Devil’s Advent

"Ma'am, here's a tofu curd."

"Okay, young master, you take it, and you can send the bowl back when you have time, and you won't be charged for the money."

"Thank you ma'am."

The aunt who sold the bean curd looked at the beautifully dressed and cute girl in front of her, and she was so generous that she confiscated the money for pressing the bowl.

In the early years, everything in the eastern part of Jin belonged to the Wangfu, and all walks of life counted up, and the owner was the Wangfu.

In recent years, the palace has lifted the ban on some industries to allow small people to participate and manage;

Among them, there are mostly snack stalls, and because the ethnic and immigrant elements of the eastern Shanxi Province account for the majority, there are various types of snacks.

After all, no matter which dynasty or generation, the catering industry is the easiest for the common people to learn, and of course, it is also the easiest to fail.

But no matter what, after the number of small merchants hawking on the street has increased, this Fengxin City, which seemed too serious at first, has a lot of fireworks after all.

The big girl was holding a bowl of bean curd in her hand, and handed the half-eaten candied haws to the maid beside her, and she picked up a spoon to scoop the bean curd into her mouth.

"Hmm~"

After the big girl swallowed the bean curd, she smashed her mouth,

"It's unpalatable."

Immediately, another maid next to her reached out, took the bowl, and began to eat.

Da Niu's father is a master of delicious food. It is said that many of the most fashionable foods in the world are created by her father.

Therefore, the kitchen in the palace is definitely of the highest level in the world;

And he doesn't insist on big fish, big meat, delicacies from mountains and seas, and often makes some snacks to suit the appetite of the prince.

For the big girl who has eaten the bean curd at home, the bean curd sold outside looks the same, but it tastes nothing like the same thing at all.

But the family education in the palace is strict, and food is not allowed to be wasted, so the eldest girl doesn't eat it, and the maid next to her will immediately take it and finish eating, and return the bowl by the way.

"Brother, brother."

The big girl called Zheng Lin, Zheng Lin walked in front, and behind Zheng Lin stood tall people in black clothes and cloaks.

Zheng Lin turned his head and looked at his sister.

"Let's go drink tea."

The big girl stepped forward and took her brother's arm,

"I heard from them earlier that Aunt Hong had just had a fight with her guy; they said it was because her guy went to Grandpa's shop for tea."

Zheng Lin simply rolled his eyes at his sister,

road;

"If Erniang knows that I'm taking you to that place..."

"My mother won't beat you."

"She'll tell my dad."

"Father won't hit you."

"Father will tell my mother."

"Well……"

Some of the industries lifted by the palace also included red tents.

Although the most high-end red tents in Fengxin City are still managed by the Wangfu, but now, some small workshops have started to operate independently;

However, because those who are really beautiful and talented are more inclined to the red curtains with the background of the palace, so now in the small workshops outside, they are basically old and decrepit.

And because doing business in Fengxin City needs to go to the relevant yamen to get a license, and the license process of the red tent attribute is relatively long, so many small workshops have played a side-by-side game and exist under the name of "teahouse";

And because most of the old mothers are inside, many of the customers they attract are also elderly, so this kind of teahouse is nicknamed "Grandpa's shop".

Aunt Hong is a laundry maid in the palace, and the women talk about things in private, which is heard by the princess of the palace.

Zheng Lin knew that if his family knew that he took his sister to that kind of place, sister would be fine, and it would be very difficult for him.

"Then, let's drink serious tea and listen to stories. It's also lively there."

Zheng Lin frowned, he didn't want to go to unscrupulous teahouses, and he didn't even want to go to decent teahouses.

Because the storyteller there likes to tell the favorite stories of the tea drinkers below, often about his father.

If you hear this a lot, you will inexplicably feel that they seem to know their father better than themselves;

Even, there will be an illusion, do you have two fathers?

A father, lying on a chair at home;

The other father had been fighting outside all the time, and he picked out hermits and masters to fight for three days and three nights at every turn, causing landslides, ground cracks, and waters to flow backwards.

The eldest girl saw that brother was unwilling to go, she pouted and said:

"That's not okay, I finally got to come out to get some air, but I can't just go back like this."

