Miss Qingxi, who was in a bad mood, felt better after going for a walk in the city with her concubine mother.
As for the father's relief and comfort, it was obviously unsuccessful. So after returning to the palace, our little princess still ignored her father.
On the second day of the Lantern Festival, Qingxi ate the sweet glutinous rice balls she had been thinking about, and played with her mother and concubine for another day. At night, she felt a little sleepy. Concubine Shen Gui's eyes lit up, and immediately began to coax people to sleep.
After putting my daughter to sleep, I can sneak out with my daughter-in-law to watch the lanterns!
Qingxi originally wanted to see the lanterns in the palace, but she softly coaxed her, and immediately became more sleepy. After a while, I forgot about the lantern and fell asleep completely.
Done.
Concubine Shen retreated quietly, called Han Qiu and Man Chen to give some advice, then took Fu Qiushui to change her clothes, changed her appearance with the Disguise Technique, and then slipped out of the palace quietly.
Not long after, a pair of unremarkable-looking women came out of a secluded alley and blended into the crowd without making a sound.
Shen Yuqing and Fu Qiushui were wearing ordinary brocade clothes at the moment, looking very inconspicuous. In the west part of Huaijing City, most of the people who came to see the lanterns tonight wore such clothes.
"Is there anyone you like?" Shen Yuqing leaned into Fu Qiushui's ear and asked.
It was also the first time for Fu Qiushui to see the lantern. Before entering the palace, she was the eldest daughter of the Fu family, and she had to be kept in her boudoir and could not go out easily. After entering the palace, she was the queen, and she could not leave the palace casually. She had only seen Huaijing in the daytime in a carriage, and usually the route from the east of the city to the imperial palace was taken, passing through Dongshi at most. Huaijing at night was very strange to her.
Therefore, it is also very novel.
"What's that?" She pointed to the place surrounded by the crowd in front of her.
Shen Yuqing looked at it: "Maybe it's a juggling or something, performing on the street to earn a bounty."
Empress Fu was in high spirits: "Let's go and have a look."
"it is good."
With Shen Yuqing escorting her, it was not difficult to squeeze into the inner circle of the crowd. There were some folk performers performing juggling tricks, and Empress Fu had seen them in the palace, and the entertainers invited into the palace were generally the most famous in this field, the most skillful, and the most entertaining. It stands to reason that she shouldn't have taken a fancy to the artist on the street, but she watched it with gusto.
"I thought you wouldn't be interested." Shen Yuqing looked at her in surprise.
"It's very lively here." Fu Qiushui smiled, "The atmosphere is very good."
When the women in the palace watch the juggling, they don't know how to applaud or anything. They are all very ladylike and reserved, so it's no fun to watch it with them.
Concubine Shen was deeply convinced.
After a round of acting, a little girl came to ask for money with a pottery bowl. Empress Fu had nothing yellow or white on her body, so she could only look at Concubine Shen Gui for help.
Fortunately, the imperial concubine brought a lot of copper coins on purpose, and threw a dozen of them directly in, which was more luxurious than throwing one or two around, but it was not conspicuous. But the little girl was still very happy, she smiled and said a lot of pleasant things, and then went on to ask for rewards.
"Let's go, go and see other things." Shen Guifei pulled her out of the circle.
In addition to these juggling, there are many interesting things outside the palace. For Empress Fu, everything here is very interesting.
She had never seen many things sold in the small stalls on the street. She has never tasted many of those snacks. The dim sum in the palace is an elegant one. The empress has not tasted this kind of food that doesn't look very good, but tastes good.
Shen Yuqing asked curiously: "Before you went to Fu's house, didn't you go shopping?"
Fu Qiushui shook his head.
Her mother died when she was four years old, and her father began to work hard to make money to support their two siblings. At that time, the family was poor and lived in a remote village. At first, her father had no time to take them to the town to play. Later, when she grew up, she had to do housework and take care of her younger brother, so she had no time for herself. .
After her father died a few years ago, she sold her needlework to big households in the village, and basically never left the village. Even if you go to the town to buy things, most of the time you entrust your neighbors to help you bring them.
Concubine Shen was very surprised: "A side branch of the Fu family actually lives in the village?"
"Otherwise?" Fu Qiushui couldn't help laughing, "The Fu family's rise was only eight or nine generations old, and they used to be farmers who planed food in the fields. Later, the main family got ahead by relying on the imperial examinations, and gradually developed into a scholarly family. No., the offshoots have not all developed accordingly.”
After all, I have been a farmer for a long time, and I feel that scholars are superior to others. When they save money and can study, they also start to feel superior to others. The ancestors of the Fu family only looked up to children who could study, and those who did not like to study were not very willing to be promoted.
