There are many inns in Lianshan City, but the most famous one is Cangyu Inn, which is located on the side of Cross Avenue.

Cangyu is not a local inn in Lianshan. It has only arrived in Lianshan in recent years. In Zhang Tianliu's words, it is a five-star hotel in the national chain.

Just looking at it from the front door, compared with the inn where he stayed, it was simply the difference between a mountain and a slope.

The mountain is naturally Cangyu. It’s not that it’s big in size, but it’s carved with jade railings. Everywhere is exquisite. The inn uses rough bluestone floors, while Cangyu uses smooth stone slabs polished like jade.

In terms of wood, the wood used is strong and tough, silent when stepped on, crisp and sweet when struck, and as fascinating as drum music.

Because of the nationwide chain, all forces in Lianshan will not get involved. Of course, Cangyu Inn is also doing its job and will never interfere in local affairs.

Zhang Tianliu even heard that Cangyu smells a bit like the Peace Hotel. As long as you check in, no one will dare to kill you there!

But the problem is, it's not that you can live where you want. It's not that it's expensive, but it's a matter of status. Even Zhao Yongdang, a wealthy businessman in Lianshan, is not qualified because he has insufficient background. He is not a queen from a famous family, nor is he a celebrity.

How can a scholar be qualified?

Zhang Tianliu didn't even have it, but he was just passing by and looking for a friend to catch up on old times.

"Take a rest ahead." Zhang Tianliu pointed to the teahouse across the street, and Ah Qi followed without saying a word.

After arriving at the balcony on the second floor of the teahouse and sitting down, Zhang Tianliu ordered a pot of tea and a plate of sponge cake, and then quietly looked outside the Cangyu Inn.

This sitting lasted for more than half an hour. The tea was cold and the cakes were cold. Ah Qi really couldn't figure out what this person was going to do.

I don’t order tea and don’t eat cakes. Is it just to rest?

Ah Qi stared at the sponge cake and swallowed secretly.

She has endured it for a long time.

The sponge cake was very fragrant when it was hot before, but now it is cold and has no fragrance, but for some reason Ah Qi feels it is more fragrant.

Suddenly, a hand pushed the cake in front of her.

Ah Qi was stunned for a moment, then raised his eyes to look at Zhang Tianliu, only to see that Zhang Tianliu was looking across the street. He didn't know what he was looking at, but it was indeed him who pushed the pastries in front of him.

Ah Qi's heart warmed up, and she was busy telling herself not to trust men!

But she was really hungry and couldn't bear the temptation. She carefully stretched out two fingers from her sleeves, picked up a piece of pastry and quickly stuffed it into her mouth.

"Cough cough cough..." After taking a few mouthfuls, he swallowed it.

"Take the cold sponge cake and have a sip of tea." Zhang Tianliu poured a cup of tea for Ah Qi and handed it to Ah Qi, but Ah Qi didn't know whether to accept it or not.

It was really uncomfortable to swallow, but she still didn't take it. Instead, she picked up the teapot and took a rough sip into her mouth.

Zhang Tianliu didn't care. He put down the tea cup and looked at the opposite side again.

Ah Qi was chewing the unfinished sponge cake in her mouth, looking for Zhang Tianliu and looking over curiously. However, it was just a glance. Before she could see what was on the other side, she noticed that Zhang Tianliu suddenly got up and walked downstairs.

Ah Qi didn't bother to swallow the last bite and hurriedly followed.

Zhang Tianliu, who was still anxious when he went downstairs, suddenly slowed down after going downstairs. He walked steadily and gracefully tossed a piece of silver to the shopkeeper. He left the teahouse and walked towards the Cangyu Inn opposite.

At this time, outside Cangyu Inn, a beast cart was parked in front of the door. Although the beast cart was small, it was extremely exquisite and gorgeous. Even the hair of the exotic beast pulling the cart was burning like flames, and the breed was the most normal horse!

The body shape is not much different from the horses Zhang Tianliu has seen, but looking at the strange beasts all over the street, this horse seems to be the only one in Lianshan City, which shows its rarity in this other world.

But Zhang Tianliu didn't care about this. What he wanted to see was the owner of the car.

Zhang Tianliu, who pretended to pass by the carriage, paused and took a few steps back. Ah Qi, who was following him, was so frightened that he thought he was going to press against her chest again.

This is a street! No, it’s not even a street!

Ah Qi dodged and skillfully avoided Zhang Tianliu. Unexpectedly, Zhang Tianliu did not pursue him, but continued to retreat and came to stand in front of the carriage. In the doubtful eyes of the coachman, he stared at the coachman with a slight frown.

"What's the matter with this young man?" The coachman felt uncomfortable being stared at.

Although he had seen Zhang Tianliu, what he saw was Zhang Tianliu who was dressed in strange clothes and had extremely short hair. He was completely different from the handsome and handsome young man in front of him!

