The Golden Bough and the Dog verse 24
This has happened before.
The bustling street market is more profitable, merchants and hawkers love to run here, and the horse-drawn carriages of large families go out late, and often encounter the situation that the road is not smooth, and the impatient coachman will take the pedestrians to vent his anger.
Most of the hosts will stop drinking in time when they are concerned about their faces, and it is obvious that the family in front of them does not have this awareness.
In any case, it is disgraceful to attack a young child.
The dumb man took the whip with his own hands, and knew best how hard the coachman had used, and when he crushed it with his feet, the coachman suddenly wailed.
"A misunderstanding, please be merciful and let the coachman go."
Someone in the carriage, which was as tall as a man and hung with beaded curtains, spoke, a woman, her voice polite, but her tone full of disapproval.
The dumb man lowered his head and asked Yun Yuan, who shook Tang Xian's hand and asked her what she meant.
When the surrounding people saw that something was wrong, they were afraid of getting into trouble, so they retreated one after another, giving up an open space, which was enough for Tang Xian to see the burly guards behind the side of the other party's carriage.
Tang Xian didn't want to cause trouble, and it was also because Yun Yuan ran around first, so she nodded and signaled her to stop the matter.
At this moment, another man's voice came from the carriage: "I'm not dead, don't you just get two money?" What a deal of effort to deal with such untouchables? β
After speaking, the bead curtain moved, and two ingots of silver were thrown in front of several people, stirring up a burst of flying dust under the lights in the sky.
Tang Xian was wearing a strange mask that half covered her face, dressed plainly, the dumb and the rest of the people were originally guards, and the only one who was dressed up was Yun Yuan, who also took off the ornaments on her body because of the sweat of the previous play.
The group looked very simple and were treated as ordinary people.
This arrogant attitude of treating human life as a mustard is unbearable for the dumb, and Yun Yuan can't stand this grievance, so he immediately pointed to the carriage and ordered: "Drag people out for me!" β
The mute kicked the driver at his feet and took the lead in swinging his whip at the carriage.
"Torahβ"
The veil of the carriage was torn, revealing a man and a woman inside.
The man's face was full of anger and he glared at the guard, "You still don't want to take people down?" β
The streets were in chaos in an instant.
Tang Xian and Yun Xuan were protected by several guards, and they took a few steps back, looking at the luxurious carriage from a distance.
I don't know if she heard it wrong, she thinks that the male voice seems familiar, and maybe it is someone she knows in the carriage.
The surroundings were noisy, and the light walls on both sides of the street were shaken by the wind, and the lights swayed, making it difficult for Tang Xian to identify.
She stared at the man in the carriage, and after a while, the other party seemed to notice it and looked at her.
The moment his eyes met, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, Tang Xian remembered him, panicked in her heart, and hurriedly turned her eyes away.
The other party also looked stunned, suddenly stood from the carriage, looked at Tang Xian from afar, and shouted: "Stop!" All stopped! β
Chapter 22: Bloodstains
Tang Xian never dreamed that the first old person she met turned out to be Lou Qianhe, and the other party seemed to recognize her through half a mask.
Among the people Tang Xian listed for help, there were her friends Miss Lou Er, Miss Chu Jia, and even Bai Xiangxiang, who was not dealing with her, but Lou Qianhe, who did not admire her.
In the past, Lou Qianhe was gentle and elegant, and he had never shown such an arrogant side in front of Tang Xian, and Tang Xian did not like him because of a trivial incident when he was thirteen years old.
At that time, Tang Xian and Miss Lou Er were already close friends, and Tang and Lou were both powerful people and had never worried about money, so Tang Xian was very surprised when she learned that Miss Lou Er was wronged by the halving of her monthly silver.
After questioning, I learned that the half of the monthly case she had been detained had been given to her brother Lou Qianhe.
The reason given by the housewife was that when the boys grew up, they needed more places to use silver, and the girls only needed to buy some rouge gouache, and they didn't need so much silver.
Frankly speaking, even though the monthly silver was cut in half, Miss Lou Er still had a surplus, and this change did not affect her life at all.
The mistress's explanation also sounded reasonable.
But it's just very uncomfortable, and I can't say why.
