The devil is coming

Chapter 984 Your Royal Highness
"Honey, please have some bean curd."
"Okay, little master, take it and bring the bowl back in your time, and I won't charge you any money."
"Thank you ma'am."
The lady selling bean curd looked at the beautifully dressed and cute little girl in front of her, and she was extremely generous and confiscated the money for the bowl.
In the early years, everything in the eastern part of Jin Dynasty was the property of the prince's palace. Counting up all walks of life, the owner was the prince's palace.
In recent years, the royal palace has lifted the ban on some industries so that ordinary people can participate and manage them;
Among them, most of them are snack stalls, and because the ethnic groups and immigrants from eastern Shanxi account for the majority, there are a wide variety of snacks.
After all, no matter what dynasty or generation, the catering industry is the easiest for people to get started with, and of course, it is also the easiest to fail.
But no matter what, after the number of vendors hawking on the streets increased, Fengxin City, which originally seemed too serious, became more pyrotechnics.
The eldest girl held a bowl of bean curd in her hand and handed the half-eaten candied haws to the maid next to her. She picked up a spoon and scooped out the beancurd and put it into her mouth.
"Hmm~"
After the big girl swallowed the beancurd, she smashed it in her mouth.
"It's unpalatable."
Immediately, another maid next to her reached out, took the bowl, and started eating.
Da Niu’s father is a good eater. It is said that many of the popular foods in the world were invented by her father.
Therefore, the chef of the palace is definitely of the highest level in the world;
And he doesn't demand big fish, big meat, delicacies from the mountains and sea, and often makes some snacks to suit the prince's appetite.
For those of you who have eaten bean curd at home, the bean curd sold outside looks the same, but tastes nothing like the same thing.
However, the royal family has strict rules and does not allow food to be wasted, so if the girl refuses to eat, the maid next to her will immediately take it and finish it, returning the bowl along the way.
"Adi, Adi."
The big girl called Zheng Lin, and Zheng Lin walked in front. Behind Zheng Lin, stood a tall man wearing black clothes and a cloak.
Zheng Lin turned around and looked at his sister.
"Let's go have tea."
The eldest girl stepped forward and held up her brother's arm.
"I heard them say before that Aunt Hong and her gang just had a fight; they said it was because her gang went to Grandpa's shop for tea."
Zheng Lin simply rolled his eyes at his sister.
road;
"If Er Niang knew I was taking you to that place..."
"My mother won't hit you."
"She'll tell my dad."
"Dad won't hit you."
"Dad will tell my mother."
"Well……"
Some of the properties released by the palace also include red tents.
Although the most high-end red tents in Fengxin City are still managed by the royal family, some small workshops have begun to operate independently;
However, because those who are truly beautiful and talented tend to prefer those with royal backgrounds, the majority of the small workshops outside are now dominated by the elderly and sluggish.
And because doing business in Fengxin City requires going to the relevant yamen to obtain a license, and the license process for red tent attributes is relatively long, so many small workshops have been sidelined and exist under the name of "teahouse";
And because most of the teahouses are old ladies, many of the customers they attract are elderly, so this type of teahouse is also nicknamed "Grandpa's shop".
Aunt Hong was a laundry maid in the palace. The women gossiped in private, but the princess in the palace listened to them.
Zheng Lin knew that if his family knew that he had taken his sister to that kind of place, her sister would be fine, but it would be very difficult for him...
"Then, let's go drink serious tea and listen to stories. It's lively there too."
Zheng Lin frowned. He didn't want to go to an informal teahouse, and he actually didn't want to go to a serious teahouse.
Because the storytellers there like to tell the most popular stories among the tea drinkers below, which are often their own father’s stories.
If you hear this too often, you will inexplicably feel that they seem to know their father better than you do;
You may even have the illusion that you have two fathers?
A father, lying on the armchair at home;
The other father was always fighting outside, and he specially selected hermit masters to fight for three days and three nights, causing mountains to collapse, earth to crack and water to flow back.
Seeing that her brother was unwilling to go, the eldest girl pouted and said:
"That's not okay. I finally came out for some air, but I can't just go back."
Zheng Lin wanted to remind his sister that the reason why it was so difficult for the two of them to leave the palace now was because someone ran away from home for fun last time?
Thinking of this,
Zheng Lin raised his head and looked at the being standing behind him;
In terms of seniority, he is his grandfather.
