Shang Jun was stunned, holding two strings of candied haws in front of him, smiling mildly, but looking a little funny, is it to make him happy? Slowly nodding, Shang Jun replied: "Yeah." He was still upset, but he did taste the sweet and sour taste just now.
He finally stopped frowning, Qin Xiuzhi didn't ask him why he was in a bad mood just now, just walked beside him with a smile.
In a better mood, Shang Jun finally noticed the surrounding streets, and couldn't help but wonder, "Why are there so few people on the streets today? There are very few shops open."
There is Linfengguan in the east corner, and Youcheng in Cangyue. These two places are the most prosperous places in the trade of goods between the two countries. In the past, when he came, they were full of people. What is going on today
Xiuzhi was walking along the road and felt strange. He pointed to a shop in front of him that looked very atmospheric, and said, "Why don't we go in and have a look, maybe the boss knows."
Shang Jun nodded, and the two walked to the front of the store. Looking up, there were several gilded characters "Yu Man Tang" on the lintel, which looked a few years old. The two men stepped into the door of the palace, and a man in his early forties greeted him and said, "You two young masters can look at it casually. We have excellent boutique antiques in this shop, these are the latest items, the two of you will take your time to look at them and choose them slowly. "
Shang Jun glanced around, the store was decorated quite carefully, but the goods seemed to be a little less, looking around, they were all ordinary goods, except for a green and emerald hairpin placed in the center of the store. Qin Xiuzhi was also attracted by this green and elegant hairpin.
The boss is a shrewd businessman. Seeing where Qin Xiuzhi's eyes stayed, he immediately took out the hosta and introduced, "Young master has a good eye. This snowy black hairpin is the treasure of our shop. It is meticulous, and it has the effect of brightening the eyes and refreshing the mind, and it is a perfect match for a man like Young Master!" He also counted countless people, these two Young Masters are definitely not ordinary people.
This hairpin is indeed a fine product, but it is not the best. Shang Jun listened to the boss's words with amusement, and said with a smile: "Then how much money the boss is willing to give up?"
The boss's eyes lit up, and he pretended to think for a moment before replying: "If the son likes it, it will be five hundred taels, and make a friend like the son."
Five hundred taels? This boss is not a profiteer. Shang Jun picked up the hosta and played with it, while looking at the clear street outside the door, he said, "The boss sees that other shops are not open, so you can sit on the ground and raise the price?"
The boss's expression changed slightly, and he replied: "What did you say, my shop is not as good as the Zhenbaozhai in the east corner and the Liujin Pavilion in the Xiao family, but it has also been in the antique business for several generations. It's because you see that Youcheng is the place where goods go in and out of Cang Yue, and they come to make some money. Now that there is a war in the east of Cang Yue, they have already run away. Those people are profiteers. If you don't like my hairpin, don't you? Just buy it." Anyway, he will put away the fine products, and when the battle is over, it will not be too late to take them out.
It turned out to be because of the war, but Linfengguan was not affected much by it? Shang Jun thought about it, but the boss wanted to take the hairpin back. Shang Jun suddenly held the boss's hand and said with a smile, "Since the boss is a cheerful person, I'm not too wordy, just five hundred taels." After speaking, he took out a few silver notes from his sleeves and pushed them in front of the boss. .
Shang Jun was so refreshing and generous, making the boss happy and smiling happily: "I'll wrap it up for the son."
As they were talking, a group of people and horses galloped away outside the store, and the sound of horses' hooves made people tremble with fear, and there were not many passers-by also running away. They were wearing official uniforms, and they were probably from the yamen. Shang Jun and Qin Xiuzhi looked at each other, and both turned slightly to the side with their backs to the door.
The boss put the hairpin in a gift box and gave it to Shang Jun, shook his head, and said, "Cang Yue and Dong Yu are fighting, I heard that the general in Dong Yu is very powerful, and Cang Yue has been defeated in a row. I know what will happen. You don't look like a wanderer, it's better to leave as soon as possible."
Shang Jun slightly cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Thank you boss for your guidance."
After collecting the banknotes, the boss put a few jade pendants into another brocade box, and sighed softly: "I don't dare to give advice. Today's world is just a mess. It used to be taxation, corvée and servitude, and now there are wars, no Say it or not!"
Although it was just a whisper, it was also endlessly sad. Shang Jun thoughtfully, handed the brocade box in his hand to Qin Xiuzhi, and said, "Xiuzhi, let's go."
Holding the brocade box, Qin Xiuzhi was stunned for a moment. He heard the more rapid and loud sound of horse hooves, and Shang Jun had already walked outside the store. Suddenly, Shang Jun's eyes darkened, and he hurried forward. Qin Xiuzhi was startled and hurried out, but was blocked by the horses rushing past. After the horses passed, the street was full of smoke and dust.
