Chapter XII
The town of Willow River, as the name suggests, is run through the entire town by a river. There are countless willow trees planted on both sides of the river, and when spring comes, the whole river is covered with green, and the willow branches sway slightly in the wind, as if they are beautiful, making people linger.
The carriage stopped in front of an inn on the bank of the river east of the creek.
"Master, shall we stay here tonight?" Luan Qinghe shouted into the curtain.
"It's all done." Listening to You Baiyi's voice, it was very perfunctory.
Hua Wuliang took the lead in lifting the curtain, jumped down from the carriage, shook the fan in his hand, and walked into the inn.
"This guest officer is invited, is the guest officer going to be a top boy or a house?" Xiao Erdui greeted him from inside with a smile.
"Five upper-class rooms, and some hot dishes."
"I'm so tired, guest officer, please upstairs!"
Hua Wuliang turned around and shouted behind him, "Come quickly." ”
But only Xia Yuan and Xia Yuan just came behind him, and Hua Wuliang felt a little strange: "What about the master and apprentice?" ”
"Whoa." Xia Yuan pointed behind him disappreciably.
Luan Qinghe kept saying something into the curtain, looking a little anxious, but more helpless.
"Did the two of them have an awkward quarrel?" Hua Wuliang touched the beard that didn't exist on his chin, and felt a little funny.
"Who knows? Probably because the senior brother made the master unhappy again. Xia Yuan spread his hands helplessly.
"I want to see what kind of anger Lao Bai is gambling." With that, Hua Wufu walked to the carriage.
Hua Wuliang gestured to Luan Qinghe, motioning for him to go away and let him come. Luan Qinghe moved to the side and gave Hua Wuliang a place. Hua Wuliang closed the folding fan in his hand and knocked on the window near You Baiyi.
"Lao Bai, if you don't come out again, you will sleep with the horses? Xiao Er will lead the horse. ”
Listening to the sound of the carriage rustling, You Baiyi lifted the curtain of the carriage, pretended as if nothing had happened, and walked down from the carriage. Luan Qinghe looked at Hua Wuliang with a surprised expression, and Hua Wuliang laughed for a while. Obviously, the pair of masters and apprentices are indeed at odds.
"Guest, the hot food has been delivered to your room."
"Good work." As he spoke, Hua Wuliang took out some broken silver from his sleeve pocket and threw it at the shopkeeper.
"Thank you, guest! You call me for something. The shopkeeper smiled and counted the broken silver in his hand and put it in his pocket.
"Go get busy." Hua Wufu waved his hand casually, and then took the lead and walked upstairs, Xia Yuan and Wen Mu followed, You Baiyi walked forward without saying a word, leaving Luan Qinghe to stand in place with a puzzled face and sighed, and then followed.
After Hua Wuliang had dinner in the room, thinking of the strange look of You Baiyi during the day, he was a little relieved, and walked out of his own door and came to the room next door to You Baiyi, who was just about to raise his hand to knock on the door, but heard the voice of Luan Qinghe inside.
Hua Wuliang thought about it, but turned around and left. Looks like I don't need it anymore. So some people are in a good mood and think about whether to go to the teahouse next to them to listen to a little song.
Before he knew it, Hua Wuliang had already walked to the teahouse, he found a corner and sat down, ordered a pot of good spring tea, and listened to the little song so unhappily. Listening to it, my mind was attracted by the conversation of two big men at the table next to me.
"Hey, have you heard? In recent days, it has been rumored in the imperial city that His Royal Highness the crown prince will be re-canonized. ”
"It's not, it's really been rumored these days."
Hua Wufor's hand holding the teacup stiffened, he had never heard of it in the imperial city, and he wanted to re-canonize the crown prince.
"Two heroes, can you tell me more about this?" Hua Wuliang squeezed down and sat next to the two big men, and the two big men looked at each other a little.
"This ......," one of them grimaced.
"Hero, but it doesn't hurt to say, today's tea is here." Hua Wufu placed the silver beside the teapot.
"Ah, here's the thing, didn't His Royal Highness the former Prince disappear a few months ago, just a few days ago, there was an old farmer who dug up the bones of His Royal Highness the Prince at the foot of Taiwei Mountain, it was quite miserable, young alas."
Hua Wuliang felt that things were a little strange, and decided to discuss it with You Baiyi, so he hurriedly interrupted Dahan's words and walked back to the inn.
After returning to the inn, Hua Wufu hurriedly knocked on You Baiyi's door, but what he didn't expect was that it was Luan Qinghe who opened the door, and the scene was a little embarrassing for a while.
Flower unforgiving: "......"
"Flower ...... Flower Doctor, you ...... Can I help you? ”
"You go out, I have something to find your master." Hua Wuliang stretched out his hand and pulled Luan Qinghe out of the house. Shut Luan Qinghe out of the door.
I saw You Baiyi lying on his side on the bed, supporting his head with one hand, and asked with a smile, "What's wrong?" Florets? ”
"The emperor wants to re-canonize His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
"What?" You Baiyi sat up, "Isn't His Royal Highness the Crown Prince here with us?" Didn't they send someone to look for it? Do these royal guards eat rice? ”
"I heard that a few days ago, an old farmer dug up the bones of His Royal Highness the Prince at the foot of Taiwei Mountain."
"Huh? I remember when I rescued His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, it was just a sack. You Baiyi was a little surprised.
"I always feel that things are a little strange, and I want to come to you to discuss it." Hua Wufu touched the folding fan in his hand.
"I had a faint feeling at that time, is there someone who wants to frame His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and then help which prince to ascend to the throne?" You Baiyi guessed.
"Then this practice is too cruel, it is poisoned and buried alive." Hua Wuliang is a little unimaginable.
"What could be crueler than human jealousy?" You Baiyi sighed.
"Lao Bai, do you think you should tell His Royal Highness the Crown Prince about this?"
"Not for the time being, the current Royal Highness the Crown Prince has not recovered his memory after all, even if he says it, he won't believe it."
"So what do we do now?"
"I can only take one step at a time, and I have to find the flower first."
Hua Wuliang didn't speak, knowing that this matter didn't seem to have much to do with him, but what happened to Xia Yuan, Hua Wuliang was still a little worried, if the murderer knew that Xia Yuan was still alive, would he find an opportunity to harm Xia Yuan.
You Baiyi also had the same worries, but he was helpless.