twin moon

Chapter 202, Scene 27

Zeyin City in Penguo is the most affluent city in Jizhou.Its title of "Beimianzhou" is not groundless.Due to its proximity to the moon marsh, nearly a hundred rivers of various sizes criss-cross around the city pool, forming a scene of criss-crossing branches and dikes.

Most of the people in the city do not travel by horses or ox carts, but by willow-leaf light boats, passing quickly through the reeds as tall as a person. , It is spectacular and it is a scene in Mizhou.

Yu Li rolled the fishing boat all the way to the gate of Zeyin City, and only then did he disembark from the boat.I never thought about it, but it happened to coincide with the famous Wind and Rain Sacrifice in Mizhou.The market was open, crowded with people, and the city defense became quite strict.Fortunately, there was such a flowery beauty as Ziyuan by his side, so even though Yu Li was wearing a sharp blade and his face was completely disfigured, he was not questioned too much, so he entered the city as the escort of a wealthy family.

The Wind and Rain Sacrifice was originally a rain prayer activity in which Zeyin farmers asked gods and witches to pray for good weather in summer after summer.After all, Mianzhou is not Mianzhou.Every year after summer, the scorching sun on the plateau seems to be able to evaporate the abundant water in Moon Marsh and Ayashui.And the summer here is not disturbed by floods like the southern states, but more drought and less rain, often causing the paddy fields to dry up.

The two who escaped from Mulu City seemed to have never seen such a peaceful and lively market for a long time.All kinds of local snacks and cakes, flowers and fruits, cloth clothing, and exquisite things sold in it are not much worse than Mulu City, which is full of hustle and bustle all day long, and the northern and southern cities where merchants gather.

Yu Li, who had never traveled alone with a girl in his life, suddenly felt that his relationship with her had taken another step.At this moment, he was lingering in front of a booth selling pearls and jade jewelry, repeatedly rubbing the money bag with only a few gold baht left in his hands.However, when I looked up again, I saw that my companion didn't seem to care about the dazzling array of products on the street, and just kept walking forward, so I had to quickly catch up with him, and asked with some disappointment:

"Ziyuan, it's hard to get to a place where there is no war, don't you want to look around?"

However, the girl obviously didn't appreciate his affection: "What's so good about a small market in such a place? We have just entered the border of Pengguo, and it is hundreds of miles away from its capital, Lincang. We should find it as soon as possible. You can continue on your way until you get a carriage."

"But the money we have on us is not enough to rent horses and vehicles. Why don't we stay in this city for a few days and find other ways?"

Yu Li still didn't give up, and wanted to persuade the other party to stop, but the girl left even more hastily: "If you don't have any money, you can hang around for a few days, aren't you afraid that you won't even be able to pay the rent?"

He knew that he couldn't persuade his companion anymore, so he sighed, and grabbed Ziyuan: "There is an old acquaintance of mine in the city, you can go to visit. Maybe he can find a way to introduce us to meet Peng. Duke's!"

The black-eyed girl stopped her hurrying pace and gave a bright smile to Yu Li who was behind her: "Then why didn't you say it earlier? Hurry up and take out all the money and money on your body and buy some decent ones." Gift!"

Three hours later, the two of them stood in front of a house with five entrances and five exits in the east of Zeyin City.Even in Ye Kingdom, those who can live in a courtyard of this size are either high-ranking officials or wealthy merchants.However, at present, there is no plaque on the lintel to identify the owner of the house, and even passers-by do not know who lives in the house.

"I didn't expect Peng to have such a wealthy family. Even in this Zeyin city, it would take at least a million gold plants to buy such a mansion, right?"

Zi Yuan looked at the vermilion lacquered door and couldn't help but slapped her tongue.The two of them had already handed in the famous card for visiting, but after the butler who answered the door left, he delayed replying.

"This person is not from Peng country, but is from Ye country just like you and me." Yu Li seemed a little nervous, and straightened his clothes again and again, "But I once promised that I would never see each other again in this life One side..."

The girl turned her head to look at her companion's face in surprise, she was sure that she was not joking, she was about to ask the reason, but suddenly saw a narrow gap in the door in front of her, and the butler behind the door cupped her hands and said loudly:
"My master has no intention of meeting, you two please go back."

