Chapter 2 Rivalry
Zhao Mad had breakfast, and was thinking about whether to check his property in Beijing, and also to take everyone out to drink wine and eat meat, when someone suddenly reported that Huang Jingchen was visiting, and Zhao Mad hurriedly asked people to come in. "Lord Wang, how are you doing in Beijing?" Huang Jingchen gave Zhao Mad a salute and asked with a smile. "Eat and sleep, sleep and eat, and live like a pig!" Zhao Mad shook his head and smiled bitterly, "But I think Huang Bo's spirit is good, and the days in the palace are beautiful, right?" ”。“ Alas, when the errand is not free, where is the leisurely life in the house, I regret coming back now! ”。 Huang Jingchen is also bitter. "Then Uncle Huang should go back to the house to live, I still have a yard for you!". Zhao Mad looked at the old man's appearance and didn't say a lie, and warmly invited. "I want to too, but I don't dare, it's also a big crime for the minister to collude with the inner servant, it will only affect the prince, and I can only understand the prince's kindness!" Huang Jingchen arched his hand. "Cut, then if you come to my house today, you won't be afraid of someone joining you!" Zhao Mad said disdainfully, it doesn't matter who of the ministers in the court is in the palace now, this rule has long existed in name only. "Hehe, today I was sent by my mother to go out of the palace to announce your entry into the palace!" Huang Jingchen said with a smile. "Alas, I'm still here to see me, it seems that someone is going to tea and cold!". Zhao Jing said with a bitter face.
"Lord Wang, your words make the old man feel cold, I am in Cao Ying's heart in Han, and I am worried about the prince all the time, I know that when I come to your house, I will take a look, otherwise who has such a big face to let the deputy know the fart and pass on a message!" Huang Jingchen pretended to be better than him, and said with indignation on his face. "Hehe, okay, let's stop arguing, what is the matter with the queen mother?" Zhao Jing put away the joke and said. "Niangniang misses you, you have been in Beijing for so many days, and you don't want to go into the palace to see, Niangniang is very unhappy, so I had to come to the house today to invite you!" Huang Jingchen said. "Nonsense, I reported to the palace the day after I entered Beijing, but no one paid attention to me, and I only met my father at the court meeting, but I didn't have a chance to speak!" Zhao said angrily.
"Hehe, who asked you to go back to Beijing to grab someone's seat, it's strange not to wear a pair of small shoes for you, today the official family went to Yanfu Palace to play, let the princes and princes accompany 1 The emperor specially named your name, and the mother asked me to send you a letter in a hurry, so I can talk to you!" Huang Jingchen said with a wicked smile. "Hey, this opportunity is really not easy, I'll pack up and leave!". Zhao Yan said. "Remember to bring enough silver two 1 Xiangyi specialties to bring some! Huang Jingchen admonished. "I've already sent the birthday gift, what are you doing with this?" Zhao Yan asked puzzledly. "If you want to bring it, you can bring it, the specialty is those glass beads, glass bracelets or something, you have a lot of brothers and sisters, don't give some meeting gifts, can I still hurt you?". Huang Jingchen shook his head and said.
"Teachable!". Zhao Mad rolled his eyes and said, his father can't do anything else, sowing seeds is his strength, he has been away from Beijing for a few years, his younger brothers and sisters have given birth to a bunch of them, and there are twenty sons in addition to death, and the daughters are on par, which can be described as super stallions.
Taking advantage of the prince's change of clothes, Huang Jingchen and the chief housekeeper Zheng Lu, the chief manager chatted with him, although he was not in the mansion, but the two still respected him, not to mention that they had been together for so many years, "It is still in the ears when the prince set up a banquet to see him off when he was leaving, "Even if Huang Daguan leaves the palace, he will always be the chief manager of my palace, if anyone dares to offend, he will be severely punished 1, think about the fact that the chief manager can be this one, it is also to the extreme."
Huang Jingchen mainly asked about the personnel arrangements in the palace.1 Now the people in the mansion, from the gardeners who raise flowers and grass to the officials at all levels, have basically been replaced by the old people in Xiangyi or "the Beijing Office, the reliable manpower sent over, the original subordinate officials stationed in the palace, Zhao Mad also gave a long vacation, and enjoyed the treatment of only receiving money and not working on the second line.1 Now the people in charge are a few scholars brought by Zhao Jing from Xiangyi, which can be said to be like an iron bucket.
It didn't take long, Zhao Mad had already cleaned up, wearing a dress, with a beam crown, followed by Xi and Wangfu, Xifu two personal servants and guards, the two of them each carried a bunch of large and small boxes, looking at the two of them struggling, the prefect's specialty glass, these glass beads are actually leftovers when making finished products, that is, the glass balls that children play with now, so that Zhao Mad waste use, according to the size, the color is worn into bracelets, necklaces and other small accessories, immediately doubled, become the love of the girls, Of course, not all "scrap" items also need glass bracelets, paperweights, pen holders and other good things, all packed in delicate small boxes. "Lord, let's drive!". Huang Jingchen said with a smile, he accidentally knew the cost of these things, and he sold him sky-high things, which were actually not as valuable as the packaging boxes outside, but he would never tell this secret, these things have his shares! ,
At this time, the carriage and horses had been prepared, Zhao Mad got into the four-wheeled carriage, and Huang Jingchen also hurriedly squeezed up and drove Wangfu and the two to his car, and he also knew that the car was much more comfortable than his own. The coachman was sent by Shunzi, and he was familiar with the road, so he didn't need to tell him if he asked the place, Zhao Zhong followed the guards with ten personal guards, and the group set off.
