fake emperor

In the winter of the fifth year of Yongkang, there was a vast expanse of whiteness, from the roof to the brim of the hat.

A young man walked slowly outside Chang'an City. He was wearing rough cotton-padded clothes and trousers, a homemade felt hat, a cloth bag full of patches, and a rounded wooden stick.The young man stood under the city wall with his mouth slightly open. Chang'an City is really big.A cloud of snow fell and fell right into the boy's mouth, making her shiver from the cold.

"Bah, bah, bah." The boy spat out his mouth full of snow, stomped his feet fiercely, and muttered in his mouth, "Damn, why is it so cold this year."

The guard at the side saw her standing here all the time, with a look of contempt on his face, he said: "Go, go, where are you country people from, don't stand here all the time."

The young man glanced at him, but shrank his neck under his stare, and walked into the city.

As she walked and watched, she walked for half an hour in just one street.Passing by a large restaurant, she mustered up the courage to glance inside. The seats were full of fancy dresses, and she hurriedly passed by with her head lowered.Finally, she came to a small open-air tea shop. She breathed a sigh of relief, sat down, took three copper coins with pride, and shouted: "Boss, a bowl of Yangchun noodles."

The boss was so busy that he didn't touch the ground. Hearing her voice, he hurriedly called his daughter Qiaoqiao.That Qiaoqiao looks very beautiful, the young man took a look, it was even more beautiful than the bean curd Xishi from Lingyin County, Hangzhou.Qiaoqiao twisted her waist and walked in front of her, looked at the three copper coins on the table with a pair of big eyes and blinked, then said with a smile: "Guest officer, Yangchun noodles need four copper coins."

The young man was speechless, his cheeks turned red and white for a while, then he stretched his hand into his bosom, and reluctantly took out a copper plate and put it in Qiaoqiao's hand, without the courage he had just now.

Qiaoqiao pursed her lips and smiled, and with her white fingers nimbly held up the three copper plates on the table, she smiled sweetly: "Thank you, sir, wait a minute, sir." After saying that, she floated away.

After a while, a bowl of hot Yangchun noodles was placed in front of the boy.The young man glanced at it affectionately, it was Yangchun noodles with four copper coins.Then, he picked up the chopsticks and ate them without hesitation, making a "hoo hoo hoo" sound while eating.Seeing that the uncle swallowed his saliva, he slammed the table: "Boss, why don't you come to my face!"

"It's coming, it's coming." Qiaoqiao smiled, and put the noodles in front of the uncle, and from the corner of her eyes, she saw that the boy's bowl was empty, and the soup was completely drained.

The young man raised his head, met Qiaoqiao's gaze, smiled unnaturally, and then smacked his lips, as if he still had something to say.

The young man has red lips and white teeth. Although he is dressed in rags, he can still be seen to be a very handsome little brother.Qiaoqiao blushed when she saw it, and took a pancake while her father was not paying attention, and handed it to the boy.

The boy looked at the pancakes that were still glistening, and swallowed, the bowl of Yangchun noodles really didn't fill his stomach.The other hand touched the purse wrapped around his waist, and then refused with regret.

Qiaoqiao seemed to see through her mind, and smiled again, showing her white and neat teeth: "I don't want your money, you can eat."

The teenager swore that she saw a fairy at this moment.Then she took the pancake from the fairy's hand, chewed it, and thanked her while chewing, but the sound was too vague.Qiaoqiao understood, she giggled, and went to greet other guests for her father.

After eating, he drank another big bowl of bitter tea, thanked Qiaoqiao formally, picked up his wooden stick and left.Qiaoqiao looked at her back for a while, and then continued to work with a normal face. After a while, this handsome young man will completely disappear from her memory, and there will be no waves.

The boy passed by wine shops, passed by teahouses, and finally stopped in front of a bookstore.She shook the snow off her hat and shoulders, walked in, and saw the shopkeeper lowering his head and thinking about his calculations.She took a few steps forward, cleared her throat, and said, "Boss, do you want to copy the books?"

The shopkeeper raised his head and saw that although she was dressed in shabby clothes, she was energetic, and the palace was in urgent need of Buddhist books recently, so he simply took a pen and paper to her: "Write two words and see."

The young man took the pen, spread out the paper, dipped it in ink, and was about to start writing. After thinking for a while, he wrote down the three characters "Zhang Cuihong".The characters are upright, quite suitable for copying Buddhist scriptures, the boss nodded in satisfaction.

The young man put down his pen and looked at the boss's face, knowing that this job would not go away, and there was a smile on his face.

"It will take three days to finish copying." The boss handed her some Buddhist scriptures, and couldn't help asking curiously, "Is this your name?"

The young man took the Buddhist scriptures, put the deposit on the counter, shook his head with a smile and said, "This is the name of the widow Zhang next door to my house."

The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, wondering whether he had invited the wrong person, but they all left with Buddhist scriptures, and it was hard to chase them back. "Never mind him, as long as the writing is done." The shopkeeper comforted himself.

As soon as the boy walked out of the bookstore, he saw a sedan chair parked in front of the bookstore, a man with a soft complexion respectfully raised the curtain, and a man with a more feminine complexion came out from inside.The boy stared curiously. This must be the legendary father-in-law.

