Chapter 37, Top Secret
At the time of the trade fair in Sanjiang Town, there is an endless stream of business travelers, teams of horses shuttle through the streets and alleys, and street transactions are also carried out at all times.
Sanjiang Town is still as prosperous as ever, and it has not been affected by the homicide that happened at the Guiyan Inn more than a month ago. It seemed that that bloody night was just a nightmare, and after waking up from the dream, everyone was still living their own lives, and they returned to normal.
Since Sanjiang Town is located in the border area of the three countries, the specific allocation of this town to the three countries has its own opinions, everyone says that it belongs to them, but they have not been able to reach a consensus for many years. Therefore, the management of this town has become a problem.
However, for a town of this size, the reason why it can survive for a long time is that although there are often some incidents, it cannot shake its foundation. The reason for this is that it has a lot to do with a city not far from Sanjiang Town.
This city is Yan City!
Ju said that Yancheng's power was so great that it could make the emperors of the Three Kingdoms sit on pins and needles, and they always wanted to find an excuse to go to crusade. But in the end, because of the prestige and reputation of the city lord of Yancheng, and because he had heavy troops in the far area of Emperor Gao, the emperors of the Three Kingdoms did not dare to act rashly, for fear that one would accidentally force him to rebel, which was really asking for his own suffering!
Ju said that most of the shops in Sanjiang Town are actually related to Yancheng! And Yancheng is also secretly maintaining the order of Sanjiang Town, and is the real owner of Sanjiang Town.
Are these true? Feng Yan wasn't sure, but he had heard it from the old charcoal head who often sent baked cakes to the Guiyan Inn!
As soon as something happened to the Guiyan Inn, it is estimated that this old guy's business will not be easy to do! Feng Yan sneered, he is now in such a dilapidated state, where can he still control others!
She is now dressed up as a man again, and she follows behind King Xiao in a short outfit, a little follower who is alive. A little follower is a little follower, following him like this and doing something for him is better than being teased by him all day long!
When she came to Sanjiang Town, Feng Yan realized that the real purpose of this Xiao King bringing her back was twofold. Investigating the owner of the Guiyan Inn is one of them, and the second is to ask her to help King Xiao steal something.
Just now, Leng Qiaoruo pestered Princess Huayan to go with him to see the spices, and King Xiao had important things to do, so the group was divided into two teams.
The two walked through the noisy street and came to Juyuan pawnshop for a turn, and did not enter immediately, but hid in the alley next to them.
King Xiao beckoned to Feng Yan, lowered his voice and said, "We came here this time to steal something from this Juyuan pawnshop. ”
Feng Yan raised his eyes in confusion and asked lightly, "Is there anything in this world that His Highness can't get?" Still need to steal? ”
King Xiao looked around for a while, making sure that no one was paying attention to the two of them, so he pulled Feng Yan closer and whispered in her ear, "Have you heard of the original crown prince of Changling Kingdom?" ”
Feng Yan has been living in Sanjiang Town for many years, and he has been in contact with some business travelers from Changling Kingdom on weekdays, so he still has a little hearing about Changling Kingdom, so he nodded and said: "I heard that the prince has always been very important, but I don't know why he went to assassinate the emperor and was later killed?" ”
King Xiao saw her with a rare serious look, a pair of big eyes full of questions, looking at himself like a sweet spring, which made King Xiao's heart suddenly stir, so he took advantage of her unpreparedness to pull her closer, Feng Yan stumbled and did not stand firm, and hit King Xiao's solid chest muscles headlong, and pity her delicate little nose and suffered an accident!
"It hurts." This Xiao Wang is coming to Yin again? It's disgusting! Feng Yan only felt a sour nose for a while, and tears came out.
"Are you throwing yourself into your arms? I just hugged you yesterday, and I can't help but send it to the door today? That's what you think of me? King Xiao mockingly blew in Feng Yan's ear, which immediately made her whole body tremble. The tone was so innocent that it seemed that Fang Cai's affairs had nothing to do with him, it was all caused by Feng Yan's unsteady standing.
