The seventeenth year of Tianxi, the vernal equinox.

The border of the Duan Dynasty, that is, the Central Plains, is divided into fourteen states, each state is divided into nine cities, and each city has a Vermilion Bird Tower, which is used for the emperor to choose a concubine.

Some high-ranking officials and businessmen were screened in their childhood, and then raised in the building, only to enter Beijing at the age of fifteen and after their death, and were seen by the emperor and the queen mother.

Those who do not stay will be repatriated to their homes.

Those who are retained will be sent back to the Suzaku Tower, given a reward and title, and officially enter the palace on their eighteenth birthday.

Cheng Qi, the daughter of the Changfang of the Qi State Mansion in Xiping Liangcheng, was selected half a month ago.

If this is in someone else's house, it can be described as a groundbreaking event, but in the Cheng family, it is a drop of water into the sea, and it has not set off a single wave.

Cheng Qi's selection was expected, whether it was piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, poetry, hops and tea, or embroidery women, they were all proficient in everything, and they were all proficient.

Half a month ago, I went to Beijing to run for the election, and I only came back yesterday evening.

In the main hall of the Guogong Mansion, the current head of the family, that is, the three-room master Cheng Yunduo, arranged a very grand banquet, only to congratulate the eldest niece who had glorified the lintel, but according to the rules of the family, three tables were divided into the front and back - elders, juniors, and aunts.

There was also a table in front of the main seat, but it was empty.

Cheng Yunduo sat on the seat of the first table, looked at the vacant seat, and asked the housekeeper Lu Lin: "What about the mother?" ”

The man didn't smile: "Back to the third master, the old lady is not loose in the spring, and she is resting in the east courtyard, and when she finishes lunch, the old slave will lead Miss Qi over to say goodbye." ”

"Since my mother is not feeling well, let's have a banquet."

Cheng Yun on the side grabbed his wife, Ji said.

Cheng Yunduo nodded, looked around, and waved his hand to open the table.

Steward Lu walked out of the hall and invited everyone in, and there were no less than a dozen family members, but because of the strict rules, they all sat down in an orderly manner according to their identities, and they all didn't say a word.

However, seeing that the old lady was not there, the atmosphere quickly became lively.

Cheng Yunduo looked at the empty seat at the middle table and asked, "What about Xiaoqi?" ”

Steward Lu bowed his head and said, "Back to the third master, Miss Qi has been in a hurry for the past two days, and the old slave sent someone to ask, saying that she was a little uncomfortable and couldn't go to the table." ”

Cheng Yunduo frowned when he heard this, and just as he was about to speak, he heard Cheng Pei at the middle table muttered in a low voice: "The third sister is really hypocritical, she will set up a score after a trip to Beijing, if she doesn't come, isn't our table in vain, it's better to eat in your own room, feel more comfortable." ”

Cheng Yunshan scolded: "Pei'er! ”

Cheng Pei and the sisters glanced at each other, and turned their heads away in disobedience.

Cheng Yunshan himself has no status in the house because of his biological mother, and now he is being slapped in public by his biological daughter, and he is about to have a seizure, but he is stopped by Cheng Yunduo.

"Second brother, don't worry, Pei'er is right." He said, "This family is waiting for her, and if she doesn't come, she doesn't understand the rules, Lu Lin will call, if you don't come, you can't do it." ”

Steward Lu nodded when he heard this, strode out, and brought Cheng Qi after a while.

It was a fair-skinned woman with a slender figure and obvious emaciation, fifteen years old, but she did not have the vitality that this age should have, and she was full of poetry, books and rituals, and she could not remove the heavy shackles.

She was wearing an extremely elegant tea-white wide-sleeved full-breasted skirt, and when she entered the hall and looked up, her eyebrows were frowning on her beautiful face, and she bent her knees slightly: "Third uncle." ”

Cheng Yun shook his head coldly: "Isn't your body happy?" ”

The man knew at a glance that he was a submissive character, this big family was there, where did she dare to say anything, so she had to shake her head and sit down at the middle table.

