Jiaohua

Chapter 308
"What?" Jiang Pingsheng was taken aback.

Huang Mi blinked at the side, stroked his beard, and looked at Jiang Pingsheng, a little surprised.

After Jiang Pingsheng recovered, he wished he could step forward immediately and cover the servant's mouth with his hand.

"The person was kidnapped," Huang Mi said, "This is no small matter, Mr. Jiang, why don't we talk about it tomorrow, and you go to the Jingzhao government office first?"

Jiang Pingsheng said "um", and his heart beat faster.

After searching through a lot of information last night, Jiang Pingsheng's first thought was not that his second brother was kidnapped, but that Lu Qianhai was kidnapped.

Are the two related?

In addition to the fire at Tao's house last night, Jiang Pingsheng now has four words that the officials in the capital kept secret - Dingguo Mansion.

Jiang Pingsheng only felt that his hands and feet were cold, and he had already thought about this, lest Huang Mi who was beside him would do the same.

If Jiang Pingdai really did those treasonous things, then Jiang Pingdai would not be the only one who died. It would be a minor matter for him to lose his official position. I'm afraid, I'm afraid...

Jiang Pingsheng licked his lower lip, raised his hands in salute, tried to calm his mind, and said to Huang Mi: "Then I will go to Jingzhao Mansion first, and I will find you tomorrow."

The two exchanged pleasantries and said goodbye politely. After Jiang Pingsheng got into the sedan chair, his heart beat faster and faster, and he was almost out of breath.

After walking for a long time, Jiang Pingsheng asked, "Is Huang Shilang's carriage still behind?"

The entourage outside the sedan chair replied: "Go back to your lord, they left early."

"Changing the road," Jiang Pingsheng said, "Go back to the house."

The attendant was slightly stunned: "My lord, don't you want to go to Jingzhao Mansion?"

Why go to the Jingzhao Mansion, Jiang Pingsheng is really wishing that his useless and useless brother will be torn apart as soon as possible, let alone die!

"Go home." Jiang Pingsheng said with gritted teeth, suppressing his voice.

In addition to Jiang Pingsheng, the news that Jiang Pingdai was forcibly kidnapped was sent to Liang Fanbin who had just returned from Anfu at the same time.

"...It seems to have happened last night, but it was only discovered this morning. According to the servants, two tall men broke in and carried them away without any cover-up." The subordinate said .

"What are the characteristics of those two men?"

"I don't know. They said they couldn't remember, but they remembered that there were many scars on their faces. By the way, they also said that they were very arrogant."

Liang Fanbin sneered: "Can you not be arrogant? There are only a few people in this world who dare to break into the residence of the minister of household affairs and carry people away."

"My lord, what should I do now?" the subordinate asked in a low voice.

Liang Fanbin didn't speak, his eyes rolled lightly, thinking.

He just came back from An Mansion, and he has been staying in An Mansion for the past few days, the situation of Mrs. An really worried him.

It’s really a house leak and it’s raining all night. The past two years have been calm. Why is it that it’s the end of the year, and it seems to be rushing here like fleeing famine.

Liang Fanbin got up and said, "Prepare the carriage, I'll go to Anfu again."

"Yes."

Liang Fanbin just left and turned back.

An Yuping was entertaining some guests, when he saw him coming, he stepped forward and said, "Uncle Liang, didn't you just go back?"

"Where's your elder brother?" Liang Fanbin strode over, "I have something to ask him."

"Brother is out."

"Forget it, I'll go find the teacher." Liang Fanbin said, bowed to him, and walked towards the inner hall.

An Yuping looked at his back in a hurry, the corners of his eyes suddenly twitched.

An Yuping raised his hand to caress the corner of his eyes, and an inexplicable panic hit him.

The Anjia in the past few days, or the capital city in the past few months, is like a tightly stretched string that will be broken at any time.

The hearts of the people are in panic, and the people are in dire straits. In the past, those noble children who liked to go to Mazhangtai the most, also calmly stopped after the incident of worshiping the sky on the rooftop.

In previous years, the busiest seasons were spring and autumn, but at the end of autumn this year, several poetry gatherings were cancelled, and even An Yuping's favorite chrysanthemum appreciation poetry reception was gone.

Nowadays, there is more and more chaos, a complete mess, no law at all, and one unsolved case after another.

As for the stretched string, An Yuping faintly felt that it was about to break. Once broken, it was definitely not just a simple string.

The strings would vibrate, the vibrato would vibrate, vibrate... He felt that the sky would collapse.

But compared to their nervousness, the girl who everyone mentioned was pale was the complete opposite. An Yuping even felt that this evil boy took the whole capital as his own playground, and she could play however she wanted. Tease whoever you tease.

An Yuping raised his eyebrows, a little out of breath, thinking about all this, he felt chest tightness, like a heavy dark cloud falling down.

