Chapter 19: Rumors Circulating among the People
The four of them did not rest all the way, and finally arrived in front of the gate of Wanzhu City before dark.
Looking up, the afterglow of the setting sun reflected the high city walls. Carrying burdens and pushing wooden carts, people are lining up to enter the city, and there are also people wearing hats or carrying swords and swords.
"Hurry, hurry, the gates are about to be closed......" shouted the soldiers defending the city, some of them slow, and they were pushed hard from behind, and their bodies rushed straight forward.
After entering the city, Zi Sandalwood found a high-grade inn, and as soon as he entered the door, he immediately ordered the smiling man to be in charge, and asked for four upper rooms and a private room on the second floor, so that he could pick a few specialty dishes and drinks from the store and send them to the private room as soon as possible.
This red sandalwood has been out of the palace for three years, and his gestures are no different from those who walk the rivers and lakes. Rong Yunxiao stood aside happily, playing with the folding fan in his hand.
Hua Wuying and Qing Xiyun were also waiting aside, and Qing Xiyun would occasionally follow his senior brothers down the mountain when he was in the Sunken Pavilion, but at this time he felt that this was the real walking of the rivers and lakes.
After Hua Wuying officially took over the Flower Soul Valley, she has been running around a lot over the years, but she doesn't talk much, and she doesn't like to take the initiative to take care of things, and all daily life matters will be arranged by the disciples of the Flower Soul Valley. At this time, she also felt that all the arrangements for red sandalwood were very good.
But when the four of them sat in the private room on the second floor, watching the shopkeeper serving the dishes serving dishes dish after plate of stir-fried beef jerky bamboo shoots, spiced pig's trotters, crispy suckling pigeon, and braised carp, Hua Wuying finally understood how difficult it was for the disciples in the valley to bring her a bowl of peach blossom porridge when she was eating.
Fortunately, there are a few light side dishes behind the shopkeeper, and surprisingly, there is a plate of green bamboo cake and a pot of green bamboo porridge.
"A few guest officers, please use it slowly, these are the specialties of our store. Especially this green bamboo cake and green bamboo porridge, which can only be found in this ten thousand bamboo cities, and cannot be eaten elsewhere. Moreover, it is the most authentic taste in our store. ”
The shopkeeper served the good food, holding the empty tray in one hand, and putting the long rag that had just wiped the table on his shoulders with the other, half-bent over, and said respectfully.
After being out in the rivers and lakes for so long, Zi Sandalwood's ears were calloused when she heard this kind of words, and under the signal of Rong Yunxiao's eyes, she took out her money bag and rewarded the shopkeeper with a few grains of broken silver.
The shopkeeper was rewarded, and happily put away the broken silver, "Thank you, guest officer, if you have something, just tell the small one." ”
"This green bamboo porridge ......" In this large table of meat and vegetarian matching, Hua Wuying seemed to be very interested in green bamboo porridge, and when he saw that the shopkeeper had not left, he asked casually.
"Guest, don't you know, the reason why this Wanzhu City is called Wanzhu City is because there are a lot of bamboos in the city, and there are many types. Just like this gold-inlaid jade bamboo, in addition to the palace, there is also Wanzhu City. ”
"This green bamboo cake and green bamboo porridge, don't look at the name is inconspicuous, this is the dew collected from the bamboo leaves every day, the cake made with dew and the porridge boiled, the entrance is soft and glutinous and fragrant. ”
"The four guest officers should try it while it is hot, and it is guaranteed to be unforgettable for a lifetime. By the way, the little one also heard that the four princes of this Tianji Kingdom passed by Wanzhu City when they were out traveling, and they were full of praise after eating this green bamboo cake, and found a bamboo forest to retreat......"
"Presumptuous!"
Someone dared to chew the root of the tongue of His Royal Highness the Dust King, and the chopsticks that Zi Sandalwood had originally held in his hand slapped heavily on the table, and the chopsticks were instantly broken into two pieces, and fell to the ground with a "click".
