As a senior official in the officialdom, an elder in the academy, and even a local official in the imperial court, Zhao Changping's vision and knowledge are better than those of the current Shen Yi in many aspects.
Therefore, after talking with Zhao Changping, Shen Yi had a clearer understanding of his current situation, and it can be said that he benefited a lot.
After staying at Zhao's house for one night, when it was almost dark, he left Zhao's house in a carriage and returned home to rest.
That night, Shen Yi also went to bed early. In the morning of the next day, after the sun shone into the yard, he got up and got dressed and sat in a daze in his yard.
In the morning, apart from receiving a few letters, he spent the rest of the time either holding his child or in a daze.
After lunch, Shen Yi hesitated for a moment before leaving home and going to Cuiyun Tower in the north of the city.
Cuiyun Tower was originally Xu Fu's property. Because he was willing to spend money to hire a master chef, it is now one of the more famous restaurants in Jiankang City. The business is quite good. When Shen Yi walked to Cuiyun Tower,
It was already past lunch time in the afternoon, but there were still seven or eight tables of people eating in the lobby on the first floor of Cuiyun Building, which was quite lively.
Shen Yi walked to the counter and saw that the shopkeeper was a middle-aged man in his early forties. Mr. Shen coughed and asked, "Shopkeeper, is your boss here?"
The shopkeeper first raised his head and glanced at Shen Yi. Seeing that Shen Yi was well-dressed, the impatient expression on his face slowly dissipated. The shopkeeper glanced at Shen Yi cautiously and asked: "This young master, who are you?"
"My surname is Shen."
Shen Yi smiled and said: "She is an old friend of your employer. I have something to do and I want to see her."
After the shopkeeper hesitated for a moment, he lowered his head and said, "Wait a moment," and then sent someone to report it.
Not long after, a girl wearing a beautiful little dress came down the stairs on the second floor of Cuiyun Building. The girl first glanced at the counter, and when she saw Shen Yi's back, she was stunned for a moment, and then quickly quickened her pace.
He walked up to Shen Yi in a few steps and said respectfully: "Young Master."
Shen Yi turned around, looked at the girl up and down, and said with a smile: "We haven't seen you for a while, and my little girl looks better again."
After hearing the conversation between the two, the shopkeeper of Cuiyun Tower could not help but widen his eyes.
He has been in Cuiyun Tower for some time. According to what he has seen and heard on weekdays, only the five sworn brothers from the boss's family can call her "little sister". Which of the owners of the major restaurants in Jiankang City is now
When you see your boss, you are not allowed to call her Liu Niang?
Xu Liuniang was only sixteen or seventeen years old at the moment. Her face turned red, she lowered her head slightly and said, "Young Master is making fun of you."
"You go upstairs and sit for a while, I will prepare a good banquet on the table for you."
Shen Yi shook his head slightly and said with a smile: "I'm not here to eat today. I'll come to your place another day to cheer you up."
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Having said this, Mr. Shen coughed and pointed outside the restaurant: "Shall we go out and talk?"
Xu Liuniang responded, said hello to the shopkeeper behind her, and then followed Shen Yi out of the restaurant.
After leaving the restaurant, the two of them walked to a secluded corner, and Shen Yi said straight to the point: "Little sister, I would like to ask you to take me to see everyone Gu."
At this point, Shen Yi sighed with embarrassment: "I shouldn't have come to disturb you, but Xu Fu is not in Jiankang, so I had no choice but to come here to look for you."
Xu Liuniang looked at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "Young master, what you just said is out of context. It is my honor for you to come to see me in person."
"Logically speaking, I should go to your house to see you."
Having said this, Xu Liuniang lowered her head slightly and said, "If eldest brother knew that you came here in person, he would probably still blame me after returning to Jiankang."
Shen Yi smiled hoarsely: "Xu Fu's temperament is a bit old-fashioned. You don't need to pay attention to him. We are all friends. How can there be so many rules?"
Xu Liuniang covered her mouth with a smile, and then said: "You wait here for a while, I will call a car, and then I will take you to see Miss Gu."
"Well... don't worry. I have some things to do before I go to see her. I'll be here to find you in half an hour."
Xu Liuniang responded and turned around.
And Shen Yi also left Cuiyun Tower. He walked around in the alley, and finally came to a dead end. Then he suddenly turned back, and finally saw a figure following him the moment he exited the alley.
"Brother!"
Shen Yi shouted loudly: "I have something to ask you!"
The figure paused for a moment, then stopped in place. After a while, he walked up to Shen Yi, bowed to Shen Yi and said, "Mr. Shen."
