The next day, outside the city gate, the crowd was boiling, and in front of the left of the huge procession, the standard-bearer was holding the fluttering Datang flag, with a straight waist and standing like a pine.

At the front of the team, the two leaders were dressed in fine silk purple robes and crowns, with seven crowns, embroidered with five chapters on their clothes, and the gold and jade belt on their waists wore a gold sword on the left and a goldfish charm on the right, and they were handsome and good men.

However, when I look at the two of them closely, the temperament is completely different, the man on the left has deep eyebrows and eyes, but his eyes are cold, and there is a feeling of rejecting people thousands of miles away, while the man on the right side even if he is not smiling, the corners of his mouth are naturally raised, and his eyes are extremely warm, as amiable as the warm sun in winter. No matter who sees it, they can't help but have a good impression of the latter, and stay away from the former.

"Be careful along the way." Shanshan, who came in a hurry on horseback, got off the horse, dragged his cloak and ran to the front of the team, while stuffing the still hot pastries to Pan Yueqing, he said distressedly, "Pad your stomach first, and then you can only eat dry food or salt soup on the road." ”

The man who was originally cold-eyed stretched his brows slightly, revealing a hint of smile, the pear vortex at the corner of his mouth was shallow, and his voice was pleasant: "Why are you here?" ”

"Besides, if I hadn't woken up on my own, I wouldn't have been able to catch up." Shanshan glared at him and said, "It's all said that I will see me off......"

Pan Yueqing laughed completely, there seemed to be a little starlight jumping in his eyes, and the coldness was swallowed up in an instant, leaving only a dazzling and dazzling appearance, which was particularly charming: "Winter greed, I will come back in about ten days, no need to send it." ”

"I don't want to interrupt you, you and me, but the auspicious time is ready to go." Chen Ke, the deputy general of the same company, glanced at Shanshan with a smile and said, "I'm afraid that the scale in Shan'er's heart is only one end of Master Pan, and no one else can get on the scale." ”

Shanshan saw him at this time, and said with surprise and joy: "Cousin is also there?" ”

"Look, there's no me in your eyes at all." Chen Ke shook his head in a sad state, "It's really the water spilled by the married daughter, and there is nothing to do with the mother's family." ”

Pan Yueqing laughed and touched Shanshan's bun.

was laughing, Li Pi came with Cao Xi over there.

"The situation in the desert is complicated, the terrain is special, just in case, Cao Xi will go with you." Li Pi said to Song Shubai, on the surface, he was still at odds with Pan Yueqing, and he only came early in the morning to complete the order issued by Emperor Xuanjing.

Song Shubai glanced at Pan Yueqing, who was sorry for Shanshan, nodded to Li Pi with a smile, and said to Cao Xi after greetings: "There is labor." ”

Cao Xi bowed slightly, didn't say much, and stood on one side with his hands around his chest.

"Xiyue is going too?" Shanshan glanced at Cao Xi, and then at Pan Yueqing, a little impatient, and was pressed by Pan Yueqing before he could speak.

"She is accustomed to the desert customs and customs, and she is here to guide us." Pan Yueqing simply refused, seeing that Shanshan was dissatisfied, and said, "A family can't be left without an owner." ”

"You grew up pampered in Chang'an, what kind of crime did you suffer in the desert?" Chen Ke reprimanded in a low voice.

Before Shanshan said that he wanted to go to the desert, he was reprimanded first, and said aggrievedly: "What kind of pampering, I have been growing up in the military camp since I was a child, and you have used me as a target." ”

The second half of the sentence is deliberately aimed at Chen Ke.

Sure enough, Pan Yueqing frowned and looked at Chen Ke when he heard this, his expression was very serious.

“…… Don't talk nonsense, I'm asking you to raise a target, but I'm not using you as a target. Chen Ke's heart trembled, and he hurriedly took a few steps back to not mix with them.

They were laughing, and a shrill voice suddenly came from Song Shubai's side: "Barbarian girl! Li Pi is a dignified prime minister, in charge of the huge Jingkang Agency, so many people don't need it, so he has to ask a woman who doesn't know what kind of reckless place to be the director, and he reuses her for everything, and I don't know what Li Pi thinks. ”

Before the words fell, suddenly there was a sound of breaking the air, and before the person who spoke could react, a delicate scimitar came to him, and Song Shubai's white hand quickly tore him away, which saved a bloodshed.

As soon as this incident came out, a good warm send-off gift suddenly became the scene of the accident.

"Li Pi! Take care of the dogs around you! Don't think that you are now the prime minister, I can't do anything about you! The man who almost had his head broken shrank behind Song Shubai, obviously not daring to show his head, but he still shouted at Li Pi unrelentingly, "My aunt is the queen mother!" Now Pan Yueqing is also my cousin-in-law! How dare you ......"

is really worthy of being the son of Taiwei, the cousin who grew up with Song Xi, and even the degree of annoyance is not far behind.

Shanshan said impatiently: "Song Zishu, how old are you?" What else would you do besides using your identity to oppress others? ”

"Which round of the man is talking to get you a woman's interjection......"

