To catch a thief, to catch a phoenix first

Wen Wanmeng quickly cleaned up the mess, wiped off the dirt on her fingertips, and brushed off the dust that was inadvertently stuck on her skirt, and walked outside the door.

Unexpectedly, the two just happened to be arguing, and the corners of the little girl's eyes turned red, as if she had been greatly wronged, and she felt a sharp pain in her heart for no reason.

"Xiao Gao, what's the matter with you?"

The person whose name was called was silent.

Shi Xianyu quickly raised his hand to wipe away his tears, resentful, and turned his head away from them.

Received the warning gaze from the shopkeeper, Xiao Gao was angry and stopped beating around the bush: "I just don't like her!"

Anyway, there was no benefit in saving her, so he didn't worry about it any more, and just spit it out.

But the shopkeeper obviously didn't think so. Hearing Xiao Gao's blunt words, he didn't express his opinion. He just frowned and pointed to the room, signaling Xiao Gao to go in first.

The moon is in the sky, and the stars are shining.

When it is not snowing, the night in Qianzhou City is bright, and the soft moonlight falls on the little girl, making her look like an elf who has fallen into the mortal world.

Wen Wanmeng gathered her collar, stepped forward, and sat beside her: "Lilac."

Hearing her call, the little girl hummed lightly and said nothing more.It seems that Xiao Gao really angered her this time.

After brewing emotions for a while, Wen Wanmeng said softly, "Xiao Gao didn't do it on purpose."

How many miles can the fragrance of wintersweet be?

The tip of the little girl's nose was reddish, and she was noncommittal, which inexplicably made her feel guilty. These days, the two had disputes from time to time, and it was all thanks to her to reconcile them. She also slowly became aware of Xiao Gao's hostility towards Shi Xianyu.

To be honest, it's not that she has never doubted Shi Xianyu's identity. Occasionally, the coldness in the little girl's eyes and the dignified manner in her demeanor made her doubt the identity of the so-called daughter.

How can an ordinary daughter be so calm and unhurried at all times, with such a grand demeanor?When you are angry, how can you have a frosty complexion and a majestic appearance?

Although Master Bai is a fourth-rank admonisher at any rate, there are all living beings, regardless of people who are more noble than him, at least he has offended the late emperor three times and four times, and has been targeted openly and secretly.

According to Wen Wanmeng's ten years of experience in the rivers and lakes, a fourth-rank admonisher who was targeted everywhere and was struggling, would never be able to raise such a rich man.

All kinds of Shi Xianyu's inadvertent performances gave her the illusion that she was not a lady from a great family at all, but an official in the court.

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A falling plum fell quietly to the ground by the fence, and the cold beauty held a teaspoon in her hand, stirred the grains of Laba porridge, and said earnestly: "There are always disputes between people."

"Since you can't convince him, and you don't want to be persuaded by him, what's the point of being happy, angry, sad, and happy? People have emotions, but they don't have to be at the mercy of them all their lives."

The movements of her hands paused, and her long eyelashes trembled slightly. She was only 19 years old, a beautiful age like a flower, but she was different from others, living a life of licking blood and always being on guard.

Not all roads have retreats, maybe, if one is not careful, people will fall to the ground.Since Wen Wanmeng acted for the prince in order to repay his kindness, it meant taking such a risk.

But she is different. She has a better future. If she doesn't know how to control herself, she will be the one who suffers after all.

Shi Xianyu doesn't understand this truth, but he just can't bear the anger, and he doesn't want to see her as dust even by unknown people: "Shopkeeper, these lilacs understand, and lilac knows that she is wrong."

Admitting defeat in the mouth does not mean admitting defeat in the heart.After getting along for almost half a month, Wen Wanmeng has almost figured out her temperament.

Sighing several times in her throat, she finally stopped persuading her. Some things gradually became clear as she got older.

The world is hot and cold, drink water and know it.

"It's good if you know, drink this porridge while it's hot, then go back to your room and rest, you have to go on your way tomorrow."

Although Hong Chao's folk customs are open, the elders and the younger are orderly, and the etiquette cannot be dismissed. They are not familiar with each other. Wen Wanmeng even treats the crying girl as a junior.

As an elder, she should do everything in every possible way, whether it is a reminder or caring.

She doesn't know how to read love all her life, she can't see through her own heart, and she can't escape her own catastrophe. It is enough to just protect the person on the tip of her heart.

The shy Yueniang quietly hid behind the dark clouds, hiding her sleepless thoughts under the moonlight.

A month later.

When dawn broke, the sky was dark.

The carriage ran over the weeds on the side of the road, passed through the west of the city, and entered the capital.Kyoto is the most prosperous and prosperous city. In the early morning, roadside shops start their business early.

Because it was still early and there were not too many pedestrians, there was a rare moment of tranquility in the driveway.

Xiao Gao tore off the note on the door that said "The shopkeeper is out, temporarily closed", rummaged through the baggage, took out the key, and unlocked the door.

It should be left behind before they go out.

It's really strange that no one is afraid of being thieves after clearly writing.

Yipin Building lasted for six dynasties, with grand and elegant decoration. Inside the gate, there is a lotus pond in the courtyard, and further inside is the dining place for literati and refined guests.

