Chapter 222: The Curse is Really Dirty
The iron horses on the eaves are cast in the shape of bamboo joints, and when the autumn wind blows, the sound is like the sound of broken bamboo shoots.
Songtao Pavilion has an ebony plaque with golden regular script on it, and the three-story cypress building is equipped with lattice windows with a pattern of ten thousand characters.
Helian Chaolu secretly breathed a sigh of relief outside the door, and what followed was her first scene in Fengjing.
Entering the lobby, you will see beech wood square tables arranged in a nine-square grid.
There were quite a few people, and at a glance, about 70 to 80 percent of the seats were occupied.
It is not as noisy as ordinary restaurants, probably because they are proud of their status as scholars.
After Helian Chaolu and his group stepped in, the already restrained conversations were instantly suppressed, and almost everyone was looking at the door.
The waiter came forward quickly.
The people in this area are very smart at welcoming and seeing off guests, and they guessed it right after just a glance.
After all, the news that the daughter of a border noble had entered the capital had spread.
What's more, Captain Li and his men were clearly carrying swords on their waists, so it was hard not to guess.
"Dear guests, please come in."
Captain Li looked to the side, meaning that she should make the decision.
Helian Chaolu did not show any fear. She waved her hand and went upstairs.
I am used to living in plains, and I have only seen two-story buildings in the towns of the Xuanwu Reserve Army.
Now that she has come to Fengjing and has experienced the baptism of climbing up to the Qizhen Tower and looking far into the distance, she doesn't want to sit on the first floor.
The ordinary staircase is ingenious, with a treasure house at the corner.
She inkstones, pine smoke ink, and various kinds of strange stones are placed in a staggered manner.
As soon as you step onto the second floor, a whole wall of chalk comes into view.
The servant hurriedly introduced that this was the unique hanging poetry wall of Songtao Pavilion.
If diners have newly written poems, they can bring them here for appreciation, and if they are approved by everyone, they can write them on the wall.
Songyanfang, where many scholars and writers gathered, was the largest restaurant in the area, which is why such a trend was formed.
“Anyone who writes a poem on the wall can go straight to the third floor and receive a special delicacy from the shop.
Except for the top one, the rest will be repainted with rice paste on the ninth day of every month."
Helian Chaolu naturally knew this rule. The largest restaurant in Songyanfang was the target from the beginning.
She raised her head, looking so defiant, "What do you mean, we can't even get to the third floor?"
As he spoke, he glanced to the side, but Captain Li pretended not to see.
The rules are naturally for ordinary people. Even though he is just a small captain, the Royal Guards also have some face.
If he really reveals his identity, he will probably be able to get in.
It's just that this is a place where scholars gather, and with their scholarly spirit, there's no guarantee that some gossip will spread.
Captain Li didn't want to get into trouble, especially for someone unrelated to him. It was totally unnecessary.
The servant was a very smart man. When he saw the attitude of the leading imperial guard, he immediately understood.
He bowed respectfully, but his refusal was firm.
"It's the custom of our shop to treat our distinguished guests with respect."
"Oh," Helian Chaolu folded his arms,
"It doesn't matter originally. If you say so, I have to go to the third floor to eat today."
"this……"
The servant was speechless for a moment.
Anyone who eats here has to have some dignity, and I have never encountered anyone breaking into the third floor by force.
He was unsure about the identity of this person and the imperial guards beside him, so he could only put on a smile.
"You are joking..."
“Get out of the way!”
Captain Li had a headache.
The commander of the Xuanwu Army had already hinted clearly that this guy was not someone who would keep quiet.
But he always thought that he would have to restrain himself when he arrived in Fengjing City, but he didn't expect that his true colors would be revealed now.
Thinking of the instructions from his superiors, he looked at his nose and his heart, pretending not to hear anything.
"Brother Zhou, not everyone can be called a distinguished guest."
When the harsh sound came, Captain Li's heart skipped a beat.
He knew the words weren't directed at him, but a conflict seemed inevitable.
"Who!" As expected, the next moment Helian Chaolu suddenly turned around, "Who is barking?"
The distance between tables on the second floor is larger than that on the first floor, and they are separated by screens.
It can't completely block the view, but it serves as an elegant purpose. You can see most of it by standing at the stairs.
At this time, everyone looked in the direction of Helian Chaolu, with a playful look on their faces, and it was unclear who was making the sarcastic remarks.
Helian Chaolu strode forward, "You are a coward who dares to speak but not to admit. Is this the scholar from Fengjing?"
Good guy, Captain Li exclaimed, "Good guy."
You have a good mouth. Are you going to scold all the scholars in Fengjing?
The sound of hurried footsteps echoed throughout the second floor, and Helian Chaolu barged in violently.
She looked around, a fierce aura emanating from her.
But the scholars were not afraid. They had mocking smiles on their faces, and were reserved and unrestrained.
They would only take the tit-for-tat between people of equal status to heart, but they, with the self-respect of scholars, just treated it as a show.
When he was having fun in Langyinfang, there were often men with bamboo strips who would make fun of him.
There is no such rule in Songyanfang, but some people still come forward to do so.
Some people raised their glasses and drank them all, feeling that today's wine tasted much better than usual.
"This young lady has learned a lot. Is this the scholar from Fengjing?
Bah, a character as fragile as Ling Xue, a piece of trash who dares to say it but not to admit it."
"you!"
There was a young and hot-tempered man who was about to slam the table and stand up when he heard this.
At this moment, the voice that had spoken at the beginning sounded again.
It turned out to be an old man, sitting by the window on the left.
The fine gauze shirt had faded into the color of autumn fragrance, and the shoulders were patched with dark patches of honeysuckle pattern in the same color.
The belt hung loosely on the hips, and the grayish-white base of the gilded buckle was exposed at the worn areas.
The graying temples were stained with mulberry wine, and the net scarf on the forehead had slipped half an inch, revealing a headband with the hexagram "Wei Ji" on it.
He doesn't look like someone from a wealthy family. His cheeks are flushed and his eyes are full of dejection and drunkenness.
A deep laugh broke out of his throat, and his gray head nodded slowly.
"Okay, okay!" The old man suddenly burst into laughter and slammed the table and stood up.
The cracked Xiuyu gourd at his waist knocked over the wine pot, which only had the bottom left. "The wind blows through the fur curtain and sweeps away the poem!"
He stumbled and grabbed the chicken-spur pen from the sharkskin pen bag, dipped it in the spilled wine, and wrote furiously on the desk, reading as he wrote:
"The fur tent is filled with the smell of copper and bones,
Do you also plan to step on the blue clouds from Fengque?
The sword ring is empty and the Qilian moon is on it.
The barking of dogs in front of the ninth step made them faint! "
After reciting the poem, he threw down his pen, and the veins on the back of his skinny hand bulged out like cracks in frozen soil.
Helian Chaolu sighed secretly, even insults had to be composed into poems.
Fengjing is indeed a place of outstanding people and beautiful scenery, but... the curses are so filthy.
The next moment, she untied the five-colored silk belt and swung her arm to attack.
"stop!"
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