Taming beasts starts with understanding bird language

The subordinate sent by Yan Xishan to deliver the memorial saw Gu Chan looking at the memorial without saying anything, so he asked with a little fear.

"My Lord, is there something wrong with what is written on this memorial? Why are you not saying anything?"

"No, when did Yan Xishan and the others build the lord's mansion? It's completed now, how come I didn't know anything about it?" Gu Chan said dumbfoundedly.

Not bad!

What was written on the memorial in her hand was about the Jiangnan Lord's Mansion.

To put it in modern terms, Yan Xishan told her that the Jiangnan Lord's Mansion had been completed and she could choose a day to move in and start working officially, and she no longer had to stay in this temple.

Moreover, this lord's mansion was built according to the specifications of the Prince's Palace in Kyoto, on a one-to-one scale. It even had a large garden and a large academy.

How the hell could this not make Gu Chan confused?

The point is, she has been in Jiangnan City for so long, but she has never heard of this matter, and she didn't even know that there was a lord's mansion built in Jiangnan City.

The servant explained, "My Lord, you may not know that this mansion has already started construction several years ago. At that time, the Second Prince personally came to Jiangnan City to decide the location. He also said that it must be built to be as good as the Crown Prince's Mansion in Kyoto, so it took several years to build and it was only completed now."

"How much silver did it cost to build such a huge mansion?" Gu Chan asked after closing the memorial.

"It probably cost several hundred million taels of silver! I don't know the exact amount, you have to ask Lord Yan." The servant said with his head down.

Gu Chan widened her eyes, feeling somewhat surprised.

She had to admit that the Jiangnan area was indeed wealthy! A few years ago, the Second Prince's party spent hundreds of millions of taels of silver to build such a large lord's mansion for Xuanyuan Lie.

But unfortunately, Xuanyuan Lie committed suicide by taking poison, so he didn't have the life to enjoy it! Now it's good, it's a bargain for her.

At this moment, Gu Chan didn't know whether she should be happy or not.

After all, this much money, to be honest, is probably the hard-earned money of all the common people in the Jiangnan area!

Thinking of this, Gu Chan couldn't help but sigh and said, "What a pity, the mansion has already been built. Otherwise, if we save some money, we can do something practical for the people in the Jiangnan area."

"My lord, I have delivered the memorial and it is time for me to take my leave and go back," the servant said hurriedly.

"Go! Go back and tell Yan Xishan that I will pick a good day to move in, so that everyone can rest assured. I accept their kindness on behalf of the Second Prince." Gu Chan came back to his senses and said.

The servant nodded in agreement and immediately turned and left.

After he left, Gu Chan looked at the nine-fingered old beggar who had been sitting cross-legged beside her without saying a word and said, "How about it, do you want to accompany me to live in the Lord's Mansion?"

"Forget it! I live comfortably in this Jigong Temple. I don't want to get involved in this muddy water with you!" said the nine-fingered beggar unhappily.

"Then what do you think I should do? They have already built it. If I don't take it in, they won't be able to sleep! And to put it bluntly, the lord's mansion was built like this, and it wasn't me who ordered it to be built. It was the Second Prince who ordered it to be built. If the Crown Prince wants to cause trouble, it's the Second Prince who should be blamed, not me." Gu Chan said, spreading his hands.

From her perspective, she was in a dilemma. If she accepted it, she was afraid that the prince would punish her. If she didn't accept it, the officials and wealthy businessmen in Jiangnan would definitely feel uneasy. If they caused trouble for her, she would not even have time to cry.

Especially at this critical juncture, there must not be any mistakes, otherwise if something goes wrong, it will be very troublesome.

The nine-fingered old beggar laughed and said, "The prince is a vindictive person. If you were to live in the Jiangnan Lord's Mansion, which is even bigger than the prince's mansion in Kyoto, wouldn't he regard you as a thorn in his side and wish to get rid of you as soon as possible?"

"Tsk! Now the dragon throne of Tiancang Kingdom has not really belonged to him! If I were really that afraid of him, I would not have accepted the dragon seal of the lord given to me by the emperor. Besides, I live in this lord's mansion for the emperor. It has nothing to do with him." Gu Chan said with a pout.

"Hahaha……"

The nine-fingered old beggar was immediately amused by her and burst into laughter.

Gu Chan said seriously, "I'm serious, why are you laughing? All the status, position and wealth I have in Jiangnan now are given by the emperor, right? At worst, I can just return it to the emperor in the future. I'll just go do my business. That's much easier!"

"You are a bit talkative, but your mind is still quite clear. I won't give you any advice this time. You can do whatever you want!" said the nine-fingered beggar with a wry smile.

Gu Chan glared at him unhappily, and got up and left, too lazy to talk any more nonsense with him.

As soon as she walked out of the Buddhist hall, she saw Di Lin rushing in from the main door. He ran up to her and said, panting, "Master, it's bad. Something big has happened."

"Don't be anxious, speak slowly." Gu Chan said calmly.

"The prince's army has arrived and is already stationed at the edge of Dujiang Town. General Zuo Wangfeng, who leads the army, is now taking General Shuiyue on a boat to the Jiangnan camp!" Di Lin said anxiously.

Gu Chan's face darkened, and she suddenly had a bad feeling in her heart.

Zuo Wangfeng is indeed not a simple person. After entering the Jiangnan area, the first thing he thought of was not to make trouble for her, but to visit Nan Xingkuang first. Doesn't this mean that he will go to the old emperor to clarify his position first?

After all, in the Jiangnan area, Nan Xing Kuang represents the old emperor hiding in the dark. If these two generals clash and cause some trouble, wouldn’t she, the lord of Jiangnan who has no military power, be the one who suffers in the end?

This is the biggest reason why she is so worried at this moment.

Di Lin asked anxiously, "Master, what should we do now?"

"Don't worry, I'm thinking about it." Gu Chan said in a deep voice.

Di Lin quickly shut his mouth and dared not disturb her anymore.

Gu Chan lowered her head and thought for a while, then suddenly an idea came to her mind. She smiled wickedly and said, "Hurry up and go to Chang's Wharf to prepare a flower boat, pick a few pretty girls to get on board, and have them play music and sing. I'll be there to meet you in a while, and then we'll go block them together."

"Yes, lord." Dillin agreed and turned around and ran out quickly.

Gu Chan ran back to the Buddhist hall, sat next to the nine-fingered old beggar, and stared at him with a grin.

The nine-fingered old beggar was dumbfounded and said, "Why are you looking at me like that? Do you have any bad intentions?"

"It's meaningless for you to sit here and chant Buddhist scriptures all day. Why don't I take you to have some fun on the flower boat tonight? What do you think?" Gu Chan said with a smirk.

"You little brat, are you kidding me? My old bones can't stand the tormenting of girls!" said the nine-fingered old beggar speechlessly.

He really didn't expect that Gu Chan would actually want to take him to visit the flower boat.