It turned out that in recent years, the various tribes in the Western Region had been constantly locking up the border. The border was tight, and the morale of the soldiers at the border was not high. At that time, Ying Su, who had returned from the Northern Region to the capital to get married, requested to patrol the Western Region. Unexpectedly, this patrol lasted for three years. In these three years, Ying Su spent one and a half years fighting at the border so that the nobles in the Western Region did not dare to mobilize their troops easily. He then spent another one and a half years encouraging trade, buying good horses from the Western Region and transporting them to the Northern Region to resist the Rong people and the Rakshasa people. He also sold all kinds of daily commodities from the Central Plains at high prices. It was used to compensate the fallen soldiers and improve the living conditions of the soldiers.
In just three short years, Ying Su had swept away the low morale in the western border. He had even used the large amount of metals and horses he had obtained from the trade to train the well-equipped Dragon Cavalry that would shock the future generations. They came and went like the wind, sweeping away all enemies and shaking the entire western border!
Ying Su had not entered the capital for three years because of the state affairs. It was not until Ying Ji's birthday this year and when he learned that he had become the Imperial Grandfather that he had specially sent a letter home to summon Ying Su back.
With the stability of the border and the reduction of the war, Ying Su had also prepared to return to the capital to celebrate his father's birthday. Therefore, Ying Su had set off two months earlier than the one and a half month journey. He wanted to make it back to the capital before his father's birthday.
However, even though he thought that he wouldn't be delayed on the way back, he was still delayed. Ying Su returned to the capital dressed in casual clothes and didn't carry the crown prince's dragon flag. He also brought with him his hundreds of elite warriors who had fought bloody battles on the battlefield and survived hundreds of calamities.
However, every time Ying Su passed by a place, he would observe the local people's situation. Great Qin's people were tough, and in the past hundred years, there had been frequent wars. As long as hundreds of soldiers did not cause trouble, the local officials would not bother to ask. However, Ying Su knew that the place was safe, and if there were corrupt officials and bullies who bullied the people, Ying Su would leave a few people with their tokens to deal with them after crossing the border.
Therefore, before they were even halfway through the journey, nearly half of his guards had already dispersed. The remaining half refused to leave no matter what Ying Su said. After all, there was nothing more important than the safety of the Crown Prince's family.
As a result, the group of people sped up midway, so much so that the soldiers behind them could not catch up. One day, Ying Su passed by a mountain, and there was a small town at the foot of the mountain. When Ying Su entered the town, it was already dusk. Ying Su hurriedly found an inn and settled his wife down. Although the inn was not small, there were not enough rooms. Fortunately, the courtyard was big enough, so Ying Su had the soldiers set up a tent in the courtyard to settle down for the night.
It was the most basic instinct of the soldiers to survive in the wind and sleep in the open. Everyone quickly set up their tents in the open space in the backyard under the incredulous gazes of the shop owner and the waiter.
This tavern welcomed guests from all over the world, and the shopkeeper at least had some knowledge of all kinds of people. When he knew that Ying Su and the others were border guards of the Western Regions, he had sent them hot wine and cooked meat without taking a single cent. He said that the border guards had shed blood and tears, and that it was already very apologetic of us to let our brothers stay in the backyard.
The people in the northwest were simple and simple, so Ying Su accepted the shop owner's good intentions.
Coincidentally, the town was holding a sacrificial ceremony on this day, and it was bustling with noise and excitement. Ying Su saw that his wife had a very tough journey, so he took her to the town to play. The days of guarding the border were quite tough, and his husband had endless things to deal with every day. It was rare for him to have time to play with her. Therefore, the Crown Princess was unusually happy to follow her husband, and she even carried her child in her arms.
Children around the age of one were unusually curious. Although they could not walk yet, their big black eyes seemed to be insufficient. Their small heads shook like bells as they looked at the pedestrians and strange toys in different clothes. Before he could walk far, he had already changed his brocade hat into a cotton tiger-head hat. He held a string of candied haws in his left hand and a string of sugar figurines in his right hand. Although he didn't know how to stuff it into his mouth, he was indeed unwilling to let go.
The family walked towards the front of the crowd, followed by a dozen or so guards in casual clothes. Ying Su saw that his wife was getting tired from shopping, but he was unwilling to carry his son, so he sat down at a stall selling tofu pudding by the roadside. The stall owner saw that business was coming, but before he could go up and greet them, he saw ten or so burly men come up and sit down. Some of them couldn't sit down, so they squatted down beside them. The stall owner jumped and thought,'I'm just a small business, so I shouldn't be eating without paying.'
