Approaching Jinling, the knight at the head of the team glanced at the tall Jinling city wall.
He got off his horse and came to the carriage in the middle of the team. He knelt down on one knee and asked for instructions: "Your Majesty, the capital has arrived. Do you want to rest outside the city?"
"Then let's rest for a while before heading into the city."
In the carriage, a white hand reached out and opened the door curtain.
A man in his thirties jumped out of the carriage.
The man is dressed in a four-clawed dragon robe, with a white face and a pair of heroic eyes.
He stretched, looked at the Jinling city wall and sighed: "I haven't been to the capital for several years. I never thought that this city has changed its owner."
After speaking, a trace of hatred flashed unconsciously in his eyes.
Then, the man turned around and came to another carriage and said, "Yu'er, we've arrived in the capital. Get off the carriage and have a rest. We'll enter the city later."
"Um."
In the carriage, a clear female voice sounded like an oriole.
Then a woman with picturesque features, about twenty-eight years old, wearing a light blue lady's dress opened the door curtain and got out of the carriage.
Although the woman is still young, her eyes that are like autumn water reveal a calmness that can see through the world.
This is a woman with a story.
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Chen Kan spent an afternoon walking around the entire house.
By the way, I calculated how much money it would take to repair the house.
Finally, we got a result, that is, a lot!
It's not that Chen Kan really couldn't calculate how much money would be needed to renovate the house.
The main reason is that the Ming Dynasty's monetary system is in chaos and it is really difficult to calculate.
Ever since Mr. Hong Wu invented the treasure banknote, it was like opening Pandora's box.
Mr. Hong Wu doesn’t understand what social economics is.
Seeing that just a piece of paper can be exchanged for countless supplies.
He looked up to the sky and laughed and said, "Isn't it just money? I have plenty of it!"
Eventually, the excessive issuance of treasure banknotes inevitably occurs.
The direct result is that bad money drives out good money.
The common people buried the gold, silver and copper coins in their hands into the pig pens, and then used the treasure notes issued indiscriminately by the court to buy supplies.
As more and more treasure notes flowed into the market, the Ming Dynasty's market became chaotic.
What followed was the collapse of the Ming Dynasty's monetary system, and the court's credit was completely bankrupt.
The treasure banknote also turned into a piece of worthless waste paper.
Therefore, the way people in the Ming Dynasty now trade more is by bartering.
Of course, this is not the most important thing.
The important thing is that Chen Kan is now penniless.
You have to rely on Fang Xiaoru to even eat, let alone spend money to repair the house.
"Oh, what a sorrow!"
After leaving the old residence of the Marquis Mansion, Chen Kan walked along the Qinhuai River, sighing as he walked.
The sad look on his face was like that of a poor man who had just bought a new house but had no money to decorate it.
As the sun set, Chen Kan also walked from West City to Nancheng.
But as soon as he stepped into Datong Street, Chen Kan realized something was wrong.
The whole street was blocked.
Chen Kan's first reaction was, could it be that Zhu Di had gone back on his word and sent people to raid Fang Xiaoru's house?
But after careful observation, Chen Kan felt that it didn't look like it.
It wasn't until Chen Kan saw the two big flags at the door of Fang Xiaoru's mansion that he finally realized what he was doing.
"Jin Wang Zhu Jixi, why is he in the capital?"
Chen Kan was a little surprised. Isn't the King of Jin in his fief? When did he come to Beijing?
Just go to Beijing. If you don't go to Zhu Di to pay homage to the mountain, why come to Fang Xiaoru?
Full of doubts, Chen Kan broke through the blockade, came to the gate of Fang Mansion, and said to the two soldiers guarding the gate of Fang Mansion: "Please give way, you are blocking me."
Two soldiers: "???"
One of the soldiers put the horizontal sword in his hand against Chen Kan's chest and said: "The Prince of Jin is doing business, and everyone else should stay away."
Chen Kan frowned and said dissatisfied: "I want to go in."
Another soldier asked: "Is this your home?"
Chen Kan shook his head: "No, but I live here."
"You live here, what's your name?"
Chen Kan's patience gradually ran out and he said expressionlessly: "Chen Kan."
Chen Kan decided that if he told his name, they would not let him in.
Then don't blame him, turn around and leave!
He who knows the current affairs is a hero, but if he can't beat him again and again, what else can he do?
"Chen Kan, are you Chen Kan?"
The two soldiers looked at each other, and one of them quickly turned around and ran into Fang Mansion.
Chen Kan was stunned, am I so famous?
The other soldier withdrew his sword and said, "Wait a moment!"
After a while, the soldier came back and said to Chen Kan, "You can go in."
Chen Kan entered the gate of Fang Mansion confused.
Then he caught sight of the woman next to the man sitting next to Fang Xiaoru in the main seat.
"What a beautiful woman."
Praising him secretly in his heart, Chen Kan quickly came to Fang Xiaoru and asked in a low voice: "Teacher, what's going on?"
Fang Xiaoru said expressionlessly: "It has something to do with you."
"related to me?"
"Brother Chen Shi, long time no see."
The woman stood up and said a blessing to Chen Kan Yingying.
Chen Kan was a little confused and wanted to ask: "Beauty, do we know each other?"
"Who are you?"
The woman was stunned and asked in surprise: "Brother Chen Shi, don't you recognize my little sister?"
"Do I have to recognize you?"
Chen Kan kept thinking, and felt that the woman in front of him did look familiar.
But who she was, Chen Kan really didn't remember.
Hearing this, the woman's face instantly turned cold.
Looking at Chen Kan, he said calmly: "Looking at Chen Shixiong, it seems that he has never cared about the marriage contract between you and me. Originally, the little girl felt guilty for doing such a thing that went against the orders of the elders. Now, It seems that the little girl is just being sentimental."
"Oh~, you...you...you, you, you are Fu Yu!"
Chen Kan suddenly realized, no wonder he always felt that the woman looked familiar. She turned out to be his fiancée whom he had not seen for eight years.
Since Fu Youde was sentenced to death in the 27th year of Hongwu, Fu Yu, who was only eight years old, was taken away and raised by Zhu Jixi. At that time, Chen Kan was only ten years old.
After not seeing each other for eight whole years, Chen Kan could recognize a ghost!
Fu Yu said: "Yes, brother Chen Shi, have you remembered?"
Chen Kan apologized on his face and said: "I recognize it, I recognize it. It's mainly because of the 18th female major change. The changes are too great. I was blind for a while. Sister Yu, please don't blame me."
As he talked, Chen Kan suddenly felt something was wrong.
What does it mean to act against the orders of your elders?
What was she going to do to herself?
Chen Kan asked: "I wonder if Sister Yu is here this time?"
Before Fu Yu could answer, Zhu Jixi stood up and said loudly: "Of course I'm here to break off the engagement."
"break off an engagement?"
Chen Kan narrowed his eyes, looked at Fu Yu and asked, "Mei Yu?"
Fu Yu nodded: "Not bad."
