Chapter 8: Out of the Palace

The days seem to have calmed down again.

Xuan San has already followed Xuan Yiwu and Xuan Liangtong today. There are no more clues about the cause of their death for the time being, so they can only let it go first.

Fu Feiyan tightened Xuan Liuyao's release and didn't let him out of the Wanqing Palace.

There is nothing fun in the Wanqing Palace, but playing chess, throwing pots, sometimes the palace people play tripping rope games in the courtyard, the excitement is lively, but Xuan Liuyao can not play the tall them, either as a stake for the rope, or the palace people who do the stake tie the rope to the ankle, and then the audience pressed a boring expression and waited for him to jump around on the low rope alone, looking at him as if he was looking at a little fool.

He's shameless.

He was a hero in his previous life, wielding a sword and commanding the storm, but in this life he was regarded as a little fool, but he couldn't help it, his body was only three years old at this time, and his legs and feet were not as powerful as other three-year-old children because of pampering.

Let's watch them play, at least they have fun.

He sat on the steps on the side, holding his cheeks and watching these palace maids and the little yellow men happily jumping on the ropes, like huge red, red, green and green grasshoppers jumping up and down in the wheat field, the crisp laughter seemed to be able to penetrate the sky, and even the geese returning to the south had to lower their heads and look curiously to see why this courtyard was so noisy.

It's a pity that the pleasure is theirs, and the noise is his. Xuan Liuyao looked at Ah Jiu who was struggling together in the crowd, and felt a trace of jealousy in his heart, why could Ah Jiu play but he couldn't play?

He stared at Ah Jiu, and when Ah Jiu finally raised his eyes to look at him, he bent his cheek and hooked his fingers, meaning to let Ah Jiu come over. Ah Jiu actually just glanced at it, and threw himself into the bouncing again as if nothing happened.

Xuan Liuyao stood up angrily and glared at Ah Jiu hatefully.

Finally, a palace person motioned for Ah Jiu to come over, and Ah Jiu slipped up to him happily panting under his unfriendly gaze: "Your Highness, what's wrong?" Want to play together? ”

Xuan Liuyao hooked his fingers at him again, which he understood, and leaned his ear over.

"Come out with me." Xuan Liuyao whispered in his ear, looking left and right to make sure no one was paying attention to them.

"Oh."

Ah Jiu nodded knowingly, wiped the sweat from his forehead, bent down and followed behind Xuan Liuyao, and sneaked to the gate in a ghostly manner. The two of them pulled the door bolt and slipped out of the Wanqing Palace, and it was really big outside, and even the wind was a large area.

Xuan Liuyao raised his head and took a few breaths happily, then turned his head and asked Ah Jiu, "Do you have any silver on you?" ”

"Huh?" Ah Jiu Yileng, even if he has silver on him, it is his own, he thought for a while, and shook his head decisively, "I didn't bring it." ”

Xuan Liuyao also has no silver, and his usual food and housing expenses are in the Wanqing Palace, and Fu Feiyan has never given him a penny of silver. He was a little disappointed, looked down at his whole body, the most valuable thing was about this set of robes on his body, oh, and a piece of Peiyu hanging around his waist, which was not big, but a precious Hetian jade seed material. However, this cannot be used as a silver messenger.

If you don't have any money, you can only walk around the palace.

I've already walked around the palace, but it's just some garden gates and almost identical corridors that you can never see who is inside, and it's not interesting. Xuan Liuyao looked around, but he didn't see anyone, he waved his hand happily: "Go, get out of the palace." ”

"Yes." Ah Jiu replied in a daze.

Xuan Liuyao didn't move, Ah Jiu didn't move, and the two looked at each other inexplicably. Because of the different heights, one looks up and the other bows, and the neck is a little sore after a long time.

After a while, Xuan Liuyao said, "Let's go?" ”

"Your Highness, please first."

"I don't recognize the way to the palace."

"Oh."

