The wooden stairs creaked as the middle-aged man stepped on them.
When he came down, he paused slightly and turned back uncontrollably to look quietly at the side hall at the back.
The side hall was spacious, lit with several candles, and sitting at the table was a tall, muscular man.
The man was handsome and mature, with a deep profile. He wore a black gown with sleeves and a tight waist. The Chili animal pattern on the black background was slightly reflected in the candlelight, making him look more restrained and calm, with a bit of coldness.
Several burly and tall young guards were standing near the man, and one of them was raising his eyes to meet the middle-aged man's gaze.
The middle-aged man was so frightened that he quickly looked away, hurriedly walked to the backyard, and left the inn.
"Who is it?" Nie Huimo said, raising his hand to turn another page. The sound of the page turning was soft and sweet.
"Mr. Zhang took a fancy to two strong men on the way to Hengxiang and wanted to recruit them. The man just now was used to do something." Konoe replied.
Nie Huimo nodded and said no more.
The attendant upstairs took the bloody coat and the pamphlet to another wing to find someone. The locals from Pinghe had definitely heard of such a big case.
It is now the 28th year of Emperor Xuanyan's reign, and the case that occurred in October of the 17th year lasted ten years.
Konoe, a native of Pinghe, was about to fall asleep. He was woken up from his bed by his attendants. Since he could not read, the attendants read to him word by word by the candlelight on the table.
There were three people sleeping in this room, and the other two were woken up and gathered around.
After listening to the entourage read, one person said: "So, those two strong men we met on the road are still green forest knights?"
"It's true that you are doing justice for heaven, but you can kill a whole family, even a three-year-old child. How can you be considered a knight?" another person said.
"It's easy to kill a whole family, but what are you going to do with a child? It's stupid to cut the grass without eradicating the roots."
"They act too harshly and viciously! I don't think these two can get along with each other!"
The entourage ignored their conversation and looked at the Konoe from Pinghe's hometown: "Is this case true or false?"
The guard from Pinghe's hometown looked solemn, checked the bloody clothes, and said: "It's true."
"Is there really a case?"
"really."
The entourage nodded, feeling happy and relieved: "This is actually easier to handle."
There are weaknesses and handles, so why worry about not recruiting these two people.
"Are you really going to recruit these two people?" a guard asked.
"Well," the attendant responded, clearing the things on the table, "you continue to sleep, I will go to the gentleman to discuss it."
Konoe, who is from Pinghe's hometown, suddenly said: "I remembered something again."
"What's the matter?" The attendant looked at him.
"That Huang governor," said the guard from Pinghe's hometown, "he served as county magistrate in Shizhu County, Pinghe for fifteen years, and was promoted to Hengxiang governor for twenty-one years. Therefore, this major case of annihilation was not carried out that year.
He should be in charge."
The attendant raised his eyebrows lightly, feeling quite surprised, but soon he remembered what the middle-aged man said, that the innkeeper mentioned that they inquired about the government offices, as well as the location of the Du Weifu and Hengxiang Guards in the south of the city.
He also wondered why these two strong men wanted to inquire about this. It turned out... could they be here to seek revenge?!
"I'm going to find sir." The attendant said quickly, packed up his things and left.
Three more carriages filled with silk and satin passed by the wide long street in front of the Guiyuan Inn and rushed towards Ning'an Tower.
In addition to paying attention to the news in Ning'an Building, Dongping University is also the focus of attention from all parties. The news of Mr. Dahan's death in the afternoon has been temporarily blocked. Only a few people know about it. When the obituary comes out tomorrow, it will definitely hit Hengxiang's head.
of thunder.
Zhao Ning was half leaning on the soft couch, looking up at the bright moon outside the window.
The stars are sparse and bright, the sky is full of floating clouds, and the bright moon is sometimes obscured and sometimes shines brightly.
She was surrounded by all kinds of jewelry and jades, and the pearls and agate seemed to be piled up for free, as well as first-class silk cloth and exquisite ready-made clothes.
In addition to the serving maids, there was another person in the room. Mrs. Qu was dressed in jewels. She leaned on the concubine chair opposite and said with a smile: "You didn't want to interfere with the affairs of Dongping Academy, but now you are taking action because of Miss A Li. This A Li."
Girl, it’s just your first day here in Hengxiang, and tomorrow you’re going to cause a storm because of her, she’s really a wonderful person.”
"You'd better not be sarcastic or sarcastic." Zhao Ning said quietly.
"How dare you," Mrs. Qu said with a smile, "I love her from the bottom of my heart. This girl is pretty and has a clear and cold temperament. Although she is not as beautiful as the girl with the crimson eyebrows, who kills everyone and conquers the country, but Miss Ah Li
It makes people feel more fond of her and want to get close to her. If you think about it, this is strange, because Miss Ah Li is obviously more distant and indifferent, and does not like the fireworks of the world."
Zhao Ning looked slightly gentle and said "hmm" without answering.
At this moment, dark clouds were blown by the wind from high places, blocking the moon. Zhao Ning looked at it with raised eyebrows, and suddenly, in a rare moment, he let out a faint sigh.
"Why are you sighing?" Mrs. Qu asked.
"Sighing with joy," Zhao Ning said calmly, "Ah Li has grown up, and," she glanced at Mrs. Qu, "what do you mean by tomorrow's storm?"
"Huh?" Mrs. Qu was confused, "What do you mean?"
"Even if all the famous mountains in the world collapse in front of Ah Li, it won't be a storm for her." Zhao Ning looked back at the moon, "Tomorrow? It's just a small scene."
The night gets darker and darker, and when it reaches the extreme, it turns brighter.
The sky in the east dimmed with a subtle light, gradually spreading over, opened by the morning glow, creating a brilliant and wonderful color.
Xia Zhaoyi did not sleep well. She opened her eyes and looked at the mottled tree shadows cast by the sky in front of the window. She was confused for a while, put away the voices of her father and elder brother in her dream, and got off the bed.
The weather was hot in June. Xia Zhaoyi washed herself behind the screen with the water she had asked the waiter to bring before going to bed last night. She put on the fresh, simple and easy-to-movement clothes she had taken out last night and opened the door.
Lao Tong and Zhi Changle got up early, played a few sets of boxing downstairs, and competed with each other. They were sweating profusely from exhaustion.
Seeing Xia Zhaoyi coming down, they stopped their efforts and went to the bathroom to take a bath.
Xia Zhaoyi ordered a lot of breakfast in the lobby downstairs. She was sitting by the window. There were many breakfast shops and carts outside the window. The steamed buns in the steamer steamed out a fragrant aroma that filled the street.
Lao Tong and Zhi Changle came out after washing and sat down opposite her to eat. As they ate, the three of them began to talk in a very low voice.
Lao Tong suddenly sneered, and a gloomy look appeared on Zhi Changle's face, which turned into anger.
As he spoke, Zhi Changle made a knife gesture with his finger in front of his neck.
Lao Tong nodded and sneered again.
Xia Zhaoyi swallowed the food in his mouth and said in a low voice: "...It's over, it's a bit exaggerated."
Lao Tong looked stiff: "Uh, then I..."
"Just speak quietly," Xia Zhaoyi said.
"Ali, are they here?" Zhi Changle asked.
Xia Zhaoyi nodded: "At least three of them are staring at us."
