Chapter 410: Clues
Ah Xing thought for a while and replied, "The third master's face suddenly deteriorated, as if he was passing by a doll mask stall and a windmill stall at a temple fair. At that time, he muttered quietly that he wanted to buy a windmill, but after that he kept it in his arms, did not mention it again, and did not look at the scenery on both sides of the street. Xiao didn't notice anything strange happening at the time, could it be that at such a lively temple fair, the third master could still bump into customers?"
Ah Xing was originally a small servant given by the Wen family to Zhao Mo's envoy, and it was said that it was because Zhao Mo's henchman Ah Gui was hunted down and arrested by the people sent by the Wen family, and he was injured and disfigured in the chaos, and it was inconvenient to stay by Zhao Mo's side anymore, and the Wen family must compensate, and then Wen's grandmother Tang and her son Wen Shaoyang were the masters, and the honest and reliable people selected were sent to Zhao Mo's side to do things. Wen Shaoyang has a good relationship with Zhao Mo, a cousin, and he is very careful when picking people, ignoring the wishes of Master Wen and others, and choosing candidates with integrity and loyalty. After arriving at Zhao Mo's side, Ah Xing has been low-key and hard working, which is very important to Zhao Mo. He is not as talented as Ah Shou, but he is an apprentice under the Wen family's firm that specializes in cultivating shopkeepers and associates, he is careful in his work, and he has a good memory, and he is particularly keen on various commodities on the market. Usually he can remember the people and things he has seen.
Zhao Mo arranged for him to hug Zhao Qi, originally wanting to use his strengths so that the younger brother could take the opportunity to relax and buy what he wanted. Therefore, Zhao Qi himself didn't think there was anything, but when Zhao Mo asked Ah Xing now, he could immediately recall the situation at that time.
After listening to his words, Zhao Mo pondered for a moment: "There is no problem with the things on the stall, could it be that there is a problem with the people?" Do you remember who are the people in the direction of those two stalls? Especially ...... Someone who is not dressed in an unusual way?"
Ah Xing recalled for a while before he said: "At that time, it was the young master of the Cai family who walked not far from Xiao's side, and he was separated by a line of nurses. I remember that the young master of the Cai family was staying in front of the stall selling windmills with Young Master Tang at that time. Because of the large number of people, in front of these two stalls, except for the stall owners, there are few passers-by. However, there were people behind and beside the stall owner, but they didn't know whether they came with the stall owner or a passerby. Among them, standing between the mask stall and the windmill stall, there was a scholar who came out to play with his wife and children, he was wearing a blue-gray padded jacket and a fur hat, and his wife was wearing a plum-red jacket and holding a child in her arms, and the child was dressed in red and wore a tiger fur hat. Another man in his thirties stood next to the scholar, smiling at him, looking at him as if he were a ruffian. Diagonally opposite them, there were two men in dark silk leather robes, one wearing a hat with a large brim, looking down at the windmill on the stall, and the other ......"
Speaking of this, he paused: "The other one seems to be looking in the direction of the prince of the county." But it may also be that Xiao Xiao is wrong, maybe he is looking at Uncle Qin. "Actually, Zhao Mo walked side by side with Qin Hanzhen, but Qin Jian was two or three steps away from them. Qin Hanzhen is now very smart, and the possibility that the man is looking at Qin Hanzhen cannot be ruled out. It's just that when the people in the capital see that they have traveled with a large group of entourage, and there are obviously soldiers accompanying them, it is impossible for them to boldly look at other people's female dependents. If you meet a nobleman with a bad temper, wouldn't you get into trouble for nothing? Maybe that person came from another place and didn't know the rules of the capital.
Zhao Mo's face sank slightly, and he only said, "Go on." ”
Ah Xing hurriedly responded and continued to recall, but then he didn't think of any suspicious candidates. Most of the stalls selling masks and windmills come with children, some grandparents bring their grandchildren, and some men bring their wives and children, and there is nothing suspicious. None of these people seemed to be the object that would frighten Zhao Qi, he suddenly changed color at that time, what was the reason?
Zhao Mo knocked on the table with his fingers, and suddenly smiled: "It's not windy today, although the sun is a little basking in the sun, but it's a good thing to have the sun in winter, you only feel warm when you bask in the sun, and you won't feel dazzling or hot, which is not the same as the summer sun." What kind of wide-brimmed hat does one of the two men in dark silk robes wear in such weather?"
Ah Xing thought about it, and sure enough, he hurriedly said: "Could it be that those two people are suspicious?!" But who are they? How could the third master recognize them?"
Zhao Mo thought for a while: "Maybe it's just a misunderstanding." You go back and instruct, and send two girls to inquire about the girls in Brother Qi's children's yard to see if you can find out any clues. ”
Ah Xing hurriedly responded.
This inquiry did not go very smoothly. Zhao Qi obviously didn't tell anyone what was on his mind, in front of the girls, he only said that the temple fair was very fun, and the dishes in Qianweiju were delicious, and then he took a few gadgets bought at the temple fair that he was assigned to fiddle with, as if he was carefree. If it weren't for Zhao Mo's side listening to the girl waiting beside him, he had woken up in the middle of the night more than once, it seemed that he had a nightmare, and he was very uneasy, maybe he was really deceived by him.
