The endless flow of people does not make people feel that the current time is close to the time of curfew, and the people in the inner city of Chang'an are either wandering around the workshop, or taking advantage of the night, to start going to the outer city of Chang'an just after it was built.

Li Hong and Chen Qinghan talked and laughed along the way, and under Chen Qinghan's control, the two actually rented a carriage and slowly came to the West Market built in the outer city.

The east and west cities are now roughly indistinguishable from each other, and only in the small commodities can they be distinguished, the west market is dominated by imported goods, while the east market is dominated by Datang items.

It continues the characteristics of the inner city and the east and west cities, and the only difference in appearance is the building, so that people can realize whether they are walking on the streets of the west city or the alleys of the east market.

There was an endless stream of hawking along the streets, and the caravans were no longer allowed to swagger in the market, and all the goods could only be transported from the outside within an hour of the city gate every morning, in the morning, otherwise, they would have to wait for the next day.

In this way, whether it is the East Market or the West Market, in the eyes of the people of Chang'an, it is like magic, looking at the shelves that are about to be sold out, and they are full of goods overnight, but they can't see a large number of camel caravans or carriages loaded with goods, and they break into the orderly West Market in a mess.

At the beginning of the lanterns, the lanterns with the names of each signboard written on them are either red or green, and they are colorful and other businesses, trying to create a different taste.

In the hot streets, the cold wind blows, and it no longer kicks up a puff of dust as before, but only a clear cold wind blows, so that people do not turn their heads to avoid the dust.

In the past two months, Chen Qinghan has never been so happy as he is today, jumping up and down with a sugar gourd in his hand, pulling Li Hong's shop around for a while, and going to another shop for a while.

From time to time, I have to ask the price, and then raise my little face, and seriously compare whether it is expensive or cheap to buy when I buy New Year's goods today.

Some literati, celebrities and ladies, who are also dressed up in graceful and showy manners, wander in groups of three or five on the lively streets, and from time to time some people will look at Chen Qinghan who is passing by his home.

His eyes were full of astonishment, looking at the excited back, and another tall back, looking at it in a daze, until he was pulled away by his companions who noticed it.

"The tea in the south is naturally much better than the tea here, and the rain in early spring is the most suitable for making tea, or you go to pick spring water, you must scoop it into the barrel lightly, and you can't stumble, otherwise it will hurt the spirituality of the water, and the tea you boil will naturally lose its spirituality and taste." Chen Qinghan looked up at a teahouse with extremely elegant decorations, and then said as he went up the stairs.

Li Hong didn't see Chen Qinghan's mouth stop along the way, and now he was afraid that he knew that he was thirsty, so he dragged himself to this teahouse.

All the layout of the elegant teahouse is full of the taste of the Jiangnan water town, especially the furnishings inside, which are mainly based on the architectural style of the south of the Yangtze River, but in the details, take care of the boldness of some northerners, for example, the big teapot and teacup, in the eyes of the Jiangnan people, I am afraid that it can only be used to drink water, not to taste tea.

The two had just sat down in a relatively remote place, and before the shopkeeper could enthusiastically run over to greet him, Banmei appeared in front of Li Hong like a ghost.

"The slave has seen His Highness."

"I ......." Li Hong was taken aback, he didn't expect to meet her here.

"The Queen, please come over." Banmei pointed to the door of an elegant private room, and on both sides of the door, there were several vigilant palace eunuchs.

Li Hong's eyes turned thoughtfully, got up with Chen Qinghan, and followed Banmei to the elegant private room.

Halfway through, Li Hong secretly put his ear to Banmei's ear and asked in a low voice, "Do you know why the queen mother is here today?" ”

"I don't know, but the queen seems to have come here on purpose, and she has been sitting for almost two hours, and Dali Siqing will arrive in about a while." Banmei approached Li Hong, Li Hong smelled the tempting fragrance, and decided, you will sleep with Xunlan tonight.

Li Hong nodded clearly, walked to the door, and deliberately looked at the four eunuchs on both sides of the door who saluted him.

Seeing that the four eunuchs were just about to stretch out their hands to stop Chen Qinghan behind him, Li Hong said coldly: "If you dare to stretch out your claws to stop her, I will chop off your claws." ”

"Yes, Your Highness, the slave doesn't dare." A eunuch hurriedly saluted and made amends.

Chen Qinghan's face is indeed solemn at the moment, this is no better than her and Li Hong, after all, the two are so familiar, and now they are the queen of the world, although they have seen each other twice before, but now they will see each other after two years, and they can't help but feel a little nervous.

Seeing that Li Hong actually talked to the palace people like this in order to protect her, his nervous heart eased a little, and after saluting the four palace people slightly, he lowered his head and followed Li Hong in.

After Li Hong took Chen Qinghan to salute, he looked at Long Ma's smiling eyes and began to roll his eyes.

There was no one else in the house, except for Xunlan and Banmei, there was no one else, and I didn't know why she had to sit here for two hours.

