34. Meet in the middle of the night
On this day, the British Mansion was very lively, and the rewards in the palace had already come down, this time the guest of honor and the ceremony, Xu chose the old lady of Li Ge's hometown after seeking Ning Xi's consent, and the praiser Ning Xi chose Yang Linglong, before the salute, Ning Xi glanced at a plain box on the dresser, that is, the hairpin that Shu Heng gave her before, Shu Heng also told her before leaving Beijing that she hoped that she could wear this hairpin on the day of the ceremony.
"Miss, is there anything else missing?" Erui asked.
Ning Xi shook her head and walked out of the door, hmph, she didn't want to listen to Shu Heng's words.
After the day's etiquette was over, Ning Xi was so tired that he didn't want to move, so after a hasty dinner, and after washing, Ning Xi climbed into bed and lay down. But Ning Xi heard a strange sound from the window before he fell asleep, Ning Xi frowned, this disturbing sound was really annoying, so he shouted loudly.
"Tanqing, is it windy outside, you go and close the window." After saying that, he turned over and continued to sleep.
Hearing Ning Xi's words, Tan Qing walked in from the second room, looked at the window, didn't open it, is the master sleeping? However, Tanqing still carefully checked the window and made sure that there was no problem before going out.
But not long after Tanqing went out, the annoying sound sounded again, Ning Xi rolled on the bed a few times, and finally sat up irritably, picked up his coat and draped it on his body, got out of bed, lit the candlestick, and walked to the window to check, seeing that the window was indeed closed, Ning Xi frowned, and after listening carefully, he felt that the sound coming from the window was more like a knocking sound. Ning Xi walked back to the bed, took out the dagger that Shu Heng had given him before from the dark compartment of the bed, and slowly walked to the window, Xu heard the sound in the room, and the sound by the window suddenly stopped. Ning Xi pursed his lips, not knowing whether he should step forward to check, and suddenly a subtle voice came in.
"Ning Xi, it's me."
Hearing the familiar voice, Ning Xi breathed a sigh of relief and at the same time the anger also came out, threw the dagger back on the table, looked at the tanqing in the second room, and made sure that the tanqing was asleep before he walked to the window, pushed the window open, and roared in a suppressed voice: "Shu Heng, are you crazy, disturbing people's dreams in the middle of the night." After yelling, he felt that something was wrong, "Aren't you out of the capital?" β
Shu Heng chuckled twice and said softly, "I just came back." β
Ning Xi furrowed his brows: "Why don't you come to me when you go back to your Zhongyi Marquis Mansion?" β
"Today is your big day, and I don't want to be absent." As he spoke, he jumped in from the window while Ning Xi didn't pay attention. Ning Xi couldn't help but scream softly, the sound woke up the tanqing next door, and when she heard the sound of tanqing getting up, Ning Xi hurriedly shouted: "Tanqing, I'm fine, it's just a nightmare, you continue to sleep." β
Then there was the sound of lying down, and Ning Xi breathed a sigh of relief, but he couldn't help but stare at the culprit. Because Shu Heng had been standing outside the window before, he couldn't see his appearance clearly at all, and now when he entered the house, Ning Xi saw that Shu Heng's lips were a little white, his eye frames were dark, and his face was not very good-looking. Ning Xi had a conjecture in his heart and said it slowly.
"Are you in a hurry to get back?"
Shu Heng didn't speak, and sat down directly on the stool in the room, which was considered a tacit acquiescence.
"Because of me." Ning Xi walked across from Shu Heng, bent down to face Shu Heng, and asked softly, with a playful smile on his lips.
Shu Heng slowly took the teapot and poured himself a cup of tea, and took a sip: "No, it was the emperor who ordered me to investigate the matter that had an eyebrow, so I rushed back in a hurry." β
Ning Xi shrugged her nose, Shu Heng, you just pretend, she didn't tell him, he just drank Chen tea.
"Is your investigation related to the previous case?" Ning Xi asked casually.
Hearing this, Shu Heng thought of finding some clues, and a trace of gloom flashed in his eyes, but he didn't show it, but just said softly: "Yes." β
Ning Xi knew that she didn't want to ask too much about the court, so she changed the topic: "What is the matter with you breaking into my boudoir in the middle of the night, don't tell me that you are halfway to the thirsty and come to me to ask for a cup of tea." β
Shu Heng didn't pay attention to Ning Xi, just glanced at the room, and saw that the gift he gave to Ning Xi was still lying quietly on the dresser, squinting: "You didn't wear the hairpin I gave you today?" β
"Why do I have to wear the hairpin you gave?" Ning Xi looked back defiantly, she was not afraid of him now.
Shu Heng didn't speak, but stood up silently, walked to the dresser and picked up the box, Ning Xi stared at his every move, thinking that this guy shouldn't be so stingy, just because she didn't wear his hairpin, she had to take it back.
Shu Hengke didn't know what Ning Xi was thinking in his heart, he took out the hosta carefully and carefully, and walked in front of Ning Xi, Ning Xi looked at him vigilantly: "What are you going to do?" β
Shu Heng glanced at Ning Xi, ignored her at all, and directly stretched out his hand to restrain Ning Xi's hair, simply pulled the bun, and inserted the hosta into it. Shu Heng was already a head taller than Ning Xi, so he completed this series of actions very smoothly.
