Xichun Road is the most prosperous commercial area in the capital, known as the "Golden Street", and the people who enter and exit are all dignitaries. Among them, there are several pavilions that are connected continuously, flying eaves and painting corners, overlooking the capital street, the scenery is excellent, that is the famous Crane Yi Tower.

The crane Yilou is nine floors high, and it is the largest in the number of yang, and it has the most noble meaning. The purple and red paint glows brightly in the sunlight, and the gilded signboard written by the emperor himself shines even brighter.

The man of the Heyi Tower was sending the guests out with a smile on his face, and was about to turn back, when he suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves stomping, and looked at it, two green cloth oil canopy carriages drove in his direction. The vehicles that stopped in the past were all wrapped in silk and inlaid with gold and treasures, and it was unusual for such a shabby carriage to appear here.

The carriage stopped steadily in front of the Heyi Tower, and I saw the handsome young man on horseback turning over and getting down, and carefully supported the little boy sitting in front of him and said, "It's here, how about we stay here for one night tonight." ”

"Wouldn't that be too extravagant?" Wu You looked at the resplendent behemoth in front of him, twisted his toes, and whispered in Sima Kailang's ear.

Sima Kailang only felt a fragrance coming to his face, and it was tickling like a feather.

Jin Jiaozi and the others also saw such a luxurious restaurant for the first time, and they hesitated and did not get out of the car.

"Why are you stunned, didn't you hear that we were going to stay, why don't you go and help us park the car." Qiu Huaye didn't know when he got out of the car, and said to the guy.

As a guy of Heyilou is knowledgeable, although the group of young people in front of him are dressed plainly, but the whole body is full of luxury, maybe it is which noble young master ran out to experience life, so he hurriedly stepped forward and smiled: "Is it small, no, neglect the distinguished guests, please park the carriage here, and there will be someone to help stop and feed the horses later." Young masters, please follow the little ones into the store. ”

Wu You gave a thumbs up to the quality of the guy in his heart, then walked to the front of the carriage and said respectfully: "Teacher, let's rest in Heyi Tower tonight." ”

It turned out that there was also a teacher, and before the guy could congratulate himself on his good vision, he saw the curtain of the car open, and an old man rubbing his eyes came out, looking sloppy. He yawned, stretched, looked at the Heyi Tower in front of him, and said, "It turned out to be here, I haven't been here for many years, so let's just leave it here." ”

"Trouble the little brother led the way." Wu You glanced at the stunned guy and smiled kindly.

"Yes, yes..." the guy quickly retracted his expression and walked ahead. Compared with the luxury of the outside of the restaurant, the decoration inside is very elegant, welcoming the door, the wild grass of flowing water is within reach, and behind the exquisite wooden lattice window lattices and low-hanging bead curtains are three or two confidants in the past and the present.

"The Heyi Tower has gone through three dynasties so far, and is highly sought after by aristocratic officials, and it is also an excellent place for literati and artists to gather." The guy explained to Wu You and them as he walked. "The building is divided into nine floors, taking the meaning of nine supreme, one to three floors is the banquet hall, where ordinary friends gather or family dinners."

"Take us to Yangxiao Hall." Sima said cheerfully.

"Huh?" If the guy was surprised before, he was shocked when he heard this, the fourth to sixth floors of this Heyi Tower are private rooms, and non-dignitaries are not allowed to enter, and Yangxiao Hall is the top existence in this box, and only the royal relatives are usually qualified to enter. "It's... This little one can't be the master, and I ask you to wait a while, and the little one will invite the shopkeeper to come. ”

"Hurry up, then." Qiu Huaye said impatiently.

The guy even claimed that it was, and ran away with a brisk walk.

Just when Sima Kailang and a group of people were waiting in the aisle, someone next to him opened the bead curtain, and behind the wooden lattice window lattice, a group of weak-crowned young men in brocade clothes walked out with a smile, and saw Wu You and their group obviously stunned, and then their eyes were filled with disdain: "This crane Yilou is really getting more and more out of the stream, and whatever fragrant and smelly things are taken inside." ”

"Who does the stinky one say?" Jin Jiaozi asked.

"The stinky ones say you!" The young man at the head snorted coldly.

"Oh . . . Sure enough, it stinks and talks. Jin Jiaozi smiled and said with a smile.

"You! Where did the little hairy boy come from, do you know who we are?! Someone behind the young man stood up and shouted.

"I don't know who it is, but I can see what breed of dog it is." Jin Jiaozi choked.

"How dare you call us dogs!!"

