Everyone in the palace heard the commotion and gathered around, only to see Zhu Qiyu suddenly slumped at the door of the carriage.
Cheng Jing hurried over to help him and asked eagerly: "What's wrong, Master?"
Zhu Qiyu was still in a daze. He grabbed Cheng Jing's sleeve and sighed to himself: "Unexpectedly, there is a fox fairy in this world. It shows that the sky treats me well!"
Cheng Jing was so frightened when he saw that Zhu Qiyu, who had always been concise and simple, suddenly became literate and spoke in the tone of a poor scholar hanging his book bag.
For a moment, Cheng Jing almost thought that Zhu Qiyu was possessed by a goblin and had his soul changed.
Fortunately, Zhu Qiyu only lost consciousness for a moment and then woke up. Seeing everyone in the palace looking at him with concern, he quickly waved his hands to signal everyone not to worry.
Then he cleared his throat again, waved his hands, and said seriously:
"Nothing, nothing, don't be nervous, everyone. It's just that a little fox fairy came into the carriage, and the enchantress transformed into a gorgeous and rare beauty.
I was just caught off guard and fell in love with her. I was fascinated by her.
Fortunately, since I was a child, I have hung beams on my head, pricked my buttocks, chiseled walls to steal light, and made fireflies reflect the snow. I have worked tirelessly and read the books of saints and sages. Talent possesses a majestic righteousness, awe-inspiring and inviolable.
Don't panic, everyone, go back to the Buddhist temple and wait. After I take care of her, we can continue on our way. If you go to Beijing to take the exam, you will definitely be able to join forces and come back with the top prize. "
As soon as Zhu Qiyu finished speaking, everyone could no longer bear it and burst into laughter.
Even Cheng Jing, who was closest to Zhu Qiyu, couldn't laugh or cry. When he was about to open the curtain to see what was going on inside the carriage, he was afraid that he would break the rules and make Zhu Qiyu angry.
When he was about to let go, he couldn't suppress his curiosity and didn't know what was going on inside the carriage, which made the gentle Zhu Qiyu suddenly lively and agile.
Zhu Qiyu looked at Cheng Jing, then looked around, and couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart: Sure enough, no matter what dynasty or generation, people like sketches about strange things: barren mountains and ruined temples, scholars and fox fairies, lonely men and widows, living together in the same room, it is exciting and exciting to think about it. .
Fortunately, everyone did not dare to be too presumptuous. After laughing, they all felt that they had retreated to the Buddhist temple, leaving the opportunity to subjugate the Enchanting Lingji to their Highness.
Zhu Qiyu looked back at the Buddhist temple, which triggered another round of laughter. Even Cheng Jing also joked: "Second Young Master, please move forward without any worries. But if it doesn't help, the Buddha will still be here."
Everyone laughed even harder when they saw Zhu Qiyu being teased by Cheng Jing.
Zhu Qiyu glared at everyone, opened the curtain, turned around and got into the car.
Zhu Qiyu deliberately made jokes and delayed time so that the girl in the car had time to tidy up her appearance.
When Zhu Qiyu entered the carriage again, the girl had packed up neatly and was sitting on the soft couch. Seeing Zhu Qiyu come in, he stood up and bowed down.
Zhu Qiyu took a closer look at this girl, and he couldn't help but think of the famous saying from later generations:
There are two eyebrows that look like frowning but not frowning, and a pair of eyes that look like happiness but not happiness.
When you are quiet, you are like a beautiful flower shining on the water; when you are moving, you are like a weak willow supporting the wind.
Zhu Qiyu was stunned, and felt that a girl Lin had really fallen from the sky. He immediately smiled and said, "Is the girl's surname Lin?"
After hearing this, the girl raised her head in astonishment and asked with a wary face: "How did the young master know?"
Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "I don't know. I just guessed it casually. Could it be that I guessed it right?"
The girl nodded.
Zhu Qiyu asked again: "Who is the girl and why does she appear in my carriage?"
