"Brother Jiang, I bought these velvet flowers to give to the maid next to me. I can't let you pay for them."
As he spoke, Ye Jintang took out six taels of silver and stuffed it into Jiang Zhi's hand.
"Brother Qinglin, there's no need to be polite to me, it's just a small amount of money."
"Brothers still want to settle accounts openly, so Brother Jiang should accept it."
"OK."
Jiang Zhi stopped being polite to Ye Jintang, and the two of them continued to wander around.
The two of them walked side by side on the official road full of vendors. There were too many people around, so they were relatively close. Ye Jintang quietly looked sideways to see if Jiang Zhi was wearing a human skin mask on his face.
She has always been curious about whether Jiang Zhi and Jiang Mo are the same person.
Unfortunately, after staring for a long time, I couldn't find any clues.
Could it be that she is overly concerned, they are completely different people?
In addition to buying velvet flowers, Ye Jintang also tasted a lot of snacks. People here don't seem to eat spicy food very much. The taste of various snacks is relatively light, and there are few salty and spicy ones.
The two walked around for a while before Lu Zhu came over and asked Ye Jintang to get on the carriage.
Just as they were passing through the city gate, a young man dressed up suddenly rushed up to them and handed a token to the officer who was inspecting the road.
The officer only glanced at the token and immediately stopped Ye Jintang and his party.
Let the carriage next to you pass first.
"Hey, why are there people blatantly jumping in line?"
Ye Jintang shouted in disbelief.
"He is a county magistrate and an official, so naturally he can pass without queuing up."
Ye Jintang was obviously stunned. Jiang Zhi was a fourth-grade official. Why didn't he take out his token just now and let their carriage pass first?
While Ye Jintang was stunned, the carriage next to him had passed by and they were let go.
After walking forward for a while, Ye Jintang shouted to stop the carriage.
"Brother Jiang, thank you for taking care of me along the way. Logically speaking, I should treat Brother Jiang to a banquet when I come to Xingnan City to express my gratitude."
"But Brother Jiang also knows my current situation, so I won't be polite to you. Let's say goodbye. If we have chance, we will see you in the capital."
Ye Jintang apologetically stepped forward to salute Jiang Zhi.
The situation of the Wen family is still unclear at this time, and a high official like Jiang Zhi is not suitable to send her to the Wen family.
As for whether the two of them would meet again in the future, Ye Jintang didn't think much about it.
"That's fine. If something happens to Brother Qinglin, you can send the message to the Metropolitan Procuratorate."
"good."
Ye Jintang bowed again.
"Brother Jiang, I'll give this to you."
After struggling for a long time, Ye Jintang finally decided to give Jiang Zhi a gift. The gift should not be too expensive and should not be an object close to his daughter. After much deliberation, it was better to give ginseng.
So Ye Jintang gave Jiang Zhi a pair of ginseng produced in her space.
"this?"
Jiang Zhi had been injured often in the past and knew something about medicinal materials. He knew at a glance that the ginseng given by Ye Jintang was worth a lot of money.
He wanted to refuse, but after seeing her sparkling eyes, he swallowed his refusal again.
"Then I won't be polite."
"Brother Jiang, see you in the capital."
Seeing Jiang Zhi accept the ginseng, Ye Jintang breathed a sigh of relief, her favor was finally repaid.
After saluting again, Ye Jintang got into the carriage and left.
Jiang Zhi stood there and watched Ye Jintang's carriage disappear on the bustling street from a distance.
After a long while, he put away the ginseng and got on his horse.
Suddenly he felt empty in his heart, but it didn't show on his face at all.
He was already content to be with Ye Jintang for so many days.
"Let's go to Yahang first to see if we can find Young Master Zhou here. If we can't find him again, I have to go back to the capital first. As for Young Master Zhou, I can only leave it to the people below."
"Yes, there have been three letters from the capital, urging the prince to return to the capital."
