The little man is born to make money
Chapter 14 Porcelain Making
The housekeeper was still immersed in the state of "I didn't expect you to be such a son, but I won't say, it's still miserable for the young master", but the scene in the garden has undergone another change.
Ever since this group of brothers and sisters started making a fuss in the garden, many servant girls sneaked out to inform the masters of the situation in the garden.
No, the first person to come was Wang Shouren, the young owner of Wang's Restaurant.
"Hey, what happened here? Why do you all look so ugly?" Wang Shouren asked with a smile while hugging his stomach the size of a watermelon.But the expression on that face is called schadenfreude, so I just quietly watched the big characters of your performance engraved on my face.
"Wang Shouren, what do you mean?" Zhang Jiajia's face was green, and his tone was not kind.
It's okay for this fat man to be ugly, but he still dares to watch their show here, without looking in the mirror to see his own appearance, it's really disgusting.
"Why, I dare to make jokes, but I don't have the face to let others see the jokes. What's the reason? I thought Miss Zhang was the master of this palace. Her arrogant appearance is more master than the real master!" Wang Shouren narrowed his eyes. Squinting, the small eyes that were originally narrowed into a slit, can't see at all now.
"You——" Zhang Jiajia was about to die of anger, pointing at Wang Shouren and scolding, "Hey, you don't look in the mirror to see that you have a pig's head, so what if you have money at home? Brothers and misses in Jiangning City I like you! Oh, I forgot, someone misses Xie Jinyu all the time, but Xie Jinyu, he misses the son of the world, how can he fall in love with a pig like you!"
The meanness in Zhang Jiajia's words was about to overflow, even Wang Shouren, who had been smiling all the time, was a little angry, not to mention Xie Jinyu who stood by and didn't say a word from beginning to end.
To be honest, Xie Jinyu didn't have a good impression of Wang Shouren, no matter in his past or present life, not only because of his poor looks, but more because of his playful behavior, which disliked many brothers and sisters in the boudoir.
She is obviously not married yet, but she is a frequent visitor of Hualou, and she can often hear about young master Wang's affairs.Why spend a lot of money for a certain oiran, for that young lady and friends who have been friends for many years, there are countless romantic affairs.
If it's just lingering in the flowers, it's justified, after all, the powerful man at the moment doesn't bother?However, this Young Master Wang just made a vow to a certain oiran today, and he didn't hesitate to spend a thousand taels of silver for her. people.
Even the women in the Hualou look down on his capricious and dishonest appearance.How many people envied those oirans who were redeemed by Wang Shouren back then, but now how many people are speechless.
Because there are no less than ten courtyards where Wang Shouren used to house the outer rooms, and more than thirty oirans were redeemed by him, which is simply a Jiangning anecdote!
Xie Jinyu was unwilling to have a deep friendship with Wang Shouren precisely because of these strange things, but for some reason, Wang Shouren seemed to recognize him, and kept stalking him, which disturbed him unbearably.
So the first time Wang Shouren appeared, Xie Jinyu quietly hid himself, trying to minimize his presence, not wanting Wang Shouren to notice him.
But the sky doesn't follow people's wishes, Wang Shouren spotted Xie Jinyu at first sight.To be precise, the reason why he appeared here was because of Xie Jinyu!
"Miss Zhang made a mistake in saying something. It's not that the brothers and sisters look down on me, but only Mr. Xie is honest with me." Wang Shouren calmly looked at Xie Jinyu in his small eyes full of male gods admire.
"Based on my family background, the only one who can overwhelm me in the entire Jiangning City is the eldest son. You self-proclaimed noble ladies and brothers, to put it a little harshly, as long as I nod and agree, I am sure many elders in the family will be willing to take you Promise to me, whether it is to be a concubine or whatever."
Wang Shouren has such confidence, don't think he doesn't know how these people arrange themselves in private, but so what?Didn't she want to pick herself up, or wanted to be his regular wife?
But he just looks down on them, they despise him, but he doesn't know that he still despises them!
"You look down on me, and I still despise you! You say I'm ugly, so why are you gods? None of you look in the mirror, and you have the nerve to come to Prince An's Mansion." Wang Shouren curled his lips, his expression of disgust was very obvious, No matter how you look at it, it's a little underwhelming.
"But Mr. Xie is an exception. Mr. Xie is a fairy himself, and he is the most beautiful person I have ever seen in my life!" Wang Shouren glanced at Xie Jinyu, and quickly added.Then he lowered his head in embarrassment, not daring to look at Xie Jinyu again.
It was the first time that Xie Jinyu was blatantly shown his love, and she stayed there in a daze, not knowing how to respond for a long while.
"Pfft!" Wei Shuyu couldn't help laughing, she didn't have the slightest expression of being disgusted by Wang Shouren, but she was very curious, "Young Master Wang is also very beautiful, is Jinyu really so good-looking? How about those gentlemen and ladies here?"
Because Wang Shouren has an uncle who is a high-ranking official in the capital, he has been to the capital several times. For the remote Jiangning City, this is a very desirable thing.
Many people quietly pricked up their ears, wanting to hear what he had to say.
"Hey, that's natural!" Wang Shouren expressed his position in a hurry, almost swearing to the sky, "Mr. Xie is really the best-looking guy I've ever seen. Those guys and girls in the capital are beautiful, but everyone Not as good-looking as Mr. Xie! I think Mr. Xie is not only the number one beauty in Jiangning, but also the number one beauty in Beijing!"
hiss--
The others gasped, and the way they looked at Xie Jinyu changed instantly.Although they also think that Xie Jinyu is very beautiful, it is only limited to Jiangning City. If you want to talk about other wealthy and prosperous cities, the young ladies from aristocratic families must be more beautiful. Unexpectedly, in the eyes of Wang Shouren, Xie Jinyu is actually more beautiful than those people. pretty!
"I think you are beauty in the eyes of beholders. Who doesn't know that you are Xie Jinyu's licking dog. In your eyes, Xie Jinyu is of course the number one beauty." Zhang Jiajia curled her lips in disdain, unable to hide the jealousy on her face.
Wang Shouren was dissatisfied, "Don't you can't eat grapes and say grapes are sour. I just think Mr. Xie is the number one beauty. What's wrong? No matter what, she is much better than you, a vulgar and unreasonable woman."
A woman like Zhang Jiajia will be locked up in the ancestral hall in the capital to learn the rules!
Wang Shouren thought badly in his heart, but he didn't show the slightest bit on his face.
"I don't know anything else, but Prince An thinks that a woman like you looks down on me." Wang Shouren smiled wickedly, and said to Zhang Jiajia, who had an ugly face, "It's better to go back when you have this shameful time to show your face." If you read a few more books, maybe your father can find you a good marriage."
Although he is a foreigner, who doesn't know Zhang Jiajia's reputation?If his reputation is ruined among men, those brothers and girls will look down on him, and Zhang Jiajia is simply a replica of him.Not to mention mean and vicious, but also stupid and brainless, who would dare to marry such a woman back as a regular wife?Are you expecting her to offend her relatives and friends, and then ruin her family's reputation?
Even the dandies who often drink flower wine with him don't look up to Zhang Jiajia, and those men with ability and family background look down on Zhang Jiajia even more.The appearance is not too outstanding, and it doesn't even have the effect of marrying home as a vase.
In this way, the reason why Zhang's father has not announced his marriage to Zhang Jiajia until now is in broad daylight, otherwise Zhang Jiajia would still be dreaming of flying on a branch and turning into a phoenix all day long!
"What nonsense are you talking about, Wang Shouren, don't go too far!" Zhang Jiajia wanted to tear his mouth open immediately, and retorted angrily, "It's not that no one will marry me, it's because I don't like those people! Father wants to tell me It's a good marriage, and this will keep me for a long time."
