Chapter 156 Yan Shiyi is here
In order to wait for Cheng Yu to send accurate information, Gu Changxiao ordered to stop advancing. As a result, a disgusting guy got off the carriage behind him: "Your Highness Prince Li, are you going to disobey the order? We have just left the border town, and you want to stop camp?"
When Han Xing and other soldiers saw this man, they wanted to kick his yin-yang face, but they could only grit their teeth and say, "The road ahead is blocked by heavy snow, and we need to clear the roadblocks first. If you don't believe me, you can go and see for yourself first."
This person was none other than the eunuch Zhou who came to the border town to deliver the imperial edict. This time, he not only brought the rewards for the border troops that Jinsui had been dreaming of, but also brought an imperial edict that almost killed Jinsui and Gu Changxiao.
Eunuch Zhou stood on the carriage and looked up. There was indeed endless white snow. He did not want to argue with these vulgar soldiers. Everyone knew that this was a bad job with a high risk of death because he had offended the queen's people in his early years.
He had no choice but to accept the imperial edict because he was deliberately made difficult for by others. Now he only hopes to complete the order and return to the capital smoothly. However, before leaving, Prince Yu specifically instructed him to make things difficult for Prince Li.
He sat back in the carriage angrily and shouted in disgust: "Change the charcoal basin. The smoke from the coal stove is too big and it's choking me."
Hei Hu cursed inwardly: "A pheasant is wearing long feathers and pretending to be a phoenix! Are all the eunuchs in the palace this kind of person?"
Han Xing glared at him and whispered, "He is not a simple eunuch. He carries the emperor's orders. As the chief eunuch of the Imperial Household Department, he has the duty of supervising the army. If he dies in the border town, the prince will be suspected of rebellion."
Hei Hu didn't understand: "Didn't the prince rebel a long time ago? He came to our border town just to rebel. Why don't you rebel again and kill this damn eunuch first!"
Han Xing became even more angry: "Don't talk nonsense! Do you think the prince is willing to endure this humiliation? It's all for the sake of protecting the border town!"
Protect Taoist Xiao Ji.
Maybe Taoist Xiao Ji will never know what the prince has paid, but as long as he is alive, it is enough.
Seeing that the prince and Han Xing were unable to do anything about this dead eunuch, Hei Hu was so angry that he secretly went to Hao Duojin:
"From what Brother Han said, this damn eunuch cannot die on the road, but I really can't stand his arrogant look of using chicken feathers as a token of authority.
What do you think we can do to punish him?"
Hao Duojin also disliked Eunuch Zhou. It should be said that all the soldiers in the Black Feather Camp disliked him.
Hao Duojin was quick-witted and knew that there was another reason for Hei Hu's anger. He immediately thought of a good idea and said with a chuckle, "We brothers are riding horses and freezing, but this dead white-faced man is sitting in the carriage and being picky. Let's not let him sit in the carriage."
Hei Hu asked bluntly: "How? Blow up his car?"
If he could win, Hao Duojin would also want to learn from Han Xing and kick Hei Hu twice:
"That's too obvious. We're not giving him a reason to cause trouble! The road ahead is unclear. Let's dig a hole in advance to trap his wheels. Then we can go forward and fix it. If we can't fix it, that's fine."
Hei Hu slapped his thigh, then patted the back of Hao Duojin's head: "You are so smart! The prince always praised you for your brains..."
Before they finished speaking, they both fell silent. Prince! Of course, it wasn't the current prince, but another prince whom they respected and trusted.
If the prince was here, they wouldn't have to come up with a plan. The prince is so good at playing tricks on people! He would have dealt with this annoying guy long ago.
Heihu and Hao Duojin don't know yet that the prince they have been thinking about has turned into a woman.
At this moment, she was painting leisurely in the Yan family manor. Looking at the reply from Grandpa Ling, Grandpa's opinion was the same as hers. He and Jin'an would not return to Yanzhou for the time being.