Zhao Mad sat in the car and talked to Huang Jingchen, and by the way, he taught him the rules in this palace, so as not to show timidity when the time comes. The car turned left and walked right for more than half an hour to the palace, this new Yanfu Palace Zhao Qing is still the first time to see, and the joy is the same, the two don't recognize it at all, Huang Jingchen has long expected it, sent a personal little yellow door to guide the way, told a few words, and returned to his life first.
Zhao Zhong settled the carriage and horses, waited outside, saw that they accompanied the prince into the palace, and walked for a while, Zhao Mad's head saw that the sweat had not yet arrived in the place, and he realized what a great gift the emperor gave his subordinates to ride horses in the palace. After crossing two bridges and bypassing a palace, a street suddenly appeared in front of it, with restaurants and restaurants on both sides, brothels in song towers, gold and silver shops, a sea of fragrant yams, fruits and sundries, and one hundred and twenty brokers and merchants. The streets are full of traffic, crowds of people, and there are all kinds of farmers and businessmen and three religions and nine streams. "Li Quan, are we out of the palace again?" Zhao Mad was taken aback when he saw the scene in front of him, thinking that the guide was also lost, so he hurriedly asked.
"Lord, this is the new place for the official family, the people who open the shop in it are all the palace attendants, palace maids, today is so lively, I am afraid that the ladies of the palaces and pavilions have also arrived, and the official family does not know what kind of characters Lu Dao is pretending to be today." Li Quan introduced with a smile.
"Alas!" Zhao Mad suddenly remembered that the history books recorded that his father was idle in the palace, and Cai You, Liang Shicheng and a bunch of guys played with the Pope who changed the law. "Lord Wang, what kind of character do you want to pretend to be, the pawns in the market over there, all the official robes and military uniforms, the small one will lead you over!" Li Quan was stunned when he saw the prince, and knew that he was still his chick, so he hurriedly explained. "Okay, let's go check it out!" Zhao Madness smiled bitterly, if you come, you will be safe, and you will play with them. Zhao Mad pretended to be a rich boy in front, and when he saw Xi pretending to be a domestic servant, the two of them walked around this commercial street, anyway, he didn't know anyone, and after walking for so many years, it is estimated that no one knows him anymore, but let it go. "Guest, come and sit with us!" The two walked through a restaurant, and a little two greeted them with a sharp voice, looking like they were dressed as little yellow doors. "Childe, you are so handsome, we have a girl from Jiangnan here!" An old dove with heavy makeup pulled his sleeve, and the door was curling one by one, and the girl who showed her love looked at the blushing Zhao and sneered. Zhao Crazy Fei also seemed to break free from their entanglement, who knows if there is anyone here who his father has been to, and he prostituted her again, how can he pay it back!
Zhao Mad and Jianxi also slowly entered the role, went to this shop, looked around the shop, inquired about the price, looked at the goods, bargained with the shopkeeper, and bought this messy thing, when they walked past a satin shop, Zhao Mad suddenly found himself being targeted, where he went, where the person followed, I don't know if the road is friend or foe, and there are more people who follow after a while, there are seven or eight. There was a fish shop in front of him, Zhao Mad gave Jianxi a look, and the two walked in, "Shopkeeper, how do you sell this carp?" Zhao asked as he pointed to the fish swimming in the barrel.
"Two hundred pounds a pound!" The shopkeeper glanced at Zhao Mad and said coldly. Zhao Mad was stunned for a moment, he didn't offend him, why was he so hostile to himself, he also looked at this shopkeeper carefully, his age was the same size as himself, and his face seemed to be a little similar, but his skin was much more delicate and fairer than his own, although he was wearing cloth clothes, but he was also neatly tied.
"Shopkeeper, it's expensive! Now the newly listed carp is only a pound, you sell it too expensive, can you be cheaper! Zhao said quietly, but his brain was flying, this guy should be a brother with himself, about the same age as himself, only the eldest and the third and fourth, but the fourth child has already burped two years ago, the boss is honest, then this must be the third Zhao Zhao!" Hmph, if you have money to eat fish, but if you don't have money to eat shrimp, I'll sell this fish at this price, and if you don't have money, don't pretend to be outside! The shopkeeper pouted and sneered, but what he said hurt people, obviously ridiculing him for being poor.
"Shopkeeper, but I don't want to eat shrimp today, I just want to eat fish, how about we discuss it again?" His words once again confirmed his judgment, this kid is competing with himself, but looking at him like this, he knows that Lu Dao is a narrow-minded guy, Zhao Mad didn't seem to hear the "thorn," as if he still bargained with a smile.
"I didn't discuss, I see that you are a poor sour in the countryside, you have a few acres of land planted at home, and although the children in your hands have not been worn off, you are pretending to be from the capital!" The shopkeeper's words became more and more mean, which immediately caused a burst of laughter, and as soon as Zhao Mad turned around, there were many more people behind him, some sympathetic, some kind, and some with a sense of instigation. (To be continued.)