Not long after Yang Huan and Wang Cheng left, a carriage drove quickly towards the workshop, and in the blink of an eye it stopped at the entrance of the workshop in the western suburbs.
Chen Ziyu saw Zhu Houzhao jumping off the carriage from a distance and running towards Liu Jing happily.
"Old Chen, Old Chen! I'm here!"
Behind him was the panting Liu Jin, who kept reminding Zhu Houzhao to slow down.
"I just went to your house. Your servant said you were here, so I hurried over!"
Seeing the sudden appearance of Zhu Houzhao and Chen Ziyu, they were a little stunned and said in a daze: "Your Highness, aren't you receiving... guests in the palace?"
"As soon as I heard the news you asked Liu Jin to convey, I immediately found an excuse and slipped out."
"Stomachache again?"
"Haha, Old Chen, you are getting to know me better and better!"
"..."
Seeing Zhu Houzhao's unconcerned look, Chen Ziyu had a headache. You ran away so casually. What if Empress Dowager Zhou and Empress Zhang found out about this later and caused trouble for you?
"Your Highness, if the Empress Dowager thinks that I am instigating you..."
"Don't worry!" Zhu Houzhao smiled mysteriously, patted his chest and said, "I will not betray you. If my great-grandmother and the others ask, I will say that Liu Jin instigated me!"
Liu Jin looked confused, then looked at Zhu Houzhao's back with a sad face.
Chen Ziyu patted Zhu Houzhao on the shoulder and was speechless for a moment!
Then tell the truth about your arrangements and plans!
Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he nodded repeatedly.
"Old Chen, I really have you! Now we are going to make a fortune!"
Chen Ziyu glanced at Zhu Houzhao with disgust and said pretentiously: "Your Highness, don't talk about money. It's too vulgar. We are just providing some color to the lives of these noble people!"
"Okay, okay, I listen to you!"
Zhu Houzhao rubbed his hands excitedly, and the two walked side by side towards Warehouse No. 10.
The servants they met along the way saluted the two of them and called them "benefactors"!
...
Dingguo Gongfu.
Xu Yongning smiled and chatted with Wei Guogong Xu Er.
The two were originally a family, but Xu Zengshou, the third son of King Xu Da of Zhongshan, participated in the Jingnan Campaign and was later killed by Emperor Jianwen!
Zhu Di felt his kindness, so he specially named Xu Zengshou the Duke of Dingguo, and his son inherited the title.
Later, Zhu Di moved the capital to Beijing, and Ding Guogong and his family followed Zhu Di to Beijing. Now it has been passed down to the fifth generation!
The original Duke of Wei guarded Nanjing for generations!
"Brother Xian, you rarely come to the capital. Why not take this opportunity to take a walk and walk around!"
Xu Yongning looked at Xu Yan and said softly.
Xu Yan sighed and said with a wry smile: "Of course I understand the good intentions of the eldest brother, but Pengju is still young. As a grandfather, I really can't worry about it!"
The Pengju in Xu's mouth is his eldest grandson Xu Pengju.
The name Pengju is also because when he was born, his father Xu Kuibi dreamed of Yue Fei, so he directly used his father-in-law's name for his son.
It's just that Xu Kuibi died young, so Xu Pengju became Xu Yan's entire hope!
"What my dear brother said is that I didn't think well about my brother. Please forgive me, my dear brother!"
"Brother, you're welcome. The whole family doesn't have to be so polite!"
While the two were chatting, a servant came to report that the carriages of British Duke Zhang Mao and Cheng Guo Duke Zhu Fu were approaching.
Xu Yongning and Xu Yan looked at each other, stood up and said, "Brother, since Duke Yingying and Duke Cheng are coming soon, let's go and greet them together!"
"Listen to brother's arrangements!"
Xu Yan nodded.
Xu Yongning looked at the butler on the side and said: "Go down and ask the kitchen to serve the food quickly, and also bring out the wine I have collected!"
Then he and Xu Yan walked to the front hall to prepare to greet the two of them.
The housekeeper had been waiting at the door for a long time. When he saw the two carriages arriving in front of the house, he hurriedly trotted to greet them.
"Young gentlemen, please come inside!"
Zhang Mao opened the curtain of the carriage and jumped out of the carriage. Then he looked at Zhu Fu who had also just got off the carriage with a smile and said, "Old Zhu, what a coincidence, you have just arrived too!"
As Cheng Guogong, Zhu Fu has been ordered to serve as the garrison of Nanjing and the governor of the Nanjing Central Army. Zhang Mao serves as the garrison of the capital and the governor of the fifth army of the capital.
Although the two don't meet much, they have a pretty good relationship!
"Mr. Zhang!" Zhu Fu greeted Zhang Mao with a smile.
"You guy!" Zhang Mao cursed with a smile, then took Zhu Fu's hand and walked straight to the house, "Let's go, I won't come back until I get drunk with you today!"
After that, he was led by the butler to the front hall.
The two brothers of the Xu family had been waiting for a while, and the food and wine were already on the table. When they saw Zhang Mao and Zhu Fu arriving hand in hand, they immediately greeted them with smiles.
"Ting Mian, Ting Zan, the presence of these two great ministers really makes this house shine!"
Xu Yongning was dressed in a Confucian shirt and said politely.
Tingmian is Zhang Mao's name, and Tingzhan is Zhu Fu's name!
"Okay, Lao Xu, my Lao Zhang's teeth are almost sore from you! Let me serve you with good wine and good food as soon as possible. I kept my stomach empty last night just for your meal!"
Zhang Mao couldn't stand Xu Yongning's sarcastic appearance and immediately started laughing and scolding him.
This is also the reason why Zhang Mao has a good relationship with most people in the court. He is a typical soldier who speaks straightforwardly and speaks his mind!
"Hahaha...hahaha..."
Zhang Mao's words made the slightly formal banquet suddenly become more relaxed.
The few of them seemed to have returned to their youthful days, a time of flying eagles and horses!
For a while, there was a rush of changing glasses, and Zhang Mao made various unceremonious invitations to drink during the banquet.
Soon the two jars of wine were drank by several people!
All of them had red faces and smiles.
Seeing that the time was right, Zhang Mao stood up and said mysteriously in the eyes of everyone who was puzzled:
"Everyone, everyone in the palace today also saw the gifts presented by the Crown Prince and the Princess, which are deeply loved by the Queen Mother. I, Mr. Zhang, heard that the Crown Prince is holding a fragrance tasting conference in the western suburbs workshop tomorrow. ’, how many of you are interested in participating?”
Zhang Mao is a good person. He knows that others may not accept Chen Ziyu's name, but mentioning the prince's name will definitely work.
No matter who it is, as long as he is not a fool, he will definitely buy the prince's face!
"oh?"
Several people suddenly became energetic. Xu Yongning was the first to speak: "Is this happening? Lao Zhang, please tell me in detail!"
