Although Yan Xiaowei and the others are all people who have seen a lot of the world, they are also deeply attracted by this extraordinarily dazzling scene.

Several people were surrounded by the crowd and walked forward, and Princess Ruixiang was even more excited to pull Yan Xiaoyu to stop almost every shop along the street, sugar gourds, roasted sweet potatoes, sugar people pinched according to her appearance, carved small bronze mirrors, and fragrant powder that exuded a strange fragrance...... I bought a little bit of everything, and when I got to the end, I could barely take the red beans and Yaxiang in my hands.

Princess Ruixiang has been locked up in the palace all the year round, even if she travels, she is hugging from front to back, how have she ever come out to play like this, and after a while, she dragged Baili Yesu forward, pointing to the lanterns and the beautiful Kabuki for a while.

The two of them walked quickly, and they left Yan Xiaowei behind for a while.

Yan Xiaoyi's eyes flashed all kinds of colorful colors, she was really overwhelmed, and she couldn't resist it, and when she came back to her senses, she was far away from the two people in front of her who had been scattered by the crowd, and the red beans and Yaxiang that followed behind her were also gone.

She stood on tiptoe and looked around the crowd, only to find that in the blink of an eye, they had all disappeared into the crowd, and she couldn't find them. Just as he was worried about himself, suddenly his hand was grabbed tightly.

Yan Xiaowei turned her head and suddenly sprinkled a pair of star-like eyes at Shang Rong Xiu.

Suddenly remembered the scene that happened between the two of them before going out, and her little face turned red, and she wanted to shake his hand off.

Rong Xiu refused to let go, seeing that she was squeezed by the crowd around her, he twisted his thick eyebrows: "Don't make trouble, hold me a little, otherwise we will be scattered by the crowd in a while!" ”

Although Yan Xiaowei was awkward, she didn't dare to make trouble again. There are so many people here, if it really spreads, looking for it again is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Suddenly thinking of Princess Ruixiang and them, Yan Xiaowei frowned: "Everyone is scattered, what should we do now?" Are you going to find the Ninth Highness and them? ”

Rong Xiu wrung his eyebrows without a trace and glanced at her: "You don't want to stay with me?" ”

Yan Xiaoyun glanced at him: "What are you talking about!" There are so many people here, I'm worried that the two of them will be in danger if they get separated! ”

Rong Xiu secretly breathed a sigh of relief at this time, and picked the corners of his lips self-deprecatingly: "If this is what you are worried about, then there is no need at all, the kung fu on His Royal Highness is not under me, if he can't even protect his imperial sister, he won't live." Moreover, it is estimated that there are not many people who dare to trouble the two of them without long eyes, except for the person himself who wants to die! ”

After speaking, he stretched out his hand to protect Yan Xiaowei in his arms, and walked forward with a half-hug all the way.

The two finally squeezed out of the crowd and got into an inconspicuous small restaurant at the entrance of the alley.

The restaurant doesn't even have a plaque, only a sign is erected at the door, on which a simple word "food" is engraved in seal script.

The door beam is very low, Yan Xiaowei is about to hit it if she tiptoes slightly, and a person like Rong Xiu needs to lower his head before he can walk in. When I got inside, I found that there were only two small square tables in the room. And there is only one sideways distance between the tables, which makes it extremely crowded.

It's a palm-sized place!

However, compared to her discomfort, Rong Xiu seemed much more natural. He pulled the chair aside for Yan Xiaoyi, and then sat down by himself and greeted people.

After a while, an old woman in a gray cloth shirt came out from behind the curtain. She was obviously very familiar with Rong Xiu, her eyes swept over Rong Xiu's face and she smiled, and patted Rong Xiu's shoulder lovingly: "I heard footsteps in front of me just now, I guessed that you were coming, but I didn't expect it to be true!" ”

When the old woman said this, her eyes suddenly fell on Yan Xiaowei behind Rong Xiu, hesitated slightly, and said with a smile: "Yo, who is this girl, she is so handsome, she is even more beautiful than the fairy daughter in that year!" ”

Yan Xiaowei blinked twice, her face turned red, she was inexplicably a little nervous, and she didn't know how to answer.

