Chapter 356 Little Embarrassment(1/2)
After laughing, Daiyu really forgot her previous depression and asked Jia Qing: "Second brother, I heard that you also visited Yangzhou when you were a child. It seems that you have lived there for a few years. Where do you live?"
Jia Qing was stunned. Yes, he had been in the Jia Mansion for eight or nine years in a flash. He had not returned to the small courtyard he saw for the first time. Today, he was free, so he happened to go to see the place where he first came, so he said, "How about I take my sister to take a look?"
"Okay, cough~~"
Daiyu responded and suddenly started coughing. Zijuan hurriedly stepped forward and handed the embroidered handkerchief.
After two or three breaths, it got healed. Jia Qing saw that Daiyu's face became redder because of her cough and her face became redder, adding a bit of pity.
He took off his outermost robe and covered Daiyu. Daiyu said reluctantly: "No, I'm not cold, I'll turn into a rice dumpling if I wear it!"
Jia Qing smiled. In order to prevent Daiyu from being exposed to the wind, Zijuan wore a thick cotton skirt inside before going out, which did look a little "fat". So she smiled and said, "It's okay, it's just a zongzi, it's also a cute little zongzi, hahaha."
As he said that, he couldn't help laughing. Zijuan and Qingwen also smiled with pursed their lips.
"You are the Zongzi!" Daiyu cursed angrily, but she still accepted Jia Qing's robe. Then she lifted up the hem of the skirt and walked back.
Jia Qing followed happily, and suddenly remembered something, his expression stopped and his pace slowed down.
Qingwen walked up and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Yeah, it's okay, it's okay..."
When they arrived at the place where the carriage was parked, they saw that Daiyu was about to be supported by Zijuan, so Jia Qing walked over.
Daiyu thought Jia Qing was coming to hug her again, so she hurriedly said, "You go, I don't need you." As she said that, she was about to step on the stool and get into the car.
"Sister Lin, please wait."
"Um?"
Daiyu turned around and looked at Jia Qing in confusion and said, "What's wrong?"
"Well, Sister Lin, you see that it's going to be noon soon, and it's almost time for lunch. Why don't we just go over without a carriage?
First, I just came to find a better restaurant to have a meal in the middle. Second, I would like to walk around more, which is also good for my health, right? Is it okay for the two rural guys, Zijuan and the others, to take a good look and go around Yangzhou?”
Daiyu was unquestioned and was moved when she heard this. How could a lady from a family usually have the opportunity to go shopping directly? It is not easy to even go out to play. She also has to take a bus and not let idle people look at her appearance...
"I'm afraid this is not very good..."
Daiyu just knew that this might not be in compliance with the rules, and she couldn't help but want to really stroll on the street. Anyway, Jia Qing brought so many people with her, and she was not afraid of others colliding. However, Zijuan had many rules since elementary school, and in the Jia family, she would never allow the ladies to go out shopping. At most, she just sat in the carriage and looked at it. So after hearing Jia Qing's words, she hesitantly opposed it.
Jia Qing criticized: "Sister Zijuan, you are quite smart on weekdays, why don't you know it? What's wrong with this?
If you want to take the carriage, you will sit there, and I and Meimei Lin and I will not accompany you!"
As he said that, he stepped forward and pulled Daiyu over and took her shopping.
When Zijuan saw it, she thought that there were no elders here today, and even Madam Wang did not come out... so she threw away the slightest worry and quickly followed Jia Qing and others.
Before, Daiyu said to Jia Qing: "Just just go for a walk, why are you so fierce to Zijuan?!"
Jia Qing said speechlessly: "My sister Lin, do you want to protect her like this? Are you kissing her or me?"
Daiyu smiled and said, "Of course I kissed Zijuan."
Jia Qing said calmly: "Aren't you afraid that I will be angry?"
"Not afraid...hehe..."
Daiyu had only had the experience of going out to play when she was very young. Now that she realized it again, she was naturally very interested. However, she was influenced by the education of the ladies in the boudoir, and was still quiet and quiet, so she was not as good as Qingwen. Qingwen, a girl, ran around the street, looked at this and touched that, until she seemed to be Jia Qing and the other shopping with her.
Because whenever Jia Qing and others go, there will naturally be someone coming forward to disperse others. In fact, there is no need to disperse them. Although the soldiers of the Jinyi Army are all wearing casual clothes, they are still very imposing. In addition, there are many people, so they are obviously guarding a big man for traveling. In order not to cause trouble, others avoided the other party early.
Therefore, no one dared to come and disturb Jia Qing and the others. Even the stall owners on the street dared to take a glance and move away. Only a few people asked, would they dare to stammer and introduce their products...
Although novel, Daiyu was weak after all. After just half an hour, she started to move without much.
"Second brother, where is it?"
Daiyu asked where Jia Qing lived in the past, and she could no longer hold on.
"It's almost here..." Jia Qing said confidently, not talking about the place name...
Just before walking to a restaurant, Jia Qing hurriedly said, "Let's go in, let's eat something, just take a break..."
The three girls naturally did not object and followed Jia Qing into this magnificent restaurant.
So many of them walked in together, and the noise caused was too great. The originally noisy restaurant soon became quiet.
The waiters didn't dare to come and greet him at all.
The shopkeeper hurried forward and said with a smile: "Dear guests, please, please, there is still a location upstairs..."
