Chapter 47: The Imperial Capital (3/4)

The sky is getting dark, the Baiyu Building is still boiling, the storyteller has changed several people, and the things he talks about have changed from the general trend of the rivers and lakes to some anecdotes and legends, but the listeners in the restaurant are still interested and listen with relish.

Xiao Suifeng and Yu Wenqian were not interested in these trivial matters circulating on the rivers and lakes, and when they saw that it was not early, they withdrew from the restaurant.

Xiao Suifeng had something hidden in his heart, his face was a little gloomy, and he couldn't disperse it. After walking out of Baiyulou, Xiao Suifeng looked at Yu Wenqian and wanted to speak several times, but after all, he couldn't spit out the words in his heart, and his face became even more gloomy.

Yuwen Qian's mind is exquisite, seeing this, where can she not understand Xiao Suifeng's intentions, but Yuwen Qian didn't break it, just smiled, looked at him and said, "Childe, what are you doing with this cold face, as if Qian'er I owe you money, Qian'er has accompanied you all the way here, is there anything else you can't say to me?"

Xiao Suifeng's heart was naturally worried about exploring Tiantai Mansion, how could Yu Wenqian not know, she just wanted to make a joke about Xiao Suifeng. But when the words were really spoken, it turned out to be an aura of resentment from her daughter's family, which made Yu Wenqian herself lose her mind for a while.

Xiao Suifeng was even more embarrassed when he heard this, and was silent for a while before he opened his mouth and said directly, "You also know that I am in a hurry, and it is really uncomfortable to wait like this, or let's go to Tiantai Mansion tonight to investigate?"

Hearing this, Yuwen Qian glanced at Xiao Suifeng, and said coquettishly, "Childe, is it so difficult for you to accompany Qian'er to have a good time in the imperial capital?"

Hearing Yu Wenqian say this, Xiao Suifeng was immediately choked, his face turned red, his mouth was slightly open but he didn't know how to speak, he simply closed his mouth and was silent, turned his head and stopped looking at Yu Wenqian.

Seeing Xiao Suifeng's embarrassed expression, Yu Wenqian covered her mouth and laughed, and said, "Forget it, I know you're in a hurry, so I won't tease you." Saying that, Yu Wenqian's expression became serious, "It's really a bit hasty to go to Tiantai Mansion tonight, if Gongzi can trust Qian'er, you can go to a place with me first." ”

Xiao Suifeng also knew that he was indeed anxious, he had just come to the imperial capital, and he didn't know anything about Tiantai Mansion, not even where it was, let alone the situation like defense arrangement.

After a moment of silence, Xiao Suifeng sighed lightly, his face showed a rare tenderness, and he looked at Yuwen Qian and said, "You help me all the way, give me advice, live and die together, if I still don't believe you, who else can I trust?"

Yu Wenqian obviously didn't expect Xiao Suifeng to suddenly say such a thing, her cheeks turned red, and she looked at Xiao Suifeng like this, and she lost her mind.

Xiao Suifeng also reacted, what he said was indeed ambiguous, and he couldn't look directly at Yu Wenqian's charming eyes for a while, so he had to avoid it, and looked at the crescent moon in the sky with a strained face, but for some reason, the crooked moon looked like Yu Wenqian's eyes.

"Who lived and died with your wood!" Yuwen Qian came back to her senses and said softly, but looking at Xiao Suifeng's eyes that didn't know where to look, she couldn't help but laugh again, and said, "Believe me, then go with Qian'er, my family also has some arrangements in the imperial capital, and I should be able to get some news about Tiantai Mansion." ”

Regarding Yu Wenqian's mystery and supernatural powers, Xiao Suifeng has seen enough along the way, and although he is curious, he is not surprised, so he nodded very simply and said no more.

Yu Wenqian didn't explain herself, seeing that the sky was already dark and had become a natural cover, she didn't say more, and pulled Xiao Suifeng into a small alley.

It was night, but the prosperity and liveliness of the imperial capital had just begun.

