As soon as everyone turned around, they saw a man in the gazebo not far away.

He was about thirty years old, with a beard, a righteous face, a slight alcohol on his face, and he was looking at Hongchen with a critical and disapproving gaze.

Xiao Qiao's father-in-law was sweating at that time - how could there be a foreign man here! When I looked closely, my face twitched, and I was speechless.

There are also some eunuchs and palace maids around, and no one pretends not to see it, so he doesn't have to worry about it.

He waved his hand and made a gesture, and said, "County Lord? ”

Hongchen shrugged, no longer looked at the gentle and delicate Xia Meiren, and walked over generously.

The man in the pavilion shook his head and said: "That's right, although the women in the palace are inevitably fighting from top to bottom, don't bully people too much, you must know that if you do too much injustice, you will kill yourself, and you have righteousness in your heart, which is more important than anything else!" ”

Everyone: "......"

At this time, Hongchen also heard that this person was very drunk.

Hongchen is too lazy to bother with a drunk.

Xiao Qiao's father-in-law also turned a blind eye, and soon went out of the palace gate, and he could still hear the drunkard behind him jumping to his feet and shouting: "This sister, which palace are you from?" Don't be afraid of her, what are you afraid of, you have to be tough, so that you can not be bullied, this person, you can have nothing, you just can't be spineless, you can't be tough enough!"

Xia Mei's face was green, she didn't even dare to cry, she sobbed and sobbed, and saw that the person actually jumped down from the pavilion and walked towards her.

Several palace maids hurriedly escorted the master and turned around and ran.

If the news of his private meeting with a foreign man spreads, this 'foreign man' is afraid that nothing will happen. She didn't know what was going to happen.

Xiao Qiao's father-in-law kept sending Hongchen back to the county lord's mansion, rode a horse, leaned over the window of the car and whispered: "Xia Meiren just asked Yu Guifei to kneel some time ago, and punished him for copying scriptures behind closed doors, saying that he was colliding with Guifei, and several people in her palace were whipped, and one died. ”

"Don't worry, the county lord, the ladies in the palace are depressed all day long and come up with some tricks. Our queen should also watch the fun. ”

Hongchen shook his head: "Father-in-law, just don't forget what I promised." If the little palace girl is really sick, she will be sent out for treatment. ”

As for not having a serious illness, if you can't get out, let the queen think about it.

Xiao Qiao's father-in-law responded again and again.

It's all a small thing.

Don't look at him as just a little eunuch, he is nothing in the palace, it stands to reason. I can't control the palace maids of other people's beauties. But the one in front of him spoke. That's naturally different, not to mention that the queen is about to cut the manpower in the palace again, that is, there are not enough manpower in the palace. In her words, not to mention sending out a palace maid, it is not difficult to be a female official.

Hongchen sighed and whispered to Luo Niang: "Be content, we are very good now." ”

In fact, what Xia Meiren did couldn't be more straightforward, she couldn't even say that she was calculating, she was also well-informed in the capital back then, Xia Meiren was like this, in the eyes of those people in the Yujue space, she was already at the level of silly Bai Tian.

She found Hongchen as long as the doctor.

Hongchen is young, he is still a county lord, and more importantly, he is so favored, and now an emperor's concubine came to the door and begged hard, just to ask for a doctor, the county lord is afraid that he will be able to agree to help with seven or eight points.

If you alarm the imperial doctor, after waiting for the future, someone will inevitably mention it to the queen, the emperor's temperament is more serious, and you can find out that Yu Guifei's dignified and generous appearance is all pretending to be shown to others, how can I not see her grinding the inconspicuous little concubine?

As for whether it will offend Concubine Yu, it doesn't matter.

Concubine Yu is famous for her grudges, she only once spoke lightly, and she was remembered in her heart, and that made her not see His Majesty for more than half a year, and she was tormented all day long, in this case, why not offend again?

Concubine Yu is in this harem, if there is a taboo, it must be the queen, this matter has entered the queen's ears, I can't say that the concubine shows her generosity and selflessness for the sake of the round, maybe she can really let her go gently?

