Qiao Guangjin really couldn't listen to his son Qiao Dongsheng speak, and the more he listened, the more angry he became, sighing heavily, and frowning.

If the son is a man who doesn't learn and doesn't know how to do it, what he is most afraid of is the eldest son who is willing to work hard, but he doesn't know the height of the sky, and he always thinks that his wealth is strong, and he can run rampant.

If his family is a small family business, it is okay, a huge part of the family business is really handed over to his son, if something happens, then it must be a big thing, where can it withstand the toss? People like them must be steady, tolerant and generous, so that they can last for a long time, and they can't help but regret handing over some business matters to their sons.

Qiao Guangjin, who was holding back his stomach and wanted to tell his son, didn't bother to say it, snorted angrily, put his hands behind his back, and entered the Jin Chamber of Commerce.

Qiao Dongsheng glanced at his father's back, slightly annoyed, glared at Wei Bao who was standing in the middle of the street viciously, and also brushed his sleeves away and entered the Jin Chamber of Commerce Hall.

In addition to the Qiao family and the Yang family, the merchants on this street are very curious about Wei Bao's origin, and a few people know that Wei Bao has run into a wall in the Jin Merchants and Zhili Merchants one after another.

Since it is the person who offended the Jin merchants, who dares to provoke it? Who wants to be beaten by Webo? But I don't know what Wei Bao's origin is, but no one comes to trouble Wei Bao again.

Most people are holding the mentality of watching the show, especially the merchants on the ground of Zhili, they wish that someone would do it against the Jin merchants, but they don't dare to work together, knowing that Wei Bao is from Liaoxi, they all guess that even if Wei Bao is a little backer, the backer will not be so big.

After Li Chengnei left the palace, he first sent his wife back, and then trotted over with his three sons who had to go to play with his uncle.

Wei Bao was so unhappy when he saw Li Chengnei and his three sons, he hurriedly greeted him, and said with a smile: "Big brother, you laughed so well, it must have been done?" Go inside and say. Wei Bao greeted Li Chengnei with a smile and took the hand of Li Chengnei's youngest son.

Li Chengnei's youngest son and the other two sons were very well-behaved, and shouted Wei Bao together: "Uncle." ”

Wei Bao happily agreed, and patted the three people on their arms. If you are not familiar with people, you usually have to bring your surname before calling uncle, then you will not be very respectful, and if you call uncle directly like them, you will really regard yourself as your own uncle.

"Brother, it's done!" Li Chengnei smiled and reported the good news as he walked: "Not only did Mrs. Ke and Father-in-law Wei promise to organize a birthday banquet for my sister, but also the silver from the palace, so we don't have to pay the silver." ”

"Really? That's great, congratulations big brother. Wei Bao was overjoyed, and then hurriedly asked, "Then can I enter the palace to congratulate Concubine Zhuang on her birthday?" ”

"Okay, I told the eunuch Liang Dong, the steward of the celebrant eunuch, that there is no problem with taking you alone." Li Chengnei said with a smile.

Wei Bao couldn't help but be overjoyed: "Then thank you big brother!" ”

"Hehe, my brother, what do you say? If you hadn't advocated celebrating my sister's birthday, I wouldn't have dared to go to the palace to talk about it. I can't even eat at home, how dare I propose to put on a birthday banquet for my sister? A table of birthday banquet to say the least will cost ten taels of silver, as well as singing or something, and you have to buy some fruits, and you have to prepare some reward silver. Since the palace is willing to give out silver, it is the best, it will be arranged by the people of the Internal Affairs Office, and we will save at least a thousand taels of silver. Li Chengnei smiled.

"Yes, yes." Wei Bao nodded with a smile, secretly happy, and being able to do things, and not spending money, is naturally excellent.

"Brother, what are you doing here with such a big scene? Have you bought all these faces? After Li Chengnei finished talking about his business, he noticed that Wei Bao and a group of followers were busy decorating the storefront.

