In the next few days, Xiao Feng was preparing to take up his post in Jiangnan.
Originally, it was quite a simple matter. Xiao Feng had Yu Dayou by his side, and there were soldiers assigned by the imperial court to the governor, so safety was not a problem.
But as Princess Chang An had to follow, the matter suddenly became very complicated.
Princess Chang'an had to take care of her maid, and she obviously couldn't serve her alone. At first, I only brought paintings into the Xiao Mansion because there were many women in the Xiao Mansion who could help.
Therefore, Princess Chang An's main maids are indispensable. However, she is picky by nature. She usually looks down on other maids. She picks and chooses, and is always dissatisfied.
Jiajing was also worried about his daughter's safety. After all, although there were many guards, there were too few people who could protect her personally. Therefore, he thought of An Qingyue and recruited An Qingyue to be the princess's guard again.
An Qingyue was originally focused on preparing for the wedding, because Xiao Feng had officially replied to Mrs. An: Zhang Wuxin's ability is no problem! So Mrs. An helped An Qingyue convince An Sizheng.
The method of persuasion was also very simple. Mrs. An didn’t even use any rational reasoning. She told An Sizheng simply and rudely: The second boy born will be named An!
An Si was thinking about Xiao Feng's terror, then his daughter's persistence, and then his future grandson. He gave up the idea of resisting and started checking the auspicious days of the zodiac instead.
Unexpectedly, Jiajing's transfer order disrupted An Qingyue's arrangements. But it was hard to disobey the holy order, so An Qingyue had no choice but to accept the order with a pout, and did not give her a good look when she went to see Princess Chang An.
What kind of person is Princess Chang An? She pulled Sister An Qingyue and shouted, shed a few tears and coughed twice.
"With my body and bones, I don't know if I can come back after going out this time. It's considered a trip to the capital before I die. It's not a waste of time to come to this world.
It's just my sister. I'm afraid that when you and Brother Zhang get married, I won't be able to be there to congratulate you. This bracelet is my favorite, so I gave it to you as a gift. Please keep it in mind..."
As a result, An Qingyue was still crying when she told Xiao Feng: "Chang An is really very good, she is very pitiful, you must cure her!"
Xiao Feng looked at An Qingyue speechlessly. This girl had obviously been drunk by the green tea. She completely forgot about postponing the marriage and wanted to leave Chang An immediately.
Since An Qingyue is going, whether Zhang Wuxin wants to follow him has become a big question.
Xiao Feng knew that when they arrived in Jiangnan, there would be a big battle and manpower would be necessary. But if Zhang Wuxin also went, there would be no master in the Xiao family.
Zhan Yu can't live in Xiao Mansion every day. Even if King Yu wants to, Xiao Feng won't allow it. He is now the governor of Jiangnan. He has a high and powerful position, and his interactions with the prince must not be biased.
There was another layer of thought, Xiao Feng only secretly told Zhan Yu: I am not in the capital, you must protect King Yu, and be more attentive than usual.
Zhan Yu was surprised and uncertain: "Are you saying that someone would directly attack King Yu? No, who would dare to do this?"
No wonder Zhan Yu is so surprised. Although the forces behind the two princes have been fighting endlessly over the years, they are all political tricks. It is unprecedented for them to dare to attack the prince directly!
Xiao Feng shook his head: "Not sure, I just have a feeling that this assassination of my Xiao Mansion, thinking about it afterwards, was a bit hasty.
Logically speaking, both Xiao Qin and Yan Shifan are thoughtful people and should not act in such a hurry. Unless otherwise intended. "
After much deliberation, Xiao Feng finally settled on Zhan Feiyun. He was different from Zhan Yu, and even different from Lao Wang.
The actual status of the head arrest officer in the Ministry of Punishment is not low, but in the final analysis he is not a high-ranking official, but still a civil servant.
Generally, the status and treatment of a county government head catcher is equivalent to the ninth rank, a government government catcher is equivalent to the eighth rank, and the Shuntian mansion head catcher is half a rank higher, equivalent to the seventh rank.
The head catchers of the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple are half a level higher, equivalent to the level of a seventh-grade official. Although it is just equivalent, it is recognized by the court, so there is nothing wrong with calling yourself a "official" sometimes.
This is the interesting part. In terms of rank, Lao Wang, a dignified sixth-grade official next door, is one level higher than Zhan Feiyun, but in terms of actual influence, Lao Wang may not be as great as Zhan Feiyun.
In any case, with Zhan Feiyun's status as a headhunter, there would be no problem in living in Xiao Feng's house. Unlike Lao Wang, Zhan Feiyun is renting a house.
As a landlord, since Xiao Feng can rent to Qi Jiguang, he can also rent to Zhan Feiyun. No one can find anything wrong with this matter.
Zhan Feiyun got a free house to live in and was very excited: "Mr. Xiao, don't worry, if a thief really dares to come, unless Zhan dies, he will never let everyone in your house lose a hair!"
