A ragged cub at the beginning

At about the time of dinner in the evening, there was a burst of hurried horse hooves and shouts outside. Tang Xu opened the door a crack and saw a few brave people standing at the entrance of the alley looking out.

After a while, she saw a man riding a horse towards her. When she looked closely, it was Du Yun.

Tang Xu quickly opened the gate. Du Yun pulled the reins, the horse's hooves were raised high, and he jumped off the horse sideways, like a young general who had just returned victorious from the battlefield, and walked quickly towards his sweetheart.

Tang Xu felt her face getting hot again, ashamed of her own imagination. She looked up at the man who was coming. Behind him was the golden sunset. His handsome features were in the dark shadows, and the whole person seemed to be covered with a layer of gold. When he met her gaze, his frowning brows relaxed, and he came to her with the breeze.

"Are you injured? I saw that the door of your shop was destroyed and there was a hole in the back wall. Did you encounter an assassin?" Du Yun went to the shop first, and his heart almost stopped beating. If the ground was not clean and there was no blood, he almost thought that Tang Xu was murdered. He restrained himself and stretched out his hand, gently holding the person in his arms. His heart seemed to finally settle down. He sighed, "I'm glad you're okay."

Tang Xu leaned on Du Yun's arms helplessly, his mouth wide open and tightly closed, afraid that his heart would jump out of his mouth. Oh my God! What's going on! What's the matter? Why did you hug me suddenly! Is this the legendary double door? His chest was so broad, and it wrapped Tang Xu up with the warmth of sandalwood. Tang Xu had never been hugged by a boy in her life. The barrage in her mind was swiping the screen like crazy, and she was already confused.

Du Yun held her for a while, and when he saw that the person in his arms neither moved nor made a sound, he let her go with a red face, and faced the surprised eyes of the people in the yard, almost embarrassed. For the first time, he even stuttered when he spoke, "Everyone, are you all right?"

Tang Xu was still a little dazed, staring at Du Yun. Her rosy cheeks were so bright and bright, and the sunset glowed with a soft light, making people want to reach out and touch them.

"Yes, I'm sorry. It was too abrupt. I I I I..." Du Yun kept saying "I" for a long time but couldn't say the second half of the sentence. His eyes were fixed on the person in front of him, and his hand couldn't help but rise slightly.

"Uncle, why are you hugging Aunt Xu? Do you like her too?" Du Jiarui asked with his head tilted.

This voice woke Du Yun up. He quickly looked away, but couldn't help but look at Tang Xu's face again.

"Of course! No one doesn't like Aunt Xu!" Zhao Yunniang said with her hands on her hips.

"My mother is the best!" July said proudly.

"Why is Aunt Xu covering her face? Is she crying?" Fang Zijun came over and looked up at Tang Xu.

Tang Ling folded his hands and watched the fun, Yu Xiaotao covered her mouth and laughed secretly, Qi Qing turned away with a red face, and the couple smiled kindly.

"Miss Tang Tang, I'm sorry." Du Yun saw that she didn't say anything, and his shame faded away, and panic came over him. "Don't cry, I... I couldn't help myself."

What nonsense are you talking about! So many people are looking at you! Tang Xu felt like she could create a Forbidden City on the spot, and she was so hot that she was about to steam. "It's okay, it's okay, you take Jiarui back."

"But I haven't eaten yet?" Du Jiarui glanced at the dining table eagerly. All the food was his favorite. Aunt Xu also made sweet and sour pork tenderloin today. It smelled so good.

"Then eat before you go back!" Tang Xu said, turning around and running back to her room. She didn't want to run away. She had just vowed to get this man not long ago, so how could she be so embarrassed! An Optimus Prime in thought, a dwarf in action!

"Grandma is very worried about you, Jiarui." Tang Xu left and didn't seem angry anymore. Du Yun calmed down, but Yu Xiaotao's teasing smile made him feel a little embarrassed.

"I'll just eat a little bit~" Du Jiarui stretched out his two little fingers and compared.

"Then I'll go back and tell grandma, I'll come pick you up later." Du Yun patted Du Jiarui on the back, and looked into Tang Xu's room again, but saw nothing. He led the horse, turned his head again, and then left.

"Everyone has left." Yu Xiaotao shouted into the house.

Tang Xu looked through the crack in the window and saw that he had indeed left. She breathed out a sigh of loss, and the heat on her face faded. She cursed herself for being a waste! It was just a hug!

Du Yun likes her, right? Weren't the ancients very conservative? He's hugged her, so he must like her, right? What does he like about her? She has a good face. She began to list her advantages. She can make money to support herself. Is this an advantage in ancient times? She draws well. Should this be considered? Du Yun is a juren. The imperial examinations in ancient times seemed to be very difficult to pass. Juren was half a step into the officialdom. He also writes beautifully. I draw well! He teaches in the academy. He is handsome and has a good figure. He is gentle and emotionally stable. I opened a shop. I am beautiful and my emotions... are very stable when normal. He has a little nephew and I have Xiao Qiyue. How can this not be considered a match made in heaven! Hehe...

