I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 207
As the only son of the rich merchant Qi's family, and also apprenticed to Master Ming, the eight-year-old Qi Heng grew up smoothly.

Qi Heng's most frustrating time was when he took a group of classmates to block Zhan Feiyu, but he failed to return, and was punished by Master Ming for copying books so that his wrist was almost useless.

But at this moment, curled up on the bed, Qi Heng stroked his burnt hair, and the white bun's face was full of fear and uneasiness, "Next time I meddle in my own business, I'll be a pig!"

Squeezing words viciously through his teeth, Qi Heng missed Zhan Feiyu inexplicably, if Xiaoyu was there, she would definitely not save that bastard Qi Yan, and she would not be taken away and locked up here.

With a creak, the locked door from the outside was opened, and Qi Heng suddenly became nervous, his hands clenched into fists uneasily.

The dumb man who came in put the food box on the table, took out the food, then the chopsticks, and finally pointed to Qi Heng to signal him to come and eat.

"Even if you want to die, you have to be a hungry ghost!" Qi Heng jumped out of bed, walked quickly to the table and started eating.

A quarter of an hour later, when Qi Heng finished eating, the dumb man cleaned up the bowls and chopsticks one by one as before, turned around and left the bedroom, closing the door and the sound of the lock being locked.

Passing through a corridor more than two meters long, the dumb man climbed up the wooden ladder. After a while, the dumb man who came out of the dark room put the wooden planks back in place to block the entrance of the dark room, and closed the door with both hands. Who would have thought that the entrance of the dark room was hidden in a chest of drawers inside.

And at this moment, the main courtyard.

Looking at Qiu Dingsi who came rushing in anger, Chai Yi continued to make tea slowly, "Xiangquan put milk together, fry until it boils like pearls. From time to time, you can see the crab's eyes splashing, and at first you can see the fish scales. It is suspected that the pine is raining, and the smog will be born." Emerald. Tang Li Zhongshan, there will be no drunk for a thousand days."

"Young Master Chai is quite leisurely." Qiu Dingsi pulled up his clothes and sat down on the round stool, his slightly dark face was full of anger, "If Zhan Feiyu knows that Qi Heng is being imprisoned in Young Master Chai's yard, what will happen? ?”

"Mr. Qiu, calm down." Chai Yi smiled gently, and poured a cup of tea for Qiu Dingsi, "It seems that Miss Ling didn't take care of her well, and Mr. Qiu is so angry."

Thinking of Miss Ling who had been redeemed and placed in the house outside, Qiu Dingsi's furious expression finally eased a little.

He picked up the teacup and drank it down, but when he thought of such a bad thing, Qiu Dingsi slammed the teacup on the table rudely, "Although my father is a young man, he can still kill the enemy on horseback. The bloody kitchen knife stands by the bed!"

What does this mean?Zhan Feiyu could put a kitchen knife without anyone noticing, and he could also kill Qiu Qianhu with one knife. The more Qiu Dingsi thought about it, the more annoyed he became, with murderous look in his eyes.

Chai Yi nodded knowingly, "Bachelor Gu was born in the Gu family of Nanling. It is normal for him to send the Gu family's dead to protect Zhan Feiyu. Although Zhan Feiyu is young, he has always acted ruthlessly. Her move is just a deterrent. truss safety."

Chai Yi shook the teacup in his hand, but his eyes were full of distorted jealousy. If he was under the tutelage of Gu Xueshi, why should he be a dog in the Chen family? This world is really unfair!

"What are you going to do with that fat boy?" Qiu Dingsi suppressed his impatience, he had done everything, and he was at a loss to think about other things, "Although I have never seen Zhan Feiyu, she faced her in front of Tongzhi Qi at the hospital yesterday. He dared to step on Qi Yan's broken leg, if something happened to that fat boy, the world in Fengzhou might change."

Before Chai Yi could speak, Qiu Dingsi continued in a cold voice: "Even if the Chen family covered the sky with one hand in Jiangnan Road, they didn't dare to get involved in the guards. Prince Yu went to the Northwest Seven Guards in early June, saying that it was to make salt, but the Northwest has never Taiping, the Holy Majesty’s move is very likely to let Prince Yu regain control of the military power at the border.”

