Chapter 79: Moving to a new home

The carriage slowly entered the capital. The two seal characters "Yingtian" were clearly visible on the ancient city wall far away.

In the shaking carriage, Xiao Fan looked at Xiao Huamei with a calm face and smiled: "We will live in this big city in the future. Do you like it?"

Xiao Huamei smiled with a smile on his face, nodded vigorously, and then pointed at Taixu again.

Xiao Fan understood what she meant and said, "Well, yes, I'll take a ride with the master."

Taixu said unpleasantly: "Why does Master Dao feel that he is superfluous? It's like buying a hoof and then spending two taels of pork head meat in vain..."

Xiao Fan quickly said sincerely: "Master has been underestimating himself. My disciple swears to the sky that he never treats you as a pig's head meat. Just with your skill, it is much better than pig's head meat..."

Taixu nodded and shook his head again: "Although it sounds a bit consoling, why does Dao feel worse when he listens?"

Xiao Fan turned his head and ignored him. The centenarian's emotions are fragile and sensitive. It is appropriate to care more, but don't spoil him too much.

With Zhu Yunwen's personal guards in Jinyi, the carriage entered the city smoothly.

After entering the city, the carriage turned to the right and stopped after a stick of incense. Xiao Fan lifted the curtain and saw a very wide street in front of him. The street was paved with bluestone and on both sides were houses. The houses did not look particularly large. Judging from the specifications of the gate, it was probably a second-hand house, which looked a bit old, but full of simplicity.

Zhu Yunwen stood at the door of a newly decorated house in casual clothes. Seeing Xiao Fan getting off the carriage, he came up and complained, "Why is it so long? I'm planning to ask someone to urge you..."

Seeing that Xiao Fan kept looking around, Zhu Yunwen was so happy that he disappeared, and said, "Look at what's here? I specially found a house for you. You can live here for the time being. I'll talk about it when I make time..."

Xiao Fan was stunned: "What does it mean to make room for you?"

Zhu Yunwen said with a gloomy expression: "I originally found a big house in Wuyi Lane. Later, when I asked, it was the villa of the fifth emperor's uncle, King Zhou. Humph! You can live here first, I will definitely find a way to get the villa of King Zhou to give you..."

Xiao Fan was shocked and said, "No, no, no, no, no, no, here is very good. I don't have the blessing to enjoy the prince's villa, so let's forget it..."

Xiao Fan was really shocked and sweated. He had just entered the capital and almost offended the prince for no reason. Is he wronged?

Zhu Yunwen snorted, "How can that be done? The King of Zhou has already had such a large fiefdom in Kaifeng, and he doesn't come often in the capital, so why should he occupy such a good place? No! I have to bring it to you, so I can't give it to him! When he doesn't have a fiefdom one day, I will give him a bigger house in the capital."

Xiao Fan was shocked. King Zhu Su was quite famous. After Kaifeng, he promoted water conservancy, reduced rent and taxes, and resumed farming, and did a lot of good things. However, in history, Zhu Yunwen took the strategy of reducing the vassal after he ascended the throne. The first vassal king to use was the King of Zhou. Could it be... because of that big house? The poor Prince Zhou was also very unjust...

"Thank you for your care, Caomin... Well, I should be respectful now. I have few people in my family and can't live in such a big house. This one is good and good. I will live here in the future and not move anywhere else..."

"This is not possible. You will marry and have children in the future to make your Xiao family rich. Will your children and grandchildren be crowded in such a small house? Don't worry, I will definitely get the big house for you. It's spring, and the vassal king is about to come to the capital for court. At that time, I personally ask the fifth uncle for coming. I don't know if he dares not give it to me, otherwise when I ascend the throne, I will be the first to cut off his vassal..."

I'm sure, it's really because of this.

This unlucky child!

