Before the sword was unsheathed, the cold light had already penetrated through the sheath, and the room was immediately like a lightning bolt tearing through the night sky, making people tremble.

Qiao Qitai saw that Lin Youkun was suspicious, and he was also so frightened that a thin bead of sweat appeared on his forehead, and he hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Please don't misunderstand this adult, the villain is really just a businessman who keeps to himself, and he just wants to do business with his son, and has no other intentions!" It's just that the villain can see from some details that Gongzi is definitely not a businessman from Hainan, as just said. According to the villain's daring speculation, a few of them came from...", but he hurriedly stopped, turned around and closed the door tightly, before continuing to lower his voice and say, "But it came out of the palace, right?" ”

Seeing that his identity was recognized, Lin Youkun couldn't help but move to kill, his right hand was already on the hilt of the sword, but he still asked quietly, "Oh? Where did Shopkeeper Joe see that we came out of the palace? ”

Qiao Qitai had experienced a lot of ups and downs in the business field, how could he not see Lin Youkun's intentions, so he quickly knelt on the ground in a panic, kowtowed to Zhu Youzhen and said, "My lord, spare my life!" The villain has no evil intentions, no evil intentions! ”

Zhu Youzhen felt that Qiao Qitai did not look like a secret agent of Dongchang or Jinyiwei. He stopped Lin Youkun, and asked Qiao Qitai again: "Shopkeeper Qiao, don't panic, don't hide it, we did come out of the palace." But where do you know? ”

Qiao Qitai breathed a sigh of relief at this time, and replied busily: "This lord has been holding a long sword, and on the scabbard is carved a horse with ribs and wings. ”

Lin Youkun was shocked, but he didn't expect that something had gone wrong with him, but he still asked unwillingly: "If you are an ordinary person, how can you recognize the things in the big interior?" ”

Qiao Qitai hurriedly smiled: "The villain has just said that the villain deals in antiques, and he has seen some of all kinds of rare things. Just last year, the villain also changed hands on such a sword from a palace guard, so he recognized it. ”

Lin Youkun was immediately silent, thinking that this was the truth. Over the years, Wei Zhongxian has been a shining example, and the people in the palace, whether they are guards or eunuchs, as long as they have the opportunity to leave the palace, they must always sell their ideas. Anyway, if there is something missing in the palace, the relevant yamen will immediately make up for it, and no one will be held responsible.

Qiao Qitai continued: "Besides, this Taishi chair, it can be seen from the connection of the texture that it is made of a whole yellow rosewood. Huanghuali wood is precious, even if the dignitaries can afford to use it, only some leftovers are used to make small furniture such as chairs. Using the whole wood to create a Taishi chair is only in the palace that has this kind of generosity. What's more obvious is that although this chair has been painted, the word 'tribute' is still faintly visible on the wood on the back of the chair, but it is not something in the palace, what is it? Besides, Childe said that he was from Hainan, and the villain had been to Hainan, but he couldn't hear any Hainan accent in Childe's words. Therefore, it is speculated that Childe is just pretending to be an identity for convenience. ”

This Qiao Qitai talked eloquently, and he was really a big connoisseur who had been immersed in the antique world for a long time. Lin Youkun also relaxed a little, but he also asked: "Shopkeeper Qiao expected it well, I am really a person in the palace, but I just came out to do business, and my identity is inconvenient, so I disguised myself." Can you tell who we really are? ”

Qiao Qitai smiled proudly: "If the villain's expectations are good, this housekeeper is actually a big internal guard." And this son, I'm afraid it's the young eunuch of the Yamen, right? ”

Zhu Youzhen almost didn't crook his nose: Isn't my brother just childish, his voice a little tenderer, and his beard a little late? Why are people stunned to be treated as eunuchs?

But after thinking about it, eunuchs are eunuchs, and it is convenient to act without revealing their identities. So he laughed dryly, and said in a shrill voice: "Shopkeeper Qiao has good eyesight, our family is the young supervisor Ning of Shangshan Supervisor, you just know it, don't make a public announcement." ”

The four sisters Lin Youkun and Mei Lan Zhuju couldn't cry or laugh, this prince was too good at messing around!

Qiao Qitai believed it and was busy paying homage to this fake Guan Ning: "Father-in-law Guan is above, please accept the villain's worship!" ”

Zhu Youzhen and Qiao Qitai were polite, and then asked: "I heard the shopkeeper Qiao just say that you have a big business to discuss with our family?" But I don't know what kind of business it is? ”

Qiao Qitai didn't dare to sit down this time, and stood and replied respectfully: "The villain just listened to what his father-in-law said, there is a batch of furniture and utensils in the palace to get rid of. The villain thinks that if those furniture are sold as ordinary furniture, one will be difficult to find, and the other will not sell for much money. But these things are all from the palace, so that's another matter! If you are trusted by your father-in-law, the villain will contract all this batch of goods! In the future, if the father-in-law has any good things, even if he looks for a villain, the villain guarantees that the cash transaction will be fair, and the price will be fair, and the father-in-law will never suffer a loss! ”

Zhu Youzhen frowned and looked at Qiao Qitai, thinking in his heart that this guy might have done this in the past. The people in the palace guarded and stole themselves, and then took it here to sell the stolen goods. He changed hands again and resold all kinds of treasures to the rich people who burned the buns, so that they could show off to others: "Look, this is a royal thing!" "The whole criminal gang of thieves and sales! I don't know how many treasures have been exiled from the Forbidden City to the people in this way, and even overseas, becoming an eternal pain and shame in the hearts of Chinese!

