It was a sunny afternoon, and the wine in the tavern had just been sold out, and a group of people came to drink, and the proprietress asked them to buy it elsewhere, but the gang was so sincere that they had to bring out a pot for them.

The proprietress was angry,

"It's gone, it's gone, even if the prince's family comes, there is no wine!"

This is the first time that Lu Xiunian looked at the proprietress with a cold eyebrow.

And the coldness between the eyebrows adds a bit of charm.

The cook and the handyman were behind the counter, and when they saw the proprietress reasoning with the people outside, they also walked to the side of the proprietress here, as if they meant to protect.

Although Lu Xiunian didn't feel that he was so lucky that he could meet so many masters of the rivers and lakes as soon as he went out, the fact was that the strength of these two people was indeed good.

But the origin of the other four people seems to be not small, so they dare to make trouble in the tavern where both nobles and commoners in Chang'an City have deliberately quieted down.

What's to be done?

Lu Xiunian couldn't guess it, but after these days, he always felt that the identity of the boss lady was not so simple.

"Heh, is this a contest?" the person who came was very arrogant, and only thought it was ridiculous for the behavior of the cook and the maintenance lady who did the chores.

"At the foot of the Son of Heaven in Chang'an City, you dare to be so presumptuous, aren't you afraid that the people of the Admiral of the Nine Gates will come and take you away?"

Lu Xiunian suddenly spoke, causing the stunned lady and the other two people.

In this tavern, almost no one will mention the people of the government, I don't know the reason, but grievances are grievances, but it's still okay to pull the tiger skin.

For example, at this moment, the proprietress was just stunned for a moment, and then did not say anything more, as if acquiescing to his approach.

"Admiral Jiumen is very busy, where can we manage a small tavern? And we are Zhengda Guangming who came in to buy wine, but you don't sell it. ”

The man was in a gray robe, with a beard, and a long sword at his waist, as did the other three.

"Why, one day the rules say I must sell you the wine?" said the proprietress with a sneer.

"If you don't sell alcohol, what kind of business are you doing when you open the door?"

The proprietress smiled, "I only do business with people. ”

The implication is that these people on the other side ......

"You!" the man was instantly angry and wanted to rush up, but the cook blocked him and couldn't get even half a step closer to the proprietress than he could.

Lu Xiunian watched from the side, and also paid attention to the other three people.

"I think you really don't want to do business anymore!"

As he spoke, the four of them pulled out the long swords in their hands one after another, and their movements were uniform, and at a glance, they knew that they were from a sect and well-trained.

There are many sects in the rivers and lakes, and there are many sects that use swords, but so many people who use swords are so blatantly provoking in Chang'an City, only those who are famous and big.

Lu Xiunian thought as someone appeared in front of one of them,

"Is it good for the Son of Heaven to dance with a knife and a gun like this?"

Then he slapped the person away with a palm and walked straight out of the tavern.

It didn't take much effort, this was the crushing of strength, and the other three people also flew out after him, it was the cook and the handyman.

Lu Xiunian raised his eyebrows, with an expression that I knew was like this.

glanced at the proprietress behind her, the latter's eyebrows were cold, there was no trace of fear at all, and at first glance she was a person who had seen strong winds and waves.

Lu Xiunian looked at it, and finally walked to the door by himself, and by the way, picked up the swords scattered on the ground and threw them on people's bodies one by one.

"Take several swords, don't give them away, the shop is closed today, come back tomorrow." ”

Saying that, Lu Xiunian closed the door, not giving anyone outside the door a chance to fight back at all.

When he turned around, Lu Xiunian saw the proprietress suddenly smiled, well, it's so beautiful.

However, what Lu Xiunian, who closed the door, didn't know was that at this moment, a carriage belonging to King Yi's Mansion passed by on the long street outside the door, and he just heard Lu Xiunian's voice.

Shen Luoqiu in the carriage, his heart tightened, his eyes flashed slightly, a little strange, King Yi beside him was young and handsome, Concubine De said that the two were talented and beautiful that day, for this side princess, Concubine De Niangniang was also so wooed, it can be seen that King Yi attaches great importance to General Jizhou and Shen Luoqiu.

In the past few days, King Yi has not mentioned King Yi at all, only a few days ago, he met an assassin in the house, who was supposed to assassinate Shen Luoqiu, but he stabbed King Yi who came to save people.

