Opposite the entrance hall

It was only November, and Emperor Chengde's old illness relapsed, and the palace was busy all night. The imperial doctor blocked the water around the emperor's bedroom, everyone was terrified, fearing that something might happen to Emperor Chengde, and everyone present would lose their heads.

Not only that, but Li Hongyang and Li Hongxuan also came after hearing the news, worried that he would be slow, so he waited outside the palace early, his face was extremely nervous and worried, and he did such things extremely comprehensively, as if he only had to pretend to be filial to move the heavens , this throne is also his own.

Compared with the two of them, Li Hongyu came late, but stayed quietly in a corner, his face hidden in the dark, his eyes slightly squinted, like an outsider watching this farce.

I don't know if it's because Emperor Chengde's fate should not be terminated, but he survived. Although people were panicked and had their own ghosts, they passed the night without any danger. When the sky was bright, the people dispersed one after another.

It was almost time for everyone to leave before Li Hongyu came out from the dark place. After walking a short distance, a voice called him from behind, "Wait a minute."

Li Hongyu turned his head when he heard the sound, but saw the crown prince and King Rui approaching slowly, he quickly bowed his head and saluted, "I don't know what is the prince's business?"

"It's nothing, just thinking that we brothers haven't been together for a long time, it's so rare to meet today that we might as well have a drink or two together, and it's not necessary to be so cautious as a private banquet, but I don't know if Jingming will appreciate it or not." Li Hongyang was gentle. Say politely.

Li Hongyu on the side was there to help, "Third Brother is so anxious, is he going back to accompany Madam?"

He blinked as he spoke, with a playful look on his face.

Li Hongyu didn't deny it, just nodded his head, "It's the good fortune of Jingming that the prince invites you, and I should also invite you for today's wine."

In this way, the three people with different minds took their seats in the largest restaurant in Lin'an. Although they were dressed in ordinary clothes, they seemed to be either rich or expensive, not to mention that there was a King Rui who often went out to play among them.

The shopkeeper's eyesight was extremely high, he didn't dare to be negligent, and waited on him personally, until Li Hongyang waved his hand, then bowed to lead the others out, and finally closed the door gently.

None of the three people in the room made a sound, and the atmosphere was a bit weird. After a while, Li Hongxuan put away the folding fan and put it on the table. He picked up the jug and poured wine for everyone, his voice mixed with the sound of wine pouring into the cup. It sounded, "The two elder brothers are not doing anything, are they just waiting for me to pour wine?"

He relieved the tense atmosphere with one sentence, and Li Hongyang even laughed out loud. He picked up the wine glass and put it on the tip of his nose to sniff lightly, and said vaguely, "Wenyou's temperament has been lovable since childhood. It's no wonder that the emperor loves you so much. I can't compete with Wenyou, and I feel envious when I look at it."

Li Hongxuan narrowed his eyes, he was a little uncertain about the intention of Li Hongyu's words, he thought about it in his heart before responding unhurriedly, "Second brother, what are you talking about, as the crown prince, the second brother is the prince of a country. It is inevitable that the emperor was a little harsh on the second elder brother, but it was also with good intentions, if not, the second elder brother would not be able to sit so securely in this position."

Li Hongyang raised his head and drank without denying it.

This topic is over for now, Li Hongxuan looked around, and calmly directed his attention to the silent Li Hongyu, "I don't know how the third brother's wife is doing, but there is a snow lotus in my house that has excellent nourishing effects, and I will ask someone to bring it to you tomorrow." Go to the third brother's house."

When mentioning Mi'er, Li Hongyu showed a soft and affectionate look on his face, thanking him again and again, "Thank you King Rui."

"My brother, the third brother is out of touch now, that is, a private banquet called me Wenyou," Li Hongxuan waved his hand, and continued to follow the topic, "I only heard some side details from other people's mouths before, I don’t know why something went wrong with such a good thing? Did the third brother conduct a strict investigation?”

The story of Mrs. Qin's miscarriage has been rumored in the palace for a long time. Everyone knows that it happened after returning from the Queen's banquet. The medicine is a palace secret medicine, and it takes an hour and a half to take effect. It is confirmed that it is the Queen's work.

