Chapter 9 Cloud Crane Tower
Liu Yixuan and Ling'er visited Xiangguo Temple for noon and visited several halls in front and behind. But Ling'er was a spoiled princess after all. Although she was energetic, she felt her legs and feet sore as she walked. The group came to a small pavilion, and Ling'er shouted: "Oh, Brother Xuan, my feet are so sore and I can't walk anymore!"
Liu Yixuan also sighed tiredly and sighed, "Auntie, you can't walk anymore. We have been walking by you for noon!" He turned around and ordered a few of the guards who accompanied him and said, "You guys are tired, come here to rest!"
After hearing this, several guards in casual clothes ran over to rest. Ling'er sat under the pavilion, leaned against Liu Yixuan, and panted and looked at the tourists coming and going around. Liu Yixuan asked for a water bottle for promotion and asked Ling'er: "Ling'er, do you drink water?"
Ling'er shook her head and said she was not thirsty. When Liu Yixuan saw that she didn't drink, she held the kettle and started to whisper. At this time, a woman passed by with a child of four or five years old. Ling'er saw that the child was cute and kept staring at him quietly. The child grabbed the adult's dress with one hand and a piece of Chongyang cake with the other hand and ate it in her mouth. Seeing Ling'er sitting next to her secretly looking at her, she smiled at her.
When Ling'er saw the child eating, she felt her stomach start to roar. She looked up and said to Liu Yixuan, "Brother Xuan, I'm hungry."
"Hungry? This is easy to deal with. There are places to eat in the capital. When you say that, I feel hungry." Then I turned around and asked the promotion and several guards, "Hey, who do you know where to eat nearby, such as a big tavern or restaurant?"
A guard who looked a little mature said, "Mr. Liu, the young man knows a place to go, not far from Xiangguo Temple. The prince is hungry and can go there for dinner."
"Oh, what's the place? Tell me?"
The guard said, "The restaurant is called 'Yunhelou', which is as famous as the 'Sunyangdian' in the east of the city. You can see it when you enter the Xicheng Gate. The shopkeeper is Li Fuyin's younger brother. I heard that the dishes and wines there are good, and many high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital like to visit there."
"Oh, is that right? Well, since we are out for fun, we can't be wronged. Let's go to this 'Yunhe Tower' to try it!" As he said that, he winked at Ling'er. "Go away, girl, I will take you to have delicious food!"
When Ling'er heard that she was going to eat something delicious, she immediately became energetic and asked the guards to lead the way. She walked out of the mountain gate of Xiangguo Temple and headed straight to Yunhe Tower.
Shortly after entering the city gate, the group saw a tall and grand restaurant standing beside the street. Three red wine guises and a signboard flag were hung at the door, and the three regular script characters "Yunhe Tower" were written on it. Because the Yunhe Tower is located in the west of the city, many merchants who go to Luoyang and Chang'an often hold wine and banquets here, some see off their friends, and some welcome friends. The dignitaries and nobles living in the west of the city sometimes come here to drink and have fun.
Liu Yixuan came to the door of the store, but found that the store was a bit abnormal. There were customers entering and leaving at the doors of other restaurants, while the doors of this luxurious restaurant were sparsely populated. "Hey, what's going on? Why is this store so deserted? Is it because the price of the food is too expensive and most people can't afford it? Cough, what if he doesn't care, he has enough money today." As he said that, he was about to walk into the store.
Liu Yixuan was about to step in, but he saw a big table next to the door of the store. Four or five burly men sat next to the table. The men were dressed similarly, like servants from a mansion. When these men saw someone coming in, they hurriedly got up to the door to stop them.
"Hey hey, what are you doing? Go out, go out, today we won't entertain other guests, go to another place!" said a leading man.
When Liu Yixuan heard this, he knew that someone had booked the venue. He looked around and didn't see anyone having dinner on the floor downstairs. He asked, "Who is such a big deal that has wrapped the entire Yunhe Tower?"
After hearing this, the guards of the door said to Liu Yixuanyan with contempt, "Tell me the truth, we are all servants from Master Zhu's mansion. Today is the venue for our young master to come to invite a few guests. If you know the truth, get out of here!"
When Liu Yixuan heard this, his enemies were so angry that he felt a little angry in his heart and said, "If it were someone else's place, I might not be skeptical about him, but today it was Zhu Dachang who held a banquet here. How could I not support him? Go and call the shopkeeper of this store. I want to find a room to have a meal!"
Several servants of the Zhu Taishi family have always been bullying the market and rampant in the countryside. Now seeing Liu Yixuan so disrespectful, he rolled up his sleeves and intimidated: "Young Master, you look like you are also a well-known figure in your outfit, but today we are indeed covered by our young master. If you really want to make a desperate move, don't blame us for being rude!"
"Hehe! Why, do you still want to fight with me?" Turning back, he quickly shouted to the guards: "Come!"
"Here!" The four guards came to him, "What are the instructions for the young master?"
Liu Yixuan pointed to several servants in the Grand Tutor's Mansion and cursed: "These people who rely on their power want to fight with me and teach them a good lesson for me!"
"yes!"
