Tingfeng Lou was a pastime for the royal nobles outside the palace walls. There are indeed a lot of people who came today, and the queen came over and went back after a scene, leaving a few palace concubines here. Coupled with the countless maids who served the palace maids and the sons and ladies of the ministers' families, as well as the maids who accompanied them, the originally spacious place was now a little crowded.

Because of the identity of Prince Zhao Jinyu, he found a good position to watch singing and dancing in Tingfeng Tower. Zhao Jinyu led Qing Huan all the way over, and on the way, she was inevitably looked at by the palace concubines and the children of the official family.

Lu Qinghuan doesn't like to put herself in this situation of being watched by thousands of eyes, so she always avoids Zhao Jinyu intentionally or unintentionally on weekdays. But this time, Zhao Jinyu also tried her best to help her, although it was useless, but she accepted this kindness.

Wei Ranze and Su Lin from the Beiling Kingdom also came, and the envoys of other countries will definitely not slack off, and it is also a good seat.

The singing and dancing are very boring to watch, but the performances of a few dancing girls are a bit eye-catching. But it's all to kill time, and more people are chatting quietly.

First, some fruit halva was served, and when it was almost noon, a variety of dishes were changed. Use a small plate to put a small bite of each dish and let the small people on the side of each seat taste it first, and then arrange the dishes for the officials and nobles.

For several years, Lu Qinghuan was often confined to the mansion and rarely attended banquets. However, she remembers that when she was a child, she had a particularly happy Tanabata Festival.

When my mother was in the princess's mansion, there was a maid who grew up waiting for her to grow up, and before my mother got married, she found a good family for the maid. Once on Qixi Festival, I took Qinghuan to her house. Her husband's business as a businessman made a living, but his life was ordinary but rich. She has two daughters and a son in her family, and on that day's begging festival, according to folk customs, the daughters' families go to play by themselves. The two big sisters pulled Qinghuan, and the girls from the nearby neighborhood made snacks together, made dumplings, picked flowers, and made wishes like a weaver girl......

And the entertainment between the royal family and nobles is always an innumerable banquet. said that it was a banquet, but it was just to find a trust for his life's events under the pretext of finding a help for his family. Just like at the banquet now, there are many eyes that frequently cast their eyes on Zhao Jinyu and Wei Ranze, and some even took the initiative to greet them and say a few words.

Wei Ranze may have been frightened by the endless stream of people coming forward, and he didn't sit down for an hour before pulling Su Lin next to him and running away.

After lunch, Lu Qinghuan's legs were numb, so he turned sideways and said to Zhao Jinyu, who was sitting next to him, to breathe.

Zhao Jinyu knew that Qing Huan couldn't stay still, she was still like when she was a child, she was a person who couldn't sit still, even if she usually pretended to be well-behaved.

"I'm tired from sitting for a long time, I'll go out with you!" After saying that, he stood up.

The two walked on the street, and there were many people on the street, mostly their daughters' homes, holding hands in groups and chatting.

There are many people on the street, and if you are not careful, you will be swept away by the crowd. Zhao Jinyu stretched out his hand to grab Lu Qinghuan, and the moment the back of his hand touched, Lu Qinghuan immediately flicked his hand away, stretched out his hand and shouted to Pomegranate: "Pomegranate, there are a lot of people here, hold hands to prevent them from getting separated." ”

Zhao Jinyu's hand froze, and he had to take it back. He only instructed the guards around him: "There are many people here, go to the nearest post station to transfer a few horses, and meet at the front of the hometown restaurant." ”

"Yes!"

Although there are usually many people in the Huixiang restaurant, today it is much more spacious than the center of Fangcaiji. First, this side belongs to the north of the capital, directly leading to the north gate, and the distance is only a few kilometers. The second is that most of the people flocked to the market today, and this side is a little empty.

As soon as Lu Qinghuan and the others stepped into the restaurant, they saw dozens of people in coarse linen clothes slashing at Zhao Jinyu from all directions. Lu Qinghuan immediately pulled Zhao Jinyu and hid to the side. The restaurant was immediately in chaos, and the diners were in a hurry to hide.

Zhao Jinyu only brought a few guards with him when he left the palace today, and just now he sent two more people to lead the horse, and now there are only four guards around him.

There are many people in the restaurant, but the goal of this group of people is very clear, and they are coming directly to Zhao Jinyu. However, the target of this group of assassins was not only Zhao Jinyu, but also the other two in the restaurant, Wei Ranze and Su Lin.

