Niu Youdao walked out of the house, stood under the eaves and stretched, holding his sword on the ground, shaking his head from side to side, stretching his shoulders and neck, then walked down the steps and walked towards Linghuqiu's room.
"Second brother!" Niu Youdao called at Linghuqiu's door, swinging the tail of his sword in his hand and knocking on the door frame.
There was no response from the room, so Shen Qiu stepped out, showed his face and said, "Master Tao, I'm out."
Shen Qiu was the one Wuliangshan had placed in the capital and was recruited last night.
Niu Youdao looked back and said suspiciously: "Going out?"
Shen Qiu: "Yes, I went out early in the morning."
"Where are you going?"
"Not sure."
Niu Youdao turned around and asked, "All gone?"
Shen Qiu: "Hongxiu is on duty at the gate."
"It's a bit humiliating to let a big beauty look after the door." Niu Youdao laughed. At first he thought that Linghu Qiu and others had run away, but Hong Xiu was still there, which meant they hadn't run away yet. Then he asked: "What's the news from the capital?" Were you involved when it was summarized for me?"
Shen Qiu: "I sorted it out."
Niu Youdao: "I saw in the intelligence that there is a monk named Hong Niang here, who is quite popular in Qijing."
Shen Qiu: "Yes."
Niu Youdao: "How much do you know about this matchmaker?"
Shen Qiu: "I have never been in contact with her, but I often hear people here mention that if you want to buy or sell anything, you can find someone through her. This person has a good reputation."
Niu Youdao nodded, turned around and walked away, wandering to the concierge at the gate.
Hong Xiu, who was sitting in the concierge, immediately came out to say hello, "Master Tao, do you want to go out?"
"Second brother is out?"
"yes!"
"Where are you going?"
Hong Xiuyi said confusedly: "I didn't tell you, I don't know."
Niu Youdao: "There is a monk named Hong Niang in this capital, do you know?"
Hongxiu's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that this man already knew where the gentleman was? How could he be so well-informed?
She pretended to be thinking and said, "I've heard of this person, but I'm not familiar with him."
Niu Youdao: "When will the second brother come back?"
Hongxiu: "I don't know, I didn't tell me."
As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of horse hooves was heard outside. Hong Xiu quickly entered the concierge, looked out from the small window inside, and then quickly came out and opened the door.
Linghuqiu just walked up the steps and was stunned for a moment when he saw Niu Youdao standing inside the door with a sword in hand.
Niu Youdao looked at the carriage at the door and asked, "Where is the second brother going?"
Linghuqiu came over immediately and invited him into the concierge, "Brother, come here, I have something to tell you."
However, the people in the carriage were not very cooperative. Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention in the streets, Wei Chu jumped out of the carriage, swooped through the door, and landed next to the two of them. Then several people quickly ran over and pulled him over. The situation here is surrounded.
Niu Youdao, who was in front of Jian Chu, looked around, and the hand on the sword hilt moved slightly to a convenient position, "Second brother, what does this mean?"
Wei Chu raised his chin toward the inside.
Linghu Qiu immediately smiled dryly at Niu Youdao and said, "Brother, this is not the place to talk. Go in and talk."
As soon as a few people moved inside, Hong Xiu called out, "Sir."
Linghuqiu immediately signaled Hong Fu to lead the others in first, and stayed behind.
After a few people walked away, Hongxiu whispered: "Just now Niu Youdao suddenly came over and asked me if I knew about the matchmaker?"
Linghuqiu was surprised, "He knows that I met the matchmaker?"
Hongxiu: "I don't know what happened, but as soon as I said this, you came back."
When Niu Youdao and others arrived at the main hall, Linghuqiu also hurried back and quickly asked people to serve tea after entering.
"You're welcome, let's talk business." Wei Chu raised his hand to stop the tea service, waved his hand, and the people who came with him immediately went to guard outside.
Niu Youdao has been observing this man's words and deeds.
Linghu Qiu first introduced: "Brother, this is Mr. Wei Chuwei from Prince Jin's Mansion. I have something to ask you."
"I've admired you for a long time." Niu Youdao gestured with his hands. In fact, he had never heard of this person, and he couldn't figure out the purpose of this person's visit. First it was Bu Xun, then the princess, and now there was someone from Prince Jin's palace. This time he came out
As soon as I came out, I wondered if this person was Bu Xunyi again.
Wei Chu: "Stop saying polite words, just ask." He tilted his head to Linghu Qiu.
Linghu Qiu clenched his fist and coughed dryly, and said with a dry smile: "Brother, it's like this. Mr. Wei wants to know what the chief manager and Princess Jade talked about when they came to you yesterday."
Niu Youdao suddenly felt alert.
There were two judgments in his mind instantly. Either Wei Chu was a fake, or Linghu Qiu got it from nowhere to trick him and want to find out what he was doing.
Either it is true, he would rather it be false. If it is true, it will be a bit troublesome. Most people will not ask this kind of thing. It is self-evident who the other party represents.
Niu Youdao's mind turned around and he said with a surprised look on his face: "Second brother, don't you know what we talked about? Why are you asking me? Why don't you just tell Mr. Wei?"
Hong Fu who was listening was dumbfounded for a moment and looked at Niu Youdao in disbelief. He was telling lies with his eyes open!
Wei Chu's face turned dark and he stared at Linghu Qiu.
