The next afternoon.

A beautiful carriage painted in vermilion and decorated with tassels slowly stopped not far in front of the soup cake stall, which was already surrounded by countless people. A thin white hand stretched out from inside the car, slightly lifted the curtain on the car window, and then lowered it, and after stopping for a while, a young man jumped down.

The man was born very handsome, especially a pair of bright phoenix eyes are extremely flexible, and there is a clever energy between the turns. It's just that for some reason, at a young age, his temples are already dyed with a snow-white color. However, this kind of point made his complexion like jade, and although his clothes were also luxurious and clean, he did not wear a wide-sleeved robe, but instead wore a crimson arrow sleeve, and only a wide jade belt woven with silver back patterns was tied around his waist......

I'm afraid that I don't know what kind of noble family's attendants are—the people who noticed the carriage next to me couldn't help but secretly wonder.

But they didn't pay much attention to it, after all, although the carriage was indeed very beautiful, and the young man was also surprisingly handsome, compared to the one who had only come to the soup cake stall yesterday...... But it can't be compared.

Therefore, when the dresser in the lake green embroidered gold got out of the car, the first person to notice her was the tailor Zhang next to her, who was known as the world's first hinge.

And the first thing he noticed of her was because of the very new and strange style of the garment, which he had never seen before—after all, her face was covered under the curtain, but it could not be seen—although the curtain was light and thin, all he could see was the shape of the red lips, which was extremely beautiful.

On the contrary, the garment was not only beautiful, but also very novel, which made people look bright—but it was obvious that the woman was pregnant, so the waist could not be collected—and at a glance, he lost some interest in this garment:

After all, I have been working on the hinge for many years, and I am afraid that this dress is specially made for pregnant women, and I am afraid that it will not be able to be worn in normal times......

Therefore, he only glanced twice, but did not look closely, and only looked down at the flag that was hanging in his hand.

The woman slowly walked ten steps in front of the stall, then stopped, and frowned at the crowd in front of her, which was three floors inside and three floors outside. Seeing this, the handsome man next to him said a few words in a low voice.

The woman seemed to think for a moment, nodded her head, and sat down on one side of the branch, and then watched the handsome young man wave to the carriage.

Two slender and beautiful maids in gorgeous clothes immediately came out of the carriage, hurriedly stepped forward to salute the woman, and then separated from each other and guarded her.

The handsome young man nodded, and turned around and walked towards the soup cake stall.

I saw him swing left and right, and somehow in a few steps, he had already passed through the layers of crowds and stood in front of the old couple who were already busy sweating.

Then, ignoring the noise of the people behind him, he only took one thing out of his waist, avoiding everyone's gaze, and only shook it in front of them.

Immediately, the people on the side saw it clearly, and the faces of the old couple changed.

Then, I saw that the old couple seemed to be about to make some moves, but they were held up by the handsome young man and made a look.

The second elder immediately understood, so he called his son, who was helping to add water to the pot, and asked for a confession, and began to collect the branches.

Everyone was in an uproar, and immediately some people shouted that they did not obey, and even two gentlemen came forward, relying on their own momentum, to ask the handsome young man for his guilt.

He didn't give them such a chance, but just reached out and pressed the hands of the two elders who were paying and closing, and said with a smile in a voice that everyone could hear:

"The old man is polite, although our wife is a relative of Uncle Yuan's mansion, she is also a junior in the end, and it is not a big deal...... I came here this time, but I heard that the lord drove to the noble store yesterday, and he was very appreciative of the old man's soup cakes, so I had the heart to give it a try. Originally, we didn't want to rely on the situation. But our wife is pregnant now, and she really can't wait...... Please also ask the elderly to make it convenient. Let's just grab a bowl and give it a try. ”

The old couple was stunned when they heard this, but they also reacted quickly, so they followed him to look at the three female maids—not only him, but also those who were waiting next to him.

Sure enough, I saw the woman with a slight waist and abdomen.

So they all understood, and their faces were loosened - after all, the other party had revealed the name of Uncle Yuan's mansion, and who of those gentlemen dared to come forward directly to stir up trouble......

The handsome young man laughed with satisfaction, and was about to put away his things, but was interrupted by a questioning voice:

"Stay."

When everyone turned their heads to look, they exclaimed:

"Huh? It's not ...... Are the two little sons in Uncle Yuan's mansion? ”

"Why are they here......"

For a while, everyone was talking.

That's right, it was the Taiwei of the Dynasty, the youngest twin son of Gaozong Li Zhi's maternal uncle, Changsun Ze, and his younger brother Changsun Run.

Because they are young, they are still in the shadow of grace, so they can't have any good decorations. However, looking at the color of his clothes, he knows that he will be a scholar and a martial artist in the future, and sooner or later he will be on the Tang Dynasty with his father and ten brothers.

The four words of the eldest grandson Wuji, in the hearts of the subjects of the entire Tang Dynasty, are second only to His Majesty the Emperor. Therefore, when he saw them, he immediately gave way and watched them walk step by step towards the handsome young man, and then stood in front of him.

