Chapter 97 Arrival, the Unexpected Lingnan Mansion
Chapter 97 Arriving at the unexpected Lingnan Mansion
Author: Fengze Fangfei
Chapter 97 Arriving at the unexpected Lingnan Mansion
Xia Jing placed the unloaded gun on the desk, and the dark gun body immediately attracted the attention of countless people.
King Qian carefully picked up the gun and looked at it carefully, marveling at the exquisite workmanship of this concealed weapon. "Princess, can you find the person who sells concealed weapons?"
"cannot!"
"No? You bought the concealed weapon and didn't leave his contact information?"
"without!"
This so-called hidden weapon was found in a doomsday weapons store. She really didn't know who the owner was, so she didn't lie.
Everyone was so sorry that they beat their chests and stamped their feet.
It seems that the loss of gold and silver is too hard to accept.
A few days later, Prince Qian's team walked out of the Nanling Mountains, and it was only then that the messenger caught up with them.
King Qian read the message in the letter with mixed emotions, and finally his eyes turned red.
Of all the people, Xia Jing is the only one who has no feelings for the old emperor. Considering the old emperor's poor body, it is only a matter of time before she becomes the same.
The era of the old emperor has passed, and the situation and power in the world have been reshuffled. I just don't know if the new emperor can control the game of chess in the world.
Xia Jing speculated that he did not have enough prestige to be 100% suppressed.
We are one big step closer to competing among the best in the world.
I don’t know whether to be happy or sad. In this troubled world, people are like ants and their lives are like grass. It’s not just words. In the end, it is the people who suffer.
If we unite for a long time, we will divide, and if we divide for a long time, we will unite. This is the general trend of the world, and it cannot be changed by one person's will.
King Qian sighed after a long time, "This is the fate of the Yu Dynasty!"
Mr. Zhang frowned tightly and said helplessly: "The weight of the world is on his shoulders. It is a miracle that he persisted for so long before passing away. Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, do we have to prepare gifts to send him?"
Jiankang?"
"Sir is a considerate person, I will leave this matter to you." King Qian pinched his eyebrows.
The second prince has inherited the throne. I don’t know which direction the Yu Dynasty will develop in the future. The situation is not optimistic. I wonder if the new emperor can shoulder this heavy responsibility?
"The new emperor is not a cruel and decisive person. I am worried about whether he can handle the old foxes in the court."
"There are so many ills and ills in the imperial court, such as redundant officials and soldiers, emphasis on literature over military affairs, and a preoccupation with pleasure. It is not easy for a new emperor to govern a country well." What Xia Jing wants to say is that these ills are generally signs of the country's demise.
Hearing this, King Qian's head hurt even more. He used to be one of those who was devoted to pleasure.
"Princess, do you have any good ideas?" King Qian was ill and rushed to the doctor.
Xia Jing waved her hand politely and said, "I am a weakling and my abilities are limited. I cannot drag this rotten ship of the Great Yu Dynasty."
Her current goal is to stay alive in the tiny land of Lingnan.
The news of the failed robbery in the Nanling Mountains was sent back to the governor's office in Jingzhou. When Yuan Rujiang saw the news, he was filled with anger and cursed these bandits for their work and their stupidity and incompetence.
If the bandit leaders were in front of him at this time, he would really want to use a knife to cut them into pieces. It would be better to cut them into pieces and feed them to the dogs!
So irritating!
Great opportunity is missed right in front of you!
"Sure enough, dog meat can't be served at the banquet. It's a bunch of trash and a loser!" Yuan Rujiang's anger had nowhere to vent.
Just when the servant came to report, the second young master was visiting a flower house and got into a fight over the oiran.
Therefore, the second son of the Yuan family, who came back with a bruised nose and swollen face, became the target of Yuan Rujiang's anger. The whip was whipped one after another, mercilessly hitting the second son's body. The pain made him burst into tears and cry for father and mother!
When he was tired of whipping, the staff persuaded him: "Sir, please calm down. If it doesn't work this time, they are lucky. Besides, there is a lot of mess in Lingnan waiting for them to clean up. No noble man like King Qian has been around since he was a child.
He has endured hardship, and perhaps living in a wilderness can be considered a punishment for him."
Yuan Rujiang sneered, "It's an advantage for him. However, sir, you are right. Maybe living in the southern barbarian land may be worse than death for him."
Seeing his brows relax, the staff asked softly: "Sir, many places in Jingzhou are suffering from floods now. Do we need to send letters to urge them to return food?"
Yuan Rujiang knocked on the table, thought for a while and shook his head: "I, Yuan Rujiang, have established a loyal and righteous image. I don't want to push people too hard. We can wait until after the autumn harvest."
Yuan Laoer curled up on the ground in pain and wanted to die. He had never seen a father with such cold blood as his own. His own son was still lying on the ground not knowing whether he was alive or dead. He actually had the time to discuss official matters with his staff.