Zheng Lin really wanted to remind his elder sister that the reason why it was so difficult for the two of them to leave the palace was not because someone ran away from home last time?

With that in mind,

Zheng Lin looked up at the existence standing behind him;

According to seniority, he is his grandparents.

Once he leaves the mansion, Grandpa will wake up from the coffin and follow him every step of the way.

Zheng Lin tried to sneak out of the courtyard wall of the palace, and after his grandfather followed him out, he wanted to escape with his own body;

Then,

Grandpa swung his fist and threw himself into the air. Even though he had an amazing physique since he was a child, he still vomited blood under this punch.

Zheng Lin has experienced the love of the next generation;

In the end, he had no choice but to go home to recuperate.

And Sister, Erniang's order to Sister is that if Sister runs away from home again, all the maids and nuns who have served Sister since she was a child, themselves and their families will all be imprisoned.

Even sister herself dare not challenge her mother's bottom line.

Therefore, the two dolls could only obediently stay in the palace for so long, and finally begged for a chance to go out for some fresh air.

This is because Er Niang was very happy because her father won the battle.

"Then let's go to the Gourd Temple and play paper figurines."

"All right."

The big girl immediately told a maid beside her, the maid nodded, and immediately went to pass the message.

After a while, the maid returned with an affirmative reply.

"Go, brother!"

The eldest girl pulled her younger brother out of the north gate.

Before that, a team of soldiers patrolling the city had already started ahead of time and came to the Calabash Temple to clear the field.

When the two young masters came to the gate of the temple, many people gathered on both sides of the temple.

In normal times, the two children have long been used to this kind of clearing the way. Sometimes their father would "have fun with the people", and sometimes he needed to be alone and quiet.

But today, it is 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 here."

"Yes, princess."

After a while, the maid came back to report: "Returning to Your Highness, the list of soldiers killed in battle was sent to Fengxin City last night."

The news of the great victory actually came down very early. After all, the connection between Fengxin City and the front line is basically uninterrupted every day, but the statistics of the dead soldiers have a certain lag, and it takes more than two rounds of statistics to confirm and send back , At the same time, before the statistics, the army still needs to do many other things such as garrisoning Anzhai.

The big girl pursed her lips, looked at her younger brother, and said:

"Brother, what should we do?"

Those who came to the temple today were all the people of Fengxin City who had fallen soldiers in their families, and they offered incense in advance. But for the real big deal, according to the custom of Eastern Jin, after every war, a collective burial ceremony will be held.

"I don't think it's good to stop them," Zheng Lin said.

"Well, I feel the same way, but since I'm here..."

"Sister, you decide."

"Good boy."

"His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness Princess is here!!!"

In fact, the people outside the temple had long guessed that it was people from the palace.

Because of this gourd temple, only people from the palace will have soldiers to clear the place to maintain order. Others, no matter how big the officials are, are not qualified.

However, after hearing that His Royal Highness and Princess Highness had come, the common people showed excitement in their eyes.

In Eastern Jin, the prince is the "emperor" and the prince is the prince.

"Greetings to His Royal Highness Chitose, and greetings to His Highness Princess Chitose!"

Everyone knelt down.

Da Niu and Zheng Lin walked side by side, and when they reached the gate of the temple, Da Niu stopped and told the people around her to fetch incense candles.

Subsequently,

His Royal Highness and His Highness the Princess stood on the right side of the temple gate, holding incense in their hands.

After ordering the soldiers to clear the field and let people in, all those who wear white can receive three sticks of fragrance from the crown prince or princess.

In this era, 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;

Because when entering, one has to line up and not delay the people behind, so after the incense offering is completed, the common 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.

However, the common people in Eastern Jin, especially the standard households, have a kind of freedom and ease that surpasses people in other places when it comes to death in battle.

Because the territory in the east of Jin was the result of fighting and fighting, in the eyes of people from other places in Zhuxia, the people of Yan were martial, so they were called barbarians. The land in the east of Jin was almost completely rebuilt from the white land by outsiders under the leadership of the prince. The place where it was established, its style of martial arts can be described as the best in the Great Yan.

In addition, Jindong already had a very mature system for the pension and arrangement of the war dead, and the family did not have to worry about their future livelihood.

