Wanyan Kang ordered to go down and take Xue Qing to prepare to go out for shopping.
When Liusu saw him taking Xueqing on the street without him, Liusu pouted and the boss was not happy.
Wan Yankang had business to do and ignored her temper. He took Xue Qing and a few servants and left the small courtyard. Liang Ziweng and two other young men in black clothes dressed as Jianghu people were waiting in front of the house.
"Little prince!"
Liang Zireng briefly raised his hand and said: "These two are two of the four disciples of the Yellow River Clan's old gang leader Sha. They are nicknamed the Four Heroes of the Yellow River by the Jianghu people. On the order of the prince, they come to serve the young prince!"
Four heroes of the Yellow River?
Wanyan Kang was slightly silent.
He immediately nodded and smiled, looking at the two people.
A tall, slightly thin man with a long face and eagle eyes looked a little gloomy. He cupped his fists and saluted and said, "Chen Qing pays homage to the young prince!"
"I've met Shen Yingxiong!" Wanyan Kang returned the greeting.
"I don't dare. The young prince can just call his subordinates by their first names."
The other one was short and fat with a round face, but he had two long arms that reached above his knees. He smiled charmingly and took two steps forward before bowing and saying: "Ma Xiong pays homage to the young prince! The young prince can just call me Ma San."
Wanyan Kang returned the gift with a smile as usual.
After he knew that this must be an assassin, cheap dad Wan Yanhong didn't worry about his own safety, so he sent two more personal guards who were from Jianghu people.
It remains to be seen how skilled Shen Gang and Ma Xiong are, but... they should not be much different.
At least not worse than Gu Junpeng who taught him the "Qing Gong Mental Technique".
These two people, plus the old and treacherous Liang Ziweng, let alone a single killer, can protect themselves and escape even if they are attacked by dozens of bandits.
Moreover, in broad daylight in the capital at the feet of the Jin Emperor, his life was not in danger.
After all, with the power of King Zhao in the Kingdom of Jin, openly assassinating the young prince in the city was the same as committing suicide.
The Zhongdu imitated the regulations of the old capital of Zhou Dynasty.
There are 13 city gates in the 36 miles around, with the palace city in the middle, the imperial city outside it, and the capital city outside it.
The palace city is the place where the emperor lives. The imperial city is mainly where the government agencies are located. The southeast area is the Taimiao Temple, the East Palace and some areas where the royal family and relatives gather. The Zhao Palace is not among them, but outside the Xuanhua Gate of the imperial city.
Dozens of squares and markets were set up around the imperial city along the north-south and east-west main roads, forming the most prosperous commercial district in Zhongdu at present.
This means that as soon as Wan Yankang left Prince Zhao's Mansion, he stepped into the CBD of Zhongdu.
People like Xue Qing and Liang Ziwen thought that the young prince went to a brothel instead of a restaurant when he left the palace. As a result, Wan Yankang wandered around aimlessly, mainly visiting various grocery stores.
Passing by the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, where he had been a frequent visitor and a major benefactor, the atmosphere of feasting, feasting, singing and dancing was still there, but he actually walked away without even looking at it, with his head held high.
The charming smiles on the faces of the Madam and Turtle at the door froze as soon as they appeared.
Xue Qing was secretly happy, it seemed that the young prince had really changed.
Little did she know that the young master had already made up his mind that one day he would sneak in alone and open his eyes.
In his last life, he went to wash his feet once, and he was still worried about being caught by pickets or police. Since he could legally visit... the club now, he still had to see it.
However, the bus is still not available.
Although he has no mysophobia, he still likes to drive by himself.
After shopping around for most of an hour, Wanyan Kang had a basic understanding of prices in Zhongdu.
High food prices mean high commodity prices, which is inevitable.
However, because grain prices have just been driven up recently, they have not yet spread to other market areas. Except for the catering industry, which is closely linked to grain prices, other prices are still normal for the time being.
However, the largest customer group of Zhongdu Restaurant is generally rich or expensive, so it does not have much influence. The restaurant is still full of drinkers and noisy.
While Wan Yankang was shopping, he went shopping like crazy and spent a lot of money.
He finally understood what freedom of consumption meant.
With a wave of your hand, you can buy whatever you want without using your brain or haggling.
Of course, no merchant would dare to charge him an exorbitant price.
Xue Qing paid the bill with her eyebrows furrowed all the way.
It doesn't matter if you spend some money. Besides, it would be really strange for the young prince to travel without spending any money.
