Although the walls of the palace are made of rammed earth, they are strong, wide and majestic. All the walls are based on stones, carved and chiseled by craftsmen, and built with mud mixture. The city wall is 100 feet high, more than 100 feet wide, and the earthen wall is built of loess with strong stickiness. There are palace gates in the east, west, north and south, and the main gate faces south, which is the gate for the king and queen, and the princes and princesses. There are two small doors next to the gate, the right side of the small door is the official gate, which is the door of the officials, princes and nobles, and messengers, and the left side is the door, which is used by the rest of the palace personnel.

Anyone who works on an errand in the palace must have a certificate to enter and exit, that is, a waist card order. Slaves and servants generally do not have a waist card order, only each palace and hall, high-grade, lady's close attendants have the right to enter and exit the palace at will, purchase items, and are equipped with waist cards. People of different classes hold different levels of waist cards. Whenever the guards at the gate are concerned, they must carefully check the waist card orders held by those who enter and leave the palace gate.

You Xi is smart and witty, because he has been waiting in the palace of the king in the early years, not to mention his scheming mind. When she learned that Wu Genglu's father and Wu Geng Yu Yin had also arrived in Wangcheng, she naturally looked forward to seeing the former young master. Wu Yiding pleaded in every possible way, Aunt You Xi proposed to vote for Wu Li's favor, and Si Zhao and Si Xia's two aunts joined hands to make stuffing with good ingredients, and made a few baskets of steamed buns, so that Wu Li's father-in-law was full of blessings, and after satisfying his hunger, Aunt You Xi took the opportunity to tell her "hard life" life experience, and won Wu Li's sympathy.

Wu Li's carriage is naturally a carriage under the name of the chief eunuch Ji Di, and its grade is not low, and his waist card order is also a slightly higher-level token among the temple people. You Xi took Wu Mu Nu, Wu Yinding, and Wu Gengying, and when they left the palace from the side door, the Yan people did not do too much checking, and let them go.

The road of Hokyo Castle is not complicated, and the streets are in a tic-tac-toe shape. When the wise You Xi was on an errand in the palace in the past, he also went out of the palace and accompanied the queen and princess to meet the envoys. So she knew that the house where the envoys would be received should be in a prosperous part of the city. The driver of the carriage was also Wu Li's subordinates, a lowly servant, only fourteen or fifteen years old. Aunt You Xi had already prepared, and packed a few buns in a bamboo basket to give this little maid joy, and the little maid was happy in her heart, so she went out of the gate of the palace, drove the carriage, crossed the streets and alleys, and ran to the most prosperous place in the royal city of Hojing.

"Little brother, these days, why is Wangcheng so lively? It's too big? Aunt Yuxi asked tentatively.

"Auntie is confused! The winter solstice festival amnesty the world, can people not be happy? My king Tian'en, foreign envoys, dial one after another, as if rushing to a big set. Our Zhou Dynasty, that is called the Celestial Empire! The little guy was quite honored, and replied loudly.

"Oh!" You Xi went out of the palace, with three children, obviously this little guy, did not know the real purpose of their exit from the palace, he only cared about the carriage, only listened to Wu Li's instructions, tonight's second watch, you have to go back to the palace, and did not ask You Xi what to buy, where to go, only to choose the prosperous place to run.

You Xi thought in his heart, how do you have to talk to the little guy, this little guy will return to Wu Li in the future, and Wu Gonggong will not doubt it?

"Foreign envoys, do they all look like us? How many people are there for such a lively scene? Aunt Yuxi feigned surprise and ignorance, and said loudly to the little girl.

"Auntie, you're narrow-eyed, aren't you?" The little man who drove the horse was triumphant, as if he knew a lot about the world, and replied loudly, "All countries are coming, do you know?" My king is the true dragon son of heaven, he has destroyed the king of Wudao, and the people's hearts are obedient, who dares not to go to court? Besides, the curly-haired brute, that street, the building is full of it. ”

"People from so many countries, alas, alas, alas! It's hard for us to see it. Yuxi listened attentively, pretended to be ignorant, and replied.

"Auntie, this is not bad, today you lead the children out to buy New Year's goods, we little rollers, why do you have to take you to the embassy house street to see the freshness!" It turned out that the little guy who was driving the car was named "Little Roller", and he was not tall, black and thin, but he was also righteous and said loudly.

"This daring is great, thank you little brother, thank you little roller father-in-law." You Xi took the opportunity to say thank you, and she sat next to the little roller, looking at the prosperity of the street all the way, as if it was a big festival.

