Han Zhen didn't dare to delay on the road any longer, and took Liluo and his party to join the large army in Jingzhou by boat, and then went straight to Beijing, and when they finally arrived at the Chong'an Wharf of Jingshi, Liluo was nothing, only to see that Han Dier had already vomited until people rolled their eyes.

The Chong'an Wharf in Jingshi has been a prosperous place since ancient times, and officials, ordinary people, traders and even Hu merchants from the Western Regions have been coming and going here. Han Zhen needed to rush to the army immediately, so he instructed his subordinates to take care of Jiang Liluo and Han Di'er, and before leaving, he also told Han Di'er not to get into trouble, but at this time, Han Di'er was no longer able to talk back, Han Zhen sighed helplessly when he saw this, and after saying goodbye to Liluo, he rode a horse and left in a hurry with military funds.

My father wrote that there was a new change in the western suburbs of Jingshi, and some pedestrians saw walking zombies at night, and there were rumors in Jingshi that the zombies were changed by the flooded people, and they were unwilling to die, full of resentment, and it was the Netherworld who sent them out to ask for their lives. It seems that the person behind this Jingshi is a master, he is not only good at creating illusions of the netherworld, but also good at observing people's hearts, and specializes in creating public opinion to shake the hearts of the people. Liluo only sighed slightly, you can imagine how much pressure her father is behind this.

There is a restaurant on the west side of Chong'an Wharf, the name is "Purple Qi Donglai Pavilion", just built next to the main road where the goods are transported by land from the water, the view is excellent, the words of the Purple Qi Donglai Pavilion are said to be written by a great calligrapher in the opening of the dynasty, it has three floors, the first floor is the hall, it is the place where most of the businessmen and people temporarily rest and eat, the second floor is the private room, the concealment between the private rooms is excellent, suitable for talking about business or other secret affairs, the third floor is the place of Yale, many literati and like to climb high and look out there, by the way, a book in the heart, The sound of silk and bamboo orchestras is often heard in the third floor, but correspondingly, the price of the third floor is also the highest among them. The Purple Qi Donglai Pavilion and the Liuxian Tower in the Jingshi City are known as the east and west floors of the Jingshi Lane, each with its own characteristics, standing each other.

Such a group of people should have found a private room on the second floor, but Liluo wanted to know the recent movements of Jingshi too much, and Han Dier didn't want to go upstairs, so they put on their hats, and the group found a place in the corner of the hall on the first floor.

After ordering, Liluo secretly opened the corner of the hat, and began to look at the movements around her, two people in the adjacent corner caught her attention, a middle-aged man wearing a cloth shirt with a beard and cheeks secretly looked around, took out a purple-red transparent teapot from his sleeve, and gently handed it to a man wearing a mask next to him, although the man couldn't see his face, but the clothes on his body were excellent, with Liluo's years of experience, the middle-aged man seemed to be selling stolen goods, if it was just an ordinary transaction, The man really didn't need to be so nervous, he wanted to act natural, but his eyes were empty, and he stared around in some panic, as if he was afraid of being discovered. Liluo looked at the purple-red transparent teapot, the material is transparent, the color is rare, like a thing in the palace, contrary to the middle-aged man, the masked man seems very calm, his behavior is generous and natural, his temperament is not like a businessman, but like a child of an official family.

Liluo took a sip of tea lightly, thinking to herself, it can't be the government who came to investigate the case undercover, she lowered her head, pretended not to care, and continued to observe the scene at the other tables. Sitting on her right hand is a few people dressed as chivalrous, because Liluo has learned the disguise technique with the jade rat for a period of time, and knows that one of them is a woman disguised as a man, sitting next to the person A man in brown clothes is holding a wine jug and is constantly drinking, when he puts down the wine jug, Liluo can see that this person looks handsome and extraordinary, but his face is full of sadness, as if there are many unpleasant things, he seems to have noticed something, and looked at Liluo, Liluo has almost no experience in walking the rivers and lakes, so he immediately lowered his head weakly, I only heard another voice next to the drinking man, which seemed to persuade him to drink less, saying that he still had important things to do when he came to Beijing this time. Since the murder of Jingshi, Liluo has always suspected that it is related to the forces of the rivers and lakes, these people came to Jingshi at this time, and said that there is something important, will they know some of the inside information, she secretly decided to send someone to follow and check it for a while.

