Qin Shaoyou and Qin Qiaoer arrived at the gate of the Hou Mansion. They first showed their waist badges to the concierge and stated their intention. After receiving the notice, they were welcomed in by the housekeeper of the Hou Mansion.
The housekeeper looks to be in his fifties, with plenty of energy and vitality. He should be a strong warrior. Maybe when he was young, he went to the battlefield with Dongchuan Hou and went through life and death, so he was able to gain the trust of Dongchuan Hou.
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He led the two of them to the side hall and apologized at the same time:
"My lords, I'm really sorry. Our little Marquis has been poisoned. He is trying his best to help him get rid of the poison. I can't see you right away. Please go to the side hall for a while. I will wait for the Marquis to finish his work.
Report the arrival of the two adults to him as soon as possible."
Qin Shaoyou said a few polite words to the housekeeper, and used [Qiangtongue] to get closer to him, and said angrily: "We were at the scene when the young marquis was injured and poisoned. Those three corpses were so weird, no one could
I didn't expect that after their heads were chopped off, they could still open their mouths and bite people. The little Marquis was also accidentally attacked for a moment. We came here this time just to visit the little Marquis. We don't know what his condition is.
Already?"
The butler first said politely: "You two adults are interested."
Then he sighed quietly and said with worry: "We, the servants, are not very clear about the specific situation of the little Marquis. But the Marquis has not come out of the little Marquis' room for so long.
I’m afraid it’s not very good.”
Qin Shaoyou, on the other hand, had a sharp tongue, as if he was really worried about the injury of Prince Dongchuan Hou.
"That's really too bad, but I believe that the little Marquis has his own destiny and will be safe. Today I saw that the little Marquis was injured and poisoned, so I went to the City God's Temple and the Confucian Temple to burn incense and pray for him. Oh.
By the way, I brought this pot of chrysanthemums as a gift to the young Marquis. In my hometown, when visiting patients, either tonics or flowers are given. When we came to Qingtangwei this time, we did not bring any expensive tonics.
He probably didn't need these, so he went to find a pot of chrysanthemums and gave it to him, hoping he would recover soon."
After saying this, he handed the pot of chrysanthemums he was holding into the steward's hands.
The housekeeper had long seen the chrysanthemums in his hands and had been confused before. After listening to his explanation, he realized that this pot of chrysanthemums was prepared for a visit to the Prince of Dongchuan, so he took it with both hands and said, "On behalf of Xiaohou, I
I thank you sir, you are really considerate."
That is to say, in the Daxia Dynasty, there is no custom of visiting graves to offer chrysanthemums. Otherwise, the housekeeper would not say thank you, but would call the guards to beat the person.
This is not wishing the person a speedy recovery, it is clearly trying to send the person away as soon as possible!
Qin Qiao'er on the side, although she didn't say anything, was sighing in her heart: My little brother is really getting better and better at lying, telling lies as if they are true. There is no such custom in our hometown.
Soon, the housekeeper took Qin Shaoyou and Qin Qiaoer to the side hall.
Along the way, Qin Shaoyou used [Skillful Tongue] and [Bright Eyes] to get close to the housekeeper, but unfortunately he didn't get any useful information from him.
After arriving at the side hall, the two of them saw Liao Tixue sitting here and hurriedly came forward to greet him.
After Liao Tixue returned the gift, he said: "You are here and everything is done?"
Qin Qiaoer nodded and said, "We're done. Master Tixue hasn't seen the Marquis of Dongchuan yet?"
"Not yet." Liao Tixue shook his head and sighed: "Looking at this, the situation is not optimistic."
Qin Shaoyou and Qin Qiaoer nodded in agreement, but they were whispering in their hearts: Does the unoptimistic statement made by Liao Tixue refer to the injury of Dongchuan Hou Shizi, or does it refer to the current situation of Qingtang Wei? Or is it both?
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In the side hall, there were servants from the Hou Mansion waiting on them, and there were soldiers guarding the courtyard outside, so even though Qin Shaoyou and Qin Qiaoer had doubts, they didn't say much.
The servants of the Hou Mansion quickly brought tea and snacks. After thanking each other, the two of them did not eat or drink any of these things, but just chatted with Liao Tixue.
Fortunately, it didn't take long for the housekeeper of the Hou Mansion to appear again, cupping his hands and saying: "Master Tixue, Commander Qin, the Marquis invites you to meet in the study."
"Let's go." Liao Tixue stood up, greeted Qin Shaoyou and Qin Qiaoer, and then said to the housekeeper: "Please lead the way."
Qin Shaoyou wanted to go with him, but was stopped by the housekeeper.
"The Marquis has only invited Lord Tixue and Commander Qin, and the rest of his entourage will stay here and wait."
When Qin Shaoyou came to Qingtang Guard this time, the badges he showed were all those of ordinary Red Envoys. In addition, he was a newly promoted commander. He was not on the list of Red Envoy commanders known to Marquis Dongchuan, so he
Just think of him as Qin Qiaoer's deputy.
If Qin Shaoyou showed his identity as the commander of the red envoy, Dongchuan Hou would naturally invite him to meet him, but Qin Shaoyou did not do that.
He prefers not to be taken seriously by others and hides in the dark, like a tiger or leopard hunting.
Only in this way can we detect more information, seize the opportunity when others are careless, and strike hard at them.
So at this moment, after listening to the housekeeper's words, Qin Shaoyou immediately stopped and just cast a look at Qin Qiaoer, telling her to be careful.
Liao Tixue glanced at Qin Shaoyou, his eyes flickering, but he didn't say much.
Soon, Qin Qiaoer and Liao Tixue followed the housekeeper and left the side hall, disappearing without a trace.
Qin Shaoyou turned back to where he was sitting just now.
He was thinking of taking this opportunity to spy on the situation inside the Hou Mansion to see if he could find any useful clues. However, before he could take any action, he was keenly aware of the numerous glances, either overtly or covertly.
Stare at him.
It seems that although Marquis Dongchuan did not pay attention to his entourage, he did not completely ignore him.
This situation was what Qin Shaoyou had expected. He was not in a hurry. After thinking about it, he simply walked to the door of the side hall, imitated Zhu Xiucai's social skills, and chatted with the guards guarding the hospital.
stand up.
The topics Qin Shaoyou talked about were not sensitive at all. They were either the customs of Qingtangwei or the prosperous scene of Qingtangwei before the war broke out.
It doesn't sound like there's anything wrong with it. It seems like I'm just bored and want to find someone to chat with and find out if the 'humanities and arts' here in the past are really as wonderful as the legends say.
Just when talking about the situation when businessmen were competing for wealth when Qingtangwei was the most prosperous, Qin Shaoyou sighed a few words, and then pulled out some contents from "Daxia Law", but it did not make anyone suspicious.
I guess he suffered from an occupational disease.
This also made the people who monitored him couldn't help but sneer in their hearts: ""Da Xia Lu"? For those who are truly rich and powerful, it is just a decoration. Previously, there were also
An actor bribed an official to quit his job. Unfortunately, he was too greedy. He wanted to donate his fame even if he got rid of his lowly status. As a result, he was boycotted by the scholars, who made the matter worse, and left Qingtang in disgrace.
Wei. But later I heard someone say that the actor went to another place and used his money to donate his fame after denaturalization..."
The surrounding eyes, bright or dark, have been staring at Qin Shaoyou and never moved away for a moment.
However, these people who were following them never expected that the moment they heard the "Law of Great Xia", their senses would all be trapped in the illusion created by the illusion magic beads. Everything they saw, heard and felt was false.
Without even noticing, Qin Shaoyou took out several paper figures from his body...