Chapter 396 Acting according to plan
Chu Liuzheng leaned back slightly and smiled, "Yin Lanci is so cunning, I'm worried that I won't be able to catch her and she'll run away."
"I will kill her." Jiang Yao sat back, neither her expression nor her tone changed at all.
Chu Liuzheng felt that Jiang Yao had lost some of her vitality since she woke up. He wondered if it was the aftereffect of the rapid growth of the Shadow Moon Gu that Feng Jing had vaguely mentioned before.
The carriage stopped when it was half a street away from Xiyuan.
They didn't arrive early, and there were people queuing at the entrance of Xiyuan. In order to prevent the carriages from hitting the people, yamen runners stopped the carriages here and ordered them to park in a unified manner.
Zhou Yuande, who was driving, stuck his head in and said, "Master, there are civilians all up ahead. We have no choice but to walk the rest of the way."
Xiao Jingfan nodded: "Yes, everyone get out of the car."
At his command, everyone in the three carriages got off.
Chu Liuzheng turned around and pointed at the people, only to find that Feng Jing was not there.
She wondered, "Where is Doctor Feng?"
Lu Fei said, "Doctor Feng got off the bus early and went to Baxian Bridge to find the fortune teller who can predict marriages."
Chu Liuzheng: “…”
Almost all the people in the city came to Xiyuan tonight. Maybe the half-immortal would also come to join in the fun. Feng Jing would most likely come empty-handed.
But the person is gone, so there is no point in saying anything.
Lu Fei said, "There are two guards following us, so don't worry, young lady."
Chu Liuzheng wasn't particularly worried about Feng Jing's safety. Doctor Feng was so brutal, his single strike sent a cloud of poisonous powder through the air. Unless he caught him by surprise and killed him with a single blow, the only person who would die was him.
Zhou Yuande took a sign and went over to hand it over to the yamen runner.
A bearded yamen runner personally escorted everyone through the crowd, entered Xiyuan through the side door, and went up to the second floor to box number one.
The decoration inside the box was simple, but it was large enough so that Xiao Jingfan and his group could enter without feeling crowded.
The yamen runner stood at the door and ordered the waiter, "The young master inside is a relative of the county magistrate. Serve him well. If you neglect him, you will be held accountable."
When the waiter heard that the person was a relative of the county magistrate, he served him even more attentively. He soon brought several large plates of snacks and fruits, and also served the best tea.
He bent down and said, "I'll be waiting outside the door. Just give me a shout if you have any instructions."
"Well, you are not needed to serve here. Just do what you need to do." Zhou Yuande just put on a little bit of the posture of a chief steward in front of the emperor to scold people, and scared the servant so much that he broke out in a cold sweat. He thought that the steward of the county magistrate's relative was too majestic, and looked more majestic than the county magistrate.
He didn't dare to stay any longer, so he ran away in a hurry, closing the door behind him.
Tong Niang checked the room to see if there was anything bad in it, while Jiang Yao checked the water and food on the table and said to everyone, "No problem, you can eat."
Chu Liuzheng then picked up the teapot and poured tea for everyone.
Xiao Jingfan stood by the half-open window and looked down.
The garden was brightly lit, as bright as day.
The platform was crowded with people. People were sitting on the stone steps with their families, talking in low voices with people around them. Occasionally, there were children laughing and crying, as well as adults quarreling and arguing. It was noisy and lively, as if you were in a vegetable market.
A dark figure pushed the door open and closed it behind him.
Xiao Jingfan turned around when he heard the noise and looked directly at the person who came: "Where is he?"
Xiao Dadao: "In reply to the master, we have just entered the garden and should have entered box number three by now."
There are three private rooms on the second floor.
Box 1 is on the left side of the stairs and is the largest box on the second floor. Boxes 2 and 3 are both on the right side of the stairs, separated by only a wall.
Although Yin Lanci changed his appearance, Ping Xuan did not, so Xiao Dadeng, who was watching in secret, discovered him at a glance and came to report immediately.
Xiao Jingfan asked: "Is anyone monitoring our whereabouts?"
"Yes," Xiao Dadao said, "a man in black, very skilled in martial arts, who has been following the carriage since it entered the city. Judging from his description, he should be the medicine man named Hei Fu that Ping Xuan mentioned."
He asked, "Master, do you want us to arrest them or lead them away now?"
"No need." Xiao Jingfan said, "According to the plan."
"Yes." Xiao Da took the order and left. Jiang Yao also put down the cup, stood up, and floated out like a shadow.
The door of the box closed again, and the sound of gongs and drums came from outside the window.
The voices on the first floor gradually faded away, and the people became quiet.
All the lights around were out, with only a few remaining on the stage.
The magic show is about to begin.
"Knock, knock, knock."
There was a sudden knock on the door of the box, and it was not the agreed way of knocking.
Everyone looked at each other, and Chu Liuzheng, who was sitting closest to the door, asked loudly, "Who is it?"
"Miss Chu, it's me." A woman's voice came from outside the door, and Chu Liuzheng felt that it sounded familiar.
She recalled for a moment, tilted her head to look at Xiao Jingfan, and whispered, "Master, it's Miss Huang."
When Zhou Yuande heard that the visitor was Huang Ting, he remembered that she wanted to plant a love poison in his Majesty. His face instantly darkened. If he were given a knife, he would immediately pick it up and stab someone.
Lu Fei grabbed him to prevent the Grand Tutor from being too anxious to protect his master and causing trouble.
Xiao Jingfan gestured to Chu Liuzheng to open the door.
Chu Liuzheng stood up and opened the door. The woman outside the door had her face covered with a veil, revealing only a pair of watery eyes. It was Huang Ting, whom he had not seen for many days.
"Miss Chu, nice to meet you again." Huang Ting's eyes were smiling and her voice was also smiling, sounding very gentle.
Chu Liuzheng also smiled slightly and looked behind her, seeing no one else. She asked a casual greeting, "Miss Huang is here to watch the show too?"
Huang Ting nodded. "Ying'er heard there was a magic show troupe performing in Sishui Town and insisted on coming. I couldn't persuade her, so I brought her here. Unexpectedly, the official seal was stolen and the city gates were blocked. The magic show troupe didn't dare to perform in the name of the county magistrate, so they ended up wasting several days in the city. I almost thought I would be staying in Sishui Town for ten days or half a month."
"Luckily, the county government caught the thief. Ying'er is a lively person and can't stay still for a moment. As soon as she heard that the magic troupe would be performing at Xiyuan tonight, she hurriedly dragged me here."
"We arrived early and are in Box 2. I was looking down from the window just now and happened to see you coming in through the side door. Thinking it was a rare coincidence, I came over to say hello."
Her words explained the whole process, but to Chu Liuzheng, they sounded like she was trying to cover up something.
It seems like "I'm not following you, I just happened to meet you, it's all fate, I didn't mean to get close to you."
"It's really fate." Chu Liuzheng smiled but didn't point it out.
Huang Ting glanced discreetly into the quiet box and sighed softly, "There are only Ying'er and I in Box 2. It's better to watch a fantasy show with more people. It's more lively with all the chatting and laughing."
Chu Liuzheng chuckled. Huang Ting's words were quite tactful. Was she waiting for her to invite her two sisters to come and watch the magic show together?
Just as I was thinking about how to invite him naturally, a cold male voice suddenly came from inside: "Who is it?"
(End of this chapter)
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