On the second day after returning from Qingwu Academy, An Changqing took Zhou Helan and Tie Hu out of the house. Xiao Zhige went out with him and went out separately on Yongle Street. The people on the street saw him this time, but they didn't run away like the sea.
Instead, they made a bunch of them, looking at the carriage of the palace with curiosity, hoping that the prince would say a few more words to the princess, so that the beautiful princess could show her face.
- Wang Ye and Wang Fei haven't been on the street for a few days. Not only are there less fresh words to read, but even the plum blossom cakes of Sanweizhai are not selling as well as before!
Unfortunately, the princess didn't get out of the car, she only lifted the curtain of the car and waved goodbye to King Bei Zhan, and quickly put down the curtain.
There is a sharp-eyed glimpse, which spreads like a god, and directly praised that the princess looks like a fairy. If you look at it more, maybe the children who will be born in the future will also be able to touch the fairy spirit of the princess!
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Even the man who was driving the carriage was so fierce that he would be stunned if he looked at the carriage twice.
Under the eager gaze of the Yejing people, the carriage slowly headed towards Xifang City. An Changqing didn't even know that, due to the spread of various small stories, he was like an immortal in the eyes of Yejing people, and the kind of immortal that could be touched by both eyes.
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When we arrived at the tea house, I went upstairs under the leadership of Xiao Er. An Changqing waited for about a cup of tea, and An Fu brought two beggars over. One was older, whom I had seen last time; there was also a young beggar, who was about ten years old, but had an unfamiliar face.
An Changqing was still sitting behind the screen, only showing a figure. Without much gossip, he went straight to the point: "What did you find?"
Previously, An Fu had been delivering news to the old beggar. It was nothing more than trivial matters such as which young master in the Hou residence had newly taken in a concubine, or the theft by servants. Until a few days ago, this older beggar suddenly said that he had discovered something very important and wanted to tell the owner in person. An Changqing came here in person.
The old beggar shook his hands tremblingly and said, "A Jiu found out about this. Let A Jiu report back to the nobles?"
An Changqing nodded slightly.
The beggar named Ah Jiu took two steps on his knees and spoke clearly.
"A few days ago, the villain was staring at the Hou's mansion, and there was no major event before, but just a few days ago in the middle of the night, I saw the young master Wu you were staring at, sneaking out of the Hou's mansion. I followed the signs of the carriage. I looked for it and found that the seal was gone at the door of the nunnery."
Qi'er changed his breath and continued: "I couldn't find the car, so I stayed outside the nunnery for one night. When the chickens crowing, I saw the carriage coming out from behind the nunnery."
"nunnery?"
"Yes."
An Changqing pondered for a moment. There was indeed a nunnery outside the city, but because of the remoteness of the place and the fact that many Da Ye believed in Taoism, the incense was not very strong. If you hide people there... it's a good place indeed.
"In addition, the villain also discovered one thing..." Qi'er said hesitantly, lying on the ground.
"What's the matter? Let's talk." An Changqing said warmly.
"After seeing Master Wu go to the nunnery that day, the villain asked his companions near the nunnery to stare at the nunnery. He told me the day before yesterday that he saw a crazy old woman going to the nunnery to ask for trouble, and she was always there. scolding a woman, saying she was a vixen, hooked up with a powerful family, and killed her son..."
Originally, this matter had nothing to do with the Zhongyong Hou Mansion, and his companions told him it as an interesting story. But it was strange that after the two separated that day, in the first two days, he could no longer find a companion.
Although these beggars have their own territory for begging, the place where they sleep and rest at night will not change. He went to his companion's "home" to look for him, but saw no one, and everyone else said that they hadn't seen anyone for two days.
He had a gut feeling that something might have happened, and it might even have something to do with the farce at the nunnery. After all, they are all beggars with no relatives and no reason. It is not uncommon for them to occasionally see something they should not see, and suddenly disappear one day.
That's why he insisted on meeting the principal, maybe the information he knew could be used to help him find someone.
After An Changqing heard what he said, he also fell into deep thought.
