Chapter 309

No matter which dynasty it was, the capital had always been a prosperous place, where everything was available. It was full of rich people, the officials,nobles and the Kinsmen of the emperor were everywhere.

Anyone who was walking on the street  was of great status.

Although that was a bit of an exaggeration, it was not a lie. Even Xu Ran told the two brothers not to provoke any people in case of trouble.

After a whole month, Tangtang and Guoguo drove a carriage and arrived at the gate of the capital city at noon. Looking at the tall gate outside the city, they could feel the difference and prosperity of the capital city, let alone inside.

There were many people lining up to enter the city gate, some carrying things and some empty-handed. Some came on horseback and some in horese-drawn carriages. Some of them were dressed in rags, others looked magnificent. There were various, all sorts of people.

Tangtang and Guoguo lined up quietly and waited to enter the city, without a word. It was not because they didn’t want to talk, but they had just arrived here and didn’t know anything. They were afraid of saying something wrong, so it was better to enter the city first.

They waited at the gate for a long time before they could enter the city. After entering the city, the first thing they would do was to find a place to live and arrange the carriage and luggage, so that they could familiarize themselves with this bustling and lively capital.

Taking the carriage, the two of them wandered on the street aimlessly. They found a lot of inns that looked good but they were full. Of course, it was only more than ten days left for the Spring Test, there must be a lot of students coming to the city to take part in the examination.

Therefore, the two of them led the horses around helplessly, hoping to find an inn with rooms available.

“Hey, Guoguo, look at an inn called Xian… Sigh, sorry, I didn’t see you coming over. I’m really sorry.”

“Brother, what’s wrong?” Guoguo hurriedly walked over from the other side of the carriage.

He was just looking around when he heard his brother call him, but before he could reply, he heard his brother apologizing to someone, so he immediately walked over.

There was a person standing in front of Tangtang, who looked very young. He was in his early twenties and wore a brocade suit. He looked tall,big and was good-looking, his face was plump just like jades.

Tangtang had just saw an inn, but it was too far to see its full name, so he wanted to go over and take a look. He didn’t pay attention to the surroundings and bumped into the person accidentally.

Three handsome teenagers standing together, with a carriage next to them, it took up quite a big space, attracting the attention of many pedestrians on the road, many Ge’ers blushed with excitement at the sight.

Shen Qingling was resting today, so he wanted to walk around the street. Not looking where he was going, he bumped into someone as soon as he went out. Then he heard a gentle voice apologizing to him.

He didn’t mind being bumped, but was interested in the person who had bumped into him. He felt that the owner of such a pleasant voice must be an extremely good-looking person. Seeing Tangtang confirmed his guess. The people he bumped into were really good-looking, and to his surprise, such a good-looking person should have a twin brother.

Shen Qingling’s lips curved into a smile, then he said, “It’s fine and I didn’t watch the road either. Do you  come to the capital for the examination?”

It was obvious that he was trying to make a conversation, but Shen Qingling seemed to mean no harm, and Tangtang had just bumped into him, they should answer his question, so Guoguo replied, “Yes, we just arrived at the capital today, but we seem to be late and can’t find a place to live now, so we are wandering on the streets.”

Hearing this, Shen Qingling’s smile deepened. He had a good impression of these two persons, so it should be good to have more contact with them. Since they hadn’t found a place to live, he could help them.

Shen Qingling said, “I live in the city, if you can’t find a place to live, I do have one. But it’s a private house, not an inn. I wonder if you are willing to pay to rent a residence?”

Hearing Shen Qingling’s words, Tangtang and Guoguo looked at each other. Finally, Tangtang nodded and said to Shen Qingling, “Brother, we’d like to rent a private residence. There are more than ten days until the examination, and we still have to wait for the results. So we have to spend more than a month in the city. It’s much more convenient for us to live in a residence than an inn. If you can help us find a residence to live in, we’d be deeply grateful.”

It had been many years since Shen Qingling came to this world, and he was used to the way the scholar here spoke. However, the words of the person in front of him sounded very pleasant. Apart from the “brother” he called, this person’s style of speech was somewhat similar to his.

Shen Qingling had a smile on his face. He had proposed renting a house, now that they were willing, he naturally would take them to take a look.

