Chapter 143: A Pawn in a Chess Piece
How to make Li Jiye disappear reasonably, Su Qing and Su Bai have been planning for a long time.
The strength of the two of them alone is absolutely not enough. The power of the Chu Guoluo family can't be used too much, just when Su Qing and Su Bai plan to transfer more people.
But someone came to the door.
The person he represented behind him surprised Su Qing and Su Bai even more.
The fourth prince of the Chu State, Jiang Xihu.
Jiang Xihu provided them with an idea to help them successfully escape the encirclement and interception of Emperor Gao De and Qi Qingchu.
At the beginning, they were very vigilant, after all, the other party's identity is special, and he is courteous for no reason, which is not very credible.
But later, their master Luo Shu happened to come with a letter, which said that on the one hand, they had arranged some manpower for them, just outside the capital, and on the other hand, they also had someone in the capital who could ask for help, and this person was Jiang Xihu.
If it weren't for the fact that the epistle was stamped with the owner's own seal, the seal could not have been concocted, and they would have really suspected that the epistle was a forgery.
So before and after, Su Bai sneaked into Jiang Xihu's mansion alone a few times and secretly agreed on the plan.
These were actually discussed before Su Qing and Su Bai had contact with Li Jiye head-on.
That's right, that is to say, this matter does not need Li Jiye's consent at all. Whether he agrees or not, Su Qing and Su Bai will do the same.
Maybe before, if Li Jiye was unwilling to go back, they would still persuade each other, but with the change of the situation, Li Jiye had to go back even if he didn't want to go back.
He couldn't help himself.
As for putting Li Jiye on the sack and then tying him up and tying him to Jiang Xihu's courtyard, this is purely Jiang Xihu's bad taste for a while.
Who let Li Jiye have such an attitude towards him when he was in the restaurant.
After figuring out the ins and outs of the matter, Li Jiye felt a deep sense of frustration.
It's hard to ride a tiger.
Su Qing went out, brought some snacks, and put them on the table.
Then he said to Li Jiye: "Childe has drunk so much wine, let's get some food to pad my stomach first, and we will have something to do later." ”
Li Jiye didn't speak, just looked at the table in front of him, and couldn't help but feel slightly worried.
He is now a prince with no real power, to put it mildly, now he has to look at the faces of the guards, and then he is obediently escorted back to China to face the unknown life.
What is their detailed plan next Li Jiye didn't know, the only thing he wanted to pray for was this matter, don't implicate Li Jicai, it was his fault that he accidentally took the bait without judging it clearly, and now he regrets it, but it's too late.
The moment he escaped from the palace of Yan Kingdom, he had already thought that the return date was far away, who would be the person who came to pick him up? The concubine in the court? Don't love her father? Are they still those ministers who do their best for the royal family under the banner of serving the country and the people?
But after someone extended an olive branch, he couldn't help but be moved, and couldn't help but want to take Li Jicai back to the UK to live a good life.
But where are the good days? It's the land of tigers and wolves again.
At this moment, it is useless for him to say anything, Su Qing and Su Bai will not listen to him.
And at this moment, Li Jicai, who didn't know what was going on, was still wandering around the street aimlessly with Qi Qingchu, asking around about Li Jiye's whereabouts.
She hadn't thought about it at all, how could a person of Qi Qingchu's status walk around the street with her for no reason.
There were so many subordinates sent out, so many available people, but Qi Qingchu personally followed Li Jicai to look for it outside, how did he think about it, how did he think that this matter was strange.
But Li Jicai, who was immersed in great joy, couldn't realize this, in her opinion, Qi Qingchu was looking for someone with her because he cared about her and regarded her as his own.
Nancheng District was visited by them for a small time, and the sun gradually fell to the West Mountain.
Qi Qingchu naturally has his considerations, he is in the light, the other party is in the dark, maybe he is watching him, so it is better to come out and walk around and disturb their sight, anyway, a large number of guards have been sent out in private.
When there is news, they will naturally come out to inform him, but he will take Li Jicai over again, and with Li Jicai as a hostage, the situation will not be too bad.
Qi Qingchu didn't calculate well, and inadvertently got at a disadvantage, maybe it was the smooth sailing for many years, but it made him relax his vigilance and be careless.
"My lord, take a break, I've been looking for so long and haven't found it, I'm tired of it, and I won't leave if I don't leave." Li Jicai's legs were as heavy as lead, and he couldn't walk anymore, so he complained to Qi Qingchu.
They stood at the door of a teahouse called "Four Seasons Spring", looking at Li Jicai's appearance of twisting and refusing to leave, Qi Qingchu knew that she must want to go in and sit.
He pondered for a while and asked, "Aren't you worried about Li Jiye at all?" ”
Li Jicai glanced at Qi Qingchu in confusion, and then said with a slight smile: "Hey, he's such a big person, will he still get lost?" He deserved it if he was lost. ”
"In case ......"