Therefore, after the three sticks of incense passed through the hands of the two young gentlemen, they brought an unusual meaning.

Generally speaking, this is probably the death of a scholar for his confidant.

The people in Eastern Jin are not afraid of the dead, and they are not used to wars without wars. Wars should be part of their lives, especially those of Biaohu.

Many old people came to offer incense with their children, wiping their tears and beckoning their grandsons to kowtow along with them.

What you say is only two or three sentences, monotonous but extraordinarily simple;

Probably, son, your father died fighting with the prince, so it’s not bad; when you grow up, it’s not bad to fight with the little prince.

Because of the large number of people, this incense pilgrimage lasted from noon to dusk.

after the end,

The Gourd Temple was closed.

The big girl cried loudly that she was hungry, and Monk Liaofan personally brought the vegetarian meal, a large bowl of white rice covered with green leaves.

The big girl picked up the chopsticks and found that it was covered with braised pork, lion head and diced chicken;

She looked up at Monk Fan, who also smiled slightly.

The big girl eats in a hurry, and when she is really hungry, she doesn't care about what to eat, it will be really delicious.

Zheng Lin was also eating, but he ate much more subtly than his elder sister.

He looked at his elder sister, her physical fitness was much worse than his own, it was innate.

Moreover, my sister has carried Long Yuan on her back since she was a child, and 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 a long time, I have to bow slightly when delivering incense, which is a big burden on my sister's body.

Zheng Lin knew that when he was a child, his father's favorite was his elder sister.

People don't look for reasons from themselves, and Zheng Lin doesn't think about how unlovable his son is;

However, Zheng Lin has never been jealous that sister can get such a favor from her father.

What my sister didn't know was that when she asked Er Niang for leave, he was outside.

Then, because I have recently been promoted to a new level, my hearing is better than before. Although separated by the courtyard wall, I can still hear the conversation between my sister and Erniang.

Sister said that many people would go to the Gourd Temple today to offer incense to relatives who died in battle, and she wanted to take Brother to go. Brother is the eldest son, and whoever wants to inherit the throne from Dad should go.

Er Niang, who never dared to let go of the two children, agreed after hearing this.

After all, no matter what, she has no reason, let alone prevent the eldest son of the palace from trying to win people's hearts.

And in order to help me win people's hearts, sister stood with me for most of the day.

In fact, Zheng Lin has no obsession with the throne.

He also told Uncle Bei what he had said in his heart.

Then he was overturned more than 20 times by Uncle Bei with his mind power, and then he was shocked with mental power so that his eyes, ears, mouth and nose overflowed with blood;

at last,

Uncle Bei was almost close to his face and said kindly to him:

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 didn't dare to say that I don't care about the throne anymore.

In the eyes of outsiders, even including my elder sister, Erniang and Sanniang, the gentlemen in the palace have a "soft spot" for me;

But this kind of "love" is really not something ordinary people can afford.

But Zheng Lin has never hated or complained about them, and often after being tortured, beaten and taught a lesson, he can still eat and drink with them with a mouthful of nosebleeds and a sip of wine;

My uncles once said that I am the same kind of person as them, and I feel the same way.

The old monk Kongyuan brought the soup, which he said was tofu soup;

The soup is delicious, and the tofu is very tender, but there are not many pieces, but there are a little more fish as a side dish.

Eat and drink enough,

Zheng Lin wanted to ask sister if she wanted to go home, after all grandpa was still waiting outside the temple.

But the big girl seemed to be very interested, saying that today the paper doll can't be tied anymore, but she can still play with it.

Paper figurines are toys for the two children. What the common people call paper figurines means making paper figurines, and the two children really use them to make paper figurines.

From the time their parents brought them into the temple when they were very young, they had a... unexplainable disgust towards that moving paper doll.

Later, every time I had the opportunity to enter the Gourd Temple, I made fun of him.

This is really not cruel, it can only be said that good is rewarded with good and evil is rewarded with evil, and the cycle of cause and effect;

After all, 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 figurine has a different body, which looks very delicate and expensive. Since Calabash Temple has taken in a lot of disabled soldiers to do odd jobs, they also make paper figurines of gold ingots for sale in their spare time. sell;

But what really did well was the Baishi shop in Fengxincheng.

