Misty Rain of the Old Times

Chapter 323 Shengjing
As expected, Chen Xuan and his team had a smooth journey.

Even when passing the border between Jingzhou and Suizhou, no accidents happened. You must know that there is a strange beast called purple-striped blue wolf active in that area. It is rumored to be extremely ferocious and no ordinary people can defeat it. It has swallowed many people in the past few months, causing panic among the people.

The strange beast appeared in recent months, but now it has disappeared. Chen Xuan guessed that it was still the Wu family's arrangement against Gao Jingming, but because of the incident at Niu Shou Mountain, adjustments were made to avoid unnecessary losses.

To be honest, this kind of violent means is the easiest to deal with. When this violent means does not work, the Wu family will definitely adjust their strategy and play dirty, which is a headache. So Gao Jingming simply deals with the conspiracy and intrigue himself, and Chen Xuan does not worry about it. If it really doesn't work, he will just overturn the table. This has been made clear to Gao Jingming.

As long as you have the ability to overturn the table and are confident, the so-called conspiracies and tricks are nothing but paper tigers.

In fact, Chen Xuan really wanted to see the purple-striped blue wolf. He had not seen many exotic beasts so far, and he even thought about raising an exotic beast as a mount, but considering that his family probably could not afford it, this idea gradually faded.

It would be great if he could enter Beijing smoothly, so he wouldn't waste his time and energy on making trouble for no reason.

They set out from Wancheng, Shangyunzhou, passed Linzhou, Jingzhou, entered Suizhou, and then set foot in Yunzhou. The destination of this trip, Shengjing City, was already in sight.

There was no delay on the way and we proceeded as planned, which took a total of about ten days.

Except for a period of busy work at Niu Shou Mountain, Chen Xuan spent almost all the time in the carriage, tinkering with the gift fan for Gao Jingming, who passed the imperial examination. The fan has already taken shape, but it will take some time to be perfected.

'Tsk tsk, the picture of the beauty on the fan, this is the one generated by AI as I remember, with perfect body proportions, curvy long legs, stockings and high heels, and half-undressed shirt. Especially the alluring eyes and charming expression, I feel a little blushing and my heart beats fast just looking at it. I'll give it to Xiao Gao later, and I don't know if he has the courage to take it out in front of others, hehe.' Chen Xuan looked at the fan and smiled secretly.

No one knows about this at the moment and it is being carried out quietly. Dozens of drawings have been drawn up, and except for the one that was finally used to make the fan, the others have been destroyed.

I looked at the painting on the fan again. It was painted by him himself, but it became boring after looking at it so many times.

To be honest, Chen Xuan has seen many beauties since he came to this world, some of whom are not inferior to the virtual characters generated by AI in his previous life, such as Leng Bing, the neighbor killer in Mo Cheng, Zheng Wanqian whom he met a few days ago, and so on.

However, when he thought about the Holy Capital City he was about to arrive at, with a population of over ten million, a place of great wealth and beauty, and countless beauties, and the literati and wealthy people here had plenty of fun, the picture he drew didn't seem to be a big deal.

"So you're lonely again?"

Chen Xuan was secretly melancholy and didn't find it fun anymore, so he simply didn't care. After all, the fan itself was not important. The key was the master's skills sealed inside after it was completed.

"Xuan'er, we will reach the south gate of Shengjing City in about another hundred miles, and we will probably arrive in the afternoon," Geng Hong reminded him while riding his horse outside the car. After entering Yunzhou, he would remind him every few dozen miles.

There was no rush for gifts for the time being; there was still some time before he passed the junior college entrance exam. Chen Xuan hid his things, came out, and sat in the front of the car, leisurely swinging one foot. He asked, "Before we set off, Wei Song said he had already prepared accommodations in the capital?"

"Yes, it's on Guixiang Street in the west of the capital, in a three-story house. The maids and servants have already arrived in advance. Most of the people living there are noble and wealthy families. The security is good and it is quiet, which is convenient for the young master to study and prepare for the exam," Geng Hong replied.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Xuan said, "The prices in the capital are higher than anywhere else outside the capital, especially in a small place like Yang County. Real estate is often dozens or even hundreds of times more expensive. Furthermore, it's in a place where the rich gather, so that three-story house must be quite expensive, right?"

"I don't know about that. The eldest lady heard that the young master was going to Beijing to take the imperial examination and made preparations in advance. We can settle down when we get there and don't have to worry about anything else."

Chen Xuan nodded when she heard that. It was natural for an elder sister to take care of her younger brother. Besides, as a princess, it was just a matter of a word for her to prepare a house in the capital.

Suddenly thinking of something, Chen Xuan's face changed, he jumped off the carriage and ran towards Gao Jingming in a hurry.

Chen Xuan got directly into Gao Jingming's carriage, rubbed his hands and said seriously: "Master, how much money did we bring with us?"

At this moment, Chen Xuan thought that he seemed to have very few money left. He had almost given all the 10,000 taels of hard work fee given by Mrs. Gao to Erdan. He had also spent all the bloody money looted from Niu Shou Mountain along the way. Now he was short of money. Everything in the capital cost money, so he came to Gao Jingming to beg for money.

In fact, as long as Chen Xuan wants to, making money is a very simple thing, but why bother if he can get it for free?
Gao Jingming, who was reading a book, saw Chen Xuan's serious face and thought something had happened. When he heard that he was asking about money, he was speechless. He probably had never worried about money before, so he asked Wei Song beside him: "Xiaosong, how much money do we have left?"

