Chapter 1: The Miserable Transmigration

  It was said that the Jin Yi Wei had great power and were arrogant. The Dong Chang had even more power than the Jin Yi Wei, and they were even more arrogant. Li Qian Shun did not believe it before, but now he really does.

  He was at least an eighth-rank official of the imperial court, and he served in Shuntian Prefecture. He was a man with some status in Shuntian Prefecture. A small eunuch from the Eastern Depot dared to slap him, which shocked and terrified Li Qianshou.

  The Eastern Depot, although only responsible to the Emperor and not subject to judicial approval, could supervise and arrest officials at will. However, the guards under him did not dare to slap high-ranking officials in the imperial court without reason. Since he slapped him, there must be a reason for it.

  Li Qianshun guessed that Jiang Xia's identity must be extraordinary, and he was probably backed by a big shot. If not, then there was a big shot behind the scenes of the Group Flower Pavilion, and this big shot was likely to have some connection with the East Factory.

  Li Qianshou's whole body shuddered as he thought of this, and he noticed that the four Eastern Depot guards who came to his yamen this time were all eunuchs.

  It is known that although the Eastern Depot was dominated by eunuchs, not all of its staff were eunuchs. Instead, many were selected from the Embroidered Uniform Guard as elite personnel. The few eunuchs in the Eastern Depot were basically all... trusted followers of Liu Jin, the head of the depot.

  Liu Jin? Li Qianshun had a guess in his heart, could it be that the mastermind behind the Group Fragrance Pavilion is actually Liu Jin, the eunuch Liu?

  It has to be said that Li Qianshou had been in the officialdom for a long time, and his mind was also very clever. He made a few random guesses, and unexpectedly, he guessed all the true thoughts with great accuracy. Thinking of this, Li Qianshou no longer dared to put on airs as an imperial officer, and then slapped himself several times: "This humble official was momentarily confused, and used public power for personal revenge, violating the king's law. This humble official knows his mistake, knows his mistake."

  Seeing Li Qianshun being so sensible, the four guards from the East Factory also didn't want to make things difficult for him anymore. After all, they were all people who walked in Shuntian Prefecture, why bother offending someone to death? One of the guards looked at Jiang Xia and said: "How about it? The law has already been explained to you, if you still don't understand then perhaps you're overstepping your bounds?"

  Jiang Xia smiled slightly and bowed his head to the four guards, saying: "Thank you, sirs. Your kindness is etched in my memory forever."

  Upon hearing Jiang Xia's words, the four guards were also delighted. After all, they had to be careful with the young master who was entrusted by their lord, and his status was naturally different from ordinary people. Being able to remember a favor might just bring rewards someday. The four guards also bowed in unison and said: "It's our duty, Young Master, no need to be polite, please leave quickly."

  "Yes." Jiang Xia nodded and left the Magistrate's office.

  After Jiang Xia left, one of the four guards said to Li Qianshou: "Sir, I apologize for any offense earlier. However, this person is someone that our master has personally entrusted us to take good care of, so what we did earlier was also unavoidable. But our master also said that it's absolutely not allowed to reveal that he intentionally took care of him, so please keep this matter confidential, sir. Also, I'd like to advise you, sir, the Huafang Pavilion is not as simple as you imagine, don't think about taking any rash actions, and also restrain your younger sister from causing trouble at the Huafang Pavilion."

  Four guards spoke in unison, "How could Li Qianshun still not understand the relationship between the Group Fang Pavilion and the East Factory?" Li Qianshun wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his sleeve while nodding his head, saying: "This official understands, understands. The various officials can rest assured, this official will never dare to do so again, never again."

  "Hmm." The four guards nodded, bowed to Li Qianshou with their fists clenched, and left. Li Qianshou immediately bowed back, respectfully saying: "Sir, slow down."

  Being slapped in public and still having to nod and bow, this is the power of authority. After seeing off the four factory guards, Li Qianshun angrily shouted: "Li Juhua, I'm not done with you yet."

  Li Juhua is also the name of Mama Li from Chunyilou.

  As soon as he came out of the governor's office, Jiang Xia immediately saw Han Yu and two other guards from the Qunfang Pavilion sitting next to a horse carriage waiting for him. Seeing Jiang Xia come out, Han Yu and his two guards immediately approached him. The two guards called out "Master Jiang" to Jiang Xia, while Han Yu asked with concern: "Brother Jiang, how are you? Are you alright?"

  Jiang Xia shook her head: "I'm fine, was it Mrs. Kang who called you guys?"

  "Hmm." Han nodded and said: "As soon as you left, I went to the Rouge Pavilion to find Mother Kang. As soon as she heard that you had been captured, she immediately got into a carriage and headed north of the city. When she returned from the north, she said you would be fine and told me to drive the carriage here to wait for you."

  Jiang Xia nodded after listening, and the performance of Mrs. Kang and those four people in the yamen just now proved one thing: that Qunfang Pavilion was not as simple as it seemed on the surface. Without guessing much, there must be a powerful backstage behind Qunfang Pavilion. However, Jiang Xia couldn't understand why such a capable Qunfang Pavilion would transfer half of its shares to him?

  Is it really because you saw that I'm a naturally talented person and want to win me over? Alas, being too excellent is not good, wanting to keep a low profile but can't. Jiang Xia said secretly in her heart.

