He took the carriage prepared by the county magistrate and others and stationed at Kunyu Pavilion, an inn in the city.
After settling Princess Zhaoyang, Jia Lian called the guard and the county magistrate to question her alone.
The two guards originally thought that Jia Lian was going to interrogate the two of them. After entering the house with uneasiness, they found that Jia Lian seemed not to remember what happened at the city gate at all, and just asked them some questions about the imperial court and Gan Ning. relevant situation.
As city guards and county magistrates, they naturally know more information than private merchants.
They were not as surprised as others as to why Jia Lian appeared here. Because half a month ago, the garrison received an order from above, ordering him to dispatch a team of troops into the desert to assist in the search and rescue of the princess and Jia Lian, but he has not returned yet.
But he didn't expect that Jia Lian and Princess Zhaoyang would arrive at his territory quietly.
This was one of the reasons why he didn't have too much doubt about Jia Lian's identity before.
At this time, Jia Lian was most concerned about the safety of his maid Aqin. However, Ah Qin, a small female guard, was insignificant in the eyes of others, so Jia Lian naturally could not find out about her situation.
I had no choice but to learn the general situation of the imperial court and Ganning Pass from the two guards. I waved them down and ordered them to withdraw from the inn and not to disturb them if they had nothing to do.
The two guards responded in succession, but did not leave immediately. Instead, while Jia Lian was drinking tea, the county magistrate stepped forward, took out a box from his arms, and presented it to Jia Lian with a smile.
"Your Majesty, the imperial envoy, has worked hard all the way and is here for the first time in a lowly place. This is a small thought from the officials and others. I hope you will accept it..."
Jia Lian frowned and raised his eyes to glance at the two people in front of him.
When the county magistrate saw this, his expression became even more uneasy, and he felt that his palms were sweating.
"You two adults are interested, please let it go."
How could Jia Lian not know the feelings of these two people? If they didn't accept their feelings, they would not be able to feel at ease.
The two county magistrates looked happy and were about to use this opportunity to add a few words. They looked up and saw that Jia Lian looked indifferent and picked up the tea cup in his hand again. In desperation, he could only retreat in a polite manner.
After the two men left, Jia Lian opened the box and saw that the small box indeed contained banknotes.
After flipping through it, he found that these bank notes were all from several well-known banks in the Central Plains, obviously for his convenience when he returned.
They are all of medium and large denominations, and the total adds up to a full two thousand taels!
"It's obvious that he is a corrupt official."
Jia Lian shook his head and sighed.
Along the way, he saw with his own eyes the barrenness and coldness of the frontier fortress, but who would have thought that the officials in these border cities would be extremely rich by virtue of the mutual trade!
Asking Aqi to accept the banknote, Jia Lian ordered the people at the inn to prepare the Four Treasures of the Study.
Nearly two months have passed since the incident at Zhanghetan, and the stories of his distress have been compiled into books and widely circulated, so people in his family must have known about it for a long time.
Not to mention being in exile before, now that I have returned to my own territory, I naturally want to assure my family that I am safe, so that those women will not worry and cry for nothing.
First of all, he had to send a letter to Wang Xifeng's wife, and secondly, there were a group of uncles and elders in the Linzi Mansion who cared about him, and they also had to send a letter.
I don’t know if that little girl Daiyu cried when she learned that something happened to her...
I also sent a letter to that crybaby, but I thought it was inconsistent with etiquette and would only arouse suspicion, so I'll leave it at that.
Anyway, when Wang Xifeng received the letter, it meant that everyone in the family knew about it.
Just as he was thinking about what else he should do, he suddenly felt a cold feeling on the tip of his nose. He raised his head and saw that the person standing next to him grinding for him had changed from Aqi to Princess Zhaoyang.
At this time, Princess Zhaoyang took off her robe and put on bright clothes again. She was holding a small brush and looked at him and snickered.
"Why, are you still thinking about the little sister of the Xue family?"
Jia Lian ignored it and touched the tip of his nose. Sure enough, it was an ink stain, and he became even more upset.
"You are such a big man, yet so naughty."
