After letting go, he picked up the night incense bucket with one hand and dragged the waiter into the alley with the other.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the young man put on the waiter's clothes and walked towards the inn carrying the night incense bucket.
Entering the inn, there were not many people inside.
But a drunken chef saw him and cursed: "You kid, wash your hands quickly and send the things to the young man on the second floor! Really, it's not even good to pour night fragrance!"
"Yes, yes!" The young man was very nervous.
Not because he just killed someone, but because he was afraid of being seen through.
When he got to the kitchen, the boy got hot water, used soap locust, and washed himself quickly.
Finally, he looked at the spices in the corner of the kitchen, walked over, grabbed a handful and sprinkled it on himself.
After shaking off the spice powder, the boy smelled his elbow. After he could no longer smell the strange smell, he took the food box and slowly walked towards the second floor.
When he arrived at the door, he followed the example of the waiter before, hunched his back slightly, knocked on the door and said, "Sir, the supper you requested is here."
"Come in." Pei Yi sat at the table, looking at the door from the corner of his eyes, with a faint smile in his eyes.
After the young man entered, he carefully opened the food box and placed the midnight snacks one by one.
"Please be patient, sir. If you need anything, call me."
After the boy finished speaking, he turned to leave.
Pei Yi stared at the back of his head and asked casually: "Why is there a new person? There are three people in this inn. I have seen them all in the past few days. Why do you look so unfamiliar?"
The young man turned his head, bowed his head and explained: "Sir, the waiter before was the villain's cousin. He just fell down in the yard, and I happened to be there, so he asked me to come."
"Oh? Really?" Pei Yi looked him up and down and found that he was not afraid at all.
So the man took out a copper coin and shot it at the window next to him. The window opened with a bang, and the cold wind came in.
Pei Yi turned to look at him: "Why do I smell the smell of death in this wind and snow?"
"Sir, you are overly worried. There are hundreds of thousands of refugees in Kangcheng, and people die every day. If you don't like this location, please go and talk to the shopkeeper and ask him to change the room for you."
The young man still showed no fear and still answered Pei Yi respectfully.
"Ha." Pei Yi chuckled, took out his fan and raised the boy's chin to make his eyes look at her.
Then he slowly said: "But why do I think you are more suitable for killing people than serving people?"
In an instant, the young man's expression fell.
Pei Yi opened the window earlier to show that he was highly skilled in martial arts and that he was already aware of what was happening outside.
The young man finally knew that he was in trouble this time.
After taking a deep breath, he showed a sad and helpless expression: "Sir, the villain also wants to survive. Killing is not his intention. If you want to blame it, it is the court's lack of food and housing. I was forced to do so."
"You are not forced. I have been paying attention to you since you came to Kangcheng and killed the first person. The reason why the waiter you killed went to deliver food to you was also my order. .”
Pei Yi's eyes did not hide his admiration at all.
Sure enough, in troubled times, some characters always appear.
"Sir, are you targeting me?" The young man suddenly laughed, knowing that his life was no longer in danger.
Pei Yi pointed to the seat opposite: "Sit down, I have been looking for you for a long time. People who can test the perseverance and restraint of the poison of datura flowers are not ordinary people."
"What datura flower? Someone poisoned us? Is it the court? Do they want to kill us directly?" The young man became nervous again, no wonder he always felt that he was strange.
Pei Yi shook his head: "It's not that the court wants to kill you, but someone, a lady to be precise, is leading the court to save you. Datura is a phantom poison that makes you irritable and irritable. I can’t control myself and want to fight and kill.”
"Madam?" The young man immediately thought about that day, when that clear female voice told him that if he had a chance to live, he should live well!
"It seems that you have already met her. Now King Rui and King Ning are fighting for the right to be the heirs. If you want to get ahead, you can only choose one between them. Who will you choose?"
"I will choose whoever becomes emperor!" The young man's eyes revealed unusual ambition.
Pei Yi smiled and took out a piece of paper with two words written on it.
The young man lowered his head and looked: "Wang Mo? Who is this?"
Pei Yi smiled and said, "This is your name from now on."
"It sounds good, so I'll accept it." The young man reached out and grabbed the paper and looked at these two words repeatedly.
In fact, he didn't know many words, but he happened to know these two words.
Early the next morning, at the door of the house.
Wen Qingzhu pinched his eyebrows and looked at the gloomy sky outside, feeling unhappy.
She looked through all the registration books and found no one who agreed to the conditions.
After taking only two steps, Wei Lin suddenly appeared in the corridor ahead.
He walked over quickly and said, "Madam, were you in the household room last night?"
"Well, I'm looking for someone." Wen Qingzhu looked around and found that there was no one here.
She couldn't help but asked him curiously: "Shouldn't you be following Yuan Han at this time?"
Wei Lin immediately explained: "I was counting supplies yesterday and was busy until midnight. Later, the prince wanted to know about the situation in Jiangnan, so he only left Master Fu there."
"This is also the case. The problem on the Jiangnan side is stuck. If the food cannot be transported, it won't last long." Wen Qingzhu rubbed his neck, feeling that his whole body was weak.
Seeing this, Wei Lin pointed to the front and said, "Madam, you are too tired. There is a tea room in front with pastries. There should also be steamed buns and porridge delivered at this time. Do you want to go over and have some?"
"That's okay." Wen Qingzhu touched his stomach and found that he was indeed very hungry.
Went to the tea room and there were already many people here.
Wen Qingzhu was surprised to see Ning Ping, who was discussing something with several people.
