Vol 3 Chapter 655: Arts Orchestra

Qi Ning frowned, saying, "Are you from the Northern Han Dynasty?"
Xiuniang said: "My father was originally a small county official under Dingtao County in Northern Han Dynasty. Before the Qinhuai War, his father knew that Dingtao would be affected. He was afraid that his family would be involved and took us away from Dingtao. Want to avoid the scourge of war. "
"Oh?" Qi Ning said: "Your father is an official, and he will leave without a fight. That would be considered as an escape."
"Yes." Xiu Niang said: "At that time, many officials took the family to leave first, and his father also drifted with the waves. But they did not dare to go north, fearing that they would be arrested and blame, they would not dare to go south, they could only go east. Come in this direction. "With your head down, your voice was calm:" It's not long before you walk, you encounter a chariot ......... "
Qi Ning knew that the war was about to come, and people were panicked, and some people laid grass for robbing, killing and looting. That was also an inevitable thing. They only listened to Xiuniang and continued: "They kill when they see people, and they rob when they see money. It ’s hard for us all to be spared ............
Speaking here, the voice is also sour.
Perhaps it has been a few years since the time, she has been sad for many years, so now the emotional control is not bad.
Qi Ning asked: "So, did your family have been killed a few years ago?"
Xiu Niang nodded: "Those gangsters killed people and robbed the goods, but they didn't kill the young girl, and they caught us back." At this time, the head pressure was even lower: "We thought ... .. They thought they would be tortured by them, but they did n’t touch us, they just locked us up and took care of us every day. After more than a month, we were taken to Qi State I stayed in the place for only a few days, and I was sent to the Prime Minister ’s Office. "
"Why is this?" Qi Ning frowned.
Xiu Niang said: "Later slave servants learned that the gang took us to Dongqi to sell them to daguan nobles as slaves. Some people ... some people think that the slave servants are pretty Peugeot, and they said to the director of Xiangguofu After that, the manager let me send me over. Later ... I stayed in Xiangguo Palace. "
Qi Ning said: "It turns out so."
"There is an arts orchestra in Xiangguofu, and slave-servants practice dancing with them." Xiu Niang said: "Slaves also had some foundations before, so ... so they practiced very well. Later, slave-servants knew that Xiangguo's art orchestra, every few Every year, a group of people will be replaced, and after training, they will often be given to other dignitaries. "
Qi Ning thought that Linghuxu was also a scholar, but why did he engage in these methods? But in my mind, Ling Huxu, as the prime minister of the State of Qi, although he has a high weight, but to form his own team, it is inevitable that there will be some means to gather people's hearts. This method of giving beauty is a good idea. s method.
"If the person sent from the Art Orchestra is returned, there is no way to go." Xiu Niang said softly: "Xiangfu will not take it back, and the people who come out of Xiangfu will not dare to take it. "
Qi Ning understood it and said, "So you certainly can't stay in Qi country?"
Xiuniang said: "The slave-servant heard that during the Qinhuai War, Dingtao was also ruined. The slave-servant ... When the slave-servant went back, he couldn't find his home." With a miserable smile, he said: "In fact, the slave-servant has no home . "
After the war, the people were displaced and homeless. This was not just Xiu Niang's experience. Qi Ning sighed and said, "Is it true that you have an uncle?"
Xiu Niang immediately said: "The slave-servant just worried that Hou Ye knew that the slave-servant was from the Northern Han Dynasty, so ... he would not want a slave-servant, everything else was true. The slave-servant had an uncle, but he had no whereabouts. I do n’t know if it ’s life or death. "
Qi Ning frowned and thought to himself, the girl really had no place to go. After thinking about it, she said, "If you are willing, just go back with me, and it will always give you a bite."
Xiuniang salutes: "Xiuniang Xie Houye takes in."
Qi Ning summoned people to come in and ordered to arrange accommodation for Xiu Niang. He would set off early tomorrow morning. The post was so big that he could make up for one night. Xiu Niang thanked him and was about to go down. Qi Ning suddenly thought of something and stopped. Xiu Niang asked: "Xiu Niang, you were caught by people in the Northern Han Dynasty, and then they were sent to Dong Qi, which was then resold as a slave?"
