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The carriage hurried all the way, and finally hurried back to Zhennan Wangfu before the sunset completely fell.

After sending Fu Yunyan away, Nangong Yue ordered, "Zhu Xing, please settle down with Uncle Chu and Alan."

"Yes, Concubine Prince." Zhu Xing handed over the orders.

Following that, Nangong Yue said to Ren Zinan again, "Alan, don't be in a hurry to take up your job, just take a good rest for a few days."

Chu David hurriedly said, "Concubine Shizi, Alan's minor injury is not in the way, his body is strong." He also patted Ren Zinan's chest hard.

Lily's muffled laughter came clearly from behind, and Nangongyue's eyes were also filled with a smile. Originally, her mind was slightly distracted because of the letter, and she said with a smile, "Uncle Chu, you just arrived. Wangdu, let Alan accompany you to take a good look around, stroll around, and get acquainted with the environment. It’s not bad for a few days.”

"Thank you, Princess Concubine."

After the father and son thanked Nangong Yue, Zhu Xing took them down to settle down.

Nangong Yueze and Baihui Lily returned to Fufeng Courtyard. Today, she was not in a hurry to wash up, but locked herself in the study by herself, and then took out the yellowed envelope from her bosom.

As light as a feather and as heavy as a mountain, that's probably how it feels.

Nangong Yue stared deeply at the envelope for a long time before putting it aside.

She took a piece of letter paper, spread it on the desk, poured some water into the inkstone, picked up the ink stick in one hand, rolled up her sleeves in the other, and straightened her waist.

Her father taught her that people who grind ink should have a correct posture, and that the brush should be light and heavy, and the speed should be moderate.

Seeing that the clear water gradually turned into thick ink as the ink sticks were regularly ground round after round, Nangong Yue's heart gradually calmed down...

When she put down the ink stick, she already had a plan on her mind.

She picked up a small regular pen and wrote a long letter to Xiao Yi at one go. This letter started from the first time she went to Liuhezhuang more than a month ago... She told in detail about the affairs of Liuhezhuang. After all, she lifted the tip of the pen and dipped it in ink again, and the speed of writing began to slow down.

"Ai, I hesitated for a long time before I wrote this letter. Now the war is at the crux, and nothing can override it. I shouldn't have distracted you, but this matter involves my grandfather. I wrote you this letter.

When you see this letter, you may be angry and anxious, but the capital still has me, and I will handle everything properly so that you can focus on nothing else.

I have taken good care of my grandfather's suicide note, and I look forward to returning! "

Written here, Nangong Yue did not close the pen, but solemnly added another sentence at the end.

After writing the last sign "Yue", Nangong Yue heaved a sigh of relief, her originally slightly tense figure finally stretched out, and the fatigue of the day swept through her body in an instant.

Nangong Yue carefully hid the suicide note in a sandalwood box, and after locking it, Lily and Baihui were called in, and ordered Lily to send the letter to Xiao Yi tomorrow morning.

The correspondence between her and Xiao Yi has its own special channel, and the speed is only a little slower than that of 3,000 miles.

This letter should be in Xiao Yi's hands soon.

Nangong Yue walked to the window, opened it, and silently watched the fading sky. In the past two lives, she never knew that she could miss someone so much, and she only hoped that the war in the south would end as soon as possible.

The sunset and the moon rise, and the long day is over.

After the Laba Festival, it will soon be the New Year. One of the important things is to prepare the New Year's ceremony for the various provinces.

Regarding the New Year's ceremony, she had already ordered it early, so early the next morning, An Niang came over with a gift list and said cautiously: "Prince Shizi, this is for the Zhennan Palace in the southern border. Last year's New Year's Eve, take a look, what else needs to be added?"

Nangong Yue is the bride. This is the first time she has given the New Year's gift to Nanjiang's in-laws. In any case, there can be no mistakes, so An Niang is very cautious about this New Year's gift.

Nangong Yue took the gift list and looked at it. Most of them were special products of the royal capital, and there were also some nourishing herbs...

"Let's add a few more popular fabrics and silk flowers in the capital." After a pause, she said again, "I remember that the palace has given a lot of silk flowers, so I'll add a box to it, so that I can give some to the prince's family. A little sister to play with."

