The Southern Kingdom is divided into two prefectures and sixteen prefectures. The imperial palace is built in Jingzhao Prefecture (Kyoto), and another palace is built in Nan Prefecture. As the main county, Kyoto has a lot of land and a lot of money, and it is also a place where dignitaries gather.
It's mid-November, and Kyoto is located in the north. Compared with the wet and cold weather in Qingping County, Qingzhou in the south, the weather here in Kyoto is dry and cold.
Gurgling, grunting, the carriage drove across the official road, making a crunching sound on the snow, leaving behind traces of the carriage.
A small hand lifted up the curtain of the carriage window, and stuck out a small head to look outside. In just a moment, he was shuddered by the cold wind that came in through the gap.
"Jixiang, how many times have I said it, but how could I be so out of touch? The wind was so strong, and I even lifted the curtains, carefully chilling the girl again." A cold and cold voice sounded like the white snow outside the car, ringing in the warm carriage.
"Bai Mei, don't talk about her. It's very warm inside the carriage, and there's a charcoal stove. A little wind won't bother you. I also want to lift the curtains so I can take a look at the scenery outside the window. It's very stuffy after a day's drive."
." In the car, another soft and soft voice sounded, it was Tian Minyan, the master and servant who went to Kyoto to meet the saint.
Tian Minyan was wearing a big cloak and holding a stove in her hand. Her face was a little pale, but she smiled and said to Jixiang: "Lift the curtain and let me take a look."
Jixiang glanced at Baimei timidly, and when he saw Baimei's warning look coming towards him, he quickly avoided it, but did not dare to lift the curtain.
Tian Minyan didn't miss their glances, she couldn't help stroking her forehead and chuckled: "Bai Mei..."
"Girl, there are mountains outside and it's all white. How can there be anything good to see? You haven't recovered from the typhoid fever yet. If you get cold again, the prince will punish us again." Bai Mei did not compromise because of her coquettishness.
, instead he kept a straight face and reasoned.
Although Jixiang was afraid of Baimei, he also felt envious from the bottom of his heart. Sister Baimei never used the word slave when talking to the girl, and she also helped the girl take care of business. This time, it was because of the useless people around the girl that Baimei was
My sister was transferred back from Qingzhou and went to Kyoto with her.
Sister Baimei is older than she and Ruyi, and she is out and about, and has seen a lot of the world. Although she has a cold temper, she is calm and witty. She can tell what the girl wants with just one look, so it is no wonder that the girl wants her to serve her.
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Ji Xiang doesn't know that Tian Minyan is not Bai Mei's maid, she is using Bai Mei as her first personal secretary assistant. Kyoto will be a new stronghold in her business, so she has to bring Bai Mei along to find out first.
son.
There are not many girls in Tian Minyan's family. Bai Mei has a cold temperament, but is calm and cautious. She can often draw inferences from one instance and has a good eye. Although Ji Xiang's temperament is unconventional, she is clever, quite aggressive and has a sharp tongue. It is easiest for such a person to inquire about information.
As for Ruyi, she is more honest and taciturn. Compared to Jixiang, she is not as obedient as to please, but she is very organized, neat and calm in doing things. So this time, she will leave Ruyi by Luo Shi's side to take care of her.
I'm going to take two people with me.
Speaking of yatou, the first one who followed her was actually Xiaoxing. After getting along for a long time, Xiaoxing became just like her sister. Later, after Jixiang and the others came, Xiaoxing mainly stayed with Luo Shi and helped take care of Yaya.
Tian Minyan has already asked Xiaoxing to let her stay with Yaya as the big girl in the future, and now she is also paying the monthly salary given by the big girl.
As life at home gets better and better, there are more things to do and more social activities. Although there are more servants, Tian Minyan still feels that there is not enough manpower. Even around Luo Shi, one or two older adults should be added.
There were maids and nannies, but these people who were close to her had to be carefully selected, so she planned to buy a few more at the beginning of the new year.
Bai Mei was still thinking about it. Tian Minyan stroked her forehead and said sadly, "Bai Mei, I'm already well. It's been a long time coming out, but you don't even let me see the scenery. How can I live my life?"
This stuffiness will make it even harder to get better."
She was also depressed. After going out, she took a carriage and then a boat all the way north. Nothing happened all the way. Once she arrived at the border of Kyoto, she caught a cold wind and had to delay her trip for a day.
When he learned that she had a cold, Qi Shiqi was very upset. He blamed her for slowing down his trip, but secretly he was very nervous. He scolded Bai Mei and Ji Xiang who were serving him and fined her a month's salary.
