Yijuan cloud

Chapter 56 The prince’s selfishness

I was stunned, and replied without changing my expression: "You didn't ask me, who asked you to untie the fan bag so quickly, how could you give anyone a chance."

"Then I'll give you a chance." Prince Yi pointed to the stall next to him, "I want to eat this cake. Go and buy two pieces."

"Didn't you just eat noodles? Can you eat it?"

"How can I be full with a bowl of noodles? I just played with the knife for a while and I'm already hungry." As he said this, he walked to the small vendor and said happily, "Here are two pieces!"

I hurriedly said: "One piece is enough, right? Look how big this cake is."

"You are so stingy. You are not willing to buy two pieces of cake. You are not willing to part with money, right?"

I was a little annoyed, so I ignored him and said to the vendor, "Please make two cakes."

The vendor making the cake was an old couple. The old man kneaded the yellow dough and said with a smile: "Our yellow cake is delicious. Are you two from outside the city? If you haven't eaten it before, you should try it." It's just right for you two to be together."

The yellow dough was greased with oil, and gradually rose, grew, and became crispy in the pot. The aroma was fragrant. I swallowed my saliva and whispered, "I won't eat it." Naturally, no one heard it.

Prince Yi had probably never been to such a busy place before, and he was very curious about everything. He was always polite and courteous to outsiders. At this time, he started chatting with the old man and asked what kind of cake this cake was. , what is it made of.

The freshly baked yellow cake was very hot. When we took one bite, the heat came out of our mouths. We could only chew randomly, but we couldn't help but take another bite.

I can’t explain why, but I always feel that the yellow cake in my hand is particularly fragrant and delicious on this cold street.

"Fortunately, I bought two pieces. There are two of us. If we buy one piece, we can eat it separately." He said.

"Who wants to share the food with you?"

With his mouth full of cakes, he turned to look at me and said with a vague smile: "Then it doesn't matter."

As soon as he finished speaking, he said in surprise: "Look, a foreign caravan!"

There were blond vendors everywhere, with a dazzling array of goods piled on the ground.

Prince Yi and I were enthusiastically invited over.

Unexpectedly, these foreign traders were also snobbish. They probably knew that Prince Yi was a patron of gold, so they gathered around him to offer treasures.

There are so many strange things, how can two pairs of eyes see through them?
He picked up a small, delicate tube and put it on his right eye following the description of the foreign trader. His left eye was squinted. He slowly turned it towards me and said with a smile: "I saw your eyes." ! Come and take a look!"

As he spoke, he came over and taught me to put it in front of my eyes and look into the distance.

"How about it? This is a telescope. You can see things very far away." He said in my ear.

From the small tube, I saw Zhong Ming’s face as big as a mountain, and I shouted excitedly: “I see Zhong Ming!”

In fact, Zhong Ming was still far away from us. Prince Yi couldn't see it, so he grabbed the telescope and went to look at it. He also smiled and said, "Our sponsor is here."

Back at the mansion, it was just getting dark and Wen Jin was out of trouble. He came over to take Prince Yi's cloak and said, "The astragalus, mutton and ginseng soup has been simmering in the kitchen for most of the day. Your Majesty, please drink some to ward off the cold."

"Okay." Prince Yi strode inside, sat down on the warm couch, took the towel from the maid's hand, wiped his hands, and said, "Ask Zhong Ming and Duo'er to go down and drink some warm soup." A little maid went outside to tell Zhong Ming.

And I stood with my hands lowered, the warm air hitting my face, and while I was hesitating, Wen Jin said: "Yes, Duo'er, you will serve the prince for most of the day. Go drink some soup and have a rest."

Since I didn't have to do any errands at night, I sat in front of the window and embroidered. I didn't feel it at first. After sitting for a while, the chill came up and I couldn't sit still anymore, so I left it and prepared to take a rest.

As soon as I got off the bed, I heard a soft "crack" on the roof. I was startled. After listening quietly for a while, I heard no more noise. I thought I heard wrongly or there was a wind, so I went to get a basin. Plan to fetch water.

The basin was next to the back window. Before he could reach it, the tightly bolted window was opened by a slender object.

Seeing that someone was about to get in, the hair on my body stood up, and I turned around and ran out the door.

When I was about to run, I was hugged tightly from behind. Just as I was about to scream, a familiar voice whispered in my ear: "Miss, it's me."

It's Xing'er!I turned around sharply and looked at the person in front of me.

He has grown taller, much taller than me. Although he is still thin, his figure under the black night clothes is very strong. His face has completely lost its childishness and looks like a man. Only his eyes are still happy. looking at me.Unblinking.Just like before, his eyes are full of me.

