Zhang He listened carefully, feeling suddenly uneasy in his heart.
There are not many people living in this inn. He spent a lot of money in advance to ask the innkeeper not to accept other guests. Could it be that the innkeeper didn't listen to his instructions?
From what those people were talking about, it was clear that they were thieves. The road from Changzhou to the capital was not peaceful. If they had not escorted her all the way, it would be impossible to say that Miss Xu had fallen into the hands of thieves.
The inn gradually became quiet, and even the waiter who served the guests had taken a break.
Zhang He opened the door and walked towards Miss Xu's house.
Naturally, you can't bring a gift to meet a beauty. Zhang He took the brocade box in his hand and knocked gently on the door.
As early as when he entered the inn, he had already met the maid next to Miss Xu. The generous maid nodded to him, clearly knowing what he meant, so she would definitely answer the door.
Zhang He still has a lot of experience in matters related to romantic affairs. Those explicit hints that he has already used proficiently will never cause any problems.
While waiting to answer the door, Zhang He adjusted his robe. It was his first official meeting with Miss Xu, and he had to behave like a young man from aristocratic family.
The door was opened, and a face as big as an ordinary person squeezed out from the crack in the door.
"Who are you?" The maid's voice was crisp, "It's so late, what can I do?"
"I am the eldest son of the Zhang family in Beijing." Zhang He announced his name.
The maid looked a little surprised: "Uncle Zhang family? Excuse me... why are you knocking on the door..."
"I heard that the eldest lady of the Anyi Marquis Mansion stayed in the inn," Zhang He patiently dealt with the maid of the Xu family, "our families are family friends, and we met here, so we thought of coming to visit."
Zhang He looked into the room as he spoke.
A vague aroma came out of the room, and it was vaguely like seeing a pink dress in the room.
"It's so late, I'm afraid it's not good," the maid refused, but opened the door completely, "Does Uncle Zhang have to come in?"
Zhang He smiled and nodded: "I wouldn't come here if it was normal. I just heard that there is not peace in this city, and I am worried about Miss Xu... If Miss Xu needs our Zhang family, she will definitely serve the eldest daughter.
"
"Since Uncle Zhang is so sincere," the maid said, "it would be our fault to stop you again."
Zhang He was even more happy. Everything was as simple as he expected. He was right. Miss Xu was not a polite woman.
A well-educated cabinet woman should sit in her boudoir, study as a female concubine, and marry into her husband's family before she can take care of her husband and raise children. However, she used the excuse of investigating the case to run around, not because she wanted to get to know more people.
A man who wanted to find a good marriage for himself, and now he got what he wanted.
Zhang He walked into the room thoughtfully.
The woman who was in the room just now has disappeared. She must have hid in the inner room.
Zhang He was a little unhappy. Miss Xu had gone too far in playing hard to get. He had reached such a point, but she was still hiding. She really thought she was some gorgeous beauty.
The Xu family's maid brought up a bowl of sweet soup.
Zhang He was delighted: "Is this prepared for me?"
The maid shook her head, her fat face full of naivety: "No."
When you bring it to him and say it's not for him to eat, who would believe it? It's obvious that he wants to refuse but welcomes you back.
Zhang He picked up the sweet soup and took a sip. There was an indescribable taste. Fortunately, there was some soft and glutinous red bean paste in it, which was not unpalatable. He could not disappoint the beauty. Zhang He ate the whole bowl of sweet soup.
Go down.
The moment he put down the empty bowl, the Xu family's maid couldn't help laughing.
Zhang He looked over: "Why are you laughing?"
The maid covered her face with a handkerchief: "I have never seen anyone as brave as Uncle Zhang. He dares to eat anything. Even I can't do it."
Zhang He didn't understand the meaning. He knocked on the brocade box in his hand and looked into the inner room: "Go and invite Miss Xu out."
His goal tonight has not been achieved yet.
"Okay." The maid answered simply and walked slowly to the back.
Zhang He listened carefully to the sounds in the inner room, as if someone was talking, but the voice was too low for him to hear clearly. At first, he was very interested, but gradually he became anxious and couldn't help but stand up and walk around the room.
Wandering around.
I don't know how much time passed, but Zhang He felt a vague discomfort in his stomach, and he became even more anxious. He couldn't care about anything else anymore and walked towards the inner room.
