People who didn't know thought that Prince Zhao had switched to selling furs. Each of his wives and concubines wore two or three fur coats and were covered with all kinds of jewelry. Each of them had to carry at least seventy or eighty kilograms, but their whole bodies were covered with fur.
Full of energy, he hurriedly loaded the things onto the carriage.
"Xianglan! Yulei..."
Bian Yuanwai led his family into the house. The Bian sisters cheered excitedly and rushed to hug them one by one. The Xie family and the Han family from Lantai County both came, and a large group of relatives walked in happily.
Inside the miniature version of the Imperial Garden.
"Dad! Uncles! Hurry up and sit down. We will eat in the garden at noon..."
Bian Xianglan led the old wives and concubines from Lantai County and arranged for dozens of relatives to sit by the pond. The three major families were all the leading wealthy businessmen in Ningzhou. Their gardens were no worse than this one, but each of them was extremely reserved.
"Yingying!"
Officer Xie looked out at the small garden opposite, pulled his daughter and asked: "Who are those people opposite? Why are the officials chatting there? I think there are several high officials, but aren't you and Xianglan both concubines?
, why are you fawning over other concubines?"
"Dad! Those are all relatives of their family, they are not here to give gifts..."
Xie Yingying smiled at her cautious relatives and said: "This is the capital city. If a tile falls, it can hit a high-ranking official. The people opposite were originally the emperor's concubines. Most of the relatives at home are high-ranking officials. Now they all live in the palace.
The West Courtyard basically doesn’t interact with us!”
"What?"
Bian Yuanwai said in horror: "I thought people outside were talking nonsense. The prince really wants the emperor's concubines. Then, wouldn't you let them bully them miserably? How strong their backers are!"
"It's really hard! The one in the pink skirt is the granddaughter of the Minister of War..."
Xie Yingying smiled and said: "The one in the green skirt is the niece of the cabinet minister. There are also a lot of ministers and generals. It's just that they can't come over to have a drink. They can only send their nephews from home to come over and flatter me, but they have to give me money every day.
Kneel down!"
"Ah? Kneel down for you..."
A group of relatives couldn't believe their ears.
"This is the royal rule..."
Bian Yulei smiled and said: "Every day they have to come to say hello to the concubine. My eldest sister is the head of the house, so according to the rules I have to say hello to her. When they see my eldest sister, they are like mice seeing cats. Several of them are attracted by me.
My eldest sister has been smoked!"
"Hiss~"
The relatives took another breath of cold air, and Mr. Bian said in a low voice: "Xianglan! You have a bad temper when you are young. They are all dignitaries, and our family cannot compare. Just give it a little beating!"
"Yes! The poor will not fight with the rich, and the rich will not fight with the officials..."
The relatives nodded anxiously, and just then Song Chizhu came over, clasping his hands and smiling: "Hey, the elders are all here, why don't you let me go out of the city to greet you? I just heard you say you don't argue with the officials, right?
Didn't some bastard offend you?"
"Master Song! Please lower your voice..."
Xie Yuanwai stood up quickly and said: "We are talking about the dignitary opposite, please don't get jealous of me, I can't afford to offend you!"
"Haha~ Who among you can't afford to offend now? People are afraid of offending you..."
Song Chizhu gave a thumbs up and said with a smile: "Miss Bian is the one who belongs to the prince's palace. If she says anything, everyone in front of her will get out. Do you know whose courtyard this is, Tian Qiansui! The eunuch next to the emperor, let the prince say a word
The words just clicked!”
"..."
A group of relatives from the countryside were all dumbfounded. Xie Yuanwai stuttered: "Is our Prince Zhao so great? He kills the people around the emperor whenever he says?"
"I'll tell you a secret..."
Song Zhizhu made a meat-cutting motion and whispered: "The queen knelt down in front of our prince and committed suicide. If the prince hadn't given up, he would have replaced him. How majestic Prince Duan used to be, and now he is sent to Chengtian."
People are at the gate of Prince Zhao's Mansion
He kept silent, just asking the prince to see him!"
"Gudu~"
The relatives all shrank their necks, swallowed their saliva and sat back without daring to speak. However, just as they were talking, someone came from the palace. The words "The imperial edict has arrived" alerted everyone, and they hurried to the door in groups.
