The happy life of a prodigal

"female?"

When Shangguan Hongzhi heard the guard's words, he had an extremely surprised expression on his face, subconsciously looked at Zhao Yan, and blurted out.

While surprised, there were some...disappointed?

Seeing this scene, Fang Xiu could almost confirm what Shangguan Hongzhi was thinking.

For such a person, although he was not disgusted, he didn't have much affection either. He shook his head, took a step back, and kept a certain distance from him.

After Zhao Yan heard this, she became a little unhappy.

She looked at the guard, and said coldly: "How do you know I'm a woman? You know, slandering others for no reason, according to the law, will go to the dungeon!"

Hearing this, the guard glanced at his young master, saw that he didn't intend to stop him, smiled on his face, pointed to his Adam's apple, and said in a low voice: "Whether this girl is male or female, just take a look at this It's all understood..."

After Zhao Yan heard this, she lowered her head subconsciously, but couldn't see her neck.

However, she already knew in her heart that what this guy said was right!

Since such a guy who seems to have no brains knows about this, then...

Zhao Yan looked at Fang Xiu beside her, and said angrily, "Did you already know that!?"

Hearing this, Fang Xiu looked back at her, with a puzzled look on his face, and asked, "Know what?

This girl, it's only been half an hour since we met, so don't think that we are very familiar...

Let me tell you, I really have brain disease..."

"Pooh!"

Before she could finish her sentence, she heard Zhao Yan spit and said angrily: "I said, why would a guy like you want to make friends with me out of nowhere? "

Chapter 5 and Ten of Shangguan Hongzhi

Fang Xiu: "..."

Shangguan Hongzhi next to him was a little confused, not understanding what the conversation between the two meant.

After Zhao Yan finished speaking, she glared at Fang Xiu angrily, and ate the plum cake on her own, ignoring them.

"This......"

Shangguan Hongzhi's eyes wandered between Zhao Yan and Fang Xiu.

In just a moment, he seemed to understand something, and with a disappointed expression on his face, he asked, "You two know each other?"

Fang Xiu didn't answer him, but looked at him and asked, "Your family lives in Du Ming Mansion?"

Shangguan Hongzhi nodded and said, "I have lived here for 15 years."

Fang Xiu looked at him, thought for a while, and asked: "Some time ago, I heard that your Central Plains Dao was suffering from hunger?"

When Shangguan Hongzhi heard this question, he showed a disapproving expression on his face, and said, "That's the matter of the Central Plains East Road and Central Plains West Road. Our side is okay, at least the food is still sufficient."

Fang Xiu nodded.

The location of Du Ming's Mansion is close to the Gyeonggi area, so it can be said that it is close to the edge, so it has not been greatly affected. He had already heard about this before coming here.

only......

The report submitted by the Yamen of the Du Ming Mansion to the Ministry of Households always makes people feel a little strange about the amount of stored grain marked on it. It is obviously not affected too much, but the Yamen has opened two warehouses, saying that it is the aid from other countries. refugees from places.

This also makes sense.

The problem is that this situation did not occur in the other two prefectures that are closer to Central Plains East Road and Central Plains West Road than Du Ming's Mansion.

This is a bit interesting, could it be that those refugees all crossed those two mansions and went straight to Du Ming's mansion, it's not impossible, but it's just too coincidental.

"I heard that the Central Plains East Road and Central Plains West Road are not peaceful recently. If you go there, you'd better be careful."

Shangguan Hongzhi didn't know what he thought of, so he reminded him.

Fang Xiu glanced at him, and said: "Eastern and West roads are still going, but there is no rush. These days, we will stay in Du Ming's mansion first and rest for a while."

"Du Mingfu, that's a good relationship!"

One of Shangguan Hong patted the table and said: "It just so happened that my parents went to the capital some time ago, and they said they were rushing to participate in some auction, and all the courtyards in the mansion were vacant. If you don't mind, brother, you can live in my house." Let's go to the house."

When Fang Xiu heard this, he gave him a strange look, but didn't reply.

