Everyone was shocked. They didn't expect that the King of Zhenbei would be so good-tempered when he just came back. Many people panicked and didn't say anything. They just said a lot of nonsense. But the King of Zhenbei didn't get angry. He just frowned and waved his hand to let these people go out without even saying "get out".
Those who still had their heads around looked at each other outside the door, and a word crossed their minds. Joke - Knowing when to quit is a good quality that only a few people have, most people just take advantage of the situation, Qu Yunmie didn't know what kind of start he had made, he would be busy in the future.
Knowing that someone was in charge outside, Xiao Rong felt relieved. He felt that the red and blue bars were full and he could go deal with Song Suo. Xiao Rong was about to go to Song Suo's residence, but he learned something from Ashu that Song Suo had moved out of the palace.
And they moved yesterday after learning that the army would soon arrive in Chenliu.
Xiao Rong: “…………”
He was shocked. It turned out that she was not just pretending. She was really angry and even ran away from home!!
Xiao Rong then became anxious. He rushed to Song Shuo's new residence without stopping. Standing outside the door, he blinked slowly in shock.
This grand courtyard... if you only look at the gate, it's not much different from a royal palace. Xiao Rong reminisced and remembered that this house was a courtyard left behind by a certain noble family in Chenliu. It was bigger than a royal palace, but not as luxurious. There was nothing he could do about it. The difference between nobles and commoners was reflected here.
Even so, this house is extremely expensive. In today's world where housing prices are as cheap as cabbage, it is quite difficult to sell it for six thousand gold.
After hearing Xiao Rong's sigh, Ah Shu shook his head and said, "Lord, this house was sold for eight thousand gold."
Xiao Rong was shocked: "Why is the price going up again?"
Ah Shu shrugged, "There are so many people who want to settle down in Chenliu that the housing prices have gone up. The king just won a battle, and the houses in the main city have become more expensive. Now the prices change every day, and the price increase is frightening."
Xiao Rong: "...These houses are sold by the government. Who sets the price?"
Could it be Song Suo?
Ah Shu: "Mr. Gao asked the new secretary Lang to be in charge of the house sales in the city. He made a lot of money in the first month. Mr. Gao likes him very much."
Xiao Rong raised his eyebrows: "Have ordinary residential houses also increased so much?"
Ah Shu shook his head and said, "No, the most common three-bedroom courtyard has only increased by a few silver cakes. The ones that have increased the most are the big houses. The bigger they are, the more they have increased. This one was reserved by Mr. Song in advance, and he personally went to the secretary to ask him to increase the price a little bit, so he spent 8,000 gold to get it. I heard that there are many people who want this house, and the secretary wanted to give it to the highest bidder."
That would be more than eight thousand, maybe even eighteen thousand.
Xiao Rong found this interesting. This secretary was a talented person. In times of war, all prices would soar, except for houses, which would no longer be valuable. However, the war has not started yet, but the people are panicking and want to find a safe place, so the housing prices will naturally go up.
The common people's sense of smell is not as good as that of the aristocratic families. If even the common people flee in large numbers, the aristocratic families will definitely run even faster. Xiao Rong has a plan in mind. Chenliu is probably a popular place in the eyes of most people now.
He roughly understood that Song Shuo did not run away from home at all, he came out to meet someone or to seek refuge with his family.
He asked Ah Shu, but he already had the answer in his mind: "The Song family from Xiangdong are here, and they live here too, right?"
Ah Shu nodded repeatedly, and then whispered to Xiao Rong, "It's not just the Song family. Now there are many young men from aristocratic families in the city, from all over the place. They sent invitations to Mr. Song and the young master, but the atmosphere in the city was tense before. Mr. Song stayed indoors and didn't let the young master see them. They just walked around the city, and most of the houses that had increased in price were bought by them. Some even wanted to buy land from Mr. Song."
Xiao Rong: “…”
It's only been two months and these hyenas have already come running over following the scent.
Some people planned to defend Jinling to the death, but it was obvious that most people had already started to make arrangements for their retreat. After Jinling was lost, Chenliu would be their next Jinling. They would first occupy a good terrain and take control of the nearby farmland. Then they would move around with gold, silver and treasures and develop their own network. When everyone knew each other well, they would throw out their own resources without worrying that the new court would not take the bait.
After all, the imperial court was short of money and various resources. The aristocratic families relied on their secret recipes and craftsmen to survive. These people trained their children and grandchildren to become high-ranking officials, while doing business with existing high-ranking officials. When they got the high-ranking officials and the business, the imperial court became an empty shell and could only be led by them. …
Xiao Rong couldn't help but look at Ashu. Although Ashu lived in the palace and had more ways to get information than others, Ashu had made a lot of progress from the little coward in the past to the gossipy one today.
He is the same age as Xiao Yi and they are both still young. With some training in the future, maybe he can get rid of his job as a servant and become a butler.
Don’t be his steward, be the steward of the prince’s mansion, and in the future, you will be the steward of the imperial palace.
Wait, the palace butlers are all eunuchs, right?
No, why did he assume that eunuchs must exist? If something is against humanity, it should be banned. ... It's still not right. This happened after Qu Yunmie became emperor. He was thinking too far ahead.
Xiao Rong was silent for a moment. He asked Ah Shu to go forward and knock on the door. Ah Shu went forward obediently, then stepped back a few steps and let Xiao Rong stand in front of the door.
After a while, someone opened the door. It was a strange face. When he saw Xiao Rong, his eyebrows flew up and he wanted to turn his face away on the spot, because Xiao Rong changed his clothes and wore the one made by Chen Shi for him. It was not as luxurious as Gao Xunzhi gave him. And there was nothing behind him, no guards or carriages. This person thought Xiao Rong was just like others, and was one of those inferior aristocratic children who were begging for money. He had rejected many people these days, and his attitude was getting more and more arrogant.
Who do you think you are? You come to see my son without even sending a letter. Don’t you know how prosperous our Song family is now? We are no longer the unknown people in Nanyong!
Xiao Rong watched this man looking down on others. He raised his eyebrows slightly, wanting to see what this man wanted to say. However, before he could say anything, he saw Ah Shu standing in the corner.
The man was stunned. Some time ago, Song Suo was reluctant to move out, and he often delivered things to the young master on behalf of the master. There were one or two times when Ashu passed by the door and took the things away for him.
“…………”
Ashu was also looking at him quietly. He had no intention of stopping this man. After all, the return of the Lord meant the return of the King. If the Lord decided to let this man go, he could still secretly go to the King to complain.
The master and the servant looked at him quietly. No one spoke, but he felt a chill rising from his feet to his hair. He twisted his face and finally smiled strangely, "What's the matter, sir?"
Hearing this, Xiao Rong and Ashu simultaneously revealed expressions of regret.
Ah Shu was unhappy, so he spoke up for Xiao Rong: "My husband wants to see Mr. Song."
Xiao Rong glanced at Ashu and felt that he was a bit arrogant. If Song Shu lived here alone it would be fine, but since all the Song family members were here, he couldn't be so polite.
Xiao Rong bowed slightly and said politely: "I am Xiao Rong, the junior, who comes to bother you. I wonder if Mr. Song is at home?" The man blinked.
Xiao Rong? Oh, that was the Xiao Ling Yin whose name was everywhere on the notice board. Because he ran away, his son finally got the chance to become the new Chenliu Yin. But before this man came back, the new transfer order had already been issued. He is now Xiao Situ.
Situ was in charge of sacrifices, education, finances, and real estate. The last two were real powers, while the first two were spiritual functions.
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