First smoked mind

Chapter 31

A few days ago, Qiao Chuxun found an opportunity to give the piece of crimson jade to Jing Yi, and explained the cause and effect clearly.He thought that he would be scolded for concealing the truth, but he didn't expect that Jing Yi didn't say anything, he just took the jade and went on to say other things, as if he didn't care about it at all.

It will soon be the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.After dinner that day, Qiao Chuxun cooked a large pot of Fuyuanzi. In addition to making a few more fillings, he also put some sweet-scented osmanthus sauce and sweet wine before serving.Yuanzi can taste the sweetness of sweet-scented osmanthus, and the taste of fermented rice is slightly smoky. Drinking it warms the stomach and warms the body, making it very comfortable.

Just after eating Fuyuanzi, Xiao Taoer disappeared. Qiao Chuxun remembered that the little girl had been busy under the bed for half a night the night before, and she didn't know what she was doing. She probably couldn't get rid of her relationship with Chu Hui, so she followed she went.

Jing Yi took Qiao Chuxun to go out, saying that the street in the south of the city would sell a few special foods tonight, which were not usually available, and he could also visit the Lantern Market by the way, leaving a group of shadow guards alone to watch the house.

The two of them walked unhurriedly, walking slowly towards the south of the city.Just after walking a short distance, it was snowing.The whole day was quite clear, and no one would think of snow at all. Many pedestrians on the road trotted and complained, and some went home to get umbrellas.Because it is still in the first month, many shops have not yet opened, so it is difficult to find a place to buy umbrellas.

Jing Yi held up the cloak to help Qiao Chuxun block the snowflakes, and walked quickly to a cloth shop with the people in his arms, and asked the boss to bring out some cloaks worn by women, especially stating that hats should be worn.

The boss was holding a bowl of Fuyuanzi to eat delicious food. He planned to close the shop and go to the Lantern Market after eating. He never thought that there would be business at this time, so he responded happily.After a while, several cloaks of different colors and styles came out.

It happened that Qiao Chuxun was wearing a water-red dress, which couldn't match the bright color, so Jing Yi brought out the milky white dress from inside.He stretched out his hand to touch the material, unfolded it for people to wear it for a look, then tied the neckband directly, and flipped the hat over again.Finally, he smoothed the hair on her forehead, took out the money from her waist and handed it to the boss.

Back on the street, Qiao Chuxun held the brim of his hat with one hand, looked up at him: "Thank you, my lord."

Jing Yi suddenly showed a wicked smile, and said, "Didn't I teach you before, how can I thank you?"

Qiao Chuxun was startled for a moment, but after realizing it, he quickly turned his eyes and looked aside, his cheeks were slightly hot and he complained softly: "Young master always likes to bully people."

Jing Yi stopped at the spot, straightened the hat for her, and held it in his palm with his little hand: "It's very beautiful. You don't need to hold it all the time, your hands are cold."

Qiao Chuxun was sweetened by his sudden compliment, raised the corners of her lips, and followed obediently by her side.

After walking for a while, Qiao Chuxun took Jingyi's hand, curled his lips and asked, "Do you want candied haws, my lord?"

Jing Yi was pleased by her initiative to pull him, and smiled slightly: "Okay."

I bought two ruddy and shiny candied haws.Fortunately, although some snowflakes fell, there was no wind.The two walked slowly, eating while walking.Jing Yi finished eating first, frowned slightly because of the sour taste of hawthorn, bought a bowl of hot tea, rinsed his mouth, and handed it to Qiao Chuxun sideways.

Seeing that there were spots of red syrup on her lips, Jing Yi raised his lips, stretched out his finger to stroke the stickiness, put it between his lips and licked it.The deep eyes and the smile on her lips made Qiao Chuxun blush, and hurriedly lowered her eyes to drink tea, but she didn't want to be choked by the hot tea soup, coughing non-stop.

