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At night, Liu Jing lived in his wife Tao Zhan's room. He had not seen each other for several months. The couple was as tender as water and extremely loving as they were. Although Liu Jing was very tired after traveling, he was very excited, and he couldn't fall asleep.

Tao Zhan snuggled in her husband's arms, her cheeks were slightly red, her eyes closed, and she felt the lingering feeling carefully. Although she was a little tired, she forced herself to be energetic when she saw that her husband could not sleep, and she asked with her husband. "I feel like you seem a little tired during the day, why are you in good spirits now?"

"I don't know, I feel very tired, I seem to fall asleep after closing my eyes, but I just can't sleep."

"Then I'll squeeze your shoulders for you and relax."

Tao Zhan sat up, put on his inner clothes, gently kneaded his shoulders for his husband, and laughed in a low voice: "I have done a deal with the Tao family today and bought two houses of the Tao family."

"Does our family still need to stay? Do you want Zhi'er to move out?" Liu Jing joked.

"Depending on what you say, Zhi'er is only nine years old. Can he move out to live there? I bought a house for Bao Niang's uncle. The family came from Xiangyang and had no place to live. Bao Niang gave birth to a baby for you, so she should be rewarded."

"It seems that I know Bao Niang's uncle."

"Of course you know him. He is the groom in your uncle's house. His adoptive father is Uncle Meng who took care of you back then. Uncle Meng died, but he sent him a mourning."

Liu Jing remembered Uncle Meng back then and couldn't help but sigh. More than ten years have passed. Tao Zhan said again: "Bao Niang's uncle rented a house in Dragon King's Nian. They have five children and Bao Niang's grandmother. They are crowded in a small courtyard and live in a very cramped place. They can't afford a house in Chang'an.

I asked someone to inquire about it. There was an empty house in the Dragon King Lane, covering an area of ​​eight acres. It was the Tao family's property, so I bought it."

Liu Jing remembered something and asked curiously: "I heard that the land prices in Chang'an soared and the Tao family made a fortune. Is it true?"

"Maybe it, the Tao family can't change this kind of desire to make money." Tao Zhan was very helpless about his father's speculation and making money.

Liu Jing patted her hand and smiled and said, "You don't have to care. Unfortunately, I didn't expect it at that time, otherwise I would buy a large piece of land, and the transfer would be ten times the huge profit. This kind of money is very good."

"If you buy land, I will give it to the homeless poor for free, so that you can lose your capital." Tao Zhan pinched his shoulder twice and said angrily.

Liu Jing laughed, "Luckily I didn't expect it, otherwise I would have lost my old capital."

Tao Zhan sighed and said, "The Tao family doesn't want money, I don't want to. In short, I don't want to owe the Tao family favors."

"The Tao family actually did a good job. They bought a large area of ​​land and donated half of it to the government, solving the headache-in-law problem of official residence. The officials are praising him."

"That's because my elder brother is Chang'an, he is so generous, otherwise he wouldn't be so bleeding."

Liu Jing smiled and did not go into this issue further. He knew that his wife had very strict requirements on the Tao family. The Tao family was willing to donate half of the land, which might not be satisfied. Liu Jing asked again: "You just said that you bought two mansions, one for Uncle Bao Niang, and the other one."

"The other building is for Mr. Qiao. The house he lives in is bought by his owner for the original Zhang family. I have to move out. I bought him a mansion so that Mr. Qiao and Da Qiao can also have a place to settle down."

Liu Jing didn't say anything for a while. When Tao Zhan saw that her husband didn't say anything, he felt a little strange and asked, "Husband, don't you want it?"

"no"

Liu Jing pondered for a moment and said, "Where are you buying these two houses? I want to go and see them myself tomorrow."

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After Liu Jing returned to Chang'an, he planned to take a good rest for two days, accompany his wife and children, and then start handling official business and other chores. The next morning, he changed into casual clothes and took a carriage to Zhengyang Street. He actually only cared about Da Qiao's residence. Since Da Qiao refused to live in his mansion, he hoped that Da Qiao could live as much as possible.

The carriage stopped in front of the Ancient Lotus Mansion on Zhengyang Street. This is a very famous mansion. It is famous because there is a thousand-year-old ancient locust tree in the back garden. When Cao Zhi was in Chang'an, he lived in this mansion.

The only drawback of this house is that it is slightly smaller, covering only ten acres of land, not suitable for living in a large family, and is suitable for living with officials with wives and concubines. Not long ago, a wealthy man in Bashu took a fancy to this house and offered 8 taels of gold, but Tao Sheng did not agree. This house is very well-placed and not anyone can move in.

And now, Tao Zhan bought it and will live for Qiao Xuan and Da Qiao as Qiao Mansion.

The gate of the mansion was not closed, and Liu Jing did not report it. He walked in with a few guards. He saw that there were many craftsmen in the mansion, decorating the house, installing rockery pavilions, building long corridors, and planting trees, flowers and plants.

