By the way, Han Qi asked the Lu State police officers to block him at the entrance of the inn, and said with cupped hands: "Everyone, are you okay?"
The policeman yawned and stepped forward and said: "We, Mr. Zhu, said that if you just stay here, it won't be your fault; if you escaped overnight last night, or if you run away early today, you must be careful..."
Han Qi hurriedly said: "This villain is just an ordinary businessman, not a spy!" Who paid attention to him? The police officer put an iron lock on his head and dragged him away.
After being locked up in the cell for a whole day, Han Qi thought of thousands of explanations in his mind and was so hungry that he felt dizzy. It was not until dusk that a government official came to pick him up, and Nai followed him out with one foot high and one foot low.
Instead of going directly to the court for interrogation, he got on a donkey cart and drove for half a day to a corner gate. It was huge inside, so he entered through the corner gate and walked for another half a day to get there.
As soon as he entered the room, he smelled the aroma of food. Han Qi's eyes widened! He saw three dishes placed on the small table in front of the hall, and someone was eating with a rice bowl. It took Han Qi a long time to look away from the food.
Moved it to the man's face. The man said, "I'm sorry, I'm really busy. I don't have time to interrogate you now. I heard that you all have been trained to be patient. I think Mr. Qi is also ready."
Let’s talk.”
Han Qi smiled bitterly and said: "I am really not guilty of this, I am unjust." Then he let out a guttural rumble. "I wonder if you are Mr. Zhu?"
"Hmm." This person was Zhu Tong. He put down his chopsticks and said, "The guy selling the Western clock told you a few days ago that Wang San had taken a fancy to that clock and wanted to give it to King Lu. You didn't buy it then, but suddenly yesterday
They rushed to buy it. After buying it, they drank with Mr. Liu and got him drunk. Mr. Qi definitely didn't want to tell me that the owner was pitiful and spent a lot of money to buy the clock in order not to let him get drunk.
The two Wang family members bought the whole thing with a small amount of money?"
Han Qidao: "Why do you think so much about me? I just want to flatter Mr. Liu."
Zhu Tong said: "Since you picked him to flatter him, you obviously knew that King Lu was not a worthy person in the Lu Kingdom. Since you knew that Mr. Liu San wanted to settle a score with Wang San yesterday, why did you stop him? You followed the man who was pretending to be a tiger.
Wouldn’t it be good to snatch it back?”
Han Qi argued: "After all, it's just a utensil, so why bother to cause discord between Liu Sanye and the prince?"
Zhu Tong sneered and said in a long tone: "If Liu Sanye kills the important people under the prince, wouldn't it be even more discordant?"
Han Qi waved his hands repeatedly: "How can I predict this? If I knew, I wouldn't buy that clock."
Zhu Tong's eyes suddenly lit up and he stared at Han Qi. Han Qi had prepared a lot of words before he said it with a grimace, but when he saw this look, he couldn't say it. After a long time, Zhu Tong suddenly smiled, quite warmly.
At this, Han Qi felt an inexplicable chill in his back. Zhu Tongnai called someone in to take Han Qi back to the cell, and casually ordered: "Don't let Mr. Qi go hungry." Han Qi suddenly felt something in his heart: Mr. Qi has changed.
He became Mr. Qi. After he left, Zhu Tong chuckled and said, "Interesting."
Han Qi then returned to the cell. Not long after, someone brought him food, which was ordinary coarse food. He couldn't choose anything, so he swallowed it in three or five times. About an hour later, two other people came over and took advantage of the darkness to blind him.
He was sent to another place of detention. The room was much neater than the cell.
It turned out that the Wang brothers were the moneybags of King Lu. Once they died, King Lu became unwilling to let him go and came to Zhu Tong himself. Zhu Tong had to put down many things in his hands to inquire. First, he asked them separately and followed Mr. Wang.
Liu Sanye's people. The Wang family said that their men had spotted the clock a long time ago, but Liu San's people intercepted it. The Liu family said that their men's friends had spotted the clock on the roadside casually. There were arrests.
If you want to call Han Qi for questioning, Zhu Tong waved his hand and said, "Call the store first."
Not long after, the shopkeeper of the clock shop came over and said that Mr. Qi was revealed. Zhu Tongyin thought that 70% of the time this person wanted to sincerely win over the Liu family and Prince Lu, and 30% of the time he wanted to use Mr. Liu's hand to deal with the Wang family.
