Time is slow

   What Chapter 8 Wants

  Qiao Zhao knew that he had lost his words. Facing the surprised eyes of everyone, he raised his eyes to look at Chi Can and asked, "When will you return to the capital?"

  The three of Chi Can were silent for a while.

   After all, she is a little girl. When encountering such a tragic incident, she still has to go home quickly. Zhu Yan thought.

  Yang Er was thinking: The little girl interjected indiscriminately, should Shi Xi be even more angry?

   Chi Chan is really angry.

   This girl kept saying that she respected Mr. Qiao, but she was indifferent in the face of the destruction of the Qiao family. She only wanted to go home as soon as possible. It was obvious that she had a cold heart. Maybe her so-called reverence for Mr. Qiao also fooled him.

  Qiao Zhao withdrew his gaze.

   Her gaffe was barely enough to handle, right? As for the disgust of others, she was completely in no mood to deal with it.

   "It turns out that several distinguished guests came from the capital. I'm rude, I'm rude." The village chief personally added tea to the four, breaking the delicate atmosphere of embarrassment.

  Qiao Zhao was immersed in his own thoughts.

   According to the time, the news of her death has not yet reached this place. Her in-law's family is in the capital, and their grandfather's family is also in the capital. The most likely place for Big Brother to leave here is undoubtedly there.

   But the family was in such a disaster, why didn't the eldest brother stay in Xingzilin to keep filial piety, but left in a hurry?

  Qiao Zhao faintly felt strange, but the huge grief weighed on her heart so that she couldn't think deeply, so she had only one thought: go back to the capital, be sure to find big brother!

   What other people said, Qiao Zhao didn't listen at all until Chi Can stood up and said lightly: "We have to rush back to Jiafeng City, so we won't have to eat."

   She followed the three of them out.

  Chi Can led the horse and swept over with displeased eyes: "What's the matter, if you don't hurry up, you can just stay here."

Leave?

   Qiao Zhao's eyelashes trembled slightly.

  If possible, she wants to stay more than anyone else, this is her home!

   "Really want to stay?" Chi Can raised his eyebrows, getting more and more impatient.

  Qiao Zhao shook his head, took a step forward, and Chong Chi Can extended his hand.

   Chi Can unceremoniously grabbed her wrist and mounted the horse directly.

   The wind was strong, like a knife slicing on Qiao Zhao's face and at the same time in her heart.

  The wind of spring is so cold.

  Qiao Zhao thought like this, turned his head for the last time, and took a deep look at the village that was left behind.

   At that time, the sky was full of sunset, and it was connected with the apricot forest that cut off all ugliness and beauty, leaving only the tranquility and tranquility of the village.

   The smoke from the cooking rose, everything was like the past, only the girl who rode away knew what she had lost.

  When the smoke and dust from the horse's hooves completely dissipated, a figure flashed from a corner of Xingzilin and also left here.

  Qiao Zhao and his party rushed into the city after the city gate was closed, and chose a good inn in the city to stay.

  When the city gates slowly closed, someone rushed over.

   "The city gate has been closed, I want to enter the city early tomorrow!" the guard said impatiently.

  The man took out a token from his arms and waved it in front of the guard.

The    guard immediately changed color and stammered: "It turned out to be... yes..."

   "What are you talking about, why don't you open the door!"

   "Yes!" The guard hurriedly opened the city gate, and when the man was far away, he dared to raise his hand to wipe the cold sweat off his forehead.

   "Boss, who is that?" The subordinates approached.

  The guard looked left and right before uttering three frightening words in a low voice: "Jin Lin Guard!"

   The ordinary-looking Jinlin Guard walked around the city very familiarly and entered a courtyard.

   There was a man in black under the begonia tree in the courtyard, sitting alone in front of the stone table, drinking and drinking. Several men stood silently not far away.

   As soon as the Jinlin Guard came in, several men immediately looked over with a wary expression, and when they saw it was him, they relaxed.

  The man quickly came to the man in black and saluted, "Sir."

   The man in black put down the wine glass, looked at him, and asked, "What's wrong with Xingzilin?"

"Reporting to my lord, three men and one woman went to Xingzilin today. The women dressed up as men, and then the four of them went to see the head of Baiyun Village." It's already in town."

   The man in black nodded and turned to glance at everyone.

   Several men immediately looked solemn.

   "You all go and find out where those people came from."

"Yes."

   The next day, before dawn, Qiao Zhao and the four quietly left the city, abandoned their horses for boats, and headed north all the way.

   Their situation was quickly reported to the man in black.

