Wealth and glory seek stability

"Miss Jian Xi." Lin Yun suddenly spoke.

Jian Xi looked at Lin Yun, who was sitting at the same table with the Crown Prince, and asked in confusion, "What did Concubine Lin call me for?"

Lin Yun's face suddenly turned the color of liver.

The three words "Concubine Lin" stabbed her heart like a knife.

She still forced a smile, "I just wanted to thank you for your kindness. I just arrived in the capital, and Miss Jian Xi helped me a lot. I have prepared a lot of thank-you gifts, which will be sent to your house later."

Jian Xi suddenly remembered that although Lin Yun was a concubine, according to the rules, she needed to kowtow to express her gratitude.

Lin Yunyan smiled warmly, as if he was certain that she would go and thank him.

But she misjudged the uncertainty factor of Shen Nanxing.

"Your servant Shen Nanxing thanks Concubine Lin on behalf of my younger sister." Shen Nanxing didn't even stand up, but just said lightly while sitting in his seat.

Lin Yun, however, had no idea what to do.

Jian Xi didn't understand why Lin Yun had some dissatisfaction with her, both explicitly and implicitly, just because they had only met once?

However, once Xuanyuan Chaocheng has chosen the Crown Princess, Lin Yun probably won’t have so many opportunities to come out and show off.

After a banquet and watching several plays, Jian Xi had no appetite for food and ate a few bites in a hurry.

I plan to have a good meal after I get home.

In order to prevent the situation where the guests go out to relax during a palace banquet and then get lost or picked on.

She drank almost no water and her lips were a little chapped.

It's too dangerous here. It's safer to stay with Shen Nanxing.

Emperor Xuanyuan loves Jian Xi and treats her like a kind elder.

When he left, he also specially gave her a lot of satin fabrics that her daughter liked.

In the carriage, Jian Xi felt like her brain was about to explode from dealing with so much.

Shen Nanxing seemed to have sensed something and whispered, "Before you went to Pingjiang Mansion, Lin Yun came to the General's Mansion to look for you. I told her you were not there. After a few times, she thought you were deliberately avoiding her and insisted on staying at the General's Mansion to wait for you to come back. I kicked her out every time."

Jian Xi was unusually surprised. What did "drive out" mean? Could it be a literal meaning?

"Yes, I kicked her out. She was too noisy. When you were not around, she insisted on moving into the General's Mansion with her luggage, saying that you were too stingy. All the items there were ordinary stuff, so it would be better to be taken care of in the General's Mansion. I scolded her for being shameless, and found a few maids and women to throw her out with her luggage. I also sent people to guard every corner of the mansion and not allow her to come in."

Jian Xi: ...Amazing! You can even do it this way.

This was the first time for such a cowardly person like her to have received such obvious malicious intent. It turned out to be not groundless. Just as she was trying to survive cautiously in the cracks, someone set a trap for her the next moment.

"Brother, you are really not a gentleman by doing this."

Shen Nanxing said indifferently: "What gentlemanly demeanor do I need? If I had said these things on the battlefield, I would have died countless times. I just can't stand such hypocritical people. They can live easily and freely by themselves, but they always hope for charity from others."

Jian Xi was a little curious. It seemed that a lot had happened in the past few days. "How do you know that she can live easily and freely on her own?"

Shen Nanxing leaned against the carriage wall, thinking for a long time, then frowned and said, "I don't know where Lin Yun got the money from a few months ago, and opened Boyaju. There are many novel foods, peculiar decorations, dance halls and singing stages. A poetry meeting is held every month, which attracts many literati and scholars. There are guests every day. It is not an exaggeration to say that she makes a fortune every day. She could have made a good living from this business, but she likes to pretend to be cultured with those princes and sons who come and go in Boyaju. It's not decent."

Shen Nanxing became more and more angry as she spoke. "Today I have shot myself in the foot. His Majesty has arranged for me to marry the Crown Prince as his concubine. I will be living under someone else's roof in the future. I am just a concubine. I will have to serve the Crown Princess every morning and evening. I don't know why. Can power and wealth really compare to a free and casual life?"

He has been influenced by Jian Xi since he was a child. Even if he sold himself into slavery, he was still thinking that one day he would be able to turn his life around and be his own master.

I just can't understand Lin Yun's series of mysterious operations.

Jian Xi covered her mouth and chuckled, "Brother, why don't you just eat meat? Power and wealth are of course important. Just like the business that Brother Leizi and I are doing now, we spent a lot of money at the beginning to get in touch with all the connections. It's not easy for a woman to do things. In the future, Miss Lin will be able to do things more cheaply with the title of the Prince's Mansion, and her business will flourish. This is an inexhaustible treasure pot."

She could understand Lin Yun's behavior, but everyone had their own path to take. All she wanted was peace and happiness. As for others, she couldn't care less.

Shen Nanxing thought for a moment, "Then I will be your backer in the future."

Jian Xi glared at him unhappily, "Of course, you own a share in the shop, so you can't leave even if you want to.

Speaking of Boyaju, why don't we go take a look and see how this family makes a fortune every day? It just so happens that I didn't eat much at the palace banquet, so I'll go see what new food they have."

"Ah Qing, turn around and go to Boyaju."

"Yes."

Boya Residence.

All tones are in black and white, which gives a completely different feeling from the strong colors inside Tianxiang Tower.

As the name suggests, Boya Ju is elegant to the extreme.

As soon as you enter the door, you will see poems inscribed on various wooden signs, and sounds can be heard when the wind blows.

The guys inside were wearing uniform and came up to greet Jian Xi as soon as they saw her.

"A distinguished guest has arrived. Would you like to go to the lobby or the private room upstairs?"

"Private room, pick up some of your signature dishes and pack them up for me." Jian Xi still wanted to see what was so special about Boya Ju.

It would be fine if it was an ingenious idea, but to be honest, this arrangement cannot compare with Tianxiang Tower.

"Okay, please go to the second floor, Tianwaitian."

Jian Xi, Shen Nanxing and their group went up to the second floor.

There were three words "Tianwaitian" written on a bamboo sign outside, and nothing else.

When you push the door open, there is a fragrant breeze and smoke swirling around your feet, making you feel like you are really in heaven.

The potted plants are all varieties imported from abroad, a kind of precious silk vine. This kind of silk vine has a strong reproductive ability. As long as it clings to one place, it will immediately grow a piece. Combined with the clouds and mist inside, it really looks like a fairyland.

Xiaoshuang and Zicui, who were standing behind Jianxi, had also seen the world. They exclaimed, "Wow!"

The furnishings inside were not like ordinary tables, chairs or benches. It was a stone table made of bluestone slabs and four cushions woven with hemp. Jian Xi picked one and sat down, "Brother, you come and sit too."

There was a small compartment next to the private room, where a special waiter was waiting. After Jian Xi sat down, the waiter brought a set of white porcelain tea set.

The attendant was dressed in white with gold foil embellishments on his face. He walked on the clouds and mist with lotus steps. After putting down the tea set, he demonstrated the tea art on the stone table.

Jian Xi couldn't help but admire: "The girl has an immortal temperament, she really looks like a visitor from outer space."