The prince is very fierce

After leaving the pub, the three men turned into a secluded alley.

Zhongli Chuchu followed closely behind Xu Buling, with a serious expression:

"That waiter seems to be really problematic, and he seems to have murderous intent. I thought you were just making up an explanation to deceive me."

"How could I deceive you?"

Xu Buling looked back and said, "That waiter is very skilled in martial arts. I provoked him a few times, and he just wanted to kill me. I'm afraid he has a close relationship with the second prince Chen Ju."

Zhongli Jiujiu had just come back from getting information, so she naturally didn't understand what happened just now, and asked:

"What happened just now?"

Zhongli Chuchu was about to talk about what happened just now, but suddenly remembered something and ran to Zhongli Jiujiu's side, with a slightly annoyed and aggrieved look:

"Master, Xu Buling just took the opportunity to stalk me and touch me. Do you care about this?"

"..."

Xu Buling staggered and opened his mouth. He wanted to say, "What's the point of you complaining to my stupid wife?", but after thinking about it, he shut up and said nothing.

Zhongli Jiujiu had also been touched when she was spying before, so she naturally believed Chuchu's words. She was so happy about this matter that she couldn't wait, but she still had to pretend to be happy.

Zhongli Jiujiu pretended to be surprised and angry, and asked:

"Chuchu, where did he touch you?"

Zhongli Chuchu stared at him, but since she had already said it, she didn't hesitate to raise her hand and pinch Jiujiu's buttocks:

"Here."

"Oh..."

Zhongli Jiujiu turned around and raised her hand to hit Xu Buling on the shoulder:

"What's wrong with you? Why are you bullying Chuchu?"

"I was in a hurry and didn't pay attention..."

After Xu Buling explained shamelessly, he changed the subject and asked:

"Have you found out the whereabouts of Aunt Gui and the others?"

Zhongli Jiujiu saw this and naturally didn't ask any more questions. She said seriously: "Just now I went to ask around, and a few days ago, a group of prisoners were indeed brought in from Liuzhou and locked up in the prison in the southern suburbs. There were quite a lot of them. I heard that they were all conscripted men from outside who refused to obey discipline. If Aunt Gui and the others were captured, they were probably in there too. "

Xu Buling nodded: "I just saw the second prince Chen Ju, and he was heavily guarded. It would be troublesome to go in rashly and alert the enemy. I can only find a chance to sneak in. Let's go to the prison first. If Aunt Gui and the others are there, rescue them first. "

The safety of the elders in the village was uncertain, and Zhongli Jiujiu naturally had the same idea, so he took Xu Buling to the prison in the east of the city.

But after taking a few steps, Xu Buling felt something was wrong and stopped:

"Aunt Gui and the others were just bait to lure me to Nanyue. Since the other party knew I was here, they would definitely guess that I would continue to look for Aunt Gui and the others. There must be an ambush in the prison."

Zhongli Jiujiu paused and thought for a while: "That's true. What should we do?"

"Let's go and see the situation first, and act accordingly..."

...

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Also on Guifei Street, the Anguogong Mansion is located at the other end of the street.

After the morning court was over, Anguogong Zhou Qin took off his court clothes, dismissed his attendants, and returned to the study alone.

In the study, the three black crows returned to the cage. After the door was closed, a figure with a rattan stick walked out of the dark behind the screen.

At this point, Sikong Zhi, one of the 'Seven Stars of Nanyue', had taken off his black cloak, revealing a gray black robe.

The robe was not big, but it was very loose on Sikong Zhi, as if it was hung on a skeleton, and one could even see the protrusions of the joints. His hair was sparse, with only a few strands hanging down from the back of his head. His skin was sallow and covered with wrinkles. He looked like a candle in the wind, as if he would fall apart on the spot if pushed lightly. He was completely different from Zhou Qin, who had white hair and a youthful face.

Sikong Zhi and Xu Buling set out from Feishuiling to the capital at the same time. Xu Buling ran too fast and arrived in the morning, while Sikong Zhi had just arrived.

Sikong Zhi leaned on a rattan cane, sat down at the desk, and said:

"Ye Jiuniang, who is beside Xu Buling, has some skills. The dragon-locking Gu that appeared in the Tang family in Youzhou was probably made by her. If it weren't for the dragon-locking Gu, the sound-seeking fly would not have missed. Now Xu Buling is alert, and it would be difficult to make another move."

An Guogong Zhou Qin stood at the window, feeding three black crows, and said calmly:

"Did you leak our news?"

Sikong Zhi thought about it and said, "Zhan Bao had been hit by the bone-rotten needle, so it was impossible for him to say anything to Xu Buling. At that time, he was just the second prince. In the name of the lord, I promised him a high position and generous salary to disturb the Eighteen Villages. I don't know much. However, my identity must have been exposed. "

"Xu Buling should not be underestimated. He may come to the capital. After receiving your news, I have sent someone to spread the word. As long as Xu Buling arrives in the capital, he will know that the person is in prison and will definitely go to see it. You go and make arrangements, and make sure to control Xu Buling. "

Sikong Zhi nodded slowly, put on his cloak again, and quietly disappeared into the study...

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The sun was setting in the west, and people were coming and going on Guifei Street.