The four guards beside Zhao Jinyu drew their swords and hurriedly rushed forward to fight each other. Lu Qinghuan also took out a short dagger from his boots and stood beside Zhao Jinyu to protect him. Lu Qinghuan gave Pomegranate a look, and Pomegranate knew that it was not appropriate for him to cause chaos at this time, so he hurriedly took advantage of the scattered figures to hide.

Lu Qinghuan knew that he was holding a short blade, and the other party was a strong man, and he would definitely not be able to defeat him with his own strength. But Zhao Jinyu's triangular cat's kung fu is not as good as hers, and if something happens to him, there is no way to explain it.

Zhao Jinyu also picked up a wooden board against the door, and the two of them could barely deal with an assassin.

Fortunately, Wei Ranze's kung fu was good over there, allowing the assassins to disperse some of their firepower. However, he still has to protect Su Lin on the side, and he is also a little powerless.

Zhao Jinyu hit the man's head with a wooden plank, and it happened that Lu Qinghuan stabbed him in the arm with a dagger, and while he was in pain, Lu Qinghuan snatched his knife and slashed his leg, and the man couldn't stand up all of a sudden. Zhao Jinyu slammed at him and knocked him unconscious.

Wei Ranze was entangled by a few assassins, barely coping, and a few guards here also killed a few people here, so they hurriedly went over to help Wei Ranze.

Su Lin also took advantage of the chaos to run away to Lu Qinghuan. The three of them watched the fight over there like outsiders.

It's almost time to solve it, and suddenly another group of people is running like a restaurant, and the number is even more than the previous group.

Su Lin hurriedly pushed Zhao Jinyu to Wei Ranze and shouted: "Wei Ranze! Here comes another batch! You take Prince Zhao on horseback! Go to the north gate of the city! ”

After speaking, he pulled Lu Qinghuan and hid behind the table cabinet in the account room.

Wei Ranze immediately understood, and pulled Zhao Jinyu to quickly drive the horse to the north of the city.

In the small space behind the table, Su Lin and Lu Qinghuan were very close to each other, and Su Lin could smell the fragrance on her body. The scent was familiar to him.

Being so close to a stranger, they could even hear each other's breathing, which made Lu Qinghuan very uncomfortable. Fortunately, the sound of the group chasing after them was soon heard, and the two of them poked their heads out from under the table.

Seeing that they were far away, the two stood up. Su Lin straightened out his clothes, apologized to Qing Huan and said, "It's abrupt, the situation is compelling, please forgive Miss Lu!" ”

Lu Qinghuan shook his head and said, "It's okay, by the way, will they really be okay over there?" ”

Su Lin smiled and said, "The girl can't trust her brother so much?" ”

Lu Qinghuan suddenly realized, why didn't he remember that the north gate was the school field where his brother was, and a few guards at the city gate could resist for a while, so there shouldn't be any major incidents.

Su Lin was afraid that she would be worried, and said with relief: "Although Wei Ranze's martial arts are not as good as your brother's, his light skills are powerful. Even if you are caught up, you will be able to escape. ”

After thinking about it, he added: "Even if you take Prince Zhao with you." ”

The added sentence just hit Lu Qinghuan's laughter, and he couldn't help but laugh. Thinking about Zhao Jinyu being carried like a small oil bottle, it is really cute and tight.

Looking at the little girl in front of her, she smiled, her eyes were shining, but she was very smart and cute.

"Miss! Miss! Pomegranate heard that the brawl had subsided, so he dared to run out from behind a pile of discarded tables and chairs, ran to Lu Qinghuan's side, and hurriedly asked, "Miss, are you okay?" ”

Lu Qinghuan smiled and comforted her and said, "I'm fine!" What about you? I didn't get hurt! ”

Pomegranate shook her head, but said with some grievances: "Pomegranate is not injured...... Miss, that's ...... I don't know where your little spider box has gone. ”

Qing Huan smiled and said, "That thing, it's nothing." After speaking, he instructed her: "Pomegranate, go and call the official to come over, hurry up and deal with the situation here, I and Su Gongzi are guarding here." ”

"Good! Miss be careful! After saying that, he hurriedly ran away.

"Don't be in a hurry!" Lu Qinghuan shouted. This little girl is too slippery.

Su Lin heard that her small box was lost, took one out of her sleeve, and said, "Do you mean this?" ”

Su Lin originally wanted to ask, did he lose such a small box, and he could help find it.

Unexpectedly, when Qing Huan heard this, he mistakenly thought that the small box had been picked up by him, so he thanked him and took it.

Su Lin was stunned for a moment, and thought that this thing was originally a person in the palace today, and he had fun during the festival. It doesn't matter if you want to, so she will take the mistake with her.

