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The carriage stopped at a roadside. The chauffeur got off the horse and got into the carriage. When it came out of it again, it had completely changed its appearance.

It was apparently a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl, with a beard on her head and a coarse cloth garment, and she looked like a handmaiden of a rich family. But his body was slender and weak, and he did not look like he could work at all, and his skin was so white that it was almost bloodless; A pair of big and watery eyes on the pointed face match the pink cherry mouth, and the immature and innocent appearance of a Barbie doll.

That was Zuo Ying.

She took advantage of the chaos in the palace because of the lotus dew, and secretly disguised herself as a waiter to leave the palace. The corpse wrapped in a straw mat in the cart was not a corpse at all, but a human shape tied with a worn quilt, and then wrapped in a palace maid's clothes outside. Under the straw mat, it is fake and real.

After changing the clothes of the palace attendant, she continued to follow the vague and distant memories of the princess and drove the carriage forward. After inquiring with a family, the carriage had not gone far before it stopped in front of a wide house.

Compared to the vast footprint, this house is not luxurious. There are no cornices overlapping doors, no tall rammed earth pedestals; The stone walls and green shade are slanting, revealing a beauty and heaviness that are completely different from those wealthy families in the city who pursue style.

Under the door that has been lit with lanterns, there are three dark gold characters on the dark plaque of the lintel, "Wu Wei Ju".

The door, also painted black, was closed, and some light was faintly peeking through the pavilion within the wall.

Zuo Ying got off the horse, stepped on a few stone steps that were not high to the dark gate, and patted her hand a few times. The slender little hands barely moved on the heavy, thick cypress door panels. Zuo Ying slapped a few more times with helplessness, only to hear the sound of someone walking inside.

After a few clicks of the latch, the door was pushed open a gap that allowed a person to pass sideways, and a young man who looked like a servant poked his head out and asked, "What is the matter with the girl?" ”

Zuo Ying arched her hand and replied, "I want to find your steward here, Li Junan." ”

The servant waved his hand and said, "Steward Li has something to do, and he is not in the mansion at the moment. If the girl needs it, she can leave a message, and I can tell it on my behalf. ”

Zuo Ying was stunned: I only met at noon today, and I said "waiting for the big driver", but after a few hours, I actually came to the door in person and couldn't find anyone? Hypocrisy is really a thing that has been passed down from ancient times to the present.

"I wonder when he'll be back?" Zuo Ying asked.

"Steward Li took people to the suburbs to check the mulberry and hemp harvest, and it was as short as ten days and eight days, and as long as one or two months before returning home." The servant replied.

Such a coincidence? This is like going far away, it's just a look of hiding debts.

Zuo Ying's eyes narrowed slightly. "Rock candy"? "Hulu"? What kind of medicine is sold in the gourd of the grandparents and grandchildren?

"Girl, please go back." As he spoke, the servant stepped back and stretched out his hand to close it.

"Wait." Zuo Ying stopped: "Now that the city gate has been closed, I can't go back." Would like to spend the night with you. ”

The servant frowned, and looked at Zuo Ying again, as if he was surprised by her ignorance, "Girl, this is the mansion of Lord Li, the Founding County Prince, not everyone can stay here, you better find another place to go." ”

Did I forget my ticket? Looking at the door that was slowly closing in front of her, Zuo Ying's heart was cold. She didn't expect that this gamble would not be her turn to bet, so she was excluded.

At this moment, a child's childish voice suddenly came from the door where only a gap remained.

"Is Sister Rock Candy here? Feng'er wants to see Sister Rock Candy! Feng'er wants to see Sister Rock Candy! ”

When Zuo Ying heard it, it was clearly the voice of the little boy Feng'er who was crying in front of her palace gate at noon.

An old voice followed, "Feng'er, be obedient, don't run around." ”

"Grandpa Hulu, Feng'er heard Sister Rock Candy's voice just now!" The child doesn't seem to give up.

"Wind!" Zuo Ying grabbed a life-saving straw and shouted loudly towards the door.

The door was immediately pushed back open, and the first to come out of it was the wind. He had changed his clothes, but he was still dirty. As soon as he saw Zuo Ying, it was like seeing a good friend he hadn't seen for many years, and he grabbed Zuo Ying's sleeves with both hands and shouted, "Sister Rock Sugar!" Sister Rock Sugar! Are you here to play with the wind? ”

Before Zuo Ying could answer, the door had already opened, and a tall and emaciated elder walked out of it.

The old man had long flowing hair, white hair, a dark blue coarse cloth robe, a blue-gray gown, and a dragon-descending wooden cane in his hand.

When he saw Zuo Ying, he showed a kind smile, the wrinkles on his face would not make him look too old, but rather very affinity, "This girl turned out to be the 'rock candy sister' in Feng'er's mouth." The old servants are the old family here. Before Steward Li went out, he had instructed the old servant, saying that if the 'Sister Rock Candy' that Feng'er knew came to him, he must ask the 'Sister Rock Candy' to give him a face. ”

When the young servant heard the elder say this, he also retreated respectfully to the side.

Judging from the age of this old man, he is more than twenty years older than Li Kaizong, how can he follow Li Kaizong for more than ten years, and his status should not be low, but Zuo Ying has never seen such a person in Wuweiju in his impression.

The old family let out the door and said, "If the rock candy girl doesn't dislike it, the old servant will take the girl to the guest room to rest for a while." The old servant then instructed the family to prepare dinner for the girl. ”

I have become "Sister Rock Sugar" and "Rock Candy Girl", Zuo Ying felt funny, could it be that this old man gave Feng'er a gourd back then, so he was called "Grandpa Gourd"?

"Thank you." Zuo Ying smiled.

"Grandpa Hulu is so good, Grandpa Hulu is so good!" Feng'er was stupidly happy, grabbed Zuo Ying's arm and pulled her into the house.

Zuo Ying followed behind "Grandpa Gourd", took Feng'er's hand and walked on the stone path in the courtyard, and walked towards the pavilion in the courtyard.

Along the way, she quietly observed her surroundings, and also paid attention to the expression and demeanor of "Grandpa Hulu".

There were not many people in this mansion, and I only saw two or three servants passing through the corridor in the distance, which was a depression and cold compared to the environment in the palace where palace people and guards came and went at any time. However, the plants in the courtyard are obviously often pruned, the railings, tables and chairs are spotless, and the interior furnishings are simple and elegant, showing the owner's taste and cultivation.

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