See you in the world

Chapter 590 Old friends, old places

Starting from Xiaoxi Village at noon, before noon, Yunjing had already arrived outside the capital of Dali.

Standing above the sky and looking at it, the city is still the same city. There are more eagles patrolling in the sky than in the past. A breath of chill.

But this does not prevent the pictures of luxury and luxury everywhere in the city.

No matter what time, what country, between rise and fall, the people who suffer are always the common people...

It's not that Yunjing is hurting the spring and autumn, but it's just an eternal reality.

He has come and gone to Yunjing many times in the capital, and if it wasn't for the special circumstances like Wu Qingmei's back then, he would not deliberately show off his ability.

Finding a remote corner where there was no one, Yunjing came to the ground and walked towards the gate of the capital on foot. He could naturally enter from the sky, but it would be a little bad if he was seen by the patrolling eagle, people? , There is always nothing wrong with being self-disciplined.

Entering the city went smoothly, even though the gate of the city was stricter than usual, the guards did not make things difficult for Yun Jing, a scholar.

Before entering the gate of the capital city, there was a rumbling sound of horseshoes behind Yunjing, and following the sound of horseshoes came the murderous words disperse.

The pedestrians around seemed to be used to this kind of situation, and they consciously got out of the way. Although they didn't know what happened, Yunjing didn't intend to cause trouble for himself, and stood on the side of the road with everyone.

At first glance, the galloping horse was a black-armored knight with murderous eyes like a knife. There were three command flags planted behind his back, and there were scales hidden on the four hooves of the horse when he sat down. foal.

With just one glance at Yunjing, one can roughly understand what's going on. This is an urgent messenger knight from three thousand miles away. Every additional command flag behind him represents the importance of the message being conveyed.

Facing this kind of messenger knight, it can be said that those who block the road will die. Under the eyes of everyone, no matter how big the background is, whoever dares to block the road will die in vain. The crime is the same as rebellion!

Knowing what happened, Yunjing was relieved of people's consciously giving way. It was commonplace for people, and it was obvious that similar situations had happened frequently recently.

Thinking about it, right now, it is an important moment for spring plowing, but there is a severe drought in the world. All emergency situations must be reported to the capital. Although the Dali Dynasty has twin flowers as a communication tool, not every place has them. , Urgent messaging still occupies the mainstream.

Sure enough, within a quarter of an hour after Yunjing entered the city, he had already witnessed three similar incidents. It is impossible to imagine how many similar knights from all sides of the Dali Dynasty are rushing here.

Yun Jing restrained himself from looking at what information they brought. If he couldn't even control his emotions, once he let himself go, big things would easily happen. Only the subtleties can reveal a person's character.

Although he didn't look at it, he knew after a little guesswork that the news brought by the knights must be related to the current drought.

Not long after, Yunjing witnessed the scene of the messenger knight's mount being exhausted and dying...

With a somewhat depressed mood, Yun Jing went straight to Deng Fuzi's courtyard, and soon reached his destination.

The old servant next to Mrs. Deng opened the door, and he said kindly, "Young master Yun is here, the master often talks about you, you haven't come for a while, please come in quickly."

"Old man, the junior is here to disturb you again." Yun Jing bowed his hands and walked into the small courtyard.

The old man closed the door and turned around and said, "Young Master Yun, you don't have to be polite. The master said that you come here as if you were going home. By the way, Mr. Yun, have you eaten? Do you need to prepare some meals for you?"

That is Yunjing. Few people here have this kind of treatment, including many direct descendants of Master Deng.

Yun Jing gently shook his head and said, "Don't bother the old man, the junior has already had his meal."

"Then let me make you a pot of tea. Mr. Yun came at the right time. You are lucky. His Majesty sent someone to deliver this year's new tea yesterday." The old man came to the hall and said with a cheerful smile.

No longer refusing, Yun Jing said: "The junior will be impolite."

It's not that you have to drink the new tea sent by the emperor. It's the way of hospitality when you enter the door to invite tea. It would be rude to refuse the tea. some.