Wait until Jinsui finishes the work at hand and then reunites with them at Meihua Villa.
The fundamental reason that Grandpa Ling did not write on paper is that he and Jin'an did not want to become a burden to Jinsui or a bargaining chip for others to threaten her.
He didn't want them to influence Jinsui's decision. Grandpa Ling knew very well that deep down in her heart Jinsui didn't want to leave. She was reluctant to leave the border town that she had built.
This time, let her be alone and think carefully about her future path. As a grandfather, all he can do is to support his granddaughter's decision and not hold her back.
Although Yan Jiu hadn't been here for several days, he sent a letter to Jin Sui, saying that the court's decree of reward had arrived at the border town, and Cheng Yu, Han Xing, Hei Hu and others had all been promoted and received rewards.
In addition, the imperial court also awarded the border town a sum of money for city construction. Although it was not much, it was equivalent to the imperial court giving King Li the qualification to build the city. King Li could build whatever he wanted on his fiefdom.
Jinsui had previously discussed with Gu Changxiao about policies such as opening up border trade and taking in refugees, and the court agreed.
Although Jin Sui repeatedly said that the affairs of Border Town had nothing to do with her, how could Yan Jiu not see that she was obviously very concerned about the affairs of Border Town.
Therefore, he informed everyone in detail about what had happened recently in the border town. First, the polo match officially ended because the Black Feather Camp withdrew from the competition midway, and the Yanyun team led by Yan Shiyi won the championship.
Yan Shiyi donated all the prize money and the money he won from the bet to the refugee camp in the border town.
Under his leadership, many teams donated money. Those noblemen were not short of money, but what they needed more were fun activities. They hoped that the border town could hold two polo matches every year.
Cheng Yu returned the favor by giving customized jerseys, golf clubs, horse gear and other items to anyone who donated a certain amount.
Upon hearing that Gu Changxiao had confiscated the silver donated by the team into the treasury and gave it entirely to Cheng Yu for resettling the refugees, Cheng Yu bought a large amount of food, opened ten porridge stalls, and built a refugee camp to resettle the people coming to the border town.
Jin Sui breathed a sigh of relief. What she feared most was that Gu Changxiao did not care about the refugees. It was difficult to build up prestige in the hearts of the people, but it would only take a day for his reputation to collapse.
She had no idea that Yan Jiu was only telling her good news and not bad news.
Until she finally finished drawing the picture, in fact, she was just pretending to draw it outside. She actually drew the part she needed by copying the information she found in the space.
She was just about to say that if Yan Jiu didn't come again, she would leave the villa and look around.
The maid came to report: "The master of the house is here."
Jin Sui came to greet them in the corridor. Yan Jiu's carriage drove directly into the second gate. Butler Yan spread a linen carpet from the footstool under the carriage to the corridor.
Yan Jiu's snow-white cloak and deerskin boots were not stained with a single speck of snow or mud.
Jin Sui's mouth twitched. The first image that flashed through his mind was, if this linen carpet was dyed red, Yan Jiu would look like a celebrity walking on the red carpet! The second image that flashed through his mind was, Miss Xiao Ai got out of the car, and Mr. Heiji quickly rolled out the red carpet...
Jin Sui laughed out loud instantly. In her two lives, she had never seen anyone more exquisite than Yan Jiu! Regardless of gender.
As for myself, there is no comparison. I can use the same cup to drink water, tea, coffee, and beverages, but Yan Jiu has different cups for different types of tea.
No wonder he carried me into the house when he saw me barefoot that day. He was afraid that I would dirty the gorgeous thick carpet in his house.
Hearing Jin Sui's laughter, Yan Jiu looked up and saw the girl who looked like a banished fairy standing in the corridor, looking at him with a smile.
At that moment, Yan Jiu's heart felt like being brushed by a feather, itchy and sweet.
This was originally just an ordinary manor of the Yan family, but because she was here, this manor has become the most beautiful place in the world.
He thought about the journey here, and when he thought about meeting Miss Ji, he didn't even feel the cold wind and snow.
