When senior border generals come back from the border and freshen up at home, they should hand a note to the emperor and report the border affairs. If the emperor wants to summon him, he will go to the palace to ask; if not, the eunuch will send a message.

Return home.

So Fu Yunkai ate a few mouthfuls of rice in a hurry, rinsed his mouth and then entered the palace.

It was noon at this time, and Xiao Ge was correcting the memorial. When he heard Fu Yunkai's return, he summoned him to see him. After asking a few questions and showing concern for the border officers, he asked Fu Yunkai to retreat.

"Do you know where His Highness is?" Fu Yunkai asked his entourage after leaving the palace.

The entourage knew that every time Fu Yunkai came back from the border, after meeting the emperor, he would go to Xiao Lingpu for a drink and a chat.

However, when the soldiers returned from the border, they could not contact the prince first before meeting the emperor, so he waited for Fu Yun to enter the palace before sending someone to inquire about Xiao Lingpu's whereabouts.

"Sir, I just sent someone to inquire about the Second Highness's courtyard. I heard that the Second Highness and the Fifth Highness are currently in a teahouse in the south of the city," he said.

"Teahouse?" Fu Yunkai was very surprised.

Xiao Lingpu was a very self-disciplined and diligent person. He never indulged in sexual activities. He was either doing business or reading books and practicing martial arts every day. He had very strict requirements on himself.

He would never set foot in places like teahouses and theaters. According to him, "If I have that time, I might as well read a few more pages of books, take a few more boxing trips, and go to the market more often."

Understand people’s livelihood and sentiments”.

He himself was like this, so he had stricter requirements on his younger brother. He was afraid that Xiao Lingyan would go astray and become a royal dandy, so Xiao Lingyan was not allowed to go to such a place.

"There are quite a few teahouses in the south of the city. Do you know where they are specifically?" he asked.

"I know. His Royal Highness's concierge gave me the detailed address."

The attendant reported an address.

Fu Yunkai understood now: "Isn't this the address on the invitation card that Yun Lang gave me? Could it be that the Western hourglass is sold in this teahouse?"

The attendant nodded: "That should be it."

Fu Yunkai got on his horse and said, "Let's go, lead the way."

The group went to the south of the city.

After arriving in the south of the city, after walking for a while, the entourage pointed to a two-story shop and said to Fu Yun: "Sir, this is a shop that has been very prosperous recently. It sells safes. Madam also bought a safe a few days ago.

Jewelry title deed. I heard that this shop was opened by the emperor."

Fu Yunkai took a look and saw a plaque hanging on the door of the shop, with three characters written in flying colors on it: Baoningxuan. It was signed by Xiao Ge.

However, it was only afternoon at this time, and other shops were still open for business, but the Baoningxuan was closed.

He asked: "Why don't you open the door?"

"Business is so good." The attendant smiled, "His store only provides a dozen safes every day. People who want to buy safes have people queuing up before dawn. Less than a quarter of an hour after opening the door, more than a dozen safes are available.

All the safes were sold out. When there is no more goods to sell, why are the shopkeepers and clerks still guarding the empty shop? They will naturally close it."

Fu Yunkai never cared about these things. Even though the shop was opened by the emperor and his mother bought one, he didn't care.

But after hearing this, he also became curious: "What kind of cabinet is being sold? Why are so many people buying it?"

"It's an iron cabinet with a new style of lock installed. Back then..." The attendant vividly recounted the grand opening ceremony in front of Dali Temple some time ago.

"Although the price is not cheap, it is not a problem to buy one and use it for dozens or hundreds of years. Who doesn't have something valuable to put away? In addition, this business belongs to the emperor, so the dignitaries in the capital come to buy it.

"

Xiao Lingyan looked back and wondered: "According to what you said, this cabinet has been sold for a while, right? There are so many wealthy families in the capital who want to buy this kind of safe?"

Could it be that all the wealthy families in the capital are so rich that each family needs more than a dozen safes to store gold, silver and jewelry?

"Hey, isn't this a comparison? It would be fine if this safe were sold open. Isn't it difficult to buy? Those who buy it will naturally be proud of it, and they should always show it and talk about it."

The entourage laughed: "Those aristocratic families have three or four generations living under the same roof, and there are many people in the family. The concubines below the old man saw that they had bought a big house. Do you want to buy a second house? The fifth young lady saw the third young lady.

She bought a safe to store her dowry, should she buy one too, lest others think she has a worthless dowry and laugh at her?"

"When outsiders see it, the wealthy and powerful people in the capital are buying it. If I have one, which can not only hold things, but also give me a lot of dignity, then I have to find a way to buy a few more. Isn't the business in this shop booming?

?”

Fu Yunkai was speechless.

When Fu Yunkai was a child, he lived with his parents at the border and suffered several hardships. When he was eight years old, his father was promoted and his family moved to the capital. He stayed with his mother in the capital for a year.

Brought to the border.

So what Fu Yunkai saw and came into contact with on a daily basis were the soldiers at the border and the poor people there. He couldn't stand the extravagant customs in the capital.

But I don’t like it, and it’s hard to criticize. After all, everyone has their own way of living. Besides, being heard is also a troublesome thing.

He didn't want to talk about it anymore, so he looked forward and asked, "Is this the street? Which house is it specifically?"

Another boy was afraid of missing the place, so he kept looking around.

At this moment, he pointed to the front and said, "Master, we're here."

The plaque on the house was covered with red cloth, but there were two guards standing in front of the gate. They were the ones who usually followed Xiao Lingpu. Fu Yunkai's people were all familiar with them.

The two guards also saw them. Seeing Fu Yunkai dismounting, they quickly stepped forward and saluted: "General Fu, are you back?"

Fu Yunkai threw the horse rope to his entourage and asked, "Are the Second and Fifth Highnesses inside?"

"Yes, yes." One of the guards said, "I'll lead General Fu in."

Fu Yunkai followed him in and turned around the screen at the door. He saw Xiao Lingpu and Xiao Lingyan at a glance. They were facing away from the door, pointing at the table and talking about something.

Fu Yunkai walked over and called the two of them.

"You're back?" Xiao Lingpu was surprised, "I guess you should be home in the next few days."

The three of them exchanged pleasantries for a while, then Fu Yunkai pointed upstairs and downstairs and said, "Your Highness, what are you doing?"

"Didn't Yun Lang tell you? This is a deal I made." Xiao Lingyan said with a smile.

Xiao Lingpu saw that his friend was unclear, so he led him upstairs, found a box to sit down, asked for tea and snacks, and explained the auction to him in detail.
Chapter completed!