Chapter 13 The Fiery Lantern Festival (2)

The princess feels busy and tired this month, not only physically tired, but also mentally tired.

In a broad sense, the Shu Wangfu includes the palace of the vassal king, the various county palaces and the Shu clan concentrated in the Chengdu Mansion, and is a huge organization of 10,000 people inside and outside. If you add officials, eunuchs, slaves, and people, the number of people will increase several times. According to the imperial court system and the rules handed down by the ancestors, the royal palace will stage various traditional New Year's programs every Lantern Festival, such as the court ceremony on the day of the New Year's Day, ancestor sacrifices and so on. Although the prince's Qushui Liuyu Poetry and Painting Art Competition is not a traditional program, this program is also very important because of the prince's own preferences. All these things need to be asked by her, and she needs to approve the money. Coupled with insomnia at night, she has been feeling more and more tired in recent days. On the night of Chinese New Year's Eve today, she was rarely busy, and heard Cao Yicheng say that the Huangcheng Dam was setting off fireworks, so she ordered to set up a lantern.

The best place to see the lights is naturally in the high Duanli Gate Tower. Cao Yicheng knew that the princess had been a little dizzy recently, and she hated the palace lamps dangling in front of her the most, so he ordered a table and two chairs to be simply placed by the window on the upper floor of the Duanli Gate. After the princess and her party went up the city ladder, Cao Yicheng ordered the palace lamp to be removed and let the princess sit quietly upstairs for a while. arranged these things, Cao Yicheng asked the little eunuch to rush to the prince's mansion to deliver a letter, telling the princess to enjoy the lanterns in the Duanli Gate Tower, which means that the prince will come to accompany your mother if he has nothing to do, and do his filial piety.

Zhu Pingjin drank a little numb at noon, and slept soundly in the afternoon, until this little eunuch came to report that he woke up, and his head was still dizzy. So Zhu Pingjin quickly rinsed his mouth, changed into clean clothes, removed the smell of alcohol on his body, and only took Cao Sanbao and a few eunuch guards to Duanli Gate.

The moment Luo Yuhong was sexually harassed, she used her killing move, the Nine Yin White Bone Claw, and accurately left traces on the face of the hooligan behind her. Luo Yuhong then turned around and saw a short and fat street ruffian covering his left face and howling loudly, and seven or eight small street ruffians surrounded him at a loss.

Humpty Dumpty Street ruffians deserve the rivers and lakes. He glanced through his fingers, as if there was no one around the little girl, so he pointed his sword at it and shouted, "Hit Lao Tzu!" So the ruffians rolled up their sleeves and surrounded them, trapping Luo Yuhong and the three of them in the core.

Looking at this posture, Luo Yuhong said in his heart that something was going to happen today, so he had to quickly find a way to get out. I had the intention of asking Xiaohong to enter the palace to report the news, and I was worried that during the time when Xiaohong walked away, what would happen if these hooligans really came over. She was hesitating, only to see the little kid next to her throw down something, stand up in front of her, and yell: "Who dares to move my sister, step on the master first!" ”

The ruffians on the small street laughed together when they saw a half-sized boy standing up to protect their relatives, and they were quite like a thing. The puppy street ruffian also leaned over with a smile, and slapped his palm in the kid's face after two feet, "Get out!" Big fart, kid. I'm not interested in you! Go back and report to your father, slow down, be careful of Lao Tzu beating you! As for your sister, stay here and play with your eldest brother......"

Before Humpty Dumpty's words fell, the half-sized man in front of him suddenly launched, and a most direct stride punch hit the face of Humpty Dumpty. Humpty Dumpty Street ruffian was caught off guard, his eyes were hit with a heavy punch, and he suddenly felt Venus twinkle, his eyes burst, and he couldn't help but retreat again and again, and he stumbled to the ground. Seeing that the boss was attacked by the kid, a small street ruffian hurriedly ran over to help the boss up, and the fists and feet of the other street ruffians all beckoned to the boy.

It's time to fight! Luo Yuhong's heart suddenly became anxious. was helpless, but she heard Xiaohong shouting behind her: "Who doesn't have long eyes and dares to bully our young master?" Don't you want to die? ”

The enthusiasm of Chinese people to watch the excitement has never faded from ancient times to the present. Hearing that someone was fighting, the crowd immediately stretched their necks and surrounded them, which was even more lively than the fireworks stand just now.

