Chapter 50 (1/2)



50 Pitch-pot (1)

Why were they all afraid of social death? this involved a rule in the inner city. Unlike the outer city, the inner city did not have a curfew.

The former was for the sake of the nobles ‘safety, as the residents were all respectable people. After the drum was struck at dusk, there could be no one on the streets.

As everyone knew, the education workshop worked at night.

This meant that going to the Imperial Academy workshop was not only to inquire about information, but also to stay overnight.

This was why Xu Pingzhi was against Xu Qi ‘an going to the teaching workshop. He was a young and vigorous man. If he stayed overnight at the teaching workshop, who could resist the teasing of a girl?

Therefore, whoever went to the education workshop Division had to go to support.

The three men in the room were all well-known:

The upright gentleman Xu cijiu.

She did not seduce Xu Qi ‘an.

The Gu family’s beloved wife, Xu Pingzhi.

The three of them knew one thing very well. Even if there was a reason for it, it would not change the fact that they were afraid.

Although I didn’t flirt in my previous life, I can imagine the embarrassment of being flirted with and then being called by the police to inform my parents … He simply didn’t want to live … Xu Qi ‘an sat up straight, his face serious and upright.

Some interesting things about the brothels came to his mind. One time, when he was listening to music by the railing, Constable Wang had a topic. An official of the court had gone to the teaching workshop to sleep with a girl, but he had met his son during a Tea Party.

It was an awkward scene.

By the next day, the news had already spread throughout the capital’s officialdom and was treated as a joke. Even Constable Wang had heard about it from County Magistrate Zhu.

For an era that valued the three principles and five virtues as well as reputation, such an incident was an unbearable shame.

Xu Qi ‘an looked at second uncle Xu and second son Xu, and images appeared in his mind involuntarily.

Xu niannian: ” Oh, Father, you’re here too. You can give me this girl today. She’ll be yours tomorrow.

Second uncle Xu: ” get lost! Who’s the Father? ” I’ll sleep first.”

“All of you, back off. I want to fight alone,” Xu Qi ‘an said.

Just thinking about it made him shudder … Xu Qi ‘an coughed. let’s put aside the Imperial Academy workshop for now. We’ll continue to inquire about the news. After all, we don’t have to go to the Imperial Academy. We’re not sure if we can really get any useful information from the floating fragrance courtesan.

“Sit down again the day after tomorrow and gather the information. If there are no additional gains, we will consider going to the Imperial Academy.”

Hearing what he said, Xu Erlang and second uncle Xu’s attitude changed for the better and they nodded.

Xu Qian thought,’I’ll make a sacrifice and go to the Imperial Academy tomorrow night.’

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At noon the next day, Xu Qi ‘an asked for leave and returned to the Xu Manor. The Xu Manor, which used to be quite lively, was much quieter.

The maidservants and old maidservants took half of it away, leaving the gatekeeper, old Zhang, and a few servants to take care of it. Second uncle Xu and second son Xu had yet to return.

Xu Qi ‘an went to the inner courtyard with ease. He pushed open Xu Erlang’s room and rummaged through the cabinets to find the moon-white Confucian robe. The material was precious and the cloud pattern was of the same color.

It’s alright … It’s just that my skin is too masculine, I can’t wear the handsome beauty of a little puppy … If it was my unparalleled beauty from my previous life, I would have been able to wear this kind of clothes … His current appearance lacked a sense of substitution …

He took off his bailiff uniform and changed into his little brother’s most presentable clothes. A jade pendant of decent quality hung from his belt.

Xu Qi ‘an stood in front of the bronze mirror and looked at himself.

It’s alright … It’s just that my skin is too masculine, I can’t wear the handsome beauty of a little puppy … If it was my unparalleled beauty from my previous life, I would have been able to wear this kind of clothes … His current appearance lacked a sense of substitution … Xu Qi smoothed out the wrinkles on his chest and left in satisfaction.

The structure of the capital could be summarized with the word “nesting doll,” which was divided into the palace, the Imperial City, the inner city, and the outer city.

Compared to the outer city, which had a large population, Xu Qi ‘an understood the inner city as the CBD area in his previous life. Those who could live there were all rich people.

In this era, those who could live in the inner city were all people with status.

It was worth mentioning that his aunt had always wanted to sell her property in the outer city and move to the inner city.

It was a pity that she had a nephew of a metal devouring beast, which made her yearn for the inner city, but she had no fate to live there.

It would take Xu Qi ‘an three to four hours to walk from the Xu mansion to the gate of the inner city.

He hired a carriage and arrived at the nearest inner city gate an hour later. He took out the certificate he had prepared and successfully passed through.

The soldiers guarding the city carefully checked the carriage. Seeing that Xu Qi ‘an did not bring any large luggage, they could not hide their disappointment.

This meant that Xu Qi ‘an was not doing business in the inner city, so he could not collect the city gate tax.

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The streets in the inner city were wide and crisscrossed. Beautiful houses surrounded by green trees were built on the main road, and all kinds of courtyards were distributed on the non-main road.

Whether it was the city’s construction, the pedestrians “clothing, or the number of carriages on the streets, they were far better than the outer city.

“If you have time, you must bring little sister lingyue to the inner city to play. The prosperity of the inner city can not be compared to the outer city.” Xu Qi ‘an lifted the curtain of the car window and looked at the bustling scene. Xu lingyue’s sharp and beautiful face appeared in his mind.

He didn’t go to the education workshop immediately. It was still early, and the seafood merchants didn’t work during the day.