"Uncle, have you bought so many faces? Good style. Li Chengne's youngest son, Li Letu, also tilted his head and said to Wei Bao: "Are these red-painted faces all uncle's?" ”

"Well, it's all uncle's." Wei Bao smiled and touched the top of Li Letu's head on his chest, and said to Li Chengnei: "This is nothing, if you want to do it, you will make it big, big brother, when the time comes, you wait and see, my brother will not embarrass you, when you are promoted, my brother will buy you a big house, and your family will live comfortably in the future." ”

"No, no, the eldest brother will do it himself, and the brother doesn't have to worry about it. My brother gave me twenty taels of silver, and today I only spent two taels of silver, and I have eighteen taels of silver left, and then take two or three taels of silver out to keep for a reward, and spare it, and fifteen taels of silver can also buy a decent small courtyard, which is enough to live in, and I don't need my brother to spend silver for me. Li Chengnei heard that Wei Bao was going to pay for buying a house for himself, so he hurriedly stopped.

"Big brother, can you live in a small courtyard house with more than ten taels of silver? Either it is in place in one step, and it must be a big mansion with hundreds of taels of silver! When the time comes, your three sons will marry their daughters-in-law, and you will add people, stewards, and maids, and you will still be able to live. Wei Bao laughed.

Hundreds of taels of silver?

Li Chengnei smiled at what Wei Bao said: "Your eldest brother can have a place to live without fear of wind and rain, and the family can be satisfied without lack of food and clothing, where do you dare to think about raising people and maids?" ”

"Yes, you are my eldest brother, my eldest brother's family, that is, my family, how can you live a hard life?" Wei Bao smiled and patted Li Chengne's three sons Li Leshan, Li Leshui, and Li Letu on the shoulders, with a good elder expression. I really didn't expect that the life of Li Chengne's family, who was a relative of the emperor, would be so miserable, and I was moved like this when I heard hundreds of taels of silver. Wei Bao is becoming more and more unable to understand the social structure of the entire Ming Dynasty, can't the emperor's relatives catch up with the little armor chief in a poor area? Although the first layer of the first layer is already in the feudal ruling class, it is the bottom ruler, right?

"Don't thank you uncle?" Although Li Chengnei and Wei Bao have limited time at this time, and they only met for the second time today, they know that Wei Bao is a character who does what he says, and he knows that he can't resist him, so he can only say to his three sons.

The three sons thanked Wei Bao with a smile on their faces.

"Uncle, can my family really live in a big house, and there are servants and maids?" Li Letu asked silly.

"Yes." Wei Bao smiled: "You don't believe your uncle? ”

"Believe, I believe everything Uncle Wei said." Li Letu leaned coquettishly on Wei Bao's side, and Wei Bao took him into his arms.

"Uncle Wei, shall I come to your store to do things?" Li Leshan Road.

"I also want to do things in Uncle Wei's shop." Li Leshui also said, "I'm with my brother." ”

Wei Bao glanced at Li Chengnei: "Are all three of them enrolled?" Although Wei Bao in this life is not a few years older than these three children, and only three years older than the youngest Li Letu, but Wei Bao's mental age is also suitable to be their uncle, so there is no psychological disorder, the three children began to be a little uncomfortable because of their age, but they called more, and Wei Bao does have a mature and stable style, can convince people, and has the appearance of being an uncle.

"Where is the silver in my house? Among the three of them, the eldest has been to a private school for half a year, and he really can't afford it, and the private school in the capital is too expensive. Li Chengnei replied.

Wei Bao nodded: "Then, it's important to go to school, big brother, don't ask about the house, I will definitely help your family to live properly, just go to live when the time comes, after these two days, let the three children go to a private school to study first, no matter when, it is not okay not to read and write." When it comes to money, don't worry, no one can suffer their children. ”

Li Chengne's nose was sour when he was moved by Wei Bao, his eyes were red, and he nodded: "It's still a brother who has knowledge, and he listens to his brother." ”

Wei Bao smiled and said to Li Chengnei's three sons: "No matter what you want to do in the future, the most basic thing is to get a child first, and if you really don't want to take the test, you will talk about it." We are Ming, or the most important thing is to be knowledgeable, you have to be able to read and write, otherwise you are blind, right? If you want to spend money to donate to officials, then at least you have to get someone to lift first, do you know? Lifting people, the lord is majestic. ”

"I know, but, Uncle Wei, I really don't want to study anymore, let my two younger brothers study, right? As soon as I studied, I was sleepy. Li Leshan, the eldest son of Li Chengne, looked at Wei Bao pitifully, with a relieved expression.

