Dahanjiao Queen

At dawn, Chen Jiao changed into men's clothes, and rushed to Yanci with Liu Nian.At the same time, Liu Che and his party have also arrived in Shandong Yanci.

According to legend, many years ago, there was a rabbit spirit who once made trouble and picked countless flowers, causing countless girls to be pregnant with nests of rabbits.Therefore, at the end of each year, there is a local custom of rounding up rabbits to eat rabbit meat.The day Liu Che arrived at Yanci happened to be the first day of Rabbit Festival.Hearing Guo Sheren talk about the legend of the Rabbit Festival, I couldn't help being interested: "It's better to come early than coincidentally, just in time for us to catch up. Whoever catches the Rabbit King, you don't have to be tired of rewarding it. This one from my palace Yupei is his!"

The jade pendant in his hand has been with him for several years. The quality of the jade is excellent and it is a treasure.

"Thank you, prince!"

The three of them had just thanked the prince, but Zhang Tang, the oldest, pulled the prince aside with a worried face: "Prince, we are going on tour in low clothes this time, so it's best not to show off."

"It makes sense!" Liu Che turned around and told the three of Li Ling, "Guo Sheren, Guan Fu, and Li Ling obey orders. When they come out this time, they are not allowed to be called princes or ministers. First, they will not show off the mountains, and second, they will not reveal themselves."

"If you don't call him a prince, what's your name?"

Liu Che made a final decision: "It's Brother Nine!"

"Here."

After agreeing on the rules, the five of them entered the territory of Yanci in Shandong.On the first day of the Rabbit Festival, the local people celebrated the lion dance on the street, and the hawkers also set up stalls on the street. Liu Che has lived in the palace for a long time, and has never seen such a lively scene. Look here, look there Look, I just feel that everything is fresh and fun everywhere.

A few people watched intently, but not far away a man in black with loose hair saw a fierce look in his eyes when he saw Liu Che. He followed Liu Che all the way. He patted the horse beside him.The horse was startled in pain, neighed, and ran forward uncontrollably.Hearing passers-by yelling "Beware of the horse", the crowd watching the lion dance spontaneously dispersed to both sides of the road, and Liu Che also avoided the side of the road under the protection of the people around him.

In order to pull away a man holding a child in front of him, Liu Che was pushed to the middle of the road. Seeing that the turning horse was about to step on Liu Che, Li Ling stepped forward to protect Liu Che.When everyone thought that injury was inevitable, a young man stood up and restrained the mad horse, and left without leaving his name.

Seeing that Liu Che wanted to know the identity of the person who saved his life, Li Ling volunteered to chase after him.Under the struggle, the boy's bun fell off, and it turned out to be a handsome girl.Li Ling was fascinated for a moment, and after the girl left, he came back to his senses and returned to Liu Che.

The man who was about to be hit by the horse came out to seek medical treatment with his seriously ill young son in his arms, but he was shocked when the doctor was not found.Just when Dongfang Shuo came out to set up a stall, he made a fortune for this "Huo" family. Seeing that everything he said was accurate, Liu Che became curious, and drew a "one" on the ground with his toe to let Dongfang Shuo Calculate his future for him.

Dongfang Shuo's sentence "Ninety-Nine Returns to One", "Foot to reach the world", and "It's too expensive, the tiger dominates the dragon" are implicitly alluding.In the end, he bluntly said that within three days, he will be in prison.

No one would believe such unimaginable words that the dignified prince could be imprisoned.As for Dongfang Shuo, although half of what he said was correct, the other half, in the eyes of the five people in the group, was of course nonsense, so no one took it seriously.

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On the third day of the Rabbit Festival, everyone rounded up the rabbits, and Liu Che also took a few people to participate in it with great interest. Lu met Nian Nujiao who had met a few times before, and Zhang Tang saw Liu Che smiling happily when he saw Nian Nujiao. His face darkened, and he reminded softly: "Ninth Brother, does the Lord of Princess Guantao know that you are coming out this time?"

Hearing Chen Jiao's name, Liu Che's face also collapsed: "Hmph, does she care what I do?"

"Master Weng must miss Brother Nine in Chang'an."

"You are the person recommended by her, so naturally you spoke for her. Why would Sister Gillian miss me? She will always only think of me as a child. That year, Fifth Brother was scratched by a cat, and she was anxious to act like something, What about me! When I was injured during sword practice, she didn't even comfort me!"

"Brother Ninth is someone who wants to achieve great things, Lord Weng definitely wants Brother Ninth to be like a man." Zhang Tang was recommended by Chen Jiao back then, and now he became the prince's companion. To Chen Jiao, he was grateful, "Master Weng... ..."

"Oops!" Liu Che suddenly realized, "Hurry up, Zhang Tang, Lao Guo, go and tell Li Ling and the others that this rabbit can only be caught alive, not killed! I'm going to send the Rabbit King to Sister Gillian, she I like these little guys the most! The rabbit that Fifth Brother gave her died, she was sad for a long time, if I gave her a Rabbit King, would she be happy?"

"Master Weng is naturally happy to receive the gift from Brother Nine."

