Chapter 158: Darkness
Xia Hanpei stood at the back of the lobby, his eyes dripping on the poked out window paper holes. Zhao Fengyao, www.biquge.info of the pen "Fun" Pavilion, sat on the table near the door in the lobby, and from time to time there were people talking around, he swept it coldly, or nodded disappreciatively. From beginning to end, he just sat there quietly, with an ice-like face, occasionally coldly sweeping the hot people around him.
Xia Hanpei stood at the back of the lobby, looking at Zhao Fengyao, who was as handsome as jade and breezy as a jade, and unconsciously 'bang, bang' and fastened in his heart. She pressed her hand to her heart, breathing and feeling the beating of her palm. Looking at Zhao Fengyao, Xia Hanpei felt that his heart had melted a little.
The afterglow of the sunset has not yet dispersed, and the courtyard where the guests are picked up is dyed with a layer of orange warm color, Zhao Fengyao, who was sitting by the door, tilted his head slightly, looking at the lily of the valley in the yard in a daze, and the warm light sprinkled into the door of the house also dyed his cold eyebrows and lips, and his quiet side face was like a fairy.
Xia Hanpei stared at Zhao Fengyao, staring at it and staring at it, how could there be such a beautiful man? If such a man is his husband...... Xia Hanpei's face was flushed, and when she looked at Zhao Fengyao, she suddenly felt a little shy, left the window, stood up straight, looked at the window paper, and looked at Zhao Fengyao inside through the thin layer of window paper, the corners of her lips hooked, revealing a sweet smile. Such a man is a husband, a husband, a husband. Xia Hanpei felt that she was sweet to the tip of her heart.
It's time to go back, and finally I was reluctant to look at the white window paper, this man, she must catch it. Xia Hanpei took a deep breath, "You must be mine." ”
Lin Yuqi followed and walked out, went around to the back of the pick-up courtyard, and happened to see Xia Hanpei standing sneakily behind the courtyard, poking a hole in the window paper, and looking in. Lin Yuqi was suddenly alert, looked at the inconspicuous corner standing still, looked at Xia Hanpei, who didn't know what to do, and frowned.
The sun is about to set, and the last rays of light linger in the courtyard. Lin Yuqi looked at Xia Hanpei quietly and looked at the hall, sometimes soothing her heart, sometimes smirking.
"What the hell is this peeking at?" Lin Yuqi muttered quietly, she was a little confused, she really couldn't think of what Xia Hanpei was looking at with her hunched over the window paper. Isn't this their house? If you want to see anything, just look at it, why bother sneaking around.
Lin Yuqi thought of what Zhuo Yijia said before, and at this time she thought it was true, and made a final conclusion quietly and firmly: "It seems that there is really something unseemly." ”
As soon as the words fell, Xia Hanpei stood up, smirked at the window paper in a daze, and then turned to leave. Lin Yuqi was stunned for a moment, shrank back, and hid behind a tree around the yard. Watching Xia Hanpei take the maid from the side door into the right compartment, he exhaled and prepared to go back.
Suddenly, there was a very small noise behind him, like the wind blowing, and the 'rustling' sound of reeds made Lin Yuqi's body pause in this windless summer dusk.
"Anyone?" Lin Yuqi frowned, muttered to herself, turned to look behind, and the empty courtyard did not make her feel a little uneasy. Whoever asked her to enter the Xia Mansion today felt that something would happen. This uneasy fear mixed with the excitement of exploring the mystery has long been preconceived.
With uneasiness and fear, Lin Yuqi took two steps forward, inexplicably with a hint of excitement. She didn't know why.
Lin Yuqi seriously recalled the place where she had just heard the sound, and walked forward, staring vigilantly at the surrounding grass and trees, trees and trees. Could anyone be hiding here? Lin Yuqi swept around.
"What are you doing!"
"Ahh Suddenly, he saw Steward Xia, who was only a finger away behind him, looking at him with a gloomy face, and gasped in fright.