Rong Xiu rubbed Yan Xiaoyi's heart dotingly: "Grandma, this is my daughter-in-law, I'll pass the door when I return to Beijing, I'm thinking about bringing it over for you to see!" ”

The old woman's eyes suddenly lit up, wiped her hand on her apron, and walked over and grabbed Yan Xiaoyi's hand: "Oh, it turned out to be your daughter-in-law, it's strange that I feel kind when I see it." ”

Her eyes, which were already slightly cloudy, looked at Yan Xiaoyi's body carefully, and smiled at Rong Xiu: "Rong boy, such a beautiful and well-behaved girl, where did you get it?" You stinky boy usually has a stinky problem, and his temper is still rushing, this girl is afraid that she will be wronged in the future! ”

Hearing the old woman's words, Rong Xiu first had a happy face, and then his face changed, and he said hurriedly: "Grandma, look at you!" The daughter-in-law I finally chased after me, don't talk nonsense, scare her away! ”

The old woman reached out and patted him on the shoulder: "Look at you nervous, Grandma, I didn't say anything!" You look exactly like your grandfather when he was younger! ”

As she spoke, she sighed softly: "Hey, you said, after so many years, you are so old to marry a daughter-in-law!" I still seem to be able to think of when your grandmother was young, wearing a flower skirt and wearing a golden step on her head, there is no girl as beautiful as your grandmother in the whole capital! But who would have thought that this person has been gone for so many years! ”

The old man choked up: "If your grandmother can live until now, how good it would be to watch you get married and look at her grandchildren and daughters-in-law!" They all complained about me back then, if I could guard your grandmother, how could she be taken away by the Ling people! Over the years, I refused to forgive myself in my dreams. ”

said that, it was old tears.

Rong Xiu stretched out his hand to support the old man: "Grandma, it's been so many years, don't worry about it." If Grandma were alive, she wouldn't want to see you so sad. You're old and you're not in good health, so don't hurt yourself. ”

Saying that, he and Yan Xiaoyi were alone, and helped her sit down.

The old woman raised her cuffs and wiped the corners of her eyes, and sighed softly: "I just hate, hate myself." You said that I was a maid, how could I get into the way of the people of Ling Guo and throw your grandmother on the street alone and be robbed! Whenever I think of this, I can't wait to chase after your grandma! I am really, I don't have the face to see the ancestors of the Rong family! ”

Rong Xiu gently patted the old man's shoulder, and comforted him warmly: "How can I blame you for this?" Who knew that the people of Ling Guo actually used such indiscriminate tricks behind their backs, and they couldn't beat our Baili Country on the battlefield, so they attacked the old and weak women and children behind their backs? ”

Listening to their conversation, Yan Xiaowei realized that the old man in front of him was actually a maid under Rong Xiu's grandmother. However, the Rong family is in the capital, why did this old man open such a small restaurant in the bagpipe yuan?

There was a lot of curiosity in her heart, but she knew that now was not the time to ask.

After a long while, the old woman calmed down her emotions a little, and smiled embarrassedly at Yan Xiaoyi: "Look at me, did you make the atmosphere like this when we met for the first time?" When this person is old, he loves to be sentimental, and he chatters endlessly, so that the girl will laugh at you. ”

Yan Xiaowei hurriedly shook her head: "Grandma, look at what you said!" I have only been here for a short time, and Ah Xiu only mentioned you to me today, otherwise I would have come to the store to talk to you! ”

When the old woman heard this, she smiled with relief: "Hey, you girl, since the first time I saw you in the door, I thought you had a good heart and a good face, but now that Grandma is old, there is nothing around you that can be handled." ”

As she spoke, she reached out and lifted up her sleeves, and took off a yellow and clear gold bracelet: "This bracelet was given to me by Grandma's grandmother when she was young." I've been carrying it with me for so many years. I gave it to you today, and it can be regarded as helping the young lady give you a little bit of heart for your granddaughter-in-law. ”

Yan Xiaoyan saw that she was about to put it on her hand when she took it, so she hurriedly stood up from the chair in a panic and waved her hand desperately: "Grandma, this bracelet is so valuable, I can't accept it!" ”

When the old woman heard this, she immediately wrinkled her eyebrows, and her already old face became even more vicissitudes because of the change in her expression: "This is not for Grandma to give you, this is for Grandma Axiu!" Accept this, you are a member of the Rong family! ”

Seeing Yan Xiaoyu biting her lip, her eyes were shining, and she looked embarrassed, she couldn't help but gently pat her back, and said softly: "Grandma gave it to you, you can take it!" Don't blow the old man's heart. ”

Yan Xiaowei saw that she couldn't help it, so she reluctantly accepted it, and even thanked her.

