"Three of you, please go back, my young lady is not a guest. ”

"Your lady and I are best friends. ”

"I'm sorry. My young lady personally instructed that she would not receive any guests in the past few days. Childe will come back in a few days. ”

Zhang Xiaopaw thought that he would be able to see Qi Rong'er immediately, but he was stopped in front of the door by the doorman of Qi Mansion, saying that Qi Rong'er was not a guest.

The army could leave at any time, how could he have time to wait a few days to come back, so he could only beg cheekily: "I still have to bother the eldest brother to make a trip, because we may be about to leave Baiyun City, so I'm afraid we won't be able to wait a few days." You just go and talk to Miss, Zhang Xiaopaw comes to visit, if Miss is still gone, I will leave immediately. ”

"You-" The doorman frowned and was about to get angry at Zhang Xiaopai, but when he saw a silver ticket with a denomination of one hundred taels handed to him from the oblique side, his half-furrowed brow immediately stretched out, and a smile was revealed.

"A few big brothers worked hard and took it to buy wine to drink. Zhou Jianlai handed the silver ticket to the doorman, he knew more about these things than Zhang Xiaopaw and Niu Dawa.

The doorman looked left and right to make sure that no master saw it, and quickly took the silver ticket in Zhou Jianlai's hand and put it into his arms, covered his mouth and coughed lightly, pretending that nothing had happened, and said: "Let's talk about it in advance, I am only responsible for communication, and I don't guarantee that the young lady will not see you." ”

"That's nature. Zhang Xiaopaw nodded and smiled, "Big brother just needs to say, 'Zhang Xiaopaw is coming to visit'." ”

"Good. Three sons, please wait a moment. The doorman answered, glanced at the other three companions, motioned for them to watch the gate, and then turned and entered the house.

After a long while, the doorman turned back, shook his head at Zhang Xiaozhu and the three of them, and said, "I disappointed the three sons, my young lady said no." ”

"Huh?" Zhang Xiaopaw was quite surprised.

"My young lady asked the little one to bring a message to Zhang Gongzi, saying, 'There is a difference in identity, it is better not to see it. And he said, 'Since you are still alive, forget your sorrow and live well.' The doorman said.

Zhang Xiaopaw was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then shook his head with a wry smile. The words "different identities" made him feel a little sad, but the latter sentence made him feel warm. After thinking about it, he thanked the doorman: "Thank you!"

A moment later, the carriage drove the three of them away from the gate of Qi Mansion.

In the small courtyard room, Qi Rong'er was lying on the dresser crying and laughing, and her tears washed away the heavy makeup that had just been applied on her face.

As soon as she heard Zhang Xiaopaw's name from the doorman's mouth, she jumped up from the chair happily, eager to rush out of the door to meet Zhang Xiaopaw immediately, but the foot that stepped out of the door stopped abruptly before it landed, and her reason suppressed the impulsive thoughts in her heart.

She didn't dare to see Zhang Xiaopaw, for fear of harming his life.

Whether it is the cold-blooded and ruthless Qi Gaozhan or the brutal and unkind Cao Xiong, Zhang Xiaopaw cannot compete with, and once he provokes them, he will die without a place to be buried. Although she could hide everything from Zhang Xiaopaw, she decided not to see it for the sake of safety.

It is enough to know that Zhang Xiaopaw is still alive.

"Mother, please touch up my makeup again. After crying and laughing for a long time, Qi Rong'er finally stopped her tears and said to her mother beside her.

"Good. ”

Qi Rong'er looked at her face in the mirror and muttered to herself, "Stinky monk, I'm sorry, I can't wait for you to come back." I wonder if you're okay?"

Through the gap in the paper window, Qi Rong'er looked at the south with a sad expression, wondering if there was a bald monk fighting bravely on the battlefield in the south.

Dusk falls and night falls.

A carriage quietly drove out of the Qi family's compound through the back door, shuttling through the dark night, and finally drove into Cao Xiong's general's mansion.

Twilight Restaurant is a restaurant with a good signature in Baiyun City.