"I think you look familiar." Zhang Tianliu stared at the coachman and said.

The coachman felt strange when he heard this. He looked at Zhang Tianliu carefully and said, "I think the young master also looks familiar."

Zhang Tianliu lowered his eyebrows and thought for a moment, took a step back, and his eyes fell on the embroidery of his family emblem on the hood of the car. After saying: "Lu family", he suddenly had a look of confusion on his face, shook his head and chuckled: "It turns out they are Brother Yihong's family, no wonder

We look so familiar, we met once in Shengjing."

There are so many young masters in Shengjing, and there are not even ten thousand but eight thousand who have had a relationship with the coachman.

However, there are very few people who know his young master and can still remember him. The coachman was not sure for a moment, but he did not dare to reveal that he did not know the other person. Who knew that the person in front of him was the young master of that aristocratic family? In short, he could not afford to offend him.

Just when he was hesitating about how to deal with it, Zhang Tianliu solved the problem for him.

"Brother Yihong and I have been separated for some time in Taixue. I wonder how he is doing?"

They are more and more classmates of the Young Master! No wonder they look familiar, they must have been seen outside the Imperial Academy.

Thinking of this, the coachman suddenly smiled and said: "Young Master, I'm worried. My young master is very good, but he hasn't gone home to escape the summer. He said he wanted to spend more time on his studies, so he stayed in the Scripture Pavilion almost every day.

ah!"

At this moment, a wealthy man walked out of Cangyu Inn. He looked to be no more than thirty years old. He was dressed in silk and satin, with a jade belt wrapped around his waist. The belt buckle was an ancient jade engraved with a two-headed snake pattern.

I think this person is Lu Taiyong.

Thinking of this, Zhang Tianliu raised his voice slightly and said: "Brother Yihong is still so eager to learn. He is really a role model for us. It makes me ashamed. When I return to Beijing after the summer, I will definitely want to learn from Brother Yihong so that I can enter the inner courtyard as soon as possible."

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As soon as he said this, Lu Taiyong, who had just entered the carriage, was stunned, frowning and looking at the young man in front of him.

He was around sixteen years old, even younger than his son, but he was able to enter the Imperial Academy. His qualifications were probably not simple! I don’t know which family he was from.

Lu Taiyong's eyes quickly moved around Zhang Tianliu. After finding no artifacts indicating his family background, he didn't care and said with a smile: "Who is this young master?"

The coachman was startled when he heard this, turned around and said respectfully to Lu Taiyong: "Oh, this is the eldest son's classmate. I have met the younger one outside the Imperial College."

"Oh." Lu Taiyong had a look of surprise on his face, and his smile became brighter. He approached Zhang Tianliu and said, "I don't know the name of my nephew. Are you friends with me?"

Although it is abrupt, people should not be credulous. After all, this is Lianshan, thousands of miles away from the Holy Capital. In a place without wealthy families, how can a student of Taixue appear here!

"Uncle Lu, it's human nature not to trust the younger generation. My name is Xia Houzhai. I can't tell you what happened here. My friendship with your son is just an ordinary classmate. I just deeply admire his hard work. We are both young people.

While everyone was busy discussing romance, my son was the only one who was immersed in reading, which made me think hard all the time, who is wasting his youth?"

Lu Taiyong actually had the urge to cry!

In his heart, he felt happy because of his son, and even more aware of his suffering!

It was because he pushed himself too hard. When he was at his age, as Xia Houzhai said before him, his children were romantically involved, and they even became jealous and got into fights. However, his son could only immerse himself in studying all day long. Besides books, he still had books.

Who is wasting his youth? Even at his age, he still can’t figure it out!

"I really made my nephew laugh. If I have a chance, I will go to Xiguan to pay a visit to General Xiahou. Please apologize."

Zhang Tianliu hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Uncle Lu is serious."

There is only one Xiahou family in Xiguan, and it was also the Xiahou family in Wengcheng!

Wengcheng is the old city of Lianshan City. It was renamed Lianshan after it belonged to Luxi County. The Xiahou family during the Wengcheng period was not a wealthy family, just an ordinary small family. However, in Kunyang County in the north, there was a Xiahou family that was more terrifying than the Lu family! Inheritance

For three thousand years, the General Xiahou mentioned by Lu Taiyong came from Kunyang County. He went to Wengcheng with the army and became famous in one battle, but he also left a lifetime of pain.

General Xiahou’s beloved wife died here!

Is there any need to guess why Xiahou Zhai came to Lianshan?

The one sleeping here is his grandmother!

No wonder they don't want to mention it more. The Xiahou family of this lineage is as low-key as ever, rarely mentioning family affairs to outsiders. Perhaps General Xiahou had no choice but to leave home and leave Kun Yang.
Chapter completed!