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Chapter 495
Raising a soldier and horse is never a small amount, even if it is a simple food.

"These rich merchants in Jiangnan Road rely on their ancestors' foundation and the extravagance of Jiangnan Road to make a lot of money. They are rich and have no troubles, and there is nothing wrong with them. But after a long time, they are no longer satisfied with being a rich businessman." Yang Yan Said, "Some people want to imitate the pre-Qin Lu Buwei's method of living with goods to support the rebels, and they have been secretly helping those soldiers and horses all these years."

This statement is not unreasonable.

Zhuang Haoran pulled the reins and stopped in front of the Gusu County Yamen, then handed the whip to the guards around him, got off his horse, and walked into the Yamen.

But why did Yang Yan keep silent about the origin of that army and the commander?

"You don't need to know these things" Yang Yan's words seemed to be still echoing in his ears, but...Zhuang Haoran subconsciously frowned, pursed his lips and pressed down.

Doing this without knowing anything... When the time comes, what really happened to a muddled account, I can't tell with dozens of mouths.

After standing still for a moment, Zhuang Haoran made up his mind: I must tell Lord Wang San what happened here.

Ordinarily, Zhuang Haoran should take care of small matters in Gusu by himself. If he can't even solve a small problem in Gusu City, the impression of him will be greatly reduced when he is promoted in the Wang San Kao School in the future.

This is also the reason why he would not easily ask Wang San for advice, but about this... Zhuang Haoran reached out and touched his throbbing eyelids: something was wrong with his intuition.

Since Yang Yan came back, he has been led by Yang Yan in many things, which is not a good thing!
He is just a Gusu county magistrate now, it's okay to admit that his skills are not as good as others, the future will be long, the worst is to wait.But if something happened to him by accident, and if Yang Yan pushed him out to top the tank later, then everything would be over.

After making up his mind, Zhuang Haoran breathed a sigh of relief, and strode towards the study.

He wants to repair the book and send it to Chang'an urgently!

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Without the company of spring rain, which is as expensive as oil, it gradually heats up all the way.

The window of the carriage was wide open, but the "drafty wind" that penetrated through the window could not solve the boredom in the carriage at all. Xiangli shook the round fan in her hand and chatted with Jiang Shaoyan one after another: "Miss, It’s not summer yet, it’s so hot!”

Holding a carved dagger in her hand, Jiang Shaoyan carefully dealt with the half watermelon lying across her lap, cut off a piece and handed it to Xiangli, saying: "Eat a piece of watermelon to get rid of the heat!"

There are no seeds in the red-sac and green-skinned cucumbers. I have seen such seedless Guaxiang pears from afar. It was a few years ago when the summer came, and Miss Tong went to Wenmofang near Qujiang to buy them. I saw it when I was writing and inking. At that time, a few servants were holding a gilded gold plate, which was filled with such melons.

That day, I heard that a county prince from the Zhao family was holding a banquet in the Furong Garden in Qujiang. He specially asked someone to prepare it.

At that time, she and the young lady looked at the watermelon that was about to enter the "noble population" with longing eyes: "You don't even have to spit out the seeds to eat a watermelon, it's really very precious!"

Of course it’s not a big deal to eat melons without spitting out the seeds, and it doesn’t take much effort to spit out the seeds, but I don’t know why on the way back, she and the young lady became more and more greedy when they thought about it. There were no such melons, but I was told that most of these melons would enter the palace, and those who did not enter the palace would have been ordered away by first-class nobles. It was not a matter of money or not, but that they could not be bought at all.

After asking this question for a while, the two were even more moved by the fact that "the nobleman really enjoys it"!
When it was hard to find melons, it was still the peak season for watermelons in midsummer. Now it is not yet the time when watermelons are on the market, but I have already eaten melons, and they are still melons that do not spit out seeds. And this is not in Chang'an, but on the way ...

Although the matter is small, it is only a melon.However, Xiangli has a new understanding of the feeling and experience of the nobleman's "gui".

In the little maid's heart, all kinds of emotions were intertwined and rushed to her heart. She reached out to take the melon with complicated and difficult emotions.

The juice is clear and sweet, just right.

This melon not only looks good, but also tastes worthy of the appearance.Through the car window, Xiangli looked at Ji Shizi who was riding a horse not far ahead with complicated eyes.

Like its owner, this melon is just like its owner.

Both the appearance and the inside are top-notch.

This excellent "Future Young Master" is riding a horse not far away right now, Xiangli grinds her teeth, finally restraining her urge to tie up "Future Young Master" together with Xiao Wu.

There were mixed feelings in Xiangli's heart, but Jiang Shaoyan cut another piece of melon seriously, handed it to Xiao Wu who was driving the carriage outside, and then ate the remaining melon with a spoon.

