After resigning, I switched to fortune-telling

Chapter 38

"Qinglou?"

Shang Qingyao raised his brows, his expression was gloomy, and his tone was unclear.

Song Xuan nodded affirmatively, and told the news he had heard again.

"After Shizi Xie and Young Master Li separated, they headed towards the Zhifen Alley. Someone saw him enter Lishengfang."

The name of Lishengfang sounds elegant, but it is indeed a place of fireworks, and it is the most famous one in the imperial capital.

He just happened to hear the whereabouts of Xie Shizi before entering the palace, thinking that His Majesty has shown special concern for Wei Guogong's son recently, so he told this matter.

Song Xuan thought that Shang Qingyao would probably not care much about this matter - Shang Qingyao was not really Xie Shizi's father, besides, even Wei Guogong himself didn't care much about Xie Shizi's absurd behavior.

If it wasn't for deliberate connivance, a person like Wei Guogong would not be able to raise Xie Shizi's worry-free, flamboyant temperament.

Song Xuan silently sighed in sympathy.

It's really hard to be a courtier of the first emperor.However, the king is too wise, and it is not easy to be a courtier-this means that it is much more difficult to figure out the mind and preferences of the immediate boss than to please a fatuous king with obvious weaknesses.

Just like this moment.

The hall was silent for a while, before Shang Qingyao said slowly: "I remember the brothel of this dynasty, non-official ones are not allowed to touch it."

This is the decree of Sejong's first dynasty, in order to reduce the trafficking of women.And on the surface, these brothels do not open certain special businesses, they only provide errands such as playing music and accompanying drinks, but it is unknown how it actually is.But beauty is always attractive, especially when it is followed by power and money.In the first emperor's reign, the government and the public were chaotic. In order to raise money, the families of the first emperor's favorite concubines paid attention to this industry, and Lishengfang also opened.

The new emperor ascended the throne and was busy gathering forces in the court. These trivial matters were not brought to Shang Qingyao's eyes for the time being.

It just happened to catch up with Xie Shizi's east wind.

Song Xuan didn't know who to sympathize with now, he said solemnly: "I'll ask someone to seize it immediately. At the feet of the Son of Heaven, there are people who are so ignorant of the king's law!"

When he said this, a burst of wonder crossed his heart—why does His Majesty know that Lishengfang is not an official camp?

The thought was fleeting, and after a small wave appeared in Song Xuan's heart, it was quietly revealed.

He didn't know what Shang Qingyao was thinking - if it was an official camp, he would just find a reason to take the person out, if it wasn't an official camp, then that would be just right, and he would save the need to find a reason in front of Xie Tangru, just seal it up.

Shang Qingyao closed the memorial.

Xie Tangru has a smart personality, so he shouldn't be led astray, let alone taught badly in these places of fireworks.

Wei Guogong neglected to discipline him.

Xie Shizi still doesn't know that his unlucky double may be kicked out by a brothel in his name tonight.

The crescent moon jumped over the eaves, hanging high in the night.

He changed into his night clothes and was about to go out.

Jianshuang stood under the eaves, holding Xie Tangru's cloak in her hand, and walked over quickly: "My lord, I'm afraid the plan has changed."

Xie Tangru: "What?"

"Just received the news from the palace that Shang Qingyao took the embroiderers and headed towards Nanshi."

Her voice is fast and flat.

Lishengfang is in that direction.Xie Tangru narrowed her eyes slightly.

Jianshuang's voice continued: "The Embroidery Envoys sealed off all non-official brothel and dance workshops in central Beijing tonight. According to their route, they will arrive at Lishengfang in about an hour. Do you need to let the shadow guards withdraw first?"

Xie Tangru rubbed his forehead and heart.

Why is it so difficult for him to listen to a tune?

"Ask people to withdraw first, and I will go there in person. Why did Shang Qingyao go out of the palace in person for such a trivial matter?" What is he doing outside the palace instead of sitting on the sidelines in the prison?

Shang Qingyao made it unclear what the purpose of this time was, although Xie Tangru might not run into each other, he still planned to go there in person.The substitute shadow guard may not be able to deceive the other party.

Xie Shizi couldn't understand.

Xie Shizi was very troubled.

In order to avoid being exposed, Xie Shizi had to follow Shang Qingyao's trail.

Why is she so like an infatuated girl chasing a sad man?

Xie Shizi thought with sorrow.

He is too difficult.

The incident happened suddenly, so Xie Tangru's plan had to be changed.

He said softly: "Since Shang Qingyao doesn't sit in the palace, let's do it in advance."

In an instant, he was already thinking about how to delay Shang Qingyao's movements and buy more time for tonight's prison robbery.

This can be regarded as a kind of confrontation as he wished.

Jianshuang: "Yes."

You don't need to deal with Shang Qingyao, as long as you get rid of that idiot Song Xuan, Jianshuang unconsciously curled his lips slightly, which is much easier than the original task.

She thought about it, and happily discussed with the head of the dark guard how to fool Song Xuan and get the people out of the prison.

As for Shizi's situation, Jianshuang didn't think about it at all - with Shizi's ability, it would not be a problem to drag Shang Qingyao for several hours.

Xie Shizi himself felt that it was a problem.

He didn't want to have too much dealings with Shang Qingyao in this situation.

