"Over there." Xie Jingshi pointed to the corner at the end of the street.
"Walking along the street that you turned from there, go to the end and turn to the right. You will see two branches on the left and right..."
Xie Jingshi spoke very carefully. He was afraid that Fang Rou would not remember it, so he repeated it twice.
"That's the largest employment market in Yuejing City, including coolies, servants, maids, guards and so on. How about I go with you?"
"No."
Fang Rou refused, but quickly smiled.
"Thank you so much, Master, for today. You have helped me a lot. I don't know if I will have the chance to repay you in the future. Even if you want to repay me, I don't know where to look for you."
Xie Jingshi couldn't hear the trap in her words, but instead showed shame at her compliment.
"How can I repay you for a little effort? However, you are new to this place. If there is anything I can do to help you, you can come to me. My name is Xie Jingshi, and I am the eldest son of the Ning Chenghou family. If you need anything, Find me……"
He paused, as if thinking.
"There is a restaurant in front of Ning Chenghou's house. The restaurant is on the thirteenth floor. If you want me to hang up a goldfish kite on the top floor of the thirteenth floor facing Ning Chenghou's house, I will definitely be happy when I see it. Look for you."
From his tone, it seemed that he was already looking forward to it.
Fang Rou looked at it and felt funny in her heart.
He didn't ask her to come to his house first, presumably because of his strict family rules, so it was difficult for him to come up with such a way.
That's fine.
Uncle Guo can't count on him. If necessary, it would be a good idea to have the legitimate son of the Marquis Mansion to help. Multiple approaches are always good.
When saying goodbye, Xie Jingshi wanted to say goodbye again.
But Fang Rou walked quickly and disappeared at the end of the street in a short while.
After her figure disappeared, Xie Jingshi remembered that he hadn't asked her name yet. He was about to chase her, but was stopped by his boy. The boy came out of the shop on the street and asked him why he didn't go back for so long. , the things have been packed inside and are waiting for him to go back and pay the money.
He then gave up, withdrew his gaze and entered the door.
When she turned around and saw that Xie Jingshi hadn't caught up with him, Fang Rou breathed a sigh of relief, and a funny look appeared on her face again.
Just now Xie Jingshi called her one girl at a time, which was really interesting.
She is not a pretty girl.
Seeing a stall selling women's veils on the street, she bought one, put it on and went to what Xie Jingshi said was the largest employment shop in the capital that month.
Half an hour later, she reappeared on the street.
After finding a hiding place, he took out the bamboo tube and flew out a jade bee.
After wandering around for several hours, it was already late at night when we found Shen Zhixi's location. The Jade Bee flew into the courtyard in the alley and flew into Shen Zhixi's room through the half-open window.
Shen Zhixi was lying on the bed, although he had his eyes closed, he was not really asleep.
She was thinking of a way out of trouble and had been thinking about it for a long time.
Suddenly she heard a buzzing sound in her ears and was so startled that she suddenly opened her eyes and stood up.
The jade bees circled around her, making her eyes shine.
This is the tracking bee of the Shen family. It was raised by her mother. After her mother passed away, she took over. This bee is familiar with her scent and can fly to her as long as it smells her scent within a certain distance.
Her heartbeat was very fast. If the tracking bee was there, it meant that someone was coming from Yanzhou and someone was outside to meet her.
After getting off the bed, she walked quietly to the door.
There was a maid guarding the door outside. She didn't dare to open the door easily. Instead, she thought about it and pulled out the hairpin on her head.
She closed her eyes and prayed to herself in her mind.
After a moment, he raised his eyes and pulled the door open. The maid who had fallen asleep leaning against the door suddenly woke up, but before she could react, she felt a sharp object on her neck.
"Hush, where are the fire tools?"
Shen Zhixi lowered his body, held the maid from behind and led her to stand up.
"W-what?"
"Where's the kitchen?"
"What do you want to do? There are many guards guarding you outside. You can't escape."
"Where is the kitchen?" Shen Zhixi asked again, pushing the hairpin against his neck in his hand, and blood flowed out after piercing the flesh. Only then did the maid believe Shen Zhixi's determination. If you don't cooperate obediently, you will really be stabbed to death.
So, with a pale face, he pointed in the direction of the kitchen and took the person there.
"Except for the guards in the outer courtyard, how many people are guarding the inner courtyard?" Shen Zhixi walked very lightly, slowly leading people outside step by step.
"The inner courtyard only houses you and one other young lady. There are only three young men and three maids who take turns guarding you. There are no guards inside. But what I said is true. Even if you can move in the inner courtyard, you will not be able to move outside. The outer courtyard is still the same..."
"Go to the kitchen."
Shen Zhixi knew the result and said no more.
The kitchen was not far away and he arrived quickly. After entering, he walked around in front of the stove and saw what he wanted. He whispered in the maid's ear, "You have a good sleep."
The maid was still stunned, but in the blink of an eye, Shen Zhixi grabbed her neck and slammed her against the wall.
There was a "bang", and before she even had time to scream, the maid was knocked unconscious and slid down the wall.
Shen Zhixi's hands were trembling and he took several steps back.
She looked very calm just now, but actually she was still scared because she had never done anything like this before.
