hsntnovel Chapter 2404: Rewarding Fur
Chapter 2404: Rewarding Fur
When Empress Changsun heard that her son was going to be recorded in history, she immediately looked at Li Chengqian with relief.
When it comes to love, Empress Changsun loved Li Zhi and his younger sons more, after all, they were younger.
But when it comes to preference, Empress Changsun still prefers her eldest son. Li Chengqian is the first child, the one who receives the most maternal love, and the one who worries her the most.
Now that she sees her son has grown up and can stand on his own, Empress Changsun feels really comforted.
"Don't worry, mother. I won't be arrogant. The credit for this achievement belongs to my tenth brother, the Prince Ji's Mansion. I am just following his lead.
However, Wang Hongfu's reward will have to wait until Tenth Brother returns." Li Chengqian nodded.
"Why is this?" Empress Changsun was a little puzzled. Even if he had made contributions, it was just a reward for a merchant, and she had to wait for Li Shen to come back.
Li Shimin explained:
"Guanyin, you don't know that Wang Hongfu is the head shopkeeper in Prince Ji's Mansion. The salary given to him by Old Ten is the highest in Prince Ji's Mansion.
Lao Shi said it was called something...commission, and it was worth tens or even hundreds of thousands of strings of cash every year."
"So much money? Isn't Shen'er giving too much?"
Empress Changsun was a little surprised. In her opinion, Wang Hongfu was just a shopkeeper in Prince Ji's mansion, and his salary was only a few hundred strings of cash, or at most, only a thousand, eight hundred strings of cash.
What she didn't expect was that she could earn over 100,000 guan a year, which was much more than what she could earn from her own business.
"Mother, this is indeed a bit too much, but Wang Hongfu is indeed quite capable. He earns millions of guan for my tenth brother every year, so it's worth it."
Li Chengqian explained.
At this time, Li Shimin thought for a moment and said to Li Chengqian:
"How about this? Let's not wait for Old Ten to come back. I'll issue a decree in my name. Wang Hongfu has made great contributions in disaster relief. I'll give him one of my fur coats. You can handle the rest."
Fur coat is a garment made of animal fur. The fur coat that Li Shimin mentioned is a cloak.
The cloak is not valuable, and many rich people wear cloaks, but the emperor's cloak is valuable and is a priceless treasure for ordinary people.
This is not just a cape, it is an honor.
After hearing this, Li Chengqian's eyes lit up and he admired his father very much.
For Wang Hongfu, the reward of money and property is not as good as an emperor's cloak.
"Father, you are wise. I will send someone to do it when I get back." Li Chengqian agreed.
His father would occasionally give clothes to others, but who were they? Any of them was powerful and influential.
What an honor it is to be rewarded to a merchant's servant?
"In that case, I have some unused pearl hairpins that I'll give to you as a reward as well."
Empress Changsun thought about it and decided to help her son.
"Mother, no need. Wang Hongfu is just a businessman. A fur coat from my father is enough for him. If there is a reward from mother, it would be too much for Wang Hongfu."
Li Chengqian shook his head when he heard this. The emperor and empress jointly bestowed the reward, which was a bit too high a standard and made the royal family seem a bit cheap.
"That's right, Guanyin Bi, please don't give her any reward. It won't do him any good."
Li Shimin also nodded in agreement.
"Okay, it's over. You can handle the rest of the matter yourself. Go back. Your mother and I are going to have lunch."
After the discussion, Li Shimin waved his hand as if to drive away a fly and said to Li Chengqian.
I@@#! Li Chengqian was speechless again. He didn't know how many times he had been hit this year.
Why is it that every time Li Shen comes, he always asks me if I have eaten or if I want to eat even though it is not mealtime? Why does Li Shen always have to eat here every time he comes?
But when I got here, it was time for dinner, and they wanted to kick me out. Do you guys eat so well?
"Yes, I'm leaving now."
He didn't have the courage like Li Shen to argue with his father, so he could only stand up, bow and leave helplessly.
"Erlang, it's almost time for dinner, why did you let Gao Ming leave?"
Seeing that Li Shimin had driven his son away, Empress Changsun asked helplessly.
"It's not like there's no food in Liangyi Palace, Guanyin maid, I heard that Prince Ji's Mansion sent a batch of high-quality mutton today. How about we have hot pot for lunch?"
Li Shimin said indifferently.
"Just the two of us? How about calling Sister Wei over to join in the fun?"
Empress Changsun smiled sweetly after hearing this. Her husband was still so stingy even in his fifties.
Li Shimin nodded:
"Hmm...Okay, Wang De will send someone to invite the imperial concubine. Oh, and ask if there are any sauces sent from Prince Ji's Mansion. Bring them over as well."
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Li Chengqian walked out of the harem in frustration. He didn't know that someone was eating hotpot behind his back.
If he knew, he would probably vomit blood.
His personality is different from Li Shen's. He is more proud. If it were Li Shen, he would not have left just now.
No matter what his father said, Li Shen had to eat in the palace before leaving, under the pretext of improving the food.
"Your Highness, it's time to eat."
Back at the Liangyi Palace, Wang Zhong reminded softly.
"Chuanshan, I want to eat meat today." Li Chengqian said angrily.
"Yes." Wang Zhong nodded, but he was a little confused. He was not present at what just happened and didn't know why the prince was like this.
Li Chengqian’s idea was very simple. The meals were prepared by the harem anyway, so he could eat as much as he could.
"Report~~~~~~~Your Highness, a letter has arrived from Prince Ji's Mansion."
At this time, a guard at the door reported in. They were all used to it, and according to reason, Prince Ji should have written a memorial to the Secretariat.
But Prince Ji basically never delivered any letters. All of them went directly to the Heavenly Palace to deliver letters to His Majesty or the Crown Prince. This happened more than once or twice.
Wang Zhong hurried forward, took the letter and handed it to Li Chengqian.
Li Chengqian was also a little confused. Li Shen seldom wrote to him unless he got into trouble. Thinking of this, Li Chengqian's hand holding the envelope trembled.
As he opened the letter, Li Chengqian's expression became more and more interesting. At the end, Li Chengqian put the letter down, rubbed his chin, and subconsciously tapped the table with his other hand.
"Three hundred and fifty thousand strings of cash..." Li Chengqian murmured.
This letter is the one Li Shen wrote to Li Chengqian about transporting copper coins. I have 300,000 copper coins that I don’t need. Do you want them?
The remaining 50,000 strings of cash was what Li Shen wanted in exchange for the nearly 20,000 captives, using the Crown Princess' birthday as an excuse.
The palace maid brought the food and placed it in front of Li Chengqian.
While Wang Zhong was serving Li Chengqian his meal, he reminded him:
"Your Highness, you may have your meal."
Upon hearing this, Li Chengqian looked at the meat on the plate, then at the letter in his hand, and suddenly put the letter into the charcoal brazier beside him, with a firm expression as if he had made some kind of decision.
He took the wine glass handed to him by Wang Zhong and drank it all in one gulp.
"Fortune and honor are sought in danger, do it!!"
(I’m going back to Chang’an.)