Time Travel: The Useless Prince, First Destroy the Princess

"Now, where are we going?"

Chu Lan asked, carefully observing Liu Zhao's expression.

"Just take a walk!" Liu Zhao looked around and saw only houses.

In this era, the boundaries between the market and the streets seem to be clear, making it inconvenient to go shopping.

There isn't even an inn!

But think about it, inns are aimed at outsiders, and most outsiders are doing business, so of course they are concentrated in the urban area. If you open an inn in the neighborhood, you are just waiting to lose money!

"Let's go in and take a look!"

After walking for a while, Liu Zhao stopped at an intersection.

"Go in?" Chu Lan was obviously hesitant. "Can we go in?"

"It should be possible!" Liu Zhao's understanding of the market town came only from textbooks, and he only knew that the management was strict.

But I have no idea how it is managed in detail.

That's why Liu Zhao wanted to go in and take a look.

Thinking of this, he took Chu Lan's hand and walked into the alley.

It is surrounded by walls on all sides, and some gates can be seen in the distance.

This looks very much like the communities of later generations!

I wonder if there are any hateful property management and security guards?

I came to a big door with three words on it: Chengdefang.

Liu Zhao pulled Chu Lan inside without hesitation.

"Stop!" a shout came over.

Liu Zhao stopped and looked over, only to see an old man with a goatee walking out of a small house next to the gate.

"You two are not from this place, right?"

The old man looked at Liu Zhao and Chu Lan with squinted eyes.

"Isn't this security? It turns out the security system has a long history!"

Liu Zhao muttered to himself.

But he said, "My husband and I are here to visit our relatives!"

"Looking for relatives?" The old man fluttered his eyelids. "Which family? Tell me!"

The tone clearly showed disbelief.

This attitude is exactly the same as that of security guards in modern society.

Liu Zhao doesn't look down on security guards!

But the people who look down on others the most in this world are security guards!

Even when I was in glory, I drove a luxury car no matter which unit I went to!

The security guard would ask with a squint, "Who are you looking for?"

This impression is so profound!

But as long as you give him a cigarette, he will immediately behave like a grandson!

If you give him a pack of Da Chongjiu, he would be eager to kiss you.

Of course, Liu Zhao couldn't answer the old man's question at this moment.

But he was quick-witted and immediately took out the change he got from the inn from his sleeve and handed it over.

"Father, that's interesting!"

The old man's eyes immediately lit up and he took it without hesitation.

For an old man, this small change is almost a year's net income!

"You don't look like bad people, come in!"

Money makes the world go round, and this is true at any time.

The old man was obviously too lazy to ask for details, let alone two young people, who didn't look like bad people at all.

Chu Lan's heart was pounding as she was pulled out by Liu Zhao.

The two of them walked quickly. There were houses on both sides, but they all had earthen walls.

They all have walls and are arranged quite neatly.

It's just that some houses are big and some are small.

This is probably the difference between rich and poor!

There were a few thunders, and it looked like heavy rain was about to come.

"Let's go! Let's go back!" Chu Lan asked Liu Zhao for his opinion cautiously.

The return she was talking about was of course the manor that Tang Dan had bought.

"It's raining, and we can't get back home right away. Why don't we knock on someone's door and ask for shelter?"

Liu Zhao was not sure how far away he was from Liuxiang Villa at this time!

Besides, where can we find an ox cart in such a short time?

"Is this okay?"

Of course Chu Lan did not dare to disobey Liu Zhao's opinion.

Of course, Liu Zhao didn't need to ask for her opinion. He reached out and knocked on a door in the alley.

"Who is it?" a voice came from inside.

"Me!" Liu Zhao said, and even wanted to laugh.

The person inside still came out and opened the door gently.

"Who are you looking for?"

Seeing that they were two unfamiliar young men and women, the woman who opened the door asked casually.

"We can't find our relatives, and it's about to rain. Can we go inside to take shelter?"

Liu Zhao didn't even blush when he lied.

"no!"

After the woman finished speaking, she slammed the door shut.

It also seemed like there was a door bar, as if they were afraid that Liu Zhao would break in.

Liu Zhao was speechless and had to go knock on the next door.

As expected, after knocking on more than a dozen doors, either no one answered or they refused.

Fortunately, although there were lightning and thunder, it didn't rain.

Otherwise you will really be soaked.

Just when I was feeling helpless, I saw a door slowly open and a middle-aged man in a gray gown walked out.

Liu Zhao was about to speak, but the middle-aged man spoke first.

"Come in!"

"We!" Liu Zhao was very surprised. Could this be the person arranged by Liu Yan?

Seeing that he had no other choice, he took the initiative to open the door.

Since it was someone arranged by Liu Yan, there's no need to be polite.

"Let's go!" Liu Zhao took Chu Lan's hand and walked over with his head held high.

The middle-aged man shook his head slightly, thinking that this was too rude!

After walking in from the front door, he was soon led into the living room by the middle-aged man.

The scenery inside the wall is completely different from that outside. The flowers, plants and trees inside are neatly trimmed.

There is a pavilion and a rockery not far away.

You can tell at first glance that he is a very particular person.

However, Liu Zhao knew very well that the person arranged by Liu Yan could not be an ordinary person.

What are you testing yourself on?

"Please sit down, both of you!"

The living room was very large, and the middle-aged man sat down at the top.

Pointed to the chair below.

Liu Zhao pulled Chu Lan to sit down and looked at the layout of the living room.

Behind the middle-aged man hung a landscape painting about two meters long and half a meter wide, but the signature was sloppily written and Liu Zhao couldn't tell who wrote it.

It's not easy. Where can you find such good paper, and such a big one, in this era?

There are four banners hanging on the side wall, with four lines of five-character poetry inscribed on them.

The words were written neatly, and Liu Zhao understood them at a glance.

But there is no title.

"The grass is thick on the roadside, the wind is strong and the birds are singing sadly. I am full of love and hatred, and when I look back, my clothes are wet with tears!"

This poem is easy to read and its meaning can be roughly guessed.

Another love poem!

However, I feel that this poem is very straightforward and ordinary. Compared with the level of Li Shangyin and Liu Yong, it is probably not even a little bit inferior.

The middle-aged man obviously noticed that Liu Zhao was reading poetry, so he didn't say anything.

At this time, two maids walked out from behind the screen.

She brewed tea very skillfully.

"Tea, please!"

The two maids brought tea bowls and placed them in front of Liu Zhao and Chu Lan, then went back behind the screen.

"Please!" The middle-aged man picked up the teacup and made a gesture of invitation.

Liu Zhao was a little hesitant. He picked up the tea bowl and didn't know how to drink the tea for a moment.

It really proves the saying that country bumpkins can't drink gaiwan tea.

It seems that people don’t drink gaiwan tea in the palace!

He looked at the middle-aged man, carefully moved the lid of the bowl to one side, and took a sip.

Liu Zhao thought, since you know who I am?

Even if we didn't know he was the prince, he was at least a person of status.

There's no need to pretend anyway. I can't drink gaiwan tea in that way!

I simply put the lid aside, picked up the bowl, and just as I was about to take a big sip, I found it was too hot, so I had to put it down.

The middle-aged man frowned, but said nothing!

Gently put down the tea bowl.