Start Six Maids

Leng Ruxue shook her head and said softly, "No need."

Chu Ci was startled, then smiled and said, "That's right."

"With Ruxue's appearance, it's not beautiful to use those things."

Stretching his arms around Leng Ruxue's slender waist, Chu Ci said aloud, "Let's go, let's go elsewhere."

After paying the bill, Chuci and the others left the shop and wandered around the cross street.

In front of a teahouse, Chu Ci stopped.

Xiaoer, let's make a pot of tea!

Chu Ci did not expect to run into this teahouse again on this cross street.

"Come on, let's go in and have some tea."

Chu Ci walked into the teahouse first.

"Guest officer, please come in!"

Xiao Er quickly walked up to him, "What would you like to drink?"

Chu Ci took out a piece of broken silver from his pocket and threw it to Xiao Er, saying, "A pot of good tea!"

"Is there anyone singing?"

Xiao Er took Sui Yin and said with a smile, "Of course!"

"What do you like to hear, sir?"

Chu Ci pondered for a moment, then asked, "Is there anyone who can sing the tunes of the country of Zhu?"

Xiao Er was startled, then smiled and said, "There are too!"

"Some time ago, a follower of the Zhu Kingdom came here, and he sang a very flavorful tune."

Chu Ci nodded slightly and said, "Look for Zhang Yazuo and arrange for her to sing a section."

After finishing speaking, Chu Ci threw another piece of silver to Xiaoer.

Xiao Er weighed the broken silver and said with a smile, "Okay, please go upstairs!"

On the second floor, the three of Chu Ci sat at an empty table.

Xiao Er quickly brought a pot of good tea, and said to Chu Ci with a smile, "Guest officer, please taste the tea first, and the girl you ordered will come and sing soon."

Chu Ci nodded slightly, indicating that Xiao Er could leave.

"Guest officer, take it easy."

Xiao Er turned and left.

Leng Ruxue picked up the teapot and poured Chuci a cup of tea.

call!

Chu Ci picked up the teacup and took a sip.

At the top of the stairs, a beautiful figure walked up slowly.

The woman is dressed in multi-colored exotic clothing, with a small star tattooed on the corner of her right eye.

Chu Ci glanced at her, and knew that she was the adherent of the Xianzhu Kingdom that Xiao Er had mentioned.

Holding a clarinet in her hand, the woman went to a corner of the second floor and sat down.

Hold the clarinet with both hands and bring it to your lips to blow it.

The sound of sobbing and resentment reached everyone's ears, and everyone seemed to hear the woman's mournful cry.

After a while, the sound of the clarinet gradually faded away.

The woman's soft moan gradually fell into her ears.

Why do you love the country~

no more home~

Hold the empty cup of wine and look at the moon, dreaming back and forth for thousands of years~

···

Ethereal and melodious voice, matched with melancholy tunes.

This ditty sounds quite flavorful.

Chu Ci raised his eyes to look at the woman, secretly thinking that to be able to sing such a ditty, he must miss his homeland very much, right?

After the pot of tea was exhausted, Chu Ci got up and left.

In front of the counter, Chu Ci stopped.

"Treasurer!"

The shopkeeper of this teahouse is a woman who still has charm, and she couldn't help turning her head when she heard Chu Ci's greeting.

In the next second, the woman's hole shrank slightly, and a look of surprise flashed in her eyes.

Chu Ci raised his eyebrows and said aloud, "The shopkeeper seems surprised to see me?"

"you know me?"

The shopkeeper was silent for a moment, then said with a smile, "My lord is a friend of our teahouse."

"I think I have seen a portrait of an adult."

The moment the shopkeeper saw Chu Ci, he couldn't help but think of the instructions passed down from above.

The real owner of the teahouse once personally ordered that seeing Chu Ci is like meeting the owner!

The shopkeeper recognized Chu Ci, so naturally he didn't dare to neglect.

"What's your order?"

Chu Ci said aloud, "Get some news."

The shopkeeper listened attentively, "What does your lord want to know?"

Chu Ci tapped on the counter with his fingers.

"Information about Dutong, the guardian of Xiancheng, his wife and children!"

The shopkeeper quickly nodded and said respectfully, "No problem!"

"My lord, please wait a moment, the dossier will be delivered soon."

In a quiet tea room, Chu Ci sat down and flipped through files.

