The streets of Gangnam are clean, and the buildings on both sides of the road are pleasing to the eye. The bare branches stretching over the eaves roof are a unique sight in the falling snow, and the blue water under the porch is not frozen, and the snowflakes fall on the surface of the water, melting in an instant.

It was an excellent scenery, and she should feel the charm of this winter with a leisurely walk, but when Manyao and Zongzheng walked on the bustling street, she regretted it a little. In the past, when I went out in the capital, I used to take a carriage, but this time I used to observe the people's feelings, just like ordinary people going shopping, and people like him will undoubtedly become the focus of everyone, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are being watched. Not to mention Jiangnan, even if you look at the world, how many people can stand in front of him without losing their color? And how many people can look at him and not be moved?

The people around him don't seem to be leaving, all eyes are on them, compared to Zongzheng's worry-free, the man with a white gauze hat to cover his face is more mysterious in people's eyes, people are thinking, what kind of woman can walk side by side with such a peerless man?

Manyao frowned, turned his head to see that Zongzheng was worry-free, but saw him holding her hand like no one was around, and he was not uncomfortable at all. He's used to it! But this time they came out to take a break to check the people's feelings, and this kind of publicity is not good.

She sighed, a little annoyed, she should have let him dress up properly before leaving the palace no matter what he thought. Even if he laughed at her little daughter's thoughts?

"Aman, don't care about other people's eyes." Zongzheng saw that she was uncomfortable.

Man Yao sighed: "I'm afraid that you will be recognized, then our trip will be in vain." ”

Zong Zheng smiled without worrying: "It's okay, usually you accompany me, today, just take the time to accompany you out to relax" He suddenly felt that he owed her a lot, although the two of them were together, but the current situation, his position, made him no longer as unscrupulous and willful as before, of course, provided that he did not violate his principles. In this year, he gradually understood his father's situation back then, the difficulty of the emperor under internal and external troubles. Leaving the palace a year ago, he wanted to take him with him, but he refused. He didn't force it, because he knew that he didn't want to be too far away from his mother.

"Seventh Brother, Seventh Brother" walked on the bridge, and they didn't have to look back to know that the Nine Emperor Princes must have been relieved by them to leave the palace, so they hurriedly came. Today's Nine Emperor Princes are known as the Nine Princes and are in charge of the military department.

The Nine Emperors caught up and panted and complained, "Seventh Brother, why didn't you call me when you left the palace?" "He is used to calling him Brother Seven, he can't change it, and he doesn't want to change it.

Zong Zheng frowned and said, "Have you done your official business?" ”

The corners of the Nine Emperors' hands and mouths stiffened, and they took their hands for a moment, and said with a smile: "It's still a little bit, oops, Seventh Brother, you finally came out for a trip, of course I have to put down my official duties to accompany you, we haven't gone out together for a long time, so nostalgic for the past!" He said with a smile, his eyes fell on the man who was covering his face beside Zongzheng Wuwu, the smile disappeared immediately, and he turned his head and snorted, indicating that he had not lost his breath.

He frowned, it's been a year, he is still so brave and virtuous to her, every time he sees her, he always snorts, as if he is afraid that she will not know his attitude. She shook her head helplessly, and walked across the yadao with Zongzheng Wuwu, passing by a teahouse, which was extremely lively, and there was a storyteller in the teahouse who was foaming and splashing, and he was talking energetically.

Manyao's eyes flickered, and he said, "Let's go, go in and rest for a while." "Where there are a lot of people, you can always hear things that you can't hear anywhere else.

Zong Zheng nodded without worry, the Nine Emperor Princes were stunned, and he didn't want to think about it, so he hurriedly jumped forward to stop him: "Seventh brother, don't enter this tea office", ah, no, I mean, "What's so interesting about this little broken teahouse, let's go to other places to see." ”

Zong Zheng wrinkled his eyebrows and asked, "Why can't you enter?" ”

"This ...... This one...... What is the reason...... "He scratched his head and was stunned, Zongzheng didn't bother to pay attention to him, and walked in with Manyao. The Nine Emperors crooked their mouths, patted their heads vigorously, and hurriedly followed.

The customers in the store are all around the storyteller, and few people pay attention to the new arrivals. Only the shopkeeper was stunned with his mouth open, and at a glance, he knew that their identities were extraordinary, and he hurriedly greeted with a smile: "Yo, please come among the three guest officers!" ”

Man Yao picked an unobtrusive table in the corner, and the three of them sat down, Zong Zheng Wuwu had his back to the door, and the Nine Emperor Princes sat opposite him. They asked for a pot of tea and a few snacks.