"Miss Lin, what are you doing here?" Steward Xia looked at Lin Yuqi with a dark face, and asked in his voice.
"Oh, oh. Lin Yuqi came back to her senses, took two steps back quietly, and moved away from Steward Xia, looked around, nervously panicked, but a smile appeared on her face, and her eyes were fixed on Steward Xia: "I think the scenery in this courtyard is good, and I want to take a look." ”
Saying that, Lin Yuqi stabilized her heart, why should she be afraid? She didn't do anything unsightly. Thinking of this, Lin Yuqi also returned to her usual sharpness when she spoke, and looked at Steward Xia's eyes sharpened: "What's the matter? Looking at Steward Xia's meaning, the scenery of the Xia family can't be let the guests who come to take a look? Saying that, Lin Yuqi straightened her back and walked towards the side gate of the pick-up compound.
Steward Xia originally wanted to say something, but looked at Lin Yuqi, who had already walked towards the side door, and stopped talking again. Standing in place and watching Lin Yuqi walk into the pick-up compound, she remembered something, smiled mockingly, and then turned around and left.
Zhuo Yijia leaned against the tree and watched a group of noble girls follow Xia Hanpei to the distant pick-up compound.
"Miss Xia came out. The Zhihua above looked at Xia Hanpei, who had just entered and came out of the side courtyard, and said to Zhuo Yijia below. His eyes were still looking at Xia Hanpei's figure.
watched Xia Hanpei come out with two little maids, and walked to the backyard to peek at the male guests in the hall. Zhuo Yijia never spoke.
"Miss Lin also came out. Zhihua's voice was full of doubt, and he lowered his head and looked at Zhuo Yijia under his eyes.
Zhuo Yijia let out an 'um'. Looking at Lin Yuqi, she couldn't help but be a little surprised, when she said to Lin Yuqi at that time, it was just to find out, and she hoped that the Metropolitan Procuratorate could stir up this troubled water. Lin Cheng, the left deputy capital, saw that his daughter was in danger, so it was impossible to stand idly by. As long as someone in the Metropolitan Procuratorate speaks, then the following imperial history will slowly begin to do what he should do.
But now looking at Lin Yuqi, who was following Xia Hanpei below, Zhuo Yijia thought about his use from the beginning, and sighed slightly in his heart.
Zhihua stayed on it, staring at Xia Hanpei who was motionless and bowed over and peeking at the hall, and said softly: "Miss Xia is looking at people." The tone was soft, but sure.
Although it was far away, Zhuo Yijia had no doubt that he had done what he had observed by the Zhihua of the head of the dark pile for many years.
After a long time, Xia Hanpei stood up before leaving, and Lin Yuqi hid behind. Suddenly, Zhihua and Zhuo Yijia looked at Lin Yuqi's back for a moment, and then glanced at each other.
"The master also saw it?" Zhihua looked at Zhuo Yijia.
Zhuo Yijia turned his head, continued to look at the Xia family's compound, and nodded. The flashing figure just now convinced her that there was really an ambush in the Xia family today.
"Let's switch places. Zhuo Yijia whispered to the Zhihua above. Zhuo Yijia is short, taller and more visible, Zhihua nodded when he heard this, and then the two quickly changed positions.
Zhuo Yijia stood still, and at this time, the two no longer focused on the pick-up compound, but searched for suspicious traces next to the pick-up compound.
The sunset has slowly lost its last rays of light, and the sky after dusk still carries the unique color of the summer evening, and the grass begins to move next to the compound, followed by black shadows, silently moving at a very fast speed. The slender sword pinned to his waist occasionally reflected the afterglow of dusk, and it flashed by, shaking Zhuo Yijia's eyes.
