Chapter 54: Setting a Trap
On this day, Su Ning was the first one to finish dinner, and she hurried back to the hosta hall in a hurry. Su Ning put on the white robe made of Ruyi Tianyu's robe, walked to the desk, and took out the ornamental iron from the makeup. She was putting on her hairpin when she saw a piece of paper pressed under her dowry.
Su Ning picked up the letterhead in confusion and opened it to see that there were several lines of brocade handwriting on it:
Senior sister, please meet you at the "Langyu Pavilion" of the Tridacnus Palace at the time of the unitary time, and there are important matters to discuss.
The payment is a "Yi" word, the name has the word Yi, and she will be called her junior sister, Su Ning thinks about it, and there is only one person - Xiahou Yi?
Su Ning picked up the letterhead and walked out of the room, she raised her eyes to see that she was the only one in the hosta hall, and the rest of the maids were still eating in the Yueji Hall and had not returned.
I don't know who sent this letter, although Su Ning was puzzled, she didn't suspect to go to other aspects. First, the city of Qiongke has always been peaceful, and she has never heard of any accidents; second, Xiahouyi and her are close friends who have shared hardships, and it is reasonable for the other party to ask her to meet.
Su Ning saw that the light of the sky was gradually closing, the evening star was beginning to appear, and now it was already unitary, she did not doubt him, and rushed to Langji Pavilion with a flower note. Because most of the people ate in the house, Su Ning didn't meet a few people along the way.
She came to the outside of Langji Pavilion, a two-story library built in a field of grass and bamboo. Su Ning walked around the wall, but found no trace of Xiahouyi.
Could it be that he is inside? Su Ning walked into the courtyard and came to the vermilion lacquer gate of Langji Pavilion, she also had a trace of doubt in her heart at this time, it was getting late, and it was not polite for a lonely man and a widow to be in the same room after all.
Su Ning looked inside, a layer of dim light came out of the screen window, and it was estimated that there were indeed people inside. Su Ning cautiously knocked on the door - tuk tuk!
The knock on the door sounded in the silent courtyard, but there was a terrible feeling.
Su Ning listened with pricked ears, and there was a thin breathing sound from inside. Su Ning concluded that there was someone inside, and she shouted in a low voice:
"Senior brother—is that you?"
The other party did not answer, and the original subtle exhalation turned into a rough gasp, which sounded extremely unusual. Su Ning's heart was abnormal, and she immediately pushed the door in.
The huge luminous beads embedded in the roof are emitting a faint glow, and the Langyu Pavilion is lined with neat bookshelves. After Su Ning entered the door, the smell of ink from books came to his face, and in addition, there was also a strange fragrance.
The scent wafted through the air, and it was faint. Su Ning, who has been caring for flowers and plants for a long time, also discerns the aromas of various plants, and she smells those scents mixed with purple flowers and female lilacs. Su Ning didn't have time to think about the source of these aromas in the future, because she found Xia Houyi who was sitting under the inner bookshelf!
"Senior brother!" Su Ning rushed over.
Xia Houyi was meditating cross-legged on the ground, his face was strangely flushed, and his breathing was also very short. When he saw Su Ning, he was obviously taken aback.
"Senior sister...... You...... Why are you here......" He said dryly, his voice seemed to be full of repression and patience.
Su Ning was stunned and asked, "Didn't you ask me to come?"
"I ...... No......" Xia Houyi's voice burst out from between his teeth.
Su Ning squatted down and handed him the flower note in his pocket: "Senior brother, isn't this what you gave me?"
Xia Houyi hurriedly glanced at the letterhead, and then he could no longer concentrate on gasping, his face became more and more inappropriate, his cheeks were red like a drunk, and his eyes were slightly hungry.
Su Ning stretched out her hand worriedly: "Senior brother, what's wrong with you?"
Xiahou Yi gritted his teeth and whispered: "Don't touch me!"
Su Ning's hand stopped in mid-air three inches away from him, and at that moment, she heard a sneaky footstep outside the door, followed by a soft "bang", and the door was shut.
Su Ning's heart was full of alarm, she was about to get up to chase after Xia Houyi, who was not allowed to touch her, but at this time she suddenly grabbed her hand.
Su Ning paused and turned around. Xiahou Yi grabbed her, he gasped, and locked her tightly with a burning flaming look. Such a Xiahou Yi, for some reason, made Su Ning shudder, she felt as if he had changed.
"Senior brother, why are you ......" Su Ning was about to ask, and was caught off guard by him.
Xiahou Yi hugged Su Ning fiercely as if he had lost his mind, his body was hot like a fire, and Su Ning could feel the heat through the clothes.
Su Ning's head buzzed, and Xiahou Yi whispered in her ear:
"Sucosy ......"
Su Ning felt that she was being pushed backwards by him, and she didn't have time to think about it, so she just held on. Su Ning made a fierce effort to push Xiahou Yi away. Xiahou Yi was not as strong as her, and because she was not prepared, she pushed her and hit the bookshelf.
A few books fell off the shelves and knocked on the door of Xia Houyi's head.
"Senior brother!" Su Ning exclaimed, wondering if she had made a too ruthless move. Xiahou Yi sat down on the ground, and Su Ning was about to help him, but he suddenly jumped up again, and the hungry wolf pounced on Su Ning.
