The Chen family also used to be a family of eunuchs, the area of the house is quite large, the system is also very reasonable, the courtyard is rockery and flowing water, lotus flowers are covered, green trees are swaying, the house is carved beams and painted buildings, the eaves of the corners are fighting, and the tall and spacious are open. The geographical location is not far from the most lively Qianmen Street in the capital, and the surrounding neighbors are either rich or expensive, which is quiet in the middle of the noise, neither noisy, but also convenient to walk.

The house is still very good, but some paint is peeling, the yard is not popular, it looks deserted, Wen Jin asked Wen Han to help plan, transform the yard, tear down the front and back walls, and replace them with fences and vine plants, as long as you walk through this street, you can see the picturesque scenery inside, and at the same time, it can also allow guests to enter the hotel from both the north and south.

As for the inside, it is a winding path, a small courtyard is very quiet, different guests do not see each other, and they are not even on the same road.

Xicheng, where the most officials gather, such a hotel naturally takes the high-end route, Wen Jin let out the wind at the same time, recruiting chefs with high salaries, and the hotel has not yet begun to decorate, so it has built up the momentum first.

Wanting the officials to know about this place, Wen Jin no longer did things in a low-key manner, while asking Qian Xiancong to come forward and find craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry to repair the royal garden to do the construction, and at the same time, let the two most famous foodies in the capital, Qian Changhe, the right Zongren of the Zongren Mansion, and Jiang Renxing, the only son of the eldest princess, judge and help choose the chef.

These two gods didn't say that they could be invited, or Qian Xiancong heard from King Fu that the new play of the Yunmen class in the capital was very exciting, and the lord of Yujie specially dedicated it to the Queen Mother, and won face, and the Queen Mother came forward and asked for help.

Although this bend is big, but the effect is good, and the house has been renovated, and it has spread in the capital, saying everything. For example, the chef is the imperial chef of the first emperor, and when he quits the palace when he is old, some people correct it, saying that it is not him, but his son, and some say that he is the eldest apprentice......

Anyway, the more evil she said, the more famous Wen Jin's restaurant became, and she wished that people would continue to speculate here.

Qian Xiancong only then discovered that running a restaurant and being so particular about it is no wonder that as soon as Wen Jin makes a move, the wealth will roll in.

Wen Jin also calculated an account, this time, it took more time to decorate the house, and when it was about to open, Yanran had already been out for a hundred days, her body had fully recovered, and the hotel was handed over to her to take care of. As for the fact that the county lord of Yujie happened to give birth to a child, there are Ge and Wei to take care of it, plus there is also Mama Fang, so I don't have to worry about people not being able to turn around.

Qian Jun used the excuse of following Jiang Renxing and Qian Changhe to mix and eat, and also pretended to be a certain judge, and took the opportunity to meet Wen Jin several times, and Emperor Yongchang knew about it, and his nose was crooked.

"Women are like clothes, brothers are like siblings, dare to touch my clothes, cut off your hands and feet." Emperor Yongchang ordered Guo Gonggong to keep an eye on Qian Jun, he wanted to seize Qian Jun's handle, give his cousin a moderate punishment, and let him know what restraint is.

Qian Jun naturally wouldn't be so stupid, and in the face of Wen Jin's worries, he comforted: "It's okay, I've arranged everything, and after a while, the emperor himself will give us a marriage." ”

"Will he?"

"He begged us to get married quickly."

Seeing Wen Jin's puzzled face, Qian Jun smiled mysteriously: "The secret of heaven must not be revealed, you just have to wait." ”

……

Mei Dun and his entourage spent twenty days in the capital in a blink of an eye, and the holy decree came down to let him pay homage to the emperor in the Qinzheng Palace the next morning.

Just arrived in the capital, Mei Dun is quite confident, after more than 20 days, he is more and more timid, has been living in Miaojiang, he thought that the 100,000 mountains, has been vast enough, saw a large group of people to meet his father, he thought that it was the most majestic, and so he visited the capital, this is what is called Zhang Yuan into the yin, the public pavilion drifting mountains, the heart of the emperor of Jurong, heartfelt awe. Even Yuhe was influenced by his father and was much more silent than before.

"Father, tomorrow, I also want to see the Emperor of Jurong."

"Don't do it first, Lord Zheng of the Ministry of Rites informed that in a few days, the emperor will hold a banquet in the palace, and you can go then."

