Reborn Ming Dynasty as Emperor

Chapter 154 The old man accepts a concubine ([-]) Fifth change!Please subscribe!

Gong Yonggu, the lieutenant-in-law, still pretended not to know Chen Shi, and as soon as he heard the western bell ringing, he hurriedly got up and bowed his hands to several big-bellied nobles: "I'm sorry everyone, the auspicious time has come. I have to preside over Ge Lao's wedding."

As Gong Yonggu said, he walked towards Chen Laitou, glanced at him, and hurried into the main hall in front of him.

At this time, the dignitaries also came over and said: "It's time for me to take out the congratulatory gifts I prepared for Mr. Ge."

After speaking, these people ordered their respective servants to carry the congratulatory gifts up, and Chen Shi also followed with some small officials.

At this time, it was Wei Guangwei's protégé Ju Bangliang who was now the Chancellor of Taichang Temple who was in charge of recording the gift list.

When Ju Bangliang saw that it was the Minister of Shangshu who came, he smiled and bowed to say hello. Of course, the same is true for wealthy businessmen who give generous gifts;

However, when seeing some shabby officials of the sixth and seventh ranks, they didn't have such a good attitude.

When Chen Laitou came over, Ju Bangliang's face turned cold: "What is the official position, what is the name, and how much gift money?"

"Academician of the Royal Academy of Engineering, review title of the Imperial Academy, and Chen Shi, a member of the Ministry of Official Households, the title of Wai Lang." After Chen Laitou said, an official in five-rank uniform behind him couldn't help but sneered:
"The stinky craftsman who got an official residence in the Imperial Academy by playing tricks and tricks to please His Majesty is also embarrassed to come here, put the gift money here, and go quickly, just how much is your congratulatory gift of a few taels of wages worth? Not enough to buy a bowl of bird's nest porridge."

"It's not a few taels of wages." As the name suggests, Chen Maotou is a man who is good at utilitarianism and loves to compare wealth, but his personality is very real. After a quick argument, he put the brocade box in front of Ju Bangliang: "This is Fan Kuan in the Song Dynasty. The original "Xishan Journey Picture" has the chapter of Li Wenzheng, the chief assistant of the cabinet of the Zhengde Dynasty, and the inscription and postscript of Xu Huating, the chief minister of the Jiajing Dynasty. It is absolutely authentic. Such a gift is worthy of the status of the elder of the cabinet. ?”

Ju Bangliang opened the "Traveling in Mountains and Streams" and took a few glances at what Chen Manitou said, then admitted that it was authentic, and at the same time showed surprise on his face, and quickly apologized with a smile: "Naturally worthy, naturally worthy Come on, this master deserves to be seated!"

Ju Bangliang bowed to Chen Shi, and then personally led Chen Shi into the back room.

On the other hand, the fifth-rank official retreated back in embarrassment, and threw the fake Song edition ancient book he found on the street stall into the pool, and then angrily said that he was not feeling well. leave.

Here, Chen Laitou is the only person with a fifth-rank official position sitting in this private room full of guests, and no one talks to him. However, when a fifteen or sixteen year old girl came to worship, she couldn't help showing contempt.

For a while, Wei Ge came to the inner room to congratulate after finishing his worship. During the congratulations, countless officials gave gifts. It was called a gift for Mrs. Ru, who had just entered the Wei residence, but in fact it was still to curry favor with Wei Guangwei.

Although Wei Guangwei knew that His Majesty was watching from above, he had no choice but to accept it. While thanking him, he had to comment on these congratulatory gifts pretending to be happy.

Since it was nominally given to Mrs. Ru, most of the congratulatory gifts were gold and silver jewelry, but since they entered the inner room, they were either dignitaries or very rich, so the gifts they gave were naturally not cheap.

If it is difficult to get into Wei Guangwei's eyes, it is difficult to say that it is novel.

Moreover, Gong Yonggu, the captain-in-law, took the initiative to comment for Wei Guangwei at this time. When a wealthy Huizhou businessman who was stranded in the capital just brought out a box of finely carved jade hairpins of plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, he heard Gong Yonggu startled. road:
"Tsk tsk, Boss Long is ashamed to show you this kind of stuff. Let's not say that this jade is not a good jade. The color is obviously dull. Even this exquisiteness is not enough. I was honored to host a dinner for His Majesty in the palace the day before yesterday. It can be seen that the hairpin on the empress's head is a jasmine flower, the color is lustrous and the texture is good, needless to say, it is also shining."

Zhu Youxiao, who was listening to Gong Yonggu's nonsense in the attic, couldn't help laughing when he heard this, because what Gong Yonggu said was nothing more than a handful of plastic jewelry with fluorescent powder added to Zhang Yan. Small ornaments that can be sold in a small market in Yi0wu for more than ten yuan in modern times, but now they are praised by Gong Yonggu as a world treasure, so Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but feel amused.

This big Huizhou merchant named Boss Long who has a reputation as a scholar was also a little embarrassed and said with a smile: "My son-in-law is a relative of the emperor, so he has seen more treasures than us, and there is no need for students to entrust them in front of you. You can’t even pass your eyes, so the student can just give Mrs. Ru 1 taels of rouge.”

Zhu Youxiao was taken aback for a moment. He didn't expect that this big Huizhou merchant would be able to give away 1 taels at once. This also shows that the original Four Gentlemen's jade hairpins were not cheap, otherwise they would not have taken them out, and he couldn't help but He thought to himself: "The imperial court is so impoverished, why are there so many wealthy people who spend money like water?"

"Boss Long is rich," Gong Yonggu praised, and then several wealthy businessmen brought out gifts. He had to directly hit Gong Yonggu in the face with money.

But Gong Yonggu didn't care about it at all, he still took the attitude that I am a relative of the emperor and has read countless treasures, and none of you can fool me.

It wasn't until after everyone presented their gifts that Chen Manitou came over with a Linghua silver mirror in his arms: "Your official, Chen Shi, personally made a gift for Mrs. Ru, Mrs. Ge, please accept it with a smile. "

"You, a little fifth-rank official, how did you get in here? You wouldn't sell your ancestral property to Dian just to curry favor with Mr. Ge. I'd like to see what gift you can come up with."

Gong Yonggu is simply the embodiment of a poisonous tongue now, pretending not to know this Chen Leitou, and mocking Chen Leitou with a look of contempt when he came up.

When the others saw Gong Yonggu like this, they also smiled lightly. From Chen Manitou's wretched and sloppy appearance, they felt that this person should also be ridiculed by Concubine Gong.

Chen Manitou now hated this Concubine Gong who was fanning the will-o'-the-wisp and had been putting on airs to the core of his bones, so he didn't have a good face to look at him, so he just put the silver mirror wrapped in red silk on the desk: "No What to give is a mirror."

"Yo!"

Before Gong Yonggu could open the brush, the local tyrant Long boss just had a drink first, and said with a smile: "This master invited you, may I ask you whether this mirror is the peach leaf mirror that Zhao Feiyan used in the previous court or Princess Wencheng and her relative Tubo?" The plum-blossom mirror you used before?"

"Neither of them," Chen Laitou replied honestly.

(End of this chapter)