Chapter 117: Return to Jinglu in disguise
The weather is cold, the morning light is faint, the white fog is diffuse, there are shadows and shadows, the sound is near, and there are two traces of wheels running over on the road.
The official road is wide, there are few pedestrians, and the branches are withered and yellow, showing the bleak and desolate scenery. A carriage with a wide canopy and a brocade curtain stepped from afar, and the white horse's four hooves were strong, and wisps of white air continued to spew out between its noses.
There were two people driving. The middle-aged man on the left is wrapped in a scarf and hat, leaning on the wheel with one foot crossed, dressed as a deputy head of the household. If you look closely, this person has a wide forehead, a straight nose, and handsome eyebrows, and his eyes are upright and deep. The other person was young and not outstanding, only a pair of cold eyes under his eyebrows, full of caution. He was dressed in jet-black, with a leather belt to tie his waist and a whip in his hand, and the horse sped up a little in response.
The two of them are Guo Bu, the commander of the Imperial City Division's guards, and Shadow Eleven of the Thousand Machine Pavilion.
The cold wind continued to rush against the thick curtains, and the light slipped through the window. I saw four people sitting in the canopy, not to mention their expressions, and their clothes were all generous.
Qin Jin was wearing a wide-sleeved oblique snow satin robe, the material could be seen to be densely and delicately woven in the light, his head was raised, and his already sickly white complexion gave birth to a stream of Yuxuan, and his waist was wrapped in gold and jade, not to mention that he only thought that the rich businessmen in Jiangnan were coming. Turning his gaze, he stretched out his arms and hugged a 'woman', the woman was trapped in Qin Jin's arms, she couldn't see her size, she wore a jujube-colored cloak to cover her upper and lower clothes, and faintly saw a crow-blue cuff exposed, and the hood covered her face tightly.
Sensing that his sleeve was suddenly being pulled, Qin Jin's expression changed slightly, and his face quickly sank, and he pulled down the brim of the 'woman' hat with one hand, which meant to ask the other party to hold his breath. The palm of the other hand was pressed against the wrist of the 'woman' with a hidden weapon, and the strength was heavy and heavy, and he said with concern: "Lady, the road is far away, and the wind is strong outside, you hold your husband tightly." ”
This affectionate and gentle tone, but there is only indifference and coercion in his eyes.
Pei Yan, who was disguised as a woman, really stiffened, but she couldn't say a word because of the medicine, so she could only be angry, and she couldn't help but stretch out her foot and kick forward.
This time she just kicked Gu Xiaoyu on the opposite side, and she still looked around the few people in the car, shaking her head and sighing. She raised her legs indifferently, and her eyes continued to fall on herself: because she had to disguise, Qin Jin changed into a peach pink jacket skirt before leaving, and combed a double hanging bun, and her feet were stepping on embroidered shoes.
Therefore, Xiao Yu secretly disliked the taste of a master in her heart: she grew up in Qianji Pavilion, and Qin Jin taught martial arts, but she never paid attention to women's clothing, let alone any female virtues.
The corners of her mouth twitched for a moment, and she couldn't help but go up, and finally burst out laughing.
This clear sound caused several people to look over, and their eyes were full of doubt.
She was sitting side by side with Shen Xiao, and when she saw the thin young man in a white robe, his black hair was like satin, and he all pulled up the hairpin and jade crown. The temperament can be described as unique and noble.
Shen Xiao's expression was bleak, and his eyebrows were as deep as the sea. The curtain of his eyes was raised, and his eyes were faintly and coldly swept over Gu Xiaoyu's slightly surprised look, and then folded down. The thin lips opened, and he said deliberately: "Father, my sister is naughty." ”
The summoned person smiled, his face was as usual, and he could be described as brazen.
The assassins in Yongcheng have not been eliminated, and the undercurrent is turbulent at any time. Shen Xiao previously ordered Yao Shi to abandon the corpse of the broken temple in the jungle outside the city, and when people found it, he would naturally report to the official. When officials investigate cases and move around, the hidden comrades in the city will inevitably not be able to make up their minds, and their deeds will be easily exposed. On the government's side, there are not too many clues, so they have to deal with it as a revenge case first. However, in order to protect the safety of the people in the city, several city gate inspections were strengthened.
Several people need to go out of the city in disguise and then return to Beijing, even if someone picks them up on the road, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no danger. Qin Jin offered a plan, one pointed out that he wanted to be a Confucian businessman, and then pointed out that Shen Xiao and Gu Xiaoyu were two brothers and sisters, and it was Guo Bu's turn to be a housekeeper, and the shadow was reluctant to be a coachman. And Pei Yan, who was left caught, naturally became a 'madam' alone.
As for Huo Lao, he is four years old and doesn't want to get involved in this kind of thing, so he doesn't have a companion. And because the shadow and Gu Xiaoyu made a hole in the roof that day, they had already made the surrounding neighbors suspicious, so in order to prevent accidents, Shen Xiao ordered Yao Shi to take him to the old mansion to live together.
Speaking of the relationship between Huo Laosi and Qin Jin, he was originally an official of the palace building department, and he was generous and open-minded. Because of the offense, the boss was almost imprisoned in prison, but he was fortunate to be saved by the favored Concubine Wan at the time. Because of this, Huo Laosi often remembers his kindness. When Concubine Wan was framed by the queen and had an accident, he secretly went to the cold palace to visit. At that time, I bumped into Qin Jin, who was also concerned about Concubine Wan, and after that, there was a matter of Concubine Wan asking Qin Jin to be lonely and designing a cold palace to go to the water.
As for the relationship between Qin Jin and Concubine Wan, Huo Laosi consciously said that it was not good. But that year, Qin Jin took away the old Xiaoyu in infancy, and Huo Laosi resigned from his official position and went to Luoyang Road, living a dull life in Yongcheng with a craft. If he hadn't met Shen Xiao in the restaurant, he was shocked to find that the young man's face was similar to that of the first emperor, and his heart was turbulent, but at that time, he was secretly glad that it was a coincidence, until Qin Jin brought Guo Bu to the door, he had to sigh that the world was impermanent, and he couldn't hide after going around.
This matter has been pressed in Huo Laosi's heart for many years, and he does not intend to tell the young emperor. It's because Shen Xiao doesn't know.
As for Shen Xiao, he has long felt that Huo Laosi is not an ordinary old man, as long as he is not wrong, he doesn't want to investigate it in detail. For Qianji Pavilion and Qin Jin, he still had some concerns. Because Guo Bu said that this person actually came out of the Imperial City Division, the reason must not be simple. As for Pei Yan's refusal to tell the people behind the scenes, he could only bring people back to Beijing for interrogation slowly, and it was convenient for him to accompany him as a hostage.
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