Chapter 9: Trying to Capture the Past (1)
When Lai Xing'er rushed to the cabin where Mama Xia lived non-stop, she saw that the door of the cabin was locked, and Mama Xia had disappeared. He was standing in front of the door in a daze, when he heard someone behind him shouting, "Where are you on an errand?" Don't go back to the place and listen! ”
Lai Xing turned around and saw that it was a forbidden sergeant holding a spear who spoke, his eyes rolled, and he hurriedly replied with a smile: "Dugu Niangniang sent me to ask the flower shop for two plum blossoms to insert a bottle, I don't know where this Xia Pozi went to fill the yellow soup?" The flowers can't be taken back, and the little ones are going to be scolded by the mother. ”
The sergeant let out an angry "oh", and reprimanded with a straight face: "Didn't the person in charge convey the general's order to you?" The officials of all palaces and courtyards are gathered in this place, waiting for questioning, and those who move around without permission will be detained. Seeing that your child's family is not sensible, why don't you leave quickly, waiting for me to clean you up? ”
When Lai Xing'er heard this, her heart was half relieved, thinking that Mama Xia must be responding at the Huafang steward's office, and she didn't expect it to be a big problem, so she made a grimace at the sergeant, turned around and ran away.
But while running, Lai Xing'er couldn't help but worry: If she can't bring back Mama Xia, how can she give an account to the prince? Although he thought that Mama Xia might be related to the reverse case in the palace, his backbone was cold, but for some reason, Lai Xing'er always felt that Mama Xia did not look like a bad person. Although he was forced to agree to Furong as the queen's eyeliner early in the morning, he didn't have the slightest idea of betraying Mama Xia in his heart. If Mama Xia was really related to the reverse case, the prince was anxious to see her as soon as he returned to the palace, most likely because he wanted to hide her in Ning Xiangxuan to protect her. If he couldn't bring her to the prince, if there was a mistake, wouldn't he hurt her? No, no matter what happens in the future, whatever you say today, you have to bring Mama Xia to Ning Xiangxuan to meet the prince. Thinking like this, Lai Xing'er turned his heart sideways, turned around and ran back.
The sergeant was arranged to be on duty in such a remote place, and he couldn't see a single figure for a long time, and he was bored, and suddenly saw Lai Xing'er coming and going, and he couldn't care about making a gesture, so he couldn't help but laugh and quipped: "What's the matter, boy, did you drop the mother's bounty here?" ”
When Lai Xing'er heard what he said, he had an idea, reached out and took out a string of small coins from the purse on his waist, stuffed it into the hands of the sergeant, and pretended to be panicked and begged: "Niangniang's reward money has not been lost, the little one almost lost his life here, big brother, you have to save me." ”
The sergeant was confused by Lai Xing'er, and the string of money in his hand was full of a small half, and the smile on his face became more and more real: "Little brother, don't worry, what is the difficult thing to tell my brother?" ”
Lai Xing'er said with a sad face: "The little one was originally a horse feeder, and he was just lifted to Ning Xiangxuan to serve Niangniang a few years ago, and he never ran an errand alone. I got up early this morning and was frightened by the news of the reverse case in the palace, and the fetus was unstable, so she was in a bad mood, and she disposed of the previous few people who had a good face one after another. It was easy to get past noon, His Royal Highness the Prince returned to the palace, came to see Niangniang, Niangniang's mood was slightly better, and instructed the small Xia Pozi who came to find the flower shop to ask for two plum blossoms, so as to enjoy it with the prince. If the little one goes back empty-handed, the mother is annoyed, but she is afraid that the little one will lose her life. Therefore, please ask my eldest brother to take me to see Mrs. Xia, and use this money to buy some wine to eat. ”
The sergeant listened to what he said trivially, but some believed it, and heard him mention the prince, and secretly thought that the palace concubine who sent this kid here must be a favored and powerful one, if he blindly blocked it, it would be difficult to ensure that this kid would not go back and not sue in front of the master, how could he afford to provoke a small forbidden soldier? Besides, all he asked for was to go to a gardener, and he only had to point out to him the place where the gardeners would meet, and he could easily make a small profit. So, he said to Lai Xing'er: "We are all on errands, the eldest brother knows the difficulties of his brothers, turn right at the intersection in front, and walk not far to the flower shop. It's just that the eldest brother is inconvenient to take you there......"
Lai Xing'er heard that he began to call himself a brother and brother, and knew that the string of money had played a role, so he simply continued to probe and said: "Big brother, the flower shop must be guarded by the forbidden army now, I am a child, how can I get in, and how can I take Mrs. Xia out to the plum garden to cut plums?" It is inconvenient for the eldest brother to go with the younger brother, so he has to think of a way for the younger brother. ”
The sergeant took out a small pink silk scarf from his body and handed it to Lai Xing'er, laughed dryly, and said, "Brother, you have a good life, I met my eldest brother, who is so warm-hearted." The flower shop is on duty with my brother Cui Jiu, who lost five copper coins yesterday, so he gave me this silk scarf that he gave him. When you go to the flower shop and show him this silk scarf, you will say that it is my brother, and he will make it convenient for you. ”
Lai Xing'er took the silk scarf and complimented the sergeant: "I just asked someone to calculate my life yesterday, saying that I have a noble person to help me in my life, and I haven't met my eldest brother today." What is the name of the eldest brother? In the future, we can get closer and closer. ”
The sergeant was comforted by him, and said with a smile: "My name is Qian Dashun, although I am not a nobleman, but I have always been quite wealthy, and the little brother can go to the left prison guard army to find me to play in the future." ”
Lai Xing'er said goodbye to him and found the flower shop according to the route indicated by Qian Dashun. The forbidden army standing by the gate on duty was really named Cui Jiu, and when he saw Lai Xing'er take out the silk scarf, he couldn't help but say, he snatched it first, put it in his arms, and waited to ask Ming Lai Xing'er for what he meant, and he didn't say anything, but tilted his head and motioned for Lai Xing'er to go in and find someone by himself.
Lai Xing'er walked into the flower workshop, only to see that the huge courtyard was full of all kinds of exotic flowers and plants, and more than a dozen florists dressed in new clothes for the New Year gathered in a pile of threes and twos, talking and laughing about the new things of each family for the New Year, without the slightest tension. Lai Xing'er quickly scanned everyone with her eyes, but she didn't see Mama Xia, she was feeling anxious, she was slapped on the shoulder, and Mama Xia's familiar voice came from her ears: "Your kid's feet are good?" I'm here to find the old woman. ”
Lai Xing'er turned around and saw Mama Xia and an old man with a white beard standing side by side in front of her, and Mama Xia was staring at her with a calm face. Although he and Mama Xia have only seen each other for a day, there are so many things that have happened in this day, it is breathless, and now when she sees Mama Xia at first glance, Lai Xing'er's mind is a little trance, stunned, and she can't speak for a while. I only heard Mama Xia explain to the old man beside her: "Steward Cheng, this is the little boy I once told you about, he came, presumably Concubine Jing had something to do, and invited the old woman to go for a trip." You see? ”