Steel Dynasty - Chapter 98

[Chapter 98 Dinner]

“Fifteen million taels!”

Princess Pingyang almost stood up in shock.

Xiao Ming nodded silently.

Her expression stiffened for a moment, and Princess Pingyang sneered and said, “You can’t tell, King Qi is now rich.”

“Compared to my aunt, I’m still far behind. It is said that my aunt has a lot of assets in Chang’an City.” Xiao Ming flattered. One sentence, “Then Auntie looks at this…”

“Well, since you have already made agreements with many businessmen, Auntie can’t force others to do anything, but can you prepare some for Auntie to bring to the emperor and the empress in the harem?”

She originally thought. The method of making this glass was obtained, but after Xiao Ming said this, she was not willing to take the risk of offending so many people.

After all, Xiao Ming has received money from others. If this matter is all passed on to her, it will be difficult for her to deal with those people in Chang’an. Xiao Ming is far away from the sky, but she has to deal with these people every day.

Princess Pingyang was so greedy, which surprised Xiao Ming. He knew that she must have secretly provoked Xiao Wenxuan to agree to this matter.

Because the letter from Concubine Zhen made it very clear that Xiao Wenxuan was very happy and praised him, and did not mention asking Xiao Ming for the glass technology.

But for him, Princess Pingyang’s greed is what he can take advantage of. He is not afraid of a person’s shortcomings, but is afraid of a person’s invulnerability.

“That’s not a problem.” Xiao Ming said, “But my nephew has a better way.”

Princess Pingyang was a little unhappy because she couldn’t get the glass technology. At this time, she also lacked interest and said lazily: “What can I do?”

“How about I give my aunt the status of a senior member? This is worth millions of silver.” Xiao Ming said with a smile.

When Princess Pingyang heard this, her face immediately showed joy, “You still love your aunt the most, this matter is settled.” She was afraid that Xiao Ming would regret it.

“That’s natural.” Xiao Ming said with a smile, thinking that this member was just a freebie. He would get whatever quota he had, and he would not suffer. On the contrary, after joining the membership, Princess Pingyang would purchase goods from him. On the contrary, he can make money from her.

Everyone thought about their own thoughts, Xiao Ming asked Zi Wan to arrange the banquet. Princess Ping’an had arrived, and according to etiquette, she should also invite local officials and wealthy families to come to see her.

It’s just that Xiao Ming’s palace has neither a singer nor a dancer, so he had to send someone to the Wang family and the Qin family to borrow them.

That night, there was a loud sound of silk and bamboo in the Qi Palace. The Wang family, the Qin family, the Sun family, and the Wei family all arrived at the Qi Palace. At the same time, Pang Yukun and other Qingzhou officials were also present.

With Princess Pingyang here, this dinner will naturally not be as chaotic as the Wang family’s banquet, but will be orderly.

At this time, Xiao Ming and Princess Pingyang were sitting in the first place, followed by Pang Yukun, followed by Lu Fei, Chen Wenlong and others, and finally the Wang family, Qin family and others.

“King Qi, what is this dish?”

At the banquet, Princess Pingyang was too lazy to enjoy the singing and dancing. These poor singing and dancing were really unbearable for her. In her own palace, these singers and dancers would have been scolded.

The only thing that interested her was these delicacies that she had never seen before.

Although she had tasted countless delicacies in Chang’an, she was still tempted by these delicious dishes.

“This dish is called abalone.” Xiao Ming said.

“Abalone? What is this? Why is it so strange?” Princess Pingyang said in surprise.

Xiao Ming smiled and said: “Auntie, this abalone looks ugly, but it is delicious. Auntie might as well try it.”

In modern times, abalone in the sea was only available to eat after the Song Dynasty, and it was only eaten by people at the beach. Mainlanders can’t eat it.

Since industrial construction got on the right track, Xiao Ming has also devoted part of his energy to improving life.

He inquired about it and found out that no one had ever tried to eat abalone, so when he sent Zhang Liang to Dengzhou to look for a construction site for a coastal shipyard, he asked Zhang Liang to look for abalone.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Liang had someone send him a can of abalone on a fast horse the next day, and said that such things can be found everywhere in the sea.

Suddenly, Xiao Ming could only thank heaven and earth. He came to a place with such rich natural resources, and he didn’t have to worry about eating this seafood.

Still a little afraid to see Princess Pingyang, Xiao Ming picked up an abalone and started eating it.

Suddenly an alluring fragrance wafted out.

Princess Pingyang smelled the sea-flavored aroma, swallowed, hesitated, picked it up and took a bite.

“Well, it’s really delicious.” Princess Pingyang’s hesitant expression turned into surprise.

Xiao Ming took the opportunity to say: “This abalone is not only delicious, but it is also a traditional Chinese medicine and very tonic.”

After saying this, Princess Pingyang ate more.

Then, the dishes were served one after another, such as ground pot chicken, roast duck, etc. Some were dishes from the Chongqing country, and some were modern dishes.

Princess Pingyang was a little dazzled, but she had a great appetite.

Xiao Ming has basically never held a banquet, because no one else has eaten many of the dishes, and they are all vying to eat them at this time.

For a time, singing and dancing became a foil.

However, the person below was different from the others. He was looking at Princess Pingyang with a look of obsession.

This person is none other than the lustful Wang Shijie.

When he was in Chang’an, Princess Pingyang was famous far and wide, and he was one of the people who heard about it. Like other scholars, he also had high hopes that he could be favored by the princess and become a servant of the princess’s palace.

However, by chance, he never had the chance to pick up Princess Pingyang when he was in Chang’an. This opportunity came once in a lifetime, so naturally he felt itchy.

Moreover, Princess Pingyang was Xiao Wenxuan’s younger sister. Now she is only 28 years old. At a youthful age, her whole body exudes a sense of maturity, which is exactly what Wang Shijie loves.

In addition, Princess Pingyang was already outstanding in appearance, so Wang Shijie was stunned to see her.

However, this scene was seen by the golden warrior standing behind Princess Pingyang. This man’s name was Ouyang Mu. He was the instructor of the 400,000 forbidden troops in Chang’an City and was also a fierce general.

Later, Xiao Wenxuan gave Princess Pingyang as a bodyguard. However, according to folklore, Ouyang Mu and Princess Pingyang are also unclear.

“Bold, who are you? How dare you be so presumptuous, come here, get this person!”

Everyone was eating, Ouyang Mu suddenly shouted, and then two golden warriors went around the back of the banquet, each with an arm. Caught Wang Shijie.

Only then did Wang Shijie realize that he had made a big mistake and his face turned pale. It was disrespectful to stare at the princess like this.

Wang Chengchou hadn’t realized what had happened, but when he raised his head, he was also surprised.

Princess Pingyang was talking to Xiao Ming just now. When she saw such a big movement, she said displeasedly: “Ouyang Mu, what’s going on?”

(End of Chapter)