It's just that the things he bought were in a mess and in large quantities, which was seriously inconsistent with the young prince's identity.
For example, uncommon scallops and dried mushrooms can be bought for a cart.
It would be reasonable to buy a dozen whole chickens and slaughter them. After all, there are so many people in the palace and they can't waste it. But bringing a lot of pig bones that no one wants back to the palace...what's the purpose?
What makes Xue Qing even more incredible is that she actually bought several bags of salt and sugar, a cart of firewood, a cart of fine sand, and several large iron pots...
Is the young prince going to leave the palace and live alone?
Thinking this way, Xue Qing frightened herself.
I was wondering whether I should go back home and report to Princess Bao quickly. It would be a bit outrageous for the young prince to make such a fuss.
Liang Ziweng was indifferent.
He had already witnessed Wan Yankang's various strange and unusual behaviors at Anguo Temple, so he must have something in mind for this shopping trip.
There is no need to ask too many questions, because the young prince will tell you what needs to be said.
In fact, if you want to get to the bottom of it, and the young prince just casually says "I read it in ancient books" to prevaricate, what can you do to him?
As for Shen Qing and Ma Xiong, they were curious, but not very concerned.
Just think that the young prince is such a naughty and mischievous person. He just buys some sundries and does not bully men and women. Why bother?
Besides, even if a handful of civilian girls are taken back home to be happy, with the big tree like King Zhao around, it won't be their turn to beep.
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Dusk time.
Wan Yankang took his people back to the palace. When he returned to the small courtyard, he immediately ordered people to set up three large stoves and three large iron pots outside the woodshed.
No one found it strange, but no one dared to ask.
In one of the pots, he added water to the large bones he bought and boiled them over high heat. After instructing the cook to keep the fire going, he invited Jian Yong over.
Jian Yong now knew that the young prince had gone out and bought a lot of messy things, spent dozens of dollars, and shipped them all to his incense garden.
Jian Yong didn't pay much attention to it. The young prince could do whatever he wanted. The money he spent on going out this time was nothing compared to the past.
"I've met the young prince."
"Mr. Jian, I have something that I would like to discuss with you?"
"How dare you, young prince, please give me your orders."
"You see, my courtyard is not big. It is too crowded to live in with so many people. How about this. Except for two cooks, servants, and two attendants, you can transfer the rest to other places."
Jian Yong opened his mouth wide.
As a young prince, Wan Yankang's private garden is a semi-independent existence in the palace, and there are more than twenty people dedicated to serving him, not including the guards.
But it sounds like the young prince wants to drive out all the servants, servants, and other people in the courtyard. Could it be that...
Jian Yong's first reaction was that the servants in the courtyard had annoyed the young prince.
So he lowered his face and said: "Little prince, if the servants don't understand the rules, I will punish them severely! But there is no one around the young prince to take care of him, so how can it be done? I will immediately bring in another group of people for the young prince!"
Wanyan Kang waved his hands repeatedly: "No, that's not what I meant. I mainly think that there are too many people living in the courtyard and it is too... chaotic. I like peace and quiet!"
Like quiet?
Jian Yong looked around and smiled bitterly.
The Xiangxiang Villa is the largest courtyard in the palace second only to the Prince's Meditation Residence. It spans east and west and has dozens of side rooms and main rooms. It can still be crowded with more than twenty people?
The young prince's serious excuse really left him speechless.
"Little prince, this..."
Wanyan Kang touched his chin: "Then it's settled. I don't need to keep so many people around me. Whenever there is a need in the future, I can ask Mr. Jian to deploy them at any time."
Jian Yong pondered for a while and had no choice but to agree.
Anyway, whatever the young prince said, all he can do is wait for the prince to come back and report the truth truthfully, but I guess the prince has nothing to do with the young prince.
Jian Yong immediately gave the order, and after a period of confusion, the Xianxiang Garden became extremely quiet.
Wanyan Kang sat quietly under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree, with a low sandalwood table in front of him and several plates of seasonal fruits on it.
He looked up at the bright moon hanging high in the sky, and his heart gradually became brighter.
At this point, the only two girls left in the courtyard are Xue Qing, Liu Su, two cooks and servants, He San and another young male servant named Chang Gui. As for He Xiaolian, they can be completely ignored.
Of course, it wasn't that he was dissatisfied with the chaos, but what he was going to do next was related to major secrets in the future. There were so many people in the courtyard talking, and he felt it was too unsafe.
If you find someone reliable in the future, it won't be too late to get involved.