By the time we arrived at Zheng Guo's Xinzheng, it was already half a month later.

At this time, I, who were tired of traveling and driving, were taking a break in a restaurant with Tsuru Zixiu and Tsuru Qianqiu.

"Hey... Hey..."

A pair of hands suddenly reached out in front of me and shook them, causing me to snap back to my senses.

"Do what?" I glared at Tsuru Zixiu angrily, and then a cigarette stick landed on my head.

"Master!" I covered my head from the cigarette stick and flattened my mouth, "Why did you hit me again?" ”

"I don't know!" Crane Qianqiu pretended to be stupid, picked up a chicken leg and simply dodged aside.

I gritted my teeth in anger, seriously... Hezi Xiu said that he has a bad memory, and I almost have to wonder if he is bluffing, after all, on the way to Zheng Guo, I have not been beaten by his old man's cigarette stick, and every time he only stares at me alone.

"Hehe..."Tsuru Zixiu smiled, undisguised the schadenfreude on his face, "Who made you look straight at every turn this way, you don't know what we said." ”

"What did you say?" I lowered my eyes very carelessly, picked up a steamed bun in the porcelain plate, broke a little and put it in my mouth.

provoked Tsuruko Xiu to give me a big look, and then said, "I think you're really sick." ”

"What?" I raised my eyebrows and was stunned for a moment, then looked at myself from top to bottom, and said a little blankly, "I'm fine." ”

Crane Zi learned from Crane Qianqiu, pretended to raise his hand and probed my head, and immediately said in his mouth, "You really have Sifu disease!" ”

"Huh? What disease? "I even suspect something is wrong with my ears.

Hezi Xiu hurriedly picked up the teacup with a serious face, took a sip, and paused for a moment before looking at me and said, "Actually, you've been worried about the prince all the way, right?" ”

"Not really!" I immediately denied it.

He Zixiu didn't argue with me, but just looked at me with a little weak heart, and continued, "It's best not to have nature, you must know that since you have made this decision, then there must be no way back to turn back." ”

I lowered my eyes, naturally knowing that his words at this time were reminding me that I had no way to retreat, and I had no qualifications to regret it.

But how could he know the pain in my heart, no matter what the courtiers wanted to kill me, my stay would only bring trouble to Yin Linxi, and for me now, what is more important is that there are so many unfinished things... The prince's brother's revenge has not been avenged, and his father is now in prison again... These factors are mixed together, how can I stay by Yin Linxi's side with peace of mind?

After being silent for a long time, Hezixiu suddenly sighed shallowly, "Okay, what I wanted to tell you just now is that Master and I are going to go to Lingquan Temple in Xinzheng to visit an old man, do you think you will go with us or stay here and wait for us?" ”

I looked at the bustling bazaar and said absent-mindedly, "I'm still waiting here, you guys go and come back quickly." ”

After that, Crane Zixiu sighed faintly, got up and said to Crane Qianqiu who was hiding in the corner, "Master, let's go!" ”

When the two were gone, I withdrew my gaze and lay down on the table boredly.

I was thinking about taking advantage of their absence to find out some news about Gongsun Zidu, but suddenly a force came from my waist and pulled back...

It made my unstable body shake, and I almost fell to the ground on all fours.

Fortunately, in the past half a month, I have learned some trivial things with Crane Qianqiu, and when I saw that the situation was not good, I immediately reacted and sank down, which saved me from embarrassment in front of people.

But what was going on just now?

I looked back blankly, and caught a small figure digging into the crowd of the market...

Touching my waist again, the jade pendant that was originally hanging suddenly appeared... It's gone?

Oops! It was a birthday gift from the prince's brother.

"Damn it!"

I cursed, and I didn't care about anything else, so I pulled my legs and chased in the direction where the figure had disappeared.

But the market was crowded, and although I was moving slowly and with difficulty in the crowd, I eventually lost my way in this unfamiliar Zheng City.

