Yuan Zhiwang said: "Master Horse is here today for this matter?" ”

Yu Yao said: "Not bad. On our way back to Beijing, we happened to meet Lord Xu to open a court to try the case, and heard a witness say that Yuan Xiaogongzi had a quarrel with Xu Er, the owner of the gold shop, at the Spring Day Banquet, and beat him, so I came to ask about the situation. Don't hide it from Yuan Xiaogongzi, the eldest princess, she has tried the cooking skills of Aunt Gongsun unforgettable, and is hoping that I can find out the truth and rescue her. ”

Yuan Zhiwang said: "I see, the benevolent heart of the eldest princess and the concubine is admired." What the master said did happen. It was the beginning of my return to my hometown with my father, because I had heard the name of Aunt Gongsun for a long time, so I went to the spring banquet to visit, and by the way, I tasted the craftsmanship of Aunt Gongsun. Who knew that that day, I happened to catch up with Xu Er, the shopkeeper of the gold shop, to entangle, and I saw that Aunt Gongsun was very embarrassed, so I took action to send him away. ”

Yu Yao said: "Can Yuan Xiaogongzi see Aunt Gongsun or Xu Er again after that time?" Is it clear what they are all about? ”

Yuan Zhiwang said: "I have seen it." Aunt Gongsun thanked her and paid a visit afterwards. But my father has always been annoyed that I am not angry, not as good as my brothers, and he has never made a name for himself, and he doesn't like me to associate with the three religions and nine streams, so that day I broke up unhappily. And I don't go out very often, although I don't avoid going to the spring banquet to eat and drink when I go out, but I only count three or five times, and I can't even count as a regular customer. As for the relationship between the two of them, it is even less important. ”

Yu Yao said: "I see. Yuan Xiaogongzi made a righteous move, presumably Aunt Gongsun is also grateful, and she doesn't want to involve you in the matter with Xu Er. ”

Yuan Zhiwang said: "Although there are only a few faces, but Aunt Gongsun is a good cook, hospitable, how to look at it does not look like a person who can kill her husband ruthlessly, if the master can return her innocence, it is really a merit." ”

Yu Yao said: "I can only do my best and obey the destiny of heaven." ”

Yuan Zhiwang said: "The eldest princess loves to eat the dishes made by Aunt Gongsun and rescues her, and the princess and the concubine Qin Se and Ming, are really envious of others." ”

Yu Yao said with a smile: "The eldest princess is a good wife, and the husband naturally has to put her wishes first. Looking at Yuan Xiaogongzi, he should also be at the age of marriage, hasn't he married yet? ”

Yuan Zhiwang said: "No, my parents Gao Tang had already selected a woman from a good family as my wife, and she welcomed her into the door the year before last. It's just that my father saw that there was no hope for my fame, so he kept urging me to spread out the branches and multiply heirs for the family. But the lady has not produced anything for many years, and she is troubled. ”

Yu Yao said: "The heir is given by God, and it can't be forced in the first place, so the elder of the pavilion should also look at it." ”

Yuan Zhiwang sighed and said: "What Master Ma said is true, but unfortunately people always become more stubborn as they get older, and my father has ascended to a high position, so it is even more difficult to listen to the persuasion of others. ”

Yu Yao saw that Yuan Zhiwang was also a lawsuit, and he knew very little about Aunt Gongsun, so it was inconvenient to bother more, so he got up and said: "I am grateful for bothering for a long time, so we will leave." ”

Wen Cang saw Yu Yao get up, so he also stood up.

Yuan Zhiwang also got up and said: "It's rare for the horse master to come to the house, why don't you have a meal and then leave?" ”

Yu Yao said: "Thank you, no need, the eldest princess is still waiting for us to go back." ”

Yuan Zhiwang said: "Then please ask the eldest princess on your behalf." ”

Yu Yao also said: "Please also ask Yuan Xiaogongzi to ask the elder of Lingzun Pavilion on his behalf." ”

The two sides exchanged politeness for a while before Yuan Zhiwang sent Yu Yao and Wen Cang out of the gate.

Yu Yao and Wen Cang walked forward quickly, gradually walking farther.

Wen Cang opened his mouth and said, "What did you find?" ”

Yu Yao said: "Looking at his expression, it seems that he really doesn't know that Aunt Gongsun was imprisoned." It seemed reasonable, but I always felt that something was wrong. ”

Wen Cang said: "I also don't think it makes sense, Aunt Gongsun is a celebrity in Xiangzhou City, she was imprisoned for killing her husband, everyone in the city knows it, even if Yuan Xiaogongzi stays at home, the Yuan family always has someone to go out." Did no one report such a big matter to him? ”

Yu Yao said: "But his reaction at the time was very shocked, not like he was pretending." ”

Wen Cang said: "Could it be that someone didn't let him know?" ”

Yu Yao said: "The only explanation is that that once he sent someone to beat Xu Er for Aunt Gongsun, which annoyed Yuan Ge Lao. Yuan Ge Lao did not allow anyone to tell him about this, for fear that he would cause trouble. ”

Wen Cang said: "This doesn't seem to make sense. ”

Yu Yao said: "It seems that this matter is indeed strange, and we have to investigate it again." ”

Wen Cang said: "Then where are we going now?" ”

Yu Yao said with a smile: "Go and ask the young lady at home if you need a piece of gold." ”

In the afternoon, Youwei, Yu Yao and Wen Cang appeared in front of the shop of "Xu's Pure Gold".

The guys in the store saw that the three of them were brightly dressed and knew that there was a big business, and they were all courteous and thoughtful.

Youwei dressed up as a high-ranking lady and picked up gold jewelry.

"Your hairpin leaf shaking, the workmanship is too bad!"

The guy at the gold shop said: "Miss, take a closer look, our things here should be made of pure gold, Tong Su is not bullied, and the workmanship will naturally not be bad, you can't pick a second one within a hundred miles." ”

Youwei snorted disdainfully and said, "Although gold is good gold, this inlaid jasper is an inferior color, what is the use of enough gold?" ”

The guy from the gold shop said: "Miss said it was funny, how could this be an inferior product?" This is really the jasper produced in Western Xia. ”

Youwei said: "Xixia? Then it's no wonder! The mutton fat white jade produced in Western Xia is the rarest and most precious, and the jasper is naturally inferior. Do you have no good things here, or are you afraid that we won't be able to afford them, so you use these inferior goods for perfunctory? ”

The guy in the gold shop thought to himself, this is an expert in it!

So he took out a golden hairpin carved with gold peony and ruby, and said, "Miss, look at this hairpin!" This carving, this fine ruby, is the most beautiful for you to look like this. ”

Youwei picked up the hairpin and looked at it, then put it down, and said faintly: "Although this gem is good, it lacks some ingenuity." The stamens have always been only yellow, so why is it red? Using ruby as a stamen, not only does it redundant, but it also adds to the cheesiness! ”

After that, he turned back to Yu Yao and said, "Brother, it seems that the gold shops in Xiangzhou City are all things that are not in the stream, let's go." ”

Yu Yao nodded and said, "Little sister, don't be disappointed, let's go further south, it will be Bianjing City, what good things can't be found there?" My brother doesn't spare a lot of money, and he wants to buy what you like. ”

Listening to their words, the gold shop guy had no idea for a while, and he didn't want to miss this business, so he could only say: "Wait a minute, I'll go and ask our shopkeeper to come." The shopkeeper's carved gold ornaments have been in place for decades, and he will be able to find the gold ornaments that the lady wants. ”

With that, he hurried to the back of the shop.

Youwei, Yu Yao, and Wen Cang were silent, just secretly looking at each other and smiling.