"Rosewood. Rong Yunxiao immediately interrupted Zi Zhan's next words, and then looked at the shopkeeper who had been so frightened that he shrunk his neck, and said kindly: "Change a pair of sturdy chopsticks for her." ”
"Good...... Please, please wait. At the gentle gaze in the bright eyes of the man in gray, the shopkeeper was only relieved of his fright, and he didn't dare to look at the woman in purple who was glaring at him fiercely, so he answered and trotted out of the private room.
He was really puzzled, he had received countless guests from the north and south, and everyone was very interested in some rumors about the royal family, but he didn't know why the girl in purple suddenly started a fire.
And this good-looking girl started a fire, sweeping away the original gentleness, as if she was going to take his life in the next second, which was too scary.
Could it be that the new chopsticks in her hand just now were not polished and smooth, and they scratched their hands? Seeing that their group had outstanding temperament and generous shots, they specially took new chopsticks to entertain them, was it self-defeating?
However, the man in gray just now, seeing that he was dressed plainly and the material was average, he didn't pay attention to it. Until he talked to himself, the grace and elegance between words and smiles made people dare not look at him directly.
From this point of view, the man in gray should be the master, and he must be entertained later.
While thinking nonsense, the shopkeeper took new chopsticks and brought up a jar of wine in the store. I thought that anyway, they rewarded the broken silver just now, and if they gave a jar of wine, they would be compensated, and they would still earn it.
"Fang Cai's chopsticks, I'm really sorry, send a jar of the store's special wine to four guest officers to taste. The shopkeeper came to get the wine, lowered his eyes and carefully placed it on the edge of the red sandalwood, and then neatly cleaned up the chopsticks that were broken on the ground.
"Is it still far from Yacheng here?" The shopkeeper was about to leave the private room after packing up, but was stopped by Rong Yunxiao.
Hearing the voice of the man in gray like a spring spring, the shopkeeper was like a recovering March grass, full of vitality. hurriedly walked in the direction of the man in gray, but the noble temperament of the man in gray made him not dare to get too close, and stopped at a certain distance.
Then he half-bent down and said: "There are still three or five days to go to Cliff City here, this Cliff City is the border of Tianji Country, named after the Falling Bone Cliff, it is not a good place there. ”
"If the four guest officers want to go, it's best to get there during the day......," the shopkeeper said this, and did not continue, his hand kept poking at the corner of his clothes, as if he was considering whether to continue.
"Why is this?" Qing Xiyun asked after watching Xiao Er stop talking.
The shopkeeper was hesitant to say it, for fear that if he said the wrong thing, he would be dissatisfied with the guests. At this time, I heard someone ask, so I continued to speak.
"Outside the cliff city, there is a cliff called the Fallen Bone Cliff, and the bottom is piled up with a mountain of bones. It is said that at midnight, even in the castle, you can hear the cry of the unjust spirits. ”
"So, the inns in Cliff City are closed after sunset, and very few people in the city go out after dark. Visitors from outside the city will be sleeping on the streets if they don't make it to the hotel before sunset. ”
Seeing that the shopkeeper said things carefully, and with a look of horror, Qing Xiyun asked again: "Is this crying voice of the unjust soul real?"
"Ouch, how do you know this little one, the little one hasn't been there. However, many guests passing by Yacheng said so, and word of mouth spread it. And ......"
The voice of the shopkeeper stopped at the critical moment, he quietly glanced at the woman in purple who was eating, and continued: "And it is said that the unparalleled princess of Tianji Kingdom fell off the cliff there three years ago, and the princess who is young and unparalleled in appearance is gone, which is really a pity." ”
Rong Yunxiao gave Zi Zhan a look this time, and Zi Zhan didn't dare to attack anymore, so he had to bow his head silently and eat.
This time, no one objected, and the shopkeeper told the rumors about Princess Wushuang that were circulating among the people to the four people present in a vivid manner.
Hua Wuying and Qing Xiyun knew Rong Yunxiao's identity, and they also knew that Princess Wushuang was the imperial sister he was looking for. Although I don't know how many of these folk rumors are true and how many are false, I listened to them very carefully without moving.