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Chapter 54 Kidnapping

The Rouge List is about to be announced, and almost all the literati and wealthy businessmen and officials from Hangzhou will gather at Mingzhu Tenhu to witness this comment. The difference is that the former appreciates the courtesan's graceful figure and dancing posture, while the latter uses the Rouge List to make friends with officials. The well-informed wealthy businessmen have found that the Liangzhe Road Strait will also attend this grand ceremony and prepare cultural, calligraphy and paintings dedicated to officials from all walks of life.

Even the beautiful and beautiful women commented on the Rouge List can be sold as bargaining chips for their trading. This is an unwritten rule that all wealthy people can secretly publicize.

Compared with the beauty of rouge and water powder, most people will choose the latter.

"Are you ready?"

"It's ready."

Chen Zhongqing put on his clothes and turned around the bronze mirror. He was quite satisfied with the silk that was suitable for cutting. When he came out of Bianliang, he left in a hurry and almost hurriedly prepared a few clothes and then ran away. When he assassinated Wang Chang'an, he was already ready to escape from Southern Jin and go to Dali Kingdom. However, he did not expect to stay in Hangzhou for four or five months. When he heard the news that the Chen family had risen to the top, he realized that the future of the Chen family had been clear and bright, and that the glory and wealth were about to be waved.

For Chen Zhongqing, this Hangzhou city was his stepping stone. To establish himself in a place like Bianliang where there are many families of officials, it is not enough to rely solely on intelligence and decisiveness. He also needs the capital to operate in the court and a reliable ally of interests.

He chose Qin Danqing not because of his whim. A dog who knows how to be grateful can make people feel more at ease than an ungrateful wolf. The latter may turn around and bite you back. He has been a human being for two lifetimes, and Chen Zhongqing has seen far more clearly in some things than other young people.

Old Jia stood behind Chen Zhongqing and asked in a hesitant tone, "Although all have been arranged, but Young Master, you will definitely not...

"Will it cause trouble?"

Chen Zhongqing turned his head, interrupted him, and said with a smile, "It's not me who is causing trouble now, but Qin Shaoyou. If he really wants to take action, even if he can't kill the entire Qin family, Master Qin will not be able to save his only child. The person who assassinated was the son of Shangshu's Right Pushe and the younger brother of Liangzhe Road Strait Commander. Even if he dispersed all his family's wealth, he would not dare to speak for him."

"but……"

What else did Lao Jia want to say? Chen Zhongqing took out a bag of silver and threw it into his arms, blocking his mouth, and said, "We will probably be back to Bianliang in a few months. We used to be careful in the past, so let's spend some money today. Let's take some good wine. Tonight's rouge list will be very lively, so you don't have to follow me. I have to pick up Miss Wanwan now. If nothing unexpected happens, the rouge list will be very exciting tonight."

After saying that, Chen Zhongqing blinked at Lao Jia, his eyes meaningful.

Old Jia was stunned for a while before he came to his senses.

With a creaking sound, the door was opened and then closed, and the courtyard was quiet again. Only Lao Jia was still in the living room. His eyes turned to the table, and there were still rice paper with undried ink marks on it. The young master was originally practicing calligraphy on the table, but because he walked in a hurry, he only wrote three words with a sharp and powerful pen tip on the white rice paper.

Groom, Congratulations.

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Chen Zhongqing walked towards Song Wanwan's home. He was like a idle playboy. He had no idea about the city in nearly half a year. Every brick, a tile, a tree and a courtyard were imprinted in his mind like a floor plan. For him, remember that the location can save his life at a critical moment. Unfortunately, he overestimated the abilities of the people of the Bianliang Cardinal Office. Of course, it was possible that he underestimated the second uncle and his father's powerful means of saving lives.

Although he envied the noble children of a wealthy family in Hangzhou City and were dressed and angry when he went out, he always adhered to the principle of being low-key and cautious in speaking. Even if he made a high-profile appearance at Huxin Pavilion and the Ci Pin Club, he would build momentum for him to return to Bianliang in the future.

There are birds that stop in the hills of the south, and if they don’t sing, they will make a splash.

