Xiao Rong: “…”
Xiao Rong looked at Zhang Biezhi with a bit of disdain. Although he didn't say anything, his expression was clearly written on his face. He sighed, turned to Ah Shu and said, "After we get off the boat, go see if there are any vendors selling oranges nearby. If there are, buy some."
Ah Shu agreed, Zhang Biezhi wiped his mouth and said to Xiao Rong with little strength: "Thank you, sir." Xiao Rong: "?"
He looked puzzled, then suddenly realized something. He turned around and said to Shu again: "He wants to eat, so buy him a few too."
Zhang Biezhi: “…………”＊
Huaiyin City is right after getting off the boat. Xiao Rong did not intend to reveal his identity here. He came here in a hurry just to take the enemy by surprise. If he was detained by the Shen family army here, he didn't know how long he would be detained, and the Nanyong court would also be prepared. The so-called clever capture requires stability, accuracy and ruthlessness. Others have been prepared in advance, so he has no room to display his skills.
So he had already made arrangements before boarding the ship. The twenty soldiers were his guards, Zhang Biezhi was his cousin, Ashu was still his servant, and he was a rich young man who came to visit distant relatives.
This is the rhetoric we use in Huaiyin City. There will be no need to say this when we get to Jinling. We can just introduce ourselves directly then.
But what Xiao Rong never expected was that the excuses he prepared were not used at all.
The twenty or so men had just arrived at the city gate holding the reins. It was almost curfew and there was no one queuing in front of the city gate. The soldier guarding the city was yelling at a farmer who came back late because of his annoyance. When he looked up and saw Xiao Rong and his group, his expression suddenly became stern. He pushed the farmer aside and directed his colleagues next to him to move the gate away.
Not only that, although the soldiers guarding the city did not show any fawning or bowing to Xiao Rong, they showed their obedience and fear towards Xiao Rong. Xiao Rong was stunned, but did not show it on his face. Instead, he quickly adjusted his expression and entered the city as if it was a matter of course and he looked arrogant.
As expected, the soldiers guarding the city did not stop him at all, nor did they ask him for a pass or any documents, not even the soldiers behind him.
Xiao Rong felt very strange as he entered the city inexplicably. He couldn't figure out why for a moment. After entering the city, it was just like any other city. When the people saw so many horses on the road, they quickly scattered and didn't even look at the people riding horses.
Xiao Rong couldn't figure it out, so he stopped thinking about it for the time being. The important thing now was to take some time to rest, as they still had to continue their journey early tomorrow morning.
He randomly found an inn and just entered. Before the waiter came to greet him, the shopkeeper casually glanced at him from inside the counter, then quickly threw away his abacus and ran out with a fawning look on his face, calling him "young master" and "young master" respectively. Without Xiao Rong saying anything, the shopkeeper had already consciously ordered the waiter to serve all the good wine and food. He then told Xiao Rong as if to take credit that the best rooms in the inn were reserved for young masters like him.
Xiao Rong: “…”
In fact, according to his original intention, he only needed to have some light porridge and side dishes. As for the room, an ordinary single room would be fine.
But looking at the shopkeeper's flattering and somewhat distorted face, Xiao Rong suddenly understood. He smiled gently and said, "Thank you very much, shopkeeper. It's inconvenient to be away from home. I don't like to be disturbed. Do you understand what I mean?"
The shopkeeper smiled so much that the wrinkles on his face could almost kill a fly: "I understand, I understand!"
After saying that, he immediately told another waiter to close the shop today and not to accept any more customers!
Zhang Biezhi stared at the scene in a daze. He also often stayed in the inn, but he didn't get the same treatment as Xiao Rong. Why? Just because he was handsome?
The shopkeeper wanted to do more than just refuse to receive customers. He even wanted to kick out all the guests who were already staying in the hotel. It was Xiao Rong who quickly stopped him and said that since those people had already moved in, he didn't need to bother them. They wouldn't dare to bother him if he left them alone.
What else could the shopkeeper say? Of course, he kept praising him for his kindness.
After entering the so-called best room, the smile on Xiao Rong's face gradually disappeared.
Ashu put the bag aside and called him softly: "Master?" Xiao Rong raised his head.
Ah Shu was really a little scared: "Master, this is not a shady shop, right?"
Xiao Rong: “…”
He didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Of course not, but I also want to thank the owner of this store. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have discovered this."
Ashu asked in confusion: "What's the matter?"
Xiao Rong just shook his head and did not answer him.
When he first settled in Xin'an, his mental state and wallet were not very good. Although he exchanged some silver cakes for travel expenses, most of his savings were spent on hiring a car and eating. He had to keep everything else simple. For example, he only had two sets of clothes. One was linen mixed with silk, with the silk content being only about one-tenth. This was what he wore when meeting guests. The other was pure linen, which he wore no matter how he wore it.
Fortunately, not all scholars are rich, so his dress would not arouse people's curiosity. At most, people would sigh that it was so beautiful but so poor. ...
But he is different now. He has upgraded his clothes a lot. All his clothes are made of silk. Some of the fabrics are even the works of Jiangnan embroiderers. A set of these clothes is worth hundreds of gold.
Gao Xunzhi was a person who had some tendencies towards being a motherly person. He always liked to style people and watch them change their clothes according to his ideas. Therefore, he was the one who prepared all the clothes for Qu Yunmie. Later, when Xiao Rong came, he also arranged Xiao Rong's wardrobe.
Although Xiao Rong was an art student, he didn't really care about the price of clothes, so he didn't know what kind of fabrics Gao Xunzhi stuffed into his clothes. But after just a quick touch, he realized that they should not be cheap.
In addition to clothes, there are also accessories. The jade hairpin on his head and the clothes pendant on his body are also among the spoils of the Zhenbei Army. No one knew which prince or noble these things belonged to before. Anyway, the Zhenbei Army has no queen or princess now, and few of them, a group of grown men, can wear such things. It is not easy to get a fairy-like figure, so naturally they all sent them to him immediately.
In addition, there were so many guards behind him, each of them riding a tall and strong horse. The most important and crucial point was Xiao Rong's unique beauty.
Before, when people saw him, they would guess whether he was a young master raised by a noble family, but at that time people would be confused because he rode a donkey cart and his mental state did not look right, but these two have disappeared now, so no one doubts it anymore.
What's more, this is Huaiyin City, the closest place to Jinling. Although the aristocratic families nowadays are always referred to as the xx family from xx place, all the truly influential aristocratic family figures are concentrated here in Jinling. After all, the reason why aristocratic families can become aristocratic families is because their families have been serving as officials in the court for generations.
This makes it understandable why the city guards and the shopkeeper wanted to make things easier for him. They thought that Xiao Rong must be a descendant of some high-ranking family and also held an official position, so they did not dare to offend him.
This is a pleasant surprise.
Even passers-by think he is a member of a noble family. Will the real noble family give him some preferential treatment just because of his face?
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