Zhenguan Han-in-law

Chapter 522 Banquet
Chapter 518

Wei Hao said that those glass cups would not come out until next year. Those ministers were a little regretful when they heard it, but many ministers liked this kind of transparent cup very much, it looked very clean!

"Hey, old Cheng, tell me, how about we drop by one or two when we are going to leave later?" Yuchi Jingde said to Cheng Yaojin in a low voice.

"One or two is not enough, one set is enough!" Cheng Yaojin said in a low voice, looking ahead.

"Well, it makes sense!" Yuchi Jingde nodded.

"If Your Majesty finds out, will it be troublesome?" At this time, Qin Qiong, who seldom showed up, also stared at Cheng Yaojin and the others and whispered.

"Brother Shubao, what are you afraid of? There are so many cups, and His Majesty will never run out of them. Even if they are used up, his son-in-law will give them to him. It's okay. Besides, I guess there are quite a few people who came up with this idea. I don't believe it." Just wait, you will definitely not be able to find those cups then!" Cheng Yaojin immediately moved over and said to Qin Qiong.

"Yes, look at the eyes of those ministers, they are all staring at those glasses, look, this glass is clearer than Baoyu, it is a treasure!" Yuchi Jingde also said in a low voice.

"Well, let's make some!" Duan Zhixuan next to him also nodded and said, Duan Zhixuan also came back from the Northeast, come back to take a rest, spring is coming!
"It makes sense, then take two, but it can't be so fast, just take it before you leave!" Fang Xuanling also nodded at this moment,

But Li Jing stroked his beard and didn't speak. He wasn't worried about it. He must have such treasures in his family, maybe not as many as in the palace, but there would definitely be.

"Look at the pharmacist, tsk tsk!" Fang Xuanling looked at Li Jing with a sour taste and said.

"Hey, you don't like it, can it compare?" Cheng Yaojin immediately said to Fang Xuanling, Fang Xuanling nodded, and thought in his heart with a sigh: Unfortunately, my daughter has already been engaged, Otherwise, it would be great to compete for Wei Hao at the beginning. Wei Hao's talent was discovered by himself first. Of course, Li Lizhi was the first, but the ability to make salt was discovered by himself. I started to reuse him. I didn't expect, I really didn't expect Wei Hao to have the status you have today. If I knew, Wei Hao married three wives, not to mention two, and I would fight for it myself.

On the top, Li Shimin was chatting happily with those princes, as well as Wei Furong and his son. At this time, Li Chengqian came in and said to Li Shimin, "Father, the invited guests are all here!"

"Oh, it's all here, that's good, let me show you around! Now Shenyong is not as familiar with me, this kid basically doesn't come here, I come to see every day!" Li Shimin laughed when he heard it, loudly Said to those ministers.

When the ministers heard this, they also laughed. They also wanted to see the palace, and then Wei Hao and the others followed the emperor upstairs. The second floor is the banquet hall, which is mainly a place for entertaining guests. The living room is divided into many functions. In the district, there is a large living room that can accommodate 1000 people for dinner, and a small living room that can accommodate 20 people for dinner. The division is very good. Li Shimin took them around and saw that the tables inside are very beautiful.

"Your Majesty, these dining tables are beautiful!" Li Xiaogong said to Li Shimin.

"That was designed by Shen Yong himself, isn't it beautiful!" Li Shimin was very happy to hear their praise,
After visiting the second floor, it is time to go to the fourth floor. The third floor is the emperor's bedroom, which is not allowed to be seen, and the security inside is very strict.

