Chapter Seventy

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Jiangnan Ferry.

Mei'er held the handkerchief in her hand, put her soft fingertips on the back of Qin Jun's hand, and said coquettishly: "I'm so afraid, I'm waiting for sisters, where is it not a festival?"

"It's a pity," Mei'er looked at Qin Jun, "I can't serve the princess once before leaving."

Qin Jun: "..."

Ji Si: "The boat is coming."

Mei'er turned around, and when she saw the boat coming, she showed no signs of reluctance, and turned to yelling at her sisters to get on the big boat like a cloud.

This magnificent ship was three stories high, with the word He embroidered on the sails. It was a merchant ship preparing to go south. The suitcases were loaded onto the ship in boxes, and the cargo entered the cabin.

Meiniang and the others watched curiously from the deck. It was the first time they had boarded such a luxurious ship, and their excitement was beyond words.

He Twelve came and bowed respectfully to Qin Jun, and Eleven, who was a few months younger than him behind him, also saluted Qin Jun.

"master."

Qin Jun smiled, stepped forward and touched the tops of the two people's heads, and said, "If there is any danger, come back immediately."

Ji Si also smiled and said, "Are you scared?"

Eleven and Twelve said in unison: "Don't be afraid!"

Qin Jun smiled, Twelve is a barbarian, one or two months less than Thirteen, and Thirteen has gone north to the Western Regions for almost a year, so it is already fifteen. This year, the children of Serene Garden have all grown up.At a young age, there must be a reason for going to the Yuan Dynasty to present beauty to Helen Mu.

After discussing with Ji Si, Qin Jun and Ji Si decided to open up the business route in Yuandi by the way, offering so many beauties to Helianmu, maybe they should take some benefits from him.

On the twelfth, he pretended to be the second young master of the He family, and on the eleventh, he pretended to be a servant, and arranged some older guards for the two, who acted as housekeepers and servants, and took care of protecting the two of them.

"Come back safely." Qin Jun said.

Twelve said: "Princess, don't worry, Eleven and I both have martial arts skills. Although we can't compare with Sister Yan and Aunt Jin Xiu, it's no problem to protect ourselves."

Ji Si hooked her lips: "Good."

Qin Jun looked sideways, and touched Ji Si with the elbow of his left hand, "Say a few more words."

Ji Si and the younger ones of the He family usually go to private schools to study and perfunctory their masters, and in the end, they also practice martial arts together. It was Ji Si and Jin Xiu who taught martial arts in person. Naturally, the relationship is very close.Qin Jun, the closest person in the mansion is Ji Si.

Twelve and Eleven pursed their lips, as if they were about to cry.

Qin Jun stepped forward and hugged them, messing up their hair crowns, "It doesn't look good to be called Eleven or Twelve, so what are the names for you two?"

After all, Qin Jun bit her finger and thought hard.

Eleven said: "My name is Eleven. The housekeeper has already taken a pseudonym. Master doesn't have to worry about it. He is good at picking characters."

Qin Jun laughed dryly.

Ji Si looked sideways: "Bon voyage."

On the 11th and 12th dynasties, Qin Jun and Ji Si saluted and hugged Xiaotao, who was already in tears, before turning around and boarding the boat.

After sending the group of people away, Qin Jun's heart was empty, "I don't know what happened to Shisan in the Western Regions."

Ji Si said, "You can write letters."

Qin Jun bit her lips lightly, looked sideways at Ji Si and smiled for a while, "It's okay, they will all come back."

Ji Si raised her eyebrows: "The princess is very reluctant?"

Qin Jun and Ji Si left the pier holding hands, "Of course!"

Ripples appeared on the surface of the river, the boatman took off the iron ring, the sails were raised, the strong wind came, and the boat sailed away from the dock.

"This year's Lantern Festival should not be extravagant. Your Majesty said that we should set up charitable halls, so that the big and small clans in the south can donate money to resettle the refugees." Xing'er said, telling Qin Jun the contents of the list in today's market.

Qin Jun was trying on new clothes in the room, and asked again: "Is the court out of money?"

Xiaotao said: "When did you have any money? None of the ministers of the Ministry of household affairs escaped, and the treasury must have been looted by the barbarians."

Qin Jun and Ji Si looked at each other, and finally said: "What about the annual tributes of the fiefdoms this year?"

Xing'er: "The sheriff and princes are here, but we can find out about Sui Gong."

Qin Jun raised her chin, looked at the clothes on her body, and said indifferently, "Then I'll ask."

Ji Si: "Raise your hand."

Qin Jun raised her hand, and Ji Si fastened her fur coat for her: "I can go to Capital."

Qin Jun's face paled immediately: "No, it's too dangerous. Now the north is under the control of barbarians. If you carry a few big boxes, you will definitely be found."

