After a good night's sleep, Xia Man recovered his spirits, and as soon as he got up and was about to freshen up, he saw a stack of women's clothes on the dressing table, and secretly praised Xiao Mo's carefulness in his heart.

"The prince gets up early." Xia Man walked to Xiao Mo's side, waiting for his orders.

"Well, give me a squeeze on the shoulder." Xiao Mo stretched his waist lazily, relaxed his straight body a little lazily, and let Xia Man pinch it.

His hands were a little sore, Xia Man looked at Xiao Mo who was enjoying with his eyes closed, and said cautiously: "I've been here for a long time, and I haven't really seen this industrial city, does the prince let me go out and have a look." ”

Xiao Mo was noncommittal, and pointed to his back, "Pinch it here too." ”

Xia Man moved his hands down, and pinched the back of this master lightly and slowly, just begging to fulfill his wishes, so that she could be let out of the house for a tour.

After a long time, it seemed that this master began to nap, and Xia Man pinched a piece of meat on his back heavily.

'Hiss' Xiao Mo took a cool breath and said in his belly: "Looking weak, the strength of his hands is not small. ”

"Lord Wang, you're awake." Xia Man asked angrily.

"Tomorrow, let the guards take you out of the house." Xiao Mo rubbed the piece of meat on his back, it was estimated that it was already bruised.

"Yes, Lord Xie." There is no better way to describe the happiness of Xia Man than to look like a hungry monkey finding a banana.

"Well, then go get some breakfast for this king." teased her, and felt very hungry.

Xia Man was happy and almost trotted away, seeing her back disappear, Xiao Mo knocked on the desk, and suddenly the black shadow flashed, and Yuluo knelt down.

"Tomorrow, you will secretly protect her and come back to tell me all her actions."

The 'she' in the prince's mouth must be Xia Man brought back from the army, but as a secret guard, his duty is to protect the safety of the prince, what if there is a mistake? Yuluo looked a little embarrassed.

"Understood?" Xiao Mo saw that the rain was distracted, so he opened his mouth to remind that this was the first time he had seen the dark guard react slowly.

"Yes, my subordinates understand." Yulu's figure flashed, and then disappeared into Yiyun Hall again.

Not long after, a burst of ringing sound sounded, and a faint fragrance hit, Xiao Mo didn't look up to know who it was, "Does the side concubine have something important to do with this king?"

"See the prince." Concubine Feng was blessed, so she took out a gilded square-hole copper coin from her sleeve and presented it, "The concubine left the house today, and Qianying asked the concubine to bring this thing back." ”

Xiao Mo squinted, took the copper coin, rubbed it, and muttered to himself, "The Qin family in the Northern Dynasty is rich and rivals the country, and its unique gilded square hole copper coin is a symbol of identity and rights, and now it appears in the Southern Dynasty, I don't know what it means." ”

"Recently, the situation on all sides has been treacherous, and the battle is fierce, and at this time, the magnates of the Northern Dynasty will enter the Southern Dynasty, and there will be something strange." Concubine Feng swept past Xiao Mo and looked at the inner hall, her eyes full of suspicion.

"Keep an eye on it, and go down." Xiao Mo put away the copper coin, and took out a pair of drawing paper from the lower layer of the case, on which was painted a jade pendant carved with a crane, and the annotation next to it was: Adjustable Northern Dynasty Qin Family's Three Thousand Treasury.

At first, he still guessed, until Qianying sent this picture, he didn't know that the jade pendant on Xia Man's body was actually the jade pendant on the painting, and after a long shock, he couldn't help but associate her with the appearance of the gilded square hole copper coin, and his heart was full of doubts.

At dusk, the night gradually rises, and the gloomy black clouds press in the air, and at any moment they will pour heavy rain, making the ants under the trees move like black lines.

In the dark, Yi Yundian revealed candlelight, dim and dim, the figure in the room looked out the window, and the shallow smile on his lips really did not match the weather, "The Qin family in the Northern Dynasty is interesting." ”

The sound of 'tick, tick, tick, ......' is heard, and large rain particles hit the leaves, and then melt into the earth along the tips of the leaves, mixing with the soil and flowing into the pond, as if it were a cycle of life.

