The famous Swordsman House is not only achieved by making a name for himself. Since Emperor Yingzong, this restaurant has become famous in the capital. This is mainly because the owner of Swordsman House is very business-minded and spent a lot of money to hire two chefs who are good at northern and southern cuisines to take charge of the chef. He also bought a private house behind Swordsman House and opened another place called Xianyun Pavilion.

If guests want to treat guests to dinner, if there are not so many things, the price in the Xianke Building in front is much more affordable. If a nobleman likes a quiet place, then the decoration at the Xianyun Pavilion in the back is naturally much higher-end than the previous one.

Although the two places are next to each other, they each have their own doors that do not interfere with each other.

Wang Zhi invited Pan Bin to dinner in the Xianyun Pavilion behind the Xianke Building.

The two made an appointment with each other, and Pan Bin deliberately advanced a quarter of an hour. However, when he led his friend Tang Fanzai down to one of the private rooms, he found that the father-in-law Wang was already sitting on the table.

Although the other party's small hat was green today, the face below was as feminine and handsome as the one outside, but his face was surprisingly young, but with a sense of a look of overwhelming look down on everyone. Pan Bin did not dare to neglect at all, and hurried forward and smiled: "Mr. Wang came so early, he was rude, he was rude!"

Wang Zhi was still sitting in his original position, and raised his hand and pointed: "It's me that I'm coming too early, Lord Pan, please take your seat."

His eyes swept and fell on Tang Fan: "This must be another master of Lord Qiu, so why should Tang Fan Tang?"

Tang Fan bowed: "I was born in the countryside and I have never seen a big scene. When I heard that the factory was hosting my senior brother, I wanted to come over to see my vision. I came here without invitation, and asked the factory to forgive me."

Wang Zhi waved his hand: "It's okay, sit down."

In fact, Wang Zhi was younger than both of them, and may not be twenty years old, but he was in a high position and his every move was somewhat condescending, so Pan Bin dared not object.

Wang Zhi said: "Since everyone has arrived, let him serve the food."

After saying that, he pulled the rope hanging down beside the dining table. After a while, someone pushed the door open outside, holding the tray in his hand, serving dishes one after another.

Wang Zhi said: "I don't know if you like northern dishes or southern dishes. I ordered them tonight, and they were just right."

Pan Bin said: "Mr. Wang is worried, I don't know Mr. Wang..."

He wanted to ask Wang Zhi about the intention of treating him to dinner, but he was interrupted by Wang Zhi's wave of his hand as soon as he spoke.

Wang Zhi picked up the chopsticks and said, "Let's talk about it after eating, let's talk about it after eating."

Pan Bin had no choice but to shut up.

In the Xianyun Pavilion, it is impossible to get a meal without a hundred taels. As the admiral of the West Factory, Wang Zhi is even more unbearable.

Almond Buddha's hand, Longjing shrimp, roetail shark fin, golden silk crispy sparrow, hydrangea scallops, milky fish fillet, two dragons playing with pearls, jade lotus leaf soup...

The dishes were served like flowing water, which was dazzling. As a third-rank official, Pan Bin had seen a lot of worldly affairs during socializing, but when he saw the huge tabletop being placed in an instant, he couldn't help but be amazed.

Since I couldn't speak, I had to eat in silence.

So the three people at the table all bowed their heads and tasted the dishes silently. For a moment, the atmosphere became a bit strange.

Pan Bin was uneasy. No matter how delicious the food was, it naturally lost its taste in his mouth. He had to think about Wang Zhi's intention while eating, but the speed of eating was much slower than the other two. When he stretched out his chopsticks for the third time, Wang Zhi had already put down the chopsticks and wiped his mouth, indicating that it was over.

Pan Bin had to put down his chopsticks, but as a result, he glanced at the corner of his eyes, Tang Fan was still eating food. Although his movements were slow and did not seem vulgar, he felt abrupt no matter how he looked at it now.

Lord Pan twitched the corners of his mouth and quickly winked at his junior brother. However, Tang Fan didn't know if he didn't see it or pretended not to see it, but he even stretched out his chopsticks to pick up food.

On the contrary, Wang Zhi laughed, showed a very appreciative expression, and even cheered: "Okay! Just eat for freedom! Lord Tang is what the person in his temperament does. Lao Pan, you are too restrictive in comparison!"

OK, I was obviously in his twenties older than Wang Zhi, but he called me out of nowhere.

Pan Bin was awkward and did not dare to correct Wang Zhi, so he had to distort his face and smile: "Young people should always be more lively. I am old, I am old!"

