This thief committed the crime, why did he choose a place like the inner courtyard study? This made Xu Pan the most puzzled.

The study room that Xu Pan was in over there was just a few books to pass the time, or for Xiao Ling's time to entertain, and it would not be used for any important purposes at all.

If this person wants to write letters or something like that in the study, he should also find the study in the outer courtyard. It's just that the outer study is naturally guarded by guards, and the thieves have no chance to do it at all.

If someone in the house commits a crime, they must know the difference between the outer study and the inner study, and they will definitely know that the study will not find anything.

But if someone from outside breaks in, who is it, and what are you looking for? Besides, how high does that have to be to be able to be unaware?

Xu Pan was puzzled, stood in front of the door of the study and muttered for a long time, raised his feet and left, except for ordering people to send some people to Yu's house, there was no other explanation.

The guards of the Zhongqin Bofu patrolled all night, and did not find any trace of the invasion of thieves at all.

Early in the morning of the second day, Xu Pan went twice and went back to the main room to have breakfast alone, when Ping Ying came to report and said that the maid in the study had something important to return.

Xu Pan was silent for a moment and said, "Pass her in." ”

Xu Pan drank a bowl of white porridge, rinsed his mouth, asked people to withdraw from the table, and sat on top to watch the silk clothes come in.

The silk coat wore a willow-yellow plain gown on this day, and when she came in, there was no urgency on her face, but there was a little joy in it.

She came in and saluted, and without waiting for Xu Pan to ask her, she said briskly: "Uncle, the slave went to clean the study again this morning." The slave found a few yellow cat hairs under the desk in the study. After yesterday's incident, the sky was dark, and the slave maid Xu didn't see clearly, and then closed the doors and windows, and there were guard handles, so naturally it was impossible for anything to come in, so the slave and maid found these cat hairs, it must have been a cat stealing in yesterday! ”

After she said this, she paused first, raised her eyes to look at Xu Pan, saw that there was a little interest in his eyes, bowed slightly to herself, and motioned for herself to continue, and there was a burst of joy in her heart.

The slave and maid looked at the direction of the cat hair, which was the place where the slave and maid saw the black shadow yesterday! The slave maid thought that maybe it was the cat that came from somewhere, and cast a big shadow in the moonlight, which made the slave and maid mistakenly think it was a human figure. Later, as soon as the slave and maid shouted, it ran away at the window, and when it got through the window, it made a sound, which was the squeak. ”

She finished her reasoning in detail, and then looked at Xu Pan, and saw that although there was interest in his eyes, he did not suddenly realize the meaning, and she was a little confused in her heart, so she heard Xu Pan say lightly: "Then what? ”

And then? Silk Yi was stunned for a moment, and her mind was confused.

She is witty and intelligent, and has discovered such a big secret, isn't the uncle ready to reward her, or praise her? Even seeing that she was so dedicated, didn't you transfer her to her side to serve?

But she didn't have time to think about it, so she quickly knelt on the ground with a thud, frowned, choked up and said: "Yesterday, the slave and maid made a fuss and disturbed the uncle's tranquility, and the slave and maid asked the uncle to punish him, and the slave and maid must not have a word of complaint!" ”

Xu Pan sat on the top, looked at her condescendingly, didn't speak for a while, and after a few breaths, he said slowly: "That's it, it's okay, you were cautious on an errand, and you found the mistake in time." If everyone in the house is as dedicated as you, my wife and I will naturally be able to worry less. ”

At this point, he paused. His face seemed to be a little more relaxed, and he said, "You are a good one, so go back to work as an errand." ”

Xu Pan said these words, and fell into the arms of the silk clothes, although she didn't look at her differently as she thought before she came, but in the end she remembered her as a person.

The silk clothes were really happy, and hurriedly got up and saluted Xu Pan softly: "Thank you uncle for forgiveness, the slave and maid will go." ”

Xu Pan shook his head.

Not long after the silk clothes left, when Ping Ying came to change the tea, Xu Pan asked her a few words.

"What day did this silk garment come from? Did Madame really see her? Xu Pan asked, no joy or anger on his face.

"Uncle Hui, this silk robe was brought over by Madame the day before she returned to her parents' house, Madame did see her, and then arranged for her to be an errand in the study."

Xu Pan listened, was silent for a while, waved his hand to let Ping Ying retreat, and he sat quietly, I don't know how long it was.

Originally, Yu Xiaoling said that she would only stay in Muyu Hutong for one night, but when it came to the next day, she sent someone back, saying that she would stay for another night and come back tomorrow.

Xu Pan listened, only hummed, and didn't say anything else.

When it was evening, he didn't come to the main room again, but asked Fu Ping to hold the futon and put it in the inner study.

Fu Ping didn't understand what he meant. Even if the lady is not at home, the uncle doesn't want to stay in the main courtyard, and he will generally go to the outside study to sleep as before, but he ordered the inner study, which is strange.

Xu Pan was busy outside all night, so he went directly to the study to sleep.

He had gathered himself and lay down, and in about a quarter of an hour he heard the sound of soft footsteps outside the window, followed by a weak female voice.

"Uncle? Have you ever slept? ”

It was the voice of the silk coat.

In the darkness, Xu Pan opened his eyes, a cold light flashed from his tight eyes, and then asked in a low voice, "What's the matter?" ”

Silk Yi heard that he was not asleep yet, and when she responded to him again, there was inevitably more joy in her voice. She said softly: "Madame's sister asked the slave maid to send a bowl of resting tea soup to the uncle, this tea soup is conducive to sleeping, the uncle can drink a bowl and then sleep." ”

Rest tea? The corners of Xu Pangou's mouth showed a touch of mockery on his face.

"Come in."

The door creaked in the quiet of the spring night, and then a weak figure walked briskly into the study.

Xu Pan had already gotten up and sat on the edge of the bed, he closed his eyes, as if he was closing his eyes to recuperate, until the silk clothes walked in front of him, and the smell of tea and soup wafted into his nostrils, and he heard the silk clothes call "Uncle", he opened his eyes.

"The slave maid just tried this tea, but it's not hot anymore, so the uncle can just drink it."

"Hmm." Xu Pan reached out to take the bowl of tea, but his index finger just touched the edge of the bowl, but he saw that the tea bowl shook suddenly, and the tea soup spilled out and fell straight on the hem of Xu Pan's pants.

"Oops! Is Uncle hot?! Slaves and maids should be damned, slaves and maids are really damned! The silk coat knelt down and pulled Xu Pan's trouser legs, so that the wet place would not touch his skin.

When Xu Pan saw it, he couldn't help but laugh: "Didn't you say that this tea is not hot?" How can I get burned to Bember? Ben Bo should reward you, serving tea and water so considerate and careful. ”

Silky Yi was stunned when she heard this, her whole body tensed, she suddenly felt an unknown sense of oppression, but in the next breath, she saw that in the dim light, Xu Pan raised her hand and pointed behind her.

The silk coat looked back and saw that on the chair behind her, a clean and profane dress was loosely put up.