After the prosperous Tang Dynasty

"Zhang Jiulang." Xiao Heng put the younger sister in his arms on the ground, and greeted with a smile.

As for Xiao Wu, he had already run to Zhang Dai's side, took the kite from him, studied it carefully, and finally commented: "The kite is beautiful."

While he was talking, the little dog raised by Xiao Yansui also ran down from the carriage behind, and rushed towards Xiao Yansui with joy, circled around her twice, and rushed towards the same face again. Surprised Zhang Dai.

Although it has been a long time since the little dog was taken away from Yan Guogong's mansion by Mrs. Pei, for Zhang Dai who had raised him for a while, the little dog has adapted very well, and there is no such thing as usual. The cautious look when meeting strangers.

"It has grown so much!" Zhang Dai patted the little dirt dog's head, and exclaimed to Xiao Yansui in surprise.

"That's right." Xiao Yansui also looked at the little native dog, seeing how its fur is shiny and smooth. As the owner, it actually feels quite fulfilling.

Xiao Heng looked at the large group of guards around Zhang Dai, and then gave a slight signal to the guards of the Xiao family on his side, telling them to look after them, and then asked the three children, "Are you going directly to fly the kite?" , or go to burn incense with me first?"

Xiao Yansui thought about it, and felt that when refining alchemy, there would inevitably be various smoke, explosions, or other eye-catching phenomena. The Taoist priests of Xuandu Temple should not place alchemy furnaces near the place where they burn incense. Otherwise, the furnace might explode at some point, and the movement is really too loud...

What's more, Xiao Yansui himself has no interest in offering incense, so thinking of this, he simply said directly: "I want to fly a kite!"

Seeing Zhang Dai, he naturally followed Xiao Yansui's idea, and said enthusiastically, "I'm also going to fly a kite with Liu Niang!"

On the contrary, it was Xiao Wu who looked at his younger sister, then at his elder brother standing here with a smile on his face, and said with a smile: "Then I'll go burn a stick of incense first, ask for a safe talisman, and then go to the back of Xuandu Temple Looking for you."

The buildings of Xuandu Temple are layered on top of each other, and the layout is similar to that of other places. Entering the main entrance, a long road leads directly to the place where outsiders visit Sanqing, and finally the place where Taoist priests and Taoist boys in the Taoist temple usually live .As for the place suitable for kite flying, it is naturally the large empty yard in the back with nothing but the house.

After all, there are hardly any trees planted here in Xuanduguan.

The four of them were divided into two places. On one side, brothers Xiao Heng and Xiao Wu were not mentioned for the time being. On the other side, Xiao Yansui and Zhang Dai were here with little dogs and a large group of servants to guard them. After wandering around, he went to the empty place in the backyard of Xuandu Temple.

Xiao Yansui's gaze has been quickly scanning every house that may seem to be a pill house, but she is silent, obviously regarded as a child's curiosity.

As for Zhang Dai, in front of his friends and associates, he once again regained his chattering nature, pulling Xiao Yansui along with him to talk endlessly.

Finally, in front of a clearing in the backyard, Xiao Yansui smelled a familiar smell mixed with the bitterness of herbs and common chemical fumes...

At this moment, the windows and doors of the alchemy room were all open, and the room seemed to be a little smoky, probably because it had just begun to ventilate after the alchemy was completed.

Xiao Yansui cheered up instantly.

It's just that, when it comes to alchemy in ancient times, it is estimated that it is inevitable to burn poisonous items such as cinnabar, especially mercury vapor is particularly volatile. This place is too close to the alchemy room, so it is not a suitable place to fly a kite.

Although Xiao Yansui was quite curious about the inside of the alchemy room, he still took Zhang Dai and continued to walk towards the back yard, until he reached the courtyard wall adjacent to Princess Yuzhen's "annex" before agreeing to give up.

Although those servants and guards may not know that a lot of gas may have toxic side effects during alchemy, at least they can think that during alchemy, if they are not careful, the alchemy furnace may be blown up. Jiulang, the young lady of the Xiao family, Liu Niang, is extremely expensive, and the servants and guards are all happy to be able to stay away from the alchemy room.

