54 Chapter fifty-three
Lou Jing was silent for a moment, and her voice was a little hoarse. "There are still things to arrange in Beijing, so I can't accompany you for the time being."
It would be too obvious if he followed Xiao Chengjun to the south. Even asking for permission to go to Lingnan to visit his uncle was a bit reluctant, because Emperor Chunde had already heard about the time they scared the third prince during the Chinese New Year, and the two of them were still in love.
, now that I have brought this up, it has been done.
"I know..." Xiao Chengjun sighed. Last time we were separated for eight days, it felt like years. This time, he didn't know when we would see each other again.
When they mentioned separation, both of them felt a little embarrassed.
The next day, Xiao Chengjun started preparing things to go to Minzhou.
From the capital to southern Fujian, if you take the Central Plains area, you have to pass Qingzhou and Jiangzhou. If you take the south of the Yangtze River, you have to pass Qizhou and Yuezhou. Although the scenery along the way to the south of the Yangtze River is beautiful, it is a long detour. Xiao Chengjun does not intend to do this.
Such a provocative thing made him determined to leave the Central Plains.
Xiao Chengjun looked at the roster in his hand that was about to be taken to Minzhou, frowned slightly, and crossed out more than a dozen names on it with his pen, "It's just that the vassal is not leaving the palace to build a mansion, these people will stay in the capital,"
Chang En looked at it and nodded in agreement, hesitated for a long time, then knelt on the ground with a thud, "I have served His Highness for more than ten years. Your Highness, please take this old slave with you."
"Don't cause more trouble," Xiao Chengjun rubbed his forehead and signaled Chang En to stand up, "You have to worry about the New Year's Eve rituals in Beijing and the comings and goings in the palace. If you follow me to the southeast, who will take care of these?"
Hearing this, Chang En couldn't hold on any longer. He had always been in charge of matters in the palace. If he left the capital, he might not be able to be useful to His Highness. "This servant is confused."
"Everything in the capital is subject to my father's arrangements. Please take good care of Chengjin." Xiao Chengjun handed Chang En a brocade box, which contained several large-denomination silver notes, which were enough to maintain the palace.
Three years of flowers.
"Yes." Chang En took the sketched booklet and went down to arrange the manpower to follow.
Except for Anshun and Lexian, none of the servants of the Prince of Fujian are with him. The housekeeper and his family are going to follow, and several advisers have already gone there.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Cai from the Ministry of Civil Affairs wants to see you." The guard revealed that it was actually Zhan Shi Cai Yi, the former young master of Zhan Shifu.
Since Xiao Chengjun deposed the crown prince, Cai Yi has not visited for a long time. His uncle Yang Youting scolded him as ungrateful and did not give him a good look during the New Year.
"Your Highness," Cai Yi entered the study and quickly knelt down at Xiao Chengjun's feet.
"You came just in time. I also have something to tell you." Xiao Chengjun didn't even raise his head. This was already the third East Palace official who wanted to go with him today. He didn't try to dissuade him and directly arranged for him what he had to do in Beijing.
he.
When they left the East Palace, they made it clear that these East Palace officials should just go and find their own futures, but not only did the military commanders not serve the two masters, but the civil servants also paid attention to their background. No matter how you say it, these East Palace officials are people who have worked with the deposed prince.
People in the court will still be squeezed out. If you want to join the cabinet and worship the prime minister, only the old master will have the chance.
Cai Yi was from a high background and could have a good future without following Xiao Chengjun, but he really wanted to follow Xiao Chengjun all the way to the dark side. "The southeast is wild, there are not many scholars, and there is no one in charge around the palace, so let me follow him."
Go ahead."
"Cai Yi, you have always seen things very accurately. You should be clear about the current situation," Xiao Chengjun finished explaining what he had to do and sighed, "There are fewer people in the southeast, but it is also simpler. Central Beijing is more dangerous than the southeast. I
If I let you stay, I will let you guard the management of the capital for me."
Cai Yi was stunned. He never expected that Xiao Chengjun would value him so much.
After a busy day, Xiao Chengjun was also a little tired. Everyone in the capital was rushing to show their loyalty again at this time. Officials familiar and unfamiliar were also sent to the ceremony one after another. It was rare for the Min Palace to be lively.
In the evening, Lou Jing didn't come for dinner. Xiao Chengjun didn't have much appetite, so he just had some dinner and then went to the study to get busy.
Only when they were holding the lamp for ten minutes did Lou Jing come over the wall smelling of alcohol.
"Drinking again?" Xiao Chengjun pushed the man who had stuck to him away and asked him to take a bath.
"Here, here you go." Lou Jing thrust a box into his hand, turned around and went to take a bath in the inner room.
Xiao Chengjun didn't know what was inside. It was a very ordinary poplar box with poor workmanship and only a layer of varnish. He opened the box and was stunned. A stack of silver notes was folded in half and placed quietly in the box.
Baofenglou's banknotes can be exchanged in all states, two thousand taels each, there are fifteen in the box, three hundred thousand taels!
Three hundred thousand taels of silver is not a small amount for anyone. His princely salary is only 350 taels of silver a year, not to mention Lou Jing's third-grade official position.
Two hundred taels.
Xiao Chengjun tightened his grip on the small wooden box in his hand and turned around to go to the bathroom. The mist was steaming behind the screen, and the candlelight cast a silhouette on the screen, accompanied by the sound of rushing water, which made people think.
