In the dark, not even the dust could be seen in this dark alley with high side walls. The Wan Yan Fang next to it is a place where the lights will never be dark, but the bright and dazzling lights can't shine into the alley at all.

As Ning Xia Qing walked, he couldn't help but stretch out his arm slightly to block in front of him, afraid that he would accidentally hit the wall. If it weren't for Ah Zheng tonight, she wouldn't have walked into this alley in death.

At this moment, there was a sudden "squeak" from the depths of the alley, Ah Zheng and Ning Xia Qing paused at the same time, and saw two slender figures suddenly appear.

It turned out to be a small gate in Wan Yan Fang. There have always been few people in this alley, and of course the guests do not enter from here, and because of this, when the sister of Wan Yanfang wants to go out to do errands, she prefers to take this door, so as to avoid pestering guests.

The two figures had just stepped out of the boundary of Wan Yanfang, and they were suddenly stunned, obviously because they didn't expect that there were people in this alley.

Ning Ningqing was extremely uneasy, he never expected to meet someone in this broken alley. At this moment, she saw Ah Zheng stretching out his hand back slightly.

Although Ah Zheng had never held her hand, she inexplicably realized that Ah Zheng was worried that she would be afraid, so she stretched out her hand to her, she only paused slightly, then shook it without hesitation, hiding behind Ah Zheng's shoulder and not daring to raise her head.

Ah Zheng led her forward, and the two sisters, after being frightened, also began to tentatively walk in their direction, and the four of them got closer and closer.

After the four of them walked wordlessly for a dozen steps, the two of them really didn't look like bad people, and the two sisters were no longer full of vigilance, but began to talk normally.

A voice that sounded a little childish said flatteringly: "Why does Sister Jin Xue want to run this trip in the middle of the night, don't you just want to have a snack at Dongjiekou, let me go for a run, why should Sister Jin Xue work herself." ”

The one named Jin Xue listened to the sound of about eighteen or nineteen, and said disdainfully with a sneer: "Hey, isn't that the one who is coming back, I don't want to meet her, I get angry when I see her smug look, I can't afford to provoke her, I can't afford to hide." ”

The younger girl immediately answered: "In terms of appearance, in terms of talent, Sister Jin Xue is not thousands of times better than Zhao Xiang'e, but those stinky men are all visionless, I am angry for Sister Jin Xue!" ”

Jin Xue sneered and said, "You, even if you say this kind of thing in front of me, I don't believe you said it in front of that person!" ”

The little girl was stunned for a moment, but she said stubbornly: "No, I, I really think so, even if Sister Jin Xue asked me to say this kind of thing to Zhao Xiang'e, I would dare to ......"

Jin Xue laughed proudly a few times and didn't say anything more, but listening to the smile, it seemed to be very useful for the flattery of the little girl.

Listening to these two people talking, it didn't look like there had just been a death lawsuit, and Ning Xia Qing couldn't help but be slightly puzzled.

But after thinking about it, Wan Yanfang has a very good business, raising nearly 100 sisters, and has been expanded several times, since it was not fully designed from the beginning, the terrain inside will definitely be a little complicated, maybe the news has not spread all over Wan Yanfang.

But...... But...... Ningxia Qing still felt that something was wrong.

At this moment, four people staggered by.

Ning Xia Qing noticed that when the two sisters looked at her and Ah Zheng, her heart was about to jump out.

Fortunately, the night was dark, and the two sisters just looked at it, but they didn't see anything, so they turned their heads and walked away.

As soon as the four of them staggered, Ning Xia Qing heard Jin Xue's sneering voice coming from behind: "Yo, you say ......"

The little girl was also sneering. Obviously, Jin Xue and the little girl didn't see Ning Ningqing's face clearly, but they could already see that Ningxia Qing and Ah Zheng were a man and a woman.

In this kind of dark alley, it is not difficult to guess what the two sisters will think of Ning Xia Qing and Ah Zheng.

