The house Li Shimin chose for himself was very particular.
It is located near the north gate of Yongxingfang where the royal family is concentrated.
It is very suitable for the persona of one's royal background, and it is convenient to switch back and forth between the palace and Yongxingfang. The house is not big, but it is by no means small. It was the residence of a former prince. The layout is very particular and the decoration is also very special.
Exquisite.
He was originally going to give it to his son who was about to live in a separate house, but now he took it over and after simple cleaning, it became his hometown.
The maids and servants in the courtyard are all carefully selected elites. Even Uncle Yao and his wife who are squatting in the concierge at the door with their eyes closed are all top-notch masters who were very powerful in the world at that time.
Then he suddenly disappeared.
Everyone thought that they had met their enemies and were dead. No one would have thought that they were hiding here, acting as the court's eagle dogs, and doing the job of guarding the gate for Li Shimin.
At this time, in this mansion carefully selected by Li Shimin.
Empress Changsun and several of his direct children, as well as the children raised by her herself, basically all arrived except for Li Tai who was ill in bed and the little guy who was too young and could easily die on the spot.
After traveling for so long, this was the first time that Wang Zi'an came to this place. He looked at the mansions on the left and right with some curiosity.
Each one has cornices and brackets, glazed bricks and green tiles, and the entrance is strictly guarded.
Outside many houses, halberds were lined up and guards stood.
In comparison, Li Shimin, a wealthy businessman, seemed a bit ordinary here.
There was a sleepy old man at the door. There was a clanging sound in the concierge next to him. Through the window lattice, he could see an old woman of similar age inside, who seemed to be the old man's wife.
Seeing Wang Zi'an's carriage and horses approaching, he happily rushed into the concierge to greet them.
"But my uncle is here? My old slave Huang Jiuweng has seen my uncle——"
The prince jumped off the horse happily, threw the reins to him, and asked casually.
"Have you seen me before?"
"No, how can the old man be so lucky? But in the city of Chang'an, who doesn't know that my uncle's talent is just like the immortals from heaven descending to earth - your appearance is a walking sign..."
When Wang Zian heard this, he couldn't help but feel happy.
"What you said is true - well, you are an honest person..."
Wang Zi'an laughed, took out a few gold leaves from his arms and threw them over.
"As a reward to you, even if I treat you to a drink -"
In this era, although gold and silver are not currencies, they are still precious metals and can be used as money.
Therefore, during this period, Wang Zi'an had someone create a part of the gold leaf.
Mainly for convenience.
What does it look like to carry a sack of copper coins when you go out? It's not cool enough.
I brought some with me today, mainly to deal with my sister-in-law and brothers-in-law. Who knows how many children Lao Li brought here.
"Thank you for the reward——"
Huang Jiuweng did not refuse and happily stuffed the gold leaf into his arms.
Sure enough, he is worthy of being the gatekeeper for the emperor. His eyelids are different. Ordinary people, even if they accept such a reward, even if they are pretending, they cannot pretend to be so calm and unfazed.
He is a man who has seen the world.
Prince An was slightly surprised when he saw an old woman in the concierge, wiping her hands while going out to greet her.
Then he smiled and asked Xue Rengui to give him a small bag of wedding candies.
When a new son-in-law comes to visit for the first time, who wouldn’t bring a few bags of wedding candies?
This was something he had someone cook some time ago.
Due to the amount of raw materials, not much can be cooked, but it is enough to eat by yourself when visiting relatives and friends.
However, this thing is rare for only half a year. Once next year, the sugar cane planted on the large wasteland contracted by Li Shimin and himself in the south has a good harvest, the new brown sugar and white sugar will flow into Chang'an like running water.
, and then radiate in all directions.
The new uncle came to the door and the door was open.
The servants who had been preparing early in the morning came out one after another to welcome him.
Everyone was smiling and calling me uncle.
Having lived two lifetimes, this is the first time that Wang Zi'an has experienced this, and he finds it quite interesting.
