After coming out of the mansion on the south bank of Wende Bridge, Zuo Lingquan stood in the streets and alleys of the capital with an oil-paper umbrella, looking around, looking for a place to drink and relieve his slightly bored mood.

The capital is full of people but has no acquaintances. My second uncle even told me not to drink flower wine.

Zuo Lingquan thought for a while, walked to the outside of the capital, and according to his memory, he came to Linhefang near Shuimen.

Watermen is a place where ships entering and leaving the capital to load and unload goods. Most of the people gathered are from all walks of life, among which the most porters rely on their strength to make a living.

It was already late at night, and most of the shops were closed in the small market near the pier, and the buildings destroyed by ferocious beasts were rarely visited. Only the gambling houses and the alleys in the distance were left, and there were also hilarious noises.

Zuo Lingquan walked along the street and came outside the tavern in the middle of the street.

The winery was pitch black without any sound, and the banner with the word "Tang" was shaking in the night wind.

Dongdong--

Zuo Lingquan stood at the door of the restaurant, raised his hand and knocked on the tied door twice. There was no response inside, so he raised his hand and knocked on it twice.

A moment later, the door opened in the backyard of the restaurant, and the woman's sleepy voice came:

"Blind eyes? I didn't see it closed? I'm going to drink and come tomorrow morning..."

"It's me."

"Who are you? Let the neighbors hear it, and they thought I was stealing a man, so I found a mistress to go to the alley ahead..."

"I'm Xiao Zuo."

"What are you left? I don't know me. Get out of here, I'll be back later..."

“…”

Seeing that the other party could not recognize his voice, Zuo Lingquan thought about it and said:

"I'm the tall and handsome young man who came to your shop in the morning to drink and called your aunt."

"Um?"

The boss's wife still remembered this clearly and did not speak anymore. Instead, the footsteps in and out sounded.

After a while, the door bolt of the restaurant lobby opened, and Tang Jingwen glanced from the inside, and then a little surprise appeared:

"Young Master Zuo, why are you here? You are not injured during the day, are you?"

When the door opened, Tang Jingyun showed half of her body, her long hair was like a waterfall on her shoulders, and her dress was tightly worn, but it was difficult to cover up the grandeur of the collar. There was no makeup on her face. Under the white moonlight, it was as white as mutton fat nephrite, and her augmented lips added a bit of tenderness of the hot weather.

Zuo Lingquan curled the corner of his mouth: "I was not injured. I'm done. I want to find a place to have a drink. I wonder if Sister Tang's side is inconvenient?"

Tang Jingwei had just gotten up from the bed and was not dressed neatly, which was definitely inconvenient, but it was not easy to refuse directly.

She looked at the sky outside and looked a little embarrassed:

"Well... I've just gone to bed and I've never had any food or food..."

Zuo Lingquan is not forced to do anything, so he stretches out his hand:

"Okay, Sister Tang gives me the money and I'll go somewhere else to drink."

Tang Jing was stunned, then his eyes became cautious and he glanced up and down:

"What money do you want for the young master?"

"Things were urgent during the day. I gave Sister Tang a hundred taels, but I didn't have time to find change. A pot of wine and two dishes of side dishes, which add up to three cents of silver. Sister Tang has to ask me for ninety-nine taels and seven cents."

?

Isn't that a reward?

Tang Jingyan blinked, and saw that Zuo Lingquan looked serious and didn't seem to be fake. Her eyes became entangled, her hands covered her clothes, her lips were stammering, and she was obviously embarrassed to turn black, and she was a little reluctant to let it go. After thinking about it, she muttered in a low voice:

"Yes, I thought it was rewarded by the young master."

Zuo Lingquan grinned: "Sister Tang is doing a serious business. I give you a reward of 100 taels. Not only will you not accept it, but you will also beat me out as a slut. You said right?"

It's a hammer, I'm so happy that I haven't had time to...

After all, Tang Jingyan was not a black-hearted woman. After a while, she turned around and took out the warm silver notes from her clothes, gritted her teeth, and handed them to Zuo Lingquan, making a generous look:

"Thank you, Mr. Bai Tian, ​​for your kind help. I'll treat you as my sister."

This seemingly generous but extremely painful look made Zuo Lingquan quite interesting. He took the silver note and looked around:

"Then I'll thank Sister Tang for the hospitality. The shops on the street have closed. If Sister Tang introduces me to a family that can open the door at night, the one hundred taels will be considered as the money for wine."

What?

Tang Jingyan was not a stupid woman. When she heard this, she naturally understood what Zuo Lingquan meant.

Although she was a little dissatisfied with Zuo Lingquan's teasing, she couldn't be able to get along with the silver. She hesitated for a moment and made a way out slightly, saying with a smile:

"It's a big night, there seems to be no restaurant on the street that can't be opened. If you really want to drink, your sister will be called out by you anyway..."

Zuo Lingquan took the opportunity to enter the restaurant and curled the corners of his mouth:

"Then I'll bother Sister Tang."

"Oh, I open the door to do business, so I can't bother you. Just sit down."

Tang Jingyan made herself feel a little embarrassed after making her turn. She turned around and lit the oil lamp, opened the window, made a pot of wine from the wine jar, and came to the wine table:

"The wine is cold, but the weather is not cold. The food is gone, so I'll prepare it for the young master."

