Chapter 16: The Journey of Candles (1)
"Little Er, another bowl!"
The little guy looked at me with fear in his eyes. "Auntie...... Girl? You, you can't drink anymore, can you? ”
I slammed the wine bowl in my hand and deliberately raised my voice: "Girl? I pointed to the men around me who were watching the excitement, and my eyes were already a little wandering, "You call them guest officers, call me girls?" I also spend money and drink with you, why should I be treated differently? "I tugged at the guy by the collar and looked down at him, he was already shaking." Do you know who I am? He shook his head in a panic. Do you know who my dad is? He struggled to break free from my grasp, but he was also a man, and I was a little drunk, so I let go.
"I ...... Who do I care about your father? Under the whole world, it is not the king's land, this is the imperial tomb, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, even if you are a dignitary, you must abide by the king's law. ”
I only felt funny and angry, and went up and pulled him by the collar again, "Then you little guy will tell me, did I drink your wine without paying or smashed your winery?" What have I done that didn't obey the king's law? ”
He was angry, blushing and trying to break away from me. "You are a woman, you don't stay at home for a long time, but you come to a man's place to drink, you, you are shameless! If you don't follow the rules, you don't follow the king's law! "I was pushed the shoulder and fell backwards. By this time I was so drunk that I didn't panic when I fell, but wanted to laugh heartily.
The body was held up from behind, and a man's hand stopped the angry little guy. "This is a real nobleman, and the little boss can't afford to offend even nine heads." He took a purse and put it in the little servant's hand, "Let's go and serve other guests, don't offend the guests." ”
I glanced back at the visitor, and was half sober. The person who came was full of heroism, his eyebrows were resolute, and he was very good-looking. He held a fan in his hand, probably knowing that it was not good to reveal my identity at this time, but he bowed his head slightly to show that he had saluted me, and everything was handled just right. I was instantly full of good feelings for him, and made an old mistake, and with the strength of the wine, I took his hand holding the fan, "I have a crush on Childe, why don't you play with me?" Without waiting for him to answer me, I dragged him and ran away.
I don't know if he didn't dare to offend me, he didn't have the intention of breaking free from beginning to end, I dragged him to the gate of the famous Yannan Temple in the capital, he was already out of breath, and the alcohol was almost gone, but when I turned around, I saw that this extraordinary man was not half tired, and he opened the fan in his hand and fanned me.
Recently, it was not the day of incense, the temple was clean, and there was no one around, so he opened his mouth: "Does the princess want Weichen to accompany you to the temple to play?" ”
I complained, "Just call me Sunset." ”
He smiled and put away his fan: "Do you want me to accompany you to the temple to play?" ”
This guy is very good, I like it.
"Mmmm, I made a wish before, and it's done, so I'll come here to make a vow by the way." I looked at him, and the more I looked at him, the more happy I felt. "I don't know who you are yet, what's your name? Is it an errand boy in the court? When what's the difference? How come I haven't seen you? ”
I asked everything I wanted to ask, only to find that I was too unreserved. His face began to burn slightly.
But the other party didn't seem to care, and answered them one by one, with a smile in his tone. "The minister's name is hidden Yucheng, the son of the Marquis Qiyi of the first martial arts, and it has only been three years since the death of his father, and it is normal for the princess not to hear about it."
No, it's not normal, okay! Marquis Wu Jing, Wu Jing, I don't care about the government anymore, I also know this.
"You are the little marquis of Wujing, who is talented, both civil and military, and Yushu is in the wind!"
He didn't hide his smile, "It's a talented person, and I don't dare to be both civil and military, it's just the words of ridicule and flattery from my colleagues in the DPRK and China, but it's Yushu Linfeng, and it's the first time I've heard someone praise me like this." ”
I stared at him, feigning dissatisfaction: "What? Do you think Hongu is opening his eyes and talking nonsense to ridicule you? ”
He smiled, Yin Xian also made a gesture, and bowed to me: "Weichen doesn't dare, His Highness must be true when he says it." ”
I don't think the DPRK's evaluation of Wu Jinghou is too much, he is indeed an extremely good man. In front of this famous little marquis, I scolded Qin Huaiyu in front of the Buddha, and cursed him to the point that he estimated that he had eighteen generations of descendants, which made the abbot of Yannan Temple pale, and frequently looked at Qi Yucheng for help, but Qi Yucheng didn't hear or see it, and his face was calm. When I came out of the temple, he asked me if I was thirsty and if I wanted to drink tea.
The incense-filled teahouse, the place where I should have concentrated on drinking tea, because the steady and heroic man in front of me, who made people feel comfortable in every gesture, made me unsettled. I looked at Qi Yucheng and blurted out: "Qi Yucheng, I seem to have taken a fancy to you." ”
The little marquis of Wujing in front of me didn't panic at all after hearing my words, just looked at me with a smile and put down the tea cup in his hand, "What does Chaodui want to do to me?" I naturally propped my head in my hands and looked at him, "I want you to be my colt." ”
He opened the fan, fanned, as if he was really thinking about something, he was so serious, I was stunned, I couldn't help but sit up straight, poked my head out, and asked cautiously, "Is it okay?" "I don't know if I was dazzled, at that moment, I seemed to see a trace of emotion in his eyes, a trace of sadness, and instantly regretted it.
