Zhao Qu smiled and took out a box from his arms, opened the box, and there was a night pearl as big as a pigeon's egg lying inside, he smiled: "I know that there are all kinds of precious and rare things in the Chu Palace, and the eldest brother may not be able to see it, but this is really my intention as a younger brother, I hope the eldest brother and sister-in-law will not dislike it!" ”

"I accept your wishes!" Zhao Ling smiled faintly, and instructed the maid to accept the night pearl with his eyes, "If there is nothing else, you can go back!" ”

"Go back? Where to go back? Zhao Qu said in surprise, he glanced at a few people, "What about eating?" It just so happened that I was in a hurry to congratulate my eldest brother, and I haven't had breakfast yet! ”

"Sit down!" King Chu said lightly, "Bring him a pair of chopsticks!" ”

Zhao Qu smiled and said: "Thank you so much for my father who is willing to eat with me, your son who was forgotten by you, oh, there is something that my father doesn't know yet, my mother died, and it was gone a month ago, but my father should have been busy with my eldest brother's marriage at that time, I don't know about it, right?" ”

He glanced at the layout in the lobby with nostalgia, and sighed: "I really didn't expect that I would be able to return here one day!" ”

"If you don't have anything else to do in the capital, go back, don't come back casually in this capital!" King Chu said lightly, "This time I won't pursue you to come back without permission, if there is a next time, I won't spare you!" ”

"Is it true that my father has never regarded me as a son in his heart, for a child who has not seen him for several years, how can a father speak in such a tone?" Zhao Qu smiled faintly, "My mother did something wrong back then, but I am innocent, how can my father be so ruthless to me?" It's chilling! ”

"This capital is the most prosperous place in Da Zhou, but it is not necessarily the safest place in Da Zhou, sometimes it is a good choice to live a dull life, your father and brother can't get out of the game, but you can, why involve yourself?" The King of Chu looked at Zhao Qu with a flat gaze, but there was also a trace of kindness hidden.

"So, my father has been thinking about me?" Zhao Qu made an exaggerated expression of surprise, "For so many years, my father has ignored our mother and son, so that our mother and son can live an ordinary life!" ”

A sneering sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he stood up and said with a smile: "But this time I came back, I didn't come to ask my father to let me come back, I came to do business with my father!" ”

The king of Chu motioned to Concubine Liu to take Zhao Quan and Zhao Yang'er down first, and said to Xiaoyu: "You stay and listen!" ”

He took a sip of the ginseng tea that the maidservant came up and rinsed his mouth, before raising his eyes and said lightly to Zhao Qu: "It seems that you have learned a lot of things over the years, and you don't know how to tell me the conditions!" ”

"In a place where you are not familiar with life, it is normal to learn some self-preservation ability!" Zhao Qu hooked his lips slightly, and the way he smiled was a little similar to Zhao Ling, but I don't know if it has been not easy in the past few years, and there are more calculations in his eyes.

"Tell me about it!"

"Although my mother is the side concubine of the Chu Prince's Mansion, but before she got married, she was also the concubine of the Duanyun Hou Mansion, and she lived a life of brocade clothes and jade food since she was a child, and was driven to that bitter cold and lonely place by her father, and it is inevitable that the life will not be accustomed, and it is difficult to maintain the original life just by relying on the help of the uncles, so my son I have to learn to do business, I have to say, although I was banished, I still occupy the light of the Chu Prince's Mansion, with the identity of the son of the Chu Prince's Mansion, I still have a lot of resources, and this business is naturally getting bigger and bigger!" Zhao Qu said lightly, with a bit of smugness in his tone.

He paused, and his tone suddenly became serious and sharp: "Although I am far away from the capital, it doesn't mean that I don't know anything about the affairs of the capital, since the Chu Wangfu married a sister-in-law, it means that the Chu Wangfu and the eldest grandson's family are on opposite sides, right?" ”

His gaze swept over the faces of several people: "I have some clues in my hands, which may be very useful to you!" ”

"What clues?"

"There is a way of doing business in business, big brother, you treat me too much as your own, right?" Zhao Qu said with a smile, "Big brother, you don't even give a deposit, so you can't receive the goods directly?" ”

Zhao Ling smiled: "It's okay, according to your rules, what do you want?" ”

"Refreshing!" Zhao Qu took a sip of tea slowly, "If I cooperate with the eldest brother, it will be tantamount to completely offending the eldest grandson's family, first of all, eldest brother, you have to ensure my safety, and secondly, my current business is mainly with Chen Guo, but recently the grassland has become peaceful, I plan to also participate in the monopoly, I want the monopoly of tea, silk and porcelain, this should not be a difficult thing for you, as long as you say hello to King Jin and let him not enter the game, I have a way to handle the rest!" Based on the current situation, I estimate that the peace between Chen Guo and Da Zhou will not last long, and I hope that my eldest brother can ensure that my business in the two countries will not be affected! ”

