Madam, look at the sword!

Chapter 39 Two Invitations
Yuanfang is the most noble area in Kyoto.

When the carriage passed the imitation jade sign, Zhao Chengfeng visually seemed to have entered another city.

Most of the buildings in Kyoto are tall and tall, with a rough style but overwhelming momentum. Although the buildings in Yuanfang also maintain this general style, they are more refined, detailed, and luxurious to the naked eye.

The carved beams and painted pillars, the red couplets and inscribed scripts, the stone lions in front of any house, or the small animals on the eaves are all lifelike, as if with a gentle touch from an immortal, they will shed the rubble on their bodies, roar, or shake the world. Wings fly high.

Even the ordinary slates paved on the road seem to be different from other places in Kyoto. Not to mention the texture, but in terms of cleanliness, the slate roads here will give people the feeling that they are not swept out every day, but wiped. The feeling of coming out - because it is so clean.

The Yuanfang neighborhood is naturally spotless. The spacious streets are full of greenery on both sides. Various rare trees and green plants decorate the neighborhood with a sense of tranquility. Occasionally, I see some passers-by, who are either graceful or elegant in their clothing and temperament. Even the maids and servants didn't seem to be impatient at all.

That is, deep in this place that is supposed to be elegant and quiet, there is a lot of busy work, the sound of shouting and moving objects, destroying the noble temperament of the entire block.

Because His Majesty's Chrysostom opened his mouth, the Third Prince temporarily changed his residence, so the Ministry of Rites had to mobilize all the people.

But even so, it is a very, very troublesome task to clean and repair a large house, and to arrange all the items in it, even to the highest standards.

When Zhao Chengfeng and King Xian arrived, there were at least several hundred people in front of the door carrying various objects, moving back and forth through the spacious door as if passing through a city gate.

Some people were responsible for recording and counting, and some were giving loud instructions. All in all, it was like a busy city in front of us, and the noise was so noisy that the busy people were dizzy.

Immediately after getting off the carriage, an official from the Ministry of Etiquette in charge of the scene came to the scene.

After saying hello, I learned that the person in front of me was named Xu Qiyun.

Xu Qiyun was not in a hurry to record His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's requirements and instructions for the mansion, and first led Zhao Chengfeng and King Xian through the crowd to the mansion.

Even before he reached the door, a childish voice called from behind.

"Third Prince~!"

When Xu Qiyun turned around, he was about to teach this kid from an unknown family that he had no manners at all, when he saw two Taoist priests, one big and one small, not far away.

He looked like an older Taoist priest. His light gray robes were washed a little white. He had sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes, his outline was like a knife, and his temperament was even more extraordinary.

The young Taoist priest has a handsome face and is wearing a gray robe similar to that of the Taoist priest. However, it is not as clean as the Taoist priest. There are clearly a few oil stains visible on the front that should have been smeared on while eating, and they cannot be washed off afterwards.
Of course, Xu Qiyun's words that he wanted to scold were immediately suppressed in his throat.

King Xian looked surprised: "Three Masters?"

Zhao Chengfeng looked at the two of them and remembered how they had feasted on the palace wall yesterday morning. They seemed to have come specially to see him, and now they were blocking the door of his house. He had to raise his eyebrows: "This is ?”

The little Taoist priest glanced at his senior brother. Sanzhenren put his hand on his head and pinched his waist: "You owed me a chicken drumstick in front of the palace yesterday morning."

Zhao Chengfeng remembered that he had finished eating the chicken drumsticks he was going to eat yesterday morning and threw the bones to the big yellow dog. He nodded: "That's true."

"Isn't it too much to pay for a meal?"

Zhao Chengfeng blinked: "That makes sense."

The little Taoist priest smiled happily when he heard this, punched the palm of his right hand with his left hand, raised his head sideways and looked at Sanzhenren: "Brother, give me the money~!"

Sanzhenren took out a piece of silver with an annoyed look on his face.
The little Taoist priest who obviously won the bet took the money and smiled extremely happily.

Zhao Chengfeng pointed at the money in his hand and said, "Having half of it from me is not too much."

The little Taoist priest was shocked when he heard this, and looked at Zhao Chengfeng with shock in his eyes: "It makes sense."

Zhao Chengfeng laughed and pointed at the silver in the little Taoist priest's hand: "Then you can use half of my silver to treat yourself to a meal, and we will be settled."

The little Taoist priest's lips trembled: "It is said that the Third Prince is the most shameless person in the world. It seems to be true."

Zhao Chengfeng deserved the praise: "It is rumored that people practicing in the Lixian Sect know the world but are not worldly. It seems very false."

