Traveling through time and space to become a lady of a noble family, but she only wants to escape

Chapter 128: The Ruined Palace

After a few days, the herbs on the mountains surrounding Qing County finally grew. The more valuable ones grew on the dangerous mountains where there was no way back. The common people had just lived a decent life for two years, and no one was willing to risk their lives in the mountains for money.

The only way to go deep into the mountains to collect herbs is to rely on the horizontal pull mechanism sent by the state government, so only the county government can earn this money.

After collecting the herbs, Lin Ruogui was smiling every day - there was money in the county government's account, and he could finally pay off the famine relief debt owed to the state government, and he would have enough money left over to get through the winter.

In November, it was finally time for the last of the three consecutive examinations - the imperial examination.

All the candidates from the thirteen states had to go to Weizhou City to take the exam, and Qing County suddenly became a lot quieter.

Just at this time, something went wrong.

Chu Yunchuan originally planned to go back to the city of Weizhou in December to report for duty, but unexpectedly, an imperial envoy suddenly appeared on the eve of the examination. The imperial envoy was on duty on behalf of the emperor, and even a noble person like King Jing should personally welcome him. This matter could be big or small, so Fang Zhiheng hurriedly sent Changfeng to Qing County to bring Chu Yunchuan back to the city overnight. Chu Yunchuan used this as an excuse that he didn't know when he would return from the city, so he simply took Bai Zhi with him.

In fact, Bai Zhi wanted to go without him saying anything. Since they became close, Chu Yunchuan has been inseparable from her. When she got up and washed, Chu Yunchuan would move a stool and sit next to her. He would follow her in everything she did, including practicing martial arts, changing clothes, and taking care of the difficult-to-grow jasmine. He would also replace the few things on Bai Zhi's dressing table every now and then, including rouge, powder, wooden comb, earrings, and hairpins - all of Bai Zhi's old things were stuffed into the bottom of the box by him, and all the things on the table were new. He didn't know what was wrong with that.

As a result, Bai Zhi had long been accustomed to Chu Yunchuan being within her sight, and if they were separated it would be like cutting flesh.

Anyway, I haven't been to Prince Jing's Mansion yet, so I'll just take this opportunity to broaden my horizons.

However, when Bai Zhi stepped into Prince Jing's Mansion, she found that this place did not broaden her horizons, or rather, it gave her some unexpected insights - she had never seen such a shabby palace before.

A huge yard with no boundaries, two large tiled houses, and weeds everywhere. There was not even a brick or stone on the ground, and the paths were all made by walking on the grass.

Bai Zhi: "..."

Those who know it think it is a palace, while those who don’t think it is a toilet.

Chu Yunchuan, however, did not feel ashamed at all, and calmly introduced Bai Zhi: "This is the main hall, where I usually handle official documents, and that is Changfeng's bedroom."

"...You are working vigorously to rebuild the Thirteen States, but why did you leave your own family behind?"

Chu Yunchuan said in a mysterious tone: "Go into the main hall and take a look."

How could there be flowers carved into such a shabby house? Bai Zhi pushed the door of the main hall without much concern, but found that it could not be opened at all.

There is no lock on the top or bottom, how is the door closed?

Bai Zhi thought of Chu Yunchuan's specialty - the mechanical device of the Lou family. With a mechanical device that can go up to heaven and down to earth, closing the door is a piece of cake. She knocked on the door a few times, slid her eyes towards Chu Yunchuan, and pretended to shout: "Thousand Years Old, Thousand Years Old, open the door."

This door looks like it's made of wood, but when you knock on it it feels like cold iron coated with wood lacquer.

Qiansui smiled happily when he heard her words, and began to touch the door repeatedly. Every time he touched a place, a dark clicking sound came from inside, and the more he touched, the louder the sound became, until the sound was deafening, and the door burst open.

There really is a different world inside! Bai Zhi's eyes widened. Just now she was thinking, how could such a shabby house be called a main hall? It doesn't look like a hall at all. But it turned out to be a hall. The four corners were supported by beams and pillars, and there was a huge desk in the middle. Books and scrolls and four treasures of the study were neatly stacked in the bookcases around them, and there was a bed in the corner. The whole thing was more than ten times larger than the bedroom in Yishuiyuan.

"When I first returned to the city of Weizhou, there was a lot of work to be done. I only had time to build a place to handle government affairs, and the rest was put on hold. I had planned to rebuild the Prince Jing's Palace in the next two years, but now there is no need. Whoever will be passed on the throne in the future can build a palace that suits his eyes." Chu Yunchuan led Bai Zhi to the bed and said seriously, "Dear guest, please take a seat quickly. There is no tea in my humble abode, so I can only provide you with a seat."

Bai Zhi slapped the bed twice, which produced a clear thumping sound. "I've never seen a bed that hurts your butt."

This bed is incredibly hard.

"You used to like sleeping on a hard bed? The bed at home is so soft, can you get used to it?" Bai Zhi is used to sleeping on a soft bed. She has four layers of silk mattresses on her bed at home. The softer the bed is, the more she can sink into it, the better she sleeps.

"When I'm busy, I only sleep for two hours a day and sleep on a hard couch so I don't stay in bed." Chu Yunchuan pretended to be reluctant and said, "After moving home, it's hard to wake up in the morning."

"Sleep when it's hard to wake up, eat when you wake up." Bai Zhi smiled leisurely, "My dear, I have only one good thing about me. I have no ambition and I just want to have fun. You have chosen the right person to live with me. When you are done with this busy period, I will take you to Yangshan. There was a hot spring halfway up the mountain last year, so I bought that piece of land and built a house. With the sky as a blanket and the spring as a bed, I will take you to experience what it means to be happy and free."

Chu Yunchuan was surprised and asked, "You built a house in Yangshan? Why have I never heard you mention it?"

"Not just Yangshan." Bai Zhi began to count on her fingers, "There's also Linzhou City. Linzhou is really a great place, with countless delicious foods and drinks, and it's lively. There's also the county to the east of Dengzhou, which has nice scenery, much more beautiful than the vast landscape of Qing County. There's also Weizhou. The southernmost part of Weizhou is close to the sea, and it's Zhou Shensi's hometown. I built my house next to his house, so they can live with me when they're free, and they can help take care of me. And..."

Chu Yunchuan: “…”

Bai Zhi chattered on and on, counting seven or eight fingers, and finally clapped her hands: "I will take you to all these places in the future. Ah, but you should have been there before."

"I have been there, but I haven't been to your house." Chu Yunchuan complained, "Why didn't you tell me that you have been to so many places? I thought you stayed in Qing County for the past two years."

All the things that Bai Zhi had done that he didn't know about made him feel vaguely upset.

"It's not too late to tell you now. Pick one first and go when you're done." Bai Zhi said with a smile, "Eat and have fun, and come back before the New Year... But there's an imperial envoy here, it's such a long journey, he should stay in Weizhou for the New Year... It's really troublesome, can we send him back?"

"It may not be easy to chase him away." Chu Yunchuan said, "I forgot to tell you that this imperial envoy is an acquaintance of yours."

Bai Zhi was stunned: "My acquaintance?"

How could she have any acquaintances who could be the imperial envoy?

Chu Yunchuan pulled out Fang Zhiheng's letter from his bosom: "This imperial envoy...Oh, yes, his name is Lu Jiliang."

Bai Zhi: "..."

Bai Zhi: "Who???"