outside the imperial city

The ten capitals surrounding Jingyang were gradually divided into the rule of Crown Prince Bei Qianxiang and Li Wang Bei Qianling a few years ago.The purpose of this trip is obvious. It is not only an inspection of the customs, but also an inspection of the achievements and abilities of the two princes.

——It seems that Emperor Shaoxuan made up his mind early; no wonder he chose himself and Yao Fanglan.Jing Lishuo rode his horse and galloped along the road, while glanced at Yao Zanglan who was following behind him.

"Did you already know that the Holy Majesty would use this trick?" Jing Lingshuo asked.

Yao Fanglan didn't know how to ride a horse at first glance, and it was already very difficult just to follow him: "I roughly guessed it. I didn't see the whole picture."

From this point of view, he was slightly defeated.I don't know how prepared Yao Fanglan and Bei Qianling are?

The two decided to travel from west to east, so their first destination was Anliang City, which is famous for its rich merchants.

The eleven cities of Naiyun, including Jingyang, each have their own characteristics.Among them, Anliang is the wealthiest capital city.There are rumors that everything that exists in the world can be found in Anliang City.There is only what you can't think of, and there is nothing you can't buy.

As soon as they received the order from Emperor Shaoxuan, the two were driven out of the imperial city.Although the money was enough, this kind of unprepared trip still left the two of them with lingering fears.

Strange to say, after so many fights, both of them have figured out each other's character and even habits, but they didn't have much to talk about along the way, so they just went to Anliang City in silence.

Jing Shuo took the lead to break the silence: "Let's find a tavern to settle down first, and then go to inquire about the news. How about it?"

Yao Fanglan smiled and said: "My lord is so smart, naturally I will follow what you say."

Jing Lishuo frowned slightly, he didn't expect Yao Fanglan to be so frivolous, he wanted to criticize him, but he finally gave up, but the speed of riding the horse was a little faster.

Anliang city is really prosperous, not only not inferior to the imperial city of Jingyang, but even worse than it.The two found an inconspicuous inn and booked two rooms side by side.

"Heh." When Jing Lishuo took out the banknote and put it on the counter, Yao Zanglan suddenly let out a strange laugh, "Maybe you are used to living in such an inn?"

In front of the shopkeeper, it was difficult for Yao Zanglan to say "worn out" directly, but Jing Lishuo understood his meaning, and retorted without any hesitation: "How can I not be used to sleeping with my rough body? But this son, look at your skin and tender flesh, don't sleep and break your waist."

Yao Zanglan didn't expect Jing Lishuo to fight back, so he froze for a moment, then followed Jing Lishuo upstairs with a smile: "That's that, I forgot that you are away all year round, working hard for the country, which piece of grassland on the frontier outside the Great Wall you don't have?" I've slept, what can this little inn do for you?"

"I said Yao Fanglan," Jing Lingshuo turned his head overwhelmed, "Why are you talking so crazy all of a sudden? Are you trying to make up for what you didn't say on the way?"

Yao Fanglan calmly stood still: "Exactly."

Jing Lishuo slammed the door angrily.

As soon as the wooden door was closed, the half-truth and half-false frivolity on Yao Fanglan's face disappeared.He walked back to the room, closed the door carefully, then took out a kit from his sleeve, poured out a little powder and put it in the corner of the window frame.

Because the departure was in a hurry and there was no luggage to pack, Yao Fanglan just sat down for a while and went down to the lobby on the first floor.

"Xiao Er, serve a pot of tea!" He waved and shouted.

Hearing his voice, Jing Lingshuo also walked out of the room, but he didn't intend to sit next to him at all, but just stood at the stairs on the second floor and watched.

The waiter hurriedly brought the tea: "Guest officer, what else can I order?"

Yao Zanglan took out some pieces of silver and put them on the table, the clerk's eyes widened instantly.

"Man, is there anything interesting in this city?"

