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Chapter 261 Chaoyang

"The Lord said... did the Lord of the Lord deliberately let Song Zong go?" Qian Shan asked in confusion: "How did the Lord know... Song Zong really escape from the Anya Village? How could the girl know... it was the Lord deliberately doing it?"

Jiang Chengjia explained: "The real reason why the king went to Anyazhuang was to have a show in front of Song Zong. He was imprisoned first, and then forced him to escape from Anyazhuang to save his life... to find foreign aids who could save him. If Song Zong had the support of the gentry forces next to the Great Wei in Guangxin's dark village trading base, then when Song Zong learned that Ning Nanyou was going to expose his evidence of his crime and put him to death, he would inevitably have distrust of the Huai King. Perhaps he subconsciously believed that Huai King Ning Zheng sent Ning Nanyou to kill people to silence him. Therefore, at this time, the person Song Zong wanted to find the most was the person behind the Guangxin dark village base. Therefore, once Song Zong fled when he saw the opportunity, he would definitely flee to Guangxin.

The king set up such a big situation to make another mastermind behind Song Zong who manipulated the smuggling path of the Great Wei Dynasty come to the surface. In this way, he must give Song Zong an opportunity to escape from the imprisonment of Jingshu. Otherwise... do you think that with the exquisite defense of Jingshu Guards... Song Zong's scholar who was powerless to escape? I was too anxious. Thinking that he was seriously injured, the moment he heard the news, he was confused and never took the details of this matter to heart."

Only then did Qianshan understand the whole story.

But the wind was still full of confusion and said: "The Marquis of Huaiyin set up a plan... I understand. But why did the Pavilion Master say... Cheng Mian is also in Guangxin City? What the Pavilion Master said about Cheng Mian... is Cheng Chongyu, the son of the General of the City?"

Qianshan stared at her eyes and asked Fufeng, "When did the Pavilion Master say such things? Why didn't I notice it?"

The breeze glanced at her and continued to look at Jiang Chengjia and said, "When the Pavilion Master just murmured in a low voice... mentioned Cheng Mian..."

Qianshan remembered the question that Jiang Chengjia mentioned to her just now when she was on the street, and said in surprise: "How could the Pavilion Master know that Cheng Mian is in Guangxin City?"

Jiang Chengjia's mind was concentrating on the matter of Ningnan's worry. She was depressed and disappointed and confused. When she heard Fufeng and Qianshan ask this, she reluctantly calmed down and replied: "I will find that Cheng Mian is also in Guangxin City...it is because of Qianshan."

The wind and candle shadow look at Qianshan at the same time.

Qianshan looked surprised and pointed at herself stupidly and repeated: "Because I?"

Jiang Chengjia nodded and said, "The owner of the small clinic pharmacy I lived in when I was unconscious is Cheng Mian."

Qianshan said in a daze: "How do you know?"

Jiang Chengjia explained tiredly: "When I was resting, someone came to the clinic. I heard the conversation between the man and the doctor... I just asked you... Which noble man in Beijing has disabled legs and blind eyes? This is what I heard from the conversation between the doctor and the visitor. In addition, I also vaguely heard the doctor mentioning Huai Wang Ningzheng. Although it was not so real and clear, I did hear the word Ning Zheng.

Although this is also a guess, the doctor called himself a subordinate in front of the man who came to the clinic, also known as the other young master. Then I think about what you said just now... I decided that the man might be Cheng Chongyu, the eldest son of General Cheng."

After hearing Jiang Chengjia's words, Qianshan was even more surprised and said, "How could it be like this? The clinic I found in a hurry... was the storefront of Mr. Cheng Mian?"

Fufeng listened silently to the conversation between her two, frowned and said, "Is it that... the reason why Mr. Cheng Mian came to Guangxin... is it also to investigate the behind-the-scenes forces of the Guangxin secret deal?"

"I'm afraid that's exactly that." Jiang Chengjia replied, tapping his knee gently with his fingers, thinking about something in his eyes.

"What are you thinking about?" Fufeng noticed the change in her expression and couldn't help asking curiously.

"I was wondering, Ruochengmian really came to investigate because of this... Then, with the clinic as a cover-up, whether there is any other purpose besides purchasing medicinal materials to treat his leg problems and strange poison on his body?" Jiang Chengjia turned his eyes and pondered for a long time.

The breeze and Zhuying looked at each other and fell into silence.

In the room, the four of them looked solemn.

At this time, a low knock came from the door outside Yaxuan, awakening the thoughtful four people on the seat.

Jiang Chengjia showed a strange face and cast a look at Qianshan. Then he glanced at Zhuying and Fufeng again, and finally made a move to silence.

Qianshan took his steps lightly, bent down and lowered his head, drilled through the curtains in the room, quietly came to the side of the fan, alerting his mind, and asked outside: "Who is it?"

Only a hoarse male voice came from outside: "The one who delivers wine and food."

Qianshan turned her eyes and waved her hand at the room. Jiang Chengjia got up and hid in the dark pavilion in Yaxuan with Zhuying and Fengfeng.

The carved window door of the log wood was opened with a creaking sound.

A short and sturdy middle-aged man in a coarse linen and covered with a bun of jute cloth.

