Su Ling and the four of them followed Ming Gongzi to the second floor of Zixiao Tower, and suddenly there was a new look in front of them.

Unlike the first floor, the second floor is not paved with marble, but is as bright as white jade. The table is still round, but it is not a carved round table on the first floor, but a round stone table that clings to the floor, and the dome is not boxy, but in a very small arc.

The staircase leading from the second floor to the third floor is also a circular staircase, but there is an iron door on the staircase, and the iron door is closed, but looking at its new appearance, I think someone often wipes and maintains it.

This banquet of Ming Gongzi who didn't know what reason to celebrate, was not even full, and dozens of people sat on the entire second floor, and Ming Gongzi pulled four people and walked straight to the balcony outside the door.

Six of the ten chairs on the balcony were filled, and four seemed to be empty because of the light. Ming Gongzi walked to the table, pulled the table in the shaded direction, and moved the chair over, then motioned for the four of them to sit down.

"What do you want to eat?" Ming Gongzi sat down next to the four of them and asked the four of them like a shopkeeper.

Su Ling saw that this Ming Gongzi was so polite to a few people he had never met, and he also had a good impression in his heart, and arched his hand and said, "A few of us just had lunch, so we don't need to, in fact, we are here today, and we still have something I want to ask Ming Gongzi." ”

Ming Gongzi quietly listened to Su Ling's words, and then returned to Su Ling, "Alas, don't call Ming Gongzi one by one, you are very different, if the young man does not dislike it, just call me a brother, since the four young heroes have eaten, then drink some tea." ”

Su Ling was about to stop him, wanting him not to be busy, the four of them left after asking questions, but this person was extremely polite, before Su Ling could speak, he had already shouted to the maid in the house, "Help me get a pot of good dragon wells." ”

Su Ling had no choice but to say thank you, and then began to ask Sun Ping about it, "I don't know if Brother Ming knows that Zixiao Lou came to a chef a few years ago, named Sun Ping." ”

"Sun Ping?" When the Ming Gongzi heard this name, he almost jumped up, looked around, and then lowered his voice, looked at Su Ling and said, "This is not the place to talk, why don't you follow me to my residence for a while, and we can talk about it in detail?"

Su Ling also looked around, he naturally understood the truth that the wall had ears, this Zixiao Tower wanted to block the news, and this matter naturally could not be mentioned in Zixiao Tower, but Su Ling asked Ming Gongzi just now, and he just wanted to make sure that he was really until Sun Ping's matter, and a few people in the province wasted time by running in vain. Fortunately, looking at Ming Gongzi's reaction, he should know a lot of insider information, and it seems that he really found the right person.

"Okay, just Brother Yiming. Su Ling smiled.

At this time, a pot of dragon wells had been served, and the maid said that the son would use it slowly, and slowly retreated.

"The four young heroes use it slowly," Ming Gongzi stood up and arched his hand at the four of them, "I still have guests to entertain, so I have to be absent for a while." ”

Su Ling and the three of them nodded and said yes, the surface work was done, only Li Qi looked at the distance blankly, Su Ling followed Li Qi's gaze, and then found that he was sitting on the second floor of Zixiao Tower, with a wide field of vision, and he could see the house of Tianji Pavilion.

The first time I like people, it's probably like this, Su Ling thought to herself, just like herself and Chen Zi at the beginning, I wish I was tired of being with her every day.

Thinking of this, Su Ling and the three of them didn't make fun of Li Qi, they each drank tea and chatted and enjoyed the scenery, which was also comfortable.

Ming Gongzi's banquet was held for nearly an hour before it ended, Su Ling watched the sunlight slowly climb from his feet to his trouser legs, and then from his trouser legs all the way up to his knees, Su Ling moved in slightly, but the sunlight persevered and climbed up Su Ling's knees again, and when Su Ling was about to move again, Ming Gongzi came.

He smiled and bowed to the four of them and said sorry, which made Su Ling and the others embarrassed, obviously he had a request for someone, but after a little delay, it became Ming Gongzi to apologize to the four of them. After a few humble gestures, they all went downstairs and walked towards the west.

