Qi Ning's face sank, and he said, "Was picked up last night?" ”

Wang Xiang saw Qi Ning's grim expression, knowing that he was speechless, and said with a dry smile: "Master Hou, little .......!" Before he finished speaking, Qi Ning had already asked in a cold voice: "Didn't you just say that your girl didn't see a guest, why was she picked up again, and she was sent back in the middle of the night?" ”

Wang Xiang sighed and said with a wry smile: "Master Hou, actually..... In fact, the villain doesn't know the specific situation, the little one .......! He lowered his head, but he didn't dare to say more.

"You know what, though." Qi Ning said lightly: "In front of me, you can't hide it." ”

Wang Xiang hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "Master Hou, the little one really doesn't know who picked up the girl." Before the Hou Ye sent the envoy to the Qi State, he came here, and after a few days, a person came on the boat to see the girl, and what he said to the girl, we didn't hear it. But the girl then cleaned up, and the man went ashore, and there was a carriage waiting on the shore, and the girl did not tell us where to go, but only said that she would come back later, and then got into the carriage. ”

"What does a carriage look like?" Qi Ning asked, "Isn't there a logo?" ”

The dignitaries and nobles in the capital are naturally equipped with carriages in their mansions, and most of the mansions will make some marks on their carriages, even if they are in brocade clothes, they are also marked.

Wang Xiang shook his head and said: "The little one took a special look, the carriage looked very ordinary, not like the carriage of a big family, and the driver was also wearing coarse cloth clothes, not like the servants of the nobleman's mansion. ”

"So, you really don't know who picked up Miss Zhuo?"

Wang Xiang said: "The little one really doesn't know, and the next day the little one dared to ask the girl, the girl ...... The girl reprimanded the little one for being nosy, and said that she shouldn't ask more questions that shouldn't be asked, so she ..... So the little one shouldn't ask any more questions after that. ”

Qi Ning came to Qinhuai River today, but he was really ready to discuss with Zhuo Xian'er, redeem her before he married Ximen Zhan Ying, and give her a free body, after all, if he really married Ximen Zhan Ying, he would redeem himself for a singer on the Qinhuai River and spread it, it would always be bad, and even provoke Ximen Zhan Ying's reproach at that time.

At this time, when I learned that Zhuo Xian'er was picked up at night, I was not happy.

Although Zhuo Xian'er has affection for herself, but where the environment is, Qi Ning sometimes can't tell whether Zhuo Xian'er really has feelings for herself, or just because of her identity, and the same will be true for other people, just heard that Zhuo Xian'er didn't see other guests, just performed in the cabin, Qi Ning still had a little joy in his heart, and at this time he knew that Zhuo Xian'er had other people outside, so he was a little unhappy.

Wang Xiang saw Qi Ning's brows locked, knowing that the little Hou Ye was unhappy, and asked cautiously: "Hou Ye, to.... If you want to wake up the girl, just say..... Let's just say that the Hou Ye is here.....? ”

Qi Ning shook his head and said, "Since she hasn't rested for a long time, let her rest for a long time." After a moment's hesitation, he asked, "Does the carriage often come to pick her up?" ”

Wang Xiang lowered his head and said, "It's not often, it's just ..... It's just that people will be sent every once in a while, and the little ones ..... The little one can't figure out when he'll come back, and now, too.... Also went out four or five times. ”

"It's frequent." Qi Ning's voice was calm, but his mood was obviously not very good, he sneered in his heart, and secretly wondered if Zhuo Xian'er had climbed another high branch, if this was the case, there was no need for him to entangle here, he shook the horse's reins, turned the horse's head and was about to leave, Wang Xiang hurriedly said: "Master Hou, then..... What does the little one say to the girl? ”

"There's not much to say." Qi Ning smiled: "You just said that I happened to pass by here, and asked casually." He shook the reins of the horse, said no more, and urged the horse away.

It's strange to say, although Qi Ning doesn't get along with Zhuo Xian'er much and hasn't met a few times, but today when he heard that Zhuo Xian'er was meeting someone else at night, he was unhappy, but he actually felt a trace of anger in his heart, and he wanted to find out who picked Zhuo Xian'er over in the middle of the night.

He knew that this was a man's jealousy intention, and he was jealous, which showed that he really cared about Zhuo Xian'er.

Back in front of the Jinyi Hou Mansion, the guard in front of the door had already stepped forward to hold the reins of the horse, Qi Ning was about to dismount, but saw a shadow at the root of the wall quickly coming, and threw something to Qi Ning, Qi Ning probed and grabbed it, and the Hou Mansion guard immediately drew his knife, but the man had left in a hurry.

