vstars Chapter 364 Brother-in-law
Chapter 364 Brother-in-law
"Ding, congratulations on the successful transaction, and you get a commission of three thousand taels."
"Ding, congratulations on the successful transaction, and you get a commission of two thousand taels."
"Ding, congratulations on the successful transaction, and you get a commission of 8,000 taels."
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"Tsk tsk, the gifts some people give are really valuable. At least they are not worse than those in the imperial palace." Zhou Chang was encouraged and quickened his hands.
"Oh, Your Highness Prince Yi, you have come to visit us. I'm sorry for not welcoming you in person. I thought you were too busy to come." Someone greeted Zhou Chang from behind.
Zhou Chang was startled and quickly put the ruyi in her hand back into the brocade box. When she turned around again, Jiang Meng, the son of Wu'an Marquis Jiang Rui, was bowing to her.
"Mr. Jiang, General of the Suppression of Abductions," Zhou Chang greeted him with a bow, showing the usual demeanor of Prince Yi Fengming, "I have to come and congratulate Princess Pingning on her 70th birthday."
Jiang Meng had a white face and short beard, and a pair of narrow eyes. He was originally very happy, but when he heard the words "General of the Suppression of Captures", a strange look flashed in his eyes: "Your Highness Prince Yi is too polite, you can just call me by my name."
This was Zhou Chang's second close contact with Jiang Meng, but he was able to keenly guess the clues.
But the two were unfamiliar with each other, so it was difficult to show it on their faces. They politely replied, "Mr. Jiang is very polite. After all, my princess is also the daughter of an old county lord. You can be considered my 'brother-in-law'."
The last time Zhou Chang and Yuan Qi went to the residence of the Grand Marquis, this time they came to the residence of the Marquis of Wu'an, where the father and son of the Jiang family were the real owners.
The word "brother-in-law" almost made Jiang Meng overjoyed.
“How dare I, how dare I…” Jiang Meng couldn’t hide the smile in his eyes, and his face became more friendly.
"Brother Jiang is the one who is being polite." Zhou Chang changed his words directly. He was enthusiastic but his heart was bleeding. He couldn't help but secretly ask the viewpoint system, "How much was it just now?"
I guess if I missed this chance, I'll never have another chance.
The viewpoint system displayed a joint answer: "The total commission income is 33,000 taels."
[Level: Upper Nine-Three]
【Commission: -4,947,000 taels】
【Order: 61】
"Oh, what a pity! The orders have obviously increased, which proves that some customers' goods have not been delivered to them yet." Zhou Chang pretended to look at the red coral with the word "longevity" on his face, but shook his head in his heart.
The word "longevity" is made of red coral.
It is so dazzling, and there are so many jewels hanging on it.
Yuan Qi's move was too lavish, to the point of crushing someone to death.
Jiang Meng was not surprised that Zhou Chang was staring at the coral he had given him. Instead, he smiled and said, "Your Highness Prince Yi is so polite. This longevity coral is so dazzling. You didn't see it. All the guests who visited today were amazed by it."
Zhou Chang calculated that his age was about the same as that of Jiang Meng's children, but Prince Yi wanted to treat him as a brother, so Jiang Meng could not lose his composure and really agree.
"Yes, this is the first time I've seen it too..." Zhou Chang accidentally told the truth.
Even if Yuan Qi despised her, she would still find Yuan Qi to complain about it later. The Yuan family was rich, but there was no need to show it like this.
"Oh, right," Zhou Chang said in silence in front of the red coral with the word "longevity", but he did not forget his business. "I came here to talk to the princess about something. I would like to trouble Brother Jiang to send someone to the inner courtyard to call the princess out."
The male guests who came to celebrate the birthday were naturally in the front, but because it was Princess Pingning’s birthday, more female guests were in a separate area in the backyard.
Zhou Changlai planned to take Yuan Qi away directly to prevent her from hearing anything unpleasant in front of a group of women in the backyard.
Jiang Meng didn't look like a military commander, but more like a gentle scholar. He would keep the guest coming: "Since Your Highness is here, why are you in such a hurry? Why don't you go to the side hall first? There are various small programs prepared there, and there will be performances by the opera troupe later when the banquet officially begins."
"Brother Jiang, just send someone to call the princess out first." Zhou Chang was no longer interested in the birthday banquet since he could no longer bring goods.
"Okay, okay..." Jiang Meng turned around and told a servant to go to the backyard to invite Princess Yi. He turned back and called her again, "Your Majesty, please follow me. Even if Princess Yi comes out, it's not appropriate to meet here. You should wait in the side hall first."
Zhou Chang thought so too and followed Jiang Meng inside.
Jiang Meng had the face of a pampered young man, his manners and demeanor were the same, and he took good care of himself, so he looked too young. If he hadn't grown a short beard, he would have looked a few years younger.
As he walked along, people kept greeting him, and Jiang Meng responded gracefully.
As for Zhou Chang, some people did not recognize him as Prince Yi, while some people who recognized Prince Yi simply avoided him.
The two first passed by a side hall where a group of elderly ministers were drinking tea and chatting with Jiang Feng, the younger brother of Wu'an Marquis Jiang Rui.
There were quite a few people inside that Prince Yi was familiar with, but Zhou Chang curled his lips and didn't want to join in the fun: "Brother Jiang, aren't my brothers here?"
She thought of Prince Yi's brothers.
Jiang Meng led the way from the side, his sleeves fluttering as he turned back and smiled, "His Royal Highness Prince Rong has something to do and is not here. But Princess Rong is in the back hall now. His Royal Highness Prince Duan and His Royal Highness Prince Xian have already arrived. They should be in the study room talking with my father now."
"Brother Prince Xian is fine, but Brother Prince Duan doesn't know any martial arts, so what can happen?" Zhou Chang came to the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion, so naturally he knew that it was in the territory of "one family, two marquises and three generals".
Most of the people who came to celebrate the birthday today must be from the military, that is, King Xian’s men.
When mentioning Prince Xian, Jiang Meng's willow-shaped eyes drooped, and he smiled meaningfully: "Your Highness Prince Yi, please don't think that we military men only know how to wield swords and guns all day long. In fact, it may be quite the opposite."
"Oh?" Zhou Chang showed moderate curiosity.
Jiang Meng stroked his short beard, and smiled with a hint of arrogance: "People outside say that my Jiang family is 'one family with two marquises and three generals'. In fact, there are more than three generals in the Jiang family. If you count the collateral branches of the same clan, there must be at least 20 or 30 generals. For a military general, riding a horse, holding a gun, and charging into battle are the most basic, but you can't be without strategy, you need to read more."
"Strategy is certainly not just talk. Brother Jiang, as a general, is certainly a real talent." Zhou Chang used to count Jiang Meng and King Xian together, but Jiang Meng's reaction just now might not be what she expected.
"Talking about war on paper is useless." Jiang Meng's slightly arrogant expression dimmed, as if he was upset. He muttered to himself, "Not to mention that I have been on the battlefield, killed enemies, led troops, and won battles. How can I still be talking about war on paper?"
Zhou Chang obviously heard the hidden meaning in the other party's words, and he could guess most of it. She didn't call him "Brother Jiang" for nothing, so he tried to test him: "You are a dignified general. Except for Marquis Wu'an who is eager for his son to become a dragon, who dares to say that you are a general who only talks nonsense?"