Drunk Qingqiu

Seeing Jiahui happily busy in the restaurant, Yinzhen looked up at the sky speechlessly. Jiahui's business luck seems to be better than her own?Then it occurred to her that my little aunt might have really missed a good opportunity to make money this time, so it would be strange if she didn't regret it in the future.

Jiahui was still muttering from the side: "Master, this restaurant is at the front door. It's not a small restaurant, but there are fewer customers, but it will gradually get better. To be honest, I have always felt ashamed of the four sisters-in-law and five sister-in-laws who joined the group at the beginning. They. Although they don’t hold many shares, the money they sent is not too little.”

Yinzhen was silent for a moment, "Don't worry, maybe this restaurant will be one of the best in Beijing in the future. Then how much does everyone get?"

Jiahui stretched out her fingers and said: "I account for 200%, the fourth sister-in-law, the fifth sister-in-law, and the ten younger siblings each account for half; because the eldest aunt sent [-] taels, I was accepted. Although it is not enough, forget it." half."

Nara's?Yinzhen nodded and smiled and said, "Fourth sister-in-law? She has a good eye. Ninety percent of you have just arrived, and which one is the other ten percent?"

"Don't tell me, I forgot to mention it, because all of us pay money and do nothing. This restaurant is actually managed by Guan Lin. Not even the name is decided by him. , I have greeted my sisters-in-law and ten younger siblings in advance, and the remaining [-]% will be Guan Lin's."

Only then was Yinzhen convinced that his gentle Fujin would indeed win over his subordinates, and said with a smile, "That's good. If you don't mention this, I would also like to buy him a house or some land. After all, he still has My sister, the two brothers and sisters were from rich families before, so we should plan for the future."

As for Su Yang, Yinzhen only knew that while he gave him a lot of shares, he also bought a lot of land in the capital and various places.In my heart, I have been secretly praising Su Yang for his foresight. In the future, no matter what the business is like, or what happens to my ninth elder brother, the fertile land will never depreciate.

Six years have passed in a blink of an eye when the Jiu elder brother and his wife were both committed to business and amidst more intense power struggles in the capital.

On Qianmen Street, there were many people surrounded in front of a restaurant, which made it even more difficult to stand on the already crowded street.

"Fengxuan, what's going on here. The capital is indeed rich and unparalleled, unmatched by other places. The military division must be so prosperous that it's hard to let go. No wonder I haven't gone back to see the brothers. I deeply understand it." The young man in black looked at the young man in white beside him with a smile, and said in a strange tone.

The man in white named Fengxuan slowly waved his folding fan, not at all moved by the young man's sarcasm, just looked at the long queue and said with a smile: "This is the most famous Quanjude Restaurant in Sijiu City. I heard that it is too difficult to reserve a seat, and those who make a reservation will not change it. The duck here is also top-quality, so many people who cannot reserve a seat line up to buy roast duck and go home."

After Feng Xuan finished explaining, he turned around to look at the young man, raised his eyebrows slightly, and said with a smile: "As you can see, the capital is very prosperous, so it's normal for me to be reluctant to go back. But I also heard from the brothers who came to report that Jiangnan beauty She has a beautiful appearance, which is beyond the reach of women in the world. Among them, Miss Wan Wan from Qinhuai River is the most outstanding, charming and mellow, which is hard to be seen by mortals. And our Master Wei is one of the very few Miss Wan Wan. One of the guests, really gratifying."

Wei Da's head immediately sweated a lot, and he even behaved more politely, screaming: "Feng Xuan, I am wronged! Which bastard is chewing his tongue, see if I don't fix him. Cough cough, Feng Xuan, There are rumors in the rivers and lakes, this is not accurate, you must not believe it. The Jiangnan women are beautiful, as far as I can see, the women in this capital are not inferior to those in the Jiangnan, they are round and jade-like, elegant and generous..." Afterwards, he was already laughing in Fengxuan Under Feixiao's gaze, he realized that he was getting darker and darker, so he stopped talking embarrassingly.

