Chapter 396 What the hell, the father-in-law’s younger brother?
Yongle Palace.
Xiao Chengjin held Jiang Ruo's hand and said with a smile: "Ruoruo, this is our bedroom, and this is the study. I usually work here..."
"Take a look, is there anything else that needs to be renovated?"
Jiang Ruo looked around and nodded with satisfaction, "It's good, let's leave it like this!"
The craftsmen worked in shifts day and night to repair the palace, and they put a lot of effort into it.
Little Phoenix stood on the roof, looking at Xiao Chengjin unhappily.
You bastard, you'd better abolish your harem. If you dare to attract other women, I will use my invincible flames to deal with them.
Xiao Chengjin: "......"
Little Phoenix has been looking at him with displeasure ever since he brought him food yesterday.
Maybe I didn't mean to "offend" it...
Jiang Ruo had no idea of Xiao Chengjin and Xiao Fenghuang's little thoughts.
She was counting the days and suddenly remembered that the Nangong family's store was going to open today.
"My uncle's shop is opening today, so I'm leaving the palace for a while."
As soon as Jiang Ruo finished speaking, Xiao Chengjin said in a flattering manner: "Ruoruo, I also want to..."
"What are you thinking about? Stay in the palace and handle official business." Jiang Ruo said fiercely and waved to Xiao Fenghuang.
"Xiaofeng, let's go out of the palace for a walk."
Chief Steward Lin looked at An Er, who was standing aside, hesitant to speak, and stepped forward to persuade him, "Your Majesty, the Empress is right. You should stay in the palace to handle official business."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Chengjin glared at Manager Lin.
You dog slave, you are meddling in other people's business.
Manager Lin: “…”
Your Majesty, could you please be less clingy?
Alas, the Queen is just going out to relax, it’s not like she won’t be back.
The little phoenix whistled proudly and landed in front of Jiang Ruo, "Sister, let's go."
Before leaving, Jiang Ruo said with a smile: "Work hard, I will bring you something delicious when I come back."
"Okay," Xiao Chengjin watched Xiao Fenghuang and Jiang Ruo leave reluctantly.
As Chief Steward Lin watched the little phoenix disappear into the distance, he quietly warned, "Your Majesty, it's time for you to attend to your official duties."
"I understand." Xiao Chengjin snorted coldly.
Seeing this, An Er clasped his hands and said, "Master, I have something to report."
Xiao Chengjin stood with his hands behind his back, glanced at An Er, and said lightly, "Speak!"
An Er chuckled, "Master, I found out last night that there is a secret passage in the south courtyard leading directly to the outside of the city."
"Some of the deposed crown prince's private soldiers have already sneaked into the city through a secret passage."
Xiao Chengjin raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this, "It seems that he started planning all this a long time ago."
"Master, should we give them to..." An Er said this and made a gesture of wiping his neck.
Xiao Chengjin coughed lightly and said, "Let's wait and see what happens, and then take action during the coronation ceremony."
An Er caught sight of Commander Wu, who was leading the Imperial Guards on patrol, and lowered his voice to say, "The deposed emperor secretly tried to win over Commander Wu and General Nie a while ago, but neither of them agreed."
"For now, they should be reliable."
Xiao Chengjin nodded slightly, "You can leave now!"
"I'll take my leave."
Xiao Chengjin sighed slightly and said, "Set up the imperial study."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
.......
When Xiao Fenghuang and Jiang Ruo arrived at the busiest street, both sides of the street were already crowded with people.
When the Nangong family store opened, both the surrounding merchants and the common people came to support it.
When the shop assistants and common people saw the little phoenix and Jiang Ruo landing in front of the restaurant, they immediately knelt and kowtowed, saying, "Your humble servants pay their respects to the Empress. May the Empress live a thousand years."
Jiang Ruo was dressed in a purple palace dress, dignified and elegant.
She said to everyone with a smile: "Everyone get up!"
"Thank you, Queen."
In order to facilitate management, Nangong Yi bought six shops at once, including a silver shop, a cloth shop, and a restaurant...
In his words: Everything goes smoothly.
Jiang Ruo and Xiao Fenghuang entered the restaurant. Just as the waiters and customers were about to kneel down to pay their respects, Jiang Ruo stopped them.
Everyone had no choice but to bow and say, "Common people, we greet the Queen."
Jiang Ruo curled her lips and said, "No need to be polite, everyone."
"Thank you, Queen."
Nangong Yi and his wife, who were busy in the backyard, heard the noise and hurried to the hall, "Ruo, Queen, you are here."
"Madam, quickly take the Queen to the private room upstairs."
Mu Wange nodded and said with a smile, "Empress, let's go to the private room upstairs."
Jiang Ruo knew that the customer was uncomfortable here, so he said to Xiao Fenghuang, "Let's go upstairs."
After going up to the second floor, Jiang Ruo covered her lips and smiled, "Aunt, you guys are really quick!"
"Your uncle said to let the old man next door take a look."
"By the way, I heard that the old guy was sick for a few days after returning from the Imperial College..." Mu Wange said this with a smile.
Nangong Yi watched Jiang Ruo and the others go upstairs, and shouted to the shopkeeper, "Shopkeeper, bring up some desserts and a pot of good tea."
"Okay, boss." Zhang left the counter and got busy.
Nangong Yi arrived at the door of the restaurant and bowed to everyone: "Today, the six Nangong family stores are opening. Thank you very much for coming to support us."
