"Okay! Thank you grandpa! Sheng Zhiyao jumped up happily when she heard this, and then ran to the tavern.

The tavern was lively and many people gathered around the table.

Sheng Zhiyao just walked in and attracted a lot of attention.

At this time, the old marquis also got out of the carriage and followed Sheng Zhiyao in.

As soon as Sheng Zhiyao walked in, a guy came up to entertain him: "A few guest officers, what do you want to eat?" ”

"Let's have a jar of Maoxiang wine first, and a few side dishes."

"Okay!"

After Sheng Zhiyao and the old marquis sat down, the old marquis glanced at Sheng Zhiyao and said, "Yao'er, why do I feel that you are particularly interested in this wine?" ”

"Grandpa, didn't you listen to what the big brother said just now? Forty taels of wine, you and Uncle Li taste it, is that the case? Sheng Zhiyao said with a grin.

"Well, that's fine." The old marquis nodded.

Soon, the wine was served.

The old marquis picked up the wine glass and took a sip of wine, and then his face showed surprise.

"Huh? Why is this wine so similar to the taste of Moutai? But this taste is not the same as Moutai's? ”

When Sheng Zhiyao heard this, he couldn't help but be surprised, it seems that this wine is really fake, so the origin of the wine in this shop is worth investigating!

Thinking of this, Sheng Zhiyao poured another bowl.

"Uncle Li, you can try it too! Look at how this wine is. ”

Uncle Li took a sip when he heard this, and then his face changed: "This ...... It does taste like Moutai, but it feels like something else. ”

"Uncle Li, are you sure?"

Steward Li was a little puzzled, but he picked up the bowl and tasted it again, and then nodded affirmatively: "I'm sure, I tasted Moutai with Master Hou once before, and this wine is indeed the taste of Moutai, but it's not exactly the same Moutai!" ”

It turns out that this is the case, Sheng Zhiyao knows in his heart, there must be someone who is greedy for using this wine to trick people, forty taels of fake wine, this person is really a black conscience.

"Grandpa, this wine is indeed Moutai, because... I just took your Moutai liquor and renamed it Maoxiang liquor and sold it in Qingfeng Lou in the capital. Sheng Zhiyao looked at the old marquis and said.

"What?" The old marquis looked at Sheng Zhiyao in shock.

"Grandpa, you calm down first."

The old marquis took a deep breath and looked at Sheng Zhiyao: "You actually took out my treasured wine and sold it." ”

"I'm not looking for something to do and make some spare money!" Sheng Zhiyao grabbed the old marquis's arm coquettishly and said.

"You kid! How can you hide such a big thing from me! The old marquis blamed.

"I'm sorry grandpa, I was wrong! I won't dare next time. Sheng Zhiyao stuck out her tongue and said.

"Next time you do something like this again, I will punish you severely!" The old marquis said angrily.

"I know, grandpa, never next time!" Sheng Zhiyao reassured again and again.

"Okay, since I know it's fake, I'll check it when I go back to the capital, the fake wine of forty taels will have an accident at that time, and it's not your supplier's problem in the final analysis, but now let's go to the carpenter first."

"Yes, Grandpa."

Sheng Zhiyao hurriedly stood up when she heard this, and walked out of the door with the old marquis, when she walked out of the door, she deliberately glanced at the signboard of this tavern, she wrote it down, the sales of Maoxiang wine are all evidence-based, Sheng Zhiyao is afraid that someone is fake and shoddy, so he registered the information of the wine buyer, and as long as he goes back, he can know who adulterated this wine and sold it here.

Walking out of the tavern, the three of them headed straight for the carpenter's shop.

The shopkeeper of the carpenter shop is a middle-aged man in his thirties with a slightly chubby body.

He was packing up a wooden plank, and when he saw Sheng Zhiyao and the old marquis coming, he immediately put down the tools in his hand and walked over.

"Old Marquis, why are you here?" The carpenter's shopkeeper smiled and bent down and quipped.

"Shopkeeper Wang, it's not me looking for you this time, it's my granddaughter who wants you to help her make something."

