Chapter 1: Bai Luan (11)
Let's say that the lake moon court is like an out-of-this-world realm, but the Bailuan City on both sides of the strait is becoming more and more lively day by day. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć infoAs the day of the envoys of various countries entering Beijing is getting closer and closer, the people of the city are looking forward to the arrival of the new emperor who will be on the throne, and at that time, the new emperor will grant amnesty to the world and benefit the people.
The east bank of Bailuan City is the most prosperous block, because the embassy of other countries wants to enter the city, many foreigners crowd the imperial capital, and young talents from all over the world embrace each other in the embrace of this city; the major restaurants and tea shops are basically like clouds every day, bustling with each other, and it is said that the four sons of the world will gather in the city this time, the beautiful girls are happy, looking forward to the arrival of that day, and have an early glimpse of the style of the four sons, the rouge shops in the city, the gold and silver jewelry shops are like rivers every day, the door is like a market, and the supply of hoarding goods exceeds demand.
The best business on the east coast is the Haiyue Restaurant built on the shore, surrounded by water on three sides, one side of the shore, with a wide field of vision, and the scenery of Bailuan City is endless.
At this time, the sun is high, noon has passed, the sea breeze is wrapped in cool air and rushes into the city, and the carriages in front of the Haiyue Restaurant have already been parked on the street. Xue Liang, the chef of Haiyue who has been silent for a year, has put up a signboard to welcome guests again, the rules remain the same, only one guest is received, and the food is cooked for him personally.
Long and the others pretended to be ordinary small families in the market and also came to Haiyue Restaurant.
There are four floors in the building, the colorful flags outside the building are fluttering, the red lanterns are dazzling, they stand at the door and look up at the four big characters of "Haiyue Restaurant" on the Zhu Gate, and they are slightly stunned. I have always heard that Bailuan is prosperous, if you don't see the grandeur of this restaurant, how can you imagine this kind of scene.
The lobby of Caiying Zhuhu was overcrowded, the guests were full, and the business of the restaurant was booming.
Min Yu He had seen such a prosperous business, and his always cheerful temperament would be much more settled, and he held a wooden card tightly in his sleeve.
"Is this the restaurant Sister Xue is talking about?" Min Yu looked straight at each other, and her voice was as thin as a mosquito.
Bai Fan looked left and right, and saw that the second floor was also crowded, and the guests were like clouds, so he couldn't help but be a little surprised. "It should be here, yes, who the hell is she?"
"No matter who she and Brother Liu are, since they are here, let's ask them clearly. Miao Nu flicked her sleeves, met a running hall, bent down and said with a smile: "Are you here to eat?" I'm really sorry, there are no seats in the store now, and I have to ask the guest officer to wait, and when there are vacancies, I will ask you to take the seats." ā
Bai Fan's eyes slanted to the side of the threshold, which was full of people waiting for seats, and he couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Your building is really doing business, and the threshold is about to be broken, so you still have to queue up." ā
Rantang listened, raised his eyebrows, and said proudly: "Our Haiyue Restaurant is one of the most famous restaurants in the city, a new dish is launched every month, and the location is good, and the drinking party is a good place, not only the scenery is good, sometimes you can also have the opportunity to taste the craftsmanship of Miss Xue Liang." It's a coincidence that today is the day when our celebrity chef Xue Liang is in charge of cooking, no, I heard that she is back, and almost half of the city has come......"
Bai Fan didn't bother to listen to this ostentatious words, stretched out his hand to interrupt the words of the running hall, and said bluntly: "We are not here to eat, we are looking for someone." ā
"Looking for someone?" the smile on Ran Tang's face faded a little, and asked, "Who are the guest officers looking for?" ā
Bai Fan didn't bother with him, asked Min Yu to take out the wooden card, put it in front of him, and said, "Look clearly, do you know this thing? What we are looking for is the owner of this thing." ā
When he saw the wooden sign, his expression suddenly changed greatly, and he looked at them again in surprise and suspicion, with an inexplicable light in his eyes: "Please wait, if you are tired, please ask the shopkeeper to come over." Without waiting for them to react, he bent down and bowed, and hurried back.
Seeing this scene, the Long family and others looked at each other, full of suspicions in their hearts, and they didn't understand what was wrong with this person.
"Who is she?" Bai Fan frowned slightly, staring down at the wooden sign on his palm. On the same day, she gave this thing to Minyu, saying that she wanted to see her and came to Haiyue Restaurant to find her, although she had speculated the identity of her and Liu Changnan many times before, but since she came to Bailuan, she always felt that something strange, especially today, that feeling was better than before.
After a while, the running hall came back again, followed by the lobby shopkeeper.
"Ladies and gentlemen, can you show me the wooden sign?" the shopkeeper saluted with his fists, and the number of courtesies was very thoughtful.
Bai Fan handed over the wooden card without thinking, the shopkeeper took it and looked left and right, raised his eyes to look at them, and then looked down at the wooden card, not knowing what he was thinking, his expression was a little hesitant. After a while, he said: "Since you have this thing, it must be Miss's distinguished guest, please follow me upstairs, Miss has been waiting for a long time." ā
When the Long family heard his words, their minds were foggy all of a sudden, and they didn't know what kind of token this wooden sign was, so they asked the shopkeeper of Haiyue Restaurant to entertain them personally.
Miss...... It always felt like it was someone they knew.
Confused, they followed the shopkeeper to the second floor, then to the third floor, and then under their suspicious eyes, the shopkeeper took them to the top floor of Haiyue Restaurant.
There are no seats on the first and second floors, and the third floor is a private room, which is very quiet, but there is no guest on the top floor, and there is no small door for the compartment, but there is a very wide brown carved door at the staircase, and there is nothing else. They don't understand why they're here.
Just wondering, the shopkeeper gently pushed the door open, retreated to a single time, and stretched out his left arm to make a "please" shape. They comprehended, silently entered the door with questions, and when they were all inside, the shopkeeper bowed his head and closed the door, went downstairs to the staircase on the third floor, and ordered two strong men to guard the entrance of the building and not let anyone go upstairs.
Two
Inside the door, it's like a fairyland.
The floor-to-ceiling windows on the three walls open to let in the sunlight, and the room is as bright as white light, lush trees, tender green grass, delicate flowers, clear water, smooth pebbles...... An elegant and unique garden scene is presented in front of you. Bai Fan and the others were dumbfounded, this building ...... Its top floor is actually a garden! with grass and trees, flowers and water, like a hanging garden. Who dares to build an indoor garden on the upper floor, and go to great lengths to move the mountains and rivers to the roof, what a luxury, and what an elegance.
In shock, their eyes noticed that among the flowers and trees, on the edge of the pool, there was a girl standing.
She was dressed in a long white dress, with her skirts fluttering in satin, her long hair, which was more dazzling than gold, fluttering like strands of gold, and her clear and bright blue eyes like a quiet sea, and the sunlight was divided into thousands of golden rays by the leaves, and countless stars and moons gathered around her. In an instant, the world lit up, and she stood there, like a goddess walking out of the light, as beautiful as a celestial being.
"Xiaoxue ......" seemed to be a long, long time later, and someone whispered her name in a low voice.