amaotonovel Chapter 138 Collecting Gold Again
Chapter 138 Collecting Gold Again
Murong Hao was thinking about whether to tell his mother and concubine about the girl's existence, but suddenly he thought of what the girl had just said to him outside the city gate. Now she was afraid of facing his father, the emperor, his mother and his concubine, so she swallowed the words. He smiled happily and said:
"Mother and concubine, my son and I will be happy to be able to return to the capital and see our father and mother and concubine often." He lied randomly and spoke naturally.
"Hao'er lied. When you first returned to Beijing, you often went to the palace to see your mother and concubine. Now you only visit the palace once in a long time. Are you going to lie to your mother and concubine? What on earth made you change like this?" Concubine Rong Guizhen looked at him. It's just perfunctory and not good-tempered.
"How dare I lie to my mother and concubine? Something good happened today." He changed the subject.
"Oh, what a good thing, please tell mother, don't show off." Concubine Rong was really curious about what good thing her son could do that could change his appearance.
"Today I and my friends discovered a giant iron mine in the eastern suburbs. I informed my father. Now the Minister of Industry is going to verify it. The results will be available later." He said happily.
"Seriously? Hao'er discovered a giant iron mine, what did your father say?" Concubine Rong was extremely surprised at this moment.
"My father did not express his position. He said that he should accompany his mother and concubine for dinner first, and then send him to the imperial study later." He said warmly.
"The discovery of a giant iron mine is a big deal. Your father must be very happy. I, Hao'er, have made a great contribution. Remember to ask your father to give you a reward." Concubine Rong did not forget to remind her.
"Okay, don't worry, concubine. I'll take care of it. I'm hungry. Concubine, do you have dinner for me?" After being with the girl for a long time, he will make people happy, including his concubine.
"Yes, yes, of course there is. Aunt Liang will pass on the meal." Concubine Rong smiled brightly and ordered Aunt Liang.
"Yes, old slave, go right away."
When Murong Hao came over today, Concubine Rong had people prepare the dishes that he had loved since he was a child. She kept picking up the dishes for him. She said happily:
"Hao'er, you are not young anymore. You will be 26 years old in one month. Would you like to have a birthday party for you at the Changchun Palace?"
"Birthday banquet? Doesn't the mother and concubine not like these banquets, and the children don't like them either, so let's not do it. The mother and concubine can just give the children gifts." He refused, he disliked these banquets the most.
"Haoer asks for a gift from his mother? The sun is out in the west. You would never do this." Concubine Rong found that her son was very different today.
"Concubine, don't you want to give me a birthday gift?" A smile broke out from the corners of his lips.
"That's not true. Just say what Hao'er wants, and I will give you whatever my mother and concubine can give." It was rare that her son asked for a gift, and she would definitely give it to him.
"Then the mother-in-law should give gold as a gift. My son likes gold?" he said while eating his meal.
"Like gold? Hao'er, are you short of money? You manage the Eastern Royal Forest Army and the military machine room. You have a lot of money, right? When did you like gold? Did Mother and Concubine hear you right?"
Concubine Rong probed Murong Hao's forehead to see if he had a fever. Today, her Hao'er was a little abnormal. He really didn't look like the Hao'er she remembered.
"Mother, the silver in the moon is the silver in the moon. The prince's palace has raised so many servants, and there are many properties in hand, all of which require gold. I know that my mother is most in need of gold, so why don't you give me gold as a gift? .”
He knew that his mother-in-law could be said to be the most gold-rich concubine in the entire harem.
"Hao'er, is there something wrong with your property?" Concubine Rong asked in confusion.
"No, what can go wrong? The housekeepers I have found are all top-notch. I like gold now. It depends on whether my mother and concubine are willing to give it away." He couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips.
"Okay, now that we've talked about it, it's really unreasonable for my mother not to give you gold. How much do you want?" Concubine Rong said with great wealth.
"Mother and concubine, please send it away. I don't know how much mother and concubine's treasury is?" He looked at his mother and concubine with a smile.
"You, Hao'er, have never acted coquettishly in front of my mother and concubine before begging for anything. Are you lying? Let my mother and concubine see."
After saying that, she raised her hand and pulled Murong Hao's face again and again.
"Ah, my concubine hurts... it hurts, concubine, why is this happening?" Murong Hao was eating when she grabbed his face and he was shocked.
"My Hao'er used to be as cold as ice. Today, the mother-in-law wants to see if you are wearing a human skin mask. Is it a fake Hao'er?" The more Concubine Rong looked at the son in front of her today, the less he looked like her previous son.
"Concubine, then look carefully."
Murong Hao stretched his handsome face in front of Concubine Rong.
Concubine Rong looked again and again and found nothing suspicious. She smiled:
"Well, it is indeed my Hao'er. Now I can joke with my mother-in-law. It's great that my mother-in-law saw you when you were a child. My mother-in-law is happy now. Let's do this. On your birthday, my mother-in-law will give you twenty thousand taels of gold. , but there are conditions." She would not give the 20,000 taels of gold in vain.
