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It turned out that only after such a moment, this kid suddenly ran out of the alley, and... carrying a girl who was as beautiful as a fairy on his back?

Looking at the dress of the girl on his back, she shouldn't be an ordinary maid, and those accessories stuck in her bun, anyone with a discerning eye can tell that they are very valuable.

This is the "reclusive" lady from Cai Zhuguo!

Could it be that this guy held a grudge after being rejected, and he has some martial arts skills, so he climbed over the wall and snatched the young lady of the Cai family?

But it's not right... Although the Miss Cai in front of her was shaking on Qin Ke's back, she didn't show any reluctance on her face. Instead, she laughed loudly and her face was full of joy.

This... the boy didn't come here to ask for an official?But to fall in love with the lady of the Cai Mansion?

Suddenly, everyone's heart was full of resentment...

Being favored by Miss Cai's family, is this a blessing that can only be cultivated in several lifetimes?There are so many children from aristocratic families in Ding'an City, all of whom are distinguished and knowledgeable. This kid... I'm afraid he can't even compare to their toes?

Of course, what made them beat their chests the most was: Why didn't they catch up with such a good thing?

Qin Ke didn't have time to take into account the gazes of these people, he exerted his strength, and rushed into another alley in a flash, and immediately escaped from the sight of the crowd, leaving only their disappointed gazes.

And at this moment, the vermilion gate of the Cai Mansion finally burst open, and countless servants, maidservants, and guards rushed out, shouting repeatedly: "Miss! Miss..."

Chased in different directions.

Chapter 251 The Fate

In the lobby of the Cai Mansion, Xiao Lan knelt down with tears in her eyes, she didn't dare to look down at Cai Yong who was sitting in the high position in front of her, while Cai Xiang and his wife next to her looked at each other, each with wry smiles.

This little girl... always likes to do such shocking things.

Cai Xiang has always been used to dealing with the aftermath, and she finally stopped her father's stick that wanted to vent her anger on Xiao Lan with a good word.

Cai Xiang lowered her head and whispered in Cai Yong's ear: "Daddy loves my little sister, and my little sister knows it well. Doesn't she remember to bring you some pastries every time she comes back?"

There is also wine for himself... Cai Xiang smiled secretly, but immediately felt his wife's gaze pointing directly at his back like a torch, he quickly stood up straight, turned to look at Xiaolan, and said: "It's okay, you go down , next time you have to persuade the young lady, and you can't let her mess around like this again."

"Thank you, young master." Xiaolan was overjoyed, and immediately wiped away her tears to smile. Cai Xiang's wife stepped forward and gently helped Xiaolan up. Xiaolan supported her gratefully, and they both walked out.

But Cai Yong's face became more and more gloomy: "How can the lord explain it? And... our affairs... If she is by the lord's side, even if we fail, the lord will save Yan'er's life, If we let her wander around..."

When it came to business, Cai Xiang's eyes also became serious: "I will send more people to find her... However, I think that even if we fail, the king will not break his heart, he will always take into account the last of our Cai family. A little affection, speaking of it...Yang Taizhen has always been nice to Yan'er."

Cai Yong shook his head: "You can't expect Yang Taizhen to be merciful at that time, who is she? As long as she can hold power, the butcher knife in her hand will never carry even a trace of mercy. Only the king can check and balance him... ...It's a pity that the king is getting more and more depressed now, and she must have been blinded by her. But..." Although he tried his best to keep his voice down, he was still a little impassioned, "Even if we lose and cannot kill the concubine Yao If we are governed by the Li family, at least we can use our death to let the lord understand that my Tang country is definitely not everything in the hands of that woman. If the foundation of the Li family for several generations is destroyed in this generation, how can I go to see the king after I die... ..."

Just at this moment, Xiaolan's voice suddenly came from the corridor: "Master! Master! It's terrible!"

Cai Yong frowned, knocked the crutch in his hand hard on the ground, and said angrily, "What's wrong? Could it be that Yan'er came back over the wall?"

Xiaolan walked in with a pale complexion. After all, she grew up with Cai Yan, and she has also been influenced by it. Although she can't recite poems like Cai Yan, she is knowledgeable, but she can read and decipher words.

Trembling, she offered the silk book in her hand and said: "Miss pressed it with a teapot, she...she..."

"She what she!" Cai Yong shouted sharply: "Bring it!"

With this loud shout, even Cai Xiang was taken aback, and hurriedly reached out to take the silk book, and held it in front of Cai Yong's eyes. The two read it together, but the expressions on their faces became more and more stinky. After reading the last line, Cai Yong had already started to attack the case, and just about to open his mouth to curse, he coughed violently.

