Raiders of the Duke and Duchess

Chapter 1 Zhongyuan Ye Catch the Thief

Yongzhao 20th July [-]th, Hungry Ghost Festival.

It has been more than a month since the fire in the East Palace, the word "princess" has faded in the public, and the storytellers in the teahouse and wine shop have changed their stories, from the love of the prince and his wife to the love of the princes. Family and country affairs.

The full moon hangs high, and the silver glow hits the surface of Mengze Lake. The breeze blows the sparkling light, and the lotus lanterns shuttle among the swaying weeping willows.

On the shore and on the bridge, tourists in twos and threes walk slowly, stop and go, talk and laugh, or men and women quietly lift their fingertips under their wide sleeves, their eyes are rolling, and their feelings are born.

Some people put river lanterns, and some celebrate the harvest.

There are also people... offering sacrifices to the souls of the dead.

In the dark room, only half a candle was crackling.

Ji Wuyan knelt in front of the desk, wearing a plain white dress, and the fingertips sticking out from under the wide sleeves seemed to be whiter than the white dress.She took the residual candle, lit the incense, got up and inserted it into the three-legged copper censer with Chaotian ears, and then knelt before returning to the case.

In the curling smoke, the woman's appearance is bright and charming.

She kowtowed slowly in front of the case, and whispered softly, "Sister...Ning'er is here to pick you up."

"stop!"

Shouts from far and near pierced the silence of the room, "Catch the thief! There is a thief!"

Ji Wuyan's complexion remained unchanged, she got up slowly, and adjusted her collar in an orderly manner. Under the dim light of the candle, her black pupils were as cold as ice that never melted in winter.

"Here we come," she said.

The long skirt shuffled to the floor, the wide sleeves flicked as she walked calmly, and the flickering candle went out with a "pop", leaving only the faint starlight burning on the incense table.

……

"Catch the thief! That kid is a thief! Stop him!"

After running for four streets, I saw the child slipping through the crowd like a fish in water, and went further and further away. However, I have neglected to exercise these years, and because of the constant flow of pedestrians on this road, I was hindered. Can't catch them all.

Shen Luoxin, who was bent over and supported her knees, was out of breath. While vowing to get up early and exercise hard every day starting tomorrow, she straightened her body and chased after her, "Little thief! Stop!"

Obviously staggering and unable to continue.

The enthusiastic man subconsciously wanted to help catch the thief, but when he saw that it was the girl from the Shen family, he stopped embarrassingly.

There were also those who didn't know Shen Luoxin, who chased her for two steps and were grabbed by the enthusiastic crowd, who whispered in their ears, "Miss from the Shen family, don't touch her things."

"Why?"

"Hey..." The enthusiastic crowd seemed a little hard to say, shook their heads and sighed, "Hey... not clean..."

The whispers scattered into the wind, and floated into the ears of Shen Luoxin, who was yelling all the way to catch the thief. Her staggering steps flickered slightly, and she laughed at herself, suddenly feeling that her leg was getting heavier.

not clean.

After hearing too many comments like this, I thought I was numb, but the next time I heard similar words or saw evasive eyes, my heart throbbed slightly.

"Girl." A soft call interrupted her absence.

Only when Shen Luoxin came back to her senses did she realize that the little thief was completely invisible, and there was a girl standing in front of her, wearing a misty rain-colored dress and a bamboo hat. A veil of the same color hung down from the hat, blurring her outline.

The voice is nice, clear and gentle.

"Girl?" the other party called again, stretching out her palm, in her snow-white palm was a rough and ugly purse lying on it, she seemed to be smiling, "Girl lost it, but this?"

With a slightly embarrassed face, Shen Luoxin stretched out her hand, grabbed the purse and carried it behind her back in an almost embarrassing manner, then subconsciously clenched it a little bit, and said with a sneer, "Yes, that's it! Thank you, thank you very much, girl!"

I didn't feel it at the time, but when I held it in my hand, I felt that it was really ugly and invisible.

"It's okay." The other party withdrew his hand as if nothing had happened, "I happened to be passing by and saw a little boy in rags running with his head bowed and he heard the girl's shout, so he was stopped by the boy. That's it. Girl, check it out, if you lose something important, you'd better report it to the authorities."

The other party's smiling concern made Shen Luoxin feel embarrassed, "It's, it's not worth a few coins, it's just, it's a personal thing, thinking that if it falls into someone else's hands, just in case, just in case... Some can't tell."

All incoherent.

The woman smiled softly, "Indeed."

After finishing speaking, he just stood quietly, as if he hadn't noticed the other party's embarrassment, he paused for a while, and then said, "If you want to report to the official and lack someone to testify, you can go to Fengchenju to look for me. My name is Ji. No salt."

Shen Luoxin's heart trembled suddenly, Fengchenju, the gold-selling cave that was just opened a month ago, the girls in it heard that the eyes were higher than the top, and they were more expensive than some ladies from aristocratic families.Unexpectedly, there is such...amicable.

Ten years since I came to this world, because of being an authoritative mother, how many people regard themselves as filthy things, and my father left them as orphans and widows with a divorce letter. He relied on the money from his grandparents' family to take care of it, but he also forgot his kindness and duty.

It's just that few people pass by the door of my house, most of them go far away, and the most frequently heard word is "unclean".

There is so much malice and prejudice that even this little bit of goodwill seems hot.

Her fingertips were clenched too tightly, and the rough stitches of her purse hurt her palm slightly. Shen Luoxin bent over to thank her repeatedly, but because of the cold and heavy judgment on her body, she didn't dare to get closer beyond the norm.Originally a lively personality, if in the previous life, she would have dragged the girl to add a wechat to make an appointment for afternoon tea, but now... even inviting someone to have a meal at home, she hesitated to speak...

Wu Zuo's house is cloudy and unlucky.

"It's not a big deal at all, but it's just a matter of little effort." Ji Wuyan smiled, trying to resolve the other party's hesitation and embarrassment, "If you really feel sorry, please invite me to the house when you have time. I haven't been in Yanjing City for long, and I don't know you. What kind of friends are boring and tight when they are free."

Shen Luoxin suddenly looked up, overjoyed, "Okay!"

After thinking for a while, he said again, "No, I'll go find you. My house... my house is a little messy, and it's really not convenient to receive guests."

Ji Wuyan smiled, didn't care, just said, "Okay, I'll sweep the couch to welcome you."

Feeling slightly raised, Shen Luoxin thanked her again, then went to a peddler to buy a lotus lantern for Ji Wuyan, and then waved her goodbye.

After only taking two steps, he paused suddenly, and suddenly turned around... But in the vast sea of ​​people, there was not even a trace of Ji Wuyan to be seen.

……

Ji Wuyan barely turned into an alley, and a child rushed towards him, hugging him, "Girl, girl! How can Ji Feng handle this job well?"

(End of this chapter)