73 Uncertain Future (2)
If Shen Fengming doesn't dare, what about Xia Qi?
Xia Qi didn't dare. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
If okra is driven out before the appearance selection begins, naturally no one can take care of it, but once the appearance selection begins, a conspicuous girl like okra suddenly withdraws and disappears, and it is difficult to guarantee that it will not make people suspicious.
Unless she's out of appearance. But how could she be out.
Shen Fengming has been inseparable from Xia Qi since they met in the morning, and the two of them went to drink for a while, and were asked to say that Maung Xuan was about to start, so the two of them were asked to hurry over, and Xia Qi came in a hurry. The Ministry of Rites and the palace have sent a lot of people to the main score for the appearance selection, and he and Shen Fengming represent Xiajiazhuang and Heizhuhui respectively, and they will not be scored in this selection, but as an important person in this selection of concubines, they must attend.
Ten people are divided into a group, a total of twelve groups, and finally thirty-six people must be selected. Okra is the first group. Xia Qi didn't know that Shen Fengming and okra knew each other, but seeing that he had been staring at okra since he sat down, he didn't feel funny, and deliberately leaned over and said, "Brother Shen, it seems that you are very interested in that little girl?"
Shen Fengming turned his head sideways and said, "What, does Xia Gongzi think that there is anything more interesting than her in this group?"
Xia Qi also had to admit that this woman in purple was really beautiful, tall and tall, and among all the girls, she was like a lotus flower, and she was beautiful.
Shen Fengming had already turned back and continued to watch. He knew that okra was coming to Lin'an, but he didn't expect that he would happen to be here to attend. If you can see okra like this all the way, it will be a pleasure, but there will be some losses in the "business" - I knew this, that day Jun Li wanted to hire himself to "secretly take care of" okra's trip to Lin'an, and it was time to go on, this work was effortless, but it made less money.
As he thought, the corners of his mouth unconsciously smiled slightly, and then he couldn't help but be a little worried. So far, he doesn't know how the matter will be arranged after tomorrow's selection, but in any case, it is impossible to delay the New Year, and even King Gong may want to announce the selection of the new concubine at the palace banquet at the end of the year, which is only nine days to spare. Thinking about it now, the only way to do this is to take advantage of the convenience to help her achieve her goal as soon as possible, and let her leave as soon as possible - it is best to leave before meeting the people in Prince Gong's Mansion.
But that day, Jun Li didn't tell himself what okra was here. This thing - where to start?
This appearance is still rested at sunset, and the matter of appearance is sometimes a lot of thought. The chief judge let Zhongmei rest first, and there was still a re-election on the second day, and after the re-election, it was to be selected in the afternoon, and the last remaining people were only 16 people in Prince Gong's mansion.
In fact, losing the election is not necessarily a good thing - at dusk the next day, not all the unsuccessful girls who came out of the inner city had depressed faces, and some even rejoiced. After all, marrying a princess sometimes means a lonely life, and "all those who choose to be good will be rewarded with two taels of silver as a capital on the way" - two taels of silver, for many poor families, it is really not a little.
Junli and Thorn did not wait for okra. This should be expected, but the two of them were still a little uneasy, seeing that the inner city gate was about to close, they hurriedly stepped forward to stop the official and wanted to ask what was going on.
The official was the singer who read the name on the first day, and when he heard the words, he saw that Jun Li and Thorn were both dressed as Taoist priests, and said with a smile: "Two Taoist masters, this is a good thing, it seems that the girl you recommended was selected after the appearance, even if you can't marry King Gong in the end, this is a good look, how can you have a good errand." ”
There were other people on the side, so he asked, "There should still be sixteen girls in it, can it be said that there are sixteen good places in one go?"
Someone joked: "What kind of place is in the palace, there are only sixteen women, and they can't digest it?"
The singer seemed to realize that he was talkative, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "It's going to close, you just wait for the news." ”
Jun Li and Thorn had no choice but to retreat with the flow of people, and vaguely saw that Xia Qi also took his entourage out of the inner city and went in the direction of Xiajiazhuang.
