Although they were secretly complaining about the inside story, after a while, when shopkeeper Huan came out in person to announce that Yuzhi Pointing Gold had won the championship, Sheng Weiqiao and the others were all smiling. Although Sheng Lu had also prepared a pot of water, but since the leader had already made an internal decision, There is no need to send two pots of chrysanthemums.
After all, Sheng Weiqiao is too lazy to think of words for Gu Shui Shui Xia...
After the leader's announcement, it was already dusk. Firstly, Sheng Weiqiao and his party did not want to stay in Danmolu any longer. Secondly, they remembered the scheduled sailing time and asked someone to take the lottery and pack the dishes that they thought were delicious. With three food boxes, I hurriedly said goodbye to shopkeeper Huan.
Shopkeeper Huan was actually very busy at this time, but in order to show his respect for Sheng Weiqiao and his party, he personally escorted them to the door, exchanged some pleasantries, watched them get on the carriage, and then turned around to greet other distinguished guests.
Who would have thought that after he turned around and said hello to someone, he heard a shrill scream!
Shopkeeper Huan was startled. He quickly turned around and saw that the horse pulling the carriage in which the three daughters of Sheng Weiqiao were riding had been stabbed through the head by a white-feathered arrow and was struggling to the ground!
Before he could apologize, he hurriedly lifted up his robe and ran over, calling for help as he ran: "There are three young ladies and several maids inside. It would be terrible if we fall and hit each other!"
The nurse Sheng Lanci arranged for her daughter was simply not a man for free. Before Shopkeeper Huan and the others rushed to the carriage, they quickly dismounted and held the shaft of the carriage, urging Sheng Weiqiao and others who didn't know what was going on because the curtain blocked their view. People get out of the car quickly - they get off in front of them, and the carriage is dragged to the ground by the corpses of the horses!
The people around were in an uproar and subconsciously stepped aside. The leader of the guard looked cold and stern. Seeing Sheng Weiqiao and the others wanted to retreat, they stopped him in a deep voice: "Don't go away. Stay close to the car first. We don't know if the archer will come back." Will continue to attack!"
Sheng Weiqiao held Gongsun Yingjiang with one hand and protected Sheng Weiwu with the other. He was shocked and angry and asked: "Who is it?!"
This was the question, but she was already suspicious of Zhao Taozhuang. After all, Zhao Taozhuang's temper before was not like someone who would just give up.
When they were in Danmolu, Zhao Taozhuang originally planned to rush to the "Chunxi Meishao" to compete with Sheng Weiqiao in person, but later gave up because of Danmolu's intervention. Now Sheng Weiqiao and his party were shot and killed just after they left Danmolu. The horse pulling the cart said it had nothing to do with her, but who would believe it
After all, this was the first time for Sheng Weiqiao and his party to come to Bishui County. Except for Zhao Taozhuang, whom they had just offended, they had no acquaintances here, let alone enemies!
"That bitch!!!" Sheng Weiqiao couldn't help but grit his teeth when he thought of this, "She's so vicious!!!"
Even though it was only the horse that was killed, this was because the nursing home reacted quickly. They and the maids were also quick to evacuate the carriage in time, so there was no danger. Otherwise, if he had been just a step too late, he would have smashed his head against the furnishings in the car and was bleeding!
If you are unlucky, it is impossible to break your leg or be disfigured!
Sheng Weiqiao had only thought that Zhao Taozhuang's words were unpleasant and bad-tempered before, but now she realized that this girl was not ordinary cruel-hearted!
At this moment, she was frightened, but she also had a deep murderous intention towards Zhao Taozhuang, "I originally thought it was just a verbal dispute, but it is not impossible to resolve it in the future. Now it seems that I was too naive - either this kind of person should not be offended , if you don’t kill her if you offend her, there will be endless trouble!”
She was furious in her heart, and the guards and onlookers did not rest. They looked around and found that the archer must have shot the horse and then retreated. Then she helped Sheng Weiqiao and the others, and shopkeeper Huan suggested that they return to Dan. Molou freshened up and rested: "So that I can arrange a carriage to take you to the dock."