But I don't know why this matter didn't go away, but it was rumored that Mrs. Qin Wang's body was weak and caused the tire failure. Anyone with a discerning eye could understand that Qin Wang's mansion calmed down.

Since then, Emperor Chengde has rewarded the King of Qin with many things, and called him into the palace as a companion from time to time, as if he suddenly owed a lot to this third son and wanted to make up for it.

Today Li Hongxuan revealed the matter again, and it was clear what An's intention was. Li Hongyang looked cold, and he pursed his lips tightly and remained silent.

At this time Li Hongxuan was still continuing: "There is something strange about this matter, I am afraid that I came here in preparation, and came here specifically to target you, third brother. This crime of murdering the emperor's grandson is not a small one, and I don't know who has the ability to hide it from the sky ?”

The direction of these words is already obvious, but Li Hongyu shook his head without thinking about it, with a wry smile on his face, "Let's let the past be the past. Now I only hope for the peace of my house, and everything else is futile."

"Third brother is kind and generous, but I did too much, this cup deserves punishment."

"Rui...Wenyou has good intentions, I understand it, but Father, don't let me intervene, he has his own intentions, all I want now is for Mier's health to improve, and I can only say that I have no destiny with that child, I can't ask for it Do not force it."

He put the words to an end with a few words, this appearance of not fighting or grabbing, making Li Hongxuan's teeth itch, he sighed that this person was useless at all, but he was still smiling, and chatted about some light topics.

After drinking for three rounds, Li Hongyu sighed, "I still remember that when we were young, our brothers and Li Si listened to Fang Taifu's teachings together. In a blink of an eye, Fang Taifu went away, and Li Si passed away for many years. Brother Dahuang is far away now. Don't make people lament that good fortune plays with people's right and wrong."

He hiccupped while talking, he was already three points drunk, and he let go a lot while speaking, and then he mentioned an existence that surprised the other two, "Oh, if the fifth emperor brother hadn't had an accident back then , It is also the age of the governor, and the palace will not be so dull if he talks and amuses."

After the words fell, Li Hongyang's face froze, and his nose twitched. Although he recovered in a blink of an eye, Li Hongyu still caught him. After thinking for a while, he naturally took over the topic and continued, "The concubine Wan is also a pitiful person. Thinking about how the Xu family was at the beginning. She doted on her in every possible way, but in the end she ended up being buried in a sea of ​​flames. It is embarrassing. Speaking of which, the father intended to be the queen of the Liwan concubine. Concubine Wan is the one who resides in Phoenix Palace, so the prince will become the younger brother of the Fifth Emperor?"

The speaker is interested in the listener, and the listener is also interested, so Li Hongyu covered his mouth pretending to be inappropriate, slapped it twice, blinked and excused kindly, "Look at my mouth, it's really a dog's mouth that can't spit out ivory. , must have offended the second brother, the second brother has a lot of adults, don't care about me."

Li Hongyang scolded this person in his heart, but he didn't want to attack him face to face, so he just smiled sullenly, "Wenyou told the truth, how can I blame him, it's just chatting and joking, and I don't take it to heart."

"I'm relieved to have my second brother say that, haha."

One of these two was yin and yang, and the other was strange. Li Hongyu who was on the side watched with gusto. Not only did Dukang not relieve his worries at the end, but it made the three of them even more confused.

Li Hongyu was overwhelmed with alcohol, and was finally helped into the carriage by the servants of the palace. He staggered and staggered. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that he was quite drunk, but after passing him behind him, he saw that his eyes were clear and not at all drunk.

"Master," Alu handed over a cup of herbal tea, took it back and put it on the low table of the carriage, and asked in a soft voice, "Why are the prince and King Rui inviting the master to drink? Is there any fraud in it?"

"The two of them probably don't know about it. They just saw me coming to the palace to accompany you from time to time these days, so they kept an eye out for my words."

Alu understood the reason, and lowered his voice, "The emperor's body is getting worse day by day, but there has been no movement for a long time. Don't say that the East Palace is in a hurry. Even King Rui has plans. If we want to take action, do we need to act first?"

