Mrs. Qi didn't want to go to the Li family's birthday banquet, but she had a good relationship with the Li family, and they were sincerely invited, so she decided to go after thinking about it again.

Since you are going to a birthday banquet, you can't go empty-handed, so you have to prepare a birthday gift.

The next day, Mrs. Qi took Qi Tanying out to buy a birthday gift for Mrs. Li. After coming out of Jiang's house, Mrs. Qi asked the coachman to drive the carriage to Pingbu Street in Yongning Fang.

Pingbu Street, also known as Jade Street, is a whole street full of shops selling antique jade. After Mrs. Qi and Qi Tanying got out of the carriage, they walked straight into a shop called Qi Yi Zhai.

Located in the center of Pingbu Street, Qiyizhai is an independent three-storey building. The first floor sells ordinary jade and wood carvings, while the second floor sells precious antiques, calligraphy and paintings, as well as imported goods from overseas.

The third floor is to sell some rare treasures that have no price in the market.

Kiyisai's fame in Kyoto is second only to Lingyun Pavilion.

The two first walked around the first floor, but they didn't choose the one they liked, so the shopkeeper Luo of Qiyizhai invited them to the second floor.

The things on the second floor are really in better condition than the things on the first floor, but the price is also higher.

After turning around, Mrs. Qi took a fancy to a pine crane longevity wood carving ornament. The overall shape of the wood carving ornament is elegant, and the two cranes stand on the ancient pine of the mountain stone, looking into the distance, which is both elegant and smart.

The shopkeeper Luo saw her for ten minutes, and introduced with a smile: "Mrs. has a good eye, this pine crane longevity wood carving ornament is carved from the best red sandalwood, the meaning is excellent, and it is best to buy it for the elders." ”

Mrs. Qi bowed slightly: "It looks good, how do you sell it?" ”

Shopkeeper Luo hurriedly quoted: "No more, no less, just one thousand taels." ”

So expensive?

Mrs. Qi couldn't help but retreat. Although the Qi family has a lot of wealth, it is still a little distressing for her to spend a thousand taels of silver without blinking.

Seeing her mother's embarrassed face, Qi Tanying asked the shopkeeper Luo out loud: "Is there no room for counteroffer?" ”

Shopkeeper Luo shook his head with a smile, "This is our owner's own price, and we can't sell it for less than one or two." ”

Mrs. Qi and Qi Tanying glanced at each other, and Mrs. Qi said, "Then let's take a look at the others." ”

Shopkeeper Luo's smile remained unchanged, and he took them to see the others. Xu was worried about the pine crane longevity wood carving, and the next few things he looked at did not meet Mrs. Qi's wishes.

Seeing this, the shopkeeper Luo said: "There is a rule in our store, if my wife is willing to pay a deposit of five taels of silver, our store can keep this item for three days and not sell it, you can think about it carefully and then decide whether to buy it or not." ”

How can it still be like this?

Mrs. Qi was naturally willing. She agreed with Shopkeeper Luo that if she wanted to buy it, she would come to the door on the third day, and if she didn't buy it, she would send someone to inform her in advance.

After leaving Qiyizhai, seeing that it was still early, Mrs. Qi proposed to go to other shops for a look.

At this moment, a carriage suddenly appeared in the middle of the street, driven by a large man with a beard.

The horses, visibly frightened, galloped down the street with their wagons, knocking down a row of roadside stalls along the way, causing the pedestrians to flee in all directions.

When the carriage rushed to the gate of Qiyizhai, it collided with Qi Tanying's carriage because it was too late to dodge, and there was a loud noise.

The beard moved extremely fast, and at the moment when the two carriages collided, a harrier rolled over and landed smoothly on the ground.

This sudden change shocked Qi Tanying and Mrs. Qi.

The bearded man stood up, his eyes fierce and strode towards them. Qi Tanying quickly came back to her senses, pulled her mother and ran, and her beard also sped up.

Just as he was about to catch up with them, Mrs. Qi lost her strength, stumbled under her feet, and accidentally fell to the ground. The beard stretched out his hand towards her and grabbed it, and Qi Tanying pushed her mother away when she saw this.

The bearded hand fell into the air, and turned around to grab Qi Tanying, just as his hand was about to touch her, he heard a loud sound, and a feather arrow shot straight into his wrist.