If Meng Zhizhou and Zhan Feiyu were enemies, the Chen family might be able to help suppress them, but when it came to guards and military power, Prince Yu had more say, and Qiu Qianhu's position might not be secure.

There are thousands of households in the guard of one state, and the other is Prince Yu of the current dynasty. His uncle, a former general, and Prince Yu's order to clean up Qiu Qianhu is as easy as squeezing an ant to death.

"Zhan Feiyu stepped on the Chen family to become famous in the army." Chai Yi had to admire Zhan Feiyu's scheming, Chen Ji's rice grains were all sent to the border, but the whole army was grateful to Zhan Feiyu.

Now the sweet soap sold by the beauty makeup has spread all over the Daqing Dynasty. This year, there are at least 10 taels of silver, and she just donated so much silver directly to the wounded soldiers who returned to the field.

It was said that Zhan Feiyu bought the hearts of the soldiers, but she is a nine-year-old girl, and she is only a child now. Even if the Yushitai had a report, the Holy Majesty would not believe it.

Even though there was Gu Xueshi's instigation behind it, the bet between Zhan Feiyu and Fatty Chen was really just a coincidence.

Zhan Feiyu lost a lot of money in this move, but he really won the gratitude of the lieutenant soldiers, which is also the source of Qiu Dingsi's anger.

Chai Yi withdrew his thoughts, and said with a smile: "Young Master Qiu, even without my intervention, you would still attack Zhan Feiyu to avenge Liu Baihu. Now that this is the case, why should you be so angry? We should share the same hatred."

Qiu Dingsi snorted coldly, and the more he thought about it, the more irritable he became, "It's useless to talk more. You know that if my Qiu family dares to attack Zhan Feiyu, Prince Yu doesn't need to come forward. It is estimated that Fengzhou Guards can directly mutiny."

Facing Shang Chai Yi's slightly surprised expression, Qiu Dingsi did not hide it, "Brother He Feng has always acted in a simple and rough manner. If my father hadn't been on top, he would have been angry and complained. This time Zhan Feiyu is involved, we have no chance of winning."

So it can be summed up in one sentence: Little Fatty Qi Heng is a hot potato, neither can be killed nor let go.

Killing Qi Heng and offending Zhan Feiyu, I don't know what will happen, the kitchen knife stained with chicken blood is the best proof; but if it is released, then what face do they have to gain a foothold in Fengzhou?
After such a fuss, Juwenzhai was burned down by a fire, and several lives were lost. In the end, Qi Heng was released in despair. It was not because he was full of food, Qiu Dingsi couldn't afford to lose face .

"It's better to be still than to move. The test in the August Mansion is coming soon. It is impossible for Zhan Feiyu to stay in Fengzhou forever." Chai Yi picked up the teacup and took a sip, as if enjoying the fragrance and sweetness of the tea. "People are closed like this, Zhan Feiyu Don't dare to mess with fish and rats, it depends on who drags whom in the end."

"In order to deal with a nine-year-old girl, we resorted to such a clumsy strategy. If it spreads, the entire Fengzhou family will lose face." Qiu Dingsi was full of sarcasm. In the other courtyard, Zhan Feiyu caused Brother Feng to break a leg, so she will pay for the other leg, and the matter is over.

Even if Master Gu wants to investigate, is it possible to clean up all the aristocratic families in Toyosu?Don't say anything and don't blame the public, this is Jiangnan Road, the territory of the Chen family, Gu Xueshi's power is all over the government, but he can't reach Fengzhou.

But Chai Yi wanted to capture Qi Heng alive to threaten Zhan Feiyu.

Chai Yi didn't say anything, it's really embarrassing to be forced to this level by a little girl, but now there is no other way to choose.

After leaving the courtyard where Chai Yi was temporarily staying, Qiu Dingsi immediately sent someone to spread the news, whether it was from Meng Zhizhou or Zhang Tongpan, including the children of the aristocratic family who intentionally or unintentionally prevented He Sheng from saving Qi Heng on the second floor, Now they can only stand still.

Zhan Feiyu can't really kill someone, that's a ready-made excuse, if she dares to kill someone, the Chen family dares to send Zhan Feiyu to prison.

……

Weifu.

