The team successfully left the capital after a brief inspection at the city gate.
The soldiers guarding the city would not trouble the families of wealthy families in the capital, especially those in high positions in the prime minister's palace.
The outside of the city and the inside of Chengdu are two different worlds. There is no popularity outside the city, the temperature is very low, the natural snow is more difficult to melt, and there is no one to clean it.
Thick snow even covered the road as far as the eye could see, and the snowy fog filled the sky, so the driver had to slow down his journey.
The ruts got stuck in the snow three times and it took a lot of effort to clean them up.
The coachman and the two guards were very worried. They wondered whether this impatient young lady could endure such stop and go.
In their memory, even if the lady doesn't get angry when encountering such a situation, she will at least scold them.
But this time it was different. The young lady was not impatient at all, nor did she say anything to urge her. She seemed to have really become someone else's lady, gentle and reserved...
Everyone noticed this change, and they all knew that it might be because of the unknown man sitting with the lady.
No one knows the identity of this man. They only know that this man was arranged by the master, so he naturally has an extraordinary status. No one would be stupid enough to accuse him of not being able to sit with the lady.
Even Fu Qianqian's maid didn't know the story between this man and the young lady. She only knew that her sister who used to serve the young lady told her that there was only one man in the world who could make her young lady honest.
I guess this is the man I'm talking about.
Xia Shang looked outside, still thinking about home.
This departure was a bit sudden. In order to achieve the desired effect, Xia Shang didn't even have time to tell anyone. He only mentioned to Li Xiaoxin at the dinner table yesterday that he was leaving.
Xia Shang thought that with Li Xiaoxin's intelligence, she should be able to understand something, so she shouldn't worry too much.
This time, Xia Shang laid out a whole big picture in the whirlpool of the capital. The Weaving Department's first waist card and two million taels of silver were just a small introduction.
This move of Xia and Shang was to make this capital with surging undercurrents simple and clear, and the people involved included almost all the forces in the capital.
Maybe it’s because there are too many plans, it involves too much, and it takes too long...
This made Xia Shang a little worried. He didn't know whether his plan would be successful, or whether the final result would be as he wished...
But leaving the capital is the beginning of everything. The next few days should be the most relaxing days for Xia Shang, so Xia Shang thought that he should relax and stop thinking about other things.
The so-called sightseeing refers to the place chosen by Prime Minister Fu Yu early in the morning.
Mingjian Villa, a name that appears many times in novels and stories written by Xia Shang in his previous life, actually exists in the world of Dahua, and is only a day's drive from the capital.
This place was originally called Shangjing County, but because the Mingjian Villa attracted many people from all walks of life, the original name was gradually forgotten, and it was directly called Mingjian Villa.
In fact, the Villa is only a small part of the local area, and there are many people living there. But now they basically rely on the Mingjian Villa for their lives, so the people are happy to call themselves the people of the Mingjian Villa.
Mingjian Villa is very popular in the local area, but its real status in the world is not that great, because Mingjian Villa itself does not have many famous masters, and the swordsmanship of Mingjian Villa is not top-notch. It just relies on
It is very close to the capital and has a good relationship with the imperial court, so it can survive to this day and grow bigger and bigger.
Seeing that Mingjian Villa is now willing to receive the Prime Minister's daughter, we know that they have a lot of contacts with the imperial court.
Such a villa is conducive to the relationship between Jianghu and the imperial court. In the eyes of Jianghu people, it is quite disdainful. There is always a feeling of being a lackey of the imperial court.
Mingjian Villa has a bad reputation in the world, but no one would think that the swords from Mingjian Villa are not good.
The reason why it dares to be called Famous Sword Villa is that its sword-making skills are unique in the world.
After a day's drive, when Fu Qianqian's team arrived at the outer villa of Mingjian Villa, they could hear the sound of forging iron and lighting fires from a distance, and there were even sporadic people coming in and out.
The snow is already falling, but there is not a trace of snow in the villa, because almost everyone relies on sword-making for a living. The furnaces in every household are burning all year round, and the entire villa exudes a strong smell of fire.
Fu Qianqian had never seen these scenery before, so she was very curious. She rarely raised her head and looked outside, instead of asking the coachman: "Is this Mingjian Villa? Why does it look like a town?"
"Miss Hui, this is a town. This is the outer village, and the inner village is where the Mingjian Villa is. This is the famous Mingjian Street in the Jianghu. The whole street is full of sword sellers. It is said that the Jianghu Boss
Seventy to eighty percent of famous swords come from here, and many people from all walks of life come here to hunt for treasures every day."
The carriage gradually arrived on the street, and when I looked around, I saw that there was indeed a collection of weapons, large and small. There were stalls and shops. The doors of every house were covered with weapons. Although there were some swords and guns, 90% of them were swords.
Along the way, there were clanging sounds everywhere, and occasionally I could hear the faint sound of swords, and I didn’t know which family’s sword was unsheathed. In general, there was a strange and rare scene everywhere.
"Are these the legendary people in the world?" Fu Qianqian asked curiously, pointing to a man not far away who was wearing a rough leather jacket, a velvet hat, and a long knife on his waist. He looked at some slovenly people and asked.
People in the martial arts world had heard a lot about it, but Fu Qianqian didn't actually see it. Looking at the various people in the martial arts world in front of him, he naturally seemed very excited.
Before the coachman could answer, the driver turned around and glared at Fu Qianqian, who was so frightened that Fu Qianqian shrank back into the car.
After walking a few steps further, there was a man dressed as a scholar in front of him who was also choosing a sword at a stall. He asked out of curiosity: "Why is this scholar dressed..."
"Nowadays, the capital is pursuing the ancient style, and some young men also like to bring a sword." The coachman explained.
At this time, a group of upright young people dressed in snow-white velvet clothes came over and saluted the carriage with fists in their hands.
"May I ask if the person in the car is Miss Fu Qianqian from the capital?"
The coachman replied: "Exactly."
"My name is Xue Shangqing, the young master of Jianshan Villa. I have been waiting here for a long time on my father's orders. Please ask Miss Fu Qianqian to accompany me to the village."
The leader's speech was emotional and crisp, and his face was fair and handsome, which made him very eye-catching.
It seemed that Xia Shang only looked at it, and Fu Qianqian inside didn't pay attention at all. He just casually replied: "Then let's go."
Perhaps because he heard the coldness of the girl in the car, Xue Shangqing, who claimed to be the young master, frowned slightly and lowered his head to look inside through the door curtain, but the car curtain was sealed too tightly and he couldn't see anything. In the end, he could only start from the front.