Soon the old man brought a pot of tea, as expected, the emperor sent someone to give it to his master to taste. It was a tribute that could not be bought with money in the market.

I didn't worry about what kind of tea it was. Given this year's situation, no matter how good this so-called new tea was, it still had an unspeakable taste in my mouth.

After taking a sip and exchanging pleasantries, Yun Jing asked: "Dare to ask, sir, is Master here?"

Yunjing came here specifically to look for Mrs. Deng, and it wasn't that he came here to drink tea for nothing, but after drinking the tea and Mrs. Deng hadn't appeared yet, Yunjing probably knew that he came at the wrong time.

Mr. Deng has his affairs, so it is impossible to wait for him at home every day.

The old man apologized: "The old servant doesn't know where the master has gone, so why not wait for Mr. Yun? It's just that we don't know when the master will return."

Mrs. Deng was not at home, and there was a high probability that he would not get an answer to his doubts, but Yun Jing really didn't know who else to ask besides Mrs. Deng, so he nodded and said, "Then I will trouble you."

"It doesn't matter, Mr. Yun, you rest, what's the matter?" The old man smiled and turned to leave.

Then Yunjing waited for a few hours until Mrs. Deng came back until the sun was in the west. Yunjing was worth saying goodbye when he didn't know when Mrs. Deng would come back or even if he would not come back today.

It's not a waste of time, Yunjing asked the old man guarding the yard to convey the message, saying that he will visit Master in two days, and say hello in advance, even if Master Deng is still not there after two days, he will definitely let the old man convey it on his behalf Whenever you are free, Yunjing will come again.

After politely rejecting the old man's hospitality and meals to keep him, Yun Jing bid farewell and left.

Not in a hurry to go home, Yunjing strolled on the streets of the capital, looked at the prosperity of the capital, looked at the luxury and luxury of the capital, and thought about the scene of countless farmers in the countryside looking forward to the rain...

This is the world!
Unknowingly, Yun Jing came to the mansion that Wu Qingmei had given him back then, and when he came, he took advantage of the opportunity to go in.

Wu Qingmei has given this huge house to Yunjing, including the servants here, so it can be said that this place has nothing to do with Wu Qingmei, even though the servants here were once loyal to her.

There is no good end for grass on the wall. The servants in charge of guarding this house are not idiots. Even though Yun Jing is hardly here, they are still loyal.

As the owner of this place, Yun Jing rarely came here, and the servants here naturally wanted to hang around him, not deliberately trying to show anything, if Yun Jing was upset, they would be terrified in their hearts.

It was already afternoon, Yunjing asked his servants to bring a table of meals, and while eating, he browsed through the expense account presented by the steward here, and the people who browsed it here were quite decent.

Putting down the ledger, Yunjing said to the steward who was standing beside him with a mid-term true mood: "Well, you did a good job. The purchased grain will be sent to the south as soon as possible. You will personally escort it and make sure it arrives smoothly. When the time comes, ask Song Yan to hand it over."

Last year, Yunjing asked Song Yan to buy grain, not only from his hometown, but also from the capital.

"Okay young master, I understand. It's just that we acted early last year, and the collection and distribution in the capital is relatively low. There is a lot of grain purchased. It may not be easy to send all of them to the south." The steward nodded road.

Yunjing has read the accounts, and the grain purchased here is three times more than that purchased by Song Yan. It is not an easy matter to send all of them to the south.

Why must it be sent to my hometown in the south?Of course, it was because Yun Jing was from there. When the food was really needed, he would naturally give priority to taking care of the people nearby. This is human nature.

As for whether the large amount of food flow in the current situation will cause the government to block it, there is no need to worry about it. What does Yunjing mean?For the entire Dali Dynasty, it was just a drop in the ocean, and the government wanted to keep an eye on the real big chambers of commerce.

In this regard, Yun Jing smiled and said: "It's okay, if you can't deliver all of them at once, you can deliver them several times. This matter must be done as soon as possible."

"Well, absolutely all will be delivered within half a year," the manager said seriously.

