An Lingrong's Rebirth: The Lock of Qingqiu

The first thing An Lingrong did after returning to the restaurant was to count the silver she had on her. She only had a few silver bills left on her, and she didn't have much money. The emperor was taking her south on a tour, and she thought the emperor had made all the preparations. Unexpectedly, when Xia Qian took out the silver bills from her, they were actually wet with water and broke into a pool of mud.

An Lingrong sighed softly. The emperor was looking at Xia Qian's protection, so no one dared to do anything to him. Was there any official in Jiangnan who knew him? If the money was not enough, he could borrow some money from the local government. I wonder if the emperor would be able to swallow his pride and ask for it.

"Your Majesty, you really didn't bring any silver? We don't have much silver left, and we can only stay in this restaurant for about ten days. Your Majesty, should we go back to the Forbidden City early?" As night fell and the lights came on, the emperor had no intention of admiring the beautiful scenery outside the window.

The emperor said bluntly: "Rong'er, I have never thought that this silver is a good thing! To be honest, I have never taken the silver seriously, and the only person I care about is Rong'er. I have said that when I go out, I will only take Rong'er with me, and I will find a way to solve the rest myself! Go to the silver shop to get the silver!"

An Lingrong was speechless. The Emperor, it was really the Emperor. He went to the silver shop to withdraw silver every now and then. Who told him that the silver vault was run by his family?

But if that were the case, how could the emperor experience the hardships of life!

An Lingrong had just taken a bath and was emitting a natural fragrance. Her long hair fell on the emperor's chest like a waterfall. The emperor played with her hair nonchalantly and said, "This hair smells so good. The hair quality is good and the hair is soft." The emperor lifted her hair and put it under his nose and smelled it again and again, took a deep breath, turned sideways, and held An Lingrong in his arms. With this beauty in his arms, his heart felt at ease again.

The emperor closed his eyes slightly, the faint fragrance made him a little intoxicated, he murmured: "Rong'er, let's talk about tomorrow's matter tomorrow! I am the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, I have power over the world, I am rich enough to rival a country, and I have never taken money to heart."

An Lingrong reached out and gently held the emperor's hand and said, "Your Majesty, this money is earned through your own hard work, so it is worth spending. Money given by others is not worth spending. Tomorrow, I will take Your Majesty to find a job, and we will definitely be able to save enough money for our living needs."

The emperor opened his eyes in surprise and said, "Rong'er, you want me to work, but what else can I do besides commanding the world? I can't even light a fire, rinse a pot, or wash a bowl. Rong'er wants me to go anywhere and do any work. I can't do any physical work. This is the first time in my life that I'm working in the fields. Oh, this really makes it difficult for me. I came to Jiangnan to travel around. Rong'er, please don't find things for me to do."

An Lingrong gently patted the back of the emperor's hand as if to comfort him. The skin on the back of his hand was indeed soft and tender, not like the hands of someone who had done heavy work. It was delicate and tender, and he must have been a rich young man from a powerful family.

An Lingrong said softly, "Your Majesty, please rest assured. I will not take you to farm or do heavy work. Has Your Majesty forgotten what my specialty is?"

The emperor tilted his head and pondered for a while, then a smile appeared in his eyes and he said, "I remember now, Rong'er is an expert in making incense, medicine and poison. Where does Rong'er want to go and what does she want to do? When Rong'er goes to work, I will help Rong'er serve tea and water. How about I serve Rong'er? Rong'er just needs to take care of my three meals a day!"

An Lingrong half-closed her eyes and smiled, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will never let you starve. Steamed buns in the morning, noodles at noon, and porridge at night will definitely help Your Majesty get in better shape."

The emperor pursed his lips and said, "I don't like eating steamed buns, I don't like eating noodles, and I don't drink porridge. I have a good idea. The rent of this restaurant is expensive. Why don't we rent a more unique farmyard and live in a world for the two of us. From now on, I will follow Rong'er, and Rong'er will cook for me personally. I can clean the yard, and I can wash dishes and clothes."

An Ling resisted the urge to laugh wildly: "Hahahahahahahahahaha, four of you are laughing! Your Majesty, can you really wash dishes and clothes?"

The emperor hugged her tightly and said, "I don't know how to do it, but I can learn it! No one is born with the ability. If I don't know how to do it, Rong'er can teach me step by step. I am willing to learn and I have the heart to learn. These are not difficult for me. I just want to be with Rong'er."

An Lingrong smiled and nodded, "Your Majesty, go to sleep, it's getting late. Tomorrow we will rent a cheaper small courtyard as Your Majesty said, and we will live the life of ordinary farmers. But Your Majesty's outfit is not suitable for the times, you have to change your clothes, it would be best if you change into coarse cloth clothes and cloth shoes, so that no one can see the flaws."

The emperor smiled and said, "That's not easy. Tomorrow I will ask Xia Qian to take my clothes to the farmers to exchange for coarse cloth clothes. They will definitely be willing to take advantage of such a good deal. By the way, if you don't have enough money, you can take my clothes to the pawnshop and get them back when I have money."

The emperor had just finished speaking when he thought about it again and felt that something was wrong. He said, "No, no, if this is discovered, I will be laughed at again. This dress cannot be given away or pawned. Just ask Xia Qian to buy two sets of coarse cloth clothes."

An Lingrong gave part of the little silver she had on her to Xia Jue, who went to the market and bought six sets of coarse cloth clothes, two for An Lingrong, two for the emperor, and two for Xia Jue himself. Originally, one set would have been enough, but considering the need for changing and washing, they each had two sets. Then they rented a courtyard with three entrances and three exits near Yangliu Park in the Jiangnan water town and moved all their luggage there. An Lingrong took the emperor to clean the courtyard, and after it was tidy, Xia Jue put all the things in order.

Next, the three of them took a big circle around Yangliu Park. Next to the park was a huge artificial lake. It was said that it was built by a very wealthy overlord many years ago. In the past, you had to pay to fish and play by the lake, but since the death of this wealthy man, this place has been open to the public for free, without charging a penny. The emperor had picked up such a beautiful place, and the rent was not expensive. He was very satisfied with this place and walked along the embankment of Yangliu Lake following wave after wave of people.

"Lord Xia, look what's in this lake?" The emperor pointed with his bare hand. The water in the lake was rippling and there were many fresh creatures, which were very tempting.

"Fourth Master, there are fresh fish and turtles in this lake!" Xia Qian said seriously.

"No, they are big carps and big turtles, and there are quite a lot of them!" said the emperor in surprise.

"Fourth Master, it's a good thing we didn't buy it on the farm. Here we don't have to spend money." Xia Qi said.

"Yes, let's go buy two fishing rods now, catch the carp and turtle and sell them to get money. We can also ask Ronger to make a pot of soup in the evening, hehehehe!" said the emperor happily.