As the most important pass between the two capitals, Tongguan is also one of the most important passages for the circulation of people from the east and west. Although there is a reason for the stage to exercise martial arts, but the customs can not be completely closed, every day in the afternoon, in the afternoon for an hour, the passage on both sides of the city will be open for people and goods to pass.

These two hours of the day are also the most noisy moments before the pass. In order to ensure the efficiency of traffic, the pedestrian platform adopts a traffic order that separates people and vehicles. The chariots and horses passed forward from the pass, and the personnel went up along the hill, and then obtained the car on the west side of the pass after passing the pass.

There is no one to interrogate the personnel who pass the customs, but the driver of the car will be charged ten yuan for customs clearance. Of course, if there are any rich and noble travelers, the body is delicate and expensive, and they are not willing to climb the hill on foot, and there are also cars and horses to rent before the pass, and a car is 100 yuan.

The daily passers are all-encompassing, and because of this regulation, there are also many disputes.

In the early morning, the official road began to pass, and the travelers who stayed east of the gate began to hurry forward to line up to cross the border. On the watchtowers on both sides of the road, there are soldiers who repeatedly shout: "Pedestrians climb the hill, cars and horses go down!" Listen to the lawsuit before the close, and be the shackle of the uproar! ”

Among the pedestrians queuing up, there is such a team, eight cars in front and behind, and there are slaves on the left and right sides of the car to follow with a cane, which is good at a glance. The guards who patrolled the gate also paid a lot of attention to this team, and there were seven or eight sabers and armorers who were not far away to keep an eye on the team.

When they arrived at the pass of separation of people and vehicles, the customs guards who were responsible for sending the funds entered the front, did not dare to give strong instructions, and saluted with their fists: "Please get off the car with the owner, receive the chips here, and check and settle after passing the customs." ”

Although the number of soldiers in this line is considerable, it is not very arrogant. Waiting for the queue to pass the customs before the rules have been known, so after hearing the rumors, the people in the car got off one after another, and a middle-aged scribe in the front car said directly to the officials in front of the customs: "There are many dependents in the entourage, and you need to rent five cars in front of the customs." Vehicles and goods, bothering officials to take care of them. ”

"Please rest assured that although the car is closed, a family member can take care of the car. After delivery, if there is a loss of property, there is a judge who will hear the lawsuit before the delivery. ”

Seeing that the group of people got out of the car, the official ordered the pawns to wrap the frame with felt cloth before entering, lock it with rope knots, form wooden deeds, and pay for the plan, and attract the rented carriage, which was busy, and it did not take long.

When the pedestrian changed cars and continued to pass the customs, the back road encountered obstacles, and a slave put the car and said angrily: "Wait for Qiu Ba, do you know who the master of my family is?" The two Beijing Guifang also sat in and out, and they had to be humiliated by the slaves after passing this level! ”

As he spoke, Hao Nu threw a famous post on the officer's face, and the official bent down to pick up the post, stepped back and waved his hand again.

The middle-aged man who had just rented the car in front of him sighed when he saw this: "These guards in Tongguan are really fierce. Dao Tu listened to the boasting of that family, it seemed to be the family of Zhao Shilang of the household department, and they had to treat each other differently. In recent years, His Royal Highness King Yong has had a mixed reputation in Shendu City, and I am afraid it has something to do with the fierceness of these law enforcers! ”

The middle-aged man sighed so much, but no one responded in the car, but he himself was still talking, and continued to sigh: "Tongguan this road actually comes and goes every day I don't know how many, although not everyone is as strong as my family, but just before the closure of the short time to see, a car of ten dollars, rent a car of 100 yuan, just to pass the customs, the cost is more than half of the money, if you add the cost of the guest post accommodation in front of the pass, just Tongguan one, every day I am afraid of losing to the line of money more than a thousand." There is a way to make money, no wonder in recent years, the more the west is more important than the east......"