"Mrs. Fu!"
Someone saw her and immediately said something.
Everyone turned their heads and bowed their hands.
Only then did Wen Qingzhu realize that Liu Jian was actually here.
It's just that he stood at the end, with his head lowered, as if he didn't seem to be noticed.
Ning Ping saw her coming and hurriedly came over: "Why are you here, Madam?"
Wen Qingzhu laughed: "Let's check something. What are you discussing?"
She looked behind Ning Ping and found that the table was piled with books. The binding did not look like it was from Kangcheng.
"It's the refugee register sent by Xiangzhou and Nancheng." Ning Ping immediately pointed to the other end and explained, and the people standing in front of the table immediately moved out of the way.
Wen Qingzhu walked over, looked through it, and said in surprise: "Xiangzhou and Nancheng received nearly 40,000 victims?"
"Well! This is the news sent by the inn this morning. Xiangzhou can also be regarded as a land of plenty. Nancheng belongs to the south of the Yangtze River. Below Xiangzhou, two prefects mobilized local wealthy businessmen and squires to help slowly accept the victims. According to this situation If they come, all the victims who can come to Kangcheng should have come, and the rest are probably still heading towards Jiangnan."
Ning Ping's explanation immediately made Wen Qingzhu feel relieved.
Then she asked again: "How come there was no news from Xiangzhou and Nancheng before? Now they have sent news."
Ning Ping hesitated for a moment, pointed to the inner room and said, "Let's go in and talk."
"good."
Ning Ping turned to tell other officials in Kangcheng, and then turned to the inner room.
After closing the door, Ning Xiu took out a secret letter: "This is a letter written to me by Mr. Gao from Xiangzhou. It said that they were not the only ones who wanted to accept the victims, but they found that someone among the victims organized them and went all the way to the capital. , they did not dare to carry out disaster relief in a big way. The imperial edict came down last night, and I am afraid that they got the news today, so they opened the city gate overnight and sent a message at the same time. "
Wen Qingzhu took his letter and read it, frowning slightly, why did the prefect of Lingcheng withhold the food
"Master Gao didn't dare to report this matter to the capital. After all, the prefect of Lingcheng is from the Lei family. Now the Lei family has a very high reputation, so they don't dare to act rashly."
Ning Ping was also very surprised. Logically speaking, the Lei family were pure ministers, and their family members were also honest and capable people.
Why are you stumbling behind it now
"I understand. I will investigate this matter clearly. You can go ahead and do your work first." Wen Qingzhu nodded, feeling that things had become a little more subtle.
After Ning Ping left, Wei Lin brought some food over and said, "Let's eat some first."
Wen Qingzhu was still very hungry, but after hearing the news from Ningping, he suddenly lost his appetite.
Why did the Lei family get involved
Could it be that the Lei family is on Prince Ning’s side
Wen Qingzhu turned to look at the steamed buns and porridge in front of him. His stomach was so hungry that he picked it up and started eating.
Seeing that she finally calmed down, Wei Lin asked slowly: "Madam, from Jinzhou to Cangzhou, and now to Kangcheng, you have been with Prince Rui all the time. Did something happen to him?"
Halfway through eating, Wen Qingzhu glanced over: "Is there anything wrong with Yuanhan?"
"That's not true." Wei Lin immediately explained, "It's just that I think the prince is under too much pressure. Although he has your help, he still has a narrow escape. He is also young. Did he encounter any problems that you don't know about?"
Wen Qingzhu chewed slowly and heard the implication: "Do you think he has changed a lot? Not the same as before?"
"You can say that." Wei Lin nodded.
Wen Qingzhu put down the steamed bun. There were some things she didn't know how to say.
"He has definitely been through some things, but you can rest assured that he will tell us if he has any problems."
Wei Lin felt that Wen Qingzhu was hiding something, and since it was difficult for her to tell, she stopped asking.
After breakfast, Xue Miaomiao and Xi'er came over.
Xue Miaomiao was going to the medical clinic and asked her if she wanted to go with him.
Wen Qingzhu turned around and found Wei Lin again. After talking about the medicinal materials, Wei Lin immediately sent someone to get the supplies and sent Xue Miaomiao there.
As soon as they left, Xi'er glanced around, but did not see Beidou's figure, and then asked: "Miss, Beidou is not here?"
Wen Qingzhu pointed above, Xi'er looked up and saw the shadow in the corner of the beam, and instantly thought of the matter of pressing the sky.
She felt a little excited immediately, but thinking about Beidou's temper, she quickly calmed down.
It took a long time to summon up the courage to shout: "Beidou! Come down! I don't blame you anymore!"
But the figure didn't move. Xi'er shouted a few more words, but he still didn't move.
Until this time, Xi'er finally couldn't help but roared: "You can't get down!"
In a blink of an eye, Beidou landed in front of the two of them.
Xi'er was so frightened that she quickly took a step back and looked under Beidou's belly. After confirming that nothing had changed, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's okay. I won't blame you. You don't know anything anyway."
Beidou slowly raised his head, glanced at Xi'er, and kept nodding.
The two of them finally talked to each other, and Wen Qingzhu finally felt relieved.
At this moment, Yinniang's voice came from outside: "Madam! Lu Tao is injured! Come and take a look!"
Wen Qingzhu hurried out and followed Yinniang to Lu Tao's room.
As soon as he entered the room, he saw Lu Tao sitting up.
When he saw Wen Qingzhu, Lu Tao hurriedly said: "Madam! Go and save Brother Yu!"