Danyang straightened his back for a moment, looked back at Han Qinglan, and said with a relieved smile:
"nothing."
Han Qinglan obviously didn't believe it and wanted to ask more questions.
But before he could speak, Danyang said first:
"That's right. So, you are not only familiar with Dongjie Temple and Qigong Temple, but you also seem to have frequent encounters with the people here. But they are not at all confused about General Han, a fourth-grade military general. Why dress up like that and fend for yourself.”
As she spoke, she suddenly squinted her eyes, raised her eyebrows and looked at Han Qinglan, saying:
"In other words, General Han is using a false identity to travel around Dongcheng? Why?"
Han Qinglan took a breath. Although she knew that Princess Danyang was changing the subject, she finally had to sigh helplessly and start another topic with a wry smile:
"Haha, before you asked about all the details of this trip, I just said that I would tell you in detail on the way. The time is right now, I won't follow you for a while."
Danyang withdrew his gaze and glanced at the two large wooden barrels behind him that were covered by oilcloth.
"You want to pretend to be a fishmonger and sneak into the place where the Huaiyang King's envoy is staying? But why did he buy so many fish? And..."
As she spoke, she glanced sideways at Han Qinglan and gritted her teeth:
"Do I look like a fisherman?"
It's a shame that he was brave enough to make such an arrangement without her knowing it beforehand!
Even though Han Qinglan didn't look back, she couldn't hear or feel the danger approaching step by step.
But fortunately, the cards in his hand had not been exhausted, and it was obvious that Princess Danyang was more interested in the Huaiyang King's envoy, so he just pretended to be dumbfounded and pretended that he didn't understand, and only replied seriously to the first one. question.
"Well, there is not much news at the moment. The only thing that is certain is that since he arrived in Beijing last year, in addition to the tributes he brought along with him, he began to receive tributes from the Huaiyang King's territory soon after he settled in, and also continued to The King of Huaiyang’s fiefdom gives various things.”
Hearing that Han Qinglan was finally willing to take matters seriously, Danyang didn't bother to argue with him and immediately turned all his thoughts.
But this situation was really weird, and her brows furrowed almost as soon as she finished listening.
"Are you not saying that the envoy of the King of Huaiyang is interested in the fish in the capital and wants to buy some and send them back to Fengzhou to honor the King of Huaiyang?"
In particular, this cart no longer smells of fresh ingredients. After two days of drying, it should be enough to make salted fish and use it as a tribute to the King of Huaiyang?
Danyang was amused by the absurd feeling in his heart for a moment.
Either the envoy sent by the King of Huaiyang was kicked in the head by a donkey, or he didn't want to go back to work with the King of Huaiyang anymore.
Han Qinglan was also laughing together, and while laughing, she put forward as many reasonable assumptions and possibilities as possible.
"Or maybe he brought it as a souvenir for his family."
Although Toyoshu is located near the water, the taste and variety of fish are definitely far superior to those of the capital. However, maybe someone has relatives like this one in the capital.
"Well, just like Douzhi'er is still the authentic person of the capital..."
Danyang ignored the nonsense someone was talking in his ear, and soon fell into a thoughtful silence after making a joke.
Han Qinglan's keenness will naturally not miss any strangeness in the people around her.
Therefore, not long after Danyang fell into deep thought, he stopped speaking. However, while taking care of driving, his eyes drifted to his side intentionally or unintentionally.
…
In the tavern in the alley, Zizhu and the three of them chose a relatively quiet corner on the second floor near the window to sit down.
Mei Lan couldn't help but look around before she could sit firmly.
"The shops here are not as elegant as the shops on the street, but they are also very neat and tidy."
And that's not all. Although you can't see it on the first floor, there are calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls and corners of the second floor, decorated with celadon vases and flowers.
Although they are very common things that are not worth a few copper coins, they are enough to change Melan's prejudice against this place due to its appearance.
Zizhu couldn't help but look around secretly out of curiosity because the surroundings were completely different from the sloppy ones he expected. It's just that those glances were very quick when Tian Zhuo turned his head or couldn't see him, which was not as obvious as Mei Lan's.
After all, not long ago she still disliked this place, but now she changed her mind so quickly, it seemed like she had no opinion or knowledge.
Tian Zhuo seemed to have no reaction to the two people's reactions. He only focused on looking at the menu and the waiter's instructions to make the ingredients fresh and which seasonings to substitute.
Among them, Zizhu and Meilan indeed told him before they came that they would not eat spicy food or onions. But it is more like meat that cannot be too old to be chewed. Don’t overcook the food, make it hard to eat, and other trivial matters.
Of course, except for a small part that is true, most of the rest are things that Zizhu and Meilan agreed to use to rely on Nanbei.
The purpose of doing this is to prevent Tian Zhuo from taking the two of them to strange places and forcing him to go to one of the best restaurants in Beijing.
According to Zizhu, if you are willing to admit defeat, even if your wallet suffers, you don't want to be fooled by a bastard who can come up with evil ideas in the blink of an eye.
For this reason, when they knew that the place to eat was in such a remote place, not to mention Zizhu, even Mei Lan was unsure at first.
However, now it seems that they are too worried, right?
After finishing talking about the trivial matters, Tian Zhuo finally started to get down to ordering food.
"Okay, let's have these signature dishes. Hurry up, we'll be in a hurry to run errands soon."
The waiter saw clearly where Tian Zhuo's finger had touched, and was obviously stunned for a moment. But after regaining consciousness in an instant, his eyes turned to the three people at the table. They immediately laughed so hard that they couldn't even see their eyes, and they responded loudly and quickly.
"Hey, okay! Just don't worry! Regular patrons will bring their friends to the store to support me. I will tell the shopkeeper that your food will be placed in the front row, and it will be served immediately!"
Before he could even finish his words, the waiter picked up the menu and turned around to leave, completely ignoring Zizhu's waving to him, and almost rolled down the stairs when he went downstairs.
Mei Lan frowned and looked away, looking at Tian Zhuo in confusion and asked:
"Why are the guys in this store so surprised? Do you really come here often?"
Although she had just felt relieved, looking at the scene, she was really worried that there would be a "surprise" in the food that would be served later.
Zizhu was also annoyed. When he heard this, he immediately turned his attention back to the table, glared at Tian Zhuo, and hummed:
"The waiters in the store are so careless. I think some people used to be laughed at because they were too thin, and now they are taking advantage of us to come back to their old places and pretend to be fat."
Tian Zhuo didn't refute when he heard the words. He was silent for a moment, stood up and dusted his sleeves. Shi Shiran walked to the long desk by the wall, picked up the spare teacups and teapots for guests, and slowly walked back to his seat to pour some for himself and the other two people. He pushed the hot tea to Mei Lan and Zizhu in turn, and slowly said:
"I used to be poor, and I could only come here once a year if I had a lot of money. But now, even though I'm not rich, it's not a problem if I want to eat all the good dishes in the store in one meal."
When he finished speaking, he raised his head, smiled at Zizhu and the others, and continued:
"It's okay if you want to regret it, just go back to the princess's mansion."
"Oh, for the sake of morality and the friendship that has been building up and not looking down for a while, I advise you to think about it carefully and not to regret it in the future."
After finishing his words, Tian Zhuo smiled slightly and raised his glass. After toasting the two of them with tea instead of wine, he drank tea by himself and admired the street scene outside.
