The proud expression on Aunt Sun's face froze, she stared at the end of the garden with squinted eyes, and snorted coldly, "Can we women care where the men are going? Anyway, our purpose of coming out this time has been achieved, so we should stay away from the rest.
.”
However, after leaving the garden, Aunt Sun still ordered her maid to find out who King Qian had gone to.
Besides, King Qian, this is his first time to visit the small courtyard where Xia Jing lives.
Because only Xia Jing and the servants who serve her live in the small courtyard, it can be said that compared to other crowded courtyards, hers is the quietest courtyard in the entire backyard.
King Qian stood at the entrance of the courtyard, lowered his head to check that there was nothing wrong with his clothes, and then stepped into the courtyard.
The small flower bed in the yard is planted not with ornamental flowers and plants, but with some climbing plants. As a man who has been able to reach out his hands with clothes and open his mouth with food since he was born, he really can't tell what kind of plants these are?
But he can be sure that these are not precious and precious flowers and plants.
A little maid who was squatting by the flower bed weeding heard the movement behind her, looked back, was startled, and stood up tremblingly, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
Seeing such an unruly little maid, Anu scolded: "How brave! You unruly little maid, don't you know how to be polite when you meet the prince?"
The little maid was just a rough servant in the small courtyard. She was not old, only thirteen years old. The little girl was so frightened by Anu's scolding that she almost cried. She hurriedly knelt on the ground to salute, "See you, sinner."
Please forgive me, Your Majesty, please spare my life, Your Majesty!"
King Qian waved his hand nonchalantly, and Anu, who was following him, immediately took a step back and did not speak again.
"You little girl, you are shouting for mercy before I even open my mouth. The princess will definitely misunderstand me later. Get up quickly. I will forgive you."
The little maid quickly thanked her and stood up.
King Qian pointed to the creeping plants in the flower bed and asked the doubts in his heart, "I ask you, what is this? Is it a famous flower and grass from outside the region?"
When the little maid heard the question, she felt relieved. She knew this.
"Your Majesty, this thing is called sweet potato. It is said that it was brought back from Fanwai by sea ship."
"Where did the princess get this extra thing? Does she know about it?"
Hearing the commotion in the courtyard, Xia Jing and the two maids came out of the house. She happened to hear King Qian asking questions. She frowned in displeasure and said, "Oh, who did I think came to my courtyard?"
He is showing off his prestige by being a big name, and it turns out to be the prince. I didn’t know that the prince came to visit me, and it was a sin for me to miss him from afar."
King Qian left the little maid and walked towards the corridor, "My princess, please don't talk so sarcastically here. Don't be ungrateful. My king is here today to have some serious business with you."
When Xia Jing heard this, her head was full of black lines. Could it be that this man had something inappropriate with her?
King Qian walked past her and entered the main room for the first time with a proud look on his face.
He walked into the main room and walked straight to the main seat and sat down. He looked at the living room of the main room, which was as cramped as his small courtyard.
But it's cooler than his house!
Anu, who was following King Qian, felt the temperature inside the house drop a few degrees as soon as he entered the house. He looked around every corner of the house quietly, and finally found four ice basins in the four corners of the house.
hiss!
I gasped, what a big gesture!
No, it doesn’t snow at all in Lingnan in winter. Where does the ice come from?
Xia Jing turned around and followed behind her. She looked at the old man entering the room and sat down. "Your Majesty, what are you doing here today?"
"Something happened."
King Qian waited for Hongmei to serve tea before answering her.
"What's the matter?" Xia Jing was curious about the reason why King Qian came to her yard.
King Qian did not answer her question, but first asked about the scene he had just seen in the yard, "I saw that the flower bed in the princess's yard was full of a climbing plant called sweet potato. Can you tell me about the sweet potato?
What is it?"
Sweet potatoes are also called sweet potatoes. There were a few left in the kitchen in her space, so she took them out to make seeds.
"A kind of foreign food. I found it accidentally and bought it. I wanted to try it by planting it in my yard."
King Qian seemed to understand and nodded: "Can you eat it?"
"I heard it's edible, but I'm not sure." Xia Jing glanced at him and asked, "What's the matter with you coming here today? Tell me!"
Anu secretly poked King Qian from behind.
King Qian looked back at him with a puzzled look on his face, wondering why he was poking him?
Anu cooed and gestured to him to look at the ice basin in the corner of the room.
Xia Jing, who has psychic powers, had noticed the flirtations between the master and the servant a long time ago, but she just didn't want to expose them.
Summer in Lingnan is not friendly to obese people at all.
King Qian was the one who felt that Lingnan was unfriendly to him in the summer. It could be said that there was no ice in Lingnan, so he had to survive the summer.
For King Qian, who had ice in the hot summer, the summer here was very difficult.
