Chapter 515: The Demon Concubine Who Brings Trouble to the Nation vs. the Bandit Emperor 126
The carriage drove into a quaint courtyard with pavilions, towers, bridges and flowing water. It was complex but not messy. The scenery was natural and had none of the wildness and crudeness of Lingnan, but instead had the elegance of the Jiangnan water town.
A row of beautiful maids stood in the courtyard and said in unison: "Greetings to the Master, Madam, and Miss."
The voice was graceful and moving, and even the posture of saluting was exactly the same, obviously carefully trained.
The maid helped Ji Yunhuan get off the carriage. Ji Yunhuan looked around with joy in his eyes. "It's so beautiful here! Even more beautiful than the general's mansion! Daddy, are we going to stay here tonight? This is ten thousand times better than living in a tent!"
Ji Liao got off the horse, and immediately a beautiful maid came over. She had a pair of watery eyes that made me feel pity for her.
"Master, I will help you undress. Hot water is already in the room. You have worked hard on the journey. Why don't you take a hot bath and relax?"
"Cough cough!" Fang Huijia opened the carriage and coughed lightly.
Ji Liao dodged the maid without leaving a trace and went to the lady, "Madam, you have worked hard all the way. Come, be careful, I will help you down."
"How can you do things one by one? You are so tactless. Madam is not feeling well, why don't you come and serve her properly?"
The maids understood immediately that their job was only to please the distinguished guests who came here, and they did not have to throw themselves into their arms.
It seems that the guest this time is not interested in women, so serving the lady and the young lady well will also please the guest.
The maids gathered around immediately and took the ladies to sit in the warm hall. Warm tea had been prepared, and fresh flowers were decorated everywhere. Cakes were brought in like water. Some people even knelt on the ground, massaging their shoulders and backs, and the service was particularly attentive.
Ji Yunhuan refused the maid's close service. She was so surprised that she ran around the yard, exclaiming in admiration again and again, like a bumpkin who had never seen the world.
"There are so many flowers here. How can there be spring flowers in this season? They smell so good~ I thought there was nothing in Lingnan, but now it seems better than Luojing City!"
Ji Yunhuan's praise was sincere. She had never lived in such an exquisite courtyard in Luojing City. The general's mansion was majestic and solemn. It was impossible to say that it was beautiful.
Life was tight in the General's Mansion, which was barely able to maintain its appearance. It was impossible for them to get so many flowers for her to display beautifully in late autumn.
Tu Fuquan knew that his arrangement was correct. The master had many houses in South China City, and the one he chose was indeed the one that suited Miss Ji's taste the most.
"It's actually quite simple. Once it's opened in the greenhouse, we can just move it out and put it on display."
Ji Yunhuan looked confused and said, "But the weather is so cold, won't these flowers wither after just two days?"
Tu Fuquan laughed, "If the flowers wither, we can just replace them with new ones. The eyes of the nobles naturally prefer colorful flowers. If the madam and the young lady like them, you can have such beautiful flowers every day in the future."
Ji Yunhuan quickly calculated in his mind how much manpower and resources would be wasted by such an operation. It was simply a waste of resources. If it was used to grow crops, it could feed many people!
The land of Lingnan is already barren, and the few resources it has are being wasted like this, so the people's lives are even more difficult.
Ji Yunhuan ran to sit beside her mother, shaking her arm and said coquettishly, "Mom! Look at Huan'er, she's all tanned! Her hair is so shabby, she doesn't even have a pretty hairpin, and her clothes are old. Huan'er isn't pretty anymore!"
"Shall we go shopping tomorrow? I saw a lot of shops on the way here just now. Huan'er should dress up nicely and make her look beautiful for her mother!"
Ji Liao frowned, "Nonsense! What are you doing wandering around? You are unfamiliar with this place, stay in your room!"
Fang Huijia raised her eyebrows, twisted Ji Liao's arm, and said angrily: "Don't scare Huan'er. I think Huanan City is quite safe. Why can't we go shopping?"
"If you don't feel sorry for your daughter, I do. Don't be afraid, Huan'er. Ignore your father. Let's go shopping tomorrow!"
The next morning, Ji Yunhuan excitedly took his mother's hand and went out.
There was a carriage parked at the door, with two horses pulling side by side. The body of the carriage was decorated with patterns that girls liked. There were fresh flowers in the carriage, and the air was filled with mist. A young man in blue was sitting inside, making tea.
The maid lifted the curtain of the carriage. Ji Yunhuan didn't need anyone to help her. She held up the hem of her skirt and went in first.
"Didn't they say that this carriage was specially prepared for us? Why is there someone else inside? I will not ride in the same carriage with outsiders!"
Ji Yunhuan put on a spoiled look, got off the carriage angrily, and walked forward holding her mother's hand, "No need to sit! It's the same if we walk! I don't think the governor really wants to entertain us, he's so stingy that he can't even afford a carriage!"
"Although Lianxing Port is poor, everyone is respectful to me. I will tell my father tomorrow that we should go back! We should avoid being bullied here! Humph!"
Fang Huijia pursed her lips and said nothing, her face tense. She seemed angry, but she was actually trying not to laugh.
It has been a long time since I have seen Huan'er being so spoiled. Ever since the family met with misfortune, Huan'er seemed to have grown up overnight. It is good for the child to grow up, but Huan'er is always so tense, and she has to be considerate of him in return. She feels very distressed when she sees this.
She was very happy to see him speaking and acting as he pleased and behaving without restraint.
The maids were a little panicked. They followed Ji Yunhuan like a tail, and did not dare to step forward to pull her. They could only persuade her in a low voice.
"This is the carriage prepared for the lady. Doesn't the lady like flowers? It is full of the flowers she picked yesterday."
"Madam likes to taste tea, so we have prepared the best Longjing tea before the rain. We have absolutely no intention of neglecting Madam."
"The person sitting inside is none other than the second son of the master's family. The young lady is of noble status, so the second son came here specially to accompany her."
"Please get in the carriage, young lady. We are not serving you well. You can beat us or scold us, but please don't bring it up again. If the master gets angry, we will..."
As the maid spoke, her voice began to tinge with tears. She was pulled back by the person next to her and forced to smile, not daring to cry anymore.
Ji Yunhuan was really a little angry at this time!
Tu Guangjun, this bastard, keeps so many young and beautiful girls in his yard, they must be used to serve people. To put it bluntly, this damn place is no different from a brothel!
She didn't want to embarrass the maids, so she stopped and snorted, "What a legitimate second son, he doesn't know any rules. Lingnan is really a wild place!"
"How can I, an unmarried woman, ride in the same carriage with a strange man? If you ask him to get off and drive for me, I will let him accompany you."
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