[Red House] The First Imperial Merchant

Chapter 41 Brother, which boy did you cheat again?

How much does Emperor Pingkang value Xue Pan?Those who ask this question can only ask the original owner Ping Kangdi, but it is estimated that no one has the courage.The dinner started at [-]:[-] pm. Emperor Pingkang wore a black and red robe embroidered with dragons, and a gold and jade crown was very majestic. Under the shrill voice of the old eunuch, everyone knelt down and prayed for long live, and Emperor Pingkang sat on the throne.This celebration banquet was held for the second prince and Xue Pan, and the protagonists were naturally at the front.

This time when the second prince came back, Emperor Pingkang declared to the outside world that the second prince had been concealing the private investigation of the Black Lotus Sect and was injured for the public. In short, he saved the face of the royal family. The first prince who dares and is willing to make money for the second prince will not just sit still.

As usual, Emperor Pingkang first praised the second prince Xue Pan. The second prince had trouble with his legs and feet. He knelt on the ground and only said that he had owed the emperor's favor. His son stood up to help, and Ping Kangdi valued this determination. Although he was injured when things failed, it was rare to think about Daqing, and he still protected him with his own flesh and blood.

"Zhi'er sits, does your leg still hurt?" Emperor Pingkang, with a rare fatherly smile on his face, said to the eunuch next to him, "Dehai, order Liu Qiwei to take care of Zhi'er after changing his name, be sure to be safe." All right." Liu Qiwei is Imperial Physician Liu who served by Emperor Pingkang's side, ordinary people can't invite him, Emperor Pingkang ordered Imperial Physician Liu to treat the second prince Zhao Hongzhi, this kind of favor is just to save face for the second prince.

Zhao Hongzhi thought he couldn't see it, but Xue Pan, who was sitting next to him, saw the eyes of the usually cold and resolute second prince turn red, and he knelt down to thank him very moved.Emperor Pingkang said again and again: "Ji'er, get up quickly."

At that time, the father was kind and his son became filial, and all the officials present praised Emperor Pingkang for his kindness and love for the second prince, and also praised the second prince for his filial piety and ability.I am afraid that only the eldest prince here can grit his teeth. What kind of thing can get this kind of praise with no merit at all. I knew that I shouldn’t be merciful at the beginning. I really obeyed Master Yan’s words. , Endless troubles.Thinking of this, the eldest prince squinted his eyes, stared at Xue Pan and smiled.

"Father, the second brother's contribution to the complete victory in the matter of the land of Lu this time, and of course Master Xue also contributed to the assistance." The eldest prince suddenly said.

Xue Pan paused with his hand holding the wine glass. The eldest prince was sowing discord and also provoked the military officers' dissatisfaction with the second prince.

Emperor Pingkang laughed, and said: "I knew Xue Aiqing was a great talent that day, and today I really did what I said that day, and I should be rewarded." .

In addition to the official position rewarded by the old eunuch's decree that day, Emperor Pingkang rewarded another 50 taels of gold at the dinner party, and named Xue Wang's family Duan Gong, a four-rank imperial edict.In the Daqing Dynasty, the first-rank and second-rank officials had their wives as wives, mothers as Mrs. Tai, third-rank officials as Shuren, fourth-rank officials as respectful, fifth-rank officials as pleasant, sixth-rank officials as Anren, and below seventh-rank officials as Ruren.

Emperor Pingkang bestowed an edict on Xue's mother, not only raising a grade, but also bestowing characters, which can be regarded as an honor and favor in this era, and it is more face-saving than rewarding gold and silver.The holy mouth opened, and the old eunuch held the imperial decree in his hand and handed it to the young eunuch to deliver the decree to Xue's family. When everyone saw it, it was a reward that Emperor Pingkang had already thought about.

Xue Pan naturally knelt down to thank him, and said in a loud voice: "Xue Pan thanked the sage Long En. The smooth completion of the disaster relief trip in Ludi was all due to the kindness and mightiness of heaven. Of course, the second prince is also responsible for leadership. From Ludi Before returning to Beijing, the local people thanked the Holy Grace for a special snow-covered farewell, and I have received the wishes of the people of Lu, and now I am presenting it, and I have also given an account to the people of Lu."

