In the snow of a single courtyard in a busy city, a pair of beautiful people slowly walk side by side, sometimes looking forward, sometimes looking downcast. Isn't this a beautiful scene?
Unfortunately, the snow scene that Mu Huang thought was just a snow scene.
It can only be a snow scene.
Duanmuyu looked at the smiles of the two of them while walking in the snow, but Mu Juan didn't see it.
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"My entourage is a bit violent, so please don't take it personally. Yang Yu, who is in Xialanzhou, apologizes to you on his behalf, and I would like to ask Haihan to do the same!" Duanmuyu held his hands in ceremony and whispered to Mei and Yun Erren said.
Although he was born into a noble family, he had not been constrained by etiquette since he was a child, showing respect to superiors and inferiors. He had never been self-conscious about his dignity in dealing with others and was extremely kind to others. Watching Mei Yuanchen and Yun Xiaoyang walking side by side in the snow, with a few whispers coming from time to time, Duanmu Yu felt a hint of envy in her heart.
As the emperor of the Jue Kingdom, he was charged with the mission of reviving the Duanmu clan. It was really difficult for him to indulge in love like ordinary children, which was a great regret in his life.
After hearing Mu Huang's shout, Duanmuyu knew something was wrong, so he immediately went downstairs, where he had been standing under the eaves.
Seeing Mu Ye take action, he originally wanted to stop him, but before he could say anything, he saw Mei Yuanchen dodging them one by one with strange movements. When Yun Xiaoyang used extremely fast and accurate techniques to stab Mu Ji's several painful acupoints, Duanmuyu realized that both of them possessed profound skills. He admired them in his heart and thought to himself: "The Dahua Wulin is indeed a crouching tiger." Hidden Dragon, a young couple who met by chance in an inn, actually possess such unique skills. The power of Jianghu cannot be underestimated."
Mei Yuanchen saw that he had a pure face, noble temperament, and his ability to treat others with courtesy. He couldn't help but feel good about him. He held the gift and replied: "Young Master Yang, you're welcome."
Duanmuyu originally wanted to invite the two of them to sit down and drink a cup of hot tea in the inn, but felt that it was a bit abrupt, so he bowed again and left.
"This Yang Yu is magnanimous, calm and confident. He is really a rare young man among us." After the group left, Mei Yuanchen called Yun Xiaoyang softly.
For some reason, the images of Xia Muchao and Xia Muyang flashed across his mind just now, and he vaguely felt that he could see the shadows of the two kings in these people: gaining wisdom through profundity, and abandoning arrogance through self-confidence.
Yun Xiaoyang also saw that this person was not simple, and nodded: "His subordinates are all very capable, and the savage follower is also very good in martial arts, but I don't know when such a powerful sect appeared in Lanzhou."
"I know very little about the affairs of the Jianghu. However, the servants around Mr. Yang are much more capable than the soldiers of Prince Zhija's Palace. This shows that there must be a very strong force behind him. I once heard Senior Brother Zhan Ming say , There are some hidden sects and aristocratic families in the Dahua Wulin. The depth of the background is difficult to find out. Maybe he is from such a sect and aristocratic family." Mei Yuanchen looked at the direction they were leaving and said softly, "Fortunately, They don't seem to have any ill intentions toward us."
Last night, it snowed all night, and there were several inches of snow on the ground. There is no waterway between Leizhou and Kuaizhou, so the two of them need to transfer to a horse sedan to go to Tianxinzhou.
It's just that the snow is thick right now, making it difficult to walk, and Yun Xiaoyang is worried that Mei Yuanchen may not be able to withstand the bumps in the snow as he is still seriously injured, so he decides to stay here first and wait for the weather and his injuries before making any plans.
Mei Yuanchen thought that he would not be in a hurry and would have plenty of time. Seeing the beautiful snow scene in the yard, he invited Yun Xiaoyang to go downstairs for a walk. On the way, the two chatted without saying a word, which was quite interesting, and the ambiguity gradually grew.
Mu Juan's two shouts suddenly interrupted their fun. Although they had left, the two of them had no interest in strolling anymore.
After sending Yun Xiaoyang back to her room, Mei Yuanchen went downstairs.
The two of them were traveling far away, and besides a needle bag and a few rare medicinal materials, they each brought only one set of clothes. The weather is getting colder, and their clothes are already looking a little thin. Mei Yuanchen was worried that Yun Xiaoyang would be cold, so he wanted to buy her a fur coat while resting here.
After learning from the shopkeeper that the nearest embroidery shop was only three or four miles away, Mei Yuanchen left the inn after a few words.
Leizhou is not as good as Jinzhou, but it is also a prosperous state capital. This embroidery shop called "Zhiyun" is located at the intersection of the two streets. It has a two-story building and covers an area of several acres.
Mei Yuanchen touched his chest and saw that the banknotes in his pocket were still there. He looked around his waist again and saw that the bulging money in his pocket were the ingots of gold he had brought out.
"Welcome the distinguished guests to come in for selection!" The guests were two young men of thirteen or fourteen years old. They were respectful and spoke appropriately.
After walking four or five steps, another white and fat middle-aged man came over and said with a smile: "Sir, what kind of clothes do you want to see? But you can tell, our Zhiyun Village must have them all."
"That's very good. I want to take a look at the winter clothes you have here, preferably fox fur and silk snow coats." Mei Yuanchen replied with a smile. When he was at Prince Jaw's Mansion, he heard Xia Chengyi say that the coat and skirt she wore were made of snow satin and silk. Rich families always wear fur coats in winter. Mei Yuanchen knew this.
"Oh, it seems that the young master comes from a wealthy family. In this case, I will give you some of the best items from the embroidery shop for the young master to choose from." The fat middle-aged man said with a smile.