"To thank everyone for their support, the restaurant is offering a tasting of our signature dishes today. Please enter and exit the restaurant in an orderly manner and do not cause any disturbance."
As soon as these words came out, everyone applauded and said, "Thank you, boss."
"I wish the boss a prosperous business and lots of money."
......
In the corner, four pairs of eyes were staring at Nangong Yi at the door of the restaurant.
The four of them were wearing coarse cloth, and each of them carried a bundle on his back.
The woman looked at Nangong Yi who turned and entered the restaurant, and said excitedly: "Boss, this person is that Nangong Yi."
She looks a bit like my deceased sister-in-law.
Oh my, that unfavored niece became the queen, and the Nangong family also gained power...
The middle-aged man nodded and said, "Let's ignore him for now. Let's go to the father-in-law's house first."
When the young man of seventeen or eighteen next to him heard this, he said with a look of resistance: "Dad, uncle looks down on us. We will only get into trouble if we go."
The middle-aged man snorted coldly, "He is my elder brother, a brother from the same mother. I have to respect him even if I look down on him."
"To support his education, my mother died of tuberculosis, and my father broke his leg..."
"When he was the Prime Minister, he was afraid that we would hinder him. Now that he is the father-in-law of the emperor, he no longer cares about us. I will tell everyone about this."
In previous years, people would send them money and gifts...
In the past two years, I haven’t given them anything. I guess I’ve forgotten their existence!
The girl next to the woman looked about fifteen years old. After hearing what the middle-aged man said, she echoed, "Dad, let's stay at my uncle's house when we come to the capital this time."
"Mom, you said that after we come to the capital, you would let your daughter marry into a wealthy family. You can't go back on your word."
The woman twitched her lips and scolded in a low voice, "You little girl, you keep talking about getting married all day long, aren't you afraid of being laughed at?"
"Mom, let me tell you, these wealthy families in the capital have many rules and regulations, and it's not something that we peasants can reach."
"Besides, you should be careful with your words, as it could easily lead to fatal disaster."
They kept a low profile all the way to Beijing because they were afraid of causing trouble.
The girl grumbled unconvincedly, "I don't care, I want to marry into a wealthy family."
The middle-aged man touched his hungry stomach and said with a dark face: "Okay, stop arguing."
"Let's go to the father-in-law's residence."
You can’t go wrong by going to the Father-in-law’s Mansion.
After the family of four left, they walked towards the father-in-law's residence, asking for directions along the way...
Guozhang's Mansion.
Sheng Yunshao and his wife, who are on their honeymoon, don't care what happens outside. They plant flowers and play chess in the house... Their days are sweet and happy.
Nanny Cen looked at the two people chatting and laughing in the pavilion from afar, and couldn't stop laughing.
Haha, just waiting for the young master to arrive.
At this moment, the concierge hurried over, "Madam Cen, there's a family of four outside. They say they're the father-in-law's younger brother... and they want to see the father-in-law."
Aunt Cen: “….”
What the hell, the father-in-law’s younger brother?
I've never heard that the prince consort has any brothers or sisters!
"Go wait at the door first."
"I'll report this to the Prince Consort."
The doorman nodded and turned to leave.
Nanny Cen came to the pavilion and hesitantly said, "Sir, there's a man outside claiming to be your brother who wants to see you."
Upon hearing this, Sheng Yunshao and Princess Anran looked at each other.
"Ruoxin, I don't have any brothers or sisters, they might have made a mistake..."
An idea suddenly struck Sheng Yunshao, and he muttered, "Could it be the younger brother across the street?"
Thinking of this, Sheng Yunshao couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Hahaha... Ruoxin, let's go take a look."
"Please restrain yourself a little." Princess Anran couldn't help but chuckle.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Qinian has a younger brother.
Outside the father-in-law's residence.
The family of four looked at the glittering golden plaque and almost laughed out loud.
It really is the father-in-law’s residence.
After the doorman came back, he said to the family, "Please wait a moment, the father-in-law will be here soon."
The middle-aged man nodded with a smug look on his face.
So, the family of four continued to look around the father-in-law's mansion.
As expected of the Emperor's Mansion, it's so grand...
They didn't have any big demands when they came to Beijing this time.
Just buy them a house with two courtyards.
When Sheng Yunshao was about to reach the gate of the mansion, his expression quickly changed to indifferent.
"Who is looking for my father-in-law?"
The family standing at the gate of the mansion shuddered when they heard the slightly majestic voice.
The middle-aged man didn't even see Sheng Yunshao's face clearly before he started crying, "Brother, I'm Jiacheng!"
"When we knew that our niece Ruoruo had become the queen, we immediately packed up and came to the capital..."
The family of four pretended to wipe their tears, not daring to look at Sheng Yunshao...
Sheng Yunshao and Princess An Ran looked at each other and knew that this family of four had come to seek refuge with Jiang Qinian.
"Brother, you have already become the father-in-law of the emperor. We are not planning to leave the capital this time."
Sheng Yunshao coughed lightly and said in a cold voice: "You've got the wrong person. My father-in-law is not your brother."
Haha, your brother is diagonally opposite.
The middle-aged man's face darkened when he heard this.
His good brother doesn't intend to recognize them...
The middle-aged man wiped his eyes and was about to curse when he saw a strange face.
This man is really not his brother...
What is going on?
Could it be that there are two father-in-law's mansions in the capital?
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