He was busy doing business. He was really busy and had no time to investigate carefully. So he told the police to keep an eye on Han Qi, and he hurriedly ran to catch him... Sure enough, Han Qi ran away early in the morning.
Zhu Tong didn't even have the time to check Han Qi's luggage, nor did he think of asking others to check it. He waited until the sun was setting before he remembered the matter. He was thinking that this Mr. Qi was not very thorough in his work. After checking, it was obvious that he was not the right one.
He was a veteran, and I couldn't tell if he was a spy who had recently been recruited by someone else. He was released without any instruction. He would probably be able to confess after just a few casual shouts. So he didn't care much and kept interrogating him while eating. After all, Han Qi was not a craftsman.
. Hungry and frightened, and with the delicious smell of food, he actually forgot to pretend. He waved his hands a few times, and his inattentive manner became his usual behavior - it was obvious that he was a man who had studied in a wealthy family, and was quite handsome.
It was a bit majestic, so Zhu Tong became interested.
A few days ago, Dong Ming was recovering from an assassination in Zhangzhou. Jia Cong was afraid that he would be bored, so he wrote him a story about the Sherlock Holmes brothers who used to study pedestrians as a game to relieve their boredom, luring him to have some fun while recovering from his injuries. Later, something happened to the Bai family in Lingnan, and he had to give it to him.
Zhu Tong wrote a letter to ventilate the matter. The matter was so important that he did not even dare to use pigeons for fear of emergency, so he sent soldiers to send him away quickly. The letter was written according to a code. In order to cover up the code, he had to write something else.
Jia Cong then talked about the game played by the Fuji brothers again. Zhu Tong naturally watched it and found the game interesting. When he had some free time, he also thought about what passers-by were playing.
Now that we have this "Master Qi", he says he is a craftsman, but he doesn't even know how to cover it up, and he says he is a businessman, but he doesn't look like a businessman, and he still behaves like a big man. So he was locked up in a wing of his house, and he watched his actions if he had nothing to do.
Based on his behavior, food, weather, and even the reaction of the person who delivers the food, who is sometimes a pretty maid or sometimes a rough soldier, it is fun to figure out his temperament, family background, and preferences. It's a pity that Han Qi is under house arrest in such a haphazard way, and no one knows yet.
As for the Wang family's case, it was nothing more than the death of two market bullies. It didn't matter. I just advised Liu Sanye to save face for his brother-in-law and give the Western clock to King Lu. But Liu Sanye just refused. He did have some conscience.
Hearing that Zhu Tong had arrested Boss Qi, Huanqin came to ask him to let him go, and asked Zhu Tong to coax him away with a few words.
On the other side, Bai Lingyi's funeral was over, and the princess wanted to go to the Man tribe to rest for a while. Bai Lingen was startled and said: "It was out of necessity to send the princess to the Man tribe that day. Now that everything is fine, what are you going to do there?"
The princess said: "Because I am at a loss, I want to find a quiet place to stay for a while to calm my mind."
Beringen said: "Just pick a village near Hong Kong."
The princess said: "I want to see the place where I lived when I was a child, far away from the prosperous, gentle and wealthy places like Hong Kong and Guangzhou."
Berlingen still tried to persuade her, but she insisted on going. She had no choice but to contact the Zhan family and discuss arranging for her to live in the Manbu for two months. Bailingen then ordered his eldest grandson to pack his bags and send the princess to the Manbu to relax, and they would meet again after a while.
Bring her back. Who doesn't know that the princess has someone in her heart? Now that her great-uncle is dead, the family is dominated by her own family. His eldest grandson refused to go and made trouble for several days. But it was Beringyi's second son.
The second son, named Bai Lun, told his uncle that he was willing to escort the princess.
Beringen was not willing to give this job to Beringyi's grandson, but he thought the child was pitiful. When the son was young, his family was sent to northern Xinjiang with his grandfather, and his mother and eldest brother all died of illness on the way. Later, Beringen managed to save them and came to Lingnan.
His father remarried and gave birth to two more younger brothers. Although he had maids and schoolboys to take care of him, he was inevitably left out. Beringen weighed the matter again and again and found it difficult to make a decision.