The body of the paper figurine is very energetic, it is the image of an official, and it seems to be sitting on a chair.

"Chu is defeated. Unless your father suddenly decides to oppose Yan, Yan's power will already be great."

One of the two children picked up the stone and the other picked up a small stick, but they didn't respond to what the paper figurine said.

Every time they come to play with the paper figurine, the paper figurine always likes to scream and say some plausible words, they are used to it.

Seeing that my opening remarks could not stop the rhythm of the two children,

The paper man panicked,

Busily said:

"I know those bastards, they think they have peeked at the secret, and now that the general situation is like this, they probably don't have the courage to stand in front of the situation by themselves, but most of them will do some small tricks!

for example,

you!

For example, your sister! "

Zheng Lin stretched out his hand and stopped his sister.

The body of the paper figurine swelled up, then shriveled up again, as if he breathed a sigh of relief.

"There is a group of people who live in the shadows, but claim to be bright and uphold the will of God. They can't do anything to your father. Your father now has the blessing of a king. Even an ordinary king is not as strong as your father.

Just like Master Tibetan back then, he couldn't do anything to the emperor, but he could...

So, you may become their target. "

Zheng Lin smiled,

road:

"We're safe."

"not necessarily."

"Aren't you just an example?" Da Niu asked back.

"They have a lot of me."

The big girl was pleasantly surprised: "So, in the future, we will have many paper figurines to play with?"

"……"paper man.

The two children didn't feel much about this warning;

They knew that they were noble and dangerous since they were young, but at the same time, they were stronger than their peers or even ordinary people since they were young;

The protection they receive is more than enough to make them feel at ease.

"I have a hunch that they will attack you." The paper figurine almost "screamed".

"Then I won't run away from home." Da Niu said.

"Do you want to hide forever!"

"Father won't let them hide forever." Da Niu said firmly.

"I can protect you." The paper figurine said.

Big girl laughed,

Zheng Lin smiled,

Even Monk Liao Fan standing behind couldn't help laughing along with him.

"I really can!" The paper figurine felt insulted;

Immediately, it seemed to be vented a little bit,

whispered:

"I can help your father and find them."

"Wow!"

A big hole was punched out of the paper figurine.

next moment,

Another paper figurine lying beside him suddenly moved, apparently the Taoist changed his body again, and shouted angrily:

"What is this for! What are you doing!"

Zheng Lin tilted his head,

Looking at the new paper man,

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"If you find out in advance, how boring would it be?"

"I can promise you."

At this moment, a woman's voice came.

The big girl turned her head to look, and immediately leaned forward with a smile on her face, and shouted:

"Ma'am, I miss you so much."

"good."

Si Niang picked up the older girl, stretched out her hand and pinched the older girl's face.

"Mother, you are back, where is dad?"

"Your father is still on the front line. I'll come back to hand over some matters. By the way, I would like to ask your mother if she would like to go back to her mother's house to have a look."

"Well, really? My mother said that the way home used to be difficult."

"The road has been repaired now," Siniang said.

At this time, Zheng Lin, who was standing there, also tried to make himself stand a little straighter, trying to imitate the big girl on his face, showing a happy smile,

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"Mom, you're back."

Si Niang hugged the eldest girl and walked in front of her son.

"boom!"

The son was kicked flying and fell to the side of the well.

"If you find out in advance, how boring would it be?"

Si Niang stepped forward again,

Zheng Lin's body tensed subconsciously, trying to escape, but a string of silk threads was released from his own mother's hands, and dragged his ankles back.

"boom!"

Mother stepped on his face,

He bowed his head and spat:

"Do you know the villain you just talked so much like nonsense?

Do you know how they died?

same as you,

Stupid!

The old lady worked hard to give birth to you,

I would rather you fall into the mouth of the well and drown now, than let yourself die stupidly! "

"Auntie, brother knows that he is wrong." The eldest girl begged for mercy.

"Buzz!"

With a pull of the thread,

He lifted Zheng Lin up and hung it in front of Si Niang.

"mother……"

"Do you know what's wrong?"

"I don't……"

"Snapped!"

Si Niang held the eldest girl in her right hand, and smacked her son's face with a big mouth with her left hand, directly punching blood from the corner of his mouth.

