Chapter 348: The Past Has Long Passed Away
The climate of the Khitan Kingdom is changeable.
Although Linhuang is a medium-sized city, it is still windy from time to time, and it rained sleet the next day.
When Dong Chun and Mu Cheng came, they didn't have thick clothes, huddled in the small shop, shivering from the cold.
The shopkeeper is a very good businessman, although compared to the two, his body is much taller, but his enthusiasm is not lost to the shopkeeper in Bianjing.
After making an exception and adding an extra quilt to the two, the shopkeeper brought another pot of spirits that was said to keep out the cold.
"Look at the two strong men are not locals, but they are from the southern treasure land?"
The Liao people were far less clear about the words than the Great Song people, and there were some dialects unique to the north during the period, which made Dong Chun and Mu Cheng sound a little difficult.
Dong Chun has been with Xiao Yier for a long time, and he has also learned some of their dialects, and it is not difficult for the shopkeeper to understand when he speaks.
"I have heard for a long time that the people of Linhuang Mansion are simple and honest, not as cunning villains as I am in the south, so Xiaosheng is here to find out." Dong Chun said.
The shopkeeper waved his hand.
"Although the villain has never been to the southern treasure land, I heard that it is densely populated and full of bandits, which is far less honest than me. Men lie a lot, and women are easily not allowed to go out, but is it true? ”
Dong Chun glanced at Mu Cheng.
Mu Cheng was very unhappy with such an evaluation, so he interjected, "It's true that we southerners rarely go out, but as for the men there who lie a lot, it's not true, there has always been no shortage of real heroes." ”
The shopkeeper grinned and spat out a fishy breath.
"Look at this strong man, if he is a person who practices martial arts, he is naturally not among them."
Dong Chun smiled bitterly, but did not speak.
"The two guest officers came just in time, half a month later, my Xiao Niangniang will go to the valley with the emperor to hunt, and if you can see my Xiao Niangniang, the guest officer will not be in vain."
Mu Cheng pursed his lips.
The women here have seen a lot of themselves, all of them have rough skin, and they are born with a tiger's back, even more majestic than the men of the Great Song Dynasty, not to mention that this image is compared with the women in the court of the Great Song Dynasty, even if you find a random country woman, her appearance is a hundred times stronger, how good will Xiao Niangniang be?
Dong Chun doesn't think so.
Xiao Yier in her memory can be called a peerless beauty, and her image seems to have many similarities with the later Diao Chan.
"I have heard the name of Xiao Niangniang for a long time, it is said that this woman is not only proficient in riding and archery, her heroism is not under the man, and it has the beauty of the city, and the southerners who have seen her praise it with poetry: slender waist graceful and shy and cold, jade face must also be peach blossoms. Capturing the tiger woman with his bare hands, Wu Gang bent his waist and regretted Yuehua. Dong Chun said.
Even Wu Gang, who was by Chang'e's side all day, would regret entering the Moon Palace when he saw this Xiao Niangniang, which shows his beauty.
The shopkeeper gave a thumbs up.
"What this son said is very true, my Xiao Niangniang does have the beauty of the city, I am afraid that this poem is difficult to write in case. It's just that the people here are not good at dancing and writing, and they don't have so many words of praise for Xiao Niangniang's beauty. ”
"In this case, how fortunate Xiaosheng is." Dong Chun said.
"We don't have as many scruples as you southerners here, and when my mother passes by, my son can come up and watch." The shopkeeper added.
Seeing this shopkeeper, whenever he talked about Xiao Niangniang, his eyes were full of admiration and admiration, Dong Chun secretly thought that the status of this Concubine Xiao in people's hearts must be extremely high, and she might even surpass the emperor Yeluxian, so she couldn't help nodding again and again.
"Thanks for the pointers. I just don't know what this Xiao Niangniang is called? ”
The shopkeeper cleared his throat.
The villain only knows that everyone calls him Xiao Niangniang, and as for his name, the villain just doesn't know. However, the villain has heard of her other name - Yi'er. ”
As soon as these words came out, Dong Chun seemed to be drunk suddenly, and his body shook.
In the following days, Dong Chun didn't even bother to go to the street, and only asked Mu Cheng to go outside to buy some food every day, waiting for half a month later to see this Xiao Niangniang's demeanor.
Half a month later, Emperor Yeluxian really walked out of the palace with this Xiao Niangniang.
Yeluxian was frail and sickly, and in the company of several palace maids, he sat in a seemingly ordinary convertible car.
He was only in his thirties, and his clothes were very simple, although he was not wearing sheepskin, but the placket was very casually open, revealing a short light yellow coat inside, and his gray-white face showed a weak atmosphere. On one side of the cart were gold beryllium arrows and a gold-plated hardwood bow.
If it weren't for the guidance of the shopkeeper, Dong Chun and Mu Cheng wouldn't believe it when they said they would die, this team of only a dozen people accompanying them was the emperor of the Khitan Kingdom traveling with his mother.
Dong Chun didn't see the woman sitting in the car.
Probably because the people here have become accustomed to the emperor and his mother's outing, and the pedestrians on the street are still busy with their own affairs, but when the car passes by, some people will stop to watch and smile and nod at the emperor.
"Where is your Xiao Niangniang?" Dong Chun rubbed his eyes and asked the shopkeeper anxiously.
"The guest officer is gone, but the one on the red horse is." The shopkeeper pointed in the direction of the car with his hand, "If the guest officer wants to see my mother's demeanor, you can go to a close place to watch, but you must not crash into the convoy." ”
"Thanks for the reminder." Dong Chun didn't care about saying anything, and strode towards the convoy.
It's no wonder that Dong Chun can't see this Xiao Niangniang.
She is like a samurai who goes out with the army, wearing armor, a copper helmet on her head, a fiery red big sword is draped obliquely on her body, the long sword hangs from her waist, and the mulberry rhinoceros horn bow behind her is matched with a big red bow tassel, which is almost integrated with the big bow on her body, and the quiver with a diameter of more than ten centimeters hangs on the left rib, making a deafening sound with the gallop of the war horse.
Several warriors followed closely behind Xiao Niangniang, and the war horses stirred up a puff of gray smoke and dust on the ground, crossed Yeluxian's car, and headed straight for the city gate.
Ye Luxian knew his beloved concubine, and when he saw her taking care of herself and leading people away, he only smiled faintly.
When Dong Chun arrived next to the car, he only saw a gray smoke belt left by the horse on the road.
Dong Chun stomped his foot.
However, he soon calmed down.
As long as he keeps up with Ye Luxian's car, he will soon find this Xiao Niangniang.
"Is the horse master really going?" Mu Cheng was a little puzzled.
"You don't need to follow, you can go alone." Dong Chun said to him while ordering Mu Cheng to bring his horse over.
"Master Horse Golden Branches and Jade Leaves, how can you go to that deserted place alone?" Mu Cheng was naturally not at ease, so he also led the horses out.
Dong Chun ignored him anymore.
The two men followed Yeluxian's car and soon left the city.
Not far from Linhuang Mansion, the car entered the boundless grassland.
There are hardly any people to be seen here, and occasionally a horse or two passes by and soon disappears into the endless sky.
Dong Chun and Mu Cheng's war horses walked unhurriedly, and soon attracted the attention of the palace maid and Ye Luxian in the car.
The women of the Khitan Kingdom are all heroic.
"I'm afraid there will be an assassin, long live and wait a moment while the slave maid will go and see." A palace maid jumped out of the car, jumped on a war horse, and came towards Dong Chun and Mu Cheng.
Some people died, but not completely......