Chapter 52: Two Regents
"Looks pretty good, let's ask." Jinse is very satisfied with the lively environment here.
She smiled and stepped forward to ask.
The owner of the shop is a jewelry maker, and the style of jewelry is ordinary but expensive. Business has been bad, and I have to transfer the shop.
"Boss, how much does your shop cost?" There are no extra words, Jin Se came up and asked the price directly.
Someone came to ask the price, and the boss smiled: "This young lady has a really good eye." My shop is the best business on the street. ”
Fake smile, fake words, what the boss said, Zhou Zimu didn't believe a word. A smile lasts more than 5 seconds, and the folds in the eye part of the face are not noticeable.
He judged the boss to be a professional smirk.
There was dust on the floor in the shop, and it looked like it hadn't been cleaned for a long time.
A store that really has a good business is never like this.
He raised his eyebrows and gave Jin Se a look, and the latter saw it in his own heart. This boss is unreliable.
"I can't accept the price if it's too high, boss, don't cheat me." Jin Se tilted his head and pretended to be innocent.
When the boss saw that someone was willing to buy the shop, he was happy in his heart, and said again and again: "How can a small one cheat people." My shop is worth 300 taels, and I will let the profit count your 280 taels of silver. What do you think?"
"It's not good, boss, your business is not authentic. Then I had no choice but to take my leave. Jin Se said angrily, and she turned her head and left.
This shop is a little bigger than the previous tavern. But the lion opened his mouth and asked for so much silver. If she hadn't seen that the street was bustling and business should be good, she wouldn't have come in.
Jin Se left, and Zhou Zimu and Zhong Yi naturally followed.
When the boss saw the person who finally came, he scared away another one, and he couldn't help but regret it: "Miss, don't go." Let's talk about it again! I am old, young and young, and I have a family to support. The price is really negotiable. ”
After wandering the streets for a morning, Jin Se still couldn't find the ideal store in his mind.
Coo-goo-goo......
My stomach was already hungry and screaming. "Let's go get something to eat first, and then we'll go somewhere else in the afternoon." Zhou Zimu was distressed and persuaded Jin Se.
"Alright! Go eat first. "Although I haven't found it yet, my stomach is more important. Zhou Zimu said to eat, and Jin Se should go down immediately.
The three of them went to one of the most popular restaurants on the street. There are three floors here, and Jinse deliberately chose the private room on the highest floor on the third floor.
Looking out of the window, you can see that this is a three-story building, and Jinse deliberately chose a private room on the third floor near the top floor.
Looking out of the window, you can see the view downstairs.
Sweet and sour tenderloin, corn and shrimp, scrambled eggs with tomato and pork rib soup. Four dishes for three people is more than enough.
Jin Se didn't forget to give Zhou Zimu vegetables while eating, in order to prevent Uncle Zhong from being dissatisfied, she also added a piece of meat to Uncle Zhong intimately.
Zhong Yi frowned, and then relaxed.
In Miss's heart, there is still him.
Looking for Xiao Eryou to ask for a bowl, Zhou Zimu scooped a bowl of pork rib soup and specially spread it for Jin Se. Jin Se finished eating, just in time to drink.
After a full meal, Jin Se walked to the window to look at the scenery. All kinds of hawker shops outside the window are in her eyes. Not only that, but she also saw a group of people coming in this direction from afar.
The one at the head wore a silver mask and a golden silk auspicious cloud pattern ink robe. He was followed by a team of guards.
Isn't that man the regent?
Thinking of the humiliation of being thrown out of the Moon Tower in Yangcheng, Jin Se really didn't have a good impression of the regent. Arrogant and ruthless, I really don't know why the people of Tianyao Kingdom respect him like a god.
"Jinse, you see it's the regent!" Zhou Zimu also came to the window, and he was not surprised to see the regent downstairs. This time is about the time when he returns home on weekdays. It's not surprising to meet here.
He deliberately pointed to the regent in the distance. I want to get a preventive shot in front of Jinse in advance, so that Jinse knows that there is a regent. So as not to be too much impact on Jinse in the future. This fact cannot be accepted.
"Hmph, that guy. I hate him. Jin Se snorted softly, a look of disgust on his face.
Zhou Zimu didn't expect a word from himself and asked a question. Jin Se actually hates the regent?
Zhong Yi, who was sitting at the table on the side, heard the conversation between the two, and there was actually a regent outside. It seems that there are two regents, one true and one false, and one of them must be his stand-in.
The question is, is this guy in front of you real or fake? He couldn't help but ask, "Miss, when have you met the regent?"
As far as he knew, the young lady had never left Yangcheng.
"I met the regent once in Yangcheng. I had just made a cake and wanted him to try it. If he likes it, he might add to our reputation as a tavern. But he didn't eat it, so he sent someone to throw me out of the Moon Tower. Thinking back on that time, Jinse is still very angry.
Zhou Zimu never thought that his image as a regent would be shattered before it could be established in Jin Se's eyes.
It must have been that time when Ying Yi begged him to return to the imperial capital, but he didn't agree. Ying vented his emotions on the innocent Jin Se, and Zhou Zimu was distressed and helpless.
He patted the back of Jin Se's hand and said with relief: "It's been so long, don't be angry. Something must have happened to make the regent like this. I think he's pretty good. ”
"Brother Zhou, don't say good things for that guy, the regent relied on his noble status and threw my young lady out of the restaurant. humiliating her like this is really an eye-opener for the old man! Zhong Yi deliberately dismantled Zhou Zimu's platform.
