I stood on the city wall, watching the mighty people in the distance, and the emotions in my heart rose and fell.

The June sun was scorching my skin, but I still felt cold. Once in this imperial city, they were my support and protection, but now, I don't know how many years this parting has been.

"Princess, go back." The majestic voice of the dog king came from behind me, and I took one last look to the north and turned my head with difficulty.

After walking a few steps, he saw Ye Linghan walking towards him.

"Lord Night" I blessed my body, and greeted the king of the dog and saluted him,

"King Inurong, Princess Qingyi." Ye Linghan clasped his fists and saluted, "I want to ask the princess to borrow a step to speak, I don't know if the princess is convenient?" ”

I nodded to him, and King Inurong looked at me and said, "Then I'll go back to the palace first." ”

"Don't worry, I will personally escort Princess Qingyi back to the palace in a while." Ye Linghan replied.

I followed him and walked on the wide wall towards the east, and when I passed the main gate, there were not so many soldiers guarding the wall, except for a few patrolmen, armed with spears, standing there, watching the movement in the distance.

Although the wall of Chang'an City is to protect the imperial city from foreign invasion, the scenery above is unique. The thick green bricks under the feet are paved into a wide avenue piece by piece, thick and flat. Standing on the city wall, looking inward, there are pavilions and pavilions in the inner city, teahouses and wine shops, and the green smoke of the flags on display, a picture of thriving people.

And outside the city, the green willows and weeping poplars, the green water is murmuring, the ancient eight rivers surround Chang'an, around the city wall, the moat flows slowly, sparkling, extraordinarily beautiful.

Away from the noisy beacon just now, Ye Linghan and I kept walking towards the secluded place in front of us. The air in the high places seemed to be exceptionally fresh, and after holding it in the palace for so long, I raised my head and took two breaths hard.

"You shouldn't feel good when you send them away, right?" Ye Linghan turned his head to look at me and continued to walk forward.

"Yes, after all, it's not so easy to come back to your senses after being together for so long." I looked at the distance and there was only a team of polka dots left, and I felt a little lost.

"Actually, you can go with them." Ye Linghan stopped against a wall, he looked at the gurgling water of the moat outside the city, and said easily, "You are here alone, don't you feel lonely?" ”

I walked over to him, leaned down against the wall beside him, and said softly, "Because you're still here." ”

He didn't seem to expect me to say this, his face was slightly stunned, and his eyes were fixed on me.

"Look at what? Don't believe me? "I was a little shy by him, feigning anger.

"It's not." Ye Linghan laughed, he turned to face me, "It's really hard for you." ”

"Embarrassed for me?" I wondered, why is this so difficult for me? "What do you mean by that?"

He looked at me, his eyes deepened, "I once told you, don't think about anything, just leave it all to me, but in the end, you still have to bear so much, pay so much, and sacrifice so much." ”

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and stroked the masked half of my face, his eyes full of pity and distress, "As for your injury, the other two herbs, I am still at a loss." ”

It turned out that he remembered that in this deep palace, how many people only care about who I am, how powerful I am, and whether my life is worth it, but whether I care about whether I am living well or not, whether I am tired or not, whether I want this kind of life or not, it is estimated that only Ye Linghan is Ye Linghan.

I'm glad I didn't lose him after all this experience, and I know that the road ahead is going to be even harder.

"Can you take me to the city for a day?" I suddenly rose up and proposed my thoughts to Ye Linghan. I already know that the road in the future is not smooth, so we have to have a good day of good time, don't lose today's good sunshine for the rainy days in the future, I have been stuffy in the palace for too long, I feel like I am about to get moldy, and I don't have much time to be alone with Ye Linghan, and even less after returning to the palace, I don't want to go back, maybe because I just sent them away My feelings are still very fragile, and today I want to be willful once......

Hearing my words, Ye Linghan was stunned for a moment, but then thought that I might have been suffocated in the palace, so he readily agreed.

I followed him, walking on the bustling streets of Chang'an City, Chang'an is still the simple and lively Chang'an, the owner of the silk village is still holding the abacus exquisite calculations, and the customer is still trying to get cheaper, but the boss of this silk village is too picky, but the color is indeed better than others, and customers are willing to buy it; The fat guy in the deli is still skilled, cutting off a piece of beef with a knife, weighing it up, it is exactly the eight taels that the customer wants, and the efficiency is extremely high, their business has been very good, and the shopkeeper and the guy can be busy with all the things in the store; The business of Sister-in-law's noodle shop is still booming, and customers can be heard shouting from afar, "Sister-in-law, a bowl of pants noodles, no garlic!" Trouser noodle is a kind of pasta often eaten by Chang'an people, because the noodles are wide and strong, like trouser belts, so it is named, and the noodles of the sister-in-law noodle shop are the most authentic and delicious, so they give customers a surplus and full of business; On the street, the child chased after his mother and asked for a string of sugar gourds, and his mother dragged him by the arm, but he didn't buy it......