Cheng Yun said something with his wine glass, and the people around him responded with a smile, and the atmosphere of the family was lively for a while, but Cheng Qi hid something in his heart and didn't listen to anything.

Cheng Shu, who was sitting opposite, shook her cold hand and said with concern, "Are you okay?" ”

The man replied softly, "It's all right." ”

Seeing this, Cheng Shu just comforted: "Eat quickly, and go back to rest after eating." ”

For this three-room eldest sister, Cheng Qi has always been very obedient, so he took a small bite with chopsticks, raised his eyes and looked at the crystal shrimp dumplings that were a little far away, although he wanted to eat them, he was embarrassed to reach for them.

When Cheng Shu saw it, he handed over the small dish.

Cheng Qi's eyes showed gratitude, and he stretched out his hand to take it, but was cut off by Cheng Pei on the side, who generously put it in front of his bowl and smiled at Cheng Shu: "Thank you, eldest sister." ”

Cheng Shu said dissatisfiedly: "Pei'er, give it to your third sister quickly." ”

Cheng Qi knew that Cheng Pei was domineering, and she deliberately targeted herself by doing so, but she was so temperamental that she didn't dare to provoke more, so she just shook her head in embarrassment: "Forget it." ”

Cheng Pei raised her eyebrows when she saw this, but she was not too proud, she had bullied Cheng Qi for so many years, and that person would always endure it silently like this, and now she doesn't even have much pleasure in succeeding.

Cheng Shu looked at her blamefully, but she didn't say anything.

"Why doesn't Xiaoqi eat, no appetite?"

Ji, who was not far away, asked.

As soon as she spoke, everyone looked at her.

Cheng Qi was a little cramped by these sights, staring at his empty bowl, and remembered in a daze when he went to Beijing to run for election half a month ago.

Before he could see the face of the emperor and the queen mother, he was bullied by the young ladies who came with him to participate in the election, and the results of the selection did not wait for the results to come out, and the Duan Guifei, who is now pampered and generous, came to knock on the side, and heard that she was the best among these show girls, so she targeted her everywhere.

Is this going to be the way to live?

Intrigues, who will kill the deer.

These intrigues and tricks of survival, she can't do.

In the past, she couldn't do it in the mansion, in the Vermilion Bird Tower, and she couldn't do it when she entered the palace in the future, she knew that she was cowardly by nature, and she was born in the Cheng family, and she was so aggrieved.

It's in her nature, and she can't change it.

Cheng Qi gritted his teeth, put his hand on his lap, and trembled slightly.

Seeing this, Ji asked again, "Xiaoqi? ”

Cheng Yunduo also said: "What's the matter, Xiaoqi? If you have anything to say, just say it, the third uncle depends on you, today is your good day. With that, pick up the chopsticks and pick up the pearl tofu in front of you.

Cheng Qi's grievances that had been accumulated for a long time surged into his eyes, forming a thin layer of mist, and he didn't know how much courage he mustered, and said in a thin mosquito voice: "I...... I don't want to go into the palace. ”

Although the voice was small, it couldn't stand the atmosphere was too quiet, everyone could hear it clearly, Cheng Yunduo was even more so, the hand holding the vegetables stopped in the air and slammed it on the table!

"Smack!"

Cheng Qi's shoulders shrank, and tears fell instantly.

Cheng Yunduo's prestige at home was extremely high, and the old lady was not present, so everyone didn't dare to speak when he was so angry, so he pointed at Cheng Qi and said in a deep voice: "What nonsense are you talking about." ”

Cheng Qi closed his eyes tightly and forced words out from between his teeth: "I don't want to enter the palace." ”

This time, it was Ji who reprimanded: "Xiaoqi, you are so old and so ignorant, apologize to your third uncle!" It's not fast to say that you are confused! ”

Cheng Qi didn't open his eyes and refused to let go.

