Finally, they searched the place where Ji Yueqin and the others were hiding, and the building was already empty. The adjutant was standing in the courtyard with a solemn expression. At this time, Xiao Bing took two coarse cloth clothes to the adjutant and said, "Report, I found two clothes, but there is no one in the room."
After the soldier finished speaking, another soldier came out of the room and said, "Report, I found a secret passage beside the bed!"
When the adjutant heard this, he immediately walked into the house. The adjutant walked to the secret passage, looked at the pitch-black hole, and asked a soldier to go down to check the situation.
A soldier took a candle and went down to the entrance of the cave, but before he could go far, he found that the road ahead was blocked, and shouted loudly to the top: "Sir, the road is blocked!"
When the adjutant heard this, he angrily squeezed the sackcloth and sackcloth in his hand, and the blue veins on his hand showed his anger, "Go on, and the whole city will be banned for me!" The adjutant looked at the burning candle Fire Road.
Soldiers began to arrange close inspections and prohibitions after they got off the ground. In this intensive search, although there was no result, but some clues from Ji Yueqin were obtained, which was a little gratified.
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After a busy night, the sun rose slowly from the east, the light brought by the dawn was a little foggy, and the earth was very peaceful. However, the peaceful atmosphere was overshadowed by the chilling feeling brought by the soldiers patrolling in Jinshui City and the double guards at the gate of the city.
The news that Ji Yueqin was brought back by the shadow has entered into his contemplation. It seems that he will not be able to leave Jinshui City safely for a while. Xiaoyu didn't seem to be affected by this news, just immersed in the delicious food on this table.
It seems that it is no longer feasible to go out of the city by ordinary means. Now Jinshui City has too many requirements for going out of the city. It is impossible for ordinary people to go out of the city, but it does not restrict those who enter the city. It seems that we can only start from the prefectural government.
As soon as he thought that he could start from the prefectural government, Ji Yueqin asked the shadow: "Shadow, if you were asked to go to the prefectural government to steal the token, how sure would you be?"
Shadow thought for a moment and said, "If the token is not on him, there are 90%."
After listening, Ji Yueqin thought for a while and said, "Well, Shadow, you go to the prefectural government to see if his token is on him. If not, we will make another plan."
Shadow understands what Ji Yueqin wants to do, and plans to enter the prefectural government tonight to explore the truth.
The autumn sun carries the scorching heat of summer. Although the autumn wind at night brings a hint of coolness, it still does not affect the heat at noon.
Before Manwufang opened its doors, there was a pleasant sound of silk and bamboo, which made people feel refreshed. This is the time when the singers and dancers of Manwufang are rehearsing. The difference between Manwufang and other singing and dancing workshops is that none of the singers and dancers in it have signed a sales contract, nor are they flattering with the guests, but a clean and elegant place, and the women inside are all performers and do not sell themselves. Therefore, some vassal and elegant people or some literati will like to come to Manwufang.
However, this gentle singing was interrupted by a group of uninvited guests.
"Who is the steward here!" A loud shout made the musicians stop their instruments.
"Hey. Lord, our Manwufang hasn't opened the door yet—" said the female voice as if the yellow warbler had left the valley.
"Stop talking nonsense. We're searching for the rebels now, if you dare to hide the rebels—" the man who was drinking made a gesture of wiping his neck.
The woman turned pale when she heard it: "Master is joking with the little girl. Our Manwufang is a serious singing and dancing workshop, so how could we hide the rebels. I'm afraid it's too late to hide when we meet the rebels."
The man ignored the woman, snorted coldly, and shouted: "Search for me!" After saying something, he added: "Take the portraits and look for me one by one!
The woman was anxious, but she watched their actions calmly.
"Call everyone down!" The man said to the graceful woman.
The woman was slightly relaxed, thinking that she could be blessed with a little delay, and walked upstairs.
"Wait!" The woman was just halfway there when she was stopped by the man: "I'll go up with you."
The woman's heart skipped a beat, but she still responded.
The man ran upstairs in three steps, and pushed away the house where Ji Yueqin was. Seeing Ji Yueqin and Wanniang sitting on the side chatting, seemed startled by the man who suddenly broke in, Wanniang said with a sullen face, "Who are you! How can you break into the women's boudoir!"
The man ignored Wan Niang and just stared straight at Ji Yueqin. At this time, Ji Yueqin was no longer Ji Yueqin, because before they came up, Wan Niang had already prepared to transform Ji Yueqin into a charming and charming woman.
The man looked at Ji Yueqin and asked, "Who are you?"
Ji Yueqin was not in a hurry, she saluted the man and said, "The slave's name is Birou, and she is a new dancer."
Wanniang was relieved to see Ji Yueqin's unhurried appearance, and she was also full of admiration for Ji Yueqin. When a woman encounters a crisis, it is a kind of confidence to not panic, and it is a kind of realm if she is not chaotic.
