Daxing City has implemented a curfew. Every night, no one is allowed to pass through the streets except the city patrol troops and specially approved people. The people in the city live in tofu-like houses. Each square is equivalent to a large residential area, with walls more than two feet high outside. The thirty-sixth square directly south of the palace has only two east and west gates, and the other squares have four doors. These doors must be locked at night.
As soon as the key-dropping time comes in the evening, bells and drums from various bell and drum towers will ring to close the doors. As soon as the gates are locked, the main streets of Daxing City become deserted. People can only move around in each square, and as time goes by , the starry city of Daxing will become pitch black.
As for the brightly lit and completely bright places, there are naturally some places. Regardless of the palace, the same is true for all the wealthy families. They either entertain guests with banquets at home, or they drink, have fun, sing and dance to add to the fun; and brothels and brothels are even more so. The sound of birds singing and warblers singing and dancing all night...
All of this went unnoticed and no one cared, because the curfew only prohibited people from going out on the streets at night, preventing the opposition forces from deploying their troops in various quarters and rushing out of each quarter at the same time to launch a fierce offensive against the palace. With the gates of each square closed like this, even if someone makes trouble, it will only affect one square. Even if someone takes over the gate and attacks the palace, the force will be hidden in several squares and will have little impact. Moreover, seizing the Fangmen also takes time. Even if the opposition forces launch a rebellion at the same time, there will still be a long time lag. This is also the most precious preparation time for the city patrol army and the palace guards. As for how lively you are at home or in the workshop, it has nothing to do with others.
Generally speaking, once the city gate or square gate is closed, no one will open it again; however, in any era, some people enjoy privileges, such as urgent messengers, emergency troops, ministers with urgent tasks... ...And Yang Ji is obviously the one who has this privilege.
The competition methods and procedures of the martial arts examinations have been written clearly and clearly, and the examiners and supervisory officials are all in place. There is basically no need to use Yang Ji.
His two new deputies are Shi Wansui and Shi Xiang. These two generals are loyal, loyal and patriotic people. Not only do they understand the importance Yang Guang attaches to Bibang, but after today's expulsion, Bibang has made Wu The second-level ranking has become the focus of attention from both the government and the opposition. The two of them will never commit fraud or neglect their duties on this matter. So after Yang Ji handed over the defense of the general camp to them, he led a group of soldiers back to the city overnight.
He called for the city gate and square gate to be opened, and all the way to the main gate of the palace, Zhu Cance immediately stepped forward and called for the door to be opened.
Under the halo of lanterns and the light of snow, Yang Ji dismounted in front of the gate of the mansion. The moment he turned sideways, he suddenly noticed a person huddled in the left corner of the gatehouse. He handed the reins of the horse to a guard. Holding the sword in hand, he stepped forward and asked, "Who are you? Why are you sleeping in the snow?"
However, he received no response. Zhang Chuchen, who was following closely, said, "Sir, isn't that man frozen to death?"
"Go and have a look!" Yang Ji thought for a while, then stepped closer. Looking carefully through the light of the lantern in Zhang Chuchen's hand, he saw a bloated woman. She wrapped herself tightly in an expensive mink velvet cloak, then sat on the ground with her knees folded, her head He was buried firmly in his knees, as if he was sleeping, and he seemed to be freezing to death or fainting from the cold.
Yang Ji couldn't see the person's appearance, but found that her cloak looked very familiar. Xiao Ying seemed to have one too.
Zhang Chuchen next to him confirmed Yang Ji's guess, and she said with certainty: "Master, this is the eldest lady's cloak. The eldest lady saw the Pei family's wife wearing thin clothes during an outing, so she gave it to her."
"No!" Yang Ji was shocked, stepped forward and pushed the man's shoulder, and shouted uncertainly: "Pei Shuying?"
The woman gave a soft "hmm" and slowly raised her head, revealing her jade-like dimples. Who else could she be if she wasn't Pei Shuying?
When she saw clearly that the person who woke her up was Yang Ji, she couldn't help shouting in surprise: "Brother Wenhui! We meet again."
She pulled off the cloak and hat on her head, and a pair of smiles appeared on her cheeks. She jumped up like a swallow and hugged his arm happily. Such an action would be natural for a little girl to do. Impeccable, but both of them were adults in the Sui Dynasty, which seemed a bit abrupt. However, under the surprise, Pei Shuying was generous, elegant and natural, as if this was a matter of course.
