Chapter 57 Flower Market
The martial law in Jianye Capital has not been lifted. As soon as dusk comes, the streets and alleys of the capital will be deserted. However, it is noon now, so pedestrians on the streets are still coming and going, with traffic and bustling, which is quite lively.
The crown covers the capital.
Yang Ning was riding a horse on the long street by the Qinhuai River at this time. It was a fashion to ride a horse in the capital. Not only did the children of princes and princes like to decorate their mounts exquisitely, but some literati and poets also like to ride a horse on the street. This is a fashion to the capital of Jianye.
The literati and young masters rode by horses, all smiling, looking up unconsciously. They didn't need to look sideways or down, because the people there wanted to look up to them.
They only look at the colorful pavilions and the pink mountains in the pink pavilions of the Red Buildings.
Talented men and beautiful women are good stories. They claim to be elegant and wander around the Qinhuai River. Isn’t it just that they hope to achieve a good story?
There are so many pleasure boats on the Qinhuai River. From time to time, I see the luxuriously dressed young man walking out of the cabin, standing at the bow of the boat, following a few people, looking at the spirit of guiding the country.
This is a landscape that you can see on the Qinhuai River every day.
This was the first time that Yang Ning had passed by the Qinhuai River seriously. It was still early, so he was not in a hurry to rush. Yuan Rong rode a horse to follow Yang Ning, but he was a little confused, not knowing where Yang Ning was going to take him.
It is natural that Duan Canghai was unable to stop Yang Ning from leaving the mansion. However, during these days, the prince encountered dangers and wanted to protect him and follow him personally. Yang Ning knew that both Duan Canghai and Qi Feng and others had worked very hard during these days, so he only asked Duan Canghai to find two guards in the mansion to follow him.
After passing Confucius Temple, Yang Ning turned to a long street. The street was very different from the prosperity of the Qinhuai River. As soon as he turned into the street, the fragrance of flowers came. Looking around, there were red flowers and green leaves, colorful purples and purples. There were many flower shops along the street, but it was a flower market.
Yang Ning was surprised. It was already October, but he didn't expect that there was still a flower market running. He actually didn't know much about flowers and plants. He rode his horse and the fragrance of flowers was so strong that he saw all kinds of strange flowers and plants. Many varieties were unprecedented. He thought that he could still bloom and bloom in this month, and these flowers and plants must be not cheap.
However, the climate in the south is pleasant, even in the golden autumn of October, the weather is still quite warm.
Yuan Rong suddenly understood something and smiled and said, "After a long time of fuss, shouldn't you take me to the Marquis of Wuxiang? Haha, I haven't seen your brother-in-law for some time. We'll go and meet him today."
"Brother-in-law?" Yang Ning was stunned and turned to look at Yuan Rong, but did not ask.
He knew that his current performance was very different from the prince before. Some connections he could not be clear about, but he could not ask about it frequently, otherwise it would inevitably make people suspicious.
But when he turned his head, he suddenly saw a figure not far away. There were many people coming and going in the flower market, but most of them were female relatives. The figure was tall and very conspicuous among the crowd. Yang Ning saw it at a glance, and his heart tightened. He recognized it at a glance. The man was the elder in gray robe who pretended to be a eunuch last time.
Yang Ning had seen this person twice. The first time he looked like an elegant elder, but the second time he disguised himself as a eunuch. This time he was wearing a gray robe with long beards fluttering.
"How could this guy be here?" Yang Ning was alert and turned over and dismounted. The elder in the gray robe obviously did not pay attention to Yang Ning's side and passed through the crowd.
This old guy has an uncertain identity, but Yang Ning is sure that the beard on his mouth must have been stuck, otherwise he would have seen that he had no whiskers a few days ago, and it would have been impossible for him to grow in just a few days.
He couldn't help but chased after him and squeezed over the crowd. Yuan Rong didn't understand why and shouted: "Brother Ning, where are you going?"
Yang Ning saw the elder in gray robe, not far ahead of him, and quickly accelerated his steps. Suddenly, he heard "Ouch" all over his body. When he passed by a flower shop, he hit a man. The voice was quite delicate, as if he was a woman. Yang Ning didn't bother to apologize for a moment and chased forward a few steps. He saw that the elder in gray robe had disappeared from the crowd.
He stopped and looked around in a daze, but there was no trace of the gray-robed elder.
Yang Ning frowned, and at this moment, he suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves rising, and a tight sound of horse hooves came from the other end of the long street.
Yang Ning frowned and thought to himself that this was the market street, with people coming and going. Although he rode a horse, he was just walking slowly. But now the sound of horse hooves was as anxious as raindrops. Could it be that he would step on someone to death?
