Chapter 180: Little Prince【13】
Qi Yuan mixed private goods in the conversation, and revealed Lu Wan's desire to open a branch in the capital.
Before he could ask for help bluntly, Yuan Jia said with satisfaction: "My younger brother and sister are coming to the capital to open a branch? What kind of hot pot is that, right? It tastes pretty good and it tastes interesting. If you don't mind, I'd like to take part in it. "
Qi Yuan didn't understand why Yuan Jia said that he was a ginseng, but he actually wanted to help them.
Otherwise, it would not just be a part of the ingredients, he would not pay a penny, and no one would dare to speak up if he took the formula away.
And the dignified little prince, would he care about this little money? Obviously trying to help them in this way.
Yuelai Restaurant has members of Yuan Jiashen, which is equivalent to relying on his backing. Who dares to provoke him in the capital? Even the prince is not willing to provoke the little prince who is deeply favored by the emperor.
Qi Yuan said gratefully: "Thank you little prince, I don't need this money, I'll give you half of it..."
Yuan Jia raised his hand and said with a smile: "I'm not short of money, you don't need to send me money. If you agree to participate, you will participate in the membership, and you will be 10%. I don't want any more."
Qi Yuan had no choice but to keep this kindness in his heart and not repeat it.
Qi Yuan was left by Yuan Jia in the palace of the eldest princess and had a feast before leaving.
Back in a small courtyard that Qi Lu and the Lu family bought together in the capital, Lu Wan saw him coming back with a smell of alcohol, and asked with concern, "Brother Qi, are you alright?"
Qi Yuan just drank two glasses of wine on the feast to warm up his body. The wine smell was heavy but he didn't drink much. It was the smell of wine that came out when he was cooking that stained his clothes, which made the wine smell strong.
He was helped by Lu Wan and sat down, and smiled at her: "I went to visit the little prince at the eldest princess' mansion today, and he said that he would like to have a share in Yuelai Restaurant."
Lu Wan asked in surprise, "Really?"
Qi Yuan smiled and nodded.
Lu Wan hugged him excitedly and said happily, "Brother Qi, thank you for doing this for me."
When Yuan Jia met Qi Yuan in Qingyang County, Lu Wan was there. Later, the two got engaged, and when they talked about it again, Qi Yuan told both his true identity and Yuan Jia's identity. Lu Wan.
Lu Wan knew that Qi Yuan didn't want to ask the little prince for help, but now she took the initiative to seek help from the little prince for her career. Although it might be to bow down and be soft, it would be detrimental to his dignity, but for him it was a lot of determination.
It was because of knowing this that Lu Wan was even more moved.
On the second day, Yuan Jia sent someone to look for Qi Yuan, handing over the money for the shareholding and a deed of the shop. It was a shop in a prime location, which was very suitable for Lu Wan's branch of Yuelai Restaurant. The head office in Yangxian County is large.
After reading the deed of the shop, Qi Yuan returned the money, and said, "Tell the little prince for me that the value of this shop far exceeds the amount of money, so the money is not needed, and the little prince has the share. Also changed to 50%.”
Qi Yuan's decision was also approved by Lu Wan. Anyway, it's just this branch in the capital, and half of it goes out. It's a good deal to get a backer as big as the little prince.
Moreover, the relationship also needs to be maintained. If they have been greedy and demanded, one day the little prince will be unhappy and abandon them, then it will be difficult for them to gain a foothold in this capital.
Qi Yuan and Lu Wan are both sensible and not greedy people. After Yuan Jia received the reply, she smiled and did not reject Qi Yuan, but just sent someone to help Lu Wan get through the relationship and let her open the shop all the way.
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Lu Wan's Yuelai Restaurant was booming in the capital, because the news that this restaurant had Xiaowang's stake in the restaurant had already been spread privately. In the days when it opened, many dignitaries came to cheer, and they wanted to give her The little prince left a good impression.
Since Yuan Jia took a stake in Yuelai Restaurant, he naturally wouldn't show up on the opening day. Unfortunately, the crown prince couldn't come out of the palace, so he went to join him alone today.
As soon as he appeared in Yuelai Restaurant, most of the diners in the restaurant were excited.
These diners came to cheer on Yuan Jia's face. Their purpose was to be familiar with Yuan Jia today.
Although no one dared to disturb Yuan Jia at will, Yuan Jia walked by, and these people saluted one after another. The chicken thief said his name when saluting, wanting to be familiar or familiar in front of Yuan Jia.
Yuan Jia smiled and nodded to everyone, then walked directly in front of Qi Yuan and Lu Wan, took the congratulatory gift from the servant behind him, and gave it to them: "I wish you a great opening."
Qi Yuan said, "Thank you, little prince."
Lu Wan also saluted Yuan Jia: "Thank you little prince, please go upstairs, there is a quiet independent box on the third floor."
Yuan Jia nodded and followed them to the third floor.
Since it was the opening day, Lu Wan's owner must be very busy, so Yuan Jia only left Qi Yuan to eat hot pot with him.
Yuan Jia didn't stay too long, because when he was eating hot pot, many powerful children who thought they were qualified to visit him came to ask for him, which annoyed him so much that he left as soon as he finished eating hot pot.
