The sky is long and the sun is setting far away, and the water is clear and cold waves flow. Under the afterglow of the setting sun, the young man is wearing a moon-white gown, with a folding fan at his waist, and his sleeves are fluttering. In his hand, he is spinning an emerald green jade flute, holding the reins in his right hand, and riding
The big brown-red horse came slowly along the trail. It had a handsome figure, picturesque eyebrows, and a slight smile on the corners of its lips. Its eyes were seven parts wanton and two parts wise, hiding a sharp light like a wisp of smoke. Anyone passing by
Everyone can't help but be amazed by it.
The city walls outside Kyoto are covered with wanted notices, and the towering walls are guarded day and night by officers and soldiers. There is a moat under the city wall, and people enter the city one by one along the lowered suspension bridge. After a few hours, the city gate will be closed.
If you want to go out of the city, you need a government token or customs clearance documents.
Su Zhen wore a bamboo hat on her head, concealing her presence among the people entering the city.
Officers and soldiers came and went as usual to check on the people entering the city. From time to time, the city's defenders could be seen patrolling, holding wanted notices with Su Zhen's portrait on them and asking around.
"Hey! The one in the back, stop! The one in white! It's you! Stop!"
The tall horse blocked Su Zhen's sight. The jade flute in her left hand tightened slightly. Before she could turn around, the group of officers and soldiers had already walked behind Su Zhen.
"Turn around!"
Su Zhen's lips curved slightly, and she was about to turn around when she heard a man's voice from in front of her, "Master, the young man did nothing wrong! Don't arrest the wrong person."
Huh? This sound...?
From the corner of Su Zhen's eyes, she saw a scholar in white struggling with the officers and soldiers. He raised his hand and pulled his bamboo hat downwards.
"Where are you from?"
"Xiaosheng came from the mountains before and came to Kyoto to find relatives for the first time."
"Looking for relatives? Look at the shabby way you are dressed. Could it be that you are some poor relative who is here to catch the autumn breeze?"
The man's face turned slightly pale, as if he was a little embarrassed.
"Keep your head up!"
The officer and soldier were so arrogant that they rolled up the wanted notice in their hands and slapped the man in the face. His hands suddenly clenched and veins popped out on the back of his hands.
This scene fell into the eyes of the officer and soldier, who was naturally disdainful, "What? You dare to glare at me? Are you not convinced? Why don't you fight back?"
Su Zhen frowned and wanted to take action, but the scholar in white said, "I heard that General Xiao just dealt with a group of ruffians who oppressed the people a few days ago, but it turned out that there were so many moths. The officer did this in public.
, if it is "
Su Zhen secretly laughed in her heart.
"You white-faced scholar, are you looking for death? Do you dare to mention Xiao Chuhong? No matter how prosperous he was back then, he is still under house arrest in the General's Mansion by the emperor? Using him as an excuse, do you think your life is too long?"
The officers and soldiers grabbed the scholar's collar and impatiently unfolded the wanted scroll for comparison, "Oh? He looks very similar to Su Zhen. Come on, take him away! Put him in jail!"
"Master, how can you tell lies in broad daylight?"
"You also know that I am a member of the government? If you dare to contradict me with words, you are just impatient! You are all deaf? Why don't you take me away?"
Several petty officials behind him looked at each other, quickly arrested him, and took him into the city.
Su Zhen looked at this scene with raised eyebrows, took out a concealment charm from her sleeve, and walked into the city in a flash, leaving those who stayed behind stunned to death.
"Why did that person disappear just now?"
"That's right! It's like a strong wind flashed past, and the people and horses disappeared!"
The officers and soldiers who originally bullied the scholar in white turned around and looked back at the empty space behind them, and asked sharply, "What are you yelling about? What happened?"
The common people hurriedly told the strange thing that had happened just now. The officers and soldiers' expressions changed greatly. They turned around and whispered a few words with their men, and then hurried towards the city.
Later, in less than half an hour, news of Su Zhen's suspected return spread throughout the entire Kyoto city.
...
Su Zhen used several concealment spells one after another, and walked carelessly on the street, with the jade flute and folding fan stuck at her waist, holding the horse with her right hand, and she had already eaten most of the bright red fruit in her left hand.
However, the Imperial Guards patrolling around the capital did not notice any trace of Su Zhen at all.
After untying the spell, she came to a pergola. The boss immediately came up and took her horse away and tied it up.
Su Zhen lifted up her robe, ordered a pot of herbal tea and a few side dishes, and started using them carelessly. While she was eating with gusto, three people in common clothes sat down at the table next door with a smile.
"Boss! Come bring me a jar of wine and some of your dishes!"
"Okay! Please wait a moment, sir! It'll be ready soon!" the boss echoed loudly from a distance.
The three men waited boredly. One of them could not hide his words and lowered his voice and said quietly, "Hey, brothers, have you heard that Su Zhen is back?"
"Su Zhen? Hasn't he been wanted for several days? How dare he come back?"
"What will happen if he doesn't come back? Your Majesty has removed his official position a long time ago. There are not many people who have become the sixth-rank Shaoqing of the Siwei Mansion before they even get the crown. It would be better for him to do it abruptly.
Gone."
"Hey, I hear you saying it's a pity?"
"Don't talk nonsense! Just a few days ago, His Highness the Prince went to Huanyu Mountain in person. Not only did he bring Xiao Chuhong back, but he also imprisoned Prince Qin. There has been a lot of commotion these days. I heard that His Highness the Prince went to Huanyu Mountain for
Xiao Chuhong changed his previous indifferent attitude towards worldly affairs and acted vigorously and resolutely in the court, suppressing King Qin's people to death."
As soon as he finished speaking, the man in brown cloth sitting on his right hit his head hard with chopsticks, "Shh... you don't want your head anymore? How dare you say anything about the court?"
"I'm not lying. Haven't you noticed that more and more people are searching for Su Zhen in the past two days? In my opinion, King Qin must be using Su Zhen to drag Xiao Chuhong and the prince down together."
Just as soldiers patrolling the city came over in the distance, the voices of the three of them became quieter and quieter. Afterwards, they got drunk and talked about trivial matters in their daily lives.
After Su Zhen was full of wine and food, she put a piece of silver on the table, led her horse and left again.
As she walked all the way back, she turned a deaf ear to the voices that cursed and cursed her. After she used the invisibility charm again, people on the street turned a blind eye to her again.
After going around in circles, we found that apart from the mixed opinions and criticisms regarding the Prince's transformation, the matters concerning the Taifu's Mansion were sealed and airtight.
What I have heard the most about is a palace banquet held in the palace tonight.
I heard that it was held for a very noble person.
Noble? It’s strange that there are still people in this world talking about nobility to the royal family?
'Master! Master!'
The faint and illusive voice loomed in her ears. Su Zhen patted the horse's body and untied its hiding charm. It snorted twice and ran in a certain direction on its own.
Su Zhen felt the wind at her feet, summoned up her spiritual power and arrived at an old house in the east of the city in the blink of an eye.
After confirming that there were no traps around, he jumped and landed in the courtyard. This chapter has been completed!