Chapter 068: The Old Man

Today is the first day of the New Year, and Pei Gongcuo, who does not need to go to the morning court, hugged Hua Mian and slept soundly all night until the sun was shining brightly. Looking at the woman in his arms who woke up almost at the same time as him, he curled the corners of his lips contentedly and dotingly, and said in a slightly lazy voice: "Did you sleep well?" ”

Hua Mian's sleepy eyes were hazy, and she looked at the man in front of her in a little stunned, and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed after listening to his question, she pushed herself tightly into her arms, and said, "Why are you still here when the sky is bright?" ”

Pei Gongcuo felt a little inexplicable: "Why can't I be here?" ”

Hua Mian dodged in, turned over, turned his back to him and said, "If you are not afraid of a fire in the backyard, continue to stay." ”

"Oh, so you're worried about that." Pei Gongcuo hugged her from behind and said, "It's only natural for me to stay at the concubine's place, I see who dares to disagree." ”

They may not dare to disagree, but they can hate because of jealousy. You have caused public resentment at yesterday's dinner, and if you let them know that you are staying in Shuihua Palace today, I don't know how much trouble you will make. ”

"Okay, I listen to you, and from tomorrow onwards, I will go to the other concubines to walk around, but today I belong to you."

"What do you mean?" Hua Mian wondered.

"I'll take you out of the palace to play today." When the words fell, Pei Gongcuo had already risen up.

Hua Mian turned over and sat up in surprise, and saw that he called Fu Xin, told him to prepare a sedan chair, and asked him to go to the Heart Cultivation Hall to get two sets of ordinary clothes.

Hua Mian hurriedly said to Fu Xin through the tent: "Wait, I have men's clothes, you just need to prepare them for the emperor." ”

After Fu Xin left, Pei Gongcuo hooked Hua Mian's jaw, and said in a somewhat meaningless tone: "Is it worth it for you to be so happy when you leave the palace?" ”

Hua Mian turned her head to avoid his hand, and said inexplicably: "Where did the emperor see that I was happy?" ”

"Well, I can't see it on my face, but I must be happy in my heart."

"Where are the concubines ......?"

"I said yes, yes. Remember, in the future, you are not allowed to run outside the palace without my permission. ”

“……”

The first day of the Lunar New Year is not as usual, and the streets and alleys are full of festive atmosphere. Hua Mian and Pei Gongcuo took a sedan chair through the palace gates, all the way through the streets and alleys, and came to Suzaku Street, which was full of goods and crowded with people. It seems that he was infected by this long-lost liveliness, and even the smell of fireworks after the firecrackers were set off was very cordial, Hua Mian pestered Pei Gongcuo to get off the sedan chair and strolled leisurely on the street.

Watching the flower and Burmese birds out of the cage enjoying the street goods dizzyingly, Pei Gongcuo couldn't help but show a warm smile, well, this is what she should look like.

Hua Mian looked around and saw a sugar gourd seller, and ran over happily.

Pei Gongcuo hurriedly chased after her, grabbed her hand and said, "You slow down, watch your body." ”

Hua Mian pointed to the sugar gourd and said, "I want to eat this." ”

Pei Gongcuo raised his eyes and couldn't help frowning: "It's just vulgar food, what's delicious?" ”

Hua Mian lowered Pei Gongcuo's head slightly, and said in his ear: "I have been happy these two days, and I like to eat sweet and sour things. ”

Pei Gongcuo was stunned for a moment, and then hooked her lips and smiled, she was also happy because she was pregnant with her own child, which sounded very useful, so she wanted to buy all the sugar gourds without saying anything.

Hua Mian hurriedly stopped him and said, "What about you feeding the pigs?" Two are enough. What's more, pregnant women pick their mouths, maybe they don't want to eat what they like to eat today tomorrow, wouldn't it be a waste to buy so much back? ”

Pei Gongcuo said suddenly: "It seems that in the future, I will have to find a special cook for you to open a small stove." ”

Hua Mian thought his proposal was good, and said happily: "That's a good idea." She picked two strings of sugar gourds, put one string in her mouth and took a bite, and the other bunch was wrapped up by the vendor, and she didn't forget to glance at Pei Gongcuo and said, "Pay." ”

Pei Gongcuo took out a piece of silver and was about to give it to the vendor, but Hua Mian hurriedly stopped: "Ten copper plates are enough, and he can't make half a tael of silver even if he sells them all." ”

"Oh? So cheap? ”

"What? Do you sympathize with your people? Hua Mian whispered in her ear.

Pei Gongcuo was stunned: "You know me." Then you won't let me give me more money? ”

Hua Mian took a bite of the sugar gourd and said, "Sympathize with them, and govern your country well, so that the people can live a prosperous life." I don't want you to give more money because I don't want them to have the idea of getting something for nothing, after all, we can't help everyone, we can only provide them with better conditions to improve their lives, and whether they can get rich or not depends on themselves in the end. ”

Pei Gongcuo said with a smile: "I can't imagine that Myanmar still has a set of great principles for governing the country. Seeing that she had already walked forward, he hurriedly threw ten copper plates at the peddler and chased after her.

Hua Mian stuffed the wrapped string of sugar gourds into Pei Gongcuo's hand, and happily ate the string in his hand as he walked. Suddenly, she stopped, as if remembering something, and said, "You must have never eaten this 'vulgar food', right?" As he spoke, he raised the gourd slightly and said to the bottom one to his mouth, "Taste it." ”

This little act of hers made Pei Gongcuo's heart tremble, he pressed her hand down slightly, opened his mouth and swallowed the one on top that she had bitten on the top, chewed a few bites, and said with a smile: "It's still delicious." ”

Hua Mian was stunned, and then forced herself to continue to move forward, but when she looked up, she found that Han Zheng was walking in front, snooping around vigilantly. She looked behind her again, and saw that Hana Xun was vigilantly guarding not far behind them. Coupled with Fu Xin and Pei Gongcuo, one left and one right, it was like treating her as a prisoner who was strictly guarded.

