Chapter 194 Offending people
The master and servant were moving back and forth on the bustling streets.
Whenever Qianhuan sees something delicious or fun, she will take out money to buy it.
Yin Hua followed her mistress, carrying large and small bags. It was good to have a strong maid. When going out shopping, she didn't have to worry about buying too many things and not being able to carry them.
After strolling for about half an hour, Qianhuan had explored most of the streets in the West Market, and then the master and servant returned to the inn to rest.
Early the next morning, Qianhuan divided the food she bought last night into several portions. "Yinhua, take this portion to Wenjie's room for him and Potato, and give the rest to the others."
"Yes, Miss, I will take the food and distribute it to everyone right away."
After finishing breakfast, Qianhua was ready to go out. She told Master Cai, "Brother Yunlong, Yinhua and I will go out to find a shop. You stay at the inn and take care of the others."
Qianhuan took out a bag of silver from her bosom and handed it over, "Take this bag of silver. When it's time to eat, take them downstairs to eat."
"Yes, boss."
Qianhuan took Yinhua to the streets near the imperial city area to look for a shop.
Although Qianhuan didn't know much about the housing prices in the capital, she knew without a doubt that they would definitely be much higher than those in Lingzhou City.
Although I was mentally prepared, I was still shocked when I really understood it.
The housing prices in Beijing are just like those in modern Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, where every inch of land is worth a lot of money.
If you want to buy a more exquisite residence, if it is close to the imperial city area, it will cost at least 40,000 to 50,000 taels of silver, and if it is farther away, it will cost at least 20,000 to 30,000 taels of silver.
Although Qianhuan has plenty of money now, she doesn't know if she can survive in the capital, so she decides not to buy the house for now.
She just needed to choose a suitable shop in the central area to buy and open a teahouse first. She and Wenjie would live in the teahouse for the time being.
If you want to buy any small shop near the central area, you will have to pay at least 10,000 taels of silver. A larger shop would cost double that.
The key point is that Qianhuan couldn’t find any larger shops for sale, but there are quite a few for rent.
But Qianhuan didn't want to rent a shop. She was afraid that when her business became successful, the landlord would cause trouble again. It would be more secure for her to buy the shop herself.
After searching for a whole day, Qianhuan still couldn't find a suitable shop. After all, she wanted to open a teahouse, and most of the customers were rich people. If it was too far away from the rich area, the location would definitely not be advantageous.
Besides, the Imperial College is close to the imperial city area, and the teahouse is too far away, so it is not convenient for Wenjie to go there to study.
Yin Hua said dejectedly, "Miss, we have been looking for several days, and my feet are covered with blisters, but we can't even find a suitable store. What should we do now?"
"It's not that fast to find a store. When we opened a branch in Lingzhou City, it took us two or three days to find a suitable store. There are so many people in the capital and so little space, so it's normal that we can't find one right away."
"Well, Miss, you are right. It was I who was anxious."
When she got up the next day, Qianhuan said to Yinhua, "Yinhua, your feet are blistered. You should stay in the inn and rest today. I can go out and find a shop by myself."
"Miss, I'd better let you go with me. I really don't feel comfortable if you go alone."
Master Cai also said, "Yes, Master, we have just arrived and you are not familiar with the capital, so let Yin Hua go with you."
"Don't worry, I've been wandering around the capital for a few days now, and I've pretty much memorized the route. Just stay in the inn, I'll go by myself."
Having said that, Qianhuan walked out of the inn by herself.
After searching for a whole morning, she still couldn't find a suitable shop. It was almost noon and Qianhuan felt a little hungry, so she bought a few buns from a stall to satisfy her hunger.
Qianhuan was so focused on finding a shop that she forgot to draw thick eyebrows when she went out. She casually put on a crescent-white robe, wore a jade crown of the same color on her head, and then hurried out of the inn.
She was born beautiful. When she dressed as a man before, she could hide her beauty a little by drawing thick eyebrows. But when she went out like this today, even though she was dressed in men's clothes, she was really eye-catching.
She was walking and eating buns when suddenly a young man surrounded by servants appeared in front of her.
The young man blocked her way with his folding fan and said teasingly, "Oh, this young man is so handsome. What's so delicious about these buns? How about I treat you to a big meal at Baoxizhai?"
Qianhuan was very displeased when she saw the man's lustful look and frivolous tone of voice.
She had long heard that there were many young men in the capital who liked homosexuality, and it was not uncommon for young men from wealthy families to keep male paramours. She didn't expect that when she went out today, she would actually run into one.
Although she hated this man very much in her heart, she also understood that this was the capital city and she might run into dignitaries everywhere.
The young master was dressed in gorgeous clothes, and the folding fan and the jade pendant on his waist were obviously valuable. He must be from a wealthy family and was not someone she could afford to offend.
