Chapter 105 Jiangdu
When it comes to the Zhang family of Jiangdu, they are well-known throughout the Jianghuai region.

The Zhang family had an old relationship with the sage. When the sage went south to attack Wei, they not only gave the garden to the prince as a temporary palace, but also provided a large amount of military supplies.

After the Great Yan Pingnan Campaign, the head of the Zhang family was conferred the title of Marquis of Wucheng, and the Zhang family was made the head of the Salt Merchants Association and the dominant force in the Lianghuai salt industry.

This time when he toured Jianghuai, Murong Ying did not even go to Guangling, but went directly to Jiangdu.

To this end, the head of the Zhang family, Wucheng Hou Zhang Lin, and Guangling Prefect Gao Zhixing also organized a large-scale welcoming team.

But the emperor seemed to be very disrespectful. He sailed into Jiangdu City from the canal, got off the boat directly at the dock in the city, and then got on the carriage to go to the palace.

He simply ignored the welcoming team. After Gao Zhixing learned about this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Mr. Zhang, you've been implicated this time."

Gao Zhixing thought that the emperor did not give them face because he was unhappy with his abandoning the city.

But under the circumstances at that time, King Chen suddenly led his troops to the city and seized the city gate while it was not closed. If it were not for his guards fighting to the death, he would not even have time to escape.

After escaping to Jiangdu, he immediately submitted a memorial and sought help from Zhang Lin, recruiting militiamen to try to retake Guangling.

Zhang Lin said calmly, "Lord Gao, don't worry too much. The Saint's cold treatment of you is not necessarily a bad thing. You are an old minister of the Saint's residence, and the relationship between them is extraordinary. The cold treatment is just for show."

Gao Zhixing nodded, but felt very disappointed.

On the other side, the ship that Li Yuanhui was on entered the canal in Jiangdu City. He wanted to ask Lao Liu and Lao Zhu, who had already returned to secular life, to get off the ship and go for a stroll, and also to find Zhang Jian to reminisce the past.

Who knew that Zhang Jian would come over just as the three of them got off the boat, and the two sides just happened to miss each other.

They had done all these things together, such as being chivalrous, killing people and setting fires, and threatening the prince, so naturally they had some kind of friendship.

Jiangdu City was very prosperous. It was adjacent to a big river and the entrance to the canal, and the waterways in the city were interconnected. As northerners, Li Yuanhui and Liu Xuanji had naturally rarely seen such scenes.

The whole city has a sense of elegance, which is completely different from the grandeur of the north.

And because of the developed water transportation, there is a wide variety of goods on the street, and many things that are uncommon in Luoyang are commonplace here.

The three of them were walking on the street and happened to come across a clothing store. Li Yuanhui asked Lao Zhu to go and pick out some clothes. Lao Zhu couldn't refuse, so he went into the clothing store. As soon as a customer came in, the store owner took Lao Zhu to the back to measure the size and try on clothes.

Li Yuanhui asked Lao Zhu to try it first, and the two of them went out to buy some snacks and fruits.

Who knew that just after leaving the clothing store, there were suddenly a few screams and the neighing of horses coming from the front.

"Oh no, the horse is frightened."

In the busy city, pedestrians were dodging, and riding on a horse was a woman in red, who kept reminding people to get out of the way.

But the woman's riding skills were not very good, and she couldn't control the frightened horse at all. The whole street was thrown into chaos by the horse.

I saw a horse running towards a young woman, and the woman was so frightened that she stood there in a daze.

In a flash, two figures jumped up at the same time. Both of them were tall and strong, with strong physiques and agile movements.

One of them reached out and grabbed the reins, while the other simply grabbed the horse's neck to prevent it from moving forward.

The one who pulled the reins was Zhang Jian, and the one who hooked the horse's neck and forced it to stop was Liu Xuanji, who was born with supernatural powers.

In fact, Li Yuanhui did not just stand there and watch. He simply grabbed the young woman who was still in a daze and pulled her aside.

However, the galloping horse stopped in place, but still held its head high, trying to break free. Seeing this, Liu Xuanji became ruthless and kicked the horse sideways to make its legs retract, and the fierce horse fell to its knees on the ground.

