214, Su Zhou
Boom boom boom.
Chen Ji stood in front of the door, took a big gulp of wine, and then knocked on the door of the Chen Mansion.
He knocked on the vermilion lacquered gate with a beast head holding a ring, making a "dong dong" sound.
With a creak, the servant peeked through the crack in the door and said, "Third Young Master?"
Chen Ji exhaled a breath of alcohol and said, "Open the door."
The servant smelled the alcohol and exclaimed, "Third Master, how much have you drunk?"
Chen Ji pushed the servant aside and squeezed in through the crack in the door: "Not much."
He drank to cover up his whereabouts so that if someone asked him where he was tonight, he would have an explanation.
Just as the servant was about to close the gate, he heard the sound of galloping horses approaching from the distance outside Cuiyun Lane. He quietly looked over and saw Jie Fanwei, wearing a conical hat and a straw raincoat, riding his horse past.
The servant panicked and said, "Third Young Master, is there going to be another war in Luo City? Did you see anything when you came back just now?"
Chen Ji listened to the noise outside the house without turning his head: "I don't know, you should go and report to the master and the mistress."
After saying this, he staggered towards Mingquan Garden. Before he arrived, the Chen Mansion was already noisy.
The maids in each courtyard put on their clothes and ran out, and the servants held torches and stood guard in various places in the mansion to prevent any bad guys from climbing over the wall and entering.
Chen Ji walked slowly, and people of all kinds passed by him, creating a scene of frightened birds and chaos.
Chen Ji knew that the death of a fifth-rank general was a huge matter, and the Bingmasi, Jiefanwei, and Mitiaosi would definitely turn Luocheng upside down.
When he returned to the door of Mingquanyuan, it opened before he could knock.
Xiaoman pulled Chen Ji inside and lowered her voice, saying, "Sir, where have you been? Sister Liqiu said there's another war going on outside. Please come inside and sit down. The charcoal brazier is already burning. I'll get you some tea to sober you up."
Chen Ji thought back to the Taotie that had suddenly appeared and then fled tonight, and said carelessly and drunkenly, "War disaster... Is someone going to rebel again? Then let's run quickly, quickly, pack up!"
Xiaoman held him back and said, "Sir, why are you so anxious? What if nothing happens?"
Chen Ji suddenly became more sober. When the Liu family was in trouble, countless families wanted to escape from the city. The fleeing ox carts and horse carts could fill up the city gates in the east, south, west and north.
After experiencing the Liu family's war, it is normal for ordinary people to want to pack up and run away. It is abnormal not to want to run away, unless... the other party knew from the beginning that this was not a war.
Chen Ji continued to probe, "What if nothing happens? There are so many what ifs. Lord Chen is the co-governor of Luocheng. If anyone rebels, he will definitely not let the Chen family go. We have to leave the Chen Mansion first. I'll take you to hide in the inn."
Xiaoman was anxious: "Master Chen will be a high-ranking official in the Eastern Palace in the future. Who dares to do anything to him?"
Chen Ji asked suspiciously, "Xiao Man, are you hiding something from me?"
Xiaoman was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly explained: "No, no, what could I possibly hide from you!"
Chen Ji hummed: "Okay, let's run quickly."
Xiaoman bit her lip as she watched Chen Ji drunkenly come into the house to pack his things, and it seemed that he was about to take her away from Los Angeles.
She thought it over again and again, walked behind Chen Ji, raised her hand knife, and chopped Chen Ji's neck.
Have a good sleep, sir. You'll be fine when you wake up.
One breath.
Two breaths.
Three breaths.
Chen Ji slowly turned around, covered his neck and asked in surprise: "Xiao Man, why did you hit me?"
Xiaoman: “…”
She cried out in panic, "Master, there was a bug on you just now. I want to help you kill it."
Chen Ji was startled and shook himself quickly: "Did it kill it? Where is the bug?"
Xiaoman pretended to grab the insect from Chen Ji's shoulder, pretending to have caught it in the palm of her hand, and ran away: "I caught it, I caught it. Please sit in the house first, I'll go boil some water for you!"
Inside the house, Chen Ji's eyes calmed down. Taotie must be related to Xiaoman.
Even if Xiaoman didn't drive her, she must know who drove her, and she must know what happened tonight.
What should he do next? Should he stay away from Xiaoman without making a sound, or should he pretend not to know and keep her by his side?
If Xiaoman is an official, then who taught her the way of cultivation, who placed her by his side, and what is her mission?
Chen Ji's head was full of question marks.
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While I was thinking, I heard footsteps outside the door.
Chen Ji pushed the door open and walked out, but heard the faint sound of armor rubbing against each other and the heavy footsteps of hundreds of soldiers marching at the same time coming from around the Chen Mansion.
It was as if the Chen Mansion was completely surrounded by soldiers!
Chen Ji was shocked. He clearly didn't leave any traces, so how did the other party find him?
Torches were flickering in the distance, and a group of people were coming from the direction of Tingquan Garden... They were not servants of the Chen Mansion, but people from the Luocheng Military Department!
Chen Ji went to meet them calmly, and saw Chen Liqin leading a team of soldiers from the military department in the flickering light of torches.
He cupped his hands and asked calmly, "Master Chen, what's going on?"
Chen Liqin explained, "There's been some unrest in the city. General Wang Chongli, who publicly harassed you today, was assassinated on his way back to camp."
Chen Ji feigned surprise: "He was assassinated? Who did it?"
Chen Liqin sighed and said, "He's a scoundrel. Someone from Jiefanwei said he's the assassin of 'Deng' and they've been pursuing him for a long time."
Chen Ji was puzzled: "What is a lamp?"
