64 Light Snow
◎ "Will I be beheaded when the sun rises?"◎
After a long time, Puying and Fuque pushed the door open and walked in.
Puying bowed, stuck out her tongue and made a face, her pretty face even brighter. "Fuque is truly a great Buddha, but he's so hard to please."
Fuque explained, "I'm not very good at playing mahjong, and I'm afraid I'll disturb Your Highness's enjoyment."
"Okay, okay, I'm not very good at it either, just to kill time." Tian Nongxi pulled the two of them to sit down.
The beginning of winter has passed, and the temperature in the capital has dropped sharply.
When we got up early this morning, the stoves in each hall had already been lit.
Fortunately, the window lattice blocked the wind, leaving only the setting sun to shine into the hall. Tian Nongxi felt warm all over, and looked very interested, rubbing his hands.
The four of them sat together playing cards, regardless of their identities and status.
While playing, An An slipped in, walked around the couch, buried his head at Tian Nongxi's feet, squinted his eyes and meowed softly.
It walked lightly, and everyone saw it. Tian Nongxi bent down to pick up the ball of fur, and touched its fur that was fluffy from the sun with enjoyment.
When Tian Guangzong met An An for the first time, he whispered to Tian Nongxi, "Little sister, these civet cats are very dirty. Stop touching them. It's not good to give you a rash."
After losing three rounds of firefly hunting, he angrily raised his fist in the air and said, "Master Tian, this cat is really clean! Someone washes it every day."
An An, who was lazily resting on Tian Nongxi's legs, grinned at Tian Guangzong, as if blaming him for being too talkative.
Tian Guangzong said "Hey!" but before he could say anything, Fuque, who was sitting opposite him, put down the cards in her hand and said to Puying, "How can you be so rude?" She stood up, saluted Tian Nongxi, lowered her eyes and said, "Your Highness, please calm down and don't be too angry."
"Ah?——" Puying drew out the last word and stood up reluctantly to salute.
"Oh, okay, okay." Tian Nongxi's pupils rolled around as he looked at the setting sun outside and said, "It's almost time for dinner. We'll continue after we finish eating."
It gets dark early in winter, and by the time the people on duty outside finish their meal, the moon has already turned into a star.
Tian Guangzong pulled his little sister's sleeve and asked in a low voice: "Sister, are they coming?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Puying dragged the reluctant Fuque into the house.
She smiled so much that her eyes narrowed into slits, "Your Highness, we are here." She really didn't understand how anyone in the world could have such a great passion for work.
Tian Nongxi played with the two of them for two hours. Seeing that Puying was yawning non-stop and Fuque's eyes and eyebrows were also filled with sleepiness, she got up and put the cat into the inner room.
When they came back, the effect of the incense took effect and they both fell to the ground one after another with a thud.
She and Tian Guangzong had taken the antidote in advance and were calm as if nothing had happened.
Rolling up his sleeves, Tian Nongxi carried the two of them to the couch in the inner room.
"Brother, please go outside for a while." After silently apologizing, Tian Nongxi reached out to untie Puying's clothes.
She was similar in shape to Puying, and nothing could be seen under the moonlight.
After changing clothes, he asked the two to turn their heads inward and covered them with a quilt, and Tian Nongxi called out to Tian Guangzong.
Use the same trick again and write down your plan with tea.
"So who are you infatuated with?" Tian Guangzong pointed at Fu Que, who was lying inside, and gestured, "Do you want me to wear her clothes? That's against the rules."
"She is so good at martial arts." Tian Nongxi mouthed.
After she finished tying her belt, she clapped her hands towards An An.
Tian Guangzong roared silently: "You want to take it with you?!"
"Yes." Tian Nongxi nodded as a matter of course.
She walked up to Tian Guangzong and whispered her plan into his ear.