This flattery is loud!The second prince stared sideways at Xue Pan, who was kneeling on the ground. He used to think that Xue Pan was a high-backed civil servant, but he didn't expect him to miss it. The words of praise are more pleasing to the ear than the treacherous courtesans.

When Emperor Pingkang heard it, his heart was really happy, he laughed loudly, and said again and again: "Chuan Chuan Chuan!"

Xue Pan outside had already taken care of it. As Emperor Pingkang said, the soldiers outside, led by Wang Jia, came up with farm jars or baskets in their hands.When Xue Pan saw it, he explained: "There was a famine just now in Ludi, and there was not enough money and food. These were all made by the local people with their own hands. It's a heartfelt, a little shabby---"

"Xue Aiqing is worrying too much." Emperor Pingkang waved his hand indifferently, pointed at Wang Jia, and said, "Tell me what is in your hand?"

Wang Jia doesn't look stout, but he has a delicate mind and has been doing the servant's work for so long, and he is already at his fingertips.After introducing them one by one, Emperor Pingkang also became interested, pointing out that Dehai asked him to take some to share with the ministers to taste the hearts of the people, and Emperor Pingkang's share was naturally indispensable.

The little eunuch tried them one by one, and found that they were not poisonous, so Emperor Pingkang used them.Ping Kangdi, who is used to delicacies from mountains and seas, has an appetite when faced with flatbread with pickles and sauces. Of course, the cakes are cut into small pieces, and the sauces are also prepared in exquisite and beautiful small plates. Ping Kangdi behaves elegantly Etiquette and eating are also very good-looking.

Xue Pan sat on the bottom with a pancake between his chopsticks and was lost in thought. It was still delicious when he grabbed the pancake on the road, and the same thing seemed tasteless when eaten like this.

The whole banquet was very successful, and Emperor Pingkang was particularly satisfied, especially the last Ludi farmhouse flavor won his heart. What better way to be an emperor than to be praised and loved by the common people?The food on the table is not farm cakes, but a sense of honor and accomplishment!Take a look, how successful I am as the emperor!

After the banquet was over, all the officials who attended the banquet were officials who were older than Xue Pan. Although they wanted to praise and win over, they would not do too much because of their status. The recruited officials suddenly realized that nothing but insignificant nonsense has been drawn out along the way!Furious!

Wang Jia drove the carriage to Xue's house. At the banquet, Xue Pan was fed a lot. He was dizzy at this time because he couldn't drink well. Fortunately, he was good at wine. I won't do things that are drunk and disrespectful.

The sane Xue Pan squinted his eyes and said, "Wang Jia, who was your former subordinate?"

"My lord, I'm under Ji Zhongji's lord." Wang Jia said in a nonchalant manner.He doesn't want to live a life of fighting and killing. If he can follow Mr. Xue, he will marry a beautiful woman and have a baby in the future.

Xue Pan nodded his head, wondering if he remembered it.

When they arrived at Xue Mansion, the lanterns at the gate were lit early, and Xue Zhong and Xue Qing were guarding the gate. When he saw the carriage and saw that it was a strong man, Xue Qing hesitated to say, "My young master is in the carriage."

"Your Excellency is drunk." Wang Jia jumped off the carriage, lifted the curtain, a gust of cold wind poured in, and Xue Pan shivered in a daze.Xue Qing held the lantern and saw that it was Xue Pan, and said happily, "It's the young master, the young master."

"Hurry up and help the young master back to the mansion." Xue Zhong directed the servant and said with a smile.

With a wave of his hand, Wang Jia climbed into the carriage, dragged Xue Pan to the side of the carriage deftly, and asked with one hand on his shoulder, "Lead the way ahead."