Jia Lian reached out to catch her. When Princess Zhaoyang saw this, she ducked away from Jia Lian's claws with a burst of laughter.
Jia Lian looked at Princess Zhaoyang.
Princess Zhaoyang, who was previously wearing Hufu, seemed a bit pure, but those coarse clothes covered too much of her brilliance as a princess and a goddess sought after by countless young talents in the capital.
Now she has transformed into the princess of Shangbang, talking and laughing in front of him, which makes people feel extremely comfortable when she sees her.
Princess Zhaoyang originally brought snacks to Jia Lian, but seeing how serious Jia Lian was, she couldn't help but pick up a pen to tease him.
Seeing Jia Lian staring at her at this time, she thought there was something abnormal about herself.
"These are the clothes that the county magistrate here asked the maid to send. The rest are good, but they feel a little too loose and not very comfortable to wear."
After complaining, Princess Zhaoyang continued: "When I just entered the city, I saw that the city was very lively. I thought that since this place is a border market, there must be many businessmen from other countries coming here to trade. Maybe there are some interesting things. I If you want to go shopping, come with me."
While talking, Princess Zhaoyang came back with a hopeful look on her face, obviously she really wanted to go shopping.
Jia Lian sighed again when he saw this.
Thinking back on this more than a month, from first avoiding pursuit to later wandering in disguise, how difficult the conditions were along the way. However, as Tianhuang Guwei, Princess Zhaoyang, who had been well-dressed and well-fed since she was a child, unexpectedly never complained or complained at all, nor did she hold him and Aqi back.
Even, regardless of his status and consequences, he gave her completely to him like a moth to a flame.
Thinking of this, Jia Lian felt heavy in his heart.
Nodding, with her happy expression, he took her hand and sat in his arms, discussing: "Let's stay here for one night and set off tomorrow to return to Ganning Pass."
"Are you going back now..." The expression on Princess Zhaoyang's face became much duller.
She had known for a long time that once she came out of the desert, she and Jia Lian would rely on each other, and the days they had each other would become shorter and shorter day by day.
For this reason, she actually intentionally stayed longer in the desert. For example, when encountering a place with beautiful scenery, he always takes Jia Lian to enjoy the beauty of the mountains, rivers, sun and moon.
She knew that Jia Lian could see through her little thoughts and wanted to manipulate her.
"Okay, then while it's still dark, Erlang will accompany me to the market later."
She didn't say much else because she knew that Jia Lian wanted to go back early.
"Um."
Facing such a considerate beauty, Jia Lian put his arms around her waist, lowered his head, and pressed her lips against hers.
Princess Zhaoyang also climbed up Jia Lian's back with her hands, and responded to Jia Lian enthusiastically.
A Qi, who was in the room, had long been accustomed to this and silently exited the room.
After a while, she opened the door again and came in. Looking at the half-dressed Princess Zhaoyang, who was straddling Jia Lian's arms, revealing her fragrant shoulders. Even though Aqi had been tortured for more than half a month and had developed some perseverance, she couldn't help but blush slightly at this time. , the heartbeat speeds up slightly.
She felt that these two people were a little too enthusiastic.
Without a second glance, Aqi stood still and explained in a deep voice: "Second Master, the Master of the Xue family wants to see you."
Princess Zhaoyang looked displeased and still held Jia Lian's neck with her hands, unwilling to let go.
Jia Lian patted her buttocks and said with a smile: "After all, she is an elder, and she is still ill. There must be something to come here, so don't neglect her."
After saying this, seeing that she was still pouting, Jia Lian felt that Princess Zhaoyang was a bit cute for some reason, so he leaned forward and pecked her lips.
Princess Zhaoyang seemed a little satisfied now. She gathered up the clothes that had fallen off her shoulders with one hand, took out her embroidered handkerchief and wiped the ink on the tip of Jia Lian's nose before turning over and getting down to the ground.
"Then I'll take a shower first. Erlang will remember to come find me later."
"good."
Seeing Princess Zhaoyang leaving the room without any scruples, Jia Lian shook his head and said to Aqi: "Go and look after the princess, and don't let irrelevant people get close to her."
"yes."
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