The prince of buns

Although it can't compare with the prosperity and prosperity of the capital city, the market in Yaozhou, a small town in southern Xinjiang, has its own unique charm.

But Fu Ren has been depressed ever since he came to the south, even if he came out to play, he barely put on airs, he didn't raise his eyelids at all the excitement in front of him, he just walked around and went back home. After escorting him back, he silently returned to the busy city.

There was a small stall selling gadgets in a corner of the market. It looked inconspicuous. A string of bright and round Nanhong bracelets attracted his attention deeply. He could almost imagine wearing this bright red bracelet on his baby. What does the daughter look like on her plump, white and tender little wrist.

"Young Master, you have good eyesight. My grandma made it herself. If it wasn't for selling it for money, I'd rather keep it for myself!"

The stall owner is a lively girl with a round face, with two sweet dimples on both cheeks when she opens her mouth, she looks like she is from the Qi country in the south, but her Chinese is very fluent, which shows that the time for doing business on this border is also very slow. Not short.

In fact, the Qi people inside and outside Yaozhou can speak Chinese, and the people here also understand the language of their Southern barbarians.

If it wasn't for the imperial courts of the two countries not always confronting each other in order to compete for territory, what would there be between ordinary people, who would work day and night to live a peaceful and well-fed life.

Jian Yunchen silently handed over an ingot of grained silver, and carefully put the bracelet into his arms. At this time, some drunken men reeked of alcohol came out of nowhere, laughing and cursing all the way, stumbled and almost bumped into him.

"Be careful, brother!"

A hand pulled him from behind, Jian Yunchen looked back, he was a man with thick eyebrows, big eyes and a heroic face, about 25 or [-] years old.

Moreover, he was tall and tall, Jian Yunchen was considered tall, but this person was half a head taller than him.

There is not much outstanding in appearance, and there is a bit of certainty in the brows, but there is a faint majesty.

Yaozhou is located at the junction of the two countries, and the natural environment and political environment are relatively complicated, so Jian Yunchen will not be surprised to meet any kind of people here, but he just took two steps back very quickly after expressing his gratitude politely People distanced themselves.

He came to Yaozhou to avoid everyone, so one thing more is worse than one thing less.

But that person seemed to be unable to see the indifference of others and said with a hearty smile: "Brother, wait a moment, I have something to ask."

This made Jian Yunchen's face feel a little uncomfortable, and it's not right to leave for a while, or not to leave.

The visitor clasped his fists at him and said, "Excuse me, brother, how do I get to Qingzhi Lane?"

Jian Yunchen shook his head, "I'm sorry, but I'm not a local."

The man hurriedly laughed and said: "That's being rude, please forgive me, brother."

After speaking, he clasped his fists again, and there seemed to be no disappointment on his face.

Jian Yunchen couldn't help but bow in return. When he got home, he was only concerned with sending the gadgets he bought for his daughter back to Beijing, never noticing that the man was standing on the street and staring straight at his back without moving. After taking a step, I didn't take this "inadvertent encounter" to heart, and never thought that this incident would become the stone that stirred up thousands of waves.

"Young master, it's getting late, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave the city if I don't leave."

At some point behind him, there was a lean man in gray clothes, about 50 or [-] years old, with sharp eyes.

Only then did the man come back to his senses, his eyes were still glued to the end of the street not far away and said: "It's really him, he is Jian Yunchen? Old man Jian's son?"

The man in gray nodded slightly.

In fact, he also knew in his heart why his master still asked this question after countless investigations. When he first met Jian Yunchen, he couldn't compare this clear-eyed young master to the one who asked Jiang Qiaotou seven years ago with a hostile face. One gun and one horse took the life of the eldest prince of the Qi Kingdom, and he was connected with the little Hades.

To this day, when someone in Qi Guojun talks about that unbelievably beautiful 13-year-old boy whose white clothes were stained with blood, he still has an expression of disbelief.

The State of Qi was originally a tiny place, but it has always coveted the prosperity of the Central Plains with ambitions. For a hundred years, there have been constant troubles, and there has never been a real peace in the frontier.

It wasn't until four or five years ago that old General Jian and his son led troops in a fierce battle in Yaozhou, seriously injuring the opponent's coach, Prince Qi Guo, that they were severely discouraged.

The eldest prince died of illness shortly after returning to the capital, and King Qi was old, and he originally planned to make the eldest son the crown prince after that battle, but he was disturbed by the Jian family and his son, which directly caused his other brothers to fight. The battle between the princes continued for several years, and the strength of the Qi State itself was gradually weakened in the constant internal friction and was not as good as before.

The person in front of him is none other than the Fourth Prince Guo Rui who is the most popular and stands out.

Because he was born of the Empress of the Central Palace together with the First Prince, he has studied with his eldest brother from a famous teacher invited by the Celestial Dynasty since he was a child, so compared to the other brothers, besides being brave and good at fighting, he is also more strategic and scheming.

This time, the news was released to the capital that he was going out for a walk, but in fact, he got the news that Jian Yunchen came with Fu Rennan from the spy stationed in Beijing, so he came here specially to meet him for a while.

