"How can you win over this prince if you are merely grounded?"
Zhou Luoyu clapped his hands and glanced sideways at the attendant behind him. The attendant looked extremely ill-fitting in his clothes, and his expression was frightened. He didn't know where to put his hands in embarrassment.
"Okay, just stay here peacefully, and change it back immediately when the prince comes back in style."
He straightened his belt and prepared to jump out of the window.
Behind the scenes, the fear in the attendant's eyes overflowed, and he said in a trembling tone: "Second Prince, this... is inappropriate, slave..."
Zhou Luoyu looked back with impatience in his eyes.
"Where did all this nonsense come from? Just pretend when I ask you to!"
He squinted his eyes and spoke in a dangerous tone: "If you dare to be discovered, you are doomed, do you understand?"
The attendant was about to cry, but Zhou Luoyu didn't care about him and jumped out of the window.
It was the man surnamed Qi who caused him to offend his father and was punished. This time I heard that the man surnamed Qi went to work outside the capital, which was simply wonderful!
He had many worries in the capital, but outside the city...
Zhou Luoyu curled his lips and smiled sinisterly.
At this time, outside Beijing.
Lai Che worked hard and rushed overnight to Lin District, where Magistrate Gao had arranged his residence.
When dawn was about to break, Qi Yan raised his eyes as if aware. When he opened the door, he happened to bump into Lai Che who was raising his hand to knock on the door.
Lai Che was panting and his voice was low.
"Sir, the girl gave this to you. The girl also said that the smell of this food is difficult to eliminate, so you can only cover it with other things."
"Time is urgent, the girl... took her own handkerchief."
The cloth bag he handed over was taken into Qi Yan's hands. His palms paused slightly and he responded in a low voice: "Well, come in first."
Lai Che was in a daze and thought to himself, when the young master just said this, he thought he was on the girl's side.
The two of them said exactly the same thing.
There were several handkerchiefs placed in the cloth bag, which were square and square, with a small orchid embroidered in the corner.
Qi Yan's nose moved slightly, and he immediately smelled the refreshing fragrance.
It should have been soaked in some kind of medicinal liquid.
Lai Che said everything Ling Yutong said, and Qi Yan lowered his eyes and fell into deep thought. Such an organization was unheard of, but considering how big the world was, it was not uncommon.
His hand fumbled around his waist and got a token.
There is not much time left before the confrontation with Magistrate Gao again and the next night.
A sharp look flashed in his eyes, and he gave the order to the secret guard.
All people who have recently entered the city in this area and any suspicious ones should be paid special attention to.
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Qifu small kitchen.
Mrs. Qi was simmering soup, with a sick look on her face that would not go away.
"Mother? I've been looking for you for a long time, but I didn't expect you to be here."
Qi Yun reluctantly lifted up her skirt and walked closer.
Mrs. Qi looked back with a loving smile and called to Qi Yun: "Yun'er, come on, the chicken soup is almost ready. It will be served to the table later. You and Zekai will have a good taste, and prepare another portion for Yutong."
Send it over."
Qi Yun was helpless, she chuckled: "Yes, yes, mother is the best to us."
My mother has been ill these days, and she was rarely in a mood today, so she was reluctant to brush off her kindness.
I just want to take some time later to send a message to Yutong, asking her to come back and have a meal together as a family.
Perhaps because of a tacit understanding, Ling Yutong came back before she could send someone to deliver the news.
There was a gentle smile on her lips, and she made her mother laugh with a few soft words.
Qi Yun saw this and felt slightly relaxed, but she still asked a simple question out of concern for her face.
"Why didn't Mrs. Zhao come back with you?"
A smile quickly flashed across Ling Yutong's eyes, and he said: "Madam is receiving distinguished guests in the pavilion. For a while, she couldn't move away."
Today, Xingyue Pavilion is doing business as usual, but Xiao Baozhu came back to the pavilion again with a completely different face. When he faced Mrs. Zhao, her mouth was as sweet as honey.
He kept praising Mrs. Zhao.
Mrs. Zhao was so happy that she couldn't find the north and instantly forgot the bad impression she had before.
But on the contrary, her attitude towards herself was so bad that it exploded.
Her words were full of meaning, and she had to pull herself up to use them as a raft for each sentence, each one containing a metaphor, for fear that no one would be able to hear her and look down upon her.
At the same time, he also stepped on himself to praise Mrs. Zhao, which can be regarded as a game of stepping on and praising.
It seems that all the credit for Xingyue Pavilion goes to Mrs. Zhao.
Mrs. Zhao's attitude was also very intriguing. She just said a few words to help her and then let Xiao Baozhu go. She also winked at herself, indicating that she should be more generous and don't mind these things.
hehe.
Qi Yun keenly sensed something fishy in Ling Yutong's eyes, and thought to herself that she would ask someone to ask questions later.
Except for Qi Yan who was running errands outside the city, all the Qi family members in the capital sat together.
Mrs. Qi's skill in simmering the soup is timeless, full of aroma, and the chicken is particularly delicious.
Ling Yutong scooped up the soup to drink out of dignity. When he raised his eyes, he saw Qi Zekai sitting directly opposite, absent-mindedly.
She didn't take it to heart at first, she just thought that the third brother was confused by reading.
But during the entire meal, Qi Zekai remained silent. His thoughts seemed to be immersed in some unknown dimension, and even the happy atmosphere seemed unable to fit in.
"Third brother, what are you thinking about?"
Ling Yutong started talking, trying to motivate him.
Qi Zekaiwu was stunned and said nothing.
It wasn't until everyone at the dinner table looked at him and the atmosphere suddenly became quiet that Qi Zekai raised his eyes blankly, a question mark slowly appearing on his forehead.
"What's wrong? Why are everyone looking at me..."
He scratched his head, and the dullness in his eyes was gone, and he regained his former agility.
Qi Yun was close to him, and she hit Qi Zekai on the forehead with a bang. She said angrily: "I have the nerve to ask. Yu Tong just called you, why didn't you agree?"
Qi Zekai was stunned, looked up at Ling Yutong, and opened his mouth: "This...I didn't hear it."
He reacted quickly and immediately begged for mercy: "Sister Yutong, don't be angry. I really didn't hear you just now. I didn't mean to tease you..."
Ling Yutong was helpless, of course she could see it.
Usually when they are together, Qi Zekai has a more lively and out-of-the-box personality and always loves to tease people, so today the eldest sister will take advantage of it directly.
She asked the question again.
Qi Zekai was stunned and looked a little uncomfortable.
He rubbed his nose and deliberately did not look at Ling Yutong.
"I didn't think about anything, don't ask, it's not a big deal, maybe..."
"Oh, I think the soup my mother made today is pretty good. Come on, Yutong, to apologize, I'll give you a bowl."
As he spoke, he rolled up his sleeves and prepared to stand up.
Ling Yutong had no choice but to stop it, and the something wrong in her heart was further amplifying.
At this time, Qi Yun was pushed to sit down by Qi Zekai, and he rolled his eyes indifferently.
"I see that you are absent-minded. Yutong has already drank the second bowl of soup. What do you want to do if you still serve it to her?"