"Girl..." Bai Mei gritted her teeth and looked at Tian Minyan's sad deer-like eyes. Her heart softened and she said, "Then just watch it for a while." Although she agreed, she still tightened her cloak.
It's extraordinary that the prince got angry.
Tian Minyan nodded hurriedly, and Ji Xiang hung up the curtains. Outside the transparent glass window, the mountains were covered in white. This is the scenery of the North.
"Girl, this mountain is much higher than the mountain behind us." Jixiang said excitedly as he looked at the mountains in the distance.
"We don't call it a mountain, it's just a small hill. It's called a mountain if it stretches for thousands of miles." Tian Minyan curled her lips, thinking of modern mountains, and said: "Let me tell you, there is a place with the highest mountain.
But it’s nearly 9,000 meters high, and not many people have successfully climbed to the top.”
"Really?" Ji Xiang opened his eyes wide and asked, "But girl, nine thousand meters, how high is that?"
Tian Minyan huffed, forgetting that these are measured in terms of feet and feet. She converted in her mind and said, "It's almost 2,700 feet."
Ji Xiang didn't react for a while, but Bai Mei, who often followed the accountant to learn abacus, naturally knew a lot, so she asked: "Girl, where is such a high mountain?"
"Ah?" Tian Minyan's eyes flashed and she said, "I can't remember it either, I just read it in a book." Seeing Bai Mei frowning, she hurriedly changed the subject and said, "It took me a long time to travel.
Is it almost there?"
Seeing that she had changed the subject, Bai Mei didn't ask any more questions. She just hummed along with her words. Before she could say anything, the carriage suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong?" Tian Minyan sat up straight.
Bai Mei immediately said: "Girl, I'll go down and take a look."
"Be careful."
Bai Mei responded and quickly jumped out of the carriage. After a while, she got into the carriage and said: "Girl, we have arrived at Shiliting. There is someone in front to pick up the prince. We should arrive in Kyoto City in a while."
Tian Minyan exclaimed, "I've been running for a month, and I'm finally here."
At this moment, a burst of rapid horse hoofbeats suddenly came from outside, and soon, a delicate voice penetrated the eardrums: "Brother Qi, Ruining is here to take you back to Beijing."
Tian Minyan was startled and signaled Jixiang to open the car window. She looked out and saw a girl in a fiery red cycling outfit standing in the middle of the snow, looking lovingly at Qi Shiqi next to the car.
Since her rebirth, Tian Minyan has met many beauties of all kinds. Among the ones she knows, there are some who are as cold as white plum blossoms, some who are aloof and aloof like the monarch of Hui'an, some who are gentle and graceful like Gentle, and some who are lively and playful like Liang Yunyin from far away in Liaoning.
But this is the first time I have seen such a hot beauty.
She was wearing a fiery red riding suit and black boots, looking neat and tidy. But seeing her oval face with flying eyes, deep-set eye sockets, and long and dense eyelashes, even from such a distance, you could see something like
Feather fans generally cast a layer of shadow.
Her skin is white and snow-skinned, which is common among women. It is even more white and smooth when paired with the fiery red riding clothes. Looking at her hair, it is actually big brown curly hair. There are two braids at the front and are coiled on the back of her head. The hair falls in front of her forehead.
A thumb-sized ruby, against the backdrop of white snow, the ruby is as red as fire.
The girl looked to be no more than fifteen or sixteen years old. She didn't look like a girl from the southern part of the country, but rather a mixed race.
Tian Minyan opened the car window slightly, and the girl's bright voice came in along with the wind: "Brother Qi, I haven't seen you for a long time, and this time I will compete with you in equestrian skills again."
Qi Shiqi didn't seem too surprised by the appearance of the girl in front of him, and said quietly: "Why did you come to Kyoto?"
"Hehe, I came here with my father to congratulate you." The girl winked playfully.
Father?
It seemed that she was either the princess or the princess. Tian Minyan raised her eyebrows, not knowing which prince's daughter she was.
Tian Minyan guessed correctly, this girl was Princess Ruining, the beloved daughter of Prince Ping of the Northern Xinjiang vassal.
The father of Prince Ping, Li Jing, followed Taizu in the war and had outstanding military exploits. After Taizu ascended the throne, he named Li Jing the prince of the opposite sex, named Ping, Prince Ping, and inherited it for five generations. However, Li Jing's son had a weak interest.
He had many wives and concubines, but he only had one son in middle age, Li Xing, who is now Prince Ping.
It was rumored that Li Jing was violent and unruly. He killed the captives and left them soaked in blood for ten days on the street. Perhaps Li Jing killed too much and was punished by God. Only Li Xing would be his son until death, and Li Xing was more
Even though he favored countless wives and concubines, only one exotic beauty gave birth to a daughter for him, which was Princess Ruining.
