The nine princesses of the East Palace

Five days passed in a flash, I bid farewell to my father, mother and Ah Weng, and followed Li Chengyin on the road to the Central Plains.

Cousin, Adu, and the fifth elder brother who loves me the most all went with me. I also brought Xiaoxue, Aba and Axia with me. Although the journey was far away and I only arrived in Beijing on the 25th, I didn't feel bored.

Except for encountering bandits a few times along the way, everything else went smoothly.Li Chengyin told me many stories, even though I pestered him and insisted on telling him.When he was happy, he would tell good stories, and when he was unhappy, he would tell supernatural stories or very sad stories. I was either frightened, or sighed and burst into tears.

I asked Li Chengyin about the affairs in the Central Plains Palace, but he didn't want to say more, he only talked about his two younger sisters, he said that the seventh princess Yongning is lively and free and easy, with a lot of tricks, a bit like me, and the eighth princess Luoxi is more gentle and low-key, He is peaceful and never makes trouble.

It can be seen that he has a good relationship with these two princesses. He looks so good, and the two princesses must be very beautiful. When I enter the palace, I must get to know them.

Shangjing is really very prosperous, although after entering Beijing, Li Chengyin didn't let me ride a horse, but let me sit in a carriage, but as soon as I lifted the curtain, I could see the outside, the streets and alleys were full of food, and it was far away. Can smell the fragrance.Li Chengyin told me that people in the Central Plains are very particular about eating, there are no less than ten ways to eat the same thing, such as steaming, frying, stewing, stewing, rinsing, marinating, scorching... Unlike us in the Western Region, we usually eat it roasted. The method is relatively simple.

In addition to food, there were people juggling on the street. When I glanced over, I saw a strong man swallowing a sword, which frightened me, but it was strange that he was fine.

There are also people who walk on ropes, such a thin rope, and the two ends of the rope are tied to two pillars. He can walk up and down on the rope steadily, which makes my eyes straight. Unfortunately, the carriage swayed away. But, I haven't watched it enough.

The etiquette system of the Central Plains, when I was still in Xizhou, the Mr. Central Plains invited by my father told me that if it was not a special occasion, women were not allowed to go to the streets, especially for women in the palace. are difficult.

Brother Wu told me that when I came to the Central Plains, I must learn the etiquette and etiquette. He told me to study in peace and not think about running out to play. I naturally agreed at that time, but I saw so many interesting things in the capital. , I don't go shopping, isn't it in vain?Once the ceremony is over, I will be the Crown Princess, and I will live in the Eastern Palace, let alone be free. Li Chengyin will definitely not let me come out to play all the time, so, if you want to see the world, you have to gain insight as soon as possible.

We were taken to an embassy called Honglu Temple, Li Chengyin said that the emperor told me, my fifth brother and my cousin to rest in Honglu Temple for one night first, and then go to the palace to have an audience tomorrow.

Li Chengyin is the crown prince, he has to go to the palace to meet the emperor immediately, he has to live in his east palace at night, so he can't be with us.I'm actually quite happy. I don't need to enter the palace for the time being, which means I can sneak out with A'Du tonight.

A'Du has practiced martial arts since he was a child, and his kung fu is not bad. When she wields the golden knife, it is so fast that I can't see it clearly. With her by my side, I don't worry about meeting any bad people at all.

Li Chengyin walked in a hurry, before he left, he specially told me to be quiet and not to run around.As soon as he left, I forgot what he said, dragged A'Du along and slipped into the street while the guards were unaware.

It was sunset, but there were fewer people on the street, and they were no longer crowded. I was still thinking about the jugglers I saw on the way, but we searched for a long time, but we couldn’t find them. Shangjingcheng is really too big. Dozens of rouge cities in Xizhou are as big.

Walking and walking, we are all tired from walking, the stalls on the roadside have been set up at some time, and the smell of food is all over the street, which wakes up the glutton in my heart, especially when I see that it is still on fire After the sizzling mutton skewers.