At this time, the sun was still scorching, and the five of them hid under the eaves of every house and walked all the way for nearly ten minutes, when a chic two-story building suddenly appeared in front of them.

A small courtyard is enclosed in front of the two-story building, the courtyard is a large lawn, the lawn is often mowed at a glance, no more than half a finger long, a road is opened on the side of the lawn, the road is paved with pebbles, and the five people stepped on this cobblestone and entered the residence of Ming Gongzi.

In this bustling city, Ming Gongzi's unique way of living is really embarrassing. I don't know how much this house will cost, Su Ling couldn't help but think.

Strangely, the whole building was empty, and there was not a single housekeeper or servant. Ming Gongzi was busy for a while, and after arranging for the four of them to sit down, he made a pot of tea and brought it up, and then sat down next to the four of them.

"Sun Ping's matter, I know an important person, or a shopkeeper of my family in Xicheng. Ming Gongzi spoke without dragging his feet and went straight to the point.

Li Qi seemed to have finally come to interest, no longer stunned, and looked at Ming Gongzi with a pair of eyes, waiting to hear more news from his mouth.

"The four of us are good at listening to some strange things, a few days ago I accidentally heard that this Sun Ping has a younger sister, mysteriously disappeared, the four of us are very curious, this good person, why did he disappear? It is said that there is no clue. Su Ling said.

Ming Gongzi lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "Yes, at that time, this matter was investigated inside Zixiao Tower for a long time, but I couldn't find a result, and then it was gone, Zixiao Tower also issued a gag order on this matter, so this young man talked about it in Zixiao Tower before, and I just said it and talked about it again." ”

"By the way, I forgot to introduce myself," Su Ling got up with a smile, "My name is Su Ling, and this is Li Qi, Fang Ling, and Bai Ziyang." ”

Ming Gongzi shook hands with the three of them, which can be regarded as acquaintance.

After some greetings, Su Ling asked again, "Brother Ming said before that there was an important person, I don't know what it is?"

"That's a branch opened by my Liu Family Refining Pavilion in Xicheng, that kid's name is Shen Hua, and he became the shopkeeper of the Xicheng branch at a young age, which can be described as a young and successful person," Ming Gongzi took a sip of the small cup on the table, extremely elegant, "There are many girls who give him a hug." ”

"Oh?" Su Ling was curious.

But he didn't look down on any of them, but once when he was eating in Zixiao Tower, he fell in love with Sun Ping's sister, Sun An. Ming Gongzi said slowly.

"Wait," Su Ling frowned, and suddenly remembered the shopkeeper's words in his mind: "When Sun Ping was cooking, he arranged for his sister to watch the fire on the side. ”

Su Ling shook his head, looked at Ming Gongzi, and asked, "I heard that Sun Ping's sister Sun An has been helping Sun Ping cook in the back kitchen, and I saw it before, and the place where we eat can't enter the back kitchen at all, so how did Sun An and Shen Hua meet?"

"Yes, that girl should have stayed in the back kitchen all the time," Ming Gongzi said, "but someone in Zixiao Tower opened a bottle of Zixiao Spring Brew that day. ”

Su Ling understood that this kind of wine, which had not been opened for several years, was suddenly going to be released once, and it would definitely cause onlookers, so he said that the bottle that Li Qi opened before had caused quite a stir.

"So the girl came out to watch, and happened to be noticed by Shen Hua on the side," Su Ling added along with Ming Gongzi's words.

"Yes, this Shen Hua fell in love with that Sun An at first sight, and after asking around, he found out that the girl was the sister of Zixiao's famous chef Sun Ping, and then he often went to Zixiao's kitchen with small snacks and gifts to find her," Ming Gongzi said, "At first, that Sun Ping refused, but later heard about Shen Hua's identity, maybe he felt that it was a good thing to entrust his sister to him, and then the three of them came and went more frequently, which should have been a good thing." ”

"Hearing Brother Ming's words, it seems that there are other twists and turns in this matter?" Su Ling asked with a smile.

Shen Hua was not the only one who ate that day, and there was another person next to him who also noticed Sun An. ”

This Sun An is quite sought-after, Su Ling thought. for a better user experience.