Chapter 001: First Entry into the West
Western Passion
Qin Zhao and his entourage hurried to the border day and night, and did not meet the general of the Western Frontier, but directly changed their clothes and followed the people of the Western Fan into the Western Fan Kingdom.
The wind and sand brushed the cheeks and took away a trace of moisture, adding a trace of exhaustion, but fortunately, these guards were all in excellent physical fitness, except for their faces.
Qin Zhao had fought in the West when he was young, so he knew the Western language, and Jin Yu and the rest of his entourage listened to the clouds along the way.
Entering the city gate, the first thing for a group of people is to find a place to stay, Qin Zhaolong Xinghu walked on the street, did not go out twenty or thirty meters away and was attracted by the farmhouse inn with no signboard, so the group rested in the nearby inn, washed up, and eased the fatigue all the way.
At dinner time, Qin Zhao and his entourage ate in the lobby downstairs, Qin Zhao had a single table, and the rest were four people at a table.
At this time, a white-skinned, beautiful, and handsome man walked down from upstairs, with a wine jug in one hand and a wine glass in the other, and came straight to Qin Zhao's table.
Seeing this, the guard immediately grabbed the saber on the table and stretched it out in front of the man, who smiled unhappily and glanced at the cold-faced war king.
"Stand down!" Qin Zhao sat upright and looked ahead, and said in a deep voice.
"Guest officer, it's Tianyi people, and so am I, so fate to give a pot of good wine." The man said with a smile.
Qin Zhao looked at the wine glass that the shopkeeper placed in front of him, with a large belly and a small base, and asked in a deep voice, "How did the shopkeeper know that I am from Tianyi?"
"Look at the sword."
When everyone heard this, their eyes were vigilant, ready to go, and then they thought that what the shopkeeper said was that the sword on his body revealed his identity.
Qin Zhao tried to take a sip, but he didn't taste the taste, and the only thing that could make him eat was the plum blossom brewed in the War King's Mansion.
"What wine?" Qin Zhao put the wine glass on the table, and his thin lips opened lightly.
"Wine."
Qin Zhao nodded, "Thank you for the store's kindness, it's just that my taste is single-minded." As he spoke, Qin Zhao pushed the wine glass back, only to see the shopkeeper sitting aside, pouring the wine bottle and adding a drop of wine, holding the handle of the wine glass and shaking it well, the wine was rolling back and forth in the belly of the glass, and the air was mixed with a trace of sweetness, and the wine was mellow.
The wine is in the throat, the two of them have the same wine glass, the same pot of wine.
Qin Zhao's face was expressionless, he picked up the chopsticks in his hand and paused and put them on the table again, making a crisp "click" sound.
Xing's eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked at the shop next to him who was drinking by himself.
A pair of curved moon eyes seem to be smiling, the straight nose is as white as jade, the lips are not greasy, the long soft hair hangs down lazily, the clothes are decorated with tassels, and the skin is white and beautiful.
This person then used the wine glass he had drunk? Whose male pet is this person or has a habit of breaking sleeves?
"The guest officer is thinking about the next or the face beast." The shopkeeper put the finished wine glass on the table, and said the meaning of Qin Zhao's puzzled eyes.
"Yes, yes." Qin Zhao did not deny it.
In this empty farmhouse inn with only a few tables of guests, a hearty laugh sounded..., the guests who were eating and drinking around were attracted by this laughter, and looked up, their eyes were curious, and they wondered, what happened to the burly man with a strange face and this store known for its beauty?
Jin Yu noticed the probing eyes around him, and stepped forward and shouted angrily: "Such a big disrespect! Do you know who is in front of you? ”
Qin Zhao still had a lonely and cold expression, and only moved an index finger of his left hand, and Jin Yu retreated silently to the side.
How could the shopkeeper not know, but he didn't care about Jin Yu's words at all, and said with a smile indifferently: "I just want to prove that the wine is not poisoned, and I never thought that the guest officer misunderstood." ”
Then he said in a meaningful tone: "But there was a girl who was deeply concerned, but it's a pity... It's a pity that she is already a wife, and the guest officer thinks that I can't do this beast? ”
Qin Zhao didn't know why, how could he take care of the internal affairs of other people's homes, and said coldly: "That's Your Excellency's private matter."
The shopkeeper asked to no avail, and the red lips that seemed to be greasy let out a sad sigh: "That's it, I don't know when the guest officer will return to Tianyi?" You and I together. ”
Qin Zhao was ordered to travel west, because the emperor Qin Zhitian received a secret letter from the west, there will be a big change in the Xifan Kingdom, which may be unfavorable to the Tianyi Kingdom.
"This matter is pending, you can go first." Qin Zhao was full of questions about the store's invitation, and he concluded that the shopkeeper recognized his identity.
