Splendid Book

Chapter 17 Yangzhou Skinny Horse
Everyone was taken aback, Shen Lingcheng immediately picked her up, looked carefully at her palm, fortunately it was not scratched by the porcelain.And the little boy on the opposite side opened his dark and bright eyes, looking at Yuxue's cute little sister.In other words, although there are many sisters in his family, he has never seen such a beautiful little doll.Her skin is so fair, just like the milk he drank every day, um, her eyes are big and bright.

Ye Lanting glanced at her curiously, but the younger sister stared at him firmly.He pursed his lips and asked with some embarrassment: "Sister, are you okay?"

"Who is your sister, you scared my sister," Shen Rufan next to him, saw that he had scared Chang Le like this, and dared to call her sister, Dang even clenched his fists and said fiercely .

Ye Lanting has always been mild-tempered, and he is a legitimate son at home, who would dare to be so unreasonable to him.So he took a step back in fright when he met Shen Ruyan, who had the temper of a demon king in the world, but after thinking about it, he explained: "I'm just afraid that my sister will get hurt."

"Hmph, I don't need your concern," Shen Ruan glared at him, the kid who ran out from nowhere, actually wanted to snatch his sister, he must be tired of it.

Shen Lingcheng had just coaxed his daughter, when he heard Shen Rufan yelling, he immediately taught with a serious face, "Fan'er, why are you talking to your younger brother? He only cares about your sister, so don't be so rude."

"Forget it, it's just a child bickering," Ye Mingshan opened his mouth and said.

"Chang Feng, maybe we haven't seen each other for a long time, why don't you stay at my house for a few more days, and let's have a good drink," Shen Lingcheng said with a cheerful smile.

Ye Mingshan nodded, and the two of them were about to leave.It was still Shen Rufan who said anxiously: "Father, you can promise us that the one who can go to the temple fair today has not even started yet."

Seeing him say this, Shen Lingcheng immediately stared at him, as if blaming him for his ignorance.And Shen Rufan was also anxious, but Shen Changle, who was held in Shen Lingcheng's arms, seemed to be stupid, with his head down, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Chang Le, you should say something," Shen Ruan became anxious, he knew that if he said something, his father would definitely not listen to it, but if Chang Le spoke, his father would definitely not disagree.

At this moment, Shen Changle suddenly raised his head and looked at Ye Lanting who was facing him. She had never seen him before, and only knew that he was the husband-in-law her father had chosen for her.He is the eldest grandson of the Ye family in Fuyang, south of the Yangtze River. His grandfather is the teacher of today's god, and his father is a Jinshi in the second list.

The Ye family is from a farming and studying family in the south of the Yangtze River, and he is a fiancé-in-law praised by everyone.Shen Changle used to be embroidering the dowry while waiting for her beloved to marry her.But in the end, she didn't wait for him, but what she waited for was Kefu's name.

I never expected to see him here.

But then she suddenly froze, or maybe she had already seen her at this time in her previous life.It's just because she was young at that time that she didn't remember it.Thinking of this, Shen Changle couldn't help clenching his palms.

No, she can't let what happened in her previous life happen again, no.

"Daddy, I want to go to the temple fair," Shen Changle looked at Shen Lingcheng pitifully.

Shen Lingcheng has always been partial, and when Shen Ruan said this, he would have been lenient if he didn't beat him up.And when Shen Changle said this, he felt that he was really sorry for his daughter, and it was rare for him to take her out to play, but he didn't expect his old friend to come to visit.

He smiled awkwardly at Ye Mingshan, and then said: "Changfeng, why don't we find a teahouse, drink tea and let the three of them go to the temple fair. It's rare to be lively today, and my little daughter It's rare to go out, so I invite Haihan."

"Runfang, you're being polite. I came here uninvited. Let's talk about our old days and let the three of them go for a walk," Ye Mingshan naturally agreed.

So Shen Lingcheng washed Shen Changle's broken brush and bought Shen Ruan the set of ink ingots he liked, and the three little guys were led to the temple fair with their own thoughts.

Shen Ruan got a set of ink ingots without spending a tael of silver, so she was naturally happy.So even looking at Ye Lanting is not so annoying anymore.However, he still held Shen Changle's hand domineeringly, and said warningly: "This is my sister, you are not allowed to call me casually."

