The little girl was very beautiful. She had a delicate face and was gentle and pleasant. She was about 15 or 16 years old. Behind her was a delicate little maid, and they were strolling in the Fish Market Street.
The two little girls were dressed in men's clothes. However, Junior Leopard could tell at a glance that they were girls dressed as men. He believed that not only could he tell, but a large group of people in the Fish Market Street couldn't either.
However, the Fish Market Street was a book market, unlike other places. The people who came here were all refined people. Seeing the two little girls dressed as men, they pretended not to see them. Instead, it was as if they had seen fat sheep, and they enthusiastically promoted books to them.
Of course, there were also gazes with bad intentions. Junior Leopard just smiled.
The two little girls dressed as men definitely had a lot of background. Now, there were at least five or six experts of Level Five or Six secretly watching over the Fish Market Street. If anyone dared to find trouble with the two little girls at this time, he would definitely kick an iron plate.
At this time, the little girl who was strolling around raised her head and met Junior Leopard's gaze.
Seeing Junior Leopard, the little girl was stunned for a moment. Then, a trace of confusion flashed across her face. She began to pull the little maid beside her and pointed at Junior Leopard. The little maid also raised her head and looked at Junior Leopard. Similarly, she was stunned for a moment, and then revealed an incredulous expression.
"They know me!"
Seeing the two's expressions, and then thinking of the group of experts hidden around, Junior Leopard suddenly understood. He was very red now, so red that it was almost purple.
Wasn't there such a saying, "When a person is red, there will be trouble."
Although there were no cameras in this world, there were many masters who were good at painting. As far as he knew, his portrait had already been circulated in many powerful influences. Some of these influences didn't want to misunderstand him because they didn't recognize him, and some had ulterior motives.
Obviously, the two little girls had seen his portrait, and that was why they had such expressions now.
Since he was recognized by them, Junior Leopard smiled lightly and went up to them. "Two Young Masters, please!"
Seeing Junior Leopard suddenly come up to talk to them, the two of them were obviously not mentally prepared and seemed a little flustered.
"Are, are you talking to us?!" The beautiful girl asked.
"Of course, I see that you two are charming and have an extraordinary bearing, so I want to make friends with you. I'm Zhou Bao from Yunzhou. May I know your names?"
"Zhou, Zhou Bao, you, you are really Zhou Bao from Yunzhou!"
"That's me!" Junior Leopard said with a smile, but his mind was completely focused on the several experts around him. When he approached these two people, the several experts hiding in the dark obviously had some movements, but none of them came out.
"Are you really Zhou Bao from Yunzhou?" The servant girl behind the little girl could not help but ask.
Junior Leopard could only nod again.
"I'm Yan Fei, and this is my attendant, Little Yellow!" The pretty girl imitated Junior Leopard and cupped her fists.
"So it's Young Master Yan, I pay my respects to you!"
Junior Leopard heard this beautiful girl's words and was stunned for a moment. Yan was the surname of the country. Could it be that this little girl was a relative of the emperor?
At this time, Yan Fei recovered from the initial panic and began to chat with Junior Leopard.
As they chatted, they were not nervous anymore and were very relaxed. They talked and laughed as if they had become friends for many years. The servant called Little Yellow was stunned and did not understand what method Junior Leopard had used to make the Princess so intimate.
Pleasing people was Junior Leopard's specialty, not to mention facing a little girl who was inexperienced in the world. He could easily make up the jokes he had seen on the Internet in his previous life. Therefore, with just a few words, he had aroused Yan Fei's interest.
The three of them strolled along the Fish Market Street, chatting.
"It's really better to meet you in person than to know you by reputation. The Jianghu people say that Brother Zhou is as fierce as a tiger or a wolf. I didn't expect you to be so elegant and knowledgeable!"
"There's a reason for the rumor. It's just that I'm in a good mood today. If I'm in a bad mood one day, I'll indeed be like a tiger or a wolf!" Junior Leopard said with a smile, "Brother Yan, are you here to buy books today?"
"Yes, Brother Zhou, are you here to buy books too?"
"I like all kinds of books. I like all kinds of strange books. When I was in Yunzhou, there were very few bookstores. This time I came to the capital, of course, I want to enjoy myself!"
"Enjoy? You go to bookstores to enjoy yourself!" Yan Fei asked curiously.
"No, I also want to buy books!" Junior Leopard led Yan Fei into a bookstore. "I've been strolling along the Fish Market Street for several days and I'm somewhat familiar with this place. This Hongwen Bookstore has the most books and the most miscellaneous ones. So I like to come here the most!" After saying that, he picked up a book and started to read.
