Chapter 80

80. Knowing the king's kindness and pity

In the blink of an eye, it was already the fourth day since Pei Nianyu came back from the palace.Pei Nianyu, who had no idea that his house was about to welcome an unexpected visitor, was thinking about where to buy a shop.

In the past few days, he sent out a bunch of delicious and practical medicinal recipes, which naturally impressed the shadow guards, and lined up every day to find Yun Shao little elder sister to make medicinal recipes for them.Naturally, Pei Nianyu liked to mention a lot of food value.

However, there is still no portion from Li Han and Pei Niancheng in these delicacies.Except for the snacks that were delivered two days ago, the medicinal recipes he gave earlier were not touched at all.

Pei Nianyu was puzzled, but he was too embarrassed to write to ask about it again, so he put it aside.

The shoulder injury is not healed, so he can't learn martial arts with Lao Lou now.The rare free time in the last few days has been used by him to cook medicinal meals for the old building and find a place to open a shop.

King Yu Palace also owns a lot of shops. However, those shops either sell the Four Treasures of the Study, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, spices and jade, and even other shops are like study, musical score and musical instrument shops.

These shops are in the charge of Gao Tong in the mansion, and he has chosen manpower to manage them.Although Pei Nianyu seldom asks questions, at most he only looks at the account books at the end of the year, but he obviously knows that these shops are all opened in the south of the imperial city, in Ningshoufang or nearby streets and alleys where the residences of famous families and families gather in Capital City.

The street shops in this kind of place are all engaged in the business of literati and elegant utensils, and basically no one will open a smoky restaurant in this kind of place.Even if there are a few dim sum shops—they are time-honored and well-known shops with retired royal chefs, and they are specially sold to the rich and leisure class, and the price of a box of dim sum is more than ten taels of silver.

This kind of location is obviously not Pei Nianyu's goal.

If he wants to open a store, he must take the public route, and only by spreading delicious food widely can he earn more food value.Therefore, it is the right solution to open the store in a city with a lot of traffic.

However, in the past few days, he took the time to go out and search around the Hing Xuan Street that he visited last time, but to no avail, he did not come across a suitable shop.Most of the shops that are intended to be sold or leased are located in unsuitable locations, or the structure of the shops is not suitable for small restaurants.And Pei Nianyu wants to buy a ready-made restaurant directly... and don't sell it.

Strange.

So Pei Nianyu called the housekeeper Gao Tong over and explained the matter.

Gao Tong is considered the oldest person in the mansion, so he was not surprised to hear Pei Nianyu's plan - after all, the Da Jing Dynasty has passed through so many generations, and there are many princes who love strange things and act absurdly.It's just that he wants to open a restaurant by himself... It's quite normal among them.

He thought for a moment, then said slowly:

"My lord, this matter... I'm afraid it still has something to do with you."

"... Huh? Why is it related to me if I can't receive the shop?"

The executive stroked his beard and thought deeply:

"My lord, you often live in the mansion, so you may not know about it. Ever since you made a lot of delicious food and spread it outside the mansion...the pursuit of delicious food has become a common practice in Capital City."

"Not to mention that more and more people want to enter the catering business when they see this business opportunity. This will make the shop even more popular. And those who open restaurants will try their best to find out the recipes that have been circulated in half of the palace.Fang Zi, holding the 'Tianjia Imperial Food' in their hands is like holding a hen that lays golden eggs, how can they sell the shop?"

"As for those shops that were not doing well, after seeing these new delicacies, even if they imitate them a little, they can still attract customers. After they have tasted the sweetness, they will not sell the shop at will."

"In the past, those were only circulated among the common people, so those small restaurants facing the street gradually became popular. As for now..."

Seeing his tone, Pei Nianyu suddenly had a bad feeling:

"Is it harder to buy now?"

