Fish swimming around the world

As one of the leaders of the empress's guards, Gu Beiyan was not afraid of Gao Rong, but since the Qin Dynasty honored him with military merits, she still saluted. But she was wondering why Gao Rong came here.

The next moment, she knew that Gao Rong was not coming for her. This little butcher, who was no less than two meters tall, walked straight to the opposite side of Jiang Fan, leaned his broadsword on the ground, and with a clang, the bluestone floor tiles were broken.

He didn't speak, and his black cloak moved without wind, as if a dark cloud rose, and the pair of icy pupils behind Chi You's mask stared at Jiang Fan.

Jiang Fan didn't speak either, but smiled. After a while, he looked at Gu Beiyan and pointed at the ground: "Do you want to pay for what he broke?"

Gu Beiyan didn't speak, but slowly took a step closer to Jiang Fan.

She felt the murderous intent in the little butcher, the cold murderous intent.

At the same time, some people noticed the changes here and stopped to watch.

"You, why are you here!" The little butcher's voice was a little strange, making people feel as if he was deliberately speaking with a low voice.

Jiang Fan actually made a face at him: "I won't tell you, I won't tell you..."

Almost as childish as a rogue. Gu Beiyan couldn't help rolling his eyes.

Gao Rong's broadsword slowly rose, and Gu Beiyan directly bowed: "General Gao, Mr. Jiang is your majesty's guest."

Gao Rong didn't look at her, but still stared at Jiang Fan. After a long while, he suddenly turned around and strode away.

Jiang Fan's rogue voice came from behind: "Let me make it clear first, this is definitely broken by him, it has nothing to do with me..."

Lunch was also simple: a bowl of boiled mutton, a plate of green vegetables, a fruit, and a pot of Shaodaozi. This is Jiang Fan's portion.

Jiang Fan stretched his neck to look at Gu Beiyan's lunch, four pancakes, a large bowl of vegetable soup, and a large piece of steamed meat.

"You have a big appetite... but you are treated differently," Jiang Fan touched his chin, "Yanzi, come and eat together."

Gu Beiyan sat at the bottom and buried her head in eating.

"There is a difference between the noble and the humble, and you can enjoy it yourself."

Seeing that she was unwilling, Jiang Fan did not force her and poured himself a drink. As he was drinking, the curtain suddenly opened and the empress walked in.

"Oh, your majesty, have you eaten? How about..."

The empress came straight to Jiang Fan, sat opposite him, and reached out to take a pair of chopsticks and started eating.

"... Let's eat together..." Jiang Fan shook his head and laughed, and then buried his head in eating.

Little did he know that Gu Beiyan was shocked. The empress always ate alone. Even if she entertained the ministers, no one could get within three feet of her. This rule also applies to the court. So much so that if someone spoke before the steps in the court, it would be a great favor. So far, Gu Beiyan only knew of Gao Qi, Meng Ao, Xu Fu, and Li Xiu.

That day when Jiang Fan was unconscious, the Empress stayed by his bedside for two hours almost every day, which surprised her. She didn't expect that after Jiang Fan recovered, the two of them would still do the same.

The Empress didn't speak, and ate a lot in silence. Jiang Fan slowly poured her a glass of wine: "Are you worried?"

The Empress looked up at him: "How was your visit today?"

"Hehe, you know everything. It's okay. The Zhengyang Palace of the Qin Dynasty is indeed extraordinary. In the afternoon, I plan to go see that Xu Fu..."

"Not today!"

Unexpectedly, the Empress refused directly, and Jiang Fan was a little confused.

"Don't ask why, no means no." The Empress didn't give him a chance to speak.

Jiang Fan could only shake his head.

"You don't like Xu Fu?"

The Empress suddenly spoke. Jiang Fan's behavior yesterday was not normal. They met for the first time and had no grudges against each other, but she keenly captured Jiang Fan's rejection in his bones.

Jiang Fan looked at her and smiled: "Don't ask why, I don't like it."

Completely copied the Empress' tone. Gu Beiyan's hand trembled, and the chopsticks almost fell.

The empress also frowned, surprisingly she was not angry, and did not continue the topic.

"What are your plans for tomorrow?"

"Let's go around Yangdu City, I have to find a place to stay."

Gu Beiyan was stunned, but the empress did not seem surprised.

"Tell me when you are ready."

Jiang Fan nodded: "Let's eat, it seems you have a lot of things to do in the afternoon, today I will read some books to kill time."

The food for one person is naturally not enough for two people, Jiang Fan snatched two pancakes from Gu Beiyan and gave one to the empress, who did not refuse and ate it with relish.

Gu Beiyan suddenly felt that this atmosphere was very strange, but also very wonderful...

The empress came back very late, and did not go directly to her bedroom, but came to Jiang Fan's room, the latter was holding a volume of Qin history and reading with relish.

Seeing the empress coming, he just took a teacup and added a cup of tea for the empress, and then read by himself.

The empress sat behind the long desk to review the memorials.

No one spoke, except for the occasional sound of Jiang Fan drinking tea and the rustling sound of the empress writing.

Gu Beiyan stood by, always feeling that the events of the past two days overturned her cognition, and everything... was not normal...

Until the third watch, Jiang Fan nodded his head a few times, and a slight snoring sound came from his nose.

"Help him to rest." The empress said without raising her head.

"As ordered." As soon as Gu Beiyan stepped forward, the empress said while reviewing the memorials: "Your performance today is acceptable, but not enough. If anyone endangers Jiang Fan, they can all be killed!"

Gu Beiyan was shocked. The empress knew what happened today, but she did not hide it at all. That was Gao Qi's eldest son, the little man Tu Gaorong who had made great military achievements. But she knew that the empress's words were her will and could not be questioned.

"Your subordinate... I obey your order!"

"Very different!" Jiang Fan sighed sincerely.

The capital of the Qin Dynasty, Yangdu, is different from other places Jiang Fan has seen. The streets are straight and flat, and most of the buildings are made of brick and wood. They are simple and neat, but also have a primary and secondary order and are full of changes. The overall color is simple and dark, without so many colorful colors.

Although Yangdu is as prosperous as any other capital, it is well-ordered, and pedestrians and horses also go their own way.

Walking on the street, looking at the street buildings of the ancient capital, following all kinds of pedestrians, and listening to street hawking, Jiang Fan has a sense of unreality that he has traveled through thousands of years.

The two of them walked around for a whole morning before they went around to look at houses under the guidance of a broker.

"Are you really going to move out?"

Gu Beiyan was very puzzled.

Jiang Fan smiled: "Of course, otherwise why would I look around for houses."

"There are many houses in the palace..."

Jiang Fan waved his hand: "It's different, you don't understand. Just think of it as me not wanting to always eat soft rice..."

Eat soft rice? Gu Beiyan has never heard of this word. Jiang Fan's explanation is to live on women.

But Gu Beiyan didn't think Jiang Fan had such an idea at all. There must be a special reason.

Soon, the broker introduced them to a large mansion for only 500 taels.

The reason for the low price was that the owner of this mansion was executed for treason. Since then, many people have regarded it as a haunted house and an ominous place. Therefore, it has not been sold even at 500 taels.

Jiang Fan didn't care about that. Although the house was old and overgrown with weeds, it could be cleaned up and it would definitely be a good place to live.

Very satisfied! But the problem is that Mr. Jiang didn't have 500 taels.