Chapter 16: Honor

The welcome guard of honor was removed, the noisy crowd was dispersed, and when the king of Dongping and his party entered the post house to rest, the sky had already darkened.

The interior is brightly lit, shining with golden light on the screen of the landscape, and on both sides are the beautiful hollow smokers, the interior furnishings are luxurious and rich, but they make people feel elegant and refined.

"The fields are fertile and beautiful, the people are rich, this so-called heavenly mansion." A scribe looked around the room and sighed, "A small Pengshui Post House can be furnished so luxuriously, comparable to a royal family." ”

"In this land of Bashu, there is cinnabar on the one hand, and salt mines on the other, which are all indispensable things in the world." Another scribe said.

The bead curtain sounded, and the two hurriedly turned around and saw a young man walking out.

"I said that you two are also from the palace of Anding, don't look like countrymen entering the city, okay." Zhou Chengzhen said.

The two scribes smiled and bowed their heads.

"Go ahead, Uncle Nineteen said let the people of the Xie family come in." Zhou Chengzhen said.

The two scribes replied.

Xie Wenxing straightened his clothes when he heard the summons, he was not nervous, after all, he was a person who had seen the emperor.

"That thing." He thought of something and looked back at Xie Wenjun, "Don't ask, don't say." ”

Regarding the fact that the king of Dongping appeared in Pengshui and the Xie family's old mansion a while ago, they recognized him, and the king of Dongping might also know that he had been recognized.

"It's good you didn't see him at the time." Xie Wenxing said in a low voice.

Otherwise, you won't have to pretend to be stupid now.

In fact, pretending to be stupid is just coaxing yourself to play, who doesn't know it in her heart, not to mention that this is a royal child who has more heart than ordinary people.

Xie Wenjun replied yes and looked back at Shao Mingqing.

"Let's go, I didn't pass him in, don't make trouble." Xie Wenxing frowned and said, while raising his feet and stepping.

Seeing that this king of Dongping County doesn't know what is waiting for, if you don't see it, you won't see it.

Xie Wenjun gave Shao Mingqing a reassuring look, Shao Mingqing nodded with a smile, and watched them walk out quickly.

When Xie Wenjun walked into the room, he also glanced at the royal guards standing around him.

But it's a pity that the lights are flickering, making people's faces flicker, plus these people are all exactly the same costume, and even the size is about the same, it is impossible to tell who is who at a glance, let alone recognize whether there are any guards who saw in the Xie family's old mansion that day.

Entering the door, there were only two scribes in the room, seeing these two scribes, Xie Wenjun only felt a boom in his brain, and the most terrible thing was that the two scribes smiled at him.

"Fifth Master Xie, meet again." They laughed.

thought of thousands of possible situations of meeting, but I didn't expect the other party to admit it straight to the point.

Xie Wenxing and Xie Wenjun were stunned for a while.

The bead curtain sounded, the sound of footsteps came, and the two subconsciously looked for the sound, and saw a young man in his twenties stepping out, dark clothes, red background and white edges, wearing a jade crown, tall and slender, elegant and graceful in the bright light.

It turned out that behind the tent was such a rich appearance.

Xie Wenjun said in his heart.

"Your Highness." Two scribes bowed.

Wang Mai of Dongping County stepped into his seat and looked at them.

"Sit down." He said.

The voice is cool and mellow, with an authentic Beijing accent.

Xie Wenjun lowered his head and bowed.

"I've seen Your Highness."

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Shao Mingqing stood under the corridor and looked at the guards in the courtyard with a slight distraction.

He didn't really care if he didn't see this Dongping County King, he just wanted to see Xie Roujia now, and wanted to know what she used in exchange.

This girl is stupid, stupid and ruthless, and she is cruel to herself.

They are so powerless, if they want a little, they will take out a little in exchange, and they have nothing to rely on, except for themselves.

Shao Mingqing let out a sigh and looked ahead, and someone in the courtyard in front of him staggered out.

"What's good here? I'm starving to death, sir. He said.

In the silence of the courtyard, his voice was extremely loud.

This voice came into his ears, and Shao Mingqing was clever.

It's him!

