[extra] childish face

How can the prince, who is accustomed to fine clothes and jade food, endure the pain of going out and running around. He was inexperienced, and he was not prepared when he first left the palace. The noonday sun shone on him, and when his stomach was full of hunger and thirst, he realized that he had not carried a single tael of silver. He couldn't bear to look at the hot meal, but he couldn't stop the aroma that went straight to his nose.

"Shop, shop," a handsome young man walked in, looked at the humble shop, and resisted his disgust, "bring me some food." ”

Looking at the valuable West Lake silk spinning on the young man's body, the shopkeeper immediately smiled, "This son, this uncle, what do you want." ”

Xiao Er's diligence made the fifteenth prince who was a little nervous feel a little more at ease, "I seem to be suffering from heat stroke, and if I want some light dishes, I will have a copy of rock sugar bird's nest, fir vegetable tender lotus, and lotus seed porridge, and also, give me a plate of pearl osmanthus cake, well, that's all." ”

The shopkeeper couldn't close his mouth when he heard it, "Obediently, what an uncle, I didn't see it for a while, look at me here shabby and deliberately scold me, don't you?" The water sign in front of my door is obviously only written with steamed bread noodles, what ginseng bird's nest do you want to eat, the feelings are those people who called to smash the field a few days ago, is this rabbit cub tired and crooked, dare to come to my uncle? ! As soon as he stretched out his arm, his oily and slippery hands picked up the fifteenth prince like a chicken, "Boy, I have good things, but do you have any silver?" ”

Struggling to get rid of Xiao Er's hand, the fifteenth prince's face turned red, but he couldn't say anything, and under the gaze of more than a dozen bare-chested eaters in the store, he spit out a few faint words: "I... I forgot to bring ・・・・・・"

Everyone laughed loudly, they hadn't seen anything new for a long time, and they finally bumped into it today, maybe there was really a good show to watch.

"If you don't have money, do you dare to come here to stop us?" The shopkeeper who occupied Li'er became more and more proud, and shouted loudly for fear that the world would not be chaotic: "All the guest officials, all the neighbors, you give a comment, this kid looks like a dog, but he has a bad heart!" Some time ago, a group of people who came from the north did not give money for dinner, and they were taken away by the people of the official office, and I heard that they were beaten a lot. Within a few days, this kid came to the door to embarrass us, and it was clear that he was from that gang. If he had money, it would be fine, but he was still a poor bastard, let's talk, what should this kind of person do? ”

The small shops with leaky walls were originally staffed by hard-working employees, and they hated the rich people in bright brocade clothes the most, and when they saw that they were a young little white face who ran to their "special" shop to look for mold, they were constantly swearing for a while, and even the passers-by who did not know what was going on pointed at them, and looked sideways.

The fifteenth prince tried his best to explain, but how could his voice be as good as the thunderous voices of more than a dozen big men, and he was suppressed immediately. The fifteenth prince, who was flushed and swollen, stood to the side blankly, not knowing what to do.

Seeing his embarrassment, the shopkeeper was even more arrogant, "Where did this turtle grandson come from, it seems that he has to be trained and trained well..." Looking at their green eyes, the fifteenth prince couldn't help but think of the sheep trapped in a pack of wolves.

"Daddy, he's so pitiful," a clear-eyed girl whispered as she gently tugged at the sleeve of the man beside her.

The person who watched all this coldly turned a not too young face, lowered his voice and said: "Qing'er, we are foreigners, more things are better than less, not to mention that the young man is rude first, and it is also appropriate to let him suffer some hardships・・・・・・"

He still wanted to say something, but was interrupted by a strange gaze, and couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head, his family knows his own family affairs, and this strong daughter's temper is only afraid of committing it again. The daughter has a good heart, and the people in the city pick out the words, which is called kindness. It's just that they have no time to take care of themselves now, how can they have the time to do something good.

The person who was called his father changed his tone of discussion: "Good daughter, looking at the young man's appearance, you know that he is not from an authentic family, he must be the kind of son and brother who has lost all his family property・・・・・・" The man who had no words in his stomach scratched his head indiscriminately, as if he felt that his words were too unconvincing, and hurriedly added two sentences: "Look at his style, you know that he is a person who only knows how to eat, drink and have fun・・・・・・"

"Daddy!" was glared at by the daughter next to him, he immediately stopped talking, closed his mouth tightly, thought about it again, and couldn't help but finally come out: "Your mother is still waiting for us to go back." ”

Obviously, I can't get used to the kind of rich boy who is idle all the time, but for some reason, when his eyes touched that helpless look, his heart moved inexplicably.

