After entering Jiankang City, Shen Yi took his salute and the specialties prepared by his third sister-in-law from the carriage. Then he said hello to the steward of the caravan and left with Xu Fu.
Because there were a lot of things, it was a bit difficult for the two teenagers to carry them. After carrying them for a while, Shen Yi was too lazy to carry any more things.
Fortunately, as the largest city in Chen State and one of the most prosperous "metropolises" in this era, Jiankang City is most indispensable in the service industry. There are workers looking for work everywhere on the roadside. Mr. Shen only spends After paying fifty coins, he found two strong men to help him carry the gift.
After there were people carrying luggage, Shen Yi took Xu Fu and found a hotel on the roadside that didn't look particularly good. He went in and asked about the price. An ordinary room cost eighty cents a night.
Although he didn't know how high the prices in Jiankang City were, Shen Yi knew that a decent inn in Jiangdu City would cost fifty cents a night, and as Jiankang was the capital, the price was quite acceptable.
Mr. Shen happily took out a piece of broken silver and placed it on the counter as a deposit.
In this era, the way to stay in a hotel is probably like this. If you put a piece of silver at the counter, you can stay as long as you want. When the money is insufficient, the store will remind you.
The shopkeeper took the silver with a smile, took out a small scale from behind the counter, put the silver on it, and then said with a smile to Shen Yi: "Sir, this silver is twenty-two-seven dollars, I'll keep it in mind for you." It's on the account. If you need anything to eat, you can tell the waiter and the waiter will bring it to your room."
At this point, the shopkeeper paused and said, "From your accent, you should be from Jiangdu Prefecture. I wonder if there is a road guide? I'll note it down here for you to avoid people from Jingzhao Prefecture coming to check." "
Hearing the words "Jingzhao Mansion", Shen Yi looked at the shopkeeper and smiled slightly: "Is Jiankang going to change Jingzhao Mansion?"
"Not yet, but soon."
The shopkeeper was obviously from Jiankang. He smiled and said: "It will happen sooner or later."
Shen Yi didn't argue with him. After showing the test card, the store owner wrote down the word "test" on the account, and then the waiter took Shen Yi and Xu Fu to the guest room in the backyard.
After settling down, Shen Yi put on his salute, looked at Xu Fu, and said: "Xiao Xu, you will live here for the time being. When others ask you, just say you are my book boy, and I will go find me first." Father, wait until I settle down at my father's place before I come out to contact you."
On the way, Shen Yi had already told Xu Fu that he was going to find his father after entering Jiankang, and he also knew that Shen Yi was going to the palace.
When you go to a place like the palace, you are "living under someone else's roof". Naturally, it is not easy to take Xu Fu with you. Xu Fu can understand, and immediately nodded and said: "Don't worry, young master, I can take care of myself."
"Um."
Shen Yi patted his shoulder and said in a deep voice: "The capital city is not as healthy as Jiankang. You are not familiar with this place. It doesn't hurt to walk around during the day. Don't go out at night."
Xu Fu lowered his head again: "I understand."
Shen Yi then left the inn with his baggage on his back. When leaving the inn, the shopkeeper glanced at Shen Yi who was carrying his baggage. He felt a little strange and stepped forward to stop Shen Yi. He glanced behind Shen Yi thoughtfully. "Mr. Shen, why did you leave the book boy behind and left alone with your baggage? Your book boy..."
Obviously, he suspected that Xu Fu had a bad identity and was left in the inn by Shen Yi.
Shen Yi rolled his eyes at the shopkeeper and said angrily: "My father is in the capital. I want to go find him. You have written down my card test. If something really happened, did I run away?"
The shopkeeper looked at Shen Yi's baggage.
He suspected that Shen Yi was going to run away.
Shen Yi said angrily: "Do you want to see the Jiangdu specialties I brought to my father?"
The shopkeeper shook his head repeatedly: "I don't dare."
In this way, Shen Yi left the inn. After asking around on the street, he finally found out the location of Prince Jin's Mansion. Fortunately, it was not very far from his current location. After walking for more than half an hour, Shen Yi left Arrive at the gate of Prince Jin's Mansion in Shanyuanfang.
The gate of Prince Jin's Mansion is very grand, with two huge stone lions placed in front of it, majestic.
Shen Yi only glanced at the gate of Prince Jin's Mansion for a few times, then turned and walked towards the back door of Prince Jin's Mansion.
With his current status, it is difficult to walk in through the main entrance of the palace, or even the small door next to the main entrance, so he can only go through the back door.
This palace occupies a huge area, and it took Shen Yi almost half an hour to go around from the front door to the back door. By the time he reached the back door of Prince Jin's Mansion, he was already panting from exhaustion.
Fortunately, it's winter now, so it's not too hard to exercise.
The back door of Prince Jin's Mansion is relatively normal. Although it is still not small, it is not very big, and there are not many soldiers guarding it. There are only four people standing on both sides of the back door.
More importantly, those guarding the main entrance of Prince Jin's Mansion are all wearing armor, and they are mostly soldiers with "official status", while those guarding the back door are not wearing armor, and should be servants of Prince Jin's Mansion.
Shen Yi gained courage, took a deep breath, stepped forward, raised his hand to a servant guarding the back door, and said: "This eldest brother, my father is working in the palace, please let me know."
The servant looked Shen Yi up and down, suddenly smiled, and asked in Jiankang dialect: "But your surname is Shen?"
Shen Yi was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "It's Shen."
"Guanshi Shen's son?"
The servant stepped forward, patted Shen Yi on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Guan Shen told us brothers on duty a few days ago that his young master will come to Jiankang to visit him in the next few days."
Another servant also showed a smile: "If nothing else, judging from your Jiangdu accent, you are definitely the son of Brother Shen."
Among the four servants, the oldest one, who looked to be in his thirties, glanced at the other three and said, "You guys stay here, I will take him to see Manager Shen."
The other servants also nodded in agreement with playful smiles.
Obviously, Shen Zhang has a good relationship with them.
Shen Yi was a little surprised when he heard the names of these people.
He knew that his father was working in the palace.
But my father has no fame, and he was not assigned to work in the Jin Palace by the court. He was introduced by an acquaintance and entered the palace to do errands, which is a bit like a "hired employee".
In other words, my father is not an official in the Jin Dynasty.
But now looking at the appearance of these servants, Dad seems...
In this Prince Jin's Mansion, I'm doing pretty well.
With this thought in mind, Shen Yi followed the servant and entered Prince Jin's Mansion through the back door.
This servant was obviously an "old employee" and was very familiar with the palace. Occasionally he would wave and say hello when he met acquaintances. Shen Yi followed him around the palace and finally came to a small courtyard in the backyard of the palace. inside.
From a distance, Shen Yi saw his father, Shen Zhang, wearing blue clothes and directing a group of girls to do things.
The servant walked forward with small steps, smiled at Shen Zhang and said: "Manager Shen, Manager Shen, your young master is here."
After Shen Zhang heard these words, he immediately turned around and saw Shen Yi walking behind the servant.
He took a deep breath, looked at the maids, and said in a deep voice in Jiankang dialect: "Remember, do your errands well. If you make the prince unhappy, none of us will have a good life!"
Several maids nodded in agreement.
Shen Zhang then turned his head and strode towards Shen Yi.
He looked at Shen Yi and laughed heartily.
"My son came second in the examination, and I am very happy as a father."
