After returning to the inn, Chai Yan gave the shopkeeper some silver and asked him to settle Xiaosu.
Then, Chai Yan prepared to go out quietly alone and go to Gan's house to talk to Miss Gan.
Just when Chai Yan was about to climb through the window and go out, there was a knock on the door.
"Brother-in-law, it's me." The person knocking on the door was Jimo Qiao.
Chai Yan had no choice but to close the window, went to open the door, and asked, "What are you doing again? You're still not sleeping at this late hour."
Jimo Qiao said: "Brother-in-law, I will go with you."
Chai Yan was worried that others would hear him, so he immediately pulled Jimo Qiao into the door.
After closing the door, he said: "Why are you making such a loud noise? Are you afraid that others won't hear you?"
Jimo Qiao stuck out his tongue and said, "Brother-in-law, let me go with you. I also want to know what Miss Gan will do."
"No, I can go alone. It will be inconvenient to take you with me." Chai Yan shook his head and refused.
Jimo Qiao seemed to have expected that Chai Yan would say this, and immediately said: "No, brother-in-law, it's inconvenient for you to go alone, so take me with you!"
"Oh? How do you say this?" Chai Yan was a little confused.
Jimo Qiao said: "Brother-in-law, Miss Gan is not married yet. If you sneak into her boudoir alone at such a late hour, aren't you afraid of being regarded as a flower picker?"
"Me? Flower picker? Haha, you are so funny!" Chai Yan was really amused.
Jimo Qiao continued: "But brother-in-law, if you can let me go with you, the situation will be very different. Because I am a woman, Miss Gan will be more likely to believe that we are going to talk to her seriously when she sees me.
Otherwise, what if Miss Gan suddenly sees you breaking into her house and screams in fright? The Gan family will definitely be in chaos. How will you have a chance to talk to Miss Gan? "
It made sense when Chai Yan thought about it carefully. The impression he and Jimo Qiao left on Miss Gan during the day was not good to begin with. If there were any more misunderstandings, it would be impossible to clean them up even if they jumped into the river.
Jimo Qiao saw that Chai Yan was shaken, and then said: "Brother-in-law, I swear, I promise that I will listen to you and obey your orders absolutely."
In the end, Chai Yan couldn't stand Jimo Qiao's insistence and agreed to take her with him to visit Gan's house at night.
Soon, the two of them climbed out of the room window and left the inn quietly through the back door.
It was already late at night, and except for a few watchmen, there were few people walking around on the street.
Chai Yan and Jimo Qiao successfully reached the outside of Gan's courtyard wall.
Jimo Qiao looked around and whispered: "Brother-in-law, you can jump over with me on your back, just like during the day."
Chai Yan whispered: "What are you jumping for? Do you know what is inside this wall? Do you know how far we have to go to the inner courtyard?"
Jimo Qiao was immediately stopped by the question and shook his head to express that he didn't know.
Chai Yan looked at the front and back, pointed to one end of the courtyard wall and said: "Going behind me is the main entrance of the Gan family, so we are going in the right direction... Let's go!"
With that said, Chai Yan took Jimo Qiao and walked along the courtyard wall.
Gan's inner courtyard, Gan Mengxian's room.
Gan Mengxian spent the whole day running around the city. She visited almost half of the pharmacies and medicinal material dealers she knew, and found many precious medicinal materials on the prescriptions, but there were still a few rare medicinal materials that were not found.
Although Gan Mengxian was very tired when she returned home, she couldn't sleep for a long time while lying on the bed. She was still thinking about what to do with the hard-to-find medicines and who she was more confident about finding tomorrow.
Just when Gan Mengxian was tossing and turning and unable to fall asleep, a few small sounds suddenly came from the corridor outside the room.
Gan Mengxian noticed it and asked, "Who is outside?"
The words were lost in silence, without any reply.
Gan Mengxian was a little worried, so she got out of bed and went to open the door to check.
But there was no one on the porch, nothing unusual at all.
Gan Mengxian shook her head and thought to herself, it seemed that she was too tired and was hallucinating.
Just when Gan Mengxian closed the door and turned around to lie down on the bed again, a hand suddenly stretched out from the darkness and covered Gan Mengxian's mouth.
Gan Mengxian was instantly frightened and subconsciously wanted to shout for help, but her mouth was covered and her voice could not come out smoothly.
"Sister Gan, don't be afraid, it's me!"
When Gan Mengxian was panicking, a woman's voice suddenly appeared in her ears, which sounded a bit familiar.
The person who covered Gan Mengxian's mouth was Jimo Qiao. When Gan Mengxian opened the door to check what was going on, she and Chai Yan had already slipped into the room through the window on the other side.
Jimo Qiao whispered: "Sister Gan, I am Jimo Qiao. I don't mean any harm. Don't be afraid..."
Gan Mengxian was very surprised, and at the same time she was also a little scared because she couldn't understand Jimo Qiao's purpose of looking for her.
Jimo Qiao said: "Sister Gan, we are here to tell you something very important. You promise me not to shout first, and I will let go immediately."
Gan Mengxian nodded, indicating that she would not yell.
Just after nodding, Gan Mengxian noticed something was wrong and couldn't help but said: "You said we... who else is here?"
Although her mouth was covered, Gan Mengxian's words could still be understood.
"And me, Miss Gan." Chai Yan's voice appeared immediately.
Gan Mengxian was shocked again.
Chai Yan said in a serious tone: "Miss Gan, we took the liberty of visiting to tell you something very important, so please rest assured that we have absolutely no malicious intentions."
Jimo Qiao also said: "Yes, Sister Gan, we have no choice but to take this last step."
Gan Mengxian tried to calm down her panic while thinking about the truth and falsehood of Chai Yan and Jimo Qiao's words.
After a long time, Gan Mengxian nodded again and said, "Don't worry, I won't scream."
Chai Yan said: "Xiao Qiao, let go of Miss Gan."
So, Jimo Qiao slowly released his hand covering Gan Mengxian's mouth.
Gan Mengxian felt her breathing become smoother instantly, and couldn't help but take a deep breath and exhale twice, and then slowly turned around.
The room was very dark, and the room could only be illuminated by the lanterns hanging on the corridor, so Gan Mengxian couldn't quite see the faces of Chai Yan and Jimo Qiao, but she could still tell that the two people in front of her had indeed met during the day.
The two that passed.
Chai Yan could feel that Gan Mengxian was still afraid, so he said: "Miss Gan, let's sit down and talk. Don't worry, we won't delay you for too long."
Gan Mengxian nodded slightly, walked to the table with Chai Yan and Jimo Qiao, and sat down slowly.
After sitting down, Gan Mengxian took a deep breath and summoned up the courage to ask softly: "Miss Jimo, Master Li, please tell me what is going on."
Chai Yan asked solemnly: "I wonder if Miss Gan knows how the Muyue people worship the God of the Moon on a full-moon night?"
Gan Mengxian frowned and asked in confusion: "Is this why you came here late at night to ask about this matter?"
Chai Yan understood after hearing Gan Mengxian's answer: "It seems that Miss Gan is aware of this matter."
Gan Mengxian immediately said: "You two, this is Jiezhou, and further north is Muyue Kingdom. Not only I have heard of how the people of Muyue Kingdom worship the Haoyue God, but also most people in Jiezhou have heard of it.
What's wrong?"
Just after he finished speaking, Gan Mengxian said again: "What exactly do you want to say? What does the affairs of the Muyue people have to do with me?"
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