Shen Zhixi sighed and looked back. The begonia flower in the courtyard had buds and was about to bloom.
But in the blink of an eye, spring is here again.
Looking back on that year, she picked up Tang Zhou in the spring.
She was silent just now, but now she began to think carefully about the news Fang Rou brought her.
Xie Jing'an, the legitimate daughter of the Hou family, is a good match for Song Lianzhou in terms of status, and she has loved her for many years and has been waiting for her to marry someone else. If you think about it carefully, she is indeed a good person, and Song Lianzhou deserves to have someone who truly loves him.
"Miss, here are the pen and paper."
The maid entering the hospital interrupted her thoughts. She took the pen and paper and went back to the house to start writing a letter.
Half an hour later, Wanying left the house on the pretext that she wanted to eat jelly bean buns.
Naturally, Xie Muyun would not let her go out alone, and sent a maid to follow her closely. However, the maid was not the only one who was actually the spy. When Shen Zhixi asked for paper and pen, she asked for it, and she was already notified. into Xie Muyun's ears.
He also sent Yang Qing to personally lead people to follow Shen Zhixi secretly.
"Xiaoyue, there is a ready-made clothes shop over there. I'm going to pick out some clothes and go back. I don't like what the house has prepared."
Xiaoyue is the maid sent by Xie Muyun to follow her.
This was not an impossible request. Xiaoyue asked the coachman to stop the carriage at the door of the clothing store without saying anything.
Xiaoyue got out of the car first and turned around to help her out. However, Xiaoyue's leap from the front of the car made Shen Zhixi narrow his eyes quietly and said that this maid is not an easy girl. She knows kung fu.
She remained silent and was helped out of the carriage by Xiaoyue.
Her injury hasn't healed yet, and it still hurts when she moves a little more.
Entering the clothing store, Shen Zhixi bought five sets of pure white clothing of the same style, paired with veils.
After purchasing, we returned to the carriage.
"Xiaoyue, which restaurant is the most famous in Yuejing City?" Shen Zhixi lifted the car curtain and looked at the busy street outside.
"Miss Hui, the most famous and delicious restaurant in Yuejing City is Jingsheng Restaurant."
"Jingsheng Restaurant?" Shen Zhixi's eyes flashed with shrewdness, but there was no trace of it. "Then go to Jingsheng Restaurant. Ah Ying has a tricky mouth and feels uncomfortable. She can't eat anything, so she wants to eat jelly bean buns. , I think the jelly bean buns made by the most famous restaurant in Yuejing City are unmistakable."
The carriage drove slowly towards Jingsheng Restaurant, and after they left, Yang Qing immediately sent someone to the clothing store and asked Shen Zhixi what he bought.
Yang Qing listened to the report and pondered secretly.
"Five sets of identical clothes... Is she planning to escape from her shell?"
"Then the captain of the guard, let's..."
"Follow her first. Whether she wants to play Escape from the Golden Cicada or something else, keep an eye on her. I want to see who can outplay whom."
When they arrived at Jingsheng Restaurant, Yang Qing sent many people to blend in with the crowd and guard the exits of the east, west, south, north and west doors of the restaurant to prevent Shen Zhixi from escaping.
After entering, Shen Zhixi asked for a first-class private room.
When you order a dish, you just have to taste it first, and if it’s right, make a new one and pack it back.
During this time, Xiaoyue stayed with her and never left her.
After the dishes were served, she didn't move her chopsticks.
After looking at it carefully, he said to Xiaoyue with a cold face: "This dish is not fresh, and I don't know if I have stocked the fish for several days, but I dare to serve it to the guests. Go and ask the restaurant manager to come over."
Xiaoyue stood still, her task was to stare at Shen Zhixi. Naturally, no matter what Shen Zhixi said, she would never leave Shen Zhixi.
"Miss, the food at Jingsheng Restaurant is famous for its freshness. It's unlikely that someone would damage the sign like this. Would you like to try it first?"
Shen Zhixi was not annoyed, and took a step back and said to her: "Then you go to the door and call a waiter for me, and ask him to call the shopkeeper for me, or I can call him myself."
Only then did Xiaoyue decide to leave, thinking that the restaurant was five stories high to the west, so she would stand at the door and call for people, and Shen Zhixi wouldn't be able to run away.
After opening the door to the wing, she looked back at Shen Zhixi. Shen Zhixi was still sitting peacefully in his seat. Then she turned around and waved to the waiter who was passing by. The waiter thought that Shen Zhixi was deliberately looking for trouble. Yes, he refused to call the shopkeeper.
"So it turns out that the young lady from Ning Chenghou's family is not worthy of meeting your shopkeeper?"
When the waiter heard that he was from the Hou family, he immediately started sweating and left immediately.
Shen Zhixi looked back with a smile. Even if the young lady of Ningcheng Houfu's family was not a direct descendant, these people could not despise her. Such a good convenience should not be used in vain.
Not long after, the restaurant manager knocked on the door and entered.
When he came in, Shen Zhixi was drawing circles on the table with his index finger soaked in water. He looked like a villain, which made Xiaoyue feel contempt. The door of the mansion flew up to the branches and turned into a phoenix, dragging Da Na Qiao to use the name of the Hou Mansion as a front.
However, he didn't notice that the shopkeeper's face turned slightly pale when he approached and saw the pattern drawn on the table.
Those circles and hooks look not elegant at all, but in reality...
"What's your name, shopkeeper?" Shen Zhixi asked him with a smile, looking like he was looking for trouble.
The shopkeeper also had a smile on his face and replied with a decent smile: "I will spare you your surname Zhang."