Su Ning has been practicing in actual combat every day recently, and her reflexes have improved greatly, and before Xia Houyi approached, she used her dance technique to take off into the air.
Xiahou Yi actually flew up in the sky to chase her relentlessly, Su Ning finally found the problem at this time, Xia Houyi seemed to be controlled by something, it was completely unreasonable.
The two of them were speeding over the bookshelf and chasing each other, and Su Ning flew towards the exit, about to grab the door. Outside, there were chaotic footsteps, and there were five people, one woman and four men, and the women walked in front, and their footsteps were hurried, and they had already come to the courtyard of Langyu Pavilion.
Su Ning immediately fell from the sky, Xiahou Yi was still chasing after him, Su Ning just landed, and he hugged him from behind.
Although Su Ning hadn't figured out the ins and outs of the truth, she already had a basic judgment in her heart, she quickly turned around and recited a spell to Xiahou Yi-
Outside the door, Xiaomei carried a sheep's horn lamp and walked in front to guide everyone.
Behind her were Qianyi, Qianfan, Qianhui and Qianguang, among whom Qianguang, who was impatient, was the fastest. Xiaomei stopped outside the door of Langyu Pavilion, and she was about to raise her hand to knock on the door, when Qianguang had already walked past her.
He rudely kicked the door open, and the two wooden doors snapped open in either way.
Qianguang lifted his robe and strode in, followed by Qianhui and the others. At this time, a young man with a book in his hand came out of it, and when he saw this posture, he was obviously also frightened.
"Disciple has seen all the masters......" Xiahou Yi saluted everyone.
Qianguang blew his beard and glared at him, "What are you doing here?"
Xiahou Yi was stunned for a moment and replied, "Back to Master, the disciple got your approval three days ago and allowed the disciple to come to Langji Pavilion to consult ancient books. ”
Qian Guang remembered that there was such a thing, he pushed Xia Houyi away, went straight inside, and walked back and forth in the bookshelves, as if searching for something.
Xiahou Yi stood in place as usual, and at this time, Qianhui and Qianfan also paced twice in the house. Qian Yi was standing by the door, looking thoughtful.
Xiaomei was outside, looking at the situation in the room with a shrunken head.
Qian Guang suddenly stopped in front of a row of bookshelves, and he said in a loud voice, "Yi'er!
Xiahou Yi hurriedly walked over, Qian Fan and others also surrounded him, Qian Guang pointed to a pile of scattered books on the ground, and asked:
"What's the deal with these books?"
Xia Houyi hurriedly replied respectfully: "Please atone for your sins, this is something that the disciple accidentally dropped when he picked up the book, and he didn't have time to sort it out." ”
Xiahou Yi, as a disciple, has always performed well, and Qianguang has always valued him, so he gave up after listening to his explanation. Several more people went back and forth in the house a few more times, but found nothing.
At this time, Qian Yi also walked in, he took a breath, and the light in his eyes flashed. Qian Fan crossed his hands on the back of his head, and asked in a local manner:
"Didn't you find it? Didn't you say that a maid had come here to have an affair with him?"
When Xiahou Yi heard this, he immediately changed color in shock. Chihiro asked him bluntly:
"Did you ask a maid to meet here?"
Xiahou Yi shouted injustice: "Master, the disciple has been consulting books here, and I haven't seen any maids!"
Chie stroked her long hair and remained silent. Qianfan shouted at Xiaomei outside the door:
"Xiaomei—"
Xiaomei walked in tremblingly, and Qianfan asked, "Didn't you say you saw a woman come in?"
Xiaomei bit her lip lightly and said in a trembling voice: "The slave did see it......"
"What about that person?" asked Qianfan with a frown.
"The slave doesn't know ......" Xiaomei insisted stubbornly: "The slave did see a woman dressed as a maid come in with her own eyes, I don't know if she hid......"
Qianguang remembered the pile of books he had just seen, and it would be okay if a woman was to be hidden in that book. He immediately turned around and rushed to the shelves where the books were stacked. The rest of the people also followed, and without hesitation, Chihiro raised his foot and pushed away the pile of books—
The books fell to the side with a clatter, and there were still books in the stacks, but there were no maids in green dresses.
The rest of the people looked around again, Qian Yi didn't make much movement, just secretly took a deep breath, he looked up at the ceiling above his head, the ceiling was made of wooden grate as the skeleton, covered with linen, painted with intricate cranes and flowers.
Qian Yi looked at the ball of colorful paintings on his head, and the cold light in his eyes loomed.
After everyone searched thoroughly, Qian Guang glared at Xiaomei with questioning eyes, and the latter was speechless. Qian Fan also looked at her suspiciously, and asked:
"Are you mistaken?"
Xiaomei has panicked, this is completely different from the plan, and Qiu'er also said that this plan was foolproof and sent her to be a pawn. It caused her to call such a large group of important people to come over, and now how should she end up?
She stammered and replied, "Slave maid...... I really saw it...... She...... She wore a green dress and two buns of hair......"
The dress of the woman that Xiaomei said is the uniform dress of the maids of the Liuli Palace. At this time, Qian Yi, who had been silent, said coldly:
"You mean, that's the maid in my palace?"
Xiaomei was frightened by Qianyi's cold tone, and she said in a hurry: "The slave doesn't dare...... Slaves...... The slave just told the truth...... She must have gone into hiding......"