To catch a thief, to catch a phoenix first

Wen Wanmeng lowered her head and sorted out the account book, and when she heard her call, she raised her eyes and asked, "What's the matter?"

Once serious, the shopkeeper's temper is no joke.Everyone in Yipin upstairs knew her, she had a quiet temperament, especially when keeping accounts, she couldn't tolerate other people's noise, which disturbed her thoughts.

Unexpectedly, she only stopped her hands and looked at Shi Xianyu with her eyes as usual, without derogation: "Ding Xiang, don't make any noise, if you want to talk, come to me and talk."

Shi Xianyu ran over with short legs, pulled up a chair, sat beside her, and opened the "Secrets of Jianghu" in his hand with great interest.

As the name suggests, this book is a book that collected the secrets of Jianghu during the Hong Dynasty. It was collected by Nandou Ke himself.

There is only one rare copy of the authentic work written by Nan Dou Ke himself, which has been sold to sky-high prices by collectors, and it has long since been passed on to anyone.

Cough──It was actually hidden in the Imperial Study Room.Shi Xianyu was born with a golden spoon in her mouth, and everyone loves her very much, but the only person who understands her yearning for Jianghu is the second brother.

That rare book was the birthday gift given to her by the second brother two years ago.

In fact, she learned imperial power from the Taifu since she was a child, and she only read leisurely and interesting books occasionally.

Before and after ascension to the throne, I also became more and more busy, with a lot of work to do, and I couldn't finish the whole book.

Since the treasure is in the palace, the book she is holding now is obviously a crude imitation, but the content is roughly the same, it is nothing more than what is said in the strange tales of the world, and there are several stories that she has read in the scroll.

The little girl timidly stopped, looked at Wen Wanmeng, her pink lips were pouting high, almost touching the tip of her nose: "Shopkeeper, did Lilac bother you?"

The sika deer's cub-like eyes made her heart almost melt into a puddle of spring water.

Wen Wanmeng started to play tricks, pretending to be calm, and said in distress: "Ding Xiang is always so unruly, causing me to confuse the accounts I just calculated."

Hearing the first half of the sentence, the soft little man was so wronged that he was about to cry, his watery almond eyes were full of tears.It wasn't until the second half of the sentence that she rolled her eyes and revealed a sly smile.

"Shopkeeper, Ding Xiang is here to make up for you."

puff, puff...

It was the sound of a heartbeat.

On the fair face, a blush quietly climbed up, and one's heart couldn't help thinking about it, like spring water rippling, compensation—what kind of compensation?

If she wants to make amends, is it a superficial kiss?Kiss on the cheek, it seems that there is no need to stop it.Wait, would it be impolite to kiss on the lips?

Uh, Ding Xiang has not yet reached the age of Ji, so she is considered a little girl, so it is unlikely that she will be rude.How about this, if Ding Xiang insists on kissing, she can express her position first, and then allow her enthusiasm, hehehe...

Bingshan Beauty seemed to have picked up the wrong script, and accidentally laughed out loud. Shi Xianyu only complained silently in her heart, and then impatiently tested her.

"Shopkeeper, shopkeeper, have you ever heard of Feiyuzhai being wiped out? It is said in the book that the head of Yan Luo Diandian did it. The day when the incident happened was under the circumstances of heaven and earth. It was really outraged by both humans and gods. It was too rampant and hateful."

"It was a dark and windy night, and the Lord of Yan Luo Palace was not there..."

"Hey ─ shopkeeper, how do you know?"

Unconsciously, he blurted out the truth.Wen Wanmeng held her forehead in remorse, took a deep breath and squeezed out an awkward smile: "It's just a rumor."

If the truth can be known everywhere, why would Nan Douke need to write this book, and let this book be snatched up by others?Shi Xianyu didn't believe it, so he continued to pester her and struggle hard, determined to find out.

The clear black and white almond eyes instantly turned into shining stars.

Shi Xianyu puffed up his cheeks, crossed his arms and said dissatisfiedly: "Where can there be such unknown rumors? Shopkeeper, you are lying!"

Those eyes seemed to see the gold and silver mines, they were so clear and clear.Wen Wanmeng was momentarily speechless by her question, so she could only say: "I have been in business for ten years, and a regular customer told me about it. I don't know the truth about the rest."

I thought that if I spoke vaguely, I would be able to get away with it easily, but unexpectedly the other party chased after her, and then asked her a lot about Jianghu.

Seeing her yearning for Jianghu, Wen Wanmeng took the trouble to explain some fallacies to her patiently.

Unknowingly, after a few quarters of an hour, she continued to sort out the ledger while answering the little girl's questions from time to time.

He secretly laughed in his heart that this child was not serious, he was chattering, it seemed that no matter how much he talked, he would not feel dry mouth, and he was going to get to the bottom of it.

But, she likes her being so lively and smart, it's very different from the timid look when she first met.

A lot of work and fright had left her weathered, and there must have been indelible scars in her heart. Now, using care to make her let go of her guard and grow up happily is the top priority.

……

"The shopkeeper, the shopkeeper, are you a martial arts master who has been reclusive for many years?"

"No, I'm just an ordinary businessman."

"You know so many secrets about Jianghu, even Zixiaoguan, Wuqingzhai, Xieyingmen, these sects have long since passed away, you know everything, and you say you are not a martial arts master!"

