Chapter 4: Heroes Save Beauty
Seeing that the restaurant couldn't continue to stay, Ding Ning decided to go shopping on the street to see those novel gadgets, just then Ding Ning saw a team of performers in the restaurant setting up a stage, presumably the performance was about to start, and she also wanted to go and see. Thinking like this in his heart, Ding Ning said to Huanxi:
"Joy, let's go shopping in the downtown area, see the work of the artists, and then look at those strange little objects."
"Yes Miss." Huanxi has always been obedient to her own lady.
Saying that, the two didn't care about the little guy, and went downstairs by themselves, but the two little guys put their positions very right, like two balls of air, so that Ding Ning and Huanxi didn't feel that they were being watched.
Ding Ning came to the downtown with joy, and the first thing that caught her eye was a stall selling bead hairpin jewelry. Before Ding Ning could step over, Huanxi happily ran to the stall, glanced at the boss's goods, and exclaimed:
"Miss, come on, such a beautiful hairpin and bracelet, do you want it? Boss, how much silver is this bracelet? β
Ding Ning didn't have time to say a word, this little girl took care of herself, Ding Ning hurriedly stepped forward and took Huanxi's hand and said:
"Joy, let's not buy it now."
"Why? Miss, what if it's gone for a while, it's so good-looking, it's very flattering. "Happy, anxious and a little lost.
"Although my mother gave me a lot of silver, I am afraid that I will spend it so casually that I will run out of money before the lantern festival in the evening. Besides, isn't the most important thing for us to save money now? How can you spend lavishly? Ding Ning's words were slowly spit out word by word, and she listened to it happily in her heart, and took back the action of taking out the money, her eyes revealed her absolute approval of her own young lady, she nodded and said:
"Miss is right, Huanxi must control herself."
However, having said that, the hosta and the white jade bracelet placed by the vendor Ding Ning liked it very much, she didn't buy it just because she knew in her heart that no matter how much she liked it, it couldn't be hers, and what she lacked at the moment was money - money that could redeem herself, how could she buy things.
Since Ding Ning couldn't get it, he wouldn't go back to nostalgia, and turned around and left with joy.
Ding Ning watched with great interest as the craftsman drew a cute rabbit with his hands - a woman bought a rabbit for her child, and the child stared at the rabbit in his eyes with a smile, and couldn't bear to speak, turning the bamboo stick to hold the rabbit and looking at it vigorously, it was his mother who led it, otherwise he would definitely hit the wall when he walked. Ding Ning really wanted to buy a candy man, but she thought about it, she was reluctant to eat such a cute and realistic sugar man, but after a long time, it became bad and wasteful, so it was better to see how fresh it was, she stood there and watched for a while and left the stall with joy and the two little guys.
Not far away was the juggler performance that Ding Ning wanted to see, and Huanxi accompanied Ding Ning to look at the things of the small vendors on the road while walking towards the juggling group. By the time they got to the place where the juggling troupe had set up the stage, the juggling troupe had already set up the stage and was ready to perform.
The first one to come on stage was an artist who could play monkeys, and when he saw this artist go first, the monkey swaggered with him and walked up easily. The sight of the monkey walking amused everyone present. The monkey man gave orders to the monkey and rewarded him with food, and the little monkey kowtowed for a while and turned his head for a while, which made all the men, women and children around him stare at it and laugh.
The most dangerous thing is the fire-breathing juggling, I saw that the man took a sip of liquor in his mouth, and sprayed it on the torch, and the flames burst out more than a meter away, like a flaming dragon swimming in front of your eyes, and the people in front of the stage were frightened and amazed. Ding Ning was stunned at this moment, and couldn't help but get closer and closer to the stage step by step, Huanxi and the two little guys were also crowded by the crowd and separated from their own young lady, the difference was that Huanxi was happy to take care of herself, marveling at the wonderful performance, while the two little guys were struggling to find their own young lady in the crowd, for fear that she would take the opportunity to run away.