"Although Xingtai is divided into Shaanxi and governs, it is also the sole responsibility of the Western military, so that the Kanto region is not disturbed, but it is not just a self-enrichment. If it is heard by passers-by, and then preaching it will only make people misunderstand it even more! ”

A clear sound sounded in the car, and Shangguan Wan'er glanced at her uncle Zheng Xiuyuan, who was talking about it with some displeasure. For the convenience of travel, she wore a round-necked robe, and her hair was tucked together under the hood, and at first glance, she looked like a handsome gentleman from a wealthy family and free from all sides.

Zheng Xiuyuan laughed dryly when he heard this, stopped continuing the topic, and turned to others: "Ah Lang, what are we going to do after entering Chang'an." Really don't go into the house to visit? ”

When Shangguan Wan'er heard this, her eyes darkened slightly, and she was silent for a moment before saying, "Since you have entered the wilderness, there is no need to dwell on the past. And settle down in the workshop, and after being familiar with the people and customs, you can buy a house and support your family. These people who come with me in the garden will always provide them with a livelihood. ”

Before leaving Shangyang Palace, Shangguan Wan'er was not alone. There were some palace maids, eunuchs and the like who had nowhere to run after leaving the palace and had no way to make a living, so she simply gathered around her and came to Xijing together.

"Alas, it is good to live in the depths, but it is difficult to enter the WTO. I'm not depressed, but the old years have been difficult...... Although the world is vast, if there is no power to be around, how can there be a peace and happiness! That's it, don't talk about it, I know you're disgusted, I'll go to the back car to take care of my sister. ”

Zheng Xiuyuan saw Shangguan Wan'er's frowning, and then he stopped talking and then went to the back car.

"To be systematic, Lang, Langjun, we all have our own skills, and we will not be a drag......

After Zheng Xiuyuan left, Liu Anzi, the former palace maid who was also in the car, said nervously.

After Shangguan Wan'er heard this, she patted the little lady's cheek and said with a smile: "Silly lady, I'm not afraid that you will drag me down." It's me, who dragged you down, right? Princess Yong made you follow me, afraid that I would be in trouble and unable to make a living, so I would ask you for help when it was critical? ”

"Lang, Lang Jun knows?"

When Liu Anzi heard this, his face couldn't help but be a little flustered: "I didn't mean to hide Lang Jun, but the princess asked me to ......."

"The princess is dignified and magnificent, so she is worthy of the king. I accept the affection and righteousness, but if you follow me and I am not used to a poverty, after entering Beijing, I will enter the palace to resume my life. ”

Shangguan Wan'er sighed, both a little relieved and a little melancholy.

After passing the customs, the group paused for a moment in front of the gate, waiting for the original driver to be led back, and then saw that there was still a group of pedestrians walking towards the hill.

"Those are all lost food, and there are soup cakes delivered on the plateau, so that they can continue to travel west."

Zheng Xiuyuan, who led the car back, explained, and said with emotion: "Before passing the customs, I really underestimated the politics of Xingtai, and only said that this realm set up cards to make money just to collect money, but I didn't expect that as soon as I entered the Kansai, I would benefit the government." This "Swallow Fu", everyone who passes the customs has a post, as long as they can remember the chant, there are soup cakes along the way to feed the dead. It is said that all attached counties are attached to the prefecture, as long as they can write with a pen, one word will be divided into one acre. ”

"Write a word to get an acre?"

Hearing Zheng Xiuyuan say this, all the peers, including Shangguan Wan'er, were surprised, Shangguan Wan'er took the handwriting in Zheng Xiuyuan's hand before entering, and saw that this calligraphy was more than square, with more than 200 words in the whole text, rarely repeated, and all of them were words commonly used in daily life.

For a person like her, who has read poetry and books since she was a child and received a good education, this is naturally not a test, and she can write by hand after reading it once. But for some rural deceased who have been illiterate since birth, this test is not easy.

"His Royal Highness King Yong, this is to spread the scriptures and teachings into the countryside and include the king!"