"Fengxuan, besides, if he has you, how can he think of others..." Wei Tingzhi forced himself to take two steps towards Fengxuan, and grabbed Fengxuan's arm.

Feng Xuan's arm trembled slightly, and he shook off the heavy object without any trace.

Wei Tingzhi turned his head to look at the long line at the side, and changed the topic as if to cover up: "I think this duck is not cheap."

"Well, one tael of silver each." Feng Xuan said.

"What! They are stealing money. They roast a duck that costs more than a dozen cents and double it. These people... are really prodigal." Looking at the long queue, Wei Tingzhi smacked his tongue. .

"Otherwise, I heard people say that the ducks here are very complicated from selection to production. The key is that the taste is crispy, fragrant and tender, which is incomparable elsewhere. Although a tael of silver is a bit more expensive, it is used for hospitality or gifts. It was shot." Feng Xuan shook his head, feeling quite emotional in his heart.Speaking of this, the corners of his mouth suddenly turned up: "The master of Quanjude has some connections with the person who the master is going to visit."

The two walked away while talking, and two people walked out of the alley they had just passed.

"Shu Fujin, the uncle said that there should be no delay, and Er Gege should finish his homework and go back to the house. Let's go back to the house as soon as possible." A girl-like person persuaded.

Standing next to her was a young woman in a green flag dress, stepping on the bottom of a flower pot, she was quite pretty, her costume and jewelry from head to toe were impeccable, it was obvious that everyone came out.At the moment, he is standing opposite Quanjude and looking at the queues at the door, his face is uncertain.

"Shu Fu Jin, you—" Seeing that the master seems to have never heard of it, the girl can't help but worry. In recent years, more and more concubines have been accused in the mansion. His wife Fujin is gentle, if he provokes a stab, what can he do?

"This restaurant should belong to my family!" The young woman said bitterly with injustice in her eyes, "What should I say, Guan Lin, the shopkeeper of Quanjude, is also my cousin, why did he send this huge property to Jiufujin?" !"

The girl had a bitter face, and said in her heart: At that time, you didn't keep anyone by yourself, so what's the use of saying these things, and it was so stiff at that time, there is no room for return.

This young woman was exactly Chu Ying, and after being doted on by her elder brother Yinti for a few years, she was finally compared to the newly accused Ruan family who entered the mansion.If it was possible for Chu Ying to make trouble in the past, after the death of the first Fujin Yiergenjueluo family, the successor Fujin Zhang Jia's temper was stronger, and after taking charge of the family, he firmly controlled everything in the house, how could he still The first day of a concubine's room.

Chu Ying looked at Quanjude, where the business was booming, and thought of her tight life in the county prince's mansion, and her cousin Tong, who complained about her many times, and felt very uncomfortable.Finally made a decision, "Let's go back first, make some preparations, and then come to recognize relatives."

Palace, Royal Garden.

Hong Jia looked at Hong Xi whether she wanted to cry or not, her brows were furrowed, her slender eyes gleamed with water, and her mouth began to flatten again.

Hong Xi looked up impatiently at the Empress Dowager and the others who were watching fish not far away, and coaxed softly: "Hong Jia, these two slaves are blind, and the second brother will definitely punish you severely. Let them give you an apology first, do not Cry."

The two kneeling on the ground had already started to slap their mouths, and they said, "Damn this slave, forgot his identity and ran into brother Hongjia. You are a lot of adults, please spare us."

Under the stares of the people around them, the two dared not lie at all, and their faces swelled up after a while.

Hong Xi looks at Hong Jia, implying that enough is enough.Unexpectedly, Hongjia was still sobbing and didn't receive his hint at all.Hongxi had no choice but to suppress his anger again, and whispered a few words of persuasion.

After a long while, Hongjia finally stopped, bowed his head and said, "Thank you second brother, second brother always treats Hongjia and treats me best. Since these two servants are second brother's people, don't bother me." It's time to investigate. Get up quickly, this will be seen by others, how embarrassing the second brother is."

