The carriage drove down the hot street, and about two quarters of an hour later stopped in front of a hundred-year-old shop that was bustling with people.

Gu Mingyi and Ye Nianchen got out of the car together, although the two were still conspicuous in the crowd, it was not easy to arouse suspicion of identity. Moreover, all the people who come to this kind of place every day are non-rich and noble, and it is better to disguise their identity in such a place.

Ye Nianchen looked at it casually, and did not reveal the doubts in his heart, although this place was convenient for them to hide their identities, but how could they meet their uncle in such a place in broad daylight?

She didn't believe that those people would let her uncle go in and out of here alone, even if there was no one in the open, and there were no more pairs of eyes staring at this dark place, how could they be able to see it so smoothly under their noses without knowing it?

The two quickly entered the store, went up to the second floor under the guidance of the enthusiastic Xiao Er, and entered a room that had been arranged a long time ago.

A pot of tea, a pot of wine, and a few exquisite and delicious town dishes, after everything was ready, Xiao Er retreated sensibly and sensibly, and closed the door without disturbing again.

"Why here? You're not going to let my uncle in just like that, are you? Drinking tea, Ye Nianchen finally couldn't help the doubts in his heart after looking around and the situation outside the window, and asked Gu Mingyi.

Gu Mingyi smiled mysteriously and said, "You'll know in a while." ”

"It's all here, are you still keeping it a secret?" Ye Nianchen subconsciously pouted, and his heart became more and more curious. But Gu Mingyi still wants to sell Guanzi, but he doesn't tell her happily.

Forget it, just wait, anyway, what she has at the moment is kung fu, she has to take a good look at what kind of medicine Gu Mingyi's head is selling.

Seeing Ye Nianchen like this, Gu Mingyi knew that this girl was more deliberately making a small appearance to show him, and he was not really unhappy, but he still softened his heart all of a sudden, and he was reluctant to deliberately drag it out and not tell her.

"Actually, I chose this place after careful consideration." Soon. He said straightly, "One." My uncle liked to come to this shop very much when he was in the capital, so it was only natural for him to come here when he came back. ”

Second, the wine in this store has always had the reputation of being drunk and relieving a thousand sorrows. Uncle is inexplicable when he returns to Beijing here. In addition, after coming back, I learned that something so big happened to you, and there was no trace of it. There are a lot of worries, and it makes sense to come here to drink and relieve your sorrows. ”

When Gu Mingyi said this, he paused and said, "As for the last reason. That is, the owner of this shop has some special friendship with me, so it is very convenient to choose to meet my uncle here. ”

At the same time, he pointed to the opposite wall and asked Ye Nianchen, "Look at it again, take a closer look, is there any problem?" ”

Ye Nianchen took a look, shook his head and said, "There is no problem." ”

There was also a very beautiful screen standing next to the wall, thinking that he was afraid that the screen would block something, Ye Nianchen deliberately got up and walked over to take a closer look after speaking, and even took a clear look at the screen.

"It's still no problem, the screen is normal, the wall is normal, and even the paintings hanging on the wall don't have any problems, but it's a masterpiece that looks like it's worth a lot of silver." In the end, Ye Nianchen still didn't see anything abnormal, and stood there and said to Gu Mingyi.

However, not seeing it doesn't mean that there is no problem, because she knows very well that since Gu Mingyi specially picked out Ming to ask her, it means that there must be a problem.

"Your master should have taught you some simple tricks, and if you look for it again, there is actually a secret door on the wall." Gu Mingyi reminded with a smile, and the key was pointed out in one sentence.

When Ye Nianchen heard this, his mind suddenly flashed, and he quickly opened his eyes and said in surprise: "I understand, you mean that my uncle will go to the opposite room to drink in a while, this is really a good idea, who would have thought that there would be such a mechanism here!" ”

After Gu Mingyi nodded and smiled in affirmation, Ye Nianchen re-checked, and sure enough, soon after, he found the mechanism on the inside of the painting scroll on the wall, and the dark pavilion connecting the two rooms was suddenly revealed.

"This mechanism is really exquisitely done, even if people who have studied the mechanism technique, it will be difficult to find it without your reminder, let alone find the location of the mechanism." Ye Nianchen sighed, closed the dark pavilion again after a while, and returned to his seat to sit down.