"Let's fly the kite here!" Xiao Yansui finally stopped after a distance from the alchemy room.

The autumn wind is carrying a few scattered fallen leaves that seem to have flown from the yard next door. Before they fall to the ground, they are still swirling quickly, and it is inevitable that some slight dust will be rolled up, which makes people easily lost if they are not careful. eyes.

A gust of wind blew by, Xiao Yansui closed her eyes slightly, but the little girl's hair was blown fluttering by the wind, and the cuffs of her light clothes danced along with it.

Zhang Dai showed some excitement, and laughed loudly with Xiao Yansui: "The wind is blowing!"

"Well, it's time to fly a kite!" Xiao Yansui's slightly narrowed eyes showed a little innocent smile.

In her previous life, she lived in a big city with dense high-rise buildings. If she wanted to fly a kite, she had to find a park with a wide view.It's just that when she was young, her parents were busy at home, so naturally she didn't have much time to take her out to play. When she grew up, she was busier with her daily affairs than her parents were at work back then, even if she could fly a kite by herself There is no time to go anymore.

Thinking back now, Xiao Yansui couldn't help being a little dumbfounded, not to mention that he went out to fly kites by himself, but he seldom watched others fly kites.

For a moment, Xiao Yansui's heart moved slightly. Originally, it was just a reason to fly a kite specially for the purpose of coming to Xuandu Temple, but now, Xiao Yansui couldn't help it when it came to the kite flying itself. look forward to it.

Although the kite itself is not heavy, when the wind rises, a part of the wind is pressed down by the kite, which naturally forms a lift upward. At the same time, the wind itself is a phenomenon caused by the air flow caused by the heat of the sun. The existence of the kite is equivalent to cutting the flowing air, which directly reduces the air above the kite, thus forming a pressure difference between the lower and upper parts of the kite.

As for the lead wire of the kite, the angle and position of the kite are properly fixed, so as to keep the kite stable in mid-air. Once the kite line is broken, the kite will be quickly rolled up by the wind, breaking the original flight balance , The kite will naturally fall from the sky after a burst of spinning and rolling.

In the process of kite take-off, the pressure brought by the wind itself is not small, especially the few kites brought by Zhang Dai are not small. The force-bearing area of ​​the kites is large, and the tension on the lead wires is naturally stronger. big.

So, it was said that Zhang Dai and Xiao Yansui came out to fly the kite, but in the end, it was actually the guards who followed, and someone who was good at flying the kite flew the kite high amidst Zhang Dai's excited crowd shouting, Then gradually lengthen the lead wire, and wait until the kite is flying a little more stably in the air, then someone carefully handed the lead wire to Zhang Dai, and let him run for a while—of course, there will still be people during the whole process. Following Zhang Dai's pace, he has been helping Zhang Dai to pull the lead of the kite.

On Xiao Yansui's side, the servant who helped fly the kite followed suit, but, considering that Xiao Yansui was younger and a girl, the servant naturally used more care when pulling the strings of the kite. With some strength, Xiao Yansui only needs to feel the pulling force brought by the kite when he stretches out his hand.

However, for Xiao Yansui, doing it by himself is actually as much fun as watching others fly a kite.She played with it for a while, then took the opportunity to withdraw her hand, and sat quietly beside her, watching Zhang Dai running around and playing around.

On the side of the backyard of Xuandu Temple, there seemed to be only the excited running and laughter of children, but in the "annex" of Princess Yuzhen next door, it was originally quiet, but as it approached noon, it gradually came. There were footsteps of maidservants and servants, occasionally mixed with the whispered conversations of several guests.

The voices in the courtyard next door gradually melted into the wind. Xiao Yansui couldn't hear what those people said in detail. However, thinking about what Xiao Heng told her when he came today, Xiao Yansui just revealed A slightly surprised look.

