Xiangmen black-bellied woman

Chapter 313 Arriving in Zhou City
Because there was no need to rush on the road, and no one dared to disturb her, Shen Ninghua and his party traveled very leisurely along the way.If it wasn't for the fact that the two children were too young to take them out for a trip, they didn't know how long it would take to reach their destination.

They walked leisurely for more than half a month along the way, but the impact on Kyoto continued to ferment.

Because of the great doubts about the officials, and the fact that Baili Junyi secretly arranged for the Shadow Guards and the Dragon Scale Army to facilitate the movement, the search of the official residences went extremely smoothly, and the harvest was beyond imagination.

The things confiscated from the official's mansion were pulled in a carriage non-stop for a whole day before being pulled into the palace.The third prince and others who were wondering how to fill up the treasury were very happy when they saw the money, thinking that as long as they put the money in the treasury, more than half of it could be filled anyway. In this way, their pressure would be reduced a lot.

But Baili Qingcang made up his mind to teach them a lesson, how could he easily fool them.After checking, all the seized property was put into his own private treasury, and the huge deficit of the national treasury was directly put in front of the third prince and others.

In order to fill up the national treasury and avoid Baili Qingcang's further investigation, they took out all the money they had accumulated over the years, but this was far from enough. In the end, they could only turn to the mother clan behind them for help.

There is no mother family behind the sixth prince, and he has the least amount of money collected. After learning that the Zhao family rebellion was destroyed, his wife Zhao Ruyun was so shocked that she vomited blood and fainted. She is still half dead, and she can't count on it because she really can't get that much money out. In the end, he almost sold the things that Baili Qingcang had rewarded before.

And the Lin family behind the third prince and fourth prince almost hollowed out the entire family.Coupled with the two mothers, Concubine Li naturally couldn't watch her two sons being questioned, so she borrowed money everywhere in her own name, but, the matter was related to the third prince and the treasury, and no one dared to Has something to do with the third prince and others.

In the end, the Lin family sold all their ancestral property to raise enough money to save the third and fourth princes. The Lin family dismissed many servants for this, and the huge family was almost hollowed out son.

If it wasn't for the strength of the Dragon Scale Army and the Shadow Guards, the Third Prince and the others were almost forced to rebel. In the end, the treasury was full, and their mansion was almost sold out except for the beds.

After this incident, most of the forces in the court suffered a huge blow, and some of the princes also put away their thoughts, and did not dare to act casually, for fear of being caught by Baili Qingcang again.Furthermore, they just want to move, and they have no money to support them.

When Shen Ninghua and Baili Junyi received the news from Kyoto, they looked at each other and smiled for a long time. This could be regarded as a gift from them to their father. I believe that after this incident, those officials will definitely be honest and short-term. Time will not make any mistakes.

When this deterrent weakened and their minds resumed their activities, they would almost be able to return to Beijing.

About ten days later, Shen Ninghua and others finally arrived in Zhoucheng.

Zhou City is the most affluent city in the Northwest. This place is surrounded by mountains in the north and grasslands in the west. It can be said to be an important strategic city for the communication between the Da'an Kingdom and the Dayue Kingdom.Therefore, this place is also extremely wealthy, and even the folk customs are more open than Kyoto.

On the street, you can see Hu people and people from Dayue who are dressed very differently from those of Da'an.

Before Baili Junyi's carriage arrived in Zhoucheng, the magistrate and others had already stood outside the city and waited, followed by the magistrates of the twelve counties, all dressed in official uniforms.

Ye Yi, who went to explore the way, came back on horseback: "Report to the Prince of the County, and to the Concubine, Zhou City is ahead, and Zhou Da, the prefect of Zhou City, is already waiting at the gate of the city."

"Well, let's enter the city."

The magistrate Zhou Da stood upright at the door, with a smile on his face all the time, without the slightest anxiety, and he didn't look like he had been waiting for almost an hour at all.

The county magistrates of the twelve counties behind them dared not complain even more. Seeing the team of about a thousand people approaching, their hearts were pounding in shock.

The rows of fluttering banners, the tall and strong horses, and the guards in armor and armor, they couldn't afford to pull out any one at random.

"The lower official, Zhou Da, the magistrate of Zhoucheng, asks to see Prince Yi and Princess Yi."

After Zhou Da's voice fell, the guards spread out to both sides in an orderly manner, revealing the carriage in the middle of the team.Zhou Da raised his eyes and glanced over, seeing the material of the carriage and the four horses in front, he couldn't help admiring in his heart, he really deserves to be the king of Yi County, the cost of this carriage is estimated to be worth his salary for three years up.

Suddenly, the curtain of the carriage was lifted, and Baili Junyi, who was dressed in ordinary clothes, jumped out of the carriage.

He is dressed in black and dark patterns, making his figure even more slender and handsome. He wears a slightly light-colored auspicious cloud pattern belt around his waist, a dragon pattern jade pendant hangs on the left side, and an orchid purse hangs on the right side.

After he stood firm, he looked up at Zhou Da: "You are Zhou Cheng's parent officer, Zhou Da?"

"Yes, it's the next official, see Prince Yi." He raised his eyes slightly, and then he saw Baili Junyi's appearance clearly.

