bastard returns

For several days in a row, the inn where Sikong Xuan and others lived was quiet and quiet.

Although the Empress Dowager Xia gave them the so-called nameplate and allowed them to move around Yanjing, both Sikong Xuan and Ning Yuan stayed in the house with a tacit understanding until one day, Suddenly, a local Yanjing official came to the door.

"Have you already waited at the door?" Facing the attendant who suddenly knocked on the door and came in, Ning Yuan was stunned for a moment, then smiled knowingly, and took the book in his hand, "Since this is the case, it is not good to keep that adult waiting for a long time. I'll go down with you."

After all, Ning Yuan followed the attendant out of the attic where he lived, all the way to the gate of the post house, and indeed saw a young man in official uniform waiting there.

The man was about the same age as Ning Yuan, with handsome features and dressed like a civil servant. When he saw Ning Yuan coming out, he hurriedly bowed his hands, "This must be Mr. Ning, Shi Ming is very polite."

"Master Shi is polite." Ning Yuan returned the salute while carefully sizing up Master Shi.

According to the attendants who came to invite him, this person is the inspector of Wan Xuetang in Yanjing. In terms of official position, he is the same as the head of the Confucian Academy in Ning Yuan. He is a rookie in the officialdom of Yanjing. When visiting, Ning Yuan didn't know what his intentions were, so he said, "Lord Shi's visit is unlucky, His Royal Highness Xi Wang has already given orders, and we won't see any visitors for a few days."

"Master Ning misunderstood." Shi Ming said, "I came here specially to find you today."

"Find me?"

"I heard that Mr. Ning is the head of the Huajing Confucian Academy. This time I came to Yanjing. I originally wanted to pay a visit, but I have been busy with work, and I didn't make time until today." Shi Ming smiled. "I don't know if Master Ning can give Shi some thin noodles so that Shi can ask some questions. After all, there is still a gap between Wan Xuetang and the Confucian Academy in some aspects."

Ning Yuan's eyes moved slightly, and he neither agreed nor refused. Seeing this, Shi Ming naturally felt that something was going on, and hurriedly turned his body to one side, revealing a carriage parked on the street outside, and said: "I'm already in the nearby There are some side dishes prepared in the restaurant, I just want to chat with Master Ning for a while, it won't take too long, and I hope Master Ning will not refuse."

While speaking, Shi Ming showed a sincere expression on his face, as if he really wanted to ask Ning Yuan to ask for advice wholeheartedly.

"Since Master Shi said so, I really can't refuse." Ning Yuan smiled, "Then Master Shi will lead the way. I have been very leisurely these few days, and I would like to have a chat with Master Shi."

Shi Ming was overjoyed when he heard the words, and immediately invited Ning Yuan into the carriage, and let the coachman drag them all the way to a gorgeous restaurant.

Some of the "small dishes" that Shi Ming had said before were actually not small, they were full of delicious delicacies, and it could be seen that the other party had carefully arranged them. Although most of the dishes had a distinct Daxia style, the taste Closer to Zhou people's habits, Ning Yuan didn't say much about these, and he didn't doubt that he had a good conversation with Shi Ming while eating.

Shi Ming did ask questions related to the Confucian House, and Ning Yuan would answer them generously as long as it didn't involve some secrets and important matters. Just like that, when the banquet was over and they came out of the restaurant, the two of them would Now that they are already brothers, it seems that they have become best friends.

"By the way, Brother Ning, I just had enough wine and food, but it's not good to go back immediately. Why don't I take you for a walk to digest your food? There is a very famous antique street in Yanjing near here, where you can find many rare calligraphy and painting ancient books , and gathered a large number of scholars, I think Brother Ning will be interested."

"Oh, there is such a place?" Ning Yuan showed a curious expression, "Alright, since it is nearby, please ask Brother Shi to lead the way, and I will open my eyes along the way."

Shi Ming responded immediately, and led Ning Yuan through an alley next to the restaurant, and walked for a while, until he turned into a not-so-spacious, but exquisite bluestone alley.

Sure enough, as Shi Ming said, there are many shops on both sides of the small street, most of which are shops selling calligraphy, paintings and books, and the people walking here and there are mainly scholars in long gowns.Shi Ming was obviously very familiar with the place, and took Ning Yuan to visit several shops in a row, and he was familiar with the goods in each shop. Halfway through a small street, the two of them already had several books in their hands that they just bought. .

"Today is really thanks to Brother Ning. I wanted this set of scripts a long time ago, but I couldn't find them all the time, but I was able to buy them by accident today. It really fulfilled my wish." Shi Ming looked at his hands. Li just bought the book, and said to Ning Yuan: "I see that Brother Ning has selected all kinds of books about the history of Daxia. It seems that Brother Ning is very interested in the customs and customs of Daxia?"

"Naturally, I'm from Zhou after all, and I still feel fresh about many things in Daxia." Ning Yuan laughed.

Shi Ming immediately said: "If Brother Ning is willing, I am willing to be a guide for Brother Ning. Among other things, I am a native of Yanjing. If Brother Ning wants to see or understand anything, just ask me." It could not be better."