At the end of the fire-breathing performance, a juggler with a tiger walked out, and the audience was frightened to take a few steps back, but gradually, after everyone saw the tiger obediently doing a lot of action performances, they gradually became less guarded. This tiger sometimes sells good amusement, which makes the people in the audience happy and loved. Watching the performance, he gradually forgot that there was a fierce beast in front of him, and also forgot the terrible instinct of the fierce beast to eat people, and he had the audacity to throw a stone at the tiger, which was stimulated by the outside world, and suddenly roared and rushed towards the crowd - and Ding Ning was standing directly in front of the tiger - Ding Ning was frightened, instinctively covered his face with his hands, and closed his eyes. When she came back to her senses, she only heard a deep voice in her ear:
"It's all right!"
Ding Ning was still blindsided when she heard all three words, until she heard a round of applause and cheers around herβand she was sure she was still alive.
When Ding Ning opened her eyes, she was in a man's arms, she immediately broke free and took a few steps back, and only after she was calm did she raise her eyes to look over, and it was the man in the blue robe she met in the restaurant standing in front of her. Seeing that the woman in front of him had not yet come to his senses, the blue-robed man asked again:
"Is Miss alright?"
Ding Ning really relieved herself, and when she saw the motionless big tiger lying next to her, she understood what had just happened, so she thanked:
"Thank you Gongzi for saving me, the little woman is very grateful."
"With a lot of effort, why bother, dare to ask where the young lady's house is, I will ask someone to send the girl home?"
Before Ding Ning could answer, Huanxi and the two little guys hurriedly ran over, and it was estimated that the three of them were also scared enough, and it took a while for them to come to their senses.
Ding Ning gave a thank you salute to the blue-robed man and left with joyful support. The frightened crowd also dispersed, and the leader of the juggling troupe came to thank the blue-robed man and ordered someone to clean up the messy venue, and soon began a new round of their performances.
"Master, where are we going next?" The blue-robed man's attendant asked respectfully.
"Go and tear off this woman's veil." There was a hint of cunning in the blue-robed man's words, and the attendant beside him looked at his master's expression that he had never had before, and was really stunned, and said tremblingly:
"Old ...... Master...... In this blue sky and white day, even if you can really cover the sky with one hand, you ...... It's not someone who can do that...... That's the innocence of a human girl. "This little follower was really scared by his own master.
"Tease you, lead her to a no-man's corner later, I'll find a chance to see what she looks like." The blue-robed man said this sentence undoubtedly and slightly meaningfully, without a trace of frivolity.
The attendant saw that his master was serious about doing this, and wondered:
"Sir, this is ......"
"Don't ask, you'll know when you should know." After speaking, the blue-robed man had a deep smile on his face.
Here, Ding Ning was really frightened, and he was not in the mood to go any further, and he was not interested in the long-awaited night lantern festival at all. The two little guys were afraid that there would be a lot of people for a while, and the possibility of accidents would increase, so they also proposed:
"If Miss is unwell, let's go back to the Spring Palace, Mom's side, we will say it for Miss."
Ding Ning, who originally wanted to propose rejuvenation to the Rejuvenation Pavilion, heard that the two little guys spoke first, and was willing to go to Mother Nine to explain the reason for going back early, which saved Ding Ning a lot of effort. So, Ding Ning nodded happily.