"We are students of Jingshi University!"

Those people wanted to go up and teach Jin Jiaozi a lesson.

"Heh, Taixue is really getting more and more out of the stream, and whatever fragrant and smelly things are taken in." Sima Kailang returned this sentence unchanged.

"What a talk-conscious child, do you know that Jingshi School is the third school in Shenglong Country, and any person here is the future pillar of the country, and those who know each other kneel down and kowtow to serve tea!"

Wu You was protected by everyone, listening to the voice of this shouting person was a little familiar, so he poked his head to the side, and he didn't know that it was an old acquaintance - when she went home with Hebi, she was almost sold, and the one who wanted to borrow her to climb the Qingyun Ladder was Lin Maoxun in front of her, but she remembered that she asked the village chief to deal with it when she left, and she didn't know how he escaped punishment, and he also mixed into Jingshi School.

"Lin Gongzi is really majestic, before the illegal sale of human beings, the prison sentence has not been full, and he went to the Beijing Normal School to show off his might, and he asked people to kneel and kowtow at every turn, looking at the Shenglong King Law is from your family."

Lin Maoxun was angry when he heard this, and shouted: "Who, who is talking nonsense!" "Last time, I wanted to buy and sell a small child to give to Xungui, but who knew that stealing chickens and rice was not eaten, and I was put on a plate by that child, and I almost went to prison, and then I spent a lot of money to find another one to be convicted. also made the eldest aunt break up with the family, it was really Zhu Bajie looking in the mirror - he was not a person inside and out! Now the scar has been lifted, and the face is hot and painful.

"Lin Gongzi not only has a bad character, but also has a bad memory, what's the matter, does this forget the object you want to buy and sell?" Wu You smiled at the corner of his lips and walked out from behind everyone.

"We'll deal with it here, and this kind of thing will take a lot of lips and tongues, and when the heart is in your mouth." Sima Kailang took her hand and said dotingly.

"You! You! It's you!! At this time, Lin Maoxun saw Wu You, his eyes widened, and he looked like he had seen a ghost, as if he recognized her.

"Brother Lin, do you recognize this child?" The classmate next to him was puzzled.

Lin Maoxun's expression flickered red and white, he walked to the leading young man, and said a few words, only to see that the young man's face also changed a few times, and said, "Let's go." ”

"Why, if you bite someone and want to leave, it's too cheap." Qiu Huaye sat on the side of the road and sneered.

The tide was reversed.

"Everyone, everyone, our store is not well entertained, and I still look at Haihan, and I look at Haihan." At this time, the shopkeeper rushed all the way and broke the deadlock of the confrontation.

"The little one greets Prince Rui and greets the prince!" The shopkeeper got closer, and at a glance he recognized Sima Kailang from the crowd, and he was in awe.

When Lin Maoxun and the others heard this, their faces suddenly turned like earth, and their legs were so weak that they almost knelt down.

The shopkeeper persuaded him with good words: "I don't know if there is some misunderstanding between the prince and the sons of this Jingshi Study, today the right should be given to the small face, and the small one will be the east, and it is good to be harmonious with each other." "Seeing this scene, he still doesn't understand anything, it must be this group of sour rotten students from Beijing who provoked the prince and his party, and now he is asking for hardship, and he is tired.

"Yes, yes, it's a misunderstanding, and please be magnanimous and spare us without eyes." The group of people hurriedly got off the donkey down the slope and admitted that it was not.

"Wu You, what do you say?" Sima Kailang didn't even give them the afterglow, but asked Wu Youdao.

At this time, Lin Maoxun was in a cold sweat, and looked at Wu You pleadingly, lest she say anything about the past.

"Big brother, I'm hungry." Wu You raised his head and looked at Sima Kailang softly.

"Don't lead the way yet." Sima Kailang smiled when he saw this, it was really brilliant and dazzling.

The shopkeeper sighed in his heart, it was really a hundred steels turned into finger softness, this Prince Rui's son was not in oil and salt on weekdays, and the ghosts and gods were disrespectful, but now he obeyed a child's words and thoughts, and he really wondered. "Everyone, please come with the little ones." As he spoke, he bowed forward and led the way.

Lin Maoxun and the others kept their heads down, until Sima Kailang and his party disappeared into the aisle, and then secretly pinched their sweat.

"Wu You, how do you know those miscellaneous pieces?" Jin Jiaozi couldn't hold back his curiosity and asked.

Wu You didn't want people to know about her past, for fear of arousing their suspicion, so he smiled and said nothing.

