This rich and luxurious forbidden palace has a cold and murderous atmosphere. The glory belongs to others, but the murderous intention is for the King of Jin.
With constant thoughts in his mind, he walked faster and faster, even passing the chamberlain leading the way, and went directly to Funing Palace.
These chamberlains with their heads lowered were all curious about the comeback of the Jin King.
They used their peripheral vision to look at King Jin.
The King of Jin wears purple clothes, lined with white flowers, tied with a leather belt, with jade buckles in the middle, a jade sword hanging on his waist, a goldfish bag, and white silk stockings and soap-colored boots.
The dazzling colors in the palace shone on King Jin, as if he was born to be the master of the palace and wanted to be bowed down by everyone.
King Jin didn't care about their looks. He walked to the end and almost ran. Ignoring the shouts of the servants behind him, he lifted up his robe and crossed the high threshold before stopping.
In the warm spring-like hall, I was dressed casually, just like in the portrait, with light eyebrows and long eyes, and a gentle manner, as elegant as a scholar and celebrity.
Sitting next to me today is Concubine Zhang.
Concubine Zhang, who was as elegant as a scholar, looked at the sudden intrusion of Prince Jin in shock.
King Jin stared blankly at Jin Shang, his eyes turned red, and he burst into tears. He walked a few steps forward before kneeling on the ground: "Dad, the unfilial son is back."
After kneeling down, he lowered his head to the ground, his forehead touching the gold bricks, and the pain of missing his family condensed on his face. Although there were still tears in his eyes, his eyes did darken inch by inch.
Concubine Zhang is wearing a vermilion long-sleeved shirt and a red skirt, which are the common clothes of the middle palace.
His eyes became colder and darker, and finally turned into a dragon that was about to turn the world upside down.
That night, King Jin stayed in the palace.
At five o'clock on the second day, the rooster and the chicken sang, the timekeeper rang the bell, and Tutuo announced the dawn along the street. Song Huiyue and Yinxiao were fully dressed, looking like young masters and nurses, and went out in the cold wind.
It was cold and snowless, but it had been frozen all night. The thin layer of snow on the ground had turned into thin ice, making it difficult to walk. It was still dark, and there were very few pedestrians on the streets.
Song Huiyue did not carry a lantern and could only use the faint skylight to identify the road. The two of them walked to Junyi Street and found a foot shop to eat wontons.
Yin Xiao picked up the bowl, held the spoon, and drove the wontons into his mouth like a duck, then raised his head and drank the soup.
The person who placed the wontons was the store owner. He smiled at Yin Xiao and said, "This guy might eat them."
"Make him three more bowls," Song Huiyue also smiled, "Your place is delicious. Did Mr. Zhang also eat at your place before he went to court?"
The shopkeeper's smile became brighter and brighter, and he said modestly: "No, but the servants in Prime Minister Zhang's house come here to eat a lot."
After hearing this, Song Huiyue stopped talking and only looked at the bowl in front of her, but her ears were keenly listening to the conversations around her.
When there were four bowls stacked in front of Yin Xiao, Song Huiyue suddenly stood up and paid the bill, and Yin Xiao quickly stood up and followed.
They followed the shopping from Zhang's house all the way to the dock.
The people at the fish shop were all smiles, buying one and getting two free, and sent the freshest fish to the palace and Prime Minister Zhang's house.
After picking up the fish at the fish shop, it was still early and it was still not bright yet. He turned around and went to sit in a small house on the pier for a while.
Yin Xiao ran to the corner and listened for a while, then came back and said to Song Huiyue: "There is his son's family inside."
Song Huiyue stared at the two huts with some confusion.
Even if Zhang's son cannot afford to live in a big house, why can he only live in two thatched huts?
Seeing how lavishly Zhang Xutang spends money, the servants of the Zhang family must not be so shabby.
She continued to stare without moving. After a while, a woman's cry was heard in the room, and a young man came out and entered a foot shop.
There was a big wine vat in the shop, which also sold cooked meat, but only people came in and no one came out, as if the house was a cannibal.
Yin Xiao went in to explore, and when he came out, he whispered a few words in Song Huiyue's ear.
"Hey," Song Huiyue said with a smile, "This is your business, it seems there is a way."
She led Yin Xiao inside and said to the man who asked for wine, "Brother, can you show me the way?"
The bartender looked her over and saw that she was unfamiliar, so he hesitated and didn't speak.
Song Huiyue patted him with a fan: "Have fun, what are you afraid of?"
The bartender then smiled and led her inside, opened the curtain and entered the backyard. He opened another door, walked dozens of steps inside, and opened another door. It turned out to be a gambling room that had never seen the light of day.
The doorman looked her over, and although he didn't see her origins, she wasn't a familiar face in the yamen, so he let her in.
There are two thugs in the field, so we are not afraid of anything happening.
The people inside were all rough people who came and went on the pier. Song Huiyue had fair skin and tender face, which made her look a little blind. Zhuangtou also looked at her twice but didn't say much.
Song Huiyue didn't care. She walked over to see if the dice were being rolled, and then stood aside to watch.
The son who was doing the shopping grabbed a handful of coppers, put back a few more, and handed them to the man who collected the coins: "I'll make a big profit."
Others laughed and said, "Why is Xiaoni so stingy?"
Niu Xiaoni snorted and remained unmoved.
Zhuangtou looked at Song Huiyue: "This young master, why don't you win a fortune?"
"I just came here, and I don't know how you play, so I'll just take a guess. Yin Xiao, get the silver."
Yin Xiao took out a small piece of broken silver, about less than a penny, and threw it into the small pile.
Everyone had made up their mind to buy it. When the dealer took his hands off it, he saw that it was really small.
Three times like this, Song Huiyue won all the guesses. She didn't bet much, and she didn't win much. However, the dealer focused on her.
When he won ten games in a row, Niu Xiaoni couldn't help but approach her: "Little brother, help me make a fortune."
Song Huiyue said in a low voice: "There is a secret to this. Whichever one you see has the fewest seeds, just let it go."
"really?"
"Realer than real gold."
Zhuangtou asked: "Young master, why do you always guess and don't place bets?"
Song Huiyue smiled and said: "I have always been a hawk in Tanzhou. Now I just want to relieve my boredom. How can I really place a bet?"
"Oh? You know how to shake an eagle?" The dealer put down the chip, "How many times can you sit here?"
"I can't do it, I can't do it," Song Huiyue waved her hands repeatedly, but sat on it without hesitation, "Yinxiao, you can do it, I don't bully others."
Zhuangtou asked: "Can you also shake the size?"
"Guess red," Song Huiyue pointed to the six grids, "Shake first, then guess."
There are six dice, and the "four" on each one is red. The highest color is red.
Yin Xiao stood behind Song Huiyue, took the chip, shook it emotionlessly a few times, and placed it casually in front of Song Huiyue.
Everyone looked at each other, unable to see anything strange on Yin Xiao's face. Even the way he shook the chip just now was very casual, as if he was here to amuse them.
Song Huiyue urged: "Place your bets, everyone."
"Okay, since the young master has given up, I will bet a flower." Zhuangtou couldn't figure out the origin of Song Huiyue. He heard that she came from Tanzhou and should be a merchant from afar, so he just had fun.
He was quite skillful, as soon as he made a move, he put one tael of silver on the first square.
The others were pondering, not knowing how to make a move. Someone took out ten copper coins and placed them on the second grid: "I'll press Bing Tilian."