Li Hongyu raised his eyes, although he didn't make a sound, his eyes showed his displeasure, and Alu lowered his head and didn't make a sound.

"The situation is tense now, and you have to be extremely careful with every step you take. These two are not stupid people. They are deep-minded and used to pretending. I am afraid that they are not completely at ease with me. I have my own plans for this matter. You should do your part." , don’t pretend to be smart.”

"The subordinates know." Alu responded repeatedly, hesitated for a while, and then said: "The matter that the master asked me to investigate has already become clear."

"Ah."

"Then Qi Ziheng really found out about Zhou Ming. It stands to reason that the Qi family is very happy that something happened to Ji Si. Why do they want to investigate thoroughly? Could it be that they really want to save Ji Si's life?"

"Perhaps, it's not Ji Si that he wants to save." Li Hongyu said without beginning or end.

When his words fell into Alu's ears, he was confused, frowning in confusion, "The subordinate is stupid, what does the master mean by this? Who else can this Ji Si be?"

"It's nothing," Li Hongyu smiled, with an inscrutable look, and he didn't intend to help others, but he lowered his eyes and ordered in a low voice, "Turn around and go to Kong Lingqiu's house after walking a little further."

"Yes."

The carriage drove away slowly, and within a short while it was nowhere to be seen. Li Hongxuan waited for Song Chengjiu and wanted to chat with Li Hongyang about Ji Si, but saw that the man avoided him and found an excuse to leave, and let out a sneer.

"What is your lord laughing at?" Song Chengjiu asked puzzledly as he parked the carriage aside.

"It's all right," Li Hongxuan got into the carriage with his support and sat down, opened the curtain and looked out of the carriage, and said ambiguously, "This dog raised by Li Hongyang is pretty tough."

Song Chengjiu sat in front, and while driving the carriage, he looked sideways at the person talking, "Is the prince talking about Ji Si?"

"His life hangs by a thread every time, but he manages to turn bad luck into good luck again and again. Isn't that fate? With Qi Ziheng and Du Cunxiao, even the Yang family can have a relationship with him. It's also true that a courtier can do this." It's the only one, maybe he shouldn't die."

"Hearing what the lord said, it seems that Ji Si can also turn danger into good luck this time?" Song Chengjiu's voice mixed with the sound of wind came into the carriage.

But Li Hongyu didn't answer, just took out the folding fan pinned to his waist and opened it with a snap, shook the fan gently and slowly, and said in an unhurried manner, "In your opinion, what kind of temper does my third brother have?"

"King Qin?" Song Chengjiu was surprised, but still frowned and thought about it, "King Qin is not often in Lin'an, and only heard a little from others, saying that he was born with a humble nature and weak nature, and he was plagued by many adversities when he was young. You have developed this meek and indifferent appearance, the prince should understand better, why ask such a question?"

"Look, even you, who don't inquire much about other people's news, know my third brother's docile and harmless character, I'm afraid it has already been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people." Although Li Hongxuan was laughing, the absurdity did not reach his eyes. , "The ferocious and cruel beasts are terrifying, and the cunning jackals are even more dangerous. But if this wolf is dressed in sheep's clothing and mixed with the sheep, it will be hard to see, and it will be easy to relax your vigilance."

"My lord suspects that King Qin is not as simple as it seems, but is pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger?" Song Chengjiu has been with Li Hongxuan for many years, and he can understand the meaning of his words after a little thought.

This answer was not approved or denied by Li Hongxuan. He just relaxed his body and leaned against the wall of the car, covering his face with a fan. A moderate voice came slowly, "Although the nine sons of the dragon are different, but the palace The person in the book is not a good Lord. We have his blood in our bones, so how can we be better? This person is complicated, far from being as simple as it seems on the surface. I never intended to be in that position, but until now I can't help it anymore, no matter whether Li Hongyu's nature is pure or hidden, I can't sit still and wait for death."

Song Chengjiu glanced at it from the corner of his eye, but did not make a sound to disturb him. He just pursed his lips and drove seriously. After a while, a voice sounded from behind again, "By the way, help me find out about the 20-year-old Hanqing Palace fire incident." There is probably something else hidden, you should pay attention when you investigate, and see if anyone from the Cao family got involved in the past."

