Chapter 204 Preparation, Tight Omen

The husband has fallen asleep. It's small, but it never closes its eyes. Since I learned the news that my husband was about to go with the army to fight the mountain guards, my little heart was extremely heavy. As soon as you close your eyes, the kind of tragic scene of swords, swords, and shadows flying flesh and blood in the TV series in your previous life, the scene of encircling and suppressing the mountain assassins in the Zuiyue Tower will appear in front of you, and the screams of those guards with severed heads and broken limbs echo in your ears......

Those few mountain officials left a small impression at this moment, so brave, so fierce, such a desperate group of rebels, if the husband happened to fall into the hands of these people, with the husband's body...... I can't imagine it!

No matter how worried you are, life has to go on as always. On the second day, Xiaoxiao, as usual, got up early to prepare for her husband, waited for him to finish washing, and sent him to the door. Before going out, Jiang Zhixuan suddenly remembered, turned his head and said to Xiaodao:

"Madame" >, for the husband asked his father-in-law to check some time ago, and one of the two chefs in Zuiyue Building had returned to his hometown in Hangzhou. The other person is named Qin Sihai, and now lives in Qinzhuang in the eastern suburbs of the capital. Madame> "Consider it yourself. If you feel the need, go and ask them to come back. My husband wanted to invite him himself, but recently His Majesty couldn't leave anyone, and he couldn't make the trip! ”

If it had been yesterday, Xiao Xiao would have been full of joy when he heard the news. But today, because I was worried that my husband was going to go out with the army, there were not many surprises in Xiaoxiao. Reluctantly smiled at her husband:

"There is Lao Fujun, the concubine will go to the eastern suburbs later and invite that Master Qin back......"

Jiang Zhixuan saw that his beloved wife was not as happy as he imagined, and he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed in his heart. However, he was busy with official business, so he couldn't take care of it for the time being, so he turned around and Xiaoshun boarded Jiangfu's own carriage and headed towards the imperial city.

Xiaoxiao watched her husband's carriage go away, and then turned back and entered the house. But I don't have the heart to go back to sleep again, she thought about it for a night yesterday, and I'm afraid this matter has not changed. Since the husband has already said this, and it was ordered by His Majesty Li Er in front of hundreds of officials in the court, it is very unlikely that the Ninety-Five Venerable will take back his fate. Since this is the case, then we can only think of ways to provide as much security as possible for our husbands.

But the problem is that the real development of Jiangfu is the last two years, and there is no precipitation and accumulation at all. And when the husband goes to Rongji, the best security guarantee is to have a group of strong martial guards, which is what Jiangfu lacks the most. It is also the fundamental premise for all high-ranking lords to rise, because in such a dynasty. Without strong security, the more wealth you have, the more you will resemble a fat pig that you will covet......

However, this is the thing that needs precipitation, accumulation, and experience the most, and it is impossible to hold on to it temporarily, so Xiaoxiao can only ask for help. Fortunately, she finally has two good people to ask for help, one is where her father-in-law Li Rusong is. The Li family has been in business for decades, and there are more than a dozen elite guards of his father and mother, and his father has given him Yao Shan and Yao Hai brothers before. Now Yao Hai is already a general in the southwest border, and Yao Shan can follow his husband, but he alone is definitely far from enough. So the small plan is to let the mother at least give herself three to five more guards;

The other one, naturally, is the eldest grandson of the palace, the queen mother, who hides a full five hundred elite royal guards in her sleeves. Even if a tenth of it is allocated, there are a full fifty people, and then five or six people are selected from the more than ten elite guards in the Jiang Mansion today. together, you can gather enough for your husband to have an elite escort team of about sixty people. Such a guarantee, unless it is a fierce killer like Zuiyue Tower. In any case, you should be able to keep your husband safe............ Right? Fewer words?!!!

With such a thought, Xiaoxiao plans to go to the palace. Daddy and mother, as long as they open their mouths, they will definitely readily agree. But the queen mother, although there is a certain certainty in her heart, but after all, it is a royal guard, and Xiaoxiao is not sure that the queen mother will be so happy to give herself so many people......