The eldest grandson, who had stopped talking, stepped forward and swept his eyes carefully, and then turned his head to look at the pregnant woman who was sitting and had never moved, but said lightly:

"I don't know which door and which room your Excellency has? Since they are relatives in our house, why are they so angry? ”

For a while, everyone was talking again.

The handsome young man was also indifferent, nodded and smiled:

"This is natural, the eldest grandson eleven, the eldest grandson twelve sons have not yet entered the office, and the younger one has always been by the side of the lady, and he has never gone out easily, so he naturally doesn't know."

Changsun Run frowned, but he didn't say anything, Changsun Ze's eyebrows were already raised half a day high:

"Oh? I see...... Since it is easy not to go out, how can you know our brothers? Just listening to others say that we are the little sons of the Changsun Mansion, I decided that we are our brothers...... Isn't that too much of a coincidence? After all, several of my brothers and nephews are also similar in age to our brothers! ”

The handsome young man nodded and said with a smile:

"Exactly. The little one knows the two sons, but it's because he has seen the two little sons. But not for any other reason. ”

Changsun Ze frowned, and was about to ask again, but he heard the maid beside the woman step forward and salute, and said with a smile:

"Two little sons, our wife is very happy to see her relatives here. said that this time I came with the head of the family, originally to travel leisurely, but I didn't want to meet relatives, so I dared to invite the two little sons to move on the car and get together with the head of the house and his wife for a while, but I don't know what the two little sons think? ”

Changsun Ze saw that this woman was beautiful, but there was a hidden style of a general between her words and deeds, and she originally came with the purpose of distinguishing the truth from the false-after all, over the years, their brothers have been walking outside, and they have not encountered such a small person who bullies and bullies in the name of his father-now that this person wants to see him in person, he is naturally not afraid, but his younger brother Changsun Run is a weak scholar, not like he who has practiced martial arts since he was a child......

A pair of eyes looked at Changsun Run, and when he saw that his expression was not moving, his heart was a little fixed, and he smiled lightly and saluted:

"Then there's Miss Lao."

…… Such a small episode, although it alarmed everyone because of the identities of the two little sons involved, but after all, this is Luoyang, and the emperor is here. Moreover, among the twelve sons and sons in the eldest grandson's mansion, these two are still of no rank......

Naturally, people are quickly left behind.

After all, there are several princes and grandsons standing in front of this stall!

Therefore, naturally, very few people noticed that when the two little sons of the Changsun Mansion came down after driving with the lady for a while, their faces turned slightly red with excitement.

But just because very few people notice it doesn't mean that no one notices it at all.

Soon, the little brother of His Majesty the Emperor, Xiao Lou, a close attendant of His Royal Highness King Cao, stepped forward quickly, first made a big salute to the two ladies who were silently accompanying the lady who also slowly got out of the car and walked slowly to the soup cake stall, and then hesitated, but looked at the two familiar little sons and said with an innocent smile:

"It's been a long time since the two sons have been seen. Our Highness is thinking about it! ”

But it turned out that the eldest grandson Ze and the eldest grandson run, although they were a few years younger than King Cao, were the most interesting and close to them, so the three of them often met in King Cao's mansion, and Xiaolou was naturally used to being close in front of them.

Eldest Sun Ze was stunned, subconsciously looked at the lady who stopped, and before he could speak, he heard the little brother Eldest Sun Run, who had always spoken little, asked very gently:

"Xiaolou, are you here to buy soup cakes for His Royal Highness King Cao?"

"Exactly."

Xiao Lou happily raised the food box in his hand and said with a smile:

"Yesterday, I heard that His Majesty was here in person, and His Royal Highness and the concubine Niangniang shouted that they would also try the soup cakes that His Majesty also loved. Just in time, Princess Yue also said that the soup cakes in this house were good, so according to His Royal Highness's wishes, he ordered Xiaolou to bring two people to get six soup cakes, waiting to go back and offer them to the concubine Niangniang, the two Royal Highnesses and the two princesses! ”

Changsun Run nodded, but suddenly looked at the woman in front of him and asked:

"Six? Do you only have five heads of the house to try? ”

"Originally, it was five servings, but recently there was a guest at home, and Xiaolou was afraid that after he sent the soup cake back, which His Royal Highness or Niangniang remembered to send one to the guest...... Therefore, prepare it in advance, and if you want it, you can send it immediately. If not, try it yourself...... Hee-hee......"

The eldest grandson Ze immediately laughed and scolded: "You kid, where did you come from, what important guests should prepare?" I'm afraid you don't know if you want to eat it yourself...... Maybe it's a blessing for you. The sword you liked before, I'm with you now, and I'm exchanging this extra bowl of soup cakes, are you willing? ”

The eldest grandson Ze loves swords, but he was famous as early as Chang'an. He is willing to let in, how can Xiaolou refuse? Naturally, he was overjoyed and immediately agreed.

