The east is wood, the south is fire, the west is gold, and the north is water. The dragon belongs to water, and it is natural to sit in the north to suppress the fire in the south, which is a folk saying.

In the north of the city, that is the place where the highest ranking people in the entire Dayan gather, almost all of them are royal in-laws. The pile of gold and jade is like a flower home, and it can only occupy a position on Jiangnan Street. Although in the eyes of many people in the "north of the city", they have the name of the royal family, but they are not as chic and nourishing as the people on Jiangnan Street, but they don't look down on people like them in their hearts.

They need and use profitable merchants like Flowers to help them accumulate wealth. But it also excluded them from power, and only gave them the title of "imperial businessman".

Hua Lian had a vague feeling in his heart, that is, "money" was far more than just the status it has now, but he still couldn't think about it clearly. He walked all the way, thinking wildly all the way. I walked all the way to the door of the palace, and I didn't think it through.

"Hmm......" he shook his head, not probing further. What he was worried about now was what would happen to the flowers in the palace.

When he was a child, he didn't understand, he stuck to Huazhuo every day and mixed with those royal children, and he still felt very beautiful when he saw that even the prince was calling his eldest brother brother. Now, he is a little distressed. With you, where is it so easy.

He stood on the side of the road opposite the palace gate, looking at the high wall of vermilion lacquer, with an uncertain expression.

It wasn't until the noise of the street in his ears slowly quieted down that he saw the palace gate open and an inconspicuous all-black carriage slowly drove out of the palace.

"Second master?" Yun Yi, who was driving, spotted him at once, and when he approached, he asked him to get into the car.

Hua Lian lifted the curtain and frowned at the heavy smell of alcohol in the car. Hua Zhuo leaned on the carriage unconsciously, and didn't open his eyes even when he got on the train. When he saw that the cuffs of Hua Zhuo seemed to be wet with vegetable soup, the light under his eyes deepened.

"Go to the Rejuvenation Hall!" Hua Lian commanded coldly.

After Ye Luo fed Hua Zhuo with sobering medicine, they returned to Hua's house.

Hua Zhuo slept all night before waking up, and after waking up, he accompanied the head of the Hua family to inspect the shop as before he went to Yanxi. And Hua Lian is still gone, busy with his "important things". The family seems to be back to the way it used to be.

But it's different from before. For example, every day Hua Lian's room would be sent dozens of account books for the day, as for whether he read it or not, no one asked. It's just that it will be delivered in the evening and taken away in the morning.

Another example is that the family sits together to eat more than usual, and whoever it is, they always rush back to eat. Even though there was no sound at the dinner table.

The prince didn't come, maybe he was too busy, maybe Hua Zhuo had already made an appointment with him. Whatever the reason, for Hua Ren, he doesn't have to take time to deal with it, he can do what he wants to do faster.

"Master, the second young master has continuously paid a total of two million taels of silver from the account." Hua Tian reported to the head of the flower family one day.

"Hua Tian, let's talk to the eldest young master about these things in the future. He said yes! ”

Hua Zhuo's reply was only one sentence: "The Hua family, in the future, it will be all merciful." ”

So Hua Tian stopped reporting, and he already understood the attitude of the old man and the eldest young master.

Hua Lian doesn't know these things, he is busy now, and he goes out early and returns late every day. It wasn't until one day that Hua Zhuo waited at his door to tell him in the middle of the night that he realized that there were only three days left before the crown feast of the crown prince.

"Brother, can I not go?" Aside from his identity as the eldest brother, the Hua family just occupies the title of an "imperial businessman". I only sat at the end of the feast, and watched the noise inside from the seats outside the hall through the door frame. And he doesn't care about these things.

"You sit in the temple with me, but my father and mother don't go."

Hua Lian fell silent after hearing this, he knew that similar palace banquets in the past were all attended by his father and mother. The two old men had to sit outside the hall and eat in the open air, obviously enjoying everything, but they still had to pretend to be satisfied with the "emperor's grace".

"Hmmm! I'll go! Hua Lian's words made Hua Zhuo's eyes flash with relief.

"Then you can rest!" Hua Zhuo didn't say much, but stopped before leaving his yard, "Don't worry, there is a brother to support you!" ”

Hua Lian, who was entering the room, paused, and the hand pushing the door trembled, and then walked into the house and closed the door.

Hua Zhuo looked at the still thin figure, and a slight smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.

Since the next day, Hua Lian has not gone out. He called Hanada into the house, as if plotting something. It wasn't until August 15 that he walked out of the house again.

Today is the day of the crown prince's crown ceremony, and all the forces that have arrived in Beijing will flock to the capital to witness or appreciate this grand event. Although it is a small number of people who can see it with their own eyes, it does not affect people's attention and heated discussions.

"The palace gate has been queuing since the beginning of the day, how many people have to participate?"

"Those who go to line up in the dark are the last." Someone is Lao Yanjing, who has seen and heard of such royal feasts several times, and said with the tips of his little fingers, "The real big guys, they all appeared before the banquet." ”

"If only you could go in and have a look, even if it's the last one!"

Some people despise and some yearn for it, but their words are somewhat envious. And who wouldn't want to see it for themselves?

"They're supposed to go, head of the house! Today, the most honored guests in the world are eating our fish! A half-old man stood by the harbor and looked in the direction of the capital and sighed, there was his hope.

"Hmm!" The young man behind answered, but there was no trace of emotion on his face. Even his response felt perfunctory.

The old man didn't care about his son's attitude, anyway, he was used to it: "Qiu'er, the daughter of Chen Yuanwai's family, you ......"

"Don't go!" Mingqiu's voice was faint, not angry or anxious, but he just said very firm words in the most plain voice.

"You ......" Ye He's face froze, and finally shook his head. He knew that these things could not be reluctantly come, and he had already seen them more openly. As long as the fish at this banquet can satisfy the guests, he should be able to stand out in this year's assessment, and maybe the head of the family will transfer him to a better place.

Liudu is still too small here, and it is understandable that Mingqiu has no girl who has the right eyes. When he changes to a larger city, his heart may change somewhat. When the time comes, if there is a girl from a good family, he will show this old face, and he will also ask the head of the family to help pull the strings. With the head of the family here, he will definitely be able to find a satisfactory girl for Mingqiu.

In the past month, they have delivered fish three times. Every time Kyori returns, the effect is good, and I believe this time will be no exception. This time, he specially sent more than twice as many seafood for the imperial dining room to choose, and he will definitely be able to make the most delicious dishes.

Thinking like this, he turned his head to look in the direction of the capital again, and his eyes were full of anticipation.