Chapter 29 Shopkeeper, something big happened!

Being amused by Huan'er's joking words, this smile also dissipated the gloom that had accumulated in Zhou Jingwan's heart for many days.

It was a rare moment of relaxation in my heart.

"To be honest, I don't completely trust this master now."

Zhou Jingwan had a gentle and cautious temperament and said slowly, "If Mrs. Hu hadn't recommended this master from Fengcheng, I wouldn't have come to find her alone behind my parents' back."

After hearing what the young lady said, Huan'er didn't say anything more.

Mrs. Hu is the wife of a county magistrate. Her usual behavior is known to all the old, weak, women and children in the county, and she will definitely not deceive her own lady without any reason.

I believe that the master in the General's Mansion must be special and outstanding.

"It's getting late, Miss, it's better to rest early."

Huan'er turned around and made the bed and said, "We will visit again after breakfast tomorrow. This master can't sleep all day and night."

Hearing Huan'er's unwilling words, Zhou Jingwan smiled gently and nodded.

"You should go and have some rest. We'll get up early tomorrow."

After waiting for Zhou Jingwan to lie down, Huan'er felt blessed and was about to leave when suddenly there was a knock on the door.

The visit at such a time made the master and servant suddenly nervous. Huan'er hesitated for a moment and asked softly.

"who?"

"Girl, I am a soldier of the Xiao family. The general invites you two to come to the house for a brief introduction."

The man's voice sounded of middle age, and through the candlelight you could see that he was upright and standing outside the door in a dignified manner.

In addition, his words were sincere and polite, and he said it was someone from the Xiao family who was looking for him, so Zhou Jingwan and Huan'er immediately dispelled their vigilance.

Zhou Jingwan quickly stood up, put on her coat and took care of her loose hair, and then nodded to Huan'er to open the door.

There was only one man outside the door, with a sword hanging on his waist. He was wearing the same clothes as the soldiers they saw at the gate of Xiao's house.

The two of them looked at each other and confirmed that the man was wearing the right clothes, and their faces became a little more relaxed.

"Sorry to bother you." The man politely raised his fists and saluted, turned sideways and respectfully moved out of the way, "The carriage is ready, please."

Usually the guards will follow the host and guests, and Zhou Jingwan, as our lady, understands this.

She was just surprised that the General's Mansion would treat her as a guest, whom she had never met before.

"A hardworking man."

Huan'er thanked her and helped her young lady slowly walk down from the second floor.

The candlelight behind them flickered across the figures of the three people, illuminating the night that was already not very bright.

The lobby on the first floor is quiet and quiet. Since it is closing time, most guests cannot be received.

The waiter was wiping the last few square tables with his head lowered. Watching the two girls walking downstairs, followed by a man who looked like a soldier, his movements gradually slowed down.

Fengcheng seems to be prosperous, but due to the complicated flow of trade and people, there are many people from various religions and nine schools mixed in the market.

"It's so late, where are the two guests going?"

The boy couldn't help but ask, looking at the three of them.

"Our general invites two girls to come over and have a talk."

At this time, the three of them had already reached the door. The soldier dismissed the servant's questions without looking back, and urged Zhou Jingwan and the others, "You two, please get on the carriage."

The boy threw down the rag in his hand uneasily and walked lightly to the door of the store.

By chance, Zhou Jingwan and his servant were seen entering a carriage, and then the carriage slowly moved forward and disappeared into the night.

The boy recognized this carriage. It was the carriage that the Xiao family often used.

Although the Xiao family has several different vehicles, General Xiao has never been one to show off, so he mostly uses this one to travel.

Seeing the familiar car frame, the boy laughed because he was overthinking it, and turned back to continue wiping the square table.

When he wiped the third square table, his hands trembled involuntarily, his eyes suddenly filled with panic, he dropped the rag and hurried to the backyard.

"Shopkeeper! Shopkeeper, open the door quickly!"

The boy slapped the back room hard and shouted urgently, "Something's happened! Shopkeeper, something big has happened!"

"It's midnight, why are you whirring here without tidying up the front hall?!"

The shopkeeper had just laid down when he got up and cursed, put on his clothes and opened the door.

"Do you still remember that there were two girls staying in our store in the afternoon?" The waiter yelled in a hurry, "Something happened to them two!"

The shopkeeper couldn't help but be shocked when he heard that something happened to the customer.

As he rushed to the guest room on the second floor, he asked, "What happened? Don't let anyone die!"

"No, no, I'm not in the store, I'm gone!"

"ah?"

The shopkeeper looked confused and stood in the front hall and said to the waiter, "Leave? No payment?"

"Hey! No!"

The boy who was disturbed by the shopkeeper's conversation couldn't explain clearly. He directly pressed the other person's hand and spoke very fast.

"A man wearing the Xiao family's military uniform just picked them up. I was afraid something might happen, so I took a special look at them when they left. The carriage is indeed the one that the Xiao family often uses."

Hearing about the Xiao family, the shopkeeper's worried heart suddenly dropped back to his belly.

He couldn't help but yawned and waved his hands, and began to walk slowly towards the back room in the back hall.

"This little thing is worthy of your surprise. The Xiao family is the safest place in Fengcheng."

Unexpectedly, before he could relax for a moment, the boy's next words almost made him fall to the ground in shock.

"Shopkeeper, have you ever thought that maybe the person who came to pick them up wasn't from the Xiao family?!"

The shopkeeper was stunned for a few seconds and looked at the boy.

The other party continued: "General Xiao has a higher official position than our county magistrate. If you want to see guests, it is more appropriate to summon them during the day. What innocent family would welcome people into the house in the middle of the night? And they are two girls who have not yet left the cabinet!"

"Also, I just remembered that there were several obvious knife marks scratched by daggers on the right side of the carriage, but the carriage that picked up the two girls had no knife marks at all!"

"Someone must have showed up with Xiao's people, carriages and horses and deceived the two girls!"

"If something really happens after the person is picked up, our Qingfeng Building will also be involved in this lawsuit. By then, our reputation will be ruined, and no one will come to our Qingfeng Building to stay."

"If something happens to those two people instead of..."

"Maybe we will be found guilty of being co-conspirators and imprisoned!"

The waiter's analysis and concern for Qingfeng Tower forced the shopkeeper to pay more attention to it.

He paced back and forth anxiously in the front hall and asked in a low voice, "You just said that the carriage is exactly the same as the Xiao family's, but it doesn't have those scratches?"

"How are you sure it wasn't the Xiao family who repaired it themselves, so it's gone."

"Impossible." The boy said firmly, "I am quite familiar with the groom of the Xiao family, and we once talked about the meaning of this scratch."

"The scratches were made by Mr. Xiao every time he measured the little Gongsun's height. In order to commemorate the little Gongsun's growth, he specifically ordered people not to repair it, so it cannot be a repaired carriage."
Chapter completed!