It turns out that this is how it feels to be involved with someone in your heart! Yan Jiu looked down at himself, then raised his head and asked with a smile: "Miss Ji, is there something wrong with Yan Jiu that makes you laugh?"
Jinsui shook his head: "Of course not, I'm just happy to see Jiulang! I feel depressed when you haven't been here."
A warm feeling flowed through Yan Jiu's heart again. It turned out that just as I was looking forward to seeing her, she was also looking forward to my arrival.
Seeing him standing there motionless, Jin Sui smiled and called out to him, "Come in, I'm making roasted tea, let's drink together!"
In just a few days, the red plum blossoms in the courtyard have blossomed. Jinsui specially cut a branch and put it in a vase in the morning. It must be said that the days she stayed in the Yan family villa were the most leisurely time for her.
She didn't have to worry about food and clothing every day. Whatever she asked for, the maid would immediately provide it. She didn't even go into the space to take a bath. It was her first time trying to take a bath in the big bathroom.
No wonder "Bath in Huaqing Pool in Spring Cold" can be praised, the nobles really enjoyed it! The bathing pool in the small villa is no less than the hot spring villa in later generations. It is very enjoyable to take a bath in winter.
I can't help but think of Gu Changxiao. He was washing in the river with the soldiers in the border town. It was so cold that he must have boiled a big bucket of water to wash!
It's so miserable that a prince has ended up like this.
Uh, let’s talk about Yan Jiu’s arrival. He brought good news to Jin Sui: “Cheng Yu was promoted to the seventh-rank county magistrate. Three counties can be set up in the border town. Currently, two counties are vacant. Cheng Yu has great power.
He was very smart and used polo matches to sign a lot of business deals with the sons of various scholars.
Hehe, he also divided the coal briquette business into different cities. Although my Yan family was the first to cooperate with the border city in the coal briquette business, we only got the agency rights for Yanzhou. "
Jin Sui said, "How could Cheng Yu do this! The Yan family is an old customer after all, they should be treated preferentially."
But he didn't suppress the corner of his mouth, and roared in his heart, Cheng Yu did a good job!
I didn't expect that you've been drinking for so many years and your brain is still not stupid! I forgot this trick, but you actually thought of it.
That is, there are so many businesses that can be developed in our border town, why should we work so hard to beg others? We should let the merchants from the sixteen states of Yan land beg us!
This agency is a great idea! It can balance the merchants of the noble families in each state, and there is no need to worry about them monopolizing the business in the border town.
Jin Sui asked anxiously, "What about the sea salt?"
Yan Jiu deliberately drank tea and was not in a hurry to answer. He looked at the anxious Jin Sui with his big eyes full of anticipation. He thought she looked very beautiful.
After a while, he smiled and said, "I thought Miss Ji no longer cared about the affairs of Border Town."
Jin Sui was suddenly embarrassed and said dryly: "I was just bored. You brought up the matter of Border Town first, so I asked a few more questions!"
Yan Jiu couldn’t bear to tease her anymore, and said with a smile: “Cheng Yu has kept the sea salt business a secret, and currently only has a small amount of transactions with the Yan family, because he can’t dry salt in Changdong, and he is worried about insufficient supply.
Moreover, the salt-drying method is too easy for others to learn. The border town will benefit only as long as it can monopolize the market. It is better not to expand the business yet.
But he expanded his seafood business, especially dried kelp, which he sold to states far from the coast, and it was a very good home-cooked dish in winter. "
After Yan Jiu finished speaking, he saw Jin Sui was in deep thought and asked softly, "Do you have anything for me to bring to Cheng Yu?"
Jin Sui shook his head: "Forget it, it's not good to keep the relationship going."
Yan Jiu was startled, and wanted to remind her that "藕断丝连" is used to describe the relationship between men and women, not to describe you and Biancheng.
