AWB Chapter 840: Fireworks in the World
Chapter 840: Fireworks in the World
On the way to Tongbao Inn, Shen Zheng kept lifting the car curtain to look outside.
She was in a hurry yesterday and it was getting late, so she couldn't see anything clearly along the way.
Only at this moment did she realize that Shangjing was truly prosperous, several times more prosperous than what she remembered.
The restaurant was luxuriously decorated, and people coming in and out of the door were all wealthy people dressed in silk and satin. Before the nobles even entered, the well-dressed waiters would come forward to greet them.
The threshold of the money shop was extremely high, and there were two strong warriors standing at the door. If someone with unclean clothes wanted to go in, they would be stopped and questioned by the warriors.
The women went into the rouge shop with the aroma of fragrance in the air, and as they passed by, they could hear faint laughter coming from inside.
When passing by the teahouse, you can still smell the aroma of tea. Then you can hear the sound of a gavel, and the storyteller's story gradually falls behind the carriage.
Shen Zheng tilted her head, wanting to listen to the storyteller's story, but accidentally met the eyes of a scholar who was drinking tea on the second floor. The scholar was stunned for a moment, then raised his teacup and nodded slightly to her. She smiled and nodded in return.
The porter was carrying a shoulder pole and moving sideways to let the carriage pass first. There were vegetables placed in the frames on both sides of the pole. There were not many vegetables, probably because it was almost noon, and the remaining vegetables were what people had left over.
The fighting children jumped past the carriage, and the two women chased after them, scolding them, and while scolding, they did not forget to look up and apologize to her.
Before she could respond, the other party chased the child away again.
As we walked further, we saw more and more street vendors.
The wontons, braised meat, and pastries smell delicious, and even the candied haws on straw sticks are fragrant.
Various hawking sounds were heard everywhere, and on the circus stage, cheers of applause were heard one after another.
Then came the lines that Shen Zheng was slightly familiar with: "Dear masters and ladies, young masters and young ladies, those who have money can show their support with money, and those who don't can show their support with their presence. Thank you all here!"
Then, there was cheering that resounded through the sky, probably because the juggler had shown off some special skill.
The sounds and scents filled Shen Zheng's heart.
The fireworks in the world touch the hearts of mortals.
"Do you want to go down for a walk?" Yu Shizhang asked her with a smile, "Your heart has already gone far away, leaving only your body sitting in this car with Benbo."
Shen Zheng tugged at the green official robe on her body, and then looked at Yu Shizhang's purple robe.
"Forget it..."
They just got off the car and walked, and the attention they attracted was definitely no less than that of a juggler.
"We're almost there." Yu Shizhang looked at the familiar street, "We'll be at the inn in less than a minute. Your clothes are all here. Just change into them when you get there."
Shen Zheng agreed with a smile.
Yu Shizhang said that when Liang Fu and Shen Xingjian returned to the capital, Yu Nanshu and the others refused to leave and cried and shouted that they wanted to stay in Jingzhou Prefecture. Fang Ziyan became even more anxious and said that if anything happened to his sister Shen, he would kill himself in front of the gate of Jingzhou Prefecture and make the prefect of Jingzhou live in unrest for the rest of his life.
Yu Shizhang had devoted all his mind and energy to searching for her and Yu Jiusi who were missing, and had no time to worry about Yu Nanshu and the others, so these people were almost put on the boat back to Beijing.
After returning to Beijing, Yu Nanshu did not dare to bring people back to Yongning Marquis's Mansion. Liang Fu and Shen Xingjian wanted them to stay at Shen's or Liang's Mansion, but Li Shiyuan said that Liang Fu and Shen Xingjian would definitely be watched by the officials in the court, so it would be better for them to hide in the market. After everyone discussed it, Pei Zhaoqi suggested secretly contacting the Fifth Inn, and finally chose the Fifth Inn to stay.
They stayed there for quite a while. Fortunately, the people from the fifth family kept an eye on them secretly and helped them to cut off many of their ties.
The sweet potatoes that Shen Zheng brought back were also placed in the inn and guarded by Xue Mai personally.
Eunuch Hong sat on the carriage board, not caring whether the people inside could hear him or not, and said cheerfully to himself: "It is thanks to Lord Shen that I have the opportunity to go out of the palace and take a look."
He sniffed the air, closed his eyes and said, "It's different from the palace."
He was the emperor's personal eunuch and could only be confined to the palace for the rest of his life.
To put it bluntly, if the emperor is no longer around after a few years, he...may have to go with him.
No one has set the rules, but a new emperor appoints new ministers. If his backers are gone, and he doesn't go with them, it's hard to say whether he can live like a human being in the future.
It would be better to follow the emperor. Not only can you continue to serve the emperor, but you can also gain a good reputation. Why not do it?
The atmosphere of worldly life was right before his eyes, clearly within his reach, but he just couldn't touch it.
The carriage passed through the streets and alleys, and he almost greedily engraved every scene and object in front of him in his mind. After a while, the carriage gradually slowed down, and Eunuch Hong took a look.
Tongbao Inn is almost here.
The inn was not very busy, but there were people coming in and out. What attracted his attention most were the boys and girls sitting at the door.
The three boys sat on the left side of the inn's gate.
He has a bookish air and his movements reveal a calmness that is not in line with his age. In contrast, his gaze is slightly inquiring.
Logically speaking, such a calm boy should not look around carelessly.
On the left side of the bookish boy sat a white fat boy holding a string of candied haws in his hand, but the rice paper on top was still intact, and it was obvious that the candied haws had not been touched.
It seems that this little fat guy is not that greedy.
On the right side of the bookish boy is a dark-skinned and thin boy. He should have been born in an ordinary family, but his eyes are extremely bright and he looks neither humble nor arrogant.
It is true that birds of a feather flock together.
Eunuch Hong thought that these three guys were pretty good, and his eyes drifted to the right side of the inn.
The girl sitting by the door on the right, dressed in cloth, is taking the pulse of the little girl on her left. From the looks of it, she looks like a young doctor.
And the girl on her left...
When Eunuch Hong's eyes fell on the other person, he was stunned.
Why is this little ancestor not in the Yongning Earl's Mansion, but sitting at the door of the Tongbao Inn instead?
Or just sit on the ground!
When he was slightly surprised, the other party raised his eyes and saw him.
"Uncle Hong!" Yu Nanshu grabbed Feng Qianzhi, stood up and ran over.
But her eyes were fixed on the carriage.
Eunuch Hong understood.
It seems that this little ancestor likes Lord Shen very much.
Without thinking too much, the little ancestor climbed up directly when the carriage stopped, and did not forget to bring the other girl up as well.
Eunuch Hong quickly moved aside.
"Sister Shen!"
The car curtain was pushed open by Yu Nanshu and Feng Qianzhi.
Inside the carriage, Shen Zheng was pounced upon by two men, and her back hit the carriage board.
"Fortunately you're okay, wuwuwuwu——"
The two of them were on Shen Zheng's left and right, and there was a fluffy head on each of their shoulders. Shen Zheng reached out and stroked it gently.
"I was scared to death, really scared to death..."
Waves of warmth and wetness came from the side of her neck, and Shen Zheng's hands became more and more gentle.