"The Thirteen Towns of Chang'an?" Fu Ye repeated my words.

"That's right, this is the place. Seeing his gradually raised brows, the expectations in my heart slowly weakened, and I had a bad premonition.

Sure enough, he thought for a while, frowned and said, "I'm ashamed, I've lived in Chang'an for so many years, and I really don't know this place." ”

"How, how come?" I looked at Qinghe on the other side, and saw that he had put down his chopsticks, and looked at Fu Ye with a very serious expression.

"Heroine girl, listen to me tell you about the layout of Chang'an City. ”

Fu Ye continued, "This Chang'an City is generally centered on Chang'an Street, which can be divided into three parts: East Water City, West Fire City and Imperial City. The Imperial City is naturally the precious land of the Son of Heaven, and it occupies the purple qi of the entire Chang'an. The East Water City and the West Fire City are mostly inhabited by the people. Since the founding of Daning, in addition to the imperial city, 48 palaces, 36 covered bridges, 18 towers and 9 temples have been built in the city. There are three city gates on each side of Chang'an, and there are 24 towns in the east and west of the city are also under the jurisdiction of Chang'an. ”

"Then one of these twenty-four towns is called the Thirteen Towns of Chang'an?"

"Nope. He replied quickly and with certainty, "Among these twenty-four townships, Yebanxiang and Fengqiao Town are the most famous, and there are no thirteen towns of Chang'an as the girl said. ”

Seeing that Fu Ye said it so categorically, I even began to waver, "But, but my trip is to the Thirteen Towns of Chang'an, and Master also asked me to bring a letter to Yun Niangniang." Could it be that the Thirteen Towns are not in Chang'an at all, or ......"

Or is Master lying to me?

Such a thought suddenly came to my mind, and I choked and couldn't think about it.

"After my senior sister retired, I also learned that there is a place of thirteen towns in Chang'an. This place is beautiful and clear, like a paradise. However, because of this, the traces of the Thirteen Towns are hard to find. Therefore, it is understandable that half of the Chang'an people of Fuye do not know this place. ”

Qinghe carefully analyzed with me and comforted me: "Ah Qi, don't be anxious. Just because Fu Ye doesn't know doesn't mean that others don't know. As long as the Thirteen Towns are in Chang'an, we can find it. ”

In this way, a few big stones in my heart were put down, and I really felt that I couldn't just listen to one family. It's also because some of the things I've experienced before are too weird, which makes me sensitive and easy to think about it.

Fu Ye then said to me: "The owner is reasonable, Chang'an is not small, and there are many places with great craftsmanship. In addition, there are many mountains in the south, and there are many places where there are few people. Maybe that's where the heroine girl is looking for. ”

I nodded, "Thank you for telling me." ”

"The heroine girl is polite. Fu Ye bowed to me, "The firewood in the stove is almost finished, if there is no other command, I will go to the kitchen to add some first." ”

The hall was not warmer than before, and he thought it very thoroughly, but I still had something to ask.

"Fu Ye and slow, I still want to ask, do you know the ice coffin in Chang'an?"

"Ice—coffin—"

He chewed on the two words, his pupils froze for a moment, and then nodded.

"I know, but the ice coffin is now rare in Chang'an. ”

I asked, "Why is it expensive?"

"The coffins are used to house the corpses, mostly sarcophagi, cypress coffins, and nanmu coffins. Ordinary people use cypress coffins in their homes, and people who are miserable can only use stone as coffins, and the rich and noble people advocate golden silk nan coffins. And this ice coffin is even better than the golden silk nan wooden coffin. The so-called ice coffin, made of ice and snow in the extremely cold land of the Tianshan Mountains, does not melt all year round, which can not only keep the corpse inside from decaying, but also preserve its fresh appearance, as if it is sleeping. Qinghe sighed and said, "This is the gold of the ice coffin." ”

"If that's the case, where can I find the ice coffin in Chang'an?"

Qinghe was silent, and looked at Fu Ye with me.

"This kind of rare treasure used to be monopolized by those who had a noble status and both money and power. "However, in the past 20 years, there has been less and less ice and snow in the extremely cold places of the Tianshan Mountains, and ice coffins have become a rarity." In addition to today, there may not be big households, and ordinary people may not even know what an ice coffin is. ”

"What Fu Ye said is that in Chang'an City, you can only see the ice coffin when you enter the Daning Palace?"