"Yes, yes," the waiter was so excited that he didn't care about etiquette, and sat down directly opposite Yao Fanglan, "Anliang City is most famous for its rare treasures and delicious delicacies. You can go to any street and you can get Play for a day. The most famous one is Baihua Street in the west corner of the city. It not only has the number one brothel in the city, but also the Hanlin Restaurant, which pays tribute to the imperial palace every year. If you don’t go to Baihua Street, you can’t count as Anliang. "

"Baihua Street, I wrote it down." Yao Zanglan twirled the hair beside her ear, "Then what's going on recently?"

"Interesting things?" The man thought for a while, "It seems that there are no interesting things, but there are strange things."

"Oh?" Yao Fanglan became interested, "Let's hear it."

The man licked his lips, Yao Zanglan understood, smiled, and poured him a cup of tea.

"Speaking of which, it happened three months ago." The buddy showed the momentum of a storyteller, "You are a foreigner, so you may not know it. In fact, there are many mountains around Anliang City, so bandits are rampant. Nothing has improved, but the situation has not deteriorated. Three months ago, a large family suddenly came to the city, and bandits became rampant. There have been several incidents of robbery and injury. Come to Anliang."

"What is the connection between this big family and the rampant bandits?"

"Who knows." The man shrugged, "It's just that after the big family bought a yard in the southwest corner, there was no movement. The gate has been closed for three months. In the past, there were rich people Housewarming, or moving here, it must be publicized. I don’t know if it’s a rumor. Some people say that they saw the gate of the courtyard opened in the middle of the night, and a large number of boxes were transported to the courtyard. So ordinary, everyone can’t help It ties the two together.”

Yao Fanglan picked up the teacup and took a sip: "Then what will the Anliang Mansion do about this?"

The clerk said: "Never. Although it seems that guards were sent to protect the passing merchants, it didn't have any practical effect. As for the big family, there is no evidence, so it's not good to go directly to the door, isn't it?"

"Is that so..."

"Hey! What are you talking to the customers over there!" The shopkeeper shouted from the front, "Be careful, I will deduct your monthly salary!"

"I didn't say anything, I didn't say anything." The clerk hurriedly picked up the scraps of silver on the table, and bid farewell to Yao Zanglan at a loss, "It's better not to get involved in this muddy water, sir."

"How? What do you think?" Yao Fanglan fiddled with the teacup, and said to Jing Shuo who did not know when he came behind him, "Should I visit at random and leave after learning about the situation, or should I help them settle the matter casually?" ?”

"I..." Jing Lingshuo stared at the teacup with "Anliang" printed on it, slightly absent-minded. "I think the same as you. But time is running out, we need to hurry up."

"What you said is very true." Yao Fanglan nodded, "Let's go to the Baihua Street that the guy said just now."

After saying that, he stood up, moved a few inches closer to Jing Shuo, and whispered, "My lord, you must have been to Anliang, why don't you take me to Baihua Street?"

Jing Yushuo sneered: "My king's footprints are all over the world, and I have never paid attention to hundreds of flowers. Forget it, if you can keep up with me, it's okay to show you around."

The reason why Baihua Street is called Baihua Street is because there are many well-received restaurants and flower houses on this street.Delicacies from mountains and seas, and even maikos, do not need too much words.

"Dinner time is coming soon, why don't you go to the Hanlin Restaurant for dinner." Jing Lingshuo led Yao Zanglan to walk around Baihua Street, quite tired and authentic.

Yao Fanglan waved the folding fan she just bought at the stall, and pointed to a carved mahogany building not far away: "Why don't we go to a brothel first."

"I didn't expect that Yao Fanglan, who was rumored to be pure-hearted and ascetic, would be interested in these things?"

"No and no." Yao Fanglan closed the folding fan, "The brothel is a good place to inquire about news."

This is true.But the people who come and go in and out of the brothel are either the children of rich families or the rangers. Does Yao Zanglan think that he can get any information from these people?Jing Lingshuo opened her lips, and was about to ask something, but a string of silver bell-like laughter came from above her head, and the veil with a woman's incense fell from her hand, and landed right in front of the two of them.

The two looked up together.A beautiful face poked out from the railing, smiling slightly at Jing Lingshuo.I saw a pair of phoenix eyes, a pair of willow-leaf eyebrows, and a sentimental appearance, which is extremely beautiful among fireworks girls.

