Chapter 7: Accepting the Mission

"Oh, my little darling, my mother wants to kill you!" Pei Yao rubbed the bulging money bag on her face with both hands, her expression was satisfied and enjoyable.

She looked around cautiously, her round and dark eyes turned around thiefly, and she hurried to the bedside, bent down and skillfully pried open a floor tile under the bed with a dagger, and fumbled for a square sandalwood box about five inches long.

Before opening the wooden box, she stretched her neck to look at it again, and then she safely pulled the lock ring to open it, and there were silver, gold beads, copper plates and silver tickets inside, which already occupied one-third of the space of the wooden box. Pei Yao untied the money bag and poured out all the silver inside, although it was only twenty taels, but it added up to a lot, and there would be more work!

Looking at the money earned by her "cleverness and bravery", Pei Yao's appearance was extremely proud, baring her teeth and smiling, and the pear vortex at the corner of her mouth was so deep that it was like a hole had been poked. She closed the wooden box and was about to put it in the floor tiles, when suddenly her brain convulsed again: I heard that there is a new rouge gouache and lip fat powder in the Lixiang Zhai, and some new silk and silk in the brocade village, should I also buy some for myself?

She instantly took out half of the contents of the wooden box and put it in her sleeve, and the rest was lightly hidden back in the floor tiles.

As soon as she was about to get up, a handsome young man dressed in a light blue short fight rushed in, bent down and arched his hand: "Hall Master! Madame told you to go to the main hall immediately! ”

Frightened, she sat on her ass and squatted, and yelled at him without a temper: "Ah Fei! Why don't you knock every time you come in! ”

Ah Fei scratched his head embarrassedly: "Sister, I-I'm used to it!" Moreover, the lady was in a hurry, as if there was something important! You'd better hurry over! ”

"That's it! I see! Pei Yao waved her hand and motioned for Ah Fei to step back.

Ah Fei and Pei Yao entered the Begonia Pavilion together, he was two years younger than Pei Yao, and they worked together under Bai Luoxia, the master of the Vertical Silk Tang Hall, and the two of them can also be called good brothers who share weal and woe over the years. Pei Yao was unexpectedly promoted to the master of the Begonia Hall because she handed over the jade pendant that Bai Luoxia handed over to her when she was dying, and since then, Ah Fei has become her cronie and her beloved younger brother.

Pei Yao walked out of the Begonia Pavilion, and the cosmetics on the dresser that had not been used were crying silently......

Seeing that Ah Fei hadn't gone far, she chased after him and took out the two ingots of silver from his sleeve and stuffed them into his arms: "Take it!" Be careful not to let the other siblings see you! The impact is not good! ”

Ah Fei agreed, and took it with a hippie smile: "Thank you, sister!" Then I'll practice! ”

"Go ahead!" Pei Yao smiled and watched him go away, then turned around and walked in the direction of the Begonia Main Hall.

As soon as they arrived at the gate of the main hall, the two guards outside the hall gave their hands to salute, and the formation inside almost scared Pei Yao's heart and liver.

Oh, my God! Is it a good day? Shen Xiaoxun and Duan Liling are also inside, is this task very arduous? Need the three hall masters to work together? This girl has been the hall master for three years and hasn't seen this battle? Moreover, I also want to see what Shen Xiaoxun, the most beautiful man in the rivers and lakes, looks like, I don't know if Mu Chuyu is good-looking!

Pei Yao stood outside the hall and looked at the three people in the hall from afar, thinking about what was wrong in her mind, and her expression was even more indescribable.

The guards who had been arching their hands couldn't stand it anymore, and one of them kindly reminded in a whisper: "Pei Yao Hall Master, you should go in!" ”

"Oh-" Pei Yao reacted at this time, smiled at them embarrassedly, and then stepped over the threshold and walked in.

It's been three years, and I can finally see what the little vixen in the Silk Begonia Pavilion looks like? Is it really as beautiful as a portrait? No, her portrait is not as beautiful as mine. Duan Liling snickered in his heart. A pair of seductive eyes flew towards Shen Xiaoxun from time to time, but Shen Xiaoxun stood straight, as if he didn't know, looking ahead, unmoved by the beauty, he didn't want Mrs. Begonia to know what physical relationship he had with Duan Liling.

"Madame!" Pei Yao said respectfully, her expression instantly converged, and it became rare serious.

"Let's get flat!" Mrs. Begonia raised her hand to speak, stood on the high jade steps, and looked at the three of them condescendingly. She was dressed in a gold hundred butterflies wearing a floral cloud satin skirt, with long hair reaching to her waist, a comb on her head and a fragrant bun near the clouds, and a pearl with flowers and flowers swaying, her makeup was calm but luxurious.

Pei Yao tilted her head slightly and peeked upwards at Shen Xiaoxun, and happened to meet Shen Xiaoxun's equally curious gaze, so startled that she quickly looked ahead and swallowed softly: Sure enough, it's a stunner in the world!

This woman is so kind-faced! Shen Xiaoxun muttered in his heart.

"Three hall masters," Mrs. Haitang put her hand into her sleeve, looking dignified and polite, "Yesterday, a villager stole twenty taels of gold to entrust us to help him find out the secret of the mysterious dead man in the desolate village of the burial moon valley. Originally, I didn't want to agree, but when I heard what he said, and it was ridiculous enough, I accepted the twenty taels of gold...... I thought about it for a long time last night, and I didn't think that any of you would be suitable for this task, so I asked the meeting to summon you all to the main hall today! Which of your parishes would like to accept it? She reached out and gracefully brushed it over the heads of the three men.

