Volume 1: Painting Hall Spring Chapter 80: The Uninvited Guest
In the early morning, the door of the superior guest room of Chunyue Inn was tapped continuously. The sound was intermittent and uncertain.
Zhao Xin had a very good ear, so he went out of the house alertly and quickly, and saw a young man and woman standing in front of the door of Qingxi's house.
"What's the matter?" he asked coldly.
The girl shrank and hid behind the man.
The man raised his hand to knock on the door and was surprised.
The door opened at this time, and Yueying was even more surprised: "Why is it you?" She thought it was Li Han who came back.
The two people standing in front of me turned out to be the singing couple in the Beauty Building who never sang about separation.
"Excuse me, can I meet your master?" The young man was humble and polite.
Before Zhao Xin could ask further, Qingxi's voice sounded.
"Let them in."
Qingxi was still wearing men's clothing and looked at the two people in front of her with a gentle smile. The man was gentle and elegant, and the woman was delicate and delicate. Seeing the two people here, she was also surprised and said with a smile: "Is the business of Meijing Building not good? Why are you here?
Beisu?" She paused, remembering that the shopkeeper said they had returned to their hometown. "Are you from Beisu?"
After feeling slightly embarrassed, the man spoke respectfully: "In the next week, Yifeng, this is my junior sister Zhixi. I would like to thank Mei Jinglou again for helping me. I know this person." He looked slightly embarrassed and said seriously again: "
The girl must be a noble person, I really have no other choice but to give it a try with you."
"Who are you?" Zhao Xin stared intently, his voice cold.
Yueying approached him and quietly told him about what happened at the Meijing Building.
"How did you know I could help you?" Qingxi asked softly.
Zhou Yifeng became calmer and calmer: "We have been in Beisu for a while and have been staying at Chunyue Inn. Yesterday, when you checked in, I already noticed it. At first, I was surprised when I saw the girl. In fact, in Shangdu,
That time, I already knew that you were definitely not ordinary people. Last night, I saw Major General Zeng and Mr. Xie looking for the girl..."
"Who are you?" Xin Zhao stepped forward without waiting for him to finish speaking, and asked in a serious tone, "Why are you peeping?"
Zhixi trembled and hurriedly clenched Zhou Yifeng's sleeves.
Zhou Yifeng lowered his eyes and comforted her: "Don't be afraid, it's okay."
Qingxi raised his hand, signaling Zhao Xin and Mo Yan to press forward.
"Do you know who we are?"
Zhou Yifeng shook his head: "I don't know, but I have been here in Beisu for a long time, and I have definitely identified Major General Zeng and Young Master Xie. Those two people who can condescend to visit us must be no ordinary people."
Qingxi was silent for a while, looked at his calm face, and continued to ask: "So, what do you want me to help you with?"
Zhou Yifeng did not say anything immediately, but seemed a little embarrassed.
"You have something to ask for, but you don't want to explain it in detail. How can I help you?" Qingxi sat down at the table with a calm tone.
The room was quiet for a while.
"Don't say? Then we can only see the guests off." Qingxi raised her eyes and smiled softly.
"I want to go to Guiping."
Zhou Yifeng made a loud statement, but Qingxi, Yueying, and Zhao Xin were all horrified.
Qingxi frowned, smiled slightly, and asked in a deep voice: "Why?"
Zhou Yifeng hid Zhi Xi behind him: "I want to talk to the girl alone."
"No." Xin Zhao shouted loudly.
"I never have any ill intentions." Zhou Yifeng still insisted.
"That won't work either." Yueying yelled, squeezing her neck.
Qingxi turned her head and saw that Zhao Xin and Yueying had similar expressions. They were angry and annoyed, but she couldn't help but chuckle. She stared at Zhou Yifeng and saw that he had a magnanimous look on his face, his eyes were full of clarity, and he held his left hand tightly.
After getting dressed, Zhixi said, "Okay."
As soon as these two words came out, Zhao Xin and Yue Ying looked at Qingxi in shock.
She nodded soothingly: "You take Miss Zhixi to guard outside the door. I think Mr. Zhou is very concerned about Miss Zhixi's safety."
Zhou Yifeng looked a little melancholy, stretched out his little head behind him, and said weakly: "Okay."
