Wishful Things

Herring shop?

Xu Mingyi was surprised.

As far as she knows, Qingyufang is certainly not comparable to Qingyunfang and others, but that area is still considered rich and noble. Although all the households living nearby cannot be said to be official families, it is by no means a place where ordinary people can build houses, at least He is also a wealthy family.

Why did Zhan Qian choose to kidnap cousin Qing to such an attractive place?

She pressed her guess for the time being, because the whereabouts of Qing's cousin might be right in front of her eyes, her tone was more urgent: "Who lives in that other courtyard? Why did Zhan Qian order you to do this?"

The man gritted his teeth in unbearable pain, shook his head and said: "I am only responsible for sending people to that other courtyard, and I don't know anything else..."

When the first emperor conquered the world, he was still young, he was a chivalrous hero in the troubled times, he was not bound by the government, nor belonged to any party.

But after the founding of the People's Republic of China in Daqing, his status as a knight was suddenly on the verge of triggering the law.

And in the troubled times, he had many lives on his body. After investigation, it was for the so-called upholding of justice, and he would have to go to jail and suffer.

At that time, Zhan Qian Adventure took him in secretly, gave him a new identity, and allowed him to live a stable life.

People in Jianghu value friendship, and he is very grateful for that, so even though he doesn't like being restrained, he has always lived in Zhan's house with peace of mind.

But in recent years, Zhan Qian's ambitions have grown, and he began to secretly instruct him to do some shady things.

At first it was just to do some errands, but recently it developed to the point where he hurt other people’s lives—he used to be regarded as half a knight, although he could not be said to be very kind-hearted, but he was definitely not a bloodthirsty person, so far he understood , he and Zhan Qian are destined to part ways.

By killing that book boy and exchanging his life for another, he has completely paid off Zhan Qian's kindness.

But he is not good at words, and in the face of his enthusiasm, he is planning a great future, and he has a very full list of things that need him to do next, and he thinks of the "be a bull" that he once made on impulse. The promise of "be a horse to repay today's kindness" and the unfeeling words of pouring cold water on others are really beyond words.

When he started to kill the book boy, he could have chosen to simply break the opponent's neck, but he still used the crescent knife.

This is not just due to the arrogance and provocation of the Jianghu people.

He intentionally left this trace of clues, so that when this flaw came to Zhan Qian's ears, Zhan Qian would definitely choose to send him away.

But no matter what, he never expected... Because of this slight clue, he actually tricked himself into the hands of this wicked little girl!

Seeing that he didn't seem to be lying, but that he really didn't know much about the inside story, Xu Mingyi didn't intend to delay here any longer.

As she walked out, she ordered: "Uncle Zhu, follow me back to the city, and leave two people here to watch him."

Zhu Xiu replied "Yes".

Ah Zhu glanced at the man on the ground.

It's a pity that she hadn't been able to fully appreciate the stamina of this poison when she was leaving so soon.

But a mature big maid must put personal hobbies after business.

Throwing an antidote roughly into the opponent's mouth, Ah Zhu raised her feet and quickly followed the pace of her own girl.

Outside Zhuangzi is the beautiful Xianghu Lake, but Xu Mingyi didn't care to appreciate the beautiful scenery, so he neatly got into the carriage with the corner of his skirt, and hurried back to the city.

...

It was getting dark.

After Zhan Qian returned home from the Ministry of Officials, he went back to the courtyard to change his official uniform as usual.

Mrs. Zhan's family dismissed the maid and helped her husband change clothes with her own hands.

"Is everything done?" Zhan Qian asked in a low voice.

The wife of the Zhan family nodded and said: "It was all done according to the master's instructions. No one noticed anything along the way. He went to the Zhuangzi, and the steward personally sent him away. After half an hour, in the four I checked it out and found nothing out of the ordinary..."

Zhan Qian breathed a sigh of relief.

In any case, it was finally sent away smoothly.

When he told the other party to handle this matter, he never thought that such a mistake would happen, but now, in order to be safe, he had no choice but to throw away this extremely useful knife.

He also thought about killing people, but the other party was highly skilled in martial arts and highly vigilant, so he was not sure that he could do it cleanly.

In order to avoid self-defeating, or even adding to the chaos, the only way is to send people away from the capital as soon as possible.

"In the past few days, I have often dreamed about those two girls, and my heart is always uneasy..." Mrs. Zhan said with reddened eyes, "I'm afraid they have already..."

Zhan Qian patiently patted his wife on the shoulder.

The wife has a weak temperament and worships Buddha all the year round, so she is the most soft-hearted.

He didn't want his wife to know this, but Zhan's family background is weak, he doesn't have that many people available, so for the sake of convenience, he can only ask his wife to try to cover up everything.

"It's their bad luck, we can't blame us." Zhan Qian looked at his wife and sighed, "We have no choice either."

Mrs. Zhan nodded with tears in her eyes.

"I know that the master was also forced to act helplessly... I will recite sutras for them so that they can rest in peace as soon as possible and have a good pregnancy in the next life."

Zhan Qian nodded and said nothing.

If chanting is useful, he doesn't need to risk killing people.

His wife has been worshiping Buddha for so many years, but his official luck has not been good.

Now that I found the right path, I finally turned my luck.

"By the way, at Jinping's side, you still need to talk to him and tell him not to worry about these things anymore... It's only a few days away from Qiu Wei, so don't delay his real business. " Mrs. Zhan wiped away her tears and said to her husband.

Zhan Qian nodded, and when he mentioned his son, there was a gleam of brilliance in his eyes.

Jinping has been outstanding since he was a child, and under his guidance these years, he has become more and more stable. Not only is he outstanding in talent and learning, but he is also impeccable in his conduct.

What's even more rare is that he knows what is the most important thing in life.

These are definitely not comparable to those ordinary officials and eunuchs who only know how to have fun.

With him and Jinping around, they will definitely be able to take over the family.

...

At the same moment, in Xi Garden, Zhu Xiu entered the study room, and said in a low voice: "Girl, the girl from Yong'an Bo's Mansion doesn't seem to be in that other courtyard—"

No one nearby knows who the owner of that other courtyard is.

He secretly inquired about the servants of a nearby family, and the servants said that there was no owner living in that other courtyard on weekdays, and only one servant was left in charge of guarding the gate and daily cleaning.

Zhu Xiu explained all these in detail.

Xu Mingyi frowned slightly.

There are many wealthy people in Beijing, and many of them have bought a house, but they may not live in it, and they will not rent it if they have no shortage of money. They only leave one or two servants to clean it on weekdays, and occasionally live in it for a day or two as a leisurely pastime. ——

But since the surname Zhou said that he had sent his cousin Qing here, it is enough to show that there must be something unusual in this other courtyard.

As for why it was chosen to be in such a lively place, the picture may not be a different kind of secret in the dark under the lights.

Thinking of this, Xu Mingyi looked at Zhu Xiu.

"Have you carefully inspected all the places in the other courtyard?"

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