Chapter 157 Encountering the guards and escaping by climbing over the wall

On the day when the passenger ship arrived at Qushui City, it was drizzling.

Jiang Ning went to the Linchao Inn, and the shopkeeper recognized her at a glance.

"Eh? Madam Liu? Why are you in Qushui City again?"

At that time, Jiang Ning and Liu Ming'an lived in this inn for more than 40 days. The shopkeeper had a good eye, and the two of them were outstanding in appearance and temperament, so he was deeply impressed by them.

Jiang Ning didn't have the habit of greeting people, so she just said "staying in the hotel" lightly, and then asked "Is the room we stayed in at that time still empty?"

The shopkeeper nodded quickly and said "it's empty", and then heard the person in front of him say "I want that room."

It wasn't long since she came back to this place, but because so many things happened during this period and Liu Ming'an was not around, Jiang Ning always had the illusion that she was in another world.

She stood up and walked to the window, pushed open the window, and the fine raindrops drifted into the house with the wind, falling on her face and hands, feeling a little cool.

The sea surface not far away was rippling because of the fine rain. From time to time, the shouts of men came from the fishing boats on the coast, and a few words were blown into the house with the wind.

"Old Third, how was your day?"

"Wow! I was lucky, I caught a few big ones..."

Jiang Ning looked for a while, closed the window, and threw herself on the bed.

It was getting dark, and Lan Xu should have packed up her stall, so she would go find her tomorrow.

As for what to say and do after finding her, Jiang Ning hadn't thought about it yet.

A light drizzle fell all night, bringing with it a cool breeze.

After getting up, Jiang Ning dressed neatly, and then asked the waiter to bring hot water. After washing up and combing her hair, she planned to go downstairs for breakfast and then go to Pufu Temple.

When she walked to the lobby on the first floor, some early risers were already sitting downstairs. The waiter was running around to greet them. When he saw Jiang Ning, he came over with a smile and asked, "What would you like to eat, Madam?"

"White porridge, buns, spring rolls--"

Jiang Ning had just finished speaking when a startled voice came from next door: "Miss San!"

Several eyes instantly fell on Jiang Ning. She looked in the direction of the voice and saw three men in suits sitting at the next table. Each of them stared at him in disbelief. One of them even had half a bun in his mouth and had forgotten to chew it.

I don't know them, not a single one of

them. Jiang Ning looked at them expressionlessly, trying to guess their identities.

Before Jiang Ning could figure out what was going on, the three men had already brought their bowls and chopsticks and sat at her table. One of them, a man with a full beard, dismissed the waiter standing beside him and said, "Go get what she wants, don't stand here." The

waiter said "Oh" twice and walked away, while Jiang Ning looked at the three people in front of her without saying a word.

"Miss San, why are you in Qushui City? Shouldn't you be in the mansion?" The man with a full beard looked at Jiang Ning in confusion.

Another younger man with a baby face passed a basket of brown sugar steamed buns on the table to Jiang Ning and said cheerfully, "Miss San, you eat first. Don't be hungry. We haven't touched this plate yet."

It was obvious that they had no ill will towards her. Jiang Ning let down her guard and told the truth, "Who are you? I have amnesia and can't remember any of you."

The man with a beard slapped his head, "Oh, I forgot. The master told me about this."

Jiang Ning understood that these people were sent by Nangong Ya and were from the Prime Minister's Mansion. After taking a closer look at their attire, they looked like guards. Did

the guards from the Prime Minister's Mansion appear in Qushui City for official business or to investigate her whereabouts at the time?

A flurry of thoughts flashed through her mind. Jiang Ning calmly picked up a brown sugar steamed bun and ate it bit by bit, waiting for the bearded man to speak.

"Miss San, I'm Sheng Jing, a guard in the mansion." The bearded man pointed at himself, and when Jiang Ning nodded, he pointed at the baby-faced man: "His surname is Cui, and he ranks fifth among our guards. You can just call him Xiaowu."

Sheng Jing then pointed at the remaining man and introduced him: "His surname is Chi, and he's Xiaoliu."

Xiaoliu looked at Jiang Ning, smiled shyly, called her "Miss San", and then pushed the crystal steamed dumplings in front of him over.

"Madam, your breakfast--"

The waiter with the tray came back and walked behind Jiang Ning. As soon as she opened her mouth, Sheng Jing suddenly stood up and shouted angrily: "What Madam? My daughter is not married yet, don't call me that!"

Sheng Jing was strong and muscular, more than a head taller than the waiter. This shout almost scared him so much that he couldn't hold his plate steady. The other diners present couldn't help but look at this table.

"Sheng Jing, sit down."

Jiang Ning said helplessly. After the waiter put down her breakfast tremblingly, he explained: "He was right. I already have a husband."

The three of them widened their eyes in an instant.

Jiang Ning didn't bother to care about their expressions. She picked up a spoon, scooped a spoonful of porridge, blew it around her mouth, and put it into her mouth. While eating, she asked: "What are you doing here? Is there any official business?"

Xiaowu and Xiaoliu looked at Sheng Jing at the same time, and he answered hesitantly: "Sir, he asked us to do something."

Jiang Ning roughly understood that it was related to her. It was estimated that he followed Wei Fangxiong's line to find Blind Yang.

It's a pity that Blind Yang is still soaking in the sea. It is estimated that he will have to wait until the beginning of spring to float up.

Jiang Ning said no more and ate quietly. Seeing this, Sheng Jing and the other two also picked up their chopsticks again, and ate the food in the bowl in no time, and then sat upright waiting for Jiang Ning.

"Go do what you need to do. Why are you looking at me?" Jiang Ning glanced at the three people and said, it was uncomfortable to be stared at while eating.

"Miss San, why did you come to Qushui City?"

Sheng Jing asked this question again. It was too strange. A rich lady appeared here alone without any guards. It didn't make sense no matter how you looked at it.

Sheng Jing thought about it and asked again: "Does the master know?"

Jiang Ning suddenly laughed and only answered the latter question: "He doesn't know."

The three looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Jiang Ning swallowed the last mouthful of porridge, put down the spoon, looked at Sheng Jing and said, "I know why you are here. I am too lazy to care about you, and you don't have to care about me. Let's just pretend that we didn't meet today to save ourselves the trouble." After

Jiang Ning finished speaking, she stood up and walked out of the inn. The three people behind her were stunned for a moment, then quickly caught up with her.

"Miss San, you are a woman all alone in this unfamiliar place. The three of us cannot ignore you..."

"Yes, Miss San, please come back with us. The adults must be worried about you..."

"Miss San..."

The three men followed her like they were calling for her soul. Jiang Ning was very upset and walked into an empty alley.

The three people chasing Jiang Ning saw her suddenly stop and thought she had changed her mind, but she pointed behind them and asked, "What's that?"

The three people turned their heads subconsciously, and there was nothing behind them. When they turned around again, Jiang Ning had already run towards the wall on the side, and the next moment her body flipped over and disappeared.

"Damn it!" Xiaowu screamed as if he had seen a ghost.

Sheng Jing and Xiaoliu were not much better.

When they reacted and followed him over the wall, they found an empty space inside the wall. They walked a few steps and entered another street, but Jiang Ning was nowhere to be seen.

"Brother Jing, what should we do?" Xiaowu swallowed his saliva, looking confused. In fact, he had not yet recovered from the fact that the Third Miss could climb over the wall.

"Let's go back to the inn and wait, and ask the shopkeeper by the way." Xiaoliu suggested.

Sheng Jing turned around and looked at the two-man-high wall with a solemn face, and said "hmm".

No wonder the adults asked them to check the Third Miss's experience. This was all too weird.