Hanyang.
At noon, the sun was fine and the breeze blew over, showing some warmth, and it was very warm.
A house stood at the end of the alley, extremely silent.
At this time, the door was opened and a woman came out.
She is wearing a cheongsam, which outlines a beautiful figure. She is well maintained, but she can see that her face is no longer young.
This person is Ji Manqing.
Ji Manqing stepped forward and walked down the street.
At the other end, there was a person standing in a corner of the alley.
The alley was deep and quiet, and the wind blew the corner of the man's clothes and shook slightly.
He was wearing a robe and mandarin, and a black wide-brimmed hat on his head.
The brim of the hat was pressed very low, and his gaze fell on the house, watching silently.
When Ji Manqing walked out of the house, the person's eyes flickered and followed silently.
He was Lu Huai's secret guard, and was ordered to track down Ji Manqing.
He followed Ji Manqing, observing her movement and watching her behind, beware of Ji Manqing's people discovering his trail.
The more I walked out, and the closer I was to the street, the sound around me became louder.
At noon, the street was very noisy.
His figure is hidden in the crowd, and the surging crowd and the noisy voices cover his figure very well.
Ji Manqing didn't notice that anyone was following her, she kept walking forward.
When he reached a mahjong hall, Ji Manqing stopped. Then she raised her foot and walked in.
The dark guard's eyes tightened, and he swept around.
Opposite the Mahjong Pavilion was a wonton stall, and he walked towards it.
The dark guard chose a seat to sit down, just to see the situation at the entrance of the mahjong hall.
He looked up at the owner of the wonton stall: "A bowl of wonton."
The boss left in response.
An guard's gaze seemed to fall at the entrance of the mahjong hall. The door of the mahjong hall was open, and Ji Manqing was standing there.
She is talking to a person.
The dark guard looked at him intently, and saw that the man's clothing seemed to be the servant of the mahjong hall.
As Ji Manqing spoke, Xiao Si nodded while listening.
At this time, the boss brought the wonton up and put it on the table.
The pale mist rose, and the warmth came, blurring the vision a little.
The dark guard looked at the mahjong hall, Ji Manqing seemed to have finished speaking, she turned and walked out of the mahjong hall.
To be cautious, the dark guard turned his head and retracted his sight. He took out the money and handed it to the boss.
After Ji Manqing left, the dark guard got up and left.
Entering the mahjong hall, the guard glanced, found the young man, and walked over.
The dark guard asked, "Which wife was the one who came in to talk to you?"
Xiao Si was doing something with his head down. Hearing the sound, he raised his eyes and looked over.
Xiao Si said casually: "That's Mrs. Dong."
Immediately, he lowered his head and continued what he was holding.
The dark guard asked, "What did Mrs. Dong say?"
The little boy stopped moving, put down the things in his hands, and looked at it again.
He looked at the dark guard, his gaze gradually became suspicious.
Xiao Si: "You look a little strange, you are not from Hanyang?"
He has not seen this person since he worked here, and why does this person want to inquire about Mrs. Dong
The dark guard looked calm: "I have always lived in Hanyang, but I don't come here often."
Xiao Si is still vigilant: "The privacy of our guests has always been kept secret."
The implication made him no longer have to ask.
The dark guard took out a piece of ocean, put it on the table, and said, "It's just a small matter, it's okay to talk about it."
Xiao Si's eyes fell on the table, his eyes darkened a bit.
He stretched out his hand, picked up Dayang, and held it in the palm of his hand, his tone lightened slightly: "Mrs. Dong has an appointment."
"Make an appointment with some ladies to play mahjong here at 8 o'clock tonight."
The dark guard asked again: "Does Mrs. Dong come here often?"
Xiao Si nodded: "Mrs. Dong has a good relationship with those wives."
They often make appointments here to play mahjong and are regular visitors here.
The dark guard gave him another piece of ocean: "I don't want anyone else to know about this."
Xiao Si's eyes lightened a little more: "I must be tight-lipped."
The dark guard left the mahjong hall, walked out, and stopped in front of a tavern.
Walking into the tavern, there was noisy sound and the smell of wine filled the air.
The dark guard walked to a room.
Compared with the outside, this room is much quieter, and the noise of the noise has become far away.