The folk customs in the south of the Yangtze River are quite simple, and in addition to work, people like to listen to storytelling as a pastime. At this time, the storyteller is talking about a tourist named "Ren Daotian".

The Nine Emperors leaned over and whispered, "Seventh Brother, what he said is exactly who you are looking for?" What kind of ability does this Ren Daotian have to make Seventh Brother you look up to him?! ”

Zong Zheng took a sip of tea and said lightly: "This person is the uncle of Wuxiangzi, and he is in the same vein as Master Xuanjian Tianshi, the master of Wuxiangzi, the two of them are one scholar and one martial arts, Xuanjian Tianshu group martial arts are world-famous, Ren Dao knows astronomy and geography in the sky, and he is a strange person." Someone once predicted that these two people would return to the world. A few years ago, the monarchs of various countries wanted to entrap these two people for their use, but the two of them were not in harmony by nature, and vowed not to work with each other, so Xuan Jiantian was included in the mountains, lived in seclusion in the mountains, and traveled the world incognito. ”

The Nine Emperor Princes were stunned: "Huh? It turns out that he is the uncle of the phaseless son? Don't you know where he is? ”

Manyao continued: "This person has no fixed place, and there are very few people who know him, and it is not easy to find it, even if he finds it, he may not be willing to help us, such a prestigious person usually has a bit of arrogance.!" "What's more, Xuan Jiantian's apprentice Wuxiangzi is already loyal to Zongzheng without worry.

Zong Zheng nodded without worry, "Being arrogant is the common nature of people. ”

The Nine Emperor Princes said disdainfully: "Isn't it just a tourist in the rivers and lakes, what's the big deal, you know astronomy and geography, and you can't compare to the wisdom of the Seventh Brother." ”

Man Yao shook his head and said, "Is it the way of a king to do everything yourself?" The king should know how to make good use of people, and recruit the world's geniuses. ”

The Nine Emperor Princes raised their eyebrows and pouted, "Hmph, you have said everything." He glanced sideways, as if remembering something, and his eyes suddenly lit up, quite schadenfreude. He leaned forward and said, "Seventh brother, I heard that the ministers have been on the fold for the past two days, so I advise you to ......"

"Boom!" Before he could say anything, Zongzheng's eyes were covered with carefree, the teacup in his hand rested heavily on the table, his face was sunk, he looked at him coldly, and said in a deep voice: "Go back to your palace with nothing to do, what should you do." ”

The Nine Emperor Prince's body trembled in shock, he shrunk his neck in fright, looked at him, twitched the corners of his mouth, shook his hands, and said busily: "Don't, don't...... Seventh brother, don't I say it's okay? Saying that, his mouth hurts, and his aggrieved look makes people unbearable.

Manyao frowned, looked at Zongzheng with suspicion, and secretly said in his heart: What are those ministers participating in her? Is it worth Zongzheng to be so angry and not let her know? She thought about it slightly, and seeing that Zongzheng's face was not good, she still held back and didn't ask more.

She turned her head and glanced at Zhou Guo casually, and at this time, a middle-aged man happened to walk in at the door, the man was about forty years old, carrying a cloth bag on his back, which was bulging with something, and his clothes were shabby, but very clean. With a thin face, a goatee, and a sparse beard, he noticed that he had walked less than ten steps since he entered the door, but his hand had been brushing his beard more than ten times. This man seems to be a little down, but his eyes are bright and bright. His body was straight, his head was slightly raised, and his steps were steady but casual, without any rules.

The middle-aged man walked to the empty table opposite them and sat down, untied the burlap bag, and put it on the chair next to him, moving very lightly, as if there was some great treasure in it.

Comment on the sky! At this time, it was over, and the surrounding listened: "It's time to tell the story of Bai Hongyan next, right?" The last time you talked about the peerless beauty's head turned white, what happened to you? ”

The storyteller's eyes flashed, shook his head, and said: !! Afterward...... The country is torn apart because of her, and the world is in chaos......"

Someone exclaimed, "Huh? Isn't she a red face? ”

The other thought for a moment and suddenly said, "Huh? I heard that our imperial concubine is also white-faced, you can't be talking about her, right? ”

Another person seemed to be more enlightened, slapped his thigh, and shouted, "yes, why didn't I think of it?" Eh, storyteller, if that stunning beauty is our imperial concubine, isn't it our emperor who enters the red tent? ”

"So, the imperial concubine has been married before?!"

