Chapter 101

Chapter 101

A restaurant?

Is this restaurant owned by the Wen family? Cui Nian looked around, his eyelids trembling visibly.

That's quite modest.

Before in Fengcheng, the Xie family relied on Xie Pushe's capital and the second wife's gouache shop, and their savings were greater than their profits. The Wen family relied on the seafood of the second master Wen, and most of their assets were not in Fengcheng. Only his Cui family was the largest businessman in Fengcheng, and their business accounted for 60% to 70% of Fengcheng. But now, Fengcheng was in a war, and the internal consumption was serious. All the money of his Cui family was lost and has not been recovered yet.

As a businessman, how can you bear to watch others make a lot of money while you remain indifferent?

At the dinner table, Cui Nian finally stopped arguing with Zhou Kuang and took the initiative to give in: "I don't want the profit. Five rice and grain shops and five iron shops, with official seals, are given to me. The remaining capital can be used to open two money houses for me."

He also wants to stay in Dongdu to make money. He doesn't care about being an official or a royal relative at all. Really...

All he loves in his life is money.

It was quite difficult for Zhou Kuang to take out one million taels of silver all at once. Even if he was the crown prince, he might not be able to come up with the money for a while since he had just ascended the throne. However, the shops that Cui Nian mentioned were possible. The official seals could be used as collateral for the profits, and both parties would not suffer any loss.

Zhou Kuang agreed, "You're not going back to Fengcheng?"

"Running back and forth, my brother is in Dongdu, so I can't stay away. From now on, Pei...Brother Zhou and I will be in Fengcheng. Brother Xie and Brother Zhou?" Cui Ni looked at Zhou Kuang, which was really difficult to understand. With this change of position, he became the youngest. Being small has its advantages. "That's good. I don't have a wife, so I don't have the face to be a brother."

After a few drinks, Cui Nian finally revealed his unwillingness. He turned to look at Pei Qing and said, "Brother Zhou An, we are the only two who haven't married yet. Let's make a bet. Whoever finds a wife first will be the third child..."

They were drinking enthusiastically inside. Wen Huai glanced over from time to time. Although he said something mean, since his brother-in-law was treating them, he still had to give him face and served him good wine and food.

He came out carrying an empty wine jug, but unexpectedly a young girl rushed out from the corner, and he didn't stop and bumped into him.

The young lady's soft fragrance hit him in the face, and Wen Huai was frightened. He quickly stepped back and apologized repeatedly: "Sorry."

"It's okay, I just don't have eyes."

The young lady's voice was crisp and sweet. Wen Huai looked up in surprise and saw a face as beautiful as a lotus. Her face was round, her skin was rosy and tender, and there were two dimples at the corners of her lips. Her facial features were surprisingly familiar.

After making sure that he had not seen it before, he quickly looked away and asked, "Sir, are you looking for a seat?"

The young lady shook her head and said, "I'm looking for someone." She glanced at Wen Huai and asked, "Where is your young master?"

Wen Huai was stunned.

The young lady asked again: "Could you please lead the way for me?"

Wen Huai remained calm, lowered his head and inquired about himself. He had just arrived in Dongdu and his new robe was still being made. He was wearing Uncle Wen's shirt. "What can the guest do with the young master?"

"I didn't bring any money with me today..."

These past two days have been really tough, and Wen Huai was a little scared. He looked defensive and couldn't help but straighten his back.

Seeing his changed expression, the young lady hurried to explain: "It's not that I want to default on the debt, it's just that something unexpected happened. The purse on my waist was still there before I entered the restaurant, but it disappeared after I had a meal." She added: "I don't blame you for mismanaging the restaurant, it's my own fault for not keeping it well. My surname is Yu, and my father is Zuo Lang of the Zuozhu Office. Please keep the bill for today's meal first, and I'll go back to get the money and send it over..."

Yu family, Zuo Zuolang... Wen Huai finally understood why this young lady seemed familiar.

The first case he handled when he joined the army was the divorce case between the Li family and the fourth lady. It ended in failure. He would never forget the desperate look in the fourth lady's eyes before she left.

The young lady in front of him should be the younger sister of the fourth lady, so he asked, "Is the fourth lady at home okay?"

After asking, I felt it was abrupt. The young lady opposite was also stunned, "Do you know the fourth sister?"

"I am from Fengcheng and have met the Fourth Lady before."

The fourth sister did marry in Fengcheng. The Yu family didn't want to talk about that dark time anymore. The young lady nodded and said, "It's great. We'll get married next month."

I didn't expect that the Fourth Lady would find another marriage partner so quickly. The worry in my heart finally disappeared. "Go back, young lady. I'll treat you to dinner today."

"How can that be possible? You are also a errand boy, I can't blackmail you for money. What's your name, young man? Even if it's dark today, I have to deliver it to you."

Wen Huai smiled and gave his name, "My surname is Wen and my given name is Huai."

"My last name is Yu, I am the sixth child in my family, and my name is Yunshuang..."

