Chapter 975 (1/2)
A short period of three days passed quickly, and finally came the day when Xiao Yi entered Wang Du to offer his capture.
In the early morning, Wangdu was very lively. People came and went in the streets, and the people were all beaming with joy. Xiao Yi, the prince's son of Zhennan, defeated Nanman and captured the great prince of Nanman alive. The news that he would go to the Wangdu to offer his capture has been widely circulated in Wangdu.
Before dawn, a group of people who went out of the city to welcome Xiao Yi back to the capital had already been waiting outside the Sanli Pavilion outside the capital. The five princes were ordered by the emperor and many important officials were waiting here. Thinking of the significance of the present capture, everyone's waist was very straight.
Nangong Xin asked her to accompany the fifth prince to meet Xiao Yi. He had been looking forward to seeing Xiao Yi. He knew that Xiao Yi was half an hour away from here, but he couldn't help but stretch his neck to look at the south.
I don't know how long time has passed. He didn't wait for Xiao Yi. Instead, he waited for yuan lingbai.
”Fortunately, I'm not late.” Yuan lingbai wiped the sweat and jumped off the horse.
Nangong Xin blinked a little surprised, ”Xiao Bai, I thought you couldn't come today.”
Originally, Bai rode all the way, fearing that he would be late. Now he was relieved and said, ”big brother and little crane have returned triumphantly. How can I not come to admire their heroic posture?” There was a mixture of joy and envy in his tone. Xiaohezi is good this time. He went to southern Xinjiang with his elder brother to see the world well. How can he be like him
Originally, Bai was feeling a little depressed. One of the imperial guards who went to explore came back with his horse and yelled: ”it's coming soon! It's almost there! The people of shiziye are less than five li away from here! ”
Smell speech, Sanli Pavilion around the waiting for the people are spirit, all with Nangong Xin together look up to the south.
As time went by, in a pair of eager eyes, a team of thousands appeared on the southern horizon, bathed in the early sun, as if gilded them with a layer of gold. In the army, several wooden chariots are particularly striking. In each of them are several dark skinned and ragged nanmanzi.
”It's big brother!...” And little crane Yuan lingbai shouts out in surprise, jumps on the horse, and then grabs the horse's belly, and drives the horse toward Xiao Yi and them.
No, Xiao Yi and his party finally arrived at the Sanli Pavilion. Xiao Yi, Fu Yunhe, Qian Moyang and others quickly dismounted from their horses, strode forward and bowed to the fifth Prince: ”I've met your highness!” After a few days of rest, they have recovered their energy. Everyone seems to be in good spirits and radiant.
”Brother Yi, cousin crane, you are back at last.” The fifth prince came forward with a smile and said, ”this palace is ordered by my father to welcome you back triumphantly.”
If his sister and grandmother saw Xiao Yi and Fu Yunhe come back safely, they didn't know how happy they would be. If they didn't want to offer their captives at noon gate today, the fifth prince would like to bring them with them.
However, it would be nice if someone came back.
The fifth prince was calm and his mouth was slightly crooked.
To tell you the truth, Xiao Yi and Fu Yunhe were surprised that the fifth prince was the one to greet them. They exchanged a look. It seems that during their absence, the emperor obviously paid more and more attention to the fifth prince.
However, this is not a bad thing.
Although they had a lot to say in their hearts, today is an important day to offer captives to the emperor at the Meridian Gate. The auspicious time is approaching, and there is no room for delay. A group of people immediately embarked on the journey back to the capital of the king
At the same time, the common people in the capital were eagerly looking forward to it.
As Fu Yunyan said before, the main street leading to the Imperial Palace at the South Gate of the capital was cleaned up early in the morning by the imperial guards in black armor. The imperial guards on both sides of the street were on guard every ten steps. It seemed that the release of dignified and murderous air seemed to be saying that idlers should step aside.
Today, if you want to escort Nanman captives to the city, you can only be obediently squeezed behind the warning line set by the imperial forest army. Even so, the road is still full of people. At first glance, there are so many people on this street that you can't even insert a needle.
