Chapter 52: The Chinese Valentine's Day Has Not Passed (5)
In late summer, the heat of midsummer is long gone. She has been in bed for a long time, but she can't stay on the ground, at most she will go to the courtyard to see the flowers and retreat to the house, or she still has to walk around the room where her hands can be on the wall or furniture at any time. So, she didn't feel that the weather was a little cold. Just now she instructed Pear and Meizi to find a piece of clothing for her that was as loose and thick as possible, in order to tie the waist pillow sewn by the pear directly, and it was not easy for people to find out if it was hidden at the back. I didn't expect it to be crooked.
The wind blew gently, gently caressing her cheeks, a little cool, it was a sign that the autumn girl was about to come, and it was not too cold, it was very pleasant.
Unlike the temperature that began to drop, the street was as lively as the yellow-haired maid said.
The Four Princes' Mansion is located in the depths of East Street and covers a wide area. She hadn't walked all the way before, and had heard of the most secluded back door leading to the city walls. Out of the back door, there is still a small road, at most a two-person wide carriage can pass along the wall, and in a short time you can reach the east gate, so that the people of the house can go out in a hurry without passing through the crowded main street. However, the gate of the Four Princes' Mansion is still facing the central main street, but the front door is more secluded than the location of the General's Mansion. In the end, it was the prince's mansion, and she didn't know which official mansion the door was, so in order to avoid it, she didn't dare to open the door to it. There are also some shops on East Street, and naturally they are not around.
Originally, due to her back injury, she also considered whether to take a sedan chair to the vicinity of the commercial area first, and then change to walk. But just at the gate, she looked, it stands to reason that there are people and cars outside the gate of the Fourth Prince's Mansion, which is rarely outstanding, and she looks at it, as if she has just entered the city from the east gate, so she dispelled her mind.
At this time, they followed the flow of people, sometimes looking left and right at those strange pedestrians, and after walking for a long time, they had reached the business district. The four maids took care of her injuries and proposed: "Miss, you see this person coming and going, why don't we sit in this tea shop first and avoid it." When the time had passed, the gates were closed, and the main street should be much more relaxed. When the time comes, she is not afraid of colliding with people, so the young lady can enjoy shopping. ”
She thought for a while, pointed to the front and said, "It's better to go further, why don't we go directly to Moxianglou." I think these people are taking advantage of the excitement of the capital and rushing to participate. Moxianglou is famous, presumably they all want to taste it. If it's late, I'm afraid that there will be no place for Moxianglou. ”
Lizi and Meizi estimated that Moxianglou was indeed near, so they agreed: "Okay then." Miss, you have to follow closely, Meizi and I will open the way for you, Jiang Lang and Pi Qing, you follow behind Miss, and you are also tightly guarded on the left and right. ”
Jiang Lang pulled Qi Qing and smiled, grabbed the front, and turned around and said, "How can there be any reason to ask your girl's family to open the way, let's go ahead." ”
In this way, Jiang Lang and Qi Qing walked all the way in front, and Lizi and Meizi followed her closely behind to protect her, and walked to Moxiang Building.
I have to say that she was very visionary. This is more than half of the time, and before the meal, the Moxiang Building is already full of guests and friends. A closer look, sure enough, many of them are foreign, their faces are somewhat stained with dust, and the important salutes they carry with them are also directly placed on their sides, and even look at the clothes There are obviously guests from other countries. However, regardless of the wind and dust, he may not have found an inn to stay, so he is in a hurry to come to the point, and he has long admired the reputation of Moxianglou, and he called for the dishes, and everyone was waiting with a face full of expectations.
At this time, the old shopkeeper of Moxianglou personally came out from behind the counter to greet them, bent down and saluted: "Welcome to the arrival of the four princesses, please follow the old man to the second floor, the private room you sat in last time has been reserved for you." ”
Seeing that the downstairs platform is full, she is afraid that the private rooms upstairs are also full. Hearing what the old shopkeeper said, he was very happy in surprise, so he smiled and said, "The shopkeeper Lao is leading the way." ”
This Moxianglou is the property of the second prince, and the last time she came to Moxianglou was to participate in the annual poetry conference, and she also won the limelight and won the jackpot of the guessing competition. It is not surprising that the old shopkeeper knows her and knows her identity.
As the old shopkeeper walked to the second floor, he continued towards the end, unexpectedly, but at last he stopped in the penultimate room.
She remembered correctly, last time she sat in the last room, and this one ......
I still advanced to the private room. That's right, this one is bigger, and if you look closely at the furnishings, it's more luxurious than the one next to it. Last time I came, it was the Holy Lord and the princes sitting in this room. Well, if you have to say, she did sit in this room.
Listening to the movement, the room next door was faintly noisy, as if someone had already drunk and drunk during the day, so unhappy.
The old shopkeeper personally helped them order, and even knew that she had a back injury, and when he saw her order for wine, he stopped her. It was she who said it badly, and finally said that it was for Jiang Lang and Qi Qing, who came here for the first time. didn't want to, but Jiang Lang and Pi Qing dismantled her stage and refused: "The little ones don't know how to drink, and the master doesn't need to worry about it." In fact, being able to sit at the same table with her and eat such a meal at Moxianglou, although the two boys had already heard from Lizi and Meizi that their masters were good to them, they were already flattered. There is no reason for the master to eat vegetables, and they drink alone.
They still don't know her well enough, who knows, it's her own gluttonous drinking. It's just that the old shopkeeper has great powers, and he knows about her back injury, and it is estimated that nine times out of ten he is actually the person who came out of the palace, and to put it bluntly, he is really a slave, but he dares to stop her, the royal master, from ordering wine. She just wanted to use their name to order the wine first. When the time comes, behind closed doors, whether she drinks it, or they drink it, just drink it together.
However, she didn't expect these two boys, just Qingqing, Jiang Lang is usually a very smart person, but at this time, he actually has no eyesight.
In this way, the old man went to the kitchen first and ordered you to prepare food. ”
"Yes. Go ahead. There was no other way, so she had to nod her head and agree with the old shopkeeper first.
Only then did she realize that Jiang Lang had a secret smile in his eyes. She suddenly understood that Yaya didn't know how to drink, and it was obvious that she was deliberately demolishing her stage!
Her eyes narrowed, and she asked sharply: "Jiang Lang, tell me the truth, you two really haven't drunk alcohol when you two are so old, and you don't know how to drink?"
The old shopkeeper was gone, and with her questioning like this, Jiang Lang stopped lying, straightened his waist, and replied: "Back to the master, we actually know how to drink, and the amount of alcohol is not bad." But master, you must remember your back injury, and you want to drink in our name, but you can't. ”