Chapter 42: Door-to-door
In the palace of the four kings of Yin.
Since the last "night attack" in Sakura Pavilion, the assassin has since died down and never moved again, and time has passed quietly.
Chang'an's days of pretending to be Xie Tong were boring.
"Alas...... When I used to be a hidden guard, I walked through the wall and walked through the air, and I could only rely on myself for everything, such as being locked in this cage every day, and a bunch of people were waiting, but I felt tired! ”
At this moment, she was hanging the golden hook upside down, hanging under the beam in the center of the house, swaying and playing the swing again and again.
"Someone!"
Chang'an pricked up his ears, held his breath, and his expression became vigilant.
A hanging Qian'er flipped and jumped into the air, and she squatted on the beams of the house, pricked up her ears, and eavesdropped on the movement outside.
There was a slight sound of footsteps in the hallway.
The sound slowed slowly from far to near, and finally stopped outside the door.
"Knock Knock ......"
There was a slight knock on the door, knuckles of her fingers on the edge of the door, and from the sound of the knocking, she could tell that it was a woman's hand.
"Madame......"
"Chun'er?"
Hearing the woman's voice, Chang'an's eyes flashed, and in an instant, in her heart, there was a burst of intense excitement!
Boy! Grandma is waiting for you!
She put her hand into her waist, and in the dark blue belt, there was a red gold dagger, short and sharp, sharpened like clay, which was rewarded by Childe when he was happy when his mother completed the task last time.
The knock on the door sounded again, and it seemed more and more urgent.
"Madame, are you there?"
There was silence all around, and no one answered.
Then, only a "squeak" was heard, and the door was slowly pushed open, and at the same time, a woman in a green skirt appeared in front of her, and slipped in quietly along the crack in the open door.
"Ma'am?"
After making sure that there was no one in the house, she rummaged through the cabinets, beds, yarn drawers, boxes, and flower pots in the house...... In the blink of an eye, he turned the room over, and his movements were so superb that if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have seen any signs of chaos at all.
"Looking for something?"
Chang'an was puzzled, hiding on the beam, paying attention to the movements of the people below.
The last time she fought in the middle of the night, she had already probed the bottom of the other party, and the thief's kung fu was not weaker than her at all, if it wasn't for her sneak attack at night, relying on the advantage of the direction, she would not have the upper hand at all.
And what surprised her even more was that the person with such power turned out to be a woman! And it's still ......
I was in a trance, and I only heard a "squeak" sound......
"Want to go? No way! ”
The man on the beam clenched his dagger, and almost at that moment, a coercion suddenly appeared in the room, and like a whirlwind, it galloped straight towards the backs of the people below! The movements are fast and accurate, without giving people any breathing space!
"Bang!"
The emerald green clothes danced wildly, and the woman backhanded over her shoulders and blocked it quickly, the speed and action were so fast that it was staggering! As soon as the danger cleared, she turned to face the attacker.
This blow shook Chang'an four meters away.
"Is that you?"
The thief seemed to be very surprised, and those timid eyes became extremely cold at this moment.
Chang An also half-narrowed his eyes, and there was an inexplicable smile on the corner of his mouth.
"What? Do you know me? ”
"The hidden guard of the palace...... Scold! That's it? That's it! ”
Before the words fell, the other party's clothes suddenly flew over, and a cold coercion, with a little emerald color, like a sharp sword, galloped and stabbed straight towards Chang'an! She spun straight up, using it to the extreme, barely dodging the blow.
"What a powerful sword qi! Who are you?! ”
At this time, Chang'an looked at the person in front of him nervously, and he couldn't smile anymore.
"Me?"
The woman in the green shirt sneered and looked at her fingers with great satisfaction.
On that fingertip, it seems to be composed of countless sharp blades, embedded in the bone joints, flashing with a cold light, extremely sharp, anytime, anywhere, can quickly kill people.
"Little one, go back and ask your mother!"
Chang'an's eyes froze, and with a hint of stubbornness that did not admit defeat, he glared at the woman in the green shirt.
"You...... How old are you? ”
"Hehe......", the man looked at her, still smiling, "next month, I will be fourteen." ”
Looking at the pale face of the person in front of him, the laughter was even more rampant.
"If I'm not mistaken, you're sixteen, aren't you? Unfortunately, I'll always be better than you! This world will always be our world, and people like you can only be ...... My men are defeated. ”
"You ......"
The figure of the emerald shirt suddenly disappeared, as if the world had evaporated.
Too fast!
Chang'an stood on the beam, his heart was still terrified, and he couldn't even believe what he saw in front of him.
At the gate of the Yin Siwang Mansion.
In front of the tall and upright stone lion, a dark velvet sedan chair stopped, and at the left and right ends of the sedan chair roof, two snow-white silk lanterns were hung, and two big "thanks" were written in black ink.
"Ma'am, it's here."