"Okay, we'll leave after the conference." The shopkeeper said a word, just playing with the wine glass in his hand, but actually observing Qin Zhao's every subtle movement.
Qin Zhao has just arrived in the territory of Xifan Kingdom today, and he has not yet made a detailed investigation, and this conference may be the main purpose of his visit.
"What convention?" Qin Zhao asked directly, and the shopkeeper was clearly waiting for him to ask.
"The king has found his long-lost prince. If the guest officer wants to inquire in detail, he can go to the street and ask the locals. At the end of the day, the shopkeeper shook off the empty flask, got up and went up to the second floor, and never looked back until it disappeared.
Qin took a look at the back of the shopkeeper who had something to say in this sentence. Get up and instruct your entourage: "You stay at the inn, Jin Yu, let's take a look on the street." The tone was low and cold.
There were too many people and the target was too big, so Qin Zhao simply ordered Jin Yu to go to the street with him.
When the two of them came to the street, they didn't find anything unusual in the place they passed, and when they passed by a restaurant, they heard the unique drum music of the Western Fan Kingdom, which attracted his attention.
Qin Zhao stopped, raised his star eyes slightly, and saw four big characters written on the pitch-black plaque in Western gilt: "Qionglu in the World".
The door was open, and the inside was filled with singing and dancing.
The two of them strode in one after the other, all kinds of people were all available inside, the tables in the lobby were messily arranged with tea and wine, cups and plates, people standing up or sitting, all pulling their necks and staring at the stage.
Qin Zhao saw that the vacant seat that had just been removed from the door was seated, and Xiao Er hurriedly stepped forward and said in Spanish: "Guest officer, what do you want?" Qin Zhao replied in Western language: "A pot of good tea!" With a cold expression as always, Xiao Er saw Qin Zhao's stiff face and his tone made people shudder, so he didn't dare to say more, so he just went to tea.
At this time, four women dressed in bright colors on the stage were dancing local folk dances. Barefoot on the wooden floor, the silver bells worn barefoot, the slender arms wrapped in silk ribbons danced softly.
After the dance, the four dancers bent down to take a curtain call, retreated back and posed to show their figures, with good appearance, longing eyes, slim and elegant, like four flowers, each with a branch, which made the men in the audience salivate, and they couldn't wait to rush to the stage to watch it closely.
Just when everyone's eyes were about to pop out and fall to the ground, a middle-aged man with a thin body and a dark appearance came to the stage.
The man raised his arms to signal silence, instantly! The audience was silent, "Don't say much, the four dancers bid today, the reserve price is 1,000 taels, and the highest price wins." The man smiled and his voice was high-pitched.
As soon as these words came out, everyone immediately boiled again, these are four, wouldn't it be nice to buy them home.
People are eager to take it for themselves. Start the markup now:
"Five thousand taels."
"Five thousand five."
"Six Thousand Taels"
…
"Ten thousand taels."
Everyone looked at the person who raised the price of the hammer, and it turned out to be a local rich man, the director of the National Teacher's Loving Apprentice Vineyard, Jerry Modefa.
Jerry Modefa's deep eyes looked at everyone with a smile, and he looked like he was bound to be enviable.
"Twenty thousand taels!" A man's voice came from the heads of everyone, and his tone revealed an unfathomable and noble atmosphere.
Hearing this, Jerry Modefa's smile froze on his face, he would not buy these four women for 20,000 taels, but this breath was too aggrieved.
The shopkeeper heard the sound and looked at the mysterious person behind the gauze tent on the second floor. He remembered the voice, this man had already spent a lot of money from him to shoot off many people.
Qin Zhao didn't raise his head, but the person across the gauze tent gave him a familiar feeling, and then continued to drink his tea quietly.
The spectators didn't know which mysterious person it was to compare the Mo Defa family, and at the moment, they had no idea of raising the price again.
They all looked sideways and quipped.
"Come on, Director Jerry."
"If you can't bear the vineyard, please don't go back to Maimei."
……
But Jeremo knows very well that this is the Prince of Zephan who will be announced to the world in a few days! Gongxi Thunder!
Jerry Modfa glared back at the people around him, flicked his sleeves and walked out.
"What's so great about a halfway prince!" When he went out of the door, he muttered a sentence to show his injustice.
Hearing this, Qin Zhao got up and followed, catching up with Jelimo in three steps and two steps.
"Wait." Qin Zhao whispered.
Jerry Modefa stopped and turned to look at Qin Zhao who shouted at him.
"You are?" The mind recalls never seeing this person.
Qin took a look at the restaurant and raised his hand to take a step to speak.
Seeing that Qin Zhao invited him to a farmhouse inn not far away, he didn't refuse.