"Hehe, I really don't like it. It's either an old scholar who is over half a century old or a landowner with a little money. Your Zhang family has a big business, so it's impossible for a dignified young lady to marry these people. But you don't think about it, those you see People who are eye-catching, will they come to propose marriage?
Why did your father keep you until now? It's not because there is no one who is in the same family as you is willing to come to propose marriage!You think it's your father who loves you, that's because if you, a concubine, marry too low a status, the string of concubines behind you may only be pointed out to those who eat in the fields! "
Wang Shouren sneered, his mouth was so poisonous, "I really thought I was so popular, my face is bigger than a basin! Believe it or not, if you can't be carried into Prince An's mansion this time, your father will marry you soon." For that Liu Juren who lost three wives, after all, you have several concubine sisters who are already old, and the day lily will be cold if you drag it on."
The hearts of the people were overwhelmed. Hearing such news suddenly, many people had a look of gloating on their faces, and looked at Zhang Jiajia's expression one after another.
Zhang Jiajia had been stupid for a long time, his face was as white as freshly painted rice paper, all the strength in his body was drained, as if he had lost his soul, he looked extremely pitiful.
Anyone who suddenly hears such news can't help feeling a wave of despair.All along, she has been living in her own fantasy, but she has never thought that people outside look at her like they are looking at a clown.She finally knew why the second and third younger sisters in the family looked at her with sympathy during this time. It turned out that they had known that her father would marry her to the old man who was over 50 years old!
A surge of anger welled up in her heart, and Zhang Jiajia didn't even pay attention to a word, and ran out of Wang An's mansion like a gallop, heading for Zhang's house.
It seems that the Zhang family is having trouble again.
As soon as Zhang Jiajia left, everyone lost their spirits. Although Wang Shouren obviously wanted to say something to Xie Jinyu, no one was willing to stand here as a wooden stake. They all found an excuse and went to the side, but their ears were not. It was Quietly standing up, wanting to hear some gossip.
"Is there something else, Mr. Wang?" Xie Jinyu asked with a calm expression, neither humble nor overbearing.
Oh, the male god spoke to me, my God, how could it be so good-looking!Ahhh, the male god frowned, the male god even felt like frowning, really like a fairy boy!
Wang Shouren's mind was full of crazy barrage, but the whole person was even more cowering, his face turned red into a tomato, and now he really looked like a watermelon that had been opened.
"My lord, what's the matter?" Xie Jinyu asked again patiently.
"Oh, I..." Wang Shouren took a deep breath, and bravely asked, "I just want to ask, Mr. Xie, do you need any help? Our Wang family can help you thank your family—"
"No need!" Xie Jinyu directly interrupted what Wang Shouren wanted to say, with a cold tone, "I don't need your help."
Xie Jinyu didn't expect that Wang Shouren would take the initiative to help the Xie family, but he didn't want to get involved with Wang Shouren, especially since Wang Shouren seemed to have bad intentions.If the Wang family really helped the Xie family to tide over the difficulties, presumably soon, the family would make a fuss about marrying him to Wang Shouren.
"No, you misunderstood!" Wang Shouren's head was sweating, and he quickly explained, "I don't need anything from you. Really, I really want to help you, and I don't mean to take advantage of you."
Wang Shouren wiped the sweat from his forehead, his small eyes were full of worry, "I've heard about the Xie family, don't worry, I've already told my father, although my father called me a fool, but still Promise me, I can help you with whatever funds your Xie family needs!"
After finishing speaking, Wang Shouren showed an extremely simple and honest smile, and he didn't feel that he was really stupid like this at all.
A trace of doubt flashed in Xie Jinyu's eyes. He didn't understand what kind of medicine he was selling in the gourd. Didn't he threaten himself with Xie Qingfang, saying that if he didn't marry him, he would take the Xie family's business?Why did he change his face now?
"What do you mean? You didn't say that a while ago." Xie Jinyu smiled lightly, her face full of distrust.
Speaking of this, Wang Shouren looked like I was going to die of anger, and quickly explained to Xie Jinyu, "It's not like this, it's really not what you think, I'm going to die wronged! It's all your sister's fault, she deliberately Pit me!
She said that the Xie family wanted to promise you to a scholar in Ping'an Mansion, and that scholar's family still had someone who was an official, and he had a strong background.But you don't want to, so you would rather die than marry.If I want to marry you, ordinary marriage proposals will definitely not work, and I will put pressure on you and the family to let them realize that the Wang family is more powerful than the scholar's family, so that you can marry me.
At that time, I agreed as soon as my brain got hot, and then I sent someone to find you on purpose, but after thinking about it later, I always felt that something was wrong, and then told my father, my father scolded me, saying that I was cheated I'm still counting money.
That sister of yours is purely restless and kind, and wants to deliberately tarnish my image in your heart.I really want to marry you, I really like you, in order to let your sister carry the letter for me, I spent no less than a thousand taels of silver back and forth. "
Wang Shouren was really almost mad at Xie Qingfang. If the money is gone, it will be gone. Anyway, his family has money, but if Xie Jinyu's impression of him is bad, it is really irreparable.He will never forget the feeling when he learned that Xie Jinyu deliberately went to the village in the countryside to avoid him. It was so sour, like eating an unripe grape, it was extremely uncomfortable.
Finally, when Xie Jinyu came home, he found out that Xie's family's business was in crisis. In order to ask his father for help, he was beaten quite a lot, and his butt was swollen for several days.
Xie Jinyu was stunned. He didn't suspect that Wang Shouren was lying. After all, this kind of lie was very easy to expose, and Wang Shouren would not lie to him about this matter.So, did Xie Qingfang really do it on purpose?
Thinking of Xie Qingfang's character, he sighed slightly, it was really possible.From Xie Qingfang's point of view, even though Wang Shouren's appearance is not good, his family background and wealth are among the best in Jiangning City, and he is the only son of the Wang family. If such a person really wants to marry Xie Jinyu, the Xie family will immediately nod in agreement.
And once Xie Jinyu really married Wang Shouren, she would really fly on a branch and become a phoenix, and she would never be able to surpass him in her life.
So it was bad to die in the dark, and it made sense not to want him to marry Wang Shouren.
"So, do you trust me?" Wang Shouren asked in a low voice.
If he had known that things would turn out like this, he should have told his father and asked him to bring the restaurant account book to Xie's house to propose marriage.
"I believe in you, Mr. Wang." Xie Jinyu had a rare smile on his face. He never thought that when the Xie family was in trouble, the one who was willing to lend a helping hand would be Wang Shouren, whom he had always looked down upon before.No matter why Wang Shouren was willing to help the Xie family, he accepted the kindness sincerely.
"But I don't need your help right now, the Xie family already has a plan to deal with it." Xie Jinyu nodded to him, declining his kindness.
"Ah? That's it~" Wang Shouren lowered his head again. How could the Xie family have a solution? If so, why did Xie Jinyu come to Prince An's Mansion to celebrate his birthday?He thought it was just Xie Jinyu's excuse for not wanting him to help. Although he was sad, he still agreed.
The big deal is, when he marries Xie Jinyu, he can just secretly help Xie's family, anyway, he will never let Father Xie and the others live on the streets.
Wang Shouren clenched his fist secretly, closed his eyes and asked loudly, "Then, will you marry me?"
This sentence has been hidden in his heart for a long time. It has been buried in the deepest part of his heart since he was ten years old, waiting for Xie Jinyu to find out.It's a pity that Xie Jinyu never pretended to him and never responded.
"Wh-what?" Xie Jinyu was at a loss, why did he confess his love all of a sudden, was this change too fast?