As a result, the shops on both sides of the South Street were already overcrowded.
Nangong Yue and Fu Yunyan had foresight and arrived at the tea house they had ordered three days ago, accompanied by Baihui and lilies.
Fu Yunyan showed the wooden sign to the waiter, but he didn't think that the waiter had the cheek to say, ”excuse me, some guests, there are many guests in the teahouse today. How many of you have to share that elegant seat with other guests?” His words are very polite, but there is a trace of arrogance in his manner, as if to say: anyway, there are many guests today, would you like to come!
Fu Yunyan frowned. Although the practice of the teahouse is not beyond comprehension, it is just that they have made a reservation three days in advance. This business should pay attention to integrity. How can it be sold at such a price!
Nangong Yue was also unhappy, but Xiao Yi didn't want to lose her interest for such a small thing. Fortunately, today, she and Fu Yunyan changed men's clothes to travel in order to share an elegant seat with others.Nangong Yue pulled Fu Yunyan's hand and motioned with his eyes: forget it.
Fu Yunyan didn't want to delay their plan today. She could only hold her breath and her lips closed into a straight line.
Lily got the eye color of Nangong Yue, so he stepped forward and said, ”please take our childe to the elegant seat.”
Smell speech, small two immediately smile very hot, stretch out a hand to do invite a form: ”no problem, still invite a few masters to come with small!” He walked in the front, and walked briskly up the stairs. Nangong Yue and they followed him up.
The teahouse was originally elegant. On weekdays, the elegant seats on the second and third floors were particularly quiet. However, today, it was different. Just walking up the stairs, I heard a lot of noise.
The second one introduced nangongyue and them to the elegant seat on the second floor where they had been before. When they came last time, there was only one table and several chairs in the elegant seat. Today, there are four tables, two tables by the window and two tables against the wall. This shabby practice looks like an elegant teahouse, but it is like a street stall where people hear about books.
At the moment, all three tables have guests, only one by the window.
When Nangong Yue and his wife came into the room, they were quiet for a moment. They all looked at them and then chatted with each other.
The waiter led nangongyue to the table by the window and said flatteringly, ”please have a seat, ladies and gentlemen. You have reserved a seat by the window for you.”
Lily was a little speechless for a moment, but the boy was able to speak. He gave the seats they had reserved to others. Now he is willing to invite him to work.
Nangong Yue and Fu Yunyan sat down face to face across the table. They listened to the young scholar at the other table saying, ”it's half of the time now. Calculate the time The prince of Zhennan will be here soon. ”
The middle-aged scholar opposite him said excitedly, ”since the general of the government went, I have not won such a happy battle for a long time! The son of Xiao is indeed a general! It's a pity that our white bodies can't go to the Meridian Gate to offer captives. It's a great pity for our life
An old man at the other table couldn't help interrupting: ”the old man heard that it was the fifth Prince's highness who went to Sanli pavilion to meet Xiao Shizi at the emperor's command. The old man has never seen a noble prince at his age. It's worth his life to have a look at him from afar today.”
”Your Highness, the fifth prince, that's the Queen's son! Maybe the future prince! ”
”It seems that the emperor really attaches great importance to the offering of captives at noon gate.”
“……”
People at other tables around him echoed with regret. Suddenly, a middle-aged businessman said, ”have you heard about Nanman saint?”
”What Nanman saint?” Others looked at each other in awe. Most of the people here were Wangdu people. The impression of Nanman was just a word of mouth, or an accidental stroke in historical books and geographical records. We have no idea what kind of place Nanman is, its composition and folk customs.
The middle-aged businessman was somewhat proud and said, ”I have been to southern Xinjiang several times before. I still know something about Nanman...” He told all kinds of stories about the Nanman holy girl vividly, and emphasized how she was a strange woman out of the world. Finally, the mysterious tunnel out the key point, ”I heard that this time, the Nanman holy daughter will go to the Wangdu together with the son of the king of the South Town!”