"Yes."

Li Hongxuan took off his fan, his slightly squinted eyes were extraordinarily bright in the dark night, "It must have been not that simple back then."

The wheels ran over the puddles and left ruts, which changed from deep to shallow, and finally disappeared.

The situation in the court changed suddenly, and Emperor Chengde's illness also made all parties sense a little urgency and tension. The prince's faction wrote to ask the prince to take care of the court affairs temporarily so that Emperor Chengde could recover from his illness; the Ruiwang faction fought hard, I also understand in my heart that if the prince is really allowed to take care of the court affairs temporarily, then the opportunity will be lost.

Except for a few officials who are neutral, the exchanges between the two sides are very exciting.

This posture of scolding from a distance lasted for a day, and everyone reacted to the fact that the papers they handed up were all lost, and Emperor Chengde has not expressed his position so far. Everyone is not stupid, and they immediately understood the intention and stopped.

Qi Ran didn't get involved with those things, he spent all day looking through Zhou Ming's old case and the accounts of the household department. It was true that Mr. Ji was corrupt, but it had nothing to do with Ji Si, so he thought of a way to Putting this matter on Zhou Ming's head, instead of clearing the accusation, it is better to transfer the accusation to someone else, not to mention that Zhou Ming is dead and the Zhou family has dispersed, and there will be no proof of death at that time.

He set up a game, just waiting for the last show to be sung.

At this time, a stack of letters sent from Zhangzhou made Qi Ran's face change suddenly, and he hurried to the prison in Yushitai.

There was a thick stack of letters from Zhangzhou, and Ji Si read them hurriedly, with a serious expression on his face, and finally pursed his lips and remained silent.

All the things mentioned in the letter are about one person, Qingxue, the girl from Tianxianglou, or another way of saying it, Ji Kang's fifth concubine, Ji Si's biological mother.

According to the letter, a Gui Gong who was in Tianxianglou back then said that this Qingxue was sent to Tianxianglou by someone, and that person was also strange, he just told the old bustard that no matter what kind of guests he would take That is.

Qingxue's natural-looking Shui Ling just didn't speak. At first, many people thought she was dumb, but later when she was helping her, they heard crying and yelling and realized it was not.

After living in the building for a long time, I can hear her speak, but the tone of voice is a little strange, but everyone just thinks it is a local accent and doesn't take it to heart.

She didn't live well in the building, no matter what kind of guests she had to pick up, she often got injured all over her body, and was left hanging on her breath several times.

It's strange to say that when something happened in the building, many girls wanted to be good, only Qingxue didn't have this idea, as if she had accepted her fate, she just looked west from time to time, humming a tune she hadn't heard before, calm like a pool of stagnant water , can't make any waves.

So when the stagnant water boils, it is enough to stir up waves and disrupt the peace at this moment.

The story is very clichéd. The newly appointed county magistrate made an unannounced visit, intending to listen to the voices of the people. However, he was a fledgling and didn't know the dangers of the world, so he almost lost his life. Fortunately, the girl in the building rescued him and saved his life.

As said in the story book, Qingxue thought that she was living for others all her life, but when someone regarded you like a jewel, her heart that had been silent for a long time also started beating, and she learned to be for herself for the first time live.

But the truth is far less perfect than the story, the officialdom is ups and downs, people's hearts are changeable, and the humble and gentle person at the beginning also sinks in the desire for power, or maybe he is like this, but the people who are trapped in love can't see it.

Ji Si had seen the latter thing in Master Ji's memory, and when he saw this, he let out a foul breath and said with a fixed gaze, "In Master Ji's memory, I often hear his mother's song, I didn't I'm sure, after thinking about it these days, it should be Xiqiang dialect."

"So we didn't guess wrong. Master Ji kept half of the blood of the Xiqiang people. His mother should be one of the secret works of Xiqiang who were inserted into the Jin Dynasty."

"Not only that," Ji Si frowned and recalled, thinking of the man against the light, he pursed his lips, "I occasionally see some fragments in Master Ji's mind, he should have met Yan Yi when he was young , or that Yan Yi knows Qingxue?"