Wu Junshu's outer room may be hidden in a nunnery, and there are crazy women in the nunnery who go to make trouble, accusing the nuns in it of hooking up with the powerful and killing his son... The possibility that the powerful and powerful in the mouth of the crazy woman is Wu Junshu is very high. .
And there may even be a human life involved.
But whether it was in the previous life or in this life, An Changqing had never heard of the Zhongyong Houfu involving human life lawsuits. After all, it is at the feet of the emperor, even if the rich and powerful family are a bit domineering, they will not dare to easily get into life.
Unless it's a mad woman talking nonsense or the dignitaries are not from the Zhongyong Houfu at all, or... it's the Zhongyonghoufu that smooths things out.
Just like the little beggar who suddenly disappeared, no one knows.
An Changqing twisted his fingers, thinking of the "snake to beat seven inches" that Xiao Zhige had mentioned earlier, and he quickly made a plan in his heart. He said to An Fu: "Pay the remaining money, and each person will be rewarded with an extra ten taels of silver. The matter of Zhongyong Hou's mansion will be rotten in the stomach from now on."
The old beggar repeatedly thanked him for his rewards, but the little beggar hesitated for a moment and touched the ground with his head: "The villain doesn't want to give money, just ask the noble to find a villain companion."
This matter had something to do with him, An Changqing saw that this little beggar was not very old, but he was very affectionate, so he agreed, and only said: "You keep the reward, you deserve it. As for your companion , I will search for you, but I may not be able to find it."
"Thank you very much." Xiao Qi'er shook his head: "It is a great gift for your noble to be willing to help. If you can't find it... it will be his life."
He looks young, but his words are a little old-fashioned.
After the two of them were sent away, Zhou Helan said, "Is your son looking into the matter of the Marquis of Zhongyong?"
An Changqing was surprised: "You also know about the Marquis of Zhongyong Mansion?"
Zhou Helan said: "I have heard some. They are all praises of Zhongyong Hou's good governance and Mrs. Zhongyong Hou's virtuous and generous."
The Hou Zhongyong carried eight concubines and gave birth to more than a dozen sons and seven or eight daughters, but the wives and concubines were harmonious and did not compete for favor, and the children were friendly. Unlike some people, who fight like black-eyed chickens all day long, many people mention it with envy and praise.
Changqing knew that there were many children in the concubine of Zhongyong Hou's concubine, but now he heard Zhou Helan's words, but the more he listened, the more strange he felt. As far as his father, one wife, two concubines, three sons and two daughters, there are only a lot of fights in the open and secret. It is absolutely impossible to say that so many wives, concubines and children in Zhongyong Hou's mansion are not jealous.
In the courtyard of the deep house, there are many women, more leisure, and more fights. Who doesn't have a little bit of jealousy
However, the Marquis of Zhongyong seemed to be too harmonious.
If something goes wrong, there must be a demon. An Changqing knocked on the table with his fingers and told Tie Hu, "Send someone to check that nunnery. Keep an eye on it."
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After coming out of the teahouse, An Changqing did not go back to the mansion immediately, but took Zhou Helan and An Fu to inspect the shop.
So far, all the accounts of Zhuangzi and shops in the palace from previous years and this year have been submitted. Before the little year, the stewards of Zhuangzi of various shops would come to the palace to pay New Year's greetings to receive rewards. Although An Changqing didn't want to give these stewards a slap in the face right away, but he knew himself and his enemy well enough to win a hundred battles. If he wants to manage these shops and Zhuangzi, he must first find out the situation of each shop.
Because the carriage of the palace was too public, An Changqing thought about it, changed into ordinary clothes in the car, found a place with few people to abandon the car, and walked over with An Fu and Zhou Helan.
Along the way, many people looked at him curiously.
An Changqing rarely showed up when she went out, and not everyone in Yejing had seen the princess herself. Therefore, many people do not recognize him. Many people saw that he was outstanding in appearance, but his clothes were a little ordinary. Although there were two servants behind him, he did not look rich. They all guessed where he came from, and how he had never seen it before.
Da Ye is still beautiful, whether it is a man or a woman, good looks always deserve special attention. Therefore, An Changqing attracted much attention along the way, and even bold girls threw silk flowers into his arms.