"Young master, this person was able to single-handedly break into our heavily garrisoned army to rescue his father at a young age, and then counterattacked desperately to turn the tide of the battle. These years, he has never been defeated in the Southern and Northern Wars. Such a person, I am afraid Ferocity and cunning are not enough for him, the young master must not take it lightly."

It can be seen that Guo Rui's attitude towards Jian Yunchen has undergone a subtle but obvious change after meeting him. Lu Qi, the man in gray, feels that he has an obligation to remind this young master well.

After all, the wealth and lives of himself and many good brothers are still on him.

Guo Rui smiled contemptuously in his heart, looking at this little old man who is afraid of death, he thinks he is so young and not more lustful.

Isn't the business done already?

Looking up at the second floor not far away, a vague figure under the half-open window nodded vigorously to him.

Prince Fu Zhong, who was far away in the capital, was silent for a long time after receiving the informant before raising his head with a cold face.

"Your people can be sure that it is Guo Rui who connected with him?"

The people kneeling on the ground hurriedly bowed their heads lower, "This is a serious matter, I dare not ignore it, it is undoubtedly the fourth prince of Nanban."

It turned out that Fu Zhong had set up an eyeliner in Yaozhou early in the morning to monitor the situation in southern Xinjiang and protect Fu Ren. He did not expect to find out that Jian Yunchen had contacts with the fourth prince Guo Rui of Qi State.

As for who among the young masters of Qi State has the ambition and ability to compete in the Central Plains, Fu Zhong thinks that only the fourth child is the only one.

It's just that I didn't expect this matter to be related to the Jian family. Could it be that there was something tricky in the victory of the Jian family a few years ago?

After all, Mr. Jian was once captured. If Jian Yunchen rescued his father and fought against the enemy, rumors were amazing. Who knows if their father and son had already reached some ulterior agreement with Nanman Laosi?

For example, if he tried to find a way to let the old man die, they helped him kill the boss of the other party to give the fourth brother a chance to take over?

The more Fu Zhong thought about it, the more frightened he became. Jian Yunchen knew too much. If he was really annoyed with Nan Manzi and threatened him with Fu Ren, what would he do?

However, the emperor's illness lasted for three days or two days. He said that the old man was in good health. He would lie down all the time and hand over the state affairs to his son. But he didn't care. As long as the old man was still alive, he would If the prince really wants to touch Mr. Jane, it is absolutely impossible.

Moreover, his mother is still Mr. Jian's eldest sister-in-law, and has always loved that kid Jian Yunchen, so it becomes even more difficult.

Unless the conspiracy of their father and son is revealed, if he wants to act first, he really has no chance to act.

But if they really want to make their schemes mature, that's fine!

It is said that the king's life is not acceptable, Jian Yunchen, you brat, your father's neck is too stiff to move, so what about your idiot and baby boy?

Ha ha.

Having made up his mind, Fu Zhong went to pay his respects to his mother-in-law, the empress, with a guilty and worried face early the next morning.

Knowing the karma between him and Fu Ren, the empress guessed exactly what Jian Yunchen's mission was and where he was going. She just avoided talking about that taboo.

But this does not mean that she agrees with her son's decision. After all, Jian Yunchen is her nephew who loved her since she was a child. She escaped death and was sent far away after giving birth to a child. How can you not feel bad?Therefore, Fu Zhong has been giving Fu Zhong a lot of embarrassment recently.

Now when he heard his son say that he was worried that Qi Mu'an, a rough man, could not take care of the baby, he immediately became anxious.

Yes, why didn't she worry about it!

Aside from Qi Mu'an's reputation for messing around, even if he changed after being married, he is still young after all, this is his first time being a father!

Wei Guogong's mansion has been busy with happy events recently, Song Ya will leave the court in a few days, and Song Xian will be there next month. In addition, I heard that some people are walking around about the marriage of his eldest son Mu He.

After all, Jiahe is a stepmother, and she has not been married for a long time. I am afraid that the big brother Qi Mu'an will have to help in these matters. In this way, the little milk baby really has no one to take care of.

Fu Zhong saw that his mother's expression was a little loose, so he hurriedly stepped forward and suggested: "Mother, don't be angry, my son has nothing to do with Yun Chen's matter, and I really can't find someone who is more outstanding and trustworthy than him." , he is the cousin of your nephew son, so what else can you say? Now I can only take care of the baby for him, so that my son can see him when he returns to Beijing in the future."

The queen poked his finger on his forehead angrily, "Then what are you going to do?"

Fu Zhong hurriedly said the plan he had prepared early in the morning: "Ms. Guo has always been quite safe. According to my son, the queen mother will come forward to bring the little doll of Yunchen's family to the Prince's Mansion, and let her take care of it for a while. When Yunchen comes back, I will take care of her." Hand it over to him properly, what does the queen mother think?"

The queen thought that the Crown Princess Guo had already raised two sons, and she was indeed a decent person. Furthermore, taking the children to the Prince's Mansion to raise them was a great face for Qi Mu'an and Jian Yunchen. When I faced the brother-in-law of old general Jian, I wouldn't be too embarrassed.

So I didn't think much about nodding my head.