Chapter 144: Step by Step
"Yes, yes, yes, my lord, it's the grass people who are timid."
"If you want to talk about women, you always say grass people, not men, how can you come to grass people."
"It's the same." Li Jicai said nonchalantly.
Qi Qingchu was a little speechless, why was he led astray by Li Jicai again? Obviously, he came out to find someone, not to chat with her and eat tea to relieve boredom.
Just as Qi Qingchu asked when they would leave and how long she was going to rest, there was a knocking sound from downstairs, and someone went upstairs.
So subconsciously, Qi Qingchu closed his mouth and pursed his lips silently.
Xiao Er made a pot of good tea, and then served three plates of shortbread, all of which Li Jicai usually likes to eat.
Li Jicai happened to be tired and hungry, and when the plate was served, she wanted to grab it with her hands in a hurry, but because Qi Qingchu looked at her so directly in front of her, she had to stand up helplessly, and then walked to the basin next to her to clean her hands.
The ancients were the same, they had to clean their hands before eating, and the good habit of loving cleanliness has been passed down since ancient times.
Li Jicai suddenly sulked, she seemed to say to Qi Qingchu: "She is a layman!" But what's the point? Qi Qingchu would only look at her coldly, and then say nothing.
"You can eat something, just eat ......" When Qi Qingchu wanted to say something to Li Jicai, there was suddenly a sound of "knock knock" footsteps downstairs, and this time listening to the voice, there was more than one person.
Qi Qingchu subconsciously stopped his mouth, and then waited for this voice to pass, and then said something else to Li Jicai.
But I didn't expect that the person who came was none other than his.
His people must have come to him because of Li Jiye's news.
Qi Qing was a little excited at the beginning, but his face was still silent, he pretended to pick up the teacup as if nothing happened, then took a sip, and said leisurely: "What's the matter?" ”
The attendant next to him ran up in a panic downstairs to report something urgent, his face was very serious, and he was even a little anxious, Li Jicai couldn't see why.
"On business, please ask the girl to recuse yourself."
"Oh, oh, good." She was the only girl present, and this sentence was not said to her, who else could say it? Li Jicai subconsciously stood up, Qi Qingchu was dealing with official business, she definitely couldn't listen to it and disturb it.
But before she could get out of the private room, two attendants had already come over, and one of them carried her out, as if she were a prisoner
It's almost like putting a black hood on her head, so it's exactly the same as the plot of arresting the criminals on TV. Li Jicai suddenly felt inexplicably funny.
But soon, she couldn't laugh anymore, she was taken downstairs, and then she was grabbed by the arms left and right by two men in full view of everyone, looking very strange.
Some tea guests have already begun to look at him whispering and pointing, which is really embarrassing, she doesn't want to be watched, but Qi Qingchu next to her is really a little fierce, which makes her a little afraid, although the other party didn't treat her well.
"I said, big brothers, can you let me go and let me sit next to me? It's really tiring to stand like this, and I'm stressed. Li Jicai whispered to the person standing beside him, praying that he could be accommodating, and not let herself stand here like the person who committed the crime, obviously she was very innocent.
But the two people next to him stood there as if they hadn't heard, and Li Jicai wanted to cry without tears.
Okay, then she can only wait for Qi Qingchu's business to finish before she can get out of the dilemma in front of her, and before that, she will definitely have to accept the baptism of the public's eyes.
It doesn't matter, a real warrior dares to face the bleak life and dare to face the dripping blood!
Li Jicai said generously and fearlessly in his heart, and the momentum of his whole body began to change.
Qi Qingchu talked about it for a long time and didn't come down, of course, the standard for a long time was measured by Li Jicai, she just stood for a while, and she felt tired and her legs were numb.
In fact, Qi Qingchu only briefly explained what happened, and there was news that Li Jiye was abducted by several people in a restaurant, and the force behind it was no one else, it was the current Fourth Highness, Jiang Xihu.
Naturally, he didn't dare to call him by his name, and his subordinates just gestured at Qi Qingchu for the next four words, and Qi Qingchu understood.
However, why was Jiang Xihu involved in this matter?
Jiang Xihu and Li Jiye have never even had any connection.
According to the owner of the restaurant, the atmosphere was good at the beginning, as if he didn't agree with each other, but the suddenness of the incident was still put into a sack and rolled away. The owner of the restaurant did not know the identities of the two men. ”
"And then?"
This news was delivered by Ruomi, but he didn't have any more news in the follow-up, just said that the sack was hijacked halfway, and Li Jiye was nowhere to be found. The subordinates speculated that the four halls had an unpleasant affair with Li Jiye, and it is said that Li Jiye drank a lot of wine at that time, and before that, there were also cases of the four halls being put into a sack because they were provoked. ”
"So, why did the Fourth Hall appear in that restaurant so coincidentally?" Qi Qingchu questioned.
