Chapter 984: His Royal Highness the Crown Prince
“Mistress, let’s have some bean curd.”
“Okay, little master, take it. If you take the time to return the bowl, I won’t charge you any money. ”
“Thank you, ma’am.”
The lady selling bean curd looked at the beautifully dressed and cute little girl in front of her, and she was extremely generous and took away the money for the bowl.
In the early years, everything in the eastern part of Jin Dynasty was the property of the prince's palace. Counting up all walks of life, the owner was the prince's palace.
In recent years, the royal palace has lifted the ban on some industries so that ordinary people can participate and manage them;
Among them, snack stalls are the majority, and due to the ethnic composition and immigrant composition of eastern Shanxi It accounts for the majority, so there are a wide variety of snacks.
After all, no matter what dynasty or generation, the catering industry is the easiest for people to get started with. Of course, it is also the easiest to fail.
But no matter what, after the number of vendors hawking on the streets increased, Fengxin City, which originally seemed too serious, became more pyrotechnics.
The eldest girl held a bowl of bean curd in her hand and handed the half-eaten candied haws to the maid next to her. She picked up a spoon and scooped out the beancurd and put it into her mouth.
“Hmm~”
After the big girl swallowed the bean curd, she smashed it in her mouth,
“It tastes really bad.”
Immediately, another maid next to her reached out, took the bowl, and started eating.
Da Niu’s father is a good eater. It is said that many of the popular foods in the world were invented by her father.
Therefore, the chef of the prince's palace is definitely of the highest level in the world;
And he does not demand big fish, big meat, delicacies from the mountains and sea, and often makes some snacks to suit the prince's appetite.
For those of you who have eaten the bean curd at home, the bean curd sold outside looks the same, but tastes nothing like the same thing.
But the royal family is very strict and does not allow food to be wasted, so if the girl refuses to eat, the maid next to her will immediately take it and finish it, and return the bowl along the way.
"Adi, Adi."
The big girl called Zheng Lin. Zheng Lin walked in front. Behind Zheng Lin, stood a very tall man wearing black clothes and a cloak.
Zheng Lin turned around and looked at his sister.
“Let’s go drink tea.”
The older girl stepped forward and held up her brother’s arm,
"I heard them say before that Aunt Hong and her gang just had a fight; they said it was because her gang went to Grandpa's shop to drink tea."
Zheng Lin was very straightforward with his sister. He rolled his eyes and said
;
“If my second mother knew that I took you to that place...”
“My mother will not beat you.”
"She will tell my dad."
"Dad won't beat you."
"Dad will tell my mom."
"Well..."
Some of the industries lifted by the palace also include red tents.
Although the most high-end red tents in Fengxin City are still managed by the royal family, some small workshops have begun to operate independently;
However, because those who are truly beautiful and talented are still more inclined to the royal family background The red curtains, so now in the small workshops outside, the majority are old and lusty.
Because doing business in Fengxin City requires you to go to the relevant yamen to obtain a license, and the license process for the red tent attribute is relatively long, so many small workshops have taken a sidestep and exist under the name of "teahouse";< br>
And because most of the teahouses are old ladies, many of the customers they attract are elderly, so this type of teahouse is also nicknamed "Grandpa's shop".
Aunt Hong is a laundry maid in the palace. The women gossip in private, but the princess in the palace listens to them.
Zheng Lin knew that if his family knew that he had taken his sister to that kind of place, her sister would be fine, but it would be very difficult for him...
"Then, let's go drink serious tea and listen to stories. It's lively there."
Zheng Lin frowned. He didn't want to go to an informal teahouse. In fact, a serious teahouse Don't even want to go.
Because the storytellers there like to tell the stories that the tea drinkers like to hear the most, which are often their own father’s stories.
When you hear this too often, you will inexplicably feel that they seem to know their father better than you do;
You may even have the illusion that you have two fathers?
One father was lying on a chair at home;
The other father was always fighting outside, and specially selected hermits and masters to fight for three days and three nights, causing mountains to collapse, earth to crack and water to flow back.
Seeing that her brother was unwilling to go, the older girl pouted and said:
"That's not possible. We finally have to come out for some air, but we can't just go back."
Zheng Lin wanted to remind his sister that the reason why it was so difficult for the two of them to leave the palace now was because someone ran away from home for fun last time?
With this thought,
Zheng Lin raised his head and looked at the existence standing behind him;
In terms of seniority, he is his grandfather.