Yang Ji looked at Pei Shuying carefully and found that her face was red, there was a faint fragrance of wine in her mouth and nostrils, her big eyes were watery, and she seemed to be a little delirious. He asked curiously: "Why did you come here to drink and sleep in the middle of the night? Aren't you afraid of freezing to death?"
"Don't be afraid! I came prepared." Pei Shuying let go of Yang Ji's arm and took a few steps back. She opened her cloak, revealing the clothes underneath.
Only then did Yang Ji realize that she was wrapped up in three layers, and she looked like a clumsy giant panda. At the same time, he also discovered that what she was sitting on was actually a black package. Sure enough, He looked prepared.
He pointed at the package and asked: "What do you mean? You don't want to learn from others, but you learn to run at night with a red fly lining."
"..." Zhang Chuchen glanced at Yang Ji in surprise, wondering when did I run away at night?
"My Aye is too overbearing. He can't defend me today, so he plans to lock me up until he is convinced. I will definitely not admit defeat, but I am afraid that he will really lock me up for the rest of my life, so I pretend to be convinced, and then Just imitate Hong Fu and run at night."
Of course Pei Shuying didn't know what Hongfu Yeben was, but she originally just wanted to drink a sip or two of wine to keep out the cold, but then the more she drank, the more miserable she became, and the more she drank, the more she wanted to cry. In the end, she got herself drunk in a daze. At this time, she was still a little Confused, so he followed Yang Ji's wishes and joined in.
"..." Zhang Chuchen was confused after hearing this. Why did they say that I ran at night? Who did I run at night?
Pei Shuying talked for a long time, and immediately said pitifully to Yang Ji: "If I escape to my relatives' house, I, Aye, will definitely find me and kidnap me back and lock me up for the rest of my life; but I don't dare to go to the inn. After thinking about it, There seems to be no place for me to hide except you. You took pity on me, so you were kind enough to take me in for a few days, just a few days."
"Okay, okay!" Yang Ji thought for a while and decided to take her in. Moreover, she and Xiao Ying are friends, so taking her in in Xiao Ying's name is not afraid of any rumors. This also saves her from running around in the snowy night. .
Seeing that Yang Ji agreed, Pei Shuying finally showed a relieved smile on her face, and her smiling eyes almost turned into two crescent moons. She said happily: "I knew you wouldn't bear to see me living on the street."
Yang Ji suddenly thought of another question and couldn't help but said, "My wife is at home! Why didn't you call the door?"
Pei Shuying said sarcastically: "I drank to keep out the cold. I accidentally drank too much and couldn't even find the door."
Of course she was not so drunk that she couldn't find the door. The main reason was that she was afraid that Xiao Ying would misunderstand her as a bad woman who liked to drink after seeing her drunken appearance, so she would rather sleep in a cold corner than call the door. .
Yang Ji casually picked up her package, but it was heavy. It weighed more than twenty kilograms at least. He asked casually: "What is so heavy?"
"Pearls, gold and the like!" Pei Shuying was so proud in her heart that she had no idea that all her actions were done with the cooperation of Mrs. Pei. If Mrs. Pei had not sent away the servants in the house, she would not have been able to hide from the Pei House. The gazes of many servants, otherwise, not to mention carrying so many things, would not even be able to leave the door.
"Can you lift it?"
"If you can't lift it, I can carry it."
"Go in!" Yang Ji led her towards the open door and said as he walked: "With so many valuable things, are you planning to run away from home for a long time?"
"It should be!" Pei Shuying said: "This is the capital I use to open a shop. I want to open a brothel called Wenxi Pei's in Daxing City, and become the madam myself, so that I, Aye, will lose face."
Pei Shuying's words made Yang Ji look at him with admiration, but it was enough to listen to them. If Pei Ju knew that she was running a brothel, he would have to destroy her place and lock her up for the rest of her life.
"But I don't think it can be opened." Pei Shuying actually knows that her father has always had a good face. With his current power, she probably can't open a normal shop, let alone a brothel.
The reason why she told Yang Ji was because she had left home for the first time in her life, and she had successfully arrived at her destination and met the person she wanted to see. She was in a period of elation and excitement; now she said this with more pride and joy. He happily acted coquettishly and showed off his merits to Ai Lang.
When they arrived at the atrium, Xiao Ying and Liu Rumei, who had gone home early, greeted them. She knew that Yang Ji was going home today, so she waited with sleepy eyes. When they saw that Yang Ji had brought Pei Shuying back, they were shocked. .
After roughly understanding the situation, Xiao Ying was also extremely shocked.