"Western Qiang is far away from Zhangzhou, Yan Yi will not take risks for no reason, there must be some reason why he has to come," Qi Ran followed Ji Si's train of thought, obviously getting closer and closer to the truth, but always separated Covered in a hazy mist, he had no choice but to peel back and forth, "Yan Yi hates Yan Yu to the core, if there is anything worth thinking about, it can only be..."

The two looked at each other, trying to understand the key person among them, and said in unison: "The Nine Princesses of Xiqiang!"

"That's right," Qi Ran's eyes lit up, "He escaped from Yan Yu's hands and came to Zhangzhou thousands of miles away. It must be because the Ninth Princess who died suddenly did not die, but Yan Yu was placed After entering the Great Jin Dynasty, she became a seductress who earns her living by selling jokes, Yan Yi also thinks so, so he is doing it for his sister!"

"But in fact, the person who stayed in the Tianxiang Building and was humiliated was not the ninth princess at all. But if the two of them can hide the truth, her identity must not be simple. Maybe she is a close friend of the ninth princess, or a close maid, or a close relative. If it wasn't for Ji Kang's appearance, she might never leave that place for the rest of her life, so she can be a substitute with peace of mind." Once she had a thought, various guesses and reasoning would emerge naturally.

"Where will the Ninth Princess be?" Qi Ran asked an important key question.

The two of them thought about this question for a long time but they didn't have any thoughts. The Great Jin has a vast territory and a large population. If a person hides in it, trying to find this person is tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack.

Ji Si unconsciously touched the protruding phalanx, and suddenly thought of something, lowered his voice and said something close to Qi Ran's ear, the latter looked sideways, hesitated for a while and asked: "This method will work." Does it make sense?"

"I don't know, I have to try."

Qi Ran frowned, nodded after thinking for a while, "I understand, I will arrange this matter, you just stay here and don't mess around, and let Cun Xiao come to find me if you need anything."

"I get it, I get it." Ji Si smiled and waved his hands, not paying attention to this at all.

Seeing this man's appearance, Qi Ran didn't even want to increase his tone, so he could only sigh, "Ji Si, I have been thinking about one thing these days. When I was in Xiangzhou and Kashgar, I thought about it for a long time, and I also thought about it." many."

"What's the matter?"

"After my mother passed away, I was raised by my father. He has worked hard for us all these years, not only for Dajin, but also for us, especially me," Qi Ran said in a calm tone, "I never let him worry about it since I was a child." , he hoped that I would spread the branches and leaves for the Qi family, but he didn't force it after knowing that I fell in love with someone. He was just worried that I would be lonely for the rest of my life and that I would grow old and have no one to depend on. I didn't want my father to worry about me. Can you understand? "

"Ah?" Ji Si was a little taken aback, not knowing why the topic turned so suddenly.

"A master once said to me that there is a saying in Buddhism: everything has reincarnation, and all beings continue to live and die. , not only in this life, but also in the next life, wanting to share the same bed and death with you."

"Ah!" Ji Si was already dizzy from Qi Ran's sudden words, he vaguely understood the meaning of these words in his heart, and asked in disbelief, "You want to take me to Qi Mansion?"

"No," Qi Ran smiled, his eyes were tender, and Ji Si saw the scenery far surpassing everything in the world, "I just want to ask you, if you would like to be included in my Qi family tree."

It wasn't until now that Ji Si realized that Qi Ran might be crazy, he was really happy with Qi Ran, but he also understood that the identities of the two were unusual, it was difficult for them to be like others, and enjoy the family happiness, never thought of No matter what, I didn't dare to expect anything extravagantly, so I felt that this was already very good.

But Qi Ran nervously asked him if he would like to join the Qi family's genealogy. For some reason, Ji Si's nose sore, swallowed, and said in a hoarse voice: "Aren't you afraid that people in the world will poke your spine?"

Qi Ran smiled, "What do other people say? I don't owe them anything. I just want you to look at me. Greed can easily turn into madness, so I don't ask much. I only ask for the love that opens in the morning." The first sight, and the last sight before falling asleep, that's enough."