Seeing this scene, Shangguan Hongzhi immediately understood what was going on, and hurriedly said: "Brother, don't get me wrong, I like the house to be more lively on weekdays.

After my father and mother set off for the capital, the house became deserted, and it was idle anyway, so it would be better to let Xiongtai live in. "

Having said that, he paused, and added: "If you all live here, you don't need money..."

Fang Xiu heard this, thought for a while, and asked: "We have more than 20 people and more than 20 horses..."

"Don't worry, brother, even fifty people and fifty horses can live there!"

Shangguan Hongzhi was obviously very confident in his family's mansion.

Seeing this, Fang Xiu looked at Zhao Yan beside him and asked, "Where are you going?"

Zhao Yan took a sip of tea, with a thoughtful expression on her face, and after a while, she replied, "I haven't figured it out yet..."

Fang Xiu looked at her, resisted the urge to flick her head, and said, "If you don't think about it, come with us and take care of each other."

It is said that they take care of each other, but in the eyes of outsiders, it is actually Fang Xiu who takes care of Zhao Yan.

After all, one is a weak girl, and the other is a young man with twenty guards.

However, only Fang Xiu knew in his heart that when it really came to an emergency, it was Zhao Yan who took care of him.

The reason is very simple, it is impossible for Her Royal Highness to be surrounded by the royal family.

The worship of each royal family is the pinnacle of the second-rate masters, most of them are first-rate masters, even the top masters, and it is said that there are a few of them.

If the guess is correct, the old woman who followed Zhao Yan back then was a grand master, no matter how bad she was, she was also a quasi-grand master.

Generally speaking, the Grandmaster wants to protect the imperial palace and the emperor, and will not leave the capital city easily.

However, even a first-class master is enough to deal with most of the enemies.

When Zhao Yan heard Fang Xiu's words, she just curled her lips and did not refuse.

So, after eating and drinking enough, a group of dozens of people set foot on the road to Du Ming's mansion.

In just over half an hour, a city that was not considered majestic appeared within sight.

Although this Du Ming City is not comparable to the giant cities like Jingdu City and Gusu City, it can be regarded as relatively complete among the many cities in Chu Kingdom along the way.

Although the war is over, there are not many bandits here, and there are still soldiers guarding the city gate.

Everyone who enters is subject to some interrogation.

Even Fang Xiu and his party are no exception.

Of course, it went well. After checking the carriage and the luggage of the pro-military guards, they were ready to let them enter the city.

At this time, another soldier guarding the city seemed to have discovered something, and asked, "What are these boxes behind you? Open it and have a look!"

Hearing this, Bai Xiaochun rushed over and said with a smile, "It's just some old and useless things that are placed on the table as decorations, Lord Jun, please help me."

As he spoke, he took out a small piece of silver from his pocket and stuffed it into the guard's hand.

Seeing this scene, the city guard showed a disgusted expression on his face, and said coldly: "What do you think we are?

Since it is a decorative object, why should it be so?

Come on, open it up! "

When Bai Xiaochun heard this, his expression froze on his face, a little cold.

You don't eat a toast, you don't eat fine wine, if that's the case, don't blame me for being ruthless...

He looked at the soldier guarding the city, opened his mouth, and was about to say something, but saw Shangguan Hongzhi coming over, looked at the soldier, and said without any hesitation: "They are my friends, there will be nothing wrong with them." Question, don’t check these boxes.”

In fact, there is really nothing to check. The box contains some light armor, which may come in handy if necessary.

As for such secretiveness, there is only one reason, and that is to avoid alarming the enemy.

After all, the main task of their trip this time is to investigate the granaries of the various state capitals. Entering Du Ming's mansion silently can lower the vigilance of the Du Ming mansion's yamen, lest they prepare everything.

When the time comes, what Fang Xiu sees is what the Yamen of the Du Ming Mansion wants him to see.

"It turned out to be Mr. Shangguan. Since he is a friend of Mr. Shangguan, there will be no problem..."

