Chapter Twenty-Four: The Little Beggar

After two days of resting, Xiao Mingyue was alive again.

In fact, he was pretending to be sick, and there was nothing wrong with it at all, the reason why he lay in the room and didn't go out was to round his evil lie, and secondly, to show Queen Youlan.

finally waited for the Mid-Autumn Festival, and thought that he could finally take this opportunity to go out of the palace to play, so he found Xiao Zhong and Chen Xian, and prepared to go to Chen Xian's mansion to admire the moon, and dismantled people to send a letter to inform Gao Mengyao, and several people made an appointment to go to the night market together, light lamps, and set off fireworks.

So, Xiao Zhong and Chen Xian went to the palace to pick up Xiao Mingyue, and prepared to go to Gaofu to pick up Gao Mengyao together, Gaofu is located in a secluded neighborhood in the north of Jiankang City, surrounded by some idle vendors and inns.

Shang Shu Ling Gao Min is upright, for the official is honest, the mansion looks a little old, a small guy sits on the steps to guard the door, in the official's house on an errand, naturally there is some world, seeing Xiao Mingyue and a few people coming, he stepped forward and asked: "Are a few young ladies here to be guests in the mansion?" ”

Chen Xian said to the little guy: "We are here to find Miss Gao, please trouble the little brother to go in and report it." ”

The little guy heard this, and hurriedly said: "It turns out that I am looking for the eldest lady, please wait a while, and the villain will go to report." With that, he ran in.

Xiao Zhong looked around and said, "Nowadays, the senior officials of the third rank and above in the court are all happy to live in the bustling streets of the East City, and it is extremely rare for an official like Lord Gao to live in such a remote place. ”

Xiao Mingyue said: "Master Gao is an honest official, and he is a humble gentleman, and this pure place is setting off the noble and proud shore of Lord Gao. ”

While speaking, the little maid came out and replied: "Miss is changing clothes, it will be fine soon, the old lady invites a few people to come in and sit." ”

Several people looked at each other, then went in together, entered the gate, passed through the courtyard in the middle, and came to the living room, where they saw that Lord Gao and Mrs. Dou had prepared fruit snacks and were waiting there.

When Master Gao saw Xiao Zhong and the others, he and his wife stepped forward to salute, and Dou hurriedly said to the little girl, "Go and see if Miss has cleaned up." ”

Xiao Mingyue saw that the furnishings in the hall were very elegant and pure, with mahogany floors, tables and chairs, a moon-white porcelain vase on one side of the bookshelf, an osmanthus flower that corresponded to the season, and a bamboo-green screen on the other side, carved with flower and bird patterns, couldn't help but secretly admire the taste of Gaofu.

Xiao Zhong and Chen Xian were chatting with Lord Gao on the side, and Mrs. Dou looked Xiao Mingyue up and down, and said with a smile: "The county lord is really beautiful, I often hear Yao'er talk about it, I saw it today, and it was even better than the fairy in the sky." ”

Xiao Mingyue hurriedly replied: "Madame has won the award, if you talk about talent and appearance, Sister Gao is also colorful, and she has poetry and books in her belly." ”

Dou said with a smile: "The little girl is grateful for the love of the county lord, and I hope that the county lord will take care of her in the future." ”

Xiao Mingyue said with a smile: "I fell in love with Sister Gao, she is like my own sister. ”

Dou couldn't close his mouth with a smile, and said again and again: "This is really Yao'er's creation, Yao'er and the county lord are together, and we are the most relieved." ”

As soon as the words fell, Gao Mengyao walked over from behind, wearing a light orange cloud embroidered long skirt, combing her ingots in a bun, and simply inserting a golden hairpin on her head.

Seeing Xiao Mingyue and the others, he happily stepped forward and saluted and said, "Your Highness, County Lord, General Chen." ”

After the ceremony, Xiao Mingyue hurriedly took Gao Mengyao's hand and said, "Sister, today, is just like Chang'e in that month!"

