Chu Qingchen lowered his head, with a few strokes, finished drawing the painting in his hand, and stamped it in one go, the audience immediately burst into thunderous applause, he smiled and nodded humbly, and wanted to step down, but was immediately surrounded by the crowd in the audience. The studious student, the daughter of the boudoir with ulterior motives, abandoned her usual reserve, and rushed to the past, asking Chu Qingchen various questions that had been brewed in advance, hoping to be different and win his attention.

Chu Qingchen frowned slightly, but he couldn't bear to brush off the kindness of those people, seeing Lin Nuoya and Chu Xin'er coming down the stairs and looking towards him, he could only smile bitterly, retreat three feet away, and said helplessly: "There is still a little mundane matter in the future, I hope you will wait for a while, discuss it yourself, and when I finish dealing with it, I will naturally come over and ask everyone for advice and learning." ”

Reasonable people no longer flocked to him, but more fanatically worshipped his woman, almost losing their minds, surrounding him, refusing to let him go. made Chu Qingchen be held by the stars, and he couldn't move forward half a step.

Suddenly, there was a crisp sound of "pop", and Nuoya followed the prestige in shock, it turned out to be the very noisy girl I had seen in the prince's mansion that day, it seemed to be called "Miaoyun", today's cloud bun was high, carefully tracing her eyebrows and eyes, biting her lower lip pitifully, looking at the direction of Chu Qingchen with autumn water, a broken teapot under her feet, and the heat was curling.

"Are these women all crazy in order to get the attention of the second brother?" Chu Xin'er pouted disdainfully: "Such low-level means have been used." ”

Noah only then understood the intention of this wonderful cloud, and secretly regretted the innocent white jade porcelain teapot in his house.

Baili Jiu came out from one side with his shoulders hugged, a little gloating. approached Noya and whispered in her ear: "Look at my charm, master, isn't it?" ”

Noya glanced him up and down and sneered: "It's a little tactful, I can't see it." ”

Bailijiu raised his chin proudly and looked at the women who were surrounding Chu Qingchen: "Ye is just a word, they are so obedient, do you dare to say that Ye's charm is not as good as his?" ”

Chu Xin'er, who was on the side, heard this sentence, and instantly came to her senses: "I just said that those women today are so faceless and skinless, it turns out that you did your tricks!" What did you say to those women? ”

"I didn't say anything, I just pretended to leak my mouth, saying that your second brother held a poetry meeting today and Xiang Zhuang danced the sword, which was intended for Pei Gong, but in fact, it was Hongluan Xingdong, and he wanted to find a princess who was in love."

"You! You know you're in a bad stomach! Chu Xin'er snorted angrily, her eyes rolled, and her face showed joy again: "Although you have bad intentions, it doesn't seem to be a bad thing." Where's your blue-eyed cat demon? Why are you reluctant to push into someone else's arms? ”

Baili Jiuyi was stunned: "What cat demon?" ”

Noya covered her lips and smiled: "What about Jinniang?" ”

Baili Jiufang suddenly realized: "She just said that it is not interesting to stay here, it is too boring, and she has to go back to the Drunken Dream Building first." ”

"What? Going? Then I didn't waste my efforts! Chu Xin'er stomped her feet: "Where is she?" ”

Baili Jiuyi pointed to the door: "Just left, it's still too late to chase now." ”

Chu Xin'er lifted the hem of her skirt and rushed out. Baili Jiufang asked Nuoya suspiciously: "It seems that the invitation card in Jinniang's hand was sent by Chu Xin'er, what is she looking for Jinniang?" Could it be that you want to play tricks on her again? ”

Seeing that Baili Jiu's heart moved, there were doubts in his heart, and when he saw Chu Xin'er's absence, he asked him quietly: "Did you instruct Jinniang to deliberately approach the second prince?" ”

Baili Jiu was stunned: "What do you mean?" Jin Niang and the second prince? ”

Seeing that Baili Jiu didn't seem to know at all, Nuoya had some doubts in her heart, but she didn't dare to break it, so she didn't answer and asked: "That Jin Niang is really reliable?" ”

Baili Jiu was a little stunned, and only nodded after a while, and said slyly: "Could it be that you suspect that Jin Niang and Chu Qingchen have such a leg?" I said a long time ago that he Chu Qingchen is a sanctimonious and well-dressed beast, and he doesn't even let go of people like Jin Niang. ”

Baili Jiu's words seemed to confirm Chu Xin'er's guess, and Nuoya was very contemptuous of his use of the opportunity to criticize Chu Qingchen, and said while denying it: "I just asked casually, and you just messily suspicious." But it seems that all along, you Baili Jiu is the guest of Jinniang, and you are embarrassed to scold people like this! ”

The two of them were arguing, and Chu Xin'er hurriedly ran in from outside the door, anxiously saying to Nuoya and Baili Jiu: "Something happened to the General's Mansion!" ”

Baili Jiu felt in his heart: "What's wrong?" ”

Chu Xin'er pointed behind her: "Ask her!" ”

A little girl came out from behind Chu Xin'er, although it was the cold winter of the first month, she was sweating all over, her clothes were disheveled, she was full of embarrassment, and said with a crying voice: "Ninth master, it's not good, my county lord has been robbed!" ”

That person was the girl next to Anping, holding her heart and breathless, obviously trotting all the way.

