Chapter 1

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In the twelfth year of Longqing, Yucheng, Yang County.

It is another year of Shangyuan, the night market in Yucheng is prosperous, thousands of lights, high-rise red sleeves, rare festival lantern festival, people of all sizes, men, women and children all come to join in the excitement of this event.

Chengqing Street is a main road in Yucheng, can pass through four carriages at the same time, the street is lined with large and small shops, it is a very lively place on weekdays, today it is more because of the festival to add a few points, many open spaces set up a platform, all kinds of juggling tricks attract layers of onlookers, cheers and cheers sound from time to time, the audience is happy to see, and the people who are begging for rewards are also a little generous, all are very happy.

The wide street is crowded with people, and the shops on both sides are smiling and greeting customers, and there are also temporary new stalls, filled with all kinds of lanterns, even the irrelevant shops are also playfully hanging a few new lights to attract customers, although it is the end of the new year, but it is also the beginning of the new year, and everyone is smiling.

Fengxiangzhai is a well-known restaurant in this Yucheng, and it is usually a cloud of guests, and it is difficult to find one, and it is full at this time. The lobby downstairs was full of people, and the guys serving the dishes were in a hurry, and they were sweating profusely in the cold season.

The shopkeeper of this Feng Xiang Zhai is a gentleman, and every year the Shangyuan Lantern Festival will set up some lantern riddles and other games in the store to make fun, and this year is no exception. There are some people standing at the door of the lobby to watch the excitement, the shopkeeper is not restricted, the guests who are not coming to eat are not blocked outside the door, you can also spend a few copper plates to buy a tea place, a hot tea is empty and then continued, with some peanuts and melon seeds, a lively picture.

"These people are like this every year, aren't they boring?" In a private seat on the second floor, the windows facing both sides are wide open, so that you can see the people on the street outside and the situation in the lobby.

On the table in the center of the lobby, two large tables are placed diagonally on both sides, and there are many delicate lanterns on the table, and under the lamps are placed their corresponding problems, some puzzles and some pairs. In the middle of the platform is an erected shelf, but it is covered with red silk, and the middle is bulging, which should be the biggest color of the time.

Before the game in the hall began, the people in the private seats only leaned against the windows facing the street, bored watching the crowd.

The maid on the side chuckled when she heard this, the little master was only five years old, how could he say so sad.

"Little county lord, the people have been busy for a year, and there is a festival where the family can gather, relaxed and lively, it is a happy event, how can you get tired of it!" Cherry is only thirteen years old, but she has followed her master since she was a child, in addition to the respect of her subordinates for her master, and the love for her in her heart, she is talking at this time, and her eyes are full of warmth.

"Oh......" the little man replied wistfully, continuing to look out the window.

The villain is not tall, so he can only move the soft couch to the window, sit on the soft couch and hold the windowsill, one hand lightly supports his cheeks, and the face with baby fat is even more meaty, like boiled rice balls, looking at the white soft and tender, anyone wants to take a bite, the red little mouth is pouting, so sad and boring, causing people to pity.

Xu is because of the festival, the girl wears a very festive, the red embroidered plum blossom jacket with gold thread rolled edges, all the edges are sewn with white rabbit fur, the buckle of the shirt is also a golden plum blossom shape, a gold collar with a red jade inlaid gold lock on the neck, two bags with a small gold ring hoop, fine bangs slightly curled, a little red plum blossom in the center of the eyebrows, the flawless skin of the good sheep fat jade is pink, the small and delicate face is fleshy, like a happy New Year's doll.

But at this time, the New Year's doll frowned, her eyelids drooped slightly, her curly long eyelashes hung down to cover her smart eyes, and her small nose arched lightly with her pouting mouth.

Cherry knew why she was unhappy, she looked at it, and her heart was a little uncomfortable, today was the birthday of the little master, but she could only be alone.

The little master hasn't laughed since he got up in the morning, he is the character of a demon king of the mixed world, and this temper has caused the whole house to jump, and no one can cure it. It's easy to get out of the house, and a group of their subordinates have to be frightened, and be careful who provokes their master and turns today's good day into a death day.

Don't blame the little master for being angry, the only daughter of King Rong, who has made great achievements in battle, was born on the fifteenth day of the first month, and the day of the top auspicious, it is really a good fetus in response to what ordinary people say, and it is destined to be noble and extraordinary from the moment it lands.