"Chi Can, the son of Princess Changrong, Zhu Yan, the prince of Taining, Yang Houcheng, the prince of Liuxing—" The man in black read the names of the three, his tone paused, and his calm face showed a bit of confusion, "Li Xiu Li San, the daughter of the author?"

   He pondered for a moment and murmured, "How did a little girl and those three get together?"

   Several of his subordinates stood with solemn hands, obviously not daring to interrupt Shangfeng's thoughts.

   The man in black instructed to go on: "From the capital to Jiafeng, you must pass through Baoling. Contact Jinlin Guards stationed in Baoling City to see if they have any information."

   "Sir, where is Xingzilin?" a subordinate with ordinary eyebrows asked.

   "Keep watching, this fire at Qiao's house is a bit unusual."

   As he was talking, a subordinate came in: "Sir, a letter from the capital."

   The man in black reached out and took it, opened the letter, glanced at it, and was stunned.

   "Sir?" The subordinates couldn't help but speak.

   The man in black squeezed the letter tightly and said in a light tone, "Pack my luggage for me, the Governor ordered me to enter Beijing as soon as possible."

   All the subordinates were shocked, but the man in black didn't explain.

   After coming to Jiafeng for so long, he should also go back, but I don’t know what Jiang Wu made a mistake, and the Governor wants to replace him.

   The man in black quickly put this doubt in his heart, thinking that he would go on the same journey with the interesting four, he couldn't help laughing.

  Qiao Zhao and the four returned to the boat, but the atmosphere was not very good.

  Zhu Yan held the chess pieces. He was always gentle, and he was on the verge of collapse. He said helplessly: "Xi Xi, you can vent when you are in a bad mood. Isn't it torture to play chess with your head down like this?"

   Chi Can lifted his eyelids and said coolly, "I'm just venting!"

   Zhu Yan was choked.

   Dare to love, he is the tortured one!

   He couldn't help but cast Yang Houcheng's eyes for help.

  Yang Houcheng spread his hands, indicating that he could not help, and pouted in Qiao Zhao's direction.

   Zhu Yan's eyes lit up, then shook his head.

   That's all, it's fine for him to be tortured, so why drag the little girl in.

  Chi Can looked into the eyebrow-eye lawsuit between the two and saw that Zhu Yan rejected Yang Houcheng's proposal, his eyes swept over to Qiao Zhao, who was sitting quietly, and said lightly: "Li San, come and play chess with me!"

  Qiao Zhao raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, then stood up silently and came across to Chi Can.

  Zhu Yan looked at her apologetically and got up to move out of the way.

  Qiao Zhao sat down, and then the endgame between the two came to an end.

   Leaning against the railing, Zhu Yan complained to Yang Houcheng in a low voice: "Si Xi is holding back his anger, why should he implicate others."

   Yang Houcheng glanced at Qiao Zhao who was sitting with his back to him.

  The girl sits gracefully, like a serenely blooming plum.

   He laughed in a low voice and joked: "Zizhe, are you Lianxiangxiyu?"

   "Hugh is talking nonsense, that's still a little girl who isn't up to par—"

   "So, it's alright to wait for someone to arrive?"

   "Yang Houcheng!" Zhu Yan sank his face.

   Seeing that his friend was really annoyed, Yang Houcheng put away the joke and said in a low voice, "Don't you know about Shi Xi's stinky temper, if you don't let your anger out, we won't have a good time along the way."

   "Didn't I play chess with him all the time?" Zhu Yan sighed.

   Who let this trip to Jiafeng be caused by him? If there is any unfortunate thing, he will take it first, so he can only admit it.

   "What's the use of that, don't you see that Shi Xi is looking at the little girl unhappy? Who told the little girl to talk too much, but said that taking her to visit Qiao's house will get what she wants, and the result—"

   The two of them were talking when they heard a crisp crashing sound and looked at them together.

   Chi Can threw the pieces into the chess jar, and said coldly, "No way."

  Qiao Zhao held the chess piece and glanced at him in a hurry.

  This person has poor concentration, no wonder his grandfather didn’t teach him at the time—

   Thinking of his grandfather and the fire, Qiao Zhao felt a pain in his heart, and his expression was as numb as a puppet.

   Chi Can looked even more annoyed, and sneered: "Li San, didn't you say that it would be difficult for me to go without you? What about the result of taking you?"

   These words were like a sharp blade, stabbing at Qiao Zhao's heart.

   She endured the pain and asked Chi Can softly, "I don't know what Brother Chi is asking for when he goes to Qiao's house?"

   (end of this chapter)