When Qin Xiao returned to the inn, it was already midnight.
After entering the room, he lit the lamp and didn't even take a shower. He just put on his clothes and lay on the bed, with his arms behind his head, but his mind was deep in thought.
Hearing a gentle knock on the door from outside, Qin Xiao immediately jumped up from the bed, wondering if it was Sister Rong who came to meet him. He stepped forward and opened the door. Before he could say anything, the person had already entered the room.
Whispered: "Close the door!"
Qin Xiao heard the voice of Tang Rong and was overjoyed. He quickly closed the door and turned around, only to see that Tang Rong had taken off her bamboo hat and was looking at him with a pair of beautiful eyes.
Under the light, Sister Rong is as beautiful as a flower, and her graceful and graceful body is wrapped in a black cloak, but it still cannot hide her natural beauty.
Qin Xiao stepped forward and wanted to take Tang Rong into his arms, but Tang Rong avoided it easily, rolled her eyes at Qin Xiao, and whispered: "Don't move around, sit down and talk." Seeing that Qin Xiao was a little disappointed,
But she stretched out her slender hand, took hold of Qin Xiao's wrist, and pulled her to the table to sit down.
This inn is quite famous in Suzhou. There are not many upper rooms and the price is expensive, but it is very spacious. After Qin Xiao checked in, he booked two upper rooms. Chen Xi's room was still some distance away from his own.
"Have you been waiting?" As soon as Qin Xiao returned to the inn and lay down in his room, Tang Rong came as promised. Qin Xiao knew that it couldn't be such a coincidence, and it was already midnight and the door of the inn had been closed. He had just called the doorman.
Come in.
Tang Rong looked at Qin Xiao with soft eyes, as if she wanted to see every line on Qin Xiao's face clearly, and said softly: "After waiting for two hours, I booked a guest room here, right next to you.
If there is any movement here, I will know that you are back."
When Qin Xiao was at Wujian Pawnshop, he told Tang Rong the room number of the inn and guest room where he was staying.
"I've kept you waiting for a long time, sister." Qin Xiao raised his other hand and held Tang Rong's hand. He hadn't seen her for a long time and couldn't bear to let go.
Tang Rong saw Qin Xiao's tender face, but her heart felt warm, and she asked softly: "I have to rush to the pawn shop before dawn, and I can only stay here for two hours."
For two people who have reunited after a long separation, two hours is of course too short a time.
"Have the people from the pawn shop been spying on you?" Qin Xiao frowned and said, "You are the owner of the pawn shop, do they still dare to spy on you?"
Tang Rong said quietly: "I told you, the owner of Wujian Pawnshop is Mr. Da. The shopkeeper of this kind of black market pawnshop is only responsible for business. I can't make the decision on many things."
"That day you suddenly disappeared, were you found by Mr. Da's people?" Qin Xiao asked.
Tang Rong nodded slightly: "Bai Jingzhai has already figured out that I am a spy beside him. It is meaningless for me to stay, and... he will probably attack me." She looked at Qin Xiao with a hint of apology.
Said: "I went out with you that day just to find an opportunity to connect with Mr. Da and tell them that I have been exposed and how to deal with it next."
Qin Xiao smiled bitterly and said, "I thought you liked me, so you went shopping with me."
"That...of course there is." Tang Rong said softly: "Shopping with you, of course I am happy." Then she lowered her voice and said: "Bai Jingzhai has experts around him. When I went out that day, I was already attracted by them.
Keep an eye on them, but fortunately Mr. Da’s people easily dealt with them.”
Qin Xiao knew this. After Tang Rong disappeared, Bai Jingzhai said that the people he arranged were secretly dealt with. Now it seems that it was indeed Mr. Da's handiwork.
"Mr. Da arranged for you to enter customs?"
"Yes." Tang Rong said: "After I entered the customs, because I was not doing things well and exposed my identity, Mr. Da punished me to work as the shopkeeper of a pawnshop in Suzhou and be responsible for the operation of the pawnshop. I must stay in Suzhou for three years."
Qin Xiao frowned, knowing that this was equivalent to confinement.
"Does Mr. Da know that Bai Jingzhai has secretly colluded with Fan Ziqi for a long time, and conspired to get rid of the other two famous families in Xiling, and even killed General Heiyu and supported Li Tuo to occupy Xiling?" Qin Xiao looked serious.
Tang Rong shook his head and said: "I'm not sure whether Mr. Da knows, but I have been with Bai Jingzhai for so many years, and I haven't found any collusion between him and the Fan family. This man's deep intentions are really scary. Li Tuo proclaimed himself emperor
, Fan Ziqi became the Prime Minister of Xiling, but Bai Jingzhai is still hiding behind it. The plot of these people is probably not limited to Xiling."
After all, he is the shopkeeper of Wujian Pawnshop, and all kinds of information are sold in the pawnshop. As the shopkeeper of the pawnshop, it is impossible for Tang Rong not to know about such a big event in Xiling.
"By the way, Sister Rong, are you feeling better now?" Qin Xiao asked with concern: "Have you still had an attack?"
Qin Xiao is of course talking about the poison of Qianye Manluo.
Hongye gave Qin Xiao two bottles of blood pills at the beginning. Before the premonition hit, he could quickly suppress the cold poison by taking the blood pills. Qin Xiao also relied on the blood pills to survive for a period of time. Later, he met Tang Rong and found out that
Sister Rong was also poisoned by cold poison, and she learned from Sister Rong that the cold poison came from a poisonous flower called Qianye Manluo.
The source of Tang Rong's poisoning was very clear. She was forced to take poison by Mr. Da, but Qin Xiao had no idea where the cold poison in Qin Xiao's body came from.