Wen Shuse didn't come back until the evening. Ming Wanrou was frightened by her last time. When she saw the booklet that the nanny secretly stuffed into her, she was terrified and couldn't understand it at all. She went up to Wen Shuse and asked, "How can you get into such a small place..."

Wen Shuse was afraid that she had misunderstood her husband again, "That's why it hurts so much."

Ming Wanrou started a new round of anxiety. Her biggest fear was caused by herself. Wen Shuse didn't try to persuade her anymore and sat in the bridal chamber, eating melon seeds.

By the evening, Ming Wanrou didn't want to keep her anymore. She finally realized that she felt more anxious with her around.

Wen Shuse returned to Xie's house, but Xie Shao had not come back yet. He heard from Aunt Qing that Cui Nian from Fengcheng had come. They went to Mixian Tower at noon and never came back.

These people gathered together, most likely they were drunk to death, and then they rushed to Mixian Tower.

Perhaps it had been a long time since he had been so relaxed. The Crown Prince Zhou Kuang drank like a puddle of mud. He was held by the arm by his father-in-law and dragged out of the restaurant. As soon as he came out, he saw Wen Shuse who came to look for her husband. He called out with a big tongue, "Sister-in-law."

Wen Shuse saw that he was staggering and his face was like a monkey's butt, and he could guess what the man inside looked like.

"Thank you sister-in-law for your kind words in front of Madam Ming." When he was drunk and saw someone, he couldn't hold back the words in his heart. He patted his chest heroically and said, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, Brother Xie's illness is in my care. I will definitely cure him..."

Wen Shuse's face changed, and he didn't care about the occasion. The two of them were half drunk and wanted to laugh like farmers who really understood farming. "Don't worry, Crown Prince. My husband is fine. It's Madam Ming who is worried. She is still worried about what the Crown Prince said. But don't worry, I have comforted her. No matter whether the Crown Prince has any unspeakable secrets or not, Madam Ming will ride on the palace's chariot bridge the day after tomorrow morning."

Zhou Kuang stared blankly at the young lady in front of him, whose expression and words were not very friendly.

Thank you, brother, are you okay?

What did she mean by that? What else could he be hiding...

Before Zhou Kuang could come back to his senses, Wen Shuse said to the eunuchs beside him, "It's getting late, eunuchs, hurry up and send the Crown Prince back."

Zhou Kuang had come out today on a sneaky basis, and he had stayed here until this hour and drunk so much that the two eunuchs beside him were already anxious, and they hurriedly pulled him into the carriage.

After Wen Shuse went in, Wen Huai also came out, helping Xie Shao, who was also covered in mud. Seeing Wen Shuse, Wen Huai's face turned black, "Why don't you come and lend a hand and take the person away."

Wen Shuse exclaimed, "How did you let him drink so much?"

Wen Huai almost threw the man to the ground.

He wanted to drink, could he still stop him? Wen Huai was so upset that he didn't want to say a word to her, fearing that he would be pissed off to death. "Where is the carriage?"

When the servant brought the bill into the small pavilion, only Cui Nian and Pei Qing were left in the room.

"The total is three thousand six hundred and seventy-one taels. Who wants to pay?"

Three, more than three thousand taels... Is he, Mixianlou, trying to extort money from people?

Cui Nian looked at Pei Qing with drunken eyes, "What did he say?" Without waiting for Pei Qing to answer, he fell headfirst onto him and was no longer able to make any movement.

Pei Qing took a deep breath, and after a moment he took out his purse with difficulty, "Round off the amount, three thousand taels, and make an order." He can get drunk now, so he should sober up tomorrow.

After Wen Huai sent the man to the carriage, Wen Shuse followed him, hugged his husband's head, let him lie on his knees, and asked caringly: "Are you feeling uncomfortable, husband?"

Langjun nodded, "Yes."

"Then let me give you a massage." Wen Shuse's fingers gently rubbed his temples, "Do you feel comfortable?"

"It feels comfortable." The man closed his eyes and enjoyed it.

After pinching for a while, Wen Shuse realized something was wrong. She didn't smell any alcohol. She looked at her husband again. He was lying on his back in her arms. His face was normal, without any redness. She immediately understood and gently twisted his face with her fingers, "Just pretend."

Seeing through the young lady, Xie Shao opened his eyes and smiled at her. There was no trace of drunkenness in his eyes. "It's not easy for your brother to make money. We can't eat for free. If I were awake, wouldn't you have to cut off my flesh for this meal tonight? Things are different now. Before I got married, one person's food fed the whole family, so it was okay to treat them. But now it's different. I've married a lady, and I have to support her. When we have children in the future, I have to plan for them. How can I squander money anymore?"

Wen Shuse was stunned for a moment, somewhat surprised. Knowing that both families were not bankrupt, he could still be so frugal. He praised sincerely, "My dear, you have really changed. You know how to live."

Langjun took such compliments for granted and continued to lie in her arms, refusing to get up. "How was your visit to the Ming family today?"