During lunch, Li Chengyin insisted on letting me go into the city in a carriage, but I didn't want to, so I quarreled with him for a while, the result of the quarrel was that I lost my good appetite, so I didn't eat much for lunch.The welcome team organized by the Emperor of the Central Plains was quite large, a group of mighty people, Li Chengyin rode in the front on horseback, I rode in the middle of the carriage, there was a long distance between him, in the middle he asked someone to hand me I ordered the food a few times, but I didn’t pick it up with backbone. Alas, if I had picked it up then, I wouldn’t be so hungry now that my chest was pressed against my back.

I heard my stomach "gurgling" and sang the opposite tune, so I dragged A'Du to the mutton kebab stand, and said in a crappy Central Plains way: "Boss, order some mutton kebabs."

The boss glanced at me and A'Du, "Aren't you two from the Central Plains?"

I said: "Why, only people from the Central Plains can eat your mutton skewers?"

The boss waved his hand and said, "That's not true." He hesitated for a while, and then asked, "I wonder how much you two want?"

"Naturally, it's full." I said.

The boss smiled and let us sit down, and after a while, he served two large plates of mutton skewers.

The mutton kebabs are covered with dogwood powder, and they are steaming right now, with a spicy aroma, which is my favorite. "A'Du, eat quickly, it must be delicious."

A'Du nodded.We grabbed the lamb kebabs and started to eat them. The two large plates of mutton skewers were quickly wiped out by us. Our mouths were full of oil, but we still felt that it was not enough, because it was really delicious.

I called the boss and wanted him to serve another dish. He said awkwardly, let us pay first.

I asked how much it was, and the boss said that one skewer was one penny, and we had to pay one hundred pennies for eating one hundred skewers.But how much is one hundred pennies?I touched my body, and I didn't know where the money bag I had prepared had gone.

"A'Du, have you brought any money?" I whispered to A'Du in Dan Chi's words.

A'Du shook his head blankly.

My heart skipped a beat, it's over, I have no money to pay the bill, and I don't have anything of value on me, can I still follow Li Chengyin's example and use the clothes on my body to offset the money?If people found out, wouldn't they laugh out loud?

Besides, when we came out, A'Du and I changed into very ordinary casual clothes for fear of being discovered, which was not worth much at all.

After hesitating again and again, I had no choice but to say to the boss: "Boss, we forgot to bring the money..."

"No money? What do you order if you don't have any money?" The boss's voice was loud. As soon as he opened his voice, everyone around him looked over.

"That's right, I think they just want to eat the overlord's meal."

"Hurry up and report to the officials. When they arrive at the Yamen, they have to give if they don't want to."

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The onlookers booed.

When I heard that they were going to report to the government, I almost burst into tears. I am the future princess, if I was arrested and taken to the government on the first day I came to the Central Plains, wouldn't that be embarrassing and thrown to Xizhou?

"Boss, it's not that we don't want to give the money, it's that the money pouch is gone, wait a minute, my friend is walking fast, I'll ask her to get the money, I'll wait here, if she hasn't returned within half an hour Bring the money, it's not too late for you to report to the official." I said hastily.

The boss is pretty good, agreed, and I told A'Du to go back to Honglu Temple to find Fifth Brother and Cousin, and let them find a way to get some money.

A'Du has been gone for a long time, I waited left and right, and waited so anxiously, but she hasn't come yet.Seeing that half an hour is about to arrive, I feel a pain in my head when I think that I will be arrested and taken to the government later.

I lay down on the table with my eyes closed, and prayed to the god in a low voice, asking A'Du to quickly bring money to save me. After saying a few times silently, I opened my eyes, and there was a person standing in front of me. The first thing I saw was clothes. The black robe is embroidered with delicate patterns, this robe seems somewhat familiar, I have only seen it today, but it is definitely not A'Du's, but... Li Chengyin's.

I swallowed a mouthful of saliva, braced myself and raised my head, and sure enough I saw Li Cheng Yin standing in front of me with a sullen face.