"Look at you, really take it seriously, where am I so stupid that I want to kidnap you back when I see you?"
I drank all the tea in the cup in my hand, and said indifferently: "It's okay, anyway, this princess has a noble identity and beautiful appearance, and there are many people who want to be my concubine." "With that, I got up and was about to leave. Even though what I say is funny, most of it is sincere. I know that although my status is noble, I am indeed not a boudoir girl, and I can't keep this prince worried about how to solve my trouble, I don't want to see such a scene, and I make myself disgusting in vain.
My hands were pulled tightly, and for the first time in my life I was treated so hard, I sat down on the ground in disbelief, and before I could react, a kiss was lightly printed on my lips.
"When the princess went back, she rolled with His Majesty, saying that this little marquis despised you, and she will make me responsible and marry you."
I recovered from the shock and looked at him in a look that didn't seem to be joking, a little incredulous: "Then what are you just pretending to be doing for so long?" I thought you didn't want to? My voice grew quieter, and my face burned.
"Did Twilight just tell me that you were tricking me?" My lies have been revealed.
His voice was soft, floating above my head: "I wanted to tease you, I wanted to ask if you would have to be cursed like that if you were a colt, if it was me, I wouldn't." ”
"It's a pity, you're so cunning, how can you look at me like that?"
I wondered, "What do I think of you?" "I can't help but look at a good-looking boy when I see it.
What do you think? Like a kitten afraid of being lost, looking at me pitifully. As a princess, how can you look at your courtiers like this?
"Oh, by the way, if you offend me, I will really scold you like that, in this way, will you still marry me?" The bright smile of the woman in her arms seemed to melt into her heart.
Qi Yucheng woke up and looked at the sky, estimating that he hadn't even slept for two hours, Yin Yin was already so tired, courtiers congratulated, foreign diplomatic relations, and peace talks of the Yi tribe in the northwest, King Li of Yunjiang had just made a stumbling block for him, and the morning and dusk......
He got up, frowned and pinched the bridge of his nose, ignoring the attendants beside him who were ready to serve him at any time, and walked towards the Yumi Palace.
I woke up from the evening breeze in the mountains, and after I woke up, I found that I had walked into the pavilion where Chu Zhilan had brought me, and I didn't know why I fell asleep here. In the belief that money can make ghosts grind, I really didn't have anything with me but money, and now I have to suspect that I will freeze to death in this deep mountain forest on the first night I run away from home.
I managed to find a sheltered corner, curled myself up in a ball, and thought I'd get through the night. Anyway, if I don't find Qi Yun's child, I can't be at ease. Whether it is Qi Yucheng or Bai Tingyu, it is not a good thing, if you put it carefully, since Qi Yucheng saved Qi Yun and let her give birth to a child without telling me, then relatively speaking, Bai Tingyu's uncertain neurosis is more dangerous, and he will definitely kill people if he doesn't care about it. Children cannot be allowed to fall into the hands of any one of them, and life like a chess piece is no different from death.
"Well, haven't you calculated everything? Now that it has come to this, how can I stop you again? Chu Fengyu's eyes were full of sadness.
"I still can't figure out how you can do it for so many years?"
Chu Fengyu listened to Bai Tingyu's cold words, and his heart was even more chilled.
"It's none of my business? Tingfeng is dead, my mother is dead, my father is also dead, my siblings have been killed by other Jianghu sects one by one, not even a whole corpse, almost the entire sect of the Lingbo Sect has been destroyed, I have broken off with my righteous brother who is of the same blood as me, what else can I do? What else do you want me to do? ”
"I couldn't then, but I can."
Chu Fengyu looked at Bai Tingyu's back, the little boy who followed behind his admired brother had grown up after all.
Chu Fengyu sighed: "Forget it, I'm up to you, but the other disciples in the sect pavilion want them to choose for themselves, and they finally live a life, and they have no reason to die again." ”
Bai Tingyu nodded slightly, as agreed.
"I rely on you because I do still have a grudge in my heart, and I always feel sorry for you, but Chu Zhilan, I don't have the ability to persuade him, after that incident, he disappeared without a trace, and it was rumored that the terrifying ghost lost his life on the rivers and lakes. If he hadn't appeared in Feng Accord, I would have thought he would be dead. ”
Bai Tingyu didn't care, "It's simple, you write a letter to Chu Zhilan, and say that Qingyi went to Huaizhu alone, and I will have my own way when the time comes." ”
The civet released the pigeon, and asked Chu Fengyu on the side puzzled: "Pavilion master, although we teach the pigeons in the pavilion to know people, but we all know Brother Chu Wen's ability to come and go without a trace, we couldn't find him for so many years ago, and now we don't know where he is, can we find him?" ”
At this time, Bai Tingyu happened to come over. "The pigeon let go?"