Jing Yi laughed lightly, patted her back to comfort her, and said with a deep smile in his lazy voice, "Why are you so careless. Drink slowly."

Qiao Chuxun covered her lips and glared at him, this man has no good intentions!

Jing Yi brought over the half-eaten candied haws: "It's cold, it's easy to cough if you eat too much." Then he helped her hand to pick up some of the tea bowl: "Two more sips, let's go after we're done."

The aunt in front of the tea stall next door looked at the two with a smile, the young couple had such a good relationship!
The two of them stepped on the thin snow and had just reached a T-shaped intersection when Jing Yi suddenly stopped and his brows frowned.He took Qiao Chuxun and ran a few steps to the door of a restaurant: "Wait for me here, don't walk around." After speaking, he ran in one direction, as if he was in a hurry to chase someone.

Qiao Chuxun stood at the gate of the restaurant, neither entering nor exiting.I don't have a purse with me, and it's not easy to go into other people's shops to drink tea.But if you go out and it’s still snowing outside, what if you can’t find her when Jing Yi comes back... When you are in a dilemma, you hear the greeting from the store behind you: "Who is the girl? The store just cooked a pot of new The taste of Fuyuanzi, would you like to try a bowl?"

Qiao Chuxun turned around and nodded slightly at the store: "Boss, I'm sorry, I made an appointment with a friend and I'll wait for him here. Look, it's snowing outside, so I can stay here..." Qiao Chuxun revealed Smiling apologetically: "It won't block the guests from entering the door, can it?"

The owner of the shop is a middle-aged man. Seeing that Qiao Chuxun was not dressed like he came from a poor background, he couldn't bear to look at the weather outside, so he nodded and agreed: "Okay. If the girl is tired from waiting, you might as well order some food inside first. , wait slowly."

Qiao Chuxun hurriedly saluted the man and thanked him warmly.The shopkeeper didn't say much, and went back to the lobby.

After standing for about a moment, my legs gradually became numb from the cold.He didn't come out with a hand warmer either... Qiao Chuxun stretched out his hand and breathed on his lips, then looked in the direction where Jing Yi was leaving, feeling a little uneasy all the time, he chased after him so hastily, and didn't bring a shadow guard to follow, no What danger will you encounter...

Just as he lowered his head and was absorbed in thought, he suddenly felt a shadow cast in front of him.Qiao Chuxun frowned and raised her head, her eyes widened immediately: "Joe..."

The man was dressed in a black cotton robe and a dark blue cloak, his slender eyes were slightly narrowed, and his fair complexion looked sickly.There was a little gloom between the brows, but there was a smile on his face: "Chu Xun, I finally found you."

Qiao Chuxun took a step back, and happened to be behind a threshold, and fell straight back, with unconcealable panic and panic on his face.The man grabbed Qiao Chuxun's arm and dragged him to the front, with a smile still on his lips, but it made people feel cold for no reason: "Why are you always so careless, how old are you!"

Qiao Chuxun waved his arms and struggled, his voice trembling faintly: "Let me go! Let go..."

The man twisted his hands back, folded Qiao Chuxun's arms behind his back, forced her to stick close to him, and lowered his head to his frozen pale cheeks: "Why did you get so frightened when you saw me? Didn't he run very fast? Huh? Thought he would not be able to catch up with you if he got on the sedan chair of the young master? If he ran to the south of the Yangtze River, he would not be able to find you?"

The man was talking, getting closer and closer, and the last word came out. His lips were already on Qiao Chuxun's cheek, and he kissed him very affectionately, and then stepped back to look at her: "Silly girl, why are you running? Why are you running?" Want to hide in another man's sedan chair? You just need to wait a little longer, be patient..."

Qiao Chuxun only felt a tearing pain coming from his shoulder blades, and his eyes couldn't help but burst into tears, but he desperately opened his eyes wide and looked at the man in front of him: "The thing I have done the most in my life is to run all the way from Qiao's mansion. Go to the city gate. Give me another chance, I will still run, and if I meet him again, I will still get into that sedan chair! Let me go!"

