Chapter 21: The Mysterious Master and Servant
A few days after Master Xu returned to the house, because the old man was in a good mood, he specially approved the request of Xu Jiang, Xu Ban and Xu Rong to go out of the house to play, and specially arranged for some family members and servants to follow the guards. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
This is Dong Xiaoyou's first real "out of the house" after coming to ancient times, because the last ancestor worship was a tour with the whole family, and there was no way for her to see what the ancient town was like, so she was very excited. Xu Jiang and Xu Ban can occasionally go out of the house, so the two of them are not very novel.
"Wow~~~ There are so many people." Dong Xiao looked at the bustling crowd on the street with curiosity, all kinds of pedestrians shuttling through the wide streets, because Xuansu County is one of the most remote lands in the Han Dynasty, so it is also mixed with many foreigners, such as Xianbei people, Goguryeo people and a very small number of Japanese people who crossed the sea. This Liaoyang City is the largest town in Xuansu County, although there are many Han people, but on weekdays, you can often see some foreigners with barbarian hairstyles, and the residents of the city have long been accustomed to it.
"(⊙o⊙) Oh~~~~~" Dong Xiaoyou had been staring curiously at a strong foreign man with braided hair, and was quickly stopped by Xu Ban.
"Little sister... Don't keep staring at others, this kind of behavior can easily cause misunderstanding and may lead to a fight. ”
"Uh...... Okay, Brother Yu, I know, I won't look at it anymore. Dong Xiao said pitifully.
A few people were talking and laughing, wandering on the street, Dong Xiaoyou found that the city was actually very prosperous during the Han Dynasty, and there were also various stalls for buying and selling things. She looked around, and finally bought a small bronze mirror and a few green silk headbands, and continued shopping while fiddling with them.
But soon, Xu Jiang and Xu Ban, the two sisters and brothers, were a little unbearable, Dong Xiaoyou used to like shopping in modern times, so he didn't feel too tired, but Xu Jiang is a bit of a manly character, and Xu Ban is a little Zhengtai who hasn't grown up yet, and the two of them naturally feel bored after shopping for a while. Seeing that the two of them looked weak, Dong Xiao thought about it, when he used to go shopping with boys, what would he do when he saw that the other party couldn't go shopping? Sure enough, I usually go to a fast food restaurant in KFC or Texas or something, and have a drink or something, right? Then I just took the second sister and Brother Yu to go to the hotel of this era, anyway, when I went out, my father gave me a heavy purse, and it felt quite weighty to hang around my waist, and I was naturally not short of money.
"Second sister, Brother Yu~ Let's go have a good meal, I'll treat you~~!" Dong Xiaoyou said happily.
"Okay, it's rare for the fourth sister to break the ......" Xu Jiang was really hungry.
"Okay, eat something delicious!" Xu Ban's eyes lit up when he heard that he was eating.
So under the recommendation of Xu Ban, everyone came to a restaurant called "Xiangmanlou", although the name is very vulgar, but Xu Ban said that the food here tastes very good and is worth eating. So a few people went up to the second floor to find a seat by the window and sat down, Xu Jiang, Xu Ban, Xu Rong and Biluo sat together, and then two of the Xu family's guards came up, waiting on the side, and several people were waiting outside the store. Although Dong Xiaoyou felt too ostentatious, he seemed to find that there were no too surprised eyes around, which showed that the rich families at that time were probably like this when they went out, so they didn't say much.
"Bring a few of your store's signature dishes, such as steamed fresh fish, fried bamboo shoots with sliced meat, and stewed pigeon meat, don't miss them." Xu Ban commanded in a decent manner, it seems that he really came here a lot.
The restaurant is really good at it, and the food is served very quickly, and soon the table is full of dishes. Biluo and Xu Ban eagerly sandwiched the dishes to Xu Rong, which made her very embarrassed. Xu Jiang persuaded on the side: "Everyone cares about you, don't be embarrassed, little sister." Your body is the weakest, and you should eat more. ”
Dong Xiaoyou happily ate the food of the first "restaurant" in ancient times, "Well~~ It's so fragrant." She couldn't help but praise that compared with modern dishes, ancient dishes not only have no toxic chemicals or additives, but also have a lighter taste, although this is a little sad for Dong Xiaoyou, who likes to eat spicy, but she found that the food of the Han Dynasty seems to be mainly "light", "fresh" and "aftertaste", and it also has a unique taste.
Just when the sons and ladies of the Xu family were eating and drinking, there was a master and a servant in the Xiangmanlou who were also observing them, and they saw a man about twenty years old, wearing a white brocade embroidered gold-rimmed robe, with a white silk scarf embroidered with animal prints on his head, his face was very handsome, his eyes were bright, and the corners of his eyes were smiling, with an elegant posture; There was a subordinate standing beside him, dressed in red clothes and fabrics, which showed that the owner of the family was also very rich, and even the clothes of the subordinates were very decent. His appearance is as beautiful as a woman, he seems to be very young, and he has not yet grown a beard, but he is Long Zhao, the black-clothed man who broke into Meixiangyuan that night!
"My lord, that's the second young master, the second young lady and the fourth miss of the Xu family." Long Zhao said quietly.
"Oh? I'm quite interested, that older woman is the master of the battle with you that night? The man in white asked.
"It's the young lady in the blue dress..."
"Really? This Xu Mansion is really amazing, a girl who looks like a fairy can even fight with someone like you. The man in white teased with a slight sarcasm.
"That woman's wrist strength is amazing, although she is not very outstanding in terms of combat skills, but her amazing strength is very unmatched." Long Zhao still said expressionlessly.