Feng Yan was a little annoyed, did he really treat their agreement as waste paper for his repeated violations? So he looked up angrily and was about to have a seizure, but saw that he had changed to a serious look again, which made Feng Yan feel for a while that Fang Cai's words were his own hallucinations.
"Shhhh Don't make a sound, we're here to steal! Also, don't you want to hear the secrets of the Changling Kingdom? It was a top secret and could not be known to others. ”
Secret? The more top-secret things are, the more appetizing they are!
Feng Yan was completely attracted by this top-secret news, and forgot all about being forcibly taken into his arms!
Feng Yan kept nodding his head, his big eyes widened, and he asked eagerly: "Well, I want to listen, what happened to the prince?" ”
Seeing that she was honestly being held by herself, King Xiao smiled secretly, this little girl is still young, and a top-secret matter attracted her attention, but where is that matter top-secret? I can't wait for the entire Changling Kingdom to know!
Hum! Girl, fight with me, where are you opponents?
King Xiao narrowed the evil phoenix eyes, hidden the smugness in his eyes, and the two lips took the opportunity to rub on Feng Yan's delicate jade ears, and opened his mouth before Feng Yan had a seizure, it seemed that Fang Cai's touch was just something he accidentally did, and he just wanted to tell her a little-known secret!
This tofu is so natural!
"The former prince should be my uncle! After being canonized as the crown prince for 20 years and not sitting on the throne, Ju said that he couldn't wait, so he led his forces to force the first emperor to abdicate, but accidentally stabbed the first emperor into a serious injury! ”
Speaking of this, King Xiao deliberately paused, squinting slightly and waiting to see Feng Yan's anxious expression.
Feng Yan was listening attentively, but he stopped at the critical moment, which made Feng Yan anxious, and a pair of small hands put up King Xiao's arms, pulling his sleeves and shaking constantly: "What happened later, what happened later?" Say it! Say it! ”
She's already scratching her heart now, okay?
Looking at Feng Yanjiao dripping with coquettishness, King Xiao didn't mention how beautiful it was in his heart! He leaned forward even more shamelessly, stretched out a slender finger, pointed to his lips and said, "Come and kiss me, I'll say!" ”
Although Feng Yan wanted to know what happened later, and she was also full of curiosity about the ending of the prince, she still knew about it.
If you take the initiative to kiss him, isn't that a self-destructive agreement? How can he be made to comply with it in the future?
So Feng Yan twisted his head, raised his pointed little chin upward, and snorted: "Love to say it or not!" I don't want to know yet! ”
When King Xiao heard this, the little girl woke up at the critical moment, and it seemed that this trick was not easy to use, so she was no longer obsessed! But his face was important, so he sighed lightly and tried his best to redeem it: "Yes, such a good opportunity has been wasted by you, alas! You don't know how many people want to be close to this king! ”
The regret in his tone was as if Feng Yan had missed a once-in-a-lifetime good event!
It's a pity that it only attracted a burst of sneer from Feng Yan!
"Your Royal Highness, what do you want me to steal?"
After seeing through King Xiao's trick, Feng Yan tried her best to show her indifference to that matter, as if the fate of the prince could not arouse her interest in the slightest, so she brought the topic to this operation again.
As soon as King Xiao heard Feng Yan admit the truth, it seemed that his conspiracy could not succeed, so he put away his bad thoughts and honestly explained this operation, but a pair of iron arms held Feng Yan's slender waist and held on.
"Later, the prince was ordered to be killed by the first emperor, but in the end he let him escape."
"Just half a month ago, the secret agent planted by this king in Sanjiang Town reported that the relics of the former prince appeared in this Juyuan pawnshop. Originally, I sent someone to redeem the item, but the shopkeeper refused! It is said that the item is only temporarily stored here by the owner, and it is not sold to the outside world, nor is it for outsiders to see! ”
Speaking of this, King Xiao frowned slightly, flattened his mouth and continued:
"Let's go and see first, if we can let him take it out, it will be better for us to avoid a lot of trouble. If he insists on not taking it out, then we will have to steal the object out. ”
"If it is really the first prince's thing, then the king will continue to investigate this clue, and the prince must be found out!"
