Three months have passed unknowingly since Xiao Rui left Chang'an and went south. It has been almost two months since we set off to Lingnan, and it has been more than a month in Lingnan with Xiao Changle to recover. Xiao Rui and others feel nothing, but the people in Chang'an are very anxious.
Didn't you agree to go pick them up and come back? Why are you still there after three months there? Whatever the situation is, you can write a letter.
The emperor basically asked about news from Lingnan every day, but there was no news every day, so the emperor would scold Xiao Rui after asking.
ps: Xiao Rui: It’s unreasonable, why don’t you scold your daughter? I'm going to call your daughter for you, okay...
On this day, ten miles away from Xiaojiazhuang, the Xuanjia Army caught a lame one-eyed beggar while patrolling. They originally thought it was an out-of-town beggar who entered by mistake because he didn't understand the rules, but who would have thought that the beggar actually took out a gold medal? This is a big deal.
"Princess...that's what happened. The beggar said that the gold medal was given by the Marquis. The Marquis asked him to come to Xiaojiazhuang in Chang'an City. He wouldn't say anything until he saw the Marquis." Xiao Yuanshan, the guard captain, reported to Princess Xiangcheng . Without Xiao Rui, the mistress of Xiaojiazhuang is Xiangcheng.
Princess Xiangcheng said in surprise: "Gold medal? Did he say where it came from?"
Xiao Yuanshan replied: "I told you that he came from the south and traveled across mountains and rivers. Where exactly, he refused to say. He seemed to be very defensive."
south?
Xiangcheng thought for a moment and said, "Yes, the south is right. My husband told me in his last letter: If someone comes with a gold medal, he will be sent to Zhuangzi and taught to read and write. On the first floor of the library Be open to him."
"What??? Are you recruiting a student?" Xiao Yuanshan said in surprise: "Princess, the person here is an adult in his thirties, long past the age of reading and learning calligraphy, and he is also a lame and one-eyed disabled person. Such Students? If we were admitted, wouldn’t the outside world laugh at us?”
joke?
Xiangcheng smiled scornfully, "Then let them laugh. My husband acts so wildly and unconstrainedly that ordinary people can understand? Besides, who is the head of the family in Xiaojiazhuang? What kind of students he accepts depends entirely on his words." Decide, let’s do it. Arrange the person over there in the school, assign him a dormitory, and let him study and listen to classes with several children there.”
Xiao Yuanshan bowed and agreed, and just as he turned to leave, the second lady Wei Yanran came over and said, "Wait a minute!"
"Sister, think twice. A stranger suddenly came here. I don't know who he is. It's dangerous to let him in with just a token. You should know that tokens can also change hands. Why don't you let him in first and ask?"
Xiangcheng was slightly shocked, "That's right, that's right. I got confused because of my concern and forgot to be on guard. What my sister reminded me is, General Xiao, bring the people in and I'll ask them personally."
"Well, my subordinates will make arrangements now."
…
Half an hour later, the beggar was escorted into the village, and then arranged in a guest room to take a shower and change clothes. He even had a meal before being led to see the champion Madam Hou.
Xiao Yuanshan is very good at talking, and he can speak with emotion and reason. The champion has been assassinated, and his wife has been kidnapped by gangsters, so you have to be cautious. If you are really a guest coming to Xiaojiazhuang, you must cooperate with us. Security check.
The beggar is none other than Xia Shanhu, the fourth mountain bandit who escaped from Tanzhou. This guy is also very lucky. He completed the task assigned by Xiao Rui perfectly and tricked the black and white gangs in Tanzhou. He also narrowly escaped death. He became lame and blinded in one eye. He fled north for thousands of miles incognito and finally came. Arrive in Chang'an.
But it is not easy to find Xiaojiazhuang in Chang'an, especially for a foreigner like him. It took a lot of effort for the fourth child to find out.
I just didn’t expect that Xiaojiazhuang’s defense was so tight? The entire area within ten miles was under martial law, and cavalry scouts were constantly patrolling. They didn't even know where Xiaojiazhuang was when they themselves were caught.
How dare the fourth child not obey Xiao Yuanshan's explanations and requirements?
Even though he was adamant at first, saying that he would never reveal anything until he saw the Marquis, that was a bluff. If he met a bad guy and pretended to be an officer and soldier to steal his gold medal, then the Marquis's signature could definitely be used to bluff people.
Now that I heard that the champion Mrs. Hou was visiting me, how could the fourth child still dare to stretch his arms? It’s too late to catch up.
Although he had changed into neat clothes, he could not help but feel inferior to a small person. As soon as he entered the door, he didn't dare to raise his head and glanced up. The fourth child fell to his knees with a plop, "Xia Yuanren, a grassroots citizen of Tanzhou, pays homage to the champion Madam Hou."
Princess Xiangcheng smiled and said, "This is the first time I heard someone call me that. Yes, I am the champion Mrs. Hou. Get up quickly. We don't do big gifts in Xiaojiazhuang, so there is no need to be formal. The Marquis mentioned your matter to me in his letter. , I have a few words to ask you."
Xiao Yuanshan stretched out his hand to help him up. The fourth child raised his head carefully, wanting to take a look at what the princess looked like.
But as soon as he raised his head, he didn't see the princess's shadow. Instead, he saw two giant beasts, one with white hair and one with white hair, which scared the fourth child to death.
"Oh... this, this is..."
Xiao Yuanshan laughed loudly and helped the other person up again, "Don't be afraid, this is the guardian beast of our Xiaojiazhuang. It is responsible for protecting the safety of my wife and not hurting anyone."
"But you are very good. If ordinary people see this, they will either faint from fear or be so scared that they will urinate and urinate. You are very brave."
The fourth child clutched his chest, gasped a few times, and came to his senses slightly, "If I read correctly, this one is a great white ape, and the other one should be an iron-eating beast, right? Can these two beasts be kept at home as guards? , Lord Marquis is indeed like the legend, not a mortal."
Xiao Yuanshan was surprised: "Oh? You are so knowledgeable, you actually know the white ape and the iron-eating beast?"
The fourth child forced out a smile and said, "I don't dare. The villain was born in the mountains and I have seen him twice."
As she spoke, she bravely raised her head again, glanced at the princess carefully, and quickly lowered her head, saying in her heart that she was worthy of being the princess of the Tang Dynasty, and worthy of being the Marquis's wife. Only such a fairy-like woman could be worthy of being married to the Marquis. Lord.
Xiangcheng couldn't care about the other party's inner activities and asked straight to the point: "Sir, when you come here holding a gold medal, you must have met my husband. Why don't you tell us how you met? We haven't seen each other for several months. Everyone in the family is very excited." Care about your husband’s affairs outside.”
ah? this……
The fourth child was a little embarrassed. He was born a bandit, so he defected to the Marquis. He originally wanted to change his identity and live a new life. But if I tell you about the past now, won't everything be leaked?
Xiao Yuanshan took a look and realized there was a secret to hide? Could it be that he is really a person with bad intentions?
Unconsciously, he put his hand on the horizontal knife on his waist, "Sir, Madam, when you ask questions, answer truthfully and don't let everyone misunderstand. Xiaojiazhuang is not an ordinary place. If a bad person enters, you can kill without guilt."
hiss……
The fourth child was so frightened that his legs flexed and he broke out in a cold sweat.
"I said, I said, I am not a bad person. The villain was born in the green forest and was a bandit in Wuhu Village in the south of Tanzhou City..."