cold moon is king

Louma has always had trade with Daxia, even during the war, they have been supporting each other for so many years, and many people rely on this trade to make a living, especially the people in the city on the border of Louma, the rice grain of Daxia eased. Their lack of food and cloth also eased the singleness of their clothing.

Nowadays, many nobles in Louma also rely on silk fabrics imported from Daxia to make their clothes. Previously, Louma also had their imperial merchants. After hearing the news of the war, this caravan hesitated for a few days, and then bought itself from Louma. The pass order was given to Chu Jiangli.

Entering the small town on the border of Louma, the owner of the caravan went with him. He knew the garrison officers at each checkpoint very well. He went to give some gifts. Even if he brought some contraband, he would turn a blind eye and let it go. But this time it was different, the soldiers turned a blind eye to the flattering smile of the boss, and checked the boxes several times after receiving the gifts.

The soldiers sized up Chu Jiangli several times during the body search. Although Chu Jiangli was not as tall as Lu Jinyin, he was not bad among the crowd. Chu Jiangli had a veil on his face and a pair of upturned eyes. He closed his eyes, his crow-black eyelashes drooping, and he looked shy at people's frank scrutiny. The soldier knocked on the railing of the carriage with a half-foot-long stick, and said in a half-baked Da Xia language: " Who is this?"

The owner of the caravan laughed a few times, lowered his voice and said: "This is my daughter-in-law, that is..."

The boss glanced at the noble Lu Jinyin and stopped talking. He didn't dare to continue. It wasn't that Lu Jinyin didn't allow it, it was because he was afraid. Lu Jinyin's status was extraordinary when he saw it. Who knows which prince or nobleman it is? His younger brother, he was going to die if he said that, because he was afraid of being settled by Qiu Hou, he winked at the soldiers suggestively.

Chu Jiangli leaned towards Lu Jinyin at the right time, and put his hand on Lu Jinyin's arm.

The soldier squinted his eyes, still doubtful, and finally said: "Get rid of it, look, look at the face."

Chu Jiangli hesitated for a moment, looked back and forth between the boss and Lu Jinyin in panic, neither of them made a sound, he bit his lip, and slowly took off half of the veil, which was hanging on the side of his face , a thin porcelain-white face with a little powder applied, although she is a little taller, but there is no problem.

The soldier stared at that face and swallowed for a while, turned his face away in a panic, knocked on the railing of the carriage, "Let's go."

The person beside him stretched out his warm hand first, pinned Chu Jiangli's veil to his ear, and said, "After entering the city, change your attire."

Chu Jiangli turned around and met Lu Jinyin's calm gaze. Lu Jinyin didn't hide his taste, and even squeezed his palm, "Well, I heard from Li Fugui that they have a kind of hat that can cover their entire face. Covering it up is not too different from Daxia's veiled hat."

He hesitated: "I will also wear it after entering the city..."

He glanced up at himself, and what was hidden in the cloak was a bright red long skirt, a fashionable skirt in the border town, with a string of silver bells attached to the skirt, which jingled when he walked, although it was Boss Li's idea, However, he still felt that this idea had nothing to do with Lu Jinyin.

"Well," Lu Jinyin lowered his voice, clear and melodious, "Since you're acting, you have to do it to the end."

Louma country is actually composed of many small countries in the past. Each region wears very different clothes. The royal family wears layers of complicated skirts, but their waists are tightly pinched, and women in this small border town wear underwear underneath. A long skirt covered the body tightly, a knee-length waistcoat was put on outside, and a fur cap with gauze on all sides was worn on the head.

It's all right for Chu Jiangli to wear the clothes here now. Do you want him to wear that kind of skirt that exposes his breasts when he enters the king's city?

When he thought of the dress worn by the Lou Ma Lai, his eyebrows twitched. He rubbed his brows, feeling a little helpless, and more to himself.

After entering the city, Boss Li found an inn that he was familiar with. This inn was opened by Da Xia people, and he and Boss Wang were from the same town. , smiled and cooked a few good dishes, the Louma people next to them kept looking at their dishes, and then babbled a series of words, the boss finally couldn’t do it, and re-cooked a small dish for those Louma people.