Yan Fei looked around and suddenly saw a book on the shelf. Her eyes lit up. She took the book out and flipped through it like Junior Leopard.
"Why, Brother Yan, are you interested in medicine?" Junior Leopard turned the book in his hand a few times and put it aside. He glanced at the book in Yan Fei's hand and asked with a smile.
"No, I just want to find a folk prescription for headaches!"
"Folk prescription?" Junior Leopard smiled. "If it's really a headache, it's better to find a better doctor. Folk prescription is better not to use it!"
"Why?" Yan Fei asked puzzledly. "I heard that some folk prescriptions are very effective!"
"The reason why folk prescriptions are called folk prescriptions is that they are all accidental products. They have different effects on different people. For some people, they may be a cure, but for others, they may be a fatal poison!"
"Ah?" Yan Fei was shocked and quickly threw the book in her hand aside. Seeing Junior Leopard looking at her with a smile, she couldn't help but blush. "Are you kidding me?"
"No, I'm telling the truth!" Junior Leopard said with a smile. "Do you know where these folk prescriptions come from?" "I thought of a joke!"
"A joke?" Just now, Junior Leopard told her a lot of jokes along the way, which made her very happy. Now that she heard that folk prescriptions were also jokes, she couldn't help but be curious. "What joke? Tell me!"
"Okay!" Junior Leopard nodded and said, "There was a person in Sichuan who first studied literature but failed in three years. Later, he learned martial arts. He shot an arrow on the drill ground and was expelled from the Drum Officer. Then, he studied medicine and achieved some success. He made up a good prescription, took it, and died! "
As soon as he finished speaking, Yan Fei and Goldie couldn't help covering their mouths with their hands. After a while, they held back their laughter. Yan Fei rolled her eyes at Junior Leopard and said, "How can there be such a person in this world? You're just making it up!"
"How can there not be? If there isn't, how can there be so many folk prescriptions in this world? "After saying that, the three of them laughed again.
After a few jokes, the relationship between the three of them became a lot closer. Yan Fei came from a family with profound knowledge. Junior Leopard, on the other hand, had more experience in this life. In this life, he also read a lot of miscellaneous books. In addition, Junior Leopard was good at reading people's expressions and his conversation was elegant. Unknowingly, he used some of the tricks in the secret books of chasing girls that he had read in his previous life. The more they talked, the happier they were. They regretted not meeting each other earlier.
Beside them, Goldie was so anxious that she was sweating all over. She was a servant, a slave. In the palace, her life was even lower than that of a dog. Because the princess was a good person and treated her like a sister, her life was so comfortable. If she went out with the princess and the princess ran away with a man, she would be dead.
However, seeing that the princess and Zhou Bao were talking so well, she didn't dare to disturb them. She could only worry there.
Junior Leopard led Yan Fei around the Fish Market twice and bought seven or eight books. Seeing that the sun was already above their heads, he said, "Brother Yan, I think it's getting late. Why don't we find a place to eat and fill our stomachs?"
"Okay!" Yan Fei raised his eyebrows and a trace of excitement flashed in his eyes. "I heard that Fragrant House is the first restaurant in the capital city. Let's go there to eat?"
"Fragrant House?" Junior Leopard shook his head repeatedly. "No, no, no. That damn place looks good but it's useless. It only sells a sign. If you really want to eat well, you have to go to Ditan Street. The food there is cheap and delicious, and you can taste the specialties of the capital city!"
"You haven't been in the capital city for long, but you're quite familiar with the situation here."
"Alas, I have no choice. I really don't have anything good except for food!" Junior Leopard laughed and said, "How about it? Let's go together!"
"Okay!" Yan Fei didn't refuse and followed Junior Leopard to Ditan Street.
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Imperial City, Upper Forest Garden
The bright moonlight sprinkled its pure white brilliance, enveloping the entire Upper Forest Park in a layer of frost and snow.
In the dry pavilion of Upper Forest Garden, Yan Yuntian, the Emperor of Jin who had conquered the northern prairie, sat at the stone table in the pavilion. He held a cup of cold tea in his hand and stared at the black shadow in front of him.
"What? Zhou Bao? That Zhou Bao from Yunzhou? He strolled with Fei-er for a whole day?"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"Why didn't you stop him?"
"… That, that Zhou Bao chatted happily with the Princess. It seemed that he didn't know the Princess's identity and didn't do anything improper to the Princess. They just accompanied each other, so …!"