Shangguan Wan'er was exquisite, and when she heard this unusual order, she understood it after a little thought. The font of this character is solemn and elegant, it is the new Kai created by King Yong, only because the name of King Yong, the name of the Lord are changeable, and the name of the time is called Wang Kai, especially by the officials of the Taiwan Division, and has almost become the preferred font for administrative documents of the imperial court.

Of course, this calligraphy in his hand is by no means a handwritten book of King Yong, rigid and sluggish, full of craftsmanship, and it does not even look like it is written by hand, but more like the seal used by the Buddhist temples to preach the scriptures. Now it has been used by Xingtai, and it has become a wonderful way to educate the people to be literate and clear.

In addition, Zheng Xiuyuan also received another copy of the post, which is not a calligraphy to teach people to read, but a price list of daily necessities in Chang'an City, which is what businessmen like.

But not only businessmen, when Zheng Xiuyuan saw this clear and clear price list, he couldn't help but say: "There is such a huge price difference between the two Beijing markets, and it is not even to the ground at the moment, why don't I stay for a few days, let me return to Kanto, prepare a batch of goods to enter Beijing, and lose to it, but also make up for the cost of the journey?" ”

Speaking of this, he added another sentence: "At present, martial arts are being staged, and His Royal Highness King Yongwang is training the army here......

"As my uncle said, don't be greedy, just a moderate amount."

Shangguan Wan'er groaned for a moment after hearing this, and then nodded and said. She couldn't tell whether she was moved by her uncle's reasoning, or whether she lingered in the realm and was reluctant to move forward.

Zheng Xiuyuan arranged the group in the guest house in the west of Tongguan, and then led more than a dozen servants to return to Kanto, using the price table as a guide to collect and sell a batch of goods.

Naturally, it is impossible for the scene of the military performance to be made public to the public. However, the drums and trumpets on the hill were noisy, which also frightened the surrounding bees and thieves, and the bandits disappeared. On the entire Tongguan Road, it is also very good in public order, and there is almost no road left.

The pavilion where Shangguan Wan'er and his entourage stayed was adjacent to the post road, and on this day, a team of horsemen suddenly visited, and carefully checked the inn in the guest brigade. Almost all of the hundreds of people in their line are from Ouchi, and their temperament is naturally very different from that of the people, especially a group of dozens of eunuchs, whose faces can already be seen to be different from ordinary men, and they have naturally been subjected to key investigations.

When Shangguan Wan'er was in the Shendu, she was almost the minister of the palace, and now that she has left the palace and entered the wilderness, the official documents are naturally arranged, and the group of people are just the old palace people who are sent by the palace, ready to go to Chang'an to settle down.

Similar situations are not uncommon, especially after the Shendu Revolution, a large number of palace people were sent out of the palace between the palaces of the Shendu. Among them, a considerable number of people are originally from Guannei, and in the old years, they went to Shendu with the holy car, and left their hometown for more than ten years.

"It turned out to be an old man in the palace, and it was rude."

After the commander in charge of the inventory checked that the documents were correct, his attitude was not rude, especially seeing that Shangguan Wan'er was the head of the crowd, and his temperament and appearance were unconventional, after thinking about it, he gave him a pass with a military seal of the military seal, and said: "Please properly collect this customs order, although there are few bee thieves in Shaanxi Prefectures, it is difficult to prevent the big households in the prefectures and counties from taking people into slavery." Especially the old people who are out of the palace, they need to be especially vigilant against this matter. With this order in hand, if you directly sue the government in case of trouble, you can not lose protection. ”

The wealthy kidnapped people and kept slaves, and although the stage focused on cracking down, it was also repeatedly banned. Some powerful dominate the countryside, and they like to play some wild roads, and they are even more coveted by the old people in the palace. Shangguan Wan'er and his party have so many people, if they are really targeted by Haoqiang, the situation is not good.