Xiao Er was surprised in his heart, the guy who knew each other could hide as far as he could after being exposed, but this hairy boy stood like a nobody, it seemed that he was really here to smash the field, and then he didn't think about it, he stood in the center of the store and raised his arms and shouted: "This kid is really underwhelmed, everyone has to teach him a hard lesson for us!" ”

Before the father and daughter could react, a large group of hot-headed people in the summer summer rolled up their already tattered sleeves and rushed up, pressing the fifteenth prince to the ground with seven hands and kicks, punching and kicking, and a dull cry of pain sounded in a moment.

"Stopped, stopped!" The girl who couldn't stand it couldn't hold back any longer, and stopped in front of everyone, and the straw hat on her head fell off in a hurry.

A young girl suddenly appeared in the small shop that was only patronized by the old men, and the people who were shouting and killing just now suddenly stopped, and their eyes fell straight on the Peugeot person in front of them.

"Hahaha..." Seeing that a delicate girl actually scared a dozen reckless men back a few steps, the fifteenth prince who was still lying on the ground couldn't help laughing.

The girl standing in front of him turned her head and glared at him, "You can still laugh!" The fifteenth prince, who knew that he was out of shape, covered his mouth at once, but the smile on his face did not fade.

"Zhenjun..." I don't know who whispered, and immediately shut his mouth. It may be that everyone followed the sound and thought about it, and the bustling little shop suddenly became silent, as if they had forgotten what had happened before.

"Didn't your eyes slip away before, why don't you see it now... It's so good-looking, if you are my daughter-in-law, you will be in the store in the future, and the door of this store must not be squeezed through..."

Suddenly feeling wet on his shoulders, the shopkeeper turned his head dissatisfied, and wanted to strangle this troublemaker to death.

A thin man stood behind him on tiptoe with his mouth wide open, not noticing that the drooling was wetting the clothes of others. The second boss of the shop, who was disturbed, was dissatisfied and slapped his head on the shoulder and covered his eyes.

The man in front of him, who was suddenly pitch black, grabbed his hands in the air with both hands, and after breaking free, he found that everyone's strange eyes fell on him, and his face couldn't help but turn red, even the thick coal dust couldn't hide it. Seeing the embarrassment of his companion, as if he was afraid of being seen and what he thought in his heart, everyone else looked away with a weak heart, and there was already an unnatural flush on the same black face.

scolded in his heart that he didn't make a profit, Xiao Er tried to clear his throat and said softly, "Well, this girl, do you eat noodles?" ”

As soon as the words came out, I knew it was nonsense. Qing'er didn't care, and helped up the fifteenth prince who fell to the ground: "Don't hurt him, he is my friend." ”

The man who was picking noodles in his mouth couldn't sit still when he heard it, he was really a troublesome little ancestor, didn't he jump into the fire pit by himself? Sure enough, when they heard this, most of the people had a good impression of the woman in front of them, and they couldn't figure it out, how could a girl who knew at a glance that she was from a bitter family always help this little white face to speak?

A short, thin man took a step forward, his face flushed, as if he was about to say something. The big man at the dinner table not far away stood up suddenly in front of the girl, with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, an iron tower-like body that was intimidating, muscles bulging, showing out from some shabby clothes, and his swarthy face was even darker at the moment. The man who stood up hesitated for a while before he reluctantly retreated.

Looking at all this with satisfaction, the girl naughtily grimaced at the father who came to help, and suddenly pulled the boy behind him who was still a little unsteady on his feet, and ran out of the door.

【The Fifteenth Prince】

I met her very suddenly.

Although I stayed at home in peacetime, I didn't leave behind the education that a prince should receive, including martial arts and mounted archery. Most of the ethnic groups in the border area lived on horseback, and the cavalry was extremely fierce. If you want to win the world in the army like Seventh Brother, you must not only be proficient in the art of war, but also convince people with martial arts.