So, it was so smooth that the lady, who had never spoken from head to position, got a bowl of soup cakes that were almost snatched and broken.

This kind of thing will naturally be looked at sideways-not to mention that when the lady was sitting on the branch and eating the soup cakes carefully, the guests who surrounded them also found that the second elder of the stall owner was looking at her almost constantly. Even when the lady went to pick up the salt grains to add flavor, she turned her head and called her son to give a few words, and quickly cut the best leg of mutton, the most tender coriander cut into flowers, and spread a layer densely, and scooped a large bowl of mutton soup with a muslin cloth and strained the fat and poured it. He sprinkled the freshly ground pepper of the little mill, put it in the best tray, and watched his son send it to the lady.

After the sons of the two elders saluted the lady repeatedly, they respectfully put down the tray, and then bowed down and stood on one side, looking at the young son of the eldest grandson family, who had never put the famous ladies running behind him in the eyes of the eldest grandson Ze and the eldest grandson Run, one refilled the soup for her, and the other filled the meat for her.

And the woman only nodded in thanks, and continued to add salt grains to eat.

It's an appetite for everyone. For a while, many people were watching her eat slowly, and the more they looked at it, the more they felt that she was really not an ordinary person-

And the result of everyone's attention, naturally, no one noticed that the handsome young man, who had already quietly and silently, flashed to the old couple, pulled them aside, and asked a few words in a low voice.

…… A moment later.

Above the car.

Li Zhi, who was dressed in a dark dragon robe, tilted his body, looked at Mei Niang, who was helped by Ryan and sat in the car, with a ruddy face, and a satisfied smile in his eyes, and then turned his head, he looked at the two little cousins who were kneeling at the end of the car that was as wide as a hut, but said with a smile:

"You two, what are you doing like that? Come. Coming on. ”

The two little ones look at me, I look at you, they all smiled embarrassedly, so they came forward and sat down, and called out to the lord in unison, and then the eldest grandson ran said softly:

"Lord, if you want to find out where the salt came from, just call your father and your brothers. Why bother working yourself? What's more, the queen is pregnant, and this kind of tossing is not good for the little prince. ’

"Originally, I was going to ask my uncle and cousin to investigate. But later I found out that this matter was very important, but it was not something to be dealt with. You must have heard recently that Dali Temple has been in a hurry to check batches of Baekje Goguryeo eyeliner recently...... If you think about it, my uncle and cousin are all important ministers of my Tang Dynasty, and there are more enemy spies around them than anyone else. So naturally it's not good to bother them. ”

Li Zhi said a word, but asked the eldest grandson to immediately frown and said:

"What? Could it be that this private salt matter is actually related to Baekje Goguryeo? ”

Li Zhi nodded lightly, but sighed and said:

"Isn't it...... I'm afraid that the slave country that supports the small island will not be able to get rid of it...... These little nights always don't want me to rest well. ”

Changsun Run looked at Changsun Ze, and then looked at Mei Niang, who was looking at his two brothers with a smile, and couldn't help blurting out:

"That'...... Dare to ask the lord, this time out of the palace is still picking our brothers, but because our brothers are not in the officialdom, but they have the support of their father and brother...... And this case involves a wide range of people, but I am afraid that the Lord will not be easy to hand over to his father and brother, but he can't help but let his father and brother know......

So we two brothers, but we are actually the ones who can help the Lord find out about this case? ”

Li Zhi raised his eyebrows and looked at Changsun Ze, who also had a shrewd face, but nodded and smiled:

"Sure enough, I heard my uncle say that you two are the smartest of the brothers...... It's not false at all. ”

Eldest Sun Ze grinned, but said with a smile:

"Actually, it's not hard to guess...... After all, Father-in-law Ruian obviously recognized our brothers when he came up, and he specially reported the name of the eldest grandson's mansion, obviously with the intention of letting our brothers pay attention.

In addition, when General Fang first went to the Lord, didn't the Lord already say the purpose of this trip?

Ze and his younger brother are the shadow students from the eldest grandson's mansion, but in the end, they are only shadow students. When it comes to such political affairs, the Lord will not talk to us people lightly.

Besides, the Lord also said that everyone knows the situation in Luoyang recently...... It is not a trivial matter when it involves a foreign nation. Those who are idle, even those who have some minor official positions, cannot be explained.

But those who have high and powerful positions, such as their father and brother, or the British duke, or even Lord Di, are very easy to be contaminated with secret agents in close proximity.

So to be clear, what the Lord needs is two people who have connections to rely on, and who are loyal to the Lord, and at the same time, they can't be idlers who are in the court and can easily provoke the secret agents to vent the rumors around them.

After all, in the entire Tang Dynasty, aren't we two brothers the most idle? ”

Li Zhi laughed, clapped his hands, and couldn't help nodding his head in praise.

Then, Li Zhi looked straight and said solemnly:

"Yes, that's what you need to do."