Catching Monsters

Chapter 32 Xuan Yunfang (Seeking follow-up reading)
Qian Buchou glanced at Xu Xiaogang, and seeing the relief on his face, he said with a smile, "Even a big shot like Lord Xu doesn't worry about offending Prince Su's Palace."

"Why should we worry?"

Xu Xiaogang said calmly: "I am here to do my job. After I finish my job, I will return to the capital. What is there to worry about?"

"If he has the guts, he can come to the capital to cause trouble for the Imperial Guards."

Qian Buchou's expression stiffened for a moment, and then he suggested, "How about we go to Prince Su's Mansion to give him some gifts after returning to Nanzhou Prefecture? I know the steward of Prince Su's Mansion..."

Jiang Yun shook his head: "Doesn't it make it clear that we both know that Prince Su's Mansion is colluding with evil people behind the scenes? I'm afraid we will end up in a worse situation."

“This…” Qian Buchou was a little restless, then he slapped his forehead, his eyes lit up: “Maybe Tang Wanxin doesn’t know our identities.”

Jiang Yun rolled his eyes at him and couldn't help but say, "You shout at everyone you see, 'I'm the head of the Nanzhou Prefecture.' It's hard for her not to know who you are."

Qian Buchou awkwardly turned his head and said, "Do I have any?"

Jiang Yun took a deep breath. For now, he could only go back to Nanzhou Prefecture.

It may also be that I am too cautious. Just as Qian Buchou said, the Su Palace is a wealthy and powerful place. Is it necessary for them to compete with a small person like me?

But Jiang Yun understood that he had to think about the worst-case scenario in everything so that he would not be in a panic when encountering danger.

He thought to himself, hoping that he was just overthinking it.

The group of three arrived in Beihu County late that night. After resting for a night, they set out for Nanzhou Prefecture early the next morning.

Early morning, official road.

"Brother Jiang, you need to relax when riding a horse. Don't be nervous."

"Keep your legs together and keep your feet firmly on the pedals."

"When you stop, pull both reins back at the same time, quickly and with great force."

Jiang Yun was riding a white horse at this time, learning how to ride a horse. This skill is just like learning to drive a car in later generations.

He didn't want to encounter any urgent situation, and he didn't want to give himself a hard time because he was holding on to his thick waist with no worries about money.

Fortunately, these horses have been specially trained, so the difficulty is actually not that high.

As long as you are brave enough and master some skills, you can follow their example.

It’s just that the speed is really not good enough.

"Haha, go!"

The official road was quiet and green on both sides. Two fast horses and one slow horse were rushing to the capital of Nanzhou Prefecture.

The capital of Nanzhou Prefecture covers a vast area, with the government office in the center. The entire city is a rare large city in the south of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

There are many merchants coming and going here, and business is prosperous.

Xu Suwen was wearing an ink-colored long skirt with lifelike lotus embroidery on it.

Jiang Qiaoqiao was wearing a thick cotton coat, holding a string of candied haws in her hand, and had a rattle on her waist.

Logically speaking, she was only sixteen years old and was no longer old enough to play with rattles.

However, she had been working hard since she was young, so she didn't dare to dream of buying these toys.

When she was washing clothes by the river when she was a child, she often saw other children of the same age playing with their clothes. She would just give them an envious look and continue washing clothes.

"The shop in front is Xuanyun Textile. Many of the fabrics there are shipped from the capital. Go pick one piece and make a new dress later." Xu Suwen said to Jiang Qiaoqiao with a smile.

Hearing this, Jiang Qiaoqiao quickly swallowed the candied haws in her mouth and said, "Sister Xu, you have already bought a lot of things for me. Besides, Xuanyunfang's material is too expensive."

When Xu Suwen heard this, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart that his sister is still the best.

Maybe Jiang Qiaoqiao is not that perfect, but she can compare with her stupid brother.

It's so sensible that it's outrageous.

"It's okay. I have plenty of money."

At the same time, on the second floor of a tavern in Nanzhou Prefecture, Liu Xudong and a few scholars were listening to the little tune sung up there, nodding their heads.

The situations of these people are not much different from Jiang Yun's before.