Even if the county lord of Rong'an doesn't agree, she won't suffer, and even, her words may be transmitted to the queen, and it won't work.

But who would have thought that the county lord would send her cronies away with a fluttering word, and with such a fuss, everyone could see that the county lord thought she was causing more trouble, that is, the queen knew, and she was afraid that she would be tired of her thoughts.

"When it comes to the New Year, in addition to the important masters, the palace does not alarm the imperial doctor, although it is not a clear rule, but it is also a convention, even if it is a bad rule, it should be dealt with by the queen's mother, I am the county lord of the eight roads, where can I care about this?"

Hongchen sighed, "That Xia Mei and I have no relatives and no reason, and I am not a fool, how could I be a little careful for her, so I rushed to find trouble, and offended a noble concubine for no reason." ”

She entered the palace in the past, and the queen didn't even let another lady appear in front of her, it can be seen that she wants to be quieter around her, and she doesn't want to get involved in the rights and wrongs of those ladies in the palace.

"It's so lively!"

Luo Niang probed out.

On the street, there are rows of restaurants, teahouses, and shops, pedestrians rubbing shoulders, and there are many ice lanterns, and many children are running around with various masks.

Luo Niang was slightly worried, "I don't know if there are many soldiers patrolling the streets, this time is the most dangerous." ”

Hongchen knew that she was a little sad, when it came to the New Year's Day, the abduction was rampant, and every time she didn't know how many children and girls were abducted, and how many families were overshadowed by it.

"The county lord is at ease, I heard that the Lord Banzai specially told him about this matter before the seal, and the yamen has sent additional manpower."

Hongchen nodded, she had also made great efforts to fight against these kidnappers, but these people, they were repeatedly banned, no matter how they tossed, they were like weeds, cut off a stubble, winter went to spring, and it still had to grow.

During the Chinese New Year, Luo Niang hurriedly diverted the topic, not talking about these uncomfortable things, and pointed to the lively street market outside.

Hongchen also moved for a while.

"It's the New Year, it's also a fuss to go back, send someone back. Talk to those at home, go out for a walk, they are all safe, hand in hand, don't act alone, don't crowd with people, be cautious and careful. ”

Luo Niang responded: "The county lord can rest assured, it is very safe." ”

The county lord's mansion is not what it used to be, there are guards, those sisters. They have all suffered greatly. All of them have learned self-defense skills seriously, **** practice, and attach more importance to their own force than men, and they all have knots in their hearts that cannot be untied. Only he has a good kung fu. Can beat men. Only by protecting themselves can they feel at ease and stop having nightmares.

Now let them go out on the street alone. I was also unfortunate to meet a kidnapper, and it is still unknown who killed the deer!

Shopping, the magic is in a shopping word, it's not interesting to take a carriage, Hongchen led Luo Niang and a few guards to get out of the car.

Walk slowly all the way, stop and take a look when you are interested, and occasionally enjoy the unique work of the leaders of the teaching workshop on the roadside floats.

Chinese New Year's Eve is a big day, and it is difficult to say that ordinary Qinglou famous prostitutes are there, but the leaders of the Teaching Department want to enjoy with the people.

It is also the only day that the people of the capital can effortlessly enjoy the beautiful scenery that only the royal family can enjoy.

Fireworks exploded in mid-air.

Even Hongchen couldn't help but have a feeling of open-mindedness for a while, it was rare to have a little childlike innocence, swept over at a glance, and saw that there were several hexagram stalls in the corner, fortune tellers and looks, she also went over to join in the fun, scared away the four big men in a few words, and a pair of divination tellers fought, well, the junior brother stole the senior brother's wife!

Luo Niang: "......"

Their young lady is actually naughty!

It's not that I just taught them a few days ago, I really want to be a physiognomy master, a hexagram master, practice closed-mouth meditation first, the language is precious, don't talk nonsense, Miss is good, take the initiative to run over to find trouble.

"There are too many liars, isn't our Wang Banxian just that, Miss doesn't play well with people, why bother?"