Cai Xiang hastily stepped forward and rubbed Cai Yong's back. Cai Yong coughed until his face was flushed, and he cursed angrily in a string of words: "No... unfilial daughter... unfilial daughter..."

"Father, I will take someone to look for it myself, and I will never let Yan'er leave Ding'an City." Cai Xiang comforted her father while patting her father's back.

In a deserted corner of the city, Qin Ke put Cai Yan down, and the two looked around, Qin Ke's chest was heaving—that was tired, while Cai Yan was also panting—that was shouting excitedly all the way.

Qin Ke stared blankly at her face with light makeup but still looking clean and flawless, and said hesitantly, "You... are Cai Yan, aren't you?"

Although he can already confirm this result, it is still somewhat unacceptable.

Cai Yan nodded, her big eyes flickering: "What? Are you a little surprised?"

Nonsense, the two of them drank together in a restaurant and solved riddles together...

Although he felt that she was too handsome, but Qin Ke was used to seeing such an alluring face like Gao Changgong, so he still didn't think about it elsewhere, but now, the suspicion he deliberately avoided became the truth inexplicably, and for a while He felt like he was in a dream.

He subconsciously wanted to pinch his cheek, but in the end he felt a hand grabbing his waist and twisting it forcefully.

"Ahhhhh..." Qin Ke screamed in pain, twitching the corner of his mouth, "Why are you pulling me?"

"I tell you this is not a dream." Cai Yan opened his eyes wide and smiled as it should.

Qin Ke looked at her helplessly: "This... Cai... Miss Cai..."

"Just call me Cai Yan. Next to the word Wang, Shuang Huoyan, I lied to you before. It's my fault, but after all, my identity is easy to attract attention in Ding'an City. It would be bad if my family members know about it. Cai Yan and Cai Yan sound the same, right?" Cai Yan stretched out his hand, gently rubbed Qin Ke's waist, and said embarrassedly, "Brother Qin... you won't be angry, will you?"

"You should still call me by my name. My name is Qin Ke. Don't call me Brother Qin anymore. It always feels weird."

Cai Yan giggled and said, "Don't like the feeling of being called a brother? Haha, I don't mind if you continue to treat me as Cai Yan."

"It's all like this, how could it be possible..." Qin Ke looked at Cai Yan's face in a daze, blushing inexplicably, shook his head quickly, and threw some thoughts out, then he said seriously: " So what are you going to do now?"

"What to do?" Cai Yan opened his eyes wide, with some doubts, and said with a smile: "You promised to take me to travel the world! What? Are you going back on your word?"

"I..." Qin Ke didn't know how to respond for a moment. He had already beaten his belly full of manuscripts, but at this moment, it seemed that he was washed away by a waterfall that flew down three thousand feet, and even a little bit of scum There are none left.

"Cai..." He choked for a moment, and forcibly converted the word "girl" into "Yan". His voice sounded a bit weird, "Traveling the world is actually a very dangerous thing."

"I know!" Cai Yan nodded, and continued to look at Qin Ke expectantly, "But you are a practitioner, so I will leave the fighting to you."

Qin Ke choked for a moment, thinking what is this?Why does it sound like I have become a hired thug bodyguard?

He coughed and continued: "Also, traveling around the world, eating and sleeping in the open, is very hard work."

Cai Yan was still excited: "Do I still have to go up the mountain to hunt? I secretly learned archery. It's not a hundred-step piercing, but it's no problem to hit the target. Besides, I like to eat rabbits, pheasants, and fish in the water."

Qin Ke held back for a long time, but in the end there was nothing to do, so he could only talk nonsense: "Your family...knowing that you sneaked out like this, they will be worried."

Cai Yan nodded: "Yes. But I left them a letter, telling them that I have expert protection. They may not be able to accept it for a while, but they will get used to it after a long time, especially my father. At home, he can feel less angry."

Qin Ke stared at her dumbfounded, feeling like he was being cheated on.At this time, Cai Yan crossed his waist, looked Qin Ke up and down, and said suspiciously: "You are very strange."

"strangeness?"

"Do you really want to repent?" Cai Yan looked at him and said seriously: "We have pulled the hook, whoever repents is a puppy."

Qin Ke thought to himself, I would rather be a puppy now, at least I only need to bark, and I don't have to take on such a big responsibility.But those words of refusal came to his lips, but he couldn't say them out. In the end, he could only lower his head, kicked the stone beside his feet, and muttered: "It's not..."

Cai Yan nodded in satisfaction, showing two small canine teeth: "Then, where shall we go next?"

Qin Ke shook his head, hesitated for a moment, frowned and said, "I still have one thing to do, you...you come with me first."

Cai Yan nodded her head vigorously. For her who had decided to settle down, even the city of Ding'an, which was tired of looking at it, looked extraordinarily beautiful today.

