Time passed in a flash, and finally came the day when Feng Yan and Li Wenyi got married.
Tonghua Village was extremely lively that day, and the old man Feng and his wife were so happy that they couldn't close their mouths.
Only then did Feng Dachang and his wife feel that something was wrong. The day of marriage has not yet arrived, so why did the wedding banquet be held
The two of them were not stupid, they immediately understood that the one who wanted to marry Feng Yan was not the sheriff's daughter but Li Wenyi!
How can this work! Feng Dachang's family went to find Feng Yan angrily.
"Where are you going?" Qu Liushang's voice sounded like a ghost, and behind him stood Zhao Chunhai and Cao Dejin.
"Master Qu!" Feng Xiaolan looked excited, wanting to pounce on Qu Liushang.
Qu Liushang slowly raised one hand to his eyes and looked back and forth, a fat Gu worm was crawling around on his hand, Feng Xiaolan stopped immediately.
Qu Liushang said: "Xiao Lan, Father Feng said he would treat you well. Brother Zhao and Brother Cao, they will trouble you."
Zhao Chunhai and Cao Dejin took out their waist knives, and the Feng family obediently dared not move like chickens, allowing them to take them down.
Hua Ling likes to join in the fun, and follows Feng Yan to pick up Li Wenyi.
Feng and Li's family were close, and they didn't ride any horses, so they just walked.
After arriving at Li's house, after going through a series of tedious steps, Feng Yan finally saw Li Wenyi sitting in the room.
Hua Ling stretched her neck and said curiously: "Brother, I didn't expect getting married to be so troublesome. Was it so troublesome when you married me?"
The cumbersomeness of royal wedding etiquette is comparable to that of ordinary people, but Yan Shi opened his eyes and said nonsense: "I went to pick you up directly after I arrived at the Duke's mansion, without any etiquette."
"Really?" Hua Ling blinked her big watery eyes and asked.
"Of course it is true," Yan Shi continued to make up nonsense, "I am the prince, who dares to bother me with these etiquette?"
Only then did Hua Ling believe it was true: "That's good, otherwise brother will be working too hard."
While talking, Feng Yan had brought Li Wenyi out, and the two walked slowly in front, occasionally whispering, looking so peaceful and happy.
After arriving at Feng's house, it became even more lively. There were already many people waiting for them at the door, and when they arrived, there was another burst of noise.
It was thanks to Yan Shi that Feng Yan and Li Wenyi were able to get married, and the Feng family was grateful for them, so they set up a very important place for them in the room where they worshiped heaven and earth.
Once you enter Feng's house, you will worship heaven and earth.
The old man Feng and his wife seemed very excited when they sat in the front seats, and Hua Ling's hand was tightly clutching Yan Shi's hand, and he looked very excited too.
It was about to be an auspicious time to worship the heaven and the earth. Who would have thought that there would be a sudden commotion outside, and then some villagers ran in noisily: "It's not good! It's not good! The sheriff is here!"
The Xitang, which was originally beaming, suddenly fell silent because of this sentence, and looking at the faces of the Feng family, they were terrified. If this hall worshiped, it would be useless even if the sheriff came, but this hall has not yet worshiped.
It was still Feng Yan who was calm, he asked the attendant to chant quickly, and wanted to finish the worship before the sheriff entered the house.
But the county guard came in much faster than they came in, and Liu Zhi followed him in.
Feng Yan raised his eyebrows, no wonder the sheriff knew about this, Liu Zhi must have escaped from Li's house to tell him.
The sheriff's eyes scanned the entire wedding hall, and shouted angrily: "Who gave you the courage to do this!"
"It's me." Yan Shi slowly put the teacup in his hand on the table, a cold voice sounded from the room, and he slowly raised his eyes to look at the sheriff. At this moment, it seemed that everything in the world lost its color, and all the light gathered only on this person, which looked so bright and dazzling.
The sheriff followed the direction of the voice and looked at the man who spoke. Although he was young, he exuded an aura of intimidation that made people want to surrender involuntarily. In this warm room, the sheriff shuddered.
But he is an official after all, and he can't lose his majesty. After a short moment of astonishment, he found what he wanted to say: "Who are you?"
"Bold!" A thunderous voice sounded from the house, and then Zhao Chunhai walked in. Although he was guarding Feng Dachang's family, he rushed over immediately after hearing the movement.