Honestly, I would rather get up from the ground and have a good fight with those rough men. Therefore, when I saw a girl in a pink dress standing in front of me, my first reaction was not joy, but disappointment and chagrin. Some self-deprecating laughter, when did you want a girl to protect you?

She obviously misunderstood, and turned around with a pair of beautiful eyes, "You're still smiling!" ”

Blame, annoyance, all kinds of feelings are deeply kneaded in just a few words, but I can't hear a trace of regret. I was stunned at the time, that feeling was the only attachment left to me when my mother was alive. I didn't know what to do, I could only watch her stand delicately in front of those five big and three rough men, funny and ridiculous, and people couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

"He's my friend・・・・・" Hearing her say this sentence with difficulty but certainty, everyone looked at her in disbelief.

"Friend..." I was surprised, the girl I didn't know was in front of me as a matter of course, looking at the dozen dark faces in front of me nonchalantly.

"It's stupid." I muttered under my breath. There are not a few people who make friends with the rich and powerful, but I have never seen people who call brothers and sisters with disasters, and I am used to seeing the competition for fame and fortune in the palace, and I have long forgotten that there are still friends in the world.

In the face of everyone's anger, that pretty face turned slightly pale because of panic, and I could only smile bitterly when I fell aside. It turned out that she didn't know what the consequences of her impulsiveness would be. In my heart, I secretly admired her courage, and perhaps, there was a trace of gratitude that I had never had.

Looking at the crowd that gradually gathered around, she grabbed my hand, "Run!" Before I could react, she had already dragged me out the door. In an instant, the quiet shop was as noisy as boiling water, and after a loud drink, it returned to quiet, and I didn't know what was happening.

The boy's body was of course much stronger than hers, and when she stopped to rest out of breath, I realized that before I knew it, I had run a long way. No one noticed that the two hands in the sprint were so tightly clenched. Her little palms were wet with sweat.

Her face flushed red all of a sudden, and she shook off my hand, and before I could stop her, she hurriedly ran away, her slightly shabby pink dress dancing in the wind, like a lotus blooming in the wind, slim and elegant. It wasn't until her back disappeared into the vast sea of people that I came back to my senses, and even the hunger in my belly had long been left behind, and she was like a fairy flying in the wind, suddenly appearing when I needed help the most, and when I reached out to hold on, she dodged lightly and disappeared.

As the emperor's favorite son, I have always been held in everyone's hands, and I probably never knew what missing was, but the girl who disappeared in the wind made me suddenly understand everything. Standing in the bustling city, I swore to myself that if I could, I would rather exchange all the treasures in the palace for her goodbye smile.

Perhaps God heard my prayer, and in a place where it was impossible to meet her, I saw that faint figure again, already exhausted.

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"It was really dangerous." Qing'er breathed a sigh of relief, and looked behind her with palpitations, as if she was afraid that someone would suddenly rush up from behind.

"Where did you go?" While wondering what to do now, a man at the fork in the road walked up behind her.

"Daddy, you're scared to death." Qing'er covered her chest with a strange sigh, which diluted the haze on the burly man's face a lot.

"Daddy, what's wrong with you?" Looking at her father, who had a straight face and didn't speak, Qing'er carefully pasted her face over, and at the same time showed a childish smile like a child who would always be naughty in front of her parents, "Daddy, are you angry with me?" ”

couldn't help her coquettishness, and there was a slight smile on her originally tense face. This well-behaved daughter has always been obedient, who would have thought that so many things would be caused just now! I was trying to teach this disobedient daughter a lesson. was grabbed by those little hands and shook his arms, and the words of reproach were difficult to speak, and the man had to sigh for a long time: "You..."

The girl smiled like a flower: "I know that my father loves me." The man also smiled bitterly. It's just that no one can see the long-hidden secret in his heart. Who would have thought that this innocent-looking girl would be discovered by him by accident under the cliff. Who would have thought that not long after, the elders of the Murong clan, known as the ghost doctors in the world, would come to the door in person to take this girl of unknown origin under the door?