Pushing the door open, he looked over and sat there alone.
The man lowered his head, his eyes fell on the table, his eyes gloomy and unclear.
The light in the room was a bit dim, but his face became clearer.
The sunlight came in, the darkness gradually dissipated, and some light came out in the house, and the light gradually brightened.
The warm sunshine fell on him, his face was cold and his temperament was extremely cold.
The dark guard stepped forward and whispered: "San Shao."
Lu Huai looked up at him: "Is there any news?"
He has been letting his subordinates monitor Ji Manqing, and immediately report to him whenever there is any movement.
The dark guard nodded: "Yes."
The dark guard continued: "Ji Manqing went to the Mahjong Hall."
Lu Huai rubbed the wine glass with his fingers, his eyes gradually sinking again and again.
A sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth: "Really?"
Ji Manqing used to work in Ji's company, and the performance of the orders she took over was very good.
But she is a bit radical in her thinking. In other words, she is capable but not kind.
Ji Manqing does not have many leisure activities.
Unexpectedly, during the time she left Shanghai, she even learned mahjong.
Dark Guard: "A young man in the mahjong hall had a conversation with Ji Manqing."
Lu Huai said solemnly: "What did that person say?"
Secret Guard: "Ji Manqing booked a seat at the Mahjong Hall at eight o'clock in the evening."
Lu Huai's eyes darkened: "In this way, she is not at home tonight."
There are Dong Hongchang people around Ji Man's green house, and they have been protecting her.
When Ji Manqing was not at home, they first controlled these people. When Ji Manqing came back, the house had been replaced.
His men were lying in ambush inside, and Ji Manqing would not notice it at all.
Secret Guard: "According to Xiao Si's words, Ji Manqing has an appointment with a group of wives."
Lu Huai slowly said, "Then, we can start to act tonight."
At the right time tonight, he will come to catch turtles in an urn.
Dark Guard: "Yes, the third master."
…
A high-end apartment in Hanyang.
After Ji Manqing put on his clothes, he was about to go out.
Ji Manqing got up, walked out of the room, and went downstairs.
When the maid at home saw Ji Manqing come down, she immediately greeted him and called out, "Mrs."
Tonight, Ji Manqing is wearing a peacock-blue brocade cheongsam with a dark green coat over his head.
She stretched out her hand and straightened her hair, pinning the ends of the fallen hair behind her ears.
Lifting his arm slightly, his sleeve slipped slightly, revealing the silver inlaid red agate bracelet on his wrist.
The bright red agate lining her skin is as white as snow.
The maid's eyes were staring straight, and she was slightly dazed.
In the next second, the maid opened her mouth and praised: "My wife is so beautiful."
Ji Manqing smiled and walked towards the door: "What time is it?"
The maid replied: "It's only a little bit before eight o'clock."
Ji Manqing nodded and walked out of the apartment.
If the color is getting darker today, the outside is already pitch black.
When Ji Manqing went out, Fai Fei's spring rain fell in the sky.
Although small, it cannot be ignored.
If she went out directly, she would definitely be contaminated with rainwater.
Ji Manqing couldn't help frowning, feeling a little upset in her heart.
Seeing this, the maid quickly took an umbrella from the room.
She opened the umbrella and put it on Ji Manqing's head, completely blocking the rain.
Ji Manqing then walked to the car.
Although the maid covered most of the umbrellas on Ji Manqing, her clothes were still wet.
When Ji Manqing got into the car, the maid put away the umbrella.
The door was closed and the car drove in the direction of the Mahjong Hall.
It didn't take long for the car to stop.
Ji Manqing got out of the car and walked into the mahjong hall.
When Ji Manqing entered, the young man in the mahjong hall couldn't help but look up and glanced at her a few more times.
This woman had been here this afternoon and reserved a seat.
Never thought that as soon as she left, someone entered the mahjong hall and asked herself where she was.
He didn't know what happened behind him.
Xiao Si shook his head secretly, no matter what the facts are, these people's affairs have nothing to do with him.
Besides, when he receives money from others, he will naturally be tight-lipped.
Xiao Si's face was as usual, with a smile on his face, and he called respectfully: "Mrs. Dong."
Xiao Si led Ji Manqing to the box and opened the door for her.
