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The carriage left the imperial city and headed towards the most prosperous royal street in Bianjing.

It is the most prosperous place in Bianjing City, with thousands of shops of all sizes piled up on the most central street of the city, including the storefronts of the Qi Palace.

The exchange between overseas feudal states and the Central Plains was an important part of the annual income of the feudal kings.

Not to mention the other feudal states, just talk about the Qi country, from the precious wood (furniture) in the mountains to the coral, pearls, clams in the sea, and the most famous spice trade in the South Seas, the three trading houses of the King of Qi in Yujie can earn a lot of money for Zhao Ming's mother and son every year.

Because there is too much difference between the price they receive and the price they sell.

Of course, for the entire Qi country, the annual profits of these three commercial banks are still insignificant. The latter has to buy a large amount of commodities and materials from the Central Plains every year, and it needs to invest a large amount of money for the introduction of immigrants from the Central Plains, so the real source of income for Qi is not these three commercial houses.

These firms were owned by the Qi Dynasty, which was the private property of the King of Qi, just like the internal affairs industry of the Great Song Dynasty.

The real source of income for Qi was the continuous transportation of grain from the north, the slaves captured by the Southern Islands (Mindanao), and the copper mountain that Qi 'sold' to the Ministry of Internal Affairs with a wave of his hand.

There is no need to say much about the abundance of copper resources in the Luzon Islands, which is urgently needed in the Central Plains.

Therefore, in the past six years, the Qi Wangfu in Bianjing City has never worried about money.

Zhao Ying has lived six years with a mother and no father, and even he only moved out of the palace three years ago, 'independent door'. The whole person was focused on how to deal with Gongxue's classmates and how to deepen his influence among the high-level children of the Great Song Dynasty, and he never really glanced at the three shops.

But today, the King of Qi accompanied the Queen Mother to the Royal Street.

This behavior is a bit abnormal, but no one inside and outside the country will think that there is really something to dig up for that bit of 'abnormality', the emperor is going to get married, who can take King Qi to do things?

Is that all the kings? That's messing with your own head.

The eyes are still staring at the mother and son, after all, it is the prince and the concubine who are out, if something happens if the care is not good, Li Qiong, who is in charge of the Gyeonggi Jinyi Guard, will be the first to die.

After getting out of the carriage, there was a four-story teahouse in front of me, and I naturally didn't go to drink tea when I first came out.

Zhao Ying carried Pan to another place.

The royal street is really lively, there are all kinds of sales, and there are all kinds of nobles.

It is not uncommon to see a master like Zhao Ming's mother and son, who are full of extravagance at first glance. The carriage that the mother and son rode in did not carry the banner of King Qi, even if Zhao Ying was handsome and the Pan family with a hat was also noble, but here in Yujie, it was like a fish in water.

From an outsider's point of view, which sister and brother does this seem to be?

Pan's complexion is much better than that of Empress Dowager Xing, and she doesn't look old.

And Zhao Ying is tall and tall, seventeen years old, and his appearance is not naïve, so he really doesn't look like a mother and son.

"There is a jewelry shop run by Bai Fan, and there are some jewelry from outside, which is more beautiful than the Song Dynasty. Take a look at it? Pan said.

Today, the mother and son came to Yujie, and the only purpose was to take a good walk and have a look, because there will not be much time like this in the future.

And by the way, I bought some small things given by men and women, so that the Han family could feel relieved.

"Then go check it out." Zhao Ying didn't have much interest in this, but he knew the truth that 'many people are not to blame'. The Queen Mother selected four for the emperor, and the remaining four were obviously to be given to him.

'The overall situation has been decided', there is nothing to struggle with, although Zhao Ying has a little dissatisfaction in his heart - a little bit of a feeling of picking up things that people don't want, but this dissatisfaction is all directed at the mother and son in the palace.

There is absolutely no intention to complain about the Han family.

On the contrary, he has to do his best to have a good relationship with the Han family and others.

The family behind the four daughters is certainly inferior to the previous ones, but it is not an unknown person. As long as the relationship is good, Qi Guo will always be able to get some benefits.

For example, many of the side branch disciples of the Han family, all of whom are literate and hyphenated, have not made much development in the Central Plains, but they can become grassroots officials when they reach the Qi State.

That shop doesn't look big on the face, the shopkeeper is a mixed race, and when he sees someone coming, he hurriedly steps forward to greet him, and those eyes only look at it and know that this is definitely a real nobleman.

It doesn't matter if you buy something or not, you can't slack off.

Although the clans in Bianjing City have moved out a lot, there are still as many nobles as dogs......

"This is pretty? Mother, you see? Zhao Ying picked up a string of pearl emerald ruby necklaces, the green emeralds took advantage of the white pearls, and the middle was dotted with rubies. More pleasing to his eyes than some Nestorian-style jewelry.

The Byzantines inherited the gilding techniques of West Asia and formed a gorgeous style in luxury jewelry, but because the belief factor was too strong, pure Byzantine-style jewelry was not sold in the Great Song Dynasty at all.

That is, some white fans have flexible brains and use Byzantine craftsmen to adapt to Chinese tastes, and they really opened a bloody road in the Bianjing luxury jewelry market.

This feeling is very similar to the export porcelain of the Ming and Qing dynasties in the official history.

——A kind of unique artistic painted porcelain developed by Chinese porcelain merchants after gradually adapting to the needs and preferences of foreign markets.

"It's you who want to give it away, and make up your own mind."

The Pan people sat down on the side, and while the whole person was full of luxury, there was also a sense of loneliness and sadness floating.

The emperor is getting married, and Zhao Ying is also about to get married, and then she will follow her son to leave Bianjing City, where she has lived for half her life.

Pan was reluctant.

It's not that she can't bear the luxury and beauty here, but she can't give up the people and things here, and she can't give up the ten years when she was held in the palm of her hand......

When she goes, she can only return to the imperial tomb when she dies of old age.

Thinking about this, Pan Shi had no strength in his body.

But she knew that she couldn't help but leave, because she wasn't the only one, and she still had children.

The king of Qi is only the real king when he arrives in the country of Qi, and what is the difference between the overseas vassal kings who are alone in Bianjing, under the emperor's nose, and those who choose to stay in the Great Song Dynasty?

God knows how worried Pan has been about his son in the past six years!

Therefore, watching his son go to the King's Landing side and sit on his own 'country' is also a big wish of the Pan family.

It is precisely because she knows everything clearly in her heart that the Pan family is so bad. Because she knows very well what her choice is, no amount of the past will [love] the present.