Chapter 41: Going Out
Although Xu Guifei asked Zhou Ying to lead Zhou Jue out to play, it was not that no one was sent, and the most powerful palace maid Lychee around her, along with a whole team of royal forest troops, was sent out to protect Zhou Jue.
As for the people around Zhou Ying, Bai Liu has always wanted to go out to play, but unfortunately Zhou Ying can't go, let alone her, now that she knows that she can finally go out to play, she is too happy to be happy, and she takes the private money, so she is ready to go.
Zhou Ying looked at Su Zhi in embarrassment, but Su Zhi took the initiative to say: "The little palace maids are not useful, I will stay and watch the house." ”
Bai Liu remembered it at this time, and scratched his head embarrassedly, "What Sister Suzhi likes, I'll buy it for you." ”
Su Zhi couldn't help laughing and quipped: "It's raining red in the sky, and the iron rooster has begun to pluck its feathers." ”
Bai Liu blushed shyly, twisted her body and threw herself on Su Zhi's back, scratching her squeaky nest, "Princess, you see, this is still a sister, making fun of people like this." Su Zhi laughed breathlessly, laughing and fighting back, it was evenly matched.
Zhou Ying sat leisurely on the side, shaking the beauty fan to watch the excitement, but she was afraid that the fun would not be big enough, "Bai Liu has done a beautiful job, you Sister Suzhi has always been like a tigress, I don't dare to provoke it, just rely on you to tease the tiger's whiskers and avenge us." ”
Seeing that Su Zhi's momentum was weak, Zhou Ying sighed again, "Su Zhi, you are too useless, let a little girl ride on your head, your majesty as the palace maid." ”
Su Zhi and Bai Liu glanced at each other, comprehended that they would stop fighting, pounced on Zhou Ying left and right, and squeaked her together.
Zhou Ying didn't watch out at all, she was pounced, she was full of itchy flesh, the first time she missed her face, it was instantly collapsed, and she had no power to fight back, she was so squeaked that she laughed out of tears, "Good sister, I don't dare to ...... anymore"
Bai Liu threatened: "I'm a little girl? ”
Sueda raised her eyebrows, "I'm a tigress?" ”
Zhou Ying got a place to breathe, and hurriedly said: "No, no, no, it's all me, I'm a little girl comparable to a tigress." ”
Bai Liu and Su Zhi let go of their hands with satisfaction, and helped Zhou Ying up together, one gave her her hair, and the other gave her a full dress, Su Zhi also boasted that the princess was a good girl who was honest and honest, and the three of them couldn't help laughing.
Because the emperor never publicized his identity, Zhou Ying also changed out of palace clothes and put on the clothes of ordinary people. Although it is ordinary, it is also a golden hairpin and jade ring, gorgeous clothes and brocade clothes, and it will not fall into the kind of identity.
Then Zhou Ying took Bai Liu and went out with Zhou Jue.
Outside the door, there was a Royal Forest Army dressed as an ordinary person waiting, led by the Royal Forest Army surnamed Huang, who was a deputy commander of the right guard of the Royal Forest Army. After Deputy Commander Huang asked Zhou Ying and Zhou Jue to come to peace, he divided his subordinates into two teams, one team to play outposts and the other team to guard closely.
Zhou Ying saw that this Deputy Commander Huang was commanding Ruodu, so he didn't say anything anymore.
It was rare for Zhou Jue to come out to let off steam, and he refused to take the carriage. It was not far away, so Zhou Ying abandoned the carriage and walked all the way. Zhou Jue took Zhou Ying's hand and asked obediently, "Sister, where are we going to play?" ”
Zhou Ying said: "Go to Li City." ”
Of course, Zhou Jue had no objections, but asked curiously: "What's interesting in Lishi?" ”
Zhou Ying replied with a smile: "The treasures of the Quartet are all gathered here. Seeing that Zhou Jue didn't quite understand, Zhou Ying said carefully, "Jinfu is located in Sanhui Haikou, and Caoyun is developed. It can be said that the merchants gathered here hold more than half of the goods in the capital. Silks, spices, precious stones, teas, ...... There is everything, even what we don't have at home, there will be here. ”
Zhou Jue's eyes widened, and his mouth was open, "Our palace...... At home, will there be no things here? ”
Zhou Ying blinked mysteriously, "Xiao Jue might as well look for it in a while." ”
In fact, this truth is not difficult to understand.