The little girl's mouth was pouted so high that she could almost hang an oil bottle on it.

In fact, Wen Wanmeng is not all lying, she is indeed not good at martial arts, it can even be said that she is not good, she is no different from ordinary women.

However, she is not just an ordinary businessman.

Putting down her pen and ink, she reached out to rub the girl's soft forehead hair, Wen Wanmeng's thin lips slightly curved, automatically ignoring the reasons why she revealed these world affairs, and suppressing her doubts in her heart.

Having said that, since the new year, except for the two of them, everyone in Yipinlou has been traveling together to congratulate the new year everywhere.Those who are younger can still ask for a lot of red envelopes.

It's getting late and it's the hotter time of the day.Going out to enjoy the snow, presumably the chance of catching cold is not high.

Since Xiao Gao is looking forward to the New Year, presumably she is also looking forward to having a good New Year and having someone to accompany her to have fun everywhere.Therefore, the shopkeeper smiled gently, and fixedly stared at the person beside him: "Bored? Let me accompany you outside to enjoy the snow."

Enjoy the snow, what is there to appreciate in the snow?What she wants to know is about Tianji Mansion and Yan Luodian!

Shi Xianyu murmured silently in her heart, feeling that she was about to die of anger, and tried every means to interrogate her every day, but she couldn't ask anything, she had no clue, and she didn't mention anything about the court.

Despite the resentment in his heart, he managed to squeeze out a smile: "The shopkeeper is so kind, Ding Xiang likes to enjoy the snow the most!"

Hearing that she likes it, Wen Wanmeng no longer takes it seriously, after all, there is no benefit in lying about her interest in order to please flattery.

When the second daughter walked to the backyard, because of the Chinese New Year, many cooks and cooks did not stay in Yipin Building, but went to various places to find relatives and friends, and to play around.

Some people come and some people go.

The prosperity of all things has its own law, so how can we force it?Wen Wanmeng felt that it was getting cold, so she brushed the fox fur on her shoulders, and couldn't help but feel a little emotional. Fortunately, there was a glutinous rice dumpling by her side, so it wasn't too cold after all.

The cold does not enter the heart.

Just as Wen Wanmeng was enjoying the snow in a daze, feeling sad and full of emotions in her heart, her waist suddenly sank, and she looked down to see the snowballs scattered all over the ground.

The pain is not painful, and the cold is not too cold, but the glutinous rice dumpling has long stopped obediently by the side, but ran not far behind, squatting on the ground and rubbing snowballs.

"..."

"Shopkeeper, look at the trick!"

Shi Xianyu squatted down excitedly, gearing up for a while, holding up a small snowball in his hand, thinking, if he used all his strength, could this snowball kill the opponent with one blow?

Did he smash her to death, whether it was Tianji Mansion or Yan Luo Palace, everything would be gone, including the court forces behind them?Do you no longer have to worry about it?

The little empress suddenly felt melancholy, as if she couldn't bear to smash it.

Ascending to the throne at a young age, and being a daughter, it can be said that she is not a rich and powerful person, but the people who treat her sincerely have always been only the second brother, the nine emperor sister, and Zuo Qingyun.

It's hard to say whether Zuo Qingyun has two hearts for her, but since the drunken incident on the night of enthronement, subtle changes have taken place between them.

He could no longer regard the other party as an ordinary friend.

What about tomorrow?How many people will there be in the future, and the relationship will not be as good as before?The more she thought about it, the more frustrated she became, and moderately threw the small snowball in her hand towards Wen Wanmeng.

Lianzu was deeply trapped in the snow, Wen Wanmeng struggled to dodge the snowball, but was unfortunately hit.At this moment, she began to feel a little remorse--what kind of snow do you appreciate?

The little girl is so strong, she has such an old waist!

There is no one around, with a reserved and stable appearance, it is meaningless to do it.As a new generation of self-improving women, of course, we cannot be outdone.

Wen Wanmeng also bent down and picked up snowballs.Concerned about the little girl's frail body, he purposely threw it back lightly. Unexpectedly, not only did he miss, but he also missed by a large distance.

It puts someone in a slightly better mood.

"The shopkeeper missed the target, and Lilac is here!"

Halfway through the speech, another snowball flew towards her, but unfortunately she tried her best to hit it but missed the target.This happened several times, making Shi Xianyu twitch the corners of his lips sincerely.

Three times and four times, none of them hit someone, but Wen Wanmeng was exhausted, within half an hour, she was out of breath, her fair face was flushed, and she couldn't exert any strength.

Of course, the little empress agreed to enjoy the snow, not to curry favor, but to vent her temper!

Shi Xianyu gave up as soon as he saw it, and walked up to her side in the snow, and beat her triumphantly: "Shopkeeper, when it comes to smashing snowballs, you don't seem to be as good as Lilac!"

Unexpectedly, the other party automatically interpreted her words as asking for a reward.The other party put his hands on his knees, straightened his back, and cleared his throat: "Since Ding Xiang is so powerful, let's reward Ding Xiang with some Confucianism books!"

"..."

It was so easy to make her furious with one sentence, she didn't want to read anymore!Emboldened with courage, Shi Yanyu gave the shopkeeper a hard look, only to realize...that pair of clear eyes were filled with a gentle smile, with a hint of ridicule in it.

It was a smile towards Bai Dingxiang, it had nothing to do with her Shi Xianyu.