[Chapter 62 - Guanhai City] The white shadow in the city

Most of the dishes on the table are sour and spicy southwestern flavors, which are specially brought from the palace, and they have never had the opportunity to make them before, but now that they are done, there is only Duan Yao left.

Chu Yuan took a pair of chopsticks and fish meat for him, and said, "Do you still like it?" ”

"Hmm." Duan Yao nodded, "It's better than the cooking of the chefs in the Southwest Mansion." ”

Chu Yuan smiled: "This was originally the cook of the Southwest Mansion, and then he followed his son to open a restaurant in Wangcheng, I have eaten it twice and think it doesn't taste bad, this time I came to Beixing Palace and specially brought him, you can like it." ”

Duan Yao nodded, continued to eat in a muffled voice, and said in his heart that his brother was also unlucky, and the cook he brought to him specially didn't even eat a meal in the end.

Seeing that he was silent, Chu Yuan didn't speak anymore, until he saw him drink the last soup, and then said, "Do you want to eat dim msum?" ”

"No, no, no." Duan Yao waved his hand again and again, and his belly was round.

Chu Yuan smiled: "It is really the age of the long body. ”

Duan Yao wiped her mouth, thinking that no matter how tactful she was, it would still mean that she could eat.

Chu Yuan instructed Sixi to make tea, and he didn't want to let people go.

Duan Yao was not surprised by this, after all, the previous scene was too tight, and the acting was really rough, and it might be possible to deceive others, but his sister-in-law was the emperor, and she couldn't notice anything unusual before she called a ghost.

Sure enough, before the cup of tea cooled, Chu Yuan said, "That white-eyed immortal, have you ever been to the Southwest Mansion before?" ”

Duan Yao shook his head: "No, my brother and I have never seen this person before, I only heard the master mention it, saying that he went to □□sea when he was young, and he only met him by mistake." ”

"I have a good relationship with Nan-senpai?" Chu Yuan asked again.

"It's not good, but if it's really good, Master should mention it often." Duan Yao said, "But I haven't seen it a few times in total, so it shouldn't be bad, just nodding friends." ”

"Why does he have Cinnabar?" Chu Yuan continued, "If there is, why didn't you take it out earlier, and you have to wait until now? ”

"It's not clear, and Master didn't elaborate." Duan Yao said, "Over the years, the Southwest Mansion has sent a lot of people to the East China Sea, and has also written a few letters to the white-eyed immortals, but they have not received a single reply. ”

"To send Cinnabar?" Chu Yuan asked.

Duan Yao said: "I also want to make a deal with the master, but what the content of the transaction is, the master has always refused to say." only said that after his brother recovered from his injury, he would go to the East China Sea again. ”

"That's right." Chu Yuan nodded slightly, still having some doubts in his heart, but he couldn't say what was unreasonable about this matter-it was the most common thing for people in the rivers and lakes to trade with each other, since it was an overseas immortal, it was not strange that there would be Tianchensha, it seemed that all aspects could make sense.

Duan Yao continued: "It's just to go back to the Southwest Mansion to heal, and my brother doesn't want to see the emperor worry about him so much, so it's better to relax his heart." ”

Chu Yuan came back to his senses and said with a smile: "I want you to comfort me in turn." ”

Duan Yao clenched his fists: "My brother asked me to take care of the emperor for him before leaving." He also said that if those old ministers are no longer interesting, they will take some trivial things and tell them endlessly, and they will be honest if they are beaten with a sack. ”

Chu Yuan nodded approvingly: "What you said is extremely true." ”

Skipping the matter of the sand, the topic is much easier. The two gossiped in the room, telling some interesting stories in the court and martial arts, and chatted for nearly an hour before Duan Yao got up to say goodbye. Chu Yuan drank the last cup of tea, and felt a lot more happy in his heart - although he was not completely relieved, he also felt that things might not be as bad as he imagined, the so-called concern was chaotic, and he was a beloved person, and sometimes he would inevitably think too much.

"Your Majesty." Sixi's father-in-law reminded at the door, "It's late at night, it's time to go back to the dormitory to rest." ”

Chu Yuan stood up and said as he walked: "Tell me to go down, let the kitchen make more qi-replenishing meals tomorrow, Yao'er has been practicing recently, don't be hungry." ”

"Yes." Sixi smiled and nodded, and said in his heart that although the king of the southwest is gone, there is still a little prince here, and after only eating one meal together, the emperor's face is much better. I think that if an adult asks to see me tomorrow, I won't be trembling anymore when I enter the imperial study.

There was silence in Yunde City, and the husband passed by knocking on the bangzi, humming a little song in his mouth.

The female ghost has been removed, and the city has returned to its former quiet and peaceful, and the emperor is there, and the streets are patrolled by the Imperial Forest Army. When passing by an alleyway, the husband put down the object in his hand and wanted to find a secluded place to relieve his hands, but he unbuttoned his trouser belt at the base of the wall, and a white shadow flashed on the wall, which was fleeting.

"Help!" The husband was distracted, and felt a hot current surging through his legs.

It happened that there were royal guards passing by, and when they heard the sound, they rushed with torches, and saw the husband sitting in the corner of the wall holding his head, and he didn't know what he was shouting, and the smell around him was stinking.

"Second, second." The local officer in charge of leading the team stepped forward to push him, "What's wrong with the evil spirit, or did you encounter a robbery?" ”

The husband looked up tremblingly.