The big and small street ruffians will not be deterred by a little girl who looks like a maid, otherwise they will not mix in the streets of Chengdu Mansion in the future. When Humpty Dumpty Street Ruffian heard this, he just grinned and squinted his eyes and shouted, "Whose subordinate is so dragged?" As he spoke, he shook off his hand and got up on his own.

He patted his chest, turned around and shouted to the crowd of onlookers, "Do you know who you are?" Yes, that's right! Lao Tzu is the imperial city tyrant on this imperial city dam! We don't have other skills, we have one thing: to fight, dare to fight! ”

The Humpty Dumpty street ruffian gave a thumbs up to his face and spoke to the onlookers one by one: "In this imperial city dam, who does my father dare not fight?" Not to mention that it is mixed on the street, it is the errand in the yamen, the guards in the palace, Lao Tzu is correct! A few years ago, under the roots of the imperial city here, Lao Tzu went down with a stick, a palace guard, ah! Humpty Dumpty Street Ruffian pointed at his head with one hand, and smashed it down with the other hand as if he had pinched a big stick, "Just hit it here!" Did you see that? Just hit it here! The guards of the palace screamed miserably, and immediately blood flowed all over his face, his brains splashed everywhere, and he immediately kicked his legs and couldn't survive! ”

Wow! The crowd of onlookers exclaimed when they heard this.

Seeing that the audience responded well, Humpty Dumpty Street Ruffian was so excited that his saliva splashed: "Killing a small palace guard, of course, can't show Lao Tzu's ability!" Lao Tzu wants to fight Liu Fatzi, the guard commander of the palace! That Liu Fat Man collected money, and he actually received Lao Tzu's territory, and Lao Tzu was going to kill him! At that time, Lao Tzu stared at the fat man Liu and kept chasing him. Lao Tzu caught up with it, it's a stick! ”

There was a person in the circle who was anxious to hear it and shouted: "Did you kill you?" ”

Humpty Dumpty Street ruffian stomped his feet and said, "Lao Tzu was in a hurry at the time, so he shot early." This stick hit the fat man on the back, but didn't hit the skull. Everyone knows that the meat on the fat man Liu is so thick, and it is all fat. Lao Tzu went down with a stick, and Liu Fatzi screamed and ran. When Lao Tzu was about to hit the second bat, the fat man Liu had already run into the palace. Lao Tzu was afraid of arrows on the city tower, so he had to retreat. ”

Someone in the crowd shouted: "Cheap that fat man!" ”

There are also people who coax: heroes! Hero! Heroes!

Seeing that the reaction of the people was so good, the Humpty Dumpty Street Ruffian laughed a few times, waved to the crowd of onlookers, and raised half of his face to approach the crowd, and said loudly: "Everyone take a look." That little girl's skin is crooked! Lao Tzu didn't mess with her, she dared to provoke us first. What do you say? ”

Xiaohong's eyes were already red with anger, and she retorted loudly: "Obviously, this hooligan bullied my young lady first!" ”

Clearly? How is it clear? It's just a strong argument with poor reasoning! Seeing that the three of them were about to fall to the downside, there was a commotion in the crowd, and a tall and handsome scholar stood out. The scholar, dressed in a moon-white robe, first bowed to Luo Yuhong and Xiaohong, and then looked at the crowd and said loudly: "Xiaosheng reads the sages every day, understands the principles of heaven, and receives the teachings of the saints. Chinese New Year's Eve is a night of joy for everyone, a day of family reunion, and it is not a time for life. Xiaosheng is not talented, how about judging justice for the two of you? ”

Someone in the crowd shouted: "Su Xiucai has never judged things fairly, and everyone can trust them!" ”

Luo Yuhong saw this Xiucai who took the initiative to stand up and uphold justice, and felt that he was elegant and handsome in appearance, and he could speak elegantly and decently, especially with a pair of clear and soft eyes, and he suddenly had a very good impression in his heart, so he pretended to be blessed and said: "Thank you Su Xiucai for presiding over justice!" But with Xiucai speaking, this girl believes in Xiucai. ”

The Humpty Dumpty street ruffian over there also spoke: "Su Xiucai, my grandfather can be trusted!" ”

Then Su Xiucai got the words from both sides, and bowed to Luo Yuhong again, and then spoke: "Xiao Sheng dares to ask the little lady, has this man ever bullied you?" ”

This show was clearly in words, and Luo Yuhong hurriedly replied: "Exactly!" Just when the fireworks stand was over and everyone was gone, the street ruffian turned out to be ......"

