Eat the whole family? I emptied the storehouse of the Marquis' Mansion and married the crippled

"Brother Jiang, I bought these velvet flowers to give to my maids. I can't let you pay for them."

As he spoke, Ye Jintang took out six taels of silver and stuffed it into Jiang Zhi's hand.

"Brother Qinglin, you don't have to be polite to me. It's just a small amount of silver."

"Even brothers should settle accounts clearly. Brother Jiang should accept it."

"Row."

Jiang Zhi stopped being polite with Ye Jintang and the two of them continued to wander around.

The two walked side by side on the official road full of vendors. There were too many people around them, so they were relatively close. Ye Jintang glanced sideways secretly, trying to see if Jiang Zhi was wearing a human skin mask on his face.

She has always been curious whether Jiang Zhi and Jiang Mo are the same person.

Unfortunately, after staring at it for a long time, I couldn't see any clues.

Was she overthinking it? Were they two completely different people?

In addition to buying velvet flowers, Ye Jintang also tried a lot of snacks. The people here don’t seem to eat spicy food, so the flavors of the snacks are relatively light, and there are very few salty or spicy ones.

The two of them strolled around for a while before Lu Zhu came over and asked Ye Jintang to get on the carriage.

Just as they were passing through the city gate, a man dressed as a servant suddenly rushed up to them and handed a token to the officer who was checking the pass.

The officer took only one look at the token and immediately stopped Ye Jintang and his group.

Let the carriage next to you pass first.

"Hey, why are there still people cutting in line so blatantly?"

Ye Jintang shouted in disbelief.

"He is the county magistrate and an official, so he doesn't need to queue up to pass."

Ye Jintang was obviously stunned. Jiang Zhi was a fourth-rank official. Why didn't he take out his token and let their carriage pass first?

While Ye Jintang was stunned, the carriage next to them had passed by and they were also allowed to pass.

After walking forward for a while, Ye Jintang shouted to stop the carriage.

"Brother Jiang, thank you for taking care of me along the way. Logically, I should treat Brother Jiang to a banquet to express my gratitude when I arrive in Xingnan City."

"But Brother Jiang knows my current situation, so I won't be polite with you. We'll say goodbye here. If we're lucky, we'll meet again in Beijing."

Ye Jintang stepped forward and bowed to Jiang Zhi apologetically.

The situation of the Wen family was still unclear at this time, and a high-ranking official like Jiang Zhi was not suitable to send her to the Wen family.

As for whether the two would have any more interactions in the future, Ye Jintang didn't think much about it.

"That's fine. If Brother Qinglin has anything to say, you can send a message to the Censorate."

"it is good."

Ye Jintang bowed again.

"Brother Jiang, this is for you."

After hesitating for a long time, Ye Jintang finally decided to give Jiang Zhi a gift. The gift should not be too expensive and cannot be something that his daughter would wear. After much thought, he decided that ginseng would be a more practical gift.

So Ye Jintang gave Jiang Zhi a pair of ginseng produced in her space.

"this?"

Jiang Zhi had been injured often in the past and had some knowledge of medicinal herbs. He knew at a glance that the ginseng Ye Jintang sent was of great value.

He wanted to refuse, but after seeing her sparkling eyes, he swallowed his words of refusal.

"Then I won't be polite."

"See you in Beijing, Brother Jiang."

When Ye Jintang saw Jiang Zhi accept the ginseng, she breathed a sigh of relief. Her favor had finally been repaid.

After bowing again, Ye Jintang got on the carriage and left.

Jiang Zhi stood there, watching from afar as Ye Jintang's carriage disappeared into the busy street.

After a long while, he put away the ginseng and got on his horse.

Suddenly he felt empty inside, but he didn't show it on his face at all.

He was already content to be able to spend so many days with Ye Jintang.

"Let's go to the pawnshop first to see if we can find Young Master Zhou here. If we can't find him, I'll go back to the capital first. As for Young Master Zhou, we can only leave the matter to the people below."

"Yes, three letters have come from the capital, urging His Majesty to return to the capital."