Therefore, King Qian found that placing an ice basin in the corner had the greatest reaction, and he would not be as secretive as Anu and dare not show it.
He stood up directly, walked to the ice basin to feel the long-lost coolness, hummed comfortably, and then suppressed the shock in his heart and asked: "Princess, where did you get this ice?"
This time Xia Jing did not answer him directly, but asked: "Before answering your question, should you tell me why you came here today?"
"Oh~" King Qian remembered the purpose of coming here and took out the copy list from his sleeve pocket, "I checked the Lou family and found that the Lou family has a lot of properties in Fucheng, including several large and small houses. I think they are quite good.
Is it suitable for the in-laws to live in? I’ll bring them all here and let you choose which one is suitable. If it’s suitable, send someone to clean it up and let the parents-in-law live there as soon as possible. After all, there are many places where it’s inconvenient to stay in an inn.”
Xia Jing wanted to refuse aggressively, but she thought that even if she could rebuild the house, the process would take a long time, and it would not be a problem for her family to live in an inn.
Thinking of this, she took the list and looked at several properties carefully. Some had three courtyards, the other had five courtyards, the smallest one had two courtyards, and there were also shops with backyards.
You don’t have to look at the yard once you enter, it’s definitely not enough for Xia’s family to live in, but you can buy it and prepare it for Sister Xia.
The third courtyard is still a bit small for the prosperous Xia family.
"I want the fifth house, the second house and this shop with a backyard. How much money are there for these three properties? When the silver from the salt shop comes next month, I will ask the maid to deliver it to you."
King Qian originally intended to give it to her, but he didn't expect that she would have to pay money for it. This reaction made him stunned on the spot for a moment.
"No, Princess, this house is given to you by the king, and you don't need to pay any money."
"Send it to me?"
The temperature inside the room was lower than outside. After being in for a while, his whole body became cold. King Qian felt cooler and his mood improved.
When he was in a good mood, he gave away the three assets with a wave of his hand.
Xia Jing saw that he really wanted to give it away, so she was not polite to him. She was still his princess in name, so logically, what was his was hers.
Take it out of your left pocket and put it into your right pocket, no need to be polite.
When King Qian saw Xia Jing accepting the real estate gift, he sighed and asked about the ice, "Princess, now it's your turn to answer my question, where did you get this ice?"
Xia Jing looked down at the list in her hand, feeling shocked at the family's heritage. After hearing King Qian's question, she responded without raising her head, "Oh, I did it myself."
"Did you make it yourself?"
This time King Qianqian was shocked.
Xia Jing raised her head and chuckled: "Yes, my salt shop will sell ice in the next two days. If you want to use ice, you can go to my salt shop to buy it."
As she said that, she shook the list in her hand and said, "Anyway, you have a lot of money, so you still have some money for ice in the summer."
King Qian looked at her in astonishment and asked in disbelief: "Do you need to buy ice if your family uses it?"
Xia Jing asked confidently: "Do I need to pay money if I go to their dowry shop to buy something?"
King Qian: "."
He coughed lightly to relieve his embarrassment, "You're right, whoever wants to use ice in their room must spend money to buy it."
Xia Jing nodded, deeply convinced.
"Princess, you see, we are currently living in the back office. The place is a bit small. It is too inconvenient for a big family to live there."
As he spoke, King Qian pushed the copy list on the table and said in a questioning tone: "The Lou family's ancestral home is nice. It has a spacious yard and many yards. It is more than enough for our whole family. You should accompany me to take a look.
, if we find a lucky day in a few days, we will move?"
"The Lou family's house?"
Even if King Qian didn't say anything, Xia Jing still couldn't remember that the Lou family's house would be vacant.
"Yes, the Lou family has all been imprisoned, and the house has been vacated. The king will send people to clean it up in the next few days before you can move in."
He had never suffered this kind of hardship since he was a child, and he couldn't adapt to living in Houya all the time.
Now that there is a vacant mansion, he can't wait to move there immediately.
Xia Jing hesitated for a moment, and since King Qian did well today and took the initiative to give him a house, she gave him this face.
"Okay, go now?"
King Qian nodded happily, "Yes, while it's still early today, let's go there and have a look. If you feel dissatisfied with anything, we will send someone to change it."
In fact, starting from the middle of the Yu Dynasty, with the prosperity of the country's economy, merchants from aristocratic families had money in their hands, and they began to think of ways to enjoy it.
As a result, the social atmosphere of the Yu Dynasty became corrupt and luxury became common.
In the end, even the regulations of the imperial court were ignored, and he tried to transcend them little by little.
Putting aside the clothes, the entire architectural style and regulations of the Shan Lou family's ancestral home have gone beyond etiquette and regulations.
