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Chapter 571 Invitation

The city of Lin'an is too small to be the capital of a country. This is what the Zhao family has said for 120 years after they crossed to the south.

Ouchi Miyagi was squeezed at the southwesternmost east foot of Fenghuang Mountain, making Mount Wu the best location in Lin'an City.

With Qiantang on the left and the West Lake on the right, Mount Wu is located between Miyagi and Shijing, and is the center of the entire inner city.

The height of the mountain is no more than [-] feet. It is not tiring to go up the mountain, and you still have the feeling of flying in the air. You can fully grasp the rivers, mountains, lakes, and alleys of Lin'an City.

The house given to Li Xia by the official Zhao Yun is at the eastern foot of Wu Mountain. Although it is not big, every inch of land is expensive.

This is a generous reward, a blessing that even the prime minister does not have. It is to reward Li Xia for recovering Hanzhong and submitting a letter to show his loyalty.

Before today, King Rong had never done anything to Li Xia, and it was also because the officials treated Li Xia so favorably.

If you kill Li Xia, you will not give face to the officials.

The loyal king will be established as the crown prince, or we will talk about succession...

However, Li Xia went too far today, he has exactly the same virtue as Li Renben.

So here comes Quan Yongjian.

Represents the attitude of Quan Shi, the birth mother of the Son of Heaven.

If he came here, no matter whether he could kill Li Xia or not, at least he would teach Li Xia a lesson in front of the imperial residence, declaring that the King of Loyalty does not tolerate slander.

"Those who dare to be enemies with King Zhong, weigh it!"

Li Xia also expressed his attitude.

The arrogant soldiers brought by the Shu area only charged once, and directly told the entire Lin'an City of his position.

"I am now an enemy of King Zhong."

It's not a fight, it's a conversation.

……

Yang Zhen couldn't understand this.

Yang Zhen thought Li Xia was showing him off.

He thought that Quan Yongjian was just like himself, a playboy waiting to die.

He thought today was just an ordinary dispute between honorable children.

"Just now you dared to yell, but in a blink of an eye you're so frightened that the shit's out of your head... Haha, all the yamen, come back if you have the ability!"

Li Xia shook her head and said, "You shouldn't have sent me back."

Yang Zhen was still laughing, and waved his hands and said, "What's the matter? Am I afraid of him? It's not the first day he was against him, and he's not a smug guy."

The two of them said this, and when they were about to enter the door, they saw a group of people coming out from the courtyard of the deep house next door.

"Li Jie is handsome and polite."

"Mu Yao has been promoted? Congratulations."

Li Xia recognized the other party, he was an officer named Mu Geng under Jia Sidao's command.Before he hid in the criminal punishment department, it was Mu Geng who was in charge of guarding.

"It's hard for Li Jieshuai to remember the villain." Mu Geng arched his hands, pointed to the mansion opposite, and said, "Mr.

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Li Xia knew that Jia Sidao would not kill herself.

King Rong was furious, but Jia Sidao was not like this, he had to take care of the official's wishes.

He and Yang Zhen were still wearing the Cuju uniforms, passing through the first courtyard, and then the second courtyard...

The towers and terraces have been built, and they are magnificent, just like "five steps to the first floor, ten steps to a pavilion; the corridors are back and forth, and the eaves and teeth are pecked high."

The large pond in the front yard is still being dug, and the rockery has not yet been built.

There are people transplanting flowers and trees everywhere...

In Wushan, a place where every inch of land is precious, it is possible to circle such a piece of land and build such a mansion, but I don't know how much it will cost?

On the way to the viewing platform, I saw Jia Sidao sitting there drinking tea and looking at the ledger.

"Meet Jia Xianggong." Li Xia casually cupped his hands as if seeing an old friend, and asked, "Ding Daquan is resigning as prime minister, but Jia Xianggong has leisure time?"

"Give him the official positions that Wu Qian wants."

