Chapter 4: First Encounter with the Heroine
"Your Majesty, it's rare for you to leave the palace, so you should enjoy yourself. I know there are several restaurants with good food nearby. It's almost noon, Your Majesty, would you like me to recommend you one?"
Song Yunchu and Jun Liluo were walking on the streets of the imperial city. Jun Liluo didn't want to be too conspicuous, so he only brought Chen Yue, the commander of the Yulin Army, with him.
"Well, it's time to find a place to stay. Yunchu, lead the way. When we meet outsiders later, we have to change our address."
"Brother Luo is right." Song Yunchu replied with a smile, "There is a Zhenwei Restaurant not far ahead. Their signature dishes are delicious and tasty. There should be dishes that Brother Luo likes."
The surname Jun is the royal surname in the Tianqi Kingdom. Ordinary people do not have this surname, so Jun Li Luo's pseudonym outside the palace is Luo Li.
The group of three came to Zhenweilou and chose the most spacious private room. While waiting for the dishes to be served, Song Yunchu's gaze drifted through the window to the Avon Pavilion diagonally opposite.
Avon Pavilion is one of the most famous brothels in the imperial city. She happened to pass by the entrance two days ago and saw two handsome young men holding pipa instruments inside, smiling at her. They clearly did not say anything, but their eyes were full of temptation, as if they were saying to her: Sir, come in and play.
The waiters in Avon Court are all quite good in terms of appearance and expression management.
However, for her, who had seen many handsome men and beautiful women, those two pretty boys were not enough to impress her. What she wanted to see was what the most tragic male supporting role in the original novel, the courtesan Liu Xichen, looked like.
The original novel describes the man as elegant and refined, with a moving piano voice, who only sells his art but not his body. He opens his business every three days, and only receives one customer each time. The so-called reception is just accompanying the customer to drink and chat, but even if he does not sell his body, he can still attract many men and women to go crazy for him.
Song Yunchu couldn't suppress her curiosity and had wanted to go and see it for a long time, but she had missed Liu Xichen's previous business days. Today was Liu Xichen's business day, and it was also her day off, but the Dog Emperor wouldn't give her freedom.
Song Yunchu naturally didn't know that her complaints at this moment were heard by Jun Liluo who was on the other side of the table.
Jun Li Luo glanced in the direction of Avon Pavilion, with a hint of sneer in his eyes.
This bastard Song Yunchu had thought about visiting a brothel when he was in the imperial study before, and now he was sitting in the restaurant, staring at the street-side brothels.
Moreover, this guy is not only a playboy and a lecher, but also a man of both sexes? Otherwise, he wouldn't be thinking about meeting the courtesan of Avon Court.
After having a good meal and a good drink, the person that Jun Liluo sent out to get information came back and reported: "Your Majesty, Miss Jiang is currently in the Xianyi Workshop in Qingyun Lane."
Jun Liluo asked: "How many people?"
"She only brought two maids with her."
Jun Liluo stood up and walked out of the private room. Song Yunchu followed closely behind him and asked with a faint smile, "Your Majesty, do you want to have a chance encounter with the Phoenix Girl?"
"I am indeed somewhat curious about her, I must meet her."
It’s only two streets from Zhenweilou to Qingyun Lane.
The three of them soon arrived at Xianyifang, a shop that specializes in making clothes for young men and women. At a glance, the walls of the shop were hung with the finest silks.
"Your Majesty, the one in the light white dress is Miss Jiang." Chen Yue whispered in Jun Li Luo's ear and pointed to the corner of the store.
Jun Liluo and Song Yunchu looked over at the same time.
The woman was about seventeen or eighteen years old. She had a head of jet-black hair that was partially tied up and the rest was scattered on her shoulders. Her eyes were dark and bright under her willow-shaped eyebrows. She was wearing a white and elegant dress that wrapped her figure exquisitely.
She was talking to the maids around her, apparently discussing which clothes were the most beautiful. When she talked about something happy, she smiled brightly.
Song Yunchu raised his eyebrows slightly.
[The original novel described Jiang Rumin as having skin whiter than snow, elegant and bright, and an extraordinary appearance. Seeing her today, I can see that she is indeed a great beauty.]
Jun Liluo glanced at Song Yunchu beside him.
This bastard, is he tempted?
This is not surprising. Jiang Rumin is indeed very beautiful, and her appearance and temperament are particularly eye-catching among the female guests.
But for him, who was the emperor, a good-looking appearance was not enough to move him.
Song Yunchu predicted that one day in the future, he would compete with his uncle Jun Tianyi for Jiang Rumin, and lose miserably.
It was really ridiculous. He was a man of great achievements, and he would never do anything stupid for love. But even if he believed in his determination, he had to eliminate all possibilities.
He turned his head and winked at Chen Yue.
Chen Yue nodded, turned around and left the Xianyifang.
He has confirmed that Jiang Rumin is the real Phoenix Girl. He thought that His Majesty would like Jiang Rumin, but he did not expect that His Majesty would ask him to get rid of Jiang Rumin.
And His Majesty left the palace today in order to witness the death of Fengnu with his own eyes.
When Song Yunchu saw Chen Yue suddenly leave, he asked Jun Liluo curiously, "Brother Luo, where did Brother Chen go?"
"He said he was thirsty and went across the street to buy some tea."
Song Yunchu didn't think much about it. What she cared more about at the moment was what Jun Liluo thought after meeting Jiang Rumin.
While he was thinking, Jiang Rumin had already come to the door with her maid.
The moment she passed by Song Yunchu, Song Yunchu smelled a sweet fragrance. The fragrance was not that of grass or flowers, but light and pleasant.
[She has a unique fragrance that is refreshing, worthy of being the heroine. 】
Jun Liluo waited until Jiang Rumin and his servant had walked a distance before he took a step to catch up.
"Brother Luo, are we just going to follow? If you are interested in Fengnv, we can create an opportunity for you to meet her."
[Perhaps I should make Jiang Rumin look bad to reduce her favorability in the dog emperor's heart. As long as the dog emperor doesn't miss her, I will have a chance to find a normal female partner to be a good wife for the dog emperor.]
When Jun Liluo heard what Song Yunchu was thinking, he became a little confused.
According to Song Yunchu's decisive and murderous character, since he had already foreseen that Jiang Rumin was a future trouble, he should have eliminated her as soon as possible, even if it meant killing her by mistake. But why didn't Song Yunchu have the slightest intention to kill her, and just wanted to make Jiang Rumin look bad?
Being so kind and soft-hearted is not like Song Yunchu at all.
However, Jun Li Luo quickly thought of another possibility.
Maybe Song Yunchu was attracted by Jiang Rumin's beauty and felt pity for her, so he was reluctant to kill her?
If that's true, it's such a loser!
Jun Li Luo was contemptuous in his heart, but he remained expressionless, his eyes always fixed on Jiang Rumin and his two servants in front of him.
Jiang Rumin loves sweets, especially candy figurines and candied haws. As he expected, Jiang Rumin heard the hawking of the candy figurine vendor on the street and smelled the sweet fragrance in the air, and couldn't help but walk to the stall selling candy figurines.
After she exchanged a few words with the stall owner, he smiled and handed her a freshly baked candy man.
Jun Li Luo looked at this scene with cold eyes.
The candy man is mixed with a deadly poison. If Jiang Rumin eats it, he will surely die!
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