Ying Su turned his head and looked around, speechless. It turned out that whenever he and his wife wandered around, the guards would secretly watch the commotion from the stalls nearby. However, this tofu pudding seller had probably arrived late and didn't manage to get a good stall, so he could only set up two small tables at the corner of the street and wait for business to come. He didn't pay attention to it just now, but now, there was only one rouge and cosmetic powder seller around. He couldn't possibly let more than ten men surround him to buy cosmetic powder, right?
"To be objective, may I ask if you want to see marriage or the future, or the method to seek good luck and avoid evil!”Before the tofu pudding seller could ask, an inappropriate voice came from the side. Originally, the group of people were only looking for a place to sit and did not notice that there was a small table next to the stall. There was a person sitting at the table. The guard did not care and sat opposite that person. He did not care who was sitting opposite him. Now it seemed that it was a fortune-telling stall. This was a place for fortune-telling.
"Puchi!" The Crown Princess couldn't help but laugh out loud when she saw this, and everyone laughed out loud when they saw the guard's embarrassment.
"Shopkeeper, one bowl of tofu pudding per person, and some salted vegetables and dried beancurd.”Seeing this, Ying Su didn't wait for the shopkeeper's question and laughed. He then turned to the fortune-teller and said,""Sir, can I borrow your precious land to sit? I'll treat you to tofu pudding.”
The fortune-teller's face was fair and clean, and his long eyebrows were drooping. His eyes weren't big, but there was a faint divine light in them. Seeing Ying Su's extraordinary bearing, he cupped his hands and said,""Thank you for your money. The treasure land is not expensive. A bowl of tofu pudding is enough.”
Ying Su saw that the fortune-teller was elegant in his speech, so he focused his attention and read," Only ask for good fortune, not bad fortune. Haha, what a big tone, sir. But how do you explain this?”
Seeing that Ying Su didn't seem to be here to make things difficult for him, the fortune-teller said,""Everyone in the world wants to seek good fortune and avoid evil, but how can there be such a good thing? Instead of pinning their hopes on the illusory destiny, it's better to do more good deeds to feel at ease and be practical. It was beneath him to use illusory disasters to intimidate others to accumulate wealth. In that case, it was better to divine some auspicious things to comfort people. Besides, I also had this ability. I wasn't talking nonsense to deceive others.”
Ying Su laughed and said,"Then can you see if anyone here has any good fortune to ask?"
Who would have thought that Ying Su's joke would cause the fortune-teller's expression to change. At this moment, the shopkeeper brought the tofu pudding and dried tofu over. When the fortune-teller saw the tofu pudding and dried tofu, he had a greedy look on his face, as if his expression just now was just an illusion. The stall owner smiled and said," Sir, it's always someone else who treats you to tofu pudding today. I'm also taking advantage of you. It's said that your divination is very accurate."”
Who knew that when the fortune teller heard the praise of the tofu pudding seller, he was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. He said anxiously,"What do you mean by 'heard'? My divination is very accurate. If you don't believe me, you can go home and take a look. Your family's piglet must be ten in a nest, and they're female! Son! Ping! Ann!" By the end, he was already flustered and exasperated.
"Yes, yes, yes. Sir's divination is absolutely accurate, absolutely accurate!"”After saying that, he quickly turned around and scooped tofu pudding for Ying Su and the others.
Ying Su and the Crown Princess didn't know whether to laugh or cry when they heard this. Who would say that the mother and the child were safe? But what kind of judgment did Ying Su have? That fortune-teller's face was as calm as water, and his eyes were as cold as ice. He definitely wasn't someone who could cheat people to eat and drink in the mortal world. However, he wasn't willing to say anything. Ying Su didn't point it out because he thought it was better to avoid trouble.
" Come, Bang 'er, be good. This tofu pudding smells so good. Bang' er, come and have a bite." At this moment, the crown princess placed her son on a low stool beside her and scooped up a spoonful of tofu pudding in front of her to feed him.
When children were this big, they were curious about everything. Among the familiar faces that they had seen for a long time, there were suddenly a few unfamiliar faces. These unfamiliar faces were much more tempting than the tofu pudding in front of them.
Ying Bang swallowed a mouthful of tofu pudding while swaying his feet. When the Crown Princess put away the spoon and was about to continue feeding him, Ying Bang had already gotten down from the stool and walked unsteadily to the fortune-teller's table.
