Wen Yantong said these words happily, but Jiang Yi was so angry that his face was ferocious. He pointed at Wen Yantong and said sharply, "Bold! A mere commoner dares to speak rudely to this official!"
He instructed the guards around him, "Catch him!"
The guard rushed forward, Wen Yantong subconsciously took two steps back. The servant standing in front of her turned her fingers, and out of nowhere, a silver bar that was as long as an arm appeared, "I hope Young Master Jiang will not be impulsive!"
The long silver strip was very soft and seemed harmless, but after the servant took it out, his aura suddenly changed.
Jiang Yi was probably out of breath at the moment, and he didn't care so much, he just asked someone to arrest Wen Yantong, and rolled up his sleeves to do it himself.
It's just that before the scene became chaotic, it suddenly fell silent. Jiang Yi and the others were originally grinning and showing their teeth and claws, but now they stared blankly behind Wen Yantong, as if they were forbidden.
Seeing their appearance, Wen Yantong knew that someone was coming behind him, so he also turned his head to look.
I saw Chi Jingxi in a smoky blue brocade suit standing at the end of the road. There was a lamp hanging beside his head, and the warm light clearly outlined his profile.
His eyes turned slightly, and fell on Wen Yantong.
Wen Yantong was naturally very happy to see him, but thinking that Chi Jingxi was probably still angry, he didn't dare to act recklessly, and only called out in a low voice, "Young Master."
Chi Jingxi's eyebrows moved slightly. He looked at Wen Yantong standing among the crowd, because of his short stature, he looked very weak, with a timid look on his brows and eyes, and his voice was soft and soft, as if he was wronged.
He stepped forward.
Jiang Yi's mouth was stiff, but seeing Chi Jingxi, he couldn't help feeling a little guilty, so he rolled down his sleeves and coughed dryly, "Young Lord, you came just in time. I heard that this commoner is you brought in?"
Chi Jingxi ignored him, and didn't even want to give alms. When the shoes fell on the ground, they made a slight noise. Following the gaze of several people, they stopped in front of Wen Yantong.
The surrounding atmosphere quickly became anxious. It had been a long time since I saw Chi Jingxi like this. Even Wen Yantong felt a little uneasy, so he had to call out again, "Young Master."
Who knew that Chi Jingxi responded very gently, "Didn't you say you were going to the toilet? Why are you here?"
Wen Yantong was a little surprised, but Chi Jingxi didn't seem to be too angry anymore based on his tone. She immediately replied, "I'm not very familiar with the way here."
Chi Jingxi said, "If you don't know, you should ask, don't go around by yourself."
Wen Yantong nodded hurriedly, with a good attitude of admitting his mistake, "I won't do it next time."
Seeing that Chi Jingxi ignored him in front of so many people, Jiang Yi couldn't help but lose face, so he said in a somewhat aggressive tone, "Young Master is a high-ranking person now, and we, such small officials, can't be noticed .”
After hearing this, Chi Jingxi twitched his mouth, and a mocking smile appeared instantly, and said to Jiang Yi, "You know you are a petty official, why do you talk so much in front of me?"
Jiang Yi blushed, "You!"
Chi Jingxi exuded impatience all over her body, and seemed unwilling to talk to Jiang Yi, "Hurry up, don't get in my way here."
Wen Yantong's ears twitched, remembering that Chi Jingxi had also said this to her, and it seemed that there was no difference in treatment. If Chi Jingxi doesn't want to see someone, he will make people leave, and he doesn't even bother to talk much.
Jiang Yi didn't know if he was confused or what, and he said angrily, "Chi Jingxi! No matter how powerful your Marquis Mansion is, it's somewhere else. This is Chaoge, the place where my century-old Jiang family took root ! Do you really think you can be lawless?"
Wen Yantong was shocked inwardly, he never thought that Jiang Yi could say such words when he was in a hurry... Even if An Huaihou was not in Chaoge, but the royal family was there anyway, who would dare to touch Chi Jingxi
But Jiang Yi's words had a deep meaning, both overtly and secretly.
Chi Jingxi's eyes turned cold, "Are you threatening me?"
Jiang Yi pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled, "Of course I don't dare, I just kindly reminded the young master."
Wen Yantong couldn't bear it anymore, looked up at Jiang Yi, and saw that his face was really ridiculous, his eyes were full of arrogance and calculation, and his face was full of complacency, thinking that he had temporarily restrained the man who had suffered all the honor in Chaoge. Beloved young master.
