Chapter Eighty-Three: The Tile Zhai Tu House
"The royal family of the Japanese Kingdom is a compound surname, the first two years of chaos in the small country, it was suspected that this person had stolen the secrets of the military department, and now the envoy came to Beijing to prepare to return to Shun, but there was a matter of escaping from prison, whether it was their dissatisfaction with the royal family of the Japanese Kingdom, or the secret plan of the rebellion of the subordinates who were uneasy in the world."
"If you see it according to this official, I'm afraid that there are both reasons." Jin Shan coughed, and the blood stains on the ground that had dried up for a long time seemed to remind him of yesterday's omissions all the time, and Xiao Huai'an walked out side by side with him.
"What Lord Jin said is reasonable, this official will enter the palace as soon as possible to inform His Majesty, thinking that the main envoy behind this may be hiding in the mission, and I hope that Lord Jin will be patient for the time being, this matter must be taken slowly."
"Nature." Jin Shan nodded, but looking at the anger and urgency on his face, he didn't know if he could listen to it.
Someone escaped from prison in the prison of the Criminal Department, because it affected the face of the royal family, so the emperor ordered that it should not be made public, so the next day the delegation entered Beijing, and the people in the capital did not worry at all.
Xu Rulie invited himself to live in a tent on the outskirts of Beijing, and was the first to welcome the arrival of the envoys, which was really prescient.
It was dawn, and the emperor appointed Xiao Huai'an and the five princes as reception officers, responsible for arranging the affairs of the envoys to live in the capital, but as if they were waiting for Xu Rulie's arrival, the people of the capital who welcomed them on both sides of the road, in addition to seeing the Japanese country, also remembered Xu Rulie's appearance.
Fortunately, Xu Ruzhu can be regarded as enduring, and Xiao Huaian feels that it doesn't matter, and this welcome ceremony ended smoothly.
The influx of foreign culture has also brought a lot of interesting new things to the people of the capital, that is, Su Jiao lives in the courtyard of the deep house and clearly hears how lively the night market outside is.
"First of all, the snacks of their country, naturally they are not as good as the ones from my dynasty, but I also think it is very interesting, and the fish balls seem to be fried."
Taking advantage of the lunch time, Hibiscus specially ran around the outside, and when he came back, like a storyteller, he depicted the scenes inside the earthworks.
Born in modern times, she has almost never seen such a lively and extraordinary market, only from the clips made by special effects, you can get a glimpse of the unprecedented grandeur of one or two ancient times, Su Jiao has long been fascinated by what Hibiscus said.
Although Mu Rong was a little curious, she had always been familiar with Mu Hibiscus's character, so she still had a half-believing attitude, and said while busy giving Su Jiao a dish.
"Madam, don't believe what she says easily, hibiscus is used to blowing funny, in fact, she wants to coax you to take her out for a walk."
As soon as he heard this, he was immediately unhappy, and poked her twice with his elbow with his puffed eyes.
Su Jiao bit her chopsticks, thought for a moment, and couldn't help but smile and hold Mu Rong's hand, "As the saying goes, seeing is believing, hearing is false, if we haven't seen it with our own eyes, how can we know if what Mu actually said is true or false?" ”
When the words landed, Hibiscus nodded affirmatively. Mu Rong lowered her head and said nothing, and Su Jiao looked at Diecui again. "What's more, isn't our Fluttershy Cui also very interested in what Hibiscus said."
Diecui is the most honest one among these people, seeing that Su Jiao specifically mentioned herself, I don't know if she is using herself as an excuse, but her eyes are moving.
"Yes, Sister Mu Rong, there is Lord Xiao in this city under supervision, there is absolutely no problem, otherwise we will go and take a look, but we still have to see what Madame means first."
When it comes to Xiao Huai'an, it is naturally a reason that cannot be refused, Mu Rong didn't have time to say anything for a while, so Su Jiao directly put down the rice bowl that she didn't know when she finished eating, and beckoned Mu Hibiscus to go out to set up a car.
"Then what are you waiting for, while Huai'an hasn't come back yet, go out quickly, and bring him a gift by the way, he won't be unhappy."
With an order, Mu Hibiscus immediately jumped out of the door, and Su Jiao also pulled Diecui to trot back to the room to change clothes, Mu Rong was full of helplessness, but thinking that this period of time should be the most stringent time for supervision, maybe it would be fine, so she acquiesced.
Generally speaking, the night curfew is usually around midnight, and there are officers and soldiers guarding the city who patrol the city, although there are exceptions.
For example, today's envoys have just entered Beijing, and the performance troupes with other colors they brought with them can only bloom their most unique charm at night, so during the period when the envoys enter Beijing, the curfew is rarely extended to three o'clock.
In modern times, the nightlife is mostly singing, gathering crowds to have fun, and the lights are bright, but in ancient times, it was a little more subtle, but it was also lively.