Hongxi resisted the urge to scream up to the sky, and said with a smirk: "Hongjia's concern is, you two, why don't you hurry up and wait to receive the reward!"

When Hongxi also flicked his sleeves, he led the others away.Hong Jiacai raised his head and lowered his head, his eyes were not even red, and his small face was tense, looking at Hong Xi's back.

Turning around again, he already smiled: "Uncle Sixteen and Uncle Eighteen will laugh at me, and Hongjia has to go back to the house as soon as possible, and my nephew will leave first."

The sixteenth elder brother Yinlu looked at Hongjia saluting uprightly and then ran away until he could no longer see the figure, then sighed: "After all, the background is different..."

Hongxi is the second elder brother of Prince Yinreng's mansion. Since the elder brother died early, this second elder brother can be regarded as the eldest son of Yinreng, so he is favored by Kangxi and the prince.In the study room, no one would dare to mess with them, even Hong Xi might not pay attention to some uncles who were born in the harem with bad backgrounds.

Today, the sixteenth elder brother Yinlu and the eighteenth elder brother Yinjin went back to the elder brother's office together after finishing their homework.Hongxi seemed to be in a hurry, and led the people back in a hurry. Two trusted servants beside him bumped into Elder Sixteen. Originally, Elder Sixteen knew that his mother was low in status and didn't want to be troublesome, but Elder Eighteen Brother was brought to sit on the ground.Those two servants didn't say a word, they went straight to chase Hongxi.

At this moment, Hong Jia walked over with the glazed lamp in his hand, and he could clearly see the situation just now.Originally, when the two of them walked past Hongjia, they only swept away the glazed lamp in his hand, without touching himself.Hong Jia blinked at the two of them, he was already low to the ground, and he jumped up.Hong Xi was not afraid of him crying, but if the Queen Mother saw him cry, it would be a bit bad.

Hongxi had no choice but to come back, pretending to scold the two slaves.

In the same year as Hongjia, the seven-year-old and eighteen-year-old elder brother Yinjin suddenly said: "Brother, maybe Hongjia is trying to vent his anger on the two of us."

Yinlu looked at his younger brother, and felt that there was some reason, and he felt grateful.

Hongjia was running forward and said to Xiaohu beside him: "Those two dog slaves, my glazed lantern is worth at least 40 taels of silver, and I will be at a loss if they slap it forty times!"

Little Tiger: "..."

Capital City, Nine Princes Mansion.

A few girls accompanied by Hong Jia, who was carved in pink and jade, entered the main entrance. A girl in light pink clothes was carrying a cloth bag and was about to go out. She hurriedly said with a smile: "Little elder brother is back? It's early today. "

Hong Jia was walking in, saw the girl, and raised his voice to ask: "Sister Caring is going out again? Amah is at home?"

"I'm going to help my brother. Master Jiu asked Fujin to come back at night. I think he's busy with something." Caring said neatly.

Hong Jia waved his hand and said, "As long as you don't go to another courtyard." He trotted all the way to the inner courtyard.

The little girl smiled, since the palace pointed out two concubines to Brother Jiu's mansion.In order to worry about Er Niang's feeling uncomfortable, the little elder brother stared at Master Jiu every day like a thief.In fact, Master Jiu really treats Fujin sincerely, and has never been in other people's houses...

House of Internal Affairs, Yinzhen Study Room.

Yinzhen put down the file in his hand, rubbed his forehead, and looked at Xiaobao opposite.

"The prince asked you to come here, is there something wrong?"

Xiao Bao, who was dressed in brocade clothes, no longer had the youthful look of the past, but was even more handsome and romantic.Because he held the prince's badge, after entering the House of Internal Affairs, someone respectfully ushered him into Yinzhen's room.

For this former nurse brother, Yinzhen always felt a little guilty.Therefore, Xiaobao's tossing and tossing again and again did not hurt the root cause, and Yinzhen didn't bother to pursue it, but it was just indifferent on the surface.

