Chapter Twenty-Four: The Road Is Uneven
"Ah...... Big brother, look at what Nian Yao bought for me", Baili Baoyou was dressed in an azure robe, with green bamboo leaves embroidered on the cuffs and hem, and his hair was half-tied up, and only a white jade crown was fixed on the top of his head.
Baili Baoshu was dressed in a glass-white brocade robe, with several circles of plain cloth filled around his waist, and the belt was tied so that his daughter's slenderness would not be revealed, and his long hair was also half a bundle, but it was tied with a silver ribbon, revealing a smooth and white forehead.
The eyebrows are thickened a lot with black eyebrow stones, and the double eyebrows are also covered with special fat powder, which lacks the softness of the woman's facial features at a glance and adds a lot of heroism.
In his hand, a folding fan that is popular in the imperial city nowadays, with flowers, birds, insects and fish painted on it, is a certificate that almost every Confucian scholar has to have a handful.
The magpie with him was also wearing a dark man's robe, but there was still a kind of daughter's posture when walking, Baili Baoshu looked at the magpie's awkwardness with a secret smile, changed positions with the magpie, and walked to the corner with Baili Baoyou, plus the Feng Ci and Nian Yao who protected the other side, and the reward that walked behind, it was really like a son who accompanied the curious lady of the family to hang out.
Rao is such a short street, there is an endless stream of pedestrians on both sides, whether it is a stall or a small gadget are a little overwhelming, and after a while, Baili Baoyou's hands have a lot of things, and it seems that Baili Baoyou, who bought some food, was tightly pulled by the magpie.
Baili Baoyou, who also knew where his identity was, did not insist on it this time, at most he looked at the snacks on both sides a few more times and then obediently closed his mouth.
After walking two streets, the more you go inside, there are fewer small vendors, most of them are neat and very good shops, pastries rouge, jade cloth villages, tea shops and restaurants are complete.
Baili Baoshu looked up at the large characters 'Fugui Lou' on the door plaque, and the dark vermilion-colored pillars hung two couplets carved on wooden boards.
'The east wind sends the nobles, and the nobles stay'
'Purple gas welcomes rich customers, rich customers are full of doors'
"A few masters, please, there is a quiet private room on the second floor, ,......", a cleanly dressed guy rushed out of the restaurant, and greeted a few people outside the door with a smile and festivity.
Baili Baoshu and his party seem to be the children of a family who are either rich or noble, and they have just attracted a lot of attention as soon as they enter the lobby.
Feng Xian, who had been following behind, changed his laziness when he stepped up the stairs, and looked up at a private room on the second floor.
"What's wrong", Feng Ci also followed Feng Zhi's gaze, and didn't find how to look at Feng Xian who had withdrawn his gaze inappropriately.
"It's okay", Feng Boun shook his head and followed.
"A few masters, please, these bamboo slips are the signature dishes of our store, the chefs are the ancestral secret recipes that have been passed down for generations, and the entire imperial city is also our rich building, and there will be a storyteller and a pianist from the Qing Pavilion to perform, but you have to pull up the curtain for a few distinguished guests."
"Pull it up," Baili Baoshu said.
"Give each of your signboards, it's still morning tea picked in March," the magpie asked as he looked at Xiao Er, who was standing next to the bed and pulled up the curtain.
"Yes, some ......".
"Then brew a pot and serve it first, and then bring some light pastries."
Looking at Xiao Er who went out and gently closed the door, the space of the private room is quite spacious, the interior of the entire restaurant is a semicircle, and the open window can see a high platform built below, which is estimated to be the place where the performance will be performed for a while.
There are tables and chairs on both sides of the window, and there is a small couch in the innermost place, a copper basin and copper mirror are placed at the door, and a few pots of good-growing Junzi orchid are placed on the flower stand......
Baili Baoshu sat in the direction facing the window, and the magpie also sat under Baili Baoyou, Baili Baoyou looked a little strangely at the chair near the window and looked down twice, Feng Xian sat opposite Baili Baoyou, seemingly careless but cautiously paying attention to the dynamics in all directions.
Feng Ci and Nian Yao also sat under Baili Baoshu, carefully observing their surroundings.
"It's out today, you don't want to cause trouble again", Ouyang Zhan saw Qin Jue sitting on the side of the window with a smile on his face, his eyes flashing and he didn't know what he was thinking.
"Yes, Childe", Qin Jue replied briskly, but the more this was the case, the more worried Ouyang Zhan looked at Qin Jue, although he knew that Qin Jue, who had followed him for a long time, was by no means a reckless person, but at the moment when Qiang Guo was burdened with heavy responsibilities, if Qin Jue made a mistake, it would be a troublesome thing to go back.
"The sub-mantra has seen something interesting."
"I haven't seen anything interesting yet", Qin absolutely shook his head at Ouyang Zhan, but he saw someone who made him extremely interested.
The next sound of the shooting, there is already an old man more than half a hundred years old sitting on the stage, talking about the old things of the Qiang Kingdom, Baili Baoshu listened to it for a while and it was interesting, although there are not many real parts, fortunately, it is not bad.
“…… Mr. Zhou has been talking about these ancient things for more than half a year, so let's talk about how the romantic characters in our imperial city are now."
"yes, yes, tell me something new......
On the first floor, there were a lot of voices from followers, and the sound of the case sounded again, and it was already quiet under the hall.
