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Chapter 159 Gossip
It is difficult for outsiders to know the movement in the imperial city, and the streets and alleys of Tianshui Bridge are still as quiet as usual.

"Got it—"

"Gee~"

In the scorching hot summer, there were few people walking around in the back house of the Pei family, and the maids mostly stayed in the cool veranda chatting.

In the tea hall of Zhongzhai, there is a cold melon transported from Shazhou, also known as watermelon. Xiuhe is wearing a thin skirt and sitting sideways on the carpet, cutting the watermelon into neat small pieces with a knife. box with ice cubes from the cellar.

The fluffy big bird is no stranger to watermelons, but it is indeed the first time to encounter ice cubes in summer, lying lazily on the window sill, with a square ice cube on his head, looking at the green trees in front of the courtyard, his eyes are full of The comfort of 'Le Bu Si Tang'.

Pei Xiangjun was wearing a light yellow summer dress, lying on his side on the beauty's couch, shaking a fan in his hand, although his posture was like a leisurely wealthy young lady, but his face was not very happy.

Going out for a while, she followed behind on the way, and Hu Meizi accompanied Jingtang.

When something happens, she rushes forward, and she has to protect Hu Meizi...

She was injured after the beating, Hu Meizi was fine, but after Jingtang came back, she didn't even come to the door to ask for warmth...

What's the use of letting Niao Niao come over, he can't speak, but he can still eat...

Although he knew that Ye Jing Tang was busy with things, he must not be able to spare time to come here, but Pei Xiangjun was still a little bit disappointed.

When you were resentful, there was a noise outside the door, and a maid ran to the door:
"Sanniang, a guest is here."

Pei Xiangjun's eyes lit up, but he immediately realized that Ye Jingtang was not a guest, and he lay down weakly again:
"Business matters, go to Madam, I will rest for two days."

The servant girl's eyes were a bit complicated: "It's the girl who quarreled with Sanniang at the door last time...do you want me to drive her away?"

Hu Meizi? !

Pei Xiangjun was taken aback, and sat up: "The visitor is a guest, whether he understands the rules or not, quickly invite Miss Ning'er in."

"Yes."

……

Soon, footsteps were heard in the veranda.

Luo Ning, who was dressed in a blue summer dress, walked into the back house dressed like Xiaojiabiyu, followed by Zheyunli, who was dressed as a scholarly lady.

Zhe Yunli behaved politely, looked around while walking: "I really can't tell from the outside, but the inside is so beautiful... Heck! Come here!"

"jiji~"

Seeing this, Niao Niao was refreshed, got up quickly, grabbed the small ice cube, flew to Zhe Yunli's shoulder, and rubbed it on Zhe Yunli's neck. As a result, Zhe Yunli was shocked by the ice:
"Ah~! It's so cold, you go..."

"Chichi..."

Knowing Luo Ning's identity, Pei Xiangjun naturally knew that this aura-filled little girl was the daughter of the leader of Pingtian, so he greeted without neglect:

"Xiuhe, hurry up and accompany Miss Yunli."

As she spoke, she looked at Luo Ning who was walking over:

"Why is Miss Ning'er here?"

Although Luo Ning's demeanor is cold and repulsive, she is not unreasonable in the world as the leader's wife in Pingtian Sect.

Although Sanniang refused to call her Sister Ning'er, it was a fact that we shared weal and woe a few days ago. Knowing that Sanniang had a back injury, it would be too heartless not to ask.

Originally, Luo Ning thought that Ye Jingtang would come over in the morning, but Ye Jingtang was called away by the people from Heiya just as soon as he went out, and he didn't even come back for lunch, so he definitely couldn't come to Tianshui Bridge.

Luo Ning was fine at home, so she came over to visit, lest Sanniang feel that she and the thief were ungrateful.

Luo Ning waited for the maid to go out, and sat down on the Arhat couch:

"Jingtang is busy with work, so I don't have time to come over. I'll come over for him to take a look. How is your injury?"

"It's just a little bit of anger, but everything is almost fine."

Pei Xiangjun picked up the watermelon plate from the table and placed it on the small case between the two of them:
"I heard from the bodyguard on the street that Jing Tang was looking at the house recently. I showed him a set. It's on the Tianshui Bridge. The third entry is the mansion, facing the river. The environment is very good. You can go and have a look later."

