Chapter 67: Departure
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Xia Yingjiu wanted to ask, but he was robbed by Xia Houjin like this, so he had the opportunity to ask.
"Your grandfather is not worried about you, so let me ask you, he is watching the carriage at the door, you should also go and pack your things, I am afraid you will have to leave the imperial city soon." Xiahou Jin admonished.
Xia Yingjiu didn't dare to delay, and after hurriedly responding, he took Ning Ziyue, who had been listening to the side for a long time, to pack up and go.
Because the two of them came out of the prince's mansion directly in the morning, and then they were sent directly to this courtyard by Eleven, yes, most of the things were not brought, but Xia Yingjiu thought about it, most of them were changed clothes, and there were no other things, so it was forgotten.
Therefore, the two of them really have nothing to clean up.
Then, he hurried to the gate of the courtyard.
Sitting in the carriage again, Xia Yingjiu prayed that he could leave smoothly this time, and there was always a feeling as if he had forgotten something.
"Ziyue, I still haven't done anything?" After thinking about it for a long time, he didn't come up with anything, so he asked Ning Ziyue again.
Although Ning Ziyue was a little inexplicable, she still thought about it carefully: "It seems that there is nothing wrong, miss, are you nervous about leaving the imperial city?" It's okay, it's okay, take it easy. ā
Isn't it all said that when people are nervous, they will have problems such as urgency to urinate, maybe this is the case with her young lady, so Ning Ziyue comforted as if she was familiar.
When she said this, Xia Yingjiu couldn't help but suspect that he was too nervous, so he was so nervous, so he took a deep breath and gradually relaxed.
At this time in the slums, the little beggar carefully wrapped himself in a black robe, and then, lightly looking at the figure beside him, asked, "Shall we go like this?" ā
The people around her looked slightly taller than the little beggar, covered in black robes, and judging by their posture and voice, they were not very old, and they wore hoods on their heads, as if they were very afraid of being recognized.
Hearing the little beggar's question, the man nodded: "Now that the night is dark, it won't attract the attention of others, let's go, maybe Xia Yingjiu has arrived at this time, it's really rude to let our guests wait for so long." ā
The little beggar hesitated a little, then clenched his fists as if to cheer himself on, and then nodded firmly.
"By the way, where is the place where we made an appointment?" The little beggar asked.
The black-robed woman on the side paused for a moment, and then said, "Outside the city, the maple leaf forest." ā
Xia Yingjiu, who was said to be ready to arrive, had already boarded the carriage at this time, and had completely forgotten about it.
Although there was a moment of inspiration, she felt that she had forgotten something, but she didn't pay attention to this incident that happened during the day, in Xia Yingjiu's heart, the vendor who sold the lanterns must have seen it wrong, how could that small paper ball appear on her body.
Yes, it was just for the sake of hurry, so I grabbed the paper ball and stuffed it directly into the purse, and I must have forgotten it afterwards.
So, a moment later, the carriage drove through the sparsely populated alleys in the darkness of the night towards the gates of the imperial city.
Although the eleventh courtyard is indeed some distance from the trouble, the surrounding environment is also quite quiet, originally according to the usual, although there is a distance, but because it is a carriage, so even if it is a little far, but it will not take long to get out of the imperial city.
But today is a bit unfortunate, just in time for the annual Lantern Festival.
In addition, it is night at this time, and it is also the most lively time of this festival, and most of the alleys and streets that connect the imperial city are full of people, and the lantern cars in the middle of the avenue have also begun to parade through the streets.
Xia Yingjiu's carriage was directly blocked outside the street, and he couldn't walk through, let alone walk through the street to the gate of the imperial city.
At first, there was no other jam except for the parade floats, but as time passed, the number of people playing on the street gradually increased, and the lantern carts were joined from time to time to watch the lively crowd twice, so the team grew stronger and stronger.
Xia Yingjiu and several people were blocked in the middle of the road, and they really couldn't go, let alone retreat.
"Miss, anyway, you see that there are so many people on the road now, we won't be able to move for a while, why don't you take this opportunity to go down and play together?" How could Ning Ziyue endure such a bustle outside, but she sat in the carriage in a daze? This is absolutely not a no-go.
So he asked with a flattering face.
"No, you also know that there are a lot of people outside, and you forget to run outside, if you can't find you later, what if you are delayed." Xia Yingjiu refused directly without thinking about it.
Still want to go down and have fun? It's better to stay in the carriage honestly.
"Miss, I heard that this Lantern Festival is very fun." Ning Ziyue was naturally a little unwilling, so she gritted her teeth and continued to suggest,
"Oh? Let's hear it. Xia Yingjiu propped his head and asked.
First, it's a bit boring to sit by yourself, and it's a good choice to listen to stories, and second, it's really a little curious.
If it weren't for these things that happened today, Xia Yingjiu would really want to stay in the imperial city for one more day and see what kind of bright hall this Lantern Festival is.
As soon as Ning Ziyue heard this, her eyes lit up, she originally just said it with the mentality of trying it out, where would she have thought that the young lady was really interested now, maybe she would be able to agree to go out and play by herself.
So he said seriously: "The first major feature is naturally this lantern parade street, it is said that those who can parade the street are all in this lantern, the best craftsman, naturally lifelike, just like the real thing." ā
Xia Yingjiu nodded approvingly while opening a small slit in the curtain and looking out.
"After the lantern tour, the activities of this lantern festival will also begin, on the edge of the jade lake in the south of the city, there is an open space, there will be a lot of small lanterns hung at that time, each lantern is hung under a riddle, as long as the participants guess the riddle, they can tear off the riddle, and finally guess the most anagrams, they can be invited to the boat boat of the Oiran in the jade lake, while drinking and listening to music, think about it is very fun!" Ning Ziyue said as she looked at Xia Yingjiu with anticipation on her face.
It's a pity that the latter's face is completely non-negotiable.
Seeing that she hadn't spoken for a long time, Xia Yingjiu couldn't help asking, "What else?" What else is there? ā
"Miss, how can you really tell a story for me!" Ning Ziyue said indignantly.