There is still a lot of distance to go to Mipu, and now on the street, there will be one or two servants or maids from the Cai Mansion from time to time. If Qin Ke is alone, there is no problem at all if he wants to go back to Mipu. But Cai Yan, who was dressed up behind him, found it difficult not to attract attention, so the two had to circle left and right, making a big circle, and taking small paths in different ways.

"Miss! Miss!" the maids shouted from the alley in front of them.

Qin Ke watched them go all the way, and said in a low voice, "Let's go."

Like two sensitive cats, the two of them disappeared into another alley all at once.Entering the alley, the two leaned against the wall to rest. Qin Ke's heart was beating violently, and he kept using the technique of wind vision to see if anyone was chasing him. He turned his head slightly and looked at Cai Yan, who was facing Cai Yan. A pair of clear eyes, her eyes are full of surprise and excitement.

"Are you afraid?" Cai Yan covered her mouth and snickered.

Qin Ke was about to turn his eyes white, please, you are the one who cheated, and if he wanted to arrest me, it wasn't me. Why is he "being a thief" when you say that now?

"Don't worry, they are all stupid. It's easy to avoid them. Every time they come to me while yelling, it's like I'm going to respond to them."

So, how many times have you skipped home?

Qin Ke sighed.

Walking through the small alleys is much more difficult than Qin Ke expected. On the day when Ding'an City in Tang Dynasty was built on the blueprint, the route was already planned very clearly. The streets and small roads are like the water veins in Ding'an City. Hundreds of rivers converge. There are completely blocked paths.

This is a regulation that is convenient for pedestrians, but in Qin Ke's view, he wished that the roads in Ding'an City would be more complicated and chaotic, the better, just like when he was catching fish in Daoxiang Village, those soil turtles could always be found in the mud A passage, suddenly disappeared.

It was already half an hour after the two finally avoided everyone and arrived at a dilapidated small street at the back door of Mipu. Even Qin Ke felt a little uncomfortable under the mental tension along the way.

The people in the Cai Mansion seemed to be enraged, they searched for Cai Yan's traces all over the city, and even the patrol team in charge of maintaining law and order in Ding'an City was ordered to carry out a rampant investigation all the way with a knife in their arms.

It's like poking a hornet's nest.

Chapter 252 Mr. Gao Shan?

Originally, Qin Ke thought about which inn to put Cai Yan in first, but if the patrol team searched door to door like this, it might not take long for Cai Yan to be found out.

And Cai Yan gradually realized that something was wrong, scratching his head and said: "This time, Daddy is probably really angry. Normally, he would never use the patrol team because of family affairs."

"Well, now I'm starting to wonder if I'm caught by the patrol team, will I have to stay in prison for the rest of my life." Feeling deeply guilty, Qin Ke turned his head and looked at Cai Yan with a wry smile .

All the way to hide, her bun was messed up a lot, and her forehead and temples were also wet with sweat. He subconsciously wanted to reach out to wipe her off, but soon realized that, at some point, his hand had touched Cai Yan's. hands tightly together.

"you……"

Qin Ke blushed. In fact, he should have noticed earlier that he was a guide, and Cai Yan could only follow along the way. In order not to let her get lost, maybe at a certain corner, he He grabbed her hand simply and neatly.

Cai Yan looked at the hands of the two, but he didn't feel too uneasy. He just smiled and withdrew his hands generously, as if nothing had happened.

Qin Ke, on the other hand, felt the sweat in his palms, and didn't know if it was Cai Yan's or his own.

He said softly, "It's just ahead."

The rice shop is still open for business at the moment, but this is the back door of the rice shop and a small street. It is now afternoon, most people are eating or taking a nap, and the small street is empty.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Abu came out of the room to greet him with a smile, but was taken aback by Cai Yan who was beside Qin Ke. He never expected that Qin Ke would bring back a girl when he went out. Judging by the girl's attire, she doesn't look like the daughter of an ordinary small family.

Cai Yan waved to Abu with a smile, and said, "This... dear friend, hello, hello."

Hearing the noise, Gao Yishui also came out from the back room. When he saw Cai Yan, his eyes changed slightly, and he said with a smile, "Ah Ke, where are you acting? After going out for a walk, I kidnapped a daughter Did Missy come to our place to buy rice?"

Even at this time, he didn't forget to hide it, and he just said buying rice, as if he was really a rice vendor.

Qin Ke smiled bitterly, and walked into the room exhaustedly: "It's a long story, first pour me a bowl of water, I'm thirsty now."

"Two bowls." Cai Yan was not afraid of life at all, and just followed Qin Ke all the way in, looking at the rice shop with eyes full of curiosity.

This is his residence?But the man in the robe doesn't look like the boss... and the guy doesn't even look like one.

