The night market is lit up by thousands of lights, and high-rise buildings with red sleeves are crowded.

Wei Ning looked at the scene in front of her, and couldn't help but think of this poem, even if it was not the first time she had seen the hustle and bustle of the night market.

At this time, it was already the time of day, and the night market in the west of Shengjing, there were twice as many merchants and stalls on both sides of the street as during the day. Further west, you can see that on the mountainside of the West Mountain, the ever-bright lantern enshrined in the Huguo Temple is always bright and never extinguished.

Wei Ning looked at the glimmer of light, and suddenly said, "How is Master Kongzhi's current situation?" ”

Ah Zhao was about to answer behind him, but was preempted by Zhuo Yuanan. He nibbled on flax cakes in his mouth and held a pile of food in his hands. He said vaguely: "Master Kongzhi has traveled all over the world, purifying all sentient beings, the last time I saw him, I seemed to be... Seven years old! I haven't seen him for more than ten years, who knows how he is now? ”

Chen Hanfei looked at him with disgust. "If this son remembers correctly, you just ate the amount of three people by yourself in the Shiquan Restaurant, and you starved to death and reincarnated?"

"It's a blessing to be able to eat, you know?" Zhuo Yuanan gave him a provocative look, and then quickly flashed to the front and walked side by side with Wei Ning.

Chen Hanfei gritted his teeth and remembered another thing, in the restaurant, Zhuo Yuanan asked for his folding fan from Wei Ning's hand, and kept shouting that the fan was fake. He stepped forward: "If you know each other, hurry up and return the fan to my son, and my son won't care about you..."

"What if I don't know each other? Why, you still want to bite me? Zhuo Yuanan took out a piece of cloud cake from a paper bag and put it in his mouth. As long as your fan is a person, and your eyes are not blind, you can see that it is a fake, and if you are still holding blind displays everywhere, I am panicking for you. It cost a lot of money, you don't have anything wrong with your brain, right? ”

"Who said it cost a lot of money? Ben Gongzi only spent fifty gold bars, and the flower and bird paintings of Shuiyue Gongzi are worth thousands of gold, so Ben Gongzi still takes advantage of it. Based on your words alone, do you think I will believe it? Speaking of this, Chen Hanfei couldn't help but be a little proud, and one hand habitually reached into his waist, but he touched the air, and then remembered that his baby folding fan was on Zhuo Yuanan's waist at the moment, and his mood suddenly fell.

Zhuo Yuanan glanced at him: "Believe it or not!" ”

Before Chen Hanfei could speak, he only heard Zhuo Yuanan roll his eyes, and stepped to his side in three steps and said, "Actually... If you don't believe me, you can ask Ah Ning! She also knows a lot about the matter of the water moon prince. ”

Chen Hanfei looked at him suspiciously: "You'd better not lie to me..."

Chen Hanfei was thinking about how to speak, and Wei Ning on the side said first: "When I saw the fan in your hand in the downtown area, I knew it was a fake, and I didn't want to tell you when I saw that you spent so much silver." didn't know that Yuan'an's eyes were so vicious, and he saw the mystery at a glance. ”

Chen Hanfei was still a little skeptical: "A-Ning, you two really didn't gang up to play me?" ”

Wei Ning took the folding fan handed by Zhuo Yuanan and stretched it out, and then said: "This painting of flowers and birds was painted by my eldest brother when I looked at it, didn't you find that this background is the southwest corner of the Imperial Garden?" And you look at this harrier eagle, that year the emperor uncle recovered the border tribe, and the envoys of various tribes gathered in Shengjing, I remember it should be... One of the gifts offered by the ancient Qiang people. ”

"The eldest brother liked this harrier eagle very much, and his father gave it to him, and then he had this painting of flowers and birds. I was there when he painted. The claws of the harrier eagle are too dark to be found without looking closely, and there are also seals, and there are some subtle differences in the nicks, and this imitator has a really superb skill. ”

"But... I'm interested in, Yuan'an, how did you find out? Wei Ning looked at Zhuo Yuanan with blazing eyes.