Of course, since she dared to go on the road like this, Shangguan Wan'er was not unprepared. Although the eunuchs who accompanied him seemed to be less manly, they were either the wrestlers of the Yunshao Mansion in the inner teaching workshop, or the inner stable armor disciples, and the force was not weak.

After a group of people checked it, they took away a few passenger brigades whose origin was unknown, but it did not cause a bigger turmoil.

On this day, Shangguan Wan'er was reading a book in the guest house of the museum, when suddenly the maidservant Liu Anzi hurriedly walked over and said excitedly: "Lang Jun, Lang Jun go to the street!" Today, His Royal Highness King Yong is returning to Beijing and is passing through this road! ”

When Shangguan Wan'er heard this, her mood throbbed sharply, but her expression was still indifferent, and she just sighed: "It's not that I haven't seen it, so why bother to make trouble again." ”

Liu Anzi stepped forward and took her arm and begged: "Take a look, just look at it!" Although I have seen it in previous years, who would be disgusted with His Highness's demeanor? I don't know when I will be lucky enough to meet ...... next year."

"Then take a look!"

Shangguan Wan'er smiled helplessly, and seemed to say to herself as she got up: "Just look at ......"

The post road in the countryside is not as majestic as the Mingtang Mansion of the Shendu, but there are already cavalry teams on both sides of the post road holding the flag to plan, hunting with flags, and the sound of horses' hooves is like thunder, which is also mighty and slaughtering.

The post house is still a mile away from the post road avenue, when Shangguan Wan'er and others walked out, the open space on the left side of the road was already full of spectators waiting to pay their respects, full of people, and it was full of people at a glance.

"At the lookout here, you can see the post road honor guard, and it only costs 100 yuan to take the stage! His Royal Highness King Yong, a noble celestial, when can he travel into the countryside, miss this day, and regret it for the rest of his life! ”

The owner of the pavilion has already set up a bamboo platform in the courtyard, and is wandering among the crowd of onlookers, trying to attract visitors. But country travelers, who will be pressed by money uncomfortable, even if they have a lot of money, remember that wealth is not exposed, and it is okay to have a lively time, there is really no need to show off. Let the owner of the shop fight the lotus, after all, there are few responders.

"Give you money, go to the points, don't stop people from watching!"

Liu Anzi saw that the crowd was no longer crowded, so he simply pulled Shangguan Wan'er and went straight to the bamboo platform in the courtyard, casually threw a money bag to the shopkeeper, hurriedly stepped onto the stage, tiptoed to see the flags passing on the post road, and couldn't help but say anxiously: "That canopy is really annoying!" Where is His Royal Highness King Yong? ”

Shangguan Wan'er also looked carefully, but her lips were pursed, and after a while, tears suddenly appeared in her beautiful eyes, and she quickly cleared her tears and hid her face and stepped down.

A few days after King Yong's return to Beijing, Zheng Xiuyuan, who had returned to Kanto to sell goods, rushed back again, and was shocked to hear that Shangguan Wan'er was sick on the bed, so he was naturally panicked. At this time, when traveling on the way, the most feared thing is that there are diseases, so I don't know how many people die against the traveler.

Fortunately, after passing Tongguan, it was not far from Chang'an, and Zheng Xiuyuan didn't care about selling goods for profit, leaving some of the staff to press the goods slowly, and he personally led other people to drive straight into Chang'an. In the capital of Chang'an, the medical conditions are naturally far from being comparable to those in the countryside.

Before the group left Shendu, they had already purchased property in Zhaoguofang, Chang'an, and settled in the house immediately after entering the city.

Shangguan Wan'er fell ill violently this time, and she was unable to diagnose and treat on the way, and she was almost dying after entering the city. Zheng Xiuyuan and other family members are also as anxious as ants on a hot pot, and all the famous doctors in Chang'an City are invited into the mansion. After ten days of suffering, his condition finally improved.

"Am I, alive again?"

One day at midnight, Shangguan Wan'er woke up from the sickbed and saw her mother holding a Buddhist scripture and reciting silently at the bedside, Liu Anzi and other people.

