Chapter 645: Too Many Melons to Eat
Looking at Liu Ji's almost laughing face, and the unbelievable surprised expressions of Yin Le and Da Lang, Qin Yao calmly picked up the flower tea,
"This is the gimmick. Didn't the teahouse we chose today say that the current emperor had visited incognito?"
Liu Ji asked in surprise: "Isn't it?"
Qin Yao looked at him like a fool, "Do you think the emperor will come to drink this 200-wen pot of flower tea?"
Liu Ji already had an idea in his mind, but he still asked in disbelief: "Although this tea is cheap, will the emperor really not?"
Awang couldn't stand it anymore, "Master, the store said that the emperor came incognito and disguised himself. How did the store recognize that the man was the emperor?"
Liu Ji was stunned, and then he reacted. He slammed the table and stood up to find trouble with the store. It was absurd that he even dared to deceive Master Liu!
But wait! Why didn't anyone stop him?
Qin Yao sighed softly, "Sit down!" There was really nothing she could do with this man~
Liu Ji immediately stepped down when there was a staircase, and sat back down, laughing like nothing had happened. The tea was so fragrant, the cakes were so delicious, and his wife was so nice to him.
Lunch was settled in the teahouse. The counter shop was so busy that Qin Yao was too lazy to squeeze in, so she gave the teahouse waiter ten cents and asked him to pass a message across the street.
After waiting for about two quarters of an hour, Liu Fei, dressed in a mature manner as a shopkeeper, came out of the corner door behind the counter shop.
As soon as he appeared, Awang found his trace and waved in front of the teahouse. Liu Fei looked over and was very surprised, and rushed over in a few big steps.
"Third sister-in-law!"
The four brothers and sisters of Dalang also stood up excitedly, "Uncle!"
Liu Fei touched their heads one by one, pinched their faces and patted their shoulders. It was really happy and touching to be able to see his relatives in this strange capital.
After being intimate with the four children for a long time, Liu Fei gave each of them twenty coins and asked them to go to the street to buy snacks, and then sat down in the empty seat opposite Qin Yao.
Seeing the smug third brother, Liu Fei reluctantly called him.
Yin Le and Awang took the children to the street to buy food, leaving only Qin Yao and his wife and Liu Fei at the table.
"I said I would send a clerk to wait for you at the city gate tomorrow, but I didn't expect you to arrive so soon."
Qin Yao: "I walked a little faster on the way, so I arrived early. How is the store?"
Liu Fei pointed to the opposite side, and the hot scene was the best proof, no need to say more.
Qin Yao still has great confidence in the strength of Fulong Commercial Bank. With people from that side taking care of the store, she doesn't have to worry about anything.
However, she saw a house raiding when she went out this morning, which reminded her of Gong Liangliao's situation, and she couldn't help but worry a little.
Liu Fei asked with concern: "Which inn are you staying in now, sister-in-law? When did you arrive? What are your plans next?"
Qin Yao simply told him about the encounter with relatives on the road. Liu Fei felt like he was listening to a story and was amazed.
"So, sister-in-law, are you staying at your uncle's house for the time being?"
Qin Yao nodded, "I'll just make a transition for the time being. I'll start looking for a house after the family is arranged in a few days. You are more familiar with this place than I am, so please help me keep an eye out for a better location. It will be safer for the children at home."
Liu Fei agreed. Even if sister-in-law didn't ask him to do these little things, he would do it.
Liu Fei now lives with the shopkeeper of the branch of Fulong Commercial Bank in Beijing. He asked Qin Feng where his house was located and took careful note of it. He planned to go directly to them if he had anything to do in the future.
Now that he has a place to live, there is no rush for the next thing. He can arrange it slowly.
However
Liu Fei frowned and glanced at his third brother. Liu Ji seemed to sense something and immediately turned to his side, sat down next to him, and put his arm around his neck, like spies talking to each other. While observing the surroundings, he lowered his voice and asked:
"How many days have you been here? Have you found out where the master lives?"
Of course, Liu Fei has been remembering it in his heart. He first pulled the hand off his neck, took two deep breaths to catch his breath, and then whispered:
"I found out that the master is not in the palace, but lives in the National Master's Mansion. The place within the Yang River, at the foot of the palace city, is not accessible to people like us."
Liu Fei looked at Qin Yao worriedly, and then looked at Liu Ji, who was surprised to hear the news about his teacher, and carefully reminded:
"Third brother, the national master is in seclusion for a month to bless the national destiny of Shengguo. I'm afraid you can't even knock on the door of the National Master's Mansion."
There was another sentence Liu Fei didn't say, for fear of hurting Liu Ji's fragile little heart. That is, they are just the lowest-ranking civilians in the capital, with low status and little influence. Even if they try to meet Gong Liangliao, what's the use?
He is the national teacher, a big celebrity in front of His Majesty, and all the powerful people in the capital are his followers. He can kill them with a breath.
Although Liu Fei did not see the scene that Baihe and his group of black riders were trying to take Gong Liangliao away in Liujia Village, he remembered the fearful eyes of the villagers when he heard them describe it later.
One person forcibly takes someone away regardless of the wishes of another person. How can this be called asking? This is clearly called detaining!
The rumors outside are good, saying that the prince respects his teacher and takes the old tutor back to the capital to live out his life.
This also caused the literati in the capital to criticize the princess for causing such a miserable end to the great scholar, and jointly submitted many letters to request the emperor and the empress to order the punishment of the princess.
In the first two days after Liu Fei arrived in Beijing, there were so many melons in the city that he could not eat them all. They were all caused by this group of scholars who wanted to seek justice for the gentleman.
After seeing some of the world, Liu Fei is no longer the silly Liu Fei in Liujia Village. Especially after he had a relationship with Gong Liangliao, the central figure of the topic, how could he not know whether the old man was wronged or not, and whether he wanted to attack the princess?
Liu Fei was almost certain that the old man was definitely used as a raft.
To him, those scholars were also stupid. They had never seen the great Confucian scholars. They were indignant and took the initiative to charge forward with a few words of provocation. The shouts of killing were louder than those of the parties involved.
Seeing the atmosphere fall silent, Liu Fei stood up and said, "Third sister-in-law, the shop is busy today. If you don't have anything to ask me, I will go back to the shop first. When I'm done, I will go directly to Yongtongfang to find you."
Qin Yao glanced at the long queue at the door of the counter shop opposite, smiled and nodded, "You go and do your own thing."
The next thing was left for Liu Ji to worry about.
After watching Liu Fei enter the shop, the couple sat quietly at the tea table for a while, and then Awang and Yin Le came back with the children.
Qin Yao asked Liu Ji: "We are going to the grocery store to buy some furniture and other things to add to each room. What about you?"
Liu Ji stood up and said to himself: "I'm going to find my junior brother!"
Qin Yao was not surprised at all, and said readily: "Okay, I'll let Awang go with you."
Liu Ji looked at her with surprise, and he wanted to kiss her on the spot, but he didn't dare. (End of this chapter)