Chapter 7, Section 22: The Emperor's Incognito Visit (1)

  The two were about to explain, but Empress Fu said: "Your Majesty, look, Xiao Er's chin has a black mole, while Xiao Da does not. This can be used to distinguish between them!"

  Liu Xie followed Empress Fu's gaze and indeed saw a small black mole under Xiao Er's chin, which was not very noticeable unless one looked closely. He couldn't help but praise Empress Fu for her keen observation.

  Xiao Da also laughed and said: "The Empress is indeed meticulous, the princes in the palace are also distinguished like this!"

  Li Chen saw that everything was ready and busily bowed his head saying: "Your Majesty, the horse carriage is waiting outside the palace, let's set off now!"

  Liu Xie nodded, but said: "Once you leave the palace, there won't be so many rules. You can just call me Young Master and call the Empress Young Madam!"

  Three people were busy leading the way, and a group of five people got on the horse carriage. Xiao Da and Xiao Er drove the carriage, Li Chen sat between them, and only Liu Xie and Fu Huanghou were left in the carriage. Suddenly, Xiao Er raised his whip and shouted "Dui!" The horse carriage rushed through the long corridor, out of the imperial palace, and headed straight for the scene of the disturbance.

  Xuchang street, bustling and prosperous, tea houses and wine shops stand in great numbers. At this moment, it's just the early market, only seeing men and women, old and young, coming and going, peddlers and vendors interweaving among them, the sounds of hawking never-ending, completely performing a picture of the various scenes of city life.

  Liu Xie and his five companions found an inn, left their carriage there, and rushed into the crowd. They saw countless stalls on both sides of the street, with all sorts of small trinkets dazzling to the eye, even more lively than a holiday in the 21st century. Liu Xie couldn't help but feel delighted, pulling Empress Fu's hand as they ran along.

  The Empress Fú had entered the palace as a child, and people said that once you enter the palace gates, it's like entering an ocean. Indeed, this was true. Except for a few times in her childhood when she followed her father and older brother to visit the early morning market, she had not left the palace in over ten years. Let alone today, freely strolling on the main street. The Empress Fú took a deep breath, and for a moment, it was as if she had returned to her own childhood memories. Seeing the strings of candied hawthorns, the greedy worms in her stomach began to act up wildly, staring fixedly at the vendor selling candied hawthorns.

  Liu Xie saw a large crowd of people at the end of the street, with cheers and applause erupting all around. He was pulling Empress Fu's hand to move forward quickly, wanting to see what was happening. However, he suddenly found that he couldn't pull Empress Fu anymore. Turning his head back, he saw that Empress Fu had a greedy expression on her face, staring at the sugar gourd vendor, and she couldn't take another step. Liu Xie understood the situation and quickly snatched a sugar gourd from the vendor's hand, handing one to Empress Fu. Without looking back, he grabbed the sugar gourd tree and ran away. The vendor was shocked, rolled up his sleeves, and shouted curses, wanting to chase after Liu Xie. Just then, Li Chen caught up from behind and handed over a handful of copper coins, which finally calmed down the vendor. Li Chen wiped the sweat on his forehead and sighed, "My goodness!"