Peng Yu went directly into Yuxue's room to rest, and Qi Xiao saw that no one should appear tonight, so he also hid his figure.

When Guo Ping carried the body out, it was already slightly bright, and some early merchants had already begun to prepare, so the news of Jiang's suicide in fear of crime spread.

And the corpse was sent to the mass grave by the officers and soldiers, and the family of Lan Zhili was buried together.

On this day, Xizhou City can be regarded as a lantern, because everyone has heard that the poisonous food has been investigated, and the murderer of the panicked murderer has committed suicide in fear of crime, and everyone's hanging heart can be regarded as falling, the most important thing is that the regent of Xiliang and the adults sent by the court of the Great Calendar today have to return separately.

Guo Ping set up a banquet and singing and dancing, which was regarded as a send-off.

Everyone was very busy, but Qi Xiao found the dance hall along the vine, this dance hall is quite famous in Xizhou City, and the dancing girls in it are all famous beauties in Xizhou City.

Today, they are all dressed up to attend, and many people are gathered around, thinking of finding an opportunity to witness the appearance of these dancing girls.

Qi Xiao quietly bypassed the crowd, turned to the back of the dance hall, and turned over to enter while people were not paying attention.

There were almost no people in the backyard, most of them were also gathered in the front hall, Qi Xiao quietly touched the front hall, only to see the shopkeeper of the dance hall, who was commanding loudly, and there were many officers and soldiers who were serving outside the door.

Qi Xiao frowned at a glance, these dancing girls were all dressed the same, and their faces were covered with scarves, so they couldn't see their faces clearly.

Qi Xiao thought about it, and he also knew the reason, since Guo Ping and Zhao Yancheng wanted to change the tanuki for the prince, they must have wanted the Jiang family to leave Xizhou, as for where to go, it must be to go to the capital with Zhao Yancheng, so before that, Jiang's identity cannot be exposed.

Thinking about this, Qi Xiao's heart became more and more annoyed, he silently blended behind one of the teams, and some people who knew him said in surprise: "Brother Qi, why are you here too?" ”

Qi Xiao said quietly: "It just so happened that I finished my errand, so I was assigned to come over and make a move, there are so many people watching, I'm afraid something will happen." ”

The man obviously admired Qi Xiao very much, and when he saw him say this, he didn't have any doubts, thought of something, and approached to flatter him with a smile: "Brother Qi's identity is not as good as before, and so are adults, why do you still bother you with such a trivial matter." ”

Qi Xiao didn't have the heart to rap with him, just wanted to find the Jiang family from the dozens of women in front of him as soon as possible.

The man didn't seem to notice Qi Xiao's thoughts, and continued to chatter: "When this matter is over, the adults will definitely promote you, and when the time comes, you won't have to be the same as us." ”

He saw that Qi Xiao was looking at the busy people in the courtyard fixedly, so he also stopped talking.

Soon, after the car was ready, they ran out of the car in twos and threes.

Each carriage can sit about five people, warblers and swallows, coquettish laughter, a fragrant scene. But Qi Xiao noticed that the person in the last carriage seemed to be a little strange.

Xizhou is not big, so this dance hall is only thirty or fifty people, and the scale is not grand, and this time it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be able to dance for the regent and the important ministers of the capital.

Everyone was also very curious, and they whispered along the way, mostly guessing about the regent's appearance.

Many people in the city have seen this regent, and they have heard that he is a beautiful man, and they all say that heroes love beauty, and beauty is naturally a hero who loves handsome and pretty heroes.

But the last carriage was very strange, the people inside were silent, Qi Xiao observed carefully, and saw that the people guarding the back of the team were twice as many as the people in front.

asked someone, but said that it was to prevent the people who were following the team to watch the excitement from colliding with the carriage, but Qi Xiao still noticed the abnormality.

Xizhou City is not big, even if the carriage stops and goes, it will arrive at the side gate of the Command Shi Mansion in half an hour, Qi Xiao wanted to help, and by the way, see if the Jiang family is in the team.

But the shopkeeper seemed to be very vigilant, and when he saw Qi Xiao, he wanted to come forward to help, but was stopped by the shopkeeper, and said, "Hey, this official, this matter will not trouble you, we have brought our own maidservant." ”

Saying that, I really saw a few ordinary-looking maids in each carriage, and they all hung their heads when they heard the words, and opened the sedan curtains in turn, and helped the charming dancers inside.

The shopkeeper saw that Qi Xiao couldn't help but look at his dancing girl, so he snorted a little dissatisfied.

Someone laughed and pushed Qi Xiao and said, "What? But which one do you like? I have heard that the girls in this dance hall are not only as beautiful as flowers, but also dance like fairies descending to earth, which is more expensive than the average rich lady. ”

The people around laughed tacitly, but Qi Xiao didn't care, and when he saw that the dancers had all entered the mansion, he went straight in.

