After I got into the drama, I led the plot astray

Just as we were about to leave after passing through the palace gate, Gongsun Wen rode up to us on his horse, shouting, "Ah Man, wait for me."

I quickly lifted the curtain and saw Gongsun Wen riding a horse and rushing towards us.

I asked curiously, "Why are you here?"

Gongsun Wen rode up to me and said expressionlessly, "You haven't finished talking about the Three Kingdoms yet. I am itching to listen to you. What shall I do if you leave?"

I was so upset. I found it unbelievable that Zheng Xian was willing to let me go. As a tutor, you abandoned state affairs and ran away. Aren't you trying to harm me and prevent me from leaving?

But Gongsun Wen had a somewhat rebellious character, and a head-on confrontation would definitely not work.

I had no choice but to smile and say, "I'm just going back to my house, not leaving Beijing. You can still come to me after you finish dealing with state affairs. I'll ask Yi Ping to save some food for you. Be good and go back quickly, otherwise His Majesty will get angry again."

Before I could finish my words, the sound of horse hooves could be heard again.

I stuck my head out and saw that it was the guard in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

The guard rode up to Gongsun Wen, bowed, and said, "Sir Gongsun, His Majesty has summoned you for an urgent matter."

Gongsun Wen's face darkened and he looked like he was going to get angry. I quickly said, "You see, as soon as you left, His Majesty sent someone to look for you. Go back quickly. I'll be waiting for you at the mansion."

Gongsun Wen gritted his teeth and said, "It's not peaceful outside the palace. You must be careful. Stay at home and don't run out for no reason."

I felt like Gongsun Wen knew something, but since he refused to speak, I could only say, "I know. My health is so bad now that I can't run around. You should go back quickly and don't keep His Majesty waiting for too long."

Gongsun Wen looked at me deeply, spurred his horse and turned away.

Zhang San and Li Si were driving in the front. They both looked unwell. I guess they were tortured and injured badly, but they didn't say anything and I didn't dare to ask.

Zhang San asked: "Second Young Master, where are you going now?"

I said, "Let's go to the pastry shop first and buy some pastries before going to Changlu Academy."

"Yes, Second Young Master." After Zhang San finished speaking, he rode his horse towards Yongfangzhai, the largest pastry shop in the capital.

Due to the epidemic, the capital city controls the movement of people on the streets, so even people who have been vaccinated and have a pass are not allowed to walk freely on the streets except to buy daily necessities.

Therefore, there were very few pedestrians in the entire capital city. The majority of people walking around were the Imperial Guards and government officials, and some cavalry would occasionally pass by on horseback.

The streets were empty. Except for the shops of Zheng Xian and Grand Tutor Gui, which dared to open for business, all other shops had their doors closed and dared not open for business.

We soon arrived at Yongfangzhai. Although there were not many pedestrians at the moment, Yongfangzhai's business was still very good. There were many dignitaries in the capital who liked to eat Yongfangzhai's cakes, but now they implemented a pre-sale system, which means that you can write the order for the cakes you want and send it to Yongfangzhai one day in advance, and pick them up the next day.

When we arrived, the shelves of Yongfangzhai were filled with cakes that others had pre-ordered, boxes upon boxes, neatly arranged, very eye-catching.

Zhang San got off the carriage to buy some cakes, but the waiter refused to sell them to him, saying that they had been reserved by others.

Zhang San clearly saw that there was a batch of freshly baked cakes in the store, so he asked the waiter to give him some, but the waiter refused.

Seeing that they were arguing fiercely, I got off the carriage with the help of Yi Ping. I took out the jade pendant that Zheng Xian had given me, waved it in front of the waiter, and said, "Your Majesty wants to eat cakes from Yongfangzhai, and asked us to come and get them. Why did you stop us from giving them to us? What do you mean?"

When the waiter saw that it was His Majesty's jade pendant, he was so frightened that his face turned pale and he ran in to find the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper was a middle-aged man in his forties, dressed in smooth and shiny silk, with a goatee, and looked very shrewd.

The shopkeeper ran out in a hurry. He didn't recognize me, but he recognized Zheng Xian's jade plaque and the carriage that Zheng Xian usually rode in when he went on incognito visits. He was so scared that he knelt down in front of me and said, "I didn't know that Your Majesty wanted to eat cakes. I deserve to die. Please feel free to look at them and take whatever you like."

This jade pendant is really useful. I should have taken it out earlier and saved Zhang San from talking so much.

I said "hmm" and walked into the store.

The shopkeeper stood up quickly, caught up with him and said, "Sir, we have a lot of freshly baked cakes in the back hall of our store. Please follow me."

The shopkeeper took me directly to the back of the store, and sure enough, I saw baskets of cakes filling the entire hall.

I walked over, pointed at the ones I liked and asked how many pieces I wanted. The shopkeeper then had someone wrap the pieces for me in oil paper.

After walking around, several waiters had their arms filled with various snacks.

I thought it was about time, so I said to the shopkeeper, "Can you tell me how much it is?"

The shopkeeper immediately smiled and said, "Since your majesty wants to eat it, it means you think highly of our small shop. How can we charge you for it? Please take it away, please take it away, haha."

I smiled, patted the shopkeeper on the shoulder, and said, "You are indeed a good businessman. When I return to the palace, I will definitely say a few good words for you in front of His Majesty."

The shopkeeper was very happy to hear this and kept bowing to me.

I got on the carriage with several large boxes of cakes packed by my waiter, and was about to leave when I suddenly heard a loud bang from the front. Zhang San was so scared that he quickly drove the carriage and wanted to run away.

I quickly said, "Ask the shopkeeper if there is a place to park the carriage so we can hide there first."

Who knows what the situation is now? What if I run away blindly and happen to encounter a thief?

My body can't stand the torture now.

When Zhang San heard this, he thought it made perfect sense. He quickly jumped off the carriage and grabbed the shopkeeper who was about to run into the store, and asked anxiously if there was a place to park the carriage.

The shopkeeper shouted, "Yes, yes, yes, follow me in."

After the shopkeeper finished speaking, he turned around and walked towards the alley next to the store.

Zhang San quickly jumped onto the carriage and followed the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper took us into the backyard of the store.

As soon as our carriage entered the backyard of the store, we heard the roar of fighting reaching the front door of the store. It sounded like the battle was very fierce, and screams could be heard continuously.

I said to the shopkeeper, "I want to see what's going on outside. Is there a more secluded place?"

The shopkeeper said quickly: "Yes, I will take you to the second floor. The windows on the second floor can see what is happening on the street."

Yiping and I got off the carriage, and together with Zhang San and Li Si, followed the shopkeeper up to the second floor.

Part of the second floor was divided into several rooms, probably for the servants to live in, and the other part was used as a tea room, which looked very spacious.

The shopkeeper took us to the lobby and pointed to a row of windows in the lobby and said, "From here you can see what's happening on the street."

I rushed to the window, pushed it open, and sure enough, I saw a large group of people fighting each other on the street.