"Hey, fatty, I can't stop your mouth if you have something to eat, why are you talking about this, don't disturb everyone's mood when eating." Shu Ang said.

"Yes, yes, it's rare to have a free dinner, after eating dry food for more than ten days, my mouth is about to fade out of the bird, I must open the meat tonight." Jin Jiaozi changed the topic with excellent eyes.

Sima Kailang secretly wrote it down.

There is a lift platform above the third floor of the Heyi Tower, which can carry seven people at a time, and they are divided into two rides.

"Shall we go straight to the ninth floor?" Wu You saw elevators for the first time in ancient times, and they were very similar to modern elevators, which she found very interesting. There are five small cards from 4 to 9 tied inside, and I saw the shopkeeper pull the No. 9 plate, and the elevator will slowly rise.

"Back to the little boy, our fourth to seventh floors are guest rooms, and the eighth and ninth floors have the best view, so as a private room, the four halls of Yangxiao, Guiyun, Zuxiao, and Banyan Tree are the most luxurious, and they are the places where the emperor's relatives and relatives are entertained on weekdays." The shopkeeper explained respectfully.

"It seems that we are stained with the light of the eldest brother." Wu You said with a smile.

Sima smiled cheerfully and touched her head and commanded. "Let's serve the food according to the regular card, and arrange for us to have twelve more rooms."

The shopkeeper suddenly felt flattered, it was the first time he had seen this man who could speak in such a tone, and he was even more determined to wait for the youngest son.

"Back to the world, because the Six Arts Competition will be held in three days, there are a lot of foreign tourists these days, and the single rooms are full, but there are still six high-class double suites, I don't know..."

Sima Kailang didn't speak, and glanced at him obliquely, so frightened that the shopkeeper trembled.

"Big brother, it's just a temporary stay for one night, and it's convenient for you to go out with others and yourself." Wu You pulled Sima Kai's hand.

"You're kind-hearted." Sima Kailang held her hand back, and the corners of his lips raised slightly: "Then let's arrange it like this, six double suites." ”

When the shopkeeper heard this, he glanced at Wu You gratefully.

"Wu You, what you said, the eldest brother has responded, so do you listen to what the eldest brother said?" Sima Kailang asked.

"That depends on what you say." Wu You tilted his head slightly and replied.

"Naturally..."Sima Kailang leaned into her ear and said, "Many, many words." Let's sleep and talk to ourselves tonight. ”

"Don't you say no during the day, I sleep deeply, and I can't move the thunder." Wu You slapped his hand on his face, pretending not to understand.

At this time, the elevator reached the top floor, and after it stopped, the gate opened, and Sima Kailang no longer teased Wu You.

"Everyone, Yangxiao Hall has arrived." The shopkeeper led everyone to a side room, pushed the door into the door, and was greeted by the mahogany copper relief entrance screen, in front of the screen there was a palmetto wood desk, the desk put the four treasures of the study, planted jade tree potted plants, the leaves of the jade tree are like pieces of emerald green jade, evergreen in all seasons, luxurious and elegant.

Bypassing the entrance, the vision suddenly brightens, and there is a cave inside.

"Is this the long-lost "Crane Picture"?" Jin Jiaozi entered the house, as if he had entered a treasure trove, and his eyes lit up as he pointed to the silk painting hanging on the wall.

"This son has excellent eyes, and it is the genuine "Crane Picture" made by the founding lord of the previous dynasty." The shopkeeper praised.

"This is the landscape painting "Green Pine Welcome" made by famous people in the Northern Dynasties, and it is really frosty and evergreen, like the trend of the dragon exploring the sea, and the god of Dapeng swaying." Shu Ang also walked to one of the pictures on the wall and admired it.

The shopkeeper said sincerely: "The little boys are very knowledgeable, and the little ones are very impressed." "Sure enough, those who can make friends with the prince are extraordinary people, these treasures are the ones he worked hard to find, but not everyone who enters this room can tell the allusions, most of them just think they are good-looking, and they are vassals and boasts.

In the middle of the room was a round mahogany table inlaid with marble, and Sima Kailang invited Fei Qi to take a seat, and ordered: "Serve the food first, you can stay in this room all night after eating." ”

In order not to attract attention, Wu You quietly followed the shopkeeper out of the door and asked, "Shopkeeper, how do you go to the toilet?" In order not to reveal her gender, she tried to go to the toilet as often as possible along the way, and now that she rarely rests, she feels a little anxious.

"The little one will take you there."

"No, no, I'll just do it myself." Wu You said busily.