Murong Hao's eyes shone when he heard the twenty thousand taels of gold. His mother-in-law was indeed rich, so she easily gave him the twenty thousand taels of gold. He wanted to give it to the girl. This damn girl would only be truly happy when she received the gold. The twenty thousand taels were considered his gift to her.
He asked curiously:
"Concubine, what are the conditions?"
"The condition is very simple. On your birthday, your mother-in-law will host a birthday banquet for you, and she will select the daughters of dignitaries from the capital to attend the birthday banquet. It is equivalent to this banquet being your meeting banquet. You also The boss is no longer young, it’s time to get a wife.”
"Mother, the birthday banquet can be held. Forget about the reunion banquet. It wastes people and money, so it takes a lot of effort." He didn't like the reunion banquet.
"That won't work, unless you don't want the 20,000 taels of gold?" Concubine Rong threatened him.
Murong Hao was speechless. He had been tricked by his mother and concubine. Forget it, for the sake of twenty thousand taels of gold, he could bear it. At worst, he could just not look at those noble ladies at the wedding banquet.
So he smiled and said:
"Okay, then listen to my mother and concubine and remember to give my son twenty thousand taels of gold on his birthday."
"As long as Hao'er attends the banquet, my mother-in-law will naturally give it to you."
"Okay, it's a deal."
Not long after the two of them finished their dinner, the father-in-law outside came to send a message, telling Murong Hao to come to the imperial study.
Murong Hao happily left Changchun Palace and walked straight to the imperial study.
As soon as I entered the Imperial Study Room, I heard the Emperor Long Yan was so happy that he laughed out loud:
"Haha, God bless our country, Dongsheng, to discover such a huge iron ore. It's great."
After saying that, he saw Murong Hao entering the imperial study room.
Murong Hao was about to salute when he heard his angry voice:
"Hao'er, there's no need to salute. Come and listen to what Li Yan, Minister of Industry, has to say."
Li Yan listened to the order and said seriously:
"I have just gone to the field with 500 exploration officials from the Ministry of Industry to investigate. It is really an excellent iron mine, and it is an above-ground mine that is very easy to mine. We made a rough calculation and found that the deposit is very large and stretches over several mountains. Mountain, the reserves are very large, I dare not say anything about the specific reserves, but according to discussions between twenty of us, this iron ore has at least 1000- million tons."
The emperor listened to it again and was still very happy. He stood at the top and walked around happily. Then he looked at Murong Hao and said:
"Hao'er, this result is basically consistent with what you said. You have made great achievements this time. What reward do you want?"
Murong Hao looked at Li Yan beside him and signaled Murong Yuan to tell him to step back.
The emperor understood and said loudly:
"Li Yan, please step back first. You will start mining iron ore in the near future."
"Yes, I will retire."
After speaking, Li Yan walked out of the imperial study.
Murong Yuan looked at Murong Hao and said happily:
"When you leave, tell me what reward you want."
"My son is here to ask for a reward for the miracle doctor. She only likes gold. Father, just look at the reward." He came today to ask for a reward for the girl. He was very direct.
"Oh? This man is quite interesting. He has excellent medical skills and can also prospect for mines. He is really a rare talent. Is he willing to become an official?" Murong Yuan became more and more curious about the miracle doctor he was talking about.
"Back to my father, I have asked her, but she is not willing. She likes freedom."
Murong Hao did not want his girl to become an official. Although there was a precedent for women to become officials in Dongsheng State, she was his future princess and could not become an official. He did not want her to be too tired. His girl could be free.
"Oh, there is no need to feel sorry for such a person. He only likes gold?" Murong Yuan said regretfully.
"Yes, she only likes gold."
"Well, the discovery of iron ore is a major event that benefits the country and the people. As the king of a country, I can't let him suffer, so I will reward him with fifty thousand taels of gold."
"My son, I would like to thank my father for my friend. I wonder if my father can reward me tonight?"
Murong Yuan was happy today because he discovered a giant iron mine, and he could easily agree to Murong Hao's request.
"Of course, Eunuch Li, go to the treasury and get 50,000 taels of gold for Hao'er."
"Yes, old slave, let's do it now!"
Murong Yuan looked at Murong Hao again and said:
"How do you get so much gold back home?"
"My son, just ask the secret guards in my house to come and get it." He was happy in his heart, but his expression remained calm.
Just listen to Murong Hao's instructions to Tian Yi:
"Tianyi, go and bring half of the palace's secret guards into the palace to get the gold."
"Yes, my subordinate will do it now."
After saying that, Tianyi left the imperial study room.
Murong Yuan sat at the top and looked at Murong Hao. The more he looked at it, the more he liked it. He found that such a huge iron mine was not hidden secretly. If it were other princes, they would not necessarily tell his father. The look in his eyes when he looked at Murong Hao changed. Changed again, I don’t know what I was thinking about.
I saw him asking Murong Hao:
"Hao'er, if you find the iron mine and report your merits, I will also reward you. Tell me what you want?"
Just listen to Murong Hao slowly say...