Although the best things can be appreciated by nobles, they need to be made by skilled craftsmen with a lot of energy and a little bit of meticulous crafting, and it is not simply a matter of giving more money and recruiting more people to expand production at once. And once it is favored by the nobles, but it cannot be presented in time in the follow-up, wouldn't it be a catastrophe? It is better to pay tribute at the beginning, so that the nobles above are satisfied, and the craftsmen below are also convenient, which is the best of both worlds.
In addition, the things that enter the palace are also generous and decent.
Although Da Chen is not called the dynasty of all countries, he has a lot of trade with neighboring countries, such as ivory and amber from Persia, spices and gems from Dashi...... Although it is not uncommon in the palace, it integrates the characteristics of the Central Plains, and there is rarely an original flavor. If you really want to find something in the Western Regions, you have to come and find it yourself.
Zhou Jue was aroused by Zhou Ying's few words, and jumped and dragged Zhou Ying forward.
It didn't take long for the group to arrive in Lishi.
Li City is really prosperous, on both sides of the road are the warehouses and wine shops, rouge pollen shops, jewelry stores, dazzling, and there are roadside stalls, there are green onion fragrant cooking cakes, fried to the outside of the tender finch meat...... If you want to see the excitement, there are acrobatic plays, playing the violin and singing.
Because Zhou Jue is young, has a weak spleen and stomach, and has always been finely raised in the palace, Zhou Ying didn't dare to let Zhou Jue eat indiscriminately, so she only coaxed him to buy some ivory carved bamboo pieces, which were rare and exotic. Zhou Jue was also coaxing, holding the ivory carving of the little tiger, holding the sugar man of the great sage, squeezing to the front to watch a hundred plays, and seeing the trickster stepping on the blade barefoot, he was so frightened that he was busy covering his eyes, and he blinked in surprise when he saw the trickster open his mouth and spew fire......
Zhou Ying has seen modern magic, but she is mediocre about these, and she only holds Zhou Jue's hand tightly, so she should look fresh.
Bai Liu next to her was shocked, but it didn't matter, she had always been lively. It's lychee, which has always been steady, even gasped for a while, and clapped his hands for a while, which was more invested than the little Zhou Jue, which surprised Zhou Ying.
Deputy Commander Huang is a strict person, and in this kind of place where he is happy with the people, he is obviously not very adaptable, and from time to time he tightens his collar and pulls his sleeves, and others feel tired for him. The rest of the Imperial Forest Army squeezed in, and some stayed on the periphery, glancing at Zhou Ying's sisters and brothers from time to time, and then at the hundred plays, without delay at either end, it was much more comfortable than Deputy Commander Huang.
Zhou Ying saw Deputy Commander Huang being such a dignified general, so nervous that his forehead was sweating, although he couldn't help laughing, but he didn't want him to be embarrassed anymore, and bowed his head to greet Zhou Jue, "There's a monkey show over there, let's go see the little monkey, okay?" ”
Zhou Jue was reluctant to give up, but he still responded obediently: "Okay, I'll listen to my sister." ”
At this moment, a mutation suddenly occurred. The trickster accidentally sprayed the fire on the spectator, and the clothes ignited instantly, and the man screamed and flapped the flames, and ran around. The people around screamed, some pushed, some shouted for help, and the scene suddenly became chaotic.
In a panic, Zhou Ying hurriedly lowered her head and grabbed Zhou Jue's hand, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when she saw that he was not squeezed out.
Zhou Ying looked up again to find Su Zhi, Bai Liu, and Deputy Commander Huang, but when she saw no familiar faces, her heart suddenly stopped.