The desolate village of the Burial Moon Valley? It sounds weird! But twenty taels of gold! How much can I get? Whatever, if you have money to make it, which mission doesn't think you're going to die, isn't it all safe and sound? Pei Yao listened to her wife's words while silently analyzing in her heart.

"Mrs. Hui, Pei Yao is willing to accept this task!" Pei Yao was the first to speak, her voice was loud and full of confidence.

This girl looks very small, but she is quite bold! Shen Xiaoxun couldn't help but sigh.

"You?" Mrs. Begonia stared at her incredulously, and replied in a tone that could not be refused, "You can't! ”

"Why?" Pei Yao blurted out, her eyes widened, her eyes flowed, Chu Chu was pitiful, wondering if Mrs. Haitang knew that she didn't have much ability, so she looked down on her?

However, Mrs. Begonia didn't bother to pay attention to her, and said directly to Duan Liling and Shen Xiaoxun: "Just now, when Mao Sui, the master of the Begonia Hall, recommended himself, I suddenly determined the candidate for the task in my mind!" ”

Pei Yao looked at the two people beside her with a confused expression.

Duan Liling's heart was beating faster, she didn't want to go to a place where birds didn't when it sounded. On the contrary, Shen Xiaoxun was very calm, he knew in his heart that the more tasks he did, the more beautiful he was, the more opportunities he had to contact the real high-level of Haitang Pavilion.

"This trip to the Burial Moon Valley is extremely dangerous, and I have decided to send the two of you to complete it together!" Mrs. Begonia's slender finger pointed at Shen Xiaoxun and Duan Liling.

"Yes! Subordinates obey! The two of them clenched their hands into fists and said in unison.

Duan Liling was originally very reluctant, but now that he has Shen Xiaoxun as his companion, he is now very happy in his heart, at least the two can be together openly during this time.

"As for you—" Lady Begonia finally remembered Pei Yao, who she had forgotten in an instant, and she looked at her and said solemnly, "I have a more important task to hand over to you!" ”

All three were startled at the same time.

More important? Could it be that this client is more than two taels of silver? Pei Yao looked at Mrs. Begonia expectantly.

More important? What do you mean? Shen Xiaoxun began to feel uneasy in her heart: Could it be that her little girl would contact the secrets of Haitang Pavilion before me?

"I received news that Mu Chuyu, the jade-faced sword god, arrived in Suzhou a few days ago and has been staying in the Spring Heart Building! I wonder if he has some purpose other than that. However, the imperial court has been eyeing our Haitang Pavilion for all these years, and even established a rather mysterious assassination organization, Jiang Soul Guard! Mu Chuyu is the son of Mu Yeshan, the imperial master of the dynasty, you must know it too! I know you've spent some time with him at Famous Sword Villa, so your mission now is to get close to him! Take out the Soul Guard or some unknown things in the court from him! ”

For most of the day, what about my pay? What about the silver? Pei Yao pursed her lips and reluctantly agreed, "Yes!" Subordinates obey! ”

Hum! Quite mysterious? Is there a mystery in Begonia Pavilion? Shen Xiaoxun sneered in his heart and retorted.

After coming out of the Begonia Pavilion, Pei Yao first went to Lixiangzhai to buy rouge gouache, and then went to the brocade village to buy a few new silk satins, instructed Ah Fei to bring them back, and instructed him to take a little bit to bribe Mrs. Begonia (????).

She stood opposite the street for a long time, stretched out her finger and pointed to the three words "Spring Heart Building" and repeated them one after another: "Spring, heart, building!" Building, Heart, Spring! Spring, heart, building! ”

There are so many Qin Lou Chu Pavilions in Suzhou, he chose Chunxin Tower, is it really just a coincidence? Pei Yao pondered with her hands on her chest.

She walked in, and the girls outside the building didn't greet her, they just stuck to the man, and their voices were high-pitched.

"Girl! You're not welcome here! The old mother crossed her hands on her hips, stood heavily in front of her, and pointed out with her thumb pointing outward to a group of warblers and Yanyan behind her and the men who let them hold the moon in the stars, "Don't you see that we only greet men here?" ”

Pei Yao at this moment has undoubtedly attracted the attention of a large number of people, who called her "ignorant and rude"?

So many people looked at her, which made her feel a little proud in her heart. She gently stroked the hair behind her ears with her jade hand, revealing her snow-white neck, and arrogantly took out a silver ticket of one hundred taels from her sleeve and shook it in front of her mother's eyes: "Do you still greet me now?" ”

"Say hello!" The old mother took the silver ticket with bright eyes, and almost drooled out, seeing the silver ticket was like seeing her ancestors.

"Let me ask you, have you seen Mu Chuyu?" Pei Yao asked directly, without beating around the bush at all.

The old mother seemed to be a little embarrassed: "Who is Mu Chuyu?" ”

Don't know the famous jade-faced sword god? Pei Yao snorted incredulously, took out a stack of silver tickets, and handed them to the old mother one by one: "It's just very handsome!" Very handsome! Very handsome...... The man! Every time she was handed one, she repeated "very handsome"!

"Remember, remember! Remember to remember! After the old mother received all the silver tickets, her memory was clear all at once, and she called, "Xiaohong! Take the girl to find Mu Gongzi! ”

Under the leadership of Xiaohong, Pei Yao whispered beside her when she passed by her mother: "Good performance!" You can return the silver ticket to me or Ah Fei in a while! ”

The old mother's face suddenly became entangled, and her eyes, nose and mouth were almost wrinkled together......