Jiaochu

Chapter 151 Spring Breeze Tower ([-])
Hearing that someone was missing, Sandalwood murmured: "Could it be..."

Ye Lingxi and Yan Fei followed Sandan Xiang to find someone, while Meng Tianlan and Su Shi stayed in the building to take care of them.

On the banyan tree in the yard, Sandalwood's unsaid words were verified.

Zhao Ce was seen hanging on the tree like a gourd, with a hemp rope tied to his body, and the other end of the rope was tied to a thick trunk. He had his head drooped, motionless, as if he had passed out.

There was a slight movement in the tree crown, and a pair of eyes poked out from behind the branches and leaves.

"Sir, didn't I tell you not to hang people up casually?" Sandalwood said as she walked over and untied the hemp rope tied to the tree trunk. The sudden weight of the drop made her lose hold of the rope for a moment, and Zhao Ce thumped. He fell to the ground with a sound. Fortunately, the height above the ground was not too high. He was wrapped in a cloak, and he landed on his butt first, so his skin was not broken at all.

However, the impact of this fall directly woke Zhao Ce from his coma, and the next moment he was lying on the ground and screaming.

"Dirty." The person in the canopy repeated the word again.

When Zhao Ce heard this familiar voice, he immediately became furious. Regardless of the pain in his body, he climbed up from the ground and glared angrily at the eyes in the canopy, insisting that people come down to fight with him.

"You can't even defeat a single move, so you'd better save your energy." Yan Fei said nonchalantly, and then asked, "What did you do?"

"I didn't do anything." Zhao Ce said confidently.

A head poked out from the canopy and stuck out its tongue, as if it was about to spit out.

Zhao Ce thought the other party was making faces and laughing at him, and he was so angry that he almost smoked.Ye Lingxi pulled his sleeve and reminded him in a low voice, "Brother Shizi, are you vomiting?"

Only then did Zhao Ce remember this embarrassing incident, and his face turned red with embarrassment. Just as he was thinking about how to save his face, Yan Fei added lightly, "That's it."

"I didn't mean it." Zhao Ce snorted and turned his head, looking like a stubborn duck.

After the misunderstanding was resolved, Sandalwood apologized to Zhao Ce again and used the appeasement strategy of "slap and give a sweet date" so well that Zhao Ce did not think of pursuing the "hanging on the tree" matter.

"Sir, don't run too far." Sandalwood warned the person hiding in the canopy before leaving.

When the group returned to the small building, Mu Qi was already awake.

What happened is also clear.

When the two found the landlady's residence, they saw that the door was locked. Meng Jingxiu skillfully climbed over the wall to get in, and Mu Qi had to follow. After the two entered, the young boss fell from the sky, and then the two lay down in the underground secret room.

When Meng Jingxiu opened her eyes and saw a face above her head, she didn't think much and punched her brother in the face. Meng Tianlan covered her jawline and walked away for two steps.
The little girl really "doesn't recognize her relatives," Ye Ling said heartily.

"Brother, why is it you? I thought it was that weird kid." Meng Jingxiu yawned and looked like she hadn't woken up. Suddenly she remembered something and asked, "Where's Mu Qi? Could it be?" It’s the kid’s fault for throwing it away.”

Mu Qi, who was standing aside, said expressionlessly: "My subordinates are here."

Meng Jingxiu said oh, seemingly a little regretful.

Although he was punched by his sister innocently, Meng Tianlan still took out the pearl earring from his arms and handed it to his sister.Meng Jingxiu picked up the earrings and said proudly, "This is a clue I left on purpose. Isn't it particularly smart?"

"If the Crown Prince didn't take it out, Princess, you wouldn't even have noticed that an earring is missing." Mu Qi said without expression.

Meng Jingxiu paused while putting on her earrings and asked, "Who is that strange kid? His martial arts skills are quite high. Mu Qi is no match for him at all."

"Princess, please don't hold your subordinate's hand next time," Mu Qi said. "Who caught your hand? Stop taking advantage of me." Meng Jingxiu refused to admit it, and Mu Qi didn't waste much time arguing.

When the group returned to the lobby in front, Shen Ning walked over gracefully, waving a folding fan and said, "Why did it take you so long to come out? I thought you guys had been kidnapped, and you were all going to report to the police."

The expressions on several people's faces were more or less unnatural, especially Zhao Ce's, whose eyes kept rolling, and he almost had the word "guilty" carved on his forehead.

"Brother Shen, aren't you going to have an appointment with the beautiful woman?" Ye Lingxi asked innocently.

Shen Ning tapped the folding fan and read: "On the top of the willow branches in the moonlight, people make appointments after dusk."

Several people:".….."

After leaving Chunfeng Tower, Shen Ning waved her folding fan and said goodbye to several people in a graceful manner, then went to keep an appointment with the beautiful lady after dusk.

"You said before that Brother Shen has many confidantes. How many are there?" Meng Jingxiu had already guessed that there were eight or nine.

Ye Lingxi counted with ten fingers.

"So many?!" Meng Jingxiu's last illusion about this little uncle was shattered.

When the group of people came out of Dongshi, it was already getting late. The setting sun was like a salted egg yolk hanging on the roof. The slightly cold spring breeze was blowing away the drunkenness, and there was also a bit of chill in the air.

Two plainclothes guards were standing guard near a carriage. When they saw someone coming out, the carriage came from the roadside and stopped in front of a group of people.

"Brother Su, Brother Yan, Brother Shizi, let's go back first."

Xiao Hei barked loudly, Ye Lingxi touched the dog's plush head, Meng Jingxiu also reached out and touched the pair of plush ears, and reluctantly got on the carriage.

After the carriage left, Yan Fei asked Su Shi to go south, while Zhao Ce led the dog and walked north without saying hello.

After walking a few steps, a figure blocked their way.

"Tell me, what bad things did you do?" Shen Ning appeared in front of Yan Fei and Su Shi again, with a casual smile on his face that said "it's not too big to watch the excitement".

"Go ask the prince." Yan Fei simply replied.

Shen Ning looked around, "Where's the Crown Prince? Why aren't you with me?"

"We're not familiar with each other." Yan Fei said lightly.

Shen Ning narrowed her eyes and asked quietly like a thief: "Is it because of the princess?" He then clicked his tongue, "I learned to be jealous at a young age, and he is much better than your third uncle. Eh? How to go? Okay, I haven’t finished speaking yet.”

Yanfei left without looking back.

"It's not good to be too thin-skinned. You have to be thicker-skinned when chasing girls." Shen Ning patted Su Shi's shoulder and said encouragingly and caringly like a close brother, "When the flowers are broken, you need to be thick-skinned." You have to hurry up, do you have a girl you like? Do you want my brother to introduce you to her? What kind of girl do you like, tall, short, fat or thin? Just say it boldly, your father won’t know."

Su Shi: "..., it's getting late, so I'll go back first." He bowed his hands politely and left.

(End of this chapter)