The man seemed to want to see the flowers on Ji Yueqin's face, Ji Yueqin lowered his head slightly and said, "Master, is there something on the slave's face?"
The man finally turned his eyes away, he just had a little curiosity about this seemingly charming but not charming woman. Wan Niang looked at her with an unhappy expression, "This master, what did you do when you broke into your concubine's boudoir?"
Seeing that there was no sign of Ji Yueqin, the man said coldly: "Now we are tracking the whereabouts of the rebels. If you hide the rebels, your head will not be protected."
Wan Niang put away her unpleasant expression and smiled coquettishly: "My lord, we have nothing against thieves, we only have beautiful wine, silk and bamboo, and the girls' dancing skills." He threw a wink at the man.
The man turned a blind eye to Wan Niang's wink, and just as he was about to leave, he inadvertently swept across the gap in the gauze curtain to see something moving. So the man lifted the gauze curtain and wanted to lift the quilt to see if there was really a thief hiding inside.
When it was too late, Wanniang stood in front of the man, and Ji Yueqin in front of the table couldn't help breaking a cold sweat for Xiaoyu. Because the officers and soldiers came too quickly, they only disguised Ji Yueqin, but Xiaoyu was too late, so he let Xiaoyu hide in the quilt. Unexpectedly, it was discovered.
The man looked coldly at Wan Niang who was standing in front of him, and said coldly, "Could it be that your Manwufang is really hiding a rebel?"
Wanniang looked at the man and said coquettishly, "This lord, that's a girl from the concubine's workshop, and she got sick for some reason, and now her face is covered with red scorpions! Are you still Don't go over there!"
Wan Niang's words could not stop the man's actions, so the man pushed Wan Niang away forcefully, and hurried forward to lift the quilt. I saw the small fish curled up in the quilt and covered his face with a gauze. The man pulled the scarf on Xiaoyu's face, and he really saw the mottled red and red patches on Xiaoyu's face, so the man let go of Xiaoyu and walked away with disgust.
Wan Niang hurriedly pulled the quilt and said quickly, "Master, why don't you believe what the concubine said. You made her even more difficult to meet people!"
When Xiaoyu heard Wanniang's words, she burst into tears. The man felt very annoyed and turned away. Since the show is going to be a full set, Ji Yueqin saluted the man and said, "Birou sends this master to you."
The man went downstairs and took those people away.
The woman who had been dealing with the man before finally breathed a sigh of relief, and praised Ji Yueqin: "As expected of Princess Yueqin, I didn't see a single flaw just now!"
Ji Yueqin smiled and said to her: "I still want to thank Sister Zirui for delaying our time. After that, Ji Yueqin ran to the bed to watch the little fish.
Xiaoyu lifted the quilt, took a deep breath, and said, "It really suffocated me! Fortunately, Niang Wan reminded me that I put the red thing on my face..."
Ji Yueqin saw that the red powder on Xiaoyu's face was blurred by the tears of Xiaoyu's fake cry just now, so she took the bronze mirror on the dressing table and let Xiaoyu look at it. Xiaoyu was startled when he saw it. , and quickly went to find water to wash his face.
Xiaoyu went to look for water in a panic, and the sound of silk and bamboo from downstairs began to play again, and Zirui went downstairs to instruct the dancers to dance just like Ji Yueqin and Wan Niang said.
At this time, Wanniang removed the human skin on Ji Yueqin's face with a special technique, and happened to meet Xiaoyu who came back after washing her face. Seeing the magic of the human skin mask, Xiaoyu pestered Wanniang to teach her. Wanniang couldn't beat Xiaoyu, and for the sake of her trusting Ji Yueqin, she agreed to Professor Xiaoyu and her. When Xiaoyu heard Wanniang promised to teach her to make a human skin mask, she danced happily.
Ji Yueqin looked at the sky outside the window and gradually became fascinated.
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More than half of the day, which was almost without danger, finally passed, and Manwufang also opened its doors at dusk. Although it is a special period now, a large number of old guests, literati, and scholars keep coming in. The joy of silk and bamboo is surrounded by waves of ethereal and shocking spirits, making people linger and forget to return.
The night is gradually coming, and the red lanterns of Manwufang are also hung high, and the red light and shadow projected by the lanterns reflect the soft light that makes people imagine. Wanniang was afraid that Ji Yueqin and Xiaoyu would be bored, so she let the two of them watch the girls dance in the upstairs compartment. Xiaoyu watched the dancers dancing downstairs with great interest, while eating the melon seeds in his hands. And Ji Yueqin looked at the stars in the night sky and fell into contemplation.
Ji Yueqin is thinking that the shadow will act soon, if you can get the token smoothly, it will be the best. The behavior of Emperor Daliang has made Ji Yueqin feel more and more sad. She knows that Emperor Daliang wants to kill them all, so she can no longer sit still and let them be slaughtered. You must seek blessings before making plans.
She just sat quietly, waiting for the shadow's news.