The beauty raised by Lord Hou is a black lotus

Chapter 118 He treats her as a delicate little girl

Yuan Huan looked at it for a while and then asked: "What kind of lantern do you like? I will buy one for you. When I came here, I was walking on the street and saw that all the young ladies were holding a lantern in their hands."

"Hey, are you discussing buying lanterns?"

Before He Yao could answer, a joking voice suddenly came.

The two looked around, Yuan Chengbi didn't know when he came, holding a picture scroll at his fingertips, leaning lazily on the bridge.

He Yao stood up and saluted, "Greetings to Your Highness Ninth Prince."

Yuan Chengbi came over, his gaze fell on Yuan Wang's face without leaving a trace, and the smile on his lips became more and more sarcastic, "What lanterns are you buying? Be careful of being stolen by the Liangzhou thief. No, I heard that the thief stole it just a few days ago. I have stolen the Orb from the East Palace, and now what are you thinking about stealing?"

Yuan Wang smiled: "The Orb from the Eastern Palace was stolen, what has it to do with the Liangzhou robbers? How do you know he stole it?"

Yuan Chengbi unfolded the scroll, "Here, the leading guards are posting notices all over the city, saying that the Tiansi judge was not effective in handling the case, and it took a long time to solve the theft of the Orb from the Eastern Palace, so they took over the case. According to Wei Jiuqing's personal investigation, the murderer is It's the robbers from Liangzhou, and even made a new portrait."

He Yao looked at the scroll.

The painting shows a young man wearing a white fox mask, a wine gourd around his waist, and worn straw sandals. He is very stubborn and unruly.

Yuan Chengbi pondered, "Look at this figure, it is somewhat similar to the young master."

Yuan pretended not to show any emotion.

The boy in the painting does look similar to him.

Yuan Chengbi took out a white fox mask out of nowhere, "This thief is from Liangzhou, young master, you are also from Liangzhou, could it be that you are him? Come on, put on the mask and show me, say no." Is it exactly one person?"

He laughed playfully and put the mask on Yuan Wang's face.

Yuan Wang dodges to avoid it.

When the two were fighting, Yuan Chengbi leaned into Yuan Huan's ear and whispered: "I know you didn't steal the orb from the Eastern Palace, and Wei Jiuqing put the blame on you. Guess it was a coincidence, or did he recognize it? Is your identity intentional?"

In the court, there is no coincidence.

Yuan Chengbi understands this truth, and Yuan Zhuang also understands it.

He said: "Your Highness, it is better to take care of yourself."

"I kindly remind you, but you don't understand." Yuan Chengbi teased, "Good brother, don't be imprisoned."

On the other side of the stone bridge, He Yao is holding a scroll and looking at it with eyebrows furrowed.

Of course she knew that the young master could never be a robber from Liangzhou, they were just similar in stature and age.

What's more, the Orb of the East Palace was not stolen by Liangzhou robbers at all. What exactly is Wei Jiuqing trying to do against him?
She couldn't figure it out, so she tore up the scroll and threw it into the water.

In the flower pavilion, He Chenzhu and Gu Tingzhou have finished their discussions.

Gu Tingzhou walked out of the pavilion first.

His face was shrouded in shadows, He Yao couldn't read the emotion on his face, only saw him take a deep look towards Shiqiao, then turned and walked towards the Tiansi magistrate's office without saying a word.

He Yao scratched her head.

Mr. Xiao Gu is really diligent. During such a lively Lantern Festival, he will not stay here to stroll around, but will go back to work again...

Yuan Chengbi trotted to look for Chen Zhu in the flower pavilion, "Sister, shall we go back to the palace?"

He Chenzhu stood in the pavilion, slowly took off his mask, and looked up at the bright moon in the night sky.

If the lanterns are too bright, the moon will appear hazy and dim.

Yuan Chengbi stopped, and the girl in front of her was so cold and aloof, she was as unattainable as the moon in the sky.

He knew clearly that she had deep thoughts and was using him from beginning to end, but he still couldn't help but pester her.

He said, "Sister?"

He Chenzhu smiled and said, "Go back to the palace."

The two walked towards the carriage, and Yuan Chengbi did not forget to ask: "Sister, what did you tell Gu Tingzhou just now? Did he touch you? Although you don't have a marriage contract now, you still have to be clean." Love yourself!"