Ji Si didn't speak or move, just a little smile on the corners of his lips, both of them tilted their heads, their eyes met in the quiet lights in the interrogation hall, the lights flickered on and off, and the light and shadow overlapped each other.

After waiting for a while, Qi Ran didn't know what Ji Si was thinking, and subconsciously rolled his Adam's apple up and down, even more nervous and flustered, just about to skip the topic out loud, but he heard the person in front of him say:

"I see." Ji Si said.

I saw it many years ago, and just one glance can make him never see others again.

Light and shadow hit the wall, leaving only the shadows of embracing and kissing.

The candlelight was shaken by the wind.

Maybe it's because of the approaching winter, the autumn wind in Lin'an is a bit biting, it penetrates straight into the skirt of the clothes, and the cold person can't help shivering.

Compared with the cold and empty streets, Xiangluo Street is also very lively. There are many girls waiting for customers standing at the door, as if they can't feel the cold autumn wind at all. They are covered with thin clothes and smile like flowers. Waving the handkerchief in his hand, if he sees a passing young master, he will twist his waist and stick it with winking eyes like silk.

Once you enter the building, you will find that the garden is full of spring scenery, and the voice of the woman laughing and coquettish mixed with the sound of silk and bamboo resounds in every corner.

Although it is for fun, compared with the lewdness in the hall, the second floor is much quieter.

When Jiuniang held the piano and pushed open the door of the wing room, she was stunned when she saw another person sitting inside, and then she recovered, and blessed the God of Fortune, she walked into the room and looked at Yang Qin who acted like a baby with some resentment, "Lord Yang I’m not here, but I’ve already forgotten about my slave family?”

Qi Ran glanced at Yang Qin with a sullen face. The latter looked at Yang Qin subconsciously, and suddenly became flustered. He opened his mouth to explain, but then he thought that he had made up with Qi Xi, why were he still afraid of Qi Ran? It's a relationship with colleagues, not to mention that Qi Ran is asking for himself now, so why should he be afraid.

Thinking like this, he swallowed his justification, coughed twice, pointed at Qi Ran and said: "Jiu Niang, this is Qi Shaoqing from Dali Temple."

Looking along Yang Qin's finger, Jiu Niang has naturally heard of Qi Ran's name, and the two have actually met once. Although Mrs. Ji was kicked at the time, there have been no rumors about this young minister of Dali Temple. stopped.

There have been a lot of rumors about this, Jiuniang has heard more or less, and naturally knows that he and Ji Si, the servant of the household department, are at odds with each other, and she has a close relationship with Ji Da, so she can't make up her mind for a while, so she has to bless her. body, "My family has seen Qi Shaoqing."

Qi Ran's eyes fell on the woman. Although Ji Si had explained to him, he still couldn't help but look at her twice, and said in a deep voice, "Miss, please sit down."

Jiuniang smiled, put the guqin aside and poured wine for the two of them with familiarity and respect, then put down the jug and sat down, her eyes were full of charm, her eyes jumped up and she looked at Qi Ran with a smile, "Qi Shaoqing But when I come back to our Wenxiang Pavilion for the first time, the rare guests among the rare guests can play a piece or two of any song they want to hear."

"I don't know any good tunes?"

"I have to ask Mr. Yang." Jiuniang propped her chin with one hand and cast a wink at the silent Yang Qin, smiling, "Mr. Yang is a frequent visitor to this slave's house. What tunes are my masters good at? Can't get enough of it."

A few words led the conversation to Yang Qin again, Qi Ran's face was cold and he didn't know what he misunderstood, his face was even more ugly, Yang Qin couldn't explain it, he only came a few times, how could he become a regular visitor?

Xu Shi was amused by Yang Qin's pretended indifference, Jiuniang covered her lips and smiled foolishly, shook the handkerchief and said softly: "This song can be sung anytime, it's just the way I look at Qi Shaoqing, It doesn't look like you're here to listen to music, but it's more like you're here to catch rape."

"What's the relationship between the girl and Mr. Ji Siji, the servant of the household department?"

"It turned out that it was Ji Shilang's traitor who was caught."

"puff……"

Yang Qin hurriedly wiped off the wine stains with the back of his hand, glanced at Qi Ran from the corner of his eye, and was relieved when he saw that the man's expression hadn't changed, before he explained a few words, "Qi Shaoqing came here for something important, so don't ask Jiuniang Just kidding."

