Xiangcheng, was the only place to make incense on the whole land, and therefore has always been one of the richest cities in the Li Dynasty, although the years have passed, over the years, gradually there are spice merchants and workshops in various countries and places, but there are still many recipes in Xiangcheng some centuries-old old brands, and some of the best spice varieties are still only available in Xiangcheng, so the closer to the city, the more prosperous and rich the atmosphere is stronger, from the Xiangshan down, in the evening you can see the lights in the distant Xiangcheng, the smoke curls up in many places in the city, even the warm mountain breeze blows, it seems to carry a refreshing aroma。

"Is that Xiangcheng?" Lin Yuebai looked at the city not far from the mountain, holding on to the tree trunk next to him, with a slight wheezing sound between his words, and there were also fine beads of sweat on his forehead. The Xuan Nu beside her looked as usual, but the maids and sisters-in-law who followed behind were all unable to stand upright, thinking that they were extremely tired from walking, and when they saw Yao Jin stopping in front, they were all busy bending over to support the tree, looking out of breath.

They rushed for a few days, and finally arrived in Xiangcheng, on this day, in order to enter the city before the gate closed after dark, Yao Jin decided to walk in the fastest straight line and turn over from Xiangshan. Although the Xiangshan mountain is flat, this mountain road has already been walked by many business travelers, neither steep nor steep, but the female dependents are rare to walk so many roads, the strength is not enough, afraid that the horses will not be able to bear and dare not always shrink on the carriage, and Liu Xiaolong is afraid that everyone will be slow and delayed, and it is not safe to stay in the mountains when the time comes, so he always urges along the way, especially when he sees the ladies procrastinating, he can't take care of too much, and from time to time he urges them to say go quickly, but it makes the maids complain for a while.

"Come on, you can walk a little more and you will be able to get out of the mountain, and you will have time to enter the city tonight. Yao Jin turned to look at everyone, and said loudly: "Everyone insists on persevering, and when you enter the city, tonight is delicious and delicious, with wine and meat, and high beds and soft pillows, isn't it beautiful!"

Liu Xiaolong looked at the sunset on the horizon, stepped forward and said: "Son, according to what his subordinates see, it is better to send two people to take the hand cards of Nanguo Mansion to the city gate to inform one or two, lest everyone be late for a while and cannot enter the city gate, it will be inappropriate." ”

"Let's not be busy first, when we meet the people in the joint, our identities can't be hidden. Tonight, why don't you go into the city quickly, and enjoy all the food, drink, and merry wherever you want. Tomorrow, we who are the lords of the country will be the lords of the country, the eldest ladies will still be the eldest misses, and the guards will also return to their duties, just like wearing a mask - it is better to seize the indulgence tonight, and everyone can have fun as much as they want, and it is not in vain that we have worked hard all the way for so long. ”

Lin Yuebai felt that it was quite inappropriate to say this from the mouth of a country lord, especially in the last sentence, it seemed that she was about to do something out of the ordinary, she instinctively wanted to open her mouth to dissuade her, but seeing that everyone was surprised and excited, she still held back, was silent for a moment, and said with a smile: "After a while, everyone has some spirits, since the son said so, everyone should hurry up, right?"

"Okay!" Liu Xiaolong raised his arms and shouted: "Brothers, enter the city!"

When everyone entered Xiangcheng, the night had begun to fall, the lights were on, but the streets became more and more lively, on several large main streets, the lanterns of restaurants and inns were lit in rows, and strings of colored lanterns were also hung on the eaves of the second floor, and from time to time there were small sedan chairs and horse-drawn carriages passing by; some young women dressed as young ladies from large families were also accompanied by maids on the road, and they were generally going in the direction of the teahouse restaurant; some of them were bold, and even walked with young men, all with a calm expression, and no one cast strange eyes at them。 Yao Jin led the horse by himself, looked around while walking, and said a few words to Lin Yuebai next to him from time to time, and sighed for a while: "The customs and customs here are different from Caiyun City and even the Li Dynasty. ”

"Well, it seems that the people here are more free and relaxed. ”

"Yes, although this Songxi County keeper is verbose and calculating, it seems that his political achievements are doing well, you look at the scene of people's livelihood and happiness in this city - how good and happy such a day is!"

Seeing Yao Jin's emotion, Lin Yuebai's heart moved, his eyes inadvertently swept over the shops on the side of the street, and said casually: "If you hadn't been the lord of this country, you wouldn't be so happy at this moment." ”

Yao Jin was stunned for a moment, looked at Lin Yuebai, then looked at his black upper, and shook his head, "How is it possible." If I hadn't been the lord of the country, I would have died a long time ago, and what kind of happiness and happiness would I talk about, at most there would only be a lonely soul floating in the sky, and freedom would be my own, but what was the point of that? ”

"What nonsense," Lin Yuebai whispered, "What you said in Xiangshan before entering the city, you don't look like a lord anymore, and now you are saying these bastard words, you have been out for a few days, and you have completely forgotten your identity." ”

"Don't you just have to forget your identity today? You don't know, when I said that, I suddenly had an idea - today is a rare opportunity, I don't care if others indulge me or not, I will indulge tonight!" Yao Jin saw that Xuannu's eyes were attracted by her surroundings, and her steps slowed down for a while, so she pulled Lin Yuebai forward a few steps faster, and whispered: "You say, this Xiangcheng is so big, there must be some Tianxianglou and Yihong Courtyard, right?"

"What, what?" Lin Yuebai was stunned by her question, but her face turned crimson for a moment, she was so anxious that she stomped her feet but didn't dare to make a loud noise, and pulled Yao Jin's cuffs and said, "You don't want to come nonsense! Where is that place where we are going? Besides, what is your identity and how can you go!"

Yao Jin rolled his eyes, shook his hair in a chic manner, shook his head and said: "My Fair Lady, a gentleman is good! Sing about wine, life is geometric! I don't want anything, I just want to go to a place where you can be willful and reckless to drink and laugh, and no one knows me, I want to be the lord of the country, and I will do it again tomorrow!"

"You're really drunk without eating, and you don't know where to say anything. Lin Yuebai was about to talk about her, but suddenly remembered that when she woke up at night, she often listened to Yao Jin's whispering in her dreams, and she was talking about the political affairs of the country, presumably she was nervous all the time, and it was indeed rare to relax, hesitated, and her heart softened, and said, "If you just eat and drink and listen to music, it's no big deal—it's just that Xuan Niangzi and Liu Xiaolong, what about them? You can't take them all with you, right?"

"Officials are not allowed to be prostitutes, and the maids will not go to the flower building, as for Xuannu-" Yao Jin smiled evilly, "Although Wang Xiang's ideas are bold, he usually looks like an old master who is self-denying and courteous, so Xuannu doesn't dare to go behind his back to mess around with us." ”

Lin Yuebai frowned slightly, and said, "My Royal Highness, how can you talk about your own vassals behind your back?"

"Hey, I said that no matter who I am tonight, I just talk about the world and sing about wine, and nothing else. Wait for me to arrange it, haha!" Yao Jin squeezed his eyes, turned his head and called: "Steward Liu!"