Concubine, Cui Wanxi? Xue Ji was in a trance for a while, in recent years, Cui Guifei has become more and more low-key, if someone hadn't mentioned it, he would probably have forgotten that there was a concubine in the harem.

has been low-key for so long, one thing is a big deal, the queen only lost the princess on the front foot, and good news came from her back foot, plus the second prince Qin Yong, who was born in her early years, has gradually grown up, and there may be some disputes in the future.

Thinking of this, Xue Ji subconsciously set his eyes on Xu Yan not far away, the most affected by this matter should be the Xu family, but Xu Yan's face ...... It doesn't seem out of the ordinary.

"My lord, this dinner ......," Zhang Yu asked in a low voice.

Only then did Xue Ji notice that Empress Xu, who was originally sitting next to the main seat, also left the table, leaving only the ministers and princes of the palace and the ladies of various mansions, either holding wine glasses and not knowing what was happening, or being drunk and hazy and unable to speak clearly.

At this time, the emperor and queen both left the table, and they didn't even leave a word, and the only one who could preside over the overall situation was the prime minister, that is, he Xue Ji.

"Then let's disperse."

After Xue Ji said this, he tightened the cloak on his body first, got up and left the noisy banquet.

He didn't take a few steps before someone came behind him. It's not someone else, it's Xu Yan.

"Shen Changqing wants to enter Beijing?"

Xue Ji was surprised, the Shen family had a great career in Jiangling, but they had no foundation in the capital, how could Xu Yan know about Shen Changqing, and how could he know about Shen Changqing?

"The Shen family is not a famous family, what's the matter, you are old friends with him?"

Xu Yan said: "I don't know him well, but he and His Majesty are indeed old friends."

Speaking of this, Xue Ji also remembered the dagger that Shen Changqing gave him back then...... It's a pity that when he accompanied His Majesty to return to Beijing a few years ago, he had no time to take care of it during the fight, and fell on the mountain road outside Xu Cheng, and he couldn't find it again.

"He wants to share the profits of trade?" Xu Yan asked suddenly.

Xue Ji raised his vigilance in his heart, and said with a vague smile: "I haven't seen him for many years, and he didn't say it clearly in his letter, how can I know."

"It's better not, Your Majesty can't allow him to touch the business of his neighbors again."

At the beginning of the early spring of the thirteenth year of Changning, seeing the spring breeze blowing the trees in the courtyard, in the evening, Xue Ji changed into his leisure clothes and sat under the eaves and opened a letter in his hand.

"Brother Shen should go to Chang'an in these two days."

Shen Yurong was naturally overjoyed when he knew it, and asked people to go to Princess Huadu's mansion, so that Xue Chen could also prepare as soon as possible.

But Xue Ji still had a worry in his heart, and he always remembered what Xu Yan said on the night of Chinese New Year's Eve. What old things did Shen Changqing and His Majesty not know about, and why were they obviously old friends, but they still avoided and refused to mention them......

"What's wrong?" Shen Yurong noticed that his expression was not quite right, and leaned down slightly to lean beside him and asked.

"Nothing." Xue Ji quietly covered up the past, turned his head and smiled: "Don't be so anxious, if he comes back for business, then there must be an endless banquet, and he will have time to come over after he is busy with business, and it will take some time."

"Okay, okay, don't delay your big man getting busy with business."

Three days later, Shen Changqing took a few of his men to the capital.

As Xue Ji expected, he was so busy on the first day he arrived in the capital that he couldn't take a break, and he met with several businessmen from all over the world in a row, and it wasn't until the seventh day that he had time to deliver a message to Xue Ji.

"Master, Master Shen said that there will be a banquet at noon the day after tomorrow, and everyone has it, so I want to invite you to go." Wang Qu said.

It is said that everyone has it, but in fact, it is the collusion of officials and businessmen, who can make the family business bigger and come to the capital, who can not have support? Shen Changqing invited him to go, it was indeed a long face, but after turning the day, I was afraid that it would be full of wind and rain again.

Xue Ji was still hesitating, and asked casually, "Where is it?"

"What you're familiar with, you're drunk."

To go or not to go?

Shen Yurong had been listening without saying a word on the side, seeing Xue Ji's embarrassed face, and after a cursory thought in his heart, he understood his concerns, so he persuaded: "If you are embarrassed, you can refuse, and it is the same to let my brother come to the house for a gathering."

