Xiao Xia stood in place, stunned and looked at the two little girls talking while walking towards another fork in the road, Yu Xiangxiang walked out for a while only to find that Xiao Xia did not follow.

She shouted twice and saw that Xiao Xia didn't respond, so she could only walk back and pat her, which scared Xiao Xia.

"What? Scared like this! What do you think about in broad daylight? ”

Xiao Xia shook her head and perfunctory, and then lowered her head all the way and looked silent, yes, she was very worried, for some reason, she felt that the person outside the wall of the Hou Mansion was probably Liang Chenjing.

What is he doing here? Shouldn't he stay in the capital to be his big official and glorify the lintel for the Liang family? And what happened to Su Linglong? The last time I said goodbye to the capital, I did what I thought I could do, and left quietly, but I didn't know anything about what happened after that, no matter what, as long as he didn't come for himself.

Yu Xiangxiang was observing her all the way, seeing that she was unsettled and suspicious, but she didn't ask much, until she returned to the yard, Yu Xiangxiang handed the food box to Xiao Xia: "Come, you can send it to Miss Liu!" ”

Xiao Xia was stunned for a moment before reacting, and turned his head to look around, they had already returned to the courtyard!

Yu Xiangxiang glared at her: "Seeing that you are not giving up, I don't know what you are thinking?" Send the stuff in first, and come out to my house later. ”

Xiao Xia looked at Yu Xiangxiang's serious appearance, knowing that she cared about herself, Xiao Xia was moved, nodded and took the food box and went to the upper room.

The door of the upper room is still closed, and I don't know if Liu Yan'er is inside? Xiao Xia knocked on the door a few times and listened for a while, then knocked again and listened carefully. It's been no movement, isn't there anyone?

She was about to leave with the food box in her hand, but when she turned around, she accidentally touched the door. There was a squeak, although it was short and light, but Xiao Xia could hear it clearly, and when she looked back, she saw that the door had opened a crack.

Hey! Could it be that she is in it?

Xiao Xia hesitated slightly, knocked on the door twice, and there was still no movement inside. Even so, she wanted to go in and have a look.

She pushed the door open and placed the food box on the table. Bypassing the screen and entering the inner room, there was a click, and Xiao Xia was so frightened that she took two steps back. When she looked closely, she saw that the willow smoke in front of the dresser was half exposed. The white and tender skin was covered with blood. A pile of blood-stained white cloth fell to the ground, and it looked like it had been torn from her own undergarment.

Liu Yan'er glanced at Xiao Xia and said lightly: "Didn't I say it, didn't I tell you not to come in?" ”

Seeing her clenching her teeth, she wiped the blood with a white cloth by herself, and then laboriously took the medicine and sprinkled the powder on the wound.

Seeing that the beads of sweat on her forehead kept sliding down, Xiao Xia hurriedly walked over to help.

Seeing that she had wounds on her shoulders, arms, and back, she must have been hurt by so much blood. She couldn't bear it, why didn't she go to the doctor? What the hell did she do? Who did you meet? How could it be hurt like this?

Xiao Xia silently helped her deal with the wound and put on clothes, Liu Yan'er, who had lost too much blood, looked tired, leaned back on the chair and closed her eyes to rest, while Xiao Xia quietly cleaned up her things.

After waiting for Qiē to take care of it, Liu Yan'er said softly: "Take these out and burn them, don't let people find out, and don't tell anyone about my injury." ”

Xiao Xia stood in front of him with something and looked at her fixedly, and it took a long time for Liu Yan'er to open her eyes: "You want to ask me why I'm injured, right?" Hmph, I went to find out the details of that old thing, but I didn't expect that he was also a practitioner, and his skills were good, this old fox, I don't know where he hid things? I don't believe he can keep it all his life! ”

Liu Yan'er almost gritted her teeth and her eyes were full of hatred when she said the last sentence, listen to what she meant, that old thing should be the designated Marquis Li Guoshun, that person seems to be a polite Confucian student, I didn't expect him to be a Lian family, Liu Yan'er was originally injured by him, so she dared to come back? Could it be that Li Guoshun hasn't seen through her yet?

Liu Yan'er hated for a long time, raised her eyes and saw that Xiao Xia was still standing in front of her, her eyes flashed slightly, and she suddenly thought of an idea:

"Qiu'er, how about you help me do something?"

Xiao Xia looked at her inquiringly.

"I used countless ways to test the second young master Li Taiming, he really doesn't seem to know anything, but Li Guoshun's old thing is extremely insidious and cunning, I'm afraid it will be difficult to find a way to deal with it for a while, I think the new Xiang'er girl is good to you, you help me find him to find out, see if I can find out some news from Mrs."