Before he could scream in pain, he was restrained from behind the next moment.

Qi Tanying looked at the comer in shock. It turned out that Wu Han and Yan Li appeared with people, it was Yan Li who shot his beard, and it was Wu Han who caught him.

Qi Tanying's heart was pounding extremely fast, and the fear on her face had not yet dissipated.

I heard the two of them ask her in unison, "Miss Qi, are you okay?" ”

"Miss Qi, are you okay?"

Qi Tanying shook her head, and was about to say that she was fine, when Mrs. Qi stumbled over.

"Tan, are you hurt... Fast... Let my mother take a look. ”

Seeing her mother's worried and anxious appearance, Qi Tanying hurriedly said, "Mother, I'm fine." She looked at Yan Li and Wu Han, "Thanks to Wu Shizi and Lord Yan for coming in time." ”

Mrs. Qi breathed a sigh of relief and turned her head to thank Yan Li and Wu Han.

Wu Han said: "Dali Temple arrested the escaped fugitives, I didn't expect you and Miss Qi to be frightened, I'm really sorry." ”

Hearing this, Mrs. Qi's expression changed.

It turned out that it was the unfavorable work of Dali Temple that made her and her daughter implicated, thank you for what, don't blame them for being big with her.

She helped her daughter up, "Tan, let's go home quickly." When you go out in the future, you should look at the yellow calendar, so as not to encounter such an unwarranted disaster today. ”

These words were obviously said to Wu Han.

At this time, Yan Li, who had been silent, stood up, "Mrs. Qi, Miss Qi, your carriage was damaged by that thief, I will go to the car dealership and hire one to send you back." ”

Mrs. Qi looked at her carriage, which was half-mounted on the frame, and could fall down at any time, where could anyone still sit.

She looked at Yan Li angrily, "What are you doing standing stupidly, don't go quickly!" ”

Yan Li hurriedly went, and after a while, he came back with a blue-curtained carriage.

Mrs. Qi and Qi Tanying hurriedly got into the carriage.

Yan Li was about to send them back to Jiang's house, but was stopped by Wu Han, "You go back to Dali Temple to interrogate Xue Qingshan now, early tomorrow morning, I want to know who the inner ghost is who helped him escape from prison." ”

Yan Li turned his head and glanced at the carriage, "But I still have to escort Qi..."

Wu Han interrupted him impatiently, "I'll come." ”

Yan Li's hand holding the reins tightened, and after a few breaths, he still jumped out of the carriage.

In the carriage, Mrs. Qi didn't know that the person driving the car had become Wu Han, and she was still complaining to Qi Tanying: "How can I meet the son of Na Laoshi as soon as I go out, it's really disturbing." ”

Qi Tanying persuaded her to say something back.

Mrs. Qi said disapprerovitously: "What is there to be afraid of, I didn't break the law, I said a few words to him behind my back, is it possible to arrest me in Dali Temple?" ”

Qi Tanying was speechless for a while.

Mrs. Qi said again: "He's not as sensible as a subordinate." Tsk, too, he is the princess's nephew, and both aunts and nephews are equally annoying. ”

Qi Tanying: ...

Mrs. Qi talked for a long time, and when she saw that her daughter didn't answer, she felt bored and shut up.

When she got out of the carriage, she found that it was Wu Han who was driving, that is to say, the words she complained about in the carriage were most likely listened to by him.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Qi couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, and felt more and more that she shouldn't go out today.

Fortunately, Wu Han didn't say anything.

The next day, Mrs. Qi was talking to Mrs. Jiang about yesterday's distress, and the maid reported that the shopkeeper of Qiyizhai Luo had come to deliver something.

Mrs. Qi wondered, she agreed with the shopkeeper Luo of Qi Yizhai that whether she bought it or not, it would be clear in three days. Why did he send it to the door today, did he want to buy and sell?

Who knew that after seeing her, the shopkeeper of Qiyizhai was even more eager than yesterday.

"Madam, our owner said: To offer jade, you must meet the jade owner, and to sell gold, you must meet the gold buyer. This wood carving can be appreciated by you, which means that you are a person who knows the goods. Our owner would like to give this thing to you. ”

After speaking, he ordered someone to present the pine crane longevity wood carving.