But within half a day, the princess already knew about it. After thinking about it all night, she wrote a letter to Jia Cong at dawn and ordered her close aunt to send it to Jia's Horse Racing Company in Hong Kong.
Two days later, at the second watch, everyone in the house had fallen asleep. Suddenly, the princess heard a rattling sound from the window. She hurriedly sat up and shouted, "What's the sound?"
I just heard a female voice outside the window saying: "Master Cong of Rongguo Mansion wants to see my sworn sister. Princess, don't worry about others, they have all slept to death." The princess took a breath. She got up by herself and went out of the tent to visit, with the moonlight shining through.
Throwing it on the ground through the screen window, the maid keeping vigil was silent, and insects were chirping in the courtyard. The man outside the window said again: "Princess, please light the candle and change your clothes."
The princess said embarrassedly: "I don't know how to light candles."
I heard the window creak open, and a figure jumped in outside, saluting the princess in the moonlight. When the princess saw clearly that she was indeed a woman, she turned around and walked straight towards the candlestick.
It was obvious that she knew where the candlestick was. After a while, the candle was lit, and the woman carried the candlestick to the high table next to the wooden table. The princess had to change her clothes by herself. She was usually served by others, and she was not good at dressing; the woman was not very good at dressing.
She asked for help and just stood aside to do her job. The princess glanced at her, pursed her lips and said nothing.
After putting a lot of effort into changing her clothes, the princess remembered that no one was combing her hair and looked at the woman who was still standing upright. Then she sighed softly, it was obvious that she would not help. She licked her head casually a few times out of anger.
He inserted the hairpin into it briefly and said, "I'm fine."
The woman nodded, moved to open the door and said, "Third Master, the princess has invited you."
Jia Cong came in from outside wiping his sweat and said: "It's already autumn and it's still so hot! It seems like Hong Kong is already in the tropics." He bowed to the princess and said, "Hello, sister! I've accepted your letter.
I think you are quite hesitant. After thinking about it for a long time, I decided to give it a try."
Only then did the princess realize that she was sitting in front of the dressing table. She quickly stood up and walked to the desk. She opened her mouth but didn't know what to say.
Jia Cong sighed: "Many things are easier said than done. My sister-in-law has been the princess for more than ten years, and suddenly I want you to marry me. It's hard for you to do it. It's because I thought too smoothly. If my sister-in-law wants to marry,
He's not wrong. I did a temporary check on this guy named Bai Lun today. Did my sworn sister recognize him before?"
The princess slowly shook her head: "I don't recognize it."
Jia Cong said: "He doesn't recognize you, so naturally he doesn't like you as a person, but because of your identity. Your identity is still useful when General Bai is around. Maybe this person also has skills, but he is just not good enough."
An opportunity. If he can jump out with you and let the elders of the Bai family see him, he may be able to do something. Therefore, if you marry him, as long as Beringen is not dead, Bai Lun will definitely treat you well. And you
Marrying him will lead to a better life than marrying someone else, such as the eldest grandson of the second wife of the Bai family. Because Bai Lun still relies on you, those two are no longer needed. If they are willing to marry you in the end, they will only be killed by Bai Lun.
The general forced it."
The princess was silent.
He added, "Marrying Bai Lun is less threatening than marrying someone else. Bai Lun is the second son of Bai Lingyi's second son, and he has no siblings from his biological mother, so his stepmother doesn't care much about him. To put it bluntly, the second grandmother Lun of the Bai family
There are few other women who want to grab this position. Mr. Lun is not an eye-catching person. If you two are harmonious and live a simple life, no one will want to plot anything against you."
The princess said calmly: "If Second Master Lun wants to live a simple life, why bother sending me to the barbarian tribe?"
Jia Cong clapped his hands: "So you're not stupid!"
The princess smiled bitterly and said, "Brother, just say whatever you want."
Jia Cong shrugged and said: "Bai Lun, you have ambitions, but you don't know what you are capable of. If Kong has ambitions and no skills, the sworn sister cannot marry him. He used you as a ladder to show his face in the Bai family. He thought he could be reused, but because of that
I sacrificed my own marriage because of my lack of ability - the word sacrifice is correct - I will complain that you are too shameless in the future, and I will definitely not hate myself for being too weak."
The princess frowned and said, "I don't know if he has the ability."
