When he woke up, it was already the next afternoon. Zhang Zong sat down beside the bed and recalled what happened last night. After parting with Princess Chengyang, he and Wan'er were playing in the city until the second half of the night. Finally, they were so tired that they returned home and ended up sleeping for most of the day.

Zhang Zong stretched his waist and stood up, then moved his body. Speaking of which, the young man's health is good. He just needs to sleep for a long time and immediately became energetic. However, after thirty, his energy will be much worse than before. It may take several days for a night to recover.

After going to the bathroom to wash, Zhang Zong went to Wan'er's room to look at it, but found that she was still sleeping heavily, so he went to the kitchen to make some porridge. Although he had been sleeping for a day, he was not actually hungry. Last night, they not only admired the lanterns, but also tasted various delicious snacks in the city, and even took a lot of them home, and now they are piled up in the room.

When the porridge was cooked, Wan'er also walked out of the room yawning. Zhang Zong found that it was getting late and he promised to go to Xue Ning'er yesterday, so he urged Wan'er to wash up. Then the two of them drank the porridge and were about to go out.

But unexpectedly, a carriage suddenly came to the front of the house. Then Xue Shao took Xue Ning'er into the house. This surprised Zhang Zong and asked Xue Shao, "Why did you send Ning'er? Are you not planning to go today..."

"Ning'er can't wait to come to find you, so I'll ask you, Brother Shi, tonight!" Before Zhang Zong finished speaking, Xue Shao hurriedly interrupted him and kept winking at him. Unfortunately, he didn't know that Xue Ning'er had known about him and Changsun Yuanyi for a long time.

"Don't worry, Ning'er is left to me!" Zhang Zong didn't point it out and agreed immediately with a smile.

"That's great, Ning'er, follow Brother Shi, don't run around!" Xue Shao immediately reminded Xue Ning'er, and then turned around and turned into the carriage. He was in a hurry to go to Changsun Yuanyi for a date, of course he would not waste time on Ning'er.

Looking at his brother who was leaving in a hurry, Xue Ning'er also made a face at his carriage, and then happily ran to Zhang Zong and said, "Brother Shi, where are we going to play today?"

"Do you want to go?" Zhang Zong asked with a smile.

"I don't know, Brother Shi, where do you think is fun?" Xue Ning'er rarely goes out, so she is not familiar with the Lantern Festival. Otherwise, she wouldn't be so enthusiastic about the annual Lantern Festival, because only today can Princess Chengyang not stop her from going out.

"I think Zhuque Street is the most lively. Yesterday we only moved halfway. After you and the eldest princess left, Wan'er and I went to Zhuque Gate in the imperial city again. The juggling there is even more exciting. Do you want to go and have a look?" Zhang Zong thought for a while and asked.

Zhuque Gate is the main gate of the imperial city, facing Zhuque Street, which is also the source of the name Zhuque Street. In front of Zhuque Gate, there is a huge square, mainly used for emperor military parades. People are strictly prohibited from entering, but during the Shangyuan Festival, it will be open to the people. Those who can perform there are even the top players in various industries.

"I will go wherever Brother Shi goes!" Xue Ning'er nodded immediately after hearing this, with a bright smile on her face. It seemed that she was also very looking forward to today's trip.

There was a carriage brought by Xue Ning'er, as well as a guard and maid outside the door, so Zhang Zong took Xue Ning'er and Wan'er to the carriage, and he also specially prepared a deck of playing cards to spend time on the carriage, because it would take a long time to travel from Qujiangchi to Zhuque Gate, especially today, there would definitely be traffic jams on the road.

In fact, Zhang Zong's move was indeed very wise. They set off before dark, but they were blocked on the road for a long time. The Landlord alone played for more than a dozen laps. When they finally arrived at Suzaku Square, it was completely dark outside, and the performance in the square had already begun.

The three got off the carriage. Compared with other places, the various performances here are larger and more organized. For example, huge tents can be seen everywhere, and there are people guarding them at the door. If tourists want to go in and watch the performance, they have to spend money, unlike those performing artists outside who can only rely on the audience's rewards.

Ning'er and Wan'er were very interested. They pulled Zhang Zong from one tent to another. They wanted to watch all kinds of juggling performances, but after entering and watching it for a while, they felt bored, so they switched to another family and gave tickets to each family.

"Huh? What is this?" At this moment, Xue Ning'er suddenly saw the flag hanging outside a tent, and immediately pulled Zhang Zong and the others over curiously.

"Extraordinary Man Exhibition?" Wan'er also whispered the words on the flag. In addition to this sign, there were many curtains hanging on the curtains on the tent, which introduced what the so-called Extraordinary Man looked like?

