Chapter 1: Sudden Assassination
Luo Qingtong sat in the hall, his eyes slowly moved down, looking at the female assassin who was pressed on his shoulders and his hands were bound, his expression was extremely cold.
"Who sent you?" She reached out and played with a wrench without any ornamentation, and the jade quality was not of the highest quality, and after years of wearing, it slowly began to precipitate a trace of warmth.
"There is no one, I want to come by myself, you murderous female devil without blinking, everyone in the world will punish her!" Although the woman kneeling on the ground was held down by her shoulders, she still stubbornly raised her head and stared at her with wide eyes.
In this world, her identity is Yuan Hua, the commander of the Guards Battalion, a woman who is only thirty years old, but has long been infamous.
"Presumptuous!" Hearing this, the guard standing beside him scolded.
"Yinzhu!" Luo Qingtong glanced at her.
Yin Zhu bowed his head slightly obediently.
"Now that you're like that, what else do you have to say?" Luo Qingtong asked lightly.
It seems that she was not the one who almost took her life just now.
"I've fallen to this point now, because I am not good at learning, and I can't complain about others at all, I only blame God for not opening his eyes, so that a vicious person like you can live in the world!"
Luo Qingtong's face was expressionless: "Take this guest of mine down and take care of it, don't die, three meals a day, serve it on time, don't embarrass her." ”
Yinzhu was slightly stunned, but still nodded, and ordered his subordinates to do the same.
Luo Qingtong waited for her to be taken down, and faced the subordinates in the hall, he reverted to a grim face, and said: "Today's matter, you are not allowed to leak a word, otherwise, there will be no forgiveness!" ”
"Yes!" Everyone responded one after another, and the adults seemed to be in a bad mood!
Luo Qingtong turned around, the ankle-length cloak swayed, and with the pace of the master, the dark red corner slowly walked away.
"My lord, that woman is still young, ignorant and shallow, and you don't have to take it to heart what she says casually." Yin Zhu was on the side, and when he saw that her face was pale, he said with relief.
Luo Qingtong shook his head slightly: "What she said is right, I have long been infamous, and it doesn't matter if you ask them to say a few words." ”
If you ask the entire Great Qi Dynasty, which place is the most notorious, it must be the Guards Battalion, and whoever is the most notorious must be Yuan Hua, the commander of the Guards Battalion.
The Guards Battalion, which is not under the jurisdiction of anyone except the Emperor, is not used by anyone, and its only function is to exclude dissidents for the Emperor, which is a sharp knife in the Emperor's hand, a sharp blade for killing.
Over the years, how many courtiers have lost their lives because of the guard camp, and there are countless ministers who have been convicted.
Because of this, whether it is the princes and ministers or the common people, they all talk about it and grit their teeth.
Although Yuan Hua is a woman, the means are not inferior to any of the commanders of the guard battalion, since the death of the previous commander Huo Liang, Yuan Hua has succeeded to the position of commander, so many years, the thunder means, is actually sitting firmly in the position of commander, no one can shake her position.
Whether in the camp or in the court.
The commanders of the guards battalion in the past dynasties have awarded a product to show that they are different from the hundred officials, and the function of supervising the hundred officials of Yu is originally because she is a woman, and the prime minister Tong Xuan'an proposed to demote her to a higher rank, but in fact, it is to break the old rules of the first grade of the guard battalion, but who knows that His Majesty the emperor is not so, still
Right now? Song Junqing was a little surprised.
"Well, I'll go out with the team tomorrow, and I won't be able to go home for a few days, so if you want to go somewhere, you'll have time today." Xia Mingyao looked at her, still with a shallow smile on her lips.
"Ah, it's a really difficult choice, and I can't tell where I'm going....."
Xia Mingyao saw that this little girl hadn't come back to her senses yet, and was a little helpless, and said, "Then you can't tell where to go, then I'll decide?" ”
Song Junqing nodded, as long as she was not allowed to make a choice, and then added: "It's better to be in a place that can make it easier for me." ”
After all, then that Yunjing City, really let her choose a place, but she really couldn't choose it.
Everyone has a bit of a phobia!
Xia Mingyao was a little helpless, but she still walked to the cab, thought about it and started the car.
Song Junqing didn't know where the destination was, just lazily leaned on his seat, waiting to reach the end.
Xia Mingyao drove for half an hour, and finally parked the car in front of a flower shop, turned his head and said to Song Junqing: "It's here, get out of the car!" ”
"Huh? Arrived? Song Junqing was a little surprised, this was much faster than she imagined.
She thought it would be a little farther.
"Here we are." Xia Mingyao waited for Song Junqing to get out of the car, and then walked in with her.
The size of this flower shop is very large, but when you enter, you will find that most of the women in the store are selecting flowers, and some are arranging flowers, and although the store is large, it creates a peaceful and quiet atmosphere, and there are ordinary customers who wear regular clothes to choose flowers, and there are also customers who wear simple clothes and arrange flowers seriously.
"Ah, is this the occasion to wear a simple dress?" Song Junqing looked at so many customers wearing simple formal clothes and was a little surprised.
The so-called simple formal clothing is a kind of clothing improved from traditional Chinese clothing, which is characterized by a straight cut, a wide belt to tie the waist, and the sleeves are slightly larger than the general long-sleeved clothes, which is very convenient to hide things.
It is said that this is the reason why Jane formal wear was improved like this back then.
