I sold snacks in ancient times

August, Beijing.

Qi Yongfan received a letter from Shunfeng Express and Wang Kui.It is said that royal means were used, and several horses ran to death before the letter was delivered in the fastest time.

One good thing about Yin Xu is that his promises always have double effects.

Qi Yongfan occasionally thinks that it would be great if the difficult rich second generation he met in modern times was Yin Xu.Then he might agree to be adopted, so he doesn't have to travel all the way to another world, causing so many messy stories.

Shunfeng Express brought a stack of thick banknotes along with the letter. Ma Fengwo wrote in the letter that they were expanding recently. They were no longer satisfied with the business in Yuechuan County, and planned to win the five provinces in the south of the Yangtze River.He already knew that Qi Yongfan had gone to the capital, but due to the large number of rogues and refugees in the north, the courier business could not be developed to the capital for the time being.

He said that he would remit money regularly in the future.

Such a large share shows how profitable Shunfeng Express is.And based on the number of bank notes, it can be seen that Ma Fengwo did not use his power for personal gain.

He may have thought carefully, but after knowing that Qi Yongfan is the current son-in-law, this thought disappeared.

In this dynasty, the people did not resist the officials, and the officials did not resist the emperor's relatives.

And Qi Yongfan has been honorably promoted to be a member of the royal relatives, a member of the privileged class.

As for Wang Kui... he wrote this letter to scold Qi Yongfan for cheating him for so long.

According to him, he cried for three days and three nights after knowing that he had "fake death".

Of course, the authenticity of the content has yet to be considered.

Wang Kui also wanted to come to the capital to develop, but at present the disaster victims in the north were making a fuss. He was afraid that something bad would happen on the way, so he had to wait for the situation to settle down.

Just after lunch that day, Qi Yongfan was the only one in the room.It was a rare day when the sun came out, and the warm light slanted in through the window lattice, spreading two distinct boundaries on the table.

He watched Erlang sitting on the bench with his legs, and began to count the money.

So far, his total assets are 20 taels of silver.This is undoubtedly a considerable figure.

With this money as the starting capital, he can make some big moves in the capital.

Just as he was thinking happily, there was a knock on the door, and he immediately stuffed the banknote into the wooden box with lightning speed, locked it and put it under the bed, coughed, and said, "Who is it?" ?”

Xiaolan's voice came from outside, "Master, the steward has something to do with you."

Qi Yongfan had no choice but to get up and open the door.To be honest, he didn't have a good impression of the steward.

The shopkeeper was holding a wooden plate covered with a red cloth, and said with a smile, "My lord, staying in the room all the time is not good for your health, you should go out for a walk."

The corner of Qi Yongfan's mouth twitched slightly, it should be some big-mouthed boy who revealed his life in the fat house.He could only perfunctorily say, "Well, I'll go out later."

"Don't worry, the Ministry of Internal Affairs asked me to ask you about the style of your favorite clothes. There are three models here. Which one do you prefer?"

The steward lifted the red cloth to show him.

Qi Yongfan stared at it for a while, but didn't see any difference between the three pieces of red cloth, so he casually pointed to one and said, "That's all."

The steward asked again: "What about the wedding banquet specifications and return gift list..."

Qi Yongfan heard that he was the first two elders, and it wasn't that he was going to get married, so he waved his hand and said, "Go ask the princess about these, don't bother me."

Steward: "Just now I went to ask the princess, and he also said the same thing to me."

Qi Yongfan: "..."

Ancient weddings were extremely complicated.All kinds of preliminary preparations can be completed in a month, and most people have the help of their parents, so it will be easier.

However, Yin Xu's mother has long since passed away, and Qi Yongfan's parents are hiding somewhere, so they can't ask the dignified emperor to help, right?

In fact, the wedding affairs of the emperor's son and daughter are mainly arranged by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but usually there are mothers and concubines to assist.

It can be said that it is the first time for Da Yin to have a wedding like Qi Yongfan's without a father or a mother, and he is too lazy to mess around.

Qi Yongfan felt helpless.He knew what Yin Xu meant, and according to their agreement, he should really think about the wedding.

He took a deep breath, asked the steward to enter the room, and slowly checked and discussed related matters.