She was just a female member of the Anyi Marquis Mansion, and she actually took Qiao like this in front of him. She had to let Xu Qinghuan have a taste of his methods.
With this thought in mind, Zhang He opened the curtain of the inner room. Just as he was about to look into the room, he felt his eyes were immediately covered by a piece of rag, and then a stick fell on his shoulder.
A "thud" sound came. Zhang He was not prepared for anything, and he suddenly withstood the blow firmly. The pain was so painful that he could hardly breathe, and the bones in his shoulder seemed to be cracked.
The lustful thoughts that I had just felt were completely gone, and turned into fright and fear.
Such an encounter was far from what he had imagined before. However, although he was a playboy and had practiced boxing since childhood, he could not just sit back and wait for death when encountering such a thing. When he came to his senses, he immediately drew the soft sword from his waist. His hand had just touched
When I reached the hilt of the sword, I felt a pain in my stomach, and my whole body fell backwards.
Zhang He felt as if his internal organs were being squeezed together, rushing upwards, and about to vomit out of his throat. He coughed dryly for a while, and shouted in fear: "Who is it?...Dare...to do something to me...
, our Zhang family..."
"You talk a lot." A hand reached out and lifted him up, then threw him out.
Zhang He felt his head and body hit the ground heavily, and his eyes suddenly felt dizzy. What was going on? Zhang He couldn't figure out what happened to him for a moment.
The movement in the house startled the guards of the Zhang family outside. The guards noticed that something was wrong. They drew out the sharp blades from their waists and were about to step forward, but someone stood in front of them.
The man was dressed in black, holding a sword in his arms, and stood there with an expressionless face.
The Zhang family guard was about to speak when he heard the man say: "There are gangsters in the city who have hurt people's lives, taken people's money, and kidnapped women. You are sneaking around and spying on my master. You are really suspicious. Come with me to the Yamen."
The guards of the Zhang family heard the constant noises in the house. They didn't care to talk to this person and were about to push him away. Unexpectedly, when they stretched out their hands, they missed him. Then they felt pain in their legs and fell to the ground.
On the ground.
The guards of the Zhang family only heard the man say coldly: "You still want to harm people by cooperating inside and outside? You can't get in, and he won't come out. Tomorrow morning, you will all be sent to the Yamen, so that the people can take a good look. What are you bad guys?"
What appearance."
Zhang He in the room didn't know what was going on. He just felt that fists kept falling on him.
"Let you be sneaky."
"What do you want to do secretly? This shameless bastard."
"Don't think that I am a vegetarian. I have seen you following you all the way and have no good intentions. If you are such an evil person, I will kill you to eliminate harm for the people."
Zhang He heard that voice, it was Xu Qingan, yes, it was Xu Qingan.
The person who beat him turned out to be Xu Qingan, so the Xu family deliberately designed to harm him, attracting him to come late at night, and then treating him as a scoundrel.
He was fooled, Zhang He felt the blood all over his body rush to his head, and he felt like he had been fooled.
Aren't the Xu family afraid that the Zhang family will fall out with them and that the marriage will not work out? Unless the Xu family has no intention of marrying the Zhang family at all, and the Xu family actually has such a plan to openly be the enemy of the Queen Mother.
Zhang He said with all his strength: "Xu Qing'an... you... dare... I'm going to... skin you... I'm going to kill you... You dare to do this to me... don't regret it... don't... in the future
Come and beg our Zhang family..."
"Fusheng Infinite Heavenly Lord," a Taoist voice sounded, "How could you commit such a sin of killing in vain?"
Zhang He suddenly felt his eyes light up. The cloth covering him was torn away, and then a light was slowly moved in front of him. He could not see clearly what was going on in the room. He could only see a Taoist priest lowering his head and revealing his face.
A rather profound look on his face: "This good man's poison has penetrated deep into his bones, and he will soon die."
Zhang He stared at the man and saw a look of compassion on his face, his clear eyes were slightly red, and then he shook his head, as if feeling sad for him: "It's such a pity at such a young age."
As soon as the Taoist finished speaking, Zhang He felt a sharp pain spreading outward from the deepest part of his body.
Could it be that he was poisoned?
Zhang He immediately thought of the bowl of sweet soup. Are the Xu family planning to kill him here?