His eyebrows are stern, his eyes are like stars, and his hair is tied up by a jade crown, which makes his eyes more deep and cold, his thin lips are slightly pursed, Qiongzhi Yushu, handsome and unparalleled, and his demeanor is even more graceful and noble, which makes people feel Don't dare to look directly.

Zhou Da put away the shock in his heart, only felt that the person in front of him was really like a god.

Baili Junyi just nodded slightly, and when the guard put the stool away, he turned around and walked to the side of the carriage, and said softly, "Ninghua, get out of the carriage and have a look."

"En." A soft voice came, clearly just a word, but it made people feel trembling in the heart, and couldn't help but want to listen carefully again.

Zhou Da swallowed involuntarily. Hearing that Princess Yijun is a celestial figure, she is called the number one beauty in Da'an country. I wonder if it's a waste of fame?
A hand like a jade carving stretched out, the slender fingers were flawless white jade, and the pink nails were like petals, supporting Baili Junyi's outstretched hand and slowly got up and walked down.

Seeing Shen Ninghua's appearance clearly, the officials around were stunned, looking at Shen Ninghua's direction bewilderedly, as if they were stupid, and there was only one word left in their hearts, beauty!

Before meeting Shen Ninghua, they had also imagined what the number one beauty in the Da'an Kingdom should look like, and secretly conceived a lot in private, but they didn't realize how lacking their imagination was until they met the real person.

She is wearing a water-red Begonia Luohua Ru skirt with a honey-colored haze embroidered top. She has no makeup on her face, and her hair is only coiled with a long hairpin carved with jasper. The extreme attire still let her reveal a gorgeous and noble atmosphere.

When getting off the carriage, a gust of wind happened to blow the ink-like hair behind her. She raised her jade-colored fingertips and gently pressed the hair behind her ears. It makes people think of a sentence in "Luo Shen Fu" for no reason:

It is as if the moon is covered by the light clouds, and it is like the snow covered by the flowing wind.

Such a beauty who minus one point would be too little, and one point added would be too much, really makes people unable to think of a more suitable language to describe it.

Baili Junyi glanced coldly at the stunned officials, with a sneer on his lips.

Zhou Da trembled all over, and suddenly came back to his senses: "The next official sees the princess of the county."

The others were awakened by his voice and hurriedly followed suit.

Shen Ninghua glanced at the officials around her, and didn't pay any attention to it. Instead, she turned her eyes to the trees not far from the city gate, her eyebrows tightened slightly. The leaves of that tree were sparse, and the bark was even peeled. How much is left, the tree body is mottled with a bleak taste.

Baili Junyi looked away: "We are newcomers, and we have to ask Zhou Zhifu to help arrange a house for us to live in for a while."

"Yes, yes, the arrangements have been made to report back to the county prince. You can follow the official."

The mighty team entered the city in a very grand manner, but there were no people around to watch, not even peeping. The whole Zhoucheng was like a dead city, and there was a strange taste in the silence.

Zhou Da's face was full of smiles, as if seeing Shen Ninghua's doubts, he opened his mouth to explain: "The princess is surprised, why are there no people around?"

"Well, indeed." Shen Ninghua replied lightly.

"The prince and concubine of the county are honorable. I am afraid that the people around me who have not seen the world will offend the prince and the concubine. What's more, you are still bringing the young Beizi and the princess with you. If you surprise them, the official It’s hard to redeem even a hundred deaths, so the streets were quieted two days in advance.”

What Zhou Da said was taken for granted, but Shen Ninghua couldn't help but frowned when she heard it. The street was quiet two days in advance, even if the emperor travels, this is almost the same posture. These officials really dare.As a result, the people of Zhoucheng still don't know what to think of them!

Baili Junyi glanced at Zhou Da, thinking to himself, I don't know if this Zhou Da did it on purpose or unintentionally, now that they are newcomers, it's better to settle down first, the capital is not afraid, but a small city of Zhou ?

Not long after walking, a large house was exposed. There was an empty plaque above the brand-new gate, and two particularly majestic stone lions stood on both sides of the gate.

"My lord, my concubine, this is the mansion prepared by the officials in advance. The things inside are all up-to-date. The garden has also been carefully repaired by craftsmen from the capital. If you two have any dissatisfaction place, please tell the subordinate officer, and the subordinate officer will immediately send someone to change it again."

Baili Junyi nodded slightly, and walked into the gate with Shen Ninghua and others. The scenery in the garden was elegant, and he was extremely attentive at first glance: "Yes, Mr. Zhou has worked hard."

"Where, where." Zhou Da said modest words, but his face was full of smiles, "It's an honor for the prince and concubine to live here."

Baili Junyi smiled slightly: "I'm afraid it will take a lot of money to repair such a garden?"

"It didn't cost much. This garden originally belonged to the Zhou family, a well-known benevolent family in Zhou City. When I heard that you two were coming, I took the initiative to give up the yard. The cost of repairing the yard was also provided by the Zhou family."

Shen Ninghua turned her head, with a slightly questioning tone: "The Zhou family? Could it be Mr. Zhou's family?"

(End of this chapter)