There is no need to check, the assassin Shen Luoqiu can also guess that it is either King Ning's person or King Yi's person.

King Ning's assassination was to provoke a dispute between General Jizhou and King Yi, and King Yi was to win the hearts of the people.

As for which one it was, Shen Luoqiu probably knew it in his heart.

"What's wrong?" Seeing that something was wrong with her, King Yi inevitably asked with concern.

It is rumored that King Yi is very fond of King Yi's side concubine, the princess is not in good health, and King Yi takes this side concubine from Jizhou Mansion with him when he goes in and out of the palace.

Shen Luoqiu has become a new celebrity in front of power, an upstart in Chang'an City.

"It's nothing, it's just that I've heard the prince talk about this tavern, but I don't know what the origin is. Shen Luoqiu said.

King Yi didn't hide it, but told the truth, "The proprietress of this tavern and the prime minister have some stories. ”

Shen Luoqiu was stunned, but he became more and more puzzled, is it a coincidence or artificiality that Lu Xiunian is here?

Glancing at King Yi next to him, Shen Luoqiu knew that the love of the emperor's family had always been more complicated than others, not to mention that love in this world was already rare.

She only hopes that the boy can be safe and smooth.

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Lu Xiunian's taunting skills are not low, and they are innate, even the old drunkard is sometimes angry with him, but he has never really been angry with him.

Lu Xiunian, who turned around, walked in front of several people very calmly, but he was still quite happy in his heart, but he didn't let the people next to him see it.

The cook said, "Yes, young man, his martial arts are not as good, and his mockery kung fu is quite strong." ”

Lu Xiunian was not modest, but just responded, and replied normally, "General." ”

The cook smiled and glanced at the handyman next to him, both of whom had a little joy in their eyes.

Now, they're really starting to like the young man.

It wasn't until Lu Xiunian went to the backyard that the cook said to the proprietress that the boss said, "Boss, this kid is not simple, the palm just now is at least the strength of the second grade." ”

The proprietress curled the corners of her lips, "Erpin, you still underestimate him too much." ”

The cook was surprised, "What?

The proprietress smiled, "I don't understand these things of you, okay, the annoying things are driven out, go cook, I'm hungry." ”

Saying that, the proprietress went upstairs, and the cook and the handyman could only look in the direction of the stairs and could only be empty.

The handyman said, "What do you say is the matter with the boss? What is the matter with that young man? Do you want to ask Xiangye?"

"No!" the voice almost blurted out, and the cook looked at the handyman with a grim face, "Don't you remember what happened last time? If the proprietress knew about it, you and I would have to be kicked out." ”

"Then what should I do? Just let such a boy of unknown origin stay here?" said the handyman, "and the danger is still a relatively high level, who knows if you and I can control him? ”

The cook glanced at him and said lightly, "Protection is protection, but don't talk too much." And if we don't say it, it doesn't mean that Xiangye doesn't know. ”

The handyman was thoughtful, but suddenly suddenly.

"Treacherous, treacherous, treacherous cook, you can't be friends with people like you. Said the handyman.

The cook spread his hands, "Oh. Then don't be a friend, not in the first place. As he spoke, the cook turned around and left, leisurely letting the handyman want to pat it with a broom, or because of what he said as he walked,

"Clean it up, be careful of the proprietress getting angry. ”

Outside the house, the two people quarreled endlessly, in the house, the proprietress sat in front of the mirror, looked at the woman in the bronze mirror, and wiped the mirror over and over again, it seemed that in this way, the self in the mirror could change some, but no matter how he looked, the self in the mirror could not go back to the past.

The woman suddenly burst into tears, wiped the mirror again and again, but in the end she didn't notice any change, and she didn't know whether it was despair or what, so she fell on the table and cried.

With Lu Xiunian's internal strength, it was effortless to hear the movement inside through a door, he originally planned to come up and ask the proprietress if she wanted to eat anything, and go out to buy some by herself, but he happened to bump into the scene of the proprietress crying, but fortunately, Lu Xiunian's hand had not touched the door yet, and he withdrew his hand in time.

Lu Xiunian was stunned, although he didn't know what was going on, it was probably related to a few people from Fang Cai.

Where there is no invincible person, there is just a gap missing to confide.

Lu Xiunian didn't bother, he went around the backyard and went to the street, and after a long time he arrived at a fat powder shop, thinking about it, but in the end he still didn't think about which one to buy, after all, he really didn't understand.

