He was betrayed at the beginning, from a cake seller to a wealthy person

The caravan walked for more than ten days and finally arrived in the capital.

The Lu family and the caravan parted ways at the city gate tower. When Zhang Chang said goodbye to Lu Yan, his eyes were a little reluctant, but more of a relief.

"Shopkeeper Lu, I'll see you later." Zhang Chang fisted his fist and said, "Just let things happen in the future." I won't force myself anymore.

After saying goodbye to the caravan, the Lu family entered the capital.

Taking the check-in that had been done before, the group of people had an unimpeded journey.

Lu Yan and Lu Sheng were already very rich in the experience of living in a strange city. They directly booked three inn rooms, settled the old couple, and went straight to Yaxing.

The first priority is to rent the house where we live.

The procedures for dental clinics in various places are similar. I heard that the two of them wanted to rent a yard and asked about the location first.

Lu Sheng thought for a moment: "I want to study. Is there any place I can live near Songyun Academy and Yuanyue Academy?"

Ya Ren smiled: "You two are not locals in the capital, so you don't know. Although Songyun Academy and Yuanyue Academy are two comparable academies in the capital, their locations are really not close. One is in the north. There are two suburbs, and one is in the western suburbs. You have to tell me which one you want to be closer to. There is no one close to them."

Lu Sheng and Lu Yan looked at each other. The problem is that I haven't decided which academy to go to yet.

Seeing that the two of them were confused, Yaren added: "But if you want to live close to study, you don't need to, because both academies provide accommodation, so you can just live in the academy."

Lu Yan breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't need to consider him anymore and just let him live on campus.

Lu Yan: "Then we don't need to be close to the academy. To be honest, we still want to open a shop, and it doesn't matter if it's close to the shop."

Yaren exclaimed: "That depends on what kind of shop you plan to open. Our capital is divided into an inner city and an outer city. The inner city is divided into east, west, north, and south to surround the imperial city, and the outer city is divided into east, west, north, and south to surround the inner city. Surround, it’s expensive, it’s naturally more expensive in the inner city.”

"The inner city is divided into two parts: east and west. It is said that the east is rich and the west is noble. There are more merchants and wealthy households in the east doing business, while there are more dignitaries in the west. You are doing business, whether you open a shop or live with a family, I It is more recommended that you go to the east."

Yaren could feel that although these two half-year-old children were dressed in low-key clothes, they had the confidence to step in, so he directly acquiesced to the two of them going to the inner city.

Lu Yan also did not consider the outer city. It is known that the west of the inner city is expensive, so Jian Hongling and Qi Yuan's territory should be to the west of the inner city.

The inner city must be the inner city. It doesn’t matter if it’s more expensive or cheaper. If it’s cheap, buy it. If it’s expensive, rent it. But whether to go east or west is the question.

Lu Sheng first asked the question: "Is there a small courtyard in the inner city? There are only four people in our family."

This is really a question. Yaren flipped through the record book: "There are really no small courtyards in the west. There are a few small courtyards in the east. Do you want to go and take a look?"

Lu Yan and Lu Sheng followed Yaren to Dongcheng and saw Sanjin Yard, which Yaren said was not big. Even if it's not big when you enter the third courtyard, it's already much larger structurally than the first one.

The entire courtyard faces south, with the gate opening due south. Entering from the main gate is the outer courtyard, and entering from the second gate is the inner courtyard. To the north of the inner courtyard is the main room, with two wing rooms on both sides. On the east and west sides are the east wing room and the west wing room, and the two wing rooms also have one wing room each. To the north of the main house is the third courtyard, and to the far north is the back room.

The layout of the entire courtyard is like this, and Lu Yan is quite satisfied. Boss Lu and Mrs. Xu live in the main house, and it is suitable for her and Lu Sheng to share a side room. Anyway, there is no smaller house, so I simply asked the price: "Is this yard for sale? Or is it just for rent and not for sale? How much does it cost to rent it, and how much does it cost to buy it?"

Yaren: "For sale too. The location of this courtyard is very good. Renting is definitely not as cost-effective as buying. Renting is eighty taels of silver a month, and buying is a flat price offered by the seller of four hundred taels."

After all, it was definitely more appropriate to buy it. Lu Yan just wanted to pay for it directly, but Lu Sheng stopped her.

Lu Yan turned around and looked over. Lu Sheng made an outward gesture, apologized to Yaren, and then pulled Lu Yan to take a step to talk.

Lu Yan: "What do you mean by shaking your head?"

"Eight taels a month, ninety-six taels a year. If you buy it, [-] taels is equivalent to renting for more than four years." Lu Sheng said, "What if I am transferred to another city after passing the exam? We may not always live in the capital."

Lu Yan cheered: "That's what you're worried about. Let me tell you, you will never lose money buying a house. In the next few years, we will open a store and recruit people. If we are no longer in the capital, Just let them live in this house and let me look after the house and the store. In short, this house will not be wasted."

"But if you only rent now but don't buy, and you won't be decentralized after you win, you will stay in the capital and buy later, won't we have to pay a few more years of rent?"

Lu Sheng thought about it and was convinced, no longer stopping Lu Yan from buying a house.

The yard was quickly bought, and Lu Yan received the deed. The house still needs to be tidied up before it can be lived in. The two went to the inn first to bring the carriage back.

The two of them chatted while putting away the luggage they had brought.

Lu Yan asked: "Did Master Qin leave you a letter?"

Lu Sheng nodded: "Yes, let me go to Cheng'en Duke's Mansion to find him after I arrive."

Lu Yan asked again: "Are you going to settle in the academy first or go find him first?"

Lu Sheng thought for a moment: "Let's go find him first. I'm not sure which academy to go to yet, so I'll just ask Mr. Qin."

Lu Yan nodded: "Okay, then you can go to Duke Cheng'en's Mansion first." Just in time for him to give you a big surprise.

After the two of them tidied it up for a day, the yard was finally habitable. The next day, the two went to the inn to pick up their parents, and Lu Sheng took the letter and went straight to Duke Cheng'en's mansion.

Lu Yan counted the time, and within two or three hours, Lu Sheng came back.

Lu Yan asked funnyly: "How is it?"

Lu Sheng looked broken. Seeing Lu Yan's smile, he couldn't help but ask, "Have you known this for a long time?"

Lu Yan smiled and said, "What do you know?"

"You know he is the prince?" Lu Sheng collapsed and said: "Qin Ze is actually the prince! You already knew that, right? You just kept it from me!"

Lu Yan laughed loudly: "Theoretically, I shouldn't know. Only when you come back and tell me can I know."

Lu Sheng: "Don't lie to me! You must have known it for a long time!"

Lu Yan hahahaha: "It's not important. Now you know it too."

Lu Sheng sat down and took a sip of water: "It's so baffling! I haven't even taken the Jinshi exam yet, and I have become a princeling inexplicably."

"You are bound to become a princeling." Lu Yan analyzed: "Even if we don't mention the personal relationship with Qin Ze. You are from Yaoshan County, Hengzhou, and you have a good relationship with the Yaoshan County Magistrate. Yaoshan County Magistrate They are the prince’s people, there is no way you can escape.”

Lu Sheng sighed and leaned back on the chair.