"Then I won't call you sister, but I'll call you Changle, okay?" Ye Lanting was a mild-mannered little guy who was choked by Shen Ruan several times, but he was not angry at all.He looked at Shen Changle, saw the pink ribbon tied around her flower bud fluttering, and felt so happy.

Shen Changle turned his head to look, to be honest, Ye Lanting is a beautiful and delicate little boy, with big and bright black pupils, although he is still young, his nose bridge is straight, and the corner of his mouth is as small as a cherry.If he were to wear the clothes of a little girl, he would be prettier than most little girls.

If he grows up, he must be a handsome man.No wonder Daddy is so satisfied with him, but the world makes trouble.Shen Changle couldn't resent Ye Lanting, after all, no one wanted to see the result, but she really didn't want to get involved with Ye Lanting again.I only hope that in this life, he can change his own destiny.

"You can call Brother Lanting." Ye Lanting is smart after all, although Shen Rujian forbids him to call him sister Changle, Changle can also call him brother.

But who would have thought that after he finished speaking, the little girl next to him didn't respond at all.But Shen Ruyan laughed loudly, and said sarcastically: "My sister has liked my brother the most since she was a child, and she won't let her brother carelessly."

Because Shen Ruhui is not here now, Shen Ruhui is not ashamed when he speaks.

"Brother, is there an opera over there?" Shen Changle asked with a smile, pointing to the stage set up on the street not far away, impatiently listening to their children's words.

Shen Ruyan had never seen it before, so she happily said, "Let's go and have a look."

Shen Lingcheng sent all the servants out to follow the three of them.But in the end it was the little master, they ran over, and the servant didn't dare to stop him, so he could only follow behind.Ye Lanting seemed to have sensed that Shen Rufan and Shen Changle didn't like him, so he was very interested, but he still ran over with them.

When they got under the stage, many people were already crowded in front, and Shen Ruyan kept pushing forward.Shen Changle was pulled by him, and followed him, but there were too many people, her hair was all messed up, she kept calling her brother to slow down, but Shen Rufan didn't hear it at all.

At this time, a soft hand suddenly grabbed her little hand, and Ye Lanting comforted her in her ear, "Sister Changle, don't be afraid, I will protect you."

Shen Changle looked back at him, the little boy's eyes were determined, his mouth was tightly pursed, and he squeezed forward in front of her.So under the courage of the two of them, the three of them squeezed to the front.

Only then did Shen Rufan turn his head to look at Ye Lanting seriously, touched his head and smiled, and said, "You're not bad, you didn't take off my hind legs."

"Thank you for the compliment," Ye Lanting also replied, as if this was something to be proud of.

At this time, the people on the stage sang a section, and the people in the audience applauded, and then saw a handful of copper coins being thrown up.Shen Ruan glanced back, a few servants from the Shen residence hadn't squeezed over yet.At this time, many people in the audience threw copper coins. Shen Changle took out his purse and picked out a silver coin from it. When he was about to throw it away, Ye Lanting said anxiously: "Sister, I have silver coins. I'll throw it for you."

Before Shen Changle could speak, a piece of broken silver in Ye Lanting's hand had already been thrown onto the stage. The stage was full of copper coins before, so when such a piece of broken silver the size of a thumb was thrown down, everyone immediately looked over .

And the people on the stage who were beating the gongs and drums suddenly started to beat the ground in a hurry. The person who was singing the opera had slowly moved in front of them, but he pulled himself up flat and turned backwards.All the people were stunned by the neat and tidy back, and when they came back to their senses, the cheers suddenly sounded, the drums became more and more intensive, and the man started to somersault along with the drums.

The people on the stage seemed to have shown their housekeeping skills, flipping forward, sideways, and back, and they were as flexible as monkeys.Not to mention the excitement of the three children, the people next to them were even more excited.It seemed that someone was squeezing over from behind, Shen Changle was squeezed uncomfortably, but at this moment a hand flashed past her eyes, and then she smelled a strange smell.

At this time, it seemed that someone was pushing forward desperately, the sound of the drums on the stage became more and more intensive, and the cheers from the audience resounded loudly.Shen Ruan didn't even blink his eyes, and when he was about to take out the copper coins, he saw someone grabbing his sleeve, and when he turned his head, he saw Ye Lanting's ashen face: "Sister Changle is gone."

Shen Ruan will turn her head to look at the side again now, and there is no sign of her sister.He became very angry and shouted: "Changle, Changle."