I only heard Jin Xue sigh and say: "Anyway, it's two people, when I first saw it, I thought it was a ghost, and I was so scared that my heart didn't beat......" Jin Xue's voice became farther and farther away, until it disappeared on the other side of the dark alley.

Ning Xia Qing let out a long sigh of relief and continued to think about what had just happened. To say that there are many adults in Wan Yanfang, it is normal that the news will not spread all over immediately, but this is a life lawsuit, such a sensational thing, even if it is placed in a place like Wan Yanfang, it should be spread all over immediately.

Listening to the conversation between Jin Xue and the little girl, she seemed to be completely unaware that something had happened to Zhao Xiang'e just now.

Didn't there actually be a fatality? Although Ningxia Qing heard someone shouting "death", maybe he was just stunned? There are no real dead people? But this is even more wrong, if there is such a scene just now, even if there are no dead people, it will already be spread as a joke.

That Jin Xue seems to be at odds with Zhao Xiang'e, and the matter just now is related to Zhao Xiang'e, since this is the case, Jin Xue should gloat, but listening to Jin Xue's words just now, it seems that she doesn't know that the guests on Zhao Xiang'e's side have a conflict.

Ning Xia Qing thought about it a few times, and suddenly wondered if something really happened, so the news was blocked, and Jin Xue didn't hear about it. It seems that something big is still wrong!

Ah Zheng and Ning Xia Qing walked to the small door where Jin Xue had just come out, and when they saw that there was no one left and right, they took Ning Xia Qing in.

Ah Cheng often came here for Ningxia Qing to talk to Zhao Xiang'e, so he took Ningxia Qing to Zhao Xiang'e's boudoir very smoothly, just walked to the door, suddenly heard a person's footsteps, Ah Zheng hurriedly took Ningxia Qing to hide in a hidden place, but the corners of Ningxia Qing's skirt floated up because of such an action.

"Who?" A voice with a slight panic and vigilance came.

When Ah Zheng heard this voice, he stood up generously, only to see Zhao Xiang'e standing not far in front of him. When Zhao Xiang'e saw Ah Zheng and Ning Xia Qing, the horror on her face calmed down slightly, but she immediately frowned and asked, "Why are the two of you here?" ”

Before the words fell, Zhao Xiang'e had already seen Ning Ningqing's abnormal appearance by the light of the lantern in her hand, and hurriedly stepped forward, looked at it in disbelief, and asked, "What are you...... What's going on? ”

Ning Xia Qing pulled his hand out of Ah Zheng's hand and whispered, "I just fell into Wanhe Lake, my clothes are all wet, and I can't walk on the road, so I want to come to you to borrow a set of clothes." ”

When Zhao Xiang'e heard her words, she was frightened, and only asked Ah Zheng and Ning Xia Qing to wait in a hidden place, then went to her boudoir, sent the two little maids in the house out, and then hurriedly brought Ning Ning Qing and Ah Zheng into her own room, with an extremely uneasy look on her face.

As soon as she entered the house, Ning Xia Qing wanted to ask Zhao Xiang'e to help her find a piece of clothing, but Zhao Xiang'e first grabbed her very uneasily and said, "The people over there in the Hefeng Pavilion are looking for you everywhere!" ”

Ning Xia Qing was a little surprised, if it was possible to say that Cuiyu and Dong Zi were really looking for them, it would not alarm the people of the entire Hefeng Pavilion. Zhao Xiang'e couldn't hurry up and said, "Do you know that something big happened over there!" ”

Ning Xia Qing was confused by Zhao Xiang'e's words, and just wanted to ask, but Zhao Xiang'e had already begun to rummage through the cabinets, and took out a blue bottom water satin dress from it and threw it to Ning Ningqing, Ning Xia Qing didn't react, so he heard Zhao Xiang'e say: "While there is no one else here, you quickly change your clothes and go, otherwise I'm afraid you won't be able to get out." ”

Ning Xia Qing was very puzzled holding the blue water wave satin clothes, and hurriedly took Zhao Xiang'e's hand and asked, "What's going on over there in the Hefeng Pavilion?" Did Ning Zhiheng have an accident? ”