"I said I like you. I have liked you since I was ten years old. Would you like to marry me and be my husband? I will treat you well. If you tell me to go east, I will never go west. Never eat sweets. You will be in charge of the account books of the shop at home, and all the income will be handed over to you. I only need 100 taels of pocket expenses a month! If... If you think I am not good-looking now, I am willing to lose weight and keep thin Until you are satisfied!"
Oh ho -
As soon as Wang Shouren said this, countless pairs of gossiping eyes looked at the two of them, especially Wei Shuyu, who wanted to run to Xie Jinyu's side and see their expressions clearly.
Unexpectedly, Fatty Wang really liked Xie Jinyu so much, and it was fine if he was willing to help the Xie family save the business, but he made such a promise to Xie Jinyu.You must know that it is an indisputable fact that the Wang family is extremely rich, and the Wang family restaurant is getting richer day by day.
And what did Wang Shouren just say?He wants to hand over all the money and land deeds of the Wang family to Xie Jinyu for safekeeping. This is giving Xie Jinyu the lifeblood of the Wang family!
I don't know what Boss Wang's attitude is, if he knows that his son is such a prodigal, he must wish to put him back into his mother's womb!Many people secretly thought in their hearts, and some people thought, why can't the person Wang Gongzi likes be himself? With Wang Shouren's liking, he must have lived a life full of riches and carefree in that day.
"Oh, yes, my father also agreed! My father said that as long as I marry a wife quickly and give him a big fat grandson, not only the restaurants in Jiangning City, but also the branches in other places can be handed over to you !"
Wang Shouren hastily dropped a thunderbolt, which made everyone dizzy.
Why is this kid so lucky? Why don't I have such a father!
Xie Jinyu couldn't laugh or cry, he didn't have any idea about the Wang family's money, besides, he didn't like Wang Shouren at all, how could he marry him!
"The prince loves you so much, and Jinyu deserves it." Xie Jinyu refused, and said to Wang Shouren, "I believe that with the conditions of the prince, I will definitely be able to find a wife who will be with you for the rest of my life."
"You still don't agree?" Wang Shouren lowered his head in frustration. Money is the only thing he can offer. If Xie Jinyu doesn't even want money, then he really doesn't like himself.
"Emotional matters have never been forced. The prince can find a sincere person to grow old with him hand in hand, and he doesn't have to hang himself on the tree of Jinyu." Xie Jinyu patiently persuaded him, he really didn't want Wang Shouren to pursue it all the time.
This guy came here with a sincere heart. Although the process was a bit bizarre, he really shouldn't be hurt.He knew that what he did would make Wang Shouren sad for a while, but short-term pain was better than long-term pain. If he didn't like him and kept hanging on others, that would be the real harm to others and himself.
"I know." Wang Shouren raised his head, his eyes sparkled, "I will definitely become very good, so you will like me!"
Wang Shouren knew that he was not worthy of Xie Jinyu, but he was still very sad to be rejected so mercilessly.But he has always been optimistic, and he was prepared to be rejected long before he came, so this result is not too bad for him.
In his opinion, there is still room for redemption.Xie Jinyu didn't yell at him, nor did he insult him, but felt that the two were inappropriate.He is indeed not good enough, and he can only live happily by relying on the shade of his parents.
It's normal for an arrogant brother like Xie Jinyu to look down on him!
No, I didn't say that you are not good enough, so I despise you?Xie Jinyu covered her head with some headaches, not understanding why Wang Shouren thought so.But I don't know how to explain it to him, so I can only stay here with him.
"What happened to be so lively?" A mellow male voice sounded, like a long-lasting vintage wine, with an intoxicating smell, rushing towards the face.
When everyone looked up, they saw a group of people walking out from behind the rockery.
The leading man was tall and slender, wearing a purple robe with a heroic and dignified look.He wore a silver mask on his face, so he couldn't see the exact appearance, but the exposed chin was smooth and white, like beautiful jade.
The servants following behind were respectful, it was obvious that the man's status in Prince An's Mansion was not low.
"Prince An is here, don't be rude." The old housekeeper reminded him gently, but his eyes kept on looking at Xie Jinyu.
It's really unexpected that this Xie Jinyu is so popular, not only the elder son secretly pays attention to it, but the young master of the Wang family is also fascinated by him.
The poor young master of the Wang family doesn't know what kind of opponent he is going to face, and he still thinks he is full of confidence, it's really pitiful.The old butler silently lit the wax for Wang Shouren in his heart, and listed him and Young Master Biao as one of the worst people this year.
"I have met the prince." Everyone saluted one after another, and the eyes of many ladies and brothers secretly fell on Qi Lin, wanting to catch a glimpse of Prince An's demeanor.
Even Xie Jinyu couldn't help wanting to take a look at Lin Qi's cousin to see if they looked alike.
It's a pity that Prince An is a full head taller than him. If he doesn't look up at his head, he can't see the opponent's face clearly.
"You don't need to be too polite. I don't know what happened. Why does it look so lively?" Qi Lin deliberately lowered his voice, his tone full of curiosity.
No one spoke. After all, the conversation between Wang Shouren and Xie Jinyu just now was quite bold.Although the male college should be married and the female college should be married, the purpose of everyone coming to Prince An's Mansion is to rush to the eldest son. If someone wears a cuckold on someone else's territory, no matter how you look at it, it will feel like courting death.
"Hehe, it looks like it's a topic I can't participate in." The corners of Qi Lin's mouth were drawn into a line, and he couldn't see his expression clearly, but everyone felt that the air around him was several degrees colder.
Although Xie Jinyu just rejected Wang Shouren, Qi Lin was just upset!
Why did he get involved with Wang Shouren? Didn't he say it was to promote celadon?It's really troublesome to not do any business at all, only to chatter here!
Sure enough, such a major business matter, the critical moment still depends on him!
"I don't know who is the young master of the Xie family?" Qi Lin said suddenly, and everyone turned their attention to Xie Jinyu.Especially the little sisters in Zhang Jiajia's circle, their gazes can't wait to tear him apart.
"Caomin has seen the prince." Xie Jinyu stepped forward and saluted slightly.
"Head up—"
A thick male voice sounded from above his head, shaking Xie Jinyu's ears a little numb.He raised his eyes slightly and met a pair of dark brown eyes.
For some reason, Xie Jinyu suddenly thought of the wolf dormant in the mountains, and froze all over.
Xie Jinyu's obviously frightened appearance made Qi Lin feel suffocated, but he couldn't have the slightest attack, so he could only speak dryly, "Why, this son's hideous appearance scares you?"
"No!" Xie Jinyu swallowed, the fear of being stared at by hungry wolves receded a little bit, and said in a gentle voice, "Your Majesty has an outstanding demeanor, mighty and domineering, and the grass people are temporarily overwhelmed by your aura, which is why you lost your composure. I also hope that my son will not blame me."
"Oh, really?" Qi Lin sneered, and asked with great interest, "How mighty and domineering, how can I convince you?"
Xie Jinyu blushed, feeling at a loss.Why did he feel that Shizi's tone was so strange, it didn't look like he was asking a question, but rather like teasing him?
Taking a deep breath, Xie Jinyu hurriedly drove away the absurd thought in her mind, and said softly, "As soon as the son came out, the grass-roots people thought you were like a god descending from the earth, and you were extremely heroic. I often heard people praise you in the streets and alleys." The deeds of leading troops to suppress bandits make me feel that you are brave and crowned the world. Your imperial examination is the first in the southwest region, and your literary talent is outstanding. How can such a person not be impressed and bow down under your majesty?"
"Hehe~" Qi Lin chuckled twice, thoughtfully, "Are you telling the truth?"
"It's true, if you don't believe me, ask the brothers and sisters around you if they think the same as me." Xie Jinyu nodded like a chicken pecking rice, his eyes were extremely sincere.
"What do I ask them for?" Qi Lin shook his head nonchalantly.
