The sky is slightly blue and it is drizzling.

Guangling City has woken up, many breakfast shops in the streets have opened their doors, and the chimneys on the roofs are also emitting streams of smoke.

The door of the tavern at the east end of Erjinggou Alley also creaked open.

Li Chenan took Li Xiaohua out and closed the two doors.

Facing the drizzle, the two began their daily morning run.

For these neighbors in Erjinggou Alley, they have become accustomed to it. After getting along with each other these days, their attitude towards Li Chenan has of course undergone a huge change——

People don't bother to talk to people who are inferior to them, because they feel that it loses their identity.

Originally, these neighbors had a sufficient sense of superiority in front of Li Chenan, but since the opening of that tavern, and since the supply of expensive wine in that tavern has exceeded demand, their sense of superiority has disappeared, but they cannot feel hatred. It turned into envy.

People usually look up when they look at someone who is richer or more respectable than themselves. This kind of looking up comes from admiration in their hearts, but of course it may also be fear.

They will act extremely cordial to express their goodwill and hope to get closer to the other person.

If the other party can talk to me a few more words, he will feel that his status has been raised a little, and he can even be proud of it. When he talks to the neighbors, his waist will be straighter and his voice will be louder. Some.

Shopkeeper Zhao, who was kneading dough on the chopping board, stuck his head out and took a look. In the past, Li Chenan would have gone out for a run at this time, and it was still the same today.

"Good morning Mr. Li!"

"Good morning, Shopkeeper Zhao!"

"It's raining today, why don't you come in and sit down? The first tray of steamed cakes will be out soon, why don't you come and have some first? My treat!"

"Shopkeeper Zhao is very polite, please come back later and eat later."

"Okay, I'll keep this villain for you, Young Master!"

Li Chenan and Li Xiaohua ran past his shop, and he smiled triumphantly, thinking that after closing, he would have to go to Lao Yutou and say something.

Jogging all the way, the two ran out of Erjinggou Alley and passed through Bajiao Pavilion. However, Li Chenan changed direction and did not go to Qiliqiao Alley.

"Master, you are wrong!"

"That's right, let's go to Huapingxi and have a look."

Huaping Lake is very big.

Lakeside House is located on the west side of Huaping Lake.

The entire street is built along the lakeside, where there are the best teahouses, wine shops, inns and gambling houses in Guangling City.

Of course, the most famous one is the brothel there.

The Ningxiang Pavilion is right there.

Located in the middle of Hupan Renjia Alley, it is the brothel with the largest area, the most exquisite decoration, and the most and most beautiful girls in the building.

Li Chenan's predecessor had been to this place before, but not to a brothel, but to a gold-selling gambling shop located there.

The two of them jogged all the way to the alleyway by the lakeside. It seemed as if they were still sleeping here. Almost all the shops in the streets and alleys had not opened yet, making it look extremely deserted.

But in the deserted air, there is still a faint taste of luxury from last night.

Even though it is right next to Huaping Lake, it still cannot purify those smells.

The mission of Lijing Division that Cuihua brought back yesterday was like a heavy stone weighing on Li Chenan's heart.

He suddenly felt that the happy life he wanted to live was a little difficult, mainly because he had fallen into the trap of that handsome father-in-law.

Last night he thought about running away, but Cuihua said that unless you could escape from Ningguo, you would be hunted down by the Lijing Division.

Guangling City is in the hinterland of Ning State. No matter which country you go to, it is very far away, so you can't run away.

What else can be done?

Just go ahead and do it!

But assassination is not my specialty!

What's more, I don't even know what that guy named Song Yuanping looks like.

He hasn't thought of a good way yet, so he just came to this place to have a look.

Of course, Li Xiaohua didn't know anything. She just thought that the young master had made money. She probably had the idea of ​​​​looking for flowers and asking for help.

This is of course a good thing.

When the young master goes to a brothel, he will probably take his nursing home with him.

The young master is working in a girl's room in a brothel, so it would be great to listen to music outside.

After all, this place was once very far away from Li Xiaohua.

The master and servant ran to the Ningxiang Pavilion. Li Chenan slowed down and realized that the only thing erected on the street was the archway of the Ningxiang Pavilion——

The tall and grand archway has three big characters written on it: Ningxiang Pavilion.

There is also a tall flagpole on both sides of the archway, and a string of bright red lanterns hanging on the flagpole. However, the lights inside have been extinguished at this time, and the lanterns are swaying gently in the morning breeze.

Passing through the archway is the way to Ningxiang Pavilion.

It was still a road paved with bluestone slabs, but the road was quite wide and could accommodate two carriages traveling side by side.

There are various flowers and plants planted on both sides of the road. The grass is green and the flowers are gorgeous.

Then...a little further inside is a rockery pond, which divides the road into two.

I couldn't see beyond the rockery, I could only see the looming eaves of the pavilions on both sides of the rockery in the misty rain.

The two continued to trot forward, and next to Ningxiang Hall was a restaurant called Shiheju.

The restaurant has three floors, the front is very spacious, and the decoration is very elegant.

It is the most famous restaurant in Guangling City. It is said that the minimum price for a table is two taels of silver.

Just past Shiheju is an inn called Shuiyunjian, and just past this inn is the Napinjin Gambling House that my predecessor once visited.

Li Chenan stopped here.

He did not exercise here, but turned around and walked back with Li Xiaohua.

The rain gradually became a little heavy.

The two of them walked under the eaves of these shops.

When passing by Shuiyunjian, a window on the second floor of the inn happened to open.

Of course Li Chenan didn't know.

A woman's head popped out of the window. She looked left and right, propped up the window with a stick, picked up a basin of water next to her and poured it out.

Just at this moment, Li Chenan walked out of the eaves.

The girl exclaimed: "Get out of here, get out of here...!"

His Majesty?

Li Chenan raised his head and responded casually: "My beloved concubine...!"

The basin of water poured on his head.

"Oh, you are a person who is told to stay away, but you just..."

The girl upstairs was so anxious that she stamped her feet. She turned around and was about to go downstairs to apologize to the young man, but unexpectedly her arm happened to hit the window support.

Li Chenan, who was wiping the water on his face, had never expected such an accident this morning. The support pole fell, and "Bang...!" someone hit him on the head.

The window opened again.

The girl stuck her head out again, then her eyes widened, she swallowed, stuck out her tongue, and then she walked out of the window...

Li Chenan felt a little confused.

What the hell!

Before the mission even had a clue, he had suffered such misfortune one after another!

He touched his head and thought, I really am not Ximen Qing!


Chapter completed!