That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 563

There is a saying that "living in the capital is not easy". This is not alarmist talk, but a real status quo, especially the word "ju", which may not be a big deal to those powerful families who have been rooted here for generations For an out-of-town tycoon like Xu Beiyou, it's nothing, but for ordinary people, a scholar from a poor family, a businessman with a small business, or even a Beijing official in the Qingshui Yamen, it is a pain to the bone. .

Ten years before Huanglong, the land price in the imperial capital was not too expensive. You could buy a small courtyard with a single family in the outer city for about a few dozen taels of silver. The courtyard has already soared to a high price of 500 taels of silver, and today, it has doubled again. If there is no thousand taels of snow pattern silver, I simply don’t even think about it, and there is still a tendency to continue to soar. .

This is only in the outer city. The land price in the inner city is several times higher than that in the outer city, and there is still a price but no market. If you want to buy a house in the inner city, you must have the corresponding rights in addition to having money. bit.

The restaurant that Xiao Zhinan mentioned was in the inner city, Xu Beiyou followed her through several winding alleys, and came to a secluded long street, and finally found the restaurant that Xiao Zhinan mentioned. The Qianbu Corridor is not too far away, the area is not too large, only two floors, but the decoration is extremely elegant, the whole store is modeled after the style of the Great Chu Dynasty, revealing a noble atmosphere of literati and refined scholars, It doesn't look like a place to eat, but rather like a bookstore selling classics and historical books.

It's just that a group of luxurious carriages and sedan chairs parked outside the door dilute the elegance a lot, adding a bit of the worldly and rich atmosphere that should be in the imperial capital.

Xu Beiyou looked up, and there was a black-bottomed plaque hanging on the front door, with the words "Qiu Shi" written in gold letters, and the inscription was somewhat beyond Xu Beiyou's expectation. It was actually proposed by Han Xuan. Xiao Zhinan explained with a smile: " It turned out that this place was not called this name, but "Yipinju". The reason why the name was changed was because of the inscription of Mr. Han Ge. In the first year of Taiping, Mr. Han Ge was ready to retire and return home. Zhang Bao personally stopped him and begged for this calligraphy. When Mr. Han Ge returned to the imperial capital last year, Zhang Bao took out this calligraphy from 20 years ago and made it into a plaque and hung it here. Yipinju has become 'Qiushiju'."

Xu Beiyou sighed: "As expected of someone who came out of the palace, there are exquisite thoughts everywhere."

Xiao Zhinan smiled and said, "If he didn't have this thought, he, Zhang Bao, wouldn't be able to be the second supervisor of ceremonies."

The two stepped into Qiu Shiju, unexpectedly the shopkeeper inside recognized Xiao Zhinan, a regular customer. Although she didn't know that she was the famous Princess Qi Yang, she gave enough face and not only greeted her personally, but also attracted the two of them. The person went directly to the cubicle on the second floor.

This place is adjacent to Qianbu Corridor. It is full of dignitaries and dignitaries on weekdays. Especially at noon, it is even more lively. You can often see a servant or even a minister. It is already a place to have a private seat on the second floor. Great face.

The shopkeeper who follows the owner's surname Zhang is able to handle this business by himself, so he is naturally an exquisite and transparent person. He knows that the girl who comes here often is a great lady, and the young man who accompanied her this time must also be of different status. Vulgar, looking at the intimacy of the two, maybe a good thing is coming, and they are happy to sell a favor.

It's just that the young man's white hair made shopkeeper Zhang feel a little suspicious. Recently, he heard that there was a white-haired young man from other places who was very domineering, but looking at the gentle and courteous appearance of this young man in front of him, he didn't seem to be half domineering. , I guess it should be just a coincidence.

After the two sat down in a cubicle by the window, Xiao Zhinan took off the big cloak on his body, revealing the white knee-high armor underneath, and a plain long skirt inside, and his head was full of blue hair, which was only tied with a hosta Living, just in terms of dress, is very Xiaojiabiyu.

Xu Beiyou took out a golden hairpin from his sleeve, and said softly: "According to the rules, before accepting Cai, there should be a small decision, it is best to send a wishful wish, just because I am in the imperial capital There are no female elders, so this matter was omitted, but fortunately, I met Aunt Qin on the way to the imperial capital, and she asked me to give you a gift, which should be our little order."

Xiao Zhinan took the golden hairpin, examined it carefully, and found that there was a line of writing smaller than a grain of rice on the hairpin, "Xiao Mingguang gave it to Qin Mumian on the second day of October in the third year of Zhengming."

The handwriting is beautiful, it should be from the hand of a woman.

Xiao Zhinan was surprised and said: "This is something that the emperor's grandfather gave to the empress dowager."

Xu Beiyou nodded and said, "Aunt Qin said it should be returned to the original owner."

Xiao Zhinan was silent for a moment, then said softly, "Nangui, help me put it on?"

Xu Beiyou nodded with a smile, took the golden hairpin from her hand, got up and came behind her.

Xiao Zhinan lowered his head halfway, holding the bijia with both hands, a little nervous for no reason.

Xu Beiyou carefully inserted the hairpin into the woman's bun, and felt that something was not right, so he stretched out his hand to adjust it a little, and now it was just right.

There was a knock on the door, Xu Beiyou sat back in his seat and said softly, "Come in."

Two guys came in, one put two plates of crabs and a cup of drunken shrimp on the table, and the other deftly put two sets of eight pieces of crabs and a pot of eight-year flower carvings for the two of them, and then stepped back one by one. After going out, he also helped them close the door by the way.

Xu Beiyou picked up the jug and shook it lightly, then asked softly, "Can I have a drink?"

Xiao Zhinan smiled and said, "If you can drink a little, even if you can't drink, isn't there still you?"

Xu Beiyou reminded: "Don't be brave, the hangover is not good."

Xiao Zhinan rolled his eyes at him, raised his small wine glass with both hands, "Don't underestimate people, I dare not say that you won't get drunk after a thousand glasses, a few drinks is not a problem."

Xu Beiyou poured her a small cup, smiled lightly and said, "Then drink less, and don't let me carry you back."

Xiao Zhinan hummed lightly, the corners of his mouth curled up in a gentle smile.

At this moment, she was no longer the graceful and graceful princess, but a young woman who had just tasted love.

……

Qiushi lives on the first floor.

Not long after Xu Beiyou and Xiao Zhinan went upstairs, the two groups of people met unexpectedly, even more so on a narrow road.

One of them was a slightly younger man with gloomy eyes. Behind him were two middle-aged servants with good cultivation. They wore knives at their waists. They had a faint murderous look on their bodies. Most likely they were martial arts masters from the army.

The other person is not smiling, although he is wearing casual clothes, but there is a light golden jade belt around his waist, and there is also a shining five-dragon jade disc, standing behind him is a man with deep aura. The unfathomable thin old man, between the opening and closing of the eyes, faintly glows with electricity, which should not be underestimated either.

The shopkeeper Zhang at the side was sweating profusely. He had already mentioned the name of his boss just now, but these two didn't take it seriously. Looking at the dress and demeanor of these two, they should not be ignorant Lengtouqing, then the eighth achievement is really reliable, and it is the time when the kings enter the capital. Could it be that these two are the clans of some royal family?

Shopkeeper Zhang hurriedly asked the staff to report the letter, and at the same time tried his best to smooth things over, "You two guests, please talk to me if you have something to say..."

Before he finished speaking, the slightly younger nobleman had already said: "Since Zhang Zhaonu's death, Kunshan has been in chaos, why don't you stay in Yanzhou to clean up the mess at this time, why come to the imperial capital to join in the fun? "

(End of this chapter)