Chapter 95
Both Gu Yan Zhou and Xie Chen had a lot to say to Jiang Yun Zhu. But there were too many people around. They could only stand there and deal with it.
Jiang Yun Zhu watched for a while before turning to leave. She was happy for them, but she had her own things to do.
Soon she came to the rented store. Boss Pan was already waiting here.
In the past two days, he had sorted the matters in the store and was going to head back to his hometown.
"There are some things in the store. If Miss has use for them, use them. It's okay to throw them away if you don't need them." Boss Pan gave Jiang Yun Zhu two keys; one for the store and the other for the courtyard.
This store was at the end of the street, with a small two-story building in front and a spacious yard in the back. There were four main rooms and four side rooms in the yard. Boss Pan used to live here. In order to make it easier to go out, he opened another door on the side of the courtyard. This was the gate of that courtyard.
"Thank you, Boss Pan." Jiang Yun Zhu thanked him sincerely.
This made Boss Pan even more embarrassed. He felt that he had tricked Jiang Yun Zhu.
"Take care, Miss." He covered his face and left.
Jiang Yun Zhu held the key, opened the door of the store first, and went in to have a look. In two days, the things in the store weren't fully sorted. It looked quite messy. It didn't matter. Once it's cleaned up, it’ll be fine.
In this restaurant, the first floor was the lobby, while the second floor was the private rooms
There was nothing to see in the lobby. Jiang Yun Zhu went straight up to the second floor. Walking into a suite, she looked around and knew that she had to remodel everything.
Then she walked to the railing and looked out. Sure enough, when standing high, one could see far. From here, one could see most of Wenxianfang. All the high and low pavilions and the deep and shallow courtyards.
Piped with interest, she went to check each suite one by one. When she entered the suite on the far right, she immediately fell in love with this spot.
From here, the palace could be seen from afar. The large expanse of yellow glazed tiles and the red palace walls. Although not clearly visible, one could imagine how luxurious it should be there.
Looking closer, one could see a large area of emerald green lake water, as well as dense and faintly lush forests.
Closer, a few streets away, was the main street of Wenxianfang.
There were a lot of people on the street, and the carriages and horses were rambling on. Jiang Yun Zhu’s attention was attracted. After watching for a long time, she retrieved her gaze.
She decided that after the suite was finished, it would not be open to the public. It would only be used as her private place. It was fine. She could look at the distance here as she sip the tea and savor the wine. This was the life she longed for before.
Thinking about it this way, she wished she could decorate the entire store immediately to see if it was as she imagined.
Reluctantly going downstairs, she went to the backyard.
There was nothing special about the backyard. Boss Pan didn't seem to be a person who paid attention to comfort. The backyard seemed to have been renovated two or three years ago and he lived in it directly.
Jiang Yun Zhu felt that she would live here for a long time and decided to decorate this place well.
There was only one surprise for her. Boss Pan ran a restaurant too. The kitchen in the backyard was huge and there were all kinds of pots and stoves in it. It saved her a lot of trouble.
Corresponding her thoughts with the reality one by one, Jiang Yun Zhu immediately called the people she had found before and explained to them how to decorate. Those people immediately got to work.
The capital city was different from in Wuling County. The more the details, the less sloppiness was allowed.
So this time Jiang Yun Zhu put her heart into everything. Even if it was a single pattern, she demanded that there be no deviations.
Three days passed like this in a flash. Today was the day when the top thesis author, eye positioned alongside(second place), and flower snatcher(third place) were paraded. Jiang Yun Zhu had never been able to attend such a grand event in her dreams. She decided to go and see it today.
Mainly, the top thesis author was Gu Yan Zhou, someone she knew.
The streets were crowded with people and they couldn't squeeze in.
Jiang Yun Zhu was hesitating whether to watch from a distance or pick a gap to squeeze in when a voice spoke, "Go to the teahouse there. I've reserved a suite."
Jiang Yun Zhu turned her head and saw that it was Shen Feng Ming. He was dressed in a black brocade robe, looking so slender and jade-like.
There were too many people. She didn't refuse his kindness.
The two went to the nearby teahouse.
This teahouse was three stories high. Shen Feng Ming's suite was in the middle of the third floor. Standing there, one could clearly see the situation below. Because of the paper window covering the railing, if the people above didn't want to be seen, the people below won't. It was a good place.
Renting this suite must cost a lot. Jiang Yun Zhu contemplated, but didn't say it.