After half a year, Yunjing nodded, and this was the only way to go. It should be noted that the distance from the capital to Xinlin County, Jiangzhou is more than ten thousand miles. It is not an easy task to transport so much grain in batches, especially the simplest water transportation nowadays is due to the water level of the river. The case where the problem is greatly affected.

After explaining this matter, after Yunjing finished his meal, he didn't intend to spend the night here, and told them to take care of the house, but refused to send two maidservants to take care of him, Yunjing got up and left.

The sun was already setting, and Yun Jing was about to go out of the city to go home and choose another day, but when he left the gate of the house, a middle-aged man in gray robes walked towards him, obviously coming towards him.

The other party didn't have any malicious intentions, so he stopped five steps away, cupped his hands and said: "Master Yun, my young master has invited me to prepare a little wine. I wonder if Mr. Yun is free?"

This person has a white face and no beard, his cultivation level is high enough to have a real artistic conception, his voice is slightly soft, he is obviously an eunuch.

I still have some impressions of this person, Yun Jing, who is the entourage of the second prince Xia Tao.

Although it's already afternoon, it's still early, and it won't take long to go back. There's nothing important about it, and I haven't seen Xia Tao for a while, so Yun Jing nodded and said: "An old friend invites you, how can you not follow? Please lead the way"

It was not difficult for Xia Tao to know himself since he came to the capital by himself, and Yun Jing was not surprised.

The visitor immediately stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "Master Yun, please, my young master has been waiting for you for a long time."

As soon as the words fell, a low-key, luxurious and unassuming carriage stopped at the side. The coachman put the footrests in place immediately, and two maids walked out from inside to open the curtain.

Seeing the surprise, Yunjing took a step forward and waited for the bus. After getting on the bus, cushioned tea, melon and fruit snacks were already prepared inside.

After all, it was the car arranged by the second prince, even if it wasn't his own best, but with this configuration, I don't know how many streets away from those tens of millions of luxury cars in Yunjing's previous life.

Take off your shoes under the service of the maid, reclined on the soft cushion, there is a brain massage service, the carriage starts, and you don't feel the slightest bump at all.

Yun Jing didn't say a word along the way, he was thinking about why the second prince specially invited him to the banquet. After thinking about it, I'm afraid it's not just reminiscing about the old days...

The chariots and horses moved forward, and not long after they left, Yun Jing occasionally looked out of the window, and couldn't help raising his eyebrows, the surrounding environment was somewhat familiar.

Finally, the carriage stopped at the entrance of Baihua Pavilion.

Yunjing: "..."

When I met Xia Tao for the first time, the other party invited me to this elegant place, and now I come again.

It's not like he hasn't been to this kind of place before, and Yunjing is not stage-frightened, so he walks up the stairs, and there are already people arranged by Xia Tao waiting at the gate of Baihua Pavilion.

After entering the gate of Baihua Pavilion, Yun Jing saw a man dressed as a servant leaving quickly from a distance, he hesitated for a while, and followed the man sent by Xia Tao.

He didn't care, but the eunuch in black who went to invite Yunjing had a cold look, and said beside Yunjing, "This Baihua Pavilion is becoming more and more unruly, come here..."

Regardless of whether the person who left was because of Xia Tao or Yun Jing, how could such a thing make people indifferent?And Xia Tao and Yun Jing's identities, if they are targeted, what will happen?
He was about to give instructions to the others with a frosty face, but Yun Jing shook his head and said with a smile: "There is no need to get angry, I think the other party is not targeting 'Brother Huang', nor has any malicious intentions, let him go, after all It's just asking for life, why bother?"

Hearing what he said, the eunuch in black froze for a moment, seemed to have thought of it, and immediately said in relief: "Since Mr. Yun said so, then that's all."

Having said that, the Baihua Pavilion is not in the right order, and it will definitely be beaten afterwards, so there is no need to save Yunjing's face at this time.

