After Song Xiuer's father, Song Xiaowei, died heroically, Xu Da took care of the widows and orphans of this subordinate, and asked the Song family to be given the official position of hereditary thousand households, and the son born to the stepmother was only five years old, which was the adult of the thousand households, and the whole family was exempted from taxes and received a generous annual salary.

But where can Xu Da manage the affairs of the house? Poor Song Xiu'er was tortured by her stepmother, and asked the uncles of the Song family for help, but they all did not save her, but warned her to be filial to her stepmother, and she would expect to be the younger brother of a thousand households for the rest of her life.

For this reason, Song Xiuer was disheartened, and she had already broken off with the Song family, and she also got rid of the ruthless wolf uncle with the help of Mao Xiang, and avenged the shame of being sold into the Qinglou that year.

Uncle Wolf was skinned and hung in the City God Temple to show the public, and even the Song family was a man with his tail between his legs. But after the Song family learned that Miss Xu, who was escorted by Song Xiaowei, recognized her ancestors and returned to her ancestors, they made up their minds and wanted to come to Xu's mansion to fight the autumn breeze in the name of Song Xiaowei's death.

Zhan Yuan is not just going to enter if you want to. The Song family inquired about the eldest lady's former residence, explored the details, and came to the second brocade workshop, only to bump into Song Xiu'er who was going home from grocery shopping.

Song Xiuer's eyebrows and eyes are vaguely what they looked like back then. And I heard from the neighbors that this Song Xiuer is the sworn sister of the pharmacy owner!

The Song family was suddenly ecstatic as if they had dug up a mountain of gold! Great, the daughter of the family is Miss Xu's godsister, then our Song family will follow the chicken dog to heaven!

People are shameless, and the world is invincible.

The Song family, including the stepmother, all forgot about the past that tortured Song Xiu'er and wanted to use her for their own benefit.

Taking advantage of Song Xiu'er going out to buy breakfast, the Song family surrounded the past, and the younger brother born to the stepmother had grown into a half-grown teenager, kneeling on the ground and holding her legs and calling her sister.

Song Xiu'er pretended not to know, "The pit that came from there abducted and deceived the gangsters, and confessed her relatives indiscriminately in broad daylight, is it your sister who is surnamed Song in the world?" That's enough for your sister. ”

The Song family still wanted to mess around, and Ah Fu, who was driven out after hearing the news, waved his horse whip and dispersed, Ah Fu shouted: "If you confess your relatives again, I will call the people of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division to send you to the yamen!" ”

Song Xiu'er Fang got out.

Hearing Xiu'er's story, Xu Miaoyi frowned and said, "In this way, this brocade second workshop can't live." Xiu'er, why don't you go to Zhanyuan with me, the Song family doesn't dare to go to Zhanyuan to harass you. ”

Song Xiu'er shook her head again and again, "No, I went to Zhanyuan as an embarrassing person, I am not a servant or a master, and I don't have to worry about my sister." Besides, there are many rules for high-ranking families, and I am used to living in the market, so I can't stand so many constraints. ”

Xu Miaoyi was no longer reluctant and asked, "Then what do you want to do?" ”

Song Xiu'er had a blank look on her face, "I don't know." I'm not rare, rich, rich. I just want to open a small shop by myself and be self-sufficient, but even if I change places, Jinling City is huge, and the Song family will still come to the door to make trouble. It's like a fly, and you can't shake it off. ”

Xu Zengshou said: "It doesn't matter, I will send someone to beat the Song family and ask them to stay away from you." ”

Song Xiu'er shook her head and said, "Young Master Xu, this is inappropriate." At that time, my father died in the line of duty for escorting Mrs. Xu's mother and daughter. They didn't dare to go to Zhan Yuan to make trouble, but Zhan Yuan didn't want to send someone to beat them, otherwise they would be called ungrateful. ”

Xu Miaoyi thought for a while and said, "For today's plan, only one person can help you." ”

"Who is it?"