Zhang Tang signaled Guo Sheren to quickly catch up with Li Ling and Guan Fu, and told them to catch the live rabbit. When he came back behind Liu Che, Zhang Tang quietly pulled him behind him: "What is this Nian Nujiao?"

"She! She is the number one brand of Haitangchun."

"Top card?" Zhang Tang frowned, "How can Ninth Brother be addicted to brothel girls? Be careful when you return to Chang'an, not only Lord Weng, but His Majesty, Empress Dowager, and Empress want you to look good!"

Guo Sheren looked indifferent: "What are you afraid of! Ninth Brother will rule the world in the future, Sangong Sixth Courtyard, sooner or later. I, I just want Ninth Brother to be happy. As for the Lord, Ninth Brother will protect me. Lao Guo is not afraid of anyone anymore! I see, this Nian Nujiao will be a concubine instead of a queen in the future."

"..." Zhang Tang looked at Guo Sheren's complacent look, and sighed silently in his heart. The crown prince's heart is probably still in the Weng Lord, and this Guo Sheren may be clever and be misled by his cleverness.

At the Rabbit Hunting Conference, Prince Liu Che led his brothers to capture the Rabbit King, but accidentally injured Zhang Qian who was burying his father, causing Zhang Qian to die.When Marquis Yanci heard about Zhang Qian's death, he got the people's testimony that Liu Che was the murderer. He thought the time had come, so he set up an ambush to capture the prince and everyone around him and put him under house arrest. Guan Fu stepped forward and was tortured. .

Yancihou released Zhang Tang, Guan Fu, and Li Ling together because he wanted to capture him. Liu Che, who firmly refused to admit that he was the prince, was thrown into a water prison by Yancihou.Guo Sheren asked to be imprisoned together, and put the prince on his shoulders so that he would not be soaked in cold water and suffer.The few remaining people tried their best to rescue the prince Liu Che.Li Ling and Guan Fu decided to ask Dongfang Shuo for help, while Zhang Tang decided to rush back to the capital overnight after much deliberation. He wanted to ask the court for help, but he met Chen Jiao on the way.

"Zhang Tang?" I haven't seen him for a few years, and Chen Jiao doesn't remember Zhang Tang's appearance very clearly, but she just vaguely thinks that this person is like Liu Che's legal student companion——Zhang Tang.

"Master Weng." Zhang Tang got off his horse and saluted Chen Jiao, "Master Weng came from the capital?"

"Where's Che'er?" Seeing him alone, Chen Jiao couldn't help being surprised, "Didn't you two go together, why are you alone? Are you... going back to Chang'an?"

"My lord, I want to go back to Chang'an for help."

"Help?" Chen Jiao dismounted, "Get up and talk."

Zhang Tang told Chen Jiao that the prince had killed Zhang Qian in order to capture the Rabbit King.

"It's really..." Chen Jiao was anxious, "The bigger the more the more out of tune! Killing someone for a rabbit, even if he is a prince and violated the law, he will... You just said, put him in jail after a while? Is he brave enough? really big!"

"Ninth brother does not recognize his identity as the prince. Weng Lord, forgive me for speaking bluntly. Ninth brother knows that Weng Lord likes rabbits. He wanted to bring this rabbit king back to Chang'an and give it to Weng Lord. In addition, I have another sentence, I don’t know whether to say it properly.”

Hearing from Zhang Tang that Liu Che caught the rabbit to give her away, Chen Jiao's heart softened slightly: "Oh? Keep talking."

"I think this matter is strange. Marquis Yanci wants Brother Nine to admit that he is the crown prince, and Guan Fu is willing to risk his life, but he insists on holding on to Brother Nine. I think his purpose is to let everyone know about it. , His Majesty was so angry that he dismissed the crown prince." Zhang Tang explained his conjectures one by one, "Your Majesty is going to Yanci?"

"Even if I went there once, I couldn't save him. I sneaked out. In Chang'an, Princess Guantao didn't go out for ten days in order to take care of her daughter who was suffering from the wind and cold." Chen Jiao pondered, "Uncle needs to rest, I'm afraid you can only see the empress and the empress dowager, and the only one who can save Che'er is the empress dowager. But...forget it, when you arrive in Chang'an, play it by ear. Zhang Tang, remember, you have never seen me."

"That Lord..."

Chen Jiao sighed: "When the time comes, I'll think of a way! Only when I know Che'er's situation can I know how to rescue him. Even if I can't save him, delaying time is good. Zhang Tang, hurry up! Get on your horse and go to Chang'an for help."

"Here." Zhang Tang stepped on his horse, but turned around and said, "If Lord Weng arrives at Yanci, you might as well go to the street and find a man named Dongfang Shuo."

"Dongfang Shuo?"

"He is a fortune teller, but he predicts things like a god. Not only did he guess the identity of Brother Jiu before, but he also said that Brother Jiu was imprisoned. I think that if he wants to save Brother Jiu, maybe he can help Weng host."

Chen Jiao nodded to show that she knew, and she and Liu Nian got on the horse again, arrived at Yanci that night, and found an inn to stay.

"Liu Nian, go to Xiaoer to inquire about Che'er's murder, and Dongfang Shuo that Zhang Tang mentioned. How can I find him?"

"Here." Liu Nian went downstairs to inquire about the prince.