The King of Zhennan only has two sons, Xiao Yi and Xiao Luan, but there are quite a few daughters. Xiao Fang has a direct daughter, and the rest are concubine daughters.

An Niang nodded in agreement, looked at Nangong Yue and asked, "Concubine Shizi, that Shizi's share..."

"I have already prepared the prince's clothes and shoes, and then bring the medicinal materials and pills I prepared for the prince. Don't confuse them with the ones over there." After speaking, Nangong Yue had already prepared it. The gift list was handed over to An Niang, "The prince's things will be handed over to Zhu Xing to arrange individually."

The two were talking when Baihui came in to report: "Prince Prince, Yimei is here."

The end of the year is the time for reconciliation. Every year, Yimei will bring the account book of Rouge Shop during this time.

Nangong Yue nodded and said, "Let Yimei come in."

An Niang didn't step back on purpose. She also watched Yimei grow up. When Yimei entered the house, her face couldn't help but smile, but soon the smile froze, and she couldn't hide the worry in her eyes.

Yi Mei's face looked a little haggard, and even though she had put on powder, she still couldn't hide her shadow.

After Yimei's greeting, Nangong Yue asked her to sit down first, looked at her face carefully, and asked, "Yimei, are you all right? But didn't you sleep well?"

"Yeah, Yimei." An Niang echoed worriedly, "I see that you look a little bad."

Yimei put the burden in her hand on the table, opened it, pointed to the stack of account books, and said with a smile, "Concubine Shi, if you look at this stack of account books, you will know why the slaves haven't slept well. These days are the end of the year, The business in the shop is booming, and the slaves really wish there was a clone technique."

Although Nangong Yue didn't count, but from the thickness of this stack of account books, it can be seen that it is indeed a lot more than in previous years. Although my rouge shop is not big, it has become more and more prosperous in Wang over the years, and there are even many foreigners who buy it in batches and then resell it in other places. Therefore, it is not only famous in the capital, but also in Other places are also famous, and those officials and wealthy women are proud of the rouge that can be used in "flower face".

Naturally, these achievements are all due to Yimei's dedicated efforts over the years. Nangongyue thought that she would have to give Yimei a big red seal at the end of the year.

She smiled and said to Yimei: "Yimei, the shop's business is good, but you have to pay attention to your body. A few days ago, I happened to get a few old ginseng, and I will ask Baihui to get you one later. Zhi, I will write you another list of medicinal meals, so you can go back and make up for it."

Yimei was flattered and bowed her body and said, "This slave maid thanked the old concubine."

After handing over the account book, Yimei and Nangongyue said some interesting things in the shop and then left.

For the next few days, Nangong Yue stayed at home in the palace. The Chinese New Year is coming, not only to give New Year's gifts to Nanjiang, but also to give New Year's gifts to Nangong Mansion, grandfather, Yongyang Grand Princess Mansion and other close family members. In addition, she has to arrange the palace, reconcile accounts at the end of the year, etc. , all kinds of trivial things keep her busy...

As the so-called "auspicious year of auspicious snow", on the fifteenth day of December, it began to snow in the capital, and snowflakes like goose feathers fell from the sky one after another, but within half a day, the earth was covered in silver, and the entire capital was white. a slice.

The next day, Fu Yunyan sent someone to send a post, saying that he wanted to invite Nangong Yue over to enjoy the snow on the 17th, but it gave the busy Nangong Yue a break to catch her breath.

I don't know if Fu Yunyan had calculated it or not. In the early morning of the 17th, the snow gradually decreased, but after two consecutive days of goose feather snow, a thick layer of white snow had already accumulated on the ground.

However, the capital is the capital after all, and the snow on the streets has long been swept to the side of the road, so there is not much of a problem with the carriage, it just needs to slow down a little.

Nangong Yue's Zhu Lun Cha entered the palace of the eldest princess Yongyang on time, and got out of the car carefully with the help of Baihui and Lily.

At this time, only sporadic little snow remained in the sky, still falling from time to time.

It was a coincidence that Nangong Yue got out of the car when he saw the carriage of the Princess Yuncheng's mansion also coming in. It seemed that Yuan Yuyi had come.

Fu Yunyan personally greeted the guests at the second gate today. Jiang Yixi had already arrived and was talking to Fu Yunyan beside her.

