Chapter 110 (1/2)
The siblings, unsettled, only asked for soain They hadn’t traveled far when they saang Qinian’s carriage co Fan Xian’s unusual expression, wang Qinian dared not speak unnecessarily
”Why would His Majesty show up here?” Fan Ruoruo asked, wiping aith her handkerchief
Fan Xian smiled uneasily ”This emperor of ours has always lived in secret and ventures out dressed sio How could a man spend year after year in a palace? He e for hih, that Sir Gong Dian did not call hi’”
Fan Ruoruo chuckled ”How could everything be like your stories? If what you said was true, you should have started a bookstore froht of the tofu stand He asked with a frown, ”Ruoruo, what are you going to do in the future?” Fan Ruoruo’s expression turned e, once a wo wifely duties Considering Ruoruo’s capabilities, she would most likely not want that
But they couldn’t plan too much at the moment, so they had to put the matter aside
After entering the capital, the carriage galloped straight toward Twenty-eight-Li Hill Despite its nae hill, but a faend, several centuries ago, before the capital reached its current state of grandeur, this Twenty-eight-Li Hill was the last hill one reached before entering the capital It was named after its exact distance fro this distance would fatigue the men and horses alike, and to thereat eastern mountains
Today, this hill had been encompassed within the city walls and was now a street But its nae parked far away, and the Fan siblings stepped out, walking along the streets They saw neat rows of various shops, all constructed with cheap tinan They were brushed over with a thin coat of paint and their lance, they appeared to look back with countless eyes
Fan Xian was surprised, ”Why use those?” He was familiar with this type of timber in his previous life, where they were commonly used in save off a feeling of si Qinian shook his head; he was no businessyu Hall Each one of these shops are run by a disciple of a great shopkeeper There are seventeen shopkeepers and seventeen rooms” Fan Xian counted over twenty of those rooms and asked his sister about this, who answered, ”With the passing ti to retire Others have fallen ill”
They walked towards the front and saw a very beautifulover the walls, and by the look of it the courtyard was probably divided into several sections Fan Xian’s heart stirred as he sensed so familiar After a brief moment, he remembered that this architecture was the sa Courtyard he saw earlier
Those shopkeeper’s living quarters were strange The front gate was not labeled ”Qingyu Hall” At the sa the nauest was, and very respectfully welco the Fan household with Danbo Bookstore, there was no need for further formalities
Just before they were about to enter, an official froyu Hall forced his way over and began to do background checks wang Qinian stared at him with cold eyes and dispatched aQinian then followed Fan Xian into Qingyu Hall
The one in charge of Qingyu Hall was also fro quite redundant
They entered the hall and were seated and served tea
Sitting at the entle eyes, as if he had learned to become timid after years of pressure Fan Xian kneever, that theYe” Back in the day he was in charge of the most i and worthless iave off presently Fan Xian sht the head shopkeeper would be advanced in age Only after this ”