Chapter 280 in 1
Chapter 280 in 1
The next day, a cool spring breeze blew into the Star Picking Courtyard.
The servants in the yard were sweeping the dust from the night before, and two of them were pruning the branches of the trees with scissors.
As they were saying this, they rolled up their sleeves and scattered the flower seeds in the cloth bags.
The brothers' hands and outer robes were covered in mud, and their strong wheat-colored arms shone in the sun.
Going further inside, Nianniao held the warm water in one hand and opened the door of the young lady's room with the other...
Behind her were several maids, each holding a tray with exquisite breakfast.
Several people entered one after another, stepping very lightly, for fear of waking up the sleeping lady in the bed.
Nianniang put down the water for washing her face and looked up into the inner room.
Through several layers of gauze and bead curtains, you can vaguely see a small bulge on the bed.
Jiang An doesn't sleep well, lying on his back with his arms and legs spread out. Isn't this...
Yizhi's white and tender feet came out of the bed curtain to get some fresh air~
Nianniang came closer and carefully tucked the corner of the quilt for this ancestor.
"Well…"
The little girl who was sleeping soundly turned over.
With a 'click' sound, the gold bar fell out.
Nianniang smiled helplessly and stuffed it back into her pocket.
From noon to noon, the yard was quiet. Even the fox cub had its mouth tied up with a cloth by Niang Niang. At this moment, it was huddled in its nest with its butt facing outward, looking aggrieved.
And in the front yard of the Zhenguo Palace...
"Ahhh!"
Xie Yunshan shouted dejectedly.
Jiang Jichen was looking down at the topographic map of the north that Jiang An and his team had brought back.
Hearing the young general's ghostly howling, the prince frowned, "Shut up!"
It’s annoying already, it’s so noisy!
He just raised his wide sleeves, and with his inner strength wrapped in the teacup, he threw it towards Xie Yunshan.
General Xie immediately closed his mouth and hid behind Hu Yan.
Without a target to attack, the teacup headed towards the pillar...
In the blink of an eye, a man suddenly appeared on the beam, hung upside down and attacked, stopping it just before it hit the pillar.
The intact cup appeared on the table beside the prince again, without even the tea spilling out.
After finding a good cover, Xie Yunshan grabbed the old fox's shoulder.
He popped his head out, still feeling frightened, "Fortunately I hid quickly."
"Otherwise, if your Majesty does this, my face will be disfigured!"
Jiang Jichen didn't look up, flipping through the albums, and snorted, "If you can't finish these before tomorrow, I will tie them up for you and hang them at the entrance of Chunxing Tower."
Xie Yunshan glared, wouldn’t that be embarrassing?
The young general, who was concerned about his reputation, said that it would be better to be disfigured!
Fortunately, there is a miracle doctor living in this palace who can cure him.
He cried, "This is not my strong point..."
He pointed at the generals of the engineering battalion, led by Meng Buren, who were working hard, and said, "If the prince is going to die, he should kill them!"
Meng couldn't bear to look up. He looked at him expressionlessly and then continued to work with his head down.
He just said in a flat tone: "You are too noisy, be careful not to wake up the lady..."
The little girl worked so hard for so long and finally got a chance to sleep in.
Xie Yunshan pointed at himself, then pointed in the direction of Zhaixingyuan. He wanted to curse something, but swallowed it back.
At such a long distance, even if he shouted at the top of his lungs, that little ancestor wouldn't be able to hear him, okay!
Although he cursed in his heart, his body still sat down honestly and continued to look at the drawings one by one.
"There are potholes and waterlogging here. If we take the official road to bypass it, we have to cut through the mountain or go around it, which is very time-consuming and laborious..."
“The potholes can be filled with cooked soil and gravel, and then paved with blue bricks and stones.”
Hu Yan also came forward and pointed at another drawing, "Look..."
"The potholes are actually caused by water flowing down from the mountains. If we dig a canal here to redirect the water, we won't have to worry about waterlogging and flooding the official road in the future!"
Xie Yunshan also came over. He looked at the mountains and landforms on the blueprint and felt somewhat familiar with them.
I saw him also took a blueprint and put it aside, "We can redirect the mountains and rivers in this direction."
There is a flat piece of land on the other side of the mountain. Although it is not suitable for repairing official roads, it can be used for farming.
If the mountains and rivers are changed into land beside a stream, it can also be a fertile farm.
Hu Yan took a serious look, his fox eyes full of smiles, "It seems our little general is also very powerful."
The young man from aristocratic family who always thought "Why not eat meat porridge" can now see what the human world is like...
"Cough cough!"
Xie Yunshan straightened his back and suppressed the smile on his handsome face, "It's good that you know!"
