At dawn, a light rain fell. Su Qiqi had already finished dressing up, changed into a cardamom green dress, and went to the back garden through the humidity in the yard.
There was only an earth wall between the back garden and Zhengyang Street where the escort agency was located. Su Qiqi moved a few bricks and stones, carefully climbed over the earth wall, and came to the market.
It was just dawn, and the shadow of the moon still lingered on the horizon. The coolness of the night has not dissipated yet. Su Qiqi walked for a while looking left and right, then turned near an alley next to the street. After walking for about a quarter of an hour, Su Qiqi finally stopped. "The footprints are gone here. Didn't those people come to the escort agency last night?"
Su Qiqi became a little confused. She took a few steps forward and paid attention to the houses and road signs on both sides, but she found nothing new. When she was about to turn around and return to the escort office, she suddenly saw an oil lamp lighting up in a street shop in front of her. Two sneaky figures were printed on the thin window paper.
Su Qiqi hurriedly dodged to the base of the wall, walked quietly to the corner of the street shop, and listened carefully to the conversation between the two men. She listened for a long time and could only vaguely hear the words "Weiyuan Escort Agency" and "Detained". I was horrified. Could it be that my father and brothers were in some kind of trouble?
She stayed for a while, but the other party had already turned off the lights and gone to the inner room. She didn't dare to stay for a long time. While there was no one on the street, she hurriedly went back to the escort office to find her family members to discuss how to deal with it.
When she returned to the backyard room, her eldest brother and Zheng Miao were already waiting anxiously. Seeing her push the door open and come in, they all asked in a face-to-face manner: "Where did you go so early in the morning?"
Su Qiqi smiled dryly and motioned for the two of them to keep their voices down. Then she told them what she had seen in the morning. After hearing this, Nangong Ke looked thoughtful, while Zheng Miao asked in surprise: "Our bodyguard agency won't offend any powerful people, have they sent people to ransack their homes and arrest people?"
Su Qiqi hurriedly interrupted her and said: "What exactly happened, I have to discuss it with my mother and send someone out to find out..."
Nangong Ke also nodded and said: "My little sister is right, today's matter cannot be made public. I will discuss it with my mother before making a decision..."
After the three people discussed it, they went to the middle courtyard to discuss with the madam.
Mrs. Nangong had just finished dressing up when she saw three young people waiting outside the door. He hurriedly asked the servants to welcome him in, and prepared some tea for the three of them to sit down and talk.
Zheng Miao couldn't wait to speak: "Madam, something big has happened. I heard that my father, the chief escort, the second young master, and the third young master have all been detained in the capital!"
The lady was startled when she heard this, but quickly regained her calm expression. Su Qiqi and Nangong Ke told each other in detail what happened last night and this morning. Madam's face gradually became serious, but she remained silent. At this time, a maid came in and reported that the housekeeper had something to do and wanted to see his wife. The lady then asked the maid to bring in the housekeeper.
"Madam, madam, it's not good. The master, the young master and the deputy chief escort have all been detained by people from the Criminal Department, saying that they are related to a murder case..." As the housekeeper was talking, the wife suddenly became so angry that she passed out. . Everyone hurriedly carried the lady to the bed. Nangong Ke asked the housekeeper to call the doctor while anxiously checking his wife's pulse and breathing. Su Qiqi and Zheng Miao also wanted to step forward to help, but they were afraid that they would be a disservice, so they had to wait aside for Nangong Ke's arrangements.
Nangong Ke looked at the anxious expressions of the two of them and said, "Little sister, take Wanrou to have something to eat first, and then come and take my place later..."
Su Qiqi hesitated for a moment, then pulled Zheng Miao and left the madam's room. On the way to the restaurant, Su Qiqi couldn't help but asked in a low voice: "Miaomiao, can you treat Madam?" Zheng Miao shook her head and said, "I only remember some treatment methods for bone injuries. , I really can’t remember this…”
Su Qiqi sighed and said: "I can only wait for Dr. Cao to come. I hope Madam is okay..." Zheng Miao also responded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, Madam is very nice, and she will be lucky." Tianxiang, everything will be fine..."
Seeing that they were almost at the restaurant, the two stopped talking, went in silently, ate some breakfast prepared by the maids, and then returned to the madam's room together.
Doctor Cao was administering acupuncture to his wife. Her complexion looked better, and Su Qiqi felt a little more relaxed. After Dr. Cao prescribed the medicine, Su Qiqi volunteered to get the medicine for her mother. Zheng Miao naturally went with her. Nangong Ke stayed with his mother, waiting for her to wake up.
The next day, Su Qiqi went to see his wife again and said some words of comfort to her. Then he called his eldest brother to the backyard and told him his plan to go to the capital.
Nangong Ke disagreed at first, but he couldn't resist Su Qiqi's insistence, so he had to ask Qin Chuan and Qin Wanrou to accompany Qiqi to the capital to find out the news and rescue his father, brothers and others. The three simply packed their belongings and stayed for a few more days. Seeing that there was nothing unusual around the escort office, they set off in the carriage.
Along the way, the three of them chatted. During the day, the three of them tried to walk on smaller roads to avoid attracting attention. At night, Qin Chuan will be on duty to prevent sneak attacks.
After walking for about half a month, we finally arrived at a small village near the capital. There are few people here, only the elderly, women and children. Most of the houses in the village are relatively small, with some simple utensils vaguely visible between the thatched roofs and firewood doors.
Su Qiqi and Zheng Miao looked around for a long time, but they didn't see a better house, let alone an inn.
"Sister, I guess we can only sleep in the car at night..." Zheng Miao said a little depressed.
"Well, let's just make do with it for one night. You two eldest ladies, there will be a store in the town a dozen miles away tomorrow..." Qin Chuan saw his sister frowning and couldn't help teasing her.
Zheng Miao rolled her eyes at him and said angrily: "Brother, aren't you very good at Qinggong? Why don't you go find a better place around here... I really don't want to stay in this place, it's so deserted and scary... …”
After hearing her words, Su Qiqi became a little shaken and said to Qin Chuan, "How about we look forward together... maybe we can find a better place..."
Seeing that neither of them wanted to stay here, Qin Chuan stopped insisting. He looked around to make sure there was nothing unusual, and then said to Su Qiqi and Qin Wanrou: "Then you guys have a rest in the car first, and I'll go there." Come……"
With that said, he held his sword and walked towards the forked road to the side. After walking a few steps, he stepped back, threw a silver whistle to Su Qiqi and said, "If you're in danger, blow this whistle!" After that, they jumped up and disappeared into the shadow of the trees on the roadside...
Su Qiqi held the whistle in her hand, and just as she opened the curtain to sit in, she saw a shining dagger approaching her face, while Zheng Miao had already fallen to the side, unconscious.
How is this going? Before she could think of anything, she fell into the carriage.