Zhuo Yuanan was talking to the boss in front of a wonton shop, and he had been practicing martial arts all year round, and he could hear their conversation clearly in the noisy environment, he turned to Wei Ning and his party and said aggrievedly: "A-Ning is really unlikable, when he was a child, he always followed Yuan'an's brother to ask for candy, and when he grew up, he turned his face and didn't recognize people." ”

Receiving Ah Zhao's cold eyes, Zhuo Yuanan said seriously: "I don't see any mystery in the fan. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he entered the rather lively wonton shop, Wei Ning and his party followed in, and the chubby boss smiled and led them to an empty table to sit down.

The surroundings were already overcrowded, and it was obvious that this table had been left a long time ago, and he should have known each other for a long time to see the familiar conversation with the boss, and the boss went down to work after pouring tea. Surrounded by ordinary people in coarse cloth coats, their table of brocade clothes attracted some attention.

Zhuo Yuan didn't realize it, he only took out a sweat towel from his chest, carefully wiped the simple square table and chairs, and motioned for them to sit down.

"I only know that the prince of the water moon will not paint a fan for people."

Wei Ning smiled slightly after hearing this, she could see at a glance that it was Wei Zhuo's picture of flowers and birds in the downtown area, and the reason why she concluded at a glance that it was a fake was the same reason as Zhuo Yuanan, with her understanding of Wei Zhuo, he would never paint casually, let alone a fan.

Although Chen Hanfei didn't want to believe it, he couldn't help but believe their words now. The Chen family is a scholarly family, although he has achieved nothing, but he greatly admires the literati and writers. The son of Shuiyue is a genius in the world, and his painting skills are particularly excellent, and it is not a lie to paint a daughter on the market.

The most important thing is that the son of the water moon is admired by the people of the world, and his paintings are not for fame, profit, wealth, or power. The son of Suizuki only asks for a "good heart" when he paints, and his paintings can be displayed or exhibited, but he does not sell a single one. He only gave paintings to his friends for free, whether they were in a high position or a beggar in the market.

Everyone knows him as a man, but nothing else...

From this, it can be seen that Chen Hanfei was surprised in his heart, it turned out that the mysterious Shuiyue Prince turned out to be the current King of Yan, the former prince of the Patriotic Monarchy. Recalling his bad deeds when he was a child, his intestines were about to regret it, and Wei Zhuo didn't like him at that time, who let him always bully the sister of Shuiyue Gongzi's mother...

The three people at the table silently watched Chen Hanfei's face gradually turn pale, he made a bitter face, and said in a trembling voice: "What should I do?" I seem to have offended King Yan a long time ago..."

Zhuo Yuanan looked at him with sympathy. "I think it was a huge mistake that you were born."

Chen Hanfei looked at Wei Ning, who was drinking tea on the side: "A-Ning, A-Ning, you have to help me, you know, I was really naughty when I was a child, but my nature is not bad, I know it's wrong, can you help me..."

Wei Ning said lightly: "He has always abided by the 'four noes', even if I am his own sister, he will not be accommodating." ”

Chen Hanfei looked like he was loveless, and Zhuo Yuanan was very worried about whether he would fall to the ground and feel unscathed. "A-Ning, don't scare him, he doesn't need to be scared..."

Wei Ning glanced at him and said leisurely: "Actually, it's not impossible..."

"What... What's the solution? Chen Hanfei's eyes instantly burst into a bright light.

"It's very simple, this year's spring festival has passed, and you can participate in the autumn festival in three months' time, which can be regarded as a chance to prove yourself. If you can get the results, I will tell you where my eldest brother lives, and you can go and see him yourself. ”

"He has always felt that you have been a caged bird protected by Lord Chen since you were a child, and if you really change the day, he will definitely see you at that time."

"Really?" Chen Hanfei felt that this requirement was simply difficult for a strong man, although he did not hate reading, but he had always only loved beauties, so he was very reluctant to go to the officialdom to be the company of a group of pedantic old men, and he had to deal with political affairs every day, which was a very troublesome thing. So he never had the idea of participating in the scientific examination to become an official, and what Chen Xiaobawang hated most since he was a child was troublesome things.

"Is there no other way?"

Wei Ning's face did not change: "Yes, but I don't know." ”

"The wontons of the four guest officers are here, and the guest officers are enjoying them slowly, and they can be ordered at any time if they need anything." The fat boss puts the steaming ravioli on the table.

Zhuo Yuanan said: "The wontons in this house are the best on the three streets nearby, with thin skin and many fillings, and they taste very fresh, you can taste them." ”

The four of them were all cautious, but the noise around them seemed to be a little deserted. No one spoke, and the meal was much faster.

