Due to the changes in the north, the limited sequence of the marriage seemed to have been postponed. His father didn't care about it, so Xu Yuan chose to travel all the way back to the imperial capital.
Although the war situation in the north is clouded, the territory of Dayan is still peaceful and beautiful.
Before the chaos breaks out, take a look at the beautiful mountains and rivers with Da Bingtuozi and Xu Xinyao.
Then,
Xu Xinyao ran away while Xu Yuan was not paying attention.
She left him a letter, saying that she wanted to continue her travels and see if all the sects in the world were really the same, so she sneaked away under the cover of night.
After Da Bingtuozi walked with Xu Yuan for more than half a month, he also left when passing through Daqing Continent. He went to find the cave Xu Yuan mentioned and brought his things back to Jianzong to find his master.
The two women left one after another, and Xu Yuan traveled from southwest to northeast, almost across the entire Great Yan.
Two months later, in the outer suburbs of the Imperial Capital, Qibei Mountain.
The rising sun was rising, and with the gentle breeze, the mountain fog floating in the forest slightly dispersed, revealing a building on the top of the mountain.
The morning after the rain in the forest is particularly quiet. This is a restaurant standing alone on the steep cliff of the mountain. The building is nine stories high, with dragons and phoenixes carved on the walls, and bursts of instrumental music and fairy sounds can be heard from the building.
It’s hard to imagine how much manpower and material resources it would take to build such a building on top of this mountain.
But this place is adjacent to the Imperial Capital, close to the power center of the Dayan Dynasty, where nobles, wealthy businessmen and businessmen gather here. Countless desires have spawned countless luxurious gold-selling caves around it.
This building is a Qifeng Pavilion under the Jiaofang Division. Most of the waiters are female disciples who survived the Xuanqing Sect rebellion a few years ago.
She is not a female disciple who practices martial arts, but a female disciple who practices the eight classics seriously.
Even if he falls into the world of mortals, he still has an immortal spirit that refuses to eat fireworks.
Many people like this tune. Even though the price starts at a hundred taels a day, there is still a lot of patrons here.
In the morning light, Xu Yuan opened the door of the wing without any hurry and went downstairs to have a meal.
Outside the door is a long and slender corridor, covered with expensive red carpets, and there is a faint fragrance in the air.
As soon as he walked out of the Accord, Xu Yuan heard a cold voice coming from the corridor beside him:
"Sir, please respect yourself!"
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Xu Yuan raised his eyebrows.
Listening to the voice, it seems to be a waiter named "Chu Jingyi" in the Jiaofang Department.
He stayed here for three days, and only heard the other party play the guqin a few times through the screen. He sounded very good and had high attainments in piano skills, but he had never met him in person.
He is now using the name Zhou Chen, and she is the top steward of Qifeng Pavilion. It is said that she is the daughter of a deceased high-ranking official of Xuanqing Sect, so she is not qualified.
Thoughts flashed through,
Xu Yuan heard a casual male voice:
"Hahaha, sorry, sorry, my hand slipped."
While speaking, Xu Yuan looked sideways and saw three people standing not far away.
A young man wearing a loose brocade robe was blocking in front of a graceful woman whose face was covered with gauze, and his hand was slowly withdrawing from the woman's body.
And a man with a feminine temperament stood quietly behind the noble young master.
The woman's eyes were a little angry, but she didn't get angry after taking a look at the feminine man.
The noble prince looked at the angry woman with interest. After laughing, he suddenly turned to Xu Yuan who was not far away and said with a smile:
"Brother Zhou, it looks so boring, why don't we come together?"
Hearing this, Xu Yuan's expression became a little strange and he said:
"I'm so happy early in the morning, so why bother with Miss Chu?"
Prince Wang grinned when he heard this and patted the masked woman on her waist:
"Okay, Brother Zhou will intercede for you, so you can go down and stop being an eyesore here."
Being humiliated by this, Chu Jingyi's chest rose and fell, but in the end she just snorted and turned away.
Prince Wang watched the graceful figure disappear at the end of the corridor, shook his head disdainfully, turned around and walked up to Xu Yuan, smiling:
"Brother Zhou, let's have dinner together?"
Xu Yuan did not refuse this invitation.
He met this prince at a top wine shop in Mingze Prefecture after Ran Qingmo left.
At that time, a group of literati princes who had just passed the imperial examination were drinking, composing poems, and giving advice to the world in a wine shop. The prince thought that the group was too noisy, so he had a quarrel with the group of rogues. Friends, we want to compete in poetry.
It's none of your business, just hang it up high.
