As the night grew darker, Chu Nanzhi led Sang Qi out of the mansion quietly.
Sang Qi drove the carriage and carefully looked around, turning several streets and alleys to lure out the two spies who were following. After solving the problem, the carriage stopped in front of a wine shop not far from Chaoguang Gate.
Although it was already dark, the curfew in the city was much looser than before and after New Year's Day, and the wine shops were very lively with groups of drinkers coming and going.
This famous Yumanlou in Kyoto was originally a place for entertaining scholars and scholars. Chu Nanzhi led Sang Qi in grandly, leaving the restaurant's madam surprised.
Chu Nanzhi took out a thick wad of silver notes from his arms and handed it to the old madam. The old madam was dumbfounded, and her eyes filled with contempt immediately changed to one filled with enthusiasm.
I just thought that these two young ladies must have different hobbies from ordinary people, so I hurriedly took the banknotes and greeted them with a smile: "You two young ladies, what are you doing today? I am the most beautiful girl in the capital."
Top-notch, I guarantee you will take good care of your wife."
Chu Nanzhi looked at the madam and the group of girls with heavy makeup in front of her. Sang Qi, who looked dull, just smiled indifferently: "Today we two sisters just want to find a quiet place to drink and chat, and don't want to be surrounded by others."
Excuse me, could I please my madam to prepare a nice private room for me and bring me the best wine and food in the restaurant?"
The madam glanced at the banknote in her hand, and then at the woman beside her. She was blond and blue-eyed, and was obviously not from her country.
Although I have heard some interesting stories about women, the smaller of the two is obviously pregnant. It is really hard to figure out what the two of them are thinking. It is really unheard of to spend thousands of taels to come to a romantic place just for a tryst.
Looking at the two of them being so intimate, I didn't know who the child in the belly was.
But for the sake of so much money, the madam didn't dare to ask any more questions, and hurriedly asked someone to clear out the best private room. When the madam brought the wine and food, Chu Nanzhi immediately locked the door tightly.
Seeing this scene, Sang Qi was so frightened that her little heart was beating wildly. She asked uncomfortably: "Master, what is this? If you let the master know that this slave came to Yumanlou with the master to eat wine, he will
I have to take my slave’s life.”
Chu Nanzhi forced her to sit down, and said with a smile: "You can drink in this room with peace of mind today, but there is one thing. I cannot ask the oiran of this restaurant to accompany you. If anyone comes to call the door,
You ignored me."
Sang Qi was even more puzzled: "Does the master have other arrangements?"
"You don't need to ask any more questions."
While Chu Nanzhi replied to her, she walked to the window, pushed open the half-closed willow window and looked at the situation outside.
After looking carefully, I saw a carriage slowly coming through the night and stopping at a quiet street corner opposite Honglu Temple.
She warned Sang Qi, who was still uncomfortable, "Remember, if I don't come back, you are not allowed to go anywhere."
Before Sang Qi could ask further questions, she saw Chu Nanzhi's figure flipping out of the window quickly. She panicked for a moment and ran to the window. Following the direction in which she pulled out, she vaguely saw a figure standing in the corner.
A familiar figure.
This person is none other than Chen Chuan, the master's personal attendant.
She seemed to understand something, so she quickly closed the window, sat back at the table and began to drink and eat food calmly.
Although there is no girl to accompany him, he feels distressed when he thinks of the thousands of taels of silver that the master has thrown away, and he has to come back after eating and drinking today.
Chu Nanzhi climbed down from the window of Yumanlou, and Chen Chuan hurriedly came over and smoothly brought her to the ground.
Looking at the carriage parked in the darkness not far away, Chu Nanzhi asked in a low voice: "Is Prince Xie coming out?"
Chen Chuan responded softly and took her to the carriage. He saw Xie Jingchen lifting the curtain of the carriage, and a handsome face emerged from inside.
"Small"
Just as Xie Jingchen was about to speak out, Chu Nanzhi hissed at him and glanced at the man driving the carriage, with a serious face, very unhappy.
"Why did Princess Pingning invite my Highness out in the middle of the night?"
The groom asked in a low voice.
Listening to the voice, Chu Nanzhi recognized that it was Uncle Xie Liu. She didn't bother to explain to him. She led Chen Chuan straight into the spacious carriage and greeted him with a smile: "If Uncle Xie wants to know, just drive the carriage out of the city and wait."
I will tell you when we get there."
"I will not listen to your mercy anymore. You still want to trick my Highness."
Uncle Xie Liu grabbed the riding whip tightly and turned his head away proudly.
"Since Uncle Xie Liu didn't want to listen to me, why did he follow Colonel Chen out of the post house obediently?"
Chu Nanzhi asked with a smile.
Xie Jingchen and the Bai Yu delegation both knew that the current situation was not good. At this time, Princess Pingning must have come to discuss something, so they quickly ordered Uncle Xie Liu: "Uncle Sixth, please ride your horse out of the city."
Uncle Xie Liu had no choice but to order his horses and head towards Chaoguang Gate with a look of helplessness on his face.
In the carriage, besides Xie Jingchen, there was also Li Shiyao, the daughter of Li Nanfu, the prime minister of Baiyu Kingdom.
In her heart, she was still jealous of Chu Nanzhi's last suggestion to the imperial court to put the Baiyu delegation under house arrest. When she saw Chu Nanzhi getting on the carriage, she immediately lost her face and snorted in a sinister way: "Princess Pingning really knows how to step on the horse."
Climbing on other people's shoulders, I guess the suggestion to keep my prince as a hostage this time was your clever move, right?"
"Ms. Li really thinks highly of me."
Chu Nanzhi also shook his head disdainfully: "Aren't I just shooting myself in the foot by doing this? Pingning Prefecture needs a stable and harmonious situation at the moment. Why should I make the two countries unhappy?"
Knowing that deep down she had complaints about Xie Jingchen always focusing on herself, she didn't bother to pay attention to her provocation at this time.
Xie Jingchen stopped Li Shiyao who still wanted to express his bitterness, looked at Chu Nanzhi earnestly, and said with a gentle smile: "Little Princess Pingning, what do you think? Taking me out of the city so late, I'm afraid it will cause unnecessary trouble for you."
trouble."
"Thank you for your trouble, Your Majesty."
Chu Nanzhi leaned against the inner wall of the carriage and said with a contented expression: "Since I came to Beijing, I haven't had time to have a good chat with Prince Xie. It just so happens that today is the ninth day of the lunar calendar. I would like to invite Prince Xie to a place."
"What tricks do you want to play again?"
Li Shiyao asked anxiously.
Xie Jingchen glared at her with gloomy eyes, and immediately agreed with a smile: "That's the best, it's up to you."
Seeing that he didn't refute, Chu Nanzhi nodded happily.
Arriving in front of Dechaoguang Gate, the general on duty stopped the carriage and just opened the curtain to take a look inside the carriage. When he saw Chu Nanzhi's figure, he pretended to be calm and quickly lowered the curtain and raised his hand towards the sergeants.
Wave: "There is no one else in the car, let me go."
Xie Jingchen and Li Shiyao were both dumbfounded and looked at each other for a long time. When the carriage left the city gate, Xie Jingchen asked curiously: "Little Zhizhi has great magical powers, and she is so familiar with the guard at Chaoguang Gate."
"It's not that I have great powers."
Chu Nanzhi looked at him and let out a long sigh: "It's because there are people in Jingling City who don't want anything to happen to Prince Xie."