Five days passed, and Guo Ting still failed to wait for his brother, so he finally gave up.
During this period, Mr. Zhan Chen also sent someone to inquire. He was a little puzzled when he learned about his brother's future report. He then sent someone to warn him that if his brother came to the academy, he would immediately notify someone to find him.
Guo Ting felt strange, but readily agreed.
Not only did the brother never appear, the girl named Ah Li also never appeared again.
The shopkeeper even sent someone to take him to the six-pine cliff outside the mountain to guard him, but he still hadn't seen anyone for several days.
A lot of things have happened in the capital these days.
Rumors of the plague spread everywhere, coming from outside the city, and became more and more popular. The imperial court issued a ban on August 26. Every day, special officials and guards went to various drug stores to check the medicinal materials. Bring a list of medicinal materials. As long as the medicinal materials recorded in the book are not sold for more than 10 taels per day, offenders will be fined. This is the case in all drug stores in Daqian.
Many of the drug dealers who had purchased large quantities of such medicinal materials before were interrogated. Their families were running around trying to save people, and officials with whom they had good relations were unable to help.
The first thing is about medicinal materials. The second thing is that the imperial court has reorganized a hundred thousand troops and will set off north in early September. The emperor will personally go on stage to pray for blessings and leave the city to see him off.
The capital city has begun to impose strict restrictions. There are twenty-six gates in all directions. Civilians can only go out and not enter. All foreigners are arrested and those who disobey are killed on the spot.
Thirdly, in addition to the rumors of the plague, another rumor arose in the city, saying that after Song Zhiyi rebelled against Daqian, he immediately arranged for a large number of dead soldiers to enter the capital, a total of nearly a thousand people. When the time was right, these thousand people They will immediately hold long swords in their hands and go to the streets to kill, making the long streets become rivers of blood. They will then take advantage of the chaos and kill out of the city, for no other reason than to bring trouble to the world.
Compared with the first and second, the third one is the most frightening and makes people panic for a while.
Shen Xu was in the capital these days and would send Rou Gu to Qingque Pavilion every day, but Rou Gu came back empty-handed.
Shen Xun was not upset or impatient. If Ah Li could be found so easily, she wouldn't be Ah Li anymore.
He drank tea in the inn every day, read books, and walked around the streets leisurely.
The capital is said to be very big, but it is also very small. Wandering on the streets like this, he actually bumped into Lin Qingfeng twice.
Lin Qingfeng was still a little timid when she saw him. Lin Qingfeng had seen too many men in this world. He thought that he could deal with anyone, even those who were perverse and cruel, but Shen Qingfeng was the only one who allowed her to deal with them at all. Impenetrable.
When Shen Xu saw her, he didn't feel anything at all. He didn't look sideways, as if he had never known her before, and kept walking away at a leisurely pace.
The little maid on the side didn't dare to speak, but she couldn't help but look at the wound on Lin Qingfeng's neck.
Lin Qingfeng's skin is extremely delicate and as white as jade, but her skin also has a disadvantage, that is, it is easy to scar, and the wound recovery is very slow.
Such a wound on the neck, if not taken care of properly, the scar may remain with it for life.
Back at the inn, Aunt Rou brought tea into the room, and Shen Xu was already reading a book by the window.
Putting the tea on the table beside her, Rou Gu said: "Master, tea."
Shen Xu raised her eyes: "Thank you."
Rou Gu paused and said, "Master, aren't we leaving yet? I may not be able to see Ah Li."
"I made a fortune that day," Shen Shu smiled lightly, "we are still destined to meet."
"Young master also said that the hexagram images cannot be counted."
"No," Shen Xu shook his head and said with a smile, "Whenever a sword is unsheathed, it will shine brightly. Even if my eyes are blinded by its light, my heart is not blind."
Rougu nodded: "Well..."
Shen Xu came to Beijing this time for two things. One was about Shen Lie's future, and the other was to meet Lin Qingfeng's master.
The first thing is almost done, and the second thing, the old man who comes and goes without a trace, just forget it if you can't see him.
It's just that this little girl who appears out of nowhere always makes Rougu feel a little strange.
"I saw her again." Shen Xu said at this time.
Rou Gu raised her eyes and looked out the window. In front of a rouge shop not far away, Lin Qingfeng and her little maid were talking to someone there.
Rougu twitched the corner of her lips and said: "It's really hard to believe that she is from the same school as you, the young master. Look at how restless she is. She wanders around the street all day long and meets this person. People of certain status would go up and chat, like clowns."
Shen Xu smiled and said nothing.
Rougu's eyes were full of disdain and contempt.
Lin Qingfeng had previously shown off to them that she would become famous all over the world in a few days, and she was once curious about what it would be.
As a result, before she could become famous all over the world, the limelight had already been stolen by Ah Li.
The couple from the Lu family had been trying hard to get Lin Qingfeng's name out there, so Lin Qingfeng simply went to the streets to "gather" fame for himself.
There is another thing, that is, the plague. She planned carefully and thought brilliantly, but unexpectedly, the plan could not keep up with the changes, and the imperial court issued an order and all of them were cancelled.
She had stocked up on a lot of medicinal materials before. If Lu Ronghui hadn't saved it for her this time, she might have gone in by now.
"This woman is too clever," Rougu couldn't help but add, "She only cares about the immediate benefits and has no long-term plan at all."
"Isn't it a long-term plan to make yourself famous?" Shen Shu smiled lightly.
Rou Gu glanced at Shen Shu, shook her head, and said, "Sir, I'm going to leave first. I also want to go read a book. I'll come back in half an hour."
Shen Xu withdrew his eyes and looked at his book, and said with a smile: "Go ahead."
On the street, Lin Qingfeng was talking to Song Wuniang, who was accompanied by a servant woman and two maids.
She has a good impression of Lin Qingfeng and Song Wuniang. Who makes this girl Lin so beautiful?
Xia Zhaoyi is currently sitting by the window in the lobby downstairs from Shen Xu.
She was still dressed like a boy, now holding her chin, looking at Lin Qingfeng and Song Wuniang outside the window.
She came here today to look for an old friend of the Pan family. Xia Zhaoyi expected that this person would not be implicated, so she came here to try her luck, but she encountered such a scene outside the window.
However, this was not the first time she had seen this Miss Lin. She had also met her the day before yesterday when she went to Shengjing Street, where the Dingguo Palace was located, to look for clues.
This Miss Lin has a lot of acquaintances in the capital.
Now this Song Wuniang is Song Erlang's cousin. If I remember correctly, her name should be Song Yuting. She has grown up now.
Thinking of Song Erlang, Xia Zhaoyi couldn't help but wonder if he would go with the 100,000-strong army heading north this time.
Recalling the scene when his father's eldest brother went off to war, Xia Zhaoyi felt a little sad.
Withdrawing her gaze, she picked up the tea cup and took a sip, then raised her eyes to look to the other side and continued to wait patiently.