Rong Wang Yu Huai drink to his daughter can be said to be extremely favored, just born on the invitation to the county lord of the fold, the saint is directly in the name of King Rong's fief, the title of Yuyang County Lord, even the royal princess does not have such an honor, King Rong is responsive to all kinds of care on weekdays, not to say that it is such a major event as the birthday of the baby daughter, in previous years, it must be a whole day with the little master.

But this year is different, at the end of last autumn, King Rong led the troops to level the war in the northwest, although it was a good news a year ago, but when King Rong returned to the dynasty, this year has almost passed, and the saint wants to keep King Rong in Beijing to discuss the post-war affairs, and to take advantage of the New Year's Festival to set up a celebration banquet, King Rong will naturally not be able to return to Yang County for a while and a half.

The little master lost his mother since he was a child, and his father couldn't be with him, but the king of Birong was not in the house, but he still left a message to tell the little master not to go to the street, because the street was chaotic in the Yuan Dynasty, and he was afraid that the little master would have any accidents. So even if the little master goes out, he can only stay in this Fengxiang Zhai, to be honest, she can sit here quietly now without making a big fuss in the Heavenly Palace, they are really very happy.

However, before they could put down the stone hanging in their hearts, the little master's command arrived.

"Detachment."

As soon as the words fell, a dark shadow flashed through the window, and a man in black was seen half-kneeling in front of the couch, bowing his head and waiting for orders.

Fengxiangzhai diagonally opposite the intersection to enter, is a small shop. There is a Lujia wonton near the entrance of the street, which is operated by a young couple in their twenties, the wonton in the store has a lot of flavors, the soup is also delicious, and the taste is also very good.

At this time, the husband and wife had no smile on their faces, their faces were full of anxiety, the woman's eyes were red, with tears, full of confusion, and the man was also anxious to circle around the door of the store, clutching a note in his hand.

Just now, they greeted the guests for a while, and the little son who was sitting on the small stool next to the door was gone, and the cards were scattered all over the place, and a silver ingot was placed on the stool to press a note, looking at the words on the note, the couple was about to faint.

The note read, "Borrow Linglang for a while."

There will be officials sent by the government to maintain order on the streets of the Shangyuan Lantern Festival, and they reported the case to the officials, and the officials only said that there are many abductors on the street at this time, and it is so urgent to take precautions, and there have been a few cases of losing children tonight, "However," the official suddenly mentioned again, "Like you, you have left silver and a note, probably not a kidnapper." ”

The couple seemed to see a glimmer of hope, and looked at the official messenger in a daze, and the official messenger only said that the government was tracking down the trafficker's nest, and if the child was abducted, it should be able to be retrieved together, and said that maybe it was just someone else's prank, and it was not known, so they continued to run the errand.

The rest of the couple looked at each other blankly, seeing the anxiety in each other's eyes.

The woman's face was full of tears, "...... the princess"

She couldn't think of what would happen to her son, so she couldn't cry.

In the end, the business could not be done, leaving only the woman to guard the shop, and the man went out in the street to find his son.

In Fengxiang Zhai, Yu Qiantong looked at the little bean bag in front of her, well, although she herself is also a little bean bag. The boy looked like he was about five or six years old, wearing a gray-blue cloth jacket, a bulging little scholar's hair bun wrapped in a cloth towel of the same color on his head, and holding a few wooden signs for literacy in his hands.

That's right, this is the youngest son that the Lu family and his wife are anxious and looking for.

Standing aside from the waiter, at an angle that is invisible to others, you can find a slight twitch in the corner of the forehead.

He is a secret guard, and he actually started stealing children for a living.

The little man of the Lu family was still in a state of confusion, he was obviously sitting at the door of his store just now, but he remembered that suddenly a black shadow flashed, and he was taken by something and flew up, and then he saw that he had arrived in this private room. After being stunned for a while, he came back to his senses, and opened his mouth to cry for help.

"Don't scream." As soon as he opened his mouth, he suddenly drank, which frightened him again, and he was choked by the breath he had saved for shouting, so he almost choked to death in the air. He still kept his mouth wide open, looking at the little girl on the couch who had just drunk him.

Yu Qiantong didn't have any purpose, but he happened to see him playing in front of the store, and suddenly wanted to arrest him, if you want to say a reason, it is probably because she is unhappy, Qiantong thought.