Xiao Fan looked around nervously, and saw that Jinyi's personal army was guarding from a distance and there was no one around, so he frowned and said, "Your Highness, even if you are the grandson, you must be careful when speaking. Regardless of whether you want to reduce the vassal states or not, such things can only be buried in your heart and cannot be disclosed. When you slowly plan to do so in the future, you will say that you have reduced the vassal states like this. Are you afraid of arousing the alertness of the vassal kings?"

Zhu Yunwen smiled indifferently and said, "You are the one I believe in, and there are no outsiders around you. Tell you what's wrong with it..."

There are no outsiders? Do you think all of those private soldiers in the brocade clothes are loyal? I wonder how many ears support you and listen to your words, but this guy is still too simple...

Seeing Zhu Yunwen looking like he was unrepentant, Xiao Fan couldn't help but glared at him, raised his right hand and waited for him to cut Mount Hua to wake him up.

Seeing that Xiao Fan changed his expression, Zhu Yunwen knew something was wrong, and covered his forehead very quickly, then jumped back and shouted: "I was wrong, I was wrong! Don't hit someone..."

Xiao Fan smiled. This guy was really beaten to death.

Zhu Yunwen was obviously not interested in taking Xiao Fan to visit this small old house. He told Xiao Fan a few words and asked him to go to Chunfang to order a book of Mao before the morning court was over, and then take out the waist sign.

After the explanation, Zhu Yunwen led the guards away with his personal army.

Xiao Fan squeezed at Xiao Huamei and smiled and said, "You will push the door of our house open to you. Let's have a good start and be lucky."

Xiao Huamei nodded excitedly, jumped forward, reached out and pushed open the door of her new home.

After the door opened, the three of them were shocked and saw a group of people standing neatly inside the door, including old and young, male and female.

Under the leadership of an old man, everyone respectfully bowed to Xiao Fan and the other two and said, "I have met the old master, the master, and the wife."

Xiao Fan and the other two were so scared that they took a step back together. Xiao Fan quickly said, "Sorry, we went to the wrong door..."

The old man in charge stepped forward and smiled and said, "The master is not wrong. When His Royal Highness of the Grand Prince bought this house, he hired the old man to be the housekeeper for the master, and also bought a few servants. The maid came to serve the master's family. His Royal Highness of the Grand Prince said that all the expenses in the mansion will be supported by the Eastern Palace."

Xiao Fan felt warm and couldn't be the Emperor Zhu Yunwen, but he was so careful and thoughtful in his work. He should be better off in the future, at least try not to hit him.

The old man bowed and said, "The old man's surname is Zhang. If you have any problems in the future, just tell the old man. The old man will do his best to do it properly for the master."

After saying that, Butler Zhang led the maids to kneel down and kowtow to Xiao Fan, which was considered to have officially recognized the master.

Then Butler Zhang stood up and said to the maids: "You shouldn't hurry up and help your wife into the inner courtyard. From now on, you must serve your family with all your heart. If you are negligent, be careful of your flesh and blood!"

The maids stepped forward tremblingly, holding Xiao Huamei's arm on the left and right, and quietly walked towards the inner courtyard.

Xiao Fan opened his mouth with difficulty: "Hey, she is not mine..."

Before he finished speaking, Xiao Huamei's face was tense and deliberately pretended to be a majestic woman. His eyes showed joy and pride for the title of "Madam". Xiao Fan felt soft and sighed, "Forget it, Madam, Madam, the little girl has been with her for so long, so there must be a saying, "What's not called Madam?" Girl? Such a beautiful little loli, if you raise her for a few years, you will be a beautiful beauty. How can she be a girl? Madam! Madam, it's a must!

Taixu leaned forward and said with a smirk: "I have long calculated that you will be lucky today. Look, after entering the capital and becoming an official, I immediately had a house. I didn't say that I had added so many servants, but I also picked up a lady for nothing..."

Butler Zhang bowed and smiled and said, "The master has worked hard all the way. Should I go to the inner courtyard to rest for a while? The old man will arrange meals for the master's family, and it will be fine soon."

