Chapter 492 New Year (Part 2)
Han Jian came out of the Shangting Office and did not return to the villa of the Dongwang Mansion, but went directly to the place where Ning Xiuyan temporarily settled. ()
At that time, Han Jian had just found a maid for Ning Xiuyan and was still cleaning the yard. Because many places in the yard had not been repaired, it seemed very messy, and the maid had no idea to start. Han Jian called him, but several maids didn't recognize Han Jian, but thought that it was a general from the Eastern Palace.
Han Jian went straight into the house. Ning Xiuyan was still packing his things when he saw Han Jian hurried over to pay tribute.
"I slept peacefully last night?" Han Jian sat down. This time he had hot tea. He was not polite. He drank it himself and asked while drinking.
"Master Lao is worried, everything is fine for me. But... I am not used to some things..."
As he said that, Ning Xiuyan lowered his head, looking a little indescribable.
Han Jian said: "Does your family have a close maid serving you next to you?"
"Yes." Ning Xiuyan nodded, seemingly not wanting to say anything.
After all, she was a lady from a big family before, and there were many maids around her, all of whom were with her since childhood and knew her temperament. Now she was given to the King of Dong by her father as a gift. Some things are different from before. Even the maids she found were all raw and had no experience in serving others. How could she be caring about it?
"Just get used to some things," Han Jian said, "You can take care of these maids by yourself. Your Majesty has sent an order and will leave for Jiangdu in three days. I guess your family is busy cleaning up now."
"So fast?" Ning Xiuyan heard Han Jian's words and said casually. She immediately realized that she was inappropriate to say this in front of Han Jian, and then lowered her head again, as if she had said nothing.
Han Jian said: "It's not too fast. Three days is enough for your family to prepare. In the past two days, don't go out and walk around. When you arrive in Jiangdu, you will go back to visit your relatives."
"Yes, master." Ning Xiu said politely.
Han Jian got up and looked at it. The whole house was cleaned up well. It looked like a little home. It can also be seen that Ning Xiuyan was a kind-hearted woman.
Han Jian said: "Xuyan, you are eighteen years old, why didn't your father choose your husband's family?"
Ning Xiuyan lowered his head, obviously Han Jian’s question was difficult to answer.
"Now I am my master. Does the master still care so much about my past?" Ning Xiuyan asked.
"If you don't want to say it, forget it." Han Jian said. "I heard before that your father wanted to send you into the palace."
Ning Xiuyan said: "That was also my father's wishful thinking. My family did not want to be compassionate with the phoenix. My father had also handled the marriage of my family. However, my mother said that she did not want to marry me earlier, and wanted to keep my family by my side to take care of her parents."
"Oh, is that?" Han Jian smiled and didn't ask any more questions.
He had only found out about Ning Xiuyan's previous incidents after investigating it.
Originally, Ning Xiuyan wanted to get married when she was sixteen years old, but it was not someone else who was in charge of her marriage, but Yang Rui. At that time, Yang Rui wanted to set up a family for Yang Xi, and he chose among the Shuyuan in the capital. Ning Xiuyan had a great chance of being elected.
If Yang Xi had not been made the crown prince later and was to be sent to the palace, the matter might have been well-known. Later, when Yang Yu was in power, Ning Yuan wanted to send Ning Xiuyan to the palace in order to stabilize himself in the court, but it was not done in the end.
"If you have any need, just tell the guards outside." Han Jian said, and got up and left the yard.
Han Jian did not go anywhere else, but went directly to Qingxu Yashe. He specially asked someone to tell him that Mrs. Luo came to meet her. She had not seen Mrs. Luo for many days. Han Jian wanted to find out about Mrs. Luo's tone first.
Han Jian sat down on the old seat on the second floor of Qingxu Yashe. He was deserted around him. Even the entire Qingxu Yashe was deserted. There were no pedestrians on the entire street, and the entire Luoyang City was like an empty city.
Soon, Mrs. Luo's sedan chair stopped downstairs, and Mrs. Luo got off the sedan chair and went upstairs.
"I have met the young master." Mrs. Luo said Tingting in front of Han Jian.
"Madam Luo? Please sit down." Han Jian pointed to the seat opposite and said.
Mrs. Luo did not refuse, and walked up slowly and sat down on the chair, but seemed very restrained. After all, in front of Han Jian, she was just a subordinate. She was a merchant, but she was also an important figure in the old subordinates of Xiliang. She had many subordinates, but she did not dare to be enemies with the court.
"I wonder why the young master came over to me?" Mrs. Luo said with a little restrained expression.
Han Jian smiled and said, "I haven't seen you for many days. This time I come back and leave now, and I always want to see you. I don't have to be too restricted. I just ask you to chat casually."
Mrs. Luo smiled, her expression still was very restrained. At this time, Han Jian personally poured her a cup of tea. She took it with both hands, but just held the tea cup in her hand.
"Madam handed over my right-hand arm to my hands. Now Daxiliu has done a lot of things for me. I am very grateful to you for your help, Madam." Han Jian smiled, "This time the Eastern King Army entered Luoyang, Madam, you have made great contributions. Don't worry, I will not regret what I promised you in the past."
"What the young master said is not false?" Mrs. Luo took the initiative this time and looked up at Han Jian and asked.
