Travel day and night, changing horses but not people.
Jia Hui's memorials and letters were finally rushed to Shendu City after 800 miles.
As dusk approached, people who had worked hard all day walked out of the city gate chatting and laughing to the beat of the curfew drum.
There are small traders who come in with burdens to buy some things, there are clerks employed by various businesses, and stewards and clerks who go out of the city to buy fresh fruits, vegetables and meat. There are also farmers who come to the city to hang out when they have nothing to do...
There was a sound of horse hooves, and the crowd who had been joking just now quickly moved out of the way, and a man who looked very tired and wearing a hood rushed over on horseback.
After scolding the last old acquaintance who left the city, the city gate commander was about to order someone to close the city gate.
It will be turned on again tomorrow morning.
"Don't close the door, don't close the door!"
The sound of horse hoofbeats and loud shouts attracted the attention of the city gate general flag.
Who is so ignorant of the rules that they don’t know that the curfew has started?
"He who comes is stopped!"
The gatekeepers quickly gathered into a defensive formation to prevent the knights from breaking through.
Bows and arrows were also spread out on the city gate tower, ready to shoot those who broke through the barrier into hedgehogs.
"Hush!"
The knight quickly stopped his horse, jumped down, staggered and almost fell.
"Huh, I am the Commander-in-Chief of the Zuo Army and a personal soldier of the Duke of Dunhuang. This is my belt and the belt of my general. I have something urgent to convey!"
Commander-in-Chief of the Left Army!
The city gate general flag immediately remembered who it was. In their line of work, ability is second, and vision is the most important.
On weekdays, it’s okay to just eat and take cards from the traffickers and lackeys, but eating and taking some will make these people feel at ease and feel that they are on their side. On weekdays, if there is a minor dispute, I will not go to the head of the party first. Instead, I will let myself resolve it first while waiting to leave the city before the daily curfew.
He liked this feeling of being trusted.
But some people have to brace themselves to deal with it.
In order to do this job well, he deliberately wrote down the names and corresponding official positions of the city's nobles and civil and military officials so that he could respond quickly.
"It turns out that he is a warrior brother under the general. He is trying to atone for his sins."
The general banner of the city gate walked over quickly.
"This...brother, please take a look!
It’s not that I want to make things difficult for you, it’s actually my duty. You are also in the military and you know how strict the military regulations are. Please bear with me, please bear with me! "
The city gate commander bent down and took the two waist badges with both hands. He glanced at them and saw clearly that they were indeed in the style of Dunhuang County Duke's Mansion, and quickly returned them to the knight who was looking anxiously at the city gate.
"Come on, brother, I'll give you back your badge. It's already curfew time, but don't start running. The best way is to walk quickly.
The Wucheng Army and Horses Division has recently changed its chief officer. I heard that he is still a marquis. The new officer's three talents haven't been ignited yet!
If you bring a lantern, it's best to take it out, it can save a lot of trouble..."
The city gate commander took the trouble to talk about the unspoken rules for walking around the city during curfew. The soldier who had been following the general flag also reacted and quickly took out a wooden stool and placed it next to the horse. The tired Laixu didn't say much, stepped on the stool and got on the horse. The city gate general flag quickly took the reins and led him into the city gate.
Lai Xu also listened patiently to the chatter of the city gate general flag. He would never harbor any ill intentions toward such kind reminders.
Laixu, the eleventh eldest son of the Jia family, was one of the soldiers who followed Jia Hui to the Western Regions. He is of the same clan as the Wang family's son, Lai family, and was the fifth server after the founding of the Qi Dynasty.
After the general banner of the city gate sent Lai Xu in, he loosened the reins. Lai Xu took out a stacked lantern from the saddle bag, holding the bottom with one hand and the lanyard with the other, pulling it open and taking out a few more lanterns. The bamboo strips are put into the corresponding interfaces inside to prop up the lantern.
Upon seeing this, the general commander of the city gate was about to go to the check-in room to get a candle, but was stopped by Lai Xuhe. He took out a brand new candle from the saddle bag and put it on the base of the lantern.