"I'm talking nonsense, I'm going to apologize to Qi Shaoqing for this glass of wine," Jiuniang put it away when she saw it was good, she drank a glass of wine and wiped her lips, and said slowly, "If you want to ask this servant Ji, Qi Shaoqing is the right person to ask. Who in the whole Lin'an City doesn't know that Ji Shilang is the guest of the slave family, and Ji Shilang is good everywhere, but he uses too much force, which makes the slave family complain every time, and his temper is as fierce as a tiger..."

"Cough, cough, cough," Yang Qin looked at Qi Ran, whose face was becoming more and more ugly, and the air pressure suddenly dropped, and interrupted the blushing boudoir with a somewhat embarrassing voice, "Skip these, let's get to the point."

Never thought about Jiu Niang, but it was as if she heard some joke, she couldn't help but laugh, "Isn't the point of this man coming to the brothel to have fun, Mr. Ji is no exception, what else can he do when he comes to find me besides doing these things? Is it possible to recite poetry and make a match? Push Pai Gow together?"

Qi Ran listened silently, and asked when he had had enough of laughing, "Master Ji asked me to ask the girl, is what I said that day still true?"

Jiuniang's smile dissipated, she looked at Qi Ran again, and said ambiguously, "I don't understand Qi Shaoqing's words."

"I know that the girl doesn't trust me, so I can't go into details about the matter, but it was Ji Si who asked me to ask the girl for help."

"Qi Shaoqing is kidding me, you and Ji Shilang are incompatible, the whole Lin'an City knows, even if he has something to ask me, how can he trust you."

As if knowing that this person would not believe it, Qi Ran didn't make a sound, but just took out a letter from his bosom and handed it over.

The letter was written by Ji Si, and it was just a few words, talking about the current situation and what I have to ask Jiuniang to help. After this incident and what he said that day, it is a relationship between two people.

Although the two have related interests, in fact they have long regarded each other as friends. Regarding Ji Si's situation, rumors have been circulating in the market, and Jiuniang also knows more or less, saying that the servant of the household department has committed a major crime this time. After returning to Beijing, he was imprisoned in the Imperial Prison, and there was no news after more than half a month, and he was afraid that he would be sacked.

She was anxious but lacked energy, and at this moment Qi Ran came to find him. Although Ren had doubts, he bit his lip and hesitated for a long time, but still did not express his opinion.

At this time, Yang Qin on the side couldn't help but uttered, "Although I don't know what you two are playing dumb, but Jiu Niang, please listen to my advice, the only one in Lin'an who can save Ji Buyan is Ah Heng, the situation in the court is complicated, Everyone else is expecting him to die!"

After the words fell, Jiu Niang was already shaken, she raised her eyes and glanced at Qi Ran, maybe the sincerity in his eyes was true, maybe she believed Yang Qin's words, and finally nodded, "What do I need to do?"

"Don't worry, girl, you just need to make a big fuss about it."

"Big trouble?"

"Well, the bigger the better."

The cold wind beat against the windows, but no sound of the wind leaked in. There were many lights and shadows, and the laughter and laughter did not change a bit, but it didn't know that a good show had struck the gong.

At dusk of the next day, Xiangluo Street, which had been silent for a whole day, slowly woke up and became lively again, just like in the past.

Out of the corner of the eye, he caught a glimpse of a well-dressed man, who at first glance was either rich or expensive, and immediately put on a coquettish smile and swayed in lotus steps and walked slowly. He was about to see someone, but he was staggered by an external force , and when I looked up again, I saw a beautiful woman sticking to her, her voice was soft enough to pinch water, "My lord is alone, do you need a servant to accompany you?"

The girl's face changed suddenly, she pointed and cursed, "Qu Jiuniang, this is obviously the guest I saw first!"

"You said it was you who fell in love first? I also said that I fell in love first." Jiuniang rolled her eyes angrily.

"You..." The girl stomped her feet angrily, "You Wenxiang Pavilion and our Tingfengxuan are separated by half a street, you are not afraid of us Tingfengxuan looking down on you when you come here to rob people, and you are not afraid of being bad." Break the rules in the industry!"

