Subsequently, Xu Xiang discussed with Zheng Haolan about collecting rubber, but the pepper that Zheng Haolan was looking for was not the same place as the rubber, and the distance was 108,000 miles.

So, he handed over the rubber matter to Liang Sitong.

As for the things that Zheng Haolan took out later, they were all jade, spices and the like, which were also things that businessmen often sold, and Xu Xiang's interest was not very great, so he didn't ask them to handle it.

It's just that Xu Xiang really doesn't have much cash on hand now, and the gold, silver, manpower and material resources they need to set off are still very huge.

So they made an appointment to go to sea in half a month, and he would scrape together enough money for them to go to sea safely in this half month.

Therefore, even if Ningdu is getting more and more chaotic day by day, except for those who have no fixed home, they are not willing to flee.

People at the bottom always have their own way of survival, and no matter how chaotic the situation is, they have become accustomed to it.

Ningdu is the capital of the country that has been founded for more than 900 years, and the people living here have long been accustomed to surviving in this kind of political whirlpool.

In any case, the Xuanyuan royal family is orthodox, and it is still in the palace of Ningdu, and the place where they live is their wealth.

The Jade Pavilion in Suzaku City is still open, and in this extraordinary period, the business of Qinglou has not been affected, but has become more popular.

It's just that the Jade Pavilion is just a small green building after all, even if it borrowed Xu Xiang's marketing method of "eating chicken for one money", it didn't expand the green building much.

After Ming Heng was assassinated, the Ming clan restrained a lot, and rarely took the initiative to start a war with these families and nobles.

And the nobles and families also knew that Ming Heng was assassinated, but Lin Chong did not let them take the initiative to attack, so the situation in Ningdu became very delicate, and everyone did not feel that peace had come, but became more and more tense, it seemed to be the calm before the war.

But it didn't let this fight continue, and both sides seemed to be trying their best to control it, so that Ningdu City was now in a state of sub-peace.

At the middle of the day, a gorgeously dressed noble man came to the Jade Pavilion, followed by a young servant, the young servant was white and pure, his chest was slightly raised, and there was a hint of red tide on his face, it was not difficult for people who were careful to find that it was a woman dressed as a man.

Since the grade is not high, the people who come here are basically some soldiers.

From time to time, the soldiers of the Ming clan would collide with the soldiers of the family and the nobility, causing some small-scale battles.

These Ning brocades were specially given to the ministers by the royal family during the New Year's holidays, and the ministers were also proud to be able to wear Ning brocade.

Maybe the person who dresses gorgeously is not necessarily a nobleman or a family, but the person who wears Ning Jin must be a nobleman, and the origin is not small.

And the noble son was wearing a water-blue Ning brocade shirt, which was spun by the Great Xia Weaving Division, which was extremely rare and gorgeous.

Generally speaking, the daily clothing of the royal family uses the best cloud brocade and colored satin, and will not use Ning brocade.

Wearing this costume to Ningdu can save a lot of trouble.

After Xu Xiang transferred Huo Lingzhuo out of Ningdu, the blockade from Ningdu to Zhongning City was also lifted.

It's just that this noble son is not a nobleman from Ningdu, but Xu Xiang from Huanghetan Town, and the young servant who followed him was the eldest grandson Mingling.

And this set of Ning brocade shirts was a gift from Xuanyuan Ding before he confessed his identity to each other with Xuanyuan Ding, but he didn't expect it to come in handy this time.

However, if he entered Ningdu City, it would be different.

Therefore, for the sake of safety, he still took his eldest grandson Mingling with him in Ningdu City.

Then what happened in Heyuan Mansion is also very likely to be known by the Ming family's spies, and the fact that Xu Xiang was canonized as the general of Zhenbei by Xuanyuan should also reach the ears of the Ming family.

Xu Xiang had thought about this, but Jiang Shenyu was no longer in Ningdu, so he was not worried about how the Ming clan would deal with him, now the protection of the Yellow River Tan Town was strict, and the Ming clan couldn't spare their hands to deal with him.

She felt that Xu Xiang already had a wife at home, and she deliberately went to Ningdu to look for flowers and ask willows, which simply subverted Xu Xiang's previous good impression in her heart.

Seeing that the eldest grandson Mingling was reluctant to go in, and seemed a little shy, Xu Xiang turned around and asked, "Mingling, what's wrong with you?" ”

The eldest grandson Mingling naturally knows what kind of place Qinglou is, she is a big girl with yellow flowers, so she is naturally very shy.

