Chapter 282: Sudden Change
Xiaomi didn't pay attention to the gossip news told by those diners, and Luo Qingfeng also didn't pay attention to the things he had heard and seen because he was telling her about walking the rivers and lakes.
He found that Xiaomi's courage was really not ordinary, and when he told her about the bloody things that happened on the rivers and lakes, he thought that she would be afraid after hearing it, and would change her mind and go back to the capital, or maybe go back to Yunling Town.
Na Cheng thought that she felt that the case was bloody and terrifying, but she listened to it with relish. There are some plots that he deliberately understated, and she still refuses to ask for details. After listening to it, she really bought pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and recorded what she had heard, and really planned to take it to the bookstore to engrave and print the book to sell it to make money.
A month after leaving the capital, there was already a thick stack of manuscripts under the coffee table in the carriage. Luo Qingfeng only thought that she really wanted to publish a book, and she didn't know that this was something that Xiaomi forcibly found for herself, in order to not let herself be idle, so that she would be distracted if she was not careful, and she would think about what happened to the prince in the capital.
I thought that if I was far away from the capital and left that person, I would slowly put him down, but the farther away I left the capital, the more I thought of that person. She scolded herself in her heart more than once for being unproductive.
Miss him? Then go back and obediently give him a side concubine, that is, a little wife. Then, you must learn to accept his wives and concubines, not be jealous, and obediently go to the princess every day to say goodbye or something.
But, how could that be, she couldn't do it!
The route she took to leave the capital this time was also set by herself, and it was the opposite direction to the one she came to the capital a year ago. After walking for more than a month, the scenery on the way was covered with heavy snow, and it was all the same. But. Although her heart was troubled because she missed someone, the silver world along the way also invisibly soothed her heart.
She felt like she was quitting an addiction that someone had contracted her. After a little longer, I will definitely get used to it and quit.
At noon that day, a few millets entered Xuzhou City. Xuzhou City is very large, and Luo Qingfeng has been here. Said the food here is good. There are also several good places to enjoy plum blossoms. Calculate the time, it will be Chinese New Year's Eve in a few days, Luo Qingfeng proposed. Just stay here for a few more days and continue your journey after the New Year.
Xiaomi thought it was okay, and immediately nodded happily and agreed.
After entering the city, I found an inn and still asked for an upper room. As usual, I asked Uncle Yang for a single room. At first, Uncle Yang said that he just lived in the stable. But Xiaomi didn't agree. It's not that the conditions don't allow it, besides, let him live in the stable and live in the house by himself. She simply couldn't do it.
Therefore, along the way, even Tongpu has never let him live. It's all a small single room, which is the cost of Xiaomi. That's all trivial. Anyway, she also pays for the expenses on the road.
Even if Luo Qingfeng didn't let her spend the money, she rushed to pay it, and said that if she wasn't allowed to spend some money, she felt uncomfortable, which made Luo Qingfeng helpless, so she had to let her go. Luo Qingfeng knew that when Xiaomi left Yunling Town that day, he had savings, all of which were dividends secretly given by the eldest brother.
It's just that Luo Qingfeng doesn't know how many she has now. She left Yunling Town all the way, and it was also going to cost her. Luo Qingfeng didn't know that Xiaomi didn't spend a few silver all the way to the capital.
Along the way, there was good luck one after another. The grandson of the Cao family, then the people of Yihai Commercial Bank, and then the prince of Xuan. Then, after arriving in the capital, she used her brain a little to earn silver, all of which were hundreds or thousands of taels.
Just by taking away the things rewarded by those princes, I got more than 5,000 taels. In addition, Zaixuan Wangfu, earned from the wives of King Xuan, as well as the two shops given by King Qin and Zhongfu. The silver ticket in her belt is almost 20,000 taels.
Moreover, this trip is no better than when she left Yunling Town, she was a little girl, and she didn't dare to spend money lavishly on the road. It's different now, with Luo Qingfeng with you, it's safe.
After taking a break at the inn, Xiaomi and Luo Qingfeng went to the street. Before leaving, he left some scattered silver for Uncle Yang and asked him to go out to eat by himself.
"The lamb stewed noodles are very good, do you want to try it? Or, go to a restaurant? Not far from the inn, Luo Qingfeng pointed to a noodle restaurant on the side of the road to ask for Xiaomi's opinion.
"This day, let's eat braised noodles." Anyway, I want to stay here for the New Year, and I can slowly taste any food from house to house. When you're full, you have to go to the clothing store to buy new clothes for the New Year.
Even if you're wandering outside, you'll still have to have a good year. Millet is all planned, and all the pastries, snacks, and dried fruits have to be bought and put in the inn room. When the time comes, sit on the edge of the brazier, eat dried fruit snacks, and eat a melted frozen pear, it should feel beautiful.
Frozen pears were passed by a town half a month ago, and millet saw that there were pears for sale, so he bought more than a dozen catties. The pockets were placed on the shelves behind the carriage, and the day before, they were already frozen and black. At that time, Luo Qingfeng didn't say anything when he saw it, but Yang Bo looked very distressed.