I don't know if it was because the boy's gaze was too penetrating, but the more feminine father-in-law suddenly looked at her.I saw the father-in-law's complexion suddenly changed, his eyes widened, and his face was terrified.

The young man swallowed, knowing that his father-in-law was a big shot in the palace, she didn't dare to offend her, so she hurriedly ran away with the Buddhist scriptures in her arms.When the father-in-law came back to his senses, the boy was no longer in sight.

"Eunuch Wei?" The little father-in-law next to him reminded him a little confused when he saw that the manager was still there.

Eunuch Wei shuddered violently, grabbed the little eunuch, and said in a trembling voice, "Just now, did you see that young man just now?"

The little father-in-law was a little confused, so he had to apologize with a smile: "I didn't see it, what happened to the boy?"

Eunuch Wei didn't speak anymore, just stood there quietly, his brows tightened and loosened, and the little eunuch also silenced when he saw his uncertain look.After a long time, Eunuch Wei suddenly laughed loudly and said, "God's will, God's will. Hahahaha."

Seeing his mad look, the little eunuch took two steps back in fear.Eunuch Wei noticed his movements, and said dissatisfiedly: "You are as timid as a mouse, help me in quickly."

The little eunuch dared not say anything else, he obediently stepped forward, supported Eunuch Wei by one hand, and entered the bookstore.As soon as Eunuch Wei entered, he casually bowed his hands to the shopkeeper, and said with a half smile: "Shopkeeper Yan, are the Buddhist scriptures that our family asked for a few days ago ready?"

The shopkeeper hurriedly smiled and said: "It's ready, the things that Eunuch Wei wants must be ready." While talking, he trotted into the inner room, and when he came out again, he was already holding a sandalwood box in his hand.

The little eunuch took the box and began to inspect the contents. Eunuch Wei tapped his fingers on the counter and asked, "Shopkeeper, our family just saw a young man coming out of your place. Do you know which family he belongs to?"

The shopkeeper thought for a while, and it must be that 'Cui Hong' just now, and hurriedly said: "I don't know yet, he is here to take over the job of copying books today, I don't know why Eunuch Wei is looking for him?"

Eunuch Wei's eyes turned cold, and he said angrily: "Can you ask about our family's affairs?"

"Yes, yes, yes, my little mouth is cheap." The shopkeeper slapped himself, and then smiled apologetically: "If Eunuch Wei wants to find him, you can come back in three days, and she will return the books in three days. "

After three days?Eunuch Wei's eyes flickered for a while, the timing was just right.

At this time, the little eunuch also checked and accepted the goods, so Eunuch Wei threw down the silver ingot and walked away.

For three days in a row, the boy ate three bowls of Yangchun noodles and three pancakes at Qiaoqiao's shop, which made the boy a little embarrassed.I made up my mind, after handing over the books I copied in my arms and getting the money, I must pay for the pancakes.

She headed towards the bookstore confidently, but just as she was about to reach the door, someone covered her mouth and nose from behind.

"Wuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" She struggled, but her body, which only ate one meal a day, didn't have much strength. She was punched in the ribs, and she burst into tears in pain.

She finally stopped struggling and let the man tie her back with a hemp rope and throw her into a sedan chair.The sedan chair was very spacious, she saw a pair of delicate boots out of the corner of her eyes, and looked up, it was the father-in-law in the sedan chair she saw a few days ago.

She thought about it, she didn't seem to provoke this father-in-law, she just glanced at him twice, could it be that looking at someone is breaking the law?But she didn't dare to say that, she just said: "My lord, how did I offend you? Your lord has a lot, don't bother with me."

Eunuch Wei looked at the face that was soft on himself, and felt very strange in his heart, he laughed sinisterly, squinted his eyes and approached and said: "Little brother, our family tied you here to make a big fortune with you." Business."

She was startled in her heart, but then she was overjoyed, this man is a big shot in the palace, if she wanted to clean herself up, why would she go through such a lot of trouble, she could still survive.She nodded hastily, afraid that the man would regret it if she was too slow.

Eunuch Wei thought he had a kind face and said, "What's the name of the little brother?"

Without even thinking about it, she said, "My name is Zhuzi."

Eunuch Wei's face froze, as if he had never expected to hear such a strong rural name, but he recovered quickly, sat quietly and stopped talking.He didn't speak, and Zhu Zi didn't dare to speak, so he could only lie in the sedan chair, swinging around very uncomfortable.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, I suddenly heard a loud man's voice outside saying: "Stop the car!"

Zhu Zi peeked at Eunuch Wei's frown, and said in a low voice, "It's that stubborn bull again." But he had no choice but to ask someone to stop the sedan chair.

Zhu Zi put his ear to the ground and heard the footsteps approaching, and the man's voice came again: "But Mr. Wei?" The voice was neither humble nor overbearing, like a routine.

"Guard Su, our family is feeling a little uncomfortable today, so we don't need to check for fear of infecting you." Eunuch Wei said.

"It's okay, this is the duty of the minister." Su Shiwei said.

Eunuch Wei frowned even tighter, and suddenly raised his voice: "Guard Su, I am the chief appointed by His Majesty, do you want me to investigate?"

Su Shiwei's voice did not fluctuate at all, and he still said: "Please forgive me, Eunuch Wei."

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