Chapter 8 Nanqing Wangfu and Miss Lime
After several days of traveling, Jiang Xinyue finally came to Yong'an, the capital of the Great Xia Dynasty.
The Jiang family's business is in the south, and there is basically no industry in the north, and there are no connections. Rich, rich may not be expensive, although the Jiang family is rich, but it is still a businessman, Jiang Xinyue, who has always been confident and calm, was a little timid when facing the noble Nanqing Palace.
Biting her lip, she stepped forward and handed over the post.
A middle-aged manservant in his forties, who seems to be in charge. looked at Jiang Xinyue carefully, and said politely: "This young lady, the prince is out on business and is not in the house, so please go back." ”
"What?" Jiang Xinyue is like falling into an ice cave! "The prince is not in the mansion? So where did he go and when will he come back? ”
"This villain doesn't know." The man accepted the red envelope stuffed by the Jiang family's guards, and said quietly: "Miss, please go back, you have such a good look, you want to find the prince by name, in case the princess sees it, it will be dangerous." ”
Jiang Xinyue's eyebrows jumped! naturally thought of the tragic death of Li Chengye's biological mother.
"Uncle, could you please ask when the prince will come back? I really have something special to do with him! Jiang Xinyue motioned for the guards to send another red envelope.
The man accepted the money, and then said: "A few days ago, there was friction between our border garrison and Mobei, because the prince was stationed at the border of Mobei when he was young, and the people of Mobei respected the prince!" The emperor sent the prince to mediate. The man's eyebrows fluttered, and he was so proud that he seemed to be respected by the Mobei people.
Jiang Xinyue's mind was a mess, and she felt weak.
"Miss!" A tall figure walked briskly.
"Jiang Dong! What are you doing here? Jiang Xinyue's heart sank, didn't she let Jiang Dong follow Li Chengye? Could it be that Li Chengye has an accident again? Thinking of this, the color of blood quickly faded from her face.
Jiang Dong understood what she was worried about, and hurriedly said, "Miss, don't worry, Gongzi Li has Cheng Zhutou and Mr. Qin to take care of him, and it will be fine." I transferred two more brothers to the provincial capital to keep an eye on. I didn't worry about Miss, so I followed. ”
"Oh, that's right." Jiang Xinyue relaxed slightly. Looking at her heavy face, Jiang Dong stopped talking, and several people silently returned to the inn.
"Why does Miss have to find King Nanqing?" Jiang Dong finally couldn't help it and asked.
"Jiang Dong, I can't tell you yet, but in order to save Li Gongzi, I must find him! Didn't the prince go to the Mobei border? Let's go find him at the border! Jiang Xinyue made up her mind. Instead of being anxious here, it's better to go out and find someone!
"Miss, have you thought about it? It's a long way to go, and what if we don't find the prince when we go? Jiang Dong was taken aback by her.
"As long as you know where the camp on the Mobei border is, you can find it. The prince has also been there for a long time, what if he is on his way back? Then you can meet him on the official road. Either way, it's better than being in a hurry here. ”
"As long as Miss decides, Jiang Dong will obey his fate." Jiang Dong was full of suspicion, and it was his duty to obey Jiang Xinyue's orders.
Back then, Jiang Xinyue's father died under the knife of a thief, and the Jiang family hired a group of guards with a lot of money, and Jiang Dong came to the Jiang family at that time.
His real surname is Han, and he has been studying art since he was a child, and his gambler father sold his own daughter, Han Dong's sister, into the Qinglou in order to pay off his gambling debts. After Han Dong learned about it, he entered the Jiang Mansion as a guard, changed his name to Jiang Dong, and ransomed his sister in exchange for the deed of silver.
Seeing that it was time for dinner, several people found a restaurant and asked for an upstairs private room that would not be disturbed, and they ate unwillingly. The shopkeeper was still chattering about the most distinctive dishes of the store, and suddenly there was a commotion downstairs.
Jiang Xinyue was not in the mood to watch the excitement, but the louder and louder it became, and there was a woman's cry. She frowned and dropped her chopsticks.
