"Who are we?" Xie Xun pressed his chest hard, half-bent down, looked into his frightened eyes, and said cruelly, "You will know when you enter Dali Temple."
The shopkeeper was still struggling, "I have never seen you in the capital. Whatever you want, whether it is wealth or power, I can give it to you."
"I can give you wealth and power," Xie Xun sneered, "Just you?"
"What I said is true." The shopkeeper begged, "Yanchunlou can make a lot of money every day, and I also have connections in the officialdom. Judging from the clothes, words and deeds of the two young masters, they must be from the gentry. Since they are gentry, You should know that under the emperor's feet, it is difficult to open such a shop without the support of people in the officialdom."
Xie Xun let go of his foot on his chest, picked up a chair next to him, sat down in front of him, and asked with interest: "Tell me, who are your official connections?"
The shopkeeper quickly got up and knelt on the ground, looking for an opportunity to escape by lowering his head.
He cannot be taken to Dali Temple.
Since they knew what happened at Baoningfang on April 27, they might already know a lot about Hepingfang. If he is caught, whether his life can be saved or not is aside, the matter of Hepingfang is probably not saved.
He didn't think he could survive the torture.
"I advise you not to be mean-spirited," Chen Anning picked up a broken table leg, weighed it twice in his hand, and said cruelly, "I don't have a good temper like him, so I'll give you a chance to speak. .”
After the shopkeeper shuddered in fear, he said half-truthfully: "My official connection is with a high-ranking official of the fourth rank. If the two young masters are willing to show their respect, I can ask this high-ranking official to ensure the smooth career of the two young masters."
"If you don't tell the name of that senior official, who will know whether what you said is true or false?" Chen Anning walked over and said impatiently to Xie Xun, "I see that he speaks in a secretive way, and not a single word is true. Don't waste it. It’s time, settle it quickly and let’s go.”
Xie Xun nodded, "That's okay, you do it or should I do it?"
"I'll do it." Chen Anning walked up to the shopkeeper, raised the broken table leg and hit him on the head.
The shopkeeper was so frightened that he knelt on his knees and shouted, "I say, I say, it's Mr. Song, the Servant and Young Minister!"
Chen Anning stopped beating.
The broken table leg was only ten centimeters from his head.
After taking a look at the stinking water stains spilling out from under his body, he took two steps back in disgust and signaled Xie Xun to deal with it quickly.
Xie Xun clasped his hands and tapped the armrest of the chair a few times.
"Everyone stop moving. The people from Yanchun Tower stand here, and the people who come to have fun stand over there." Xu Zan's voice came from downstairs, "We received a report, Yanchun Tower Shopkeeper Lou is related to the Song Fu case, everyone must stand still for me and are not allowed to move any more, otherwise they will be arrested as accomplices!"
"Come here, guard the entrances and exits for me!"
"Where's the shopkeeper? Where is the shopkeeper? Get out now!"
It was very noisy downstairs for a while.
The sound of pedaling up the stairs started.
moment.
Xu Zan kicked open the door, strode in, looked at the shopkeeper, then at Xie Xun, and finally at Chen Anning. Seeing her outfit, he chuckled twice and waved to the guards behind him, "Gag him and take him back!"
The guards quickly stepped forward without looking away, covered the mouth of the screaming shopkeeper, and quickly dragged him out.
Xu Zan winked at the two of them, winked, and said loudly: "You guys performed well today. Go back and have a rest. I'll talk to you again when I come back in the evening!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and walked away.
Chen Anning glanced at Xie Xun and walked out.
Seeing how he summoned the guards to escort all Hu Ji and Gui Nu from Yanchun Tower back to Dali Temple, I couldn't help but raise my eyebrows and said, "The training is good."
Xie Xun came over, looked downstairs with her and said, "Are you praising me or mocking me?"
Chen Anning threw down the table leg, took out the folding fan from her waist, unfolded it, and said while fanning it: "If you think it's a compliment, it's a compliment, if you think it's a mockery, it's a mockery."
The shopkeeper of Yan Chun Tower, Hu Ji and Gui Nu were all taken away by the guards.
But those who came to Yanchun Tower to have fun were still forced to stay.
These people who were looking for fun, including young men, merchants, and scholars, were all herded together in a group, all chirping and expressing their dissatisfaction.
"Okay, stop arguing!" Xu Zan stood on the stage usually used for singing and shouted loudly, "Get in line for me and come over one by one to record a confession. After you make sure that you are not an accomplice with the shopkeeper of Yanchun Tower, , you can leave! Whoever dares to try to break in will be served with a big stick!"
Pleasure seekers will not listen.
It wasn't until the guards drew their swords and approached that they lined up noisily.
When they were lined up, Xu Zan's eyes rolled around twice, then he raised his head and yelled upstairs: "What are the two people upstairs looking at? Why don't you get down and line up!"
Chen Anning chuckled twice and went downstairs, swinging the folding fan.
Xie Xun followed her.
After the two lined up at the end of the line, the young master who had something to do immediately talked to him: "You two have just come to the capital?"
Xie Xun got ahead of Chen Anning and answered lazily: "How did you tell?"
The young master who spoke to him shook the strands of hair from his forehead proudly, "Although I am not good at anything, I am first-rate at recognizing people. There are no young masters or young ladies from powerful noble families in the capital that I, Wen Baolin, do not recognize." "
Chen Anning deliberately sneered: "We all know each other, why don't you know who we are?"
"Because you have just arrived in the capital, and it will not last more than three days!" The young master named Wen Baolin said with great certainty, "Listen to what Mr. Xu Wu shouted upstairs just now, you must know each other. Let me guess. , you should be from Princess Xu Wu’s maternal grandfather’s side, right?”
Neither Chen Anning nor Xie Xun spoke, which was considered to be 'confirming' his guess.
Seeing this, Wen Baolin couldn't help but raise his chin proudly, and then said earnestly: "How about having a meal or drinking tea together later?"
Xie Xun flatly refused: "No time!"
Chen Anning cooperated: "Don't even think about asking us for information!"
"You can't say that," Wen Baolin said matter-of-factly. "When you are away from home, you have to rely on friends. I ask you for information, and you can also ask me for information. This is called information sharing."
"What can you know?" Chen Anning was disdainful.
"I know..." Wen Baolin glanced at the people eavesdropping in front and behind him, coughed twice, walked over and said in a low voice, "There is nothing in the capital that I don't know!"
Chen Anning sneered: "Who doesn't know how to brag?"
"You can insult my character, but you can never question my speed in getting information!" Wen Baolin snorted, "I won't talk about anything else. I will just tell you something that happened two days ago. It's a small test of my skills. I'll give it to you. Open your eyes!"
Chen Anning looked at him contemptuously.
Wen Baolin's competitive spirit was suddenly aroused: "Not many people know about this matter, but based on the relationship between Mr. Xu and that person, he definitely knows. So whether it is bragging or not, you will know when you ask later."
Chen Anning said indifferently: "Then tell me about it!"
Wen Baolin came over and said in a low voice next to the two of them: "Do you know, Mr. Xie, the minister of Dali Temple? The emperor granted him a marriage two days ago! Do you know who the recipient of the marriage is? You don't believe it, it's the Chen family That second lady."
"That second young lady is a very well-established person."
Xie Xun glanced at Chen Anning and said with a half-smile, "What's the origin?"
