Taiping Inn

Not far away, there was a carriage waiting here early, and the coachman was a dull man.

Liang Zi explained softly: "He is the raven from our Tingfeng Tower. My identity as the cover-up in Jinling Mansion is the boss of Liufeng Pavilion. He has been in charge for more than ten years."

Li Xuandu knew in his heart that Liufeng Pavilion is a relatively famous courtyard in Jinling Mansion. Although it is not as good as the top ones, it is one of the top ones among the second-rate ones. It is neither high nor low, and it will not be It is too eye-catching and barely crosses the threshold of "price and expensive", and can lift up the airs and avoid a lot of trouble. As the boss behind Liufeng Pavilion, Liang Zi will have a lot of room for maneuver in his actions.

As for why Liang Zi told Li Xuandu about this, the reason is very simple. Tingfenglou is a business dealer, not a spy, and hidden identity is just to avoid unnecessary trouble, but it is not really about hiding himself. Let others know that the powerful and powerful people in Jinling Mansion must know Liangzi's identity. Moreover, when doing business, you should pay attention to a long-term approach. Li Xuan was generous, so Tingfenglou regarded him as a distinguished guest. The present briefing is also for the long-term consideration in the future.

The three of them got on the carriage. From the outside, the carriage seemed to be a little bigger, except for the carriage. When they entered the carriage, they found that there was another world. There were two exquisite wooden doors behind the curtain. After pushing the door, they , The eyes are a small table, where all the things needed to make tea are fixed with snaps. Even if the carriage is bumpy, there is no need to worry about splashing. There is a black carpet under your feet, and the curtains on the windows are made of thin bamboo, which can transmit light, so that the inside of the car will not be too dark and the outside will not be seen by people outside.

The carriage quickly drove into the Yidao Road and then entered the city from the southeast corner gate of Jinling City.

After entering the city, the carriage did not drive to the south city where Liufeng Pavilion was located, but went to the east city.

Jinling Mansion can be roughly divided into four parts: southeast, southwest and northwest. Because it faces north and south, the North City is where the various yamen and the mansions of powerful people are located, the South City is where the major courtyards and the mansions of wealthy merchants are located, the West City is where ordinary people are located, and the East City is famous. There are many shops in the area of ​​trade, and they are filled with shops of all sizes, gathering goods from all over the country, all kinds of which are unexpected and impossible to find, and most reflecting the prosperity of the southeast.

The largest and most luxurious Guangyuan Inn in Jinling City is located in the East City.

Any such inn is not as simple as a single building, but is built with large and small courtyards. You can either need a single room or rent a single-family courtyard directly. This is where many families travel with their families The first choice for wealthy families.

Guangyuan Inn occupied half of the long street because Liangzi had already set up a courtyard. Someone was waiting at the intersection early and then led the carriage into an alley.

Liang Zi explained to Li Xuandu: "There are too many guests coming and going every day, so there are portals in all directions of the inn to facilitate guests' entry and exit."

Sure enough, at the end of the alley was a big door. At this time, the door had been opened, and an old servant in a small hat was standing at the door.

Liangzi lifted the curtain and walked out of the carriage.

The old servant saluted respectfully: "Mrs. Liang."

Liangzi asked, "Have the room and yard been cleaned up?"

The old servant replied, "Everything is as you told me, it has been cleaned up, just waiting for the guests to check in."

Mrs. Liang gestured to the coachman.

The coachman understood and drove straight into it with the carriage.

The courtyard that Liangzi chose for Li Xuandu was called "Maple Leaf Garden". It does not cover a large area, but it is better because of its exquisiteness. There are two maple trees planted in the yard. Unfortunately, it is not autumn now, and there is no sight of red leaves everywhere. The yard is expensive, and it costs ten taels of silver a day, which is almost more than the three-year expenses of an ordinary family of three. Mrs. Liang paid a deposit of three days. If she wanted to live more, she would be embarrassed to follow Tingfenglou. The style of clear calculations requires Li Xuan to pay the money himself.

When Liang Zihui retreated the old servant and the friend who led the way before, and personally took Li Xuandu to the main hall of the yard. Because it was an inn, the layout of the main room was different, and there was a There is only a large glass tank with many goldfish in it, and there are carefully cultivated lotus on the water surface. Perhaps because of the earth dragon charcoal fire in the room, the lotus blooms lushly and has not withered.