But now is not the time to sigh, if it weren't for this Qiao Qitai, Zhu Youzhen really didn't know how to complete the task assigned by the apocalypse. And the Ming Dynasty already has this virtue, don't pretend to be any cultural relics protectors, or try to sell it at a good price, in case you run away in the future.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youzhen pretended not to sell and asked, "You are all alone?" There are a lot of these goods in our house, I wonder if you have the ability? ”

Qiao Qitai saw that there was really a big business coming to the door, and he was so happy that he said with a red face: "I don't know if my father-in-law has a list, can I let the villain take a look?" ”

Zhu Youzhen motioned to Lin Youkun to hand the list of artifacts to Qiao Qitai. Qiao Qitai looked at it, patted his chest and said: "Father-in-law, please rest assured, there is not a single villain left in this batch of goods, eat them all!" 100,000 taels of silver, what do you think? ”

100,000 taels! asked the household department to give 50,000 taels of silver, but he couldn't take it out. And the seemingly inconspicuous short and fat businessman in front of him shot 100,000 taels! Zhu Youzhen secretly sighed at Huazi, thinking that as a prince, his brother's belongings were almost that. This is the collusion between officials and businessmen, and there is a way to make money!

Although he was overjoyed, this product pretended to be reluctant and bargained with Qiao Qitai. In the end, Qiao Qitai said with a smile: "Father-in-law, the villain doesn't make money, just to climb your boss." So, what do you think, 120,000 taels of silver, plus 100,000 taels of gold? As long as you take care of it in the future, you will have everything! ”

Zhu Youjian accepted it when he saw it, and made a deal. He was also a little surprised to complete the task so smoothly. But as soon as he finished his business half a day after leaving the palace, he was a little stunned, thinking that his brother hadn't had enough fun!

Qiao Qitai was the most observant of words and feelings, and said with a smile: "It is not easy for my father-in-law to go out of the palace, and besides, it will take time for this silver to be delivered, so I can't go back to the palace now." Let the villain be the east, and invite my father-in-law to a banquet in Shanglin Yuan in Shaanxi Lane tonight, please be sure to appreciate the light! ”

Zhu Youzhen looked at Lin Youkun with the eyes of consultation. Lin Youkun only asked him to protect King Ning because the emperor only asked him to protect him, as for when he would return to the palace, there was no clear purpose. After coming out of the palace, it is natural to look forward to Zhu Youzhen's horse.

When the four sisters of Meilan Zhuju heard the words "Shanglin Yuan", they couldn't help but tremble. Zhu Youzhen didn't know where Shaanxi Lane and Shanglinyuan were, but they were very familiar with it.

In fact, they are not orphans living on the streets at all, but girls who have been adopted by brothels since childhood.

It was a time of hard time. None of them want to remember how they were taught how to please men from an early age, how they made their debut in front of a group of drunk, ugly prostitutes, and how they were repeatedly slighted in public! If it weren't for the old bustard who treated them as strange goods, and sold them at a price under the guise of "selling their art but not selling their bodies", they would have been ruined by now! …

Zhu Youzhen didn't notice the difference in the looks of the four sisters, and seeing that Lin Youkun didn't object, he immediately agreed. However, he was still more concerned about the whereabouts of the silver, imitating Guan Ning's tone and asking, "These are all trivial things, but I don't know how to deliver the silver?" ”

Qiao Qitai said with a smile on his face: "The villain is about to discuss this matter with his father-in-law. There are definitely 120,000 silver villains, but my father-in-law moved these many silver taels into the palace, I'm afraid it is too eye-catching. It's better to deposit a silver number, which is convenient and reliable, and there is interest to get, so why not! ”

Zhu Youzhen couldn't have imagined that in the Ming Dynasty, there was already a rudimentary bank "silver number" appeared. In the previous life, it was common sense to have money in the bank, and you could usually go all over the world with a bank card, and only a fool like a fool would bring cash with him.

Therefore, he did not resist depositing the silver into the silver trumpets, but he did not know what the silver trumpets were now, and what the business was doing.

Qiao Qitai couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw that Zhu Youzhen also had the idea of depositing the silver in the bank. In this era, many wealthy people would rather dig a cellar in their backyard and bury their silver deep than deposit it in a silver number. This father-in-law was so open-minded, he didn't expect it, and immediately said with joy: "The villain has been in business for many years, but he also knows a few trustworthy silver bosses. If the father-in-law is interested, he will be introduced to the father-in-law in the evening in Shanglin Garden. After all the matters were negotiated, the father-in-law opened an account in the silver number, and the villain first deposited the silver in it, and then the father-in-law gave the villain the goods. What do you think? ”

Zhu Youzhen nodded in agreement, and only pretended not to reveal his identity. Qiao Qitai was full of promises, and thanked him a lot, and then left in a hurry, and arranged an important meeting in the evening.

After he left, Zhu Youzhen asked Lin Youkun: "What is the place to go in Lin Yuan?" ”