If you want to evaluate a group of law-abiding models in the capital, the shopkeeper of the silk shop Kobayashi will definitely be one of the most unsuspenseful candidates, so when he gets into trouble, it really surprises the acquaintances.

The shopkeeper of Xiaolin is nearly thirty years old, and he still looks like a young man in his early twenties, full of energy, sometimes so enthusiastic that he does not look like the owner of a shop, polite and thoughtful to guests, easy and kind to employees, has contacts with neighbors, and knows how to deal with the government, from the lowest officials to princes and nobles, they have all received benefits from him, and are willing to sell him a favor when necessary.

It stands to reason that a person like the shopkeeper Kobayashi can easily resolve it even if he gets into trouble, and he himself thought so when the trouble first appeared that spring.

The incident originated from Lin Jiang, the wife of Xiaolin's shopkeeper.

This morning, Xiaolin shopkeeper went to the old patron's house to send a batch of newly arrived silk, not long after going out, there was a guest to the door, bold shot, open his mouth to buy tens of thousands of taels of silver goods, the guy was startled, he did not dare to call the shots, hoping to wait for the shopkeeper to come back and then talk, the guest was very impatient, the guy was so anxious that he had no choice, so he had to go into the backyard to invite his own housewife.

The Lin family is not a deep house compound, Lin Jiang's family will occasionally help her husband with some business, especially when there are noble ladies who come to the door, she has to receive her, this time she has more eyes, resolutely refused to come forward, and even said to the guy: "If the guest is too anxious, please ask him to go to another house to see." ”

Although the man was reluctant to get the deal, he still truthfully conveyed the meaning of the hostess, and the guest was deeply regretful, but did not say anything, and took his leave, claiming that he would come back in a few days.

Xiao Lin shopkeeper went back to the shop, after hearing about this, he felt that his wife did the right thing, and also praised the guy, on the surface the matter passed like this, just waiting for the guests to come to the door again.

The shopkeeper of Xiaolin is immature on the surface, but his heart is actually extremely meticulous, and there are not too many high-rollers who can spend thousands of dollars, even in the capital, and this guest did not leave a name, which is even more unreasonable, he believes that things are not so simple.

He asked the man about the appearance of the guest, and secretly mobilized the network of relationships he had woven over the years to inquire, and it only took half a day to find out the origin of this person.

The guest turned out to be the prince of King Xiao.

King Xiao is the uncle of the current emperor, this prince is slightly older than the emperor, and he is a famous prodigal figure in the capital, but his status is too high, and he has little intersection with the silk shop.

The shopkeeper of Xiaolin was even more puzzled, he had business dealings with Xiao Wangfu, and if the prince wanted to buy silk, he only needed to squeak, and any shop in the capital would deliver it to the door upside down, and let him choose, why did the prince himself come to the door in person?

Early the next morning, the shopkeeper of Xiaolin personally selected the best silk and sent his men to Xiao Wang's Mansion to give them to the prince for free.

This was a temptation, and the prince reacted very decently, accepted the gift, expressed his gratitude, and sent the royal steward of the right position that afternoon to really buy a large amount of silk and make a big deal.

The guys admired the ability of the shopkeeper so much that they all got a lot of rewards afterwards.

The shopkeeper of Xiaolin also put his mind at ease, the prince personally came to the door that day probably just a whim, and there was no special purpose.

Five days later, the palace steward sent an invitation to invite the shopkeeper to gather in the restaurant.

Of course, the shopkeeper Xiaolin understood the meaning of the invitation, and sealed a heavy gift, intending to give it to the steward to enhance the business relationship with Xiao Wangfu, but things turned out to be completely different from what he expected.

The prince was once again present in person regardless of his identity, it was a handsome young man, with an eagle hooked nose almost like his father, with a noble demeanor, but his attitude was extremely kind, he said that he had no official position in the court, except for the identity of the deceased son, he was nothing more than a commoner, so he did not like to associate with high-ranking officials and nobles, Yunyun.

The shopkeeper of Kobayashi felt uneasy again, but he was silent on the surface, no matter how the prince tried to win him over, he refused to sit on an equal footing with the other party, and every time he raised his glass, he showed the humility he deserved.

After three rounds of drinking, the prince said goodbye first, and the prince praised the master in advance, and then complained that the shopkeeper Xiaolin didn't know what to do with the wine, and finally said the true purpose of the prince.

It was still a month ago, the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and the prince who was wandering around saw Lin Jiang's who also went out to enjoy the lanterns, and he didn't think about tea and dinner ever since.

Lin Jiang is not a peerless beauty, but he has a habit of blushing, which makes Xiao Wang Shizi remember it in his heart all of a sudden, and feels that this woman is completely different from the beauties he has seen in his life, natural and innocent, as if the deep valley fragrance inadvertently strayed into the prosperous world, that night, he followed a few streets, until Lin Jiang went home and closed the door, then returned abruptly.

The capital is at the feet of the Son of Heaven, even King Xiao himself does not dare to do anything wrong, robbing people on the street, the prince didn't even think about it, he thought it was just an impulse, and it would dissipate in a few days, but he didn't expect that the face that was reddish from time to time lingered in his mind, and the more time passed, the clearer the appearance became.

Shizi couldn't bear it anymore, and when he heard that the shopkeeper Xiaolin was not in the store, he came to the door in person, pretending to buy goods, but he just wanted to see Lin Jiang's side again, but he couldn't do it.

The steward of the palace told the whole process in a touching manner, and did not mention what the prince wanted from beginning to end, as if he was purely envious of the shopkeeper Xiaolin for having a beautiful wife.