The last sentence made the little elegant seat stir up, and the eyes of all the people were full of splendor. The young scholar couldn't help asking, ”what kind of Saint did the king of Nanman send to me What does that mean? ”
”I don't understand that yet.” The middle-aged scholar looked contemptuously at his companion, and his expression was meaningful, as if to say: it's a man, we all know it!
The young scholar sighed with emotion: ”the son of Nanwang in this town is really lucky!”
”That's nature. Different lives for the same people The middle-aged businessman is also a bit sour, ”that Nanman saint is a bit of the world's most beautiful...”
”Have you said enough?” Fu Yunyan finally couldn't bear to smash the cup heavily on the table, making a ”pa” sound, ”the son of the prince of Nanwang in other town went to the battlefield to fight back the Nanman, but you people like a gossipy woman speculated behind your back. It's really shameful to be a Taoist
With that, Fu Yunyan looked at Nangong Yue in the opposite with some worry, for fear that she would be in a bad mood by these people. Unexpectedly, Nangong Yue's face had no mustard at all, only with a relaxed and happy smile, and said: ”today, I'm so happy. I don't need to be angry about these unimportant things.”
These rumors in the market are often only true and exaggerated, so that she will not be so stupid as to be suspicious of such rumors. What's more, she believes in Xiao Yi.
Fu Yunyan also calmed down and said in his heart: Yes, his third brother Fu Yunhe looked at him. Xiao Yi should not be so brave!
The middle-aged businessman saw that Fu Yunyan and Nangong Yue were only 13-4-year-old hairless teenagers, but when they talked to the elder like this, he was a little annoyed and yelled: ”what do we say about us? What's the matter with you? If you can't listen, you can plug your earsThe young scholar on one side was also displeased and didn't have a good breath: ”this little brother, we said that we did, but we didn't offend you. You scolded some gossipy woman at the beginning, too...”
Before he finished speaking, he heard a noise outside the window. Soon, excited shouts came in one after another: ”coming! It is the fifth Prince's highness and Zhennan King's son
”Look, the man has reached the gate of the city.”
”Is that your Highness the fifth prince?”
“……”
The noise of the teahouse was so loud that the people in the elegant seats suddenly forgot their discord. They all rushed to the window and craned their necks to look at the city gate.
At the moment, both sides of the South Street facing the city gate are boiling like boiling hot water. The people who have been waiting there for a long time are all excited and looking forward to it. If it were not for the imperial forest troops below to maintain order, those people would have surrounded the gate.
Walking in the front were a young man and a young man. They rode a tall horse and passed through the gate side by side. Behind them were carriages of more knights and officials. After that, there were soldiers in black armour, valiant and valiant, forming a square line. It was obvious that they were all in good order and cool I've been on the battlefield. I've seen blood in my hands. These soldiers just walk like this, which makes people feel shocked. Even those in the elegant seats of teahouse are awed.
Their eyes finally fell on the youth and youth in front of them. As soon as they saw the boy wearing the prince's boa robe and mending clothes, they knew that he must be the fifth Prince's highness. The youth beside him was tall and tall with a long bronze sword hanging on his waist. Behind him was a silver white Cape flying in the breeze in the warm sunshine of early spring Under the light, his whole body seems to be shining with silver light, like the God of war coming to the world, beautiful, sacred and noble, people almost dare not look at him.
”This This is the son of Zhennan king! ” In the elegant seat, I don't know who is sighing.
Everyone is looking at Xiao Yi, but Fu Yunyan is looking at Fu Yunhe behind Xiao Yi. The corners of his mouth can't help but curl up and murmur: ”it seems that the third elder brother doesn't lack arms and legs. It's very good.”
She just whispered, but the young scholar next to her had sharp ears and was stunned and asked, ”this little brother, your brother also went to the southern Xinjiang battlefield with the son of Xiao?”
The scholar's words attracted people's eyes to Fu Yunyan, with a trace of respect and a sudden realization.
No wonder the little brother was so indignant at their remarks about Xiao Shizi just now. It must be his elder brother who went to the battlefield with him, so he felt a little bit of empathy.