........................

The wooden door has not been opened, and it is almost late.

Zhi Changle and Lao Tong were playing dice in the house, and they went out to have a look from time to time.

After a quarter or two passed before Weishi, the wooden door finally opened.

Xia Zhaoyi walked out of the house with a small wooden basin, still dressed as a boy, Zhi Changle hurried out when he heard the movement.

Xia Zhaoyi was fetching water, looked up, and grinned: "Morning."

"It's late," Zhi Changle said, "It's too late now."

"It's still early," Xia Zhaoyi said with a smile, "I have no concept of time. When I wake up, the day begins."

"Ha~ What kind of argument is that?" Zhi Changle also laughed, seeing Xia Zhaoyi pouring well water into the wooden basin, he hurried to the kitchen and scooped a spoonful of boiling water from the hot pot on the stove.

"Ali, give way!"

Zhi Changle ran over and poured a large spoonful of boiling water into the basin to mix with the cold well water.

"Okay," Zhi Changle said, "test the water temperature."

Xia Zhaoyi dipped the towel into it, nodded: "The water temperature is very good, thank you."

"Okay, I'll go and prepare food for you." Zhi Changle said.

Xia Zhaoyi smiled and looked at him: "I won't eat, Zhi Changle, is there a small bronze mirror in this room?"

"Bronze mirror?" Zhi Changle frowned, "Also, how can you do it if you don't eat, you will be hungry."

"Toothache," Xia Zhaoyi said helplessly, "I seem to be changing my teeth."

Zhi Changle blinked, hearing this statement suddenly felt novel.

But if you look carefully, the girl in front of you is only in her teens.

Thinking of one thing after another she has done, Zhi Changle once again felt a strong sense of novelty and suspicion, sometimes looking back, it seemed like a big dream.

"Well," he nodded blankly, and then laughed again, "I'll get it right away, and you wash it slowly."

Xia Zhaoyi watched him leave, and helplessly put his hand on his cheek, it really hurt.

In the previous life, when the teeth were changed, the master pulled them out by himself, and the teeth never hurt like this before.

At that time, the second brother was in pain, she still couldn't understand, is it so painful to change teeth?

Experience it now, it really does.

but……

She raised her hand to touch her lower abdomen. In her previous life, she had never experienced pain during menstruation. She heard that it would be very painful. She was also curious about what kind of pain it was. Does this body hurt?
But don't.

Pang Yi has been sitting in the cellar.

The two men in front of him, one with ashen-colored face and despairing eyes, the other limp on the ground, are gradually accepting the reality.

After sitting for a while, feeling bored, Pang Yi got up and walked towards the wooden ladder.

After coming out of the cellar and pushing open the wooden door, he paused when he saw several people in the courtyard.

Xia Zhaoyi sat beside the stone table, on which was spread a piece of cloth, on which were neatly placed a row of small tools and cotton thread.

She was holding a long needle in her hand, pulling her own face with the other hand, and was looking in the mirror.

The bronze mirror is held by the old and short.

Behind Xia Zhaoyi, Zhi Changle and Old Tong squatted down, staring at the little girl's mouth in the bronze mirror without blinking, with a curious look on their faces, but at the same time they seemed to be facing an enemy.

Pang Yi frowned, not daring to speak out, for fear of disturbing them.

But Zhi Changle noticed him out of the corner of his eye, turned around, and stretched out his fingers to say "shh".

Pang Yi nodded with a strange expression, and walked over, now behind them.

But seeing them like this, he couldn't help being curious, and gradually approached, and finally squatted down with Zhi Changle Lao Tong unknowingly, and studied the little girl's mouth together.

After tinkering for half a day, using various tools, finally, a bloody tooth was pulled out by the girl herself.

Xia Zhaoyi put his teeth on the stone table, and Zhi Changle immediately brought a bowl of warm water: "A Li, come here."

"Thank you..." Xia Zhaoyi said inarticulately, and went to the side to rinse his mouth.

When he came back, he found several men staring at his small teeth, Xia Zhaoyi coughed lightly: "It's just a tooth."

"Ali, does it hurt?" Old Tong asked.

"It's not too painful, it will get better gradually." Xia Zhaoyi said, and went to the other side to clean his hands.

After wiping her hands, she came back and said, "I want to go out and give this old hen away."

"Are you safe to go out?" Pang Yi asked.

"Where is it not safe for me?" Xia Zhaoyi smiled, "If you want to go out, try to be careful, thank you for these few days."

"Where is it?" Old Tong said quickly, "We feel uncomfortable if you don't ask us for help. You are willing to let us help you, which means that you treat us as your own!"

"Okay," Xia Zhaoyi said with a smile, "my own."

Shi Lidao's inner city is different from the streets in the outer city. Almost all the people who come and go in Shi Lidao are the children of high-ranking officials or wealthy businessmen.