After saying that, the two of them looked at each other and laughed, feeling that they had met so late and had the same affinity!
Zhao Chengfeng waved happily: "Let's go into the house and talk."

The little Taoist priest walked up to him, and he put his hand on the little Taoist priest's head and rubbed it to express his intimacy.
Sanzhenren looked at the Third Prince and his junior brother and felt that although these two people only met for the second time, they seemed to be very well connected and working together.
He frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "No. In total, I am the only one who lost a piece of silver, right?"

King Xian came to him at this time, took his sleeve affectionately, and was about to lead him to the house. He also smiled and said: "Third Master, money is something outside the body."

"Then Master Qi will refill Xiaodao?"

King Xian's eyes widened, and he loosened the sleeve that was holding San Zhenren, and said loudly: "I don't have any money!"

"If you don't have money, you don't have money. Why are you so loud?"

“You’re so sad because you don’t have money, why don’t you let people speak louder?”

"rational."

The group of people passed through the gate of the mansion, which was full of traffic.

Under the leadership of Xu Qiyun, we walked into the central hall, which had been cleaned but the furnishings were not yet in place.Just as everyone drank a cup of tea, there was a rush of footsteps outside.

Zhao Chengfeng looked up and saw Liu Meiniang, who had changed into a purple veil and looked exotic.

After she walked in, she didn't look around, but looked at the Third Prince. When she saw Zhao Chengfeng nodding in an imperceptible manner, she took out the two gilded envelopes in her sleeves and handed them over:

"Three sons."

Zhao Chengfeng took it but didn't open it: "Just say it."

"They are all invitations to the banquet. One is from the eldest prince, Prince Xian, and the other is from the third prince, Prince Cheng."

As soon as she said this, the three masters and the little Taoist priest had no reaction.

But Xu Qiyun, who was drinking tea in the Ministry of Rites, immediately stood up and bowed directly: "His Royal Highness, Prince Xian, His Highness the Crown Prince, I still have to preside over the change of residence in my humble position, so I will leave first."

Zhao Chengfeng waved his hand and he quickly withdrew from the central hall.

And King Xian now no longer had the smile on his face.

The battle for the reserve position had intensified as early as the arrival of the third prince. Everyone in the court knew it, and it would not be possible for the war to turn into friendship after the third prince came.

Zhao Chengfeng was already prepared. He took a sip of tea without making any fuss and asked, "What date is set?"

Liu Meiniang replied: "March 27."

"the same day?"

"Yes."

When he heard that Mei Niang's two princes were invited on the same day, Zhao Chengfeng had no reaction, and King Xian stood up directly: "What should we do?"

Zhao Chengfeng ignored him: "Where is the time?"

Liu Meiniang replied: "It's all in Shenshi."

King Xian walked and didn't know where to put his hands: "What should we do? What should we do?"

Zhao Chengfeng didn't respond yet: "Do you have an explanation for the day?"

"It was the day after Third Young Master took the Qingsong Academy examination."

"You know it so soon?"

"The whole of Kyoto knows."

"Why do we have to do it on the day after the hospital exam, with a day gap in between?"

Liu Meiniang explained: "I am considerate and thoughtful. I want the third son to take a day off after taking the college exam."

Zhao Chengfeng smiled, rubbed the gold stamp mark on the invitation with his finger, and looked at the door outside the central hall: "This is not done at the door, right?"

Liu Meiniang's eyebrows arched: "Of course it is, otherwise how could the Third Young Master have just arrived and sent the invitation without a cup of tea?"

"Is there any other explanation for this?"

"To show our importance, the invitations are all sent at the same time. Anyone who returns home late will be punished."

Zhao Chengfeng curled his lips and put the two invitations aside: "That's a lot of bullshit."

After saying that, he turned around and shouted: "Baizhi."

After hearing this, Bai Zhi quickly came to his side and heard the third prince say: "Remember, on the 25th, the Qingsong Academy examination, the 27th eldest prince and the third prince hosted a banquet."

King Xian is currently immersed in his own world, murmuring: "What should we do? What should we do? Big brother, third brother, you guys."

Zhao Chengfeng: "Seventh Master."

"what?"

"Today is 23. Why don't you arrange for me to meet your daughter in the next two days? Anyway, I have nothing to do."

King Xian was already troubled, and the discord between his eldest brother and his third brother was getting worse. He could forget about being out of sight and out of mind on weekdays, but this was all coming to the head of the third prince.

However, this third prince still thinks about his daughter every day.
It’s been half a day today, so I mentioned it twice!

　Warm reminder: At the beginning of this chapter, some deletions and revisions were made, so there should be nothing more to say in this chapter.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)