Farm Inn
The two of them sat down in the store, and Jerimodifa looked up and down, and said his instinctive judgment: "You're not from Xifan. ”
Qin Zhao also glanced at Jie Limo's method, this person is straightforward and not hypocritical, he has no need to hide it, so he replied: "Good eyesight." ”
Jerry Mode smiled and said, "I know the shopkeeper, you are as tall as him, and your facial features are subtle and handsome. ”
So that's the case, Qin Zhao knew that his skin on the battlefield of the long-term battle was slightly dark, and ordinary people who pretended to be Xifan couldn't see it, but if he looked closely, he did have a little less exotic eyes.
At this time, a person walked down from the second floor, as lazy and casual as Fang Cai.
Jeremodifa heard the sound of stepping on the wooden planks of the stairs, and looked up at the stairwell, the person who came was Jiu Ge, stretched out his hand and motioned to Qin to look at the person, and exclaimed: "Look at him, he is here." He greeted familiarly: "Nine songs." ”
While the two were talking, Jiu Ge had already come to the table, glanced at Jeremo Defa's eyebrows, and asked in a bad mood: "Jerry, I don't look very happy today." ”
"You're Jiuge." Qin Zhao looked at the person who came, it was the shopkeeper of Fang Cai, and his low tone implied a trace of imperceptible unhappiness.
Jiu Ge's unhurried voice came: "It's exactly below." ”
Jerry Mode looked at the two of them suspiciously, and said, "So you..."
Qin Zhao/Jiu Ge: "I don't know!" The two seem to be calm on the surface, but in fact, there has already been an undercurrent.
Qin Zhao has never seen Jiu Ge, but he was secretly consulted because of Mu Fandi, and the real-name shopkeeper of that store is a man named Jiu Ge.
Qin Zhao looked at Jiu Ge again, remembering that he wanted to be someone's face when he said to himself, so he asked, "The girl Your Excellency is talking about, is it Mu Fandi?" ”
Jiu Ge looked at Qin Zhao with undoubted eyes: "Exactly!" ”
Jerry Modefa understood Tianyi Chinese, but he didn't say it well: "What, girl?" ”
"Good girl." Jiu Ge returned to business: "By the way, what is the matter with Fang Cai? ”
After Jiu Ge's reminder, Jeremo remembered it again, and said the depressed thing in his heart: "The prince bought four dancing girls at a price of 20,000 taels. ”
Jiu Ge looked at Jeremo Defa's unwilling look, and said with relief: "Sai Weng lost his horse, and he didn't know if it was a blessing. ”
Qin Zhao originally wanted to find out about the prince of Xifan from this gardener, but he was disturbed by Jiu Ge, who was killed halfway.
Fortunately, there is an unexpected gain, one of these Jiu Ge and Qin Zhitian must be the one who secretly let him save Mu Fandi.
Bescin
Mu Fan washed the elephant gallbladder for a few days, his tongue finally healed, he spoke normally, he was not painful or itchy, but he lost a lot of weight, he didn't dare to eat hot and cold in the past few days, he couldn't talk to him, and he could only drink warm porridge every day.
In the dead of night, the moon is bright and the stars are sparse, and the white moonlight shines through the window lattice in the quiet bedroom.
Qin Cao looked at Fan Er, who was curled up on the bed, and walked to the bed with bated breath.
At this time, there was a sudden movement in the quilt, and Qin Cao glanced at the empty rabbit nest next to the bed.
Waiting for the opportunity, while Fan'er let go, he pulled the rabbit out, pinched one of the rabbit's long ears, threw it away, and threw it on the ground, and the fur fell to the ground with only a muffled sound.
When Mo'er was taken out, she glanced at Qin Cao with sleepy eyes, and saw his narrow phoenix eyes like a sky fox, and suddenly woke up from a nap, and he didn't dare to scream when he fell to the ground.
Mu Fandi felt that there was something strange around him, thinking that Mo'er was not honest, so he closed his eyes in a daze and began to stretch out his hand and pull blindly.
"Mo'er, don't make trouble, cover me up."
The sleeping people spat out muffled babble, and the music that floated into Qin Cao's ears was pleasant and tugging at the heartstrings.
Qin Cao glanced at the rabbit on his side, moved his fingers slightly, and made a gesture to go to the side.
Mo'er heard the woman on the bed calling herself, but right now, even if she jumped up, she would be thrown down, besides, he didn't dare to offend Qin Cao.
In this way, the two pomegranate-red eyes watched Qin Cao go to bed in wide clothes..., drooped down his two ears, and returned to the rabbit nest dejectedly.
Mu Fandi is in the letter period, Mo'er is a natural warm baby, she likes to hold him to warm her belly.
I didn't expect him to be so disobedient today, he ran away halfway, so he had to cover it with his hands, and then a warm big hand reached out from behind his waist and squeezed under his hands to warm himself.
Mu Fandi subconsciously grabbed this palm with both hands.