Gao Mengyao said embarrassedly when she heard this: "The county lord is making fun of me again, how can I compare to Chang'e, the county lord is more like Chang'e." ”

Xiao Mingyue said again: "Sister doesn't have to be humble, my sister is as beautiful as a fairy today." ”

After speaking, he looked at Xiao Zhong again and asked, "You said yes, right?" Cousin. ”

Xiao Zhongzheng looked at the two of them, and when he was asked for a while, he said a little confused: "Oh, Miss is indeed shining today, and even the moon is afraid that she is not as good as sighing." ”

Gao Mengyao was even more embarrassed when she heard it.

Xiao Zhong hurriedly said: "This street is lively, let's go put on the lights and go shopping." ”

After that, a few people said goodbye to Mr. Gao and his wife and went to the lively night market.

A few people walked through the two long streets, and in a blink of an eye, they came to the lively night market, some selling pastries and snacks, some juggling, some guessing lantern riddles, and some setting up stalls on the street to sell supper...... It is very lively, and people from the south to the north are bustling and rubbing shoulders one after another.

Chen Xian clasped Xiao Mingyue's hand and said, "Hold on to me, so that you won't get lost." ”

Xiao Mingyue looked at Chen Xian and said with a smile: "With you by my side, I am not afraid of getting lost." ”

Xiao Zhong also said: "There are not many people who light the lamp, let's go and light the lamp first." ”

Xiao Mingyue thought that this was a good opportunity for her cousin and Sister Gao to be alone, so she said, "I'm a little hungry, so I'll go eat with Brother Chen first." ”

Chen Xian understood, so he also said to the two: "Then I will take Mingyue to have supper, and we will meet on the bridge in a while." ”

So, the four of them went their separate ways, Gao Mengyao and Xiao Zhong went to put the lights, and Xiao Mingyue and Chen Xian went to eat.

Walking on the street, Xiao Mingyue looked at Chen Xian and said with a smile: "I just want my cousin and Sister Gao to be alone more." ”

Chen Xian listened, and said with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "I know." ”

Xiao Mingyue looked at Chen Xian and said, "You know? ”

Chen Xian looked at Xiao Mingyue and said, "You want them to be alone without disturbing us." ”

Xiao Mingyue listened, blushed a little and explained: "No, I just want everyone to play what they like separately, it's more convenient." ”

Chen Xian grabbed Xiao Mingyue's hand and said, "No matter what, I'm very happy. ”

When Xiao Mingyue heard this, she blushed even more, so she turned around and walked forward quickly, and Chen Xian was also pulled by her.

Xiao Zhong and Gao Mengyao were holding a Kong Ming lantern in their hands, preparing to fly by the river, the two of them made a wish on the lamp, and after making a wish, they released the lamp, Gao Mengyao said to Xiao Zhong: "What wish did Your Highness make?" ”

Xiao Zhong smiled and said: "What I promised is that my father and queen mother are in good health, and there will be no more wars in Daliang, what wish did Miss make?" ”

Gao Mengyao said with a smile: "I make a wish, I hope that His Highness's wishes can come true." ”

After speaking, he blushed and lowered his head.

Xiao Zhong was very surprised when he heard Gao Mengyao say this, knowing Gao Mengyao's affection for him, he got along with her several times, and he also had a good impression of her, so he stepped forward and held Gao Mengyao's hand and said, "Thank you." ”

So, the two of them went to the night market together, Xiao Zhong saw an arm of green and white jade with excellent color, so he bought it and gave it to Gao Mengyao, Gao Mengyao happily put it on his hand, and the two made love to each other at the moment.

And Xiao Mingyue and Chen Xian were sitting in front of the wonton vendor, one of them asked for a bowl of buckwheat wontons, and was eating, when they heard a group of people shouting around at the door of the dim sum shop diagonally opposite not far away, Xiao Mingyue listened, and asked the boss who had just come back from watching the excitement: "Boss, what happened on the other side?" ”

The boss sighed and said: "A little beggar who often steals things, it's not good to steal any one, the owner of the dim sum shop, but there is a backstage." ”

Xiao Mingyue listened, thought for a while, and then said to Chen Xian, "Let's go and have a look." ”

So, he pulled Chen Xian to look at the crowd opposite, and saw a little boy in rags, about seven or eight years old, with a thin face and a dirty little face, kneeling on the ground, and the jujube cake next to him fell to the ground, and he was being scolded by a man with a big waist and a round waist, kicking twice from time to time.