Cheng Yunduo said coldly: "I tell you, you have to go, you have to go, if you don't go, you have to go, since you were selected to enter the Vermilion Bird Tower at the age of three, I spent hundreds of taels of silver for you every month, for what, isn't it just to let you enter the palace?" Our Cheng family now values business over politics, and there must be someone in the palace. ”

Cheng Yunshan also said beside him: "Xiaoqi, your third uncle speaks straight, but it is also for your good, and in a few years, Xiao Dai will go to Beijing to serve as Dali Temple, and you sisters and brothers can be companions......

Before he could finish speaking, Cheng Qi actually got up and ran out.

"Xiaoqi!"

Cheng Shu shouted worriedly.

Seeing this, Ji pointed at Cheng Pei and said sharply: "Go see your third sister!" ”

Although Cheng Pei was not convinced, she still ran out according to her words.

Cheng Yunduo's face turned pale: "Ignorant girl." ”

Cheng Yunshan dissuaded him on the side: "Don't be angry, this is the eldest brother's own daughter, today your mother is not here, you are very angry, but you don't know that this is a mistake." ”

Cheng Yunduo looked at him coldly, his face tightened.

Cheng Yunshan was stunned for a moment, and turned his head stupidly.

——

On the other side, Cheng Qi ignored the shouts behind him, ran to the back garden with his skirt in one go, and looked up in the wind, already in tears.

Good for her?

Although she is weak, she is not confused, Cheng Yunduo wants to send her to Beijing as a concubine, but he just wants to send her and her younger brother Cheng Dai away, so as to completely dominate the Cheng family.

is a good third uncle, a third uncle who never hides his ambitions.

"Xiaoqi—"

There was another shout from behind the rockery.

Cheng Qi did not hesitate, turned around and ran to the side door.

The big red lacquered door is just around the corner.

"Bang-"

The door opened on its own.

She didn't have time to react, she collided with someone head-on, and the white in front of her eyes was white, and she couldn't see anything in an instant, and in the dark, she realized that it was another person's soul.

The Mansion of Qi is a tiger's den, the Vermilion Bird Tower is a wolf's den, and the palace is a snake abyss, but she was born a soft rabbit, rather than waiting to be eaten alive, it is better to be ruthless first.

The only thing she can be ruthless in her life is herself.

So, when two souls are fighting for the life of this one body.

Cheng Qi gave up first.

…

…

July 2, 2019.

A scorching afternoon.

In the conference room on the second floor of the traffic police brigade, Captain Gao was blowing with a small fan in his left hand, and slapped his right hand on the table a few times, slapping his palms red, and he was wheezing and panting.

"Cheng Qi!"

As soon as he shouted like this, several colleagues next to him looked at the person opposite Captain Gao, that is, Cheng Qi, who gritted his teeth and wanted to put it in his mouth and chew it raw.

The man leaned back in his chair, and his feet in red Converse were folded up and down on the edge of the table, and he raised his head at the sound of the sound, and brushed away the strands of hair that had been clinging to his face due to sweat, revealing his delicate features.

This is a girl with very good facial features, she has a thin and fair goose egg face and a pair of big dark and shiny eyes, which may be the reason for the upper end of the eyes, and the mole, the whole person looks very cold, like the frost on the roof tiles in winter.

It's not easy to mess with at first glance.

Although it's not easy to mess with, Captain Gao still has to be provoked.

"Cheng Qi, you still don't take me as the captain in your eyes!"

He raised his voice, roared so much that his face was red and his neck was thick, beads of sweat fell on the table and fell eight petals, and the colleague next to him saw the situation and hurriedly handed over a wet wipe, but was cut off halfway by Cheng Qi.

Captain Gao's hand that stopped in mid-air clenched into a fist, and directly blew the Doraemon fan in front of her face: "Hurry up and sober me up!" Cheng Qi! ”

The man unfolded the wet towel and wiped the back of his neck, and said lightly: "He is drunk driving." ”

"You can't do it even if you're drunk driving!" Captain Gao was furious, "Don't say that he drinks, even if he doesn't drink and scold you, you can't beat anyone!" ”

Cheng Qi raised his eyes to look at him: "Didn't I just kick twice?" ”

Captain Gao's eyes widened, and they were bloodshot: "Kicked twice?" Did you kick it twice? Let me tell you, the man named Mada was sent to the city hospital overnight, two of his left ribs were cracked, and the blood in the peritoneum was so serious that I don't know if he could be rescued! Do you know how big the impact of violent law enforcement is? ”

Cheng Qi rubbed his nose and took out a green arrow from his pocket and ate it.

