The night was dark, and the shadows of the trees outside the window were blown by the wind.

I was writing a letter to my brother under the lamp.

Suddenly, a strange sensation arose.

I put down my pen and listened to the movement outside the window with a calm expression.

The subtle difference between the subtle sound and the surrounding environment in the night was captured by me, who was becoming more and more acute.

However, when I continued to listen, there was no movement outside the window.

Suspicious in my heart, I shouted, "Cui'er, are you asleep?" ”

The footsteps outside hurried by, and Cui'er was still holding the unfinished handkerchief in her hand.

She looked at me and smiled, "Girl, it's almost finished, and you haven't eaten dinner, are you hungry and want to eat now?" ”

I shook my head and said, "Cui'er, I heard a noise in the garden, is the steward looking for me, or is there a messenger coming, is he coming this way?" ”

"Girl," Cui'er walked a few steps closer to me, "the stewards are drinking in the backyard today, and no one will come looking for us." ”

"Oh," I looked up at Cui'er in some surprise, "what day is it, and how are the people in charge celebrating together?" ”

"Hehe," the corners of Cui'er's mouth went up, "You misunderstood, it's not a festival day, it was Gongzi Wen who ordered the dishes from the restaurant to be sent over, and invited the housekeepers in the garden to drink." ”

"Originally, they didn't really want to go, but Gongzi Wen and Miss Jinhua were brought to this garden by you, and the steward always has to take care of your face."

I pouted and said, "What should it be, since I picked them up, why didn't you invite me to drink and eat, but invited the stewards." ”

"Girl," Cui'er said anxiously, "I don't all blame you for yourself, you can think about it later." ”

"Look back, what do you think." I looked at Cui'er with a puzzled expression on my face and asked.

"Think about something. Good girl, think ahead, a few days ago. ”

I was even more strange and asked Cui'er, "Why can't I understand what you mean?" ”

"You forgot that you drank alcohol at the night market a few days ago and cut off the roof of your car." Cui'er's expression was so crazy that she almost knocked me a chestnut.

"Oh," I agreed. I finally had an idea, and it turned out to go around and around. I haven't mentioned it for a while, so I forgot about it.

Cui'er saw my thoughts and said, "Can this be forgotten?" You forgot, but the people below haven't forgotten. “

"That day, the steward was scared half to death, and the carriage with the roof was parked in the backyard for several days, and the steward boss didn't let him repair it, so he let everyone watch and learn a lesson." Cui'er looked back on my "glorious deeds".

"You tossed along the way, and you were sick in the next few days."

"You said that Gongzi Wen and Miss Jinhua couldn't invite you. are all in the way of the steward's death," Cui'er gave me a blank look.

"They let go, whoever lets Miss Xiaoling drink again, they will chop them first." Cui'er raised her hand and made a chicken-killing motion.

Without squinting, I picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip of tea, looking calm.

"No, the people in charge have gone. I'm going to block the wine for you. Cui'er said.

"I can't eat it, but I have to thank them?"

"yes."

"Well," I said, lowering my voice, "I knew I wouldn't drink so much that time, and I would make such a fuss." “

"Forget about the rest, it seems that I am in Qibei, in this garden. I can't take a sip of wine. ”

"No," I said, looking up at Cui'er with some displeasure, "no wine, no food?" ”

Cui'er was happy when she heard this, and said with a smile: "How can it, the dishes are all prepared." ”

"If you want to eat, now the slave and maid will go and fetch it for you." Cui'er looked down at the piece of embroidery in her hand that was about to be completed, "However, if you are willing, wait for the slave maid for a while, and the embroidery will be completed immediately." ”

Cui'er compared the pattern on it and said, "This embroidery is very good, you can take it out tomorrow." “

After a while, Cui'er's veil was finally finished, and she handed it to me, looking at me inquiringly.

"I like it, I like it so much." I praised again and again, glancing at Cui'er, "Your current embroidery has improved again, and you are about to catch up with those sisters in the garden." “

"What's the matter," Cui'er instantly regained that embarrassed look, looked into my eyes and said, "Those sisters have learned from the embroidery girl, and the slaves are just thinking about it themselves." “

"The embroidery of the sisters is of the highest quality, and the craftsmanship of slaves and maids is very ordinary."

Even so, she couldn't hide the joy in her eyes, the kind of joy that I affirmed.

I stopped dwelling on the topic and said with a smile: "You go and get some food, since you don't worry about me, don't take the wine, let's use the tea as wine." “

"The stewards have fun in the backyard, and the two of us have fun here too." I laughed, "Go ahead." “

Seeing Cui'er's figure out of the gate of the Lake Pavilion and disappear all the way to the other end of the curved bridge, the smile on my face suddenly put away.

I opened a crack in the window and scanned the yard with alarm.

Immediately, I walked downstairs and followed the path to the lake, looking back at the entire building in the middle of the lake.