"Father, the day after tomorrow, it was said that the queen came forward to invite me, where can I see the emperor? I heard that he was majestic, and he took more than 100,000 soldiers and horses to fight in the western frontier thousands of miles away. ”

"Who did you listen to?"

"What the red pigeon said, she said, her brother went to the western frontier with the emperor to fight, and made great contributions to her mother and sister-in-law as wives. Her family got rid of slavery, if it weren't for the fact that the emperor didn't worry about others taking care of me, so he specially asked Mr. Shen to call her, she would also be served by others at home. ”

"Don't listen to her nonsense." Mei Dun didn't believe it at all, but Yuhe had heard a lot these days and had long been convinced, and his father's words were not convincing.

"Yuhe, you are honestly waiting in the Siyi Pavilion tomorrow, we will live here for a long time, maybe your grandfather will have to come here, and you will have the opportunity to see the emperor, good, ah? Don't get me into trouble tomorrow. ”

"Okay!" Yuhe pouted and expressed dissatisfaction, but finally agreed.

What is the greatest honor of being an emperor? The wind and rain are smooth, and the country and the people are safe? That's still a small meaning, opening up the territory, coming from all directions, this is the big realm. King Miao sent an envoy to call the domain, this is the first Emperor Yongchang to ascend the throne, not only the emperor, but also a cadre of courtiers are particularly glorious, feel that this is their dedication to assist the credit, therefore, the conditions of Miao Jiang are particularly favorable, in addition to not allowing people to raise troops on the border with Jurong, the rest such as opening the market trade, sending craftsmen who are good at planting trees, raising silkworms, weaving silk, building, boiling salt, etc. into Miao Xinjiang to teach skills, and even help Miao Wang defeat a few small people in the west of Miao Jiang, take away their salt wells to Miao Wang's request to agree.

King Miao was just the head of the people, he was the first to discover that the land produced salt, the king of Miao at that time, has been a little unable to control the head of his subordinates, in order to snatch the salt well, he did not hesitate to provoke trouble, in a vain attempt to let a few heads for the salt well fire and a fight, he can profit from it.

Who knows that the people of Miao Jiang have long been annoyed that the head man grovels in front of Liu Guangzhong, the general soldier of Jurong, and feels that he is too embarrassed by the face of the Miao people, and the current Miao Wang, who is heroic and righteous on weekdays, is very popular, and as soon as the battle starts, the situation will be chaotic.

Now, King Miao used the power of Jurong to wipe out the last handful of people who didn't listen to the dispatch.

After several years of fighting, Miao Jiang is in short supply of food, if he can buy back food from Jurong, King Miao will not worry about his chair being unstable.

Mei Dun saw that Jurong gave more than he and his father Xiao thought, and it was easier, not to mention how happy he was. The only thing they paid was the tens of thousands of elite soldiers in their hands, and when the court threatened or attacked Liu Guangzhong, they took the opportunity to stab them, make a fortune in the war, and they could also get the grain and grass provided by Jurong free of charge.

Maidon hated Emperor Jurong's wealth, envy, and jealousy. This is called the rich world, they Miao Jiang, it is really a small land, people don't look down on it at all, come to the Hajj and call the domain, Jurong Chaoyi hopes for peace, the biggest purpose, but I like to have such a face.

Knowing this, he came here two years ago, and by taking advantage of the momentum here, he had already defeated those opponents.

The next day, the emperor asked Shen Mingxi to arrange for Mei Dun to meet Xiao Yi's family.

Xiao Yi visited Qian Xiancong, took Wen Jin and Xiao Yuchen, and went to the Siyi Pavilion.

didn't keep his wife, seeing his brother-in-law, Xiao Yi was naturally sad and ashamed, and without waiting for others to make trouble, he knelt down by himself and held up the whip with both hands: "Please third brother beat me, if it weren't for Yu'er and them, I would have killed myself with a knife, and I went to see your sister under Jiuquan, I'm sorry for her-" As he spoke, his eyes couldn't help but turn red.

Maidon originally planned to beat Xiao Yi hard, but as a result, he couldn't beat Xiao Yi anymore without a few whips, and pulled Xiao Yi to cry, among the three brothers, he was the closest to his sister, when he was young, his sister was his follower, but now, heaven and man are forever separated, his beautiful and extremely smart sister will never be seen again.

