The day after Jiang Li returned to Beijing, she received a post from the Shen Mansion, which said that it happened that Shen Muzhou, the eldest brother of the Shen family, had returned to Beijing from the northwest, and had specially held a banquet for her in order to catch her wind and wash the dust, and the banquet was scheduled for tomorrow. Liluo knew that Shen Muzhou had always been as careful as dust, probably because he was worried that he was not used to it when he first came to Beijing, and wanted to let himself know more people, so Liluo smiled and agreed to go to the banquet.

After breakfast, Liluo received a letter from Han Zhen, saying that after his people followed him out of the Purple Qi Donglai Pavilion yesterday, the man with the mask on his face was very skilled in martial arts, and this person disappeared shortly after leaving the restaurant. And the person who made the deal with him was named Li Li, a man from Xiaoyao City. "Xiaoyao City", Liluo heard that there is a mysterious trading market left by the previous dynasty in the western suburbs of Jingshi called Xiaoyao City, "Xiaoyao City is happy to be free," as long as you pay money, you can buy almost anything you want in it, including the living and many dead people's things, but the two parties who participate in the transaction are very mysterious, and you can only enter through special contacts. It's the "Western Suburbs" again, the big water in the western suburbs, the zombies in the western suburbs, and the Xiaoyao City in the western suburbs, will there be some connection between this, and the pear will write down this clue and let Yuzhu give it to Daddy. The letter also said that the other group of people from the Purple Qi Donglai Pavilion were from the rivers and lakes, and they were united by several small sects, and it was said that it was a treasure, and it was unknown what the specific treasure was, and they continued to send people to monitor it. Liluo was very grateful in her heart, and she was about to pick up the pen and write a reply to Han Zhen.

"Jiang Liluo," my brother's voice sounded outside the courtyard, after Liluo heard it, she hurriedly lifted her skirt and walked towards the outside of the house, only to see my brother Songming striding from outside the courtyard of the West Window Courtyard, he was wearing a moon-white robe, a pair of bright eyes looked clear and bright, and he looked very bookish, and several maids standing behind the pear saluted one after another, "I've seen the eldest son." Jiang Songming walked in with a smile on his face, "Stinky girl, haven't you seen me for so long, do you miss me very much?" This brother is still so cheeky, Liluo replied disapprenously, "It's okay, it's okay, why are you willing to leave your academy?" Isn't it important to see my sister when I come back and think about it! ”

After hearing this, Zimi and Cherry who were standing behind laughed involuntarily, these two brothers and sisters are simply each other.

"I asked the master of the academy for half a day off, and I will go back later, to see my sister come all the way to see me, of course I want to come back to have a look." After Jiang Songming finished smiling, he sat down directly behind a stone table under the apricot tree in the courtyard, busily poured himself a cup of tea, and just finished taking a sip and instructed Liluo, "Recently, the Jingshi has been quite unpeaceful, and it is a flood, and it is a murder case of the Underworld, you usually try to go out as little as possible, it is really boring, so go to the Shen Mansion to find Xitong to play, but don't be led astray by that girl." ”

"I know, I know, why is my brother so verbose." Jiang Li sat down opposite Jiang Songming and said with a look of disgust.

Jiang Songming was not annoyed after listening to it, and took out a large stack of things similar to book manuscripts from a burden behind him without hurrying, "This is what my brother has worked hard to save, don't run around during this time, study these articles well, and when I come back from the Mid-Autumn Festival, remember to share my experience with me." ”

Liluo flipped through the manuscript papers with her hand, "These articles are well written, they were written by you, brother." ”

Jiang Songming shook his head while drinking tea, "If only I had written it, it was written by Lin Chongyi, a great genius of our academy, and his views and debates were very incisive, especially his "Treatise on Salt and Iron", which analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of salt and iron control into three points, and my brother admired it very much, so he copied his article one or two, and took it back to share it with your sister." ”“

"Yes, yes, yes, my sister must read this genius's writing." Riro said with a smile.

