Chapter 372

The last time Youzhou held a military parade, Wei Shen actually wasn't there either, but Da Wang had shown off to him more than once, and later he asked the Eagle Riders, who were all more excited than the last, so he became even more eager for it.

When he arrived in Youzhou, he directly joined the northern campaign against the Eastern Xianbei, and afterward Da Wang also stayed busy; now doing it again, Wei Shen is extremely excited.

After the parade dispersed, Wei Shen caught up with Da Wang, asking when the rehearsal would be and whether he could participate, and what specific time the parade would be, etc.

His excited expression left Da Wang bewildered: "Cousin, do you misunderstand military parades? Parade training is very dull, and they don't reissue weapons or uniforms either!" Da Wang was very wary, wary of anyone who loves to work.

Wei Shen: "You really... come on, let's meet at the North Great Camp martial arts field!"

Da Wang immediately slid to his knees; recently Wei Shen and Wei Ke have been working hard, and Da Wang rarely sees them easily. Da Wang has been busy practicing the Newspaper Sword Technique, still stuck on the second form, and without using Taia or brute force cheating, he's not sure he could win.

"Just joking, it's already dark, I need to go back to sleep."

Wei Shen dragged him, refusing to let him go, insisting he critique the 'malicious speculation' cousin.

Da Wang fiercely resisted, the two chased and fought all the way, quickly running far until they vanished from sight; Zhao Bao still behind, face full of relieved sigh: "Look, your cousin is by your side, Your Highness has become so cheerful and lively!" He felt that when Da Wang was in Youzhou before, he wasn't as happy as now, and the Second Young Master and Da Wang get along extremely well.

Wei Ke hesitated a moment, then still spoke up: "...... You haven't noticed? It's intentional. They definitely ran off to play."

Da Wang's personal guards almost jumped up, desperately sprinting to chase after Da Wang ahead...

Zhao Bao:......

Zhang Tu:......

Wei Shen trains daily at the North Great Camp with his elder brother, not wanting Wei Ke to close the gap between them, so he must keep improving.

Wei Ke entered the North Great Camp, with Ling Yin's guidance and the Eagle Riders as companions, his progress is rapid. If Wei Shen slacked off, the hard-won gap he opened would shrink, so he has been pushing hard lately, and it's been a long time since he played with Da Wang.

Da Wang has also been busy lately; when the two meet, their默契 is invincible, and these two tough guys quickly ran out from Nanhua Gate.

【18> Da Wang's first stop was the Xie Manor: "... I'll take you to meet a few new friends, besides Xie Tu there are also the two Lu family young masters, let's go out for a late-night snack!

Da Wang's first stop was to rush to the Xie residence, "... This king will take you to meet a few new friends, besides Xie Tu there are also the two sons of the Lu family, let's go out for a late-night snack together!

Today the Beijiang Academy is on rest day, they should all be in the city, I'll take you to meet them."

"Lu family? Not the Fanyang Lu clan? You can actually hang out with them?"

"Eh? Can't say it like that—does the Fanyang Lu clan have no poor students! Lu Xiong is quite interesting, mainly because he really appreciates Your Highness's pencil."

Da Wang now going to the Xie Manor is no different from going to Zhuque Avenue; he'll drag Xie Tu along for any errand, it's become a regular, smooth routine.

He comes to the Xie Manor without ever making an appointment.

"Is Xie Yuan off duty by now?"

"So what? Anyway, I'm not here to find him. I'm not afraid of teachers, cousin, don't look down on people!"

Xie Yuan is at home; when they enter through the gate, the servants will only first report to the master.

The gatekeeper sends word inward, saying the two Wei young masters have come to visit.

Upon hearing it's two people, Xie Yuan already understood, at least Da Wang is one of them. After Da Wang is led into the inner court, he is guided into Xie Yuan's study.

This guy standing at the doorway felt something was off: "Did Xie Tu change courtyards?"

"No, this is the master's study."

As soon as Da Wang heard that, he immediately made a 180-degree turn: "I just remembered something, I'll come back later!" Who wants to see Xie Yuan during off-work happy hour!

Xie Yuan had already pushed open the study door: "Young Master, coming this late—are you here to ask me for instruction?"

Da Wang: "I said I took a wrong turn—do you believe me?"

Wei Shen:......

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Xie Yuan spoke firmly: "I don't believe it."

Da Wang mumbled: "Not funny at all! This is why young people don't like hanging out with you guys." While speaking, he gave a glance to the guards behind, signaling them to quickly go find Xie Tu to save me!

Xie Yuan didn't care about his verbal sparring, letting him say whatever: "My current identity is the Young Master's tutor." The Censor-in-Chief has finished work.

Recently, after court, opportunities to catch Da Wang are rare; Xie Jiaozhu, without hesitation, brought Da Wang into the study, took out Da Wang's recent assignment, pointed out the problems, and explained them seriously; Da Wang instantly felt a bit guilty.

