At night, there are still a lot of people on the inner street of Chongwenmen in the capital city. As the most prosperous main street, there are many shops and merchants. Even at night, many shops are still open all night. Therefore, it is the focus of the Shuntian government office.
1. Especially after Shuntian Prefecture Yin Wangjie took office, he purged the government officials and patrolled continuously, and the order of this street was suddenly reduced.
So in this late night, people who have been working hard during the day braved the cold wind to visit some shops. However, in places where things are expensive, such as silk and satin shops and jewelry shops, the shopkeepers and clerks saw off the last batch of customers.
But he was also prepared to lower the door panel and close the door. Otherwise, if there was a theft lawsuit in the middle of the night and the yamen couldn't be broken, then a year's salary would not be enough to compensate.
At this moment, a woman in a curtain hat came out of a jewelry shop, surrounded by two maids and three or five attendants. The shopkeeper personally walked to the door, winked at the waiter, packed his things, and prepared to close the door.
With a smile on his face, he said: "Four girls, please go slowly. Don't worry. Even if I hurry up and hurry up, I will definitely drive you out. I will definitely not miss the big day!"
"Well, thank you very much, shopkeeper Qi!" The lady in the curtain hat opened her mouth and thanked her with a soft voice. The shopkeeper was so happy that he didn't even dare to say a word, and bowed down to watch the person go to the exquisite but not luxurious carriage.
Go.
And at this moment, the little fat man Lu Sanlang walked out from a nearby bookshop in a swaggering manner, holding two books in his hand and muttering something incessantly. If you get close to him, you will hear that it is in the preface.
Reciting poems without any follow-up words. His eyes seemed to glance at the girl in the curtain hat inadvertently, and when he saw that she also glanced at him, he looked away with a guilty conscience.
But Lu Sanlang regretted it in an instant. What was he afraid of? Zhu Ying had already told him that this was a matter of mutual consent. Everyone was happy to meet him, so why should he be timid? At that moment, he
He mustered up the courage to look at the person, but at that moment a gust of wind blew from nowhere. First it blew up the corners of his robe, and when he raised his head, it blew up the curtain hat.
Seeing the cute and cute face exposed below, especially when he reached out to grab the curtain hat in the wind, with a hint of anger and anger, Lu Sanlang only felt that it was lively and moving, and he stared at that face unknowingly.
He stared at his face for a long time, until the other person took back the curtain hat and suddenly glared at him with some embarrassment. He quickly moved his eyes away, but he was already convinced in his heart.
Well, as for character and character, that was introduced by Zhu Ying. It should, probably, maybe, maybe... not bad, right?
Lu Sanlang comforted himself in his heart. Unexpectedly, at this moment, the rapid sound of horse hoofbeats suddenly came from the other side of the street, which seemed particularly harsh in the relatively quiet atmosphere at night. He subconsciously looked towards the place where the horse hoofbeats came from.
When he passed by, he saw a group of people coming. Although he couldn't see their heads, faces, and clothes clearly due to the dim light, he still shrank in his heart.
Why does he feel that this seems to be a bad person?
Bad premonitions often come true, and sure enough, he saw a group of more than 20 people rushing straight towards him.
Lu Sanlang had never seen such a murderous scene before, and he subconsciously wanted to hide in the bookshop just now, but when he thought that this was the first time he met a girl...perhaps in front of his future wife, he felt that Lu Yong was really...
Feeling embarrassed, he immediately forced himself to remain calm and stood motionless under the eaves.
Also surprised was Liu Qing, who had just planned to put on a curtain hat. Seeing the large number of people coming towards her, the little girl couldn't help but turn pale, but at this moment, regardless of getting off the carriage,
She could avoid going to the jewelry shop, but there was no way she could avoid it, so she simply changed her mind, stopped wearing her hat, and just stood there proudly.
Zhu Ying, who was hiding in a small teahouse watching the excitement, suddenly changed her expression. It was so late at night, what was going on? However, before she could go out, a hand suddenly grabbed her wrist. At the same time,
, she heard Zhang Shou's voice: "Ah Liu said that they are reining in their horses and stopping suddenly so that they won't collide directly with each other. Don't move for now. Let's see what the coming ones mean before we make any arguments!"
Almost as soon as Zhang Shou started to speak, there was indeed a continuous neighing of horses outside. I saw the leading horse stopped three or four steps away from the Liu family's carriage, followed by more than 20 people behind it.
The riders also reined in their horses and stopped suddenly, but there was no collision, which was clearly well-trained.
With the help of the lantern hanging outside, Zhu Ying finally saw the person coming clearly, and her face suddenly turned dark.
That was actually the second prince!
Zhang Shou also saw the person coming clearly, and thought of Zhu Yingcai telling him that the young lady from Liu Shilang's family outside seemed to be a popular candidate for the prince's concubine. He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly. Compared with when he met the Queen Mother in Qingning Palace before,
The two princes' words and deeds were completely different, and he couldn't help but have some predictions about the second prince's intention.
Lu Sanlang had also seen the second prince from a distance, and he was shocked at this moment. The second prince came to find trouble for the Liu family girl? Why! She is not Zhu Ying who is domineering and causing trouble everywhere, otherwise he would not
Never heard of her!