Without Wang Zi'an's instructions, Xue Rengui took out the wedding candies very consciously and walked away, eliciting another roar of thanks from the crowd.
Before anyone could reach the front yard, they could already see Li Shimin leading Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, Wei Zheng, Tang Jian and Li Junxian out to greet them.
"I have met my father-in-law——"
It was the first time I went to my father-in-law's house, so I couldn't call everyone "Lao Li".
Li Shimin couldn't help but feel elated when he saw how knowledgeable this kid was. He helped him up with a smile. Then he glanced at the carriage full of gifts pulling behind him, and he suddenly became more satisfied.
I can't help it, the New Year is approaching, and I'm a little short on money, so I'm going to give myself something good by pointing to this piece of shit.
That's what happened, but it can't be said like that.
Li Shimin acted like his father-in-law, with a look of anger on his face.
"Zi'an, you're here right now, what else do you bring? When you come to my place, it's not like you're at home? You said, this is a stranger—"
When Wang Zi'an heard this, he immediately became happy. Damn, you are not the same face as when you asked me for a betrothal gift. He glanced at Li Shimin with a half-smile.
"Ah, this - it's my son-in-law's fault, it's my lack of consideration. So what, how about I ask Rengui to send him back first..."
As Wang Zi'an spoke, he made a gesture to greet Xue Rengui.
Li Shimin was shocked on the spot.
This bitch, this is intentional, I'm just trying to be polite to you.
"Ahem - forget it, I've already given it away. How much trouble does it take to go back and forth? It's just a joke. I don't know. I thought my old Li family disliked your gift..."
Having said this, Li Shimin angrily gave instructions to the maids and servants who were standing and watching from a distance.
"Why are you still standing there in a daze? Why don't you hurry up and take off the gift from your uncle..."
If you don't pull it out yourself, this bitch might have the guts to pull Jie Li back, then he's going to be a loser.
Watching this pair of sons-in-law coming and going, they had a great time playing in the yard.
Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, Wei Zheng, Tang Jian and Li Junxian could not help but twitch the corners of their mouths.
It’s really a long time to see you.
Fortunately, this is here. If other ministers in the court saw this, they would be shocked.
The courtesy here is over.
Several people following Li Shimin quickly came over to greet him.
"I've met my uncle——"
Wang Zi'an also quickly smiled and returned the favor. The others were fine. Tang Jian, this little lucky star, had not been seen for a long time. He enthusiastically stepped forward and held Tang Jian's big hand.
"Old Tang, it's been so long -"
As he said this, he did not forget to reach out and pat Li Junxian on the shoulder.
"And you, Xiao Li, don't forget to go find me for a drink with Old Tang later..."
You must have a good drink.
These two are basically five-star little lucky stars. Maybe they can use some skills or something.
Seeing Wang Zi'an's enthusiastic attitude, Tang Jian was almost moved to tears, and Li Junxian couldn't help but feel warm in his heart.
This Marquis of Chang'an is such a charming person!
To be so enthusiastic, so kind, so nostalgic, and so considerate towards a "servant" like myself——
move!
Deliverable!
Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng and Changsun Wuji were speechless.
Why?
With the same management status, why should we treat them differently——
"Knowing that you are coming over today, I specially invited two noble people to come and accompany you. Guess who -"
Li Shimin took Wang Zi'an and Xue Rengui inside and said with a smile.
Guess, let me guess who it is.
Wang Zi'an was a little speechless. How old is he to play such a childish game?
However, there was no need to guess, because as soon as they entered the front yard, Li Xiaogong and Du Ruhui greeted them from the living room with smiles on their faces.
The two of them were really smiling.
Especially when they saw Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, Li Junxian and others following behind them, playing the role of steward of the Li family honestly, the smiles on their faces were unbearable.
This is the difference.
Here, the two of us are the king and the servant, and they are the servants and stewards.
Tsk tsk——
After saying a few polite words, a few people entered the living room and sat down respectively.
Wang Zi'an, Li Xiaogong and Du Ruhui served as the first guests as distinguished guests. Changsun Wuji took the honor of relatives and took the second place. As for Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng and Li Jun who were specially allowed to stay with the guests.