Hua Mian glanced at Pei Gongcuo in surprise, but saw that he was looking at him dotingly. She leaned in to him and whispered, "When did they show up?" ”

Pei Gongcuo said: "They've been there." It's just that your mind isn't in them and you don't notice. ”

Hua Min nodded knowingly and said, "I don't feel like I need to be protected to such an extent. ”

Pei Gongcuo's gaze moved down to her lower abdomen and then turned back to her face, and then whispered to her, "You seem to have forgotten that there is a little thing in your stomach." ”

As soon as the noodles were burned, the foot stepped into the door of the store next to it.

Pei Gongcuo looked up at the tall plaque - "Taoyuan Residence". If he remembered correctly, this should be the Qinglou, but during the day, opera and song and dance performances are carried out in a grand manner, but at night there is a business of selling skin and flesh. He couldn't help but wonder why this little woman always liked to come to this kind of place to join in the fun. Shaking his head, he lifted his heel and went inside.

Hua Mian was walking around casually, but he didn't expect to enter the lobby and see a play on the stage. She said "Huh", turned back to Pei Gongcuo and said, "It turns out that this is a theater." ”

Not only Pei Gongcuo was stunned, but even the entourage was stunned and looked at each other.

Pei Gongcuo cleared his throat and said, "You can also say the same." If you want to listen to the play, I will accompany you, but you must leave immediately after listening to the play. ”

"Oh." Hua Mian agreed to go to the nearest table to the stage and sat down, and then concentrated on the performance on the stage.

Hua Mian and Pei Gongcuo are both dressed in plain brocade robes, although they are not too luxurious, but they can also see that their identities are rich, not to mention that they are outstanding, and they are followed by three extraordinary retinues, which can't help but attract a lot of attention.

After watching it for a while, Hua Mian realized something, she turned her head to Pei Gongcuo and said, "Could this play be "Tianxian Pei"? ”

Pei Gongcuo bowed his head and said: "I think you should be a regular visitor, but you also have some knowledge." ”

Hua Mian ignored the overtones in his words, and said in surprise: "It turns out that this world also has the legend of Dong Yong and the Seven Fairies?" ”

Pei Gongcuo frowned slightly: "What is 'this world'?" Could it be that in your heart, Nanxiu and Dongli are two worlds? ”

"Uh......" Hua Mian suddenly felt speechless, and said, "I didn't mean that, I just made a slip of the tongue." ”

Since coming to this world, Hua Mian has found that its trajectory is completely not on the historical track that he knows, and this is a completely different time and space. I didn't expect to hear a familiar story today, which really made her feel very familiar. It seems that the reason why different spaces have common myths that have been celebrated for eternity may be precisely because myths are not just legends, but real things.

When thunderous applause sounded in her ears, Hua Mian looked up at the stage, only to see that the actors were finishing the curtain and preparing to leave the stage. Her mind was not on the play, so she didn't linger too much, but when two burning eyes were projected at her, she subconsciously looked back.

This hope made her heart suffocate. She always thought that the person who played Dong Yong was a handsome man, if it weren't for the meaningful glance cast by "him", she might never have known that Qiu Tang had turned into a play.

She was shocked by the discovery. Was she abandoned by Liu Chengkun? But why didn't she stay in Dongli, but went to Nanxiu to perform arts? She almost immediately got up and rushed forward to ask what was going on, but the thought that what happened to her had nothing to do with her made her shudder.

Hua Mian stared at the direction of Qiu Tang's departure for a long time, and did not retract his thoughts until Pei Gongcuo's words with a little jealousy sounded in his ears.

Pei Gongcuo sighed twice and said, "It's a bit of a posture, but it won't make you like this." ”

Hua Mian had no intention of joking, she said half-concealedly: "She is my former maidservant Qiu Tang, and later lost her memory and became the concubine of the youngest son of the prime minister of Dongli, and now she has fallen into this art for some reason." And, with the way she looked at me, she must have regained her memory. ”

"I see." As soon as he heard that this person was a woman, Pei Gongcuo was in a good mood, and after savoring her words, he raised his doubts, "How did she lose her memory?" Now that I've regained my memory, why don't I recognize you? ”

Hua Mian sighed and said: "I also have a certain responsibility for what happened to her, I'm afraid she hates me very much." ”

"Oh? How so? Pei Gongcuo asked with half interest and half worry.

This matter involved Ji Yunye, but she was afraid that saying it would make him unhappy, she only said: "Forget it, anyway, in the future, I will be in the palace, she will be outside the palace, and our well water will not interfere with the river water, even if she wants to retaliate, she will not hurt me." ”

"A woman's kindness." Pei Gongcuo said, "If you want to leave no trouble, the best way is to make her disappear in this world." ”

Hua Mian glanced at him and said, "He is worthy of being an emperor, and he is really ruthless." But those grievances have passed, when will the grievances be retribution? Be forgiving and forgiving. ”

As he was talking, he saw a woman walking around the backstage to them, and smiled at Pei Gongcuo, "Slave Qiuhe, the son is so handsome, I don't know if I can have a drink with my face?" ”

Hua Mian couldn't help but be surprised, and really said that Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrived. But where is she singing? was secretly thinking, but unexpectedly she turned to look at herself and said, "Yo, isn't this Princess Ning Wan who is leaving the east?" Ah, no, it should be the Burmese concubine today. Changed into men's clothes, the slave family almost didn't recognize it. ”