So, Luo Yuhong detailed what happened just now.

After Luo Yuhong finished speaking, Su Xiucai was noncommittal, just smiled slightly, and said: "Xiao Sheng asked the little lady again, the injury on this man's face, but the little lady's hand?" ”

Luo Yuhong nodded and replied, "Not bad." Since that street ruffian came to bully me first, I can't let him bully me for nothing! ”

Then Su Xiucai asked again: "The little lady said that the man bullied you, but what conclusive evidence did you have?" It's all neighbors, who has ever seen it with their own eyes? ”

The crowd shook their heads, saying they didn't see it, and even half of the children shook their heads secretly.

Could it be that the scholars are also street ruffians? Luo Yuhong felt bad in her heart.

Then Su Xiucai straightened her waist and said to Luo Yuhong with a righteous face: "This is the little lady, you are wrong!" You say that this hero is inferior to you, but you claim to have your back to the hero, and you clearly did not see it with your own eyes. I ask you: How do you know that it was a good man's doing? Isn't that a contradiction? You say that this good man is inferior to you, but no one has seen the people you are traveling with, the neighbors around you, and I ask you: How do you know that it was a good man? Even if there are really people who are inferior to you, there are people coming and going on this imperial city dam, and how do you know that it is not done by other disciples? In a hurry, you reflexively shot and injured people, scratching the face of the hero. Although there are extenuating circumstances, but as the saying goes, 'people live face, tree live skin', you scratched people's skin alive, and this Chinese New Year's Eve scolded people in front of so many people, so how will people walk on the street in the future? All the neighbors come to talk about it, isn't this the reason? ”

That's it! The voice of the masses of the people shook the heavens and the earth.

Huang Zhuangshi even dared to fight the government, how could he be a hooligan on the street? Some people use the logic of turning a corner to deduce more intelligent conclusions.

Luo Yuhong has completely understood, Xiaohong has also understood, only half of the eldest child is still shouting stupidly: "Obviously that hooligan bullied my sister first!" ”

Luo Yuhong said coldly to the handsome and dashing scholar: "What should you do with the intention of showing talent?" ”

Su Xiucai leaned in with concern and said, "Little lady, you can't take care of this matter." Even if the lawsuit goes to the yamen, you will lose! In the middle of the night, you are weak, so you might as well take some money and send it away, and hurry home, so as not to stain your innocence! ”

Luo Yuhong said: "Sir, go and ask, how much money can be avoided from disasters?" ”

After getting the letter, Su Xiucai hurriedly walked to the Humpty Dumpty Street ruffian. As soon as the two muttered, Su Xiucai came over and replied: "That good man has to ask for three hundred taels of silver, and half a copper is not less!" Xiaosheng persuaded and frightened, tossed for a long time, and then cut it into a hundred taels! Another two hundred taels, Ben Xiu finally blocked it back with face! ”

Luo Yuhong had the heart to give money, and estimated that it was impossible for Xiaohong to carry such a heavy amount of silver, and was thinking about how to answer, Xiaohong next to him came out to speak first: "Phew! Are you stupid for us? Who can't tell that you are in the gang of hooligans? If you have the ability, just go straight to the door and grab it! ”

was scolded as a dog, and Su Xiucai suddenly stopped following it. He rolled up his sleeves and said angrily: "You little girl, do you know what book Ben Xiucai reads?" It's a book of sages! scolding Ben Xiucai is scolding Confucius and Mencius! Do you know who gave Ben Xiucai's fame? It's a dignified provincial government to learn the Tao! scolding Ben Xiucai is scolding the court! While speaking, Su Xiucai caught a glimpse of several people squeezing into the circle, two of whom were still wearing public soap clothes, and immediately made up his mind: "You little girl, you dare to insult me Xiucai on the street." According to the laws of my Ming court, you are going to have a lawsuit! As he spoke, he stretched out his arm to pull Xiaohong.

Unexpectedly, this Xiaohong was not very old, but he was not frightened by the lawsuit at all, but burst out laughing: "A big fart Xiucai is like the Jade Emperor in the sky!" Do you know who our young lady is, tell you to scare you to death immediately! Our young lady is the sweetheart of the prince of the palace, and when she passes the door in a few days, she will be the princess of our Shu land! ”

Suddenly hearing Xiaohong reveal her identity, Luo Yuhong had no time to stop it. She thought to herself, this is a big problem.