Chapter 0049 Unexpected visitor
"I want to burn that damn bullshit restaurant!" In the inn, Jiu Zhi gritted his teeth with hatred and punched him hard on the table.
Kang Dazhuang sat on the other side in frustration. Today, he was not good at going to the army. His sister was not rescued, but instead compensated Xiaoxi. After all, he was only eighteen years old and had no experience in the world. At this time, he felt very regretful. He thought he was too impatient and eventually something went wrong.
Li Zhen was lying on the bed, pillowing his head with his hands, looking at the roof in a daze. He had a good habit he had brought from his previous life, that is, he dared to face failure.
After encountering setbacks, he will calm down and analyze why he failed. He wants to find the reason for his failure and will not make any more next time.
Today's failure was that he fell into Lan Zhenyu's trap. It can be said that he made a mistake in judgment. He always thought that Lan Zhenyu came from Luoyang and was misled by Lan Zhenyu's accent, which gave him a preconceived impression.
But the fundamental reason is that he underestimated the enemy. He underestimated Lan Zhenyu, which led to him knowing that Lan Zhenning was Lan Zhenyu's brother, but he did not take this matter to heart.
And his credibility, why should he think Shi Sanniang is worthy of trust? Because Shi Sanniang is a woman, he believed it. If it were a man, would he still believe it?
At this time, Jiuzhi asked in a low voice: "Old Li, will we really go to Wang Yuanbao's mansion tomorrow?"
Li Zhen withdrew his thoughts and smiled: "Do we have any choice?"
"But...Where is Wang Yuanbao's mansion?"
Li Zhen took out the jade token given to him by Wang Yuanbao. This jade token is worth 2,000 guan. If he has this jade token, is he still afraid that he will not be able to find Wang Yuanbao's mansion?
At this time, the voice of the shop clerk came from outside the door, "Mr. Li, is it convenient for me to come in?"
Li Zhen quickly sat up and said, "Please come in!"
The shop assistant walked in, bowed and smiled, "Sorry, I'm here to disturb you so late."
"What's the matter?"
The shopkeeper took out a letter and handed it to him, "Just as soon as you left today, someone sent a letter, saying it was for Mr. Li."
He handed the letter to Li Zhen, and Li Zhen took it and saw that the letter read: "Dunhuang Li Gongzi Qi" with six words, with round handwriting, which was a bit like a woman's handwriting.
He asked strangely, "Who sent it?"
"He is a servant, who looks like a servant. He left after sending the letter."
Li Zhen took out a handful of copper coins and gave them to him, "Thank you!"
The shopkeeper took Qian Huantian and left happily. Jiuzhi and Kang Dazhuang all surrounded him, "What is written in the letter?"
"I don't know either!"
Li Zhen opened the letter and read it, smiled at the two of them, "Someone asked me to go to the Xiyue Restaurant near Xishi early tomorrow morning. I don't have a signature, and I don't know who it is?"
"Can it be Wu Shun's conspiracy?" Jiu Zhi said a little worried.
Li Zhen shook his head, "It shouldn't be, but... I think I should go there."
Speaking of this, Li Zhen said to Kang Dazhuang and Jiuzhi again: "Wushun knows our situation very well. I suspect that the inn is also staring at his people. The cunning rabbit needs to have three caves. We will act separately tomorrow morning. You will find another place to rent a house. I will go and meet the person who wrote the letter for a while."
"Where is Wang Yuanbao?" Kang Dazhuang asked worriedly.
"We'll go find him at noon tomorrow."
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Xiyue Tavern, located near West City, Chang'an, is one of the three major restaurants in Chang'an. It covers an area of nearly ten acres and consists of three five-story buildings, distributed in the shape of a font. The huge flags and banners are high in the air, with the words "Xiyue" written on it, which is quite spectacular.
When Li Zhen first saw this winery, he felt that it was opened by people with backgrounds. He was so high-profile and unrestrained, and those nobles would have thoughts when they saw it?