"Your county lord is so born to stay in the mansion, how can he be robbed? What's going on? Speak little by little, don't rush. Baili Jiu frowned.

"I ...... Our county lord said today that he was going to the temple to burn incense, so he took me to pray for the old lady early in the morning. Whoever thought of leaving the city and halfway to Beishan encountered a group of masked robbers, knocked me and the coachman unconscious, and kidnapped the county lord. The coachman had already returned home to report the news, and I remembered that you and Mrs. Lin had come to the natural residence today to participate in the poetry meeting, so I didn't dare to delay, so I came straight over. Ninth Master, hurry up and save my county lord. ”

"You are so clueless, how can I save it? Did the robbers leave anything behind? Which section of the hill is it on? What are the characteristics? Baili Jiuyi asked in a series of questions.

The more anxious the finch became, the more she couldn't tell one, two, three, and she was so anxious that she stomped her feet: "I was born in a sparse place, and I don't know where it is?" The coachman should know. Also, the robbers left a letter for you to personally open, in the hands of the coachman. ”

Seeing that he couldn't ask any clues, Baili Jiu dragged Noah: "Go, hurry back home!" ”

Nuoya knew that human life was at stake, and there was no way to delay, so she smiled apologetically at Chu Xin'er: "Apologize to the second prince for me." ”

couldn't care about anything else, so he hurriedly returned to the general's mansion with Bailijiu.

The old general went to the old department's house to drink and did not return, and Anping's kidnapping was suppressed by the old lady, and she didn't dare to make a public announcement, lest it spread out, ruining Anping's reputation, and didn't dare to inform Zhenyuan Houfu, and only wait for Baili Jiu to return to the house before making plans.

The two went straight to Haitang Bay, and the coachman was kneeling on the ground, blaming himself for poor protection with a handful of snot and tears, full of chagrin.

Baili Jiu stepped forward and pulled him up, and asked anxiously, "Where is the letter left by the bandits?" ”

The coachman reached out and pointed to the desk in the house. Baili Jiuyi copied it up, unfolded it and looked at it, there were only a few words, twisted and crooked, and I didn't know if it was a deliberate change in handwriting, or if it was indeed ugly.

"A thousand taels of gold?"

Bailijiu frowned slightly, put the letter on the tip of his nose and sniffed lightly, turned around and asked the coachman: "Was this letter prepared in advance, or was it written temporarily on the spot?" ”

The coachman wiped tears from his face: "The girl and I passed out, and when we woke up, the letter was in the carriage." ”

"What did the bandits say when they kidnapped the county lord of Anping? Are there any flaws? ”

The coachman thought for a while: "Seven or eight people, all of them are masked in black scarves, and they can't see clearly, when they blocked our way, I reported to my home, they didn't care, they didn't have any fear, they went straight forward without saying a word and knocked me and the girl unconscious, and directly robbed the county lord of Anping. ”

"On which stretch?"

"North Mountain fork."

"Didn't Anping say that he was going to the east of the city to offer incense?" Bailijiu turned to the old lady for confirmation.

The old lady shook her head and said she didn't know.

"Que'er said that when the county lord of Anping was about to go out, he heard Ji Pozi of Yiniantang say that the incense of Fenglin Temple in the north of the city was vigorous, and it was very effective, so he temporarily changed his mind." The driver explained.

"Then you go to Fenglin Temple instead, do anyone else know?"

The coachman pondered for a moment and hesitated: "We went straight to the north of the city, and there was no delay along the road, and outsiders didn't know. ”

In other words, this kidnapping was premeditated by the kidnappers in advance, and the goal was Anping, and several people temporarily changed their route and went to the north of the city.

Bailijiu and Noah glanced at each other and handed her the envelope in his hand: "What do you think?" ”

Noya took it in his hand, rolled his eyes, and sneered: "This letter was also prepared in advance. ”

Before Bailijiu could ask, a girl from outside the door came in at a trot: "Old lady Qiyu, Ninth Master, Zhenyuanhou and Mrs. Hou are here." ”

As soon as the words fell, the curtain of the door was lifted, and the Hou Ye and his wife stepped in angrily, and arched their hands at the old lady: "Beloved daughter, please forgive us for being rude." ”

The town was so well informed, and the two of them had just entered the mansion, and they chased after them. Anping happened when he was living in the General's Mansion, and it was to pray for the old lady, so the Hou Ye should be blamed, and Baili Mansion is to blame.

The old lady hurriedly greeted the two: "The situation is urgent, why aren't we anxious?" Master Hou, please take a seat. ”

Zhen Yuanhou waved his hand coldly: "No need, the chair in your General's Mansion is too high, we can't climb it!" ”

The tone was indescribably angry, obviously holding back anger in his heart.

"Why did Master Hou say this?" Baili Jiu asked in surprise.

Zhen Yuanhou sneered: "My Hou Mansion's daughter, Ninth Master, are you just ignoring it?" You also sent a secret guard to protect the concubine, and when my lord went out, he was always a star and a moon, but you didn't even have a guard who could punch and kick?

And when she had an accident, where were you? It turned out to be eating, drinking and having fun with this woman! Today, if my precious daughter is found in peace, I will not say a word, take her back to Yunnan, and no longer be pickled by your general's mansion. If you can't find it, hum, Baili Jiu, my town is far away from you! ”