Princess Yuzhen happened to be in this "annex" today, and, hearing the movement, it seemed that she had invited other guests to the party.

I don't know if Li Bai is in Princess Yuzhen's "annex" today, Xiao Yansui almost inevitably showed a little curious look, but, to her, it is obviously still the alchemy of Taoist priests in Xuandu Whether there is such a chemical reagent as nitric acid in the room is more important.

However, just as Xiao Yansui watched Zhang Dai flying the kite excitedly for a long time, and was about to find a reason to slip out and turn around in the direction of the alchemy room to check the situation, there were suddenly two guards in front of Xiao Yansui. Wu came over.

Xiao Yansui restrained her footsteps temporarily, and waved at Xiao Wu with a smile, "Eh? Why is it only you! Have you finished offering incense?"

Xiao Wu directly took out a peace talisman from his pocket, and after carefully putting it on Xiao Yansui, he curled his lips and said, "I burnt incense and donated some incense money. There is a banquet for guests in Princess Zhen's 'annex' today, a guest I know met my brother in front of the Sanqing Hall, and after the incense was finished, he was pulled over to join in the fun."

As for Xiao Wu, he was too young, and naturally he would not invite children to Princess Yuzhen's banquet, so Xiao Heng ordered the guards to send him over to find Xiao Yansui and Zhang Dai.

After listening to Xiao Wu's words, the corners of Xiao Yansui's mouth twitched.

"..." In Xiao Yansui's eyes, even she and Xiao Wu's elder brother, Xiao Heng, are just high school students who haven't graduated from high school yet. However, in the eyes of Tang Dynasty people, Xiao Heng Although he has not reached the crown yet, he is definitely not a child anymore. Thinking about the party held by Princess Wan'an in the "annex", Xiao Yansui was still in a complicated mood for a while.

The subtlety of Xiao Yansui's mood was naturally completely incomprehensible to everyone present.Coincidentally, when Xiao Wu came over, he had only spoken a few words with Xiao Yansui, and Zhang Dai, who was not far away, was already calling him, "Xiao Wulang, come and fly a kite!"

"Here we come!" Xiao Wu was immediately refreshed, and he didn't care about Xiao Heng's temporary departure to go to Princess Yuzhen's "annex" next door. The young boy got up from Xiao Yansui's side and ran over with great interest. , together with Zhang Dai, pulled the kite lead, ran and jumped into a ball.

Seeing that Zhang Dai and Xiao Wu were playing vigorously, Xiao Yansui got up at the right time, and after greeting the two of them, he planned to go around the front, especially the alchemy room.

Xiao Yansui's maid, Axiu, and two other guards also followed.

Xiao Yansui did not refuse, after all, even if there was nitric acid or saltpeter in the alchemy room, she, a five-year-old child, would not be able to move it. In the end, she still had to call Axiu who helped her carry things. and others.

However, to Xiao Yansui's surprise, Zhang Dai also followed.

"Let me go with you! Rest for a while." He fanned himself with the palm of his hand. It was a season of high autumn and the wind was a little bit cool. Xiao Yansui was dressed warmly to stay outside Wait, as for Zhang Dai, it was because he had been running and jumping just now, his forehead was so hot that he was sweating a little.

Naturally, Xiao Wu also saw Zhang Dai's flushed cheeks, and his attention was almost all on flying the kite at the moment, and he didn't think there was any problem with Zhang Dai going to rest for a while, so he simply directed at Xiao Yansui Waving with Zhang Dai, he yelled casually, "I'll wait for you two to come back!"

"Okay!" Xiao Yansui nodded with a smile, and then headed towards the alchemy room in front with a clear goal.

Zhang Dai didn't suspect it at all, he just followed Xiao Yansui instinctively, and because he had been nagging Xiao Yansui all the time, it was not easy for Axiu and the others to follow closely, but instead Not far behind, just pay attention to the safety of the two of them.

However, on the way to the alchemy room, Xiao Yansui's footsteps suddenly stopped.

