In the early morning of the next day, Cheng Qiao opened her eyes on time under the influence of her biological clock. She felt the warm fragrance and warm jade in her arms, which was smooth and soft, and she had to sigh at the power of the mind-purifying spell.
Without the Purifying Mantra, Cheng Qiao thought that he would not be able to resist it because the temptation would be too great.
Then Cheng Qiao closed his eyes, counted three times silently, and took back his hand. Then he lifted the quilt, got off the bed, turned his back to Yan Lingji, and put on his robe.
The robes of this era were relatively complicated, especially the costumes of nobles. Ordinary people might not be able to wear them by themselves, and usually needed the assistance of maids.
But Cheng Qiao is different. He has a strong spirit, outstanding memory, and his body is very coordinated. He can do it by himself, and he is methodical and has a unique sense of rhythm.
All I can say is that even wearing clothes makes people look ridiculously handsome...
It didn't take long for Cheng Qiao to get dressed neatly and walked toward the outer hall with his hands behind his back.
Lying on the bed, Yan Lingji quietly opened her eyes a crack, looked at Cheng Qiao's leaving figure, felt Cheng Qiao's love and consideration, and felt warm in her heart.
Logically speaking, Yan Lingji should get up and help Cheng Qiao get dressed. If not, Cheng Qiao could have the maid from Qiao's outer hall get up and help her.
No matter what choice he made, he would disturb Yan Lingji's sleep. With Cheng Qiao's status, he would rather do it himself than disturb Yan Lingji. How could Yan Lingji not feel it?
Although this is just a small thing, the details are revealed. Another point is that different people can produce completely different results for the same thing.
When a person with a high status does a small thing, sometimes a woman will be moved to tears; a person with a low status works hard and moves the heavens and himself, but they just can't move the woman.
This is the reality. After all, human beings are also animals. The Muqiang gene engraved in the bones in ancient times cannot be erased, regardless of male or female.
It's just that women are more obvious in this regard. Only the strong have the right to choose a mate and mate.
This strong person does not only refer to power, wealth, status, force, talent, but also includes humor, consideration, strong domineering, calmness, outstanding eloquence, etc. In short, it must be outstanding.
Therefore, there are many ways for men to become stronger. The difference is that the effect of the latter is obviously not as obvious as that of the former.
When Cheng Qiao's figure disappeared, Yan Lingji closed her eyes and counted three silently. Uncharacteristically, she opened the quilt and got up early. Her light red nightgown was a little wrinkled.
After getting off the bed and walking behind an opaque screen, I could only see the shadow of Mo Hu happily changing clothes, but I couldn't see any spring scenery.
The light transmittance of this screen is far worse than the screen in the anime where Murasaki is bathing in the tub. The shadow of Murasaki getting up from the tub is even more stunning.
What is curvy?
That is!
Yan Lingji changed into a long black and red dress. The front of the long dress exposed two-thirds of her beautiful legs. The back was a black and red cloak. Six orange-red hairpins bound her hair. When she walked, she seemed to be walking on the wind. Her hair was beautiful.
Flying, the black and red cloak fluttered.
Arriving at the outer hall, Yan Lingji saw Cheng Qiao admiring the sunrise outside the hall. She walked to Cheng Qiao's side lightly, lightly opened her pink lips, and said in a soft and charming voice: "Do you have any plans for today?"
"How about we go out and have some fun?"
Cheng Qiao put his arm around Yan Lingji's shoulders, smiled and spoke slowly.
Yan Lingji's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she nodded decisively.
Although she is very free in the mansion, she cannot leave the mansion at will. She is tired of staying here, and now she can finally go anywhere.
"Let's set off after breakfast. Let's go."
Yan Lingji immediately followed Cheng Qiao's footsteps, and after the two of them had finished their breakfast, they went to a yard inside the side entrance of the front yard.
At this time, a high-end carriage had been parked in the yard, and a circle of killers stood inside and outside the yard. The leader was Xuan Jian, and the deputy was Gan Kill.
These people all wore black attire and carried sharp swords. Except for Xuanjian and Gansha, the others also carried small hand crossbows developed by the Gongshu family.
"Greetings to the Marquis and Madam Yan!"
When Xuanjian saw Cheng Qiao appear, he immediately took the lead in saluting, and the others quickly followed. Everyone bowed their heads and bowed their hands in salute, not daring to look more.
Mrs. Flame?
This title made Yan Lingji slightly distracted. People in the mansion did not call her this before.
"Excuse me, are everything ready?"
Only then did everyone dare to raise their heads, but everyone's eyes fell on Cheng Qiao and did not dare to fall on Yan Lingji.
Except for those who knew in advance, no one else noticed that their appearance had changed, but his height, figure, and voice had not changed.
In fact, not only Cheng Qiao's appearance changed, but Yan Lingji's appearance also changed, and both of them wore human skin masks.
