mtl008 Chapter 73 First Arrival in East City
Chapter 73 First Arrival in East City
The road was muddy at this time, and it was drizzling when Liu Zhao and others arrived at the East Market.
"Master, we've arrived at the East Market!"
Ma Zhuang said.
Liu Zhao opened the curtains and saw that this so-called market was somewhat similar to a modern rural market.
There are several straight and horizontal streets with shops on both sides.
Although it was raining, some people were still doing business.
An old man selling vegetables on his shoulder pole and a young man shouting at the guy selling sesame cakes.
The restaurants on both sides of the street were packed with people.
Finally saw the smell of fireworks!
"Sir, why don't you come in and sit down?"
Tang Dan sat in front and looked at Xiaoyu, feeling very uncomfortable.
The prince has become normal now, and he is really hard to please.
Playing with women, strolling around the East Market, the next step will not be to go gambling and drinking in bars!
It just so happened that it was me who brought him out. I had already reported the matter to Yang Ke, and Yang Ke would definitely report it to the emperor. Since there was no reply yet, it meant that the emperor had tacitly approved of this matter.
Fortunately, the emperor had only one son, the prince, and the emperor was happy that his son had grown from being stupid to being normal.
So this time, taking the prince to play with women was a close call!
"Okay!"
Liu Zhao agreed, pulled Chu Lan up and jumped out of the car.
Walking in the mud, Liu Zhao felt very refreshed.
Tang Dan had no choice. The East Market was like this, and he couldn't always have a stepping stone with him. Wouldn't that expose him?
Sifang Inn.
A gate plaque appeared in front of me, and it looked very grand.
Even the walls are made of blue bricks, and they are two-story. In modern times, this is definitely a six-star hotel!
The boss is very thoughtful and put a lot of palm bark padding at the door, which is not only anti-slip, but also can filter the mud and water on the guests' feet.
There are several water pipes on both sides of the door, with long streams of water flowing out.
Guests who come in have to scrub their shoes on the stone before entering.
As soon as Liu Zhaogang stood by the water pipe, Chu Lan bent down to polish his shoes.
Liu Zhao smiled. This is a good treatment!
Chu Lan is also very understanding.
"Come in!" After washing, with no mud on his feet, Liu Zhao walked in first, followed by Chu Lan.
After all, it was a public place, so Liu Zhao certainly couldn't hold Chu Lan's hand.
Tang Dan and Ma Zhuang followed behind and walked in together.
It looks large from the outside, but the space inside is even bigger.
Because of the rain, the place was packed with people drinking.
"Sir, would you like to have dinner or stay at the hotel?"
Seeing that the few people were dressed in fancy clothes, the waiter hurried over to ask.
"Let's eat!" Liu Zhao looked around and it seemed that there were no empty seats.
"The private room upstairs!"
The waiter saw what Liu Zhao was thinking.
"Okay!" Liu Zhao nodded and followed the waiter upstairs.
Just as Tang Dan was about to go upstairs, he heard someone calling out from the door, "Master Tang, please stay!"
Looking back, he could tell that this was someone from the palace, and he couldn't help but frown.
Did the emperor blame me?
Tang Dan's heart skipped a beat.
Liu Zhao also took a look. He was a middle-aged man with no beard. He guessed that he was someone from the palace.
"I've been told to have Master Tang and Master Ma return immediately! No time to lose!"
The man said in Tang Dan's ear.
"What? Go back? Just the two of us? Now, immediately, right now?"
"Let's go!" the man said, and went out first.
Tang Dan was a little dumbfounded. Isn't this nonsense?
He gave Yang Ke a secret message, but asked me to go back!
The prince is still here!
But this is obviously not fake news. There must be a reason why the emperor made such arrangements!
I would rather die than disobey the imperial edict!
He immediately ran up to Liu Zhao and said, "Master, we have something to do. We must leave immediately!"
Liu Zhao frowned. It seemed that his whereabouts were completely controlled by Liu Yan!
This is to take Tang Dan away!
Could it be that Liu Yan was angry because Tang Dan took him to play with women?
That's a bit troublesome!
But then I thought, if he was angry, why didn’t he call me back?
The divine will is unpredictable.
Even though he is his father now, because he is the emperor, he can't help but be suspicious of him.
The reason why he didn't let me go back seems that he still doesn't completely believe that he is normal. Is this another test?
"Okay, Ma Zhuang is here!"
"He wants to go back too!" Tang Dan said carefully.
"Go!" Liu Zhao could not show any dissatisfaction or fear at this moment.
After saying that, he went upstairs.
"Sir, wait a moment!"
Tang Dan took out a small bag from his sleeve and handed it to Liu Zhao.
Of course it contains money.
Tang Dan didn't want Liu Zhao to have no money to pay the bill after dinner. If something went wrong, it would be his fault for not thinking things through.
Liu Zhao didn't hesitate and took it and put it in his sleeve.
Clothes in this era are really hard to wear. Even the pockets for money are designed in the sleeves. In weather like this, wouldn’t a T-shirt and a jacket be more suitable?
But now we are living in the old era, there is nothing we can do!
A bag of money weighed heavily on my sleeve, and I felt a little uncomfortable.
Tang Dan called Ma Zhuang, and the two of them left in an ox cart.
Liu Zhao and Chu Lan came to the private room and sat down.
This private room is really nice, with just one table and a curtain outside.
It seems that in this era, some people also value privacy!
The waiter brought the teapot over, placed it on the table, and asked, "What would you like to eat, sir?"
"What are they?"
Liu Zhao really didn't know what dishes were available in the restaurants outside at that time.
You can't say anything carelessly, what if there are any taboos?
"Our specialty is roasted lamb, lamb skewers, roast duck, abalone, gourd soup, roasted eggplant, boiled cabbage, pan-fried seaweed, and more!"
The waiter recited some of them casually.
"Braised mutton, abalone, roasted eggplant, and boiled cabbage! That's it!"
Liu Zhao saw that these dishes were not much different from those in the modern world.
"Okay!" The waiter ran down.
"Is there any pork?"
After the waiter left, Chu Lan asked softly.
"Probably not! The waiter didn't say anything!"
In Liu Zhao's memory, the food in the palace was either beef or mutton, and there was very little pork.
Of course, I don’t know why!
Chu Lan nodded and poured water for Liu Zhao.
The dishes came up quickly, and Liu Zhao's mouths watered at the aroma of the mutton.
"Would you like some wine, sir? The best sorghum wine!"
The waiter promoted the salesman.
"Okay, give me a pound!"
"okay!"
The waiter happily went out and brought the wine.
Liu Zhao took out the silver needle from his body and tested it in the wine, but found nothing unusual.
Chu Lan looked at Liu Zhao in surprise as he used a silver needle to poke through the food and wine. He was too cautious!
"It's better to be careful when you go out!" Liu Zhao smiled. If everything Chu Lan said was true, then for her, she had not seen too much intrigue and probably would not need this thing!
It’s not that she was worried that someone in the court would poison her, including Sima Yu, she didn’t dare to poison herself.
Besides, she probably doesn't know she's here!
But in this strange dynasty, who knows if there will be a bandit who will give someone a knockout drug or something like that.
But then again, if there really is a knockout drug, it is still a question whether this silver needle can detect it.
But if it is highly poisonous arsenic, it can definitely be detected.