“… It seems that she belongs to the kind of person who is born with divine powers. The man in white looked at it, paused, and gently shifted his gaze to Dong Xiaoyou, and asked, "What about the younger girl?" I think that although she is still very young and her appearance is not bad, she seems to be a beautiful woman with a beautiful face and a moon. ”
"That's the fourth young lady of the Xu Mansion......," Long Zhao replied, "At all, my investigation today, she seems to be the most loved by Xu Qian in the mansion." ”
Looking at Xu Rong, who was laughing with Xu Jiang and others during the banquet, while eating the dishes happily and simply, the man in white said, "Is it the most loved...... It can be seen that if I had such a delicate and lovely daughter, I would definitely hold her in the palm of my hand. ”
As he spoke, the man in white stood up, "My lord? Long Zhao asked puzzled.
"Since we've been observing people for a long time, why don't we go over and say hello?" The man in white pursed his lips and smiled.
"A few young ladies are so Yaxing." The man in white walked to the seat of Xu Jiang and the others, arched his hands, and said, "I don't know how many people I am lucky enough to meet?" ”
Anyone would be surprised if a man suddenly appeared and said he wanted to get to know him, right? Dong Xiaoyou just looked at him suspiciously, Xu Ban and Xu Jiang looked vigilant, and Bi Luo looked very calm.
"Who are you?" As a man, Xu Ban was the first to speak, he looked at the man in white vigilantly, and he had already held the long sword hanging from his waist in one hand.
"Hehe, don't worry, I'm not a wicked person." The man in white said politely and politely, "In Luling, Luxiao is a person, and his surname is true." ”
"Hee-hee, what a strange surname...... It can't be a name you just made up, right? Dong Xiaoyou couldn't help laughing,
Yi Zhen looked at Xu Rong with a little surprise, but he still had a faint smile on his face, "The name is just for people to call and identify, it doesn't matter if I made it up or not, the key is that as long as you call me Yi Zhen, you are my Yi Mou's friend." ”
Xu Jiang said with a slight sneer: "Call Yizhen a friend? Is this cheap friend really easy to do? Naturally, she couldn't trust the man in front of her.
"Bold!" Long Zhao on the side stood up and shouted softly, but the two family members standing next to the Xu Mansion also took a step forward and looked at their master and servant with angry eyes. The expression on Yi Zhen's face did not change, but he waved his hand lightly towards Long Zhao, who lowered his head and took a step back.
"This girl doesn't seem to be able to believe it, huh?"
"We don't know each other, so we can't believe it or not, right?" Xu Ban also looked at Yizhen suspiciously and said, this is really the first "weirdo" he has met since he left the house.
But just now Long Zhao took a step forward, and was glanced at by Xu Jiang, and found that this person's figure was almost the same as the man in black who sneaked into Xu's mansion that day! There was a sudden increase in the vigilance in her heart, although Xu Jiang had a rough personality, but after all, he was a master, and he was particularly concerned about the details of the vigilant person, when she found that Long Zhao's cuffs still had a blade hidden, she glanced at Biluo, Biluo understood, and quietly approached Dong Xiaoyou's side.
Xu Ban also had the action of drawing his sword, and he saw that something was about to happen...... Yi Zhen laughed, "I heard that all the children of the Xu family were born extraordinary, and looking at it today, it really deserves its reputation!" ”
"How do you know that we are from the Xu Mansion?" Xu Jiang had already stood up, a pair of apricot eyes glared angrily at the man in white called Yizhen, if he felt any hostility towards him, Xu Jiang would turn the table and attack.
"It seems that this Miss Xu has already discovered Long Zhao...... It's really a good birth," Yizhen chuckled softly, "It's okay, I'm just here to say hello today, and I don't want to make trouble with you, so you don't have to worry." After speaking, he gave Long Zhao a look, and the master and servant saluted Xu Jiang and the others again, and left.
"Who the hell is he?" Xu Ban was puzzled.
"I don't know ......," Xu Jiang sat down again, "but I'm afraid this person is also unfathomable...... Looking at the appearance of his master and servant, it seems that he has long known everything about our Xu Mansion. ”
"Ah~! That...... Isn't it going to be dangerous in our house? Second sister? Dong Xiaoyou asked in horror, she always had a sense of fear for some hidden people in this era, because she must not be sure that this era is safer than the original modern times.
"Fourth sister, don't be afraid... They don't seem to have other intentions and don't mean to do anything unfavorable to us. Xu Jiang comforted.
"Second sister, aren't they just two people? Except for Xiaomei and Biluo, you and I are all martial arts practitioners, as well as Lao Xiao and Lao Yi next to us, are we afraid of them? If they are so suspicious, why don't they take them and ask them one by one? Xu Ban asked.
Xu Jiang shook his head and said helplessly: "I think his master and servant are probably very capable, and that servant alone is no less powerful than me, and that master seems to be more profound, and it is definitely not a ...... that you can deal with."
Xu Ban listened and lowered his head dejectedly.
Dong Xiaoyou was worried for a while, and always felt that something very bad was about to happen...... She thought, I hope it's just that I'm too careful.
At this time, the master and servant who had already left Xiangmanlou walked one after the other, and Long Zhao asked, "My lord, just leave like this?" ”
Yi Zhen still had a smile on his face, and said lightly: "Of course, I just need to see them up close, it seems that these children don't know what their father is doing...... But I think our plan can still be delayed, and when they all leave the Xu Mansion, it can be said that it will not harm the innocent, don't worry. ”
"Yes...... But, my lord, you are the marquis of the imperial court, so you shouldn't just take me as a guard in the future, right? ”
"Don't worry, this big man [right now] is still relatively peaceful, and it will take a few more years if there is a mess." Yi Zhen left a sentence that made Long Zhao seem to understand or not, and walked straight forward.
"The ...... right now Big Han? Long Zhao murmured, as if he had understood something in his heart.