Qu Tuluo was not good enough to stay to listen to other people's homes, and when he saw that the Xiao family servant intercepted the words in time, he got up and said goodbye.

"Hey! Wait a minute! Zhong Chi called out to her, pointed to the things she brought, and said with a smile, "You haven't taken your dowry with you yet!" ”

Qu Tuluo tugged at the corners of his mouth and said, "I disturbed Mrs. and Lang Jun in the meridian valley, so let's take these as apologies!" ”

With that, he arched his hand, walked out with the wind.

One foot stepped out of the threshold, suddenly stopped, turned around, glanced at Xiao Huaibi deeply, and said, "Everything is not a foregone conclusion!" ”

Zhong Chi watched Qu Tuluo leave, and while snorting, he walked into the courtyard to look at the things sent by Qu Tuluo.

"It's all good stuff! San Lang is really famous, how could he be targeted by such a mountain king? Look at how hard people are about you, I'm too scared to speak! ”

She pulled out a pearl the size of a baby's fist, tossed it, and exclaimed, "This is a pearl of the South Sea!" How could she, a mountain bandit from Shuzhou, have South China Sea pearls? ”

As soon as I finished asking, I replied to myself: "Oh! That's right! People are mountain bandits! ”

Then he sighed: "It's good to be a mountain bandit!" Look at this rich woman, I'm really poor compared to her, no wonder Saburo doesn't look down on me......"

Xiao Huaibi: ......

Looking at the delicate and jumping figure in the courtyard, he smiled slightly and asked softly, "What's wrong?" ”

The servant's face had never been better, and finally waited for Xiao Huaibi to ask, and couldn't wait to shout out: "San Langjun, the dowry sent by Lanling was robbed by the water bandits!" ”

Zhong Chi raised his head suddenly, and his eyes instantly became fierce.

……

"It must be that female bandit!" Geng Xing'er's weak and pale little face flushed with anger, and he clenched his fists and said, "Last time, I robbed San Lang of the dowry and didn't let San Lang get married!" ”

"But she's a bandit, not a water bandit......" Xiao Wuniang said weakly.

Geng Xing'er was angry: "You are a bandit on the road, you are a water bandit when you go into the water, and you are still a bandit in the mountains!" There is no particularly obvious distinction in the first place! ”

It makes sense, Zhong Chichi nodded as if he was moved.

"Tomorrow is the day to decide!" Although Mrs. Xiao's frowning eyebrows also contained anxiety in her heart, she still remembered what was the top priority, "You go to Cui's house in person, explain this matter, and don't forget to deliver the news to the emperor...... Has the county government reported the case? ”

Xiao Huaibi responded one by one, and said: "I'll go to Cui's house, discuss with the Cui family first, the dowry was robbed in Xinfeng County, and the family has already reported the case in Xinfeng County, I will go to Jingzhao Mansion again, but recently the city has been searching for assassins who assassinated His Majesty, Jingzhao Mansion may not be empty, why don't you ask Xue Lang to help ......"

When Xue Ying was mentioned, Geng Xing'er, who was shouting "I'll go with me too", instantly lost her voice, shrunk her neck and lowered her head, and didn't shout anything.

Mrs. Xiao glanced at her, nodded, and said, "Then you go quickly!" ”

Zhong Chichi naturally wanted to go out with Xiao Huaibi.

As soon as he got into the carriage, Zhong Chi Chi asked, "Who do you think did it?" ”

The wheels rolled, Xiao Huaibi's eyes swept past the side of her face reservedly, and landed on the shaking car curtains: "Xinfeng County is not far from Chang'an City, and it is also under the feet of the Son of Heaven - under the feet of the Son of Heaven, how can there be mountain bandits and water bandits?" ”

Zhong Chichi laughed: "It's not a water bandit, who could it be?" ”

Xiao Huaibi is indeed a transparent person.

Just as the previous mountain bandits were actually the future Jinyuan County Bo, there could be no real water bandits in Jingzhao Mansion.

It's not a water bandit, who could it be?

Xiao Huaibi didn't answer and asked: "Who does the lady think it is?" ”

Zhong Chichi smiled and said, "I think your cousin has a point!" ”

Xiao Huaibi's gaze moved to her face, and he said lightly: "The land route we took was the Jinyuan County Bo we met at the Meridian Valley in the south of Chang'an, and the waterway we took for the dowry was robbed in Xinfeng County in the east of Chang'an, not the same route. ”

Zhong Chichi smiled and said: "There seems to be something I forgot to tell you, the place where Qu Tuluo rescued your fiancée is ten miles east of Chang'an City!" ”

Xiao Huaibi's eyes moved slightly, and finally showed a little surprise, and said: "We only met by chance on the road with the county uncle of Jinyuan, where did she learn about the dowry?" ”

Zhong Chichi said with a smile: "This can be explained however you want, after all, San Lang is not difficult to recognize - what I also know is that the meeting on the narrow road of Meridian Valley is the tenth day of the first month of April, and Qu Tuluo did not arrive outside Chang'an City until April 15th!" ”

"The most important thing is—" She paused, laughing a little gloating, "That cruel sentence that Qu Tuluo left when he left just now is really too appropriate!" I can't help but wonder about her! ”

As soon as Qu Tuluo said that Xiao and Cui's marriage was not a foregone conclusion, it was rumored that the dowry was robbed, and it was really seamless.

Xiao Huaibi smiled slightly when he heard this, and didn't say anything more.

The Cui family was naturally shocked when they heard the news of the robbery of the dowry, but they also expressed their understanding, and even took the initiative to take the matter of playing the royal front.

left Cui's house and went to Jingzhao Mansion again.

For people like Zhong Chichi and Xiao Huaibi, a face is the best proof of identity, and when they arrived at the yamen of Jingzhao Mansion, they were easily recognized.

The attitude of the people in Jingzhao Mansion is courteous, but compared with the assassination of the emperor and the Tibetan spies, the robbery of the Xiao family's dowry is really a small matter, although the people of Jingzhao Mansion are full of promises that they will solve the case as soon as possible, Zhong Chi did not have much hope.

However, Xue Ying's answer sounded more useful.

Coming out of the Weiguo Mansion, the carriage drove leisurely towards Xuanyangfang.

Everything that can be done has been done, and the next thing is to wait for news.

"What if I can't find it for a while?" Zhong Chi asked thoughtfully.

Xiao Huaibi said: "Cui's daughter, don't dare to ignore it, if the dowry can't be recovered, it must be re-prepared!" ”

Zhong Chichi smiled.

Lanling Xiao's dowry for Qinghe Cui's family, how can it be so easy to re-prepare?

Xiao Huaibi glanced at her and said, "Chang'an can also make up for some routines, but the family heirlooms and valuables needed in the dowry still have to go back to Lanling, Changzhou to get them, and once you come and go, I'm afraid it will be delayed for three or four months." ”

Zhong couldn't laugh anymore: "What's missing?" I'll make it up to you! ”

Xiao Huaibi smiled slightly: "The lady has a heart." ”

Zhong Chichi breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, shook the curtain fiercely, and glanced out of the car.

The sun is skewed, and it is dusk.

Her eyes sank, and she suddenly said, "I'm going to Jiangling Palace!" ”

Xiao Huaibi was just stunned, and she glanced over: "The king of Jiangling County is my brother-in-law, in order to protect you, I haven't been back to the palace in Chang'an for so many days, it's hard to come out today, can't I go back and see?" ”

Xiao Huaibi smiled slightly: "It should be." ”

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