Ye Jintang sat in the carriage and walked a long way away. He couldn't help but look back secretly in the direction of Jiang Zhi.

When she saw him standing there, her heart couldn't help but pound.

She tried hard to suppress the inexplicable throbbing in her heart, thinking to herself that she was already old and should not be tempted by male beauty. Jiang Zhi, a man of unknown identity, would only bring her endless troubles.

Her goal was to outlive the King of Qin and then be a carefree princess of Qin in Ningchuanzhou, instead of being trapped in the backyard of a fourth-rank official.

The carriage drove along the flat street and soon arrived at the Wen family mansion.

Just by looking at the Wen family’s vermilion gate and the high threshold, you can tell that the Wen family is distinguished.

Zhou Cong stepped forward and explained his purpose to the doorman. The doorman glanced at the carriage and ran into the yard.

After a while, the tightly closed vermilion door suddenly opened from the inside.

An old man with gray hair came out in a hurry.

Although Ye Jintang had never seen Mr. Wen, looking at the man's clothes and his similar features to Mrs. Wen, she was basically certain that the old man in front of her should be Mr. Wen.

"Grandpa."

Ye Jintang got off the carriage and shouted with a little excitement.

"Jintang?"

"It's me?"

Ye Jintang was wearing a human skin mask on his face, so it was not easy for him to say much in front of the Wen family's gate.

"Okay, okay, grandpa finally sees you, let's go inside and talk."

Old Master Wen personally welcomed Ye Jintang into the yard through the main gate, his words full of joy.

After the two of them entered the study together, Mr. Wen began to ask about her appearance.

"I'm wearing a human skin mask. Grandpa, you know that it's inconvenient for a girl like me to come to Xingnan from Yuezhou."

As he said this, Ye Jintang took off the human skin mask in front of Mr. Wen.

After wearing the human skin mask for several days, Ye Jintang's face looked a little pale.

"Jintang, I'm sorry for making you suffer."

Old Master Wen looked at Ye Jintang's face, which looked like Mrs. Wen's, and his eyes instantly turned red.

The last time he saw Mrs. Wen was a year ago. Who would have thought that when they met again, they would be separated forever.

"Grandpa, I brought my parents' ashes with me. I don't know what the rules of the Wen family are. If I have offended you, please forgive me."

As he spoke, Ye Jintang stepped forward and bowed to Old Man Wen again.

"My daughter from the Wen family doesn't need to follow any rules when she goes home."

Mr. Wen almost choked up when he said this.

Mr. Wen and Ye Jintang temporarily placed their parents' urns in the Wen family's ancestral temple.

"Jintang, did you come to Xingnan City by yourself?"

The two sat down again, and Mr. Wen asked about Ye Jintang.

"We originally hired a bodyguard, but we encountered robbers on the way and the bodyguard was injured, so we asked them to go back. I came to Xingnan City with Lord Jiang Zhi, the Left Assistant Inspector of the Censorate."

Ye Jintang did not hide anything from Mr. Wen and told him everything that happened in Yuezhou City.

Mr. Wen's expression became increasingly ugly as he listened.

"Danyang Marquis's Mansion is too much. Ye Song clearly knew that you were coming to Xingnan, but he let you, a girl, come alone. He really doesn't take you seriously."

Old Master Wen was so angry that his beard was about to stand up.

"Grandfather, there is nothing to be angry about. Ye Song is acting like this only because he didn't find any silver in my house."

"If he took away all the money in my house, he would have to pretend to be nice."

Old Master Wen sighed silently.

If the Wen family was also a big family, how could Ye Song dare to treat Ye Jintang like this.

After all, merchants are merchants, and they are not worth mentioning even in the eyes of wealthy families.

"Jintang, you must hide all the money. It is for your future use. Don't let others cheat you out of it easily."

"Grandfather, rest assured. Although I am young, I have experienced so many things and have grown up. I can tell who is truly kind to me and who is just greedy for my money."

"Jintang, do you have any plans for the future?"