The next day, Shen Qianling woke up near noon, with a hangover, headache and thirst. She was dizzy and had no energy at all.
"My lord is awake?" Hearing his cough, Hua Tang opened the door and came in.
"Hmm." Shen Qianling sat up hugging the quilt and complained, "I'm so dizzy."
"It's like this when you're drunk." Hua Tang handed him a glass of water, "The palace master has ordered his servants to cook fish porridge, and it will make you feel better after eating."
"What about others?" Shen Qianling asked.
"Palace Master and Xiao Wu went to the outskirts of the city, it should be about investigating the flower pickers." Hua Tang said, "Before leaving, Palace Master also said to tell you not to drink anymore."
I'm not really a big drinker! Shen Qianling lacked interest.
"Why don't I ask Qing Lan to come over?" Seeing that he was not in a good mood, Hua Tang said, "You can have tea with Young Master."
Fuck it, you must not! Shen Xiaoshou narrowed his eyes, "I'm not familiar with him."
"He's very nice." Huatang continued, "And he's very knowledgeable and funny."
What can be learned! Shen Qianling disdains, neither knows gravity nor extragalactic galaxies, let alone who fired the first shot in the Huanghuagang uprising, it has nothing to do with erudition at all, it's just a guy who likes to wear gay purple vixen!
"He's no better than Xiao Wu." Shen Xiao was hated for being weak.
Hua Tang: ...
"You can't just look at the face when you marry, what's more important is the connotation!" Shen Qianling's face was serious, "Xiao Wu is good at martial arts, has a good figure, can protect you, and has a cold and manly expression. Lots of girls are waiting for you, really don't want me anymore." Reconsider?"
Hua Tang was helpless, "Xiao Wu told you to say that?"
Of course not! Shen Qianling raised her hand and swore, "This is entirely my own opinion!"
"Thank you for your concern, my lord, but I have my own opinion on this matter." Hua Tang walked out calmly, "I'll help you bring breakfast."
"But I'm not finished yet!" Shen Qianling looked at Huatang's background and sighed deeply in her heart!
Why don't you cooperate at all!
On the other side of the city, Qin Shaoyu was also sitting in a teahouse with Zhao Wu, looking at a house from afar.
"This subordinate suspects that the so-called flower picking thief is not just one person." Zhao Wudao, "The subordinate followed him to come here that day, and found that in the middle of the night, several elusive masters of qinggong came to him and stayed there until early morning. Only then scattered away.
"Could it be some crooked sect again?" Qin Shaoyu asked. This kind of thing is not uncommon in Jianghu. Not long ago, there was a so-called "Shenggu Peak" low-level sect, which specially arrested men to refine various elixirs, and Luoxuemen took a lot of effort to eliminate them. According to this logic, it is not impossible to come to a few demon men to do some things of "harvesting yang and replenishing yang". If not, it would be really hard to explain why even a strong man with five big and three thick legs and hair was picked, that is really not beautiful at all!
"It's also possible." Zhao Wu nodded, "But I haven't seen him go out. Li Bohao's disappearance should have nothing to do with him."
"Arrange a few more people to stay here. If anyone comes to him at night, follow him to see who is sacred." Qin Shaoyu ordered.
Zhao Wu agreed, "The Palace Master can rest assured about this matter."
"What do you think of Zhu Qinglan?" Qin Shaoyu asked.
Zhao Wu was taken aback for a moment, he was very polite, why did he suddenly mention this.
"Don't talk?" Qin Shaoyu knocked on the table.
Zhao Wu drank a cup of herbal tea in silence.
"That's resignation." Qin Shaoyu raised his brows slightly.
"..." Zhao Wu sighed, "The palace lord knows this well, so why bother to ask?"
Qin Shaoyu said, "The speech is humorous and courteous, and the appearance is gentle. If you talk about it carefully, Zhu Qinglan is indeed more suitable for Huatang than you."
Zhao Wu: ...
"But he is unlikely to be with Huatang." Qin Shaoyu said.
Zhao Wu was puzzled, "Why?"
Qin Shaoyu whispered a few words in his ear.
Zhao Wu frowned.
"So until the end, no one knows what will happen." Qin Shaoyu patted him on the shoulder, "It's yours, it's yours after all."
Zhao Wu nodded, "Subordinates have a sense of propriety."
"Go to the restaurant next door to eat something." Qin Shaoyu stood up.
Zhao Wu hesitated, "The palace master won't go back? At this time, Mr. Shen should have woken up."
Qin Shaoyu looked at him amusedly, "Aren't you most afraid of me falling in love with him before?"
"If Mr. Shen keeps losing his memory, it's okay to be tempted." Zhao Wudao, "The subordinate was just worried that he would be unfavorable to the Palace Master in the future."
"Is there any movement in the main altar of the Demon Cult?" Qin Shaoyu asked.
Zhao Wu shook his head, "The weather is calm, Feng Jiuye's trace is still a mystery."
Qin Shaoyu sneered, "I'm really calm."
"However, since Mr. Shen is by the Palace Master's side, he probably won't be reconciled to it." Zhao Wudao, "The rumors that the Palace Master and Mr. Shen are a match made in heaven have intensified, and some vendors even started selling privately printed books."
"Book?" Qin Shaoyu was puzzled.
"It's all legends between Mr. Shen and the Palace Master." Zhao Wu took out a small book from his arms, "Five cents a book, it's not cheap, it's enough to buy a bucket of rice."
