In the afternoon, Li Ran sat on the warm kang, flipping through the bunch of pictures she had just bought, but she was a little absent-minded.

From the last time she went to the Hejian County Palace, and then to this trip, the old lady and the lady, up and down this mansion, this complete quiet, too quiet.

Such silence is not a good thing.

Based on her countless previous experiences, and her instincts, which were still as sharp as they were, she was almost certain that this silence was a sign that she was going to be hit head-on.

What kind of blow will it be?

Her role has not yet been played, and it is impossible to kill her.

It's impossible to lock her up, how can she be used as live bait when she is locked up?

Marry her off? Well, that's quite possible.

However, she must not have caught anything yet.

The Marquis of Chang'an is the most trusted by the emperor, so she must be the most reassuring to the emperor in this Chang'an Marquis Mansion.

Until she fails to catch what they want, they probably won't change places for her, and if she gets married, she must change places.

Well, unless it was more beneficial to marry her, they wouldn't marry her right now.

If it is more beneficial to marry her, at present, it is a force majeure, and it is a useless thing for her to think about it.

Well, it's not a big deal at the moment.

In fact, for her now, she won't be locked up, and she won't be able to die for the time being, that is, it's not a big deal.

Li Ran lowered her head and watched all kinds of gossip intently, looking at it with great interest and a faint smile.

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The next day, it wasn't until the middle of the day that Li Ran walked out of the Chang'an Marquis's Mansion, turned onto the street, stood and turned back, looked at Zhou E and asked, "Is there anything delicious around here?" ”

"Turning the corner ahead, the Tang family restaurant on Qishengyuan Street is good." Zhou E raised her chin and answered neatly.

Li Ran snorted, pointed along Zhou E's chin, and turned forward onto Qishengyuan Street.

The Tang Family Restaurant is almost as luxurious as the Qingfeng Building, Li Ran went straight to the private room on the second floor and asked for four or five of the Tang Family Restaurant's specialty dishes and a pot of wine.

Zhou E only needed a bowl of noodles as usual, and this time it was mutton noodles.

Waiting for the time to serve the food, Li Ran stood in front of the window and looked down at the elegant courtyard behind him.

She understands a little now, but everything called a restaurant is like this, very high-end and very expensive, called an old shop or something, it seems to be very common.

When the wine and food came up, Li Ran ate and drank slowly, ate and drank well, went downstairs, and simply walked along Qishengyuan Street, and then walked forward.

This street is also very lively, but it can't be compared with West Corner Tower Street.

Passing by the Taoist temple, Li Ran went in and took a turn, came out and then walked forward, walked through an alley, the front suddenly opened up, and a lively atmosphere that was very different from the street she had seen came to her face.

In front of her, there is not a street with shops on both sides, facing her is a huge circular building, the building is very lively, separated by dozens of meters, is another smaller circular building.

Li Ran's gaze looked from the round building with the ribbons fluttering, to the groups of people around the round building, and the bustle that was closest to her and she could clearly see that it was a shadow puppet show, took a breath lightly, and turned her head to look at Zhou E.

"This is the West City Tile, a place to play and have fun." Zhou E replied calmly.

Li Ran moved into the corner of the street, stood and watched for a while, then turned around and walked back.

Zhou E raised her eyebrows unexpectedly, looked at Li Ran, who turned around and walked back, two or three steps late, before hurriedly raising her heels.

With the way she was curious about everything, and the sparkling eyes that sparkled when she looked at her, she thought she was going to go in and have a good look, but how did she turn and leave?

This girl, as Qiu Yue said, makes it difficult to guess what she thinks.

Li Ran walked back quickly, and after walking out of a section, he slowed down his pace and exhaled slowly and softly.

Just now, she was a little excited when she saw a place like Xicheng Wazi.

The prosperity of the capital is far beyond her imagination.

Now, she actually saw a place like Xicheng Wazi again, here, she must take a good look!

This kind of place is definitely more interesting than all the shops combined.

Shopping every day, she is already tired.

She is not a person who likes to go shopping, in the past, when she bought things, she always went straight to the past without squinting, turned around and left after buying, and never leaned out.

Last night, she was a little worried, she didn't want to go shopping anymore, she was tired of shopping.

Well, now that there is a place like Xicheng Wazi, there must be many places where she can sit and watch the excitement, so she doesn't have to be so tired.

It's just that she can't go now, and she can't rush in rashly.

She wasn't familiar with it yet, and she didn't know where the boundaries were around her.

Zhou E just said that Xicheng Wazi is a place to play and have fun.

Such a place, according to common sense, is synonymous with depravity and unmotivated, and it should not be a place where normal people who meet the standards often come and visit, not to mention that she is still a woman, a little lady.

Xicheng Wazi is there, she can't walk or run, she doesn't have to rush at this moment and this time.

She had to know enough of the customs and rules first, both bright and dark, and she had to explore where the boundaries around her were roughly.