"What does this guest officer want to see?" the shopkeeper saw Lu Xiunian's predicament.

Lu Xiunian said, "Incense powder, which one sells the best nowadays?"

The store immediately recommended one to Lu Xiunian, "This is the most fashionable in Chang'an City nowadays, guest officer, smell this smell, even the lady in the palace also sent someone to buy something from us." ”

Lu Xiunian nodded, thinking that it was indeed good, at least in the eyes of his big boss, it was still good.

"How much?"

"One or two. ”

Lu Xiunian: "......"

"Can it be cheaper?" Lu Xiunian looked at his shy wallet, he was really poor, he was just a civilian in Jizhou Mansion, even if he had money, he had spent almost all the way, although he worked in the tavern for a few days, but he hadn't been paid this month?

The attitude of the store changed in an instant, and the attitude was very resolute, but it should not be cheap.

"This is a sought-after item used by all the ladies in the palace, and if the guest officer gives it to his sweetheart, it is even better. "In the end, it's still an old fritter, and I didn't say anything too excessive.

Lu Xiunian sighed, and was about to go out when he met He Zhong who came in front of him, who was obviously a little surprised, but then turned into excitement,

"Brother Lu, you are still in Chang'an City, where are you staying? The princess hasn't seen you since she got married, and I thought you had left, I regretted it for a while. ”

Lu Xiunian was also surprised, but he avoided talking about where he settled, "It's not easy to come to Chang'an City once, so naturally you have to walk around, and you will leave in autumn." ”

He Zhong nodded and said, "Yes, Chang'an City is the most prosperous place in the world, if Brother Lu is free, Brother Lu will invite you to drink in two days." It's not in vain that we share the friendship of weal and woe, I heard the prince say that you are the princess's brother-in-law, and he has climbed high. ”

In the second half of the sentence, He Zhong was obviously joking, but in the end there was still a little more warmth and respect in the words, Lu Xiunian was a little lost in his heart, but he did not ignore the sentence "princess", not the side concubine, which shows that Shen Luoqiu's life in King Yi's mansion was quite good.

Brother He laughed. Lu Xiunian said modestly.

He Zhong waved his hand, and suddenly realized that this was a fragrant powder shop, and his eyes became narrowed again, "Brother Lu, which girl are you going to buy incense powder for?"

Lu Xiunian was slightly stunned, then shook his head with a smile, "No, just passing by." ”

As he spoke, his eyes wandered, "I am shy in my pocket, which girl doesn't love gold and silver? ”

This is something that can't be faked, but what Lu Xiunian regrets is not that he is shy, but that the girl in his heart has become someone else's bride.

He Zhong smiled and patted Lu Xiunian on the shoulder, "Brother's skills are definitely not something in the pool, I believe in my brother." Here are some silver taels. Brother take it first, and if there is a way to make money in a few days, I will introduce it to you for my brother. ”

"This ...... Not good. Lu Xiunian said.

He Zhong waved his hand, "You're welcome, take it." ”

Lu Xiunian was not polite, took the money bag and went to the counter and asked for a box of incense powder.

He Zhong was stunned, and it wasn't until Lu Xiunian finished buying the incense powder that he came back to his senses, but it was Lu Xiunian who returned the silver bag to him first, "Thank you, Brother He, borrow a tael of silver, and pay you back another day." ”

He Zhong was slightly stunned, watching Lu Xiunian pass by him, only to feel that something was not right.

But after all, what was not right? He Zhong didn't react.

I went to the store and asked, "Mr. He, who are you?" ”

He Zhong suddenly, he said that something was not right, this kid's movements were too natural and smooth.

He Zhong smiled, and didn't think much about it, but preferred his somewhat simple and straightforward temperament.

Lu Xiunian bought the incense powder and returned to the tavern, the proprietress had already come out of the room, the cook had made dinner, and everyone ate at the same table.

"Where have you been, and why have you come back?" asked the cook, and the handyman had already brought the dish to the table.

Lu Xiunian hid the incense powder in his sleeve, and just said, "I went out for a walk, won't I come back? ”

The handyman glanced at Lu Xiunian, "How do you feel better and better?"

"What's wrong, my cooking is not delicious, I have the ability to cook it myself!" the cook was a little unhappy.

The proprietress stopped the war first and said, "Eat." ”

Lu Xiunian picked up the chopsticks with a smile and feasted on it.