"I heard that many years ago, there was a country where the queen was white, and after a few years, the country died, you say, will our Southern Dynasty die because of the imperial concubine?!"

"Yes, her good head suddenly turned white, isn't it because she was attacked by a demon?"

"Shhh, these words can't be said, if they reach the palace, they will raid the family and wipe out the clan."

Everyone was gossiping, Zongzheng Wuwu's face was extremely ugly, the hand holding the teacup was bruised, and he was about to do it, so he hurriedly reached out and held his hand under the table. She was very calm, she always knew that although the ancient communication was not very good, and Bo Chip would order a ban on spreading the word, these things would still reach here one day, and she would never be able to run away from it.

Zong Zheng looked at her without worry, there was distress and fear in the depression in his eyes, he exhaled, let go of the cup in his hand, patted her hand, and signaled that she didn't have to worry, he could tell the difference. Then he turned his head to look at the Nine Emperor Princes, who were taken aback, and hurriedly clarified: "Seventh Brother, you, don't look at me like that, I didn't say it, I swear!" He hurriedly sat upright and swore an oath to heaven to show his innocence.

Zong Zheng Wuwu naturally knew that it was not him, so he directly ignored his words and asked, "You already know about this matter?" ”

The Nine Emperor Princes nodded and asked, "How long has this matter been rumored?" ”

The Nine Emperor Princes thought for a moment and said: ! "About half a month."

Manxiao turned his head to look at the storyteller, only to see that the man was under the discussion of everyone, his eyes flickered, his face was a little flustered, and said: "This is all what you said, I didn't say it, I won't say it today, close the stall." With that, he packed up his things and picked up the crowd, and left the teahouse with a hunched body. Those behind him listened: "Eh, don't go, haven't you said whether the woman is the imperial concubine?" ”

Zong Zheng Wuwu held her hand tightly and said, "Lao Jiu, call the shopkeeper to ask about the situation." ”

"Hey. Little Er, come here. The Nine Emperor Princes beckoned.

When the shopkeeper who was greeting guests from other tables saw them calling, he hurriedly left the guests over there and trotted all the way over, and said with a smile: "What do you have to say from the guest officer?" ”

The Nine Emperor Princes asked, "What is the identity of that storyteller just now?" Where did the fight come from? How long have you been talking about this? ”

The shopkeeper's eyes rolled, and he seemed to be quite embarrassed, and said, "This...... The little ones didn't know him either. ”

The Nine Emperor Princes immediately took out a piece of silver and put it in his hand, squinted at him, and said in a hanging voice: "This, you should know each other, right?" ”

The shopkeeper immediately changed his face, his eyebrows and eyes were smiling, and he said again and again: "I know." He, a month ago in our shop, said that he came from other places, where is Gu Xiu, the little one really doesn't know, our shopkeeper saw that he said that books can bring more business to our shop, so he was happy to tell stories here, without interrogating his identity. ”

After pondering for a while, he asked, "Then do you know where he stays on weekdays, and who he usually interacts with?" ”

The shopkeeper shook his head and said, "I really don't know this little one." ”

Seeing that he couldn't ask anything else, he beat him and left. Zong Zheng said in a deep voice: "Lao Jiu, after you go back, you will immediately arrange for someone to find out the details of this person." When did this person arrive in Jiangnan, and who he had contact with, it must be detailed. ”

The Nine Emperor Princes nodded in response, "Oh." ”

The people listening to the book were still discussing, and the middle-aged man who came in with a burlap bag shook his head and sighed softly: "The world is ignorant, the world will be divided for a long time, and it will be divided for a long time. It's sad and lamentable! ”

Stunned, he couldn't help but turn his head to look at him, the shopkeeper seemed to notice the middle-aged man at this time, and when he saw his dress, he walked over unhurriedly, stared at the cloth bag on the chair first, and there was contempt in his eyes, and asked casually: "This guest officer, what do you want?" ”

The middle-aged man said, "Oh, I'm not busy, I'll rest first, you go and call other guests." ”

Mao Shen, who was on the shopkeeper's second-hand, put it on his shoulder, turned his head and squinted at him in three steps, muttered a few words to the shopkeeper, and asked again after a while: "Guest officer, can you rest?" ”

The middle-aged man said, "Oh, I'll rest for a while." ”

