Chapter 114 Talk about business tonight
The clouds rolled over the setting sun to cover it. For some reason, today's sun was falling straight west like a fall.
The afterglow was soaking at night, and the wind blew, and the roads in the city quickly gained popularity. The thousands of industries stopped, and it was already dinner in the evening.
Yan Qing stood quietly at the door of the East Yamen, hiding a dagger in his sleeve, and the dagger was exposed under his palm. As long as he stretched his hand, he could stab someone to death. If he was far away, he would be a flying knife and would be shot without any silence.
But even though everything was ready, he slowly stuffed the dagger into his sleeve, sighed softly, and turned around and left.
This Lord Li, I won’t kill this tonight.
The reason was very simple. He suddenly realized a question: What's the use of killing him? This is just a man from Phoenix City. If he kills him, someone will take over his position. How long will it take to kill all the corrupt officials in this cycle?
Phoenix City is not his city at the moment, so there is no need to eliminate harm. Instead, these worms ignite the anger of the people in the city. Water can carry boats and can also overturn the boats. At that time, the boats will be appropriate and you will take the Phoenix City in one fell swoop!
There is nothing to consider. Expanding territory is the primary priority. Although the geographical location of Phoenix City is very complex, if it is well organized, from northwest to down and from southwest to clear the turbulent areas, mainly bunkers, and ruled by law, Baiyun City will truly have the strength to confront Leng Wuji and Gongsun Yu!
The internal affairs of Phoenix City were scattered, and corrupt officials used the law to disrupt the government. The Huns also had ambitions to make a comeback. The Bailou Shang in the city had a tendency to find another wise ruler, and Huo Qian was not the descendants of the Yan family... In addition, the chaos in Shu in the southwest was relatively calm, so we could take the opportunity to mobilize troops to the northwest, which was a support or a war, and we only heard an order.
With the right time, place and people, Yan Qing never declined God's kindness. Just wait for the truth to be revealed and the king's great cause can be further promoted.
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At night, the afterglow disappeared, and a few lights appeared in the Hongdouzhai. The small building looked particularly bright. She lit two lights in the boudoir tonight.
A light was in the center of the table, mounted on a copper pan pot, illuminating the whole table of jade plates. It was prepared for someone, and she cooked it herself.
Another light stood in front of the dressing table, illuminating the jade face and reflecting the hearts. In the bronze mirror, she had already tied up her hair and had an exquisite face. She looked at herself and looked at her, and she was motionless, stunned and stunned.
"Unique temperament..." She murmured, and a smile finally appeared on her face, which was neither happy nor sad.
You have praises and words that are very popular with the hearts of beautiful people.
But……
But there was still an indelible scar on her face. She looked slightly, revealing the wound. The joy on her face instantly disappeared, and replaced by another sad look.
Without a beautiful face, what's the use of a good temperament?
She suddenly became angry. Her mother was so beautiful and her father was so handsome. Why was her face so mediocre? If she was more beautiful, maybe... maybe... there was nothing. No matter how beautiful she was, she would be incomplete even if she had a scar on her face.
She gritted her teeth and made a decision, pulled open the drawer under the counter and took out a box of rouge. This was rouge that Xianger had found from Bailou, saying that it could flatten the scars and nourish the skin.
She used it without hesitation. For the first time in more than 20 years, she made up her makeup in front of the mirror, and the facial fat was touched with scars. The pink damask was as beautiful as an angry daughter, not red, but light powder. The lips were also as red as red, with restrained lips and red as blood. Then she used a thin knife to slim eyebrows, brushed eyebrows, and embroidered eyebrows with jade hands... When the makeup was broken, the pear blossom powder face, the flame red lips, and the lancet eyebrows were different from the usual light and simple elegance. It was precisely because of the thick makeup that she truly shy, charming and exquisite.
But she didn't seem satisfied. Her makeup skills were even worse than Xiang'er. She felt that she could be more beautiful, so she stared in the mirror, forgot the sky, and forgot the people who were about to come.
"How long do you need to melt?" Suddenly a voice sounded from behind her. She was shocked and knew who was coming, so she was so scared that she even fell on the dressing table.
"Why are you here? Hongdouzhai doesn't welcome you!" Hongdou said with a slander.
Yan Qing smiled indifferently: "Miss Hongdou can set up a banquet, and dress up carefully for me personally. If I don't come, you will be disappointed." He said, jumping gently on the windowsill, and not entering the room, just like one foot hanging down and the other one standing, with two eyes, one eye looking at the bright moon, and the other eye looking at the girl in the room who is more charming than the bright moon.
He said again: "Don't worry, Ye said that what he wanted to talk about tonight was business. He knew that it was inappropriate for a single man and a widow to live in the same room, so I sat by the window."
Hongdou bit her lip for a long time and didn't say anything, but after a while she was silent, she finally didn't dare to be so lonely. She stood up from outside the dressing table, turned around generously, and smiled tenderly. Not to mention the charm, there were only two types, one moving and the other constrained!
Yan Qing was stunned. Maybe she was not beautiful, but suddenly she became beautiful and attracted his attention. His heart began to pound, and his body's desire began to burn, his throat was dry, and his eyes were staring at her body, as if a beast had seen a delicious prey...
Hongdou is still so generous. She waved her sleeves, put on a dress and shrouded a gust of wind, and blew the bells in front of the window. Tonight she even changed into a seductive wide-sleeved silk robe. She smiled and said naturally: "I believe in Mr. Ye's character, and it must be official business, so I made up my face, prepared wine and food, and fulfilled the friendship of the landlord."