The guard was about to chase after him, but Qi Ning raised his hand to stop, and at this time he also saw clearly that what he was holding in his hand was a small bamboo tube, and he didn't say much, turned over and dismounted, held the bamboo tube and entered the house, returned to his house, took a closer look, pierced the cover at the bottom of the bamboo tube, and threw a small note from inside.

Qi Ning opened the rolled up note, but there was a line of small words written on it: "Changqing Inn in Xicheng Temple Lane".

This is naturally an address, except for this line of small print, there is not even a single retention, Qi Ning frowned slightly, flipped to the other side of the note, but saw a mouse scribbled on.

When Qi Ning saw this, he immediately understood, and a smile appeared on the corner of his lips.

When night fell, the Qinhuai River began to sing and dance, but the temple alley in the west city of Jianye seemed very quiet.

Jianye Jing is the imperial capital of the Chu State, people leave every day, and people come in every day, most of the streets in the capital are people coming and going, but if there are many people, there are few more complicated places than temples and alleys.

Build cloth sheds, rice Zhuangzi, tailor shops, carry houses, secret doors have everything here, here is the place where the three religions and nine streams gather, if you walk around in the capital's Suzaku Street, dressed in strange costumes, will attract a lot of attention, but in this temple alley, even if you are naked walking, no one may take a look.

The rancid stench emanating from the butcher is mixed with the smell of cheap gouache wafting from the secret door, and then mixed with the stench that permeates the gutter, many people come here for the first time, one can't hold on and even vomit, people often see someone lying on the side of the road, vomiting intestines seem to be about to squirt out, they know that it is a newcomer, and they will immediately usher in a burst of laughter around them.

If you just see the majestic imperial city and those wide long streets, it is hard to imagine that there is such a disgusting place in this capital.

Although the name of the temple lane is only an alley, but this alley is really very long, through the whole alley there are two or three miles, after the night, walking through this alley, the noisy and lively sound in the day will be quiet, many shops on both sides exude dim lights, walking in the alley not only have to endure the pungent stench, but also endure the eyes projected from both sides.

Many of the shops have closed, but there are still some shops that do business at night with their doors half open, and from behind the doors there will be poisonous snake-like eyes staring at pedestrians walking by the street.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are rivers and lakes, there are rules.

The temple alley is full of people, and everyone is extremely cautious of those who approach them, and at the same time, they will be more wary of new faces.

The moon and stars are scarce, the night is quiet, the moonlight is projected in the ditch of the temple lane, faintly from behind some closed doors come the most primitive sound of human beings, some of the secret doors are very energetic, the sound is also very loud, far away, but the people nearby are accustomed to it.

Changqing Inn is just out of the temple lane, very simple façade, a dilapidated wooden board hanging on the door, the font is also very scribbled, but it can finally let people know that this is the place to stay.

The accommodation here is naturally very cheap, but there are not many guests, in fact, the people who dare to stay in this mixed place are not small, but there are not many people who are really bold in this world.

Although the inn is very cheap, but the nearby secret door will spring up like mushrooms after nightfall, and the money spent is not a few more evil than the inn, but it can hold a girl to sleep all night, so the person who really wants to stay in the house would rather find a secret door to get into, rather than live in the inn.

So even in the middle of the night, when you go to this inn to stay, you can still find a room.

In the silent alley, a figure is stepping on the potholed road step by step, his whole body is covered with a thin black cloak, even his head is covered, walking very slowly, those cold eyes are always paying attention to the situation around him.

Walking all the way to the door of the Changqing Inn, the man stopped for a moment, looked around, and then entered the inn, and the shopkeeper who had been waiting for the guest bowed down and said with a smile: "Uncle is back?" ”

The man ignored him, walked to the edge of the stairs, and walked up to the second floor.

On the second floor, there is a long corridor in front of you, and the guest rooms are on both sides, the door is facing the door, and there is a lantern hanging at each end of the corridor, although the corridor is dim, but it is not difficult to see.

The man went straight forward, but his eyes were moving from side to side, observing the situation on both sides of the aisle, and after walking a short way, the man suddenly stopped, and the cold light in his eyes suddenly rose, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw a sign hanging on the door on the left, on which was a symbol was drawn in a bend, resembling an earthworm.

There were lights on inside the house, apparently someone was there.

The man only paused, but did not stop, still walked forward, walked five or six steps, and then stopped in front of the door of a room, gently pushed the door open, looked back at the door with the wooden sign on it, and a sneer crossed his lips, and then entered the room, and then closed the door.

After he entered the house, there was no light or sound in the house.

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