According to the laws of the Yu Dynasty, it would not be unfair for the Lou family to confiscate and exterminate their family members.
Anu held a paper umbrella to protect King Qian from the sun, and Hongmei also held a paper umbrella for Xia Jing. They strolled through the Lou family building complex, which would have been quite artistic if it wasn't for the scorching sun.
"The pavilions and towers are stacked against the sky, and the painted pillars and carved beams are designed to resemble princes." King Qian walked around to admire it. This was his first time to visit the Lou family's ancestral home.
But the boldness of the Lou family still shocked him, "It's common for aristocratic families all over the world to have luxurious houses. For such an arrogant act, the Lou family only ransacked their homes and was imprisoned, which is an extrajudicial mercy. If they were really dealt with according to the law, I'm afraid they would be the ones to confiscate their homes and exterminate their entire family."
Finally belongs.”
His seemingly defensive words made Xia Jing raise her eyebrows, "I will not interfere too much in your official affairs. As a person in power, it is understandable that you will act erratically."
Besides, the Lou family is not unjust.
King Qian's expression became much more relaxed and he politely thanked him: "Thank you, Princess, for explaining."
Xia Jing smiled and shook her head. Being in the Lou family's ancestral home at this time also reminded her of another thing, so she asked: "Nowadays, seventy-eight out of ten common people in the world are taking shelter from aristocratic families and become hermits."
, have you never thought of taking this matter as an opportunity to search for hidden houses in Lingnan?"
"Checking hidden houses?"
King Qian had always known that there were hidden households, and he had sheltered many hidden households in Gyeonggi Province in the past. However, if this was actually implemented, it would affect the interests of many people. He doubted whether the surrounding areas of the city could be thoroughly investigated.
Xia Jing nodded: "The implementation of government orders requires a process. You can't just stop doing it just because it's difficult. Just because it's difficult, we can work together and slowly advance it."
"Lingnan already belongs to your fiefdom, and it can also be regarded as your vassal state. In this three-acre land of yours, you are not allowed to have any place that you cannot control.
Regarding the decree of checking hidden households, you can mobilize soldiers and coordinate with local government officials, and both parties will work together to implement this decree. Before the summer harvest, start checking each household and re-register it. If there is no one in the government's list
Yes, that is the hidden house."
King Qian knew that the world was difficult, and only the lowest common people would join the powerful local families. If they were allowed to live in the sunshine again, they might still be resistant and unwilling to cooperate with the government officials.
"This is what you unilaterally think is good for them. In fact, whether they accept it or not is still up for debate."
Xia Jing glanced at him helplessly. She was worried so much today because the two of them had a common interest. Otherwise, she wouldn't have spoken so much.
"A government order cannot be implemented just because some people don't cooperate. If they really don't cooperate in the end, all those who haven't been registered will be treated as suspected bandits. I don't believe that it concerns their vital interests and they won't do it."
Cooperate?"
As soon as she said this, even Anu, who was following behind, glanced at her back in surprise.
King Qian looked up at the blue sky and said jokingly: "If the rich and powerful families don't cooperate, will I be able to make a fortune again?"
Xia Jing looked at him in surprise and frowned slightly, "Are you addicted to ransacking homes?"
Confiscating homes is the fastest way to make money, but this policy method can be used occasionally. If you take pleasure in confiscating homes, all the wealthy families in Lingnan will rise up to resist.
At that time, it will not be the confiscation of the family and the extermination of the clan, but the various forces in Lingnan uniting to rebel against the Qian Palace.
"Haha. How is that possible!" King Qian was amused by Xia Jing's serious look.
Xia Jing seemed a little doubtful and warned: "If you are not afraid of various forces in Lingnan inciting civil unrest, you can try it."
King Qian looked at the natural beauty beside him, but unfortunately she had now turned into a cold beauty who did not understand the charm.
pity!
Xia Jing looked at him and shook his head, then asked in confusion, "Do you think what I said is wrong?"
King Qian lightly fanned himself a few times with his fan, feeling that his face was cooler, and then smiled: "How could anything my princess say be wrong? If it is wrong, it is also the fault of all the forces in Lingnan. The reason why I shook my head is,
I want to clean up the hidden houses of all the forces in Lingnan, and they don’t know how painful it is.”
Xia Jing sneered: "In the face of absolute force, all forces are paper tigers. The more than 10,000 soldiers recruited previously are almost trained, plus Xiao Wu's 5,000 personal soldiers, plus your and my guard camp, I'm sorry
They don't dare to move, even a local snake has to be coiled up by me."
This was the first time Xia Jing climbed out of the coffin, and the couple talked so much. King Qian looked at everything in front of him, feeling a little unreal.
But looking at the serious look of the person in front of me, I felt that maybe I was overthinking.
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