Since ancient times, the city with the port behind it has generally had a prosperous economy, and the county town of Butter County is not large, but the streets are wide and straight, and the pedestrians are weaving, and it is very lively.

Xu Qi'an stood on the dock, looking around, porters and coolies came and went, sweating.

With a sweep of his gaze, he locked on a foreman who was sitting in a pergola drinking tea with a ledger in his hand, walked over, pressed the knife with one hand, and looked down at the foreman.

The foreman looked at Xu Qi'an fixedly, as well as the silver gong and gong logos embroidered on the chests of the watchmen behind him, even if he didn't know the bad clothes of the watchmen, but the prestige of the watchmen was like thunder in the market.

The foreman was puzzled, got up, nodded his head, and said, "What are your orders?"

As he spoke, he took out a handful of broken silver from his pocket and offered it with both hands.

Xu Qi'an didn't look at it, and said bluntly: "Are you the foreman?"

The foreman continued to nod, "Yes." ”

Xu Qi'an nodded slowly, looked at the busy porters, and asked, "Are there any refugees from the north recently?" ”

"Refugees?"

The foreman thought for a while and shook his head: "No, but the villain also heard that there is a war going on in the north, and the barbarians are burning and looting everywhere, fortunately there is the king of Zhenbei guarding it, otherwise Chuzhou may have been lost long ago." ”

"You revere the King of Zhenbei very much?" Xu Qi'an did not have an emotional fluctuating tone.

"Of course, King Zhenbei is the military god of Dafeng and the number one master of Dafeng, and it is precisely because of him that the north can be stable. The foreman looked admiring.

When did the king of Zhenbei become a military god, and the god of the Dafeng army was obviously the Duke of Wei........ Xu Qi'an left with the silver gongs and gongs.

In the pergola, the foreman looked at their departing backs and wondered, "Don't you want any silver?" ”

After going around the city for an hour, Xu Qi'an sat in a restaurant, sat in a goulan, and even took the initiative to talk to beggars. The accompanying watchmen noticed that Xu Qi'an had another purpose for this trip.

The so-called hook bar listening to music is just a disguise.

"Lord Xu, what are you looking for?" asked a silver gong.

"Inquire about the refugees. ”

Xu Qi'an stood on the side of the street, pressed the knife with one hand, frowned, and said, "There is something very strange, I don't know if you have found it." ”

An experienced silver gong, after a moment's thought, replied:

"There are no refugees? This is not surprising, we have only just arrived in Jiangzhou, and we are still at least ten days away from Chuzhou. This is still a water route, and if you take the land route, let alone half a month. Refugees may not be able to flee from Chuzhou. ”

Xu Qi'an shook his head, glanced at him, and snorted, "Have you forgotten what case we came to investigate?"

The four silver gongs were startled, and immediately understood what Xu Qi'an meant.

Similar acts of bloodbathing 3,000 miles usually occur on large battlefields that are protracted and involve a considerable number of troops.

And if a war of this magnitude occurs, it will inevitably cause people to be affected all over the country, even if Jiangzhou is far away from Chuzhou, there may not be no lucky ones among the refugees who have successfully escaped.

But no........

This case is more complicated than I expected......... Xu Qi'an's heart sank, and his emotions inevitably fell into heaviness. But he glanced at his colleagues around him, and seeing their worried looks, he immediately said "heh", and said slowly in an incomparably arrogant tone:

"It's kind of interesting, this is the case I want to do, it's too simple and boring. ”

Mr. Xu has a wealth of experience, although he has been in the company for a short time, he can experience the winds and waves that others cannot experience in a lifetime........ The people who beat the watch recalled the big cases that Xu Yinluo had experienced, and they suddenly felt less panicked and calmed down a lot.

Before lunch, Xu Qi'an returned to the official ship with a food box and a few pieces of uncarved butter jade.

He first put the butter jade in the room, then carried the food box, went up to the third floor, came to a room in the corner, and knocked on the door.

"Who?"

The voice of the old aunt who was slightly irritable but weak came from the room.

"It's me. ”

Xu Qi'an said with a smile.

Hearing his voice, there was no movement inside, and the door was not opened, as if it was going to be cold.

"Fu Wenpei, you open the door, I know you are at home, you have the ability to hook a man, you have the ability to open the door. ”

Xu Qi'an is a slut.

"Bang ......."

The door opened, and the old aunt in the cyan maid dress, with her willow eyebrows upside down, said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about." ”

This disciple is too much to say in front of her room to seduce men. Although she is just an ordinary servant girl now, the handmaid is also famous.

No one heard........ Xu Qi'an said: "You are not Fu Wenpei, what are you angry about." ”

Seeing that the old aunt rolled her eyes and wanted to close the door again, Xu Qi'an hurriedly said, "I brought you lunch." ”

The old aunt sneered, "You are so kind?"

