Chapter 6
In fact, Ying Huaizhen is always looking for an opportunity to get out.
She had met many people along the way, and she had many opportunities to call for help, but she didn't say anything rashly, just because she had to find someone who could really help her get out.
The person has to be smart, decisive, and capable.
Ordinary people can't, this crutch can cover her mouth, saying that it is just a child's joke, indeed, who would believe a four-year-old child? Second, if someone wise believes her and wants to help, it depends on whether she can beat the crutch...... To sum up the above two points, if you rush to call for help without full certainty, the end may only be worse.
She has been holding back, expecting that she can meet such a person, waiting for the best opportunity, leaving Taizhou and arriving in Qizhou, she naturally couldn't help but be a little panicked in her heart, until she saw Xiao Tang in the crowd.
Hugged by the crutch, Ying Huaizhen pretended to be lively, but she was actually quite nervous, she didn't care at the first glance of Xiao Tang, but when she turned her eyes away, there was a strange feeling in her heart.
quietly looked at Xiao Tang again, looked at the eyebrows, and vaguely looked familiar.
Ying Huai sincerely quickly thought about why he felt that Xiao Tang was a little familiar...... Who is he, and where have he been seen? Of course, it can't be this life, but in her previous life, her range of activities was only in the capital, and she never went to idle places, she only walked in the big houses, and the people she came into contact with were either rich or expensive, and there were not many opportunities to see ordinary strange men, and it was speculated according to Xiao Tang's age...... coupled with his outstanding and noble bearing......
Ying Huaizhen made a bet with herself, she bet that Xiao Tang was in an official position, and most of them were from the court.
In this short period of time, the greatest possibility she could think of to meet Xiao Tang was nothing more than in the court or at home, and the people who could enter the Shangshu Mansion were by no means ordinary officials, and it was difficult for anyone below the third grade to move an inch.
I can't allow Ying Huaizhen to think about it anymore, because at this moment, the kidnapper has already hugged her closer and closer to Xiao Tang, and she is about to pass by...... Ying Huaizhen did not hesitate any longer.
As it turned out, this one, she won the bet.
The kidnapper was tied up by the guards, tied like a bound crab, and stared at Ying Huaizhen: "You, you cheap ......"
Xiao Tang said coldly: "Let him shut up!" The guards reached out and twirled his chin slightly, gently lifting his chin.
Because of this small turmoil, many people gathered to watch. The officials of Qizhou Mansion rushed to hear the news, and Xiao Tang wanted to put Ying Huaizhen down, but the girl seemed to recognize it, and hugged his neck tightly, vigilant and firm, like a frightened little animal, and found the only person to rely on.
Xiao Tang was helpless, hugged her head to her chest, slightly covered her ears and eyes, and then ordered: "Escort this person back to the yamen, interrogate him in detail, and send someone to Taizhou to ask if the Ling Ai of Yingzhi County is lost." β
The official also had an eye, seeing that Xiao Tang was calmly directing, and knew that it must be a big man coming, so he didn't dare to ask, but only accompanied him carefully: "Are you ......?"
Xiao Tang reached into his arms, took out a token, held it in his palm and shook it slightly, and said, "Don't be publicized." The official raised his head and took a closer look, and when he saw the words "Dali Temple" on it, cold sweat flowed down, and he hurriedly bent down to agree.
Xiao Tang was going to hand over Ying Huaizhen to the messenger of Qizhou Mansion, but Ying Huaizhen had no intention of letting go, Xiao Tang thought that the girl was frightened, and he couldn't bear to drag her down, so he had to hold it reluctantly.
Lin Shenzhou, who was on the side, took a few steps beside him, looked at Ying Huaizhen with interest, smiled at Xiao Tang and said, "This kid has taken a fancy to you." β
Xiao Tang felt that there seemed to be a layer of sweat on his back, and turned his head to look at Ying Huaizhen, who put his face in the shoulder socket of his sideburns, really seemed to be afraid and didn't dare to raise his head...... It's very pitiful.
Xiao Tang couldn't help but reach out and gently patted Ying Huaizhen's back: "Okay, it's okay." However, he and Lin Shenzhou were both indescribably curious in their hearts: why did this child recognize him as an "adult" at a glance?
If it weren't for other reasons, but if the child simply recognized the two of them as officials, then what is the "micro-service private visit" along the way?
The officials of Qizhou quickly replied, this kidnapper was hard-mouthed at first, and finally confessed after the torture, it turned out that he coveted Zhang's wealth, but Zhang's family was heavily defended, and he couldn't do it, so he hit Zhang Zhen with the idea, and wanted to take advantage of Zhang Zhen's opportunity to come out and kidnap Zhang Zhen to extort money, but he didn't expect to meet Ying Huaizhen to make a temporary decision......
