Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 435 Meeting the Emperor on the Road
On Shifang Street,

Chunhe in the carriage received many sweet treats, and finally received the candied haws of sugar haws from Luo Yunhou, with a happy face. Although he had eaten this, it had been a long time, and that was before entering the palace. , his mother bought it for him with the few pennies she had saved, and even said words of regret, but he was also ignorant and did not know what his mother meant, and then there was no news from his mother's house. When he grew up, , when I wanted to look for him, he had already gone to Tianwu, and there was no news.

"Thank you, Lord Marquis. I haven't eaten it for a long time. I remember that when I ate it, it was before I entered the palace. My mother bought it for me with my body money. I haven't eaten it since then, and I haven't seen my mother. I miss you very much.”

Chunhe thanked him, silently holding tears in his eyes, and took a bite. It was sour, sweet and refreshing, just like the taste in his memory.

Zhang Jinyu didn't even eat that. Looking at Chunhe, she didn't know that Chunhe was thinking of her mother. It looked like things had changed.

"There is no need to get entangled in this matter. Some things are destined and cannot be forced. In this way, you can go back to your hometown and give it to Xia Yu. I will go get it from her and send someone to look for it for you. Maybe you can find it. ”

After saying that, he even deliberately grilled one and started to bite into it. The meat was fragrant and very satisfying.

"Thank you, Mr. Hou!"

Chunhe finally couldn't hold it back and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his sleeves, feeling an inexplicable warmth in his heart.

"Same for you, you haven't found a place to have a good meal after leaving the palace. You don't get tired of eating from the imperial dining room every day. Wait a minute, on the corner of Qiantou Street, there is a famous restaurant called Youlai Restaurant with unique taste in the northwest. The cook who came here made some naan and roasted mutton. When we buy some, you can take them back to my wife to try."

Zhang Jinyu is not promoting the family's industry, but it is really good. After the naan is baked, it is rolled into the stewed mutton and it is delicious when you take a bite.

Thinking of this, I suddenly felt that the meat on my hands was not so fragrant when it was burned. Chunhe's voice came from the carriage again, and it obviously had a playful look, unlike the sad feeling before.

"Hmph, only you, Marquis Luo Yun, have this idea. How is it possible that you can get tired of eating the food in the imperial kitchen? This is the first time I have heard someone say this. Hey, that naan you are talking about is really that delicious. "

"Of course, just turn a corner and it's at the street entrance. I'll buy some for you to take away."

Zhang Jinyu even took a special look. At this glance, she suddenly saw a few familiar figures. She was stunned. Why did they look so much like the old eunuch Dai Quan.

Suddenly he felt a bit self-deprecating, how could it be possible? He was still blinded by what he saw. That old fox would rather die in the palace and next to the emperor. How could he come out and hang out? If he did come out, it would be someone from the Imperial City Department who would clear the way and show off his power. Never have I ever seen someone so timid.

Is it.
After calming down and taking a closer look, I saw Dai Quan wearing a gray robe, dressed like a butler, nodding and bending from time to time, his bad behavior could not be more obvious.

Be careful to accompany someone there, or look around.

Looking at the man in front of him, he is clearly very imposing and dressed in an unusual outfit. Although his appearance has changed, his temperament cannot deceive others.

Who else but Wu Emperor Zhou Shihong could have sneaked out of the palace. Zhang Jinyu was so frightened that Zhang Jinyu just took a bite of the fire and dropped it to the ground. He was quickly picked up by a little beggar who rushed out of nowhere by the roadside. Just run away,

Just when Ji Qianhu wanted to be chased, he was stopped.

"Don't chase. If you don't catch it, it will be burned."

"Yes, my lord,"

After Zhang Jinyu finished speaking, his eyes were still staring at the group of people in front of him. The people following him seemed to be old acquaintances. They walked along the shops and walked in one after another, not knowing what they wanted to do.

"Chunhe, I'm afraid I've missed my appointment today and will invite you and my wife to eat naan cakes another day. Be very careful these days."

Since you saw it, you can't pretend you didn't see it. The emperor must have been on patrol incognito. Why did he come out at this time? Could it be that he was worried about the residence of his three sons and came to see it in person, but it didn't look like this.

"Ji Yunhui, take off your official uniform and put it on backwards. Fortunately, you are not wearing armor. Put it on and follow me. Now you can only keep what you see in your heart. Don't say anything nonsense, but I understand."

"This, yes, Lord Marquis, I understand my humble position."

Although Ji Yunhui also had doubts, he was not slow in his work. He immediately took off his official uniform and threw it to Lu Baihu. Then he loosened the inner clothes and turned them into ordinary clothes. It seemed that he had been prepared for this. ,
"Master Hou, do you think this is good?"