"The toilet is at the end of this corridor and turns left, and there is a sign in front of the door that says "Waterfall Pavilion". The little boy walked slowly. Seeing Wu You's shy look, the shopkeeper smiled and showed her the way.

"Thank you." Wu You thanked him and walked towards the long corridor.

Just as she was about to come to the end, suddenly the door on her side opened, and a middle-aged strong man with a majestic figure came out, and when he saw her, his thick black eyebrows twisted, and he seemed to be very dissatisfied, but he strode towards himself and said, "Offended." He dragged her into the room.

Wu You twisted his body, but he couldn't pull it away, and said angrily: "Who are you, let go of me!" ”

"Captain Liu, invite the little boy in." A magnetic young voice came from inside the room.

Liu Duwei let go of his hand when he heard this, and arched his hand and said, "Little boy, please." ”

Wu You straightened out his wrinkled robe, and looked up a little surprised, but he didn't expect it to be him, Sima Yu, the third prince he had met in the Yuhua Forest of Dingshan Academy a year ago. I saw him wearing a silk robe embroidered with auspicious clouds on a black background, kneeling at the desk, with a leisurely and elegant posture and a compelling bearing.

On the lower right of the third prince sat two young men and women, with deep facial features, both dressed in foreign costumes, the leader of the man was Yiltgor, the prince of Rong, and the woman beside him was the princess of Tsarist Russia.

Since Prince Rui led his army to defeat the various tribes of the Rong Kingdom, forcing the Khan of Setu to submit, he sent envoys to the Shenglong Kingdom every year. This year coincides with the triennial Six Arts Competition, and the Khan intends to let his children come to learn the culture of the Celestial Empire.

Prince Yltgaor and the princess of Tsarist Russia entered the kingdom of Shenglong for the first time, and after living here for a few days, they only felt that their father Khan was exaggerating. Although the Rong State was defeated by the Shenglong State, after a period of rest, their laws were not chaotic, their soldiers were brave and strategic, and their troops were becoming stronger and stronger. On the other hand, on Shenglong's side, Prince Rui has long been past his old age, and the ministers are living a life of drunkenness, born in sorrow and dying in peace.

It was the three princes of Shenglong who received them this time, and the two brothers and sisters made up their minds to find an opportunity to test Shenglong's national strength. But these three princes seem to be gentle, no matter how presumptuous they ask from politics to military, they are all fluent in answers.

So Prince Iltgaor pretended to be drunk again and wanted the musician to accompany him to a dance.

"Let's make a bet." The princess of Tsarist Russia waited for the opportunity and said: "I heard that Sheng Long is full of talents, and the gentleman is skilled in the six arts, so let His Highness's guards walk out of this door, and the first one he sees will come in and play a song for us." If what is said is true, we will add three hundred war horses to the Fengtian Dynasty this time. But if... In the name of nothing, I also ask the three princes to ask Your Majesty to exempt us from half a year's court. ”

Prince Iltgaor did not stop it, apparently acquiescing to the princess's words.

In this way, there was a scene where Wu You was pulled into the house.

Seeing Wu You's childlike appearance, Prince Yiltgor and the princess of Tsarist Russia were swept away, and the bet was won.

Prince Iltgaor stood up and said condescendingly: "Son, you can talk to me about a song of joy for the week." ”

Wu You pursed his lips and said, "I won't." ”

"Hahaha..."Prince Yiltgael laughed heartily, "It seems that these three princes are a little unlucky, and the first one they met was a person who couldn't play the piano." ”

"The music of Cheng Zhou is used by the Son of Heaven, you are just a foreign vassal, and you want to use the music of the Son of Heaven, of course I won't play it for you." Wu Youlang's voice was loud, and suddenly Prince Yiltgor's laughter stopped abruptly.

The corners of the third prince's lips rose slightly, and he coughed lightly and said: "Prince Yiltgael is not ignorant of etiquette, it should be that he will inevitably lose his nature after drinking too much." ”

When Prince Iltgaor heard this, he only felt a burning pain in his face, and as soon as these two people sang and harmonized, they condemned him as a person who did not understand etiquette and was a profligate person.

"And you can play tunes?" The topic shifted with the Tsarist princess talking.

"What tunes do you want to hear?" Wu You sat on the table on the left, plucked the guzheng on it, and strings of fresh notes poured out from his fingertips.

"The dance of our Rong boys is strong and powerful, heroic and open, so you can play a song of gratitude." The princess of Tsarist Russia did not believe that this little child could play any vigorous dance music.