"Wang Banxian wouldn't take the life of someone's only son to deceive a poor widow!"

Hongchen suddenly said, "My generation is fortunate to be able to practice, and I am much luckier than ordinary people, and when I meet what I should do, I have to do it." ”

Luo Niang: "...... How does Miss know that they have no bottom line in doing things. ”

"Secret!"

It can't be said that there are two ancient trees on the streets of the capital, a little gossip, and some chronic, and now they are muttering nonsense.

Hongchen can already be controlled, there is no need, and it is generally rare to take the initiative to listen to those spiritual objects at will, after all, it is also very tiring, but it is inevitable to encounter some types with extremely high spiritual intelligence, and it is difficult to listen to them.

After walking around, Hongchen saw a small stall in the corner, behind a stall selling game, and the stall owner was talking to a little girl with a smile, with a very obscene expression on his face.

The little girl was a little old, and her face was still a little shy and scared, but she seemed to be very attracted and listened attentively.

Hongchen stood up suddenly, turned his head and asked Luo Niang: "I remember, Wang Liar said early in the morning that he wanted to buy a set of serious antiques to decorate his shop?" ”

"It's not, that business's business is getting bigger and bigger, he is a little cleaner there, and it's not bad to place magic weapons, but the magic weapons are not professional enough."

After all, the magic weapon is a practical object, and it is only placed when it is needed, and if it is too much in one breath, ordinary people will just laugh at it, and those who know how to see it will laugh at people.

Wang Banxian is no longer just deceiving ordinary people, his business is getting more and more high-end, the powerful of the family, and even the spirit master, may come to the door, and he must want to put the score bigger.

"However, he wanted to buy antiques, but he didn't want to spend too much, and he didn't want to ask for something that had just been unearthed, so he was embarrassed for a long time."

Luo Niang was also speechless.

Wang Liar cheats money much faster than her serious business, and she has a lot of money, but she refuses to give up even a little money.

He is also a person who has half a foot in the industry, believing in those gods and ghosts, and the unearthed cultural relics are brought home, and he is uncomfortable in his heart, for fear of causing trouble.

Hongchen smiled and walked towards the small stall.

She doesn't pick up leaks once or twice on weekdays, she is the best at this, she has nothing to do, pick up some good things, that sense of accomplishment, it's really good.

Sometimes, it's not that you can't afford to buy serious and expensive things, it's just that you can dig good things out of the garbage heap with your 'eyesight', and you don't need to pay a high price at all, and you will feel very satisfied.

There are many aristocrats in the Great Zhou, and they like to play with antiques. Even if you look at it again and again, and pay an unknown amount of tuition, you still have to go to the street to pretend to be an insider to pick up leaks, I'm afraid it's the same reason.

Hongchen walked over and took a look, there were many antique ornaments inside, most of them were fake, but they were very finely made.

One of the anti-lotus platform Guanyin statues is still a gilded incense burner, with a unique and exquisite shape, even if it is an imitation. It is also a very tasteful imitation. It's beautiful.

Hongchen glanced at it, and his gaze fell on a strange small ornament, which was a sculpture with an elaborate ivory bed at its base. The paper mill above is densely packed with Chaowat. Something is weird. The carving is excellent, and it is estimated that the person who carved it is compared with the craftsmen in the palace. The level is about the same.

"How much does this cost?"

As soon as the vendor raised his head and saw Hongchen, he quickly shifted his gaze from the little girl, and said with a smile: "Ouch, Miss really has a vision, look, this carving, this material, but the old objects that came out of the court of the previous dynasty, I don't know which emperor played with it, you have to be sincere, I won't give you a false price, you take three thousand taels of silver." ”

Hongchen shrugged: "Don't be kidding, it's obviously newly carved, it won't be more than three months at most, three months ago, Old Man Guo's eighty-third birthday, his seven sons and eight sons-in-law, all of them are court officials, everyone is holding a wat board, the wat board is piled up with a bed, this 'full bed wat' rumors appeared, presumably the person who carved this thing also heard about the anecdote, specially carved, how to pull to the front court?" ”