Originally, the prince's daughter could only be given the title of princess, but the emperor was kind and grateful for the poor health of Li Xing's family, so he named his only daughter Princess Ruining and enjoyed the princess's salary.
And Prince Ping also regarded this hard-won precious daughter as if he were an eyeball. He held it in his hands for fear of melting, and held it in his mouth for fear of melting. No one could touch it, and whoever touched it would die.
So, to put it bluntly, Princess Ruining grew up pampered and pampered. If Prince Ping had no other children, Princess Ruining would probably inherit and become the first female prince of the Great Southern Kingdom, and the future consort would definitely be recruited.
, the first son will inherit the incense of Prince Ping and pass it on.
Therefore, some people say that marrying Princess Ruining is equivalent to marrying the entire Northern Xinjiang. You will not have to worry about food and drink for the rest of your life, and even your whole family will not have to worry about food and drink. Therefore, there are many officials and nobles who covet Ruining in every possible way.
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Ruining also seemed to notice that someone was looking at her. She followed that gaze and saw the curtain of a carriage behind moved. She couldn't help but ask: "Brother Qi, who is that behind?" After saying that, he
I took a step forward and wanted to walk over and take a closer look.
Qi Qi blocked it with his hand and said: "This is the person who came to the capital with this king on orders, let's go."
Ruining's eyes flashed. Although she had doubts in her heart, she didn't pay much attention to it. When she saw Qi Qi Qi entering the carriage, she wanted to follow him, but Yang Guan stepped out of the way. She remembered Qi Qi Qi's rules and hummed.
He made a sound, quickly got on his horse, and did not gallop. He just followed closely beside the carriage. Along the way, he kept talking like a sparrow, but Qi Shiqi didn't respond.
The carriage rumbled into the city gate of Kyoto. Tian Minyan couldn't help but lift the curtain and looked out through the window. She saw that the streets were lined with houses, and the roofs were covered with a layer of snow, as if they were wearing a white hat.
Extremely beautiful.
It was already afternoon, but the streets were still busy. From time to time, some luxurious carriages could be seen passing by. Pedestrians stayed aside, and the shops on both sides had their doors open, welcoming business.
"Girl, Kyoto is indeed extraordinary and lively." Jixiang said excitedly: "Hey, girl, look, there are people playing knives there."
Tian Minyan looked over and saw a man on the street performing a show with a knife. There were many people around him, and they cheered from time to time.
"Girl, girl, look, those ladies are all veiled. Those clothes are so beautiful." Jixiang pointed to a clothing store, where several ladies walked out, all with veils on their faces.
"This is Kyoto, and nine out of ten ladies are ladies. It is no better than in our country. They place great importance on the reputation of ladies, and their appearance cannot be easily seen by men." Tian Minyan said with a faint smile. This was what Hui'an told her.
, when the two of them played together in the past, Hui'an would also tell a lot about what he had learned.
Speaking of Hui'an, she also returned to Kyoto to celebrate the New Year. After learning of the imperial edict, Hui'an originally wanted to wait for her to go to Beijing with her so that she could take care of her, but a letter from home said that her sister-in-law had a nephew, so she took the first step.
After hearing this, Jixiang stuck out his tongue and said, "The rules in Kyoto are really strict."
Bai Mei snorted after hearing this and said: "As you know, when you come to this place, you have to be very alert and don't cause trouble for the girl. There are many noble people here. Whoever you mess with may be the girl."
I can't even save you."
Ji Xiang's face turned pale when he heard this, and he immediately dared not say anything, with a little fear in his eyes.
Tian Minyan shook her head when she saw it and said, "Why do you bother to scare her? As long as we keep a low profile, don't stand out in everything, don't meddle in other people's business, and just take a step back."
"Girl, it's just that you have spoiled her so much. Kyoto is not as good as Yangmei Village. Any noble person can crush us to death. I will save her too."
"Yes, yes, I was wrong. Bai Mei has been out for many days and has become more calm and cautious." Tian Minyan smiled.
Bai Mei's face turned red after hearing this, and she pretended to be angry and called: "Girl..."
"Okay, I won't say anything anymore." Tian Minyan also knew that she was thin-skinned, so she stopped joking and said: "I don't like the girls around me who are dull and silent. She should be more outgoing.
Just teach slowly."
Who wants to be surrounded by people with serious faces? How boring that would be!
Bai Mei couldn't talk to her, so she stopped talking.
At this time, the carriage stopped again, and a voice sounded from outside: "Girl, the inn has arrived, please get off the carriage."
