Chapter 16: A Thousand Daughters

The voices of people were noisy, and there were a few scolding and scolding people in the queue lined up in a long snake formation.

"Huh! I said, can you guys hurry up?! I just dug up some medicinal herbs from the northern suburbs, and my daughter-in-law is still waiting for me to come home for dinner! ”

A tall and strong man dragged the firewood on the ground, lifted the bamboo basket full of medicinal herbs that was about to fall behind him, looked at the long line in front of him, and muttered, looking very impatient.

In the past few days, for some reason, the north gate has suddenly sent additional soldiers, and the crowd of people who come and go has to be carefully checked before they can pass.

"I heard that the crown prince was assassinated, but the body has not been found yet!"

Someone in the team in front of him was secretly chewing his tongue, and his face was full of complacency, as if he was an omniscient immortal. However, the next moment, he was carried away by two soldiers, and when the others saw the two soldiers coming out of the city gate, they only saw them carrying a blood-stained sack in their hands and throwing it directly into the river not far away.

Now, no one dared to say anything anymore, not even a trace of complaint.

In the middle of the long team like an ant colony, in the position that does not move forward or backward, are the silent five people who have "changed their faces".

As long as you pass through the north gate in front of you safely, and then you can go to the back door of King Kang's Mansion from the small alley near the market. General Xu had already sent a letter to Liu with a flying slave an hour before they left the barracks.

Hopefully, these few steps will not be overwhelmed.

"Wait, what are you guys doing?!" When he was about to pass through the city gate, a soldier stopped Xuanyuan Jue and Wang Xiaoliang, who were the last to enter.

I changed into a coarse cloth dress, and my eyes were wrapped up with clean strips of cloth that were not loose or tight. This is indeed very suspicious.

"Hey! I said, can you not be so verbose, see one by one and ask one by one, and when you finish asking, you won't even be able to grab a swill hot at that time! ”

The other soldier standing next to him, a ruffian much older than him, spat impatiently on the ground, kicked the dutiful recruit, and then lowered his voice. As he spoke, he squinted his eyes and rolled them up.

So, there was no danger, and finally passed through the north gate.

After entering the north gate, the five of them deliberately avoided the avenue, picked an inconspicuous path, turned around, and came to the center of the market.

At this time, the sun is high, and the market is the busiest time of the day. But at this time, the five people did not have the intention of visiting the market at all, and walked more and more hurriedly, and stopped and stopped at the pedestrians of various stalls from time to time, which was particularly special.

Above the north gate tower, a bloated figure was looking at the figure of the five people with a smile at the moment, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"Father-in-law Dan, just let those two carry people out so clearly and throw them into the river, now, in a few days, didn't the people in the entire Yecheng know that something happened to the prince? Your Majesty ...... there"

The leader of the soldiers who was in charge of guarding the north gate looked at the people coming and going from the castle tower with some concern. Although the example of killing chickens and monkeys just now has made them honestly shut up, when they return home, they will still spread this matter everywhere like a long-tongued woman, and it is impossible for them to become dumb.

When Father-in-law Dan heard this, he turned his head around, and the smile on his face was lovely, compared with the bitter gourd face of the soldier leader, it was as bright as a peony in full bloom.

"Hey~ You don't know, the prince's life and death are uncertain at the moment, if those assassins notice that the prince is still alive, won't this highness the prince be in danger?" Father-in-law Dan said slowly, picked up a pair of chopsticks on the right hand side of the table, and stretched out to the plate in front of him.

Fragrant and salty, the pieces are rolled like the vermilion tile on the palace, and there are white jade-like embellishments in the meantime, under the seasoning of the different spices of the Western Regions, there is a unique taste.

A pair of chopsticks with mahogany chopsticks delicately set aside a few cloves of sparkling garlic. Then, he directly grabbed a piece of prey that had been eyed for a long time. The tip of the chopsticks was lifted from the plate again, and at the end, Grandpa Dan put his first chopsticks in the bowl of the soldier leader opposite.

