Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 491 Girls, don’t stop, come on, keep playing music and dancing!
Entering the private room, Yang Zhengshan first looked at the young man, then laughed and said, "Haha, I was wondering who was so anxious to invite Luo Shang here, it turns out to be His Royal Highness Prince Ning!"

"Old minister Yang Zhengshan pays homage to His Royal Highness Prince Ning!"

He clasped his fists and bowed.

Ning Wang Chen Zhaoting, also known as the second prince, was born to Imperial Noble Consort Zhang.

Luo Shang couldn't recognize Prince Ning, but Yang Zhengshan could.

Even though he had never seen Prince Ning, he recognized him at the first sight.

After all, there are only three princes in Kyoto who have set up offices and mansions outside the imperial city.

"Marquis Jing'an, are you too rude?" King Ning looked at Yang Zhengshan with a dark face.

Yang Zhengshan stroked his beard and laughed, "It was I who was reckless!"

"It's rare that Your Highness is in such a refined mood. I just want to have some fun with Your Highness!"

As he spoke, he waved his hand. Ding Qiu immediately understood, walked forward, pulled aside the gauze curtain, and then moved a chair and placed it in front of the jade-inlaid bed.

"Luo Shang, there's nothing for you to do here, go back!"

Yang Zhengshan sat on the chair and said to Luo Shang.

"Then I'll take my leave first!"

Luo Shang was overjoyed and quickly bowed to Yang Zhengshan and Prince Ning and prepared to leave.

"Wait, I didn't say he can leave now!" King Ning said coldly.

Yang Zhengshan looked at him in surprise, "Prince Ning wants Luo Shang to accompany you? Well, Luo Shang, don't leave!"

"Ding Qiu, throw these people out who are in the way!"

He looked at the four warriors around King Ning and grinned, "Anyone who dares to resist will be chopped to pieces by me!"

These words were spoken amidst a brilliant smile.

The strong murderous aura filled the room like a substance, making those beautiful girls tremble in fear.

"Yes!" Ding Qiu didn't care about anything else. Since Yang Zhengshan had given the order, he had no choice but to execute it.

Without saying a word, he walked forward, grabbed the four warriors by the collars and threw them out.

These four warriors still had some strength, but under Yang Zhengshan's watchful eye and Ding Qiu's personal attack, they could only be thrown out like sandbags.

"Marquis Jing'an, how dare you disrespect me!" King Ning was furious.

Yang Zhengshan looked at him coldly, then a smile appeared on his face again.

"Girls, don't stop, come on, keep playing and dancing!"

"This is my first time in a brothel. Ladies, please don't hide your incompetence and let me broaden your horizons!"

"Hey, Luo Shang, don't just stand there, King Ning, please sit down!"

"Go and ask the madam to serve the wine and food!"

Yang Zhengshan gave orders rudely and without any hesitation.

"Your Highness, please take a seat!" Luo Shang was a little frightened, but still went forward to bring a chair for Prince Ning, while Ding Qiu moved the table next to it over.

Prince Ning's face turned pale and blue.

The prince has a noble status, but as long as he is not the crown prince, he is just noble.

Yang Zhengshan naturally couldn't do anything to Prince Ning, but it was okay for the guards and followers around Prince Ning to vent their anger.

"Girls, play the piano!" Yang Zhengshan reminded them when he saw that the girls neither played the piano nor danced.

Upon hearing this, the girl playing the piano actually started playing.

The piano music is melodious and has an ethereal charm.

When Yang Zhengshan heard this, he was stunned.

He thought that Chunmanlou was filled with lewd music, but he didn't expect to hear such ethereal piano music.

Although he didn't understand music, he had some appreciation level. After all, he also loved listening to all kinds of music in his previous life.

At this time, the madam brought a few waiters to serve wine and food. She glanced at the red-faced Prince Ning, and then said carefully to Yang Zhengshan: "My Lord, here are the wine and food!"

"Well, you go down!"

"Girls, don't just stand there, jump up!"

Yang Zhengshan ignored the madam and looked at the three slim girls with great interest.

The three girls were frightened and didn't know whether they should dance or not, but at the instruction of the madam, the three girls started dancing anyway.

Yang Zhengshan took a sip of the wine and nodded with a smile.

Not bad.

No wonder everyone likes to come to brothels, the fun there is truly elegant.

"Lao Luo, why haven't you taken me to a brothel in all these years?"

Yang Zhengshan looked at Luo Shang with some dissatisfaction.

Look at other wealthy businessmen, they use all kinds of tricks to bribe officials, but you, Lao Luo, are not like that and have never even sent a beautiful woman.

It would be fine if you don’t send me a beautiful lady, but at least you have to bring me out to broaden my horizons!
"Ahem~~" Luo Shang was choked by Yang Zhengshan's words, "My Lord, this joke is not funny at all!"

"Boring!"

Yang Zhengshan leaned back in his chair and looked at Prince Ning who was still angry.

