Chapter 171: Lapis Lazuli
Although Xiang Si has the temper of the eldest lady, he is still hesitating and grinding in the face of the eldest brother, plus he didn't sleep well last night, and now his spirit is poor, and suddenly the fire has come up.
But after so many years, Xiang Si should have experienced the same things that should have been experienced, including because of her marriage and a lot of struggles in the family, so at this moment, he is also experienced in a hundred battles and can handle a lot of family affairs.
How did Xiang Ziyan not know that his sister was capable.
He was just worried that his sister would be carried away by a man, and he couldn't tell the priorities for a while, but now his sister was so determined.
So Xiang Ziyan also decided to listen to Xiang Si and explain the reason, if it was reasonable, how could he not agree to his sister?
What's more, this matter is also good for him, according to Xiang Si's meaning, she also wants to profit from it, although the second brother is not very obsessed with officialdom, but he still wants to make his position more stable.
Naturally, he wanted to say something in front of the emperor, and now even Xiang Si said that this was an opportunity, and he would try to seize it.
"The business they talked about back then was the lapis lazuli of the Qingjin Kingdom, and their Liuli Country needed lapis lazuli to make a batch of lapis lazuli bracelets, as if something had happened to the Qingjin Kingdom, and they needed to use lapis lazuli to suppress evil spirits.
Because lapis lazuli is very valuable, the effect is also extremely obvious, and only the lapis lazuli country produces more, and they don't have so much need in the treasury, although lapis lazuli is extraordinarily expensive, but Jiuhua can be a kind of price to the lowest in the year.
Our Qingjin Kingdom almost didn't sell it at the original price, but fortunately, my father also contributed to it at that time, so I negotiated a price with Ji Jiuhua that both parties were satisfied with.
But anyway, Qingjin Guo has suffered a lot of losses, otherwise how could I worship him so much, he has already shown intelligence that is not ordinary to his peers at that time, you will not understand these things. ”
Xiang Si said such a long sentence in one breath, and it was the first time that all the words in his heart were said so completely.
Even Xiangjia does not have such an excellent talent.
The eldest brother of the Xiang family is quite reliable, and the second brother is not bad at studying, but he is a little less smart, and he looks like a nerd.
As for the third brother, who is an unsuccessful thing, knowing that he is born to a concubine, he can't be on the stage after all, and he can't be a big official, and he can't inherit too much family property, so he gives up on himself, and he doesn't even bother to fight, and he only knows how to use the family's money to go out to eat, drink, prostitute and gamble all day long.
I don't expect him to contribute anything to the family, so that he can't lose all the money in the family, it's not bad.
The fourth brother is the son born to another favored concubine, and there are many differences with the third brother, because his mother is favored, so he feels that he still has some possibilities, and he is a little arrogant in his actions.
Finally, there is a younger sister born to another concubine, the younger sister was born not long ago, it is the age of babbling, and Xiang Si and they don't take this sister seriously.
"Although his identity is so noble, and he has some friendship with the emperor of Qingjin Kingdom, now that he has grown up and has come to Qingjin Country again, I think the emperor may also want to see him.
After all, after so many years, although the output of lapis lazuli in the lapis lazuli country has remained in a relatively sluggish state, there has never been such a large business transaction as before.
Now that their Ji family has such a talented person as Ji Jiuhua, he can naturally collect these excess lapis lazuli at a reasonable price, even if we don't make any money, as long as we get a favor, I think it is not ordinary. ”
Xiang Si likes to talk to his eldest brother the most, and it is precisely because his eldest brother is a smart person that he knows how to examine the time.
Now as long as she dials it a little bit, the eldest brother immediately agrees to speak for her, if she tells the second brother, I am afraid that the second brother will hesitate.
"In this case, it's better to prepare as soon as possible, I don't know what Ji Jiuhua came here for this time, but I see that he brought someone over, and he must have come to play.
At most, it is just to enjoy the flowers and the moon and want to buy some peculiar specialties to go back, I will prepare in advance, you go to report to the emperor first, as long as you are in the imperial city, you will definitely be able to find Ji Jiuhua's location. ”
Although the most famous specialty of the Lapis Lazuli is lapis lazuli, there are also a variety of special snacks, and there is also the most famous temple here, Cheng'en Temple.
Therefore, Xiang Si also went to Cheng'en Temple and specially went to ask for a peace charm.
Xiang thought about the piece of peace charm on Su Manxue's waist, so he was not to be outdone and was busy preparing one for Ji Jiuhua.
Her piece of peace charm is also specially inlaid with lapis lazuli, firstly, it represents the lapis lazuli country, and secondly, lapis lazuli has the effect of concentrating the mind, Ji Jiuhua will definitely be very comfortable with her, and she will definitely be able to read her good thoughts.
Xiang Si began to get busy, and Xiang Ziyan hurried to the palace, but on the way there, he couldn't stop thinking about what to say.
After all, Ji Jiuhua is from Liuli Country, and he can't say that he has a close personal relationship with him, so it is absolutely impossible to know that he is coming.
But until he entered the palace, he hadn't come up with a better reason, he just wanted to go to the emperor first and mention the matter first, as for what to say, it was not the point.
"Xiao Luzi, this is my brand, please help me report to the emperor, just say that I have something important to find him."
Xiang Ziyan was originally the eldest son of the prime minister's family, so the food and clothing on weekdays are the best, and at this time, the shot is naturally not bad, and it is a small piece of silver ingot.
"These are to buy wine and food for my father-in-law, it will be regarded as the cost of this trip, and I ask my father-in-law to laugh."
After a while, Xiao Luzi came back, just looking at the smile on his face, Xiang Ziyan also knew that he had already done everything.
"I'm tired."
"Where Xiang Gongzi is, this is what our family should do. What's more, as soon as the emperor heard that he was asking Gongzi to see him, he immediately agreed, and he didn't ask anyone what Xiang Gongzi's intentions were. ”
Xiao Luzi also knows that Xiang Ziyan is a popular candidate for the future prime minister's family, not to mention that he already has a noble status, and now the emperor also appreciates him, as long as he doesn't take any detours, the future journey will be very smooth, and he will naturally become famous.
"Ziyan see the emperor." He saluted Ziyan in a proper manner, and when the emperor nodded, he stood up with a cautious look.
"Okay, okay, okay, I don't know what you look like outside, it's too perfunctory to do this in front of me."
The emperor scolded with a smile, but he didn't really mean to be harsh, Xiang Ziyan himself was the most arrogant in doing things, and even when he was studying with the princes, he didn't let him do it at all.