Li Shimin took them to the fourth floor, and found that there were many small conference rooms on the fourth floor, as well as various functional areas such as greenhouses. Li Shimin took them to look at them, and those people couldn't take their eyes off them, and ordered them to praise. Li Shimin was very happy To show off to those ministers,

After playing on the fourth floor for about three quarters of an hour, Li Shimin took them to the fifth floor. The fifth floor is the real good place. This is a garden, a huge garden, and there are many skylights on the roof of the fifth floor. These skylights are all sealed with glass, and you can see the sky. There are basically seats under the skylights.
And it is divided into many functional areas, just for the need of keeping warm in winter, sitting here basking in the sun and looking at the sky. In addition, the fifth floor is also divided into many areas by those green plants, which are also planted with various Such plants, it is winter now, the trees outside have basically lost their leaves, but here is full of greenery, and even many flowers are in full bloom.

"It's so beautiful, Your Majesty. If you come here every day, you will enjoy it!" Cheng Yaojin said happily, and Li Shimin stroked his beard proudly, and said happily: "It's cold these days, I am Come here every day, look at these plants, and stand by the window, looking at the scenery outside the imperial city, you go to the window to see Chang'an City, come, have a look!"

After speaking, Li Shimin led them to the window, standing here, he could see the whole Chang'an City!

"Here, Your Majesty, if the sky is fine, you can see the grand occasion on Dongcheng Street!" Fang Xuanling said in shock.

"Not only that, you can see clearly in the outskirts, and you can see the carriages entering and leaving the city. Although I am in the palace, it is not convenient to go out, but standing here, I can also see the scene outside the city. I understand the living conditions of the people outside! I like it here, look, I like to sit in that greenhouse, drink tea, and look at the scenery outside!" Li Shimin pointed to a greenhouse near the window, facing the ministers Said.

"Hey, it's snowing, Your Majesty, look, it's snowing!" At this time, a minister noticed that it was snowing outside.

"It's a good omen, Your Majesty, Ruixue!" Another minister shouted happily. Li Shimin was even happier when he heard what they said. Standing here and watching the snow fall is also a kind of enjoyment.

"Shen Yong, Shen Yong!" Li Shimin stood there and began to greet Wei Hao.

"Hey, father!" Wei Hao immediately ran over from behind.

"You kid, why are you hiding behind?" Li Shimin said to Wei Hao with a smile.

"Father, I have been here before, and many ministers have not been here. Let them see if they are right! During the construction here, the ministers also came here often!" Wei Hao said with a smile.

"Well, father is very satisfied with this palace, very satisfied!" Li Shimin said to Wei Hao.

"Father, it's good that you are satisfied. This palace is built to hope that you are okay, Father. But go upstairs and walk around more. In winter, you can also go to the garden. When you want to think alone, there are times There is room to sit!" Wei Hao immediately said with a smile.

"Well, the deep meaning of the father, thank you, the father!" Li Shimin said to Wei Hao.

"Yeah, Father, why are you talking about this?" Wei Hao said while looking at Li Shimin pretending to be surprised.

"My child, by the way, remember, we need to build a mansion for your father-in-law's family, otherwise, others will say that your bowl of water is not fair!" Li Shimin said, mentioning Li Jing's mansion.

"Yes, but, father, you also talk about my father-in-law, he won't let me build, he said he wants my two uncles to build, I am also very distressed!" Wei Hao nodded, then turned to Li Shimin said.

"It's okay, your father-in-law has agreed now. He just came to the palace. He is very envious when he sees how well decorated the palace is. He wants you to build it!" The minister laughed.

"Don't listen to your Uncle Cheng's nonsense, it needs to be built, but I have to pay part of the money. In the past few years, the income has been pretty good, and the money is useless for the old man. Those two boys, relying on Shen Yong, probably in this life Now that they have no worries about food and clothing, the old man will not leave any money for them, and enjoy it himself!" Li Jing said proudly, stroking his beard.

"Just think about it this way, children and grandchildren are only children and grandchildren, and Dejian and Deju are good children. Both of them are doing things for the court, and they are doing well. In the future, although they dare not say that one person is inferior to ten thousand, However, it does make a difference, so don’t worry, let Shenyong build a mansion for you. You have all been to Shenyong’s mansion. What a wonderful mansion. Before this palace, I wanted to rob him The mansion is so beautiful!" Li Shimin also said to Li Jing in a serious manner, and the other ministers laughed when they heard it.