Across the road, Shang Jun was half-kneeling and squatting on the ground. Qin Xiuzhi hurried over and was about to help him when Shang Jun slowly stood up straight, holding a seven- or eight-year-old boy in his arms.
"Child, are you okay?" Shang Jun patted the boy's face. He was shaking all over, and his face was pale, probably frightened.
The boy was stunned for a while, then suddenly jumped up more terrified than before, pushed away from Shang Jun's arms, his eyes were full of panic, and he was looking for something on the road. Finally, he saw the smashed steamed bun in the middle of the road, and his small hands trembled as he grabbed the odd steamed bun, his eyes fixed on the direction the horse team was leaving, and he kept saying, "My steamed bun... Steamed bun… "
The child muttered to himself, and no one could bear to see it. An old lady who passed by kindly advised: "I said child, let's go home quickly. You are lucky if you don't kill you. They are people who handle big things and will ignore you, a little baby."
The horse team had long since disappeared, and only the dirty steamed buns were left in his hands. The boy picked it up blankly, with tears in his eyes. Hearing the woman's words, he raised his head blankly and asked desperately, "Without these steamed buns, what would I do? Mother and sister are going to starve to death. If they want to do something big, they can smash my steamed buns?"
If they want to do something big, they can smash my steamed buns
The child's tender voice and sad eyes were like a needle, which pierced into the heart of Shang Jun. Will what he is going to do smash many people's steamed buns? He was in so much pain that he wanted to step forward to help the child up, but he couldn't move.
No one could answer the child's question. After putting away the smashed steamed buns, the boy rushed forward, towards his home. Those residues could still save his mother.
The passersby dispersed one after another, but Shang Jun was standing there in a daze. Qin Xiuzhi asked worriedly, "Mr. Shang, what's the matter with you?"
After a long time, Shang Jun finally came back to his senses, but asked a little confused: "What is right in this world? What is wrong? What should be done and what should not be done?"
Qin Xiuzhi was startled, he had never seen Shang Jun's eyes so blank and uncertain. Gently patted Shang Jun's shoulder, Qin Xiuzhi replied calmly: "Perhaps there is no right or wrong. Be a person and do things, but please feel at ease."
Peace of mind! A good peace of mind, a very difficult peace of mind!
It snowed again, and pure white snowflakes slowly fell from the sky and landed on the shoulders, silent but cold. Qin Xiuzhi raised the brocade box in his hand to cover the dense snowflakes for Shang Jun, and stayed with him silently until he was willing to leave.
After a long time, Liu Yun rushed towards them from a distance, and Qin Xiuzhi slowly let go. Running in front of Shang Jun, Liu Yun clasped his fists as a courtesy, and said hurriedly: "Shang Gongzi, the sect master is looking for you everywhere, please go back as soon as possible."
Shang Jun lowered his head slightly to hide the turbulence in his heart, then raised his head and asked, "What happened?"
"The Cang Yue has descended."
Cang Yue descended? so fast? Shang Jun's face changed slightly, and he said urgently: "Go back!"
Shang Jun and Liu Yun hurriedly walked in front, Qin Xiuzhi followed slowly, holding the brocade box wrapped in thin ice in his arms, just because his hand had long since lost consciousness.
Shang Jun hurriedly stepped into the crimson Huancui with Liuyun, and saw Xiao Zongqing's tall figure in the courtyard. His hair and shoulders were covered with thick white snow. In the heavy snow, the whole body is full of coldness. He looked gloomy, but his eyes stared anxiously at the door. Seeing Shangjun, Xiao Zongqing immediately went up to meet him. He was angry at first, but when he saw his pale snow face, he could only complain in a low voice: "Why didn't you call me when you went out with such a heavy snow?"
Even his eyebrows were covered with snowflakes. Shang Jun wanted to laugh, but after hearing his hoarse voice, he couldn't laugh. The snow seemed to be getting bigger and bigger. Pulling Xiao Zongqing's sleeve, Shang Jun said, "Go ahead and talk about it."
After taking two steps, Shang Jun thought that Qin Xiuzhi was still behind him. He looked back and saw that he was still standing at the gate of the courtyard. Shang Jun shouted, "Xiuzhi?"
Qin Xiuzhi didn't approach them, he just replied lightly, "Let's talk, I'll go back to the room first." After speaking, he walked towards the side yard. His inky slender figure was hazy in the snow, Shang Jun's heart was tight, and he wanted to follow, but Xiao Zongqing took him by the shoulders and pushed him into the room. Xiao Zongqing said with a worried face: "Go in, I have something to tell you."
Thinking of Cang Yue's surrender, Shang Jun did not resist, and followed him into the house. Xiao Zongqing turned his head slowly, glanced at the elegant ink shadow in the wind and snow, and tightened the hand holding Shang Jun's shoulder unconsciously.
