In less than half a moment, the number of people queuing in front of Wang Ji's door continued unabated.

On the long table next to the stove are several wooden basins, which contain sliced cooked mutton, stir-fried sauerkraut and bean sprouts, and pickled hot and sour radish.

When it was Shen Xiao's turn, he took out the porcelain cup in the food box and put it on the table, and found that there were two large bowls lined up in front of him.

"A bowl of mutton noodles, don't put green onions."

He turned around and handed his mother-in-law five cents.

The mother-in-law raised her eyes and smiled at him.

The shop owner briskly agreed: "Cheng, it's good right away!" ”

I saw a calloused hand remove the wooden lid, grab a few handfuls of noodles and quickly throw them into the hot water. The firewood under the stove crackled, and the hot air rose from the edge of the pot, which smoked people's eyes. After a while, a pot of noodles 'gurgling' boiled.

The boss used an iron spoon to avoid some white foam and added some cold water. Wait for the noodles to toss up and down a few times, then drain the water with a colander and put it in the porcelain cup and two large bowls respectively. I took another pair of long chopsticks and spread some mutton on the noodles, and finally scooped up a few spoonfuls of thick soup from a pot next to the noodles.

The smell of mutton mixed with the noodle soup is refreshing, and the hook person swallows his saliva directly.

The two bowls of noodles were served to the woman in the restaurant. Shen Xiao carefully put the porcelain cup back into the food box and prepared to go home.

The street market is crowded and noisy.

He estimated that there was more time and walked through it with a food box. At first, there was nothing unusual, but after walking past the oil seller, I faintly realized that I was being followed.

You are fast, he is fast, you are slow and he is slow, and when you turn around, it is all cloth shirts.

Shen Xiao was as calm as a steady, looking forward with deep eyes, and caught a glimpse of an alley. His expression tightened, and he turned straight in.

The figure behind him was really still approaching, Shen Xiao put down the food box and stood sideways, and when the people stepped into the alley, their eyes lit up suddenly, and they grabbed a bamboo pole against the wall and quickly hit it!

The man was caught off guard and hurriedly stretched out his hand to cover his face.

"Oops, it hurts!"

Wensheng is a little girl, and her face is also fifteen or sixteen years old.

Shen Xiao threw the bamboo pole and stepped forward, grabbed her wrist, and pressed her elbow against the root of the wall, her face was already filled with a misty coldness.

"Who are you? What do you follow me for? ”

Therefore, Xiaoyu was unfavorable, the lifeline of his left hand was buckled, his face was blue in pain, and he slandered: My mother~! She was glad that she was lucky, and she met this little boy as soon as she got off the boat and entered the city. But I didn't expect him to have some kung fu?

His gaze moved downstream, so Xiao Yu just revealed the short thorn in the sleeve of his right hand, but he was slapped by Shen Xiao's quick single palm, and the short thorn fell to the ground in response! The right hand was then clamped on the wrist.

"You!"

Therefore, Xiao Yu took a deep breath in shock, grinded his teeth and squeezed out a sentence: "You let go first, and I will tell you!" ”

Shen Xiao didn't like to bargain, and he didn't pity the jade. His subordinates used a little more strength, and pinched Gu Xiaoyu's two green and white wrists red.

His clear eyes changed to yin, and he asked in a cold tone: "Do you say it?" ”

Therefore, Xiao Yu saw that he was unrelenting, so he had to yell at him: "Tell me!" Someone gave me a gratuity and told me to come to you! ”

Some clues flashed through Shen Xiao's mind, his face was relieved, and he slowly let go of his hand and took a step back, but his eyes were still locked on her.

Therefore, Xiao Yu hurriedly took out the portrait in his arms and shook it, pouting and saying, "Look at it yourself." ”

Shen Xiao took the portrait and unfolded it, his eyes were stunned: it was actually the handwriting of the palace painter, and the young man on the painting was Shen Ling.

"Guo Bu, do you know each other? He called my master a junior brother, and he came to find you with a deposit. ”

Qianji Pavilion is a sect of rivers and lakes. Could it be that there are variables in the palace, Guo Bu can't dispatch the forces of the court, so he can only find people in the rivers and lakes to come out to find people, but he can avoid the eyes and ears of some old ministers, and this matter is not impossible.

Shen Xiao raised his eyes to examine her carefully, weighing how true or false his words were.

"Did Guo Buke mention why he was looking for me?"

