Chapter 12: What I Saw in the West Market

"Sun Prison Cheng, are you going to the West Market to find that An Najin?" Lan Yin lifted the curtain of the carriage and beckoned Sun Maodao.

"Yes, Mrs. Yang." When Sun Mao said this, he couldn't help but want to take a look at Cui Pingshi through the heavy curtain, and he always felt that Cui Pingshi didn't seem to be happy with him talking to Yang Niangzi more.

"I'll go with you, I haven't visited the West Market since I came to Chang'an!"

"It's, it's not good." Sun Mao didn't know how to answer for a while, and frequently looked behind the curtain.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem......" There were several coughs behind the curtain.

"Ah, Cui Pingshi, I remembered, I haven't done the things that the temple has explained, I have to go back to Dali Temple first, I'm afraid I can't go to Xishi." Sun Maofu said like a heart.

"You've worked hard, in that case, I'll go to the West Market myself." Cui Yuanzao's deep voice came from inside the curtain.

"You're going in person? Look at your bear eyes, I see your body should go back to sleep, I'll take a trip for you. Lan Yin glanced at Cui Yuanzao who was crooked on the soft pillow and couldn't help but say.

Panda eye? Cui Yuanzao touched his eyelids.

After falling asleep last night, Cui Yuanzao always felt that there was an indescribable fragrance coming from the side of the bed, which made him want to sleep but couldn't sleep peacefully, so he could only make pancakes on the couch, tossing and turning, but it was difficult to say this, so he could only start another conversation.

"Are you from Xichuan Mansion?"

Lan Yin had a "groan" in his heart, he really couldn't be careless in the face of Cui Yuanzao, just a cat's eye, he already knew that she was from Xichuan Mansion.

In the past two days of getting along, Cui Yuanzao's casual attitude made Liu Lanyin inexplicably relax her vigilance, and even once had the assumption that he would help her hide her identity together, and now this is to test her again? Or do you simply want to have a complete showdown with her?

No, she must not let him know his identity, Lan Yin gritted her teeth and said, "What nonsense are you talking about?" My ancestral home is Huayin, and I have been traveling around with my grandfather since then, but Xichuan has never been there, but there was a maid from Xichuan Mansion before, and I happened to hear of the strange animal like Brother Cat. ”

When Cui Yuanzao said it, he regretted it. He didn't know how to ask such a thing out of the blue.

For him, it doesn't matter who this woman is, the important thing is that she is "Yang Rong" and can help her get through this forced marriage.

Even if she is pretending to be "Yang Rong", it is better, after getting through this difficulty, he can even find out that he was "deceived", after experiencing emotional trauma, he will never be involved in ordinary things, and concentrate on cultivation, presumably his uncle and aunt have nothing to say.

"It's me who is confused." Cui Yuanzao lowered his eyes and said softly.

For a moment, silence permeated the narrow space of the carriage, making people feel extremely anxious.

Lan Yin lifted the curtain and looked out, but suddenly screamed, "Can you stop?" ”

Cui Yuanzao looked over with her gaze, and it was actually an illusion show. A Hu man put a box on his head, inserted a knife from the front and back of the box, inserted a stick in the middle of the box, opened the front cover of the box, and the head of the Hu man disappeared.

The crowd boiled and rewarded one after another.

"Blindfolding." Cui Yuanzao snorted secretly.

"Isn't it true?" Lan Yin stared at Cui Yuanzao as if he was out of the world. This look Cui Yuanzao had never seen on Lan Yin's face, maybe he should pat her Cui Yuanzao raised his hand, but just handed over a cup of tea.

"Not really. The box should have two layers, the front and back, and the role of the stick is to close the partition so that people can't see the head behind it. Cui Yuanzao explained.

"Really?" Lan Yin still looked at him confusedly, "Then do you say that a person will suddenly disappear?" ”

Cui Yuanzao glanced at Lan Yin, she may have encountered some problems, and he still couldn't get the answer, whether the cultivation path could go to another world, a new world.