Before summer, a bite of early melon dispelled the boredom of the journey, Jiang Shaoyan scooped up the melon slowly and looked at the path outside comfortably.

Although she didn't have the mixed emotions of Xiangli, she did have a more intuitive feeling about Ji Chongyan's "grand grace of the emperor".

No matter what, the emperor in the golden palace really loved this nephew.

The behavior of the little official who was transporting in the middle of the road just now stopped the road to deliver melons, which really made her feel a bit like "Tang Xuanzong sent lychees to Concubine Yang".

Oh no!There is no need to compare Xuanzong to giving lychees to the imperial concubine. The emperor who is now in the position of giving lychees has really done it.

The lychees sent from Lingnan reached Chang'an all the way, and there were not many lychees left. It is said that nearly one-third of the few lychees left were sent to An Guogong's mansion.

This is an old news in the memory of the original owner.Of course, everyone knows that the name is sent to An Guogong's mansion, but which one is actually sent to.

It is thanks to Ji Chonghuan that girls like the original owner who pay little attention to world affairs will know about this matter.

He was also given two plates of lychees, but for the sake of face, he didn't eat them immediately, but kept them for an extra day to show off to his confidants and friends, and wrote several poems about lychees.

As a result, the lychees were left for a day, but the lychees were broken, but under the watchful eyes of everyone, Ji Chonghuan couldn't admit the stupid thing he did, so he bit the bullet and ate two plates of rotten lychees, and then... he would have to go to the prison of Jingzhao Mansion The delicate "Second Young Master of An Guogong's Mansion" who couldn't get used to sickness naturally lived up to everyone's expectations and fell ill, and he had diarrhea for several days before healed up.

At that time, although Ji Chonghuan was still famous as a romantic genius, and there were many "confidant sisters" in his daily life, he hadn't overturned his car, and he hadn't caused any troubles. Therefore, everyone only regarded him as a romantic genius. "Anecdotes" only.

The original owner didn't know Ji Chonghuan at that time, so he just focused on Ji Chonghuan's lychee poems, and left a comment of "the words and sentences are mediocre".

Of course, for people like Xiangli, she doesn't care about poetry or anything, but she feels a little pity for the spoiled lychees, and it's just a pity.

It's not a pity that the watermelon sent thousands of miles into the stomach in time.

Jiang Shaoyan sighed about the past events in the memory of the original owner, and strengthened her previous decision: Ji Chongyan must not be involved in what she did with Mr. Jiang and the others.

The emperor's kindness is so great, and regardless of whether their affairs are successful or not, Ji Chongyan in the future will bear a lot of "ungrateful" infamy for this. If this is the case, why let him step into this troubled water?
It is precisely because he is good enough that he cannot be involved.Jiang Shaoyan put down the watermelon in her hand, staring at the receding weeds outside the window in a daze.

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The chariot and horse Linlin went all the way to Chang'an, eating a mouthful of melon a day, and after eating three mouthfuls of melon along the way, he finally approached Chang'an City.

The sweltering heat of the road also began to recede at this time, without the sultry heat of Linxia a few days ago, the feeling of laziness has subsided a lot. In Mother Chun's carriage, with turbans wrapped around their heads, Xiao Xuebai and Xiao Liulu dressed in "plain" The two of them sat at the window, looking out of the window, their eyes couldn't help being a little more excited.

"I'm really going to Chang'an City!" Xiao Xuebai said excitedly, since the day Jiang Shaoyan told her that she could be with Chang'an, she has been thinking about Chang'an City, "I heard that there are many interesting places in Chang'an City, Qujiang Fuqu, Lishan Autumn Scenery, Furong Garden, Luoma Market..."

A bunch of Shengjing's names were reported like the names of dishes, and even the "self-identity" mother Chun who was sitting in the carriage couldn't help but subconsciously stop when she divided up the melons.

What's your name?It's like who wants to play!Mother Chun snorted coldly and thought: Even if you go to play, you have to prepare enough homework in advance, otherwise if you lose face in front of these two girls, where will she put her old face?

Precisely divided the melon into three parts, picked up a piece of melon wrapped in a handkerchief and took a bite, Mother Chun hummed: "I've eaten the melon!"

When Xiao Xuebai and Xiao Liulu heard the words, they immediately turned around and took the melon from the table. Mother Chun's eyelids couldn't help but twitch when she saw it: they took it so neatly!Forget about Xiao Xuebai, she has always been so capricious and out of tune.But that girl Xiaoliulu used to be good at business, no matter what benefits she got from her customers, she knew to "respect" her. Don't ask her to take it.

