allonlinenovel Chapter 2250 Using an excuse to act crazy
Chapter 2250 Using an excuse to act crazy
Miaoqin's smile faded slightly.
"What's up with him?"
The maid replied in a low voice, "The person watching him reported that he is inquiring about the travel permit for leaving the pass."
Miaoqin's eyes narrowed slightly, a hint of doubt flashing in them: "A travel permit to leave the pass?"
"Yes." The maid nodded, hesitated for a moment, and then added, "However, he runs a teahouse business, so it's normal for him to sell tea outside the Great Wall."
He's always been obsessed with money; could he just be trying to expand his business and make more money?
Miaoqin glanced at her, her eyes cold and aloof.
Upon seeing this, the maidservant quickly lowered her head and whispered, "I was too talkative."
“It’s not surprising that tea is sold beyond the Great Wall.” Miaoqin picked up the tea on the table, took a sip, and spoke calmly and unquestionably. “But he runs a teahouse, which is essentially buying tea leaves to brew and sell, rather than selling tea in large quantities.”
His sudden inquiry about the travel permit was definitely not for business purposes.
After a moment's thought, she made up her mind: "Send a message to Number Three, and tell him to come see me tonight."
"Yes, I will do it right away." The maid bowed and withdrew.
In the backyard of Baixing Teahouse, the fake Zhou Zhenghang was sitting under the eaves, lost in thought, holding a jade seal in his hand.
He snatched this seal from the real Zhou Zhenghang.
If it passes through the border, it will be of great use.
He figured that if he wanted to escape Mr. Mo's control, he had to go beyond the Great Wall, fly far away, and never return to the interior.
A trusted aide quietly approached and handed him a folded note.
Zhou Zhenghang unfolded the document and his face turned deathly pale. The seal in his hand fell to the ground with a "thud".
He hurriedly picked up the jade seal, his heart pounding and his palms sweating.
It was Miaoqin who sent the message, asking him to go to Miaoyinfang to see her tonight.
Alarm bells rang in Zhou Zhenghang's mind.
It must be that the people Miaoqin sent to kill him last time failed. Now that Miaoqin knows he is still alive, she wants to lure him to her door so she can kill him again.
go? Still not going?
Zhou Zhenghang paced back and forth in the corridor, his brows furrowed.
Those who go there will most likely never return;
But if he doesn't go, Miaoqin will definitely become suspicious and send more people to hunt him down, making it even harder for him to escape.
After much deliberation, Zhou Zhenghang made up his mind that he could not go, and he had to find a way to avoid this summons, while also making sure that Miaoqin would not notice anything amiss.
He turned to look at the wine jar in the corner of the room, a resolute glint in his eyes.
He strode over, picked up the wine jar, uncorked it, and tilted his head back to drink it.
The spicy liquor slid down his throat, burning his esophagus and gradually making his head feel dizzy.
After downing half a jar of wine in one gulp, Zhou Zhenghang's cheeks turned bright red, and his steps began to sway.
He put down the wine jar, staggered out of the shop, and headed straight for the street.
The streets were bustling with people.
Zhou Zhenghang spotted a peddler carrying a load in the distance and rushed over, grabbed the peddler's load, and started talking nonsense and acting crazy while drunk.
"You peddler... how dare you block my way!" He slurred his words, his eyes glazed over, and reached out to shove the peddler.
The peddler was pushed so hard he stumbled, his load fell to the ground, and the groceries inside scattered all over the floor.
The peddler was both angry and anxious, and shouted, "What's wrong with you? You're acting like a madman after drinking!"
"So what if I act wildly? What right do you have to tell me what to do? How dare you!"
Fueled by alcohol, Zhou Zhenghang lunged at the peddler without any regard for reason, and they began to wrestle.
The two rolled on the ground, tearing at each other, attracting a crowd of onlookers.
Upon seeing this, someone immediately ran to the governor's office to report it to the authorities.
Before long, several constables rushed over and separated Zhou Zhenghang and the peddler who were wrestling.
Upon seeing the yamen runners, Zhou Zhenghang not only failed to restrain himself but became even more arrogant, pointing at the peddler and shouting insults incessantly.
The bailiff frowned and scolded him a few times, but he actually glanced at the bailiff.
Zhou Zhenghang said sarcastically, "A mere...yamen runner, dares to boss me around?"
"You're just watchdogs of the government office. You're only intimidating people with your clothes. Ordinary people might be afraid of you, but I... I'm not afraid at all!"
Several shop assistants rushed over upon hearing the news, and upon seeing him like this, they were so frightened that they quickly pulled him away.
"Shopkeeper, please stop talking."
Zhou Zhenghang slapped the waiter across the face: "Get out of here! You've gone too far... you're trying to tell me what to do!"
Seeing his behavior, the yamen runners could no longer tolerate it and took him and the peddler, along with their load, back to the governor's mansion.
The guards watching Zhou Zhenghang saw all of this and immediately turned back to the Prince's mansion to report.
Inside the Prince's study, Yan Ruyu and Huo Changhe were organizing the confessions they had just obtained from the interrogation when they heard the report from the guards. Both of them looked puzzled.
"Why is he acting so drunk?" Huo Changhe frowned, his tone full of doubt. "This person is always cautious and suspicious, and he does things meticulously. How could he do something so stupid as to act wildly in public?"
Yan Ruyu held the brush and pondered, "Something unusual must be going on."
His actions were too deliberate; they didn't seem like drunken misbehavior, but rather like something he did intentionally.
She looked up at the guard and ordered, "Go to Governor Cao immediately and find out what he said and did in the yamen. Find out what he's up to."
"Yes, I'll go right away." The guard bowed and quickly retreated.
Huo Changhe looked at Yan Ruyu: "What do you think his motives are?"
Yan Ruyu's eyes flickered, and she slowly said, "It's hard to say."
Perhaps it was to avoid someone, or perhaps it was to cover something up.
"Once the secret guards return and check the situation at the governor's mansion, we might find out the answer."
Linlang lifted the curtain and entered, bowing before the desk to report: "Master, we haven't heard Manager Qi shouting much lately in the dark room where he's being held. Should we go and take a look?"
"Manager Qi?" Yan Ruyu exclaimed softly upon hearing this, raising her hand to pat her forehead. "I've completely forgotten about him!"
Huo Changhe, who was standing to the side, looked up at her with a hint of indulgent smile in his eyes.
Yan Ruyu sighed softly, "These days I've been so focused on interrogating the employees and investigating the fake Zhou Zhenghang that I've completely forgotten about him."
“This man was timid by nature. It didn’t take much effort to capture him, and we had been keeping him under control. We thought he couldn’t cause any trouble, so we were careless for a moment.”
After saying that, she stood up, straightened her clothes, and said to Linlang, "Let's go take a look."
Linlang responded with a "Yes" and followed Yan Ruyu out of the study.
The room where Manager Qi was imprisoned was chosen to be the most remote corner room, where few people came and even the chirping of insects was much less frequented.
The house had been specially reinforced, with the doors and windows tightly closed, leaving only a very narrow gap at the bottom of the door panel, so that not even a sliver of moonlight could get in.
Even before you get close, you can feel a heavy sense of oppression.
Yan Ruyu gestured for Linlang to open the door. Linlang reached out and grasped the latch, pulling it gently. A soft creak broke the silence.