"Originally, I always thought that there must be everything in the capital, and there are so many different tricks to play, but I didn't expect that it is not as interesting as Jiangnan. This made me bet a lot."
"You're still young, you lost again."
"Xiao Lu, you must have cheated! Why did you open so many small ones?"
There was a cold wind blowing outside, and the charcoal fire was warming up inside. Lu Hanjiang and Shangluo were sitting opposite each other on the small kang. The melon seed shells on the table had piled up into a hill, and the dice cup was shaking loudly. It was a happy scene.
The location of Xiaoxianyuan is not far from Jinyiwei's position, and the terrain is relatively high. Lu Hanjiang can use a telescope to see the situation there at any time.
It was boring to wait around, so Lu Hanjiang started playing with the equally bored Shangluo. He originally wanted to invite the other Shangluo and her brother to play mahjong together, but unfortunately the two little ones always hid.
Hold him.
Helpless, he had no choice but to chat with Shangluo and play some dice.
"No, let me do it this time! Big or small?"
Shangluo snatched the dice cup and shook it herself, then asked casually: "Xiao Lu, why did you come here tonight and dress so seriously?"
Lu Hanjiang freed up his hand to grab a handful of melon seeds, and while cracking them vigorously, he said: "Of course I wear official uniforms to do business. I am different from you. I am very busy with errands. I will take care of it."
"I'm so busy that I still take some time here."
Shangluo pouted, opened the dice cup, looked at it, and laughed: "It's Xiao, you lost."
"You were sneaky, right?" Lu Hanjiang put down the melon seeds, patted the shells off his hands, took out a small gadget from his pocket and handed it over: "Here, I brought it to you from the south."
"A gift."
Shang Luo's eyes lit up, she took the small wood and played with it: "What kind of flower is this?"
"Wind chimes."
While talking, Lu Hanjiang picked up the telescope on the table and looked out the window. He also put some melon seeds in his mouth and said smoothly: "This time I went to Southern Shaolin to burn incense and chatted with Abbot Lingkong, so he gave me
Got me this."
"The monk gave it to me."
Shangluo seemed a little disgusted when she heard this, but when she saw the lifelike withered wood, her expression became happy again: "This abbot is quite interesting. He actually likes to wither flowers and plants. By the way, have you paid for it?"
"It goes without saying that the incense money I gave them will definitely ensure that they will not have to worry about food and drink in their next life."
As he said that, Lu Hanjiang didn't notice any movement on the other side of the position through the telescope. He smacked his lips and said to himself: "Don't think too much."
"Thank you."
Shangluo happily put the wood away, then suddenly remembered something and complained to Lu Hanjiang: "Xiao Lu, there is something else you need to help me with."
Lu Hanjiang put the telescope aside and asked, "What's the matter?"
"My sword was taken away by the guard at the south gate of the capital. Please help me get it back." Shangluo said pitifully.
"It's a small thing...wait a minute, where did you get the sword?"
The answer was smooth, but Lu Hanjiang realized something was wrong when he thought about it. He looked at the girl in surprise and asked: "You started stealing again? You haven't been caught yet?"
"Bah, bah, bah, who stole something!"
Shangluo stuck out her tongue hard, put her hands on her hips and glared at Lu Hanjiang with dissatisfaction: "This girl was bought with real money!"
Lu Hanjiang hissed and asked, "Where did you get the idea to risk your life by selling swords in the capital? No, where did you get the money?"
"His Fourth Highness gave it to me."
Shangluo clapped her fingers and said, "When I was still living at His Highness's house, the father-in-law who was in charge sent me a large bag of silver on the first day, saying it was for daily expenses. Xiao Lu, I am much more generous than you."
"My father is the emperor, what do you think my father does?" Lu Hanjiang said angrily.
"That's true," Shangluo nodded, and added: "Then I went to the river to relax that day, and met a strange man who said he was destined to me, and then sold me his sword for a penny."
"A penny?" Lu Hanjiang raised his eyebrows, feeling something was wrong.
"One penny." Shangluo nodded affirmatively.
"You won't be tricked, will you?" To be honest, if someone really tried to trick him, Lu Hanjiang would feel relieved.
Shangluo snorted disdainfully and said, "Who dares to set a trap for me? Is being a royal guard just for show?"
"..."
Very good, the hostage's identity was confirmed to her.
There are hidden sentries of Jin Yiwei near Xiaoxianyuan. Although Shangluo seems to have no trouble traveling on weekdays, she is actually under the eyes of Jin Yiwei. There are only two possibilities for this sword seller to approach her without arousing Jin Yiwei's alertness.
First, this person is an unconventional weirdo. Selling swords for a penny is just a matter of character. He has not done anything out of the ordinary, so naturally he will not be noticed by Jin Yiwei.
The second thing is that this person is highly skilled in martial arts and can avoid Jin Yiwei's eyes and deliver the sword to Shangluo.
If it's the first case, Lu Hanjiang Quan will watch the fun, but if it's the second... Shang Jidao or which Huashan elder went down the mountain? After thinking about it, it seems that they are the only ones who would do something to Shang Luo for no reason.
Something like this comes.
Since the other party made no further moves, their reaction naturally did not need to be too big. However, this matter was weird both inside and outside, so Lu Hanjiang took it to heart.
"I think that sword is quite beautiful, Xiao Lu, you must help me get it back." Shangluo begged bitterly, thinking that the sword must be really good.
Lu Hanjiang nodded in agreement, and then said helplessly: "You are too ambitious. You dare to enter the city with a sword. If you don't have the Jin Yiwei to protect you, you will be in trouble."
There are extremely strict weapons controls in the capital. Theoretically, there are only two types of people who can use weapons in the capital. One is the Jinyi Guards, and the other is the Imperial Guards of Suwei Palace. Both of them have one thing in common, that is, they do not belong to any
It is under the jurisdiction of the imperial government departments and takes orders directly from the emperor.
In addition, all long weapons, chariots, horses, baggage, etc. are all sealed in the arsenal. Even the city gate orders can only wear short soldiers at most. The remaining government officials patrolling the streets in the city can only use water and fire sticks.
As for individuals, if they do not have sufficient status, they are not even qualified to report to the City Defense Department. Under such strict control, if they want to enter the capital openly and openly with weapons, it is better to just say that they want to go to the prison cell.
"I didn't know there were so many rules in the city." Shangluo said aggrievedly with her mouth shut.
"Okay, okay, I'll just get the sword back for you."
Lu Hanjiang's words immediately changed Shangluo's expression from gloomy to clear. It was just a piece of cake for him, as long as he didn't take her into the city, it would be easy.
While they were talking here, the light in the distance suddenly became erratic. Lu Hanjiang immediately picked up his telescope and took a look. Sure enough, a thief came to the door, and it was not Yin Zhixie who came, but a group of guys he had never met before.
Are you really here for him?
Lu Hanjiang was amazed, when did he and Liang Zi from the Xuantian Sect have such a big relationship? They are a bunch of little guys.
"There seems to be some movement." Shangluo also noticed the changes outside. She said, "Xiao Lu, do you want to go over?"
After saying yes, Lu Hanjiang reluctantly got down from the kang, took away the big coat hanging on the shelf and put it on, and said to Shangluo: "I'll finish it off. You just stay here and don't move around."