This tossing made it into the evening, and it was almost time for dinner, so Qi Yongfan could only stop thinking about going out to play.

Xiaoqing sent another letter.

Qi Yongfan opened it and saw that it was an exquisite cloud book invitation.

Xiaoqing added: "Master Ye entrusted me to hand it over to you. The Lake Heart Poetry Conference is tentatively scheduled for three days later."

"Oh, back off."

Qi Yongfan flipped through this thing, almost forgot that he was going to participate in the poetry meeting.Really, he didn't explain what kind of poem he wanted to write, and how to prepare him in advance...

However, this level of poetry is generally related to seasons and scenery, and it is not too difficult.

Qi Yongfan lay down on the bed, lowered the curtain, opened the tablet and began to look up poems.Now that he has left the RV, he can't charge it anytime and anywhere, so he can only use it sparingly, and gave up his usual hobby of watching Korean dramas when he has nothing to do.

He found an e-book "Three Hundred Tang Poems and Song Poems", decided to let it go, and began to memorize it with his head tilted.

……

Three days passed in a flash.

Qi Yongfan got up early that day, saw the light rain falling outside the window, and said happily: "It's raining! Is the poetry meeting going to be cancelled?"

Xiaoqing: "The Poetry Meeting in the Heart of the Lake is held in a boat. It doesn't matter if it rains, and it adds a bit of emotional charm."

Qi Yongfan: "..."

Xiaolan was busy choosing clothes for him, but Ye Zi brought a new set of clothes that had just been made.After all, in front of many princes and ministers, the Princess Mansion cannot lose face.

Although Qi Yongfan is rich, he doesn't have many clothes.Back then, I couldn't buy any good clothes in Nanshan Town, and when I came to the capital in a hurry, there were only a few sets of daily gowns that the stewards had rushed to make.

What's more, the weather has been hot recently, Qi Yongfan doesn't go out often, sometimes he doesn't even wear his underwear, and he lies on the bed with a gauze.

His only good suit was the one he wore when he entered the palace.

But this time the leaves brought out are obviously more refined and luxurious than last time.Jade pendants, fans, hair crowns and other accessories are all available.

Under Xiaoqing's service, Qi Yongfan put on the suit, combed his hair, and looked at himself in the diorama.

It was a somewhat strange man, dressed in plain white long brocade clothes, with dark gray silk thread embroidering an elegant and fresh plum blossom pattern on the cloth.Wearing a black short gauze dress, the waves of light flowed, showing a bit of elegance.

Wearing a jade-colored hair crown on her head and a phoenix dance jade pendant on her waist, just sitting motionless, she looks like a beautiful and flexible statue.

He couldn't help but lament in his heart how good-looking he was.

Let's just say that Chu Mingyue, the top young lady I met in Yuechuan County, was nothing compared to him.It seems that if he can't get along in his career, becoming a duck in the future is also a way out.

Xiaoqing murmured: "If my master sees the princess now, he will definitely fascinate people..."

Qi Yongfan touched his chin.

Ye Zi entered the room at the right time, was taken aback when she saw his attire, and said immediately: "Princess can't accompany you to the poetry meeting tonight."

Ye Zi called Yin Xu "princess" in front of people, but always called him "son" in the queen.I think it's because the habits in Nanshan Town have been deeply ingrained, and I can't change it for a while.

"Ah? Why?" Qi Yongfan stood up and said angrily, "If he doesn't go, I won't either!"

Ye Zi couldn't help laughing, "Just stop for a while, how can you not go if you can't talk about this kind of thing?"

"But he clearly said he wanted to go with me, but he went back on his word."

Ye Zi sighed softly, turned her head and said: "Xiaoqing, you go out first."

"Here." Xiaoqing closed the door behind her when she went out.

Ye Zi took a few steps closer, lowered her voice, and said softly, "Young master is still a princess, and the wedding is coming soon. It's not proper to go out and show your face now."

Qi Yongfan was startled, and then he thought of the many restrictions of being a woman in ancient times.Even if Yin Xu is the most favored princess in the history of Great Yin, so what, he still has to follow the old system.

"Besides, the fifth prince has already suspected him. Your son's disguise is still a bit flawed. He is afraid of being spotted by others, so it is not appropriate to show his face in front of others for the time being."

