Chapter Forty-Seven: The First Pulse of King Jinyang (I)
"Sister......" Seeing me come in, the tears in Xiao Youming's eyes rolled down again, and she cried loudly.
"Ming'er is good, don't cry, grandpa is fine." The old man hurriedly spoke comfortingly, wiping away the tears from the corners of her eyes with his calloused hands, and then he looked at the things I was carrying, and said with a look of surprise: "These ......"
"Old man, I bought these things." I put down the rice and vegetables on my body, then took out a small white jade bottle from my cuff, pulled out the cork, poured out some potions extracted from various medicinal herbs, and applied it to the wound of the old man.
"You just ate a bowl of noodles from us, you don't have to be so ......" The old man sighed deeply, he was not good at words, he was very grateful, but he couldn't say anything.
"Old man, you don't have to say anything, although a bowl of noodles is nothing, but your heart and affection for me are comparable to Mount Tai." Speaking of this, I squatted down, helped Xiao Youming wipe away the tears on her face, and comforted me softly: "Xiao Youming, don't cry, those bad people will get retribution, my sister assures you." ”
"Yes, God will help us punish those people." The old man smiled kindly again and said, "I'll go and cook for you." ”
The old man and Xiao Youming were busy in the kitchen, and I closed all the doors and windows of the noodle restaurant, and at noon, the three of them sat in front of them to eat a sumptuous meal, and Xiao Youming's red face also showed a smile again.
The picture turned, and the prince's mansion was in the house.
Li Hanyan was lying on the Taishi chair, flipping through an ancient book in his hand, and Mo Ran sat on another chair, poured himself a cup of hot tea, and tasted it unhurriedly.
"How is she?" Li Hanyan glanced up at Mo Qi.
"You mean the crown princess? What else can she do, just now she picked out a batch of silk and silver taels from the warehouse, looking at her posture, it is estimated that she is determined to help the old and the young. Mo Ran shrugged his shoulders, drank all the tea in the cup, and continued: "Don't think she has nothing to do when she is full, as the so-called one who wins the hearts of the people wins the world, she punishes adultery and evil outside as the crown princess, and can also help you win over a lot of people." ”
Li Hanyan didn't speak, and it could be regarded as acquiescence, and it took a long time before he spoke again: "What did the Wang family investigate and find out?" ”
"Don't say it, although this Wang family is just a big family among the people on the surface, it is not small behind it, not only is it related to Queen Xiao, but there are also a few children in her family who are members of the Northern Imperial Division."
"Northern Goji?"
"That's right, and the son of the old noodle shop shopkeeper used to be a member of the Northern Imperial Division, but he died when he went out on a mission two years ago, but the cause of death is very vague, according to the clues I have learned, it has a great relationship with several people in the Wang family."
Li Hanyan closed the ancient book in his hand and chuckled: "It seems that there are still a lot of disasters for people like you under your hands, and you have no other affairs during this time, so let's solve this matter with that stupid woman." ”
Mo Ran continued: "I didn't stop there, the noodle shop was surnamed Xia, and he moved into Chang'an City seventy years ago. ”
Li Hanyan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said thoughtfully: "The surname is Xia, and he ...... seventy years ago."
Mo Ran let out a sigh and clapped his hands: "Seventy years ago, there was an internal change in the Jinyang Mansion in Youzhou, and one of the sect elders rebelled, and it is said that he came to Chang'an City, do you say it is a coincidence?" I suspect that the owner of the shop is most likely a descendant of the sect elder. ”
"How could the descendants of the elders of the dignified royal mansion be reduced to such a field......" Li Hanyan muttered to himself, raised his hand, and said, "You will believe it and let it go to the Jinyang Royal Mansion to see what they say." ”
Mo Qi smiled: "The Jinyang Royal Mansion seems to be very concerned about this vein, although I don't know where they found the news, but they have already sent people on the way here, and it is estimated that they will arrive in Chang'an at noon tomorrow." ”
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The picture returns to the fairy's side.
After lunch, I left the noodle shop and walked around the area a few times, figuring out the Wang family's property here, as well as the location of the old man's previous occupied house, and indirectly learning a lot from other people.
"Little apprentice." At this moment, there was a call from behind him, and when he looked back, Mo Dye walked over with his hands behind his back and smiled.
Looking at his hanging appearance, I rolled his eyes directly: "I asked you to investigate the details of the Wang family, how are you investigating?" ”
"Who is the teacher, the number one master in Chang'an City, a small Wang family, if you want to check their details, it's not easy? I've looked into it a long time ago. ”
Mo Qi was unhurried, and told all the clues he learned, and added a sentence at the end: "Do what you want to do, you can do it boldly, and you can move out as the crown princess when necessary, for deterrence, if it doesn't work, the prince will also come forward to help." ”
I tugged at my mouth: "He still has a little conscience." "But even so, I still can't act rashly, I'm worried that it will affect the old man and Xiao Youming, and I will only do the opposite, and this kind of thing is still brainy.
