Chapter 634: Okay, the whole family has entered the city
It was already spring.
But the people in the royal capital clearly felt something was different.
This year's spring in the capital is not as lively and vigorous as in previous years. The atmosphere is tense and strange, as if there are dangerous undercurrents lurking in the dark.
It gives people a feeling that a storm is about to come.
Although the new inn was novel, it could not compare with the old inns around it in terms of customer base. In addition, the owner did not seem to be very enthusiastic about making money, so the waiter was more idle than busy every day.
After getting up in the morning and finishing the trivial matters in the store, the waiter would throw a sweat towel over his shoulder and stand at the door. He would shout to customers coming in and also shout to customers leaving.
"It seems the capital isn't peaceful anymore. Already this morning, there are more patrolling city guards than people on the streets." Leaning against the gate with his arms folded, the waiter scanned the streets for potential customers. He happened to see another group of soldiers sprinting towards the inn. His face paled with fear, and he turned back to whisper, "Boss, Boss! There are soldiers coming over there. I have a feeling they're coming for us!"
As he shouted, he looked towards the dining table by the window in the inn lobby, where a young couple was eating breakfast, their movements so slow and calm that it was outrageous.
The waiter's mouth twitched. If the soldiers were coming to the inn, they would definitely be coming for these two distinguished guests.
He admired their calmness. As the old saying goes, the more skilled you are, the bolder you are.
He couldn't do it, he didn't have the skill, so the waiter rushed into the inn before the officers and soldiers, and quickly hid behind the innkeeper.
When looking for a place to stay and eat at Tianbaotou Hotel, I like the window seat so that I can see the street view and experience the local customs and people's livelihood from the street view.
She knew the soldiers had just appeared at the end of the street, and she remained calm. As she watched the soldiers about to rush to the door of the inn, she smiled at the innkeeper who was dusting behind the counter.
The Shuangdi shopkeeper said, "..."
This means he has to come forward to clean up the trouble.
The promise he made to the two customers yesterday was still fresh in his mind. The shopkeeper put down his feather duster, put on a friendly smile and went to greet the officers and soldiers. "My dear officers—"
"The Khan has ordered that all merchants and guests in the city's inns and post houses, large and small, must be inspected starting today! Could you please bring out the occupancy register, owner?" The leading soldier placed his right hand on the hilt of his sword at his waist, his gaze stern as he pointed toward the window. "You two, come here and show us your city entry permit!"
"Sir, these two cannot be investigated!" The shopkeeper's words caused the officers and soldiers to draw their swords.
One of them reached up to his neck.
The waiter was trembling and holding on to the counter, almost peeing his pants with fear.
"Sir, don't get excited. Listen to me first." The shopkeeper tilted his neck back, carefully avoiding the sharp blade in front of his neck, and said with a forced smile, "These two are tea merchants from the Middle Earth. They came to the capital to deliver goods. However, their identities are indeed not suitable for investigation..."
"Since we're in the tea business, we naturally need a customs permit to bring goods into the country. Why shouldn't we check their identities? Unless there's something fishy going on!" The leading soldier remained unmoved, continuing to point his knife at the shopkeeper. He then glanced behind him, and his men immediately rushed towards the two men at the window, ready to arrest them. "We're acting on the Khan's orders, shopkeeper, please don't try to stop us, or you'll be punished as well!"
"Sir, sir! Hey, it's not too late for you to listen to what I say first before you get angry!" The shopkeeper looked anxious, and finally gritted his teeth, walked around the knife and whispered a few words to the official's ear.
There was a hint of hesitation in the official's eyes. "Are you serious?"
"I've only opened my shop here, just to make a living. Even if I were brave enough, I wouldn't dare to joke with you like this. If you ask me about it later, I'll be exposed. I'd be playing with my own life. I wouldn't dare! I absolutely wouldn't dare! Those things are under the counter. You can check them out right now!"
"Come back!" The official hesitated for a moment, then called his men back.
He personally walked behind the counter and bent down to check the items placed there, then walked back and carefully looked at the man and woman by the window, and led his people away.
As soon as the man left, the waiter collapsed to the ground, patting his chest with his hands and gasping for air. "Oh my god, I was so scared!"
Bai Yu had just finished his meal and put down his chopsticks, sighing, "The shopkeeper is truly a wonderful person. His network of contacts is astonishingly wide."
The shopkeeper was modest, "No, no, it's just a little skill to make a living."
His behavior made Bai Yu and Tian Bao laugh uncontrollably.
The waiter didn't hear what the shopkeeper whispered, but the two of them did.
The shopkeeper said that they were spies planted in the Middle Earth by the prince of Qiulin Mansion. They came from the Middle Earth specially to deliver tea. The tea was the lowest quality large-leaf tea of the Middle Earth specialty, but it had great effects.
I heard that Su Jiuni likes to drink this kind of tea the most, and the tea leaves are used as bait to lure Su Jiuni to show up.
The Qiulin Mansion is loyal to the Khan, and all their plans are to help the Khan catch those lunatics. If any small accident that could have been avoided caused the plan to fail, not only would the Qiulin Mansion be blamed, but the Khan would also have no way to explain.
After he said this, no matter how powerful the official was, he would not dare to continue to force the hard drive to check for a while.
Otherwise, if the plan of the superiors is ruined, he can't afford to pay for it even with his life.
Even if the officials really want to investigate, it doesn't matter if they can't produce a pass. With the Qiulin Mansion's banner hanging over their heads, it is the best pass. Based on these reasons, all doubts can be explained.
Later, what the official checked behind the counter was the large-leaf tea that the shopkeeper had prepared in an unknown year and month, which proved that his words were at least half credible.
That's why the official left so abruptly.
"I've learned a lot this time." Tianbao whispered jokingly.
Bai Yu smiled and replied, "That's right."
It really broadens my horizons.
The shopkeeper is really extraordinary.
The fact that he dared to raise the banner of Qiulin Mansion showed that the shopkeeper was not afraid of the officials going to Qiulin Mansion to verify the facts.
This suggests that, in addition to his public role as innkeeper, the innkeeper may also be a hidden agent of the Qiulin family. Under the guise of this dual identity, his true identity is that of a retainer of the Shuangdi family.
It is rare to find someone who can work so hard for the sake of his family.
Or perhaps... Bai Yu and Tian Bao smiled at each other.
Or perhaps, the Qiulin family actually stood on the side of the Shuangdi clan.
While I was thinking, I heard noise again from the end of the street.
"Stop! Come quickly, capture that old man! How dare he hide in the palace carriage and try to sneak into the city! Look at his hair, it's exactly the same as the one on the notice. He is one of the Middle-earth spies that the Khan wants to catch! Don't let him get away!"
"I'm your grandpa's spy! If you want to catch me, let's see if you have the ability. Come and chase me, chase me!"
"How arrogant of you, old man! I'll help the officials catch you right now!"
"Master, Master! Don't run so fast, wait for us! If we lose you again, how are we going to explain to the old lady when we get back? Oh no!"
Bai Yu and Tian Bao listened to a familiar series of voices, then looked at the old man swooshing past the roof of the opposite house, the kindhearted soldiers assisting the officers and soldiers in the rear, and the servants and maids chasing the two men down the street, each calling them their master.
“…”
“…”
Okay, the whole family went to the city.
Tian Bao scratched her face and asked, "Should I pretend to be an old lady to smooth things over?"
Bai Yu said, "I can't let you suffer that loss. Old Madam, let me play the role. I've been doing this once or twice, and I'm used to it."
Sweetie, "Puff!"
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