There is not much scenery in the inner courtyard. Just as Xia Shang thought, everything here is the simplest and everything needs to be arranged by Xia Shang himself. Fortunately, everything here is brand new and does not require any cleaning.
I took a brief look, but there are only a few rooms in three buildings, and you can see them all at a glance.
This was considered a mansion in the previous life, but here it seems a bit shabby.
Sitting in the room, looking at everything in ruins outside the house, Xia Shang suddenly felt that there was nothing to do.
That princess didn't have the airs of a princess. She stood aside like a maid, not looking at the room or Xia Shang, like a person who didn't exist at all.
Xia Shang didn't think about her problem formally, and he didn't even think clearly about what to call her.
Regarding this woman, apart from knowing that she was the emperor's sister and that she was of an age that did not match her appearance, Xia Shang knew only four words - "escape from the palace".
This is what the emperor said. It seems that this woman is tired of life in the palace.
But what Xia Shang is most concerned about is her age.
Judging from her appearance, she probably wouldn't speak until Xia Shang spoke.
So Xia Shang asked first: "Should we have a private chat?"
Li Xiaoxin then looked back at Xia Shang: "What are you talking about?"
"For example, your age..."
When Xia Shang said this, he did not expect to get an answer from her, but he did not expect that the other party would tell Xia Shang everything without any concealment.
"Your Majesty and I are indeed twin brothers and sisters, but I have suffered from a strange disease since I was a child. In order to cure me, the Emperor has been looking for a cure, but my body does not have so much time to wait. Finally, the Emperor asked
An expert sealed me in ice and only woke me up when he asked me to test the medicine. My body showed no signs of growth in the ice, so after several decades I was still only twenty.
Looks like a year old."
Xia Shang was stunned when he heard this: "Then now..."
"Fortunately, my illness was cured not long ago, so I don't have to stay in that ice cave anymore. And you don't have to look at me with that weird look. Now I am a normal twenty-year-old woman.
, they will age slowly, they will get sick, they will get injured, and they can give you normal children, so you don’t have to worry at all.”
"I...I didn't mean that. It's really between you and the emperor, it's too incredible..."
Li Xiaoxin smiled and did not answer again.
"Since that's the case, I have fewer doubts in my mind. But can you stop using the expression you have now..."
Li Xiaoxin frowned slightly, her stunning smile gradually disappeared, and what was left was an indescribable sorrow: "People have lived in ice for decades and can't feel the passage of time, can't feel their own body temperature, or even
If you can't feel your own heartbeat, can you still live like a normal person after living like this?"
Xia Shang was stunned, and suddenly he understood Li Xiaoxin's heart a little better.
After decades in such an environment, everything in mind, body, and spirit seems to have been suspended. This feeling must be worse than death.
Thinking about it, Xia Shang felt a little more sympathy for Li Xiaoxin, brought a stool from in front of him, motioned for her to sit down and said.
"I have never experienced that kind of experience, but I can imagine it must be very difficult. But no matter what, aren't you now like a normal person? After the storm comes a rainbow, and you should be happy. And you should take the initiative to integrate
to a normal life.”
"The emperor said that you are a lecher and you will definitely like me. Is your concern now out of your love for me? Aren't you afraid that I am an old monster who has lived for seventy or eighty years?"
"A lustful person..." Xia Shang was a little embarrassed and rubbed his nose, "These are other people's one-sided remarks. The so-called gentle ladies are so-called gentlemen. Who doesn't fall in love with a beautiful girl when he sees it? If that's all.
He was classified as a womanizer. Aren’t all the men in the world also women? I treat the girl..."
"You didn't answer my question." Xia Shang was interrupted, "Do you like me?"
With that said, Li Xiaoxin stood up and turned around in a circle, hoping to let Xia Shang take a closer look.
"I like it, I like it...but..."
"As long as you like it, there's nothing wrong with it."
Xia Shang's words seemed to change her mood. She felt a lot more relaxed. She stopped talking to Xia Shang and left the house alone. She sat in the yard and began to be in a daze.
In the house, Xia Shang began to write a letter to his family, asking his family to send Xia Guang to the capital. He also tried his best to look like there was no danger. It was not easy to hide this from the clever Qin Huairou, so this letter
It took a long time to write the letter to Xia Shang.
Early the next morning, the emperor's decree of appointment arrived at the doorstep.
This is very different from the past. This is the first time that the appointment of the head of the Metropolitan Procuratorate has been made public in the form of an imperial edict. In the past, it was all done in private.
This method undoubtedly helped Xia Shang write a letter of war to other people in the Metropolitan Procuratorate. They must either surrender or face destruction...
What's more, after the imperial edict, guests gradually came to the new Metropolitan Procuratorate, which no one cared about.
In the morning, there were batch after batch of ministers, none of whom Xia Shang knew, but they all sent congratulatory gifts.
In just half a day, Xia Shang's gifts were piled up in two rooms.
I only slightly opened a few boxes and took a look, and all of them were priceless jewelry.
Things developed so fast that Xia Shang was a little confused, wondering if he had entered the officialdom?
Xia Shang never thought about becoming an official, but now it seems that he is doing well.
Just by selling all the gifts I received today, I can expand the Metropolitan Procuratorate a lot, which will be enough for me to squander for a while.
After noon, Xia Shang handed over the matter to Nie Shisan, asking him to exchange all the gifts given today into money and invite some workers to start planning the surrounding open space.
In the afternoon, the second prince and the third prince both came to visit in person, and also brought many gifts, but each of them had a profound meaning in their words. The second prince did not know whether he was trying to win over Xia Shang or warn Xia Shang, while the third prince began to
I am more distrustful of Xia Shang.
In short, today, Xia Shang returned to the capital, and everything has changed.
Even the eldest prince personally sent a congratulatory gift, leaving a message that he would wait until his confinement period was over before he could visit him in person.
On this day, the door of the small Metropolitan Procuratorate was almost packed with people. Xia Shang had never experienced such a large crowd.
He was exhausted from dealing with these people, but the ministers who came to visit were all envious when they saw the bustle in the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
It is said that due to the arrival of Xia merchants, many idle houses in the entire street were sold, and many wealthy businessmen moved here to rely on this new popular man.
Until dusk, when Xia Shang could finally have a good rest, another beggar wearing a bamboo hat came to the door. (To be continued)