Pears in winter are already expensive, and if you don't eat them, you can't put them in the carriage, but they are left outside to freeze into uselessness, what a pity! However, where did Uncle Yang dare to say anything.
Millet didn't explain to these two people, anyway, when they ate, they would understand.
The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and the inn business is deserted, but the noodle restaurant is just the opposite. When the two of them went in, there was no empty place alone, so they could only squeeze on a table with others. The two diners were young people in their twenties who looked like scholars, and they took the initiative to drag their small dishes to the side to make room, and nodded and smiled politely with Xiaomi.
The two of them ordered two bowls of braised noodles, the millet noodles were less, and the mutton was doubled.
Seeing that the two millet were gorgeously dressed, the two scholars did not dare to take the liberty to say hello. However, both of them felt that the little boy at the same table was as good-looking as the girl's house with red lips and white teeth, so they couldn't help but take a few more looks, but Xiaomi didn't see it.
The lamb stewed noodles are indeed delicious, but for millet, there is something in it, and if there is coriander, it will be even more perfect. It's a pity that this season, not to mention coriander, there are no green shallots, and the green onions are sprinkled on top.
Xiaomi picked up the chopsticks and ate the noodles in a big gulp, Luo Qingfeng saw that the two scholars were eating better than Xiao Swen, so he shook his head helplessly and smiled.
"I wonder where you two came from?" Perhaps because he felt that the two of them were easy-going, a scholar opened his mouth and asked Luo Qingfeng.
Luo Qingfeng casually said the name of the place, but Xiaomi was not impressed at all, and was still struggling with the mutton in the bowl. Anyway, the strangers along the way were all dealt with by Luo Qingfeng.
As soon as they heard the name of the place that Luo Qingfeng said, the two scholars were obviously a little disappointed on their faces. Xiaomi was a little puzzled and looked at Luo Qingfeng.
"Why did you two react the way they did?" Luo Qingfeng received Xiaomi's curious eyes and asked the two.
"A few days ago, there was a rumor that the princess of Xili Kingdom had changed a colt, I don't know if it's true or not, I wanted to inquire with my brother." Another scholar said with a smile.
As soon as he heard this, the movements in Xiaomi's hands froze, what did this scholar say? Did Princess Xili change horses? What happened in the capital? Who pried the corner of Yin Zixuan's wall?
"Oh? Is there such a thing? My uncle and nephew have been busy on the road, but they have never heard of it. I don't know, why did the princess change the horse? Which prince is it for? Luo Qingfeng took in Xiaomi's expression and hurriedly asked her.
"We don't know why, but it's far away from the capital, and the rumors will be somewhat distorted here. However, it seems that Princess Xiliguo's new concubine is the king of Qinshu, and I don't know if it's true or not. The scholar told.
"Then what else have you heard about King Xuan?" Xiaomi really couldn't hold back, put down the chopsticks, and inquired anxiously.
Princess Ouyang will not change the horse for no reason, Yin Zixuan can't be this horse, those who see the wind and steer the rudder, they can know what will happen with their toes. Could it be that something happened to him? Framed?
He wants to fight for that position, so he cares a lot about this marriage. is going to get married after the Spring Festival, but he can't make a horse fall short, his mood must be very bad? Xiaomi is worried! After all, being a colt is the best shortcut to get there.
Looking at the little boy at the same table, who originally only cared about eating noodles, suddenly reacted so much, the two scholars were very surprised.
"My nephew likes to hear about these new things the most." Luo Qingfeng saw that Xiaomi was out of shape, and knew that she was worried about King Xuan, so he hurriedly helped her explain.
The two scholars nodded when they heard this, but they both felt a little strange in their hearts, because the little boy's reaction was a little too exaggerated. On his face, his eyes did not look like simple curiosity, but looked very nervous. It seems that he cares about that King Xuan very much, as if he knows that King Xuan and has a good relationship.
"I heard that he can't be a Xili country horse, so I don't know what else is." The slightly thinner scholar shook his head and said.
Although this answer is very vague, Xiaomi is slightly relieved in his heart. Yin Zixuan is the emperor's son, and the matter of changing horses can be reported, if he really has any accidents, it is impossible that there are no rumors.
"The royal affairs are not something that ordinary people can understand, eat noodles and noodles, and it won't taste good when it's cold." Luo Qingfeng said with a casual smile, but he knew that Xiaomi would still have the heart to eat noodles now.
Sure enough, I saw Millet holding chopsticks in the bowl, stirring the noodles, and turning in circles.
"Curiosity is so strong, why don't we go to the capital?" Luo Qingfeng said to Xiaomi half-jokingly and half-seriously.
"Huh? Sixth Uncle, what did you just say? Xiaomi didn't hear what Luo Qingfeng said to herself at all, and asked in a daze...... (To be continued)