When I walked out of the main hall and walked to the palace gate, a maid in front of the palace gate was having a quarrel with the defenders, as if they were arguing about something.

When Xiao Jiu happened to pass by, the maid was suddenly pushed and bumped into Xiao Jiu.

The maid seemed to be frightened and hurriedly knelt on the ground to plead guilty, her face full of panic.

"My lord, forgive me! My lord, forgive me! I didn't mean it!"

She kowtowed her head repeatedly, and Xiao Jiu stepped forward to help her up, saying in a calm voice, "It's okay. No need to apologize, you can go on your own."

After Xiao Jiu finished speaking, the maid hurriedly thanked her and ran away, as if she was very frightened, fearing that Xiao Jiu would regret it and punish her.

Xiao Jiu showed his token and left the palace smoothly.

He walked back to the inn calmly, and when he returned to the house, he closed the door, and finally looked at the window. After confirming that no one was there, he took out a note directly from the lapel of his coat.

"Chi'er secretly explored the palace for evil purposes, but fortunately he was rescued. The king knew about it and wanted to send me to make peace and establish diplomatic relations between the two countries."

There is no doubt that the maid is Xiao Jiu's.

Xiao Jiu stood up and walked to the candlestick to light an oil lamp. He watched the firelight quickly swallow up the contents of the note. Xiao Jiu's expression was terrifyingly serious, and the orange light shone into his dark eyes.

There is no ripple at all, it is like a piece of stagnant water, cold and solemn, terrifying.

Hearing that Xiao Jiu was back, Oxfam opened the door and came in, just in time to see his figure standing sideways, facing the candlelight as if in a daze.

Oxfam laughed, "Why are you still lighting up the lamp when the sky is clear and the sun is shining brightly?"

He did not come closer, otherwise he would definitely have noticed the cold murderous intent on Xiao Jiu's face at this moment.

He walked straight to the wooden box where Xiao Jiu kept his books and rummaged around for something. Regardless of whether Xiao Jiu answered or not, he asked, "Lend me your book of rites. Yesterday, the teacher said he wanted to randomly check my knowledge.

But you also know that I didn’t bring a book with me, and I had already forgotten all of this.”

He sighed in distress, who would remember to take books with him after running away from home?

Besides, the book is so heavy and it’s a drag to carry around.

I rummaged for a while and couldn't find what I wanted, so I couldn't help but mumble.

"Where is your book? Why can't I find it?"

"No, you didn't bring one either, right?"

Thinking of this possibility, Oxfam suddenly turned his head to look at Xiao Jiu.

At this moment, Xiao Jiu's expression had returned to normal, and she was even a little speechless.

After entering the door, he was as fierce as a tiger, but now he remembered to ask this crucial question, and Xiao Jiu was unable to say anything to him.

He pointed out, "The third book in the book box on your left is the one."

"ah?"

Oxfam was startled, rubbed his head, and obediently moved to another place to search. Following Xiao Jiu's prompts, he found the book he wanted in a matter of seconds.

"Hey, you are really here. Thank you, junior brother. Senior brother, I will leave now."

After Oxfam finished speaking happily, he was about to step out the door when he suddenly took two steps back and then asked, "Junior brother, why are you lighting the lamp?"

The room is not dark enough to need a light.

Xiao Jiu didn't expect that he was about to leave, so she didn't forget to ask a question. She replied in a very calm tone, "Try to see if the fire zhezi is still useful."

It was obviously an outrageous excuse, and even a fool would recognize it as weird, so Lucky tilted his head and actually believed it.

"Oh, I almost forgot, there is one more thing." He slapped his forehead violently as if annoyed, and said quickly, "The Thirteenth Young Master is waiting for you downstairs. It seems that someone is stopping you from coming up."

"Okay, I understand."

After all, Oxfam is really gone now.

In fact, Xiao Jiu had expected that Zhou Wuping was coming to see him when he came back, so those who stopped him from coming up were naturally Xiao Jiu's people.

Now that he has 'rebelled' and become a member of the Three Young Masters, he naturally has to keep an appropriate distance from Zhou Wuping until he understands the conspiracy behind Zhou Wuhun.

It's hard to tell him the reason in advance, so I can only explain it later.

Xiao Jiu hid from Zhou Wuping for two days in a row. The latter didn't know whether he was frustrated or he really thought Xiao Jiu had betrayed him, but he never came again.

One day later, at night, in the quiet and dark alleys of the city, seven or eight men in black were quietly ambushing here.

"General, when shall we take action?"

Tan Yi was dressed in black at the moment, with a scarf covering his face, making it difficult to see the expression on his face. His big black and white eyes were staring at the laughing courtyard in front of him at night, like a tiger hiding in the darkness, ready to attack at any time.

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"Wait a little longer for the signal from the master."

After hearing this, the few people around him continued to remain quiet and motionless, keeping their breath to a minimum.