She only felt that the surroundings were quiet for a while, and then her eyes blurred. When she realized, Jiang Yi had already been kicked in the chest and rolled back several times, hitting the end of the road, making a loud crash, and then It was a cry of pain.
As expected, Chi Jingxi was still Chi Jingxi, so without further ado, the beating was over.
Facing this sudden situation, several guards were stunned and wanted to protect the Lord, but the other party was Young Master, so no one dared to do anything. But if he didn't do anything, it would be difficult for Jiang Yi to explain, so two people went to help Jiang Yi, and three people stood in front of Chi Jingxi.
Wu Yutian was so frightened that he ran into the corner with his head in his arms.
How could Chi Jingxi's anger be over with one kick? He picked up the guard in front of him and punched him. There was a muffled sound on the flesh, and nosebleeds spurted out immediately.
Wen Yantong looked terrified. It could be seen that Chi Jingxi's fist was blowing, and his movements were quite neat. He beat the three guards to the ground with a few blows, and walked towards Jiang Yi again.
Jiang Yi was stunned by the sudden kick, and hit his head hard on the ground when he turned somersaults, his eyes are still blurry now. Before he was lifted up, he was stepped on by Chi Jingxi on his shoulders and pressed to the ground.
Chi Jingxi sneered, "Aren't you threatening me? Why don't you stand up and speak?"
Wen Yantong is silent, you are stepping on his shoulders.
Jiang Yi panted heavily, as if he wanted to speak, but his chest hurt so badly that his raised hands trembled, "The Jiang family..."
Chi Jingxi snorted softly, bent down slightly, and said, "How about the Jiang family? Do you think you can scare me with the name of the Jiang family?"
His voice lowered, "The Jiang family is about to be drawn. Your father is in a state of anxiety, but you still have the guts to threaten me."
Chi Jingxi exerted force on his feet, and Jiang Yi was pushed to the ground. He tried to get up with his arms, but his arms shook violently, and his chest hurt so badly that he couldn't use any strength at all.
Wen Yantong thought the same, the Jiang family was ransacked on the night of the 15th day of the first lunar month, the people in the Jiang family were still having a happy reunion dinner that day, this fat job was from Mu Yuan, and he brought a group of guards Like a big boss, he directly smashed the door of Jiang's house.
The Jiang family was raided, and Jiang Shangshu and his eldest son Jiang Yi were the first to be guillotined. It's just that there were some private soldiers under Jiang Shangshu's hands, and it took a while before they were suppressed.
The reason why Wen Yantong is not afraid of Jiang Yi is because he knows that after today, Jiang Yi will be imprisoned, and there is no chance to come out to be an eyesore at all.
Thinking that the wound on Chi Jingxi's body hadn't healed yet, she quickly stepped forward and persuaded, "Young Master, forget it, this kind of person is not worth your hands, be careful of your injuries."
Chi Jingxi turned to look at her, "Is it a bit late to persuade?"
Wen Yantong was also a little embarrassed, scratching his head, "I just remembered."
Chi Jingxi said, "Forget it, I don't expect your muddy head to think of anything."
It's over anyway. He felt a dull pain from the wound on his right shoulder, so he turned around and left without intending to continue. Wen Yantong obediently followed behind, looked back before leaving, and saw Wu Yutian squatting towards the corner with his head in his arms, his back exposed.
After thinking about it, she went up and kicked Wu Yutian hard twice.
Wu Yutian cried out, presumably out of fear, "Little Hou, spare your life! Spare me!"
Chi Jingxi had already walked a few steps away, but when he heard the voice, he turned his head to look again.
Just in time to see Wen Yantong was puzzled, and kicked Wu Yutian a few more times. She was smart and didn't make a sound, which made Wu Yutian misunderstand that it was Chi Jingxi who kicked her.
After the kick, he followed up with Chi Jingxi in a few strides. Seeing him watching, he smiled at him cheekily, "Young Master, let's go."
Chi Jingxi didn't say anything, took the pot silently, led Wen Yantong past the rickety guards, and brought her back to the private room.
Mu Yang was chatting with Cheng Xin, when he saw the two came back, he immediately looked at Wen Yantong's face, "Brother Xi, you didn't shake Wen Yantong, did you?"
Chi Jingxi said unhappily, "If I hit you, I will hit you first."
Mu Yang chuckled, "I know you don't want to hit me."
Wen Yantong sat down in his original position, and said in a low voice, "Young Master didn't hit me."
