Twins in Tibet

However, a few people hadn't slept for half an hour when they heard a noise outside the inn.The noise was not low. Several people took a nap during the day and didn't sleep very deeply, so they all woke up when they heard the noise.Chu Tianhan kissed the frowning brow of the person in his arms: "" Still want to sleep? "

Xiao Xunran shook his head. He has always been a light sleeper. Once he is woken up, it is difficult to fall asleep again.Chu Tianhan kissed the corner of his lips, then sat up and pulled over his coat, put on the clothes himself first, then put his hands under Xiao Xunran's armpits, carried him out of the bed, and put on clothes for Xiao Xunran.

They simply wiped their faces with clean water, and the two of them were about to go out, when they heard the waiter shouting outside: "Young masters, the official is here to check the house, and please open the door for the official to register." After Xiaoer finished shouting, Chu Tianhan and Xiao Xunran heard the door of Cheng Jing's room next door being opened.

"Official rounds?" Before Cheng Jing could finish her question, there was a clatter of footsteps in the yard, followed by a rough voice: "Who are you? How many people are there in the same company? Come out and let me see, where did it come from, is there an official disc? Take it out and let us see."

"Returning to the official, there are eight of us in total. I heard that the Hundred Flowers Festival in the Hundred Flowers City is about to start, so I wanted to watch the excitement. I came from the imperial capital. This is the letter of leaving the city stamped by the governor of the Imperial Capital, and there is also an entry letter of the Hundred Flowers City on it. While Cheng Jing was talking, Tian Qi came out of the house and showed the official with a disc.

Chu Tianhan and Xiao Xunran lay down at the window and watched, and saw that Bai Yuanzhi and the others had come out, and the two of them also came out.However, the law and order in Baihua City is quite good, and the officials are also responsible for checking household registration.There were eight people in total, standing outside the house with Cheng Jing, the officer looked over one by one, his eyes stayed on Xiao Xunran's face for a while.

"What's his name?" He returned the dish to Tian Qi, then pointed to Xiao Xunran and asked.

"This is my younger brother, named Xiao Xunran." It could be seen that the look in the officer's eyes was not the kind of obsession, so Cheng Jing did not hide it.As for the dish text, there is no name written on it, it roughly says that the eight people are going out of the city or something.This kind of disc text does not meet the requirements, but it can also be reflected from the side. These eight people are not ordinary people. Maybe they were sent by the higher authorities to inspect, so they didn't write their real names.However, in order to prevent counterfeiting, portraits are still required.

In ancient times, there was also an ID card, and this ID card was to be placed in the disc.

The officer looked Xiao Xunran up and down, then waved back: "Take them away."

"My lord, I don't know what crime we have committed..." Cheng Jing asked, clasping her fists together. It seems that they haven't committed any mistakes recently, and there is no possibility of problems with those discs.Are these officials going to arrest people so casually?

The official waved his hand impatiently: "I'm also here to save you, don't talk nonsense, just follow me."

Tian Qi was about to speak, but was stopped by Cheng Jing, Chu Tianhan and Xiao Xunran saw Cheng Jing's gaze swept towards them, and immediately understood his plan.Hearing the official's first sentence, it didn't seem like he was trying to harm them. In addition, the murder case he heard this morning should have something to do with it, so he simply let them go and see what was going on.

Even if it wasn't the murder case in the morning, this kind of behavior of taking ordinary people away for no reason is not advisable.As a patrol envoy, Cheng Jing naturally had to deal with this kind of thing.

Afterwards, several people stopped talking and went out behind the official messenger.There were almost no people in the lobby. I don't know if it was because it was not lunch time or because the official came to check, so I had to hide. Anyway, the lobby was very quiet.The boss behind the counter saw them, and even shrank his neck and stood behind the counter.

What surprised Cheng Jing and the others was that the official didn't let them go to prison or confine them to a certain small courtyard, but took them to see the city lord.Go directly to the city lord's mansion, ask someone to inform the city lord, and then change the attitude of not wanting to talk to them before, and ask someone to serve tea with a smile.

In the Eastern Chu Kingdom, only the top officials of the three cities are called city lords. In terms of power, they are only slightly older than the county magistrates, but they are still under the jurisdiction of the court.Each city lord can only serve for no more than five years, and must be appointed by the imperial court to serve as the city lord.

Chu Tianhan and the others didn't have to wait long before the city lord rushed over.The gentle, 50-year-old uncle looked very kind. When they saw Cheng Jing, they bowed and apologized first: "Young masters, I'm really sorry. I brought you here without explaining the situation. If you offended the young masters, please forgive me." Forgive me. We really have unavoidable reasons.”

