It was getting late, and it was impossible to rush back to Daqing City.

The two of them had to stay at the Great Mercy Monastery for one night, as they had done on the previous occasion.

It's just that until Zhao Sichen finished dinner, Wei Qianlang still didn't appear.

As soon as it was dark, after the monks had finished their evening service, the keys were dropped in the Great Compassion Temple and the Rear Wing Meditation Room.

The night was long, and Zhao Sichen had nothing to do, nowhere to go.

Over the years, she had become accustomed to being busy, lying in bed with nothing to do.

Wei Qianlang, are you really so angry?

Zhao Sichen turned over and got up, opened the door, and quietly jumped up the wall and climbed out of the outer wall of the female guest's residence.

Zhao Sichen walked around the Great Compassion Temple as if he had entered a no-man's land.

Soon, they wandered to the men's residence of the Great Mercy Temple.

Today is not the first and fifteenth days of the Lunar New Year, and there are not many guests staying at the Great Compassion Temple.

Soon, Zhao Sichen knew which wing room was Wei Qianlang's residence.

Zhao Sichen was the same as Wei Qianlang last time, standing outside the window, holding a few small stones in his hands that were not much bigger than gravel-

Zhao Sichen used his two fingers hard, and with a "snap", the pebble hit the edge of the window, which would not break the window, and made a slight sound.

Wei Qianlang had already jumped up from the bed when he heard the sound of climbing over the wall.

Soon, he heard the familiar sound of footsteps.

Walking around, I don't know where to hide.

Wei Qianlang complained in his heart, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help laughing.

He deliberately turned on the candlelight, and sat for a while, and stood for a while.

Finally, after waiting for a long time, I heard the sound of pebbles hitting the window.

Wei Qianlang stretched out his hand and pushed open the window, hiding his excitement and joy, and asked pretending to be reserved: "Where did the thief come from, making people dream." ”

obviously wanted to bring disgust in his tone, but in the end there was only arrogance and joy.

Zhao Sichen asked with a smile: "The thief asked you to admire the moon, do you want to go?" ”

"Oh?" Wei Qianlang said reluctantly: "There is nothing else to do tonight-

In that case, let's go for it. ”

Zhao Sichen laughed out loud, twisted his waist, and crossed the wall first.

Wei Qianlang climbed out of the window, followed behind Zhao Sichen, and crossed the low wall.

It was still the same as the last time, and the two of them went up the mountain one after the other.

When I arrived at the Moon Viewing Pavilion, although the bright moon was slightly broken today, the moonlight was not as grand as the last full moon, but it was quite quiet.

There was silence all around, except for the rustle of the mountain wind through the treetops.

Zhao Sichen was carrying a small package in his hand, and from the small package, he took out a roast chicken and a bottle of osmanthus stuffing.

With a flip of his hand, he took out two more small wine glasses and said, "Before I went up the mountain, I had already prepared the wine and food—

This is roast chicken, which Sister Yunbi specially prepared for me.

Osmanthus stuffed was bought by Uncle Zhao after waiting for an hour. ”

When Wei Qianlang saw that Zhao Sichen was in Daqing City, he had already prepared a meal of wine and food, and his anger in his heart had already disappeared.

A cool breeze blows, and the mountain tops are silent.

It seems that the world is long, and only the two of them are alive.

The moonlight is silent, gently shining on the earth.

In this situation, the mood of the two people can't help but be affected.

There is both sadness and emotion, as well as the warmth of interdependence flowing in my heart.

Two people admire the moon, drink, eat meat, and chat.

Wei Qianlang and Zhao Sichen talked about when he was young: "I was in the palace, and my mother was born in a military general's family, but she was trapped in the palace.

She doesn't know how to play the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and she doesn't disdain flattery, so the saint doesn't favor her mother.

Even with it, they paid little attention to me.

Those people in the palace are used to praising high and stepping on low.

Because my mother is not favored, my life is not good.

Fortunately, although the mother concubine could not please the saint, because of her bold personality, she had a very good relationship with many mothers in the palace. ”

Zhao Sichen asked: "Concubine Hui and Concubine An have a good relationship?" ”

Concubine Hui is the daughter of a scholar of Hallym University and the mother of the second princess Wei Shitao.

Wei Qianlang has a good relationship with the scholar of Hallym University and Wei Shitao, so Zhao Sichen guessed so.

Wei Qianlang nodded and said, "Concubine Hui and my mother had a very good relationship with each other before they entered the palace.

Concubine Hui's father, Liu Fangyi, was a civil official, and the later official worshiped a scholar of Hanlin University.

The saint is brilliant, and he also likes talented women, so after Concubine Hui entered the palace, she was quite favored. ”

Zhao Sichen couldn't help nodding, whether the personalities of the two people are compatible or not is very important to the relationship between the two people.

The Holy One is a monarch who has never been on the battlefield.

It is normal to like women to be weak and not to like women's fortitude.

In addition, in recent years, the civil service has flourished, and the military attache has not been taken seriously.

From Concubine An's personality to her family background, she didn't have anything that the saint paid attention to.

In the harem, all kinds of warblers and swallows are continuous, and it is normal for Concubine An to disappear among the concubines.

Wei Qianlang continued: "Although Concubine Hui took care of her mother and me, those subordinates were used to secretly doing bad.

Take the winter charcoal fire as an example, the favored ladies in the palace are all silver silk carbon, which is warm and will not be uncomfortable.

And when it was sent to the queen mother and to my palace, there were damp coals of fire, which, when lit, filled the house with smoke.

In winter, there is little sun, and it is difficult to dry the coals.

Therefore, when I was a child, most of the winters froze ......"

Zhao Sichen's heart moved slightly.

She didn't know that a dignified third prince of Wei was going to starve and freeze when he was a child.

