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Chapter 2624 The Playful and Unrespective Young Master
Chapter 2624 The Playful and Unrespective Young Master
"This..." This person before us is a prince. Now that he's come into the government office, how could the local officials dare not send someone to protect him properly? "Where do you wish to go?"
“My He family’s old residence, and Hongyan Tower.”
"Hongyan Tower?" The official was taken aback. "There are four Hongyan Towers in the city. Which one are you referring to?"
"It used to be the one that my uncle took over and ran."
His uncle? The local official was stunned for three or four breaths before that famous title flashed through his mind.
"Oh...oh, you mean the restaurant that the Nine Nether Emperor used to run!" The local official immediately perked up. "It's on the east side of the street, but it's been renamed and it's no longer called Hongyan Restaurant. I'll take you there!"
He was also clever; His Highness forbade him to send anyone to accompany him, but if an official wanted to go, his personal attendants would definitely have to go with him.
These people are following local officials, not princes, right?
He Changjue rolled his eyes inwardly, but did not object.
As a result, the local officials accompanied him on his trip, and he had about thirty men with him, all of whom were skilled fighters.
He Changjue chuckled, "Does Lord Jia always have such a grand entourage?"
"Your Highness is too kind," Lord Jia said, thick-skinned and relaxed. "The borderlands are too unsettled; we must be careful."
He Changjue asked in surprise, "This is your territory. How dare someone openly attack you in the middle of the city?"
"No, not before." Lord Jia quickly changed the subject. "His Majesty's old residence changed hands three times after His Majesty was transferred from Blackwater City, but it eventually returned to the royal family. Please come here, please come here, let me show you around."
After this stroll, He Changjue was still not satisfied: "It's so small?"
The old He family residence can be explored in less than 15 minutes by walking from the easternmost end to the westernmost end.
Which room does my uncle live in?
"This way, please. This is the room."
"The small courtyard on the east side?" This was the best courtyard in the He residence besides the main courtyard. He Changjue walked around the house and found it clean and tidy, but without any special features.
The local official noticed his disappointment and quickly said, "This house has changed owners several times, it's very difficult, very difficult, to still retain traces of Young Master He."
"Young Master He?"
"Yes, that is your uncle, known to the world as the 'Nine Nether Emperor'. When he was in Blackwater City, everyone addressed him that respectfully."
A respectful form of address? What He Changjue heard was a hint of cynicism.
"Then where does my father live?"
The local official then led them to a small courtyard facing west: "This is it."
My grandfather once let slip that he had always loved his eldest son the most. Looking at my uncle and father's old residence, it seems that he was right.
He Changjue urged, "Let's go, to Hongyan Tower."
Young Master He once took over and ran the Hongyan Tower, which has now been renamed "Longevity Tower" by the personal pen of Prince Shen. Therefore, the murals inside the tower do not depict the story of how the Nine Nether Emperor pacified Shanjin and established Cangyan, but rather the founding process of the kingdom by Prince Shen and his son.
He Changjue was already very familiar with this content and could recite it from memory, so he was extremely disappointed.
The dishes at Changshenglou were, of course, not as exquisite as those at the grand restaurants in the capital. However, their signature dish was a large pot of red oil, with charcoal burning underneath, the oil bubbling and boiling. He Changjue had never tried this level of spiciness before, and he ate until he was sweating profusely and his mouth was churning, but he just couldn't stop eating.
"This is the dish that Young Master He developed, and it is now a signature dish of Changsheng Restaurant."
"Delicious, delicious, delicious!" He Changjue mumbled with food in his mouth, "Why wasn't this delicious food sent to the capital?"
The capital city also has similar dishes, but they're not as spicy, and therefore not as satisfying.
Before Lord Jia could reply, a voice chimed in from the side: "Because eating until your face is red is unseemly."
He Changjue turned around and saw that the speaker was a guest from a few tables away, a thin man in his fifties: "Eating this stuff will make you sweat or have a runny nose. The nobles of the capital can't afford to lose face like that."
When the prince came to Changsheng Restaurant for a meal, Lord Jia wanted to clear the place out, but He Changjue stopped him.
A person who lives a life of pomp and circumstance doesn't need to constantly flaunt it.
Therefore, the compromise was to have He Changjue and Lord Jia at one table, while the other guards and attendants would sit at four or five separate tables, surrounding them in the middle.
The man sat just outside the circle of guards, about three or four tables away.
“That’s true.” He Changjue knew very well what the nobles in the capital usually did. If they ate like this when entertaining guests, it wouldn’t look good.
He then asked the local official, "So, what kind of person is Young Master He?"
"Of course, he's unparalleled in wisdom and strategy." The local official had long noticed that this young prince greatly admired the Nine Nether Emperor. So he said a few more nice words; after all, weren't the Nine Nether Emperor and the man surnamed He related?
"I'm not asking about his abilities, I'm asking about his character." The young prince is not so easily fooled.
"This..." This is too much to ask. Young Master He's image in Blackwater City is not that of a traditional, virtuous and upright person.
“I know that,” the gaunt man interjected, interrupting the local official. “Do you know what a ‘second-generation rich kid’ is?”
He Changjue pursed his lips: "I know."
The previous generation had power and influence, so the next generation only cared about eating, drinking, and having fun; this is called a spoiled brat.
He Changjue found the title jarring, because he himself was a true "third-generation emperor," and indeed benefited from the legacy of his grandfather's generation.
“Young Master He is a true second-generation rich kid, otherwise how did he get the title of ‘Young Master’?” The gaunt man took a sip of wine. “Back then in Blackwater City, he was the most unruly guy. He did countless outrageous things, except for bullying men and women. Anyway, no matter what he did, City Guard He would always back him up. By the way, City Guard He is the current Emperor of Shen Kingdom.”
He Changjue was stunned for a few moments: "The Nine Nether Emperor? A spoiled brat?"
He simply couldn't reconcile the two titles. Was his uncle a playboy in his youth?
That can't be right. How could a playboy who only knows how to eat, drink, and have fun rise to become a powerful figure who commands the gold and is revered by the demons?
Whenever he asked about He Lingchuan, the He family would only pick out some interesting old stories to tell, which gave He Changjue a particularly positive impression of his uncle. Only his grandmother would occasionally grumble a few times, saying that his uncle was "a prodigal son who has returned home, more precious than gold."
Lord Jia squinted at the gaunt man: "Who are you? What gives you the right to slander the Nine Nether Emperor like this?"
"Smear?" The gaunt man popped a peanut into his mouth. "If you look for any local over forty years old in Blackwater City, who can't vividly recount the absurd things Jiuyou did back then?"
He pointed at He Changjue and said, "Shenguo is now dependent on others. He Chunhua dares not say a word against Jiuyou. That's why the whole family has teamed up to keep you ignorant juniors in the dark."
This person not only addressed Prince Shen by his full name but also used the term "the whole family," clearly indicating that he knew He Changjue's identity!
Lord Jia slammed his hand on the table, pointed at him, and shouted, "Take him down!"
(End of this chapter)