no puppet

On the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival is just over, and the red firecracker residues everywhere have not had time to be cleared away. Laifeng Town, which has always been bustling and noisy, has fallen into the busyness of the beginning of the year.

The little tavern in Xiaolu has been noisy since New Year's Eve until fifteen Shangyuan.Those who come and go are all travelers from other lands who have no land to live in, and they can’t go back to their hometown after all, so they simply gather together in this small tavern to chat all night long, the nest lasts for more than ten days, Xiaoluping and Barley are too busy to rest.

Seeing that the business of the tavern is getting more and more prosperous, whenever the neighbors pass by, they can't help but come in to say hello to her—someone asks her how she found her way, and some people come to join in the fun and make friends Yes, most of them are those regular customers who have known each other for a long time. From time to time, they come to ask a few words, saying: "Where is the little love you raised...the one who looks pretty? I remember...you two have a little girl Doll, why haven't I seen it now?"

"Where did you get the doll?" Usually at this time, Xiaolu waved her hands again and again, and said sloppily, "When did I find Xiaoqinger, she looks quite delicate-why don't I know?"

Ping Barley followed suit and said, "The beautiful little love you are talking about, is it me?"

Xiaolu hurriedly spat at him, saying: "Bah, talk nonsense like that again, be careful to tear your stinky mouth!"

When everyone heard the words, they all started laughing, Xiaolu saw that everyone was laughing, so she couldn't help laughing too.

However, after laughing, there was an indescribable sense of emptiness and loss—from the Mid-Autumn Festival to the New Year, Xiaolu was anxious and worried about Xie Hengyan's whereabouts every day.The news from Bi Yu Mansion and the capital does not come frequently, they are often discussing to increase the reward amount of Yin Chu, and I don’t know why, it is clear that Yin Chu’s portraits are hung all over the street, so there is no news related to Xie Hengyan .

Sometimes Xiaolu even wondered if Yin Zhen would care about the identity of the puppet after all, and the two of them parted ways halfway, leaving Xie Hengyan alone on this cold early spring night, with a pair of legs limping, but not knowing where to go Where did it go.

"Xiao Xie, Xiao Xie, if you listened to me from the beginning, you should have settled down in our small town long ago. We will manage the tavern together. You can live safely and comfortably in the backyard... Why bother to travel outside in the winter Wandering?"

Xiaolu said as if talking to herself: "I said it before, you will have a good life with Yinpo..."

"Why are you still thinking about him?" At this time, Ping Barley suddenly got out from the corner and asked her, "I've been away for half a year, and I can't come back no matter what, why are you so obsessed with him?" Woolen cloth?"

Xiaolu said coldly: "I'll let you take care of it, have you finished all the work, and have nothing to do here?"

"Oh, lady boss, you can just sit here and think about men, why can't I come with you?" Ping Barley raised his chin and said with a cold snort, "If you want him, then let's think about it together." , You don’t need to do this business, you can eat enough just by thinking about people..."

"Hey, I said you..."

Xiaolu was really annoyed for a moment, and pulled away the rag and wanted to beat him up——at this moment, there was a commotion outside the tavern. Listening to the movement from the outer street, one up and one down, up and down.

"What happened?" Xiaolu pushed the barley away, opened the curtain and strode outside the door, and asked the drinkers with a little curiosity, "What's the matter? You've had a good drink, and suddenly shouted what?"

"Oh, lady boss, you don't know!" The aunt who patronizes gossip in front of the door leaned forward and said winkingly, "The big apprentice of Chengdaofeng's door...you know, right? He just killed someone a few days ago and fled abroad for a while. Yinzhu who hasn't come back all year!"

Xiaolu's eyebrows twitched, her expression darkened immediately, and she continued to ask her: "I know... What's wrong with Yin Chu?"

"At the beginning of the year, everyone was still talking about him, saying that the bounty was increasing day by day, but I didn't see him at all." The aunt said, "It's a coincidence that this New Year's day, the people in Rongfu in the capital Busy to the point of darkness, a whole year has passed, and finally Yin Chun was caught... Where do you think he was caught?"

This time, Xiaolu was completely anxious, so why bother with her digressions?With a choked voice, he asked the aunt directly, "What did you say? He was caught?"

"Yes, yes. Of course I caught it. It is said that the young master of Rong's mansion went to the battle to catch it himself..." The aunt wobbled and said nonchalantly, "At that time, Yin Chu was still in the water. It is said that people will get them on the boat, and this morning the boat docked at the pier outside our town, and many people came to watch..."

The first time Xiaolu heard this, she didn't want to say anything, she turned around and grabbed her robe, and rushed to the pier in a hurry——Ping Barley just listened to most of the words just now, and immediately rushed to Xiaolu's step Before going out, he blocked the door with one hand free, and asked solemnly: "Hey, where are you going?"

Xiaolu pushed him away and shouted loudly: "Don't worry about it, get out of the way!"

"Think about it clearly, what is the crime of robbery? You and I are ordinary people. Once you get involved with them—your tavern, your home, or even your life...you don't need to think about it all." Ping Barley stared into Xiaolu's eyes, and said word by word, "Are you sure you want to ruin your happy life for the rest of your life for a puppet?"

Xiaolu was still angry, but Pingbari held onto her wrist tightly and refused to let go even for a moment.In the end, it was she who let out her breath first, let out a long sigh, and then gradually became more and more depressed.

"I'm not sure." Xiaolu's complexion was gloomy, her voice was low, and she said to him a little hoarsely, "But I... can't let it go easily. Ping Barley, I'm worried about him, no matter what, I think..."