She stood there and looked down, watching the eruption.
Shen Feng Ming was looking at her. She had been occupied these days. He couldn't find time to spend with her for a while even if he wanted to. Now it was finally just the two people left.
She seemed to be a little lighter, but the look on her face was even more dazzling.
At this time, the sound of gongs and drums rang in the distance in the street. Here comes the top thesis author. Everyone looked over there. Jiang Yun Zhu also looked over.
From afar, a group of people riding horses could be seen. They were surrounded by red silk and golden drums
When they got closer, Jiang Yun Zhu finally saw the appearance of the man on horseback clearly.
The leading man was dressed in a red brocade robe, a black gauze hat, and red silk. If it wasn’t Gu Yan Zhou, who else could it be.
Gu Yan Zhou was already outstanding, like a cloud like water. In this outfit, he looked like a god descending to the mortal world.
On both sides of him were eyes positioned alongside and flower snatcher. These two people were only in their twenties. Eyes positioned alongside looked a bit dark, but his face was resolute. It matched his appearance. It was another kind of handsome.
Flower snatcher deserved to have the fate of flower snatcher. Although he wasn’t as good as Gu Yan Zhou, he was quite handsome.
One could imagine the impact of these three talents on the people on the street.
Everyone was shouting, but what they were shouting couldn’t be heard.
"This year the emperor intends to appoint new recruits. Most of the candidates that are admitted are young and without a background of major household." Shen Feng Ming explained on the side.
Jiang Yun Zhu understood a little bit. No wonder the top three were so young this year.
She wanted to get a better look and half leaned out to look.
Gu Yan Zhou was sitting on the horse, attracting everyone's attention. He should have a passionate expression, but at the moment his mind was preoccupied.
This morning, he went to the palace to attend the Qionglin Banquet. He also met someone.
Shen Feng Ming.
He wasn't a grain merchant from the capital at all, but the famous Commissioner-in-chief Shen of Qilin Guard.
Then being in Changshi Village? And Jiang Yun Zhu.
Did Jiang Yun Zhu know his identity? What was he trying to do?
Gu Yan Zhou couldn't help but worry.
Suddenly, he raised his head and saw Jiang Yun Zhu standing in a teahouse in front left, waving at him.
Gu Yan Zhou showed a smile.
But soon, that smile froze.
Shen Feng Ming stood behind her. As he was sitting on a horse, he could vaguely make out his appearance.
He... Gu Yan Zhou scrutinized Shen Feng Ming.
Shen Feng Ming noticed his gaze, but didn't care. He was looking at the person in front of him.
At the same time, someone else was watching Shen Feng Ming.
In the teahouse diagonally opposite. Xie Chen had attended the Qionglin Banquet earlier and knew Shen Feng Ming's identity.
He was the twelfth in the second class. It was rumored that this year the emperor attached great importance to these candidates and wanted to appoint them. Those who want to make friends with him would naturally treat him as a noble guest. That’s why he could stand in the teahouse diagonally opposite .
The person he was most grateful to was Jiang Yun Zhu. To him, she was both a friend and a benefactor.
Knowing Shen Feng Ming's identity, knowing that he had been hiding his name before, and seeing that he was with Jiang Yun Zhu now, how could he not worry about Jiang Yun Zhu.
The parade team didn't move too fast. Still, they finished that short distance quickly.
The procession slowly disappeared. While the crowd was reluctant to leave. It wasn't as exciting as before. Everyone was discussing the scene just now and began to slowly disperse.
After watching, Jiang Yun Zhu wanted to turn around and go back to the suite.
Unforeseen, Shen Feng Ming was standing behind her. As she hadn't pay attention, she directly bumped into him.
She crashed into a flexible and broad chest.
She subconsciously wanted to back away, but a hand grabbed her waist.
"En..." she whispered.
That hand squeezed even tighter, pulling her into his embrace
"Official Shen." She called.
The strength in that hand was a little stronger, as if he was dissatisfied with her calling him that.
Alright then, Jiang Yun Zhu knew not to call him Official Shen. Still, could he let her go first? She felt a little pain in her waist.
Shen Feng Ming noticed and let go of her, but not completely.
He lightly wrapped his arms around her waist, neither hurting her nor letting her leave.
His chin rested against her ear.
"Let me hug you for a while." He said softly.
Maybe it was because he was talking in her ear, or maybe his voice was too soft, but Jiang Yun Zhu could hear out a slight pleading.