Originally, he was still a bitter gourd-faced soldier leader, but now he was flattered, and hurriedly poured a full glass of wine for Dan Gonggong, his hands trembled, and when he put down the wine jug, there was only ninety percent of the full wine in front of Dan Gonggong. The leader of the soldiers looked at the dripping wine, and his whole body was sifted like chaff, and at this time, he could not say a word.

Father-in-law Dan's eyes were hidden in his round face, and he couldn't see it clearly at the moment. Before, his smiling eyes were two cuts made by a knife cut by a piece of meat. Now, he used an embroidery needle to pierce two rows of small holes in the piece of meat.

"Eat, grab chopsticks. Let's tell you, in this Yecheng, the one who makes this fat sausage is the best at cyclamen, this pig is hungry for a day, and then fed two days of spices from the Western Regions......"

Gonggong Dan said with his head down, pulled the big sleeves of his palace robe upwards as much as he could, then rubbed his hands, and directly grabbed a pig's trotter on the plate closest to him without any scruples.

The usual clever mouth that was praised by the emperor and could speak well is munching unbridled at the moment. Even so, Gonggong Dan did not forget to swallow the meat with the belt tendons that had just been torn off the hoof into his mouth in a hurry, and at the same time talked to the soldier leader who was still hesitant or only cared about the rice.

"The cook of this cyclamen is really a good meat cook. As for this pig's trotters, he told me, first used a needleboard to pierce the top and bottom of the place. Then put it in rock sugar water and soak it for a few hours, then put it in rock sugar lotus seed soup and cook it again......"

Seeing Gonggong Dan gobbling up, and listening to him talk about this, guarding him and the head of the soldiers to eat, the few soldiers guarding on the side swallowed their saliva unconsciously.

One by one, their eyes couldn't stop looking at the famous "fairy feast" of cyclamen on the table. In fact, how can all the dishes of the "Fairy Banquet" be placed on this table where only four people are sitting? It's just that Father-in-law Dan picked some of his favorites and put them on the table, most of which are meat dishes.

Aroma of wine, meat. The unique aroma of the mixture of the two, wisps of wisps, like snakes, passed slowly, and as soon as they met the soldiers, they were sniffed into their noses fiercely.

Some soldiers watched Gonggong Dan enjoy it so freely, and their mouths couldn't help but move together, and before long, it was natural that the liquid flowed down the corners of their mouths, and they all fell to their chests, and they were not noticed.

And the "initiator", ignorant and unconscious, like gluttony in the world, swallowing, biting, bottomless greed.

Here, let's say that the five people are still walking through the bazaar at the moment. The market on this North Street can be described as varied, from small stalls selling rouge and gouache to vendors walking the streets and alleys with rattles to tease children......

Since the categories are huge and complex, this road is naturally "divided" into several "sheep intestine paths" by the crowds. The path is narrow enough to be three people side by side, and there are pedestrians coming and going from time to time. The taste of crowding can be imagined.

It was the fear of being swept away by the crowd that went their own way, so the five of them grabbed the belt of the person in front of them, as they did in the woods. But Xu He and Wang Xiaoliang are obviously a little ill-considered, how can a little bean like Xuanyuan Qi let her stand at the back?

In short, when the four of them finally squeezed out of the sea of people one after another, they found that Xuanyuan Qi's little bean was gone!

"You take His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the princess to the back door of King Kang's Mansion to meet with the uncle, you are not familiar with Yecheng, I will go to find the little prince!"

With that, Xu He pushed the three of them and sent them into an alley, and he plunged into the crowd again.

However, what he didn't know was that Xuanyuan Qi had already followed the crowd and turned left and right, came out of the market by mistake, and calmly followed most people, pretending to be a daughter who came out to play with her parents, and in a blink of an eye, she actually came to East Street.

