Shi Yi stared at the little girl's back in a daze until she disappeared.

Several people chased her from behind.

If he had seen someone bullying a little girl before, Shi Yi would have stepped forward to help.

This is education from past lives, an instinctive reaction.

However, after experiencing Su Rongrong's incident, Shi Yi became more cautious.

If you know it doesn't matter, you can help, but if you don't, you'll be involved in it.

That feeling of being deceived is really uncomfortable.

Shi Yi put the things in his arms and continued to look for Fengxiao Restaurant.

For the next period of time, Shi Yi spent time searching.

On this day, we came to a more remote part of the imperial city.

While he was searching, the little girl appeared in front of him.

"Hey, give me the stuff back."

The little girl said seriously and extended her hand to Shi Yi.

Shi Yi looked at the little girl in front of him, who looked about twelve or thirteen years old.

She is quite handsome, with big watery eyes.

Shi Yi wanted to return it to her, but her attitude made Shi Yi feel uncomfortable.

No matter what, Shi Yi must have kept it for her for several days!

Now that we have just met, with such an attitude, how can I give it to her?

What's more, this thing made Shi Yi feel that it had something to do with the queen.

He had to ask clearly, he didn't know who the little girl was stolen from.

Who are those people? The Queen's people? Or...

Shi Yi is not sure. His only clue now is the words told by the little girl.

Maybe she knows something.

"for you?"

"What is it? Do we know each other?"

Shi Yi's words stunned the little girl.

She didn't expect that Shi Yi would cheat and be upright.

They really don't know each other.

At this moment, the little girl had the urge to go crazy.

She was speechless, clutching Shi Yi's clothes tightly.

Wherever Shi Yi goes, she follows.

Arriving at a place with few people, Shi Yi stopped and smiled evilly at the little girl.

"Aren't you afraid of being betrayed by me? Are you still following me?"

The little girl did not answer Shi Yi's words, but still said:

"Give me the stuff, give it back to me."

She seemed to have decided that she would never leave until she got something.

Shi Yi took out the thing from his arms, which was a hairpin.

If you just look at it from the outside, it is no different from ordinary hairpins.

It's not even valuable, but when you hold it in your hand, you can feel that it contains some kind of energy.

This is the difference. Shi Yi also had this kind of hairpin at the Queen's place before.

At that time, Shi Yi didn't think too much about it at all, but now that he met him again, he was shocked to find out and became interested.

"want to?"

Shi Yi was like a big bad wolf setting a trap for the little girl.

The little girl was like a little sheep, nodding her head heavily.

"If you answer my questions truthfully, I will return it to you."

Seeing the little girl slowly taking the bait, Shi Yi raised the corners of his mouth a little wider.

The hairpin he held was of little use unless he entered the palace and gave it to the queen.

The little girl seemed a little hesitant, but it only took a few seconds before she nodded and agreed.

At this time, Shi Yi began to ask, mainly about the origin of the hairpin and what she was going to do back home.

The little girl didn't seem to be lying. She didn't know where it came from. She only knew that someone asked her to steal it from that group of people.

Then, take it to the restaurant to exchange for money.

This hairpin can be exchanged for ten taels of silver, which is very precious to the little girl.

The little girl said so, and Shi Yi also observed that she didn't seem to be lying.

It seems that only by finding those people can we know the origin and use of hairpins.

I wanted to go with the little girl, but the little girl refused.

She said yes, only she could go with those people, and no one else could be there.

Why does this kind of operation feel like a kidnapping?

After thinking for a while, Shi Yi decided to give the hairpin to the little girl and follow her secretly.

I wanted to see what kind of group of people could do such a thing.

"Okay! For the sake of your truthful answer, I will return this hairpin to you. You can go!"

After the little girl took the hairpin, she looked left and right, with more smiles on her face.

He thanked Shi Yi and turned around to leave.

Shi Yi followed quietly, walking through the streets and alleys.

When we came to a remote alley, it seemed to be very quiet.

Even if there were pedestrians passing by, they would all walk quietly.

It's not as noisy as the busier streets in front.

Turning around the alleys, Shi Yi saw a flagpole standing not far ahead.

There are four big characters written on it: Fengxiao Restaurant.

And the little girl entered it, which made Shi Yi's eyes widen a lot.

It turned out that the Fengxiao Restaurant he had been looking for was here. He really couldn't find it anywhere, so it took no effort to get there.

The queen said that this place is one of the secret forces of their Xiahou family, and it is really hidden and inconspicuous.

I guess I was forced by the Ao family to choose such a remote alley to open a restaurant.

What kind of business can be done in such a location?

Before, Shi Yi had always had a misunderstanding, thinking that when opening a restaurant to make money, you would usually choose a good location.

He chose a place with a large flow of people, so the directions he looked for were all places with a lot of people.

In addition, when he asked before, many people didn't know about Fengxiao Restaurant.

It turned out to be this reason, and Shi Yi finally understood.

It is reasonable to open it in this position so that others don't know about it.

If the little girl hadn't led the way, it would have been difficult for him to find it.

He straightened his clothes and walked openly towards Fengxiao Restaurant.

As expected, there weren't many people inside. There were so many tables, but only a few had customers.

Shi Yi glanced around and found no sign of the little girl.

Maybe she went to the backyard of the restaurant, or the second floor.

This kind of situation exists, and Shi Yi is not in a hurry to look for it.

Now that I'm here, I'll finish what the Queen told me first and then talk about it.

He walked into the restaurant and came to the counter.

"Sir, please take a seat inside. What would you like to order?"

The waiter at the counter said politely with a smile on his face.
To be continued...