, all knelt down to receive the order.
"You guys are pretty fast, you must be riding horses..."
Zhao Guanren wandered out of the inner courtyard, wearing a white fox fur coat. His father-in-law quickly ran over to salute him and said flatteringly: "Your Majesty! I know that you have opened the door to welcome guests, and the emperor ordered people to place hangings in the palace.
I’m so happy when I’m whipped!”
"Why did you, a little boy, get to the top? You are that one..."
Zhao Guanren banged his head and started to reminisce. His old father-in-law's face changed with fright, and he quickly said: "Your Majesty! The Emperor is telling you, just stand and listen. The Emperor asked you to choose a restaurant, and he will treat you after the place has been decided. Just watch it tonight.
how?"
"OK!"
Zhao Guanren nodded and said: "Tell the emperor, I'll see you at Jiaoyuefang tonight! By the way, what is Tan Qingning doing in the palace? Why doesn't he come out?"
"Reply to the prince!"
The old father-in-law bent down and said: "Master Tan is currently the deputy commander-in-chief of the palace. He is responsible for protecting the seventeenth princess and investigating cases of malfeasance and corruption in the palace. Commander Jin Datong's junior sister has also entered the palace. With her first-class skills, she will treat your highness the princess.
After supervising the country, he and Lord Tan will jointly take charge of the imperial guards!"
"Would you like to stay and have dinner together..."
Zhao Guanren pointed to the garden, and his husband hurriedly left and ran away, but all the relatives and friends in the courtyard were dumbfounded. The emperor actually wanted to come out of the palace to treat guests. This was a great honor for Zhao Guanren, but he chose a romantic place.
"Dear friends and relatives! I have some small matters to deal with, so I'll excuse you for a moment..."
Zhao Guanren bowed his hands and returned to the inner courtyard, sitting alone in the main room eating melon seeds. Yu Niang brought tea out from the back hall. He smiled and said: "Yu Niang! Your relatives have all come to the door. If you don't go out to accompany them,
What are you doing here to serve me?"
"Don't go!"
Yu Niang complained with a cold face: "After my father sold me, he never came to see me once. Now he has brought a bunch of poor relatives to Beijing to recognize his marriage. I have given him enough money and I can't even spend it, but he asked me
It is simply shameless to serve as officials for them!"
"It's all good, but it's better to be an official..."
Zhao Guanren smiled noncommittally, and Yu Niang obediently helped him hold his shoulders. After a while, the wives and concubines came in one after another, and they knelt down to salute with low eyebrows. Even Bian Xianglan knelt down, looking embarrassed.
appearance.
"Is kowtow useful? Where are your fairy cards..."
Zhao Guanren lit up the cigarette and became cold. The necks of the dozen wives and concubines were all clean. The big gold chains and small gold medals were all gone, including Yuniang's first-class fairy card. She was so frightened that she hurriedly backed away and lowered her head.
"Master! I, I..."
Bian Xianglan said calmly: "I know that the Immortal Card is very precious, but my father has always been in poor health, so I asked him to wear it to ward off illnesses and avoid disasters. Can I please reward him with it?"
"You are really filial, you sent all my fairy cards to your parents' home..."
Zhao Guanren suddenly said angrily: "What did I tell you? The Immortal Tablet is a treasure that goes to heaven. The emperor is begging me for it. I asked you to wear it to keep you safe. You actually gave it away to me. You can take it later."
Why come to heaven with me?"
"Bang~"
Zhao Guanren slapped his hand on the table, which frightened all the wives and concubines to kneel on the ground, and the relatives and friends who were watching outside the hospital also dispersed in a hurry.
"Old, Master!"
Bian Yulei didn't dare to be naughty anymore. She raised her head and said in a trembling voice: "My father is really not in good health. We don't have to go to heaven to eat the peach banquet. We just want him to live a long and healthy life. I know you have a big box of fairy cards, so just give me a reward."
Dad, give me a piece, please!"
"Where did you find it? I hid it..."