(North Hades: By the way, do you have brains?) )
(Zi Mo: Auntie, I am naturally smart, are you questioning the wisdom of the first talented woman in the fairy world?) Be careful that I go through the screen and beat you up! )
(Bei Hades: Okay, okay, then please tell us, the first talented woman in the fairy world who is naturally smart, how do you plan to punish those wicked people?) )
(Zi Mo: There is a sentence in the medical Tao that is right: prescribe the right medicine, and the same is true for people, the wicked have to be treated by the wicked, and this fairy will be wronged and come to be this wicked person.) )
"You go back and talk to that cold ice cube, I'll sleep at the old noodle shop tonight, and I won't go back, lest those beasts come to make trouble again in the middle of the night."
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Back at the noodle shop, the old man was making dumplings, Xiao Youming was helping on the side, and when he saw me coming back, Xiao Youming hurriedly waved and said, "Sister, we have dumplings to eat tonight." A happy smile spread across her immature face.
That's right, children should be like this, happy and optimistic, young hearts should maintain that innocence and purity, how can they be eroded by those sinister negative emotions.
I smiled and touched the back of her head: "Xiao Youming is so good, is this dumpling skin?" Can you teach my sister how to get it? ”
Xiao Youming nodded again and again, holding a rolling pin, and began to tinker with a good look, I studied with her for a long time and didn't learn a so, the dumplings rolled out can be described by the idiom "extremely ugly".
I scratched my hair a little embarrassed, Xiao Youming patted her chest, and said in that immature voice: "It's okay sister, Youming will make it for you." ”
Hearing her say this, I was even more embarrassed, a five or six-year-old child is so ingenious and well-behaved, I am this age, but I can only eat...... Why is this embarrassing......
At night, the table of the Eight Immortals was full of fragrant meals, the old man had a peaceful smile on his face all the time, and the sensible Xiao Youming kept putting vegetables and meat into his bowl: "Grandpa, you eat more." ”
I scratched the bridge of her nose: "You're still growing, you should eat more." As she spoke, she took a large piece of chicken leg and put it in her bowl, saying, "If you eat the chicken thigh, you will grow up to be as tall as your sister." ”
"Will that be as pretty as my sister?" Xiao Youming looked up at me with an innocent face.
"Is my sister pretty?"
"Of course it's beautiful."
Oh, the child's mouth is sweet, I listened to it called a comfort, doted touched the back of her head, and swore that "if you eat obediently, you can be as beautiful as your sister in the future." ”
Tonight's meal is the most comfortable meal I have ever eaten since I went down to earth, not how delicious and rare the dishes are, and that kind of atmosphere, three or two people sitting together, talking and laughing, this kind of atmosphere is not available in the prince's mansion or the palace.
After dinner, everyone went to sleep one after another, until the early morning of the second day, Xiao Youming jumped over and called me to get up and eat.
"Sister, sister, get up and eat!" The immature little face is full of happy smiles, and although the clothes on her body are worn out and have many patches, they still can't hide the unique brilliance of her bright childlike face, which may be the innocence unique to children.
There was another sigh in my heart, a child is a child, I was so wronged yesterday and cried so sadly, but when I woke up, all the negative emotions were gone, and I soon forgot all the unpleasantness.
"Why is Xiao Youming so happy today?" I asked with a smile.
Xiao Youming snapped her fingers, "My sister brought us food, and grandpa didn't have to be reluctant to eat and kept it for me, such a happy life, of course Ming'er is happy." ”
I was stunned for a moment, it turned out that her definition of happiness was so simple, as long as she could eat enough and didn't have to go hungry, she was already really happy, compared to those from powerful families, this definition was undoubtedly as light as a feather. Perhaps it is this simple and simple pursuit of happiness that allows her to have this pure and flawless truth, goodness and beauty.
Her immature little face is full of smiles, bright as the sun, who can see it without being infected? I touched her hair dotingly, and hugged her up: "Let's go, it's time to eat!" ”
However, this happy and comfortable atmosphere did not last long, when it was close to noon, those people from the Wang family still came to the door again, led by the dark-faced middle-aged man yesterday, the door of the meeting hall was closed, and he kicked a few hard, and his mouth was full of foul language: "Old man Xia!" Hurry up and open the door! Uncle, I'm here to take care of the business! ”
Xiao Youming was very nervous, her eyes were full of fear, her body trembled unconsciously, and she snuggled tightly in the old man's arms, for fear that those beasts would break in. The old man whispered comfort and patted her on the back.
"These bastards!" Listening to the ugly invectives outside the door, I clenched my fists and my eyes became cold.
"Okay, old man Xia, you dare not do our business, you are brave enough! Tomorrow, I'll lead someone to smash your broken noodle restaurant, and I'll see how long you can hide! ”
The people outside cursed, and smashed the potted flowers and plants on both sides of the door, and when they left, they used a sharp knife to slash at the wooden door, until the wood slag fell to the ground, and the gate was no longer the same, so they went away, threatening to burn this place tomorrow with a fire!