Although there were many people coming in, he could still see that the others were guards. Only the young man with gorgeous clothes and grand temperament in the middle was the main master, so he only looked at Jia Qing.
"What are you asking for upstairs? You might as well invite all the others upstairs out first. If you hit my son and lady, you can't afford it!"
Wang Shun was thinking that it would be fine for Jia Qing to be very casual, but now Lin Daiyu has come out with him, so he naturally dared not risk Lin Daiyu being offended by his diners. After all, in his opinion, even if Lin Daiyu is looked at by others, it is disrespectful. But he knows how much Jia Qing cares about Lin Daiyu.
In order to avoid trouble, he felt that he could only do this, not just show off his power, but also consider both parties.
But, to others, they are a little domineering.
"This is too domineering. The restaurant is not owned by his family. Why should I chase people..."
Many people showed resentment on their faces, and even whispered.
"Wang Shun, don't be reckless."
Stop Wang Shun's attitude of bullying others by relying on his power, Jia Qing smiled and said, "Shopkeeper, are there any wider places above? Look at how many of us are."
The shopkeeper was in trouble, but now he heard that the main Jia Qing was so easy-going, and he felt relieved. After looking at Jia Qing and his group, he immediately moved his eyes away after glimpsing Daiyu and his girls. He knew it in his heart and hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, there are many empty seats on the second floor. In addition, there are also private rooms on the third floor. I wonder where this master is going to use food?"
Jia Qing smiled: "It's just right, then please ask the shopkeeper to take us up."
Although Jia Qing didn't care much about these etiquettes, he really didn't want to be disturbed by some irrelevant people when he was having dinner with Daiyu. Since there was a private room, that would be great.
"Okay, okay."
The shopkeeper agreed and quickly stepped forward and guided the way up the stairs.
Jia Qing also immediately protected Daiyu and walked upwards.
After Jia Qing and others went upstairs, the diners in the hall saw that the guards were not only guarding the stairs, but obviously not allowed to go up again. Moreover, the entrances of other passages were also guarded, and even the gates were guarded, so the meal was no longer delicious.
If it weren't for seeing Jia Qing who had just been polite, they wouldn't help but want to escape.
What they didn't know was that when Jia Qing and others first entered the restaurant, Zhao Baihu ordered the soldiers of the Jinyi Army to guard all the doors and windows in front and behind the restaurant...
"Zizi, who are these people? They are like the emperor's traveling..." This is a sour mockery, but he only dares to tell his companions.
"Shh, let's just say a little bit, can't you tell it? That's the people of the Jinyi Army! If you don't believe it, look at the knife they carry around their waists..." a man suddenly said.
His companions quickly looked at the people who stood still. Sure enough, although they were all wearing casual clothes and did not wear a knife outside, they could still see the occasionally exposed hilt through the corners of their clothes.
People who have enough knowledge will naturally recognize who they use for.
"I'm afraid there is no Zhan Shi from the Nanfu Department of Jinyi Army..."
"Of course, let's talk about it, Lord Zhan Shi himself has extraordinary martial arts, so why do you need someone to protect him like this...
Others are not worthy of letting the Jinyi Army be their escort. I see, the young man just now is probably the one who came to our Hangzhou before and dispatched troops to suppress the White Lotus Sect's imperial envoy!"
"this?……"
Others also basically believe this inference.
The previous sarcastic shock was shocked, and then said, "Will such a noble person come here to have dinner like us?"
If such a person goes out, wouldn’t he be greeted by all officials and then placed a private seat to entertain him? At the worst, he would go to Zuiyuan Tower, and he would definitely clear the venue in advance...
One of them smiled and said, "Didn't you see that, in addition to the imperial envoy, there were two or three women. It was obvious that the imperial envoy took his sister out for a trip, and maybe he was walking here and then came in.
Today we are worth it. We can have dinner with the imperial envoy on the first floor and brag about it when we go back to my wife."
There will never be few smart people. Jia Qing's identity spread soon, and even those who are well-informed can guess Lin Daiyu's identity.
No wonder people often say that brothels and restaurants are the easiest places to find out about news...
...
It was naturally very relaxing and comfortable to go out for a trip. However, at the same time, it was not peaceful in Yangzhou City and the county towns under its jurisdiction. The mansions or yamen of seven or eight officials were invaded by ruthless officers this morning, and then they could not distinguish them, so they captured the master...
Yangzhou Chengtixue Yamen is a relatively wide place. This is the place where Zheng Datong temporarily borrowed from Gaotixue from Yangzhou Prefecture, which is used to temporarily handle official duties.
"Master, sir!" A servant ran in.
Zheng Datong was in a bad mood and threw the pen in his hand on the table and cursed outside: "Who is wrong? If you can't explain it clearly, I'll peel you down carefully!"
"Where came news outside, that Lord He, Lord Cheng and Lord Li were all captured by the Jinyi Army!"
The servant finally breathed and said in a panic.
"What? When did it happen? Why did you catch it?"
Zheng Datong's expression immediately changed and he asked one after another!
"It's just this morning, as for what it is, the villain doesn't know..."
Although the Jinyi Army of this dynasty is different from the Jinyi Guards of the previous dynasty, it has no imperial prisons. However, its functions are indeed exactly the same! It is a sharp sword hanging over the heads of all officials. If they are captured, it is probably a great disaster!
Zheng Datong sat back on the chair in shock.
To be continued...