Volume I: Painting Hall Spring Chapter 80: Uninvited Guest
In the early morning, the door of the first-class guest room of the Chunyue Inn was constantly tapped, and the sound was intermittent and uncertain.
Zhao Xin's ear power was very good, and he went out of the house vigilantly and quickly, and saw a pair of young men and women standing in front of Qingxi's door.
"What's the matter?" He asked coldly.
The girl flinched and ducked behind the man.
The man raised his hand to tap the door, and he was also surprised.
The door opened at this time, and Moon Shadow was even more surprised: "Why are you?" She thought it was Li Han back.
The two people standing in front of them were actually the pair of men and women who never sang the sad farewells in the beautiful building.
"I'm sorry, can I meet your master?" The young man was modest and courteous.
Before Zhao Xin could inquire further, Qingxi's voice had already sounded.
"Let them in."
Qingxi was still wearing men's clothes, looking at the two people in front of him with a gentle smile. The men are polite and polite, and the women are delicate and weak. Seeing the two of them here, she was also surprised, and said with a smile: "Isn't the business of Meijinglou bad?" Why did you come to Beisu? She paused, remembering that the shopkeeper had said that they had returned to their hometown. Are you from Beisu? ”
After the man was a little cramped, he spoke respectfully: "In the next week, according to the wind, this is my junior sister's pity, and I will thank Mei Jinglou again for helping each other before." I know this," he said with a little embarrassment, and said earnestly again: "The girl must be a nobleman, and there is really no other way but to ask you to give it a try." ”
"Who are you?" Zhao Xin stared inquiringly, and his voice was cold.
Moon Shadow leaned over and whispered to him about the previous incident in the Belvedere Tower.
"How do you know I can help you?" Qingxi asked softly.
Zhou Yifeng became more and more calm: "We have been coming to Beisu for a while, and we have been living in Chunyue Inn. Yesterday, when you moved in, you noticed it below. At first, I was surprised to see the girl. In fact, at that time in Shangdu, I already knew that you must not be ordinary people. Last night, I saw Major General Zeng and Grand Master Xie come to look for the girl......"
"Who the hell are you?" Zhao Xin didn't wait for him to finish, stepped forward, and said in a calm tone: "Why peep?" ”
Knowing a pity, he hurriedly grabbed Zhou Yifeng's sleeves.
Zhou Yifeng lowered her eyes to comfort her: "Don't be afraid, it's okay." ”
Qingxi raised his hand and motioned for Zhao Xin Mo Yan to press.
"Do you know who we are?"
Zhou Yifeng shook his head: "I don't know, but I have been here in Beisu for a long time, and I do recognize Major General Zeng and Grand Prince Xie." The people who can make these two deign to come to the door must not be ordinary people. ”
Qingxi was silent for a while, looked at him with a calm face, and continued to ask, "So, what do you want me to help you?" ”
Zhou Yifeng didn't speak out immediately, but he was slightly embarrassed.
"You have something to ask for, but you don't want to be specific, how can I help?" Qingxi sat down at the table, her tone calm.
There was a moment of silence in the house.
"Don't say? Then you can only send off guests. Qingxi raised her eyes and smiled softly.
"I want to go to Peace."
Zhou Yifeng made a loud noise, but Qingxi, Moon Shadow, and Zhao Xin were all shocked.
Qingxi frowned, smiled lightly, and asked in a deep voice, "Why?" ”
Zhou Yifeng hid his pity behind him: "I want to talk to the girl alone." ”
"Nope." Zhao Xin said loudly.
"I have no ill will." Zhou Yifeng still insisted.
"That's not going to work either." Moon Shadow stalked her neck and shouted.
Qingxi tilted his head, seeing that Zhao Xin and Moon Shadow had similar expressions, Bo was angry and annoyed, and he couldn't help but chuckle. She stared at Zhou Yifeng again, and saw that he had a frank appearance, his eyes were full of clarity, and his left hand was tightly holding the pity behind him. "Yes."
As soon as these two words came out, Zhao Xin and Moon Shadow looked at Qingxi in surprise at the same time.
