Deng Yao's expression was calm and calm, as if nothing unusual had happened before. He jumped into the carriage, waved his whip, and drove away.

According to Xiao Yin's observation, this prince's palace protector is actually very trusted and valued by Liu Ke, and his ability should not be underestimated. is such a celebrity in the East Palace, but he can endure such humiliation. and before in Luoyang, as well as the Yuyan Mountain Palace, whether it was to repair the Jiaowei qin day and night, or to be able to save her at the critical moment of the pine forest, his actions and behaviors were quite suspicious.

Xiao Yin remembered what Huan Shizhi said when he was in Luoyang. can make the eldest son of Huan look at him differently, and he is by no means a simple character.

Not only is it not simple, but in terms of words and deeds, he doesn't look like a person from Chang'an at all.

It's like ......

Di people.

This word popped up, and Xiao Yin was startled himself. But if you think about it carefully, it seems that many doubts can be solved because of this: what he unconsciously revealed was that he didn't care about the etiquette of the Central Plains people; There is also the ruthless kung fu revealed that night in the Jade Smoky Mountain.

Also, when the prince of the palace was assassinated, didn't the people of the Imperial City Division say that the assassin who fought was a Di person? Songlin was in distress, he appeared so timely, and he seemed to know a lot in his words......

What if he is a dark man of the Di tribe hiding in the prince's courtyard?

The more Xiao Yin thought about it, the colder his back became.

"Call me!" Outside the window, a rough shout broke the silence of the night.

Immediately after, there was the sound of a dull fight, mixed with a mournful wail.

"What's going on?" Xiao Yin lifted the curtain of the car, and before he was about to ask, he saw Deng Yao pull the reins, fly up, step over the mess on the ground, and raise his hand to grab the fist of a young man with loose braids. Under the fist, a man in the prime of life lay crookedly, his hands covering his chest, obviously not lightly injured.

The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, then crawled over and kowtowed to Deng Yao to thank him.

The braided boy was dressed beautifully, but he was in a bearded suit, and a knife with a gem embedded in his waist was very eye-catching. He is clearly the master of this troublemaker. The master was caught, and the rest of the thugs had no idea, no longer calling for fighting and killing, just watching.

Xiao Yin raised his eyes and looked at the façade, this should be regarded as a good restaurant in Chang'an City, but unfortunately it was beaten in a mess, and the lantern with the three big characters "Tianxiangfang" lit up with a warm and dim light. Next to him, a few young men were rolling on the ground with blue noses and swollen faces.

This troublemaker is truly an abomination.

The young man at the head came back to his senses, raised his hand to shake off Deng Yao's clamps, looked Deng Yao up and down, and sneered: "Hmph, which way should I be a hero, it turned out to be you, a family slave with two surnames." Why, now that I don't eat our Huyan family's food, I really think that I am a Central Plains person, and I actually helped the Zhou people to deal with my old club! ”

No wonder the young man was wearing a beard suit, and it turned out to be the little general of the Huyan family. Xiao Yin had heard that there was a general Huyan who was a general of Nandi, and when Nandi was divided, he surrendered to the Great Zhou. I have long heard that the little general of the Huyan family, Hu Yansi, is brave and brave, and his martial arts riding and archery are rare in the world, but I didn't expect it to be such a domineering teenager.

Deng Yao didn't dare. Please also ask the little general to have a large amount, don't worry about this small shopkeeper. "Deng Yao is neither humble nor arrogant.

Hu Yan raised his head slightly, snorted lightly, and said, "What kind of thing are you, just an ignorant house slave raised by the East Palace, are you also worthy of talking to me?" ”

"Little General Huyan, I don't know if I'm qualified to say a few words to you," Xiao Yin said as he got out of the carriage, "This shop may be at fault, and the adults of Jingzhao Mansion will take care of it." As for this Du Hu, you also know that he is a person from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and if you are like this, I'm afraid it's not good for you and Ling Zun, right? ”

"Who are you?" Hu Yansi was said to be in the weakness, and he didn't have to answer, but just asked.