The three of them sat down separately, and Li Xuandu finally got the point: "I wonder where the Governor Qin is now?"

Liang Zi's face was a little solemn. After hesitating for a while, he whispered: "I'm missing."

Li Xuan was stunned, not angry and anxious, but also aggravated his tone: "How could he be missing?"

Liang Zi looked puzzled: "After the Governor Qin was trapped in Jinling Mansion, he had been living in the Dabaoen Temple in Nancheng, and the Governor of Jiangnan was always indifferent to this. Until two days ago, the Governor of Jiangnan sent someone to invite Qin Xiang to the Governor of Jiangnan. The mansion went to the banquet and said that it was to mediate the Qin Governor Qin and the Jingchu Governor. From this, the Qin Governor Qin went to the banquet as scheduled, but the result..."

Li Xuandu asked, "Can you confirm the current location of the Qin Governor? Is it the prison of the Niesiya? Or the Governor's Office of Jiangnan?"

Liangzi shook his head.

Li Xuandu took a deep breath and asked again: "Where is the subordinate of Governor Qin, just watching Governor Qin fall into trouble?"

Liang Zi's expression became more and more serious, and he said, "This is what I really don't understand. The people from Bailianfang had already left after escorting the Qin Governor Qin to Jinling Mansion. At this time, the people who followed the Qin Governor Qin were all the governor Qin that year. The old subordinates, in theory, these people should be trusted, but..."

"Just what?" Li Xuandu asked, "Is there a traitor among these people?"

"I don't know if there is a traitor." Liang Zi shook his head and said, "But there is no news about the few people who attended the banquet with Governor Qin."

Li Xuandu questioned, "They are all alive, and there is also a great master of the Heavenly Man Realm. How could they disappear out of thin air? Even if the Governor of Jiangnan set up a Hongmen Banquet, and a great master of the Heavenly Man Realm personally set up an ambush to capture Governor Qin and his party, there should be some noise, right? How could it be completely silent? Tingfeng Tower is known to know eight out of ten things in the world. Is it just a false reputation?"

Liang Zi said with a guilty look on his face: "We have already started to track down the whereabouts of Governor Qin in Tingfeng Tower. As long as we have any news, we will inform Master Li immediately."

Li Xuandu let out a long breath: "At this point, this is the only way."

Liangzi stood up from the chair and bowed: "Thank you Master Li for your understanding."

Li Xuandu stared at Liangzi and changed the subject: "I understand your store, and your store should also understand me. Tingfeng Tower has been a brand for more than ten years, and it can't be ruined by this matter. If you can't give me a satisfactory answer within three days, I have the means to ask your store for an explanation."

After hearing this, Liangzi could only smile bitterly.

It is said that big stores bully customers, but big customers can also bully stores. If it really comes to that, it's nothing more than relying on each other's means. However, Tingfeng Tower does business in the rivers and lakes for the purpose of making money, not for anger, so this matter must be explained after all.

Liangzi said, "If Mr. Li has nothing else to do, I will take my leave first. I will give you an answer within three days."

Li Xuandu did not give in and stood up and said, "Then I will trouble Madam Liang."

Liu Chen hesitated for a moment, then stood up, bowed to Li Xuandu, and then followed Liangzi to leave.

The two women got on the carriage they came in and left, leaving Li Xuandu alone.

Li Xuandu sat alone on the armchair in the main hall, closed his eyes again, and began to think about the whole story.

No matter what, he couldn't figure out why Qin Xiang and others disappeared out of thin air in the Governor's Mansion of Jiangnan. Unless there was a master of the Immortal Realm, it shouldn't be so quiet. But there are only a few people on the Old Xuan List, and they are not the ones who intervened in this matter.

Furthermore, according to Tingfeng Tower, this happened two days ago. In other words, Tingfeng Tower has not made much progress in these two days. Even if they are given another three days, they may not be able to find Qin Xiang's trace.

During these three days, Li Xuandu cannot just wait and not put all his eggs in one basket.

Thinking of this, Li Xuandu has made up his mind.

A strong dragon crossing the river cannot suppress a local snake. It seems that he still needs to go and see his old friend.