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"This time His Royal Highness visited Ningnan, if the two countries can be forever aligned, it will be a great thing for the benefit of the country and the people, and the people of Ningjun can also sit back and relax!" said an elderly squire loudly. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Yes, yes!" echoed everyone present.

Shangguan Xiu laughed secretly in his heart, it is good to form an alliance forever? The wind thief is not two miles, the royal family is not partial, where is the alliance between the wind country and Ningnan good? The alliance with the thief is good, it is simply ridiculous.

I thought so in my heart, but on the surface, Shangguan Xiu still looked smiling, as if he agreed with the old squire's words very much.

"This is a small gift prepared by the villain for His Highness, and I hope His Highness will accept it with a smile. The old squire who spoke handed over a brocade box.

Xiao Jue took it and opened it, and an exclamation immediately sounded around him. Originally, the brocade box contained a night pearl the size of a pigeon's egg, but now it is dark, and under the reflection of the candlelight, the night pearl is shining brightly, eye-catching.

Those present are all people who have seen the world, and just by looking at it, they have already judged that this night pearl is priceless.

Shangguan Xiu looked at the box in Xiao Jue's hand, he smiled at the old squire, and said: "The old gentleman's gift is too valuable, it is the so-called uselessness, I really deserve it, please take it back to the old gentleman!"

"What did Your Highness say, Your Highness fought for me in the south and north of the Gale Country, and laid down such a large piece of Beijun, and now he is visiting Ningnan regardless of his personal safety. ”

Shangguan Xiu smiled and said, "In this way, Xiu is disrespectful." As he spoke, he nodded to Xiao Jue, who understood, covered the brocade box, and set it aside.

With the old squire making a good start, the attendees gathered one after another, offering and toasting.

In just a while, Xiao Jue received hundreds of large and small gift boxes, and each gift was a valuable treasure.

It was too inconvenient for so many gifts to be piled up around Shangguan Xiu, so Xiao Jue asked Wu Yufei to take ten gendarmes to transport the gifts back to the hotel first.

The two disasters of war and flood have left Ningjun traumatized, devastated and the people living in hardship, although it is not to the point where the people are struggling to make a living, but it is also difficult, but the gifts given by these people present are more valuable than one another, I don't know, I think how rich Ningjun's life is.

The atmosphere in the restaurant is getting more and more lively, and the drinks are getting more and more. At this time, a domestic servant hurriedly walked to Guan Zheng's side and whispered, "Master, there is not enough wine in Juxian Pavilion!"

"What?" Guan Zheng frowned when he heard this, and subconsciously looked at Shangguan Xiu beside him. Lan You, who was sitting on the other side, showed displeasure on his face, and said in a deep voice: "How can this be reasonable, I just drank such a little wine, why is there no wine, I don't think this Juxian Pavilion will open again in the future!"

As he spoke, he got up and made a gesture to find the shopkeeper of Juxian Pavilion. Guan Zheng waved his hand at him and said with a smile: "Lord Lan is angry, this is also to blame for my lack of consideration! The wine for last night's banquet was bought by me from Juxian Pavilion, and it is really difficult for Juxian Pavilion to gather so much wine tonight." ”

"Master Guan, now that there is no wine, what do you say?"

"This is easy to do, there was too much wine bought by the county guard yesterday, and there is still a lot left, I can just have people transport all the wine from the county guard's mansion. ”

Hearing this, Lan You's gloomy face finally eased, and he sat back in his chair after standing up, urging impatiently: "In that case, Master Guan should hurry up!"

Guan Zheng embarrassedly owed to Shangguan Xiu, and said to the family next to him: "Hurry up and bring a few people to transport all the wine stored in the mansion to Juxian Pavilion." ”

"Yes, sir!" said the servant, and ran down the stairs quickly.

Guan Zheng smiled at Shangguan Xiu and said, "Your Highness, please rest assured, there will never be no wine in the restaurant!"

Shangguan Xiu smiled, but didn't say much.

In a restaurant opposite Juxian Pavilion, Xiao Zhanting was sitting in the middle of the second floor, and to his left and right, there were two henchmen. A gray-clothed young man quickly ran up to the second floor, came to Xiao Zhan Pavilion, bowed down, and whispered, "Hall Master!"

"What's the matter?"

"There is not enough wine in Juxian Pavilion, and Guan Zheng has asked people to mix wine from the county guard's mansion. ”

"Not enough wine?" Xiao Zhanting raised his eyebrows, the largest and most luxurious restaurant in Fengyang City, there was no wine, and he was not afraid of laughing out of his big teeth when he said it? He snorted coldly and asked, "What the hell is going on?"

"Last night, the wine for the banquet of the county guard was bought from Juxian Pavilion, and I bought a lot, and tonight I prepared such a grand banquet in Juxian Pavilion, and it is normal that the wine in Juxian Pavilion is not enough. ”

Xiao Zhanting rubbed his chin and fell into deep thought. The inside line of the county guard mansion mentioned gunpowder, but all day long, the county guard mansion did not move, and did not find that gunpowder was transported, could it be that Guan Zheng's bartending was fake, and smuggling gunpowder to Juxian Pavilion was real? Thinking of this, his heart moved, and he explained in a low voice: "Find a way to investigate and see if the county guard mansion transported to Juxian Pavilion is wine or something else." ”

"Yes!