This hustle and bustle is normal, this is the world......

It's been a long time since I've been to this familiar street, and although it's only been a little over a month, I feel like I'm back in my hometown, and I can only feel my presence in the noise of the crowd.

I was in a good mood, and I took Ye Ling Handong to walk around the west, bean paste cake, sour rice noodles, mille-feuille cakes, and all kinds of snacks I ate beautifully! It's been a long time since I've eaten so many snacks, I've been shouting that it's delicious, although the food in the palace is exquisite and nutritious, but only what is sold in the streets and alleys, the taste is really delicious!

Ye Linghan looked at my face like a little cat that was pasted with chili oil, holding a box of bean flour, and laughed, it is estimated that he has never seen me like this, I smiled embarrassedly, and continued to bow my head to eat, to be honest, I have never seen him laugh so heartily.

He stretched out his right hand and helped me wipe the chili oil from the corner of his mouth, and smiled softly, "What else do you want to eat?" Let's keep eating! It's rare to see you eat so happily! ”

I tilted my head and thought, "I know there is a restaurant where the sour bamboo shoots are particularly delicious, do you want to try them?" ”

"Accompany me to the end" Ye Linghan made a gesture of please, and I walked in front of him to lead the way, heading towards my delicious snacks. There is a very famous snack street in the west district, which sells all kinds of famous snacks in Chang'an, with a wide variety of types, good quality and low price, it is a good place for Chang'an people to go in their leisure time, and it is overcrowded every noon and evening. When I was in Yuchun Building, I didn't come often, because I didn't like crowded places at that time, but when I was in Shennongtang, I often came here with Chen Fei, and the shop where I used to buy osmanthus cakes was on this street.

Today's snack street is still shoulder to shoulder, the two of us crowded into the crowd and walked forward, Ye Linghan left hand to protect the uneaten bean noodles he had just bought on his chest, afraid of crushing it. As soon as his right hand was stretched out, he took my hand.

Caught by him, my left hand instinctively trembled, my heart began to beat wildly, although the two of us have confessed their hearts for a long time, but it is the first time to blatantly hold hands like this, I hold my breath, by him holding my hand through the bustling flow of people, to the sour bamboo shoot stall.

It is an old couple who sell sour bamboo shoots, the sour bamboo shoots are soaked by themselves, sour and spicy, every day they will soak a big wooden barrel and bring it here to sell, the old man is responsible for weighing the bamboo shoots, the old lady is responsible for collecting money, the sour bamboo shoots are cheap and taste good, so it will not take half a day for them to sell out all the bamboo shoots.

The eldest lady saw the two of us coming over and greeted warmly: "Girl, do you want to buy bamboo shoots?" There's not much left, and I'll give you all the fifty dollars! ”

I leaned over to take a look, and sure enough, there were not many bamboo shoots left in the barrel, and the eldest lady was real, so she scooped up all the remaining bamboo shoots and wrapped them carefully for me, and this bag of bamboo shoots was worth at least ten cents.

"Auntie, your family's business is so good, why don't you make a few more buckets of bamboo shoots every day?" Ye Linghan asked.

"Huh...... Your uncle and I are both old, and we can't do it, so we can make a lot of money by selling this bucket of bamboo shoots every day. The eldest lady smiled honestly, her face full of happiness: "We get up every morning and bring bamboo shoots to sell, and they will be sold soon. ”

The old man smiled kindly at the two of us next to him, and began to pack up his things, ready to go home, their business is so good, they can rent a storefront, and pass on this delicious food, this old couple's sour bamboo shoots are really in short supply.

"Auntie, why don't you rent a store with your uncle to sell sour bamboo shoots? With your craft, you will definitely be able to make more money! I suggested.

"Hahaha," the old man laughed, he said on the side: "Me and your aunt, just have nothing to do, find some fun for yourself in old age, and earn some pocket money to buy a candy man toy for your grandson or something, we have nothing in our life, our son is promising, he is the teacher in the county government, the daughter-in-law is filial, and she can do housework at home and take care of the children, my two daughters are also married, and they are honest and honest people." The sour bamboo shoots made by your aunt are loved by the neighbors and neighbors of Shili Eight Street, so we are thinking of getting some bamboo shoots to sell, first, to pass the time, and secondly, to make a little money, so as not to cause trouble to our children and grandchildren. ”