In his heart, he felt that this overly young Xichang Factory Mansion was just like the rumors outside. He was good at fame, loved military merits, and had a unique temperament.

The so-called distinction, to be precise, should be different from other eunuchs.

If a normal man now patted his legs and said that Tang Fan should not be restrained, Pan Bin would not be surprised at all. But a stinky eunuch said this pretentious and bold and arrogant eunuch, and it would be strange if he looked at it.

After drinking the soup in the bowl, Tang Fan finally put down his chopsticks and accused Wang Zhi: "The factory owner forgives the crime, but I blame the excellent flavor of the dishes here. I couldn't help it, so I ate a few more bites."

Although his expression and behavior did not reflect the characteristic of "never seen the world", Wang Zhi was still very happy to hear it: "If Lord Tang likes it, I will invite you next time!"

Tang Fan smiled and said, "Good dishes need to be eaten once for a long time before they will be endless aftertaste. If you eat them easily, you will lose their preciousness."

He refused politely, but he held Wang straight without any trace.

The other party was indeed not angry, but instead showed a very useful expression.

From this point of view, Tang Fan was more open to Wang Zhi than Pan Bin, and was not as hampered by Pan Bin because he was afraid of Wang Zhi's identity and power.

Wang knocked on the table, but finally stopped panting Pan Bin's appetite: "I asked Lord Pan to come today, but I have something to ask for."

Pan Bin hurriedly said, "Mr. Wang is so serious, why should he ask for a word?"

Wang Zhi said: "I lost something and wanted to ask Shuntian Mansion to help find it."

Pan Bin was surprised and asked carefully: "I wonder what Mr. Wang lost?"

Wang Zhi said: "A horse carved from white jade is about half a foot high."

Pan Bin asked: "How did you look like it, how did you lose it?"

Wang Zhi took the scroll on the high table next to him and handed it to Pan Bin: "That's it. I put it at home to watch it. One day, I suddenly lost it. Maybe it was a thief who stole it out for sale and was left in the dark and could not be found yet."

Pan Bin opened the scroll and drew a jade horse on it. His painting skills were just as good as that, but it was enough to make people remember what it looked like.

Pan Bin said: "So what clues does Mr. Wang have?"

Wang Zhi smiled and said, "If I have clues, why should I come to you?"

Pan Bin realized that he was saying the wrong thing and hurriedly said, "I will try to solve the case as soon as possible and help Mr. Wang find the white jade horse."

Wang Zhi nodded with satisfaction: "Then I'll bother Lord Pan."

Since the purpose has been revealed, Wang Zhi will naturally not waste time with two little people sitting there, and immediately put an excuse to take a step forward.

When he sat in his position, many things were related to the emperor. Pan Bin could not ask or inquire. Wang Zhi was about to leave, so he and Tang Fan sent the person to the door.

Wang Zhi waved his hand: "You two can continue to order food, I have already asked the shopkeeper to keep the money in his account."

Those who have high positions in the palace, such as him and Shang Ming, will get the python suits and flying fish suits that the emperor Qin said, which is similar to the Jinyiwei, but it is easy to distinguish between the two at first glance. The most obvious feature is that the eunuch has neither embroidered spring sword nor beard.

Wang Zhi was traveling casually tonight, and his green hat was not eye-catching, but perhaps because he was used to wearing gorgeous flying fish suits, he turned around and left and flicked his sleeves, and there was a bit of majesty as the eunuch traveled, as if he was still in the West Factory.

Tang Fan couldn't help but feel funny, but he held it back. When Wang Zhi walked away, he asked Pan Bin: "Senior Brother, should we continue to eat or go back next?"

As soon as Wang Zhi left, Pan Bin's face turned long and he angrily shook his sleeves: "Go back!"

The private room in Xianyun Pavilion was decided by Wang Zhiding. Pan Bin was worried. When the two left far away, he couldn't help but start complaining: "A eunuch who started his career with a favorite concubine pretended to be even bigger than the prime minister of the cabinet. It's so declining, and people's hearts are not as good as the old one! I lost a decoration at home and I also had the face to let us go there. I really think that Shuntian Mansion is his back garden. Could it be that we are still his private servants? Do you want to use it as you want?!"

In fact, there were many good eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty, such as Zheng He and Ruan An during the Yongle period, and Huaien in the palace now. Since childhood, these people have grown up in Nei Shutang reading the story of Yue Wumu's loyalty to serve the country. They are loyal, righteous and honest, and sometimes they are not as good as ministers in the court, and have a good relationship with ministers in the court.