Seeing this, Xiao Mingyue hurriedly stopped loudly: "Stop." ”

So the man and the onlookers looked at her one after another, and Xiao Mingyue said again: "You are such a big person, why bother with a child!"

The man looked at Xiao Mingyue and said, "Little girl, don't worry about the uncle's affairs!"

"Bold!" Chen Xian immediately scolded.

Dahan looked at Chen Xian again, and said disapprerovingly: "Who are you, dare to meddle in things, do you want to try my fist, uncle?" ”

Chen Xian was wearing a green coat at this time, with half of his hair tied on his head, and he already had a pair of handsome and cold faces, coupled with a straight figure, which attracted the onlookers to look at him.

Seeing that Dahan was so arrogant and rude, he stepped forward and said to Dahan: "Please apologize to this girl, and I will spare you." ”

The big man sneered, "What? Heroes save beauty? Lao Tzu will take her back to be a concubine today, I see you can ...... me"

Before he finished speaking, he was knocked to the ground by Chen Xian's punch, and blood flowed from his mouth and nostrils.

The big man got up and resisted a few times, but he was not Chen Xian's opponent, so he said a little unconvinced: "Do you dare to tell me who you are, when I go back and demolish your home, put you in a prison cell." ”

Chen Xian looked at the big man coldly and said, "You are not worthy!" If you know each other, quickly apologize to this girl, I will spare you from death. ”

Seeing that he was far from being the opponent of the other party, the big man knelt down and said to Xiao Mingyue: "Please ask your aunt and grandmother to spare your life and keep the villain from dying." ”

Xiao Mingyue saw that although this person was evil, his sin was not to death, and she was worried that Chen Xian would really kill him, so she hurriedly said: "Forget it, spare your life today, and don't hurt people at will in the future." ”

After saying that, the big man hurriedly crawled into the store and ordered someone to close the shop.

Everyone also dispersed, Xiao Mingyue picked up the little beggar on the ground, and saw that he was covered in blue and purple, and there was pus at his ankle, so she asked with concern: "Little brother, get up quickly, tell my sister, what are your difficulties?" ”

The little beggar was aggrieved, with tears in his eyes, kowtowed to Xiao Mingyue for a while, and said: "Thank you sister for saving your life, great kindness, the little stone will never be forgotten." ”

Xiao Mingyue said: "It turns out that your name is Xiaoshi, get up, I'm not a bodhisattva, I can't stand you worshipping me like this." ”

The little beggar got up and said, "My sister is kind-hearted and beautiful, just like a bodhisattva!"

When Xiao Mingyue heard this, she sneered and laughed: "The little mouth is so sweet, it was my brother who saved the two of us just now." With that, he looked at Chen Xian.

The little beggar said, "My brother is here to help my sister, and my sister is here to help me, so I should still be most grateful to my sister." ”

Xiao Mingyue pinched his little face and said, "You little clever ghost!"

Then he asked, "Why did that man beat you just now, you stole their things?" ”

The little beggar lowered his head and said, "Well, I haven't eaten for a long time, and the jujube cake in that dim sum shop is so fragrant, so, so." ”

Xiao Mingyue touched the little beggar's head and said, "Don't you have parents?" ”

The little beggar said: "I have no father or mother since I can remember, I used to beg for food with my grandfather, but then my grandfather fell ill and died, and I became an orphan." ”

So, at that moment, Xiao Mingyue and Chen Xian took him to see the doctor, bandaged the wound, took him to dinner, and finally prepared to leave him some silver taels.

But he refused to accept it, and said: "Sister Bodhisattva heart, it must be a rich lady, please take in Xiao Shi, Xiao Shi is willing to be a cow and a horse to serve Miss, only ask my sister to stutter." After speaking, he kowtowed to Xiao Mingyue.

Xiao Mingyue hurriedly helped up, thinking that she couldn't bring a small stone into the palace, so she looked at Chen Xian.

Chen Xian said: "Follow me, my sister can't take you in." ”

Xiao Shi hurriedly kowtowed to Chen Xian again and said, "Thank you, big brother!"