Qin Xiao gave half a bottle of blood pills to Tang Rong, and kept one bottle for himself. At first, he had to take blood pills at regular intervals, but as he practiced [Ancient Yiqi Jue], his internal strength gradually deepened, and the intervals between cold attacks were
But the time is getting longer and longer. When it breaks through the third level, it only happens once a month. When it breaks through the fourth level, it rarely happens even once a month.
For this reason, Qin Xiao was really happy. He speculated that after practicing the Taoist [Ancient Yi Qi Jue], it might really have a miraculous effect on resisting cold syndrome. However, the cold syndrome did not disappear completely because of the breakthrough in grade. This also made
Qin Xiao speculated that if he broke through to the fifth and sixth levels and had a body beyond the reach of ordinary people, the cold syndrome would disappear on its own.
Although Tang Rong is beautiful and intelligent, she is not a martial artist, so the poison in her body cannot disappear.
Qin Xiao's concern was beyond words. Tang Rong was moved in her heart and said softly: "When I was in Xiling, the pills you gave me were exhausted. After returning to the pass, Mr. Da's people asked me how I coped without the antidote during that time.
, I can only tell them that you drank to resist. They didn’t expect that you also had cold symptoms, let alone that you had the antidote, so they believed it. Now, Mr. Da still sends people to deliver the antidote twice a month as before.
, and sent them directly to the pawnshop. Three people in the pawnshop have taken Mr. Da’s cold poison, and they must use antidotes to detoxify them."
Qin Xiao thought about it and it seemed that Mr. Da was not trying to convince people with virtue. The way to control his subordinates was to force them to take poison and then use the antidote as a means of control.
But according to what Tang Rong said, not everyone is qualified to take poison. Those ordinary subordinates are not even qualified to take poison.
"By the way, don't keep talking about me, how did you get to Suzhou?" Tang Rong looked at Qin Xiao and said softly: "After the incident in Xiling, I have been worried about your safety. I heard that something happened to the Yuwen family and Fenggan Fucheng was betrayed.
The army occupied the area, and I was even more panicked, fearing that something might happen to you. But when I thought about your extraordinary agility and martial arts skills, you would definitely be able to overcome the difficulties if you were to encounter danger. Now it seems that I still have the foresight."
"It turns out that I am so popular in my sister's heart." Qin Xiao said with a smile: "After the Xiling rebellion, I went to Kyoto with Lieutenant Han...!" Then he briefly talked about what happened after going to Kyoto.
Again, it is naturally difficult to reveal Yuwen Chengchao's affairs. Even if he and Qiuniang are actually married, it is difficult to tell them now.
"After the Dali Temple was purged, according to the rules of the Dali Temple, I had to go out to inspect local cases, so I chose Jiangnan." Qin Xiao said softly: "Who knew you were also in Jiangnan? If I had known this, I should have come here long ago.
"
When Tang Rong heard about Qin Xiao, her mature and beautiful face was full of surprise. She was silent for a moment, stared at Qin Xiao, and sighed quietly: "You lied to me."
"ah?"
"When you go to Jiangnan, it must be more than just patrolling." Tang Rong looked at Qin Xiao's eyes: "Am I stupid for you to think of me as a sister? You went to the pawnshop last night, took the pawnshop's ticket number in your hand, and took the money
It’s just a box. According to the rules set by Mr. Da, we can’t open the items that customers keep in the pawn shop, but I guess the things in that box must not be simple. The box has been stored in the pawn shop for many years. When you stored the box, you were still there.
Xiling, so you are definitely not the owner of the box."
Qin Xiao smiled awkwardly, and Tang Rong continued: "Is the person who went to the pawnshop with you last night a member of the Ziyi Prison?"
Qin Xiao said in surprise: "Did you see it?"
"His beard is glued on." Tang Rong chuckled and said, "Even if others can't see it, can't I still see it?"
Qin Xiao then thought that Tang Rong was a person who was good at lurking. He had been with Bai Jingzhai for many years. Although Bai Jingzhai finally found out, since Mr. Da could send her to Xiling back then, he naturally appreciated Tang Rong's ability.
Chen Xi's makeup skills are not weak, but in the eyes of Tang Rong, who has always been careful and observant, it is naturally easy to see through.
"You came from Kyoto. That man had a fake beard on him. He must have no beard in the first place." Tang Rong said softly: "If he were an ordinary person at that age, he wouldn't have no beard at all. The fake beard on him would naturally cover up his appearance.
The identity of a eunuch."
Qin Xiao sighed: "Sister's eyes are not only beautiful, but also sharp-eyed. Yes, he is indeed from the Ziyi Prison."
"If it's just patrolling, why would the people from Ziyi Prison follow you?" Tang Rong said quietly: "It's not easy for the people from Ziyi Prison to follow the people from Dali Temple to the south of the Yangtze River." Then she said: "But if you are
If it's not convenient for you to tell me, don't tell me. Come here tonight, I'm just checking on you. I ask too many questions, but you still think I'm asking you for information."
Qin Xiao smiled and said: "If you really want to inquire about information, just ask me and I will tell you what I know." After a pause, he asked softly: "Actually, I would like to inquire about some information from my sister."
"I am the owner of a pawn shop. As long as you have enough money, I will trade with you anything I know." Under the light, Sister Rong's beautiful face was rosy and charming: "Come on, little one, what do you want to know?
"
Qin Xiao asked in a low voice: "Sister, do you know that the Queen Mother knows?"
Tang Rong nodded and said: "I know, and there are people from the Queen Mother Society in Suzhou City."