"Come out and eat, it will get cold soon." Yu Xiaotao knocked on the door again.

Tang Xu calmed down and came out of the room. Her eyebrows were flying, and her face was still red, which attracted more attention than usual.

"Why has Aunt Xu become more beautiful?" Fang Zijun looked up at her and felt that something was different about her.

"Eat your meal!" Tang Xu tapped his forehead.

Halfway through the meal, the courtyard door was knocked again. Tang Xu thought it was Du Yun who came back, and hesitated for a moment. Qi Qing ran over and saw the Fang family couple outside. They were panting and sweating, with frightened faces. They were relieved to see that everyone in the house was fine.

Dong Wanwan first held her son's face and looked at it carefully, then looked around Tang Xu: "Xiao Xu, are you okay?"

"It's okay, everything is fine." Tang Xu turned around in front of her, allowing her to take a closer look.

"That's good, that's good. I heard in the afternoon that there was an assassin here, trying to kill that important person. My father and I were so scared that we pushed the cart and ran back. When we got to the street corner, we saw blood all over the ground. It was so scary! We hid there and only came back when we heard that the soldiers were coming to clean up." Dong Wanwan patted her chest, "Thank God, everything is fine."

"I'm lucky, nothing will happen to me easily. But I'm worried about you and your brother-in-law." Tang Xu gently stroked Dong Wanwan's back. It was obvious that she was very scared and her face was a little pale.

"When we came back, everything on the road had been cleaned up, but the bloodstains could not be washed away in a short time. As soon as we arrived at Guixiang Street, there was a smell of blood." Fang Yuanqin was also a little scared. The scene was too scary. He pulled his wife and quickly found a place to hide.

"Don't think about it. Take a break, have a meal, and have a good sleep at night." Tang Xu pulled Dong Wanwan to sit at the table.

"Who are these two?" Dong Wanwan noticed the two strangers, and Tang Xu told her about their experiences.

"Is it clean outside? Is it safe? Can we go back now?" asked the man in the couple.

"It's safe, we just passed by there." Fang Yuanqin said.

"Then we'll go back. Sorry for bothering you." The man bowed and left with his wife.

While eating, Fang Yuanqin asked, "I see the door panels of your shop are broken, do you want to find someone to repair it?"

Tang Xu nodded and said, "Yes, it needs to be repaired. The back wall also needs to be rebuilt." It was really an unexpected disaster. Now the store has to be closed even if he doesn't want to.

"The braised meat shop is almost done. When the time comes, just ask them to come over and renovate yours." Fang Yuanqin said, patting his son who was laughing and not eating well.

Fang Zijun immediately shoveled rice into his mouth obediently.

Everyone was eating happily, but Tang Qing was sitting in his room sulking. Did these people forget about him? He was hungry too! Why didn't anyone invite him to eat?

Finally, Yu Xiaotao remembered and packed some food and sent it over.

Tang Qing had already smelled the aroma, and her stomach was rumbling. When she saw the meat and vegetables, she happily ate them. No wonder Tang Ling wanted to live here, the food here is really delicious.

After a while, there was another knock on the door. This time it was Du Yun. Tang Xu was a little nervous and moved over awkwardly.

There were many things to do today, so they didn't have classes. Du Yun looked at Tang Xu for a few times, wanting to explain what happened just now. But he met Tang Xu's cold face, Qi Qing and Yu Xiaotao who were watching the fun, and the curious eyes of the children, and he began to back off.

Before going to bed at night, Tang Qing had another problem: where to sleep was a problem because there was no extra bed at home.

"Why don't you leave?" Tang Ling said.

"I..." Tang Qing looked at Tang Ling angrily. You just saved me and you want to drive me away? I won't leave! He glanced at Qiyue who was looking at him curiously, and thought of their laughter when they were having fun in the afternoon. He said in a tough voice, "I'm hurt!"

Tang Ling looked him up from head to toe and said, "It won't affect your walking."

"I was also poisoned." Tang Qing said again. He would never say that he was a little envious of the children in this family, so he wanted to stay for a few days to see for himself.

"The poison has been removed." Tang Ling exposed him.

"Okay, okay, you sleep in the small classroom, I'll bring you two quilts." Tang Xu interrupted them. This boy had saved her on the street in the afternoon, so she couldn't send him away immediately. And as long as he didn't do anything, it wouldn't be a big problem to take him in for a few days.

Tang Qing secretly glanced at Tang Ling, suppressing the upward curve of her lips, but she did not hide the pride in her eyes.