Xu Miaoyi said: "Mao Xiang Mao Qianhu. The pro-soldier Duweifu is the emperor's personal soldiers, but also the emperor's eyes and ears, they have set up secret posts in various parts of Jinling City, on the surface they are open shops to do business, and secretly they are watching other things. The people of the Governor's Mansion of the pro-soldiers went directly to the Holy Hearing, and there was a private prison, and even the criminal department could not interrogate the cases they handled. Not to mention the hereditary family of a thousand households like the Song family, even the family of the ministers like our Xu family, they don't dare to offend the pro-soldier Duwei Mansion lightly. ”

Song Xiu'er's eyes lit up, yes, speaking of which, Mao Xiang is still half my master.

On the day of the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, a small rouge gouache shop on Suzaku Street opened, called Tianxiang Pavilion. The boss is a pretty beautiful woman, articulate, and she is a living signboard, worthy of the name Tianxiang Pavilion.

From the opening in the morning to the closing at dusk, the store pù customers come in and out like water. In the palm of the lamp, Song Xiuer crackled and calculated.

The sound of the Abacus beads striking is like a piece of music, with rhythm and rhyme. Mao Xiang entered through the back door, and the rouge shop was different from the previous Baihetang pharmacy, exuding an intoxicating aroma everywhere.

Perhaps because of this aroma, Mao Xiang's heart was a little shaken.

"Mao Xiang, you're here." Song Xiu'er happily beckoned Mao Xiang to sit down and served fragrant tea, "I didn't expect the rouge shop to make so much money, the money that women spend on their faces is much more refreshing than eating and taking medicine." ”

Mao Xiang took a sip of hot tea, and suddenly felt comfortable, "This Suzaku Street is a place where merchants gather, and it is much more lively than the remote brocade two rooms before. The people who set up shops here all have big backers behind them, and ordinary businessmen cannot gain a foothold here. ”

Song Xiu'er smiled: "My sister said the same thing, I want me to thank you well." What do you want? Just open your mouth. I'm also a rich man with a small amount of money now. ”

Mao Xiang said: "It's not for you to give you benefits. Tianxiang Pavilion, as the secret stake of the pro-soldier Duwei Mansion, is not mainly to make money, but to inquire about the news, your identity in the future is Boss Song, and you are secretly the female spy of the Duwei Mansion, and you must obey the orders of the Duwei Mansion. ”

Song Xiu'er nodded, "I know, there is no good thing about pies in the world." I'll learn kung fu from you, and it will come in handy soon. ”

Mao Xiang smiled: "It's not for you to be born and die, or to pay attention to the words of the special guests in the shop, and write them down and report them to us if you think it's useful." You can also use the identity of the owner of Tianxiang Pavilion to wander between the famous boudoirs and do some things that are inconvenient for us to do, in short, you don't have to be too nervous, just as usual. ”

Mao Xiang stood up and went to the basement warehouse downstairs, opened the machine, and the underground stone slab moved, revealing a dark and deep entrance!

Song Xiu'er's eyes widened, "When did you dig the hole here?" Where does this lead to a tunnel? ”

Mao Xiang said with a solemn face: "Jinling is a thousand-year-old city with a profound heritage, and Wang Xie and other big families migrated here during the two Jin Dynasty. The emperor must be here, and when the Ministry of Engineering renovated the ancient city, it found a lot of tunnels, and we just repaired and dredged it again, and built a shop on it to cover people's eyes. No, you must keep it secret, even your sister can't sue sù, the pro-soldiers are only loyal to the emperor and listen to the emperor's orders. ”

Song Xiu'er nodded again and again, "I understand, from now on, you and I will be in the same boat." Of course, I will occasionally "use power for personal gain" and use this identity to take care of Sister Miaoyi.

These words were too common, but Mao Xiang blushed a little when he heard this, but fortunately they walked down the stone steps down the tunnel, and the darkness covered up a qiē, and the tunnel was like a black monster with an open mouth, devouring them......