Lin Shenzhou and Xiao Tang listened, and Fang was sure that Ying Huaizhen was really Ying Lanfeng's daughter, but in this way, things became more and more suspicious: for example, they were still discussing meeting that Ying Lanfeng for a while, why did his daughter come and recognize them the next moment? Could it be that Ying Lanfeng had expected them to be here and had been prepared for it? If that's the case, then there's no limit to what you can do to someone.
In the inn, Lin Shenzhou glanced at Xiao Tang, and both of them looked at Ying Huaizhen, who was sitting next to Xiao Tang and was eating noodles seriously.
Xiao Tang coughed lightly and asked, "Girl, what's your name?" Ying Huaizhen glanced at him, just now she reported her name so loudly on the street, could it be that he forgot? Sullen bowed his head: "My name is Ying Huaizhen." β
Xiao Tang said: "Yes, you just said it...... You are Ying Lanfeng's daughter...... Right? Ying Huaizhen nodded, buried his head lower, and almost buried his face in the bowl.
Xiao Tang saw that her hair was shaking, so he picked it up for her and put it behind her ear, Ying Huaizhen was stunned, instinctively wanted to hide, but reacted that he didn't have to hide now, so he continued to eat noodles seriously.
Xiao Tang coaxed gently: "Then is it really good for me to call you Xiao Huai?" Yes, Xiao Huaizhen, tell Uncle SΓΉ, why do you call me 'adult' on the street? β
Ying Huaizhen coughed violently, probably because she was in too much of a hurry to eat, and choked, Xiao Tang hurriedly gave her a smooth breath, and wiped the corners of her mouth for her, she was very careful and gentle.
Ying Huaizhen calmed down, and Xiao Tang saw that she was fine, so he continued to ask seductively, "Can you sue Uncle SΓΉ?" Why did you call me an adult? β
Ying Huaizhen pouted and said slowly, "Because...... You look like a good guy...... Like, like my father, my father is an adult, and you must be an adult. She means that Ying Lanfeng is an official, so Xiao Tang is naturally sure to be.
Xiao Tang laughed dumbly when he heard this really childish reason.
Lin Shenzhou also smiled lightly and asked, "Xiao Huaizhen, do you think I'm an 'adult'?" β
Ying Huaizhen raised his eyelids to look at him and said, "You're not." β
Lin Shenzhou asked, "Why?" β
Ying Huaizhen still said slowly: "Uncle, you don't look like a good person. "To be honest, if Xiao Tang wasn't there, just when he met Lin Shenzhou, Ying Huaizhen might not have called for help...... In her eyes, Lin Shenzhou is just like an ordinary old man, and Ying Huaizhen boasts that he has never seen Lin Shenzhou in his previous life, so he naturally doesn't know who he is.
When Xiao Tang heard this answer, he couldn't help coughing, but Lin Shenzhou had already laughed out loud, and Xiao Tang couldn't help laughing: "You are not strange, children are not sensible." β
Lin Shenzhou waved his hand, nodded and said: "Tong Yan is unscrupulous, not to mention that this is the truth, but this kid has some eyesight, and he fell in love with you at a glance. β
The two tested Ying Huaizhen for a while, but there was no flaw in their words. Xiao Tang saw that she was holding chopsticks in her small hand and eating noodles a little hard, so he simply took the chopsticks for her and fed her chopsticks one by one.
Ying Huaizhen faintly felt that this was a bit "inappropriate", but as a four-year-old child, he had to try his best to do nothing, just open his mouth when he ate.
Lin Shenzhou looked at this situation from the side, and said, "Xiao Tang, you are seventeen this year." β
Xiao Tang looked up: "The teacher remembered correctly." Why did you suddenly talk about this? β
Lin Shenzhou's eyes flashed with a hint of a smile, and said, "I just think you should also get married, but which girl do you like?" β
Xiao Tang's feeding gesture stopped, and said with a smile: "This is not in a hurry, my heart is not here." β
Lin Shenzhou said thoughtfully: "As a teacher, I know that your heart is in the court...... It's just that you should understand that if you want to gain a foothold in the court, everything must be calculated in the long run, including...... Your marriage is a big deal. β
Xiao Tang was stunned, and his face was a little strange, but Lin Shenzhou smiled again: "Yes, it's really not in a hurry, it's not too late to wait a few more years......"
Ying Huaizhen listened to the brainless conversation between the two, then looked up at Xiao Tang, and saw that when he heard Lin Shenzhou say "wait a few more years", his long eyelashes moved slightly, like a heartstring trembling, Ying Huaizhen couldn't help licking his lips, Lin Shenzhou raised his glass and smiled: "Feed the little girl, look at her hunger, I'm afraid she didn't eat much in the hands of that crutch." β
"Yes." Xiao Tang agreed, hurriedly fed him, and said, "Is it okay to eat only one bowl of noodles, do you want to eat something else?" β
Ying Huaizhen ignored it, hurriedly sucked the mouthful of noodles, chewed sweetly, while thinking about the dialogue between Lin Shenzhou and Xiao Tang, he looked up at Xiao Tang again, and saw his well-shaped jaw, cheeks up, on the left corner of the eye, under the very righteous thick eyebrows, there was a slight dot mark smaller than a sesame seed, the color was shallow, but it could not be seen if you didn't look carefully.
