Rise From the Humble

At dusk in Kyoto, with the lingering wind of the setting sun, the sunset glow burned half the sky red, filling the capital with boundless redness, adding a lot of hazy and poetic flavor to the bustling imperial capital.

Early mornings and evenings are most popular in midsummer. The morning is cool, but many people can’t enjoy it because of snooze and other reasons; dusk is different, the heat of the dull day has dissipated for most of the time, and people who have been busy or pastime all day can enjoy such a comfortable dusk.

The already prosperous imperial capital became even more lively, full of traffic and pedestrians.

Located in Xicheng District, Zuixianlou is one of the most famous restaurants in the capital. It is built with jade and carved railings, with cornices and corners, as if flying into the clouds. There is a couplet pasted at the gate of Zuixian Tower, the upper couplet reads "King Wen of Zhou visits Tai Gong Zhiwei to stop the car";

Zuixianlou has always been a place where the literati, warriors and travellers of the capital have a drink, a gathering, a chat and a chat.

Still today.

The restaurant was noisy with people, and there were no empty seats. There were three to five tables of literati, refined scholars, warriors, and passers-by.

If you want to be quieter, you can go to the private rooms on the second and third floors. The interior decoration is exquisite and elegant, and it is very comfortable.

At this moment, Zhu Ping'an, Li Shu, Hua'er, Xiong Zi and Xiao Luoli were eating in the private room on the second floor.

When Linhuaihou went out to visit friends in the afternoon, Zhu Pingan took Li Shu, Hua'er and the others to go boating in Shichahai. Xiongzi and little Lolita Niuniu wanted to go with them after hearing about it, so Zhu Pingan and Li Shu had to go out. Take them with you.

Of course Liu Mu and Liu Dadao also followed.

Rafting on the Shichahai Lake and wandering in the sea of ​​lotus flowers is a special mood.

Fishing, enjoying the lotus, playing for a whole afternoon, did not return until dusk, when passing by this store, the bear boy was hungry, smelling the smell of the restaurant, he did not leave without saying anything, so Zhu Pingan Then he took them into the store for dinner.

Li Shu is so beautiful, Baozi's little maid Hua'er and Qin'er are also pretty, like the moonlight in the night sky, it's impossible not to be noticed, Zhu Pingan led Li Shu and the others into the shop, It caused a sideways look.

As long as the people sitting in the lobby noticed Zhu Ping'an and the others entering the store, their eyes would be attracted by Li Shu and the others, and they would be amazed.

How can there be such beauty in the world? !

Then I noticed Zhu Pingan next to Li Shu. Looking at the way Li Shu and Zhu Pingan were whispering, it was obvious that the famous flower had already had an owner, and it was the posture of the people around her. As for the slightly inferior Huaer and Qiner Obviously a maid.

In this day and age, what does it mean to be a maid?

In some people's eyes, the maids are just screaming and screaming. To put it bluntly, the maids are not restricted by the master, and they can enjoy them as long as they say they enjoy them. The dream of some maids.

All the good cabbages are arched by pigs. There are still three cabbages in one arch, all of which are juicy cabbages.

As a result, everyone sitting in the lobby envied and hated Zhu Ping'an.

Zhu Ping'an looks ordinary, with a simple and honest face, not handsome at all, which makes people even more envious and jealous.

If it weren't for Zhu Ping'an's obviously rich and noble attire, and Liu Mu and Liu Dadao who were obviously very skilled behind him.

They are not as simple as just sitting on the table envious and jealous.

Li Shuhuaer and the others hated the lobby very much, and Zhu Pingan didn't like the eyes of the people in the lobby who were so good at cabbages, so they rewarded the waiter with a piece of silver and asked the waiter to arrange a private room on the second floor.

Liu Mu and Liu Dadao wanted to stay in the lobby, and Zhu Pingan also knew that they would feel uncomfortable if they went to the private room, but they would be more comfortable eating in the lobby, so he ordered a table for them and asked them to stay. In the lobby.

The environment of the private room on the second floor is good, the decoration is elegant and exquisite, like a study or a boudoir, it is both elegant and comfortable.

A table of dishes, a pot of tea.

During the meal, the chatter downstairs also came up faintly.

"Master Yan really deserves to be a minister of the Zhu Kingdom. He was ordered to investigate the theft of the Taicang Bank, and found out more than a hundred of the country's moths in one fell swoop. In just two days, we have generated more than 700,000 silver and more than 200,000 gold for our Daming treasury. Ten thousand taels..."

"The minister of the shoulders, the Great Ming jade..."

"Hey, have you heard! Yesterday, Jin Yiwei found more than 100,000 taels of silver and 10,000 taels of gold from the house of the former treasury minister in Taicang. When pulling the gold and silver, a horse was exhausted to death..."

"Hehe, it's not surprising that so much money was found from his house. No one knows how greedy that person is in private. If you want me to say, the most shocking thing is Wang Yushi, tsk tsk, anyone who mentioned Wang Yushi before yesterday had to stand up." Thumbs up, this is a well-known upright official in Ming Dynasty. He has been an official in the capital for ten years, and he still lives in a rented house. When his daughter is ten years old, she still shares a room with them... There is no way, let alone buy a house , this Wang Yushi can’t even afford to rent a big house. I heard that when people from Dongchang searched their homes, this Wang Yushi would drink porridge with rotten vegetable leaves with his wife and children, tsk tsk, but never expected that Dongchang The people found 18,543 taels of silver in Wang Yushi's dilapidated house, and buried it in the yard."

"I heard that two officials in Taicang committed suicide in fear of crime."

Hearing such high-spirited talk from the people downstairs, Hua'er, the little maid of Baozi, could put a bottle of oil on her pursed mouth, and became indignant: "Why, it's my uncle who found out the case, and it's a deficit account book! , my uncle has already found out the problem, so what Yan Song just reached out to pick a ripe peach, why should he take all the benefits."

"That's right, I'm also aggrieved for my uncle." Qin'er nodded accordingly.

"Hmph, they are just bullying people. My uncle worked so hard in the past few days. He got up early and stayed up late at night. He couldn't eat well and sleep well. He ate cakes all day long. He finally checked the national treasury's deficit. In the end, they got nothing for nothing. I picked the peaches as soon as I stretched out my hand, I'm getting angry just thinking about it." Baozi's little maid, Hua'er's face was puffed up.

After Hua'er finished speaking, there was another discussion downstairs, and after hearing a sentence, the corners of her brows frowned and her eyebrows danced, "So there are still people who understand."

"If you want me to say that Mr. Zhu Pingan, the inspector who discovered the deficit in Taicang a few days ago, is the biggest contributor. If Mr. Zhu hadn't been afraid of power at that time, stripped off his clothes to prove his innocence, and insisted on investigating Taicang to the bottom. How could such a big Taicang theft be exposed in broad daylight."

The discussion downstairs spread to the private room on the second floor, making Baozi's little girl dance with joy.

However, the little maid of Baozi soon pouted her lips again, because similar arguments were quickly overshadowed by the overwhelming voices of praise for Yan Song.