Lianfei Pavilion is a teahouse, famous for its "elegance". It was the property of the Guo family in the early years, and later it was used as one of Guo Hanyue's dowry, and now it is left to Shen Lie.

Lianfei Pavilion's business is booming, and there are many visitors. Some people really like to drink the tea here, and some people take the opportunity to ask the steward Lin in charge of the teahouse to transfer the message in order to get close to the Guo family.

The little boy enters the teahouse with an old hen in his arms, his style of painting is a bit weird.

The clerk greeted him with a smile on his face, and was ready to drive away. Xia Zhaoyi smiled and said, "I'm looking for Manager Lin, I have a jade pendant for him."

Regarding the jade pendant, the clerk heard Guanshi Lin mention it, and said: "The little guest officer wait a moment, but you chicken..."

"Then I'll stand outside the door." Xia Zhaoyi said, taking a step back and stepping out of the threshold.

The guy asked her to wait a moment, then turned around and called for the steward.

Xia Zhaoyi was standing at the door, and people passing by cast many curious glances, many people thought this boy was really handsome.

Just this chicken...

It's too weird to carry an old hen by the door of such an elegant teahouse.

Shi Shi walked towards the teahouse from the street corner, and he frowned strangely when he heard the chicken in front of the teahouse casually mentioned by passers-by.

When I got closer, I found that it was really the chicken in front of their Lianfei Pavilion.

Shi Shi quickened his pace, came over annoyed, and then came closer, then stopped suddenly.

Why is this boy so familiar, this is not, this is not...

Shitou was startled, and stretched out his hand to cover his mouth.

Isn't this fucking, isn't it the Ali who has caused the capital to be in trouble recently?
Compared with the black, thin, shriveled and short at first, her complexion is much plump now, her face is fair, her facial features are beautiful, her eyes and brows are confident and radiant, and she seems to have grown up.

It is not surprising that the age of eleven or twelve years old is indeed the fastest growing.

It's just that how could the little yellow-haired girl who was malnourished in the past grow into such a delicate and charming charm now, leisurely and bright, full of aura, and now she is still dressed as a boy, with an indescribably heroic and sassy look.

But, who cares, Shitou is too clear about what she did in the capital during this time.

Shitou frowned and walked away, shouting unhappily: "Hello!"

Xia Zhaoyi turned his eyes to look over, paused, and said, "Yes."

"What are you doing here?" Stone tugged at her clothes, "Don't stand here."

Xia Zhaoyi looked at him: "Did your young master mention it to you?"

Because of the pull of the stone, the old hen in Xia Zhaoyi's hand became more excited, flapping its wings and clucking.

"What is this!" The stone was about to collapse.

Xia Zhaoyi glanced at it and handed it over: "Duck."

"Who are you bluffing! Isn't this a chicken!"

"Then you still ask?"

"You!" Shitou was annoyed, the girl's mouth was really annoying.

Xia Zhaoyi smiled: "Me?"

Wait, why is this conversation so familiar...

Stone remembered, and suddenly became even angrier.

Pissed off, pissed off!
Stone hated her to death.

Because many people on the street looked at her, Shi Shi was afraid of causing trouble, so he pulled her clothes and walked to the corner, and said in a low voice: "What are you trying to do? My young master didn't offend you, right? It was a snake last time, this time It's a chicken, why can't you get rid of it? Don't you think you're annoying? Don't forget who you are now!"

Xia Zhaoyi tidied up the messy clothes he had pulled, and said, "This is a matter between me and your young master, it has nothing to do with you."

"Don't think that I don't know what kind of ideas are hidden in your stomach," Shitou sneered, "I can't see that you are young, have so many eyes, such a deep city, and such a dark heart."

"I didn't ask you to read it, you don't need to read it." Xia Zhaoyi smiled.

Shi Shi was stunned: "Why are you so shameless?"

The girl was still smiling: "No, my face is much prettier than yours, why don't I want it? I don't want your face."

"You, you..." Stone clenched his hands into fists.

"Where is where?" Steward Lin's voice came at this moment.

"It's outside." The man said, leading Manager Lin over.

Seeing that he was really a child, Steward Lin immediately smiled, and seeing Shi Shi standing beside him, he hurriedly said, "Shi Shi, what are you doing standing there, welcome the distinguished guests in!"

"Honored guest?" Shitou turned his head and pointed at Xia Zhaoyi, "You mean her?"

"correct."

Xia Zhaoyi giggled, and looked at him leisurely: "What are you doing in a daze, welcome the distinguished guests in."

"Bah!" Shitou spat, turned and walked towards the gate, saying, "I'm here to get the tea, give me the tea, I'm leaving!"

Steward Lin gave him a dissatisfied look, and greeted Xia Zhaoyi with a smile: "Don't ignore him, little official, come in and talk."

(End of this chapter)