The people around were a little curious, and some people said disdainfully: "Isn't it just to find out a case, as for being so arrogant, it's not too much, so I look very high at myself." ”

The banquet soon began, Qi Xiao was in charge of patrolling the area around the banquet hall, Zhao Yancheng saw Qi Xiao appear here, he frowned impatiently, and then bowed his head and said a few words in Guo Ping's ear, Guo Ping said with some embarrassment: "My lord, this is not appropriate." ”

Zhao Yancheng's eyes were full of appreciation, and he said with a smile: "What is suitable or not, Your Majesty still follows the teachings of the sage can be a corporal of Lixian, it is really a pity that his talent stays in Xizhou, it is better to go to Beijing with me, maybe you can find a future." ”

Ning Yi looked at the wine cup in his hand without moving, and exclaimed: "Lord Zhao is really a hero with a discerning eye——"

Zhao Yancheng smiled detachedly, then raised his glass to Ning Yi, and then drank it all.

However, Guo Ping hurriedly asked people to add another table to the position under him, and then asked people to find Qi Xiao.

When Qi Xiao heard the summons, he was still a little strange in his heart, but he only woke up in an instant, Zhao Yancheng wanted to restrain himself, and under his nose, he would never investigate the Jiang family's affairs again.

But the order was difficult to disobey, if he didn't know what to do now, I was afraid that he would not have the life to investigate this matter, so he obediently followed the visitor to the banquet hall.

When he arrived in the hall, the dancers were entering the venue one after another, Guo Pingzheng smiled and introduced Zhao Yancheng and Ning Yi, he probably drank a few glasses of wine, and his face was slightly red.

Ning Yi was interested in what he said, so he also smiled and said: "When this king was in the Dali Palace, he also saw the dance of your Dali calendar, but I heard that this Xizhou is located on the border, and the dance practiced by the dancers also brings together the characteristics of all parties, each into a faction, but is there such a thing?" ”

When he said this, even Zhao Yancheng, who was drinking alone, became interested, and looked at Guo Ping with a sigh.

Guo Ping seemed to be very proud and said: "As for whether it is unique or not, please ask the two adults to appreciate it." ”

Saying and high-fived twice, the drums in the hall started for a while, the dancing girls flew with long sleeves, and their waists were soft as if they were spring water, Qi Xiao also stared, but he found that the tacit understanding between these dancing girls was very good, from the steps and even the movements of the arms outstretched, they were all the same, and such a tacit understanding could not be completed without long-term contact and cooperation.

Qi Xiao carefully counted the number of people on the field, it turned out to be exactly the same as what he counted before, could it be that the Jiang family was really inside? But how is that possible?

Qi Xiao clenched his fists unconsciously, Ning Yi glanced at Qi Xiao quietly, and shook his head with some regret, Qi Xiao is brave and strategic, and he is still too immature to calculate these organs with one hand.

Zhao Yancheng was very satisfied to watch the dancers dancing in the field, he didn't fail to see the doubts on Qi Xiao's face, he couldn't help but be proud in his heart, halfway through the singing and dancing, he suddenly raised his glass to Qi Xiao and said: "Qi Xiao, this time I can free up my hands to investigate the mutual market, and I still have you to help me share it." Now that I want to go back to Beijing to report to Your Majesty, I wonder if you are interested in returning to Beijing with me to report on your work? ”

Guo Ping's face was full of joy, how can he say that Qi Xiao is also a person under him, and now that the people under his own hands have made meritorious contributions, His Majesty will inevitably think of him when rewarding him.

Thinking of this, Guo Ping couldn't wait to be able to respond to Qi Xiao, but he still held on, just kept glancing at Qi Xiao.

Qi Xiao was not very happy, but more surprised, wasn't Zhao Yancheng afraid that he would find something? Or is it —

He suddenly thought of a very terrifying thought, and subconsciously looked at Ning Yi.

I saw Ning Yi playing with a decoration on his waist in his hand, Dali people usually like to use jade for decoration, but Xiliang likes to use gold and silver.

Ning Yi's waist was a very small golden scimitar.

He shook it as if he was playing, but Qi Xiao understood what Ning Yi meant.

So he laughed: "Qi Xiao thanks the adults for their love, but the mother of the subordinates has just passed away, according to the rules of the family, the subordinates must keep filial piety for three years, and the subordinates have always felt ashamed of their mothers and want to accompany her for a few years." ”

Guo Ping was anxious when he heard this, and his face instantly became ugly.

He said dissatisfiedly: "Qi Xiao, the eldest husband is ambitious in all directions, how can he be stumbling for trivial matters at home?" Do you know that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, if your mother knows that you are doing this, I am afraid that it will not be peaceful even under the Nine Springs! ”

When Qi Xiao heard Guo Ping mention his mother-in-law, he couldn't help but redden, and he stiffened his neck and said: "My mother has always taught me that good and evil will be rewarded in the end, as long as you are open-minded and don't lose your heart." ”

Zhao Yancheng didn't seem to understand the hint in his words, Guo Ping still wanted to say something, but was stopped by Ning Yi and said: "Hey-Lord Guo, isn't it a send-off banquet for this king and Lord Zhao today, why don't you listen to this king?" I remember that you have a saying that filial piety comes first, since Qi Xiao wants to do his filial piety again, why not follow his wishes? After all, it's not everyone's lifelong pursuit, it's just fame and fortune, adults say, right? ”