This is the second time Tong Bo has come to Taixue since he settled down in Jinling City. He doesn't know why, but whenever he gets here, he will feel an inexplicable sense of intimacy and comfort.
This time, accompanied by Liu Ningshi, the two met Taifu Liang effortlessly. I saw him holding scissors in his upper right hand, pacing back and forth in the huge flower bed, pruning the remaining branches of flowers from time to time.
"Uncle Liang, I knew you would be here to enjoy the flowers at this hour." Liu Ningshi ran towards Taifu Liang with a cheerful face.
"Tong Bo, a low-ranking official, pays homage to the Grand Tutor." Tong Bo then came and bowed to Liang Chong.
"Ning Shi, Xiang Yun? Why do you have time to see me, an old man, today?" Liang Chong also waved to them happily.
"Uncle Liang is in his prime, how has he aged? Ningshi has thought about it for a long time, but there are too many trivial matters, so he didn't have time until today." Liu Ningshi said to Liang Chong.
"Ghost girl, you are the only one who can speak." Liang Chong smiled: "Tell me! What difficulties did you encounter this time?"
"We did encounter some puzzling things and would like to ask Tai Tu for advice." Tong Bo said, then took out the token and handed it to Liang Chong: "This token is very strange, unlike the ones held by ordinary Jianghu people. .”
Liang Chong took the token and looked at it carefully: "You really asked the right person. I don't know much about Jianghu, but this token is a gift from the emperor."
"What? It's actually a gift from the emperor?" Tong Bo and Liu Ningshi were both shocked.
"Let's go to the pavilion over there and talk in detail! Ning Shi, uncle hasn't had the tea you made for a long time. It seems like he's in for a treat today." Liang Chong looked expectant.
"Uncle Liang, whenever you want to drink, Ningshi will brew it for you." The three of them walked towards the pavilion.
In the bubble room of Tingwei Mansion, Ghost Face held a black iron pot in his right hand and kept turning it over the strong fire. The spatula in his left hand stirred the iron pot twice from time to time. Green peppers were mixed with it. The light brown shredded pork turned around in the air like a magic trick and then fell back into the pot. The pungency of the green pepper accompanied the rich aroma of the shredded pork.
"Master Ghost Face's cooking skills have improved a lot. I wonder if my little one can enjoy the aroma of meat like this?" Zheng Erniu, who had just walked into the bubble house, almost had saliva in his mouth when he smelled the aroma.
"You kid has been craving for food all day long. How did you tell me about the work you were doing?" Ghost Face asked as he flicked the spatula, and the shredded green pepper and pork fell steadily into the plate on the table.
"Those two people have left Tingwei's mansion." Zheng Erniu couldn't wait to take out a pair of chopsticks, picked up a piece of shredded meat and chewed it beautifully: "Sir, do you want someone to follow them?"
"Hey! There's no need to follow." Ghost Face put down the iron pot and spatula: "I'm going back to my room to rest for a while. Anyone who looks for me will tell me I'm not here. As for this plate of fried shredded pork with green pepper, it's a bargain for you."
"Young man, I obey." Zheng Erniu couldn't wait to eat, while Ghost Face slowly walked out of the bubble room: "Humph! It's really not a fuel-efficient lamp. It's a pity that we met him."
Tong Bo and Liu Ningshi left Taixue and unknowingly arrived at Youshi. Both of them were hungry and hungry.
"Miss Liu, I think we should find a restaurant nearby to have dinner." Tong Bo's stomach was already beginning to compete with him.
"Okay, but where are we going?" Liu Ningshi looked around: "There doesn't seem to be any place to eat near Taixue."
"By the way, I remembered a very good place." Tong Bo patted his forehead: "Miss Liu, let's go there."
"Where do you want to take me?" Liu Ningshi asked curiously.
"You'll know when we get there." Tong Bo deliberately kept it secret.
After about two cups of tea, the two of them arrived at their destination. Although this small shop was not big, the business was still as good as before.
"Li's Wonton Shop! I didn't expect that I had lived in Jinling City for so long and didn't even know there was such a place." Liu Ningshi entered the store and looked left and right.
"You two are our guests, please come this way." The waiter warmly greeted Tong Bo and Liu Ningshi to an empty seat and sat down.
"What a coincidence, I am sitting in this position again this time." Tong Bo sighed and ordered the waiter: "Two bowls of three-fresh wontons, and some delicious side dishes."
"Brother Xiangyun, are you familiar with this place?" Liu Ningshi pursed her lips and smiled: "But the atmosphere here is really good, Ningshi likes it very much."
"As long as you like it, I'm afraid that you, the eldest lady of the Liu family, won't be used to this kind of small shop." Tong Bo said with a smile.
"I'm just my father's adopted daughter, not a young lady." Liu Ningshi shook her head: "Brother Xiangyun, you haven't told me why you are so familiar with this place?"
"I remember it was Da Fang who brought me here the first time. Coincidentally, we were sitting in the same seat at that time." Tong Bo smiled calmly: "The last time we dined here, we met something interesting. episode."
"What kind of episode is it? Tell me." Liu Ningshi looked at Tong Bo with interest.
"You also know that Da Fang hates evil. At that time, a few gangsters came to collect protection money and insisted on occupying our seat by the window." Tong Bo laughed loudly: "Da Fang almost went up and beat them .”