The little vendor's face changed, a little embarrassed, he didn't know what was full of bed wat dissatisfied with the bed wat, but when he looked at the posture of the young lady, he also knew that the other party must be a knowledgeable person, so he smiled: "Don't care what you say, I'm a good thing, look at this carver, you look elsewhere on the street, can you find a few so good?" ”

Hongchen smiled, this is not bad, there are a few things that are very delicate, that kind of delicate, ordinary people may not be able to see it, just say that one of the bells and whistles of the Lotus Lotus Terrace Guanyin statue, ordinary people see it, and can only say that it is good, Hongchen knows that the scriptures carved on the Guanyin Lotus Terrace, that kind of small seal looks very ordinary, but the pen is strong, carved this, must be good at calligraphy, and also have a strong wrist.

However, what she liked was not these, but a piece of tortoise shell, only half the size of a thumb, a fragment, thrown in a pile of tortoise shells in the corner, gossip, dusty, strange shape, very inconspicuous.

The tortoiseshell didn't speak to her.

Just from afar, it seems that you can feel a faint breath, calm, rich, and full of mysterious power.

Hongchen's experience in visiting these small stalls for many years, like this kind of thing, you have to ask the price directly from it at the beginning, and you can't arouse the vigilance of the stall owner.

Don't think that these vendors are willing to do any business, they are usually very cautious in doing business, and when they notice that they are tired, they will immediately come up with a big price that you will never pay, and leave things behind, preferring to find out afterwards that it is indeed a garbage, and they can't sell it and throw it away, rather than let people pick it up cheaply.

Thinking in his heart, Hongchen didn't look over there, his eyes fell on the full bed, slightly revealing a little affectionate and forbearant expression, and pretended to shake it calmly: "This thing is okay for the carver to look at, and the broken ivory carving that is less than the size of a palm is not worth three thousand taels, you give a real price!" ”

The vendor's eyes lit up immediately, and he knew very well that a bargain like the lady in front of him was what it was like to seriously want to buy something.

He immediately spoke of lotus flowers, and blew this thing to the heavens and the earth in one breath: "You are also a knowledgeable person, what is this called a full bed wat, there is a story, even if it is new, but the material is good, such a white ivory, and so big, very rare, not a family can not take it out, I see that you are also sincere, two thousand eight hundred taels, spare you two hundred taels of silver and count it as my loss." ”

Hongchen puffed out his face: "You are asking for a blind price, all the sum of this stall is worth a thousand taels or not, it's hard to say, if it can really be worth so much, you can sell it directly to the Bazhen Building opposite, why bother to set up a stall and suffer!" I'll add another twenty taels or seventy taels to you, and I'll take a fancy to this carving, and buy it back to study it. ”

"That's not good, the material money can't be worth it."

The two of them grinded, squatting and standing, chewing their tongues there for a long time, and the small vendor bid up to 1,000 taels, saying that he would not lower anything, Hongchen frowned, and groaned slightly.

The peddler breathed a sigh of relief, knowing in his heart that this business would be at least eight points successful.

Sure enough, Hongchen puffed out his face, pondered for a moment, and clapped his hands: "It's okay, Luo Niang." If you have anything you like, choose a few, and choose them all for Xiao Yan, since it costs money, let's spend it quickly! ”

The hawker was even more smiling.

Luo Niang answered, and just walked over, she heard a sneer from the side: "What a big boldness, dare to sell this thing casually?" ”

A hand reached over and snatched something from the vendor's hand, squinting at him. He turned his head to look at Hongchen again.

"It's you. It's just someone else, this thing really falls into the hands of a wicked woman like you who casually bullies people...... Hum! ”

As he spoke, he threw his things backwards, and immediately a little servant grabbed them. Tucked into a rucksack on horseback.

The man glanced at the vendor lightly. Turn around and go.

The peddler was terrified: "Robbery! In broad daylight. Lang Lang Qiankun, Gyeonggi important land, how dare you? ”

He shouted. The man turned around, and couldn't see how he made a move, the long sword was unsheathed, pressed against his chin, and sneered: "Robbery? How much money do you want, go directly to the Protector's Mansion to get it, how much you want, I will give you! ”

The tip of the sword was cold and piercing.