As soon as he was about to answer, he was stepped on by Chu Fengyu. "Alright, alright, I've done what you asked." Chu Fengyu casually snatched the fan from Bai Tingyu's hand and fanned it himself, "Tell me, your plan, how do you want me to cooperate?" ”
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"This son, do you drink or stay in a hotel?"
I smelled the strange aroma of wine, and I felt refreshed, so I called the restaurant and asked them what kind of wine they had here.
"Childe doesn't look like we're from Yunjiang." I bluntly said that I was a business traveler from Dashenglai.
I guess I think I'm a foreigner and I have some money, and the shopkeeper is crazy about selling his own drinks.
"Childe, let me tell you, our Yunjiang is located in the southwest of your Dasheng, which is warm and humid all year round, and is rich in medicinal materials, so our family is characterized by medicinal wine." Saying that, the shopkeeper took out a jar of small jar wine and put it in front of my nose to shake, this wine aroma is indeed peculiar, I have never smelled it.
"This is wolf snake wine, which is made by a wolf snake unique to our Yunjiang." I saw that there was indeed a long serpent in the jar, and that it had a mouth with long teeth.
I got goosebumps and asked, "Is this snake poisonous?" ”
The shopkeeper nodded hurriedly, "Poisonous, of course poisonous, don't say that, let other guests hear it and think we use other snakes to be shoddy!" ”
I'm sorry, I didn't know you guys had such heavy tastes!
"This altar, mushroom wine, if the guest officer can't accept the wolf snake, then this kind must be tasted, mushroom root, warm the stomach and spleen, you see this southwest is humid, and it's about to enter winter, our Yunjiang people's favorite is to drink mushroom wine in winter."
"Otherwise, this altar, yellow chestnut wine, will give birth to jin and replenish qi; This altar is also good, Chengpeng wine, dispelling wind and dehumidification; And this altar, you must taste it, Childe, fairy fruit wine, this altar ......"
"Little brother, but, it's okay, just come to a jar of mushroom bar, and have some special side dishes in your store." If I don't stop the shopkeeper, I'm afraid I won't be able to eat after listening to his introduction.
When the wine and food were ready, I asked, "Do you have rice cakes here?" It's the kind that tastes sticky and has a stuffing inside. ”
Xiao Er smiled and said: "Rice cakes, of course there are, that is the characteristic of our Yunjiang, there are sesame fillings and red bean fillings, which one do you want?" ”
"Then let's have red bean paste." Although it doesn't have the taste of osmanthus, it's a bit of a pity. "Are rice cakes your specialty? Why did I eat in Jicheng too? ”
The shopkeeper said proudly: "Of course, it's because our rice cakes are so delicious, and they are spread out, and Jicheng is on the border between Dasheng and Yunjiang, and it is normal to eat our Yunjiang food, but Childe, I can tell you, the specialty, naturally our local most authentic ......."
I heard him brag a lot, but seriously, this rice cake and sweet cake tasted not as delicious as I ate in Feng Ya Ge.
I was full of food and drink, I didn't want to move, and it was getting late, so it was inconvenient to move again today. It's only half a day's journey away from the Huai Candle Capital City, and I plan to stay directly.
The shopkeeper was overjoyed, enthusiastically took me to the room, and gave me two small jars of wine.
"Guest officer, you have a good rest, if you need hot water and food, just call me, I live in the west wing on the first floor, the shopkeeper is not here today, I have to help manage the accounts, and you will be treated more if you are not well entertained."
…… Yunjiang people are really enthusiastic.
I don't know if the jar of medicinal wine I drank was too replenishing, I woke up as if I had a dream, and when I woke up, I was sweating, and the whole person was so restless.
Although I don't want to trouble people in the middle of the night, I really can't sleep because of the sweat, and after struggling for a while, I am still going to ask the shopkeeper to boil some hot water for me to take a bath.
Before I got close to the door of the West Wing, I covered my mouth in horror and hurriedly found a corner to hide.
It was the familiar smell of blood, and the mouth in the room was ...... Koujin scared me, it was the voice of the shopkeeper.
"I ...... I don't know what you're talking about, save me, save me, who's going to save me. ”
Gasp...... The sound of silence gradually stopped, and I sat on the ground and did not dare to move. The door opened, and I clutched my mouth for fear of making a sound.
A man lowered his voice and spoke, and it came intermittently: "No, ring finger, kill everyone." ”
With that, the surroundings fell silent, and I guessed that they must have left the West Chamber, ready to clean up the entire winery. I thought about it for a long time under the fear, and finally decided to stay where I was.
It was a long time, and when the sun had already risen, I dared to move and stand up. I pushed open the door of the West Wing, and the horrific sight made me retch for a long time. A person who was still busy with his livelihood yesterday, an ordinary enthusiastic shopkeeper, and a person who was still alive just now, died in a desperate cry for help a few hours ago. I heard his last cry, but there was nothing I could do.
"If you die, it is the building that will fall; He died, but he died. ”
I forced myself to see him, until finally I couldn't stand it anymore.