The days of summer are always extraordinarily long, Zhuo Yijia counted the black shadows as far as his eyes could see, his face gradually gloomy, and the waves of resentment rose in his heart. The people who sat in the courtyard of the Xia family pick-up guests, there are virtuous ministers who take it as their responsibility for the common people in the world and sincerely love the country, just because of a trivial matter that Emperor Ming Xian did not like to hear, and there are young new officials who have entered the official career, just because they did not echo the ministers of the Xia family in the court, and even the courtiers who were used by their father, and later defected to Emperor Ming Xian because of the inheritance of the royal heirs. Zhuo Yijia didn't know why Emperor Ming Xian would kill these people who were dedicated to the country. Just because they didn't obey him?
In the past, I wanted to succeed a child in the clan to be the East Palace. Looking at it today, among the guests invited by the Xia family, except for the prince of Huairong, there is no royal clan. Zhuo Yijia couldn't say what she felt, she was happy, but she was more disappointed. If there is no one in the clan who can be raised by her to be the master of the East Palace, then she will be the master of this world.
Now that she sees Emperor Ming Xian's heart of favoring and destroying the virtuous, she will never give this world to him, and anyone who is related to him.
"Go, let Sanniang send someone over. To be a first-class Jingwei. Zhuo Yijia looked at the countless black shadows below, and commanded the Zhihua below in a calm voice. Before, Zhuo Yijia asked Sanniang to send her, and they were all outside to answer her. At that time, she just came to the Xia family to explore, and now she is bound to get into this troubled water, so if she only goes in, it will definitely not be enough.
After speaking, he raised his eyes and looked at the ten empty trees in the alley. She always felt that these ten trees looked a little strange on the back wall of the Xia family, which was making a big move.
"Yes. Zhihua answered in a low voice, tiptoeing to jump down.
Suddenly, he paused, listened with his ears tilted, and suddenly looked up at Zhuo Yijia: "Someone is coming." ”
Zhuo Yijia also felt something strange at this time, closed her eyes and seriously felt the breath of the visitor. One, two, three, four......
"Fifty. Zhihua looked at the darkening alley, and his voice became serious.
"Fifty. Zhuo Yijia muttered and repeated the painting of Zhihua.
"Do you want to get rid of them?" Zhihua looked up at Zhuo Yijia thoughtfully. Fifty people, plus the people sent by Sanniang to answer them, should be able to solve it quietly.
Zhuo Yijia didn't respond, looked at the black shadow that had already walked into the alley, and shook his head: "No, there are so many people, killing them will definitely startle the snake." ”
Zhuo Yijia turned his head to look at the black shadow that followed the fish into the other alley, carrying a bow and arrow, with a cat body, carefully sticking to the wall, walking into the alley, starting from the first tree, on the laurel tree of three or four zhang, there were exactly ten trees in the long alley, one for five people, and they were sandwiched on both sides. Zhuo Yijia held his breath and watched the black shadow that was getting closer and closer, and now he had no chance to go down to find Sanniang.
When she saw the trees in the empty alley, she thought about how these trees shouldn't be empty if there was a big move today. Zhuo Yijia tiptoed to the trunk of the tree a little higher, and whispered the words to Zhihua's ears with internal force: "Zhihua, go up a little, the five people who will come up later, kill." ”
Zhihua listened, nodded, and followed Zhuo Yijia to the treetops.
Zhuo Yijia has small bones, and her cat-like body climbs lightly and agilely to the top branches. Zhihua did not keep up with Zhuo Yijia's footsteps, but moved to the side of the luxuriant branches at his own height, and his slender figure was also hidden among the leaves.
As soon as the painting was hidden, someone came under the tree where the two of them were.
Zhuo Yijia and Zhihua both hid their breath and remained motionless. The five men stopped under the tree, and no abnormalities were noticed under the sound of the large army. He was all in the Xia family's compound below, never thinking that there would be danger in his tree.
The five of them quickly climbed the tree, and although the tree was large, there were as many as five people hidden on the straight branches, and it was still a little crowded and they couldn't show their skills.