The waiter sat outside the old tavern, staring at the gate of the mansion opposite, day after day, year after year, and now, he has been watching for twenty years.

The shops on the street opened and closed, and the little children who once flew kites on the street have grown into young men in the prime of their lives. The beautiful ladies who once smiled sweetly, some married into princes' palaces, some disappeared silently in the market, and even worse, some have been buried in the earth and turned into a handful of dirt.

In the past twenty years, the people on Guifei Street have changed several times. The only thing that remains unchanged is this old tavern and the waiter sitting in a daze at the door.

Over time, people on the street have become accustomed to seeing the waiter as a low-level gangster. No one will pay attention, even the person who has been watched by the waiter for twenty years.

Everyone has become accustomed to the existence of the waiter. Even the old owner of the tavern does not remember when the waiter was hired. He only knows that he is an honest waiter who has never gotten up a day late in the past twenty years. He seems to have rooted in the tavern. Here, even the old shopkeeper has the idea of ​​​​passing the ancestral property to the waiter.

After all, if the waiter left the tavern, the old shopkeeper wouldn't know how he would survive.

The sun rises and sets, and the day passes in the blink of an eye, and it's time for the sun to set again.

As before, in the mansion opposite, the prince Chen Ju, dressed in an ordinary scholar's robe, walked out with his entourage and went straight to the door of the old tavern.

It was only at this time that the waiter could not be distracted. He stood up, bowed politely and raised his hand:

"Hey~ Young Master is here, please come in quickly, are you still following the same rules?"

"Old rules."

Chen Ju's face looked a bit sad, but when facing this waiter who he had known since childhood, he did not act like he was from an imperial family. Instead, he was very easy-going, just like treating an old friend.

The guards behind him were not surprised at all. Not long after Chen Ju was born, Concubine Zhou died of illness. From then on, the monarch Chen Jin fell into despair. She missed her so much that she took the little prince to this tavern and sat there almost every day, spending the whole day there.

The prince was still young at that time, so it was naturally impossible for him to accompany Chen Jin to drink away his sorrows, so he ran around in the tavern, and the waiter played with him until the prince grew up and moved out of the palace and moved into the hotel opposite. Mansion.

The mansion opposite was originally a house purchased by Concubine Zhou's family when she first entered the palace. In the past, Duke An Guo lived there, and Concubine Zhou would often go back to her parents' home to visit.

After the prince Chen Ju lived here, he may have developed a habit since he was a child. He would come to the tavern to sit in his spare time every day. It can be said that he spent more time communicating with the waiter than Chen Jin on the sick bed.

Chen Ju sat down at the wine table, and the waiter came over with the just-warmed wine and poured it with a smile. Seeing Chen Ju's face looking a little sad, the waiter said:

"Young master seems to have something troublesome? But he is too busy with political affairs?"

Chen Ju has reached the crown. Although he has not inherited the throne of the monarch, the monarch Chen Jin is crazy and unable to handle the affairs of the government. With the assistance of his grandfather Zhou Qin, Chen Ju is no longer much different from the emperor.

After hearing what the waiter said, Chen Ju shook his head and said:

"You don't understand even after I tell you, so let's just drink."

"hehe……"

The waiter nodded, sat down at the wine table, thought for a while, and chatted about what he had experienced in the tavern today:

"At noon today, a barbarian from out of town came to the shop. He is quite handsome, but he talks nonsense and is very annoying."

Chen Ju comes here basically every day. Naturally, he doesn't think about those troublesome things in the tavern. Listening to the waiter talk about trivial things while drinking wine can be regarded as relaxing. At this time, a joke was also made:

"What? More handsome than me?"

"Then it's natural that I can't drive the young master out."

The waiter waved his hand quickly: "That guy is more handsome than the rabbit in the Prime Minister's Mansion. He probably came from there. With his virtues, he is accompanied by two girls with good tempers... By the way, the young master is also in his early twenties. Now, have you ever found a girl you like? Carrying on the family line is a big deal..."

Chen Ju put down his wine glass and looked helpless: "The clan has been urging you on this every day, why have you started talking about this? By the way, I haven't seen you looking for a wife since I can remember, and you have been a bachelor for decades. Not in a hurry? If you can’t find it, how about I find a maid from my house and send it to you?”

The waiter waved his hand: "Young master, I'm joking. I'm used to living alone, but it's uncomfortable to have so many people around me."

"That's okay, it's the same for me."

Chen Ju picked up his wine glass and touched it with the waiter.

Before the two of them finished drinking a bottle of wine, the sound of horse hooves sounded in the street.

Chen Ju looked out the window and saw a guard running over from the street, bowing and saying:

"Your Highness, something happened over there in the prison. Two groups of people were fighting there, and one of them seemed to be Sikong Zhi, a ruthless gangster in the world..."

When Chen Ju heard this, his face darkened slightly. After glancing at Anguo Gong's Mansion in the distance, he stood up and walked out:

"Who is the other wave of people?"

"The Imperial Guards have sealed off the surrounding area. It's not clear yet. It seems that the formation is not very powerful..."

The waiter stood up to see the customer off. Hearing these brief words, his brows furrowed slightly...