The other party was about to close the door when he said that, Yu Li rushed up immediately when he saw this, and slapped the door heavily on the door that was almost closed:

"Wait a minute! I wouldn't come here to see him if I had to. Please go and tell your master, the Qi clan of Ye Kingdom, that you will repay your kindness!"

"A good one will pay for his kindness!"

Suddenly, a loud and energetic voice came from behind the door, and the door, which had been closed to an inch, was opened again. In addition to the butler, there stood an old man in sixties wearing a red robe and holding a Ye country-style long knife. , I think he is the owner of this mansion.

"What happened back then is over, and your visit today is already crossing the line. Thinking about the old relationship, I can give you some money as money. It is as if the two of you have never been here today, and I have never been like this in the world." number one."

As the man said, he raised his hand and threw a heavy bag out, which happened to land at Yu Li's feet.Ziyuan leaned over to pick it up, but saw that it was full of more than a hundred gold plants, and there were countless pearls of different sizes.

However, after only a face-to-face meeting, the person behind the door went back inside again.Yu Li took a step forward and tried to persuade him to stay, but unexpectedly, dozens of guards in armor and swords flashed out from the left and right of the door, blocking him outside the door.

The red lacquered door slowly closed in front of the two of them.With the snap of the copper lock, Zi Yuan just came back to her senses, grabbed her companion's cuff and asked:

"I see that the warriors in the courtyard are all wearing the uniform of Ye country equipment. Who is that man we just saw? Why did you leave Ye country and live in seclusion in Peng country? How do you know him?"

Yu Li seemed a little hesitant, but seeing Zi Yuan wanted to call the door again, he hurriedly stopped her, and finally said frankly:

"This person's name is Huang Jian, and he has a very close personal relationship with Qi Shouyu, as close as a brother..."

Hearing what the other party said, Zi Yuan was taken aback for a moment, then asked:
"But since he is such a number one person, why didn't Qi Shouyu call him back to the court as an official after he ascended the throne, but let him live in seclusion in this distant foreign country?"

"This person—" Yu Li hesitated again for a moment, then continued hesitatingly, "It is this person who rescued a mother and child from a group of villains fifteen years ago, and took care of them for a long time. After a long period of time. After the woman passed away, the child was sent to Ye State under the command of Marquis Jinghai, and became the youngest lieutenant in the Benhai Battalion of the boat master. Later, he was promoted to General Pinghai..."

"This person saved your life?!"

Zi Yuan couldn't believe her ears.Although Yu Li talked to herself countless times about the hardships she and her mother suffered back then, she never listened to it, let alone took it to heart.

"That's right. If it wasn't for Uncle Huang back then, when I was young, I would have been cooked as a two-legged sheep by some bandits and bandits and distributed to fill my stomach. If it wasn't for him, I'm afraid I wouldn't know. The biological father who has never met will be that high-ranking person in King Ye's family!"

The girl with black eyes seemed to have suddenly realized:
"Oh—so this person was probably ordered by Qi Shouyu to find out the whereabouts of his illegitimate son, and bring your mother and daughter back to Ye Kingdom safely. It is precisely because of this that he left the country with this The big secret is living in seclusion in Pengguo!"

"Actually, my mother has always wondered how he was sure that I was Qi Shouyu's illegitimate child. Because she was pregnant with someone's child, my mother was kicked out of the village and had to rely on begging and singing to make ends meet. She stayed in one place for more than three months, and she had no acquaintances... What she hated the most in this world was the man who abandoned his wife and son. But Uncle Huang knew nothing about the two of them's acquaintance and meeting back then. Knowing the palm of your hand. After much deliberation, it only makes sense that I was entrusted by that man to find my mother and daughter..."

Yu Li nodded first, then shook his head vigorously, and even bit his teeth firmly, "But now, I can no longer be sure that the big man above the temple is still my blood relative!"

Zi Yuan looked at the other party, and something seemed to flicker in her eyes.In this troubled world, it seems that everyone has a tragic past that is hard to tell with others.But all of this seemed nothing compared to the pain she had experienced and what she planned to do next.

The girl with black eyes just sighed lightly, but she didn't open her mouth to comfort the other party. Instead, she brought the drifting topic back to the present:

"So, if this Huang Jian refuses to help us, will there be no way to see Duke Peng?"