There are also people who have seen the princess from a distance and whispered: "Why does this person look like a princess?"
Others immediately retorted: "Nonsense, how could the princess dress so shabby and still walk by herself?"
Such a fairy-like person, in the storybook, is wearing colorful feather clothes and flying in the clouds. How can you walk by yourself when you have a prince to protect you
Total nonsense!
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An Changqing went to the nearest clothing store first.
There are many shops under Xiao Zhige's name, and he remembered that this ready-to-wear shop was a good one. The shop has a good reputation, and many dignitaries have invited the tailors in the shop to cut clothes in the house. Just listening to Wang Fugui's words, in recent years there are many shops grabbing business, and the business of ready-to-wear shops is not as good as before, and it is declining day by day.
When An Changqing passed by, he found that there were really not many people in the shop.
The ready-to-wear shop is located on the busiest street in Dongfang City. It stands to reason that it is time to cut new clothes near the New Year.
An Changqing suppressed his thoughts and walked in first. The shop clerk saw a customer coming and hurriedly greeted him.
"Young master, do you want to buy clothes? Do you want a tailor or a ready-made one? We have them all here."
An Changqing wandered around at random, pointed to a cotton robe and asked casually, "How do you sell this?"
"Two taels of silver and one piece."
"So expensive?" An Changqing just asked casually, but did not expect the price to be so high.
In Daye, one tael of silver is one hundred cents, and one cent can buy three meat buns, and ten cents can buy a buck of rice. If you convert two taels of silver, you can buy twenty buckets of rice. And these 20 buckets of rice, if you save a little to eat, you can eat one bite for half a year.
Which commoner would spend half a year's ration to buy a cotton robe
Although An Changqing had never bought clothes by himself, he knew that the price was outrageous. He glanced at Zhou Helan, Zhou Helan shook his head imperceptibly, and he knew something in his heart.
"Why is a cotton robe so expensive?"
Who knew it would be better if he didn't ask, but his face changed when he asked the guy, looking at him up and down, and said contemptuously, "Look up at the plaque, this is the □□fang. The clothes in the □□□fang are not cheap. It's cheap, go to another place."
If ordinary people were run by him like this, they would either leave in anger or quarrel in anger. An Changqing frowned: "Even if it's a square, is a cotton robe worth two taels of silver?"
Cotton and linen fabrics are very popular in Daye, and the price is cheap. Ordinary people wear these two kinds of fabrics.
The guy sneered, and started waving his hands impatiently to drive people away: "If you can't afford it, don't show off. You look good, but you look so poor and you're blind."
An Changqing was rushed to the door by him like flies, but An Fu was about to get angry, but was stopped by Zhou Helan and shook his head gently at him.
***
"Yo, look, there's a little beauty there!"
On the second floor of the restaurant diagonally opposite the clothing store, Xiao Zhige was drinking with a group of colleagues. Near the end of the year, the training in the camp outside the city also stopped, and a few generals slack off and took Xiao Zhige to drink.
Xiao Zhige was usually unsmiling, but now it has been nearly a year, and these generals have always been close to him. Although he was impatient, he agreed. But while the others were drinking and punching, he only drank silently.
Hearing He Laosan's words, he didn't lift his eyelids. Just thinking about it in my heart, when I go back later, I will go to Jufuzhai to buy a roast duck and bring it back. I heard that the roast duck in Jufuzhai is also very good.
Just as he was thinking, the person beside him was excited and pulled him: "Lord, look, the little beauty below can compare to the princess?"
A few of them had heard the rumors in the streets and alleys for a long time, and while they were envious of Xiao Zhige's beauty, they were also curious about how good-looking this princess was. It's a pity that Xiao Zhige kept his face straight all day and hid people tightly, and they haven't seen each other until now.
Now I suddenly found a little beauty, and I couldn't help but want to compare.
Hearing this, Xiao Zhige frowned, and was about to get angry when he saw a familiar figure out of the corner of his eyes.
The people at the table were stunned when they looked at the seats that were instantly empty.
After finally reacting, I heard He Lao San scream out: "Damn it! The lord is looking for the little beauty!"