As soon as the day dawned, Yi Zhizhi turned over and got out of bed, he almost didn't sleep that night, after getting out of bed, he deliberately made a little noise, he was not used to touching the dark, and he had already noticed that there were no matches next to the candlestick, and he didn't know how to light the candlestick.

There seemed to be a maid waiting outside the door, and there was a sound in the room, and a maid immediately pushed open the door and came in, blew the fire poke and lit the candlestick, and then turned around and squatted down, and said: "The young master covered his sweat profusely yesterday, and the slave maid asked someone to prepare hot water ...... early in the morning." ”

Yi Zhishu was about to take a bath, and immediately nodded, seeing him nodding, the maid got up and went out, and immediately, a little maid came in carrying a big wooden bucket and hot water.

Just take a shower in the bedroom? Yi Zhixiang was a little speechless, but he didn't dare to say more.

After a while, as soon as it was ready, the two maids tested the temperature of the water, turned around and closed the door and stepped forward to prepare to dress him widely, this is to wait for him to take a bath? Yi Zhishu hurriedly coughed lightly, waved his hand and said: "I have been weak these days, but I can't stand the toss, you go out, I will wash it myself." ”

Hearing this, the two maids' faces turned red, and they moved out of the door, closed the door and stayed outside the door, Yi Zhifen quickly stripped off and entered the bathtub, he knew that the two maids were called Chunmei and Xia He, both of whom were his personal girls, and they had already been pulled into bed by the three young men of the Yi family.

After washing, Yi Zhizu was like a puppet, his body was a little stiff and let the two maids help change clothes, comb braids, and wash, so busy with all the work, to clean up, the day was already bright, and he looked in the mirror refreshed.

The young man in the mirror, thick eyebrows, hanging nose and thin lips, a pair of eyes as black as paint, slightly insufficient is that the facial lines are softer, there is a suspicion of a pseudo-mother, it can be seen that it is a combination of the advantages of the two old mouths, no wonder the boss said that he owes a romantic debt outside, young and golden, and a good skin, he is out every day, and it is strange to have no romantic debts.

Stepping out of the room, Yi Zhizu casually asked, "Where is Li Zhonggui?" ”

Li Zhonggui is his little servant, he usually follows wherever he goes, waiting diligently in front of and behind him, with his current situation, he is really indispensable to his carry-on servant.

The maid Xia He hurriedly replied: "Back to the young master, Li Zhonggui and the other four knelt for a long time yesterday, and they were subjected to family law by the master, and now they are lying on the bed and can't get up." ”

Can't get out of bed? That just took this opportunity to change people, Yi Zhizhi was afraid that Li Zhonggui was too familiar with him, and he was afraid of revealing flaws, after all, he was still very different from the original Yi family Sanshao in many details, and he groaned slightly, and then he said: "Go and tell the housekeeper, and assign another shrewd and clever person to wait in front of you." ”

Xia He was smart and clever, seeing that the young master had not recovered from his serious illness, but he got up early in the morning, obviously preparing to go out to do something important, he didn't dare to delay slowly, he retreated in a broken step, and hurriedly went to find the housekeeper Su Yunqing.

In the main courtyard, Yi Yunchang had already gotten up and walked alone in the yard, he usually got up early, and today he got up early, Wu Bingjian is not an idler, although he has already withdrawn from the thirteen lines, but there are still many visitors every day, take the third child to see Wu Bingjian, naturally the sooner the better, so as not to wait too long.

Su Yun, who listened to it, lightly reported that the third child was going to change his personal servants, he nodded slightly, and severely punished a few small servants yesterday, not only for punishment, but also for another purpose, that is, to change the servants for the third child, he had the heart to abscond the third child in Nanyang, so he naturally had to arrange a few loyal and capable servants for him.

After thinking for a long time, Yi Yunchang said: "Ask Li Wang to wait in front of the third young master, and in addition, there can be no shortage of people in the East Cross Courtyard for the past two days, and arrange for Lin Daan and the other three to go to the East Cross Courtyard." ”

Half an hour later, Yi Yunchang and Yi Zhishu took two small sedan chairs out of the house, arrived at the wharf and then crossed the river by boat, and went straight to Henan Island on the other side.

In the cabin, Yi Zhishu quietly looked at the scenery on the river, which he had never seen and could not imagine, the banks of the river on both sides were densely parked with all kinds of ships of various sizes that he could not name, it was really like a forest, on the river, all kinds of boats shuttled back and forth, and the whole river was like a huge floating city on the water.

Unconsciously, the boat docked at the private wharf of the Wujia Garden in the Shuzhuyong Canal, the two got off the boat, strolling all the way, the Wujia Garden covers a vast area, the scale is large, the Panjia Garden across the river is even more than that, looking at the wide and straight ancestral road, the tall archway, the continuous pavilions and pavilions, easy to be content in addition to the shock or shock!

Originally, the Yi family compound had already made him feel luxurious, but now compared with the Wu family's Pan family garden, it is a world of difference, after secretly sighing, Yi Zhicontent pointed to the Pan family garden across the river, and said: "The child doesn't understand..." ”

Yi Yunchang stroked his beard and smiled: "But why did the Pan Wu family build their private house here? ”

"Exactly." Yi Zhizu nodded and said: "This place is also a little farther away from Xiguan, and the child doesn't understand, why are most of the private residences of other merchants in the Thirteen Lines in Xiguan, but the two major merchants of the Pan family and the Wu family choose this place?" And they live next to each other, could it be that this is a treasure of feng shui? ”

"The house is not close to the temple, what feng shui treasure can there be next to the temple?" Yi Yunchang said disdainfully, paused, and continued: "The Pan family and the Wu family are both Fujianese, and they are fellow villagers, and the relationship is extraordinary. ”

As he spoke, he stopped, looked at Yi Zhicontent, and said with a serious expression: "The Wu family is a truly rich and rival country, with huge and complex forces, Wu Bingjian has been in charge of the Thirteen Elements for decades, and his means and mind are very comparable, and he is not easy to be manipulated, you have to think about it carefully." ”

It's almost at the door, what else is there to hesitate about? Yi Zhishu said with a relaxed tone: "Dad, don't worry, we are just borrowing money, not extortion......." ”

Yi Yunchang sighed secretly, if he didn't extort or blackmail, how could he borrow 400,000 from Wu Bingjian at this juncture?

Wu Family Garden, Yanhui Building, nearly 70 years old, but still in good spirits, Wu Bingjian, after drinking morning tea, sat in the hall as usual to listen to the junior translation of "Macau Monthly", since the sixth year of Daoguang, he has officially withdrawn from the ranks of businessmen, and handed over Jardine to his son to take care of.

Whether it is the Guangdong Customs or the Guangzhou officialdom, whether it is the British East India Company or the American Qichang Foreign Company, all the little bigger things are directly looking for him, and he can't help himself, he can only cheer up and support himself.

A steward tiptoed into the hall and waited for a moment before seizing a gap to report: "Old lady, Fu Taixing Yi Yunchang is out asking to see you." ”