The boss's craftsmanship is good, the skin of the naan is crispy and fragrant, and the inside is not like the dry ones eaten in the border towns, but with large pieces of mutton, and the spices are enough to taste.

It has a fishy smell, and the mouthful is full of meaty and oily milky aroma. After eating it, it is found that there is still scallion in it to relieve the greasy.

The captain quickly finished eating a naan, wiped the oil from his mouth, and said, "Boss, your skills are amazing!"

"Isn't it easy to get Dong Cong?" The captain licked his lips and said.

Li Fugui said in a low voice: "Hey, that's not true. There are not many onions here, and they are all taken care of in pots. The climate here is not good for raising them."

The boss smiled, "Yes, yes, I cook them for my family, and the amount is enough."

Li Fugui patted the boss on the shoulder, smiled meaningfully, and his tone became erratic and ambiguous, "There is nothing else in this small town, but only one thing is very good!"

The boss froze with an honest smile, looked at Li Fugui, and whispered, "Your son and daughter-in-law are still here, aren't they?"

Li Fugui waved his hand, "Hey, it's okay, it's okay." He turned his head and smiled flatteringly, "Well, Huaibing, are you going?"

"The prostitutes here are really good." Li Fugui rubbed his chin, as if he was caught in the romantic memories of his past, and his expression made people think about it, "Well...cough, Yueming can also go and see together."

Lu Jinyin had just chewed and ate a piece of naan, and he was holding a handkerchief to wipe Chu Jiangli's hands when he finished eating at the same time, raising his brows noncommittally.

Chu Jiangli frowned. He didn't want to agree at first, but when he saw the jubilant soldiers, he knew that they had been holding back for so long. They didn't have any confidential letters or identification tokens on them, so he said, "Go, I will I will not go."

"Then I'm not going either."

Lu Jinyin stared at Chu Jiangli eagerly with dark eyes, like an obedient wolf dog wagging its tail at Chu Jiangli seeking praise.

The boss shook his head and said, "Hi, Li Fugui, your son and daughter-in-law are very affectionate."

Li Fugui laughed dryly, and patted the captain on the shoulder, "Then let's go, I'll treat you!"

Naturally, Chu Jiangli would not let Li Fugui treat him. After they returned to the house, Chu Jiangli gave Li Fugui two ingots of silver, "Don't let him stay outside."

Li Fugui refused to take it, and laughed, "Hey, how can I ask for your money, I have money!"

Chu Jiangli sighed, and stuffed it into his hand, "When this matter is over," he glanced around, vaguely said, "I will credit you, accept it."

After Li Fugui took the money and left, only Lu Jinyin and him were left in the room.

Prostitution in this border town is an extremely important means of earning a living. After nightfall, under every lantern, women can be seen leaning against the wet and sticky wall, with dark brown eyes staring at passers-by, occasionally making secret gestures , solicit customers for themselves.

Most of them wear long skirts that expose half of their breasts, and their curly hair hangs over their chests. When they are free, they look at their dyed nails in the dim light, or gather together to discuss the greasy and dirty body of the last guest. The smell of sweat.

Chu Jiangli and Lu Jinyin still came out. The two of them went into the tailor shop and changed into local clothes. Chu Jiangli's face was hidden behind the scarf, and the two held hands tightly. Almost every street they passed Those women who could see the soliciting customers fixed their curious or interested eyes on Lu Jinyin, and regardless of Chu Jiangli's presence, they stopped Lu Jinyin boldly and talked about the price.

Most of their women already have families, soliciting customers is a way for them to subsidize their families, and their husbands can’t stop them even if they don’t want to. This small border town is too poor, and the food grown can’t fill the stomachs of these people. In the year when they were short, the cattle and sheep were always skinny, and they could only rely on this method to obtain money or food.

Most of their customers are merchants who trade in Daxia, but now that the war has started, the number of caravans coming from Daxia has decreased by half. The bleak business made them try their best to keep these passers-by.