"Exactly. My lord, I'm afraid you don't know it. Ever since you shocked those ministers at the Winter Solstice Banquet, now even the upper class has joined the wind of taste. Therefore, all the people in Capital CityThe location of the restaurant, and even the market quotations have been turned over several times..."

Pei Nianyu: "..."

Is it my fault to co-author?

He frowned:

"Then, what about the price increase? Money is not a problem."

Gao Tong smiled slightly:

"If you increase the price too much, I'm afraid they will think that you are in urgent need of a shop. When the time comes, they will raise the price of daylight robbery on the ground, but they won't be able to get it at five times or ten times the premium. Why do you spend so much money on it, my lord?"Where's the money?"

"……Too."

Gao Tong spoke at the right time, responding to this matter:

"This matter, I will pay attention to you, if there is a suitable shop, I will take it immediately, and I will never leave it to others."

Pei Nianyu thought that this was the only way to go. He had to devote a lot of time to learn martial arts first, otherwise the old building would never be at ease, so he nodded and said:

"Then, everything will be troublesome to the senior management."

"My lord, forgive me for saying too much."

"You just say so."

He saluted lightly and said:

"My lord, if you really want to go to the restaurants and restaurants yourself, there are too many people in that place. Although the shadow guards are omnipotent, but if you are not close enough to such a noisy place, there is always a time when you can't reach it."

"It's not that the old minister is talking too much. Now that Commander Lou has not regained his martial arts skills, you don't like the close protection of other shadow guards. If you want to go to that restaurant for a long time to sit in charge, I hope you... first learn a little bit of martial arts and protect yourself a little bit."Power."

Pei Nianyu: "..."

Even the housekeeper urged him to learn martial arts!And it seems that even if the senior executive finds a suitable shop, before he has learned martial arts well, the senior executive probably won't trust him.

It is impossible for him not to listen to the suggestion of the old minister in the mansion, so he sighed and said:

"I know, I will learn after the injury recovers in a few days."

Pei Nianyu paused, then said:

"Another thing..."

"Your Majesty, take orders."

Pei Nianyu hesitated for a while, as if he didn't know whether to speak or not, and said after a while:

"That's right, Ye Feng...he..."

Then he told about Lou Yefeng's spending all of his savings, and finally expressed embarrassingly that he wanted the old building to find a way to make money... bad intentions.

"I originally wanted him to take charge of the general affairs of the mansion, but firstly, it's not good for you to divide power like this, and secondly, Yefeng has been busy with his kung fu practice recently, so he really doesn't have the time."

The senior officer stroked his beard slowly and smiled:

"My lord, this old minister is really wishing for someone to help me... But since Deacon Lou is busy, let's forget it over there. Your lord, it's easy to talk about what you have ordered, and I leave it to the old minister. I'm sure I can find a chance to let you go."He made a lot of money in the open and square.”

"Then trouble the senior management."

"Where is the word of the prince?"

"..."

The two people here were talking, when suddenly a shadow guard outside the door came in and told Pei Nianyu, the shadow guard had a strange expression on his face:

"Master, two shadow guards from the palace came to the mansion, and... Lin Han..., they said... said..."

The shadow guard glanced at Gao Tong, so Gao Tong bowed to Pei Nianyu at the right time:

"The old minister will leave first."

"it is good."

Pei Nianyu sent the senior officer away, and continued to ask:

"Li Han, he doesn't take good care of his injuries, what are you doing here?"

The shadow guard's expression became even weirder:

"...It wasn't Li Han who 'wanted' to come, he was escorted by those two shadow guards..."

"...What? What happened to him?"

"The subordinates don't know why. They are in front of your bedroom at the moment, why don't you go and ask them yourself."

"Go."

………………

Pei Nianyu used his lightness skills and ran away, but just as he raised his breath and flew across a courtyard, he suddenly felt all the nearby shadow guards following him.

So he suddenly stopped in his tracks, and when he looked back, the dozen or so black figures behind him were vaguely shadowed behind the eaves and behind the trees, trying desperately to hide himself.

