The rivers and lakes are full of vests

In a wing room on the second floor of the Kyoto Inn, in order not to disturb Shi Qi on the bed, Fu Peibai got up quietly, opened the closet and put on his outer robe. When he was putting on his soft beard in front of the bronze mirror, a woman's lazy voice sounded behind him. The line has a slightly hoarse tone when I wake up.

"morning."

Fu Peibai put on his soft beard and walked to the side of the couch, stuffed Shi Qi's hand that was out of the quilt back into the quilt, and said: "Go to sleep again, it's still early, I told the boy to come in early in an hour, You remember to eat.

I went outside to find out the news. Lu Wencheng must have heard the news and rushed to the capital. We'd better be careful. "

Seventeen nodded obediently, "Okay, pay attention to safety."

Fu Peibai smiled, leaned over and kissed her forehead, got up and wanted to leave, Shiqi hooked her fingers and dangled, "Bring me a box of Dianfangzhai's short cakes when you come back, I want to eat."

The smile on Fu Peibai's face enlarged, and he said with a dragging voice: "Okay."

When she went downstairs to the lobby, she realized that it was drizzling outside. Seeing that she was about to go out, the servant hurriedly handed over an umbrella, "Master, take it, it's raining and the road is slippery, be careful."

Fu Peibai took it readily, thanked him, and got into the thin rain.

Because of the rain, there were fewer pedestrians on the street, and the air smelled of the moist soil of early summer. She sniffed and decided to go to the bustling wine shops in the city.

Turn around the alley and enter the main road in the city. One mile ahead is the largest wine shop in the imperial city. It occupies a large area. It is the place where the city's dignitaries and knight-errants gather.Where there are many people, there are many right and wrong. As soon as Fu Peibai entered the restaurant, he caught a glimpse of the noisy scene in the corner of the lobby.

Several men dressed in fine clothes surrounded one person, their words were provocative, and a few foul language popped out from time to time.

Fu Peibai walked to the farthest end and sat down, raised his hand and called Xiao Er to order a pot of tea, focused on his ears, listened to the noisy voices in the inn, and distinguished which information he needed.

But after listening for a while, she couldn't help frowning, because the movement in that corner became louder and had reached the level of physical conflict. She glanced over and saw a thinner boy being pushed and shoved by those men , with a thin body dangling helplessly among the few people.

She didn't want to meddle in other people's business, and she couldn't find any useful information here, so she was about to get up and leave, but when she stepped forward, she heard a familiar voice, "I...I'm not wrong!"

She looked over immediately, and saw clearly that the young man surrounded by people turned out to be Xie Jingming.

"Do you still dare to talk back? I think you are not clean up. Let's see how I teach you!" The man was about to raise his hand to slap Xie Jingming across the face, but just as he raised his hand, his wrist was hit by a flying object. Suddenly there was a sharp pain, he covered his wrist, and looked down, it was actually a broad bean that hit his wrist just now.

He roared furiously: "Who?! Who dares to sneak attack on my son?!"

The noise in the lobby stopped for a moment, and then resumed. This kind of thing happened frequently in the capital, and everyone had already seen it.

The servant next to the man glanced at the crowded lobby, and said in a low voice, "Master, why don't we go first, there are many people from the Jianghu here, with hidden weapons hidden in their bodies, it's quite dangerous, we'd better leave here first."

The man pushed him away and let out a "bah", "What are you afraid of? Could it be that in broad daylight, these Jianghu people dare to commit murder? Just because they know how to do martial arts, they don't pay attention to the court? This is the capital, isn't it? A place where rough people like them can run wild."

As soon as he said this, the faces of half of the knights in the lobby darkened a lot, and those who had a bad temper immediately slapped their swords on the table, stood up and shouted: "What are you talking about, kid?! Say it again if you have the ability. "

"Just say it, I'm afraid you won't succeed, you can do it if you have the ability, I will let you go around without food."

The companions around the man shouted together, "Do you know who Mr. Zhou is? He is the eldest son of the Minister of Rites. Before you start, you have to weigh yourself whether you are qualified or not."