"Ning Zhiheng?" Zhao Xiang'e was stunned for a moment, and then said: "He did make a fuss, he had a fight with Qi Kaifeng, and almost killed Qi Kaifeng, but that was already a trivial matter!" ”

"Hurry up and change your clothes!" Zhao Xiang'e pushed Ningxia Qing behind the screen as she spoke, and Ningxia Qing asked suspiciously while honestly changing her clothes: "What happened?" ”

Zhao Xiang'e continued to rummage through the cabinets outside the screen, and said: "There is an official who suddenly died in the wing room next to Wanhe Lake, and that wing room is quite close to the Hefeng Pavilion and Wanyanfang, and people on both sides can walk over." Now there's a commotion over there, Hefeng Pavilion and Wan Yanfang are inseparable! ”

Ningxia Qing was stunned for a moment, there was an official who died? However, she understood that the official was dead, and she and Ah Zheng disappeared again, so they would naturally be suspected by everyone.

Ning Xia Qing changed her clothes and came out, and Zhao Xiang'e had already turned out a thin white cloak at this time. This cloak looks a little old, and the material is also very ordinary, very inconspicuous, it is estimated that Zhao Xiang'e wore it when she was just entering the industry and was not very famous, and it is also thanks to Zhao Xiang'e that she can turn it over.

Zhao Xiang'e stood beside the messy box that had been turned over, and while giving Ningxia Qing a cloak, she said: "I said that I would go back to my house to get things and not leave Wan Yanfang, so I was let go over there." Now if you go over, you can't tell, you better get out of here quickly. ”

Ning Xia Qing nodded, and then was pushed out by Zhao Xiang'e, Zhao Xiang'e didn't even dare to hit the lantern, and avoided people all the way to send Ning Xia Qing and A Zheng to the small door where the two had just entered.

Along the way, Ning Xia Qing couldn't help but keep talking to Zhao Xiang'e, but Zhao Xiang'e was afraid of being discovered, so she directly reached out and blocked Ning Ningqing's mouth. It was only delivered to the door of the small gate, and Zhao Xiang'e saw that there was no one in the alley, so she gave Ning Ningqing a chance to speak.

Ning Xia Qing heard from Zhao Xiang'e that Qi Kaifeng was a little weird.

In Meigong County, the Qi family is also a well-known material merchant, but it is far from being comparable to the Ning family. It is precisely because the Qi family is not very powerful that Qi Gaoyuan will be pushed out to be a steward in the county's chamber of commerce. The role of Qi Plateau is mainly to balance the interests of several major horse merchants, and it is precisely because the Qi family is not powerful that it can ensure the relative fairness of Qi Plateau.

But according to Zhao Xiang'e, Qi Kaifeng's whole person is weird. The decoration on Zhou's body is not at all like the style that the Qi family should afford, he is dressed like a wealthy and luxurious child, and more importantly, the fragrance on Qi Kaifeng's body is a little strange, it is a kind of fragrance that Zhao Xiang'e has not smelled.

Zhao Xiang'e has used more good things than ordinary people have ever seen, but Zhao Xiang'e was stunned and didn't recognize what kind of incense it was. Zhao Xiang'e also curiously asked Qi Kaifeng what kind of spice he had on his body, but Qi Kaifeng mysteriously refused to say, just showed off to Zhao Xiang'e.

However, Zhao Xiang'e has known Qi Kaifeng for so long, but she occasionally heard Qi Kaifeng leak a few words, and Qi Kaifeng once vaguely boasted after drinking that he was very well received by the Xiao family.

Ning Xia Qing couldn't help frowning and thinking deeply.

The Xiao family was born in Tianquan Mountain, Chengsong County, and has been dominating Chengsong County all these years. Although the Xiao family has already laid down its influence in Meigong County, it has not yet formed a single-handed momentum in Meigong County, after all, there are many local property dealers in Meigong County, and the local people will naturally not easily look at the foreign Xiao family staking here.