"Borrow a fire."
The general bannerman of the city gate took out the fire folder and lit the candle.
"Thank you, brother. What's your surname?"
"My younger brother's surname is Zhang. He is the fifth in the family. He is the general flag of the Chunmen Gate of our Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division."
"Brother Zhang Wu, I've written it down. I have important things to do today and I'll treat you to a drink another day!"
"Hey, my little brother will always be here when you call me!"
Lieutenant Zhang was overjoyed to have established a relationship with a powerful family again!
The job of the city gate general flag is his official position, and it is the capital for him to live and work, but his salary is not much.
It's not too little, but it's too difficult to support their family of ten.
In fact, the bulk of his income comes from making connections and introducing various suppliers, or helping others with inquiries.
It's just that there are dental shops in the city, so he doesn't dare to get involved too much. It's just that if someone needs something urgently, or rare fruits, they can just come to him. Almost everyone entering and exiting the city must be inspected by them. He knows who owns what and what new items have been purchased by them better than Yaxing.
Even if not, he can ask other city gate general flags.
For Lai Xu, it would not be a disadvantage to make friends with a city gate commander. He also has a frontier army test hundred households, which is only half a level. What's more, as a city gate official, you come into contact with a lot of three religions and nine streams, so there will always be times when you come in handy.
Laixu did not return to the Duke's Mansion immediately, but took the lead to the Prince Yiyong's Mansion in Mingyi Fang, northwest of Chunfengfang, where the Duke's Mansion was located.
Along the way, he also met several waves of Wuhou who patrolled the city, but when the Wuhou saw the lantern with the name Dunhuang County Duke's Mansion, they ignored Laixu who was wandering on the street during the curfew.
. . . . . .
Prince Yiyong's Mansion.
Main hall.
"I'm sorry to see you, Your Majesty!"
"Without ceremony, on the 9th, Jinyu asked you to come here, but what happened?" Chen Jingyuan, wearing only a Chinese coat and a gauze cloak, entered the main hall and sat directly on the main seat.
He had known Laixu since he first arrived in the Western Region, and he gave Laixu the nickname Jiuri.
"Your Majesty, I have given you a memorial from the Master, and I want you to hand it over directly to the two saints. This is the letter from the Master to you."
Laixu ignored what Chen Jingyuan called him and went directly to the topic.
"Oh, let me see."
After receiving the letter, the personal eunuch took out the letter opener and handed it to Chen Jingyuan.
"Um...fuck, it's his mother's fault!"
After seeing the news in the letter, even Chen Jingyuan, who had experienced strong winds and waves, stood up suddenly, his face full of disbelief.
"Hiss - no, we can't do it tomorrow, I'm going to lock the door now!"
"No, Your Majesty! The general has spoken. Now the enemy is overt and we are secret. We know that they are going to revolt, but they don't know that we know that they are going to revolt!
Since we are going to rebel, we must send spies in the capital. They may be alerted by any slightest movement, let alone your arrest in the middle of the night.
Anyone with a discerning eye knows the relationship between you and my general. Those people will definitely wonder, is it because of my general’s affairs that you have detained me? Now that the general is in Jiangnan, what if they think that my general discovered something and rebelled in advance?
Why don't you go further and take a look at the general's plan? But don’t mess up the general’s plan just for half a day! "
Laixu grabbed Chen Jinyuan's arm and stopped him from walking out any further. Upon seeing this, the personal eunuch quickly picked up the letter on the table, brought it to Chen Jinyuan and opened it for him to read.
Chen Jingyuan finally calmed down. Lai Xu also quickly let go of him.
Chen Jingyuan sat back on the chair and read the letter.
"Yes, I understand. They want me to impeach Mr. Wu, the Duke of Ju, and Qin Hong, the uncle of Jianning, for their incompetence in teaching their son. There are also officers from the Jiangnan camp headed by Deng Yuan who resold ordnance... This is a good reason...