Yan Qing licked her lips, smiled sadly, turned over the window and jumped into the room. He fell next to Hongdou in two steps, picked up the wine pot on the table, unbuttoned the bottle plug, raised his head and swallowed a drop of the wine into his stomach without spilling.
"Ask you something." He put down the wine pot and looked at Hongdou quietly.
Hongdou was still calm. After taking another pot of wine and pouring a glass of wine for herself, she said, "If it is business, I will answer." After that, she drank the wine all over.
Yan Qing's lips curled slightly and said softly: "I used to have a few friends who were poisoned, and they were the first strange poison in Phoenix City, Peacock Gallbladder. So I wanted to find an antidote for my friends," he paused and looked at Hongdou again. "That day in Yuzhen Tower, you personally gave me a bottle of antidote. At that time, I was a little confused about why you had this poison. Now when I went to Phoenix City, I found out that the An family was the inheritance family of "Peacock Gallbladder"!"
Hongdou's face tightened, as if she could hear what Yan Qing said. She said with a stern face: "Do you think it was the person from my Peacock Tower who hurt your friend?"
Yan Qing nodded and said, "People who are not Peacock Building must also be related to Peacock Building. Even if they have nothing to do with Peacock Building, they must be related to your settlement, right?"
Hongdou seemed to not want to mention the past, and she covered her up and said, "The An family has been destroyed for a long time, but I and Xiaowu are both Duhuo. I didn't know anything when I was young at that time, so I can't answer your question."
Yan Qing shook her head and said, "What you said is not even an excuse."
A hint of chill flashed in Hongdou's eyes, and she said ruthlessly: "What do you want to hear?"
Yan Qing smiled faintly: "You don't have to be hostile to me, and I won't make things difficult for you today. I just want to ask you the reason for the family's destruction. This may be an important clue for the loss of peacock's courage."
"I don't know," Hongdouhen Yan Qing mentioned the sad past, but after a while, he lowered his head secretly, and his teeth bit his red lips. The blood color was brighter than the mouth fat on his lips. She said angrily: "I also want to know which beast was the one who harmed me. My parents were simple and unpretentious, and the poison of peacock galls was never used. There was no enemy in the world. Why... why?" Whenever she mentioned this, she was sad and angry. She picked up the wine pot on the table and raised her head to drink the strong wine.
Yan Qing couldn't see it and took the wine pot off her.
"Give me the wine back!" She was going to take it back, but the wine browed and shook her body twice and almost fell off the chair.
Yan Qing raised his head and poured all the wine into his stomach. He drank the two pots of wine on the table, and no one could use alcohol to relieve his sorrow.
It's strange that when Hongdou saw the wine was empty, she was not anxious or fussy, but just held her head with her hands, feeling sad.
Yan Qing didn't know how to comfort her, so she could only be reasonable: "Now in the world, if you don't offend others, people will also offend you. It's like a kind person who is a thief. A thief will not care how kind you are. He only has his own interests in his eyes. For example, the person who destroyed your An family must have taken a fancy to the poison of the peacock galls that you An family." As he said that, he gently patted Hongdou on the shoulder and asked, "Think about it, who is the person who has walked the most with your An family in the past? Has anyone ever thought about buying your poison for the secret recipe?"
Hongdou pinched her eyebrows, shook her head for a while, and said, "There are so many people who want the formula for peacock galls. I was only in my teens at that time and I can't remember it clearly."
"Oh? Then today's lord of Phoenix City Dongfang Qianxun is one of them?"
Hongdou nodded and said, "Peacock Tower is famous all over the world for its hidden weapons, and it must be highly poisonous on the hidden weapons. The owner of the post had also intended to buy them, but she never mentioned it again after my father refused."
Yan Qing nodded and asked again: "Did you remember someone was closest to Dongfang Qianxun?"
Hongdou thought about it for a while before nodding, "There is someone who often visits the poster, and that person also wants to buy my poison," she turned around and said, "I remember that person is very mysterious, and it was still at night when I came to see my father. He was covered in his body, his face and eyes were not leaking, which made people scared him..."
Yan Qing's eyes shone brightly and he hurriedly asked again: "Do you know the name of that person?"
"Name?..." Hongdou thought for a quarter of an hour this time, but the final answer was to shake his head and deny: "I remember my father said, but it's too old, I can't remember it."
Yan Qing felt a little disappointed, but he said in a hurry: "If you heard it, it means that he still exists in your subconscious. Don't be anxious first, think slowly. If you really can't think of it, go to see your city lord with me." He sneered disdainfully and said with all his affirmation: "You city lord must know the name of that person!"
Hongdou suddenly looked up, her eyes were covered in blood, and she asked Yan Qing expectantly: "You mean, that person is the murderer who killed my whole family?"
Yan Qing nodded: "I don't know, but he must be inseparable."
"Okay, then I'll try my best to think of his name!" Hongdou scratched his head frantically, and his hair was caught by him, and his woven hair became messy, with disheveled hair, crazy and pitiful.
Yan Qing felt very sorry for the girl who was eager to take revenge in front of him. He was about to speak out to comfort him, but suddenly a pungent smoke accidentally sucked into his mouth and nose!
It's a scent!
He was about to use his power to kill the poison, but it was too late. The fragrance of the mysterious person suddenly broke out and rushed into his brain. Hongdou also smelled it and noticed it, but she could only look at Yan Qing helplessly. After a glance, the two of them fell on the table at the same time and fainted.
Chapter completed!