In the end it was the people around Xia Tao, not because they couldn't tolerate the sand, but because they were people at the moment. Naturally, he had a lot of considerations. If this kind of thing was left alone, who would take the second prince seriously in the future?
On the other side, the young servant who left soon came to a separate courtyard in Baihua Pavilion, said a few words carefully to the maid at the door, and immediately got some money from the maid and left.

Then the maid who came into contact with the servant quickly entered the courtyard, and soon a pleasantly surprised and nervous voice came from the courtyard and said: "Quick, I want to take a bath and change clothes, get all my jewelry ready, and my most beautiful Bring me a few sets of clothes..."

Yunjing followed Xia Tao's people to the depths of the Baihua Pavilion. It took a quarter of an hour to arrive at the destination, a quiet and elegant courtyard, with no buildings within [-] meters around. Ye Mao is surrounded by flowers, and there are many expert guards in the open and in the dark.

After bringing Yun Jing to the door, the others stopped. A maid with a beautiful face greeted Yun Jing at the door and brought him into the courtyard.

In the yard and in the gazebo, Xia Tao, who was dressed in blue and white casual clothes, had been waiting for a long time, holding a scroll and watching quietly, and there was a beautiful woman playing the piano beside him, the sound of the piano was quiet, not noisy, but it made people feel peaceful.

Seeing this situation, Yun Jingxin said that the second prince Xia Tao also had troubles in his heart, otherwise the woman playing the piano next to her would not be playing such a peaceful piece.

It's not that Yunjing thinks too much, but it's born from the heart. When a person has any kind of emotion, every bit of it around him will be subtly presented. Well, this requires a very unique vision and a grasp of people's hearts to see. come out.

When Yunjing stepped into the small courtyard, Xia Tao looked away from the scroll, and the lady playing the piano also stopped the music and got up to salute gracefully. For her, no matter who came, saluting immediately was the basic quality.

With a slight nod, Yun Jing smiled at Xia Tao, "Long time no see, Brother Huang, how are you doing?"

"Haha, brother Yun is here, please sit here quickly, what is good and bad, there are many things, but there is no such leisure as brother Yun", Xia Tao warmly invited and laughed.

The two parties sat down opposite each other, and after a short exchange of greetings, Xia Tao, who was the host, motioned for the musicians to continue, and at the same time asked for some food and wine to be brought.

Then he looked at Yun Jing and apologized: "Brother Yun rarely comes to the capital, and he has never been well received. It's my brother's fault. You have to enjoy everything you say today."

"Brother Huang is serious, you and I have known each other for not a day or two, even with the breeze and bright moon, we are happy, if you care too much about the form, it will not be beautiful," Yun Jing shook his head and said dumbly.

There was a servant girl pouring wine, and the two parties toasted to drink together. Immediately Xia Tao said: "Brother Yun said the same thing. It's rare to have a confidant in life. It's so rare to be able to truly talk to each other."

For him, bosom friends are not only rare, they are almost nonexistent. As the second prince of Dali, countless people stare at his every move every day. With such an identity, how dare he open his heart to others Make friends?It is not an exaggeration to say that they are lonely, even Yunjing, so far, is by no means just getting along with friends.

There is no way, although he had a good birth and enjoyed endless glory and wealth, but some things are destined to be lost.

These things are just tacit understanding, Yun Jing smiled and said: "In this life, three or five bosom friends are enough."

"Haha, it should be so, come, let's have a drink together, let's celebrate our acquaintance," Xia Tao raised his glass and said happily.

After drinking another cup, he changed the subject and said, "This Baihua Pavilion is one of the most elegant places in the capital. It can be said that a hundred flowers are in full bloom. With good wine, delicious food and beautiful scenery, how can we not be accompanied by beauties, brother Yun?"

"Brother Huang has such a passion, how dare he disappoint the fun?" Yun Jing said calmly, going out, welcoming and seeing off, these are all normal procedures.

Talk to farmers about farming, chat with merchants about doing business, talk about rivers and lakes with warriors, talk about romance with scholars... Different circles and different people naturally have different ways of doing things when they get together. I can't do anything to you, but it's hard to integrate into the circle.

