Compared with the many new sect forces, one called the Beggar Gang and the other called Huashan are naturally well-known existences.

And it is not uncommon for disciples of various sects to compete with each other.

It is a more interesting thing for the big disciples of Huashan to beat the big disciples of the beggar gang to the ground, but it is not necessarily a well-known interesting story.

There are really too many things on the rivers and lakes, they happen quickly, and they are changing. There are many people who know, and those who forget it quickly.

For example, the first-class and well-guarded Trojan Marquis Mansion was stolen by the Tsing Yi thieves who were talked about on the rivers and lakes.

The notoriously neat Ouchi guards chased everyone to the lake, but they pounced.

Someone who went to Fengyun Xuan to buy news actually saw a young man walking out of the middle of the night in the main house of Xuan, who was rarely seen.

Mr. Li, who is also quite famous in the dart business, was destroyed by the wine hall, and his methods were as clean and arrogant as ever.

Wen Qihua, the leader of the beggar gang who failed in today's competition, was scolded by his master Mao Heng in front of hundreds of beggars, and his face turned green.

Another example is that a certain disciple of the Tang Sect who is not famous entered the Underworld Valley, but did not see him come out.

Did this happen overnight, or was it a very, very small part......

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Different from the chaos of the rivers and lakes, there is a place where rich and powerful people gather, and that is Bianliang, the capital of the Great Song Dynasty today. The family is well-off and the weight of the father's generation, which is a necessary condition for an idle son. And the person that Lord Xia Peng Xia is preparing to meet now, no matter how you look at it, fully meets these conditions, and he is the best of the gentlemen.

Xia Peng strode behind a little maid, looking at the scenery along the road of the Qi Palace.

The Qi Wangfu is definitely the most luxurious mansion among the hundred officials of the dynasty, with pavilions and pavilions, singing and dancing pavilions, all of which are extremely elegant and exquisite. The maid who led the way in front was thirteen or fourteen years old, her still childish face was delicate and white, and her big black eyes were embedded in her face, with the purity unique to a girl. Although she is still childish, she can already see the beauty of her facial features. The light yellow dress on his body is made of fine fabric, and the status of the master's family can be seen if this fabric can be used to make clothes for the maid.

But when Xia Peng entered the palace, he noticed that in such a luxurious palace, except for the main hall and a few special places, many rooms had no or only very low thresholds. The place where the prince of Qi lives and the main bedroom of the study can not see any threshold, which is not surprising.

"Young master, there are a few Ouchi guards who want to see you. The girl who led the way pushed open the half-hidden door and said to the young man in the study with a light smile.

The young man looked up: "Please let them in." ”

"My subordinates have seen the little prince. Xia Peng walked in with a few people and bowed down. It stands to reason that this young man is the only son of King Qi, and the princess should have been called the prince. But everyone basically calls him Little Wangye, and even "Little Wangye" has become his exclusive title.

The young man looked at the big inner clothes on several people, and said with a warm smile: "You guys are running errands outside? ”

Xia Peng thanked him and got up, looked at Zhao Qingyan and was slightly stunned, left and looked away, bowed his head and said: "Yes, my subordinate Xia Peng was ordered to track down the Tsing Yi thief." But there was still some surprise in my heart.

The person in front of him has not yet reached the crown, his skin is better than snow, his appearance is beautiful, he looks like a girl at first glance, but he is not a feminine person when he looks closely. The thick black eyebrows are outlined like a paintbrush, the slender eyes are black and white, and the deep black pupils are filled with a smile as soft as a spring breeze. The straight bridge of the nose is curved and seems to be carved from jade. The red lips are bright, and there is a warm and clean smile on the lips. There is only a jade hairpin inserted in the hair, and the uncombed long hair splashed with ink is generally scattered on the light green clothes, with a little lazy and casual, more natural and leisurely, elegant and clear without dressing.

He had a black chess piece between his right fingers, his wrist was slender, his fingers were slender, and his thin nails had been slightly saved for playing the piano, and they were extremely neatly trimmed. The well-maintained palm is thin and weak, leaving no dirt and scars, as delicate as a work of art, without the cold and hard smell of martial arts. The whole person is like a piece of warm jade carved out of thin and slow carving, a handful of snow that is not stained with ordinary dust, an ethereal and elegant orchid, and the clouds are light and the wind is light.

King Qi only married Princess Qi in his life, and did not take any more concubines, and his heirs were only the one born by Princess Qi in her early years. This prince of Qi, who was born with a golden soup spoon, can be said to have interpreted the word brocade clothes and jade food to the extreme. Naturally, there is no need to say much about the love of the prince and his wife for their only son, and even the prince of the dynasty and the other two princes also doted on this nephew.

What is generally talked about with his life experience should be his marriage contract with the "first beauty" recognized by the Jianghu court. Even if he had heard that the prince of Qi was gentle and elegant, and the curling jade ruler, Xia Peng could not associate a gentleman with a luxurious life with Zhao Qingyan, the little prince of Qi, in everyone's mouth.

Thinking of the figure that I saw quietly in the moonlight in the Wooden Horse Hou Mansion some time ago, like a fairy without fireworks, and then seeing the young man in front of me who lived quietly in the palace and had no quarrel with the world, I couldn't help but sigh that the male talent and female appearance were perfectly matched.

Zhao Qingyan didn't mind seeing that he was stunned, and after thinking for a moment, he dropped the chess pieces in his hand before asking, "I don't know what Lord Xia is looking for me?