What is a brother? This is it. He didn't even ask Chen Xuan why he asked for money. Wei Song, as his personal secretary, was naturally in charge of the money. He immediately replied: "Master, when we came out, we took 30,000 taels. After deducting the expenses during the journey, we still have 27,345 taels left."

"Did they spend more than 2,600 taels on the journey in these ten days?" Gao Jingming asked in surprise. He usually didn't care about these things, but it's not that he has no concept of money. Spending more than 2,600 taels on a journey of ten days was really a bit too much. You must know that when they went north to study, they only brought 1,000 taels on the road. Where did it go?
Then he noticed that Chen Xuan's expression became a little uncomfortable. Wei Song hesitated and said, "Well, Master, it's mainly because the food and drink expenses along the way are a bit high."

Two thousand taels of silver cost just for ten days, is that a bit high? That's money that a poor family can't earn in ten lifetimes, and they just built it on the road?

"Ahem, master, don't blame Xiao Wei for not managing the money well. It's my fault. I've been spending lavishly on food and drink along the way. I've been very frugal," Chen Xuan said with a dry cough, feeling a little embarrassed.

Gao Jingming smiled and didn't care. He looked at Chen Xuan and asked, "So, Xuan, what do you mean?"

Rubbing his hands again, Chen Xuan said, "Young Master, give me half of your money. When you get to the capital, you can just study hard and prepare for the imperial examination, and I'll help you enjoy life. How about that? Isn't that nice?"

Upon hearing this, Wei Song immediately glared. How could this be possible?
Gao Jingming was at a loss for words and said, "Axuan, you are quite considerate, but have you ever thought about my feelings?" Then he shook his head and looked at Wei Song and said, "Okay, Xiaosong, give Axuan 20,000 taels of money and keep the rest. He might ask me for it after he spends it all, so you can't give it all to him."

"I'm so sorry, I'll leave the rest of my money with you, young master." Chen Xuan said sorry, but he just stretched out his hand.

Gao Jingming was amused and laughed: "What do you mean your money? That's my money."

"It's all the same, what's yours is mine. If I lose it all, you can go to the street and sell calligraphy and paintings to make money. You will suffer the hardships, and I will enjoy the happiness." Chen Xuan took a stack of banknotes from Wei Song's hand and stuffed it into his arms. He ran away after saying this.

After he left, Wei Song was stunned and asked, "Master, is this still possible?"

"What else? Didn't you hear? What's mine is his. In fact, it's best if Xuan can speak up. Otherwise, with his temper, if he tries to make money on his own, who knows how big a mess he might get into," Gao Jingming said with a smile, his eyes returning to the book.

Others may not know, but he does know that the Xiaoyao Pills that Chen Xuan made back then caused a huge uproar in Mo City. Afterwards, Chen Xuan just patted his butt and didn't care about anything else, but the matter couldn't be settled even a year later, especially since there was a shortage of genuine Xiaoyao Pills. Some unscrupulous businessmen made counterfeit and shoddy products, which caused countless troubles.

Back in the carriage, Chen Xuan patted his waist, his wallet was bulging again. He just didn't know how long the 20,000 taels he got from Gao Jingming could last. In Shengjing City, if he wanted to live a good life there, the money would not last long.

It doesn’t matter. If you don’t have enough money, we still have a good friend there. We can ask her to transfer the money when the time comes.

How long he would stay in the capital depended on when Gao Jingming's imperial examination results were settled. Once the dust settled, the rest would be a game of officialdom. Things that were within the scope of the unspoken rules would not be appropriate to be done under the guise of underhanded tactics. Even the aristocratic families could not openly break the rules and could only use various methods within the scope of the rules.

As we got closer to the capital, the roads became wider and there were more people on the road.

When the city walls were visible from afar, the streets were bustling with people. The entire Holy Capital had a population of over ten million. How much food had to be handled every day to meet the daily needs of over ten million people? Most people couldn't even imagine it.

There are large armies stationed in several places around the Holy Capital to protect the capital. Swords and spears are everywhere and no one is allowed to enter.

The city wall is more than ten feet high, and the armor of the patrolling soldiers on it gleams coldly in the sun. The wall stretches as far as the eye can see, like a giant dragon lying on the ground, covered with mottled traces of time.

Standing in the carriage and looking at the majestic city in front of him, Chen Xuan thought to himself, is this the capital? It is indeed not comparable to small places. No wonder when he was studying at Yushan Academy, many teachers said that if you have the chance in this life, you must go to the capital once, otherwise your life will be in vain. In short, it seems that having been to the capital is enough to brag about for the rest of your life.

At that moment, Chen Xuan finally understood the mood of the gentlemen when they said those words. The endless line of pedestrians and the majestic city lying across the earth made the trip worthwhile.

In addition, there are several small hills hanging above the capital city, with pavilions and towers shrouded in mist, and even flying spiritual birds. Where else can you see such a wonderful sight?

Looking in that direction, Chen Xuan raised his eyebrows slightly, thinking, "There's actually a floating mountain in Shengjing City? It must be the effect of a formation. I wonder who created it. I'd take some time to go up and take a look. Maybe it will help me study formations. I might have a chance to build one for myself."

Although this was the first time Chen Xuan had seen such a spectacle, it was nothing to be shocked about. After all, he had the power to destroy it!
Now that I have reached the level of a grandmaster, do I want to sneak into the palace and take a look?
Do the legendary three thousand beauties really exist there?
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(End of this chapter)