When they arrived at the house in Guihua Hutong, Qi Kuan finally let go of his hand. Liu Erniang stroked the painful hand and said, "Now can we tell you who your master is?"
Qi Kuan ignored her words and said directly: "Liu Erniang, let's ask you whether the vision you said when Concubine Yu gave birth to the fifth brother was true or false?"
Liu Erniang's eyelids twitched, she looked away uncomfortably and said, "Of course it's true. How can such a thing be false?"
Qi Kuan said in a cold voice: "If it is true, why were you so scared when you saw our house, and why did you want to leave the capital? It is clear that you have something evil in your heart, so you left the capital to hide."
The young man known as Ali shouted angrily: "What are you talking about? My parents are going out of Beijing to visit friends. What do you mean by leaving Beijing and hiding? It's all nonsense."
"Going to the capital to visit friends?" Qi Kuan sneered: "Then we would like to ask, which kind of friends are we visiting, who are their names, where do you live, and also, before today, have you ever left the capital?
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Ali was speechless by his question. It took him a while before he replied, "You don't have to worry about our affairs."
Qi Kuan ignored him and stared at Liu Erniang with twinkling eyes and said, "Tell our family, is it a lie that the fifth elder brother was born with a vision?"
Liu Erniang gritted her teeth and said: "No, this matter is absolutely true and absolutely not false. Besides, the Queen Mother and the Emperor were both there at the time, so how could I dare to lie and deceive."
Qi Kuan's eyes swept over the group of them. Liu Erniang's husband was carrying a bundle on his back. It looked so heavy that it didn't look like clothes. Liu Erniang's husband's hands had been protecting the bundle intentionally or unintentionally.
Qi Kuan stretched out his hand and said, "What's in the baggage?"
Liu Erniang and others immediately took a few steps back and said with alert expressions: "It's just some clothes and a few taels of silver. What do you want to do?"
"I don't want to do anything. We just want to see if this baggage is, as you said, only a few taels of silver." After that, Qi Kuan went to get the baggage, but Liu Erniang and the others stood in the way as if facing a formidable enemy.
Not letting him come near, Ali even said: "Do you want to steal the money?"
"Our family said, just take a look." No matter what Ren Qikuan said, the three of them refused to let him touch the baggage. Seeing that Qi Kuan refused to give up, Ali picked up a stool from the ground, pointed at Qi Kuan and said:
"If you come any closer, don't blame me for being rude."
Qi Kuan said coldly: "If you dare to attack our family, after our master finds out, he will definitely not let you three go. Even if you escape to the ends of the world, it will be useless!"
Ali stared at him and said, "Don't scare us. Besides, who knows who your master is, maybe he is just a small nobleman."
"If you don't believe it, just give it a try!" Saying this, Qi Kuan pushed forward step by step, while Liu Erniang and others took a step back. Ali's hand tightened on the stool leg, but he still didn't dare.
He was obviously afraid of the master Qi Kuan talked about; the more he didn't know, the more frightened he was, because he didn't know what kind of person he would face next.
Soon, Liu Erniang and the others had no choice but to retreat, leaning against the wall not knowing what to do. At this moment, Liu Erniang and the others' expressions changed, as if they were happy. Before Qi Kuan could think about it carefully, something suddenly happened on his head.
There was a feeling of being hit hard by something, followed by
Severe pain hit him, causing him to half kneel on the ground holding his head. At this moment, Liu Erniang and others rushed around him and rushed out. Qi Kuan knew that they were leaving, but was unable to stop them.
His hands were covered in blood, and his face was stained everywhere.
After the pain on his head subsided, he stumbled to his feet and ran out dizzy, blood dripping all the way.
Qi Kuan knew that Liu Erniang's family must have taken this opportunity to escape to Xizhimen. Once they were allowed to leave, it would be extremely difficult to find them again.
"Stop them, we must stop them." Qi Kuan kept mumbling these words and staggered toward the exit. He tried his best to search for any trace of Liu Erniang and his group with his blood-stained eyes. No, they were everywhere.
No, it must be in front!
Qi Kuan's appearance frightened the passers-by, and they all tried to avoid him. After reluctantly walking for a while, Qi Kuan finally fell to the ground, and tried his best to stretch his arms forward. After grabbing the corner of a pedestrian's robe, he tried to lift it up.
A loud voice said: "Xizhimen, go to... Xizhimen!"
The pedestrian knelt down and after careful identification, he said in surprise: "Are you... Qi Kuan?"
While he was speaking, Qi Kuan had already fainted, and had no idea that the person he accidentally grabbed was Hong Zhou, who had just returned to Beijing yesterday.
When Qi Kuan regained consciousness, the first thing he felt was an endless headache. After getting used to it, he opened his eyes and looked at the place where he was. It was a rather elegant wing with a mahogany table.
There is a silver Boshan stove on top, and light smoke rises from the stove hole, turning into an invisible and faint fragrance.
Just when Qi Kuan was wondering where he was, someone opened the door and walked in. It was a maid. She saw Qi Kuan half sitting on the bed and said in surprise: "Are you awake?"
Qi Kuan nodded and said, "Yes, I don't know where this place is, so why am I here?"
"Wait a moment, I'll report to the prince." After saying that, the maid left quickly, leaving Qi Kuan who was confused. Prince... could it be that this is the prince's palace? It looks similar, but how did he come here?
The royal palace, which royal palace is it?
While he was thinking about it, a slender figure appeared at the door. Because of the backlight, he couldn't see clearly for a while. Only after he walked into the house did Qi Kuan see his appearance clearly. He struggled to get off the bed, knelt down and said, "Slave.
Qi Kuan meets with the prince, may the prince be blessed."
Hong Zhou waved his hand and said, "You have just woken up, so there is no need to perform this grand ceremony. Get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for rescuing me. I am very grateful." Since he would appear in Prince He's mansion, there was no doubt that Hong Zhou was the one who rescued him from the street.
"Okay." Hong Zhou sat down in the chair and said, "Why did you faint on the street with blood on your head? What happened? I seem to have heard you talking about Xizhimen."
Qi Kuan did not dare to tell the truth, so he prevaricated: "Replying to the prince, the slave accidentally had his money bag stolen, so he chased him to ask for it, and vaguely saw the thief walking towards Xizhimen."
Hong Zhou raised his eyebrows and said, "You can see Xizhimen from the place where you fell? There are also injuries on your head. Could it be that the thief not only stole the money bag, but also injured you?"
Qi Kuan also knew that the words he made up on the spur of the moment were full of loopholes, so he lowered his head and did not dare to answer. Seeing that he was unwilling to say anything, Hong Zhou did not ask further questions. He pointed to the medicine bottles and prescriptions placed on the long table and said: "I, the king, let me
The doctor has shown you that he was probably injured by a blunt object. Fortunately, no important parts were injured. Change the dressing every day. In addition, take the medicine according to the prescription. It should be better soon. Remember, don’t touch it.