Chapter 32: Deep Eyes

As the old saying goes: Those who exist in people are better than their eyes. The eyes can't hide their evil, the middle of the chest is regular, and the middle of the chest is regular.

There is no better way to observe a person than to observe the eyes, because the eyes cannot hide the evil thoughts in the heart. The eyes of those who are open in the chest will be bright and pure, while those who are wicked and unrighteous in the chest will have their eyes shining and uncertain. By listening to the tone of a person's voice and observing the look in his eyes, you can judge what is in the person's mind and thus know what kind of person he is.

For Tang Xiaohao, this is something he has known since he was a child, of course, there are exceptions, for example, his titular grandfather Nanrong Qufeng is a person who cannot judge good and evil simply from his eyes. However, more than a month ago, when Tang Xiaohao met Little Bell, the reason why he took the initiative to approach it was because of Little Bell's eyes.

Although Xiao Ling's eyes were very complicated at that time, those eyes were pure, and they were the purest eyes Tang Xiaohao had seen since he was born.

Therefore, Tang Xiaohao firmly believes that everything that Little Bell does when he approaches him is forced.

Because of this, Tang Xiaohao didn't dare to tell Tang Chen everything he knew. Because once he told his father, Little Bell would be arrested and thrown into the Iron Guard Prison as soon as possible, but he might not be able to catch that Sister Hong, so there was no way to talk about catching all the masterminds behind the scenes.

So, instead of making the other party aware of being discovered, it is better to follow everything you know now to find out and find a way to resolve the crisis.

Of course, if the mastermind behind the scenes was really Gurke, Tang Xiaohao had no choice but to try to cut off Gurke's line of control over these assassins.

It's just that ten days later is the day when Tang Xiaohao marries Princess Baomeng, can he do it in these ten days?

At this time, Tang Chen looked outside and said, "Your mother should be back soon." ”

Tang Chen's words interrupted Tang Xiaohao's thoughts: "I'll just say it, no wonder you dare to call me to say this, it turns out that she is not in the mansion." ”

Tang Chen frowned: "The ritual vessels used in your wedding are all newly cast by your grandfather's Ministry of Rites, and the emperor has also decreed that gold can be pasted in the Bafang ritual vessels, because the process is a little troublesome, and the time is also a little rushed, so your mother will go to see it herself." ”

Ritual utensils are from the beginning of the Kunlun Dynasty to rise, when it was originally only based on wine vessels, and in the heyday of the Kunlun Dynasty, food vessels were added, so as to set the rules that the sacrifice needs to use the eight-party ritual vessels, and this rule was continued later, and later the sacrificial weddings of all dynasties and dynasties were based on this.

The eight ritual vessels are divided into 匜yi, pan, guigui, dun, ding, bean, jue, and zun.

匜yi is used for watering during ceremonies; The plate is a hand-washing utensil for holding water; Guigui is used to serve food; Dun is also a food vessel, which is used to put staple foods such as rice and beams; The tripod is used to hold meat; The shape of the beans resembles a tall plate, which is used to hold meat sauce or meat soup; Jue is the earliest wine vessel, that is, the wine glass; Zun is a large wine container.

In the past dynasties of the Nine Plains Land, only the nobles could use the Bafang ritual vessels, and later in order to distinguish their identities, they set the standard of pure gold for the royal family and bronze for the royal family. This time, Tang Xiaohao got married, and the emperor ordered to allow gold pasting on the surface of the bronze, which is enough to show the importance of it, and it can also be seen that the identity of Princess Baomeng is recognized.

As soon as he said this, Nan Rong Wenjun walked into the study with Tang Weige.

Tang Chen greeted him: "Madam, how is the ritual forged?" ”

Nan Rong Wenjun simply replied: "It should be able to catch up, and besides, those common people outside have given your son a new nickname, called Pink Gold Horse." ”

Tang Chen just smiled awkwardly when he heard this, while Tang Weige was full of ridicule.