Chen Liqin said disdainfully, "A gang of assassins, taking money and lives, doing all sorts of illegal things."
Chen Ji was even more confused: "Someone paid for General Wang's life."
Chen Liqin shook his head. "No, according to Jie Fanwei, this assassin was once very close to Prince Jing and was his confidante in Nanjing. Now that Prince Jing is gone, rumors spread that he was betrayed by General Wang. He must be here to seek revenge."
Chen Ji looked at the soldiers behind him and said, "Then who is Lord Chen leading this group of soldiers?"
Chen Liqin uttered an "oh" and turned to look at the torch-wielding soldiers behind him. "I called them here to guard the mansion. Don't be afraid. With them guarding the Chen family, you can sleep peacefully."
One of the soldiers said respectfully, "Third Young Master, I will leave six soldiers with you. If you need anything, just call them."
Chen Ji felt relieved and politely replied, "Thank you all, brothers."
Chen Liqin waved his hand and said, "Go back and rest. Tomorrow we will pack up and prepare to return to Beijing. We should leave this troubled place as soon as possible."
"Yes," Chen Ji slowly retreated back to Mingquan Garden, closed the gate tightly, and bolted it.
When he turned around and went back to the house, he gradually stopped: when he went out just now, the door of the main room was open, but now it was not only closed, but the chirping Xiaoman was no longer there.
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Chen Ji became more and more certain that Taotie must be controlled by Xiaoman. When the other party saw so many soldiers from the military department, he hid in the house out of guilt.
He pushed the door open and entered the room, but froze in place. A layer of fine cold sweat suddenly appeared on his back, and he sobered up!
Su Zhou!
In the dim candlelight, Su Zhou was covered in blood, sitting weakly on the edge of the bed, holding Xiaoman hostage with the Emei Spear, the sharp blade pressed against Xiaoman's jaw, staring at Chen Ji coldly.
Xiaoman sat exhausted on the edge of the bed, her eyes
He stared at Chen Ji eagerly: "Sir."
Chen Ji: “…”
Su Zhou said coldly: "Don't make loud noises..."
Before he could finish his words, Chen Ji closed the door with a creak and walked out.
Su Zhou opened her mouth, looked at the closed door, then looked down at Xiaoman who was lying on the ground, and was speechless for a long time.
Just ran away like that?
Su Zhou sneered: "Your young master is quite righteous."
Xiaoman frowned and said, "He must have gone to get reinforcements! Let me go! I was just accidentally ambushed by you. Otherwise, I would never have let you succeed! If you have the guts, put your weapon away and watch how I beat you!"
Su Zhou couldn't help laughing when he heard Xiaoman's words.
But she had just laughed twice when the wound caused her to cough violently, vomiting blood, which fell on Xiaoman's shoulder.
Xiaoman glanced sideways and sighed in disgust.
The door was pushed open again, then closed again. Chen Ji leaned against it, still terrified. "Are those soldiers outside here to arrest you?"
Su Zhou carefully looked at Chen Ji in front of him: "Why are you back? I thought you were going to get help, why didn't you call anyone?"
Chen Ji explained, "If I call for help, this maid will definitely die."
Su Zhou was stunned for a moment.
Chen Ji continued to ask in a low voice: "Who are you?"
Su Zhou did not answer.
Chen Ji asked again, "I just heard that someone killed General Wang in order to avenge Prince Jing. Was it you who did it?"
Su Zhou thought for a moment, then raised his lips slightly: "It's me. Handing me over to the eunuch party at this time would be a great achievement."
Chen Ji was silent for a long time. "Let Xiao Man go. I'll ask her to bring hot water to clean your wound. Don't worry, I will never report you to the police."
Su Zhou looked at him and asked, "Why don't you report me to the police?"
Chen Ji explained, "I have a close relationship with the Crown Prince and the Princess. Since you are helping the Prince to avenge his death, why would I report you to the police? But why did you come to me?"
Su Zhou's eyes flickered. "When the prince was alive, he sent someone to deliver a letter, saying that if I were in danger, I could trust you. Now I'm seriously injured, and Luocheng has been blockaded by the eunuchs. I need you to escort me out of the city. Do you dare?"
Of course Chen Ji didn't believe what the woman said. An hour ago, she said she wanted to kill him too.
But if the other party wanted to kill him, he should not have held Xiaoman hostage when he sneaked in, but should have waited for an opportunity to kill him directly. Perhaps the reason why the other party did not kill him was because he was suspicious of the dirty water thrown by General Wang and did not want to kill a good person by mistake?
It seems that the other party is not completely crazy and is trying to test the situation.
Thinking of this, Chen Ji said seriously: "Don't worry, since it is the prince's entrustment, I will definitely find a way to send you out of the city. Let Xiaoman go first and let her treat your wounds."
Su Zhou pondered for a long time, gradually retracted the Emei Spear, and stared straight at Chen Ji.
Xiaoman felt the coldness on her neck leaving her. She quickly stood up and ran behind Chen Ji, grabbing his arm and sticking her head out: "Master, let's report her to the police and arrest her!"
Chen Ji patted Xiao Man's arm and said, "Don't panic. Go and boil some water. Don't alert the soldiers outside the courtyard."
"Ah?" Xiaoman's eyes widened: "Master, I feel like she wants to kill us!"
Chen Ji consoled him, "It's okay, go quickly."
Su Zhou's entire body tensed up, and he gripped the Emei Spear tighter in his hand. He looked interested and asked tentatively, "I've already released your little maid. Are you really not going to report this to the police?"
Chen Ji said seriously, "I said, since it is the prince's entrustment, I will definitely live up to it. Please wait in the room for a while, I will be back soon."
Su Zhou responded calmly: "Go ahead."
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