Chapter 184: Eating the Rich
If Cui Hao had not had selfish motives and wanted to stay to abuse his power and seek benefits, King Ping would have lost face again.
They don't look like father and son at all, they clearly have a deep hatred for each other!
Prince Ping's expression was gloomy. "Shut up! No matter what, he's your royal grandfather! Don't talk nonsense!"
Zhonglizhou was angry: "What I said is all true, see for yourself!"
He pulled the imperial edict from his sleeve and threw it on the table: "If I hadn't been quick to snatch it away, Cui Hao would definitely have embarrassed you in front of everyone!!"
"You've been stationed in Liangzhou for nearly twenty years, and you've finally achieved this. Doesn't he know that this imperial edict will make you lose all your dignity and face in front of your subordinates? How will you still command the three armies then?! He did it on purpose!"
Zhongli Zhou threw the imperial edict away and left the table angrily.
Song Ruqing could no longer maintain the expression on her face. She reached out and took the imperial edict. The first sentence she saw was a curse on King Ping: Rotten wood cannot be carved, and a wall of dung cannot be plastered...
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Zhongli Zhou felt like there was a fire in his heart, burning more and more fiercely.
Thinking of Cui Hao standing at the gate of the palace and spouting nonsense, his eyes darkened: "Come here! Go and call the horse groom!"
The subordinate responded and went to find someone.
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Although Ji Changying left, he kept thinking about Song Ruqing's words in his mind.
She knew what the princess meant.
I just want her and Zhou to think carefully about it, face up to their own abilities first, and then talk about whether they want to go.
Don't reject her because of the secular view of women.
Zhou had been secretly watching Ji Changying's face all the way. Seeing that she seemed to be lost in thought, she scratched her hair in annoyance, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.
Ji Fengshou's face was uglier than ever before: "We have almost finished dealing with the cattle and sheep. Let's buy some New Year's goods and leave tomorrow."
He didn't want to stay here for even a day longer. He was really afraid that if he stayed for two more days, his wife and daughter would be abducted.
Zhou was full and felt sleepy: "I can do anything."
When she looked at Ji Changying, she nodded perfunctorily.
Ji Fengshou pulled Zhou away with a heavy heart, leaving Ji Changying to rest well in the room.
She tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep. Princess Ping was born in this dynasty, but she still had her own opinions and lived the way she wanted.
What about her? What was the meaning of her sudden arrival here? What did she want?
Ji Changying lay on the bed and felt confused for the first time.
Whether she was exiled after opening her eyes or until now, she has been passively drifting with the flow.
Do I have to live like a wheel, moving only when pushed?
How is this possible?
Ji Changying turned over and sat up. She had learned so much knowledge for so many years, it was impossible for her to just let it go to waste, nor was it possible for her to just give up like that.
Why not, young man, dream of picking stars and dare to shoot at Yuheng with a mulberry bow?
Let me use what I have learned and try to be the spark that starts a prairie fire, so that everyone in Liangzhou will no longer be hungry.
She slowly exhaled and began to sit cross-legged in meditation, allowing herself to calm down and circulate her internal energy according to the internal martial arts techniques.
Ji Fengshou didn't sleep well all night and was in great torment.
He was afraid that Zhou and Ji Changying would suddenly tell him one night that they wanted to join the Red Sleeves Army.
So does he agree or disagree?
This is simply unbelievable!
If you disagree, can he stop you?
As the sky was just beginning to light up in the morning, he turned over and sat up when he heard the sounds of servants and maids sweeping outside.
As soon as the back door of the palace opened early in the morning, he went to the street to buy some things for the New Year.
I planned to wait until I came back and saw them get up, then take them home immediately.
Ji Changying felt refreshed after a night out. Just after she had breakfast, a maid came to inform her that someone was coming to visit.
"Why are you here?"
Ji Changying looked at Kou Yunyi and Jiang Fengshi and felt very surprised.
They had no friendship before, but she didn't expect that the two of them would come to see her with pastries.
"I came whenever I wanted! I didn't expect your name to be so effective. Someone brought me here as soon as I told them your name."
Kou Yunyi sat down next to Ji Changying carelessly.
Jiang Fengshi's round face was a bit embarrassed. "Sorry for bothering you. I didn't tell you in advance... This is the Fuling cake that Yunyi and I bought for you at Wufangzhai early this morning. Try it and see if you like it."
Facing such a lovely girl, Ji Changying couldn't help but lower his voice by two degrees: "Thank you."
She picked up a piece of Fuling cake and tasted it: "Delicious!"
Jiang Fengshi's eyes narrowed. "Wufangzhai's cakes are always delicious. They're only sold until noon. If you go too late, you won't be able to buy them!"
"Hey, why are you thanking her and not me? I've been waiting in line for ages!"
Kou Yunyi was somewhat dissatisfied. He angrily picked up a piece of Poria cocos cake and stuffed it into his mouth, as if to say, "I'm not giving it to you."
"Then I'll treat you to a meal as a thank you?" Ji Changying asked helplessly.
Kou Yunyi's eyes lit up: "Then I'll have to make a killing on you. My dad told me that you're incredibly rich now!"
Ji Changying raised an eyebrow: "Your father? Kou Jiming?"
Kou Yunyi was pleased: "Who else could it be?"
Ji Changying had only made a rough guess when she heard the surname before, after all, Kou Yunyi didn't look like Kou Jiming at all.
Unexpectedly, she was actually Uncle Kou’s biological daughter.
Her eyes turned to Jiang Fengshi's face, and she pinched the hem of her skirt awkwardly: "My father's official position is not high. He is the garrison commander of Liangzhou. His name is... Jiang Daniu."
She had been ridiculed by many people because of her father's name before, and now she was a little afraid to look at Ji Changying's expression after she said this.
"My father's name is also very down-to-earth, Ji Fengshou, and he is still a commoner."
Ji Changying shrugged indifferently, without a trace of embarrassment on her face.
Seeing her so calm, Kou Yunyi felt a little favorable towards her: "Let's go! I'm still looking forward to the feast!"
Jiang Fengshi didn't know Ji Changying's background, he just thought that since she could live in the palace, she might be a relative of Prince Ping.
At this moment, she was very surprised to hear Ji Changying say that her father was a commoner.
Ji Changying sent someone to tell Zhou, and then followed the two of them outside.
Because of the Chinese New Year, Liangzhou has changed its previous decadence and regained its vitality.
There were small stalls and vendors on both sides of the road, and people were selling their own goods by spreading cloth on the ground.
The streets are crowded with people coming and going, and there are street performers performing on the streets, waiting for tips from people around them.
Kou Yunyi pulled them to look at this and that, his eyes almost too busy to keep up.
After walking around for so long, Ji Changying felt a little hungry: "Where should we go to eat?"
These words made Kou Yunyi and Jiang Fengshi unable to help but touch their stomachs.
They seemed hungry too.
"I want to eat Shuiyunjian's roasted lamb." Jiang Fengshi's eyes lit up when he talked about food, and he looked at the two of them expectantly.
Kou Yunyi thought of Shuiyunjian's signature dish and couldn't help swallowing his saliva: "Okay."
Ji Changying said proudly: "Eat! Eat with big mouthfuls!"
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