This guy Regent wants to play with my young lady's feelings. I don't agree, I want to help myself speak, no way! Zhong Yi thought to herself.
He was now completely sure that it was the current regent Zhou Zimu in front of him, and the one downstairs was just his stand-in.
In order to confuse everyone, he deliberately wore a mask all day long so that people could not recognize him. The real body is in Yangcheng, and the stand-in is in the imperial capital. In order not to let people discover their secrets, it is really painstaking.
Jin Se didn't know anything about Zhou Zimu's true identity. She just hated the regent by her own feelings: "I don't like him anyway, and I don't want to see him in the future."
Zhou Zimu said that he could only wait for the absence of Old Uncle Zhong in the future, and then slowly reverse the image of the regent in Jinse's mind.
And the shadow downstairs rode past the restaurant where Zhou Zimu was. He inadvertently saw Zhou Zimu's face and was shocked.
What is the prince doing there?
Why is he with a girl?
The prince he knows is a person who is not close to women. I haven't seen him alone with a woman for so many years. And the girl's face was a little familiar, and Ying Yilao wondered if he had seen it somewhere.
When the regent is far away, Jinse and the others are ready to leave.
"Brother Zhou, I'm going to Jingzhao Yamen to report in the afternoon. I'll just stay with Miss. Zhong Yi couldn't wait to start driving people away.
He had a smile on his face, but no smile in his eyes.
Zhou Zimu knew that staying there would only make Old Uncle Zhong more and more defensive of himself. He had no choice but to leave first.
"Where are you going? I'm done looking for you? Taking retreat as advance, Zhou Zimu said casually. He looked at Jinse, but Jinse himself didn't know where to go.
"Old Uncle Zhong, where is the best business in Imperial Capital City?" Jin Se trusts Uncle Zhong very much, and in her heart, Uncle Zhong is very knowledgeable and a person who knows everything.
Zhong Yi didn't disappoint Jin Se, he recalled a little before he spoke: "There are four main streets closest to the palace, corresponding to the Green Dragon, the White Tiger, the Vermilion Bird, and the Xuanwu. As far as I know, Xuanwu Street should be the best business, it is next to the clock tower in the imperial capital city. ”
"Okay, then we'll go to Xuanwu Street later." Jin Se smiled and prepared to go.
Zhou Zimu and Jin Se were temporarily separated. He was going to Jingzhao Yamen to report. Shiwen followed behind him and secretly protected.
said that it was a report, but in fact, it was to go to Jingzhao Yamen to say hello and ask them to pay attention not to leak the news.
He came to the gate of Jingzhao Ya and asked to meet Jingzhao Mansion Yin. The official guarding the door saw that Zhou Zimu was extraordinary, and he was not an ordinary person. Busy going in and reporting.
The person who can become the Yin of Jingzhao Mansion is a person who has some ability. In this place of the imperial capital, a brick can be smashed out of several royal relatives and nobles.
He has been a Jingzhao Yamen for so many years, and he has not been cautious.
"I wonder what advice this son has?" He asked in a sincere gaze and in a kind tone.
"Can you leave it alone, I have something to tell you alone." Zhou Zimu saw that the other party was very talkative, so he didn't beat around the bush.
Jingzhao Mansion Yin asked the people around him to retreat: "Now you can say it." ”
The other party's request is not strange, and the more urgent the matter, the more careful you must be.
Zhou Zimu took out a gold medal from his arms, which was engraved with several big characters of the order of the regent of Tianyao.
It was a symbol of his regent and a testament to his power.
When Jingzhao Mansion Yin saw the gold medal, his face changed, and he was so frightened that he crawled down and knelt down: "The lower officials have no eyes, and they don't know that the regent has arrived." Please punish the prince. ”
Who would have thought that a dignified regent would find him in casual clothes. It has been many years since anyone has seen the true face of the regent Zhou Zimu. It is said that many years ago, the regent injured his face on the battlefield and has been wearing a mask ever since.
"I have something to tell you. A few days ago, did a girl come to Jingzhao Yamen to find a catcher named Zhou Zimu. Zhou Zimu's words made Jingzhao Mansion Yin's cold sweat break out.
He argued in a low voice: "Lord Wang, the lower officials don't know about this matter. But I really didn't call Zhou Zimu's catch. ”
Everyone knows that the current regent is called Zhou Zimu, so that when someone came to find Zhou Zimu, the official of Jingzhao Yamen thought that he was a person with the same name and surname.
"I'm just talking about it, and the next time someone asks, you just say yes, and go out to do something. Then send someone to the Regent's palace to report to me. Do you understand? Zhou Zimu instructed carefully.
"I understand, I understand, my subordinates understand." Jingzhao Mansion Yin hurriedly responded, and he didn't ask much why. The more you know, the more dangerous it is, and you just do what you are told.
On the other side, Jin Se has come to Xuanwu Street, which is really lively. Not comparable to the average shopping street.
In the distance is the bell tower of the Imperial Capital City. The bell tower is mainly a brick and wood structure, built on a square base made of blue bricks and white plaster.
The three-story eaves of the heavy building, the form of the four corners of the roof. A large bell hangs in it, acting as an alarm.
"What's that?" Jin Se pointed to the place where the people were buzzing in the distance.