As soon as he saw Nangong Yue, Jiang Yixi warned, "Ayue, walk carefully, the ground may be a little slippery today."

Fu Yunyan smiled and said, "Sister Xi, don't worry, with Baihui and Lily here, Ah Yue will definitely not fall."

When she said this, Lily was so proud that her tail turned up a little, "Miss Fu said that, that's the biggest compliment to the slave and cousin!"

At this time, Yuan Yuyi also got off the carriage and said with a smile: "Liu Niang, you really choose the day, just as the snow has stopped, we can go to the garden to enjoy the plums later." She turned her head and said to Nangong Yue again, "Yue'er, you haven't come to the Princess Mansion to see plums, have you? My aunt loved plum blossoms, so she planted a large plum forest in the north of the garden, white plums, golden plums, red plums... The flowers bloomed continuously throughout the winter. These two days As soon as it snowed, the plum blossoms must have bloomed wonderfully and fragrantly."

"That's natural." Fu Yunyan puffed out her chest and said triumphantly, "Mei in our palace calls herself the second, and only the palace dares to be the first."

Yuan Yuyi pursed her lips and said with a smile, "Sister Xi, Yue'er, you look at her, and only a few words of praise, Liu Niang is about to fly into the sky again."

The four girls all laughed, and while talking, they passed the second gate and walked towards the inner courtyard.

When they came to the Princess' Mansion, they naturally wanted to first greet Yong Yang and Madam Fu. Mrs. Fu knew that they were coming, so she simply waited for them at the Wufutang in Yongyang to save them two trips.

The two elders didn't leave them alone, they just greeted them casually and let the four young girls play by themselves.

A few people went down to the back garden of the mansion under the leadership of Fu Yunyan.

As Yuan Yuyi said, the plum blossoms in the garden are blooming very well. Before entering the garden, you can already smell the hazelnut fragrance wafting from the garden, which is fascinating.

At this moment is the best time for the golden plum blossoms to bloom. The golden plum blossoms hang on the branches like golden bells. When the breeze blows, they come with a faint plum fragrance, which is refreshing. Cool.

The white plum and the red plum are both budding and charming. Obviously, in a few days, when they bloom together, this garden will be another beautiful scene.

"One plum blossom blooms, and it's the highest branch that is annoying." Jiang Yixi looked at Merlin from afar and sighed, "It's a pity that Sister Xia can't come, she likes plum blossoms the most."

Speaking of Han Qixia, Fu Yunyan also felt a little emotional, saying: "I sent a message to cousin Xia, but there was no movement in Prince Qi's mansion. I guess it must have been detained by auntie again." Princess Qi was really careful. In order for the marriage to fail, it was screwed up, and it seemed that even relatives did not want to recognize it. If it wasn't for Han Qixia, Fu Yunyan would be too lazy to care about this inexplicable Princess Qi.

"Hey," Yuan Yuyi sighed helplessly, "Prince Qi's mansion is also very eventful recently, and cousin Xia is probably not in the mood to go out..."

Fu Yunyan thought of something, and frowned slightly, "Cousin Yi, you won't tell me that it's true, will you?"

Nangong Yue also looked at Yuan Yuyi, her eyes seemed to be asking the same question, only Jiang Yixi looked at them in confusion, "What are you talking about?"

In an instant, the other three pairs of eyes all looked at Jiang Yixi, as if to say, Sister Xi, you are too reckless!

Yuan Yuyi rationalized her thoughts, and then she said: "Three days ago, a fugitive slave from Prince Qi's mansion fled to the gate of Jingzhao Mansion, shouted injustice on the spot, and kept saying that there was filth in Prince Qi's mansion, because she didn't I carefully saw that the prince of Qi Wang and a concubine of Qi Wang had an affair, so Princess Qi wanted to kill and silence... The trouble was really bad. But it was soon taken away by the housekeeper of Qi Wang's house, the escaped slave. Her family members said that she bumped her head recently and had a problem with her brain, so she was talking nonsense... Since both the Qi Wangfu and the family of the fugitive slave have come forward, Jingzhaofu is not good at taking care of other people's housework, so let them Take that crazy runaway slave away."

The prince of Qi Wang actually dared to interfere with his father's concubine? ! Jiang Yixi was stunned when he heard it, this is too absurd!

It's really absurd. Nangong Yue even knew that the rumored concubine was Fang Ziteng, but she didn't even know whether the rumor was true or not.