The dishes have been served, Han Di'er felt a little more comfortable after drinking some sour plum juice, and was about to open her mouth to taste how delicious this Jingshi's restaurant was compared to Quzhou's, when two young men on a table in the far side of the hall suddenly quarreled and lifted the table, Han Di'er immediately rolled her eyes, and was so violent that she couldn't stand away from each other anyway, she picked up her chopsticks and stretched out to the anchovy shark fin on the table. Liluo was also very helpless at this time, she was indeed hungry, so she put down her hat, picked up the chopsticks and planned to eat a few bites quickly, it would be cost-effective if she couldn't eat it here later. Just as most of the people in the hall were watching the two fight, they saw two girls in the corner, one white and one yellow, trying to pick up rice in their mouths, Zi Mi and Cherry were sitting at a table next to them, and when they saw their own young lady like this, they shook their heads helplessly, this must have been damaged by Han Di'er. Han Zhen's two subordinates, Huang Ying and Huang Tian, reacted in time, and the two of them immediately picked up their knives and surrounded Liluo and Han Di'er, thinking that they would evacuate immediately after the two of them finished eating. Liluo secretly glanced at the two tables next to her while eating, they seemed to see someone fighting, and they didn't want to get into trouble, so they all planned to evacuate quietly, she secretly glanced at Huang Ying and asked him to find a few people to follow them.

When Liluo and Han Di'er finished eating, the two who were fighting had already been detained by the people in the government, and the boss of the Purple Qi Donglai Pavilion was also generous, saying that all the guests who were eating in the hall were frightened because of this, so they were all exempted. After Han Di'er got into the carriage, he regretted very much that he didn't order a few more dishes, although it was unlucky to encounter this kind of thing, but the food in Ziqi Donglai Pavilion was really good, especially the crystal elbow, which was a must in the world, and when Zimi ate it, he felt that his mouth fell off, and he had already forgotten all the squirrel mandarin fish in Xingyue Tower.

After Liluo got into the carriage, she immediately called Yuzhu and asked her about coming back. Yuzhu replied, "I heard the shopkeeper here say that the new Dali Temple Shaoqing Jiang has seized a lot of Jianghu sects, including the Fire Lotus Sect, which is famous for its flame palm, since it was sealed, this Hellfire murder case has never happened again, but I heard that it was the traitor of the Fire Lotus Sect who set the Hellfire to kill people, and this person has not been arrested so far. "My father was really resolute and immediately found the crux of the murder case, but there are still many mysteries in it, and I have to ask my father in person to know. Riro asked again, "Then do you know what the two of them were fighting just now?" Yuzhu replied that she didn't know much about the specific situation, but it seemed that they mentioned a name, "Pei Jia", as if one person said that behind Pei Jia was the powerful Pei family, she was just making a show at the city gate, and she had the ability, she brought all the Pei family to come, and the other person felt that this person insulted Miss Pei by speaking, so he quarreled with him.

If it was other Jingshi noblewomen, Liluo might not know about it, but Pei Jia was one of Shen Xitong's most hated noblewomen, of course she knew. Shen Xitong is Jiang Liluo's cousin, she is a few months older, she is the only concubine of the Shen family, and she can be said to be charming and unique, but no matter where she is, she is inferior to Pei Jia, so seven of the ten letters that Liluo received from Shen Xitong expressed how much she hated Pei Jia. Liluo suddenly smiled and shook Han Di'er's hand, "Let's go, let's go to the city gate to see who this Pei Jia is." ”

The carriage walked slowly to the east gate of the Beijing Division, Liluo lifted the curtain, and saw that there was indeed a girl at the gate of the city who was giving porridge in the porridge shed, this girl was dressed in a dark blue coat, her face was wrapped around a light veil, her movements were generous, and there seemed to be a faint sadness in her eyes, the soldiers of Pei Mansion were busy maintaining order, although the victims of the Beijing Division were missing, but there were many victims who came to Beijing from all over the world these days, they were in rags, each holding their own bowl, and received the porridge in turn, and the injured and sick would be taken to the Baoning Hall of the Beijing Division to prescribe two pairs of medicines. People passing by praised this woman for her virtue and good family style.

Yuzhu was sitting outside the carriage, and she preached to Liluo and Han Di'er in the carriage, "I heard that this Jingshi flood, this Miss Pei not only donated a large amount of food and clothing supplies, but also took the initiative to halve her monthly money, and came out to give porridge at two ends in three days. ”

After hearing this, Han Di'er said that her physical strength had recovered seventy or eighty percent after eating, and she was deeply unimpressed, "My aunt's family is also giving porridge in the temple, and I haven't seen my two cousins come out, even if Pei Jiale is kind and kind-hearted, there is no need to be at the city gate, for fear that others will not know." ”

"If you don't give alms yourself, forget it, and be embarrassed to talk about others." Zimi muttered on the side.

Jiang Liluo continued to look at Pei Jia, whether she was sincere or pretentious, this move could give some benefits to the victims who came to Beijing. As far as she knows, almost everyone in the noble girl in the Beijing division compares their clothes and appearance, even her cousin Shen Xitong is no exception, she is often angry because her grandmother gave her more clothes and bought fewer clothes for her, like this It is rare to be able to come out to give porridge in person, however, she has a whimsical idea in her heart, Pei Jiaxuan is waiting for someone at the gate of the city.