The man who didn't want this child to get involved in what was wrong was straight at the moment, and was about to say a few more words, when the vermilion lacquer door flashed in front of him, and the door was suddenly knocked open, and several men who fell to the ground were wrapped in dirty cloths that could not distinguish the color, and they still knelt on the ground and begged: "Shopkeeper, shopkeeper, let us work for a while." ”

The lean shopkeeper walked out slowly with a pair of mouse eyes, raised his hand, scattered a handful of broken copper on the ground, and casually picked up the shredded meat between his teeth: "Take the money and get out of here, go back and forth from where, don't mistake the master, I'm doing business." ”

A guy ran out with low eyebrows: "Master, where is this sticker?" ”

The young owner with the sharp-beaked monkey cheeks slapped the guy in the face: "Stick it on your head!" Are you blind? Affixed to the pillar in front of the door, of course. ”

The aggrieved man rubbed his swollen face, and was about to paste the red paper with the paste, when he heard a call behind him, "Come back," and when he turned around, he saw the old man shaking his head: "Stick it on the wall of the opposite street for me, and pick up the customers, so that I can have all the best and make a lot of money." ”

Without waiting for Qing'er to stop him, his father, who saw everything in his eyes, rushed out: "I'll sign up and give me a share." "--I know that this is a job hunting, and I've seen it many times, maybe I can get a good job and make more money.

The young owner of the grain store looked suspicious: "Do you know what this is for?" ”

The man who exuded fierceness all over his body lowered his head: "We don't know what we do, we just know that the work of working hard to make money can't be wrong." ”

glanced at the sturdy man who couldn't hide the thick bones of the coarse linen clothes, and the shopkeeper who was playing the fan ignored his son, and patted the man's shoulder with a smile: "Okay, good, you are the first one." Work hard, and I'll give you two taels of silver at the end of the month. ”

didn't even say hello to Qing'er again, and Dad left alone, leaving only a vague instruction. Qing'er ran a long distance after the back of the distant figure: "Go home early-my mother is still waiting." ”

Complaining in a low voice, Qing'er shook her head helplessly. Daddy can't help it. Of course, she knew how much wealth two taels of silver would be in that small family. Although the shopkeeper doesn't seem to be a good person, how can the honest and honest father have time to tell the difference, I'm afraid that he is still thinking in his heart, even if it is not two taels of silver, he will give less.

Forget it, I don't want to have so much, let's go home and report to my mother first, so that she won't worry about them anymore. I don't know if I should tell my dad or not, and be careful of the shopkeeper's son. Maybe it's her own delusion, Qing'er always felt that there was an evil aura on the face of that person.

There are only two ways to get home. A big road, there are many people on the road, if something happens, there is a response, but it takes more than ten miles; The trail is remote and inaccessible, but it takes many hours less than the main road.

Standing at the exit of the town, Qing'er really hesitated. I wanted to go home early, but I didn't dare to walk the path through the forest, which is said to be haunted from time to time. It's just that it's not early, and if you take the main road, you won't be able to get there until late at night・・・・・・ Qing'er gritted her teeth, and walked into the dark shade of the trees in the summer evening.

Afraid that the money in her arms would accidentally fall, along the way, Qing'er touched the five taels of silver she was carrying over and over again. It was when it was still dark, and he and his father rushed to collect the money from the sale. I thought about making a move earlier, but it backfired, and I saw that it was noon, and a few sheep that had been fed hard were bought by a man who looked like a cook. I knew in my heart that these sheep, who would take food from their hands every day, were still waiting for her to put a bundle of tender grass to their mouths like magic, and then regurgitate without hurry. They could not have imagined that they would probably become the rich and entertaining food tonight, and they would not have imagined that she had fed them with her own hands, and that it would be she who had brought them to the butcher's knife with her own hands. It has been heard that sheep weep like humans when they see someone trying to kill them. But before the man could take the straw rope from her hand, the sheep who had been looking at her had big tears in their eyes. At that moment, she really didn't want to give them to that person. But in the end, she could only choose to leave silently, not daring to take another look. Because she couldn't imagine how surprised her brother would be with the book in her arms; Because she never forgot how hot her brother's gaze was at the private school.