Captain Gao looked more and more angry, and reprimanded her around her: "This is the first time!" Cheng Qi, count it yourself! This is the first time! It took down the knockout of someone's front teeth last month, and this time you're making the same old mistake again! Can't you just do it without doing it? Do you have to use violence! ”

Cheng Qi said coldly: "It was the motor that did it first, and it was he who dragged the colleague on duty with me out for more than ten meters first, and I beat it lightly." ”

Captain Gao pointed to her nose: "Do you dare to do it even if you wear a uniform!" He will definitely be punished for openly assaulting the police. Pulling her back collar, "Hey, I'm wondering, didn't you say that taekwondo is self-cultivation?" Why are you so irritable and irritable, and you took the seventh rank of the black belt just to beat someone? ”

Cheng Qi let him carry the back collar like this, and his lips flared and blew a bubble.

Captain Gao let go of his hand, picked up the chrysanthemum tea next to him and took a sip, and said earnestly: "Cheng Qi, isn't the captain who wants to say you in front of so many people, half a year ago, why did you transfer the county traffic police brigade from the Criminal Investigation Corps of our Municipal Public Security Bureau, didn't you count it yourself?" ”

sighed abruptly, and glared at him with hatred: "A quasi-section-level investigator has been reduced to a traffic assistant policeman, because of what, isn't it because you have repeatedly violently forced confessions?" You said that you are only twenty-six years old, and your good future has been lost by your three fists and two feet, and you are transferred here to sharpen your temper, but you are getting better, more and more irritable, you can't say that you solve the case quickly, just treat the rules as bullshit! ”

Cheng Qi choked and took out the chewing gum and pulled it.

Seeing that she was still indifferent, Captain Gao couldn't help but tap his fingers again: "Don't think that with Director Zhou's appreciation, you can be an uncle, if this matter is not handled well, you will have to pick up 100% of your police uniform." ”

"It's a big deal, go home and sell medicine with my uncle." Cheng Qi got up, picked up the uniform handed by the colleague next to him and walked out, "My uncle is a serious Chinese medicine doctor. ”

Captain Gao frowned: "Why are you going!" ”

Cheng Qi didn't reply: "Patrol as usual, the car key is still with me." ”

The colleague persuaded him in the back: "Xiaoqi, don't go, the family surnamed Ma is still waiting downstairs to settle accounts with you, now that things are so big, don't go out and add fuel to the fire." ”

Cheng Qi just pretended not to hear, opened the door and walked out.

Captain Gao covered his chest angrily: "This loser child, oh mom~~~ I'm so angry." Then remembering something, chased down the hallway, "Have you eaten at noon?" ”

The man didn't look back, waved his hand and said, "Eat." ”

Captain Gao went back to the house at this time, turned his head and saw the stack of books found from Cheng Qi's bedroom, and reprimanded: If you have nothing to do all day long, you can watch those crossings, what's the use! ”

The people next to him all smiled, this person is the knife mouth tofu heart.

Captain Gao's face was on fire, and he picked up the fan and blew it again: "You don't need her to drag it here like 2580,000, there is a kind of one day that will cross for me, and the province will block me all day long." ”

——

Avoiding the Ma family and going to the Left Bank Street within his range, Cheng Qi rode the motorcycle that was transferred yesterday, thought about it, and put on his helmet.

Although the sun was scorching, she didn't feel tired, she turned around and around, and there were few people at noon, so she simply bought a bottle of ice water and rested on the side of the road, and the walkie-talkie suddenly rang.

"Xiaoqi!"

Cheng Qi immediately picked it up and replied, "Say!" ”

"I just received a report that there are a group of traffickers on Zhongyuan Avenue who are robbing children on the street and are driving to your side, it is a silver gold cup with a XA14438 license plate number!"