Wen Jin saw her own uncle at this time, and Mei Dun excitedly took Wen Jin's hand, tears burst into tears, saying that Wen Jin looked exactly like her mother.

Crying and crying, Wen Jin heard Mei Dun chattering: "Mei Duo, brother is sorry for you, if I hadn't been angry with you back then, I could have sent you to the capital, you wouldn't have died, woo-"

made Wen Jin cry too.

Shen Mingxi looked at Mei Duo, Xiao Yi, Xiao Yuchen, and Wen Jin, their heads were on their heads, crying darkly, thinking of their sister, and their hearts were sour and unbearable.

In the end, it was Yuhe who pulled the crying four people away: "Daddy, don't cry, my uncle and sister didn't see you to shed tears." ”

A sentence woke up Mei Dun, he embarrassedly took the towel handed by his daughter, wiped his face, and then distributed the towel in Yuhe's hand to his brother-in-law and nephew: "Don't cry, don't cry, in a few days, Your Majesty the Emperor invites me to a banquet, and I must ask him to find the murderer of Mei Duo and break him into pieces." ”

"Well, uncle, cousin, cousin, don't cry." Yuhe's tone was firm and comforted everyone.

Shen Mingxi watched from the side, more and more felt that this rain lotus would always exceed her imagination, along the way, she shouted and shouted that her feelings were exposed, just now, her eyes were red, Shen Mingxi thought she would cry, who knew that she couldn't help it, and whispered: "What's the use of crying, it's better to take revenge." He took the towel from the maid's hand and walked over to persuade him.

"Today, His Majesty the Emperor remembered that our relatives had finally met, and gave a special table of banquet, Xiao Yi, you and the two children, have a meal with me and Yuhe."

"Yes! Third brother! ”

Shen Mingxi frowned and quietly walked out, praying that his plan could be implemented smoothly and give his nephew a good marriage.

In the kitchen of the Siyi Pavilion, Yuguan walked out of a string of palace maids and eunuchs, the emperor gave a banquet, and bought raw materials from the palace, the imperial kitchen in the palace made it in the Siyi Pavilion, and the eunuchs and palace ladies who delivered the dishes were also the eunuchs and palace ladies in the palace, this was his attention, before, the old lady Shen was still there, and every festival in the palace, there would be various rewards, especially Emperor Jiayou, who loved to appreciate the dishes, and when he was sent home, it was already cold, and no matter how hot it was, there was no original taste and taste, and it was not for people to eat, nor was it if they didn't eat, otherwise, Shen Mingxi couldn't think of this stubble.

Standing up proudly, feeling that everything was under control, Shen Mingxi smiled happily, and told his subordinates to do things well, so he went out and took a sedan chair to the palace, and the emperor still had a decree to have lunch with him.

Fortunately, Emperor Yongchang has developed a habit since he was a child and does not talk about official business when eating, otherwise, Shen Mingxi probably won't even be able to eat.

After taking a nap in the duty room at the gate of the palace, and waiting for the emperor to get up, before Shen Mingxi could say the words arranged, Emperor Yongchang took out an excerpt with a smile: "Look at this, I heard that Miao Jiang is a vassal domain, Liu Guangzhong wrote a plenum, and asked me to send someone to accept the *** army, he wants to come to Beijing and bear the guilt." ”

Shen Mingxi laughed happily twice, then took the fold, opened it and looked at it, and when he saw the last line, his face was already as dark as water: "Liu Guangzhong even dared to ask the emperor to marry his son?" A sinner, on what basis? ”

"Doesn't he write very clearly? He is a criminal minister, lest his son insult Xiao Guogong's daughter, and ask me to marry, it is for Xiao Guogong to grow his face. ”

"Hmph, he's here to leave a glimmer of hope for his son!"

"Yes, this is to blackmail me, it is to let me let his son go, so that he is willing to give up the right in his hands."

"Your Majesty! You can't agree to his request! ”

"Alas, now that the treasury is empty, I really don't want to make waves again, and I am ready to promise Liu Guangzhong, won't I leave a root for the Liu family? I had planned to exile all of their family to Bohai Bay, but that was more than a life? It was he Liu Guangzhong who killed himself, no wonder I am. ”

Shen Mingxi has nothing to say, yes, if he would rather choose the exile of his whole family to Bohai Bay than choose to leave his son and the whole family to die, he estimated that Liu Guangzhong thought that the emperor would destroy their entire family, so he would die and struggle, and made such a stupid move.

