chapter 2
Xiao Ji didn't know what happened after that. When he woke up again, it was already dark and the dragon boat race was over.
"My lord, wake up!"
In an antique and elegantly decorated room, a young man of about thirteen or fourteen years old, dressed as a servant, pushed in the door with a mahogany food tray. Seeing that Xiao Ji, who was supposed to be unconscious on the bed, had opened his eyes, he looked happy and trotted over quickly.
Xiao Jigang recalled what happened before he fell into coma, and now he was disappointed that it was not a dream. Hearing the young man's voice, he came back to his senses, looked over, and reluctantly uttered: "...Hmm."
"Your Majesty, are you still feeling unwell?" The young man put the food plate in his hand on the low table beside the bed and said, "Shall I ask the imperial doctor to come over and take a look at it for you?"
"No need." Thinking that it was already here and he couldn't live with his own fate, Xiao Ji resignedly sighed to himself, lifted the quilt and sat up, "Just eat something, I'm hungry."
"Hey, okay, this is your favorite lily chicken shredded porridge. It's not hot anymore. Try it quickly." The boy's name is Qianliu, and he is the personal servant of the original owner. While passing the white jade spoon to Xiao Ji, he said, "The imperial doctor said that you have not recovered from the wind and cold you contracted a few days ago. Your body is still weak, and you suddenly fell into the water and caught the cold, which is why you fainted. He also said that you must have a good rest. You must not catch cold or get tired for a few days."
Xiao Ji: "... Got it."
He felt that the spoon was too slow to drink the porridge, so he directly picked it up and took two big mouthfuls. Only then did he feel a little warmer in his cold stomach.
Then he had the strength to think: Although the owner of this body is a big swindler, as long as he can stay away from the original male and female protagonists from today on, and stop getting involved in their so-called life-threatening love, the original owner will Shouldn't the hell joke-like encounter happen to him?
This thought made Xiao Ji feel better. But remembering that he was rescued by a woman before he fell into coma, he couldn't help but frown: "How long have I been asleep? Who rescued me from the water before?"
"The prince slept for three hours. The imperial doctor said that this is normal and you need to have a good rest. As for the girl who rescued the prince from the water at that time, it was a girl named Jiang. I heard that she was watching the excitement on the stone bridge. Because there were too many people on the stone bridge, an important item was accidentally squeezed out. She was anxious and jumped off the bridge to get the item back. Unexpectedly, when she saw the prince's accident, she hurried forward to help. ."
Xiao Ji breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. As long as the person who rescued him was not Cui Lingyan, he didn't want to have even a dime to do with her. But thinking about it, he was overthinking it. Cui Lingyan couldn't swim, and he had to be rescued by others.
It's all because of the deceptive original work, which made him feel a shadow in his heart.
As for the girl who fell into the water, he thought she fell from the bridge, but he didn't expect that she jumped down to find something on her own. No wonder she could save him in turn.
Xiao Ji finished the last mouthful of porridge and put the empty bowl on the low table: "Do you know the name of Miss Jiang and where she lives? And her things, have you found them?"
Xiao Ji didn't like being in debt to others. The girl saved him, so he had to repay the favor quickly.
"The things were found, but I don't know Miss Jiang's name. I only know that she is the daughter of the famous celebrity Jiang Baichuan, known as Miss Jiang..."
Although Qianliu was young, he was very articulate. He was originally wondering why his usually gentle and elegant prince was so much more "heroic" than usual when he drank porridge, but he didn't think much about it after hearing this.
He carefully told what happened after Xiao Ji fell into coma, and then Xiao Ji realized that the girl was not a commoner as he thought, but a young lady from a declining family.
It is said that her ancestor was the Jiang family who had been entrenched in Guanzhong for many years and had stood firm for a hundred years. It had produced many celebrities and ministers. Later, due to a lack of blood and a hundred years of war, it gradually declined, and now only her family is left.
However, although it has declined, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. When it comes to the Jiang family, many people still know about it. Miss Jiang's father, Jiang Baichuan, is also quite famous in Beijing.
Because although he has never been an official or an official, he is a master of music who is proficient in various instrumental music and likes to make friends all over the world. Moreover, he was bold, unrestrained and unrestrained. He often gave away money to his friends and helped them generously. He also often helped others when he saw rough roads while traveling to visit friends. Therefore, people at the time praised him as an elegant person with noble moral character.
However, he is not good at general affairs and is not good at management. The property left by his ancestors has been basically spent in recent years. Now his family is relatively poor and often relies on friends for financial support.
Miss Jiang is his eldest daughter. I heard that she is already eighteen years old this year, but she has not yet left the court. Because she saved Xiao Ji, the emperor rewarded her in public.
The emperor is the founding hero who ended two hundred years of chaos in the Central Plains, pacified the four directions, and unified the world. He is already over fifty years old this year. The original owner was his youngest brother, who was more than thirty years younger than him and younger than many of his sons. Because the original owner was pleasing to the eye and outstanding in learning, the emperor liked him very much and often asked him to accompany him.
Today, the original owner jumped off the dragon boat while accompanying the emperor to watch the dragon boat race. So when he was rescued from the water by Miss Jiang, the emperor was at the scene.
Knowing that his brother's life was safe, the emperor immediately praised Miss Jiang, asked her what reward she wanted, and showed that he could make his brother responsible for her - of course, she was not qualified to be a concubine, but to be a concubine There is no problem with the room or anything.