Although Zhiyun Village is the best embroidery store in Leizhou, most of the customers who come to buy are ordinary embroidered clothes. Those who want to buy fox furs and snow coats must be high-end merchants.
A fat, fair middle-aged man walked in front of him on the left. He turned sideways and looked back and said, "Dear guest, please move upstairs." It seems that all the good things here are on the second floor.
When they went upstairs, they saw two beautiful girls meandering towards Mei Yuanchen and gave her a blessing.
"Go and bring all the fox furs and snow coats in the back hall so that the distinguished guests can choose." The fat white middle-aged man called the two girls in a clear voice.
The two of them drove for about twenty breaths, and then they worked together to bring out a coat tray with four or five pieces of fox fur in it. After putting down the clothes tray, the two went back and took out another clothes tray, repeating this process four times.
"Master, please take a closer look." The fat middle-aged man led Mei Yuanchen to the clothes tray and said to him with a smile.
Mei Yuanchen took a cursory look, raised his eyebrows, and said with a wry smile, "I'm buying clothes for a woman."
"Oh! It was my mistake! It was my mistake!" The fat middle-aged man patted his forehead in annoyance and replied with an awkward smile, "Please wait a moment."
He winked at his children, and they returned to the back hall, carrying more than a dozen pieces of clothes back and forth.
One of the silver fox furs looked very exquisitely made. Mei Yuanchen reached out and touched it. Sure enough, he felt that the skin was soft and the fur was soft. He thought that Yun Xiaoyang must like it, so he asked, "How much does this fur coat cost?"
The fat middle-aged man chuckled and replied in a slightly respectful tone: "This is made from the fur of a female snow fox in winter. Haha, it is the treasure of our store. It sells for three hundred taels of silver."
Three hundred taels of silver, that's a lot of money.
Mei Yuanchen was startled. He had never thought that the fox fur was so expensive. He touched the gold ingots on his waist and saw that there were only six ingots. He asked with some embarrassment: "How do you exchange gold for silver now?"
"Oh, the young master actually wants to pay the bill with gold!" The fat white middle-aged man replied with a smile, "The imperial exchange is one tael of gold for twenty taels of silver. If the young master pays the bill with gold, we can calculate it as one pair of twenty-one. .”
Things are rare and valuable, and gold is a rare item. Compared with silver, wealthy people prefer to keep gold. Therefore, the actual exchange rate is higher than the exchange rate issued by the court.
Mei Yuanchen calculated it, but it was still not enough, so he asked again: "Do you accept cash here?"
After all, gold and silver are heavy objects and you cannot carry much with you on a long journey. Xia Chengyi was worried that he would miss the fare on the way, so he secretly stuffed a bunch of banknotes into his bag. Mei Yuanchen counted them and found that there were twenty, all of which were official banknotes of five hundred and one thousand taels.
"Of course I will. But it will be discounted at 95% of the face value of the banknote." The fat middle-aged man replied with a smile.
How can you sell valuable items if you pay in cash? Who would bring so much money with them when they go out would be exhausted.
"That's great! That's great!" Hearing that money was being collected here, Mei Yuanchen no longer had any worries. He pointed at a light green snow coat skirt and said, "I want that one too."
Finally, Mei Yuanchen picked out a pair of mink shoes, a pair of cowhide boots and a woolen cloak.
"Young Master, I've calculated it for you, it's five hundred and seventy taels in total." The fat middle-aged man said with a smile on his face.
Ordinary customers would have to bargain for a long time to buy a piece of satin worth one or two taels. Even after all their efforts, they might not be able to sell it. But today, this young man chose more than five hundred taels in one go. He is really a rare luxury customer. .
Mei Yuanchen took out a five-hundred-tael silver note and two twenty-tael gold ingots, and paid the bill with a slight surplus.
After the old man in charge checked that the banknotes were correct, he was about to give change. Mei Yuanchen waved his hand and said to the fat middle-aged man, "No need to give change. You asked someone to send it to the shopkeeper in a carriage at the Shunshun Inn. I'll go back and get it later."
The white, fat middle-aged man naturally has his mouth full of this.
There is a perfume shop next to Zhiyun Village, and the fragrant fragrance floats faintly to the street.
Mei Yuanchen wanted to go in and take a look, but suddenly he remembered the sachet that Haitang made for him. He gently took it off and put it to his nose to smell it. Tears fell like rain, and he had no thoughts at all.
This is the most prosperous place in Leizhou. Although they are not crowded shoulder to shoulder, the flow of people can be said to be bustling. Mei Yuanchen did not notice that several men in black were slowly approaching in the crowd.
After walking less than fifty feet, he faintly felt that something was wrong. He suddenly turned his head and saw three men in black, unable to dodge, appearing in his field of vision.
"No, there are thieves following!" Mei Yuanchen finally woke up.
After hearing the report from the three ghost envoys, Jiu Qingqing became furious and cursed: "What time has it been? You still care about the Xu family and the Yan family! The palace master said that if Mei Yuanchen can't be killed in this trip, we people Don’t even think about going back! Send someone to sneak into the inn where he’s staying and find an opportunity to kill him!”
After receiving the strict order from the master, the handlers of the Nine Palaces could no longer care so much and had already approached the Shunshuo Inn in batches. Unexpectedly, they found him in front of the Zhiyun Villa.
There were four people who discovered Mei Yuanchen. One of them had already gone to ask others in the palace to help, leaving the three of them to continue following. They didn't expect that the trace would be missed so quickly.
The three of them looked at each other, then pulled out the dragon bone ax from their waists, slowly spread out, and surrounded Mei Yuanchen.
When pedestrians on the street saw someone flashing their weapons, they all retreated, and a large open space was cleared in an instant.