In the hall, a few people from the rivers and lakes slapped the table and said in a voice like Hong Zhong: "So what about Mr. Shangshu? It's just a cover of the family's shadow to protect the domineering generation. Let me tell you, without you, I am nothing!"

"Hey, be bold! I think you really want to go to the prison. Come, go, report to the officials, and say that someone here is provocative and insulting Mr. Zhou, go quickly."

Several Jianghu people were restless and wanted to make a move, but they were stopped by the people around them, "Don't make troubles, don't care about this person, let's go."

There was a sound of cursing, and those Jianghu people were about to leave the inn with their weapons in their hands. Seeing that the other party was showing timidity, the Shangshu Gongzi became proud again, "Hurry up and get out before the officers and soldiers come, and be careful with your skin next time."

Fu Peibai squinted his eyes, picked up a broad bean on the table, flicked his index finger, and the broad bean hit the Shangshu Gongzi's eyes with a whistling sound, and he fell to the ground with one hand covering his eyes, and the other finger Looking at those people who wanted to leave, they said: "You, how dare you hurt me with hidden weapons, come, come, stop them, stop them for me, don't let them go!"

Those people in the Jianghu became angry when they heard it, "You don't spit out blood, even if I want to beat you, it will be done in a fair way, why use such a low-level method."

Young Master Shang Shu was furious, he couldn't listen to him, he directed the servants around him to capture those Jianghu people, the two sides were on the verge of breaking out, the swords were unsheathed, and the soldiers began to fight.

Fu Peibai walked around to Xie Jingming from the side, and patted the dazed boy.

"Walk."

Xie Jingming looked back in astonishment, staring at the strange but somewhat familiar young man in front of him and asked, "You...you are?"

Fu Peibai squinted his eyes and smiled, removed his disguise, and shouted in a clear voice: "Jingming, it's me."

Xie Jingming's eyes widened suddenly, and he stuttered even worse, "Ah, ah, Ah Pei?"

"Ah."

"You, you, why are you here?"

Fu Peibai glanced at the noisy restaurant lobby, tugged at his wrist, "Let's go first, let's talk outside."

The two quickly left the wine shop and walked towards the sparsely populated path.Holding an umbrella, Fu Peibai walked quickly, went to Dianfangzhai to buy the pastry that Shi Qi wanted to eat, and turned around and asked, "Do you want it?"

Xie Jingming shook his head, he was almost overflowing with doubts, he had no intention of eating at all.

After buying the pastries, Fu Peibai slowed down, looked sideways at Xie Jingming, and asked first, "Why are you in the capital? Did you come with Tianjizong?"

"No, no, I, I have withdrawn."

Fu Peibai stopped in his tracks with a puzzled expression.

Xie Jingming took the initiative to explain: "It was rumored that... you, when you betrayed Tianji and switched to join the Devil's Cult, I... I quit the sect."

Fu Peibai didn't understand the connection between these two things for a while, and was about to ask, Xie Jingming said again: "I believe you are not, that kind of person, but, but the brothers and sisters don't believe it, they, they say bad things about you every day, I They couldn't compete with him, and they, in a fit of anger, withdrew from the clan."

Fu Peibai couldn't help laughing, she was a little moved when she saw Xie Jingming's youthful face.

Xie Jingming really regarded her as a friend.

"Thank you, Jingming." Fu Peibai said sincerely, then raised his legs and walked forward again, "That's fine, Tianji Sect is not so glamorous on the surface, Lu Wencheng has done a lot of crazy things for his wolf ambition these years, you leave It's good there too."

Xie Jingming was slightly surprised: "Those rumors about Sect Master Lu are all true?"

"Ah."

Xie Jingming had an incredulous expression on his face, "Then he really, really hides it very deeply."

Fu Peibai sighed softly, "Stop talking about this, Jingming, is your home in Kyoto?"

"Eh......"

Seeing Xie Jingming's unspeakable expression, Fu Peibai thought it was inconvenient for him to talk about his family affairs, so he said, "I'm just asking casually, don't worry."

Xie Jingming waved his hand, "No, it's not, it's me. I lied to you about something." After speaking, his voice was a little softer, and he lowered his head in embarrassment.

Fu Peibai said indifferently: "It's all right."