Therefore, Fu Qiushui, who had never had any reading skills since his ancestors, has always been quite downcast. Even if the main family no longer discriminates against farmers as much as before after becoming a scholarly family, the family has a big business, and there is no way to pull every member of the tribe together.
Anyway, Shen Yuqing couldn't imagine what kind of hard life Fu Qiushui lived in the past. Although a disciple of a big school like her had a hard time practicing, she was never short of money. Mingjiao's main hall is resplendent and resplendent, and at first glance it looks like it could only be built by local tyrants.
Shen Yuqing herself often takes on jobs to make money, so she hasn't lived a hard life.
This is the end of the discussion about childhood, and Fu Qiushui is not happy to recall the bitterness and sweetness of the happy days. She and Shen Yuqing walked slowly along the street, ate a lot, and finally rubbed their stomachs and leaned on the bridge to watch the cruise ships in the water.
Many people stayed in front of the fences on both sides of the arch bridge like them, admiring the lanterns in the water and on both sides of the bank.
Some of the cruise ships are brothel painting boats, and some are cruise ships of wealthy families. No matter what it is, there are many beautiful lights hung on the boat.
Shen Yuqing and Fu Qiushui got together to discuss which ship was the most beautiful, but in the end they disagreed, and Shen Yuqing voluntarily backed down.
"Okay, the one on the right looks good." The imperial concubine agreed.
Although she thinks colorful ones look better, it's a pity that her daughter-in-law likes more elegant ones.
The two boats they both fancy are painting boats, and the colorful boat has many beautiful women sitting on the deck and playing, or looking out from the windows of the cabins. Laughing and annoyed, they are all happy and reckless, much higher than the previous ship that only posed and seduced men.
The elegant one is a picture boat of a brothel with a higher style, and it is full of women in light-colored dresses. Playing the qin and tasting tea, she looked like a lady from everyone, saying that this brothel was selling art and not selling herself, similar to some high-end clubs in later generations.
"Hmph! Pretentious!"
Shen Yuqing suddenly heard a very small scolding from the crowd, and looking over, she saw a petite girl on the other side of the bridge quite far away from them, staring angrily at the painting boat in the water. It seemed that she was scolding the Qingya ship.
"What are you looking at?" Fu Qiushui noticed that she was distracted and asked.
Concubine Shen pointed to that girl: "I feel familiar."
Fu Qiushui took a look, showing a dumbfounding expression: "That should be Princess Wenle's granddaughter, Princess Xiushan."
Princess Bunle is the eldest daughter of the first emperor, that is, the elder sister of Princess Qixue. However, she is a few years older than the queen mother, and she married and had children earlier, so her granddaughter is now about twelve or thirteen years old, which is the age to discuss marriage.
Because Princess Bunraku was very peaceful, the emperor gave her a lot of face. Because she has no daughter and only one son, she made an exception and made her son's daughter the princess.
Princess Xiushan had a fiancé who was about to settle down before, who was good at everything and a good-looking talent, but she didn't expect that something went wrong before the marriage was settled.
It turns out that the elder brother of the princess, Anping Bo Shizi, is usually a bit out of character, and has the best relationship with his only sister. Hearing that his sister was going to be engaged to that man, he was a little worried, so he secretly followed that man for two days, wanting to see if he was really as serious as the rumors said.
"And then?" Concubine Shen raised her eyebrows, "His brother found out that his fiancé drank flower wine?"
Fu Qiushui nodded helplessly: "It's almost the same, and it's Qingyage that I went to."
Qingyage Pavilion is the brothel to which this elegant boat belongs.
It stands to reason that the fiancé just came here to talk and drink with the beauties, and he didn't really visit the brothels. In the eyes of many people in the capital, the fiancé was not wrong at all. But Shizi doesn't think so.
He felt that no matter how tall the brothel was, it was still a brothel. After visiting this Qingya Pavilion today, he might go to another real brothel tomorrow. Even if you don't go shopping there, it must be because you have the heart but no guts, and you only dare to visit Qingyage.
Therefore, when the son went back, he would spoil the marriage between his sister and this man.
The man felt that it was unreasonable for their family to rely on the support of Princess Bunraku, but their family felt that the whole family of the man was upright and crooked. My son must have learned from Lao Tzu when he went to brothels.
Princess Wenle went to the palace to plead guilty to the emperor, but the emperor's attitude was obvious, he was partial to the royal family.
"How can my royal princess match an ignorant man?" His Majesty the Emperor said in a displeased tone, and he comforted the eldest sister, "Don't worry, sister, I will definitely choose a better husband-in-law for Xiushan."
So this matter was settled like this, and everything was the fault of the man. No matter how much the people in the capital slandered, they dared not say that Uncle Anping's family had a lot to do.