"The gift you gave is very good. Father likes it very much." Qi Lin said seriously, his tone full of praise for Xie's family.
Wei Shuyu and the others looked at Xie Jinyu curiously, wanting to know what gift the Xie family gave, and Prince An actually remembered it in his heart.
It seems that the Xie family's trip was not in vain!
A flash of excitement flashed in Xie Jinyu's eyes, and most of the heart that had been hanging high in her heart finally let go.Although Lin Qi told himself that everything was well arranged, he did not dare to take it lightly without hearing from Prince An and Prince An's son, for fear that something might go wrong and ruin everyone's efforts for several months.
"Let's go to the main hall together, I'm afraid my father will have to wait in a hurry." Qi Lin said lightly when he saw the joy in his eyes.
"Cao Min thanked His Royal Highness." Xie Jinyu smiled happily, showing a sincere smile to Qi Lin.I didn't expect Shizi to be so approachable, and he actually helped them.
"Yeah." Qi Lin didn't talk too much, and walked towards the main hall.
Main Hall of Prince An's Mansion
At this moment, quite a few aristocrats and wealthy merchants gathered together, and everyone greeted each other with friendly smiles on their faces.
"Master Chen, you are here too!"
"Oh, it's actually the king, disrespectful and disrespectful."
"Your Majesty Chen, you are being polite. Hey, Master Chen, what are you holding in your hand? You have been reluctant to let go of it, and you are still holding it in your arms even at the coming-of-age ceremony for your son." Wang Yuanwai stared at Master Chen with a look of surprise on his face. Everything is about to look like a flower.
Mr. Chen put it in his arms like a baby, and said mysteriously, "This is a big baby, the prince gave it to me!"
After that, he proudly opened the box in his hand, revealing a blue corner, and then hastily closed it.
"Emerald!" Wang Yuanwai was so shocked that his eyes almost popped out.Such a big piece of jadeite, he just saw it, there is a piece of jadeite with extremely exquisite carving in the box in Master Chen's hand!
"What nonsense are you talking about, where did you get the jadeite!" Lord Chen blew his beard and stared, how much would it cost for such a big piece of jadeite, and where did he get the money.Even if King An really gave it to him, he wouldn't dare to take it.
"It's not emerald, what is that?" Wang Yuanwai was very surprised, he just saw the color and appearance of the object, it was really exactly the same as emerald.
"Yes, what is it, Master Chen, can you open our eyes?" The movement of the two has long been noticed by others, and now knowing that Master Chen has a treasure that looks like jade, many people are a little jealous , want to take a peek.
"This..." Mr. Chen was a little embarrassed. This was a treasure given to him by King An. Before he could appreciate it, he had to show it to these people. It was really heartbreaking.
"Hurry up, Lao Chen, hurry up, it won't look good when the banquet starts." A potbellied official squeezed into the middle, reaching out to grab the box.
"What to do, what to do, I'll open your eyes right now!" Mr. Chen quickly waved away the man's fat hand, and then gently lifted the top cover of the box, revealing an azure shadow.
"Wow——" Everyone opened their mouths wide, staring at the emerald-green teacup in Mr. Chen's hand, each of them stretched their necks, their eyes showing great amazement.
"The clouds used to hide the blue sun, and the mist was added to cover the old porcelain. But look at the red leaves in the dawn wind, and the early rain around the flowers and branches. (Note)" A young scholar stared at the teacup in Master Chen's hand, in a daze After losing consciousness and regaining consciousness, he blurted out a poem of seven rhythms.
"Okay, well said!" Master Chen exclaimed again and again, "Xu Xiucai, even the old man admires your eloquence."
"My lord Chen is flattering me, I'm just expressing my feelings." Xu Yucheng lowered his head in embarrassment, a blush flashed across his face.Being able to leave an impression in the hearts of these adults will be very beneficial to his future imperial examinations.
"Master Chen, is this really given to you by King An? This thing looks like jade, but it is more transparent than jade, and the surface is smooth and reflective. No matter how you look at it, it looks like a new kind of porcelain." The old man's mouth was a little sour, he is also King An's confidant, why didn't His Royal Highness King An think of giving it to himself.
How could it be given to such a big mouthed Chen Zheng!
"Haha, this is indeed a piece of porcelain. His Highness Wang An did not know where to get a new batch of porcelain, all of which are like this one in my hand. It is as green as emerald, bright in color and fine in texture. It looks better than the kiln porcelain in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. It's much more refined.
But my lords, don't hate me, His Highness Wang An gave it to me, it was because he knew that I had a set of emerald teacups in my family collection, and he couldn't find a suitable teacup, so he reluctantly gave up this set of teacups.
You all have them. I see that there are a lot of celadon in the study of His Highness Wang An, and all adults should have a copy!I was just lucky, and I happened to bump into him when I was reporting for an errand just now.I couldn't bear it anymore, and Wang An let me take it away. "
Master Chen quickly explained, lest others would be jealous of him behind his back.
He couldn't hold back his words, but he wasn't stupid, otherwise how could he be a party member?
"Really?" The officials around were all smiling, celadon was rare, but if it was a gift from King An, it would be several times more expensive.
"I wonder if Master Chen knows where this celadon comes from?" Wang Yuanwai was a little moved, staring at the celadon in his hand full of longing.
Although he is rich, he is still far behind these grown-ups, and it is impossible for King An to reward him with a piece of porcelain.But if he could know where this batch of porcelain came from, wouldn't it be a big face for him to buy some for his home?
The ones placed in my house are all gifts from An Wang to his subordinates, not something ordinary people can use!
Many small officials and merchants were a little moved. This is a good opportunity to impress An Wang!
"This—" Mr. Chen couldn't speak for a while, although he knew it, he didn't know if he could say it.
"It is a batch of porcelain newly researched by Xiejiayao, called celadon." Qi Lin strode in and nodded to the adults.
"His Royal Highness." Everyone saluted and turned their attention to him and the people behind him.
Father Xie saw Xie Jinyu in the crowd, and froze in place for a moment, then a deep worry flashed in his eyes.
Why is Jinyu with the prince? Could it be that the prince has taken a fancy to Jinyu?
Excitement, worry, and pride were intertwined. Father Xie's face was complicated. He could only think that he must ask Xie Jinyu carefully when he went back at night, what was going on.
"Is what the son said true?" Wang Yuanwai was overjoyed. He didn't doubt Qi Lin, but because of the Xie family that the son said, isn't that the family that Shouren misses so much!
His own child fell in love with Xie Jinyu, and as a father, he naturally raised his hands to agree.Xie Jinyu was quite well-known in Jiangning City. From the bottom of his heart, he felt that Wang Shouren was not good enough for that Xie family brother, but who told him that this was his own? He could only hold his nose and admit it!
But before he went to Xie's family to propose marriage, there seemed to be something wrong with the porcelain of Xie's family, and the whole Xie's family was about to collapse in an instant.It is said that some time ago, the Xie family was still divided, which is really embarrassing.
Wang Shouren couldn't bear Xie Jinyu's hardship, even if he beat him half to death, he still didn't let go.Wang Yuanwai had no choice but to agree to Wang Shouren and help Xie's family for free.
He thought to himself, as long as Xie Jinyu is a good boy who knows how to repay his kindness, he will definitely not be rewarded for nothing, and when he marries that stupid son of his own, he will hand over the wealth of the Wang family to him. Anyway, he only has this one son , who else can give it to him?
As long as the young couple don't commit suicide, he and Father Xie will manage outside together, and when they have children in the future, they will let their children inherit Wang's restaurant and other property.
Now I suddenly heard that the Xie family not only may not have gone bankrupt, but has also developed new porcelain, which is expected to go further?
That's really great, his future grandson can inherit two big properties at once!
If Xie Jinyu is unwilling, then have two little grandchildren, one to inherit the Wang family and the other to inherit the Xie family, it's perfect!