Cheng Xin narrowed his eyes and smiled, "He won't hit you, with your body, a punch will definitely kill you."
Wen Yantong shuddered, and secretly said, "Fuck, don't say it's so scary, okay?"
But she didn't doubt that, just now Jiang Yi was so big, he was kicked into a spinning top by Chi Jingxi, if it was her, I'm afraid he would die immediately.
Chi Jingxi said unwillingly, "In your eyes, am I so fond of beating people?"
Mu Yang was courageous, and was the first to nod. In fact, if it wasn't for being afraid of Chi Jingxi, Wen Yantong would also have wanted to nod along.
Cheng Xin asked, "Why did you go out just now?"
Chi Jingxi snorted, "I beat Jiang Yi up."
... You don't have to slap yourself in the face so quickly, do you
When Mu Yang heard it, he immediately took the case, "How is it? I said Brother Xi went out to beat someone!"
Fu Zixian finally couldn't help it, and whispered, "Just now you guessed that Young Master went to beat Wen Yantong."
"Is there any difference?" Mu Yang spread his hands.
"The difference is big, okay!" Wen Yantong couldn't help retorting. At the same time, he secretly gritted his teeth, this Mu Yang really deserves a beating!
Cheng Xin was stunned for a moment, "Why did you suddenly attack Jiang Yi?"
"He said a few words that I don't like to hear." Chi Jingxi wrote lightly, "So I taught him a little lesson."
slight? slight? ? ! People were so beaten that they couldn't stand up, but it was only mild
Wen Yantong swallowed hard, secretly glad that he didn't make Chi Jingxi angry, shut up if told to shut up, get out if told to get out, and didn't say anything he didn't like to hear. Otherwise, this little life might be ruined early.
Mu Yang screamed, "This Jiang family is really annoying, so I should go out and beat him together with you."
Cheng Xin pondered for a moment, then said, "Don't worry about him, after tonight, the Jiang family won't be able to turn around."
Chi Jingxi gave a lazy hum, and seeing Yantong's nervous expression, she couldn't help wondering, "Does your stomach still hurt?"
Wen Yantong was shocked by the sudden question, and then quickly shook his head, "It doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt anymore, it's gone for a long time."
Mu Yang handed her the teapot, "If you're not feeling well, I'll order someone to take you back first."
Wen Yantong said, "Nothing, I'm fine!"
Chi Jingxi's gaze seemed suspicious, Wen Yantong quickly poured hot tea for himself, drank it cheerfully, and said to himself, "When are we going to that archery place?"
Mu Yang couldn't pay attention either, and turned to look at Chi Jingxi and Cheng Xin.
Cheng Xin said, "Anytime is fine, there should be fewer people outside now."
Chi Jingxi nodded, "Then let's do it now."
When Wen Yantong heard about it, he took a sip of hot tea, put down the teacup, and then got up. Several people got up one after another and put on their coats before leaving Shuoyue Building one after another.
The cold wind outside was still fierce, and as soon as he went out, the chill in all directions enveloped him, dispelling all the warmth from his body. Wen Yantong wrapped her cloak tightly, feeling a little cold in her ears, and regretted why she didn't wear a cotton cap when she went out.
There were still a lot of people on the street, but compared to before, it didn't seem so crowded. The guards of Chi Jingxi and the others guarded the front and back, opening the way for a few people. No matter how many people there were, they didn't squeeze them.
There are lantern sellers on both sides of the street. Unlike modern people who sell wholesale, most of the stalls have similar lanterns. These people's lanterns are all made by themselves, and there are all kinds of lanterns.
Wen Yantong was still very curious, but Chi Jingxi and the others seemed not interested in the lanterns, so she didn't have a chance to take a closer look.
Those large lanterns were ordered by the government. Of course, the shops on both sides of the road are also willing to make them. After all, they can attract business and add excitement to the Lantern Festival.
Wen Yantong saw the golden ingot lantern on the side of the road before, but when he got closer, it was even more shining. Almost everyone who passed by reached out to touch it, as if they wanted to be blessed by this golden ingot.
Wen Yantong was dazzled, his eyes were filled with such brilliant light, and his ears were filled with noisy voices, full of the joy of the New Year.
Seeing Yantong's strange expression, Mu Yang said with a smile, "I haven't seen it before, the Lantern Festival on the Lantern Festival is only held once every three years!"
Wen Yantong pursed his lips and smiled, nodded and said, "It's really beautiful."