The boy who hadn't squeezed in from the back just squeezed in sweating profusely at this moment, and the people next to him were dissatisfied and cursed at them.

When Qi Sheng heard the second young master's words, his legs almost went limp.After he stabilized, he stepped forward and hugged Shen Ruwen, and ordered someone to hug Ye Lanting, one of them was gone, we can't lose sight of these two.

"Hurry up and go to Taibai Building to find the master, and ask the master to send people from the government to look for it." Qi Sheng is Shen Lingcheng's servant, so when encountering such a big event, he can hold his breath.

"No, I'm going to find my sister, I'm going to find my sister," Shen Ruan cried out in fright.

And Shen Lingcheng was not far away at the Taibai Building, he was drinking tea with Lin Mingshan, when he saw the servant hurried over, upon hearing this, Qihun was so frightened that he left halfway.When he arrived at the place, the crowd had dispersed, only Qi Sheng was left looking at the two young masters, and the other servants had dispersed to find someone.

Shen Ruan was so fond of playing, she lost her sister, and was already speechless from crying.Shen Lingcheng looked at him with a gloomy face, but he didn't slap him when he raised his hand.He ordered Qi Sheng to take his name card and hurry to the government office of Guangping Mansion, and asked Mr. Fu Yin to come forward and use people to find him.

Lin Mingshan didn't expect this to happen, and at this moment he felt both regretful and anxious: "Runfang, don't worry, Changle auspicious people have their own aura, we will definitely find it."

But even if he said that, after Fu Yin personally brought the person, the person was still like a stone sinking into the sea, and there was no news.

At this time, Shen Changle woke up in a dark place. She looked at the room. It was obvious that this was a place for storing groceries, but there were many wooden boxes here, and several wooden boxes were still open. Put something like a flag.

This is where?

Shen Changle only remembered that he smelled a strange smell, and then lost consciousness.At that time, she was with the second brother and the others, but now she is alone, the second brother and the others should be fine.Just as she was looking around, she suddenly heard a sound from the side. Her hands and feet were not tied, but she was placed on a pile of cloth.So she got up lightly, walked to the door, opened a small crack, and looked outside.

Outside is a small yard, with a row of clothes hanging on the west side, and a well with buckets on the east side.There is a small jujube tree at the door, which will have luxuriant branches and leaves, and when the wind blows, it will make a rustling sound.It was an unusual small courtyard, even if someone came to see it, they would only think it was an ordinary family.

Just when Shen Changle was about to look at it again, he heard a strange voice from beside him: "Damn, we have encountered a hard stubble, it seems that we have to be careful. There are officers and soldiers everywhere on the street, even the city The door is strictly checked, and I heard that as long as there is a box, it must be opened."

"Then what should we do? This little girl is in our hands, so she can't get rid of it?" Another female voice rang out, and she said with some regret: "I said a long time ago that we will have trouble sooner or later in this business. Just don't listen to me."

"Forget it, I've done everything, besides, child abduction is a lucrative business, just such a little girl, don't underestimate her, I'll take her to Yangzhou, I'm afraid someone will ask for 50 taels of silver," the kidnapper continued Said.

"Just such a little girl can be worth 50 taels?" Apparently the other person didn't quite believe it.

The kidnapper laughed and said, "Yangzhou's skinny horse is famous all over the world. A skinny horse is worth at least 2000 taels of silver if it is sold in the capital. This little girl looks so good-looking, so she is a good seedling, let alone 50 taels." Two, I’m afraid someone will buy it for 100 taels.”

The more Shen Changle heard it, the more frightened she became. She only got the title of Yangzhou Shouma occasionally, and knew that these women were raised by others since childhood, and when they were old, they were sold to high-ranking officials as concubines.It can be said that it is a concubine, this kind of person really enters a noble family, and is not even as good as a housemate.

Suddenly there was a light sound in the room, Shen Changle looked around in horror, and saw the back window was pried open a crack, a delicate face appeared in the window, the black pupils stared at her, as if to suck her in the eyes.

"You..." Shen Changle never expected that Ji Yu would appear here.

He moved lightly through the window and entered.

Today he is wearing a sapphire blue brocade robe, not the monk's robe of that day, he looks like a young son of a wealthy family who has come out to hang out.Seeing Shen Changle staring at him, he blinked, as if smiling at her.

(End of this chapter)