Shanglin Night Snow

"Going out?" Shao Jingheng froze with a smile, obviously surprised.

"Just go for a stroll nearby, and return at night!" Knowing at a glance that he disapproved, Mu Yunqi's tone was soft as if begging for mercy.

"Nearby?" After thinking for a while, the man seemed to be moved: "Your Majesty really won't stay outside, will he return at night?"

"One word from a gentleman, four horses are hard to follow!" Seeing him let go, Mu Yunqi nodded hastily.

"Then, all right." In the end, it was hard to resist the eager hope revealed in those eyes, and Shao Jingheng reluctantly agreed.

It was so easy to get what he wanted, Mu Yunqi was pleasantly surprised and didn't even care about arranging the patch, so he dragged the man and hurried out.

If you go nearby, you can go on foot.Go straight to the east for a hundred feet to Yujie Street, then go south from here, and walk around at will.Mu Yunqi was in high spirits all the way, lingering around, like a bird just out of the cage, jumping and joyful, completely unaware of the uneasiness of the people beside him——Shao ​​Jingheng looked back all the way, raising his eyebrows frequently.After walking a hundred feet away, he grabbed the person who was looking into the fruit shop on the street, and said coldly, "Where are the guards?"

Mu Yunqi was startled: "What guard?"

The man lowered his face: "You didn't bring any guards?!"

All innocent, Mu Yun prayed plausibly: "This is a busy city, and no outsiders know about it when you go out. Besides, with you by your side, what can happen?"

Strong words!

"The previous case is not clear, how can you be careless? Have you forgotten the lessons learned from the past?" Shao Jingheng was in a hurry.

"Then you can't commit murder in the city? Besides, he may not know who you and I are." Mu Yunqi didn't take it seriously, but seeing the man's annoyed expression, he felt a little guilty, lowered his head and murmured: "It's still early, I will be locked in the palace all day long." It’s boring, so why not just wander around for a while?” I didn’t hear the answer for a moment, looked up carefully, and saw that although his face was cold, his eyes were no longer as compelling as before, he was overjoyed, and struck while the iron was hot: “It’s still early, I can’t decide Let’s go far and turn around when we reach the Jinliang Bridge, okay?”

After hesitating for a while, Shao Jingheng was finally defeated by those eagerly looking eyes again: "Well, just stroll around for a while, but you must stay by my side at all times, and you will return when you arrive at the Jinliang Bridge. !"

"It's all up to you!" As soon as the words came out, the sorrow in Mu Yunqi's eyes swept away, and he raised his foot to leave, but seeing that the other didn't move, he stretched out his hand: "You pull me, so you won't be afraid that I will take advantage of the gap to escape gone."

There were many pedestrians around, and even though there were no strange eyes cast on him yet, Shao Jingheng's ears were still hot, and he didn't move for a long time.

Mu Yunqi lost his patience, and turned around with a flick of his sleeves: "I'm leaving!" After taking a step, he felt the hands that had just been lowered tighten, and when he lowered his eyes, he saw that the sleeves of the two were touching with the wind.

In the most lavish imperial street in Yanjing City, in the last rays of the setting sun, two figures stood side by side, holding hands, walking with you.

Walking and watching, I didn't realize that I had reached Toumen Street, turned west from here, and soon saw a small market, all of which were selling birds, animals, insects and fish.Along the way, although Mu Yunqi saw many fish and birds and was tempted several times, he had no choice but to stop and people beside him began to chatter: "Cats eat birds...", "Cats eat fish...", "There are so many differences between two cats. "... What a disappointment!

After a while, I stopped again at a stall selling rabbits, or maybe it was getting late, and most of the cages in that row were empty, and the remaining four young rabbits, one white and three gray, were eating vegetable leaves in the cage, looking docile, Lovely.

Mu Yunqi took a look at the only white rabbit, but knew that that person would figure out the reason why rabbits should not be kept with cats, so he turned his eyes and refuted it quickly: "I can raise rabbits where the patch can't find it." Wherever you go!" Only then did the words fall——

"I want that white rabbit!" An immature voice followed, turning around to see a short-haired girl in pink walking forward, who seemed to be only seven or eight years old.

Mu Yunqi hurriedly said, "I have already bought the white rabbit!"

The girl scoffed, "Why isn't the rabbit in your hands?"

Mu Yunqi forcefully concealed his displeasure: "It's not yet time to get it!" After saying that, he took out his money bag and asked the rabbit seller for the price.

"I didn't give you any money, and you said you bought it. You are really shameless!" The girl covered her mouth and smiled: "You look like a literati, but you are not ashamed to win the love of children?"

