You are about to meet the golden thigh, and the opportunity for rapid growth is right in front of you.
The idea of owning a small courtyard spread like a grassland in Gu Xinran's heart, and finally there was a chance to realize it!
She was full of anticipation, looking forward to the gathering!
The resentment towards Xiao Ba for hiding Xiao Mingzhan's identity disappeared.
Yinqin pulled out a chair and asked Xiaoba to sit down, and said with a smile: "What is Snow Garden?"
Xiao Ba looked at Gu Xinran who was glaring at her before entering the room, and thought to herself that she changed her expression so quickly, her master is so charming!
"That was the former queen's villa in Chengzhou Prefecture, and it is now the master's property."
Gu Xinran was even happier. It seemed like she had a chance to broaden her horizons. "Oh, is that the Royal Villa?"
Xiao Ba gave her a sidelong glance and said, "No, it's the dowry of the master and his mother. It's more exquisite and beautiful than the royal villa."
Gu Xinran's curiosity was piqued. While eating osmanthus cake, she pushed the plate towards Xiao Ba and looked at him with burning eyes.
"Really? It seems the late queen was super rich!"
Xiao Ba picked up a piece of cake and said proudly, "The late queen is the only heir of the Zhao family. The Zhao family of Jianzhou is a century-old family and is rich enough to rival a country!
After his death, he left almost all his property to our master. The King of Qi is the richest man in the entire Lan Kingdom."
Gu Xinran was stunned and stopped swallowing the osmanthus cake in her mouth. It turned out that the golden thigh was made of pure gold!
Xiao Mingzhan's life was too good! Born as a legitimate prince, rich enough to rival a nation, powerful, wealthy, and handsome, the envy of others!
Gu Xinran couldn't help but sigh: "Your master is really a winner in life!"
That's not right. The late queen had more than one child. Gu Xinran asked again in confusion: "Didn't the late queen have three children? Why did she give all her property to Brother Xiao?"
Xiao Ba narrated the story: "The eldest princess Xiao Mingyue is now thirty years old. She has been traveling with her husband for a long time and doesn't like worldly affairs.
The second prince, Xiao Mingjia, is the crown prince. He is now 28 years old and has moved into the Eastern Palace. He has no energy to manage these industries.
If the master is in poor health for a long time and doesn't need to attend court, then an idle prince would be the most suitable person to take over."
Gu Xinran thought that once she took over, she would have no time to rest.
He said slowly, "No wonder your master is so busy that he doesn't even have time to recuperate."
Xiao Ba sighed, a look of regret on his face. "My master had a smooth life before he was twelve years old. His goal was to become a great general to defeat foreign enemies. Unfortunately, at the Mid-Autumn Festival dinner that year, he accidentally got poisoned by a Gu, and had to suffer for his brother. Otherwise, how could a prince go into business!"
In this era, among the four classes of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, merchants have the lowest status. In the eyes of others, this is a helpless act, but Gu Xinran feels that money is close to him and he cannot live without it.
Xiao Mingzhan, who was engaged in business, sparkled in her eyes!
But I was also curious about what happened that caused him to be poisoned.
Gu Xinran changed for a piece of walnut biscuit, and her melon-eating cells became active. Not everyone has the opportunity to listen to the royal melon. She looked at Xiao Ba with starry eyes, waiting for him to continue.
"Who cast the spell? What happened?"
Xiao Ba slumped his shoulders, his eyes dodging, and he muttered dejectedly, "I think I've said too much. This is a royal secret and can't be spread outside."
Who can understand, keeping your appetite high but not satisfying it...
Gu Xinran looked disappointed and continued to eat the peach cake helplessly.
"Okay, I won't make it difficult for you. But little starling, your master's identity has changed, so you should introduce yourself again."
Xiao Ba put down his snacks, straightened his body, dressed properly, and said with a serious expression, "I am Qi Ba, the eighth-ranked member of the Qi Palace Secret Guard. I am seventeen years old."
Gu Xinran looked at Xiao Ba's serious expression and thought that he must be very satisfied with being a secret guard and proud of it.
"It's not easy to become a secret guard, right?"
Xiao Ba was very proud. "It's difficult. The competition is very fierce. I am the youngest in the Dark Guard."
Gu Xinran nodded, raised her thumbs up, and gave Xiao Ba an admiring look.
But some were curious, "Secret Guards, Secret Guards, as the name suggests, are guards who do not appear in front of people, why are you out all the time?"
"We act on demand and mostly don't show up. Of the ten secret guards, only three appear in public: Qi Da, Qi Er, and me. Qi Da is the captain."
Gu Xinran understood almost everything, so she stood up and prepared to go out. "Xiao Ba is really good. Is the city in chaos today? Let's go have breakfast first."
Xiao Ba informed us that the search personnel had withdrawn and the order was good.
The two came to Baiweizhai, the most famous restaurant in Chengzhou Prefecture. It was antique, elegant and exquisite, with a small bridge and flowing water in the courtyard.
Compared with the grandeur of Xiangyuan Building, this place is more suitable for gatherings of literati and people of elegant character.
As expected, the reputation is well-deserved, and the breakfast is full of variety. However, due to the severe drought, the supply is limited, and many of them cannot be eaten without reservations.
Gu Xinran felt regretful and ordered everything she could.
Crystal shrimp dumplings, meat and egg rice rolls, jade soup, etc. are all southern delicacies, and I didn’t expect they could be made so authentically.
For Gu Xinran, who is originally from the south, the food was so delicious that she couldn't even lift her head while eating.
Taking the time to greet him, "Little Starling, eat more, it's so delicious! All we eat at the inn is pig food."
Xiao Ba nodded continuously with his mouth full of food.
The food that Gu Xinran made herself was also delicious, but that was made with the spiritual spring water.
We finished all the more than ten dim sum dishes on the table and still felt unsatisfied.
Gu Xinran asked doubtfully, "This restaurant is run by someone from the south, right? The food tastes authentic."
Xiao Ba stared at Gu Xinran with a look of 'you're silly' in his eyes, "The cuisine here is mainly southern cuisine, which is delicate and elegant, with small bridges, flowing water, and the misty rain of the south of the Yangtze River."
"You didn't tell me, how would I know?"
"Oh, didn't I tell you this is also the master's business? The main store is in Jianzhou, the land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River."
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