The carriage drove straight into the Taiye Pool, and the eunuch Wang, who had been informed in advance, was waiting outside the palace gate. After seeing that the little carriage stopped, he hurriedly grabbed it, but instead of supporting the little one, he hugged the naughty tiger head in his little hands. The first few times he came, the tiger head was stunned and broke the five vases in the Taiye Pool and smashed the seven white marble cups by himself. Mr. Wang still feels pain when he thinks about it now, the five vases are all blue and white thin porcelain produced in Jingdezhen, and the price of each one is thousands of yuan......

Mr. Wang went from the back garden with the tiger's head in his arms, where Li Zhi, the king of Jin, and Li Mingda, the little son-in-law, played with the tiger's head. These two golden branches and jade leaves have an inexplicable preference for tiger heads. It stands to reason that their brothers and sisters in the palace are "> a lot, and Li Shimin, as the emperor, where do his sons and daughters go? At least one or two princes and princesses are born every year, but Li Zhi and his little sons have never been able to get close to their half-siblings, because there are too many royal rules, so many that the two little ones can't bear it. Therefore, they prefer the feeling of teasing the tiger head without restraint. Although the tiger head is still small, his pink and fleshy, white and pure little face like a porcelain doll, makes him very marketable in Li Zhi and the little son, and every time he goes back from the palace, he can seize more than three or five rare toys......

The eldest grandson queen was tending to the flowers and plants in the imperial garden, and when she saw her, she was removing the branches and leaves of a blooming red plant. Seeing her come in, Empress Eldest Sun grinned toothily and casually pointed to the brocade stool in the pavilion:

"Sit down for a while, I'll be right away!"

A little Yingying is a blessing, which can be regarded as a gift of worship. Then he didn't sit down as he said, but walked up to Empress Eldest Sun and chuckled:

"Niangniang's complexion is good today, and she seems to be in a good mood!"

Empress Eldest Sun casually stroked a strand of hair that hung down to her forehead, and chuckled:

"You are sharp-eyed, yes, after Your Majesty came back from the court last night, you were in a good mood. After I asked, I felt a lot more comfortable in my heart, and the great trouble that had been pressing on His Majesty's heart for several years could finally be solved......"

Okay, which pot is not opened, which pot is not mentioned, Niang Niang Chitose...... Xiao Xiao thought of it, and your husband and wife were relieved. But I'm scared here.

"Niangniang, today's concubine is here for this matter!", they are already so familiar with each other, Xiaoxiao is too lazy to go around the bend, and says the meaning directly.

When Empress Changsun heard this, the action of pruning flowers and plants in her hands finally stopped, and she raised her head and looked at her in surprise: "What's wrong?" But I was thinking in my heart: Is there anything unspeakable about Jiang Zhuangyuan, who wants to use his wife to convey it to the palace through his >wife's mouth, and then the palace will reveal it to the emperor? Thinking like this, her heart was slightly unhappy, in her opinion. To do so is to lose the grace of fairness!

"Niangniang must have known that the husband of the concubine was ordered to serve as the supervisor of this counterinsurgency army......" Xiao Xiao hesitated and opened his mouth.

"Yes, this palace has already heard His Majesty say it, what? But your husband is unwilling to take on this heavy responsibility? Empress Eldest Sun's face was a little unhappy, and Xiaoxiao had already seen it. Therefore, as soon as Empress Eldest Sun's voice fell, she waved her hand again and again to deny:

"No, no, no, where does the mother want to go. In fact, it was the concubine who was even more worried in her heart, and she dared to invite her mother...... Do the concubine a favor......"

When Empress Changsun heard that it was not Jiang Zhixuan who was unwilling to do this errand, the anger in her heart suddenly leaked more than half. As long as it is not a sudden reversal that His Majesty will not be able to come down, then it is easy to say. At that moment, the smile returned to his face, and he asked quietly:

"You Nizi, you always like to talk halfway, let's say, what do you want my sister to help you?" As she spoke, she continued to bend her willow waist lightly and continue to prune her flowers and plants.

Xiaoxiao gritted his teeth: "Concubine...... I want to ask Niangniang for a team of guards to keep my husband safe! ”。 Anyway, it's all about saying it, so it's better to just say it straightforwardly. The province hesitated and misunderstood the queen.