The prince of Zhenbei, who had a glimpse of the Taoist temple in Xuanzhenzi, made the Taoist priests avoid it.

As soon as he looked over, the man noticed that he was looking at it almost at the same time, and in the night where light and darkness were intertwined, a trace of sharpness flashed in his deep eyes, which was immediately replaced by casualness.

"Hey." He raised his chin and nodded at Shao Mingqing, "You, come here." ”

Shao Mingqing took a deep breath and raised his feet and bowed.

"I've seen the prince." He said.

Zhou Chengzhen smiled.

"Do you recognize me?" He asked, looking at the young man in front of him, "Who are you?" ”

He didn't appear in front of anyone when he entered the city, and none of the officials saw him, let alone this person who was obviously not an official entourage.

"The little Shao Mingqing, a native of Bishan, his aunt married the Xie family, and the little one worked in the Xie family's mine, and he came to greet His Highness with the eldest master and the fifth master." Shao Mingqing said, raised his head, looked at Zhou Chengzhen and smiled, "I went to Beijing with the eldest master to offer auspiciousness a few years ago." ”

It turned out that I had been to the capital.

Zhou Chengzhen flashed a sneer.

I studied well in just a few days, and it seems that I have explored myself, otherwise I would have recognized myself at a glance.

Shao Mingqing didn't seem to see this young man sneering, and his demeanor was still the same.

"In the capital, I have the honor to meet Xuan Zhenzi." He continued.

Gen Zhenzi?

Zhou Chengzhen frowned slightly.

“…… When I didn't see Xuan Zhenzi, I was dragged and locked in the main hall by a few little Taoist priests, and I happened to be lucky enough to see the prince from the window. Shao Mingqing continued, the smile on his lips even thicker.

Zhou Chengzhen was stunned for a moment, and then laughed.

"You're talking about that." He laughed and said, "I see, that's a coincidence." ”

smiled and stopped suddenly, with a bit of abruptness, looking at Shao Mingqing.

"Which mine do you do in the Xie family?" He asked.

"Yushan." Shao Mingqing said.

Zhou Chengzhen sighed.

"I see." He said.

I see?

Shao Mingqing was puzzled, and Zhou Chengzhen reached out and patted him on the shoulder.

"Boy, follow me." He said, turning and walking inside.

Shao Mingqing was stunned, and after a moment of hesitation, he followed.

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In the hall at this time, a dense layer of sweat appeared on Xie Wenjun's forehead, not because of the bright lights around him, but because of the young man sitting in front of him.

"This time, please thank Fifth Master for coming, just to ask a word." The king of Dongping County said, looking at Xie Wenjun, "How did you see and guess our identity?" ”

"Your Highness laughed, I didn't guess it at all." Xie Wenjun said with a wry smile.

That's the truth, he really didn't guess.

"I heard that day that you were not lightly ill, and I was not worried about the doctor in the mine." He continued, "It just so happened that Mr. Cai, the prefect's staff, was in Yushan, in order to welcome your arrival to do some guidance, he was born in a Xinglin family and had good medical skills, so I asked him to come and take a look, I didn't expect that he had seen Your Highness, and he was also shocked, but we didn't dare to believe it, just guessed." ”

King Dongping nodded.

"You don't recognize me." "You didn't recognize it," he said. ”

Xie Wenjun responded.

Xie Wenxing also breathed a sigh of relief on the side and nodded again and again.

"Yes, yes, that's what Mr. Cai said." He said.

The king of Dongping County hummed.

"Who guessed that, so you went to ask this Mr. Cai to confirm?" He asked again suddenly.

Xie Wenjun almost didn't hold back his breath.

He has been walking outside since he was a child, he has dealt with all kinds of people, and he knows how to speak to be credible, and the truly clever lie is the half-truth to be said.

But this king of Dongping County actually ignored the real ones and only grabbed the fake ones.

"It's Mr. Cai." Xie Wenjun replied with an unchanged face, as if he didn't understand the words of the King of Dongping County, "I just wanted to invite him to see His Highness, and neither he nor I expected it to be Your Highness." ”

The king of Dongping looked at him and smiled.

"I don't believe it." He said.

Xie Wenjun was dumbfounded.

