Carefree Prince In Tang Dynasty

"My lord, there is someone who claims to be the fourth son of the Chen family asking to see him outside. Does your lord want to see him?" Wang Gui suddenly came outside the kitchen and said respectfully to Li Xin who was inside.

When Li Xin heard it, his eyes lit up: The fourth son of the Chen family? Isn't that Chen Youlan? Why did she come here in person?

He hurriedly said: "See you, tell him to wait outside for a while, I'll come over after I change my clothes."

Seeing Li Xin's reaction, Qin Huaiyu jokingly said, "What's the matter with you? A few days ago, didn't you dislike the ugly appearance of the third lady of the Chen family, and were you dissatisfied with His Majesty's gift of marriage? Why did you change your sex today and care so much about your future brother-in-law? ?”

Cheng Chumo asked suspiciously: "Is the third lady of the Chen family ugly? Have you seen it?"

Qin Huaiyu smiled and explained the reason to Cheng Chumo. Cheng Chumo immediately gloated at Li Xin, and said, "Brother, you are so lucky to be able to marry such a lady! As long as you don't be lazy after marriage and work hard, you will definitely be able to embrace the big fat boy early, for you The King of Chu's branch is spreading!"

After speaking, Qin Huaiyu and Cheng Chumo laughed together.

Li Xin curled his lips, he was no stranger to the unscrupulous behavior of the two bad friends in front of him. He silently said in his heart: "Mother, laugh, laugh, you are smiling happily now, when you see Chen Youlan's true face, you might be jealous of my luck!"

After thinking about it, Li Xin waved his hands and said: "Go and go, you can do what you want, I will come when I go." After finishing speaking, he unceremoniously threw Qin Huaiyu and Cheng Chumo in the kitchen, and went back to change clothes with Wang Gui. After all, from just now until now, he has been wearing pajamas all the time.

Changing into a brocade robe, Li Xin came to the front hall to meet Chen Youlan and her little maid. She was wearing a light blue literati gown with a jade pendant around her waist. Her black hair was tied into a man's bun, revealing a smooth and beautiful forehead. She was staring at a calligraphy and painting on the wall. The servant girl whispered something.

Li Xin didn't pay much attention when we met last time, but this time he paid a little attention, and easily saw Chen Youlan's slender figure that couldn't be concealed under the loose long gown.

Li Xin suddenly realized that his behavior did not seem like a gentleman, so he coughed lightly and said, "Brother Zijin?"

Only then did the master and servant notice Li Xin's arrival. The maid hurriedly bowed and said Wanfu, and Chen Youlan also turned her head to salute, and said, "See you, the King of Chu." But she didn't finish her sentence, because Li Xin quickly waved his hand and said, "No courtesy, no courtesy." So , Chen Youlan stood up again.

"Yesterday, the king of Chu specially sent someone to bring a bottle of wine to the mansion. After drinking it, my father was full of praise, saying that this is the wine that a man in the Tang Dynasty should drink." Chen Youlan said while observing Li Xin's expression, "I don't know where the prince got this wine? Is there any more? If it's convenient, can you let me bring a few more bottles back?"

Li Xin smiled and said: "Oh, you said that wine. I made it. However, I sent out a few more bottles just now, so it is gone now. If Mr. Chen likes it, I will make it next time. Be sure to send him a few bottles first."

Chen Youlan was slightly surprised, and said, "I didn't expect His Royal Highness King Chu to make wine?"

Li Xin smiled and said, "Why not?"

Chen Youlan nodded and said, "In this way, my father's guess is correct. He said that the king of Chu must have obtained the secret recipe of this kind of wine and wanted to invite him to do business together, so he sent the wine to the mansion."

Well, contempt for meat eaters is actually a kind of prejudice. In most cases, there will be no idiots among those who can occupy high positions, otherwise he would have been kicked down long ago. The high-ranking and powerful Chen Yin was able to gain the respect of Li Shimin, a wise king, so he was naturally extremely smart, and he could see through Li Xin's meaning at a glance.

Li Xin shook his head and said, "Not all of them. I mainly think that Mr. Chen will definitely like this wine, so I specially sent a bottle to him to taste. Of course, there is also the meaning of cooperation."

In the eyes of most people, doing business is a cheap industry, and the status of merchants in Tang Dynasty was especially low. However, the major families in Chang'an City have more or less hidden properties, which is almost an open secret among the aristocratic families. As the daughter of the Chen family, Chen Youlan should know about this, so Li Xin didn't have to shy away from it in front of her. It's just that I have to put it a little more euphemistically.

"My father sent me here to ask the King of Chu. He intends to invest one hundred shares in His Royal Highness's wine shop. How much is the King of Chu willing to give?" Chen Youlan said frankly when she saw Li Xin's straightforward answer. asked.

Li Xin couldn't help laughing when he heard Chen Youlan talking nonsense with his eyes open. As Chen Youlan was the third daughter of the Chen family, how could Chen Yin send her out to discuss such business matters? Apparently all that was needed was to send a butler out to talk. Presumably, Chen Youlan snatched the job from the housekeeper herself and ran out of the house to join in the fun.

Thanks to this being the Tang Dynasty, the Song and Ming Confucianism that tortured Chinese women for thousands of years has not yet come out. Although men and women are not equal, the status of women is still much higher than that of previous dynasties. It is not uncommon for women to disguise themselves as men and go out. The defense between men and women is not as strict as later generations. That's why Chen Youlan came to Li Xin's house in person like this .

Seeing the serious expression on Chen Youlan's face, Li Xin couldn't help but feel a little teasing, and said with a smile: "To be honest, the Qin family and the Cheng family were also involved in this business. They each contributed a hundred coins. I I gave them 20% shares each. If Mr. Chen Yin wants to use 100% shares as well."

When Chen Youlan heard this, she thought that Li Xin was implying that he and the Chen family would be in-laws in the future, so she would give a few more shares for the sake of this. Unexpectedly, what Li Xin said in the end was:

"Then I'll give Master Chen Yin 10% of the shares."

"What?" Chen Youlan frowned when she heard the words, and asked angrily, "It's also a hundred guan, why is my family less than half of other families? Doesn't the king of Chu look down on my Chen family?" Where did she think of herself? The disguise has already been seen through, Li Xin in front of him is actually teasing her?

Li Xin suppressed a smile, spread his hands and said: "If you can persuade His Majesty to cancel the marriage, I will give you half of the dry stock! Although my sister is full of poetry and books, I still like good-looking ones!" Said, while silently thinking in his heart: "Tell you a little girl to make up nonsense to lie to me, what a big and round waist, I was so scared that I didn't sleep well all night, let me see how disgusting you are!"

Sure enough, Chen Youlan was furious, but she couldn't say anything—she also wanted to point to Li Xin's nose and swear, and ask him why Chen Youlan was so ugly, but no, she was the one who let Chen Youlan be so ugly. Feng Sheng, isn't she just slapping herself in the face by retorting now? And Li Xin may not be willing to believe it.