The Favoured Medical Princess: 404 unbearable (first update)
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"Your Majesty, please!"
The waiter who greeted guests was a smart person, shrewd and enthusiastic. As soon as they met, Xiao Yi and Nangong Yue were blown away by the couple.
When Zhuzi asked for the upper room, the waiter became even more attentive.
Shangshangfang is a small courtyard. Generally, only wealthy families who travel with maids and servants will live in Shangfang.
Their Zhanyun Inn is one of the largest inns in Heyu City. Guests come in like clouds every day. Therefore, although the waiter is not very old, he has seen a lot of people and things.
Just like this handsome young master and young lady, although they travel without a few servants and travel lightly, they still have extraordinary bearing at first glance.
Moreover, their carriage looks like the most ordinary green-covered carriage. In fact, the carriage's axle is made of fine red axle wood, and the red horse pulling the carriage and the black horse ridden by the guard are the same. It seems that they are all tall and elegant horses that can be used as war horses. From this we can see that these guests must have extraordinary origins!
Sure enough——
As soon as you take action, you will go to the upper room.
The waiter was secretly happy. He was almost sure that he would get a lot of rewards today, so he talked to Zhuzi enthusiastically. He asked them where they came from and what they were doing here. I heard that It was their first time to come to Heyucheng, so I gave them a brief introduction to Heyucheng, from the history of Heyucheng to nearby scenic spots, snacks, etc...
While talking, the small courtyard behind the inn arrived. The small courtyard looked very peaceful. There were several weeping willow trees planted in the courtyard, and the house was also clean and tidy.
Xiao Yi is not picky about where he lives. When fighting or on the road, he uses the sky as his quilt and the earth as his bed. He can sleep with his eyes closed, so he just quietly observes Nangong Yue's expression showed that she was smiling, knowing that she was quite satisfied, so she felt relieved. Then, he winked at Zhuzi.
Zhu Zi has followed Xiao Yi for so many years and immediately understood. He said with a smile: "Second brother, we are new here, and we are not familiar with the place. It doesn't matter if we don't know anything else. We are just afraid of accidentally offending people who shouldn't be offended. I would like to ask the second brother if you can tell me about this and Yu Cheng Are there any wealthy or powerful families in the country that we should be careful about?"
This is not the first time that the waiter has been inquired about such information. Generally speaking, people who come to Heyucheng to do business will be cautious to inquire first, so as not to fail to do the business and offend those who should not be offended first. powerful people.
"The largest powerful family between us and Yucheng is naturally the 'Fang' family." The waiter pointedly emphasized the word "Fang".
Zhuzi immediately made an expression of sudden realization, "Could it be the 'Fang' family?"
The waiter nodded and said, "It's the Fang family!"
The only family named "Fang" that is so famous in Southern Xinjiang is one of the four major families in Southern Xinjiang!
Not to mention, since the Fang family’s two daughters have successively married into the Zhennan Prince’s Mansion, it has also made the Fang family even more prosperous. After all, the current Zhennan Prince’s son Xiao Yi has half of the Fang family’s blood in his body.
The waiter didn’t know what he was thinking of, and his face showed a bit of confusion, and then he smiled nonchalantly and said: "The Fang family, they are half the owners of Yucheng. Those shops in the city are hung with banners with the word 'Fang' They are all the property of the Fang family! If the young master is free later, you can go for a walk in the city and look around."
Zhuzi said again: "To be honest with you, second brother, our young master is here to do business with Yucheng and wants to establish relations with the Fang family. I don't know who is in charge of the Fang family now?"
This noble young man is actually a businessman? I thought he was a noble son from a wealthy family! The waiter glanced at Xiao Yi strangely and thought to himself: Don't they say that businessmen value profit over separation? This young man takes his wife with him when he goes out, which is quite affectionate.
Muttering to himself, he replied: "I heard that Mr. Fang is in charge of the Fang family now, and Mr. Fang has long enjoyed a happy life."
The waiter looked like he didn't want to say anything, obviously hiding something. Zhuzi rolled his eyes, quietly handed the waiter a silver nugget, and said with a smile: "Brother, in fact, we have I heard some rumors about the Fang family when I entered the city, and I always felt a little uneasy..."
The waiter weighed the silver without leaving a trace, smiled even brighter, and said: "Sir, you are so polite." Even so, he quickly collected the silver in his hand. , then he coughed dryly, looked outside the door, and then lowered his voice and said, "Sir, I only want to say a few words to you because of your kindness. There are rumors that the Fang family has a lot of respect for the people below. The miners are not doing well... I heard that a fugitive slave once escaped from the mine and went to the government to sue the mine for its disregard for human life. He said that the mine only allowed one and a half hours of sleep a day, and they ate only pig food and were exhausted to death. Many miners died of illness... However, the Fang family was protected by the Zhennan Palace, so no one dared to say more. In the end, the escaped slave was also sent back to the Fang family by the government in the name of a fugitive slave." After a pause. , he kindly advised, "Anyway, the Fang family has great power here, so you'd better be careful not to offend me."
Zhuzi glanced at Xiao Yi quickly, cupped his hands at the waiter and said with a smile, "Thank you for the reminder, brother."
"You're welcome, little brother." The waiter nodded and bowed before resigning.
Although Xiao Yi didn’t have the slightest fondness for Xiao Fang or even the third room where Xiao Fang lived, the eldest son of the Fang family was Xiao Yi’s mother’s house. At first glance, it sounded like her mother’s house was in such a mess. It was like a piece of pure land was stained with dust, even Xiao Yi was a little confused.
Nangong Yue couldn't help but ask: "Ayi, do you still remember the other party's family?"