The high profile of the wine shop is very good with its business. The wine shop has a very good business. In the early morning, there were endless customers walking towards the wine shop. Li Zhen walked to the door and a bartender greeted him with a smile, "Shaolang is here to eat breakfast! The eight-flavor hibiscus steamed in the restaurant just launched, which is delicate and refreshing. It makes people praise it after eating. Shaolang goes to try it?"
"I'll meet a friend in Yunxian Pavilion."
The bartender politely expressed his respects. Yunxian Pavilion is one of the best elegant rooms in their restaurants. It costs fifty cents of money to rent the pavilion alone. He hurriedly said, "Please follow me!"
"The three restaurants in the small shop are called Penglai, Fang Abbot, Yingzhou. The Yunxian Pavilion that the young master is going to is on the top of Penglai Building. You can overlook the West City. Although the room is not big, the people who eat inside are either rich or noble. It is impossible to tell that the young master is also a low-key person!"
Li Zhen was wearing a thin linen blue robe with a little white washing, a flat scarf, a leather strap on his waist, and half-old deer leather boots. This outfit was really shabby, but he was going to go to Yunxian Pavilion to have a meal, so how could the bartender, who has always been snobbish, not sigh?
"Here, please!"
Li Zhen had already gone up to the fifth floor and came to a small small door. At the door were two beautiful maids, who respectfully welcomed Li Zhen into the room.
To Li Zhen's surprise, there was no trace of magnificence in the room, and the layout was elegant. There was a white jade screen painted with ladies in front of it. The room was not big and the furnishings were also very simple. A unicorn incense burner was placed in the corner of the room, with blue smoke curling, and the room was filled with a faint sandalwood.
Apart from a low white jade square table, there was no other furniture in the room. There were several famous calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall. Li Zhen fell in love with this fresh and elegant style at a glance.
"Does your young master like this?" A gentle voice came from beside him.
Only then did Li Zhen find that there was a young woman standing in the room. He secretly complained that he treated the woman as a maid. It turned out that she was the master who invited him to come.
When Li Zhen saw her face clearly, he couldn't help but be stunned. This young woman was Wang Qingyu and Wang Yuanbao's sister whom she met in Gaochang.
Compared to Gao Chang's experience, she has not changed much. She is still so beautiful. Her black hair is combed with a high bun, and a green feathered hairpin is inserted diagonally. Her chest is slightly exposed, revealing a touch of snow-white skin, and a string of dazzling gem necklaces are hung on her chest.
She was wearing a thin red silk with her arms, a yellow narrow-sleeved short shirt, a silver mud-drawing skirt, a red brocade belt hanging on her waist, and a golden ring and jade string on her wrist. She stood there quietly, but she looked very demeanor.
Seeing Li Zhen looking at her, Wang Qingyu felt a little embarrassed. She raised her jade hand and gently tidied her hair, pursed her lips and smiled, "Don't your son know me anymore?"
Li Zhen's eyes quickly left her pretty face, coughed, and covered her embarrassment, then smiled and said, "How could I forget Miss Wang, I just didn't expect it."
Wang Qingyu gave him a bow slowly, a hint of naughty flashed in his eyes, and then asked with a smile: "What did you think of by the young master?"
"This... I didn't expect that the Xiyue Tavern was so rich. I thought it was an ordinary small restaurant on the street. I didn't expect that it would be Miss Wang who invited me. If I had known it, I would have changed my clothes and was disrespectful to the guests. I would have been a little rude."
"What's the point of doing things straightforwardly?"
Wang Qingyu smiled softly, "Please sit down!"
Li Zhen was a little confused. He was going to find Wang Yuanbao at noon, but now he met Wang Yuanbao's sister again. Although Wang Qingyu dressed up as beautiful as a fairy, he had something to do in his heart and was not in the mood to appreciate the beauty in front of him.