Wei Qianlang said: "The mother concubine has been hungry and cold all the year round, but she is only twenty or thirty years old, and her health has deteriorated terribly.

When I got a little older, I learned that if you want to live a good life, you have to work your own......"

Zhao Sichen asked with some distress: "So you study diligently and practice martial arts hard?" ”

Wei Qianlang smiled: "At the beginning, I was looking for the queen mother.

My mother does not fight or grab, and her relationship with the queen is acceptable.

The queen mother has no children and no daughters under her knees, so I run to the queen mother's palace as much as I can.

I went a lot, and the queen mother saw that I always had a bad stomach in the summer and thin clothes in the winter, so she naturally saw my pity.

The queen took pity on me, so she let him go to the queen's palace to eat pastries.

Later, it was the queen mother who spoke, and I had the opportunity to study and practice martial arts. ”

Zhao Sichen understood: "So, you can earn face in front of the saint, and you also have a share of the queen's credit." ”

Wei Qianlang said with a smile: "Yes, I have been in the queen's palace for a few years, and among the princes and princesses, I have the best relationship with the queen." The queen also took a lot of care of my mother because she loved me. ”

Zhao Sichen said with emotion: "They were all forced out." ”

Wei Qianlang said with emotion: "Yes, if I didn't want to live a better life and not starve and freeze again, I wouldn't think about winning His Majesty's favor." ”

After all, in the palace, several other princes and princesses are favored because of their mothers, and the saints love the house and Wu.

After that, Wei Qianlang was a prince whose mother was not favored, but the saint took a fancy to him alone.

Wei Qianlang said: "I have no ambition, let alone wolf ambition.

Unexpectedly, just like this, it also aroused the jealousy of Concubine Li and the eldest princess-"

"Presumably seeing that you are getting older, and you have opened a mansion alone, it will be even more difficult to achieve it if you want to plot in the future-"

"Yes, so while I was on my mission to Wu Guo, I finally couldn't bear it anymore and secretly made a ruthless move."

Zhao Sichen was indignant in his heart, and remembered Sun Guanyu's suggestion, and immediately put it forward: "Sun Guanyu was originally a vassal of the Lelin Houfu to do business, and I heard that countless tributes are paid every year-

He proposed to open up the trade route in the Western Regions, and gave thirty percent of the dry shares, probably because he wanted to find another backer——"

Wei Qianlang said with a smile: "I know the way Lelin Houfu does business.

Unlike other families in Daqing City, Le Linhou was originally just a five-grade official.

Because Concubine Li was favored, she jumped to the title of marquis.

However, the foundation of Lelin Houfu is unstable, and there are almost all families and even royal backgrounds behind the big business in Daqing City.

If Lelin Houfu wants to expand rapidly, it can only cooperate with businessmen who are already doing well.

The Lelin Houfu benefited them in the imperial court, and they paid tribute to the Lelin Houfu.

It's just that Lelin Houfu is too greedy, and there are a lot of commissions every year, and some businessmen have complained again and again in recent years.

It's just that he is hindered by the monstrous power of the Lelin Hou Mansion, so he doesn't dare to say it. ”

Zhao Sichen listened and suddenly realized.

It turns out that there are so many doorways in the middle.

Zhao Sichen hesitated and said, "Then we still don't manage Sun Guanyu."

Lelin Houfu is so keen on collecting money, if they know about it, it will affect their interests-

Wei Qianlang chuckled and said, "Business contacts are inextricably linked and entangled.

Sun Guanyu is a smart man, he did not start with the existing business, but opened up a new business path, presumably with this in mind......"

"And what do you mean?"

Zhao Sichen rarely had a time when he couldn't make up his mind, and looked at Wei Qianlang intently.

The moonlight was like water, sprinkled in Zhao Sichen's eyes, and it seemed to be a little bright.

Wei Qianlang shook his head, and his heart seemed to be poured into a pool of warm water, which warmed his eyebrows.

Wei Qianlang said softly: "Next, the Wei Kingdom will have more contacts with the Western Regions and Northern Xinjiang.

Private businesses and trade routes will also be built gradually.

I have made two missions to the Western Regions and Northern Xinjiang, and I have also met several officials.

What does it matter if you pull a thread for Sun Guanyu. ”

Hearing Wei Qianlang say this, Zhao Sichen's eyes lit up: "Since this is the case, we should seize the opportunity." ”

Wei Qianlang laughed, and when it came to doing business, Zhao Sichen's whole person was vivid.

He said: "Yes, in fact, not only Sun Guanyu, but also some well-informed chambers of commerce in Wei are already pondering business opportunities in the Western Regions and Northern Xinjiang. Boss Zhao can also ponder what kind of business he is suitable for. ”

Zhao Sichen approached Wei Qianlang with a smile, with a flattering smile: "Can you help Sun Guanyu pull the strings-

Can that help me get the strings? ”

Wei Qianlang looked at Zhao Sichen's face that suddenly approached, and his heart jumped wildly.

The breeze blew, bringing a faint fragrance of lotus flowers on Zhao Sichen's body.

Wei Qianlang's heart was suffocated, and he almost lost his breath.

He took a cautious breath, turned his head, and muttered with some dissatisfaction: "Didn't you say that you want to settle with me?" ”

Sure enough, it was a second-year teenager who was grinding and chirping, and he sulked for a long time for a sentence.

It's just a coaxing middle school boy, so what's the matter.

Zhao Sichen grinned and said, "No, you and I won't be clear in the future." ”

Wei Qianlang's cheeks were hot, and he said softly: "What is the thread or not, it's just a matter of you opening your mouth, a word-"

Zhao Sichen smiled happily: "Thank you first." ”

Wei Qianlang turned his head and looked at the mountains in the distance.

With a smile on his lips.

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