Empress: Your Majesty, please respect yourself, I don't want to be promoted

As a transportation hub leading to various cities in Shuntian Prefecture, including the capital, Xingping County is naturally extremely prosperous. Caravans from all over the world almost pass by here. With so many people, communication is close. Such a treasured place, as long as the county magistrate is a little bit As an individual, it is difficult for the economy here to develop.

Although Xingping County is a county seat in name, its scale is larger than that of a provincial capital, and can even be compared with some Zhili prefectures.

This was also the reason why the empress chose to set aside an area in Xingping County to reward Lu Chen as a fief.

Lu Chen didn't have to worry about managing such a rich treasure land. The income from the fiefdom was considerable every year. Especially now that the capital was becoming increasingly prosperous, Xingping County's economy was developing rapidly, almost visible to the naked eye.

To put it bluntly, even if a dog is tied up as a county magistrate here, he can still earn considerable political achievements and a glorious resume as political capital.

Therefore, no matter how much Lu Chen didn't care, the fiefdom he randomly picked at the beginning, which was located in the eastern suburbs of Xingping County and only more than ten miles away from the county seat, namely Pingshan, which included seven villages, was given to him. Brought a lot of wealth.

Of course, all the money was placed in Luo Xiaoyu's name.

If there was a rich list in Beijing, Luo Xiaoyu would definitely be on the list now.

It's just that she herself is completely unaware of it.

After putting the carriage away and handing it over to the care of Xuanji Guard, who served as the Lu family's groom, Lu Chen and Gu Simiao walked side by side on the bustling streets of Dongshi.

"Tanghulu, sweet and refreshing candied haws, authentic Beijing candied haws, two cents a bunch."

"Don't miss it if you pass by. Authentic Jiangnan Li's rouge. I'm in a good mood today. Big sale."

"Pears, two cents a pound."

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The surrounding vendors shouted energetically and kept selling the small items in the stalls in front of them.

Gu Simiao seemed to have not been out and about for a long time. She walked around and looked around, her eyes being attracted from time to time, like a young lady who had lived in a boudoir for a long time and was ignorant of the world.

However, no matter how she looked around, her steps were exactly the same as Lu Chen's.

"Miss Gu, is there anywhere you want to visit?"

Lu Chen took the initiative to ask.

This time, although he had said in advance that he was here to check the accounts, in fact, he mainly wanted to have nothing to do. He came to Xingping County to relax, with no special purpose, and he had no particular place to go.

Therefore, there is no need to rush into checking accounts or something. It is better to walk around first.

Gu Simiao thought for a moment, then looked around again.

It was a rare world between the two of them, with no other Yingying Yanyan to disturb her. If she just walked around casually with Lu Chen, she would always feel like she was losing blood.

But since she joined the army, she has been living alone. She has rarely played alone, let alone with others. Faced with the dazzling variety of shops around her, she had difficulty choosing for a while.

Lu Chen just asked casually without urging him. At worst, he would just wander around and find an inn at random.

I must have spent the night in Xingping County today, and I will go visit the fiefdom tomorrow. Anyway, I have nothing to do these days, so there is no rush.

He didn't have any feelings about spending the night in an inn with a beautiful woman like Gu Simiao. After all, from the beginning, no one had any unnecessary expectations.

To put it concretely, it's almost like checking into a room with a close friend.

Jingle bell~

While Gu Simiao was thinking, a clear ringtone suddenly came from not far away, which immediately attracted her attention.

She raised her head and looked over subconsciously.

"One hexagram identifies misfortunes and blessings, and one word reveals the secrets of heaven."

I saw a middle-aged woman in Taoist robes sitting in front of a stall with a hanging "Divine Calculator Li Banxian", shaking her head and talking while ringing a bell.

"Pursue good luck and avoid bad luck. Family fortune, future, marriage, everything can be calculated. Don't give up money."

Gu Simiao's eyes swayed slightly as if she was moved by a certain word in the shout.

"Huaiyu, someone is telling fortunes over there, let's go and have a look."

Hearing this, Lu Chen couldn't help but glance at her in surprise.

"Do you believe this?"

Although there is a world of high-level martial arts with supernatural powers, there are indeed things like spells, Qimen Dunjia, and prophecies. The secrets of heaven and destiny are not impossible to spy on, and spying on the secrets of heaven is not directly related to cultivation. It just requires some A mysterious and mysterious special method.

But Gu Simiao is a strong person in the Guiyi Realm, a ceiling-level existence. Logically speaking, she shouldn't care about this kind of thing.

What's going on with this sudden interest?

Gu Simiao brushed her hair beside her ears out of habit.

"It just happened on a whim. I haven't asked for a signature yet, so I might as well try it out."

After hearing what she said, Lu Chen didn't say anything else.

