Chastity Layman

  Chapter 719 Female Barbarian Queen

  Every Lingnan barbarian knows that the Han people are not easy to mess with, and the Central Plains is the stronghold of the Han people.

  Mrs. Anong set off from Zhennanguan in March, first went south to Taiping County in Wu'an Prefecture, then set sail from Taiping Port and headed north, sailing along the coast, stop and go.

This is the farthest door that Mrs. Anong went out. In the past, she was at most from Jinjidong to Jiaozhi, or north to Yongzhou, but this time she took a tall sailing ship. These advanced Qin family ships have eight The miraculous ability to sail against the wind when facing the wind does not need to wait for the monsoon to set sail.

  After sailing at sea for two months, and seeing the prosperity of the ports of Qinzhou, Guangzhou, Fuzhou, Mingzhou, and Hangzhou along the way, he sailed into the Yangtze River with the ship and landed in Yangzhou port.

  Yangzhou City, with more than 100,000 households, is bustling and bustling. There are a variety of merchants here, and there are even many barbarians of various skin colors and hair colors. After staying in Yangzhou for a few days and satisfying my desire for shopping, I changed to the Bianboat on the canal and headed north. I saw the magnificence of this artificially excavated Grand Canal for the first time.

  Luoyang, Chang'an.

  Walking all the way west, I finally came to this Xijing of the Han people, a place more majestic and magnificent than Yangzhou, with millions of families in the capital.

  When she docked at Guangyuntan, she even thought that this was already Chang'an, and then she realized that this was just a water terminal in the suburbs of Beijing, but it was already so prosperous and lively that it couldn't go to Jiaozhou Port.

  The Qin family sent someone to greet her at Guangyuntan, and she got into the Qin family's four-wheeled carriage and entered Chang'an City.

   This is the day before the Dragon Boat Festival, because the annual important festival is approaching, Chang'an City is more lively than usual.

  Outside the city gate, the newly planned Guanxiang District has formed a new urban area, where there are various handicraft workshops, didian inn warehouses, and a large number of new residential areas. These residential areas are mainly provided for artisans, laborers, and merchants who work in Guanxiang and the suburbs.

  Compared with the residences in Lifang in Chang’an City, the residences outside are more compact, but the planning is equally neat, neat streets and alleys, reserved drains and secret passages, sanitation, etc. are all done very well. The most important thing is that there is no wall restriction at the city chamber.

   There is neither a city wall nor a square wall. There is a distance from the outer city wall of Chang'an, and then piece by piece.

There were several maids from Duke Wei's mansion who came to welcome her. A woman who looked like a housewife accompanied her on the carriage, and said to Mrs. Anong proudly, "Our Qin family in Pingkangfang occupies the Guanxiang area. There are many key points, and only the mansions among them can make thousands of profits a day."

  Didian is a collection of warehouses, trading and living. Didian not only provides goods storage, but also provides intermediary dental services, and also provides board and lodging. This kind of mansion with trading center and intermediary center is generally powerful, so the profit is also extremely high.

  It’s easy for a shop to make a few bucks a day, hundreds of dollars a month, and tens of thousands a year. The outer Guanxiang District of Chang'an City was originally Chang'an's newly built Outer Ring District, which was led by Qin Lang, so he took the lead in real estate development and other aspects, and the Qin family operated several Didians.

"Did you see this shop? This one belongs to Duke Qi's mansion in Qinrenfang. In fact, we Alang helped to open it. We only spent 30,000 yuan to rent this land, and then spent money to build 20 shops. , to attract merchants, named Qidian, and can earn four to five thousand dollars every day."

  Mrs. Anon sat in the carriage and looked around. Although the shock was enough all the way north, it was still very surprising to hear these.

  However, she was very calm and tried not to show her timidity. The servant woman's words made her feel a little uncomfortable, just like the servant woman.

   On her own land in Jinjidong, Wu'an Prefecture, after getting used to the authority of the superior, she felt a little uncomfortable when she came to Chang'an.

  Passing through the Guanxiang District, the front suddenly opens up, a large open space isolation area, and the majestic Chang'an City is in front of it.

  The majestic Chang'an outer city wall stands tall, and the city gate tower is even more splendid.

  Looking at the city of Chang'an from a distance, Anon felt that the city was like a ferocious monster, which seemed to be ready to eat people at any time, and fear and awe arose in her heart.

  The Zuo Jinwu Guard soldiers in fine armor guarded the city gate, and they were very polite when they saw the carriage with the mark of the Duke of Wei appeared.

  The head of the team came up to say hello, carefully asked a few words, and after a routine inspection, they were allowed to pass.

  Anong found that during the inspection, the officers and soldiers of the Jinwu Guard, as well as the merchants and people at the city gate, all looked sideways at her, and some people even guessed her identity there.

  She really wanted to stand up and tell everyone that I am Anong from Wu'an Prefecture in Lingnan, the concubine of Duke Wei.

  The carriage drove into Chang'an City, but the officers and soldiers of the Zuo Jinwu Guard behind them were looking at the carriage and chatting.

   "Is this the Lingnan barbarian queen?"

   "I heard that it was a concubine of the Duke of Wei's fiefdom. I heard that the Duke of Wei's mansion had sent someone to wait in Guangyuntan earlier."

