Chapter Seventy-Three: The Vinegared Yuan-sama
The location of Wanqi Pavilion is very remote, on the innermost side of Shengjing South Street.
This shop usually receives some dignitaries or knights, and ordinary people don't know that they won't come here.
Wanqi Pavilion sells all kinds of strange things, expensive tens of thousands of taels, cheap a few dollars of silver.
It is said that there are people behind Wanqi Pavilion, and no one dares to make trouble here.
The faΓ§ade of Wanqi Pavilion is very small, and the plaque is even simpler, just three words Wanqi Pavilion are written on a piece of red cloth, and those who don't know think that this is a dilapidated jewelry shop.
The door was open to welcome guests, Gu Qingchu went in directly, walked to the counter and knocked on the table, the man who was napping woke up suddenly, rubbed his eyes sleepily and yawned: "What does the guest officer want to buy?" β
"You're the shopkeeper?"
"Exactly down there."
After Gu Qingchu looked at it a few times, he cleared his throat and approached the shopkeeper and whispered, "I'll get the golden silk soft armor."
Hearing the word golden silk soft armor come out, the shopkeeper changed his carelessness, and the person suddenly became energetic, his eyes were round, he came out of the counter in a hurry, picked up the teapot on the side and said: "Girl, sit down, this is the best red robe tea, please." β
The sudden and attentive attitude of the jade bracelet was alert, and observed the interior of the room without a trace, for fear that someone who threatened his young lady would appear.
"Girl, wait a minute, I'll fetch the little one for you."
The shopkeeper was full of smiles, bowed back to the back of the door curtain, listened to the sound of ding-dong dong inside, and about a cup of tea, the shopkeeper came out with a mahogany box.
Putting the box in front of Gu Qingchu, the shopkeeper's expression was solemn: "Liu Wancai, the 7th generation shopkeeper of Wanqi Pavilion, handed over the golden silk soft armor to the distinguished guests in September of the Xin Chou year, and since then the golden silk soft armor belongs to you, I hope you take care." β
Gu Qingchu stretched out his hand and touched the golden silk soft armor, as thin as a cicada's wings, dense and dense, even if there was no sunlight in the room, the soft armor still glowed with golden light, dazzling and dazzling.
Gu Qingchu asked, "I'll give it to me if I want you, aren't you afraid of making the wrong person?" β
The shopkeeper shook his head and said: "The pavilion master explained, someone has come to pick it up recently, and you don't need to ask more and just give it directly." This golden silk soft armor Wanqi Pavilion has been preserved for thirty years, and it has finally been able to see the light of day. β
The shopkeeper has always regretted that such a treasure is not used for defense, and it is a waste to exist in the treasury.
Thirty years? A memory suddenly flashed back to Gu Qingchu's mind, when she and Lin Lian met for the last time in Huainan, the other party said that he had found a good thing and would give it to her when he returned to Shengjing, in order to repay the life-saving grace of the battlefield at that time.
Maybe it's this golden silk soft armor?
"Eh, sir, please stay, there are distinguished guests here, you ......"
It was noisy outside, and after the shopkeeper invited Gu Qingchu into the inner hall, he asked Xiao Er to go to the front hall to guard, not to let others in, and a sign saying that the store was closed today was also hung at the door.
Wanqi Pavilion hung a sign that the store would be closed today, and it would not open even if the sky fell, which was their unwritten rule, and people from all walks of life also abided by it.
There is only one group of people, the other party doesn't care if you hang a sign or not, and when you arrest the criminals and investigate them around, you don't see if you have someone behind you.
According to the ordinary people's homes, open the door and search, otherwise they will be dealt with as harboring criminals, and these people are the Tianwei Division.
The people on the side didn't dare to break the rules of Wanqi Pavilion, and Wanqi Pavilion didn't want to touch the mold of the Tianwei Division, so every time the other party reported to the Tianwei Division, Wanqi Pavilion would open the store door with face.
Today's person is the commander-in-chief of the Tianwei Division, Xiao Er didn't dare to stop it, and he didn't dare to stretch out his hand to block it, so he could only follow behind and shout, so as to remind the people in the house.
