Fan Lou is an imitation Song Dynasty restaurant, the pattern is very large, divided into several large courtyards in the east, west, north and south. Beautifully decorated and magnificent.

After Jia Baoyu and his entourage sat down in the box booked by Leng Zixing, everyone began to really introduce each other, and only then did they know that the name of the little sister of the Li family was a single spiritual character.

When they heard that the Li family brothers and sisters were in the capital for the first time, everyone was inevitably curious about how Liu Xianglian met them.

Liu Xianglian said: "Back then, I followed the martial artist to learn art in Hubei, and after going out of the mountain, I traveled around, but I didn't want to be infected with a vicious disease, and almost died. It was also at that time that I became acquainted with Brother Shaoyou.

After I recovered from my illness, I lived in Shu for half a year, and I became friends with Brother Shaoyou and became brothers.

We originally intended to join hands with Yunyou to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the world, but later Brother Shaoyou was forced by the wishes of his elders and needed to stay in Shuzhong to inherit the family business, so he was not allowed to go together.

Speaking of which, we haven't seen each other for seven or eight years since we parted from Shuzhong, but we have only occasionally exchanged letters.

I went to Yangzhou this year, and after returning to Beijing, I learned that Brother Shaoyou's family had suddenly changed, and he had arrived in Beijing half a month ago. ”

Hearing this, everyone was naturally curious about what happened to the Li family, so they asked.

The matter was secret, and Liu Xianglian was inconvenient to speak, and looked at Li Shaoyou. Although Li Shaoyou had a look of resentment on his face, he finally explained:

"A few months ago, Yang Yanting, the governor of Sichuan, came to the door and asked his father for the famous painting "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains"......"

Before Li Shaoyou finished speaking, Jia Baoyu suddenly raised his head and said, "Thousands of miles of rivers and mountains? So, it was your brother and sister who sued the emperor at the birthday banquet of the emperor? ”

He only knew that someone sued the emperor at the birthday banquet before, and he was keenly aware that this was probably another power struggle and competition in the court, and he had not explored who came all the way to Beijing to sue the emperor, but he didn't expect that it was actually this brother and sister.

Suing the royal court is easy to say, but from ancient times to the present, how many people can succeed? Therefore, Jia Baoyu couldn't help but admire the two brothers and sisters.

Li Shaoyou also looked at Jia Baoyu, at this time he already knew that this delicate-looking and white young man was the son of the Guogong Mansion, and it was not very strange that Jia Baoyu knew about the birthday banquet. Nodding, he continued:

"My father's life is good for no other thing, only good paintings. The "Thousands of Miles of Rivers and Mountains" is the favorite of my father's life, and it is also the most proud thing, so he naturally refuses to give up, who knows that the governor of Sichuan can't ask for it, so he uses tricks to slander his father for treating dead patients, and then he sends officials to rush into the house, called searching for criminal evidence, which is actually a map of thousands of miles of rivers and mountains.

My father went up to stop him, but he was pushed and beaten to death by those vicious and arrogant officials......

I hate my family for several generations of studying medicine, and I don't dare to say that the hanging pot will help the world, but it is also a party for healing, and it is deeply loved by the township, but I was bullied by the evil officials to this point!

My brother and sister went to the Governor's Mansion to ask Governor Zeng Guotai to make decisions for us. ”

In addition to the Li brothers and sisters and Liu Xianglian, Leng Zixing and Cheng Rixing were both businessmen, and they were used to hearing and seeing such things, so they were silent. It's Jia Lian, maybe it's because of Liu Xianglian, or maybe it's because he fell in love with the Li family's sister's appearance and wanted to show one or two, in short, he was very angry when he heard it, and scolded without any scruples: "These corrupt officials and corrupt officials will not die well sooner or later!" ”

Then he asked Li Shaoyou: "Then have you made a royal complaint?" ”

"I don't know, after we came to the capital, we were secretly instructed by others, and finally we were able to blend in with the birthday banquet of the Emperor Taishang and state our grievances.

The Emperor really lived up to the name of the Holy Monarch, and did not blame my brother and sister for trespassing, and ordered the Criminal Department to investigate on the spot, and placed my brother and sister in the post house. ”

Li Shaoyou finally showed a touch of gratitude when he said this, in his opinion, the Emperor Taishang personally ordered a thorough investigation, and he would definitely return their innocence and bring corrupt officials to justice. Then the two brothers and sisters traveled thousands of miles to Beijing and experienced several dangers, which is worth it.

Jia Lian also comforted: "The Emperor Taishang loves the people like a son, and he will definitely make decisions for you." ”

Leng Zixing said curiously: "I heard that Xiyuan is heavily guarded, and its strictness is even above the Forbidden City, how did you get involved in it that day?" ”

Li Shaoyou hesitated and said: "Before we entered Beijing, we were only to sue Yang Yanting, so after entering Beijing, we were going to go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to hand over the paper, and later someone told us that Yang Yanting was doing things for the eldest prince, and the reason why we robbed the picture was also for the eldest prince......

Li Shaoyou didn't say the following words explicitly, obviously because he had scruples, maybe the people who helped him warned him not to reveal them. However, everyone could guess what was going on, so they didn't ask any more questions.

Today is just a party, and when we talk about some elegant things, since the matter of the Li family is over, everyone deliberately avoids it and only talks about some happy topics.