   "Why is the concubine so favored?"

   "Didn't the third child say that he is a barbarian queen?"

   "Is it the mother of Duke Wei's adoptive son from Lingnan?"

   "It should be."

   "I didn't expect this barbarian queen to be so graceful, her son is so old, and she is still so young."

   "Keep your mouth clean, that's Mrs. Wei's woman, be careful what comes out of your mouth."

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  Anong came all the way to Pingkangfang in a carriage. The carriage walked in the city for a long time. The size of Chang'an gave her a better understanding.

  Pingkangfang Weiguo Mansion, covering an area of ​​more than 200 mu, looks so magnificent, it is even bigger than their Jinjidong village.

  The coachman drove the carriage past the gate of Duke Wei's mansion, but did not stop in front of the gate, but drove to the side gate opened by the courtyard wall on the other side.

  At the door, she finally saw the son Cunzhong who she missed day and night. She hadn't seen him for several years, and his son had grown taller.

  The tall girl is a bit unfamiliar to her, but now he looks like a young Tang nobleman, with clothes and hair styles that are no less than a Tang person.

  When he opened his mouth, he even had some Chang'an elegant official accent in his accent.

   "Grandma!"

Anong wanted to hug her son as before, but the young man took two steps back shyly. He just knelt down on the ground respectfully and bowed to her. Then he explained to her that Duke Wei The main gate of the mansion is not easy to open. Usually, the middle gate is opened only when the emperor or prince arrives, or when there is an imperial edict.

   "The adoptive father went to Jingzhao Yamen in Guangdefang to make arrangements for the Dragon Boat Festival, and he won't be able to come back until later."

He told his mother that his adoptive father now holds multiple positions, Kaifu Yitong Sansi, Tongzhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi, Military Minister, Jing Zhaoyin, Prince Taishi, Donggong Zhanshi, Chongxianguan University Bachelor, History Museum Supervising the history of the country, Shangzhu Kingdom, inspecting the school, Sikong, Shifeng Wuanzhou governor, founding of the country, supporting the founding of the country, Fengtianjing and the conspiracy of Yuan Cong, Changle's son-in-law Duwei...

   "This time the sage asked the crown prince to lead the Jingzhao Mansion to be in charge of this year's Dragon Boat Festival celebration. As the prime minister of the Zhengshitang, he is also the head of the East Palace Sanshitang, and also holds the post of Jingzhaoyin, so these days are extremely busy.

   "Those who can do more work, this is the trust of the sage and the prince." Although Mrs. Anong didn't see Qin Lang for the first time, she felt a little disappointed, but she also expressed her understanding.

  Her man is the prime minister of the Central Plains Empire, the prince's teacher. After a few years, his power in Chang'an has become more and more prominent.

   Followed his son into the mansion, "Take me to meet the sisters in the mansion first."

   "Grandma is tired from traveling, why don't you take a rest for now?"

   "Although I am older, I just came here after all, so I have to take the initiative to meet them. Don't worry, Auntie knows how to be polite. Along the way, I specially brought two female gentlemen to teach me the etiquette of the Central Plains."

   "My son, let's send mother to take a bath and change clothes first!" Cun Zhong stood at the door of the backyard without going any further.

  He and several righteous brothers are getting older, and now they will not enter the backyard at will.

  While talking, a group of people came out from the backyard door, led by Yang's Chongniang, "Just now I was talking with some sisters about when sister will arrive, but I didn't expect to arrive so soon."

  Anong didn't recognize Chongniang at the beginning, the daughter of the Yang family in Langshan, Lingnan, has changed her appearance after a few years of separation.

At this time, she is really like a noble lady from the Central Plains. If you don’t know it, you think it is the wife of the Duke. The makeup and temperament don’t look like a concubine. Anyway, she is better than those wives of barbarian kings in Lingnan, or the husbands of governors and governors. They are much stronger.

   "My sister is really radiant, I didn't recognize my sister at once."

  Yang Chongniang smiled and said, "Ever since I gave birth to my second mother, my body has become blessed, even my fat sister can't recognize me."

   "My younger sister is plump and charming now." She looked at the few beautiful women next to her who were as beautiful as angels, especially the young women with extremely graceful and luxurious temperament, "My younger sister, please introduce me to some older sisters."

  Yuxiao and the others were very kind and polite to Mrs. Anong who came from afar, "My sister is really valiant, no wonder she can become a female general in Lingnan immediately."

   "There are no female generals, I just manage a few villages for Saburo."

Yuxiao and Madam Anong have no conflict of interest. They also knew from Qin Lang that Anong came to Beijing this time, not to stay in Chang'an in the future, but to go back soon, so everyone respects Ah Nong. Lennon is very enthusiastic.

  They also really admire Anong, a woman who used to be able to gain a foothold with orphans in the wilderness, and is now serving as a soldier in Wu'an Prefecture and a captain of the Tutuan in Men County.

  A group of women welcomed Anong in, and Nong Cunzhong bid farewell to his mother at the door.

  In the front yard, the servants are still continuously moving the carts of things brought by Mrs. Anong into the house.

   Brothers Cunxiao and Cunyi approached, "Your mother is so young and beautiful."

   "So many boxes, what good things did you bring?"

  (end of this chapter)