Mu Yang said, "From now on, you will settle in Chaoge, and you can see each other every three years."
Wen Yantong smiled and did not reply. Chaoge will soon become a dangerous place, she dare not stay rashly.
But Chang'an may not be safe, but I'm afraid I have to find a small, unremarkable place to live in.
The original plot in the book is written that after the battle for the throne, a group of people from the prime minister's mansion poured the blood of a person who had a strange disease into the source of draft water in Chang'an, causing the plague to sweep across the entire city of Chang'an. That plague killed many people, even Marquis An Huai could not escape the attack of the disease.
That's why Chi Jingxi burned Chaoge later.
The more Wen Yantong thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt, and he also became puzzled. When I remembered the plot of the original book, I didn't have such a strange feeling.
But soon, Mu Yang and others diverted their attention. When she looked up, she saw a very shining shop sign on the side of the road, which seemed to be made of glass and broken stones, refracting the light under the light.
Wen Yantong took a closer look and found that this was the "Linglong Pavilion" that Jiang Yi had just mentioned.
This is probably a shop selling all kinds of precious items. The decoration inside is very prosperous, showing the rich aura of the owner of this shop everywhere.
Perhaps because of the name of the Snow Jade Lotus Bow, many people came to Linglong Pavilion, almost lining up to the store entrance, but the servants in the store kept chasing away those who just stood and watched.
You have to pay ten taels of silver to enter the store.
But the servants guarding the store door knew Chi Jingxi and the others well, so naturally they didn't dare to ask for money. Hurryingly bowed his body and respectfully invited them in, he pushed aside a circle of people with great effort to open a way, and led several people into the inner circle of encirclement.
There is a spacious table in the inner circle, and there are neat seats under the table, and the seats are still half empty. But the seats were full of people.
Someone was shooting arrows on the platform, standing only seven or eight feet away from the target, but there were three ropes hanging in the middle, under which were tied leaves of varying sizes, and there were small sandbag-like things hanging from the leaves. The three ropes swayed unevenly from side to side.
Wen Yantong sat down in a daze.
The shopkeeper of Linglong Pavilion quickly came up with hot tea himself, poured tea for Cheng Xin and the others, and said enthusiastically, "Masters, why are you free to visit the shop today?"
Mu Yang scolded with a smile, "Stop pretending, it's not because of the snow jade bow your boss put out."
The shopkeeper grinned, "Yes, there are quite a few people rushing towards it today."
Mu Yang patted Fu Zixian's shoulder, "We came prepared, let's pack this bow first, it's not Brother Xi's, it's this younger brother's."
The shopkeeper looked at Fu Zixian, "Hey, this one is a bit unfamiliar, I don't know which grandfather's family it is..."
"It's from the Fu family." Mu Yang twirled the pastries on the table, "Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and let the people above come down, don't embarrass yourself in front of so many people."
Wen Yantong was a little surprised. Mu Yang usually has a naive look, but she forgot that he is also a well-known playboy in Chaoge.
The shopkeeper smiled, "There's no rush for this, young masters, let me tell you the rules first."
Mu Yang was so impatient, he wished he could immediately push Fu Zixian up and let him win the snow jade bow.
When they were on the road just now, they had agreed that if they really won the Snow Jade Bow, Mu Yang would exchange Fu Zixian with a set of Ziyu Langhao from his father's annual reward.
Fu Zixian was quite happy, and Mu Yang was also very happy. Anyway, that wolf hair was intended to be given to Fu Zixian early in the morning.
He originally wanted to wave his hand to tell the shopkeeper to chase them away, but Chi Jingxi said, "Say."
The shopkeeper immediately said, "It's actually quite simple. Each person shoots three arrows. If the three leaves are strung on the shaft of the arrow and hit the bull's-eye, this snow jade bow will be offered with both hands."
Wen Yantong was dumbfounded after hearing this, is this simple? She glanced at the three ropes dangling above.
It would be fine if there were two, but these three are shaking, and it is too difficult to find a common ground, let alone hit the bull's-eye. Even if the target is only seven or eight feet long, it is still very difficult.
Seeing the swaying leaves, Mu Yang was also silent.
Cheng Xin continued to ask, "That's all?"
The shopkeeper continued, "What's more, after each arrow stand is loaded with a bow, the arrow must be shot within ten blinks."
Ten blinks, according to a blink of two seconds, means that the arrow must be shot within half a minute.