Zhao Guanren stood up abruptly, but Concubine Bai Shu also raised her head and said: "Sir! Actually, we, we all saw it. You hid the box on the beam. If you pay more attention, you can find it, but we didn't dare to take it. We just wanted to
Please allow us to give it to our family!"
"Oh~ that's all! It's hard to refuse when relatives come to visit..."
Zhao Guanren sat back in frustration, waved his hands and said: "But once you get the Immortal Card, shut up and don't mention the backdoor scandal. Moreover, every family must donate at least one charity hall. Now the Emperor is chasing me for the Immortal Card.
If he knew that I gave away so much at once, he would be very anxious!"
"Thank you, Master!"
The wives and concubines excitedly kowtowed and thanked each other. Zhao Guanren took a puff of cigarette and said, "Get up! Don't go out and tell others that I introduced Shiqi to Xiao Bailong as my concubine. If Xiao Bailong really gets pregnant,
That’s a serious dragon species!”
"Master! In fact, people can guess it..."
Qian Guifei stood up and curled her lips and said: "The royal family has not invited any gods for hundreds of years. As soon as you came, there were heavenly soldiers and generals who destroyed the Grand Master. Who else could you have invited if not you? There is also news coming out from the palace, saying
I watched you open the altar with my own eyes, and the Dragon King even gave you a Xuanyuan sword!"
"This is called Longya, not Xuanyuan..."
Zhao Guanren's coquettish clapped his hands suddenly, and the green-white long knife was instantly pulled out from his palm. The bright golden light made the wives and concubines exclaim, and each of them rounded their little mouths.
"Shh~ keep a low profile! You must be low-key..."
Zhao Guanren put away the knife and said in a low voice: "If people know that I have the ability to reach heaven, and they don't come to me every day to ask for help, you will all deny it when asked by outsiders in the future. I will reward you with a few fairy cards later, and you will take turns wearing them.
Come on!"
"Thank you, sir!"
The women chatted excitedly and went out holding hands, knowing that they would secretly show off to their families without having to guess.
"Hehe~ A bunch of silly old ladies..."
Zhao Guanren sat back alone and smiled mischievously. He had already expected that once he became prosperous, relatives from all walks of life would come to take advantage of him, so he quietly had people make a bunch of gold-coated copper signs, engraved with a few words, and added some ghostly symbols.
The pattern, a piece of fairy card is enough to complete the deception.
"grown ups!"
Song Chizhu ran in and said: "Your guess is correct. Qianye Xuan's family has nothing, only a few thousand taels of silver in total, all of which are various martial arts secrets, but a shrine was found in the secret room.
It turns out to be the god of the Thai thieves, and there is also a portrait of their king!"
"Is there a secret book called "Thunderbolt and Lightning Will Kill You"..."
Zhao Guanren threw a cigarette to him. Song Chizhu shook his head and said: "No! I asked people to look through it carefully. There are indeed many rare and unique copies. But for a great master, what's the use of collecting fake stuff that could kill you?"
Come on! Can you sell the Xianpai to Xiaguan for a piece?"
Zhao Guanren patted the big gold medal on his chest and said with a smile: "Do you know how much this thing is worth? Are you sure you can afford it?"
"Your Majesty knows, it's priceless..."
Song Chizhu salivated and said: "I heard the ladies telling people that there are not as many fairy cards in the palace as you do. They also said that the fairy cards are divided into three grades. The third grade can dream of entering the fairyland, the second grade can directly enter the fairy palace, and the first grade can dream of entering the fairyland.
When I can summon the heavenly soldiers and generals, I just want a second-class card, and I will bankrupt my fortune!"
"There are gods three feet above your head. You can't sell the fairy cards, otherwise there will be five thunders from heaven..."
Zhao Guanren said: "Do you know why I donated so much to charity? It was just to accumulate virtue for myself. Heaven rewarded me with one hundred immortal tablets and asked me to bring one hundred good people to heaven for a peach banquet. You really want one.
Use half of your property to do good deeds, and when you’re done, come and get it from me!”
"So that's it. I've wanted to donate it for a long time. I'm going to call my wife now..."
Song Chizhu ran out in surprise, and Zhao Guanren burst out laughing. People in this era are still very easy to fool, but if you can make this guy bleed once, it will be worth wasting any more saliva.