"Very good. The Ming family members all arrived this morning. The eldest lady of the Ming family was out making arrangements. I stayed with Yuan to relax in the house. In the afternoon, the distant relatives of the Ming family also arrived." She suddenly became energetic and looked at the man in her arms. "I saw a treasure today."

Lang Jun raised his eyebrows, "What treasure?"

"Golden fan."

The young man paused.

The young lady said with great interest: "Today, the young lady of the Wu family held it in her hand. It was dazzling from a distance. When she looked closer, she found that it was made of gold. The thin gold threads were very symmetrical, and a picture of Chang'e and the Jade Rabbit was drawn. It was lifelike. I don't know which craftsman made it. He was so skillful. I think it must be worth a lot..."

The man knew what he should say, and without blinking, he said, "Buy it. From now on, if my wife likes something, you don't have to think about it, and you don't have to ask me. I will buy it all."

Cui Nian envied him for having so much money, but was it a lot? He felt that it was still far from enough.

Besides, my wife still owes me the first-rank imperial edict.

Thinking of something, he held the young lady's hand and whispered, "The former crown prince died on the day of the crown prince's palace banquet. Before he died, he left a message on a stone on the road. It seemed that he had a great enlightenment. He explained his mistakes and mentioned the father-son relationship with Your Majesty. The official sent the stone to the palace. After Your Majesty saw it, his health became worse. Now he relies on the imperial physician's medicine to keep him alive. After the crown prince's wedding, I'm afraid he won't last long."

Xie Shao was used to discussing palace affairs with her.

The young lady was also very smart, and she understood everything immediately. "I'm afraid the Yang family can't sit still any longer."

Xie Shao stretched out his hand and pinched the tip of the young lady's nose. "My lady is indeed smart. While His Majesty is still alive, the Yang family has hinted several times that he should make the concubine the queen."

Although the queen will not be able to hold the position for many days, after the emperor passes away, the imperial concubine will become the empress dowager, and she can also serve as a check and balance on the prince at critical moments.

Wen Shuse shook his head and said, "Your Majesty will not agree."

Your Majesty married the former queen in order to consolidate his power in the Eastern Capital. Now that the former queen is gone and her body is still warm, the former crown prince has also died by hitting a stone. No matter how cold-hearted the emperor is, he will still feel depressed. He will never promote Yang Guifei to a higher position at this time. The Yang family probably knows this, but they have no other choice but to try their luck.

Xie Shao nodded, "As soon as the prince ascends the throne, the Yang family will definitely go and ask for benefits."

His Majesty will not confer the title posthumously. After the Crown Prince ascends the throne, he can be promoted to the position of Imperial Concubine.

But no monarch in the past dynasties was willing to make a cocoon for himself, and after the prince knew his life experience, how could he recognize someone else as his mother? "The prince summoned my father and me at the last palace banquet. I heard that he would not posthumously confer the title of imperial concubine. I was afraid that the Yang family would turn against him. The prince's plan is to let my Xie family balance the court."

Apart from Xie Pushe, the other person in the Xie family was Xie Shao.

The young man was finally willing to get up from the young lady, and said seriously: "I plan to take part in the imperial examination." The current position of the commander-in-chief of the palace was obtained half by his strategy and life, and the other half by luck. Although he had made great contributions in saving the emperor, people in the court could not see his talent and strength. If he wanted to become a high official and hold a high position, he had to convince all the civil and military officials in the court.

Only by retaking the exam and letting everyone see his strength can he be worthy of the heavy responsibility.

Wen Shuse rarely saw him so solemn and was stunned for a moment.

If you hadn't gone to Fengcheng that year, with his intelligence and talent, he would have already completed the palace examination.

Now that he is taking the exam again, she is not worried that he does not have the ability, but she is afraid of the strange looks from her former classmates. "My dear, you don't have to feel so much pressure. I am already very satisfied with my current life. My dear, you are rich, you have an official position, and you are also good-looking. I don't know how many young ladies are dreaming of you. People outside are all talking about how I can marry you. It is a blessing that I have cultivated for several lifetimes. My dear, you have to work harder. When you are in a high position in the future, there will be more people eyeing you. Then I will be in greater danger."

In the past, she wanted to be treated like a cow, but now she finally knows how to feel sorry for him.

"That's why I should work harder." Xie Shao hugged the young lady, holding her in his arms, smelling the reassuring fragrance on her body, and said softly: "I don't want you to be looked down upon, and I don't want to hear that you are not worthy of me. They are short-sighted and don't know the inside story. How could they know that I, Xie Shao, can be where I am today, in fact, all thanks to my wife's teachings."

But he couldn't explain these words to everyone. Only by getting an imperial edict for her could she be respected among the noble ladies and no longer be looked down upon.

Although the young man was not drunk today, he still drank some wine, and breathed slowly on the back of the young lady's neck, "How good is my lady, whoever marries her will know..."

The treasures are here! (I can’t finish writing the main text, what should I do?) One hundred red envelopes continue~