The villain is far from my CP!

Six miles west of Miyagi is the rumored Jinzhao Street, known as the Gatekeeper of the Eastern Capital.

All Dongdu merchants who dare to call themselves Jingshang have at least one shop on Jinzhao Street.

Santang Pharmacy, more than half a year ago, did not have this qualification, but now, this shop has even merged into a small courtyard next door.

This small yard is specially used by the shopkeeper for drying fresh medicinal materials. All kinds of traditional Chinese medicines are sorted and summarized, and placed on the clean ground. Dozens of medicinal fragrances are mixed together, and the smell seems to be more energetic.

Xiao Hui was dressed in coarse cloth, and placed a reclining chair in the middle of the yard, covered with medical books to shade the sun, and leaned on it to take a nap.

There are medicinal materials in all directions, and the noon sun is above the head, which gathers the aura of heaven and earth, absorbs the essence of the sun and the moon...

"The shopkeeper, the shopkeeper!"

A howl of ghosts and wolves broke in like a fire burning their buttocks.

Xiao Hui: "..."

"What's the matter? You're in a panic, don't step on my medicinal materials." The young man reluctantly took off the medical book on his face, and turned his head to look at the person who came.

This look finally reminded him of something.

"you……"

"I, I really saw it today, a woman came out of the back door of Qianfang!"

"!" Xiao Hui jumped up from the chair.

The person in front of him was the guy he sent to Ganfang to stay.

Ever since he came back from Ganfang that night, he has been restless.

The pair of eyes under the bed, and the short exclamation in the middle.

That was clearly a woman!

Is it really an illusion caused by him being too nervous?

He is a half-grown young man with sharp eyes and ears, and he maintains his health every day in order to live a long life. How could it be such a coincidence?

So after deliberation, he sent a buddy to investigate the situation near Ganfang.

When the incident happened in May, at first he asked every day, but there was no sign, so he asked when he remembered, and after a while, he had completely forgotten, but he didn’t want to suddenly appear today. Come out a woman!

"Did you see clearly? Aren't they the two female buddies newly recruited by Qianfang?" Xiao Hui confirmed.

"No, absolutely not!" The guy nodded sharply, very sure, "The woman is wearing men's clothes, her hair is tied up to look like a man, her complexion is rather dark, but her exposed wrist is snow-white, and even though her skin is dark, her face is still beautiful. There are moles, but the eyebrows and eyes are still the first-class good color, so that people will never forget it!"

"There is another person beside her, that is the manager Qi who is in charge of screening shops in Ganfang, and it is two degrees darker than in the past day. If I hadn't stared at it intentionally, I'm afraid I wouldn't have recognized it as the young and promising man. my lord in charge."

When Bai Xiao and Bai Qiao came to Dongdu, they took on a new identity, both surnamed Qi, and Bai Qiao didn't really need this identity for the time being, but Bai Xiao always claimed to be the supervisor of Qi.

"That woman and Manager Qi sneaked out from the back door. Even though they were wearing men's clothes, they could still see the intimacy between the two at a glance. It was definitely a woman, and she had a very unusual relationship with Manager Qi!"

The clerk's face was full of gossiping expressions that he had discovered a great secret. In his opinion, this was the well-known steward Qi of Qianfang Cabinet Workshop bringing his little lover back to the cabinet workshop for a spring breeze!

However, Xiao Hui frowned even tighter.

He recalled the situation when he was in Ganfang that night, if the woman he saw by his tricks was really the girl at the bedside of Ganfang, the identity of this girl must be unusual.

What kind of identity does it take to be able to hide under the couch of the shopkeeper of the dignified Qianfang Cabinet, and all the clerks present cover her up solemnly?

Shopkeeper Qi's wife?

Impossible, how could there be any reason to let Madam hide under the bed?

Could it be the daughter?

It is impossible for the daughter to hide under the bed, not to mention that on the day he went, the Qianfang Cabinet was obviously discussing the rumors about Dongdu. On such an important occasion, even relatives should not be there to mess around.

There is also the most important point.

There is really an incredible girl hiding in several places, why has he sent people to watch her for so long but there is no trace of her, it is obvious that someone deliberately protects her.

But today, he suddenly grabbed the fox by the tail so easily?

Also, it's just a woman, why bother to hide it?

The back of Xiao Hui's neck suddenly felt cool.

The youth's aura calmed down, completely different from the salted fish basking in the sun in the pile of medicinal herbs just now.

He waved his hand to signal the man to step back, then stared at a corner of the yard in a daze.

One stay is the whole afternoon.

Until the sun set to the west, Xiao Hui's eyes moved, he let out a sigh of relief, as if he had made some decision, he turned and walked towards the back of the courtyard.

Santang Pharmacy bought the hut next door to its own shop, firstly to dry medicinal herbs, secondly...

When walking to the door of a certain small room, Xiao Hui's expression suddenly turned serious.