In a private room on the third floor, there are three military masters wearing battle armor, judging by the appearance of the three people, they should all be in their fifties. Looking at the badges on their shoulders, they are all general-level officers.

The three of them pushed the cups and changed the lamps, talked and laughed, ate wine and drank meat, and were very happy.

"Brother Cao, can you reveal a little bit what the situation is in the Northwest Battalion? Yancheng won't really be captured, right?" The man with a national character face sitting west facing east and the rank of major on his shoulder suddenly lowered his voice and asked the bearded man sitting at the rank of lieutenant general in the north direction.

"That's right, Brother Cao, let me tell you two a little bit, there are people in the barracks all day today, and they are all guessing that there is going to be a big battle. The round-faced man sitting on the east side also lowered his voice and echoed.

Lieutenant General Cao glanced at the two of them, drank all the wine in the cup with a smile, smacked his lips and laughed, and said: "Have the two brothers worked too hard lately, and their brains are muddy? Or are they frightened by the war drums of the big tooth dog? Why can't you even think about this thing?"

"Hehe, one battle after another, the news is true or false, how can we still see the situation clearly. Unlike Brother Cao, you have won the trust of the old prince, and you can know the military situation in detail at the first time. Brother Cao has made a lot of achievements in this campaign, and when the war subsides and the meritorious deeds are rewarded, the military rank on the shoulders of the eldest brother will be replaced with the general badge. The man with the national character face complimented.

"Haha-" Lieutenant General Cao laughed happily, and arched his hand to the side: "It's all thanks to the old prince's love and promotion." ”

"Brother Cao, it's too modest. The round-faced man waved his hand and said, "The old prince loves to promote, that's because the eldest brother is brave and unparalleled, and as soon as you go to the battlefield, you pin your head to the waistband of your trousers and kill you desperately, can you not like the old prince of such a tiger?"

"Haha, I love to hear this. Lieutenant General Cao stretched out his finger and clicked the badge on his shoulder, and said: "Lao Tzu's military rank is all based on real swords and real guns, who dares to disobey?"

"Obey and obey, no one in the entire Baiyun City does not know the prestige of Brother Cao. The man with the national character face nodded hurriedly, picked up the wine jug to help Lieutenant General surnamed Cao fill the wine, lowered his voice and asked again: "Brother Cao, reveal a little, so that our brothers have a little bottom in their hearts." ”

Lieutenant General Cao took a sip of his wine glass and said, "Don't worry, Yancheng is not broken." You two don't want to think about it, if the Wild Goose City is broken, can we still sit here and drink wine and eat meat?

"But what?"

"But it's going to be a big battle. ”

"How?"

"The big tooth dog played a trick to attack the east and west, and made a gesture to attack our Baiyun City with all his might, but in fact, the main forces had already gone to Yancheng, ready to attack Yancheng with all their might. The more than 30,000 Yancheng soldiers who came from the Northwest Battalion last night forcibly broke through the blockade of the big tooth dog to report to us. Let us cooperate with Yancheng and give the big tooth dog a two-sided attack. ”

"Looks like it's going to be a tough battle next. The round-faced man let out a long sigh after hearing this.

"Hehe, where is the military merit without the vicious war, where is the glory and wealth without the military merit!" Lieutenant General Cao exuded a ruthless atmosphere, drank the wine in the cup after speaking, put down the wine glass and said: "You two drink slowly, brother, I won't accompany you." ”

"Why, there is still military affairs at such a late hour?" asked the man with a national character face in surprise.

"Military fart, go home happy. Lieutenant General Cao scolded and said, "The fierce battle is imminent, the ghost knows if he can survive, if he doesn't hurry up and be happy, when will he stay?" If you two hadn't asked me out to drink, Lao Tzu would have been happy at home by now." ”

"Hehe, listening to the proud tone of the eldest brother, I guess I am going to be a groom again tonight. The round-faced man suddenly said in a lewd tone, and the other laughed wickedly.

"Haha, those who know me, two brothers. Lieutenant General Cao laughed.

"I don't know whose little lady it is this time?

