Chapter 57
Zhou Li was going to stay in a hotel for the night, and Tang Jing followed him.
Zhou Li turned and looked at Tang Jing, who took the initiative to explain: "One road."
Zhou Li raised his eyebrows and said nothing.
But this time when they met, Tang Jing seemed to become particularly proactive. The last time they met, she didn't talk much.
Zhou Li rented a yard, but because there were too many people, they divided it into two yards.
Xiaoyuan and Gousheng went to get Zhou Li's luggage. As soon as Xiaoyuan came back with the bag, she said to Zhou Li, "Boss, that person is also at the inn."
Zhou Li hummed in confusion.
Xiaoyuan came closer and said, "Did she follow us on purpose? How could it be such a coincidence?"
Zhou Li patted Xiao Yuan's head and said, "You're allowed to stay in the hotel, but others are not allowed to stay overnight?"
Xiao Yuan hugged her head and said aggrievedly, "Boss, hitting me again will make me even more stupid."
Zhou Li raised his hand again, and Xiao Yuan hugged the package and ran away.
Zhou Li shook his head, put down his hands, and watched Xiaoyuan run away with a smile.
Xiaoyuan bumped into Gousheng, and the two children huddled together, chattering. Zhou Li also went to get his luggage from the carriage. Dapeng had just returned from outside and shouted to Zhou Li, "Boss! Something terrible has happened!"
Zhou Li looked up while holding something and asked, "What's wrong?"
Everyone in the yard was attracted by Dapeng. Dapeng ran to Zhou Li with an anxious look on his face and said, "I just went to look for a boat, but there was no boatman. The waterway is blocked!"
"What?"
"What should I do? Can I still go to Beijing?"
"If I don't arrive on time, will the old prince blame me?"
The village chief's nephew was also anxious, "Can't leave?! I have an exam!"
Everyone was talking about it, and Zhou Li frowned.
"Dapeng, have you found out why the waterway was closed?"
Dapeng looked at the people rushing over with embarrassment. Zhou Li glanced back. Everyone dispersed as usual. Zhou Li nodded to Dapeng. Dapeng leaned close to Zhou Li's ear and whispered, "I heard the provincial capital's defense map was lost."
"What?!" Zhou Li exclaimed, "Did you hear that from others?"
Dapeng touched his head and chuckled, "If I can't find a boat, I'll go to the hall and try to find someone to see if they can take us to the capital."
Zhou Li glared at Dapeng angrily, lifted his ear and said, "You dare to run to the hall during this troubled time? You are courting death!"
Dapeng bared his teeth and didn't dare to break free.
Zhou Li snorted coldly, crossed his arms and said, "So what did you gain?"
Dapeng came closer and said to Zhou Li, "Boss, we have a boat that can take us away at noon tomorrow!"
Zhou Li raised an eyebrow, and Dapeng said with a wry smile, "They were retreating as well, so they bumped into each other."
"There are so many of us, how do you think we should get there?" Zhou Li was speechless.
Dapeng was dumbfounded and hesitated for a long time. Zhou Li sighed and said, "Since you've been there before, go again and see if you can split into two groups."
Dapeng: "Okay!"
Looking at Dapeng's panicked back, Zhou Li shook his head.
He is still inexperienced and does things carelessly.
They cannot stay in the provincial capital for long. If the chaos continues, they, the members of the Ranger Hall, might be found out. The Rangers are already on the wanted list of the Northern Government. Because they hate evil, they have killed many corrupt officials of the Northern Government. This time when they came to Beijing, Zhou Li and his men also had a mission.
In the middle of the night, Zhou Li had just fallen asleep when he suddenly heard some noise in the yard.
Everyone in the room was asleep. Zhou Li moved his ears and got up to go out.
She opened the door, and the moonlight outside the window was bright. Zhou Li looked towards the courtyard wall, where a man was squatting.
Zhou Li closed the door, crossed his arms, and said, "You are breaking into my courtyard in the middle of the night. I wonder what you are up to?"
The squatting person stood up. Zhou Li squinted his eyes and looked over. The person walked out of the darkness. It was Tang Jing.
Zhou Li: "Is it you?"
Tang Jing, dressed in plain clothes, clasped his hands together and whispered, "It's inconvenient during the day, so I can only visit you at night."
Zhou Li narrowed his eyes and walked forward into the moonlight.
She was bathed in moonlight, her long hair draped over her shoulders. She asked Tang Jing, "Why did you come here when you knew it was inconvenient?"