Later, the empress dowager found out about this, and her attitude was very tough. When the old concubine of the Wangfu came to visit her, as soon as she heard the other party mention this matter, she said directly: "Which family's daughter is not pampered in the palm of her hand? No matter how careful you are in marriage, you can't be too careful. Naughty, but doing the right thing about it.”
The old concubine smiled and said yes when she thought of the two caring granddaughters at home.
"I thought the Queen Mother wouldn't like Princess Bunle? I remember that Princess Bunle is older than the Queen Mother." Shen Yuqing quietly held Queen Fu's hand, talking to divert her attention.
Empress Fu really didn't notice: "Princess Wenle has always been very peaceful. Although the queen mother is the successor, she has always respected the queen mother very much. The relationship between the queen mother and her is actually very good."
The two were about the same age, although Wen Le felt that it was strange for such a young woman to be her stepmother, the queen mother also couldn't bear to have such a big daughter. But after getting along, it was discovered that the two personalities were very compatible. When they get along, they are not so much mother and daughter as sisters.
Anyway, Princess Bunraku had been married for several years at that time, and the two of them rarely saw each other, which saved a lot of embarrassment.
Today, His Royal Highness probably took advantage of the Lantern Festival to sneak out to play. Then he saw Qingyage's painting boat, and said a few angry words when he was angry.
"Do you want to bring her home?" Concubine Shen showed a narrow smile.
There was no one with the Princess, so she must have slipped out. No matter whether she saw the painting boat by chance, or came to see what the Qingyage Pavilion looked like, she slipped out anyway.
The clothes she was wearing were not very luxurious, and she was pretty and charming. In such a place where people come and go, a single girl like her is very dangerous.
If human traffickers come and find a chance to abduct her, it should be easy. With her slender arms and legs, she has no ability to resist. Cover your mouth and you can be dragged away.
Empress Fu has no objection, but: "Won't it be exposed?"
But don't forget, the two of them also sneaked out, and even disguised themselves.
"It's okay." Concubine Shen Gui showed an inscrutable expression, "Look at me later."
When Fu Qiushui saw it, he knew that she had started to make bad water again. I lit a piece of wax for Princess Xiushan, wishing her good luck.
Seeing that Xiushan was still staring at Qingyage angrily, Shen Yuqing immediately pulled Fu Qiushui to walk behind her, and then patted her on the shoulder.
"Who is it?" She was staring intently at the bottom when she was suddenly interrupted, startled, and turned her head quickly.
Concubine Shen showed a kind smile, and pointed to the lantern in her hand: "Miss, this lantern is so beautiful, where did you buy it?"
"This?" The silly Xiushan blinked and looked at the lamp, "I don't remember clearly, it should be over there."
She pointed in one direction.
Fine, not a condescending temper.
Concubine Shen continued to flicker, pretending to be annoyed: "Ah? Over there? We didn't see it when we came here just now!"
Seeing this, Xiushan's kind little heart couldn't help wanting to help.
She said, "Do you really like this lantern? How about I give it to you?"
"That can't be done." Shen Yuqing immediately declined, "This is your lamp, how can I ask for it! Besides, there are two of us sisters, and it's hard to separate a lamp."
"That's right." Xiushan was stunned, "Then how about it, I'll take you to find it."
As she said that, she took the initiative to walk to the front and lead the way, beckoning the two of them to follow.
Fu Qiushui leisurely watched his sweetheart toss about without interrupting or asking her what she wanted to do. The group of three walked together like this, and walked to the street.
"That stall is in a relatively inconspicuous place, and it's not on the main street, but in the surrounding small streets."
There are small streets around the main street, just like branches of rivers. There are fewer people on the side streets.
When she came to a booth, she seemed to be a little confused, so she stopped and looked left and right.
"What? Can you still find it?" Shen Guifei asked with concern.
"I really want to, I can't find that stall..." She was a little ashamed.
Concubine Shen didn't care, she originally wanted to lure people to places where there were few people, so that it would be easy to strike. Seeing this, she didn't say anything, but looked left and right, and then suddenly pointed to a stall at the entrance of an alley: "Look! That's pretty good too!"
He said and walked there.
Fu Qiushui followed immediately, Xiushan saw her walking in a hurry, subconsciously also followed, and looked at the lanterns on the stall.
Then... ...
The back of my neck hurt and I lost consciousness.
The perspective turned to Shen Yuqing.
She deliberately led Xiushan to the entrance of the alley, and then quickly knocked her unconscious while Xiushan was looking at the lantern.
The peddler didn't pay attention, thinking that the girl fainted by herself. Seeing that her companion supported her quickly, she didn't suspect anything.
While supporting her, Concubine Shen pretended to panic and shouted: "Miss, what's wrong with you?!" It seemed like she was ignorant and panicked.
Because they also walked together before, the peddler thought Shen Yuqing was Xiushan's maid, and kindly reminded: "You should take her to see the doctor."