Fu Yunyan shook her head and sighed, "You said, does that cousin of mine think he is Emperor Gaozong of the previous dynasty?"

Emperor Gaozong of the previous dynasty took a concubine of the previous emperor as his concubine after he ascended the throne. At that time, it caused a sensation in the world and was criticized by the civil and military affairs of the Manchu dynasty. However, Emperor Gaozong was infatuated with that woman, and even later appointed her son. Being the crown prince, not only lost the hearts of the officials, but also the people's hearts... And that crown prince later became the last emperor of the previous dynasty.

Yuan Yuyi's eyes showed sympathy: "The back house of Prince Qi's mansion is messed up, and it's not Cousin Xia who is unlucky in the end..." How can such a better family look at Prince Qi's mansion? people! "In two days, I still have to go see Cousin Xia and chat with her." Among the four of them, she is the only one who can enter the gate of Prince Qi's mansion.

"Sister Yi," Nangong Yue said hurriedly, "then you might as well give me some New Year's gifts to Sister Xia, it's not convenient for me to bring things for her."

After Nangong Yue said this, Fu Yunyan and Jiang Yixi also rushed to say:

"Yue'er, you have a good idea!"

"Sister Yi, bring something for me too."

Yuan Yuyi puffed out her chest proudly, "Since you asked me to do things, why don't you bribe me properly?"

"It's simple." Jiang Yixi said with a smile, "Sister Yi, don't you like the snow tea I made? It's rare to see Ruixue this year. Today, Liu Niang invited us to come over to enjoy the snow again, just in time for us to sweep some snow water from the plum blossoms and save it. , how about I make tea for you in the spring of next year?"

The snow on the plum is fragrant. Sweep the snow on the petals and seal it in a jar. It can be used to make tea in the coming year, and the tea will have the aroma of plum blossoms.

But the snow on the petals is so little, it takes a lot of effort to accumulate it into a jar.

But it is precisely because of the effort, it will feel extra sweet when you drink it.

When Jiang Yixi said this, Yuan Yuyi's eyes lit up immediately, and she said to Nangong Yue and Fu Yunyan, "Yue'er, Liu Niang, when the spring started this year, Sister Xi invited me to drink snow tea, which is delicious!"

"Sweeping the snow to make tea, that's a good idea." Nangong Yue nodded with a smile.

Fu Yunyan curiously picked up some snowflakes from a flower, sniffed it close to her nose, and said, "Ayue, it does seem to be fragrant."

However, sweeping the snow on the plum blossoms...

She looked around at the big plum blossoms around her, and her head was really big.

Yuan Yuyi naturally saw it, and threatened with a smile: "Liu Niang, if you dare to be lazy, then we won't call you when we drink snow water tea!"

Fu Yunyan reluctantly raised his hands in surrender.

The maids quickly brought a few ceramic jars and a few small brushes, and the four girls swept the snow separately, chatting while sweeping, and their personal maids were naturally embarrassed to watch, and helped together. busy.

After this sweep, it was busy until noon.

An old lady came over to remind them implicitly that lunch was ready, so Fu Yunyan took them to Wangmei Pavilion, which was the closest to the garden.

Fire dragons have long been burning in Wangmei Pavilion. As soon as you enter the door, you feel that the inside is as warm as spring and summer, and the ice and snow outside seem to be two worlds.

The maids hurriedly took off the thick cloaks for the girls, and Nangong Yue felt a lot lighter and heaved a sigh of relief.

Yuan Yuyi did the same, pounding her sore arm and said, "It turns out that sweeping snow is so tiring, Sister Xi, you are really patient."

Jiang Yixi covered his mouth and chuckled: "It's good to be tired, and the tea will be more fragrant next year."

Seeing that the girls were all seated, the maids came in carrying the food boxes one by one, and then took out the hot dishes one by one from the food boxes and served them on the table...

After lunch, the maids served hot tea for everyone to digest.

After the hot tea was eaten, the whole person became hot from the inside to the outside, and the girls had a faint blush on their cheeks, which seemed to be radiant.

Fu Yunyan suddenly made a gesture, and her personal maid came over holding a mahogany tray with a few square handkerchiefs on it.