"It is said that Jiangnan women are gentle and generous, and the tea art is a must, I don't know if this palace has a mouth blessing today, and enjoy the tea you brewed in person?" Wu Mei glanced at Li Hong with a smile, and then said to Chen Qinghan who was standing in front of her.

"If the queen doesn't dislike Qinghan's clumsiness, Qinghan is willing to make tea for you." Chen Qinghan hurriedly said.

"That's naturally the best, get a new tea." Wu Mei laughed and motioned for Chen Qinghan to sit down.

As for someone, naturally she doesn't need to remind them, they have already consciously sat on the side.

"Why is the queen mother so Yaxing today, and she came to the West Market to drink tea?" After Li Hong picked up a tea set and put it down in Chen Qinghan, he picked it up and looked at it casually, or just fiddled around in front of him, the whole person was like his son and daughter, and he couldn't stay idle.

"Don't just ask me, didn't you come to this West Market without any trouble?" Wu Mei took the teaspoon and knocked it on Li Hong's restless hand to prevent him from continuing to disturb Chen Qinghan making tea.

Unconsciously touched his nose, and then looked at Chen Qinghan next to him and said: "Erchen has nothing to do, so I took Qinghan around casually to see the excitement of the West Market before the first day of the New Year." ”

"Don't choose the East Market, don't choose the more high-grade inner city East and West cities, but choose the newly built West Market? You haven't been here in the past two years? Wu Mei asked.

The two began to play dumb riddles, obviously the mother and son both knew each other's purpose for coming here, but no one was willing to point it out, but they were playing dumb riddles here without a match.

After watching Banmei walk to the door and whisper a few words to the palace people, she walked back and saluted Wu Mei and said, "Queen, Lord Qing Di of Dali Temple has arrived." ”

"Let him in." Wu Mei glanced at Li Hong and said lightly.

After a while, Di Renjie walked into the tearoom alone, glanced at the queen and Li Hong, and then at Chen Qinghan, who was carrying him, and hurriedly bowed his head and saluted: "Chen Di Renjie has seen the queen, His Royal Highness the prince, and the princess. ”

"The crown princess?" Li Hong and Wu Mei looked at Di Renjie in surprise and asked.

Then following Di Renjie's blank and surprised gaze, he moved his gaze to Chen Qinghan, Chen Qinghan's face turned red instantly, and he didn't want to be regarded as Wanying's sister by Di Renjie because of his back.

Facing Li Hong and Wu Mei's strange eyes looking at her, Chen Qinghan didn't know what to do at this time, explain, I'm afraid she hasn't spoken here, don't explain, looking at the expressions of the queen and Li Hong, it seems that she is going to make a mistake like this.

"Di Renjie, good eyesight." Li Hong cocked his thumb and praised.

Wu Mei smiled and motioned for Di Renjie to sit down, and at this time Di Renjie saw clearly that the woman in front of him was not the crown princess Pei Wanying, but Chen Qinghan, the daughter of Chen Jingzhi whom he had recommended.

"Di can't compensate Miss Chen here, just look at the back ......." Di Renjie had an embarrassed smile on his face, and hurriedly apologized.

"No need to compensate, I'm afraid that someone would like to keep Qinghan by his side. What can I find? When the last sentence came out, Wu Mei's expression had become solemn.

"Back to the queen, the minister found two suspicious objects, but now it can only be proved that this thing is indeed a thing in the palace, but who used it and how it was put on the West Market to be sold, the minister still needs to continue to investigate." Di Renjie said as he took out a folded towel from his arms.

Wu Mei motioned for Banmei to take it and open it, only to see that it was a gold-inlaid hosta, and the whole hairpin body was brilliant and exquisite under the light. And the other pair of earrings that are full of color and exquisite shape are obviously very well maintained, and the golden light is dangling in Banmei's hand.

"Have you ever checked with Taifu Temple?" Li Hong glanced at Wu Mei thoughtfully, and asked Di Renjie lightly.

"Not yet, the minister just found it from the West Market today." Di Renjie replied truthfully.

Li Hong nodded, and then looked at Chen Qinghan, Chen Qinghan immediately understood, and cautiously took out a towel from his sleeve pocket, and then opened it in front of Wu Mei and Di Renjie, and it was another pair of elegantly shaped earrings.

It looks like the shape, style, and workmanship are obviously from the hands of the Royal Taifu Temple, but this kind of jewelry is often seen in the West Market.

Even, there are many jewelry that is suspected to have flowed out of the palace, and most of them have been sold.

Di Renjie looked at the pair of earrings that Chen Qinghan took out with blazing eyes, and after obtaining the consent of Li Hong and Wu Mei, he carefully picked up one and looked at it in the palm of his hand, then tilted his head slightly and pondered, and said cautiously: "If the minister remembers correctly, this pair of earrings ...... The minister was in King Pei's mansion and met on the day of King Pei's wedding. ”

"I'm not impressed." Li Hong shrugged his shoulders.

Wu Mei sighed helplessly, this pair of earrings, I'm afraid there is no one more familiar than her, true love was given to Fang Muqing by herself, on the day of Li Xian's wedding, Fang Muqing wore these earrings.