Really... With the support of Miss Jiang Si, why don't you take her seriously?

Mother Chun felt sour in her heart, but the melon in her mouth became sweeter and sweeter.

"It's delicious!" Without waiting for her to sigh, Xiao Xuebai, who was holding a piece of melon, said with emotion, "I haven't eaten melons so early before! And I have to spit out the seeds. If it's summer, It would be nice to be able to eat such a melon that does not spit out seeds every day!"

Chun's mother glanced at her, and unceremoniously punctured her "fantasy": "Don't think about it, this melon was specially sent to Ji Shizi by His Majesty, and it's not bad to get a piece of it on the way. It’s better for people to eat melons and spit out the seeds honestly!”

"Your Majesty is truly honored!" Xiao Liulu couldn't help but tsk tsk after some reprimands, "And this appearance... tsk tsk, if an ordinary beauty follows him, it feels like the beauty took advantage I don’t know what kind of person, well, maybe it’s the tyrant-obsessed Ms. Jiang that Mr. Jiang said standing with him won’t make people feel like they’re being taken advantage of…”

"Eat your melons!" Before Xiao Liulu finished speaking, Chun's mother gave her a blank look and interrupted her, "It's good that Ji Shizi is good, but he can eat people, don't even think about it!"

Although the world has a variety of aesthetics, it's hard to say.It seems that the appearance of this Prince Ji, no matter how different his aesthetics are, he still knows how to look good.

It seems that people with such appearances can only be divided into two types in most cases.Chun's mother couldn't help beating these two women who had entered the prostitution early, telling them to take care of their hearts.

"Do you think that if Shizi Ji falls in love with some woman, he needs to write letters and spend money and effort to please him?" Mother Chun glanced at Xiao Liulu and said, "Did you forget that Miss Jiang?"

Although this Miss Jiang has been quiet all the way since she left Baoling as if she didn't exist, but this person has always been the truth.

Before leaving, Miss Jiang, who refused to take off her veil easily in front of others, showed her true face in front of Prince Ji, her appearance... really lived up to the name of "Xianzhi", a rare beauty .

As a result, such an arrogant and conceited beauty also lowered her figure in front of Ji Shizi?

Mother Chun shook the palace fan in her hand, and said slowly, "Not to mention, I have some skills in reading countless people."

"Regardless of men and women, if this kind of person with the ultimate appearance falls in love with someone, he doesn't need to do much. With just a wink, some people will rush forward." Chun's mother said, "So this kind of person is in love. Most likely there are only two possibilities.”

"One way is to dig a pond and fill it with water to create a fish pond, and get the fish you want into the fish pond one by one. The romantic beauty and blue beauty will spread all over the world." Mother Chun said lazily, shaking her fan, " This kind of person looks sentimental, but in fact he is very ruthless!"

"The last one is to give winks casually, and the other is to not give winks to anyone. It's very cold, like a flower blooming on an old hill. People like it but dare not approach it." Chun's mother Said, "This kind of person seems ruthless but is much more affectionate than the previous one. It would be really lucky if he can be picked off!"

"The prince of that season is probably the latter type." Even though Xiao Xuebai is heartless, she can still feel that the person in front is not close, and she can't help but sigh, "I look at the prince next to me, don't say it's long." There are good-looking maids, even the ugly ones, oh no, not to mention the maids, even an elderly nanny was left in Baoling. There is only one Lin Shaoqing in and out by her side, oh, yes The same is true for Lin Shaoqing, there are only males and no females within a radius of ten miles, if it doesn’t look like that, I would almost think these two are rabbit masters!”

Of course, these two people are not rabbit masters. The rabbit master behaves very intimately, and at first glance, it is different from how ordinary friends get along.

Hearing this, Xiao Liulu couldn't help answering: "I don't know who can pick off the flower on this old hill, and there is no woman around Ji Shizi on weekdays..."

People like Ji Shizi are not her target, after all, if she wants to be her target, it is really difficult to start with someone who has no problem with his character!But because of her lively nature, she couldn't help but become "concerned and curious" about this high-altitude flower like Ji Shizi.

Mother Chun gave her a sideways glance, pointed to the carriage ahead, and asked Xiao Liulu, "Is Miss Jiang Si a woman?"

Xiaoliulu: "..."

Seeing her frightened expression, Chun's mother snorted coldly, squinted her eyes suddenly, and said, "Do you want to make a bet?"

She was thinking about one thing along the way: forget about Xiao Xuebai's body deed, and she won't let go when she looks at Fourth Miss Jiang.But Xiaoliulu...such a girl who "as long as money is negotiable" is really rare, so it's a pity to let her go!

(End of this chapter)