Tang Xian felt sorry for her friend in her heart, and when she saw Lou Qianhe, who was polite and took care of the girl's family, no matter how she looked at it, she felt that his smile was particularly false and dazzling.
subconsciously hated this person, so Tang Xian had never accepted Lou Qianhe's kindness.
At this time, Lou Qianhe seemed to recognize his reaction, which made Tang Xian feel dangerous.
"Stop!" Lou Qianhe stood in the carriage, looking at Tang Xian from afar through the bright street lamp, and anxiously gave another order, but it still failed to help.
On his third order, there was a "bang", and one of the guards was kicked at his feet, and the heavy object smashed the rut, and the carriage could not keep its balance and leaned forward.
Lou Qianhe was unsteady on his feet and fell down with the carriage.
The horse was also frightened, dragging the carriage around for half a circle, scaring Tang Xian back to her senses.
There were so many people on the streets, and if the horses ran wildly, I was afraid that they would hurt the people.
Tang Xian was afraid of causing a bigger commotion, and was also afraid that after the two sides stopped, they would have to face Lou Qianhe, so she took Yun Yuan and hid behind the guards, and said in a low voice: "Just forget the lesson, this person looks like a big family, and if he turns around and alarms the government, I'm afraid it will cause trouble for your brother." β
Yun Yuan was not afraid of causing trouble, and saw that the two people who were high up in the carriage had fallen because of the crooked carriage, and were getting up in embarrassment, and the arrogant guards of the other party were already lying on the ground, and the anger in his heart was not so strong.
She didn't want to be disturbed by the interest of playing, so she snorted and threatened the other party: "If you dare to bully people again, let my brother teach you a lesson!" β
Tang Xian was uneasy in her heart, and she didn't dare to see how Lou Qianhe reacted, so she led Yun Yuan and walked quickly into the crowd, and she couldn't wait to disappear from here in an instant.
Seeing this, the mute and the others withdrew and followed closely.
"Wait!" Behind him, Lou Qianhe shouted loudly.
The more he shouted, the faster Tang Xian's footsteps became, and she only hoped that Lou Qianhe would see her friendship with Miss Lou Er in the past, and not reveal her identity in public.
"Wait, Donβ"
The moment the word "Tang" came into his ears, the night breeze suddenly rose, taking away the last trace of warmth in Tang Xian's heart.
Tang Xian knew very well that she had been able to hide her identity in Yun Zhu's hands for so long, thanks in large part to Yun Zhu's little knowledge of the capital five years ago.
For most people, the once prominent Tang family has been completely wiped out, and when it comes to mention, people think of the grandfather of the Tang family who suppressed the prince and played with power, and the father and son of the Tang family who will never be allowed to enter Beijing.
Tang Xian, who was quickly deposed at the age of 15, was nothing more than a young girl who had lived in a deep house for a long time, and was imprisoned in the imperial mausoleum alone.
No one remembers that she is the safest.
As far as Yun Zhu is concerned, her identity is only separated by a layer of window paper, and with just a little hint, Yun Zhu will definitely be able to find out her origin, and at that time, she and Yanxia will be completely reduced to the passive side.
"Don - ahem! Ahem...... "The wind swept the coolness wafting from the river and poured into Lou Qianhe's throat, his chest swelled, and he bent over and coughed violently.
Coughing incessantly, let alone shouting to stop Tang Xian, Lou Qianhe could not even straighten up, so he could only barely raise his eyes with the support of his servants, and watched Tang Xian melt into the crowd and disappear.
When he finally recovered, all he was left with was a tattered carriage, a guard with a bruised nose and swollen face, and an angry aunt, the county lord of Qiyang.
ββ¦β¦ The Son of Heaven dares to be so rampant at his feet, and the lord of this county wants to see who the god is! Go and ask Jing Zhaoyin ...... immediately"
"My aunt is angry." Lou Qianhe hurriedly reassured the county lord of Qiyang, "Auntie doesn't know that the girl is ......."
The county lord of Qiyang is the daughter of the princess, from the line of Emperor Rongxiao, and if you calculate it carefully, she is a brother and sister relationship with the current emperor.
Lou Qianhe wanted to say that the girl was the former queen mother, according to the generation, you have to call her the imperial grandmother.
