Chapter 66: Midnight Terror

The county lord looked listless, "Oh, didn't the queen mother explain that she had to send the Qin family husband and wife to an inn on the outskirts of the city, so that you could come back!" How do you say that you only sent the two of them to the outskirts of the city? ”

The guard then clenched his fists and said:

"Back to my lord, we met the daughter of the Qin family and his wife on the outskirts of the city, Qin Meiniang, so Qin Meiniang said that she was waiting for her father and mother to go at the inn on the outskirts of the city, so we didn't continue to send the Qin family and his wife to the inn, and then came back to report to the adults."

The county lord's eyes lit up and said:

"What! Did you two see the daughter of the Qin family's husband and wife, Qin Meiniang? ”

A guard hugged his fist and said:

"Yes, my lord, we met."

The county lord was stunned, and then said:

"In other words, the reason why the queen mother asked the Qin family and her husband to go to the inn on the outskirts of the city was to let the two of them go to Qin Meiniang in the inn?"

One of the guards nodded:

"Yes, that's what Qin Meiniang told us."

The county lord pondered for a moment and said:

"They all went to the inn on the outskirts of the city, presumably they were about to leave Kyoto, no, mine must catch Qin Meiniang before they leave, and find Wanqing to exchange for my wife and children."

As soon as the two guards heard the words of the county lord, their faces were suddenly full of doubts and puzzles.

The county lord then stood up and said:

"The two of you hurry up and gather some more people, and immediately go to the inn on the outskirts of the city to arrest Qin Meiniang for me, hurry!"

Although the two guards were full of doubts, after all, this was the order of the county lord, they didn't dare to ask more, as long as they immediately hugged their fists and said:

"Yes, sir."

After finishing speaking, the two guards immediately turned around and walked out of the door quickly, gathered their men, and prepared to rush to the inn on the outskirts of the city again to arrest Qin Meiniang.

The county lord also let out a sigh and said:

"Qin Meiniang, I'm sorry! This official is also forced to be helpless! This Wan Qing is an extremely difficult person to deal with, and if I don't do this, then my wife and children will suffer. ”

The guards under the county lord immediately hurried to the inn on the outskirts of the city overnight.

And in the inn on the outskirts of the city, at this time, Qin Meiniang and Liu Feng's two families were full of joy and excitement, because they had been pestered and bullied by Wan Qing for so long, and now they had survived, and they were waiting to leave Kyoto, and the two of them chatted at the inn until late before going to bed.

The night gradually became as silent as death, not far from the road outside the inn, there were dots of fire from time to time, and there was a burst of running horses' hooves, these horsemen were all guards under the county lord, they hurried all night, in order to catch Qin Meiniang before they left the inn, otherwise, let Qin Meiniang go, they would not be able to pay to the county lord when they went back.

Soon, the guards under the county lord rode to the inn on the outskirts of the city, so the guards immediately jumped off their horses and prepared to rush into the inn to arrest Qin Meiniang.

Seeing this, Xiao Er in the inn was also frightened, and then walked out of the store and shouted at these guards:

"Yo! Ladies and gentlemen, it's so late, are you going to stay in the hotel? ”

A guard then rushed forward to the shopkeeper and said sternly:

"We're not here to stay at the hotel, we're here to find someone at your inn."

The shopkeeper was taken aback and said with a smile:

"Looking for someone, sir, who are you looking for? Our inn is full of guests coming and going, someone leaves every day, and someone stays, besides, it's such a big night, the guests are asleep, it's not easy to find someone! ”

The guard then grabbed the placket of the shopkeeper's shirt and said:

"Don't talk nonsense, let me ask you, the Qin Meiniang who lives in your store is still not there, have you left today?"

The shopkeeper suddenly said with a panicked face:

"The official is angry! You want to find the name of this guest, the villain really doesn't know! There are customers coming and going in this store every day, and the villain doesn't have such a good memory, so he writes them all down. ”

The guard then asked:

"Then you just don't know? You're fooling us, aren't you? ”

Seeing this, the shopkeeper immediately said seriously:

"Official, although the villain can't remember the names of the guests, there are records in the inn, or the villain will check it for you."

The guard then pushed the shopkeeper away and said:

"Then don't you hurry up and check it out for me."

The shopkeeper immediately nodded and said:

"Yes, sir, the villain will go to inquire for you."

After finishing speaking, some of the guards immediately followed the shopkeeper into the inn, and some of the guards stayed outside the inn and guarded the exits outside the inn to prevent Qin Meiniang from escaping.

Several guards and the shopkeeper entered the inn, and the shopkeeper immediately went to get the record book of the daily guests entering the hotel, and then looked through it carefully, and found Qin Meiniang's name on it.

The guards standing on the side also stared at the shopkeeper with serious faces.

