The next day, Zhao Yao followed Liang Run to Wangjiangnan Teahouse.
Wangjiangnan Teahouse is one of the famous teahouses in the capital. Because of its elegant and elegant decoration, it is deeply loved by the literati, students and dignitaries in the capital.
Liang Run and Zhao Yao deliberately arrived at Wangjiangnan Tea House a moment early. They chose a seat by the window on the second floor.
Zhao Yao sat behind Liang Run, and they were separated by a screen, so that if Wang Siqi came, he would not notice Zhao Yao.
Tong Xi sat opposite Zhao Yao, serving him tea and snacks.
After a moment, Wang Siqi came up with a boy.
Liang Runfa hurriedly stood up and said hello: "Young Master Wang."
Wang Siqi also hurriedly stepped forward and greeted Liang Run: "Boss Liang."
He quickly apologized to Liang Run and said, "Boss Liang, I'm sorry for keeping you waiting."
Liang Run was very surprised to see Wang Siqi's polite attitude today. You must know that the last time they met, Wang Siqi's attitude was very aggressive.
What happened today that you were so polite?
Is it necessary to be polite before fighting?
Liang Run did not relax his vigilance because Wang Siqi's attitude became more polite. He was secretly on guard in his heart.
"No, I just arrived. Besides, it's not the time we agreed on yet, so Prince Wang doesn't need to mind." Liang Run said, reaching out to Wang Siqi and making a "please" gesture, "Master Wang, please sit down."
Wang Siqi also made a "please" gesture towards Liang Run: "Boss Liang, please sit down too."
After the two sat down, Wang Siqi called the waiter and ordered the best tea from Wangjiangnan Teahouse.
Liang Run was not in a hurry to talk about the cooperative business. He was waiting for Wang Siqi to speak.
He originally thought that Wang Siqi would be anxious. After all, Wang Siqi's previous attitude towards him was that he couldn't wait. Unexpectedly, after sitting down, Wang Siqi did not rush to talk about cooperation, but started chatting with him.
Liang Run didn't know what medicine Wang Siqi was selling in his gourd, so he chatted with him.
The two of them were like friends. They first talked about what happened in the capital in the past few days. During this period, the most talked about thing in the capital was the congratulations from foreign envoys.
Wang Siqi heard some interesting things about foreign envoys from somewhere, which made Liang Run laugh non-stop.
After talking about the foreign envoys, Wang Siqi talked to Liang Run about the Western Regions.
Liang Run heard this and said in his heart: Here we come!
Zhao Yao, who was sitting behind the screen behind Liang Run, pricked up his ears to listen to Wang Siqi's next words.
Wang Siqi asked Liang Run about the Western Regions. Liang Run told him briefly.
After hearing about what happened in the Western Regions, Wang Siqi praised Liang Run for his foresight. When the Wusun people first came to Zhou Dynasty, Liang Run was one step ahead of others and did business with the Wusun people.
Liang Run did not relax his vigilance towards Wang Siqi because of his praise. On the contrary, he became increasingly wary. He thought to himself that Wang Siqi would definitely talk to him about cooperating in business next. Unexpectedly, Wang Siqi still didn't mention a word and started talking to him about business in Yangzhou.
Zhao Yao saw that Wang Siqi had not mentioned the cooperative business for a long time, and thought that this man was really calm. Based on this alone, this Wang Siqi still has some merits. However, if Wang Siqi had no redeeming qualities at all, Bago wouldn't take a fancy to him.
Liang Run saw Wang Siqi chatting with him about business in Yangzhou, so he could only chat with him.
When it comes to joint business, he is neither anxious nor willing. He wanted to see how long Wang Siqi could bear to mention this matter.
After a while, Zhao Yao finished his snacks and drank tea, but Wang Siqi and Liang Run hadn't finished talking yet. It has been almost an hour, and Wang Siqi is still chatting with Liang Run about Yangzhou.
"Your Highness, what's going on with this guy?" Tongxi became impatient.
Zhao Yao frowned slightly and said, "Wait a little longer."
Liang Run felt strange when he saw that Wang Siqi never mentioned cooperation. Since Wang Siqi didn't mention it for a long time, he continued to act like he didn't know anything.
After a while, Wang Siqi finally mentioned cooperation. He first apologized to Liang Run, and then said that he was busy with other things and could not spare the time to do business with Liang Run.