But where the responsibility lies, she is also helpless. At the same time, he felt a little disdain for Xu Xiang in his heart, thinking that the young patriarch had lost his eyes.

"Huh?" The eldest grandson Mingling was stunned, there were some warblers and Yanyan in this green building, and I didn't know where there would be any dangerous characters.

"Let's go!" Xu Xiang urged.

"Atui!" The eldest grandson Mingling spat lightly and looked at Xu Xiang with some disdain, "Young Master Xu, you don't need my personal protection when you come here, right?" I'll just wait for you outside, right? ”

Xu Xiang smiled slightly, knowing that she had misunderstood herself, but he didn't bother to explain, but said: "That's not good, I want to contact a somewhat dangerous character today, you have to follow." ”

"I don't know Childe's surname? Do you want me to recommend two girls for you? The turtle man in the store said very politely with a smile on his face.

"Rouge." Xu Xiang said casually.

She had no choice but to reluctantly follow.

As soon as Xu Xiang stepped into the Jade Pavilion with his front feet, someone greeted him, and when he saw Xu Xiang's dress, the people in the Jade Pavilion naturally had to be cautious.

The turtle man couldn't be the master, looked around, and shouted to a busy woman, "Xiuniang, come here." ”

The woman turned around and also saw Xu Xiang, so she put down the work in her hand and walked over with a twist.

The smile on the turtle man's face instantly fell, but he immediately returned to normal, and said with a hint of apology, "I'm really sorry, Childe." We don't have a girl named Rouge here. ”

Xu Xiang smiled slightly, "You told the rouge girl that a son surnamed Yuan asked me to come to her, and she will definitely meet me." ”

"Of course I do! Xu Gongzi is ......"

"Ahem..... Xu Xiang coughed lightly twice, planning her words, meaning not to reveal her identity.

"Oops! Xu Gongzi! It's been a long time! ”

"Xiuniang, do you know this son?" The turtle asked in surprise.

"Ahem!" Xu Xiang coughed twice, "My personal guard, Miss Mingling." Aunt Xiuniang don't make a noise. ”

In this era, non-Hongchen women entering the Qinglou will cause riots, so most women come to the Qinglou to dress up as men. The people in the green building, as long as their eyes are a little sharper, can see it.

Xiuniang reacted immediately, and said to the turtle father, "Okay, there's nothing for you to do here, you go and greet the other guests first!" ”

Then she led Xu Xiang directly to the second floor, and looked at the eldest grandson Mingling with very curious eyes as she walked, and the corners of her mouth flashed with a smile like a spring breeze, "Young Master Xu, this young man is very raw, is it the first time to come?" ”

"I understand! I know! Xiuniang said with a smile.

But I thought in my heart, this little woman was born white and pure, and she was so shy, at first glance, she was a yellow flower girl who had not yet come out of the cabinet, and Xu Gongzi's vision was still high!

But they won't be quiet, after all, who would be a normal woman in and out of the green building.

The people who entered and exited the Qinglou were also those women, and they were definitely not something that people like themselves could afford to provoke.

She also thought that Xu Xiang was covering up with guards, but in fact, she wanted the golden house to hide Jiaojiao in her Jade Pavilion, right?

It's not the first time she's done this kind of thing.

"Aunt Xiuniang, I want to meet Miss Rouge, please take me down." Xu Xiang said the purpose of his coming.

"Huh?" Xiuniang was stunned for a moment, and pointed at him and the eldest grandson Mingling, "You are not ......"

Let the Qinglou help them raise it, and it can't be used to receive other guests, even if it is discovered, it doesn't matter.

This is a sick society, and some of the more powerful women think that it is permissible for their husbands to go to the Qinglou, which is also a kind of anecdote. But they can't accept concubines.

There are often some rich or noble people who rely on the strength of their wives' families to make their fortunes, but they are not good-looking, and men are not allowed to take concubines.

The men naturally couldn't bear it, so they secretly had a good relationship, so they secretly hid people in the Qinglou.

"Xu Gongzi, I'm really sorry, the rouge girl has been redeemed, and she can't ......"

"I know, it was Yuan Gongzi who redeemed her body! This time, Yuan Gongzi specially asked me to come to her. Xu Xiang dispelled her concerns and said.

Xiuniang thought that Xu Xiang was also such a person, and deliberately raised the little girl she brought over in their Jade Pavilion.

But Xu Xiang said that he came to find Rouge, which made him a little embarrassed.