"What happened later, why did brother Da Fang hold back and didn't do anything?" Liu Ningshi saw the waiter coming, took his tray, took out a bowl of wontons and placed it in front of Tong Bo.
"Miss Liu, we were wearing the Xuanwu Academy's guard uniforms at the time; these gangsters actually dared to take the initiative to provoke us. Do you think there is any fraud in this?" When Tong Bo said this, an idea flashed through his mind like a flash of lightning. .
"Yeah! It's very abnormal, so how did you send them away in the end?" Liu Ningshi was very curious about what method Tong Bo used.
"So that's it." Tong Bo thought to himself: "No wonder the guy I saw in Tingwei's Mansion looked so familiar that day, and he stared at me with a look of resentment for a long time; it turns out that he is the gangster leader, how could such a one-day evil be used? It’s not difficult to explain what was brought into Tingwei’s Mansion.”
"Brother Xiangyun, why don't you speak?" Liu Ningshi gently touched Tong Bo's arm, causing Tong Bo to come back to his senses.
"I tapped their acupuncture points and sent them to the Jinling Order's prison to eat for a few days." Tong Bo took a sip of wonton soup and said, "Then again, the fight between you and the princess was not in vain. ; I can feel that she already regards you as a friend."
"That day when I had a heart-to-heart talk with the princess in Wei Yiguan, I could feel that she is a straightforward and sincere person." Liu Ningshi nodded in agreement.
"I believe the princess has already acted according to the plan, and based on the evidence in hand, we can roughly infer who is the murderer behind this incident." Tong Bo ate the wontons cleanly and put down the bowl and spoon reluctantly: " Miss Liu, there are two things I still need your help for."
"Brother Xiangyun, you don't want Ning Shi to play risky moves again, do you?" Liu Ningshi held her chin in her hands and stared at Tong Bo.
"Where did Miss Liu go? I just asked the girl to check a person and make a trip to Yanyi Pavilion. That's all." Tong Bo smiled and said: "And this time, I will ask Ghost Face to assist you."
Yongzhu was sitting in the secret room to relax, when he heard the stone door open with a "bang", and Qiongqi, who was covered in dust, led a man with a cloak covering his face in.
"How's it going? Is everything done?" When Yongzhu saw this man, he immediately became energetic and asked impatiently.
"Boss, Zhang Da and Ge Er both died in one day; and the idiots in Tingwei Mansion thought they belonged to Gongsun Yu." The man in the cloak cupped his hands and said.
"Okay, you did a good job in this matter." Yaozhu nodded, and suddenly thought of something: "By the way, no one will follow you when you come here."
"Don't worry, chief. In order to confuse the public, my subordinates left the Tingwei Mansion with another Tingwei on duty; they dare not come here until they are sure that no one is following them." The man in the cloak replied cautiously.
"Qiongqi, the people you taught are really different." Yaozhao praised with satisfaction: "I have clear rewards and punishments. Go to the accounting room and get ten taels of silver."
"Thank you, chief." The cloaked man retreated.
"Chief, there is one more thing; Ye Hu was stabbed at the engagement party, and your employer has asked you to go to Stone City to talk." Qiongqi coughed lightly.
"Hmph! This Ye Hu, I don't know what he is doing. This happened at this juncture?" Yaozhu said dissatisfied.
"According to detailed reports, the murderer originally wanted to assassinate Si Ruoshui, but Ye Hu took the stabbing for her." Qiongqi said truthfully.
"Tch! What a great thing can happen with such a kind love." Yongzhu sneered and said, "Don't pay attention to this kind of person. He will ask us to meet at some time."
"We will meet in Stone City tomorrow." Qiongqi covered his left chest: "Chief, you see my injury won't heal for a while, and it will be a burden to go, so why not..."
"Well! Then let Taotie accompany me; by the way, let the little brother from just now also go to see things and experience things." Yaozhu made a decision after thinking for a while.
"Thank you, chief, for nurturing him; Qiongqi would like to thank this kid in advance." Qiongqi lowered his head and clasped his fists, but an evil smile flashed at the corner of his mouth.
Liu Ningshi was looking around in front of the Jinling Ling Mansion, when suddenly a handsome young man holding a folding fan came forward. He was wearing a light blue Luo shirt, with a slightly sickly look on his delicate face, and a sky blue cloth belt. She tied up a strand of long flowing hair on the back of her head, and exuded a strong bookish air all over her body.
"Miss Liu, I rushed here after receiving the letter from Xiang Yun." The young scholar laughed loudly: "It's not too late at this time."
"Who are you? Brother Guimian?" Liu Ningshi opened her mouth in surprise. In her impression, the image of Guimian was very different from the young scholar in front of her.
"What? It doesn't look like it?" Ghost Face looked helpless: "It was the same expression you had when Xiangyun saw my true face for the first time."
"Brother Ghost Face is really not like a policeman; in Ning Shi's opinion, he is more like a scholar who has obtained fame." When Liu Ningshi smiled, her eyes were as moving as the moon in the sky.
"Just because I look like this, I have to wear a ghost mask. If I weren't the leader of the three eagle hunters, who would be afraid of me." The ghost face said with a little self-mockery: "Miss Liu, let's go in and visit right now. Say hello to Mr. Qin; by the way, please call me Brother Ren from now on."