Once he leaves the mansion, his grandfather will wake up from the coffin and follow him step by step.
Zheng Lin tried to secretly climb out of the palace wall, and after his grandfather followed him out, he tried to use his own skills to escape;
then,
Grandpa raised his fist and knocked himself out. Even though he had been in amazing shape since he was a child, he still vomited blood under this punch.
Zheng Lin felt the love of a relative a generation apart;
In the end, he could only go home in despair to recuperate.
As for sister, Erniang's instructions to her were that if she ran away from home again, all the maids and nuns who had served her since childhood, themselves and their families, would be implicated.
Even my sister herself does not dare to challenge her mother's bottom line.
Therefore, the two children could only stay in the palace obediently for so long, and finally got a chance to go out for some fresh air.
This was only because his father won the battle and Er Niang was very happy.
"Then let's go to the Calabash Temple and play making paper figurines."
"All right."
The big girl immediately ordered a maid next to her. The maid nodded and immediately went to pass the message.
After a while, the maid came back and brought a positive reply.
"Let's go, brother!"
The eldest girl took her younger brother and walked out of the north gate.
Before that, a group of city patrol officers had already started in advance and came to the Calabash Temple to clear the place.
When the two young masters arrived at the entrance of the temple, many people gathered on both sides of the temple.
In normal times, the two children have long been accustomed to this kind of clearing of roads. Their father sometimes "enjoys with the people" and sometimes needs to be alone and quiet.
But today, it's different.
Because many of the people who were stopped outside by the city patrol officers were wrapped in plain clothes.
"Ask what's going on."
"Yes, princess."
After a while, the maid came back to report: "Your Highness, the list of dead soldiers last night was sent to Fengxin City."
The news of the great victory actually came out very early. After all, the connection between Fengxin City and the front line is basically not broken every day. However, there is a certain lag in the statistics of the dead. It takes more than two rounds of statistics to confirm and send back. , at the same time, before the statistics, the army still has many other things to do, such as garrison and security.
The older girl pursed her lips, looked at her brother, and said:
"Brother, what should I do?"
The people who came to the temple today were all people from Fengxin City who had fallen soldiers at home, so they offered incense in advance. But for the real big event, according to the custom of eastern Shanxi, after every war, a collective burial ceremony would be held.
"I don't think it's good to stop them," Zheng Lin said.
"Well, I feel the same way, but now that I've come..."
"Sister, you decide."
"Be good, brother."
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Princess are here!!!"
In fact, the people outside the temple had already guessed that someone from the palace was coming.
Because in this Gourd Temple, only people from the royal palace will have soldiers to clear the place and maintain order. Other officials, no matter how big they are, are not qualified.
However, after hearing that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Princess were here, the people's eyes showed excitement.
In Eastern Jin Dynasty, the prince is the "emperor" and the prince is the prince.
"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Chitose, and greetings to His Royal Highness the Princess Chitose!"
Everyone fell to their knees.
Da Niu and Zheng Lin walked side by side and reached the entrance of the temple. Da Niu stopped and asked the people around her to get incense and candles.
Subsequently,
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Princess stood on the right side of the temple door, holding incense in their hands.
After the soldiers were ordered to clear the place and let people in, everyone wearing white clothes could receive three sticks of fragrance from the hands of the prince or princess.
In this day and age, this is a great courtesy;
With tears in their eyes, many people took the incense and then entered the temple to insert the incense burner to complete the incense burning;
Because you have to queue up when entering and cannot delay those behind you, after the incense offering is completed, the people will kneel down and kowtow to the two noble figures after coming out from the other side of the gate.
Cry, still cry, sad, still sad.
But the people of eastern Jin Dynasty, especially Biao households, have a kind of freedom and ease about dying in battle that is beyond people in other places.
Because the territory of Jindong was conquered by fighting and fighting, in the eyes of other people in the Xia, the Yan people were martial, so they were called barbarians. The territory of Jindong was almost completely rebuilt from the white land by outsiders under the leadership of the prince. Where it was established, its martial arts style was the best in the Yan Dynasty.
In addition, Jindong has already had a very mature system for the compensation and arrangements for the war dead, so the family does not have to worry about their future livelihood.
Therefore, the three incense sticks brought extraordinary significance after passing through the hands of the two little nobles.
