Chapter 5 Like a Man
An Xuqiao told Ming Ran some interesting things in the past few months, and was talking about how much his martial arts had grown.
"Shizi, the drunken sky tower has arrived." The voice of the coachman outside the carriage rang out.
Mingran put down the handstove and got up and got out of the carriage.
An Xuqiao followed and got out of the carriage, approached the coachman and said to him, "Go back to the house and let Xiao Maru bring two close people to Zuitianlou to find me." ”
At this moment, Ming Ran realized that Xiao Maru, who had been following An Xuqiao, had not seen him today.
Xiao Maru is An Xuqiao's personal servant, and he has always been inseparable from him, but today it is unusual.
She looked down and thought for a moment, then turned and walked towards the drunken sky.
Zuitianlou is the first restaurant in the capital, and the people who come and go here are all high-ranking officials and nobles, and the wealthy families of the family.
And the identities of Ming Ran and An Xuqiao are undoubtedly the guests of the drunken sky.
Despite the current snowstorm, there is still an endless stream of guests who are drunk on the sky.
As soon as the two walked to the door, Xiao Er took the two upstairs to the private room.
An Xuqiao ordered all the dishes that Mingran loved to eat, and then ordered Xiao Er to warm a pot of wine.
Xiao Er ordered good food and wine, and quickly went downstairs to say hello.
"When I entered the palace in March, what I missed the most was the elbow of the Dongpo of this drunken skybuilding." Ming Ran held chopsticks in one hand, looked at the door and looked forward to it, but the saliva didn't come out.
An Xuqiao laughed and said, "Don't you miss me? I miss you to death. ”
Mingran turned his eyes to him, "I'm embarrassed to miss me, why didn't I see you when I returned home today." ”
Ming Ran has to enter the palace two or three times a year, and when she usually returns from the palace, An Xuqiao will wait at the gate of the Hou Mansion early in the morning, just so that she can see him as soon as she gets off the carriage.
An Xuqiao pursed her lips and said, "It's not An Lanwei's dead girl, who locked my door early in the morning, and didn't allow people to open it, but then I kicked the door open before I came out." ”
"Are you sure you kicked it off?" Mingran squinted at him, looking incredulous.
An Xuqiao laughed dryly, looked sideways at the peacock screen in the room, touched his forehead, and said, "It seems to be ...... A few feet. ”
Ming Ran sneered, "Your sister is really ...... Annoying. ”
"Don't be like her, she's just a yellow-haired girl." An Xuqiao said softly.
Ming Ran snorted coldly, "I don't have the time to meet her, so she shouldn't provoke me." ”
An Lanwei and Ming Ran are not in harmony, and everyone in the capital is well known.
Even Mingran didn't know why she was at odds, she only knew that as long as she met An Lanwei, there would be a sense of tension between the two.
"Don't dare to provoke, how dare that girl really provoke you." An Xu Qiao said with a smile.
In the capital, Ming Ran fully enjoyed the treatment of a princess.
Perhaps this is also the reason why An Lanwei has always wanted to compare with Ming Ran, she won the title of county lord, but she is really inferior to Miss Hou Fu in terms of identity, with An Lanwei's competitive temperament, of course she will be unwilling.
A few juniors pushed the door in and placed the dishes on the tray one by one on the table.
"Guest officer, please use it slowly." The leader Xiao Er said respectfully, and then led Xiao Er behind him out.
Looking at the plates of dishes on the table, Mingran's eyes were all attracted, and she smiled and picked up the elbow with chopsticks.
He shoved it into his mouth and shook his head intoxicatedly, "It's so delicious." ”
An Xuqiao put all the dishes on the table into the Ming Dye bowl, "Eat more if it's delicious." ”
Ming Ran ate in a big gulp, she was really hungry, so in order not to stay in the mansion to eat, she could only say to Mrs. Ming that she was full, so that she could leave the mansion immediately.
An Xuqiao piled up the bowl into a hill.
Ming Ran put down his chopsticks and was full of wine and food.
"I'll go to King Chen's Mansion and ask the fifth brother to borrow one." She took the silk towchief on the table and wiped her mouth.
The fifth brother in her mouth is King Chen, King Chen lost his mother since he was a child, he was raised by the Queen Mother, and Ming Ran often entered the palace, so he called him the fifth brother according to the royal family.
An Xuqiao looked at her and said, "Ask King Chen to borrow someone?" ”
Ming Ran nodded and said, "You and I don't know drugs, and I can't make a noise about this matter, so I can only go to him to borrow someone who knows drugs." ”
With that, she left the stool and stood up.
"And where am I waiting for you?" An Xuqiao also stood up.
Ming Ran closed his eyes and thought for a moment, and said, "Spring Breeze Pavilion outside the city." ”
"Okay, I'll go downstairs and lead you to a horse." After An Xuqiao finished speaking, he turned around and walked downstairs.
The vast snow was flying all over the sky, and on a horse, a woman rode a horse and galloped on the official road, going straight to the direction of King Chen's mansion.
Seeing the majestic mansion in front of him, Ming Ran stopped his hooves and dismounted neatly.
In fact, she was not sure in her heart whether she could borrow someone today, because after she crossed over to this body, she had only seen King Chen twice, and the last time she met was at a banquet in the palace.
According to the original owner's memory, King Chen should be an idle prince who doesn't ask about court affairs, but the King Chen she saw at the last palace banquet is far from the person she retains in her memory.
Not to mention the difference in bearing, as far as he saw Mingzhi's eyes, he had a look of insight into people's hearts.