Once he leaves the mansion, his grandfather will wake up from the coffin and follow him step by step.
Zheng Lin tried to climb out of the palace wall secretly. After his grandfather followed him out, he tried to escape with his own body skills;
Then,
grandpa raised his fist and pushed himself directly He was thrown away. Even though he had been in amazing physical condition since childhood, he still vomited blood under this punch.
Zheng Lin felt the love of the next generation;
In the end, he could only go home dejectedly to recuperate.
As for my sister, Erniang’s instructions to her were that if she ran away from home again, all the maids and nuns who had served her since she was a child, themselves and their families, would be implicated.
Even my sister herself does not dare to challenge her mother's bottom line.
So, the two babies could only stay in the palace for so long, and finally got a chance to go out for some fresh air.
This is because my father won the battle and Erniang was very happy and was able to get accommodation.
“Then let’s go to the Calabash Temple and play with making paper figures.”
"Okay...let's do it."
The big girl immediately ordered a maid beside her. The maid nodded and immediately went to pass the message.
After a while, the maid came back and brought a positive reply.
“Let’s go, brother!”
The big girl took her brother and walked out of the north gate.
Before that, a group of city patrol officers had already started in advance and came to the Calabash Temple to clear the place.
When the two young masters arrived at the entrance of the temple, many people gathered on both sides of the temple.
On normal days, the two children have long been accustomed to this kind of clearing the way. Their father sometimes "enjoys with the people" and sometimes needs to be alone and quiet.
But today, it is different.
Because many of the people who were stopped outside by the city patrol officers were wrapped in plain clothes.
"Ask, what's going on."
"Yes, princess."
After a while, the maid came back to report: "Your Highness, the list of dead soldiers was sent to Fengxin City last night . ”
The news of the great victory actually came very early. Come on, after all, the connection between Fengxin City and the front line is basically uninterrupted every day, but the statistics of the dead have a certain lag. It takes more than two rounds of statistics to confirm the return. At the same time, before the statistics, the army still has There are many other things to do, such as garrisoning and security.
The big girl pursed her lips, looked at her brother, and said:
"Brother, what should I do?"
The people who came to the temple today are all people from Fengxin City whose families have fallen soldiers. They can be regarded as offering incense in advance, and the real big arrangements are according to the rules of Shanxi Province. It is customary to hold a collective burial ceremony after every war.
“I don’t think it’s good to stop them.” Zheng Lin said.
“Well, I feel the same way, but since we have come...”
“Sister, you decide.”
"My brother, be good."
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Princess are here!!!"
In fact, the people outside the temple had already guessed that it was someone from the palace who had arrived.
Because of this Gourd Temple, only people from the royal palace will have soldiers to clear the place and maintain order. Other officials, no matter how big they are, are not qualified.
However, after hearing that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Princess were here, the people's eyes showed excitement.
In Eastern Jin Dynasty, the prince is the "emperor" and the prince is the prince.
"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Chitose, and greetings to His Royal Highness the Princess Chitose!"
Everyone knelt down.
Da Niu and Zheng Lin walked side by side and reached the entrance of the temple. Da Niu stopped and asked the people around her to get incense and candles.
Then,
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Princess stood on the right side of the temple door, holding incense in their hands.
After the soldiers are ordered to clear the place and let people in, everyone wearing white can take three sticks of fragrance from the hands of the prince or princess.
In this era, this is a great courtesy;
With tears in their eyes, many people took the incense, then entered the temple and inserted the incense burner to complete the incense;
< br>Because you have to line up when entering and cannot delay those behind you, after the incense offering is completed, the people will kneel down and kowtow to the two noble figures after coming out from the other side of the gate.
Cry, still cry, sad, still sad.
But the people of eastern Jin Dynasty, especially Biaohu, have a kind of freedom and ease about dying in battle that is beyond people in other places.
Because the territory of Eastern Jin Dynasty was conquered by fighting, in the eyes of other people in the Xia Dynasty, the Yan people were martial, so they were called barbarians. However, the territory of Eastern Jin Dynasty was almost completely occupied by outsiders. The place that was re-established from the White Land under the leadership of the prince, its martial arts style can be said to be the best in the Yan Dynasty.
In addition, Jindong has already had a very mature system for the compensation and arrangements for the war dead, so the family does not have to worry about their future livelihood.
