Chapter 649 I gave myself the identity
Qin Yao was calculating something with pen and paper in front of her newly bought dressing table.
There were three lamps on in the room, one in the outer hall, one by the bed, and one on the dressing table. The light was sufficient, so sufficient that no sexy feeling could arise.
It only took Liu Ji a second to realize that he might be wrong and there was no such deal waiting for him in the house.
He sighed secretly and brought the hot sugar water to the dressing table.
Qin Yao naturally reached out to take it and drank half of the bowl, then put the bowl back on the tray and continued to draw a few strokes on the paper before stopping.
"I spent almost seventy taels of silver today. The prices in the capital are high and the money is not spent at all." Qin Yao complained and silently crossed out the deposit balance calculated on the paper with the tip of her pen.
No matter how fast Liu Ji's eyes were, he could only see the number one. But he was certain that there were at least four numbers behind this one!
With so much money, seventy taels of silver is nothing. Liu Ji laughed heartily with great pride.
Qin Yao motioned for him to go to the small hall, and the couple sat down face to face and began to talk business.
Liu Ji sat upright with his hands on his knees, looking serious.
Qin Yao said: "Tomorrow morning, we will go out to the Imperial Master's Mansion to explore the way and see the defense situation there. I will be responsible for exploring the way and you will be responsible for inquiring. The more information related to the Imperial Master, the better."
Qin Yao was talking and Liu Ji was taking notes. Although he didn't understand why he had to find out what the Imperial Master liked, who he was friends with, and who he was hostile to, he believed that what the lady said must have made sense.
The two chatted for half an hour and agreed on the main route of action, meeting place and other details for tomorrow. Qin Yao yawned and kicked Liu Ji out of the room.
Looking at the quiet room, Qin Yao took a deep breath of the soothing air, fell on the new bedding that had been laid out today, and fell into a sound sleep.
Early in the morning, Qin Yao woke up as soon as the neighbor's rooster crowed.
Voices came from outside the courtyard: "Collect the night incense! Collect the night incense!"
There seemed to be an indescribable smell in the cold air in the early morning.
Awang had already gotten up. He opened the back door and called out to the old man who was collecting night incense. He then poured all the buckets of night incense stored in his toilet into the large wooden barrel the old man had brought.
A new day begins with this wonderful smell.
Without having breakfast at home, Qin Yao and Liu Ji simply packed up and went out.
Before leaving, Qin Yao asked the four children to organize the written self-reviews so that she could check them when she came back tonight.
The four siblings, who were still a little sleepy, woke up instantly when they heard this, and hurriedly responded. They stood in a row and watched their parents leave the door.
Children should not ask about adults' affairs. The four brothers and sisters were sensible and did not ask anything. They went back to their rooms to prepare their own self-criticisms.
Qin Yao and Liu Ji walked out of Yongtongfang, bought a bun each from a roadside stall, and ate while walking north.
Both of them had accents from other places, but whenever they asked for directions, most people were very friendly and gave directions to the two newcomers.
After asking and walking along the way, the two finally arrived at the place where they could cross the river.
It turned out that there were three bridges under the Yang River. One large bridge led directly to the Ziwei Palace, which was the only way for officials to go to court. No one else was allowed to enter.
The other two bridges lead to the westernmost Shangyang Palace, a royal holiday resort for banquets and rest, which is closed all year round.
The only bridge on the east side is for ordinary people to go to Taipei City.
There are many boats under the bridge, and you can row the river. Both sides of the river are lined with pubs, teahouses and restaurants, but it is just average during the day.
But at night, the river banks are brightly lit, with singing and dancing, fine wine and delicious food, beautiful women and poets, and a life of drunkenness and dreams. It is the number one den of money in Kyoto.
If you want to come here to play, you won’t have the confidence unless you have thousands of dollars in your pocket.
Qin Yao grabbed Liu Ji, who was staring at the beautiful woman singing and playing in the brothel across the river, and crossed the bridge to the north.
The Imperial Master's Mansion is easy to find. It's the largest one in the mansion closest to the East Palace.
When they got here, the couple split up and acted according to the plan.
"See you downstairs of Xichu Building across the river in the evening." After saying this, Qin Yao disappeared in a flash.
Liu Ji didn't even have time to say a word before the lady disappeared. He spread his hands helplessly, followed the voice of the beautiful woman he had just seen singing, straightened his back, exuded the air of a nouveau riche, and swaggered into the brothel.
It was still early, but this self-proclaimed elegant restaurant opened very early. Most of the people inside were children of officials who did not have to serve in the court. By reciting a few sad poems and listening to a few clear songs, they felt that they were not the same kind of people as the dandy young men across the river who only came out at night.
Liu Ji had a good-looking appearance and was a stranger, so he attracted a lot of attention as soon as he entered the door.
Liu Ji, who had thirty taels of private silver in his pocket, had received a promise from his wife that the expenses would be reimbursed. He generously treated all the guests in the building to a pot of tea, which attracted the attention of the young men in the building.
Some people sneered in disdain, wondering which country town this nouveau riche came from, how vulgar he was.
However, it is absolutely unacceptable for someone to come to the fore!
In a short while, a group of people gathered in the small private room by the river where Liu Ji was staying, trying to find out his background, some were testing, some were polite, some were sarcastic.
Liu Ji's face was as thick as a city wall, and he was able to deal with this group of young young men with ease.
Anyway, when he went out, he gave himself an identity and claimed to be a candidate who came from Wangcheng in the northwest to take the exam. He secretly revealed that his family had a salt mine and that he had relatives living in Xiuwenfang, where high-ranking officials from the six ministries were located.
The person who had just secretly laughed at him for his sudden wealth suddenly changed his expression and said, "If there really is a mine, how rich would he be?"
There are also relatives from the six ministries, they must be descendants of those prominent families in the northwest.
The leader of the group of young men lifted his robe and sat down opposite Liu Ji. "I am Lu Xiaofeng, could you please go to the private room on the second floor to listen to a song? Let's make friends?"
Liu Ji: "Thanks for Mr. Lu's kindness, but I am not interested in listening to the music. I just heard that the master of the state has profound Taoism, so I want to find a place closer to the master of the state to get some good fortune."
"It would be even better if I could have a chance to meet the Grand Master from afar. He will surely bless me to pass the imperial examination next spring." Liu Ji looked expectant and admiring, and inadvertently revealed a corner of the amulet he was wearing around his waist.
These young men look glamorous, but because they are protected by their elders at home, they can enjoy various privileges. There are really only two or three of them who are successful candidates in the imperial examination.
When he heard that Liu Ji still had confidence in taking the imperial examination, the way he looked at him became a little different.
Lu Xiaofeng said "Oh~", it turned out to be a believer. He himself didn't believe in anything, but that didn't stop him from understanding. He immediately told Liu Ji that the national teacher was in seclusion and advised him not to wait, as he wouldn't see him for the next month.
(End of this chapter)
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