Qianshan looked at him and his eyes fell on the food table he was holding.

The ceramic square bowl was covered by exquisite carved porcelain cover, and it was impossible to see what was placed inside.

Qianshan turned her eyes to the middle-aged man's face and asked calmly: "The master ordered the fat bass, crispy soup, precious celery sprouts, sashimi, dove meat, and meat?"

The middle-aged man nodded and bowed, "The girl also forgot two dishes, namely Dongmen Gu Jian Sauce, and steamed chicken vegetarian meat tender belly."

Qianshan finally relaxed when she heard the man’s name of the last two dishes, and then said softly: “Woman, please come into the house to prepare dishes.”

The middle-aged man nodded with a smile on his face, and steadily entered the Yaxuan with a meal table.

Qianshan led the way in front and took him to Xuange main hall.

"Master...Lord Guangxin is here." Qianshan shouted into the room.

Jiang Chengjia, who was hiding behind Yaxuan, and Zhuying and Fufeng slowly walked out.

The three of them walked around the Jinmei screen placed in front of the dark pavilion and sat back in front of the long desk table.

At this time, Jiang Chengjia had no idea when she had put on the veil and sat on the main seat on the right.

She never showed her true face in front of the rudder of the Four Halls of Water Pavilion and other people who were close to her, so she often carried a silk scarf with her.

After the middle-aged man prepared the dishes, he sat on the cushion closest to the door of the house, and then he dared to look up at the three people in front.

At this glance, his face turned pale.

He didn't expect that the rudder leader of the right hall of the Shui Pavilion and the rudder leader of the Qianji District of the Lower Hall were all here.

The two of them sat upright and looked serious, kneeling on both sides of the main seat, staring at him motionlessly.

The middle-aged man was so shocked that he was covered in sweat. He looked at the masked woman sitting in the main seat in the middle, and then met her smart and clear eyes. He immediately swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and then bowed and said, "I have met the Pavilion Master, and the Helmsman."

"No need to be polite." Jiang Chengjia pressed his tone and had already spoken in another voice at this moment, "Are you Guangxin's new lord?"

The middle-aged man nodded and said, "It's his subordinate."

"What's your name?" Jiang Chengjia asked again.

"Subordinate Cui Yuan."

"Cui Yuan. You are here just in time. I want to ask you two things." Jiang Chengjia didn't ask much, and went straight to the point: "Did Song Zong, the governor of Guangzhou, come here in the past two days?"

The man named Cui Yuan said in a daze: "Report to the Pavilion Master...Song Zong is currently in Guangxin City."

"Really?" Qianshan asked.

Cui Yuan nodded heavily again and said, "A few days ago, the superior ordered his subordinates and brothers in the pavilion to mention Song Zong by name, so that once we find that Song Zong has entered Guangxin, we will always keep a close eye on his movements. The subordinates and brothers dare not relax their vigilance. Just in the early morning of yesterday, Song Zong rushed in from the side gate of Guangxin City with a fast horse."

It was indeed after she escaped from the Anya Village. Cui Yuan's words confirmed Jiang Chengjia's guess.

She knew that Ning Nanyou deliberately ordered someone to let Qianshan go. In addition to trying to test her, she also wanted to lead him away from the Anya Village, so that she could not participate in the matter of Song Zong.

Jiang Chengjia lowered his eyes and lowered his eyes, pondered for a moment and asked: "Since three months ago, the Central and Koreans attacked the city..., he has strengthened the night defense. The prefect of Cangwu and the magistrate of Guangxin County Hu Guang have strengthened the city defense... How could anyone open the city gate at night and introduce Song Zong into the city?"

"Song Zong held the governor's jade plaque in his hand, and the people guarding the city dared not stop him." Cui Yuan replied truthfully.

Jiang Chengjia's eyes stagnated, and then he said anxiously: "Song Zong entered Guangxin City... Where is it now?"

When Cui Yuan heard him ask about this, his face changed a little more, and he lowered his head and said tremblingly: "Song Zong disappeared in the largest restaurant in the city yesterday. When his subordinates sent his brothers to investigate, he could no longer find his trace."

Jiang Chengjia remained silent. Although she knew that this was an expected result, she was still worried.

Song Zong was a cunning man, and Ning Nanyou was even more a person who had no idea about the layout and strategy. She knew very little about this. If the news was cut from here, it would be even more difficult to examine it carefully.

Seeing that Jiang Chengjia was silent, Qianshan asked Cui Yuan again: "Then... Song Zong is galloping and running, can there be someone following him?"

The Pavilion Master Cui Yuanjian did not blame them for losing Song Zong. He finally breathed a sigh of relief. When he heard Qianshan ask this, he hurriedly replied: "Yes."

"Who is the commander of Huaiyin Hou?"

Cui Yuan frowned and shook his head and said, "The Jingshu Guard did chase after him, but... after that there is another group of people following him."

"Another group?" Jiang Chengjia looked up at him, muttering to himself, showing doubts on his face.

"Who did you find out?" Qianshan asked.

Cui Yuan bowed his hand and reported to him truthfully: "The subordinates sent people to check the origin of the group... Although they were wearing Central Plains clothing, they had ivory-like accessories on their necks and wrists... They seemed to be people from Champo."
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