"OK then."

From the beginning to the end, Qi Yongfan thought that the Fifth Prince was a bad guy, like a villain in a TV series.And he actually had to face a villain alone... It was scary just thinking about it.

No, Yin Xu scored 9 in the questionnaire.There is no one more terrifying than him in this world!

Thinking of this, Qi Yongfan felt a lot more balanced in his heart.

Ye Zi said: "I will go with you at night, the young master said to be careful in everything, lest someone will harm you."

Qi Yongfan hurriedly said: "Is it the Fifth Prince?"

Ye Zi shook his head, "The situation in the capital is complicated, and I only heard a few words from you. If you have time, you should let you talk about it yourself, so as not to be in this man-eating monster and end up blindfolded. I don't understand anything."

Qi Yongfan nodded approvingly, he is indeed no different from a blind man now.

Ye Zi continued: "Apart from the Fifth Prince, the other one who can compete with him is the Seventh Prince. These two retainers are all over the court and the public, one has countless disciples of the prime minister, and the other is related to the current eunuch. The son said, you don't need to write a very good poem, as long as the identity of the son-in-law will not arouse doubts from interested people."

Qi Yongfan felt tired, that brother Qi Yong is a great little poet, and the poems he wrote don't need to be very good? ?Fortunately, he has three hundred Tang poems and Song poems in his hand, otherwise this time it will really be a stink.

"There is also a thirteenth prince. You had a close personal relationship with him before, and my son specially asked me to remind you not to show your feet."

Qi Yongfan frowned, "Too close?"

"Well, didn't you suffer from soul-loss disease, maybe you don't remember." Ye Zi added: "That thirteenth prince is said to have a habit of breaking sleeves."

Qi Yongfan: "..." Well, he met one or two.

……

Only when you are really in the capital can you feel its prosperity and excitement.As night fell, the whole city seemed to come to life, extremely lively.

The carriage was driving on the narrow road at a slow speed, and the roadside was crowded with vendors of all kinds, hawking along the street and chanting Baiduan.

Qi Yongfan lifted the curtain to look out from time to time.

Xiaolan knelt by the table, poured tea, and said with a smile, "I saw you on this street two years ago."

"Huh?" Qi Yongfan turned his head and said in a daze, "You knew me two years ago?"

Xiaolan smiled and said: "That year, in the whole capital, who didn't know you? When you won the first prize and paraded through the streets, all the unmarried women in the city were eager to throw handkerchiefs and sachets, and even fought for a place where they could see you. Big fight."

Qi Yongfan scratched his head, "Haha, yeah."

Two years ago, Xiaolan hadn't entered the princess mansion yet.In other words, the Princess Mansion did not exist at all at that time.Yin Xu didn't move into the mansion until before the wedding, and the servants were called in at that time.

Xiaolan was the son of a merchant in the capital before.Life is not too good, food and clothing is not to worry about.His sister fell in love with Qi Yong at first sight in a restaurant back then, but unfortunately his family went bankrupt not long after.His sister was sold into a brothel and died of illness half a year later.

And he entered the princess mansion to make a living.

From the few words of others, Qi Yongfan can feel how popular his predecessor was before.Indeed, Qi Yong not only has a good skin, but also won the champion at a young age, he is simply a winner in life.

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard the groom in front of him shout loudly: "It's Luolong Lake in front of you!"

This Luolong Lake is the private property of the Fifth Prince. It is located on the outskirts of Beijing, but it is extremely lively.Every night, the lake area will be opened, and many people in the capital come here admiringly.

According to rumors, a "giant dragon" really appeared in Luolong Lake before.An official once said that the name of the lake offended His Majesty and must be renamed.

But at that time, the emperor didn't take it seriously, so he rewarded the lake to the fifth prince casually.

It can be seen from this that the fifth prince has a high status in the emperor's heart, and he is indeed capable of aspiring to the "dragon position".

The carriage stopped at the entrance, Qi Yongfan got out of the car, and saw lights and festoons everywhere, which was extremely festive.The crowds are surging, the common people often come here to play, and there are also vendors selling along the street.