Okay, I understand, stay for a meal? "
"That's... no need. I still have a letter to send home, so I won't disturb you, Your Majesty..."
Lai Xu caught a glimpse of a white-faced and beardless old eunuch beside the screen, looking at him expressionlessly, as if to say, "If you don't leave, I'll kill you." He also saw that he glanced at the king from time to time. After thinking for a moment, Lai Xu also It became clear who he was.
The old eunuch sent by the emperor to urge the king to have a child...
We can’t ruin the King’s good deeds!
. . . . . .
After leaving the palace, Lai Xu went to Rongguo Mansion again.
Before going to the palace, he had already handed the letter from Jia Hui to Jia She and Jia Zheng to the concierge. After coming to Rongguo Mansion and giving a brief explanation to Jia She's brothers and Jia Zhen, Lai Wang returned to the county. Government.
Li Wan also received the summons from the two houses in the east. He did not meet Lai Wang immediately. Instead, he prepared a table of food for him. After he was full, he met Lai Wang in Yingtai Hall.
Li Wan, dressed as a pregnant woman, sat haggardly on the Grand Master's chair on the right side of the main hall, and smiled reluctantly at Lai Wang.
Her pregnancy reaction was a bit severe and her nausea was severe. She couldn't eat anything light these days. Everything she ate smelled fishy and she would vomit it out.
Now I only eat something with a little spice that is enough to cover up the taste of the ingredients, but because I have lost my appetite due to vomiting, I can only force myself to eat a little bit. Then I drink some white porridge and millet porridge, and I can't eat anything else.
Therefore, as the heart and soul of the entire Jia family, no matter which house he owned, there would always be two pots of porridge prepared in the kitchen. Whenever Li Wan showed any signs of wanting to eat, he would serve it to her as quickly as possible.
Eat small, frequent meals.
Unfortunately, when Lai Xu came to the main hall, Li Wan had just vomited once.
"Little Laixu, please see your mistress!"
Laixu lifted his robe and knelt on the ground, kowtowing solemnly to Li Wan.
"No need to be polite, hurry up... vomit... get up quickly."
Li Wan suppressed his nausea and said to Lai Xu.
"Thank you, mistress." Lai Xu stood up and took out Jia Hui's letter from his arms.
It's better to talk to your wife as little as possible. If your wife vomits while talking, that's okay!
"Madam, this is a letter from the Lord to my family."
Laixu held the letter in both hands and said to Li Wan.
"Well, hard work." Li Wan tried to be concise and to the point.
Our family is still sensible. Every time we go to Rongguo Mansion these days to ask for greetings, we have to be surrounded by a group of people talking. They are all elders. It is impossible not to reply. I can only suppress my nausea and smile and be polite to them.
Li Wan's eldest maid, Suyun, stepped forward and took the letter from Laixu's hand. She looked through it before handing it over to Li Wan with peace of mind.
Jia Li's (crossed out) baby's mother's kiss
Looking at the words publicity on the front of the envelope, Li Wan smiled knowingly.
He used this when he wrote me letters as a kid!
"Come to Xu, sit down first and serve tea." Li Wan was still concise and to the point.
"Thank you, Mrs.!"
Lai Xu found a seat far away from Li Wan and sat down.
"My dear mother, Zhan Xinjia
It’s been more than a month since we said goodbye…”
Jia Hui's letter was as sparse as ever.
There is no quotation from scriptures and nothing to show off literary talent. It was just like sitting face to face, just like an ordinary couple chatting about everyday things.
I wrote a few words to thank her for everything she has done for this family, thank her for giving birth to a little life, and also wrote about the expectations and confusion of becoming a father...
I wrote a lot of things, very verbosely, and completely lost the crispness and resoluteness I usually show in front of outsiders.
Probably, he only behaves like this in front of me, right?
Li Wan happily buried his face in the letter paper, smelling the fragrance of ink, as if...
Um?
It tastes wrong!
Li Wan frowned and pressed the letter again.
No, this taste is definitely not just for the master!