Mu Yunqi was naturally annoyed by being taunted and humiliated by a child in the street today, and became more and more determined to argue, so he turned to the stall owner: "I'll double the price for this rabbit." purchase!"

"I pay three times!" The girl refused to admit defeat.

The stall owner was in a dilemma, his eyes wandered between the two for a few rounds, and finally he seemed to have made up his mind: "This rabbit asks for the same price, and I won't sell it for less!"

"Usually??" The girl was taken aback, "It's so expensive? Are you cheating me of my money when I'm young?"

The stall owner didn't feel annoyed when he heard the words, on the contrary, he calmed down and said, "The price has been opened, you can buy it or not, it's up to you, and I didn't force you, so why cheat?"

"You..." The girl bit her lip, apparently reckless.

Seeing this, Mu Yunqi felt refreshed, and immediately threw a piece of broken silver over: "I bought this rabbit at double the price, and I will never regret it!"

After staring at the broken silver for a long time, the stall owner raised his head and looked at the person in front of him carefully. After making sure that he was not joking with him, he carefully put away the money and sent it to the rabbit cage.

Mu Yunqi relieved his anger and was full of ambition. He took the rabbit cage and was about to leave, but he heard a "wow" from the side - the yellow-mouthed child failed in the fight for money, and he was crying in the street!

Immediately, a group of people gathered around, the girl cried and blamed the stall owner and the three buyers one by one, and within a short while, the three became profiteers and bad customers who worked hand in hand to bully young children.

Mu Yunqi was aggrieved but unable to defend himself, he was at his wit's end when he saw someone approaching him: "There is a large audience, if you want to get away, you have to give up your loved ones!"

cut love? ?As soon as Mu Yunqi heard these two words, he felt uncomfortable: he was either stealing or stealing, the rabbit he bought in an open and honest way, let people not say that he was unwilling to say that the onlookers were all partial listeners and partial believers. So, don't you admit that you have a guilty conscience?I don't want to.However, seeing more and more onlookers, and the girl crying harder and harder, it was obvious that she wanted to grandstanding.

After some hesitation, Mu Yunqi had no choice but to grit his teeth and resentfully hand over the rabbit cage to the person next to him, so he would turn his back and not see or hear it, so that he would be less humiliated.

After a while, the crying subsided, and the crowd gradually dispersed.

When the matter was over, Mu Yunqi sighed secretly, there was a little bit of resentment in his heart, but it didn't help the matter, in the end he could only comfort himself, and was about to leave, but the stall owner stopped him and returned the two pens just now The money, and explain the reason: Seeing that the girl was alone, I suspected that she had sneaked out without telling her family. Take it, but how is this different from defrauding people of money?So he had no choice but to ask for a high price, and wanted to scare her away, but it turned out to be self-defeating, which was really unexpected!

After Mu Yun prayed and heard it, he suddenly realized that he admired him for his thoughtfulness: Although it is only a few tens of pennies, if it is true that this boy stole it from his own house and spent it, it would be inhumane!From this point of view, the stall owner can be regarded as an upright gentleman.So he politely declined his offer of refunding the money, and the mere two pennies were just a reward for his honesty, but it was worth it.

After leaving the small market, Mu Yun was distraught, it seems that the loss of the rabbit was really a disappointment.Half a mile from here, we will reach the Jinliang Bridge. After finally getting out, Shao Jingheng couldn't bear to see him return sadly. When he saw a river lantern selling in front of him, he pulled him to choose a lotus flower with a thought. The lamp is going to be put under the bridge ahead, to relieve the depression.

The two of them crossed the bridge and walked south for a while. Seeing that the crowds were thinning out, they were about to choose a place to go down to the river beach, when they suddenly heard a mournful cry coming from afar, which was annoying.

Following the sound, I saw a man about ten feet away was dragging a child forward, and the sound of crying came from there.I think the child was reprimanded for being naughty, because he was crying.Mu Yunqi was the most annoyed to see this kind of thing, and said that he had just suffered that trap just now, but he was still in palpitations, and he couldn't avoid it at the moment, and pulled Shao Jingheng to make a detour, but he didn't expect that person to stop.

"Don't you think that child's clothes look familiar?" It was already dark, but the moonlight was very bright, Shao Jingheng stared at the child in the distance for a long time, and finally concluded, "It's that little girl just now!"

Hearing what he said, Mu Yun Qidun was also curious. Looking back, he saw that the pink clothes looked familiar, and the sound of crying was not unfamiliar. Evil words and deeds, as a parent, one should be good at teaching, small punishments and big warnings are the right thing to do!"

