The sun was scorching, and the weather was also different from when I was in exile.
When we came here, it got colder as we walked, but now it's the opposite, the further we get towards the capital, the hotter it gets.
They were on the road for more than two months, switching from water to land again. According to the weather in Liangzhou in mid-October, they should have been wearing thin coats.
But now I am still wearing a thin shirt, and the residual power of the sun during the day cannot be underestimated.
Every noon, I would sweat profusely due to the heat. The air in the car was not circulating, and the stuffiness made people feel restless and irritable.
"I'm going to go ride some horses to get some fresh air!"
Ji Changying couldn't bear it any longer, so he got off the car, took Zhenzhu over, and rode away without a trace.
It's okay that Ji Mingxuan has a steady personality, but Ji Changchuan's eyes kept glancing outside, and he seemed a little absent-minded when facing his uncle's lecture.
I envy my sister so much. He also wants to go out riding...
"Don't talk about what's done, don't advise what's done, don't blame the past; what does that mean? Xiaochuan, you answer."
Ji Fengyi knocked on the table, signaling him to come back to his senses.
Ji Changchuan immediately held his breath and concentrated on answering.
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After seeing how the three of them lived, the young men of the Zhou family no longer envied them for being able to study.
They were lucky today and finally arrived at the post station before the sun set.
There was only one postman inside, dozing off. He yawned when he saw someone enter and raised his eyelids. "A room costs two hundred coins, and hot water costs an extra fifty coins. A bunk bed costs fifty coins a night. Where do you want to stay?"
"So expensive?" Mrs. Hu didn't expect that a house in this remote place would be so expensive. She couldn't help but exclaimed.
Hearing this, the postman raised his eyelids and sneered, "Do you know where this is? This is Shangzhou! Beyond here is the capital, the emperor's feet! If you were there, you wouldn't have five hundred coins a night. You still think you can stay in a hotel? Dream on!"
Hu was shocked: "The key is that this is not the capital..."
"Don't worry about it. Whether you can live here or not?" The postman looked at them impatiently, and the words "country bumpkin" were almost written on his face.
Just as Ji Fengyi was about to speak, there was a commotion outside the post station. A group of men who looked like officers and soldiers walked in with swords slung around their waists and solemn expressions.
The postman was cheered up by this and immediately came out from behind the counter, smiling and saying, "Sir! Are you looking for a place to stay?"
"Find someone to feed our horses with fodder, and then prepare rooms and hot water for us." The leader looked serious, and gave an order to the postman, then walked inside with his men without looking around.
Such momentum made Ji Fengyi and his men move to the side and make way for them.
"Okay! You take a rest first!"
The postman attentively helped the person sit on a chair to rest.
He immediately went to the back to call the groom to come and settle him down. He didn't even mention the money and his attitude was completely different.
Jiang Qianruo talked to Mr. Huang for a few words before entering the room. He took a look at the situation inside and then outside, and immediately understood.
She turned her head: "Xing Wu."
"I'm here!"
"Take the token and go and place it."
Jiang Qianruo nodded her chin, and Xing Wu immediately did as she said.
He took out his token and walked over to the busy postman, who immediately showed it to him. The postman's expression changed drastically. He immediately left the team escorting the grain and grass outside, nodded and rubbed the cold sweat on his face, ran into the post station hall, and apologized to Hu humbly: "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. I will have someone clean up the rooms for you, arrange the carriages and horses, and prepare the wine and food. Please wait a moment, just a moment!"
After he said that, he hurried to the back.
Soon all the grooms, sailors, and porters in the post station were in action, and even the postmaster came out to greet them.
The few people sitting on the side, led by Ding Shanyue, instantly changed from their original indifference to concern, and quietly observed this group of insignificant people, especially looking at Jiang Qianruo who had just given the order.
Unfortunately, Ding Shanyue didn't recognize any of them.
There is not a single familiar face here, and no one looks familiar.
Ding Shanyue frowned and watched the postmaster personally welcome the people to the back yard, then he pulled the postman back.
"Who were those people just now?"
The postman smiled awkwardly: "Sir, aren't you making things difficult for me? I'm just a small postman, how would I know..."
Before he could finish his words, he saw Ding Shanyue's men taking out a silver ingot and stuffing it into his hand.
The postman swallowed the rest of his words, and with a flick of his wrist, the money went into his sleeve. He lowered his voice and said, "This is the token of the palace. I don't know if there are any smaller tokens."
Ding Shanyue let him go.
The token of the palace?
"Boss, we just left the capital, and the Zhuang, Xuan, and Yi princes are in a state of turmoil over the Jiang family's affairs. I haven't heard of any of their families rushing back at this time?"
Prince Duan was imprisoned, and Ding Shanyue was quickly removed.
So, the only one left is... King Ping? ! !
Ding Shanyue was a little surprised when he thought of this.
The subordinate obviously shared his thoughts and swallowed his saliva. "Prince Ping is stationed in Liangzhou with his troops. He cannot enter the capital without being summoned. The same applies to his family. I haven't heard that the emperor has summoned them back recently. What's more, the fighting on the front line is tense, and we are all anxious to send them supplies. At this time..."
King Ping's family quietly returned to the capital?
If this gets out, it will be a big deal!
"Stop talking. It's none of our business anyway. Go and arrange for the people who will be guarding the food and fodder tonight. Even at the post station, they must not slack off."
Ding Shanyue's eyes flashed, and he stopped his men from continuing.
After hearing his words, the subordinate knew that he had spoken out of turn, so he responded and turned to leave.
After all his men were settled, Ding Shanyue quietly went to the backyard of the post station, found a carrier pigeon, tied the note in his hand to it, and released it.
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"Alas, we haven't even reached the capital yet! Things are already ridiculously expensive. I don't know how our family will survive when we get there."
Mrs. Hu looked a little worried as she entered the room.
Zhou was feeling much better now and was able to get out of bed. She slowly walked to the bedside and sat down. "Let my husband and brother worry about these things. If we can't make it anymore, we can go back."
"Is this something we have the final say on..." Mrs. Hu muttered, and felt that it was too early for her to worry about these things, so she simply threw it aside.
Ji Changying heard some noise at the window, opened it and saw a carrier pigeon flapping its wings and trying to land.
She took the letter off her feet, glanced at it, and smiled. "Don't worry about the money. Look! Shopkeeper Wang wrote to me. There have been a lot of merchants from other places coming to our flower shop recently. They have heard about our reputation and come here specifically to buy. Even the few pots of flowers that usually don't sell well have sold a lot!"
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