Chapter Seventeen: First Encounter
"Wanyang, let's go to Hexianju for dinner today."
"Hexianju?"
"This is the restaurant with the best cuisine in Chujing. I'm treating you today." Wen Yunxi said and was attracted by the small trinkets on the roadside. She didn't like to go to jewelry stores to look at trinkets. She usually liked to go to the roadside when she was out of the palace.
The vendors are here to buy some novelties.
Lian Zhi stood on the street, looking at the people coming and going on the street. She could see all kinds of life. She had never thought that she would stand in the crowd like this one day, looking at Wen Yunxi with a serious look on her face.
As she was picking out the accessories, Lian Zhi thought about it. She walked to the stall, looked at the small accessories on the table, and began to carefully consider which one she liked.
"Wanyang, do you think this flower halo is good-looking?" Wen Yunxi showed the flower halo in her hand to Lian Zhi as if offering a treasure. In fact, it is not exquisite in workmanship, but it is more beautiful. Lian Zhi nodded: "It looks good.
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"Then I'll buy two, one for you and one for me." Wen Yunxi took two and saw that Gantang and Su Yue were still standing beside them and didn't dare to move: "Why do you two still want to stand there like nothing?
Go and pick out some things you like, and go back and distribute them to the sisters in the palace. I will pay for them all today."
Gan Tang and Su Yue wanted to salute and thank them, but Wen Yunxi stopped them: "Okay, go quickly, this is outside the palace, it's nothing."
"Wanyang, I'm going to the store in front to buy some chestnut cakes. You wait for me here." Wen Yunxi said, but Lian Zhi pulled her back: "You should stay here while I go buy chestnut cakes. You give them all."
I’m so excited, I’ll treat you to chestnut cake.”
Lian Zhi was worried that Wen Yunxi would leave alone, so she would feel more at ease if she stayed here with at least two palace maids to accompany her.
Wen Yunxi nodded: "Then go and come back quickly."
Lian Zhi went to buy chestnut cakes and found that there were many people queuing up in this store, so she could only wait patiently.
Wen Yunxi walked to another small vendor. When the vendor saw that there was no one following Wen Yunxi, and the two maids with her didn't notice it, the vendor turned her eyes and said, "This girl, my wife is also here.
She sells these jewelry, but she sets up a stall in the front area. She has made a lot of beautiful jewelry these days. Girl, if you like it, how about I take you to see it? "
"Made by your own hands?"
"My wife is very clever."
Wen Yunxi thought for a moment: "Is it right in front?"
"Well, it's just a few steps away."
Wen Yunxi felt that the distance was not far away, and she wanted to give Lian Zhi a surprise, so she decided to go and have a look.
Gan Tang turned around and found that her princess was missing. She pulled Su Yue and said, "Su Yue, where did your princess and my princess go?"
Su Yue was also surprised: "You were here just now."
Lian Zhi came back just in time with chestnut cakes, and Gan Tang asked: "Princess Wanyang, have you seen my princess?"
"I asked her to stay here, is she missing?" Lian Zhi was also frightened.
Gantang was completely worried: "What should we do now?"
Lian Zhi handed the chestnut cake to Gantang: "I'm going to find Yun Xi. You two will go to Hexianju first to wait for Yun Xi and I."
Lian Zhi turned around and was about to leave. Gan Tang grabbed Lian Zhi's sleeve. Lian Zhi knew that she was worried: "What if you are also lost? Do you want me and Yun Xi to go find you? Trust me.
, I will definitely bring Yunxi back."
Gantang let go, and Lian Zhi left quickly. Su Yue was worried: "Gantang, do you believe that my princess will be able to find Princess Yunxi."
Gan Tang looked at her hands. She didn't know why she believed Lian Zhi just now, but listening to her tone, it was as if she was not afraid of anything anymore. Wen Yunxi would definitely be able to get it back.
On this side, Wen Yunxi followed the vendor into an inaccessible alley. No matter how stupid Wen Yunxi was, she noticed something was wrong: "Why are you taking me further and further away? Didn't you say it's only a few steps away?"
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The little vendor didn't bother to pretend anymore: "Little girls are easy to deceive."
"What do you mean?"
