The two servants sent by Qi Yang were completely unable to catch up with Lu Qipei. She disappeared into the crowded street almost in the blink of an eye. The two servants searched the crowd for a while, but in the end they could only return without success.
In fact, it wasn't that the servant couldn't find anyone on the street, but that Lu Qipei had long since disappeared on the crowded street—she chased the thief through the crowd and turned into a secluded alley on the side of the street.
The thief in front seemed to sense that someone was chasing him, but he didn't panic, he still kept his previous speed and ran deep into the alley, occasionally revealing the jade purse in his hand for Lu Qipei to see.
This is an obvious way of attracting people. Of course, Lu Qipei has been in Dali Temple for many years and will not fail to see it. Even because of being an official at Dali Temple, she has developed a pair of sharp eyes over the years. So she chased after her, not being lured by the little thief who had seen through her purse and jade pendant, but she vaguely recognized the person in front of her, and then guessed the master who led her out.
The two chased in the alley one after the other. Once Lu Qipei slowed down, the person in front would also slow down, and vice versa. Until the two became dizzy in the alley extending in all directions, there was no way anyone would follow behind them, and the person in front finally stopped.
Lu Qipei also stopped, his breath was slightly chaotic, but he narrowed his eyes and looked around calmly.
The person in front turned around, and the ordinary face was even a little rigid. He turned around, but saluted Lu Qipei, and at the same time offered his purse jade pendant with both hands: "Young Master, I have offended you, it is Qi Bo who wants to see you."
As soon as he finished speaking, the door of a family in the alley opened, and Qi Bo's familiar figure appeared in front of Lu Qipei—since he went to Hequ County more than half a year ago, Qi Bo has rarely met with Lu Qipei. There seemed to be more estrangement between the two, but when Lu Qipei saw Qi Bo today, he suddenly found that he had aged a lot in the past six months.
Still can't see it, can't let go.
Of course, Ziebo's hatred has not been experienced by others, and he can't judge anything. Just by looking at the fact that he has kept the family business for the Lu family over the years and raised two generations of the Lu family in succession, it can be seen that his loyalty to the Lu family is unquestionable.
Lu Qipei had the most complicated feelings about Qi Bo, she walked forward and retrieved her purse jade pendant, and then said: "I don't have much time, what Qi Bo wants to say, let's say it as soon as possible. "
Qi Bo gave way to the door, Lu Qipei hesitated for a moment, and then followed in.
As soon as the door closed, the alley was silent again. The person who had led Lu Qipei to him didn't follow the door, but he didn't leave either. As soon as he dodged, he didn't know where to hide, but he was guarding this small courtyard in the dark.
This is just a small yard, and after Lu Qipei entered, he followed Qi Bo directly into the main room. There wasn't even a charcoal fire in the house, it was so cold in such weather that Lu Qipei even folded his shirt subconsciously.
Qi Bo looked back at her, the breath around him was colder than the temperature in the room: "Young master is a good way, I didn't know you were so cruel!"
Lu Qipei wrapped his fur coat tightly, raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard the words, and asked back as if he didn't know anything: "What does Qi Bo mean by this?"
Qi Bo stared at Lu Qipei for a while, but the latter's eyes were clear, as if he was still as innocent and harmless as when he was young. He looked at it for a long time, and he didn't know if she was as clear as before, or if she had a deep scheming hidden from his eyes.
After a while, it seemed that he couldn't tell anything from Lu Qipei, Qi Bo finally took out an envelope from his arms and handed it over. Lu Qipei took it and read it. Unsurprisingly, what he wrote was about Beirong, and he knew more than she knew - Xie Yuan was defeated, Emperor Rong captured him and the troubled General Right, and took him before Wanjun. Five horses dismembered to avenge the three princesses!
After reading it, Lu Qipei's heart beat abruptly, and a surge of ecstasy surged into her heart, almost making her unable to control her expression at the moment. But fortunately, in the end, she still held back the raised corner of her mouth, turned her eyes slightly, and pretended to be calm: "So what?"
Qi Bo narrowed his eyes and looked at her suspiciously: "Didn't you do it?"
Lu Qipei knew that almost all the forces under him were taken over from Qi Bo, and he still had some influence, so it was not difficult to know something. So Lu Qipei was very cautious from the beginning. She didn't take any action in Xie Yuan's case, but she only got through two pieces of information before and after. The former was passed on to the third princess, and the latter was passed on to General Zuo, in order to lead the two of them into the game.
As for everything that happened after that, it was Xie Yuan's own choice. If he hadn't been arrogant and arrogant, he looked down on the barbarians of the Rong Kingdom from the bottom of his heart, and thought he could control the overall situation, I'm afraid he wouldn't let things develop to the point that they did later.
Every step of the way, he walked out on his own!
However, Lu Qipei was also very careful about spreading the news, using the manpower she later cultivated, and immediately denied it without any guilt: "Of course not. The emperor and the prince are all eyeing him, how can I do it?"
Apart from Qi Yang, Lu Qipei is not so honest when facing others, not to mention Qi Bo's current attitude is unpredictable.
Qi Bo didn't know whether to believe her words or not, but he did not like her attitude at this moment. The gray eyebrows are wrinkled: "Since you know who did it, don't you care about the revenge of killing your father?"