The first day Xuanyuan Ding saw Rouge was also the first day that Rouge came to the Jade Pavilion, and at the same time, he was redeemed by Xuanyuan Ding on the same day.

This is the fastest woman she has ever seen in Congliang, which means that she has already walked out before she has fully integrated into the dust.

"Oh! It turned out that Yuan Gongzi asked you to come over! She breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately Xu Xiang didn't come over to let Rouge accompany her, otherwise she really didn't know how to deal with it.

Although she didn't know Xuanyuanding's identity, her eyes were not blind, and Xuanyuanding's origin was not something she could ask, as long as she could earn money.

"Please come with me to the backyard!" She made an inviting gesture as she spoke.

When she arrived outside the courtyard in the backyard of Jade Pavilion, Xiuniang said: "Young Master Xu, the rouge girl lives here, she doesn't like us to disturb her very much, please take care of yourself." ”

She had to cooperate with this rouge girl's methods, but Xuanyuan Ding did not take her away, but spent a lot of money to raise rouge in the Jade Pavilion.

Although Rouge has always lived here, she has not dealt with her much, and the relationship between the two is very ordinary, sometimes not talking once in ten days and a half months.

The courtyard is a bit quiet, there is a stone road leading to the main house, and there are many flowers and plants planted on the left and right sides of the stone path, and it is the early spring season, and the flowers are in full bloom, and the fragrance of all kinds of flowers fills the whole yard.

Xu Xiang walked on the stone road, and the eldest grandson Mingling followed step by step, and the two walked forward, which was a small pond, and the lotus leaves on the pond emerged from the water, like young shoots that had just broken through the ground.

"Thank you, Aunt Xiuniang."

The moon was in the middle of the sky, and the moonlight dragged the shadows of Xu Xiang and the eldest grandson Mingling for a long time, and the two slowly walked into the courtyard.

"Shh Xu Xiang made a gesture of silence, and he felt that the woman did not find himself.

From the woman's figure, he vaguely felt a bit like rouge, but there was a slight difference in temperament from the rouge he had seen in the past.

At this time, the moonlight reflected on the water, and he saw a woman in a long robe wearing a white veil standing quietly on a lotus leaf.

He stopped, and the eldest grandson Mingling also saw the woman, and said, "Young Master, she is ......"

"Young Master, Innate!" The eldest grandson Mingling whispered, she finally knew why Xu Xiang wanted to let herself follow, the woman in front of her was actually in the innate realm, and she could indeed be regarded as a "dangerous person".

Xu Xiang's heart didn't fluctuate much, he looked at the dancing rouge, and there was a feeling in his mind that he was in a fairyland, and he was a little intoxicated.

At this time, the woman jumped softly and flew in the air, her long skirt swinging under the shaking of her figure, like a fairy.

She began to dance in mid-air, and with each jump, her toes tapped the lotus leaves on the water, causing a ripple.

For such a woman, he has hardly ever been in contact with her, so there is a trace of curiosity in his heart, and at the same time, he has a trace of wanting to understand her.

Of course, this kind of understanding is simply to understand what kind of person she is and what kind of story she has experienced, not to think about anything.

When he came to this world, he saw many beautiful women. Although it is said that in terms of appearance, Rouge is slightly inferior to Jiang Shenyu, Qin Zhiwei and Huo Lingzhuo, but she is also a rare beauty in the world.

Different from the elegance and nobility of Jiang Shenyu, the coldness and purity of Qin Zhiwei, and the charm and mystery of Huo Lingzhuo, the beauty of rouge belongs to the kind of smart, ethereal, and unattainable kind of beauty.

When the dance was over, Rouge jumped onto the shore and sat down on a stone table.

Then, she flipped the upside-down teacup three times and poured the tea from the teapot into the cup.

She is the woman Xuanyuan Ding likes, and of course she can't intervene sideways.

This dance does not have any soundtrack, but in Xu Xiang's mind, there seems to be a feeling of fairy sound curling and holy and flawless.

A thick aroma of tea overflowed, and it penetrated into Xu Xiang's nostrils far away.

At this moment, Rouge was facing away from them, she picked up one of the teacups, took a sip, and then said, "After watching it for so long, it still doesn't come out?" ”

Xu Xiang was stunned, she seemed to have discovered herself and her eldest grandson Mingling? Even the tea was prepared for the two of them?

Xu Xiang walked over slowly and said apologetically: "Don't blame the rouge girl, seeing the girl dancing on the water is really fascinating, and I can't help but feel a little drunk." ”

Rouge didn't look back, but said, "It turned out to be Xu Gongzi." ”