The Farm Girl's Charismatic Fortune-Chapter 282 - 278 Secrets

The next morning, the group set off after an early meal, and by midday, they had arrived.

The provincial capital wasn’t very far from Shaxi County; even a slow carriage could get there in just an hour if it sped up.

The founder of the Empire was from Shengping County, and thus the provincial capital housed the imperial ancestral mansion.

After the current Emperor ascended the throne, the Ministry of Works had renovated and expanded it significantly, making it very imposing.

The founding Emperor didn’t like to burden the people or drain the treasury, so he established a rule: the imperial family only needed to travel south every five years to pay homage to their ancestors, rather than doing so annually.

At first, the Empress Dowager resided there when she returned, but later, she settled in Shaxi County after leaving the palace with Xuanyuan Que.

Xuanyuan Que did not move into the ancestral mansion but went to live in the ancestral mansion of the Yan Guogongfu (The Duke Yan’s Mansion) instead.

Ruo Shui and Ruo Jiang, thanks to Ruo Xuan, moved in with him.

Naturally, the ancestral mansion of the Duke Yan’s Mansion was equally majestic.

Yan Heng happened to be there and warmly prepared a meal to greet them.

Yan Jiaojiao along with Yan Feng and Yan Huan wanted to take Ruo Xuan around the Duke Yan’s Mansion, but Ruo Xuan declined.

What was there to see at the Duke Yan’s Mansion? She asked, "Do you know where to buy Baihe Rush?"

Yan Huan nodded, "I know! Xuanbao, do you want to buy some? I’ll take you!"

However, Yan Jiaojiao said, "It’s hard to win, not fun at all."

Yan Feng added, "If it were easy to win, nobody would need to work anymore; just buying a ticket or two a day would suffice."

Ruo Xuan said, "I just want to see what it’s like; I haven’t properly explored the provincial capital yet!"

Immediately, Yan Jiaojiao suggested, "Then I’ll take you around the provincial capital! The shops there are bigger than those in the county city and far more plentiful; it’s very lively! Just in time for us to have lunch at Tianxiang Tower in the provincial capital, Xuanbao can then decide whether the dishes taste better here or in the county city."

Tianxiang Tower is a property of the Duke Yan’s Mansion, and there’s a Tianxiang Tower in every major city of Xuanyuan Country.

"Sounds great!" She hadn’t dined out in a long while.

Yan Jiaojiao said, "Then I’ll go call our little cousin."

Yan Huan interjected, "Why call him? When has he ever come without spending half the day discussing things with dad in the study? Now they’re discussing important matters; we can head out by ourselves."

Ruo Xuan nodded, "Mhm, no need to call Brother Xuanyuan; he’s not interested in shopping."

Although the Divine Monarch had agreed to accompany her to check out Baihe Rush, she didn’t insist on his company; having someone else with her was fine.

With the Divine Monarch around, it just wasn’t as fun as with Yan Jiaojiao and the others.

So, Yan Feng had a servant arrange the carriage, and the children went out together.

After Xuanyuan Que and Yan Heng finished their discussion, he intended to take a certain flower out only to discover that she had already gone out with Yan Jiaojiao and her siblings.

Good, someone to accompany her and she had casually shrugged him off, not even bothering to say a word.

Shopkeeper Gu looked at his young master’s stoic handsome face and felt he was angry.

But his expression hardly changed, which made it hard to gauge.

"Young master, do you want to join Lady Xuanbao and the others? They said they’d be having lunch at Tianxiang Tower later."

"No need, it’s better quiet without her around to bother me."

Shopkeeper Gu: "..."

If the young master had not said the second half, he would have believed it. After all, the young master, upon being asked such questions in the past, wouldn’t even spare a word in reply and just turned away and left.

But not only had he responded this time, he had done so with a poorly concealed act!

How could Lady Xuanbao, the Commandery Princess, not wait for the young master? They had promised to go buy Baihe Rush together.