Hearing what he said, Sheng Weiqiao became more and more sure that it was Zhao Taozhuang who did it. Dan Molu had a way to stop Zhao Taozhuang. To say this, it was probably because shopkeeper Huan couldn't tell the truth, and he was afraid that his group would continue to encounter accidents. , and then he took the initiative to take them to the dock - otherwise, even if shopkeeper Huan was eager for justice and saw his group's horses being assassinated in front of everyone, if he didn't know the whole story, how could he have rashly taken over such a trouble
After all, if he had not proposed to send Sheng Weiqiao and his party away, they would have left Danmolou. Life, old age, illness, and death would not matter to Danmolou. If Sheng Weiqiao agreed to his proposal, if there were any problems on the way back, Danmolou would not be able to shirk responsibility. of.
Shopkeeper Huan is just the shopkeeper of Danmolou, not the boss. No matter how kind-hearted he is, he has to consider things from the perspective of his boss and himself, right? !
So if Shopkeeper Huan just suggested that they go inside to freshen up and wait, that would be fine. But if he actually offered to send them off, it would be hard not to think that this was because he knew very well who had done this and was sure to stop or dissuade that person. He knew that doing so would not bring any trouble to him and Danmolou's owners.
She was furious in her heart and tried hard to control her emotions, so she didn't ask on the spot if it was Zhao Taozhuang who said it, and she didn't answer for a while.
Sheng Lu next to him turned pale and came up and said: "Miss, why don't you guys go first and wait in Danmo's arms, while the younger one goes to the boat to report the news, and also brings more people with him? After all, the horse pulling the cart is gone, so the transfer It will take some time for other carriages to arrive.”
He just had a life-and-death experience just now - he thought he had finally treated these people to the farewell stage, but as a result, a big incident almost happened under his nose!
These three people must really have their own strengths and weaknesses, especially Sheng Weiqiao and Sheng Lu. Don't think about their future. It would be great if they could not be punished to death by Sheng Lan's resignation!
At this moment, the hatred in his heart for the attackers could not be washed away by pouring water from three rivers!
Of course, I didn't dare to let Sheng Weiqiao continue to go back to the dock with just the few people I had. Seeing that she had a sullen face and seemed to not want to agree, she quickly used Sheng Weiwu as an excuse, "Miss Eighth seems to be scared. If you don't drink a bowl of calming soup right now, , Are you just afraid you’ll have nightmares at night?”
Sheng Weiqiao was reminded and looked down at his sister. As expected, Sheng Weiwu pulled her sleeve in panic, looking shocked.
Her heart softened, she took a deep breath, forced herself to calm down, and nodded to Shopkeeper Huan: "Then I'm going to bother Shopkeeper Huan for a while!"
Shopkeeper Huan's face was ugly. It wasn't that he didn't welcome the welcome, but he was angry about the scene that happened at the entrance of Danmo Building. He forced a smile and welcomed Sheng Weiqiao and his entourage inside. He temporarily cleaned a private room on the first floor and called the kitchen. He made a soothing soup to calm their panic, and finally said in a deep voice: "The bows and arrows that shot several people with weak legs were ordered by the imperial court and were not allowed to be kept secretly by the people! Since this happened in front of our building, our building will definitely take action." Get to the bottom of it and give an explanation to everyone!"
Although Sheng Weiqiao felt that he still refused to tell Zhao Taozhuang, after hearing this, his expression softened greatly and he said politely: "This has nothing to do with your building. We are actually surprised. After all, it is our first time to go out." From far away, I really didn’t expect that someone in this strange Bishui County would do such a cruel thing to us!”
"Bishui County has been pursuing pirates frequently since Duke Huan disappeared." Shopkeeper Huan sighed, "It's just that there are always some people who are used to being idle and indolent. They don't care about their innocent identities and insist on going to the sea to do that business without capital." I wonder if it’s these fish that slipped through the net?”
Sheng Weiqiao twitched his lips and said, "We don't know anything about the pirates in Bishui County. Let's go back and wait for the results of Sheng Lu's investigation!"
But I knew in my heart that this matter would probably be blamed on the pirates.
She felt aggrieved and had no intention of chatting with her. Shopkeeper Huan also frowned and was worried.