Today, the fifth prince is going to hold a poetry meeting, so the rest of the boats are not allowed to enter the lake.At this moment, there is only one huge and luxurious dragon boat on the surface of the lake, quietly moored in the dark lake.

Qi Yongfan looked around and felt that it was not as interesting as he imagined.

"My son-in-law?" A male voice suddenly came from beside him.

Qi Yongfan turned around, caught a glimpse of a handsome man in brocade clothes, let out a breath, twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "Hello."

"It's really you?" The man looked around him, and said with a smile: "I heard that the fifth prince said that you are not in good health, maybe you won't come, but I didn't expect you to come."

Qi Yongfan: "..." Could it be possible not to come? ?

The man said: "I haven't seen you in half a year, Brother Qi is still such a handsome man."

Qi Yongfan saw that there were no servants around him, presumably they were not princes, so he asked, "Are you?"

Ye Zi pulled the corner of Qi Yongfan's clothes.

"Isn't it?" The man said exaggeratedly: "You don't even recognize me? Although I heard that you are suffering from the disorder of soul loss, I didn't expect it to be true! I know an old Taoist priest, how about I introduce it to you? ?”

Qi Yongfan lost his patience, "Who are you?"

"I'm Su Su. I won the Jinshi in the same class as you. I heard that your wedding is coming soon. Don't forget to send me an invitation card when the time comes."

Qi Yongfan didn't have much impression, and with the original owner's arrogant personality, he had never had a good relationship with these peers.He thought for a while and asked, "Brother Su, what rank do you live in now?"

"Seventh Grade." Su Su was a little proud.He is considered to be the fastest promoted among his peers. After all, when a Jinshi enters an official position at the beginning, he usually can only become a low-ranking sesame official.He was able to stay in the capital and be promoted to the seventh rank in just one year, so it was no wonder that he was able to participate in this lake center poetry meeting full of big shots.

"Oh, I went here first, see you later."

The poetry club enters the arena in order of official rank, the son-in-law is a fifth-rank official, and Qi Yongfan has to go in first.

There are also wedding invitations... Qi Yongfan vaguely remembered that the steward once told him that officials below the fifth rank would not be invited.

He turned to Ye Zi: "Do you know who that person was?"

Ye Zi shook his head, "My lord only let me recognize the heads of princes, so they shouldn't be important people."

Qi Yongfan nodded and continued to move forward.

The dragon boat is moored on the shore of the lake, and the lights are brilliant, so magnificent.A few guards stood beside them, responsible for checking the invitations.

Xiaolan handed over the invitation, and the three of them were politely invited in, and sat down at the table.

Their line represents the princess mansion, so they can sit at the same table with the princes.And those young officials who came to make up the numbers could only be wronged and sat down at the table.

As soon as Qi Yongfan sat down, he was "warmly welcomed" by the princes.All of them are handsome men, all vaguely similar to Yin Xu, it seems that the old emperor's genes are still good.

Although the emperor gave birth to twenty princes, only five were present today.Others either traveled around the world, or were sent to various places as vassal kings, or didn't understand poetry...

In short, it's not a New Year's gathering. It seems that five princes are already very good for the face of the Fifth Prince.

The princes all knew Qi Yongfan and greeted him with a smile.He could only respond with a well-timed smile, and at the same time asked Ye Zi in a low voice: "Who are these people?"

Ye Zi looked around calmly, and replied: "The first person on the left is the Fifth Prince, and to the right are the Eighth Prince, the Thirteenth Prince, the Ninth Prince, and the Seventh Prince."

The fifth prince is the oldest, almost approaching thirty.He has a long beard, and his eyes are handsome and kind, which makes people feel good.

The burly eighth prince is the younger brother of his mother and concubine. The two grew up together and have a very good relationship.The Eighth Prince is an out-and-out martial artist. He has fought in the battlefield all year round and holds the military power in his hands. He also wholeheartedly wants to assist him to rise to the top.

The thirteenth prince was the most handsome among the five. He was dressed in purple clothes, painted with makeup, painted his eyebrows and red lips, and would wink at Qi Yongfan from time to time, almost telling others that he liked Longyang.

As for the Seventh Prince, he is white and tender, a bit baby fat, and short and small, which doesn't seem to match his actual age.His brows were fierce, and the occasional flash of shadow made him look a little sinister and cunning.

