Chai Yan, Chang Bingkun, and Xie Yuanran sat around the table.
At this time, the tea had not been delivered, so Chai Yan asked Xie Yuanran about his habit of staying here and whether there was anything wrong with greeting him well.
Xie Yuanran smiled all over his face, kept saying that everything was fine, and thanked Chai Yan for taking such good care of him.
After a while, a waiter brought tea and snacks.
After the boy left and closed the door, Chai Yan picked up the teacup and took a sip, saying, "This is the tea that Mr. Chang brought from the capital."
"That's right..." Chang Bingkun nodded and said, "Master Chai has been away from the capital for a long time. It's just in time to taste the tea in the capital."
Chai Yan couldn't help but sigh: "Yes, it's been almost half a year. I really want to go back to the capital earlier and live a comfortable and carefree life!"
Xie Yuanran took the opportunity to answer the conversation and said with a smile: "Master Chai has always been highly regarded by His Highness the Crown Prince. Now that he has made such great contributions, His Highness the Crown Prince will definitely reward Master Chai generously after returning to the capital. It is not impossible that he will be promoted to the third level.
ah!"
Chang Bingkun nodded slowly, obviously agreeing with Xie Yuanran's words.
Chai Yan smiled cheerfully and waved his hands: "You two adults, please stop joking about Chai Yan. Although gold veins have been discovered in Lintai Mountain, they have not been carefully explored yet. The reserves of the gold mine are still unknown. If the reserves are not satisfactory,
, then how can I take any credit?”
"No, no, no, you can't say that..." After Xie Yuanran shook his head, his expression suddenly became serious: "Master Chai, you should know that our Sheng Kingdom has always lacked gold veins. There are so many gold mines in the country.
You can count them with one palm, and in recent years
Yuntai Mountain and several other gold mines are showing signs of depletion. Master Chai's discovery of new gold veins during this lean period can be said to be a great thing! Therefore, no matter how much gold reserves there are in Lintai Mountain, for the imperial court,
For the Emperor, this is a great good omen!"
Chai Yan thought the same thing. The emperor had just passed away and His Highness the Crown Prince was about to ascend the throne. Taking advantage of the change of reign, announcing the discovery of a new gold vein would indeed be a good opportunity to stabilize people's hearts and reveal the emperor's destiny!
Chai Yan thought for a while and asked: "Master Chang, Master Xie, according to your speculation, how much reserves will there be in the Lintai Mountain gold mine?"
Chang Bingkun said: "This is hard to say. The answer must be found after on-site exploration. However, Lintai Mountain is close to Yuntai Mountain of the Youlong Clan, so the gold reserves must not be too low!"
Xie Yuanran agreed: "Yes, Mr. Chai, don't be too pessimistic. In any case, discovering a gold mine is a good thing and a happy event. The rest is left to fate!"
"Master Xie is talking about it, hahaha..." Chai Yan laughed loudly.
After a while, Chang Bingkun suddenly asked: "Master Chai, there is something I haven't quite understood. I hope Master Chai can tell me."
"What's the matter, Master Chang?" Chai Yan asked.
Chang Bingkun asked sternly: "Master Chai is an official of the Wude Department and a person of great importance to His Highness the Crown Prince. Normally we should be the ones here to curry favor with you, but why does Master Chai take such good care of us, including food, housing, transportation, etc."
In terms of aspects, it can be said that they are meticulous!"
Xie Yuanran was stunned and thought to himself, why did you just ask?
Chai Yan smiled slightly and said: "Since Mr. Chang asked, Chai Yan will not hide it. Chai Yan does this because he only hopes to return to the capital as soon as possible!"
Next, Chai Yan expressed his thoughts. To put it simply, he hoped that Chang Bingkun and the others could work more efficiently and faster.
Chang Bingkun and Xie Yuanran couldn't help but look at each other after hearing this. They really didn't expect that Chai Yan's motives were so simple.
Chang Bingkun said: "Master Chai, actually even if you don't do this, we will complete the exploration work as soon as possible and send the situation back to the capital."