If he had a tail behind him at this moment, it would definitely be wagging happily!
The praised young general worked even harder, running around the field. It was hard not to laugh when seeing his busy back.
He is obviously a tall and handsome man, but at this moment he seems to be a little well-behaved.
When the little girl yawned into the front hall, she saw a room full of drawings and people who were mentally tortured.
"Oh ho~"
Jiang An rubbed his eyes and looked at the grand scene before him.
The piles of drawings were divided into so many stacks that Xie Yunshan was almost buried!
She stepped over the crossbar.
"Dad?"
The little girl looked around, wondering where her big father had gone.
Her shout successfully quieted the noisy lobby.
Jiang Jichen, with a sullen face, stopped rubbing his forehead and said, "Aan..."
Jiang An stood up, smiled brightly, and pounced on her father with her paws open.
She stayed beside her father, moved a small stool and sat down, looking with her big eyes at everyone who was busy again.
The drawing hanging on the right side of the front hall is a complete geomancy map of the three northern states. There is a thin red line on it, which is the direction of the official road painted in cinnabar.
The little girl tilted her head and looked at it, still a little confused, "Is this the official road?"
The old father touched her little head and said, "We can't leave everything to our An."
Xie Yunshan emerged from the mountain of blueprints and said, "That's it..."
"What if I can't grow taller?"
Jiang An:!
What vicious words!
She covered her ears and turned her back, "I can't hear... I can't hear..."
Just as Xie Yunshan was about to laugh, Hu Yan hit him on the head.
Catching the old fox's gaze, the young general then continued to bury himself in the mountain of drawings with great sincerity.
After a whole day of hard work, the blueprint for the official road repair was finalized...
The Prince Zhenguo's palace was very busy all day, but the officials living in the post station had a rare chance to relax.
With the help of the Second Prince, he enjoyed fine clothes, cotton quilts, delicacies from land and sea, beautiful women and fine wine. It was a truly wonderful life!
Jiang Jichen, who was in the front hall, heard the news and laughed out of anger.
Regardless of his daughter's busyness or what he did today, these should have been the responsibilities of the Ministry of Works!
He placed his arms on the armrests of the armchair, half leaning forward, his aura fully revealed.
"I work hard, but these officials enjoy themselves!"
A simple sentence made the temperature in the room drop suddenly.
Xie Yunshan shrank his neck, looking gloating.
They are done, the prince is angry~
Compared with Jiang An, Jiang Jichen, the old father, is more ruthless in his actions as he has been stained with blood on the battlefield.
He just said calmly: "Since they have the energy, assign them to the teams that cultivate the soil and quarry the rocks."
You should know that those who do these two things are all serious criminals sent by the government offices and county yamen.
The surroundings are heavily guarded by the National Defense Army. It is not easy to get out once you enter...
Guan Yan received the order but did not leave, "Your Majesty, the Second Prince..."
Jiang Jichen threw the blueprint aside and calmly adjusted his outer robe. "It's time to recover after being sick for so long."
"We are still short of an overseer for logging and clearing the road outside the city. Let him go and accompany Huo Lang."
Huo Lang hated these noble children the most, not to mention the useless royal family who enjoyed the food and money of the whole world!
Being with him, the Second Prince will surely have a very exciting life in the future.
There was a "clang" sound,
The officials' courtyard door was knocked open again.
The black-armored guards with broadswords hanging on their waists poured in like a tide.
The adults who were originally enjoying themselves were suddenly ejected, and the whole banquet became a mess.
The girls who were dancing and playing the piano were calm. They lowered their heads and stood by the wall automatically, making sure not to cause any trouble to the National Protection Army.
The manager of the building said that they would still make money from these officials. If a prince or a young lady came, they would make room for them.
"The prince has ordered that all officials go to the designated location to supervise the work immediately. There must be no mistakes!"
The head of the group, Minister Li, was at a loss. "The Second Prince... The Second Prince didn't say..."
He didn’t say this was the last meal!
Guan Yan didn't answer his question, and he didn't need to answer.
With a wave of his hand, the personal guards came forward.
The officials were picked up on the left and right, put on the carriage, and taken away directly.
The Second Prince,
He looked at the black-armored man who came with ill intentions and said, "I want to..."
Jiang Yizhou didn't finish his words, but his meaning was very clear. He was also going to be taken away?
Guan Yan bowed and replied with a wooden face: "Your Highness is joking."
Jiang Yizhou said nothing.
Haha, do you look like you are here to joke with me?
"We need supervisors to clear the road outside the city. Your Highness means that since your highness has recovered from his illness, you can take up the post."
"The official road will be repaired soon, and you can return to Beijing soon."
