PFC Chapter 492: Disguised as an Old Gentleman
Chapter 492: Disguised as an Old Gentleman
Fang Qingge shouted in pretended disgust,
"Oh? Do you think I'm asking you to make trouble in Heaven? Go, wash yourself and stay away from me."
"According to the master."
The elf stood up straight and saluted with his paws outstretched. It looked so funny that Fang Qingge couldn't help laughing.
She held back her laughter, and although she looked fierce on the surface, her heart was actually full of love.
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During the time Fang Qingge was flying in space, he didn't dare to be idle.
For safety reasons, disguise was necessary. She began to tinker with her face and body.
The robot Xiaoqi and the elf were busy taking care of her.
The distance between the northern border and the capital is far, and the speed of space travel is not enough to reach there immediately.
Just like taking a high-speed train, Fang Qingge packed himself up and took another nap.
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After waking up, Fang Qingge walked out of the villa feeling refreshed.
"Elf, have we reached the capital yet?"
"Master, you have a great sense of time! We're almost there!"
The elf never forgets to flatter in every sentence.
"profound!"
When he heard that the time was almost up, Fang Qingge no longer had time to play with the elf!
She quickly closed her eyes and quietly felt the flight in space.
A quarter of an hour later, Fang Qingge felt his feet firmly touching the ground.
The elf shouted excitedly,
"Master, we're here. It's already getting dark outside?!"
"It's okay. Let's go out somewhere where there's no one."
Fang Qingge looked outside and confirmed that they were in the capital's bustling commercial district. She chose an empty alley and ordered,
"Little elf, you must stay invisible and follow me out! Xiaoqi, you must also be alert. Tell me immediately if you find anything unusual."
"Yeah, don't worry, Master."
Fang Qingge moved his mind and appeared in an empty alley.
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After a while, a bearded man, thin but energetic, walked out of the long alley.
The old gentleman wore a scholar's scarf and a long robe, with a scholar's cloth bag slung over his shoulder.
He is Fang Qingge in disguise.
This time, Fang Qingge did not rashly go to his own Fang Mansion in Hou'er Hutong, but instead found a higher-end inn and booked a single room to stay in.
The capital city is still very lively at night before curfew.
Fang Qingge was very satisfied with his appearance as an old gentleman in the mirror. He then closed the door and went to the teahouse next door which was crowded with guests.
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As soon as she walked into the door of the teahouse, the waiter came to greet her, waving a handkerchief.
"Sir, please come in and take a seat. Are you alone?"
"one person."
Fang Qingge spoke in a low voice. She had a fake Adam's apple, so even if she raised her voice it still sounded like a man's.
"okay!"
The waiter made a gesture of invitation.
Fang Qingge was not stingy this time because he had something to ask for help. He raised his hand and threw a small silver dollar to the waiter. The waiter was so excited that he bowed repeatedly, and was so attentive that it seemed as if he had met his biological father.
"Thank you for the reward, old man. Please come this way."
Fang Qingge was invited to sit in the best seat by the window, and the waiter took off the towel from his shoulder and wiped the table again and again.
"Please wait a moment, old man. I will bring you the best new tea in the store."
After saying that, he hurried to the back hall with a big grin on his face.
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In a short while, a plate of orchid beans, a plate of melon seeds, a pot of fragrant tea and a teacup were placed on the table.
"Waiter, go ask the shopkeeper for a short leave and come over to tell me what new things have happened in the capital these days?"
The waiter was stunned for a moment, then responded,
"Okay, sir, please wait a moment."
After saying that, he ran to the front desk like a gust of wind again.
Soon, the waiter came over and asked in a low voice,
"Sir, what topic do you want to hear about?"
"I'll listen to anything related to the palace."
"this?"
The waiter was a little hesitant, but for the sake of the little silver barley, he spoke in a low voice.
"Sir, I'll be honest with you. I heard all this from hearsay. Please don't tell anyone else, otherwise, we will all be killed."
The waiter put one hand on his neck and made a beheading gesture. Fang Qingge nodded very understandingly.
"Well, you can tell me what's important. I know the importance of it. I've been away from the capital for more than a month. I just came back today to listen to some new things to relieve my boredom."
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"okay!"
So the waiter started his gossip.
"Old sir, you may not have heard that there is trouble in the Prime Minister's Mansion!"
"Oh? Tell me about it quickly?"
Fang Qingge pretended to be very interested and urged the waiter to speak quickly.
The waiter's eyes were bright and he lowered his voice and said,
"This is a big mess. It happened one after another and even the emperor was alarmed?!
At first, he was a small captain of the guard team in the Prime Minister's Mansion who did his job well and was rewarded with a silver ingot by the Prime Minister.
This guy was so happy that he got carried away, so he invited a few of his friends to go to Chunfeng Tower to play with girls.
After a night of passion, before dawn, the brothel owner discovered that the silver ingot was fake and reported it to the authorities in anger.
You don't know, this fake silver ingot is so realistic! You can't imagine that there is black stone mixed with something inside.
No one would have discovered it unless it was unwrapped and checked.
Hehehe... After this incident came to light, we found out that this person was a guard in the Prime Minister's Mansion.
The government, out of respect for Prime Minister Xiao and because the captain of the imperial guards had lost face, made him pay the silver and released him quietly!"
"Release the person? What about the fake silver?"
Fang Qingge asked.
The waiter was also a little indignant and said,
“It’s just a piece of silver, and everyone thinks that the Prime Minister is also unaware of it!
This matter has been suppressed!
No one dared to investigate the source of the fake silver ingots. Otherwise, it would be Prime Minister Xiao's shame!
It is said that the captain of the guards did not dare to complain about his grievances. He knew that the silver ingot was given by Prime Minister Xiao, but who dared to ask? ! The matter was left unresolved!"
Fang Qingge raised his eyebrows when he heard this, took a sip of tea and asked,
"It's over?"
The waiter nodded and then smiled and said,
"Don't be anxious, old sir. This matter is not over yet. A few days ago, the Prime Minister's Mansion held a birthday party.
There were so many people going that all the managers in the mansion came out with silver ingots to make purchases.
After being discovered to be fake one by one, the steward brought up Prime Minister Xiao's title, said all the nice things he could, and then hurried back to the mansion to get some silver from the accounting office to make up for it.
But when I opened it, I found out it was fake.
Now all the affected merchants are not happy! There are dozens of merchants buying items this time.
There were also cases where the former steward had been in arrears with various merchants for one or two years, and some for four or five years.
The merchants thought that the law did not punish the masses, and they thought that they could use the fake silver incident to make the Prime Minister's Office pay off all the debts. So they united together, bravely cried and reported to the government.
"Oh? What happened?"
Fang Qingge asked quickly.
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