The man seemed to be irritated by a certain sentence, he squeezed his hands harder, pressed her forehead and gritted his teeth: "You girl, do you really want to make me angry!"

Qiao Chuxun turned her face away, and shouted to the side street with all her strength: "Help! Help me, I don't know this person, help!"

Some people on the street had noticed the movement of the two, but now they heard the woman shouting for help, and they couldn't help but gather around to watch.A man who was more courageous had already stopped him: "Young master, how can you force a girl who hasn't left the cabinet in broad daylight..."

The man slightly loosened the restraint on his arms, and turned to hug Qiao Chuxun's waist, with a helpless smile on his face: "Everyone, don't listen to the nonsense of the little lady, but today I am busy with business and late, so I can't eat with her, so I will tell you I lost my temper."

"No! I don't know him!" Qiao Chuxun struggled to get out of the arms behind her back, her almond eyes were reddened: "Please help me, I don't know this person. I'm from Jingfu in the north of the city... um! "

Severe pain came from the two large points on the back of the neck, Qiao Chuxun felt his eyes go dark, and then fell limp in the man's arms.There were quite a few onlookers on the street, but they didn't see the man's hand movements. They only saw the woman fainting suddenly. Although it felt weird, they didn't understand what was wrong.He just watched in a daze as the man lifted him up, explained a few words softly to the crowd, and then walked away with him in his arms.

He turned into an alley with the person in his arms, bent into a carriage, and ordered the people outside to drive the carriage in a deep voice.The four sides of the carriage are covered with black cloth, even the roof is made of black wood, and something is hung inside, and when the carriage starts to drive, it makes a crisp sound, which will make people feel creepy when they hear it for the first time.The carriage drove very fast, and disappeared into the vast night in a short while, leaving only two rows of wheel marks in the snow.

When Jing Yi returned to the gate of the restaurant, there was no one around.Entering the lobby, he turned over the entire second-floor building, his face was cold, and he heard that a girl in a white cloak told him to wait for his friends at the door, and his heart sank a little. point.

I walked the whole street back and forth three times, but I knew in my heart that if something hadn't happened, that girl would never run around.The heart was hanging in mid-air, still beating, hitting the chest with more and more severe pain, Jing Yi felt bewildered for the first time in his life.

The feeling of panic and bewilderment became clearer and clearer, and I even forgot that the most effective way is to go to the government office and home to ask for help.But there is always a voice in my heart, unwilling to admit that he lost someone!
In order to chase the person who was only slightly likely to be the leader of Qisheng, he left her a delicate girl's house on the street, but now she has disappeared.Jing Yi's complexion gradually turned from pale to livid, his heart seemed to be kneaded into a ball, he was wrenched in pain, and with growing anxiety, he felt that this incident had something to do with what he was investigating.

He rushed to the government office as quickly as possible, climbed over the wall and went in to carry Yi Qingyu out of the house, and sent his subordinates to his home to call for someone, and within a limited time for everyone to arrive at the government office within half a cup of tea.Then he flew on his horse and rushed to the gate of the city.

Fortunately, the gate of the city was closed half an hour ago. According to what the owner of the restaurant just said, Qiao Chuxun was still standing at the gate at that time.Jing Yi gritted his teeth and cursed, how could this silly girl be so obedient!Asking her to stand at the door and wait, why didn't she know to go in and sit down first, it was so cold outside, and it was snowing, she was frozen like that for a long time, and now she was kidnapped by someone...

In front of the city gate, Jing Yi flew directly onto the tower, took out his token and ordered the guarding army, and all the people mobilized, and immediately went out to find someone.After carefully describing Qiao Chuxun's appearance and clothes, he whispered a few words to the two generals, and galloped back to the government office.

(End of this chapter)