Li Chengnei listened to what Wei Bao said, his heart was warm, and when he saw that his eldest son was so unsuccessful, he patted Li Leshan on the head angrily, "How good is what your uncle said?" It's a stuff that doesn't get angry! ”

"Alas, big brother, don't hit the child." Wei Bao smiled slightly, secretly wondering that this child was born in happiness and did not know blessings, how many people want to study without conditions? Not to mention the world of Daming, which can't be fed and clothed, is modern, and there are still many poor children. Then, he said to Li Leshan: "If you want to follow me, you can do it anytime, if you want to study, your current age is the best age, in a few years, when you get older, your memory will become more and more unable to keep up, and you won't be able to read it when you miss it. When the time comes, you really don't want to continue reading, you can come to your uncle to do things at any time, your own uncle, isn't it easy to do it? ”

"Okay." Seeing Wei Bao say this, Li Leshan glanced at Li Chengnei, who was staring at him, and had to nod his head in agreement.

Li Chengnei smiled with relief: "Oh, my brother still has a way, if I reason with him, he won't listen to half a word." The children are growing up one by one, and none of them are obedient. ”

"My son always wants to be taught by others, and when my father talks to me, I often can't listen to half a word." Wei Bao laughed.

Wei Bao's words made Li Chengnei and his three sons laugh together. Li Chengnei's three sons saw that Wei Bao not only had the ability, but also spoke humorously and did not take a stand, they all liked Wei Bao very much, and desperately circled around Wei Bao, and played one game after another.

Wei Bao beckoned the three of them to the inn to drink tea, because they had just eaten in the palace and refused to eat, so they packed a bunch of rare hard dishes such as roast chicken and roast duck for their father and son to take back.

Li Chengnei and his three sons refused to accept it, but Wei Bao was too enthusiastic, these things were quietly prepared by his subordinates, and they couldn't help but refuse, so Li Chengnei and his son had to accept it.

Li Chengnei and Wei Bao agreed that they would arrive at his house early tomorrow and enter the palace at the beginning of the day.

Wei Bao sweated: "So early? "Entering the palace at five o'clock in the morning? Then before four o'clock, I had to rush to Li Chengnei's house, and before four o'clock, it was still dark! Didn't the ancients sleep?

Li Chengnei said with a smile: "The rules in the palace are big, and everything is done early, don't delay the time." ”

"Oh." Wei Bao had no choice but to agree, and asked, "Then is there a limit to the number of gifts I brought to the palace?" ”

This problem is what Wei Bao has been thinking about just now, and now the matter of entering the palace to worship his birthday is solved, but how many things do you have to bring in? I have more than 1,200 pieces of fine fur, so I can't bring them all in, right? He is going to sell it in the form of offerings, dedicated to those ladies and concubines, and they are not allowed to give rewards? It's about the same as selling, but how much should you bring? If you bring too much, it's hard to take it out again, right? What if it is very popular?

Li Chengnei didn't understand what Wei Bao meant, "Entering the palace is not customs clearance for trading, what is the limit?" As long as it's not forbidden, bring as much as you want in. ”

Wei Bao suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled oh, "Is it convenient to bring things out of the palace?" For example, what does Concubine Zhuang want to reward your family? ”

"Convenient, huh? What's so inconvenient about that? As long as it's something in my sister's palace, you can reward it as much as you want, and my sister doesn't have anything to reward, so let's go back to the palace, that is, bring some food back. Li Chengnei replied: "The palace is the most meticulous about what is eaten, and the rest of the things, as long as they are rewarded, are very lenient in and out." ”

Wei Bao is relieved now, no longer entangled in the question of how much fur to bring into the palace, it's a big deal, if it can't be sold, it will be put in Concubine Zhuang's palace, and next time let Concubine Zhuang Niangniang use a reward, let Li Chengnei help transport it out of the palace again, secretly happy that his brain is good, and he couldn't help but smile, "So that's the case?" ”

Li Chengnei couldn't help but smile when he saw Wei Bao's strange smile: "What do you think, brother?" So happy? ”

"No, I'm thinking, since Gonggong Wei and Mrs. Ke are so face-saving, they have to take silver from the palace to organize a birthday banquet for Concubine Zhuang, and during the birthday banquet, the eldest brother took the opportunity to mention to Gonggong Wei about the promotion of officials, and it will be successful." Wei Bao laughed.

"Well, I guess it's about the same, right? Mrs. Fengsheng's son Hou Guoxing is not yet 20 years old, and he is already a thousand households of Jinyiwei, as well as Mrs. Fengsheng's younger brother Keguangxian, and Wei Zhao, the brother of Father-in-law Wei, are all Jinyiwei's thousand households, I just want to raise a general flag. They shouldn't be me. Li Chengnei said.

