The nine princesses of the East Palace

After Zhao Sese left, I picked out a box of rouge for Yongning and Luo Xi, and followed them out of Liuli Pavilion.

We walked across a bridge. Looking down from the bridge, there were actually several large vehicles on the water, making grunting noises. The vehicles in the Central Plains are really strange. In addition to walking on the ground, they can also walk in the water and walk Going so fast, like a capital city on the water.

I stared at it for a long time, I really wanted to sit in the car in the water, it must be very comfortable to sit on it.

"Xiaofeng, Xiaofeng..."

Yongning called me from the front, so I came back to my senses and hurried to follow.

Eh, besides Yongning and Luo Xi, there are two more people in front, upon closer inspection, they are actually Pei Zhao and Li Chengyin.

Yong Ning said: "What are you watching there alone? You are so fascinated by watching, you should not answer when I call you several times."

"Look at the big car." I said.

"Big car? What big car?" Yong Ning looked around, confused.

I pointed to the water in front of me and said, "It's a big car on the water."

"Water...water?" Yong Ning looked in the direction I pointed, Li Cheng Yin, Pei Zhao and Luo Xi also looked over.

Their expressions seem to be very strange.

Yongning said: "Xiaofeng, that's a boat, not a car. Now that it's winter, the water in the canal is shallow, and the boats on the water don't drive much. When it's rainy season, more than a dozen boats often drive in the canal together. , that would be spectacular."

"It turned out to be a boat. I've never seen it before." I said with my head down.Li Chengyin must have laughed at me in his heart again, I didn't know crab that day, so he made fun of me.

I waited for a while, but I heard him say: "In the western region, apart from the mountains, there are grasslands, and there are no rivers that wide enough to carry sailboats. It's normal if you haven't seen them before."

"Yeah, fifth brother is right. We people in the Central Plains have never seen many things in the western region." Yongning said, "I think the boots on your feet are very strange. Someday, give me and Luo Hee, make a pair."

I looked at the Xizhou boots on my feet, "This one? It's made of tanned leather from our Xizhou. If you like it, I'll ask Dad to send some tanned leather."

"That's great, I want two pairs." Yongning said immediately.

Luo Xi also said: "I also want two pairs."

I laughed and said, "Two pairs are two pairs. When the tanned leather arrives, you can make as many as you want."

Yongning said: "Then you can quickly ask the king of Xizhou to send the nitrate."

I nodded, "Don't worry, I will write to Dad when I get back at night."

The group of five walked for a short distance, and Yong Ning said to Pei Zhao: "General Pei, Luo Xi and I need your help with something, can you come with us?"

Pei Zhao glanced at Li Chengyin, seeing that Li Chengyin had no objection, so he said: "The last general takes orders."

Yong Ning said to me: "Xiao Feng, we will go back as soon as we go, you can hang out with Brother Wu first."

I just nodded.

Yong Ning, Luo Xi and Pei Zhao walked far away, I followed Li Cheng Yin, and I felt that the things on the left and right were very strange, I looked left and right, I didn't look at the road when I was walking, and I was caught by everyone. Passers-by bumped into him staggeringly and almost fell down, but fortunately Li Chengyin was beside me, I grabbed his hand suddenly and survived.

"You are so stupid, you don't look at the road when you walk, where are you looking?" Li Chengyin said immediately, his brows were tightly frowned.

"I'm just curious, just take a look." I said.As he spoke, he was about to let go of his hand, but he held me back and pulled me closer, saying: "Don't let go of my hand, or if you fall, I will suffer, too. Grandma will definitely blame me."

"I don't know how to wrestle," I said.

However, his hands are warm and big enough to completely enclose mine.Being led by him like this, I really don't worry about falling.

I looked up at him quietly, and he was looking down at me, so I quickly lowered my head.His smiling eyes always made me dare not look directly at him, my face would get hot and my heart would beat faster if I kept looking at him.

He seemed to be in a good mood. When I saw the gadgets on the stalls that I hadn’t seen before, I always went up to touch them. He didn’t think too much of me and even bought me a few.

"Is there something wrong with you and General Pei going out of the palace?" I asked.

"Well, come out and investigate the case." Li Chengyin said.

"Investigate the case? What case to investigate?" My curiosity suddenly came up.

Li Chengyin didn't intend to tell me, but just said: "You don't understand even if you tell me."

"How can I understand if you don't tell me?"

Li Chengyin said: "It's a private minting of copper coins by the people."

I said: "I really understand this. The weight and fineness of the privately minted copper coins are different from those of the official mints. To put it bluntly, they are counterfeit copper coins. They are either jerry-built or adulterated. If a large amount of privately minted copper coins flow into the people, it will be very difficult. It's easy to cause chaos, and those who create it are enriching themselves."

"I can't see, you still have a few tricks, you're not too stupid."

"Of course, my father, mother, and Aunt, who doesn't say that I am smart, but you always say that I am stupid, which is too annoying." I asked again, "Then how did you find out? Who did it? Yet?"

Li Chengyin said: "Don't be curious about the affairs of the court, otherwise it will lead to death."

I didn't give up, and asked several times, but he still refused to say.

"Selling flowers wins, selling flowers wins..." The little woman shouted not far away.

My attention was immediately attracted by the voice, "Li Chengyin, what is Hua Sheng? Is it for watching or for eating? It seems that many young masters go to buy it, so you can buy one for me too."

Li Chengyin looked at me, a little dazed.

"Selling flowers wins, selling flowers wins!" The little woman's voice approached, and she had already walked over. She saw one or two ropes hanging around her neck, and a wooden board was tied to both ends of the rope. It should be Hua Sheng.

Curiously, I pulled Li Chengyin and walked over.

"Selling flowers!" The woman's voice was loud and clear, upon seeing us, she said to Li Cheng Yin: "My lord, buy a pair of flower victories for madam, and put them on for her, you will surely love each other and grow old together .”

I looked at Hua Sheng, thinking it would be something rare, but it turned out to be some hairpins. I have a lot of hairpins. The Empress Dowager received a tribute and rewarded me a lot. I wear them every day for a month or two. Can't finish wearing it.

"Li Chengyin, I have a lot of hairpins, let's not buy them." I wanted to pull Li Chengyin away, but he didn't move, and took out the money, and said to the little woman: "Sister, how much is it?" ? I want a pair."

"Fifteen cents a pair." The little woman said with a smile.

"Fifteen cents? Just fifteen cents for this broken hairpin?" I asked with my eyes wide open.Fifteen Wen is enough for me to buy a lot of mutton skewers, "Li Chengyin, if you buy this hairpin, you might as well buy me some more mutton skewers."

Li Chengyin didn't listen to me, and immediately gave him fifteen Wen, and the little woman gave him a pair of flowers.He turned his head and pulled off the hairpin on my head, and put the pair of flowers in my bun.

"Does it look good?" I asked.After inserting the Hua Sheng, he stared at me for a long time, obviously the Hua Sheng was so ordinary, far worse than my beautiful hairpins.

"It's beautiful." He said, "I've always wanted to wear Huasheng for you with my own hands. Once you put it on, you won't leave..." He didn't seem to be talking to me, but he seemed to be talking to himself .