Therefore, those three incense sticks brought extraordinary significance after passing through the hands of the two little nobles.
To put it more generally, this probably means that a scholar dies for his confidant.
The people in eastern Shanxi are not afraid of death, and there is no war. Instead, they are not used to it. War should be a part of their lives, especially those of standard households.
Many old people came with their children to offer incense. While wiping away tears, they motioned for their grandchildren to kowtow with them.
What he said was only two or three sentences, monotonous but extremely simple;
Probably, my child, your father died in the war following the prince, which is not bad; you will When you grow up, you can't be a coward even if you fight with the young prince.
Because there were so many people, this incense pilgrimage lasted from noon to dusk.
After the end,
Gourd Temple closed its doors.
The big girl shouted that she was hungry, and Monk Liaofan personally brought the vegetarian meal, a large bowl of white rice covered with green vegetable leaves.
The big girl took the chopsticks and found that it was covered with braised pork, lion head and diced chicken;
She raised her head and looked at Monk Fan, who also smiled slightly.
Big girl eats in a hurry. When she is really hungry, she no longer cares about what she eats, it tastes so delicious.
Zheng Lin was also eating, but he ate much more reservedly than his sister.
He looked at his sister. Her sister's physique was much worse than his own. This was due to her innate condition.
Moreover, my sister has been carrying Long Yuan on her back since she was a child. She will definitely follow the path of a swordsman in the future, so she is not in a hurry to polish her body.
Therefore, after standing for most of the day and having to bend slightly when delivering incense, it was a big burden on my body.
Zheng Lin knew that his father’s favorite child was his sister.
People don’t look for reasons from themselves. Zheng Lin doesn’t think about how unpleasant his son must be;
However, Zheng Lin has never been jealous. My sister can be so loved by her father.
What my sister didn’t know was that when she asked Er Niang for leave, he was outside.
Then, because I have recently been promoted to a higher level, my hearing is better than before. Even though they are separated by the courtyard wall, I can hear the conversation between my sister and my second mother.
My sister said that many people will go to the Calabash Temple today to offer incense to their relatives who died in the war. She wants to take her brother there. He is the heir apparent and will inherit his father's throne in the future, so he should go.
The second mother, who had never dared to let her two children go out, agreed after hearing this.
After all, no matter what, she had no reason and could not stop the prince of the palace from winning people's hearts.
In order to help me win people's hearts, my sister stood with me for most of the day.
In fact, Zheng Lin has no obsession with the throne.
He also told Uncle Bei about his inner thoughts.
Then he was knocked over by Uncle Bei more than twenty times with his mind power, and then he was shocked with his mental power until blood oozed from his eyes, ears, mouth and nose;
Finally,
Uncle Bei was almost She leaned against his face and said pleasantly:
You will be strong, and you will definitely be strong in the future, but can you be stronger than thousands of troops?
Although Zheng Lin was still unconvinced, he did not dare to say anything like "I don't care about the throne."
In the eyes of outsiders, including my sister, my second wife and my third wife, the gentlemen in the palace have a "soft spot" for me;
But this kind of "Love and care" is really not something that ordinary people can afford.
However, Zheng Lin has never hated or complained about them. Often after being tortured, beaten and taught a lesson, he would eat and drink with them with a mouthful of nosebleeds and a mouthful of wine;
My uncles once said that I was the same type of person as them, and I felt the same way.
Old monk Kongyuan brought the soup, which he said was tofu soup;
The soup was delicious and the tofu was very fresh and tender, but there were not many pieces. Instead, it was fish as a side dish. A little bit.
After eating and drinking, Zheng Lin wanted to ask his sister if she wanted to go home. After all, her grandfather was still waiting outside the temple.
But the big girl seemed to be in high spirits, saying that she couldn’t stick the paper man today, but she could still play with it.
Paper figurines are toys for two children. What people call paper figurines means making paper figurines, but the two children really use them to make paper figurines.
Ever since their parents took them into the temple when they were very young, they have had an...unexplainable disgust towards the moving paper man.
Later, every time I had the opportunity to enter the Calabash Temple, I would make fun of him.
This really cannot be called cruel. It can only be said that good will be rewarded with good and evil will be rewarded with evil. The cycle of cause and effect is right;
After all, the Taoist came to Fengxin City to do something when they were about to be born, but now they are just paying off their debts.