He installed thick soundproof door panels in this room, but every time he walked to the door, he could still hear a faint cooing sound.

— Yes, it's a room full of well-trained pigeons that send back accurate messages no matter where the person with them is.

But today, outside this house is pure silence.

Xiao Hui's hand that was about to open the door froze suddenly, his scalp was numb, and he couldn't help taking a half step back, as if there was some unseen scourge behind the closed door.

The sky was gradually getting dark, and suddenly there was a faint "tsk" in the dark blue air.

Immediately afterwards, the sound of the door shaft turning was heard.

The door of the dovecote trembled slowly, and then opened automatically without wind.

The man in black wore a hat that could cover his face and held a long sword in his arms, looking at him silently.

Snow-white pigeons were scattered around him, in stark contrast to the man in black.

Just like the medicinal herbs in the courtyard when Xiao Hui was taking a nap.

It's just that the former's beauty reveals a murderous intent, while the latter's laziness reveals a foolishness.

Xiao Hui: "..."

He took another step back.

The man wearing the hat chuckled lightly, "Master Xiao, do you have anything to explain to me?"

Explain shit!

Xiao Hui's tongue is trembling now.

"Tsk," the man snorted again, "Shopkeeper Xiao, it's almost enough. People in the Beifu army are so frightened when they see a few dead pigeons. Doesn't it make people laugh?"

Beifu Army.

As soon as these words came out, Xiao Hui's pupils shrank suddenly.

The originally lazy and timid young man tensed up almost subconsciously, his eyes were sharp as if he wanted to pierce through the bamboo hat covering his face.

"You, don't you work in Fangcaifang?"

How could it be possible to know the Beifu army!

The Beifu Army is far in the north, guarding the frontier between the Great Emblem and the Turks. It is just a cabinet shop. Even if you see his house of pigeons, you will not think of the Beifu Army!

"Of course not." The man leaned back again, and admitted openly: "I'm not from Qianfang Cabinet, but there are indeed people I want to hide in Qianfang Cabinet, so, do you understand? "

Xiao Hui gritted his teeth, nodded slowly after a while.

However, the man in front of him suddenly stood up and came forward, "Oh?"

He smiled with a row of white teeth under the bamboo hat: "Do you really understand?"

Dou Da's cold sweat slid down his forehead, Xiao Hui swallowed.

He clenched his fists, and finally said plainly, "I won't tell that person in the north."

"Heh." The man let out a low laugh, then straightened up, waved his hands at him, and without knowing what to do, he jumped up to the roof lightly, and disappeared into the night after a few ups and downs.

Xiao Hui stood there for a long time, then suddenly panted twice, ran back to the house to find a pen and paper, and scribbled down his findings.

The one in the north, Cheng Engong's mansion, the second prince.

Duke Cheng'en's family belongs to the family of the second prince and his mother, because he guards the northern border all the year round and is in charge of the Beifu army, which has already aroused the fear of today. Just now, the man didn't know the purpose of coming, but he knew the hidden stake of the Beifu army in the eastern capital. Even if he risked his life, Get the message out too!

Yes, this pharmacy is a hidden stake, since it was opened to guard against the imperial court.

The army was at the frontier, and food and grass could barely be found, but medicinal materials must be supported by the court, so he was set up by the second prince to open a medicine shop in Dongdu.

It is precisely because of this that he made a windfall last year because of Panax notoginseng.

In terms of the battlefield, Sanqi is the most important hemostatic medicinal material, so he pays special attention to Sanqi. Last year, he discovered the disaster of Sanqi in time, and then borrowed silver taels from the dry party to buy a large amount while the price did not rise too much.

This guy who appeared out of nowhere obviously has a different identity and is a desperado. It is too dangerous for a general who is still suspected far away in the northern border. He must...

At this moment, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind.

"Goo, goo."

The pigeons that were scattered all over the ground moved their wings one after another, stood up unsteadily and fluttered, and met his eyes.

Xiao Hui: "..." No, wasn't he killed?

The young man froze, his hand holding the letter paper tightened, and after a while, he relaxed again.

He took two steps back, slumped on the recliner, took a deep breath, and held his forehead.

That person, after all...

"Your Highness."

In the middle of the night, at the door of the small pavilion on the third floor of the Third Prince's Mansion, He Cheng's voice came.

The sound of the folding fan knocking on the edge of the table in the room stopped, He Cheng paused, pushed the door and entered, cupped his hands and replied: "The test is clear, it is indeed a hidden stake of the Beifu Army in the Eastern Capital."

"I just said, there is really a problem with the Santang Pharmacy, and I did it because of..."

A strange voice suddenly sounded, and He Cheng realized that there was another person in the shadows in the room.

"Xiao Wu?" He Cheng was slightly taken aback.

Xiao Wu, the child Qi Changting picked up from Yanmen Pass five years ago, was clever and skilled, so he was taken as a secret guard, and later put in Qian Fang, who seemed to have a good relationship with Bai Xiao.