Xie Wenxing was also stunned, and looked at Xie Wenjun with a little suspicion.

Is it really not Mr. Cai? Could it be that Xie Wenjun was suspicious that someone else reminded him?

"Who's that man?" The king of Dongping looked at him, and the smile on his face dissipated.

To be exact, he didn't smile much in the first place, his expression has always been gentle but unapproachable, and his eyes were condensed in one place at this time, revealing a bit of coldness.

This is the look of only those who have seen blood killing.

Xie Wenjun thought of his pure Wu language, which could not find a flaw, this language could not be learned by a few people, but must live in that kind of environment.

King Anding's fief is not in Wu Land, isn't his son of a prince living in a comfortable and rich palace, but traveling and living outside?

Xie Wenjun's hand hanging at his side clenched, as if that would prevent him from opening his mouth to say the name.

"Uncle Nineteen!"

A voice came from outside, breaking the stagnation in the room.

Zhou Chengzhen strode forward.

This voice Xie Wenxing also felt a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it for a while, and then he saw the person who came in after this handsome young man.

Shao Mingqing!

This kid! How did it come in again! How can you blend in here?

Xie Wenxing's face looked like a ghost.

"What's the matter?" Dongping County King said.

Zhou Chengzhen glanced at Xie Wenjun and walked to the side of the king of Dongping County.

"I know how he recognized us." He laughed.

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the room was stunned.

Zhou Chengzhen stretched out his hand and pointed at Shao Mingqing.

"This kid saw me in the capital, he was in Yushan, and he saw me at Yushan's Xie house that day, so he recognized me." He laughed.

Yes?

Shao Mingqing was stunned, and Xie Wenjun was overjoyed.

That's right, Shao Mingqing! Shao Mingqing!

Shao Mingqing is always better than Xie Roujia, he has seen it before and knows it, it is much more convincing than Wu Qing Niangniang's guidance, saving even the explanations that they themselves can't explain, and also saving more doubts and speculations.

The king of Dongping looked at Shao Mingqing.

"Ahh At the same time, Xie Wenxing suddenly shouted, looking at Zhou Chengzhen, "You are the prince of Zhenbei." ”

Zhou Chengzhen looked at him.

"You know me, too?" He said.

"That day, that day, I went to see Xuan Zhenzi, ...... at the Taoist temple," Xie Wenxing said hurriedly.

Impeccable!

Xie Wenjun shouted in his heart, eager to take a long breath.

Wu Qing Niangniang bless! Wu Qing Niangniang bless!

Zhou Chengzhen interrupted him with a smile.

"Uncle Nineteen, they." He said, pointing at Xie Wenxing and Shao Mingqing and whispering a few words to the king of Dongping County, "So, he must have seen me in the Xie family's mansion that day." ”

I see.

The king of Dongping looked at Shao Mingqing.

Although he didn't know what was going on, Shao Mingqing had already lowered his head with a little trepidation.

"Recognize it, you recognize it." The king of Dongping said, "Why hide it so much. ”

Xie Wenjun bowed deeply.

"Your Highness, we, are afraid." He smiled wryly and said, "I can't believe it, I don't know what to do." ”

That's the big truth.

A smile appeared on the mouth of the king of Dongping County.

"Don't worry about it." He said, "I'm just curious about the customs of Peng Shuimin and want to see it for myself, so I wandered around, and it was my negligence to scare you." ”

"Don't dare, don't dare." Xie Wenxing hurriedly said, "Your Highness can see it if you want to." ”

King Dongping nodded and looked at Xie Wenjun.

"Then please accompany Fifth Master Xie and show me." He said.

Xie Wenxing's face was slightly embarrassed, and Xie Wenjun bowed again.

"It's an honor." He said.

Before he could get up, Zhou Chengzhen looked at Shao Mingqing and raised his chin again.

"Hey boy." He said, "I'm not interested in cinnabar or anything, you have something delicious and fun here, you can show me it." ”

This kid is really popular, right? Anyone can catch it. Definitely can't give him any more chance next time!

Xie Wenxing looked at Shao Mingqing.

Shao Mingqing gave a salute to Zhou Chengzhen.

"It's an honor." He said.

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