The woman who stopped them looked very young, not in her twenties, she should be called a girl, her brown curly hair was piled up on her shoulders, a pair of dark brown eyes were wide open, looking at them earnestly, her face There are still some tiny freckles, and the full lips are opening and closing, muttering something, occasionally popping out a few Daxia words, and can barely hear some numbers.

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As he stroked, Chu Jiangli's lips were pursed into a tight line. He could see the youthfulness and beauty of this girl, and he could appreciate the beauty of this girl, so he tightened his grip on Lu Jinyin's hand.

Lu Jinyin frowned, waved his hand from the girl, and pointed to the people around him.

The girl's dark brown eyes looked at Chu Jiangli from top to bottom, and grunted a few words. The people passing by were already standing in places far or near, and Chu Jiangli was already impressed by these playful gazes. Uncomfortable, thankfully he was hidden behind a hood so these people couldn't see his face.

A good-natured man came over and said in fluent Daxia language: "She said, it's okay for her to be with a woman."

After he finished speaking, he burst out laughing, and when his tearful eyes touched Lu Jinyin's dark pupils, the laughter stopped abruptly, as if a box was closed abruptly, he swallowed his saliva, only to realize that This incident is not funny, but very embarrassing.

Lu Jinyin withdrew her cold gaze and said, "Please tell her for us, no need."

The man didn't know why he agreed to help the couple. He had traveled around the world for so many years, but he had never seen such an imposing person. The wife looked good. Although she didn't say anything, the man was keenly aware of it. There was a cold evil spirit all over the wife.

After the man pulled the girl away, Chu Jiangli's clenched hands finally loosened for a moment. Lu Jinyin's hand bones were almost crushed, and there were crimson finger marks on them. Chu Jiangli blushed, feeling ashamed He shoved his hands into his leather jacket.

"What are you doing back here?" Lu Jinyin leaned over and whispered, "I'm not familiar with this place, what should I do if I get lost?"

"Daughter-in-law hold me tight."

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As usual, the war did not affect the people in the capital. Even though something happened in the palace, no news spread to the people. These people were busy preparing for the new year as usual.

The shops on the street were very lively and festive, and every shop was crowded with people. Shen Miao was wandering aimlessly on the street. Every time he entered a shop, the note hidden in his sleeve slipped into the other shopkeeper's hand. His Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the person who followed him all the way. The person looked very strange, and he might be Wen Lingxuan's new shadow guard.

Anyway, he didn't pay much attention to Wen Lingxuan's shadow guards, only the child named Shiqi, he remembered that child's face was quite similar to his own, the two people did look alike in a certain sense , he himself is also face-blind, and can't tell the nuances, but he knows that his eyes and Shi Qi's eyes have never been the same. Where did the hatred come from? This hatred is engraved in the bones and is innate.

When he passed by a cloth shop, he stopped. The shop was full of festive bright red, and there was a huge bulletin board hanging on the face of the shop, saying that it was the best batch of materials shipped from Nanzhou. He hesitated for a moment, or Entering this shop, one is immediately surrounded by colorful silks and satins, and the patterns embroidered on them are ingenious.

And he couldn't tell the flowers embroidered on it clearly, plum blossoms and jingtao were all similar in his eyes, his rough hands touched the material, and the cool and slippery material flowed through his palm like water, He was surprised, put his hand into the purse at his waist, and said to the waiter: "How much is this material?"

That Xiao Er squinted his eyes and smiled, showing four fingers.

"400 Wen?" Shen Miao was about to count the money, but was interrupted by Xiaoer, "How can this be, how could this fabric be at that price, guest officer, you can see clearly."

The waiter in the shop unfolded the fabric, and under the sun, the fabric glowed gleamingly. If you are an expert, you will know that this is something to make your little daughter happy, and it is not as comfortable as ordinary brocade. The fabric on the side is different.

"How much is that?" Shen Miao asked.

"4000 words."

Shen Miao nodded, took out eight taels of silver from the purse and put it in the second hand.