In this way, she really put her mind at ease, and just waited quietly for the time to meet her uncle.

At this time, Liu Zitong seemed to have received the message that Gu Mingyi sent someone to secretly pass on to him.

Because of Gu Mingyi's reminder, he knew that there were already people in Nianchen's Mansion who had been bought by the palace, pretending to be ignorant of everything, and never showing anything to anyone.

Liu Zi was very excited, he was worried about Nianchen's whereabouts, worried that he didn't know what to do next, but he didn't expect such a sharp turn.

Knowing that Gu Mingyi's arrangement was good, Liu Zitong admired this man even more in his heart, he was cautious, brave and strategic, and more importantly, all the starting points were to stand on the consideration of his niece, such a responsible and capable man was enough to match his niece!

It seems that Nianchen's vision is really unusual, which makes Liu Zitong's originally gloomy heart instantly feel a lot more comfortable and cheerful.

With a plan, there is motivation, and after almost the appointed time, Liu Zitong did what Gu Mingyi told him and prepared to go out.

As soon as he came out of the gate, he saw two forbidden soldiers dressed in civilian clothes running out of nowhere, directly blocking his way.

"General Liu, I wonder where you are going?" One of them asked aloud, and his tone was quite respectful.

"Do you still need to care where General Ben goes?" Liu Zitong's face pulled, but he didn't have such a good attitude, he looked suffocated, and directly sprinkled his anger on these two people.

"Please don't misunderstand, the villain has absolutely no such intention, but by the emperor's order, we must do our duty to protect all the safety of General Liu in the capital, and we dare not be careless." The temper of the person who came was excellent. explained in detail: "The emperor said that all the general's actions in the capital are extremely free, but if you go out, we must follow and protect each other, and ask the general to tell me, and I will make arrangements to protect the general's safety." ”

"Hehe, it's better to say than to sing! General Ben has never seen anything in the world, and he still needs your protection? Liu Zitong retorted mockingly: "Get out, General Ben is in a bad mood, don't get in the way here!" ”

"Please forgive the General. We are also acting on orders. Please don't embarrass the villain! The man said helplessly: "I heard that the general has always cherished his subordinates, and he should also know that it is not easy for little people like us to do errands, and please be considerate of the general!" ”

Seeing this, the other person also followed. There's really nothing to be picky about in terms of attitude.

Looked at. Liu Zitong had to stop first. A picture of wanting to get angry but finally endured it.

"That's it, I know it's none of your business, and it's useless to embarrass you!"

He sighed. didn't make it difficult for these two people anymore, but the tone still couldn't be angry: "General Ben is very upset, and he wants to go to the century-old shop that he used to go to in the capital to drink a few pots of anxiety-relieving wine, I don't know if the store is still there, and the wine is still not the same taste as it was back then!" ”

Hearing Liu Zitong's words, the tall forbidden army couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and hurriedly said with a smile: "General, please rest assured, the good century-old store is still there, and it has not changed, I will accompany you now." ”

Liu Zitong snorted, didn't pay attention to these two people anymore, turned around and left, whether these people like to follow or not.

Along the way, Liu Zitong walked around and took a look, although he didn't say anything, his face was full of embarrassment, and the kind of sentimentality and boredom could be seen at a glance.

"General, are you worried about Miss Ye?" The tall forbidden army watched from the sidelines, and after a while, he finally mustered up the courage to ask: "I heard that Miss Ye has been missing for several days, but you are his own uncle, don't you know where to find her?" ”

", if I knew where to find her, I'd go get a drink now! You said that I was her own uncle, I don't worry about her, who else can worry about her? Liu Zitong yelled at the tall forbidden army angrily, and he was dissatisfied with your blight's cleverness.

The tall forbidden army was not frightened when he heard this, but he was bold enough to laugh and continued: "The general doesn't know anything, aren't I also worried about Miss Ye." Actually, our emperor is more worried about Miss Ye's safety than anyone else, don't you know, ...... emperor"

didn't wait for this person to finish speaking, but Liu Zitong scolded him immediately: "As long as you are smart, you know!" The emperor is so worried, why hasn't he found anyone until now? Even the emperor can't find anyone, where can I find someone who has just returned to Beijing from southern Xinjiang and has not been back for decades? You're here to stop at my ear and tick an answer, because you're afraid that I'm too happy in my heart and want to make me uncomfortable, right? ”

"The villain doesn't dare, the villain doesn't dare!" The tall forbidden army was scolded for a crime, and he didn't dare to say more, so he hurriedly turned his head and didn't dare to say anything more.

