Chronicle of Farming in Muxianfu

Chapter 424 Under the Rong City Gate
After a distance of twenty miles, the carriage started to run, but it arrived in an hour. Xiao An saw the high bluestone wall from a distance, and leaned in front of Madam, and whispered, "Madam, we are almost at the city gate."

Mu Ai slowly opened her eyes, shook her slightly confused head, then sat up, drank a glass of spring water to wake up, and asked Xiao An to arrange her hair, jewelry and dress for her.

Kong Xi stopped the carriage ten feet away from the city gate, kicked his pedals, stepped forward a few steps, and shouted at the wall above the gate, "Who is guarding the city?"

It's a pity that the words fell, and there was no answer for a long time. He shouted three or four times in a row, and finally a soldier-like man yawned and asked impatiently, "Who is it, early in the morning?" Yes, what are you shouting for?"

Kong Xi couldn't help but look at the sun that was about to climb to the middle of the sky, feeling annoyed in his heart, when he was leading troops with Lord Wei, which one of the soldiers under him didn't sleep at the second watch and wake up at the fifth watch, patrolling and on duty, ordering and prohibiting.Look at this soldier again, his temple hair is disheveled, his chest is grinning, his spear is carried on his shoulder like a fire stick, he can be as loose as he wants, he doesn't have the mighty look of a soldier.

His voice became cold, and he shouted loudly, "The soldier in the city, hurry to the government office to report that Mrs. Huguoxian and King Xiaoyao have arrived, and all the officials should hurry to greet him."

Hearing this, the soldier laughed until his whole body was cramped. After a while, he panted heavily, pointed at Kong Xi and laughed, "Where did a lunatic come in this early in the morning? Returning the prince and madam, what do you think? It’s Huadu, where the emperor’s relatives and relatives are everywhere, this is Rongcheng, and there’s a flood, which nobleman dares to come.”

Simba was walking at the back of the carriage, and couldn't bear to listen to his nonsense, so he urged Dabai to step forward, and shouted loudly, "The soldier on the wall, don't waste your words, report quickly!"

The soldier lowered his head and took a closer look, yo, he is a young boy with a dark complexion and high spirits, with a white jade ring on his head, and a silver-white robe on his body. Under the shining of the sun, it seems that it is about to tear out its clothes and roar the world.

The soldier shuddered in shock, and shrank his head back with a cry of "Oh my god".

A moment later, a man in a blue military uniform poked his head out from the wall, and then more than a dozen soldiers' heads appeared beside him, each with a look of surprise.The tape was picked over the wall for a long while, and he was sure that the subordinate was not lying. In panic, his right hand suddenly loosened, and two milky white dice with numbers carved on six sides fell down.

He managed to regain his composure, and shouted loudly, "Your highness, I will send you my respects, and I will report to Mr. Fuyin right now." After he finished speaking, there was no one on the wall again.

Lu Yun, behind Kong Xi, spat on the ground with a bah, and laughed, "This group of people, who are on duty in the city defense, are gambling. If they are under the hands of our lord, they will definitely not escape twenty lashes."

Kong Xi scolded in a low voice, "Shut up, madam and young master are here."

Simba laughed when he heard this, raised his chin, put up his princely airs rarely, and said, "If I do what I want, I will definitely whip him forty lashes."

These words sounded very majestic and imposing, but he was already good-looking and young, with puffed cheeks, not to mention how cute he was, which almost made Lu Yun laugh out loud.

A few people chatted a little more, and after waiting for less than a stick of incense, the city gate suddenly creaked open...

People in Rongcheng, whoever went to the streets to buy and sell goods, or visited relatives and friends on this day, will still be excited when they mention the scene of this day many years later, just to tell the curious people in detail what they saw and heard.

Early in the morning, at the beginning of Si Shi, they either took the rice bags and wondered which rice store they could buy cheap rice for cooking at home, or tried their best to solicit business, hoping to earn a few more pennies and feel more at ease.this
The reason for this is that it was caused by the heavy rain a few days ago. The floods were everywhere, and the victims blocked the gates of the city. Although the government officials closed the gates on the pretext of preventing bandits, all kinds of food in the city began to spread. Crazy growth, even the tired everyone became nervous.

In front of the rice store, as in the past few days, there are dozens of people in line, discussing one after another, but the person who came out with the rice on his back cursed a few times.

During the commotion, I saw a group of city defense soldiers riding horses, as if there were wolves chasing them, beating their horses and running wildly, and one of them even dropped the spear in his hand without knowing it.

Everyone raised their hearts immediately. Could it be that the flood is more serious and has already spread to this place?
Less than a quarter of an hour later, before they were allowed to discuss and come up with a charter, they saw the governors, counselors, fellow magistrates and other officials who seldom saw each other in sedan chairs, hurried across the street, and from time to time You can hear the voices in the sedan chair urging you to hurry.

Everyone looked at each other, while holding the bags in their hands tightly, coaxed and followed.

Soon at the gate of the city, the soldiers of the city defense rarely stood neatly on both sides, with spears in hand, trying their best to put on a straight face, but they barely looked mighty.

The senior officials in the sedan chairs quickly ran up the city wall, and after a while, they ran down again like burning their buttocks. They gathered together and muttered in a low voice for a while, and then ordered the soldiers to open the city gate that had been closed for many days.