"It seems that this is the end of the day. "What do we do now?"
"When okra reaches this point, he should have the opportunity to meet the people of Prince Gong's mansion, and according to custom, we should be summoned to meet us. There should be an official post tomorrow. ”
Thorn Thorn still looked at the direction where Xia Qi was going, and said wistfully: "Really, I know that Xia Gongzi knows, but I can't ask, it's really uncomfortable to die." At this time, I really wish I had a friend who was an official in the court or did things in the palace. ”
As she was talking, a breeze suddenly blew behind her, making her feel slightly frightened, and subconsciously turned around, "Who!"
Far behind was the huge sunset, the red one was about to disappear, and in the semi-dim atmosphere, some figure flashed by, entering the narrow alley next to it.
The two looked at each other and followed into the alley.
The man turned several corners before he stopped in a particularly narrow and dimly lit alley, and while turning to face him, he took a black cloth and covered his face. When Jun Li got closer, he already recognized him, and couldn't help but smile and said, "Brother Shen, it's not necessary, if you don't cover your face, I also recognize you." ”
Thorn was also pleasantly surprised: "Shen Gongzi, it's great, we're worried that we can't find you." ”
Shen Fengming was a little helpless. "You're 'great,' but I'm not good at all. If I hadn't learned of a trouble, I wouldn't have come to you. ”
"Okra is in trouble?" Jun Li said nervously.
"Not yet, but maybe soon. Shen Fengming said. "The okra will be selected after today, you also know? They should arrange a rest tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, I heard that Prince Gong's Mansion may hold a banquet tomorrow, and they will invite their relatives and friends to go, and you Taoist priests should also be counted among them. ”
"Well, that's a good thing - we just wanted to pick up okra sooner, and it's dangerous for her to be alone in there. ”
"Having said that, I also heard news that before arranging for them to meet the people of the palace, there was a person who wanted to step in and see them first, and it was called "another pass for King Gong". This person - no one in Ouchi can afford to offend at the moment, it's very troublesome. ”
"You can't be talking about Suzaku, are you?" said Thorn.
"Do you know Suzaku too?"
"Of course I do, it's just ...... What does it matter to him about choosing a concubine?"
"There's something to do with it. Shen Fengming said. "That's all I mean by the trouble - since you know Suzaku, I don't have to bother to talk about it, in short, if you want to keep okra safe, you must not let her see Suzaku, so whether she can find what she is looking for or not, before seeing Suzaku, she must leave, otherwise she will not want to come out. It's just that it's useless for me to tell her this, so you can only try to tell her when you go in tomorrow. ”
"What do you mean—she still has two more days?" said Jun Li.
"Two days at most. At that time, I will arrange for you to escape, and it should not be a problem for you to escape. ”
"I don't understand. Thorn chimed in. "Although Suzaku is powerful in martial arts, Sister Qiu has never met him, and he has no grudges, so what if ......we meet? To be honest, if Suzaku doesn't show up, it's still going to be troublesome!"
Shen Fengming frowned, "Suzaku has something to do with what she's looking for?"
"No, it's us going to ask him for someone—Brother Ping!" said the stab. "By the way, have you heard about Brother Ping these days?"
Shen Fengming took a breath as if he had just remembered something, and said, "Cheng Ping—I really forgot—I haven't heard from him for so many days. ”
Jun Li said: "We had already rescued him from Zhang Ting that day, but who expected that Suzaku would appear in person and arrest Cheng Gongzi." I was just worried about his safety, so after I came to Lin'an, I left a mark to ask you for news, but who expected you not to appear. ”
"I also said that you are for the sake of Mrs. Xiang's business—if this is the case, I will find a way to inquire about it for you, and you should not act rashly yourself. ”
"But what if according to you, we will stay for two days at most, and then we will have to leave?" said the stab, "Then how can it be in time-what about Sister Qiu when she sees Suzaku? After all, they are candidates for concubines in Prince Gong's Mansion, and Suzaku can't do anything with them, right? What's more, sixteen people will never embarrass her alone, what are you afraid of?"
