Only this green, not disappointing the spring

Chapter 350: Dragon Boat Festival (1)

The fifth day of May is Dragon Boat Festival.

According to the customs of the Da'an Kingdom, on this day, each government office in the capital sent out a team of eleven people to hold a grand dragon boat race in the moat.

People get up early in the morning to hang flowers and plants, eat glutinous rice dumplings, watch dragon boat races, tie colorful silk threads, fight with various herbs, and drink realgar wine.

In order to suit the occasion, Shuiyunjian also launched different flavors of jiaoshu, or rice dumplings.

In Da'an Kingdom, most people eat meat dumplings, but in Shangguan Qingyue's opinion, dumplings must be sweet.

Therefore, Shuiyunjian was filled with the fragrance of rice early in the morning. More than ten kinds of glutinous rice dumplings with different flavors were made and given to the guests who came to the store to taste.

After lunch, Xuanyuan Yan accompanied Shangguan Qingyue to the moat to watch the dragon boat race.

When he heard that even the Fifth Prince's Mansion had sent a team of people to participate this time, Bai Er could no longer sit still.

After his repeated requests, the other three finally agreed to his request and selected seven skilled guards from the mansion to form a team.

With the participation of their own people, Shangguan Qingyue, who usually likes quietness, also became interested, so she pulled Xuanyuan Yan to join in.

It takes a hundred days to heal a broken bone. Now more than three months have passed, and it's time to put away the crutches.

Pretending to be lame is a very tiring thing, and Shangguan Qingyue thought of a clever way.

She put a height-increasing insole into Xuanyuan Yan's boots, and with the cover of the outer robe, no one could tell.

But because of the difference in the length of his two legs, he naturally walks with one leg higher than the other, just like a real cripple.

Ignoring the strange looks from the people around him, Xuanyuan Yan held Shangguan Qingyue's hand tightly and found a place with the best view to stop and watch.

The people who were a little further away from them began to whisper:

"I didn't see that person wrongly, was he the Third Prince?"

"Oh my god, the Third Prince is actually lame!"

"Alas, what a pity that such a handsome and heroic man of destiny has become a cripple."

"How serious is this injury? Even the miracle doctor is helpless?"

"The miracle doctor is not a god. Being able to help the Third Prince's leg is probably a blessing in disguise!"

At this moment, a hoarse voice suddenly asked:

"Who was the Third Prince holding hands just now? I heard that she was his concubine. Could it be true?"

As soon as these words came out, the surroundings fell silent for a moment, and then everyone's eyes became more eager. No one was uninterested in gossip, especially romantic gossip.

Logically speaking, with so much noise coming from the crowd, these gossipers were quite a distance away from the two of them, so they should not be able to hear anything.

However, Xuanyuan Yan has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and although his hearing is not as gifted as Bing Ling's, it is far superior to ordinary people.

He couldn't help but tighten his grip on the little girl's hand, his brows furrowed, his face very stiff.

Shangguan Qingyue didn't understand, so she shook his arm and asked closer:

"What's wrong, Your Highness? Are you feeling unwell?"

Xuanyuan Yan's expression eased slightly, and he shook his head slightly and changed the subject:

"I saw that the people all had colorful silk tied around their wrists. When we get back home later, Qingqing, can you braid one for me, too?"

Shangguan Qingyue looked around immediately after hearing what he said, and saw that everyone had colorful ropes made of five kinds of silk threads: red, yellow, blue, white, and black on their wrists.

Braiding bracelets was a relatively simple task. She should be able to master it quickly if she went back to ask Mother Wu for instruction, so she readily agreed to the task.

Suddenly, a booming sound of drums came from the moat, and the people watching around also cheered. It turned out that the competition was about to begin.

I saw more than a dozen boats arranged in two rows, and the drummer at the bow was beating the drum with all his strength.

Following a long horn sound, the rowers began to row their oars in unison to the drum beats.

As the boat moved farther and farther away, the onlookers began to move in the direction the boat was heading.

Shangguan Qingyue did not intend to follow the crowd. After all, Xuanyuan Yan's legs were not suitable for walking too far.

Just as she was about to leave, she saw a peddler not far away. In the bamboo basket on his back hung all kinds of woven colored silk and five-colored silk threads.