"Huh! Don't underestimate this Lin Da talent, he is the idol of the girls in the whole Beijing, I don't know how many girls want to marry him," after speaking, he glanced at Liluo, "Do you want to think about it?" With my brother here, I guarantee that you will get close to the water and get the moon first. ”

Liluo's fair face instantly turned red and said, "Brother, don't mess around with the mandarin duck spectrum, sister, I don't want to be the public enemy of the girls of the Quanjing Division, and I don't have the strength to do so." Jiang Songming had no choice but to scold, "It's useless." Jiang Liluo rolled her eyes disapprerovingly, and at this time, a maid stepped forward to report, "Han Di'er and the two Miss Wei have come to visit. Jiang Songming smiled when he heard it, "Oh, it's Sister Di'er." Then he finished the last sip of tea and said, "You boudoir ladies can play by yourself, and my brother will go back to the academy first." When you come back from the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, my brother will definitely take you to eat the best hairy crabs in Beijing. After speaking, he pinched Liluo's little face, waved his hand and left. Liluo touched his little face that was pinched red, and said hurriedly, "Jiang Songming!" “

It didn't take long for the next person to bring Han Di'er, Wei Xueyi, and Wei Jingmei in, Han Di'er walked in first with a small skirt, and immediately took Jiang Liluo's hand with both hands and complained, "Brother is busy with military affairs all day long, no time, Sister Liluo, let's go to Liuxian Mansion together, I heard that Liuxian Lou is a must-come place in Beijing, ranking first among the three major folk treasures in Beijing, and the cuisine inside is first-class in the world." After Han Di'er finished speaking, she was full of fascination in it. Jiang Liluo asked with a smile, "What are the three major folk treasures?" "You don't know this," Han Di'er said proudly, "There was once an old master who once said that there are three great folk masterpieces in Beijing, which are worthy of the name, one is the food in Liuxian Mansion by the moat of Jingshi, the second is the Luohe Suiyang Academy full of talents, which is where Brother Songming studied, and the third is the Yuexi Pavilion on Jingshi West Street, which is rumored to make you disappear for a day, such as March." Cherry looked at Handier with a look of adoration after hearing this, she didn't expect her to know so much.

Although the two sisters Wei Xueyi and Wei Jingmei are in Beijing, if there is no special banquet and entertainment, they almost don't go out, although they have heard of Liuxian Lou but have not been there, they are also a little eager to try, although Zimi does not like Han Dier, but their pursuit of food is surprisingly consistent, especially after Zimi listened to Han Dier's description of Liuxian Building, she was full of yearning for Liuxian Building. Seeing that everyone's interest was so high, Liluo happened to be extremely interested in this restaurant, so she put on a Wei hat, brought purple rice and cherries, and went out with the two sisters of Han Dier and Wei in the carriage.

In the carriage, Han Di'er began to chatter, talking about the delicious food from all over the capital with great interest, and said that she would eat all of them before she returned to Quzhou, and she also happily cited the famous delicacies of Liuxian Tower. When the pear fell in Quzhou, I heard my brother Songming say in the letter, Liuxian Lou is located in the west of the moat of Jingshi, the outer room is a building, there are four floors high, the layout is exquisite, the decoration is different, I heard that the owner behind this building likes to loot and eat, so the food in Liuxian Lou is very particular, not only the ingredients are fresh, the heat is sufficient, and all kinds of rare and strange things are available. In addition, there are several chic small courtyards in the building, known as Begonia Garden, connected by flowing water, the layout is extremely elegant, but to go in with the jade card issued by the host, the distribution of the jade card does not look at the identity of the guest, all depends on the mood of the host, the food is also based on the mood of the chef, what to do and eat, if someone makes trouble or disagrees, there are a number of strong guards in martial arts, the troublemaker will not only be expelled from the store, but also immediately report to the official, but even so, There are many people in Jingshi who regard the jade plaque that can enter the Begonia Garden as a status symbol and flock to it.

These are nothing, the most attractive thing about Liuxian Lou is the ranking of the outer building hall, there is a wall pasted with various improper rankings of Jingshi, "Top Ten Beauties of Jingshi", "Top Ten Beautiful Men of Jingshi", "Top Ten Delicious Men of Jingshi", "Top Ten Talents of Jingshi", "Top Ten Martial Arts Masters of Jingshi", it is precisely because of this unofficial and unserious ranking that makes the court, citizens and even people in the rivers and lakes extremely curious, and they are eager to it, and there are often people who fight because they are not satisfied with the ranking, but the guards inside are very high, If there is a fight, no matter what the reason, they will be kicked out of the restaurant.