As soon as Ji Manqing entered the box, he ran into Mrs. Sun head-on.
There were other wives in the box, and they seemed to have arrived early.
After the ladies entered the room, they took off their coats, revealing the cheongsam inside.
The cheongsam on them is different, but they are all customized and exquisitely fitted.
Every wife's figure is kept extremely well, and they come to play mahjong if they have nothing to do every day.
When Mrs. Sun saw Ji Manqing, she smiled: "Mrs. Dong, are you here?"
Like the other wives, Mrs. Sun first glanced at Ji Manqing's clothes.
Then his gaze fell on Ji Manqing's face.
She thought to herself in her heart that this Mrs. Dong is from Shanghai, and what she said is very beautiful.
As for Mr. Dong and Mrs. Dong's husband, they have all met.
She is not very clear about the rest of the news.
These wives didn't know, it was actually Dong Hongchang who met them with Ji Manqing after he made a disguise.
Mrs. Wang was taking off her coat and chatting together: "Mr. Dong works in Peking, has he come back this time?"
Ji Manqing smiled: "Didn't I go to Shanghai the other day? I just went to see my husband."
Her complexion was not obvious, but the hand in the coat was clenched a little bit tightly.
Kordan's nails pressed tightly against the palms of her hands, almost deformed.
Ji Manqing didn't tell the truth. At that time, her purpose of going to Shanghai was only to serve Dong Hongchang.
In order to bring down Su Mingzhe, she met with Dai Heng and explained some things to him.
Unexpectedly, she was in such an embarrassing situation at that time.
It's all because Dai Heng was not cautious enough. She didn't even know that someone was following him, so she had to jump out of the window to escape.
Ji Man's green eyes deepened, and she quickly captured her emotions.
With the action of taking off her coat, her clenched fist loosened and instantly returned to normal.
Ji Manqing's coat was opened, revealing the cheongsam inside: "I bought it at Yongan Department Store."
Ji Manqing changed the subject and did not continue.
Mrs. Sun saw it and praised: "Mrs. Dong has always good taste."
Ji Manqing smiled slightly, the corners of his lips kept the same arc, smiling decently.
Six years ago, Ji Manqing angered the Lu family and was forced to leave Shanghai because of her own selfish desires.
Although she was left with her life, she could not go home.
After going around, she came to Hanyang and met Dong Hongchang, the governor of the three provinces.
Ji Manqing was originally a smart woman. When she was in the military school, she had excellent grades and outstanding abilities.
Once she knows her next goal, she will go all out.
Ji Manqing strives to become the most trusted person around Dong Hongchang.
She knew in her heart that for Dong Hongchang, she was just a piece of his chess piece.
In fact, the two of them are also using each other to get what they need.
After she was kicked out of Shanghai, she could no longer gain a foothold in Shanghai.
But they have the same purpose, no matter what the process is, as long as they can get what they want.
With the help of Dong Hongchang, Ji Manqing gradually approached Shanghai and took the opportunity to retaliate.
Later, what Ji Manqing wanted was more, but Dong Hongchang pretended not to understand.
Even if she took his son Dong Yue out of Wuhan, it would not help.
Everyone thought that Dong Yue's disappearance was an accident, but in fact, it was Ji Manqing who did it.
Although Dong Hongchang is kind to her now, he doesn't even give her an official identity.
In the face of these wives, Ji Manqing can only cover up, and get past so confused.
After that, the last wife also arrived.
Everyone is there, and these ladies are sitting at the mahjong table.
They were talking while playing cards and never stopped.
Mrs. Sun smiled: "Mrs. Wang, your jade bracelet is really beautiful."
Ji Manqing glanced at it and said, "This material is very good."
Mrs. Wang smiled: "Brought it back from Peiping."
Although Ji Manqing had a smile on his face, he inevitably snorted in his heart.
The bottom of her eyes was heavy, and her face did not show half of it.
These people are extremely hypocritical, if it weren't for her to need a disguised identity, she would not interact with this group of people.
Before the Ji family was a well-known wealthy businessman in Shanghai, she was the fifth lady of the Ji family, and she was very much loved.
But now things are different, everything has changed.
She is no longer that Miss Ji Wu now.