Basically, they are supported by their families, and all they talk about is passing imperial examinations.

But I really can't concentrate on reading books, how can it be as fun as drinking and having fun.

Anyway, since I was dressed like a scholar, people would politely call me "Tongsheng" when I went out.

Although this group of people are all supported by others, there is also a contempt chain among them. Those who are supported by their parents think that this is natural.

He looks down on the scholar who is supported by his wife's money.

However, the scholar supported by his wife despised Jiang Yun.

How can I let my sister earn money to support the family?

In short, Jiang Yun is at the bottom of their group's contempt chain.

At this time, there were the sounds of footsteps on the stairs of the tavern, and a scholar walked quickly towards them.

Liu Xudong's eyes lit up, and he said with a smile: "Brother Shen Xu, why did you come just now?"

"Brother Liu, I just saw Jiang Qiaoqiao."

Liu Xudong frowned slightly and said, "Jiang Qiaoqiao? Jiang Yun's sister?"

"I will be an official sooner or later. I felt sorry for the girl from the Jiang family and wanted to take her as my concubine so that Jiang Yun could rise to prominence with me."

"But Jiang Yun, that fellow, disregarded our friendship and attacked me. I have severed all ties with him."

"No one is allowed to mention him anymore!"

The scholar whispered, "I saw a beautiful woman holding Jiang Qiaoqiao's hand and entering Xuanyun Textile to choose fabrics."

"That woman is very generous, which is rare in my life."

Hearing this, Liu Xudong gritted his teeth and said, "It seems that Jiang Yun is marrying into the family. He has no shame at all. For the sake of money, he is willing to do anything to marry into the family."

"That's right. If we want to marry into a wealthy family, it's easy."

"I don't know how many rich ladies like scholars like us, but we also have to maintain our reputation as scholars."

Everyone at the table gnashed their teeth in envy, but they still remained stubborn.

After the scholar sat down, he sighed: "Brother Liu is really open-minded. The woman actually gave ten taels of silver to the owner of Xuanyunfang to buy cloth..."

"How much!" Liu Xudong stood up with a bang, stunned. His eyes were red, and he said, "You guys drink first, I'll go to Xuanyunfang."

The scholar was puzzled: "Brother Liu, what is this?"

Liu Xudong was so envious that his eyes turned red. He said in a deep voice, "Jiang Yun promised to marry Jiang Qiaoqiao to me as a concubine. Now Jiang Qiaoqiao dares to spend ten taels of silver to buy cloth outside. How can this be tolerated? She is really rebellious!"

Outside Xuanyunfang, there was a bustling crowd of people, and it was very lively.

But the inside of the textile mill is quite quiet, because the fabrics inside are expensive and ordinary people dare not come in.

In the private room of Xuanyun Textile, the shopkeeper was introducing fabrics to Xu Suwen and Jiang Qiaoqiao.

"These two sets of fabrics are Yunjin and Shujin, which are most suitable for making clothes. Miss, you really have a good eye..."

Xu Suwen touched the cloth, nodded and asked, "How much silver?"

"Three ounces each."

"Is there anything better?"

The shopkeeper of Xuanyunfang was all smiles and said respectfully, "Yes, yes, yes. Someone, go and take down the Xuanjin from the attic."

"This Xuanjin is the treasure of our store. If it weren't for the noble person who came here, we would never take it out easily."

The environment inside Xuanyunfang is excellent, with sandalwood burning inside and a refreshing atmosphere everywhere.

Jiang Qiaoqiao sat inside nervously, seeming a little out of place.

At this moment, there was a sudden noise outside the door. The shopkeeper frowned and asked loudly, "What's the matter?"

A waiter ran in, frowned and said, "There's a scholar outside who insisted on coming in."

The shopkeeper frowned: "Scholar?"

The waiter whispered, "A student."

"Then let him mess around outside the store and chase him away."

The waiter glanced at Xu Suwen and Jiang Qiaoqiao and whispered, "The scholar said that this distinguished guest surnamed Jiang was his concubine, and she came to our Xuanyunfang to buy cloth without his permission..."

"He also said that the money these two girls spent on the cloth must be returned to him."

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