Ji Si nodded, but did not insist.

Qin Jun then said: "Take an inventory of the money in the villa, and add up the money earned this year."

Ji Si went out for a while and came back in the afternoon. She brought the accounts of Central Capital's shops and handed them to Qin Jun for review, "Except for inns and wine shops, they are all losing money."

Qin Jun: "It hasn't opened yet, so it's a loss."

Ji Si sat cross-legged, opposite Qin Jun, looked through the ledger and checked the income and expenditure one by one.

The two sat silently, with the abacus in their hands. Qin Jun could only use left and right dials. Within a long time, his hands were sore and his legs were numb. Ji Si had already piled up a stack of checked accounts in front of him. After finishing, she felt extremely naturalHe took over Qin Jun's share, held it under his hand, and moved the abacus quickly.

Qin Jun: "..."

Qin Jun had nothing to do, so she just stared at Ji Si's hands. Ji Si's fingers were slender, with slender bones, ruddy fingertips, and slender knuckles that looked like they were coated with white powder., Qin Jun was engrossed in watching it, and after turning around, she realized that Ji Si had already stopped turning the abacus.

"What's wrong?" Qin Jun looked up.

Ji Si curled her lips and leaned forward, Qin Jun unconsciously leaned over, and they kissed.

At the end, Qin Jun suddenly came back to his senses, his face flushed red, the two of them moved too naturally just now, they just looked at each other, just wanted to kiss, so they kissed naturally, tacit understanding, natural, like...

Like a married couple.

Qin Jun felt ashamed, Ji Si closed the ledger, got up and handed it to the maid guarding the door, "Leave it to Guan Tao."

"No." The court lady left with the accounts, and when Ji Si came back, Qin Jun was already holding a book and began to pretend to be a wolf with a big tail.

Ji Si smiled secretly, but said nothing, and sat down next to Qin Jun, with their knees and shoulders touching, and they could smell the fragrance of each other.

Qin Jun almost refrained from turning his head to look at Ji Si, but his neck was disobedient, and he always unconsciously turned sideways in Ji Si's direction.

So the two read books separately, adjusting their sitting postures from time to time to make their legs and feet feel numb, but the only thing that remained the same was staying together, kissing occasionally, looking out the window at the warmer weather, and feeling extraordinarily peaceful in their hearts.

If, Qin Jun thought, don't care about these mountains and rivers, just live in seclusion with Ji Si, and be a couple of lovers like wild cranes.But her fate is doomed to be tied to Qin Zhou, and it is difficult to escape. If she does not try to prevent Qin Zhou from being destroyed, her lonely soul will also leave with the broken mountains and rivers.

Qin Jun thought of her several inexplicable illnesses, which seemed to always come along with the historical transition of Qin and Zhou. Thinking about it this way, there was an explanation for those soldiers who had no reason.

It turned out to be like this, Qin Jun stared at the void in a daze, resting his head on Ji Si's shoulder.

Ji Si noticed that Qin Jun was in a daze, so she looked sideways at her. Ji Si's long hair fell on Qin Jun's shoulders, making her side face itchy constantly. Just as Qin Jun tilted his head slightly, Ji Si kissed her lips again.

If could be like this forever...unscrupulous intimacy...

Qin Jun was lost in self-consciousness, and when she came back to her senses, she had already kissed Ji Si against the desk, "..."

Ji Si supported Qin Jun by one shoulder, hugged her in her arms, looked at Qin Jun for a while, licked the luster on her lips, and asked in a hoarse voice, "Are you still here?"

Qin Jun: "I, I..."

Qin Jun took a quick breath, and her eyes fell on Ji Si's neck, which was slightly opened and closed.

Ji Si raised her hand and pulled off one side of her skirt, "Master."

Qin Jun lowered her head with a flushed face, pushed herself back with one hand, then got up, and ran out of the study with an unclear expression.

Ji Si's clothes were messy, she tilted her head, and only managed to catch a piece of skirt passing by the door in time.Ji Si narrowed her eyes slightly, staring at the place where Qin Jun ran away with unclear meaning.

Qin Jun lowered her head and ran into Serene Garden aimlessly. The servants knew that she was injured, so they avoided it and almost knocked over the things in their hands because of Qin Jun's reckless behavior.

Xiaotao chased after her and said, "Princess, tomorrow is Yuan Festival, Your Majesty told you to have the reunion dinner."

Qin Jun took a deep breath, stopped, and nodded in agreement. Tomorrow is the Lantern Festival, and there will be a court meeting in the harem, but this year, because the county guard's office is not big, all matters are handled separately.