Liu Yan'er paused: "As long as you help me find something, whether it is gold and silver treasures or glory and wealth, I can satisfy you, how about it?" ”

Xiao Xia paused, she actually wanted to make an idea from Mrs. Tian's side, isn't this exactly what she thinks?

"Qiu'er?"

Liu Yan'er let her come back to her senses with a soft call.

"What? Don't you want to? ”

Xiao Xia shook her head and nodded again, Liu Yan'er thought for a while: "That's it, you do your best, I don't force it, I just have news to tell sù, but I can't tell anyone about my affairs, otherwise...... I can't spare you first! ”

The latter sentence Liu Yan'er said very seriously, and there was no lack of cruel flavor in it, Xiao Xia was startled, and raised her eyes to see Liu Yan'er flashing with a vicious look, Xiao Xia quickly lowered her eyes and Fu Fu withdrew.

Coming out of the upper room, Yu Xiangxiang was standing in the courtyard, she glanced at Xiao Xia, and Xiao Xia followed her into the house.

"How? She's in the house, right? ”

Natsu nodded.

"What are you doing? Why don't you go out all day? ”

Natsu shook her head.

"Alas, you, you know how to shake your head and nod, it's really boring, come, eat!"

The next morning, Liu Yan'er still locked herself in the house, and she usually didn't go out unless Li Taiming came.

This has been like this several times, and Xiao Xia goes out every day to run errands, and everyone can hear rumors about the son under the outer wall of the mansion.

It is said that the boy has been wandering around for five or six days, coming every afternoon, and leaving after an hour, and he doesn't know what he is doing? The family who had a lot of trouble last time was beaten half to death by him in the past, and now no one dares to go, no one dares to provoke, so he can only let it go.

Every time she heard the news, Xiao Xia felt uneasy, and really wanted to go out to see if it was him?

On the other hand. She was a little anxious, the whereabouts of the colorful beads had not been decided for a long time, what if it was really him? She hadn't figured out what to call him yet. I don't know how much he knows, not to mention that he can't go home empty-handed.

This morning, Xiao Xia and Yu Xiangxiang went out to the warehouse to get things, met Xiao Cui halfway, and saw her in a hurry, Yu Xiangxiang stopped her: "Xiao Cui, what are you doing so fast?" ”

"Sister Xiang'er. I...... I had just come out of Madame's side, and I was about to rush back to the yard of the second young grandmother. ”

"It's not an unsightly thing to go to Madame's yard, why are you running so fast?"

Xiao Cui blushed a little. I couldn't say it clearly for a long time, and Yu Xiangxiang seemed to say: "Okay, who in the house doesn't know that you are next to the second young grandmother, and the lady in my heart is here." Running around every day. Do you think the second young grandmother is stupid? ”

Xiao Cui was stunned, her face turned red to the base of her neck, looking at her panicked and overwhelmed eyes, Yu Xiangxiang comforted: "Don't be afraid, the second young grandmother and Mrs. know about this, they didn't say anything to show that they all acquiesced in this matter, what should you do, hey." What's wrong with your mother? ”

Xiaocui lowered her head sadly and whispered: "It's not good, the doctor said that her illness is an old problem." I can't cure it, it's been delayed for many years, and it's good to be able to hold on until now, maybe I will ...... it when I can."

Yu Xiangxiang sighed lightly and patted her on the shoulder: "Okay, don't be sad, there will always be a day in a person's life, and no one will be avoided, or ...... Do you ask your wife or the second young grandmother for a favor and take half a month off to go back and take good care of your mother, right? ”

Xiao Cui's eyes were a little red when she heard this: "I originally wanted to beg, I just went to see Mrs., but Mother Du didn't let me see me, saying that Mrs. suffered from the wind cold last night and was sick in bed, so I have to rest well these days, and I won't see anyone." ”

"That'...... You beg the second young grandmother, anyway, you are now nominally the maid of the second young grandmother. ”

Xiaocui sniffed and shook her head: "The second young grandmother has never been waiting to see me, and she never lets me serve me closely, and it is rare for me to even enter the door once, how can the second young grandmother help me?" ”

"It's not a help, it's Enzhun, he doesn't want to see you, you go far away, isn't she happy?"

Xiao Cui raised her eyes and looked at Yu Xiangxiang, as if she saw hope, and after a while, she cried with a sad face: "It's not good, if I really go back, when I come back in a few days, Mrs. will definitely scold me." ”

Yu Xiangxiang frowned, this girl is too grinding, this is not that or that, but she cries and cries all day long and worries to death, it stands to reason that Yu Xiangxiang doesn't like to deal with this kind of weak and assertive girl the most, but their mother and son are really pitiful, and when their family was in trouble, Xiaocui and his mother helped a lot.