Cheng Qiao is still handsome, but Yan Lingji has become a lot more ordinary. Of course, this is compared with her original appearance. She is actually still beautiful, but her beauty is not as obvious as before.
"Everything is ready." Xuan Jian replied.
"Then let's go."
Cheng Qiao nodded slightly and took Yan Lingji's hand to get into the carriage.
Xuanjian and Gansha put on the human skin mask skillfully, and then jumped on the carriage from right to left, like a door god. Gansha was responsible for driving the carriage.
The carriage left the yard and came to the side door. The trap killers got on their horses one after another and surrounded the carriage in the center according to the pattern of four in front, four in back, two on the left and two on the right.
Cheng Qiao did not plan to play in Xinzheng City, but planned to go out of the city to play. He left the city smoothly, and the officers and soldiers at the city gate did not dare to check at all.
Because what the Snare Killer took out was a pass command belonging to the General's Mansion, who would dare to check it if he had eaten the bear's heart?
As soon as he left Xinzheng City, Cheng Qiao had no intention of returning in a short time. He just went out to enjoy the mountains and rivers. Anyway, he was fully prepared with all kinds of picnic supplies.
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The day after Cheng Yu left, Han Fei returned to Xinzheng, met with Honglian, and returned to the palace.
On the fourth day, the fifth chief inquisitor in charge of the ghost soldiers' pay robberies died mysteriously for the fifth time. People in the government and the public were in panic, there were many discussions, and the ground was numb.
After being tricked by Ji Wuye and breaking the deadline, I felt completely numb.
On the morning of the sixth day, Zi Nu and Han Fei left Xinzheng one after another and went to Qianlong Hall, a farmhouse in Nanyang, to attend the Yibao Banquet.
In the afternoon of this day, Cheng Qiao, who had been touring around, rushed to Nanyang Qianlong Hall to join in the fun, so he sent Xuanjian to Qianlong Hall to sign up.
Which one was told by Qianlongtang that you have to wait until the next time to see it, because the number of applicants is exactly an even number, and if there is one more person, you cannot barter for two.
When Xuanjian heard this, he exploded on the spot. How could he have the face to see Cheng Qiao without completing this little thing?
You must know that Cheng Qiao was very kind to Xuan Jian. When Wei Qianqian gave birth to a son, the Yonghou Mansion also gave him a carefully selected gift. Xuan Jian worked hard to complete what Cheng Qiao ordered.
Xuanjian, who had a bad temper, pulled out his sword and put it on the neck of the receptionist at Qianlong Hall, issuing a death threat.
How can an ordinary receptionist make the decision?
It's not a promise, and it's not a decision not to agree. Fortunately, the farmer's disciple is not stupid either. He directly reasoned that he couldn't make the decision at all, and that such important matters must require the nod of the hall master.
Xuanjian thought so and asked him to call their hall master.
Xuanjian was completely confident and didn't bother to use hostages to threaten him. The chief of Qianlong Hall didn't agree, so he planned to use his sword to make him agree.
Qianlongtang, as a farmer's property, was very confident in the world. When Situ Wanli heard about it, he became angry and immediately wanted to summon people to take down the troublemaker Xuanjian.
But when I thought about it, the Yibao Banquet was about to officially start in an hour. There were already many guests in the hall, and more distinguished guests were arriving. The impact of the fight at this time was really too bad.
There are many businesses in Qianlongtang, and Yibao Banquet is one of them, but it is divided into grades, with the barter grade being the highest grade.
Making money at this level is secondary. The most important thing is to expand contacts for yourself and the farmer. The Yibao Banquet at the highest level is the main way to make money.
Since being tough is not enough for the time being, Situ Wanli plans to send Xuan Jian away softly.
As for making exceptions, Situ Wanli would not agree to it unless it was absolutely necessary.
Having made up his mind, Situ Wanli went to Xuanjian. He first politely explained the rules of the highest-grade Yi Bao Banquet, then thanked Xuanjian for his regard for Qianlong Hall, and finally made a soft request.
To be honest, most people would go down the steps at this time.
After all, people have already given enough face, and if they continue to make trouble, they will be shameless, and it is too much to bully others.
But Xuan Jian is not an ordinary person. He can kill 154 people, including the general of Wei, in order to repay his kindness. Is such a person an ordinary person?
Xuan Jian actually accepts death and is quite paranoid. He must do what Cheng Qiao orders!
Therefore, Xuan Jian "considerately" said that he could remove one person from the existing list and replace him with an adult from his family.
This is something Situ Wanli can't handle. It's illegal to add another person. You still want to delete one person?
Your adults want to participate so much, please register early.
Cheng Qiao's visit to Nanyang Qianlongtang was planned in advance, but attending the Yibao Banquet was an impromptu decision.
If it was just Cheng Qiao, he wouldn't be interested in it. In Cheng Qiao's opinion, the Yi Bao Banquet held by Qianlong Hall was a bit low-grade and not in line with his status.
