ninety thousand miles

Chapter 364 Hanging out

Tea and snacks were soon served.

Li Chuan hasn't gone out for a long time.

The tea sets clinked, tea gurgled into the cups, and the hurried footsteps of the tea doctor were mixed in with the laughter and conversations of the tea guests. Li Chuan took a sip of tea in the midst of the excitement.

Gong Er looked around and said, "Why are there no storytellers or piano players?"

"Maybe he hasn't come yet. I'll ask later..." Before Li Chuan finished speaking, Gong Er jumped to another topic. He said, "I heard that a building was built by the Yanshui River in Dongcheng. Shi Fang, shall we go and see it later?”

"Okay." Li Chuan agreed. He was a little curious and asked, "Where did you hear all this? You don't practice at home every day, so why are you better informed than me?"

Gong Er said: "There is no need to deliberately inquire about this. I know it all from listening to people chatting in the house every day."

As they were talking, the voice of a person at the table between them suddenly became louder. He said, "Your Majesty will definitely give Prince Su justice during his birthday party."

Li Chuan turned around and looked.

He obviously had a dispute with his deskmate. Although he lowered his voice, Li Chuan listened carefully and could still hear his words clearly. He said: "Gong Wuguang is the one who colludes with monsters. My second uncle is working in the palace. I heard what he said with my own ears. Prince Su has found the evidence that Gong Yao colluded with monsters and presented it to His Majesty."

The man said: "Your Majesty would never want to pass on the position to..."

"When a person is alive and has some fame, he will always be praised." The early autumn sun was still a little bright. Li Chuan wiped the sweat from his forehead, walked to the shadows, and said, "In the future, you will become immortals and emperors." , there will also be many strange legends. For example, second brother, there was a strange phenomenon on the day you hatched, and there was a red bird flying in the sky, and so on. "

Li Chuan walked into the bookstore, chatted with the shopkeeper for a while, picked two books, and ordered a few more. He then left the address of Sanyi Hutong and asked the reserved books to be delivered there when they arrived.

After almost resting, Li Chuan and the others left.

The man looked to be in his thirties, wearing a blue brocade robe and a jade pendant around his waist. He looked like a boy from a wealthy family.

The public and others all responded.

"It's pretty good." Li Chuan said.

"Really?" Gonger seemed to be looking forward to it.

"I just said, I don't believe he dares to arrest me!" The man's voice became louder again.

"Why do they say that about him?" Gonger was a little confused.

The shopkeeper diligently wrote down the address.

"It's possible. There's also a third brother. On the day he became a crab, it rained heavily for seven days and seven nights." Li Chuan was joking casually. At this time, he saw a bookstore in front of him. He said, "Let's go and have a look inside. Come on. I haven’t visited a bookstore in Beijing yet.”

The person at the same table glared at him and said, "Don't talk nonsense. When the news reaches the ears of the general's minions, they will capture you and make elixirs for the Palace Demon Dao."

After walking out of the teahouse, Gong Er asked: "Brother, I think the palace supervisor is quite good?"

Li Chuan listened for a while longer, and the two of them quickly changed the topic and talked about anecdotes about the capital. From time to time, people at other tables also mentioned matters in the palace, most of them sympathizing with Prince Su.

The person at his table said: "Of course I know that Prince Su is innocent, but Gong Yaodao and the general have joined forces to deceive Your Majesty. Even if Prince Su has evidence, what can he do?"

Then Li Chuan asked the shopkeeper which way to go to Shifang. The shopkeeper pointed the way carefully, took some paper, drew a picture for him, and said, "There is a poetry meeting at Shifang today, which is very lively."

After Li Chuan put away the books, he said goodbye to the shopkeeper and left the bookstore.

They followed the direction pointed by the shopkeeper and after walking for a while, they seemed to see a two-story stone ship in the distance. "That's it, right?" Li Chuan said.

Gonger jumped hard and said, "It should be, there are many people by the river."

"Let's take a closer look." Li Chuan also became interested and continued walking forward.

At this time, I heard someone shouting: "Stop!"

Li Chuan and the others looked in the direction where the sound came from, and then they saw a short man running past them with a birdcage in his hand.

The kingfisher fluttered in the shaking cage, and its wings shook out. A few feathers fell from the cage to the ground.

Behind the short man, a white-haired old man chased tremblingly, "Put down my Cui Niang..."

"I'll go after him." Before Li Chuan could say anything, the other three men chased him.

So Li Chuan and Gong Er stood waiting for a while.

Not long after, the third man came back, twisting the short man. He handed the birdcage to the old man and said, "Old man, is this your bird?"

The old man said that as he took the package, he thanked him repeatedly and said, "Thank you, thank you, the martyr, this bird has been with me for more than ten years..."

Li Chuan looked at the birdcage. It was very exquisitely made, and the handles were inlaid with gems. He went to see how the old man was dressed. He was also very rich, but for some reason he didn't bring a servant with him when he went out.

Enthusiastic people nearby gathered around and helped call people to report to the officials and scold the thieves. Soon, a patrol came over. After asking what happened, they took the short man away.

After the people around him dispersed, the old man invited Li Chuan and the others to his home and said, "The old man's house is nearby. Why don't you three righteous men come to my house to sit and have a rest? Let me do the best." Mind."

After hearing this, the three others looked at Li Chuan.

Li Chuan smiled and refused and said: "It's just a little effort, I don't need to worry about it. We have an appointment later, so I won't disturb you."

The old man wanted to say something else, but then he saw Li Chuan turn around and said in a deep voice: "Second brother, third brother, it's time to go."

The second male and the third male followed without hesitation.

They walked to the Yanshui River before stopping again.

The golden sunlight shines lightly on the river, and the reflection of the stone boat rises and falls in the ripples, looming.

There were many people gathered in twos and threes by the river. Li Chuan and the others listened to their conversation for a while. Some of them were people participating in the poetry meeting, saying that whoever's poem came first would be able to meet a certain girl.

"Brother, why did you reject the old man just now?" Gong Er asked, he was a little confused. "The third brother helped him recover the kingfisher, which is also a good cause."

"This is the capital city, and His Majesty's birthday will be in six days. The Soldiers and Horses Division patrols day and night, just to be afraid of something. But in broad daylight, a man snatching a kingfisher appeared on the street. Do you think it's suspicious?" Li Chuan asked. Looking in the direction of Shi Fang, "Of course, it may be that I'm too suspicious. It's just that it's a troubled time now, and one less thing is always better than one more thing."

Just as he was talking, he heard a splash, as if someone fell into the water, and then the noise came from the stone boat, and waves of sound spread out.

"Master Ding threw himself into the water."

"Master Ding suddenly couldn't write a poem, so he threw himself into the water!"

(End of this chapter)