Yu Li hated the disappointment and unwillingness on the girl's face the most, and immediately wanted to comfort her.But before he opened his mouth, the girl in front of him smiled slightly:
"But it doesn't matter. As long as we use our brains now, there may be other ways..."

Seeing that it was getting late, the two used the money and silver donated by Huang Jian to stay in the only inn in the city.It was night, but a carriage, Shi Shiran, stopped at the entrance of the inn, and he came here specially to pick up Zi Yuan.

At this time, Yu Li had already fallen asleep, and the girl covered her mouth and nose with a wide hooded cloak after taking a bath and changing clothes, as if she didn't want to be recognized by others.The carriage passed through the busy city and returned to the front of Huang Jian's house. After getting off the carriage, Zi Yuan went straight to the gate, and slammed the copper ring held in the mouth of the animal head on it.

"Why is it a girl again? My master has already said during the day that you don't come to pester the house anymore. My master doesn't want to do anything to the old man, but if he insists on not listening, with his thunderous means, it doesn't matter how many lives you two have." It must not be enough!"

The housekeeper who came to answer the door recognized the beautiful girl in front of him at a glance, and his tone was very tough.

Ziyuan was not ambiguous, and said straight to the point: "I just asked Mr. to bring a word to your master, and said, I came here specially to visit Zhizhan Huang Jiulang in Liusha Ying."

The muscles in the corners of the butler's eyes twitched involuntarily, but he still tried his best to maintain his composure.It seems that he never thought that a girl who seems to be inexperienced in the world would know the secret real identity of her master.

Not long after, the housekeeper turned back and politely invited Zi Yuan in.Not long after, Huang Jian also appeared in front of the girl surrounded by four personal nurses.Although separated by a few steps, he still couldn't help but scrutinized the person coming several times:
"Girl, Mr. Huang doesn't know how you know the names you said. But whether you heard someone mention it occasionally, or you really know something, today, I can't let you leave here alive again. "

"People who know the Liusha camp in Ye country, whenever they talk about Huang Jiulang's name, it is like talking about the evil ghost in the night, and they all change their faces. However, my little girl heard that he never kills women, especially women with good looks. Otherwise, how dare you make a mistake and rush to visit without considering your own safety?"

Huang Jian was stunned by the words, and immediately burst out laughing:
"The girl is really bold. Don't you be afraid, if the rumors about Huang you heard are all false?"

"Your Excellency won't ruin your reputation just to get rid of a helpless and weak girl like Xiao Nu?" Seeing this, Zi Yuan didn't feel ashamed, but bent her legs slightly and bowed to the other party. , "What's more, the little girl is not here to threaten the adults today, but wants to make a deal with the adults, can you please step back first?"

Huang Jian narrowed his eyes, obviously aroused by the girl who rushed in rashly.He realized that the other party's intention for coming was not pure, so he immediately waved his hand to signal the housekeeper and the nurse to leave.

"If it's true as you said, and I have no one to rely on, what bargaining chip do you plan to use to make a deal with Huang?"

After the servant had gone far away, the man turned around and continued to ask.

"Although my lord is far away in the Peng Kingdom, you should have heard that there is a Shihua Pavilion in Mulu City. No matter the benefactors in the pavilion or the backers behind the mountain, they are all dignified figures in the court of the Kingdom of Ye. Ziyuan can learn from them To hear your name, I am really lucky for three lives. My daughter and her companions traveled thousands of miles to come here, just to enter Lincang to see Duke Peng. Your lord is our only hope right now!"

"The girl is actually Ziyuan, one of the four big names in the Shihua Pavilion? Sure enough, being famous is not as good as meeting her. She is so beautiful, as graceful as a frightening bird, as graceful as a dragon! I do have some personal friends with Duke Yingren of the Peng Kingdom." , today I won’t ask you two more about why you want to see him. It’s just whether you want to help or not, it depends on the current deal and how the girl plans to do it.”

Knowing the girl's background, Huang Jian's eyes had long since let go of his guard, but a frivolous look appeared in his eyes.But Zi Yuan seemed to be used to such situations, she pursed her lips and smiled, then bowed again:
"Your Excellency already understands, so why do you need Zi Yuan to explain? But since it is a deal, you need to find a secluded place where there is no one to talk to. If your lord agrees, please lead the way."

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