The officers and soldiers around him were all looking at him in great wonder.

"No, no ghosts." The husband spoke incoherently, "I just happened here and saw a white shadow. ”

"What the hell, I think you're scared out of the way." The messenger pulled him up, "dazzled himself." ”

The husband shook his head, and it took a long time to calm down. Only then did I feel that my legs were cold, and when I looked down, I was so ashamed that I almost got into the cracks in the ground.

"Okay, okay, let's go back quickly." The messenger picked up the gong plug on the ground and gave it to him, "Don't make any more trouble next time." Fang Cai's voice cried for help, not only scared himself so much that he peed his pants, but he was also scared enough.

The husband's face turned red, and after thanking everyone, he crawled back home, saying that he would not have the face to go out again for half a month, and he didn't know what would be damaged by those broken mouths. The Imperial Guards only took it to him and didn't take it to heart. It wasn't until everyone had left, and not far from a big tree, that a rickety figure jumped down and staggered towards the city gate alone. Taking advantage of the time when the guards handed over the sentry, the creeper clinged to the city wall and climbed out of the city in a few clicks.

A carriage was parked in the wilderness, and the black shadow bent down to get in, and said in a hoarse voice, "Go to Guanhai City." ”

The coachman answered, and rode his horse south.

Guanhai City, a town in the south of Chu State, is one of the most important ports by listening to the wind and watching the white waves. The wharf is full of merchant ships from all over the world every day, and the flags are densely packed, whether it is a caravan going to the South Seas or a foreign country entering the Chu State, it is the most convenient way to go to the Guanhai.

The night is hidden, the sun is rising, and it is a new day in the blink of an eye.

Chu Yuan was in the imperial study, and after reading a few folds, the father-in-law of Sixi came to tell him, saying that it was a letter from the Shadow Chasing Palace.

Chu Yuan was overjoyed.

Sixi's father-in-law presented it with both hands, and said: "There is also a cart of Shuzhong specialties, which is said to be sent to the palace later, and it was picked by Shen Gongzi himself." ”

Chu Yuan nodded, opened the fire paint seal and pulled out the letter, it was Qin Shaoyu's handwriting. Said that he had received a reply from the South China Sea, and he did not know where there was Tianchensha, but he could try to find it.

“…… Emperor? Seeing that he didn't speak for a long time, Sixi reminded him beside him.

Chu Yuan said: "Go and prepare some rare things and send them to the Shadow Chasing Palace as a return gift." ”

"Yes." Sixi's father-in-law nodded and retreated. Chu Yuan read the letter again, his brows furrowed slightly. The ghost hand divine doctor is Qin Shaoyu's master, who has been living in seclusion on the islands of the South China Sea in recent years, and is one of the best divine doctors in the rivers and lakes, even Ye Jin thinks that he is inferior. If even he doesn't know what the cinnabar is, then I'm afraid it's really hard to find in the world.

Leaning on the dragon chair and thinking for a while, Chu Yuan wrote a new letter, which made people hurry, and sent one each to the Sun Moon Mountain Villa and the Shadow Chasing Palace.

Duan Yao was still learning from the old man how to crack the Burning Star Bureau, leaving early and returning late, often practicing late at night. Chu Yuan asked Sixi to go down and stay in this northbound palace for half a month longer, and then set off to return to the royal city.

"Look at you, that's going to frown, too." Liu Dajiong said, "It doesn't matter if he is in Wangcheng or Yundecheng, the emperor should deal with all the political affairs, so what's the difference." ”

"I'm frowning, and you're going to care?" Tao Rende was dizzy by his noise.

Liu Dajiong said: "I naturally don't care if you frown, but according to the usual habits, you will have to admonish again after frowning, I can remind you that our emperor has been in a bad mood recently, you should be more leisurely." ”

Tao Rende: "......"

"Let's just say that you are not blessed with life." Liu Dajiong dragged him out, "If you stay for half a month longer, you will eat the fire." ”

Tao Rende was dragged by him to stagger, still frowning.

It doesn't hurt to stay for half a month longer, or even a little longer. It's just that the emperor seems to be a little abnormal recently, but he refuses to say anything, which makes people feel more and more bottomless, and always feels that something big is going to happen.

This feeling of worry is really uncomfortable.

"Your Majesty." Sixi said, "Today, Duan Xiaowang seems to be practicing kung fu for a while, and it's not over yet, can the emperor have dinner first?" ”

"I'm not hungry, I'm still waiting for Yao'er." Chu Yuan dropped the letter in his hand, "Let's go, let's go to the prison first." ”

Sixi's father-in-law was puzzled: "Go to prison? ”

"There's a guy there." Chu Yuan said, "Originally, I wanted to go back to the royal city and deal with it later, but since I want to stay here for half a month longer, there is nothing to do, so it doesn't hurt to try it first." ”

After he said this, Sixi suddenly remembered that there was a concubine of the singer who killed Yu Shu, the prefect of Cangnan, who was imprisoned here, named Cuigu, and had never been arraigned.

The brazier at the door of the prison was blazing, and the cell head was napping, and he didn't expect Chu Yuan to come now, so he hurriedly knelt on the ground in a panic: "See the emperor." ”

"No courtesy." Chu Yuan ordered, "Unlock the lock, I want to go in and have a look." ”