Xian was waiting on him with his head down.
Tea was served, and each person had a glass of boiled water.
Everyone was speechless for a while.
Really good, worthy of being a son-in-law, at least this stinginess is quite consistent!
A few people had just chatted for a while when Empress Changsun walked in with little Sizi and a group of unnamed children.
"Brother Zian——"
When Xiao Sizi saw Wang Zi'an, she rushed towards him happily.
Wang Zi'an walked up to him with a smile, picked up little Sizi, and scratched her little nose with a loving look on his face.
"Yes, yes, I have grown again. In a few years, I will grow into a big girl..."
This girl was not only pretty, but also very well-behaved and sensible. Wang Zi'an fell in love with her as soon as she saw her.
If only I could have such a well-behaved daughter!
"I'm a big girl now, as Aniang said -"
Listening to the little Sizi's milky voice and sweet words, Wang Zi'an couldn't help but laugh.
"Yes, yes, yes, little Sizi is a big girl——"
With that said, he gently put the little Sizi down. He turned around to greet Empress Changsun, but Empress Changsun smiled and stretched out her hand to pull her up.
"No need to be polite. When Zian arrives here, he's at home. You're welcome—"
As he spoke, he looked back and glanced at the children who were still looking at Wang Zi'an curiously.
"I haven't met your brother-in-law yet—"
Suddenly a group of little guys gathered around, and the brothers-in-law and brothers-in-law started shouting.
Wang Zi'an quickly motioned to Xue Rengui to get the gift.
Hand out a bag of candies to each person.
A few little guys unwrapped the candies and looked at the candies wrapped in colorful paper. They couldn't help but look around curiously, a little confused as to what they were holding in their hands.
Not to mention children like them, even Li Shimin, Empress Changsun, Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling and others looked strange. This was their first time seeing such a thing.
I saw a little guy who didn't even peel off the candy wrapper, but just wanted to stuff it into his mouth.
Wang Zi'an quickly stepped forward and snatched it away.
I was so surprised that I made the little guy cry.
"This kind of candy is different from the wheat candy outside. You need to peel off the outer wrapping paper."
As he said that, he peeled one open for him and handed it to his mouth.
This little guy tried to bite it into his mouth, but his eyes lit up for a moment.
Then--
Bang, bang, bang...
Eating with joy.
Wang Zi’an:……
Okay, you can eat it this way!
When the other little guys saw how enthusiastic this guy was eating, they quickly broke it open and stuffed it into their own little mouths.
then--
Bang, bang, bang...
The sweetness and flavor made several adults want to snap.
As soon as Xiao Sizi took the first piece of candy, his eyes lit up. He held up the candy very sensibly and walked away one by one.
"Aye, grandma, uncle, and a few uncles, you guys should try it too, it's so sweet -"
Although I really want to stuff the candy in my hand into my mouth, how can a few people have the nerve to snatch candy from a child?
So naughty.
Xue Rengui was already very discerning and handed out candies one by one to each person.
Several adults then reservedly picked up a piece, peeled off the candy wrapper, and stuffed it into their mouths calmly.
As soon as I took the candy into my mouth, my eyes immediately lit up.
It is sweeter than the maltose sold outside and more delicate than the white sugar and brown sugar eaten at Wang Zi'an's house. The key is that it tastes better.
"Isn't this candy? Why does it still taste like candy when I eat it?"
Li Shimin said something in surprise.
"Does yours taste like pear? Mine tastes a bit like pear..."
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The words of the two people seemed to have caused a group reaction.
"This one seems to be orange flavored..."
"I think this smells like ginger..."
"I am..."
"..."
Seeing Li Shimin, Li Xiaogong, Du Ruhui and other senior men eating with gusto, Wang Zi'an didn't know what to say.
How pitiful——
It's strange that a candy looks like this.
You know, in our future generations, this stuff will at most be given to the elderly, children and women who like desserts. Adult men are generally too lazy to eat this.
