Being able to get along like a fish in water in the court, no adult would be unreasonable. Although Wen Liunian has been away from the imperial city for six or seven years and has no official position for the time being, this time he was personally taken back to the imperial city by the leader of the Imperial Forest Army, Xiang Lie. Knowing that it is a posture to be reused, so when I heard that he was walking on the street, within a short time, seven or eight adults "just passed by", some sat in sedan chairs, some rode horses, and some simply ran out of breath. , are all smiling and extremely enthusiastic. In addition to praising Wen Liunian for his erudition, wisdom and quick thinking, it is inevitable that he will also praise Mr. Zhao - although he looks a bit too tall and has a knife hanging in his waist. But fortunately, after staying in the officialdom for a long time, I have practiced the ability to tell nonsense with my eyes open, so I can still say words such as "Xiuwaihuizhong" and "knowledgeable and sensible" without any pressure.
"It's really like flowers and jade." Mrs. Liu, who is more than seventy years old, happened to pass by—he really happened to pass by, and the bearer said a lot, "Mrs. Wen and Mrs. Wen seem to be strolling ahead", so he also got off the sedan chair and wanted to go Greetings, I didn't look carefully when I spoke, I felt that since it is a lady, no matter if it is beautiful or ugly, you can't go wrong with a compliment like a flower like a jade, but after speaking, I raised my eyes and bumped into a black face, so I was shocked on the spot Gotta take two steps back.
"Master Liu." Wen Liunian said innocently, "Be careful."
Mrs. Liu was at a loss—whether he was deaf or blind, this Mrs. Wen had such a unique life.
There was no way to go shopping in the street, there was a tea house next to it, Wen Liunian took Zhao Yue's hand and walked in, found a private room and asked for a pot of tea, then sat beside him, carefully said: "Aren't you angry?"
"How could I be angry about this kind of thing." Zhao Yue put the knife on the table, and hugged the person to his lap, "It's just a bit dumbfounding."
"Leave them alone." Wen Liunian put his arms around his neck, "Go back after a while."
"Not looking for a house anymore?" Zhao Yue pinched his nose.
"I want to look for it, but you can ask Lord Shang first, and then we can look." Wen Liunian said, "I'm not in the mood to go shopping after being disturbed by them one after another."
Zhao Yue nodded, and then asked Xiaoer for two plates of dim sum, which were his favorite golden silk cake and walnut cake.
"No more." Wen Liunian was rarely in the mood.
"No?" Zhao Yue was puzzled, "Is it because you have an upset stomach?" On weekdays, he clearly loved the most food, and he didn't stop talking about one after another.
"When the emperor asked me to enter the palace earlier, he asked the imperial chef to cook a lot." Wen Liunian said with a bitter face, "I'm full."
Zhao Yue was immediately dissatisfied, he was well fed on weekdays, why would he eat to hurt his stomach as soon as he entered the palace.
"Just drink a pot of tea." Wen Liunian leaned in his arms, yawning lazily.
Zhao Yue held his hand and just kissed him, when another warm greeting came from outside: "Brother Wen!"
Wen Liunian's eyes darkened.
Zhao Yue picked him up by the waist, and was just about to jump out of the window, but the private room door was already pushed open, Zhang Yun beamed and said, "It's me!"
Wen Liunian huddled against Zhao Yue's chest: "Oh." I know it's you.
"I just passed by, and I heard Xiaoer say that brother Wen and Mr. Zhao are drinking tea here." Zhang Yun was very enthusiastic, and sat down opposite the two of them.
Wen Liunian tugged at Zhao Yue's sleeve and let him put himself down: "Brother Zhang, what do you want from me?"
"It's okay, just come up and take a look." Zhang Yun smiled very honestly.
Wen Liunian: ...
"My father taught me since I was a child to have more contacts with a knowledgeable person like Brother Wen." Zhang Yun was full of envy in his words, "I can still recite the scene of the palace examination back then."
Wen Liunian was puzzled: "Brother Zhang was there at that time?"
"It would be great if I was here." Zhang Yun said honestly, "I read it from a small story book, which gave a very detailed description of the scene at that time, and it was accompanied by a portrait of Brother Wen. The price is not cheap .”
Wen Liunian was in a very complicated mood.
The feng shui turns, and there will be a day when I will be written into the script by others.
"By the way, I also want to thank Brother Wen." Zhang Yun cupped his hands.
Wen Liunian wondered, "Thank me for what?"
"Thanks to brother Wen's introduction that day, I was able to get acquainted with the heroes of the Shadow Chasing Palace." Speaking of this, Zhang Yun's eyes began to shine, "It really deserves to be the number one school in the world, and it is extremely domineering in words and deeds."