At this time, although it was already dark and there were dots of snow in the sky, the streets were full of people, and the sounds of hawking and juggling converged. The bustling bustle of Hokyo is needless to say.

Wu Yiding, Wu Gengying, and Wu Mu Nu were in the car, and they didn't dare to say a word until they left the palace. Before leaving, Aunt You Xi repeatedly told her that the hostage left the palace without permission, which is a felony to kill the head, and once it is discovered, she will not only be sentenced, but also the prince and the prince. So the three of them knew that it was powerful, and they were all very quiet, and occasionally there were one or two coughs from Wu Yiding in the car, and they tried their best to suppress it, and the sound was very small.

Wu Yiding since he was punished to kneel in the snow night, although the fever has subsided, and he has taken the medicine sent by the queen, but he still has some cough, but fortunately, he has brought out from the palace of the king, and the best snow lotus medicine for cough has been eaten, and the cough has not worsened. Wu Mu Nu was fine, sitting quietly with Wu Gengying, just waiting to see her brother Wang.

"Drive! Drive! Xiao Luozi and Aunt Youxi sat side by side and drove, and listened to Youxi keep praising himself for his "wide knowledge", and worked harder and harder, and the carriage "tuk" and "tuk" landed, and passed three or four streets in a blink of an eye.

"Hoohoo, hoohoo!" Suddenly, the little roller grabbed the reins, and the carriage stopped on one of the busiest streets.

"Oh, auntie, we can only get here, in front of us is the embassy street, if you want to see something fresh, go over." The little roller stopped the carriage and whispered to Aunt Yuxi.

Presumably, the place where foreign envoys lived, ordinary cars, horses, people, etc., were not allowed to approach at will. Little Roller knew the etiquette, so he said to Aunt Yuxi.

"Good, good! Thank you, little roller father-in-law, I'll take a few kids to buy some things, see what is fresh, and come back here to you later. As he spoke, Yuxi reached into his coat, found a few shell coins, and stuffed them into the little roller.

"Auntie, is this?" Xiao Roller rubbed his hands, and after saying a few words of resignation embarrassedly, Aunt You Xi naturally insisted on giving him benefits, Xiao Roller smiled, took the money in his hand, and said, "Auntie can rest assured to take the children to see the excitement, there is a 'Haokou' wine castle in front of this street, let's go have a drink, waiting for you, don't worry, just take a good stroll." ”

The little roller was happy, and drove the carriage to a stop in front of a wine shop, and when Yuxi saw him enter, he took note of this wine castle called 'Kou', and with his three children, flashed into a dark alley.

"You three, wait here, stand still, don't go anywhere, you know?" Aunt Yuxi said as she fumbled, and took out the black clothes of the night trip from the baggage she carried, she quickly changed into them, and said to the three in a deep voice.

"Long'er, such a life-and-death event, you must take the two of them well. Remember, wait for me here. In the darkness, Yu Xi took Wu Yiding's hand, rubbed it twice, and disappeared into the night.

The layout of the Hojing King City is really prosperous and magnificent, reasonable and neat. Not to mention that the street is wide, the carriage and horses are a road, there are pedestrian lanes on both sides, there are paved doors next to the walkway, bartering, money and cloth trading, lively and busy. The envoys came to the king of the Zhou Dynasty to worship the king of the Zhou Dynasty, the pavilion is located at the end of the north of the royal city, so designed, one is convenient for the envoys to travel thousands of miles, one can live in the royal city, and the other is a little far away from the palace, and the palace is also a little far away, and there is also some preparation; There is also one, this building is close to the city gate, close to the Chi Road, if you leave, it is also very convenient.

You Xi was dressed in black, covered his face, and only left a pair of eyes, so he couldn't see a flaw in his body, and at first glance, he couldn't tell whether it was a man or a woman.

Yuxi bent on his waist, turned to the back of the street, jumped up, and climbed on the railing of the building. The building is connected to each other, built very gorgeously, each building is also three or four zhang high, divided into two floors, separated by hardwood in the middle, the upper floor becomes a wooden building, the wooden building has a wide bed and a few bright days, a should be furnished, both clean and refreshing. Due to the large number of people who came to the palace to congratulate on the winter solstice, it was necessary to inquire one by one to find out where the two masters lived.

You Xi's body was like a wild goose, as light as a fluttering flotsy, she jumped into several pavilions in a row, and all of them saw barbarian envoys dressed as Hu people. You Xi was thinking about it, and was about to go to the next room to investigate, but suddenly found that in the back street, a figure flickered, like Wu Genglu's father. You Xi was so keen, he immediately climbed the window edge, jumped lightly, and followed forward.