Look at how diligent others are!

Gradually he also listened in; it was getting late, Xie Yuan didn't say much more, only letting him take the corrected work back to review.

Before he could even spit out his assent for release, Xie Tu came running, panting; Xie Yuan gave him a meaningful glance: "... Come to fetch the Wei young master? You guys are having fun?"

Da Wang nodded vigorously, Xie Tu shook his head vigorously...

The painted wall Wei Shen:......

Having left the compound, finally able to stop holding back, he burst out laughing; Da Wang snorted angrily and introduced Xie Tu: "This bold young hero is mentally normal, you don't need to fear him—he's my cousin, I specially brought him out for you to meet, can the literary aura of your Xie family perhaps rub off on him~"

Xie Tu thought: Uncle tried so hard, yet didn't imbue you with much literary aura either!

Polite and courteous, he greeted Wei Shen: "Chen Commandery Xie Tu, I have met the Wei young master."

Wei Shen greeted boldly: "Long admired, long admired, I am Wei Shen!" Thinking: You'd better not forget to thank me; without me, you'd still be loafing around in Fanyang!

He carefully assessed Xie Tu from several angles; let alone, this young man is indeed good-looking. Wei Ke is also not bad-looking, but compared to this new generation leader of the Xie family, their temperaments are completely different. He thought it was because his elder brother has been too cold outside.

Look at them: they possess the haughty arrogance of a great clan's offspring without being offensive—this is indeed a skill. It serves Wei Ke right for going out without any young ladies crowding to watch!

Having met up with the Lu brothers at the gate, the four of them headed straight for Zhuque Avenue.

The result: Da Wang walked past the wine shop without stopping, leading the group to 'Spring River Flower Moon Night,' the newly opened pleasure den of the Chief Steward.

It's a venue several tiers higher than the singing and dancing Pingyang Teahouse; the Chief Steward opened it to harvest the wealth of the top-rich in the Beijiang.

Xie Tu stood before the brightly lit building, hesitating; the name is beautiful, but the key is what goes on inside—can children go? He looked and thought it didn't seem like it!

Wei Shen pushed him: "Go in, this place is very expensive; with Da Wang here you can swipe your face, without him we couldn't afford it at all."

He was still sizing up the loft while commenting, "Looks like not many people, just a few of us at the door in a moment."

Da Wang: "... Everyone else went out the east gate, can ride horses. Let's go in!"

Lu Xiong was still confused there, "When did this open? I didn't see it when I came to Youzhou, did it open recently?" He thought he had strolled Zhuque Avenue thoroughly.

Da Wang waved his hand to let everyone in, "No opening ceremony, this store is members-only invitation." What he didn't say was, not receiving the steward's invitation likely means your pocket change didn't impress the steward.

Several people followed Da Wang into the hall, Lu Xiong and Wei Shen let out a "Wow~" together.

Nice, very tasteful gold and brilliant splendor, every pillar and wall has writing saying money was spent.

This "Spring River Flower Moon Night" has three floors total, the interior architecture is square and square "mouth" character, leaving a huge hollowed-out area in the middle.

Upon entering and walking straight, you can see the vast hollowed-out space of a full three floors, the middle empty space is not an ordinary stage as imagined, but a water stage.

Below is a square square azure pool, Wei Shen leaned in to look, it's over a meter deep, the water surface has a floating wooden-looking plank stage, plus floating bridges drifting on it, making the few country bumpkins tsk-tsk in amazement.

Xie Tu saw the fun, the three-floor private rooms all have outward-extending balconies in order, you can watch performances with the door open, and when closed it's a private single room. Jin Dynasty's entertainment industry hasn't seen such a grand scale yet.

When it wasn't open, Da Wang came to watch the rehearsal, he wasn't particularly surprised.

"The second floor is the best spot, the east row is best, we'll go sit there, it'll start soon." The sky had already turned completely pitch black, Youzhou's top-tier nightlife had just begun.

Da Wang's arrival naturally meant he got the heavenly-character-number-one reserved private room, upon entering Wei Shen, who lives in the prince's mansion, felt nothing, but the Lu brothers opened their eyes.

The room is decorated in ancient fragrance and color, the potted greenery placed are rare flowers and grasses even in Jin Dynasty, the screens are embroidery rarely seen in Jin Dynasty.

In the middle of this room is a huge round table, able to seat over ten people.

You say why not put more stools in such a huge room? This room is already an exception, other rooms only have eight-person seats. Because this store's private rooms have a minimum spend, how many rich people are there in Youzhou? They're all crammed in one room, how else would the steward make money?

Besides the main table, the room also has some leisure tea seats, Wei Shen lay down on one and his whole body bounced, yep, it's a sofa, Da Wang's imported goods.