She immediately said to the people around her:

"Your Highness, please wait here for a moment. I will go buy some silk thread for you to weave."

After she finished speaking, she ran towards the peddler like a gust of wind.

But at this moment, something unexpected happened.

No one knew what had happened ahead, but there was a sudden commotion, and many people began to run back in panic.

The petite Shangguan Qingyue was submerged in the crowd in an instant, and the secret guards hiding in the dark didn't even have time to do anything before she disappeared!

"Clear!"

Xuanyuan Yan yelled loudly, but there were too many people and all kinds of noises mixed together, so his voice failed to cause any ripples.

A sharp, short whistle suddenly came from the crowd, and all the secret guards rushed out at once.

Even Qing Yi and others who were busy rowing dropped their oars at that moment and used the force to fly ashore.

But even if so many people came to the scene in the shortest possible time, they still couldn't find it!

Xuanyuan Yan's eyes were dark, and the chill emanating from his body almost became tangible, shocking the people nearby so much that they rubbed their arms and hid far away.

"Qing Yi, immediately inform the Jingzhao Yin that the entire city is under martial law!

"Bai Er, Zhu San, Xuan Si, each of you will lead a team to defend the east, west, and south city gates. Hurry!"

"I obey my orders!"

The four of them agreed in unison, and then went in their respective directions without stopping.

However, a living person seemed to have disappeared out of thin air.

All the guards from the Third Prince's Mansion came out in full force, together with the runners from the Jingzhao Prefecture, so many people turned the entire capital upside down, but after searching for nearly an hour, they still found no clues.

Xuanyuan Yan stood at the scene of the incident from beginning to end without moving, and his whole body looked terrifyingly gloomy.

After hearing the report from the Qing Yi Si brothers, he said nothing, but suddenly squatted down and looked carefully at the bluestone floor. He found a slight indentation in a not-so-conspicuous place.

He immediately recalled the situation in his mind, not missing a single detail. Frame after frame passed through his mind like turning the pages of a book.

After about a cup of tea, he suddenly opened his eyes and said to the people around him:

"It's impossible for someone to be taken away from the capital in such a short time. Qingqing might have been hidden in a shop by the criminals.

She is small, don't miss anything that can accommodate her, dig three feet deep to find her!"

This was exactly what he said; Shangguan Qingyue was indeed still in the capital.

She was knocked unconscious and passed out. When she finally woke up, she saw nothing but darkness.

She stretched out her hand tentatively and touched the wooden board before her arm was straightened. She continued to feel around and soon realized her current situation.

It's probably not a coffin, but more like a box, because it feels square and extremely narrow.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but sigh repeatedly. She suffered from her lack of height, otherwise how could she be kidnapped so easily in front of so many people!

I think after she was knocked unconscious, she was directly put into a box on the street stall. In this case, this must have been carefully planned in advance!

If there is anyone in the capital who has had conflicts with him, he would not be considered except the Fifth Prince and his wife and Imperial Concubine Jing.

As to whether the two were conspiring or something else, it was unknown at the moment, and she no longer had the energy to think about it.

because--

She's claustrophobic!

If she continued to stay in such a small and dark space, she was worried that she would go crazy.

But no matter how hard she punched and kicked, it was all in vain, like a stone thrown into the sea, sinking into the abyss.

In desperation, she had to close her eyes tightly, constantly adjust her breathing, and force herself to fall asleep. As long as she fell asleep, she would not be afraid of anything...

After repeated hypnosis, she actually fell asleep and her stiff body gradually relaxed.

But just as she dreamed that she had fallen into the moat and was trying to find a way to save herself, she heard the sound of a box opening!

I only heard a rough male voice lowering his voice and saying:

"Why aren't you moving? You haven't been stuck in there for too long, have you suffocated to death?!"

Then there was a crisp sound of slapping, and another voice said:

"Bullshit, I specially made three holes in this box, how could it suffocate someone to death?"

Then a rough finger stretched out to Shangguan Qingyue's nose to test her breath. She subconsciously made her breathing extremely weak to show her weakness.

Sure enough, I heard someone say anxiously:

"Oh no, I can't breathe no matter how hard I try, get him out quickly!

We have been told over and over again that we must sell this girl to the lowest-class brothel. If we don't do it right, we will be in big trouble!"