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After arriving in Jiangnan, as soon as the carriage came out, the moist air greeted you, as if you could feel that the skin was greedily absorbing water. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć infoAt this time, it was late autumn, and it was rainy in the south, but the south of the Yangtze River at this time was surrounded by smoke and rain, and the fog was misty, which was even more picturesque and picturesque, as if stepping into a fairyland.
This time, the person who took over the car has arrived, Kangxi will stay at the Cao family every time he comes to Jiangnan, this time is no exception, the old man of the Cao family knelt on the ground with his family, Kangxi affectionately let them get up, and introduced us one by one, the old man's appearance is far from the elegant and chic I imagined on the road, just an ordinary person, his grandchildren are all weak, all bow their heads, and they are also average, I lost interest after a few glances.
Under the leadership of the Cao family, we came to the courtyard built for the driver, the courtyard is very elegantly arranged, there are mountains and waters, there are flowers, birds and fish, the furnishings in the house are simple and generous and practical, and they are used to living in the high-rise courtyard of the capital, and occasionally live in this elegant courtyard, which also has a unique flavor. It's a pity that Kangxi lives in joy and must live here every time, and the Cao family's consumption will not be less. I was worried about what Fourteen was going to do, and I kept an eye on him all the time, and I didn't have the heart to enjoy the scenery in the garden, and he had accompanied his father to inspect the water conservancy project for the past few days and Thirteen, and I guess I didn't have a chance to go out.
On this day, Kangxi wanted to rest for a day, I changed into an inconspicuous dress and waited at the gate of the courtyard where the Fourteenth Residence lived, and sure enough, he changed his outfit and hurriedly went out, but I intercepted him: "Where are you going to go to the Fourteenth Master? If you want to visit the beautiful scenery of the south of the Yangtze River, wouldn't it be lonely to go alone? It is better for Yu Yan to go with you." ā
Fourteen was anxious: "Don't make a mess, you are going to do something, what's the matter with you?"
"What are you doing? The emperor said that everyone has a day off today, so why don't you go to do something unseemly?"
"Master is going to drink flower wine, it's a little inconvenient to take you there. "Fourteen looked scoundrels.
"It seems like it's early to drink flower wine, I know why you're going, if you don't take me today, don't want to get out of this courtyard!" I accentuated.
Fourteen hesitated for a moment, and then resolutely said: "Okay, I'll take you there, but you have to remember that what you see today is a dream, and you must not tell anyone else, otherwise our brothers will be ruined by your hands." ā
After I made a solemn promise to him, we got into the carriage he had prepared and hurried away.
It didn't take long for me to come to the Zhou Mansion, the Zhou family's mansion is not far from the Cao family, they are all in a prosperous place, the mansion is magnificent, at first glance it is a big family, others probably can't imagine that such an obvious place actually hides a mystery, and at the same time, I have to admire Prince Yong's spies, who were not blinded. After Fourteen had explained a few words to the man at the door, the man entered the house, and after a while, a man in his 40s with a charitable face came out, and after a few words of code words with Fourteen, he saw me standing there, and couldn't help but look at me a few more times in confusion.
Fourteen hurriedly said: "This is a relative of the eighth prince, it's okay." ā
The man nodded, and then led us in. There is no difference between the Zhou Mansion and the mansions of other rich people, we were taken seven or eight turns, and when I was about to faint, we were taken to an inconspicuous room, only to lightly slap the wall a few times, because the force is different, the slapping sound is sometimes loud and sometimes small, and a wall slowly opens, I am still secretly sighing at the wisdom of the ancients, and the fourteenth next to me has dragged me in.
It turned out that there was a basement hidden inside, and we lit candles and walked down about fifty steps, and the front was *** clear, and the scene in front of me completely shocked me. I saw a huge room full of all kinds of gold, silver, jewelry and weapons, and there were hundreds of workers shuttling back and forth to pack these things, I a modern person can not help but be dumbfounded when I see so many treasures, the construction of such an underground storage room must not be completed in a short time, it seems that they have been preparing for a long time.
Fourteen was explaining something to those people, I walked forward, picked up a cup in my hand, and was startled when I saw it, and there was a "tribute" engraved on it Words, you must know that the private tribute is to be killed, there is an account in front, I only glanced at the cumulative number, and gasped a few breaths, a total of more than 50 million taels of silver, Kangxi is warlike, the war has consumed a lot of financial resources, plus officials often embezzle public funds, now the treasury is only one million taels of silver, there was a flood in the coastal areas last year, the treasury can not even take out the money for the relief of the victims, where did they get so much money? It seems that Jiangnan is already the world of Yin worshipping them, and the reputation of the Eight Sage Kings is also coming from Jiangnan, and they can hide so many things privately, they must be entangled with the local government, celebrities and dignitaries. It seems that they have made all preparations, once Kangxi establishes someone else as the emperor, then they will have enough strength to hold the new emperor hostage. Since they have so much strength, why did they end up so miserable? I can't figure it out. How to transport these things out, it is estimated that they don't need to be careful, they are the emperor in this place, their hands and eyes are up to the sky, and they can do anything.
The figure in front of me kept shaking, and I suddenly felt a tightness in my chest, and told Fourteen that I should go out to breathe, and Fourteen nodded clearly, telling me not to spin around. I came to the garden in front of the hut, and sat there in a daze, when a chubby little hand touched my forehead, and I saw that it was a little boy, and he was very cute.
He looked at me: "Sister, do you have a fever and can't walk, otherwise why are you sitting here?"
I was in a slightly better mood, looking at his childish appearance, and deliberately teasing him: "I have no money, and I can't walk when I'm hungry." ā
He stared at me with wide eyes: "Is my sister a beggar?"
"yes," I continued to tease him. "Beggars should be ugly and dirty. He didn't seem to believe it
"I just became a beggar. "I pretended to be pitiful.
"Wait, I'll get you food. With that, he flew away.
Children are still innocent and kind, why do people change so much when they grow up? I couldn't help but sigh. After a while, he brought a bun of food, steamed buns, and snacks, I was a little embarrassed, looking at his red face that was hot because of running, and I felt very warm in my heart. I took off one of my amulets, which was given to me when Concubine Liang was there, and I don't know why I gave him this, I'm afraid I was worried about the family! )