Ah Jiu suddenly realized, and Shi Shiran walked forward. Xuan Liuyao stared at the back of his head, feeling that there were few tendons in Ah Jiu's brain, he said that he would leave the palace when he left the palace, and he didn't ask a word, let alone go to Fu Feiyan to report it.

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After turning a few corners, I walked for about half an hour, and I didn't know that Ah Jiu had taken a detour, and the palace gate out of the palace was in front of me.

It was a small arch, and the width of the door was not as large as that of an ordinary large family. Two guards with spears and swords stood straight inside the arch.

Ah Jiu turned around and asked, "Your Highness, do you have a token?" ”

"Nope."

Xuan Liuyao replied, and the next moment he bumped into Ah Jiu's not round buttocks. Ah Jiu stopped, and he turned around in disbelief: "How can I get out without a token?" ”

Why didn't you ask earlier, I've already walked so many ways now, I can't come in vain, right? Xuan Liuyao waved his hand briskly again: "Follow me." ”

He walked ahead with his head held high, silently saying in his heart: I can't see, I can't see, I can't see......

Sometimes, it's not that you can't do it, but you don't dare to do it. Xuan Liuyao walked past the two guards with Ah Jiu swaggering, and the two guards stood motionless as if they were blind. There were several guards standing under the wall outside the palace gate. When they saw them, none of them came up to stop them.

Xuan Liuyao was secretly happy in his heart, it seemed that his mental power could be used again.

In fact, he just didn't see the guard's closed eyes.

The palace gate they came out of should be the side gate, and there was also a slightly wider corridor outside, until they turned the corner again, and the eyes widened in front of them. Farther away are ordinary houses, and the streets and alleys are gradually becoming more crowded.

The place close to the palace is a golden treasure, and the more people there are, the more shops and vendors, and the more dazzling the variety.

Xuan Liuyao walked in the crowd, although he was not tall, looking up, as if he was shuttling between giants, but this was still fireworks in the world.

He took a deep breath comfortably, and said proudly, "Ah Jiu, how long have you not come out?" ”

Ah Jiu didn't answer, he was dazzled by the full of passers-by and objects, Xuan Liuyao didn't care, he still walked forward unhurriedly, until Ah Jiu didn't speak for a long time, he turned around in confusion, and after a while, a sentence floated in his heart: He and Ah Jiu were separated.

He stood where he was and looked back, his eyes were full of people walking around, as well as idle people standing on the side of the street doing business, etc., but he didn't see Ah Jiu's red shirt. During the round, he was pushed by the people who walked by, and was scolded: "The puppy is not in the way!" ”

He staggered half a step and fell to the ground. No one outside the palace knew that he was the prince, and it was in vain to push him. He could only quickly get up and turn around and walk back. Presumably, Ah Jiu didn't go far, so he had to find him first.

I don't know what street it is, it's not too long, from the lively east to the deserted west, and then from the deserted west to the lively east, but it took more than half an hour.

He had already walked so hard that the soles of his feet hurt and his forehead was sweating, but Ah Jiu was like a drop of water that blended into the crowd, silent.

The crowd was bustling, and he was like a worm crawling in the forest, seeing only a leaf, but not the day.

Finally tired, he leaned against the wall and looked at the stubble of passers-by.

His legs and feet were tired, and his mouth was dry.

The sugar water shop not far away, the fragrance is far away, arousing the gluttonous worms in his stomach, and he is even more hungry and thirsty. He touched the Peiyu on his waist, Peiyu was warm to the touch, it was picked by Fu Feiyan for him, of course he couldn't use it to exchange it for sugar water to drink.

Swallowing his dry saliva, he stopped looking at the sugar water shop, only staring at what was in front of him.

The hard work paid off, and a touch of red finally flashed in the crowd, which was the color of Ah Jiu's clothes. Xuan Liuyao immediately rushed out and chased after the red.

