Hidden in the court

"Boss, are you selling this recipe?"

"Oh, there's no recipe for this, it's just that all the brown sugar in Chang'an City is imported from the imperial palace."

"Eh... the palace also does business? Then give me two kilograms." Xie An seemed a little surprised.

"So do you want the regular ones or the special ones? The regular ones are one ounce per pound, and the special ones are five ounces per pound. It's said to be the same as the ones used in the palace."

"Then let's have two kilograms of special supply and two kilograms of ordinary supply."

"Okay." The shopkeeper weighed and packed the goods in no time. "Please keep them and take care."

……

"Master, please walk slowly."

Ji Mingshang came out of the largest brothel in Chang'an City and was sent off by the madam and many girls. Many girls left their own guests to see Ji Mingshang off, which made some of the guests who came here to play very unhappy.

"Mother Qian, this is a little inappropriate. We are all frequent visitors. Besides, everyone's family knows each other in the officialdom. This brother looks unfamiliar, and I don't know which family he belongs to. Why don't you introduce him to me?"

Mother Qian really didn't know Ji Mingshang's identity, but it was a business, and we would serve you well if you had money. At this moment, she also looked at Ji Mingshang. If Ji Mingshang didn't want to say it, she would also help this "God of Wealth".

Ji Mingshang was already a little drunk at this moment. When he heard someone dared to stop him, he thought that Luo Lin was watching him every day in Liangwu Bianjing, so he didn't dare to go to the brothel. Now that he was in Chang'an City, someone dared to spoil his fun. He didn't leave and sat on the chair with the help of two or three girls.

"I paid you, so what? I didn't force you, I didn't find fault, and I didn't break any laws. I was just having fun."

The man also suppressed his anger and said, "My dear brother, it's okay to have money, but we are all here to have fun. You are making everyone unhappy and making them unhappy. This is not right!"

Ji Mingshang just sneered after hearing this, thinking that he was so well-mannered even when he was out having fun.

"This is a brothel. I paid the girls and they are willing to accompany me. I am happy. Otherwise, you should pay them too. If you don't have money, don't come to the brothel. If you want to have fun, go to a whorehouse or a brothel. You are so pretentious."

That person was also very angry, and the others also lost their good faces after hearing this. But they could only be indignant, firstly because they didn't know where Ji Mingshang came from, and secondly because this place was the property of the Minister of Revenue, Mr. Qian.

When Mother Qian saw this, she immediately jumped out to break the awkwardness, and continued walking while playing some musical instruments and singing, and the atmosphere gradually recovered.

Seeing that everything was temporarily stable, Mother Qian called a servant and said, "Go and find my uncle-in-law."

The uncle that Mother Qian mentioned is the Minister of Revenue Qian Duo. Her uncle is at home today.

Ji Ming heard what Mama Qian said and stopped Mama Qian and the waiter. "Mama Qian, I have a favor to ask. Can I trouble you to go to the palace and take this to ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

As he spoke, Ji Mingshang took out a golden token from his body.

When Qian's mother saw the token, her face changed instantly and she lowered her voice and said, "Who are you..."

"Hey, I'm just an ordinary prostitute who knows His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Mother Qian felt very fortunate for what she had done before, and she became even more flattering to Ji Mingshang.

When the token was delivered to Xihe Longyao, Xihe Longyao was dealing with memorials. The first person he thought of was Xihe Huchen.

"are you going?"

"I'm not going. He's not looking for me to drink. Why should I go to him?"

"He is now in Qian Duo's brothel."

"I'll go!" Xihe Huchen agreed immediately, thinking that Ji Mingshang was really loyal. As the saying goes, they had fought together and had sex together...

Ahem, it's just a brothel, not a whorehouse. It's just for fun, no big deal. Besides, it doesn't count as prostitution if I don't pay.

Qian Duo arrived at the brothel first and learned about the situation from his niece, and understood Ji Mingshang's identity. Qian Duo bowed to everyone and said, "I'm sorry that I didn't take good care of this little place today, and I ruined your interest. I'll make the decision. You can take back the money you spent here today. It's my treat."

These people were not stupid. When they saw what Lord Qian said, they did not find fault. Instead, they said wittily, "Master Shangshu, what are you talking about? We are all here to have fun. How can we let you do business at a loss?"

After both sides declined, Qian Duo proposed a compromise: "I'll pay for the food and drinks, and as for the money for the girls, just give it directly to the girls."

After a while, Xihe Huchen came with his men.

"Second Prince, I'm sorry for not coming to greet you in person." Qian Duo immediately bowed and said.

"Mr. Qian, you are too polite. How is your business lately?"

"Thank you for your concern. Business is good."

After the pleasantries, Xihe Huchen asked Mother Qian, "I heard someone has the prince's token. Where is that person?"

Mother Qian signaled the girls to disperse, revealing Ji Mingshang, who was dressed in a gorgeous manner.

Xihe and Huchen were stunned for a few seconds, "You are quite good at playing."

Ji Mingshang also saw Xihe Huchen, but he was drunk by the girls and blurted out

"Hey, the tiger is coming."

Xihe Huchen reacted, took two or three steps forward, grabbed Ji Mingshang, and slammed him into his pockets, "You came here to play and didn't even call me!?"

Perhaps it was because of the fanning from the two dicks that sobered him up, Ji Mingshang said to Xihe Huchen in a daze: "You came just in time, let me borrow some money."

Hearing this, Xihe Huchen was even more furious, "You have no money, why are you here to have fun?"

"I'm in business."

Xihe and Huchen were both stunned. Looking at Ji Mingshang now, they estimated that he would not wake up for a while.

As soon as he let go, Ji Mingshang slid down like a puddle of mud.

"Take it away."

When Ji Mingshang woke up again, he saw Xihe Huchen’s big face.

"Fuck, go away."

Ji Mingshang threw a punch subconsciously.

"what--"

"Tell me, are you taking revenge for those two slaps I gave you?"

Xihe Huchen, with panda eyes, sat side by side with Ji Mingshang on the steps. He turned his head and wanted to say something to him, but was stopped by Ji Mingshang as soon as he turned around.

"It's not your fault that you're ugly, but it's wrong for you to be ugly and still go out and scare people."

"You want to borrow money, how much?"

Ji Mingshang stretched out his hand and made a number.

"One hundred taels, did you not pay after playing?"

Faced with Xihe Huchen’s misunderstanding, Ji Mingshang shook his head.

"One thousand taels, what do you want to borrow it for?"

Ji Mingshang still shook his head, which made Xihe Huchen a little overwhelmed.

"I don't have any money, go ask my brother for it."

Ji Mingshang smiled. If I were to borrow from your brother, I wouldn't be asking for this amount. How about that? Think about it. Second Prince, you don't want to make things difficult for your brother, do you?

……

Finally, Xihe Huchen lent Ji Mingshang five thousand taels, plus several private properties.

"Good brother, I'll definitely take your place next time."

In the next few days, Ji Mingshang bought a ready-made six-story courtyard house in Chang'an City and added several properties.

After arranging everything, he turned around and went back to Liang Wu.

At this time, Xie An also completed his mission and returned to Liangwu first. He calculated the distance and time and bought several inns in the towns along the way.

In fact, with the premise of trade between the two countries, the inns along the way would be very popular, but Xie An gave too much.

This led to the first group of caravans that later transported goods to the northern border being surprised to find that there were signs of the Suo family along the way and even in Chang'an City. So the Suo family made money from us before the trade was opened, and now that the trade is opened, the Suo family is still making money from us, so isn't this trade in vain?

Of course, this is a story.