It is to make it easy for ladies to hide things, the waist is wide and has a certain thickness, which can withstand paper, envelopes, handkerchiefs and even smaller mirrors, and the sleeves are slightly wider than the current clothes, but not too big, you can put some small things in them, and they will not fall out, it is said that this is inspired by the ancients who liked to hide things in the waist and sleeves very much, so it was improved like this.
As for why it is called a simple formal service, it is determined by its shape and applicable occasion.
Compared to formal dresses and long dresses, it is slightly simpler, suitable for wearing in daily life and attending some small occasions, but compared to everyday clothes, it is definitely considered formal wear.
So Wangwen is righteous, that is-
A simpler formal attire.
The material of the simple formal wear is different, and the price is different, if it is silk texture, the price will be more expensive, and the cotton and linen will be cheaper.
Therefore, Jian Zhengfu is in a middle position, there are slightly more formal ones who attend the occasion and visit guests, and there are also more casual ones at home, but due to the material, Jian Zhengfu has no summer clothes, and can generally only be worn in spring, autumn and winter.
However, now there are also people who go out in simple formal clothes in summer, that is not afraid of the heat, under normal circumstances, they will not do this, because it is really hot!
"You don't have to wear simple clothes, we can wear our outfits too!"
At this time, the two sisters-in-law, Xia Mingyao was wearing a long skirt with a scarf around her neck, and Song Junqing was wearing the school uniform of the attached middle school, which was also an outfit that could appear here, which was not bad.
Most of the shops are filled with fresh flowers, and the fragrance of various flowers does not feel messy, as if all the flowers are in harmony.
Xia Mingyao was obviously a frequent visitor here, so she took a tray from the side, selected the flower materials she needed, and then motioned to Song Junqing to pick them up herself. And all the flowers are put on the shelves, so that the guests have been carefully selected before choosing, and all the flowers are the best of the best.
Xia Mingyao thought about the type and quantity of flowers she wanted, and then began to choose seriously, Song Junqing no longer bothered with the problem of simple formal clothes, but took a tray with Xia Mingyao and slowly picked it up.
The store area is very large, and there are a lot of flowers to choose from, about half an hour later, when Xia Mingyao walked back with the selected flowers, Song Junqing had already finished picking them all, and the little girl had picked a lot, but they were all quite good-looking.
Xia Mingyao thought so, and took Song Junqing to the flower arrangement area on the other side, and the selection area and the flower arrangement area were separated by a corridor, which was not completely isolated, but it could form a visual separation situation.
The two found a table, sat down face to face, put the tray with flowers, put it on the table, and then, to choose the container needed for flower arrangement, in addition to selling flowers, another direction is to provide flower arrangement experience clothes, but also this store is different, although it is in Yunjing City, but, such a way of business is still relatively few, at the same time, there will be some flower arrangement training classes here, there are many women with good family backgrounds will come here to check in, every week or once a month.
Xia Mingyao also likes to come here because it is very quiet, mainly to enjoy the atmosphere and the process of arranging flowers by herself.
The flowers used in the flower arrangement are carefully selected, and the containers are no exception, and there are many vases of different materials and shapes, so customers can choose according to their needs.
Xia Mingyao and Song Junqing finished picking out the vase and returned to their table to start flower arrangement, flower arrangement is a process of enjoying the process, the choice of materials, color matching to the final molding effect, can be decided according to the will of the flower arranger, but this is also a test of technology, some people arrange flowers just daily, some people will pay careful attention to the size of the details of the matching, complex or simple, can be decided according to the will of the flower arranger.
Xia Mingyao picked up a hibiscus flower, carefully pruned the flower branches, and then put it in the vase, in such an atmosphere, Qingqing also seemed to slowly relax, no longer entangled in some of his heavy thoughts, but concentrated, with his own will to arrange flowers.
I saw her carefully pruning the branches and leaves, cutting off the parts that she thought were inappropriate, and then putting them in the same bottle, using flowers of different sizes and colors to match.
Surrounded by flowers, she carefully handled the flowers, lost the liveliness of the past, and also dissipated the frustration and confusion just now, it seems to be really quiet!
Xia Mingyao took Song Junqing to the flower arrangement experience hall where he often went to relax, and by the way, let him adapt to the state that he will definitely adapt to in the future, because in this circle, the flower arrangement tea ceremony is still something that some people pursue when girls become adults, and it seems that learning these styles will be more elegant. There are some so-called brides, and the school will set up these courses to train, these new ladies who are about to marry or marry into a wealthy family for a long time, and they are always expensive, after all, such training courses are marketable in such places.
For Xia Mingyao, this place is more suitable to relax and return to tradition, which is why you need to wear simple formal clothes when you come here.
In contrast to Western dresses, simple formal wear is an improved traditional Chinese dress, which is a special dress that only Huaxia can have, but it has been improved to a certain extent according to the clothing habits of modern people.
Probably, this kind of atmosphere is what such an event is pursuing!
It took an hour for the two to get the effect they wanted, and after the confirmation process was over, Xia Mingyao asked, "Are you sure that's it?" No more changes, right? ”
Song Junqing nodded.
Xia Mingyao paid, and together with Song Qingqing, took his own work, and walked towards the door, Xia Mingyao put the vase in his hand in the back seat of the car, and Qingqing happened to be sitting in the back row, so he put her directly next to him.