Zhang Zong glanced at the so-called Yi Ren, and immediately frowned and said, "Let's go, this place is not suitable for children!"

"We are not young anymore!" Xue Ning'er and Wan'er almost said in unison when they heard Zhang Zong's words, with their little faces bulging, but they obviously didn't know that only children would hate others saying that they were young, and adults, especially adult women, almost wish everyone could mistakenly think that they would always be a teenage girl.

"Okay, if you are sure to see it, don't blame me if you regret it!" Zhang Zong didn't want the two girls to get in touch with these things too early, but thinking that they would grow up sooner or later, it didn't seem like a bad thing to have more knowledge, so he nodded and agreed, and took the initiative to buy three tickets and then took them into the tent.

However, in just one cup of tea, the two girls were taken out by Zhang Zong in a daze. Ning'er even retching several times and wanted to vomit, but in the end she couldn't get what she wanted. Zhang Zong hurriedly took them to the tea stall next to her and asked them to rinse their mouths with tea water, and then suppressed the disgusting energy.

It turns out that the so-called aliens are actually some deformed people, dwarfs, and giants. Other deformed people are all kinds of strange things, such as conjoined people, double-headed people, etc. If people who are not mentally prepared, such as Xue Ning'er and Wan'er, they will naturally feel disgusted.

"Young master, everyone inside is so disgusting. How could they look like that?" Wan'er took a sip of tea and patted her chest. Her face was pale now, and she really scared her just now.

"They are all pitiful people, after all, no one wants to be a monster when they are born!" Zhang Zong sighed.

"I found that the people inside were all Hu people. Is this kind of weirdo often appear among Hu people?" Xue Ning'er's little face finally regained a little bloody color, and she also asked curiously.

"Whether it is Hu or Han people, such deformities may actually occur, but they are not common in normal times." Zhang Zong explained again. In fact, it is already very lucky that these deformities can survive. Most of the deformities will be beaten to death by their parents and tribe members when they are born.

"It's so terrible. If I become what they look like, I might as well die." Wan'er shivered with her arms and said. The visual impact of those people just now was too strong. She felt that she was already very unfortunate, but now thinking about the experiences of those people, the sufferings she experienced seemed nothing.

Zhang Zong also saw what Wan'er was thinking, and immediately reached out and touched her little head. The girl's heart finally opened up little by little, no longer closing her true self like before. This is a good phenomenon. I hope she can keep it.

The three of them were resting at the tea stall. This tea stall was not far from the Yi Renzhang. Zhang Zong found that there were quite a few people like Ning'er and Wan'er who were driven by curiosity. Just after they rested, there were no less than a hundred people watching. However, many people entered happily and their faces turned pale, but this attracted more tourists. It was probably like a haunted house in later generations. The more thrilling the activity was, the more attractive it was.

"Huh?" But at this moment, Zhang Zong suddenly found an acquaintance among the people who entered. Almost all the city was dispatched during the Spring Festival, and it was not uncommon to meet acquaintances. However, most people traveled with their families, but this acquaintance was alone and changed into a suit. If he was not a very familiar person, he would probably not recognize him at all.

Zhang Zong was also a little surprised when he saw the strange appearance of this acquaintance. He was about to call him, but he had already paid to enter the Yiren Exhibition. Zhang Zong had to wait for a long time, but it took half an hour to wait. Fortunately, Wan'er and Ning'er were tired, so they sat there quietly to rest.

Finally, the acquaintance who entered came out with a group of people and happened to come to the tea stall on Zhang Zong's side. Zhang Zong hurriedly stepped forward to stop the other party and said, "Brother Di, why did you come out alone?"

This acquaintance is Di Renjie, but at this time, Di Renjie was wearing a Confucian shirt and a Confucian scarf on his head. He looked like a candidate who went to Beijing to take the exam, and he was not as smart as he usually did.

"Brother Zhang, it's such a coincidence to meet you!" Di Renjie shouted in surprise when he saw Zhang Zong, but then he looked around, as if he was very alert. Zhang Zong also hurriedly pulled him to the tea stall. With Ning'er's guards around, ordinary people could not get close to them.

"On the Chinese New Year Festival, Brother Di, why didn't you take your family, but ran out to play alone?" Zhang Zong also asked with a smile again. Di Renjie was middle-aged and naturally had already married and had children, and his eldest son was even a few years older than Zhang Zong.

"Brother Zhang doesn't know. I'm actually investigating the case today." Di Renjie said with a wry smile. Of course, Shang Yuanjia wanted to travel with his family, but now that he is in a serious case, he can only publicize and then privately.
Chapter completed!