It's as if he can see through the soul in Mingye's body at a glance.
Recalling his secretive and somewhat meaningful gaze, Ming Ran trembled inexplicably.
She walked to the gate of King Chen's Mansion, and the guards at the door ran up to meet her, and arched her hand: "Miss Ming." ”
"Where's the fifth brother?"
The guards were soldiers who had guarded the palace for many years, so they could recognize Ming Dye at a glance.
He held his sword, bowed down and said, "The prince went to the training camp early in the morning." ”
"Do you know when you'll be back?" She glanced at the big slug on her body, which was stained with a little snowflake.
The soldier glanced up at the sky, then lowered his head again and said, "I don't know if I am humble, in the past, the prince always returned to his house at Shen Shi. ”
Ming Ran walked towards the gate of the mansion, and said in his heart that this soldier was not witty at all, and now that the wind and snow were blowing, he actually didn't let himself enter the mansion and wait.
Walking up the stone steps, Ming Ran stood under the eaves and sighed: "I'll just wait here, you go back to work, don't worry about me." ”
"Yes." The guard stood back to the side of the gate, staring at the official road without squinting.
An hour passed.
Mingran stood with numb feet, ignoring the strange gazes of the two soldiers at the door, she walked to the threshold of the vermilion gate and sat down, her hands on her cheeks on her knees, her eyes staring at the official road, her eyes white.
I don't know how long later, there was a sound of horses' hooves, and she looked at it with joy, and a beautiful smile rose on the corner of her mouth.
She got up happily, and fell to the ground as soon as she took a step, and her feet were frozen and unconscious.
The man on the horse immediately reined in and slipped off the horse's back, striding over to Mingran's side and lifting her up.
After Ming Ran was helped up, he smiled embarrassedly: "Fifth brother." ”
Xiao Yichen's handsome face was as cold as frost, and seeing that Ming Ran had stood firmly, he glanced up and down around her, and when he saw the man on her body, his originally concerned gaze sank without a trace.
"I heard that you just returned from the palace today, what is the matter with coming to this king?"
Ming Ran moved his feet, looked up at him with a smile, and said, "There is indeed an urgent matter today, please ask the fifth brother for help." ”
Xiao Yichen's deep eyes trembled slightly, and said, "What's the matter?" ”
Ming Ran lowered his head and pursed his lips, and said, "I want to ask the fifth brother to borrow someone." ”
After speaking, she looked up at him slightly, with an angular face, sword eyebrows and starry eyes, a tall nose, and the good-looking man who turned all beings upside down.
But why Mingran always felt that he was not the King Chen in his memory.
Xiao Yichen saw her looking at herself, an imperceptible smile rose, and said, "Who to borrow?" ”
Mingran withdrew his wandering thoughts, "It's nothing more than sir." ”
Hearing the person in her mouth, Xiao Yichen frowned and looked at her suspiciously.
"What do you want to borrow him?"
Mingran lowered his head and groaned, not knowing what reason to find to prevaricate.
Seeing her embarrassed, Xiao Yichen turned to look at the man who was coming from behind him, and said, "Since you don't want to tell, then you can ask Mr. Wu if he is willing?" ”
Mingran Huo Ran looked up, only to see a gray-clothed man walking slowly from the stone steps.
It turned out that the figure that appeared with King Chen was Mr. Wu.
It is nothing more than a strategist trained by the first emperor when he was alive, who can not only give advice, but also recognize poison and cure diseases.
After the death of the first emperor, he followed King Chen.
Because he used to be the first emperor, and he was quite talented, although he was only a few years older than King Chen, everyone also called him Mr. Wu.
Ming Ran walked quickly in front of him and was about to speak, but he took the first step and said, "Under the orders of Miss Ming." ”
Xiao Yichen's face became more and more cold, and he looked at it with displeasure, as if he was saying, you are the king's person, and as soon as an outsider opened his mouth to help, you agreed so easily.
Mr. Wu ignored King Chen's gaze, the corners of his mouth kept rising, and the whole person looked gentle and elegant.
Ming Ran smiled, pulled his sleeve and walked down the stone steps, "Then there is Mr. Lao, please come with me." ”
As she spoke, she walked to the steed next to the mansion, stepped on the horse, and turned over on the horse.
It's nothing more than riding a horse and stopping on the official road.
Mingran pulled the reins and stepped to his side. I saw Xiao Yichen riding on the black horse he had just returned to the house, and slowly stepped in front of the two horses.
He raised his eyebrows, looked at the sky, and said, "It's getting dark, it's just that there is no kung fu to be around, and this king has to go along." ”
Ming Ran looked at him blankly, are you afraid that I will plot against your people?
As soon as I thought that I was asking him for help, and even if he didn't go, he would definitely tell him at 1510 when he returned home.
That's it, it's good to bring him with him, if the matter is revealed to be blamed by Su Fu, he is also a prince, and he can also bear a bad reputation for himself.
Thinking of this, she glanced at the front of the official road with a smile and said, "Since the fifth brother is not too troublesome and is willing to go along, I can't ask for it." ”
Xiao Yichen suddenly felt a feeling of being used, but his eyes couldn't help but look at her with indescribable eyes, and when he saw her looking sideways, he immediately covered the look in his eyes and replaced it with an indifferent look.
"Let's go."
Mingran's whole body was stunned, and King Fang Caichen's hidden gaze was like a person.
She couldn't help but breathe a little, staring at his back as he had already set off for the front, confused.
Did you read it wrong?
The three of them rode out of the city and ran all the way to the Spring Breeze Pavilion five miles outside the city.