Ah Jiu walked in a hurry, his two small thin legs as if they were floating on water, and he passed through the crowd without touching his clothes. Xuan Liuyao followed closely behind, and it wasn't until Ah Jiu slowed down that he jumped up and grabbed the hem of his clothes: "Ah Jiu!" ”

Ah Jiu turned around when he heard the voice, but it was not Ah Jiu, it was an old man with white hair.

The old man looked back at the sky and lowered his head suspiciously, only to find Xuan Liuyao who was tugging at his clothes.

Xuan Liuyao just stared at his clothes, and didn't notice the white hair under his curtain, but he was also taken aback at this time. Isn't this Binh Duong?!

Pingyang didn't seem to recognize him, and only looked him up and down suspiciously. Looking at it, a pair of small eyes emitted light, as if they had seen something rare.

Xuan Liuyao let go of his hand, took a step back and saluted respectfully: "Young Master is good." ”

"Why are you here?" Pingyang touched the goatee on his chin and looked at him inexplicably.

"I wandered around with Ah Jiu and them, and they relieved themselves, and they will come in a while."

Xuan Liuyao was wary of Pingyang in his heart and refused to tell the truth. Pingyang was not a fool either, grinning: "You got separated from them, right?" ”

It seemed that he couldn't hide it, Xuan Liuyao replied honestly: "Yes, it should be not far away." ”

Pingyang chuckled lightly and said kindly, "I'll take you to find them." ”

It was very different from the gloom of plain, Xuan Liuyao couldn't help but look up at him carefully. It seems that when people are in a good mood, even their faces will change, and the corners of Pingyang's eyes and mouth at this time don't seem to droop down, showing a bit of goodwill.

When you are in the palace, you must be careful everywhere, and you can't easily communicate with people. And outside this palace, Pingyang does not need to be vigilant everywhere, and it will naturally be peaceful. Xuan Liuyao nodded, pretending to be innocent: "Thank you, young master." ”

Pingyang smiled brightly and took the initiative to take his little hand: "It's okay." Idle is also idle. ”

His palms are warm and rough, not like perennial reading and alchemy, but like dancing with swords or carrying hoes on weekdays. It seems that Binh Duong is cold and hot. Xuan Liuyao felt a touch in his heart, and obediently followed him back.

Pingyang slowed down, lest Xuan Liuyao's little short legs couldn't keep up. Although his own legs are not very long.

It was nearly noon, and there were more people on the streets. Xuan Liuyao saw the sugar water shop again, and he let out a loud swallowing sound.

It's a shame.

Pingyang's heart is as delicate as a hair, no, it should be said that his ears are excellent, although the street is so noisy, he also heard the sound of swallowing greedily from Xuan Liuyao's delicate neck. He bought a bowl of lotus seed and lily syrup, and handed it to Xuan Liuyao with a smile: "You eat." ”

Xuan Liuyao was a little flattered. He took the sugar water and bowed: "Thank you, young master." ”

"Good. Let's sit there and drink slowly, and I'll take you to eat when you're done, you're hungry too, aren't you? ”

Pingyang spoke softly, and brought him to the table of the sugar water shop again, looking at him with a smile. Xuan Liuyao was very moved, and what moved him even more was that this sugar water was too thirst-quenching.

Half a bowl of lotus seeds and lilies went under the water, and more than half of the body was full of anxiety.

Xuan Liuyao looked up at Pingyang who was smiling, his brain twitched, and he pushed the remaining half bowl of sugar water to him: "Young master, you drink it too." ”

He almost bit the tip of his tongue.

Although the young master is not as honorable as the prince, he is not guilty of drinking what he has left.

Pingyang smiled like a flower, and while praising his understanding, he drank the leftover sugar water without disgust. Xuan Liuyao looked as clean as the bottom of the washed bowl, and secretly regretted it. He hadn't had enough yet.

But don't worry, the next moment Pingyang took his hand: "Let's go, the old man will take you down to the restaurant." ”