Feast of Rebirth

"You came back quite late today." Hu Yan crossed Erlang's legs, fiddled with the beads, and beat them loudly.

"I said I would buy you a drink, so I went to buy it." Yun Congfeng put the wine and stewed vegetables on the table, "Come for supper."

Hu Yan was stunned, unable to laugh or cry: "You are really... hey, this braised vegetable is cold, why don't you warm it up?"

"You can eat it when it's cold." Yun Congfeng sat down impatiently, and pulled out two pairs of chopsticks. Chi Nu came over curiously, and Yun Congfeng gave him a chicken wing, and patted his head by the way.

"What kind of wine is this?" Hu Yan brought two bowls over and poured the wine. The aroma of the wine was very strong, "I don't know, I bought the expensive one."

"You really don't pay attention." Hu Yan poured two big bowls full, and poured it down in one gulp. The taste was good, and he became interested, "Do you want to fight wine?"

"No fight." Yun Congfeng still thought about going to read a book after eating supper, but today is too late, let's do it tomorrow.

"I knew you would say that." Hu Yan lost interest.After Chi Nu finished eating the chicken wings, he reached for another one.

Yun Congfeng seemed to realize that such an answer was really not good, so he said something else bluntly: "Um... do you know your birthday?"

Hu Yan wiped his mouth: "Birthday? How can I remember this? It's too far away, eh? You ask this, is it..." Hu Yan suddenly moved closer, with a big bad smile: "What do you want to give me? ?”

Yun Congfeng was taken aback, which made Hu Yan more convinced of his deduction, and shook his shoulder vigorously: "What do you want to give me? Let me see! Let me see!"

"You... Don't shake it, I bought it blindly, I don't understand, don't be angry if I give it to you." Yun Congfeng sweated profusely.

"I'm still angry when you send me away? I think too much. I haven't seen anything before? I'm happy if you can give me away." Hu Yan was full of curiosity and urged: "Take it out!"

"Don't worry, don't worry." Yun Congfeng dawdled, and slowly pulled it out of his sleeve: "It's just a small thing..." He blushed.

"Hey!" Hu Yan was so happy, he got the things and jumped off the table with a bang, the table almost tipped over, Yun Congfeng quickly reached out to grab the food and drink, and took a deep gulp of the wine.

Hu Yan unpacked the box, looked at it for a while, put it in a bun, and was very satisfied: "It looks good!"

Chi Nu, who was gnawing on the chicken legs, also poked his head out and echoed: "The shopkeeper's is so beautiful!"

Hu Yan leaned over again, pinched his face, very interested: "There is no wind, no waves, why on earth did you think of giving me something?"

"No reason." Yun Congfeng couldn't hold back.

"Ghosts will believe it." Hu Yan decided that there was a connection between them, and held on, "If you don't tell me, don't even think about going upstairs tonight."

Yun Congfeng thought for a while, and took out the invitation: "In a few days, the crown prince, Bai Jiu, and the prime minister's son are going to get married together. The prime minister's son is my colleague, so he sent it."

"Oh, this invitation! Today Bai Jiu also sent someone to deliver a copy." Hu Yan fished out his pocket, but couldn't find it, "Chi Nu, where is that invitation?"

Chi Nu licked his fingers: "I've gone to pick up the account book." After saying that, he got up to look for it.Hu Yan held He Yici's invitation and read, "The ceremony is just completed, and the good relationship is established. Poems sing about Guanju, and songs about Linzhi. The fifth generation of Ruiye will prosper, and the prosperity of Ernan will be transformed... Hehe, written It’s okay. On this auspicious day, I sincerely invite my best friend Yun Congfeng and his wife to come to the humble house together to witness the marriage. I’m not very happy. My wife... Oh, it turned out to be because of this!"

Yun Congfeng lowered his head and drank his wine and didn't dare to look up: "He asked, and I said yes, and he wrote it."

"Understand, understand, look, this is Bai Jiu's."

