"Your master, I'm not stupid. I don't know how to do such a thankless job." Xia Jing rolled her eyes at her.
Not to mention the livelihood of the entire royal family in Lingnan, the expenses to maintain the entire team on the road are too high.
No one would be grateful to her if she did this kind of thing well. If everyone didn't have enough to eat, everyone would definitely blame her.
Hongmei: "Don't say it, if you don't take over this matter, it will be the third master who will have a headache next."
After her reminder, Xia Jing remembered the people in the third room, "Hey, why hasn't Aunt Sun seen her jumping around in the past few days?"
"I don't know, but I guess I was hurt by the prince's words that night, and I have been secretly healing my wounds these past few days."
Xia Jing held her head in boredom and looked out the window. The windows were full of guards on horseback escorting them forward. She couldn't even take a look at the scenery.
Not to mention, Jingzhou's two hundred cavalrymen are really mascots, with the ability to exorcise evil spirits and ward off evil spirits. Since they joined the team, the team has not encountered any accidents in the rest of the journey.
Do you think it's strange?
"Is there anything new in the team these days that I don't know about?"
Bai Mei raised her head, "Fourth Master has taken in a new concubine, does this count?"
Xia Jing nodded and asked with a smile: "There is no beautiful woman all the way here. The woman who can make the fourth child not forget to bring her into the house when he is running away. You are not talking about the owner of the green cloth carriage, are you?"
Last time she heard them talking about the blue cloth carriage, when they mentioned it now, it reminded her that there was such a person in the team.
"Well, that's her. This matter is not new, but after the fourth lady found out about it, she had an awkward moment with the fourth master."
Hongmei looked at Xia Jing and then said: "However, women can't defeat men after all. In order not to fall out of favor and for the sake of their children, it is the woman who compromises in the end."
Xia Jing raised her eyes, glanced at the little girl, and sneered, "You little girl, why are you worrying about so many old ladies? Be careful of your middle-aged bald head."
Her meaningful words really made Xia Jing dumbfounded.
Hongmei covered her head with both hands and said angrily: "Princess, you are so bad, you will scare the slaves."
When they arrived in Runan, King Qian and the accompanying team were warmly received by the Runan County magistrate.
It was hard to reject the warm hospitality, and King Qian drank too much that night.
Men, when they have power and money, beauty seems to have become an indispensable item.
It seems to be confirmed that only by standing on three pillars can a man stand higher, farther and even more stable.
King Qian was not unconventional. While drunk that night, he accepted a beautiful woman sent by the county magistrate.
"This beauty is not only good at singing and dancing, but also knows all kinds of music, chess, calligraphy and painting. I heard that she is also the distant niece of the county magistrate."
Bai Mei told Xia Jing, who had just gotten up, the news she had learned, her tone inevitably mixed with dissatisfaction with King Qian.
Xia Jing raised her eyebrows in surprise, "Prince Qian is so strong. He's already very old. He's still blessed with a beautiful woman when he's drunk. It's true that you can't be judged by appearance!"
Hongmei tied up the last strand of hair and looked at her expression carefully, "Princess, are you not angry?"
Xia Jing looked at her through the bronze mirror in front of her, "Why am I angry? Anger makes you older. If you have that free time, you might as well be nice to yourself."
"Then why are you frowning?" The two maids obviously didn't believe it and vowed to get to the bottom of it.
Xia Jing put the gold hairpin on her head and sighed, "I'm really not angry. I'm just worried that my ideal retirement life is getting further and further away from me!"
These are all careless things!
If you don’t care about production and only care about enjoyment, it’s strange that the Yu Dynasty did not die!
After Xia Jing finished washing and had just laid out breakfast, Li Chengmu, whom she hadn't seen for a few days, walked in.
"Mother, my son, come and have dinner with you."
Xia Jing motioned for him to sit next to her, "Have you completed today's training?"
"With the supervision of my mother and concubine, I dare not slack off even a day." Li Chengmu sat down and shook his half-dried hair.
After training, he returned to the yard and heard the maid talking about his father's ridiculous things. He rushed over after washing up, fearing that his mother and concubine would be sad after hearing this.
Having his son with her for breakfast would at least distract her.
The etiquette at the royal palace's dinner table was to say nothing when eating, but Xia Jing could sometimes eat alone. She would speak a word or two when her son was at the table.
Li Chengmu got along more with mother and son during this period, and he would sometimes answer a few words.
Today, he came here specifically to comfort Xia Jing, so he had nothing to say.
He asked: "Mother, concubine, what are your plans later?"
Xia Jing smiled and replied with two words, "Go to the streets."
Li Chengmu responded positively, "I just have nothing to do today, so I will go with you later."
Xia Jing wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, a flash of light flashed in her eyes, and the smile on her face deepened, "Okay, let's go and have a good time together."
After eating, the mother and son happily went shopping under the protection of their guards.
And Aunt Sun, who had been waiting to see Xia Jing's reaction and waiting for her to make a fuss, was so angry that she threw a set of exquisite tea sets when she heard that Xia Jing went out.
"Bitch, pretend, how long can you pretend? One day I will make you unable to pretend. If you want to be known as a virtuous and virtuous person, you deserve it!"
Aunt Sun vented her anger, and the anger in her heart dissipated a lot, then she sat down and continued to ask the maid, "Did you see her expression clearly? Did she really go out happily?"
The maid raised her head and glanced at Aunt Sun's ferocious face, then quickly lowered her head and said, "Yes, at least from the surface, it doesn't appear that there is any gloom in her heart."
Aunt Sun couldn't help but curse again: "Bitch!"
Calm down for a while.
She asked again: "How is the situation with the prince?"
The maid lowered her head and answered tremblingly, "The prince hasn't gotten up yet. There is no movement at this hour in the courtyard where he lives."
When Aunt Sun heard this, her heart was filled with jealousy. She wished she could rush into the room and beat up the scumbag and the bitch.
But her status did not allow her to act unscrupulously in front of the prince.
No matter how angry I feel, I can only bear this breath.
The streets of Runan City are spacious, flat, and antique. The only drawback is that they are not popular enough.
The county magistrate took some measures at the beginning of the drought and ordered the city gates to be closed before the refugees arrived. Only the south gate was opened for a short time every day.
In addition, there are many water systems in the Runan area, so the drought is not too serious.
The lives of people in the city have not been greatly affected.
Xia Jing walked on the ancient streets and saw shops of various sizes operating normally. Each shop sold its own unique products, and she was overwhelmed by the dazzling array.
"It's hard to see how serious the disaster is in Runan City."
Leading the way was the steward of the county magistrate's family. After listening to Xia Jing's words, he explained with a smile: "The disaster in the north is serious, and we in Runan are also affected, but at least everyone has water to drink. The reason why the shops in the city can still be normal
The business is open because the trade route from Runan to the south has not been greatly affected, and the caravans of various merchants can still transport goods in normally."
Several people nodded after hearing this.
Li Chengmu looked around and said, "Concubine, what do you want to buy?"
Xia Jing looked around but didn't see a pharmacy. "Why didn't you see a pharmacy all the way here?"