Wei Daru already knew about Qi Heng's disappearance, and the anger on his face was undisguised at the moment, "For the sake of selfishness, these families in Fengzhou have lost even the bottom line of being a human being."

Zhan Feiyu looked at Wei Daru with shining eyes, "Why don't you move to Nanxuan Mansion? Under the jurisdiction of Zhang Zhifu, the folk customs are absolutely simple, and the door is never closed at night, and the road is not picked up."

"What time is it now, you still have the heart to think about this!" Wei Daru glared at the smiling Zhan Feiyu angrily, and those who didn't know thought that this little girl didn't care about Qi Heng's life or death at all.

Zhu Changyun, who had been studying behind closed doors, also came to the Wei Mansion today. Zhan Feiyu was kind to him, and Qi Heng disappeared. Even if Zhu Changyun couldn't help, he couldn't ignore it.

Zhu Changyun said worriedly: "I offended Liu Baihu because I saved Hong'er who was poisoned that day. After that, no bookstore in Fengzhou dared to sell me the Four Treasures of the Study. Teachers, classmates, and friends also treated me. Avoid seeing, although Fengzhou is not big, it is a solid one, the families in Fengzhou are united, and now they are using the drag formula, even if Qi Tongzhi tried his best, he might not be able to find Qi Heng's whereabouts."

"Those who seek profit are often friends and have their own personal interests." Ming San's expression was cold, his disgrace to these families in Fengzhou was also worried about the disappearance of Qi Heng.

"Wait and see, wait until He Sheng finds out the clues, I'll go to Wushulou first." Zhan Feiyu looked really calm, she got up together, and Hong'er immediately grabbed the bamboo pole and followed.

……

There was a great momentum to find Qi Heng. Not only the Qi family, Meng Zhizhou also sent police officers to participate in it. Families who had good relations with the Qi family also sent out servants to protect the courtyard. Those who didn't know thought that the missing were the royal family and nobles.

Compared with the worries and uneasiness of Ming San and the others, Zhan Feiyu was still copying books in Wushulou. This calmness was indeed shocking.

"Miss." He Sheng was in Wushulou silently.

Putting down his pen, Zhan Feiyu pressed the copied page with a paperweight, and then looked at He Sheng who had gone out to investigate and hadn't returned all night, "Sit down, what clues can you find?"

"The two boys who were in charge of buying tung oil from Juwenzhai died in the fire." When He Sheng checked, he knew that this was a murder to kill people. I am afraid that the fire was set by two people. "The people who put the wine on the first floor and the second floor The cabinet can easily collapse because it was tampered with."

It's a pity that the fire was too big, and all the evidence was burned. An old lady in Juwenzhai couldn't sleep in the middle of the night. Only then did she see the two boys sneaking around the cabinet. The old lady thought they were trying to steal wine.

"Qi Heng is a hot potato. He should be hiding in the city, but most people don't dare to take over. Unfortunately, we have too few people to search carefully." Zhan Feiyu thought that Qiu Dingsi was involved. The form depends only on the Qi family, but the Qi family can't offend all the families in Fengzhou once, which also makes it impossible to find Qi Heng's whereabouts.

He Sheng also understood this truth, and said in a deep voice: "They use a procrastination word now, but they put us in a passive position."

Qi Heng's disappearance is an ordinary case. The yamen has led people to search the city. On the surface, Meng Zhizhou has no responsibility at all, but if Zhan Feiyu takes action against Zhang Changsong and the others, he will hand over the blame.

"What did Qi Yan say?" Zhan Feiyu frowned and pondered, the longer the time dragged on, the worse it would be. Qi Heng had to take the exam in August. Not to mention the time delay, people might be frightened by the delay. Try it and hang up.

"Qi Yan, who was pressed by Mr. Qi himself..." He Sheng immediately told the story of the Qi family.

After Zhang Changsong made some verbal threats, Qi Yan was partly jealous that Qi Heng was a child at such a young age, and would be a scholar after passing the college examination; partly because he was afraid of Liu Baihu, that's why he cooperated with Zhang Changsong's plan.

Qi Yan thought that the fire was just to force Qi Heng to jump from the second floor, and then broke his leg. He had an explanation to Liu Baihu, at least he would not blame the Qi family, and of course let Qi Yan take revenge.