But the Xiao family's invasion ambition has never been a secret, and taking off the Ning family's signboard back then was a kind of deterrent and temptation of the Xiao family.

Although the local merchants in Meigong County are intrigued, they all have a tacit understanding in their hearts that they do not say anything, that is, when they are infighting, they will always keep an eye on preventing the Xiao family from taking advantage of the situation, and prevent the Xiao family from disintegrating the power of the local merchants and occupying the magpie's nest.

Unexpectedly, the current Qi family has been bought by the Xiao family.

Ningxia Qing couldn't help but guess that the reason why Qi Gaoyuan was able to become the manager of the commercial bank was that Xiao Shi secretly pushed him up. Before Qi Gaoyuan ascended to the throne, the firm was completely in the hands of the Ning family, and the Xiao family was just using the Qi family's intention to encroach on the Ning family step by step.

Ning Xia Qing once made a bet with Master Ning to enter the Chamber of Commerce, thinking that he would only be obstructed by Master Ning and others. But now that Xiao's hand has reached in, it seems that the situation will be more difficult than Ning Xia Qing had expected.

At this moment, a faint voice suddenly came from the mouth of the alley, Zhao Xiang'e hurriedly pushed Ning Ningqing, and said anxiously: "You guys go quickly, I'll go back and tell the people over there that I saw you and left a long time ago." ”

Ning Xia Qing opened his mouth slightly to stop it, but he just nodded gratefully. Ning Ningqing was afraid that speaking for herself would affect Zhao Xiang'e, but after thinking about it, with Zhao Xiang'e's mind and proportion, it should not be enough to say it to anger.

Zhao Xiang'e pushed Ningxia Qing out again, saying, "But they may not believe it, I'll do my best." Don't worry, I'll tell Jade too, you guys go quickly. ”

Ning Xia Qing nodded and thanked Zhao Xiang'e. The voices of people at the entrance of the alley were getting closer and closer, and Ning Xia Qing hurriedly left here with Ah Zheng.

Ningxia Qing followed Ah Zheng and sneaked to the alley where the Ning family's carriage was parked, and Ning Ningqing got into the carriage, but he didn't know where to go. Tonight is really not peaceful, her mind has not yet turned, Ah Zheng saw her like this, so he said, "Don't worry, I have a way." ”

Before Ningxia Qing could react, Ah Zheng had already whipped up, and the carriage slowly drove from Dongchun Lane to Fuqiao Street.

Just when they turned onto the main road of Fuqiao Street, they suddenly collided with dozens of oncoming officials!

The dozens of officials were all holding torches in one hand and long knives in the other, and dozens of fierce faces were reflected in the firelight!

Fortunately, Ah Zheng pulled the rope in time, and the carriage of the Ning family was only reversed, which startled those officials, and the leader scolded him very unhappily: "Look at it when you walk!" Even the official errand dares to collide, don't die?! ”

Ah Zheng bowed his head and didn't squeak, and those officials didn't have time to take care of a passing carriage, glared at Ah Zheng fiercely, bypassed the carriage and left.

As soon as the officials left, Ah Zheng raised the whip again as if nothing happened, and Ning Ningqing's heart in the carriage was almost frightened by those officials!

However, it had been a while since the fall into the water, and Ning Ningqing had already calmed down, and vaguely guessed where Ah Zheng was going to take her, so she lifted the curtain slightly, and saw that the carriage was going in the direction she thought in her heart.

She knew that since Zhao Xiang'e had promised to help her lie, saying that Ning Xia Qing had left before the incident, she had to cooperate with Zhao Xiang'e's statement and make up a sufficient reason for herself, which had to be important, so important that she couldn't leave for a moment even if she was at the banquet, and she was so anxious that she didn't even bring her personal maid.

And she had to try to falsify the time as if she had already left the Lotus Wind Pavilion. Sure enough, Ah Zheng spurred the horse several times, let the carriage speed on the road, and galloped towards the Ning family's mansion.