After Xiaobao entered the room, he saluted and said with a smile: "Of course there is something to do. The crown prince said that Li Xijing, the minister of Guangchu, did not do his job well, so he asked Jiuye to replace him; the crown prince also said that Bao Yi Pushan of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was outstanding. Master Jiu also recommends according to his own circumstances." Seeing Yinzhen frowned, he said again: "The guard Guo Luoluo Wenyu who was on duty at the Crown Prince's side last year must be a relative of Master Jiu? The Crown Prince has a lot of care, so I think Master Jiu does not. It will disappoint the prince."

Mentioning another troublesome person, Yinzhen was even more annoying, and interrupted Xiaobao: "Go back and tell the prince, this matter can't be done."

Xiaobao stopped talking, seeing Yinzhen's resolute appearance, smiled, took two steps forward, and said softly: "What's wrong with Jiu Ye, Li Xijing is your confidant, you can't move it? He doesn't even care about his cousin, Master Jiu is also affectionate."

Seeing Xiaobao leave the room, Yinzhen put down the pen, it seems that it is time to discuss with Brother Wu about what this Wenyu is doing.A few years ago, Fifth Brother tried his best to put him in the internal class, but he took the initiative to find the prince.I don't know if he is angry with his second cousin, and Wenyu doesn't know that since Kangxi ordered Suo'etu to be disposed of in the 43rd year of Kangxi, Yinfeng has regarded Yinzhen as a person who leaked secrets.

Over the years, the crown prince has caused Yinzhen a lot of stumbling blocks both openly and secretly. Could it be that Wenyu will get some great benefits if he goes?

Thinking of the prince who has been annoyed by him, Yinzhen is even more speechless.He must have known that Li Xijing was close to him, so he wanted to replace him, but this chess move was too stinky, and he absolutely couldn't be the one to accompany him.

Behind Li Xijing, the person standing was Kangxi. If he hadn't known about it in the Ministry of Internal Affairs for six or seven years, he would be a fool.Not only could he not be provoked by Yinzhen, even the crown prince could not.Yinzhen saved Yinfeng if he didn't help him.

After leaving the Yamen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Yinzhen saw Tong Guowei, the first-class prince who was rushing to the palace.

When Tong Guowei saw Yinzhen, he smiled and stepped forward to salute, "I've seen brother Jiu."

Yinzhen hurriedly took a step away, and helped him up: "My lord, please get up, are you going to enter the palace?"

Tong Guowei said with a smile: "Exactly, Long Live Lord is urgently recruiting,"

"That way, I won't delay my lord any longer." Yinzhen and Tong Guowei exchanged a few words and left in a hurry.

Yinhu sighed in his heart, Tong Guowei held great power, although he couldn't see it on the surface these years, he admired Yinhu more than other princes.But now, there are too many people who are not only bribed, but willing to surround Yinhu.The key is that I, an idler, have been attributed to the Eight Lord Party...

So that except for the prince, all the officials were very polite to Yinzhen.So these years the prince's embarrassment, there are always people who help to talk about it.This kind of 'well-being' even covers Guo Luoluo.

Is this a disaster, or a blessing?

Yinzhen sighed, it was raining in the dark sky at noon.However, Yinzhen has sent a carriage to pick up Hongjia today, and she is going to ride back by herself.He Yuzhu was a little worried, and was wandering back and forth, when he saw a person running from a distance, met Yinzhen in front of him, held the rain suit in both hands and said: "Master Jiu, the slave is in the residence of Lord Ba, and was ordered to send the rain suit to the master. I just brought two sets. Seeing that Master Jiu is here, I dared to send one set to you first."

Yinzhen glanced at it, smiled and raised his hand for He Yuzhu to pick it up, and said, "You know how to do things."

"That's right, if the slave didn't do this, the eighth master would punish the slave." The servant rubbed his hands with a smile, then slapped him again, and said, "Jiuye, the slave will go to the master's side first." gone."