In this era where men are superior to women, the anecdotes between men and women that are talked about are never commonplace. Although aristocratic women elope and run away from home, they are extremely rare. It is precisely because they are so few that there is an occasional Zhuowen. Jun and Sima Xiangru were recorded as anecdotes by literati.
When Xiao Ying read this story, she was also moved by their romantic love story, but she passed it after she was moved, but she never had the intention to imitate it. Although she also knew that Pei Shuying did admire her husband a little bit, this kind of behavior of running over night was something she had never expected or thought about.
It's just that Xiao Ying has the same idea as Yang Ji. Now that Pei Shuying has come to the door, she cannot be allowed to be a girl running around and sleeping on the street at night. She needs to settle down first.
Hearing that Pei Shuying slept in the snow, Xiao Ying was afraid that the cold would enter her body, so she sent someone very carefully to prepare ginger soup, bath soup and food.
Seeing that she looked tired after washing up and eating, he stopped disturbing her and allowed her to have a good rest in the guest room.
Returning to the master bedroom, Liu Rumei, who was making the bed, heard that her husband had gone to the study, so she hurriedly ran to the study. She happened to see Yang Ji, who had changed his clothes, lying on the desk writing, and did not know that he was busy. Something.
Xiao Ying slowed down, sat opposite her husband, and sighed quietly: "Mr. Lang, what do you think we should do?"
"She is having a quarrel with Pei Ju now. When she gets too angry, she will naturally go home." Yang Ji looked up at his wife and continued: "Anyway, you and she are friends, so I will entertain her for a few days in your name. "
"Well! That's all I have to do. I'll have a good talk with her again when it gets daylight." Xiao Ying agreed with her husband's way of handling it. If he came forward in her name, it would be good for everyone's reputation, let alone anything. Unpleasant gossip.
She hesitated for a moment, but finally asked what she was hiding in her heart: "Lang Jun, tell me the truth, do you like Shuying?"
"Where are you thinking? I just treat her as a kid I can talk to." Yang Ji explained in a dumbfounded voice: "There are many beautiful women in our house, but have you seen anyone I have harmed?"
Xiao Ying was dumbfounded. In this era of early marriage, early childbearing, and emphasis on inheritance, not to mention those high-ranking officials with powerful hands, and even many children of aristocratic families without fame, the total number of wives and concubines in the family was in double digits. However, most of the Yang Zhong lineage of the Yang family are aliens who are incompatible with society. Yang Jian's generation was somewhat henpecked, let's not talk about it for now. In this generation, except for Yang Yong and Yang Junzhi, their cousins In addition, the number of women is pitifully small.
As for her husband Yang Ji, as a prince with great power, there were only two of them. She, Xiao Ying, was the official wife of Ming Matchmaker, and the concubine Liu Rumei was also arranged by A Niang. Each of them had to be established first before he made his move; as for someone like Zhang There are many beautiful women like Chuchen, Murong Xianyue and Liuxu in the house, but Yang Ji was stunned not to touch any of them.
There was a trace of teasing in Xiao Ying's eyes, and she tried with half-truth and half-falseness: "But Shuying is different! She has a noble birth and extraordinary temperament. How can this be achieved by the maids in the mansion?"
Yang Ji looked Xiao Ying up and down, and said with a smile: "I like you, a great fairy who can conquer the country and conquer the city!"
Xiao Ying followed her husband's gaze and glanced at herself, her face couldn't help but heat up. She was originally waiting for Yang Ji in the warm inner house, so she was dressed lightly. When she heard that her husband was back, she put on a large cotton-padded jacket and a cloak and went out. When she returned to her room and was warmed by the fireplace, she took off her cotton-padded jacket and cloak again.
Now she is only wearing a soft Yanju uniform, her curves are indescribably alluring, and the two mountains on her chest rise and fall with her breathing, creating beautiful and moving ripples.
When she followed her husband's advice and compared herself with Pei Shuying, she finally realized that she had compared Pei Shuying to an ordinary little girl.
When it comes to figure and charm, Pei Shuying is indeed inferior. Not to mention comparing her with herself, even Liu Rumei can easily compare her to a skinny bamboo. No wonder her husband calls her a child.
"Spit!" Although Xiao Ying was a little embarrassed, she still felt very happy when she heard her husband say that she was "the most powerful person in the country." She pretended to be reserved and said coquettishly: "It seems that you have been staying with the smooth-talking generals for a long time. I’ve become just like them, and I don’t like it.”
"Hehe! Are you relieved now?" Yang Ji smiled and did not try to expose her.