She nodded soothingly: "You take Miss Zhixi to guard outside the door." I think Zhou Gongzi cares a lot about the safety of the girl. ”
Zhou Yifeng was a little melancholy, the little head behind him stretched out, and said weakly: "Okay." ”
Zhixi, who has been timid since entering the house, used a good word to make everyone look at her. She smiled sweetly at Zhou Yifeng: "Let's talk about it, I'm just outside the door." After speaking, she took the initiative to let go of Zhou Yifeng's hand.
Zhou Yifeng smiled after being slightly stunned: "It'll be fine for a while." ”
After Zhao Xin and Moon Shadow walked out of the room with Zhixi, Qingxi asked Zhou Yifeng to sit down and speak slowly, but Zhou Yifeng was very impatient.
"The girl asked me why, but she didn't refuse, she must have the ability to let me out of the city, right?"
Qingxi's eyes lit up: "I didn't promise anything, as for whether I can help and try the reason you told me." ”
She looked at Zhou Yifeng's calm expression, as if she was hesitant, and she didn't urge, and quietly filled herself with a cup of tea.
After a while, Zhou Yifeng said in a low voice: "I'm in a hurry to go back to visit my father." ”
Qingxi glanced at him, lowered his head and took a sip of tea, and said lightly: "Gongzi Zhou is from Guiping Country?" ”
Dacheng's national policy is open and inclusive, as long as it complies with the law, people from all over the world can freely interact and make money to live, so there are many people from other places in the capital Shangdu. And the country of Guiping is very close to Dacheng, and the appearance of Guiping people is no different from that of adults. If it weren't for Zhou Yifeng himself, I'm afraid it would be difficult for anyone to realize that he was a peacemaker.
Zhou Yifeng was noncommittal.
Qingxi stopped the teacup and said solemnly: "As far as I know, the surname Zhou is the surname of the royal family of Guiping Kingdom. Who is Zhou Gongzi? Her face was cold and her eyes were sharp.
Zhou Yifeng was stunned, but he didn't expect this inappropriate intention to be noticed by him.
"If Zhou Gongzi doesn't tell the truth, I can't do anything, please go back."
Zhou Yifeng's breathing was a little short, he looked straight at Qingxi, and asked, "Can the girl really send me out of the city?" ”
Qingxi nodded without hesitation: "Yes." ”
Zhou Yifeng lowered her voice again and said sincerely: "Girl, although I don't know your specific identity, I believe in your personality. On that day, it would not be a hypocritical and vicious person to stand up for the singers he didn't know. As the girl said, I am indeed a member of the royal family of Guiping Kingdom, but my mother is an adult, and I am also growing up. Dacheng is also my home country. Rest assured, girl, I didn't go back to disadvantage Dacheng, but for the common interests of the two countries. ”
"How?" Qingxi asked urgently.
Zhou Yifeng took a deep breath, seemed to have made a lot of determination, and said eloquently: "The current queen of Guiping Kingdom is the younger sister of Dan Dahuer, I suspect that the emperor of Guiping Kingdom has been controlled by her, or" He paused, and continued with a little hoarse voice in his voice: "He is no longer there." ”
Qingxi frowned, digested his words, and then asked, "Then what can you do when you go back in a hurry?" ”
"I ...... I have something in my hand to trip the queen. ”
Qingxi was puzzled and looked at him suspiciously.
Obviously, Zhou Yifeng didn't want to say more.
She thought for a while, changed directions, and asked: "You know General Zeng, you also know Prince Su, and you may even know Zeng Shuai, His Royal Highness King Heng, even if you don't know anyone, you can go directly to the Zhizhou Mansion or the Shuai Mansion, why didn't you go?" Why look for me? ”
Zhou Yifeng smiled bitterly: "Now that the war is tense, even if I say what they say, they believe it, they have to verify it in many ways, which is a waste of time." It would be even worse if they treated us as fine work, and I don't care, but I can't bear that hardship. Even if they did, I'm not sure if they would let me do something else at the same time. ”
Qingxi agreed with the previous words, but this last sentence made her feel strange. "Do you mean that His Royal Highness King Heng or Zeng Shuai will use you?" She smacked her lips: "Who are you from Zhou Chaozong?" ”
Zhou Yifeng blinked quickly, but still didn't say anything.
Qingxi smiled: "Son." She wasn't asking, and she was determined.
Zhou Yifeng opened his mouth to stammer, but did not deny it.