Xia Peng came back to his senses: "The subordinates are incompetent, they are only one step away, and they dare not meet the privy envoy." ”

"Is there a chess move?" Zhao Qingyan muttered, and then dropped a son, "My lord doesn't have to be embarrassed, I'll just tell Uncle Thirteen on my behalf." ”

Xia Peng was stunned for a moment, knowing that he had made the other party mistaken, and hurriedly said: "It's not for this matter. That one...... I don't know where the little prince was ten days ago?"

Zhao Qingyan smiled slightly: "I'm really sorry, I'm quiet by nature, I have been reading and stroking the piano in the single courtyard for more than half a month, and the food and water are delivered by my personal maid every day." I'm afraid I can't tell where I was ten days ago. "The little prince has a stubborn illness and is often bedridden. King Qi deliberately expanded the mansion to a place and introduced natural hot springs for his son to recuperate, which even King Qi and Princess Qi would not enter. If it weren't for the fact that the little prince happened to have the heart to come out to ventilate today, Xia Peng probably wouldn't have been able to see him.

Xia Peng said embarrassedly: "The subordinates didn't doubt your meaning. ”

Zhao Qingyan smiled indifferently: "It's okay, it's just an investigation, it's nothing." Fu asked again, "Where was the theft this time?"

Xia Peng said: "If you go back to the little prince, this time it is the Trojan Marquis Mansion." ”

Zhao Qingyan looked quite surprised: "The formation of the organs in the Hou Ye's Mansion is famous, and it will be stolen?"

Xia Peng asked rhetorically: "How did the little prince know that the Tsing Yi thief had succeeded in stealing?" As soon as the words came out, he consciously brought an interrogative attitude, and he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, but he didn't know how to explain.

Zhao Qingyan was obviously stunned for a moment, but he didn't care, and said with a light smile: "It's a little special skill, when you see Lord Xia like this, you can probably guess that you have found nothing." There was no dissatisfaction in his expression and tone, at most he criticized him superficially as a subordinate etiquette, and he stopped at the point.

Xia Peng was slightly surprised: "The subordinates lost their words, please don't blame the little prince." ”

Zhao Qingyan said indifferently: "It's okay." "Twist the chess pieces and fall, your eyes are calm.

Xia Peng saw that he was holding a son with his left and right hands, obviously playing a black and white game. But the brush and inkstone on the table are all placed on the left-hand side, and I can't help asking: "The little prince is used to his left hand?"

Zhao Qingyan looked at his hand and asked with a slight amusement: "You don't know? Even if you are directly sponsored as a first-class guard of the Ouchi and have been sent out to investigate, it won't even be that you don't even know such a special habit of mine, right?"

Xia Peng was about to speak, but he saw that the little prince smiled, his eyes were slightly stern, and he swallowed back the words that came to his mouth.

Zhao Qingyan said: "Although it is a bit rude to directly conclude that Lord Xia is here, I think your intention is probably the same." As a guard of Ouchi, you don't even know the basic situation of the Privy Councillor, so it's too dereliction of duty, right? It would be a bit arbitrary to inquire about the situation without even conducting a preliminary investigation. ”

Xia Peng was speechless when he heard this, but did not answer. Not because Zhao Qingyan's words were wrong, but because his words did talk about his dereliction of duty, and he was speechless for a while.

Zhao Qingyan suddenly sighed and shook his head lightly: "That's it, it's not an important matter." Is there anything else Lord Xia needs to ask?" said to the maid standing next to him, "Pei'er, put away the chessboard." ”

Pei'er glanced at the unfinished chess and asked, "Young Master, this is not going to be played, is the chess game reserved?"

Zhao Qingyan shook his head: "No need, just to pass the time, there is nothing new, I am not talented enough, no matter how hard I try, it will be in vain." ”

Pei'er smiled lightly and said, "The young master has to talk about talent in everything, and it is too unfair for God to let the young master do everything." Two small pear vortices appeared on his cheeks, which were very cute.

Zhao Qingyan smiled lightly: "Talent is a shortcut, it's too tiring to walk long distances by yourself, and then walk slowly when you have time." He took a few sips of the tea bowl, gently put it back, and turned his gaze back to Xia Peng.

Xia Peng asked, "How much does the little prince know about the Tsing Yi thief?"

"Not much. Zhao Qingyan timidly rolled his fingers into his sleeve, "I heard some rumors in the rivers and lakes, and I also paid attention to the archives." This person is high-profile and meticulous, with distinctive and vague characteristics. He's only been around for a year, and it's not easy to find out, and it's not incomprehensible that you can't find it. ”

Xia Peng thought he was mocking himself when he heard the meaning of his words, but looking at Zhao Qingyan's expression, he knew that he was saying something sincere, so he put down his mind and asked, "What does the little prince mean by this?"

Zhao Qingyan looked down at the table and stretched out his fingers to fiddle with the brush in the pen holder: "He often goes back and forth in strict places, leaving letters back and forth, but he does not leave flaws on the paper and ink, and he never appears in front of people." Extremely significant characteristics such as Tsing Yi, not greedy for money, and like to collect treasures of calligraphy and painting are more misleading than useful. He was clearly not very interested in the matter, and only expressed his opinion in the most concise sentences based on politeness.

Xia Peng asked, "What does the little prince mean?"

Zhao Qingyan glanced at him, and did not show any emotion: "He left too much in his back hand, as long as he replaced the characteristics he deliberately embodied, no one could find him at all." It seems that there are a lot of clues now, but in fact, it can be said that nothing has been obtained. ”