When Zhang Jinyu turned around, Ji Yunhui's appearance changed unexpectedly. From a majestic Qianhu, he turned into an ordinary guard. He had a good look. He was indeed a cutting-edge Qianhu of the Imperial City Division, shrewd and capable.

"Lu Baihu, you take my personal guards and the imperial guards to escort Miss Chunhe to Prince Wei's Mansion for inspection. There must be no hiding places around the palace. If there is, it must be demolished, and then you can escort her. Go back to the palace, do you understand?"

"Yes, Lord Marquis, I understand my humble position."

"Ji Qianhu, dismount and follow me."

"Yes,"

After Zhang Jinyu finished explaining, he and Ji Yunhui dismounted, threw the reins directly to the guards behind them, and took only Ji Yunhui with him, took the sword, and disappeared into the crowd in a flash.

Although Lu Baihu didn't know what Lord Hou and Qianhu were going to do, he also knew not to ask too many questions and continued to give orders to the motorcade.

"Keep moving forward and speed up to Prince Wei's Mansion,"

The motorcade continued to move forward. Only Chunhe in the car opened the curtain and looked at the figure of the Marquis with some doubts. Until he saw the figure in the distance, his pupils shrank.

That is!

In the shop at the corner of the street, a group of people from the emperor were disguised here to watch the business on the street.

"Mr. Huang, this is the famous Western Market in the capital. Many barbarians from small countries in the south have come here from thousands of miles away. However, the trade routes in the Western Regions are cut off. Except for some Hu merchants who risk their lives to come here, there are basically few I can see them.”

Dai Quan accompanied the emperor to visit many shops. Although business was good, he did not see many merchants from outside the region. At most, they were merchants from small countries such as Ye Kingdom and Meng Kingdom in the south. Although there were Hu merchants, they were very few.

"Yes, I really can't see it. I could still see it in the previous dynasty, but now I can't see it in my dynasty. Do you think the officials in the court are incompetent? Or maybe the emperor is incompetent." Zhou Shihong felt a little bit. Helpless, Dai Quan hesitated as to where he could tell the matter, unable to answer the question at all.

In the midst of the dilemma, a figure suddenly came over and replied in agreement,
"Master Huang is right, times have changed. The Xianbei people used to be a slightly larger tribe, but now they dominate the Xianbei royal court in the Western Regions. The same goes for the Donghu people. The Xianbei people took advantage of it, and now the grassland is divided into Second, they are all changeable and cannot be discussed together.”

These words came from behind, startling Li Yunqianhu and others to secretly draw their swords to protect them. Dai Quan hurriedly turned his head and looked over. The people behind him were dressed in powerful clothes and followed by another person. They were Luo Yunhou and Ji Yunhui.

Dai Quan touched his chest and breathed a sigh of relief, pinched his throat and let out an ouch,
"Oh, it turns out to be Mr. Hou, Mr. Zhang. What a coincidence that you came here. Why didn't you say hello? This sudden surprise scared the Zajia family, oh no, it scared the old servant's heart."

Looking at Dai Quan's cautious expression, Zhang Jinyu knew that Dai Quan didn't mean what he said, so he ignored it and whispered;
"Chen, I have met Mr. Huang."

Zhang Jinyu knew that outsiders were confused, so she followed what Dai Quan had just heard and called out to Mr. Huang. However, Zhou Shihong was a little confused. How could he meet Luo Yunhou by such a coincidence and glance at Dai Quan? Dai Quan broke out in cold sweat when he wanted to inquire. How could he know at this time.

"Why are Mr. Zhang here? What are you going to do today?"

"Back to Mr. Huang, I was supposed to be sleeping soundly at home today, but I didn't know someone came from my mother-in-law's side. She had to get the boy up. I didn't dare to neglect, so I accepted the letter from my mother-in-law.
I said I wanted to show the house to my three brothers-in-law. I just saw two, and the remaining one came here in Xicheng. It was no coincidence that I met Mr. Huang and came here to say hello."

Zhang Jinyu couldn't help it, and she didn't think about how to call her outside, but the empress recognized Qin Keqing as her goddaughter, and it was not an exaggeration to call her mother-in-law, so she had no choice but to say so, and quietly pointed to the motorcade, which was not far away.

These words not only made Dai Quan and his entourage widen their eyes, but Emperor Wu also reacted and glared at Zhang Jinyu angrily. He looked up at the convoy slowly leaving. It was indeed a carriage from the palace. He was not lying. , scolded,

"It's just you. Why, I asked you to go see the mansion and help me find out if there are any complaints. Now that we have met, let's go shopping together and be careful when calling people outside."