Zhixi, who had been timid since entering the room, made everyone look at her with a good word. She smiled sweetly at Zhou Yifeng: "Let's talk, I'll be right outside the door." After saying that, she took the initiative to let go of Zhou Yifeng's hand.
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Zhou Yifeng was stunned for a moment and then smiled: "It'll be fine in a while."
After Zhao Xin and Yueying took Zhixi out of the room, Qingxi asked Zhou Yifeng to sit down and talk slowly, but Zhou Yifeng couldn't wait.
"Since the girl asked me the reason and didn't refuse, she must be able to let me leave the city, right?"
Qingxi's eyes focused: "I didn't promise anything. Whether I can help or not depends on the reasons you told me."
She looked at Zhou Yifeng's calm expression, seemingly hesitant, and without urging, she quietly filled herself a cup of tea.
After a long while, Zhou Yifeng whispered: "I'm anxious to go back to visit my father."
Qingxi glanced at him, then lowered her head to take a sip of tea, and said calmly: "Is Mr. Zhou a native of Guiping?"
Dacheng's national policy is open and inclusive. As long as it complies with the law, people from all over the world can communicate freely and make money. Therefore, there are many people from outside the country gathered in Shangdu, the capital. Guiping country is very close to Dacheng, and the appearance of the people in Guiping is not the same as that of adults in Dacheng.
There is no difference. If Zhou Yifeng hadn't said it himself, it would be difficult for anyone to realize that he was from Guiping.
Zhou Yifeng was noncommittal.
Qingxi put down the tea cup and said solemnly: "As far as I know, the surname Zhou is the surname of the royal family of Guiping Kingdom. Who exactly is Mr. Zhou?" Her face turned cold and her eyes were sharp.
Zhou Yifeng's heart was twitching, but he didn't expect that he would accidentally notice this.
"If Mr. Zhou doesn't tell the truth, I can't do anything. Please come back."
Zhou Yifeng's breathing was a little rapid, and he looked straight at Qingxi and asked, "Can you really take me out of the city, girl?"
Qingxi nodded without hesitation: "Yes."
Zhou Yifeng lowered his voice again and said sincerely: "Girl, although I don't know your specific identity, I believe in your character. If you stand up for a singer you don't know, you will never be a hypocritical and vicious person.
.As the girl said, I am indeed a member of the royal family of Guiping Kingdom, but my mother is a grown-up, and I am also growing up in Dacheng. Dacheng is also my home country. Don’t worry, girl, I am not going back to be detrimental to Dacheng.
On the contrary, it is for the common interests of both countries."
"How do you say that?" Qingxi asked urgently.
Zhou Yifeng took a deep breath, seemed to have made a lot of determination, and said softly: "The current queen of Guiping Kingdom is the sister of Danda Huerle. I suspect that the emperor of Guiping Kingdom has been controlled by her, or" he paused
After a pause, he continued with a hoarse voice: "He is no longer here."
Qingxi frowned, digesting his words, and then asked: "Then what can you do if you go back in a hurry?"
"I... I have something in my hand that can trip up the queen."
Qingxi was puzzled and looked at him doubtfully.
But obviously Zhou Yifeng didn't want to say any more.
She thought for a moment, changed directions, and asked: "You know Major General Zeng, you know Mr. Su, and you may even know Mr. Zeng Shuai, His Highness Prince Heng. Even if you don't know anyone, you can still go directly.
Why didn't you go to Zhizhou Mansion or Shuai Mansion? Why did you look for me?"
Zhou Yifeng smiled bitterly: "The war is tense now. Even if they believe what I say, they still have to verify it with multiple parties. This is a waste of time. What if they treat us as a trick, it will be even worse. I don't care, but I know I can't bear the hardship."
"Even if they believe it, I'm not sure they would let me do other things at the same time."
Qingxi agreed with the previous words, but this last sentence made her feel strange. "You mean, His Highness Prince Heng or Zeng Shuai will take advantage of you?" She clicked her tongue: "Who are you from the Zhou Chaozong?
?”
Zhou Yifeng blinked quickly but still didn't say anything.
Qingxi smiled: "Son." She was not asking, and she was sure.
Zhou Yifeng was speechless, but did not deny it.