"Well, I think so. If you mention it in person, it will be done. I hope tomorrow's birthday party will go smoothly and nothing will happen. Wei Bao reminded.

"Nothing will happen, who would dare to cause trouble in the palace? But brother, you must follow me closely tomorrow, there are many rules in the palace, and you must not talk nonsense. Li Chengnei reminded Wei Bao in turn.

Wei Bao hurriedly nodded in agreement, Li Chengnei instructed Wei Bao a few more words, and then left with his three sons, the three sons were very affectionate to Wei Bao, and they met for the second time.

"Pick out 300 pieces of topmost furs, pack them separately, wrap them beautifully, and I'll bring them into the palace tomorrow!" After Li Chengnei and his son left, Wei Bao hurriedly found Liu Chunshi and Fan's big head.

The two hurriedly agreed, and Fan asked curiously, "Gongzi can also enter the palace?" I always thought that Gongzi was going to ask Uncle Li Guo to help him dedicate the fur to the concubine. Do you need so much fur to bring? ”

"Let you do it." Wei Bao smiled: "There are many people in the palace, I won't watch people send them when the time comes?" Give it to the nobles in the palace, can they not reward some silver? It's not much worse than selling it in a store, right? ”

Liu Chunshi and Fan's head suddenly realized, and Fan's head gave a thumbs up in surprise: "Childe's trick is really clever!" Why didn't I think of that? Then we are going to be famous now, our furs can be worn by the nobles in the palace, and the people on the street are not rushing to buy it? ”

Wei Bao nodded: "Don't make a noise about this, what will be the situation tomorrow, it's not clear now, you must develop the habit of keeping everything secret, the two of you will do it yourself, don't let anyone know the rumors." ”

Liu Chunshi and Fan saw that Wei Gongzi was cautious and serious, and they solemnly clenched their fists: "Yes, Childe." ”

"Bring that white tiger skin and black bear skin with you!" Wei Bao reminded again.

"Childe, we only have one white tiger skin and two bear skins left, which are too valuable!" Fan's head was reluctant.

"Let you bring it, if you can dedicate it to Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, Grandpa Wei and Mrs. Ke, is there anything wrong with it? Can you still sell it to a big man like them when you put it in the store? Besides, aren't there bearskins and tiger skin jackets? Wei Bao rolled his eyes, thinking that Fan's head was not open.

"Yes, it's still Childe who does big things. Only if you are willing to go out can you earn money. Fan's head scratched his scalp embarrassedly.

"Stop being a sycophant, hurry up and get on errands." Liu Chunshi patted Fan's head on the shoulder and said to Wei Gongzi: "Don't worry, Childe, we will handle it." ”

"Go ahead." Wei Bao was in a very good mood, "Today I will rest early, and I will leave before the fourth watch tomorrow morning, first go to meet my brother-in-law, and then enter the palace together!" ”

Thinking of entering the Forbidden City, Wei Bao suddenly felt a burst of blood, this is not a modern place, you can go with money to buy tickets, in this era, ordinary people can't dream of entering the Forbidden City!

"Don't worry, Childe, I will wake up Childe tomorrow morning, and I will never make a mistake." Liu Chunshi agreed.

Wei Bao nodded reassuringly, stretched his waist, and walked into his inn, there is no need to go to the guest house outside today.

Because he was going to enter the palace tomorrow, Wei Bao couldn't sleep over and over, and he didn't dare to drink some wine, when he couldn't sleep, drinking some wine was the best way, so he had to let people boil hot water, took a bath in the inn, tossed blindly, barely slept for two or three hours, and then arrived at the third watch.

Liu Chunshi didn't dare to sleep, and after finishing the fur packaging with Fan Toutou, he waited outside the house where Wei Bao slept, and planned to let Gongzi sleep two more incense sticks and then go to call Gongzi, but he didn't expect Wei Bao to get up by himself.

"Childe, it's still early, can you sleep for a while?" Liu Chunshi said.

Wei Bao's spirit is very good, both eyes are shining, thinking that he can enter the palace today, maybe he can still see a bunch of big celebrities in history, like taking stimulants, "Don't sleep, go early, don't make a mistake." ”

Liu Chunshi agreed, and hurriedly beckoned the man to serve the son's washing, and asked the man to prepare breakfast, and shouted several of the son's personal entourage.