A maid in a yellow shirt and green dress carefully opened the curtain of the sedan chair and reached out to help the person in the sedan chair.
Xie Zhang's combed Ruyi Lingyun bun, wearing a chrysanthemum dark flower mud gold * character drag robe, pink rouge, beads and emeralds, with her movements, on both wrists, a bunch of green jade bracelets, intentionally or unintentionally revealed.
At the door, there were six dignified family members, each holding a killing stick, and their posture was solemn.
"Stop!"
Before he stepped on the stone steps, Xie Zhang was drunk.
"What for?"
With this sharp question, a smile suddenly bloomed on her cold face, she reached out and touched her sideburns, and then stood upright, trying her best to look dignified, like an ordinary official wife.
She pulled the post out of her long sleeve and handed it to the maidservant.
"Mrs. Xie Zhang, Shangshu Mansion, came to meet the princess."
The leader of the family looked at each other, took the post, and took a closer look, the solemn expression on his face suddenly eased a lot.
"Please wait a moment, madam, and I'll go and report it."
"It's hard work, this is a reward."
So saying, the maid took out two pieces of broken silver from her belt and put them into the hand of the housekeeper. Unexpectedly, as soon as he touched the silver, the burly man suddenly retracted his hand as if he had been electrocuted, and took several steps back in succession.
"Madam, this is the palace, the minions don't dare."
After speaking, without waiting for Xie Zhang's to speak, he took the post and hurriedly opened the door and entered the house.
The sun is rising, and although it is autumn, standing under the sun, it is also warm.
Xie Zhang stood under the eaves of the mansion, motionless, maintaining his posture.
There is no shame on you......
Half an hour passed.
The little guy hadn't come out yet, and the yellow-shirted girl next to her was already a little unbearable, constantly wringing her handkerchief, sweat appeared from her forehead, and her little white face was red at the moment.
"Madame......"
"We've waited so long, should we let the slave go and ask again?"
Looking at the back in front of her, she spoke very carefully.
Unexpectedly, after hearing these words, Xie Zhang's Huo Ran half-twisted his head, gritted his teeth, lowered his voice and reprimanded:
"Damn cheap hooves, who eat and drink well on weekdays, and when something happens, it's so useless? I haven't even opened my mouth yet, so it's your turn to complain here? If you lose the face of the lord today, see if the labor and management go back and don't pick your skin! ”
"Slaves don't dare."
The yellow-shirted slave shrugged his shoulders, not daring to say another word.
The group waited for another half hour.
Only a "squeak" was heard, and the door opened.
Xie Zhangshi reacted suddenly, her hands did not move, forcibly placed on her waist, her feet were sore, but she still half staggered to meet her, she walked, her upper body was like wood, and her whole body swayed, like a duck catching up.
The little guys carrying the sedan chair all pursed their lips and smiled.
The yellow-shirted maidservant also smiled, but in the blink of an eye, she immediately returned to normal.
"I'm sorry, madam, the princess has just finished drinking the medicine, and she has already fallen asleep at this time."
The family looked at her, and his expression returned to indifference.
Hearing this, Xie Zhang's Wu was stunned.
"That'...... What about the son, is he still there at the moment? ”
"Not here!"
"What about Childe?"
"It's all said that it's not there! The masters are out today, and they are not in the house, so you can come back another day! ”
"Hey...... You, didn't you just say that the princess was taking a nap, why did she go out of the house at this time? Aren't you fooling us? You must have been lazy and didn't report it! Deceive the superiors and deceive, find a bunch of excuses, see that your master knows, and don't pick your skin! ”
The yellow-shirted maid pointed at the housekeeper and snatched the white with a sharp speech.
"You ......"
"Smack!"
Before the housekeeper could speak, the little face of the yellow-shirted maid was slapped firmly, knocking her whole body to the ground, and the maid covered her little face, and tears rolled straight in her eyes.
And the person who beat her was Xie Zhang.
"Dead hooves! What kind of place is the palace that allows you to spread wild? ”
After saying that, she immediately turned her head and looked at the family with a smile on her face.
"That Mrs. Gongzi, can you be in the house?"
As he was talking, he saw two women in green shirts coming out of the house, one big and one small, both wearing double flat buns, with black heads, and the height of their bodies was almost the same. At first glance, I thought it was twins.
"The people of the palace are just different!"
She was envious in her heart, coldly glanced at the yellow-shirted girl behind her, and gouged out her eyes fiercely.
The two walked up to Xie Zhang's and squatted down twice.
"Madame, Miss, please come in."
Miss? Why does this sound so familiar?
Xie Zhang's heart was suspicious, and when the people in front of him raised their heads and looked carefully at their faces, they found that these two maids were the two sisters Yancai Yanran!
"Why are you here now?!"
"Lead the way......"
With a sigh of relief, she took out the demeanor of being a housewife, straightened her body, swept past the family, and walked towards the house with a high spirit.
In the Sakura Pavilion.