The family has always been diligent and thrifty. However, even though his mother was a good manager of the family and his father worked hard all day outside, he still couldn't make up for his husband's expensive tuition. Every time there will be a schoolchild holding a scroll in front of the door laughing and playing, the younger brother who has grown up always looks at those brisk figures disappear from his sight, and then, unload the heavy bundle of dry wood on his shoulder, wipe the sweat and grass stalks on his forehead, take the coarse porcelain bowl she handed over with one hand, and take a big gulp of a bowl full of cold boiled water, the wide edge of the bowl firmly covers his face, and will not let a trace of envy flow out.

Qing'er didn't feel a smile on her face, in addition to paying the school fees for her younger brother, the rest was enough to buy some flower cloth, and her mother should also make a new dress for herself. Thinking about it, the haze in my heart suddenly faded a lot.

Suddenly there was a strange sound in the grass behind her, and she couldn't help but think of the demon beasts she had heard about. Like the girls of the same year, she had always been afraid of things like ghosts that could not be seen or touched, and although it was not dark now, she felt an electric tremor in her body when she remembered all the legends about this forest.

The forest is large, and the land is far away and quiet. Few people would take such a rugged mountain road unless it was necessary. Even if you are in a hurry, because the road is difficult, if you are not used to walking mountain roads, you will not be much faster than the flat and spacious official road. Zai Ping said, if she wasn't accompanied by her younger brother, she wouldn't dare to go alone. If it weren't for the fact that she wanted to go home early today, she wouldn't want to take such a path. In order to raise money for his younger brother, the family also borrowed money from the only rich man in the village. If you pay it back a day early, the profit will be a little less, and my father is forced to do this. Although I thought so. I still have some complaints in my heart. Walking alone in such a gloomy old forest is really scary, but now, it's too late to turn back.

The silence in the forest was breathless, and at first there were some unknown bird calls, but now there was no trace of them. The sun was already setting in the west, and the orange light was coating the air with a layer of glow, for some reason, it was a very beautiful scene, which made Qing'er feel uneasy. The old people in the village often say that in the past, this forest was very lively, not only with all kinds of birds and beasts, but also with many yin-loving herbs. Not only can you see people coming and going in the village, but sometimes you will meet strangers who carry their burdens to the village to do some small business. But since hearing all kinds of rumors, no one has dared to come in. According to the elders of the village, when the world was in turmoil a few decades ago, there were two forces stationed around the village, and it was said that a big war broke out one day. And the battlefield is this forest. Those old people depicted the scene as if they had seen it with their own eyes, what arrows were like rain, what corpses were mountains and seas of blood, what blood flowed and drifted, how scary and scary it was, no one dared to go in to find out for a while, it was a child who was as naughty as a younger brother, and after being slapped a few times on the buttocks, he obediently hid aside and stopped talking. It is also said that the feng shui here is blessed with a treasure land, and it is buried here after death to ensure the wealth of future generations. Did a prince of the previous dynasty also hear these words and built a tomb here, and it is said that none of the craftsmen who repaired the tomb for him came out. No matter which house it is, it's impossible to be wrong that a lot of people have died here. Some time ago, there was a wandering Taoist who opened his eyes and took a closer look at the village, saying that in the forest next to the village, many people died, and the master used evil magic to detain their souls here, and they could not reincarnate in the six realms, but could only wander in the forest. However, after all, there are few people who never return because of the collection of medicine, and the people in the village are also skeptical, and they listen to it. No one went in, but no one cared about it. Even she didn't go to her heart, although Ping Yue and her younger brother would pass by here to chop wood and collect medicine, but now she was always a little scared when she was alone, and she couldn't help but think of those horrific legends, and felt more and more eerie in the forest.

Feeling a tremor on her body, Qing'er shook her head, trying to leave those terrible stories behind, and in her hand was a small firewood knife, which her brother gave her when she was leaving. It was used by his younger brother when he was a child, and he sharpened it very sharp. Look at the blade, the heart, slightly settled. Glancing back at the gloomy woods, he hurriedly turned his head and ran briskly.

Suddenly, there was a strange sound in the grass behind him, like the sound of a beast following when it found its prey. Glancing at the small pitiful firewood knife in her hand, Qing'er ran even faster, and although the wind was whistling in her ears, she was still accelerating.

As if deliberately going against her, the mountain road in front of her is even more difficult. From time to time, you can see the roots of the trees exposed in the dirt. Accidentally tripped, the hatchet flew out. I didn't have time to pick it up, so I picked up a wooden stick and hid behind the big tree next to me out of breath.

