Cheng Chumo looked at the late hour and touched his withered belly, rolled his eyes, pulled Qin Ming and said:
"Brother Qin, it's getting late, why don't we go back and find a place to eat first?"
When Qin Ming heard this, he remembered that he was so busy with the coal mine that he and his group didn't even bother to eat. So he patted his head and said:
"It's my fault. Let's find a restaurant. When we left the house, I asked someone to bring some food from the house. Let's find a restaurant to warm up."
Cheng Chumo's eyes lit up when he heard this. He had eaten Qin's food yesterday, and it was delicious. At this time, when Qin Ming said that he had brought food, he instantly felt hungrier.
So he hurriedly urged everyone to get on their horses and head towards the nearest restaurant.
Soon the group entered a restaurant facing the street and asked for two private rooms, one for Qin Ming and Cheng Chumo, and one for Qin Da and other entourage guards.
Qin Ming ordered Qin Da and others to take the food prepared by Wan'er and go to the restaurant's back kitchen to heat it up. Then he ordered some of the restaurant's signature dishes before giving up.
By the time the food and wine were served, Qin Ming had already written Cheng Yaojin's letter and handed it to Cheng Chumo.
The content of the letter was very simple. It probably meant that he had a way to remove the poisonous charcoal gas, and explained that the business plan was to be split 50-50 with the Cheng family.
By this time, Qin Ming had done everything he could regarding the coal mine, and all that was left was to wait for news.
Cheng Chumo looked at Qin Ming who had not moved his chopsticks for a long time and said:
"Brother Qin, eat quickly. The food will not be good if it gets cold in a while. Don't worry about buying land. I, Aye, will definitely have a way."
Qin Ming looked at Cheng Chumo, who was feasting next to him, and suddenly thought of what if he really bought this land.
When Changsun Wuji learns the truth in the future, will he be angry to death? After all, coal mines are known as black gold, and such a large mine is worth a sky-high price.
After this operation, I will probably offend the eldest son's family. It seems that I need to understand the situation of the eldest grandson's family first.
So he thought for a while and asked:
"By the way, Brother Cheng, what position does Duke Zhao hold now? Does his family have any property?"
Cheng Chumo heard this and said vaguely while chewing on the chicken legs:
"Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, the Changsun family is mainly engaged in the iron business. Most of the iron shops in Chang'an City buy their pig iron from the Changsun family. The Ministry of War also purchases a large amount of pig iron from their family every year."
When Qin Ming heard this, he rolled his eyes and had an idea. He was afraid that the eldest son's family would only pursue an official career, and then he would have no choice.
It would be easier to handle it if he knew that his family had a pig iron business.
Cheng Chumo looked at Qin Ming in a daze and said:
"Don't worry, you don't have to worry about Duke Zhao. I, Aye, and Uncle Qin are here to support you. Everything will be fine. Let's eat quickly."
Qin Ming smiled, then picked up his chopsticks and started eating. But after just two bites, he thought of his fiancée again, so he asked casually while picking up the vegetables:
"By the way, Brother Cheng, you work as an errand in the palace. Do you often see His Majesty and the nobles in the palace?"
Cheng Chumo touched his mouth when he heard this, raised his chin, and said like I am great and super awesome:
"Of course, I am on duty at the Manna Palace. I can see His Majesty basically every day, and even more nobles in the palace. The prince and princess are often seen."
Qin Ming gave Cheng Chumo a thumbs up and said:
"Brother Cheng is mighty, amazing, amazing, I admire him."
Although Cheng Chumo saw Qin Ming's gesture for the first time, but combined with Qin Ming's words, he roughly understood that it meant praise, so he became even more proud and felt comfortable for no reason.
"Brother Qin, where did you learn this gesture? What does it mean?"
Qin Ming gave a thumbs up again and said:
"This is my own creation. It means very powerful, very strong. How about it?"
"Well, that's a nice gesture, I like it."
Qin Ming saw that the preparation was almost complete, so he continued to ask:
"By the way, Brother Cheng, you also know that I am a commoner and don't know much about the royal family. Did you just say that you have met the prince and princess?"
"I am very curious. Who are the most favored princes and princesses in our Tang Dynasty? How old are they?"
Cheng Chumo put down the beggar's chicken with only bones left in his hand, leaned against the wall, and said as if you were asking the right person:
"Well... among the princes, there are three who are most favored by His Majesty, His Royal Highness, the King of Yue and the King of Shu."
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the eldest son of His Majesty. He is thirteen years old this year."
"The King of Yue is your Majesty's legitimate second son. He is twelve years old this year."
"The King of Shu is the third prince, the son of Concubine Yang. He is thirteen years old this year."
"Besides His Royal Highness, the most favored one is now the King of Yue, and then the King of Shu."
Qin Ming nodded when he heard this. He was not interested in these princes. He just wanted to know if his fiancée was Princess Gaoyang.
So he poured Cheng Chumo a glass of wine and asked:
"What about the more favored princess?"
Cheng Chumo picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp, thought for a while and then said:
"There are four favored princesses in the palace, and they are all descended from the queen. The eldest princess is your majesty's fifth daughter, and her title is Princess Changle. She is eleven years old this year. Princess Chengyang is nine years old. The youngest is Princess Jinyang. It’s only three years old.”
Qin Ming frowned when he heard this. Princess Chengyang and Princess Jinyang, he probably guessed from their age that they should be sister Lixian and Sizi.
The eldest princess Chang Le should be a beautiful sister. After all, she looks very similar to the eldest grandson Queen.
What about his fiancée Xiyao? Could it be that he was chosen by Li Er to marry him because he was not favored?
After recalling Cheng Chumo's words, he asked again:
"Brother Cheng, didn't you just say that there are four princesses who are more favored? You just said three, right?"
Cheng Chumo shook his head, then slapped his forehead and said:
"Well, the princesses I just mentioned were all born to the Empress, and one is Princess Yuzhang. Her mother-in-law died after giving birth to her. She has been with the Empress since she was a child. She is also eleven years old this year. Her Majesty The sixth daughter is a few months younger than Princess Changle."
When Qin Ming heard this, he felt relieved. It seemed that his fiancée was the Princess Yuzhang. Thinking of this, the stone in his heart finally fell, it would be better if she wasn't Princess Gaoyang.
But then I turned around and thought about my fiancée, who lost her mother when she was young. She was quite pitiful. It seemed that I should treat her better in the future.
Cheng Chumo looked at Qin Ming, who was bowing his head in thought, and said with a smile:
"Why do you ask for such detailed information? Do you want to be a prince-in-law?"
As he spoke, he patted Qin Ming on the shoulder and said in an old-fashioned way:
"Listen to the elder brother's advice. With your talents, it will be a matter of time for you to become an official in the court. What will you do if you are a son-in-law? There are so many beauties in the world. One day, elder brother will take you to Pingkangfang for a stroll. I promise to go there once. You won’t want to be a prince-in-law anymore.”
Qin Ming's eyes lit up when he heard this. He had long heard that the Flower House in Pingkangfang was the most famous in Chang'an, but he had never had the chance to visit it. At this time, Cheng Chumo mentioned it.
Then he asked about Pingkangfang. After a while, the sound of two men talking obscenely came from the private room.