"Thank you." Shen Yuqing nodded quickly, and helped Xiushan away with Fu Qiushui.
"What are you going to do?" After walking away, Fu Qiushui asked, "Throw him back to the uncle's house directly?"
Concubine Shen Gui smiled strangely: "No, first scare her."
Let this girl dare to come out alone without any suspicion, and scare her so that she will not dare to do this in the future, so that she will not turn around and hear from Dongxiao that Princess Wenle's granddaughter was abducted by human traffickers.
Empress Fu thought about it, and felt that it made sense. Although Shen Yuqing's move was a bit tricky, it had a good intention and deserved encouragement.
So she and Shen Yuqing worked hand in hand, found an opportunity to help him into an empty alley, and then Shen Yuqing flew to the east of the city with one hand in his arms.
"The Fu family has a house in the east of the city." The empress gave the address, "We can go there first, and then find a dirty house like a firewood house, pretending to be a house where human traffickers detain people."
Concubine Shen felt that this idea was good, so she recalled the map of Huaijing, found the location of the house, and flew directly there.
When Xiushan woke up, she found herself in a dark room. There was only one oil lamp in the house, and it looked like a woodshed, and the environment was very bad.
She had never been in such a bad room in her life, and she was completely shocked.
Looking at the two women in front of her, she struggled subconsciously, but her hands and feet were bound and she couldn't even stand up.
"You, you..." She panicked, tears were about to fall.
Now she knew that she was kidnapped by human traffickers! These two women are actually traffickers!
Before Concubine Shen Guifei said anything, Empress Fu walked over first, pinched her chin and looked at her: "This look can be sold for a lot of money. Before Zhao Yuanwai said that he wanted to buy a concubine, he was not satisfied with how much he gave. You should be satisfied."
Her serious tone made Shen Yuqing believe it.
Secretly said that the daughter-in-law is really bad, Concubine Shen Gui was not idle, and even echoed a few words. After finishing speaking, she gave Xiushan a vicious look: "Don't try to run away, I'll ruin your face if you run away!"
After putting down the harsh words, the two left the firewood room.
Xiushan cried for a long time before wiping away her tears. She couldn't stay here to waste time, she wanted to run away. It doesn't matter if she loses her beauty, she doesn't want to be Zhao Yuanwai's concubine.
In a panic, Xiushan began to use her hands tied in front of her body to untie the rope around her ankles. She never thought that any kidnapper would be so stupid to tie his hands in front of her. After untying it, he broke free from the shackles on his hands, then ran to push the door, and was pleasantly surprised to find that it was unlocked and no one was watching outside.
She ran out quickly and closed the door carefully, pretending that no one escaped. Then he ran out of the yard, luckily found the corner door, and slipped out while the gatekeeper was dozing off.
"It's really stupid." Shen Guifei squatted on the roof watching the play, and said to the people beside her speechlessly.
Empress Fu didn't criticize Xiushan too much, and she said something nice for her: "That girl has a simple mind, and it's not easy for her to think of closing the door and pretending that no one escaped in a panic. As for other details, she It’s normal not to think about it.”
Xiushan, who ran out, ran all the way home, and told her parents and brother about her experience with tears streaming down her face. Her brother is unreliable, he didn't find anything wrong inside, he just kept getting scared, saying that luckily his sister was lucky. On the contrary, her parents looked at them speechlessly and rubbed their heads with a headache.
No matter how weird this kidnapping looked, they couldn't believe that their daughter escaped because of some "good luck". But looking at her daughter's appearance, I'm afraid I can't ask why, so I can only comfort her and let her go to rest first.
"Uncle! Ma'am!" A young man ran over and presented a folded note.
"what is this?"
"It was given by two girls just now. They said they wanted to show you two. They have royal jade pendants on them!"
Royal jade pendant
An Pingbo's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly opened the note and looked at it. It didn't write anything in it, it just said that today he saw the princess of his family alone without an attendant, so he played a little "play" and taught her a lesson, so as not to be abducted by someone really stupid in the future. The inscription is a complex icon, which may not be recognized by others, but he does.
This is the icon for the Royal Guard.
Mrs. An Ping felt relieved after reading it: "It turns out that those adults..."
Some of the royal dark guards are performing tasks in the capital, including secretly patrolling the capital to see if there are any things like oppressing the people and disregarding human lives. After all, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, there are also some people who are overwhelmed and deceived.
The couple only thought that their daughter had encountered such a hidden guard, and they didn't think much about it.
Their only thought now is to quickly instill some sense of urgency in their daughter, lest she really be abducted next time!
The author has something to say: Well, the Princess is going to ration Miss Shen Er's younger brother, a bright young man.
Now we can start cleaning up the concubine De (⊙v⊙)
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