360 lines, there are rules and regulations, what Hualou is most afraid of is grabbing customers. Although there are no regulations, rules have already been silently formed.

So Ting Fengxuan and other people also spoke one after another, cursing all at once.

"Qu Jiuniang, at your age, you still have the nerve to snatch customers, and you don't care whether you are worthy or not."

"That's right, he still thinks that he is the heart of the servant of the household department, and he can't even protect himself."

"The servant of the household department doesn't know any hobbies. If he can take a fancy to you, he might not be a baby who hasn't been weaned yet."

Jiuniang snorted coldly, pushed her hair back, put her hands on her hips and raised her chest to make her figure even more bumpy, and she began to curse, "Even if I am old, I have more butts, no butts, no breasts, no breasts than you guys. Well done to the jealous little wave, any tea-serving girl we can find in Wenxiang Pavilion will be better than you."

As soon as these words came out, the anger was aroused, and the two sides scuffled into a ball. The people from Wenxiang Pavilion heard the news and were accidentally injured before they knew the situation. They rolled up their sleeves and rushed in. The scene was once chaotic.

It is rare for women to fight, let alone a group of women fighting. The guests who were sitting in the lobby listening to the music for fun heard the movement, and immediately became interested, and they all got up to watch. It seemed that it was more lively than usual.

Yang Qin took advantage of the turmoil outside and sneaked into Tingfengxuan. Qi Ran was extremely well prepared. On the first day, he hired several people to walk around in advance and inform them of the general layout. According to what they said, there was no trouble. It took a while to enter the backyard.

Glancing at the figures in front of him from the corner of the eye, Yang Qin's expression changed, he looked left and right, and hurriedly hid behind the rockery, holding his breath, not even daring to take a breath.

The footsteps gradually approached, and a voice came from a little distance away. It was the voice of a middle-aged man, "Why is there such a commotion outside?"

Another voice sounded, the voice was a little hoarse, "I heard that people from Wenxiang Pavilion fought with us?"

"How could there be a fight for no reason?"

"This... I don't know either."

After that, the two people seemed to lower their voices and said something, but because they were far away, they couldn't hear clearly, and they could vaguely hear some words, but it made people puzzled.

"Okay, I'll go out and have a look. You send someone to watch the eunuch. He hasn't been doing well these few days. Tell him to calm down. Don't beat him to death. It's still useful for the master to keep him." The one who spoke first The man spoke again.

Eunuch?

It sounds like there is a eunuch in Fengxuan?

Yang Qin frowned, when he came, Qi Ran asked him to see if there was a girl named Qiuyue, but he didn't find another important thing to hear, this eunuch is very important, and he doesn't know her identity.

As he thought about it, he heard someone ask.

"What is the identity of that eunuch?" the man with a hoarse voice asked, "Master asked us to watch him, but he didn't explain why."

"If you want you to stare at it, just stare at it. Where did all this nonsense come from?" The man was a little annoyed, "Just say this here, so that others can hear that your life is in jeopardy."

The two of them said a few more words before they lost their voices. The sound of footsteps spread away. Yang Qin poked his head out cautiously and followed after thinking for a while.

That person seemed to have drunk some wine, his cheeks were flushed, Yang Qin didn't know him, but if Ji Qidu and the other three were there, he would be able to recognize this person as Qian Duo at a glance.

Qian Duo stopped outside the corner room, looked around and saw that there was no one around, so he opened the door and walked in.

Yang Qin was flustered, and he didn't dare to get too close, so he lay down in the grass, and slowly crawled close to the window, only hearing the sound of porcelain shattering, his mind went blank, and he just froze on the spot, motionless, Cold sweat just flowed all over his head.

The maid knelt down around the broken medicine bowl with a thump, her face was pale and bloodless, she kowtowed several times, and said in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, please forgive me!"

Sun Hai scolded sharply: "Slave dog, if you hurt His Majesty, what should you do!"

"Okay," Emperor Chengde waved his hand, "Clean up here and make another bowl."

"Yes." Sun Hai quickly ordered people to clean up.