to speak when she saw it was Gu Jinzhi. Her expression eased and a faint smile appeared: "You're here? You finished school so early?"

  "Mengzi has finished reciting, grandfather said to take a rest today and start new lessons tomorrow." Gu Jin sat down beside her mother.

  Haitang stood up and gave a courtesy to Gu Jinzhi, then retreated to one side.

  Song Paner is in low spirits.

  The couple's emotional problem, the most taboo is outsiders intervening. No matter what they say, it will add fuel to the fire. Moreover, this couple are Gu Jingzhou's parents, as a daughter, being filial and respectful to her parents is her duty.

  Her mother, no matter how poorly she did, should stand on her mother's side and unconditionally support her, just as her mother believed in her, rather than teaching her mother how to behave and trying to change her mother's personality of over a decade.

  She smiled and told her mother about what had happened with Qin Sheng today.

  Song Pan'er seemed to remember something and let out a cry of surprise.

  Gu Jingzhi thought she was scolding herself for being poor and generous, but Song Pan'er said: "Our family used to have a Baicao Hall too."

  "Didn't you already close up shop and stop doing it a long time ago?" Gu Jinzhi asked with a smile.

  Gu Jia Bai Cao Hall is old Huang Li now, and that piece of Hanbaiyu inlaid signboard has gone who knows where.

  "It's only been a few years." Song Pan'er thought back, "I had just married into the family for a year when Old Master suddenly said he wouldn't do it anymore and closed down Baicao Hall. At that time, there were many old people in the hall, your aunt told Old Master that when they dispersed, each person would be given 500 taels, but your uncle was reluctant to part with the money and even quarreled about it."

  That was fourteen years ago.

  "How can you remember something so far away so clearly?" Gu Jinzhi asked.

  "Not at all!" Song Pan'er said with a smile, "At that time, I also thought that the old people in the hall were about 70 or 80 years old. I calculated it and according to your aunt's words, each person would need 500 taels of silver, so it would take 40,000 taels of silver to send them off. No wonder your uncle didn't agree. My dowry at that time was only 50,000 taels of silver in cash. Your aunt opened her mouth and said she wanted to give away 40,000 taels of silver to the servants, truly a woman who has seen the world..."

  Gu Jinzhi couldn't help but laugh.

  Song Pan'er in her mother's home had never taken charge of a large amount of gold and silver. After marrying, she took 50,000 taels of silver with her, and must have been nervous and excited at the same time.

  As a result, Eldest Aunt threw away 40,000 taels of silver as if it were loose change. Song Pan'er must have been extremely shocked at that time.

  She shouldn't feel anything by now, should she?

  "Was it given later?" Gu Jinzhi was more concerned about this.

  "Of course!" Song Pan'er said, "Your aunt is a sharp-tongued and clever person, much more so than your uncle!"

  Gu Jinzhai smiled again.

  She didn't like talking much when she was in Beijing, and her aunt was busy, so she didn't like visiting either. Except for during Chinese New Year, she hardly ever saw her aunt.

  However, Eldest Aunt Ning was indeed a woman of great energy and momentum.

  "Is the Baicao Hall at home no longer making money?" Gu Jinzhi asked again, "Why does Grandpa want to close it?"

  "I also heard about it from your father later." Song Tian'er suddenly lowered her voice, "At that time, your grandfather was the supervisor of the Imperial Hospital, and the previous emperor trusted him very much. The medicine used in the palace's imperial kitchen all came from the Gu family's Baicao Hall. At that time, just one year's worth of supplies for the palace was a vast amount of silver."

  For the palace, naturally, we must provide the best medicine.

  The more expensive the medicine, the more profitable it is.

  If nothing had happened, grandfather would not have closed down the business.

  "Your grandfather handed over the business to your second uncle to manage. Who knew, he would substitute inferior goods for good ones, and even dare to send those adulterated medicinal pills to the palace! He embezzled more than 300,000 taels of silver from Baicao Hall. The old master was a supervisor at the Imperial Hospital, personally inspecting the medicine, and as soon as he found something amiss, he immediately returned it for rework. Once that batch of medicine was remade, your second uncle would have to spit out those embezzled funds, then the old master would shut down Baicao Hall..."

  "What a pity." Gu Jing said, "If the Baicao Hall could be managed by your aunt, it would have been more profitable by now."

  When Gu Jin said "what a pity", Song Pan'er originally wanted to echo a sentence.

  Then she heard what was said behind her, Song Paner burst out laughing.

  "How can a woman manage those estates?" she said, "We are of noble rank, not some commoner family."

  "It's just a matter of sitting in the sedan chair and being in charge. Even if it were Second Brother who was in charge, he wouldn't personally serve medicine or sit at the counter. There are so many people in the house to manage things. It's not like we're going out in public, managing things, checking accounts, having good eyesight, choosing a few capable and dedicated managers, how can it be that they can't be managed?" Gu Zhenzhi said with a smile.

  Made Song Pan'er stunned.

  Then she laughed again, poking Gu Zhen's forehead: "You're only a few years old, how can you be so clever? If doing business was that easy, anyone could do it! You speak easily. What are you thinking of doing with the things men should worry about?"

  Gu Jin also smiled.

  After chatting and laughing for a while, Song Pan'er's mood improved a lot.

  "Has Father returned?" asked Gu Jinzhi.

  Song Pan'er's face fell a few points: "Back again, and still in the outer study."

  "Mother, can I go take a look at Xiu Ge?" asked Gu Jinzhi again.

  Song Pan'er's face changed, saying: "Not allowed! Are you stupid? Your father said those words, and you still want to go see him again? That child is your younger brother! He died and it was his fate, everyone has their own life!"

  "Mother, if Xiu Ge really is gone, Father will be estranged from us in the future. Since he's not a biological brother, how can we let him bring unhappiness to our future days?" Gu Jinzhi smiled and gently grasped his mother's hand, "I'll go take a look. Xiu Ge's illness, it's easy to use the wrong medicine, don't really delay..."

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