But this is a minority after all, and the eunuch's position is naturally contrary to civil servants. Because there are always some eunuchs who rely on their luck to rise to power, they have more power than those of officials who have studied hard, and the emperor listens to them more. The most important thing is that they have fewer things and are not considered men at all. The civil servant group naturally guards them strictly, even if they dare not offend them in person, they will not look down on them very much.

This is the best portrayal of Lord Pan's mood at this moment.

Tang Fan waited for him to vent his venting, and then said, "Have you seen Wang Zhi before?"

Pan Bin still hummed with anger. Although he was not a big shot in the officialdom of the capital, he could still be called a third-rank official. As a result, Wang Zhi's attitude towards him was the same as that of his own people, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

"I've seen it, but I haven't dealt with it so closely!"

Tang Fan asked: "How does that adult think of Wang Zhi?"

Pan Bin said without thinking: "Domineering! Arrogant! Belief in others!"

While recalling the situation just now, Tang Fan nodded: "He was successful in his youth and did have the capital to be arrogant and domineering, but I think Wang Zhi would not call you over just a playful ornament. Maybe there is some reason for it."

Pan Bin was not angry: "What else is there? In such a huge capital, finding such a thing is like looking for a needle in a haystack. It would be fine if someone was taken into a pawn shop. With the ability of the West Factory, how could it be impossible to find it? It was simply that the white jade horse had been broken. Wang Zhi asked us to find something that was impossible to find, or even that thing was in a place where Wang Zhi could not ask for, and maybe it had flowed into some powerful family!"

Although he has many shortcomings, he must be able to sit in the position of Shuntian Prefecture Prefecture, so he pointed out Wang Zhi's attention in just a few words.

Tang Fan said: "Sir, did you offend him somewhere?"

Pan Bin shook his head: "How is it possible? I haven't dealt with him much, that is, the last time Wu'an Hou Mansion..."

He paused, a little surprised and confused: "Is it because the incident of the Marquis of Wu'an offended him last time? But later the truth was revealed. Didn't he achieve his goal of establishing his authority? Why did he still come to trouble us? What does it have to do with us? Even if we want to find it, we should still find the Jinyiwei?"

Tang Fan said: "It shouldn't be this, maybe there's something else."

Pan Bin thought hard, but after thinking for a long time, he couldn't think of any result: "So that, why don't you go to the North Town Fushi Office to ask the General Banner of Sui tomorrow."

Tang Fan: “…………”

Hello, sir, wake up. Tangtangbei Town Fushi is not the back garden of our Shuntian Mansion!

He said helplessly: "Master Sui went on a foreign affairs businessman and has not come back yet. Last time I asked them to help me inquire about Wang Zhi's invitation to us, but they couldn't find out any results, I'm afraid they can't help."

Pan Bin sighed: "If the emperor of the ancestral emperor was still there, he would have been so useless when he saw the Jinyiwei being bullied by eunuchs, he would have been furious?"

Tang Fan twitched the corners of his senior brother's rich imagination. If the emperor was still there, he knew that the two imperial officials and an eunuch were eating and drinking outside, the three of them would go to Caishikou to meet together tomorrow.

He had no choice but to make a suggestion: "According to the officials, it is better to send people to find them tomorrow. I will go and inquire about the news. Most of the officials in the East and West Second Factory are assigned by the Jinyiwei. Maybe they will hear some news. Is this good?"

Pan Bin touched his jaw with satisfaction: "This is great, Runqing, then thank you for your hard work."

In fact, Tang Fan felt that he was really embarrassed to go to Xue Ling and the others every time he had something to do. First, he seemed incompetent in Shuntian Mansion, second, it was easy to repay the debts of money, but it was difficult to repay the debts of favors. Now he troubled others again and again. When one day someone wanted you to do something difficult, it would be difficult to shirk it. So he did not go to Xue Ling immediately at the beginning, but waited for news from Lao Wang and the others first.

But unfortunately, for several days in a row, Lao Wang and his friends searched all the pawn shops in the capital, but they couldn't find the white jade horse. The pawn shopkeepers also said that they had never seen anything like that before.

Tang Fan had no choice but to find Xue Ling again.

Xue Ling was very generous, patted her chest and agreed, saying that she would definitely help him inquire.

Tang Fan encountered another trouble.

Nothing else, he almost has no place to live.

The place where he lived was originally renting a separate yard from the Li family next door. It was a single family. Although the sparrow was small, it was full of all organs. One lived well. However, due to the accident of the Li family, the two owners of the Li family, one died and the other was imprisoned. Li Man's evidence of killing his wife was confirmed. After confirmation by Wanping County, it was reported layer by layer. Now the file is still under the Ministry of Justice.
To be continued...