About noon, Liluo and his party arrived there, the moat of the Jingshi slowly flowed into the city along the ditch, the two sides of the river were planted with tall acacia trees, at this moment the red flowers were dotted, many fell into the river, the most conspicuous four-storey building by the river is the Liuxian Building. The people sitting in the Liuxian Building were either discussing the murder of the Jingshi, or discussing the bizarre flood, or discussing the new dancer in the Jingshi Workshop, when Liluo was hesitating and wondering if there was a place upstairs, an old man dressed as a shopkeeper walked over slowly, he was dressed decently, his waist was a little rickety, but he walked very gracefully, he bowed slightly to Jiang Liluo and said, "A few girls are polite, My master knows that a few girls will come, so that the old man has been waiting here for a long time, and the Begonia Garden has prepared a small dish, please be sure to appreciate the light. When Riluo heard this, she was surprised, who would know the whereabouts of several of them, she lifted her hat and asked softly, "Thank you, elder, I don't know who the elder master is, why do you entertain?" The old man smiled but didn't answer, only said that the master was busy, this is Liuxian Building, and a few girls can eat with confidence. This Jingshi is really very different from Quzhou, it seems that the owner behind the scenes of this restaurant is very well-informed, not only knows their line, but also makes people wait here, both come, then safe, Liluo agreed, and the group under the leadership of the old man, walked towards Haitang Xiaoyuan.

Han Di'er has always had no thoughts, the Wei sisters have few words, after they fell into the table with the pear, a few people who looked like maids came in with a water tray and tea, a few people cleaned their hands and rinsed their mouths, and one after another delicacies were brought in, jujube paste lotus crisp, chicken pith bamboo shoots, crab shell yellow, colorful beef tenderloin, golden swiftlet's nest, cherry wine, green plum soup, horseshoe cake, and finally put a pot of wine, the old man explained on the side, "This is pine mash wine, brewed with the clear spring on Hongshan Temple, and the weather has been hot in recent days to drink this is just right." "There's an elder Lao!" Liluo has always studied food, and knows that every dish on the table is a high-quality product, and they are all very suitable for this seasonal meal, so I can't help but be more curious about the owner behind it. "This is the jade plate that my host gave to a few girls, and I hope that a few girls will come often in the future." The old man said softly. "Thank you, elder, and please thank him for me and the girls." Liluo replied generously, "Definitely, a few girls use it slowly!" The old man took his leave.

Han Di'er saw that Liluo was still thinking about something, so she urged, "Sister Liluo, don't think about it, let's hurry up and eat, I want to see the beauty list after eating." "En", Jiang Liluo responded with a smile, and the four girls and the accompanying maids were no longer formal, and divided into two tables and ate quietly. Rao is a person with a vicious mouth like Han Di'er, and she can't find anything wrong with it at the moment, especially the cherry wine, sweet and sour, crisp and refreshing, she can't wait to eat it all by herself.

On the fourth floor of the main building of Liuxian Building, a young man stood in the attic drinking alone, he was dressed in white, with an ink-colored cloud pattern jade belt tied around his waist, his long hair stood up, his back was tall, and he had a piece of Luotuo free and easy, and the footsteps sounded in the man's ears, "Young master, the matter is done." "Well, you haven't found any traces, have you?" The man in white didn't look back, still drinking to himself.

"Don't worry, with my Duan Er's shot, there will be no mistakes." After speaking, he proudly tore off a mask, revealing a fair-skinned smiling face, "Young master, she is just the daughter of a fifth-grade official, why is the young master so attentive, and he also gave her the pine mash wine he brewed himself, and you didn't give it to you when this wine world asked you." The corner of the man in white smiled slightly, "Mouthful!" Step aside. "Yes!" After the man named Duan Er stepped back, the sun shone on the side face of the man in white, but his eyes kept looking at the blue-clothed girl in the Begonia Garden, as if he remembered something, there was a trace of loneliness in his eyes, and he said to himself, "That's the apprentice of the famous hero Jade Rat on the rivers and lakes!" ”