"So my ass!" He smashed the teacup in his hand at the black shadow. "Although Zhou Bao is young, he has been in Jianghu since he was a child. He's a wily old fox. Can't he see that Fei-er is a woman disguised as a man? They chatted happily and didn't do anything improper. They strolled for a whole day. This is the most improper behavior. If he didn't have any designs on Fei-er, how could he do this? Are you all pigs? Can't you see this? " The Jin Emperor roared. He didn't look like the Emperor who didn't show his emotions and was as deep as the sea during the day.
The black shadow lying on the ground did not dare to say a word. He only let him curse angrily, letting this angry father vent the anger in his heart.
Yan Yuntian angrily stood up from the stone bench and paced back and forth in the empty hall. Suddenly, he stopped and said, "Tell the Imperial Department to give me a detailed report of Zhou Bao's whereabouts in the past few months. Also, tell the Secret Department to send all the information about Zhou Bao to the Imperial Study!"
"Yes!"
Junior Leopard didn't expect that he would get such attention from the Jin Emperor after a day of shopping with Yan Fei. So he was in a good mood.
Today, he met this little girl named Yan Fei. She made him feel good, but it didn't mean that he fell in love with her. Love at first sight only happened in fairy tales. He just had a good impression of this little girl.
The little girl was beautiful, which was in line with Junior Leopard's aesthetic standards. She was gentle and pleasant. Her voice was soft and comfortable. She should have a good family background. She was likely to be a relative of the emperor. Of course, the most important thing was that she was beautiful. She had delicate facial features, a cute nose, and a small mouth that opened slightly when she smiled. All these were in line with Junior Leopard's standards for finding a wife.
"Well, the effect of the first meeting is really good. I should have left a good impression on her!" Junior Leopard was very satisfied with his performance today. But he was a little worried about what to do next.
"Chasing a girl is all about clinging to her. Yan Fei is obviously from the capital city. I will leave in two days. How can I chase her? Should I stay in the capital city? Of course not. I still have a lot of things to do. Besides, if I stay in the capital city, I will definitely attract a lot of attention and suspicion! "
The capital city was different from other places. Experts like Junior Leopard were paid a lot of attention in the capital city. Every time he entered the capital city, he needed to file a record. This time, he came to the capital city because of the reward. He had a very legitimate reason. However, once this matter was settled, he would leave. If he stayed too long, there would be trouble. At that time, if he said that he stayed in the capital city for a little girl, not only would no one believe him, but he would also be a laughing stock.
However, he didn't want to give up like this. He had been in this world for so many years, and it was not easy for him to see someone he liked and wanted to sleep with. It was really not his character to give up like this. Moreover, he was not young. In this world, people at his age, unless they were really poor to the extreme, had already been engaged even if they were not married. Most people even had children at the age of 17. Now, although he was not very anxious, his family was very anxious. Not only his family, but also Zhu Ba's subordinates were very concerned about this matter. From time to time, they would introduce their little cousins and nieces to him, which made him feel very annoyed.
"By the way, doesn't the Immortal Palace have a lot of informers in the capital city? They even know about the enfeoffment half a year in advance. There's no reason that they can't find out Yan Fei's background. It's better to ask them to help me find out. If it's suitable, I'll prepare some generous gifts to propose marriage to her! "
Thinking of this, he suddenly figured it out. This was not China in the 21st century. Basically, people did not believe in free love. If he liked a girl, he did not need to chase after her. He just needed to bring the betrothal gifts and find a respectable person to propose marriage. If it worked out, he would succeed. If it didn't work out, there would be a second and a third time.
Anyway, Junior Leopard now had a noble title and a 600-mile fief in the northern prairie. He could be regarded as a small feudal vassal. With such a status, even if Yan Fei was really a relative of the emperor, he would barely be a match for her.
"If she is a princess, I'm afraid there will be some trouble!" This kind of thing was related to his lifelong happiness. Of course, he had to think more and make a foolproof plan.
However, the arranged marriage in this era could bring a lot of convenience to a guy like him, but it could also bring a lot of trouble, or even more trouble than before.
Because in this world, it was the girl's parents who had the final say. If Yan Fei's parents were more scheming, they would make some troublesome requests to Junior Leopard when they saw Junior Leopard was such a valuable guy. Junior Leopard would also feel embarrassed.
"What if I snatch her and run away?"
Junior Leopard thought about it and gave up this idea. A melon that was forcefully taken was not sweet. Unless he really got Yan Fei, it would be too much of a wet blanket to snatch her.
In this way, after thinking about it for a night, he still had no clue. "Forget it. I'll go to the contact point of the Immortal Palace tomorrow and ask them to help me find out Yan Fei's real identity!"
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"What? The Imperial City Department is investigating me?"