The backyard is where the cooks and cooks cook and light the fire.

In addition to the red lanterns hanging everywhere, even the pillars of the house are carved with gilt couplets. The walls are not entirely made of stone bricks, but the stone bricks are the bottom, and the carved wooden windows are the top.

Stepping into the threshold, you can see a mahogany corridor on the right side. There are about a dozen private rooms on the second floor, and only a few large rooms on the third floor, which should be the resting place for the staff.

Shi Xianyu was puzzled, could it be that only the two of them run such a big inn and handle all the affairs?

However, this doubt was quickly dispelled. Hearing the sound of walking in the corridor, several servants came down the stairs from the first large room on the left side of the third floor, and they came in a file. All of them were handsome and handsome.

Even the clerks are young men with red lips and white teeth, she secretly thought in her heart: Wen Wanmeng's beauty is not shallow.

Wait, what if it's Xiao Gao who is quite lucky?She chooses to automatically ignore this possibility.

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After a lot of cleaning, every table, chair, flower and tree are all spotless.Only then did Wen Wanmeng open the door to do business with satisfaction, and let her go upstairs to rest for a while.

The road was not comfortable, and she had been in a cold war with Xiao Gao for more than a month. She was really exhausted, so she didn't say much, and entered the room on the far right on the third floor.

Everything in the room is clean, there is little dust, it can be called a high bed with soft pillows, and it is very warm.Just because there were no windows, the light was dim, but it also helped her fall asleep.

Soon, Duke Zhou came to see her for a tryst.

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"Hey, I see that your fat is almost turning into pork belly, and you don't have many copper coins. Are you planning to eat swan meat?"

"Look, look, what are you talking about, you, say it again? You bastard!"

More than two hours later, it was already the third quarter of the afternoon, and the noise came from the first floor, which made her unable to sleep well, so she shrank her head, pulled up the quilt, and covered her head, trying to fall asleep again.

The result is of course futile.

No one in the world knows that the seven princesses who came out successively hate people who disturb people's dreams the most. This bad temper has not changed since she ascended the throne.

It's just that the Seventh Princess is different from the empress, the empress is no longer coquettish, even if she is angry, she will only keep a stern face, her face is frosty, and she will not say a word, instead of losing her temper to others.

Shi Xianyu sat up and put on the padded jacket, a chill flashed through her half-closed phoenix eyes.

On the first floor, the fragrance of tea is light.

The Master's quiet guzheng music has long since stopped, and everyone seems to be competing for who has the loudest voice. One party is arguing, and the other party needs to be in this noisy environment so that their friends can hear what they are saying clearly.

Shi Xianyu didn't go downstairs, just opened the door and stood by the railing to watch the play.

Tsk, what are you arguing about here, two incompetent people?How dare to disturb her Nankeyimeng.

"Oh my god, don't fight, you two gentlemen. Harmony makes money, and harmony makes money!"

"Don't stop me, I'm going to beat this ignorant bastard to death today!"

"My lord, you have a lot, so calm down! It's not worth it, it's not worth it!"

"Get lost! Where did you come from, you little boy? Believe it or not, I peeled your skin and made it?"

"Hey, butcher Hu, you are a murderer, and you still want to embrace a beautiful woman? You are not shy, I will laugh at you!"

They are not surprised by such a situation. Wen Wanmeng is quite famous in Beijing. She is young and beautiful and has not yet married. There are countless people who fight every day to propose marriage to the shopkeeper.

But what's the use of fighting?Isn't their beloved cold beauty just watching, whoever loses wins, isn't she just watching?

It's not because of Xiao Gao's suffering. In the end, they both lost in the fight and had to let him clean up the mess.How could his thin and small body be able to stop the fight.

"How can you Liu shoemaker be better? I see that your skin is itchy, and I must teach you a lesson today!"

"Oh, just hit it, who is afraid of whom?"

"Don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't do it, the two guest officers, if you offend the dignitaries on the second floor, it will be very bad!"

Xiao Gao was busy trying to persuade the fight, but the beautiful and refined proprietress looked at him coldly, and said unrelentingly: "The two guest officials are fighting as much as they want, so I, Wen Sanniang, want to see who can smash the signboard of Yipin Building ?”

The two drunken strong men were arguing with each other, their faces were flushed, and after a while, they had already wrestled into a ball.

The cold blade was out of its sheath, its white glow was dazzling, a sudden sword strike from above forced the two to stagger apart, and when they looked up, they saw a young man in black standing against the light, holding a long blood-drinking sword in his hand.

The two strong men were terrified, and before they recovered, their center of gravity became unstable, and they fell to the cold ground.

Some strangers didn't know why, seeing the young man wielding swords and swords from the very beginning, he was very frightened; the regular customers were not uncommon, and they talked and laughed freely.

This son looks forward to flying, the jade tree is facing the wind, in the cold wind, the black clothes make his skin fairer, but there is no frailty.

That kind of cold and stern aura seemed to be an evil spirit crawling out of hell to claim other people's lives.

When Xiao Gao saw him, there was no trace of fear on his face, but surprise and joy, and the corners of his lips could not help but rise: "The shopkeeper, the shopkeeper! The young master is here, the young master is here!"

Savior, this is a savior!