An An in his arms was showing off his might, "Meow meow——"
…
Tian Nongxi followed Tian Guangzong, who was holding a cat, out of the East Palace gate. Before the eunuchs could stop them, Tian Guangzong angrily shouted, "Get out of the way! If you touch the Crown Princess's cat, your life will be in danger!"
"This..." The two eunuchs standing at the door looked at each other, then turned to Tian Nongxi and asked, "Miss Puying, where are you going so late?"
Tian Nongxi coughed lightly and said in a voice imitating the voice of a firefly: "Your Highness's cat is sick."
Tian Guangzong said viciously, "Your Majesty has only allowed Doctor Xu in the city to look after your cat, and you won't let us out!"
The eunuch hesitantly made way.
The two men walked to the palace gate and did the same thing, forcing the palace gate, which had been locked for a long time, to open a small crack.
When he walked out, Tian Guangzong was sweating profusely, and his legs were trembling as he held Tian Nongxi's hand.
He couldn't catch his breath, so Tian Nongxi snatched the cat away and ran away.
The voice dissipated in the cool evening breeze: "Will I be beheaded when the sun comes up?"
"It's too late to think about it now." Tian Nongxi half-dragged and half-pulled the man to the tavern they had agreed on long ago, raised his eyebrows and smiled.
By daybreak in the Forbidden City, her reputation for arrogance and domineering behavior would surely have spread to the ridge beasts on the palace roofs.
After paying the money, she took Tian Guangzong to the room reserved for her.
"Go to sleep, brother." Seeing Tian Guangzong's pale face, Tian Nongxi pursed his lips and smiled, comforting him, "He won't blame you. Besides, just insist that you didn't know."
She took off the quilt and spread it on the ground. Before she could lie down, a figure flashed past her eyes like an arrow.
Looking closely, Tian Guangzong had already covered himself with the quilt.
"Brother, sleep here." He turned over so that his back was facing the bed, and said with a guilty tone, "It's all my fault that I'm useless and couldn't open the city gate. You have to wait another night."
Tian Nongxi touched An An who jumped onto the couch and praised him with a smile.
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It was a dreamless night. Before dawn, Tian Nongxi got up on tiptoe, walked behind the screen, changed her clothes, and drew her eyebrows thick and black in front of the bronze mirror before putting on a veil.
Fortunately, it was winter and people on the street were all wrapped up tightly, so her dress was not strange.
After tidying himself up, he turned over, mounted the horse brought by Tian Guangzong and said goodbye to him.
Tian Guangzong's eyes were filled with tears, "Little sister, remember to be filial to grandma on your behalf when you go back."
His waving figure was left at the door of the tavern. Tian Nongxi wrapped his hands around the reins and his heart gradually fell to the ground.
As soon as I rode to the city gate, my heart was in my throat again.
When asking the common people who stopped the team, they found out that not only did they need a pass to leave the city today, but there were also soldiers and officers standing at the door holding portraits and looking for people one by one.
The man with the bags looked impatient and said, "What the hell is going on? My wife is waiting for me at home."
Tian Nongxi: “…”
She asked hesitantly, "Looking for someone? A man or a woman?"
"I don't know, I haven't reached that point yet."
Unable to see clearly who the enemy was looking for from a distance, Tian Nongxi kept looking around while holding his horse, and finally came to the conclusion: they were looking for a woman, because only female officers and soldiers would carefully compare them.
She broke out in a cold sweat, not knowing whether it was out of anger or fear.
In just a short time, there were two or three more people in the team behind him.
As everyone laughed and thought they had made a profit, she walked back with her horse.
"Wait!" Someone suddenly called her.
The sweat on his palms had soaked through the reins, but Tian Nongxi pretended not to hear and kept walking quickly with his head down.
In an instant, a hand climbed up her forearm and pulled her into an alley.
Tian Nongxi almost instinctively bent his elbow and picked up the short knife that was close to his waist. As the blade popped out of the sheath and cut through the air, the man's surprised voice was audible.
"What are you doing?" Lu Zhengqing looked puzzled.