Seeing Shangguan Hongzhi, the soldier guarding the city immediately changed his expression, and laughed accompanimently, the way he looked at Bai Xiaochun changed, and his tone softened a lot: "There's no need to investigate, you go in... ..”

Chapter 5 Eleven Don't Think Too Much

A group of people entered the city so easily.

Judging from the attitude of this city guard, it wasn't that he was upright and unwilling to accept those scraps of money, it was just that the price Bai Xiaochun gave was not enough.

Or the city guard wanted to make more money when he saw such a group of people dressed in expensive clothes and unfamiliar faces.

All in all, this matter was easily settled when one of the Shangguan Hong who showed his face a little bit in the Du Ming Mansion came forward.

"The front is my house..."

The group of people didn't walk for a while, and a mansion appeared in front of it, with a plaque hanging on it, with two big characters written in flamboyant style - Shangguan.

The gate of the mansion doesn't look very big, but just by looking at the wall, one can tell that the area inside is definitely not small.

"There is a special stable behind the house. There are more than [-] horses raised on weekdays. Most of them were taken to the capital by my father and just left for you."

Shangguan Hongzhi said with a smile while leading the way.

Fang Xiu and Zhao Yan walked side by side in Shangguan's mansion, quite surprised.

It's not because of how magnificent the mansion is.

In terms of grandeur, no matter what, it can't compare with Zhao Yan's home.

But... this mansion is beyond imagination. Although it is far behind the imperial palace, it is at least as big as four or five square mansions.

Shangguan Hongzhi seemed to have guessed what Fang Xiu and Zhao Yan were thinking, and explained: "My family is mainly engaged in the business of escort agencies. When our ancestors built this mansion, they wanted to be able to store more goods and live more. Send down some bodyguards, so the cultivation will be bigger.

Later, the family fell into decline, and the mansion was not demolished. "

Fang Xiu walked behind, nodded, and said, "You're not wrong, even hundreds of people can live here."

After Shangguan Hongzhi heard it, he laughed haha, and replied: "Of course, there is never a half-truth of what I said."

When Zhao Yan heard this, she seemed to think of something, glanced at Fang Xiu who was walking beside her, and muttered in a low voice: "It's not like some people never tell the truth."

Fang Xiu stood beside her, pretending that he didn't hear her, and continued walking forward.

"arrive......"

After walking for about half a stick of incense, Shangguan Hongzhi suddenly stopped, looked back at the two of them with a smile on his face, and said, "My sister used to live in this courtyard.

Later, when she got married, she was free. If you two don't dislike it, you can live here. "

Fang Xiu heard this and glanced at the courtyard.

Even compared to my courtyard in Fangfu, it is not inferior at all, the environment is beautiful, the air is fresh, and even the layout is extremely pleasing to the eye.

And there are not too many weeds and insects. It can be seen that there are servants who clean it frequently on weekdays.

"It doesn't look like no one has lived here for a long time."

Fang Xiu walked to the side of the stone table and touched the table, but there was not much dust.

Shangguan Hongzhi smiled, and explained: "My parents have been telling me to clean this place, just thinking that my sister can live in directly when she returns to her mother's house one day..."

Fang Xiu nodded, but he had no doubts.

Along the way, Bai Xiaochun has inquired about some news.

The Shangguan's family is quite well-known in Du Ming's mansion, and their ancestors started as an escort agency.

Later, the Escort Bureau didn't find it easy to continue, so they dismissed some of them. On the surface, it was still the largest Escort Bureau in Du Ming's Mansion.

In fact, it involves many other industries, such as restaurants, cloth houses, etc...

It can be considered as one of the few families in the Du Ming Mansion, and compared to the other aristocratic families, it has a much better reputation. It has even helped the victims of disasters in the Du Ming Mansion several times, and it has a certain reputation.

This can be seen from Shangguan Hongzhi's words and deeds.

Although he can be regarded as a child of a family in Du Ming Mansion, compared to other children of a family, he doesn't look like a playboy at all, and his whole person appears to be very gentle.