After that, go to Xicheng Wazi again, or take a detour and find a way to get there.

Since she went, she had to be able to go often.

Li Ran walked out of Qishengyuan Street happily, crossed Xijiaolou Street, and walked slowly along the narrow street with residents on both sides, very quiet.

After turning two or three turns, in front, a few zhang wide clearing, a wide stone embankment two or three steps higher, stretched over and over again.

On the other side of the wide and clear river, there is a beautiful and majestic corner tower, and on both sides of the corner tower, two tall and solid stone walls stretch out.

Li Ran stood on the embankment, facing the wind, walked to the left for a while, and then to the right, looking at the incomparably beautiful corner tower on the opposite bank, and the straight brocade guards standing with guns on the imperial city.

After looking at it for a while, Li Ran sighed with satisfaction, went down the embankment, and walked back along the way he came.

Zhou E stood at the mouth of the alley and did not follow Li Ran.

Seeing that Li Ran was optimistic about coming back, when passing by her, Zhou E turned around with Li Ran who was passing by, and said: "No one is allowed to approach there, and it is a taboo place." ”

Li Ran sighed, paused, and looked at Zhou E.

Why didn't she remind her just now?

Facing Li Ran's gaze, Zhou E's expression was indifferent, "People who have just arrived in the capital like to come here, and there is the East Corner Tower, which is also a scene from a distance." ”

Li Ran hummed, lowered her eyelids, gathered her cloak, and lowered her head and walked back.

Across the moat, the imperial city within the stone walls, and the palace city inside the imperial city, are the center of this empire and the supreme power in this world.

People who have just arrived in the capital naturally want to come and see one or two from afar and open their eyes.

But here, others can often look at it, it is enough for her to look at it, not to see more, if she sees too much, and someone thinks more, then it is a taboo.

She understood.

Li Ran walked back to Xijiaolou Street, turned into a small street, entered a tea shop, asked for two pots of tea, a few refreshments, sat down by the window, looked at the pedestrians coming and going outside, and drank tea slowly.

She was a little tired.

Zhou E sat opposite Li Ran, lowering her eyes and concentrating on drinking her pot of tea.

"What other places can't you go?" After drinking two or three cups of tea, Li Ran looked at Zhou E and suddenly asked.

Zhou E was stunned, but after reacting, she didn't know how to answer.

"I'm wrong, are there any other places that don't work for me?" Li Ran's eyes stared at Zhou E, a little surprised.

She's good at not talking, not very good at talking.

"Look at this teahouse, is there a girl like this?"

Zhou E turned her head around, and Li Ran followed to take a look.

Hey, not really.

In this tea shop, except for a few women who wiped the table and delivered the tea soup, the women among the guests were just her and Zhou E.

"You are a soldier who follows Chang'an Hou, just like a man." Li Ran understood what Zhou E meant, looked at Zhou E and frowned, "Like you, you're not the only one, isn't it?" ”

"More than ten years ago, most of the people who pulled the plough in the field with their necks straight were women.

There are also many women who carry work on the wharf outside the East Water Gate, and Mrs. Chen has carried work on the wharf.

The family you bought ink yesterday, surnamed Shang, has been passed down for one or two hundred years to the ink-making family, and the craftsmanship of ink-making has always been passed on to men but not women, but now the head of the family is a daughter of the Shang family, and the Shang family's entire craftsmanship is on her.

When the soldiers were in a panic, there was nothing to pay attention to, and they could only ask for a movable word.

Up to now, during the Taiping period, that is, men plough and weave, men outside and women inside, men in the fields, men on the docks, women on the stove, and the Shang family continues to pass on men but not women. ”

Li Ran was silent.

Zhou E's words, she understood: rules and etiquette are very flexible things.

The warehouse is solid, and the etiquette is beginning to be emphasized, and under the peace, the rules will be prosperous.

"Chang'anhou only returned to the capital last year, and you also returned to the capital last year?" After a long silence, Li Ran then asked.

"Hmm." Zhou E's answer was extremely succinct.

"Is the world peaceful? Unified? ”

"It's six or seven times out of ten." Zhou E answered Li Ran's two questions in one sentence.

Li Ran let out a low sigh, lowered her eyelids, and drank tea.

Six or seven out of ten are too peaceful, so how many of the remaining three or four out of ten are under the banner of the front beam?

Where did the news of her so-called bloodline go? Anyone who should know, should know.

Li Ran stopped talking, Zhou E didn't speak, the two sat silent, and sat for another half an hour, Li Ran stood up, walked out of the teahouse, and went back to the Chang'an Hou Mansion.

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The next day, Li Ran came out after lunch, turned to Qishengyuan Street, and went straight to Xicheng Wazi.

Zhou E followed her, a little surprised, and after thinking about it, there was nothing surprising.

In a place like Wazi, everyone has to see and know.

But yesterday, why did she suddenly turn around and leave?

This little girl, this mind can also be regarded as nine bends and eighteen bends.