A layer of cold sweat oozed from the hawker's forehead.

Hongchen raised his eyebrows and said expressionlessly: "Things are indeed related to the Protector's Mansion, if the prince wants it, take it, why embarrass him as a common person." ”

This person still has a sense of wine on his face, and it is the one who Hongchen met in the palace just now and was upset for Xia Meiren.

Although it is in the palace, the palace is brightly lit, and they can see each other clearly, in fact, not to mention Hongchen's appearance and temperament, as long as you have seen it, I am afraid that it will be next in a lifetime, and you may not be able to forget it, even this person's temperament and appearance are also not good, but just now in the palace, his face is loyal, between his eyebrows and eyes, he is quite righteous, but at this time outside the palace, he is somewhat violent.

Hongchen didn't think it was strange.

People's temperament and appearance are not all static, and many people will have many faces.

He looked at Hongchen, sneered, dragged the sword and shook the horse, the hawker was still to chase, Hongchen pressed him, and said in a low voice: "Don't chase, this person is the son-in-law of the old general Guo Yinguo, the marquis of Qinci!" ”

The peddler pounced and sat down on the ground.

Even a little person like him knows that the Protector Marquis has been given the title of King with a different surname by the Long Live Lord, and he has won the title of King, but his old man prefers others to call him the Protector Marquis, so everyone outside still calls the Protector Marquis more.

Old Marquis Guo is full of Xuanhe, and in the Great Zhou Dynasty, it is absolutely - 'others are not in the court, and the court has never lacked his legend!' ’

"But don't worry, go to the Protector's Mansion, just ask for money, their family won't pay their bills."

Hongchen pursed her lips and smiled, she let that person squeeze a few words just now, and she wasn't very angry, if she was always angry about other people's misunderstandings and gossip, and she took everything to heart, she would only worry every day.

The peddler had a bitter face, if it was really the person who protected the prince's mansion - where did he dare to ask for it!

Someone else brought it to him to pay off his debts, and it didn't cost any money, and if he lost it, he lost it.

Hongchen smiled and chose a few interesting things, what copper coins, porcelain bottles, jade carvings, and the Lotus Terrace Guanyin statue, easily fished the tortoise shell into it, and told the hawker to pack: "Okay, what about the New Year, be happy, calculate the price for me, don't be too vain, too lazy to continue tossing with you, I have worked hard for so long just now, I am very tired, you have a price, I think it is appropriate, and it is not suitable to pull it down." ”

The peddler also lost his mind, glanced at it, and saw that there was nothing of value, so he casually opened the price of eighty taels.

Hongchen calculated it and thought it was okay, so he asked Luo Niang to pay for it, get in the car and leave with her things.

Xiaohe sat in front of the car, turned his head and said, "He can't beat me." ”

That is, except for the great grandmaster, it is rare in the world that Xiaohe can win steadily, and what people learn is the work of killing the enemy on the battlefield, and the murderous aura of the body is like substance.

Taking the car back to the county lord's mansion, Luo Niang, together with Xiao Qiao's father-in-law, couldn't help but gossip a few words, it was really the old man Guo Yinguo, the protector of the country, which was really enviable.

Most of the emperors of the Great Zhou, including His Majesty, are sensitive and suspicious, and they can serve two generations of emperors, with three ups and downs, but they have never lost His Majesty's trust, and I am afraid he is the only one.

Such a person, who covers the world and has no doubts, is a very good minister and is not jealous, and is extremely poor and extravagant, although it is not yet the time to close the coffin, but he is more than 80 years old, and his life has come to an end, and he is an official in the court...... Who doesn't want to be the second Guo Yin?

returned to the county lord's mansion and sent away Xiao Qiao's father-in-law, Hongchen put the Guo family behind her head, and took out the tortoise shell she had selected from her pile of things.

Luo Niang hurriedly pulled the handkerchief and cushioned it, that thing was too dirty! (To be continued.) )