In the end, it is a child of the royal family, or a child of the royal family who has seen a wolf demon and experienced the pursuit and killing. If a child of such a big age in an ordinary family sees that he is lost, he will either sit on the ground and cry on the spot, or he will be targeted by the flower in the morning.

Xuanyuan jumped up, and the braids on both sides were thrown so that they almost fell apart. I'm afraid the genius knows how she followed the adults in front of her and slipped into the most famous stage in Yecheng - the Qianjin Building under the nose of the janitor.

As soon as he entered the gate of the Qianjin Building, Xuanyuan Qi was like a dexterous raccoon cat, dodging left and right, running forward and flashing, and bypassing the lively people who were watching the singing and dancing. In the end, she accidentally broke into a theater room.

"Who?!"

The actor is putting on makeup with his heart at the moment, and he is about to take the stage. Today, he played the three virgins in "Agarwood Saves Mother". Unexpectedly, he was suddenly startled by this reckless child, and his eyebrows were not drawn well, but there were more black spots on his forehead.

"Sister...... Pretty sister, I, I, can't find my brother, can you send me home? ”

Xuanyuan Qi looked at the pink dress in front of him, dressed like the fairy of Yaochi, and naturally blinked his big black and white, watery eyes, and called someone "sister" without seeing it.

Obviously, she had forgotten what the man who had sent him ashore had said to her when she was swimming in the Jinhe River before, and she was still called "sister" when she saw people.

"Yo~ Is your little mouth smeared with lard honey?" The actor turned his head and leaned over to look at Xuanyuan Qi, but he was not annoyed, but when he saw this interesting little person, he began to tease.

The actor looked at Xuanyuan Qi's messy hair, shook his head, and beckoned to her, even if he let her sit on his lap, he was not in a hurry to put on makeup, but combed Xuanyuan Qi's hair in front of him first.

"You little guy is really good at drilling, but fortunately you didn't get to the next door, you are so handsome, don't think you can go home......

The two talked and talked, but they fell in love. At the end, Xuanyuan Qi's hair was combed into two drumsticks, one on each side, and a red dot on the center of his eyebrows.

The actor also began to put on his makeup again at this time, and the black spot that he had accidentally lit up had already been covered by him with a flower. The rest is just a little more ruddy.

"Let's go, do you remember what I said just now? Little boy, after you help me with this, I will naturally send you home......"

The actor dragged Xuanyuan Qi, who was dressed as a boy again, and walked towards the backstage in three steps and two steps. Today, he has this unsolicited "little agarwood" to help, and I'm afraid that those few will dare to make him ugly in public? !

"When! While! While! ......" The show began, the gongs and drums beat fiercely, and it was silent, replaced by a long sound flute.

"The auspicious clouds are shining with cold light, and the spring breeze is swaying with the fragrance of plants and trees.

The bamboo curtain is rolled up to show the statue of the god, punishing the evil and promoting the good, and the fame ......"

Fang Cai's drama took the stage and began to sing, and everyone in the audience listened attentively. And in the front row, in the middle, there is a person who attracts more attention than this play.

It's a teenager.

Dressed in a glow-colored gown, the clothes are painted with petals, and if you look closely, it is the most beautiful white plum in the streets and alleys of Yecheng.

Obviously dressed as a literati, the young man's hair was uninhibited and indulgent, not tied up, and directly scattered with them, and the young man himself sat very casually, half lying and half leaning, one leg up, one leg down, and the whole person hung lazily on a slanted couch.

He is the son of Taifu Xie - Xie Jin.

"Huh? This, this, this...... How is it here? Just when Xie Jin was casually watching the performance, a pair of eyes suddenly widened, and the little boy who was still waiting to play next to him was clearly Xuanyuan Qi!

If it was Xu He who saw this little bean ding, he would take it away immediately, but he was Xie Jin.

Xie Jin smiled, picked up the fan in his hand, opened it, closed it again, and patted his forehead with the fan bone. He wants to see, is this little bean ding's singing scene exciting?