Liu Shou didn't want to stay here to bear Huo Lianjue's anger, so he casually found an excuse to hide. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Ye got the order and left in a hurry with his subordinates,

Huo Lianjue was the only one left in the study, and he couldn't help but look sideways at the open window lattice. Suddenly, I found that on the osmanthus tree with thick green branches and leaves in the yard, countless rice-grain-like buds actually appeared.

Unconsciously, he couldn't help but recall the scene when she walked lightly under the osmanthus tree, with two or three tiny petals falling from her hair, stained with the fragrance of cinnamon all over her body, and raising her eyes to smile at herself.

At that time, the breeze and the fragrance of flowers made him intoxicated! It seemed to indicate that this was an unforgettable encounter.

Thinking back to their first meeting, it was actually only a few months ago. But there were some things in his memory that he felt vague and confused, probably at that time he subconsciously wanted to keep a distance from her, so he didn't pay attention to it. It's just that the cinnamon incense she was full of that day has been deeply rooted in his memory.

Although in court at that time, she looked like a handsome young man. But her smiling shining black eyes were so smart and wise that he recognized her daughter at a glance.

At that time, he regarded this naughty girl with a mysterious background as the source of trouble, and just a few words made her eyes lose the light. When she hid her face and ran out of the study in shame, her embarrassed back actually raised a little chagrin in his heart.

When he put aside his prejudice and accepted her into his life, he felt that the two of them were very comfortable getting along. Her passion, mischievousness, coquettishness, cunning, and even silliness can always easily touch the softest corner of his heart.

In fact, there are not many good memories between them. She is a fast arrester, he is the magistrate of the county, and she is also a member of the public family, she follows him every day to investigate the case and accompany him to review the official documents. The place is either at the scene of the crime, or in this small study. Only when he is tired, will he put down the brush in his hand and talk to the lonely her.

It's just that he has some quirks, for people who don't care, he is polite and thoughtful but keeps a distance, and it is more difficult to get closer than to ascend to the sky. For the people who are really close to and care about in his heart, he will show his obsessive and enthusiastic side.

The people in the yamen thought that it was Hua Lianyue who was pestering him day by day, and he was forced to bear it, who had always been cold. Don't you know that every time in the middle of the night, when he is numb and tired when he approves official documents, as long as he raises his eyes and sees her in front of him, within reach, so warm, most of his exhaustion will immediately dissipate.

When he remembered that her life and death were uncertain at this moment, it was difficult to reach him. A feeling of fear, weakness, depression, and frustration that he had never felt before made his eyes red like a trapped beast.

With a frustration in his chest and nowhere to vent, he kicked the table in front of him with a sharp kick, and after a crisp sound, the teacup and teapot shattered to the ground.

The door of the study was pushed open suddenly, and it was Zhong Lingxiu, who bit her lower lip and was full of tears. She opened her eyes wide in horror and asked eagerly, "I heard the sound of things breaking, so come in and take a look!"

Huo Lian ignored it, his gaze passed straight through her, his thin lips pursed, and he spit out two words coldly: "Get out!"

"Adult......" Zhong Lingxiu was not intimidated by him, but she took a few steps forward and reached out to pull his sleeve. She said with a sad face: "My lord, you believe me, I just begged Hua Yu to help poor Miss Yao, I really don't know why she disappeared suddenly." ”

Huo Lianjue let her pull her sleeve and didn't shake it off. Zhong Lingxiu was secretly happy in her heart, but the tears in her eyes flowed faster and more. She kept sobbing, her thin shoulders trembled slightly, and she looked really pitiful.

Huo Lianjue's dark eyes flashed with a hint of coldness, and he said lightly: "Miss Zhong, do you remember the third miss of the Wu family who broke her leg because of riding a horse?"

Zhong Lingxiu's tears flowed from the murderer, and her hands couldn't help shaking when she heard the words. After being stunned for a moment, she sobbed and said, "Naturally, I remember that the scene at that time was extremely dangerous. Poor Qin'er, a cool and beautiful person, was trampled by a horse and broke her thigh, leaving her disabled, and I feel distressed for her when I think about it at the moment. It's just that it's been a long time, why do you suddenly mention her today?"

Huo Lianjue's dark eyes became more and more cold and deep, he silently hooked the corners of his lips, and continued to say without warmth: "Yes, are you feeling sorry for her? That day, the third miss of the Wu family fainted after falling and was injured, and the scene was chaotic, and the young masters and young ladies of various provinces went to check on her situation. Why are you the only one to comfort the frightened and injured horse in the first place?"