Cao Xi sneered: "You can't even beat her as a woman, and you dare to talk like this?" ”

Song Zishu choked, and only said after a while: "...... If all the women in the world are like you, my son would rather never marry! ”

"Who is rare for you to marry." Cao Xi didn't bother to look at him, just in time, the drums of the time came all the way from the end of Chang'an Street, deafening - the auspicious time had arrived.

"Let's go back." Pan Yueqing brushed away the broken hair that fell on Shanshan's shoulders and said, "Wait for me to come back." ”

Shanshan nodded and said, "Be careful on the road and come back safely." ”

"It's time to go."

Pan Yueqing nodded, glanced at Shanshan again, and then turned over and got on the horse.

After the whole team set off, Shanshan chased a few steps forward and waved his hand: "Be careful on the road!" ”

Hearing the sound, Song Shubai turned his head, he looked at Shanshan from a distance through the crowd, and his eyes that were often warm seemed far and deep at the moment, which made Shanshan feel excited, and for some reason he suddenly felt worried in his heart.

The crowd dispersed, and Shanshan walked back a few steps in despair, when Su Qi suddenly pulled his sleeve and said, "Madam, teahouse." ”

Shanshan looked in the direction she indicated, and there was a familiar small flag hanging by the window on the second floor, with a picture of a blue-bottomed crane embroidered on it.

After a slight hesitation, Shanshan took Su Qi to the upstairs compartment, and the door was opened by the little maid Xiangyao who had been following Li Pi all the year round.

"Sit." Li Pi whisked the dust with one hand as if it grew on him, whether it was boiling tea or pouring tea, it was not affected at all, and he never put down the dust.

Shanshan sat down and asked in a bad tone, "Your Majesty asked you to see you off...... Degraded? ”

"I'm sorry to disappoint you, I should still be in the prime position in the short term." Li Pi replied.

"That's not far away, after all, it's quite unusual to see off the third product from the second grade." Shanshan continued angrily.

Li Pi sighed: "I have something important to look for you." ”

"Tell me about it." Shanshan said curiously.

"Do you know the whereabouts of the eldest princess?" Li Pi really straightened his expression and asked in a low voice.

Eldest Princess...... Shanshan looked at him suspiciously: "What are you looking for the eldest princess to do?" Isn't it more convenient to find the eldest princess to ask King Cheng? King Cheng is her own brother, and she must know where the eldest princess is. ”

"If it's that simple, why should I look for you around the bush?"

Shanshan glanced at him and knew that it was an urgent matter, so he said: "I'm afraid it's a little difficult, the eldest princess hasn't replied to my letter for a long time, the last letter said that she would go to Zhan Zhou after traveling to Yangzhou Mansion, and I don't know if it's in Yangzhou Mansion or Zhan Zhou at this time, maybe it's not sure on the way back to Chang'an." ”

"Back to Chang'an?"

"Yes, she said that King Cheng's birthday is approaching, and she will come back to celebrate his birthday before this."

Li Pi breathed a sigh of relief: "That's fine, everything is in time." ”

"What's in time?"

Hearing this, Li Pi looked at Shanshan, regained his expression, and did not leak out a trace of emotion, even his hair was neatly tied in the crown of his hair, and there was nothing to peep into, he said: "Less contact with the royal family, whether it is the eldest princess or the third princess." ”

His expression was serious, and the deep meaning in his eyes was like the cold wind of the wax moon as cold as bone marrow, which made Shanshan feel excited.

It seems to be vaguely glimpsed a little bit of Pan Yueqing and Li Pi's efforts to turn around.

Downstairs, Shanshan looked out, the streets and alleys were already full of festive colors, the sails of the old and the new were raised by the wind, the long stick pillars that pointed to the knuckles were waiting for the moment of the new year to be replaced by the owner of the old companions, many blue-eyed, golden-haired or green-eyed strangers crossed the street shop with their hands folded, this is the Persian procession, in addition to the streets are full of people who can't wait to prepare for Chinese New Year's Eve, all kinds of people form a prosperous scene.

In such a scene, there are still beggars huddled in corners on the side of the road, in rags, and there are still members of the civil society in black who come and go, either looking nervous or looking frivolous.

But this is Chang'an. An all-inclusive Chang'an.

A person passing by was wearing a felt hat, the lake-blue magistrate's uniform on his body had been slightly white, and the black boots under his feet were stained with dust, as if he had just come from somewhere, he reached out and flicked Shanshan back, and before Su Qi scolded him angrily, a crazy dog on the other side rushed in front of Shanshan with bared teeth, which happened to be the position where Shanshan was standing just now.

He looked up at Shanshan, and then Shanshan saw his appearance, he looked ordinary, and it seemed that he couldn't find it if he was thrown in the sea of people, but an old wound under his eyes that was almost to the bone was particularly conspicuous, adding a bit of evil to him.

He grinned, and soon the corners of his mouth flattened, his eyes darkened, and he said in a long voice—

"It's dark and frosty, be careful."

After speaking, he passed by Shanshan and walked to the teahouse.