"Your Highness, I am a rough man and I hate to play tricks. When I return, I will submit a petition to ask King Ning to become a vassal!"

"What!" King Ning suspected that he had heard it wrong.

Please let me be a vassal!!
Damn, this old man is so evil!

"Prince Ning, have you forgotten that His Majesty asked me to accept Prince An and Prince Dai as my disciples?"

"No, this is probably why Prince Ning came to Luo Shang?"

Yang Zhengshan thought about it and felt that this was most likely the reason.

The prince!
What else can you do besides fighting for the throne?
If it was purely for money, he wouldn't risk offending a congenital warrior.

"Hey~~"

"It seems that I have no choice but to report to the emperor!"

Yang Zhengshan originally wanted to scare Prince Ning, but now it seems he has no choice but to report it.

"No, Marquis Jing'an! If you dare to report it, I will never forgive you!" King Ning shouted in panic.

Yang Zhengshan waved his hands, his expression returned to calm, and he listened to the melodious piano music.

He was not very interested in the three charming dancers in front of him, but he was somewhat interested in the girl playing the piano.

"I am old. If I were twenty years younger, I would definitely take the girl home!"

Yang Zhengshan said with emotion.

Back then, I was also the little prince of nightclubs, living a life of luxury and debauchery amidst the bright lights and wine.

But now I have a lovely wife, many children and grandchildren, and the little prince has become an old man.

Hearing this, the girl looked up at Yang Zhengshan.

There was a hint of curiosity and humility in Youlan's eyes, without any of the fawning and cautiousness of a prostitute.

"Wu Hai, reward!"

Yang Zhengshan waved his hand proudly.

"Uh, Lord Marquis, how much is the reward?" Wu Hai couldn't help but ask.

Yang Zhengshan was speechless. This old man had no potential to be a lackey.

Does the master have to tell me how much the reward should be?

Don’t you have any idea?
"One hundred taels of silver!" Yang Zhengshan said unhappily.

"My lord, the lady will be angry if she finds out!" Wu Hai took out the banknotes and reminded Yang Zhengshan.

"..."

Yang Zhengshan really didn't know what to say.

What a bummer. Very bummer!
It’s really a matter of which pot should not be opened.

"Okay! Let's go back!"

What else can Yang Zhengshan say? In order to prevent his wife from getting angry, let’s go back early!
Although the song is good, it’s a pity that I’m old, otherwise I could also dance to it!
"Prince Ning, I advise you to go and become a vassal. Your methods are still too naive!"

He patted King Ning on the shoulder, left a word, and walked away. Isn't it?

Compared with the brothers of Emperor Yanping, Prince Ning's methods are really not up to par.

To make things difficult for a businessman, haha, he even has to show up in person. I don’t know what this person is thinking.

Luo Shang lowered her head and followed Yang Zhengshan happily.

"Oh, Lord, why don't you play for a while?" When the madam saw Yang Zhengshan coming out, she hurriedly greeted him with a smile.

Yang Zhengshan smiled and said, "Madam is still waiting for me at home, so I will go back first!"

"By the way, the expenses in the box will be paid by His Royal Highness Prince Ning, so don't charge it to me when the time comes!"

I only listened to a short part of the song, I only watched the dance for a few times, I didn't even touch the girl, so I can't pay for this.

We should be generous where we should spend, but we shouldn't be taken advantage of where we shouldn't spend.

"Haha, your Majesty is joking!" said the madam with an embarrassed smile.

Yang Zhengshan ignored her and turned to walk downstairs.

Seeing many guests watching the fun, he cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Haha, sorry to bother you all. If you don't mind, you can come to my house for a drink some other day!"

"Lord Yang, are you serious?"

A middle-aged man in a blue gown on the third floor asked loudly, waving a folding fan.

Yang Zhengshan took a look and couldn't help laughing, "Of course, if Brother Zhou comes to visit, I will definitely welcome you!"

The person who spoke was none other than Zhou Xu.

Look at her, even though she is over 50 years old, she is still a regular customer of brothels!
Tsk tsk, Yang Zhengshan felt a little envious.

Zhou Xu smiled and nodded.

"Goodbye everyone!"

Yang Zhengshan waved his hand and walked out of Chunmanlou, leaving a group of people talking about him.

Yang Zhengshan is also a legendary figure in Kyoto, especially since he once demonstrated his innate strength in public, making him a hot topic in Kyoto during this period of time.

Many people are curious about Marquis Jing'an, who has made great military achievements and is very powerful.

Now that people have seen Yang Zhengshan's true face, naturally there is a lot of discussion.

As for King Ning!

Haha, how many people care?
Zhou Xu glanced at Prince Ning's box, flicked his folding fan, and said with a smile: "Come on, it's a rare occasion that Marquis Jing'an is inviting us to drink, you all should drink to your heart's content!"

"Master, can you take me with you when you visit Marquis Jing'an some other day?"

"Yes, yes, and me too!"

"I've heard that Marquis Jing'an's Hundred Herbs Wine is a rare and fine wine. Sir, please let me taste it too!"