These four great inner guards rushed forward and fought with the servants. These guards were all skilled soldiers selected from the imperial guards, and each of them was good at it. The servants of the Taishi Mansion usually pretended to be powerful and bully the weak and feared the strong. If they really wanted to fight, they would not be the opponents of these great inner guards.
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Several servants of the Grand Tutor's Mansion were knocked to the ground by these four guards and knelt on the ground and begged for mercy. Seeing these guys so hard that they couldn't help but beat them, Liu Yixuan laughed loudly from the side.
"A group of trash people, who only know that foxes pretend to be powerful, were beaten down when they move!"
Just when Liu Yixuan was proud, he saw a person upstairs shouting loudly: "Who is so arrogant, dare to disturb the uncle's place!"
Liu Yixuan looked upstairs and looked up. It was not someone else's words, but Zhu Dachang, the son of Master Zhu. Zhu Dachang was drinking upstairs just now. When he heard a fight below, he came out to take a look. As soon as he left the door, he saw a servant who was beaten to the point of bruising and swollen face and reported the message, saying that someone downstairs was about to break in, so he rushed to see what was going on.
Liu Yixuan took two steps forward and smiled at Zhu Dachang and said, "Pig large intestine, long time no see!"
When Zhu Dachang heard the sound was so familiar, he looked carefully and found that it was the prime minister who fought with him in Sun Yangdian that day. Since the two of them fought that day, Zhu Dachang has always been resentful to Liu Yixuan. However, his father and Liu Anguo were both officials. Zhu Taishi had also admonished him many times, asking him to avoid causing trouble outside so as not to cause unnecessary trouble to the Zhu family. Later, he heard that Liu Yixuan followed Zong Ze to the front line, and had repeatedly made military achievements and was named the fourth rank. However, he only relied on his father's face to win a sixth rank Ruzhou Troupe envoy. Therefore, he was very afraid of Liu Yixuan and did not dare to offend him easily. Although he saw him beat his own people today, he did not dare to take the opportunity to take revenge.
Zhu Dachang walked downstairs and said to Liu Yixuan: "Oh, who do I think I am? It turns out that he is the eldest son of the prime minister. I wonder why these servants offended you. Do you want to hit them?"
Liu Yixuan said: "I am going to come in for dinner, but they dare to stop him. They are very arrogant and rude! Therefore, I will discipline them on your behalf!"
After hearing this, Zhu Dachang naturally understood what was going on. He held back his anger and said, "I have booked this restaurant. If Mr. Liu wants to have dinner, go somewhere else."
"How can I do it? I am just here for this 'Yunhe Tower' today. How can I go for a vain? Whether you treat or have a banquet, this place as big as the 'Yunhe Tower' can't accommodate our table?"
"That's right, it's empty here. Why don't we come in for dinner? You are not the shopkeeper here!" Ling'er saw Liu Yixuan discussing with Zhu Dachang in front, and also came forward to help.
Zhu Dachang turned around and saw a beautiful woman following Liu Yixuan. After taking a closer look at her face, he actually recognized her as Princess Yuling, the sister of Qin Zong.
"Master...Princess?" Zhu Dachang quickly knelt down and said, "I don't know that the princess is coming, and I'm not here to welcome her. I hope the princess will forgive her for her crime!"
Zhu Dachang's kneeling and worship surprised both Liu Yixuan and Ling'er. Ling'er blinked her eyes and looked at Liu Yixuan and muttered to herself: "Huh? Why did he recognize me? I'm wearing casual clothes now."
Liu Yixuan also felt strange. Ling'er was on a tour in a very small dress today and didn't want anyone to inform him in advance. How could Zhu Dachang recognize Ling'er? Then he asked Ling'er, "Ling'er, why, you have seen him before?"
Ling'er tilted her head and looked at Zhu Dachang's fat body and wide face, shook her head and said, "It looks familiar, I don't know where I have seen it?" Then she asked Zhu Dachang, "Hey, how did you know I am a princess? I was recognized by you in such a dress today!"
Zhu Dachang replied: "The princess doesn't know that the villain has also followed his father to the palace to pay tribute to the Empress Dowager and the Empress. He has seen the princess several times in the Empress Dowager's harem, so he remembers the princess' appearance. Since the princess is here for dinner today, he naturally dare not stop him!"
After hearing this, Ling'er realized that Zhu Dachang's sister was the queen of Qinzong and her own sister-in-law. Although she didn't remember meeting Zhu Dachang, she felt familiar, so she said to him: "Oh, since that's the case, just flatten your body." She said softly: "I am going on a tour in a condom today. I don't want others to know my identity. You can keep it a secret for me!"
"Yes, yes, yes, Xiaguan knows. Since the princess is here to have a meal, Xiaguan will let the owner of this store prepare." Zhu Dachang said.
Seeing that both families had relatives and were not hurting their respective faces, Liu Yixuan said to Zhu Dachang: "It won't be a burden for Mr. Zhu. Don't you still have guests? I'll just arrange it here."
While everyone was talking, they heard another person upstairs ask, "Young Master Zhu, who are those people? Come and sit together?"
Liu Yixuan turned around and looked upstairs, but saw a scholar wearing a white long gown and holding a folding fan in his hand, standing at the entrance of the stairs and talking. Liu Yixuan looked at his face carefully, but recognized him at a glance.
Chapter completed!