Qingxi didn't have time to explore the story between Zhou Chaozong and his father and son at the moment, and seriously confirmed: "Is there really something in your hand that can trip up and strangle my sister?"
Zhou Yifeng nodded and said firmly: "We can make Guiping completely free from Danda."
Qingxi stood up and paced back and forth in the room, with a calm face and deep eyes.
After a long time, she walked back to Zhou Yifeng: "Do you trust me? Do you believe that I will not hand you over to Major General Zeng or Mr. Xie directly?"
Zhou Yifeng said helplessly: "I want to believe that the girl is not an ordinary woman. But I am really not sure whether the girl will hand me over. I can only say, let's take a gamble. After all, I can't afford to wait. I can't leave the North City Gate.
There is no other choice."
Qingxi nodded, appreciating his frankness.
"Okay, of course I have to live up to your trust. You go back to the house first, and I will give you a reply today."
After Zhou Yifeng left, Qingxi asked Xin Zhao to invite Xie Zhi.
She stood by the window, looking intently at the tiled walls far and near, letting the cold wind pour in from the cracks in the window, causing the slightly scattered hair to fall down in her bun.
Yueying whispered to be careful of Hanliang. Seeing that she didn't say anything, with a hint of sadness hidden in her brows, he knew what she was thinking about, so he didn't mention it any more, and took a fur robe and put it on her.
Qingxi folded his collar, but still stood there, not moving even half a step. "Yueying, there must be some joys and sorrows behind each of these tiled walls! No matter how painful or happy it is, it is just a dream of family and country, separation and separation.
Affection!"
Yueying put down the clothes in her hands and stared blankly at her who rarely felt any emotion: "Why are you so sad?"
Qingxi lowered his head and smiled lightly: "Maybe it is inevitable to think too much in this war." She turned her eyes, "He said that the healthy life within the houses, the safety and prosperity within the city walls, this
The peace of the world, the peace of the country, and the peace of the people are more worthy of all the efforts to protect." She suddenly opened the window, and a gust of wind came towards her, but she smiled sweetly: "If this wind is coming, it cannot be stopped.
It’s better to go head-on and experience a bit of freedom and ease.”
"Girl!" Yueying hurriedly stepped forward and closed the window, "The wind is biting and can't be blown!"
Half an hour later, Zhao Xin came with Xie Zhi.
"I wonder what urgent matter the princess has to ask the common people?"
Qingxi ordered Xin Zhao and Yueying to guard the door, and then asked specifically about the actions of the Northwest Army this morning, and once again confirmed the entire situation of Beisu, Danda and Guiping.
Although Xie Zhi didn't clearly understand what she wanted, he still answered her questions one by one.
After Qingxi asked what she wanted to ask, she said in a deep voice: "Old Xie, this old thank you means that we are not estranged by status, and it also proves my trust." Looking at Xie Zhi's very puzzled look, she
Then he said: "I ask you to help me!"
Xie Zhi listened quietly to Yun Wan's words, his usually steady face turned green and white. After Qing Xi finished speaking, he seemed to have not recovered yet, "Princess, this matter is of great importance! The common people can't afford it, so why bother asking the princess?"
Let’s meet His Highness in person or discuss it with Brother Zeng first!”
"If this is the case, things will never happen! Why should I look for you!" Qingxi stepped forward and stared at him: "Lao Xie, you didn't refute what I just said, which means you think it's feasible. I know it's really hard to involve you.
It’s a risk, but we don’t have time!”
Xie Zhi looked at Qing Xi with a determined expression, and his heart was tangled. He agreed with her idea, but he hesitated thinking about the consequences.
Qingxi looked at his noncommittal look, changed her tone, and said without question: "What I want you to do now is not a request, but a task." She approached him step by step, and Xie Zhi could feel the increasingly intense feeling lingering around him.
Motto, "I have my responsibilities, and you have yours!"
He frowned and only said this: "What the princess did will make it extremely difficult for His Highness! He is still injured!"
How could she not know that he also has his own responsibilities, "Your Highness will know which is more important! You should know it too!"
Xie Zhi raised his head and glanced at Qingxi. With just one glance, he understood her determination. He bent down and knelt down: "The common people take the order!"