On Suzaku Street, the most famous street, red lanterns are hung all day long to welcome visitors from afar, and the oil inside can last for at least three days without going out.
The second floors of all the houses on both sides of the street have also been moved out of the hanging ropes connected with small buntings, occasionally decorated with fake flowers and various beautiful paper cuts, which are very beautiful and spectacular when illuminated in the dim and red lights at night.
Su Jiao sat in the carriage, heard the crowds on the road outside, talking and laughing constantly, couldn't help but itch, opened the curtain and saw that she couldn't help it anymore, and had to ask herself to come down and go.
Mu Hibiscus had no choice, who told her to sit outside, with a full view of everything in front of her, but it was not good to stop Su Jiao and the others from looking, after discussing with Mu Rong, she found a more reliable restaurant, and temporarily parked the carriage in their stable, and then the master and servant happily went to the street to play.
"Madam, this ivory comb looks like it matches your hair, and the dressers at home are made of peachwood, how can this ivory be smooth and smooth."
In the end, it is also a little girl that young stars like to play, even if it is Mu Rong, who is usually so calm and strategic, but she may not be able to stand up to the attraction of these interesting objects.
Su Jiao held back a smile in her heart, she felt like a big money came out to sweep with her little brother, she pursed her mouth, smiled like a lucky cat and stood behind Mu Rong with her hands, and then waved her big hand.
"Buy, buy whatever you like, I have a treat today, it doesn't matter if I buy everything on this street."
Hearing this, Mu Rong was naturally overjoyed to take the money from Diecui, but soon came back to her senses, walked to Su Jiao's side with this comb, and reminded her in a low voice.
"Madam, we came out this time to hide from adults, the budget is not enough, let's not be so lascivious."
"It's just a small thing, I can spend a few dollars, even if I look at those big things, it's not out of my pocket." Su Jiao waved her hand and said while turning her head to look at Hibiscus and Diecui selecting lanterns.
"Don't you know how those rich people buy things outside, could it be that they themselves will carry dozens of taels of heavy silver, this is all bookkeeping, and when we buy things and come back, they will be reimbursed by your family, and you will put one hundred and twenty hearts."
Don't worry, I'm afraid I really have to spend hundreds of thousands of taels to go out, then I know what a heavy heart is.
Mu Rong opened her mouth slightly, and just wanted to say something, she looked at Mu Hibiscus holding two palace lanterns in her hands, and turned her head excitedly, "Madam-"
"Buy." Su Jiao narrowed the corners of her lips slightly, waved her hand calmly, and didn't even look at it, the whole person was like a mascot here.
After seeing it, Mu Rong closed her mouth: Okay, Mu Hibiscus is not a person who doesn't know proportion, just let them be happy, and they don't have to spoil their fun.
"Miss, this rabbit lantern can also move its tail, this is for you, the front is the most famous Vasai Tufang, I heard that there is a foreign dwarf performance troupe inside, do we want to go and see?"
While a few of them were talking, Diecui also picked a lantern in one hand and came over to hand it over to Su Jiao. Su Jiao saw the cute appearance of this lantern, and instantly showed a smile even more cute than it.
"Okay kawaii, go, of course I've been here for so long, I haven't seen any shows yet?" Naturally, the modest cabarets in the palace are not counted among them.
When the words landed, Su Jiao gently pinched the tail of the rabbit lamp, and took the lead in front of her, followed by Diecui. In order to avoid losing people, Mu Rong had to reluctantly take the lotus lantern from Mu Hibiscus's hand, and ran after it with her skirt.
At this moment, I don't know what interesting programs are performing in this dirt workshop, and there are many people inside, which is even more sensational than the Vermilion Bird Street outside, Su Jiao's heart is itching, and she wants to step in when she lifts her skirt, but she is stopped behind the threshold.
"What are you doing, is it possible that you still have discrimination here, and women are not allowed to enter?"
Su Jiao raised her chin slightly, and the strong man who stopped them lowered his head and looked at the outfits of several people, and then spread out his other hand.
"Ten taels of silver for one person, you can only go in after paying the money, and after paying the money, no matter which performance troupe is in the workshop, you can go over and have a look."
"That counts, it seems to be quite cheap." Su Jiao thought about it, and then asked Diecui for money without hesitation.
Diecui gave her a sudden turn to look stunned, very hesitant, not daring to take off the purse, after all, she was in a hurry to go out, how much money was dismantled, and she didn't have a number in her heart.
Then Su Jiao couldn't wait, and directly took out the silver in it and counted it, counting the fragmented copper plates, it was barely enough for the ticket money for four people.
"Here you go, now we can go in, are there any maps or signs in there?" If the performance isn't good, I'll ask you for a refund. ”
"Naturally, there is, otherwise the performers won't be able to hold on, so let's go in." Only then did Su Jiao have his back to this strong man guarding the door, so he didn't see the contemptuous smile he showed when he noticed that he only had the forty taels of silver in his hand, but at this moment he was back to normal in a serious manner.