After leaving the tavern, the three of them turned into a secluded alley.

Zhongli Chuchu followed Xu Buling closely, with a little solemn expression:

"That waiter seems to be really wrong, and he feels murderous. I thought you could just find an explanation to lie to me."

"How could I lie to you?"

Xu Buling looked back and said, "The waiter is very skilled in martial arts. I was so excited that I was just going to be murderous. I'm afraid I have a close relationship with the second prince Chen Ju."

Zhongli Jiujiu just went to inquire about the news, and naturally he was unclear about what happened just now, so he asked:

"What's wrong just now?"

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

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

“…”

Xu Buling staggered and opened his mouth, thinking that he would say, "What's the use of complaining with my stupid wife?", but he thought about it and shut up and said nothing.

Zhongli Jiujiu was touched when she was following her before, so she naturally believed Chuchu's words. She was too happy in this matter, but she still had to act on the surface.

Zhongli Jiujiu looked shocked and angry and asked:

"Chuchu, where did he touch you?"

Zhongli Chuchu stared at her eyes. Anyway, she said everything, but she didn't feel too tempted. She raised her hand and pinched 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? What's the bullying Chuchu?"

"I'm impatient to follow the power, but I didn't pay attention..."

After Xu Buling explained with a shameless face, he asked:

"Did you find out about Aunt Gui and the others' whereabouts?"

Seeing this, Zhongli Jiujiu naturally didn't ask much and said seriously: "I went to inquire just now. A few days ago, a group of prisoners were indeed taken from Liuzhou and imprisoned in the southern suburbs. There were quite a lot of people. I heard that they were all people who were out of the way to restrain the men. If Aunt Gui and the others were arrested, they would probably be inside."

Xu Buling nodded: "I just saw the second prince Chen Ju, and the guards were so strict. It was very troublesome to go in and start a rashly alert the snake. I could only find an opportunity to sneak in. Go to the prison first. If Aunt Gui and the others are here, I will rescue the person first."

The safety of the elders in the village was not yet determined, so Zhongli Jiujiu naturally had the same idea, so she took Xu Buling to the prison east of the city.

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

"Aunt Gui and the others are just baits that lead me to Nanyue. Since the other party knows that I am here, they will definitely guess that I will continue to look for Aunt Gui and the others' whereabouts. There must be ambush in the prison."

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

"Go and see the situation first, adapt to the situation..."

...

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It is also on Guifei Street, located on the other side of the street, the Duke of Anguo Mansion.

The morning court dispersed, Zhou Qin, Duke of Anguo, took off his court ward, left and left, and returned to the study alone.

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

At this point, Sikong Zhi, one of the "Seven Stars of South Vietnam", had taken off his black cloak, revealing his gray black robe.

The robe is not big, but it is very loose when worn on Sikongzhi, just like a robe hanging on a bone rack, and you can even see the bulge of the joints. The hair on the head is sparse, only a few are left hanging from the back of the head, the skin is sallow and covered with wrinkles, and the whole person looks like a candle in the wind, as if a light push is made, and it may fall apart on the spot. It is completely different from Zhou Qin, who has a long hair and a young face.

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

Sikongzhi sat down at the desk with a vine-wood crutch and said:

"The Ye Jiuniang beside Xu Buling has a little bit of a Taoist practice. The Dragon Locking Gu that appeared in the Tang family in Youzhou might have been her hands. If it weren't for the Dragon Locking Gu, the sound-seeking fly would not have failed. Now Xu Buling is already alert, and it is harder to go up to the sky to take action."

Duke An Guo, Zhou Qin, stood at the window, fed three black crows, and said calmly:

"Have you ever leaked the news about us?"

Sikongzhi recalled: "Zhan Bao had been hit by the rotten bone needle, so it was impossible for him to say anything to Xu Buling. At that time, Xu only used a high official and generous salary in the name of the second prince, so he could disturb the Eighteen Villages. Not many people knew about it. However, my identity must have been exposed."

"Xu Buling should not be underestimated. You may find out the capital. After receiving your news, I have already sent someone to let the news. As long as Xu Buling arrives in the capital, he will learn that the person is in prison and will definitely go and have a look. You can make some arrangements and be sure to control Xu Buling."