After a good night's dream, Xia Man was full of energy, picked out a plain dress to put on, and combed a refreshing bun before walking out of the inner hall, and seeing Xiao Mo sleeping on the case, he said softly: "King Heng." ”

"Hmm." Xiao Mo slowly raised his head, with the early morning mist in his eyes, like a newborn child, which made Xia Man lose his mind.

"What, this king is still good-looking?" Xiao Mo got up, walked around to Xia Man's side, and said jokingly: "Isn't it interesting to this king?"

"No, no." Xia Man turned around, avoided Xiao Mo, and stood at the door as if he was fleeing, and said, "I'm out of the house today, can you lend me some silver taels?"

"Yes, three cents." Xiao Mo stretched out his hand, compared three fingers, and shook it in the air.

Xia Man said angrily: "You are a loan shark! Don't borrow it!"

"Love to borrow or not to borrow." Xiao Mo was a little happy, the corners of his mouth hooked up a shallow arc, and there was a trace of tenderness in his eyes when he looked at Xia Man.

"Gone!" Xia Man was so angry that he stomped his feet and walked away with a pout.

Seeing her back disappear, Xiao Mo summoned Yu Lu, handed him a bag of silver coins, and told him to secretly protect Xia Man and settle the bill for her.

Yu Luo was a little stunned when he took the money, isn't he a secret guard? When became a steward. Shaking his head, he picked up the silver taels, and quickened his pace to follow Xia Man out of King Heng's mansion.

The noisy street was crowded with people, Xia Man shuttled through it like a small fish into the sea, it seemed that everything was very novel, after walking a few steps, there were vendors selling purses in front of him, and the purses of different shapes and fragrances were arranged on the table in an orderly manner, and people could choose. Xia Man picked up a purse embroidered with orchids and sniffed it to his nose, but when he touched his empty waist, he reluctantly put it down, and he was really aggrieved that he had no money.

Drooping his head, Xia Man's interest dropped to the lowest point, and he began to curse the prince who slammed the door in his heart, and walked forward angrily, eager to immediately go down the golden rain and smash himself to death.

After walking for a long time, the stomach began to 'gurgle', Xia Man stroked his empty stomach and looked around, sure enough, everywhere he looked, the plaque of "Bazhen Building" came into view, and he couldn't care that he was penniless, Xia Man strode into this famous restaurant in Nandu.

"This guest officer, please come in~" The shopkeeper at the door bent down with a smile and welcomed Xia Man into the "Bazhen Building".

In the eye, the three-storey pavilion is suspended in the lobby, there is a toad in the center, and there is a gold-bordered painting of Dapeng spreading its wings hanging behind it, which is rich and noble, which attracts Xia Man's admiration again and again. went up to the second floor, Xia Man chose a quiet location, ordered a few dishes, and began to taste tea, thinking about how to get out after eating.

After a commotion, a warm voice was heard, "It's here, don't make a show." ”

Xia Man turned around curiously, and saw a scholar-like man holding a fan, sitting not far away, with an inexplicable good feeling in his heart, he couldn't help but take a few more looks, the green ink robe and the upright posture, the long hair of Xiuyi hung down on his shoulders at will, and the amber pupils set off, which was no different from the classical man in the ink painting.

The man seemed to feel that someone was watching him, so he raised his head to greet him, and when his eyes touched, there was a softness in his heart, and he murmured, "Sister." ”

Xia Man saw that the man looked at him suddenly, he was shy for a while, and turned his back stupidly, avoiding the man's inquiring gaze, and waited for the food to be served.

"It's served!"

The shopkeeper put the delicate dishes on the table in turn, Xia Man was already hungry, and he didn't care about etiquette, so he devoured them, but he didn't know that the man behind him had not looked away.

While he was feasting, the man stepped forward and said softly, "Dare to ask the girl's name?"

