Under the setting sun, the clouds burned all over the sky like fireworks, the distant mountains were dressed in bright red, and even the nearby barren grass reflected a slight red.

On the hillside, Yinxia paced back and forth, looking up from time to time, and her heart seemed to be overgrown with wild grass that was about to burn.

Just now, I didn't know what evil I had committed, but I was moved by the child's night talk. not only let him take ten taels of silver to buy goods, but also rode away his own horse.

Xu is his approachable temperament, Xu is that the words he says are demagogic, or maybe his smiling face is flattering, these days she has seen too many cold eyes, at first glance when she saw such a warm smile, she unconsciously trusted him.

But he said that he used ten taels of silver to gamble on the Wen family's wealth, I'm afraid it's just an exaggeration?...... Even so, for the sake of the clan, if there is a glimmer of hope, give it a try!

However, why hasn't he come back after going for so long?...... Most of the Central Plains are fraudulent, so they can't be deceived by him, right?

Gritting her teeth, Yinxia waved her wrist and flicked her whip. With the crisp sound of the silver whip bursting through the air, she thought fiercely: If he doesn't come back, I'll ......

"I'm back!"

A warm greeting interrupted her rising thoughts, accompanied by the sound of hurried horses' hooves. Looking up, I saw Childe on horseback raising his arms and waving at her.

She was overjoyed in her heart, and walked quickly downhill, but said, "Why are you so slow!"

"It's still slow, you have to run several stores to get into this huge pile of goods. I'm exhausted. Childe Yelema stopped in front of her and blinked, "No, I haven't seen you for a while, and you miss me?"

"yes, I miss you, I want to give you a good smack!" Silverskin squinted at him with a smile.

"I heard that the girls on the grassland like to whip their lovers, and the harder they whip, the more they like them. Childe Ye pretended to hold up his chin in contemplation, "You want to pump me so much, don't you like me?"

"If you really want to be beaten, I can do more for you. Yinxia raised her long whip menacingly.

"I don't dare to work hard for you, but business is important. Childe stuck out his tongue, turned over and dismounted, and took a large package from the horse's back.

Amused by his gag, Yinxia temporarily forgot her troubles and stared at the package curiously.

"I have spent nothing of your ten taels of silver, so please inspect the goods. ”

Finding a clean flat land, Childe shook off a large cloth and spread it on the ground, took out the goods from the package, and stacked them neatly one by one.

Yinxia saw that the goods were all about the girl's makeup, combs, hairpins, fat powder boxes, etc., all of which were very delicate and chic.

It's just that she didn't want to do this at this time, and she couldn't help but show disappointment, "You have been going for so long just to buy these useless things?"

"No, don't you even have a favorite?" Childe Ye looked up at her in surprise, "These are all carefully selected by me. Although it is not a treasure due to limited budget, it is enough to make you look new and look great. Xiaosheng, my vision is unmatched. ”

"It's just an idle woman's time to pass the time. Yinxia pursed her lips disdainfully. Now he is dying of sorrow for his money, but this man runs to buy all these annoying things. said that he was going to gamble on his family's wealth, but it was really a lie.

"Shouldn't all girls like these beautiful things?" Childe Ye seemed to be devastated, touching his nose and smiling bitterly.

"By the way, I have something special here!" He didn't get frustrated for long, and took out a small glass bottle from his bosom, and brought it to Yinxia like a treasure, opened it a thin slit, and shook it gently.

A pleasant fragrance hits the face.

When I first smelled it, I only felt that the fragrance was overflowing, and my heart was pounding. Smell it carefully, but the fragrance has turned from light to strong, and I am intoxicated. When he closed the bottle, the faint fragrance, if there was nothing, people couldn't help but think about it.

"What is this?" Yinxia couldn't help but reach out and touch the bottle.

Seeing that she liked it, Gongzi Ye immediately came to his senses, and said proudly: "This incense is called 'Strange Moon Like a Dream', which is a perfume just blended by Qiluo Xiangfang, which combines the fragrance of more than a dozen flowers and plants such as crape myrtle and cloud dream grass. I thought it was strange and interesting, so I asked the owner to give it to you. In this world, there is only one bottle. ”

Yinxia took it in her hand, learned him to open it, sniffed it again, nodded and said, "It smells good, but what is the use of this thing?"

"Naturally, I went to Wenfu to be a dancing girl, which was a good deal. Childe squinted his eyes and smiled strangely.

"You bought these things just so that I could go to the Wen Mansion to be a dancing girl?" Yinxia looked puzzled.

"That's right. Childe squeezed his eyes at her at night, "You should have heard of it, in a few days it will be Master Wen's fiftieth birthday." In order to congratulate him on his birthday, the Wen Mansion is now recruiting a large number of dancing girls. With your looks, plus my options, it won't be a problem to be selected. ”

"What does this have to do with what you said about a profitable deal?" Yinxia still didn't understand.

"There are many guests on the big birthday, and if you can take advantage of the chaos to get into the Wen family's secret vault, you will definitely gain a lot of money. With only ten taels of silver, you can earn the Wen family's fortune, isn't it a profitable business?" Gongzi Ye hooked the corners of his mouth high, and his lips were red and his teeth were white.

"Presumptuous, you dare to call this princess to be a thief!" Yinxia was furious and raised her whip high.

Although it has been two years since Gaochang destroyed the country, the arrogance of her former princess still exists. She'd rather be a horse thief and rob vigorously than sneakily steal and do such a sinister behavior.

"Hahahaha!" Childe suddenly burst out laughing.

"What are you laughing at?" Yinxia's eyes widened, and she was ready to whip up.

Gongzi Ye suppressed his laughter and asked solemnly: "The princess once said that she urgently needs silver taels, I don't know if this matter is true or false?"

