Shen Zhao's incident did not have any impact on Su Ningxin. Apart from scolding the emperor a few times in her heart for being a big fool, the rest continued as planned.
After turning two streets and entering a small alley, if ordinary people followed, they would be surprised that such a remote place in the capital could be so hidden from the city.
Shuangbai stepped forward and knocked on a rusty lion door knocker. Soon a child came out and opened the door, "Who are you looking for? My master is not at home?"
Su Ningxin smiled teasingly and said, "Your master says every day that he can't walk with his old legs, so why does he still go out to visit?"
The child rubbed his eyes before he suddenly realized, "It turns out to be Sister Qing. I didn't recognize you since you haven't been here for a long time. I heard that you went to the border to have fun, why did you come back to the capital? Come in and sit down, sir." It’s time to go out.”
"Oh? Who told you that? Where did Ban Lao go?" Su Ningxin was not surprised that the child could recognize her. The disguise skills of the Phoenix Shadow Guards were learned from Ban Lao. The child was Ban Lao. The old apprentice can naturally see it.
The child showed an annoyed look on his face because of Su Ningxin's question, and said with a bitter face, "Sister Qing, you'd better stop asking. If I tell her, she'll say I'm a talkative woman who gossips behind my back."
Su Ningxin showed a clear look, "It turns out that the boss has returned to the capital. She didn't go around to enjoy the mountains and rivers and be happy, so why is she back?"
"You guessed this yourself, not what I said." Xiaotong emphasized.
Su Ningxin lazily answered the poor child who was bullied by the boss, "Did Mr. Ban go to her place?"
"Yeah, I heard that she brought back an injured wild man from outside and asked Mr. Ban to come and take a look." The boy replied seriously.
Su Ningxin looked at the little boy and was speechless. No wonder the boss bullies you every day. It's just your mouth. If you don't bully anyone, you'll bully anyone.
"I won't go in. I have a stone here. When Mr. Ban comes back, you can ask him to carve it for me. Just carve it into whatever shape you can wear on your body." Since Mr. Ban is not here, Su Ningxin doesn't plan to go in. If I talk to this boy a few more words, I don't know what rumors will spread again.
The boy looked at the piece of jade that Su Ningxin gave him, frowned and said, "Sister Qing, have you been deceived? The quality of this piece of jade is not very good, but it is still covered with stones."
"You have good eyesight. Mr. Ban has already started teaching you how to carve jade?"
"Not yet. Mr. Ban just asked me to carve some stones." The child said with a grimace again. Touching the jade in his hand, the child's eyes suddenly lit up and he said, "How about I carve it for you? I have been carving it for two years." If you have stone, I can definitely carve it for you."
Su Ningxin was so frightened that her breath suffocated, and she quickly waved her hand, "No, this stone is very important. Next time I will bring you a good piece of jade for you to carve. You should give this stone to Mr. Ban."
"Okay." The kid agreed reluctantly, "What do you want it to be carved into?"
"Just let Mr. Ban watch the carving. If it's really hard to carve, forget it. Don't force it."
The boy rolled his eyes, "You are too underestimated, Ban Lao. Although this jade is an inner stone and an outer jade, it can be easily broken into pieces, but Ban Lao can even carve cicada wings lifelike, and you are completely absent from this piece." That’s it.”
"You know it's easy to break, but you still dare to carve it yourself?" Su Ningxin said, hitting him on the head, and then warned, "You must give it to the boss well and don't be careful, you know? Next time you come over, I’ll bring you some jade materials for you to practice with.”
"Okay, don't forget it."
Su Ningxin nodded, then turned and left.
Ban Lao is the master of Feng Ying's boss. He is proficient in medicine and disguise. His hobby is carving jade. When he was young, he once carved a pair of cicadas. The cicada wings were thinner than paper, with clear lines and almost transparent. Ban Lao became famous in the capital.
However, Mr. Ban is a very eccentric person. He likes to carve jade objects, but he never wants to give them away or sell them. He wants to display them all on antique shelves for appreciation. This is why he lives in such a remote place. All his money is used to buy jade materials. How can I have the money to buy a yard in a good location
Su Ningxin even maliciously guessed that Mr. Ban kept asking the boy to carve stones because he couldn't afford more money to buy him jade materials for practicing.
After all the things were done, Su Ningxin began to wander aimlessly on the street. She would definitely have to go back to the Marquis Mansion after dark, so she had nothing to do. Why not take a look at the wild man brought back by the boss
Su Ningxin turned around and looked at Shuangbai next to her. She immediately saw that Shuangbai's eyes were shining with eagerness to try. The two hit it off and turned around to go to Prince Pingnan's Mansion.
Walking through the main entrance always required a large crowd and handing out greeting cards, so Su Ningxin always climbed over the wall to get in.
The two of them were walking in the narrow alley on the outer wall of Prince Pingnan's Mansion. After taking just two steps, they noticed that there were many masters hiding in the alley.
Su Ningxin turned her head and said to Shuangbai, "Do you want us to go in? What if we get caught in a jar... bah, what if we get ambushed?"
"Probably not. This is outside Prince Pingnan's Mansion. How could anyone dare to ambush here." Shuangbai said with some uncertainty.
"Then why do you think there are so many masters here?"
Shuangbai shook his head, "I don't know."
Su Ningxin raised her hand and tapped Shuangbai's head, "You're so stupid. If you were half as smart as Shuanghua, I wouldn't worry about you." Su Ningxin would definitely not admit it. She was the little Douding who just knocked on Ban's hometown. Not bad, want to try again.
Shuangbai rubbed his head and said aggrievedly, "It's not like you just realized that I'm stupid today. If I live another twenty years, I won't be able to compare to Shuanghua. It's useless for you to hit me."
This little girl still dares to talk back? Su Ningxin raised her hand to scare her, Shuangbai immediately jumped further away to avoid Su Ningxin.
Su Ningxin stopped fighting with Shuangbai and walked calmly into the alley. Although Shuangbai didn't understand why the girl wasn't worried about the ambush of those masters, she followed obediently.
No one stopped them along the way, and when they reached the depths of the alley, Su Ningxin saw the people she expected, the emperor and queen who came to join in the fun.
Su Ningxin smiled and waved her hand, "What a coincidence, you guys are also here to take care of Mingxi's wild man?"
The emperor and queen, who had been looking at her coldly, immediately relaxed. They couldn't see through the disguise, but no one else except Shen Qing had such a tone of wanting to be beaten.
"I thought you were detained at home by the Marquis of Xuanning and not allowed to go out. Are you allowed to come out during the filial piety period?" the queen asked.
Su Ningxin looked helpless, "Of course I won't let you out. I climbed over the wall and was always suffocated in the yard. Do you have any new travel notes that you have read? Share some with me if you have a chance."
The Queen smiled and said, "There are many people who have seen it there. When I return to the palace, I will have someone take you to the Marquis Mansion."
Su Ningxin took a deep look at the queen, and the two looked at each other and smiled without saying anything else.
(End of chapter)