From the beginning to the end, Wang Yuanwai never considered thanking him.
Ever since this group of brothers and sisters started making a fuss in the garden, many servant girls sneaked out to inform the masters of the situation in the garden.
No, the first person to come was Wang Shouren, the young owner of Wang's Restaurant.
"Hey, what happened here? Why do you all look so ugly?" Wang Shouren asked with a smile while hugging his stomach the size of a watermelon.But the expression on that face is called schadenfreude, so I just quietly watched the big characters of your performance engraved on my face.
"Wang Shouren, what do you mean?" Zhang Jiajia's face was green, and his tone was not kind.
It's okay for this fat man to be ugly, but he still dares to watch their show here, without looking in the mirror to see his own appearance, it's really disgusting.
"Why, I dare to make jokes, but I don't have the face to let others see the jokes. What's the reason? I thought Miss Zhang was the master of this palace. Her arrogant appearance is more master than the real master!" Wang Shouren narrowed his eyes. Squinting, the small eyes that were originally narrowed into a slit, can't see at all now.
"You——" Zhang Jiajia was about to die of anger, pointing at Wang Shouren and scolding, "Hey, you don't look in the mirror to see that you have a pig's head, so what if you have money at home? Brothers and misses in Jiangning City I like you! Oh, I forgot, someone misses Xie Jinyu all the time, but Xie Jinyu, he misses the son of the world, how can he fall in love with a pig like you!"
The meanness in Zhang Jiajia's words was about to overflow, even Wang Shouren, who had been smiling all the time, was a little angry, not to mention Xie Jinyu who stood by and didn't say a word from beginning to end.
To be honest, Xie Jinyu didn't have a good impression of Wang Shouren, no matter in his past or present life, not only because of his poor looks, but more because of his playful behavior, which disliked many brothers and sisters in the boudoir.
She is obviously not married yet, but she is a frequent visitor of Hualou, and she can often hear about young master Wang's affairs.Why spend a lot of money for a certain oiran, for that young lady and friends who have been friends for many years, there are countless romantic affairs.
If it's just lingering in the flowers, it's justified, after all, the powerful man at the moment doesn't bother?However, this Young Master Wang just made a vow to a certain oiran today, and he didn't hesitate to spend a thousand taels of silver for her. people.
Even the women in the Hualou look down on his capricious and dishonest appearance.How many people envied those oirans who were redeemed by Wang Shouren back then, but now how many people are speechless.
Because there are no less than ten courtyards where Wang Shouren used to house the outer rooms, and more than thirty oirans were redeemed by him, which is simply a Jiangning anecdote!
Xie Jinyu was unwilling to have a deep friendship with Wang Shouren precisely because of these strange things, but for some reason, Wang Shouren seemed to recognize him, and kept stalking him, which disturbed him unbearably.
So the first time Wang Shouren appeared, Xie Jinyu quietly hid himself, trying to minimize his presence, not wanting Wang Shouren to notice him.
But the sky doesn't follow people's wishes, Wang Shouren spotted Xie Jinyu at first sight.To be precise, the reason why he appeared here was because of Xie Jinyu!
"Miss Zhang made a mistake in saying something. It's not that the brothers and sisters look down on me, but only Mr. Xie is honest with me." Wang Shouren calmly looked at Xie Jinyu in his small eyes full of male gods admire.
"Based on my family background, the only one who can overwhelm me in the entire Jiangning City is the eldest son. You self-proclaimed noble ladies and brothers, to put it a little harshly, as long as I nod and agree, I am sure many elders in the family will be willing to take you Promise to me, whether it is to be a concubine or whatever."
Wang Shouren has such confidence, don't think he doesn't know how these people arrange themselves in private, but so what?Didn't she want to pick herself up, or wanted to be his regular wife?
But he just looks down on them, they despise him, but he doesn't know that he still despises them!
"You look down on me, and I still despise you! You say I'm ugly, so why are you gods? None of you look in the mirror, and you have the nerve to come to Prince An's Mansion." Wang Shouren curled his lips, his expression of disgust was very obvious, No matter how you look at it, it's a little underwhelming.
"But Mr. Xie is an exception. Mr. Xie is a fairy himself, and he is the most beautiful person I have ever seen in my life!" Wang Shouren glanced at Xie Jinyu, and quickly added.Then he lowered his head in embarrassment, not daring to look at Xie Jinyu again.
It was the first time that Xie Jinyu was blatantly shown his love, and she stayed there in a daze, not knowing how to respond for a long while.
"Pfft!" Wei Shuyu couldn't help laughing, she didn't have the slightest expression of being disgusted by Wang Shouren, but she was very curious, "Young Master Wang is also very beautiful, is Jinyu really so good-looking? How about those gentlemen and ladies here?"
Because Wang Shouren has an uncle who is a high-ranking official in the capital, he has been to the capital several times. For the remote Jiangning City, this is a very desirable thing.
Many people quietly pricked up their ears, wanting to hear what he had to say.
"Hey, that's natural!" Wang Shouren expressed his position in a hurry, almost swearing to the sky, "Mr. Xie is really the best-looking guy I've ever seen. Those guys and girls in the capital are beautiful, but everyone Not as good-looking as Mr. Xie! I think Mr. Xie is not only the number one beauty in Jiangning, but also the number one beauty in Beijing!"
hiss--
The others gasped, and the way they looked at Xie Jinyu changed instantly.Although they also think that Xie Jinyu is very beautiful, it is only limited to Jiangning City. If you want to talk about other wealthy and prosperous cities, the young ladies from aristocratic families must be more beautiful. Unexpectedly, in the eyes of Wang Shouren, Xie Jinyu is actually more beautiful than those people. pretty!
"I think you are beauty in the eyes of beholders. Who doesn't know that you are Xie Jinyu's licking dog. In your eyes, Xie Jinyu is of course the number one beauty." Zhang Jiajia curled her lips in disdain, unable to hide the jealousy on her face.
Wang Shouren was dissatisfied, "Don't you can't eat grapes and say grapes are sour. I just think Mr. Xie is the number one beauty. What's wrong? No matter what, she is much better than you, a vulgar and unreasonable woman."
A woman like Zhang Jiajia will be locked up in the ancestral hall in the capital to learn the rules!
Wang Shouren thought badly in his heart, but he didn't show the slightest bit on his face.
"I don't know anything else, but Prince An thinks that a woman like you looks down on me." Wang Shouren smiled wickedly, and said to Zhang Jiajia, who had an ugly face, "It's better to go back when you have this shameful time to show your face." If you read a few more books, maybe your father can find you a good marriage."
Although he is a foreigner, who doesn't know Zhang Jiajia's reputation?If his reputation is ruined among men, those brothers and girls will look down on him, and Zhang Jiajia is simply a replica of him.Not to mention mean and vicious, but also stupid and brainless, who would dare to marry such a woman back as a regular wife?Are you expecting her to offend her relatives and friends, and then ruin her family's reputation?
Even the dandies who often drink flower wine with him don't look up to Zhang Jiajia, and those men with ability and family background look down on Zhang Jiajia even more.The appearance is not too outstanding, and it doesn't even have the effect of marrying home as a vase.
In this way, the reason why Zhang's father has not announced his marriage to Zhang Jiajia until now is in broad daylight, otherwise Zhang Jiajia would still be dreaming of flying on a branch and turning into a phoenix all day long!
"What nonsense are you talking about, Wang Shouren, don't go too far!" Zhang Jiajia wanted to tear his mouth open immediately, and retorted angrily, "It's not that no one will marry me, it's because I don't like those people! Father wants to tell me It's a good marriage, and this will keep me for a long time."
