Travel to the early Tang Dynasty and become a salted fish

Soon, the shouting crowd discovered: a man covered in patches, with a stooped figure and a sickly appearance, was being supported by a little girl who was also covered in patches and walked towards the Suzaku Gate.

Since these two people appeared a little strangely, and they seemed to be squeezing forward, a few well-wishers came forward to comfort them:

"Oh, you are so sick. Why don't you take good care of your health at home, and why do you come out to join in the fun?"

"Yes, yes, I can't even walk anymore. I have to move forward. If I die here later, wouldn't I be staining the Queen's eyes?"

. . . .

The people around him started to criticize.

"Ahem, um, everyone, I am the Chu Mo you are waiting for. Please do me a favor and make way for me."

Chu Mo was weak and spoke in a low voice.

Due to the noise of the crowd, except for a few people with excellent hearing around Chu Mo who heard Chu Mo's voice, no one else heard Chu Mo's voice. Therefore, the accusations continued.

And those who heard Chu Mo's words only heard a general idea and didn't clearly hear that he was Chu Mo. They thought that the other person just wanted to squeeze in front. They were just about to say a few sarcastic words when they heard someone on the side. Yang Paifeng shouted angrily:

"My uncle is the Chu Mo you want to see. Didn't you keep calling him out? Why, he is here now, but you are unwilling to give way?"

Yang Paifeng's voice was specially enhanced by her inner strength. This shout was like thunder on the ground, immediately blowing up the people around him.

When they heard that the sick man in front of them was Chu Mo, everyone around them was shocked.

But when I thought about it, there shouldn't be anyone who couldn't think of anything and would pretend to be Chu Mo. So, the crowd started to commotion, and after a while, they gave way to the road.

Seeing that the road was cleared, Chu Mo gently patted Yang Paifeng's hand, and then the two of them walked towards the Suzaku gate with support.

The commotion here quickly attracted the attention of the surrounding guards.

When I saw someone coming, I immediately greeted him:

"Stop those who come, are you the ones the Queen wants to wait for?"

Seeing the imperial guards coming, the people around them all became quiet and stared at Chu Mo, waiting for him to confirm his identity.

After Chu Mo coughed for a while as usual, he nodded with difficulty and said:

"Yes, I am the Chu Mo you are looking for. I am here now."

Seeing that the other party admitted their identity, several guards looked at each other, and soon someone ran to report to His Highness the Crown Prince.

After Li Chengqian heard the news of Chu Mo's appearance, he immediately ran over excitedly.

When he saw Chu Mo for the first time, he smiled with surprise:

"Oh, Chu Mo, I didn't expect you to be here today."

Changsun Wuji, who was following Li Chengqian, heard Li Chengqian's words from a distance, secretly said something bad, and hurriedly ran over, grabbed him, and stopped what he was about to say.

To be honest, the moment Changsun Wuji saw Chu Mo, he was shocked by his desolate appearance.

It's just that unlike Li Chengqian, he doesn't have a city, and he has been working hard in the court for so many years. It's obvious at a glance that Chu Mo is pretending.

After thinking for a moment, I realized that what the other party did was just to win the sympathy of the people.

He hurriedly explained: "Chu Mo, please don't misunderstand. His Royal Highness is worried about you. If we had known that you would become like this, we would have sent people to pick you up no matter what."

Chu Mo coughed a few times and squeezed Yang Paifeng's hand.

The little girl immediately stared and shouted loudly:

"The reason my uncle is like this now is not because you seized our shops and goods indiscriminately. It's just that my uncle broke his trust and lost all the family property."

"Now, because you want to entrust the life and death of the people of the world to my uncle for no reason, my uncle has no choice but to drag his sick body here."

After hearing Yang Paifeng's words, the people around him all started talking.

They are fully aware of the turmoil in Chang'an City during this period.

Not only have all the original stores changed their owners, but even the prices have risen in response to the trend.

If it weren't for the fact that most of the people in Chang'an City were from well-off families, they would probably go out to beg by now.

Seeing that Yang Paifeng's few words had stirred up the emotions of the people around him, Changsun Wuji frowned and looked at him deeply.

Knowing that if he continued to argue with the other party, he would definitely not gain the upper hand, so Changsun Wuji hurriedly made a gesture of invitation and said:

"Chu Mo, the Queen will give you a satisfactory answer to your matter. The Queen has been waiting for you for a long time, so please don't waste your time here."

Yang Paifeng rolled his eyes and said directly: "Why do you look like a human but don't speak human words?"

"Are we wasting our time here, or are you trying to stop us from passing by? I believe everyone around me who has eyes can see clearly."

"you..."

Changsun Wuji didn't expect that he would be pointed at the nose and angrily criticized by a little girl several times. After all, he was also the assistant minister now. If he didn't teach this girl a lesson, where would he put his face?

However, before he could get angry, a eunuch hurried over and shouted:

"The Queen heard that Mr. Chu was coming and specially ordered me to come to greet him. I also asked Mr. Chu to follow me."

Seeing that Queen Changsun had given the order, Changsun Wuji naturally stopped blocking him. He snorted coldly, gave way to the way, and let the two of them pass.

Chu Mo's hunched figure, with Yang Paifeng's support, slowly followed the eunuch forward with a trembling step.

When he passed by Changsun Wuji and Li Chengqian, the corners of his mouth slightly raised and he said in a voice that only the four of them could hear:

"I will slowly recover the losses you have caused me, one coin at a time."

"Don't worry, today is just an appetizer, the real meal is yet to come."

Li Chengqian looked at Chu Mo dumbfounded. Only then did he realize that the other party was pretending to be like this.

Just as he was about to open his mouth to expose Chu Mo's disguise, he was stopped by Changsun Wuji.

After Chu Mo and the two walked away, Li Chengqian looked at Changsun Wuji with an angry face and said:

"Uncle, why did you stop me just now? You also know that that untouchable Chu Mo is pretending to be sick."

Changsun Wuji glanced at Li Chengqian helplessly. Is his nephew really worthy of reuse?

"Gao Ming, you and I both know that Chu Mo is pretending to be ill, but so what? Don't forget our purpose today."