Ying Huaizhen was stunned, stretched out his hand and tried to wipe it, but he couldn't wipe it, and sure enough, it was Xiao Tang's own life.
Xiao Tang held her little hand and said with a smile: "What to do?" β
Lin Shenzhou said: "She rubbed your tear mole." β
Xiao Tang said: "The teacher came to make fun of it again, what a tear mole." β
Lin Shenzhou said with interest: "The photo book says that this kind of face is: a lifetime of flowing water, half a lifetime of fluttering. The so-called lone star is fateful, and it is very easy to be trapped by love, so you have to be careful. β
Xiao Tang became more and more ridiculous: "Why do you always talk about these casual things." β
The two of you said a word, but I didn't see that Ying Huaizhen was stunned next to him. Xiao Tang fed her again, but she refused to open her mouth or speak...... Xiao Tang wondered, Lin Shenzhou didn't know what to do, seeing that it was dark, he hugged her back to the room to rest temporarily.
It wasn't until Xiao Tang was not by his side that Ying Huaizhen slowly breathed a sigh of relief and came back to his senses.
It's so familiar.
I finally remembered who he was.
Just after seeing that tiny mole.
In fact, how can you forget, such a thick eyebrows and phoenix eyes, a compassionate and majestic appearance, an unforgettable character.
He is a nobleman, he is at ease in the court, not biased to any faction, but he is a celebrity in front of the emperor, and has won the respect of hundreds of civil and military officials, and even the new emperor ascends the throne, he is still honored and favored.
Everywhere I went, all the voices were respectful and respectful, "Lord Tang", honest and respectful, looking up to see, who dared to call the word "Little Tang".
It is also the word "Xiao Tang" that blinds Ying Huaizhen, if his name is mentioned earlier, I am afraid that she will remember who he is early on.
The Book of Rites, the Young Master of the Prince, the Scholar of Dongge University: Tang Yi.
Just these two words are lifted out, and they seem to be as heavy as a thousand pounds, and they can shine for thousands of years.
It's just that I didn't expect him to be like this when he was young...... The demeanor is luxuriant, and there is a faint greenness in the eyebrows and eyes.
Holding her cheeks with her hands, Ying Huai really thought: She really didn't choose the wrong "life-saving benefactor", but the origin of this benefactor is also a little bigger!
So the question comes again, Xiao Tang called the old man "teacher" like this, so the current identities of these two people are worth exploring.
Watching the lights and shadows change, Ying Huaizhen sighed faintly: this feeling is a bit like ...... I wanted to call a hunting dog to drive away the weasel, but I didn't expect to call a tiger, no, no, now it seems that it is likely to be two.
The twilight was dreary, Xiao Tang came back from the county office, and when he passed by the street, he smelled the sweet fragrance, it turned out to be a sugar cake seller on the side of the road, and he bought two of them.
Wrapped in oiled paper, he went upstairs with his sleeves, went to see Lin Shenzhou first, said that he went to the yamen, went out and went back to the room, pushed the door and saw a lone lamp, the small figure lying on the table, in front of him was an open book.
Xiao Tang thought that Ying Huai was really idle and bored, so he walked over: "Xiao Huai is really not sleepy?" β
Ying Huaizhen turned his head to look at him, his eyes widened, then he shook his head, and went back to flip through the book.
Xiao Tang looked at her playful posture, only to feel cute, suddenly thought of the sugar cake in his sleeve, hurriedly took it out, and sent it over like a treasure: "I didn't eat much for dinner, I must be hungry, this is just baked, sweet and crispy, you must love to eat." β
Ying Huaizhen still didn't say a word, just stared at him, as if he had seen a ghost. Xiao Tang was stared at by such a gaze, and he was a little sneering: "The bread seller said it was delicious...... You taste it......" raised it and leaned forward, but unexpectedly touched Ying Huaizhen's mouth, which made her scream.
Xiao Tang was shocked, he has always advanced and retreated in a certain way, and he has a big charter, but in the face of a female baby, he is so open, and he is busy: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to, let me see if it's burned?" He was a little embarrassed to compensate for it, but he didn't know that he should be sincere, and he was sweating like a waterfall in Lushan Mountain.
was at a stalemate, and someone at the door laughed: "Xiao Tang, you are an unmarried man after all, where can you coax a child." β
Xiao Tang turned around, his face turned red, and he said, "Teacher......"
