Chapter 11 Ten Miles of Fragrance
Yiwang Palace is not new to me, after all, I have lived here for some time.
The autumn wind is whining, the back garden is slightly depressed, and the withered yellow slightly curled leaves hang on the branches and sway, and finally fall down with the wind, with a trace of unspeakable silence and loneliness.
There was a hexagonal pavilion in the back garden, and I sat bored in the pavilion, looking at the palace people hurrying through the palaces.
No matter how luxurious and rich this palace is, it can't compare to Kiriyama after all, I sighed softly, but suddenly heard a slight footstep behind me. I turned my head slowly, only to see Willow walking out from behind me in a bright yellow royal robe with a smile.
"Why are you hiding here alone and sighing?" He sat down next to me and asked softly.
"No, it's just that I've been stuffy in the room for a long time and want to come out to breathe." I lifted the hairpin from my bun and looked sideways at Willow.
He put his arm around my shoulder, looked at the clear sky, and said, "How about I take you out of the palace for a walk?" β
"Can I leave the palace now? Have you taken care of everything? We could really ......."
Seeing my babbling question, Willow pressed the tip of his index finger to my lips and said, "Okay! Don't worry so much, just go out with me. β
Vello changed into white casual clothes and rode with me all the way to the bustling market of Long City.
The streets were crowded, and Willow was the first to jump off the horse and pick me up. Leading the horse slowly forward with the crowd, the shouting on both sides of the road was endless, and I couldn't help but smile as I stared at the strange things with round eyes.
"It smells so good!" I sniffed the smell coming from ahead of me and sighed.
"I think you're hungry!" Willow nodded the tip of my nose, and then took me by the hand and walked into a restaurant called Ten Miles Piaoxiang in front of me.
The faΓ§ade of the restaurant is very gorgeously decorated, and there are red couplets on both sides. There are traces of firecrackers on the ground, and it seems that this restaurant should have opened today.
Xiao Er saw that we were dressed extraordinarily, and greeted us very flatteringly: "Two guest officers upstairs, please, the small shop has just opened today, all the dishes in the store are half price, and there are special dishes to give." β
Willow nodded slightly, and then we were guided by Xiao Er to a table by the window on the second floor.
After sitting down, Xiao Er wiped the table with the rag on his shoulder, and at the same time talked about recommending dishes to us. Willow on the other side listened to it for a while, and said with a smile: "It's okay to have a pot of wine and drink a few signature dishes." β
Xiao Er answered and retreated.
It may be because the restaurant has just opened, so the lobby on the first floor and the private seats on the second floor are full. After Xiao Er brought the wine and food, I couldn't wait to raise my chopsticks and put a piece of beef in my mouth, and couldn't help but praise loudly: "It tastes really good, it's ...... than the palace."
Seeing that Willow was glaring at me, I hurriedly changed my words and said, "It's even better than what I make in the dining room at home!" β
"Well, then you can eat more!" Willow propped her chin on one hand and stared at me with interest.
Looking at his burning gaze, I slowed down a little embarrassedly, chewed and swallowed slowly: "Why don't you eat it?" β
"Well, you're beautiful, I'll just look at you." He chuckled and raised his hand to pull my long hair behind my ears and said softly.
"I'll be shy if you say that, and won't let people eat properly?" I lowered my head and poured a glass of wine into my mouth, but I didn't want it to be spicy and not at all like the Huadiao I had drunk before, so I choked and coughed sharply.
"Stupid, don't force yourself if you can't drink, let Xiao Er serve you a pot of tea." Willow patted me lightly on the back and counted.
I gave him a blank look, shook my head and said, "I don't want to drink tea, this wine is delicious." β
I don't know if it's because my voice is too loud or if my appearance is too attractive, but there is a man with a thief's eyebrows at the next table who keeps staring at me. I glared at him to get him to restrain himself, but I didn't want his gaze to wander over me more and more unscrupulously.
"What's wrong?" Seeing that something was wrong with me, Willow followed my gaze and looked back.
Before I could reply, he saw the clue and got up and sat down beside me, blocking the man's gaze.
"Hey! I said you kid, you did it on purpose! The thief-eyed man slapped the table and roared angrily.
Willow curled the corners of his mouth and gave him a calm look, then raised his hand and hugged me into his arms.
The man with thief eyebrows and rat-eyed eyes hurriedly came to our table, put his hand on Willow's shoulder, and said in a cold tone: "This little lady is really beautiful, I like it at first sight, uncle, it would be good if I married back to be my second room, hahahahaha!" β
"Zhou Qingyan, can your tigress let you marry a second aunt and grandmother?" A white-faced scholar at the same table as the thief-eyed man sneered.
"you, Lao Tzu is the son of a dignified servant, what's wrong with marrying a second room?" The man known as Zhou Qingyan slowly stretched out his hand to me, and I turned my head away in disgust, but I heard a crisp sound of "pop".
"your ancestors! You dare to beat Lao Tzu, I think you are impatient! Zhou Qingyan covered his flushed face and looked at Wei Luo angrily.
"If you don't want to die, you'd better get out of here quickly, I don't have much patience!" Willow's face sank like water, with a hint of impatience.
"Yo! It's the first time I've met someone who dares to talk to me like this in Longcheng! What are you going to do? Zhou Qingyan tightened the hand on Wei Luo's shoulder, and secretly added some strength.
"No matter what my background is, you dare to be so lawless in broad daylight, it seems that your father can already cover the sky with one hand in Longcheng, right?" Willow's tone revealed a hint of anger as he raised his hand to remove his palm.
Zhou Qingyan smiled proudly, shrugged his shoulders, and said: "The throne of the monarch has been changed three times and twice, and now King Yi is just an empty shell. β
"I see, it seems that today's meal really can't be delicious. Lady, with which eye did he look at you just now? Willow asked with a gentle bow.
"Both eyes have seen it." I replied in the affirmative.
"In that case, let's scrap both!" After Wei Luo finished speaking, he shot a hidden weapon from his sleeve and flew towards Zhou Qingyan's front door.
"Ahh I heard the man's scream, and when he looked up, he had a thin scar from his left eye along the bridge of his nose to his right eye, and he was bleeding out.
"You actually dare to hurt the son of Zhou Shilang's family...... Wait...... You're good-looking! After the white-faced scholar finished speaking excitedly, he helped Zhou Qingyan and stumbled downstairs.
Servant of the Ministry of Servants? Raising such a son is obviously not a good thing either.
I cursed secretly in my heart, then took Willow's hand and said, "I have no appetite, let's go back!" β