31. Pastime
Chu Yunqing first asked for directions inadvertently, then bought a few sesame cakes on the road, eating them while walking towards the palace.
Not only can you enter the palace if you want, but no one is allowed in the area just outside the palace wall, otherwise you will be punished.
You can walk on the street in front of the palace if you want, but you can't stay or look at it for a long time.
These are all rules, which Chu Yunqing found out after wandering around for a long time.
Of course, he couldn't inquire about anyone, but asked several more people to avoid being targeted.
At this time, he was chewing the last sesame seed cake and stood across the street more than ten feet away from the palace, looking at the soldiers wearing bright armor and the crossbows on the wall of the palace.
Chu Yunqing felt that it was indeed impossible to break through forcefully. With such a tight defense, perhaps only the top masters Yan Changyu said could be able to fight against him.
He was a little discouraged.
There are no noisy places like inns and pubs on the streets here. The long streets are empty, with only a few stalls and some small shops selling food.
The people who occasionally passed by were all wearing silk and satin, and they looked like servants, but their temperament was superior to others.
These should all be the young men responsible for purchasing for the families of high-ranking officials. Chu Yunqing glanced at them and suddenly had an idea.
If there are people outside who are out shopping, then there must be people in the palace as well. How about I disguise myself as a eunuch who is out shopping and sneak in?
Or pretend to be someone who delivers food to the palace?
Chu Yunqing suddenly had more ideas. He felt that the palace was so big, with so many people inside, eating, drinking, and having sex, and there were too many things that needed to be dealt with. He did have a lot of opportunities to get in.
So, he simply found a tailoring shop on the side of the road. He made many demands and made things difficult. Anyway, he didn't like the existing clothes. When he asked the other party to make clothes, he couldn't make them for a while, so he deliberately wasted his time.
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Someone Chu had a reason, so he moved a chair and sat at the door. Occasionally he glanced in the direction of the palace gate, hoping to wait for an opportunity.
It's just that a long time passed, and there were a lot of people coming and going, but no one dared to go to the palace.
Chu Yunqing saw the sun getting higher and higher, and then gradually setting, and he couldn't help but feel anxious.
At this time, the clerk from the store came over.
"Sir, your clothes are ready." Although he bowed and said it, his tone was not very good.
After all, their tailoring shop is really opened at the foot of the Imperial City. There are basically no ordinary people who come here to make clothes.
Therefore, although this shop is not large, there are several masters who are really skilled in every stitch, so that customers can basically get ready-made clothes in one day.
Of course, the prices here are also expensive, so there are not many clothes to make every day.
Therefore, even if they are demanding and difficult customers like Chu Yunqing, they still want to retain them, but they will inevitably get angry.
This guy was a little angry, but when he thought about the clothes being finished and the money being paid, who would still know each other?
Don’t come back to this kind of customer again!
The sun was gradually setting, and the winter night came a little early. Chu Yunqing was just thinking about where to go to eat later, when he heard the waiter say that the clothes were ready.
He was stunned for a moment, and then he didn't care much - he had been sitting in this place for a whole day, so it made sense to buy some clothes. It only cost a few taels of silver anyway, and he was rich now.
Chu Yunqing followed the waiter into the store, and the clothes made according to his request were hanging aside. At first glance, he saw that they were really ugly and a bit nondescript.
Saying that a long gown is not a long gown and saying that a robe is not a robe. If you go out wearing such clothes, it would really be a shame.
"How are you, sir? Are you satisfied?" The clerk also suppressed a smile, "It was sewn completely according to your wishes."
Chu Yunqing had too many requirements, which were very weird. Being able to make such a weird dress perfectly met all his conditions.
It's a bit strange, it's a bit ugly, but it's wearable.
"Okay." Chu Yunqing said casually: "How many taels of silver?"
He will take the money out of his sleeves.
The waiter smiled and said: "Chenghui, twenty taels."
Chu Yunqing was stunned when he touched the silver hand.
He couldn't believe it, and suspected that he had heard wrongly, "How much?"
"Twenty taels." The boy still smiled.
Chu Yunqing tilted his head back.
He thinks this dress is extremely expensive for only two taels of silver. How dare you add ten and ask for twenty taels from him?
crazy?
What about grabbing money?
Chu Yunqing took his hand out of his sleeve.
The waiter originally thought he was going to weigh the money, but he didn't expect that the man opposite him had nothing. When he looked up and looked at his expression, he saw that this guy was really not a good person.
"What do you mean, sir?" the waiter asked while thinking about calling someone.
"I suddenly thought about it, I'm still not satisfied with this dress." Chu Yunqing said: "Look at this hem, I want to add a color to it. It's getting late now. How about I come back tomorrow?"
Pick?"
The waiter opened his mouth and said subconsciously: "That's not impossible, but you have to pay a deposit first."
"Hey." Of course Chu Yunqing agreed, and for a few taels of silver, he just wanted to find out the news and spread the word.
But before he could ask how much the deposit was, another person walked out next to him.
"I said, do you want to add more colors? Look at this hem, it's black, red, and blue." This man was wearing a small melon-skin hat. He was a fat middle-aged man, and he said in a bad tone.
, "I'm talking about this, are you here to amuse us on purpose?"
This guy looked like an old Jianghu. Chu Yunqing smiled and said: "How could it be possible? I'm just picky. The slightest imperfection makes me upset. No matter what it is, it must meet all requirements."
Just ask.”
The fat man opposite gave him a cold smile, glanced at him, and said, "Okay, just give me the money first. I'll take half of the deposit, ten taels."
After saying that, he folded the two walnuts in his hand and stared at Chu Yunqing.
Mr. Chu couldn't bear to see what other people were planning. He had An Qing and Pan Tiedan asking him to do it, and now there was a fat man playing with walnuts in front of him. The more he looked at it, the more he found it unpleasant.
At the moment, Chu Yunqing, who had no money and didn't want to give it to him, didn't know how to pay for it.
"I don't want this dress anymore." He flicked his sleeves, looking very bachelor.
On the opposite side, not only the waiter was confused, but the fat man was also angry.
"I know you are a pauper. You have been sitting here all day. Why don't you want to steal some girl's purse?" The fat man in the melon-skin hat yelled, "You are still here acting like a big-tailed wolf when you have no money, and you still want to leave? Tell me clearly.
You, if you can’t keep this money, you have to stay and don’t even think about leaving!”
Chu Yunqing was a little apologetic at first, thinking that he was making fun of the other party, and thought that he would have to leave two or three taels of silver to compensate. But the other party was really a bit jealous, and the fabric of the clothes was not worth the money.
Chapter completed!