Luo Ning was dizzy every day, she felt that she was a mother, and she was really worried about it, so she said unexpectedly:

"Really? You really have a heart... the third time you enter the hospital, will you be a little older?
"Hey, I'm only surprised by this talent. In the future, don't talk about three or five confidante friends. The house is too small to live in and you have to change it. It's better to do it in one step."

"..."

Luo Ning felt that this topic was not very interesting to talk about, so she stood up, sat in front of Sanniang, raised her hand to signal her pulse, and then pulled back her collar to look at it.

As a result, when I looked at it, I didn't see the scar on the back. Instead, I was attracted by the tie rope of the apron on Sanniang's back, and felt a little familiar.

Luo Ning was slightly taken aback, she jumped over her shoulder to look at the skirt, and raised the neckline with her hands.

?

Pei Xiangjun moved his hands and feet passively, and for no reason, he patted Luo Ning's messy hand:
"What are you looking at?"

Although Luo Ning only had a glimpse, she could still see clearly that Sanniang was wearing a triangular handkerchief and a small bellyband, wrapped in big balls, with birds embroidered on it...

Luo Ning's eyes were a little strange: "You are a girl who has not left the court, and you are so... so bold in private, it's really..."

Pei Xiangjun glanced down, understood what Luo Ning meant, and unbuttoned the neckline a little, revealing the small belly pocket made of water cloud brocade, and said with a smile:

"This is the latest style in the capital. It has just been circulated in the back of the prince's house. Although it is a bit bold, it is much more comfortable to wear than ordinary bellybands. Miss Ning'er, you haven't seen it before?"

"..."

Luo Ning looked at Sanniang's slightly embarrassed look, and secretly let out a "heh~" in her heart.

But who is more flamboyant in underwear, it seems inappropriate, she just nodded slightly:
"It's really pretty."

Pei Xiangjun had a smile on his face, and wanted to talk about the private topics of the women's house again, but there was another noise outside the door.Looking up, she saw Xiuhe running in again with a letter in her hand:

"San Niang, just now Chen Biao said that someone sent a letter to the Escort."

"Ok?"

Pei Xiangjun got up and took the letter over to look at it. It can be seen that the words "Ye Gongzi Qi" were written on it, and there was nothing special about it.

"Who sent it?"

"I don't know, insert it directly at the door."

Pei Xiangjun was slightly puzzled, and wanted to open the letter to have a look, but was also afraid that it was a love letter from a confidante of Jingtang, and Jingtang was not happy after reading it, so he ordered:
"Tell Niao Niao to notify Jing Tang."

"OK……"

……
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Before I knew it, it was afternoon.

Ye Jingtang wandered around the east of the city with the ring-shoudao knife in hand, looking at clues on the street along the way.

Currently, I only know that the tunnel is related to Prince Wu, and I don't even know the general purpose and how many people there are. Searching like this is tantamount to waiting for a pie to fall from the sky.

After wandering around all day without finding the direction, the thieves in the tunnel might have packed up the scene and fled long ago, so it would be pointless to search any further.

Ye Jingtang had no clue, so he found a restaurant to eat, and planned to visit Wu Wangfu later, Benben arranged for experts to watch over there, wondering if there was any gain.

Just halfway through the meal, there was a sudden sound in the sky:
"Wow~"

The chirping of birds.

Ye Jingtang moved his ears slightly, walked out of the restaurant and raised his eyes to look around, he could see a small dot hovering under the cloudless blue sky, it seemed to be looking for him.

Seeing this, Ye Jingtang settled the bill, walked quickly to the roof of the tall building, waved his hand, and the bird swooped down from the sky, landed firmly on his shoulder, and then raised his wings:

"grumble!"

Seeing that Ye Jingtang was referring to the direction of Tianshui Bridge, knowing that Sanniang was looking for him, he carried Niao Niao towards Tianshui Bridge.

Because the official business was really busy, Ye Jingtang didn't go through the main entrance, and passed directly above the buildings of Tianshui Bridge, and landed in the back house of Pei's family.

The weather was cooler in the afternoon, and the female relatives in the back house were more active. Ye Jingtang stopped on the roof and saw Zheyunli and Xiuhe sitting next to the beauties by the small lake, holding a spoon and half a large watermelon.

Seeing this, Niao Niao hurriedly flew over, "chirp chirp chirp~" along the way, it seemed to be complaining that the poached eggs were unjust, and even started eating ahead of time.