After the meal, they went directly out of the wonton shop, and Ah Zhao, who wanted to go to check out, was stopped by Zhuo Yuanan.

Wei Ningqi said: "Even if you have a good relationship with the boss, the meal money still has to be settled." ”

Zhuo Yuanan hurriedly explained: "I didn't mean that, I gave the boss five hundred taels of silver a long time ago, and asked him to keep a table for me all the time, and keep the food money in the account, and I will continue when the silver is gone." ”

Chen Hanfei was interested: "This is quite interesting, it's just a bowl of wontons for five cents, and your five hundred taels may have to be eaten for decades." ”

Zhuo Yuanan smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "Don't worry about it, many of my friends come here to eat with my name, you can come when you run out of money..."

Chen Hanfei: "Get out!" ”

Ah Zhao looked in one direction and suddenly said, "Princess, that... It seems to be the fifth princess. ”

Wei Ning looked in his direction, and a man in white in the crowd pulled the sleeve of the tall man in the ink-colored brocade next to him with a smile on his face, not knowing what to say. The vendor opposite handed them two candy men, and she smiled even brighter.

It wasn't Wei Yu or anyone, maybe it was because the gaze of their group was too scorching, and the tall man seemed to feel it, and turned his head to look at them.

Wei Ning narrowed his eyes, and sure enough, it was him.

Chen Hanfei's face was full of surprise: "That's not..."

Ah Zhao glared at him coldly, and those three words were swallowed into his stomach, and he reacted sluggishly that he seemed to have seen something he shouldn't see.

The man in white seemed to have found something and looked at it, and... Chen Hanfei felt that there should only be a moment, as if he was frightened, he immediately dragged the man next to him and ran away.

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"Oops, the imperial sister saw me!" Wei Yu was full of grievances here, "It's all your fault, it's okay now, the imperial sister should punish me after returning to the palace, and Aunt Qionghua will definitely be harsher with me in the future." ”

Her face was almost wrinkled: "Are you satisfied?" ”

Wei Yan didn't reply, but carefully combed her hair that was running messily in the panic just now. The slightly cool fingers touched Wei Yu's forehead, and her heart, which was beating violently just now because of the rush to dodge, was inexplicably calmed down.

He reached out his right hand and grabbed her left hand, which was clutching her sleeve, and pulled her forward through the crowd. The palm of his perennial sword was calloused, and Wei Yu's weak and boneless little hand was sharpened by him. She struggled with some dissatisfaction, but in exchange for his deeper confinement.

They were walking aimlessly on the street, Wei Yu looked at his sleeve, let him lead him forward, and a thought involuntarily popped up in his mind, if he kept walking like this, it seemed to feel good...

"Wei Yan, can you lighten it, my hand hurts..."Wei Yan stopped and grabbed his sleeve with his other hand to make him stop.

Wei Yan's eyes swelled with something indescribable, he let go of her hand and said softly, "Are you really sure?" ”

"What?" Wei Yu suddenly became excited, and grabbed his sleeve tightly with both hands, "Do you want to regret it again?" ”

"Jiahui, you don't know what you're going to face in the future?" He is like a whisper, and every word he says is so light that it will immediately dissipate into the world. "You'll regret it..."

Wei Yu looked at him in a daze, and his beautiful eyes shone slightly.

Suddenly, a large crowd of fleeing people rushed from behind them, and some people shouted in terror: "Kill, kill, run!" ”

Wei Yu was hit and stumbled before he could react, and his body was unstable and he was about to fall.

Wei Yan quickly grabbed her, and then escorted her to the side of the road. The streets are lined with vendors busy closing their stalls, and crowds of people are pouring in from behind, and the night market, which was bustling not so long ago, is now in chaos.

Wei Yu settled down and asked, "What happened?" ”

Wei Yan stopped people on the side of the road a few times, but they all just ran forward, and finally he stopped an eldest lady: "Dare to ask the eldest lady, what happened over there?" ”

The eldest lady's face was full of horror: "Blood... Blood, a lot of blood, dead people, a lot of people in black clothes, and knives, so terrible, terrible..."

Wei Yan suddenly remembered her sister she had met not long ago, she grabbed Wei Yan's clothes and looked up at him in a panic: "It's an assassin, Sister Huang... Imperial sister, she's still over there, the assassins must be going for her..."