When she followed Emperor Ren back to Anren Palace, Concubine Su had already arranged lunch, as well as a lot of desserts and seasonal fruits.

After the family talked and laughed after lunch, Xiao Zheng and Emperor Ren drank tea and talked about the resumes and mutual relationships of the officials of various ministries at noon, Su Guifei took out a delicate box from the bedroom and sat next to Xiao Zheng.

"Zheng'er, this is the concubine's own property, you take it" Concubine Su opened the box and took out a few house deeds and silver tickets from it and handed them to Xiao Zheng.

"Mother, what is this? What do you do with the deed and the silver ticket for your son? Xiao Zheng looked at the deed with "Ruyuxuan" written in his hand and the silver ticket of nearly 10,000 taels, feeling that his mother was so rich.

"This 'Ruyuxuan' is the dowry of the mother, and the silver ticket is for your usual expenses, when you just come back and need to use the money, if it is not enough, then say to the mother" said and stuffed the box into Xiao Zheng's hand.

Emperor Ren next to him looked at Su Guifei's atmospheric appearance and smacked his tongue a little, "Ouch, I always knew that you had some family background, but I didn't expect to underestimate the concubine, it is worthy of being from the Su family in Yangzhou, this 'Su, Shen, Han, Yang' Yangzhou four families are really worthy of their reputation."

Concubine Su glanced at Emperor Ren, "You, don't interrupt here, these things will be right sooner or later, now give it to him first, let him take over slowly." ”

Xiao Zheng looked at the box in his hand, and it was not easy to make a choice for a while, "Mother concubine, there are still some ministers in the silver and two sons, and they won't need so much for the time being." And this 'Ruyuxuan' seems to be a storefront, and Erchen usually doesn't have time to take care of it, so you should keep it. ”

"Silly boy, do you think this 'Ruyuxuan' is for you to take care of? There are three 'Ruyuxuan' semicolons in the capital, can your dignified Royal Highness the Prince still be the shopkeeper? Su Guifei looked at Xiao Zheng with elegant eyes.

Xiao Zheng hesitated a little: "Then what are you giving to your son...?" ”

"Of course, it's for you to give it to you" Su Guifei didn't let Xiao Zheng guess again, and immediately revealed the mystery, "'Ruyuxuan' is a shop that sells jade, gold and silver jewelry, and girls like it." ”

"Huh? Since that's the case, when the time comes, you can just give it to her directly" Xiao Zheng was suddenly a little embarrassed to accept it.

"Can that be the same? The mother will naturally give it after giving it, and this is for you to give her. After all, let her wait for you for so long, and she didn't say anything at all, how can you make girls happy in the future? Su Guifei taught her son to pick up a girl, and the father and son were a little stunned, and at the same time looked at her strangely.

Su Guifei looked at their father and son's eyes, and said, "What are you looking at me like this, did I say something wrong?" Zheng'er has followed that stinky Taoist priest for so many years, and he must not know how to make the girl happy, how to spread out in the future and contribute to Dayu's country? ”

Emperor Ren immediately nodded in agreement, "What your mother said makes sense, the old way of chance must not have taught you this, take it, anyway, your mother is rich, and if it is not enough, ask her for it, and if it is not enough, there will be more on the Su family." ”

Concubine Su knew that Emperor Ren was joking with her, "You think about the beauty, my dowry is only in the capital, don't worry about it outside the capital." ”

"Haha~" Emperor Ren looked at Xiao Zheng with a smile, "Your mother concubine outside the capital can't give it to you, and your father will give it to you." I have already told Xiao Fu to tell Xiao Wen, in the future, the operation of the imperial merchant can be reported directly to you, and there are millions every year, of course, this includes the operating costs of the Shadow Division, you also have to slowly familiarize yourself, Xiao Fu will also explain to the personal eunuch you are, he seems to be Xiao Fu's apprentice, right? Emperor Ren looked at Xiao Fu again.

Xiao Fu hurriedly bowed down and replied, "Yes, Your Majesty, he is also the righteous son of the old slave, when he followed His Highness to Qingyun Peak, the old slave had already passed on all the gains to him, loyalty and martial arts are no problem." ”

"Well, that's good, you teach him slowly." Hearing Xiao Fu say this, Emperor Ren was relieved.

"The old slave obeys," Xiao Fu bowed and agreed.

"Zheng'er, your Linchi Courtyard has been cleaned up, let Xiao Fu take you to have a look, and you can live anywhere in the East Palace and Linchi Courtyard in the future."

"Of course I live in the East Palace, how safe it is in the palace," Su Guifei immediately made a suggestion.

"Aifei, don't worry, Xiao Fu has all arranged it, and the Linchi Courtyard is as safe as the courtyard" Emperor Ren comforted Su Guifei.

"Mother concubine, don't worry, even if the son lives in another courtyard, he will come to his father and mother every day to say goodbye." Xiao Zheng also knew that the concubine wanted to look at herself more, after all, she hadn't seen her for many years, and it was reasonable that she was reluctant to go out by herself.