Wei Bao, who was busy and had a casual breakfast, and more than a dozen followers went out at half past three.

The night guard in the capital is also very tight, and on the way, I met the patrol of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division who patrolled several times.

Wei Bao said that he was going to see Li Chengne, and he wanted to enter the palace together today, and he still had to check it in detail.

"Good to go out early, right?" Wei Bao said to Liu Chunshi.

Liu Chunshi nodded: "The capital is the capital, the investigation is really tight, how much work do you have to delay along the way?" ”

Wei Bao smiled and nodded, only when he came to Beijing could he feel the solemnity and strength of the Ming Empire, although the scale of the building was similar to that of modern second- and third-tier cities, but in terms of momentum, it was not lost to the modern national capital at all!

The security system of the Beijing Division not only has the people of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses, but also the servants of the Shuntian Mansion, the Jinyi Guard, and the Dongchang, it can be said that every step they take is under surveillance at all levels, and if they want to do something in the Beijing Division, it is absolutely impossible, it is just like a transparent person.

But even so, Wei Bao still carried a revolver with him, but it was disassembled, disassembled into seven or eight parts, and hung on his waist as an ornament, with a barrel on one side and a handle on the other, and the runner was directly hung with his original jade pendant, which was not contrary to harmony at all, Wei Bao wanted to give it a try and see if the gun could be brought into the palace? On the one hand, he can't do without the pistol now, and as soon as the pistol leaves, he feels very insecure, and on the other hand, if the gun can be brought into the palace, maybe it will be useful in the future! Without Wei Bao, who has no pistol, he will feel that his force value is not even as good as that of a little eunuch.

It took more than an hour to arrive at Li Chengnei's residence, and Li Chengneem's family was already waiting for Wei Bao at the intersection.

"Big brother, have you been waiting here so early?" Wei Bao hurriedly stepped forward and said, "You've been waiting for a long time, right?" ”

"I just arrived, and entering the palace is a big deal, so I don't dare to slack off." After Li Chengnei finished speaking, he found that Wei Bao's entourage was driving a big carriage, and said in surprise: "What is it on it?" ”

"Fur, I want to give it to Concubine Zhuang and those nobles in the palace." Wei Bao replied. After speaking, he saluted Li Chengnei's wife, and Li Chengnei's wife returned the salute.

"So much?" Li Chengnei frowned, "This is too much, right?" Who else are you going to give it to? ”

"The ladies who came, the big eunuchs in charge or something, they were all sent, they were originally prepared to give them away, and they can be regarded as saving face for the mothers." Wei Bao laughed.

Li Chengnei wanted to say more, but Li Chengnei's wife said: "What are you afraid of with more things?" If you can't send it, you can bring it out of the palace after a while. ”

Li Chengnei saw that his wife said this, so he didn't say anything anymore, Wei Bao could see that the couple had seen their intentions, and they didn't care at all, but had a good impression of their willingness to help him.

Wei Bao is a businessman, as long as he has money to make, he is very thick-skinned, and he is not soft even when he sells things to his family, let alone to outsiders, Li Chengnei and his wife feel that Wei Bao brings so many things, which is too exaggerated.

Li Chengnei's three sons came up to greet Wei Bao, and everyone talked all the way to the palace.

Accompanied by Li Chengnei, when he encountered the inspection again, it was also the same strict, and he couldn't help but let Wei Bao have a good impression of the vigilance of the capital, he liked this atmosphere, and did not feel restricted, the better the public security, the more conducive to people's lives.

The law and order in the Beijing division is good, which is a good side for business, but Dongchang and Jinyiwei are tigers, often framing people, extorting confessions by torture, and extortion, which is negative, if the negative can be removed a little, Wei Bao feels that the business of the Beijing division is easy to prosper, just twenty or thirty thousand officials who eat the emperor's grain, how big a consumer group are they?

In some small third- and fourth-tier cities in the modern mainland, more than half of the migrant workers have to go out after the New Year, and the mainstream consumers are a bunch of people who eat official food, and no matter how small the county is, this kind of person must have more than 30,000 yuan.

By the time we arrived at the palace, it was already dark.

Wei Bao's entourage naturally stayed outside the palace and waited.

Wei Bao followed Li Chengne's family and a group of eunuchs into the imperial city from Chengtianmen, was inspected in front of the noon gate, and then went through layers of inspections, and then left the carriage brought by Wei Bao, containing gift boxes, and loaded them with trucks in the palace, the process was extremely strict, passing through the palace gates from the west side of the Forbidden City.