"Hehe, I really don't like it. It's either an old scholar who is over half a century old or a landowner with a little money. Your Zhang family has a big business, so it's impossible for a dignified young lady to marry these people. But you don't think about it, those you see People who are eye-catching, will they come to propose marriage?
Why did your father keep you until now? It's not because there is no one who is in the same family as you is willing to come to propose marriage!You think it's your father who loves you, that's because if you, a concubine, marry too low a status, the string of concubines behind you may only be pointed out to those who eat in the fields! "
Wang Shouren sneered, his mouth was so poisonous, "I really thought I was so popular, my face is bigger than a basin! Believe it or not, if you can't be carried into Prince An's mansion this time, your father will marry you soon." For that Liu Juren who lost three wives, after all, you have several concubine sisters who are already old, and the day lily will be cold if you drag it on."
The hearts of the people were overwhelmed. Hearing such news suddenly, many people had a look of gloating on their faces, and looked at Zhang Jiajia's expression one after another.
Zhang Jiajia had been stupid for a long time, his face was as white as freshly painted rice paper, all the strength in his body was drained, as if he had lost his soul, he looked extremely pitiful.
Anyone who suddenly hears such news can't help feeling a wave of despair.All along, she has been living in her own fantasy, but she has never thought that people outside look at her like they are looking at a clown.She finally knew why the second and third younger sisters in the family looked at her with sympathy during this time. It turned out that they had known that her father would marry her to the old man who was over 50 years old!
A surge of anger welled up in her heart, and Zhang Jiajia didn't even pay attention to a word, and ran out of Wang An's mansion like a gallop, heading for Zhang's house.
It seems that the Zhang family is having trouble again.
As soon as Zhang Jiajia left, everyone lost their spirits. Although Wang Shouren obviously wanted to say something to Xie Jinyu, no one was willing to stand here as a wooden stake. They all found an excuse and went to the side, but their ears were not. It was Quietly standing up, wanting to hear some gossip.
"Is there something else, Mr. Wang?" Xie Jinyu asked with a calm expression, neither humble nor overbearing.
Oh, the male god spoke to me, my God, how could it be so good-looking!Ahhh, the male god frowned, the male god even felt like frowning, really like a fairy boy!
Wang Shouren's mind was full of crazy barrage, but the whole person was even more cowering, his face turned red into a tomato, and now he really looked like a watermelon that had been opened.
"My lord, what's the matter?" Xie Jinyu asked again patiently.
"Oh, I..." Wang Shouren took a deep breath, and bravely asked, "I just want to ask, Mr. Xie, do you need any help? Our Wang family can help you thank your family—"
"No need!" Xie Jinyu directly interrupted what Wang Shouren wanted to say, with a cold tone, "I don't need your help."
Xie Jinyu didn't expect that Wang Shouren would take the initiative to help the Xie family, but he didn't want to get involved with Wang Shouren, especially since Wang Shouren seemed to have bad intentions.If the Wang family really helped the Xie family to tide over the difficulties, presumably soon, the family would make a fuss about marrying him to Wang Shouren.
"No, you misunderstood!" Wang Shouren's head was sweating, and he quickly explained, "I don't need anything from you. Really, I really want to help you, and I don't mean to take advantage of you."
Wang Shouren wiped the sweat from his forehead, his small eyes were full of worry, "I've heard about the Xie family, don't worry, I've already told my father, although my father called me a fool, but still Promise me, I can help you with whatever funds your Xie family needs!"
After finishing speaking, Wang Shouren showed an extremely simple and honest smile, and he didn't feel that he was really stupid like this at all.
A trace of doubt flashed in Xie Jinyu's eyes. He didn't understand what kind of medicine he was selling in the gourd. Didn't he threaten himself with Xie Qingfang, saying that if he didn't marry him, he would take the Xie family's business?Why did he change his face now?
"What do you mean? You didn't say that a while ago." Xie Jinyu smiled lightly, her face full of distrust.
Speaking of this, Wang Shouren looked like I was going to die of anger, and quickly explained to Xie Jinyu, "It's not like this, it's really not what you think, I'm going to die wronged! It's all your sister's fault, she deliberately Pit me!
She said that the Xie family wanted to promise you to a scholar in Ping'an Mansion, and that scholar's family still had someone who was an official, and he had a strong background.But you don't want to, so you would rather die than marry.If I want to marry you, ordinary marriage proposals will definitely not work, and I will put pressure on you and the family to let them realize that the Wang family is more powerful than the scholar's family, so that you can marry me.
At that time, I agreed as soon as my brain got hot, and then I sent someone to find you on purpose, but after thinking about it later, I always felt that something was wrong, and then told my father, my father scolded me, saying that I was cheated I'm still counting money.
That sister of yours is purely restless and kind, and wants to deliberately tarnish my image in your heart.I really want to marry you, I really like you, in order to let your sister carry the letter for me, I spent no less than a thousand taels of silver back and forth. "
Wang Shouren was really almost mad at Xie Qingfang. If the money is gone, it will be gone. Anyway, his family has money, but if Xie Jinyu's impression of him is bad, it is really irreparable.He will never forget the feeling when he learned that Xie Jinyu deliberately went to the village in the countryside to avoid him. It was so sour, like eating an unripe grape, it was extremely uncomfortable.
Finally, when Xie Jinyu came home, he found out that Xie's family's business was in crisis. In order to ask his father for help, he was beaten quite a lot, and his butt was swollen for several days.
Xie Jinyu was stunned. He didn't suspect that Wang Shouren was lying. After all, this kind of lie was very easy to expose, and Wang Shouren would not lie to him about this matter.So, did Xie Qingfang really do it on purpose?
Thinking of Xie Qingfang's character, he sighed slightly, it was really possible.From Xie Qingfang's point of view, even though Wang Shouren's appearance is not good, his family background and wealth are among the best in Jiangning City, and he is the only son of the Wang family. If such a person really wants to marry Xie Jinyu, the Xie family will immediately nod in agreement.
And once Xie Jinyu really married Wang Shouren, she would really fly on a branch and become a phoenix, and she would never be able to surpass him in her life.
So it was bad to die in the dark, and it made sense not to want him to marry Wang Shouren.
"So, do you trust me?" Wang Shouren asked in a low voice.
If he had known that things would turn out like this, he should have told his father and asked him to bring the restaurant account book to Xie's house to propose marriage.
"I believe in you, Mr. Wang." Xie Jinyu had a rare smile on his face. He never thought that when the Xie family was in trouble, the one who was willing to lend a helping hand would be Wang Shouren, whom he had always looked down upon before.No matter why Wang Shouren was willing to help the Xie family, he accepted the kindness sincerely.
"But I don't need your help right now, the Xie family already has a plan to deal with it." Xie Jinyu nodded to him, declining his kindness.
"Ah? That's it~" Wang Shouren lowered his head again. How could the Xie family have a solution? If so, why did Xie Jinyu come to Prince An's Mansion to celebrate his birthday?He thought it was just Xie Jinyu's excuse for not wanting him to help. Although he was sad, he still agreed.
The big deal is, when he marries Xie Jinyu, he can just secretly help Xie's family, anyway, he will never let Father Xie and the others live on the streets.
Wang Shouren clenched his fist secretly, closed his eyes and asked loudly, "Then, will you marry me?"
This sentence has been hidden in his heart for a long time. It has been buried in the deepest part of his heart since he was ten years old, waiting for Xie Jinyu to find out.It's a pity that Xie Jinyu never pretended to him and never responded.
"Wh-what?" Xie Jinyu was at a loss, why did he confess his love all of a sudden, was this change too fast?
"I said I like you. I have liked you since I was ten years old. Would you like to marry me and be my husband? I will treat you well. If you tell me to go east, I will never go west. Never eat sweets. You will be in charge of the account books of the shop at home, and all the income will be handed over to you. I only need 100 taels of pocket expenses a month! If... If you think I am not good-looking now, I am willing to lose weight and keep thin Until you are satisfied!"
