Chapter 399 The man who came in the middle of the night
At Hai hour, Wuyifang Kushui Alley was already dead silent.
If it were normal times, Gu Qiuniang would have gone to bed long ago.
But today it is different.
When Gu Baiyi went out in the morning, he told Qiuniang that there might be a lot of official work in the yamen today and she might not be able to come back.
Qiuniang knew that whenever something big happened in Kyoto, the officials from the Kyoto government would stay at the government office, especially civil servants like Gu Baiyi, who had to stay in the government office to wait for orders, no matter whether they had something to do or not.
However, this kind of situation did not happen often. In the past two years, Gu Baiyi almost always rushed home before dark, huddled in the study and spent most of his time reading his precious military books.
It was not uncommon for Gu Baiyi to stay in the Yamen before. Qiuniang would rest early when she was at home alone.
It's just that this time it's different from before.
Qin Xiao made the people from Qingyi Hall flee in embarrassment twice. What was terrible was that the second time, the people from Qingyi Hall came directly to Kushui Alley.
The group of people knew where they lived, and although they were beaten by Qin Xiao and ran away in embarrassment, Qiuniang was not relieved. Instead, she was worried that the people from Qingyi Hall would come to take revenge again.
It would be better if Gu Baiyi was at home, but now she is the only one at home. If someone from Qingyi Hall comes to her door in the middle of the night, how can she, a weak woman, cope with it?
The courtyard door was kicked in by people from Tsing Yi Hall and could not be repaired for a while.
In fact, people from Qingyi Hall really came to visit her again. There was no difference at all with or without this door, but in Qiuniang's mind, it was quite different. She always felt that having this door would make her feel more at ease.
Now even this door is gone, and people coming and going in the alley can see directly into the courtyard, which makes Qiuniang very uncomfortable.
Although it was already late at night, I could not fall asleep while lying on the bed. Whenever I heard the slightest movement outside, this beautiful girl would tiptoe close to the window, open a gap in the cotton cloth covering the window, and look outside to see what was going on.
What.
After making sure there was nothing wrong, he lay back on the quilt and placed the kitchen knife next to the pillow.
Five or six times like this, although it was already Haishi and the neighbors in Kushui Lane had already fallen asleep, Qiuniang was tossing and turning in bed, restless, lest she fell asleep and someone from Qingyi Hall sneaked into her house.
As soon as he closed his eyes, he thought of three or four menacing Qing Yi Tang gang members entering his room and rushing onto the bed like wolves and tigers. He never dared to close his eyes.
Several dogs barked in the alley.
Suddenly she heard the sound of horse hoofbeats, and Qiuniang suddenly became nervous.
The people in Kushui Alley are ordinary people. Gu Baiyi is a clerk and is considered a well-known person in this alley.
Horses in the empire were very expensive, and it was impossible for ordinary people to own a horse. Moreover, Qiuniang knew that no household in this alley owned horses. In the middle of the night, the sound of horse hooves suddenly came from the alley, which was naturally very unusual.
Qiuniang immediately reached out and took out the kitchen knife from under the pillow, got off the bed, moved to the window, opened the cotton cloth, and stared at the yard, holding the kitchen knife tightly with one hand.
Soon, she saw a horse appearing outside the yard. She just hoped that the horse would pass by quickly, but unfortunately, contrary to expectations, the horse turned into the yard.
The horse was completely black, with fat legs and long legs. There seemed to be a person lying on the horse. When Qiuniang saw the horse, she felt
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It was very familiar, and before I thought much about it, I saw the man on the horse about to turn over and dismount, but his movements were slow, and he accidentally rolled off the horse and lay on the ground.
Qiuniang was startled, and then she saw the man standing up with force, his steps staggering, as if he was drunk.
"It's him!" Qiuniang's eyesight was good, and she finally recognized that the person coming was Qin Xiao.
Seeing that it was Qin Xiao, Qiuniang breathed a sigh of relief and was about to go over and open the door, but suddenly she thought that she was the only one in the house and Gu Baiyi was not at home. It was really inconvenient for a man to come into the house in the middle of the night.
What she was most worried about was seeing the fat woman across the door, shouting everywhere with her big mouth. If a man came here in the middle of the night, the whole alley would know tomorrow that she had let a man into the house in the middle of the night, and he was still alone.
When widows are in the same room, even if there is nothing, the fat woman will definitely be able to make up adultery vividly.
There was a gentle knock on the door of the house. Qiuniang put on her outer coat and walked behind the door with a kitchen knife. Through the crack in the door, she saw Qin Xiao sitting outside the door. She knowingly asked, "Who is it?"
"You...why are you here?" Qiuniang said softly: "Baiyi is not at home, you...it is not convenient for me to open the door here."
Qin Xiao didn't answer immediately. Qiuniang thought he didn't hear her and repeated: "I'm the only one in the room. You...it's not convenient for you to come in."
"Yes!" Qin Xiao responded, and Qiu Niang saw Qin Xiao struggling to stand up through the crack in the door and walking towards the horse, but his steps were shaky and he seemed about to fall down at any time.
Qiuniang thought to herself that this guy didn't know where he drank, and he came here so drunk.
It would be fine if he were sober, but now that he is drunk like this, and I heard people say that wine makes sex more courageous, it would be terrible if this guy gets so drunk that he touches himself.