"The lady cherishes her voice and anger, what she wants, just tell in detail."

Liu Anzi hurriedly stepped forward, holding Shangguan Wan'er's pale wrist and whispered.

Shangguan Wan'er still looked wandering, without focus, and after a while, she pointed to her mother and whispered: "Send my mother to bed first, I risk becoming unfilial, don't let my mother be infected by illness again......"

The maidservants hurriedly stepped forward to bring out the old lady, and Liu Anzi saw that Shangguan Wan'er's breath was gradually stabilizing, and then hurriedly brought the decoction for her to drink.

A bowl of soup and medicine entered the abdomen, and the cheeks, which had been thin and out of shape, pale as paper, gradually regained some blood. Shangguan Wan'er lay on the couch and gasped for a moment, her still gloomy gaze turned to Liu Anzi, and sighed: "You guys, you are really not angry. Even if I can't survive this time, there is no treasure in the cage for you to divide and make a living? Now that the slave root has been pulled, why bother to regenerate servility? made me make a gesture and became a joke in the eyes of people......"

"What did the lady say? The servant doesn't know ......"

Liu Anzi's vision was a little dodgy after hearing this, and he tightened the corner of the quilt in front of him, and said with a dry smile: "The lady is newly healed, and she is still waiting to be recuperated." Rest early, don't worry about it......"

"I'm sick, not stupid, your lady hasn't been born yet, I'm already living in the palace, what does the palace medicine taste like, I can't taste it?"

After Shangguan Wan'er heard this, she sighed and laughed, and when her eyes swept over the corner of the screen, her face changed again, and she said quickly: "The curtain is down, quickly!" ”

The curtain fell, isolated from the inside and outside, and the footsteps were light, and Shangguan Wan'er inside the curtain heard the deadly voice outside the curtain: "After some twists and turns, you almost died, this is what you are happy to do?" Is it bad for An An to enter Beijing with the journey? I can cover my eyes, and I don't see the haggard and near-dead look of a few days ago? ”

"I don't know! I don't want to see you......"

After a while, Shangguan Wan'er's sullen voice sounded in the tent, Li Tong frowned when he heard it, and raised his hand to lift the curtain, but his wrist was suddenly held by the thin hand stretched out in the tent, accompanied by a whisper: "Please......"

Hearing this weak tone, Li Tong sighed again in his heart, sat on the edge of the couch and said softly: "I know that you are sick and haggard, and you don't want to see people?" I put everything away and keep it for a few days, can I know that I am not greedy? Come home with me, live in the same building, and you can take care of it. Recently, it has been out with people day and night, and it is really disturbing the quiet ......"

"I'm old and decrepit, I know it myself, and I don't need His Highness to mention it! His Royal Highness cares deeply about the old feelings, and the concubine is grateful, but there is no need to reciprocate. The extension of medical treatment and free medicine is due to the concubine. As for the invitation to the house, is it to be friends with the concubine and take care of them together? ”

When Li Tong heard this, his face sank sharply, and he said in a deep voice: "What did you say?" ”

"His Royal Highness is powerful, and his name is important in the sea, what kind of woman can't play with it? Interested in anything, indulge in this body, at this moment, wait! I, a slut with evil feelings, know that I can't serve, but I want to go west, isn't this kind of intention? The sickbed is fortunate to be pitied, and it is a pity to die! ”

Li Tong's face changed, and it took a while to suppress the anger in his heart, and said in a calm tone: "I don't want to force you, and you don't have to touch me harshly." Public opinion is slanderous or reputational to me, and it is not determined by you as a slave. I have my own plans for all things, and I don't need you to be estranged in person and cry later. A love fire is born with fate, swinging a sword to cut love, wishing you well? Even if you abandon this feeling, it will be a short-term regret for me, and it will be disproportionate to others......"

