The surname of Qizhou Thorn is Luo, and he is also from a poor family.

Back then, because of the Guo family's affairs, even the entire Qizhou was disgusted by His Majesty.

No one who has connections and connections wants to come here to be an official.

picked and chosen, and finally fell on his head.

Luo Tingshi still has some ability, and under such circumstances, he has governed Qizhou in an orderly manner and is becoming more and more prosperous.

After many years, His Majesty has gradually forgotten about the Guo family, and his official reputation and political achievements over the years have been not bad.

A few years ago, a friend who was an official in Beijing in the same year of the year and now sent him a letter saying that His Majesty had a good opinion of him, and if there was no accident, he would definitely be included in this year's official promotion list.

Who knew that if nothing happened, such a big thing would happen as soon as it came out.

Although in front of the officials in the capital, he said conclusively that the bandits must have come from neighboring Qingzhou, he still dispatched troops to search inside and outside the city, and tightened martial law on the people entering and leaving the city gates.

These days and nights of hard work, he has lost a lot of weight.

At this moment, when he returned to the house and lay down on the bench to rest for a while, he received the news that the thieves rushed out of the city gate with the prince, and he was so shocked that he almost fell to the ground, and the tea dishes and dishes on the table were swept all over the ground by him with an unintentional flick of his sleeves.

Bang ......Bang

No way!

This slap in the face came too quickly!

"What's the situation?" Luo Tingshi stood up in a panic, and raised his hand to get the long knife that had just been hung up not long ago.

The handle of the knife is still slightly hot.

The cronies who came to report the situation hurriedly explained the situation.

"Don't worry, my subordinates have already sent someone to chase after them, and they have also notified the front post station to intercept them, they can't run far."

"Not necessarily." Luo Shushi said in a deep voice, paced a few steps in the room, and then stopped and asked, "Have you picked up those adults?" ”

The cronies replied: "I have already sent someone to give it, and Ji Shizi also knows." ”

"That's good." Luo Tingshi said, sat back again, and the saber on his waist collided with the bench with a "clang" sound.

"What about Qingzhou? Any news new? Luo Shushi asked.

On that day, the prince and his entourage entered Qizhou from Qingzhou, and the Tiannu River was the demarcation point.

Originally, the two states were inseparable.

But now, the gang of bandits rushed out of the city of Qizhou in broad daylight and swaggered out of the city.

Moreover, it is said that the prince was on the horse of the bandits.

No, it won't.

Luo Tingshi shook his head, the bandits would not be so stupid to show such an important hostage in front of people.

It must be a pretense to confuse everyone's eyes, so that he will not be fooled.

That's why he's in a worse mood.

The matter is already very clear, and the prince is most likely in Qizhou City.

He has been searching the city like a carpet with people these days, but he has not dug three feet into the ground, but he has not found any clues.

He didn't dare to see those Beijing officials now, for fear of being pointed at his nose and scolded by them.

Don't look at those Beijing officials who look like dogs, they never scold people with dirty words, but they can scold your ancestors for eighteen generations.

He's had enough of the gang's idleness.

The cronies also knew the difficulties of their own adults, so they gave him an idea: "Or, let's meet Ji Shizi in private, he looks very different from those adults." ”

Luo Tingshi was woken up by his words, and his eyes lit up, "Go and inquire, where does the prince live?" ”

"My subordinates have inquired, and they live in the Liuxiang Inn, not far from our mansion."

"Okay." Luo Shushi rarely showed a smile on his face, "I'll go back to the house to write a letter, you also change your clothes, and send the letter first, and I'll visit the inn in person later." ”

The cronies nodded, and they had understood the meaning of the adults, that they were going to visit in private, and they could not be known by those Beijing officials.

When Ji Nancheng returned to the inn, Shen Wenjiang and the three had just gone out.

Missed it again.

Now that it is known that it is the Guo family's people who are doing ghosts, there is no need to go to the Tiannu Bridge to check it out.

And now they are very strict in and out of the city, their identities are sensitive and sensitive, and they try not to expose them.

The three of them dressed up in disguise and went to the old house of the Guo family.

The house is on Fugui Street in the east of the city, and the entire street originally belonged to the Guo family.

The Guo family was seized after the accident, and no one dared to live in that neighborhood afterwards, let alone buy the house there, so the whole street was idle, which was equivalent to a waste street.

The three of them didn't go directly, but found a teahouse nearby and asked for a private room on the third floor.

Looking through the window, I just saw Fugui Street not far away.

The crowded houses have long been dilapidated because they have not been inhabited for a long time; Unattended trees grow unchecked and become leafy; On the streets and courtyard walls, there are dead branches and yellow leaves scattered everywhere; The seal on the gate was blown by the wind; The rusty copper lock slammed into the door with a "clang" sound.

The business of the teahouse did not seem to be very good, and finally came to their group of guests, and the proprietress personally came up to entertain them.

Seeing that their eyes stayed outside the window, they took the initiative to open the chatterbox.

"Alas, I was miserable by this family. Originally, I wanted to get closer to the rich people so that I could touch their luck. Not long after I bought this shop, something happened to the family......"

"Don't hide it from the three of you, my teahouse hasn't opened for almost three months, but fortunately, the three of them came over today to cheer."

"Then you can sell it and make a living elsewhere." The fourth prince interjected.

The proprietress smiled bitterly and made them tea neatly, "How can it be so easy?" If this kind of thing happens, who will buy this shop, and can't even rent it, alas, it's smashed in my hands, and I pity my husband for the money he bought with his life, and he was so bad and trampled by me. ”

As a few people were talking, there was a sudden commotion below, and then a group of officers and soldiers shouted and ran quickly.

The proprietress turned pale and pouted, "Look, it's here again." I don't want to think about it, even if those bandits are related to the Guo family, it is impossible for them to still hide here, it is estimated that they have already escaped from the city with the prince, how can they wait for them to be arrested. ”

Shen Wenjiang let out an "oh" and asked, "What?" The hostess seems to have an opinion about them? ”

"It's angry to say, just because my shop is on the side of Fugui Street, it has become their key object of suspicion. I've been here several times in the past few days, and I've been tossing up and down, turning my shop into a mess, and I haven't paid for tea after drinking my mother's tea. You say, I, a widow with a dead husband and no support, have been bullied like this, where can I be reasonable? ”

The proprietress clapped her palms as she spoke, with an angry expression on her face, "It's really been eight lifetimes of blood mold that has caused me to do these things." ”

Shen Wenjiang thought for a while, and suddenly said, "Boss, why don't you sell this shop to me?" ”

"Sold to you?" The proprietress suddenly opened her mouth wide, her face full of surprise, "What did you buy it for?" He shook his head as he spoke, "As you can see, you can't do business here, you can't do anything." ”