To prevent the young master from feeling lonely and harming his health, Shopkeeper Gu added, "Just now, Lady Xuanbao asked me to tell you to find them if you weren’t too busy after finishing up."

Xuanyuan Que remained silent, picking up a book to read.

He knew that flower wouldn’t think of him as long as she had others to play with.

"Miss Yan and Young Master Yan are rather lively; who knows where they’ll take Lady Xuanbao for fun. I hope they don’t end up in a gambling house," Shopkeeper Gu continued to push.

Xuanyuan Que turned a page of his book, completely indifferent.

The old shopkeeper was not discouraged, "Commandery Princess Xuanbao is so delicate that just walking a few more steps will cause her ankles to blister from her shoes. I wonder if Young Master Yan and Second Young Master Yan can still carry her now. What if they accidentally drop her? What then?"

Xuanyuan Que put down his book, "Prepare the carriage."

The old shopkeeper was really too noisy, more annoying than a mosquito buzzing in one’s ear.

"Yes, young master. I’ll go right away," the old shopkeeper happily responded.

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Meanwhile, Ruo Xuan was indeed in Yan Feng’s arms, with a candied haw on a stick in her left hand and a sugar figure shaped like a rabbit in her right.

Yan Feng was carrying her toward the shop that sold Baihe Rush.

Yan Huan was holding a sugar figure shaped like a goat in his hand.

Ruo Xuan was eating the sugar figure, wanting to share the goat and rabbit equally!

The group quickly arrived at the shop selling Baihe Rush.

The shop was one of the few located near the government office.

There weren’t many buyers, just a few, among whom was Jia Shijie and a few friends he brought along.

They were extremely excited!

"Brother Jia, how come you’re so amazing, winning whatever you buy?"

"How many times have you been here? Brother Jia, you’ve won almost fifty silvers, right?"

"Not yet, but pretty close," Jia Shijie happily said.

Sharing the good fortune was really effective. He had won thirty silvers yesterday and, after buying for only a short while today, he had almost made fifty silvers.

"Brother Jia is so impressive. I’ve spent fifty silvers and haven’t won a single time! Brother Jia, please give me some tips."

"Brother Jia, your luck has been great lately! The imperial examination, you had just reviewed what was on the test the night before. And now you win whatever you buy. Do you have some kind of secret? Share some tips with us, let’s share the blessings!"

Jia Shijie laughed and said, "There is indeed a secret. Whatever amount of silver you wish to buy, just follow me, and I guarantee you’ll win!"

"Good, Brother Jia is so generous!"

"Brother Jia is so righteous! If we win, I’ll treat you to a meal at Tianxiang Tower later."

Then Ruo Xuan and the others saw Jia Shijie win again!

"Won! Won!" they excitedly exclaimed.

"Won again! Shopkeeper, we won, give us the silver! Fifteen silvers!"

"Fifteen silvers, that means we each get three, right? Spend a hundred copper coins, win three silvers, we’ve struck it rich!"

"What’s Brother Jia buying next? Continue!"

"Are all of today’s tickets winning ones? Jiaojiao, let’s go buy some too!" Yan Jiaojiao excitedly said.

"What are we waiting for? Let’s go in and buy!" Yan Huan charged in first.

Ruo Xuan had no time to refuse before being dragged in by Yan Jiaojiao.

Jia Shijie’s expression changed when he saw Ruo Xuan.

This damn girl, she couldn’t have noticed something, could she?

After all, this girl had some skills; she said Madam Liu would have a son, and she did, and even said it would be twins, and it was.

"Brother Jia, what are we buying this time?" urged the people around Jia Shijie.

Jia Shijie replied, "Not buying anymore. I’m hungry, let’s go eat. My treat."

"Alright then! After eating, we’ll continue! Today, I’m going to win back all the silver I’ve lost."

Jia Shijie led his friends away.

No rush. He had shared in the Zhang Family’s wealth and would earn more slowly over time.

Now that he had eighty silvers, it was enough for the moment.