At that time, it was the second half of the night, the clouds were light and the wind was light, and the moonlight was clear. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The bustling hustle and bustle of Suzaku Street has come to an end, and the song has been scattered over and over again, restoring a rare peace and quiet.

In a side room of the Jade Pavilion, Bai Su sorted out all the valuables in the room, changed into a relatively simple clothes, wrapped the package around his body, and pushed open the door while no one was around, wanting to leave quietly by night.

Now that she is free, this move is not actually an escape, and she can go out openly, and she doesn't have to be so careful.

But after all, this opportunity is rare, in this huge Jade Pavilion, there are many people who don't want to let her go, Bai Su would rather be cautious at the moment than cause any accidents.

Besides, it stands to reason that the musicians in the Jade Pavilion are not prostitutes after all, and they can't redeem themselves, and they can't easily throw off their burdens and leave.

It was only because Xu Ruyan was not in the pavilion these days that Li Liang, who was in charge of the Shuyu Pavilion instead of Xu Ruyan, was moved by compassion for a while, so he secretly agreed to let her wash her lead flower, step out of the dust, and reunite with her long-lost mother and sister's family.

On the surface, as long as it is claimed that Bai Su was hit hard by Cheng Xuan's incident, and he has no shame to stay in the Yuyu Pavilion to continue to play and meet guests, so he will escape against the wind at night, and everything will be logical.

Compared with usual, the Shuyu Pavilion after closing today's business seems to be extraordinarily quiet, and even the small maid who is responsible for cleaning on weekdays is nowhere to be seen, only the rouge tulle lantern on the roof of the building is still faintly shining crimson light, which makes people palpitate.

Bai Su looked around vigilantly, raised her feet and walked down the stairs quickly, and after passing through the lobby unharmed, she saw that the door that was close at hand was just in time, and she relaxed her tense nerves a little, and breathed a sigh of relief.

However, just as she raised her hand to touch the deadbolt on the door, she heard a shuddering voice behind her, which made her suddenly feel a chill down her spine.

"Bai Su, it's so late, where are you going?"

Bai Su was shocked, turned around with stiff steps, and saw Xu Ruyan, who should not have appeared here, standing in front of him, with his hands on his shoulders and looking at her with a smile on his face.

"Like smoke, you... Why are you back?"

Bai Su grabbed the package on his shoulder, subconsciously took two steps back, and a sense of foreboding suddenly spread in his heart.

"Yes, the things that the young owner explained were done early, so I came back early. But you don't want me back, do you?"

Xu Ruyan smiled, but although this smile was beautiful, it was clearly mixed with a hint of gloom, which made people feel uncomfortable.

"By the way, you haven't answered me yet, it's so late, where do you want to go with the package?"

Bai Su was stunned for a moment, and he didn't have time to think about it, so he replied with a snort: "I... My long-lost mother and sister have been found, and I want to see them. ”

"Really?" Xu Ruyan bowed slightly, suddenly her eyes flashed, and her sharp gaze fell on Bai Su's body, "Do you just want to go and have a look, or just leave and never come back?"

"How come?" Bai Su's face looked a little unnatural, "I just want to give this meager savings to my mother, so that they won't be cold and starving, and they will come back soon." ”

"That's really hard for you, a piece of filial piety. Xu Ruyan said in a strange tone, and then changed color, "Then let's do it, it's late tonight, and I'll send someone to go with you tomorrow during the day, so I can take care of it." In the middle of the night, it's really unsafe for you to go alone as a weak woman, so let's go back to sleep first. ”

"No... No, I have already told my mother to let her and my sister wait for me at the original place, and if I don't go now, will I make them wait in vain? ”

As soon as she heard Xu Ruyan's words, Bai Su knew that she was aware of her intentions, and she was anxious for a while, but she didn't dare to just take the door away.

"How not?"

Xu Ruyan took a few steps forward, staring at her sharply, and even her tone was much heavier.

"You can have an accident in my Jade Pavilion, so who knows what will happen when you get outside?"

With such an obvious off-string sound in her words, how could Bai Su not understand it?

Especially the four words "grandiose", isn't it an allusion to Cheng Xuan's fact that everything is strange, and it is likely that he did it on purpose?

It's just that what makes Bai Su wonder is that Xu Ruyan is obviously not in the Jade Pavilion these days, and Cheng Jinzhi hasn't told others about it, why did she notice the strangeness in this?

"Don't talk about that again, I don't want to talk about it again. ”

Bai Su lowered her eyes and pretended to be a pitiful aggrieved attitude, but saw Xu Ruyan lowering her head and straightening her shirt, and in a casual tone, she said a sentence that was enough to pierce her heart.

"It's really hard for you, in order to seek freedom, you can't even want the name of your daughter's family, this sacrifice is really big enough. ”

"You... What are you talking about? I don't understand. ”

Bai Su stared at Xu Ruyan with a nervous expression, his shoulders against the door frame, and his hands were already unconsciously clenched into fists.

"Don't you know what I'm talking about?" Xu Ruyan's face suddenly sank when he heard this, "Don't forget, this is Shuyu Pavilion, and there are eyes everywhere that are staring at me, including Li Liang, who is also my person." ”

Seeing that Bai Su was so shocked that her face was pale, and she stared at herself with a resentful expression but did not speak, Xu Ruyan met her gaze without fear and continued unhurriedly.

"You have always been pretentious and unwilling to commit yourself to playing for others, but that day you were unprecedentedly willing to go into the music room alone and play for him, which is a big surprise in itself. Moreover, even if Cheng Gongzi drank wine and messed up his temperament, you could have rushed out of the room to ask for help from our people, but why did no one hear your voice crying for help before this? Hmph, those noble sons outside who only blindly pity the fragrance and cherish the jade don't know, don't I know yet?"

Xu Ruyan said as she raised her hand and gently stroked Bai Su's smooth sideburns, and a cold glow flashed in her eyes.

"Bai Su, do you know what kind of person I hate the most in my life? ”

She slowly lowered her hand, then flicked her skirt and sat down calmly on the stool closest to the door.

"Well, tell me who instructed you to do all this, and if you help me do a little thing, I'll give you back your freedom, how about it?"

"No one, no one instructed me! The events of that day couldn't be clearer, it was clearly because Cheng Gongzi was drunk that he ...... it."

Although Bai Su struggled in her heart, she was not the kind of person who would easily betray herself, and she didn't want to break her word until the last moment.

However, she was only halfway through her words, but she saw Xu Ruyan's eyes turn slightly, and then she casually took out a slightly old jade bead bracelet from her sleeve.

And when her eyes came into contact with the bracelet in her hand, Bai Su was suddenly startled, and almost said in a trembling voice, in disbelief.

"That's... That's my mother's thing!"