Oh ho -
As soon as Wang Shouren said this, countless pairs of gossiping eyes looked at the two of them, especially Wei Shuyu, who wanted to run to Xie Jinyu's side and see their expressions clearly.
Unexpectedly, Fatty Wang really liked Xie Jinyu so much, and it was fine if he was willing to help the Xie family save the business, but he made such a promise to Xie Jinyu.You must know that it is an indisputable fact that the Wang family is extremely rich, and the Wang family restaurant is getting richer day by day.
And what did Wang Shouren just say?He wants to hand over all the money and land deeds of the Wang family to Xie Jinyu for safekeeping. This is giving Xie Jinyu the lifeblood of the Wang family!
I don't know what Boss Wang's attitude is, if he knows that his son is such a prodigal, he must wish to put him back into his mother's womb!Many people secretly thought in their hearts, and some people thought, why can't the person Wang Gongzi likes be himself? With Wang Shouren's liking, he must have lived a life full of riches and carefree in that day.
"Oh, yes, my father also agreed! My father said that as long as I marry a wife quickly and give him a big fat grandson, not only the restaurants in Jiangning City, but also the branches in other places can be handed over to you !"
Wang Shouren hastily dropped a thunderbolt, which made everyone dizzy.
Why is this kid so lucky? Why don't I have such a father!
Xie Jinyu couldn't laugh or cry, he didn't have any idea about the Wang family's money, besides, he didn't like Wang Shouren at all, how could he marry him!
"The prince loves you so much, and Jinyu deserves it." Xie Jinyu refused, and said to Wang Shouren, "I believe that with the conditions of the prince, I will definitely be able to find a wife who will be with you for the rest of my life."
"You still don't agree?" Wang Shouren lowered his head in frustration. Money is the only thing he can offer. If Xie Jinyu doesn't even want money, then he really doesn't like himself.
"Emotional matters have never been forced. The prince can find a sincere person to grow old with him hand in hand, and he doesn't have to hang himself on the tree of Jinyu." Xie Jinyu patiently persuaded him, he really didn't want Wang Shouren to pursue it all the time.
This guy came here with a sincere heart. Although the process was a bit bizarre, he really shouldn't be hurt.He knew that what he did would make Wang Shouren sad for a while, but short-term pain was better than long-term pain. If he didn't like him and kept hanging on others, that would be the real harm to others and himself.
"I know." Wang Shouren raised his head, his eyes sparkled, "I will definitely become very good, so you will like me!"
Wang Shouren knew that he was not worthy of Xie Jinyu, but he was still very sad to be rejected so mercilessly.But he has always been optimistic, and he was prepared to be rejected long before he came, so this result is not too bad for him.
In his opinion, there is still room for redemption.Xie Jinyu didn't yell at him, nor did he insult him, but felt that the two were inappropriate.He is indeed not good enough, and he can only live happily by relying on the shade of his parents.
It's normal for an arrogant brother like Xie Jinyu to look down on him!
No, I didn't say that you are not good enough, so I despise you?Xie Jinyu covered her head with some headaches, not understanding why Wang Shouren thought so.But I don't know how to explain it to him, so I can only stay here with him.
"What happened to be so lively?" A mellow male voice sounded, like a long-lasting vintage wine, with an intoxicating smell, rushing towards the face.
When everyone looked up, they saw a group of people walking out from behind the rockery.
The leading man was tall and slender, wearing a purple robe with a heroic and dignified look.He wore a silver mask on his face, so he couldn't see the exact appearance, but the exposed chin was smooth and white, like beautiful jade.
The servants following behind were respectful, it was obvious that the man's status in Prince An's Mansion was not low.
"Prince An is here, don't be rude." The old housekeeper reminded him gently, but his eyes kept on looking at Xie Jinyu.
It's really unexpected that this Xie Jinyu is so popular, not only the elder son secretly pays attention to it, but the young master of the Wang family is also fascinated by him.
The poor young master of the Wang family doesn't know what kind of opponent he is going to face, and he still thinks he is full of confidence, it's really pitiful.The old butler silently lit the wax for Wang Shouren in his heart, and listed him and Young Master Biao as one of the worst people this year.
"I have met the prince." Everyone saluted one after another, and the eyes of many ladies and brothers secretly fell on Qi Lin, wanting to catch a glimpse of Prince An's demeanor.
Even Xie Jinyu couldn't help wanting to take a look at Lin Qi's cousin to see if they looked alike.
It's a pity that Prince An is a full head taller than him. If he doesn't look up at his head, he can't see the opponent's face clearly.
"You don't need to be too polite. I don't know what happened. Why does it look so lively?" Qi Lin deliberately lowered his voice, his tone full of curiosity.
No one spoke. After all, the conversation between Wang Shouren and Xie Jinyu just now was quite bold.Although the male college should be married and the female college should be married, the purpose of everyone coming to Prince An's Mansion is to rush to the eldest son. If someone wears a cuckold on someone else's territory, no matter how you look at it, it will feel like courting death.
"Hehe, it looks like it's a topic I can't participate in." The corners of Qi Lin's mouth were drawn into a line, and he couldn't see his expression clearly, but everyone felt that the air around him was several degrees colder.
Although Xie Jinyu just rejected Wang Shouren, Qi Lin was just upset!
Why did he get involved with Wang Shouren? Didn't he say it was to promote celadon?It's really troublesome to not do any business at all, only to chatter here!
Sure enough, such a major business matter, the critical moment still depends on him!
"I don't know who is the young master of the Xie family?" Qi Lin said suddenly, and everyone turned their attention to Xie Jinyu.Especially the little sisters in Zhang Jiajia's circle, their gazes can't wait to tear him apart.
"Caomin has seen the prince." Xie Jinyu stepped forward and saluted slightly.
"Head up—"
A thick male voice sounded from above his head, shaking Xie Jinyu's ears a little numb.He raised his eyes slightly and met a pair of dark brown eyes.
For some reason, Xie Jinyu suddenly thought of the wolf dormant in the mountains, and froze all over.
Xie Jinyu's obviously frightened appearance made Qi Lin feel suffocated, but he couldn't have the slightest attack, so he could only speak dryly, "Why, this son's hideous appearance scares you?"
"No!" Xie Jinyu swallowed, the fear of being stared at by hungry wolves receded a little bit, and said in a gentle voice, "Your Majesty has an outstanding demeanor, mighty and domineering, and the grass people are temporarily overwhelmed by your aura, which is why you lost your composure. I also hope that my son will not blame me."
"Oh, really?" Qi Lin sneered, and asked with great interest, "How mighty and domineering, how can I convince you?"
Xie Jinyu blushed, feeling at a loss.Why did he feel that Shizi's tone was so strange, it didn't look like he was asking a question, but rather like teasing him?
Taking a deep breath, Xie Jinyu hurriedly drove away the absurd thought in her mind, and said softly, "As soon as the son came out, the grass-roots people thought you were like a god descending from the earth, and you were extremely heroic. I often heard people praise you in the streets and alleys." The deeds of leading troops to suppress bandits make me feel that you are brave and crowned the world. Your imperial examination is the first in the southwest region, and your literary talent is outstanding. How can such a person not be impressed and bow down under your majesty?"
"Hehe~" Qi Lin chuckled twice, thoughtfully, "Are you telling the truth?"
"It's true, if you don't believe me, ask the brothers and sisters around you if they think the same as me." Xie Jinyu nodded like a chicken pecking rice, his eyes were extremely sincere.
"What do I ask them for?" Qi Lin shook his head nonchalantly.
"The gift you gave is very good. Father likes it very much." Qi Lin said seriously, his tone full of praise for Xie's family.