was finally pulled and squeezed to the front by Handi'er, Jiang Liluo suddenly found himself very lonely and unheard, among the top ten beauties, only Pei Jia and Shen Xitong were recognized, ranking second and third, the first is an ancient saying, this surname is very special, I heard that the deceased queen is also surnamed Gu, will it be the same clan? The third place is Qin Shiyu, who seems to be Qin Ye's sister, not to mention the rest of the people, he has been to Jingshi several times in total, and he has almost never heard of it. The list of the top ten beautiful men is curious, she only knows Shen Muzhou and Shen Chuling, ranking fourth and seventh, and the tenth place is Jiang Songming, I didn't expect my brother to be selected to be on the list, Liluo was a little surprised, the first place is Sinan, I heard Cherry talk about this person last time, the second place is Jing Yu, this Jingshi is known to everyone, Jing Yu is the third prince, it is said that he is handsome, and he is amazing, the third place is Shen Muzhou, the eldest brother of Muzhou can be civil and martial, and he is still a young and ambitious young general, his appearance is extraordinary, and it is not surprising that Jiang Liluo, who ranks third, The fourth place is Lin Chongyi, this name has been mentioned to her countless times, calling him a model of reading people in the world.

When I was looking at it, there seemed to be someone behind me who was arguing because of the list, and the crowd suddenly pushed up, Jiang Liluo was afraid of being implicated, and wanted to pull Han Dier and the Wei family sisters to go first, Han Dier studied the food list with a serious face, and she only knew the Shen family brothers and Jiang Songming in the beauty list and the beautiful man list, so she quickly lost interest. Although the sisters of the Wei family wanted to write down the list of beautiful men and beauties, there were too many people, and they were not willing to show their faces outside.

Liluo and Han Di'er walked behind, and when the two were walking, they were accidentally pushed by the people on the side, in order to grasp Han Di'er, Liluo took a step back, stepped on the man behind her, and almost fell, a pair of hands reacted very quickly and immediately helped her, "Girl be careful." Jiang Liluo's face flushed slightly after standing firm, and hurriedly let go of the person's hand and said sorry, "It's okay", the man's voice was like a clear spring on the mountain, low and modest, making people unconsciously think of the breeze and the sun, the moon in the forest, and wanted to look up, but saw that the man was wearing a mask, it happened that the Midyear Festival was coming, and many people on the road liked to wear masks, so she could only see his obsidian-like eyes from the slit of the mask, the two looked at each other for a while, there was silence for a while, Liluo was a little weak-hearted, she took Han Di'er's hand and quietly walked away, But my heart was beating non-stop.

The Wei family sister was already waiting in the car, and as soon as she walked out of the door, the old man walked up to Liluo again, "This is a list that our master asked people to copy, and the old man gave it to the girl." "Liluo caught it with both hands and opened it to see that it was a hand-copied version of the major rankings of Liuxian Building, and I thanked this person." My master also said that if the girl is on the list of beauties in Beijing, she should be at the top of the list. Liluo's face flushed after hearing this, "I hope the elder will reply to your master, Liluo is very loving, but I really can't afford such a good name, and don't write my name when I look out for it." "If Shen Xitong sees her name written in front of her, she must not eat herself." This word will come from the meeting, and the girl walks slowly! The old man was neither humble nor arrogant, and after speaking, he stood aside and waited for them to get in the car and leave.

Liluo sat in the car with the list, and several girls scrambled to look through it, but she was full of thoughts for a while, and after coming to Beijing for two days, she saw two men with masks, and their masks were somewhat similar, is it a coincidence. The owner of Liuxian Mansion not only knows himself, but also knows when he comes, who he is, what his purpose is, whether it is related to his father or his master. The sky was gradually darkening, the wind was just beautiful, and now it looked like it was going to rain, and Liluo, who had calmed down, suddenly felt that the old man was a little strange, he breathed brightly, and his walking seemed to be slow but actually had strength, but he really didn't look like a person of this age. After the carriage arrived at the Wei Mansion, it was already slowly drizzling, and the servants of the Wei Mansion hurriedly came forward to pick them up, and after Liluo said goodbye to them, the carriage slowly drove towards the Jiang Mansion.