It's a pity that because of the existence of Li Ling, the youngest sister of the Li family, everyone is not very open.

Fortunately, because Jia Baoyu was going to be invited today, Leng Zixing put the venue for the banquet in Fan Lou. If it was usual, he invited Jia Lian, most of them were in Jinxiang Garden, Lanxiang Garden and other elegant places.

But in that case, naturally the Li family brothers and sisters will not be invited to the table today.

The Li family is also a wealthy family in Shuzhong, and she also sees her brother and others being restrained by her presence, so she took the initiative to stand up and say goodbye, saying that she would go to the neighborhood for a casual stroll.

"Why don't I go with you."

Li Shaoyou looked a little uneasy.

He remembered very well that when he just left Shudi, he was followed by several waves and even assassinated. If it weren't for the fact that he had been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and he was quite alert and wise, they wouldn't have been able to go to the capital at all.

Although after arriving in the capital, nothing dangerous happened again, but he was still not at ease.

Li Lingdao: "No need, you still feel at ease here to accompany Brother Liu and them to eat at the bar, I'll take a look around the neighborhood." ”

Liu Xianglian also said: "The land of the capital is no better than other places, and Brother Shaoyou doesn't have to worry too much." ”

Li Shaoyou's expression swayed, Li Ling also saw his brother's thoughts, and said with a smile: "Brother doesn't need to underestimate people, my silver needle, even my brother may not be able to prevent it, don't worry, I'll be fine." ”

Li Shaoyou listened, and then sat down again.

After Li Ling left, Jia Lian was curious: "What does the silver needle that Fang Cai Lingmei said mean?" ”

Li Shaoyou glanced at Jia Lian, maybe it was his brother's nature, any man who paid more attention to her sister, he was on guard.

However, Jia Lian is also a handsome nobleman, and he is not vulgar or lewd, and the most important thing is that he seems to have a good relationship with Liu Xianglian, so he still tells the truth:

"I'm ashamed to say that although my ancestor has the name of a medical immortal, and my father's medical skills are also exquisite, but when I came here, I really didn't have any talent for studying medicine, and I was often reprimanded by my father before.

However, the little sister is completely different, she has been very interested in medicine since she was a child, and she has obtained the true inheritance of her ancestors with acupuncture and moxibustion, even her father is a little inferior, and she often scolds me, if I can have half of my sister's talent and intentions, he is ......"

At the mention of his father, Li Shaoyou was obviously depressed, but he didn't want everyone to look down on him, so he immediately turned around and continued: "My little sister has medical skills, which can not only be used to save people, but also to defend herself. Ordinary people, as long as they are pricked by her, they can easily fall asleep for half a day....."

Li Shaoyou said, obviously still a little proud of his sister-in-law.

Jia Lian shrunk his neck, and he didn't know when he began to resist these "capable" women. If you accidentally offend her and are pricked by her with a stitch and a half, how much will you suffer?

Therefore, the trace of hookup that was born after watching Li Lingsheng's beauty completely dissipated.

As soon as Li Ling left, the atmosphere was really different.

Next to them, Leng Zixing and Cheng Rixing have inevitably talked about the antique business.

Although the status of merchants is low in name, there are many places to rely on the big families and eunuch officials, and in fact, the status of merchants is not low.

The antique business is also a very lucrative industry, and Leng and Cheng have good family assets.

Leng Zixing said: "I heard that Brother Cheng has shops in Xicheng and Beicheng, and I happen to have a shop in Nancheng, and I am going to transfer a group of people from the south to open a new shop in Dongcheng in recent days......"

"Brother Leng is so courageous."

Cheng Rixing is also an antique shop, so he naturally knows how much silver he needs to invest to open a new antique shop. In particular, he knew that Leng Zixing had only done business in the capital in recent years, and he used to do it in the south, so he was going to open a branch in Beijing so soon.

Leng Zixing's eyes flashed: "Brother Cheng is interested in cooperating?" ”

When Jia Lian and the others heard that Leng Zixing actually talked about the business in public, they couldn't help but quiet down. Everyone knows that business negotiations are talked about in private, and Leng Zixing does not shy away from them, which makes them feel trust in their hearts, and at the same time, they also have the idea of peeking into the inside of the antique business.

"Oh, how does Brother Leng want to cooperate?"

Cheng Rixing was silent, he was invited to come today, how could he not have a trace of speculation in his heart.

"Although I have only been in Beijing for two years, I also know that the largest antique dealer in Beijing is Zhang Zhao Li Antique Company, and these three control half of the antique business in Beijing. If we are alone, we will not be their opponents, so why don't we follow their example, unite with several antique dealers, and set up a trading house to keep pace with them, or even counter them as they have suppressed other antique shops over the years? ”

Leng Zixing said imposingly. remembered that more than a month ago, he was almost kicked out of the capital, and he couldn't help but feel a strong sense of refusal to admit defeat in his heart.

But he knows that it is useless to just not admit defeat, in the face of strength, it is all a joke. Take the previous incident as an example, if it weren't for the relationship between Jia Fu and Jia Zheng, Jia Zheng and Jia Lian would have been expelled from the capital.

Therefore, he has to find a way to strengthen his own strength.

Cheng Rixing, as an antique dealer who has lived in the capital for a long time, is quite powerful, and is also a guest under Jia Zhengmen, which is the best object of cooperation.