The two black lacquered pine doors, two feet wide and two feet high, were wide open in all directions, revealing the team of people outside the door.

As far as everyone can see, there are four guards riding on tall horses, blue clothes, golden armor on the outside, high-waisted leather boots on their feet, a long knife with a golden sheath hanging on the left waist, and a golden sheath in their right hand. He put on the reins of the horse, straightened his back, and stared at the front with cold eyes. The mighty aura directly compared the city defense soldiers who looked good at first, like a hooligan playing with a long knife.

Behind the guards was a handsome, clever and lovable little boy, wearing a silver shirt embroidered with golden dragons, a jade pendant with a hollowed-out jade heart hanging from his waist, and black brocade boots. He was not riding a tall horse like the guards. Instead, there sat a giant white tiger about four feet high and nearly six feet long. The fur on the tiger's body was like silver needles, and the stumps shone with dazzling silver light in the sun.

Behind the little boy is a large two-horse carriage with a pine wood frame, the windows pasted with blue gauze after the rain, and a golden bell the size of a child's fist hanging on each of the four corners of the roof. From time to time, there is a crisp sound of jingling, which is not luxurious, but has an unspeakable solemnity.

Behind the car there are four young men who are also riding tall horses. They are not very old, and they look very energetic in blue clothes and short boots.

The little boy seemed to turn around and said something to the carriage, then with a wave of his little hand, the convoy started moving, slowly passed through the city gate, and arrived in the city.

Miao Fu Yin and the others secretly looked at each other, and for some reason, there was a trace of panic in their hearts. At such a critical moment, why did this mysterious lady and prince come to them? Could it be that they came here for the sake of those victims, or did they come by coincidence? Playing here, of course they all hope it is the latter, but years of experience as officials tell them that this matter is definitely not easy.

No matter how suspicious they are, they must bite the bullet and go forward to receive them.

Miao Zhuang, Miao Fu Yin, who was so pot-bellied that he couldn't even see his own toes, raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his head, stepped forward and asked, "Dare to ask this young man in front, is he His Royal Highness Xiaoyao Wang?"

Simba smiled faintly and did not make a sound, but Kong Xi, who was at the front, reached out and took out a golden satin package from his bosom, opened it and took out a large red gold seal inside, and said loudly, "Mrs. Baihua Huguoxian is here! "

The four characters "Hundred Flowers Protecting the Country" were engraved under the big red gold seal. The golden light shining in the sun pierced Miao Zhuang's eyes sorely, and the anxiety in his heart grew. , Greetings to His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness, His Highness, His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness, His Highness, His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness, His Highness, His Royal Highness, His Highness, His Royal Highness, His Highness, His Royal Highness, His Highness, His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness, His Highness, His Highness'!" Several officials behind him also quickly knelt down, and even the soldiers of the city guard watched the excitement. The common people all fell to their knees with a crash.

Simba looked at Miao Zhuang's chubby body lying on the ground, feeling disgusted in his heart, he stood for a long time, and then smiled, "It's too hot here, and Governor Lao came to fetch me into the city."

He was saying polite words like this, but he didn't mention the word "Qi". Of course, Miao Zhuang and the others didn't dare to stand up. Miao Zhuang felt that the prince was still young and should be easily coaxed, so he opened his mouth to flatter him. Helpless, his stomach is too big, and at this moment he is so uncomfortable that he can't even breathe, let alone speak. The subordinate officials behind him are anxious, but they can't pass the Shangguan, and the atmosphere becomes awkward for a while.

At this time, the door of the carriage opened suddenly, and a girl in a green dress jumped out first, with neatly combed maidservants and a delicate face full of respect. woman.

The woman took a few steps forward, walked to the side of the boy, and said slightly loudly, "Simba, you are naughty again." Then she turned her head to look forward, and said in a warm voice, "Master Miao and all the lords please get up quickly. "As he said, he stretched out his hand to help the Lord Miao who was kneeling in the front.

Miao Zhuang was feeling a little dizzy, he heard a woman's crisp voice, before he realized who it was, he saw a white and slender jade hand stretched out in front of him, the fingers were closed like green onions, and there was a string of snow-white big hands on his wrist. The bracelets made of beads made the skin whiter and more delicate. His mind was blurred for a moment, and he wanted to grab it when he stretched out his hand, but he never thought that his hand would suddenly retract.

He immediately looked up, and he was so surprised that he almost slapped himself twice.

The woman in front of him is tall and tall, her willow eyebrows are like smoke, her eyes are like a crescent moon, her pupils are as clear as a deep pool, and there is a little spiritual light shining on her forehead.

Look at her court gown with phoenix embroidered pattern of phoenix and phoenix. Her black hair is coiled into lily temples. The red gold half-moon crown inlaid with the holy sapphire night pearl is shining in her hair. On her ears are flying amethysts. Phoenix, with a long emerald and pearl necklace hanging on her chest.Dressing like this added three points of majesty and five points of extravagance to her.

　My arm hurts from washing clothes. I wish I had a washing machine. Unfortunately, there is bread, haha.Tomorrow is the Lantern Festival. I love glutinous rice balls the most, and they are stuffed with peanuts. Have you eaten yet?
　　
　
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