Xiao Feng patted Zhan Feiyun on the shoulder and said earnestly: "Captain Zhan, I have taken Zhang Wuxin and An Qingyue away, and the safety of our family depends on you.
There is one more thing I want to ask of you. The World View is short of a coach right now, the only one is Zhan Yu. Please take the time to teach more.
Zhang Yunqing and Wang Yingxiang both want to learn martial arts at home. They originally planned to let Zhang Wuxin teach them, but now I can only work hard for you. "
Zhan Feiyun scratched his head: "My lord's instructions, I have no obligation to do so, but the kung fu I practice is of the Shaolin lineage. I'm afraid it's not particularly suitable for girls to practice."
Xiao Feng smiled: "There is also Zhan Yu. He will also come to teach. When the time comes, they can learn from whomever they like."
In order to allow Xiao Feng to set off with peace of mind, Lu Yi and Shen Lian led the Jin Yiwei to conduct a large-scale inspection operation throughout the city, requiring the people of the capital to have joint guarantees for three years.
The so-called joint guarantee means that you must have at least two neighbors to prove that you are a good citizen and have been a good citizen for three years. If you are employed, your workplace boss must also certify that you are a good citizen.
This trick is extremely effective against refugees who come to Beijing temporarily. It is also extremely lethal against people who have not been hiding for a long time and live in seclusion with special purposes.
In just a few days, three White Lotus cultists were captured, and many of them had fled long ago when they heard the news. When this net is used, there are few big fish, but there are many shrimps.
A large number of burglars who committed crimes, people who abducted people for sex, and drug dealers who sold Paradise Pills and its alternative drugs were arrested, and the prisons in various departments almost burst.
Not only the Jinyiwei and other legal departments were busy, but Chunyan Tower was also very busy.
About half of the girls in Baihua Tower thought of Chunyan Tower continuing to work in the entertainment industry. This may sound unbelievable, but it is actually full of bitterness.
At this time, unlike later generations, people laughed at poverty but not at prostitution. In bars, hair salons, under street lights; in Dongguan, Shanghai, and Sanlitun, you can gamble your youth until tomorrow, and you can still find honest people to take over.
Not to mention that Baihua Building is also considered a famous building in the capital, even if it is a place where ordinary hook-and-rail secret doors are not that famous, it is basically impossible for girls to come out and live a normal life.
But it is difficult to be a rich man's concubine and a poor man's wife, and it is also difficult to change her career, unless she sells tofu.
Therefore, except for a few girls who still have families to return to, some of the remaining girls chose to enter the world view, earn their own living, and live a pure life, while the rest went to Chunyan Tower.
Xiao Feng did not interfere, but just told Yan Niang that the girls in Baihua Tower had a hard time before, so that the girls in Chunyan Tower should give in to trivial matters and don't worry about it.
Yan Niang waved her handkerchief and said, "What are you fussing over? As for fussing, only the maids sweeping the floors and pouring water in the building and making beds and quilts are fussy about it, for fear of losing their jobs.
Those girls not only clean their own houses, but also compete to clean every place in the building. If I don't let them do it, they cry. "
Xiao Feng frowned: "Why are you crying?"
Yan Niang sighed: "They said that if the flower slave suddenly stopped letting someone work when we were in Baihua Tower, that person would have to receive powerful guests at night, and he would have to shed his skin even if he died."
Xiao Feng closed his eyes and took a deep breath: "Take your time, as long as your heart is not dead, no matter how deep the wound is, it will heal one day."
Yan Niang nodded and whispered to Xiao Feng: "Eunuch Chen came to see me yesterday and said that some eunuchs who did not deal with him, especially those who were close to the Yan Party, were secretly spreading rumors about the Secretary of Ceremony. There’s something wrong with the account books.”
Xiao Feng nodded slowly: "Go and send a message to Eunuch Chen. Tell him that it's time."
Yan Niang glanced at Xiao Feng in surprise, but she didn't dare to ask anything. She nodded silently and left. Xiao Feng stopped her again.
"Some things have to be done. I don't know how long it will take me to leave. I'm worried that you won't be able to keep it while I'm gone..."
Yan Niang's face turned red, followed by her eye circles: Mr. Xiao, he still cares about me, although he hasn't paid much attention to me during this time...
Wait, what do you mean? What does he want to do with me? He also said that he was worried that I wouldn’t be able to hold on if he was gone for a long time!
I...I've already tasted the slightest bit of Zhu Chun Wan Ke, what else can I hold on to? Mr. Xiao, I think you can’t hold on anymore...
It was getting dark, and lanterns were hung in front of Chunyan Tower.
Originally, Yan Niang planned to let the girls from Baihua Tower rest for some time before taking up their duties, but after hearing the sisters from Chun Yan Tower introduce the guests here, these girls all asked for a fight.