Xia Man raised his head suddenly, a little embarrassed, wiped his mouth, and said, "Xia, Xia Man." ”

"Do you believe in Xia?" The man's gentle gaze seemed to be warm and long.

Under such a gaze, Xia Man was a little uncomfortable, coughed, and said, "Well, summer summer." ”

"Parents are available? Where do you live?" There was anticipation in the man's tone.

Xia Man became vigilant, his mind turned a thousand times, and he just had a way to get out, so he pretended to hide his face and sobbed: "The little woman was separated from her parents, and she made an appointment to meet here, but there was no news." ”

"Don't worry, there's always a solution." The man pulled out the handkerchief in his sleeve and handed it to Xia Man.

Xia Man took it and said aggrievedly: "Thank you, son, the little girl is rude, let's go and sort it out first." ”

Seeing Xia Man leave, the man ordered: "Investigate her background in detail." ”

"Yes." One of the attendants quietly followed Xia Man.

After a long time, Xia Man did not come back, the man smiled at the corner of his lips, left a piece of silver and returned to his place, and began to savor the food in front of him.

Xia Man slipped out of the "Bazhen Building", looked back at the location on the second floor, and felt a little apologetic, "It's really helpless, I'm sorry." Then, a puff of smoke disappeared at the entrance of the alley, but he didn't know that the people behind him had already begun to fight.

Yu Luo raised his long sword and said solemnly: "Who is it? How dare you follow her!"

The entourage hugged his fists and said: "Entrusted by the master, I want to know the girl's background, but there is no malice." ”

"Dare to follow again, kill!" Yu Luo put away his long sword, and followed Xia Man again with a stealth, leaving his followers to go back to his life.

In the Bazhen Building, the entourage knelt beside the man and pleaded guilty, "The master forgives the sin, there is a master to protect that girl, and the subordinates can't check it up close." ”

"That's it." The man settled the account, left the "Bazhen Building" with his entourage, and headed to the street.

Xia Man was full of wine and food, and when he had the spirit, he began to explore strange things again, and he looked here and there, so comfortable.

At the end of the street, someone in the chaos shouted, "People from the south and from the north, let's take a look!"

Looking for the voice, Xia Man squeezed into the crowd, only to find that it was a trick, she wanted to see how the ancient trick changed, and found a place with a wide line of sight, staring carefully at the piece in the trick's hand.

Xia Man was fascinated, but he didn't know that the man just now was already standing beside her, looking at her carefully.

"Miss Xia owes money for the next meal." The man opened the folding fan and fanned the wind leisurely.

Hearing the male voice, Xia Man turned his head, stared at the man in a daze, and was about to turn around and flee, but was grabbed by the wrist, "You want to leave?"

"No, no." Xia Man broke away from the wrist that was clamped and said, "I didn't ask you to pay, you are voluntary, I don't owe you." ”

The man smiled: "Clever words." ”

Xia Man saw the opportunity, found a gap, and walked away from the crowd, the man followed quickly, and the two came to a clean street corner.

"Don't follow me anymore." Xia Man distanced himself from the man and looked at him vigilantly.

"Don't get me wrong, I lost a sister, and you look a lot like her." The man's gentle tone, like cotton, hit Xia Man's heart, making her let down her guard and asking, "Sister?" What's your name?"

"Qin Siya."

"That's not it, my surname is Xia, not Qin."

"It's okay, acquaintance is fate, if you agree, it's okay to be my little sister." Qin Siya looked at Xia Man, and his eyes were shining.

Seeing his demeanor, Xia Man only thought of his sister, so he comforted: "Don't be discouraged, I believe you will definitely be able to find your sister." ”

"Thank you, I still have important things, let's make an appointment with my little sister another day." Qin Siya caught a glimpse of the murderous rain in the distance, so he excused himself and left.

Xia Manmu saw Qin Siya leave, his heart was full of waves, and for some reason, he would have a warm feeling for a strange man he had just met, perhaps, he really lacked family affection, smiled bitterly, and returned to King Heng's Mansion with a heavy heart.