This rouge aura definitely means that the master was surrounded by a vixen when he wrote the letter!
Thinking of this, Li Wan looked sharply at Lai Xu, who was drinking herbal tea.
Lai Xu suddenly felt a chill on his neck. He quickly put down his teacup and looked around him warily.
Then he met his wife's sharp eyes.
hiss--
Not good!
"M-Mrs..." Lai Xu looked carefully at Li Wan, whose eyebrows were raised.
"Lai Xu, tell me, does the master have a new aunt by his side?"
Although he was asking questions, Li Wan had already determined that Jia Hui had a girl by his side.
"This... madam, I will take charge of her..."
"The letter smells of rouge."
"This..." Laixu fell into a battle between heaven and man.
"Speak boldly, I am the mistress and I cannot tolerate a concubine?"
Right…
Laixu's heart skipped a beat. I'm sorry, General, my wife already knows about this, and I have to tell you!
"Yes, madam, the general has indeed taken a concubine. On the day he arrived in Jinling, he took three of them and went home on the boat..."
"Wait a minute, a few...what?"
Li Wan's eyes suddenly widened.
"Madam, three poor butchers..."
Lai Xu looked at Li Wan carefully, fearing that she would get angry.
Li Wan breathed heavily for a while and then regained his composure.
That’s okay, Jia Da, you’ve made your mark, you can still carry the three of them back!
"How much did it cost?"
She, Li Wan, doesn't take the three mean and skinny horses lightly. Just buy them back. There are a few playthings on the left and right. They are not a threat to herself, not to mention they are still pure and clean.
Keeping it at home will save the master from running out to mess with women and get in trouble with those dirty and smelly people. If he gets sick, he will be in trouble.
What matters is how much it cost!
The county government had just been established not long ago. In addition to the expenses of the government, the other four capitals had just purchased real estate, spending a lot of money!
In addition, various shops and properties have been purchased, and another sum of money has been spent, but it has not yet made a profit. Money is really needed everywhere! Even if the master comes back with a lot of trophies, he can't spend money randomly, just sit back and get nothing, right?
"Oh, this is not much, it cost less than three taels of silver in total..."
"Three liang? What's going on?" Li Wan was a little unbelievable.
Even she, a young lady who doesn't go out much, knows that a thin horse costs at least one thousand five hundred taels of silver. What's going on with these three taels?
"When I replied to my wife, I originally wanted to give him three thousand taels each, but the few naughty people who came to ask for the account refused, saying that it was only four thousand five hundred taels, not even a penny less!
Then their legs were broken by Hu Jiu, and they were sent away with some money..."
So, I thought it was a bribe sent by someone else. Since it was bought back, there is nothing to worry about.
Well, good job Hu Jiu, you really saved your family money!
Since it cost less than three taels of silver, which is equivalent to getting three beauties for nothing, there is nothing to worry about.
Li Wan had already accepted that Jia Hui would bring people home.
A real man should have three wives and four concubines, and his own husband is the best among real men. If he only keeps himself, it sounds very infatuated. But these days, the bad reputation of a jealous husband who refuses to keep concubines has fallen upon him.
The husband may also be teased about whether he has some health problem or is henpecked.
In that case, accept it. I just help the master to check things in properly. Without the nod from the wife of the wife, no one can even think of marrying in!
Li Wan was determined.
"Ugh..." Li Wan quickly covered his mouth with a handkerchief, feeling nauseated.
After covering it for a while, Li Wan finally put down the handkerchief.
"Okay, Lai Xu, it's getting late, you should go back soon... ugh..." Li Wan covered his mouth again, unable to say the remaining words.
Lai Xu understood and stood up quickly.
"Madam, please excuse me!" Lai Xu stood up, saluted Li Wan and left.
"call…"
After the nausea disappeared, Li Wan put down the handkerchief covering his mouth.
Phew...child, child, why don't you come out? Your mother is really uncomfortable!
Chapter One, 4,600 words.
The next chapter will be posted around twelve o'clock
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