"Yes, Mr. Huang, how dare you complain? You have always worked hard and never complained."

Zhang Jinyu wanted to say hello and leave, but instead she followed him and secretly winked at Dai Quan. Unexpectedly, the old guy followed His Majesty as if he hadn't seen him.

Emperor Wu Zhou Shihong couldn't hold back. It was a major matter involving his three sons, and he needed to ask some questions carefully.

"Mr. Zhang, I went to your brother-in-law's house today. Did you see any problems?"

"Hey, Mr. Huang, what can I say? My mother-in-law's family is worthy of being from a wealthy family. Not to mention anything else, the maids and servants are neatly prepared in advance. The place where they live, the house, is amazing, spacious and bright, in a word. It's big, so it will be a comfortable stay. There are only some minor problems. I will bring someone to take care of them today, so Mr. Huang can rest assured."

Zhang Jinyu's mood changed as he spoke, and his glib tone aside, although they were all words of praise, Emperor Wu felt disgusted after hearing them. There were still some small problems. What could be the problem?
"Boy, your mouth feels like honey, but it tastes bitter. Which family has a small problem?"

Before Zhang Jinyu could answer the casual question, Eunuch Dai on the other side behind him felt nervous and looked over uneasily. Although the Marquis saw him, he shook his head slightly and replied,

"Master Huang, I went to my third uncle's house in the afternoon. I didn't know that there were two side halls connected together. It felt awkward. I went in and took a look around, and I felt uncomfortable. There was a feeling under the foot of the side hall. I had some free time, so I was curious and asked someone to dig it up and have a look. Mr. Huang, can you guess what’s underneath?”

Zhang Jinyu didn't say it directly, but kept it secret and asked Mr. Huang to guess. Dai Quan was a little anxious, when did he talk about these things, and what problems were they.

"Mr. Zhang, is it possible that there is a mistake? What problem can there be in the palace? It has been sealed there and no one has entered it."

He came closer and whispered again,

"People from the Ministry of Internal Affairs are taking care of it. It has been like this for many years."

The voice could only be heard by three people, and the meaning could not be more obvious. There is something really not left by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Please explain it to the emperor.

Zhou Shihong also became interested. When he saw that the two of them were mysterious, they really followed Zhang Jinyu's tricks. Since Dai Quan said that the palace had been sealed up and no one came in, then it was before the sealing. This palace should be Zheng Zheng's. The king was in the palace at that time. Thinking of King Zheng, Emperor Wu stopped and was filled with emotion for a moment.

I think my father also liked King Zheng. At that time, King Zheng Zhou Changde had a reputation as a virtuous man and was extremely intelligent. He was extremely stupid and could not compare with him. Moreover, many civil servants were members of King Zheng's party, but in the end he took the throne. After ascending to the position of Dabao, he also went to the fiefdom and became a vassal. I think it was seven or eight years ago.

"Since it's not sealed, it's what Master Zheng left behind, right?"

"Master Huang is wise, indeed, but the things he left behind are quite interesting."

Zhang Jinyu patted a horse over,
Dai Quan felt confident when he saw Lord Hou's relaxed look, and said with a smile,

"Did Mr. Zhang find some silver down there?"

Emperor Wu Zhou Shihong also glanced over, and Zhang Jinyu looked back pretending to be surprised.

"The butler has a good eye and left 10 taels of silver there. I saw this. There are many servants and guards in the three houses. I thought of giving some to them as a reward. Work hard, don’t get me wrong, I didn’t get even a tael of money.”

Seeing the person in front of him talking big words with his eyes open, Zhou Shihong shook his head. 10 taels of silver is still a little bit, but there are indeed a lot of people in the three mansions, and the points can't be divided much. It's just what you say from your mouth. What a taste.

Dai Quan was also stopped by the Marquis' words and said leisurely,
"Young Master Zhang deserves to be from a wealthy family. All the money you have collected is not worth mentioning. You have already divided it up. But Mr. Zhang, apart from the silver, what else have you found?"

I wanted to answer, but seeing that it was in a busy city and there were so many people, Zhang Jinyu raised her head and looked at the street corner. It was not far away, and the Youlai Inn had arrived.

"Master Huang, Butler Dai, this is not the place to talk. Not far from here, there is a northwest-style restaurant and inn. I'm treating you to a guest today. Let's go and taste it together. How about we elaborate on it?"

After saying that, he blinked and Zhou Shihong saw it, then looked back at the sky. It was a little darker. Although it was early, it was almost there. You can have dinner in advance.

"Yes, Mr. Zhang will lead the way and let's go together to try the northwest flavor you mentioned. It's quite rare."

"Master, please slow down."

(End of this chapter)