Rong Zhao looked at Zhao Mu on the opposite side and suddenly fell into deep thought, and didn't interrupt him, just peeled peanuts and drank tea alone.

When Zhao Mu was distracted for a while and came back to his senses, he saw that Rong Zhao had already piled up a small pile of peanut skins in his hand, and said with a smile: "Young Master Rong was appointed by his father as the prince of Jingxi, shouldn't he set up a wine at home to celebrate?" Why did you come to Suzhou on such a snowy day? ”

Rong Zhao smiled indifferently when he heard this, thinking that you finally couldn't help it. However, he was not in a hurry to answer, but asked Zhao Mu: "On this snowy day, why did the prince come to Suzhou without worrying about the emperor's political affairs in the palace?" ”

"Huh...... This king came to Suzhou on an errand for his father. What about you, Mr. Rong? Could it be that he also came to Suzhou on an errand for your father? Zhao Mu smiled kindly.

"Although the prince didn't guess everything, he didn't leave ten." Rong Zhao didn't make up any other reason, and he didn't want to tell the truth.

"Oh? I don't know what errand Ling Zun sent to Rong Gongzi? Xiao Wang drank Childe's tea tonight, but if he can reach out to help Childe, he will never stand idly by. Zhao Mu smiled at the corner of his mouth, and his eyes locked on Rong Zhao's eyes.

In fact, Rong Zhao was guessing the uninvited intentions of this guy tonight the moment Zhao Mu entered the door, and after thinking about it a thousand times, he guessed that this guy must have gotten some news, otherwise he would never come to the door and say such high-sounding words. So he sighed lightly, shook his head and said, "Since the prince has said this, there is no way to take care of those false faces." Don't hide it from the prince, I came to Suzhou this time not because my father had something to do, but because my mother wanted to pawn some of her own body to make up some entanglement for my eldest sister to enter Beijing. ”

Zhao Mu immediately sat up straight when he heard this, and said in surprise: "Didn't this king hear it wrong?" It stands to reason that Sister Ling is the imperial concubine of her father's special decree, and everything she needs to enter the palace is naturally allocated by the palace, so why should it be so? ”

Rong Zhao chuckled and shook his head: "Tell the truth to the prince below, why does the prince follow him to fight these official words?" ”

"Hehe...... Zhao Mu chuckled, his fingers lightly knocked on the kang table, and said, "It's this king who is pedantic." Thinking about it, Ling Tang felt that the Rong family was far away, and Sister Ling would have a lot of inconvenience after entering the palace, so he had to prepare some silver money for her, right? ”

Rong Zhao smiled, noncommittal.

"Oh, if you don't talk about it, this king has forgotten - it will be the birthday of this princess in two months, and this king has not prepared a decent birthday gift. I heard that Ling Tang was born as a wealthy merchant, and he must have collected a lot of treasures around him, if Rong Gongzi doesn't mind, can he take out the things and show them to this king? As long as the things are good, the price is negotiable. ”

"Thanks to the prince's love, I'm afraid that my mother's things won't be able to enter the eyes of my mother." Rong Zhao hurriedly shook his head and said.

"That's what you're saying, isn't it? Or does Rong Gongzi not want this king to meddle in his affairs? The corners of Zhao Mu's mouth twitched slightly, but he looked at Rong Zhao with a smile in his eyes.

Zhao Mu's mother was born in the family of Shili, her appearance is extremely beautiful, and she is infiltrated by poetry and books, and she is the only woman in the harem. And Zhao Mu's appearance combines all the advantages of his mother and the emperor, but the beauty is not lacking in heroism, which is worthy of every Huaichun woman to fall into. Even people like Rong Zhao were in a bit of a trance under his shallow smile and slight anger.

Mei Ruo, who was serving next to him, saw that Rong Zhao was distracted, so she hurriedly took the teapot and came forward to pour him tea, and reminded him in a low voice: "Childe, the slave maid will add tea to you." ”

"Ugh." Rong Zhao came back to his senses and put on a smile that hung his hand, "Ruo'er, since the prince has the heart to help us, you can take out the things and show the prince to see." ”

"Yes." Mei Ruo turned around and went down, and after a while, she really hugged the heavy mahogany box and put it in front of Rong Zhao.

Rong Zhao pushed the box hard in front of Zhao Mu's eyes, smiled awkwardly, and said, "Let the prince laugh." ”

Zhao Mu didn't say much, only reached out and pressed the brass luodian to open the box, and the jewels inside glittered in the light, forcing people to open their eyes. Zhao Mu couldn't help but sigh: "Good thing! ”

"It's just that the prince doesn't dislike it! This is all the dowry of my mother when she got married, and I think I am only willing to take it out in the matter of my sister. Rong Zhao sighed softly with helplessness.

Zhao Mu smiled and said: "Mothers all over the world are in the same mood. Since this king also happened to collect these things, and these things are Mrs. Rong's treasure, I can't find a second copy in this Suzhou city, so I ask Rong Gongzi to quote a price, and this king doesn't have to bother looking for it. ”

"Since the prince wants to honor his mother, he doesn't care how much money he has, just give a little. I think my sister will enter the palace in the future, so I have to ask the princess's mother to take care of it. Rong Zhao also felt disgusted after saying this, presumably the mother of King Rui didn't want to do everything possible to kill her sister, how could she take more care of the people who competed for favor?

"If these things are taken to the capital, I'm afraid they will be worth seventy or eighty thousand silver, right?" Zhao Mu asked with a smile.

"The prince doesn't know, he only knows how to eat, drink and have fun, but he rarely asks about these economics, so the prince says that these things are worth as much as they are." Rong Zhao said with a smile.

"If you say so, it is not easy for the king to deceive you. Buying and selling things pay attention to a local market, but this king doesn't know the market in Suzhou, and it's hard to say how. Let's refer to the price of goods in Beijing and then give a personal discount, these things will be given to you by the king in total, how about it? ”

"Thank you, Lord Wang." Rong Zhao hurriedly got up and got off the kang, bowed to Zhao Mu, and said with a smile: "But my mother has told me that I must negotiate with the buyer to use the leading silver ticket of the royal money bank, if not, it can be converted into gold." ”

"The king doesn't have gold. There is no shortage of leading silver tickets. Zhao Mu said, raised his hand and took out a stack of silver tickets from his arms and handed them over, "This is 62,000 taels, all of them are leading silver tickets, can you rest assured that Gongzi Rong will take a look?" ”

Rong Zhao took the silver ticket and handed it to Mei Ruo without looking at it, and then arched his hand towards Zhao Mu and said: "Thank you for your generosity, if it weren't for the prince, I am afraid that this errand would not be able to be completed in three or five days." ”

Zhao Mu waved his hand and said with a smile: "Hehe, Rong Gongzi is polite." It's just a coincidence. This king wants to buy, and you happen to have something to sell here. It's convenient for you, and I'm at ease. In this way, it is excellent. ”

Because of this good price, Rong Zhao had a lot less prejudice against Zhao Mu in his heart, and immediately asked Mei Ruo to scald a pot of good wine, ordered a few side dishes, and had a drink with Zhao Mu.