Chapter 162 Brother Liu, Take A Rest First
Chapter 162 Brother Liu, Take A Rest First
at the same time.
Gu Chen took Jiang Anran and Gu Zijin to the palace where Emperor Wu was.
Although Jiang Anran behaved very calmly on the carriage, he became a little restrained after entering the palace, and now he did not dare to say a word.
Just as he was about to go in, Jiang Anran couldn't help but hugged Gu Zijin's little arm and asked anxiously, "Your Highness, Your Majesty, he is... really not vicious!"
Gu Zijin said with a smile: "Sister An Ran, don't be nervous. Trust me, it will be fine."
Jiang Anran tried to calm down her mood and said calmly: "Okay! I'll try not to be nervous."
"arrive."
Gu Chen reminded the two women behind him, and then informed the eunuch waiting outside the door.
"Come in."
A deep and deep voice came from inside the house. Gu Chen opened the door and walked in first. Seeing this, Gu Zijin immediately walked in with Jiang Anran.
Gu Chen lowered his head and said, "Father, Miss Jiang is here."
Emperor Wu immediately put down the scroll in his hand and looked up. When he saw Gu Zijin next to him, his eyes suddenly lit up, "Zijin, why are you here too?!"
"Father, Sister An Ran is my friend. Didn't I tell you before that my body has recovered a little? In fact, it was Sister An Ran who helped me cure it."
"So it is!"
After listening to Gu Zijin's explanation, Emperor Wu suddenly understood. He couldn't help but look at Jiang Anran below, and asked: "Which concubine in the Duke's palace are you?!"
Jiang Anran quickly lowered his head, "Little...little girl Jiang...Jiang Anran has met His Majesty."
"Haha, you don't have to be so nervous about me. You are Zijin's friend, just treat me as an elder."
Emperor Wu showed a rare friendly smile on his face, and then said: "I heard from Lao Jiu that you run several shops in Kyoto City, and you even hoarded a large amount of food?"
Jiang Anran nodded, "I did store some food, but now that the country is in trouble, the little girl is willing to donate all the food to help Huzhou survive the famine."
This rhetoric was told to her by Gu Chen before, and now she reported it to Emperor Wu in full.
Hearing that Jiang Anran was willing to donate food directly, Emperor Wu laughed heartily, "Haha, you are worthy of being the daughter of the Duke's palace. But can I take your food for free? Tell me, what reward do you want?"
Jiang Anran lowered her head and said, "The little girl is very satisfied to be able to help the people in the Huzhou area."
Gu Chen taught her to say this.
But even if Gu Chen didn't say anything, she knew that no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't ask for a reward.
This would only make Emperor Wu think that she had some agenda.
Emperor Wu nodded, and then briefly chatted with Jiang Anran about other things. After some exchanges, he was quite satisfied with this daughter of the Duke's family.
It wasn't until more than half an hour passed that Emperor Wu let him go.
On the way out of the palace, Gu Chen looked at the bitter-faced Jiang Anran beside him and asked with a smile: "Are you so scared?"
Jiang Anran sighed and said helplessly: "Of course you are not afraid! After all, he is your father. I am different. This is the first time I have met the emperor. You will not understand the innate fear. of."
Gu Chen asked again: "Then why aren't you afraid of me? I am also a prince after all."
Jiang Anran retorted: "You still have the nerve to say that if you hadn't been cheated by you when opening the store, would I have been working as a wage earner for you?!"
Gu Chen shrugged, "We were negotiating, and you agreed to the sharing conditions at that time. I didn't force you."
"How dare you say that!"
Jiang Anran's mouth bulged in anger, and she put her hands on her waist, "Since the opening of the hot pot restaurant, I have been busy from morning to night. As a result, you still have to take half of the monthly income. Now it is even more important for her and me. Help you store food, do you know how I have been here these past few months?"
"Didn't I give you several boxes of gold and silver jewelry?"
"You still have the nerve to talk about those boxes of gold and silver jewelry?! He Yan told me all this, do you know you almost killed me!"
"Don't worry, you won't die, God will bless you."
"Prince Gu, do you think you are speaking human language? Are all the guards and maids in your house so considerate?"
....
The next morning, Li Hongxiong, the head of the Ministry of Household Affairs, led more than 200 soldiers to transport grain and prepare to go to Huzhou. Emperor Wu personally went out to see him off.
Under the city wall, countless guards guarded both sides of the city gate to protect Emperor Wu's safety.
Emperor Wu stood not far outside the door wearing a black python robe, looking at Li Hongxiong in front of him with a serious face, "Master Li, I will leave the disaster in Huzhou to you this time. I hope you will not let me down."
Li Hongxiong immediately bent down, raised his hands, and said extremely seriously: "I will definitely live up to your majesty's respect."
Emperor Wu nodded with satisfaction, "Okay, with these few words from you, I feel relieved. Let's get ready to leave!"
"yes."
After speaking, Li Hongxiong turned around and left with the soldiers.
On the other side, Gu Chen, Jiang Heyan, and Jiang Anran were in a warehouse not far from the eastern suburbs of the city. This was where Jiang Anran was hoarding food.
In the warehouse, all the guards packed the rice in the warehouse into burlap bags in an orderly manner. Some maids and boys were also helping with some small help.
"Brother Liu, take a rest first and drink a glass of water!"
Looking at Liu Yun, a heavy-headed man who was tired from carrying sacks, Xiangye quickly brought a bowl of cold water and brought it to him.
Seeing Xiang Ye coming over, Liu Yun first placed the sack with rice on the ground, and then took the water bowl from the other party, "Thank you."
After saying that, he only heard a few "gurgling" sounds, drank all the cold water in the bowl, and then returned the bowl to Xiangye.
"Brother Liu, wait a moment!"
Just as Liu Yun was about to carry the sack and leave, Xiangye suddenly shouted, then took out a handkerchief from his pocket and stood on tiptoe, "You have a lot of sweat on your head, let me wipe it for you."
"It's okay, I'll just wash my face later."
"It won't work if you don't wipe it. The sweat will fall into your eyes and you won't be able to see the road."
I don't know how long it took before Xiangye removed the handkerchief from Liu Yun's forehead and said with a smile: "Okay, Brother Liu, keep busy. If you want to drink water, just tell me."
"OK."
Liu Yun didn't think much, turned around and left with the sack.
However, just as Liu Yungang put the sack on the cart, a guard immediately walked over and said with a smile on his face: "Boss, I saw it just now. That Xiangye girl definitely likes you."
Liu Yun rolled his eyes at the other person, and then kicked the other person's butt, "You are the only one who has done a lot of shit!"
"Haha, boss, I care about you too. It's time for you to find a wife now."
"Are you looking for a fight?!"
"Haha, I won't say anything then."
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