Going to accompany Qin Bian for dinner, have to go to the imperial concubine's mansion. Fortunately, this year, everything is kept simple. Only officials from the states and counties came to report their duties, and there are no female relatives. The only ones to deal with in the harem are the imperial concubine and the first concubine.Concubines, and they were all concubined by Qin Bian when he knew Li Yueying, and had been with him for decades, and they were all old men in the harem.

When Qin Jun went out, she specifically asked Ji Si not to follow her. Tao Xing had her own business, and she looked at Qin Jun strangely when she heard this, because the two of them were both Meng Bulijiao and Jiao Bulimeng, why suddenly they seemed to have turned their facesgenerally.

After leaving the house, Qin Jun realized that she had been recuperating for many days and rarely visited Central Capital. She only went out twice, one was to pick up Ji Si, and the other was to send off the girl from the fine jade building and Eleven

Twelve, this time have the opportunity to take a good look at Central Capital, which has quietly changed.

Xing'er said: "The news of His Majesty's spring opening has spread, and many scholars have come to Central Capital ahead of schedule."

Qin Jun watched from behind the curtain, recalled the checked accounts, and asked, "How is the business of our inn?"

Xing'er said with a smile: "The three inns are located in the most crowded main street, and they are too busy every day, and the supply of rooms is also in short supply. The rest of the shops will wait for tomorrow's auspicious time to hang plaques."

Qin Jun nodded, "Is everything ready?"

"It's been arranged." Xing'er said, suddenly pointing to an old man at the post office, "Princess, look."

The corners of Qin Jun's mouth twitched slightly: "Isn't that the teacher from our private school?"

Mr. That came from Jiang Prefecture. After arriving at Central Capital with Qin Jun, he lived in a small courtyard in Serene Garden. He took classes in the private school in Serene Garden every day, and he was not idle when he returned to his residence after classes.Going out for a walk around, right now I am being surrounded by a group of students who are rushing for the exam to give lectures.

Qin Jun: "Why are you here? It's freezing cold, the old man is already in his seventies."

Xing'er asked Qin Jun: "Let Mr. go back?"

Qin Jun hummed, "Find an empty house and settle down with those poor families from Capital. If the husband needs it, tell him that he can go to study. It's not spring yet. What if it is infected."

Xing'er made a promise, helped Qin Jun get off the sedan chair, and entered the government office.

"Can the princess return home tonight?" Xing'er asked.

Qin Jun murmured: "Eat, you don't have to wait for me, you can go back in a carriage later."

Xing'er asked: "Then how does the princess go to the imperial concubine's place?"

Qin Jun said: "The government office has a car, so don't worry."

Xing'er: "No."

In the evening, Qin Jun and Qin Bianping retreated and ate around Zhang Jian's table. This year, only the father and daughter had the reunion dinner together.

Qin Bian said: "Today, hundreds of officials have written several papers for you to discuss marriage."

Qin Jun chewed the corn in small mouthfuls and asked after swallowing, "Huh?"

Qin Bian sneered: "The national treasury is empty, and I want to marry you to the Jiangnan Lu family in exchange for a thousand dowry."

Qin Jun caught Qin Bian's eyes and whispered, "I don't want to marry."

Qin Bian nodded, "That's why I helped your fourth brother talk about family relations, and took Jiangnan, the youngest daughter of the Lu family, as a side concubine."

Qin Jun snorted, "This, isn't this too inhumane?"

Qin Bian glanced at Qin Jun, and said: "Your fourth brother is obedient today, and he didn't come back in Yuan Jie. Previously, he only asked someone to beg me, and he wanted someone."

Qin Jun slowed down her chewing and asked slowly, "Who is it?"

Qin Bian: "Lin Yan."

Qin Jun: "..."

"That's why the father mentioned marriage..." Qin Jun's face turned ugly.

Qin Bian explained: "Why is father so absurd? He only scolded the fourth child and ordered him to reflect on himself. If he proposed marriage to Miss Lin, he would naturally send her away."

Qin Jun pursed her mouth: "It's better not to say it."

Qin Bian: "..."

Qin Jun asked, "How much does it cost?"

Qin Bian: "?"

Qin Jun put down her chopsticks, wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, and said, "Father, the man who will marry Jun'er will come soon."

Qin Bian frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"

Putting her hands on her knees, Qin Jun shrugged and said, "mysteries of heaven must not be revealed."

Qin Bian only thought she was joking, ate his meal indifferently, and got up to review the papers.

Qin Jun: "It's Chinese New Year, can't you take a day off?"

Qin Bian picked up a booklet and said, "This is a booklet for land reform. The sooner it is approved, the sooner the refugees can be appeased."

Outside the cities of Jiangnan, the scattered refugees lived in refugee camps. The people who went south had no land to cultivate. Qin Bian wanted to reform, find a way to divide the land from the nobles, and distribute the land to the homeless and landless due to the war.kind of people.

