Unexpectedly, besides her, there was another group of people who seemed to have foreseen the future and were doing the same thing as them. The leader of these people even bore a resemblance to Yin Quan.
"Are you sure it's a spring?" Jiang Shuwan asked.
"Confirmed." Qingxing said in a low voice, "The other side arrived earlier than us, and their movements are suspicious. In particular, the leader, Yin Quan, rarely shows himself. If it weren't for General Gu bringing binoculars, it would be very difficult to spot him with just human eyesight."
People's body shapes may be similar, but if it's a face seen through a telescope, then it's definitely the same.
Thinking about Jiang Shuwan, she didn't know what to feel for a moment.
"Your Highness."
At the entrance of the Marquis's residence, Xiao Wu handed the horse reins to Pei Yanzhi. After taking the reins, Pei Yanzhi nimbly flipped himself onto the carriage, followed closely by Yao Zhijie. Ye Yifeng, a frail scholar, went straight onto the carriage.
"This journey may take several months. If you need anything, you can go to General Fei Hong."
Sitting on his horse, Pei Yanzhi handed a token to Jiang Shuwan.
Jiang Shuwan: "..."
Jiang Shuwan hesitated for a moment before taking it.
Watching Pei Yanzhi, Yao Zhijie, and Ye Yifeng walk away into the distance, Jiang Shuwan stood at the door for a while before leaving.
On the way back to the house, Qingxing felt like she was being bitten by a lion, twisting and turning all over, her mouth opening and closing several times, but in the end she didn't ask anything.
Since being promoted to lady-in-waiting, Qingxing has become more composed.
Jiang Shuwan entered the house after pondering to herself. She chatted with General Xiao Gu and the others for a while, listening to their detailed account of their experiences on the trip, before finally letting them go down to rest.
“Miss, it’s been raining heavily for more than half a month. Today the sun is finally out. Would you like to move the things out of the house to air them out?”
Outside, Granny Tao led Little Tao and asked.
Jiang Shuwan nodded immediately. She felt like she was covered in mold from the torrential rain earlier, but today the sun was shining brightly, making it a perfect day for sunbathing.
Having not exercised in a long time, Jiang Shuwan spent her days eating and sleeping. She twisted her arms and helped the maids move their things to the yard to sunbathe.
She paused for a moment when she moved the furniture, bedding, and items from the display shelf to the orchid palace lantern.
During the period of heavy rain, the house leaked once, and the furniture, books and even the palace lantern got wet. The palace lantern was a small item that was usually placed on the display shelf and not used much, so the maids didn't notice it. By the time they discovered it, the frame had been soaked and rotted by the rain.
She spent most of the day trying to fix it but couldn't. Somehow, the news reached Pei Yanzhi's ears. The man didn't return from the government office until dark, and as soon as he got back, he went into her courtyard.
Jiang Shuwan had just returned from Donglai Street, and it was a bit late. As soon as she got back, she saw a handsome man sitting by the oil lamp, whittling wood.
The dim yellow light, like a delicate veil, gently fell on his handsome face, and the interplay of light and shadow outlined his chiseled features.
The palace lantern frame is broken; eight more frames need to be cut.
When she came in, he had already finished shaving five and was busy working on the sixth.
Repairing lamps seemed like a sacred thing to him; he was completely focused, his eyes never wavering, so much so that he didn't even notice Jiang Shuwan approaching.
"I thought it was some fairy godmother, but it turned out to be Pei Yanzhi."
Jiang Shuwan sighed inwardly and sat down next to him.
The girl gazed at his cool and handsome face.
When I first met Pei Yan, although he exuded an astonishing aura of pressure, he still carried a youthful naiveté.
Sometime later, that youthful naiveté was gone, and the man lowered his head slightly, revealing his long and handsome neck.
A handsome man looks better under the light.
Jiang Shuwan stared at him, and he slowly raised his head and glanced at her.
Their eyes met, and it was as if something was steaming.
After a short while, Pei Yanzhi lowered his head and started carving the wood again. He seemed to be used to carpentry, and his carving was very methodical.
His hands never stopped moving, and his eyes were like two calm lakes.
Occasionally, he would ask Jiang Shuwan for help, such as handing her a tool.
After the palace lantern frame was repaired, Jiang Shuwan painted another picture of her favorite magnolia on it, but the painting skills were still appalling.
Pei Yanzhi raised his hand, picked up a pen, and sketched a few lines on the paper. The terrible painting now had some interesting details. Jiang Shuwan happily used rice paste to stick the painting onto the palace lantern.
Afterwards, Pei Yanzhi stayed in the house for a meal.
At that time, it was pouring rain outside, like the Milky Way had collapsed, and the rain kept falling endlessly.
The water, which is impenetrable to the wind and rain, obscures the view, making the world seem like a vast ocean.
Qingxing came back from outside, holding an umbrella.
"Miss, something terrible has happened! The rain is too heavy, and the old lady's yard is flooded."
She was relieved that the old lady wasn't there, and then she discovered that there was water in her yard as well.
The drainage system in her yard had been redone when the cobblestones were laid, and the fact that her yard was flooded shows how heavy the rain must have been.
"The rain is too heavy. What if it floods?" she exclaimed, then immediately regretted it. Just as she was about to make amends, she realized that Pei Yanzhi hadn't listened to her at all. The man's gaze was fixed on the torrential rain outside, his eyes so deep they were frightening.
Looking back now, it wasn't just her who revealed the subtle details...
"Miss, why aren't you moving? Can't you hook the palace lantern?" Qingxing stood on the ground, and the little maid looked up at her with a puzzled expression.
Why is Miss taking so long to get a palace lantern?
Qingxing stared at Jiang Shuwan, looking left and right.
Hearing Qingxing's words, Jiang Shuwan snapped out of her reverie. She hooked the palace lantern with her right hand and placed it on the drying rack outside.
Today, the entire Marquis's residence, and even the entire capital city, is filled with things drying in the sun.
However, the sun didn't shine for long. As it got dark, a dense downpour began again.
The girls hurriedly packed their things while complaining.
"Why is it raining again?"
"It was unbearably hot before, and not a drop of rain fell, but now it's raining nonstop..."
"Miss, it's raining so hard, is it alright for the young master to go and repair the river?"
Not long after, news of Pei Yanzhi's river repair work reached the capital. The repair work required first resettling disaster victims, salvaging property, and inspecting the river.
I heard that once, while inspecting the river, Pei Yanzhi was swept away by the flood while trying to save a child who had fallen into the water.
—On this day, the great families of the entire capital were immersed in a strange excitement, and even the taverns saw a surge in business.
However, not long after, a tip came that it was a false alarm and that Pei Yanzhi had not been swept away. Then the excitement turned into depression, and no one bought any more wine.
Even powerful families and wealthy clans with vast tracts of land were so worried that they couldn't even eat.
Because Pei Yan asked the old emperor for money.
Resettling disaster victims and repairing river channels will undoubtedly cost a lot of money.
But the Ministry of Revenue had no money, the old emperor had no money either, and he even had more than ten million in old debts that he hadn't paid off.
The old emperor even had thoughts of killing people!
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