Zhong Lingxiu froze, and she uncomfortably withdrew the hand that was pulling his sleeve. wiped the tears on his face indiscriminately, and explained: "I didn't know that Qin'er was so badly injured at the time. I just think that the horse is very pitiful, it has broken its master, and it will be hammered to death when it returns to the house. That's why ...... Am I doing something wrong?"

It was because of this incident that the young masters and young ladies of the various prefectures who were present at the time felt that she was too gentle and kind, and even a horse that committed an accident was reluctant to punish her.

Huo Lianjue's black eyes became deeper and colder, like a frozen pool, without a trace of temperature. He said slowly: "I forgot to tell Miss Zhong, this official's curiosity has always been very heavy. On that day, although the horse that committed the crime was chopped by the sword of the master of the Wu family. However, he also told me that the horse had been taken care of by the third lady of the Wu family since the day it was born, so the horse had always been extremely docile in front of her. Why did it go berserk all of a sudden?"

Good manner, why did Huo Lianjue mention this old incident from a year ago?

Zhong Lingxiu felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't help but follow his words. So she stiffened her head and said, "yes, I've always thought it was weird." Why, exactly?"

"Miss Zhong really doesn't know why?" Huo Lianjue glanced at her, and the strong sarcasm in her eyes made her heart tremble, and she didn't dare to answer his words.

Huo Lianjue flicked his sleeves and walked to the bookshelf, and he didn't know where to find a rusty cow hair needle. He pinched the needle with his slender fingers and shone it into the unclear light outside the window.

His words had already made Zhong Lingxiu frightened and tormented, and when she saw the needle in his hand, the blood on her already pale face had all faded like white paper. She was covered in cold sweat, and her body began to sway.

Huo Lianjue didn't look at her, he only squinted his eyes, carefully looked at the cow hair needle in his hand that had already lost its luster, and said, "Miss Zhong must not have imagined that she will see this needle again, right?"

Zhong Lingxiu bit her lip, tightly twisted the corner of her clothes, and said calmly: "What are you talking about, my lord? Why do I understand more and more I don't understand." ”

Huo Lianjue sighed slightly and said, "Miss Wu must not have thought that just because of this small cow hair needle, she would break a leg alive." ”

Huo Lianjue was puzzled that day, so he ordered the servant to carefully examine the horse's corpse to see if he could find out what made the horse crazy. It took the two servants a whole day to find a wound that was so small that it was completely negligible under the thick mane of the horse's back. The old man dug out this cow hair needle from the wound.

I think someone secretly placed this cow hair needle between the inside of the saddle and the horse's back, and Miss Wu Jiasan rode on the horse's back, because the horse ran back and forth, and the needle slowly pierced into its body.

It was this sudden, intense sting that drove the usually docile horse into a frenzy. and accompanied one of the legs of the third miss of the Wu family, as well as one of its lives.

Huo Lianjue secretly inquired, because it was the Spring Jockey Club that day, there were many young masters and young ladies in various mansions. However, the people who care about the rankings are the young masters of various provinces, and the young ladies are just using an excuse to gather and appreciate the handsome young man openly.

The only one who can really keep up with those young men is this third lady of the Wu family, so many young ladies from various provinces who are good friends with her have come into contact with her horses. As for who took advantage of the chaos to secretly put down this needle, it is impossible to find out at all.

However, after the accident, everyone was busy going to see the third lady of the Wu family, and Zhong Lingxiu was the only one who had contact with the horse.

Until now, Huo Lianjue remembers an expression that Zhong Lingxiu inadvertently revealed, when the third miss of the Wu family fell off the horse, everyone else was exclaiming. Only she, although she was also exclaiming, her eyes showed a hearty smile that could not be concealed.

That vicious and weird smile, although fleeting, made Huo Lianjue inadvertently see it clearly, and every time he thought about it, he would feel cold all over his body. That's why he secretly paid attention to her next move.

Huo Lianjue had always suspected that she had gone to appease the frightened horse afterwards, probably trying to take advantage of the chaos to pull out the cow hair needle. When it turned out that the needle had been completely pierced into the horse's back and could not be pulled out at all, he gave up and turned to take care of the third lady of the Wu family with the others.

It's a pity that apart from this ordinary needle in his hand, there is no other evidence to prove that she is behind this matter. This matter has been pressing on his heart and has not been silent.

