at the same time.
In the inner court of Yanwang Palace.
After listening to Zhu Di's words, Xu Miaoyun's eyes flashed with something strange, and he said, "Your Highness, what was your reaction? Is there any shirk?"
Zhu Di said: "Hey, Guo Qing didn't say a word of evasion. He was full of excitement and thanked you again and again!"
The corners of Xu Miaoyun's mouth raised slightly, "This Guo Changshi is really a wonderful person!"
"What a wonderful man! He is obviously a thief who is greedy for the good things in our house!"
Although he was cursing, Zhu Di's face was full of pride.
Xu Miaoyun did not continue to ask, but thought for a while and said: "Your Highness, the Liu family is also a wealthy family, and they do not like ordinary things, and they are not short of luxury and precious things in the Ming Dynasty.
How about picking up a few larger Korean ginseng sticks, two swords of Korean tribute paper, and some ivory, rhinoceros horns, glass vessels, corals, gems... and select some of these tributes from various foreign countries in the treasury. In addition, bring a few more sea fish to Guo Changshi. "
"Very good, just bring these items to Guo Qing..."
The next day.
Guo An took the carriage directly and arrived at the Yan Palace.
At the entrance of the palace, there were already two carriages waiting.
Beside the carriage, Li Wang was guarding with more than a dozen soldiers wearing plain clothes but carrying steel knives at their waists.
"Li Baihu, what is this?" Guo An asked in surprise.
"His Highness is worried that Guo Changshi will inevitably attract some unscrupulous thieves along the way if he carries so many items.
Therefore, he specially ordered generals to protect Guo Changshi all the way. "Li Wang explained.
Guo An felt happy and quickly saluted towards the palace gate.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."
Then, he raised his hand towards Li Wang and said, "Thank you Li Baihu and all the brothers!"
"What are you talking about, Guo Changshi? Being able to escort Guo Changshi on his trip is something we fought for!"
Li Wang said quickly.
…
Beiping Mansion is more than 800 miles away from Shunde Mansion.
Guo An and his party set off from Beiping Prefecture, passed through Baoding Prefecture and Zhending Prefecture, and then entered Shunde Prefecture.
Along the way, we really encountered some tribulations.
However, they were all small fights and were easily killed by Li Wang and others.
After walking for eight days, Guo An returned to Guojia Village, Shunde Prefecture.
Guojiacun is said to be a village, but in fact, with the gathering of the Guo family, it has become a large village with a population of hundreds of households.
The Guo family is the real talker in Guojiacun.
Basically, the Guo family decides each year's Jia chief and li chief.
There are many villages like Guojiacun in Daming.
However, some big households in the village were too presumptuous, and Lao Zhu sent people to deal with them.
Some of the big families in the village keep to themselves and are often willing to give charity. They live in the countryside and no one bothers them.
Just like the Guo family.
The Guo family has lived in Guojia Village for hundreds of years, and the old house has been renovated countless times. By Guo's father's generation, the Guo family's house covers an area of more than 20 acres, and there are dozens of houses. There are dozens of people, a small overlord in the countryside.
"The young master is back!"
As soon as Guo An and his party entered the village entrance, someone was already coming to greet them.
When Guo An arrived at the door of the house, the door was already wide open. Guo's father, Guo's mother, and a half-year-old boy, Guo An's second brother Guo Gui.
When relatives meet, they should hug each other and cry, which is extremely touching.
However, when he arrived at Guo An's place, it made Guo An a little embarrassed. He didn't know how to face this blood relative.
However, fortunately, there are Li Wang and other soldiers who can be used to change the topic.
After hearing that Li Wang was actually one of the guards of Prince Yan's palace, Guo's father quickly made polite remarks and ordered his servants to arrange guest rooms for Li Wang and others.
Then, they all looked curiously at the objects that King Yan brought back to Guo An.
Then, there was another burst of praise.
The next day after Guo An came back, a large number of people came to visit him, including gentry, wealthy businessmen, and some minor officials in Shunde Mansion.
Guo An spoke politely to these people. As for the gifts sent by these people, all the gifts were handed over to Father Guo to handle.
The third day.
Guo An, led by Guo's father, headed to the Liu family's mansion in Shunde Prefecture.
Even if they live in Shunde Prefecture, the Liu family's house is many times larger than the Guo family's.
At the gate of the Liu family, Guo An, led by his father, visited the Liu family elders one by one.
"Nephew Guo An and Guo Ningyi have met Uncle Liu, aunt, met..."
"Hahaha, Ning Yi is indeed a talented young man!"
Liu Huiyuan was still very satisfied with Guo An's appearance.
In fact, the appearance of Lao Guo's family still belongs to the type of handsome and kind-faced, giving people a very good impression at first glance.
While everyone was chatting, Guo Lin, the old servant of the Guo family, had already led a group of servants of the Guo family to unload the gifts that Guo An had brought back from the carriage one by one.
"Please don't be offended by my uncle. This is my first visit to my uncle and my aunt. I don't know what my uncle and aunt like, so I brought some Korean ginseng, Korean tribute paper, ivory, rhinoceros horn, glassware, coral, gems... In addition, there are a few more Let your uncle, aunt and others try the sea fish!"
"Korean tribute papers, corals, gems..."
Liu Huiyuan is also a person who knows goods. When he heard the names of these prices, he suddenly showed surprise.
"Ning Yi, if I admit my mistake correctly, these objects must be tributes from other countries!"
"Uncle Liu has a good eye. These are the items that His Highness Prince Yan took out from the treasury when he learned that his nephew was coming home."
Guo An explained.