Qingxi didn't have time to explore the story of Zhou Chaozong and his father and son at this moment, so he made sure seriously: "Do you really have something in your hand that stumbles over your sister?" ”
Zhou Yifeng nodded and said firmly: "You can make Guiping completely break away from Danda." ”
Qingxi got up and paced back and forth in the house, his face calm and his eyes dark.
After a long time, she walked back to Zhou Yifeng: "You trust me very much?" Believe I won't hand you over directly to Major General Zeng or Gongzi Xie? ”
Zhou Yifeng said helplessly: "I want to believe, I believe that the girl is not an ordinary woman." But I really didn't know if the girl would hand me over. Let's just say, take a gamble. After all, I can't afford to wait. I couldn't get out of the North Gate, and I had no other choice. ”
Qingxi nodded, admiring his honesty.
"Okay, I'm naturally worthy of your trust. You go back to the house first, and I'll get back to you today. ”
After Zhou Yifeng left, Qingxi asked Zhao Xin to ask Xie Zhi.
She stood by the window, looking fixedly at the heavy walls and tiles near and far, letting the cold wind pour in through the cracks in the window, and the hair falling slightly scattered in the bun.
Moon Shadow whispered a reminder to be careful of the cold, seeing that she didn't squeak, there was a little sadness hidden between her eyebrows, and she knew what she was thinking, so she didn't mention it anymore, and took a robe and put it on her.
Qingxi clenched his collar, but he still stood there, not moving half a step. "Moon Shadow, there are probably some joys and sorrows behind each of these tile walls! No matter how painful and happy it is, it's just a dream of a family and a country, and it's a clutch! ”
Moon Shadow put down the clothes in her hand and looked at her in a daze, "Why are you so sad?" ”
Qingxi lowered his head and laughed lightly: "Probably in this wolf smoke beacon fire, it is inevitable to think a lot." She rolled her eyes, "He said that the healthy life in these houses, the safety and prosperity within the city walls, and the peace and security of the people in the world, are more worthy of hard work." She suddenly pushed open the window, and a gust of wind came to her face, but she smiled: "This wind is coming, and it can't be stopped, it's better to face it head-on, and you can experience a little free." ”
"Girl!" Moon Shadow hurriedly stepped forward and closed the window, "The cold wind is biting, I can't blow it!" ”
Half an hour later, Zhao Xin came with Xie Zhi.
"I don't know what the princess is in need of looking for grass people?"
Qingxi instructed Zhao Xin and Yueying to go to the gate to guard, and then specifically inquired about the actions of the Northwest Army this morning, and once again confirmed the entire situation of Beisu, Danda and Guiping.
Although Xie Zhi still didn't clearly understand what she wanted, he still answered them one by one.
After Qingxi asked what he wanted to ask, he said in a deep voice: "Lao Xie, this Lao Xie shows that we are not estranged, and it also proves my trust." Looking at Xie Zhi's very puzzled expression, she continued: "I ask you to help me!" ”
Xie Zhi listened to Yun Wan quietly, his always steady face was blue and white for a while, after Qingxi finished speaking, he didn't seem to have eased up, "Princess, this is a big matter!" The grass people can't afford it, so they ask the princess to meet His Royal Highness or discuss with Brother Zeng first! ”
"If that is the case, it will not work out! Why should I look for you! Qingxi stepped forward and stared at him: "Lao Xie, you didn't refute what I just said, which means that you also think it's feasible." I know it's risky to involve you, but we don't have time! ”
Xie Zhi looked at Qingxi with a determined expression, his heart was entangled, he agreed with her thoughts, but he was hesitant to think about the consequences.
Qingxi looked at his noncommittal look, his tone changed, and he said without question: "What I want you to do now is not a request, it is a task." She approached him step by step, and Xie Zhi could feel the stronger and stronger aura around him, "I have my responsibility, and you have yours!" ”
He frowned, and only said this: "The princess's move will make Her Royal Highness extremely embarrassed!" He's still wounded! ”
How could she not know, but he also had his responsibility, "Your Highness will know which is more important!" You should know too! ”
Xie Zhi glanced up at Qingxi, and with just this glance, he understood her determination, and leaned down and knelt down: "The grass people take orders!" ”