Xiao Er looked at it and said, "Guest officer, that's someone from Nanqing Palace, who just teased a little girl who sang and bullied people into crying." ”
"At the feet of the Son of Heaven, is it so domineering? Jiang Dong, go down and take a look, is there anyone who can help? Jiang Xinyue didn't want to do much, so since it was related to the Nanqing Palace, she wanted to take care of it.
Jiang Dong fell lightly from the window, protected the singing woman behind him, and looked coldly at several palace servants.
One person stepped forward and pointed at Jiang Dong's nose. "Boy, don't meddle!"
"A few people are angry enough, can you let this girl go?" Jiang Dong looked at the woman who was singing, in her early twenties, with thin eyebrows and beautiful eyes, crying with pear blossoms and rain.
"Look at you are also a foreigner, where to go back and forth, otherwise you don't know how to die!" Several servants of the royal palace didn't take Jiang Dong seriously at all, and stepped forward to push him.
Jiang Dong turned to one side slightly, his arms shook, and several domestic servants fell to the ground.
"Okay!" Watching the lively crowd cheer non-stop. These people relied on the power of the palace to show off their might, and they had already provoked the anger of the public.
"Stinky boy looking for death!" The gang was furious and swarmed up.
Jiang Dong kept dodging and didn't make a move.
"Alright, don't be ashamed! Stop it! A clear voice suddenly sounded.
Several servants immediately stopped, stood aside respectfully, and shouted, "Miss! ”
A woman in a men's crewneck shirt walked unhurriedly with her hands behind her back.
The woman's face was snow-white, a pair of Danfeng eyes were slightly raised, and a sneer hung on the corner of her plump lips. The black green silk was pulled into a bun and tied with a jasper crown, and there was no other decoration except for a jade jue hanging on the waist. The whole person is full of arrogance.
"Who is this man?" Jiang Xinyue couldn't help but be curious and asked the shopkeeper.
"She is Miss Lime, the niece of Princess Nanqing! The princess has no children herself, and has always treated her as her own daughter, and this eldest lady likes to wear men's clothes to hang out outside, and her temper is not very good. The shopkeeper enthusiastically introduced to Jiang Xinyue.
Lime walked up to Jiang Dong, looked him up and down, snorted softly from her nose, and pointed her finger at the singing woman.
The woman was crying heartily, and when she saw that the lime had ordered her, she was so frightened that she stopped crying and trembled.
"What a pity I see, quite capable of pretending?" Lime scoffed.
"Miss, the little girl doesn't understand what you're talking about?" The singing woman shuddered.
"Okay, weren't you sold by your brother? Aren't you forced to be helpless? Coaxed that stupid little guy in my family to give you all the money, and your family wants to marry you? Why are you singing here again? Which one has been deceived again? ”
The singing woman's face was red and white for a while, and she lowered her head and wanted to slip away.
"Stop!" Lime stomped his foot. "Ah Si, you come to recognize, isn't she?"
A young manservant walked in outside the door, looking at the singing woman, his eyes suddenly widened.
"Ah Hua! Didn't you promise to marry me? I've been waiting for you on the bridge for the night, why are you still singing here? Are you really lying to me? ”
The singing woman saw that she couldn't pretend anymore, so she turned around and ran. The manservant shouted Ah Hua while chasing after him.
Everyone was stunned by this scene, and when they came back to their senses, some sighed, some laughed and scolded, and the restaurant was even more noisy for a while.
Lime glanced at Jiang Dong with a smile, "Hero, why are you still standing, why don't you go to the hero to save the beauty?" As he spoke, he glanced at the box where Jiang Xinyue was, intentionally or unintentionally. and Jiang Xinyue's eyes are square.
Jiang Dong's face was slightly red, he took a step back, gave a salute to the lime, and said, "Offended." He turned around and ran up to the second floor.
Jiang Xinyue looked at the embarrassment on Jiang Dong's face, who had always been cold, and couldn't help laughing. said, "This eldest lady is a little interesting. ”