Very ruthless.
Tang Jing smiled. Her smile was very deceptive and she looked gentle and kind.
Tang Jing said, "Because I have something to ask of you, sir."
"If it's a troublesome matter, then there's no need to ask for your help. We're not in a relationship where you can just ask anyone for help." Zhou Li refused directly.
Tang Jing said, "Mr. Feihua, this matter concerns the lives of many people. Are you so indifferent?"
Zhou Li thought, are you trying the same thing on me?
She looked at Tang Jing intently and said with a smile, "You haven't told me what it is yet. How can it concern the lives of so many people?"
Tang Jing looked at Zhou Li and said, "Sir, you should know that chaos is about to break out here."
Zhou Li raised his eyebrows.
Isn’t it Zhang Mei who is going to call?
Isn't it the people who suffer when there is war?
Tang Jing: "We planned to capture this city without bloodshed, but something went wrong. Now I need to sneak into the City Lord's Mansion and need your help, sir."
Zhou Li snorted coldly: "What does this have to do with me?"
Tang Jing said, "If I can't get in and get what we need, everyone in this city will be in danger of death. Sir, you can use the power of the Ranger Hall to escape. But have you thought about the others?"
Zhou Li was silent for a moment, shuddering at the thought of a river of blood.
She knew that Tang Jing was not lying.
Zhou Li snorted, "Tell me, what do you need me to do?"
Tang Jing said, "Sir, just reveal your identity. Someone will naturally deliver a visiting card to your door tomorrow. You just need to go to the appointment. I will pretend to be your follower. You don't have to worry about the rest."
Although I don’t know what Tang Jing wants to do, but going to the City Lord’s Mansion must mean something big is going on.
Zhou Li said, "I understand."
Dapeng had already agreed with the Ranger Hall to send Zhou Li's troupe out in three batches. Zhou Li would naturally be the last one to go. She thought it wouldn't delay their trip to the capital. She sneered at Tang Jing and said, "I'm just afraid you haven't recovered from your last injury yet."
Only ten days had passed, and Zhou Li thought Tang Jing was recuperating from his injuries, but he didn't expect to meet him again so soon.
"My injuries are not serious." Tang Jing said.
Zhou Li yawned, her momentum relaxing as she said to Tang Jing, "We've finished discussing this, let's go." She turned and was about to go into the house. Before entering, she tilted her head and said to Tang Jing, "Since you want to use my identity, you can do whatever you want with this matter, but you can't let my people get into trouble. If my people get dragged down, you'll be dead!"
After Zhou Li finished speaking, he ignored Tang Jing.
Although she knew that Tang Jing was not a purely good person, after all, he was an intelligence officer, she still didn't have a good impression of him at this time. Anyone who was threatened would not have a good impression of the threat, and she was not a masochist.
At dawn, Xiaoyuan and Gousheng brought the food over, and a group of people gathered together to eat steamed buns, pickles and porridge, which was what Zhou Li often ate.
Dapeng had already agreed with the people of the Youxia Hall to send the elderly, the weak, the sick and the disabled out first, and then send them to the Keats Hospital of the Youxia Hall, and then he would not go to Beijing with Zhou Li.
Xiaoyuan and Gousheng will also say goodbye to Zhou Li today.
The two children were extremely reluctant to leave. After dinner, Xiaoyuan squatted beside Zhou Li and listened to Zhou Li's singing. Zhou Li's voice was bright and clear like an oriole. The singing he came up with effortlessly gradually fascinated Xiaoyuan.
Gousheng accompanied Dapeng to feed the horses. These horses could not be taken away, so they had to find someone to sell them.
The village chief's nephew will also go with them, but he will say that Zhou Li's acquaintances will take them away.
Zhou Li worked up a sweat after practicing his body shape. Xiao Yuan handed him a handkerchief and said enviously, "Master, how long will it take me to be like you?"
Zhou Li wiped the sweat from his forehead and said to Xiao Yuan, "Practice hard in the hottest days of summer and the coldest days of winter. One day you will be like me."
Xiaoyuan said in distress, "I can never sing well."
Zhou Li pinched her face and said with a smile: "When I was your age, I couldn't sing as well as you."
"Really?" Xiaoyuan looked hopeful.
Of course it's fake.
But Zhou Li still nodded to Xiao Yuan, and Xiao Yuan ran away with a smile to get water for Zhou Li to wash his face.