This was the place where the Nanman group stayed. On the first day he came to Shangchun, Chi'er felt that this was too much. Sometimes he thought that the post house where Qi State received envoys was too shabby, and sometimes he felt that there were too many people living around.

Feeling comfortable, he went to King Qi to ask for a house alone.

It is located in the south of the city and is quite secluded, so even if there is singing and dancing in the middle of the night, it will not disturb others. Of course, this also greatly facilitates Chi'er to use this place as a pleasure den, and he can do whatever he wants.

"Come on, beauty, have another drink..."

A drunken man below held the hand of a pretty beauty and wanted to do something wrong. His big hands roamed the woman's body wantonly.

The half-drunk dancer was so weak that she fell limply on the man. She probably wanted to refuse but had no right to say no, so she could only let the man do what she did.

"Hahahaha... come on, drink quickly."

"Master Zhang was drunk and fell down. He couldn't survive anymore, hahahaha..."

The closed room is filled with gauze, and the banquet is full of wine and meat. The fine incense is accompanied by traces of powdery fragrance that fills the nose. It is quite intoxicating to take a breath. There is constant singing and music in the ears, mixed with

The men's cheerful laughter and the women's charming smiles, it is not an exaggeration to say that a man's first-class carefree place is a place of wine and meat.

"Prince Chi'er really knows how to have fun, I'm envious, envious..."

"Hahahaha, Mr. Li, why should you be envious? Come here often in the future. Come here often in the future."

"Definitely, definitely, I will visit this happy place often in the future..." The drunk man hugged the beauty with one arm and promised with a big tongue.

The Nanman envoys have been in Beijing for some time, and their return date is approaching. However, Chi'er held a grand banquet today and sent out an invitation to gather with envoys from several countries to establish friendship.

Although it is strange, the other four countries have also sent people here, and everyone has said so, after all, they still have to give me thin noodles.

After arriving, I realized how luxurious this banquet was. It made people feel as happy as gods. Some people liked it and others hated it. People who couldn't stand the ridiculous style in the room had already avoided it, and they were just waiting for the banquet to disperse after a while so they could go back.

In the corner, a few people playing musical instruments quietly observed the situation in the room, until the number of people decreased one by one, and some who were drunk and unconscious on the ground were helped down one by one.

But what surprised Xiao Jiu was that Chi'er never got drunk and always stayed awake.

"Come here, help the drunk people down to rest. Remember to find some beautiful dancers to serve them well."

He ordered, pressing the center of his eyebrows vigorously. After drinking until midnight, he felt a little tired. But he had business to do later and he couldn't just get drunk. He also had to accompany the people at the banquet and make excuses.

All the wine served was replaced by plain water, so I had to drink a few glasses.

Several Nanman attendants responded in Nanman dialect and quickly helped the drunken people out of the room.

"Is the prince okay?"

Harper's slightly deep voice came from outside. Seeing that the people inside were almost done drinking, he walked in.

"Ha...what does this prince's happiness have to do with you? A dog meddles in a mouse's own business." Chi'er said in a sarcastic tone.

Harper frowned. He didn't know whether it was because of the strong smell in the room, or because he felt uncomfortable after hearing Chi'er's words, but I think it was probably the former. When his eyes glanced at the few people still standing in the corner,

, his eyes paused slightly.

Then, he opened his mouth and said dissatisfiedly, "What are you still doing here? Why don't you leave quickly?"

Xiao Jiu quickly lowered his head when he looked up, thankful that the other party did not recognize him.

Chi Er chuckled and secretly cursed Harper as a courageous coward who only dared to vent his dissatisfaction on these low-level people.

What a good dog his father raised.

"Why are you venting your anger on these beauties? You are such an ignorant piece of wood."

Harper was not angry when he heard this, his face was calm, or there was no trace of anger on his face.

"The prince has had enough fun these days, don't forget about business."

he reminded.

The people pretending to be musicians slowly exited the room. Xiao Jiu listened carefully to their conversation as they walked.

Chi'er's interest waned, and a person's face appeared in his mind. He leaned back on the chair, looking in a daze, and murmured: "Even if there are a thousand of those vulgar fans, they can't compare to her."

It's so intoxicating to touch it with your fingers."

Harper straightened the corners of his mouth, and his eyes darkened slightly. Thinking of the farce the other party had caused a few days ago, his face couldn't help but look a little ugly, and he warned in a low voice, "Prince, that's the Queen of Qi!"

A few days ago, Chi'er broke into the Queen's Palace and molested others without fear of death.

"What's wrong with the queen?" The other party completely shattered Chi'er's beautiful illusion with one sentence. He scolded with a stern face, "A bad old man deserves to have such a beautiful woman!"

Xiao Jiu secretly screamed in her heart and quickened her pace. Just when Harper turned around to look, the figure disappeared outside the door.
To be continued...