"This ...... Encounter? The subordinates were stunned and uncertain when asked, but as we all know, Jiang Xihu, the fourth prince of Chu State, has always had a changeable temperament, and his whereabouts are weird and he does his own thing, even His Majesty has nothing to do with him, and he can't be inferred according to common sense.
"This matter is like this for the time being, do you know where the Fourth Highness is now?"
"His Royal Highness is now in the official mansion, and he has gone to report to the official."
"Reporter?" Qi Qingchu was a little surprised, what kind of official did Jiang Xihu go to report? Which one is this? Qi Qingchu suddenly felt that he was a little confused by the second monk.
"Yes, when the Fourth Hall reported to the official, he said that he was robbed on the road, and he also kidnapped his people, and the person who took him away was Li Jiye. But I don't know why I turned out to be a person from the four halls. Not only did Qi Qingchu feel strange, but even the subordinates who reported it felt confused, very strange.
"Where is Ruomi now? Can I find it? ”
"I can't find it for the time being, and my subordinates suspect that he is tracking Li Jiye and leaving."
The whole thing began to get confusing, and Qi Qingchu frowned and didn't speak for a long time.
"You first find someone to take Li Jicai back to their courtyard and guard it to the death, I suspect that Li Jicai will go back and take Li Jicai away at night, and the person who held him hostage is very likely to be his accomplice." Perhaps, this play was also directed and acted by them.
Qi Qingchu didn't say the next words, he hoped that he was thinking too much, in this sensitive and secret matter, if there was a royal family intervening, then it would be even more difficult for him to act.
"Yes."
"And if you go with you to find Ruomi, according to Ruomi's habits, you will definitely leave traces for us to follow."
"Yes, sir!"
So, Li Jicai's stay was decided by Qi Qingchu in this way, she was brought in a hurry, and she was thrown away in a hurry, and she herself didn't know anything about the twists and turns, thinking that it was just a trivial matter.
Not long after, Qi Qingchu went downstairs directly, and his subordinates had already settled the account in advance, and then walked out of the teahouse with Qi Qingchu in his arms.
Li Jicai originally wanted to greet him excitedly when she saw Qi Qing coming down, but the other party ignored her, didn't look at her, and left directly. I didn't say a word about it.
This made Li Jicai a little disappointed, but she tried her best to comfort herself, this is because Qi Qingchu still has very important things to do, and it is normal to have no time to take care of her, so she doesn't need to think about it, but the more she comforts herself like this, Li Jicai feels flustered and lost.
Why is he so close and so far away, and suddenly his face is indifferent, who can withstand this.
If it's a glass-hearted woman, I'm afraid I'm going to cry to death, hey.
"He's gone, you can let me go." Li Jicai said to the person next to her, just now she saw someone coming over and whispering a few words to the person who was guarding her beside her.
They couldn't hear clearly, didn't know what they were saying.
But the two people who were in charge of him did not speak, but looked at each other silently, and then picked up Li Jicai and took him out of the teahouse.
Well, this time it has been completely confirmed that she is the one who committed the crime, and she can't wash it by jumping into the Yellow River.
It wasn't until he got out of the door of the teahouse and asked Li Jicai to get into the carriage that the other party said lightly: "Childe said that we want us to take you back first." ”
When Li Jicai heard this, his heart moved slightly, it turned out that Qi Qingchu must have been inconvenient to speak in front of the public just now, and he still cared about her behind his back, so didn't he ask someone to send her back?
But then he was slightly disgusted, why didn't he say it when he was in the teahouse just now? It made her look like a prisoner.
Okay, go back, maybe when you go back, Li Jiye will already be at home.
This little rabbit loves to worry about people when he has nothing to do.
In the end, it is the carriage of a big family, and Li Jicai has never been in such a luxurious carriage.
Look at the tall horses, the decoration inside is also very luxurious, soft red cushions, embroidered with patterns full of rare birds and animals, just look at the various decorative materials inside I feel very high-end.
It's like Qi Qingchu's other feelings are also very high-end, if this product is in modern times, it must be a rich and handsome.
As soon as the curtain of the car is blocked, it is impossible to see what the people inside are doing.
Li Jicai sat for a while, lay down for a while, lay on his stomach for a while, and rolled in it for a while.
Because the carriage was a little bumpy during the journey, as long as Li Jicai didn't shake too much, he wouldn't be noticed.
She fluttered happily inside, but of course her feet were carefully placed on the outside so as not to stain the inside.
She admits that she is really quite a cheesy person, and she didn't think it was when she was young in the early years, but then she got older, did business for a few years, and felt that she was more sophisticated and shrewd.