He Chenzhu didn't bother to talk to him.

Not long after the two left, the West Market suddenly burst into flames.

Countless disheveled people rushed out from there, rushing to tell each other: "It's on fire! The West Market is on fire! In order to steal gold bars from the sage's bank, the Liangzhou thief set fire to the lanterns all over the building, and the fleeing people trampled on each other." , I don’t know how many people died!”

They yelled hoarsely, but within a short while, the noise was known throughout the city.

The fire was getting bigger and bigger and the disaster was serious, so the Imperial Forest Army personally dispatched to fight the fire.

Standing by the stone bridge, He Yao watched the scorched soldiers coming and going, and couldn't help clenching the candied haws in her hand.

Liangzhou thieves set fire to West Market in order to steal gold bars?
How is this possible?
He is definitely not the kind of gangster who disregards human life for money!

She wanted to go and see for herself, so she said, "Brother Yuan, I—"

Yuan Wang beside him has long since disappeared.

He Yao bit her lips worriedly, and murmured in a low voice: "Brother Yuan has a kind heart in his house, he must have rushed to put out the fire when he heard about the fire. He is so weak, what if he is pushed down and trampled?"

He Yao stomped on the embroidered shoes and had no choice but to look for Yuan Wang.

At this moment, Yuan Wan stood on the highest eaves corner of Tongtuo Street, staring at the burning West Market.

The long street below was crowded with people, and the voices of the common people were endless:
"It was really that thief who did it?!"

"My younger brother saw it with his own eyes, can it be fake? It was a young man in black bunt clothes, wearing a white fox mask, and personally burned the lanterns in the restaurant, which caused the catastrophe tonight. It is said that he wanted to steal the sages. Gold bars from the bank!"

"It's really abominable. During the Lantern Festival, it turned out like this! There were already a lot of people in the West Market, but when the fire burned, everyone ran for their lives and trampled on each other. How many people would have died in vain!"

"Such a villain should be arrested!"

"..."

The cursing was a little harsh.

Yuan Wang turned and landed on the street with a blank expression.

He has always stayed by Lu Sui's side, what kind of fire did he set off, what kind of gold bars did he steal?
He is now in charge of the Lunar New Year Building, and all the weapons, salt and iron business from south to north has been handled by him. How much money does he lack?

Someone must be impersonating maliciously.

First it was the theft of the Orb in the Eastern Palace, and now it is the arson case in the West Market...

In the dark, it seemed that a big net was coming towards him.

"Brother Yuan!"

He Yao walked through the crowd and waved to him anxiously.

Yuan Wang came back to his senses, squeezed through the crowd and came to her, subconsciously held her arm, and held her firmly in his arms, "There are so many people here, why are you here? Be careful not to be stepped on."

He Yao raised her head. She was 17 years old after the Chinese New Year. She had a golden crown, red lips and white teeth. She wore a vermilion round-collared robe with no crotch. She was tall and tall. Even among the crowd, she stood out from the crowd. She was handsome and elegant.

All the ladies in Luojing City love the handsome young man, and she is no exception.

Her cheeks were slightly red, and she said softly: "Just now on the stone bridge, you disappeared in a blink of an eye. I thought you were going to fight the fire, so I followed after worrying. Brother Yuan is a scholar. It is better to let people do things like firefighting." Guardsmen, do it.”

In the west, the fire is soaring into the sky.

The girl's apricot eyes were bright and clear, clearly reflecting the boy's face.

She likes him.

Yuan Wang's heart was soft, and he gently touched the top of her hair, "I'm just here to take a look, I will never be in danger. It's too messy here, let's go home first."

He Yao nodded obediently, "Okay."

All around people come and go rubbing shoulders.

He Yao was tightly wrapped in the boy's arms, and slowly walked towards the stone bridge, feeling the feeling of being protected for the first time.

She secretly thought that although she knew she was very powerful, Brother Yuan didn't know that. He regarded her as a delicate little girl and put her first in everything. He bought her candied haws and lanterns and carefully protected her when there were many people. Holding her.

He Yao licked the candy on the corner of her mouth, and couldn't help but quietly rolled her eyes.

Pretending to be weak...

Seems ok?
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　Thank you Cai Cai's, Little Pich, and Wen Hai Shibei for your rewards, what a chirp!
　　
　
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