Xiao Yi frowned and thought hard for a moment, then said: "When I lived with my grandfather in the military camp, my grandfather would come over to see me from time to time. I only remember that he had a good temper and was kind to everyone. The Fang family It is also a family known far and wide for its philanthropy. During the wars in southern Xinjiang during those years, many people were able to survive thanks to the Fang family’s food and porridge.”
Nangong Yue thought carefully and said, "Ayi, do you still remember uncle?"
"Uncle?" Xiao Yi blinked and then suddenly realized, "You are talking about Master Fang, whom the waiter mentioned just now. He is actually the adopted heir of my maternal grandfather."
"Heir?" This is the first time Nangong Yue has heard of it.
"My mother is an only child, the only child of the Fang family." Xiao Yida has never seen his biological mother since he was born, but like any child, he will always ask about his mother. "...It is said that my maternal grandfather and my maternal grandmother had a very good relationship. After my maternal grandmother passed away, he did not renew their relationship and raised my mother alone until she got married. My grandfather had no children, but the eldest son's family fortune was I couldn't help but have no one to inherit, so I adopted an heir from another house. By the way..."
Speaking of this, Xiao Yi remembered something that had been forgotten for a long time, "...I remember my grandfather once mentioned it accidentally when he drank too much, as if he was saying that he did it for me. As for the adopted heir, I must be filial to him in the future."
He was still young at that time, and his memory had already faded a lot with the years. If it were not for this situation, he would not recall this incident.
Xiao Yi was too lazy to think too much and said bluntly: "We're already here anyway. Let's go to Fang's house tomorrow. When we see my grandfather, everything will be clear."
Nangong Yue nodded and responded, "Okay."
"But... Ah Yue, I want to go to the Fang family's mine tonight to have a look." Xiao Yi said thoughtfully, "Go and see how dark it is."
Ore veins are the lifeblood of the Fang family.
If the mine "eats people without spitting out the bones" as the waiter said, I'm afraid the Fang family will really be a dirty place.
He must see it with his own eyes before he can decide how to deal with it tomorrow.
It's just that the mine is mostly in the mountains and it's inconvenient to walk. Moreover, he must go to the mine quietly and not attract attention.
"You stay in the inn for now." Xiao Yi paused and then said: "As far as I know, the nearest mine is only seven or eight miles away from Yucheng. I should be able to come back tomorrow morning. After I come back, we will go to Fang’s house together."
Nangong Yue gave Xiao Yi a comforting smile and said, "Ayi, just go ahead. I'll wait for you here."
This matter can be done without further delay, Xiao Yi immediately set off with Zhou Dacheng.
Baihui and Queer also hurriedly left to clean up the house. Although they were traveling lightly, they had brought brocade quilts for sleeping, and they would never let Nangong Yuequ just use the ones in the inn. Those...
On the second day, Nangong Yue got up early and planned to walk around Heyucheng with Baihui.
But before they finished their breakfast, they heard a noise coming from the yard. Huamei was about to go out to inquire and see what happened, but she saw five or six men charging into their small yard in a menacing manner.
Beside them was a short, fat rough lady who looked familiar, as if she had been sweeping their yard yesterday.
Seeing the unkind appearance of these people, Baihui stopped Huamei, walked out of the house, and said coldly to those people: "Who are you? Why are you trespassing in our yard?"
The leader was a man in brocade robes in his early forties. He glanced at Baihui contemptuously and asked the woman beside him: "Are they them?"
The old woman nodded hurriedly, pointed at Baihui and said: "Master Liu, it's them! Yesterday, the old woman heard them quietly asking the waiter about your house! The old woman could tell right away that they were not our Nannan people. Xinjiang people, this little girl clearly has a northern accent!"
The old lady thought at that time that there must be something wrong with these outsiders secretly inquiring about Fang Mansion!
The mother-in-law tossed and turned and didn't sleep all night. Finally, she hurried to the Fang Mansion early in the morning, wondering if she could get a reward and sell Manager Liu to her!
Guanshi Liu frowned. Yes, this yellow-haired girl really spoke standard Wangdu Mandarin. It must be from the royal capital, is it possible...
Guanshi Liu felt a little uneasy and asked in a cold voice: "Who are you? Why do you want to inquire about our Fang Mansion?"
Baihui smiled calmly, looked at Manager Liu and said, "It turns out that this uncle is from the Fang Mansion. My master and I are new to Heyucheng, just to inquire about the situation at will, so as not to accidentally offend the people in the city. A powerful person. If I have offended you in any way, please forgive me!" She clasped her fists boldly, but avoided the other party's first question and deliberately did not answer.
Manager Liu looked at Baihui with squinted eyes, feeling that she seemed to have a bit of a Jianghu flavor. Could it be that he was thinking too much?
Before Manager Liu could say anything, the woman was already shouting at the top of her lungs: "Master Liu, this little guy is obviously telling lies! They rewarded the waiter with a full five taels of silver yesterday. I don't know. I saw it! If it was just a casual inquiry, why bother to pay five taels of silver! And that young master, after inquiring about Fang's house yesterday, he immediately hurried out with his entourage. There must be a ghost among them!"
Thinking about it, the mother-in-law’s eyes turned red. Five taels of silver was enough for their family to live a good life for two years.
Guanshi Liu felt something was wrong when he heard this, and his turbid triangular eyes narrowed dangerously, thinking: I have heard before that those censors in the capital like to visit privately incognito. Could it be that this young couple is ……
"I don't care who you are?" Manager Liu warned harshly, "Anyway, we and Yucheng don't welcome you. I advise you to pack your things and leave! Otherwise, hum...don't blame me. You're welcome!" There was a strong threat in his words.