She thought about it: "Otherwise, I'll go to Madame's side to inquire, and see if I can find Madam Du to dredge and let you go home for a few days, as long as Mama Du nods, Madame's side will definitely be fine." ”

Xiao Cui's eyes lit up: "Really? ”

"Really, I'll go now, you go back to the yard of the second young grandmother first, and I'll come to you as soon as I have news."

Xiaocui grabbed Yu Xiangxiang's arm: "Sister Xiang'er, you are so good, I ...... I ......"

"Okay, okay, go back and pack your things, and leave as soon as there is news."

"Well, thank you, Sister Xiang'er!"

Xiaocui wiped a handful of tears, thanked Xiangxiang for her kindness, and left quickly.

Xiao Xia and Yu Xiangxiang stood in place and looked at her back, Yu Xiangxiang sighed: "Alas, this girl is pitiful enough, she has been dependent on her mother since she was a child, and it would be too pitiful if she couldn't send her on the last trip!" ”

Xiao Xia raised her eyes and looked at her, in fact, Xiangxiang is a good person, and she has nothing to say to her friends, but she has only been in the house for a few days, so what if she can't do it?

Yu Xiangxiang took Xiao Xia to Mrs. Tian's courtyard, unexpectedly today's courtyard is exceptionally clean, originally there were more than a dozen people up and down in this courtyard to serve, but now there is no one.

By the way, it's lunchtime, and maybe they're all going to eat in the big kitchen.

Yu Xiangxiang asked Xiao Xia to stay in the courtyard, walked to the door of the upper room, stretched her neck and looked inside.

Both of them were stunned, and Du's mother reprimanded in a low voice with a straight face: "Rude girl, what are you looking at?" ”

Yu Xiangxiang hurriedly saluted, then leaned up and stuffed a large ingot of silver into Mother Du's hand, and said with a smile on her face: "Mother Du is angry, the slave maid came to you here!" ”

Mother Du lowered her eyes and said with a straight face: "What are you doing?" Didn't you go to serve that vixen? What are you doing back? ”

"Ouch, Mother Du, look at what you said, it's not a good place, and I didn't go there voluntarily, and it's not that the second young master forced people to go! Don't talk about this, Mother Du, how is Madame's illness? ”

"It's just a cold, what are you doing?"

"Oh, do slaves and maids care, how can Mother Du be my enemy."

"Stinky girl, don't come to the flamboyant tongue, there is something to say!"

"That's the case, Mother Du, you know that Xiaocui is ...... with her mother" Yu Xiangxiang pulled Mother Du to the corner next to her and muttered, Xiao Xia stood not far from them, looking at Yu Xiangxiang's cheeky appearance and admiring in her heart.

She turned her eyes around, and the empty courtyard gave her a flash of inspiration in her mind...... Now restrain everyone, and personally ask the whereabouts of Tian's colorful beads, will there be any gains?

Xiao Xia's heart fluttered faster, yes, Tian is often followed by a bunch of people, and now such an opportunity is almost once-in-a-lifetime, if you miss this time, I don't know when the next time will be?

She gritted her teeth and nervously touched the ** in her arms, Yu Xiangxiang and Mother Du didn't pay attention to this, and they couldn't do it if they didn't restrain them.

As she approached them, she secretly opened the ** in her sleeve.

Seeing that she had arrived behind Yu Xiangxiang, Mother Du suddenly raised her eyes and looked: "What are you doing here?" ”

Xiao Xia's nervous hand shook, and she scattered the ** out at once, and Du's mother frowned: "What is this?" ”

Yu Xiangxiang also sniffed: "It's so fragrant!" ”

Xiao Xia was so nervous that her heart jumped to her throat, and her eyes looked at them without blinking.

Fortunately, after a few breaths, the eyes of the two began to be sluggish, and then they habitually looked at each other and opened their mouths but did not make a sound, Xiao Xia stretched out his hand and shook it between them, neither of them reacted, it should have worked.

Xiao Xia let out a long sigh of relief, turned around and entered the upper room.

The large room is antique, all the furniture is made of fine mahogany, and a few steps inside the screen can be seen to see the large wooden bed with exquisite workmanship, and the incense burner on the opposite table is emitting wisps of green smoke.

Xiao Xia clenched her hands and walked to the wooden bed step by step, seeing that her hand had just arrived at the gauze tent, but she heard a loud shout from the side: "Who are you?" ”

Xiao Xia was startled, and turned around to open his eyes with Tian, who was only wearing underwear.

Tian was also stunned for a moment, pointed at Xiao Xia and reprimanded: "Where did the wild girl come from, she dared to burglarize, you ......"

Xiao Xia didn't care about anything else, took two steps forward and waved his sleeves, and the powder of loose medicine rushed towards Tian with the breeze.

Tian hurriedly covered his mouth and nose and fanned him, pointed at Xiao Xia and scolded angrily: "Bold thief, what are you lying to Mrs. Ben?" (To be continued.) )