Oh, I see! Feng Yan finally understood!
The first prince has been on the run since he assassinated the first emperor. Subsequently, the first emperor died, and King Xiao's father inherited the unification and became the true ruler of the Changling Kingdom.
However, for the former prince who has been living abroad and whose life and death are unknown, the emperor of Changling Kingdom has always been jealous. Once he's hidden, weed it down!
And this inadvertently, the relic of the prince that appeared in the Juyuan pawnshop is an important clue that can pull out the former prince!
Feng Yan nodded frequently when she heard this, the power dispute that happened in the royal family many years ago was too far away from her, she was not interested, and she didn't want to know too much. Now that she is ordered by King Xiao to steal the former prince's things that are temporarily placed in the pawnshop, it is her first task, and she will go to carry it out!
"After going in for a while, I deliberately asked the shopkeeper to see the thing, you pay attention to his reaction, it is better to know where the thing is, and we will come back after nightfall." King Xiao buried his head in Feng Yan's ear and whispered about their plan, but it looked more like stealing incense!
Feng Yan nodded and said yes, his eyes flashed and looked at King Xiao's handsome face, and after looking at it, he asked, "Are you sure you haven't been a thief?" ”
King Xiao was stunned by her question, and his handsome phoenix eyes flashed with a little doubt, and asked, "No, why do you ask that?" ”
Feng Yan shook his head very firmly and expressed his disbelief: "Liar, otherwise why do you even know about 'stepping on a little'?" ”
Step on it? It's called stepping on a little! King Xiao suddenly realized! Maybe he really has the potential to be a thief, it's just self-taught!
King Xiao easily opened Feng Yan's thin waist, and after the two of them tidied up their clothes, King Xiao swaggered towards the door of the pawnshop, while Feng Yan hid in the dark and carefully observed the movement in the pawnshop.
Not long after the two of them left, a person jumped down from the high wall of the alley, the clothes around him were dressed majestically, and the sword in his hand was even more murderous.
King Xiao walked in all directions and entered the door leisurely, while Feng Yan hid in the shadows, carefully observing the furnishings in this shop!
The jujube counter stood in the center, and a large 'dang' character with gilt black background in the center was reflected in front of you, and the whole room was a tall reddish-brown wooden cabinet, each of which was tightly locked with a golden brass lock.
The tall counter is separated by a series of wooden bars, leaving only a small opening in the center, and if the person inside wants to talk to the person outside, he must poke his head out to see the person outside.
The tall body of King Xiao stood in the middle of the counter, and he could just expose his head to the counter, and there was an old man with a gray beard sitting inside, who was looking down and pulling the abacus beads.
Hearing the sound of footsteps and leaning down, the old man looked up and saw a young man with extraordinary bearing in front of him, so he politely asked: "This son, may I ask you whether you should be or redeem?" ”
King Xiao looked around intently, not in a hurry to answer the old man's question, and looked at the dead pawns displayed in the house (dead pawns are the items that can be sold at will by pawnshops after the redemption period), and then his eyes fell on the old man.
"Do you have anything here that catches your eye?" King Xiao asked arrogantly, as if the room full of things could not enter his eyes.
A thief, he really doesn't look like an ordinary pride! Feng Yan, who was hidden in the shadows, sneered secretly. I've been a thief for four or five years, but I can't take it for granted like him, and at this time she is really willing to bow down!
When the old man at the counter heard this, he didn't redeem it, it turned out that people were looking for something! When I heard that the tone of this person was not ordinary, his room full of treasures and treasures was not even worth it.
You must know that although his shop is located on the border of the Three Kingdoms, it is a collection of countless precious jades, even if it is a pawnshop in the imperial city, it can't be compared with him! The people who can mix in Sanjiang Town, whether they are merchants or civilians, will not be ordinary people!
The old man straightened his oblique body at this time, and carefully looked at the man in front of him, only to see that his face was handsome and thoughtful, and his whole body was extravagant.