To put it more generally, this probably means that a scholar dies for his confidant.
The people of eastern Jin Dynasty are not afraid of death, and there are no wars. Instead, they are not used to it. War should be a part of their lives, especially those of Biao households.
Many elderly people came with their children to offer incense. While wiping away tears, they motioned for their grandchildren to kowtow with them.
What he said was only two or three sentences, monotonous but extremely simple;
Probably, my child, your father died in the war following the prince, which is not a bad thing; when you grow up, you can fight with the young prince, and it is not a bad thing.
Because there were so many people, this incense pilgrimage lasted from noon to dusk.
after the end,
The Calabash Temple is closed.
The girl shouted that she was hungry, and Monk Liaofan personally brought the vegetarian meal, a large bowl of white rice covered with green vegetable leaves.
The big girl took a look at it with her chopsticks and found that it was covered with braised pork, lion head and diced chicken;
She raised her head and looked at Monk Fan, who also smiled slightly.
The big girl eats very quickly. When she is really hungry, she no longer cares about what she eats, it will always taste delicious.
Zheng Lin was also eating, but he ate much more reservedly than his sister.
He looked at his sister. Her sister's physique was much worse than his own. This was due to her innate condition.
Moreover, my sister has been carrying Long Yuan on her back since she was a child. She will definitely follow the path of a swordsman in the future, so she is not in a hurry to polish her body.
Therefore, after standing for most of the day and having to bend slightly when delivering incense, it was a big burden on my body.
Zheng Lin knew that his father's favorite child was his sister.
People don't look for reasons from themselves, and Zheng Lin doesn't think about how unpleasant his son must be;
However, Zheng Lin had never been jealous that his sister was so favored by his father.
What my sister didn't know was that he was outside when she asked Er Niang for leave.
Then, because I have recently been promoted to a higher level, my hearing is better than before. Although I am separated by the courtyard wall, I can still hear the conversation between my sister and my second mother.
My sister said that many people would go to the Calabash Temple today to offer incense to their relatives who died in the war. She wanted to take her brother there because he was the heir to the throne and would inherit his father's throne in the future, so he should go.
The second mother, who had never dared to let her two children go out, agreed after hearing this.
After all, no matter what, she had no reason and couldn't stop the prince from winning people's hearts.
In order to help him win people's hearts, my sister stood with him for most of the day.
In fact, Zheng Lin has no obsession with the throne.
He also told Uncle Bei about his inner thoughts.
Then Uncle Bei used his mind power to knock him over more than twenty times, and then used his mental power to shock him until blood oozed from his eyes, ears, mouth and nose;
At last,
Uncle Bei said to him pleasantly, almost face to face:
You will be strong, and you will definitely be strong in the future, but can you be stronger than thousands of troops?
Although Zheng Lin was still unconvinced, he did not dare to say anything like "I don't care about the throne."
In the eyes of outsiders, including my sister, Er Niang and San Niang, the gentlemen in the palace have a "soft spot" for me;
But this kind of "love" is really not something that ordinary people can afford.
However, Zheng Lin has never hated or complained about them. After being tortured, beaten and taught a lesson, Zheng Lin would still eat and drink with them with a mouthful of nosebleeds and a mouthful of wine;
My uncles once said that I was the same type of person as them, and I felt the same way.
The old monk Kong Yuan brought the soup, saying it was tofu soup;
The soup is delicious and the tofu is very tender, but there are not many pieces. On the contrary, there is a little more fish as a side dish.
Eat and drink
Zheng Lin wanted to ask her sister if she wanted to go home. After all, her grandfather was still waiting outside the temple.
But the big girl seemed to be in high spirits, saying that she couldn’t stick the paper man today, but she could still play with it.
The paper man is a toy of two children. What the common people call paper man, it means making a paper man, but the two children actually use it to make paper man.
Ever since their parents took them to the temple when they were very young, they have had an... inexplicable disgust towards the moving paper man.
Later, every time I had the opportunity to enter the Calabash Temple, I would make fun of him.
This really can’t be called cruel. It can only be said that good will be rewarded with good and evil will be rewarded with evil. The cycle of cause and effect;
After all, the Taoist came to Fengxin City to do something when they were about to be born, but now they are just paying off their debts.