It was eerily quiet, except for the sound of the wind and the rustle of leaves.

I stood in the wind, watched for a while, and then turned back with a calm expression.

The strange feeling before was only fleeting, and the careful investigation just now did not seem to find any abnormal movements.

However, there is a gut feeling.

My intuition told me that I was right.

I smiled slightly, and secretly said in my heart: "If you want to play a game, just play." “

"From north to south, how many times have I been back along the way, I will accompany you."

…… Cui'er and I sat in front of the window, eating with tea.

I frowned and looked at the table, endured it and said, "Cui'er, look at this table, I said, there should be wine." “

I pointed to the dishes on the table and said, "Goose breast with sake lees, fried eel slices in the south, Jiang Yao fried belly, plus this braised phoenix claw, which one is not a dish that should be paired with old wine." “

"Now there is only clear tea, and there is no taste."

"You will settle, slave and maid are timid, if something goes wrong, ten heads will not be enough for the master to come back and cut down."

"Just be considerate of the slave." Cui'er grabbed a chopstick eel for me and said. "What a girl."

"A small pot, Cui'er, can you go get a bottle of wine?" I stretched out a finger and looked at Cui'er slyly, encouraging her to go to the back to get it.

The two of us struggled in front of the window for a while, and finally Cui'er couldn't screw me and hurried out of the attic. Running in the direction of the backyard again.

After a while, she brought a jug of wine.

"Hey. Girl, slow down, this wine is very strong. Cui'er said loudly.

"And ...... Fill it up again. I shook my body and grabbed Cui'er's arm, my eyes were clear, but the words I came out of my mouth were inconclusive, "You...... Don't steal my ...... Drink and drink, I ...... Good wine......"

Cui'er hurriedly raised her foot and stomped on the floor and said, "It's broken, it's broken, why are you drunk when you drink it, girl, sit and wait." The slave went to the backyard to get some decanting soup. ”

Cui'er complained as she walked: "Why are you still drunk, alas, haven't you already drunk before, didn't the person in charge say that she would definitely stop it." “

Her steps were as fast as a gust of wind.

"Cui'er...... Drink, drink, drink, ......," I beckoned to the window. The whole body softened, and then he couldn't support it, so he lay on the table.

The movement outside the window suddenly began to move from far to near, with a little cautious temptation, with a little uncertainty.

There was no sound in the room, and I was still lying there motionless.

If anyone closest to me could see what's going on inside the house, I'd be shocked.

My whole person is in the most lazy state. And yet with the eyes open.

My ears are glued to the tabletop, catching every sound I can hear, never letting go of it, never missing it.

This is the best test of not wasting schoolwork for a while.

Tonight, it just so happens to be a litmus test.

With such a high level of mobilization, I could almost hear the sound of fish jumping out of the water in the lake, and even faintly hear the sound of conversation coming from the backyard.

I waited for the movement to get closer, and as I waited, the corners of my mouth began to curl, but the hand hanging under the table was already firmly gripping the soft sword at my waist.

Just waiting for a chance!

I began to count down in my heart and meditate:

"Five, Four, Three......"

Suddenly, my eyes widened in surprise, and the strange movement from far and far was stopped in the middle!

I can only hear the crisp sound of the blades intersecting, and the silence of the garden is shattered by the lightning and flint!

I spun to my feet and spun around, leaping out of the window in an instant.

This is the first time I've used the technique given to me by Yun Chu with all my might.

I jumped from the second floor to the trunk of the tree in front of the window, clung to a thick branch, and looked into the courtyard!

The other party's body was several times faster than mine, and those shadows only flashed at the end of the curved bridge for a few seconds before they disappeared in the night.

I frowned and looked in the direction in which the figure had disappeared.

Who is the person who intercepted it?

It seems, there is more than one!

Cui'er's footsteps sounded again, and I jumped easily and landed in the courtyard.

Cui'er carried a white porcelain kettle and looked at the road under her feet.

She looked up and suddenly saw me standing outside the building waiting for her!

Cui'er was startled and rushed up and said, "Girl, it's okay." “

"It's okay, what can I do?" I laughed, "You've just reacted quickly. “

"It seems that I am relieved to take you on the road in the future." I patted Cui'er and said.

"The slave and maid can't figure it out, why did the girl suddenly ask the slave and maid to take the wine, but it turned out that it was not wine."

"Seeing the girl pretending to be drunk, the slave and maid were frightened, and I really thought I had taken it wrong."

Cui'er raised the small pot in her hand and smiled bitterly: "This is a genuine sobering soup." “

"It's okay, then, you're crooked." I was silent, thought for a few seconds, and then whispered.

"Girl, why did you do that?" Cui'er couldn't hide her curiosity.

"Lead the snake out of the hole." I smiled slightly, "But the snake was led away." “

"I, still, a step slower."