Mind reading, the emperor saw my fist hard

The lake is sparkling, with fish swimming around, and countless rockery, flowers and trees. A narrow plank road leads to the center of the lake, where there is a small island.

The eaves of the house can be vaguely seen among the trees.

As soon as Xu Jinyu entered the house, he felt like he had entered a scenic spot in his previous life.

This house is indeed as the Crown Princess described, with beautiful scenery, but not many rooms, making it suitable for people like Xu Jinyu who have few family members.

Some workmen were busy in the room, reinforcing the roof and replacing wood that had been infested by insects.

A clerk stood in front of Xu Jinyu with a big smile on his face: "Master Xu, what do you want to change?"

Xu Jinyu, the only female official in Daqian, had been given instructions by her immediate superior to the clerk before coming to this house.

No matter what Lord Xu wants to do, just agree to it.

“I want this for my room.”

Xu Jinyu took out a stack of drawings from his sleeve, which were information about renovating the house and toilet.

It clearly explains everything from the principles of the toilet to how to make it, how to renovate the room, and how to lay the pipes, but the handwriting is not very nice.

These materials were bought by Xu Jinyu from Golden Finger and then copied down.

The clerk took the blueprint and read it quickly. As a professional, he immediately understood what Xu Jinyu was going to do.

The clerk opened his mouth in surprise: "You want to build a guest room in the house."

The petty official didn't understand.

It is a little difficult for common people to go to the palace, but Lady Xu is the county lady, so she must have maids, and there will be someone to serve her in the palace.

Why build the toilet next to the bedroom?

Xu Jinyu forced a smile on her face, "This is convenient."

It’s not that Xu Jinyu is too troublesome, it’s just that the toilets in ancient times were really inconvenient. It’s okay in Gaomiao Village.

When you are in Zhengyang County, you can either choose a toilet or carry a lantern when going to the toilet.

I put on my clothes, lit a lantern, and ran a few dozen meters to the toilet. After all this trouble, I finally woke up.

If it were winter, she would catch a cold if she was not careful, so Xu Jinyu decided to renovate the room.

The Crown Princess came over after hearing this and looked at Xu Jinyu in confusion, "You built the toilet too close to the bedroom. You'll suffer in the summer."

"I know, but this is different. When I have fixed it, you can come and see it."

"Okay." The Crown Princess agreed with a smile.

"By the way, do you need a steward to come over to you?"

“Need it! Need it!”

Xu Jinyu nodded frantically. She would have to go to court from tomorrow, and she couldn't take care of the matters at the house. She couldn't trouble Cao Kuan with all these matters.

A guard cannot just run errands for Xu Jinyu.

Thinking about having to get up late at night to attend court again tomorrow, Xu Jinyu became visibly depressed.

[I don’t want to go to court. What’s the point of being an official? I’m just too timid to tell the emperor that I don’t want to do it. Otherwise…]

Seeing Xu Jinyu's thoughts going off the track, the Crown Princess widened her eyes, then quickly interrupted Xu Jinyu: "Master Xu, winter is coming soon, have you prepared your winter clothes?"

Xu Jinyu was interrupted by the Crown Princess, and immediately stopped thinking about the toilet. She asked in confusion: "I haven't prepared anything yet. Can't I just buy it when the time comes?"

The Crown Princess smiled and shook her head, saying, "Of course you can buy it directly, but if you want good furs, you need to prepare them early."

"Fur?"

Xu Jinyu was a little slow to react, and after thinking for a while, he asked, "Animal fur?"

"Yes, it's cheaper now. The price will double in winter."

“What’s the current price?”

Xu Jinyu asked cautiously.

In order to avoid being careless, Xu Jinyu bought four courtyards and left some money for furniture and daily necessities.

Only a few dozen taels of gold were left out of the 500 taels.

[Cheaper, cheaper, I can’t afford the expensive ones.] Xu Jinyu muttered.

The Crown Princess suppressed her laughter and said, "Sable and fox furs cost dozens of taels of silver each, and rarer colors cost hundreds of taels of silver."

“Stop it. I can’t afford it.”

Xu Jinyu simply raised his palm, looking distressed.

"Pfft!"

The Crown Princess finally couldn't help laughing.

"Don't worry, Donggong can give you some."

"No need." Xu Jinyu still refused.

“No reward without merit.”

Seeing that Xu Jinyu refused straightforwardly, the Crown Princess did not mention giving it to him again.

Instead, he asked, "What do you do during the winter?"

"Of course I have a way. Once the manager you sent arrives, I will go and solve it." Xu Jinyu smiled mysteriously.

But in his heart he was laughing wildly: [It’s my turn as a time traveler to show my power. ]

The next day, morning.

Xu Jinyu, wearing official uniform, set out for court with the prince.

After the renovation of her county lord's mansion is completed, Xu Jinyu will live in the East Palace.

As soon as they entered the court room, the prince walked to the front and Xu Jinyu stayed at the back.

The sixth-rank official was the threshold to the court, and stayed at the outermost. As soon as he stood still, someone came up to greet him enthusiastically.

"Master Xu, here, we stand here."

Xu Jinyu took a look and realized it was a familiar face, the censor who was so good at scolding.

Xu Jinyu imitated others and bowed, "Morning, Master Zuo."

[Master Zuo is so happy today. Did something good happen? Let me see.]

Zuo Yuanying paused as he was about to greet him. He just wanted to go back a moment and slap himself in the face for being so enthusiastic.

[Oh, yesterday this Mr. Zuo went to the brothel and was warmly received. ]

Everyone's eyes suddenly became strange when they looked at Zuo Yuanying.

[Originally, with the money Zuo Yuanying offered, the courtesan would not have received him, but for some reason yesterday the courtesan received Zuo Yuanying and even praised him as a gentleman with the character of a scholar.]

Bah! Everyone despised.

Zuo Yuanying must have been bragging to the courtesan.

[No wonder he is so proud today. I wonder if he has back pain today.]

Following Xu Jinyu's words, everyone's eyes were on Zuo Yuanying's waist.

Zuo Yuanying twisted his waist uncomfortably, and it really hurt a little.

As soon as Zuo Yuanying got off court, he went straight to the brothel, drank with the courtesan, and sang lyrics...

He got up from the courtesan's bed in the middle of the night to go to court. He had been restless all day. It would be strange if his waist didn't hurt.

At this moment, Zuo Yuanying's eyes were filled with tears again. Wasn't it enough that Xu Jinyu had cheated her yesterday? Today, she was cheated again.

The ministers had something new to talk about.

[What? A gentleman who goes to a brothel is obviously a pervert. Bah, I despise you! ]

Xu Jinyu cursed Zuo Yuanying fiercely in his heart.

[But I also want to go to the brothel to see how beautiful the courtesan is. ]

As soon as Xu Jinyu said this, the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate glared at Zuo Yuanying fiercely.

It’s all Zuo Yuanying’s fault for going to the brothel, otherwise Xu Jinyu wouldn’t have thought of going to a brothel at such a young age.

If Xu Jinyu really went to the brothel, Zuo Yuanying must not be spared.

Zuo Yuanying stood with his back to Xu Jinyu with tears in his eyes, afraid that Xu Jinyu would take a closer look at what he had done with the courtesan yesterday.

As soon as Emperor Xuan entered the court room, he felt that the atmosphere was not right. He waved his hand, and Wang Qi, the godson of the eunuch Liu, immediately whispered in Emperor Xuan's ear,

"The first victim has appeared. Supervisory Censor Zuo Yuanying was found by Lord Xu to have gone to a brothel last night."