Xu Yuan, who was sitting aside eating melon, wanted to see if the prince could reproduce the classic.
For example, I took out a few famous lines from time immemorial and used them to show off at the poetry show.
But Xu Yuan miscalculated.
Before the oiran finished speaking, the prince slapped the oiran's delicate and beautiful face. The whole person flew seven or eight meters with a "bang" and hit his table directly:
"My master has been in a bad mood recently. You want me to compose a poem? Okay, I'll do it for you. Come here and demolish this building for me!"
It's quite a bit like his demeanor when he was in the Imperial Capital.
And because of the love of smashing the table, the two got acquainted.
After learning that the other party's destination was the Imperial Capital, the two of them started walking together. Perhaps because they had similar temperaments, they chatted and traveled all the way. It has been a month now.
In addition, Xu Yuan also found that the prince seemed to be very rich, richer than him.
On the way downstairs,
Prince Wang smiled very familiarly at Xu Yuan and said:
"Brother Zhou, this Chu Jingyi is really a fierce horse. If she hadn't been going to Beijing today, I would have really wanted to train her."
Xu Yuan glanced at him noncommittally:
"With your financial resources, what's wrong with this?"
Prince Wang waved his hand:
"This is the Jiaofang Division at the feet of the Emperor. It's okay for me to tease you casually here. If it's serious, the Patrol Division will probably cause trouble for me."
"The imperial court set up this Jiaofang Division to make money. If you are willing to spend money, then this matter is business. If the Patrol Division is alerted, then there is a high probability that the money spent is not enough."
Xu Yuan glanced at the layout of the hook fence: "Besides, Brother Wang, you don't think that all the shepherds here are really the so-called remnants of Xuanqing, do you?"
Prince Wang was stunned:
"Brother Zhou, what do you mean?"
Gazing across the female disciples dressed in various colors, Xu Yuan whispered:
"Some died during the war, some of the captured were slaughtered, some escaped, and other sects ransomed some of their old friends' children. Only a few were left. How could there be so many beautiful female disciples? "
"That makes some sense."
After hearing this, Mr. Wang narrowed his eyes and said with a smile, "Is this the packaging that Brother Zhou mentioned before?"
Xu Yuan curled his lips:
"Probably so, but these women are quite real. At least they have good looks and figures."
Hearing this, Prince Wang seemed to suddenly think of something, and stared at Xu Yuan with interest:
"Brother Zhou, you think this news shouldn't be common, right? Especially the high-ranking children of the Xuanqing Sect who were redeemed. This thing should be considered treason. If found out, many important ministers should be implicated."
Xu Yuan met Prince Wang's gaze sideways and grinned:
"Yes, Chengyu, how did you know?"
After finishing speaking, they looked at each other for a breath, and the two laughed at the same time.
A group of three people entered the Qifeng lobby. The feminine man walked quickly and asked the maid to prepare some breakfast.
Xu Yuan and the two went directly to the lobby and took their seats.
Prince Wang sat on the chair with his legs crossed and looked at the long-sleeved female disciple Xuanqing who was good at dancing on the stage:
"The pheasant becomes a phoenix immediately after being packaged. Tsk tsk, this business is really profitable. No wonder my hook bar can't make it. I'll get one another day for fun."
Xu Yuan drank his morning tea and reminded:
"If you want to make this kind of money, you have to have the endorsement of the Jiaofang Secretary. Even if ordinary people can really find female disciples, others won't believe it at all."
Prince Wang raised his eyebrows thoughtfully, and after a moment, he said with emotion:
"I have been coming to this place of fireworks for so many years. I used to only know about consumption and never thought about these twists and turns. Thanks to you, Brother Zhou, I have gained a lot of knowledge in these days."
"posture?"
When Xu Yuan heard this, he waved his hand quickly: "Brother Wang, you are learning postures here, not from me."
"." Prince Wang.
With a chuckle, Prince Wang knocked on the table:
"Brother Zhou, we have known each other for a month. The Imperial Capital is within easy reach, so you don't have to pretend to be confused with me."
"oh?"
Xu Yuan's eyes narrowed: "How do you say this?"
Prince Wang shook his head helplessly:
"Brother Zhou, you have seen me managing some chambers of commerce along the way, and you have very unique insights into business operations. Do you want to consider helping me?"
Xu Yuan raised his eyebrows and was about to answer when he heard Mr. Wang continue:
"I can see that Brother Zhou's family should have some influence, but I don't care."
After all,
Prince Wang gently placed a jade plaque engraved with the word "三" on the table beside him.
I've sorted it out and will start updating normally tomorrow.
(End of chapter)