When Xiao Er's words fell, Yuan Jinpei also entered the inner hall.
The shopkeeper was a little worried, and wanted to propose that he put away the golden silk soft armor first, and when the people of the Tianwei Division left, he took it out, but unfortunately the steps outside were too fast, and before he could speak, the people had already come in.
Looking at the person sitting on the chair, his face was not flustered at all, and the shopkeeper wiped the sweat from his forehead, his courage could not be compared to that of a young girl.
"Lord Yuan arrived, let Wanqi Pavilion shine, forgive the little one for missing the distance." The shopkeeper bent down to make a big salute, this attitude was even more courteous than entertaining Gu Qingchu just now.
Yuan Jinpei's palm was raised slightly, signaling the shopkeeper to retreat.
walked to Gu Qingchu's side, sat on the seat next to her, pinched the golden silk soft armor in the box, looked back and forth, and said, "Golden silk soft armor, when did you Wanqi Pavilion have such a treasure." β
"The little ones don't dare to hide it, this is someone else's deposit in Wanqi Pavilion, and we are just helping to keep it."
Yuan Jinpei didn't care, looked at Gu Qingchu and raised his eyebrows and said, "Miss Gu likes it very much?" β
Gu Qingchu was stunned, she thought that the other party would say something to test her or something, but she actually asked if she liked it.
"Rare treasures naturally like it." Gu Qingchu did not deny that he was interested in the Golden Silk Soft Armor, otherwise he would not have come to this trip today.
Yuan Jinpei's smiling face fell suddenly, the fan in his hand unfolded, and he looked at the shopkeeper sharply and said, "King Lianjun has relied on Wanqi Pavilion to make a lot of money over the years, right?" β
The shopkeeper's heart jumped, outsiders only knew that the pavilion master was a mysterious person, guessing that it was related to several major forces in the rivers and lakes, no one thought of King Lian Jun, but at this moment he was broken by Yuan Jinpei.
"This, this, this, I don't know."
The shopkeeper didn't dare to lie in the face of Yuan Jinpei, he didn't admit it or deny it, he only said that he didn't know.
When these words and reactions fell into Gu Qingchu's eyes, she was sure that the person behind Wanqi Pavilion was King Lianjun.
The golden silk soft armor has been preserved for thirty years, and the existence of this Wanqi Pavilion is not short, and the king of Lian Jun, who has such a backhand, is really pretending to be crazy and stupid in Nanjun.
"How did Lord Yuan come here?"
Gu Qingchu closed the mahogany box and slammed it to show that she was in a bad mood.
It's one thing to know that she is being watched, and it's another thing to come over with her openly at the moment, she doesn't want to offend Yuan Jinpei, but she is not a clay person, so she lets it be pinched and rubbed.
Yuan Jinpei's eyes were calm, his gaze turned on Gu Qingchu's slightly angry face, and his words slowly explained: "Yuan Mou is also worried about Miss Gu, if King Lianjun plays any tricks, it will not be good if you are injured, now that you live in my mansion, I have the obligation to ensure your safety." β
It's really nice to say, Gu Qingchu complained in his heart, and looked away, that's it, it's still the same sentence, and it is better to maintain the surface for the time being.
The shopkeeper who was listening on the side was in a cold sweat, and the king of Yuan Yan said in front of him that the master had no scruples at all, did it mean that it didn't matter if he heard it or not, because he was going to be killed?
The shopkeeper glanced at the guards guarding the door, and his strong body was definitely not something he could run.
"Shopkeeper Liu, tell your master for me, Nanjun is his territory, Shengjing is not, be careful, Tianwei is staring at it."
Yuan Jinpei's dissatisfied appearance made the shopkeeper wonder, his master had only been in the capital for a few days, how did he offend King Yuanyan?
That's tricky.
Leaving Wanqi Pavilion Gu Qingchu got into his carriage and waited for a while to find that the carriage had not left, Gu Qinggang wanted to open the curtain and ask what was going on, Yuan Jinpei opened the curtain and came in.