"The Marquis of Chang'an is really extraordinary. These candies are rare treasures - I don't know where you bought them. If possible, I would like to buy some..."
Seeing Wang Zi'an, including Empress Changsun, they all looked at him strangely.
Li Xiaogong couldn't help but feel slightly embarrassed, coughed dryly, and stroked his beard.
"I have nothing better to do than these delicious things. I know these things may be expensive, but it doesn't matter. Money is not an issue..."
Although Changsun Wuji didn't speak, his ears were perked up.
He doesn't want to eat it by himself, but his family has a big business.
As soon as he took the candy into his mouth, he knew that this thing was more than a hundred times better than the so-called desserts sold outside. If it could be sold to outsiders, the business would definitely be booming and he would make a lot of money.
"It's just some candies. I made them myself. They're not worth much—"
Having said this, Wang Zi'an smiled.
"However, I don't have much here. If the prince wants to eat, I will send someone to send you some later. But if you want more, you can only wait until the next year. After the new year, the raw materials will be in place.
After my father-in-law and I put the sugar factory into production, the prince can have as much as he wants..."
The amount of information is a bit large.
Li Xiaogong, Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, Tang Jian and others looked at the couple thoughtfully.
Is Your Majesty secretly doing something big behind our backs again?
Changsun Wuji was very worried in his heart.
He knew about this candy. At first he wanted to know how to make it, but later he almost fell out with Wang Zi'an over the salt purification process, so he delayed it. Unexpectedly, the father-in-law and his son-in-law did it themselves!
Just when he was complaining in his heart, Tang Jian's eyes suddenly lit up and he slapped his thigh suddenly.
"I remembered-"
At this point, I realized that I was a little rude.
He smiled awkwardly, then looked at Li Shimin and Wang Zi'an with bright eyes.
"My boss asked me to acquire the barren hills and mountains in the south some time ago. Is this just for this?"
Li Shimin smiled and nodded.
When Tang Jian said this, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui also remembered that something like this seemed to have happened some time ago. However, because the acquisition was a barren mountain that no one had cultivated, they didn't pay much attention to it. They didn't expect it to be for this!
"My uncle is the God of Wealth in this world. He is really good at making money. You have such skills. It would be such a waste not to work in the Ministry of Civil Affairs..."
Tang Jian couldn't help but sigh repeatedly.
He was really convinced.
I have pity on my dignified minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. He is so poor that he loses his pants every day. He demolishes the east wall to repair the west wall. As a result, he ends up here, doing whatever he wants to make money.
It may look like waste to you, but once it’s passed around in someone else’s hands, it becomes a treasure!
When Wang Zian heard this, he couldn't help but feel happy.
"Old Tang, if the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People's Republic of China heard what you said, he would laugh out loud..."
Tang Jian:......
My big teeth are fine and won’t fall out at all!
Li Shimin and others could not help but be speechless for a while.
This piece of shit is just lazy for a lot of reasons!
Really unworthy of a son——
Wang Zi'an really didn't want to continue this topic, so he glanced at the little guys who were still surrounding him, reached out and touched little Sizi's little head, and said cheerfully.
"By the way, I also prepared some fun gadgets for you -"
After saying that, he got up and walked to the gifts placed at the door of the living room and pulled out a large box.
Place it in the center of the living room, snap it open, and raise your hand to open it.
Then, he casually handed a kaleidoscope to little Sizi, then casually picked up a telescope and stuffed it into the hands of the little guy who almost stuffed the candy wrappers into his mouth just now.
"come and see--"
The chubby little guy next to him looks tough. He eats sweets quickly and plays with toys quickly.
Without saying a word, he immediately imitated Wang Zi'an and put it in his eyes.
Then, I burst into tears——
That voice was like breaking through clouds and cracking rocks. The most important thing is that this unlucky child was right next to Wang Zi'an. Before Wang Zi'an could stand up, this voice was just like howling in Wang Zi'an's ear.
It was as if it was so shocking that Prince An almost had his earwax coming out.