Entering the room, two pots of charcoal fire are burning vigorously. Suddenly surrounded by warmth, Shang Jun sighed comfortably, sat down on the wooden chair, and after walking in the snow for a while, he felt tired, and his body became more and more useless.
After pouring a cup of hot tea for Shang Jun, Xiao Zongqing said: "Today is the day, Cang Yue has put up the war down card."
Shang Jun held the teacup to warm his hands, and frowned slightly, "Xuanyuan Yi is really amazing! But don't you think Cang Yue's descent was too sudden?" In just seven or eight days, he surrendered.
Xiao Zongqing shook his head and replied, "Besides Xuanyuan Yi's bravery, there are naturally two other reasons why Cang Yue will surrender at this time."
Shang Jun drank the hot tea silently, waiting for him to continue talking.
Originally wanting to appease Shang Jun's appetite, Xiao Zongqing lost his interest and replied lazily, seeing that he was not in a hurry or slow, "First, it is the disappearance of Long Yihai, he will not die in a day, Long Chi will not die. Mu's dragon chair sits uneasy for a day, which is an internal worry; secondly, Yan Rui Hongming has become king, and the world may praise him for his wiseness, but Long Chiu Mu is very clear that Hongming is a poisonous snake, sometimes more than Dongyu. This ferocious tiger is still terrifying. It turned out that the two conspired to destroy Dongyu first and then make a calculation, but unfortunately they failed in the end, and Long Chimu had to prevent Yan Rui from counterattacking when he was exhausted. "
"You have some truth in what you said, but I think this attack is more like a plan to delay the army, and Long Chongmu will not be willing to give up. As long as Long Yihai dies and his inner worries are lifted, he will surely rise again. Therefore, Long Yihai cannot die. "
Xiao Zongqing raised his lips and smiled confidently: "Don't worry, I will not let him die for such an important chess piece. I will escort him back to Tiancheng first, and then we will help fuel the flames, and then there will be a good show."
Speaking of this, Shang Jun's eyes suddenly darkened, and his face became a little obscure. Xiao Zongqing asked worriedly: "Jun? What's wrong with you?" Didn't you just say it well
Shaking his head gently, Shang Jun replied in a low voice, "Wait a minute."
"What are you waiting for?" Xiao Zongqing was puzzled.
"Wait a moment to help Long Yihai."
"Why?" Wait? Now is the best time, Xiao Zongqing feels that today's Shangjun is very strange.
"You also said that there are internal and external troubles right now. Once Long Chiumu dies, Cang Yue will immediately fall into crisis. Before a new king who can protect Cang Yue appears, Long Chimu can't die." The tender voice and the sharp question lingered in his mind again, and Shang Jun was afraid to see more eyes like this.
The new king? Xiao Zongqing asked uncertainly: "Jun, do you mean to find a Ming Jun for Cang Yue? Can you kill Long Chimu by helping him to ascend the throne?"
Shang Jun was silent for a long time, but the final answer was all firm: "Yes. Before we can confirm whether Long Yihai is that person, we'd better not act rashly." Cang Yue didn't need another Long Chimu.
"Jun, by doing this, you have chosen a path that is a hundred times more difficult! You are just a woman, the rise and fall of the world, what does it have to do with you?" Xiao Zongqing held Shang Jun's shoulder tightly, with sharp eyes , full of distress and even anger, his voice almost roared.
San'er pinched him a little bit, but what he said was the truth, he chose a difficult path to walk, maybe in the end he not only failed to kill Long Chimu, but died miserably, so what? At least when he faced his parents in Huang Quan, he was worthy of being the daughter of the Wu family.
Gently smiling, Shang Jun replied lightly: "The rise and fall of the world may have nothing to do with me, I just want peace of mind." Thinking of what he was going to do, his heart was very calm, and there was no panic in the afternoon. This may be what Xiuzhi said. Peace of mind.
Peace of mind? Xiao Zongqing's manic eyes gradually became deep, and he let go of Shang Jun's shoulders. Xiao Zongqing said nothing, opened the door, and said softly: "You are tired, rest early. Let's talk about these things tomorrow."
Yes, he is tired, let's talk about it tomorrow. Shang Jun nodded, got up and left.
Watching the thin back of Shang Jun drifting away, Xiao Zongqing's originally gentle eyes became colder and colder.
"Streamer."
"Yes." Xiao Zongqing's voice finally fell, and a man in a strong suit appeared behind him.
"Send the news of Prince Rui's pursuit and persecution to the northern army station. Also, when I return to Tiancheng, I will hear all kinds of rumors about Fengguo Yuxi."
"Yes."
The room was quiet again, the charcoal fire was burning vigorously, crackling, the sky was getting dark, and the snow was still falling. Come, occupy the warmth of a room.
He was really careless, how could he forget that no matter how strong Shang Jun was, he was still a woman, and she was a kind and beautiful woman. Those cruel things should not be left to him. Leave all the blood and ugliness to him.
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