After Yuan Jia left, the business of Yuelai Restaurant was not so hot. The dignitaries who came to him before exited, but the popularity increased. Those who did not have access to Yuan Jia's level saw those dignitaries unexpectedly. If I came to this restaurant to cheer, I would naturally know that there are people behind this restaurant. With one floor and one floor, the business of Lu Wan's branch has been very good, and it has opened up a situation in this highly competitive place in the capital.
Yuan Jia returned to Princess Chang's mansion with the smell of hot pot, and was sniffed by Princess Xihua, she asked, "Where did you go to, and get such a smell? Shouldn't you be eating again? What kind of hot pot is that?"
A few years ago, Yuan Jia came back from Qingyang County and asked the cook to make him hot pot and eat it himself.
However, Princess Xihua disliked the taste of hot pot, and she was sweating profusely after eating.
But Yuanjia likes to eat hot pot when it's cold, so Princess Xihua knew it was hot pot as soon as she smelled it.
Yuan Jia said: "This is my friend's fiancee who opened a restaurant in Beijing, Yuelai, and there is hot pot in it. I'm here to join in the opening today."
Princess Xihua didn't care what kind of friends Yuan Jia made, she focused on "friend's fiancee".
"How old is your friend? He already has a fiancée. He must be getting married soon. When will you find a daughter-in-law for Ben Gong?"
Yuan Jia, who has become an older leftover man, was again urged to marry online by his mother, Princess Xihua.
Yuan Jia secretly scolded himself for being quick-mouthed. Before speaking, he wondered if there were any sensitive words in his words, but now it's okay...
He listened to Princess Xihua's marriage urging with a blank face, and when she stopped to drink tea, he seized the opportunity and ran away: "Mother, I still have official business to deal with, first quit."
Princess Xihua stared furiously at the back of his escape.
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After the Chunwei meeting was over, Yuan Jia paid special attention to it after the ranking was released. Qiyuan High School ranked third.
If you want to come to the palace test, the top five should not be able to run.
I just don't know if the prince has mentioned Qi Yuan's identity to the emperor. If the emperor knows that Qi Yuan is the former prince of Changning Hou, I don't know if it will affect Qi Yuan's ranking in the palace exam.
Of course, the ranking of the palace test is not a simple matter of looking at the talent of the article. Unless your article is so brilliant that it is good enough to compare other articles to scum, it is generally difficult to distinguish the absolute superiority.
Then the ranking of the top few in the palace examination will take into account the background and position of the candidates.
For example, the top three in the top 1 must have children from aristocratic families as well as children from poor families. It is impossible not to have children from aristocratic families, and it is impossible to have no children from poor families. This will break the balance in the court.
If the emperor knew Qi Yuan's true identity, it would be difficult to determine whether Qi Yuan would be regarded as a son of a noble family or a disciple of a poor family.
After the end of the palace exam, Qi Yuan High School ranked second.
Yuan Jia personally came to congratulate him, and also gave him a congratulatory gift from a house near the Hanlin Academy.
Qi Yuan was very grateful for Yuan Jia's help many times, and his relationship with him became closer and closer.
Because both Qi Yuan and Lu Wan's parents and relatives were in the capital, Qi Yuan brought it to marry Lu Wan during the holiday after the palace exam, and the house that Yuan Jia gave happened to be a new house.
As he said in the waterside pavilion that day, Qi Yuan sent an invitation, and Yuan Jia came to attend their wedding banquet in person.
His Royal Highness, who originally wanted to come but couldn't, could only ask Yuan Jia to hand over a congratulatory gift for him.
When allocating official positions, the top three in the top three are directly appointed as officials and do not need to take the exam.
Qi Yuan, who should have been admitted to the Hanlin Academy at the second place, never thought that the emperor would actually order him to enter the Zhanshi Mansion of the Eastern Palace and directly label him the prince.
The system of the Eastern Palace is quite complete, which is equivalent to a simplified version of the imperial court.
If the prince succeeds in ascending the throne in the future, Qi Yuan will naturally have a bright future as an official of the Zhan Shifu, but if the prince fails to ascend the throne smoothly, he will not have a future.
Qi Yuan was shocked, and after thinking of the pros and cons, he couldn't smile.
He originally wanted to climb up slowly, and didn't mean to get involved in the prince's battle, but now he couldn't help but stand in the prince's team.
Yuan Jia was also very surprised when he learned of Qi Yuan's appointment, and asked the prince specifically if he asked the emperor to send Qi Yuan over.
The prince said that he had not mentioned Qi Yuan to the emperor.
Yuan Jia knew that it was the emperor who knew that Qi Yuan had come to visit him at the eldest princess' mansion that day.
As for the emperor's intention for this move, Yuan Jia had some guesses, but he wasn't sure.
Yuan Jia explained the inside story to Qi Yuan and comforted him: "It's not a bad thing, the prince's position is stable, you can do errands well after you go to Zhan Shifu. ."
As for the possibility of the prince being pulled down by other princes, it is not impossible, but Yuan Jia seems to be very unlikely.
Because the battle between the prince and other princes is under the control of the emperor, the battle is controlled within a certain range.
Yuan Jia saw that the emperor's uncle was very sober, and he didn't arouse the ambitions of other princes too much. He just used other princes as the whetstone for the prince. Nor will the whetstone be hated by the knife.
Although the prince and other princes have battles, it is a healthy competition. The relationship is not good, but it is not to the point of incompatibility.