At noon, the invitation from the City Lord's Mansion was delivered. After receiving the invitation, Zhou Li couldn't help but look towards the place where he met Tang Jing last night.
The movements are quite fast.
Dapeng walked over and looked at the servants of the City Lord's Mansion warily, and said worriedly: "Boss..." They were about to leave, and someone else invited them. This time when they entered the city, they had been particularly low-key.
Zhou Li shook his head at him, accepted the visiting card, and said to the servant of the City Lord's Mansion, "I will be there on time." He then took out some change from his purse and sent him away.
After everyone left, Dapeng frowned and asked, "Boss, what about this?"
Zhou Li said: "Just follow the plan, it won't affect you."
Dapeng was still worried. At this moment, Tang Jing appeared at the gate of the courtyard. Everyone in the courtyard suddenly became nervous. Tang Jing pretended not to see and walked over to Zhou Li and said, "Sir, have you received the visiting card?"
Zhou Li took out the visiting card and put it down. She said to Dapeng, "Go and do your thing."
Zhou Li is the boss here, and Dapeng is the second in command.
Seeing that he couldn't get anything out of her, Dapeng knew that the class owner always had her reasons for wanting to hide something. But before leaving, he secretly looked at Tang Jing and raised his fist at her threateningly.
Zhou Li drove the others away, threw the visiting card to Tang Jing and said, "Tell me about the situation."
Tang Jing took it and flipped through it casually before saying to Zhou Li, "The City Lord's eighth concubine loves opera. Tomorrow is her birthday. She's naturally not very happy to hear you're here. The City Lord knows..."
"He just wants me to go and celebrate his concubine's birthday?" Zhou Li sneered.
"I know it's inappropriate for you to go to such an occasion as a gentleman. I'm sorry to have wronged you." Tang Jing spoke politely.
Zhou Li glanced at her, then looked away, "I am also from the lowest class, I am not wronged."
Tang Jing knew that Zhou Li was still angry, so he didn't respond. He just looked at her with a doting look, which made Zhou Li feel creepy.
"What else do you have to say?" Zhou Li frowned.
Tang Jing said, "I've prepared some clothes for you, sir. This birthday party will be Western style, and all attendees will wear formal dresses."
Zhou Li snorted, "You're quite well prepared."
"Where are the clothes?" Zhou Li asked.
"I put it in the master's room." Tang Jing replied.
Zhou Li raised her eyes and looked at Tang Jing. How could this person appear and disappear so elusively? With so many people around, no one noticed her coming and going.
Zhou Li went to the room and found a beige dress on the bed.
Zhou Li frowned as she looked at the petticoat. She was not usually very fond of this kind of formal dress. Most of the time when she was not on stage, she would wear a short top and rarely any skirt.
Tang Jing followed in without her knowing. She asked Zhou Li, "Sir, do you need my help?"
It is really necessary.
Zhou Li has never worn this kind of clothes, and Xiao Yuan certainly doesn't know how to do it.
Zhou Li raised his chin and said, "Thank you for your help."
Tang Jing smiled and said, "My pleasure."
Although it was still early for the appointment tomorrow, Zhou Li still wanted to try on some clothes. She took off her coat and frowned at the wide neckline of her skirt. She put her hand on the laces of her lingerie and suddenly remembered that there was someone else in the room. She said to Tang Jing, "Turn around."
Tang Jing lifted up her skirt and said, "You should wear this first."
Zhou Li looked at the inhumane straitjacket and couldn't understand why people had to wear something that bound them up.
She said, "Put it on first."
Without taking off her inner garment, Zhou Li just lifted the corner of her clothes and stepped into the crinoline. Tang Jing pulled the laces of the crinoline, and Zhou Li felt like she was about to suffocate. If something happened at the scene, she might not be able to escape wearing such a burden.
Zhou Li frowned even more tightly. She looked at Tang Jing. Tang Jing came here today wearing a men's suit. She must have asked a tailor to make it. The waistline and shoulder line were very suitable.
They were of similar build. If Tang Jing could wear a suit, why couldn't she? Why would she wear something so cumbersome and strangling?
Zhou Li snorted in his heart, raised his chin and said to Tang Jing: "Take off your clothes."
Tang Jing stopped and looked at Zhou Li deeply.
Zhou Li frowned: "You don't want to?"
Tang Jing paused, let go of the hands that were holding up Zhou Li's skirt, and pressed the buttons on her chest, unbuttoning them one by one.
Tang Jing: Although my intentions are not pure, the boss seems to be even less of a good person.
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