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

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The setting sun sets westward, and people come and go on the streets of Guifei.

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 looking at it for twenty years.

The shops on the street were closed and opened. When they once sat on the street, they became young men in their prime. And the ladies who once smiled cleverly, some married into the residences of princes, some disappeared silently in the market, and even more, they had already buried their bones and turned into a handful of loess.

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

Over time, people on the street have become accustomed to it and only regard the waiter as a minion at the bottom of the city. No one will pay attention, even if it is someone who has been seen by the waiter for twenty years.

Everyone has become accustomed to the existence of the waiter. Even the old shopkeeper of the tavern didn't remember when the waiter asked him. He only knew that he was honest and had never gotten up a day late for twenty years. He seemed to have put his roots in the tavern, so the elderly shopkeeper had the idea of ​​passing on his ancestral property to the waiter.

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

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

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

The waiter only did not get distracted at this time, stood up, bowed and raised his hand politely:

"Oh~Young Master is here, please come in quickly, is it the same rule?"

"Old rules."

Chen Ju's face was a little sad, but when faced with this waiter whom he had known since childhood, he did not act like an imperial family. Instead, he was very easy-going, just like treating an old friend.

The guard behind him was not surprised at all. Not long after Chen Ju was born, Concubine Zhou died of illness. The monarch Chen Jin has been depressed since then. He missed him too much and would take the little prince to this tavern almost every day, and sit for the whole day.

The prince was still young at that time, so he naturally could not accompany Chen Jin to drink to relieve his sorrows, so he ran around in the tavern. The waiter was playing with him until the prince grew up a little and moved out of the palace and moved into the mansion opposite him.

The mansion opposite was originally a house bought by Concubine Zhou when she first entered the palace. In the past, Concubine Zhou would go back to her parents' home to check it out.

After the prince Chen Ju lived here, he may have developed the habit since childhood. Every day in his spare time, he would come to the tavern to sit. It can be said that he had more time to communicate with the waiter than Chen Jin on the sickbed.

Chen Ju sat down at the table, and the waiter came over with the freshly warm wine and poured the wine with a smile. Seeing that Chen Ju had a little sad look on his face, the waiter said:

"Young master seems to have something to worry about? But is the government busy?"

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

After hearing the waiter's words, Chen Ju shook his head and said:

"You don't understand even if you say it, so you'll have to drink a bar."

"hehe……"

The waiter nodded, sat down next to the wine table, thought for a while, and talked about some of the experiences in the tavern today:

"At noon today, a barbarian from another place came to the shop. He was pretty, but he was full of nonsense, which was very annoying."

Chen Ju basically comes here every day, so he naturally doesn't think about those troubles in the tavern. He listens to the waiter telling some trivial matters to accompany wine, which can be considered as relaxing. At this time, he even made a joke:

"What? Better than me?"

"Of course I can't catch up with the young master."

The waiter waved his hand quickly: "That guy is more handsome than the rabbit husband in the palace. He probably came out of it. With that kind of virtue, there are two girls with good tempers around him... By the way, the young master is in his early twenties, has he ever had a girl he likes? This succession of family traditions is a big deal..."

Chen Ju put down the wine glass and felt a little helpless: "The clan mansion urged this every day, why did you start talking about this? By the way, I seem to have never seen you find a wife since I can remember. I have been a bachelor for decades and I am not in a hurry. If I can't find it, I will find a maid from the mansion and send it to you?"

The waiter waved his hand: "Young master is joking. I am used to living alone, but I feel uncomfortable if I have multiple people around me."

"Isn't that all, so do I."

Chen Ju picked up the wine glass and ran into the waiter.

The two of them had not finished drinking a pot of wine, and the sound of horse hooves sounded on the street.

Chen Ju looked out the window, and an escort ran over from the street and bowed and said:

"Your Highness, something happened in the prison. Two groups of people fought there. It seemed that there was a bandit Sikongzhi in the world..."

When Chen Ju heard this, his face slightly darkened. After scanning the Duke Anguo Mansion in the distance, he stood up and walked out:

"Who is another wave of people?"

"The Imperial Guard has blocked the surrounding area, it's not clear yet. It seems that the formation is not very powerful..."
Chapter completed!