Empress Eldest Sun paused, then covered her mouth with her sleeves and giggled, she couldn't stop for a long time, making her a little inexplicable: "Niangniang, what are you ...... Could it be that the concubine said the wrong thing? ”

Empress Eldest Sun finally managed to control it, patted her chest and gave her a white look, and then spoke:

"I thought it was a big deal, but that's what it was? Don't you know that every prison guard is accompanied by a team of royal guards? ”

"Huh?" Xiao Xiao was dumbfounded, she really didn't know there was such a thing! "A team...... Yes...... How many people are there? After receiving the reply from Empress Eldest Sun, Xiao Xiao relieved himself and turned to care about the number of people.

"Fifty!" Empress Eldest Sun replied casually, in her opinion, it was normal for Xiaoxiao not to know the number of guards in a team. After all, she is only a daughter's family, and she has never been involved in military affairs......

"Oh!" Now I was completely relieved. In this case, there is no need for her to ask the queen for another person. With fifty royal guards, plus ten family guards carefully selected by himself, the safety of the husband is finally guaranteed.

After standing with him for a while, Empress Eldest Sun finally finished pruning the flowers and plants in a small flower garden. Putting down the scissors, a palace maid came over with a golden basin and water to clean her hands and face. After tidying up, the two returned to the gazebo and sat down. On the table in the pavilion, there are small snacks such as candied fruit and hawthorn, and this kind of life is indeed very comfortable......

After sitting down, Empress Changsun found that there was a lot of mud on the skirt, so she asked Xiaoxiao to sit by herself, and she went back to the dormitory to change her clothes. Xiao Xiao nodded yes again and again, grabbed a handful of snacks on the table, and savored them. The most worried thing was solved, and her mind shifted elsewhere and began to think about the matter of Zuiyue Tower.

She has been in the palace three times this month, and each time she talks to Queen Changsun about the Drunken Moon Tower. In fact, the most difficult problem in Zuiyue Building is the title deed of Zuiyue Building. After the assassination of Empress Changsun, Zuiyue Tower was seized, and the title deed of Zuiyue Tower was directly confiscated and returned to the treasury. Ordinary people, where is the opportunity to get this. Only Xiaoxiao has this convenience, and she has been looking for the eldest grandson queen several times to grind her lips, just to get the title deed. Once the title deed is in hand, there will be no problem at all with Daddy, the Shaoyin of Jingzhao Mansion, coming forward.

After clearing her thoughts for a while, Empress Eldest Sun had already finished changing her clothes and went back. Xiao Xiao saw that she was still holding a thin cowhide bag in her hand, and she didn't know what it contained.

Empress Eldest Sun returned to the table and sat down, but she easily pushed the cowhide bag in front of Xiaoxiao:

"No, little Nizi, this is what you stalked about, take it!"

Xiao Xiao covered his mouth and snorted softly, looked at the thin cowhide bag in disbelief, and looked at the eldest grandson queen with inquiring and urgent eyes. Seeing that he nodded slightly, Xiaoxiao immediately picked up the bag urgently, opened the seal, and pulled out a piece of paper that was already a little yellowed. The two words of her head gave her a real answer: "Title deed!" ”

"Thank you, sister, sister loves you to death......" Xiaoxiao was a little incoherent, the title deed of Drunken Moon Building, this is what she has dreamed of the most in the past few months. Now that it's really in her hands, how can she not be overjoyed?

"Xiao Nizi, it's rare to hear you call your sister so happily on weekdays, and today you are so simple with such a land deed. It's so sad to teach me......" Empress Eldest Sun said sourly.

Xiao Xiaoyan smiled: "My sister promises that from now on, unless there is an outsider's occasion, she will never change her words!" ”

Empress Eldest Sun stretched out her hand and pointed at her forehead: "Little Nizi......"