"What did you just say, 'This move actually has an inside story'?"
Shen Fengming sighed, "The problem is that none of these sixteen people may be able to become Princess Gong this time." ”
"Why?"
"Do you know the concubine whom King Gong asked for two years ago? This woman is said to be very jealous. The emperor prefers King Gong, and this time he has the heart to choose a side concubine for him, of course Princess Gong didn't dare to say no at that time, but in private, she made waves, forcing King Gong not to accept any of them, even if she was a concubine and a maid, she made a lot of trouble. King Gong really owed her in his last life, and he didn't dare to refute her, and it was not easy to tell the emperor clearly, I was afraid that he told Suzaku in private, so the news came out today, saying that Suzaku wants to see these sixteen people -- do you know what kind of person Suzaku is? He is in the big house, but he is not afraid of heaven and earth, and these sixteen people King Gong does not accept them, he dares to accept them. said that he was taking another pass for King Gong, hum, but he wanted to enjoy the beauty himself!"
"No...... Impossible!" The thorn covered his mouth, not daring to believe the authentic truth.
"What is impossible. Shen Fengming glanced at her, and suddenly pulled Jun Li aside and said, "Hey, some words don't sound appropriate for the little girl, let me tell you, Suzaku is lustful, and I don't know how many women in the palace have been touched by him, and there is a rumor that he is not only a good woman, but also ......."
Before he finished speaking, the thorn had already squeezed over and said, "Don't let me listen to what you say!"
He had no choice but to stop talking, and turned around and said, "Anyway, do you understand? Don't let okra see Suzaku, that's it." ”
Jun Li bit his lip. "You know the temper of okra, if you don't find something, even if I press her with Suzaku, she may not agree to go. ”
"That's the other thing I'm going to ask you: what did she come to the palace for? You tell me, maybe I can help. ”
"It's a fifty-stringed instrument. ”。
"'Qifang'?" Shen Fengming blurted out.
It was Jun Li's turn to be surprised: "You also know the 'Seven Directions'?"
"Uh, I...... I've heard of the fifty-stringed 'Seven Directions'. Shen Fengming turned vague. "How did she come here?"
"Actually, it's not looking for the Qifangqin. She only heard that there was a fifty-stringed piano in the palace and wanted to find a replacement for the 'seven squares'. ”
“...... Mrs. Xiang is really a piano idiot, she dares to take this risk for a piano. Shen Fengming shook his head and said. "Okay, I know, Cheng Ping's matter, the fifty-stringed piano, I'll inquire about it. Don't look for me when you go in, and I'll try to inform you if there's any news. ”
Jun Li nodded. Shen Fengming said, "I'm leaving, you guys will come out after a while." Instead, he tore off the black cloth from his face and went out down the alley.
Thorn tilted his head sideways to look at his back, and only muttered after a while: "Hey, Brother Jun Li, why don't you ask him about 'that' thing?"
"'Which' thing?"
"It's ...... 'that', the 'that' thing between him and Lou Qianshan. ”
"I don't have time to ask 'that'. Jun Li said, "You care so much about the truth of 'that' matter?"
"Because...... Because I'm really confused now, is he a good guy or not......? I feel more and more that he doesn't look like a bad person, but if that's the case, doesn't it mean that Sister Qiu and my second brother have been deceived by Lou Qianshan?"
Jun Li smiled, "Who is a good person and who is not, it's useless to ask." Don't you always say that you have the most intuition, and you believe that your feelings are. ”
The stinger sighed, and suddenly seemed to lift his spirits, and said, "Okay, then since he helps, we must rescue the eldest brother this time!"
Jun Li nodded. He didn't ask her, and he didn't even dare to think about it—what about after she was rescued?
Cheng Ping's identity is destined to be free for him.