But today,
the paper man has changed his body. This one looks like a very fine and expensive style. The Hulu Temple itself has taken in many disabled soldiers to do odd jobs. , in their spare time, they will also make some gold ingot paper figures for sale;
But the one that really does it well is the Bai Shi Shop in Fengxin City.
The body of the paper man is very spirited and resembles an official, and he is sitting on a chair as if he were there.
"The State of Chu has been defeated. Unless your father suddenly decides to rebel against Yan, the power of the State of Yan has already been achieved."
One of the two children picked up a stone and the other a small stick. They had no reaction to what the paper man said. .
Every time they come to play with the paper man, the man always likes to scream and say some specious things, and they are used to it.
Seeing that his opening remarks could not stop the rhythm of the two children,
the paper man panicked,
He said hurriedly:
“I know those beasts, they think they have a glimpse of the secret. Now that the situation is like this, they probably don’t have the courage to stand in front of them to stop this situation, but they will probably do some tricks. Means!
For example,
You!
For example, your sister!”
Zheng Lin stretched out his hand to stop his sister.
The body of the paper man swelled for a while, then shriveled up, as if he breathed a long sigh of relief.
“There is a group of people who live in the shadows, but claim to be bright and uphold God’s will. They can’t do anything to your father. Your father is now blessed with royal energy. Even ordinary kings are not like you. The aura on my father's body is profound.
Just like Zang Fuzi back then, he couldn't do anything to the emperor, but he could...
So, you may become their target. "
Zheng Lin smiled and said:
“We are safe.”
“Not necessarily.”
“Aren’t you just an example?” Da Niu asked back.
"They have many me."
Big girl said in surprise: "So, we will have many paper figures to play with in the future?"
"..." Paper figures.
The two children had no feelings for this kind of warning;
They knew that they were noble and dangerous from an early age, but at the same time, they also grew up being better than their peers or even more dangerous. Ordinary people are stronger;
The protection they received was enough to make them feel at ease.
“I have a premonition that they will take action against you.” The paper man almost roared.
"Then I won't run away from home." Da Niu said.
"Do you want to hide for the rest of your life!"
"Dad will not let them hide for the rest of their lives." Da Niu said firmly.
"I can protect you." The paper man said.
The big girl laughed,
Zheng Lin laughed,
even the monk Liaofan who was standing behind him couldn't help but laugh along with her.
“I can really do it!” The paper man felt insulted;
Immediately, it seemed to have lost some of its energy,
whispered:
“I can help your father find them.”
“Wow!”
The paper man was smashed into a big hole.
The next moment,
another paper figure lying next to him suddenly moved. Apparently the Taoist had changed his body again, and shouted angrily:
"What are you doing! What are you doing!"< br>
Zheng Lin tilted his head,
looking at the new paper man,
Said:
"How boring would it be if we found it out in advance?"
"I can promise you."
At this time, a woman's voice came.
The big girl turned around to look, and immediately approached with a smile on her face, shouting:
"Auntie, I miss you so much."
"Be good."
Six Niang picked up the girl and reached out to pinch her cheek.
"Auntie, you are back. Where is dad?"
"Your dad is still on the front line. I will come back to hand over some matters first. By the way, I would like to ask your mother if she would like to go back to her parents' home. .”
"Well, is it true? My mother said that the road home used to be difficult."
"Now the road has been repaired," Siniang said.
At this time, Zheng Lin, who was standing there, tried his best to stand a little straighter, trying to imitate the big girl on his face, showing a happy smile,
said:< br>
“Mom, you are back.”
Siniang hugged Da Niu and walked to her son.
“Bang!”
The son was kicked away and hit the edge of the well.
“How boring would it be if we found it out in advance?”
Six Niang stepped forward again,
Zheng Lin subconsciously tensed up his body and wanted to escape, but a string of silk threads was released from his mother's hands, binding her ankles and dragging her back.
“Bang!”
My mother stepped on his face,
lowered her head and spat:
“Do you know that you What did you say just now, so much like a villain?
Do you know how they died?
Same as you,
so stupid!
I worked so hard to give birth to you,
I would rather you fall into the well and drown to death than to die of stupidity! ”
"Auntie, my brother knows he was wrong." The eldest girl helped to plead for mercy.
“Buzz!”
With a tug on the silk thread,
Zheng Lin was lifted up and hung in front of Siniang.
“Mother…”
"Do you know you are wrong?"
"I didn't..."
"Pa!"
