"Sir, there is news in the city that the young master has escaped from the city."
In order to find Li Chengqian, the chamberlain Lao Gao personally lurked to Qinghe County to take charge. When he heard the secret report, he stood up in surprise, his face full of joy.
"Okay, okay! I finally came out. I have been working in the kitchen for many days, and I should have learned enough in this school..."
The subordinate reminded: "Sir, there may be bad news. The people behind Luoyang Jinxiu Tower came to the Cui family and seemed to force them to hand over the young master. Moreover, many people are searching now, and the situation is very unfavorable. The information we received is inaccurate. , and did not keep up with the young master..."
The chamberlain, Lao Gao, was furious, "Trash! You can't even look down on a person, so what use are you? Give the order and kill all the hidden stakes, spies, and hunting slaves of all the forces outside Qinghe City. Not a single one will be spared." Whoever dares to reach out to our young master will die!"
"In addition, send a few more teams to search for people in all directions. We must find the young master and protect him secretly. We must not lose him again this time. If we lose him again, we will commit suicide collectively to apologize."
Everyone knelt on one knee, saluted and swore an oath, and then filed out without stopping.
Soon, the entire Qinghe County was in chaos and turned into a battlefield.
The chamberlain, Lao Gao, is a ruthless man. He is talking about the backstage, spies, and pursuers of all forces. Including the local snake Cui family. Even if he knew that the Cui family would not be stupid enough to do it himself, he would not let it go. Only in this way, by not letting anyone go, can we ensure that there are no pursuers behind the prince.
In the Cui family's house in Qinghe, the housekeeper came to report, "Master, there is someone outside the door asking to see you."
"Oh? Who?"
"The other party refused to say anything and only gave me this token." After saying that, he handed over a letter.
Cui Shouzhen opened it doubtfully. There were only a few simple words on the page, but his eyes changed drastically, as if he was extremely shocked.
"Did those two families send out pursuers?"
The butler said with an ugly face: "We have been sent, and there are a lot of people. Probably because we are concerned about our face, we don't dare to cause trouble in the city. They are all outside the city. But..."
Seeing the butler's hesitation, Cui Shouzhen scolded: "But what? Hurry up and say it!"
"But according to what our people saw, the two families encountered a large number of killers as soon as they left the city. Even the spies and the private soldiers who chased them were all killed, leaving no one alive. What's even more abominable is that those The killer seemed to kill without blinking an eye, killing everyone he saw, and even our people were affected, five of them died."
"If the spies below hadn't been clever and retreated quickly, the losses would have been even greater."
Cui Shouzhen breathed a sigh of relief and snorted coldly: "Zheng and Lu, this time they kicked the iron plate and are seeking death. Don't worry about him. As long as it's not a matter within Qinghe City, we don't need to worry about it. Let's collect all the scouts." Come back. It’s not our battlefield outside, so there’s no need to get involved.”
"Yes! Master, the visitor is still outside." The housekeeper bowed in agreement.
"Invite people to the west living room, no one is allowed to come near."
"yes!"
Who is coming? It was none other than Gao, the internal supervisor.
Why would he come to Cui's house if he didn't go and find someone?
Of course it’s still to find someone. Li Chengqian was sent out of the city by a girl from the Cui family, and no one knew which way he took to escape, not to mention the Jinxiu Tower, not even the royal guards.
Ms. Cui of Qinghe was not stupid and would not directly leak the traces to Jinxiu Tower, because doing so would offend the emperor and await revenge.
But they had reason to tell the high chamberlain about the traces. Everyone knew that nothing could happen to the prince at this time. If something happened, even if it had nothing to do with the Cui family of Qinghe, it would cause a lot of trouble.
In the west living room, Cui Shouzhen saw the tall eunuch who was thin, stern-faced and slightly stooped.
"Let's get straight to the point, Master Cui. Thank you very much, Mrs. Cui of Qinghe, for taking care of my young master recently. We accept your family's favor. I came here today to find someone. Please tell the truth."
Cui Shouzhen nodded, "My daughter and the young master have a close friendship. Today, I accidentally discovered that a bad person came to the door, so in order to prevent the young master from being in danger, I took him out of the city privately and sent him away. Cui was also surprised. I can only say that it was God's will. I'm sorry. ”
"We all know the matter, and we don't blame the Cui family. Dare you ask your concubine to come out and see you." Lao Gao said with cupped hands.
Cui Shouzhen went out and arranged for his servants to summon people.