The carriage continued to move forward, and slowly turned half of the Beijing Division, before sending Han Di'er to her aunt's house, and serving the secretary in the palace of Lord Wei, Mrs. Wei took her two daughters, Wei Xueyi and Wei Jingmei, to wait at the gate of the mansion, Liluo was worried about the situation on her father's side, so she did not delay, and only said hello to Mrs. Wei and the two Miss Wei before leaving. The mansion of the Jiang family is far away from the Wei family, the Wei family is located on the outer edge of the Dongcheng District of Jingshi, the Jiang Mansion is close to the Shen Mansion, and is located in the middle of the Dongcheng District.

Liluo sat in the car for a long time, his body was already tired, I don't know if the two people sent out by Huang Ying have gained anything, Han Zhen's brother has not been in the army, and he has to write a letter to ask Han Zhen's brother when he goes home, and he has to thank him for escorting him all the way. "Miss, do you think that Mrs. Wei was very enthusiastic about you just now, I wonder if she has seen you before, but I didn't expect that we met such a enthusiastic person when we first came to Jingshi." Zimi asked as she fanned Liluo on the side.

Liluozheng felt a little bored, recalling that Mrs. Wei just saw her hand and praise her expression, she was indeed very enthusiastic, but the enthusiasm was a little too much, Mrs. Wei has two daughters, the eldest daughter Wei Xueyi has reached the end of the year, and the younger daughter Wei Jingmei is also about to be, I heard that they have not yet decided on a marriage, she thought about it, Mrs. Wei should want to find a good marriage for her daughter, "Presumably Mrs. Wei wants to choose a good son-in-law for her two daughters, and thinks I am a breakthrough." After speaking, he smiled slyly at the girls. If the lady is alive, the people who come to Jiangfu to ask for relatives will step through the threshold, and the young lady is incomparable in appearance and ice and snow smart. As soon as Cherry finished saying this, Huaihua glared at her fiercely, she was worried that Liluo would be sad when she heard her mother's name, so she hurriedly diverted her attention and said, "We have no power in Jingshi, and we don't know a few people, why are you a breakthrough, Miss." ”

Cherry knew that she had said the wrong thing, and hurriedly remedied, "It must be the Shen family who has taken a fancy to the young lady, Lord Shen's official position is a member of the first rank in the court, the grandfather of the Shen family, Shen Lun, is one of the four famous ministers of the founding of the country, the Shen family is a handsome man, the eldest son of the Shen family, Shen Muzhou is unparalleled in wisdom and bravery, and both civil and military, he became a general at a young age, and has broken countless enemies, I heard that he is still ranked third in the list of beautiful men in Beijing, although Shen Chuling, the second son of the Shen family, is not as resourceful as the eldest brother, but I also heard that he won the first place in last year's martial arts test and directly entered the Yulin Army, Now he is still a small commander of the Yulin Army, and I heard that the Shen family brothers have an excellent upbringing, and the noble daughters of the Jingshi do not want to marry into the Shen family. ”

"I heard that Shen Muzhou's son has already married, and Shen Chuling's son is also married to Miss Qin Shiyu of the Qin family, and he can't marry if he wants to." Zimi dismantled the platform on the side. "What do you know," Cherry suddenly smiled mysteriously, and several girls, including Liluo, also came up to hear what she had to say, "Although the two sons of the Shen family have already had a marriage contract, the eldest son of the Shen family is very prestigious in Beijing, and there are many noble sons around him, such as Ning Yi, the second son of Ning Guo's Mansion, and Sinan, the prince of Wu Wangfu, according to legend, they are all famous beautiful men in Beijing. "Where did you hear all this?" Liluo asked curiously, she hadn't been to Jingshi for several years, and she didn't know any of this. "Hehe", Cherry smiled embarrassedly, "My cousin is on an errand in the Jingshi Liuxian Building, and he often hears these gossip and writes to tell me." ”

"Then did your cousin tell you who the first beautiful man in Beijing is?" Zimi asked curiously on the side, everyone looked at Cherry with wide eyes again, and Cherry said proudly, "Of course it is," "Hurry up," Zimi said hurriedly, "Sinan, the prince of Wuwangfu." After Cherry finished speaking, she immediately looked at Jiang Liluo, "Miss, when you go to the Shen Mansion, you must bring the little one with you, and let the little one open his eyes." Seeing the cherry-eyed little eyes and the curious looks on everyone's faces, "Okay, okay, I'll take you all with me when I go to the Shen Mansion, and don't let the saliva flow down when the time comes." There was an instant commotion in the carriage, and Yuzhu sat outside, speechless.

Character introduction: Shen Muzhou (23 years old), the word Yunxi, a young military commander, good at commanding operations, understanding orders, and caressing soldiers. He is humble and likes to play chess.