Chapter 1487 - 1490 Just report his name and it’s done_1
After getting up and washing, she first checked on the two little baozi, fed them, and then went out to eat. Once breakfast was over, Yangyang was already impatient.
Yang Chuxia found it strange. After sitting in a carriage for so many days, wasn’t he tired at all? She had thought that even if they were to go out, they should at least rest for a couple of days first. But the child couldn’t wait at all.
"My lady, are you going out?" the housekeeper asked.
"Yes, isn’t it because the children are making a fuss about going out?"
The housekeeper responded, "The Old Master instructed that if you wish to go out, you should bring more people with you. If something happens, just report his name, and it will be fine."
"Alright, I understand."
Yang Chuxia thought that it seemed the Capital City was indeed not easy to stay in; even Old Mu had to give instructions about going out. It made her even less inclined to leave the house; if she encountered trouble, with her temperament, she was afraid she wouldn’t be able to control herself, and that would bring trouble to Old Mu. But since she had already promised the children, she couldn’t go back on her word. Well, going out is going out then, one can’t refuse to eat for fear of choking.
Indeed, this was the case; throughout the ages, the Capital City had been a gathering place for nobles and officials. Where there were many noble ladies, there wasn’t a lack of unruly scions, arrogant and domineering young lords.
These people, relying on their power and status, did all kinds of evil without restraint. Old Mu had specially instructed them to take care, also because he worried that Yang Chuxia and her children would run into these people and cause him trouble, and they would end up holding back and feeling aggrieved.
"What fun places are there in the Capital City?" Since Yang Chuxia was not familiar with the Capital City, she had also brought along the housekeeper, who everyone referred to as Procuress Shen.
Procuress Shen laughed and said, "Actually, in the Capital City, it’s all about eating, drinking, and entertaining. For food, there’s Ju De Lou and Phoenix Fairy Pavilion, and for jewelry, the Glass Pavilion is the go-to. The daughters of those esteemed nobility love that place the most. As for ready-made clothing and fabrics, that would be the pavilion next to Glass Pavilion, called Beauty Pavilion—people even say that Glass Pavilion and Beauty Pavilion are run by the same family. Entertainment for ladies of the Capital City is limited; they either go to one place to watch operas or to another to write poetry and paint. As for the gentlemen, they might visit various theaters, but those places are chaotic, and no lady of status would go there."
Yang Chuxia was familiar with Ju De Lou—it was one of Mu Shaofeng’s business ventures, with whom her family had a partnership.
She also remembered the Glass Pavilion—it was the place where Ye Zi’an, that spendthrift, had spent ten thousand taels of silver to buy her jewelry.
As for the other two places, Yang Chuxia just listened without much interest.
"Procuress Shen, isn’t there a place where we children can have fun?" Yangyang, upon hearing everything was about what the adults liked to eat and play, was truly bored.
"Places for children to play?" Procuress Shen thought hard. She really didn’t know many such places; she had never married or had children or grandchildren, so she naturally wouldn’t pay special attention to these matters.
"Oh, that’s right, I’ve heard from the young ones in our house that there’s a shop that specializes in children’s toys—things like running frogs, crowing roosters, big tiger plushies, and moving wooden horses. They say it’s quite fun. My lady, would you like to take the two young masters to have a look?"
"Let’s not go." Yangyang outright stated, "I’ve played with those things since I was little; we have a heap at home. They’re not fun anymore."
"Pfft, how old are you to have played with them ’since you were little’?" Yang Chuxia tapped on his little forehead.
Procuress Shen assumed that the toys Yangyang mentioned were sent from the Capital City and thought that the shop had recently introduced new novelties. She laughed and said, "Young master, I’ve heard that the shop has some new fun things now, including a carriage with four wheels."