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Chapter 22 Temptation(1/2)

In the afternoon, Li Ran sat on the warm kang, flipping through the pile of scenic pictures she had just bought to report the tabloids, but was a little absent-minded.

From the last time she went to the Hejian County Prince's Mansion, and then to this trip, the old lady and the wife, the whole mansion was completely quiet, too quiet.

Such quietness is not a good thing.

Based on her countless past experiences and her intuition that was still as sharp as she came here, she was almost sure that such quietness was a sign of a head-on blow.

What kind of pain will there be?

Her role has not yet been exerted, so it is impossible to kill her.

It is unlikely to lock her up, so how can she be used as live bait when locked up?

Marry her? Well, this is very likely.

However, she must have not caught anything at this moment.

The Chang'an Marquis is most trusted by the emperor, so she must also reassure the emperor the most in this Chang'an Marquis' Mansion.

Before she could catch what they wanted, they wouldn't change her place, and they would have to change her place if they got married.

Well, unless it is more beneficial to marry her, they will not marry her out now.

If she is married to her, it is more beneficial. At present, it is a force majeure and it is a useless thing she wants.

Then, there is nothing big at the moment.

In fact, for now, she will not be locked up and will not die for the time being, so there is nothing big of a deal.

Li Ran lowered her head and focused on various gossips, looking at them with great interest and laughing faintly.

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The next day, it was not until midnight that Li Ran walked out of Chang'an Hou Mansion, turned on the street, stopped and turned back, looked at Zhou E and asked, "Is there anything delicious nearby?"

"The Tang family restaurant on Qishengyuan Street is good." Zhou E raised her chin and answered neatly.

Li Ran nodded, pointed along Zhou E's chin, and turned forward to Qishengyuan Street.

Tang Family Restaurant is almost as luxurious as Qingfeng House. Li Ran went straight to the second floor and ordered four or five specialty dishes from Tang Family Restaurants, a pot of wine.

As usual, Zhou E only had a bowl of noodles, and this time it was mutton noodles.

Waiting for the time being when serving the food, Li Ran stood in front of the window and looked down at the not-so-small Qingya yard behind.

She now understands a little that anyone who calls a restaurant is like this, which is very high-end and expensive, and is called an old store and an old store, etc., and it seems that it is very popular.

As the wine and food came up, Li Ran ate slowly and drank slowly. After eating and drinking, she went downstairs and simply followed Qishengyuan Street and then walked forward.

This street is also very lively, but it is incomparable to Xijiaolou Street.

Passing by a Taoist temple, Li Ran went in and walked forward, walked forward, walked through an alley, and suddenly became clear in front of her, and a hustle and bustle that was extremely different from the street she had seen came to her face.

There was not a street in front of me, like shops on both sides. Facing her was a huge circular building, with a very lively surrounding the building. It was dozens of meters away, and it was another smaller circular building.

Li Ran's eyes looked at the crowds of people around the circular building with ribbons, and the closest to her, as well as the bustling crowds of shadow puppetry and other things, she could see clearly that it was a shadow puppetry and other lively. She took a breath and turned to look at Zhou E.

"This is a place for tile in the west city, a place for fun." Zhou E replied calmly.

Li Ran moved into the corner of the street, stood and watched for a while, and turned around and walked back.

Zhou E unexpectedly raised her eyebrows and looked at Li Ran who was turning around and walking back. She took two or three steps late before hurriedly raising her heels.

With her extremely curious about everything, and with her shiny eyes when she looked at her just now, she thought she must go in and take a good look, but why did she turn and leave?

This girl is really as Qiuyue said, and it is hard to guess.

Li Ran walked back very quickly, and after walking for a while, she slowed down and slowly exhaled gently.

Just now, she was a little excited when she saw a place like Xicheng Wazi.

The prosperity of the capital is far beyond her imagination.

Now, she actually saw a place like Xicheng Wazi again. She must take a good look here!

Such a place is definitely more interesting than all the shops combined.

She is tired when shopping every day.

She was not a person who liked shopping. In the past, she used to go straight to her when she bought things without looking around. After buying, she turned around and left, never slanted out.

Last night, she was a little worried. She didn't want to go shopping anymore, she was tired of shopping.

Now, there are places like Xicheng Wazi, and there must be many places where you can sit and watch the fun, so she won’t have to be so tired.

But she can't go now, and she can't rush in rashly.

She is not familiar with this place yet, and she doesn't know where the boundaries around her are.