Wu You didn't answer, but pondered, the sound of the piano sounded in vain in the room, at the beginning it was a hurried tone, as if a sharp blade had cut the sky, it was suffocating, the tone became more and more tense, it seemed that every string was buckled in the heart, and the crisis was approaching!

The fingertips trembled, pressed, slid and kneaded, and suddenly the melody was melodious and wonderful, and the mind was slightly loosened, but after a moment, the tune gradually hurried, and the sound of jumping continued to increase and become urgent, like a tremor on the heart. It's a battle of the trapped beasts! In order to break out of the hard cage, it had to struggle for its life.

The tone stopped abruptly at this highest and most urgent place, no, no, listen to it, the tone at this time is low as if you have not heard it, but you can still feel its hurry, like the tranquility before the ****. After a while, the tune became bigger and faster, with the spirit of lightning and thunder, making people feel a fierce murderous aura for no reason, attacking from all directions, ambushing on all sides, and death was coming!

After a while, the song ended, but everyone present was still intoxicated, and their hearts couldn't calm down for a long time...

The third prince breathed a long sigh of relief and asked, "This song is magnificent, the tune is ups and downs, what is the name, and who made it?" ”

"This song was handed down from ancient times, I don't know who made it, it is about the ancient battlefield where the ambushes were everywhere and the enemy was strangled, called "Ambush on All Sides". For this Six Arts Competition, Wu You specially searched for a lot of famous songs in the space, and his talent was not enough to make up for it diligently, but he didn't expect it to be used in the arena, and he was cheap for these people.

"It's a good ambush on all sides, and every step is terrifying." The third prince clapped his hands, looked at Prince Iltgaor again, and saw that he hadn't taken a single dance step, so he asked, "What do the princes and princesses think of this song, can they afford to be high-pitched and excited?" ”

Prince Yiltgor fixed his mind and said: "The capital of Shenglong Kingdom is really Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, today I drank too much and was a little confused, and I will personally ask His Highness for guilt tomorrow." After speaking, he left the table with a solemn face and said goodbye to the princess of Tsarist Russia and went back to the post house.

"I can't see it, you..." The third prince was in a good mood when he saw Prince Yiltgaor frustrated and left, and was about to chat with Wu You for a few words, but saw her jump up like a rabbit and run out, where is there still half a minute of calm and calm just now. Eh, where are you going?! ”

"Go to the Waterfall Pavilion!"

Listening to Wu You's shout from afar, the people present couldn't help but hide their faces and snicker, this kid is really...

No one hindered her, Wu You finally solved the major events of her life in the toilet, and she felt refreshed, she washed her hands and dried them with Jinpa, and had to sigh that the rich would really enjoy it, and the expensive Jinpa was also a one-time hand wipe here.

Wu You had just come out of the Waterfall Pavilion, and he almost bumped into a tall figure before he went far, and when he looked closely, it turned out to be Sima Kailang. "Brother, why did you come out?"

"Where have you just been, how many times have I looked for you here and you haven't seen it?" Sima Kailang asked, holding her shoulders.

"I..."

"It's for my brother, isn't it?" Without waiting for Wu You to explain, the third prince came out of the Banyan Tree Hall next to him to apologize.

"Third brother, why are you here?" Sima Kailang saw the third prince and said in surprise. "I was going to look for you."

"Just now, you little brother, but you are in the limelight, for the prestige of Shenglong State." The third prince smiled.

"Wu You, you go back to Yangxiao Hall first, and let the shopkeeper remake a few dishes for you, this is the key to our room, if I haven't returned after eating, you can go back to the room first, I want to talk to the third brother." Sima Kailang handed the key to Wu You and instructed carefully.

Wu You nodded obediently, turned around and ran away.

"Slow down!" Sima Kailang looked at her back and shouted.

It wasn't until he saw Wu You enter Yangxiao Hall that he turned his head and faced the three princes with a playful face.

"Ahem." Sima Kailang clenched his fists, coughed lightly on his lips and said, "Third brother, I haven't seen you for a long time, our two brothers have to get together." ”

"Yes." The third prince said meaningfully: "Didn't you just say a word and go back?" ”

"Third brother!" Sima Kailang screamed hurriedly, and when he looked closely, his ears were a little red.

"Let's go, let's talk in the house." When the third prince saw Sima Kailang's demeanor, what else did he not know. He sighed slightly in his heart, that young man is a good talent, but he is not a good match for Sima Cheerful, between men and men... That's it, in a few days, find him a few more beauties with warm fragrance nephrite, and after experiencing a lot, his mind should slowly fade......