The shopkeeper said: "Why don't you order a pot of tea first and then rest slowly?" Business in our shop is very good, you are the only one left, if you don't order something, you might as well go out and rest. You occupy the ground, we don't have a place to sit here! ”

"Eh, I said you, the middle-aged man seemed to be a little annoyed in his heart, raised his hand and pointed at him, thought about it and put down his hand, smiled, and suddenly said, "I'll show you a look, how about it?" ”

When the shopkeeper heard this, his eyes were even more contemptuous, and he knew that you were the master who had no money to run here to sit on the ground, so he directly and unceremoniously rushed to the people: "Go and go, who wants to see the face?" Hurry away, don't take our place. So saying, he picked up the cloth bag from the chair and shoved it in front of the man, pushing him up with all his might.

The middle-aged man shook his head and sighed as he walked: "The way of this world, alas! ”

"This gentleman waits!" Man Yao suddenly got up and called the middle-aged man, and asked with a smile, "Does Mr. look at the face?" ”

The middle-aged man stopped, looked back at her, the light in his eyes turned, he looked at Zongzheng who was facing away from him, and then looked at Manyao wearing a white veil, his face moved slightly, he stroked his beard, unhurried, and asked, "This... Girl, would you like to see your face below? ”

Man Yao turned his head to look at the Nine Emperor Princes, and smiled at the middle-aged man: "It's not me, I want to ask my husband to help me take a look at this friend of mine." ”

The middle-aged man glanced at the corner of his eye, nodded and said, "Oh, that's good, I'll take a look at this son below." With that, he walked towards the Nine Emperor Princes.

The Nine Emperor Princes raised their eyebrows and jumped up, pointed to their noses, stared at Manyao with their eyes, and shouted, "Why me? When did I say I was going to see a look? ”

"Sit down." Zong Zheng glanced at him without worry, and ordered with an expressionless face.

The Nine Emperor Princes immediately wilted, sat down obediently, and didn't dare to say anything more.

Man Yao smiled, pointed to the empty seat opposite, and said, "Sir, please take a seat." Little two, add a pot of water and another cup. ”

The middle-aged man was not polite and sat down. Xiao Er added tea, and Man Yao personally poured it for the middle-aged man, and the middle-aged man didn't even say thank you, and drank three cups of tea in a row. After that, he inspected the two of them a few times in front of Man Yao and Zong Zheng Wuwu, and then looked at the Nine Emperor Princes.

The Nine Emperors were full of disdain, and wanted to hum a few times, but they were afraid that Zongzheng would be unhappy, so they had to endure it, and depressedly held the cup and poured tea violently.

The middle-aged man looked at him for a while, and said unhurriedly: "This son's heavenly court is full of square circles, and he is a statue of wealth and wealth. ”

The Nine Emperor Princes sneered: "You still need to say this, everyone can see that I am not an ordinary person." ”

The middle-aged man didn't care about his attitude, but smiled and said, "Wealth and dignity are only one step away, but this step is close and far." There is no distinction between ideas, and the way is survival. Childe is really a smart man! ”

The smile on the corner of the Nine Emperors' lips suddenly froze, slowly put down the teacup, sat up straight, raised his eyebrows and looked at the middle-aged man, his eyes scrutinizing.

Zongzheng's eyes narrowed slightly, and he took a teacup and drank it. Tea, his eyes swept lightly over the Nine Emperors, Lao Jiuxin comprehended, raised his eyebrows, pointed to Zongzheng and said: "Look at the appearance, you come to see me, look at him." ”

The middle-aged man stood up with a smile and said slightly: "Three cups of tea and one person, only one person next time, don't say goodbye today, if there is a fate, there will be a period in the future!" Leave. After that, he carried the cloth bag and raised his legs and left, and Manyao and Zongzheng looked at each other without worry, only to hear the middle-aged man chanting when he went out: "The sleepy dragon goes out to sea, and the phoenix soars for nine days." The dragon and phoenix are harmonious, and the four seas return to the heart,... It's the destiny of heaven, but what... Nago "?"

The voice was far away, gradually inaudible, listening to those few words, looking at the direction of the man's departure and stunned. It's destiny, but what...... How?

The Nine Emperor Princes said suspiciously: "Who is this person?" Seventh brother! Do you want to send someone to follow him? ”

Zong Zheng raised his hand to stop it, squinted his eyes, thoughtfully, and said, "Don't be reckless." Perhaps, it won't be long before we know. ”

Phoenix Nirvana, the soul of women