"Master City Lord, please give us a satisfactory answer. As innocent citizens, is it not appropriate for us to be arrested and brought to the City Lord's Mansion in full view?" As an official representative and diplomatic envoy, Cheng Jing responded quickly Standing up and cupping his fists, he was polite. According to his observation, the city lord had clear eyes and seemed to be a good official.

Thinking about it, the politics of Eastern Chu Kingdom have become clearer in recent years. It is indeed somewhat impossible to find a heinous and corrupt official.Of course, there are not no corrupt officials, but most of them have a bottom line.

"It's like this. When you first arrived in Baihua City, young master, you probably don't know about the recent murder case in Baihua City, right?" Cheng Jing's question.

Cheng Jing and the others just heard about it today, but they didn't know the details, so they shook their heads together: "We have just arrived in Baihua City. Does that murder case have anything to do with us? The city lord ordered us to be brought here. Don’t you suspect that we have something to do with this case?”

"Where is it, young master is thinking too much." The city lord quickly waved his hand and said.

"Then, what's the reason for bringing us here, Lord City Master?" Cheng Jing raised her eyebrows. The officer said that he would bring them back after carefully looking at Xiao Xunran, and the gossip they heard in the morning was that Baihua City recently There were many dead people, and those who died were all beauties selected in the previous session.

Although Xiao Xunran is a man, if he can't bear the word beauty, no one in this world can be called a beauty.And this city lord, who spoke with a three-point rigidity and a three-point softness, must have paid attention to them.

"Then I'll tell the truth." The city lord looked at Cheng Jing seriously, and the others also looked at him seriously.The city lord thought for a while and said: "Your younger brother, his appearance is too eye-catching. Do you know that in Baihua City, starting from April, someone will die almost every four or five days, and those who die are all beauties."

"The city lord wants to say that my younger brother might be killed because of his looks?" Cheng Jing raised her eyebrows. If he heard correctly this morning, the three people who said they died all participated in the Hundred Flowers Competition last year. Xiao Xunran only came to Hundred Flowers City this year, not to mention participating in the Hundred Flowers Contest, most of the people in Hundred Flowers City who know Xiao Xunran's existence are ordinary people, not to mention not many people know about Xiao Xunran.Xiao Xunran couldn't satisfy even the condition of being a woman, so the possibility of Xiao Xunran being targeted by the murderer was really very small.

"Yes, so in order to protect you, I specially asked you to come here. Before the case is over, I also invited a few young masters to temporarily live in the city lord's mansion. This city lord is also thinking about the safety of this young master. Forgive me, sir." The city lord said with a smile.

Cheng Jing frowned. The reason for protecting them was definitely not the most important.If it is to protect the beauties who have not been victimized, why haven't the beauties from last year been brought over?When those people gossip, they didn't say that the city lord gathered everyone in the city lord's mansion to protect everyone, but what was he doing for it?

"Your Majesty is very considerate, but we brothers still have things to do, so we live here for fear of disturbing you, so..." Chu Tianhan clasped his fists and refused, jokingly, if they were not in the Mansion, they might be safe and sound. , When you arrive at the City Lord's Mansion, you must have some scruples. If you can't use your hands and feet, it is the most troublesome and dangerous.

"Don't bother, don't bother, I also know that the Hundred Flowers Festival is coming soon, you must want to participate in the Hundred Flowers Festival program? It doesn't matter, you can come and go as you like when you live here during the day, the murderer will not be so bold during the day .” The city owner hurriedly shook his head, fearing that Cheng Jing and the others would leave in the next moment.

"My lord..." Chu Tianhan was about to continue to refuse, but the city lord suddenly took a step forward and clasped his fists: "My lords, I know that it is a bit difficult for you to live here, and you certainly don't want to be so restrained. But this city lord can't help it. You come from the imperial capital to participate in the Hundred Flowers Festival. If something happens to me, I can't take it. This city lord assures you that living here, this city lord will never It will interfere with your freedom, and when the murderer is caught, the young masters can leave at any time."

Cheng Jing's eyebrows became even more frowned. The city lord said on the surface that because they were from the imperial capital and their status might be very high, he was afraid that something would happen to them here, so he wanted to protect them and never allow them to be harmed.But in reality, he was bullshitting.

Obviously, the city lord didn't know they were from the imperial capital until he "invited" them over, unless his subordinate, that is, the official servant was also a very astute person, but considering the official servant's performance in the inn, Cheng Jing immediately rejected this possibility.So that is to say, before knowing that they came from the imperial capital, he had already decided to keep them in the City Lord's Mansion.So protection or something is just an excuse, and he must have another purpose.