All the information written on it is about Sun Chenghai, the guard of Xiancheng, his wife and children.

Chapter 416 The Secret Five Years Ago

Sun Chenghai, male, 40 years old, martial arts level six, is currently serving as the guardian of Xiancheng.

Five years ago, when he was the guard of Xiancheng, he was promoted to the guard of the capital because he was appreciated by the king of Xian.

His original wife, Laizhou Mi Shi, contracted an illness five years ago, and the cause was suspected to be severe cold, and died.

In the next month, Sun Chenghai continued to present Zeng, the daughter of a merchant in the city.

At the end of the same year, Sun Chenghai adopted Pei Lancangyue, a five-year-old girl from Xianzhu Kingdom.

Peilan Cangyue, the daughter of General Xianzhu, was adopted by Sun Chenghai and his wife, and they treated her as her own.

Ling Sun Chenghai's original partner Mi Shi once had a son, whose personality is introverted and timid, and has not been valued by Sun Chenghai in recent years.

These are all the information that Chu Ci extracted from the dossier.

tuk tuk...

Chu Ci put down the file, tapped on the table with his fingers, and fell into deep thought.

Sun Chenghai's original life trajectory was very ordinary, until five years ago, Sun Chenghai's life suddenly had a major change.

First, he was exceptionally promoted to guard the capital, and then his original wife died of illness, and within a month, he continued to marry a wife.

She adopts a survivor of the Zhu Kingdom, the daughter of a general, and treats her as her own, ignoring her own blood.

If it weren't for the detailed records in the dossier and no obvious flaws, Chu Ci would have suspected that Sun Chenghai had been replaced.

"five years ago···"

Chu Ci let out a breath and leaned back on the seat.

What happened five years ago?

Why did Sun Chenghai's life trajectory change so much?

What role did King Xian play in it?

Thoughts came and went in Chu Ci's mind one after another.

After a long while, Chu Ci rubbed his brows, and called the shopkeeper of the teahouse in.

"grown ups!"

The beauty shopkeeper opened the door and walked into the tea room, standing in front of Chu Ci with a respectful expression.

"What is the shopkeeper's name?"

Chu Ci looked at the shopkeeper and asked aloud.

Hearing the words, the beauty shopkeeper quickly replied, "Your surname is Tong."

"Treasurer Tong." Chu Ci nodded and asked aloud, "How many years has Manager Tong been in the teahouse?"

Shopkeeper Tong replied softly, with Xiancheng's unique tongue-twisting tone in his tone.

"It's been three years."

"Three years ago, the owner found me and asked me to run this teahouse."

Chu Ci looked at shopkeeper Tong and asked aloud, "Treasurer Tong is a native of Xiancheng?"

"Ah."

Shopkeeper Tong nodded and raised his hand to brush his temples.

"I grew up in Xiancheng since I was a child, and I have a little time to leave."

With a thought in his heart, Chu Ci asked tentatively, "Shopkeeper Tong, can you tell us about the major changes in Xiancheng over the years?"

"Big change..."

Shopkeeper Tong frowned slightly and became thoughtful.

"The changes in Xiancheng, especially in the past five years, are more obvious."

"Five years ago, His Royal Highness King Xian launched a series of reforms vigorously and decisively."

"Including the expansion and renovation of Xiancheng, as well as the development of surrounding areas, commercial circulation..."

"Even the entire management and registration system that affects the entire southern Jianghu!"

"In general, the changes in Xiancheng and even in the Southern Region are largely due to His Royal Highness Xianwang."

Chu Ci fell silent upon hearing this.

Was it also five years ago?

"Shopkeeper Tong."

Chu Ci looked deeply at Shopkeeper Tong, and asked in a deep voice, "What do you know about His Royal Highness Xian Wang?"

Shopkeeper Tong was startled when he heard the words, and said with a embarrassed expression, "My lord, His Royal Highness Xian Wang is a member of the royal family."

"The teahouse has a rule that it will not take the initiative to collect information about the royal family members of the Longyan Empire."

Chu Ci nodded slightly, and said, "Thank you, shopkeeper Tong, these files can be taken away."

Shopkeeper Tong stepped forward to take the file and bowed to leave.

outside the teahouse.

Chu Ci, Leng Ruxue, and Shi Liang stood on the side of the road.