Wen Liunian said from the bottom of his heart: "Brother Zhang, you're welcome." Even without my introduction, as long as someone goes up to strike up a conversation, they will definitely get a warm response, and maybe they will be picked up and thrown into the sky—ordinary people are really not blessed .
"What are Brother Wen and Master Zhao going to do?" Zhang Yun asked again.
"We're going to find a house." Wen Liunian said, "It's convenient for us to settle down in the future."
"I want to buy a house." Zhang Yun patted his thigh, "Just look for me."
"Oh?" Wen Liunian became interested, "Brother Zhang, do you have a free house to sell?"
"It's not far from my house. My uncle's family used to live there." Zhang Yun said, "Last year, my uncle's family moved back to their hometown in the south, and the house was vacant. It's very elegant inside."
"Go and see?" Wen Liunian looked at Zhao Yue.
Zhao Yue nodded: "You can decide."
After drinking tea, the two went to the empty house with Zhang Yun. Since it had been idle for more than a year, it looked a little dusty and dilapidated. It is big, but there is no shortage of what it should have. There is also an empty pond in the middle. If it is cleaned up and the river water is introduced, a pond of white water lilies can also be raised.
"It's not too far from the palace, and it's convenient to go to court in the future." Zhao Yue asked, "Do you like it?"
"En." Wen Liunian nodded.
"Then I'll buy it." Zhao Yue looked at Zhang Yun, "How much money do you want?"
"Brother Wen wants to live, what money do you need?" Zhang Yun was very bold, "Just take it." Then he said with a smile, "Just let me have more contacts with the heroes of Chasing Shadow Palace." I heard a lot of stories about chivalrous men, and even got set up to fly over the walls. The taste was really good, and I couldn't forget to do it again!
"That's no good. If it's free, I won't take it." Wen Liunian said, "It's as much money as it should be, and it doesn't matter if it's less."
"This..." Zhang Yun was a little embarrassed.
"I should be grateful to Brother Zhang for finding such a house that suits my heart." Wen Liunian said, "Stop worrying about money."
"Alright, then I'll send my servant to help Brother Wen repair it." Zhang Yun said.
Wen Liunian nodded: "Thank you."
After settling on the house, Zhang Yun reluctantly bid farewell to the two. Wen Liunian took Zhao Yue's hand, walked around the house again, and then looked at him with a smile: "I have a home."
"En." Zhao Yue hugged him into his arms, bowed his head and kissed him.
"It's just a bit broken, and there are still many places to repair in the future." Wen Liunian said.
"Leave it to me." Zhao Yue said, "I promise to sort it out within a month."
Wen Liunian leaned against his chest and lazily "hmm".
Wen Liunian and Mu Qingshan went to the study together after dinner at Brocade Workshop, while Zhao Yue and Lu Zhui discussed future plans—since they want to live here for a long time, naturally they can't just sit and eat, but fortunately, Chao Muya's family is rich , even if the capital is very expensive, it is more than enough to start a few industries. Lu Zhui said, "Why don't you open a restaurant again."
"Restaurant?" Zhao Yue thought for a while.
"Even if you don't open it to outsiders, it's good to open it to adults alone." Lu Zhui said.
Zhao Yue nodded: "Okay."
Lu Zhui made another note on the paper.
The two of them chatted until late at night. After Zhao Yue returned to his room, he saw Wen Liunian leaning on the bedside reading a book, yawning with sleepy eyes.
"Why don't you go to bed first." Zhao Yue pulled the book out of his hand, "I can't even open my eyes."
"I want to wait for you to come back." Wen Liunian leaned on his shoulder, "What are you talking about? We've been talking for so long."
"Things to do in the future." Zhao Yue helped him straighten his clothes.
"Master Ming?" Wen Liunian sat up straight and looked at him.
"No." Zhao Yue smiled and held his hands, "I plan to buy a few properties in Wangcheng for future living."
Wen Liunian blinked.
"I said a long time ago that what my background is is not that important to me." Zhao Yue said, "I won't insist on a result."
Wen Liunian nodded with a smile: "Yes."
"Since we want to live here for a long time, we must first find a way to make money to support our family." Zhao Yue said.
"I also have a salary." Wen Liunian emphasized.
"Apart from your salary, besides eating, drinking tea and buying calligraphy and painting, do you have any extra money?" Zhao Yue asked.
Wen Liunian has a lot of backbone: "Of course there are." Even if there are not many, but no matter how few, there are!
Zhao Yue laughed out loud, hugged him and patted him: "Sleep, tomorrow we will go to a craftsman to repair the house."