Mu Yang stared, and immediately became fierce, "What kind of bullshit rules are these! Isn't this just trying to make things difficult?!"
The shopkeeper said with a smile on his face, "This is also the master's decision. The master said that the Ruyi bow with snow jade and gold patterns crossing the neck, lotus flowers and blessings is a treasure of famous masters. It must be paired with someone who is really good at archery."
Is the name of this bow so long
"What do you mean!" Mu Yang slapped the table angrily, "You mean our archery skills are fake?"
People around looked sideways frequently, Wen Yantong was startled, and pulled his arm hastily.
Cheng Xin also said, "Yang Er, there are so many people here, don't mess around."
Mu Yang said angrily, "It's clear that we don't want us to take this bow away."
The shopkeeper said again and again, "It's not just what the little ones say."
Mu Yang was very unhappy, and seeing that there was going to be another disturbance, Chi Jingxi stopped him, "Don't make noise."
Mu Yang became listless, and sat on the chair angrily. Wen Yantong also felt that the situation was not good.
Before coming here, she had thought, since the Snow Jade Bow is a treasure that everyone knows, of course it is impossible for someone to take it away easily, and there must be a difficult problem. It's just that I didn't expect that this problem was too difficult.
As Mu Yang said, if you want to win this snow jade bow, it really is half luck and half skill. If you want to wait for the three leaves to gather at the bull's-eye, you can't wait for ordinary good luck.
That's great luck.
But Chi Jingxi was brought here by Mu Yang, and there were so many people watching, if he missed all three arrows, he would definitely be laughed at by the Chaoge people. Especially those who don't like Chi Jingxi.
In contrast, if Fu Zixian missed three arrows, he would only be laughed at by his family members. This is the effect of different positions.
Wen Yantong glanced sideways, and saw that Chi Jingxi's face was calm, and he couldn't see any emotion.
She nodded to Mu Yang, and whispered, "Let's change places."
Mu Yang was so angry that he didn't want to care about anything, and changed places with Wen Yantong without even asking.
When Wen Yantong sat down, he pretended to be blind and left half a footprint on Chi Jingxi's shoe.
Chi Jingxi felt pain in his feet, looked down, and saw obvious footprints on the clean and delicate brocade boots, which were quite obvious, and immediately became angry, "Are your eyes blinded by lard?"
Wen Yantong ouched, and said, "Young Master, I'm really sorry, I didn't see it just now."
As she spoke, she made a gesture to poo on her palm, bent down to touch his shoes, "I'll wipe them for you."
Chi Jingxi immediately moved her foot, picked up Wen Yantong by the back collar, "Are you trying to disgust me? Don't touch me with saliva-stained trotters."
Wen Yantong rubbed his palms, nodded with a smile, then turned to the shopkeeper and said, "Let me go up first."
As soon as the words came out, several people were startled, and Mu Yang's eyes widened even more, "What's wrong with you? Are you dizzy?"
Fu Zixian also said, "Wen Yantong, do you really want to go up?"
Chi Jingxi was also taken aback, thinking that Wen Yantong was stimulated by his two words of scolding, and wanted to go up in a fit of anger, and said, "If you insist on touching my shoes with your hand... it's not impossible. "
Wen Yantong laughed and said, "I also want to go up and try. I have always practiced archery hard, but it's only three arrows. If I miss it, I won't suffer."
If she really misses, her archery will be in contrast to Chi Jingxi's. With her as a foil, Chi Jingxi will not be so good at being laughed at.
Wen Yantong thought it over, so naturally he didn't listen to persuasion, stood on the stage under the gaze of everyone, and took the bow and arrow handed by others.
She turned her head to look at Chi Jingxi under the stands, and the dense crowd of people standing around her. She took a deep breath, and then drew the bow and shot the arrow in one go.
The surroundings were silent, and her eyes were filled with three floating ropes and dangling leaves. She waited for a while, and when the person next to her was about to blow the time-out whistle, she let go of her hand, and the arrow flew off the string, "Boom!" "It was nailed to the target with a soft sound.
Then came the sound of three small sandbags falling to the ground.
Hit the bullseye.
There are also three leaves on the shaft of the arrow.
The author has something to say: [Mu Yang's Little Diary]
The twenty-fourth year of Ruixing, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month:
I'm a little sad today.
I thought it would be Fu Zixian, or brother Xi at worst, but I never dreamed that it would be Wen Yantong! !
my bow...
woo woo woo...