On the long street where the mission is located, the teahouse that had been closed for many days opened its doors and started doing business again.
Common people all know that there should be as little activity as possible near the territory of the Japanese, but the situation changed after afternoon today.
There were gradually more and more people on the street outside the mission.
Today's mission is no different from the past, and many people don't know what has changed here.
But people always like to watch the excitement. Some people saw that there were some new faces on the street occupied by Japanese people, and people passing by would unconsciously come over to take a look.
In addition, the attitude of the Japanese people in Dahua has changed recently, and it is not as arrogant as when they first entered Beijing, which has reduced the people's fear of the Japanese people a lot.
After noon, someone saw Dahua's literati coming out of the Japanese mission, looking happy, as if they were not arrested because they caused any trouble.
The curious people immediately came over and asked: "Young man, look at your rosy face, is it possible that you can encounter any good things in this Japanese mission?"
Xiaosheng shook the money bag on his body and said proudly: "Did you see it? The princess of Japan rewarded it."
The purse is small and the silver inside is not too heavy, probably no more than five taels.
But holding five taels of silver in his hand gave people an indescribable sense of confidence. The young man looked proud and displayed the money bag in front of everyone as if he was offering a treasure.
It is not unusual for people in the capital to receive rewards from high-ranking officials, but what is unusual is to be rewarded by people from Japan, and the fact that they are princesses of Japan is a bit novel.
Soon, this young man was surrounded by people who wanted to know what happened to him in the Japanese mission.
After asking about it, I realized that it turned out that the Japanese princess liked to play chess and wanted to compete with Dahua chess players, so she asked people to find Dahua chess players to go to the mission. No matter she won or lost, the Japanese mission would give her chess.
Hand some reward money.
Being able to play chess with a Japanese princess and get a reward is certainly something worth showing off.
The crowd gradually became lively, and most of them were asking about the princess of Japan.
The story of a Japanese princess playing chess with a Dahua chess player soon spread.
This incident can be regarded as the most peaceful thing that has happened in the capital in recent times.
At the same time, everyone believed that this was also a way for the Japanese to express their friendly feelings toward Dahua, so the occurrence of all this seemed particularly logical.
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The princess was playing chess inside the mission, everything was smooth, and Xia Shang had nothing to watch.
It happened that Xia Shang also received news that his family members who came from Suzhou had arrived in the suburbs twenty miles outside the city today and were expected to arrive in the capital by evening.
This time was different from what Xia Shang expected, and was no less than ten days ahead of schedule.
Xia Shang did not ask about the reason. Naturally, he was heartbroken when he heard the news and wished he could see those concerned faces right away.
If he were more rational, Xia Shang knew that he should behave calmly, so that at least he would not attract the attention of Ling Si and the Japanese people. After all, if someone used Xia Shang's family as a threat, Xia Shang would definitely lose miserably.
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However, as soon as Xia Shang got the news, he still chose to go out of the city to greet him, without concealing his eagerness.
At dusk, Xia Shang was already waiting on the official road outside the capital.
Although it is already five or six miles away from Beijing, there are many teams coming and going on the official road, which is much more lively than this time last year.
Thinking of a year ago, Xia Shang was still looking forward to the appearance of his family from this direction.
Everything was just like yesterday, but this time Xia Shang couldn't wait even more and waited outside the city early.
Seeing that the sky was getting dark and the team he was waiting for did not show up, Xia Shang, who had always been calm, became a little anxious.
"Got you!"
A sudden voice startled Xia Shang, and when he looked back, he realized that it was Chuntian.
Xia Shang frowned: "Why are you here?"
Xia Shang's reaction just now was a bit loud. Chuntian was stunned. He felt that Xia Shang was a little strange now. He frowned and asked, "What are you doing here? I'm behind you, and you didn't react at all!"
"You go, I have my own things to do."
"Hmph! Don't forget why I followed you. I will keep following you until you give me an answer. But you sneaked away alone. What is there to hide from others?"
Xia Shang was a little impatient. Seeing the light getting darker and darker, he looked at the end of his line of sight who didn't know how far ahead and waved his hand: "You can follow me, but you can step away now and don't appear in front of me."
"What do you mean?!" Springfield was a little annoyed.
"I just want you to leave!"
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Stupid, I have never seen Xia Shang be so baffled.
But anyone who is treated like this will feel unhappy.
"If I don't leave, what can you do to me?"
Chuntian was a little arrogant, standing in front of Xia Shang, as if he wanted to fight you.
Xia Shang pretended to be worried, but he did have poor communication. Seeing Chuntian's appearance, he calmed down.
"I came here to wait for my family. I don't want my family to see me with other women. Is this okay?"
Chuntian was not satisfied with this answer, but at any rate, Xia Shang lowered his attitude and took the initiative to ease the situation.
Springfield rarely chose to give in, muttering dissatisfiedly, and then backed away.
After a few minutes, there was no trace of Chuntian around him. Xia Shang straightened his clothes again and continued to look into the distance.
Finally, before the last trace of dusk disappeared, a team appeared among other teams on the official road.
This team is no different from the surrounding teams, they are just a few carriages.
But Xia Shang could always feel the friendly feeling coming from this team, and without any hesitation, Xia Shang trotted forward to greet them.
Thinking about the person he was about to meet, Xia Shang's mood was extremely complicated, which further proved his original conjecture.
If he deliberately treats his family indifferently for the sake of safety, he will definitely not be able to do it. Even if he pretends to be indifferent, there is no way. Because the likes and expectations in his heart are far beyond the scope of his control.
Instead of suppressing lovesickness, it is better to express your emotions openly. Even if those with evil intentions discover this weakness, they only need to work harder and harder. As long as they give enough threats to those with evil intentions, I believe it will be
No one dares to do anything to his family.
When Xia Shang welcomed his family, in the prince's mansion in the capital, Taoist priest Ma smiled and said to the prince: "The demon star in this world always has its weaknesses. The demon star that appears in Dahua today has its weakness.
Capital. If the prince wants to surrender this person, it depends on whether he can make good use of this weakness."
Elsewhere, someone in the Japanese mission informed Ling Si: "It has been identified that the person who came is a family member of Xia Shang. It seems that Master Xia values his family very much. If he cannot control Xia Shang, he will turn to Xia Shang."
By controlling his family, I believe we can easily force him to hand over the princess."