After hearing this, Liang Run couldn't help but be stunned.
Wang Siqi apologized to Liang Run repeatedly, and immediately said that if there was a chance to do business together in the future. Before leaving, he specially gave Liang Run a brocade box as an apology.
Of course Liang Run couldn't accept it, but Wang Siqi insisted on giving it to him.
Wang Siqi said that he still had things to do, so he said goodbye and left. Before leaving, he also said that we would have a chance to have dinner and drinks together in the future.
Liang Run politely sent Wang Siqi downstairs and watched him get on the carriage and leave.
After the carriage carrying Wang Siqi left for a while, Liang Run returned to the second floor.
Tong Xi had already stood up and gave his seat to Liang Run.
"Yao Yao, what's going on with Wang Siqi? Why doesn't he suddenly force me to cooperate?"
"It's very simple, Bage won't let him force you to cooperate." Zhao Yao raised the corner of his mouth with a bright smile on his face, "It seems that in Bage's heart, my younger brother is still very important."
"Eighth Prince?" Liang Run exclaimed, "Does the Eighth Prince know that Wang Siqi forced me to cooperate in business?"
"You should know, otherwise Wang Siqi wouldn't suddenly change his mind." Zhao Yao breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. To be honest, he was really afraid that Brother Ba would not stop Wang Siqi from forcing his second uncle to cooperate in business. If Bage doesn't stop it, it means that in Bage's heart, his younger brother is not important. This also means that in Bage's heart, there is only great cause and no family affection. Such a myna will be very scary, and he will not dare to get close to the myna again in the future.
Fortunately, Myna did not disappoint him. There is still family affection in the myna's heart, and such a myna is his good myna.
"That's not right. Wang Siqi just sent a letter last night saying that he hopes I can meet with him today, and also hopes that I can give him the answer he wants." Liang Run said with a puzzled look on his face, "It only took one night. Why did Wang Siqi suddenly change his mind?"
"He should have reported the matter to Bage last night. After hearing this, Bage objected to him forcing you to cooperate in business." Zhao Yao guessed, "He probably did not tell Bage in advance that he forced you to cooperate in business before."
Liang Run nodded with a sudden look on his face: "So that's it."
"Looking at how polite he was to you, Second Uncle, he must have been severely scolded by Bage after he reported the matter to Bage last night." Zhao Yao said with a smile on his face, "Bago is still my good Bage."
Liang Run also smiled: "Yes, the Eighth Prince is still your good brother." To be honest, he felt relieved. Like Yao Yao, he was really afraid that the Eighth Prince would not stop Wang Siqi. The Eighth Prince was extremely resourceful and capable, and his scheming was unfathomable. He was really afraid that they would become enemies of the Eighth Prince.
Zhao Yao said happily: "It's really great not to be an enemy of Myna." To be honest, he really didn't want to be an enemy of Myna, let alone be unfamiliar with Myna.
Although no one in the palace likes Bage, in his heart, Bage is the best brother. He really doesn't want to fight with his starling brothers.
Bago is not completely callous in his heart, he still has family affection deep in his heart.
"Yes, it's really good not to be an enemy of the Eighth Prince." Liang Run thought that Wang Siqi had specially given him an apology gift before leaving. He quickly took it out of his arms, opened it and saw that it was a pair of Gold cake. He looked surprised and said, "This is too expensive."
Zhao Yao picked up a piece of gold cake and weighed it, and found that it was a bit heavy.
"What a generous act."
"This Wang Siqi is so generous." Liang Run was shocked, "One move is two gold cakes."
Zhao Yao said with a profound look: "It's not that he is generous, but that he is afraid of myna."
"Yao Yao, what kind of person is the Eighth Prince?" Liang Run has never met the Eighth Prince and is very curious about the Eighth Prince. "Although Wang Siqi is a concubine, he is a concubine of the Wang family, a century-old family. Most people want to conquer him. Easy. Besides, he is several years older than the Eighth Prince, yet he is so afraid of the Eighth Prince. What ability does the Eighth Prince have that makes him so afraid of surrendering?"
"Second uncle, I have told you before, Bage is very smart and very capable." Zhao Yao said, "I don't know how many things Bage has done in these years."
"The Eighth Prince is really unfathomable."