Hmm... That tall, strong, stupid guy looks like a sack-carrying guy.

After entering the inner room, Abu had already brought two bowls of water and put them on the table together. Qin Ke sat down and drank it in one gulp, while Cai Yan was more gentle, maybe because she didn't need to be drunk now. Lou pretended to be so free and easy, so he only took a few sips lightly, leaving a little red lip mark on the rim of the bowl.

Gao Yishui closed the door and sat down.

"This is Cai Yan." Qin Ke thought for a while, but still couldn't think of a better introduction that would be less abrupt, "Yes..."

"Cai Zhuguo Cai Yong's youngest daughter." Gao Yishui raised his mouth slightly, took Qin Ke's words, and kept staring at the jade hairpin on Cai Yan's bun.

"You know me?" Cai Yan looked at Gao Yishui curiously.

Gao Yishui shook his head, and said with a casual smile: "There are not many houses in Ding'an City whose surname is Cai, and who can afford such expensive jewelry. This hairpin was originally an item of Concubine Yang Guifei, and Cai Yong is the only one who thinks about it." daughter is worthy of this reward."

Cai Yan looked at Qin Ke doubtfully and said, "Are you sure this is a rice shop, not a pawn shop? He doesn't look like the owner of the rice shop at all, but rather a master of an antique shop..."

"Speaking of which, he can really be regarded as half a master of antiques." At least in terms of eyesight, Qin Ke thinks that Gao Yishui is absolutely extraordinary. Part of this is due to his experience in the world, and the other part is that he is indeed well-read. , Qin Ke curled his lips and said, "Let me introduce you, his...name is Gao Yishui."

"Gao Yishui?" Cai Yan thought for a while, his pupils gradually shrank and condensed, staring at Gao Yishui's face, slightly surprised: "Could it be...Mr. Gao Shan?"

Gao Yishui's eyes lit up: "Huh? I didn't expect someone to remember this name after I left Tang Kingdom for a few years."

"It's really Mr. Gao Shan?" Cai Yan said pleasantly: "Of course I remember, when the lord invited you into the palace to play a song, but I had a headache and fever and had to leave early that day. It's a pity that I couldn't finish listening to the song."

Qin Ke looked at Gao Yishui with a look of surprise. It was not the first time he heard Gao Yishui say that he had entered the palace of the Tang Dynasty to play the piano, but if it was said from Gao Yishui himself, he would feel so boastful means.

Usually, Gao Yishui bragged to them a lot, just like the kid who herded sheep that the old people said, if he yelled too much, Qin Ke would no longer be willing to believe in those so-called "heroic heroes".

Cai Yan giggled: "Mr. Gao Shan, I haven't heard from you for several years. The king thought you had left Tang. Now...why do you stay in this rice shop?"

Gao Yishui laughed and said: "I have indeed left the Tang Kingdom, and I have some personal matters to come here this time." As he spoke, he gave Qin Ke a slight wink, and Qin Ke suddenly understood, "Well, Cai Yan... ...You sit here for a while, I will come when I go."

Cai Yan tilted her head and nodded, she has nothing to worry about, and it is rare to meet Gao Yishui, she does not want to miss another wonderful piano music.

Qin Ke walked into the cellar slowly and saw Jing Yu waiting quietly with his hands behind his back.

Qin Ke called softly: "Mr. Jing."

Jing Yu's face was solemn, and he nodded in response, "Brother Qin."

"Just call me Qin Ke or A Ke." Qin Ke said, Jing Yu usually calls him that in front of outsiders, after all, his current role is Jing Yu's distant nephew, and the two of them must have some closeness between uncle and nephew. .

Jing Yu didn't hesitate, and said concisely, "Ah Ke, it's time."

Qin Ke's heart trembled, and he didn't know what to say for a while, so he just gave a slightly heavy "hmm".

In the evening, the sky gradually dimmed. With the rolling sound of the wheels on the ground, an ox cart was moving steadily on the wide avenue. The cart was full of fresh melons and fruits. Tonight It was Yang Taizhen's birthday banquet, and the raw fruits and melons served at the banquet should naturally be as fresh as possible.

Sitting next to Qin Ke are a few cooks who are in charge of purchasing melons and fruits. Of course, it sounds good to be called a cook, but in fact they are just helpers who are responsible for killing chickens and sheep in the dining room. Those who can serve on the table are enough to be called Only the imperial chefs in the palace can touch the delicious dishes.

The imperial chefs called these people "Yingshan messengers", but this formal title usually only appeared in official dialects, and they could not get such a polite title in private, because these people, although poor and humble, always When transporting vegetables and fish to the palace, a lot of oil and water can be obtained from it, which makes people greedy.