"Actually, it's not. Fu Ye's eyes gradually fell on the stove that was about to run out of firewood next to him, "I know that there must be an ice coffin in a famous family in Chang'an City." ”

"Who is it?"

"Chang'an East Water City, Yan's family. Fu Ye's tone was definitely extreme.

The Yan family?

I was surprised.

I only know that there is a family in Jinling City that is famous for its beauty, surnamed Yan. The Yan couple gave birth to nine sons, all of whom were handsome, and then looked forward to the girl's heart, and finally gave birth to a daughter named "Yan Yuluan" eighteen years ago, and there will be this "lost cup to find a husband" eighteen years later.

So is there a relationship between the Yan family in Chang'an East Water City and the Yan family in Jinling?

I conveyed the doubts in my heart truthfully.

Qinghe explained to me: "There is indeed a great origin. To be precise, the old man Yan of Jinling is originally from Chang'an. The Yan clan has been an official in the court for several generations and is a veteran of many dynasties. Now this old man Yan passed the title to his eldest man a few years ago, and came to Jinling with his wife and young sons to be idlers. ”

"I see. I realized, "In other words, the head of the Yan family in Dongshui City is the eldest son of Master Yan of Jinling, that is, the eldest brother of Yan Yuluan?"

Qinghe bowed, "Since the founding of Daning, the Yan family's position in the court has been unshakable, and it can be said that it has been the favorite of several generations of emperors. In this way, it is not surprising that the precious ice coffin was rewarded. ”

"So, if you want to find the ice coffin, you have to go to Yanfu first. I dropped my fingers on the desk, and my face was a little embarrassed, "But such a big family is an important minister of the court, I don't know if it will ......."

"What about the important ministers of the imperial court?" Qinghe saw what I was thinking and chuckled, "Ah Qi, we are the ones who broke through the psychedelic realm, broke into the demon king's believers, and walked through the river of lava and fire. It's just a Yan mansion, don't worry, I'll accompany you to the meeting. ”

I was quite touched in my heart, and a warm current swelled up.

Fu Ye said: "I remember, a few days ago, there was a news from the Eastern Front that Master Yan had returned to Chang'an to live at home. However, there seems to be an abnormality in the court recently, and I am afraid that Master Yan will rush back at this time, and it is not as simple as a small residence. ”

"So," a hint of cunning flashed in Qinghe's eyes, "then we have all the more reason to visit." ”

The firewood in the stove was finally burned out, and Fu Ye hurried to the kitchen. This morning, I first ate noodles with Nameless, then saw Qinghe come over, then said goodbye to Nameless, and finally asked Fu Ye about the Thirteen Towns of Chang'an and the Ice Coffin, and my mood changed many times.

Fortunately, the man in blue on the other side was still sitting peacefully in front of me, and looking at his face, I could give birth to a feeling of peace and quiet.

"Ah Qi, it's not early today, wait to prepare, tomorrow we will go to the Yan Mansion in Nadong Water City together, okay?"

I looked at the sky outside, "I really can't go to Yanfu today, and I have to go to Dongcheng Pass in a while." ”

"Outside Dongcheng Pass?" he rolled his eyes, his brows gradually cleared, and he guessed, "Wouldn't it be someone to wait for?"

I nodded, "Senior Brother and Xiao Jiu will arrive in Chang'an in the evening, and we will wait for them outside Dongcheng Pass." ”

As I walked out of the village, I remembered that I didn't seem to have confessed something to him.

"Qinghe. ”

"Huh?" his eyes were warm as spring.

"Why don't you ask me what I'm looking for that ice coffin?"

Qinghe was stunned for a moment, and the smile between his eyebrows and eyes became a little stronger, "Ah Qi naturally has Ah Qi's reason for doing things." Of course, if Ah Qi wants to speak, I am willing to listen at any time. ”

"This matter is actually a long story, and it has to start from the time when Jingshui and I were separated from you. I'm grateful that Qinghe can understand me in this way, "But don't worry, Qinghe, I will talk to you slowly." ”