"Second uncle, please don't ask any more questions about Bage." Zhao Yao warned implicitly, "What happened between Bage and Wang Siqi is not something we should worry about."
Liang Run nodded slightly and said, "You're right."
"Second uncle, not only will Wang Siqi not force you to cooperate in business, but he will also help you secretly." Zhao Yao said with a smile, "Second uncle, you can feel at ease completely."
"What, Wang Siqi will still help me, how is that possible?" Liang Run said with a look of disbelief.
"Based on what I know about Ba Ge, Ba Ge will definitely ask Wang Siqi to help you secretly."
"If that's the case, then the Eighth Prince is really nice to you."
"Ba Ge has always been very kind to me. He and Fourth Brother are both my best brothers." It seems that in the future, Fourth Brother will be defeated by Ba Ge. He helps Fourth Brother plead with Ba Ge, and Ba Ge takes it for his sake. It is possible to spare the fourth brother's life.
Tongxi, who was standing aside, interjected: "His Highness is also very kind to His Highness the Eighth Prince, and the Empress is also very good to His Highness the Eighth Highness." If His Highness the Eighth Prince allows Wang Siqi to swallow up the second master's business for the sake of his great cause, then His Highness the Eighth Prince is so ungrateful.
"For Bage, my mother and I are his relatives in this world." Zhao Yao said, "Of course, we also regard Bage as our relatives."
Hearing what Zhao Yao said, Liang Run looked stunned for a moment, and then asked quickly: "Yao Yao, are you going to help the eighth prince fight for that seat?" Yao Yao, he is not willing to fight for that seat. For the sake of the Eighth Prince.
"No, I won't help Bage." Zhao Yao said seriously, "Bago won't let me help him either. Neither he nor Fourth Brother will let me get involved in the fight."
When Liang Run heard this, he felt relieved.
"That's good."
"I won't get involved in the affairs of Fourth Brother and Eighth Brother." Both Fourth Brother and Eighth Brother are his good brothers. He can't help anyone, so it's best not to help either one.
"You are right not to participate, otherwise it would be too dangerous." Liang Run said, then handed the brocade box in his hand to Zhao Yao, "Yao Yao, take these two gold cakes back."
"Second uncle, please keep it." Zhao Yao pushed the brocade box back, "I can't keep it well."
Liang Run understood Zhao Yao's scruples: "Okay, then I'll keep it." After saying that, he suddenly thought of something and asked quickly, "Yao Yao, these two gold cakes are too valuable, should I give something back to Wang Siqi?" ?”
"He said this is an apology, so you can accept it with peace of mind. There is no need to return the gift." Zhao Yao flicked the teacup with his fingers, and the teacup made a crisp sound, "Second uncle, although Bage asked Wang Siqi to secretly help You, but you’d better not have anything to do with him.”
"I know." Liang Run thought that Wang Siqi would force him to cooperate in business, and whether other aristocratic families would like Wang Siqi and have his mind set on him. "Yao Yao, what if the Xun family or the Yuan family come to me for business cooperation in the future?"
"Second uncle, the Xun family and the Yuan family don't like your business." Zhao Yao reassured Liang Run, "Wang Siqi wants to swallow up your business, not the Wang family. Although these aristocratic families They are usually greedy, but they are also very arrogant and don't bother to swallow up your business. With their methods, they will directly steal your business."
"Ah, what should I do?" If the Wang family really stole his business, he would have no power to fight back.
"Second uncle, don't worry, they won't steal your business." Zhao Yao comforted Liang Run, "Now the Liang family is an imperial merchant. Even the Wang family and other aristocratic families don't dare to steal the Liang family's business easily."
Only then did Liang Run remember that the Liang family had become an imperial merchant. He raised his hand and patted his forehead: "I forgot about this matter."
"Second uncle, since everything is fine, I will go find my second uncle."
"Go ahead."
Zhao Yao left the teahouse and went to find He Lianfang.
He Lianfang saw Zhao Yao and said, "Today morning, the eldest prince of Anran Kingdom proposed to marry the noble daughter of Dazhou."
Zhao Yao, who was drinking tea, was so shocked that he choked a mouthful of tea into his throat when he heard this.
"Cough cough cough..."
He Lianfang raised her hand and patted Zhao Yao's back gently.
