The next day, Su Qiqi waited until the sun tilted in the afternoon before she heard the maid Bi'er come to report that someone from the prince's palace was looking for her, and Qin Chuan had brought someone to wait in the side hall.
When Su Qiqi heard this, she thought of the agreement she had made with King Jingbei yesterday. It was probably Xiao Kai who came to deliver the message... Thinking of this, she put down the scroll in her hand and said to Zheng Miao and Yan Ruoyu: "It's probably Xiao Kai who is here. , I’ll go over there for a moment…”
Zheng Miao was pruning a few bunches of freshly picked pear blossoms on the table. She raised her head slightly and glanced at Su Qiqi. She said with a smile: "You go ahead, maybe you can get a good job..."
Yan Ruoyu also echoed: "Go quickly and leave this place to us. We will definitely decorate it elegantly for you..." After that, she continued to play with the few decorative ornaments at hand.
Su Qiqi smiled when she heard this and followed Bi'er to the side hall.
When they arrived at the side hall, they saw Xiao Kai and Qin Chuan chatting away. There were several plates of snacks and two cups of steaming fragrant tea on the table.
Seeing Su Qiqi appear, Xiao Kai said with a bright smile: "Miss Nangong, you are here, I have refilled several cups of tea!"
Su Qiqi hurriedly stepped forward to bow, and said with a smile: "Master Xiao, are you here to deliver a message? What good job can you give us?"
Xiao Kai smiled and said: "The prince asked me to send a message, asking you to help escort the Fire Dragon Banner to the border of Beiyi... to help General Fan..."
"Oh, the border of Beiyi? Is the prince going to go on an expedition again? General Fan also went there?" Su Qiqi pondered for a while and asked in surprise.
Xiao Kai suppressed his smile and said seriously: "Your Majesty received a secret order from the palace last night. Recently, Beiyi gathered tens of thousands of horses and horses at the border, harassing the people on the border from time to time... General Fan led troops to quell the chaos half a month ago. , we had a few small victories at first, but later the other side invited mages to help out and brought out some powerful monsters, which caused our army to lose many soldiers... General Fan had no choice but to send a letter to the emperor for help in a hurry. , the emperor ordered our prince to go to support... The prince is worried that the people from the Yeyou League will block the way to seize the treasure, so he wants Miss Nangong and several of your master friends to accompany them to escort the Fire Dragon Banner..."
"Oh, that's it. Serve the country without any hesitation. What's more, General Fan is also our friend, we will never stand idly by... By the way, did the prince say when he will leave?" Su Qiqi asked.
"We will set off tomorrow... time is tight, so please get ready as soon as possible!" Xiao Kai said with fists in his hands.
Su Qiqi nodded and continued to ask: "Where will we meet tomorrow?"
"I will come to Weiyuan Escort Agency to pick you up tomorrow..." Xiao Kai said with a smile.
Su Qiqi pondered for a moment, then replied with a smile: "Okay, let's get ready, see you at the back door of the escort agency tomorrow..."
Xiao Kai agreed with a smile, then said goodbye with fists in his hands. Su Qiqi and Qin Chuan sent him outside the door together and watched him get on the carriage. The two of them silently returned to the backyard of the escort agency.
Su Qiqi was dazed with her hair down, and almost hit a pillar in the corridor. Qin Chuan hurriedly pulled her away, glanced at her absent-minded look, and asked worriedly: "Su'er, are you preparing for this mission?" worry?"
Su Qiqi turned to look at Qin Chuan, nodded, and said solemnly: "I think this trip may not be peaceful... When Zheng Miao went to buy paintings a few days ago, he saw people from the Yeyou League again... …”
"These people are really haunting..." Qin Chuan murmured, then forced a smile, comforting Su Qiqi and said: "It's okay, your second brother and third brother, I will accompany you, we won't let those The thief succeeded..."
Su Qiqi smiled when he heard this, stepped forward and took Qin Chuan's arm, dragging him towards Nangong Qin's study.
Qin Chuan looked at Su Qiqi in confusion. After a while, he realized that Su'er was probably going to inform Uncle Nangong about escorting the Fire Dragon Banner. Thinking of this, he obediently followed Su Qiqi to Nangong Qin's study.
The two of them arrived at the door of Nangong Qin's study. I saw the door of the room was ajar, and there were low voices coming from inside.
Su Qiqi was stunned for a moment and knocked gently on the study door. The conversation in the room immediately stopped, and Nangong Qin's slightly deep voice came: "Who is it?"
"Dad, it's me!" Su Qiqi responded with a smile, waiting obediently for Nangong Qin to open the door.
After a while, the ajar door was opened, and Nangong Qin's figure appeared at the door. His expression was a little tired, and he seemed a little older than before. But his face was filled with a warm smile. He looked at Su Qiqi and Qin Chuan and asked pleasantly: "Su'er, Chuan'er, what's the matter?"
Su Qiqi cleared her throat and said softly: "Dad, this matter is of great importance. Let's talk about it after we enter the room..."
Nangong Qin was startled for a moment, and then said with a smile: "Okay, let's go into the house, let's talk about it later..." After that, he led Su Qiqi and Qin Chuan into the study, and gently closed the door of the study.
Su Qiqi and Qin Chuan were stunned as soon as they entered the door. Su Qiqi murmured: "Uncle Qin, are you here?" Qin Chuan also looked at Qin Hannian in surprise and stammered: "Dad, you and Uncle Nangong... are you talking about something? How about... we come back later? "
Qin Hannian waved his hands and said: "It's okay, it's okay for you to listen, just don't spread it..."
Nangong Qin also smiled and said: "Actually, it's not a confidential matter. I just don't want you to get involved in these grievances and grievances... Just let us two old guys handle these troubles..."
"Dad! Your affairs are also our affairs. You are old and deserve to enjoy peace and happiness. Just let us juniors take care of these troublesome things for you..." Su Qiqi said coquettishly.
"Yes, just let us do it for you..." Qin Chuan also agreed with a smile.
Nangong Qin and Qin Hannian looked at each other and said with a relieved smile: "We are very happy that you have this intention... But this time the matter is a bit tricky... You are still new to the world, so if you are asked to do it rashly , I’m really worried…”
"Uncle Nangong, is this serious?" Qin Chuan had a worried look on his face after hearing Nangong Qin's words.
"Well, you guys sit down first, and I'll tell you slowly..." Nangong Qin and Qin Hannian sat back at the table together, motioned for Su Qiqi and Qin Chuan to sit down as well, and poured them a cup of tea himself.
Su Qiqi took a sip of tea and said anxiously: "Dad, what is going on?"
Nangong Qin moved his lips, but hesitated to speak. Qin Hannian glanced at him and said, "It's a long story. As early as more than a month ago, Master Meng sent someone to spread the word, saying that people from the Yeyou League arrived in Hangzhou and might make new moves. Let us pay attention... A few days ago, the informants we sent found that people from Yeyou League had close contacts with the shopkeeper of Qingyun Tower..."
"What, the shopkeeper of Qingyun Tower has close contacts with the people of Yeyou League? Will the news about the prince escorting the treasure to the border to quell the chaos be leaked..." Su Qiqi suddenly thought of what he saw outside the private room that day. The appearance of the shopkeeper made me suddenly startled. How come that man looked a bit like Lin Quan, who had been escaping for a long time!
