But it is said that everyone drinks and feasts in the palace, but in fact, it is just a reunion dinner together, and there is neither delicacies nor mellow wine.

It's not that Zhu Youzhen can't afford to eat these things, in the Forbidden City, is there still a shortage of these things? But in the end, he is still an ordinary person who has crossed over, and he has a resistant attitude towards this kind of flowery life from the bottom of his heart.

Therefore, although the menu is rich, the dishes are all made with common vegetables. It's just that due to Rui'er's training, the four sisters in charge of the cooking skills are getting better and better, and the taste is different.

Of course, the atmosphere at the banquet was very warm, and everyone rejoiced that Chen Yuanyuan had been freed. Only two of them are still depressed, one of them is Qi Meifeng, and her father's letter to the family weighs heavily on her heart. Although Zhu Youzhen repeatedly promised that he would persuade Qi Xianzong, her father's temper, she knew best as a daughter, and once he made a decision, he would never change it.

Especially Qi Xianzong has already accepted the dowry of the Zheng family, and if he regrets it, he will regret his marriage. Ordinary people are still extremely taboo about this kind of thing, let alone the Zheng family. As one of the six great families of martial arts, the Zheng family has been shaking off its smuggling momentum in recent years, and its momentum has been faintly above the other five. If he is repented of his marriage like this, then Zheng Zhilong may never give up.

Another sullen one is the Qin King Zhu Youzhen. The problems that plagued Qi Meifeng also plagued him; In addition to this, he has also lost control of the Qin soldiers, and may continue to be closely monitored in the future. If you want to show up like you did in the past few months, I'm afraid it's impossible.

Could it be that his career has just started, and he will be strangled in the cradle like this? Could it be that he can only sit in the palace and watch the sky, stupidly waiting for the situation to change? What if history doesn't develop as it was known in previous lives? Could it be that he will be a vassal king here for the rest of his life, until the Jurchen iron hoof soldiers come to the city?

When they were worried, Li Zhenyan and Zhu Cunqi, who went to the banquet together, also said a word to me, and reported to Zhu Youzhen on the recent operation of the Huanghai Business Gang.

When Zhu Youzhen heard this, his eyebrows tightened. It turned out that during this period of time, because of the rampant thieves, the road into Shaanxi was blocked, and the operation of the merchant gang was greatly affected.

The merchants of this era did not have any knack for doing business, nothing more than buying low and selling high between places to earn the difference. Because the road was blocked, the goods of the merchant gang could not be circulated, not only did they lose their profits, but they also occupied a large amount of silver taels. In addition, Zhu Youzhen has recently stepped up the construction of the city, opened a textile factory, and purchased a large amount of cotton, and now the funds are already a little tight.

What is even more serious is that there is also a problem with the grain that Zhu Youzhen has always attached the most importance to. Since the second batch of goods was sold to North Korea and other places by sea, the sea ships carrying grain should have arrived in Dengzhou long ago, but there has been no news so far. In this era, there were no advanced communication tools such as telegraphs and telephones, so Li Zhenyan didn't know what was going on, so she could only do it every day.

And grain is the most important material to ensure that Zhu Youzhen's reform can be carried out, and if there is not enough food, then everything will be over. Therefore, Zhu Youzhen was anxious when he heard it, the weather was already very hot, and this time he was sweating profusely, as if he had been fished out of the water.

In front of him is a triple dilemma: no wife, no soldiers, no food! What can be done to solve these dilemmas? Zhu Youzhen pondered nervously, looked blankly at the beauties at the table, and finally fixed his eyes on the face of Zhu Cunqi, the most noble county lord of Lishan on his left.

Zhu Cunqi made him very embarrassed, and he didn't want to blame him, so he blushed and lowered his head deeply. Rui'er and the others also felt that Zhu Youzhen was a little out of shape, but they didn't dare to persuade him, so they had to be silent, and the atmosphere at the table was extremely embarrassing for a while.

Suddenly, Zhu Youzhen broke the silence and said to Zhu Cunqi in a daze: "County Lord, can you raise your head and let me take a closer look at your face?" ”

When everyone heard this, they changed color, especially Zhu Cunqi, who was even more embarrassed, and they never imagined that Zhu Youzhen would openly make such an rude request in front of the public. You must know that although Zhu Cunqi's status is much lower than Zhu Youzhen's, and the blood relationship is separated by more than ten generations, and they are also very estranged, but after all, the two have the name of sister and brother. Even if there is some ambiguity between the two, Zhu Youzhen should not say such things in public!

So Zhu Cunqi immediately got up and left the table, intending to flee in the wilderness. Unexpectedly, Zhu Youzhen also stood up, ran over and grabbed her hand in three steps and two steps, and said eagerly: "County Lord, why do you want to leave, I haven't seen it clearly!" ”

Zhu Cunqi hurriedly shook his hand and wanted to break free, but Zhu Youzhen's strength rose a lot more than in the past under the continuous battle, she didn't even break free twice, and her eyes were full of tears when she was aggrieved!

There was even more uproar at the table, and Rui'er finally couldn't hold back anymore, and shouted: "Lord Wang! How can you do that! ”

"Oh? Yes... Yes!!! Only then did Zhu Youzhen realize his gaffe, and in shock, he hurriedly let go of the hand that grabbed Zhu Cunqi.

Zhu Cunqi just wanted to continue to escape, but Zhu Youzhen jumped to the door with an arrow, closed the door tightly, and shouted loudly: "Don't misunderstand, the county lord, I have no other intentions, I just want everyone to see, do the two of us look alike?" ”

The girls breathed a sigh of relief, and secretly said that this prince is really ridiculous, can't you say it well if you have something to say?

However, after he said this, the women noticed that Zhu Youzhen and Zhu Cunqi were not only of similar height, but also had five or six points of similarity between their eyebrows and eyes. If you change the same outfit and keep the same hairstyle, it will be seven or eight points similar. If you look at it from a distance, you may not be able to tell the difference.

"Let's take a look," Zhu Youzhen said as he stood beside Zhu Cunqi and put his face close to Zhu Cunqi's, "If I exchange clothes with the county lord, can we pretend to be each other?" ”

None of the women knew what medicine was sold in Zhu Youzhen's gourd, but after careful inspection, they also felt that the two could indeed be "interchangeable", and they all found it interesting and laughed one after another. Zhu Cunqi was already shy, and when the girls laughed, they were even more embarrassed, so they had to say in a voice as thin as mosquito silk: "Your Highness... What do you mean by that? ”

Before Zhu Youzhen could speak, Li Zhenyan suddenly realized, got up and clapped her hands and smiled: "Your Highness's plan is brillior!" You are now the target of public criticism, and it is inconvenient to enter and exit the palace; The county lord is not, and no one will pay attention to her whereabouts. If you let the county lord pretend to be His Royal Highness, won't His Highness be able to leave the mansion in a micro-suit? ”

"The parents of those who gave birth to me, and the ones who know me are Zhenyan!" Zhu Youzhen excitedly grabbed Li Zhenyan's hand, "But it's not as simple as going out of the house, this time I have to go far away!" ”