Chapter 41: The Turmoil in the Palace, Part I
When Xiao Ma said this, not only the good fate monk, but also Murong Yuxin and Warmth were a little inexplicable. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Xiao Ma looked at the three of them and said with a smile: "This is just a trick, monk, you just need to pick an inconspicuous place in the lobby, or hide in the corner and drink slowly." It happened to be a nice day today, so a few of us went to the market to see the excitement. ”
Wen Wen thought for a while and said, "Otherwise, if I stay and drink with the monk, it won't be interesting for him to drink alone." ”
The pony hurriedly said, "This is not good, this street really needs the three of us to go shopping." Breakfast monk, you find the shopkeeper to solve, and the three of us go to the street to taste the delicious snacks here. ”
As the three of them walked through the lobby, the fat shopkeeper greeted him warmly, and the pony told him to walk down the street, but the monk was too lazy to leave.
Although the town is small, it is not far from Hangzhou City and Lin'an County, and secondly, the geographical location is special, so it is also prosperous and lively.
The pedestrians on the bluestone road are endless, the shops and shops on both sides, the restaurants and tea shops are lined up, the flags of various colors are displayed in the wind, and the plaques and banners are shining.
In front of the shop, there are vendors and mobile stalls, selling melons, fruits, vegetables, chickens, ducks, fish and meat, selling plasters, tonic wine, elixirs, pills, steamed buns, noodles and omnivorous, rouge gouache needlework ornaments, as well as word measurement, fortune-telling, divination, walking dogs and monkeys to practice martial arts, all kinds of things, and so on.
The elderly, children, strong men and women, are either calm and relaxed or cheerful, or their faces are irritable or red-faced. Shoulder-carrying hunchbacks can be seen everywhere, and arguments and coaxing can be heard from time to time.
A few ponies walked through the crowd, feeling the lively atmosphere and appreciating the customs of the town.
Murong Yuxin's depression and boredom these days have been temporarily alleviated, like a cheerful bird, and like a dancing butterfly, walking left and right in the sea of people, swimming back and forth. Pony and Warmth follow behind, and from time to time they are complained that they can't keep up with the speed and can't raise their enthusiasm.
Pony only then realized that it was really painful to go shopping with a woman, and he really admired the men who walked around him who accompanied women from the street to the end of the street, and then from the end of the street back to the street, and still had a smile on their faces after half a day.
Although the purpose of their coming out was to go shopping, they went to taste delicious snacks halfway, went to the teahouse to drink tea for a while, and watched others play monkeys for a long time, but he still felt that these two hours passed slowly.
The basics of his life in the past 22 years have been: training, carrying out tasks. When all habits and behaviors have formed deep-rooted habits, there is no way to live like this.
Life should be full of sunshine, rain and dew, and colorful, instead of living in darkness like him, touching only a piece of gray.
This trip to Murong Villa, although there were many dangers, but when he met Murong Yuxin, good fate and warmth, his life gradually changed.
In these days, their sincerity, care, and trust are like a warm spring breeze blowing to melt the ice in his heart, and like a gentle rain sprinkled lightly, moistening his dry heart.
He is not a robot, nor is he a cold-blooded animal, and in his subconscious, deep in his heart there is a passion for life, a desire for friendship.
He just needed a little more time to get used to something that would have been too far away from him.
The three of them walked and stopped, wandering all the way, walking across a small stone bridge, and there was another scene in front of them, the noise of the market gradually faded, the trees and branches on the side of the road reflected the sky, and the autumn sun cast dappled light and shadow, piecing together an abstract picture scroll on the bluestone road.
The houses in this area are pink walls and tiles, flying eaves and arches, carved beams and painted buildings, solemn and magnificent, flowers and trees and bonsai are scattered, pavilions and pavilions are cleverly arranged, and most of them are the mansions of the official eunuchs and merchants in the town.
The people in the town are simple and simple, and although the gateway is strictly hierarchical, there are not too many taboos and restrictions for the common people to rest and enjoy the scenery and flowers in this area in the past.
Recently, people from the rivers and lakes have flocked to the city, and the number of chickens and dogs has increased, and this rich place has naturally become the preferred target of the gentlemen on the beam. After someone was stolen every now and then, every household and courtyard was heavily guarded, and the beautiful riverside bluestone road no longer allowed idlers to stay.
It may not be appropriate to say that the fire at the city gate has affected the fish in the pond, but the prohibition of a customary leisurely activity after tea and dinner - even if it is a gift from someone else and does not need to be allowed - still attracts a great deal of criticism, as if it is a serious violation of their legitimate rights.
In the midst of complaining and blaming, some people even gloated in their hearts and prayed that the thieves and thieves would loot those eunuchs and merchants completely, and their homes would be as poor as themselves. Among these people are poor families who have received relief from rich families in the past, and there are poor relatives who have not had much contact with but have also received favors.
However, the dark side of human nature can be chilling at times.
Turning a corner, a few feet away in front, a few people dressed in brocade clothes were under martial law in front of the vermilion lacquer gate of a magnificent and luxurious village, and they were the faces that the pony had never seen in the morning. I think the place I heard in the lobby is here.
In order to avoid meeting Cao Qianhu, the pony stopped and planned to go boating along the river and go for a walk in the suburbs. He has always been a matter of concern to himself, and he can avoid it.
However, things in the world are often so strange, and the more you don't want to provoke, the more they will haunt you.
Just as the pony was about to turn away, he was stopped.
"Hey, what the hell are you three doing? Get over here. It was a long-faced brocade guard with a hooked nose.
The pony frowned, this domineering tone was really unpleasant. After hesitating for a moment, he finally chose to leave.
"Yo he, I really ate the guts of a bear's heart and a leopard, and I dare to disobey Jinyiwei's orders, I'm really ****** impatient, you all stand for me. Hooknose was visibly angry that his authority had been challenged, and with a wave of his hand, a short-faced accomplice with nostrils was already galloping in front of the three ponies.
The hook-nosed eagle looked at the pony with a gloomy gaze, and finally stopped on Murong Yuxin's face. More than a month ago, several of us received a letter from Yuntian one after another, inviting us to Murong Villa, saying that we were here to catch up on the old days, and secondly, there was a very important matter that was inconvenient to say in the letter, and we wanted everyone to meet and talk about it. We arrived here one after another, and three days ago we arrived at Murong Villa only to find that it was in ruins. We went back to the town to find out the news, and learned that the virtuous niece was with you, and you just arrived here today, and the rattlesnake, the three poisons and the white camel gang appeared one after another in the Fulin Restaurant, and we decided to make this wrong decision after deliberation. We don't know your identity, and we are worried that your niece will be deceived by you because she is not deeply involved in the world. ”
Lao Yu went through the causes and consequences of this matter, and felt that this matter was not so simple, and every point in time was just right. Your stepfather has no information so far, I'm afraid something has happened, if so, then the so-called Red Fox Treasure Crate reappears in the world, I'm afraid it's just a pretense, and hunting the Red Fox Guard is their ultimate goal. ”
The old man of Wuwei looked up to the sky and sighed, and said with a sad voice: "Emperor Taizu founded the 'Red Fox Guard' in order to protect the Ming Dynasty, but I didn't expect it to collapse in just a few decades, it is really the will of heaven to avoid it."