Ye Jintang sat on the carriage and walked out for a long time. He couldn't help but turn back and look quietly in Jiang Zhi's direction.
When she saw him standing there, her heart couldn't help but beat fast.
She tried hard to suppress the inexplicable throbbing in her heart, thinking to herself that she was so young, so she must not be deceived by men. Jiang Zhi, an unknown man, would only bring her endless trouble.
Her goal is to outlast King Qin and become a happy and happy Princess Qin in Ningchuan Continent instead of being trapped in the backyard of a fourth-grade official.
The carriage drove through the smooth streets and soon arrived at the Wen family mansion.
Just looking at the vermilion door of the Wen family and the high threshold, you can tell that the Wen family is outstanding.
Zhou Cong stepped forward to explain his purpose to the concierge. The boy at the door glanced at the carriage and ran into the courtyard.
After a while, the closed vermilion door suddenly opened from the inside.
An old man with gray hair walked out in a hurry.
Although Ye Jintang had never met Mr. Wen, she was basically sure that the old man in front of her was Mr. Wen based on his clothes and his similar eyebrows to Mrs. Wen.
"Grandpa."
Ye Jintang got off the carriage and shouted a little excitedly.
"Jintang?"
"It's me?"
Ye Jintang was wearing a human skin mask on his face, so it was hard for him to say anything at the gate of the Wen family.
"Okay, okay, grandpa finally sees you, let's go into the house and talk."
Mr. Wen personally welcomed Ye Jintang into the courtyard from the main entrance, his words full of joy.
When the two of them entered the study together, Mr. Wen asked about her appearance.
"I wore a human skin mask. Grandpa, you also know that I am a girl. It is really inconvenient for me to come to Xingnan from Yuezhou."
As he spoke, Ye Jintang took off the human skin mask in front of Mr. Wen.
After wearing the human skin mask for several days, Ye Jintang's face turned a little pale.
"Jintang, I've made you suffer."
Mr. Wen's eyes instantly turned red when he looked at Ye Jintang's pretty face that looked like Mrs. Wen's.
The last time he saw Mrs. Wen was a year ago. Who would have thought that when they meet again, they will be separated forever.
"Grandpa, I have brought the ashes of my parents with me. I don't know what the rules of the Wen family are. If there is any offense, please forgive me."
As he spoke, Ye Jintang stepped forward and saluted Mr. Wen again.
"My Wen daughter doesn't need to follow any rules when she goes home."
Mr. Wen almost choked when he said this.
Mr. Wen and Ye Jintang worked together to temporarily place their parents' ashes in the Wen family temple.
"Jintang, did you come to Xingnan City on your own?"
The two sat down again, and Mr. Wen asked about Ye Jintang.
"Originally, we hired bodyguards, but we met robbers on the way and the bodyguards were injured, so we sent them back. I came to Xingnan City with Mr. Jiang Zhi, Inspector Zuo Qian of the Metropolitan Procuratorate."
Ye Jintang did not hide anything from Mr. Wen and told him everything about Yuezhou City.
Mr. Wen's face became increasingly ugly after hearing this.
"The Danyang Marquis Mansion goes too far to deceive others. Ye Song clearly knows that you are coming to Xingnan, but he lets you come alone as a girl. He really doesn't take you seriously."
Mr. Wen's beard was about to stand up in anger.
"Grandpa, there's nothing to be angry about. The reason why Ye Song is like this is just because he didn't find any money from my house."
"If all my money is stolen by him, he will naturally have to show off."
Mr. Wen sighed silently.
If the Wen family was also a big family, how could Ye Song dare to treat Ye Jintang like this.
After all, merchants are merchants, even in the eyes of wealthy and aristocratic families, they are not worth mentioning.
"Jintang, you should hide all the money. It will be used by you in the future. You must not let others deceive you easily."
"Grandpa, don't worry. Although I am young, I have experienced so many things and grown up. I can distinguish who is really good to me and who is just greedy for my money."
"Jintang, what are your plans for the future?"