There was really a lot of wine stored in the county guard's mansion, and the servants returned to the county guard's mansion according to Guan Zheng's order, and brought out eight wagons of wine, each of which also contained more than 20 wine jars. With so much wine, it would be enough for two large banquets.

The servants drove the carriage, and after leaving the county guard's mansion, they went straight to the Juxian Pavilion. When the convoy of carriages was walking down the street, a young man slowly walked out of a small alley on the side of the street. The young man was on the side of the street, followed the convoy for a few steps, his right hand was wiped around his waist, and a small pebble was clamped out of the belt, he buckled the pebble, looked at the carriage next to him, and his fingers flicked outward, snapped, and the pebble flew out, impartially, and hit the belly of a horse.

The horse was in pain, roared, and galloped forward uncontrollably.

The driver of the car was startled, and hurriedly grabbed the reins, and flicked his whip while shouting.

The horse was frightened, completely uncontrollable, and galloped forward for more than 100 meters before being stabilized by the coachman. However, during this meeting, several jars of wine fell to the ground in the car, and the strong aroma of wine immediately spread.

The young man who had thrown out the pebbles seemed to be fine, swaggering past the convoy, and as he passed by the broken jars, he glanced at them quickly.

In total, eight jars of wine fell from the cart, and five of them were broken. Of the five broken jars, three of them flowed with wine, and the other two had nothing flowing out, and through the broken ceramic pieces, you could see that there were yellow paper packets inside.

The young man only had time to take a look, and several housekeepers on the street ran over, quickly picked up the broken wine jar, and gathered it into the bamboo basket.

A steward rushed to the carriage where the accident had occurred, and shouted at the coachman, "What's the matter? How did you get the car?"

"Small...... The little one didn't know what was going on, and the horse was frightened for some reason!"

"Don't be damn verbose, hurry up and catch the car, and I'll settle accounts with you when I get to Juxian Pavilion!"

The driver who drove the car thought he was unlucky, shook his head and sighed.

The steward glanced down the street. It was already night, and there were few pedestrians on the street, and soon he saw the young man walking on the side of the street. He narrowed his eyes and stared intently at the other.

The young man didn't look at him, but he could feel his gaze.

He kept his usual speed, walked forward unhurriedly, and when he passed a small alley, he turned around and got into the alley.

Seeing this, a cold light flashed in the steward's eyes and he raised his hand. Two big men dressed as housekeepers walked quickly to him, and the steward pointed to the small alley where the young man had entered, and said, "Catch up and kill him!"

The two big men glanced at the mouth of the alley, nodded their heads, and chased after them quickly.

The steward did not stop, beckoned the convoy, and continued to march towards Juxian Pavilion.

Let's say that the two big men entered the alley, raised their eyes and looked forward, the alley was dark and rumbling, and they couldn't see anything clearly. The two of them glanced at each other, each drew a dagger, hid it in his sleeve, and then walked into the depths of the alley.

The two walked more than 20 meters away, and a group of people came over, all of whom looked like drunks who had just drunk, and when they walked, they all staggered.

The two big men stood sideways against the wall, trying to let the drunks pass, but just as the two sides passed by, several drunks suddenly flashed their daggers, aimed at the two unprepared big men, and stabbed them viciously.

The two big men opened their mouths wide and were about to scream, but their mouths were immediately covered by each other, and the other party's daggers went in and out of their bodies, and each knife pulled out a bloody arrow.

In the blink of an eye, the two big men were both stabbed dozens of times, leaning against the wall and slowly sliding to the ground. Both of them were about to be stabbed in the stomachs, and scarlet blood and white intestines flowed out together.

After confirming that the two were dead, the drunkards handed the blood-dripping daggers to one person, wiped the blood from their hands, and then went their separate ways and returned to their own homes as if nothing happened.

Let's say that the young man who made a secret move and frightened the horse turned around in the small alley, and when he walked out of the alley, he was already near the Juxian Pavilion.

He entered the restaurant opposite Juxian Pavilion, saw Xiao Zhanting, and said in a low voice: "Hall Master, it has been confirmed, there are really other things hidden in the wine transported by the county guard, what is it, and the subordinates have not been able to find out for the time being." ”

That's right! Guan Zheng really used bartending as a cover to transport the explosives into the Juxian Pavilion openly. Thinking of this, he waved his hand to the young man and said, "Well done, it's none of your business here." ”

"Subordinates retire!" the young man bowed and walked out of the restaurant.

After he left, Xiao Zhanting said to the two henchmen beside him: "I have to find a way to inform the adults of this news." ”

If he hadn't been able to determine Guan Zheng and Lan You's plot before, now he was basically sure that Guan Zheng and Lan You were going to make a move in Juxian Pavilion, planning to use explosives to blow up the entire Juxian Pavilion.

[This text is provided by] Meng Luoluo