After this incident, he stayed away from Zhong Lingxiu, polite but never close. It's just that Dean Zhong has always been good to him, and he took time out of his busy schedule to teach him many things that he couldn't learn from books.

This time, it was also for the sake of Dean Zhong's face that he let Zhong Lingxiu live in the yamen to temporarily avoid the harassment of Xiao Shizi.

But Zhong Lingxiu has made a lot of trouble since he moved into the yamen. Now he is still innocently defending Hua Lianyue's disappearance, and Miss Wu's fall from the horse has nothing to do with her, and strong boredom and anger rose in his heart.

Since the horse stepping incident, Zhong Lingxiu has secretly made some small actions, which can always be easily seen through by him.

It's also strange to say, Hua Liyue's careful thinking can also be easily seen through, but he doesn't hate it, and even cooperates with her, because he thinks it's very sweet. But Zhong Lingxiu did the same thing, trying to get his attention, but it could only make him feel bored.

Hua Lianyue, that stupid girl, is always overzealous. Thanks to his repeated advice, she still stupidly fell into the trap of others. Even if Hua Lianyue's disappearance has nothing to do with her, she definitely intends to make Hua Lianyue make enemies with the Hu family.

Probably in her eyes, for the sake of her future career, she will never offend the powerful Hu family for a small catch!

It's a pity that Zhong Lingxiu was smart but was mistaken by being smart, she didn't know at all that the Hu family's hand was too small, and it couldn't cover his Huo Lianjue's sky at all.

In just a moment, countless thoughts had already turned in Huo Lianjue's mind. Zhong Lingxiu looked at the needle in his hand with a white face, his eyes were full of light, and he opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say.

Huo Lianjue suddenly lost his interest in talking to her, he sighed and said, "Miss Zhong, please stay in the South Cross Courtyard for the rest of the day, and don't come out and walk around again." Because I don't want Yue'er to come back, because of the soft roots of my ears, I will be bewitched again and be in danger without knowing it. ”

Zhong Lingxiu's eyes widened suddenly, and she said incredulously: "My lord, do you want to put me under house arrest?"

Huo Lianjue said coldly: "Or, I'll have someone send you back to Xiling Academy immediately!"

Zhong Lingxiu stiffened, and after half a sound, he said complainingly: "My lord, am I such a vicious person in your eyes?"

Huo Lianjue didn't think about it, nodded and said, "Forgive this official for being too careful, I really don't dare to let a stupid girl like Yue'er compete with Miss Zhong." ”

He actually confessed, admitting that in his heart, he was a vicious person. Zhong Lingxiu trembled, as if struck by lightning.

He is the only person he loves with all his heart, why is he so unbearable in his eyes?

Zhong Lingxiu bit her lip tightly, and a trace of grief and resentment flashed in her eyes. She raised her neck and said stubbornly: "When my lord says this, I can't leave." If I had gone, would I have confessed all the charges against me? ”

She bowed her knees to Huo Lianjue and said, "I'll go back to the South Cross Courtyard, wait for Hua Zhu to return soon, and return my innocence." She turned and strode out of the study.

......

Hua Lianyue was already in pain because of the cold, but at this moment, her cheeks were beaten mercilessly, and the hot pain made her tears come out. But she couldn't scream, because her mouth was stuffed with cloth. She couldn't rub it either, because her hands were tied firmly behind her back.

And the man in front of him who beat her without mercy, with a cruel light shining in his triangular eyes, was actually her old enemy Shen Xu.

Shen Xu was also holding a dim oil lamp in his hand, and with the light of this oil lamp, Hua Lianyue could barely see where she was. It was a dark and damp cave full of stalactites and stalagmites.

Could this cave be the cave hidden behind the Wufu Tower?

Hua Lianyue quickly looked around, and immediately overturned her conjecture. This is because the cave is obviously smaller, and there is no sound of water when the underground river flows.

She cast her eyes on Shen Xu, who was looking uncertain in front of her.

Although Shen Xu has long been dissatisfied with himself, he has always avoided Huo Lianjue, so he has always avoided her. Why did he quietly take himself into captivity this time?

Could it be that he has been holding grudges for a long time, and finally can't help but want to teach himself a secret lesson? It's not right, he hasn't been to the Fortune Gambling House for a long time recently.

Hua Lianyue nervously thought about the current situation, as well as the purpose behind Shen Xu's move.

Shen Xu raised his leg and kicked her a few times, and said viciously: "It turns out that you are not dead, come with me if you are not dead." ”