Su Peiyuan heard that King Jin disliked them as rootless duckweeds, and burned paper in the palace, causing King Jin's dissatisfaction. He also knew that King Jin wanted to use the topic to satirize King Kang.
Looking at the usually honest and honest King Kang, at this time, except for burying his head in walking, he didn't answer any questions at all, leaving King Jin no chance to continue to show off, and he was secretly happy.
In the past, when Concubine An was in charge of the internal affairs of the harem, even with His Majesty's pardon order, the palace people did not dare to burn paper openly.
This year's Ghost Festival happened to coincide with King Jin retreating to reflect on his past. Concubine An was not in the mood to take care of the affairs of the harem. Concubine Jing specifically took the lead in letting her maids in the palace burn the weddings for the first time. Concubine Jing even stayed with her for a while, which made everyone happy. The palace people can burn paper with peace of mind.
Comparing people to others, the attitude towards the palace people is high and low.
In just one Hungry Ghost Festival, Concubine Jing won countless hearts.
"Prince Kang, are your injuries feeling better?"
Su Peiyuan took the initiative to say hello.
No matter how hard King Kang pretended that he didn't have ears and couldn't hear King Jin's words, he still had to respond to Su Peiyuan's question.
He smiled before saying anything: "Mr. Lao Su is thinking about it. It's much better. The imperial doctor said that he was just too frightened at the time. He drank the medicine to calm the nerves for three to five days and it has healed. His health is not serious."
"That's fine, that's fine. In addition to the old slave's thoughts, His Majesty also often said that Prince Kang's courage is still as timid as when he was a child. As a prince, he has his own dragon energy to protect his body. He shouldn't be so timid when things happen. On the other hand, Prince Kang also has to learn from Prince Jin. Prince Jin has followed His Majesty since he was a child and has been used to seeing important events in the court. Your Majesty often praises Prince Jin for his domineering spirit."
Su Peiyuan's words sounded like a slap in the face.
But King Kang heard some advice from it.
His father thought that he was not as decisive and domineering as King Jin, and thought that he was timid and not decisive.
In fact, these were things that King Kang had deliberately shown to others in order to protect himself. Even his wife beside him did not know his true face.
Perhaps it was because he had worn the mask for a long time. Even though there was a possibility of a fight at this time, he still failed to adjust his mentality in time. He always wanted to hide his edge and show that he would not compete with others. At this time, he heard Manager Su’s suggestion Only then did he realize that in his father's heart, whether he was pretending or really, when it was time to fight, he had to be domineering.
"Thank you, Manager Su, for your guidance. I should follow the example of Brother Ten."
The flattered King of Jin was not confused, thinking that Su Peiyuan was flattering him and putting King Kang down, and just thought that the two were just gossiping.
After all, someone like Su Peiyuan, who was a personal attendant to his father and grew up together, was definitely not something they, the princes, could win over.
Hearing King Kang's words at this time, King Jin snorted from his nose and sneered: "The nine sons of the dragon are all different. You have not been welcomed by your father since you were a child. You live in the deep palace and do not interact with others. Not to mention compared to other princes, even compared to ordinary wealthy people, the food, clothing, housing and transportation are not enough. People are poor and have short ambitions, how can you learn from me?"
Since Kang Wang was injured and was punished to be confined at home to think about his mistakes.
King Jin's dissatisfaction with King Kang was revealed from secret to the public.
At this time, it was time for Mingzhuo to say to King Kang, "You are not worthy of learning from me."
Normally, King Kang would have been as tolerant as he was just now, but when he saw Su Peiyuan's expectant eyes from the side, he cupped his hands with a half-smile.
"In the past, people were indeed poor and had short ambitions. They were not as wealthy and powerful as Shi Ge's family. Although my family was not strong enough, I had a good daughter whom my father loved dearly. She sold all the minerals in Lingnan that no one wanted. When I arrived in Jinling, my income suddenly increased more than tenfold."
The mention of making ice with saltpeter hit King Jin's pain point.
King Jin just wanted to make a few more short remarks to regain the game.