Qian Huan didn't want to cause trouble for herself, so she held back her anger and politely refused in a hoarse voice, "Thank you for your kindness, but I don't want to receive gifts without merit. I just want to eat the buns, how can I let you spend money?"
The young man said with a lewd smile, "It's no big deal to have a meal. I just want to spend money on you. As long as you come back with me and serve me well in the future, I will give you whatever you want."
"Sir, I am a man and I don't know how to serve others."
"It doesn't matter if you can't serve others. I'll teach you. I'm the best at training people, haha."
The young man smiled in a very obscene manner, and as he spoke he stretched out his claws and forcibly grabbed Qianhuan's small hand and began to touch it.
Qianhuan felt a chill in her heart. She didn't want to cause trouble at all, but she couldn't help it anymore, so she raised her hand and slapped the young man.
The young man was stunned, and when he came to his senses, Qianhuan had already run away.
He covered his face and said angrily, "This brat actually dared to hit me, you guys quickly catch him and tie him up, then I'll show you how I'll deal with him."
"Yes, son."
When Qianhuan saw the servants catching up with her, she felt a little panicked. After all, she didn't know the other party's background. What if she offended someone important? How would she survive in the capital in the future?
She dodged left and right in the crowd, but couldn't shake off their pursuit.
When they reached an intersection, Qianhuan quickly turned around and ran forward, watching as the person behind her was about to turn the corner and catch up.
Suddenly she saw a sedan chair parked at the door of a restaurant. The driver was dozing off. Before the driver caught up with her, Qianhuan quietly climbed into the carriage.
When she hid under the carriage seat, she suddenly heard a cool and pleasant voice outside calling the coachman.
Then she felt someone getting on the carriage, and Qianhuan was so frightened that she didn't dare to breathe.
At this time, the people chasing her also came over, and only the voices of the group of people beside the carriage were heard, "I clearly saw her running over here just now, why is she gone?"
The coachman saw that his master had already boarded the carriage and was about to drive the horses back home, but unexpectedly the group of servants stopped in front of the carriage.
The leading servant said arrogantly, "Wait a minute, we are from the son of the Minister of Personnel. We are trying to catch a thief. I suspect that he has hidden in your carriage. Please open the curtain and let us check."
When the driver heard this, he immediately asked angrily, "How dare you! Do you know who is in this carriage?"
"I don't care who is in the carriage. If you delay us from catching the thief, be careful or our young master will skin you alive."
As the group of people were about to lift the carriage curtain, they heard a voice that sounded intimidating without being angry, "The people in the Ministry of Personnel's Mansion are so arrogant that they even dared to search this prince's carriage."
The man who was about to lift the curtain heard the sound from the carriage and was so frightened that his hands trembled. "Oh my god, it's over, it's over. Why is there such a great god in the carriage?"
The man quickly knelt down and kowtowed to beg for mercy, "I didn't know it was the prince in the carriage, please forgive me, prince."
Qianhuan, who was hiding under the seat, felt her heart rise to her throat when she heard this conversation. She didn't expect that the person she had just offended was the son of the Minister of Personnel.
And the carriage she climbed into was actually owned by a prince. It turned out that this capital city was full of people you shouldn't mess with. What should she do now?
"Get out." The man in the carriage only uttered one word.
"Yes, yes, I'll get out of here right away. Get out of here right away."
The driver flicked the whip and drove away. Qianhuan, who was hiding under the seat, immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Unexpectedly, before she could finish her breath, she heard the man in the carriage shout, "Come out."
Qianhuan was still holding on to hope, thinking that he wasn't talking about her since she didn't make any sound.
Seeing that the person still refused to come out, the man sitting on the seat directly lifted the cloth covering the seat. Qianhuan realized that she was discovered and had no choice but to accept her fate and crawl out from under the seat.
She was afraid that the people in the carriage would think she was a thief, so she quickly explained while crawling, "My Lord, don't worry, I'm definitely not a thief. I'm a good citizen. It was the son of the Shangshu Mansion who liked men and wanted to capture me to serve him. I didn't want to, so he sent people to capture me."
The person above was stunned when he heard the voice.
Qianhuan had already crawled out. She looked up and continued, "Your Highness knew I was hiding in the carriage, but he didn't say anything just now. I am so grateful to him. For saving my life..."
As Qianhuan spoke, she raised her head and looked at the man in the carriage. When she saw the man's face clearly, the words that were about to come out of her mouth suddenly stopped.
I saw a man in front of me wearing a purple robe, with sword-like eyebrows, eyes as bright as stars, a high nose bridge, thin lips, and a pair of eyes that sparkled like obsidian.
His face was sharply defined, like a sculpture, exuding a gorgeous and cold beauty.
Qianhuan stared blankly at the handsome man in front of her. Oh my god, this man is so handsome, he is simply the ceiling among handsome men.
The man in the seat saw the person with her face upturned, and his emotions clearly fluctuated a little, but he quickly concealed it.