"My life is not as important as Miss Yan's."

"I can trust Yunfei, I believe that his sword must be faster than Mr. Cui's sword." Yan Suwen squinted at Cui You'an: "Sir, do you want to gamble with your own life and Su Wen's life?" ”

Cui Youan hesitated, he was always like this, hesitating at a critical time.

"Sir is afraid!" Yan Suwen pushed Cui Youan's sword away with his hand: "When Mr. hesitated, Mr. was already afraid." Mr. Ruo really didn't care about it, at this time, Su Wen had already walked through Huangquan Road and crossed the Nai He Bridge. ”

The hand holding the soft sword hung down weakly, Cui Youan shook his head, closed his eyes and said, "I lost, maybe from the beginning, I lost." ”

"Did Mr. also say this to Miss Ruexiang?" Yan Su asked.

Cui Youan looked at her and did not answer.

"Mr. Cui, let's go, my grandfather is still waiting for you." Gu Yunfei moved the sword in his hand, but still let it rest on Cui You'an's neck: "Do you know what happened to the last person who put the sword on my wife's neck?" Mr. Cui's courage, Yun Fei really admires it very much. ”

Cui You'an shuddered, and he suddenly remembered those rumors about Gu Changfeng.

How could he forget that he was holding Gu Changfeng's wife hostage, and according to his temper, even if he didn't skin him, he would be divided into five horses. He is not afraid of death, but he is afraid of being tortured to death. He looked at Gu Yunfei and wondered if he would take the initiative to hit his neck on his blade now. But looking at the blade that glowed with cold light, thinking about the pain of being cut by it, he was timid.

Cui You'an, you are really just a coward who has achieved nothing, a coward who doesn't even dare to die.

Walking out of the dark alley, Yan Suwen was about to breathe a sigh of relief, and his feet that were walking could be stopped.

Gu Changfeng stood there with his back to the alley, his posture was tall, and he was dressed in black as if he was independent of the noise of the market.

"Why are you here?"

"If I don't come, will you give your neck to Cui You'an?"

He turned around slowly, and his gaze went beyond Yan Suwen and shot directly at Cui Youan's face.

Cui You'an avoided Gu Changfeng's gaze and said, "If you want to kill, kill Xiangye." ”

"How do you want him to die?"

Gu Changfeng didn't pay attention to Cui You'an's words at all, but moved his gaze to Yan Suwen's face, and said lightly: "He held you hostage, you can choose a way to die for him." ”

"Can't you choose it?" Yan Suwen lowered his head and kicked the small stones scattered on the road with his toes: "Mr. Cui killed me because I accidentally discovered the mistakes they left in Ruxiangfang. The disappearance of the girl in Rongcheng is related to the disappearance of the child, and it is also related to the affairs of Yecheng and Xuancheng. Before the matter is clarified, can you save Mr. Cui's life first? ”

"Cui You'an's life, I can keep it first, what about you?"

"What am I?"

"Why don't you obey?"

"I'm obedient."

"Can you still be held hostage by Cui You'an?"

"My lord, didn't you ask Cui You'an to pick me up in Baifu?"

In other words, Cui You'an held her hostage, and it was completely an opportunity given by this Gu Changfeng Gu.

"I asked you to go to the government to find me, but I didn't let you go to Ruxiangfang, let alone let you take Cui Youan to Ruxiangfang together."

"I was wrong, my lord, how do you want to be punished?"

Yan Su asked and blinked, with a posture of what you say, an adult. Gu Changfeng's temper that he had finally brewed was all gone in an instant.

"Yan Su asked, can't you be like an ordinary woman?"

"Oh?"

"You can bow your head and beg me?"

"I bowed my head, I said everything, adults can punish as much as they want."

Gu Changfeng looked at her helplessly, and after a long time, he said, "Forget it, follow me, don't walk around." ”

"Oh, good." Yan Su asked Ma Yu'er to stand beside Gu Changfeng: "Are we going to go to the mansion on our feet?" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the person was picked up by Gu Changfeng in the air, and in the next second, he was already put on horseback, followed by a strong wind, and there was an extra wall of flesh on his back.

When Cui You'an was tortured, Yan Suwen did not show up, first, she was not interested in Cui You'an's case, and second, Gu Changfeng was unwilling to let her get involved. This matter, just thinking about it with his toes, he knows that there must be a deep involvement behind it, Gu Changfeng is reluctant to let her get involved in it in order to protect her, she has to know his good intentions, so she obediently stays at the house of the prefect of Rongcheng to eat and drink.

At this time, the sun was just right, passing through the treetops in the courtyard and falling on those bluestone floors. The plum blossoms in the corner of the wall, although they are half-open and half-thankful, also add a lot of scenery to this yard. Although the window is ajar, the room is not cold at all, the charcoal in the stove is burning, and all the delicacies on the small table are also the characteristics of Rongcheng.

"Girl, try this fried tofu. This tofu is different from other practices, and when frying, we use our unique spices in Rongcheng. Mrs. Prefect picked up a piece of tofu that was cut into triangles, fried on both sides and golden on both sides, and had fine petals on the surface, and put it in the bowl in front of Yan Suwen: "Speaking of which, this spice is still taken from Miss Ruexiang." It's a pity that since the disappearance of this Rue girl, we can no longer find such good spices in Rongcheng. ”

"Rue Xiang Fang also sells these spices for cooking?"