Wang Qingyu sat down opposite Li Zhen and looked at the two maids again. The two maids retreated tactfully. Wang Qingyu grabbed Bo Xiu, picked up the jade pot and poured Li Zhen a cup of hot tea, "Please use tea for young master!"
Li Zhen looked at the jade hands and white wrists in front of him, and he couldn't help but look at Wang Qingyu again. This was the first time Li Zhen looked at her closely.
He was surprised to find that although Wang Qingyu was beautiful and dressed a little mature, her eyebrows showed that she was not old, and she was only sixteen or seventeen years old.
A blush flashed across Wang Qingyu's pretty face, and she asked with a smile: "Did the young master always think I am an old woman?"
Li Zhen didn't expect her to ask so directly, and said with a hint of embarrassment: "No, because Brother Ling..."
"My brother is twelve years older than me. No wonder the young master thinks too much. What should I eat?"
"This...I don't know either?"
"Then let's steam the eight-flavored hibiscus! This is a dish I invented when I was bored. It is actually very popular. You may as well try it."
Li Zhen heard what she said and asked quickly: "Is this Xiyue Tavern the Wang family's property?"
"What do you think?" Wang Qing said in a naughty way.
Li Zhen said oh, and asked again: "How are your brother?"
"He is fine and is planning to go to Luoyang in two days."
Wang Yuanbao was going to Luoyang, so he must have sent a relic letter. Thinking that Wu Shun had only six hours left for him, Li Zhen felt a little heavier again.
"Young Master seems to have something to worry about?" Wang Qingyu was extremely sensitive and immediately felt Li Zhen's emotional changes.
"I just encountered something unpleasant, and I planned to visit Brother Ling at noon. I would like to bother him with some trivial matters."
"Can you tell me?"
Li Zhen hesitated for a moment and smiled again, "Actually it's nothing. Thank you Miss Wang for asking me to come here for tea, which opened my eyes, a person from the sidelines outside the border."
"Honor has encountered some setbacks?"
Wang Qingyu looked at him deeply with beautiful eyes. Li Zhen didn't say anything, picked up the teacup and took a sip of the tea slowly.
Wang Qingyu whispered again: "As the saying goes, "Following friends should not be deep." I shouldn't say some things, but the young master shouldn't be involved in the dispute over relics again."
Li Zhen was stunned, "Miss... know?"
Wang Qingyu nodded, "How can I know, please don't ask, but I want to tell the young master that Maitreya relics have always been the wish of the Holy Emperor. In order to please the emperor, several major forces in the court were involved in the battle for this relics.
The huge size of these forces is beyond your imagination. Including King Ayan who is far away in Tochar, he is just working for one of them. Even my father regrets being involved in this matter.
I thought you could get out of here in Gaochang, but I didn’t expect that you were involved in the dispute over relics as soon as you arrived in Chang'an. Mr. Li, you are really too reckless and will bring disaster to yourself.”
Wang Qingyu's tone was blamed. Li Zhen had never been blamed like this. How could he be willing to offend the powerful?
What's more, all his troubles are caused by his giving the relics to the Wang family. Now Wang Qingyu accused him of causing trouble recklessly. What does she mean? It's just to ask herself not to ask for relics from the Wang family anymore.
Li Zhen felt really uncomfortable. He said lightly after a while: "I fell into the trap because I was eager to save people, but now I can't help myself."
Wang Qingyu did not realize that Li Zhen was displeased, so she continued to persuade: "I hope the young master can learn from his lessons and never provoke the powerful people in the court again. They are so powerful that they are definitely not the king, minister, and minister on the surface. Wu Shun seems to be powerful, but in fact it is nothing."
Li Zhen didn't want to listen anymore, so he stood up and bowed, "Miss Wang's golden and jade-like words are remembered by Li Zhen. If there is anything to do, you can go to the inn to find me. Thank you for your hospitality. I have something to do, so I'll take a step first."
After Li Zhen finished speaking, he turned around and left quickly. Wang Qingyu stared at his back and walked away. After a long time, she couldn't help but sigh softly.
Chapter completed!