Several of Zhou Xu's friends started shouting.

"You guys!" Zhou Xu pointed at them and said with a smile, "Marquis Jing'an's Herbal Wine is not so easy to drink! If you want to drink it, you have to bring a valuable gift!"

"Easy to say, easy to say!"

The group of people walked back to the box laughing and continued drinking and having fun.

Yang Zhengshan walked out of Chunmanlou with Luo Shang and a group of personal guards.

"Go back, just stay at home and wait patiently for the next few days!"

Yang Zhengshan said to Luo Shang.

Luo Shang smiled bitterly, "Thank you very much, Lord, for coming to rescue me!"

Yang Zhengshan smiled and got on the carriage, while Luo Shang bowed and got on his own carriage.

Just as they were leaving, a carriage drove up from a distance.

The oncoming carriage collided with Yang Zhengshan's carriage, and the two carriages passed each other.

The car curtain opened, revealing a square face.

When Yang Zhengshan saw this face, he nodded slightly as a greeting.

The other party bowed.

"Duke Shou's Mansion! Haha, interesting!" Yang Zhengshan chuckled as he sat in the carriage.

That’s right, this Chunmanlou belongs to the Shouguo Mansion, and the person I just met was none other than Wang Zheng, the eldest son of the Shouguo Mansion.

In the carriage, Wang Zheng thought for a moment and said, "Let's go back!"

"Sir, aren't you going to visit Chunmanlou?" asked the attendant driving the carriage.

"Marquis Jing'an has left, what else are we going to do?" Wang Zheng said calmly.

"Prince Ning?" asked the attendant.

Wang Zheng shook his head, "He won't go wild in Chun Man Lou!"

Chunmanlou is the property of the Shouguo Mansion, and this is a well-known fact among the powerful people in Kyoto.

No matter how noble Prince Ning is, he cannot fail to give face to the Shouguo Mansion.

So Wang Zheng didn't care at all what would happen to Prince Ning.

As for the rest, there was no need for him to show up in person.

After Yang Zhengshan returned to the Marquis' Mansion, he wrote another memorial, requesting Prince Ning to become a vassal.

He really wanted to make Prince Ning a fief. Although Prince Ning's methods were a bit immature, he was obviously an ambitious man.

If he were allowed to continue staying in Kyoto, who knows how much trouble would arise.

If it were in the past, Yang Zhengshan would naturally not submit such a memorial.

But Emperor Yanping had said before that he wanted to make Prince An the crown prince, so it was only natural for him to submit a petition requesting Prince Ning to become a vassal.

Of course, he still briefly recounted what happened in Chunmanlou today.

After finishing writing the memorial, he sent the previous memorial together with someone to send it to the imperial city.

It is easy to submit a memorial in Kyoto. After writing it, you can send it directly to the memorial office in the imperial city. If nothing goes wrong, it can be presented to the emperor within an hour.

……

At night, Emperor Yanping was still handling state affairs in the imperial study.

Soon he saw Yang Zhengshan's memorial.

He just glanced at the first memorial and wrote "approved" on it.

He was very familiar with the situation in Chongshan Town and also knew the debt that Yang Zhengshan owed in Chongshan Town, so he approved Yang Zhengshan's request without too much hesitation.

However, after he saw Yang Zhengshan's second memorial, he frowned.

He actually didn't have too many thoughts about King Ning.

The saying that there is no family affection in the royal family is not entirely correct. Everyone has feelings, and the emperor is no exception. However, the royal family affairs are state affairs, and in front of state affairs, the royal family affairs must give way.

Therefore, when the emperor faces a conflict between state affairs and family affairs, he must first consider state affairs.

Emperor Yanping did not allow Prince Ning to go to a fiefdom because, as a father, he was reluctant to let his child leave his side.

But now it seems that Prince Ning has no choice but to go to his fiefdom.

Continuing to say that if Prince Ning stayed in Kyoto, he would have some different thoughts. It would be better to let him go to the fiefdom as soon as possible to put an end to his thoughts.

After pondering for a while, Emperor Yanping looked at Chen Zhongshu beside him.

"What do you think?"

Chen Zhongshu shook his head. "This is your Majesty's family affair. I cannot say anything more!"

"Just say it when I tell you to." Emperor Yanping said dissatisfiedly.

Chen Zhongshu is good in every way except for one thing: he is too cautious.

However, it is also because of his prudence that he was able to gain the trust of Emperor Chengping and allow Emperor Yanping to now safely keep him by his side.

Chen Zhongshu thought for a moment and said, "If Your Majesty has no intention of causing disputes among the princes, then let Prince Ning leave the capital and return to his fiefdom!"

Emperor Yanping sighed and said, "Then let him go to be a vassal!"

"Decree that Prince Ning has misbehaved, and he shall be confined to his home for three months to reflect on his mistakes. After three months, he shall leave the capital and return to his fiefdom!"

"Yes!" Chen Zhongshu replied.

(End of this chapter)