This reform affects the interests of too many people, I am afraid that there will be many obstacles.

Even Qin Jun found it even more difficult to implement, "Father?"

Qin Bian signaled Qin Jun to study ink, and said: "The court has been arguing about this matter for half a month, so there is no need to worry."

Qin Jun thought for a while and asked, "Is there any compromise?"

Qin Bian said: "Yes."

Qin Jun looked sideways and listened intently.

Qin Bian: "Jiangnan has land. Some unclaimed land can be used to settle the old and weak first, and then the young and strong can be recruited into the army. The imperial court spends money to support them."

Qin Jun pondered: "Isn't the imperial court out of money?"

Qin Bian nodded: "So, civil and military officials want to marry you in exchange for money."

Qin Jun: "..."

Qin Bian: "If you don't agree, can dad force you? In this way, I have to force your fourth brother."

Qin Kuang had already reached the age of marrying a wife, and he had never had a crush on him. Concubine Ji Guifei urged him to get married two years ago, and the delay until now is not to marry blindly.

Qin Bian tapped Qin Jun, realizing that you will end up like this in the future, sooner or later.

Qin Jun groaned, and quickly changed the subject: "Then raise soldiers!"

Qin Bian finally sighed: "Raising soldiers is not a day's work. Although the Jiangnan Lu family has money, they will not continue to provide it to the court."

Qin Jun nodded, thinking that I can support you, how much do you want? When I expand my business territory in the Western Regions and Yuan Kingdom, will I still worry about having no money?

Qin Bianwu said to himself: "It's fine if it's incorporated. Dad wants to take back Capital as soon as possible. If we send troops within three years and take back the north, we won't have to worry about running out of land to grow."

Qin Jun was surprised: "Someone in the court objected?"

"Well, if this battle is defeated, Qin will not be able to send troops again for ten years on Tuesday, but if there is no war," Qin Bian said, "Eternal Border, Suizhou, and other states of Bingzhou will be conquered by the barbarians sooner or later, and the people will have to live in the water all the time."In the heat."

Qin Bian said: "In addition, before sending troops to the north, we need to solve the disaster of the Yuan people."

Qin Jun nodded: "Do you have a plan?"

Qin Bian supported his beard, and after a while he realized that he had talked so much with Qin Jun, so he tapped Qin Jun's forehead, "It's getting late, you go back and rest."

Qin Jun laughed twice, turned Qin Bian's papers over and over again, and said, "Father, I heard that there was a donation of officials in the previous dynasty. Now is a very difficult time, why don't you try it?"

Qin Bian put down his wolf hair: "Say it."

Qin Jun said: "Let Jiangnan's gentry donate officials, and whoever gives more money will be a high official."

Qin Bian laughed: "Wouldn't that chill the hearts of the students who study hard in Han Chuang?"

Qin Jun curled her lips: "What does it matter if they donate officials and get out of the imperial examination, they just give them a few false names."

Qin Bian: "Father can't do this kind of thing."

Qin Jun smiled: "We need a villain."

Qin Bian: "..."

Qin Jun: "Uh, a bad face, Dad, maybe it's not righteous enough, but..."

Qin Jun stopped talking, Qin Bian waved his hand to indicate that he understood, and then fell into deep thought.

It was already late when Qin Jun left the mansion, the imperial concubine's carriage was parked outside the door, the steward saluted Qin Jun, put down the footstool for her, and respectfully invited her into the carriage.

Qin Jun nodded, and suddenly said that there was another car behind the imperial concubine's car.

Ji Si was waiting in front of the car with a lantern, wearing a snow-white skirt, looking up at the crescent moon in the night sky.

Before the Yuan Festival is the reunion day, only Yu Ji Si is alone in the wind.

"Princess, it's cold and foggy, get in the car first."

Ahead, the steward of the imperial concubine's mansion spoke softly, with a gentle and docile tone, for fear of neglecting the noble person in front of him.

Ji Si heard the voice, turned her head slightly, and looked ahead.

Qin Jun lifted her skirt and got out of the carriage, then walked slowly in front of Ji Si with her head downcast, and then her hands were hanging by her sides, exhaling a white mist, and staring at the ground without saying a word.

Ji Si said softly, "Are you going back home?"

Qin Jun: "..."

Ji Si hung the lantern on the carriage and put down the footstool, "Master?"

Qin Jun said sullenly: "Lady Pin, you, don't you ask anything?"

"Ask what?" Ji Si smiled and only asked in a low voice.

Qin Jun grabbed Ji Si's clothes and twisted the jade bridle around her waist around her fingers.

Ji Si looked down at Qin Jun's hair, the gentle smile on her mouth gradually disappeared, but her tone remained the same: "I'm thinking, did you make your master angry today?"

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