"Spices, they are all connected, and the Chen family's business is quite lively." The prefect's wife picked up another piece of fish and put it in a small dish: "Don't hide it from the girl, since Miss Rue Xiang disappeared, our cooks are reluctant to use these things for cooking." Today is also a girl, so we can enjoy this addiction. ”

"The taste of this spice is really special."

"Right? This is the Ruxiang girl who has been poured out by herself, not to mention that the vendors outside, even the people of the Chen family, may not know. People, they are all used to it, and if you have never eaten anything like this, it will be fine. When I am used to eating, I always feel that eating anything else is not the right appetite. ”

"Does Madame know when this Mr. Cui arrived at the mansion?"

"It's too early." Mrs. Prefect thought for a while: "Mr. Cui seems to have been a guest in the mansion all along, Cui'er, don't you say?" ”

Cui'er is the maid of the prefect's wife, a girl with phoenix eyes and a melon seed face. It seems that he is also shrewd and capable.

"Back to Madame, Miss's words. This Mr. Cui is a native of our Rongcheng, although he is not a rich man, but he is also really knowledgeable in his belly, long before our master came to Rongcheng to take office, Mr. Cui was already a guest of the prefect's yamen. When the master came, he also dismissed a group, but in the end, he left this Mr. Cui alone. ”

"Why?" Yan Su asked and put down the chopsticks.

"Why, this is probably only known to the master himself. However, according to the guesses of the slaves and maids, the master should not only value Mr. Cui's knowledge, but his roots in Rongcheng. As the so-called strong dragon is difficult to suppress the head snake, the lord is from the outside, if there is no credible and usable person in the house, many things are not convenient. ”

"Mr. Cui's roots in Rongcheng ......"

"This Mr. Cui is also a magical person, he is very familiar with the land of Rongcheng, whether it is an official, a businessman, or a flat-headed people, he can talk. In the past few years since the lord took office, Rongcheng has been very peaceful, and there are very few people who make trouble every day. Therefore, over the years in Rongcheng, the master has also relied on him. The prefect's wife then put down her chopsticks: "To be honest with the girl, if it weren't for the incident in front of me, it would be hard for me to imagine that Mr. Cui would be the one who would do such a thing." ”

"A person can't become a bad person for no reason, there must be something here."

"If anything, there is one thing." The prefect's wife pondered: "This matter is still related to the Rue Xiang girl in Ruxiang Fang. ”

"Oh? Is it convenient for Madame to elaborate? ”

"What's convenient or inconvenient, it's all gossip. If the girl wants to hear it, she just tells her to hear it. Mrs. Prefect straightened up: "Speaking of which, it was two years ago." At that time, Miss Rue Xiang had just taken over the burden of the Chen family, and many prominent families in Rongcheng went to the Chen family to propose marriage. This door-to-door proposal, Chong is naturally not the Rue Xiang girl, but the interests behind the Rue Xiang girl. I remember that Mr. Cui was very angry at that time, and he said that the Chen family should not treat Miss Ruexiang's lifelong happiness as a business. Two days after saying this, Mr. Cui begged the master to go to Chen's house on his behalf. ”

"Mr. Cui likes Rue Girl?"

"It's hard to say." The prefect's wife shook her head lightly: "Although the Chen family and the Cui family do not live next to each other, they are not far apart. The Chen family is a family of spices and merchants. Although the Cui family is a little down, it is a real scholarly family. Mr. Cui is a few years older than Miss Ruxiang, and the two have known each other since childhood, and they have always been called by Brother Cui and Sister Yun. At that time, when Mr. Cui came to beg my lord to go to Chen's house to propose marriage on his behalf, we all thought that he was distressed by Miss Ruxiang and had to come up with this method as a last resort. ”

"Did the Chen family reject Mr. Cui?"

"It's not the Chen family who refuses, it's Miss Rue herself." The prefect's wife raised her eyebrows: "Although my old man is not big, he is also the official of Rongcheng's parents." As the saying goes, business does not fight with officials, even if the Chen family is unwilling in their hearts, they will not say anything in the face of my master. But this matter reached the ears of Miss Ruxiang, and she actually took the maid to the door of Cui's house, and told Mr. Cui that she would never marry him. This matter was also rumored in Rongcheng, and Mr. Cui didn't go out for several days. Later, the matter was closed. ”

"Neither Mr. Cui nor the Chen family mentioned it again?"

"We haven't heard Mr. Cui mention it again, and as for the Chen family, it seems that they have forgotten about it. Miss Rue Xiang is a person who has her own ideas, she not only retreated from the Cui family's courtship, but also retreated from the people next to her. Then, she opened a rue incense shop and made and sold incense wholeheartedly. Occasionally, Mr. Cui will also go over, and when the two meet, it doesn't seem like they are embarrassed and embarrassed by each other. ”

"That'...... Before Miss Rue Xiang disappeared, was there anything unusual about Mr. Cui? ”