Snap!

The box closed in response, as if the door to another world had been closed.

The maid held the box carefully as if she was holding her life as fragile as a porcelain bottle. She half-crouched and made a promise before leaving quickly.

In a crowded place, one or two missing people won't attract anyone's attention, especially a maid with a low sense of presence.

Amidst the noise, Princess Anle Zhu Cizhao sat at a table in the corner of the lobby of Hongchen Inn. He glanced at the back of the maid, picked up the teacup, took a sip, and silently considered his gift.

How long will it take for it to be delivered to my father?

At this moment, the servants sitting around Zhu Cizhao suddenly raised their heads and looked towards the stairs with intense eyes. Some even had their Adam's apples squirming and quietly swallowed their saliva.

Above the stairs, Chu Yunqiao, dressed in pink gauze, came, her figure swaying, swaying slowly, just like a full and blooming lotus, fluttering in the wind.

Hua Fei, who was wearing a phoenix-patterned cloth, followed closely behind, pouting her little mouth and walking briskly, like a lively and agile hare, which was endearing.

Zhu Cizhao followed everyone's gaze and looked at Chu Yunqiao and Hua Fei. He placed the tea cup heavily on the table and said coldly, "What are you looking at! If you look at it again, I will knock out your eyeballs! This is the princess who should do it."

He is the one who attracts attention and is always the focus of the crowd!"

In an instant, all the servants looked away, lowered their heads, and remained silent. Only one or two young servants who were far away from Zhu Cizhao couldn't help but glance at Chu Yunqiao and Hua Fei secretly.

Hua Fei jumped down the last step of the stairs, glanced around the lobby, frowned slightly and said, "Sister Yunqiao, where is your man? He disappeared in the middle of the night last night and hasn't come back yet. He probably went out to steal someone. Wait.

If you do, you must teach him a lesson, this man cannot be tolerated..."

Chu Yunqiao looked sideways at Hua Fei and smiled meaningfully, "How did you know that he left the inn last night? Could it be that... you went to look for him in the middle of the night?"

"No, no..." Hua Fei hurriedly denied, "I just passed by and took a look when I went to the latrine at night..."

"But when I passed by his room just now, I clearly saw that the doors and windows were closed." The smile on Chu Yunqiao's face became a little thicker, and he blinked, "How do you know if there is anyone in his room?"

Woolen cloth?"

Hua Fei was suddenly startled, her face flushed, she lowered her head and said with evasive eyes, "This...that..."

Just when Hua Fei was trying to make up an excuse, Shen Xiaojia stepped into the Hongchen Inn with a tired look on his face. He caught a glimpse of Chu Yunqiao and Hua Fei standing in the lobby. He walked over in a few steps and pulled a stool to the table next to them.

As he sat down, he waved and said, "Sit down and have breakfast together first. Let's chat while we eat if we have anything to say. We have been busy all night. I am so hungry that my eyes are dizzy!"

Chu Yunqiao and Hua Fei looked at each other, then sat on either side of Shen Xiaojia, and did not continue the previous topic.

Shen Xiaojia raised his right hand, shouted to the waiter, and ordered three bowls of omelette noodles. Then he picked up the teapot on the table and poured a few big gulps into his mouth. He breathed a long sigh of relief and lowered his head.

He said, "We can't leave the city for the time being..."

Chu Yunqiao thought for a moment and asked softly, "Is it because of the battle last night?"

"What are you doing? I have packed my things, made new plans, and am excitedly waiting for you to leave. If you say you can't leave at this time, then my preparations are not in vain..." Hua Fei suddenly interjected,

"It's better to start a war. They have no time to talk to us now. It's a good time to sneak out of the city!"

Shen Xiaojia shook his head, took out the roll of Zhao Xue Ling from his arms and threw it on the table, saying calmly, "It's not because of the war outside the city, but because of the disaster inside the city... Now this hot potato has been thrown into my hands.

So I can’t leave for now.”

Chu Yunqiao picked up the Zhaoxue Ling, browsed it quickly, sighed, and said softly, "You don't have to worry, it's only three days. We can make up for it by speeding up the process later, and we can still make it in time."

Hua Fei craned her neck to take a look, and said confusedly, "What does this mean, you are asked to be a high official for three days?"

"Official?" Shen Xiaojia said with a bitter smile, "This is to make me an scapegoat and sacrifice it to them... Within three days, if the murderer cannot be found, my head will be chopped off by them and hung on the city wall as a memorial.

It is a way to vent public anger, and all faults will be placed on me, the incompetent imperial envoy handling the case, diverting everyone's attention and making everyone temporarily ignore the case itself and the government's usual tactics..."

Hua Fei rolled her eyes, and a sinister smile appeared at the corner of her mouth. She quickly restrained it and pretended to be concerned, "Then you have to hurry up. Three days passed in the blink of an eye. There is a saying:

To put it bluntly, what is hot and what is thin..."

"You want to say that time flies by like a fleeting horse, is it fleeting?" Shen Xiaojia glanced at Hua Fei with a strange expression, and sighed, "What a horse and horse, no culture, how terrible!"

Hua Fei stuck out her tongue, snorted in dissatisfaction, turned away, folded her arms and began to plan secretly.

Chu Yunqiao smiled meaningfully and saw the waiter coming over with three bowls of omelette noodles. He coughed lightly and said seriously, "We have to hurry up. This place is no better than Yuecheng. We are not familiar with the place.

It takes a lot of effort just to get the information..."

"Inquiring about information is my strength!"

An old voice suddenly sounded behind Chu Yunqiao, and the old beggar appeared out of nowhere, staring straight at the three bowls of squid placed on the table by the waiter, stroking his rumbling stomach.

He licked his lips and said, "The fried eggs are a bit old, and the noodles are a bit too soft. It will definitely not suit your appetite, especially Xiao Hua Fei, who is not used to Central Plains food, let alone this kind of garbage.

.”

Shen Xiaojia quickly picked up a bowl of noodles on the table as if to guard against thieves, and while sucking them up, he said vaguely, "Are you willing to help me find out the news? Let's agree first, there is no salary for this job, I will do it for free...

…”

"We are all strangers who meet by chance. It's meaningless to talk about money..." Seeing Chu Yunqiao, the old beggar quickly took away a bowl of noodles, rubbed his nose, and immediately looked at the remaining noodles on the table.

He sneezed from the bowl of omelette noodles, picked up the omelette noodles naturally, smiled kindly at Hua Fei who just stretched out his hand, and quickly shrank to the foot of a table, sat cross-legged, swallowed big mouthfuls, and sprinkled

Then he said, "You sons and daughters of the world, don't be so fussy!"

Hua Feifeng opened her eyes angrily, slammed the table and stood up, looking angrily at the old beggar, rolled up her sleeves, puffed out her cheeks, and a black silver needle slipped from the sleeve to the palm of her hand, as if it was going to happen next moment
Chapter completed!