Although he didn't know who this person was, but he was an adult, and his aura was not like that of an ordinary servant, Xue Qing only regarded him as a guard in the palace, and hurried forward to lead the way.Xue Pan came back, and the whole Xue Mansion was very lively. Xue Baochai, Xue Tiao, and Xue Baoqin, who came back from Yangzhou three days ago, were talking with Xue Wang in the flower hall. When they heard that Xue Pan was back, they put on cloaks and went to Xue Pan. yard to go.

Seeing his son's face, Mrs. Xue covered his face with tears, "My son has lost weight! There is a famine in Lu, so there is no food to eat. How skinny is he?"

Seeing this, Xue Baochai supported Xue Wangshi and persuaded: "Mom, don't cry, it's a good thing for brother to come back. From now on, you will come back after making soup and tonic."

Xue Tiao Baoqin naturally agreed.

After burning the heat and waiting for Xue Pan to take a bath, Wang Jia took the initiative to reveal his identity, Xue Biao took the idea and asked Xue Qing to arrange a room to live in, and everything will be discussed tomorrow when Xue Pan wakes up from sleep.Seeing that his son was tired, Mrs. Xue asked the big guys to go back first, leaving only Yanzi in the room to serve him at night.

The next day, Xue Pan woke up naturally after sleeping until he opened his eyes and saw that the embroidered curtains were still slightly rusty. He turned his head for two or three seconds before realizing that he had returned home.Emperor Pingkang granted three days off, Xue Pan naturally didn't have to go to work in the morning during these three days.

After washing, Xue Pan first went to Xue Wang's Zhenfuyuan to pay his respects.In the flower hall, Xue Wang’s family, Xue Baochai, Baoqin and Xue Biao were sitting and having breakfast together. When Xue Wang’s heard the gatekeeper’s maid said that her son was coming, she threw away the bowls and chopsticks and said repeatedly: “Come in, come in, don’t freeze my son.”

Entering the house, Mrs. Xue Wang held Xue Pan's face and lost weight. Xue Pan was a little embarrassed. Xue Baochai hurriedly joked when she saw her.

"Sister Baoqin is getting brighter and brighter. In a few years, your brother will be guarding her tightly with a stick." Xue Pan laughed.

Xue Baoqin is twelve this year, and wanders around with her brother. A few years ago, the girl was still a little Xue Biao and she didn't take it seriously. Now that she is older, when Xue Biao saw that her sister looked like a crazy girl, she hurried back and let Xue Wang take care of her. Otherwise, when you reach Jiji, you will not be able to marry.

"Brother made fun of me again!" Xue Baoqin scolded, "My brother said I look like a monkey, dark and thin."

"Don't listen to your brother's nonsense. Our Xue family has beauties, you should get together with your sister and apply some pearl powder, and you will be white and beautiful in a few days." Xue Pan suggested.

Xue Wang agreed repeatedly.After breakfast, the three women went to discuss the styles of clothing and jewelry. Xue Pan followed Xue Biao to the yard to talk.Xue Biaobaoqin's parents left early, and later the two brothers and sisters were taken care of by Xue Wang's couple, and later Xue Pan's father went, and the four children were raised by Xue Wang's family, and they were raised together since childhood. I haven't seen each other for four or five years, and I'm not in a hurry to discuss business when we meet, just talk about the current situation.

"I don't worry about your business." Xue Pan expressed his attitude. Xue Biao's business mind is no worse than his. He just has more experience and ideas from his previous life. In the past few years, Xue Biao has been doing business outside, and he may not be able to get in. What did you point out?

Xue Biao thumped Xue Pan on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "Don't worry if you lose everything!"

The age difference between the two is two months, and they talk and do things together more like friends.Xue Pan laughed loudly, he was half a head taller than Xue Biao, relying on his kung fu, he bullied his younger brother, knocked his brother on the head, and scolded with a smile: "Stinky boy, I will sell you as a long-term worker to make money! "

Enough jokes, Xue Pan shunned his robe, and said solemnly: "I will introduce someone to you, a long-term job for ten years for free---"

"Brother, which boy are you cheating again?!" Xue Biao asked curiously.

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ps: In the article, the rank of Mrs. Gaoming comes from Du Niang, which is indeed the case in Ming and Qing Dynasties.