Qin Shaoyu took it and flipped it casually, and saw a paragraph in it, "I saw that the palace master of Qin suddenly became obscene, went up and hugged Mr. Shen tenderly, untied his trousers and pulled them down, revealing his snow-white eyes." Legs, looking at the scene again, they are so trembling and cute, I can't help but lower my head and suck them to my heart's content." Then his scalp went numb in an instant, and his expression was so complicated that he couldn't express it.
"I haven't watched it yet!" Seeing that his expression was wrong, Zhao Wu hurriedly raised his hand to show his innocence.
Palace Master Qin calmly turned a page.
"When the two fell in love, I saw Mr. Shen gasping for breath, his two jade-like legs trembling slightly, and the nine fox tails stretching behind him instantly..."
Qin Shaoyu: ...
"There is no business and no crime. It is very expensive to find scholars to write stories these days." Zhao Wu explained, "So most of them are folk stories, and they can be renamed." So the appearance of a foxtail is not a novelty.
"Then what is it about Ling'er spitting out pearls for me with a clam shell on his back?" Qin Shaoyu's face was livid.
Zhao Wu's facial expression twitched, "It's probably the snail girl. I heard it from the aunt next door when I was young."
"Find out who printed it, and bring it to me!" Qin Shaoyu waved his hands and walked out.
"In fact, it may not be a bad thing." Zhao Wudao, "The more people buy this book, the more rumors will be spread in the streets and alleys. Feng Jiuye."
"Then find out this person for me first!" Qin Shaoyu crushed the book into pieces, and when the matter is resolved, the master will let you eat as many copies as you have sold!
"Does the palace want to go back?" Zhao Wu asked cautiously.
"No need." Qin Shaoyu entered the restaurant together with him, "Let's eat first, and stay here, maybe we will find out about Li Bohao."
Facts have proved that Palace Master Qin really has the potential of prophecy, because the two of them had only eaten half of the meal, and they really waited for the news of the third son of the Li family.
But instead of seeing it around the house, someone from Li's mansion hurriedly came to inform that Li Bohao was found in a forest in the city, unconscious and dying, and—obviously had been killed by a flower picker.
Qin Shaoyu looked ugly, put down his chopsticks with a "snap", "Xiao Wu is staring, I'll go back and have a look."
Zhao Wu nodded, "This subordinate knows."
"Guard Zuo is treating the third son." The person who sent the message trotted and followed Qin Shaoyu downstairs, and said, "But the situation doesn't seem to be good. I think Guardian Zuo has been frowning."
"What about the rest?" Qin Shaoyu asked.
"Young Master Shen is fine. He has been sleeping all the time. He also ate fish porridge and braised eggs." The messenger thought he was very understanding.
Qin Shaoyu's voice was cold, "I'm asking Li Yuanwai."
The messenger hurriedly said, "Master is heartbroken, Second Young Master has been with him all the time, I haven't dared to let Eldest Young Master know about this, for fear that he won't be able to stand the excitement."
Qin Shaoyu cut off the reins and flew on his horse, heading towards Li's mansion.
Speaker: ...
that's my horse...
How do I go back now...
But Li's residence was in chaos as expected, everyone in the house was panicking and whispering, and Li Bohao's residence was even more heavily guarded. As soon as Qin Shaoyu entered the door, he saw Li Silkian standing behind the chair, trying to comfort Li Yuan.
"Palace Master." Huatang came out from the inner room.
"How's the situation?" Qin Shaoyu asked.
Li Yuanwai also hurried up together with Li Silkian.
"It was not poisoned, and there was no head injury. It should have been frightened before it fell into a coma." Huatang said.
The doctor at the side added, "The third son was injured in the back, and he should still have lost some blood."
Li Yuanwai felt so sad that even his hands were shaking.
Huatang kindly handed him a bottle of tranquilizing pills.
"I invited Palace Master Qin because I wanted to avenge the silk brocade." Li Yuanwai's lips trembled, "I didn't expect that something happened to Bo Hao before the silk brocade's revenge was avenged. What happened to this? Evil."
Huatang frowned slightly. In a sense, this was indeed Qin Shaoyu's dereliction of duty.
"That's all." Li Yuanwai burst into tears, "This is God's punishment for my Li family."
"Palace Master Qin, Protector Zuo, I'll help my father go back to rest first." Li Botian said, "I'll find you two later."
Qin Shaoyu nodded and watched him go out.
The doctor also quickly packed up the medicine box and ran out—the people in the Jianghu are too scary, it's better to stay away! .
"What does Palace Master think?" Huatang asked after the room was quiet.
"Xiao Wu suspects that the flower picker is not just one person." Qin Shaoyu said, "Is Li Bohao still in a coma?"
Hua Tang nodded, "However, he has a good physique, he should have a kung fu foundation, and he will be able to wake up tomorrow at the latest."
"Where's Ling'er?" Qin Shaoyu asked.
"Mr. Shen was a bit hungover. After eating and drinking some medicine, he fell asleep again." Hua Tang said, "But he seems to be in a bad mood, and even hung the palace lord's favorite jade pendant around the dog's neck."
Qin Shaoyu: ...
Who can tell him what is going on in that little idiot's head!
Hua Tang returned the jade pendant to him with a full face of sympathy.
"I'll go and see Li Bohao first." Qin Shaoyu lifted the curtain and entered the back room.
"Speaking of which, the Li family is really pitiful." Huatang stood by the bed and sighed, a boy of sixteen or seventeen years old, who should have a bright future, is afraid that it will be ruined again.