The last sentence successfully grasped Jiang Yizhou's life point...
He nodded, accepting the task.
The work of cultivating the soil, quarrying stones, firing bricks and stones, as well as felling trees and clearing roads outside Sanzhou City took half a month.
During this half month, the little girl basked in the sun all day long, changing one posture after another on the lounge chair under the ginkgo tree in her father's yard.
She doesn't have to worry about anything, her father takes care of everything.
When she has nothing to do, the little girl will take a look around and supervise the progress.
The preliminary work was done, the people's spring ploughing was over, and the repair work was not officially carried out until May or June...
The reason why it was possible to be so fast was that the prince made all the decisions.
With him in charge, no one dared to be careless, and everything went exceptionally smoothly!
The long-cherished wish of the people of the north is now before their eyes. The streets and alleys are full of praise for the State Palace of Zhenguo and the three state government offices.
Jiang An sat in the carriage and listened to all these words.
She was not very happy. She supported her cheeks with her hands and looked at the food box on the side with a sad face.
This is the lunch sent to her father and Hu Yan...
Nianniang handed over a sour plum and asked, "Miss, are you unhappy?"
The little girl pursed her lips, "Nianniang... Dad has lost weight recently..."
Nianniang thought about it carefully, and a flash of confusion flashed across her eyes. Has she lost weight?
She didn't notice.
She counted on her fingers, "Dad has to worry about the affairs in the military camp and also repair the official road."
And the people from Kyoto...
Jiang An's thin eyebrows drooped, "The old fox doesn't look too good recently."
Not to mention Xie Yunshan, who is like a cat that will explode at any time~
In the eyes of the common people, her father is the patron saint of the north, an invincible general, and even a god in their hearts.
But in fact, her father is her father, he is a human being, he can get sick, and he can lie there unconscious...
The more she thought about it, the more pitiful her father seemed to her.
The little girl puffed up her cheeks and waved her paw as if she was going to slam the table.
Although Nianniang doesn't understand the young lady's thoughts, she acts quickly!
She just picked up the lunch box quickly.
At this moment, Jiang An's slap just landed on the small table in front of him.
There was a "crack" sound, accompanied by a crisp sound of wood breaking.
"Oh ho~"
The little girl retracted her claws, looking innocent, "Forgot to restrain my strength."
Nianniang breathed a sigh of relief, that was a close call!
The prince and his entourage almost ran out of food.
She put the food box behind her back, hiding it, and then picked up the young lady's white and tender palm and turned it over from left to right.
"It's okay Miss, just ask someone to replace it with a new one."
Jiang An laughed foolishly.
Her dog came closer stealthily, "Nianniang, let's do this..."
In the carriage, Nianniang hesitated, "Are you going to the military camp?"
Little girl: “Yeah~”
Nianniang: "Dealing with military affairs?"
Little girl: “Yeah~”
She patted her chest and said, "I can do it!"
Nianniang: "Miss, why don't we take over the task of repairing the official road? This way, the prince will have an easier time..."
Jiang An's face wrinkled into a bun, and he refused repeatedly, "An An doesn't want it!"
She was angry, "Those Beijing officials are so annoying. Just one look at them makes me angry for a long time."
It’s better to leave such troublesome matters to her father.
She believed that life in the military must be much smoother than these messy things!
The corners of Nianniang's mouth twitched. If the prince knew the reason, he wouldn't know whether to cry or laugh.
Jiang Jichen: I am filial, but not much.
the camp,
The little girl who had already made plans in the car jumped out.
She was holding a large food box in her hand, "Dad, time for lunch!"
The little girl smiled and said, "We have meatballs today."
Xie Yunshan came out holding onto the wall, "Ancestor, if you don't come, I will ascend to heaven!"
Jiang An grinned, "We have Hu Bing, why don't you eat some to fill your stomach first?"
Xie Yunshan took the food box from her hand, tutted, and muttered, "I won't eat it. It's too hard."
"How was your day?"
Xie Yunshan said casually, "It's OK."
"The quarrying process is a bit behind schedule, there are too few prisoners..."
"Master Wen has sent letters to the governors of several states adjacent to the Northland, asking them if they are interested in making some money."
"According to the time, I guess there will be a reply soon."
Jiang An: "Didn't you say you were going to use gunpowder to blow up the mountain?"
Just as she asked the question, Hu Yan came to greet them and replied loudly, "It rains a lot in the north in summer, and it has just rained in the past few days. The prince is worried that the mountain is unstable, and rashly blasting the mountain may cause a landslide."
Even if we don't care about the lives of those prisoners, there are still the black-armored National Defense Army nearby.
If a landslide occurs, they will all be buried alive!
So, I can only borrow some manpower first.
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