Shao Jingheng frowned and didn't say anything, but listened for a while, and then pulled Mu Yunqi to go there.

I don't know what his purpose is, but Mu Yunqi is not against it if he can see the little villain's remorseful appearance up close.

There were not many pedestrians by the river, and the man kept urging the girl to leave quickly, as if he was afraid of teaching people a joke.It's ugly!Mu Yunqi couldn't help sympathizing with him.

The girl howled loudly, struggling and refusing to move.The man became anxious, he waved his hand away, and Mu Yunqi was startled.Fortunately, Shao Jingheng had already taken a step forward, holding the hand that was about to commit violence with one hand, while standing in front of the girl.

"What... what are you doing?" The man was startled and glared at each other.

"I should be the one asking you that." Shao Jingheng scoffed, his eyes showing coldness: "What do you want to do when you kidnap children in the street?"

Mu Yunqi was startled, but the "little villain" had already broken free from the man and ran towards him, clutching his sleeves and hiding behind him.Gathering his mind, Mu Yunqi scrutinized the man carefully, only to realize something strange: Although the girl's attire is not luxurious, it is also glamorous. It is obvious that she comes from a wealthy family, but this man is dressed in coarse clothes, and his words and deeds are rude. They look like father and daughter!Even if he is a servant of the girl's family, how dare he beat the head's daughter?Judging from this, there are indeed a lot of bad people!

At present, he was questioned several times and the man couldn't answer, so Shao Jingheng took it down. Fortunately, the Kaiping government office was two miles to the north, or someone had gone to report it, and a policeman rushed over in a short time and took it away. suspect.

The matter has come to this point, and the two of them can't ignore this little villain. After asking, they found out that her name is Huan Pan'er, and she lives in Fu'an Street, which is a mile or two to the south, so they decided to send her home.Then he said to go, but the little villain refused to move, but stared straight at the river lantern in Mu Yunqi's hand.

Sensing the longing expression on her face, Mu Yunqi was a little flustered—he had to look forward to Shu!Even after getting a rabbit, I still want to have a river lantern. It's hard to fill my desires!How can you make the piles of things proud?I didn't know Qiao Zuo for a while, so I urged Shao Jingheng to hurry.

Seeing that things were not going his way, the little villain curled his lips, and another tear fell from the corner of his wet eyes.Seeing the change of color, Shao Jingheng thought anxiously, and decided to make a compromise—the lamp should be turned on immediately!

Although I don't want to, but it is really inconvenient to hold this lamp for a mile or two, not to mention there is a covetous person by my side, who knows what "accident" will happen halfway, it is better to let it go and stop her thinking think!Mu Yunqi also reluctantly agreed.

The three of them went down to the river beach, and according to the previous agreement, Mu Yunqi and the boy stopped together to watch Shao Jingheng near the water and set off the lanterns alone.Today is not the first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year, and as far as the eye can see on the Sui River, there is only this lotus lantern, drifting with the current on the gently rippling river surface.

The surrounding was suddenly quiet, and Mu Yunqi turned to see the little boy clasped his hands together, staring at the river lantern with a devout face like a different person, his lips opened and closed lightly, as if he was meditating silently.

"What are you doing?" Amused in his heart, Mu Yunqi asked knowingly.

Raising his small face and glaring at him, the little villain immediately stared back at the original place: "If the river lamp goes straight away from the shore without turning around, then you have got the guidance of the gods and will go all the way to the fairyland of Yaotai. As people wish."

"You actually said that?" Mu Yunqi smiled disapprovingly, but didn't say anything at the moment.At this moment, the person who put the lamp has walked back, looking forward side by side with him.

The night is quiet and the wind is calm, and the clear light shines on the water.The starlight on the river went farther and farther away, until finally it was hidden in the vast night.

"Let's go." Shao Jingheng pulled the two of them together from left to right.

"Why do you pray to the gods?" Mu Yunqi raised the corners of his mouth, teasing the little boy.

The girl raised her eyebrows and snorted softly: "I am begging for great wealth, so that I don't have to be bullied by wicked people because of the money!" She glanced over and said, "What else are you asking for?"

Noticing the two pretending inadvertent gazes on one side, Mu Yunqi smiled lightly: "I beg you not to encounter little villains again when you go out!" After a pause, there was a smile in his eyes: "And, I will go back here in the future." Everywhere, you can get a river lantern in vain." After saying this, he felt his palms warm up, he retracted his eyes and coughed lightly, letting his fingers be inserted into the five fingers of the other hand, so that they interlocked.

As the night darkened, the three of them strolled along the river, walking slowly towards the dimly lit place.