The shopkeeper Xiaolin listened quietly, forced the anger in his heart, brought the prepared generous gift to the table, and only said one sentence: "From now on, our store will not do business in Xiao Wangfu." ”

The palace steward's face changed suddenly, but before he could attack, the shopkeeper Xiaolin had already left the table.

The shopkeeper of Xiaolin did not tell his wife about this, and ordered someone to return the silver of Xiao Wangfu's mansion a lot of money, and all the silk that had been sold was given to the prince as a gift.

He thought, this should be an unmistakable answer, if the prince is entangled again, he can only fish and die and the net is broken, although he is only a silk shop shopkeeper, but he also has the ability to poke things in front of various yamen and even the emperor, the huge capital, there is always someone who can manage Xiao Wangfu.

Xiao Wang Shizi probably thought so, he took back the silver, and broke off the contact with the silk shop, but the palace steward worked hard several times, and persuaded the shopkeeper Xiaolin to seize the opportunity through the acquaintances in the middle, maybe he could get a half-official position, and after being sternly refused, he also gave up.

The next few months were peaceful, and the shopkeeper Xiaolin put his mind at ease again, although he didn't have much contact, but he knew that the princes and nobles were so new, and everything was fresh, and he would naturally lose interest if he didn't make progress for a long time.

Lin Jiang never asked her husband about this, but she seemed to understand something, and she didn't take a step out of the house, not even the shop in front of her, and if there was anything, she would arrange Yahuan to do it, which made Yuzi seem more calm.

Therefore, one day in the autumn of this year, when a team of soldiers broke into the silk shop to arrest people, the shopkeeper of Xiaolin did not even associate this matter with Xiao Wangfu.

The soldiers came very suddenly, without any prior warning, they arrested the shopkeeper of Kobayashi, searched a large number of books, and did not touch any gold, silver, silk and other things.

The shopkeeper of Kobayashi expected this day, and did not show any panic, and comforted his wife without worrying before leaving, gave a simple order to the man, and then left with the soldier without any resistance.

There are many yamen who are qualified to arrest people in the capital, and Xiaolin's shopkeeper has been in business for many years, and he has acquaintances in every yamen, which is the most important reason why he is not very panicked, but the soldiers took him to an unexpected place - the Horse Mansion.

There is more than one horse in the court, but when it comes to the horse house, everyone knows that it refers to the residence of Princess Huaping.

Princess Huaping's husband Pang Jing personally interrogated the shopkeeper of Xiaolin, which is also an unusual thing, although Pang Jing was once famous and hopeful of holding real power in the court, but because of the fiasco of the Western Regions, he has lost the favor of the emperor and the queen mother, and has become a big idler without office and power.

"Lin Shan, a Lingnan person, is far enough away from the capital, after so many years, don't you miss your hometown? Pang Jing is not too young and not too big, but his sideburns already have gray hair, obviously his life is not good, but he is in a good mood today, looking at the prisoner with a smile, confident.

The shopkeeper of Kobayashi was wearing shackles and handcuffs, and he had difficulty moving, "I have been away from home for too long, and I can't talk about it anymore." ”

"Haha, you forgot Lingnan dialect, you probably remember Western Regions dialect, right?"

Shopkeeper Kobayashi understands that his true identity can no longer be hidden.

"Lin Xiaoshan, a native of Biyucheng in the Western Regions, infiltrated the Central Plains seven years ago on the order of the Dragon King, spent money to buy his hometown, started a silk business in the capital, made extensive friends, and loved to inquire about the past of the emperor and the secrets of the court. ”

"If you do some more research, you will know that I escaped from the Western Regions, and as for my hobby, it is purely for business. ”

Pang Jing's good mood soon disappeared, although Lin Xiaoshan admitted his true identity, he insisted that he had no connection with the Dragon King over the years, in fact, he had been avoiding people related to the Dragon King as much as possible, and never doing business with people from the Western Regions was one of the evidence.

The interrogation lasted for three days, and after using all means, Pang Jing had to admit that he had overestimated the important surname of this prisoner, and he could not get any information about the Dragon King from Lin Xiaoshan.

Lin Xiaoshan was sent to the prison of the capital government with no charges and no release period, and the only benefit was that he could finally see his family.

Jiang had already spent a lot of money, but it was only in exchange for a brief opportunity to meet, and although Lin Xiaoshan's acquaintances in the past were all happy to accept the money, none of them could give a guarantee of saving people.

Lin Xiaoshan was scarred, but he still spent his time comforting his wife, who couldn't stop crying.

"Xiao Wangfu may have a way to save people. Jiang hesitated for a long time before saying this.

"Has someone from King Xiao's Mansion gone looking for you?" Lin Xiaoshan asked.

Jiang nodded, "It's not from Xiao Wangfu, it's the shopkeeper Xue next door, he said that he ...... with Xiao Wangfu"

Lin Xiaoshan held his wife's hand and said eagerly: "Don't be fooled, the person who harmed me is the prince of King Xiao, only he will deliberately investigate my past, take Xin'er and escape, immediately, you know where there are things I have hidden." I won't be able to be rescued until you're gone. ”

Lin Xin is the five-year-old son of the two, and Jiang left crying, hesitating in his heart.

Throughout the autumn and winter, Lin Xiaoshan didn't see his wife again, he thought that Jiang must have taken his son away and flew away, and his heart was a lot more stable.

At the end of the spring of the following year, after half a year, Pang Jing interrogated Lin Xiaoshan again and said two things bluntly: "Your wife died last year, the Dragon King appeared near the capital a few days ago, I need your help, you don't think about yourself, you have to arrange a way back for your young son, he is still alive." ”

Lin Xiaoshan was speechless, and there was only one thought in his mind: Why did it take the Dragon King a full six years to come to the capital? )