Han Jian continued to laugh and said, "I know, Madam, you know that I avoid you and met with the people of the Western Prince's Mansion to discuss the peace, which makes you feel a rift in your heart..."
"I dare not." Mrs. Luo said in a hurry.
"It doesn't matter if there is a rift, the matter can be explained. This king cooperates with the people of the Xiwang Mansion, but it is just a temporary measure. He wants to use the people of the Xiwang Mansion to bite the dog with the Beiwang Mansion. In this way, we will pacify Guanzhong, even the old land of Xiliang, and it will be easier for us to pacify Guanzhong in the future. Don't worry, when the old land of Xiliang is pacified, I will help you restore the country. At that time, the old land of Xiliang will be a vassal of the Wei Dynasty, and you are the lord of this country..."
As he said that, Han Jian patted the hand that was afraid of Mrs. Luo, and Mrs. Luo's eyes showed some spirit.
When she defected to Han Jian, she wanted to use the power of the Eastern Palace to help her restore her country, but in the end, the Eastern Palace is far from the old place of Xiliang. However, in just two years, the situation was very different. The Eastern Palace now occupied Luoyang and half of the northern territory. It can be said that the Eastern Palace was not far from the unification of the north. At that time, when it came to the issue of the old subordinates of Xiliang, as long as she could do her best, Han Jian would agree to it very much.
"I just want to do my best to do my best to the young master, and I dare not ask for anything."
Han Jian smiled and said, "Where is no one who does things without asking for anything? Since I said it when I accepted you as your wife, I will not regret it. Don't worry, Madam. However, I would also like to remind you, "Don't be far away from the old people of Xiliang, and don't get too involved, so that I can get out of the matter in the future. Otherwise, it will be difficult for me to help."
"What the young master taught me is the lesson." Mrs. Luo lowered her head and said.
Most of Mrs. Luo’s people were from the Eastern Branch of the old Xiliang tribe, but these people were too mixed and they were in the stance of a group of dragons without a leader.
Han Jian reminded Mrs. Luo to use her own people instead of getting too close to the people of the old Xiliang subordinates. After all, it involves power struggles. There are also such power struggles among the old Xiliang subordinates. Although Mrs. Luo is a person in charge of financial power in the eastern branch of the old Xiliang subordinates, she is also a woman after all. She gains power but is not popular among these people. If she does not surrender to the Eastern Prince's Mansion, she will indeed have no chance to lead the overall situation.
"Young Master, there is something I want to say to you." Mrs. Luo suddenly said, as if there was something unspeakable.
"Madam, don't be so reserved. If you have something to say, it's okay. I am not a person who sticks to etiquette and law. I believe you should know it, Madam, too." Han Jian said.
"Yes." Mrs. Luo nodded, "Actually... I have always been in contact with the old subordinates of Liang Kingdom... the princess, and I... want the princess to meet with Your Highness."
"Princess? You from Xiliang?"
"Yes." Mrs. Luo nodded.
Han Jian frowned. He had no hearing about the princesses of Xiliang that had fallen into the country. In fact, there were many old nobles in Xiliang, and the surname of Xiliang was not the same surname. In the 20 or 30 years before the destruction of Xiliang, the royal family changed several times between some powerful ministers and nobles. Even if Xiliang changed the emperor, he had never changed the country name. After all, Xiliang was just a small country and did not attach much importance to the orthodox royal family.
"What's your last name?" Han Jian asked.
"The surname is Li." Mrs. Luo said seriously.
"Oh." Han Jian nodded, "That is the orthodox family of Xiliang. Speaking of which, is it a descendant of Xiaozong?"
"That's right." Mrs. Luo said.
The orthodox imperial surname of Western Liang was the Lin surname, but the Li family was also quite prosperous afterwards. In the past 100 years, the Li family was basically in power. It was not until twenty or thirty years ago that the royal family changed. Until the destruction of the country in Xiliang, the Li family had already declined a little.
However, the emperor who usurped the throne in the old country of Xiliang did not want to cause killing, and many of the Li clan members were able to be preserved. Among the people in the Western Branch of Xiliang, the Lin clan was the largest and most powerful, followed by the Li clan. As for whether there were the people of Princess Li clans mentioned by Mrs. Luo, he still didn't know.
"Where are people?" Han Jian asked.
"If the young master is willing to see you, I will arrange for you to come and meet you." Mrs. Luo said.
Han Jian nodded, but looked at Mrs. Luo and said, "Madam, it's not my reminder. The reason why I gathered you is that I value your people very much. In the future, Xiliang will restore the country, and you are willing to make wedding dresses for others and give up the throne?"
Mrs. Luo's eyes flashed and said, "Young Master, I am unvirtuous and incompetent, so I naturally cannot stand the country of Xiliang."
"Why can't you afford it? Or do you want to be the actual ruler around the emperor, support this princess of the Li family, become the queen, and you are the prime minister?"
Mrs. Luo looked up at Han Jian. She felt that everything Han Jian said before was very novel. She was willing to join the Eastern Palace because Han Jian said that she would support her as the queen.
"I... don't have this intention." Having said that, Mrs. Luo was obviously moved. (To be continued, please search for astronomy, the novel is better and faster!
Chapter completed!