"I'll take it off when I'm gone." Xu was afraid that Ning Xi would take off the hosta, and Shu Heng finally gave a special advice.
Ning Xi thought that it was impossible for Shu Heng to stay here for long, so he didn't bother with him.
"Shu Heng, I met your cousin before."
Shu Heng looked a little unhappy: "Did she say anything?" β
Ning Xi spread her hands: "She didn't say anything, but I didn't like her and counted her down." β
Ning Xi swore that she was just stating the facts, and she didn't mean to test Shu Heng.
When Shu Heng heard this, a slight smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "She makes you unhappy, it doesn't matter how you treat her, don't care about me." There seemed to be a hint of pampering in his tone.
Ning Xi looked at Shu Heng with some suspicion, in this life, he really didn't care about Ouyang Ling at all? Why didn't she believe it so much, but she felt that Shu Heng's expression didn't seem to be fake.
"You really don't care? She's your childhood sweetheart's cousin. β
Hearing Ning Xi say this, Shu Heng couldn't help but laugh out loud this time: "You don't have to worry, I'm not familiar with her." β
I'm worried about you big head! Ning Xi couldn't help but complain, she didn't care if Shu Heng cared about Ouyang Ling, anyway, in this life, she abused Ouyang Ling without discussion.
"That's right." Saying that, Ning Xi took out a makeup box from the cabinet box, and then took a bracelet from the bottom of the makeup box and handed it to Shu Heng: "This is given to me by your mother, it looks very precious, do you think it is appropriate for me to hold it now?" Of course, Ning Xi couldn't say that she knew that this was a bracelet that was only passed down to her daughter-in-law by the Marquis of Zhongyi's mansion.
Shu Heng didn't take it, just glanced at it, and said lightly: "This is what I asked her to give you." β
Now there is one word to describe Ning Xi's expression, and that is dumbfounded.
"In that case, then I'll take it." Since the two masters of the Marquis of Zhongyi Mansion had no opinions, why did she shirk it, and after putting the bracelet back away, she saw Shu Heng looking at her with a smile on his face, and couldn't help shaking her arms: "Don't look at me like this, I'm afraid I'll have a nightmare tonight." β
The corners of Shu Heng's mouth twitched, and there was a little helplessness in his heart, how could Ning Xi after being reborn like to tease him more and more, could this be the nature of being suppressed by her?
Shaking his head, Shu Heng took out a package from his arms and put it in front of Ning Xi: "For you." β
Ning Xi was a little surprised, didn't he give the gift, how could he give it again, he couldn't see that Shu Heng still had the potential to be a loser.
Xu is Ning Xi's expression was too obvious, Shu Heng couldn't help coughing, and explained: "I saw it on the way back, and I thought it was quite suitable for you, so I bought it by the way." β
Ning Xi took it apart and found that it was a string of pearl necklaces, each pearl was full and plump, without variegation, and the luster was also very attractive, Ning Xi looked at Shu Heng with some suspicion, was this really bought casually on the road?
Shu Heng suddenly stood up and said, "It's not early, you can rest, I'll go." Then without leaving a chance for Ning Xi to speak, he jumped out of the window.
Ning Xi was a little strange, how could this person say that he would just come and go, and then looked at the necklace in his hand, forget it, she earned it anyway. After putting the things away, Ning Xi climbed into bed again, and it didn't take long to go to see Zhou Gong.
On the other side, as soon as Shu Heng came out of the yard, there was a man and a woman waiting there.
When the woman saw Shu Heng, she asked pitifully, "Master, when can I go back?" β
"When the county lord marries into the Zhongyi Marquis Mansion, you can come back."
Hearing this, the woman wailed, isn't there still more than a year left! She doesn't want to play any house fights in this compound, she wants to be happy! It's all Brother Qi who deceived her! No, she must scold him well, and when the woman came back to her senses, she found that the two people had long since disappeared, and this time she really wanted to scold!
And Shu Qi, who followed his master to leave the British Mansion, asked curiously: "Does Lord Pingle like the necklace you gave?" β
Because Shu Qi has been by Shu Heng's side since he was a child, his feelings are naturally much deeper than others, so Shu Heng is still willing to talk to him.
"I don't know."
"Huh?" Shu Qi looked at his master with some confusion.
"I didn't ask." Shu Hengcai wouldn't say that he was afraid that Ning Xi would return the necklace to him, so he ran out in a hurry, and didn't dare to ask Ning Xi if he liked it or not.
Shu Qi was depressed, the sun had only set when they entered Beijing, but Shu Heng suddenly asked him if it was better to bring some gifts to see the girls. Shu Qi knew that Shu Heng was going to see his own county lord's fiancΓ©e, so he said that girls like others to give them gifts.
How do you know that Shu Heng rummaged through the entire capital, and finally found a more satisfactory gift, and then went straight to the British Mansion with the gift, when he saw the usual wise and martial Hou Ye skillfully climbing over other people's walls, he really wanted to say that he didn't know this goods. No matter how anxious you are, you can't break into the girl's boudoir in the middle of the night!
Well, you said that you broke into the boudoir and gave gifts, and you ran back without even asking if you liked it or not, so what are you bringing gifts for, isn't it just to please the beauty!
Shu Qi glanced at Shu Heng a little weakly, he was really worried about his master's married life.