Ni Chu

A quaint mansion, with two strange stone beasts squatting on the left and right at the entrance.Xiang Ye looked at the two beasts, he seemed to have seen this kind of shape before, but couldn't remember it for a while, so he could only shake his head, and followed Chi Xue'e up the steps at the door of the house.

As soon as the two of them climbed the stairs, a group of soldiers wearing Qin army armor ran out from the door. After these soldiers ran out, they surrounded the two of them without saying a word, and surrounded the two with more than ten spears. Ye and Chi Xue'e were surrounded in the middle.

"Who? What are you doing here at the Sheriff's Mansion?" After surrounding the two of them, an officer of the Qin Army walked up to them with his sword hilt on his waist, and sized them up from head to toe with vigilant eyes. .

"This general." Chi Xue'e took a step forward, cupped her fists and bowed to the officer, saying: "The daughter of the people is Chi Xue'e from the Yan family, and I am here to pay a visit to Li Junshou, please inform the general!"

"Chi Xue'e?" The officer circled around Chi Xue'e, scrutinized her from head to toe, and finally turned to her front, looked at her face carefully for a while and asked: " Are you really Mrs. Yan?"

"It's a civilian girl." Chi Xue'e smiled slightly, cupped her hands and saluted the officer like a man.

Seeing Chi Xue'e admitting his identity, the officer quickly returned a salute and said: "In the past, Mrs. Yan always came here to hug each other. She has never brought only one entourage like today, and in my heart, Mrs. Yan always likes to wear a Hu suit. , I have never worn a man's deep clothes, so I can't recognize it at a glance, I have offended you just now, I hope Madam forgive me!"

After that, he straightened up and said to the soldiers on the side: "What are you still doing? Hurry up and get a mat for Madam!"

A few soldiers responded quickly and ran towards the door, and took one after a while, no, it should be said that they brought out a mat.

The mat is not big, it is only one meter square. If one person holds it, at most, it can be clipped under the armpit. The heavy mats were lifted out.

"Madam Yan, please sit down, and I will report to the governor of the county." After a few soldiers of the Qin army spread the mat, the officer made a gesture of invitation to Chi Xue'e, and walked back a few steps. Turned and entered the door.

After the officer entered, Chi Xue'e sat on the ground. She raised her head and smiled slightly at Xiang Ye who was still standing aside, and said softly, "Brother, please feel sorry for me. Master Li will let us in later, and I will respect him introduce you."

She said these words in a low voice, but the soldiers of the Qin army on the side could hear them clearly. Two soldiers with brighter heads turned around and ran into the gate before the others could understand what was going on. The man ran out carrying another straw mat.

When the rest of Qin Jun saw the two of them running out carrying the straw mat, they immediately patted their heads in frustration and hissed.

After the two soldiers of the Qin Army spread the straw mat, Xiang Ye sat down calmly, turned his face to Chi Xue'e and shrugged his eyebrows triumphantly.

"Mrs. Yan, the governor is here to invite you!" Before Xiang Ye finished his complacency, the officer who ran in before turned back and bowed to Chi Xue'e and said.

Chi Xue'e hurriedly stood up and returned the gift, and said sweetly: "My lady, thank you General."

After thanking the officer, she turned and walked into the gate without waiting for Xiang Ye, who was still sitting cross-legged on the mat in a daze.

"Hey~~ big sister, wait for me!" Seeing Chi Xue'e stepping over the threshold, Xiang Ye quickly got up and chased after her.

When the officer came out, he was very surprised to see Xiang Ye sitting on the mat, but when he suddenly heard him called Sister Chi Xue'e, his eyes widened in shock.He looked at the soldiers around him in astonishment, pointed at Xiang Ye who had already run into the gate, and wanted the soldiers to give him an explanation.

Several soldiers also shrugged their shoulders, and only one replied: "Madam Yan said that man is her brother, and we don't know what happened."

Before entering the house, Xiang Ye thought that the house where the sheriff lived should have a magnificent landscape. When he really entered the house, he was surprised to find that there was only a path paved with bluestone slabs in the house, which still reflected the owner's aura. According to his identity, large pits appeared on both sides of the road where there should have been some stone carving decorations. Obviously, those stone carvings had been removed. As for what to do with them, Xiang Ye couldn't figure it out.

"Hehe, I don't know that Mrs. Yan is coming, I hope you will forgive me if you are far away!" The two walked along Qingshi Road and came to the outside of a big house. A person walked out of the room. E arched her hands, bowed and bowed slightly with a smile on her face.

Xiang Ye took a closer look at the person who came out, and saw that he was wearing a dark blue dress, and the bun on the top of his head had been combed carefully, making him look shiny.When this man clasped his hands together, Xiang Ye saw that his ten fingers were long and slender. This kind of finger was not possessed by a martial arts practitioner at all. Just from his fingers, he had already determined that the other party was just a literati who was good at reading books and definitely could not be a dancer. A martial artist with a gun.