Lin Shenzhou entered the door: "It turned out that I bought food and came back, why didn't I give one to me?" I secretly hid it from your little friend. Xiao Tang knew that he was joking, so he also smiled, but Ying Huaizhen said with a straight face: "Uncle, you can put these two sugar cakes on a plate for me, and it is better to eat them after they are cool." β
When Xiao Tang heard this, he immediately turned his worries into joy, and said in a loud voice, Lin Shenzhou played with taste: "Is this kid afraid that I will rob you of your sugar cakes?" Ying Huaizhen glanced at him and sighed silently.
The leaves that had sunk to the bottom of the water floated up again, and she really didn't recognize Lin Shenzhou, because she hadn't seen this legendary iron-boned imperial history.
As for Tang Yi, she had met him a few times by chance, except for one time at a private banquet, when she saw him laughing happily with the officials at the same table, and most of the other times, he was majestic and majestic with a straight face and no smiles.
At that time, she took a chance to take a look, and saw the small mole in the corner of his eye moving slightly under the shadow of the lamp, such a majestic and gentle face, but at that moment it added a bit of strange style.
It's because I remember it a little more deeply.
How could he have thought that Tang Yi would have such a side: simply and defenselessly showing a soft smile at a person, and coaxing softly.
For him, this is probably the only time in his life that will be like this, and it will not be the future.
Early the next morning, the two of them rode in a carriage in the direction of Taizhou, Ying Huaizhen was drowsy, and staggered in Xiao Tang's arms.
Because Lin Tang and the others had planned to go to Taizhou, they wanted to meet Ying Lanfeng, but now that it has been confirmed that Ying Huaizhen is his daughter, they have more excuses to meet, and Xiao Tang is not at ease to hand over Ying Huaizhen to others to bring back to Taizhou, so they kill two birds with one stone.
Xiao Tang looked down at the girl in his arms, and saw that her complexion was like snow, her long eyelashes were quietly moving, she seemed to be well-behaved and pitiful, her two little hands were half-folded in her sleeves, and her delicate fingers were tightly grasping the placket of his clothes.
Little Tang Wan'er was afraid that she would catch a cold, so he rolled up his two sleeves and covered her body, and the sleeves were quite wide, like two wings.
Lin Shenzhou looked at the other side, and said in a low voice: "Do you think what this kid said yesterday is true or false?" Did she really recognize us by guessing? β
Xiao Tang looked at the innocent sleeping face in his arms and said, "I naturally believe what she said, children of this age can't lie." What does the teacher think? β
Lin Shenzhou said: "At first, I suspected that Ying Lanfeng had already taken precautions...... However, it was probably just a coincidence, plus the kid's luck. β
Xiao Tang smiled: "This girl looks at a ghost elf, but it's ......"
Lin Shenzhou said: "But how? β
Xiao Tang lowered his voice: "People often say that if there is a father, there must be a son, but now looking at Xiao Huaizhen, I can't help but think of what kind of person Ying Lanfeng will be." β
Lin Shenzhou couldn't help laughing: "Yes, I thought it was a straw bag, but look at this kid...... That Ying Lanfeng looks like a person with hills and valleys......"
Xiao Tang also bowed his head and said: "I am also very curious now, Xiao Huaizhen is so smart, then the county couple must also be extraordinary." β
Ying Huaizhen felt that she should really fall asleep, thinking of Ying Lanfeng and Li Xianshu, hearing Lin Shenzhou's "chest with hills and valleys" and Tang Yi's "extraordinary person", she really wanted to laugh, so it was too tiring to try her best to keep her face expressionless, or Xiao Tang found that her mouth was twitching slightly, afraid that she would have nightmares, so she gently coaxed twice, Ying Huaizhen took the opportunity to bury her face in his arms, and since then she has not heard it, forcing herself to sleep.
From Qizhou to Taizhou County, the carriage also has to go for three or four hours, Xiao Tang and Lin Shenzhou said and look at the scenery, unconsciously entered the boundary of Taizhou, at this moment it will be dark, the carriage went straight to the door of the county government, the messenger at the door should see that it should be true, if you have a baby, hurry to report.
Xiao Tang and Lin Shenzhou went inside with Ying Huaizhen, and the county government in Taizhou was not very big, so they turned to the inner hall, and heard a faint voice of scolding: "If my daughter has three long and two short...... I don't live ...... either," but it was a woman's voice, with some crying.
Xiao Tang and Lin Shenzhou looked at each other, and Ying Huaizhen simply pretended not to hear anything. But I heard Xiao Tang say in a low voice: "Could it be the roar of the lion in Hedong?" Lin Shenzhou stroked his beard and smiled: "Rare, rare!" β
Before the words fell, I heard the silence inside, and then a figure ran out quickly, although the figure was a little hasty, but still revealed a good demeanor.