"Are you not going to investigate Prince Jin's affairs?" Tang Ling saw through her little trick.

"I, I can rest for two days." Tang Qing took the quilt and smelled the scent of the sun, and his heart suddenly felt a little sour. He sniffed it again and carried the quilt to the small classroom.

Tang Xu thought about it and still felt a little uneasy. He tugged at Tang Ling's sleeve and asked, "He just saved me on the street this afternoon. He shouldn't sneak into my room to kill me at night, right?"

Tang Ling glanced at her, as if to say, who are you looking down on? Why are you worrying about nothing.

Tang Xuan calmed down and pushed Tang Ling back to the room with a giggle.

The next morning, Tang Xu had just finished washing up when someone knocked on the door. When she opened it, she saw several soldiers. The first one glanced at her and asked, "Are you the boss who is here to keep us here?"

"Yeah." Tang Xu was stunned for a moment.

"Come with us." He said as he grasped the handle of the knife, as if ready to draw it at any time.

Tang Xu was surprised by this discovery. She had no room to refuse.

Tang Ling walked out of the house, squinted at the soldiers outside the door, and held Tang Xu's arm.

Tang Xu quickly held her down and asked the officers and soldiers, "What's the matter?"

"Why are you asking so many questions! Let's go!" The leader said as he was about to pull, but Tang Ling was faster than him and pulled Tang Xu back to avoid him.

The officer looked unhappy, and several men behind him had their swords half drawn.

"Doesn't this explain the reason? Who are you? Where are you taking me? I'm an honest and decent citizen, you can't just take me away like that, right?" Tang Xu was afraid that Tang Ling would take action, so he stopped her behind him.

"An assassin tried to assassinate the prince yesterday. All of you on this street will be taken back for questioning. Hurry up and don't waste time!" The leader narrowed his eyes, but the woman behind him gave him a sense of crisis for some reason, so he explained impatiently.

"Then I'll go with you." Tang Xu patted Tang Ling's arm and walked out through the passage made clear by the soldiers.

When passing by the Du family, Du Yun was standing at the door. "It's okay, don't be afraid, I'll pick you up later."

Tang Xu's anxious mood was affected by his calm and determined eyes. She nodded and felt relieved. It should be similar to the last investigation of Zhu Tou, asking questions and recording a confession.

"Where is mother going? Why didn't you tell Qiyue?" Qiyue followed to the door and was held down by Tang Ling. He raised his head with tears in his eyes, "Aunt, has mother been arrested?"

"No, I'll be back soon. Go back to your room and wait." Tang Ling handed him to Qi Qing, went back to his room to get some things and went out.

Du Yun rode his horse all the way to the academy and went straight to the headmaster's yard. "Is the teacher here?"

"You're here, what's going on?" Qi Yunchang came out of the house and looked at his disciple. He was angry that he had left without any recovery, but he also felt sorry for him for losing his father and brother. His eyes were a little complicated.

"Teacher, I have something to ask you." Du Yun bowed deeply.

"Oh?" Qi Yun became interested. "What's the matter?"

Tang Xu followed this group of officers and soldiers and found that they had indeed called a lot of people, almost all of whom owned shops on Guixiang Street, including Aunt Wang and her husband.

"Auntie Wang! Uncle Zhou." Tang Xu squeezed over and called out.

"Xiao Xu, you are here too! Why did you call us here? I don't know anything." Aunt Wang seemed a little scared, and her hands were shaking.

"We haven't done anything bad, and we won't be in trouble. Don't worry." Tang Xu squeezed Aunt Wang's hand and nodded to Uncle Zhou. Uncle Zhou's face was also a little bad, with a natural fear of the government on his face.

A group of people were taken to the post station. There were usually no people in the post station. It had only been renovated recently. A large number of soldiers surrounded the post station, and there were more than ten yamen runners standing at the door. As soon as they reached the door, they were stopped by the guards with knives.

There was a middle-aged man in official uniform standing on one side of the room, and it was unknown whether he was the county magistrate. Sitting at the first seat was a young man in gorgeous clothes, who was the one who rushed into her shop yesterday. I guess he was the prince in the legend.

He wore a golden crown on his head, and his purple robe was glittering. The jade on his belt was shining with holy light, and the jade pendant with a tassel and a swimming fish was worth a lot of money. He looked noble and majestic.

The guard standing behind the prince was also an acquaintance. He glanced at Tang Xu and must have recognized her.

There were quite a few businesses on the street, and Tang Xu and his group were stopped at the door, but no one dared to express any opinion. Everyone was as quiet as a chicken, fearing that saying one more word would disturb the nobleman inside.

"Let's begin." Prince Jin leaned back, holding the jade pendant in his hand, and seemed a little bored.