"Shopkeeper Zhang, your food is not fresh. I'm afraid I'll get diarrhea after eating it."
"Young lady, you are joking. All the ingredients in our Jingsheng Restaurant are fresh on the same day, and there will never be anything left overnight..."
"If I say it's not new, it's not new. Otherwise, why don't you go find my father Xie Hou to reason with you?"
“……”
Xiaoyue listened and rolled her eyes several times. Not to mention the Hou's Mansion, even she, the maid serving in the Hou's Mansion, felt embarrassed.
Shopkeeper Zhang remained calm and said with a smile on his face: "The young lady from the Hou family is naturally well-informed. I guess she doesn't like these dishes. Why don't I ask someone to remove them and replace them with a few more dishes?" Have a taste?”
"Okay, then give me all the most expensive and unique dishes in your store."
"Yes, I'll send someone here to prepare." Shopkeeper Zhang looked sideways and waved, and the waiter came forward to clear the table.
At the moment of intersection, Xiaoyue's sight was blocked.
But even if it's only for a moment, it's enough.
Outside the restaurant.
Yang Qing and others waited in the dark for a long time, and they felt suspicious if they didn't see anything unusual for a long time.
"Captain of the guard, could it be that we are too worried?"
"Whether it is or not..."
As soon as the words were spoken, something suddenly changed at the door of the restaurant, and a woman wearing a white gauze and a white skirt walked out. It's now noon, it's lunch time, and that's when the most customers come in and out of the restaurant.
"Tell someone to follow." Yang Qing said.
Even if they guessed that this was Shen Zhixi's plan to escape from the golden cicada, they couldn't let it go. If they had any letters in their hands, Shen Zhixi might have bribed them to send the message.
Not long after, several similarly dressed women came out from the east, west, and north doors one after another.
Yang Qing asked people to follow him one by one, but he still stood guard at the door.
"Guard Yang, five people in the same clothes have already gone out. Why don't we chase after her? What if there is someone in there to help her and she runs away?"
"hold on."
Yang Qing hesitated, still staring at the door of the restaurant.
"With Xiaoyue's skills, it is impossible for her to escape alone, and wearing the same clothes is too obvious. It is obvious that she told others that she and another Westerner wore the same clothes and separated. Therefore, she must still be there in."
Time is passing again, and those who are waiting are getting more and more anxious.
finally.
A figure appeared again at the side door of the restaurant, catching Yang Qing's attention.
The woman was dressed in ordinary clothes. Her blue and gray clothes were not eye-catching. What was suspicious was her behavior. She buried her head very low and her appearance was obscured by her long hair. Most importantly, her steps were weak and weak. Like the wind, it is very similar to Shen Zhixi's characteristics of being injured and weak.
After leaving the door, she took the horse tied outside, got on it and ran as fast as she could.
Soon, another woman came out. Her whole body was dirty, as if she had been soaked from head to toe with ditch water. Her face was dirty and she couldn't see clearly, but she was wearing Xiaoyue's clothes. , the figure is about the same, and she also pulled the horse at the door, and she got up in a chasing posture.
"Chief Guard..."
"Chase!"
Yang Qing finally moved away, snatched the passerby's horse and started running wildly in pursuit.
About two-quarters of an hour later, Yang Qing led people back to the door of the restaurant, his face darkened and angry.
At this moment, Shen Zhixi and Xiaoyue came out leisurely and did not escape at all.
"Guard Yang?" Shen Zhixi saw the person at the door and pretended to be surprised, "What a coincidence, how come I meet you here?"
Yang Qing's face turned darker and he gritted his teeth and said, "You're kidding me!"
"I'm kidding you, why am I kidding you?" Shen Zhixi blinked, looking innocent.
Yang Qing's face was so dark that he turned green. After Yang Shou asked the people around him to enter the restaurant, he said again: "You deliberately bought five sets of the same clothes and let people wear them to trick me..."
"You mean this?"
Shen Zhixi interrupted him with a confused expression and pointed to the package hanging on Xiaoyue's arm.
"I did buy five sets of the same clothes. That's because I really like the style and color. How could it be... Yang Wewei, what are you talking about? Xiaoyue Yiyi is with me. Xiaoyue, can you hear me? Do you understand?"
Xiaoyue looked panicked and looked at Shen Zhixi and then at Yang Qing, as if she was even more confused than the two of them about what was going on.
And inside the restaurant.
Shopkeeper Zhang was pushed against a wall pillar by his guards, complaining incessantly.
"What are you doing? You are a fool if you don't make money when you have money. Moreover, she is from the Hou Mansion. How dare I offend her? She said that as long as I help her with something, she will give me ten gold coins and ask me to go to the Hou Mansion to get it. As for the money, you...your Houfu wants to default on the debt, right? I have evidence, look, this is the note that your Miss Houfu personally thrust into me."
Shopkeeper Zhang handed the note in his mouth to the guard, and it said that he was asked to buy clothes, find someone to wear clothes, perform a show, and go out one after another.
The guard took away the note and turned around angrily.
"Don't leave. Your palace really wants to default on its debt. All the money used to buy those clothes is my money. You..."
Shopkeeper Zhang was angry, but there was a hidden smile in his eyes.
Shen Zhixi handed him a note, but there were...two of them.
outside the door.
The guard below whispered the note and the shopkeeper's words to Yang Qing, which made Yang Qing become even more angry.
"You are really kidding me!"
"Don't be angry, Guard Yang, it's just..."
Shen Zhixi's smiling face suddenly solidified when he saw a carriage gradually approaching on the street.
Behind the slightly opened curtain of the carriage was a familiar face.
"Song Lianzhou..."
It's really...enemies meet on a narrow road.