Xiao Fan nodded and entered the inner courtyard directly. However, Xiao Huamei in front of him was supported by the maids. Her little head was raised higher and higher, and her nostrils were facing the sky. When she walked, she shook her undeveloped chest high, and she looked arrogant like an arrogant woman in the inner courtyard. Xiao Fan was so angry that he rushed forward and slapped her little butt egg hard.

"Pret! I'll beat you up with a big belly!"

Xiao Hua giggled, shook the maid away, and ran away in a blink of an eye.

The next morning, Xiao Fan officially wore a sixth-rank official uniform and ordered two servants to lead the way and took a carriage to Chunfang.

Chunfang is on the west side of the East Palace, which is the place where the princes of all dynasties study and study. It is affiliated with the Hanlin Academy. The guards outside Chunfang are tightly guarded and controlled by the Beijing camp under the jurisdiction of the Left Army Governor's Office. Seeing Xiao Fan approaching, a hundred-house officer patrolling the post raised his hand to stop Xiao Fan. After confirming Xiao Fan's identity as an attendant, the officer solemnly ordered Xiao Fan to draw the book of the Mao, and then handed him a bronze waist sign to enter and exit, and then let him in.

After entering Chunfang and passing through a bamboo forest, I saw a very exquisite palace, where Zhu Yunwen’s study place was convenient.

There was an eunuch guarding the marquis outside the pavilion. When Xiao Fan was coming, the eunuch led Xiao Fan in.

It is Siyu, and the lecturer who taught the lecturer has not yet arrived. Zhu Yunwen sat behind a side of the book case with various snacks on the book case. He was eating with relish. When he saw Xiao Fan coming, his eyes lit up and he waved, "...have you eaten?"

It is such a familiar and warm greeting. It is probably a common phrase for Chinese people to say hello for hundreds of years.

Xiao Fan said: "I haven't eaten."

"I didn't eat anything..."

“Are there any mixed sauce noodles?”

"No, is the meat muffin made?"

"Just do it."

The greeting process is completed.

Xiao Fan bit the meat muffin with big mouthfuls, and the two of them had a lot of fun.

There was a cough outside the door. It was probably because the lecturer who taught was coming. Xiao Fan and Zhu Yunwen quickly sat down.

As the light at the door dimmed, a middle-aged man wearing a fourth-rank official uniform walked in slowly while stroking his beard.

When Xiao Fan saw it, he couldn't help but be stunned, and then his face was full of resentment.

Zhu Yunwen sat next to him and came over and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong with you?"

Xiao Fan stared at the middle-aged man and said, "Do you remember the last time I filed a lawsuit with His Majesty, and there were two middle-aged uncles who broke up my stage?"

"Remember, what's wrong?"

"Didn't you say that you will come across me and help me beat him?"

Zhu Yunwen nodded fiercely, "Yes! Beat him!"

Xiao Fan smiled and whispered to the middle-aged uncle above, "Did you see the guy above clearly? He is one of them. Later, we will find all the sacks and wooden sticks, find a place where no one is around, put the sacks on his head, and then..."

Xiao Fan made a fierce move to knock on the stick.

"Ah?" Zhu Yunwen was stunned and then shocked: "Beat him? No, absolutely not! He can't beat him..."

"Why can't he beat him up? Didn't you say you wanted to help me?" Xiao Fan was unhappy.

Zhu Yunwen said with a sad face: "You can beat anyone in the capital, but you can't beat him..."

"Why?"

"Because I am the official of the Chunfang lecturer Huang Zicheng, and His Royal Highness the Grand His Majesty and your teacher, I can beat you, but you can't beat me."

At some point, Huang Zicheng had quietly stood in front of the two of them, slowly stroking his beard and replied. Although his movements looked elegant and calm, his hand shaking his beard was trembling slightly. I don’t know if it was because of Xiao Fan or because he was happy because of Xiao Fan, such a good student.
Chapter completed!