After a fight, the house was in a mess at the moment.
Chang'an put on Xie Tong's leather noodles, and was sitting on the stool in front of the table, rubbing his temples with a headache, who is this person? She seems to be familiar with herself? He prides himself on being a seedling who practices martial arts, but in front of the other party, he is not vulnerable at all!
That stream of emerald swords, as if I had seen it somewhere......
She kept tapping her forehead, but she couldn't remember.
Seeing that Yancai had just cleaned up, Chang'an was upset, and he wanted to lie on the couch and sleep beautifully, but suddenly someone came to report.
"Young lady, your mother's family is here."
Mother's family?
The man on the couch rolled over and sat up, his eyes were blank, and then he blinked twice, and a happy smile appeared on his face.
"Mother? You say my mother is here? ”
"Where is she? Please come in! ”
flew to take a picture in front of the mirror, and seeing that there was no clue, Chang'an hurriedly dressed up and hurriedly went out.
Under the porch, a proud middle-aged woman was walking towards the porter.
"Tong'er!"
As soon as the woman saw Xie Tong, she couldn't help but speak, hugged her tightly, her voice began to choke, tears rippled in her eyes, and she kept wiping it with a silk handkerchief.
"Mother...... How did you get here? ”
"Good boy, my mother really misses you very much, you don't know, since you married into the palace, how much my mother misses you......"
Before he finished speaking, Xie Zhang began to cry again.
Chang An looked at the tears on his shoulders and pursed his mouth in disgust.
"Oh, mother, don't be sad, isn't Tong'er having a good time? Besides, the prince is also very good to me, the princess, the prince, and the lady, all of them are kind to each other, and they treat their daughters like home. ”
As he spoke, Xie Tong's eyes were red.
Hearing this, Xie Zhang's eyes moved.
"Hmm...... Good boy, let's go into the house and talk ......"
"Yanran, pour tea!"
"Yes."
After entering the house, the two exchanged pleasantries for a while. Seeing that the other party was just chattering and not mentioning business at all, Chang'an was a little impatient, she grabbed Xie Zhang's hand and choked up:
"Brother...... Are you okay? ”
Xie Zhangshi heard this, but he just wept and sighed.
"Your brother has failed several scientific examinations, eats, drinks, prostitutes, gambles every day, holds a small drama in Hualou, recently there is an official from Ba County, surnamed Yan, the most bastard, every day with Feng'er to mess around, he is taught to be more and more unorthodox, a good child, just like this, he was taken bad......"
Xie Tong lowered his head and tried his best to suppress the anger in his heart.
"Mother, I didn't say it, my brother is like this, you should also take care of it!"
Unexpectedly, Xie Zhang's face sank suddenly.
"What nonsense are you talking about!"
"Feng'er is still young, my lord has not loved him since he was a child, how much suffering has he suffered? Other people's sons-in-law are all beautiful, but your brother is the most pitiful, and now even your sister slanders him like this, and how can he be motivated? He's your own brother! ”
"Mother thought, if she can get Feng'er a half-official position, he will be serious......"
Xie Tong's nose was sour.
"Mother, I am also your biological daughter, why haven't you come to see me for so long?"
Xie Zhang turned his head away, and his voice was faint.
"You have become the wife of the son, I am afraid of adding bad luck to you."
"But you went to see Childe?"
"You got it?" She turned her head suddenly, her eyes were overlooked, but then she eased, "It seems that Gongzi really cares for you, good boy, I didn't embarrass your mother, your brother still needs ......"
"No ......"
"My daughter is not doing well! They all bullied me! ”
Speaking of this, Xie Tong couldn't suppress his emotions, half-knelt on his mother's lap, cried sadly, and a suppressed poignant sound faintly came from the room.
"What?"
Hearing this, Xie Zhang's Huo Ran stood up. Thinking of everything that happened in front of the mansion, her peaceful face became extremely pale at this moment.
"You mean, Childe doesn't like you?"
The people of the earth were silent, but wept silently.
Xie Zhang's eyes suddenly flashed, and he stared at the people on the ground sternly.
"You tell me, do you and Childe have a round house?"
But the cries of the earthly people became more intense.
"Oh my God!"
After a stomping sigh, she grabbed Xie Tong's shoulder, stared at her tightly, like a madman, her face was full of blazing **, and the next moment, she pulled out a blue and white round porcelain vase from her sleeve, which was one finger high, and with a "bang", it was on the table.
"Serve your son well and get pregnant."
"Otherwise, I'll be treated as if I never gave birth to you!"
After saying that, she pushed the door open, flicked her sleeves and walked away.
"Mother......
Tears slid down her cheeks and flowed into Chang'an's lips, she was stunned, stretched out her tongue and licked it, salty.
She is not Xie Tong, and she doesn't know why she is crying.
"Mother, thank you."
Thinking of the figure who protected himself when he was a child, Chang'an suddenly smiled.