Jinling City was built by Emperor Hongwu when he summoned craftsmen from all over the world, so fine that every brick of the city wall is engraved with the name and origin of the firing craftsman, so as to trace the responsibility. Therefore, the Jinling city wall is not only majestic and magnificent, but also very solid, like a giant dragon guarding the capital city of the Ming Dynasty.

The Jinling city wall is wide enough for cars and eight horses in parallel, and it is as wide as a street. On weekdays, sergeants are stationed to guard, and the guard is changed regularly, guarding the gate of the Son of Heaven. The only exception is the annual Lantern Festival. Emperor Hongwu announced that he would enjoy with the people and share the peace and prosperity. Jinling City will open part of the city wall on the Lantern Festival, allowing the people of Jinling to walk and play on the city wall.

Gradually, the Lantern Festival climbs the city wall and becomes a unique custom in Jinling, this night the women wear moon white clothes, walk together, walk and play on the city wall, with a bright moon, the city wall under the moonlight is full of men and women wearing moon white clothes, often see the shy couples meet, eyebrows and affection, it seems to become the most beautiful scenery in the night of the Lantern Festival.

This night is also a rare opportunity for aristocratic women in the depths of the boudoir to travel. However, Xu Miaoyi, who was accustomed to seeing the scenery of the market, was not interested in this, so she studied "Yang Gong's Painting Spectrum" alone in the study, and according to the dictation of the Yongan County Lord, the even-digit pages of the painting score were cut out first, and slowly glued.

Outside the study, Xu Miaoxi's people did not arrive, and the voice came first, "Sister, big sister, will you take us to the city wall to play?" ”

When Xu Miaoyi heard the voice, she hurriedly put away the pictures one by one and put them on the mezzanine in the desk.

The third lady Xu Miaoxi walked in quickly, and the fourth lady Xu Miaojin was still holding the fourth lady Xu Miaojin in her hand, Xu Miaojin had short legs and walked slowly, so she had to trot all the way, panting.

In the end, the second lady Xu Miaoqing walked in unhurriedly.

Xu Miaoyi said: "If you want to go, ask the eldest brother and second brother to take you there." It's crowded, and I don't want to join in the fun. ”

Xu Miaoxi said: "The eldest brother and his father went to the palace to receive the banquet, and the second brother ran away after the sacrifice was completed in the morning, and he must have played with fox friends like Chang Sen." Sister-in-law doesn't like to go out, so you're left with big sister, you can do it and take us to play. ”

"Big sister, I want to go too." Xu Miaojin tugged at Xu Miaoyi's sleeve and looked at her pitifully, "The next time you go out like this, you may have to wait until the Midyear Festival on August 15." ”

Xu Miaoqing's eyes that have always been pure and desireless also showed a rare hint of expectation, "Big sister, don't worry, I will restrain the two younger sisters, and there will be no accidents with the guards by my side." ”

Looking at the expectant eyes of her three younger sisters, Xu Miaoyi was really embarrassed to spit out the word "no", so she had to nod and say, "Okay." ”

Xu Miaoyi dressed in men's clothes, pretending to be her brother, and her three younger sisters all changed into moon white clothes and went out, and they climbed the nearest section of the city wall to their homes and climbed up from the tower of Jubaomen. As soon as you climb the city wall, the brilliant lights of Jinling City suddenly have an unobstructed view, shining under your feet.

There are so many delicate rivers and mountains.

No wonder it has attracted countless heroes to compete for the throne in the Central Plains, and the taste of the lord of the country is so wonderful! can decide the life and death of every brick and tile in this city, from the big to the wealthy, to the small people in the market.

Lanterns hung on both sides of the city wall, and the road in the middle was full of people walking in white clothes, like stars in the Milky Way. Walking a section of the city wall, Xu Miaoyi felt that the oncoming elderly couple was very familiar, the two held hands affectionately, whispered and didn't know what to say, a scene of affection and white-headedness, and each other.

If you look closely, it is Emperor Hongwu and Queen Ma.