Jia Cong continued: "If you have the ability, you have to find out whether he has a conscience. If he uses you as a ladder to climb up, who knows whether he will kick you down in the future? Both of these require the sworn sister to check by herself, or when she arrives,
The Man tribe asked their people to help check it out."
"Has General Bai agreed to let him send me there?"
"No, but I will agree sooner or later." Jia Cong said, "Now that Bai Lingyi is dead, what the Bai family is most afraid of is the incompatibility between the two families. It would be good to give the eldest family a sweetener."
The princess hummed: "I have become a sweetheart."
"Sister, I haven't figured out my identity yet! It's not easy to accept reality, but it shouldn't be so difficult, right?" Jia Cong twitched the corner of his mouth, "It's nice to be able to use it as a sweetener, okay? Other girls can't.
They are all sold as pigs."
The princess was silent again. After a long time, she sighed: "In the past, I only thought that my life was good, and I didn't want to live in a miserable life..." She choked up as she spoke.
It was autumn, and the climate in Lingnan was hot and humid. Jia Cong became a little unhappy and said, "You also have trouble telling fortunes? Where are your sisters who lost their lives in vain?" Another finger was adulterated by them.
The maid who was unconscious from the medicinal tea said, "Where is this maid sister?"
The princess said angrily: "How can you compare me to my subordinates?"
Jia Cong hummed: "If it were not the third child but the others who took the stage that day, the princess would have to work as a coolie in Yeting and never see the light of day in her life."
The princess choked.
Jia Cong glanced at her and said: "Isn't the princess secretly complaining that the Bai family is not easy to teach their children and grandchildren? Let them respect you as a real princess."
The princess hurriedly said: "Why do you think so!"
"It's not good." Jia Cong said lazily, "The Bai family has been really good to you! They don't owe you anything. If they do, they owe it to your grandfather. Raising you to such a big age is enough to be worthy of your grandfather.
.”
The princess sighed: "Now that things have happened, I'm afraid I can't even marry into the Bai family."
Jia Cong cupped his cheek and said, "My little brother has a suggestion for you: You can stay in Manbu for a little longer. I originally wanted to stay for two months and half a year to see what Bai Lun means.
He will stay for a lifetime. Hey, actually it would be good to stay for two more years. You can teach the children there to read and write. People are the same as things. As long as someone needs it, it will be useful."
The princess hesitated and said: "It's just...my two aunts brought from Beijing don't allow me to interact with the barbarians."
Jia Cong sneered: "What a shame! You have to rely on others to save your life and yet you look down on them. As a princess, if you have to accept such a trivial matter, you are wrong. You are no different from other women.
It’s also a pig.”
The princess moved all over.
Jia Cong stood up and cupped his hands and said, "I've finished my words. Sister, please think for yourself." He turned around and walked out.
The princess suddenly said: "Brother!"
"Um?"
She pointed to the motionless woman standing aside and said, "You, this female guard, are very good at martial arts. Can you give me a gift?"
Jia Cong was stunned for a moment. He opened his mouth so wide that his chin did not drop. After a while, he pulled his ears and said, "What did you say?!" The woman lowered her eyebrows and smiled.
The princess immediately understood that she had said something wrong and sighed: "I guess this girl is important, that's all. I was rude."
Jia Cong glanced at the woman and muttered: "Still laughing!" She laughed even more. Jia Cong bowed to the princess and asked, "May I ask the princess, have you ever heard of Taiwan?"
The treaty signed by the prefect Jia Lian and the Fujian governor Huang Wengang?"
The princess was startled: "What?"
Jia Cong snorted: "I don't know! It's true that the Bai family is raising you like a pig." He waved his hand and said, "That's all, I am willing to come to Hong Kong for such a trivial matter. I am already worthy of Gong Sanyi.
"Then he picked up his feet and walked away. The woman followed him out.
While the princess was still in a daze, Jia Cong poked his head out of the door and came back: "This sister is also the legitimate daughter of the Duke's palace. She has a house and fields at home, and her status is no lower than yours. Princess, people can be slow, but don't be stupid.
.You are less knowledgeable than ordinary women, or even women raised by other families to be sold as pigs. I hope that this time when I go to the Barbarians, I can learn how to light candles by myself. Otherwise, it will really embarrass Prince Yi Zhong." Fang.