Pei Nianyu: "..."

He asked a little funny:

"Why are you following here in such a hurry?"

One of the shadow guards who moved the slowest and didn't hide was naturally pushed out, he hesitated for a while.He can't say openly that he wants to follow his master to protect him, can he?Obviously not.

So the little shadow guard had no choice but to admit his mistake:

"Look... watch the fun..."

Pei Nianyu: "..."

He was quite speechless, but... In fact, he himself went to watch the fun, so he was naturally ashamed to blame these shadow guards.So he had no choice but to let the shadow guards follow behind secretly.

Not long after, Pei Nianyu arrived outside Hanqiu Pavilion's own bedroom, but he took a look——

Alright, the circle of dozens of black shadows on the outer roof of Hanqiu Pavilion are all playthings!

This is because apart from the shadow guards guarding him and guarding everywhere in the mansion, all other shadow guards who are idle have come to watch in advance?

Even those who were on night shift and went back to sleep... all got up specially to watch Li Han's excitement?

Seeing that He Qi was also there, Pei Nianyu waved him over:

"What's the situation?"

He Qi said:

"Your subordinate has already asked clearly. It was His Majesty who imposed the punishment on Li Han. He said that Li Han's dereliction of duty during the Winter Solstice Banquet caused you to be injured, so he was specially sent here to execute him in front of you. Then let him...In the mansion... I have thought about it for ten days."

Pei Nianyu understood what his younger brother meant in seconds, and it was clearly an arrangement that did not want Li Han to suffer too much.

But...Pei Niancheng is the Ninth Five-Year Lord after all, and Li Han is His Majesty's shadow guard after all.Even though Pei Niancheng might feel pity for him, he still couldn't do whatever he wanted like Pei Nianyu, who said he didn't want to be punished.

Pei Nianyu sighed secretly, no matter how he recovers from his injuries in the future, it seems that Li Han's torment today is inevitable.So... let him think of something?

only……

"What's going on with the shadow guards in our mansion?"

"Master, you said they..."

He Qi snickered twice suddenly:

"Li Han is His Majesty's shadow head. It's rare to see him being punished once, and it's specially for the punished master to see. They are a little surprised..."

Seeing He Qi's malicious smile, Pei Nianyu couldn't help but be a little puzzled and said:

"Then Old He, you are also here to watch the fun?"

Unexpectedly, He Qi suddenly said seriously:

"of course not!"

"What is that for?"

"Returning to the master, this subordinate is here to see how His Majesty's Criminal Division deacon uses the whip technique. This subordinate is called observing and learning..."

Pei Nianyu: "..."

He immediately remembered how He Qi tortured the little thief assassins who were caught when he was in charge of the punishment hall in the mansion, and then remembered how he urged himself to punish Lian Xiao just two days ago, Pei Nianyu was stunnedfor a moment—

Old He, I am really convinced by your bad taste...

Pei Nianyu shook his head, turned around and entered the courtyard, and after a brief glance, he saw Lin Hanzheng kneeling upright in the middle of the main courtyard of Hanqiu Pavilion.

He was dressed in black, and although his head was drooping, his back was straight.His hands were tied behind him by thin chains, his eyes were half closed, and his expression was calm, as if he didn't feel the slightest bit about being under dozens of pairs of eyes.

Beside Li Han stood two deacon shadow guards from the Criminal Division, like sculptures.

Standing in front of Li Han, Pei Nianyu couldn't help sighing when he saw his calm appearance.Before the executing shadow guard spoke, he raised his hand and made a gesture, and then all the shadow guards watching on the roof dispersed.

——Of course Pei Nianyu would not let Li Han be humiliated in front of so many people.

Hearing the movement, Li Han slightly raised his head to look at Pei Nianyu, his expression finally changed a little.It seemed to be unexpected, and it seemed to be some other emotion, but it quickly subsided and restored a respectful expression.