Jia Sidao sneered, pointed to the stage under construction in the distance, and said: "This place was originally built by Ding Qingpi, but now, the bad job has fallen on me."

"Oh, Mr. Jia worked too hard."

"Look at that, your mansion and that courtyard should have been enclosed. It's a pity that the officials let it go in order to reward you."

"Your Majesty's grace, I can't repay you."

"Clumsy." Jia Sidao cursed.

Li Xia let go of his hand indifferently, and said: "When I was in Hanzhong, I wrote many times to ask the court to reward the soldiers, but I don't know..."

"Ding Daquan is greedy." Jia Sidao lightly slammed the account book in his hand on the case, and said indifferently: "I checked the account today and found that there is a shortage of more than [-] yuan. I don't know where the money went?"

"It won't be at my house." Li Xia said casually.

"That's not okay in my house? By the way, you are too ostentatious today..."

In the middle of Jia Sidao's speech, a palace maid suddenly ran out from the pavilion behind.

"Jia Xianggong, may I ask if the Cuju match is set? The princess is going to be angry."

Jia Sidao had no choice but to turn his head to Li Xia and Yang Zhen, and ordered, "Come with me tomorrow to play the cuju."

He raised his hand and pointed to the Cuju field not far away.

Li Xia said: "I'm afraid it's not a coincidence, I have to go to the palace to have a banquet tomorrow night."

"After a match, I'll take you into the palace together."

Li Xia was about to answer when she suddenly felt Yang Zhen pulling her.

Jia Sidao had sharp eyes, had already seen this scene, and said calmly: "If you want to whisper something, go and talk."

Yang Zhen was very embarrassed, and hurriedly saluted, "Don't dare..."

"Oh, let's discuss it." Jia Sidao looked down at the account book.

Yang Zhen saluted quickly, dragged Li Xia a few steps, and said in a low voice, "Don't agree, this is Princess Ruiguo's mansion."

"I know."

Li Xia has been in Lin'an for six or seven days, so it's impossible not to check who the neighbors are.

Yang Zhendao: "I heard that Princess Ruiguo is looking for a son-in-law, and you and I are so handsome, this matter is very embarrassing... If you are chosen, the future will be ruined, how will the many beautiful maidservants in your family be arranged? Staying with one person for a lifetime, tsk tsk... In short, never promise, never promise."

"Dingfan is going to reject Jia Xianggong."

"How dare I say..."

After whispering here, I suddenly heard someone say something behind.

"The princess should not come forward."

"Since Li Jieshuai and his cousin come to my residence, we should do what is appropriate for the landlord."

A dignified and peaceful voice sounded.

Li Xia and Yang Zhen turned their heads and saw that a group of court ladies had come out of the pavilion behind them with their chariots.

The chariot was surrounded by gauze curtains, and at a glance, a luxuriously dressed woman was sitting on it.

Yang Zhen didn't dare to look more, maybe because he didn't dare to be seen by the princess, so he quickly bowed his head in salute.

Li Xia already had a wife, so she was not as scared as Yang Zhen, so she just bowed her hands.

"Meet Princess Rui."

"Excuse me, this place is not inside, so there is no need to be formal."

Princess Duanguo on the chariot made it hard to see her face, but her appearance was very good, and she said: "Since Li Jieshuai and I are close neighbors, please don't be polite, and you don't need to see the cousin of the Yang family."

"Yes."

"It's rare to see Li Jieshuai and his cousin come back to play cuju, and my uncle is eager for skills. My mansion has just been completed, and I want to invite some friends from my girlfriends to come over and hold a cuju competition. How about tomorrow? Li Jieshuai is willing to give this face?"

In a word, Li Xia already had a faint feeling that the princess of Ruiguo was quite scheming and had a strong opinion in her heart.

The Princess Mansion is newly built, and it is understandable to invite people to watch Cuju.

As a courtier, it is not easy to disobey.