"You don't need to ask for peace every day, as long as you come to the palace often to see your mother," Su Guifei took Xiao Zheng's hand as she spoke, and her eyes were a little red.

"You, Zheng'er won't leave again when he comes back this time, you can rest assured." Emperor Ren softly patted Concubine Su's arm.

"Yes, mother, the sons will always be filial piety in front of you," Xiao Zheng also comforted Su Guifei and said.

"Well, then you go, it's important to be busy with business" Su Guifei agreed with Emperor Ren and Xiao Zheng's opinion.

"The retainers retired."

After coming back, I haven't had a good look at the prosperity of the capital, although there are a few fragmentary impressions in my memory, but the number of times I went out of the palace when I was a child is only a handful, and there are only four people after entering Qingyun Peak. So Xiao Zheng changed into civilian clothes, and planned to go all the way to the Linchi Courtyard with Xiao Fu and Xiao Chunzi.

The Rinkike Courtyard is located on the east side of the Imperial Palace, and there is a hill behind it, and there is a stream down the mountain, which flows into the Courtyard, forming a pool of water that is not too big or small, and the Rinkike Courtyard is also named after it.

Originally, the water in the pond was not in the courtyard, but after the expansion two years ago, it was changed to the current state, and a new Mochizuki Pavilion was built by the pool, and the moon in the pond can be seen from the pavilion to the sky.

Not far away, there are rockeries, flowers, bamboo forests, trees, whether it is sitting or practicing martial arts, it is a good place.

Xiao Zheng's first feeling when he stepped into this courtyard was chic, with mountains and rivers, which could be quiet and moving. There are guest rooms in the front yard, a maid's room, and an outer study; There are pavilions and pavilions in the backyard, and it can be seen that Xiao Fu has really put a lot of effort into correcting it.

Xiao Zheng listened to Xiao Fu's introduction as he walked, "Father-in-law Fu really has a heart, it must have taken a lot of thought to build such a courtyard in this capital, right?" ”

"This old slave doesn't dare to take credit, the place is chosen by His Majesty, the drawings are the purpose of the mother, the old slave is just picking up the flowers and plants, hehe~" It can be seen that Xiao Zheng likes this place very much, and Gonggong Fu is also very happy.

Even Xiao Chunzi had a light in his eyes, "This place is really good, more comfortable than the palace, more chic than Qingyunfeng, and you can go out and go shopping, it's great~ If you can live here all the time, you can live for many more years~"

"You kid still think about how to protect His Highness, and still think about comfort?" Looking at Xiao Chunzi's expression, Father-in-law Fu was dissatisfied.

"Am I not happy for Your Highness? Father-in-law, rest assured, I will protect Your Highness well. Xiao Chunzi saw that his father-in-law was not satisfied, and quickly began to show his loyalty.

"It's good if you know" said and bowed to Xiao Zheng again, "Your Highness, the manpower has also been placed, Xiao Chunzi is mainly to protect His Highness's safety and the collection and transmission of important news, and the old slave has arranged an internal official from the inner prison, who grew up in the palace since he was a child, and he has a good eye, if you have anything you need to order, you can arrange for him to do it at any time" Saying that, he beckoned to a row of palace people in the distance, and immediately ran over a eunuch about twenty years old, kneeling down in front of Xiao Zheng, "The slave came to meet His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Xiao Zheng saw that he was indeed quite clever, and he should be a usable person, "Well, come to Xi, yes, the name is quite festive, get up~"

"Your Highness Xie" came to stand up in a regular manner.

"Come on, you take them down first, if there is something, this king will let Xiao Chunzi call you." This will be fine, Xiao Zheng ordered them to go down first.

"Yes, Your Highness," said Laixi, and took them down to go their own business.

"Father-in-law Fu, there will be time to familiarize yourself with the courtyard in the future, let's go to the study to drink tea and rest first, you should also be tired when you walk here from the palace~"

"Thank you Your Highness for your understanding, the old slave is grateful~" Xiao Fu bowed and thanked him.

The tea is boiled with water from the stream flowing down from the mountain, and there are koi fish in the pond, and they are not afraid of being poisoned. The water is clear, sweet, and refreshing to drink. As soon as I drank a cup of tea, I heard Lai Xi knock softly on the door, "Your Highness, there are guests outside the courtyard who ask to see them, saying that they are the three little princes of the Yu Palace." ”

"I think it's time to arrive," Fu Gonggong looked at Xiao Zheng and explained.

"Then please come in, I haven't seen the three brothers for seven years, and my impression has faded" Xiao Zheng put down the teacup and said with emotion.

Laixi went out, and after a while, he brought three young men in civilian clothes over, the three of them were brightly dressed, the one who walked in front was wearing black brocade, with a short beard, looking about forty years old, smiling, it should be the boss Xiao Wen; The young man with gray patterns and cyan satin on the left and right should be Xiao Wu and Xiao He, the three brothers are five or six years apart, and they can be easily distinguished from their faces.