Where is this?

I looked left and right blankly, and now I was standing in front of a restaurant called Tianxianglou, but where was this?

And also... Hezixiu asked me to wait for them to come back at that restaurant, but what was the name of that restaurant?

I racked my brains to think about it, but my head fell into chaos very uncompromisingly.

That's good... Not to mention that he was going to catch the thief who stole the jade pendant, and even he lost it inexplicably.

Now what? The jade pendant must not be recovered, so I can only try my luck first to see if I can walk back to the previous restaurant.

I moved my pace in frustration, but I had barely gone when I was confronted by a large group of girls dressed in fancy flowers, bustling with half the street.

What's going on? I stared blankly at the spectacular scene in front of me, and before I could even react, I was hit by the women who were windy under my feet and had shiny eyes.

But by chance, my back was hit against a low wall made of broken tiles, and it hit a sharp spot on the wall...

There was a sharp pain in my back, and I couldn't help but gasp, and I grinned in pain for a long time.

At this time, a little girl who was only seven or eight years old suddenly came out of the strong "Women's Army" team, and a round little face was staring at me brightly.

"Sister, your grimace is so ugly!" The little girl chuckled.

"Huh?" I don't know why.

The little girl pointed to my face, smiled sweetly, and then made a grimace like me, which looked very funny.

I was so amused by her that I forgot about the pain for a while.

The little girl smiled at me, and only after a moment did she ask me, "Is my sister also here to run for the Oiran?" ”

"Oiran?" I was stunned for a moment, I didn't quite understand what this meant?

"That's it," the little girl pointed not far away, "isn't today the day when Tianxianglou chooses an Oiran?" Most of the women in Zhengcheng are here! ”

I looked in the direction of her finger and couldn't help but be a little surprised.

I saw that the women who occupied most of the street rushed into Tianxiang Building? What's going on?

"Didn't think about it... The Oiran's business is really a piece of sweetbread. I couldn't help but be a little surprised, and secretly sighed in my heart, is Zheng Guo's folk customs a little too open? Can half a city of women fight for the position of an oiran? And there are even seven or eight-year-old girls among them?

Hearing me say this, the little girl suddenly threw a strange look at me, "Sister, you don't know, do you?" ”

"Know what?"

"You really don't know? My sister isn't from Zheng Cheng, right? She looked surprised.

I was even more surprised, looking at her fuss, should I know something? After all, just from what I didn't know, a seven or eight-year-old girl had already deduced that I was not from Zhengcheng.

What exactly is it about this event that is so sensational?

Seeing that I was at a loss, the little girl continued, "Although my sister doesn't know about the selection of the Oiran, she must know about Dr. Gongsun, right?" ”

Doctor Gongsun? It's supposed to be Gongsun and grandson, right? Could it be that this Oiran has something to do with him?

Receiving the little girl's inquiring eyes, I quickly nodded.

The little girl said with a wistful face, "Doctor Gongsun is the first beautiful man in this Zheng country!" ”

Seeing this seven or eight-year-old chick reading the name of Gongsun and Sun Zi, the corners of my eyebrows jumped slightly, and I asked out loud, "But what does Doctor Gongsun have to do with choosing an Oiran?" ”

"Of course there is, otherwise how could these sisters be so desperate!" Speaking of this, the little girl suddenly clenched her fists "with righteous indignation", "It's all the king, if he hadn't suddenly issued an edict saying that he would choose a beauty in Zheng Guo who can complement the doctor to be his concubine, and when Xiao Lian'er grows up, the doctor must be Xiao Lian'er's." ”

"Little Lian'er?"

The little girl restrained her anger, smiled sweetly on her pink little face, and took the opportunity to introduce herself to me, "My name is Xiaolian'er, what about you, sister?" ”

"Uhh

"Sister Sultan!" Xiao Lian'er took my hand, "Let's go in quickly, right?" ”

After that, this female doll, who was only seven or eight years old, pulled me towards Tianxiang Tower.