In the entire imperial capital, except for a few confidential places such as the heavenly prison, the military camp, the government office, and the forbidden place of the imperial palace, the curfew will be implemented at night, and the rest of the markets are almost unrestricted at night, and they are naturally lively. Yu Wenqian likes the hustle and bustle of this night market the most, but at the moment her mind is not on this night market, pulling Xiao Suifeng into a winding alley, and after a while, the noise in her ears gradually faded.

Xiao Suifeng was led by Yu Wenqian, and the two did not go out of the city, but they stayed away from the central area of the imperial capital and came to Pingqingfang in the north of the city.

This is the residential area of some middle- and upper-class officials in the imperial capital, there are not many merchants, and there are large mansions next to each other on both sides of the street, and the scale of these houses alone shows that ordinary people can live in them. Xiao followed the wind and took a look, and there were war halberds lined up in front of many mansions.

Although Xiao Suifeng is not a member of the court, he also knows about this tradition of the Dakang court. The halberd in front of the door is the unique glory of the military generals of the Dakang Dynasty, there are martial arts in the family, or the emperor of the family of Jiangmen, the door can be listed in front of the halberd, and the number of halberds corresponds to the level of status.

Thinking of this, Xiao Suifeng's brows couldn't help frowning slightly.

Although there is no curfew, the place where officials gather is bound to be numerous, with the identities of Xiao Suifeng and Yu Wenqian and the purpose of this trip, it is really a bit risky to come here.

However, Xiao Suifeng also knew in his heart that since Yu Wenqian did this, there must be her reasons, so she didn't say anything, but her expression added a little caution.

At this moment, it is already night, compared to the noise of the rest of the place, Pingqingfang is much quieter, although the streets are wider than the rest of the market, but there are no traders who dare to conduct a night market on this street, a spacious street, except for Xiao Suifeng and Yu Wenqian, there are almost no other passers-by, there are a lot of soldiers patrolling the street, a group of four or five people, constantly patrolling the street.

Yu Wenqian is dressed in the outfit of his daughter's family, but fortunately, Xiao Suifeng is completely dressed as a Jianghu person, dressed in a strong suit, and carrying a long sword behind him, although he wrapped it in cloth, it is still attention-grabbing.

The task of those street patrol soldiers is to ensure the safety of these dignitaries and nobles in Pingqing Fang, and at this moment, seeing Xiao Suifeng and Yu Wenqian, the two Jianghu people, they are naturally very vigilant, and one of the officers led by them has already walked towards the two with his soldiers, apparently preparing to conduct an investigation.

Seeing this, Xiao Suifeng's heart was awe-inspiring, but Yu Wenqian was extremely calm, and took Xiao Suifeng directly to the door of a mansion.

This courtyard is not big, and it looks ordinary, but there are six war halberds lined up on the left and right in front of the door, which suddenly reveals the majesty of the gate.

Xiao Suifeng was surprised in his heart, he didn't know what kind of status the twelve halberds in front of the door represented, but he could also guess that this status was definitely not low, because along the way from Pingqingfang, there were not a few halberds in front of the door, but most of them only had eight halberds or ten halberds, and the twelve halberds in front of the door were very few.

Just when Xiao Suifeng was suspicious in his heart, Yu Wenqian had already knocked on the knocker without saying a word.

This is a tin knocker made of black paint, which also represents the place of the owner's house, and after a banging sound, a weak old porter's voice can be heard behind the door panel, "Who!"

Yu Wenqian didn't answer the inquiry on the other side of the door, but just looked at Xiao Suifeng and gave him a reassuring look.

Xiao Suifeng nodded silently, noticing that the street patrol soldiers did not come closer, but just watched from a distance, obviously knowing whose mansion this was.

There was a creak, the door did not open, but the side door opened a gap, and an old servant with a dim lantern in his hand appeared, looked at Yu Wenqian and Xiao Suifeng vigilantly, and asked, "Who are the two of you, I don't know what happened to lock the door of our house late at night?"

It turned out that the owner of this house was surnamed Fang.

