Jin Tingjiao

Chapter 57
Shen Xi looked ahead, but his peripheral vision also fell on the woman.

Her thin cheeks seemed to have been cut out by a knife, and her light temperament reminded people of wild chrysanthemums by the roadside.

She looked at Shen Xi for a while, then looked away, picked up two puppets, and slowly sold them to women and children passing by.

Puppets cost ten cents a piece and fifteen cents a pair, much cheaper than other places.

Shen Xi also retracted his gaze, walked towards Xiao Huai, raised his lips and said, "Six nine 54, seven nine 63, I just took a look at it, sir, today's gambling luck is good, counting it, he should have won a lot of money."

Her posture was calm, and she was no longer the same as before chasing him to ask the truth.

She no longer had to confirm with him whether he knew Qi Jiu.

When she asked her in the alley just now, his performance had given her the answer in her heart.

If he really knew him, then he wouldn't just repeat her words absently after she pronounced the name Qi Jiu.

Even if he just didn't care for a moment, but what about after this moment?

Since the bearded man appeared outside the alley, he never paid attention to her again.

Even when her face revealed his disgust for the beard, he stretched out his arm to cover her face, but he did not relax his attention to the beard.

And no matter what the beard said or did behind him, he never looked back.

From beginning to end, his appearance in front of her was just using her as a cover to avoid that beard.

This can also prove that he turned away without saying a word, and the purpose was to grow his beard!Rather than avoiding her for Qi Jiu.

He didn't feel that the word Qi Jiu had anything to do with him.

But for those who are a little friendly, how could they not respond at all when they are inquired about by others?
The name Qi Jiu is too common.

None of the guards in Tieying had their real names. If she guessed right, Qi Jiu should actually be numbered "Seven or Nine".

Such a name was called ten times in the street, and very few people linked it with the guard number of the Qin Palace 12 years ago.

Xiao Huai rubbed his nose, his eyes were a little dazed, he really didn't know how to answer the question.

After all, he didn't expect how much money he won, and he was actually watched by a little girl.

Shen Xi didn't intend to have a conversation with him.

He used her as a cover to avoid people's eyes, but on the other hand, why was he not her cover?
It was not the first time she had seen the woman selling puppets.

As soon as she entered Xing'ergou in the morning, she saw her in the carriage.

Although it was just a glimpse, she had to read so many books, memorize so many rhythms, and know so many brocade and embroidery threads when she was young. How could her memory fail to improve.

The woman who was still in Xing'ergou in the morning suddenly reappeared in Qingshi Town. When Yuan Bei said in the teahouse that she felt someone was following her, she happened to see her through the window mixing with the small vendors on the other side of the street.

If this is still called a coincidence, what about when she chased this man half a mile away?

Why did she follow along?
Each of the puppets she sells is round and regular, but there are still occasional knife marks, which are obviously cut out by hand.

It is so cheap to cut a puppet by hand. Is it like playing with a puppet?

Except for the masters who can use knives extremely well, who else can treat puppet peeling as if it's for fun?
If it is said that Shen Xi's goal was still on Xiao Huai at the beginning, then from the last time she saw this woman, she has actually turned to her.

Her current status is just an unfavored lady in Shen Shilang's house, no one would pay a lot of money to hire a killer with superb knife skills to kill her.

There are not so many Wen Chan in the world, and the women in the back house of Shen's mansion don't have such courage and scheming.Besides, how Wen Chan found the killer in the first place is very suspicious, isn't it?

She also has no money, so she deserves to be robbed.

Then this woman who appeared in Xing'ergou, what other possibilities are there for her identity?
When she called out the word Qi Jiu in the street, she was the one who had the most special reaction...

Although the others also cast their gazes, most of them just took a pleasing glance, and soon withdrew their gazes and continued to shout.

She looked at her for a while.

It can be seen that the person who really responded to this name was not the man in front of him, but this woman.

"excuse me."

She nodded at Xiao Huai slightly, then left him without looking sideways, and walked into the crowd.

She didn't look at the woman again.

Regardless of whether she is the person she is looking for, if she does not come to find her, she cannot point her out.

Even if Shen Chongxin has kindness to Qi Jiu, it is their friendship.

As the original owner, she would definitely not want to get involved in these disputes again.

And as her, after she revealed the information that she was looking for her, she could only wait for her to find her.

If she stepped forward to ask each other directly, wouldn't it be a plan to repay her kindness?

What's more, this favor was not done by herself.

"Presumptuous! - How dare you catch me!"

Just as he walked to the side of the street, suddenly there was loud shouting from the crowd!

Immediately afterwards, passers-by became a chaotic pile, and in the middle of the street, a group of masked men in black surrounded the bearded man and started fighting!

She quickly retreated, and suddenly someone grabbed her and rushed to the rear. The speed was astonishingly fast, and she entered a shop behind in an instant!
Her blood welled up, she turned her head to look suddenly, and met a slightly disdainful face——

Not her!
Everyone in the store had already escaped from the door, and now it was empty, she quickly ran to the window to look into the crowd, and saw people rushing all over the street, where was the woman? !
She was slightly disappointed.

Could it be that her guess was wrong?
Didn't the woman follow her because she came?
"It's over, it's over! You can come out!"

The yelling outside the door interrupted her thoughts again.

She gathered herself together, turned around and saluted Xiao Huai, then walked out quickly, heading for the previous teahouse.

Xiao Huai looked at her back through the window, frowning.

"Young master! People have already taken it!"

At this time, there were suddenly many people in the shop, and the gang of men in black who had been rounded up on the street had already come in with their beards twisted.

The bearded man was cursing and cursing, until he came in and saw him, his eyes widened suddenly, and his legs went limp: "Excuse me, I will pay my respects—"

"General Chen, hello."

Xiao Huai looked away from the window, raised his lips, picked up his robe, and sat down on the chair.

Shen Xi walked through the crowd and returned to the teahouse across the street.

Wang'er has come back and is sitting where she used to sit.

When they saw her, they both stood up immediately: "Where did the girl go?"

Shen Xi sat down, didn't answer them, poured a cup of tea and drank it first, then looked across and lost his mind.

There were far fewer people on the street than before, and when I looked up, there was no sign of the woman anymore.

Even if she is not Qi Jiu, her frequent appearance must be unusual.

She has always been sure of her judgment, but this time, is she wrong?
(End of this chapter)