Across a wall is the "annex" of Princess Yuzhen, which is adjacent to Xuandu Temple. Neither Xiao Yansui nor Zhang Dai is aware of the specific interior layout of the opposite courtyard. However, standing here However, Xiao Yansui was keenly aware of a familiar female voice.

She couldn't help frowning.

"What's the matter?" Zhang Dai also stopped in his tracks, turned his head and looked at Xiao Yansui in puzzlement, his forehead was still a little sweaty, and being blown by the cooler autumn wind at the moment, his whole body was refreshed .

Xiao Yansui pulled Zhang Dai together and walked towards the courtyard wall. However, they almost put their ears on the wall, listening carefully to the voice coming from the opposite side.

Although Zhang Dai was puzzled, boys of this age were naturally curious and mischievous. When he saw Xiao Yansui's actions, he naturally followed suit.

Because they were separated by a wall, Xiao Yansui and Zhang Dai naturally couldn't see anything.However, the more so, when the two children listened carefully, their ears seemed to be three points sharper than usual.

Not far away, Axiu and several guard servants naturally showed puzzled expressions, but they couldn't hear anything from their place.However, when the few of them wanted to get closer, Zhang Dai gave him a cross-eyed glance without hesitation.

For a moment, even Axiu's face showed a somewhat hesitant look.

Seeing this, Xiao Yansui waved her hand casually, signaling Axiu and others not to come over.

"Princess..." Across a wall, an elegant male voice that is also slightly familiar came to mind, but this time, in addition to the elegant and vague familiarity of the voice, the male voice was more of a kind of confusion. Amorous, uncontrolled intensity, lust and depression.

After the "Princess", Xiao Yansui, who was still a bit hesitant and dignified, was instantly as blessed as his soul. Except for the voice that seemed to be Princess Wan'an, which he vaguely recognized at the beginning, even this not-so-familiar male voice , she remembered who it was.

——It is also thanks to the fact that Xiao Yansui knows relatively few people now. After thinking about it in his mind for a while, he suddenly came back to his senses. Isn't that voice the same as that Taoist who was dressed in monk's clothes and full of Zen in Ximing Temple? Far monk?

Gee...

Zhang Dai was at a loss when he heard it, and looked at Xiao Yansui in bewilderment, wanting to ask questions.

Xiao Yansui immediately gestured at him, and gently put a slender index finger on his lips, signaling him to keep silent.

Although Zhang Dai was at a loss, he still listened to Xiao Yansui's strong request to stay. Dang even nodded, almost bewildered listening to the weird men and women in Princess Yuzhen's other courtyard separated by a wall. sound.

Because of Xiao Yansui's incident, Princess Wan'an was banned by Xuanzong for a period of time, and coincidentally happened to coincide with Concubine Wu Hui's funeral, so she was released by Xuanzong.However, even after she came out, Princess Wan'an, whose arrogance was slightly suppressed, urgently needed to refresh her image in front of Xuanzong, in order to show that she had repented. They all stayed in the Xingqing Palace honestly, dressed in Taoist uniforms, and occasionally went to show their faces in front of Xuanzong and talked about praying for his father.

As for Monk Daoyuan, although he was also imprisoned by Master Daojue before, no matter Gao Lishi who represented Xuanzong or Xiaofu, Duke Xu, seemed to have forgotten such a person, and no one went to Ximing Temple to pursue him. Daojue The monk was hesitating and didn't know what to do. The powerful maid beside Princess Wan'an went to deliver the letter in person. come out...

Today, Princess Yuzhen hosted a banquet and invited several friends to come to her "annex" as guests. They are all people with outstanding talents and extraordinary looks. Princess Wan'an, who is also a female Taoist priest, is naturally among them. Monk Daoyuan also got an invitation and came here indistinctly.

Having not been close to Princess Wan'an for several months, Monk Daoyuan always looks peaceful and peaceful on the outside, but inside he is very infatuated.

Now, Princess Wan'an teased her for a while, and the two naturally avoided Princess Yuzhen's full house of guests like dry wood meeting a raging fire, and embraced each other in a hidden place in the courtyard.