"Wonton, you can spend the Lantern Festival with me here tonight." Qiantong said to herself, "I'll let you go back when I'm gone, huh...... I can still give you a lot of money. ”

Ravioli...... There was another convulsion. The master of his family, can you really choose the name casually, thinking that his name is already one of the good ones in the secret guard, Xian Li can't help but want to stop his little master's habit of naming people.

"Wontons, wontons?" The boy pointed to himself, "Me? ”

Then he saw Qiantong's expression of "aren't you talking nonsense".

“?”

Wonton was unwilling, feeling that this strange girl had something wrong with her brain, "Whoever wants your silver, I want to find my father!" ”

Yu Qiantong was very meaningless, "You are looking for it, can you go out." "A scoundrel.

“......”

Of course he can't! The strange man in black who captured him is still standing next to him! That person is so powerful, he can bring him here all at once without people finding out, how can he run away in front of him!

But why did this strange girl bring him here, and what did she say to accompany her for the Lantern Festival. Wonton can't figure it out.

As if understanding his question, Qiantong said with some wicked taste, "Since I can't see my father, then you don't want to see your father." The corners of his lips were hooked, with a hint of schadenfreude.

Wonton shuddered, this strange girl, how eerie.

However, the little girl was dressed in red, combed her hair, and her little face was pink, which was very cute, and she eliminated most of his vigilance. When they saw that they had captured him, they did not do anything to him, and they said that they would be able to go back tonight, but they were not afraid.

But he still asked Qiantong to report the safety of his father and mother...... By the way, he praised his ravioli, well, real ravioli.

Yu Qiantong's private room was close to the staircase, and there were guests passing by here, their brows were imperceptibly twisted, their eyes swept over the guards standing in a row on the corridor and Qiantong and others in the private room, their eyes were deep, and they walked over without any difference on their faces, and walked along the corridor to the private room opposite. No one noticed that the man tilted his head slightly, signaling something to the attendant.

When the full moon is in the sky, it is still the light of the evening when you leave the palace, but it is already dark at this time, the lights on the street are more bright, and the flow of people has increased significantly.

Yu Qiantong was steaming in front of him.

Xianli felt that the black line seemed to be hanging on his forehead all the time today. He felt that he needed to increase his monthly money!

Xian Li was previously instructed to go to Lu's wontons to steal other people's children, leaving a note and a silver ingot.

Xian Li was just ordered to go to the Lu family's wontons to show the identity of King Rong's Mansion...... And bought bowls of ravioli.

Now in front of Yu Qiantong is the shrimp wonton that Xian Li just brought back from the Lu family's wontons, and his small mouth moves, like a little rabbit eating, through the window that opens to the lobby, it is reflected in the eyes of the people in the private room opposite.

At the table in the private room sat a young man in blue, about eleven or twelve years old, his face was still immature, but it was already cold, and his dark eyes were deep and not belonging to this age. At this time, a pair of phoenix eyes were looking at the little doll on the opposite side, and the jade-carved person was eating as if it was in the middle of a painting.

The boy didn't react much, only listened to the report of his subordinates behind him.

"The county lord of King Rong's mansion......" The young man turned the celadon cup in his hand, thinking about what his subordinates said.

King Rong went to the celebration banquet in Beijing, but the young daughter robbed the people in Yucheng.

When Fang Caixian left to buy wontons, he had already made clear the identity of King Rong's Mansion, and also told the Lu family and his wife that their children were taken away by King Rong's Mansion and would be returned after tonight.

Although the Lu family and his wife were worried, they were relieved, at least they were not abducted, in this Yang County, it is not King Rong's territory, if King Rong's mansion refuses to release people, no one can do anything, they can only report to the official mission, so the young man's subordinates can find out.

Remembering what he heard the girl say when he went upstairs, he sneered, "It's a vicious one." ”

On the other side, Yu Qiantong wiped his mouth, called Cherry to come in to serve and rinse his mouth, held a cup of fragrant tea, and stood on the chair in front of the window and looked at the hall.

Cherry stood behind her with the ravioli, and Slim stood on the other side.

"Qiang-Qiang-" Several gongs sounded in the lobby, and the originally enthusiastic voices and shouts in the hall gradually faded away, and their eyes gathered on the stage.

Qiantong also lowered his eyes.

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