It was lunch time, and people were gathering in various restaurants. There were not many people on the street. Si Yiluo was walking very slowly on horseback, passing by Tanchun Building, he raised his head and met a pair of eyes.
Shen Moran covered her face and dressed up in men's clothing, and sitting opposite her was a young man in black.
What tricks are the couple playing?
"Master Si, there is a private room upstairs. Please give me a private room upstairs——"
The man from Tanchunlou greeted him warmly, and Si Yiluo threw the reins to him.
"I have an appointment upstairs, no need to lead me, I'll go there by myself."
In the private room, Shen Moran waved the folding fan and said, "I said A Luo will definitely recognize me at a glance. I will win our bet."
Zhou Zhan looked at her face. He personally disguised her. Although her facial features were not covered up, her skin color and eyebrow shape were adjusted. She was dressed in men's clothing at this time. Even if she was a familiar person, she would have to look at her at first sight. React for a while.
"Si Yiluo might be here to keep an appointment..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Si Yiluo opened the door and came in. He turned around, closed the door and hugged the two of them.
"Your Highness, Princess, I'm sorry to disturb you."
Shen Moran covered her lips and laughed, and the human skin mask on Zhou Zhan's face tugged.
"Don't bother me. I just made a bet with His Highness that you would definitely recognize me. Your Highness doesn't believe it. So please, please sit down for this meal!"
Si Yiluo took off his sword and official hat.
"Why are you here?"
Shen Moran became particularly lively after seeing Si Yiluo, and said with joy, "Let's keep an eye on him!"
Si Yiluo raised his eyes.
Stalking? She has never seen anyone sitting in the private room of Tanchun Building and watching.
"When you came in, at the rightmost table in the lobby on the first floor, was there a young scholar in his early twenties wearing ginger brocade?"
Si Yiluo thought about it for a moment, nodded and replied: "There was a man wearing turmeric brocade clothes, with a medium build and a handsome appearance. Next to him there were several scholars of similar age to him, one of whom was wearing a sapphire blue gold pattern. He's a little older, has a mustache, and doesn't look like a good person."
Just passing by the lobby on the first floor, she remembered the characteristics of the guests at the table so clearly that Shen Moran gave her a thumbs up.
"The man in ginger clothes is Ye Xu. Jiang Yun's sweetheart is this year's new Jinshi. He was assigned to the Shipping Department in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. What do you think of this person?"
Si Yiluo was not that capable of asking her to characterize a person with just one glance.
"You think that royal blue man doesn't look like a good person. What's the basis for that?"
When you meet someone for the first time, you will have a first impression, and then you will make your own subjective judgment on whether you like that person or not. This is a normal person's reaction, but Si Yiluo is not a normal person, and her situation does not allow her to rely on it. You judge a person by first impression.
"He has a sly look on his face. He has been praising Ye Xu at the banquet and constantly pouring wine on him. Either he wants to plot against him or get some benefits from him."
Shen Moran poured her a glass of sake in an awkward manner.
"Then let's wait and see."
Shen Moran narrowed his eyes and smiled, and it seemed that he was holding back his calculations. Si Yiluo was not busy anyway, so he had lunch with him.
There were more people on the street in the afternoon.
"Out!"
Ye Xu's ginger clothes were not conspicuous in the crowd, but the mustache in the royal blue brocade clothes was very eye-catching. The group drank too much and walked along the street with each other's shoulders.
After having enough wine and food, everyone went back to their homes. After Ye Xu said goodbye to everyone, he followed Mustache away.
Zhou Zhan told Yinyue to follow him. Ye Xu's steps were frivolous and he looked like he had drunk a lot. He was dragged by Mustache into a small alley. There were many shops in the small street behind the main street. The two of them walked to a small alley.
Stopped at a dry goods store.
"elder brother!"
A girl of sixteen or seventeen years old who was dressed simply came out of the shop. When she saw that Mustache had also drunk a lot, the two of them were staggering and could not stand steady, so she took the initiative to take Ye Xu's arm from him and put it on her shoulder.
, helped him walk to the shop.
"Brother, why do you drink so much again? If you don't study hard and go out fooling around all day long, be careful of your father scolding you!"
Mustache chuckled and said: "Dad, it's okay. I just lie down for a while. This is my classmate. He is very good. He was assigned to Jiangsu and Zhejiang in high school this year. You help him to the room behind and help his brother."
Take good care of it, I'll just take a nap in the shop for a while..."
The girl helped Ye Xu to the backyard, fetched water and helped him clean his face.
At the wine table just now, Ye Xu was blown away by Mustache. Mustache said that his family was doing business and agreed to lend him a thousand taels of silver. He told him that his sister admired talents like him the most and wanted to meet him... and...
She said that even if she was a concubine, it would be a blessing to marry a man like him...
When I followed him here, I thought that because of his unattractive moustache, his sister wouldn't be that good-looking. Who would have thought that although a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl doesn't know how to dress up, she smells so good...
When a man drinks some wine, his mind becomes inoperable, and all kinds of imaginative thoughts come to mind. The girl's fingers accidentally rub against her face, and the skin brushed by her fingertips feels itchy. He suddenly reaches out and grabs the girl.
His wrists forcefully brought the person into his arms.
The girl exclaimed in surprise and refused: "Sir, what are you doing?"
Ye Xu thought in his mind that girls are thin-skinned and are embarrassed to say it. They are obviously attracted to him, but they still pretend to be chaste.
"Don't worry, I will be responsible for you!"
Isn't she just a concubine? He can afford this title.
The girl was still screaming and tried her best to resist but was suppressed by him and unable to move.
"Help-"
Ye Xu was annoyed by her struggle and slapped her.
"Isn't she just a merchant's daughter? What is it about being noble? Your brother is not qualified to take part in the imperial examination even if he has studied for twenty years. You are lucky to be able to follow me, so don't be shameless!"
The girl received a slap, and her face immediately swelled up. She was scared and aggrieved, and she shouted outside: "Brother, save me quickly——"
In the front shop, Mustache was sleeping in a daze. A customer came in to buy something. He shouted twice but no one answered. He was about to leave when he suddenly heard a movement in the backyard. He stepped forward to wake him up and asked: "Your sister is calling for help inside."
Well, go and have a look."
It happened that Mustache's father came back from buying some goods and saw that he was drinking. He didn't beat him immediately because there were people in the store.
"Excuse me, what would you like?"
The guest shook his head, pointed to the backyard and reminded: "I heard your girl shouting from behind, you should go and take a look first..."
"It's okay, what can happen to that girl? If you want something, I'll get it for you first!" Mustache's father is an honest and responsible businessman. Although he wants to scold Mustache, he still chats with the customers with a smile.
Jia Chang said, "My son is not good at studying, and he can't do anything well. Don't be like him."
"Anyway, it's great to be able to go to school. I'll buy some brown sugar. If you are free now, help me pack two kilograms first."
The mustachioed father found oil paper, wrapped it up, picked up the scale and was about to weigh it, when he suddenly heard a plop in the backyard, accompanied by a woman's shrill cry.
"Dad, save me quickly!"
Only then did Mr. Mustache realize that something was wrong and ran to the backyard. The scene in the yard made him furious. The girl's clothes were torn, her face was swollen, there were blood stains on the corners of her lips, and she tripped over the threshold with her clothes disheveled.
In the yard.
A young man who looked good-looking but also disheveled came out of the house.
The customers who came to buy things gathered outside the small door to watch the excitement, and were startled when they saw the formation.
"Shopkeeper, do you want me to report you to the official position?"