After thinking about it, the county lord of Qiyang had only entered Beijing with her husband's family this year, and he did not know Tang Xian at all, and Tang Xian had been deposed early, so he swallowed this sentence back.
"Who is she?" The county lord of Qiyang didn't see Tang Xian, thinking that Lou Qianhe was talking about Yun Yuan, and said angrily, "A little girl also dares to instruct her subordinates to commit murder on the street, depending on the law of the country?" β
Lou Qianhe couldn't understand who that little girl was, let alone why Tang Xian was supposed to be guarding the mausoleum in the imperial mausoleum, so why did she appear in Beijing?
He was full of doubts, and he only hated that the gust of wind had choked him and made him miss the opportunity to ask clearly.
"Auntie, let's go to the moon tower first, the four sisters are still waiting......"
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Yun Yuan was led by Tang Xian, walked too fast, and almost bumped into someone again, humming and protesting with Tang Xian.
Tang Xian stopped by the river, and when she saw that Lou Qianhe and a few people were no longer seen in the turbulent flow of people, she dared to spit out the breath hanging in her heart.
Looking down and seeing Yun Xuan's angry expression, he hurriedly held her face and rubbed it to coax her.
"You're afraid of them, huh?"
Tang Xian took the opportunity to admit: "Yes, I'm afraid that they will report to the official and arrest us." β
"You're less daring than me!" Yun Yuan laughed at her, and then patted her hand to comfort her, "You don't have to be afraid of officers and soldiers, just report my brother's name and you'll be fine." β
Tang Xian was speechless for a while: ...... Knowing that your brother has colluded with the officers and soldiers, stop talking!
After the incident, Yun Yuan had no intention of playing with Yun Zhu, and proposed to go directly to the Moon Tower to watch the fireworks.
The guards and others were the only ones who obeyed her, and only Tang Xian had a lot of heart, not knowing whether to go over or not.
She was completely distracted by Lou Qianhe, and she didn't understand why Bai Taishi didn't recognize herself when she observed her closely, Lou Qianhe was so far away, and she still covered half of her face, but she was recognized?
Is it that Taishi Bai has never put her in his eyes, or is Lou Qianhe sincere to her?
Tang Xian's mind was in a mess, and what made her even more anxious was that she didn't know if Lou Qianhe would go out on a big scale to look for her or poke out what he had seen her......
Just thinking about Lou Qianhe's attempt to shout her name loudly before leaving, Tang Xian was already dizzy.
ββ¦β¦ Let's go? Yun Yuan asked.
Tang Xian hesitated, her head seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, so she couldn't nod her head and agree to go to the moon tower together.
After a long period of hesitation, Yun Yuan felt that something was wrong, and a guard came to him and said, "Miss, Gongzi is already waiting in the Moon Tower." β
Yun Zhu sent someone to find him, but Tang Xian had no choice but to change a mask to cover her entire face, so she had to follow.
Fortunately, I was lucky this time, and I entered smoothly and did not meet Lou Qianhe and the rest of my acquaintances again.
Mingyue Tower is in the shape of a tower, with a total of six floors, each floor has only one private room, which is well isolated from the possibility of being eavesdropped and disturbed, and is surrounded by railings on all sides to facilitate enjoying the scenery.
Leaning on the railing, you can see the stars in the sky upwards, and down the crowds of people, the long streets lit by lights, and the quiet mountains and forests outside the city.
Yun stopped changing into a wide-sleeved silver robe, covered with a dark shirt, sitting alone and drinking in the wide window, surrounded by elegance and luxury.
However, as soon as he opened his mouth, his true nature was revealed: "There is no interest. β
"Who are you saying is unproductive?" Yun Yuan was not convinced, and when she learned that he was talking about a fight with someone on the road, she became anxious, "It's all Mao Mao who is timid, and she is afraid and won't let her fight." I'm not afraid, I want a dumb man to slap him......"
Tang Xian was still worried about Lou Qianhe's affairs, so she sat down opposite Yun Zhu and ignored his brother and sister.
Yun stopped shaking the cup, his gaze lingering on her face for a moment, and asked, "What are you afraid of?" Know where the other person came from? β
Tang Xian was frightened all of a sudden, and listening to his dismissive tone, it was clear that he knew the identity of the other party, that is to say, he knew exactly what happened on the road!