Nan Rong Wenjun looked at Tang Xiaohao who was standing aside: "What?" Now that you see me, you don't greet me anymore? ”

Tang Xiaohao knelt down and said, "My son asks my mother to be safe, and my mother is healthy." ”

Tang Xiaohao, who was supposed to be unhappy, was smiling at the moment, which made Nan Rong Wenjun and Tang Weige think that this kid was really shameless.

The powder in the four characters of the pink gold horse is the meaning of the fan lang, and the fan lang is the man who eats soft rice. As for the meaning of gold, although on the surface, the emperor aimed to put gold on the ritual, but at a deeper level, it was to mock Tang Xiaohao, a little white face, who relied on Princess Baomeng to eat soft rice and put gold on his face to improve his status.

Tang Xiaohao liked this title very much, because it proved that his disguise was not discovered, and he didn't care what others thought of him.

Nan Rong Wenjun said: "Get up, remember in the future, even if you pretend." ”

Tang Chen just smiled awkwardly, while Tang Weige put away his previous ridicule and looked at Tang Xiaohao who got up indifferently.

Nan Rong Wenjun said again: "Xiaohao, you come to the back garden with me." ”

Tang Xiaohao got up and glanced at Tang Chen, Tang Chen was also very puzzled, and he didn't know what Nan Rong Wenjun was going to do.

Tang Weige said, "Father, mother, I'll go back to the room first." ”

Tang Chen naturally couldn't and didn't dare to follow the past, but he was very worried in his heart, sometimes even he didn't know what the person next to him was thinking and what he would do, but no matter what Nan Rong Wenjun did, he only hoped that his son could endure it.

Tang Xiaohao followed Nan Rong Wenjun to the back garden, and when Nan Rong Wenjun slowly walked into the pavilion, Tang Xiaohao stood outside and waited.

Nan Rong Wenjun took out two jade buckles, one large and one small, from his waist: "This is the sun and moon jade buckle that I entrusted someone to make, the sun jade buckle is yours, and the moon jade buckle is Princess Baomeng's." Originally, according to the custom, I should have personally handed it over to Princess Baomeng, even if she married you as a princess, but we always have different identities, which is really inappropriate, so I can only hand it over to you, and then you will transfer it to Her Royal Highness the Princess. ”

Tang Xiaohao was very surprised, he didn't expect Nan Rong Wenjun to give him a gift, and it was such a precious pair of sun and moon jade buckles.

Under the rule of the Dachang Dynasty, only the nobles and scholars were eligible to wear jade, and ordinary people would lose their heads if they wore jade without authorization, even if it was Tibetan jade. That's why the nobles never worried about the jade they were wearing being stolen, because even if they threw it on the ground, no one would dare to pick it up.

Tang Xiaohao knelt down and raised his hands to take the pair of jade buckles, and when his hands touched the pair of jade buckles, he felt very strange, because the sun jade buckle was warm, and the moon jade buckle was cold.

Nanrong Wenjun said again: "The Japanese jade buckle is polished with the red jade in the Red River, and the moon jade buckle is made of Ruiyuan Alpine cold jade. Speaking of this, Nan Rongwenjun paused, and said, "Mother hopes that you and Princess Baomeng will be like the sun and the moon, and swear to live and die together." ”

The last word surprised Tang Xiaohao, and he immediately thanked: "Thank you, Mother." ”

This scene made Tang Xiaohao think that he was still in a dream, although he didn't want to believe it, Nan Rong Wenjun's words were sincere, which moved him extremely in his heart, so much so that he still knelt down after bowing.

Nan Rong Wenjun turned to leave, and after walking away, he hid behind the rockery and looked at Tang Xiaohao, who was still kneeling there, but there was no usual disgust in his eyes, it was all maternal love and gentleness.

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Tang Xiaohao returned to the room, lay on the bed and looked at the pair of jade buckles, still suspecting that Nan Rong Wenjun's move had a deep meaning. Suddenly, he suddenly thought that he was moved when he took the jade pendant, so he knelt down. This move is obviously inconsistent with his usual style.

Finish the eggs! Tang Xiaohao pinched the jade buckle and got up, was that a temptation? Not really, right?

After thinking about it, Tang Xiaohao felt that he should be overly worried, the most important thing at the moment was to find out the identity of that Sister Hong, and cutting off the line that controlled the little bell was the most important thing.