The person who came out not only had slender fingers, but also had an unusually pale face, as if he hadn't rested for a long time.Even so, his slightly small eyes still shone with a shrewd light.

"Your Majesty, you are welcome." With a sweet smile on Chi Xue'e's face, she gave a salute to the people who came out, but this salute was not like the salute given to the officer just now at the door, but a hand salute. Twisting the front of the skirt and slightly bending the knees is a woman's etiquette.

"Let's stop talking outside, Mrs. Yan, please enter the inner hall to talk." It was Li You who came out to greet him, he leaned forward slightly and stretched out a hand to make a gesture of please to Chi Xue'e.

The two walked into the hall politely with each other. After entering the hall, Xiang Ye was a little surprised by the scene in front of him. He had always heard how the officials of the Qin Dynasty exploited the people, but the hall in front of him was empty. There is nothing long except for a few small tables and a few straw mats on the floor.

After Li You and Chi Xue'e sat down as guests and hosts, Xiang Ye couldn't help but look at him twice. Could this thin and fair man in front of him really be the governor of Sanchuan who led the army and people of Xingyang to resist the siege of Zhang Chu's army for several months?Could it be that he is really the son of the prime minister who declared his loyalty to Great Qin with his life in the battle of Yongqiu in the future?

Xiang Ye's abnormal expression was quickly noticed by the shrewd Li You. He turned to look at Chi Xue'e and asked, "Madam Yan, who is this little brother you brought?"

"Oh, he's my brother." Chi Xue'e smiled and said to Li You: "My brother's name is Xiang Ye. I took a caravan through Li County a few days ago and happened to catch up with General Zhang Han and the bandits. I originally planned to avoid the battle, but unexpectedly, I met a strongman near Suiyang. All my followers were killed, and all the goods were lost. If it wasn't for my brothers who came to the rescue, I am afraid that the daughter of the people would never have the chance to fight with your lord. The day we meet."

"Oh! Since you are a righteous man, please take a seat!" Li You nodded, looked at Xiang Ye with a little more admiration, stood up and gestured to Xiang Ye to sit down.

After Xiang Ye sat down, Li Youcai took his seat again. He frowned and asked Chi Xue'e: "Are there any Hu people's short clothes that His Majesty wears during spring hunting among the goods lost by Mrs. Yan?"

Chi Xue'e pursed her lips, nodded with tears in her eyes, and said with a slightly choked tone: "Your Majesty's guess is correct, it was the strongman who robbed the caravan who took the barbarians' short clothes away, and the civilian girl was there Before, by chance, I got the famous Wuyue sword Canghong and the divine bow Yiwang bow. It happened that the robbers caused rebellion, and originally planned to give it to the county guard, but I didn’t want to be robbed by the strongman. The entire caravan of more than [-] people were all killed by the strongman hand."

After listening to Chi Xue'e's words, Li You nodded silently, pondered for a moment before saying: "I have heard of Cang Hong and King Yi Gong Xiaguan, but I just didn't have the chance to meet them. It's a pity, but these two magical weapons are not something I can control, so it's not a pity to lose them, but the barbarian's short outfit is what His Majesty urgently needs, and if I lose it, I'm afraid it will be difficult for Madam Yan to get rid of the responsibility."

Xiang Ye at the side knew very well that Chi Xue'e threw the short dress on the ground after he got dirty. The target of Xin Ling and the others was not the dress, but the Canghong and King Yi bow brought by the caravan. .The reason why Chi Xue'e said that the short clothes were also taken away was probably because she wanted to use this to find Li You's help. Even if she couldn't get back the two famous utensils, she could at least cause some trouble for Wuyue Jianzhong and vent her anger .

From Li You's slightly nervous expression, Xiang Ye could tell that Li Si had specially asked Chi Xue'e to purchase the short suit in order to cater to Hu Hai's taste.From this point of view, Li Si should have lost power in the court, and urgently needed these exquisite playthings to please Hu Hai.

Seeing that Chi Xue'e didn't speak, Li You narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "Who did it?"

"Wuyue Sword Tomb!" As soon as these words came out of Chi Xue'e's mouth, Li You was startled.

"You mean the Wuyue Sword Tomb in Zhuji?" Li You stared at Chi Xue'e with wide eyes and asked, "What do they want that thing for? Although the fabric is rare silk, it is of no use to them at all." .”

"Maybe it was because it was prepared for His Majesty, so they came to grab it." Chi Xue'e frowned, and said with a worried face: "Your Majesty should also know that the world is in chaos and there are many bandits, especially Xiang Xiang in Chu. Liang is the most powerful, and Wuyue Jianzhong had contacts with the Xiang family a few years ago. Now that Xiang Liang wants to go west, he must pass through Sanchuan. The county guard can think about it. Wouldn't it be much easier to enter?"

Speaking of this, she went on to say: "Of course, these are just my guesses, but has your lord never thought about why the people from Wuyue Sword Tomb made a special trip to snatch that not-very-important blouse?"