Shen Yi ran for a while, and now he gasped helplessly: "How come you people in the inner guard have also learned to flatter you?"
The guarded man scratched his head and smiled awkwardly.
"Mr. Shen, are you looking for us? Is there anything wrong?"
"I know it's hard for you to protect me all the time."
Shen Yi took a few breaths, then took out a chapter of Jiankang Bank's redemption notes from his sleeve, and said: "This is fifty taels of silver. Brother, take it and take the brothers to have tea and drinks. This afternoon..."
"Stop following me."
The inner guard was stunned for a moment, then quickly shook his head: "How can this happen? This is a job assigned by the superiors, and our brothers cannot slack off for a moment!"
Shen Yi looked serious and said in a low voice: "If you report it, just say that this is what Eunuch Gao meant. If you don't believe me, you can ask Lu Weishuai to ask Eunuch Gao."
After hesitating for a moment, the guard took the redemption ticket into his arms, then held his hand to Shen Yi with a respectful expression: "Thank you, Prime Minister Shen, for the reward, that little one..."
"Just go and ask?"
"Well... you just go."
Shen Yi waved to him.
At this time, Mr. Shen was very sure that the inner guards would do what he wanted.
Because of everyone's affairs, the less people know about it, the better. Eunuch Gao would not let the inner guards know about it. Although the inner guards are the emperor's personal soldiers, after all, there are many people with mixed opinions, so if anything is revealed.
It's always bad.
As for Shen Yi's personal safety issues.
Unless there are spies from Northern Qi in the top ranks of the inner guard, it is unlikely that Northern Qi's people will be able to catch such a gap in defense.
Besides, in Jiankang City, in broad daylight, the possibility of them taking action was extremely slim.
After arranging the affairs of the inner guard, Shen Yi returned to Cuiyun Tower. At this moment, Xu Liuniang was already sitting in a carriage waiting.
Shen Yi was not polite. After getting on the carriage, he sat face to face with Xu Liuniang.
The carriage started slowly.
In the carriage, Xu Liuniang lowered her head. After hesitating for a long time, she gritted her teeth and said, "Young Master, eldest brother..."
"When will you be able to come back?"
Shen Yi was a little confused: "He didn't tell you?"
Xu Liuniang felt a little aggrieved and snorted in a low voice: "He still treats me as a child and is unwilling to tell me anything."
At this point, the little girl's eyes turned red: "He still wants to marry me off."
She looked up at Shen Yi and bit her lip: "Master, when he comes back, help me persuade him. I don't want to get married. I want to stay with my brothers for the rest of my life..."
Shen Yi raised his head, glanced thoughtfully at the little girl in front of him, and then said with a smile: "You like Xu Fu?"
Xu Liuniang's face suddenly turned red. She lowered her head and murmured: "No...it's nothing. Master, don't talk nonsense..."
Although the two of them are brothers and sisters with the same surname, they have no blood relationship. Even Xu Liuniang got her surname Xu from Xu Fu. Speaking of which, if the two get married, there will be no problem.
Xu Fu is the eldest brother of this group of people and has taken care of them since they were young. It is normal for Xu Liuniang to develop a love for him.
Faced with such childish thoughts, Shen Yi just squinted his eyes and smiled: "He is in Fujian, and his business is doing well now. He should be able to come back by the end of the year. When he comes back, I will find time to talk to him."
Xu Liuniang's face was still red, she lowered her head and said: "Mr..Mr., what do you want to mention to the eldest brother?"
Shen Yi smiled playfully: "What do you think I want to tell him?"
"I...I don't know."
Xu Liuniang covered her face with her hands, too shy to say a word.
After running around Jiankang City for several times, the carriage finally arrived at a small courtyard not far from the Imperial City.
This is not the first place where the Gu family lived. Apparently this famous Qinhuai prostitute has already moved.
After getting off the carriage, Xu Liuniang led Shen Yi to the door of the courtyard. At this time, most of the blush on her face had dissipated, and she said softly: "Master, this is where Miss Gu lives. I am the one who talks to them on weekdays.
Big brother is not coming."
Shen Yi smiled slightly: "It's your turn."
"Just knock on the door."
Xu Liuniang responded, stretched out her hand, knocked on the courtyard door, and said, "Miss Gu, Miss Gu, my young master has something to ask you."
Soon, the courtyard door opened.
A girl with a beautiful appearance, dressed in white, who looked like an outsider, stood in the yard and looked up at Shen Yi behind Xu Liuniang.
It was Gu Hengbo who was once a famous prostitute in Qinhuai.
She hesitated for a moment and asked: "Is it... Mr. Shen?"
Shen Yi smiled and nodded: "Gu, don't you recognize me?"