Cui Yuanzao leaned his back on the soft couch, closed his eyes and said, "I don't know either." There was once a Tianzhu man who performed illusions, and climbed all the way up with the rope, and then the rope fell, but the person was gone. In the first year of Zhenyuan, Xie naturally soared day by day. You say, can cultivation really ascend to immortality? ”

Lan Yin didn't expect to be questioned rhetorically, thinking of the rumors he heard, this Lang Jun was dedicated to cultivation, and couldn't help but mock: "Anyway, I have never seen you so greedy for enjoyment, and you can ascend to immortality." ”

Cui Yuanzao didn't expect to be sarcastically ridiculed by Lan Yin, and had the heart to refute it, but seeing her sad expression, she couldn't bear to say anything.

Seeing that the carriage had arrived in Nanqu, Cui Yuanzao knocked on the wall of the carriage, and the coachman turned a corner to the right, and arrived at the place where the Persian Hu merchants gathered.

Hu Shang loved to appreciate treasures and collect treasures, and the wealthy nobles of the Tang Dynasty often lingered here.

"This is the Yongchang Treasure Pavilion, the largest gathering place of treasures in the West Market." Cui Yuanzao pointed to a two-story building with carved beams and paintings, and said, "However, we are not going here today. ”

The carriage turned into the back alley of Yongchang Treasure Pavilion, an ordinary house, and I couldn't see what was inside.

When I got inside, the ground was covered with Persian carpets, and when I walked up, I was like stepping on clouds, and everywhere there were naked and beaded bearded girls dancing with a graceful dance, and there was a fragrance lingering on the tip of her nose, and Lan Yin couldn't tell what it was, like the wind entering the pine and cypress, like snow falling between the sky and the earth, ethereal and light. They are so beautiful and exquisite.

"No, no alcohol is needed." Cui Yuanzao stopped a bearded girl with a drink, "Boss An is not there?" Tell him that Cui Yuanzao is looking for him. ”

Hearing Cui Yuanzao's voice, Lan Yin came back to her senses and combed her hair, trying to make it more compliant.

"Remember, you are now the lady of the Hongnong Yang family, and your status is noble, why do you need to compare with them?" Cui Yuanzao whispered in Lan Yin's ear.

Lan Yin was startled, her ears instantly became hot, and she was extremely uncomfortable in her heart. This person is so careful that she seems to know what she wants.

"Cui Shixi, what kind of wind blew you here? Cui Xianggong has always been good? A bearded man with a yellow face and beard turned out from inside and shook Cui Yuanzao's hand with a smile.

Cui Yuanzao quietly withdrew his hand and smiled: "An Naijin, there is something I want to ask you." ”

"What's the matter?" An Naijin asked as he led Cui Yuanzao and Lan Yin to the wing room in the back hall.

Cui Yuanzao took out the concave and convex mirror, "Didn't you say that this thing is the only one in the world?" ”

An Najin's face froze for a moment, and instantly returned to nature, "It's really the only one, are you mistaken?" ”

"Oh? Do you say that I am blind and blind? ”

"No, no, that's not what I meant."

"An Naijin, I know you want to raise the value of the treasure, but now that I know the truth, I don't ask you to get the gold back, I just want the truth, why don't you tell me honestly, lest I get angry." Cui Yuanzao repeatedly flipped the concave and convex mirror in his hand and said casually.

Seeing that An Naijin's forehead was gradually sweating, Lan Yin was secretly frightened, this Cui Yuanzao was different from him just now, and it seemed that she had become a cold and indifferent look when she met him on the first day.

"Cui Pingshi, don't be upset, this thing is fragile. Hey, it's true that this thing is not the only one in the world but a pair, it was during the Tianbao period, the Great Food Country was dedicated to Emperor Xuanzong, and then the Tianbao Rebellion went to the people, I got it from the autumn capital of Pingkangfang, it was used as a bronze mirror, I felt a pain in my heart, I spent a lot of money to buy it back, and I really didn't dare to charge Cui Pingshi your money. "An Nai is close to the heart and heart.