Lingnan Mansion is located in the south, and its climate and customs are completely different from those of the Central Plains. The first thing that makes people feel is its warmth.
When entering this land, the first thing everyone feels is that they feel hot even wearing summer clothes, and they really wish they could wear something cooler.
After ten days of traveling, Prince Qian's team finally arrived at Fucheng.
Unlike the prosperity of the Central Plains, Lingnan is closer to the primitive style.
Looking at the dilapidated government office in front of them, most of the masters of Prince Qian's Mansion had expressions of being struck by lightning. They had imagined that Lingnan Mansion might be poor, but they did not expect it to be so poor.
Deadly!
How are they going to live here?
Quanhe, the governor of Lingnanjing Prefecture, could see the expressions of the masters of Prince Qian's Mansion.
He chuckled and bowed to everyone, "The humble minister's abilities are limited and the government office is crude, which makes the princes and princesses laugh."
King Qian was in the same mood as everyone else. Seeing such a simple and dilapidated government office, his heart fell to the bottom. In addition, he was tired from traveling all the way. At this moment, he was not in the mood to chat with Quan He at all.
"My lord Quan has worked hard to defend Lingnan these years. Once I have settled down, I will invite you to have a few drinks."
Listening to the words, Quan He smiled and said: "We have already sent people to clean up the low-ranking officials in the backyard of the government office. It is just a bit crude. I hope the prince and princess will not dislike it. This is the condition of Lingnan."
"Why is it the residence hall? Doesn't our palace in Lingnan have a separate courtyard?" Aunt Sun, who was sitting in the carriage and always paying attention to the situation outside, became anxious after hearing Quan He's words.
Li Chengli, who was riding beside her carriage, frowned and said after listening to her words: "In Lingnan, the palace does not purchase any property."
After all, Lingnan belongs to the border. How could their royal family buy an industry here? Considering that this city is not prosperous, even if it buys an industry here, there is no possibility of making a profit.
Xia Jing never imagined that Lingnan would be in this situation.
Entering the backyard of the government office, it can really only be described as simple and dilapidated. It's just that she came from the apocalypse, and the environment in the apocalypse was even worse. Now this environment is really not a problem for her, and she has adapted well.
There were not many courtyards in the backyard. She was an ancestor of the royal family and was assigned a small separate courtyard. Others were not so lucky. They basically had one room and a large courtyard, with more than ten or twenty people crowded together.
Hongmei and Xia Jing reported the situation in the backyard, "Princess, I never expected that the conditions in Lingnan are so difficult. This shabby courtyard used to be in the palace, and even the servants lived better than here. The other houses are one room and one courtyard, ten
Dozens of people are crowded into a courtyard, and I don’t know if they can live there or not.”
Xia Jing's back ached and she didn't want to move while lying on the bed. She was exhausted from traveling for more than a month.
She yawned while listening, "There is nothing we can do about it. Let's squeeze in and overcome it first. The situation will get better in the future."
Hongmei put her clothes away in the cabinet. She turned around and asked, "Will our prince build a palace in Lingnan?"
Xia Jing sneered after hearing this, "Stop daydreaming. During this escape, not even a tenth of the palace's property was left, and after all the consumption, there was very little left. Believe it or not, Zeng Yan must be thinking about it every day for the next day."
The problem of food and clothing is a headache. How can the palace have the money to rebuild the palace? Building the palace will be a matter of the future."
In the coming days, it will be nice if everyone doesn’t have to tighten their belts.
The governor of Lingnan is very happy today. King Qian will take over Lingnan and he will have the opportunity to be transferred away from the border.
When something happy happened, he vacated the government office, and now he didn't feel aggrieved living in this small courtyard. He even wanted to help King Qian, but thinking about his meager salary, he could only think about it and stop it quickly.
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He has no financial means and can’t afford it!
There were no officials or squires to cleanse themselves of King Qian, so the evening was the first meal after settling down in Lingnan.
Everyone gathered in the hall, and dozens of people from the palace's master sat at six tables.
The population is booming.
This is also the first time that Xia Jing meets all the filial sons and grandsons in the family.
Eat without talking, sleep without talking.
After finishing the meal, the bowls and chopsticks were removed from the table, and the maid brought tea.
"Has everyone settled down?" King Qian asked.
As the eldest son, Li Chengshang glanced at his younger brothers and nodded: "Father, don't worry, everything is settled."
King Qian took a sip of tea, noticed his daughter-in-law's dissatisfied look, and said calmly: "The conditions here are difficult, no better than those in the former palace, so everyone must be mentally prepared. In life, there will be gains and losses. Anyway, today's Lingnan is considered a natural place.
The king's fiefdom will get better and better if it is managed slowly."
My husband is rigid and doesn't know how to adapt, and he is the eldest son, so there are some things that are hard to say, but the eldest wife, Mrs. Fahrenheit, really can't bear it.