Linghuqiu was shocked and looked at Niu Youdao with dumbfounded eyes. He had the urge to strangle Niu Youdao alive. He became anxious and stood up suddenly. He said angrily: "Lao Er, when did I know this? I asked you,
If you refuse to tell me, how come I know about it?"
Niu Youdao paid attention to Wei Chu's reaction and found that it didn't look like he was pretending. He sighed inwardly, fearing that it was the second possibility that he didn't want to see.
Looking at Linghu Qiu again, the two of them stared at each other. Niu Youdao suddenly raised his hand and patted his forehead, "Oh, I remember it, I remember it. I remembered it wrong. Second brother, you don't know.
I didn't tell you at the time because I was confused."
Linghuqiu's expression twitched, and she really wanted to ask him. After admitting that I don't know, why are you pretending to suddenly realize it, and making it seem like I'm colluding with you? Isn't this deliberately misunderstanding?
Sure enough, Wei Chu sneered sinisterly, "Humph, you two performed a good trick! Linghu Qiu, I don't care what you are playing, just talk about what happened yesterday." He said, "I don't have time to accompany you."
Playing like.
Niu Youdao raised his chin to Linghu Qiu, "Let you tell me."
Linghu Qiu was angry, "I don't know anything, what do you want me to say?"
Niu Youdao turned around and asked Wei Chu, "Since Mr. Wei is from King Jin's Mansion, why don't you just ask the Chief Bu Xunbu about this matter? Why bother us?"
Wei Chu: "General Manager, we will naturally ask when it's time to ask. I'm asking you now."
Niu Youdao nodded, not wanting to provoke this person, and explained quickly: "The chief steward and the princess came to me for the same thing. They hope to make peace between Prince Yongping and the Yan Kingdom."
Naturally, I won't talk about giving him the token. I finally got rid of the batch of documents here, so how can I cause trouble for myself again.
Wei Chu: "Is it that simple?"
Niu Youdao was surprised and said: "Isn't this simple?"
Wei Chu: "It is natural for envoys to handle the matter of promoting peace. Do you need the Chief Manager and Princess Jade to come to you in turn?"
Niu Youdao couldn't explain it. Hao Yuntu gave in and sent the token while asking the princess to promote peace. Even he was confused by this matter. He couldn't explain what was going on. He smiled bitterly and said: "Mr. Wei, I
That's all I know. If you ask again, I won't be able to tell you any flowers."
Wei Chu stood up and walked slowly to him.
Niu Youdao also stood up, and the two looked at each other.
Wei Chu: "You have the right to speak nonsense. You will have to bear the consequences."
Niu Youdao: "I have said everything that needs to be said. If Mr. Wei doesn't believe it, there's nothing I can do about it. If you don't believe it, you can confront the chief manager or the princess."
Wei Chu: "Are you using the chief manager to pressure me?"
Niu Youdao: "I have no intention of doing so, I just don't want to cause any misunderstanding."
Wei Chu slowly raised his hand and poked Niu Youdao's chest with a finger. He poked it several times, "Do you want to go against the prince? Don't forget where this is. This is Qi State, isn't it?
Your country, Yan, is not a place where anyone can act wild! I advise you to think clearly before speaking."
To some extent, his action was extremely rude.
Niu Youdao looked at the hand poking his chest and said calmly: "Mr. Wei, I will never dare to go against the prince. I have already told you honestly what I should say and what I should not say."
Wei Chu moved his fingers to Niu Youdao's shoulder and patted his shoulder with his palm, "So, aren't you going to say anything else?"
Niu Youdao: "I can't lie to Mr. Wei with nonsense, right?"
"Haha!" Wei Chu laughed and patted Niu Youdao hard on the shoulder. "Don't blame me for not reminding you. I don't want anyone else to know about today's conversation, otherwise you will be responsible for the consequences!"
Niu Youdao: "I will definitely bear in mind Sir's reminder."
With a cold face, Wei Chu put down his hand, turned around and left.
Linghuqiu quickly followed and saw him off.
Niu Youdao went out and stood under the eaves, sword in front of him, watching the guests leave, frowning slightly.
Outside the gate, the carriage left, and Linghu Qiu also watched it off, with red sleeves and red whiskers accompanying him.
When the carriage disappeared at the entrance of the alley, Linghuqiu slowly put down his hand, turned his head and said to Hongfu: "This man is extremely arrogant. Send a message to ask the superiors to find out where this Wei Chu came from." After that, he turned around.
And back.
Returning to the main hall and seeing Niu Youdao under the eaves, Linghuqiu walked up quickly and said angrily: "What did you mean just now?"
He was referring to Niu Youdao's deliberate misleading of Wei Chu just now.
What else could Niu Youdao mean? Naturally, if something happened, he would be dragged into the water, but he asked instead: "You ask me? I want to ask my second brother what do you mean? I know this person's background."
, and you brought me to see me, are you deliberately trying to cause trouble for me?"
Linghu Qiu was blocked by these words. It was said that he was not loyal first, and then he sighed and said: "I don't want to cause trouble over nothing. You also know his background. He suddenly found me this morning and insisted on asking.
What do you think I can do about what happened yesterday?"
Niu Youdao: "If you say you don't know, it's over. Why did you bring me to see me?"
Linghu Qiuxian said: "I didn't want to bring him, he asked me to bring him here. Can I refuse?"
Niu Youdao: "Don't you think it's over if I'm not here?"
Linghu Qiu rolled his eyes and said, "Aren't you talking nonsense? He even knows who has met you. How can he not know whether you are here or not?"