After facing each other for a while, the calming soup was brought from the kitchen. Seeing this, Sheng Weiqiao hurriedly rolled up his sleeves to receive it, intending to pour a cup for Sheng Weiwu immediately. However, the shopkeeper Huan glanced at the person who brought the calming soup, and suddenly his face muscles He jumped, stepped forward quickly and said: "Hurry up and give it to me!"
Having said that, Sheng Weiqiao was staring at the pot of soothing soup when he saw that shopkeeper Huan had deliberately failed to pick up the pot of soothing soup and let the pot of soothing soup fall to pieces on the ground!
The medicinal smell of the soothing soup suddenly filled the room - the person who delivered the soup was obviously surprised. He glared at shopkeeper Huan with some complaints and said, "It took a lot of effort to prepare this!"
Shopkeeper Huan looked at him expressionlessly: "Who told you not to be careful?! Go and cook another pot! You must know that these people are the apples of Sheng Hanlin's lap. How can you be negligent when traveling north with Prince Ning Wei?!"
Sheng Weiqiao frowned and noticed that when he said "make a good pot", he worded it very strongly, as if he meant something else.
She bit her lip, lowered her head to coax Sheng Weiwu, and quietly dipped the hem of her skirt into the soup on the ground. The primrose yellow fairy skirt she wore today was embroidered with densely packed rhododendron flowers. It's not very noticeable even if it's wet.
The man who delivered the Soothing Soup seemed to want to say something else when he heard "Sheng Hanlin". When he heard "Ning Wei Hou Shizi" again, his expression changed and he bowed and said, "I'll go right now!"
Shopkeeper Huan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, and looked a little more relaxed when he turned to face Sheng Weiqiao and his party, saying: "My servant is clumsy, but we have to wait a little longer!"
Sheng Weiqiao's eyes flashed. Shopkeeper Huan said he was talking about his servant, but the servant's attitude towards Shopkeeper Huan was not like that - he still said "I" when he left. It would be strange if this situation wasn't fishy! He smiled and said: "I'm already bothering the shopkeeper, not to mention that I'm very busy at the moment when I want to come to the kitchen in your building. I have to make soothing soup for us. I'm really ashamed. I think my sister has recovered a little now, so I might as well forget it. Right? We’ll go back to the ship later, and we’ll just have to cook for ourselves.”
Because she became suspicious, she would never drink the so-called "soothing soup" provided by Danmolou.
When Shopkeeper Huan heard this, he seemed to be aware of it, but he didn't say anything. He just smiled bitterly and continued chatting with them. During this time, several groups of people came to him. Two things seemed to be urgent, but he didn't know why. , Shopkeeper Huan never left.
Sheng Weiqiao saw that he intended to accompany his group, but he was not sure whether he did so with good or bad intentions.
Just as I was on guard, fortunately, there was a rush of footsteps outside, followed by Sheng Suihe and Xu Baomo asking in unison: "Where are our sisters and nieces? Where is Brother Ao Xian?"
Sheng Weiqiao had never felt that their voices were so pleasant. Before he could get up, he shouted loudly: "We are here!"
Sheng Suihe was the first to push open the door and enter. His eyes were sharp for a moment. After seeing that everyone was safe and sound, he calmed down to his usual gentleness. He nodded and bowed his hands to Shopkeeper Huan: "I think this is... Shopkeeper Huan? I just heard from the manager at home that my sister-in-law and her party depended on the shopkeeper to take care of them today, so I would like to thank the shopkeeper!"
Shopkeeper Huan also had a look of relief. He quickly returned the courtesy and said a few words of humility to him. He was thinking about the urgent matter reported by his subordinates just now, so he left a boy behind for them to listen to. After he confessed his crime, he left in a hurry.
After he left, Xu Baomo, who followed him in, was about to say something, but was interrupted by Sheng Suihe, waving his hand and saying, "Let's go back to the ship first!"
Sheng Weiqiao felt that there seemed to be something wrong with Danmo Building, and he really didn't want to stay any longer. He immediately agreed after hearing this, so Xu Baomo could only swallow the question on his lips, half complaining and half reminding: "Every time I go out, I will Stay closer to us, lest there are archers standing nearby for a sneak attack!"
"I wish they were nearby right now!" Before he finished speaking, Sheng Suihe said expressionlessly, "Let's go!"