"This is Anliang's custom, and it means the girl's invitation." Jing Shuo picked up the scarf on the ground with a little disdain, "Do you want to go?"

A playful smile appeared on Yao Zanglan's face, and it was fleeting, but Jing Lishuo couldn't help but shudder. ——It was the eyes of a beast that found its prey.

"Of course." Yao Zanglan took the gauze scarf from Jing Lishuo's hand, "How can I miss such a beauty?"

"My name is Liu Hongyun, thank you two gentlemen for coming here." The woman was sitting in the private room on the highest floor, presumably the number one in this building.

"No, it's to thank the girl for being willing to show her face." Yao Fanglan sent the scarf up, with a flattering smile like a fox.Jing Lingshuo let out a contemptuous "cut" in his heart.

"My name is Zhao Yu, and Mr. Lu Shaoheng and Mr. Lu next to me are travelers who have traveled here."

The name came up quickly, it seems that he is well versed in this.Jing Lishuo reluctantly made a gesture: "I'm going to Lu Shaoheng. Miss Liu, it's a pleasure to meet you."

This Liu Hongyun was obviously aiming at Jing Shuo.Yao Fanglan raised the corners of her lips slightly, and sat aside consciously.

For a long time, Jing Shuo was in the light and he was in the dark, but he hadn't observed this person's good looks much.Looking at it carefully now, although the praise of her "beautiful woman" has already resounded throughout Jingyang, in Yao Fanglan's view, this is not the case.

If it was placed a few years ago, it might have been true.But today, in his twenties, the fighting and blood on the battlefield have polished the fierce and heroic spirit of the young man, reflected on that overly delicate face, it portrays the masculinity of a man.Combining rigidity and softness, it naturally has a beauty that is different from ordinary people.It is no exaggeration to say that this is really the most beautiful person Yao Fanglan has ever seen.

Should I consider giving him Yi Yirong or something?It will be troublesome if it is recognized.

"What are you doing?" Seeing that he was absent-minded, Jing Lingshuo's eyes were stained with anger.

This is pretty good too, and Yao Fanglan's smile added a bit of wretchedness: "As an adulterer."

Thin anger turned into violent anger, if he hadn't thought about the presence of outsiders, Jing Lingshuo might have sacrificed Wuhen immediately.

He took a sip of tea, suppressed his anger, and continued: "Miss Hongyun, just now you said that the young master in that courtyard also came to your place?"

Hearing the business matter, Yao Fanglan stopped teasing, sat upright, and listened attentively.

It's really faster than flipping a book.

"That's right. But that person is in his thirties. He said he was a young master, but he was a little older, and he said he was a master, but he was a little younger. So I don't know the actual situation." Liu Hongyun's finger was intentional or unintentional. Climbing onto the back of Jing Lingshuo's hand, "I don't want to do the wind and rain when I come here, but I just come here to listen to my concubine playing the piano and reciting poems, it's so elegant."

Jing Yanshuo pretended that his hand was not there, and asked, "Do you know what the family's name is?"

"This one?" Liu Hongyun pursed her red lips, very charmingly, "I remember, the surname seems to be Miao?"

Seconds, I didn't expect to have this surname...Jing Shuo stood up and said, "Then thank Miss Hongyun."

Looking back at Yao Fanglan, the latter nodded slightly and stood up.

Unexpectedly, Liu Hongyun had no intention of seeing off the guests at all, but went directly to Jing Yushuo: "This... Mr. Lu, Hongyun solved these problems for you, how can I thank Hongyun?"

"Ah, I'm sorry, I forgot about it." Jing Yushuo took out a piece of silver from his pocket, "How about this?"

Liu Hongyun shook her head: "This is not what I want."

"Then what do you want?" Jing Lingshuo frowned impatiently.Yao Zanglan took the folding fan, tapped on the shoulder twice, took two steps back as if watching a play, and waited to walk out the door.

Liu Hongyun put her slender hands on Jing Lingshuo's shoulders, and whispered in his ear: "Just spend the night with Hongyun, okay?"