"Looking at your complexion this morning, I knew you didn't sleep well yesterday and got seasick. Lunch was definitely not eaten, so some meals were bought for you. ”

Xu Qi'an entered the house by himself and glanced at it, the house was clean and tidy, and it looked like it was cleaned every day.

Place the food box on the table, open the lid, and the dishes are laid out one by one.

The old aunt took a few glances and found that they were all dishes she had never seen, so she couldn't help asking, "What kind of dish is this?"

"Liuli lung, it's quite delicious, it's one of the signature dishes of the best restaurant in Butter County, and I also bought you other signature dishes. Xu Qi'an said.

"I don't want to eat it. ”

The old aunt said lightly.

She is unwell and has no appetite, besides, she has been pampered in the palace all these years, and she has not eaten anything delicious? The delicacies of the mountains and seas that ordinary people can hope for, for her, are just waiting for leisure.

"But you must like to eat this bowl. Xu Qi'an put a bowl of soup on the table.

When the old aunt saw it, it was black and her appearance was very poor, and she immediately frowned in disgust, and said, "Nothing to do........ What purpose do you have, say it directly. ”

Just waiting for your words........ Xu Qi'an sat at the table, coughed, and said, "Your princess is also here?"

Hearing the word "princess", her eyebrows jumped slightly, and she nodded calmly, "Hmm." ”

"Why is the princess in the team? And I, the host, don't know in advance. Xu Qi'an asked with a smile.

"Do you think I'll know? The old aunt didn't have a good breath, and seemed unwilling to talk more, urging: "It's okay to get out of here, I'm going to sleep." ”

Xu Qi'an had no choice but to say goodbye and leave.

Waiting for the nasty stinky man to leave, she closed the door again, and was about to take the food back into the food box, when she suddenly smelled a sour and spicy smell, which seemed to be an invisible hand, grabbing her stomach.

The taste is exactly what the bowl of soup that sells very badly.

It seems that the taste is okay........ She sat down at the table, scooped a spoonful with a porcelain spoon, and took a sip.

The sour and spicy taste instantly opened her taste buds and aroused her appetite, "grunt", swallowed unconsciously in her throat, and drank several sips in a row.

When she finished the soup and finally felt hungry, she looked at the food on the table again, and it seemed tempting.

..........

"Knock knock. ”

There was a knock on the door, and then Chu Xianglong's voice came: "It's me." ”

"The door is unlocked, come in by yourself. The old aunt replied in a cold and calm voice.

Chu Xianglong pushed the door and entered, and saw the princess sitting at the table, eating with relish.

Vice General Chu frowned, and said, "What is your relationship with him, just nod and shake your head." ”

He knew that these foods were sent by Xu Qi'an just now.

The princess shook her head.

Chu Xianglong's eyes sharpened a little, "It's okay, he brought you lunch?"

The princess still shook her head.

Chu Xianglong stared at her for a moment, reluctantly accepted this answer, and sighed that the princess's charm was too great, so that the man couldn't help but approach and understand.

"Please remember your identity and don't associate too closely with idle people. He admonished and exited the room.

The whole process did not make any sound.

There are not only Jin Gong Yang Yan on the ship, but also other warriors, warriors have smart ears and eyes, and the saying that the wall has ears is the most appropriate.

...........

"I don't know anything, it's a kind of information. I guessed right, Princess Zhenbei went to the north, it doesn't seem that simple.......

"Traveling secretly, even I, the organizer, didn't know about it in advance. Moreover, the number of guards carried is abnormal, too small. This can be understood as low-key, well, traveling with the mission, which is both low-key and has sufficient escort forces.

"The question is, why is that?"

Xu Qi'an returned to the room, sat at the table, frowned and thought.

"Why did the princess go to the north to be so mysterious, because the title of the world's first beauty is too ostentatious? This is obviously not, in Dafeng, who dares to fight the idea of the wife of the king of Zhenbei? Even I, who has been dissolute and loves freedom all my life, have never moved this mind.

"According to the intention of behavioral analysis, that is, the news that Emperor Yuan Jing did not want the princess to leave Beijing was widely known. But this is not scientific, just a princess, go to see her husband, what is there to hide?

"Unless this princess is not simple, and involves some secrets, in this case, there are no more than two reasons for secretly traveling with the mission: First, it involves some kind of secret scheme, so it must be kept secret. Second, it may be accompanied by danger, so that the strength of the mission is also needed?"

Thinking of this, Xu Qi'an's pupils shrank slightly, and his eyes sharpened.

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PS: The WeChat alliance main group has been sending red envelopes, and I have no intention of coding words, blaming them and affecting my code words, so this chapter is a little shorter.

PS: Thank you for the reward of the alliance leader "Niu Co Lu, Jianbo", Jianbo is an old acquaintance, and he was my person when he was "Sister".