As expected, pedestrians on the long street avoided each other, and some people could not dodge and rushed to the side and shouted.
He galloped across the long street and rode several times, his horse's hooves were fast. Seeing that the people on the long street were overturning and did not look slowing down, Yang Ning frowned and was about to avoid him, but suddenly his heart sank, but he found that there was a seven or eight-year-old child squatting on the ground playing with clay figures in the middle of the street. There was no adult around him. The child grabbed a clay figure with one hand and played with it. He didn't notice the danger at all.
The horses were racing, and obviously they didn't notice the child and squatted in the middle of the street. Someone on the side had already discovered this scene and screamed in surprise.
At this time, Yang Ning had already rushed over like an arrow from the string.
Yang Ning was extremely fast, but the horses arrived just after they were about it. They were already several feet away from the child. At Yang Ning's current speed, he threw himself in front of the child. If the horse had not been able to hold it back, he would probably be knocked away with the child.
But he did not hesitate at all.
He knew that at this moment, the only person who could save the child was himself. If he tried hard, there would be hope. Otherwise, the child would be trampled by a horse and there would be no reason to live.
Amid the stern roars, many people turned their heads and couldn't bear to look at the thrilling scene.
A horse is a good horse, with speed as lightning. I saw that the horse in front was only about a meter away from the child, and Yang Ning was about a meter away from the child.
The same distance, the speed is different.
Of course, the speed of the horse was not comparable to that of Yang Ning. He felt a cold heart. In desperation, he only hoped to concentrate all his energy on his legs. He saw that he was about to slow down. Yang Ning roared, and at this moment, he found that the force in his chest poured down like a torrent, pouring into his legs.
The moment the force poured into his legs, Yang Ning kicked his legs, and he grabbed the child's arm like a cheetah, pulled it into the head of the horse, rolled it to the side.
The horse neighed and raised its front hooves, stood alone, and then fell down, stepping at the position where the child was just now. If Yang Ning was a little short, the child would have died at this moment.
"Bang!"
Yang Ning rolled and couldn't pack up, so he hit a flower bed in front of the door, and his whole body hurt. Fortunately, he closed his momentum at this time, raised his hands and held the child in mid-air.
"Ah...!" A screamed, a woman had already snatched it up and said in a crying voice: "Ding'er, Ding'er, how are you..."
Yang Ning felt a cold sweat all over her body. When she heard the woman crying, she turned her head and looked at her. She saw that she was a woman in her thirties. She looked like a female family in a wealthy family. She knew that the child must have something to do with her, so she handed the child over and said with a reluctant smile: "He...he should be fine, don't worry..."
The woman hugged the child and checked it up and down. Seeing that the child was safe and sound, she felt relieved. When she saw Yang Ning sitting up, she hurriedly said, "My benefactor, thank you... Thank you for saving my Dinger..., great kindness, I will definitely repay you..." and said anxiously, "My benefactor, you... are bleeding." She didn't care about anything else, took out an embroidered handkerchief and handed it to Yang Ning, "Hurry, wipe it first, I'll ask you a doctor..."
Only then did Yang Ning feel blood flowing on his forehead, and there was a burning pain. He knew that it was hitting the flower bed and just a flesh wound. He didn't take the embroidered handkerchief and shook his head and smiled, "It's okay..." He wanted to get up, but he realized that his two legs, which were full of strength, were sore and weak at this moment, and it was difficult to get up for a moment.
"Good brother..." Yuan Rong had already rushed over with a look of horror, "You... are you okay?"
Yang Ning raised his hand and wiped the blood on his forehead with his sleeve, shook his head, his legs were soft and weak, which made Yang Ning feel a little scared.
At the critical moment, he felt something, his legs suddenly became strong, as if there was energy from the dantian, which was moved into his legs in a hurry.
If it weren't for the influx of strength, I would never have the strength to save the child before the horse.
But at this moment, the power disappeared without a trace, and his legs were numb and cramped. Duan Canghai had warned him before that he should not mobilize his strength easily. This time, the love had to do so, but he didn't know if it had caused harm to his body.
"I have some skills!"
A voice came, not the official language of the capital, and his tone was quite arrogant. Yang Ning's face darkened. He looked up and saw that not far ahead of him, a tall horse was majestic. On the horse, one of them looked down at Yang Ning very calmly. The sun shone slanted on the rider, dragging a long shadow on Yang Ning.
The next few fast horses have also followed.
Several people were wearing dark green clothes, but white cloth was wrapped around their heads and scimitars were worn around their waists. Although they did not look tall and fierce, they all looked shiny. Experts could tell at a glance that their martial arts skills were definitely not low.
Chapter completed!