" Bang 'er, be careful." The Crown Princess saw her son walking unsteadily to the side. She put down her bowl and stood up, wanting to carry the child.
"It's not good to hold a child all day. It's good that there's no outsider here to let him walk around.”Ying Su supported his wife and said to his son with a smile. Then, he reminded his wife,"You must have had a tough journey. This tofu pudding is very fragrant.”
The Crown Princess enjoyed her husband's love for her. She sat down again and said in a low voice,"" Aren't you afraid that your son will fall? Seriously!" She complained, but her heart was unusually sweet.
The child was tottering as he walked towards the bucket of divinations on the fortune-teller's table. His legs were plump and tender. Just like that, he swayed his legs and made the surrounding soldiers and the Crown Princess feel uneasy.
The soldier opposite the fortune-teller wanted to get up and carry Ying Bang, but when he heard the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess, he sat down again. When Ying Bang was about to reach the fortune-teller with his crab steps, the child had no sense of distance. Even though there was still some distance between them, he tiptoed and tried to get the bucket of divination sticks. Who knew that he would not be able to touch his feet? When his tiptoed heels landed on the ground, he lost his balance and fell to the ground with a plop. The child's head was big and his waist was soft. When he knelt, his hands fell to the ground and his head smashed onto the feet of the fortune-teller who was drinking tofu pudding.
At this moment, Ying Su was talking to his wife. His wife was drinking tofu pudding while looking up at her son. When she looked up and saw her son fall, it was already too late.
The soldier who was sitting opposite the fortune-teller and drinking tofu pudding was regretting it so much that his intestines turned green. He might as well fall into the river next to him. At this time, even his beloved crown prince was criticizing him.
However, everyone's reaction was not as big as one person's. This person was the fortune-teller. The fortune-teller buried his head in his tofu pudding and thought about something. Ying Bang didn't care when he came. The child and the servant were sitting opposite him. Why did he have to worry so much? He believed that it was better to avoid trouble. If there was nothing to do, it was better not to cause trouble. It was more important to eat and drink as soon as possible and protect his internal organs.
However, the fortune-teller had already noticed it when Ying Bang fell to his knees. Just as Ying Bang's head was about to hit the fortune-teller's foot, the fortune-teller stood beside him without hesitation. As the fortune-telling stall was placed in a corner, half of the table was covered with tofu pudding, and the other half was in the corner. As he could not avoid it, he stood behind his fortune-telling chair, beside Ying Bang.
However, this was not the main point. The main point was that the fortune-teller's movement technique was as fast as lightning. From the time he placed the wooden spoon on the bowl to the time he stood at the side with his hands behind his sleeves, it was as if he was moving like clouds and flowing water.
At this time, everyone had already stood up. Ying Bang didn't know what had happened. He stuck his butt out and tried for a long time, but he couldn't stand up. Instead, he tilted his head and knelt down again in front of the fortune-teller.
The fortune-teller's face, which was already gloomy, turned even darker at this moment. He stared at the child with a vicious look in his eyes. Judging from the fortune-teller's skills and expression, and Ying Bang being so close to him, no one dared to act rashly before they could tell who was friend or foe!
At this moment, Ying Su cupped his fists and said," Forgive me for my poor eyesight. I didn't know that I was hiding my abilities. Please forgive me for being slow."”
As Ying Su spoke, no one went up to hug Ying Bang. Ying Bang was already sitting in front of the fortune teller, laughing and babbling to the fortune teller.
The reason why no one went to hug Ying Bang was because Ying Bang was too close to the fortune-teller, and they didn't know if the fortune-teller was a friend or foe. The fortune-teller saw Ying Su and Ying Bang's faces changing. After a moment of silence, he said,"Forget it! Fate comes and goes, only the heavens decide, human strength is really difficult to resist, only ask auspicious unpredictable evil, hey! Why should I do this divination?”
After saying that, the fortune-teller straightened his back and revealed a towering face. There was no trace of a charlatan's attitude.
Ying Su cupped his fists and was about to say something, but the fortune teller's figure flashed, picked up Ying Bang, and ran into the deep mountains outside the town. His figure was so fast that he had already run far away in a few breaths. At this time, a few tinkling sounds came from the fortune teller's stall. It was the fortune teller's tofu pudding money!
Just as everyone was about to get up and chase after him, they heard Prince Ying Su's voice,""Send the Crown Princess back and wait for me at the inn.”As soon as he finished speaking, Ying Su had already chased after the Taoist priest like a swimming dragon!
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