Her nose was filled with the fragrance of the moon on his body. Her ears almost touched the skin of his chin.
Soon, her earlobes seemed to be dyed with a blush.
Shen Feng Ming saw it. His dark eyes deepened and his arms became more vigorous. But soo, he relaxed and hugged her like that.
After a while, Jiang Yun Zhu pushed him away and the two started talking.
Most of the time, they were talking about Jiang Yun Zhu’s matter. She had rented the store and had already started to decorate it. It was estimated that it would be completely renovated in half a month or so.
At that time, she would move there to live.
Shen Feng Ming heard this and asked, "When your store opens, will you hire people?"
"Definitely will." Jiang Yun Zhu had thought about this matter. The people in Qishanju, Xue Jing, and Gu Qi Feng were willing to come to the capital. Xie Lian would definitely follow Xie Chen. She would go wherever he went.
So she had to hire people here, as well as Qishanju.
The matter over at Qishanju had now been handed over to Li He. She didn't need to worry about it.
At this side, she calculated that at least six more people should be hired. Her private restaurant was taking the path of high-quality goods. The service must keep up.
"I have some people here. Why don't you see if they are suitable for you." Shen Feng Ming said.
"Who?" Jiang Yun Zhu asked. If it was someone from Qilin Guards, she wouldn't dare to accept it.
Shen Feng Ming explained that they were members of Qilin Guard but also not. There were many retired people in Qilin Guard. They left Qilin Guard for various reasons. Some of them saw too many unfair things and became more and more depressed. In the end, they had to leave. Some of them had various problems in the process of carrying out their tasks. ,etc.
After they retired, some of them trained new recruits for the Qilin Guards, while some were dissipated. Some were doing nothing.
"You can meet them. If you think they’re suitable and they're willing, let them work in your store." Shen Feng Ming said, "Don't worry, I won't force them or you. I give you a choice."
"Is this alright?" Jiang Yun Zhu was a little worried. Retired Qilin Guard were all very capable people. Would you like to work as an attendant in her store?
"You'll know when you see them. Actually, consider it my selfishness." Shen Feng Ming replied. If Jiang Yun Zhu was willing to hire them, it may be their luck.
Both Gu Yan Zhou and Xie Chen had a lot to say to Jiang Yun Zhu. But there were too many people around. They could only stand there and deal with it.
Jiang Yun Zhu watched for a while before turning to leave. She was happy for them, but she had her own things to do.
Soon she came to the rented store. Boss Pan was already waiting here.
In the past two days, he had sorted the matters in the store and was going to head back to his hometown.
"There are some things in the store. If Miss has use for them, use them. It's okay to throw them away if you don't need them." Boss Pan gave Jiang Yun Zhu two keys; one for the store and the other for the courtyard.
This store was at the end of the street, with a small two-story building in front and a spacious yard in the back. There were four main rooms and four side rooms in the yard. Boss Pan used to live here. In order to make it easier to go out, he opened another door on the side of the courtyard. This was the gate of that courtyard.
"Thank you, Boss Pan." Jiang Yun Zhu thanked him sincerely.
This made Boss Pan even more embarrassed. He felt that he had tricked Jiang Yun Zhu.
"Take care, Miss." He covered his face and left.
Jiang Yun Zhu held the key, opened the door of the store first, and went in to have a look. In two days, the things in the store weren't fully sorted. It looked quite messy. It didn't matter. Once it's cleaned up, it’ll be fine.
In this restaurant, the first floor was the lobby, while the second floor was the private rooms
There was nothing to see in the lobby. Jiang Yun Zhu went straight up to the second floor. Walking into a suite, she looked around and knew that she had to remodel everything.
Then she walked to the railing and looked out. Sure enough, when standing high, one could see far. From here, one could see most of Wenxianfang. All the high and low pavilions and the deep and shallow courtyards.
Piped with interest, she went to check each suite one by one. When she entered the suite on the far right, she immediately fell in love with this spot.
From here, the palace could be seen from afar. The large expanse of yellow glazed tiles and the red palace walls. Although not clearly visible, one could imagine how luxurious it should be there.
Looking closer, one could see a large area of emerald green lake water, as well as dense and faintly lush forests.
Closer, a few streets away, was the main street of Wenxianfang.
There were a lot of people on the street, and the carriages and horses were rambling on. Jiang Yun Zhu’s attention was attracted. After watching for a long time, she retrieved her gaze.