Xue Ji held her hand and smiled soothingly, this sentence made him make up his mind, and said, "Go and tell Brother Shen that I will definitely be there on time."

Shen Yurong was stunned, but he didn't expect him to agree. "If that's a reproach......

"Let them go, there is no reason not to let the prime minister see his brother-in-law."

When it came to the scheduled day, Xue Ji really came, and the court was quite idle these days, and he came early.

A drunk Qianqiu restaurant in front of the door is indeed lively, the cars and horses of each family are blocked on the street, the next person at the door loudly registered, came forward to greet him, and there are passers-by who have nothing to do with themselves under the eaves of the shop on the side to stretch their necks to watch the excitement.

Such a good businessman is rare in Chang'an City.

"Xue ...... Lord Xue!"

I don't know who recognized Xue Ji first, and let out a low cry in surprise, this low cry attracted countless eyes.

"Which Lord Xue?"

"Isn't it Prime Minister Lord Xue?"

"Apart from the Prime Minister, who else is Lord Xue?"

The discussion in the crowd gradually became louder, obviously no one expected Xue Ji to go to the banquet of these merchants as the prime minister.

Until someone finally remembered that Xue Ji was also the son of a businessman and the second master of the Xue family in Jiangling.

"The Xue family has always been close to the Shen family, and this Lord Xue's wife is Shen Changqing's sister, and Shen Changqing must have invited him here."

"The Shen family is really beautiful this time."

The one at the door of the restaurant is probably a newcomer, I haven't seen this battle, I heard that this is the prime minister of the dynasty Xue Jixue in front of him, he didn't react for a long time, and waited until Xue Ji stepped into a drunk thousand years with half a leg, he remembered to sign up.

"Lord Xue has arrived!"

There was still talk and laughter inside, and they were stunned when they heard this name, everyone had heard that the second master of the Xue family in Jiangling put the business and didn't come to catch the exam, and now he has become the prime minister above 10,000 people under one person, but no one has the opportunity to see him in real person, when he heard this name today, he thought he had heard it wrong, and his face was full of disbelief.

Only Shen Changqing's eyes lit up, and he stood up and stepped forward with a smile on his face. "Kiyoyuki! I haven't seen you for years, and I've been waiting for a long time!"

Xue Ji smiled: "Rely on me, I don't have time to go back to Jiangling, I don't know how to do at home?"

Shen Changqing is an understanding person, of course he knows that he is asking the second elder of the Xue family. "Okay, your eldest brother is getting more and more promising, and Uncle Xue has long been resting at home."

This tone was very intimate, but Xue Ji knew in his heart that even when they often met in Jiangling decades ago, they were not so familiar, and today they deliberately did it for outsiders to see.

He didn't say anything about it, and patted him on the shoulder cooperatively and said, "You too, I persuaded you to develop into Jingzhong, but you just refused to come, and you missed many opportunities to meet in vain."

"It didn't come in the past, but now it's not here......

As he spoke, the two of them no longer stood to attract attention, and sat down with their shoulders crossed. When Xue Ji sat down, Shen Changqing sighed as if he had just remembered someone around him, "I forgot it as soon as I saw it, don't be surprised, this is the second master of the Xue family, Xue Ji."

He deliberately didn't mention the word prime minister, so as not to gossip about Xue Ji, the second master of the Xue family, that is a businessman, what's wrong with the businessman's banquet?

But even if he didn't mention it, who was present who didn't know that the second master of the Xue family was the prime minister of the dynasty.

All of a sudden, the neighbors exchanged glances with each other, but they all looked at each other, opened their mouths, and didn't know what to say.

It was still the local boss Bai in Chang'an who was used to seeing dignitaries, so he was the first to react and said, "Lord Xue, I have heard of the name for a long time!"

The people around him woke up like a dream, and said "Hello Lord Xue" one after another. Compared to before Xue Ji came in, the atmosphere in front of him was obviously a lot more embarrassing.

Xue Ji naturally noticed the change in the atmosphere, glanced back at Shen Changqing, and then waved his hand and said loudly: "No need, this is not the imperial court, there is no need to be restrained, and there is no need to shout any adults."

The full house hesitated again, even if it was not the imperial court, it was an indisputable fact that he was the prime minister of the court, what else could he shout if he didn't shout an adult? It can't be like Shen Changqing

Brother, right?

It was still the white boss who reacted quickly and took the lead in answering: "What Second Master Xue said is that since it is a business matter, let's not be restrained. I see that the people are almost here, and it's time for a feast."