As a woman, it’s normal to be a little more curious.

After thinking about the reason, he didn't think about it any more.

The two of them walked up to the fortune teller.

The stall is not big and there are not many people around.

Lu Chen lowered his head and looked, good guy, one calculation is ten taels of silver. No wonder the calculation is not accurate and no one comes to tell the fortune. He thought that the people were not interested in this kind of thing. It turns out that Li Banxian has an absurd appetite.

"This young man."

Seeing Lu Chen and Gu Simiao standing in front of the stall for a long time, Li Banxian smiled and said hello.

"Would you like to make a fortune for you and your ladyship? No, no money."

"Let's do some fortune telling."

Without waiting for Lu Chen to respond, Gu Simiao agreed without hesitation.

Lu Chen glanced at her strangely, a little confused as to why she was in such a hurry. The price hadn't even been mentioned yet. Damn, this was ten taels of silver, which was what a family in the capital spent for several months!

Although it is not allowed to be free of charge, who knows how this guy is going to verify it.

And there is obviously a lot of room for this.

If this is a trick, such as guessing whether there is a crooked neck tree or something in front of their door, if there is not, it doesn't matter. It is not free of charge, and you have no loss, but if you guess correctly, you will get ten taels of silver.

A sure-profit trade.

Even if you want to experience it on a whim, you still have to negotiate the price.

Is it possible that this girl became a wealthy woman after relying on coal to become a rich woman in an unparalleled country? You have no idea about money, so you just cheat?

Although ten taels of silver was not much to them, it was very unpleasant to be squandered like this.

Also, people have misunderstood our relationship, didn’t you hear? At least let me clarify!

Don't you feel embarrassed?

However, even though he was complaining in his heart, Lu Chen did not deny it. He didn't mind if he was a girl, so naturally he, a big man, didn't care. Moreover, this fortune teller was just a passer-by, and they would never interact with each other again for the rest of their lives. , there is no need to explain to her.

When Li Banxian saw Gu Simiao agree directly, the smile on his face suddenly became thicker.

"What do you want, madam?"

Gu Simiao glanced at Lu Chen, hesitated for a moment, and then lowered her head slightly.

"Marriage."

As soon as these words came out, Lu Chen was shocked.

What?

Consider it a marriage?

You are a powerful person in the Guiyi Realm, a peerless person who has rarely been seen in thousands of years, and you are only one step away from the Immortal Road. How can you count it as a marriage?

What the hell is this?

You are almost a fairy and still care about marriage? Who in this world is worthy of you?

"Forehead"

Li Banxian looked embarrassed, obviously he didn't expect Gu Simiao to say that.

After all, she had "misunderstood" that the two of them were husband and wife before, and Gu Simiao did not deny it, but now they are considered to be married.

Aren't you just asking for it?

Well, Gu Simiao didn't admit it.

After calming down, Li Banxian still professionally ignored this blind spot. He just coughed lightly and his complexion returned to normal.

Then she stretched out her hand, picked up a bamboo tube containing a bunch of wooden sticks from the table, and handed it to Gu Simiao.

"Since we are calculating marriage, there is no need to read Chinese characters and read fortunes. We can just draw lots for divination. Could you please Miss to draw lots?"

Even the title has changed.

Gu Simiao didn't care and took the lottery tube.

"How to smoke?"

"Shake the tube until the lot comes out."

Gu Simiao nodded, and then Yiyan held the lottery tube in both hands and shook it.

Click click click

The bamboo tube with dozens or hundreds of fortune-telling sticks was shaking and making a crisp sound.

Gu Simiao became more serious. She closed her eyes and moved the corners of her mouth from time to time, as if she was mumbling something. She looked like she was praying. Lu Chen looked strange.

Isn't it just for fun?

What are you doing by being so serious?

He didn't notice that Li Banxian opposite him also twitched the corner of his mouth, his face a little speechless.

However, she hid it very well. When Lu Chen raised his head and looked over, he immediately suppressed the strange look on his face and was not noticed.

clatter.

An engraved wooden stick fell out of the stick and landed on the table.

Gu Simiao opened her eyes instantly and looked directly at Li Banxian in front of her, with a hint of anticipation quietly flashing in her eyes.

"Is this okay?"

"Yes."

Li Banxian nodded, then picked up the wooden pick from the table and looked at it seriously.

For a while, she didn't speak, as if she was interpreting the signature seriously.

Lu Chen was not in a hurry and looked at the bustling streets around him in boredom. Apparently he didn't really care about the outcome of Gu Simiao's marriage lottery.

However, Gu Simiao's expression was a little tense.

After a while, Li Banxian slowly put down the wooden sign in his hand, raised his head, and looked at Gu Simiao with a smile.