The shadow guard silently hid in the darkness. Behind the bead curtain, the woman who was lightly applying powder and her cheeks were prickly lit was plucking the strings and playing the piano with all her heart, not even noticing that the listener had changed.

Xie Tangru poured himself a cup of tea, but didn't bring it to the mouth - he didn't dare to eat casually from this kind of place.He lowered his eyelashes halfway, looking at the picture of beauties on the tea set, lifelike, with affectionate brows, he could walk out of the picture in the next moment.

He looked at it for a while, then turned the teacup in the other direction, thinking that the painted eyes were somewhat similar to Shang Qingyao's.

If Shang Qingyao didn't become the emperor and found a job in Lishengfang, he would be happy to come here every day.

Too bad it's just a daydream.

The door was pushed open from the outside, and Xie Tangru woke up from her dream.

Shang Qingyao couldn't find a job in Lishengfang, but he could handle the whole Lishengfang in one pot.

The young new emperor stood at the door with a solemn face. He probably didn't want to reveal his identity, so he wore the same clothes as the embroidered clothes behind him, with cloud patterns rolling in the red clothes.The only thing that distinguishes him from the others is the jade on his waist.

Speaking of this... Xie Tangru's eyes hesitated for a moment on Yu Jue before sliding over like flowing water.

... His jade pendant is still in Shang Qingyao's hand.

I have to figure out a way to get back.

As for the seal, I also found a reason to return it.They were talking nonsense when they were drunk, but now that they are sober, they should return their belongings to their original owners and not owe each other.

Thoughts turned a thousand times in an instant, Xie Tangru propped his chin and looked at Shang Qingyao, but remained motionless.

Shang Qingyao raised his hand, and immediately someone politely invited the girl playing the piano out of the room.Xie Tangru noticed that the other party had black hair like clouds and sparkling eyes, she was an extremely beautiful girl.

It's a pity that no matter how beautiful the girl is, Xie Tangru and Xie Tangru don't have the great fate to be friends tonight. As soon as she walked out, the door of the room was closed by embroidered clothes on both sides to isolate all the noise and commotion.

The room is decorated with bright red curtains, mandarin duck brocade quilts, several red candles are lit, and incense is lit on the table. After smelling it for a long time, it makes people feel ecstatic and confused.

Xie Tangru was not fooled by the fragrance, remembering his and Shang Qingyao's identities, he performed the etiquette of a courtier, and sat down again on his own.Shang Qingyao glanced at him, raised his hand to wipe out the incense on the case.

"There's something emotional in this spice."

"..." Xie Tangru blinked, slowly digesting the meaning contained in his words, and after understanding, he couldn't help admiring the hidden guard who had been sitting here for an hour or two instead.

I will not come to the brothel next time.Xie Tang thought seriously, he couldn't embarrass his subordinates too much.

After all, if there is one missing, it will be difficult to find a satisfactory one.

Seeing his appearance, Shang Qingyao frowned slightly.Thinking of the news he received, Xie Tangru sat here for so long and inhaled a lot of spices, his mind is not as clear as usual...it's normal.

He looked down again and found that the tea had also been mixed with ingredients.

But Xie Tangru probably didn't drink much.

Shang Qingyao: "Do you still recognize me?"

The glass-like eyes closed gently, then opened again, Xie Tangru looked at him and said: "...I recognize it."

"Who am I?" he asked calmly.

This time, Xie Tangru didn't answer right away—he estimated in his heart how long it would take for someone not so clear-headed to react, and after a while he said slowly: "...Oh, you are the one who took my jade pendant .”

"Jade pendant?" Shang Qingyao raised his brows and smiled inexplicably, looking closely, there was an inexplicable sense of danger.He said softly: "So you still recognize who I am? I thought they really refused to recognize me."

Xie Tangru didn't pay attention to what Shang Qingyao said. Anyway, his mind is not clear now, and he won't remember anything until tomorrow. What Shang Qingyao said has nothing to do with him.

Xie Tangru just wanted to get Yupei back now.

He wished to give his past self a hammer, to see if he could clear his foolish mind a bit, and stop giving important tokens to others casually.

Xie Shizi: "You took my jade pendant - you have to return it to me."

"Didn't you give it to me? Why don't you take back the things you gave away?" Shang Qingyao asked him, his voice was low and there was a thin smile, with a hint of coaxing in it.

This reason is reasonable, if he is a bit thin-skinned, he would be too embarrassed to speak again, but Xie Shizi, relying on his current confusion, did not take it seriously at all: "But it is my jade pendant."

There was a bit of grievance in his voice.

It is hard not to be soft-hearted.

It's a pity that His Majesty's heart is as hard as iron, and he is ruthless: "What you give me is mine, you can't take it back."

"If you want, you don't give it."

"Unless you trade it for something else."

The author has something to say: Let me talk about the update issue, because I feel that everyone is waiting harder (cover your face).

The internship is about three weeks away, and there are a lot of chores. I originally wanted to add more overtime on weekends, but who would have thought that I would have to work extra overtime (JPG with tears in my head), I really can't spare a lot of energy.

So the update in the next three weeks is still not very punctual. Basically, it will not be updated after twelve o'clock from Monday to Friday. I can only say that I try my best to write.But after the internship is over, the update time will be set.

So don't wait for the update recently, I suggest you take a look in the morning.Because I'm not sure myself.