Sixiang hugged the big girl with her right hand and gave her a big slap with her left hand On his son's face, he directly drew blood from the corner of his mouth.
This is not a stick education, nor is it considered domestic violence...
After all, ordinary children are very delicate, but the Zheng family's cub can tear a cheetah alive as soon as it can walk.
The big girl understood it and immediately said:
"Auntie, I am imitating my father. Daddy also likes to say such very appropriate words. I am imitating my father."
When Zheng Lin heard this explanation,
he immediately became anxious,
Said:
“I am not.”
“Pa!”
“He is worthy of me...”
“Pa!”
"I was wrong."
"Pa!"
"..." Zheng Lin.
The poor child had slap marks on both sides of his face.
The big girl closed her eyes. Although this was a family drama that had been going on for many years, she still couldn't bear to watch it.
Moreover, the eldest girl felt that the aunt who had just come off the battlefield seemed to be a little heavier than before.
This last slap seemed to be unfair to Zheng Lin.
But in fact...
"You have become more capable. Mom was almost fooled by you and didn't notice. You kid actually took advantage of the gap between us going to the front line to wear yourself. "?"
A look of horror immediately appeared on Zheng Lin's face. He knew that it was just a daily family interaction game between mother and son;
But after this matter is discovered, it is very likely that...
"Mom, the seal loosened itself. I just entered another level and it became loose."
" Bang! "
Zheng Lin was thrown to the ground, face down, extremely miserable.
Sixiang turned her head, looked at the paper man, and said;
"I let you linger until today, only to find out that you are still somewhat useful. If you do the next thing well, we will find a way to reshape you. If we don't do it well, you will be completely wiped out."
< br>"I understand, I understand." The paper man immediately agreed.
Immediately,
Siniang walked in front with the big girl in her arms,
The silk thread behind her dragged her son sliding on the ground,
When passing the threshold of the temple, the son would be turned upside down;
When he arrived at the door and saw Sha Tuo Queshi standing there in a black robe, Siniang's tone softened a little,
Tao:
< br>"You live alone and lonely. From now on, this boy will live in the same room with you, just to relieve your boredom until his father and his uncles come back from the front line."
Shatuo Que Shi stretched out his hand,
A ball of breath condensed out, and Zheng Lin who was on the ground was pulled up, caught in his hand, and then swung to fall on his shoulder.
Then, he turned around and walked toward the city gate.
Enter the city,
Enter the palace,
Go to the backyard,
Enter the underground secret room again.
Shatuo Queshi placed Zheng Lin on the coffin.
Zheng Lin, who was already bruised and swollen, sat up directly at this time, which showed that his body was strong and he was indeed genuine.
"Grandpa, don't worry, I am very loyal. I will never tell my mother and the others that you used evil spirit to help me kill the seal.
But you also heard it, my mother It has been discovered. When Uncle A Ming and Uncle Bei come back, they will reinforce the seal for me.
You need to work harder tonight and help me completely wear off the seal, so that I can take advantage of them before they come back..."
Shatuo Queshi stretched out his hand back,
" Boom! "
The big iron door of the secret room suddenly fell down, and under the pull of the air machine, it was locked from the outside.
"Ho ho..."
A hoarse sound came from Shatuo Queshi's throat.
Obviously, the grandfather loved his grandson before and helped to kill the seal to give the grandson more freedom to play, which was okay.
But after hearing what the paper man said and Siniang’s reaction, the nature of the matter suddenly changed.
The big iron gate fell, isolating everything inside and outside;
Unless someone from the outside opens it with great force, it cannot be opened from the inside with Zheng Lin's strength, not even Shatuo Queshi himself , can't be opened, because he lives here, but there is still a guy suppressing him at the bottom.
Zheng Lin sighed,
Knowing that grandpa would not help him,
but he still asked with concern:
"Grandpa, how much tribute do you have left here?"< br>
“Um…”
Shatuo Queshi was stunned for a moment, and he realized that he seemed to have forgotten something very important.
Because it was Zheng Fan and Tiantian who often came to him to make offerings to him in the past, but now the father and son are on the front line, and his place is a forbidden area of the palace, so no one has come to make offerings to him for a long time. Offered.
Realizing that something seemed a little wrong, His Royal Highness immediately stood up and got out of the coffin.
From a large pile of candles and incense burners,
took out a plate that had turned black. Dried tea.
"Master, what should I eat?" (End of Chapter)