Chapter 76: Banditry
"The third prince said this wrongly, I am the guide, so where to go, naturally it is up to me to decide, if the third prince thinks that I am not taking good care, you can ask the emperor for another person."
Not only will he not have an opinion, but he will also approve with both hands, but unfortunately no one wants to take this hot potato.
As soon as these words came out, Chen Sansi instantly understood what Junchen meant, he didn't want to receive him in the first place, and he wished there was a way to remove him.
Thinking of this, Chen Sansi, who was originally a little annoyed, immediately became calm again.
On the other hand, Qi Changrong looked very interesting at the ridicule and secret competition between the two of them, and did not bother.
At this moment, Xie Meng, who was about to close the stall, walked to the bean curd shop, and said to the busy boss with a smile: "Boss, old rules, come to a bowl of sweet bean curd." ”
Xie Meng was suddenly unaware of the tense atmosphere in the room, and even glanced around, sitting next to Qi Changrong with a big grin when there was no vacancy.
"A few sons don't mind sharing a seat, right?"
In the lively market, the delicate voice of the girl came from the side through the sea of people.
Qi Changrong shook his head and said softly, "I don't mind." ”
Chen Sansi's face was not good, and when he saw this, he immediately scolded: "Joke, not everyone is qualified to sit at the same table with this prince!" ”
When he said this, he glanced at Qi Changrong, which was full of meaning.
He can't take the general, can't he take a small person?
Even if you can't make Junchen embarrassed and bully him, it's good to make him feel uncomfortable.
Qi Changrong smiled slightly, and the meaning in his eyes was complex and changeable.
She didn't miss Junchen's eyes watching the show.
That's right, in the eyes of uninformed people, he is now an ordinary scholar of the Jun family, and he is qualified to sit at the same table with the dignified prince by relying on Jun Chen's care.
Junchen wanted to see her annoyed and angry.
It's a pity that their number of segments is a bit worse.
Xie Meng sneered, took out the knife from his waist that was used to debon, and placed it heavily on the table: "What's wrong with the prince, if the prince doesn't want to sit with us flat-headed people, please take care of yourself." ”
Chen Yixuan was startled by the vibration coming from the table, looking at the small scimitar on the table, his face changed, and he was so frightened that he couldn't speak.
After a long time, he finally relieved his breath, and pointed at Xie Meng's anger: "How can you put the knife used for autopsy on the table to stain the eyes of His Royal Highness the Prince!" ”
Xie Meng glanced at him and saw who was scolding whom: "If you can't get used to it, just take it out and throw it away, and shut up if you don't have the guts." ”
So, Chen Yixuan stopped talking.
Not only did he not speak, but he also minimized his sense of existence, and he wanted to dig a hole in the ground and get into it, just as if he didn't exist.
Who knows how many dead people's flesh and blood have been stained with that boning knife, and he will have nightmares at night when he touches it, and he is not full of food, how can he find himself that trouble for no reason?
He stopped talking, but Xie Meng had something to say, and sneered at Chen Sansi again: "His Royal Highness's subordinates are nothing more than that, and their courage is not as big as that of a weak scholar." ”
This is to avenge Qi Changrong and return to Chen Sansi's previous words.
The weather was so hot that a fire rose in people's hearts for no reason, Chen Sansi took a fan and snorted coldly: "This prince has a lot, don't worry about you ignorant woman." ”
Xie Meng looked disdainful, in front of the general, he had the ability to take a look?
In the hot weather, a bowl of sweet bean curd will be eaten, and no amount of dissatisfaction will be dissipated.
Qi Changrong pushed the untouched bean curd in front of him in front of Xie Meng, and said to her as if inadvertently: "Miss Xie, I saw you selling pork before, is it the main business, or is it a side business that developed later?" ”
Xie Meng thanked him, and he was not in a hurry to eat, so he sighed and said: "Childe doesn't know, at this time, it's really not popular to make a line, and we can't make a few dollars all year round, but we have to support our family, so we naturally have to find another way." ”
The subtext means that she works as a servant and sells meat as a sideline.
Qi Changrong suddenly realized: "No wonder, the girl had a good conversation with another guest just now, and I think she is already your old acquaintance." ”
Xie Meng grew up in the market since he was a child, and his mind was naturally not as deep as Qi Changrong's, and he didn't feel any different when he heard this, and immediately pouted when he heard this: "What kind of old acquaintance, according to seniority, I should call her a big uncle." ”
"Auntie?"
Xie Meng looked melancholy: "Yes, it's a pity that the world makes people, many years ago there was an accident in her family, and my uncle was raided by bandits when he went out to do business, and a pair of sentient mandarin ducks were broken up." ”
Qi Changrong didn't ask.
On the contrary, Junchen saw that something was wrong, and his eyes kept wandering back and forth between her and Xie Meng.
Jun Chen looked directly at Qi Changrong, did not shy away from others, and asked, "What are you thinking?" ”
This question recalled Qi Changrong's wandering thoughts.
"It's nothing, it's just a sudden thought that maybe it's time to visit the old people today." Qi Changrong's voice was long, his eyes were clear, and his tail note was slightly raised, which was indescribably moving.