"Okay, listen to Your Majesty and Shen Yong, the son-in-law respects us, and we still have this heart, we adults, we have to do it!" Li Jing also nodded and said.

"That's right, this kid doesn't have any other skills, so he can get new things quickly, and don't worry about money. Although I don't know how much money I have at home, I definitely don't need it!" Wei Furong also smiled. The words were picked up and said.

"No, brother Jin Bao, you don't even know how much money your family has?" Fang Xuanling said with a smile, looking at Wei Furong.

"That's right, how do you manage your family?" The other ministers also asked with a smile.

"I'm not the head of the house. I let my two daughter-in-laws be the head of the house. From now on, this house is for them. I don't want to worry about those things, so I leave it to them!" Wei Furong said with a smile and waved his hands.

"Here, let them be the head of the house before they get through the door?" the minister asked in surprise.

"What's the matter, anyway, sooner or later they will live together, if you give it to them now, I will guard my restaurant and land. They don't have time to manage these two things, so I will manage them!" Wei Furong said with a smile and waved his hands.

"Look, look, the in-laws are still free and easy!" Li Shimin also said happily, and Wei Furong's behavior made Li Shimin admire him even more.

"Well, Jin Bao is really free and easy, and he is really a kind person. No one in Chang'an City knows that he has been busy in the west city for half a month during this snow disaster. Cleared snow for some needy families, and even sent a lot of food!" Li Yuan also spoke highly of Wei Furong at the moment.

"Hey, I can't believe that the old man said that. I just do what I can. I have suffered, so I don't want to see others suffer. If I can help, I will help!" Wei Furong said quickly and modestly. , Wei Hao admired his father.

"Well, yes, brother Jin Bao is a well-known benevolent person in Chang'an City!" Li Shimin also praised,
Then I sat here for a while. Seeing that the time was almost up, Li Shimin took the ministers to the banquet hall on the second floor, and Empress Changsun also took the female relatives to visit. Those female relatives praised the palace. The Wang family was accompanied by Li Lizhi, Li Siyuan, Concubine Wei and Hongfu, with a detached status,
Especially Concubine Wei, who is commensurate with Wang's sister-in-law. Those concubines in the palace are also very envious. They all know that only the queen has things, so there must be concubine Wei's palace. Wei Hao will definitely not miss Wei The imperial concubine's share.

Then came the luncheon. Today's luncheon was not bad. Li Shimin was happy and specially approved 3000 yuan for the banquet. After the ministers finished eating, they went to sit on the fifth floor and continued to eat at night.
And on the fifth floor, some ministers have already set up the mahjong table, and started playing mahjong. Li Yuan, Li Shimin, Wei Hao, and Li Chengqian played mahjong at a table, while the Wang family had a table with Empress Changsun, Concubine Wei, and Su Mei. , is also playing mahjong, Wei Furong is at the same table with Li Jing, Cheng Yaojin, Fang Xuanling,
Throughout the afternoon, what I want to play is playing mahjong. For those who don’t want to play mahjong, there are many sofas on the fifth floor, where you can sleep at any time, and the temperature inside is very high, so you will never catch a cold.

After playing for a while, it was the dinner party. The dinner party was even grander, and there were also singing and dancing performances. Wei Hao was not interested in those singing and dancing performances, mainly because he didn't understand them well. Of course, the dancing was still very beautiful, until it was completely dark Only then did Wei Hao and the others return to the mansion,

But at this moment, in the palace, Li Shimin was a little depressed, because he lost a lot of glasses, and the loss was more than half.

"This group of people are too ruthless. My son-in-law gave it to me, and they just let it go?" Li Shimin sat there, looking at the several maids in charge.