The Ninth Prince is his younger brother. Unlike the Eighth Prince, he does not like government affairs. Instead, he pursues Taoism and longevity like an emperor, and spends his days sleeping and eating at home doing alchemy.

The Ninth Prince also likes to compose poems, presumably it was for this reason that he agreed to participate in this lake center poetry meeting.

There are too many people.After tossing for more than half an hour, after everyone arrived, the boat slowly started and rowed towards the center of the lake.

The upper table and the lower table were separated by a screen, when the maid came to serve the food, Qi Yongfan saw that the food on the next table seemed to be different from their table.

After all, they are princes, so of course they want to eat something good.If these royal meals were really brought to the table, it would probably be against the rules of etiquette.

The dinner was very sumptuous, especially the steamed hairy crabs, Qi Yongfan liked it very much.Crabs are cold in nature and should not be eaten too much. He stopped talking after eating a few, but others around him were amazed at his skillful and quick technique when peeling crabs...

The fifth prince sipped the wine and said with a smile: "My son-in-law seems to like eating crabs very much."

"Where is it?" Qi Yongfan waved his hand and said, "It's just that the crabs from the fifth prince's house are very delicious, so I can't help but eat more."

As soon as this remark came out, the Fifth Prince was secretly delighted, he raised his wine glass and said respectfully: "I heard that my son-in-law is known as a little poet sage, you should show your skills later, don't hide your secrets."

Qi Yongfan also picked up the wine in return, and drank it down in a face-saving gulp.What he said was the truth, the hairy crabs prepared by the Fifth Prince were extremely plump, and they were the best among the rare crabs.This kind of wild crab that can grow to such a large size is absolutely rare in modern times.

The Seventh Prince's face turned gloomy, he looked at Qi Yongfan with a sullen face, turned his head and said something to the Ninth Prince for some reason.

Although Qi Yongfan didn't quite understand the situation, he could also see the open and secret struggle between the Fifth Prince and the Seventh Prince.

But this poetry meeting was held by the Fifth Prince, so he had to give the Fifth Prince some face.

Basically, the power in the government has been divided up by these two people.The princess, who is deeply loved by the emperor, is still independent of it, and will not be swayed by any force that seizes the crown.

As the son-in-law, Qi Yongfan is bound to get involved.

After dinner, it's still early.The night view in the middle of the lake is quite beautiful, and you can see the bustling scene of the capital in the distance, and there are even many literati and refined scholars fishing with fishing rods.

When Qi Yongfan became interested, he asked Xiaolan to borrow a fishing rod, and he also fished by himself by the boat.He knew some fishing methods, and a fish took the bait in a short while, but unfortunately it was a small fish, so he had to throw the fish back into the lake.

The Thirteenth Prince also took a fishing rod and came to him, leaning on the railing, blowing the pleasant evening breeze, and said with a smile: "Brother Qi, you still know how to fish? Why don't you teach me."

The scent of the thirteenth prince's perfume made him a little uncomfortable. He suppressed his sneeze and said, "I won't."

As soon as the words fell, another fish was hooked.

Qi Yongfan tilted his weight, he was a big fish.He had never encountered such a lucky catch in Nanshan Town, so he couldn't help but frown, set the fishing line long, and started walking the fish.

He signed up to participate in sea fishing activities when he traveled to the island before, and the whole city vomited in a mess. He barely saw the fisherman walking the fish.

He hurriedly turned to Ye Zi and said, "Go and find me a fishing net."

After a while, Ye Zi trotted over carrying the fishing net.Qi Yongfan slipped the fish to the side of the boat, and took advantage of the lights inside the boat to catch the big fish in one go.

It's really a big grass carp!It is about two feet long and huge. Its tail is still flapping around on the deck, attracting the attention of many people.

Qi Yongfan squatted down, touched the head of the fish, and said with a smile: "You can make a grilled fish."

Since leaving Nanshan Town, he had never eaten grilled fish again, and he couldn't help but miss that taste.

The Thirteenth Prince stared dumbfounded at his smooth movements, and said, "You said you don't know how to fish??"

Qi Yongfan shrugged.As a human being, keep a low profile.