Tang Xiaohao walked to the door, looked at the little bell that was taking care of the flowers and plants in the garden, and suddenly felt hit by something in his heart, but the voice in his head reminded him to hold back. The environment he was in, the situation he was facing, did not allow him to really like a certain girl, and he could not bring his misfortune to the other person.

What should be done? Just when Tang Xiaohao was distressed, Tang Dun ran into the side courtyard from the outside: "Young master, Zheng is coming soon." ”

When Tang Xiaohao heard Zheng Kuai's three words, he had a flash of inspiration and immediately said, "Where are the people?" ”

Tang Dun said: "In front of the house." ”

Because of the approaching wedding date, Tang Chen was worried that Tang Xiaohao would cause trouble again, so he not only forbade him to go out of the house, but also did not let his fox friends come to the house to find him, and he could talk in front of the house if he had something, in short, Tang Xiaohao must be inside the door, and people who come can only stand outside the door.

Tang Xiaohao subconsciously glanced at the small bell in the flowers not far away, and had a bad idea in his heart, so he hurriedly went to the front of the mansion to see that Zheng Kuai.

Zheng Kuai's real name is Zheng Jing, he is the fast arrest of the Yamen in Shendu City, his family is a businessman in the Jiangnan area, and he was originally a young master, but Zheng Jing, the young master, is different from Tang Xiaohao, he has great ambitions since he was a child, he wants to become a hero, and he is obsessed with martial arts and arrest techniques, so he has been learning from the retired catchers in the Jiangnan area since he was a child, and later he did patrols, and he also cracked many cases, and his family also transferred him to Shendu City with money.

After Zheng Jing arrived in Shendu City, although he was also patrolling, the patrol of the imperial capital was much stronger than that of other places. It's just that Zheng Jing is as his name, he is too serious, he doesn't understand interpersonal relationships, in the Jiangnan generation, because the family is rich, everyone gives him three points of face, but in this god capital, who doesn't have a relationship background? Therefore, his Zheng Jing's family background was basically useless, so that he was transferred to Shendu City at the age of 20 and did 5 years of patrol before he was reluctantly promoted to fast arrest.

You must know that those patrols at the same time as Zheng Jing, even if they didn't become the head catcher, they all became quick arrest warrants, and their official rank was one or two levels higher than him.

The lowest level in the arrest yamen is the patrol arrest, up is the patrol arrest warrant, quick arrest, quick arrest warrant, head catch, head arrest, head arrest head up is the official department in charge of the arrest of the yamen, and the arrest of the yamen is under the jurisdiction of the criminal department, so above the officer is the left and right servants of the criminal department, and then above is the secretary of the criminal department.

In fact, the status of these people in the arrest of the Yamen is relatively low, at least they have to catch the head to have a grade, the head catcher is from the ninth grade, and the total head catcher is only the ninth grade, and the official is the fifth grade, and the left and right servants of the third grade above are still two levels behind.

When Tang Xiaohao arrived at the gate of the mansion, he saw Zheng Jing standing there with an anxious face, and immediately stepped forward: "Zheng Kuai, I'm thinking about looking for you." ”

Tang Xiaohao subconsciously wanted to step out of the threshold, but the ironclad guard at the door directly blocked it with his body.

The ironclad guard said, "Childe, don't be embarrassed. ”

Tang Xiaohao said: "Who do you think is embarrassing whom?" Okay, okay, I'm not going out, and the threshold won't be crossed, right? ”

After the ironclad guard got out of the way, Zheng Jing kept his distance and asked, "What are you looking for me for?" ”

Tang Xiaohao sighed: "I don't have many friends when I'm so old, isn't this going to get married?" So, I'm going to leave the last night before being single to you. ”

As soon as these words came out, Zheng Jing took a step back, and the ironclad guards at the door also turned their heads to look at Tang Xiaohao.