"No case, my lord, go, the shortbreads in this teahouse are particularly delicious, I treat you, you pay." Li Jicai said proudly, without feeling that there was anything wrong with what he said.
Qi Qingchu's face darkened slightly, he wanted to warn Li Jicai if it would be someone from the Luo family who kidnapped Li Jiye away, but he was afraid that his behavior would be too suspicious, which would arouse Li Jicai's suspicions, but instead he would lift a stone and shoot himself in the foot, why bother.
So, he had no choice but to follow Li Jicai in, and then go in to drink tea.
Although he was not tired, nor was he thirsty, nor did he like to come to a shop that looked so cheap.
After entering, Xiao Er, who was wearing a white towel, greeted him warmly, and asked them what they wanted, Li Jicai is an old familiar customer of this family, and he followed Li Jiye to eat tea on weekdays, but today she brought Qi Qingchu over, for Li Jicai, what she cherishes and likes, in fact, she also wants to share it with the people she likes.
"The old rule, one more plate of shortbread, but today's tea will be replaced by the best tea in your store, go ahead."
"Hey! Okay, you can go as you go, and the little one will go down and tell the back kitchen. "The second child's name is Tiezi, he has worked in the Four Seasons Spring Teahouse for many years, and Shunzi who follows the edge of the house is a good friend, and the two will squat together when they have nothing to do.
"Hmm." Li Jicai originally wanted to stop Tiezi and ask him if he saw Li Jiye coming, Tiezi is a human spirit, if Li Jiye had come, he would definitely tell her, but if he didn't say it today, it means that Li Jiye didn't come.
Qi Qingchu looked at Li Jicai's expression, speculating on her thoughts at the moment, and her focused eyes fell on Li Jicai's body, making her can't help but be shy.
They went to the private room on the second floor, the environment was slightly better, there were a lot of people on the lower floor, there were many people, and many people's eyes had fallen on Qi Qingchu's body, although Li Jicai felt sorry for the money on the second floor was twice as much as the first floor, but he still endured the pain.
"I'll pay, what are you feeling sorry for?" When going up the stairs, Qi Qingchu said.
"Don't feel distressed, don't feel distressed, hehe." Li Jicai couldn't help but smile embarrassedly when he saw that his mind was ruthlessly pierced, and then consciously moved to the side, as if Qi Qingchu was some kind of flood beast.
Qi Qingchu was a little displeased, but he didn't say anything, the stairs of just twenty or so floors, when he stepped on it, there was a "creaking, creaking" sound, as if it had gone through many years, which made people a little panicked, in case it collapsed.
Soon, they went up to the second floor.
The second floor seems to have lit incense, and the smell is a little strong, but Qi Qingchu, who is used to smelling good incense, can naturally smell the smell of inferior incense, which is very pungent, but Li Jicai likes it very much, takes a deep breath, and then spits it out, his face is not satisfied, it looks a little cheesy, and the true colors of the people in the market are fully revealed, Qi Qingchu is a little disgusted, staying with him for so long to cultivate his self-cultivation, why didn't he learn appreciation?
There are a lot of calligraphy and paintings on the wall, but most of them are plant paintings such as pine, bamboo, and plum, as well as one or two literati paintings and flower and bird paintings. Looking at these paintings, you can know that this teahouse is elegant, and some details make people laugh.
Qi Qingchu tried his best to curb his dislike.
Li Jicai took the lead in rubbing the stool from his sleeve, and then asked Qi Qingchu to sit first.
Qi Qingchu gave her a strange look, why are you so diligent? I used to hate to work with him every day, but now I look at him with this kind of eyes, and my eyes are burning and scary.
"My lord, I know you are not used to it, and you don't like this small teahouse, after all, you are in a high position, but there are also its benefits here, good tea is expensive, and ordinary people with high-style teahouses can't afford to go, just like tea houses, teahouses and other places are suitable for us Li people, you are used to being in a high position, naturally you can't understand." Li Jicai said with some confidence.
"...... they came out to find someone, why did she tell him this.
"It is said that the elegance and vulgarity are appreciated, the elegance and vulgarity are appreciated, the sun wears the snow is beautiful, and the people in the lower riba are not so bad, the adults live in the temple, and they are naturally far away from the rivers and lakes. So you still have to have more contact with ordinary people, you know? "How about getting closer to her, like? Li Jicai said quite insightfully, in fact, she talked about these things blindly.
Qi Qingchu naturally understood this truth, but where did he think Li Jicai got the courage to talk in front of him? After thinking about it, Qi Qingchu's thin lips spit lightly, and said three words tentatively: "Liang Jingru? "It seems that Li Jicai said so at the beginning.
After Li Jicai heard Qi Qingchu say this, he couldn't help but laugh, and then laughed out loud, it turned out that Qi Qingchu would also pick up his stalk, excellent.