The more provocative whispers, separated by a wall, although intermittent, they are still clearly audible.

"Princess...Princess..." The originally elegant male voice became more eager.

The autumn sun shines through the withered branches and leaves on the other side of the high wall, casting a mottled shadow. Xiao Yansui and Zhang Dai are two children hidden in the shadow behind the high bridge, one with a dazed face and one with a blank face. But the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, becoming more and more speechless.

In another courtyard that Xiao Yansui and Zhang Dai couldn't see and was only separated by a wall, a soap-colored monk's robe fell on the ground, but Princess Wan'an's messy clothes were still wrapped around her snow-white shoulders, leaving only a soft neck , shivering slightly in the autumn wind, trembling in the wind like delicate petals.

Across the layers of bamboo shadows in Princess Yuzhen's "annex", there are occasional figures of maids and servants walking outside, vaguely falling into the eyes of a man and a woman embracing each other like mandarin ducks.

The tension that seems to be discovered at any time has long turned into a fiery excitement that is hard to extricate oneself. Princess Wan'an hooked an arm around Monk Daoyuan's neck, but her body was as soft as her complex and delicate body, as soft as water. Boneless satin.

Except for the two children next door that no one had thought of, no one has ever discovered that there is actually a man and a woman who are lingering at this moment.

Xiao Yansui couldn't help shivering silently, it's already October, it's already late autumn, it's not too cold to fight in a field like this, I'm convinced...

Zhang Dai's eyes were wide and round, and he heard the woman next door groaning indistinctly, and from time to time, there was an indescribably seductive chuckle, followed by another voice trembling softly. "Help me...", his lips moved with difficulty, except for the "help", Zhang Dai could not understand a single sentence in the conversation between the two men and women, if Xiao Yansui hadn't repeatedly signaled him to keep quiet just now In fact, Zhang Dai really wanted to ask Xiao Yansui directly if something happened next door, and if they should send two guards to save people.

After making sure that Princess Wan'an and Monk Daoyuan were next door, Xiao Yansui didn't worry about whether they were cold or not outside at the moment, she was only happy when she returned home from the cold and had a high fever!

However, before that, Xiao Yansui still wanted to do something else.

She continued to make a gesture of "Shut up" at Zhang Dai, and she also walked away from the wall without a sound and walked straight towards the alchemy room.

Zhang Dai naturally followed, and after they all walked into the alchemy room, Zhang Dai finally said after holding back for a long time: "Do you need to save someone?"

"Ah?" Xiao Yansui was stunned for a moment, but she smiled slightly in her heart, saving someone?

Immediately, Xiao Yansui scanned the alchemy room with bright eyes.

When the Taoist priest in the alchemy room didn't react at all, Xiao Yansui took out the paper tube neatly, quickly collected a little sulfur, gunpowder and other flammable and explosive items, and didn't forget to stuff some of her heart's desire into it. Saltpeter, after temporarily assembling a few things that could not tell whether they were fireworks or firecrackers, relied on himself and Zhang Dai's maids and servants to follow up, not allowing the Taoist priest to stop him, and found a lighted firecracker from the next room. Xiang, rushed to the corner of the wall where she and Zhang Dai were listening to just now, a little distance away, under Axiu's horrified gaze, quickly lit the fuse together, then threw the paper tube in her hand to the wall, turned her head They ran away with Zhang Dai who was curious.

There were two loud bangs, and occasional sparks of the flame reaction caused by potassium nitrate exploded on the wall.

If you are not worried, if you throw something that you can't tell whether it is fireworks or firecrackers, and because it is completely handmade, you are not sure about the explosive effect, if you accidentally blow up Princess Yuzhen's annex, According to Xiao Yansui's original intention, she actually prefers to set off fireworks not far from Princess Wan'an and Monk Daoyuan.

But time is short, even if there are enough materials in the alchemy room of Xuanduguan, she has no time to make fine preparations. She can only deal with a thing that can explode with a loud noise according to the principle, so as to attract the attention of others...