Hangzhou city has a lot of scenery, the ten-mile lotus pond scenery of West Lake, the setting sun of Leifeng Pagoda, the sea of ​​clouds and rainbows running through the sun, and the gracefulness of white lotus on the black-sailed boat. Only this deep alley has the charm of the Jiangnan charm of small bridges and flowing water. Compared with the cold red and blue bricks in Bianliang and the deep courtyard, the bustling here is more humane.

Before he knew it, he had already walked to Song Wanwan's door. He held the copper ring in his hand and was about to knock on the door. At this time, an inconspicuous carriage came towards him. The coachman was wearing a hat, lowered the brim of the hat, and had a straw in his mouth. Chen Zhongqing stood on the steps, not caring. When the carriage drove behind him, the coachman raised his head, looked at the scholar with a gloomy eyes, and tightened the reins with his hands.

The rotation of the wheel ended abruptly.

The groom greeted him in a voice, "Hey, Chen Zhongqing."

Chen Zhongqing did not look back and subconsciously responded, "Hmm?"

"It's this person."

An ominous premonition surged into my heart.

As soon as he finished speaking, the curtain of the tightly covered car was lifted, and two masked men jumped out of the carriage. One of them covered Chen Zhongqing's nose with a handkerchief from behind. A faint fragrance came to his nose. He realized something was wrong and it was too late to hold his breath. He felt his whole body was soft and paralyzed, his vision became blurry, his hands were hanging weakly, and he fainted in the darkness.

From the beginning to the end, it is only in a few breaths.

The groom looked around with gloomy eyes, and after confirming that no one saw their actions, he urged, "Hurry away the meat tickets, if it gets dark, it will be difficult to deal with."

The masked man kicked the scholar who fell to the ground and found that he was as limp as mud. He gestured to the coachman and the other person behind him, moved him into the carriage with all his fingers and whipped him away.

All this happened in Wenqiao Lane, after only a quarter of an hour, returned to peace. They thought they had done everything they had done without knowing it, but they didn't know that their eyes were hiding around the corner and took in their eyes.

Li Ruyan held her breath and leaned against the brick wall, so scared that she didn't dare to come out.

When she passed by the alley, she accidentally saw Chen Zhongqing's figure. She followed her curiously, trying to see what he was going to do, but she didn't expect to witness the kidnapping scene.

The young woman bit her lip and tried to calm herself down. A lady from a wealthy family had never encountered such a terrible thing as kidnapping and blackmail. It was good not to faint on the spot. Although Li Ruyan was a woman, she was definitely not worse than those scholars in terms of courage and state of mind.

The first thought in her mind was to report to the official, but then she realized that it might be too late to report to the official. This group of people had professional methods and clear goals. After careful planning and layout, it was definitely not an accident. Thinking of this, a chill broke out behind her. What kind of enemy Chen Zhongqing had provoked to provoke such cruel and ruthless people.

Li Ruyan closed her eyes, put her hands on her chest and tried to calm herself down. Then she made the boldest decision to keep up with the carriage and then report to the official to arrest the person.

Follow up.

This was the only thought in her mind. By following the carriage, she could know where Chen Zhongqing was locked. When the time comes, she would report to the official and arrest everyone in one fell swoop.

Thinking of this, the rich lady who had never seen a knife licking blood bravely took a step and quietly followed the carriage. They did not choose the bustling and bustling road, but walked specifically in remote alleys. The coachman also looked back vigilantly from time to time to see if there were people from the government office nearby.

He didn't dare to walk too fast, and deliberately slowed down, for fear of attracting the attention of the patrol constable.

However, no one in the car could have imagined that there would be a weak female person following him behind him.

The masked man in the car took off his mask and showed a ferocious face. They took out a rope, tied the scholar in front of them in a wide variety of ways, and then tied a knot. He was relieved after he was sure he would not break free. He grabbed Chen Zhongqing's hair, looked carefully, and said with a sneer, "Hmph, a weak guy, also wants us to mobilize all of us? Ning Changji's old man is really rich."

Another man held his hand, glanced at the man, and said lightly, "Let go, the young master has instructed him that no one is allowed to touch this person before he comes."
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