He pulled out half of the waist knife, and the people brought by the county guard also quickly pulled out their own waist swords, and the room was full of swords and swords.
The villagers shrunk their necks in fright, and some of the timid ones had already fled outside the house.
Zhao Chunhai put the waist knife back into the scabbard, and took out a token from his bosom: "You can recognize this token!"
The sheriff opened his eyes and took a closer look, and was immediately frightened out of his wits: "He, he, he..."
"Master Zhao." Yan Shi interrupted what the sheriff was about to say, "The auspicious time is coming."
The sheriff immediately understood Yan Shi's intentions, and wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve in a panic: "Bai...bye...bye hall! Hi...hit...excuse me. Your officer...I...I'm actually here to attend the wedding."
"Oh?" Yan Shi raised his eyebrows, "Did you bring the gift money?"
The sheriff raised his sleeve to wipe the sweat from his forehead, then tremblingly took out some silver from his sleeve, and ordered the officer to go outside and write a ceremonial account.
Feng Yan and Li Wenyi looked at each other, surprised that the matter ended so quickly, and also surprised by Yan Shi's identity. But right now is not the time to think about this, it is more important to pay homage.
The attendant began to chant, and the wedding hall became lively again. The sheriff didn't dare to leave without Yan Shi's order, so he had to stand obediently where he was while Liu Zhi whispered beside him, "My lord, what's going on?"
The sheriff was so angry that he had no place to vent his anger, and he yelled angrily in a low voice: "Shut up! You idiot! You're killing me."
There are not as many rules in the marriage of peasant husbands and wives. Li Wenyi and Feng Yan don't have to wait in the new house after worshiping heaven and earth. They can come out to toast with Feng Yan.
Hua Ling had never had this kind of banquet before, so she had already found seats for herself and Yan Shi to sit down. Hua Ling ate happily as each dish was served.
Yan Shi looked amused: "Is it delicious?"
"It's delicious." Hua Ling nodded repeatedly, stuffed a piece of meat into his mouth, and picked another dish for Yan Shi, "Brother, try this, it's delicious."
Yan Shi joked with him in a low voice: "Better than the food in the palace?"
"The food in the palace is also delicious, but it tastes different." Hua Ling swallowed the food in his mouth and said, "The food in the palace is more delicate. The food here has a strong smell of fireworks, and So many people sitting and eating together, how lively it is. Brother, try this again." Hua Ling desperately put something into Yan Shi's bowl, as if he was afraid that he would not be able to eat.
The sheriff just stood there not far away, Yan Shi didn't let him go back, and he didn't dare to go back either. At this time, Liu Zhi finally realized that Yan Shi's identity was not so simple, and he was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat.
After Feng Yan and Li Wenyi finished toasting at the table, Li Wenyi walked up to Liu Zhi and snorted coldly: "I didn't expect you to be so clever that you were able to escape." But what's the use of escaping? relative.
Liu Zhi didn't dare to do anything wrong because they had Yan Shi behind them. Li Wenyi felt that this was a good opportunity: "Liu Zhi, let's write my sister's divorce letter today."
"I..." Liu Zhi didn't dare to say no to writing, so he had to enter the room with Feng Yan and wrote a divorce letter.
Li Wenyi folded the letter of divorce: "Forget about the past, if you dare to trouble us again in the future, it will not be as simple as a letter of divorce. Have you seen that the county guard was scared to death when he saw Young Master Yan? If you think you are better than him, you can just try." Li Wenyi also pretended to be a tiger, threatening Liu Zhi.
Liu Zhi had never seen the world before, so he was scared long ago, so how could he have the guts to trouble them again, and when he heard Li Wenyi told him to go away, he fled despondently with his tail between his legs.
Now that no one is around, Feng Yan and Li Wenyi have to think about Yan Shi's identity.
The imperial city, with the surname Yan, is powerful and powerful, so it is not difficult to guess. Almost at the same time, the two blurted out: "Prince?"
After the wedding banquet, Yan Shi planned to leave Tonghua Village.
Feng Yan and Li Wenyi came to a secluded place and knelt down together: "Your Highness is so kind and virtuous, and the grassroots will never forget it. From now on, we will form a grass ring and repay the great kindness."
Yan Shi took out a jade pendant, which he bought on the way, and he bought it when he saw it was so rare, and now he just gave it to the husband and wife as a congratulatory gift, Yan Shi said: "The king is waiting for you in the imperial city, don't let me The king is disappointed."