While she was guessing, a man came out of the forest behind her, stumbling out to be exact. The uninvited guest, whose original gorgeous clothes were about to be torn into cloth, and there were some leaves and mud on his head, and it seemed that he had suffered a lot along the way.

The sunlight is a little dark, so people can't see each other's faces clearly, but judging from the costumes, it's a teenager. He didn't seem to see the branches on the road clearly, he fell, fell to the ground and couldn't get up, Qing'er breathed a sigh of relief, it didn't matter who he was, as long as he wasn't a robber who followed her. I cursed in my heart that the person who made the boss move, and quietly walked around from behind the tree.

【The Fifteenth Prince】

"Wait!" Although I couldn't tell if it was a person from too far away, I still instinctively screamed. Since I followed her into the forest, I haven't seen her again, did I lose it? After a while, I became more and more disappointed that what I had thought to be personal was a withered stake.

"You're calling me?" A hesitant voice sounded behind me, startling me.

Seeing my gaffe, the girl giggled, "It turns out that you are also afraid of ghosts." ”

This girl is really a strange elf, obviously I saw her walking in front, but I don't know when she ran behind her. I don't take the good road, but I come to such a difficult path. But fortunately, I didn't see death and didn't save it, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to get out of this ghost forest today.

I pouted disdainfully: "What are you afraid of, I was taken aback by you." However, your physical strength is really good, and after walking such a long mountain road, you still have no intention of resting. ”

After hearing this, her face changed, and she even picked up the stick in her hand at some point, and looked at me as if she was facing a great enemy, her eyes were full of vigilance: "It was you who followed me all the way, no wonder I always felt that someone was staring at me from behind." Say, "What are you doing with me?" ”

I blushed and couldn't speak. Before I could raise my head, she burst out laughing and threw the stick in her hand aside.

"I'm sorry, I thought you were a bad person. It seems to be mistaken, you're not a bad person. ”

I looked up suspiciously and asked, "Good guy and bad guy, can you tell the difference?" I don't have any writing on my forehead! ”

At that time, I was really embarrassed, not only was my hands scratched by thorns, but there were also faint blood stains on my face, and I couldn't distinguish my original face in a cheap silk dress, and my play-like face was full of grass stalks and mud, like, it was like a head into a mud puddle and crawled out, plus I was laughed at by a girl of a similar age, and my face was really a little unbearable, "What are you laughing at, if you don't leave the house on weekdays, you can run dozens of miles of mountain roads and I am almost the same." Seeing her laughing, I was very angry, no one in the palace dared to do this to me.

"I'm sorry, I just can't help it, but this is the first time I've seen someone who fell to the ground and yelled because of a sprained ankle. What are you doing with me all the way, and I don't know you. The girl said playfully as she stood in front of me.

Hearing the sarcasm in her words, I couldn't help but turn a cold face, saying that I look like a young master with fists and legs? snorted coldly, with arrogance: "The world is on the road, the world is walking, if you take this road, why can't I go?" ”

She was stunned for a moment, and was speechless for a while. I can't help but feel a little proud in my heart. I've always liked to be competitive.,In the palace, because of the favoritism of the father.,Most of the disputes with other princes will win.,Just now the girl robbed the white pass.,Now it's finally a game.。

"Then you go first!" It seemed that there was no room for refutation in my answer, which is why she replied angrily.

Even if I think about it now, I can't help but use this matter to tease her again, just because she looks so angry that she looks good, and in her opinion, I really can't ask for that kind of hard work, as long as I am with her, even if I will be told by her, I am willing.

But she reacted far more violently than I could have imagined, and it seemed to me that if it weren't for me yelling again, she would have left me alone.

"Wait! I don't know the way. Seeing that she turned around to leave without hesitation, I hurriedly shouted, no longer as calm as I had just now, and my voice was much lower: "I really can't walk, if I hadn't followed you all the way, I'm afraid I would have lost my way long ago." ”

It was probably because she saw the pity in my eyes that she stopped. Later, I learned that she was an easy-going person, but she couldn't get used to the kind of flamboyance in me at the time, so she deliberately made a look like she wanted to leave.

Looking at her slightly flushed smiling face, for some reason, my originally calm heart jumped a little more inexplicably.