Chapter 478 [Resurrection from the Dead]
Jiang Zhoulin also felt that what Lu Fangqin said made sense, but for some reason he felt very uneasy.
"I always feel my eyelids twitching, and I feel like something unexpected is going to happen."
"Master, you're scaring yourself." Lu Fangqin said, then stood up and walked behind Jiang Zhoulin, massaging Jiang Zhoulin's head with her expert fingers. "It just so happens that two months ago, I used my connections to order a Buddhist lamp from Princess Jin, blessed by Master Lingxiu. I can still smell a soothing fragrance when I put it by the bed."
"It is said that the silk used to make the Buddha lamp is bathed in incense and chanting for 49 days. Placing it by the bed not only helps one to find peace of mind and focus, but also wards off bad luck and evil spirits."
Jiang Zhoulin was surprised when he heard what Lu Fangqin said, "Princess Jin's Buddha lamp? I heard it's so hard to find and so priceless! Even the Queen Mother has to wait patiently for it to be completed!"
"Madam, you are so amazing. You can even get such a precious and consecrated treasure."
The Empress Dowager and the Emperor have relied on and loved Princess Jin over the years.
"When I was in court, I heard the court officials say that Princess Jin had a fondness for you. I thought they were joking, but I didn't expect it to be true."
"My wife is so versatile, beautiful and intelligent!"
Hearing Jiang Zhoulin's praise, Lu Fangqin embarrassedly covered her mouth with a handkerchief to hide the smile on her face: "Grandpa is not as fast as you say. I just got along well with Princess Jin."
"This Buddha lamp of mine, blessed by Master Lingxiu, only cost me 8,888 taels of silver. She also gave me a peace amulet and Buddhist beads that Master Lingxiu had drawn. If someone else were to buy it, it would cost at least 20,000 taels of silver, not to mention whether they could get it."
Jiang Zhoulin felt that the Buddha lamp was a bit expensive, but the Empress Dowager herself spent tens of thousands of taels on a Buddha lamp, and they bought it for more than eight thousand taels, and also received extra Buddhist beads and amulets, so it was quite a good deal.
Jiang Zhoulin nodded and squeezed Lu Fangqin's hand. "Yes, there's no harm in building a good relationship with the Princess of Jin. She's now even more favored by the Emperor and the Queen Mother than the Prince of Jin."
When the second son heard Lu Fangqin's words, he said to her coquettishly, "Mom, you are so familiar with Princess Jin. Next time, can you ask Princess Jin to help me ask Master Lingxiu for a marriage?"
In the past three years, the second sister had heard the news of Xue Wei's rapid rise to fame, and she felt so upset. She should have listened to what his best friend said, even if it was just to pretend to send something to Xue Wei!
However, His Majesty seems to have a lot of opinions about Xue Wei now, and Jiang Wanyue only felt a little comforted today.
The second son had high standards, but he couldn't find any suitable family in the capital. As he was about to turn 19 this year, he began to get anxious.
Lu Fangqin comforted her and said, "Okay, mother will talk to Princess Jin and ask for a good marriage for you."
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After the emperor announced his decree to posthumously confer the title of Marquis of Zhaoping on his wife and to welcome back his widow, the outraged people were satisfied with the explanation they received and hoped that the widow of Marquis of Zhaoping could return to Beijing safely.
The ceremonial guard to welcome back the widow of Marquis Zhaoping soon set out from the capital with great fanfare, announcing to the world how much the emperor valued the widow of Marquis Zhaoping.
In order to prevent any further mishaps, the minister who led the honor guard to welcome back the widow of Marquis Zhaoping was Xia Su, the commander of the military forces and the emperor's absolute confidant.
The ceremonial guard, which was in line with the status of a king of a different surname, included various ceremonial items such as flags, weapons, musical instruments, a band and a motorcade, as well as soldiers surrounding him. The number of ceremonial guard members reached a total of 500 people.
The dangerous Qinglin Mountains are a roadblock on the way to Lingnan. Ever since Li Sicong, the eldest son of the Linzhou prefect, worked together with the Miao tribe to build a highway, more and more people have passed through the Qinglin Mountains by land, and traveling to Lingnan has become more convenient and faster. Now even people in the imperial court take this private highway and pay the toll honestly.
Li Xiaoguan is worthy of being Li Xiaoguan. He can live off his savings by relying on this private road.
The journey through the Qinglin Mountains was no longer so difficult. There were even several inns along the way. If you couldn't afford to stay in an inn, you could rent a tent. There were also stalls selling insect repellents along the way. If you were hungry, there were also people selling bamboo shoots, fried insects, and fried skewers...
Li Xiaoguan even teamed up with the Miaojiang tribe to organize a training and experience class for raising insects, specifically for those rich people who are curious about insects and witchcraft. The experience content is of course not real witchcraft, but teaching people how to raise insects. One month of experience means raising insects like the Miaojiang tribe for a month. Of course, those who are truly talented are another matter.
A ceremonial guard team of 500 people crossed Qinglin Mountain. As a ceremonial team sent by the emperor, everyone had to stay in an inn, eat, drink, defecate and urinate, which increased sales and income for Li Xiaoguan.
After nearly a month, a team of 500 people arrived at the south coast of Haizhou Island.
Even the boat they used to land on the island belonged to the He family, so they had to pay the He family.
However, Xia Su and Emperor Qingning, who were in the capital with the honor guard, did not know that the honor guard had been giving money to Jiang Lili's accomplices along the way. They just wanted to take the widow of Marquis Zhaoping back as soon as possible and make the people shut up.
During this month, Jiang Lili and Xin Che also returned to Haizhou Island, and Wen Qiao also secretly moved the navy to the eastern coast of Dasheng. The 100,000 navy was too conspicuous, so Wen Qiao only brought the elite of the 3,000 elite soldiers and hid them on the He family's merchant ship. They arrived at the eastern coast of Dasheng in batches, while the remaining 90,000 people took a detour and headed for the distant sea far away from the supervision of the Dasheng navy.
On a sunny morning, Xia Su finally led the guard of honor to the Cangsha Ferry on the south bank of Haizhou.
Due to the unfamiliar climate and water, Xia Su and his group felt very uncomfortable on the boat. When they arrived at the Cangsha Ferry, they almost floated off the boat and many of them couldn't help vomiting.
Before they boarded the ship, the boatman tried to sell them seasickness medicine at the price of fifty taels of silver per packet, which was simply robbery. Xia Su and others relied on their physical strength as military generals and did not buy seasickness medicine. As a result, their true colors were exposed on the sea, and they were so docile by seasickness that they bought seasickness medicine on the ship at the price of one hundred taels per packet, feeling extremely aggrieved.
Xia Su had the ability to get a packet of seasickness medicine worth 100 taels, but it was different for the other members of the honor guard. They could only hold on. This time they finally reached the shore, but they were half dead.
I don't know if it was just bad luck, but the boat trip, which was supposed to take four days, was affected by all kinds of wind and waves, and the boatman's boat was as slow as a turtle, so it took nine days to arrive.
Although Xia Su had taken seasickness medicine, he had been stuck on the boat for nine days. The food and accommodation were very different from those on land, and he had become thin and haggard due to the torture.
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