Xiuniang said: "Yes."
"Is there a lot of this situation in Dongqi?" Qi Ning asked: "Is there often a girl in distress who is sold to Dongqi?"
Xiu Niang frowned slightly and thought for a moment before she said, "The slave-servants are not very clear, but they should be many. The art orchestra of Xiangfu is divided into a dozen teams, each of which has five or six people. The girls in the orchestra are carefully selected ...! "The cheeks were reddish, and they bowed their heads:" If they look good and have a good figure, they will be sent to the art orchestra, otherwise they will not be able to enter. "
Qi Ning said: "In this way, there are nearly 100 people in the art orchestra."
Xiu Niang said: "The slave-maid just listened to them occasionally. How many people are there, the slave-maid is not clear, and I have never seen it before. Someone was sent out, slave-servant ... slave-servant spent three years in the art orchestra before being sent to Hou Ye. It has been a long time. "
Qi Ning thought that this is not because you are not excellent, on the contrary, no matter how you look or your figure is very good, naturally it will not be easily sent out.
At this time, he couldn't help but think of the situation in Huize City. At that time, the head of the Huize County Town, Xiao Yishui Gou Lianhua, secretly sold girls and controlled the fallen girls from the war. With a little training, they sent them to Beijing to sell To Daguan nobles, and formed a dirty underground line.
Fluttershy's whereabouts are unknown.
Today's encounter with Xiuniang immediately reminded Qi Ning of Fluttershy. Although she felt that the possibility was extremely small, a small flame rose in her heart and asked, "The girls of the Art Orchestra are all from the Northern Han Dynasty? Chu country girl? "
Xiu Niang hesitated and said: "Yes, there are two sisters from the slave country in the slave-servant's team." What came to mind, said: "Hou Ye remembers the one who came with the slave-servant today. Girl? "
Qi Ning nodded, remembering the girl's charming appearance, but she was impressed.
"She is from the Chu Kingdom." Xiu Niang said: "Her encounter with the slave-servant is not much different. It was also during the war. When the family broke down, she was sent to Qi. However, she was not willing to say more about it, so the slave-servant also Not much to ask. "
Qi Ning's brow furrowed, thinking that he was indeed a mistake. If he knew this earlier, he should leave the girl together. It might not be possible to ask some clues.
It was only then that he knew that during the war, the secretly forced sale of young girls did not just happen in Huize County. Now it seems that many people are doing this beastly act privately, and sent Xiaodie and others The dart team heading to Beijing was completely destroyed midway, and the girls escorted were all hijacked away, not necessarily by another gang engaged in buying and selling people.
Fluttershy's disappearance has always been a hidden injury in Qi Ning's heart. There is no clue. If you want to find Fluttershy, it is a needle in a haystack.
Although he knew that Fluttershy had disappeared, he could never be sent to Dongqi, or even happened to be sent to Linghuxu's Arts Orchestra. After all, there were many groups selling human beings, and there were more dignitaries and nobles who bought girls as slaves. There can be no such coincidences underneath, but there is still a glimmer of hope in my heart, asking: "Except for the girl today, how old is another Chu girl in your team?"
In his mind, there was a shadow of Fluttershy who had never seen him but still had the image of Xiao Erer. He remembered that Fluttershy was a little younger than himself, and also looked like he was 15 or 16 years old.
Xiu Niang thought for a while and said, "One year older than the slave maid, I have spent more than a year in the art orchestra."
When she said this, Qi Ning knew she could never be Fluttershy. Xiu Niang looked eighteen or nineteen years old and was older than her. That was almost twenty, and she had been in the art orchestra for more than a year. I couldn't match it, I was a little disappointed in my heart, shook my head, and thought that I really wanted to.
Seeing that it was too late, the soldiers brought Xiuniang down first. Before Xiuniang left, he was still a little bit shy: "Here, Lord Hou ... do you not need to wait at night?"