Turning around, he asked the doubt in his mind, "Dare I ask, is it true that the young master ran away from home as rumored?"
For the sake of Cui Shouzhen's family saving Li Chengqian, the chamberlain Lao Gao was more polite. After thinking about it, he felt that there was no need to hide with this big boss, "Does Mr. Cui know King Qin Huiwen? This is his studies. Reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles requires experience.”
Cui Shouzhen had such an expression as expected, "It's amazing! I traveled across the country and sacrificed my life to experience. I understand the hardships of people's livelihood, see the various situations in the world, and have an insight into the beauty and ugliness of human nature. If these studies are completed, I will definitely be reborn. It can be foreseen that the future of the Tang Dynasty will Infinite light!"
"I wonder who gave the advice? He must be a famous and decisive teacher."
Lao Gao, the chamberlain, chuckled and said: "Do you think, except my master, who would dare to take the risk on the young master?"
Um... Cui Shouzhen nodded in praise, but secretly cursed in his heart. As expected of Li Er, who killed his brother and killed his brother, he was really ruthless. The tiger poison will not eat the seeds, so you are willing to bear it.
Not long after, Cui Ning'er came in, "Dad, are you looking for me?"
"Ning'er, this is Xiao Lizi's family, here to look for him. Tell them about the situation. Don't make them worry. If you find someone early, Xiao Lizi will be safe sooner." Cui Shouzhen introduced.
Cui Ning'er looked at the stranger in front of her, with a sinister aura around her that made people feel uncomfortable, "Are you really a member of Xiao Lizi's family? Dad, you are not lying to me, are you? I know that those two families are here Looking for someone to kill Xiao Lizi. It is impossible for me to reveal Xiao Lizi’s whereabouts."
Cui Shouzhen covered his eyes and said to himself, my dear daughter, you are so witty, where did you want to go? How could I collude with those two families to harm others?
The chamberlain, Lao Gao, was very moved and secretly appreciated that this Miss Cui was young but thoughtful and good at doing good things. No wonder he could escort the prince out of the city quietly.
He bowed respectfully and said, "Thank you, Miss, for taking care of my young master. You are really my young master's family, as Master Cui can testify."
Cui Ning'er shook her head and said, "My father can't prove it. Unless it's Xiao Lizi's parents and family who come looking for him, I don't believe anyone else."
Cui Shouzhen reminded: "Ning'er, please don't be rude. This is a chamberlain in the palace and a close minister above."
Cui Ning'er said disdainfully: "So what? The princes have not been in harmony with each other since ancient times. There is a lot of filth in the palace to seize the legitimate sons. Who knows if he was sent by other princes to assassinate Xiao Lizi."
I……
Cui Shouzhen: "Shut up, are you allowed to discuss important court matters casually?"
The chamberlain Lao Gao quickly protected Cui Ning'er, "Master Cui, don't blame me. Miss Bingxue is smart and witty. This makes sense. In this case, I won't force it. I will send someone to find it myself. Let the young master come to the door in person in the future. Come back and thank you all.”
After that, I really said goodbye. Cui Shouzhen couldn't even keep him. The chamberlain Lao Gao was relieved. He couldn't even ask, and it was even less possible for the other two families. This is also a good thing.
It's a pity that the prince-in-law didn't come, otherwise he would definitely be able to find out if he came to visit. That's all, it doesn't take a bit of effort, just find it yourself.
After Lao Gao left, Cui Shouzhen scolded his daughter: "Girl, how come you can't even trust your father? If you delay for a moment at this time, Xiao Li will be in more danger. If something happens to him, our Cui family will have to follow him." Eat melons and fish them out."
Cui Ning'er was unconvinced and said, "Dad, how do you know he is a good person?"
"He has a token."
"Tokens can change hands."
"He, he...that's all, everyone has left, and there is no point in arguing." Cui Shouzhen gave up, and then thought, "No, you can't trust others, why do you want to hide your father's identity? Do you think I will collude with outsiders? Harm Little Plum?"
"No, Ning'er, you are not attracted to that boy, are you? This is not okay, we are the Cui family of Qinghe. It is a rule not to marry into the royal family, and we must not forget the lessons of the past."
Cui Ning'er's pretty face turned red, and she stamped her feet and ran away, "Oh, Dad, what are you talking about? How old is your daughter? Little Plum is younger than me..."
Looking at his daughter's pretty back, Cui Shouzhen sighed: "I hope I worry too much."
