Chapter Thirty-Six: The Old Man Forgets Many Things
Mo Cheng and Zhu Ping'an came to the Zizai Building together and entered the Tianzi Pavilion that had been booked a long time ago.
Tianzi Pavilion is on the third floor, very quiet, it is the best private room in the free building, the private room fee alone is fifty taels of silver, and a good table can be placed in an ordinary restaurant.
Before the dishes were served, Zhu Ping'an pushed open a window near the lake, looked at the scenery of Beihaizi outside the window, and chatted with Mo Cheng.
Under a row of willow trees by the lake, there are many stalls selling gadgets, Mo Cheng inadvertently saw something, and couldn't help but light up, and then said to Zhu Ping'an with a smile, "Little Marquis, please sit down, Mo Cheng will come when he goes." ”
With that, he pushed the door and left.
Zhu Ping'an was still sitting in front of the window, and after a while, he saw Mo Cheng come to a small stall by the lake, as if he was buying something.
Just then, there was a loud noise outside the door.
"What kind of people and no one, today's Tianzi Pavilion is going to be decided."
Then it seemed to be a whispered explanation from the restaurant's junior.
"I don't care who he is, you just know who we are."
The voice was getting louder and louder, and Zhu Ping'an vaguely heard that there seemed to be a guest who wanted this Tianzi Pavilion.
"I actually want to grab a place with this marquis, it seems that I am still acting too low-key." Zhu Ping'an sighed slightly.
He pushed open the door and wanted to see what this person in Kyoto City who dared to argue with Zhu Xiaohou looked like.
Unexpectedly, when he looked up, he saw an acquaintance, Zhu Ping'an was stunned at first, and then showed a cheap smile, and said in his heart, "This Kyoto city is not big, and it is not small, why did you meet it?" ”
"I said, isn't this the eldest son of Li? The Lang Zhong introduced to you by this Hou Ye is not bad, you see, it has only been a few days, and you can go shopping and eat wine. ”
Zhu Ping'an said with a smile.
The person who came was Li Tong with crutches.
He also saw Zhu Ping'an coming out of the room, first startled, and then the expression on his face became wonderful. Hearing Zhu Ping'an's words, his face was even more blue and white.
There were also two young people who came with Li Tong, who were also scholars when they looked dressed, and they were all proud.
Both of them are disciples of the Jiangnan family, one is called Zhao Han and the other is called Wu Xicun. They and Li Tong are old acquaintances in Jiangnan, but they entered Kyoto Taixue before Li Tong, and now they are classmates.
A few days ago, Li Tong had been resting in the house to recuperate due to a leg injury. Now that his leg injury has just healed, Zhao Wu and the others asked him to go to the free building to drink and relax.
The owner of Zizailou is from Jiangnan, the chef is hired by Jiangnan, and he cooks Jiangnan dishes, and Zhao and Wu are also from Jiangnan, so they naturally come often. When I come here on weekdays, I am used to it in Tianzi Pavilion, and I see that there are already guests today, but where are I willing to follow? asked Xiao Er to say that the guest would change places.
Although he didn't know the identities of Mo Cheng and Zhu Ping'an, he could see from their mannerisms that these two sons were by no means ordinary people, so they didn't dare to pick people up.
"Brother Li, do you know this?"
Seeing that the guests who came out of the room actually greeted Li Tong, Wu Xicun couldn't help but be a little surprised and asked.
Li Tong didn't answer, whispered a few words to Zhao Wu and the others, and then pulled the two to leave.
First, Li Tiangang told him not to provoke this little gentleman again, and secondly, he was also scared, after all, his leg injury was not completely healed.
He thought to himself, can't I hide if I can't be provoked?
"Brother Li, slow down."
Wu Xicun grabbed Li Tong.
Zhu Ping'an beat Li Tong, and they knew about it.
Everyone is from Jiangnan, Li Tong was beaten, and they also felt that their faces were gloomy. After all, Li Tong's father, Li Tiangang, was the head of the eunuchs in Jiangnan Province, and beating Li Tong was a slap in the face of all the scholars in Jiangnan.
I didn't expect to meet here today.