Walking outside the study, Laixi knocked on the door to report, "Your Highness, the three princes have arrived." ”

"Please let them in," Xiao Zheng slowly stood up as he spoke.

Laixi pushed open the door of the study, and the three of them walked in, "I've seen His Royal Highness the Prince~"

"The three brothers are exempt, please sit down quickly," Xiao Zheng said as he motioned for them to sit down.

"Your Royal Highness Xie, Father-in-law Fu is also here~" After the boss Xiao Wen thanked the prince, he hurriedly greeted Father-in-law Fu, and the other two also bowed their heads and saluted.

"The old slave has seen the three princes," Fu Gonggong raised his hand and saluted Xiao Wen and the three of them.

The three of them hurriedly returned the salute, "Father-in-law Fu is polite, please first." ”

After everyone was seated, Xiao Chunzi began to pour tea with everyone.

"The three brothers came at the right time, just brewed tea, taste it first."

Xiao Wen picked up the tea, put it under his nose and sniffed it, "the fragrance is incomparable", and then took a sip, "The aftertaste is sweet, good water, good tea." ”

"Hehe~ It seems that the eldest brother is also a tea lover" Xiao Zheng looked at Xiao Wen with a smile.

"Over the years, I have traveled south and north, and I haven't been dyed with other hobbies, I just like to drink tea~" Xiao Wen responded humbly.

"The prince can be said to have traveled all over the country over the years, and there must be a lot of good tea he has drunk, and the kung fu of tasting tea is even more first-class, he said that it must be good, and the old slave is also touched by the light of His Royal Highness and the three princes, and taste this good tea~hehe~" Father-in-law Fu said and drank tea again~

"Father-in-law Fu laughed, how can the tea I usually drink be compared to this tea, good tea with good water, this water alone is not comparable to ordinary tea~"

"If the eldest brother likes it, I will let the stream be sent over every day." Xiao Zheng said to Xiao Wen with a smile.

Xiao Wen hurriedly waved his hand and thanked, "Thank you Your Highness for your kindness, it's just that I'm not in the capital much, and I only come back occasionally, so it's better not to toss." ”

"The eldest brother has really worked hard over the years, I heard my father say that the eldest brother has been running around for the royal family, and he must pay more attention to his body~"

"Your Royal Highness is serious, as a member of the royal family, this is my duty, how can there be any hard work, not to mention that I am also busy, I took the opportunity to visit a lot of places, I am enjoying it~haha~" Xiao Wen explained with a smile, and hurriedly took out an account book from his arms, "By the way, this is the income and expenditure account for the first half of this year, and Gonggong Fu said that it will be handed over directly to His Highness in the future, Your Highness, please take a look~"

Xiao Zheng took the account book and didn't look at it, and put it directly on the tea table, "The accounts made by the eldest brother are naturally trustworthy, there has been no mistake for so many years, and the careful father of the eldest brother is praised~"

"Don't dare~" Xiao Wen repeatedly said that he didn't dare, "It's all thanks to Your Majesty's blessings, so that nothing will go wrong, and I want to thank Your Majesty for your trust." And..."Xiao Wen stretched out his hand to Xiao Wu, Xiao Wu took out a stack of silver tickets from his arms and handed it to him, "This is three million silver tickets, all of them are promissory notes of Dayu Qianzhuang, Your Highness, please check~"

Xiao Zheng took the silver ticket, and there were no points, so he put it directly on the account book, "Tell the eldest brother to run in person, drink tea first, our brothers haven't seen each other for many years, we have to reminisce about the old days, this king has already instructed Laixi, our brothers must have a good drink tonight." ”

"I was just about to say that I was going to wash the dust for His Highness today, I have already booked a banquet in Xiangyun Tower, why don't Your Highness move to Xiangyun Tower?" Xiao Wen hurriedly said the excuse.

Xiao Zheng looked at Father-in-law Fu, as if asking what he meant.

Gonggong Fu took a sip of tea and put down the teacup, "The old slave took the opportunity to take a sip of tea, and he is about to go back to the palace to reply to His Majesty, His Royal Highness and the prince will decide for themselves~"

"Then let's be in my courtyard today, I always feel less taste when I relate outside, as for catching the wind and washing the dust, let's talk about it another day" Xiao Zheng made a decision immediately.

"In that case, how about letting Xiangyunlou send the banquet to the other courtyard, after all, their wine and food are also a must in the capital, and the owner of Xiangyunlou is very deducted, don't think about returning the deposit paid, isn't it a pity" Xiao Wen looked distressed about money.

"Haha~ The prince deserves to be the big shopkeeper of the Huangzhuang, and he doesn't eat at all~ Hahaha~"

Everyone laughed, and then Xiao Zheng gave Xiao He a look, and Xiao He immediately improved, "I'll go and talk to Xiangyunlou and send the wine and food to the other courtyard~"

"Okay, then there will be Third Brother Lao" Xiao Zheng looked at Xiao He while laughing.