Chapter 190 The Betrayed Shang Qianxue!

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The merchant was a famous giant merchant in the Ming Dynasty, but Shang Xun, who was at the helm of the merchant, was not happy.

The status of merchants in the Ming Dynasty was not particularly high.

Even if he has an endless amount of money, he is only a rich man at most.

In the upper echelons, it is not valued.

Therefore, Shang Xun has his pursuit.

He wants to become an official businessman, a real official businessman.

He is not an official or businessman who works for the imperial court.

Rather, he was a businessman who had close ties with the imperial court, but was relatively independent.

This is what Shang Xun really wants.

It turned out that he had been thinking like this, but knew that there was little hope.

Simple bribery of some officials, too easy for him.

Even if it is a member of the imperial court, it is not difficult.

But the difficulty is that people still don't take you seriously, just when you are a cash cow.

This kind of taste is very uncomfortable for Shang Xun, who is also in a high position.

Recently, under his careful arrangement, he has seen some hope.

This hope is his daughter Shang Qianxue.

The daughter who is known as a genius businesswoman in Mingdu.

Once spent a lot of silver, bribed an official, and was able to be taken by the court official to the prince's birthday banquet, so that his daughter Shang Qianxue and the prince could meet.

At that time, he found that the prince had a very good impression of his daughter.

Later, after his daughter opened the Aichao steak restaurant, the people he sent there to spy on him could always find the prince entering and leaving the Aichao steak restaurant.

One is to monitor the situation there.

Second, and most importantly, he wanted to send someone to watch over his daughter, lest he leave Mingdu.

According to the news he got from Jiang Zuomeng, the current Changlin fiefdom, his daughter seemed to have taken a fancy to a man.

This is what he does not allow.

On the side of the Jiangzuo League, no matter how good a person is, how good can he be.

Even if he is an official, he has achieved the position of Daotai and Futai, and he Shangxun is also disdainful in his heart.

If he wants to get rid of the embarrassing situation of his current status as a businessman, he must be close to a real big person, such as the crown prince, or King Ling, but King Ling is more difficult to deal with than the crown prince.

Therefore, he wants to use his daughter to pamper the crown prince.

In this way, once his daughter becomes the crown princess, even if he is a businessman, his status will rise.

For him, that's what he expects most.

It's just that how should he mention this matter to the prince, and for what reason should he meet the prince?

I can't go directly to the prince and say, His Royal Highness the Prince, Caomin Shangxun wants to marry his daughter to you, this is impossible, unrealistic.

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"Master, someone from the prince's mansion said that the prince wants to see you. ”

Shang Xun was drinking tea while thinking about it, when the housekeeper came in to report.

"The prince wants to see me?"

He couldn't believe it.

The butler said, "Yes." ”

Confirmed by the housekeeper, where did Shang Xun dare to slack off, clean up and describe, he left the mansion, and went to the prince's mansion with the people sent by the prince's mansion.

On the way, he deliberately inquired about what was going on, but unfortunately, no one knew what was coming.

Along the way, Shang Xun was thinking about what was going on.

What I thought about the most was that the prince didn't want to talk to him about him and Shang Qianxue.

It's just that he and the prince have only met once, will the prince talk about such a thing?

He didn't know.

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When the prince's mansion arrived, Shang Xun was a little apprehensive, even if he was surprised on the business road, but the person he was facing was the prince after all, and he was a little nervous.

Besides, it is still summoned separately.

This kind of person who holds the power of life and death, in a word, can make his merchant disappear from the Ming Dynasty.

He had to be cautious.

"The prince is inside, the merchant owner, please. ”

The steward of the Prince's Mansion led Shang Xun to the outside of the main hall of the Prince's Mansion, and the steward motioned for Shang Xun to go in alone.

Shang Xun nodded slightly, pulled the hem of his shirt, and stepped into the main hall.

The prince was standing with his back to the door, looking at a portrait hanging in the main hall.

The people in the painting are so familiar.

Seeing the portrait, Shang Xun couldn't help but be surprised.

Isn't the person in the painting his daughter Shang Qianxue?

There is a portrait of his daughter hanging in the main hall of the Prince's Mansion?

It must be that I misunderstood, this woman may just look like her daughter.

Otherwise, it is against the ancestral system to hang a portrait of a merchant's daughter in the main hall of the prince's mansion, even if he is the prince, once he is known by the king, he will be punished.

The crown prince Qin Yuanzhao seemed to be fascinated and did not hear the sound of Shang Xun coming in.

Shang Xun didn't dare to disturb, so he stood quietly behind.

Finally, the prince moved, he slowly turned around, and his eyes fell on Shang Xun's body.

Seeing this, Shang Xun hurriedly saluted and said, "Grass people, Shang Xun has seen His Royal Highness the Prince. ”

"The merchant is exempt, please sit down and serve tea. ”

The prince was very easy-going, with a gentle smile on his face.

The maid of the prince's mansion served tea, the tea was very good and fragrant, but Shang Xun only drank it symbolically.

What is the matter with the prince calling himself?

"Merchant owner, are you familiar with the person in this painting?"

The prince looked at the portrait in the main hall and asked Shang Xun.

