Chapter 19 Secret Help

"Sir, are you okay?" Two Jinlin guards immediately stepped forward to protect He Qingxiao.

"It's okay." He Qingxiao looked up at the second-floor restaurant, then scanned the surrounding pedestrians, and finally looked down at the broken flowerpot.

The girl's words suddenly came out that day: "I see that the Hall of the Righteous Soldiers is darkened, and there may be a bloody disaster. It is best not to walk downstairs on the street recently to avoid disasters falling from the sky."

The hall turned black - He Qingxiao raised his hand and pressed his eyebrows.

What he thought was ridiculous at the time actually happened today.

Is that girl really proficient in physiognomy?

While He Qingxiao was deep in thought, a Jinlin guard rushed into the restaurant and took out the perpetrator.

"Sir, it was these two bastards who got into a fight and threw the flowerpot down!"

He Qingxiao looked over with faint eyes.

The two drunken rioters recognized their captors as Jin Linwei. They were so frightened that they knelt down on the ground and begged for mercy.

Even the shopkeeper who followed him turned pale with fright, trembling and apologizing.

He Qingxiao was speechless all the way until he passed by a deserted bookstore in front of the door and stopped.

The newly appointed envoy of Jinlin Guard Town is famous not only for his embarrassing life experience, but also for his appearance.

"It turns out that it was Master He who saved my niece." Duan Shaoqing bowed deeply, his face full of shame, "On that day, I only knew that my niece was safe and sound after being rescued by a righteous man who was passing by on horseback, but I didn't know that it was Master He. It's really rude.

I will visit you tomorrow to say thank you."

After three rounds of drinking, the chief attendant came back.

It's past office hours, and the officials either go home or go drinking and socializing at this time.

He Qingxiao pondered for a moment and then ordered: "Go check Duan Shaoqing's whereabouts."

What does this mean? Could it be that He Qingxiao heard those rumors and used them to cause trouble for him?

Curiosity itself would not let him order his men to investigate a woman, but since the girl was proficient in physiognomy and could calculate that he would be injured by a falling object, why couldn't she figure out the frightening incident?

If physiognomy was just an excuse, how did she know what happened today?

He Qingxiao didn't want to think complicated things about the clear-eyed girl, but in this position, he had to be cautious.

It was a restaurant he frequented, and the restaurant owner and the waiter were familiar with each other. Why did the waiter who served the food look at him strangely?

"Sir, there are many rumors about that girl in the city today. The most outrageous ones are that the Shaoqing Mansion is coveting Miss Kou's family wealth and wants to kill her..." A Jinlin guard said what he had learned.

Another Jin Linwei added: "In addition to this cousin, there is another cousin who occasionally goes to Shaoqing's Mansion to stay. That girl's surname is Qiao——"

"It's a simple matter, Mr. Duan, don't be polite, just make sure Miss Kou is safe and sound." He Qingxiao cupped her hands and said, "Mr. Duan, you can do it yourself."

The two drinkers and the restaurant manager were left behind without daring to move for a long time, and they were both afraid and happy.

Duan Shaoqing is the latter.

Two of his men followed immediately.

Jinlinwei really wants to cause trouble for someone, so why should he offend him?

"You don't have to kneel down and beg for mercy, but you almost hurt people's lives by throwing things around while drunk. To avoid making such mistakes again in the future, let's fine each of you ten taels of silver."

"yes."

He Qingxiao did not say hello and walked over as Duan Shaoqing secretly expected, but stopped and said, "Mr. Duan, how is Miss Kou?"

Chang Sui slowed down and said, "Sir, I just heard some rumors about our Shaoqing's mansion..."

The man in red clothes walked closer. With his fair face and delicate eyebrows, even if he met someone he often saw again, he still couldn't help but sigh in his heart about the unfairness of creation.

"Master He." He Qingxiao's sudden appearance made Duan Shaoqing feel nervous, but he did not dare to offend him and took the initiative to say hello.

Duan Shaoqing was suspicious in his heart but kept a calm expression on his face. He found a convenient excuse and asked his chief attendant to go out and inquire about it.

The envoy of Jinlin Guard Town asked about his niece?

Duan Shaoqing's eyes widened and he looked at the other party in astonishment.

It was this social interaction that made him feel something was wrong.

As he spoke, he quickly pulled off his money bag, took out two ten-liang banknotes and presented them with both hands.

Duan Shaoqing knew something was wrong as soon as he saw Chang Sui's expression, so he took the initiative to end the drinking game.

He Qingxiao calmly interrupted his men: "No need to say anything else."

"Master He--" Duan Shaoqing said carefully.

Is this a fool? This is Jinlin Guard. If you don’t quickly pay some money to send the Buddha away, is it because you want to send yourself in?

Another drinker reacted much faster: "Yes, yes, it's not much at all. It's because of your magnanimity that you don't care about us, so you only let us lose some money so that we can remember it."

The shopkeeper wanted to cover the man's mouth: "Uncle Wang, ten taels for you is just a few banquets..."

Duan Shaoqing's mind was spinning rapidly, but he couldn't think of anything he had done to offend the governor, and then his heart sank.

He Qingxiao walked into the bookstore alone, walked to a familiar corner, picked up a travel journal and started reading.

A Jinlin guard took the banknote, glanced at it, and handed it to He Qingxiao: "Sir."

The words that followed came to an abrupt end. Duan Shaoqing looked at the man in red clothes who was gradually approaching and stopped unconsciously.

"What are your orders, sir?"

There was also another group of people eating wine that I met when I came in. They looked familiar. They seemed to be from Honglu Temple. I wonder if it was an illusion, but those people always looked at him.

He Qingxiao had already left when Xiaolian was crying on the road that day, so he naturally didn't have any suspicions, but today's encounter made him too curious about the bandit girl.

He Qingxiao stuffed the banknotes into her purse and walked around the broken flowerpot.

The two Jinlin Guards looked at each other, and their guess was indeed correct. What the Lord wanted to know was the cousin who was deeply involved in the whirlpool of public opinion.

"Ten, ten taels?" one of them was shocked.

"Go and find out what's going on with the cousin in Duan Shaoqing's house in Taipu Temple."

The two men came back earlier than he expected.

The man's fingers are long and slender, with distinct joints, and they won't move when he turns them over.

After listening to Chang Sui's words, Duan Shaoqing turned pale and said angrily: "What nonsense! These people -"

He Qingxiao explained at this time: "That day when I went out to do business, I met a frightened horse on the road. After I stopped the frightened horse, I found out that the person in the carriage was my niece. I ran into Mr. Duan today and asked me by the way."

The sky had darkened. Changsui was walking in front with a lantern. Duan Shaoqing was slightly behind and said in a low voice: "Is there something wrong?"

"Congratulations, sir, on your departure." Duan Shaoqing returned the greeting with an arched hand.

Jin Linwei, who was following He Qingxiao, turned back and glanced at Duan Shaoqing, who was still returning the gift, feeling curious.

Your Excellency, are you intending to help that girl Kou?

With these words, if the Shaoqing Mansion really harbors evil intentions towards Miss Kou as rumored, they will become more honest.

I don’t know what that Kou girl looks like?

Duan Shaoqing, who stayed where he was, slowly lowered his hand until Chang Sui reminded him.
Chapter completed!