Chapter 2: Ten Miles of Guerlain and the Dragon [1]
I heard that there is an old alley in Shanghai, and there is a mysterious shop hidden in the depths of the alley.
XX year of the Republic of Chinaββ
"Jingle Bell...... Jingle bell ......"
The wind chimes hanging on the door rang. Immediately after that, the door was opened open from the outside, and a student-like girl held the door with her hands and carefully peeked at the scenery in the room with her eyes.
"Is there something wrong?"
The sudden sound startled her, and all the books in her hand fell to the ground, and she squatted down in a panic to pick them up. At this moment, a woman opened the door and walked out, stepping on high heels and stopping in front of her with elegant steps. The girl subconsciously looked up at her, but she was startled.
Beautiful as a fairy is not enough to describe her appearance.
"Do you want to buy something?" The woman held a pipe in her mouth and exhaled a string of white smoke from her mouth as she spoke.
The girl put away the books on the ground and nodded.
"Come in."
In fact, this is not the first time the girl has seen this shop. The first time she saw this shop, she was attracted to this shop, and she wanted to come in and have a look, but she happened to be stopped by a friend, so she wanted to come with her friend, but as soon as her friend came, the good shop suddenly disappeared, leaving only a wall.
Over and over again, and over again, it was like this several times, as if only she could see the store.
She was both afraid and curious about this shop, and every time she couldn't sleep at night, she thought about it, and when her curiosity fully overcame her fear, she decided to come here alone to see what was going on.
As soon as she stepped inside, the girl was attracted to everything here. The shop looks small and unremarkable on the outside, but inside it is like a museum, clean and bright.
On every wall of the room was a cabinet with objects large and small, all so beautiful that they seemed to glow. Soon, her eyes flickered and fixed on a black gilded fan.
"What, like this fan?" The shopkeeper stepped forward and took the fan off the cabinet and handed it to the girl, who at first refused to like it, but then she couldn't help it, so she shyly took it in her hand and carefully opened and closed it.
"It seems that this guest has a good eye," the shopkeeper poured a glass of water for the girl, took a rag and wiped the bottles and cans on the cabinet, and tilted his head to blow from time to time, "Its owner is the noble princess Long Yu of the gods in the sky." β
"Heavenly? Dragon? The girl's gaze turned away from the fan and turned to the owner of the shop: "How is it possible, how can there be such a thing in this world."
The shopkeeper smiled, sat down and said to the girl, "Do you want to hear the memory of this fan?"
The girl nodded suspiciously, and sat down across from the shopkeeper.
More than 1,000 years ago, when human beings had not yet reached their peak, productivity and wealth were extremely low, so worshipping and believing in "gods" became the only way for human beings to express their thoughts and pray for blessings.
"What's the matter, could it be that those old guys really want me to marry into the Jiao clan!" Such a sharp shout suddenly came from the huge Heavenly Palace. "Say, this time it's a deadly old thing."
At the head of the window, a girl in red supported her cheek with her hand, leaned sideways and said to the woman next to her.
"Your Highness, you keep your voice quiet, the wall has ears, don't be listened to by others." The woman hurriedly covered the mouth of the girl in red, nervous and uneasy: "The last time you uttered wild words, you were beaten by the Emperor of Heaven, if you still refuse to restrain yourself, the slave and maid may have to change their masters to serve."
The girl bowed her head and was silent for a while, and then said to the palace maid, "You have made up your mind not to tell me, right?"
The palace maid nodded vigorously.
yes, yes, yes!
The girl slapped the table hard, and it was split in half along with the ground.
Her face showed an uncontrollable anger, and then as if she had thought of something, she soothed her eyebrows and hooked the corners of her lips, and said to the palace maid with a smile: "Let's go, let's go to the Tianling Palace to play chess!"
Before she was old enough to marry, those old things were anxious for her to get married, and all cats, dogs, turtles and donkeys were stuffed into her. Well, now there's another merman, how old is she!
I know with my knees that it is the troublesome sissy surnamed Huang, and every time my father opens the heavenly court, he is the most attentive, either a sycophant or a medium.
Look at this princess who misbehaved with you fox lair today.
Standing in front of the gate of the Heavenly Spirit Palace, the girl stopped. He whispered a few words to the guards guarding the door, then pushed the door open and walked in. A few steps away from her when an old white-bearded man staggered toward her.
Seeing this master of the Heavenly Spirit Palace, the girl hurriedly leaned over and saluted: "Long Yuan pays homage to the god of Huang Luo!" Seeing Long Miao's behavior, the palace maids who followed her were first surprised and then saluted with her.
Seeing this situation, the old man was scared to the point that his back was cold, and he quickly knelt down with his subordinates and bowed.
The princess saluted the minister...... Fold life, fold life!
"God, please." Long Yuan was the first to stand up, and looked at Huang Luo Shangshen who was kneeling on the ground with satisfaction, "Although the little girl is a princess, she doesn't dare to withstand such a great gift from the gods." I am afraid that God is not insulting the little girl by doing this. β
Huang Luo jumped up with a "rub": "Don't dare, how dare the minister have the intention of humiliating the princess."
Long Yuan smiled and asked, "Don't you dare!" The god was stunned and did not dare to speak again. Seeing that the god was speechless, Long Yuan laughed again: "Huang Luo Shangshen, Long Yuan is joking with you, how can you take it seriously." Long Yuan actually came here to play chess and chat with the gods. β
"But there is no chessboard ...... here"
Long Yuan stretched out her hand to the palace maid behind her, and a brand new chessboard was fixed in the palm of her hand: "Don't worry, I'm ready."
After speaking, Long Miao carried the chessboard and approached the main hall of Huang Luo's gods.
Huang Luo Shangshen followed behind her, wiping the cold sweat on his forehead: How did he provoke such a difficult master today.
"What kind of chess do the gods usually play?"
Long Yuan stood in the main hall, glanced up and down, and suddenly laughed out loud, "No wonder Huang Luo Shangshen is so old at a young age, it turns out that there is no nourishment from a woman." Look, look, what has become of the Heavenly Spirit Palace, there is not even a maid to do things, I said why is it so cold as soon as I walk in. β
"Someone! Bring all the maids I have prepared, and let Huang Luo Shangshen pick and choose to see if there is anything you like, so that this Tianling Palace will also be a little happy! β
Long Miao clapped her hands, and after a while, the guards outside the door walked in with dozens of maids. I have to say that none of those maids can be described in words. It's either crooked melons and cracked dates, or the facial features are distorted, and there are a few women who don't look like ordinary women......
Only then did Huang Luo understand the true meaning of this princess - it turned out that he was complaining that the Lang Jun he introduced to her in front of the Emperor of Heaven was not beautiful enough!
Huang Luo took a step, waved his hand and asked the guards to take those women out, and then walked in front of Long Yuan himself: "The princess is not satisfied with the Lang Jun introduced to you by the minister?"
Long Yuan smiled and said, "Could it be that the god Huang Luo is satisfied with the maid that Long Yuan gave you?"
"This ......"