Tian Nongxi put away the knife and looked at her coldly. Seeing that she seemed to know nothing, he put away the knife and asked, "You can recognize me even in this state?"
Lu Zhengqing replied honestly: "Not only can I recognize it, but I can also recognize it immediately."
"..." Tian Nongxi choked for a moment, pulled off the veil on her face, and looked at the carriage beside Lu Zhengqing, "Are you going to leave the city?"
"Yeah. What are you hiding from?"
Tian Nongxi was silent.
"Forget it, get on board." Lu Zhengqing muttered that it was fortunate they were riding in a carriage today. If they were riding horses, they wouldn't be able to hide. After Tian Nongxi got on the carriage, she finally remembered to ask, "You didn't kill anyone, did you?"
"...I haven't violated any of the laws of the Yan Dynasty. Don't worry."
Tian Nongxi got on the carriage and took out ten gold ingots from his sleeve. He relaxed his shoulders and pushed them to Lu Zhengqing, saying, "Thank you very much."
"I'm paying you so much to take you out of the city?" Lu Zhengqing tried to push the gold back, but before he could get to Tian Nongxi, he took it in his arms again. "If I don't take it, I won't take you with me. Will you kill me if I don't take you with me?"
"No." The carriage started slowly, and Tian Nongxi put on her veil again. "Please say that I am your distant cousin, and use your power as a general to let me leave the city as soon as possible. General Lu, are you willing?" She patted Lu Zhengqing's shoulder with a smile.
"Aren't we good friends?" Lu Zhengqing's face was full of "leave it to me".
"Yes, yes."
"But they seem to be looking for you."
"..." Tian Nongxi replied hesitantly, "They look alike, right?"
"You, you, you won't... His Highness...?!" The carriage was very small, and Lu Zhengqing jumped up with a "clang" and almost hit the roof.
"Your Highness is not in the capital, don't you know?"
"Oh, of course I know. Of course I know it before you."
…
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Xiling Town is located in the southwest of Yanchao territory.
After reading Huang's book, Tian Nongxi bought a book with a map of Yan Dynasty in the bookstore and stabbed it here casually with a dart.
Because it is close to the sea and is located in a plain area, Xiling Town has a prosperous economy and a large flow of people.
The only downside is: I can’t get used to the food.
The people of Xiling Town live by the sea and are used to eating all kinds of seafood. It is absolutely necessary to have seafood on the table.
Tian Nongxi encountered setbacks for the first time. The store he opened after spending half a month on it had no customers.
She thought about it and finally attributed the reason to the fact that although Xiling Town has a large population, most of them are locals and they only love a few of the same things.
Unfortunately, she couldn't find any good local chefs.
I heard that there are many women in the village below who are great cooks. However, due to family rules, they are not allowed to show up in public, so they can only work hard every day to cook for the whole family in vain. Tian Nongxi decided to go and take a look.
Light snow.
Gray clouds pressed over the low eaves, dropping a layer of hazy, wet snow, leaving the ground blank instead of the sky.
Tian Nongxi brushed away the snow beads hanging on her eyelashes, lowered her head and quickened her pace.
She didn't expect that the snow would really come as promised during the light snow season, and she didn't even look at the umbrella leaning against the wall before going out.
After walking for a long time, I saw a triangular sign with the word "Tea" written on it in large letters in the distance.
"Waiter, bring me a cup of tea!" After shaking off the half-melted snow on his body, Tian Nongxi waved to the waiter standing in front of another table.
"Why--"
Soon, a bowl of hot tea was handed to her.
"Sir, please give a bowl to the beggar behind you. He looks so pitiful." The waiter couldn't stop looking outside.
Tian Nongxi turned around, frowned, and stared at the person who was following him for a long time before asking coldly, "How long are you going to follow me?"
【Author’s words】
Next chapter: Concubine Luan returns to the palace o(^▽^)o威weiweiwei————武wuwuwu————(not a beggar)
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