After checking her breath and finding out that the maid was just unconscious, she breathed a sigh of relief and quickly took off her clothes. She then took off her own shirt and put on the maid's clothes. Then she stood up and took out the steamed rice dumplings and a pot of oil for cooking. .
All the heavy soldiers were outside the courtyard, and the guards in the inner courtyard were really relaxed. When I went back, I didn't meet anyone.
Except for the maid keeping watch, everyone else should be sleeping.
She ran back to the room where she was previously imprisoned, and poured oil on the tables, chairs, bed, and even the floor. When the oil in the pot was drained, she dropped the oil pot and flew out of the fire box.
The flames ignited at the sight of fire, and they caught fire immediately.
She did not run out immediately, but deliberately waited for the fire to burn bigger, and then ran out of the yard when it was not easy to extinguish.
After leaving the yard, his steps suddenly stopped.
It wasn't that someone was blocking her, but she saw the girl who was dragged through the door earlier.
As expected, the girl was imprisoned in the small courtyard next to hers. There was no one guarding her. She stood behind the half-opened door, looking at Shen Zhixi with her head drawn. For a moment, Shen Zhixi was caught by her white face. His face was so frightened that the hairs stood on end.
Not wanting to get into trouble, she picked up her feet and continued walking.
After two steps, he stopped again.
She turned around slowly, stared into the dull and empty eyes opposite and asked, "Do you want to come with me?"
But the girl didn't respond, not even blinking.
Although she didn't say a word, Shen Zhixi seemed to understand the meaning in her eyes.
She may have wanted to tell Shen Zhixi that she couldn't escape, but it was useless. She had escaped many times, but in the end she never succeeded.
Shen Zhixi understood what she meant and stepped forward without insisting.
When she was approaching the outer courtyard, she shouted, "It's on fire!"
Immediately, she put her loose hair up and fixed it with the hairpin just now, just to disguise it, the maid couldn't let her hair loose.
At this time, at the entrance of the alley.
Fang Rou waited anxiously. The tracking bee that flew far away disappeared. She took out the bamboo tube and prepared to release another bee for final confirmation.
Before the lid could be opened, the sound of heavy objects falling suddenly sounded from behind.
When he turned around, he saw a guard wearing all black.
And there was more than one, and then another Sanxi person fell from the high courtyard wall. Their eyes were murderous. Fang Rou didn't dare to think too much. She raised her hand to blow the whistle that she had held in her hand for a long time. whistle.
The whistle was originally used to recall the tracking bees, but now it has become another code.
As the whistle sounded, a group of masked people emerged from the darkness across the alley.
These were all the killers she had just hired with huge sums of money.
The guard in front of Fang Rou was attracted, leaving only one person to deal with her. She suddenly pulled out the cover of the bamboo tube, released all the tracking bees inside, threw it at the guard's face, and ran away quickly when he reacted to dodge. He walked through the two groups of people fighting against the wall.
From time to time, a carriage drove up in the distance, which she had prepared in advance.
There was also a group of killers hidden in the carriage, and under Fang Rou's guidance, they all entered the courtyard where the tracking bee disappeared after entering.
"Axi, Axi..."
Fang Rou sat in front of the carriage, holding the reins with trembling fingers, praying for Shen Zhixi to come out safely.
After half a cup of tea, I finally saw a familiar face at the door.
At that moment, her nervousness reached its peak.
She even forgot how Shen Zhixi ran to the carriage under the cover of the killer. She only came back to her senses when Shen Zhixi spoke.
"I can't stand it. Half of the guards were attracted by the fire inside. The people we brought here didn't work as hard as them and they weren't as good as them. When they regain their senses, they will chase after us."
Before he finished speaking, Shen Zhixi had already taken the reins from Fang Rou and drove the carriage.
Before Fang Rou could recover, Shen Zhixi's exclamation sounded in her ears again.
"careful!"
It happened so fast that Fang Rou didn't even see clearly how Shen Zhixi was hit by the arrow. She only saw a lot of blood spurting out of Shen Zhixi who was standing in front of her.
"Axi..."
Shen Zhixi did not let go of the reins, but turned the horse around and ran in the opposite direction.
*
Uncle Guo's Mansion.
Song Lianzhou was sleepless at night and was sitting in the second-story pavilion drinking.
While in the palace, he did not drink a drop.
At this moment, several wine bottles had been emptied.
The moonlight shone on his body, not revealing his infinite grace as he rode into the city during the day, but only revealing his loneliness.
The fire in the east of the city soared into the sky, never escaping his eyes.
That area is a slum area in the city. If the fire spreads and burns out the houses, many poor people will be displaced.
He went out and got on his horse, smelling of alcohol.
His horse was fast, and there was no one in the city late at night to hinder him. The galloping horse could not stop easily, but it was frightened and neighed by the carriage that suddenly rushed out from across the street. The reins were tightened and the horse jumped into the air.
It was Shen Zhixi and Fang Rou's carriage.
The horses in front of the carriage were frightened and jumped up, throwing Shen Zhixi, who could not hold on, off.
In her confusion, she seemed to see a familiar face.
"Tang...Tang Zhou?"
No, it's impossible.
She must be dying, so she had such a ridiculous hallucination.