Yinzhen nodded, He Yuzhu had already stuffed the money into the man's hand.

Back at the mansion, Yinzhen went to the rain clothes, and went to the inner courtyard to change clothes first.A girl came into the room with a lacquer tray in her hand, and said: "Master Jiu, this is red bean pear water sent by Liu Shufujin's slaves."

Yinzhen nodded, "Let's leave it at that." The girl peeked at Yinzhen's face, lowered her head and retreated.

Yinzhen shook his head. After all, Kangxi didn't let his house be idle, and pointed to two more people.These two people are more sensitive than Wanyan's, and they try to curry favor with Jiahui and Hongjia from time to time.From time to time, he sewed some clothes and hats with his own hands and sent them to Guixiang Yuan, but this child Hongjia didn't know who was influenced by him, and he didn't want to see the two of them.

Even Yinhu's mansion pointed out two people. Yuhua had made several troubles because of this matter, but after all, he couldn't stop Kangxi's decision.For the first time, good news came from the Baye's mansion. In the first month of this year, Yinhu's concubine, Mrs. Zhang, gave birth to a son for Yinhu, who was named Hongwang by Kangxi.But everyone has to admire Yuhua's temper, and Zhang's contribution is supposed to be great, and Yinhu was stunned because Yuhua didn't ask Zhang to be a side Fujin.

Just thinking about it, when Dongxue came, it was Guixiangyuan who had set up a meal, and Yinzhen thought of Hongjia, so she prepared to go there.

Gao Wen entered the room suddenly, and said with a smile, "Master Jiu, an old friend has come."

.. ......

"I've seen Master Jiu."

Yinzhen looked at Wei Tingzhi, and said with a smile: "Why, the head of the family has come to the city? Or maybe it's lawless and lazy, and the barracks finally can't get along?"

Wei Tingzhi sat down at the table, and said with a smile: "Thank you Jiuye for your concern, the position of the next master is very stable. This person has been in one place for a long time, and he wants to move around and meet his old friends in the capital. By the way, come Let's pay a visit to Lord Jiu."

Yinzhen nodded slightly, "So I came here by the way." Then he turned his head and told He Yuzhu: "Tell Fujin that I won't go, let's serve the food. By the way, bring him some duck from Fujin Restaurant and let him Try something new. It's not easy for Wei Da to enter the city."

Wei Tingzhi cast a sideways glance at Yinzhen, and said slightly suspiciously: "Jiuye, don't you envy my leisure and ease. Don't tell me, let me be confined in Beijing, with my hands tied, I'll go back to Jiangnan long ago. By the way, I don't like wine, give me some good wine."

While talking, a girl has already set up wine and dishes.Three meat dishes, two plates of green vegetables, and a large plate of duck slices was placed near Wei Tingzhi. The color was burnt yellow, the skin was crispy and the meat was tender, very tempting.Sweet noodle sauce, scallions, radishes and cucumbers are served in small plates on the side.When someone brought up thin lotus leaf cakes, Wei Tingzhi saw that the girl rolled one for him.After taking a small bite, he praised: "Sure enough, it's delicious food, but it's too troublesome to take one bite at a time. Come and get me some sesame seed cakes, and I can roll them better at a time."

Knowing his temper, Yinzhen reluctantly ordered his servants to bring him sesame seed cakes.Wei Tingzhi took one, and nodded while eating: "It should have been like this long ago."

With enough food and wine, Wei Tingzhi talked about the situation in Jiangnan, and it was probably all good.

Wei Tingzhi was a little drunk, looked at Yinzhen in a daze, and said, "Speaking of which, Master Jiu, after all these years, you are still similar to the first time I saw you, and you, the God of Wealth, pay too much attention to maintenance. A little bit."

Yinzhen was also taken aback when he heard the words, yes, seven years have passed, and he is already 25.Say it's big or small, but on the outside it looks like he's not much different from when he was twenty.Together with the old thirteenth and fourteenth stations, there is no difference in size.

Perhaps, I am too pampered?