On the tea table in the middle of the tea seats are still placed some games, some are tea tables, some are chess tables, killing time and cultivating elegance all present.

Xie Tu went straight to the main table, constantly sizing up the giant white crystal ornament in the center of the round table. It's a cluster of white crystal raw stone, selecting the ones with good crystal, keeping their clustered form, directly made into a bonsai.

Six-sided pure colorless pillars, under the room's lighting reflect dazzling light.

"What is this?"

The attendant who led them in began reciting the explanation: "In reply to the young master, this is white crystal. Before the white crystal bracelets in Wanxiang City are ground into beads, they look like this. Those bracelets are made by selecting the purest parts above and polishing them, heard that during polishing and cutting they might crack or break, so white crystal bracelets are valuable."

Da Wang even glanced at him another time, no wonder he's the chief steward, his staff are all pushing sales for two shops with one effort.

This potted crystal is made of many clusters of raw ore pieced together, like an ice-snow forest, inside still dotted with small figures and objects made of various other crystals.

For example, a little house made of yellow crystal, a little person made of purple crystal.

Others were amazed beyond measure, Da Wang stretched out his paw and grabbed a handful, leaving five claw marks. "Crystal is cool, wearing it in summer is comfortable. Have you guys been to Wanxiang City? Those selling crystal there will tell you white crystal symbolizes purity, can clear negative energy, stabilize the mind, healing effect is good. Also said this thing can amplify energy, used for laying out feng shui, this king thinks coming here to play is just for fun, putting a basin of white crystal if it can amplify this joy, no matter how expensive it's worth it."

"Really or fake? You just spent a fortune buying this big ornament for this? This basin is over three feet, right?"

These words, Wei Shen also isn't someone who doesn't believe a single punctuation mark, he mainly doesn't believe the latter part.

Da Wang hasn't retorted him yet, only hearing Xie Tu say: "Is there also one in the side room? This won't be the crystal ornament for Prince's Floating Pagoda Pavilion auction, will it?"

Wei Shen laughed loudly, "Got it, it's an advertisement." Having seen this, been fooled into lameness, will want to buy one to place at home to always heal mood.

Da Wang: "... So annoying! Anyway, whether you believe in crystal's effects or not, but holding a string in hand to play with will definitely relieve anxiety."

Da Wang didn't eat dinner tonight, waiting for Zhu Ti to personally bring the menu, he immediately wants to order big specials.

"This, this, this don't want, the rest of this page all want!"

Zhu Ti was speechless, "Opened three days ago, first time seeing such a generous customer, still won't give money." The greenish large skirt swayed as she turned and left.

Da Wang:...

The four freeloaders who had also looked at the menu were quiet as chickens, having been looked down upon by beauties, not one dared to loudly shout for the bill.

Mainly because this menu no one dares to be generous with, too frightening!

Still Lu Xiong couldn't help but ask: "Do you northern border and our Fangyang silver use the same term?" How come silver arrived in Youzhou suddenly worthless?!

Canglang Braised Beef Ribs 480 taels, Canglang Roast Goose 299 taels, Canglang Fish Mutton Fresh 320 taels?

Anything marked with Canglang is strangely expensive, the cheapest also needs two hundred taels!

That's for a reason, anything marked with Canglang can be confirmed as high-quality meat from the Ranch Foundation.

Da Wang's style of ordering by page, without five thousand taels you basically can't leave. And this heavenly-character-sized large room's minimum spend is three thousand taels per night, earth-character-sized large room's minimum spend is two thousand taels, the remaining ordinary private rooms are all eight hundred taels.

That is to say, once you step through this place's big door, spending less than eight hundred taels won't do, insufficient and the store will automatically collect eight hundred taels.

The whole room are young masters of great clans, now one is more inexperienced than the next.

In Wei Shen's words, not saying their few families, even if ordinary scholar clans just barely make it to attend a palace banquet don't need three thousand taels, Da Wang really dares to ask for that much!

Lu Qia put down the menu with a calm face and asked Da Wang, "Your Highness, if we eat this page and don't pay, what happens?" He opened the main menu, the page Da Wang had just ordered from.

Wei Shen voluntarily raised his hand to answer: "You still need to ask him? I can answer you——Youzhou's big prison welcomes you!"

Da Wang slapped him aside, "How could! We've all gotten to know each other, how could directly throw into big prison! This king will send the bill back to your Fangyang family to make up, at most just...... ask for more travel fees, ask for more hardship fees, ask for more interest, ask for more late fees......"

Xie Tu:...... Understood, this world's most不可欠的 is Da Wang's silver.

Lu Qia: "...... Or just let me go to big prison."

Lu Xiong laughed loudly, "Alright, I've given up." His dad seeing the bill will think he ate all the grain in the whole territory.