The time has passed, and the outer courtyard of the Xiangguo Mansion,

In the corner of the southeast corner, there is a secluded courtyard, a row of four blue brick houses, all of which have fallen silent at this time.

The moonlight shines on the bluestone ground in the courtyard, reflecting the cold white light, and the laurel tree under the corridor is like a canopy, and the cinnamon fragrance has been left.

Suddenly, a few laurel leaves fluttered down, and with a "squeak", the door of the tiled house on the left side opened, and a man in a blue cloth robe walked out slowly.

The man in the moonlight had a faint expression, profound facial features and handsomeness, and although there was a faint smile on his face, he looked cold and detached.

The man turned around and looked at the black-tiled roof, and a hint of mockery appeared on the corner of his mouth: "This Lu Kun is getting busier and busier." ”

Standing in the courtyard with his hands behind his back, he looked in the direction of the inner courtyard and was distracted, and then raised his hand and felt something in his arms.

A small blue waist bag, the corners are embroidered with pink silk threads with the letters of the flower body, the stitching is inferior, and it is faintly recognizable that it is probably a capital C, and a few petals fell next to it, I don't know if the owner's needle strength is not enough, and the flowers are embroidered into pieces

A faint smile floated on the corners of the man's lips, and a layer of warmth was also dyed in his cold eyes.

In the inner courtyard, in the backyard of the Ming Garden,

A remote corner house, but at this time there is a faint light.

There were several figures standing in the room, and a maid dressed in a water-red shoulder held a candlestick in her hand, looking worried.

Under the dim light, a slender girl lay on the ground, her face was pale, her eyes were closed, and a bruise on her forehead was clearly visible.

There was a person sitting in the shadows, wearing a black and gold-painted cloak, and his lazy voice said: "Tut-tut, how did you make it like this?" This little eight really doesn't know how to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade. ”

A condensed voice came from behind the man who was sitting: "Back to the master, this woman seems to be weak, but in fact she is as cunning as a fox. I thought it was a weak little girl who was defenseless, but I didn't expect this woman to wake up but actually pretended to be unconscious, eavesdropping on my conversation with Xue Ying, and in desperation, she was beaten unconscious again with a heavy hand. ”

"Oh? The little girl still has this scheming. The man sitting upright in the shadows said with a faint smile in his voice.

The maid holding the candle flame sighed: "Master, if this girl is an ordinary girl, it would be fine, but she also has some tea-making skills, which is quite valued by the eldest young master of the Xia family, and the old lady of the Xia family seems to like this girl very much, if she kills it like this, I am afraid that there will be more trouble." ”

The man sitting in the shadows smiled lightly and said nothing, holding the folding fan handwritten by the famous artist in his hand, and gently tapping his knee.

Deep in the shadows snorted coldly: "No matter how favored she is, she is just a little girl with no name, so she said that she was robbed by bandits, and Xia Shaoyuan can still turn over the entire Tiandu City to find it?" ”

"Hey, that's a real deal." The man folded the fan, stood up, and slowly walked to the woman on the ground, under the dim candlelight, the man's affectionate peach blossom eyes bent: "I can't kill it now, wait for me to discuss with Shaoyuan, maybe I can exchange Ah Ying's girl, maybe it's feasible." ”

The maid holding the candle flame frowned slightly: "Master, Ah Ying has spent a lot of effort to train, so she gave it to Xia Shaoyuan."

The man sneered lightly: "The left and right are given away, what is the difference between giving it to Xia Shaoyuan and giving it to the imperial brother?" The peach blossom eyes narrowed slightly, the folding fan in his hand picked up the maid's chin, and said softly: "Even Ah Ying, you, are also cultivated by the prince and me, didn't you also give it to Xia Shaoyuan?" ”

Xue Ying's face changed slightly, and she hurriedly knelt down: "Lord Mingjian, Xue Ying is just doing her duty, and there is no place to transgress, Xue Ying's family has received the great favor of the prince, and it is difficult to repay it with broken bones, and they dare not do anything against the master." ”

The sixth prince smiled faintly, his peach blossom eyes were bent like a pool of spring water, he stretched out his hand, and said softly: "This king knows that you are loyal, get up." ”

Xue Ying's heartbeat couldn't help but speed up, she hurriedly lowered her eyes, put her hand in the prince's hand, and her cold fingertips touched the warm palm, and the warmth seemed to pour from her fingertips into her heart, warm and sweet, and a little sweet.

The sixth prince pulled Xue Ying up with a light smile: "Since this girl already knows your identity, she can't stay after all, just think of a safe way." ”

The fingertips that had been touched by the prince seemed to be still hot, Xue Ying curled up her fingers, trying to calm down, and her mind was quickly turning the method, since the prince said that she couldn't kill now, then she had to relieve the prince's worries and come up with a safe way.

The voice in the shadow of stealth said coldly: "There is a medicine that can make people look like crazy and stupid"

The sixth prince laughed: "It seems that Xiaoba really hates this girl, but I am a guest here, and I am crazy about a girl, but it is not very appropriate." ”

Xue Ying raised her head at this time and said softly: "Master, Xue Ying thinks it's better to simply have a showdown with this girl, maybe she can help more." ”

"Oh? How so? The Sixth Prince seemed to ask with interest.

Xue Ying was glanced at by the six princes' peach blossom eyes, and her ears suddenly burned, and she seemed to forget to speak: "Xue, Xue Ying is thinking"

Xue Ying suppressed the rapid jump in her heart, secretly pinched her palm, took a deep breath, and then said in a steady voice: "This girl is a smart person, and her temperament is also cautious, if she knows the master's grand cause, for the sake of her life, she is afraid that she will not dare to say it." ”

"Oh?" The sixth prince shook the folding fan, I don't know what he remembered, and smiled faintly: "Clever, but a little clever." ”

Xue Ying secretly looked at the prince's face, and saw that the master seemed noncommittal, so she continued: "And this little girl is not light in Xia Shaoyuan's mind, if the prince wants to take Xia Shaoyuan, this girl is a good bargaining chip." ”

The sixth prince raised his eyebrows slightly: "Handle? Why does Xue Ying think I need to take care of Xia Shaoyuan? ”

Xue Ying bit her lip secretly, and only then did she look up at the six princes and said: "The prince takes the world as a chessboard, and Xue Ying is just a small chess piece in the hands of the prince, although he is stupid and can't see through the layout and strategy of the prince, but he knows that the prince never plays useless chess, and Xue Ying is in Xia Shaoyuan."

Before Xue Ying finished speaking, the sixth prince suddenly leaned down, pulled out a finchback on the woman's bun on the ground, took it to the candle flame and looked at it carefully, and her peach blossom eyes gradually bent: "This is interesting." ”

Xue Ying looked at the six princes in confusion.

The sixth prince smiled lightly and handed her the hairpin in his hand: "It's up to you." ”