But today,
The paper figure has changed its body, and it looks like a very fine and expensive style. The Hulu Temple itself takes in many disabled soldiers to do odd jobs. In their spare time, they will also make gold ingots and other paper figures for sale. sale;
But what really does it well is Fengxin City’s Baishi Shop.
The body of the paper man is very spirited and resembles an official, and he looks like he is sitting on a chair.
"The Chu State has been defeated. Unless your father suddenly decides to rebel against Yan, the Yan State's power is already complete."
One of the two children picked up the stone and the other picked up the small stick. They had no reaction to what the paper man said.
Every time they come to play with the paper man, the man always likes to scream and say some specious things, and they are used to it.
Seeing that his opening remarks could not stop the rhythm of the two children,
The paper man panicked,
Busy:
"I know those beasts, they think they have a glimpse of the secret. Now that the situation is like this, they probably don't have the courage to stand in front of them and stop it, but they will probably use some small tricks!
such as,
you!
For example, your sister! "
Zheng Lin stretched out his hand to stop his sister.
The body of the paper man swelled for a moment, then shriveled up again, as if he had breathed a long sigh of relief.
"There is a group of people who live in the shadows, but claim to be bright and uphold God's will. They can't do anything to your father. Your father is now blessed with royal aura. Even ordinary kings are not as profound as your father's aura.
Just like Master Zang back then, he couldn't do anything to the emperor, but he could...
Therefore, you may become their target. "
Zheng Lin smiled and said,
Road:
"We're safe."
"not necessarily."
"Aren't you just an example?" Da Niu asked.
"They have many versions of me."
Da Niu said in surprise: "So, we will have many paper figures to play with in the future?"
"……"paper man.
The two children felt nothing about this warning;
They have known since childhood that they are noble, and they have known that they are dangerous since childhood, but at the same time, they have also been stronger than their peers and even ordinary people since childhood;
The protection they received was enough to make them feel at ease.
"I have a premonition that they will take action against you." The paper man almost roared.
"Then I won't run away from home." Da Niu said.
"Do you want to hide for the rest of your life?"
"Dad won't let them hide for a lifetime." Da Niu said firmly.
"I can protect you." The paper man said.
The big girl smiled,
Zheng Lin smiled,
Even Monk Liao Fan, who was standing behind, couldn't help but laugh along with him.
"I really can!" The paper man felt insulted;
Immediately, it seemed to lose some of its energy,
whispered:
"I can help your father find them."
"Whoa!"
A big hole was punched out of the paper man.
next moment,
Another paper figure lying next to him suddenly moved. Apparently the Taoist had changed his body again, and he yelled angrily:
"What are you doing! What are you doing!"
Zheng Lin tilted his head,
Looking at the new paper man,
Road:
"How boring would it be if we found it out in advance?"
"I can promise you."
At this time, a woman's voice came.
The big girl turned her head to look, immediately approached with a smile on her face, and shouted:
"Mom, I miss you so much."
"good."
Si Niang picked up the girl and pinched her cheek.
"Auntie, you are back. Where is dad?"
"Your father is still on the front line. I'll come back to hand over some matters first. By the way, I'll ask your mother if she would like to go back to her parents' home."
"Well, is it true? My mother said that the way home used to be difficult."
"The road is now repaired," Siniang said.
At this time, Zheng Lin, who was standing there, tried his best to stand a little straighter, trying to imitate the big girl on his face, showing a happy smile,
Road:
"Mom, you're back."
Siniang hugged Da Niu and walked to her son.
"boom!"
The son was kicked away and hit the edge of the well.
"How boring would it be if we found it out in advance?"
Si Niang stepped forward again,
Zheng Lin subconsciously tensed up his body and wanted to escape, but a string of silk threads was released from his mother's hands, binding her ankles and dragging her back.
"boom!"
His mother stepped on his face,
He lowered his head and cursed:
"Do you know what you just said sounded like a bullshit villain?
Do you know how they died?
same as you,
Stupid!
I worked so hard to give birth to you,
I would rather you fall into the well and drown right now than die of stupidity! "
"Auntie, my brother knows he was wrong." The eldest girl helped to plead for mercy.
"Buzz!"
The silk thread is pulled,
Lifting Zheng Lin up, he hung it in front of Siniang.
"mother……"
"Do you know what's wrong?"
"I do not have……"
"Snapped!"