The old man in her mouth is in the mouth of the five alleys.
As the sun sets, the bustling streets become colder.
Chen Sansi was hit back and forth, and he had long lost the mind to play, so he casually found an excuse to say goodbye, and no one made a sound to keep him.
As his guide, tasked with protecting his safety, Junchen had to escort him back to the palace even if he didn't want to.
Several people were separated.
There was still the last piece of meat left on the stall, Xie Meng wrapped it in oiled paper, threw it on his hand at will, and let it sit diagonally on his arm.
"Master Ju'an, I finally learned the whereabouts of my eldest uncle, I wanted to visit, so I had to leave first."
Xie Meng has a good impression of Qi Changrong.
This is the only person who can read the book at the time of her autopsy.
He won't look at her with strange eyes, and he won't shy away from her.
Qi Changrong raised his eyebrows: "Where is Miss Xie going?" ”
"Five alleys."
Qi Changrong got up: "Coincidentally, I have a relative who also lives in Wuxiangzikou, so it's better to go and see him together." ”
Xie Meng did not doubt that he had him, and the two walked together.
When the scorching sun faded, the children at the mouth of the five alleys were released by their parents, and the immature laughter filled the whole street.
As soon as Qi Changrong passed, several children surrounded her and looked at her with blank eyes.
She touched one of the bald heads, and said with a smile: "Brother is here to visit relatives today, and I didn't buy sugar gourds, so I will supply you together next time." ”
As soon as she finished speaking, the children immediately turned their expectant eyes to Xie Meng.
Just when Xie Meng was at a loss, Qi Changrong spoke again: "My sister is also here to visit relatives, and I haven't prepared sugar gourds, next time I will supply my sister's to you together." ”
The children scattered.
"It seems that Gongzi Ju'an often comes to Wuxiangzikou to visit relatives."
Xie Meng, who had never experienced such a scene, wiped a handful of cold sweat oozing from her forehead, and her trust in Qi Changrong rose to another level, in her eyes, the person who can be loved by children must not be bad.
Qi Changrong smiled: "I'll just come here when I have nothing to do." ”
According to the address given by Ma Cui before, Xie Meng came to the door of the wooden house.
Qi Changrong had already taken two steps forward and knocked on the door.
Hearing the knock on the door, Xie Meng was stunned: "Ju'an Gongzi, you are ......?"
Qi Changrong looked back at her, pretending to be surprised: "This is my relative's house, what's wrong?" ”
Xie Meng's expression was entangled, and his delicate eyebrows were wrinkled: "My eldest aunt who has not passed through the door, the address she gave me is also here." ”
Qi Changrong understood, and lied without changing his face: "My relatives have always lived alone, and not long ago they said that there are two more tenants in the family, and it seems that it is your eldest uncle." ”
Some things are just such coincidences.
Xie Meng, who has never believed in fate, couldn't help but sigh a few words in his heart.
The old man opened the door from the inside, and when he saw the person standing in front of the door, he wanted to salute, but Qi Changrong gave up his hand one step ahead of him, and said slowly: "Is the third uncle good?" Ju'an has not come to visit for many days, and he asked the third uncle not to blame. ”
The corners of the old man's mouth, who had not fluctuated in his mood for many years, twitched, and when he saw the person standing behind Qi Changrong, he instantly understood, responded with kindness, and opened the door of the house to welcome the two in.
"There are two tenants in the third uncle's house, and this Miss Xie is your tenant's relative."
The old man nodded and said, "Their father and daughter are in the Westinghouse, so you can go." ”
Xie Meng thanked him and left.
As soon as she left, Qi Changrong's face immediately calmed down, and he looked at the direction she left and was silent for a long time.
Because he had not received the news that she would come to the wooden house, the old man did not prepare anything, so he had to lead the person to the main hall and respectfully serve a cup of hot tea.
Qi Changrong closed his eyes and recuperated, without words.
A mist of hot tea fills the room.
"Have you heard of the Ma family who was married many years ago?"
The old man shook his head and replied in a hoarse voice: "The time is too long, I can't remember it clearly, but according to Ma Cui's age...... She should have been in the council that year. ”
It's just that later an accident was born, the Ma family was copied, and Ma Cui's family affairs could only be postponed, and no matter how much girlish feelings were cut off.
It's just that at that time, who would care whose son the daughter of the Ma family is?
"Why did Your Highness suddenly ask about this?"
Qi Changrong's sharp eyes narrowed slightly, his eyes were sharp, and he said flatly: "It's nothing, I just suddenly knew something interesting and wanted to check it." ”
Dinner was prepared by Ma Zhengli.
He asked Ma Cui to go to the market to buy a fresh fish, and then went to the restaurant at the entrance of the alley to drink three taels of wine and buy a bowl of fried beans.
The dinner was very generous.
The Ma family's father and daughter were a little overwhelmed, just because they saw people who shouldn't have appeared in the wooden house.
The atmosphere at the dinner table was very solemn, and there was no sound of bowls and chopsticks colliding.
Xie Meng didn't know why, first glanced at Qi Changrong, who looked like usual, and then looked at the other two who were obviously afraid of something.
No one spoke.