The Emperor's Son-in-Law

"Is that so? All right then."

"Where is the Jiaofangsi?"

Duan Chun asked curiously.

"It's over at Chongzuofang."

"Your Highness, you can go and keep an eye on it."

"I have too many things to deal with and cannot accompany you."

Chen Yang said politely with a fist.

"Thank you, sir."

Duan Chun saw that there were not many officials in the various offices of the Honglu Temple.

They must be busy with the reception banquet three days later.

This is a top-level state banquet for the Beixia envoys and envoys from various countries in the Dakang Imperial Capital.

There must be no mistakes, and the face of the Dakang Empire must not be lost.

Duan Chun said goodbye and left, sitting in a carriage under the protection of the guards.

He went all the way to Chongbeifang in the Imperial Capital.

Chongbeifang is located in the north of the Imperial Capital, just in front of the Dakang Palace.

There is a river in the middle, and further north are the three parallel districts of the Imperial Capital.

These three districts are the gathering areas of the three provinces and six ministries and the officials' residences.

Coming to the streets of Chongbeifang, Duan Chun pulled aside the curtains and saw clearly.

There were no ordinary people and shops here.

Instead, there were luxurious restaurants and large inns.

There were few pedestrians on the streets of this area, all of them were carriages and sedan chairs.

Duan Chun looked at these ancient restaurants and inns curiously, knowing that this was not a place where ordinary people could enjoy themselves.

Only meritorious nobles and ministers, as well as wealthy merchants and envoys from various countries could enjoy themselves here.

Watching the carriage about to pass by the gate of a luxurious restaurant called Wanhualou.

Duan Chun quickly asked the driver to stop.

"What do you want, young master?"

Zhao Changlong looked at the carriage and quickly rode to the window and asked.

"I want to go to the restaurant to take a look."

"By the way, please have a good meal with all the uncles."

Duan Chun took out a silver ingot from his sleeve and threw it to Zhao Changlong.

"Thank you, young master."

"But it's still early now, the restaurant hasn't opened yet..."

Zhao Changlong didn't know why the young master went to the restaurant at this time.

"It's okay, I just want to go in and take a look."

"How far is it from here to the Jiaofangsi?"

Duan Chun got up and walked out of the carriage and asked.

"My lord, it's the street in front of the Taichang Temple Jiaofangsi."

Zhang Wu pointed to the end of the street and replied.

"It's so close, that's good."

"I'll go to the restaurant first, uncles and aunts, take the silver and eat and drink well here."

"I'll go to the Jiaofangsi by myself later."

"Come pick me up in the evening."

Duan Chun nodded and jumped off the carriage, heading towards the steps of the Wanhua Tower.

Zhang Wu and Zhao Changlong quickly jumped off the horse and followed closely with the guards.

Then they stood on both sides of the restaurant's door to guard.

It was still morning, and the restaurant had not yet opened.

There was no guest in the lobby.

Duan Chun walked to the door, and no servant came to greet him.

But just as he stepped over the threshold, he heard an angry scolding from inside.

There were also two women crying slightly.

Duan Chun looked in the direction of the sound and saw a corner of the spacious restaurant hall.

A shopkeeper was scolding a mother and daughter in cloth clothes.

The mother and daughter hugged each other and cried, as if they had encountered great difficulties.

Duan Chun frowned, and at this time a servant who was cleaning the lobby saw a guest coming.

He hurriedly smiled and greeted Duan Chun in a green official robe.

The servant had seen too many officials every day, and he didn't take the green-robed officials seriously.

"My lord, are you here to have a meal or drink tea?"

The servant asked with a smile.

"I just came to take a look."

"Please prepare three tables of banquets for me later."

"By the way, does your store have good wine?"

Duan Chun asked lightly.

"Sir, our wine is famous in the whole Imperial Capital."

"Our store is one of the stores that have the right to brew wine in the Dakang Imperial Capital."

"You have come to the right place, sir."

The servant nodded.

"Bring all the good wine in your store here."

"Let me see it."

Duan Chun sat directly in front of a table and threw out a piece of silver.

"Okay, I will prepare wine for you right away."

"Wait a moment, sir."

The servant picked up the silver excitedly and turned to make arrangements.

Duan Chun sat there waiting. In fact, he passed by Wanhua Tower this time and came in to take a look.

For only one purpose...

That is, he wanted to see what kind of wine was sold in the restaurant of this era?

In the ancient history that Duan Chun knew, wine was a very precious commodity.

There was no high-proof liquor before the Tang Dynasty. Even if there was liquor, it was not something that ordinary people could afford.

Duan Chun wanted to know what kind of wine was sold in the restaurant of this era.

Is it fermented glutinous rice wine or high-proof liquor?

Originally, Duan Chun was chased and assassinated because he was drunk.

But in this guy's memory, Duan Chun just couldn't know the situation of the wine.

At this time, in the corner on the other side of the lobby, the shopkeeper was still scolding the mother and daughter.

Duan Chun listened carefully and heard the situation over there clearly.

The mother and daughter must have accidentally broken something.

The shopkeeper scolded them relentlessly.

"Listen carefully, the two of you."

"My temple is small, and it can't accommodate you two nobles."

"Hurry up and find your wife."

"There are still four days left, if your wife doesn't pay you."

"Get as far away as you can!"

From the shopkeeper's scolding, it seemed that the mother and daughter not only broke things.

And they had to pay the shopkeeper every month when they worked in Wanhualou.

The more Duan Chun listened, the more curious he became. What kind of rules and regulations were these?

Workers had to give money to the boss every month?

He tilted his head and took a look. The older woman was only in her thirties.

Beside her was a little girl who was only about ten years old, hiding in the woman's arms and sobbing.

The shopkeeper scolded her, then shook his head and sighed and walked straight to the backyard.

The mother and daughter hid in the corner, and now they didn't seem to know what to do?

After a while, three servants came hurriedly, each holding a wine jar.

"Sir, the wine you want."

"These are the three most expensive wines in our store."

The servant just now respectfully placed three wine jars on the table.

"Open them and let me smell them."

Duan Chun stared at the three wine jars curiously, and the answer was right in front of him.

"Yes, sir."

The two servants immediately opened the mud seals of the wine jars in front of Duan Chun.

Another servant helped Duan Chun place three wine bowls.

As soon as the mud seal was opened, Duan Chun's heart was also half cold.

The reason why he came to the restaurant to take a look was to find out what the wine of this era was like?

If it was just ordinary fermented wine, not distilled wine.

Duan Chun thought about distilling wine himself, relying on his winemaking skills.

It was easy for him to make a lot of money in this era.

But after the mud seal was removed, he smelled the wine.

It was clear that there were distilled wines in this era...

And the alcohol content of the wine seemed to be very high.

Duan Chun just tasted the wine and knew that the alcohol content of this wine was not less than 50 degrees.

It's definitely a strong liquor!

"Not bad."

"Seal it up and give it to my people later."

"By the way, what's the situation with the mother and daughter?"

"Why are they crying there?"

Duan Chun stood up and was about to leave, but when he saw the mother and daughter, he asked curiously.