The concubine's delusional plan made His Highness smile. Full of worries, fortunately, the wisdom of the words was broken, and from then on, Gong made a living in the Wang Sect, and did not dare to regain the idea of greed! ”

When Shangguan Wan'er heard this, there was a bit of relief in her tone.

However, when Li Tong heard her tone, he couldn't help but become even more angry, and sneered: "It turns out that the misunderstanding between each other is deep, once Shangguan Yingzhi leaves the palace, he no longer climbs the momentum to survive, and he has no desire for Buddha?" Unfortunately, I am about to destroy the Buddha at the moment, the green lantern is holding the scroll, and the Buddha hall is cultivating, I'm afraid it won't work! ”

"How can a living person be outside the square, the world is not the king's land. The concubine used to be a palace slave, but now she is a woman, since she does not enter the Yellow Spring, after all, within the Wangjiao, what she guards is nothing more than the peace of life within the king's rule and Qingming, she is not greedy or delusional, can she be called a sin? ”

When Li Tong heard this, he finally couldn't help but scold: "I can't tell me clearly, or is it too obscure, if it's just an ordinary woman, I will stay with each other all night?" Are you sick! ”

"I'm not very sick, and I almost lost my life......"

Shangguan Wan'er replied in a low voice.

After Li Tong heard this, he couldn't help laughing, and after laughing for a while, he said again: "You can rest in peace, maybe it's really hard to keep it, and you can say goodbye." Today, I can't do it softly, and the central people are just me. As soon as you first entered the WTO, you were greedy for freshness, you had just recovered from a serious illness, and your thinking was extreme, which was unreasonable. When did you figure it out, let someone come to sue, if there is still a surplus of love at that time, the mansion will give you a house. ”

With that, he got up and went outside. In front of the corridor, Zheng Xiuyuan, who was waiting outside, walked to the front, and said worriedly: "Does Your Highness stay overnight this night?" ”

"Don't stay, since it's getting better, live with peace of mind."

Li Tong waved his hand with some interest, and only when he got on the horse in front of the mansion did he bow his head and say to Zheng Xiuyuan: "People in the palace are in and out, and they will come to the mansion in October." If I don't have time to see you, tell Ah Jiu. ”

In the room, the curtain was lifted again, Shangguan Wan'er still had a sick face, looked at Liu Anzi, who wanted to speak and stopped, and said, "Gone?" ”

Liu Anzi nodded after hearing this, and couldn't help but say, "It's true that His Royal Highness treats his wife...... The lady is in the palace, and many people praise her name, so she responds, isn't it, isn't it, isn't ......it?"

Shangguan Wan'er knew that Liu Anzi wanted to ask her if she wanted to get away with it, but she knew the affection in that person's affection, so she just sighed and said, "This serious illness is really unexpected." In the future, there is no need to make miscellaneous calculations, and you can live in the workshop with peace of mind. Has the medical officer sent by the Yuanzhong envoy gone? Take the opportunity to ask for more precious bait to store, and sell it to help the poor if you don't need it. ”

"Lady, why bother? Since you live in Chang'an, can you really shorten the use? ”

Liu Anzi was even more puzzled after hearing this, and even felt that His Royal Highness King Yong was right, and this lady seemed withdrawn and hypocritical after she fell seriously ill.

Shangguan Wan'er's face sank after hearing this, and she said solemnly: "In the future, if anyone in the mansion dares to communicate with your mansion in private, once it is known to me, they will be expelled immediately, and there will be no mercy!" Uncle will give a sum of money tomorrow for him to buy a house to support his family, not a festival, no contact! ”

"This, this, the lady is really ......"

Liu Anzi was shocked when he heard this, and asked again in a trembling voice.

Looking at the surprised face of this little lady, Shangguan Wan'er sighed, and said with a lot of melancholy: "You little lady, the history is still shallow. At my age, I don't just think about the present, but also about the behind. If each other is indeed shallow, they will live separately. If I still want to be entangled in evil fate, I can follow the trend of love and be greedy for the rest of my life, but if there is, will I also be born as a seed of evil? ”