Yan Shi went out in the carriage, and the sheriff's carriage followed dingily behind. Almost all the people in Tonghua Village saw this scene, and Feng Dachang's family was terrified, so they took advantage of people's unpreparedness and slipped away.
It took Yan Shi a few more days to find out what was wrong with the sheriff, and only when the matter was fully understood did he embark on the road ahead.
Hua Ling was in a good mood, and the snack box contained many peanuts, melon seeds and the like that old man Feng forced him to eat.
Hua Ling grabbed a handful of peanuts and stuffed them into Yan Shi's hands: "Eat, brother."
Yan Shi smiled and said, "Why do you like eating peanuts now? I'll buy you some at the market later?"
Hua Ling shook his head and said, "I just think it's full of joy, let's be more joyful." As he spoke, he opened a peanut and stuffed the peanut kernels into Yan Shi's mouth.
"I'm also happy." Qu Liushang licked his face and reached for the peanuts that Hua Ling put on the small table, "I wish you a happy marriage with Mr. Qingyue as soon as possible."
Hua Ling pouted, but said nothing.
The carriage was swaying, Hua Ling half-opened his eyes and felt drowsy, suddenly he sat up straight with a jerk, Yan Shi thought he was having a nightmare, and hurriedly rubbed his back with his hands.
"Brother, I remembered something." Hua Ling said seriously.
Yan Shi was a little funny, he had never seen the little princess look so serious before: "What's the matter?"
"Where are we going next?" Hua Ling asked, "I think we need to change our clothes."
Yan Shi was a little curious: "What kind of replacement do you want?"
Hua Ling replied: "I changed into that kind of coarse clothes. The way Feng Dachang looked like before did not mean that I have taken a fancy to my brother's status. What if I meet this kind of person again? Let's wear better clothes, and we can also It saves a lot of trouble. Brother, do you think I'm right?"
Yan Shi didn't expect Hua Ling to think of such a thing, he was a little surprised, but there was also a faint sense of pride in his heart, the little princess became more intelligent under his influence.
The next place I went to was called Xiaxi Village. I heard that there were many mountains and rugged roads. It would be much easier to change into coarse clothes.
Arriving at a market, Yan Shi took Hua Ling's hand and got off the carriage, ready to go to a tailor's store to buy some clothes.
They chose an unremarkable tailor's shop, and each bought a suit of coarse cloth. It has to be said that even if Yan Shi wears this kind of clothes, it will not damage his noble temperament.
"Brother is always so good-looking." Hua Ling held her chin, but there was nothing she could do, so she couldn't cover her face.
There is still more than a day's journey away from Xiaxi Village, so Yan Shi plans to stay here until tomorrow.
On the way to the inn, a group of people, about a dozen of them, lined up neatly. Qu Liushang glanced at it doubtfully and said, "People from the Shifang Gate?"
Yan Shi immediately said: "Young Master Qu has probably met many people from the Shifang Sect when he traveled the rivers and lakes in the past, can you tell me about it?"
Qu Liushang waved his hand: "To tell you the truth, I have never had any dealings with people from the Shifang Sect. But I heard that they are very well-organized and mysterious. The masters of the Shifang Sect never show their true colors to others. I don’t even know if it’s a man or a woman. It’s said in Jianghu that this sect master must be very ugly, otherwise why wouldn’t he dare to show it to others?”
Hua Ling tilted his head and asked, "Brother, is the Shifang Gate good or bad?"
Qu Liushang took over the words and said: "It is said that the Shifang Gate is both good and evil, and they do everything and do nothing."
"What does this mean?" Hua Ling asked incredulously.
clear.
"This is to say that the people of Shifangmen are good at doing business. It is an exaggeration to say that they are all involved in all three hundred and sixty lines, even the murderous business." Qu Liushang continued, "But doing these things is not easy. According to the preference of the sect master, if the sect master doesn't like it, he won't do it even if it means taking off the moon from the sky. The owner of the door has an unpredictable personality, probably a pervert."
"I still don't quite understand, brother—" Hua Ling tugged at Yan Shi's sleeve, "Isn't Miss Xiang Ying from the Shifang Sect? She is still in our mansion, will she stay in the mansion while we are out?" If you do some bad things, what will Mr. Qingyue do? He is so weak and doesn't know martial arts, will there be any danger?"