"In this way, the old man will make two sentences, and if he says something inappropriate, please ask for a letter of guarantee from the audience", the old man on the stage brushed his white beard with his fingers, "The romantic figures, talented and beautiful women in this imperial city, in order to push the first phase, the third marquis, and the fourth family."
"Let's talk about the four generations first, the civil and military are mixed, the Wenchen has the Taifu Liang family, the cabinet minister Qi family, the military general is the Dingguo Gong general Tian family, and the Zhenguo general Fengjia ......."
"You are the stubborn son of the Feng family?" , Baili Baoshu listened and looked at the window sitting by the window, even in front of the prince of Qiang Kingdom, there were not many decent rewards and asked.
"Did you really rob someone's bride and beat the son of the Qi family?" , Baili Baoyou also looked at Feng Xian eagerly and asked, "General Feng didn't break your legs?" ”。
Feng Xian sat by the window and held his forehead a little weakly, but he didn't expect that his old bottom was about to be turned out after sitting for a long time. "I didn't rob other people's brides, I was only a teenager at that time, but I was fooled by the two sons of the Qi family for a while......."
"So you knocked out all the teeth of other people's sons", Baili Baoyou asked in surprise, born in the palace and the only prince of the Qiang Kingdom, accompanied by attendants in food, clothing, housing and transportation, and only in front of Baili Baoshu will there not be so many scruples, so hearing the 'glorious deeds' of the reward is really fresh.
"Qi Hengfu's age was originally the age of losing his teeth, if he didn't have bad intentions to lie to me, I wouldn't do it." Feng Xian said justifiably, "What's more, this matter is all because of Feng Ci to make trouble......."
"Don't talk nonsense in front of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess", Feng Ci said and when his eyes swept to his side, he knew that this person was definitely going to be open-mouthed.
"It was meant to be ...... If it weren't for ...... that day", Feng Xian was about to say something when he heard a commotion below, and watched a few family members dressed in short brown drive up the old man on the stage.
"These people ......," Baili Baoyou stood up with a frown and looked down.
"You'er, you sit down first", Baili Baoshu also glanced down, and saw that a few people who looked like house slaves below had already gone upstairs.
"Nian Yao, go and see whose house slave is making trouble."
"Yes", Nian Yao said and opened the door and walked out.
On the stage above, a steward who looked like a shopkeeper stood on the stage, and after two confessions, he invited several piano masters dressed similarly.
The quiet sound of the piano sounded, and it slowly calmed down the commotion below, but after a while, the sound of the piano stopped abruptly, and several women who didn't look old stood together holding the piano, looking at the two rich sons who walked down from the upper floor in fear.
"What do you mean by this, two sons", the shopkeeper walked over with a smile.
"These two look like lost slaves from my family, and I'm going to take them back to find out," said one of the richly dressed men, pointing to the two good-looking women in the front.
"This ...... This...... Childe has no misunderstanding, these are the ...... of the pianists of the Qing Pavilion".
"When this son verifies, if he doesn't let them go back, come on, bring these two back to me."
"Stop, Lang Lang Qiankun, you dare to mess around in this imperial city, you really don't have the king's law", the young man who stopped the exit was not as weak as the weak crown, and the jade-faced star rebuked angrily.
"Boy, it's better not to meddle in your business, why are you still stunned, don't you take it away from me."
"Presumptuous bastard thing", Baili Baoyou, who was close to the window, jumped out of the window directly holding on to the table.
"You'er", Baili Baoshu also stood up suddenly, looked at the reward that followed behind, and also opened the door and walked out.
"Where did you come from, bastard, who gave you the right to take people in the imperial city at will", Baili Baoyou looked at the two rich children in front of him with a slightly angry face.
"Give it all to me, the stinky boy who dares to spoil my good deeds."
The guests on the first floor almost ran clean, and the shopkeeper who couldn't stop him also hid aside with a sad face.
Baili Baoshu looked at the two children of the family who dared to do this below, and his face slowly sank.
Feng Xian was guarding Baili Baoyou's side, no one could get close, Baili Baoshu glanced at the young man who was not far away from the corridor on the second floor with a servant to stop him, and then thought about the stairs on the second floor.
Looking at the two rich children who were still standing on the stairs and constantly shouting and shouting, Baili Baoshu lifted the hem of his clothes neatly, and unexpectedly raised his leg is a kick.
The other one was also given a kick down.
The two of them rolled down the stairs screaming, and their already unsightly facial features were even more unsightly.
"You...... You mobs dare to ...... If you dare to do anything to me, you will wait for me".
Baili Baoshu's eyes looked at the two people who got out with the house slave with a faint look.
"Your Highness is a concubine of the Qi family, and the other is the son of the Liang family," Nian Yao said in a low voice in Baili Baoshu's ear.
"You'er, how can you be so reckless", Baili Baoshu paused slightly after listening to Nian Yao's reply, then looked at Baili Baoyou below and said, "So don't think about coming out next time."
"Ah...... Pander to...... No, big brother, I was wrong", Baili Baoyou had an impulsive addiction, but looking at the sister standing above, her face sank and she walked quickly to Baili Baoshu and begged for forgiveness.
"This ...... This son, please forgive me for taking the liberty below", Baili Baoshu turned around and saw the son who was standing in the corridor just now walking towards this side, "This little boy has a chivalrous style, and if he is also in the next place, he will definitely help."
After a few days of breaking, I can finally climb up the code word again