After looking through the record book for a while, the shopkeeper suddenly pointed to Qin Meiniang's name on it and said:

"Official, this Qin Meiniang is still living in this store, and she hasn't left yet."

As soon as the guards heard the words of the shopkeeper, all of them suddenly showed relaxed expressions on their faces.

"Very well, take us to her room." A guard said to the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper then nodded and said:

"That's it, but the villain asks you for something."

One of the guards said:

"Why are you doing so much, hurry up and take us to the room where Qin Meiniang lives, don't rub around here."

The shopkeeper pleaded:

"Ladies and gentlemen, the small shop is just a small business, this is the middle of the night, you should be less quiet for a while, otherwise, the small shop will not be able to do well in the future."

The guard smiled and said:

"This is easy to say, don't worry, we arrested Qin Meiniang, leave this inn immediately, it will not affect your business, you take us to Qin Meiniang's room immediately."

The shopkeeper nodded and said:

"Okay, then I'll take you upstairs."

After finishing speaking, the shopkeeper immediately took a few guards to the second floor of the inn.

The shopkeeper came to the room where Qin Meiniang lived on the second floor of the inn, stopped outside the door, and whispered to the guard behind him:

"The one who lives in this room is Qin Meiniang."

The guard in front glanced at the shopkeeper and motioned for him to leave.

The shopkeeper immediately dodged away.

The two guards were stunned outside the door of the room where Qin Meiniang lived, nodded to each other, and suddenly kicked the door open.

Qin Meiniang and her father, who lived in the room, were awakened by the sudden sound of kicking the door, and the oil lamp on the wooden table in the room was faintly lit.

Qin Meiniang immediately got up from the bed, looked in the direction of the door, and saw several guards rushing into the room, she was suddenly frightened, full of horror and said:

"Who are you? What do you want to do? ”

Seeing this, Qin Meiniang's father and mother immediately got up from the bed.

Qin Meiniang's father immediately went to the ground and said to the guards:

"What do you want to do? We didn't break the law, sir, did you find the wrong room? ”

One of the guards then said seriously:

"How could we find the wrong room, we are here to arrest Qin Meiniang."

As soon as Qin Meiniang heard this, she immediately understood in her heart that these guards were very likely to be sent by Wan Qing to arrest her, and she immediately said:

"Oh, you are Wan Qing's subordinates, I tell you, even if I die, I will not be caught by you again, you go back and tell Wan Qing this despicable villain, let him die this heart!"

The guard smiled and said:

"Qin Meiniang, we are not Young Master Wan's subordinates, don't frame others, if you know each other, hurry up and go with us, don't force us to be rude, lest everyone hurt the harmony, hurry up and arrest it!"

Qin Meiniang smiled bitterly, "I won't go with you, don't force me." ”

Seeing this, Qin Meiniang's father immediately walked to Qin Meiniang's side and said to the guards:

"Why are you arresting my daughter? Whose men are you? Why arrest people indiscriminately? ”

Suddenly walked to the front, the guard looked at Qin Meiniang, and her father said:

"Get out of the way, or I'll take you together."

Qin Meiniang's father saw through the light emitted by the faint oil lamp in the room, and when he saw that the guard who came forward was the guard who sent him and Qin Meiniang's mother, his heart suddenly tightened, and he suddenly understood that these guards were originally the subordinates of the county lord.

Qin Meiniang's father suddenly said:

"You are the guards of the county lord? Why are you here to arrest my daughter? ”

When Qin Meiniang heard her father's words, she was immediately surprised, she had always thought that these guards were all people under Wan Qing, and she never thought that they would be people under the county lord, which made her suddenly feel surprised and confused.

Qin Meiniang was full of surprise and said:

"What! You are the subordinates of the county lords, and I have not done anything illegal and undisciplined, why did you come to arrest me? ”

The guard suddenly said with a serious face:

"That's right, since you recognize me, then I'll tell you the truth, we are indeed the subordinates of the county lord, and the reason why we came to arrest you late at night was on the orders of the lord, so you had better come with us, don't make a move than us, otherwise, it will not be good for you."

Liu Feng, who lived in the next room, was also awakened by the noise in Qin Meiniang's room, he immediately got up, walked out of the room with a long sword, and saw that there were guards standing inside and outside Qin Meiniang's room, and he suddenly felt a panic.

Liu Feng hid to the side, his heart full of entanglement.

This Wan Qing is really powerful, so quickly, he was found here by his subordinates, no, I can't watch Mei Niang being captured by them like this, I just risked my life to save Mei Niang.

Qin Meiniang said to the guards in the room:

"Okay, you adults asked you to come and arrest me, so what is the reason for arresting me? As long as you give a reasonable reason, I will go with you, and if you can't give a reason, I will not go with you. ”

A guard said sternly to Qin Meiniang:

"You don't talk nonsense, we adults let us arrest whoever we want, we have to arrest whom, why do you ask us for a reason, it's a joke."