The girl smiled and said: "There is a king in the Baoding Mansion in front of me, also known as Wang Dashanren, who is the richest person in this mansion. The slave family was originally a female slave raised by Wang Dashanren. She just ran out yesterday. Now I am A runaway slave.”
"Fugitive slave?"
Zhu Qiyu was a little unconfident due to the straightforward words of the girl in front of him, so he had to frown and asked: "Although I don't read much, but I think that according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, if a runaway slave is caught, he will be severely punished." Punish it.
I don’t know why the girl used the word ‘fugitive slave’ so confidently and openly. Do I have some misunderstanding about the current world? "
Miss Lin smiled sweetly and asked: "Didn't the young master just claim to be a man who cut out walls and stole naked people, and hung up beams and stabbed buttocks outside the car? How come he can't read much after just a short while?"
Zhu Qiyu saw that the girl in front of him had eyebrows like small moons and eyes like twin stars. Every frown and smile, the eyes are moving, looking forward to the emotion; every word is like a flower interpreting a message, like a jade producing fragrance. Unconsciously, I was secretly happy, so I stopped worrying about whether I was a runaway slave or not.
So Zhu Qiyu smiled again and said: "How dare you, young man, to ask the girl her name?"
Miss Lin struggled for a while and then replied: "I have thought about my past, but I don't want to mention my old name anymore."
Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "I see that the girl has a sweet mouth, is as gentle as jade, has eyebrows like small moons, and has a frown. How about calling her Lin Xiangyu from now on, with the word frown?"
Miss Lin smiled and said: "Why not? The lives of the slave family are now in the hands of the young master. Naturally, the young master will do whatever he says. If one of them is not good and has a slight conflict, he will treat him as a witch."
When Zhu Qiyu heard the words "hold it in the hands of the young master", he couldn't help but raise his right hand in front of him and smelled it gently, as if there was lingering fragrance in his hand.
When Lin Xiangyu saw this, her face immediately turned red with embarrassment, and she gave Zhu Qiyu a feigned fierce look.
Zhu Qiyu knew he had lost his composure, so he could only laugh twice, then asked Lin Xiangyu to sit on the soft couch, while he sat on the side couch and asked curiously:
"As the saying goes: Once you enter the Marquis family, it is as deep as the sea. Since Wang Dashan's family is one of the few wealthy people in Baoding Mansion, it is expected that their family fortune is not small. I wonder how the girl can escape when she is alone?"
Lin Xiangyu smiled and said: "My family is from Yangzhou. Have you ever heard of the Yangzhou thin horse?"
Zhu Qiyu nodded, and Lin Xiangyu continued: "Wang Dashanren was also born in Juren and served as a Beijing official. Later, he was dismissed from his post due to business and was idle at home. He also became arty and imitated the wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River and bought more than a dozen women from Yangzhou. , raised a thin horse, and the slave family was one of them.
His wife was jealous and naturally disapproved of him doing such a thing. So he could only build another small courtyard and keep us in it. Since it is a separate courtyard, the guards are not as tight as the main palace. Moreover, we have been docile and peaceful for the past seven or eight years. As time goes by, the defense against us has become very loose, so the slave family escaped easily. "
Zhu Qiyu asked curiously: "Then how do you leave the city? Aren't you strictly inspected when you leave the city?"
Lin Xiangyu smiled and said: "Young Master is indeed from a wealthy family and doesn't know much about these trivial matters. The interrogation at the city gate has always been strict when entering the city and strict when leaving the city.
Officials and wealthy people are all in the city. Naturally, they are afraid that criminals, bandits and other lawless people will enter the city, so they conduct strict inspections when entering the city. The people living outside the city are ordinary people, and the government doesn't really care about their safety, so they go out of the city to conduct interrogations very easily.
The slave is dressed in beautiful clothes, and she looks like our maid at first glance. When he saw the gatekeepers, he said that he was leaving the city to visit his relatives, and with a few pieces of silver, he left the city easily. "
Zhu Qiyu nodded and asked: "Why did that girl appear in the carriage below?"