"This is the princess of Qilan, the lord of Qinghe," there was a little guy next to him who recognized Xiao Yin, and hurriedly stepped forward to reply, and added, "It's the niece and nephew of the concubine." ”

Hu Yan sipped and heard this, but he still looked confused, and arched his hand: "It turned out to be the master of Qinghe." As he spoke, he beckoned a group of servants and thugs to leave.

When he left by mistake, Xiao Yin felt that Hu Yansi was staring at him very seriously, and there was a trace of an unpredictable expression on the young man's unruly face, which seemed to be smug and sympathetic.

"Big brother, are you okay?" Deng Yao picked up the middle-aged man who fell to the ground and helped him into the room.

"I can't die," the man said, stepping into the door with a few staggering steps, and sat down at a wooden table at the door, "Thank you two nobles for your help." ”

"Your shop, why did you provoke those people if you didn't close so late?" Xiao Yin asked.

"The villain Zhuo Gang, since he opened this Tianxiangfang, has always been cautious in doing business, and has never caused any trouble. But today, the little general Huyan came to the shop, and he was not satisfied with the wine in the shop, saying that the villain saw that he was from the Di tribe, so he deliberately used inferior wine to prevaricate him. Until it was closed, he refused to leave, so much so that he even started to move his hands later. ”

"Brother Zhuo don't worry, if there is such a difficult thing in the future, you can go to the prince's mansion to find me. I'm just a protector, but I'm going to do my best to help. ”

Zhuo Gang hurriedly thanked him.

Some literati of the Zhou Dynasty really looked down on these Mobei people in their bones, and Xiao Yin also knew this. But if a restaurant shopkeeper also has such prejudices, and even dares to despise a rather powerful Di general, Xiao Yin can't believe it. Thinking about it this way, it is most likely that the little general Huyan deliberately provoked.

After thinking about it, Xiao Yin raised his eyes to look at Deng Yao, and his resolute face seemed to be a little gloomy and embarrassed.

Is he lost, or is he embarrassed?

Hu Yan's contemptuous words solved Xiao Yin's doubts about Deng Yao in his heart, but it also made Xiao Yin admire him a little more: in such an embarrassing identity situation, he can be neither humble nor arrogant, act frankly, without the slightest resentment, and he is really a man who stands up to the sky.

"I've been a little hungry for the past half a day," Xiao Yin said with a smile, "Brother Zhuo, are there any drinks and food in the store?" ”

"Yes, yes." Zhuo Gang hurriedly answered and called a few young men to prepare.

After a while, a variety of side dishes were placed on the square table.

"Let's sit together." Xiao Yin smiled at Deng Yao.

Deng Yao hesitated, dragged the wooden stool, and sat down. He raised the wine cup and said, "Thank you Lord Weng for coming forward to relieve the siege." ”

"Deng Duhu doesn't have to be like this. In fact, I still owe Du Hu two words of thanks, one is for Luoyang, you worked hard to help me repair the Jiaoweiqin, and the other is for the ...... in Yuyan Mountain."

"Don't take it to heart. That's just the duty of one of my retainers. After Deng Yao finished speaking, he raised his wine glass and drank it all. Between his eyebrows and eyes, there seemed to be a slight loneliness, which was very different from usual.

Xiao Yin also sensed this loneliness, and it was really hurtful to think that Hu Yan's words were really hurtful. She didn't say anything anymore, just drank quietly.

Deng Yao drank a glass of wine, and suddenly realized that he was so angry in his heart tonight, and he was a little surprised in his heart. He was annoyed, not because Hu Yansi's evil words hurt people, but because of the inexplicable desolation that was born out of thin air when he was waiting at the door of Wan Huzhen.

This Chang'an, in the end, is not his Chang'an.