Before he could finish his words, there was another sharp and ear-piercing noise outside the tavern, and several crisp and loud horseshoes suddenly sounded around the narrow streets of Laifeng Town, which were always crowded with people.

But when Little Green and Ping Barley reacted, at the other end of the turbulent crowd, a series of completely unfamiliar figures suddenly appeared—they were all dressed in brocade clothes, with jade, gold, silver and other dazzling objects hanging from them. Their heads are full, and a fan is attached to their iconic waists. The fan handles are exquisitely made of iron, and there is an eye-catching "Rong" character engraved on the back, as if they are afraid that others will not know that they are noble sons from the capital.

The leader had a very familiar dustpan face, mixed in the crowd, Xiaolu could recognize it at a glance, and was shocked again, and said almost inarticulately: "This, this, this, this is..."

Ping Barley said, "Who is this?"

"This is the young master of the Rong Mansion..." Xiaolu said with a trembling voice, "Xiao Xie's old friend... the one who used to patronize Kongzhanlou before!"

But seeing that Rong Buzhi was dressed in the most flamboyant and luxurious clothes, he was sitting on the horse's back with his head held high, waving a folding fan leisurely in his hand, with an expression of contemptuous arrogance—and behind him, It was as if the people from the Rong's mansion opened up two neat and conspicuous long lines. There were quite a few townspeople watching from the sidelines at this moment, and when they were crowded together, they were a black and dense group of people, rushing in like a tide.

Especially when they were marching towards the inner street, those burly subordinates of the Rong family were like vicious dogs, threateningly approaching the crowd who came to join in the fun, and kept barking: "Get out of the way, get out of the way... ... get out of the way!"

After finishing speaking, he set up a few roadside stalls and bluffed a lot of townspeople who got too close. It was like bandits entering the village. Even if the emperor went out on weekdays, he would not be able to engage in such a high-profile battle.

Protected by Ping Barley, Xiaolu squeezed all the way to the end of the crowd, and in front of her was a strutting and unrestrained face—the first and most familiar one was Biyufu Kang Wen, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, and he didn't look very good , as if he had suffered some grievance, or encountered some unpleasant things, his face was sullen the whole time, obviously he was not happy about returning home.

"Why did people from Rong's mansion suddenly come here?"

In the confusion, Xiaolu heard someone talking behind her.

"I don't know, they are rich and have nothing to do all day long!"

"I heard that this time it was an order from the imperial court, saying that Yin Chun was captured and brought to Biyu Mansion, and Mr. Youcheng personally came forward to judge him."

"Isn't Mr. Kecheng in the capital, he was stabbed by Yin Chun, and he can't come back now?"

"It is said that they are going back. Doesn't this mean that the little girl Mi Ling ran to Rong's mansion to pick him up?"

Little Lvyuan moved closer to hear her words more clearly, but at this moment Pingke gently held her back: "Hey, don't go!"

The two of them hid in the most inconspicuous place where the crowds were swarming, and they saw that a few feet away from Kang Wen, not far behind the line, there seemed to be a car that was sealed on all sides, and the opening and windows were covered with iron covers. The tall carriage, now the man was walking in front, and the wheels creaked along the way. Hearing a shock in Xiaolu's ear, he immediately focused his attention on that place.

"What's wrong?" Ping Barley asked.

"It's nothing." Xiaolu shook her head, pulled the corner of Pingbarley's clothes, and deliberately concealed it from him, "Let's go back first, do you want to continue the business of the tavern?"

"Then... have you gone back?" Ping Barley hesitated, "You don't care about this anymore?"

Xiaolu said: "It doesn't matter, let's go."

Xie Hengyan woke up again, in the corner of the rolling and bumping carriage.The weak light around was dim and blurry, and it was projected from the top of the iron window grille. A star and a half of trivial and mottled light and shadow could barely illuminate the half-silent figure in front of him to half-brightness.

"Are you awake?" Yin Chun was sitting next to him, leaning firmly against the wall, he opened his eyes slightly at that time, looking lightly at Xie Hengyan who was sleeping beside him with half of his face swollen.

"I...how did I fall asleep like this?!"

Xie Hengyan felt a "thump" in his heart, and Li Yu sat up straight, looking at the unfamiliar environment around him. It was obviously no longer the cold and damp prison cell at the bottom of the ship yesterday.

This time he slept soundly, because he had been leaning on Yin Chun's arms, and he was too exhausted from his daily life on the road, so on the night when the boat approached the shore, he fell asleep and passed out without paying attention. , when he opened his eyes again now, Fang felt that everything around him had changed, and he and Yin Chun were forced to put on new shackles, tied tightly, and thrown into the carriage with five knots, from the pier to the streets of the town. It was bumpy all the way.

"Where is this?" Xie Hengyan was in a daze, opened his almond eyes, and asked Yin Chun, "Are we going to be sent to the Rong Mansion?"

Yin Chun didn't speak, and kept a strange silence all the time.The faint light from the cracks in the bars slowly illuminated his cold and sharp side face, but in a sense, he revealed complex emotions that Xie Hengyan could not understand.

"This is not Rong's Mansion." After a long time, Yin Chun finally spoke, looking fixedly at Xie Hengyan's still ignorant face.

At this moment, there was a crisp sound of the iron lock being untied outside the carriage.Kang Wen was separated by a gap between the iron windows, and whispered to the two of them, "...we've arrived, you guys come out."

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It looks like it's been a long time, but in fact, it seems that there is no long-lost Xiaolu and Pingbarley... Because their perspective is more convenient, the switching map is temporarily unfolded from Xiaolu's perspective.

This time, I really rushed to the end~ The last copy, melee came to Fengzhen hahahahaha

After passing this level, you can ponder the sweet episode~