He secretly glanced at his companion on the side, nodded secretly and said nothing.

Liu Zitong's reaction seemed normal to them, so there was no need to test anything.

It's just that along the way, including everything after arriving at the century-old store, you still have to pay attention to the surveillance, and you can't be careless and make a mess.

You know, there's no guarantee that something won't happen.

Even if Liu Zitong really didn't know anything, it was hard to guarantee that someone would secretly take this opportunity to contact him.

Their task is not only to monitor Liu Zitong, but also to take the opportunity to find out Ye Nianchen's whereabouts, in that case, it can be regarded as a real meritorious service!

The group of three people didn't take long to walk to the lively century-old shop.

Liu Zitong looked at the door, but he was not in a hurry to enter, with a look of emotion, as if he was recalling something, and as if he was sentimental.

After a while, he walked in, waved his hand to the shopkeeper who warmly greeted him, and asked for a good drink in a quiet private room.

"Guest officer, I'm really sorry, there is no empty private room in the small shop now, you see if the villain finds a clean seat for you in the hall and sits down, and it is guaranteed to be ......."

Before Xiao Er's words were finished, Liu Zitong's face darkened immediately, but he didn't lose his temper excessively, but said extremely dissatisfied: "Nonsense, General Ben wants a private room, if not, find a way to make room for General Ben, it's a big deal that General Ben pays double the silver!" ”

"It turned out to be the general, disrespectful and disrespectful! But it's really not a matter of silver, it's really ......" Xiao Er's face was embarrassed, but before he finished speaking, he was directly glared back by the two guards on the side.

"Do what the general says, hurry up!" The tall forbidden army directly took out a sign and shook it in front of Xiao Er, with an irresistible expression.

The little two in this store are naturally well-informed, and after seeing the brand, he immediately knew that he couldn't afford to provoke it, and he also weighed the importance of it, so he quickly changed his words.

"Okay, okay, please wait a moment at the inn, and the little one will go and find a way to make room for you now." The little two hurriedly saluted, and hurriedly called another person to greet him first, and he quickly ran up to the second floor.

It didn't take long for Xiao Er to run down again, with a sense of relief on his face, and said to Liu Zitong, who was waiting there with an unhappy face: "I'm really sorry for keeping you waiting, now the elegant intention has been arranged, the general is here, please." ”

"Lead the way!" Liu Zitong hummed and squeezed two words, didn't say anything more, and walked directly upstairs with Xiao Er.

The shopkeeper nodded and invited Liu Zitong and the three of them to an extremely chic private room, and politely sprinkled vegetables according to Liu Zitong's instructions, and stood aside and waited.

"Okay, there's nothing for you here, you don't need to wait, go down!" Liu Zitong waved his hand and directly asked the shopkeeper to go out.

Seeing this, the shopkeeper hurriedly said that if he needed anything, just call him, and then quickly went out, and Ba had to stay here for a long time.

"I said you two, do you want to be the second general here?" After Liu Zitong drank two glasses, he saw that the two forbidden soldiers were still standing on the side, one left and one right, his face suddenly darkened, and he asked angrily: "What's the matter, what are you trying to do?" Lao Tzu has a drink, you have to watch here, is it really Lao Tzu a prisoner? ”

"The general is angry, we have no such intention!" The tall forbidden army said at the moment: "It's just that the villain is indeed the emperor's order, and he really doesn't dare to ......."

"Get out! Don't play such a tune with Lao Tzu! Watching you guys still make people drink? Do you think you want to ruin my appetite? ”

Liu Zitong slapped the table directly and started a fire: "Lao Tzu has endured you all the way, and if you dare to be a prisoner again, believe it or not, Lao Tzu slashed the two of you with a knife!" You have to be the door god to get Lao Tzu out there, get out, get out! (To be continued.) )