Zhao Mo also asked him face-to-face, if he had anything to worry about, he comforted and persuaded him not to think too much, just live in the other courtyard with peace of mind, and Zhao Mo would not let go of his daily life and future sects. If you are really afraid of meeting people in the clan circle in the capital, it is a big deal to go back to Suning fiefdom with your brother. Zhao Qi kept smiling and said that he was willing to obey his brother's arrangement, he didn't have any requirements, he could do anything.
He was so well-behaved, which made Zhao Mo a little depressed.
When he went to see Qin Hanzhen, he mentioned this matter: "I really don't know what he is thinking in his heart. wants him to be open and honest, but he is only obedient and has no complaints. But he was obviously worried, and if he was truly respectful to me, why wouldn't he speak to me?"
Qin Hanzhen thought for a moment: "Is it because he doesn't want to tell you about this?" Maybe it's because things are a little taboo?"
Zhao Mo disagreed: "He is a little child, what can he do to make people taboo? The identity of his biological mother is no longer a secret, and everyone who should know knows it." His future in the clan is definitely not much better, but the emperor is merciful, who will see him like a child?"
Qin Hanzhen said: "At this point, the only thing that can be called taboo for him is probably his biological mother's identity, right? Maybe it was Lan Xue's previous events that bothered him? Have you clearly explained to him what Lan Xue committed and why he died?"
Zhao Mo nodded: "I think he is still very smart, although he is young, he can understand things." It's useless to hide some things, and my father's disgust is so obvious that he doesn't tell him what is going on, God knows if he will get into the horns......? I didn't go into too much detail, but I explained the general reason to him. He was also very ashamed, and he was even unwilling to wear filial piety for his biological mother. He has a good saying, he is a descendant of the Zhao family, and Jiangshan Sheji is more important than his personal filial piety. If he has this idea, he will live up to his clan bloodline. ”
Qin Hanzhen nodded and said: "Since he clearly knows the cause of his biological mother's death, and also knows that this case was prepared in front of the emperor, the palace knows everything about his origin, but he can still tolerate him, which means letting him live." What else did he have to fear, unless it might threaten him and ruin his current peaceful life. I actually...... There are some doubts, could it be Lan Xue's accomplices who came to him? At the beginning, the Beirong spies had planned to use his clan identity to exercise conspiracy and trickery in Dazhao, right? Now that Lan Xue is dead, will the Beirong spies be willing to give up Zhao Qi's bargaining chip?
Zhao Mo raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Of course this is possible." Don't hide it from my cousin, after asking Ah Xing that day, I suspected it. He told Qin Hanzhen everything about Ah Xing's report that day, and then said, "I asked people to check on the two people in dark silk leather robes, they didn't seem to patronize any stall or buy anything, but just wandered around the temple fair, during which they visited a noodle restaurant and ordered a noodle soup and a plate of white noodle dim sum." According to the guys at the noodle shop, the two were quite tall and well-dressed, but when they talked to people, they never looked directly at people, and they didn't even take pictures. ”
This sounds even more suspicious. If it weren't for the identity problem, who would still wear an inconvenient big hat when eating noodles in the noodle restaurant? Considering that there were three other people who escaped from Beirong's secret spy, maybe these two people were two of those three?
Qin Hanzhen was a little regretful that Zhao Mo's people could only inquire about so much, and they didn't find out where these two people lived and what their identities were.
However, there was one thing that made her quite strange: "Zhao Qi should have been kept in the courtyard of the deep house, and there was no chance to go out alone or with his biological mother, right? Even if he goes out, he will follow your father, and Aunt Lan's opportunities to go out are very limited, and it is impossible to only bring people who are with her accomplices." Then how could Zhao Qi recognize those two people who were suspected of being secret spies in Beirong? Whether those two were Lan Xue's accomplices or not, they were both outsiders, and Zhao Qi would not have seen them. But as soon as he saw the other party, his face changed, and it can be seen that he immediately recognized who it was. That doesn't make sense, does it?"
Zhao Mo's heart moved slightly: "On the second day of the first year, I sent someone to send Brother Qi back to my father's house. The men I sent did not leave, but stayed in the porter and waited. A few people who worked as errands in my father's house probably felt that my father's court was cold and wanted to climb another high branch, so they pestered my people and asked me if I was short of manpower to open a mansion in the capital. Although my people didn't tell them the truth, they were also pestered by them. When my father ordered someone to send Brother Qi out, he was probably afraid that my people would stop him if they found out, and he didn't alarm them, so he directly asked people to take Brother Qi out of the door and hire a car to send him back. In fact, there was no one waiting for Brother Qi at that time, if it wasn't for Zhen Zhongming saying that he would send him to the palace of Suning County, and he hired the car of a well-known car dealer in the city, in case he met a bad person, it would not be unusual to take the opportunity to kidnap Brother Qi away. By the time my people noticed that something was wrong and chased them all the way back to the other courtyard, Brother Qi had just entered the house. The porter said that he had knocked on the door crying and getting out of the carriage. During this period, it would not be surprising if someone else took advantage of the situation. ”
Qin Hanzhen hurriedly asked, "Is the carriage the same carriage?"
Zhao Mo smiled slightly: "This matter only needs to be confronted by the people in the porters on both sides." But I think it's mostly the same carriage. ”
If it was the same carriage, and the Beirong spy had private contact with Zhao Qi on the way back to the other courtyard, but the coachman didn't mention it as if nothing happened, then this clue is worth checking out.