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In the afternoon, the little carriage came out of the palace. Seeing that it was still early, I remembered my husband's reminder in the morning. Xiaoxiao instructed the coachman to go straight to Qinzhuang in the eastern suburbs of the capital. Now that the title deed of Zuiyue Building has been obtained, the biggest problem has been solved. If you invite back the most famous chef of the Zuiyue Building, then the new Zuiyue Lou will at least have the same five-point appearance as before. Then renovate and renovate according to your own design, and the new Zuiyue Building can be grandly opened. In a small plan, after the Spring Festival at the latest, Zuiyue Building will start to open for business!

After the carriage passed through the East Market and exited Tonghua Gate and Yanxing Gate, it gradually moved away from the bustling and lively Chang'an City. Enter a relatively peaceful suburb, but only in relative tranquility. Chang'an, the first good place, every day there are countless merchants from all directions entering Beijing, and countless merchants coming out of Beijing, leaving from all directions with a full harvest. Therefore, the carriage did not travel very fast along the way.

Fortunately, things went extremely smoothly, after learning that the lady in front of him, ">, turned out to be the Mrs. Jiang of the Jiang Family Farm who cooperated with the proprietors> at the beginning. The chef named Qin Sihai was suddenly a little flattered, and when Xiao Ming came, he almost didn't even think about it, so he agreed. He even took the initiative to take on the burden of liaising with other chefs, which made Xiao Xiao Da happy.

The reason why Qin Sihai agreed so readily was because when Zuiyuelou cooperated with the Jiang family farm. He had gone to the Jiang family farm to pick up the goods on behalf of Zhu Fugui several times, and he saw the employees of the Jiang family farm with his own eyes, and with the satisfied smile on his face, he heard the farm workers with his own ears, and said to the main mother, Mrs. Jiang, ">." The praise of the hand. For the low-level people of this era, it is very commendable to meet an employer who is kind-hearted and tolerant to the subordinates......

Especially Qin Sihai, who has been a chef in a high-end restaurant like Zuiyue Lou for decades, and has seen a lot of people......

The two parties agreed on a date for registration, and Xiaoxiao got up to say goodbye. She still has a lot of things to do, such as asking her father to help her handle the filing of the new restaurant with the government tax office; Contact craftsmen to buy materials, redecorate floors, fill gaps, etc.

By the time I returned to Nishishi from the northern suburbs, it was getting dark. When the carriage of Jiangfu arrived at Yanxing Gate, a carriage came galloping towards it, because it was almost dark at this time, and there were many merchants who were in a hurry to enter and leave the city, blocking the originally spacious and smooth official road a lot. Two carriages, looking like they were about to collide together.

Thanks to the fact that the coachmen of the two carriages were experienced people, the carriage drivers of Jiangfu quickly pulled the reins, and the horses pulling the carriage were in pain, and they suddenly galloped a few steps towards the empty space on the right. The oncoming carriage driver took advantage of this opportunity to stand up and stare at the front, avoiding the wheels of the Jiangfu carriage.

At the moment when the two carriages staggered, Xiao Xiao inadvertently glanced at the galloping carriage. Just this glance almost made her exclaim. Through the curtain of the carriage tilted because of the avoidance, Xiao Xiao actually saw ...... Ghost!

Yes, in Xiaoxiao's opinion, the person sitting in that carriage was a person who had already died too much to die anymore. But at this time, when the sky was gloomy and about to get dark, Xiaoxiao saw him again......

hugged the tiger's head tightly, and the little mind became more and more unpeaceful. Ever since her husband told her last night that she was going to go out with the army, Xiaoxiao has always had this feeling of restlessness. In the morning in the palace, when I received an affirmative reply from the queen mother, knowing that there would be a team of royal guards with me to protect my husband, this feeling subsided slightly. But at this time, after seeing the guy sitting in the carriage who didn't know whether it was a person or a ghost, the feeling of unrest came back to my heart......

Cui Qiao next to him saw that Mrs. "> was faintly wrong, and hurriedly asked with concern:

"Madam">, what's wrong with you? But the weather is too cold and suffers from the wind chill? As he spoke, he took out the fox fur cloak he had brought with him and draped it on Xiaoxiao's body.

Xiao Xiao did feel a little chill on his body, but the cold on his body could be resisted by clothes. That kind of chill from the heart, but it can't be stopped no matter what......

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