The prefect didn't have much money in his hands. When he was in poverty, he still had to sell the grain stolen from the land to make a living.
Although the basket of cantaloupe was not worth much, it was the best thing I could get.
Xunmei had laughed once before that the prefect looked like a black monkey, but when she saw the prefect's wife again later, she was dumbfounded.
Who would have thought that such a black monkey, who looked like a master of the government, would marry a lady who was born like a fairy.
The prefect is already middle-aged, and the prefect's wife is naturally not too young, and there are traces of time on her face, but the advantage is that her skin is fair, which is not very noticeable. She is middle-aged and her figure is maintained very well.
, although she was wearing coarse clothes, she was washed cleanly, her hair was neatly combed, and her whole body had a temperament that even Song Qinghuan could not compare to.
When he stood in front of Song Qinghuan, he was neither humble nor overbearing. Whether he saluted or said hello, he showed no restraint at all.
Song Qinghuan looked at the prefect's wife and felt curious. Seeing that the prefect was so poor and in such poverty, he still thought that the prefect's wife's natal family was from a declining wealthy family.
But who would have thought that the prefect's wife smiled and said, "I am just a girl from a country family. My ancestors were all farmers. How can I be called a high-class lady?"
When she said this, Song Qinghuan was even more surprised. How could an ordinary person teach a woman with such an outstanding temperament?
The magistrate's wife also showed a bit of glory on her face, pursed her lips and said with a smile: "I am from Tongzhou. When I was young, I was attracted by the beauty of Baihe Academy and studied there for several years."
Song Qinghuan responded: "That's it."
Then I couldn't help but take a few more glances. No wonder it was so hard to get a spot in Baihe Academy, and it wasn't just a boast.
Xiao Ci and the prefect were talking outside, while Song Qinghuan was talking to the prefect's wife inside. When Xiao Jingtong heard that an immortal from Baihe Academy had arrived, he leaned on the crack of the door to take a look, and then he hummed and said: "
That's all."
While he was saying this, his eyes never moved away from Madam Zhifu.
Several little maids followed behind and watched, and they couldn't help but laugh out loud. Xiao Jingtong glared at him, and then they all calmed down.
In order not to delay their trip, Lord Black Monkey and Madam Celestial Magistrate got off the boat after a while.
Xunmei immediately picked out a large cantaloupe, washed it, cut it into small pieces and brought it over. Song Qinghuan ate one piece and handed another piece to Xiao Jingtong before praising: "The melon is pretty good."
When the sun was about to set, Xiao Ci asked people to sail the boat and set off.
Xiao Jingtong ate a plate of melons and then thought about the day when the lady of the Imperial Palace seemed to have arrived. He couldn't help but feel sad again. He looked at Song Qinghuan with his hands on his chin and asked her: "Princess, I also studied at Baihe Academy. What if I
If you don't grow up like that fairy lady, won't it be a disgrace to the reputation of Baihe Academy?"
When she was studying at Baihe Academy, she was only fresh for a few days. Although she couldn't lie down at home as she wished, she always dozed off after going to school every day.
But today, when I saw the Immortal Magistrate’s wife, I had these feelings.
The little man is not very old, he already feels cute when he holds his cheek, but he still has to imitate the adults and sigh deeply.
Song Qinghuan was amused by her and said: "White Crane Academy not only teaches people reading and literacy, but also teaches moral character. Compared with moral character, reading and literacy are secondary. Morality is the key. Everyone has their own way of living. You see
The Immortal Magistrate's wife is very good-looking, and perhaps the Immortal Madam is envious of living a free and unrestrained life."
It was meant to coax the children into playing, but after hearing this, Xiao Jingtong turned around and asked, "Is it true?"
Song Qinghuan nodded: "Of course it's true. I won't lie to you again."
After hearing Song Qinghuan's words, Xiao Jingtong was convinced and immediately forgot about the matter of the Tianxian Magistrate's wife.
For fear of something unexpected happening on the way, the ship rested day and night for many days. Even when it docked, no one except for buyers and idlers were allowed to disembark at will.
It turned out that Song Qinghuan was still very irritable when the sun was shining, so there was no mention of it in the days to come. Even Xiao Jingchuan and Xiao Jingtong were so hot that they didn't dare to make any noise.
After traveling for five or six days, they finally abandoned the ship and went ashore, taking the land route instead.
After spending so many days on the boat, my feet felt like I was stepping on marshmallows when I stepped on the ground.
When we got ashore, someone had already prepared a carriage. They unloaded all the luggage on the ship one by one, and loaded more than ten or twenty carriages.
Once the emblem of Prince Rui's Mansion was hung up, it became more majestic and majestic, attracting attention wherever he went.
When Song Qinghuan was not a girl from the Song family, although she suffered a lot, she never had to travel as hard as this.
Perhaps she had drowned first and had yet to recover. After traveling for so many days, she couldn't hold on even before she reached the border of Ruizhou.
I just asked Texue to find the sachet she made, put it on the tip of my nose and smell it all day long, and then I could barely make it to Ruizhou.
Ruizhou is Xiao Ci's fiefdom. When he enters Ruizhou, he becomes the master of Ruizhou.
On the day he entered the territory of Ruizhou, he was greeted early by wealthy merchants and gentry from Ruizhou as well as local officials sent to Ruizhou.
Prince Rui has no power in Kyoto and is not well-received. People in Ruizhou also see this, and they all think that Prince Rui will look shabby when he comes to the capital.
But looking at the carriage full of about twenty people, the faces of these people didn't look very good. You looked at me and I looked at you.
Xiao Ci looked at these people's eyes and pretended not to see them.
At night, these people in Ruizhou held another banquet, and invited Xiao Ci and Song Qinghuan to the banquet, saying it was to welcome the wind and the dust.
Xiao Ci agreed immediately. When he entered Prince Derui's palace, he asked the maids to find all the clothes that had been laid out, iron them first, and then add incense.
Even hairpins should be gorgeous and low-key, and jade pendants and sachets should be of high quality.
Song Qinghuan felt better after drinking a bowl of tea soup. Seeing his behavior, he laughed: "A high-ranking prince must act like a nouveau riche."
Xiao Ci then hummed and said, "You don't know that when we first entered Ruizhou, those old guys looked at our convoy with the same expression, "Tsk, tsk, I'm going to poke their hearts out tonight."
Ruizhou is his fiefdom, but he has not been here for many years. The rich merchants, squires and local officials in Ruizhou might have been fighting fiercely in the past, but now they have to become a rope to deal with him.
It is said that Ruizhou is barren, and every year it is one thing or another, and only a handful of food can be delivered to Xiao Ci throughout the year.
It turns out that he didn't rely on this in Kyoto, so he let them go. Now that he wants to live in Ruizhou for a long time, he naturally can't let these people bully him.