The group of four returned to Chunman Pavilion, and the two little servants sent Ding Ning back to Tingyuxuan, and went to Jiu's mother to report and explain today's itinerary. Huanxi, who was quietly staying by Ding Ning's side, found that his young lady didn't say a word, and was a little scared, and said with concern:
"Isn't Miss Mo scared by the big tiger, and now she is still afraid? Don't be afraid, that boy has already killed the tiger, and you are safe in your own Tingyu Xuan now. β
After Huanxi finished speaking, Ding Ning didn't respond for a long time, and only said after a long time:
"You say, if that tiger had bitten me to death, wouldn't I have to be here now? Don't have to pick up customers? β
Hearing Ding Ning's answer, Huanxi felt that her young lady must have been stupid to say such nonsense, and hurriedly comforted:
"What nonsense is Miss talking about, Huanxi has been resold repeatedly, and when she can't eat enough and don't have enough clothing, she still has to try to live and save a life, but now she doesn't have to worry about food and clothing, no matter how difficult it is, Huanxi will never take her life and trample on it at will. Isn't Miss thinking the same way, so she has worked hard to live until now? β
When Ding Ning heard the words of joy, his heart suddenly warmed a lot. Yes, she is going to die, she can die from the age of twelve when she knows what she wants to do in the future, but why does she still hold on until now, isn't it because she understands that life is not easy, and she should cherish it. What's wrong with her now, she was so frightened by a tiger that she said something suicidal. She secretly laughed at herself in her heart, and said to Huanxi:
"You little girl is sometimes dumbfounded, but sometimes her heart is open." After a pause, Ding Ning continued: "I will not despise my own life, nor will I let your life be despised by others." We all have to work hard to live, and one day, I will take you out of this courtyard, and none of us will have to be spoiled by those guests. β
"Huanxi believes in Miss, and will try to help Miss. Although Huanxi is not beautiful enough and not smart enough, but what Miss asks Huanxi to do, Huanxi must do it well and not disappoint Miss. β
The master and servant expressed their sincerity here, and in the downtown at the other end, the men in blue robes couldn't find out where the woman in pink was, so they could only return in vain and report to their masters.
The news of the defeat that he didn't want to hear reached the ears of the blue-robed man, making the blue-robed man's face suddenly turn pale. In such a sealed city, there is no single lady in the pink skirt who is weak. The attendant next to the blue-robed man saw that his master would not give up if he didn't find this pink-clothed lady, so he had the courage to interject:
"Master, this woman in pink is probably not a lady, you may be looking in the wrong direction."
The blue-robed man looked at his personal attendant, who read the order to "keep talking" from his master's eyes, and then spoke:
"The lord never cherishes the land of fireworks except for entertainment, and he may not know that now there is a peerless beauty in this city who has not yet opened the package, and is hidden in the backyard by the ninth mother of the Spring Pavilion, saying that it will wait for this month's talent show to be launched to meet guests. The two attendants you saw next to the girl today were wearing the same clothes that the little maid in the Spring Pavilion was wearing. So ......"
When the blue-robed man heard his attendant's words, the fire became even greater, and before he could finish speaking, his face turned black directly, and he grabbed the attendant's collar and asked fiercely:
"Why didn't you say it sooner."
"Old ...... The lord has always believed that she is a famous family, so he only asked people to find out the daughters in various mansions, regardless of whether they are concubines or concubines. I...... I'm afraid that if I say it, the master won't believe it. β
The attendant who was full of desire to survive explained, his eyes revealed timidity and fear, his master he knew, if what the master was going to do today failed because he didn't tell him in time, his master would definitely beat him ten or twenty boards. He didn't want to eat the board, and continued:
"I'll go and help the master find out now, if you don't find out, wait for the master to find out."
"Go!"
As he spoke, the blue-robed man loosened the collar of his follower, who was being pulled tightly by him. Seeing that his master let go, the attendant didn't even dare to turn his head back, so he took the order and went directly to the Chunman Pavilion.
It's just a cup of tea, and the follower who just ran out came back, with a happy face. When the blue-robed man saw the appearance of his attendant, he already knew it in his heart, and a smile appeared on his face. I saw the attendant step forward and introduce Ding Ning's residence and background, the blue-robed man seemed to be much happier than knowing which daughter Ding Ning was. The attendant naturally didn't understand, but he could read a trace of unfinished calculations in his master's expression, and his face gradually lost a smile, and his heart shuddered.
"Early tomorrow morning, as soon as Qi Ming comes back, you will ask him to come to me, I have something to arrange for him to do."
"Yes." Although I don't know what his master is calculating, this attendant received the order and breathed a sigh of relief.