Waiting for the time between the officials, Su Lin took a detailed look at all parts of the restaurant, and there were corpses lying on the ground and some people who had been knocked unconscious. The diners inside ran as far as they could, and some of them hid in the private rooms of the guest rooms shivering.

He found the guys who were hiding in the backyard before, tied up all the angry corpses in the hall of the restaurant to listen to interrogation, and then placed all the people in the restaurant who had not escaped first, waiting for the people from the government to come and investigate them one by one.

However, before the official arrived, the shopkeeper of the restaurant hurriedly came to cooperate with the investigation when he heard the news.

The two found a clean place and invited the shopkeeper to sit down, and chatted by the way.

Only then did I know the life of the shopkeeper and the origin of this restaurant.

The shopkeeper of the restaurant is surnamed Wang, is a native of Nanwei, although the family is not wealthy, but generations of scholars, he is the only son in the family, his parents hope that he will succeed in learning, glorious lintel. But this shopkeeper Wang has not been interested in reading since he was a child, but is keen on cooking.

His father was a teacher at a private school in the city, and he adhered to the concept of a gentleman who was far away from cooking. He was always persecuted on weekdays, which made him distressed, and he ran away from home in a fit of anger. One is to get rid of the control of parents, and the other is to learn the special cuisine of various places.

I have never returned home for more than 20 years, and at the beginning I had no face to go home, and then I finally broke out of some fame outside, became a famous chef, and opened some famous restaurants in various countries.

When I came back, I found that the old house was long gone. After hearing from his old neighbor, he realized that his parents had been looking for him since he left home, hoping for his son's return. His parents used all their savings to open a small restaurant here, just because this is the closest place to the North City Gate, and he left from here. I only hope that when he returns, he can see his longing relatives at a glance. I also apologized for the incomprehension I did to him at the beginning.

More than ten years later, my parents couldn't wait. The child was adrift, and his life and death were unknown for decades, so he set out to find him. His parents had never been out of Nanwei in their lives, but this time they were determined to find him. It is not known where he traveled along the way. The old neighbor only knew that only his mother came back a few years later, and died within a few months of returning. When he died, there was no one around to take care of him, and there were still a few naughty children who played hide and seek and rummaged into the house to find his mother's body.

When he came back full of joy and was ready to take his parents to live a good life, he also wanted to prove his achievements to them, but found that his parents had already forgiven him, leaving him with a heart full of self-blame and guilt.

Speaking of this, the shopkeeper couldn't help but burst into tears. "Later, I only kept this one store," he said. The guys who come to work in my restaurant are also natives of Nanwei. I always think that even if my parents are gone, their souls will still be here to watch me and protect me. ”

……

In this case, it is very unlikely that the restaurant guys will collude with the assassins.

Su Ze comforted the shopkeeper for a few words, then stood up to look at the corpses of the assassins lying on the ground.

Lu Qinghuan also comforted the shopkeeper with a few words, and was about to follow over to see what he found, when he heard Lu Li's voice calling him.

The group of Assassins realized that they could not catch up, so they retreated near the city gates. Wei Ranze took Zhao Jinyu to the school field for the sake of insurance and joined Lu Li.

As soon as Lu Li heard that Lu Qinghuan was still in the restaurant, he rushed over non-stop.

"Huanhuan! Did you get hurt?! Lu Li jumped off the horse, ran to Qing Huan, looked her back and forth, and confirmed that she was not injured before she was relieved.

Lu Qinghuan hurriedly shook his head: "Brother, I'm fine." How is the prince? ”

"Qinghuan! I'm fine! You okay?! Before Lu Li could answer, Zhao Jinyu, who had just arrived on horseback, stopped in front of them. There were also a few wounded guards and Wei Ranze next to him.

Wei Ranze didn't say much to them, but ran to Su Lin's side, squatting with Su Lin to check the corpses lying around.

"Did you find anything?" Wei Ranze asked.

Su Lin pointed to a corpse in front of him, lifted the clothes on his upper arm and said, "Look here." ”

This sentence attracted everyone's attention.

I saw that there was a bandaged wound on this person's arm, and when it was opened, there was actually a piece of flesh missing from it, and there was a little blue and purple in the gap.

When Wei Ranze saw it, he said to Zhao Jinyu: "Your Highness ordered the attendants to retreat to the door to guard. ”

Zhao Jinyu waved his hand and said to the people around him, "You go to the door and guard." ”

When there was no one else around, Lu Li asked, "What is this?" ”

"Perhaps...... Northridge Guards? Wei Ranze said uncertainly.

Su Lin nodded and said, "Although he is the only one who has it, it should be." ”