The shop clerk didn't expect the money to be earned so easily, so he quickly put the money into the cash drawer with great joy, rubbing his hands with a happy smile, "Master, shall we send someone to send it back to you?"

Shen Miao shook his head, "No, I can take it."

Two bolts of cloth weigh nearly fifty catties.

The waiter in the shop showed strange expressions, seeing Shen Miao pick up two rolls of cloth and leave.

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The strange man behind him hesitated and hesitated but still didn't step forward to help Shen Miao resist. He kept his father's words in his heart, don't follow too deliberately, and don't be discovered, he doesn't know that he has been discovered.

After Shen Miao carried the things back to Wen's mansion out of breath and heartbeat, the butler at the door was startled. The butler's scorched goatee trembled, looking at the gaudy color, it seemed to have stabbed him. Eyes, he wrinkled his old face tightly, and sighed, "Master Shen, why do you..."

Shen Miao glanced at him, "What?"

"I bought it for him."

Now that Shen Miao mentioned Wen Lingxuan as "he", the housekeeper's face changed when he heard this, and he stammered, "Ah, this, this is for, for my lord!"

Shen Miao grabbed the butler's hand and touched the fabric, boasting: "Look at this fabric, how comfortable, how beautiful, and how festive the color is, shouldn't you wear something festive during the Chinese New Year?"

The housekeeper showed a look of embarrassment, he circled the fabric several times, looked at the Jingtao on it, hesitated and didn't know how to speak, most of the patterns were for his daughter's clothes, he finally swallowed what he hadn't said, nodded and said : "Yes, yes, it looks good. The master has entered the palace, and he probably won't be able to come back for a while. The old slave sent someone to put this fabric in the warehouse?"

Shen Miao stopped the servant with a cry, "Which cloth shop in this capital makes clothes the fastest and best?"

The housekeeper looked at Shen Miao with his mouth open, "You are..."

"I bought all the cloth, of course I will make it soon, and I can wear it during the Chinese New Year. Is there a New Year's banquet in the palace this year?"

The housekeeper hurriedly said: "I don't know about this for the time being, besides, you can't wear such fabrics for the New Year's banquet."

He aimed at the fabric, touched it twice, and asked tentatively: "Master Shen, how much did you spend?"

Shen Miao showed four fingers, "4000 Wen."

The butler was about to exhale, when Shen Miao immediately said, "One horse."

The butler stared, his chest was tight, and he couldn't speak for a while. Now that the price of 2600 yuan can buy a top-quality brocade, this deceitful thing is actually sold for [-] yuan. His beard trembled. The first reaction was that Shen Miao was cheated. After Shen Miao returned to the house, he sighed and asked people to send the cloth to Wen Lingxun's room. When Wen Lingxun came back from the palace, he said Might be a surprise.

Something happened in the palace, and the affairs became busy all of a sudden. Wen Lingxuan sometimes stayed in the palace overnight, and finally got away and went back to the mansion. Seeing such a surprise with a whole body of exhaustion, his brows froze slightly, his eyes He looked at the cloth and waited for someone to explain it to him.

The butler coughed and said in a low voice, "Master, these are the new clothes that Master Shen bought for you for the New Year."

Wen Lingxuan was stunned for a while, his eyebrows gradually relaxed, his tired eyes softened, and a rare smile appeared on his face. He walked over, and gently stroked and caressed the fabric with his palms, "It's hard for him to return Miss me."

The housekeeper lowered his voice, "Master, Master Shen was deceived, and he bought it at a high price, which is twice as expensive as the material of your official uniform. That shop is really daring to deceive people."

Wen Lingxuan smiled lightly and said: "It's nothing, just find an excuse to close the shop, take it to Lanshuang Cloth Village and make two pieces, um, just do it according to Shen Miao and I's stature."

The housekeeper smiled wryly, "Master, this is the style of a wedding dress!"

Wen Lingxuan glanced softly over the fabric, but his hands tightened. The fabric underneath was so slippery that he couldn't grasp it. His voice was as soft as a whisper, "I know, if I use it someday It's over."