Jin Sui soon realized something was wrong: "Why did you only talk about Cheng Yu? What about the others? Han Xing, Hei Hu, and... Li Wang, the imperial court's decree has arrived, they should have a lot of plans, right?"
Yan Jiu's expression remained unchanged, and he chuckled, "I have too many business dealings with County Magistrate Cheng. General Han and his men are dealing with military matters. The Yan family is only a noble family in Yan, so it's not a good idea to have too much dealings with them."
"As for the King of Li, he is receiving the eunuchs who are delivering his imperial edicts. The Yan Family should not have too close contact with him during this period."
Jinsui felt that what he said made sense. Yan Jiu was the same before, and it seemed that he didn't want to have a close relationship with Gu Changxiao.
She said gratefully: "Thank you Jiulang for bringing me so much good news. I really don't know how to repay you."
Yan Jiu looked at her seriously and said, "Miss Ji knows."
Jin Sui laughed and said, "Would you like to hire a female housekeeper or a female shopkeeper? I'm not suitable! If I stay in Yanzhou now, I will only cause trouble for you."
Yan Jiu tightly held the Longquan teacup and cup in his hands. He was not one of those people who could say anything rude or impolite.
He was just afraid that his gaze might be too fiery and would scare Miss Ji.
He could only lower his eyes to look at the teacup, suppressing his emotions and turning them into a light laugh: "Miss Ji, if you wish, you can live in this villa forever."
There is a long way to go, and the most important thing right now is not to scare her.
Miss Ji seems to be very good at running away! Jin Sui laughed heartily and said, "For the time being, I can only stay at Jiulang's house, but don't worry, I won't live there for nothing. I will give you something good in a while."
Yan Jiu's eyelashes trembled slightly: "Okay, I'll thank Miss Ji first."
Yan Jiu added, "The young rickshaw driver has been buried. I will take Miss Ji to burn incense in front of his grave some other day."
Jin Sui sighed in his heart: "Well, he died for me, I should go and pay tribute to him. Has Jiulang found the clues to those men in black?"
Yan Jiu shook his head: "Sorry, I will continue to investigate. It seems that they have left Yandi."
He still didn't stay overnight, perhaps because he was worried that if he stayed overnight, it would be bad for Miss Ji's reputation.
He treated her with genuine courtesy, which made Jin Sui feel that she had not failed as a woman.
When he came this time, he brought a car full of things. Jinsui thought they were for his own use, but after he left, she found out that they were all gifts for her.
Cotton-padded clothes, cloaks, capes, boots, jewelry, hand warmers, hats, as well as ointments and perfumes bought from Yanzhizhai, etc., several boxes of miscellaneous things. The maid smiled as she packed them and said that the master of the family really cared about Miss Ji.
Another one laughed and said, “Miss Ji is so beautiful, she should be treated with care.”
The two looked at each other, and seeing that Jin Sui wasn't listening, they whispered, "What a pity, it looks like the master of the family has no intention of taking her back to Yanzhou City."
It was originally a normal conversation, but from the maid's tone, it sounded as if Yan Jiu was hiding a mistress in his mansion.
Jin Sui couldn't help but frown, feeling a little unhappy. It was indeed not decent for her to live here for free and eat and use Yan Jiu's things.
It's better to deal with the matter as soon as possible and get out of here! Then I can give Yan Jiu some more gifts as a thank you.
A few days later, although there was no new snow, the old snow had not melted, and the sky and the earth were still covered in silver.
That afternoon, Jinsui was drinking tea and admiring the snow scenery in the corridor. There was nothing she could do. She was a southern girl in her previous life and she had no money to travel to the north. She had become obsessed with snow.
She was already exercising restraint by not running out to lie down in the snow.
Then she heard the sound of horse hooves outside. She thought it was Yan Jiu coming. She was feeling happy, but suddenly she heard an angry voice:
"Where is she? Let her come out. I want to see what kind of beautiful woman my brother has hidden here. He doesn't even care about such a big thing!"
Jin Sui's eyes twitched. How did this fool Yan Shiyi find his way here?
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