Many people thought that Miss Jiang would take the opportunity to agree. After all, King Duan has a noble status and outstanding appearance. He is the dream lover of countless women in the boudoir. If you can be with such a person, even if you can only be a concubine, most women are willing to do so.
But surprisingly, Miss Jiang refused.
Even though everyone around her looked at the way she was soaked and hugging Xiao Ji, she just said respectfully but unmovedly: "The little girl's posture is not worthy of the prince's dignity. And in my family My mother passed away young. As the eldest sister, I also hope to stay at home for a few more years and help my father take care of the younger brothers and sisters. However, your majesty has given me a gift, and the little girl dare not resign. Therefore, I, the little girl, have the courage to ask your majesty to reward me with something. Money. My family has a small fortune but many brothers and sisters. This money can make their lives easier."
Before the emperor made his fortune, he was a dirt-legged man who dug in the fields and had no education. He only relied on his natural strength and innate military talent to climb to high positions and conquer the world in troubled times. Therefore, he himself has a rough character. He is forthright and likes people who speak directly without beating around the bush.
After hearing what Miss Jiang said, he showed appreciation and laughed: "She is a loyal, filial and upright girl. Okay, I'm right!"
After saying that, she was given a hundred taels of silver and ordered to be escorted home.
That's basically what happened. After hearing this, Xiao Ji was first glad that Miss Jiang refused and didn't let him have multiple wives inexplicably, and then decided to give her more money - his cheap brother was too stingy, he was a majestic emperor, and his hand was only a hundred taels. .
In his previous life, he was a rich second generation who had no worries about food and clothing. In this life, he became a royal prince who had no worries about food and drink. Thinking of this, Xiao Ji came back to his senses and told Qianliu to send another thousand taels to the Jiang family - originally he planned to come to the door in person to say goodbye. Thanks, after all, this can be considered a life-saving grace. But there were many rules in ancient times, and the other party was from a girl's family, so he gave up the idea after thinking about it.
Qianliu was surprised after hearing this. He widened his eyes uncertainly and asked, "The prince said one thousand taels, not one hundred taels?"
"?" Xiao Ji was puzzled by his question, "Of course it's one thousand taels."
One hundred taels, isn't that just like the emperor? That was his savior, no more would be too much.
"This... Your Highness, are you sure?" After receiving the confirmation, Qianliu's expression became even weirder. He hesitated for a moment and reminded in a low voice, "But one thousand taels is your salary for half a year! It's May now, and you just spent 900 taels to buy a gift for Miss Cui San two days ago. From the account, I’m afraid I won’t be able to withdraw so much cash right now…”
Xiao Ji was stunned: "Ah???"
This Zhou Dynasty was not a real dynasty in history. He had just been here for a long time and had no idea about the price level here.
He said this thousand taels casually based on the impression given to him by the original book. Because in the original work, the male protagonist and his supporting cast always give the female protagonist gifts worth hundreds or even thousands of taels. When the male and female protagonists get married, the male protagonist spends thousands of taels of gold to create a grand wedding for the female protagonist. So he subconsciously thought that one thousand taels would be just a drop in the bucket for the original owner, a prince.
However, the fact is that to the original owner, one thousand taels was not only not nine cents, but also a very big piece of meat.
Because it was only nineteen years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the entire country was still in a state of dire need. Not to mention the original owner, the prince, even the emperor himself had little money - there was no way, the country was so big, money had to be spent everywhere. In order to restore the country's strength as soon as possible, the emperor was worried about how to get money every day. The money in the treasury I wish I could break each piece into a ten-petal flower, and my private treasury is almost empty.
The original owner was an idle prince. He could earn a salary of nearly three thousand taels of silver every year without doing anything. He was already richer than the emperor.
As for the plots in the original work that may seem nothing at first glance, but combined with reality, they can be called "outrageous"...
It can only be said that normal people are not worthy of entering the world of love brain.
After pulling out this information from the original owner's mind, Xiao Jiqing leaned on the bed with a face, and forced a smile to Qianliu: "Yeah, I know, I'm joking. Just give...five hundred taels, after all, it's my job The king cannot have too few saviors.”
It turned out that the prince was joking. Qianliu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Yes, I'll do it right away."
"Wait!" Thinking about the gift given by the prodigal son of the original owner, Xiao Ji stopped him again, "Go to Qingguo Duke's Mansion to find Miss Cui San to get back the Nanzhu headdress I gave her before. Just say that I want to After thinking about it, I felt that the hairstyle was too dignified and didn’t suit her well.”
"Huh???" This time it was Qianliu's turn to be dumbfounded, "Isn't this not good..."
How can I get back a gift that has been given away? Even if it's really not a good match for the girl, the girl will handle it on her own. And what do you mean by "that hairstyle is too dignified and doesn't suit her"? Doesn't this mean that Miss Cui San is not dignified enough?
Qianliu felt even more weird when he thought about how his prince was in Zhuque Lake today. He originally went into the water to save Miss Cui San, but suddenly changed his mind when he was about to save someone.
Xiao Ji saw it but did not explain it. Anyway, he had the memory of the original owner, so he was not afraid of revealing the secret even if he was questioned. He looked incomprehensible and said: "I have my own reasons for doing this, you just do it."
He said so, even though Qianliu was full of doubts, he could only nod his head and leave as ordered.
Xiao Ji felt more comfortable now.
He just used things worth nine hundred taels to fetch and play with, and he didn't leave them to Cui Lingyan who clearly didn't like the original owner but still wanted to use him as a spare tire!