However, the young man was in a state of distress at this moment, struggling to get up from the wall, changing from a paralyzed sitting to a kneeling posture.

There was wet blood on the corner of his lips, his voice was hoarse, and there were obvious bruises on his neck.

Your Highness, have you actually made a move...

He knew that his master never liked getting blood on his hands, because his sense of smell was too sensitive, he would always smell it.

He Cheng swallowed, and lowered his eyes, not daring to look around.

——Xiao Hui had a good idea before.

He couldn't find any clues for several months, precisely because the gang members of Qianfang were all from secret guards, and they cleaned up all traces.

The few times Baiqiao went out, they would check the surrounding area in advance.

And this time it will be discovered because Xiao Wu let that person approach.

"Your Highness, the Santang Pharmacy is Qi Yunzheng's hidden stake, and I am..."

Xiao Wu still wanted to argue, but his voice stopped abruptly.

Beside the desk, the boy's dark eyes seemed to swallow all the light, and he looked at him indifferently.

Xiao Wu's throat twitched, his intuition climbed to the top of the Tianling Cap after years of walking between life and death, and his pupils suddenly constricted.

The master was really angry and wanted to kill someone.

No, he has not avenged his revenge, so he cannot die!

However, the man just said indifferently: "Go to the imperial army."

The boy on the ground was shocked, did he not need to die?

That!

He reacted for a moment, then immediately propped himself up on his knees and hissed, "You can punish me however you like, don't drive me away."

However, Qi Changting never looked back.

So he turned to He Cheng who hadn't left yet, and grabbed He Cheng's trousers.

"Brother, help me, I..."

"Stop talking." He Cheng interrupted the pleading of the person in front of him, his eyes were complicated, "How can you stay by the master's side like you are?"

"Why not!" The young man's eyes turned red anxiously, his voice was choked with sobs, "There is clearly a problem with the Santang Pharmacy, [-]% of it may be Qi Yunzheng's hidden stake in Dongdu, and I am also for the sake of the master!"

"Little Five!" He Cheng called him coldly.

The young man paused, staring blankly at the elder brother who dragged him back from life and death again and again.

"I know you have old grievances with the second prince, but the master rescued you in Yanmen five years ago, so he asked you, the dark guard doesn't need to be good for him, he just needs to obey orders, can you do it." He Cheng raised his leg, Breaking the cloth out of his hands, he said coldly, "What did you say?"

Xiao Wu's body shook, he took several breaths, and finally hung his head down in despair.

"According to His Highness's rules, you will be punished with five lashes, and go and receive the punishment yourself." He Cheng shouted at him in a low voice.

Xiao Wu took a trembling breath, finally stopped talking, got up staggeringly, and walked outside.

When passing the door, He Cheng suddenly heard murmurs coming into his ears.

"If so, the master will one day ask you to send her to die for that woman."

He Cheng suddenly stopped his movements.

But only for a moment, the young guard showed his white teeth with a smile, and said casually:

"Then I will die before him."

In the night, the boy walked alone through the empty corridor, the withered apricot grove, and the lush chrysanthemum bushes, until he stopped in front of the two-person-high wall in the south of the mansion.

It's another year.

He brought her into Dongdu for a year, and also told her to hide for a year.

Now that Qianfang and Shenghe have divided up all the markets, they can be regarded as gaining a firm foothold, and he has also won the Wucheng Bingmasi.

"Master." He Cheng's voice came from behind, "I have already sent you away."

Qi Changting didn't say anything.

The young man stretched out his hand towards the wall in front of him expressionless, and for a moment he couldn't tell whether his palm was colder or the wall was colder.

Across the street is the old Ganfang, the small house where she lived for less than ten days.

The conditions are not good, even a bit rudimentary, this is a humble room, how can it contain her eternally vigorous soul.

It's just, today, why did she...

The young man frowned and rubbed his eyebrows.

"Do you want your subordinates to clean up the pharmacy?" He Cheng thought for a while and said.

However, the young man shook his head and said tiredly: "She's right, blocking is worse than sparse."

Just as it is unavoidable suspicion that Qianfang may leak the merchant's secrets, so is the fact that there is a military adviser hidden in the Qianfang cabinet.

Only a thousand days of being a thief, there is no reason to be a thief for a thousand days.

Instead of trying to cull them, it's better to cut the mess quickly——

Make a break.

"He Cheng."

"Subordinates are here."

"Get ready," the boy's voice gradually became firmer.

"Tomorrow, remove the screen."

It's time to let the group of old-fashioned old men in Dongdu take a look at what kind of lovely person they are, the wonderful shopkeeper Ganfang.

As for Qi Jingmin...

He is ready.

The author has something to say:

Hahaha it wasn't discovered by the First Prince!

At this time, a pigeon slowly said: Coo coo. (It’s not me hahahaha, at least not tomorrow’s me^w^)