Shang Xun said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince forgives the grass people for being clumsy, and he really didn't see who the person in the painting was, and asked the prince to make it clear." ”

"Hahaha business owner, it's really interesting. ”

Qin Yuanzhao actually laughed, he looked at Shang Xun seriously, and said, "Can't the merchant owner even recognize the portrait of his daughter?"

"Is this a little girl?" Shang Xun expressed surprise.

Qin Yuanzhao said, "In addition to the merchant girl, the merchant owner thinks that there is a portrait of a woman in the world that deserves to be hung in the main hall of the prince's mansion." ”

"But"

"What about the merchant's daughter, Prince Ben only knows that it is enough that she is the person I like, and nothing else matters. ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has such a great love for the little girl, and the grass people are very grateful, but I don't know why the prince summoned the grass people to come today?"

Shang Xun asked cautiously.

Qin Yuanzhao said, "This prince has long passed the age of choosing a concubine, and this matter can not be delayed any longer, otherwise my father will be blamed, so this prince has thought about it, and he will choose a good day and an auspicious day to choose a concubine in a few days, and this prince hopes that the business owner can let Miss Shang come to participate." ”

Hearing this, Shang Xun was shocked and said, "But the little girl is the daughter of a merchant, she comes"

"Business owner, Prince Ben just said, as long as I like it, nothing else matters. And isn't that what business owners want?"

The crown prince Qin Yuanzhao stared at Shang Xun tightly and said.

"The grass people don't know what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince means?" Shang Xun's heartbeat accelerated slightly.

The crown prince Qin Yuanzhao sneered and said, "On the birthday of this prince, the merchant owner brought Miss Shang here, didn't he just want her to get acquainted with this prince?

The most important thing is that she can give me what I need, and I can also give you what you merchants need, isn't it okay for everyone to take what they need?"

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the grass people are broken"

Shang Xun wanted to say that he didn't mean to, but the crown prince Qin Yuanzhao interrupted his words and said, "The affairs of the world are based on interests first. I know what the business owner wants, as long as you can give me what I want, I can meet what you want, and we will treat it as a deal. Of course, I really like Miss Shang, and this is not false. ”

Since the prince explained what he said, the grass people also said it directly. ”

Shang Xun saw that the crown prince Qin Yuanzhao must have something to ask him for, or to rely on him, since this is the case, it should be regarded as a transaction.

He said, "As long as the prince can make the little girl the crown princess, whatever the prince wants, as long as the merchant has it, the merchant will give it all." ”

Shang Xun looked at Qin Yuanzhao extremely seriously.

Qin Yuanzhao didn't seem to have any surprises, as if he had thought of it a long time ago, he said, "This prince wants silver, a large amount of silver, I believe that the merchant owner will be able to do it." ”

Hearing Qin Yuanzhao say this, Shang Xun said, "As long as the prince meets the requirements of the grass people, the grass people will not let the prince down." ”

Qin Yuanzhao smiled knowingly.

Shang Xun said with a sad face, "It's just that the grass people agree on the one hand, but the little girl doesn't necessarily agree, as far as the grass people know, the little girl already has a sweetheart, and she won't agree to participate in the selection of concubines." ”

"The merchant owner is honest, but the merchant owner can say it so directly, there must be some solution, right?"

Qin Yuanzhao smiled indifferently.

Shang Xun's face sank and said, "Raw rice is cooked and ripe, and the little girl will definitely be in order." ”

"What does the merchant mean by letting Prince Ben get her first?"

Qin Yuanzhao was a little surprised, Shang Xun deserved to be able to become a giant businessman in the Ming Dynasty, he was really ruthless enough, in order to achieve his goal, even his daughter could be sacrificed.

However, he likes people like Shang Xun, and only when such a person gives enough temptation, he will use it for you.

Just like now.

"This is exactly what the grass people mean, if the prince agrees, the grass people will arrange it, but now the grass people are curious, marrying the daughter of a merchant is against the ancestral system, how can the prince solve it? Of course, the grass people believe that the prince can summon the grass people to talk about this matter, he must have thought of a way, the grass people have no other intentions, just pure curiosity. ”

Shang Xun said casually.

Qin Yuanzhao said, "This matter has been said by the prince to move his father, and his father is gracious, as long as I like it, as for being deceived by the officials who elected the concubine, and finally chose the daughter of the merchant, the responsibility is all on the official, and the beheading is, it has nothing to do with the prince, and the matter of the princess has been decided, as the merchant owner said, raw rice is cooked and matured, I believe that my father will open the net."

I can't ignore my face, the face of the dynasty, and directly abolish the crown princess.

Of course, a scolding from my father is inevitable. ”

"The grass people understood. ”

Shang Xun understood what Qin Yuanzhao meant, and wanted to make a prelude first.

At the same time, it is not difficult for Shang Xun to guess that the crown prince Qin Yuanzhao must have put a lot of effort into this matter.

Today's summons to talk about this matter seemed abrupt to him, but for Qin Yuanzhao, it was completely natural.

It can be said that Qin Yuanzhao has arranged everything, what he has to do now is to bring his daughter to the prince's mansion, let him cook rice with the prince, and then choose a concubine as a concubine and a show girl.