"Who does the emperor plan to let replace Liu Guangzhong?"

"Xiao Yi, except for him, no one is more suitable, in order to appease Xiao Guogong's heart, I am ready to upgrade his title tomorrow and let his eldest daughter enter the palace to mix!"

"Your Majesty!" Shen Mingxi was anxious, his voice couldn't help but raise slightly, his tone was full of anxiety, and there was a hint of displeasure.

Emperor Yongchang was furious: "Shen Aiqing, don't forget, I have four seas, this is not an empty talk!" ”

Shen Mingxi saw that the emperor was angry, but he didn't speak, and said silently in his heart: "Calm down, calm down!" Daddy said that getting angry doesn't solve anything, it only makes the situation worse, and I will definitely have a way. He lowered his eyelids, suppressed his impatience, and sure enough, his mind flashed: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that after King Miao's envoy leaves Beijing, it is best for you to take a concubine." Now, first issue an order to promote Xiao Yi's title, and let him assist Chen Jiannan to take over the *** army. After all, King Miao and Xiao Yi are Weng's sons-in-law, and if they join forces, it will be worse than the current situation. ”

Emperor Yongchang stopped talking, and after a while, he sighed leisurely: "I have also thought about this, but let him assist, Xiao Yiken?" ”

"Can't the emperor see that Xiao Yi values his family more? He was willing to defect to Jurong, that is, the third prince of Liang State, to use his family as a threat, the first emperor sent the best of the Ouchi guards, secretly infiltrated Liang State, and sent his wife and children to Miao Jiang, he has no worries, now, as long as he leaves his children, Xiao Yi will not rebel easily, he doesn't like to get power, he only likes to fight, he likes the feeling of defending the country and winning a thousand miles, and now King Miao is a vassal domain, *** will be peaceful for a while, and there will be waves in a few years or more than ten years, Xiao Yi is also old, He understands this, he will not fight for power and profit, he has to be a marshal. ”

"In that case, why don't you let go and let Xiao Yi be the marshal?"

"The tree wants to be quiet and the wind does not stop, Xiao Yi does not like to get power, but the sons of King Miao are not necessarily, Xiao Yi failed to protect his wife, and he is ashamed to see Mei Dun today, this is his weakness, so the emperor can give Xiao Yi wealth, title, and comfort, but he can't give him rights, and he can't give him the opportunity to use it, this is not to reuse him, but to harm him."

Emperor Yongchang didn't speak for a while, he knew that what Shen Mingxi said was very reasonable, but, with what he knew, Xiao Yi loved the pair of children he had just recovered, and he forced Qian Wenjin to be his concubine, presumably Xiao Yi was unwilling, not giving Xiao Yi rights, but still wanting his family to contribute to the court, then there was only one way, to give Xiao Yi's children a happy life.

Guo Anan found out the news that Qian Wenjin is a woman who likes freedom, and she regards entering the palace as a flood beast, which is very resistant. He trembled and told the emperor the news, Emperor Yongchang was so angry that he dropped the teacup in his hand, he didn't understand, when his own woman can eat the best food, wear the best clothes, use the best fat powder, enjoy the highest grade, all the women in the world have to bow down at her feet, Qian Wenjin is still dissatisfied, he is unwilling.

Perhaps, Qian Wenjin, like other girls, hates to become the most favored woman by the emperor's side, Emperor Yongchang will not be so worried about wanting her so much, the more Qian Wenjin resists, the more angry the emperor is, the more he refuses to let go, and he even does not hesitate to use forced methods to occupy Wen Jin by his side.

However, if it is according to Shen Mingxi's method, why does Emperor Yongchang cut a radish at both ends? All the good things were taken by him?

Although Shen Mingxi knew that the emperor liked Qian Wenjin, he didn't understand why he was so impatient that he couldn't wait for King Miao's envoy to leave Kyoto. At this moment, he sat quietly and gave the emperor time to think, he believed that Emperor Yongchang was a sensible, motivated, and trade-off monarch.

Emperor Yongchang hated himself for being so calm, he really wanted to be a faint monarch, so that his heart could be happy. However, he really can't put his happiness above the interests of the court!

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