Nodding his head, Xia Tao said: "Since that's the case, the guest is up to the owner, so I will arrange it for you?"

"It should be so," Yun Jing said with a casual smile on your face.

At this time, someone nearby handed over the roster of Baihua Pavilion in due course. Xia Tao was the host, so he took it directly and started to read it.

After flipping through it for a while, he simply closed the roster and handed it to Yun Jing, saying, "It's really dazzling, and I don't know what brother Yun likes, why don't you pick it yourself?"

Baihua Pavilion is one of the most elegant places in the entire Dali. Every woman is famous for being talented and beautiful. Most of the time, it is not the guests who pick them, but they pick the guests. Naturally, it is impossible to directly come to a group of guests to pick them Choose like livestock, and you can change another batch if you are not satisfied.

However, no matter how the Baihua Pavilion is, for Xia Tao's status, he is the only one to choose, and the women here are not qualified to refuse.

It is definitely inappropriate for a prince to go to a brothel, if it is spread out, he will be impeached, but the one who came here is Huang Tao, not Xia Tao...

It's not a problem to push and push, Yun Jing simply took over the roster, thinking in his heart that it's just drinking and chatting anyway, looking for anyone, just looking for acquaintances he knows.

As a result, when I opened the roster, I was slightly stunned. The roster of Baihua Pavilion has changed. The top card is no longer the girl Yulan, but a woman named Caiyun. I continued to look back and did not see Yulan’s name. .

After thinking about it for a while, Yunjing probably understood what was going on. After that incident, Yulan had recovered her freedom, so naturally her name was no longer on the roster.

After figuring this out, Yunjing didn't hesitate, and prepared to order one at random.

But Xia Tao on the opposite side patted his forehead suddenly and said: "By the way, I heard that Brother Yun has been to Baihua Pavilion, right? I don't know if Brother Yun has a familiar girl. If so, why don't you just invite her here?"

At the beginning, Yunjing and Deng Ziling had a lot of trouble in Baihua Pavilion, and everyone in the small circle knew about it. Xia Tao didn't think it was strange to say Yunjing, so he said with a smile: "I have been here, and I have known a Girl, but her name is no longer on the roster"

"What's so difficult about this? Brother Yun, just say, let someone invite you." Xia Tao winked and said, with an expression that Brother Yun, you actually have a good friend, and you have never worried about whether you can invite him. The second prince of Dali , is so confident.

At this time, Xia Tao's entourage came to report: "Young master, there is a girl named Yulan outside who came to see Mr. Yun."

Waving his hand to indicate that he understood, Xia Tao looked at Yun Jing with an expression that I understood and said, "Brother Yun, look at it?"

After closing the roster, Yunjing handed it to Xia Tao and said, "The girl Yulan outside the door is the one who met once before, so I won't bother her, brother Huang please."

"Haha, Brother Yun is really affectionate and righteous, and he is happy to be an adult, so don't embarrass Brother Yun's abrupt beauty." As he said, Xia Tao didn't dare to open the roster, just casually, and then closed it and handed it to him. The maid next to her, that maid immediately took the roster to make arrangements.

Yun Jing didn't even think about Xia Tao's purpose in inviting him here. The two are friends so far, why bother to think so much, otherwise it would be bad to treat a gentleman with a villain's heart.

Then Yun Jing thought again, it seems that You Xiao still owed himself to come to Baihua Pavilion once, and he didn't know what happened to that guy now. It is said that he took away the Tianzijian in the form of Wang Dahui at Buried Sword Mountain, and he walked away with Wang Dahui at that time. Recently, I'm afraid it's not a good time.

What a sin.

With other people involved, Yun Jing naturally couldn't act indifferently, but during this period of time he deliberately inquired about You Xiao's whereabouts, but there was no news at all.

No news is the best news, better than knowing that he was hunted down all over the world and even caught and tortured.

In a short time, Miss Yulan, whom Yunjing had not seen for many days, had arrived in the small courtyard.

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(End of this chapter)