King Kang didn't give him a chance to speak at all, and continued: "Jingxian also started a business with the Ning family, and soon 10,000 bottles of perfume arrived in Beijing. Even if they were resold, they would only earn hundreds of thousands taels of hard work. Fei, I know this money is just inconspicuous money to Brother Ten, but if you add up a little, I will be qualified to learn from Brother Ten sooner or later."
Kill people and kill your heart.
Earning hundreds of thousands of taels of hard work is by no means an inconspicuous amount of money for King Jin.
Especially considering that Zhou Jingxian earned the money in Jinling, and because of the Ye family's case, not only the Ye family has no possibility of donating money, but even the business gentry in Jiangnan Dao are afraid to give him any more money for the time being.
At this time, he heard that Zhou Jingxian had transported 10,000 bottles of perfume from the Ning family to resell, and was blocking his own way of making money. King Jin was so angry that his body was trembling slightly. He stared at King Kang's face with red eyes, secretly hating why he didn't let the horse handle the last time. The old boy was trampled to death.
If he is trampled to death, King Kang's fief and the money he earns will fall into his pocket. At this time, there is no need to watch King Kang get frustrated in front of him.
"Old Fourteen, don't be too happy just because you are doing business with a small Ning family."
King Jin's tone was full of murderous intent, and he finally realized that the reminder in Zhou An's family letter was not a threat but a fact.
The Ning family bought all the saltpeter in King Kang's fief and used it to make ice, not to mention indirectly making King Kang rich. They also used the popular perfume to let Zhou Jingxian do business.
This is equivalent to giving money to King Kang in disguise!
The Ning family's recipe for steaming wine has been presented a long time ago, and the first batch of Ping'an wine has been sold out. It is said that the grain-saving brewing recipe has not yet been published.
Just in time, the rabbit will die and the dog will cook. He will find an opportunity to bring down the Ning family and vent his anger!
"Brother Ten..."
"Two princes, the royal study has arrived."
Without waiting for King Kang to fight back, Su Peiyuan stopped the two men's tit-for-tat quarrel when they were still a hundred steps away from the imperial study.
His Majesty asked him to remind Prince Kang, but he did not let him provoke a fight between the two princes.
If the two of them were quarreling in front of His Majesty and asked about the reason, he would not be able to escape accountability.
The heart of a dragon is unpredictable. It requires brothers to fight, but it does not allow brothers to fight to the death.
Su Peiyuan could only fan the flames and put out the fire by himself.
King Jin and King Kang also tacitly stopped talking.
The two walked into the imperial study side by side and saw their father sitting barefoot in front of a low table with an open memorial on the table.
"See Father!"
"Get up quickly."
Zhou Qian's tone was brisk, and although his face showed no emotion or anger, both King Kang and King Jin guessed it.
This time when I entered the palace, something good happened.
Both of them secretly breathed a sigh of relief and stood up straight, ten steps away from Zhou Qian. They neither looked unfamiliar nor could they see the contents of the memorial or other approval documents, which would cause their father to think they were spying on the government and make them unhappy.
"Everyone stands like a javelin. Old Fourteen, you haven't recovered yet. Come and give me a seat."
After Zhou Qian finished speaking, a guard had already brought a chair.
King Kang glanced at King Jin who was standing on the spot with his lips pursed. Thinking of Su Peiyuan's words, he did not hesitate to give in. He just said thank you and sat down calmly.
When Zhou Qian saw this, a hint of joy appeared on his face.
The jealousy in King Jin's heart grew like wildfire. He decisively diverted his father's attention from King Kang and asked, "I wonder what the important thing is for my father to call me here late at night?"
"There was an incident when the Jinling prefect, Jiang Yan, was in charge of arranging wounded soldiers. When the Ning family was treating the wounded soldiers, Ning Wuyang remembered a medicinal herb in a secret recipe from a strange book that his mother had accidentally obtained, which could relieve injuries. Sickness and pain.”
Zhou Qian paused here and observed the reactions of King Jin and King Kang.