"Actually, my surname is not Xie."

Fu Peibai raised her eyebrows, which surprised her, she didn't speak, and waited for Xie Jingming's next words.

"My surname is Li, and my name is Li Jingming."

Fu Peibai stopped again, turned around and looked at the boy who was as tall as himself.

Li's, Huang's surname, combined with Li Jingming's generous appearance, Fu Peibai quickly guessed his approximate identity.

"Are you from the royal family?"

Li Jingming nodded, "I, my father is the King of Xiangyang, and I, the youngest son in the family, have two or two older brothers."

"Yes, I'm sorry, Ah Pei, I didn't deliberately hide it from you, it was my father's confession, the world is dangerous, no, you can't reveal the identity of the royal family."

Fu Peibai smiled indifferently, "It's really all right. Speaking of this, I actually lied to you about something."

Curiosity was revealed in Li Jingming's eyes, "What?" He paused for a moment, then continued: "If it's inconvenient to say it, you, you don't have to say it."

What Fu Peibai was talking about was naturally her daughter's identity, she thought about it, Xie Jingming treated her so sincerely, she had no reason to hide her real identity anymore, so she said: "Actually... I am not a man. "

"Ah?" Li Jingming didn't understand for a while, but was still confused.

Fu Peibai cleared his throat and said, "I said, I'm actually a woman, and the reason why I disguised myself as a man at the beginning was to go to heaven and learn martial arts."

The long silence made Fu Peibai think that Li Jingming was frightened, so she stretched out her hand and shook it in front of Li Jingming, "Jingming?"

Li Jingming slowly closed his surprised and wide-open mouth, and murmured: "You, how could you be a woman? God, how can there be a woman like you in the world?"

Fu Peibai knew that his words were not malicious, so he couldn't help but joked: "What do you mean by that, what happened to a girl like me?"

Only then did Li Jingming realize that something was wrong with his words, and hurriedly explained: "I, I didn't mean that, I just, my wife was surprised, how can there be women like you in the world, most of the women I come into contact with are The weak ones are just like delicate flowers, but you are different, you are just like a man, brave, tough, and even better than a man."

Fu Peibai disagreed with his point of view very much, and clicked his tongue, "You are underestimating women, who said that women must be delicate and fragile? Women also have the same qualities that men possess, and women can be as free and easy as men , Pursue the life you want to live, instead of being stuck in a high cabinet, trapped between your husband and children for a lifetime, this world is not fair to women."

Li Jingming was a little ashamed by what he said, and nodded repeatedly.After the two walked for a while, Li Jingming realized that he didn't know why Fu Peibai came to the capital, so he asked, "Apei, you, did you come to the capital this time to go to the imperial mausoleum?"

"Well, some grievances and grievances can't be avoided, and you have to face them all the time."

Li Jingming was sensible and didn't ask any more questions. He rolled his eyes and said in a low voice, "Maybe, I can, I can help you."

"Help me? Help me what?"

Li Jingming looked around, and after confirming that there was no one there, he lowered his voice and said, "Go to the blacksmith's shop in the west of the city. There is a small courtyard behind it. Go there and find someone. He can tell you about, about the former emperor. About Ling."

"who?"

Li Jingming said mysteriously: "You, you will know when you go."

Fu Peibai kept this matter in mind, and the two of them happened to come to a fork in the road, "Thank you, Jingming, I have to go back to the inn, see you later."

"Okay, you, take care of yourself." After Xie Jingming said, he turned around and walked towards the main road. It happened that a few children were playing, and they ran over and bumped into him, and the muddy water under their feet was dirty. His brocade robe embroidered with white jade.

He was not angry, but supported the child, and asked with concern: "You, are you okay?"

The child bowed his head and apologized: "I'm sorry, brother, I accidentally bumped into you."

"It's okay, you guys have to be careful when you play, don't fall and knock, go."

The children cheered and ran away. Li Jingming looked at the dirty sleeves of his robe, shook his head with a smile, and continued walking forward.

This scene completely fell into the eyes of Fu Peibai who hadn't left yet. She stared at Li Jingming's back and fell into deep thought. She turned and left after the other's back completely disappeared at the end of the street.