"Nope. I'm guessing which courtier's son you are raised outside! ”

Shen Xiao was speechless.

However, it seems that no one knows about him and Shen Ling.

After a while, Shen Xiao retracted his gaze, smoothed his clothes, picked up the food box, raised his eyebrows and said, "I still have important things, do you have a place to stay?" I'll look for you when I'm free. ”

"You don't believe me?" Therefore, as soon as Xiao Yu heard that he was leaving, he hurriedly grabbed the person's arm and took out an iron token.

"This is the order of the master of the Thousand Machines Pavilion, if it is fake, it will only be this one! I really didn't lie to you! "If you mess up the first time, you will have to be scolded by Qin Jin. It's nothing to scold, but Xiao Yu wants to save face, as the only apprentice of the master, he must not be ashamed.

Shen Xiao glanced at the token and retracted his gaze, and said without hurrying or slowing: "I believe you." ”

Therefore, Xiao Yu's eyes widened, and he asked him with joy: "Then let's leave immediately?" ”

Probably staying in the Zhao family was too leisurely, so that when I thought of returning to the capital, the future was uncertain, so I was disgusted. Shen Xiao's deep eyes are like a piece of rivers and lakes, hiding the turbulence in the dark.

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After about a cup of tea, Shen Xiao finally rushed back to Zhao's mansion.

When he entered the courtyard, his pace slowed down, his breath was even, and there was still a faint smile on his face, until the next moment he saw a person leaning over and half-squatting in front of the rattan chair in the courtyard, his heart sank, and then his face turned cold.

The man was dressed in a light blue shirt with his back to Shen Xiao. Chang Xi didn't know where he went, but there was no one in the courtyard.

Shen Xiao groaned, his face was as cold as frost, and his eyes were imprinted with the shadow of the curled up on the rattan chair.

Suddenly, my chest felt like it was blocked or something.

Zhao Qingmiao's breathing was shallow. The person was trapped in a dream, and suddenly felt a little itchy on his face, and he was not very conscious, and he fanned his sleeves to brush it, and his eyelids moved slightly a few times, but he didn't bother to open them.

The man chuckled as he looked at it.

It's harsh. Shen Xiao's eyes were deep, and he stood silently under the corridor, his hand holding the food box gradually tightened. For a while, irritability kept churning in my chest.

"Shen Jiu, are you back?"

Chang Xi went to Xiaojie just now, and when he passed through the cave door, he saw Shen Xiao standing at the gate of the courtyard. She stepped closer to her, but he gave her a cold look.

was inexplicable at this time, and Chang Xi thought about it before he realized: Shen Jiu must be complaining about going out. But it's the young lady who told you to run errands, what are you angry with me.

The man heard the sound, and his back stiffened, and he stood up sharply, and then turned his head.

Lu Yun's face was thin, and his eyes wandered left and right.

Shen Xiao narrowed his eyes and pressed his lower lip with a thin expression.

Chang Xi looked past Shen Xiao and saw Lu Yun. After being stunned, he found that he was standing a little close to Zhao Qingmiao, so he twisted his eyebrows and asked him, "Why are you here?" ”

Lu Yun slowed down a little, the embarrassment and crampedness on his face slowly disappeared, and he pulled out a smile and said: "The eldest prince is in the academy, and he plans to spend some silver taels from the account to make a set of school uniforms for the students, and send me over to discuss with the young lady." As soon as I arrived, I saw that the young lady was asleep, and I could not bear to wake her up, so I stood here for a while. ”

Chang Xi did not doubt that he had him, and nodded to himself.

Zhao Qingmiao was in a trance, half asleep and half awake, and in a trance, he could hear the sounds of talking around him, and his sleepiness gradually disappeared before he slowly straightened his waist.

"Miss." Chang Xi caught a glimpse of her waking up and quickly stood up.

Zhao Qingmiao gathered his mind, saw Lu Yun in front of him clearly, and knew that he was going to see the salute, so he waved his hand to interrupt and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Lu Yun said Fang Cai's words again.

Zhao Qingmiao nodded, turned his gaze, and asked Chang Xi to lead him directly to the account room to pay thirty taels.

When passing by, Shen Xiao lowered his eyes and asked in a low voice, "Is it good-looking?" ”

Lu Yun looked back at him with a look of surprise on his face. But he quickly calmed down, suppressed the gloom in his eyes, and followed Chang Xi out of the courtyard.