She decided that after the suite was finished, it would not be open to the public. It would only be used as her private place. It was fine. She could look at the distance here as she sip the tea and savor the wine. This was the life she longed for before.
Thinking about it this way, she wished she could decorate the entire store immediately to see if it was as she imagined.
Reluctantly going downstairs, she went to the backyard.
There was nothing special about the backyard. Boss Pan didn't seem to be a person who paid attention to comfort. The backyard seemed to have been renovated two or three years ago and he lived in it directly.
Jiang Yun Zhu felt that she would live here for a long time and decided to decorate this place well.
There was only one surprise for her. Boss Pan ran a restaurant too. The kitchen in the backyard was huge and there were all kinds of pots and stoves in it. It saved her a lot of trouble.
Corresponding her thoughts with the reality one by one, Jiang Yun Zhu immediately called the people she had found before and explained to them how to decorate. Those people immediately got to work.
The capital city was different from in Wuling County. The more the details, the less sloppiness was allowed.
So this time Jiang Yun Zhu put her heart into everything. Even if it was a single pattern, she demanded that there be no deviations.
Three days passed like this in a flash. Today was the day when the top thesis author, eye positioned alongside(second place), and flower snatcher(third place) were paraded. Jiang Yun Zhu had never been able to attend such a grand event in her dreams. She decided to go and see it today.
Mainly, the top thesis author was Gu Yan Zhou, someone she knew.
The streets were crowded with people and they couldn't squeeze in.
Jiang Yun Zhu was hesitating whether to watch from a distance or pick a gap to squeeze in when a voice spoke, "Go to the teahouse there. I've reserved a suite."
Jiang Yun Zhu turned her head and saw that it was Shen Feng Ming. He was dressed in a black brocade robe, looking so slender and jade-like.
There were too many people. She didn't refuse his kindness.
The two went to the nearby teahouse.
This teahouse was three stories high. Shen Feng Ming's suite was in the middle of the third floor. Standing there, one could clearly see the situation below. Because of the paper window covering the railing, if the people above didn't want to be seen, the people below won't. It was a good place.
Renting this suite must cost a lot. Jiang Yun Zhu contemplated, but didn't say it.
She stood there and looked down, watching the eruption.
Shen Feng Ming was looking at her. She had been occupied these days. He couldn't find time to spend with her for a while even if he wanted to. Now it was finally just the two people left.
She seemed to be a little lighter, but the look on her face was even more dazzling.
At this time, the sound of gongs and drums rang in the distance in the street. Here comes the top thesis author. Everyone looked over there. Jiang Yun Zhu also looked over.
From afar, a group of people riding horses could be seen. They were surrounded by red silk and golden drums
When they got closer, Jiang Yun Zhu finally saw the appearance of the man on horseback clearly.
The leading man was dressed in a red brocade robe, a black gauze hat, and red silk. If it wasn’t Gu Yan Zhou, who else could it be.
Gu Yan Zhou was already outstanding, like a cloud like water. In this outfit, he looked like a god descending to the mortal world.
On both sides of him were eyes positioned alongside and flower snatcher. These two people were only in their twenties. Eyes positioned alongside looked a bit dark, but his face was resolute. It matched his appearance. It was another kind of handsome.
Flower snatcher deserved to have the fate of flower snatcher. Although he wasn’t as good as Gu Yan Zhou, he was quite handsome.
One could imagine the impact of these three talents on the people on the street.
Everyone was shouting, but what they were shouting couldn’t be heard.
"This year the emperor intends to appoint new recruits. Most of the candidates that are admitted are young and without a background of major household." Shen Feng Ming explained on the side.
Jiang Yun Zhu understood a little bit. No wonder the top three were so young this year.
She wanted to get a better look and half leaned out to look.
Gu Yan Zhou was sitting on the horse, attracting everyone's attention. He should have a passionate expression, but at the moment his mind was preoccupied.
This morning, he went to the palace to attend the Qionglin Banquet. He also met someone.
Shen Feng Ming.
He wasn't a grain merchant from the capital at all, but the famous Commissioner-in-chief Shen of Qilin Guard.
Then being in Changshi Village? And Jiang Yun Zhu.
Did Jiang Yun Zhu know his identity? What was he trying to do?
Gu Yan Zhou couldn't help but worry.
Suddenly, he raised his head and saw Jiang Yun Zhu standing in a teahouse in front left, waving at him.
Gu Yan Zhou showed a smile.
But soon, that smile froze.