Lu Qipei smiled. Her smile was not as gentle and pure as usual, but rather cold and thin: "Isn't Qi Bomo joking with me? You already knew that I have no relationship with Xie Yuan, and this so-called revenge for killing my father is considered a good thing. What?" After a short pause, his voice still sank: "My life is very good now, and I don't want to be involved in any revenge, Qi Bo, do you understand?"
Speaking of the last sentence, Lu Qipei looked at Qi Bo, the sharpness in his eyes was undisguised.
Qi Bo looked at her for a long time, and for some reason, even the last bit of energy seemed to have dissipated most of it. He finally waved his hand weakly and sighed: "Forget it, everyone has their own aspirations, what can I ask for?"
After saying this, Qi Bo didn't seem to want to see Lu Qipei again, and waved his hand to see off the guest.
Lu Qipei naturally wouldn't force her to stay, Qi Yang and Lu Sheng were still waiting for her on the street. The tense heartstrings loosened a little, but before leaving this small courtyard, she did not dare to relax completely. After all, although Qi Bo was loyal to the Lu family, he was able to watch her kill Lu Qicheng back then. Who knows what he is thinking now, and will he attack her in a frenzy
Fortunately, these worries were all unnecessary, and Lu Qipei left smoothly and walked to the door. She opened the door, and the alley outside was still empty. Before leaving, she turned around and said, "Qi Bo, take care!"
After speaking, she closed the courtyard door and left without looking back.
However, Qi Bo was a little stunned when he heard the "take care", and stood for a long time in the empty hall. Until a figure appeared in front of him, he asked in a hoarse voice, "Do you suspect that she set up the game this time?"
The hoarse and unpleasant voice awakened Qi Bo who was distracted. He looked up at the person in front of him and frowned, "I don't know."
Standing in front of Qi Bo was Meng Fei, and he brought Bei Rong's news in person. It's just that the current Meng Fei is no longer the silent but strong escort who followed Xie Yuan back then. He died the master, broke his arm, and a hideous scar on his neck ruined his voice. He said he crawled out of the corpse, and Zeb believed it, and couldn't even imagine how he struggled to survive.
At this moment, Meng Fei was silent when he heard Qi Bo's words. He desperately rushed back to Liang Guo from Beirong, the purpose was to avenge Xie Yuan - from the third princess knowing the secret of Xie Hongyi's death, to everything that happened after that was obviously set up by others. Xie Yuan had suspected the prince before, but later he knew that Emperor Liang had escaped with good luck, and he suspected that Emperor Liang who had recovered from his illness took revenge.
The enemy of the Xie family, Zuo is nothing but the royal family of the Liang Kingdom, so Meng Fei's goal of revenge is clear.
However, when he returned to the capital with the remaining forces and contacted Qi Bo, Qi Bo first thought that Lu Qipei was suspicious. Meng Fei didn't want to believe such speculation. With Xie Yuan dead, the only child he left behind was the young master to Meng Fei.
Fortunately, Lu Qipei denied it, and Qi Bo raised doubts for some reason but did not go into it.
Meng Fei regarded all this as a misunderstanding: "Actually, with the current situation, even if we succeed in revenge, we will not be able to get out of the water. If the young master is mixed up at this time, it is just dragging her into the water. He reluctantly spoke in a hoarse voice, frowning in discomfort: "I think, at least leave a bloodline for the Lord."
When Qi Bo heard this, his expression moved slightly, but he didn't say anything in the end.
Qi Yang held Lu Sheng in his arms and waited by the street for a long time, looking at the crowd in front of him. It wasn't until he was patiently exhausted that he was about to send someone to the Jingzhao Mansion to report the case, and finally saw Lu Qipei trotting away from the crowd and rushing back.
The delay in meeting with Qi Bo was actually not long, but the person who led her to the past really made too many circles. Lu Qipei was too unfamiliar with the nearby alleys. When he came back, there was no one to lead the way. At this moment, there was even a thin layer of sweat on her forehead, and her cheeks were also stained with light red.
As soon as Qi Yang saw her, he asked, "Where have you been chasing people, and why have you been there for so long?!"
Lu Qipei smiled, and opened his palm to show her the purse and jade pendant he brought back: "The man ran into the alley, and I chased him for a while before chasing him. The thing was recovered, but unfortunately no one was there. already."
After Qi Yang was suspicious, he squinted at her: "Is that so?"
Lu Qipei wanted to hide Qi Bo's matter, but his attitude was unclear, which made people confused. However, in the face of Qi Yang's questioning, she still did not hesitate to tell the whole story: "Actually, Qi Bo wanted to see me, and specially made someone steal my purse to lead me there."
Qi Yang felt speechless after listening to the explanation - Qi Bo was the housekeeper of Lu's house, and even if Lu Qipei moved to the Princess's house now, Lu's house would still be her home. Qi Bo can just send a message if he has something to do. Does he need to go around in such a big circle
But it was Qi Bo's circling behavior that made Qi Yang suspicious: "What did he say when he saw you?"
Lu Qipei didn't say much outside, but when he returned to the princess' mansion, he still told Qi Yang everything about it. When Qi Yang heard the news of Xie Yuan's death, he was delighted, but also puzzled by Qi Bo's strange attitude.