  The one behind the Flower Room is who, before Kang's mother explicitly told him, he didn't plan to ask either. Anyway, when it was time for him to know, he would naturally know, and when it wasn't time for him to know, he would break the pot and ask to the end, which would only make everyone embarrassed.

  After returning to the Gongfang Pavilion, the girls in the pavilion immediately came up to greet him warmly. Kang Mama also asked with concern if anything was wrong, and upon learning that Jiang Xia was fine, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Jiang Xia immediately announced that tonight's dinner would have extra dishes to celebrate his safe return, and the people in the Gongfang Pavilion were overjoyed.

  In the afternoon, Jiang Xia originally wanted to have a good drink with Han Yu, after all, he was so righteous and selfless in maintaining himself. However, before finding Han Yu, Jiang Xia bumped into Cui Nianyu's new maid, Xiao Qing.

  Xiao Qing is only sixteen years old, looks gentle and lovely, is the maid that Mrs. Kang has just bought. It must be said that Kang Qianyan's eyes for picking women are really good.

  Xiao Qing bowed to Jiang Xia and said: "Lord Jiang."

  Jiang Xia smiled and nodded: "It's Xiao Qing, how are you? Are you used to working here yet?"

  Xiao Qing nodded and said: "I'm used to it, thank you, Master Jiang, for your concern."

  "Master Jiang, the young lady is inviting you."

  "Are you looking for me?" Jiang Xia nodded and said: "Okay, I know, I'll go over now."

  "Let's go with Old Jiang and Xiao Qing, Miss asked me to call Old Jiang over, if I went back alone wouldn't that be failing to complete Miss's entrustment."

  Jiang Xia suddenly lost his smile, he nodded and said: "Alright, I'll go with you."

  Just two steps later, Jiang Xia suddenly stopped in his tracks. He shook his head and said, "No way, I won't just go because you tell me to. How about this: I'll ask you a question, if you answer correctly, I'll go with you; but if you answer incorrectly, you'll have to go alone?"

  "Ah?" Xiaoyan was suddenly stunned.

  Jiang Xia smiled and said: "Listen carefully to the question. There are six buns in the bowl, six people each get one, but there is still one left in the bowl, why?"

  Xiao Qing counted on her fingers, muttering to herself: "Six buns for six people, each person got one in a bowl, there shouldn't be any left. Why is there still one? Could it be that some immortal changed one out?"

  Xiao Qing was still in a daze when Jiang Xia had already walked upstairs. Xiao Qing suddenly asked anxiously, "Jiang Ye, where are you going?"

  Jiang Xia said: "I'm going to see your family's young lady."

  "Didn't you say you wouldn't go if I couldn't guess it? Big liar."

  After finishing speaking, Xiao Qing started counting on her fingers again, six people and six steamed buns...

  The beauty of life is sometimes like this, playing with a beautiful girl, drinking and eating with good brothers, talking about the world, and teasing cute little girls when there's nothing to do, what a joy.

  Jiang Xia went directly to Nianslave's residence after going up to the fourth floor, knocked on the door of Nianslave's residence, and Cui Nianslave came over to open the door.

  Jiang Xia walked into the house and said: "I heard that little Qing said you were looking for me, is there something going on?"

  Chui Nian Nu shook her head and said, "No, I heard that a few yamen runners came to take you away earlier. I was worried about you, so I wanted to ask if it's because that Wang young master found out about what happened last time..."

  Jiang Xia shook his head: "Silly girl, don't worry about it. It wasn't Wang Gongzi looking for trouble with me, but Li Mama from Chunyi Building. However, it's all over now, so there's no need to mention it again."

  Jiang Xia led Cui Nian Nu to the round table and sat down, saying: "Nian Nu, now I am also one of the bosses of Qun Fang Pavilion. I want to ask you, do you want to redeem yourself?"

  "Redemption?" Cui Nianshu's expression lit up, then quickly dimmed. "I need 8,000 taels of silver to redeem myself, which is no small sum."

  Jiang Xia shook his head and said, "Eight thousand taels is indeed a considerable amount for ordinary people, but I am the boss of Qunfang Pavilion. The ransom you pay is up to me." As he spoke, Jiang Xia took out several papers from his pocket and handed them to Cui Nianshu.

  Chui Nian Nu unfolded the paper and took a look, suddenly losing her voice and crying out: "Three thousand taels?"

  "From now on, I'll work hard to save money to help you redeem your contract. It won't take long before you become a free person. At that time, if you like, you can temporarily live in this Qunfang Pavilion. If not, I'll arrange another place for you."

  "Brother Jiang......" Choi Yeon-soo was deeply moved and suddenly leaned into Jang Ha's arms.

  Suddenly, the door of Nian Nu's residence was pushed open with a "bang", and a clear voice said: "I know, I know, the last person took away the steamed buns and the basin together, so there is still one... steamed bun left in the basin."

  Xiao Qing burst in, her face fiery with anger. Cui Nian had already been frightened into sitting up straight. Jiang Xia finally understood what it meant to reap the consequences of one's own actions. He had just been enjoying the warmth and tenderness of his lover, but before he could even savor the moment, this little girl had ruined everything.

  Jiang Xia looked at Xiao Qing with a resentful expression and didn't say a word.