Yun Congfeng held his chin and watched for a while. The place where Bai Jiu signed the signature was different from He Yici's, but they both belonged to the palace: "They are together. I have to make up work that day, so I may not be able to go."

"Huh? What does that mean?"

"I've finished my leave for this year." Yun Congfeng said helplessly, "I can't take any more."

Hu Yan was shocked: "But at least you were there, right? It's okay to fish in troubled waters, sit down and have a meal, right?"

"Who knows, if I'm not there that day, you can go for me."

"How does this replace? Become your appearance?"

After a short silence, Hu Yan realized, and smiled half-smile: "Do you want me to look like a woman, or the truth?

"Up to you." Yun Congfeng understood that it was difficult to answer this question.

"Really? Follow me?"

"It's really up to you." Yun Congfeng didn't care.

The crown prince's wedding, the congratulations of all officials, and the gathering of heroes.Because of the emperor's special approval, why did the prime minister's son be allowed to resign, Bai Jiu, a celebrity in Beijing, organized the wedding together, and the number of relatives and relatives added up to nearly a thousand.

Yun Congfeng was accidentally promoted this time, or officially took over.In charge of leading the security affairs on Suzaku Street for this big wedding, Lao Quan's deputy.

The status of the second-class Qingping envoys is also different. Yun Congfeng is now considered to be the highest-ranking recruit among the original batch of recruits, although he doesn't feel that he is much higher.

The auspicious time for the wedding has not yet begun, and Suzaku Street is shrouded in the darkness before dawn. On both sides of the street, the imperial army sub-stations are armored and cold, and the forest is awe-inspiring. However, a big knot of red silk is tied under the sharp blade, which looks festive and funny. .

"Dude, your collar is upside down."

Yun Congfeng adjusted his collar awkwardly: "Isn't this the first time I've worn this style? It's quite difficult to wear." The deputy chief issued a set of dresses to all the Qingping envoys who were in charge of the main affairs, red and black, On the basis of practicality, it is much more beautiful than the official uniform commonly used by Qing Pingsi, but the small clothes and accessories are also complicated and thick, and it took him a long time to wear them.

"Turn around, let me help you. You came early, have you eaten yet?"

"I ate steamed buns on the way." After tidying up his collar, Yun Congfeng turned around: "Have you eaten yet?"

"Eat, eat. Where's your Yidao?"

"Yes." Yun Congfeng patted his waist, the instrument knife was under the skirt, and the tassels were gorgeous, he lifted it up.

From Chaotianmen to the foot of the Imperial Palace, Zhuque Street is several kilometers long. What I care about is what to eat at noon, and what the emperor will put in the lucky bag this time.Logically speaking, the emperor would give out lucky bags on big happy days, and the lucky bags would contain some small gold ingots, jade ruyis, golden scissors, barley seeds, melon seeds, etc. to show honor and favor, which is not a small amount of income.

"It can also be used as a family heirloom, so I can brag in front of my children and grandchildren in the future." Quan Hongfang teased.

Yun Congfeng didn't care about this, so he laughed it off.

Walking back from the other end, the east is getting whiter, and the morning star is particularly eye-catching in the light blue sky.The flow of people on the adjacent streets outside Suzaku Street gradually increased, because Suzaku Street was temporarily closed and the flow of people was diverted to other streets, so it seemed extraordinarily noisy.The scent of sesame seed cakes and fried dough sticks wafted across the roof, and the white water vapor was as misty as mist.Yun Congfeng ate quite a bit in the morning, lured by the aroma, he also became hungry for no reason, mainly due to greed.

"How long is the auspicious time?"

"It's still a while." Quan Hongfang folded his arms, slanted his eyebrows and smiled: "What's wrong, brother, are you hungry?"

"Not very hungry." Yun Congfeng struggled for a while, "Forget it."