To Wei Bao's secret delight, the revolver he disassembled into seven or eight parts was actually safely brought into the palace? These ancient people are Shinji, and they really use their pistols as accessories. The eunuchs, who were mainly in charge of the inspection, found nothing wrong, and they believed that the fire gun would check the place of charge, while Wei Bao's revolver did not need to be charged at all.

Wei Bao secretly looked with his eyes along the way, and he didn't know how much distance he had passed, if he didn't walk around like this, he really didn't know how big the Forbidden City was, he still walked on the outer edge, and he didn't actually enter the Forbidden City.

There were too many main turns, and there were layers of inspections, Wei Bao felt that it was three kilometers, and he walked briskly for more than an hour before arriving at Renshou Palace.

There is no need to report it yourself, the Tai Supervisor who brought Li Chengnei and Wei Bao and a group of people to report to the people of Renshou Palace, several palace people in Renshou Palace and Li Chengnei's family met and went in to inform Concubine Zhuang.

"The stage in the palace is next to my sister's dormitory, which saves a lot of distance." Li Chengnei saw that Wei Bao was tired of walking, and said softly.

Wei Bao nodded, and when he saw that the three sons of Li Chengnei's family had entered the imperial city, he didn't dare to speak, and he didn't open his mouth along the way, so he was nervous.

"It's okay to whisper to me, I'll teach you when I see someone." Seeing Wei Bao's tired and nervous appearance, Li Chengnei smiled slightly, "Don't be too nervous, relax, it's okay." ”

"The banquet is placed in Concubine Zhuang's palace? Is the theater also next to this? Wei Bao asked softly.

"That's right, generally the birthday in the palace is placed in your own palace, like my sister because she is the concubine of the first emperor, so she can get the pomp and circumstance of the whole palace to celebrate, and the birthday of ordinary concubines is also the same as that of ordinary people, it is very simple." Li Chengnei replied.

Wei Bao nodded, he didn't think it was simple, how many rules there were in the palace, if it was a younger brother from the people who went to his sister's house, where would he have to report it, just go in directly.

After a while, a few palace people in Renshou Palace came out to welcome Li Chengnei and Wei Bao and others inside.

The Forbidden City of the Ming Dynasty is different from the Forbidden City of later generations, and the later generations retain the appearance of the Forbidden City of the Manchu Dynasty, just like the Renshou Palace next to the Xuanwu Gate where Wei Bao arrives now, in the early years of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor's sleeping palace in Qianqing, north of the Kunning Second Palace, is a religious area completely created for the Xuanwu Emperor, and the north gate of the Forbidden City was also named "Xuanwu Gate" (renamed Shenwu Gate during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty to avoid the Kangxi Emperor "Xuanye").

Wei Bao didn't dare to wear his bearskin coat today, but he was also gorgeously dressed, and he didn't deliberately wear it very 'plain', looking like an official eunuch's son.

Entering the front hall of Renshou Palace, Concubine Niangniang of Dongli Zhuang came out to meet in person.

Wei Bao saw that Concubine Zhuang was only less than forty years old, but she was already like an old woman in her fifties and sixties, her clothes were not bright, and there were not a lot of bright gold and silver jewelry on her head. If you don't see it in the palace, if you are outside the palace, it is no different from an old woman of the same level as the county.

Concubine Li Zhuang saw that Wei Bao was fourteen or fifteen years old, with a handsome appearance, slender eyebrows, bright eyes, bright ink, a brocade robe, luxurious clothes, a snow-white collar, and a face like a crown of jade, red lips and white teeth.

Because she didn't know where Wei Bao came from, Concubine Li Zhuang didn't have a good impression of Wei Bao, but she just felt that Wei Bao didn't look like a 'bad guy', although she was gorgeously dressed, she looked 'honest'.

Li Chengnei's family met Concubine Li Zhuang first, and then it was Wei Bao's turn.

Wei Bao hurriedly stepped forward, followed the example of Li Chengne's sons, and knelt down: "I wish Concubine Zhuang Niangniang on her birthday, auspiciousness and health, and may the world be peaceful." He didn't know what he meant by wishing for Shiqingping, he heard Li Chengne's family say this just now, and he hurriedly followed suit, I don't know if it's appropriate.