Cheng Qi didn't wait for an answer, he looked at a silver gold cup galloping around the opposite corner, and then looked at the familiar license plate number, and suddenly his eyes widened!

Just right!

"I see!"

Cheng Qi shouted into the walkie-talkie, put it directly in his pocket, stepped on the motorcycle and stepped on the accelerator and chased along the road, the speed was like an arrow off the string!

"Don't be impulsive! Watch the distance! ”

A colleague on the intercom instructed.

Cheng Qi didn't have the time to answer, he just kept stepping on the accelerator, his body was low, and he quickly went around to the front of the van in the face of the stinging wind, forcing him to stop!

In this way, the surrounding cars also slowed down to watch the excitement, and some passers-by put down their mobile phones to cast their realizations, and before the trafficker got out of the car, there was a sound when taking pictures.

The assistant police officer did not have a gun, Cheng Qi had to carry the baton that she had applied for to get off the motorcycle, she had countless practical experience, even if she was vicious and wielded a knife, she was not afraid.

"People in the car, get out of the car immediately!" She shouted.

A few minutes later, the crowd of onlookers grew, and Cheng Qi shouted again patiently, and the door of the van was opened, and a little girl of seven or eight years old was thrown down.

"! What bad luck! ”

Someone in the car cursed, closed the door and was about to slip away, who knew that there were a number of police cars surrounding the opposite crossing, the siren sounded, and Cheng Qi's colleague was among them.

At the same time, the door of the van was opened again!

Cheng Qi glared, and Ling rushed over!

But it was still a step too late.

The trafficker jumped out of the car, rudely grabbed the little girl who was still lying on the spot, put a knife under her neck, ignored the child's crying, and confronted Cheng Qi frantically: "You dare to come here!" ”

Cheng Qi immediately stopped, stretched out his hand and said, "Don't be impulsive!" Intentional homicide is much more serious than child trafficking! It's not worth it on the spur of the moment! ”

The trafficker's face was pale, it should be perennial malnutrition, plus he was terrified every day, and his mental state was not very good, so he raised his knife and waved it wildly: "You put down what you are doing!" ”

Cheng Qi did not hesitate and directly skimmed the baton away.

The colleague on the opposite side shouted, "Xiaoqi be careful! ”

Cheng Qi raised his eyes, and then cautiously confronted the traffickers, and discussed: "You are like this, you take a few steps forward, push the child over, don't hurt the child." ”

The trafficker swallowed slightly, stared at his eyes and whispered a few words to his accomplices in the car, then glanced at Cheng Qi and moved forward tentatively.

Seeing this, Cheng Qi also took a few steps forward and stretched out his hand carefully: "Give me the child, if you hurt the child, this case will not be simple." ”

The trafficker's voice was shrill and high-pitched: "Then you're ready to take it!" ”

After that, he pushed the back of the girl's neck hard!

Cheng Qi rushed over again!

Who knew that the trafficker grabbed the girl's back collar and dragged her over, and then raised his knife to meet Cheng Qi who ran over, and stabbed the knife out with a hideous face!

Cheng Qi's eyes lit up, she used to be a criminal policeman, and she saw a lot of winds and waves, Hugh said that it was such a small human trafficking, and it was the largest 711 child abduction and trafficking case in the city that year, which she cracked.

Besides, the methods of these traffickers are the same, Cheng Qi had already expected it, so he moved sideways with extreme agility!

The knife passed by!

Cheng Qi snorted coldly, grabbed the human trafficker's wrist, twisted it hard, the sharp knife fell to the ground, and with a skillful twist, the man turned around with a wail!

"What the fuck ......"

Cheng Qi turned a deaf ear, and a set of actions flowed smoothly - grabbed his hands behind his back, neatly took out the handcuffs and roasted them, and then pushed his knees, telling this person to kneel on the ground and prostrate himself!

It's just that the joy of victory lasted less than a second, and I heard the colleagues behind me shouting loudly.

"Xiao Qi be careful—"

Cheng Qi glared.

A thing on top of the waist.

Cool and hard.

"Bang-"

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