The grandfather and grandson went back to the house after chatting. Everyone else had already gone to sleep. Xu Erlang's snoring was loud, like playing the erhu, which was very noisy.
Xu Dajun turned around and crawled into Old Xu's bed. It was better to be a little apart than right next to him.
He squeezed himself down to lie down, and he was still very hot. He was thinking about things in his mind, and it was difficult to fall asleep originally. He was so noisy by Xu Erlang's snoring that he couldn't even sleep. It was also difficult for his mind to calm down and think about things.
Resisting the urge to wake up his second brother and ask him to wait until he fell asleep, Xu Dajun squinted his eyes and began to count sheep.
One sheep, two sheep, three sheep...
I don't know how many sheep were counted. When Xu Dajun woke up, it was already a little late. Old man Xu had already gone out to look for Fang Changxu.
He quickly got up, dressed and washed, grabbed a steamed bun steamed by Zhang Xiulan and ate it while walking.
Everyone in his family thought he was late for school, but when he left the shop, he did not go in the direction of Songlinfang, but went left to the north of the city.
He almost choked to death after eating a big steamed bun. He happened to see a noodle shop not far away and quickly went to find a bowl of noodle soup to drink.
When he turned around and came out, he saw Fang Yanping.
This guy didn't go to school today?
Xu Dajun raised his eyebrows, but found that Fang Yanping didn't see him. He followed a middle-aged man and walked past quickly. He was in a hurry. He didn't know what he was going to do.
Thinking about it, this guy seems to be very quiet in the school recently, and he doesn't jump out from time to time to sneer at this or that. Mainly, he doesn't target him.
When something goes wrong, there must be a monster.
But at this time, he couldn't follow him, so he had to concentrate and pay attention to this guy's actions.
While quickening his pace, he continued to move forward.
The patron king asked him to find him at the place where he was staying. It was not a government inn or a government official's residence, but a place called Akihito Garden.
After the patron king and others left last night, he diverted his attention to inquire, and he happened to hear that Minren Garden was the dowry property of Jiang Zhoumu's wife, and Mrs. Jiang had a concubine sister who was the patron king's concubine.
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Well, with this kind of relationship, it's no wonder that Jiang Zhoumu didn't fight at all, but handed over a letter of surrender and welcomed the patron king to Qingzhou.
To be honest, Jiang Zhoumu and his patron king are brothers-in-law. This relationship is much more reliable than Conglong's Gong.
Xu Dajun went all the way to the north of the city, heading to Tongliu Lane where Mingren Garden is located, only to find that Fang Yanping and the middle-aged man had cut through the thorns and entered Tongliu Lane ahead of him.
Xu Dajun was a little curious, slowed down his pace, and followed slowly.
Then he saw two people knocking on the door and entering Akihito Garden, but they entered through the corner gate.
Fang Yanping also knows the patron king?
Xu Dajun was surprised and was not in a hurry. He turned around and walked into a small alley first. He sat under a tree and took out a book from the basket and pretended to read it. In fact, he distracted his mind and listened for the news.
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Fang Yanping followed his cousin Chen Yexing into Mingren Garden as he wished, but he was still a little stunned and couldn't recover.
Of course, the patron king is not that easy to see. Although they entered Akihito Garden, they were only led to a small hall to wait. Whether they can see the patron king today depends on seeing this person.
Fang Yanping was waiting nervously while listening to his cousin talking to the steward of Mingren Garden.
This steward is Mrs. Chiang's dowry, and the person who manages this garden for her is very valued by Mrs. Chiang. He is also familiar with his cousin, and has close daily contact. They are able to enter Mingren Garden today because of him.
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"Your Majesty, you have nothing important to do today, right? Will you see us?"
"I didn't hear that the prince will go out today. He is talking in the study now. You guys should wait here while I go and see if there is a chance."
"Then I'll trouble Brother Liu to work hard."
Soon, Manager Liu left the small hall and went to Maple Leaf Courtyard where the patron king rested.
The steward who gained face in front of Mrs. Zhou Mu, and the person who served beside the patron king, was still a lowly person.
Manager Liu and Eunuch Chang fawned over each other a lot, and even spent a lot of money, and finally they got the right word, "Your Majesty, there will be something important later."
After hearing this, he didn't dare to stay here for long and become an eyesore, so he quickly exited.
Returning to the small hall, he met Chen Yexing and said, "You should go back first. Unfortunately, the prince has something important to do today. I'm afraid Wu Xia has other things to do."
Chen Yexing was unwilling to give in and said hurriedly: "Can't we be more accommodating? Brother Liu, we also have very important things to ask the prince!"
Manager Liu looked hesitant, "I heard from Eunuch Chang that what the prince has to do later is very important. Brother Chen, what on earth is your business? Can it be more important than the prince's? Otherwise, if I offend the prince,
You uncle and nephew cannot escape the blame."
In that case, the sentence "If you don't explain it clearly, I can't help you accommodate" is almost clear.
Chen Yexing paused and then said: "I heard that the prince is very interested in the newly opened Manjianghong hot pot restaurant on Nanmen Street? Our uncle and nephew have a plan. We can get the hot pot ingredients into the prince's pocket without any effort.
I want to give my advice to the prince face to face."
Manager Liu raised his eyebrows slightly as he listened. What did you hear about this? Who said it? Is the prince's affairs so easy to find out? Didn't you just listen to what he said when we drank together yesterday?
The prince is indeed very interested in this hot pot ingredient. He heard the prince talking about it with his uncle, and it seemed that he wanted to use this hot pot ingredient in the military or something.
Do these uncles and nephews have a good plan?
After listening to Fang Yanping's strategy for a while, Manager Liu thought about the feasibility and turned back to Maple Leaf Courtyard.
He didn't just want to help Chen Yexing, if this plan could catch the eye of the prince, he would be able to show his face in front of the prince, and Chen Yexing would accept his favor, so it would be the best of both worlds.
So Manager Liu kept himself humble in front of Eunuch Chang and worked extremely hard.
But after Eunuch Chang heard what he said, his eyes seemed a little hard to understand?
He couldn't figure it out, and he was a little panicked. He smiled in a hurry to please, "Eunuch Chang, do you think this is happening?"
Eunuch Chang sneered, "The prince has his own arrangements for the prince's affairs. When will it be the turn of some so-called people to point fingers? Manager Liu has the leisure to care about other people's affairs, so he might as well do his duty well. You are
The manager of Akihito Garden is right, but he is not the master, and no one with no integrity will lead him in."
Suddenly, Manager Liu was sweating from behind and almost lost his balance.
Shivering, I left the Maple Leaf Courtyard. It wasn't until I walked back to the small hall and saw my uncle and nephew with expectant faces that I suddenly came back to my senses.
His expression changed and he hurriedly said: "You guys should leave quickly! This is not the place you should come to!"
Chen Yexing still wanted to ask, but he didn't find a chance, so Manager Liu asked someone to quickly escort him out of Mingren Garden without giving him any room.
The uncle and nephew were confused, and Fang Yanping was even more confused. His plan was so good, why didn't the prince want to see them and listen to their explanation?
Turning around, he saw a man holding a basket of books standing not far behind him, looking at him intently. There was an emotion in his eyes that he couldn't understand, but it made his back tighten.