I couldn't believe it. It took me a long time to convince myself that this was true. It was Xing'er who came to see me.

"How did you get in? There are many guards patrolling the house. Why didn't someone notify me that you were here?" I said incoherently and started to panic.

Xing'er was wearing night clothes and carrying a sword on his back, just like those knight-errants the storyteller talked about. He came uninvited, but he was going to be treated as an assassin!

I hurriedly turned off the lights, bolted the door, took Xing'er to sit down in front of the Eight Immortals table, and talked to him quietly.Xing'er said: "Originally I came directly to redeem you in a few days, but I couldn't help but come to see you in advance. Miss, I made a fortune outside and made a lot. I can't redeem you even if I offer you 2000 taels." Question, besides, I don’t know what the situation in the palace will be like when the time comes. I’ll just say that it’s your brother who wants to ransom you. That young lady from the Cao family, you’ve been with her for so long, she shouldn’t make it difficult for you. .”

"Where do you make that much money?"

My heart was pounding, and I couldn't hide my joy.

If it's a ransom, naturally we won't need so much silver. No matter where we go from now on, if we can successfully find my family, this amount of money will be enough. From what Xing'er said, he has more than a thousand taels of silver!
Xing'er lay down on the table, stroked the side of the tea cup with his hand, and said: "I made a business with someone and made a profit. Miss, tell me, should we continue to parade around to find the master and his wife, or should we buy a house in Yangzhou?" Is Mr. One House alive?"

I folded my arms and put them on the table. The excitement in my heart made my hands start to tremble, and even my voice trembled.

I said, "I know where my family members are. They are in Fujian and Zhejiang. Prince Yi has promised me to send people to find them."

Speaking of this, I suddenly remembered something and hurriedly said: "Xing'er, do you still remember the young man we rescued in the alley outside my house? He is Prince Yi! He also recognized me, That’s why you helped me find my family, do you think it’s a coincidence?”

Xing'er raised his head and stared at me for a moment, as if he was stunned.

But no, anyone would find this matter very strange.

He said: "Could he be an excuse? Since you know where they are, master, it's better for us to find them ourselves."

I smiled and said: "Prince Yi is not such a person, but you are right. Fujian and Zhejiang are so big, how can it be so easy to find someone? Let's go look for him. When I get back to Prince Mingyi, he won't have to bother to find someone." ”

"Don't tell me in advance. Let's wait until I come to redeem you. I have something to do these days, and I'm afraid... if you tell me first, something will go wrong."

I thought for a while, nodded and said: "Okay, wait until everything is ready, it's not too late, it won't be a few days anyway, tell me quickly, what kind of business do you do that can make so much money?"

"As a escort for a wealthy family."

"Then you work as an escort in an escort agency?"

"That's it."

"Are you good at what you do? When you saw a dog in the past, you were so scared that you wet your pants..."

"Where is that! I'm so powerful. I'll show you my skills later."

At this time, footsteps came from outside, and Xing'er and I hurriedly kept silent.

I quietly walked to the window, poked a small hole and looked out.

Wen Jin was walking slowly with a lantern.

When I walked to my door, I glanced inside and saw that the lights were turned off. Maybe I thought I had fallen asleep, so I went straight to my room.

I returned to the house and saw Xing'er standing up and placing his hand on the scabbard.

I whispered: "Go away quickly. Next time you want to see me, just come and see me openly. Don't be like this. When you go out, be careful not to let the guards find me."

After Xing'er climbed out of the back window, I couldn't sleep.

First I packed the suitcase and cage, and then I lay on the bed fully clothed, still unable to sleep.

I was thinking about how to talk to Prince Yi and Cao Yingshan. Prince Yi should be easy to talk to, but Cao Yingshan, what if she doesn't let me go?
Then I thought about it, Xing'er came to redeem me on behalf of my family, and Cao Yingshan might not stop me.

After staying up all night and only closing my eyes in the morning, Wen Jin woke me up and said, "Your Majesty got up early yesterday. Just in case, we should all get up earlier in the future."

After having breakfast, Prince Yi went out on horseback.

Wen Jin was busy taking care of some chores in the house, and I went to the study to put them away as usual.

As he was wiping the table, a boy came in and said, "My lord, I told you to go outside and buy some paper. The carriage has been prepared. Please follow me."

I said "Okay", went out and asked someone to tell Wen Jin, and then followed the boy out.

The carriage walked for a while and stopped.

I opened the curtain and saw that Zhong Ming was getting off his horse and said to the coachman:

"Let's stop here. I'll take Miss Duo'er to the front to buy paper, and then take her back home. You can ride back."

(End of this chapter)