Although Wu Xichun has been in Kyoto for some days, he has been reading the books of sages in Taixue. Zhu Xiaohou Ye had also heard of his name, but he thought that he was just a little gentleman who relied on his family background, so he didn't take it to heart at all.
If someone else used the Tianzi Pavilion, they might not have to back down.
It's just that what I met today is this wrongdoer, so I can't say that I will have to humiliate him well and save some face for the Jiangnan people.
"This is Zhu Xiaohou? In Lower Wu Xi Estate, Jiangnan people's clan. ”
Wu Xicun pretended to introduce himself, and continued, "Unfortunately today, this Tianzi Pavilion has already been booked. If the little marquis is drinking, please find another place. ”
Although the words were polite, the tone was extremely arrogant.
"Really?"
Zhu Ping'an seemed to be smiling, and said in his heart, "They all say that my little marquis is arrogant and unreasonable, I didn't think that you were even more arrogant than this marquis, and I asked this marquis to make room for you with a mouth." ”
He knew that this Tianzi Pavilion had been set by Mo Cheng a long time ago, and no one had booked it at all. This surnamed Wu is just trying to vent his anger for Li Tong.
"How did I hear from my friend that this Tianzi Pavilion was set by him?"
Zhu Ping'an was not in a hurry, and said leisurely.
After being bored in the house for several days, he finally encountered this fun, and he was afraid that he would scare the other party away if he was not careful.
Li Tong was on the side, and when he saw Wu Xicun and Zhu Ping'an on the bar, he couldn't help but be anxious, and looked at Wu Xicun again and again.
Zhu Ping'an had already seen it, and couldn't help but smile and said, "Master Li, don't be afraid, this marquis didn't bring helpers today." What's more, this marquis has always persuaded people with reason, and he hates to fight and kill at every turn. The last time Li Gongzi's incident was purely accidental, purely accidental......"
"Accident?" After Li Tong listened, he suddenly had a black line.
Wu Xicun didn't seem to see Li Tong's eyes, and his face sank, "My son is a frequent visitor to Zizailou, and everyone knows my son up and down here, is what I said still false?" ”
After speaking, he looked at the shopkeeper on the side.
Xiao Er looked at Wu Xicun, and then at Zhu Ping'an, and said in his heart, I am just a runaway, how dare I offend you powerful sons. I didn't dare to answer for a while, and I was so anxious that I was sweating profusely.
"The villain is just a runaway, and the affairs of the sons are only afraid that the shopkeeper will be clear."
The little second kid was quite flexible, so he turned a corner and ran downstairs to find the shopkeeper.
After a while, a slightly chubby middle-aged man walked upstairs, and it was the shopkeeper of the restaurant.
"Wu Gongzi, what's wrong today?"
Before the shopkeeper arrived, he greeted Wu Xicun.
"Shopkeeper, this son invited Li Gongzi to a banquet today, and he had already booked Tianzi Pavilion with you, didn't you forget?"
Wu Xicun said with a cold face.
"Gongzi Li, isn't it from Lord Li's mansion?"
When the shopkeeper Tong heard this, he couldn't help but be shocked.
After all, he is a businessman, and his mind turns quite quickly. Wu Xicun is a Jiangnan family, and he can be worthy of his invitation, and he is from Jiangnan surnamed Li, so it is very likely that he is the son of Li.
"It is the son of the family of the governor of Jiangnan, Lord Li."
Zhao Han replied on the side.
Hearing that his guess was confirmed, the shopkeeper Tong hurriedly stepped forward to salute Li Tong.
Zizailou was originally the name of Jiangnan, and recently came to Kyoto to open a branch, and the foundation is still in Jiangnan. Li Tong's father is now the governor of Jiangnan, and they are doing business, so they naturally have to do their best.
"This son, I'm really embarrassed, Wu Gongzi has already set this Tianzi Pavilion, but the villain is confused. The old man immediately asked people to prepare another private room, and the wine and food were ......, so they recorded it in the villain's account, and asked the son to move. ”
Because Shopkeeper Tong came to Kyoto not long ago, he didn't know Zhu Ping'an. At this time, seeing that the son of the governor Li wanted to use the Tianzi Pavilion, he naturally asked Zhu Ping'an to leave.
Fortunately, he is a businessman, and he is not willing to offend customers easily, and his tone is quite polite.