Turning around the screen, the person in the bathtub was leaning against the high wall of the tub, his eyes slightly closed. His unparalleled handsome face was fumigated by the hot air, glowing with a light pink color. His long black hair was soaked in the water and spread on his chest.
Covering up the attractive cherry red color.
Looking at this scene, Xiao Chengjun immediately forgot what he was about to say and stared at Lou Jing blankly. They rarely bathed together. He usually washed first and then Lou Jing went to bathe. Every time after being intimate
, he was so tired that he fell asleep, being held and cleaned, and he had no energy to appreciate the beauty. Now at first glance, it was actually breathtakingly beautiful.
"Your Highness, are you satisfied?" Lou Jing put a hand on the edge of the bucket and looked at His Highness the King of Fujian with a half-smile.
Xiao Chengjun coughed lightly, came to his senses, and placed the poplar box in his hand on the small table against the wall, "These banknotes..."
"Jiangnan has not recovered all the money, but also invested a lot of it in the palace. I only have this much in my hand. You can take it first." Lou Jing stretched out her water-dropped hand and lightly touched Xiao Chengjun's palm. "When all the money is collected,
When I get back, I'll send it to you again."
"No," Xiao Chengjun retracted his hand timidly, "I'm not short of money. Besides, how can I want it from you."
"You spend the money you earn, and I don't need so much money in Beijing." Lou Jing smiled and held his hand. These were earned for Xiao Chengjun. If she didn't think about him using money everywhere, she wouldn't
I will brave the heavy snow to earn money that will make me lose my head.
Xiao Chengjun naturally knew this, and it was precisely because he knew all the stakes in this that he felt even more distressed, "Zhuoyu, I am not with you because of..."
Before she finished speaking, Lou Jing dragged the man into the bathtub. The large bathtub immediately stirred up a huge splash of water. The water that was already full was filled with a big man, and it suddenly overflowed.
There was a charcoal fire inside. Xiao Chengjun was not wearing cotton clothes, but he was not wearing thin clothes. He was soaked all of a sudden. Before he could resist, his neck was pressed and his lips were blocked.
"If a poor family wants to be rich, bring more money with you, and you will be less embarrassed outside." Lou Jing moved slightly away, holding Xiao Chengjun's face with both hands, "You are my husband, and my money is naturally yours. Mo
Stop talking about these foreign words."
Xiao Chengjun felt that his eyes were a little hot, and he put his arms around Lou Jing's back, "I, Xiao Chengjun, will definitely live up to you in this life!"
Lou Jing nodded slowly, and the two stared quietly for a moment, then kissed passionately again. While kissing, she took off Xiao Chengjun's soaked coat and threw it out of the tub.
The hot water soaked into the moon-white silk, and the thin undershirt immediately became transparent. The color of the skin could be seen through the material, and the two pink spots were even more looming, which was very attractive.
Lou Jing's throat tightened when she saw it, her fingers kept rubbing a small bean through the fabric of her clothes, and her other hand slipped into her soaked underwear.
Something happened suddenly, and Lou Jing was not in a hurry to get the ointment. Lou Jing took the person into his arms, kneaded the rounded area for a moment, and squeezed a finger in.
"Well..." Xiao Chengjun trembled as his fingers brought hot water into his body, and he frowned in discomfort.
"Does it hurt?" There was no cream, so Lou Jing was very careful for fear of hurting him.
The infiltration of hot water can offset part of the dryness. Xiao Chengjun shook his head slightly, then added another finger and gasped: "Before the wedding, I owe you, and I will let you wait until...
Um……"
"I know His Highness cares about you," Lou Jing bit her red ear and chuckled, "Yuanlang, I'm going to say goodbye. The mountains are high and the rivers are long. Don't let others lure you away."
"No." A thin layer of sweat broke out on Xiao Chengjun's forehead. He didn't know whether it was from discomfort or from being steamed by the heat.
"If I don't allow you to have a harem in the future, would you like that?" Lou Jing's hand moved back and forth there, and her other hand held the front of Xiao Chengjun, using the thin callus on her middle finger to torture the top.
"Well...I..." Xiao Chengjun wanted to say something, but he was so frustrated that he couldn't speak. He suspected that Lou Jing didn't want him to answer at all.
Lou Jing sighed softly. If the emperor refused to accept the concubine, he would lose the emperor's heir. He just thought about it for himself. He didn't know what the future would be like. He just thought about Xiao Chengjun giving birth to a child with another woman in the future.
, I couldn't help but add a little more force to my hand.
"Ah...it hurts!" The fingers inside his body suddenly exerted force and hurt him. Xiao Chengjun couldn't help but moan in pain.
Lou Jing hurriedly withdrew her hand and kissed his cheek, "I'm sorry..." When the body in her arms relaxed again, she pushed in without hesitation.
Without the ointment, Xiao Chengjun bit Lou Jing's shoulder in pain, causing two rows of blood marks.
The sadness of parting made both of them a little uncontrollable. When the water in the bathtub became cold, they went to bed and continued until they beat the drum three times before they could stop their madness.
"Yuanlang, Yuanlang..." Lou Jing hugged the sleeping man and sighed softly. He fell on this man, body, mind, and the entire Lou family.
Xiao Chengjun snorted softly in his sleep and unconsciously held Lou Jing's arm.
Chapter completed!