Xie Yuanran also said: "Yes, Mr. Chai, His Highness the Prince is most concerned about the Lintai Mountain matter, so we will never deliberately extend the progress or delay the time!"
Chai Yan's expression suddenly froze. He first looked at Chang Bingkun, then at Xie Yuanran, then raised his hand to hold his forehead and shook it slowly.
"Master Chai, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?" Chang Bingkun asked hurriedly.
Xie Yuanran also looked at Chai Yan with concern, waiting for his answer.
Suddenly, Chai Yan put down his hand, raised his head and said: "If you want to put it this way, I hired a car and booked an inn, and I also prepared so many good wines and dishes... Isn't my money worth it?
Flowers in vain?"
As soon as these words came out, Chang Bingkun and Xie Yuanran were also stunned, and the air in the room suddenly solidified...
However, the solidification of the air only lasted for two breaths, and then the three of them burst into happy laughter at the same time.
After a while, the laughter stopped.
Chai Yan took a sip from the tea cup and asked, "Mr. Chang, when do you plan to set off for Lintai Mountain?"
Chang Bingkun said seriously: "To be honest with Mr. Chai, we originally planned to rest in Hukou Town for two days before heading to Lintai Mountain, but now I have decided to set off early tomorrow morning!"
Chai Yan was surprised and said: "Master Chang, don't worry about this day. Everyone has worked hard all the way and must have a good rest!"
Xie Yuanran said: "Actually, it's not as hard as Mr. Chai thought. We walked along the waterway. We slept after eating every day, and ate again when we woke up. Apart from being a little seasick and uncomfortable at the beginning, we were not tired at all.
ah?"
"Master Xie is telling the truth. The waterway is not as good as the land route, and it is much easier for us to go down the river here." Chang Bingkun confirmed Xie Yuanran's words with a smile on his face.
Chai Yan was very happy and immediately said: "Okay, I will send someone to notify the carriages and horses in a moment and let them gather and set off early tomorrow morning!"
"Thank you, Mr. Chai!" Chang Bingkun and Xie Yuanran thanked him together.
Next, the three of them determined the departure time tomorrow morning and the specific number of people. Chai Yan secretly noted it down and planned to notify it soon.
"Two adults, I still have something to do, so I won't disturb your rest!"
After saying this, Chai Yan stood up and handed over to the two of them, preparing to say goodbye and leave.
Chang Bingkun and Xie Yuanran also stood up and saw each other off.
After being sent to the door, Chang Bingkun suddenly remembered something and said: "By the way, Mr. Chai, there is something I forgot to tell you..."
"What's the matter?" Chai Yan looked at him curiously.
"It's about the high priest of Jimo..." Chang Bingkun said.
Chai Yan frowned immediately and asked nervously: "What's wrong with the high priest of Jimo?"
Chang Bingkun was afraid that Chai Yan would misunderstand, so he hurriedly said: "Master Chai, please don't get me wrong. The high priest of Jimo is safe and sound, but before we left the capital, he submitted his resignation to His Highness the Crown Prince and seems to be leaving the court."
Okay, why did you suddenly resign? Chai Yan was quite surprised and couldn't understand what his father-in-law was thinking.
Chang Bingkun sighed softly and sighed in a low voice: "You must be a little tired after holding such an important position as high priest for many years..."
"Maybe..." Chai Yan nodded thoughtfully.
No matter what the reason was for Jimoshu to leave the court, Chai Yan showed his respect.
Although Xie Yuanran nodded along with him, deep down he still believed that there must be another reason for this.
Just when the three of them fell into a brief silence, a cheering shout suddenly came from downstairs outside, which sounded very lively.
Chai Yan suddenly came back to his senses, hurriedly opened the door and came out, looking out to see what was going on.
I saw Cheng Jiu and Zhao Xiong sitting face to face at a table in the center of the hall downstairs. They were flexing their wrists amidst the shouts of the crowd!