Chapter 8: The Imperial City

Two days later, Yan Xiaoyue stared blankly at the tall south gate in front of her and the towering glazed tiles in the northernmost part, this is the most prosperous city of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the residence of the highest ruling class of the Great Zhou Dynasty, under the light of the sunset, the entire imperial city is like a sleeping beast, full of historical vicissitudes and mysteries. When everyone was amazed, Mu Zigui looked at the familiar and unfamiliar city wall with a complicated expression, he came back, but they were no longer there.

After passing the inspection, entering the city gate, facing the bustling crowd, listening to the shouting and selling one after another, Xiaoyue felt like a world away, as if she had returned to the bustling streets of modern times, and felt a thousand feelings for a while, and couldn't help but have some tears in her eyes, this scene was just seen by Mu Zigui, who had recovered, Zigui smiled and rubbed Yan Xiaoyue's hair, "Fool, we are going to settle down here, this kind of scene can be seen every day in the future, don't be annoyed when the time comes." ”

Yan Xiaoyue pouted and said dissatisfiedly: "I won't be annoyed, as long as I feel alive in this way, I feel that this city is full of life." Brother Zigui, I like it so much, let's live here in the future, okay? ”

Mu Zigui didn't approve of it, nodded and said, "If you like it, if you say it's settled, then settle it." Are we looking for a place to live now? ”

Yan Xiaoyue jumped up, "Okay, it's so good to return to your brother." Let's go, let's stay at the hotel. ”

I found an inn that called customers like clouds, and after settling in, the sky was dark, which was just in line with Xiaoyue's plan to visit the night market.

After freshening up and dressing up, Xiao Yue knocked on the next room on the right, "Brother Zigui, okay?" We're going shopping, hurry up. ”

After saying that, he pushed open the door and walked in, huh? When did my brother wear black? looked up, "Ah, I'm sorry ......" was pulled out before he finished speaking, only to hear Zigui Shen said: "This brother, I'm sorry, my sister was reckless just now, I hope you forgive me." ”

Xiao Yue hid behind Zigui, poked her head out, waved at the people inside, and said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, when I stayed in the guest house a few times ago, Brother Zigui lived in the room on my right, and I got used to it." "Look at the man inside, what a cool handsome guy, if all the people in this imperial city look like this, will it be very troublesome to go on the street!

Looking at the handsome guy with a cold iceberg face, Xiao Yue couldn't help but be a little worried, Xiao Yue grabbed the hem of Zigui's clothes, and said pitifully: "This big brother, I really didn't mean to." ”

"Forget it, let's go." The handsome guy's voice is very cold, but it's quite nice. Xiao Yue happily thanked: "Thank you, uncle!" ”

"Thank you, brother!" Without waiting for Zigui to say superfluous words, Xiaoyue happily pulled Zigui's sleeve, "Brother Zigui, let's go out shopping, Jin Hui and the others are tired, I told them to go downstairs and eat by themselves, now let's go out to eat!" ”

Zigui tapped lightly on Xiaoyue's head, "You girl, why are you so reckless, fortunately, people are not surprised." ”

"They didn't mean it, and besides, I've already apologized, twice. He's forgiven me, so don't discipline me, okay? Let's go, I'm hungry. After saying that, he pulled his son and went downstairs.

A voice came from the room behind Xiao Yue as soon as she went down: "Master, do you want to go down and investigate?" ”

After waiting for a while, I heard the cold voice coming, "Forget it, it seems that it is a foreigner who has just entered the city, let the shopkeeper ask." If it's okay, you can go back first, be careful. ”

"Yes, the subordinates retired."

Xiao Yue didn't know what was happening behind her, she just felt that the human touch in this imperial city was really no match for Qinghua Town, and it was not a big deal to encounter this in Qinghua Town, and the hospitable one would let you in for a cup of tea, just like the person just now had a cold face, as if she had robbed him of something.

Leaving behind the unhappy things, Xiao Yue held a piece of meat patty in her hand and bit it with relish, well, the taste is really fragrant, the cake is firm and chewy, the pork belly is soft, and there is a smell of sauce, it is so delicious. While eating, looking left and right, Mu Zigui was specially responsible for helping her clear the way and pulling her forward.

After eating and drinking enough along the way, the two returned to the inn.

As soon as it was dawn the next day, Xiao Yue got up from the bed, and Jin Hui, who heard the movement next to her, propped up the curtain and said softly, "Miss is up." After speaking, she helped Xiaoyue up, and picked up the clothes placed next to her to help her change in, Jin Ling and Jin Xiu came in with a water cup and a basin respectively, and waited for her to freshen up. Every time she was served by them like this, Xiao Yue began to sigh what a happy life this was, the days when she opened her hands were something she couldn't have imagined in her previous life, but now it was easily realized, and Xiao Yue believes that it will get better and better in the future.

After washing, I drank a cup of honey water prepared by Jin Ling, and then drank a sip of cold boiled water, drinking these things on an empty stomach is conducive to clearing the stomach. What's more, this honey is a space product, now there are many flowers planted in the space, there are three honeycombs, most of this honey is used to make dried fruits, and the rest are used by herself and her son, and the four maids around her have not been broken, and they often drink honey water to detoxify and nourish their faces, and it took a while for Jin Hui's face to look whiter.

After breakfast, Zigui pulled Xiaoyue back to the room to talk, Jin Hui and Zhaocai were guarding at the door.

"Xiaoyue, we have spent nearly sixty taels of silver on this journey, and now we only have five hundred taels in our hands. I'm going to go out and look for it later, and I'll rent a house first, so it's not convenient to stay in a long-term guest house, and then rent a shop, but it's unlikely that I'll want to rent a shop as convenient as the town, but I'll try my best to find it. ”

Xiao Yue nodded sensibly, "Brother Zigui, you can call the shots about these, I plan to go out for a walk, and you can do your business with peace of mind." We'll talk about it when we come back at noon. ”

This time, in addition to the four maids around Xiaoyue, Zigui's fortune and treasure, and the chef Zhang Mama and her husband who came to the imperial city this time, also came.

Leaving the Zhang couple to watch things at the inn, Xiaoyue and Zigui took people out of the room.

Xiao Yue directly asked the shop Xiao Er about the situation around the imperial capital, since Emperor Zong ascended the throne, he has been purging the former party, and there are a lot of officials in the imperial city, so that many official mansions and farms are empty, and the good things are kept by the emperor to reward his cronies and meritorious ministers, and some of the remaining ones will be handed over to the yamen for sale.

Xiao Yue thought that since it was the yamen who came forward, it must have been the emperor who nodded. After so many years of fighting, the former emperor resisted before he died, and burned down the most important palace in the palace.