"Since you have come with me, then don't leave." The vendor said and was about to grab her hand. Wen Yunxi was so scared that she ran away: "I'm warning you, you'd better not touch me, otherwise
I will never let you go."
"It's quite scary to say that, but you won't be able to say anything later. Looking at your thin skin and tender flesh, I made a profit this time." The vendor had some boxing skills, Wen Yun
Xi was no match at all. She pushed the vendor away and ran away: "Help, help..."
The hawker quickly caught up with her and grabbed Wen Yunxi: "There is no one here. It's useless for you to shout. Just follow me obediently and you will suffer less."
"I tell you, I am a princess. If you dare to do anything to me, my father and mother will not let you go." Wen Yunxi was scared and regretful. She should not have just walked away without listening to Lian Zhi's words.
Yes, now they can't find him even if they look for him.
"Are you a princess? If you were a princess, I would be the emperor." The vendor said and reached out to cover Wen Yunxi's mouth. At this moment, he heard a female voice: "You'd better let her go."
"Wanyang!" Wen Yunxi was like a dying person grabbing the last glimmer of hope. She really didn't expect Lian Zhi to find this place so quickly, "Wanyang, hurry up and find someone to save me, aren't you?
Her opponent."
When the little vendor saw Lian Zhi, the smile on his face deepened: "I didn't expect to be so lucky today. Two good products came here. Since you are so worried about her, then come with me."
A cold light flashed in Lian Zhi's eyes, and he didn't know how she moved her body. She was still standing at the entrance of the alley, but in the blink of an eye she was behind the vendor and directly opened his hand. Wen Yunxi was so frightened that she hid behind Lian Zhi.
After he stopped, the peddler wanted to attack Lian Zhi, but Lian Zhi took his hand and pinched it hard, causing the peddler to let out a miserable wail.
Lian Zhi let go of him. The vendor obviously knew that he had kicked the iron plate and ran back quickly. While running, he threatened: "You guys wait for me..."
"Wanyang, you can't let him go, he will definitely harm other people," Wen Yunxi said.
A silver needle appeared in Lian Zhi's hand hanging by her side. Just as she was about to shoot the silver needle, the vendor knelt down on the ground and a man appeared at the entrance of the alley.
Lian Zhi withdrew the silver needle and looked at the man with some vigilance. The man directly hit the vendor and knocked him unconscious. Then he slowly walked towards Lian Zhi and Wen Yunxi: "Are you okay?"
The man is handsome, tall, and dressed in a blue robe, making him look very calm.
"Who are you?" Lian Zhi didn't believe that this person would suddenly appear.
The man replied: "I was visiting Shiqi. Because I lost a maidservant, I have been investigating the matter and found that this small vendor is very suspicious. Unexpectedly, I came a step too late. If it weren't for the two girls, he would be here today."
He’s running away again.”
"That's it?" Lian Zhi was still very wary.
Gu Shiqi nodded: "That's true."
Wen Yunxi pulled Lian Zhi's sleeve, Lian Zhi looked at Wen Yunxi doubtfully, Wen Yunxi said: "Thank you for catching this little vendor, we will go to Hexianju for dinner later, you want
Don’t we want to meet together? I don’t know when we will meet next time, so why not take this opportunity to express our gratitude?”
Gu Shiqi did not refuse: "Of course, I am honored, but I have to send this person to the government office first."
"Then we'll wait for you at Hexianju." Wen Yunxi said.
Watching Gu Shiqi leave with the vendor, Wen Yunxi exclaimed: "Wanyang, you are just so awesome."
"I learned some self-defense techniques before," Lian Zhi replied.
"That's amazing. No wonder you were able to save me last time." Wen Yunxi will always remember the kindness others treated her, "You don't blame me for leaving that Gu Shiqi on my own initiative just now, do you?"
"You probably don't trust him, so you deliberately let him have dinner with you, right?" Lian Zhi expressed Wen Yunxi's thoughts.
Wen Yunxi nodded: "Yes, since this person's sudden appearance is very suspicious, instead of always doubting him, we should take the initiative to find out what this person's background is."
"Yunxi is so smart." Wen Yunxi has a child-like personality and was very happy to hear Lian Zhi's praise.
"Where are Gan Tang and Su Yue?"
"I asked them to go to Hexianju first, lest they get lost too."
Chapter completed!