Seeing that he was about to leave, she felt relieved, but she saw that Qin Xiao had only taken three or four steps, and suddenly her feet softened and she fell to the ground. Qiuniang was surprised, and saw that Qin Xiao did not move after he fell to the ground, but then
When the big black horse saw its master lying on the ground, it immediately approached Qin Xiao, feeling a little restless and snorting.
Qiuniang felt a little weird when she saw Qin Xiao not moving for a long time. She finally opened the door and walked over lightly. When she got to Qin Xiao's side, she saw Qin Xiao lying on his side, with a pale face on his delicate face, which made Qiuniang even more confused.
What was horrifying was that a sharp arrow was clearly inserted into Qin Xiao's right shoulder. The shaft of the arrow had been broken, but there was still a small section left.
Qiuniang said hurriedly: "Qin Xiao, you...what's wrong with you?" She reached out and pushed Qin Xiao gently.
Qin Xiao reluctantly opened his eyes and looked vaguely at Qiu Niang's beautiful face. His breath was a little weak: "I...I was hit by an arrow. Someone...someone wants to kill me. The arrow is on."
....The arrows are poisonous!”
"Poisonous?" Qiuniang suddenly panicked: "I...I'll go ask the doctor."
"The doctor can't cure... the poison." Qin Xiao said: "I... I just need to rest...!"
Qiuniang said anxiously: "How can that happen? You are poisoned...!" Looking around, there was a dead silence. She didn't know what to do for a moment. What came to mind, she hurriedly said: "I will help you into the house first."
At this time, I couldn't care less about the suspicion of being alone.
She put down the kitchen knife and carefully helped Qin Xiao up. Fortunately, Qin Xiao's body was thin and not heavy. Qiuniang had been riding boats all year round and she also had some hands.
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With enough strength, he helped Qin Xiao up. Qin Xiao put a hand on her neck, leaned on Qiuniang, and walked slowly into the house.
Qiu Niang couldn't let Qin Xiao into her room, so she helped Qin Xiao into Gu Baiyi's room. It was pitch dark inside, but Qiu Niang was very familiar with the opposite. She helped Qin Xiao to sit down by the bed, and then said softly: "
Just wait a minute while I go get some water."
He helped Qin Xiao lie down first, then went out, picked up the kitchen knife, put it away in the kitchen, scooped out water in a wooden basin, returned to the house, closed the door tightly, then took the wooden plate into the back room and placed it
Beside the bed, I heard Qin Xiao's weak breathing. I was really worried. I lit the oil lamp and found that Qin Xiao had his eyes closed, his face was pale, and his forehead was covered with cold sweat.
Qiuniang took a towel, sat by the bed, wiped the cold sweat on Qin Xiao's forehead with the towel, and whispered: "Qin Xiao, you...how are you now? How can I help you?"
Qin Xiao's consciousness was quite blurry at this time. Although he heard Qiu Niang talking beside him, he couldn't hear clearly what Qiu Niang said.
He was attacked in a remote alley, but he killed the giant man. The swordsman in a bamboo hat was also seriously injured and escaped. The remaining archer shot Qin Xiao in the shoulder with an arrow and quickly fled.
Qin Xiao did not realize that the arrows were poisonous at first. At that time, he knew that he could not stay in the alley for long, so he rode on the Black Overlord and left quickly.
Three killers ambush and attack him, which proves that his whereabouts have been monitored.
Someone wants to kill him, who is it?
The first thing Qin Xiao thought of was Qingyi Hall.
He had a deadly feud with Tsing Yi Tang, and the other party was very powerful in Kyoto, so it was natural for him to secretly send people to attack him.
But Qing Yi Tang is obviously not his only enemy in Kyoto.
Today, I made a grand complaint in front of the Yamen of the Ministry of Justice, which eventually led to Fan Wenzheng, Minister of the Ministry of War, being brought to the Ministry of Justice. In the eyes of Fan Wenzheng's party members, I was of course the culprit who led to Fan Wenzheng's arrest.
Fan Wenzheng has been the Minister of the Ministry of War for many years. He has many disciples and former officials, and has formed a community of interests. Now that Fan Wenzheng has been arrested, the forces behind him certainly regard Qin Xiao as their enemy and arranged for people to make a surprise attack halfway. However, it is not impossible.
possible.
Naturally, it was not a good experience to have an arrow on his body, but he could not pull it out immediately. He cut off the arrow shaft with a fish intestine thorn, leaving only a small section, and prepared to treat the wound in a safe place. However, not long after riding the horse,
I felt dizzy and my whole body felt cold.
At that time, Qin Xiao immediately realized that the arrowhead of that sharp arrow must have been quenched with poison.
Since the other party has arranged for three killers to attack together, and they are not ordinary people, it has proved that the other party is absolutely determined to kill him.
It is natural for archers to quench poison on their arrowheads.
Qin Xiao has been wearing black soft armor close to his body, but the terrible thing is that this black soft armor is like a waistcoat, protecting the chest and back, but it cannot protect the shoulders and arms, while the archer's one does
It happened to hit the right shoulder, which was not covered by the black soft armor.
The poison spread quickly. Qin Xiao tried his best to maintain consciousness. When he arrived at Wuyi Lane, in order to prevent the guards from finding out that he had been hit by an arrow, he forced himself to take out the road. There was a road from the Ministry of Punishment, so the guards let him go directly, but when he entered
Arriving at Wuyi Alley, Qin Xiao felt as if his whole body had fallen into an ice cellar. He was extremely cold and his consciousness became increasingly blurred. He rushed to Gu's yard and tried to dismount from his horse, but his whole body was already weak and he fell off the horse.