Nangong Yue and the others haven't figured it out yet, the maid has already given them a veil, Nangong Yue's is moon white, Yuan Yuyi's is pale yellow, Jiang Yixi's is plum red, and each veil is covered with Embroidered a plum blossom, but the embroidery is really mediocre.

Nangong Yue's brows moved slightly, and she blurted out, "Liu Niang, did you embroider these?"

For a time, everyone's eyes were scorching towards Fu Yunyan. Fu Yunyan said complacently, "Ayue, you are really smart. Look, as long as I work hard, there is nothing I can't do well."

Nangong Yue, Yuan Yuyi, and Jiang Yixi looked at each other. Although the embroidery skills of the handkerchief are not as good as that of eight or nine-year-old children, for Fu Yunyan, it is indeed very valuable. Yuan Yuyi covered her mouth and teased, "Liu Niang, did you start embroidering the dowry so soon?"

"That's not my turn." Fu Yunyan was still a little self-aware, "My mother said, she also expects me to embroider a veil, a purse or something."

What she said made the other girls feel some sympathy for Mrs. Fu.

"Cousin Yi," Fu Yunyan looked at Yuan Yuyi suddenly, "I'll tell you everything, are you hiding something from me?"

Yuan Yuyi blinked suspiciously, confused.

The corners of Fu Yunyan's mouth curled up slyly, she deliberately lowered her voice, and asked mysteriously, "Cousin Yi, I heard that my aunt is looking for you, is it true?"

Yuan Yuyi was stunned, her first reaction was a little embarrassed, but she didn't want Fu Yunyan to be too proud, and said, "Even if I tell you, what can you do?"

"Of course it's to help you find out about your character." Fu Yunyan said naturally, "What if it's the kind of annoying person who doesn't allow me to come to the door in the future?"

Yuan Yuyi was stunned again, but this time, her eyes were a little wet. Liu Niang thought about it for a while.

Seeing the friends beside her have their homes one by one, Yuan Yuyi's mood is a little complicated. On the one hand, she is looking forward to meeting a respectful husband, on the other hand, she also feels terrified and uneasy about the unknown future...

"Liu Niang!" Yuan Yuyi rushed up and hugged Fu Yunyan, "Then I can count on you to help me." She deliberately buried her face in Fu Yunyan's arms, causing Fu Yunyan to push her away in disgust. .

Jiang Yixi and Nangong Yue, who were on the side, looked at each other and smiled, and the two cousins ​​laughed together, chatting to themselves.

The small room was filled with the bright laughter of the girls, as if early spring had come early.

Yuan Yuyi and Fu Yunyan laughed for a while, but they remembered something, looked at Jiang Yixi, and asked, "Sister Xi, I heard that the queen has recently recruited a lot of little girls from other families to speak in the palace?" She Her eyes sparkled, and it was clear that her problem was definitely not as simple as it seemed.

This sentence suddenly attracted the attention of Fu Yunyan and Nangongyue. They also thought about it. Fu Yunyan blinked and said, "No way? The fifth prince is only nine years old." The implication was whether Yuan Yuyi wanted to Too much?

Jiang Yixi was just drinking tea and kept silent. She didn't speak, which made them suspect that Yuan Yuyi's guess was correct.

Could it be that the Queen is really helping the Fifth Prince to meet others?

"After the new year, the fifth prince should also be ten years old." Nangong Yue said lightly, but she felt a little emotional: time flies, the little boy who never lived to be six years old is now so old, even when it's time to talk age of marriage.

Nangong Yue stared and thought, the emperor has paid more and more attention to the fifth prince recently, so the trend towards neutralizing the fifth prince as the prince is becoming more and more obvious. Now the first prince, the second prince and the third prince are either married or already engaged, and there is only the fifth prince. The marriage has not been decided... Maybe, this is also the meaning of the queen who wants to use this opportunity to test the emperor.

The criteria for choosing a prince and a prince are always different...

The girls are all thoughtful, but in any case, this matter has little to do with them, and soon, they talked about other topics.

The day passed in a hurry in a pleasant atmosphere, and after a while, several girls said goodbye to Fu Yunyan one by one.

When Nangong Yue returned to Zhennan Wangfu, she had just arrived at Shen Shi, and when she was still in the second gate, Queer reported that Zhu Xing had something to look for her. So Nangong Yue simply went directly to the outer study.