Zhou E just said that the wazi in Xicheng is a place for fun.

As usual, such places are synonymous with depravity and inadequacy. They should not be places where normal people who meet the standards often come and visit, let alone she is a woman or a little lady.

The tile in Xicheng is right there, she can't walk or run, she doesn't have to hurry at this moment.

She had to know enough customs and rules first, and it was light and dark, and she had to explore the roughly boundary around her.

After that, go to Xicheng Wazi, or go around for a while and find a way to go there.

Since she has gone, she must be able to go there often.

Li Ran was in a happy mood and walked out of Qishengyuan Street, passing through Xijiaolou Street, along the narrow street with residents on both sides, slowly walking forward.

After turning two or three bends, in front, outside the open space several meters wide, a wide stone river bank that was two or three steps higher than the other, stretching over long and then over again.

On the wide and clear river, there is an exquisite and majestic corner tower. On both sides of the corner tower, two tall and strong stone walls stretch out.

Li Ran stood on the river bank, faced the wind, walked to the left for a while, and then to the right for a while, looking at the extremely beautiful corner tower on the other side, and the straight guards in the imperial city standing with guns.

After watching for a while, Li Ran sighed with satisfaction, went down the river bank, and walked back along the way.

Zhou E stood at the entrance of the alley and did not follow Li Ran.

Seeing Li Ran looking forward to coming back, when passing by, Zhou E turned around with Li Ran passing by and said, "No one is allowed to get close to you there, it's a place that is taboo."

Li Ran ohed, stopped and looked at Zhou E.

Why didn't she remind her just now?

Facing Li Ran's gaze, Zhou E looked calm, "People who first arrived in the capital like to come here, and there is also Dongjiao Tower. It is also a scene when you look at it from a distance."

Li Ran nodded, lowered her eyelids, closed her cloak, and lowered her head to walk back.

Through the moat, the imperial city within the high stone walls and the palace city inside the imperial city are the center of this empire and the supreme power in this world.

Those who first arrived in the capital naturally had to come over to see you from afar and open their eyes.

But here, others can watch it often, but it is enough for her to take a look. It is not enough. If she sees too much and thinks too much, it will be a taboo.

She understands.

Li Ran walked back to Xijiaolou Street, turned into a small street, entered a tea shop, ordered two pots of tea and a few refreshments, sat down by the window, looked at the pedestrians coming and going outside, and slowly drank tea.

She was a little tired.

Zhou E sat opposite Li Ran, drooping her eyes and drinking her pot of tea.

"What other places can't be gone?" After drinking two or three cups of tea, Li Ran looked at Zhou E and suddenly asked.

Zhou E was stunned. After reacting, she didn't know how to answer.

"I asked the wrong question, is there any other place that is not suitable for me?" Li Ran was a little embarrassed at Zhou E's eyes.

She is good at not speaking and not able to speak very much.

"Look at this teahouse, are there anyone like a girl?"

Zhou E turned her head around, and Li Ran followed her and looked around.

Hey, there is really not.

In this tea shop, except for a few women who wiping the table to deliver tea soup, the only women among the guests were she and Zhou E.

"You are the soldiers next to Chang'an Hou, just like a man." Li Ran understood what Zhou E meant, looked at Zhou E and frowned, "You are not the only one like you, right?"

"More than ten years ago, most of the people who farmed in the fields with their necks straight and pulled the plow straight, were women.

There are also many women carrying the life on the pier outside Dongshuimen. Mrs. Chen is carrying the life on the pier.

The family you bought ink yesterday, the surname Shang, has been passed down for a hundred or two years in the ink making family. The ink making craftsmanship has always been passed down by men but not women. But now the head of the family is a daughter of the Shang family, and the Shang family has all the skills of craftsmanship.

When the soldiers are in chaos, there is no need to pay attention to anything, and you can only ask for a movable type.

Now, during the Taiping period, men farm and women weaving, men are the outside and women are the inside, men are the field, men are on the dock, women are on the stove, and men are on the Shang family continues to pass on men but not women."

Li Ran was silent.

Zhou E's words meant: rules and etiquette are all very flexible things.

When the granaries are full, we begin to pay attention to etiquette. Under peace, the rules will flourish.

"The Marquis of Chang'an returned to the capital last year. You also returned to the capital last year?" Li Ran continued to ask after a long silence.

"Yes." Zhou E's answer was extremely concise.
To be continued...
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