Ning Yuan was about to speak, when suddenly an angry voice came from a well-decorated shop by the side of the road, "Where did the liar come from, he dared to deceive me, Mr. Luo, with a counterfeit, how bold!"

Then, a thin figure rushed out of the shop with something in his arms, but he couldn't stand firmly, tripped over the door frame, and fell to Ning Yuan's feet impartially, and then the shop flooded again. Four or five thick and strong men came out, and when they saw the figure fell, they immediately rushed up and beat and kicked him.

"Beat me hard! Beat me to death! If you beat me to death, just let the officials patrolling the city come to collect the body! This guy is not from our Xia, he sneaked into the city from nowhere!" Finally, he walked out of the hall An old man dressed in soaking clothes and looking like a shopkeeper put his hands in his hands and blew his nose and stared at the thin figure who was beaten up, looking out of breath.

As for the guy who was beaten up, he kept screaming and soon attracted many passers-by to stop and watch, but Ning Yuan was very strange.

"Brother Ning, wait a minute." Shi Ming suddenly stopped him, "Brother Ning, don't you intend to see what happened?"

"Look?" Ning Yuan looked back at Shi Ming with a half-smile, and said, "I've never been interested in watching the fun outside, let alone it's someone else's business. If I go to watch it, it will be a waste my own time."

"This..." Seeing that Ning Yuan didn't even have the intention to watch around, and continued to turn around and leave, Shi Ming rolled his eyes, and immediately said: "But the person who was beaten seems to be Zhou People." Seeing that Ning Yuan's footsteps paused, he immediately continued: "Master Ning, you come here with His Highness King Xi and the envoys of the Great Zhou Dynasty. , but you turn a blind eye to it, and it’s not good to spread it, so it’s better to see what’s going on.”

This time Ning Yuan finally stopped completely, turned around, but looked at Shi Ming with a half-smile and said, "Hey, how did Brother Shi know that the person who was beaten was from our Zhou?"

Shi Ming's expression froze, and he immediately realized that he had accidentally exposed his flaws in a hurry, but he was not an ordinary person, so he immediately smiled and said: "Didn't I just hear the shopkeeper say that this person is not Xia?" I saw that although the clothes he was wearing were torn, they were of a common style in Da Zhou, so I made this guess, could Brother Ning be suspicious of me?"

"Oh, so that's the case, but I blamed Brother Shi wrongly." Ning Yuan nodded clearly, "It happened so suddenly, I didn't even see whether the person was a man or a woman, but Brother Shi could see the style of his clothes , Brother Shi's eyesight is really good." After speaking, Ning Yuan stopped paying attention to Shi Ming's stiff face, and really walked towards those big men, and said softly: "Hold on."

It's strange to say that the few big guys who were fighting people vigorously stopped their hands immediately when they heard Ning Yuan's light words. One of them, who seemed to be the leader, took a look at Ning Yuan, as if wanting to He shouldn't meddle in other business, the shopkeeper who was standing at the door of the store with his hips on his hips and scolding suddenly rushed over, slapped the big man on the face and pushed him away, then nodded and bowed to Shi Ming who was standing behind Ning Yuan Said: "Oh, isn't this Mr. Shi, something happened in the shop, which made Mr. Shi laugh!"

Shi Ming coughed lightly, waved his hands and said, "It's okay, it's just that what happened, you guys want to fight in the street like this."

"Hmph, it's not because of this little liar!" The shopkeeper raised his eyebrows, and immediately pointed to the thin figure lying on the ground twitching constantly, "This little liar is so bold, he is about to come to my shop with a fake painting Sold for money, what counterfeit in this world can escape the eyes of my shopkeeper Luo, and I immediately found out that the painting is fake. In the end, this kid not only persisted, but also said that my shopkeeper Luo has no eyes. The shopkeeper can tell at a glance that he is not a Xia person in his attire, and it is not just how he sneaked into the city. Now he has notified the city patrol team. In this critical period, he must be arrested and tortured to see if he is right. Don't be a spy!"

Shi Ming didn't answer, but just looked at Ning Yuan, and Ning Yuan's eyes fell on the man lying on the ground. The man seemed to notice that the surroundings had become quiet, and he took away his hands from his head, and his eyes widened. Faced with Ning Yuan, he was shocked immediately, "It's you!"

A playful smile appeared on the corner of Ning Yuan's mouth.

"Why, brother Ning knows this person?" Shi Ming said upon seeing this.

As soon as he finished speaking, the man scrambled to Ning Yuan's feet, pulled his trouser legs and said, "You are Ning Yuan, I know you are Ning Yuan, please help me, please help me, If I am taken away by them, I will definitely die!"

Although the man is a man, he has a very delicate face, even though this face is now black and white with the dust on the ground, it is still difficult to hide the beauty of the facial features.

It is true that he recognized Ning Yuan, not only that, Ning Yuan also recognized him, even though the last time the two met was many years ago, it is easy for people to remember such a good-looking person .

This embarrassing man holding Ning Yuan's trouser leg and begging constantly is actually Sikong Xu's former bed pet in Jiangzhou, Su Che!