The second prince was riding condescendingly on his horse, looking down at the Liu family's carriage with disdain, and his eyes immediately fell on Liu Qing. Unlike Lu Sanlang who was very satisfied with Liu Qing when he saw her for the first time, he just glanced at her.
I just feel like the other person doesn’t fit in with my aesthetics.
She is too petite, her demeanor is not grand enough, her appearance is not beautiful enough...and her eyes are not dignified and gentle enough at all, it even reminds him of Zhu Ying!
The second prince, who was already in a bad mood, suddenly darkened his face and said stiffly: "Are you a girl from the family of Liu Shilang from the Ministry of Industry?"
Liu Qing had never met the second prince, but at this time, the group was so domineering, and the young man leading it had an arrogant tone. She didn't even have to guess hard, but she thought of the rumored man who had an eye above his head and would compete with the eldest prince in everything.
He was a winning and losing second prince. But since he didn't declare his family status, she simply pretended that she didn't know anything, and she didn't want to answer his questions.
"Your Excellency leads his entourage on a long street at night. Don't you know the imperial regulations that horses are not allowed in the streets and alleys of the capital unless it is an emergency?"
The second prince didn't expect that the daughter of a mere minister would dare to retort. He couldn't help but became furious. He raised his riding crop and pointed it at the person and cursed: "What a cruel and sharp tongue! Since I know it is nightfall, a girl from my boudoir is still outside.
Wandering around?"
As he spoke, he glanced at the jewelry shop next to him, with a deep sneer on his face: "Come here to buy jewelry at this time? Are you crazy about getting married? Do you really think that your marriage is a sure thing? You
Dad is just a minister of the Ministry of Industry, where do you get the confidence?"
Knowing that Lu Sanlang was watching next to her, Liu Qing was almost driven crazy by the second prince's explicit sarcasm. She had a good relationship with Zhu Ying, and her temperament was of course not only coquettish, but also she would never be bullied.
He laughed out loud immediately.
"I came to an acquaintance's jewelry store to give my father a golden pendant with five blessings and longevity to celebrate his birthday. What does it have to do with you? My parents ordered a matchmaker, why didn't I hear that I was already talking about marriage? Who's here?
, I went to the Shuntian government office to play drums, and they said that there were crazy people running wild in the street, making rude remarks, and slandering my family's reputation!"
When the second prince saw that one of the attendants behind Liu Qing turned around and ran away, his expression suddenly changed. Today he met the eldest prince, and the two got into an argument when they had a disagreement. As a result, the eldest prince sarcastically said that his future wife was in the official career.
When he came to the end of the road with the young daughter of Liu Shilang of the Ministry of Industry, he became very angry.
Today he happened to be planning to live in a villa outside the palace, so he asked someone to inquire about Liu Qing. Unexpectedly, he learned that the National People's Congress went to a famous jewelry shop on Chongwenmen Street in the evening. At this time, he just thought that he couldn't wait to fly.
He immediately exploded when he climbed up the high branch.
If he really gets into trouble with the Shuntian Mansion Office, his face will be completely disgraced!
"What are you still doing? Get him back!" The second prince yelled sternly. When he saw the guards on the left and right, he immediately rushed out and rode his horse to chase the Liu family servant. He felt relieved and immediately glared at Liu Qingdao.
, "Well, you're a slap in the face bitch, since you have no shame, then don't blame me for being rude!"
Before the second prince could figure out how to deal with this daring servant's daughter, Lu Sanlang, who was looking at him with his eyes dazed, finally came back to his senses. Although judging from Liu Qing's response just now, it seemed that this was in line with what he had originally requested.
There is a big gap between being gentle and cute, but after listening to her words, he felt that this girl was quite courageous.
If he marries her back home, she will definitely not be his father’s yes-man, and she probably won’t be a virtuous and virtuous wife!
The little fat man who never liked to fight with others didn't know where he got the courage. He rushed out and stood directly in front of Liu Qing. Then he raised his head and said: "It's late at night. The second prince led the people first."
Ma Changjie, don’t you think it’s too much to bully a weak woman in the street now?”
Zhu Ying, who had been unable to restrain herself and wanted to show up several times, was stunned. She glanced at the smiling Zhang Shou in surprise, and whispered in a low voice: "Is Lu Sanlang okay? I thought he must have run away...
…”
"Then you are wrong." Zhang Shou looked at Lu Sanlang who descended from the sky like a hero to block the Liu family girl, and smiled and said, "Lu Sanlang is a person who is easy to look down on, but as long as he
Seriously, even the Emperor will be afraid of him."
Zhu Ying's eyes suddenly widened: "So, we don't need to jump out to save him later?"
Zhang Shou looked at the head of Jiuzhangtang who had a fearless face but his lower head and legs were trembling slightly, and said calmly: "If a hero saves a beauty and wants to be saved by others, what kind of hero is he? He may be able to drive away the second prince.
.Yingying, if you don’t believe it, why don’t we make a bet?”
Zhu Ying looked at the chubby Lu Sanlang, then at the complicated-looking Liu Qing, then at the second prince, and finally said angrily: "The second prince is the most unreasonable guy. I don't believe that Lu San has grown fat."
With three heads and six arms, if you can drive people back, I'll bet you!"