I didn't refuse, but I looked at the Tianxiang Building in front of me, and suddenly had an idea in my heart...

Okay, I'm worried that I can't find a chance to get close to my grandson! I didn't expect this opportunity to appear in front of me.

I raised a wicked smile, but was stopped by two men who looked like officers and soldiers when I entered the Tianxiang Tower.

"What? Isn't it an Oiran in it? ”

"It's right to choose an Oiran, but you even have children, what's the fuss about? Go..."The officers and soldiers made a gesture to drive me away.

I was stunned by what he said, and then I said angrily, "What do you mean that I even have a child? Which eye did you see that this was my child? ”

"Yes, which eye did you see that this sister resembled my mother?" Xiao Lian'er followed my example, and a pair of watery eyes widened on her immature little face.

The officers and soldiers looked at us speechlessly, and then blocked the door with their bodies, and said expressionlessly, "If you are not allowed to enter, you are not allowed to enter." ”

"Huh? What the hell is this? "I was about to reason with him when the officer took the opportunity to draw his sword.

Seeing this, I hurriedly froze under my feet... In line with the fine tradition of heroes not to suffer immediate losses, they had to turn around.

Xiao Lian'er, who led a bitter gourd face, came to the side of Tianxiang Tower.

"Sister, why didn't they let us in?"

"Uh-hehe," I laughed dryly twice, rubbing Xiao Lian'er's soft silk, "Xiao Lian'er, look, there are officers and soldiers guarding the door, and the two of us will definitely not be able to get in." ”

"What then? Xiao Lian'er still wants to see Dr. Gongsun! As she spoke, Xiao Lian'er's mouth suddenly flattened, and tears the size of two beans immediately squeezed out of her eyes.

"Eh, don't cry..."I hurriedly wiped Xiao Lian'er's face.

You know, what I'm most afraid of is dealing with a crying child, and I think that when I was in Zhongli, Yinglin's stinky boy's howling and crying could give me nightmares for three days.

However, fortunately, at this time, there was a sugar gourd seller next to him...

"Come, little Lian'er." I handed her the sugar gourd I bought.

But I didn't expect this little ghost girl to just look at the sugar gourd like this, twist her eyebrows "extremely sadly", and sigh heavily.

I was stunned for a while, then I reached out and took the sugar gourd in my hand, and said to me with a "sad face", "Then Xiaolian'er will go back first, Sister Sultan, you should go home early!" ”

After that, the little face showed "irrepressible sadness", took a bite of the sugar gourd in his hand, and then turned around...

Until the little figure disappeared, I pretended to be sad and waved my hand, "I'm sorry, Xiao Lian'er, my sister actually deliberately didn't take you." I think it's better for children not to go in on this occasion! ”

I wiped the corners of my eyes with a "sad" face.

After a while, when I looked up at the railing on the second floor of the Heavenly Fragrance Building, I had already resumed my evil smile.

He took a few steps back quickly, and kicked with the force of the soles of his feet...

Gongsun Du, I'm coming!

(Easter egg: At this time, the two masters and apprentices of the Crane family, who visited the deceased, had to turn back halfway because they left something in the restaurant.)

And when they returned to this restaurant called Tianfu Lou, Ying Suxue, who had promised to wait for them to come back here, was nowhere to be found.

Hezi Xiu looked at the mess on the table and was dumbfounded.

Chaohe Qianqiu said, "Master, Su Xue is gone. ”

"What?" Tsuru Qianqiu was holding a cigarette stick in his hand, swallowing clouds and spitting out fog.

Hezi Xiu raised his voice, "I said, Master, Su Xue is gone. ”

"What? It didn't snow, did it? Tsuru Qianqiu shook off the ashes, then looked at the sky outside suspiciously, and rubbed his eyes vigorously.

The corners of Hezixiu's mouth had to twitch and twitch... ）

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