Ji Manqing's memory grew deeper and he recalled something more distant.
After Lu Zongting got married that year, Ji Manqing rejected the proposal of others, and later declared that he would not marry forever, so that he would understand her intentions, but he did not expect...
Thinking of this, Ji Manqing's hand shook, and a card fell out.
The cards came out and hit the table with a crisp sound.
The scene was quiet.
Mrs. Wang was taken aback: "Mrs. Dong, what's the matter?"
The other wives also looked at Ji Manqing.
Ji Manqing picked up the card very calmly: "It's cold, and his hand is a bit uneasy."
Her complexion was as usual, and she immediately covered her past.
When the ladies saw Ji Manqing's reaction, they didn't say much.
They retracted their eyes and started playing cards again.
By the time Ji Manqing left the mahjong hall, the night was already dark.
At this time, the light rain had stopped, and a wet piece on the ground was very smooth.
Ji Manqing put on his coat and walked out of the mahjong hall.
The wives' own cars were all parked outside, so they said goodbye at the entrance of the mahjong hall and agreed on a time for the next meeting.
Ji Manqing smiled with them and said goodbye one by one.
After the others left one after another, Ji Manqing got into the car.
When the car door closed, Ji Manqing instantly put away a smile, his eyes cold.
Ji Manqing closed his eyes, leaned his head on the seat, and said nothing.
The atmosphere in the car was dull and silent.
The driver saw Ji Manqing's appearance and knew that she was in a bad mood, so he didn't dare to ask more.
He started the car quietly, and drove silently in the direction of the apartment.
…
As the night darkened, the car stopped in front of the house, and Ji Manqing got out of the car.
It had just rained, and the ground was a bit damp.
Perhaps because of the rain, the air was chilly and the temperature was much lower.
The mist was slightly cool, floating up and down in the dark night. The mist covered the corners of the clothes, with a little chill.
Ji Manqing walked forward slowly.
Opposite Ji Man's green house is an apartment, which has been vacant and empty.
In the silent room, the curtains drooped to obscure the light, and darkness covered the room.
At this moment, the closed curtain was lifted by a corner, moonlight poured in, and the dim light scattered for a few minutes.
Lu Huai stood at the window, staring intently, his expression calm.
From here, you can see the situation of the opposite house, clearly.
The thick curtains cover the room, and the outside will not know that there are actually people here.
The air was quiet and silent, Lu Huai's gaze fell in front of him, his eyes flashing coldly.
When he saw Ji Manqing walk into the house, a sneer appeared in Lu Huai's eyes.
The prey was hooked.
Before reaching the house, Ji Manqing opened the door and walked in.
The darkness came, and it was heavy.
The house was extremely quiet, this kind of silence was extremely silent, covering the whole house.
Ji Manqing walked forward without noticing anything unusual.
There were lights in the hall, and the lights were a little faint, falling on the ground, as if they were going to be swallowed by darkness.
Ji Manqing stopped quickly, her feet were dark and shadowy.
She thought it was a little strange. She had just returned to the house on weekdays, and people would come out and help her with something.
Why is there no one coming out today and the house is so quiet
Ji Manqing was slightly suspicious, and she called out: "Mother Chen."
The sound fell into the silent air, like a gust of wind.
The light became dimmed, and the moonlight seemed to have become icy, reflecting on the ground, a shadowy shadow.
At this time, Chen's mother walked out and whispered: "Mrs."
Ji Manqing looked over.
Mother Chen's hand was hanging down her side, her expression was as usual, but there was a hint of panic in her eyes.
When Ji Manqing noticed that Chen's behavior was a little strange, she was alarmed, and she immediately stretched her hand to the waist, about to draw her gun.
At this time, it seemed that many people came over, and footsteps sounded in the quiet air, very clear.
Ji Manqing's uneasiness grew stronger, she stagnated, and looked up.
After seeing the situation in front of her clearly, her face changed.
At some point, she was surrounded by a group of gunmen who pointed their guns at her blankly.
In the deep night, a strong sense of oppression hits, and the air is extremely dull.
The black muzzle was threatening.
The voice of the leader fell and plunged into the stagnant air, extremely cold.
"Miss Ji, our three young masters would like you to take a trip."