The next day, Junior Leopard came to the secret contact point of the Immortal Palace in the capital city. Now that he was one of the 28 constellations of the Immortal Palace, he was qualified to borrow the resources of the Immortal Palace. Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived at the contact point, he received such a news before he could make his request.
Fragrance House, the first restaurant in the capital city, was one of the contact points of the Immortal Palace in the capital city. Li Wanxiang, its proprietress, was the only peripheral member of the Immortal Palace in Fragrance House.
However, it was obvious that Li Wanxiang was very trusted by the Immortal Palace, so she knew Junior Leopard's real identity. Therefore, as soon as Junior Leopard entered Fragrance House, before he had time to think about how to contact Li Wanxiang, someone led him to Li Wanxiang's room.
"The girl dressed as a man with you for a whole day yesterday is called Yan Fei-er. She's the favorite daughter of Jin Emperor Yan Yuntian. Because of what happened yesterday, he was furious. He thought you had designs on his daughter, so he sent someone to investigate you. I think you'd better leave the capital city as soon as possible!"
Li Wanxiang was a beautiful woman in her 40s. She looked like she was in her 30s with a pair of big watery eyes. She looked at Junior Leopard with a smile. "You know, many people have designs on Princess Fei-er, but none of them have succeeded!"
"Others' failure doesn't mean I can't succeed!"
Junior Leopard said with a smile.
"You're not really going to hit on Yan Fei-er, are you?"
"Why, can't I?"
"It's not impossible, but it's very difficult!"
"That's why I came to you!" Junior Leopard gently leaned on the back of the chair. "I'm one of the 28 constellations of the Immortal Palace. I think I have the right to get the support of the Immortal Palace's resources, don't I?"
"Are you sure you want to use the support of the Immortal Palace on this matter? Even if you're one of the 28 constellations now, you only have one chance to use the resources of the Immortal Palace for free every year. Do you really want to use this chance on this boring thing? "
"Hehe, for me, is there anything more important than this?" Junior Leopard touched his nose and stood up. "I'm going to leave the capital city, but I don't want to give up this little girl. I want her to be my bride. So, please!"
"Since you said so, then I can't change it. You can leave in peace. I'll keep an eye on this place for you!"
"Then, I'm counting on you!"
"Troublesome boy!" After Junior Leopard left, Li Wanxiang held her head with her hands and muttered helplessly, "Alas, after so many years, has the Immortal Palace really fallen to the point of pimping such a little boy?"
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"Commander, are you leaving the capital city tomorrow?" After returning to his residence, Junior Leopard ordered his subordinates to leave the capital city with a gloomy face.
"Of course, I've lived in the capital city for so long. I've got what I should get and what I shouldn't get. What's the point of staying in the capital city?" Junior Leopard said grumpily.
As Li Wanxiang said, as soon as he left the Fragrance House, he knew he was being watched. However, the cultivation of those who were watching him was not high. It could even be said that some of them only had rough martial arts skills.
Junior Leopard understood that these people were from the Imperial City Department. Although he didn't take them seriously, he couldn't just let them go. After all, these people were just secretly watching him and didn't do anything excessive to him.
However, it was not a good thing to always be stared at like this. Although it was not difficult for Junior Leopard to get rid of these people with his ability, it would only arouse suspicion. It was better to avoid trouble. Since the matter had been handed over to the Immortal Palace, it was meaningless for him to stay here. He believed in the Immortal Palace's ability.
Therefore, as soon as he came back, he gave the order to leave.
"Your Excellency, where are you going back to? Jiang City or Yunzhou?"
Although it seemed that Junior Leopard's power was great, he didn't have an exact place to go. Anyuan Store was in Zhonghe Prefecture, in Jiang City. But it was the place where he did business, which was managed by Wang Tianlei. It was the home of Zhou Hua 'er and Wang Tianlei.
What about Yunzhou? He was an Elder of the Wu Family, but his surname was not Wu. The two Zhou Mansions in Qingyang Market and the mountain village were where his father and brothers lived. Although he was also the master, he didn't want to live with them now.
The Blackstone Valley in the northern prairie belonged to him. However, he had never been there. It took him a long time to find the place on the map. He couldn't live there either.
After thinking about it, the only place he could live now might be the small courtyard he bought in Zhonghejun City. But now he was no longer working in Zhonghejun City. In addition, Zhu Ba and a group of people followed him. These people were different from him. They all had families, so there must be a place for them to settle down.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but have a headache!
"Damn it, it seems that I still have to find a wife. Otherwise, everywhere is home, but everywhere is not home. It's really uncomfortable!"
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