The Ming Dynasty took an unconventional approach

Chapter 411 Dress Up
Pan Jun took him to the south of the city.

As they approached the south of the city, the Jinyiwei became nervous. Not only did they surround the emperor, they also began to whisper with Cao Jixiang.

Zhu Qizhen and Pan Yun were walking in the front and could not help but turn around and shout, "If you have something to say, say it in front of me."

Cao Jixiang hurriedly trotted forward and said, "Sir, this place is full of mixed people, dirty and smelly. Let's go home."

After saying that, he glared at Pan Jun.

Zhu Qizhen was very confident, "Is there any place in the world that I cannot go to?"

Zhu Qiyu whispered, "Brother, the people living in the south of the city are very poor. Many places don't even have houses. They just live in sheds made of wood and straw. It's very messy here. Otherwise, we should listen to Cao Banban and go home first."

He said to Pan Yun, "Miss Pan, if you want us to see something, just tell us directly, or you can ask the servants to see it and report back. We won't go, okay?"

Pan Yun: "Hearing is believing, don't you two gentlemen want to see the slums of the capital?"

"All people in the world are the subjects of the king. The two young masters have been living in luxury since childhood. All they have seen are either kings and nobles or gentry and wealthy businessmen. You must have never seen another kind of people, right?"

It's impossible not to be curious.

Zhu Qizhen asked Zhu Qiyu, "Second brother, have you been here before?"

Zhu Qiyu shook his head, "I haven't been here."

Zhu Qizhen: "Then let's go and take a look. I want to see what the slums in the capital look like."

Pan Yun pointed to a small shop not far ahead and said, "Let's change clothes first? Cao Banban, right? You should change too, and others should not follow us."

Cao Jixiang naturally refused to agree.

Pan Yun said to Zhu Qizhen: "With so many people going in together, dressed so luxuriously, with such outstanding temperament, and carrying knives, no one dares to go out."

Zhu Qizhen said to Cao Jixiang: "Let them wait outside, and you just follow me and Lao Er in."

Zhu Qizhen said: "You don't have to worry. My second brother and I have been practicing martial arts since we were young, and we are no worse than others."

Pan Jun nodded with a smile, and patted his chest and said, "And me, you saw me fighting seven people by myself before, and you know how powerful I am."

Xue Shao also said: "I also know some martial arts."

Cao Jixiang couldn't help but say, "That's why we have to be more careful."

Pan Yun: "Ah, so you suspect me. Cao Banban, don't worry. My second senior brother is Yin Song. If anything happens to the eldest and second sons, you can blame my second senior brother."

Cao Jixiang: ...

Zhu Qizhen couldn't help but ask: "Does Yin Song know that you are using his official position and life as collateral?"

Pan Yun smiled at him, "Second Senior Brother and I are like real siblings. We are not blood relatives, but we are better than blood relatives. Second Senior Brother must be willing to vouch for me."

Finally, Cao Jixiang gave in and allowed a Jinyiwei named Yun Yan to go in with them.

Pan Jun glanced at Yun Yan and recognized him as the leader of this group of Jinyiwei, so he nodded in agreement.

Several people walked into the small shop that Pan Yun pointed out. Before entering, Zhu Qizhen looked up at the banner hanging outside and asked, "Dang?"

Cao Jixiang immediately explained in a low voice, "This is a pawn shop."

Zhu Qizhen: "Do we want to pawn things?"

Cao Jixiang doesn’t know.

The clerk behind the counter saw them and immediately called out, "Dear guests, would you like to pawn or redeem your belongings?"

Pan Yun said, "Come and buy some clothes."

She paused and added, "It has to be clean and at least 80% new."

"Sure, sure." The clerk immediately opened the counter and walked out, opening the side door and leading them to a warehouse at the back. Except for Xue Shao, everyone else was stunned. Even Cao Jixiang didn't know, "Can you buy clothes at a pawnshop?"

Pan Yun said: "You can buy anything in the pawn shop."

Zhu Qizhen thought about it and understood, "Yes, if we can't sell them, then what should we do with all the things the pawnshop has collected? Of course, we can only make money by selling them, so that we can collect more things."

Pan Yun was very quick and quickly found clothes and headbands for everyone.

She borrowed the dressing room from the waiter and stuffed the clothes into their hands, "Go and change. Take off all the clothes except your underwear."

Zhu Qizhen was holding the pile of old clothes and was a little hesitant to buy them.

Pan Yun said: "These have been cleaned and can be worn directly. Don't worry, they are not dirty."

Pan Yun said meaningfully: "If you think it's dirty now, what will you do in the future?"

Zhu Qizhen: "What future?"

Pan Yun did not answer this question, but waved his hand and said, "Go change, the four of you. It's getting late."

The four of them went in together. Cao Jixiang helped the two masters change their clothes. Jinyiwei Yun Yan changed his clothes swiftly himself and then protected the four of them. Suddenly, only Pan Yun and Xue Shao were left outside the room.

Xue Shao turned to look at her.

Pan Jun raised an eyebrow at him: [Why are you looking at me? ]

Xue Shao: [You are really brave. ]

Pan Yun: [Thank you.]

Xue Shao: [How are you going to reveal the old case? Reveal your identity? I'm afraid that if you reveal your identity, the emperor will arrest you.]

Pan Yun's eyes were deep: [No hurry, we just want to make friends today.]

Four people opened the door and came out. The two of them immediately retracted their gaze and looked over there together.

The four men were dressed in cloth, with their hair tied up with a cloth bag, but they still looked different than ordinary people.

Zhu Qizhen thought they were too quiet and narrowed his eyes slightly, "Why aren't you two talking?"

Pan Jun shook his head and said, "She is indeed a rare talent. Although she has changed her clothes, she still has an outstanding temperament. It seems that some old sayings are indeed wrong. Clothes make the man, but sometimes people can be dressed up even if they don't rely on clothes."

Zhu Qizhen always felt that it was not a good thing to say, so he simply said: "Stop talking nonsense and let's go."

Pan Yun took the initiative to pay and leave.

Seeing that she could take out so much money, Zhu Qizhen couldn't help but ask: "You ask for a penny per divination, and you don't make much money. You also said that you don't have money to eat in the Zhuangyuan Pavilion. How can you give so much money to Wang Zhen just now?"

"Isn't it to save you? I have paid a lot for you."

Zhu Qizhen felt that this was unbelievable and asked, "How much is the banknote? He didn't say the amount just now."

"Of course he can't sing it," Pan Yun said, "I gave him 30 silver notes of 10 taels each. When he counted the money, he secretly hid 8 of them, and only put 22 in the box. If he sings it, wouldn't he be exposed in front of me?"

Zhu Qizhen's eyes widened. "What? He, he stole the money? Why didn't I see it?"

Pan Yun patted his shoulder and said, "This kind of trick is just a quick move."

After saying this, he opened his palm in front of him, and a jade pendant dropped down and swayed in front of his eyes.

Zhu Qizhen subconsciously touched his waist and found that the jade pendant that Cao Jixiang had just tied on him was missing.

Pan Yun returned the jade pendant to him and said with a smile, "Such a valuable jade pendant is not affordable for people wearing clothes like ours. Besides, as Cao Banban said, there are all kinds of people here, so it's better to keep the valuable things away."

A few people handed over their changed clothes and jewelry to the remaining Jinyiwei for safekeeping, and then walked into the slums in the south of the city under the leadership of Pan Yun.

(End of this chapter)