The fire was completely extinguished three hours later, and most of the people on the street, except for the soldiers, had returned.
The little maid also fell asleep, curled up in a ball on the soft brocade couch, facing the wall.
Occasionally, the wind blew from outside, bringing with it a chill. The little maid sniffed in her sleep and murmured a few incomprehensible words in her sleep.
The bedroom was very large, separated by two separate halls. In the master bedroom, Zhao Ning stood in front of the window, with one window open, which is where the wind came from.
The sparks in the distance extinguished, and the soldiers lay panting on the roadside. There were several steamed bun stalls across the street, and a few lanterns were hung in front of the stalls. On the dark long street with no end in sight, it was like a dawn.
of lights.
Zhao Ning looked at the lights quietly and did not move for a long time.
After the sky gradually became brighter, she withdrew her gaze and raised her hand to close the window sash.
The little maid slept for a long time, and when she woke up the sun was rising so high.
She rubbed her sleepy eyes and woke up when she realized what she was doing. Oh no, she overslept.
She hurriedly climbed out of bed, and as soon as she put on her clothes, she saw a note on the small table in front of the soft couch, which was left by Zhao Ning, telling her not to disturb her sleep, and that she could go wherever she wanted to go today.
Just come back and it will be done.
The little maid held the note, looked up at Zhao Ning's master bedroom, and immediately smiled.
How wonderful!
You can go play by yourself!
………………
The ruins left by the fire were blown by the cold wind, bringing with them large ashes from time to time.
Many people gathered in front of the ruins to watch the fun, and they were all sighing.
There were still cries at the front, from the guys who had escaped from the restaurant. Twelve people died in total. In addition to shopkeeper Liu's family of four, there were also a few tenants who were too late to escape and shopkeeper Qi and his wife who were sleeping soundly next door.
.
The little maid followed the crowd and watched. Many people recognized her and were extremely polite to her, speaking with obvious compliments.
The little maid was laughing and greeting everyone, looking in high spirits.
After watching the excitement for a long time, a group of guards with sabers strode over, tore off the waste paper on the notice board not far away, and pasted several new notices.
Everyone rushed forward and gathered around to watch the fun.
"What's written on this?"
"Those who set up stalls and write letters, come here and give me Nian Nian!"
…
The little maid picked up the waste paper on the ground, looked at the girl on it, raised her head and asked curiously: "Master, are you not looking for this Ah Li?"
Several men were about to leave. When they heard this, they looked back and said, "Oh, we found her."
"Ah?" the little maid asked curiously, "Found it?"
The men didn't answer and turned around and left.
The little maid lowered her head and looked at the paper in her hand. The girl in the portrait had sharp features. She had never seen her before, so she couldn't tell whether she looked like her or not, whether she was ugly or beautiful, but her demeanor was very clean.
Even if I find it, I don’t know what will happen to it.
The little maid carefully folded the paper and planned to take it back to the eldest lady to see. After all, judging from the eldest lady's reaction that day, she had some connection with this girl.
The little maid took the waste paper and left, but a little beggar was still sitting there on the street, looking a little stunned.
A passerby threw a copper plate into the broken bowl, interrupting his thoughts. After he came to his senses, he said with a smile: "Thank you, sir, thank you, sir!"
After the other party walked away without looking back, he withdrew his gaze and smile and looked at the bulletin board over there.
If you heard me right, I really said that Ah Li was taken away.
Nope.
Tie Zhu frowned and scratched his scalp. Ah Li didn't look like someone who would be easily caught.
Tie Zhu didn't know why he had such determination. Maybe it was the little girl's smile and expression when she usually spoke?
The more he thought about it, the more he felt unable to sit still. Tie Zhu put away the broken bowl and the copper plate, got up and left.
………………
The beds in the military camp were uncomfortable, as was the hot water.
After Song Qingtang woke up, he ate something and waited for a long time for hot water to take a bath.
After washing, he put on his middle coat, wiped his face with a kerchief and went out. Many people greeted him on the way, and he nodded and responded casually.
When he returned to the room, he picked up the warm ginseng tea on the table and took a sip, his mood finally improved.
I was so tired last night that my neck and arms were very sore, as if I had been fighting for three days.
Some places on the back of my hand were burned, and I had to get some plaster when the time came.
Looking down at the wound on the back of his hand, Song Qingtang took another sip of ginseng tea, then put it down and prepared to change clothes.
"Master." Holding a sword, he came in at this moment, holding a pile of plasters in his hand.
Song Qingtang picked one up, opened it, put it under his nose and smelled it.
Holding the sword and looking at him, she said aggrievedly: "Madam knew that the young master ran to put out the fire, so she scolded me."
"What's there to scold?" Song Qingtang glanced at him.
"What do you think, young master, my wife is not afraid of you getting hurt."
"Tsk, then she should have stopped my father from sending me to the military camp. The battlefield is more dangerous. My body is often dislocated and my body is not intact. Maybe even my body will not be recovered."
"Bah, bah, bah!" He held the sword and said hurriedly, "Master, what are you talking about!"
"Who's son is not a son? I'm not the only one who went to put out the fire last night. If everyone thinks like this, I don't think anyone can put out the fire. If it keeps burning, sooner or later the Song Mansion will be burned through."
"Master!" He held his sword and stamped his feet anxiously.
"You bitch, you're still stomping your feet!" Song Qingtang shouted.
Holding the sword, the Qi hit him, curled his lips, and muttered: "I don't know what the young master is thinking these days. He patrols the streets. If he doesn't patrol the streets, he won't be able to do the work of putting out fires."
"You know shit." Song Qingtang said.
Mentioning this, he subconsciously looked at the wanted notice on the desk.
Why are you patrolling the streets? This girl's portrait is plastered all over the street. If he patrols the streets, at least if she really has something, he can get the news about her as quickly as possible.
Speaking of which, it was getting late now, and he had to pack up and rush to see Zhao Ning. Song Qingtang felt happy when he saw Zhao Ning last night. After all, Zhao Ning was the only one he knew in the capital who had the same relationship with that person.
The girl has some old friends.
Maybe if we find Zhao Ning, we can find a way to find the girl, or even the girl will contact Zhao Ning directly?
Following Song Qingtang's gaze, he looked over with his sword in hand and said, "Hey, I didn't seem to see this when I brought in the ginseng tea just now."
"I brought it back last night and kept it there. I didn't see it because you were blind." Song Qingtang said politely while applying ointment on the back of his hand.
"Last night?" He held the sword and said, "Oh, that's not surprising, she was just arrested this morning."
"What?" Song Qingtang looked at him.
"This is Ah Li," said holding the sword, "the news came from this morning that she was caught."
Song Qingtang was stunned: "She was caught?"
"Yes, the city has been searching for girls these days. It's hard not to get caught," he said, holding the sword. "Does the young master also want to catch her?"
Song Qingtang said nothing, still a little stunned.
