The prince and others lived in the governor's mansion, and they arrived so suddenly that even if governor Guo wanted to build a palace for them, it was too late.
So Governor Guo gave up the main courtyard and the two best courtyards, and lived in a small courtyard with his family.
But he didn't sleep all night, so I can't see what impact it has on him so far.
The servants led Zhou Man and Bai Shan to the main courtyard.
But Bai Shan did not go in. He looked at the two guards guarding the courtyard and asked decisively, "The White Consort also lives in the main courtyard?"
The servant was stunned for a moment and then said: "The princess and the consort are in the yard over there."
Bai Shan immediately said: "His Royal Highness the Prince may not be awake yet, let's go see the Prince Consort first."
Zhou Man also nodded repeatedly, "Go and see the princess first."
After a moment of hesitation, the servant took them around the corner to another courtyard.
Bai Shan and Zhou Man said hello to the two guards guarding the door and left.
Two guards:...
The courtyard is not far away, it's right next door to the main courtyard, well, it's just separated by a road.
This time the gatekeepers were the ladies of the Princess Mansion. They were familiar with Zhou Man. When they saw the two of them, they grinned, knelt down and saluted: "Master Zhou and Master Bai are here. Please wait a moment. I will go in now."
Tongqi."
Bai Shan and Zhou Man then nodded with smiles and stood waiting outside the door, taking a look at the backyard of the Governor's Mansion.
It is much bigger than the backyard of their county government office. It seems that they brought a lot of people. I wonder if the backyard of their county government office can accommodate them...
Just as they were thinking about it, the two of them heard the sound of footsteps and turned to look. They saw Bai Erlang running over with his robe in hand. After jumping out of the door, he looked at the two of them and laughed, "I didn't expect us to be here."
Let’s meet? Hahaha…”
Bai Shan and Zhou Man couldn't help but smile and narrowed their eyes. One went up and patted him hard on the shoulder, while the other went up and patted his arm hard. They also burst out laughing, "I didn't expect that.
I thought about it, but I really didn’t think about it.”
Bai Erlang hissed, shrank back, touched his arms and shoulders with his left and right hands, feeling a little dissatisfied, "Did you do this on purpose?"
"No," Bai Shan denied, and said happily: "I'm really excited. How did you come here? Your Majesty actually agreed to let you come out with the princess?"
Bai Erlang said proudly: "It's not that easy. The princess and I have been begging for it for a long time. The main reason is that the princess has never traveled far. This time it happened that the prince was traveling, and he came to Qingzhou where you are, otherwise he would not be anywhere else.
His Majesty won’t let us out either.”
Bai Shan asked: "Are there many people here?"
"There are so many, but except for Mingda and I who are here to have fun with you, everyone else will follow the prince, and they will go elsewhere later. You don't have to worry about expenses."
Bai Shan: "... maybe Yin is here too?"
"Here we are, we live in another courtyard with Senior Brother Tang and the others."
Zhou Man: "Senior Brother Tang is here too?"
"Yes," Bai Erlang said matter-of-factly: "When the prince wants to patrol, there must be someone around him who is good at solving cases, so His Majesty appointed Senior Brother Tang. In addition to Senior Brother Tang, there are two more from the Yushitai.
As for the censors, you should be careful. These two censors are very selfless. If they are found to have committed corruption, bribery or neglect of government and other harsh behaviors..."
Bai Shan coughed lightly and lowered his voice and said, "You can find a private place to say this to us quietly later. Why are you saying this in public?"
But now I lowered my voice and played.
The prince in the main courtyard next door had just woken up not long ago. He was half-closing his eyes and raising his hands to be served and dressed. Bai Erlang's series of "hahaha" jolted him out of his wits and almost made him stand still.
The prince opened his eyes and glanced sideways in the direction of the courtyard next door. He retracted his hand and took the wet handkerchief brought by the waiter. Just as he was about to wipe his face, he heard two familiar "hahaha" laughs. He paused.
After a moment, he looked outside, "Are Bai Shan and Zhou Man here?"
Eunuch Wu also pricked up his ears and listened. He bent down and replied in a low voice, "It seems so. Why don't you go out and take a look?"
The prince wiped his face randomly, dropped the veil and said, "Go and have a look and ask them to come over and reply."
Eunuch Wu knew that the prince was not used to the climate and living habits of Qingzhou, so he responded with a smile and stepped out.
As soon as he came out of the courtyard, he asked the guard guarding the door, "Have you seen Mr. Bai and Mr. Zhou?"
Guard: "I saw it, at the place where the princess and the consort were."
Eunuch Wu asked curiously: "Have they just been here?"
Guard: "...We arrived at the intersection, glanced at the door and left."
Eunuch Wu went to find them.
Mingda also finished dressing up and came out to meet Zhou Man. The two held hands and talked quietly, "I told my father, the queen and my mother that it is very hot in Beijing, so I went out to spend the summer before going back."
Zhou Man was speechless, "Qingzhou is hotter than the capital."
This was something Mingda didn't expect, "Didn't it say that Qingzhou is offshore and the seaside is cooler?"
Zhou Man thought for a while and then said: "The wind is quite strong." Even the sun was not shining less, and the sweat was not less.
Mingda thought about it for a while, didn't hesitate, and waved his hand: "No matter, it's good to be able to go out. If you don't tell me, and if I don't tell you, my father won't know that it's hotter here."
Zhou Man thought the same thing and asked her, "Do you want to follow the prince on inspection, or stay in Qingzhou?"
Mingda said: "I would like to follow the prince brother for a walk, but he dislikes us very much. He constantly dislikes us for walking slowly along the way. Anyway, he won't care about us much when we get to Qingzhou. I plan to go with Erlang
If you stay in Qingzhou, if possible, it would be a good idea to visit a few nearby states and counties to see the world."
Zhou Man: "I heard that there is a ferry in Laizhou, where boats can go out to sea. Not only can you go south to Jiangnan and Lingnan, but you can also cross the sea to Silla and Baekje."
Ming Da listened with fascination, but she also knew that she would definitely not be able to cross the sea. Zhou Man also knew that it was not possible, so he suggested: "It would be a good idea to go to the ferry to see the boats that cross the sea."
Mingda nodded fiercely, feeling very excited in his heart.
"It's a pity that Sister Changyu doesn't want to go out because she has a big belly."
Zhou Man: "Princess Changyu will not be willing to travel far away even if she is not pregnant. We will go to the beach to see what local products there are and bring some back to her."
Mingda nodded, his eyes sparkling, the two looked at each other, and both saw the excitement in their eyes.
Mingda asked her: "Is there anything interesting in Qingzhou?"
Zhou Man was about to answer when Eunuch Wu came over and said, "Master Bai, Master Zhou, why are you two here? His Royal Highness is waiting to see you."
Bai Erlang and Ming Da simply accompanied them to meet the prince.
However, the prince disliked Bai Erlang and Ming Da, and said directly to them: "I wonder what breakfast the governor's office has prepared today. If it suits your taste, you can go and see."
When Mingda heard that the prince had something secret to tell the two of them, he simply took Bai Erlang out.
The servants in the room also left one after another, leaving only Eunuch Wu alone to serve tea.
The prince asked Bai Shan, "How much salt is produced in the new salt field now?"