Qi Ning thought not to say that I did n’t plan to touch you at all. Even if I really wanted to take you, it was n’t tonight. I ’m going back to Beijing tomorrow. You have a long way to go.
The next day before dawn, the Chu embassy got up and down early, everything was ready, and under the leadership of Qi Ning, he went to the south victory gate of Lucheng.
On the Nanshengmen side, there was already a guard of hundreds of people waiting, but the princess had not come over, just waited for a moment, the prince led a team, there were many maid eunuchs, the princess was riding a spacious carriage, Four horse-drawn carriages are very impressive.
The monarch of the Eastern Qi has said goodbye to Princess Tianxiang in the palace, and did not send it over. After the prince and Qi Ning met, they discussed slightly. Within the territory of Qi, everything was done according to the intention of the prince. The Qi Cavalry Guards Leading the way ahead, the princess ’s car is in the middle, with cavalry guards on each wing. Behind the princess ’s car is the accompanying Qi Guogong, more than 30 court ladies and 20 eunuchs. Qi Ning asked for a set of palace ladies ’clothes , So that Xiu Niang dressed up and mixed into the concubine team, so that it will not be conspicuous.
After departure, every time before arriving, someone informed the local government in advance. The government along the way also tried their best to spread their supplies, not to mention looking at the face of Princess Tianxiang. The prince as an to the marriage, no one dared to neglect. Officials, big and small, are flattering and flattering.
As the envoy of Chu Kingdom, Qi Ning, along with the crown prince, naturally also received courtesy, and there were even many gifts along the way to honor the official government. Qi Ning naturally was a refusal of the visitor, and he wanted to go on a business trip to successfully complete the task and receive gifts. It is what I deserve, and my heart is quite comfortable.
Qi Ning does not have to worry about food and accommodation along the way, everything is arranged by the accompanying Qi Guo Li Bu Shang Shu Tao Gan.
Qi Ning also told the prince in private, the speed did not have to be too fast, the prince was also a smart person, knowing that Qi Ning was going to make some time for the Chu State to prepare for the work, which was related to Qi State Face, the prince naturally agreed, so the schedule was not much every day. After walking for three days, I entered the territory of Xuzhou.
Entering Xuzhou City, everything was in order. Qi Ning thought that it seemed that the death of King Taishan was still controlled by Qi State, without causing much turmoil. He knew that these days, receiving foreign envoys was certainly One of the major events of Qi State, but the Qi State Court must also deal with the aftermath of King Taishan ’s rebellion.
In Xuzhou city, there is a lot of traffic, everything is in order, and there is no sign of confusion ~ EbookFREE.me ~ arrived at Xuzhou post, Qining knew that Xuzhou was currently cooked by Situ Mingyue, after the death of King Taishan and Xuzhou Shishi Fang Xingzhai, Xuzhou group dragons had no head, Prince Edward The long history of Situ Mingyue was recommended by the crown prince to temporarily manage Xuzhou affairs. Qi Ning thought it was no wonder that when he arrived in Lucheng, he had never seen Situ Mingyue.
Situ Mingyue has not been temporarily named Xuzhou assassination history, but the official position is vacant, but what he has done is equivalent to that of Xuzhou assassination history.
This is the prince's confidant, and he has been prepared in advance. Naturally, it is a warm hospitality. Although the banquet at night is also lively, but after the banquet, he did not give gifts like the officials along the way. Qi Ning knew that Situ Mingyue had just been in Xuzhou. For a few days, the had n’t been sitting hot, and he certainly could n’t come up with anything, not to mention that he was a prince, and he did n’t have to send gifts to flatter him, but this made Qi Ning lose some input.
After using the dinner and returning to the post, Li Tang came over and reported: "Hou Ye, a man named Mao Hu'er asked to see him outside, saying he had an urgent matter to meet Hou Ye."
"Mao Hu'er?" Qi Ningqi said: "Who is that?"
Li Tang whispered: "I think his clothes are worn out, but the chassis is very stable when walking, and he is a trainer. He asked who he is, he said that Hou Ye knows, not much to say, look like, but a bit like a gangster ! "