The old man smiled and put the heavy bracelet on for her with his own hands. He took her white wrist and looked at it carefully, and rubbed it twice: "This bracelet has been with me all along, and it has been ruined." Now that it's on your hand, it's really good-looking. ”

was stunned, Rong Xiu came over and said with a smile in his eyes: "I wore this bracelet, but I am a member of the Rong family." Now that you have been trapped by me, this life, the next life, and the next life are all mine! ”

Yan Xiaowei looked at the bracelet carved with peony double butterflies on her hand, and suddenly felt that the relationship between her and the Rong family seemed to be getting closer and closer.

The three of them talked for a while, and the old woman suddenly remembered something, and patted her thigh with a "snap": "Look at me, I've been talking to you patronically, I've been sitting for so long, it's getting dark, are you both hungry?" I'm going to make food for you!" ”

Yan Xiaoyan hurriedly stood up from the chair: "Grandma, you can rest quickly, don't be busy!" ”

The old woman gave her a strange look: "That's not good! Grandma knows that Ah Xiu has made a special trip to bagpipe yuan to handle the case, and when the matter is over, you will go back to Beijing. It's hard to see this goodbye! It's hard to meet today, and I can't let you go back on an empty stomach! ”

She pressed Yan Xiaoyi's body on the chair: "Grandma was good at cooking when she was young, and when Grandma Xiu was alive, she liked to eat the dishes I cooked, you wait a little longer, and it will be fine immediately!" ”

As he spoke, he lifted the curtain in the middle, and the whole person walked in, and closed the door tightly by the way. Yan Xiaowei knocked twice and wanted to go in to help, but the old man was stunned and didn't open the door.

She really couldn't help it, so she sat back down.

Rong Xiu looked back at the closed wooden door in the inner room, and said softly: "Grandma is my grandmother's maid, and she has been with her grandmother since she was a child, until she got married. Later, my grandfather fought with the emperor, and my grandmother waited at home, but one day the two went to the street, and my grandmother was captured by Ling Guo's spies lurking in the capital, and used my grandmother as a hostage to threaten my grandfather to give up more than a dozen cities. My grandmother didn't complain about dragging my grandfather back, and hanged herself under the noses of the Ling people, at that time, my father was only ten years old. ”

When Yan Xiaowei heard this, unspeakable emotions suddenly surged in her heart.

Almost the entire Baili Dynasty knows the prestige of the Rong family, but who can really understand the sourness behind this scenery?

Strange Dao Rong Xiu was full of righteousness as soon as he heard the news of Ling Guo, there was not only a national feud but also a family grudge in it!

Yan Xiaowei stretched out her small hand and tentatively held his big palm, trying to support him with her meager strength.

He turned his head sideways and smiled faintly at Yan Xiaoyi's lips: "Later, Grandma loved my father as if she were her own flesh and blood, and when I was born, she watched me grow up a little bit." However, when I was thirteen years old and went to war, my grandmother said that she had raised two generations of the Rong family. Now I was going to fulfill my grandmother's wish, so I left the capital and went all the way south to the bagpipe abyss. ”

He pursed the corners of his lips: "I heard that my grandmother was very fond of the sea when she was young, and she always dreamed that when my grandfather helped the emperor finish fighting the world, she could take her to a place with the sea and open a small restaurant to live her life." Now that so many years have passed, I am afraid that even my grandfather will forget this wish, but Grandma has always remembered it! ”

Speaking of this, he suddenly flipped his wrist and held Yan Xiaoyi's hand: "Xiaoyi, I brought you here today, first, I want to take you to see Grandma and see the relatives who grew up with me." Second, I want to tell you ......"