Shen Feng Ming stood behind her. As he was sitting on a horse, he could vaguely make out his appearance.
He... Gu Yan Zhou scrutinized Shen Feng Ming.
Shen Feng Ming noticed his gaze, but didn't care. He was looking at the person in front of him.
At the same time, someone else was watching Shen Feng Ming.
In the teahouse diagonally opposite. Xie Chen had attended the Qionglin Banquet earlier and knew Shen Feng Ming's identity.
He was the twelfth in the second class. It was rumored that this year the emperor attached great importance to these candidates and wanted to appoint them. Those who want to make friends with him would naturally treat him as a noble guest. That’s why he could stand in the teahouse diagonally opposite .
The person he was most grateful to was Jiang Yun Zhu. To him, she was both a friend and a benefactor.
Knowing Shen Feng Ming's identity, knowing that he had been hiding his name before, and seeing that he was with Jiang Yun Zhu now, how could he not worry about Jiang Yun Zhu.
The parade team didn't move too fast. Still, they finished that short distance quickly.
The procession slowly disappeared. While the crowd was reluctant to leave. It wasn't as exciting as before. Everyone was discussing the scene just now and began to slowly disperse.
After watching, Jiang Yun Zhu wanted to turn around and go back to the suite.
Unforeseen, Shen Feng Ming was standing behind her. As she hadn't pay attention, she directly bumped into him.
She crashed into a flexible and broad chest.
She subconsciously wanted to back away, but a hand grabbed her waist.
"En..." she whispered.
That hand squeezed even tighter, pulling her into his embrace
"Official Shen." She called.
The strength in that hand was a little stronger, as if he was dissatisfied with her calling him that.
Alright then, Jiang Yun Zhu knew not to call him Official Shen. Still, could he let her go first? She felt a little pain in her waist.
Shen Feng Ming noticed and let go of her, but not completely.
He lightly wrapped his arms around her waist, neither hurting her nor letting her leave.
His chin rested against her ear.
"Let me hug you for a while." He said softly.
Maybe it was because he was talking in her ear, or maybe his voice was too soft, but Jiang Yun Zhu could hear out a slight pleading.
Her nose was filled with the fragrance of the moon on his body. Her ears almost touched the skin of his chin.
Soon, her earlobes seemed to be dyed with a blush.
Shen Feng Ming saw it. His dark eyes deepened and his arms became more vigorous. But soo, he relaxed and hugged her like that.
After a while, Jiang Yun Zhu pushed him away and the two started talking.
Most of the time, they were talking about Jiang Yun Zhu’s matter. She had rented the store and had already started to decorate it. It was estimated that it would be completely renovated in half a month or so.
At that time, she would move there to live.
Shen Feng Ming heard this and asked, "When your store opens, will you hire people?"
"Definitely will." Jiang Yun Zhu had thought about this matter. The people in Qishanju, Xue Jing, and Gu Qi Feng were willing to come to the capital. Xie Lian would definitely follow Xie Chen. She would go wherever he went.
So she had to hire people here, as well as Qishanju.
The matter over at Qishanju had now been handed over to Li He. She didn't need to worry about it.
At this side, she calculated that at least six more people should be hired. Her private restaurant was taking the path of high-quality goods. The service must keep up.
"I have some people here. Why don't you see if they are suitable for you." Shen Feng Ming said.
"Who?" Jiang Yun Zhu asked. If it was someone from Qilin Guards, she wouldn't dare to accept it.
Shen Feng Ming explained that they were members of Qilin Guard but also not. There were many retired people in Qilin Guard. They left Qilin Guard for various reasons. Some of them saw too many unfair things and became more and more depressed. In the end, they had to leave. Some of them had various problems in the process of carrying out their tasks. ,etc.
After they retired, some of them trained new recruits for the Qilin Guards, while some were dissipated. Some were doing nothing.
"You can meet them. If you think they’re suitable and they're willing, let them work in your store." Shen Feng Ming said, "Don't worry, I won't force them or you. I give you a choice."
"Is this alright?" Jiang Yun Zhu was a little worried. Retired Qilin Guard were all very capable people. Would you like to work as an attendant in her store?
"You'll know when you see them. Actually, consider it my selfishness." Shen Feng Ming replied. If Jiang Yun Zhu was willing to hire them, it may be their luck.
Hm, if it’s the ML’s “selfishness”, maybe they were hurt in the line of duty or elderly, or they’re female and considered less hirable as guards by the general public or something? Thank you for the chapter!
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