"You're talking light!" Zhao Ling sneered, "Except for the first one, the last two seem to be lightweight, but they cost me a lot of manpower and material resources, the clues you have in your hands are worth this price?" ”

Zhao Qu silently walked a few steps closer to Zhao Ling, and whispered in the ears of Zhao Ling and Jiang Xiaoyu: "What if the eldest grandson's family is suspected of betraying the country? ”

Zhao Ling and Jiang Xiaoyu froze at the same time, Zhao Ling's eyes narrowed slightly, and his expression became obviously cautious: "How do you know about such a big thing?" ”

"Since it has been done, no matter how perfect the process is, it is inevitable that there will be some horses for others to discover, and I naturally have my channels!" Zhao Qu smiled slightly, "The eldest grandson's family has sold iron, weapons, and antiques to Chen Guo through the army...... The interests of the eldest grandson's family and Chen Guo are entangled deeper than imagined! If you can hold this handle of the eldest grandson's family, it should still be very useful to you, right? Of course, if the eldest brother is really interested in this news, I will provide you with more detailed clues......"

"Why did you choose to work with me?" Zhao Ling asked with a deep groan.

"First of all, you and I are brothers, I will not be at the price of the Chu Palace, then I am also a person from the Chu Palace, if the Chu Palace, if the Chu Palace, is really collapsed by the eldest grandson's family, I will not be able to mix in the future! Moreover, it's not that I want to wade into this troubled water, the so-called wealth and danger are sought, and all the rich and noble throughout the ages have not called themselves the right person, and I am very optimistic about the second prince and fight for a future for myself, that's all! Zhao Qu said slowly.

Jiang Xiaoyu looked at Zhao Qu's expression, but he didn't look like a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy at all, and the city was so deep that people felt a little chilled.

"Deal!" Zhao Ling said, "If what you say is true, I will promise you everything you ask!" ”

"Okay, I just like to work with a cheerful person like my big brother!" Zhao Qu said with a smile, "I know, my father is not very willing to see me with you, I will leave, but I will not leave the capital for the time being, first go to the Hou Mansion to meet my grandfather and a few uncles!" Father, eldest brother and sister-in-law, I will leave first! ”

Zhao Qu said, turned around and left without any nostalgia, as if coming back for this trip was just coming back to talk about a business.

"I haven't seen him for a few years, but this kid has grown up a lot!" King Chu said lightly, "What did he say, what do you think?" ”

"Half of the faith!" Zhao Ling said lightly, "The fact that he can come back quietly shows that this kid is not ordinary now, since he wants to stay in the capital now, let's see what he wants to do first!" But there is one thing I quite agree with, he was just a child back then, and it would be unfair to put his mother's fault on him, and besides, since his mother has passed away, the past has been written off, and his father might as well move his remains back to the capital! ”

"Everyone should be responsible for the mistakes they have made, this king is not a ruthless and unrighteous person, he will always know one day that it is indeed for his good not to let him not return to the capital!" King Chu sighed and said.

Although Zhao Qu's sudden arrival delayed some time, for the newlywed Zhao Ling and Jiang Xiaoyu, their schedule was still very tight. After breakfast, Zhao Ling took Jiang Xiaoyu to visit his relatives door to door, of course, these people are all human spirits, and they are very clear about Jiang Xiaoyu's current situation, and they are enthusiastic about this new daughter-in-law, but whether they can become their own people depends on the development of things in the future......

"My mouth is almost stiff!" Jiang Xiaoyu rubbed his face in the carriage and said, "These two aunts are also enthusiastic!" ”

"Thank you for your hard work, but although they are more cautious, they are not bad people, and they can be regarded as their own!" Zhao Ling hugged Jiang Xiaoyu and said, "Don't look at them as if they want to stay out of the matter, but if the two of us really have something, the uncles will definitely not sit idly by, I know their thoughts!" In the future, you can come to visit the two aunts, they are both nobles, they have their own circles in the capital, and they will take you into it, don't underestimate these ladies, they all represent the meaning of their husbands! ”

"Got it!" Jiang Xiaoyu said, "But where did this kid Linghu Yao go?" Some time ago, it stopped for a while, and now there is no one to see, and we didn't even see him when we got married! ”

"The incident of the last time gave him some lessons, but this kid is also healed and forgot the pain, he doesn't know where he went, even the eldest uncle doesn't know his whereabouts, and he is angry when he mentions this kid! After coming back from the grassland, so many things have happened, but I haven't noticed it, but now it seems that I want to look for it, my uncle is such a lone seedling, and he is a trouble-loving character, so I need to watch it! ”

"So what are we going to do next?" Jiang Xiaoyu asked.

"Enter the palace and say hello to the imperial grandmother!" Zhao Ling said, "I specially chose such a time to have dinner with her!" ”