Because they heard that the guests here are very polite, and the most rude thing is to slap the girl when they lose their temper.
And Chunyan Tower has a rule: if the girl can still keep smiling at this time, she will win the best service award!
If the girls don't want to be wronged, they can ask Yan Niang to give up their services, and Yan Niang will never force the girls to continue working.
Because the girls were in high spirits to challenge, and there were quite a few with excellent conditions, Yan Niang had to rearrange the number of lanterns.
Miss Huo stood on the second floor, eating melon seeds, and suddenly realized that her lantern was not hanging up!
The fire girl was so angry that she threw down the melon seeds and leaned on the railing and shouted downstairs: "Mom, mom, what's going on? When the new girl comes, can't I even keep the lantern?"
Yan Niang walked up to her with a smile and pinched her butt hard: "What a shame! I didn't hang up your lantern because someone ordered you out of the building tonight!"
Get out of the building! This is a status symbol, and generally only girls with red cards have this treatment. Because with the takeout delivery fee, the price will be doubled according to the highest competition price in the building!
Most people don't order takeout so extravagantly. The previous record holder for ordering the most takeout in Beijing was Tan Xinren. After all, he is half the boss, and he gets rebates for his orders.
Moreover, most of the takeaways he ordered were ordered for others. Although he paid the money, the delivery address was basically not his home.
As soon as they heard that someone was ordering takeout, several red-brand girls became energetic and gathered around to congratulate Miss Huo. The fire girl was also very proud, she stood up to everyone, waved her sleeves and left with the old car in a high-spirited manner.
Miss Shui asked Yanniang while she was busy helping Yanniang hang up the lanterns.
"Which scapegoat is so rich? He just walked out of the building as soon as the ban was lifted!
Moreover, the ones who came out of the building in the past were the ones looking for Huo'er the least. Even Hua'er went out more than her when she was there.
It's not that she's not beautiful, it's just that she has all the things she needs to do with her skills in her own room, so it's not easy to take them out of the building. "
Yan Niang replied while busy: "The owner is not a poor man, he just threw away a hundred taels of silver! The person who ordered the order is really special, you will never guess it!"
Miss Shui pursed her lips and smiled: "Mom, please stop showing off and tell me who likes our Huo'er so much. Maybe he can redeem himself for Huo'er in the future."
Yan Niang sighed: "That's absolutely impossible. This person is Tang Ruji, the number one scholar in modern times, but the address he sent Hua'er to was too bad. It was in Mule Alley, Roushi Street.
You said that the top scholar, how could he live in such a place with dense hooks and fences? It seems that Tang Ruji is not a gentleman, hahaha. "
With a "pop" sound, the lantern fell to the ground. Miss Yun, who was standing next to her, turned pale and grabbed Yan Niang's arm.
"Who are you talking about? Tang Ruji? Where to send it? Meat Market Street? Mule Alley? Which yard is it? Do you know which yard it is? Tell me!"
Yan Niang was startled by Miss Yun and quickly pulled her hand away: "It hurts so much. What's wrong with you? It's the third yard!"
Miss Yun threw down the lantern, turned around and ran out of the building. Niang Yan took a step forward to chase her. Miss Yun turned around and forced a smile at Niang Yan.
"Mom, I suddenly remembered that I have to go out for something. I won't hang up my lantern for today. If I come back soon, it won't be too late to hang it up again."
After saying that, without waiting for Yan Niang's reply, she quickly walked to the shadow. Yan Niang and Miss Shui ran out of the door of the building, only to see that the shadow was empty and there was no one around.
Miss Shui murmured in surprise: "Yun'er usually walks very lightly, but she runs really fast now. What's in a hurry for her?"
A trace of sadness flashed in Yan Niang's eyes, and she looked into the distance dreamily. After a long time, she took Miss Shui's hand and walked slowly back to Chun Yan Tower.
Miss Yun ran wildly in the alley, her speed was extremely fast, just like a cloud floating in the dark, light and silent.
She didn't dare to walk on the main road, but only dared to shuttle in the alleys, avoiding the soldiers and guards on night patrol. From time to time, she would jump on the wall to look into the distance. After confirming the direction, she would jump down and continue running.
At this time, Chunyanlou's carriage had stopped at the door of Courtyard No. 3. The curtain of the old carriage was raised, and Miss Huo was getting out of the car.
There was only a lantern lit at the entrance of Courtyard No. 3. The courtyard was not small and looked a bit eerie. Miss Huo frowned and raised her hand to knock on the door.
Suddenly a hand grabbed her arm, and the fire girl was so frightened that she almost screamed, but a hand covered her mouth and she couldn't make a sound.
Lao Che thought someone was about to rob him, so he immediately picked up the wooden stick placed on the shaft of the car and was about to swing it. As a result, a hand grabbed his neck. His whole body became weak and the wooden stick in his hand dropped.