There are some things that I must let my father-in-law know, "Father, the backyard of the government office really cannot accommodate all of us. Not to mention the other rooms, just take our big room as an example. We, my husband and I, my concubine. The boss and his wife,
There are also their five children, as well as the eldest son’s concubine. Fortunately, the second son went to live with his fifth uncle.”
"Such a big family needs at least a dozen rooms to live in. Now the compound we have been allocated has only nine rooms in total. How can we squeeze in?"
This does not include the servants who serve others.
The slaves lived in reverse rooms and slept in Datongbu. How was this really any different from the prisoners exiled to the border?
"This" King Qian has never taken care of the middle feed, so how can he know how to arrange it?
He looked at Xia Jing and said, "Princess, how do you think this matter can be arranged appropriately?"
Xia Jing glanced at King Qian. She didn't say how to arrange it, but told the truth about the situation in the backyard.
"The front yard of the government office is the office space. The back yard is not very spacious. There are eight yards in total. Except for the two small yards, they are divided between you and me. The other large yards are divided into large, second, third and fourth bedrooms.
, and the unmarried boy in the family shared a courtyard with the two gentlemen, and the last courtyard was given to the girls in the family. The servants in the house were all crowded into the back room, and the arrangement could not be continued. Zeng Yan helped them
We found a courtyard outside the mansion to arrange for the remaining slaves."
At the end of the sentence, she seemed to remember again, "By the way, there are also rooms in the mansion's warehouse that are temporarily unavailable. You can arrange your private property by yourself. Don't even think about the study. If you want to work, go to the front office."
King Qian looked embarrassed, "How about renting a few more yards outside the mansion?"
Xia Jing glanced at everyone and took a sip of tea calmly, "The government's account books are with Zeng Yan. If he has enough money to rent a yard for them, I have no objection. Likewise, if the government can't get it,
If they are willing to use their private money to rent or buy a yard, I have no objection to it."
"My parents are not separated, mother and concubine, please stop saying these words. If anyone else knows, your son's spine will be broken!" Li Chengshang's face turned red with anger.
When the eldest lady heard what her husband said, her eyes turned red. She finally tried to get some benefits, but was overthrown by her husband.
Nowadays, the population in large houses is the largest. We can’t let children live in the same room and sleep on the same bed as their parents, right?
Xia Jing naturally noticed the change in Eldest Madam's mood. She pursed her lips and said, "I'm telling the truth and I don't mean to embarrass you. Now is the time when the palace is in a difficult situation. The prince and I naturally hope that the family can work together to get through it."
It's difficult, but I don't want to wrong you. If it's really inconvenient to live in a courtyard, you can send your servants to search nearby tomorrow to see if they can find a courtyard nearby. Even if you live there, it will be close to here and it will be convenient for the family to travel.
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Li Chengshang was afraid of being kicked out, so he hurriedly expressed his position: "Father, mother and concubine, we don't live outside, we live in the backyard of the government office. There are some poor people outside, and a family of more than ten people lives in three houses, and they live the same life.
Once we come down, we can endure hardships."
It is easy to get out of the backyard of this government office, but it is difficult to move in later. Moreover, after the family is separated and moved out, he will give up his identity as the eldest son of the palace, which is the most unacceptable thing for him.
A housewife in the Fahrenheit family has a short-sighted vision and only cares about the immediate future. He is the head of the big house, how can he let her do such things!
Xia Jing couldn't say much, "Since you said so, it's up to you, as long as you don't feel aggrieved."
King Qian scratched his head and comforted his family, saying: "We will choose a site to rebuild a palace when the tax revenue comes in the autumn. When the palace is built, it will be convenient for everyone to live together."
Xia Jing raised her eyebrows but said nothing. Money is a bastard. Whoever lacks it will be short.
King Qian boasted about Haikou here, but when he really wanted the money and couldn't get it, he knew that today's words could not be fulfilled.
Aunt Sun didn't care at all about their disputes, but now she wished she could live like this forever.
The princess did not want to share a courtyard with the prince, nor did she want to share a courtyard with their concubines.
Now she and Aunt Wang live in the same courtyard as the prince, and those who are near the water and terraces get the moon first. Living close by makes it easier to take care of the prince.
The prince will also cherish them more.
However, when it comes to money, Aunt Sun looked at Xia Jing: "Sister always says that there is no money, so those thousand young men you picked up on the road, and the palace keeps them for nothing, isn't it a greater waste of money than renting a yard for us?"
Hearing this, Xia Jing ignored Aunt Sun and looked at Prince Qian with a half-smile, "My lord, please tell your Aunt Sun and tell her when my concubine's thousand men ate a grain of grain from the palace."
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King Qian coughed: "She misunderstood this matter. She has been raising the princess's thousand men by herself from beginning to end."
"Impossible. Where did the princess get the large amount of money and food?"
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Two chapters combined into one. We just had a heavy rainstorm here, and the balcony at home was flooded. I had to clean up the water on the floor in the middle of the night before I could sleep~