"Hey, why are you so fussy? Anyway, there is still a while, how can you live up to your stomach, go ahead." Quan Hongfang urged him to go, Yun Congfeng awkwardly held the money bag and walked to the sesame seed shop, then ordinary The crowd retreated one after another, and the boss came out one by one: "Boss, here are two pancakes."

The boss nodded and bowed: "I'll pick two freshly fried ones for you, and they'll be ready right away! Please wait a moment, sir."

"No rush, no rush." ​​Yun Congfeng had no choice but to put on this dress, and the common people were like gods of avoiding the plague. The problem was that he was not fierce.

While waiting for the pancakes to be fried and taken out, Yun Congfeng, with his hands behind his back, glanced around, idle and idle, staring and staring, and suddenly saw something amiss.

Just when the fried pancakes were finished, the shop owner handed them to Yun Congfeng and insisted not to take the money. Yun Congfeng was in a hurry and didn't have the mind to talk nonsense, so he pointed at the money and dropped it into the boss's money drawer with a big stride. left.

"Did you see that man?"

Yun Congfeng bit the pancake, and cast his eyes at the target.

"Which one? Clothes color?"

"The one with white flowers on a blue background, woman."

Quan Hongfang saw that the woman in the blue jacket with white flowers was holding a baby in her arms, looking left and right as she walked, not knowing what to do.

He touched his chin and looked at it for a long time: "Like a human trafficker?"

"Not sure, but I don't think she's holding the baby in the right position." Yun Congfeng swallowed the pancake, "Wait a minute and see if she's going to buy groceries or something." Wealthy women, holding their children in their arms in the morning, wandering aimlessly on the street, what is it for?

The woman stopped and walked, and suddenly her pace began to quicken, almost to a trot, in a hurry.Yun Congfeng and Quan Hongfang looked at each other: "Chasing or not?"

"Chasing, don't panic." Yun Cong was calm and calm, he had already guessed what might happen next, "I'll go first." He strode to catch up.

The woman ran for a while, her figure shook, and she fell to the ground with a yell, sobbing and crying loudly: "Come here, it's unreasonable, the official is bullying people..."

As soon as she yelled, a lot of curious people gathered and stopped in twos and threes. Yun Congfeng was not surprised, and immediately cast a spell, ordering the demon rope to bind the woman, and snatched the child from her arms come over.

The woman cried louder, and Yun Congfeng didn't even bother to look at her: "You cry so loudly, can you shed a few more tears?"

The baby was still sleeping in such a noisy environment, Yun Congfeng lowered his head and sniffed, ah, there was a smell of milk, stinky milk, mixed with an obvious smell of mandala soaked in wine.

Quan Hongfang strode over and scolded: "Be honest! Don't blame the ruthlessness of the officials if you continue to make trouble!" The mourning of the tied up woman subsided, and she cried out for injustice: "My lord, that's my baby!" Ah, don't hurt my baby..."

Yun Congfeng patted the baby's face, pinched it for a while, and drew a heart-cleaning mantra from between his brows: "Old Quan, do you have cold water on you?"

"Here." Quan Hongfang gave him a leather bag.

The cloud bounced off the bag button from the wind, turned the water into mist, and sprayed it down.

Shocked by the cold water, the baby frowned and woke up slowly.Crying and whining, Yun Congfeng handed over the child to Quan Hongfang: "You take the child! I will take the prisoner to Dali Temple."

"Hey, why should I bring a child?!"

Yun Congfeng was puzzled: "Have you no experience raising children?"

"Me!" Quan Hongfang hesitated to speak, and was immediately discouraged, "Okay, I will take it, I will take it."

"Let's go!" Yun Congfeng turned his head and scowled, sternly yelling.The women huddled together with grievances, and Yun Congfeng swears a lot of swear words before standing up slowly, and suddenly let out a strange scream, Yun Congfeng's ears buzzed immediately, and he couldn't see anything for an instant.

After regaining consciousness, he took a closer look and found that the demon-binding rope was empty.