This is not stick education, nor is it considered domestic violence...

After all, the children of ordinary families are very delicate, but the cub of the Zheng family can tear apart a cheetah as soon as he can walk.

The big girl understood, and immediately said:

"Auntie, brother is imitating daddy, and daddy also likes to say such appropriate words, brother is imitating daddy."

Upon hearing this explanation, Zheng Lin,

Immediately hurry,

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"I'm not."

"Snapped!"

"He also goes with me..."

"Snapped!"

"I was wrong."

"Snapped!"

"..." Zheng Lin.

Poor child, both sides of the face are covered with palm prints.

The big girl closed her eyes, although this is a drama that the family has often staged over the years, she still can't bear to watch it.

Moreover, Da Niu felt that the Da Niang, who had just come off the battlefield, seemed to be a little heavier this time than before.

This last slap seemed to be a bit unfair to Zheng Lin.

But actually...

"You've got a lot of skills. Mom was almost fooled by you and didn't notice. You kid is actually wearing the seal on yourself while we are all going to the front line?"

A horrified look immediately appeared on Zheng Lin's face, he knew that before, it was just a daily family interaction game between mother and child;

But after this matter is discovered, it is very likely that it will be...

"Mother, it's the seal that loosened itself. I just entered another grade, and it loosened."

"boom!"

Zheng Lin was overturned to the ground, face down, extremely miserable.

Siniang turned her head, looked at the paper figurine, and said;

"Let you linger until today, only to realize that you are still so useful. The next thing, if you do well, we will find a way to reshape you. If you don't do well, you will be completely wiped out."

"Understood, understood." The paper figurine immediately agreed.

immediately,

Si Niang walked in front with the big girl in her arms,

The silk thread at the back dragged his son to slide on the ground,

When passing through the threshold of the temple, the son will be turned upside down;

When they got to the door and saw Sha Tuo Que Shi standing there in a black robe, Si Niang's tone softened a little.

road:

"You live alone, this kid will live in the same room with you from now on, just to relieve your boredom, until his father and his uncles come back from the front."

Sha Tuo Que Shi stretched out his hand,

A cloud of breath condensed out, and Zheng Lin who was on the ground was pulled up, caught in his hand, and then he flung it and landed on his shoulder.

Then, he turned around and walked towards the city gate.

entered the city,

Into the palace,

to the backyard,

Then enter the underground chamber.

Sha Tuo Que Shi put Zheng Lin on the coffin,

Zheng Lin, who was already bruised and swollen, sat up directly at this time, which shows that his physical strength is indeed genuine.

"Grandpa, don't worry, I am very loyal, I will never tell my mother and the others that you used evil spirits to help me wear off the seal.

But you also heard, my mother has already found out, and when Uncle A Ming and Uncle Bei come back, they will reinforce the seal for me again.

Please work harder tonight and completely wear off the seal for me, so that before they come back..."

Sha Tuo Que Shi stretched out his hand back,

"Boom!"

The big iron door of the secret room crashed down, and under the traction of the air machine, it was locked from the outside.

"Ho ho..."

A hoarse sound came from Sha Tuo Que Shi's throat.

Obviously, the grandfather loved his grandson before, and helped wear down the seal to give the grandson more freedom to play, which is nothing.

But after hearing what the paper figurine said and Si Niang's reaction, the nature of the matter suddenly changed.

The big iron gate fell, isolating everything inside and outside;

Unless someone outside opened it with great force, otherwise, from the inside, with Zheng Lin's strength, it couldn't be opened, even Sha Tuo Queshi himself couldn't open it, because he lived here, yes, but at the bottom, there was still a suppressed guy.

Zheng Lin sighed,

Knowing that grandpa won't help me anymore,

But still asked with concern:

"Grandpa, how much tribute do you have left here?"

"Forehead……"

Sha Tuo Que Shi was stunned for a moment, and he realized that he seemed to have forgotten a very important thing.

Because Zheng Fan and Tiantian were the ones who often came to confess to him before, but now the father and son are on the front line, and my place is a forbidden area of ​​the palace, so no one has come to confess 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 mass of candle censers,

He pulled out a plate of dried tea that had turned black.

"Grandpa, what should I eat?"