"Hehe-" Lieutenant General Cao laughed, lowered his voice and pretended to be mysterious: "This time it's a genuine famous lady, and I still took the initiative to send it to the door." ”

"Who's family, so discerning, knowing that our eldest brother is about to be promoted to general, he sent his daughter to the eldest brother's bed in advance, wanting to touch the light of the eldest brother. ”

"Qi family, Qi Gaozhan. wanted me to connect him with the old prince, and took the initiative to send the carefully cultivated concubine to my house, and at this point in time, it was estimated that the little lady was already waiting in the room. ”

"If you sacrifice a concubine, you want to be a strong old prince, and Qi Gaozhan thinks about it too beautifully. Big brother, you're going to say yes?" the round-faced man pouted.

"Hey, how can a woman who takes the initiative to send it to the door have a reason to refuse. As for whether you agree or not, let's talk about it after playing. Lieutenant General Cao smiled wickedly.

"Big brother, be wise!" the two of them gave a thumbs up to Lieutenant General Cao.

Lieutenant General Cao stood up and asked with a smile, "Do you two continue to drink, or go to my house to have a good time together?"

The eyes of the two of them lit up suddenly when they heard this, and they pretended to excuse themselves: "This-I'm afraid that the eldest brother will be unhappy." ”

"It's just a woman, how can Lao Tzu ever be stingy. ”

"Then thank you big brother for the reward!"

"Haha-"

The three of them laughed and left the restaurant, the owner of the restaurant stood at the door of the store and looked at the back of the three people driving away, the flattering smile on his face slowly solidified, and then turned into a cold and vicious color, and spit on the ground with thick phlegm, because these three people have been eating and drinking here for many years, and they have never settled the account, and he has to pay for the smile, and he compliments one grandfather at a time.

The window of a private room on the second floor was suddenly pushed open, and three figures rushed out of the room one after another, chasing in the direction where the three people surnamed Cao had left.

"Little pawn, do you want to go to the Qi family first to confirm if it is Qi Rong'er's girl? ”

"There is no time to confirm. ”

"Three old beasts who are not as good as beasts!"

These three figures are not outsiders, they are the three of Zhang Xiaopai.

The three of them were drinking and eating meat on the second floor, but Zhang Xiaopaw had a poor appetite, and not being able to see Qi Rong'er made him feel a little depressed and disappointed, so that the atmosphere on the wine table was a little dull.

Coincidentally, the three of them happened to be sitting in their private room upstairs. Although the three of them talked in a whisper from beginning to end, Zhang Xiaopai's ears were sharp and he overheard their conversation.

Zhang Xiaopaw didn't want to eavesdrop, but the conversation between the three of them at first attracted his attention, and when he heard Lieutenant General Cao say that his military rank was fought with real swords and guns, he even gave Lieutenant General Cao a thumbs up in his heart, praising him for his bravery and might.

Who would have thought that the three of them were talking, and the style of painting suddenly took a sharp turn, the filthiness in the heart was exposed, and the words were unbearable.

When Zhang Xiaopaw heard that Lieutenant General Cao said that it was a woman from the Qi family, his heart immediately jumped, afraid that this woman from the Qi family was Qi Rong'er. He hurriedly lowered his voice and briefly recounted what he heard to Zhou Jianlai and Niu Dawa, and Zhou Jianlai told him that Qi Rong'er's father was Qi Gaozhan, and he immediately felt even more uneasy.

Listening to the three people upstairs leaving the table and going downstairs, leaving the restaurant and driving away, Zhang Xiaoshu still had the heart to discuss countermeasures with Zhou Jianlai and Niu Dawa, and immediately pushed the window and chased him out, only by confirming with his own eyes that the woman surnamed Qi was not Qi Rong'er could he feel at ease.

Although there was cover at night, Zhang Xiaopaw and the three of them were afraid of being discovered, so they didn't dare to chase too close, so they could only follow from afar.

Zhou Jian couldn't see the appearance of the three people clearly, but when he saw the direction in which the three of them were going, and he heard Zhang Xiaopu say that one of them was a lieutenant general, and he knew Baiyun City very well, he quickly deduced which lieutenant general in Baiyun City was, and immediately lowered his voice and said: "I know who it is, it must be Cao Xiong's old lewd thief!"