But Yan Lingji was also by his side, so Cheng Qiao thought of letting Yan Lingji broaden her horizons and gain some knowledge, as a way to have some fun before taking action.
Anger surged in Situ Wanli's heart, and he wished he could just give an order to take down Xuanjian, but out of consideration for his own KPI, he finally took a deep breath and decided to endure it.
In order to make Xuanjian retreat, Situ Wanli made a request, asking Xuanjian to gamble a dice with him, and compare the odds. If Xuanjian won, he would agree to add another person.
Xuan Jian agreed, but in terms of gambling skills, how could Xuan Jian be Situ Wanli's opponent?
It's not easy to use internal force to cheat. If you are too close, you will be easily discovered.
There is no suspense, Xuanjian lost.
Situ Wanli thought it was time to stop, right?
Stop?
Stop it!
In order to complete the task ordered by Cheng Qiao, Xuanjian didn't mind going back on his words, so he suddenly attacked and repeated his old tricks.
How could Situ Wanli have imagined that Xuanjian was so shameless and had no moral integrity at all...
Although Situ Wanli is an out-and-out gambler and a person without moral integrity, he will bet on whichever side he sees has a higher winning rate, but the crow cannot see his own evil, and he treats himself leniently and disciplines others strictly.
In addition, Xuanjian's martial arts was much higher than that of Situ Wanli. Even Situ Wanli in the Qin Dynasty farmhouse plot would not be Xuanjian's opponent now, so before he could react, the sharp sword tip was pressed against his throat.
The hall master is under the control. Although the hall master of Qianlong Hall is only equivalent to the general manager of the six halls, Situ Wanli has a single-minded existence in the three-acre area of Qianlong Hall.
In addition, he was good at making money and was not stingy with his subordinates, so Situ Wanli's prestige was quite high.
Seeing that their hall master was restrained, the surrounding peasant disciples drew their swords one after another, shouting and threatening Xuanjian...
How could Xuan Jian be frightened by such a scene? He was completely indifferent. His eyes were cold and indifferent, and he said in a cold voice that his patience was almost exhausted. If Situ Wanli didn't show his appreciation, he would go on a killing spree.
Situ Wanli was really speechless when he heard this. Who is it that doesn't appreciate praise? Who should be patient and about to run out? Why is it the other way around?
Situ Wanli was very unhappy with Xuanjian's arrogance and arrogance, but with the sword at the tip of his throat, Situ Wanli did not dare to say "no", so he could only reluctantly agree.
Gamblers are very strange creatures. They are often afraid of death, but if the possible benefits are large enough, they dare to risk their lives.
As a gambler, Situ Wanli would never risk his life in this situation.
When he heard Situ Wanli agreed, Xuanjian told him to do it immediately, and took the sword back without hesitation.
Such a fearless move made Situ Wanli feel suspicious. Out of caution, he did not dare to take revenge for the time being.
Without Situ Wanli's order, Qianlong Hall disciples would not dare to take action easily.
After a quick weigh, Situ Wanli decided to endure it one last time and wait until there were enough manpower and preparations before taking action. He threatened Situ Wanli and there would be a price to pay for breaking the farm rules!
After that, Situ Wanli treated it as if nothing had happened and went through the formalities himself.
After the process was completed, Xuanjian left cleanly.
Situ Wanli didn't send anyone to follow him, it was just superfluous and unnecessary.
After Xuanjian returned to the inn where he was booked, he reported everything to Chengqiao. After hearing this, Chengqiao didn't take it to heart and didn't blame Xuanjian.
So what if the entire Qianlongtang mobilized?
Native chicken and dog ears!
Without him and Yan Lingji taking action, Xuan Jian and others could completely slaughter the entire Qianlong Hall!
Besides, Situ Wanli and Qianlongtang were originally one of his targets this time. If the other party didn't take action, he would do it.
In this kind of game where the gap in strength is huge and the enemy is in the dark, as long as the goal can be achieved, it doesn't matter whether it is active or passive. It is just like that, whether it is active or passive, as long as it is comfortable.
At dusk, Qianlongtang's Yibao Banquet has already begun in their respective areas. The highest-grade Yibao Banquet is about to begin, and the most distinguished group of guests have finally arrived.
Jing Ke, Tou Man, Zi Nu, Han Fei, Yan Dan, and Yan Chunjun entered Qianlong Hall through the special passage one after another, and then entered the special trading hall through the special passage.
For Qianlongtang, guests who attend the highest-grade Yi Bao Banquet are the most distinguished guests.
Of course there is a difference between the most noble ones.
It depends not only on status and power, but also on the closeness to Qianlongtang and the farm family.
Cheng Qiao and Yan Lingji arrived at the spot and sat down in the Gengzi Pavilion, which was covered by a blue dragon-patterned curtain...
This chapter has been completed!