"No problem, is it still the same as before?" The carpenter's shopkeeper readily agreed.

"The king's shopkeeper is not, but it's about the same." Sheng Zhiyao looked at the shopkeeper Wang and explained.

"That's good! Let's go sit down there and talk! The carpenter's shopkeeper gestured to the table next to him.

The old marquis nodded, walked to the table side by side with Sheng Zhiyao and sat down.

The shopkeeper poured tea and sat down: "Does Miss have any drawings?" ”

"Yes." Sheng Zhiyao took out the drawings from the space.

The shopkeeper took the drawings and looked at them, and when he saw the end, the shopkeeper's face changed, and he looked at Sheng Zhiyao in surprise: "This drawing is yours?" ”

"Yes, I drew it myself." Sheng Zhiyao explained lightly.

"Miss, these drawings of yours are too powerful! I can guarantee that this drawing will definitely sell for tens of thousands of taels of silver! Except for the drawings of the old marquis, I have never seen such a delicate thing. ”

Sheng Zhiyao smiled and said: "My drawings are a bit exaggerated, but there are still some real materials, these drawings are just one of them, and there are many other drawings, when I draw them, I will send them to you." ”

"And?" The shopkeeper was a little stunned when he heard this, his eyes flashed with excitement and surprise, and his eyes were also full of admiration when he looked at Sheng Zhiyao, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart that these ancestors and grandchildren were simply treasures!

"The production process of these drawings is very demanding, and ordinary carpenters can't do it."

"That is, it is worth it for me to see the drawings of Master Hou and Miss Hou in my life, but the estimated price of these drawings will not be cheap."

"Don't worry about this shopkeeper, you try to make it with good materials, after all, it is for a long time, and I still have a lot of things to find you in the later stage."

"Don't worry, Miss, I will definitely do my best to make it."

The shopkeeper put the drawings given by Sheng Zhiyao into his arms, then stood up and prepared to arrange other processes.

At this time, Sheng Zhiyao took out the silver ticket on his body and handed it to him and said, "Shopkeeper Wang, this is my deposit, and I am paying the balance when I come to pick up the goods." ”

"Okay, no problem." The shopkeeper agreed again and again.

"And the old rule of the king's shopkeeper to remember to keep it secret!"

"Yes, of course! The old marquis and the young lady, please rest assured. ”

Sheng Zhiyao discussed the details on the drawings with the shopkeeper Wang, and left soon after.

Coming out of the carpenter's shop, the old marquis looked at the sky and saw that it was not early, so he said to Sheng Zhiyao: "Zhiyao, let's hurry up, lest there be any forks on the road." ”

"Okay." Sheng Zhiyao nodded, and then they walked out of the village, got into the carriage and drove in the direction of the capital.

The capital, the Imperial Palace.

At this time, the emperor was in the imperial study to review the folds, and Gonggong Cui walked in.

"Your Majesty! Today, the old marquis Sheng and the lord of Yongchen went out of the city, and were stopped by the killers of the Black Gate outside the city. ”

When the emperor heard this, he put down his pen and looked up at Gonggong Cui: "When is it?" Why is it coming now? How are they now? ”

Gonggong Cui replied respectfully: "Back to the emperor, you and Prime Minister Qi have been talking about things before, so I have come to report to you now, and the old marquis Sheng and the county lord are okay for the time being." ”

The emperor was relieved when he heard this: "For the time being? So where are they now? ”

"Back to the emperor, now I am on my way back to the city."

"Okay, I know, let's go down."

"Slaves obey!"

"Wait!" The emperor suddenly stopped Gonggong Cui.

Gonggong Cui stopped and turned to look at the emperor, respectfully waiting for the order.

The emperor thought for a moment, and then ordered: "You send someone to protect them secretly, and you can't let them have any accidents!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Let's go down!"

After Gonggong Cui stepped back, the emperor's brows tightened.

He didn't expect that someone would hire a killer to assassinate Sheng Zhiyao in broad daylight, and it seemed that those people couldn't wait for Sheng Zhiyao's life.

After thinking about it, he decided to go to Houfu in person to visit Sheng Lixin.