His long, fine eyelashes blinked twice like a small fan: "I am a general, and I am the one who will often go into battle to kill the enemy." Not only will you experience all kinds of dangers, but you will also be put in danger. Even if I am careful, there may be times when I can't protect you well. Like what...... For example, if you fall for the Gu. ”

He quickly glanced at the dazzling red that was inadvertently revealed on the wrist of Yan Xiaoyi's other hand, and said apologetically and regretfully: "These days, I am angry with myself in my dreams every night. But, if I beg you, in the future, if you really find yourself in a situation like my grandmother's, you must not do anything stupid. ”

He stretched out his hand and clasped her ten fingers tightly: "Your life is my life!" I don't want to be like my grandfather, who sacrificed my grandmother's life to earn a future, and then live in regret for the rest of my life! ”

His tone was unprecedentedly serious and stubborn, and Yan Xiaowei was used to seeing him in front of her. The joking look, suddenly glimpsed his sincerity, and his heart shook for a while.

His eyes were fixed on her, as if with a magnetic field, almost sucking her whole body in.

Yan Xiaoyan hurriedly turned her head away, and avoided his burning gaze in a panic: "What's wrong with you, I'm not doing well now!" ”

She deliberately lifted the cuffs briskly, revealing the red bracelet on her wrist that shone with a strange light: "You're not worried that I'll die after being poisoned by Gu, right?" I've been on me for so long, isn't there anything abnormal at all, don't worry about it! ”

Rong Xiu was not moved by her words, his eyes were even colder when he glanced at the red eyes, and he reached out and grabbed Yan Xiaoyi's other hand and held it in the palm of his hand. The face was unprecedentedly sincere, and she was not even allowed to dodge: "I didn't joke with you, you must promise me." No matter what happens, live well! ”

Yan Xiaowei was forced by his shining gaze not to move, and nodded blankly: "I know." ”

Rong Xiu's deep gaze looked at her deeply, and then he loosened his tense expression slightly, and lowered his head and kissed her lightly on the forehead.

At this moment, the door of the inner room "creaked" open, and the old woman walked out with a square tray.

Seeing the two people sticking together, he quickly turned around: "Oh, grandma, it's a bad luck for me to come out!" ”

Yan Xiaoyi's face turned red, and a spirit pushed Rong Xiu away and stood up from the chair.

The old woman saw that the two of them were suddenly separated, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth: "The relationship between the little couple is so good, they are tired of getting together for a while." You two go on, Grandma pretends that she didn't see anything! ”

Rong Xiu glanced at Yan Xiaoyi, who was crimson, and walked over to take the things in the old man's hand: "Grandma, don't be joking, besides, Xiaomei is probably so ashamed that she won't even look at me!"

The old woman came over and patted Yan Xiaoyi's hand: "Don't be embarrassed in front of Grandma, Grandma is happy to see that you have such a good relationship!" ”

Yan Xiaowei felt Rong Xiu drifting towards her intentionally or unintentionally, her face turned even redder, and she nodded shyly.

While speaking, Rong Xiu had already set up the food bowls and chopsticks, the sauerkraut fish was sour, the stewed small ribs were delicious, the spicy fried clams were delicious, and the plum wine was even more mellow and rich.

The old man and Rong Xiu were even more relieved to see that she was eating happily.

After a while, there was not much left on the plate, and the old man specially made a pot of good red robes for the two.

The three of them were full of wine and food, the soft moonlight poured down outside, and under the dim door lamp at the door, the light shadow flickered and flickered, which was extremely quiet.

After all, the old man brought up Rong Xiu from a young age, and he knew his every move. Seeing that Rong Xiu's eyebrows had been a little depressed, he endured it and endured it, and finally asked, "Have you encountered anything unpleasant recently?" ”

Rong Xiu took a sip of tea, raised his eyebrows at her, and chuckled: "Grandma, how can I see that something is not going well with me?" ”

Although there was a smile on the corner of his mouth, the old woman was not deceived, and her two old palms rubbed each other twice: "One here is your daughter-in-law, and the other is grandma, so don't plan to fool us." Just say, is there something difficult to do, otherwise why have you been in Bagpipe Yuan for so long and have never planned to return to Beijing? ”

She leaned forward with a straight face.