Liu Jing nodded. It seemed that the Tao family was not confused and did not turn the key directly. At this time, someone behind him shouted: "Give me a hand in front, be careful not to bump into me."

When Liu Jing turned around, he saw dozens of people who looked like servants were moving furniture screens and other things in. Liu Jing quickly turned around and let him go aside. He looked at a cabinet carefully and found that it was a good pineapple wood, which was a precious palace material. This surprised Liu Jing. Even if the Tao family intended to please Tao Zhan, it would not be like this. After all, this was not their residence.

At this time, someone came from behind. Liu Jing recognized him at a glance. It was Tao Zhan’s second uncle Tao Li. Tao Li also saw Liu Jing in a mistress. He was really shocked and hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "Why is Your Highness here?"

"I'm here to see this house."

Liu Jing pointed to the craftsman in the house and asked, "Are these arranged by the second uncle?"

Tao Li nodded, "My brother went to Chengdu and had not returned, so my sister-in-law came to me and said that Zhan'er had bought two houses and asked me to arrange people to clean up. I came here early in the morning."

At this time, several furniture-carrying guys came from behind, and the words were a little narrow. Taoli said, "Your Highness, let's talk in another place."

Liu Jing nodded and came to the central hall with Taoli. There were several couches on both sides of the central hall. In the middle was a screen. Liu Jing walked to the screen and took a closer look. He was still carved from pineapple wood, with exquisite workmanship and lifelike characters on it.

Liu Jing pointed to the screen and smiled, "This screen alone is worth two acres of land. It's rare that the Tao family actually does a loss-making business."

Taoli smiled bitterly and said, "This is what my sister-in-law means. Your Highness should understand the Tao family's painstaking efforts."

"I understand the Tao family's efforts, but if this house is for a housekeeper, wouldn't the Tao family suffer a great loss? Second uncle also knows that the princess is soft-hearted, which is very troublesome." Liu Jing said jokingly.

"Your Highness can't help but underestimate me. No matter how rich the Tao family is, it will not be so squandering. A set of pineapple wood furniture is much more expensive than this house. How could I take it out casually? The house that Dragon King built is very ordinary. Only this house can I dare to invest a lot."

"Why" Liu Jing asked as he stared at him.

Taoli was in a dilemma and hesitated for a while: "Because... I know this is Mr. Qiao's residence."

"nonsense"

Liu Jing's face sank, "Second uncle, may you want to lie to me too?"

Tao Li had no choice but to give a tribute, "If I say it, your highness must not blame me."

"Uncle Second, we are always in love, why would I blame you?"

Tao Li was forced to do both soft and hard by Liu Jing, so he had no choice but to tell the truth, "Because I know that this house will be Da Qiao's residence."

"So what if it's Da Qiao's residence?" Liu Jing looked at him with a smile.

"Your Highness, you can understand some things in your heart, why do you have to tell me?"

Liu Jing didn't say anything. He looked at the roof with his hands behind his back for a long time before asking lightly: "How did you know?"

"Your Highness, the Xie family in Jiangdong has been doing business with the Tao family. About a month ago, Xie Yin, the second head of the Xie family, came to Xiangyang to buy medicinal materials. I happened to be in Xiangyang. After drinking, he revealed a secret to me, saying that Mrs. Xie was spreading from the Palace of the King of Wu. After Da Qiao fled to Chang'an, Wu Hou was furious and scolded that it was not enough for Xiao Qiao to get him, and he still wanted to compete with him for Da Qiao..."

"Stop talking"

Liu Jing interrupted him and said coldly: "This kind of thing is pure nonsense, so you must not spread it at will."

Taoli was so scared that he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, "Don't worry, your highness, I know the right way, I don't even know how to say this."

Liu Jing remembered that this was Tao Li, not an outsider, so his face immediately softened and he smiled, "Then I'll be annoying to this house."

After saying that, Liu Jing bowed his hand, turned around and left. Taoli looked at him and walked away and couldn't help but sigh. If Liu Jing had no intention of Da Qiao, why would he come to inspect the house in person.

Tao Li was a little worried. Although His Highness the King of Han did not allow him to reveal this secret to anyone, should he tell Tao Zhan? Tao Li and his niece Tao Zhan have always had a deep relationship. He was arrested by Zhang Yun and was in danger. Tao Zhan asked Liu Jing for help and rescued himself.

Once Da Qiao becomes another vain wife of King Liu Jing of Han, it will have an impact on Tao Zhan, but this idea just flashed through Tao Li's mind. Since Liu Jing has warned him, if he says it out, the consequences will be very serious. Let's talk about it later.

At this time, a housekeeper directed four servants to come with a screen. Taoli immediately asked, "Where should this screen be placed?"

The butler bowed and said, "Master, this is the screen to be placed on the back house."

Taoli waved his hands repeatedly, "Replace this screen with the white jade screen in the inner warehouse."

The housekeeper was shocked, "Master, that's..."

Taoli glared at him fiercely, "I will explain to the master, you guys come and carry it for me."

Taoli handed him the jade token in Neiku, "Go quickly"
Chapter completed!