It's just that Qi Yan didn't expect that Zhang Changsong would trick him, took the opportunity to kick his leg, and tied Qi Heng away, resulting in the current situation.

He Nuan poured water and handed it over, and asked warmly, "Miss, do you need Feige to send a letter to Master Qi?"

There are only seven people around Zhan Feiyu, including the two brothers and sisters He Sheng and He Nuan. Although the seven are all experts, at least three people must be left to protect Zhan Feiyu, lest Liu Baihu, who has a violent temper, send someone to assassinate Zhan Feiyu .

The remaining four people were investigating outside, but because the families in Toyosu were monolithic, they couldn't find any useful news in a short time.

"Don't bother big brother." Zhan Feiyu shook his head. The Chen family must be aware of his every move in Fengzhou, and using the Forbidden Dragon Guard rashly will only bring unnecessary trouble to big brother.

After thinking for a while, Zhan Feiyu said coldly: "Since we can't pry Fengzhou, which is a solid state, why not let someone who can do it."

"Miss, you mean Liu Baihu?" He Nuan frowned. If Liu Baihu spoke, Qi Heng would return safely, but the key point is that Liu Baihu and Miss had a deadly feud, so how could he help.

Zhan Feiyu smiled, put down the cup, picked up the quill again and continued copying, "It's okay, we'll talk about it when we meet Liu Baihu tonight."

……

At night, Fengzhou was quiet, but because of the shock of the blood-stained kitchen knife before, each family stepped up their defenses, and the family guards patrolled in shifts. Even though they knew they couldn't stop the masters around Zhan Feiyu, at least they felt safer.

"Who?" Angrily shouted, Liu Baihu opened his eyes suddenly, looked towards the window with sharp eyes, and pulled out the big knife placed beside the pillow with his right hand.

"Asheng, light the candle." In the darkness, Zhan Feiyu's voice was extraordinarily crisp.

He Sheng lit the fire and lit the candles, the darkness faded, and in the dim light, Zhan Feiyu sat by the window chair and looked at Liu Baihu who sat up with a smile, "I don't know what conditions Liu Baihu is willing to offer. To release Qi Heng?"

Startled for a moment, Liu Baihu suddenly laughed wildly, pointed the sharp saber in his hand at Zhan Feiyu, and said mockingly: "You have today too! Although I didn't kidnap that little fat man, as long as you kneel down and kowtow to me, I immediately sent someone to bring that little fat man back with all his hands and feet."

"Scholars can be killed but not humiliated. Liu Baihu can change the terms." Zhan Feiyu shook his head with a narrowed smile.

Liu Baihu sat on the bed, the grievance of the broken leg finally dissipated, and his expression became more violent and arrogant, "Zhan Feiyu, it's you who want something from me, you are not qualified to negotiate terms! You can get a pair just by kneeling down!" Human life, you are not at a loss."

"Liu Baihu, I can't do anything to these families in Fengzhou, but I can do something to you." Zhan Feiyu sat up straight, with his hands flat on his knees, like the most dignified and virtuous little lady.

Liu Baihu's face suddenly darkened. He thought that Zhan Feiyu came to ask for peace, but he didn't expect that she would dare to threaten him, "Then let's see if anyone in Fengzhou dares to go to the Yamen to submit a complaint against me!"

Liu Baihu did a lot of evil deeds, but as he said, no one in Fengzhou dared to sue him, because he was the second son of the imperial merchant Liu's family, and Qiu Qianhu and Meng Zhizhou would protect him.

"It doesn't need to be so troublesome." Zhan Feiyu shook his head, looked Liu Baihu up and down, "As long as I ask Prince Yu for help, Liu Baihu will go to the border gate after his leg injury recovers, and the boy will die Bian Ye, shroud the body in horse leather and bury the ears."

"How dare you!" Liu Baihu was furious.

Zhan Feiyu laughed crisply, "Actually, it's troublesome. After all, it takes at least ten and a half months to get to the border from the military. If I randomly add some secret medicine to Liu Baihu's meals and tea, it will come faster. "

Poisoning is indeed faster!Moreover, Zhan Feiyu could put the blood-stained kitchen knife next to Liu Baihu's pillow without a sound, so it was not too difficult for her to poison her.

(End of this chapter)