Concubine Zhuang smiled slightly: "Get up, you are the righteous brother of Cheng Neem?" They talked about you. You're from Liaoxi, right? It has not been peaceful outside the customs, can you still enter Beijing to do business? ”

"Back to Niangniang, I am a child of Liaoxi, my family was originally from Suning, Cangzhou, and the three generations of my ancestors were moved to Guanwai. My home is within Shanhaiguan, which is quite peaceful. Wei Bao replied, feeling that Concubine Zhuang was not difficult to speak, and his heart relaxed a little.

"You know at such a young age that going to Beijing to do business is not simple, what do your parents do?" Concubine Li Zhuang then asked.

"My parents are farmers, and I do some business in order to earn enough money for tuition and prepare for future entrance examinations." Wei Bao has thought about these questions for a long time, and the answers are fluent.

Concubine Li Zhuang sighed softly, and had a good impression of Wei Bao, the children of the poor family always teach people to feel distressed, and they are so self-motivated, so they no longer guard against Wei Bao as they did just now: "Since he is the righteous brother of Cheng Neem, he will be a family in the future, so there is no need to be restrained, get up and speak." ”

Wei Bao thanked him, stood up respectfully, and felt good when he was standing, and relaxed a little, alleviating the fear of entering the palace for the first time.

"You haven't had breakfast yet, have you?" Concubine Zhuang said: "Now it's half noon, no one has arrived, you eat some cakes and drink some tea first." ”

With Concubine Zhuang's words, there were immediately palace people holding cakes and tea to Li Chengnei to drink Wei Bao and a few others, Li Chengnei's three sons came to the palace, but they were not restrained, and after thanking them, they began to move.

"Sister, at this hour, haven't the people from the Internal Affairs Office started preparing for the birthday banquet? Is it in our palace? Li Chengnei sat down and asked, "You didn't make it clear yesterday, what did Gonggong Liang tell you?" ”

"Yes, it's too fast, right? Don't know how many tables they're going to make? Concubine Li Zhuang replied softly, even to her younger brother, she could see her cautious and sentimental personality.

Wei Bao doesn't like Dong Li's personality very much, but he thinks it's very kind, and he thinks that Dong Li is similar to his mother Huang Ying and his father Wei Dakang, they are both honest people, and they like to take things to heart, presumably because Emperor Taichang died at a young age, and she can't get used to Mrs. Ke and Wei Zhongxian, so she is sad like this, right? And it seems that Dong Li's body is not good, and he doesn't know what the disease is.

Wei Bao didn't dare to ask, he dared to use some Western medicine, read the instructions, he didn't dare to treat the disease, he happened to be able to give people medicine, he would give it a try, and the infirmary on the ironclad ship did not have much medicine, the largest amount of storage was viagra and condoms, tourist-type warships, and it was not a regular big hospital or a big pharmacy.

"I don't know, Gonggong Liang said that the palace has made money, what to do, I didn't dare to ask." Li Chengnei replied, "Since it is the silver from the palace, presumably a few ladies in the emperor's palace should come, right?" Maybe Gonggong Wei and Mrs. Ke will also come back, five or six tables is the minimum, but I don't know if His Majesty and the Queen Mother will arrive. ”

Concubine Li Zhuang heard Li Chengnei say this, and sighed softly: "I don't like trouble the most, it's all you." ”

Li Chengnei bowed his head and was silent, Li Chengnei's wife was very good at things, so she hurriedly took over the topic of female workers and chatted with Concubine Li Zhuang.

Wei Bao and Li Chengnei just sat like this, chatting softly without a word, Wei Bao wanted to look around, but seeing that Li Chengnei was always sitting, it was estimated that he could not move around casually in the palace, so he dispelled this idea.

After a while, the eunuchs of the Internal Affairs Office went out and began to bring all the utensils used for the birthday banquet, and a large number of tables and chairs were moved, all of which went to the big stage next to Renshou Palace.

Seeing that he was taking more and more, Li Chengnei couldn't help but stand up, walked to the door of the hall, and asked a eunuch who was busy: "Father-in-law, is this all for the birthday banquet of Renshou Palace?" How many tables are you going to set up? ”

"It's for the birthday banquet of Renshou Palace. Command one hundred and twenty tables. The eunuch replied.

Li Chengnei drank Wei Bao behind Li Chengneem, and the two of them exclaimed softly in unison: "Huh? ”