Wen Liunian got under the covers, thinking that the days when he came to Wangcheng... seemed to be not bad.
Of course, it would be even better if the emperor would not have a long talk all night.
At noon the next day, there was a pouring rain from the sky, one thunder after another, and the black clouds almost covered the whole sky. The job of finding a craftsman had to be postponed for another day, but he could burn incense in the gazebo and enjoy the scenery , but also a beautiful thing.
Wen Liunian and Mu Qingshan were making tea and playing chess, and before they had walked two steps, another butler came to pass, saying that Chief Sixi had come to the door.
"Should I ask the Lord to enter the palace again?" Lu Zhui leaned against the pillar, it had only been a long time since he came back, why didn't he take a breath and started spinning.
Zhao Yue frowned.
Wen Liunian stood up: "I'll go and have a look."
Zhao Yue followed him to the front hall, Lu Zhui went over when he had nothing to do, Mu Qingshan said: "I want to see it too."
Shang Yunze naturally agreed.
Eunuch Sixi was drinking tea in the living room, and after seeing Wen Liu, he hurriedly stood up: "Master Wen, Master Zhao."
"The emperor wants to announce his officials to enter the palace again?" Wen Liunian asked.
"Not this time." Eunuch Sixi shook his head, "The emperor has other matters recently, so let the lord rest for a while, and when the other side of the matter is resolved, he will announce the lord to enter the palace."
"So that's how it is." Wen Liunian understood, "Thank you, Eunuch, for letting me know."
"My lord, you're welcome." Eunuch Sixi stood up, "Then I'll go back first."
Wen Liunian said: "Eunuch, go slowly."
"That's right." Eunuch Sixi walked to the door and turned back, "There is one more thing. There may be some chaos in the royal city recently. It's best for your lord to stay away from going out. Even if you want to go out, remember to bring Master Zhao and everyone from Chasing Shadow Palace with you. Young hero."
"It's a bit messy, what do you mean?" Wen Liunian's heart skipped a beat.
"This..." Eunuch Sixi showed embarrassment, "I don't really know, Commander Xiang may be clearer, sir, you can ask him."
Wen Liunian nodded, without further words, he personally sent him out.
"There will probably be some chaos in the royal city." Shang Yunze said, "Could it be related to that middle-aged man whose origin is unknown?"
"I think so too." Wen Liunian said, "If it's really to catch him, it can explain one thing. The three adapted Jiangnan ditties should indeed be related to the girl Baihe back then." It will alarm the court.
"The more you talk about it, the more mysterious it becomes." Lu Zhui said, "Could it be that he is really the King of Ming Dynasty?"
"It's possible, but I can't figure it out in some places." Wen Liunian said, "According to the records, King Daming has always kept a low profile, entrusting girls to listen to the little songs with such a big fanfare, not to mention that it is not in line with his past style. Even if it is really him, what is the purpose?"
"Looking for someone?" Shang Yunze guessed.
"Then we can also sell the scores to girls in brothels and karaoke workshops through other channels. These three pieces are extremely elegant, and the fingering is simple, so they should be easy to spread." Wen Liunian said, "Why bother making trouble? Let everyone in the royal city know about such a big battle."
"Has Master Shang found any clues?" Zhao Yue asked.
"No." Shang Yunze shook his head, "That person's origin is extremely mysterious, he appeared in Wangcheng almost overnight, without any clues."
"It's a pity that it's raining." Mu Qingshan said, "Otherwise, we can go to the street and meet Commander Shang to see if we can get something out of it."
Wen Liunian scratched his chin.
"Lord Wen." The dark guard came in through the door with a roast chicken, very beaming, and invited everyone to eat roast chicken together, and we also bought plum wine.
Wen Liunian asked: "Can you please do me a favor?"
That must be no problem! The dark guard immediately patted his chest and agreed, and started rolling up his sleeves without even asking what he was busy with.
As the mascot of Jianghu, it is necessary to be so enthusiastic, and to always remember the teachings of Chasing Shadow Palace when going out, to be willing to help others without asking for anything in return.
Mu Qingshan sighed: "It really is a famous and decent family." Hearing this, he was very upright and awe-inspiring.
"That's right." The guard said, "This is what the young master told us. If anyone asks, we must follow suit." As for the palace master, he has always taught us to run away after we get into trouble, and if we are caught, just push it to us. Sun Moon Villa.
Very practical.
So Commander Xiang, who was patrolling in the rain, was suddenly grabbed by a group of men in black who fell from the sky and grabbed his shoulders enthusiastically.
"What a coincidence." The dark guard smiled like a flower.
Xiang Lie's head was buzzing, if I knew I would bump into this place, I would have gone another way...