Xiao Suifeng secretly remembered in his heart, but he didn't speak, but looked at Yu Wenqian, wanting to listen to her answer.

Yu Wenqian smiled slightly, and said softly, "Go and tell your master, just say that his second niece has come to see him!"

The old servant's face turned cold, and he was about to retort, "Where does my lord have any niece...... but he didn't finish his words, but he saw Yu Wenqian holding a jade plate in his hand and shook it in front of him, the old servant was stunned for a moment, and then with a surprised look on his face, he secretly looked at the soldiers in the distance, and changed his words, "It seems that I heard the eldest lady say that the master does have such a niece......

As he spoke, he glanced at Yu Wenqian again and said, "I'm slacking, girl, please wait, I'll go and ask my master to come out!"

Seeing this, Xiao Suifeng looked at Yu Wenqian strangely, "Second niece?"

The owner of this Fang family must have a special relationship with Yu Wenqian, but to say that Yu Wenqian is the second niece of the master of the Fang family, Xiao Suifeng doesn't believe it. Thinking of Xiao Liuye who he had seen before, he couldn't help but guess, "I'm afraid that the master of this Fang family is also a subordinate of her family!"

Xiao Liuye is a native of the rivers and lakes, with strong martial arts and extraordinary strength.

The master of this party is the general of the imperial court, and there are twelve halberds in front of the door, which is majestic.

These two people are black and white, they are not ordinary people, but they seem to be Yu Wenqian's subordinates, which is unreasonable, how can Xiao Suifeng not see it? It's just that Yu Wenqian is unwilling to explain his identity, and Xiao Suifeng doesn't want to ask more, just like this, although he doesn't know the details, he is also very comfortable.

Yu Wenqian saw the strangeness in Xiao Suifeng's eyes, but she didn't care, she just smiled.

After a while, the old servant really led the master of the Fang family out.

The owner of the Fang family is named Fang Yuanhai, he is the general of the martial arts of the third rank of the Dakang Dynasty, he is burly, full of qi and blood, and at first glance he is a person with deep internal strength, but at this moment, this Fang Yuanhai's steps are a little hurried, and his face is even more nervous.

Yuwen Qian saw Fang Yuanhai go out, and without waiting for Fang Yuanhai to speak, she shouted first, "Uncle Fang, my niece has come to see you, don't come unharmed after a long time!"

That Fang Yuanhai looked at Yu Wenqian, he was stunned for a while, and only after half a sound seemed to come back to his senses, and said with a wry smile, "I didn't expect you to really come, Second Miss!"

Xiao Suifeng glanced at Yu Wenqian, with a suspicious look in his eyes, while Yu Wenqian frowned slightly, and asked directly, "Listening to Uncle Fang's tone, it seems that you expected me to come to the imperial capital?"

Fang Yuanhai cautiously glanced around, then invited the two into the mansion, and then explained with a wry smile, "Second Miss, don't blame, two days ago, I received an eagle letter from the Sixth Master, telling me to pay attention to the whereabouts of the Second Miss, I was still confused, and I didn't want Miss to come today." Saying that, Fang Yuanhai looked at Xiao Suifeng and arched his hand, "This must be Xiao Gongzi!"

So it turned out that the two thought that they had just entered the imperial capital and were being targeted again, but it turned out to be a false alarm.

Xiao Suifeng secretly breathed a sigh of relief and silently returned the salute.

Yu Wenqian knew that Xiao Suifeng didn't like or was good at this kind of greeting, so she directly picked it out and said, "Uncle Fang, my nephew is coming to disturb me in the starry night, but I have something to ask you for." ”

Fang Yuanhai kept smiling bitterly, "Miss, don't joke with me, what's the matter, just tell me." I don't persuade Miss to go home, but this imperial capital is full of dangers, and it is really not the place where Miss should come, so she has to leave early. ”

Seeing that Fang Yuanhai responded, Yu Wenqian immediately smiled, "Uncle Fang, don't worry, after the matter is over, I will naturally leave immediately, and I promise not to stay for a moment!"

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