"His Royal Highness King Yan actually values Ning Yi so much!" Liu Huiyuan's eyes flashed with surprise.
"My nephew has gained so much love from His Highness the King of Yan despite having no merits and deeds. I am extremely ashamed!"
Guo An said modestly, a little embarrassed.
Hearing this, the corner of Liu Huiyuan's mouth twitched slightly, "Ning Yi is too humble. Nowadays, in the northern Ming Dynasty, who else doesn't know Guo An, Guo Ningyi, the right chief of the Yan Palace in Peking?"
As he said this, Liu Huiyuan seemed to remember something and said to Guo An, "Has Ning Yi not met Bai Wei yet?"
Immediately, without waiting for Guo An to speak, he directly ordered the housekeeper on the side, "Uncle Fu, take Ning Yi to the back house for a walk."
"Yes, sir!"
Uncle Fu, the housekeeper of Liu Mansion, responded and quickly said to Guo An: "Master Guo, please come this way."
Guo An stood up and came forward.
"Master Guo, please come in!"
However, what Guo An didn't expect was that Uncle Fu disappeared silently after taking him into a garden.
Guo An looked up and searched around, but couldn't find it.
He could only sigh helplessly and walk inside.
Um?
Suddenly, Guo An stopped and subconsciously looked at the pavilion not far ahead.
A beautiful figure is sitting in the pavilion, holding an ancient book in his hand, seemingly reading it carefully. However, according to Guo An's many years of reading experience, the beautiful figure in the pavilion is not reading at all.
But waiting for someone.
Guo An took a deep breath and walked in slowly.
"I'm Guo An and Guo Ningyi."
After introducing himself loudly, Guo An sat on a stool nearby, picked up some fruits and ate them.
After wandering around the Liu Mansion for so long, he was really thirsty.
As Guo An sat down, the beautiful figure finally raised her head and looked at Guo An with her beautiful eyes.
"Folk girl Liu Baiwei has met Guo Changshi!"
Guo An was stunned subconsciously. His fiancée was even more beautiful than the portrait.
"The Liu family's sister is indeed waiting for us."
"How can I see it?"
"If she wasn't waiting for us, why would the Liu family's sister directly call me Guo Changshi when she saw me?"
"Today, only the uncle of the Guo family and the brother of the Guo family came to the house. As for the brother of the Guo family who advised King Yan to send people to the sea to fish, I am afraid that no one in the entire Shunde Mansion knows about it. .
Bai Wei naturally also knew that the Guo family brother, whom he had met once when he was a child, had already made such great achievements! "
"I see!"
Guo An nodded slightly, and then said with emotion: "Yes, things are unpredictable. Who would have thought of the slugs in childhood..."
Before he finished speaking, Guo An quickly shut up.
However, the delicate face in front of him turned red, like a steamed crayfish!
Guo An wanted to give himself a slap, and quickly explained with a smile: "Don't blame the Liu family, Ning Yi is a bit quick to talk today for some reason..."
"No, it's not..."
Guo An found that the more he talked, the more unclear he became.
Seeing Guo An's appearance, Qianying opposite her glared at Guo An with shame and annoyance, picked up the book in her hand, and ran out.
By the time Guo An came to his senses, there was no one in the pavilion.
Except there is still a faint lingering fragrance in the air, it's like a dream.
…
Afternoon.
On the way back, Father Guo asked directly in the carriage: "Ning Yi, how do you feel about the two daughters of the Liu family today?"
"Very good!"
Guo An said directly.
"Very good!"
Father Guo's beard curled up in excitement, and he said: "I will go to Brother Liu tomorrow to discuss marriage!"
"Father, be reserved!"
Guo An said quickly.
Father Guo stared directly at Guo An, and Guo An quickly explained: "We have to give the Liu family time to react!"
"Huh, what's the reaction? Why weren't they reserved when they accepted the gifts you brought today?" Father Guo said.
Guo An: "..."
at the same time.
In the Liu Mansion, the same scene also happened, but the atmosphere in the Liu Mansion was much more relaxed than the atmosphere in the carriage where Guo An was sitting.
The next day, Father Guo still did not go to Liu Mansion.
Because Guo An is leaving.
Zhu Di only gave Guo An twenty days of leave.
Now, Guo An has been using it for twelve days.
The remaining eight days were spent on the return journey.
However, God does not follow people's wishes.
Guo An and others had just entered Zhending Mansion when they encountered a heavy rain.
Finally, the weather cleared after the rain, and when we arrived at Baoding Prefecture, we encountered another heavy rain.
In this way, by the time Guo An returned to Beiping Mansion, it had already been four days.
The second day after returning to Beiping Mansion.
Guo An then came to Yanwang Palace to meet Zhu Di.
The first thing Zhu Di said shocked Guo An, "What Guo Qing said is indeed true. In the past few days, Zhu Liang and his people directly caught three waves of thieves snooping on the iron smelting institute near the iron smelting institute. "
"Your Highness, can you find out who sent him?" Guo An asked quickly.
Zhu Di said coldly: "Humph, after those thieves were blocked by Zhu Liang, they either ran away with all their lives or committed suicide!"
"Someone actually dares to grab His Highness's tiger beard!"
Guo An marveled and asked again: "Your Highness, I wonder if Master Yan has any good ideas?"
"If three waves return without success, the thief will retreat!"
Zhu Di said bitterly.
"Just retreat!"
Guo An felt relieved and asked again: "Your Highness, I wonder if there are thieves spying on the wool washing and washing factory in Dagukou?"
Zhu Di said: "It's just some wool, who would waste so much effort to spy on it?"
"Too!"
…
(End of chapter)