Zhao Yao coughed for a while and then stopped. He said with a surprised look on his face: "Second uncle, why don't you tell me that the eldest prince of An Ran wants to marry the noble daughter of Da Zhou?"
"That's right."
"The eldest prince of An Ran Kingdom is over 20 years old. It is impossible that he does not have a princess. How can he ask to marry a noble daughter of Da Zhou?" Zhao Yao was shocked, "Is he planning to marry a noble daughter of Da Zhou as a concubine?"
"The princess of Prince Anran passed away from illness some time ago, and she has not yet married a step-concubine."
"Then why didn't he mention marrying the noble daughter of Zhou Dynasty when he first came here?"
He Lianfang looked at Zhao Yao and asked, "What do you think?"
"It was not the prince of Anran who proposed to marry the noble daughter of Zhou, but someone suggested it to him."
"Who do you think it is?"
Zhao Yao thought for a moment and said, "The prince and the Duke of Zhenguo."
He Lianfang smiled and said, "You guessed it right."
"My father agreed?"
"Your father didn't agree, but he didn't refuse either."
"Does the Duke of Zhen want to marry a girl from the Xie family to the eldest prince of the Anran Kingdom?"
Why did the eldest prince of An Ran propose to marry the noble daughter of Da Zhou as his concubine instead of a princess? The main reason is that the princesses of the Zhou Dynasty are all young, most of them are underage, and there is no way they can marry the eldest prince of Anran Kingdom.
The emperor had five daughters. The eldest princess has already grown up and has already married and had children. The second princess has not yet reached hairpin age, but she has been married to Marquis Wucheng's youngest son some time ago. The third princess, the fourth princess and the fifth princess are not yet hairpins, so they cannot marry the eldest prince of Anran Kingdom as his concubine. Therefore, the eldest prince of Anran Kingdom can only marry the noble daughter of Zhou Dynasty as his concubine.
"The marriage between the Zhenguo Palace and the Anran royal family, what do you think this means?"
"It means that the Zhenguo Duke's government can hold the Anran royal family in its hands." Zhao Yao sneered, "The Zhenguo Duke really made a good plan, but it's a pity that the father will not agree." The father will definitely not agree with the Zhenguo. The Duke's government married the Anran royal family.
He Lianfang smiled meaningfully and said, "Not necessarily, your father may agree."
Zhao Yao said in astonishment: "Father, is your brain broken?"
He Lianfang said with a smile: "Who said that the eldest prince of An Ran Kingdom should only marry one noble daughter of Da Zhou, not two?"
"Second uncle, do you mean that my father might allow two noble daughters to marry the eldest prince of An Ran?" Zhao Yao's mind turned very quickly and he immediately thought of, "The noble daughters of the Duke of Zhen and the Wang family?"
"It's possible." He Lianfang continued, "Maybe the noble daughters of the Xun family and the Yuan family will be given in marriage to the second prince."
"In this case, wouldn't it be..." Zhao Yao's expression suddenly became very subtle, "With the temperament of the father and prince, he can really do it."
At this time, in the imperial study room of Chengguang Hall, the emperor was discussing the matter with He Xiang and others.
"There are many princes coming to pay their respects this time. How about I be more generous and give them all noble daughters to fulfill the wishes of these noble families? What do you think?"
Taishi Liu supported: "That's okay. There are many women from these aristocratic families."
He Xiang agreed: "If you want a gift, give it to your legitimate daughter."
The emperor pointed at Taishi Liu and Prime Minister He, and said with a wicked smile: "Old Liu, Old He, you have learned badly."
Taishi Liu said very straightforwardly: "I learned it from you."
He Pian is more euphemistic: "Those who are close to vermilion are red and those who are close to ink are black."
The emperor glared at Taishi Liu and others and said, "You are scolding me, don't think that I can't hear it."
"Since it was the Duke of Zhen who proposed it, Your Majesty, you will become the Duke of Zhen." Taishi Liu said maliciously, "Didn't Duke Zhen's little daughter get haircut this year? She happened to marry the eldest prince of An Ran. The step princess.”
He Xiang followed up and said: "I will marry the concubine of the Wang family to the eldest prince of Anran Kingdom as his concubine. I think the eldest prince of Anran Kingdom will be very happy."
Sorry for the late update, folks.
Emperor: Lao Liu, Lao He, you have learned badly.
What is the sign: The upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked.
Master Liu: You teach well.
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