"Of course it's true!"

"Then Xiao Sheng dared to ask: Why does the princess need silver taels, and how many silver taels do you need?"

Yinxia's expression darkened when she heard this, and the wolf smoke past suddenly came to her heart:

In the past, his father admired the culture of the Central Plains, and went to Chang'an with the queen and the prince to meet the "Heavenly Khan" Li Shimin. After being ceremoniously received, he returned to the Don. Later, the Western Turks rose and swept through the Western Regions and were invincible. My father thought that the Tang Kingdom was thousands of miles away and beyond the reach of the whip. In order to ensure the safety of a country, he instead surrendered to the Western Turks, who were close at hand. Unexpectedly, this move angered the Tang Emperor, and he waved 150,000 iron cavalry to conquer Gaochang. The Western Turks were afraid that the Tang Emperor's army would not be rescued, and his father died of anger.

It took only one year for the soldiers and horses of the Tang State to break through the capital of Gaochang. The newly succeeded royal brother and the Manchu nobles were all escorted to Chang'an. The Tang generals were insatiable and ransacked the capital. In the midst of the chaos, Xiao Yin protected Yinxia and escaped from the chaos. The people who survived the catastrophe heard that the princess was still there, and they came to vote one after another. Yinxia, Xiao Yin, and Gaochang's veteran general Serku led these old and young disabled clansmen to rebuild their homes on the ruins after the war, barely making ends meet.

Later, the Tang Emperor did not know who he had heard, saying that Gaochang was located on a major trade route, and the money accumulated over the years was immeasurable, so he ordered Gaochang to pay tribute every year. In the previous year's tribute silver, Yinxia relied on the face of her former father, and barely managed to make up enough money, but after a year, she made tribute again. Now 800,000 taels of tribute silver has poured into the strength of the whole clan, and only less than seventy percent has been raised.

Thinking of this, Yinxia couldn't help but grit her teeth, "It's a tribute to the Tang Emperor, and now more than 200,000 taels of silver are needed." ”

"That's really great!" Childe laughed.

Seeing Yinxia glaring at each other angrily, he hurriedly explained: "I mean, it's really good for you to cooperate with me on this deal." Thinking that the Wen family is rich and rivals the country, 200,000 taels of silver is probably just a tip of the silver hidden in the secret treasury for his family. ”

After hearing this, Yinxia gritted her teeth secretly: Damn! The Wen family is so rich, but they can't save her when they see death, and only use ten taels of silver to send her.

"I said no matter how good it is, but that's not all. Gongzi looked at his face at night and said slowly, "After you succeed, you will hand over the Wen family's wealth to the imperial court according to the tribute silver, even if the Wen family finds out afterwards, you can only eat this dumb loss." No matter how powerful his family is, he does not dare to ask for the tribute silver offered to the imperial court. Even if the Wen family wants to deal with you, as long as you return to the Western Regions as soon as you succeed, who can help you. Besides, the Wen family's refusal to help you first this time is already a loss, don't you want to take this opportunity to teach them a lesson?"

Yinxia bit her lip, and the expression on her face was cloudy. Having said that, she usually looks down on thieves the most, thinking that they are all lowly and incompetent. In the past, every time a thief was caught in the city, she would give the soldiers a good whip, how could she do such a dirty thing herself?

"Extraordinary measures are done in extraordinary times, how can those who do big things stick to small sections?" Gongzi Ye persuaded softly, "Since the princess is even willing to do a horse thief for the sake of silver, it is much easier to pretend to be a dancing girl than to be a horse thief." Not only is it bloodless, but it is also inexpensive. If you don't do such a simple, easy, and profitable deal, why do you want to make a living that costs a lot and is very likely to be lost?"

"Okay, I'll do it!" Yinxia's eyes flashed sharply and she nodded heavily. For the sake of the people, if you are a thief, you will be a thief! The deadline is approaching, and there is no other way to think about it. Now that her father is dead and her brother is being detained in Chang'an, she must take responsibility for them as the only remaining princess. Alas, it seems that whether she is a horse thief or a thief, she can't escape the word "thief" anyway.

"It's worthy of being the princess I like!" Gongzi raised his thumb at night, and then took out a gorgeous dance dress, "It's not too early, just ask the princess to change her clothes quickly, and I can guide you to go to Wenfu quickly." ”

Yinxia frowned, "Isn't it just to sneak into the Wen Mansion to be a dancing girl, why do you have to be so troublesome? ”

King Gaochang once admired the culture of Middle-earth. Yinxia has been exposed to it since she was a child, and she has also longed for it. But after the death of Gao Changguo, she wore the old clothes and has not changed since.

"My good princess, the Wen family's financial resources in Jiangnan are not trivial. Gongzi held his dress in his hand and turned to her with a smile, "I heard that Master Wen is going to take advantage of this birthday to choose a wife for Fourth Prince Wen, and I don't know how much commotion it caused just that." ”

"What does this have to do with whether I change my clothes or not? I went to the Wen family to be a dancer, not to choose a wife. ”

"The princess said that if it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. Childe Ye let out a long sigh, "Those who can be selected as the Wen family's dancing queen can stay in the Wen Mansion." I've heard that some ladies are willing to dress up as dancing girls in order to be able to stay in the Wen Mansion and get close to the fourth prince of Wen. Although those young ladies are all talented and extraordinary, how can they compare to the princess's beautiful appearance. As long as the princess goes to that station casually, even if she is wearing beggar clothes, she can also be selected by the Wen family. ”

Hearing him say this, Yinxia hesitantly looked at her dress, which was already a little old.

I just asked clearly, and I didn't say no. Grabbing her dress, she shook her head and ran into the deserted slope.