Zheng Jing asked nervously, "What do you want to do?" ”

Tang Xiaohao reacted: "What are you thinking?" I'm just going to invite you to a meal, which is a farewell to being single. What the hell are you looking for me? ”

Zheng Jing walked to the threshold and said in a low voice: "Two things, one has little to do with you, and the other has a direct relationship with you, which one do you listen to first?" ”

Tang Xiaohao looked at Zheng Jing's serious appearance: "I'll listen to it first, which has little to do with me." ”

Zheng Jing said: "Early this morning, several beggars, men, women, and children came, to arrest the yamen's crying complaints. ”

Tang Xiaohao looked at Zheng Jing: "And then?" ”

Zheng Jing continued: "This group of beggars claims to be a family. ”

The whole family is a beggar? This is the so-called going into battle without leaving the father and son, and begging for a family life? Wait a minute, beggar? It can't be a beggar's gang, right?

Tang Xiaohao immediately asked, "What's next?" ”

Zheng Jing hesitated for a moment: "They also brought a dog, and the puppy born by that dog, and it is not appropriate to say that the puppy is not suitable, because the thing that the dog gave birth to is like a dog and a cat." ”

Tang Xiaohao immediately understood, but still deliberately asked, "What do you mean?" ”

Zheng Jing was embarrassed: "The group of beggars said that the dog was also their family, but it was ruined by your pet cat Jelly Bean, and gave birth to a bunch of cat-like things, and now I don't know what to do, so I went to sue." ”

Doesn't this matter concern me? It's obviously directly related to me, okay! Tang Xiaohao was speechless, just looked at Zheng Jing.

Zheng Jing looked at Tang Xiaohao: "Are you a little messy, do you want me to help you figure it out again?" ”

"No, I admit it...... No, I'll admit it to Jelly Bean, this kind of bullying of cats and dogs is often done. Tang Xiaohao was very helpless, "Then may I ask Zheng Kuai, are you here to arrest Jelly Bean?" ”

Zheng Jing said cautiously: "Xiaohao, when the emperor ascended the throne, he issued a holy decree, and repeatedly emphasized strict law enforcement and upholding the justice of the law. Although they are beggars, they are also human beings, and since they regard the dog as their own family and report it to the official with evidence, we must give them back a fair and just openness. ”

Tang Xiaohao took a deep breath: "Needless to say, I'll take out the dead cat now, you lock it up and take it back, if you want to be sentenced to death, please come and inform me, and I can go to see it for the last time." ”

Zheng Jing immediately said: "No, what Lord Shiji means is that Jelly Bean is a cat and a beast after all, and you are the guardian of the beast......"

"The hosts! It's not a guardian, pay attention to your words," Tang Xiaohao immediately interrupted Zheng Jing, "Who has nothing to do to take care of the beast?" ”

Zheng Jing corrected: "As the owner of the beast, you need to go and negotiate with those beggars in the hall to see if you can reach a settlement outside the hall, of course, the best result is a settlement outside the hall, so as to avoid wasting manpower and material resources." ”

Damn, you're coming to me for a dog, isn't that a waste of manpower and material resources?

Tang Xiaohao endured his unhappiness: "Big brother, I'm very puzzled, now the affairs of the animal kingdom are also in charge of the arrest of the yamen?" ”

Zheng Jing said solemnly: "Under the whole world, it is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister!" ”

Tang Xiaohao immediately said: "You probably have a little misunderstanding of this sentence, let me explain to you, the word Wang Chen in this sentence refers to people, not animals." ”

Zheng Jing's eyes widened: "Xiaohao, what are you talking about?" We are all subjects, then the subjects all raise animals, you see, you raise cats, I raise chickens......"

Tang Xiaohao interrupted: "Chickens are not animals, they are poultry. ”

Zheng Jing frowned: "Tang Gongzi, you are a strong word, poultry belongs to the category of animals, just like you are a scumbag, but a scumbag also belongs to a category of men." People are subjects, and subjects raise animals, so do animals also belong to the emperor, and since they belong to the emperor, are they also governed by the law? Does the law also have to be fair and open? ”

You mean, the Son of Heaven is guilty of the same crime as the beast, right? Do you dare to speak out?

Tang Xiaohao was completely speechless, because since the day he met Zheng Jing, he had never defeated this beast verbally.