Zuo Lingquan simply wanted to drink, but had no requirements for anything else, shook his head and said:

"It's late, so there's no need to worry about it. I'll just drink two drinks myself."

There were no fresh dishes in the backyard, and the soup was not ready, so I nodded as I saw this.

The drizzle outside the window was drizzling, and the lights were left in the empty hall, leaving a pair of men and women alone.

Tang Jingwen stood in the shop and didn't prepare food. She couldn't stare at Zuo Lingquan drinking in a daze, and it was even more impossible to drink with her. She thought for a while, took a small stool, sat at the door of the restaurant, and asked softly:

"Looking during the day, the young master seemed to be from Zuo Shilang's family. Why did he come to Linhefang to drink at night?"

Linhefang is located near the wharf, with a mixture of religions and all kinds of things, and is not a good location. Under normal circumstances, there is no rich family coming here for a casual look.

Zuo Lingquan took a sip with the wine bowl, shook his head and said:

"I will be elected as a prince consort in a few days. The family is tight, so I want to find a quiet place to stay for a while."

Tang Jingwen said strangely:

"It is a good thing for the eldest princess to choose a princess. How many people are rushing to the top? How do you drink to relieve your sorrows? Are you afraid that you won't be elected?"

Zuo Lingquan was a little helpless: "Sister Tang said that I'm going, will the princess definitely choose me?"

Tang Jingwen actually thought so, especially after Zuo Lingquan drew his sword to help him during the day, she felt that the princess was not choosing this chivalrous and handsome young master, which was simply blind.

"That's just not wanting to be?"

"What's the best thing for a prince consort? Sister Tang lives in the capital for a long time. Don't you know what the prince consort looks like?"

“…”

Tang Jingying frowned and recalled that the prince-consort she had met had a very high status and always kept urging her to the front and back when she went out. Everyone had to greet him politely when she saw him.

However, Zuo Lingquan seems to have a high status, and there are many followers coming here today, and his elders are still third-rank officials.

Although Tang Jingwen did not understand the life of the prince-consort, the relationship between husband and wife could still be associated.

The princess has a high position and is very powerful, so she will definitely not count according to the secular rules of being superior to men and women. If the wife is strong, the husband is weak, and the mother's family is strong, the husband is weak. If you are a husband, you will inevitably be cowardly. Putting aside the respectful identity of the prince-consort, it seems that there is no big difference between being married into a marriage.

After thinking about this, Tang Jingwen understood a little. She stood up, walked to the opposite side of the table and sat down, supported her cheeks with her hands, and sighed:

"Yes, you are young, handsome, skilled in martial arts, and your elders are also in important positions. You will definitely make a name for yourself in other places. You will go to be the princess. Even if you are the princess's princess, it is too aggrieved."

Zuo Lingquan finally heard a heartwarming sentence, but this matter was a foregone conclusion and had to go. It was not good to pull someone to complain. He chuckled, changed the subject, and said something else:

"Sister Tang praised me. If you want to be like, you may not be selected. By the way, why did Sister Tang open a shop here alone?"

When Tang Jingyan heard this, she shook her head and smiled:

"What else can I do? My parents died prematurely, and I am the only one left. I am not at ease to ask someone to help me, and there is no place to help me."

Zuo Lingquan smiled and felt a little apologized:

"Sorry, I'm talking too much."

"It's nothing. Everyone on the street knows that relatives made things difficult for me in the past. Thanks to Lao Zhang's enthusiasm, he scolded those people and finally calmed down later."

Tang Jingyan smiled and raised her hand to point to a building in the distance:

"Old Zhang lives there. Don't look at him being serious. He is actually a good person. I almost got into trouble on the street today. Thanks to the young master who took action, he saved his life."

Zuo Lingquan was just helping within his ability, and there was nothing to be proud of. He laughed at this and asked again:

"Sister Tang should be older than me, why don't you find a reliable husband?"

Tang Jingyun frowned, and saw that Zuo Lingquan had no intention of being light Tao Kan, so she said in a quip tone:

"You are a teenager and ask your sister if she is a marriage partner. Is it a bit inappropriate?"

Zuo Lingquan was simply curious and had no other meaning. Seeing this, he raised his hand:

"I offended it, but Sister Tang doesn't look like she can't get married, so she's just curious."

Tang Jingwen showed a little proud look, raised her eyebrows, stood up, sat back to the door, and seemed to not want to speak anymore.

Zuo Lingquan knew that he had accidentally chatted to death and was not good enough to talk more. He was about to drink the pot of wine, so he stood up and said goodbye.

But Tang Jingyan sat at the door of the restaurant, looking at the street in the rain, and suddenly found a black shadow moving beside the ruins of ferocious beasts during the day.

!!

Tang Jingyan was frightened during the day and was still scared. He quickly stood up and ran to Zuo Lingquan with a pale face. He raised his hand and pointed it outside. He didn't even dare to make a sound. He just shook his eyebrows and signaled him, and he almost pulled Zuo Lingquan up and blocked him in front of him.

Zuo Lingquan's face changed slightly. He thought that another ferocious beast was causing trouble. He grabbed the sword on the table and carefully poked his head out of the window.

The rain on the street is quite heavy, and there is a distance between the accidents during the day. I can't see carefully, and I can only see a black shadow outside the house where the ferocious beasts crashed, moving slowly along the traces. Judging from the outline, it is not a ferocious beast, but more like a slow walking person.
Chapter completed!