Wei Shuyu and the others looked at Xie Jinyu curiously, wanting to know what gift the Xie family gave, and Prince An actually remembered it in his heart.
It seems that the Xie family's trip was not in vain!
A flash of excitement flashed in Xie Jinyu's eyes, and most of the heart that had been hanging high in her heart finally let go.Although Lin Qi told himself that everything was well arranged, he did not dare to take it lightly without hearing from Prince An and Prince An's son, for fear that something might go wrong and ruin everyone's efforts for several months.
"Let's go to the main hall together, I'm afraid my father will have to wait in a hurry." Qi Lin said lightly when he saw the joy in his eyes.
"Cao Min thanked His Royal Highness." Xie Jinyu smiled happily, showing a sincere smile to Qi Lin.I didn't expect Shizi to be so approachable, and he actually helped them.
"Yeah." Qi Lin didn't talk too much, and walked towards the main hall.
Main Hall of Prince An's Mansion
At this moment, quite a few aristocrats and wealthy merchants gathered together, and everyone greeted each other with friendly smiles on their faces.
"Master Chen, you are here too!"
"Oh, it's actually the king, disrespectful and disrespectful."
"Your Majesty Chen, you are being polite. Hey, Master Chen, what are you holding in your hand? You have been reluctant to let go of it, and you are still holding it in your arms even at the coming-of-age ceremony for your son." Wang Yuanwai stared at Master Chen with a look of surprise on his face. Everything is about to look like a flower.
Mr. Chen put it in his arms like a baby, and said mysteriously, "This is a big baby, the prince gave it to me!"
After that, he proudly opened the box in his hand, revealing a blue corner, and then hastily closed it.
"Emerald!" Wang Yuanwai was so shocked that his eyes almost popped out.Such a big piece of jadeite, he just saw it, there is a piece of jadeite with extremely exquisite carving in the box in Master Chen's hand!
"What nonsense are you talking about, where did you get the jadeite!" Lord Chen blew his beard and stared, how much would it cost for such a big piece of jadeite, and where did he get the money.Even if King An really gave it to him, he wouldn't dare to take it.
"It's not emerald, what is that?" Wang Yuanwai was very surprised, he just saw the color and appearance of the object, it was really exactly the same as emerald.
"Yes, what is it, Master Chen, can you open our eyes?" The movement of the two has long been noticed by others, and now knowing that Master Chen has a treasure that looks like jade, many people are a little jealous , want to take a peek.
"This..." Mr. Chen was a little embarrassed. This was a treasure given to him by King An. Before he could appreciate it, he had to show it to these people. It was really heartbreaking.
"Hurry up, Lao Chen, hurry up, it won't look good when the banquet starts." A potbellied official squeezed into the middle, reaching out to grab the box.
"What to do, what to do, I'll open your eyes right now!" Mr. Chen quickly waved away the man's fat hand, and then gently lifted the top cover of the box, revealing an azure shadow.
"Wow——" Everyone opened their mouths wide, staring at the emerald-green teacup in Mr. Chen's hand, each of them stretched their necks, their eyes showing great amazement.
"The clouds used to hide the blue sun, and the mist was added to cover the old porcelain. But look at the red leaves in the dawn wind, and the early rain around the flowers and branches. (Note)" A young scholar stared at the teacup in Master Chen's hand, in a daze After losing consciousness and regaining consciousness, he blurted out a poem of seven rhythms.
"Okay, well said!" Master Chen exclaimed again and again, "Xu Xiucai, even the old man admires your eloquence."
"My lord Chen is flattering me, I'm just expressing my feelings." Xu Yucheng lowered his head in embarrassment, a blush flashed across his face.Being able to leave an impression in the hearts of these adults will be very beneficial to his future imperial examinations.
"Master Chen, is this really given to you by King An? This thing looks like jade, but it is more transparent than jade, and the surface is smooth and reflective. No matter how you look at it, it looks like a new kind of porcelain." The old man's mouth was a little sour, he is also King An's confidant, why didn't His Royal Highness King An think of giving it to himself.
How could it be given to such a big mouthed Chen Zheng!
"Haha, this is indeed a piece of porcelain. His Highness Wang An did not know where to get a new batch of porcelain, all of which are like this one in my hand. It is as green as emerald, bright in color and fine in texture. It looks better than the kiln porcelain in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. It's much more refined.
But my lords, don't hate me, His Highness Wang An gave it to me, it was because he knew that I had a set of emerald teacups in my family collection, and he couldn't find a suitable teacup, so he reluctantly gave up this set of teacups.
You all have them. I see that there are a lot of celadon in the study of His Highness Wang An, and all adults should have a copy!I was just lucky, and I happened to bump into him when I was reporting for an errand just now.I couldn't bear it anymore, and Wang An let me take it away. "
Master Chen quickly explained, lest others would be jealous of him behind his back.
He couldn't hold back his words, but he wasn't stupid, otherwise how could he be a party member?
"Really?" The officials around were all smiling, celadon was rare, but if it was a gift from King An, it would be several times more expensive.
"I wonder if Master Chen knows where this celadon comes from?" Wang Yuanwai was a little moved, staring at the celadon in his hand full of longing.
Although he is rich, he is still far behind these grown-ups, and it is impossible for King An to reward him with a piece of porcelain.But if he could know where this batch of porcelain came from, wouldn't it be a big face for him to buy some for his home?
The ones placed in my house are all gifts from An Wang to his subordinates, not something ordinary people can use!
Many small officials and merchants were a little moved. This is a good opportunity to impress An Wang!
"This—" Mr. Chen couldn't speak for a while, although he knew it, he didn't know if he could say it.
"It is a batch of porcelain newly researched by Xiejiayao, called celadon." Qi Lin strode in and nodded to the adults.
"His Royal Highness." Everyone saluted and turned their attention to him and the people behind him.
Father Xie saw Xie Jinyu in the crowd, and froze in place for a moment, then a deep worry flashed in his eyes.
Why is Jinyu with the prince? Could it be that the prince has taken a fancy to Jinyu?
Excitement, worry, and pride were intertwined. Father Xie's face was complicated. He could only think that he must ask Xie Jinyu carefully when he went back at night, what was going on.
"Is what the son said true?" Wang Yuanwai was overjoyed. He didn't doubt Qi Lin, but because of the Xie family that the son said, isn't that the family that Shouren misses so much!
His own child fell in love with Xie Jinyu, and as a father, he naturally raised his hands to agree.Xie Jinyu was quite well-known in Jiangning City. From the bottom of his heart, he felt that Wang Shouren was not good enough for that Xie family brother, but who told him that this was his own? He could only hold his nose and admit it!
But before he went to Xie's family to propose marriage, there seemed to be something wrong with the porcelain of Xie's family, and the whole Xie's family was about to collapse in an instant.It is said that some time ago, the Xie family was still divided, which is really embarrassing.
Wang Shouren couldn't bear Xie Jinyu's hardship, even if he beat him half to death, he still didn't let go.Wang Yuanwai had no choice but to agree to Wang Shouren and help Xie's family for free.
He thought to himself, as long as Xie Jinyu is a good boy who knows how to repay his kindness, he will definitely not be rewarded for nothing, and when he marries that stupid son of his own, he will hand over the wealth of the Wang family to him. Anyway, he only has this one son , who else can give it to him?
As long as the young couple don't commit suicide, he and Father Xie will manage outside together, and when they have children in the future, they will let their children inherit Wang's restaurant and other property.
Now I suddenly heard that the Xie family not only may not have gone bankrupt, but has also developed new porcelain, which is expected to go further?
That's really great, his future grandson can inherit two big properties at once!
If Xie Jinyu is unwilling, then have two little grandchildren, one to inherit the Wang family and the other to inherit the Xie family, it's perfect!
From the beginning to the end, Wang Yuanwai never considered thanking him.
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