Ye Jingtang didn't bother, and landed in Sanniang's courtyard. Just as he was about to shout, he heard a low-pitched conversation from the boudoir:
"Are you a little loose in your clothes?"

"San Niang, you are also a martial arts practitioner, you should know that too much burden will only affect your skills..."

"Heh~ Jianghu is not only about fighting and killing, but also kneading and kneading..."

?

Ye Jingtang heard the voices of Ning'er and Sanniang. He didn't know what they were doing in the house, so he came to the window of the boudoir without a sound, and looked in through the gap in the window...

In the boudoir with the doors and windows closed, two women stood side by side in front of the bronze mirror.

Luo Ning was wearing white thin trousers, and her upper body was a small jacket made of water-cloud brocade. The small jacket was embroidered with a pattern of mandarin ducks playing in the water. The style was similar to yesterday's sexy model, but it looked handmade.

Sanniang was standing in front of her, wearing only tight-fitting thin trousers, and in front of her was a pattern of 'birds begging for food'. Because of her strong capital, she made the already round birds into a three-dimensional pattern, and she had a full view of her plump and graceful waist and hip curves. .

Although the two people's bodies are not the same, but the moon is very full, looking from behind...

!

Ye Jingtang took a look and felt that something was wrong, so he quickly withdrew his gaze and stepped back into the distance:

"Cough-cough-"

The boudoir suddenly became quiet, and then there were sounds of panic.

After waiting for a while, the door opened, and the dignified Sanniang and the glamorous heroine walked out of the room together, their expressions were very dignified, as if they had just discussed a major issue related to the rise and fall of the world. .

Ye Jingtang stood at the corner of the courtyard, saw this, stepped forward and asked:
"Ning'er, why are you here?"

"You're not at home, I'll come and visit you."

After Luo Ning casually explained, she turned and walked towards Yun Li's direction:

"Someone sent you a letter just now, take a look."

"letter?"

Ye Jingtang was slightly puzzled, and looked at Sanniang who was walking over.

Pei Xiangjun came to him and took out the envelope from his sleeve:

"The letter has been delivered to the Escort. Did the girl you provoked in Liangzhou come over?"

When Ye Jingtang was in Honghe Town, Liangzhou, he was strictly controlled by his adoptive father, and the girls at the border gate could hardly shake his concentration, and he didn't have any old beauty.

Seeing this, he took the envelope and opened it—it was an anonymous report letter!

The letter did not contain many words, and did not disclose the specific identity. It only said that he was a small businessman near Tianshui Bridge. Yesterday, he was entertaining in the gambling street of the West Market. , seems to be carrying a crossbow.

Pei Xiangjun didn't want to look at it at first, but Ye Jingtang unfolded it directly in person, couldn't help but glanced twice, and found the content of the letter, which was inexplicable:
"Three crossbows can be sentenced to exile. Carrying them in the capital is a felony... If you find suspicious behavior, you should go to the government to report it. Why did you send the letter here?"

Ye Jingtang was also quite surprised, and looked at the content carefully:
"It is estimated that a small merchant nearby sent the letter to me when they knew that I was working in Heiya."

Because Ye Jingtang is handsome and capable, Chen Biao brags all day long, and everyone around Tianshui Bridge knows about it; ordinary people find suspicious movements and don't know anyone in the government, so it's not too abrupt to send a message anonymously .

Ye Jingtang is investigating the case of Prince Wu, and the people they deal with are masters, and they don't know how to use contraband such as bows and crossbows at all. If the news is true, it may not be linked to Prince Wu.

But there are no specific clues at present, and there are suspicious clues, whether it is a Hongmen banquet or real news, they have to be checked.

Pei Xiangjun knew that Ye Jingtang had received a report, no matter whether it was true or not, he had to go and check it out, and reminded:

"Don't reveal your identity, and send the letter to you by name and surname. It belongs to the enemy's darkness. Be careful. I will go with you."

Yejingtang is currently regarded as a "violent policeman". To mobilize the black yamen, you must first ask for instructions. This kind of unverified gossip is inappropriate to find a bunch of general arrests. After thinking about it:

"Sanniang's injury hasn't healed yet, so Ning'er and I can just go and have a look."

"I'm not Miss Qianjin. It's okay to be bored at home. It just happens to be active. Let's go together."

After speaking, Pei Xiangjun entered the boudoir and began to change his clothes...

(End of this chapter)