Chapter 445
Ji Yonghao and Astrid searched the Qinghe Gorge for three days, searched the bottom of the lake, and found a total of 248 dragon scales.
He felt that the number was almost there, so he stopped looking for it, called Astrid, and after a night of rest, they rushed to Jiangnan City.
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Ji Yonghao white clothed folding fan, golden feathers standing on his shoulders, Astrid black skirt backs sword, it was drizzling in the sky, and the two held oil-paper umbrellas.
As soon as I stepped into Jiangnan City, I felt a sense of freshness and elegance.
There are simple and elegant houses on the left side of the road, the ground is paved with bluestone slabs, the Qinghe River flows slowly on the right side, and there is a quaint stone bridge above the Qinghe River.
There are sturdy weeping willows by the riverside of Qinghe River, some women are beating their clothes by the riverside, and there is smoke from cooking in the distance.
The two walked on the flat green stone pavement. The breeze gently swept the willows along the river. From time to time, they passed a few Great Family ladies in elegant dresses, as well as those scholars in long gowns and folding fans. Passing by a beautiful painting boat, there are bursts of pleasant piano sounds.
Little bridges and flowing water, the white mist and lotus flowers in the rain lane, all of these reveal the meaning of misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River.
Ji Yonghao and Astrid walked and strolled around. The scenery of this city is really charming. I don't know why it belongs to the Kingdom of Shang, and the Xuanyuan Family is willing to do so.
Time passed quickly, and at noon the two arrived at a luxurious mansion in the center of the city.
This house is very huge, the gate alone is nearly five meters wide, the two doors of the vermilion are inlaid with copper nails, there are two huge stone lions on both sides, and there are fourth layer steps in front of the door. Two guards stood straight under the porch, with two big characters "Jifu".
Ji Yonghao walked over with Astrid and was stopped by the guards.
"This is Ji Mansion, what's the matter with Young Master and Lady?" the guard said very politely.
Because Ji Family is a scholarly family, Jigong has countless disciples across the country, so many scholars come here every year, so these guards will not have eyes high above the top.
Ji Yonghao laughed, took out a prayer post, and threw it away: "This is my prayer post, go and tell me."
It stands to reason that as Ji Yonghao , the salutation should have been handed over by the people around him, but he didn't bring anyone else this time, only Astrid, and Astrid didn't understand these things, so he handed it over himself.
"Young Master, wait a moment, miss!"
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"Clouds like clothes and flowers, spring breeze blows on the threshold of Revlon, tsk tsk, it's really good Poetry, my cousin is quite good at it." A twenty-something youngster was looking at a volume of poetry, which was sent from the capital a while ago.
"Second Brother, don't raise other people's ambitions, it's useless to write good poetry, but also to be a human being, this Ji Yonghao, hmph! As the Second Prince of the kingdom, don't come to take care of our Ji Family, you can't be human at all." Another youngster disdainfully road.
The patriarch of Ji Family is Ji Yonghao's great grandfather Ji Xiansen, Ji Xiansen has three sons and a daughter, Ji Suqin is Ji Xiansen's youngest daughter, and her three big brothers Ji Yonghao are called uncle master.
And Ji Yonghao's Second Uncle and Third Uncle have separated and are not in Jiangnan City, so his uncle Ji Qingshu's family is in Jiangnan City.
There are three sons under Ji Qingshu, namely the eldest Ji Fulin, the second Ji Fuyun, the third Ji Fuhe, and Ji Yonghao are all called cousins.
The first person who spoke just now was Ji Guangling, the son of Ji Yonghao's second cousin's family, and the second one who was somewhat disdainful was Ji Guangshan, the son of the eldest cousin's family.
Ji Guangling frowned when he heard Ji Guangshan's words. He knew that his cousin went back to Shangwangcheng and wanted to find a relationship with the Kingdom's Finance Department, but Ji Yonghao's Finance Minister Wu Cheng did not give him any advice. The cousin's face, so the cousin will hold a grudge in his heart.
But who's to blame? Cousin can only recite poems and write right, and he doesn't know how to settle accounts. Although the finance department has a lot of oil and water, who can enter it?
But he didn't know what to say. While hesitating, the guard watch at the door ran over and handed over a letter of worship. When Ji Guangshan opened it, his eyes were all round, and he lost his voice: "Ji Yonghao is here?"
Ji Guangling smiled and said, "big brother, let's go and inform grandfather that they will welcome Ji Yonghao!"
Because this is In the Kingdom of Shang, everyone in name is under the jurisdiction of the royal family, so although their Ji Family belongs to the Aristocratic Family of the Eighteenth Duke, it is because all the scholars in the empire have learned the way of the Eighteenth Duke, so the Eighteenth Duke family owns it. Huge fame, like learning the Tao of Confucius and Mencius on Earth.
But the Shibagong can only be regarded as a famous Aristocratic Family. Even if some of the family's children are officials, or they are named nobles, it does not mean that everyone in the Shigong family is a noble.
So, they still have to be under the jurisdiction of local officials, although local officials don't dare to control them, but in name it is.
Ji Yonghao is the Second Prince of the Kingdom of Sorrows, and these commoners naturally have to pay their respects.
"Hey!" Ji Guangshan waved his hand and said, "Second Brother, this Ji Yonghao and we are of the same generation, no matter how high his status is, he has to pay attention to his ancestors' seniority, what qualifications does he have? Let the grandfather meet him in person? Just let him come in."
"This...isn't it?" Ji Guangling hesitated, but he couldn't refute his big brother.
Because of their generation, Ji Guangshan is the most powerful. In the future, Ji Guangshan will be the direct line of Ji Family, and Ji Guangling may be separated as a collateral line. These scholarly Aristocratic Family are the most particular. This, so Ji Guangling is used to being obedient.
These ancient inheritance families, generally after the family develops and grows, will divide the collateral line out, after all, the ancestral house cannot hold so many people.
Ji Guangshan ignored Ji Guangling and waved at the guard: "Go and let him in."
"Yes, Master Eldest Young!" He hurried back to the door, but Ji Guangshan's attitude also gave the guard an illusion that the two Young Master and Lady at the door were not important people.
Ji Yonghao turned to look at the people coming, people going on the street, and after a while, the guard came back.
The guard looked serious, shouted: "You two, come in with me, I'll take you to see our Eldest Young Master, remember, this is Ji Mansion, the scholarly Aristocratic Family, just follow behind me. , don't make a lot of noise, it's not good for the Young Master and Lady."
Ji Yonghao squinted his eyes, but his expression did not show happiness and anger, and said plainly: "You mean to let Shall I go in with you to meet your Eldest Young Master? Do you want me not to make any noise?"
The guard frowned, saying: "Is there something wrong? Since you come to ask for help, you have to look like you are asking for help. I didn't bring any gifts, it's a gift to let you in."
Ji Yonghao smiled, nodded, said: "Good! Good! Good!"
Soon the complexion turned cold, Said: "I'll give you Ji Family three hours and find a way to calm me down, otherwise, the ancestral home of your Wannian Family will disappear for me!"
"Astrid, let's go! " Ji Yonghao ordered, and left with Astrid.
Two guards looked at each other in blank dismay.