“Since you are interested in the house, I will take you to see it. If you like it, you can rent it, or I will help you find another house.”

“Thank you, brother. If it’s not suitable for us, we can live in the inn. In this huge capital, we’re sure to find an inn with rooms available.”

“Haha, of course, let’s go now!” After saying that, Shen Qingling led the way ahead, Tangtang and  Guoguo followed behind him, leading their carriage.

Shen Qingling introduced some of the famous buildings to Tangtang and Guoguo as they walked. Tangtang and Guoguo knew nothing about this place, and now they were willing to be introduced to it, so they listened with interest.

After walking for a while, Shen Qingling suddenly turned around and said, “By the way, I don’t know your names, I’m Shen Qingling, work in the Ministry of Works of this dynasty.”

Tangtang and Guoguo were stunned after hearing Shen Qingling’s introduction. They thought about what Dad had told them that they could come to the Ministry of Works if they had difficulties in the capital. However, they had never thought that the first person they met in the capital was Shen Qingling.

However, apart from a little surprised, they didn’t react much. Tangtang said, “Hello, Brother Qingling. I am Xu Qing and this is my younger brother Xu Mu. We’ve heard that the person who is in charge of the Ministry of Works is a young man, but I’ve never imagined that Brother Qingling is so young. You are really young and promising!”

Knowing Shen Qingling’s identity, Tangtang did not call him lord but Brother Qingling. From the bottom of Shen Qingling’s heart, he started to have a good impression of this person.

He had thought about conceding his identity, but he really wanted to make friends with these two people, so he told them who he really was, and now he felt it was right to do so.

Hearing Tangtang’s praise, Shen Qingling smiled humbly, and then said, “You’re exaggerating, Qing brother. It seems that you’re younger than me, but you’re here to take the examination for the Ginger. If you pass the exam, you are much better than me. Oh, Qing brother, you won’t mind me calling you like this, will you? ”

Tangtang replied, shaking his head, “Of course, I don’t mind. I’m just here to see if I can pass the exam. As for what will happen in the future, no one knows it. Even if I do pass the exam, I definitely won’t be able to become a minister at such a young age as Brother Qingling.”

Shen Qingling shook his head and said, “Qing brother, let’s stop praising each other. It’s a little awkward and let’s continue on our journey!”

Tangtang nodded and stopped talking. Not only Shen Qingling, he felt awkward too.

Later on, they didn’t say much. Occasionally, Tangtang said a few words to Guoguo.

Guoguo didn’t say a word to Shen Qingling the whole time. Somehow, he felt a sense of crisis in his heart that this person would have a good relationship with his brother in the future. As for how good their relationship would be, he didn’t know.

Thinking about Dad and Daddy asked his brother to come to the capital and take a Ge’er which he liked back, Guoguo felt that, in the capital, no matter how good the Ge’er was, he would not take him back. His brother liked the minister, but no one would be younger and more talented than him in this capital. But unfortunately, he was not a Ge’er.

Guoguo thought in his heart and the three of them walked to their destination slowly.

Standing in front of the door of a courtyard, Shen Qingling pointed at the yard and said, “It is here. I don’t know if you like it.”

From the outside, the yard looked similar to the one they lived in in Yanzhou, but it wasn’t as big as that one. There were only two of them, so it was big enough.

Looking at the yard, Guoguo felt it was good, then he asked Shen Qingling,” Can we enter and take a look? If it isn’t too bad inside, we will rent this house.”

This was the first sentence that Guoguo said to him. At first, Shen Qingling had doubted if he had offended this person, but now it seemed that Guoguo was just a person who didn’t like to talk. As twin brothers, their personalities were quite different.

Of course they could enter the house, Shen Qingling told him. But they couldn’t get in by the main road, because Shen Qingling didn’t have the key to the courtyard, he needed to go home and get it. They just wanted to see the house, so they naturally wouldn’t wait until he went home to get the keys.

Therefore, the minister jumped over the wall with Guoguo and went into the yard, and Tangtang watched the carriage outside. When Shen Qingling proposed to flip the wall, Tangtang felt that this person didn’t seem as reliable as he looked.

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