Siniang held Da Niu in her right hand, and slapped her son on the face with her left hand, causing blood to flow from the corner of his mouth.
This is not a stick education, nor is it considered domestic violence...
After all, ordinary children are very delicate, but the Zheng family's cub can tear a cheetah alive as soon as it can walk.
The big girl understood it and immediately said:
"Auntie, I am imitating my father. Dad also likes to say such appropriate words. I am imitating my father."
When Zheng Lin heard this explanation,
Immediately anxious,
Road:
"I'm not."
"Snapped!"
"He is worthy of me..."
"Snapped!"
"I was wrong."
"Snapped!"
"..." Zheng Lin.
The poor child had slap marks on both sides of his face.
The eldest girl closed her eyes. Although this was a family drama that had been going on for many years, she still couldn't bear to watch it.
Moreover, the eldest girl felt that the aunt who had just come off the battlefield seemed to be a little heavier than before.
This last slap seemed to be unfair to Zheng Lin.
But actually...
"You have become more capable. Mom was almost fooled by you and didn't notice. You kid actually took advantage of the gap between us all going to the front line to wear away the seal on your body?"
A look of horror immediately appeared on Zheng Lin's face. He knew that before, it was just a daily family interaction game between mother and son;
But after this is discovered, it is very likely that...
"Mom, the seal came loose on its own. I just entered another product and it came loose."
"boom!"
Zheng Lin was thrown to the ground, face down, extremely miserable.
Siniang turned her head, looked at the paper man, and said;
"I let you linger until today, only to find out that you are still somewhat useful. If you do well in the next step, we will find a way to reshape you. If we don't do well, you will be completely wiped out."
"I understand, I understand." The paper man agreed immediately.
immediately,
Si Niang walked in front with the big girl in her arms.
The silk thread at the back dragged my son sliding on the ground,
When passing the threshold of the temple, my son will be turned upside down;
When she arrived at the door and saw Shatuo Queshi standing there in a black robe, Siniang's tone softened a little.
Road:
"You live alone and lonely. From now on, this boy will live in the same room with you, just to relieve your boredom until his father and his uncles come back from the front line."
Shatuo Queshi stretched out his hand,
A ball of breath condensed out, and Zheng Lin who was on the ground was pulled up, caught in his hand, and then swung to fall on his shoulder.
Then, he turned around and walked towards the city gate.
into the city,
Entering the palace,
Then to the backyard,
Enter the underground secret room again.
Shatuo Queshi placed Zheng Lin on the coffin,
Zheng Lin, who was already bruised and swollen, actually sat up at this moment, which showed that his physical strength was indeed genuine.
"Grandpa, don't worry, I am very loyal. I will never tell my mother and the others that you used your evil spirit to help me kill the seal.
But you also heard that my mother has already discovered it. When Uncle A Ming and Uncle Bei come back, they will strengthen the seal for me again.
You can work harder tonight and help me completely remove the seal, so that I can take advantage of them before they come back..."
Shatuo Queshi stretched out his hand backwards,
"Boom!"
The big iron door of the secret room suddenly fell down, and under the pull of the Qi machine, it was locked from the outside.
"Ho ho..."
A hoarse sound came from Shatuo Queshi's throat.
Obviously, the grandfather loved his grandson before and helped to kill the seal to give the grandson more freedom to play, which was okay.
But after hearing what the paper man said and Siniang's reaction, the nature of the matter suddenly changed.
The big iron gate fell, cutting off everything inside and outside;
Unless someone from the outside opens it with great force, Zheng Lin cannot open it from the inside, and even Shatuo Queshi himself cannot open it, because he lives here, but there is still a person suppressing him at the bottom. Guy.
Zheng Lin sighed,
Knowing that grandpa will not help him,
But he still asked with concern:
"Grandpa, how much tribute do you have left here?"
"Forehead……"
Shatuo Queshi was stunned for a moment, and he realized that he seemed to have forgotten something very important.
Because it was Zheng Fan and Tiantian who often came to make offerings to him in the past, but now the father and son are on the front line, and his place is a forbidden area in the palace, so no one has come to make offerings to him for a long time.
Realizing that something seemed amiss, His Royal Highness immediately turned over and got out of the coffin.
From a pile of candles and incense burners,
He pulled out a plate of dried tea that had turned dark.
"Master, what should I eat?"
(End of this chapter)