Yan Shi comforted him and said, "Sang Yu is also in the mansion, so it's not something to do, besides, I have placed many experts in the mansion."
Hua Ling's heart seemed to have let go. There was a stall selling trinkets in front of her. Seeing the freshness, Hua Ling immediately focused on it. Qu Liushang also went to have a look, and said that he wanted to buy more things to send back to Mr. Qingyue.
Yan Shi walked a few steps slowly, looking at Qu Liushang's back thoughtfully.
After staying here for one night, I finally arrived at Xiaxi Village the next afternoon. When passing by a town, Yan Shi decided to go down and give Hua Ling some snacks, and ask for directions by the way.
This place looked more desolate and dilapidated than the places they had been to before. Someone pointed them to the road, but said that the mountain road was rugged and very difficult to walk.
Looking at the gorgeous carriage, Yan Shi immediately decided to let Zhao Chunhai and Cao Dejin stay here, and he took Hua Ling and Qu Liushang to Xiaxi Village.
This is the nearest market to Xiaxi Village, and it is said that it will take about half a day to get there. Yan Shi was afraid that Hua Ling would be tired, so he wanted him to ride a horse, but Hua Ling didn't agree and felt that the horse was too ostentatious, so he searched the whole market and only bought a donkey.
Yan Shi hung Hua Ling's snacks around the donkey's neck, and helped him get on the donkey.
Seeing this, Qu Liushang wanted to put his own medicine box on the donkey, Hua Ling pouted: "The donkey will get tired."
Qu Liushang wanted to roll his eyes again: "The medicine box is not heavy."
Hua Ling said: "If it's not heavy, why don't you carry it yourself?"
Qu Liushang: "..."
Qu Liushang gritted his teeth angrily.
Hua Ling patted the back: "Brother, come and sit too, the donkey can carry the two of us."
Qu Liushang gritted his teeth and rolled his eyes again.
Yan Shi didn't sit down, he took the medicine box from Qu Liushang's hand and put it behind Hua Ling: "Ming Ting can sit by himself, can you help him carry Mr. Qu's medicine box?"
Hua Ling looked back at the medicine box and did not refuse again: "I heard there is still a long way to go, what if brother is tired?"
Yan Shi smiled: "I have practiced martial arts, so walking such a long distance is nothing. If I am really tired, I will ride a donkey."
"If that brother is tired, you must tell me." Hua Ling thought for a while and then added, "Don't hide it from me."
Yan Shi assured him again that the three of them had to go on their way.
The roads here are indeed very difficult, with many ditches and ridges. In some places, Hua Ling had to get off the donkey and lead the donkey.
It wasn't until the sun was about to set that a village loomed in front of us.
Hua Ling pointed there and said happily, "Brother, we're finally here!"
It was still far away from Xiaxi Village, and Yan Shi suddenly noticed that something seemed wrong, as if someone was spying on them from the dark, this feeling was very uncomfortable.
Yan Shi suddenly slowed down his pace, Qu Liushang also keenly sensed something was wrong, but Hua Ling was very happy, sitting on the donkey and singing an unknown song loudly.
"Ming Ting—" Yan Shi suddenly called him.
"Huh? What's the matter, brother?" Hua Ling immediately stopped singing and asked.
"Are you thirsty?"
"Not thirsty, brother."
"Then you are hungry,
Have something to eat? "
"I'm not hungry." Hua Ling patted his stomach, "Besides, I'm going to Xiaxi Village soon, so I'll save my stomach to eat there."
"Ming Ting eat some now." Hua Ling sang too loudly, even though he had excellent hearing, he couldn't hear anything strange nearby. It's getting dark now, and there are so many hills and slopes here, if there's something hiding behind it, he won't be able to see it. But he didn't want Hua Ling to worry, so he had to find some excuses.
Yan Shi found some food from Hua Ling's snack box and stuffed it into Hua Ling's hands: "Eat less, I still have time to eat later."
Hua Ling stopped singing, so Yan Shi had to listen carefully. But there was a slight sound of clothes rubbing not far in front, and suddenly there was a slight sound of footsteps and tree branches rubbing into his ears. Yan Shi glanced at the mountain closest to them, and vaguely saw a figure walking fast.
Apparently Qu Liushang also saw it, the two looked at each other, and Yan Shi quietly held the hidden dagger.