Zhu Xing hurried over quickly, and after salute, he reported directly: "Prince Concubine, Zheng Zhi has been taken to the capital."

Nangong Yue, who was sitting behind the desk, nodded slightly and asked, "...What did he say?"

Nangong Yue didn't ask Zheng until the bottom move, because she still believed in Zhu Xing's methods.

"Zheng Zhi confessed that the princess ordered him to come to Liuhezhuang to collect money. He is mainly responsible for the income of the villages and shops in the northern provinces. He collects it every six months."

"How much each time?"

Zhu Xing said angrily: "At first, he said that it was only two or three thousand taels. Later, after using the punishment, he confessed that he would earn more than 20,000 taels every six months!"

"More than 20,000 taels." Nangong Yue said calmly, "more than half of the prince's property is in the north, plus the income from the south and other places, roughly speaking, following the princess can at least get nearly 100,000 taels from the prince a year. ."

Zhu Xing gritted his teeth in resentment, took out a few silver notes from his arms, and said, "Prince Shizi, this is copied from Zheng Zhi, the silver notes received from various villages and shops, a total of 13,000. Two, you see how to deal with it."

Nangong Yue groaned for a moment, and said, "Leave it for now, and then I will dispose of it together after I rectify the rest of the Zhuangzi shop."

The only ones closest to the capital were Liuhezhuang, another Zhuangzi named Bailinzhuang, and a shop in the capital. Nangongyue planned to start from here.

Zhu Xing respectfully responded.

Nangong Yue then said, "I have read the account book carefully. Based on these villages and shops in the north, if we calculate the normal income, the total is less than 20,000 taels a year." Unbearable anger.

Liuhezhuang is one of the larger Zhuangzi under Xiao Yi's name. For a Zhuangzi like this, even if it is a good year, the annual income is only two or three thousand taels. But Guanshi Niu can hand over 3,000 taels to the Xiaofang Clan every six months. One can imagine where the money came from! For these money, Xiao Fang has not known how much Xiao Yi's reputation has been ruined over the years!

No wonder Xiao Yi in his previous life was so notorious.

Nangong Yue calmed down and asked, "Where is Guanshi Niu now?"

"Zheng Zhi said that he went to the south." Zhu Xing replied, "But Zheng Zhi doesn't know what he's going to do... I really don't know, he can't survive the punishment."

"South?" Nangong Yue muttered to herself.

She has been looking at the account books these days. Xiao Yi has the most industries in the north and Jiangnan. The north is mainly Zhuangzi, and the Jiangnan is mainly fields and shops. 80% of them were in the past few years. Managers have been changed one after another. And some other industries, such as mines, shipyards, banks, etc., are still clean from the perspective of accounts.

Maybe Xiao Fang didn't know that Xiao Yi still had these industries, or maybe she didn't find an opportunity to intervene.

And Niu Guanshi will go to the south at this time, could it be...

"The prince has a shipyard in the south." Nangong Yue raised her eyes and said, "I wonder if the little Fang family has started the idea of ​​a shipyard."

"Damn!" Zhu Xing couldn't hold back for a while, and blurted out a foul language, but immediately realized that Nangong Yue was here, and hurriedly lowered his head and said, "Prince Concubine, what should I do now?"

"What's there to be worried about?" Nangong Yue smiled, "Since you know he's going to the south, just send someone to intercept it."

Zhu Xing couldn't help laughing, patted his head, and said, "Yes, my subordinates are confused." He was impatient for a while.

"Also, how is Niu Changan now?"

Zhu Xing showed a gloomy look, "It was sent to a mine in the northwest, and the subordinates had it checked out, and he would never die."

Nangong Yue nodded slightly and instructed, "Get some information out."

Zhu Xing's eyes lit up, "Concubine Shizi means..."

"If the timing is correct, the letter from Mommy Yi and I should also be sent to the southern border. If you count the time when Mr. Niu learned about Liu Hezhuang's news, most of his complaints will arrive." Nangong Yue's finger lightly Holding the book case, he smiled lightly and said, "The southern border is thousands of miles away from the capital, and I have to follow the princess to make a move before I can find a chance to clean her up! ... This time, I have to let her swallow the things she swallowed. Spit it out intact!"

This book was first published by Xiaoxiang Academy, please do not reprint!