"Since that's the case, respect is worse than obedience."

"Thank you Li Jieshuai and cousin..."

"Beautiful head, my cousin still wants to say good luck." Another crisp voice sounded.

Li Xia glanced and saw that it was a little girl carved in pink and jade, chatting non-stop beside the chariot, reminding Princess Ruiguo.

"What's the point of not having a lottery in Cuju? And, and, I'm going to play too..."

Halfway through her speech, she seemed to feel Li Xia's gaze, so she raised her head and proudly waved her small fist at him.

"We're sure to win... right? Second Uncle."

She obviously likes Cuju very much, and kicked the chariot while speaking.

"It's natural." Jia Sidao raised his head and glanced at Li Xia, also provocative.

Li Xia just smiled, as a response to the two uncles and nephews who looked very alike.

……

After all, it was a trivial matter. After agreeing, Li Xia and Yang Zhen bid farewell and left.

"Well, it's a good thing the princess didn't like us." Yang Zhen patted his chest and said softly, "But with Jia Xianggong, you have to suffer a lot of whips."

Li Xia felt that someone was looking at him, turned around, and saw Princess Ruiguo lifted the gauze curtain on the viewing platform and looked this way.

Even though it was far away, I could still feel the aura of that little girl...

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The setting sun falls from the lonely mountain, leaving only the last afterglow.

A group of people guarded the sedan chair and slowly entered the whole mansion.

Quanfu is the natal family of the official birth mother. It is located in Renmeifang, by the West Lake, adjacent to Rongwang's Mansion and Mrs. Cixian's Mansion.

"Report to Dalang, Ninth Sister has returned home."

"Let her go to the side hall, I have something to talk about." Quan Yongjian was holding a medicine bag to apply to his face, and after giving the order, he stood up.

He entered the side hall, and saw his younger sister Quan Jiu sitting there with a dignified appearance, like Guanyin.

"The house of a girl who hasn't left the cabinet yet, her father's funeral has not yet passed, where did she go?"

Quan Jiu kept his hands on his knees and replied, "I saw my eldest brother fighting with others in the Princess Mansion."

fight?

Thinking of the scene at that time, Quan Yongjian felt a little uneasy.

"You...you are going to the Princess Mansion today, why don't you tell me?"

Quan Jiu's demeanor was gentle and dignified, but her mouth was sharp. She said, "Little sister Anzhi, big brother will go to the brothel to have fun during father's funeral, and then rush to Wushan in anger to argue with the important officials?"

"If you don't understand, don't worry about it." Quan Yongjian frowned, his face became even more ugly, and said: "Speaking of things, my aunt has sent someone to arrange you as the loyal princess."

"I... marry King Zhong?" Quan Jiu was slightly surprised.

"good."

"But..." Thinking of Zhao Yu's appearance, Quan Jiu hesitated for a while, and finally nodded.

"Ok."

She knew that there should be a woman in the family who should come to the world.

She is the most suitable candidate.

"King Rong has contacted the courtiers to make arrangements." Quan Yongjian sat down in the hall, "After the marriage between King Zhong and Mrs. Gu is resolved..."

"..."

Quan Jiu listened to her elder brother's rambling voice, stroked the hair around her ear, and gradually lowered her head.

She is not very reluctant to marry King Zhong.

After all, what she really wants to marry is that position.

But by chance, the young Jieshuai I saw today came to my mind... holding a proud soldier in his hand to conquer the Southwest, and being able to calm down in front of the prime minister and the princess, with a demeanor, it can be said to be the best in the world.

There will be no one better.

Is it the beginning of love?

Quan Jiu asked herself in her heart and shook her head, but it was just a meeting.

But I just thought about what would happen if I met him during the war in Tanzhou...

Now I have returned to Lin'an.

No matter how outstanding a person is, of course he still can't compare to the position of being the only one in the world...

(End of this chapter)