But he threw the woman in red directly down. Li Yuanhui stepped forward and caught her, thus preventing the woman from hitting her head on the ground in a tragic situation.

The woman in red took advantage of the situation and threw herself into his arms. The huge inertia almost knocked her down, and she took several steps back before she could stabilize herself. The woman in red raised her head and saw Li Yuanhui's handsome face. Before she could even say thank you, she was pulled over.

Snapped.

It was just a slap in the face.

The one who slapped her was the woman who was almost hit before. She was dressed in white and looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old. Her face was full of anger, but it still couldn't hide her beautiful face and the cool and ethereal aura she exuded.

"Fourteenth Lady, I know you have always been willful and capricious, but you are making trouble because you want to kill me!"

The woman who was beaten, or more accurately, a young girl, was wearing a red Liuxian skirt. Her face was as pretty as a lotus emerging from the water. She was only thirteen or fourteen years old, but she was an excellent beauty. After being slapped, she raised her head and looked at the woman opposite her, but she seemed a little lacking in confidence.

At this time, Zhang Jian behind threw the reins to Liu Xuanji without even having time to say hello.

He came over and separated the two of them, "Okay, stop making trouble. Are you going to make people laugh on the street? Go home now."

The woman in white didn't respond, but turned and walked away. Just as she took a step, she suddenly remembered Li Yuanhui who had just helped her and Liu Xuanji who had restrained the galloping horse. She turned around and bowed to the two of them, "My daughter Zhang Jiuniang, thank you for your help." Then she pointed to Zhang Jian beside her and said, "This is my brother Zhang Jian. If you two need anything, you can tell him directly. I'm not feeling well, so I'll take my leave first. Please forgive me."

The woman who called herself Zhang Jiuniang bowed again, then turned and left. As soon as she took a step, she suddenly felt her legs go weak and she almost fell down. Fortunately, Li Yuanhui was quick to reach out and help her up.

At this time, the maid who had been frightened earlier came to her senses and went to help her.

Zhang Jiuniang saw that it was Li Yuanhui who helped her again, and her face flushed slightly, then she nodded to him and thanked him: "Thank you, my dear."

The other young lady in red, probably because she lost face from the slap, also left quickly, but she didn't even say thank you before leaving.

However, Li Yuanhui, Zhang Jian and Liu Xuanji first smiled at each other, and then burst into laughter.

"Hahahahaha."

At this time, Lao Zhu, who had just finished trying on clothes, came out and saw the three people laughing. Although he felt a little puzzled, he also laughed.

"I've finally got you three here. I won't leave until I'm drunk."

"Hahaha, that's what you said. Let's see who falls first."

While Zhang Jian was talking, he led the three people to a garden of the Zhang family.

This garden was built in an extremely elegant manner, with rockery, ponds, waterside pavilions and terraces, and a very clever layout, already forming the prototype of the later Jiangnan gardens.

Several people sat in the pavilion, and Zhang Jian prepared a table full of river fish, local delicacies, seasonal vegetables, fruits and melons.

"This wine is not very famous, but my Zhang family brews it privately, and we only have a few hundred jars a year. I don't drink this wine unless it's a festival or an ancestor worship. Let's have enough today. Come on, Mr. Li, General Liu, monk... I shouldn't call you monk, Brother Zhu, drink this cup to the bottom."

"please."

"please."

The four drank up their glasses, and Zhang Jian filled the glasses for the three of them himself. He then sighed and said, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you today. The two girls at the market this morning are actually my sisters. Ninth Sister is my biological sister, and Fourteenth Sister is my fifth uncle's cousin."

Li Yuanhui and Liu Xuanji burst into laughter when they heard this. However, Old Zhu didn't know what was going on, so he asked about it. Seeing that Zhang Jian nodded, Liu Xuanji told him something.

"I didn't expect that both of them were your sisters. I would have thought that these two girls were enemies. Isn't this the flood that flushed the Dragon King Temple? Hahahaha." Liu Xuanji laughed so hard that he couldn't close his mouth.

Although Li Yuanhui smiled reservedly, he also seemed to be gloating. He picked up the cut watermelon on the table and took a bite.

Don't tell me, it's quite sweet.

(End of this chapter)