Chapter 241 Someone wants to harm Qin Chi
Traveling in winter will be a little slower.
If you encounter snow and wind, you have to stop.
On the evening of the fourth day of February, the group finally reached the nearest post station to the capital.
Song Jin had just gotten off the carriage and raised his hand to brush away the snowflakes on Qin Chi's shoulders. "Come into the house quickly. I'll go to the kitchen and make you a bowl of ginger soup later."
"Let others do this chore."
Qin Chi took Song Jin's hand and walked into the house.
Someone was sent ahead to prepare, so the charcoal stove had already been lit in the house, making it much warmer than outside.
Qin Chi took off his cloak.
Song Jin was about to untie his cloak when suddenly there was a banging sound on wood from outside.
The sound is far away, not too loud, and comes one after another.
It sounded like random knocking.
Song Jin's face changed slightly when he heard this, and then he said, "Husband, I have something to do, so I'll be out for a while."
Without waiting for Qin Chi to reply, he went out first.
Follow the sound.
Outside the side door of the post station, Song Jin saw a young man wearing a cotton jacket.
When the young man saw Song Jin coming out, he threw away the wood in his hand, stepped forward and saluted respectfully, saying, "Song Jitao greets the young clan leader."
"Your father is Song Huaiwang?" Song Jin asked.
"Exactly."
Song Jitao took out a letter from his arms, bent down and handed it to Song Jin with both hands, "My father asked me to deliver the letter to you, saying it's urgent."
Song Jin took the letter and opened it immediately.
After reading the letter, her face darkened. "Do you know what's in the letter?"
"My father didn't say."
Song Jitao looked confused.
Song Jin looked at him and saw that he really didn't know, so he said, "Go back, and remember to hide your whereabouts, don't let anyone notice."
Song Jitao responded solemnly.
Ever since she first met Song Huaiwang, Song Jin hid her relationship with them, so that if they met outside, they would pretend to be strangers.
Put the letter in your sleeve pocket.
Song Jin turned around and stepped into the post station again.
At the side door, a master and servant were walking towards them.
"Hey, is that you?"
There was a hint of surprise in the man's voice.
Song Jin looked up again and saw Yang Yingrong and the servant.
Yang Yingrong was wearing a fox fur coat. "Qin Qi'an's wife? You are here, so is he here too? Where does he live, the east wing or the west wing?"
While asking the question, this man was also looking at Song Jin secretly.
Song Jin pretended not to know the other person at the right time.
Yang Yingrong thought of Qin Qi'an, the man even his grandfather praised and wanted to win over, so he patiently explained: "We have seen him in front of the City God Temple during the Qiqiao Festival that year. His surname was Yang."
Song Jin bowed his head slightly and saluted, "I'm sorry, I don't remember knowing you, sir."
After saying that, he walked around Yang Yingrong.
The servant wanted to stop him, but Yang Yingrong raised his hand to stop him.
Yang Yingrong looked at Song Jin's back and asked thoughtfully, "Do you find that she looks kind? She looks about 80% similar to the Huizhou merchant who deceived us."
The servant really wanted to say it.
They didn't fool you and even treated you to a meal.
It's just that they didn't find each other later.
Song Jin was almost reaching the inn and couldn't help but look back.
Not seeing Yang Yingrong and his servant, he withdrew his gaze and pushed the door open to enter the house.
Qin Chi sat in front of the charcoal stove in the house, fiddling with the charcoal with a pair of tongs.
"The third young master of the Yang family is also at the post station."
Song Jin untied his cloak and hung it on a hanger beside him. "He should have just settled down in the post station. What do you think, is he a real playboy or just a fake? I haven't met him many times, but he can recognize me at a glance every time."
Qin Chi paused as he was moving the charcoal.
After Song Jin sat down, he handed over half a bowl of ginger tea, "Uncle Li just sent it."
Song Jin took it and drank it in one gulp.
The spiciness made her frown slightly, "How much ginger is in this?"
"Ha, I don't know. You have to ask Uncle Li." Qin Chi said half-jokingly, but poured her a cup of tea.
Song Jin drank another half bowl of tea, and then he dispelled the chill on his body. "Someone wants to kill you, and even if they say they can't kill you, they will ruin your future."
Hearing this, Qin Chi was stunned.
Song Jin added: "I don't know who is behind this, the news was accidentally learned by my clan members."
"Someone just came to you to tell you this?"
"Um."
Song Jin did not deny it.
After thinking for a while, she handed the letter to Qin Chi.
Qin Chi read it once and returned it to Song Jin. The letter not only contained news about Qin Chi, but also talked about some business matters.
Song Jin casually threw the letter into the charcoal stove.
There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!
The scarlet charcoal fire quickly engulfed the letter.
"What are you going to do?" Song Jin asked.
Qin Chi replied: "I will ask someone to investigate it thoroughly."
"You should know that it took several days for this letter to reach me." Song Jin was reminding Qin Chi to be careful of ambushes.
Qin Chi was just about to call someone over to investigate.
Suddenly, I heard someone shouting outside.
"Catch the thief! Go catch the thief!"
"Where did he run to? Catch him!"
"Hit him! Hit him!"
There was a noise coming from the kitchen of the inn.
Qin Chi and Song Jin stood up almost at the same time.
One put on his cloak again, and the other put on his cape.
When I opened the door, the cold wind from outside blew in, making me shiver for no reason.
"Sir, Madam."
The ones who came over were Qin Qi and Qin Ba.
As we walked out of the corridor, the noise became louder.
After a while, several people came in, bringing a man who had been beaten so hard that blood was coming out of the corner of his mouth.
The servant in charge of the kitchen cursed: "This bastard is so bold that he stole things and came to the post station. Fortunately, I caught him first, otherwise I would have frightened you and made you worried."
"Shut up! You're shouting so loudly that you've already scared the nobleman." An officer nearby scolded.
Old Li is asking for information.
When I learned that this was a thief, I didn't doubt it for a moment.
Qin Chi walked over and said calmly, "Uncle Li, search him."
"Okay, sir."
As soon as Old Li heard Qin Chi's instructions, he immediately did as he was told.
The secret guards had already noticed that someone had sneaked in and approached the kitchen, and they just led the officers over little by little.
The thief was tied hand and foot.
When he heard that he was going to be searched, his face changed drastically. Just as he was about to say something, a piece of rag was stuffed into his mouth.
Old Li said, "I'm here to search you. It's an honor for you, so cooperate with me."
As soon as he touched the thief's arms, Old Li paused and took out a ball of paper.
If you say it’s a paper ball, then it really is a paper ball.
The paper is light yellow and is very cheap on the market.
Someone had kneaded it into a ball.
Ordinary people might ignore it when they see it.
Old Li carefully opened the paper ball and saw the powder on the paper. He took a little and rubbed it between his fingertips, then sniffed it carefully and concluded, "It's a knockout drug. It seems that he sneaked into the kitchen not to steal food, but to drug it. Let's go to the kitchen and check where he put the drug."
After hearing what Old Li said, the thief looked extremely anxious.
After hearing this, the officer nearby hurriedly welcomed Old Li into the kitchen and checked the food inside.
Finally, the problem was found in the water tank.
(End of this chapter)