Chapter 490: The Old Duke

In the morning, the dawn sun had just risen. Facing the rising sun, Chen Changsheng sat in front of a bun shop with rhubarb...

"Boss, please bring three drawers of meat buns and a bowl of hot soup!"

"Okay, here we come!"

"Three drawers of meat buns and a bowl of hot soup!"

The boss smiled, brought the steamed buns and hot soup, and gently placed them in front of Chen Changsheng.

"Haha, these two drawers are yours, and this drawer is mine!"

"Hmm...it still smells familiar!"

Chen Changsheng had already swallowed a meat bun in just three bites, and wiped the juice from his mouth with satisfaction...

"Sir, from what you're saying, have you ever eaten our steamed buns before? But I don't think they're cool?" the boss said with a smile.

"Haha, I've eaten it before... Your bun shop has been passed down for more than a hundred years, right?" Chen Changsheng said with a smile.

Yes, more than a hundred years ago, Chen Changsheng often ate steamed buns here...

"No, this bun shop has been passed down from my great-grandfather's generation. I heard that at that time, it was not Daqian, but Dazhouli!"

"At that time, I heard my grandpa say that there was a big shot at that time who loved to eat our steamed buns!" the boss said proudly.

"Haha, Old Man Bao, you've been bragging for so many years, who knows if it's true or not?" A diner on the side laughed.

"That's right, how can a real big shot care about these country snacks? What they eat are all delicacies, cooked by the imperial chef!" Another diner followed.

"Who says I'm bragging? That's what my grandpa said. He also said that when the big shot was eating steamed buns, well... he was just like this person, he always liked to bring a big yellow dog with him..." The boss pointed at Chen Changsheng and Dahuang argued.

"You're just bragging. It's been almost a hundred years since the founding of the Great Qian Dynasty. Who knows about the big figures in the Great Zhou Dynasty you mentioned?"

"Tell me which big shot in this dynasty has come to eat your steamed buns?"

"Oh, don't talk about Captain Jia from the Chengmen Building. We all know that he is your son-in-law!" A diner laughed.

"Haha, Captain Jia also has more than ten soldiers under his command. If he were in other places, he could be considered a figure. Unfortunately, this is the capital, and there are countless princes and nobles!" Another diner answered.

"Who said that no big shot in this dynasty has ever come to our house to eat steamed buns?"

"Do you know about the first Duke Rong Guo? He brought the old Duke to our house to eat steamed buns!" the boss said with a blushing face.

"We don't know who the first Duke Rong was, but we do know the old Duke. It's a pity..."

"Yes, after the old Duke passed away, the Rongguo Palace..."

"Shut up, if you want to die, don't hold us back!"

"Do you have the brains to say anything?"

Suddenly, the surrounding diners, as if they were afraid of being infected by the plague, hurriedly threw down a few coins, turned around and left without eating the remaining buns.

The person who spoke also turned red. After throwing away a few pieces of his companions, he hid his face and left...

"Boss, what did they say? Why did they all run away suddenly and didn't even eat?" Chen Changsheng asked in surprise.

"Hey, guest officer, you...you should leave quickly. You all blame me and my bad mouth. Why should I mention my old prince..."

"It's over, it's over, it's all over now..."

"My ancestral century-old store..."

The boss slumped down on the ground, as if he was mourning for his concubine, and even lost his energy...

"Boss, what are you doing? Didn't you just mention the old prince? Why are you afraid of being like this?" Chen Changsheng ate the steamed buns and drank the hot soup slowly, making sizzling sounds... …

"Sir, are you from out of town?" the boss said.

"That's right... I just came back from overseas!" Chen Changsheng said with a smile.

"Then you don't know something...this old prince..."

As the boss spoke, he quickly glanced around, and then said: "I can't mention it, it's a taboo..."

"taboo?"

"It's just a person's name, what can't be mentioned?"

"Oh, by the way, the old Duke you just mentioned...is his name Pan Hua?" Chen Changsheng asked casually.

Lord Rongguo!

If he remembered correctly, before he left that year, Pan Hua was granted the title of Rong Guogong, and his father, Pan Wu, was posthumously granted the title of Rong Guogong.

"Sir, you don't dare to mention the name of the old prince..." the boss said quickly.

"Haha, I looked around just now. When the diners left, someone stared at this place with evil eyes... Could it be because they mentioned the old Duke?" Chen Changsheng asked.

"What? It's over... That must be someone from the Tsing Yi Guard..."

"It's all over now!" The boss was so frightened that he collapsed on the ground...

"What exactly is the situation? Boss, tell me carefully. Maybe... I can save you?" Chen Changsheng said with a smile.

"You? Save me?"

"I have offended the Tsing Yi Guard. Who else can save me besides His Majesty?" the boss said with a sad face.

"Tsing Yi Guard...what kind of organization is this?"

"As for whether I can save you...do you know what this is?"

Chen Changsheng said, took out a golden token and waved it in front of the boss...

"This is..." the boss said doubtfully.

"This is called the Golden Order Arrow. If you take this out, you can represent the emperor. Do you think I can save you?" Chen Changsheng said.

"You...are you serious?" The boss was a little suspicious...

This person is really strange...

Even the Qingyi Guards don't know about it, but there is a golden order?

This golden order, can't it be fake?

Forging a golden order is definitely a capital crime punishable by the death of nine generations of the clan!

"If you find it, it is real!" Chen Changsheng said with a smile.

This thing is of course real!

And it was given to him by Ye Qing, the founding emperor of the Dagan Kingdom!

I just don't know if the royal family still recognizes this thing after nearly a hundred years...

"Okay, I believe you!" The boss stood up and said.

Believe it or not, it's meaningless...

Because he saw several people in green clothes around him, staring at him, and also saw the golden order in Chen Changsheng's hand...

Whether it is real or fake, the Qingyi Guards will never let him go!

"Then tell me... What's the matter with the old Duke?" Chen Changsheng asked.

"Speaking of the old Duke, that's really the truth!" The boss said, giving a thumbs up, and then continued: "He is truly a great man who can stabilize the country with both civil and military power!"

Then he described the old Duke's achievements.

What about leading troops to quell rebellions, supporting the crown prince, reducing taxes, etc. In short, he was praised as a flower, and he was a veteran of three dynasties since the founding of the country!

And he is particularly long-lived...

He has sent away several sons and even grandsons, but this old Duke is said to be still in good health!

However, in recent years, he has been in trouble. He is disliked by the new emperor, and he is under house arrest. He even confined all the people of the Pan family in the Duke's Mansion...

Rumor has it!

As long as the old Duke is alive, the Rong Duke's Mansion is still alive.

Once the old Duke dies, the entire Rong Duke's Mansion will be buried with him...