"Do you know that this concave mirror has become a murder weapon?" Cui Pingshi said lightly.

"How is this possible?" Analgin was shocked.

"Boss An thinks that apart from you and me in this world, who else knows how to use this concave and convex mirror?"

"It's not me!" An Najin almost got up from his couch and was gently pressed down by Cui Yuanzao.

"I know it's not you, otherwise why would I have come to tell you this?"

"Cui Pingshi is discerning." Anai wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Although I believe you, others may not, so ah, we should find the real culprit as soon as possible, right?"

"Yes, yes, yes. What does Cui Pingshi want me to do? ”

"I want to know the news of the other concave and convex mirror, and I also want to know the origin of this one in my hand. I don't know if it's convenient for you to help me check? Will it disturb you to do business? Cui Yuanzao said with a smile.

"Convenient, convenient. I'll report back to you as soon as I get the news. An-Nai raised his hand again and again and swore.

"You don't have to, you can go to my Yiningfang's mansion to find this Yang lady." Cui Yuanzao pointed at Lan Yin and said.

Lan Yin was suddenly named, really surprised, and smiled awkwardly.

An Nai saw that this lady was young and beautiful, and she was taken by Cui Yuanzao's side, so she inevitably thought about it a lot and made frequent moves.

"You don't have to send it, we're leaving. I'm tired of finding someone. Cui Yuanzao didn't say much to An Najin, stood up and left.

An Naijin hurriedly stood up to send Cui Yuanzao, and when she passed by Lan Yin, she suddenly stuffed a small cloth bag into her hand, which startled Lan Yin, Lan Yin looked around, no one seemed to be looking at them, closed her mouth, stuffed the small cloth bag into her sleeve, and went out behind Cui Yuanzao.

Sitting in the carriage, Lan Yin lost the interest she had when she came, and she didn't lift the curtain to watch, but was silent.

"What's wrong?" Cui Yuanzao leaned on the soft pillow and said lazily.

Lan Yin lifted her eyelids and glanced at Cui Yuanzao, how many faces does this person have?

At first, she only thought that he was a gentleman from a wealthy family, and then she felt that he was insidious and cunning, cold and indifferent, and then under the encouragement of Lingcong, she felt that he was weak and sick but brave to take on heavy responsibilities, and then found that he was meticulous and thoughtful.

"Analgin gave me something like this." Lan Yin took out the small cloth bag from her sleeve and handed it to Cui Yuanzao.

She felt that she couldn't escape Cui Yuanzao's sight at all, so it was better to take it out early in the morning.

"He gave it to you, and you can take it." Cui Yuanzao didn't take what Lan Yin handed over.

Sure enough, he knew! Fortunately, I took the initiative to explain.

Cui Yuanzao didn't open his eyes, leaned on the soft pillow and said in a daze: "Zuo is just those things, if you accept it, he will be relieved." Aren't you short of money? Keep it! ”

Cui Yuanzao knows that An Naijin is a person, as a rootless Persian, they have huge wealth, but they have to be attached to the high-ranking magnates, cunning, left and right, if they don't handle it well, they will backfire.

Seeing that he attaches so much importance to Lan Yin, An Nai will definitely think that she is someone close to him, bribing Lan Yin is his normal move, and Cui Yuanzao is also intentional, because he sees Lan Yin as if he is short of money, so why not?

Lan Yin saw that Cui Yuanzao was still with his eyes closed, and gently opened the small cloth bag, which was a delicate step shake and should be worth a lot of money.

Lan Yin raised her head slightly and glanced at Cui Yuanzao, who was pretending to be asleep, was this something he deliberately arranged? Is it a good intention? Or is it implicit?