"Okay, Your Majesty, don't pursue it anymore. The main thing is that Shen Yong said that these glasses will not come out until this time next year. Who doesn't like this kind of glass, even the concubines who have seen it!" Empress Changsun laughed. He said to Li Shimin,
Li Shimin sighed helplessly when he heard it. Those ministers were all good ministers. They also knew that the law does not blame the public, so everyone took it together. The main reason was that Wei Hao sent too much. Those ministers thought, Li Shimin It doesn't matter if you use one or two less, and it's okay to take them away. So many ministers think so, so much less at once.

"Remember, these glasses are not allowed to be used without my permission. Of course, my study, my bedroom, and my study on the fifth floor will all have these glasses!" Li Shimin stared at those glasses. Said a maid.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Several maids in charge said immediately, clasping their hands.

"Okay, let's go down, Guanyin Monument, it's getting late, don't leave at night, just stay here! Let's take a look at this new palace together!" Li Shimin said to Empress Changsun very happily.

"Okay!" Empress Changsun nodded and said, she also likes this palace very much in her heart, it is so beautiful, and it can stand on a high place and look out of the city. The two of them couldn't sleep, so they went to the greenhouse on the fifth floor and looked at it. The scenery outside Chang'an City, there are no lights outside, but there are still lanterns hanging at the entrances of some big mansions.

"Look, it's Shenyong's house, there are two lanterns at the door, the snow is still falling, but you can still see clearly!" Sitting there, Li Shimin pointed to Wei Hao's mansion in the distance and said to Empress Changsun.

"Well, this palace is just right. You can have a panoramic view of Chang'an City. Your Majesty will not feel bored here, but you can also learn about the situation in Chang'an!" Empress Changsun said with a smile and nodded.

"Yes, my son-in-law is really nice!" Li Shimin said with emotion.

"But now the concubine heard that many people are dissatisfied with him. The main thing is about Luoyang. Some people have complained to the concubine. What is the regulation in Luoyang?" Empress Changsun looked at Li Shimin and asked.

"Don't worry about them. Those people only have interests in their hearts. It's like Shenyong. Shenyong has the people in his heart. If Luoyang is done like this in Chang'an City, the people still won't make much money, and those nobles, aristocratic families , officials, must earn a lot of money, Shen Yong wants to let the development of Luoyang drive the people of Luoyang to make money, hum, this group of people will never be satisfied, Shen Yong led them to make so much money, they Still staring at Shen Yong, if Shen Yong didn't satisfy them, they complained and came to complain, it's outrageous!" Li Shimin said very dissatisfied at the moment.

"Well, since Your Majesty has come to a conclusion here, the concubine will know. By the way, the elder concubine may still be angry. Your Majesty, please take care of me!" Empress Changsun thought of what happened during the day, and immediately persuaded Li Shimin stand up.

"I don't care about him, but I also hope that he can take care of himself. He is unbalanced in his heart, and he never thought about whether Shen Yong will be balanced? As a human being, you can't be too selfish! He might as well be Chong'er, Chong'er these two years I am impressed by his growth!" When Li Shimin mentioned his eldest grandson Wuji, he felt angry, but considering his previous achievements, Li Shimin decided not to argue with him.

"Well, Chong'er is really good. Your Majesty, I want to apply to go back to my natal family in the next two days. By the way, Concubine Wei also applies to go back to her natal family! It's the Chinese New Year soon, so I want to go and see it! "Empress Changsun continued to speak to Li Shimin.

"Okay, go back and have a look. I advise you, brother, don't make things difficult for me, and don't make things difficult for Shen Yong. It can be said that Shen Yong has been giving in all the time. He has been pressing hard. If you continue like this, don't tell me why So, even those ministers will not agree, you don’t want many ministers to impeach Shen Yong, but many ministers still admire Shen Yong, not for his ability to make money, but for his dedication to the people!” Li Shimin turned to the eldest grandson empress confessed,

Empress Changsun nodded quickly. The purpose of going back this time is also for this, and she needs to have a good talk with her brother.

(End of this chapter)