Chapter 2: The Return

The sound of the drums of the third watch came from outside the house.

"Miss, Miss, wake up!"

A coquettish voice interrupted the constant whispering in the room, causing Su Wanqing, who was lying on the bed, to let out a scream and sit up suddenly.

The maid beside the bed was frightened by this sudden movement, and a spirit jumped back half a step, until she saw Su Wanqing open her eyes, and then she trembled and came up, "Miss, you have a nightmare again." ”

"Nightmares?" Su Wanqing's brain was a little dazed, and she grabbed the corner of the quilt tightly, and her voice trembled uncontrollably.

The maid nodded, wiping the beads of sweat from her forehead with a handkerchief, her round face full of worry.

Su Wanqing raised her eyes to look at the very familiar face in front of her, a cold light suddenly flashed in her originally chaotic eyes, and with a stretch of her arm, she grabbed the hand covering her forehead with a "whew".

-- It's still warm!

Su Wanqing looked stunned, subconsciously turned her head, and swept the furnishings in the room by candlelight, and gradually, her body finally relaxed.

Yes, she remembered, this is the Taiwei Mansion, the boudoir before she left the pavilion, and the maid in front of her is Biwu, who has served by her side since she was a child.

Su Wanqing didn't expect that she would be able to see Biwu alive in this world again, and she didn't expect that Biwu, who was one year younger than her, would stand in front of her at that time.

There were some sporadic memories in her head, which gradually changed from vague to clear, and Su Wanqing only felt heartache.

Bi Wu looked at her with a somewhat strange look, subconsciously glanced at the bronzing wedding dress in the lacquer plate, and said with a sad face: "The slave understands the bitterness of the young lady's heart that she does not want to marry, but the emperor's order cannot be violated, you, you are distressed by such a slave." ”

Su Wanqing's eyes were lowered, making it impossible to distinguish the emotions in her eyes, and she was silent for a while, her voice returned to its former calm, "You don't have to keep vigil outside the night, go back to sleep." ”

Bi Wu was a little uneasy, and pursed her lips to say something, but she still tucked the corners of the quilt for her and retreated obediently.

After a door shut, the footsteps faded away.

Quietly, Su Wanqing stared at the dazzling crimson for a moment, and gradually, a wry smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

She's really back!

She remembers, and can clearly remember, that it is not the twenty-first year of Zhongzheng, but the twenty years of Zhongzheng.

This is half a year before she was forced to pour that bowl of poison, and two days later, she will marry into King Yi's mansion in accordance with the holy decree and become the side concubine of the current five princes, and at the same time, she has also become the thorn in the eyes of Princess Yi Shen and Shen Xiang that has to be removed.

It's just that she doesn't understand, what did she do wrong? Is it disrespectful to a wife?

Su Wanqing asked herself, in the past six months, she has never been disrespectful to the Shen family, and some are just endless forbearance and avoidance.

But if it was her embarrassing identity, when did she ever think that she would be a side room?

She was like ashes at that time, as soon as she entered the palace, she deliberately avoided favor, and after less than a month of marriage, she invited herself to move to the most remote courtyard, and she was married for half a year, and she never had a skin-to-skin relationship with King Yi from beginning to end.

Why, why did the Shen family still refuse to let her go! Why did the Shen family want to be angry with her loved ones!

Su Wanqing laughed coldly, did God know that she was unwilling to die?

The retreat in the past six months, the forbearance in the past six months, in exchange for the destruction of the family, this time, she will never back down again, what the Shen family did in the previous life, she must be redoubled in this life!

I don't know whether it was anger or resentment, but gradually, the hand that was on her chest was clenched tightly.

The night was long.

At this time, it was winter, and there was a copper stove for heating in the house, and in the silence, you could faintly hear the crackling of the charcoal fire.

Su Wanqing walked down from the bed and opened a screen window, the starry sky was high, and there were only a few cold stars in the long sky accompanied by the bright moon, which seemed very lonely.

She looked out the window and sorted out her still-jumbled thoughts.

Time passed quietly.

Unconsciously, Su Wanqing felt tired again, but in the next second, she was excited, and her whole body was tense.

There's a dark shadow on the roof not far away!

The location of the black shadow was also in the inner courtyard, it seemed that it was in the courtyard next to Su Wanqing, with the faint moonlight, she could clearly see the black shadow tiptoeing on the roof, and the movements on the beam were very skillful.

Seeing that he was getting closer and closer to her, Su Wanqing held her breath nervously, hesitating whether to blow out the candle, but saw that the black shadow had already walked to the room opposite her and continued to move towards the west.

At this moment, the dark shadow noticed the nearby light and turned its head vigilantly.

Not good! Su Wanqing screamed secretly in her heart, and quickly turned sideways to hide behind the wall.

The man was keenly aware that someone flashed by the window, and his figure froze, and he suddenly accelerated his pace and ran in the other direction!

Su Wanqing saw that the man was about to escape, so she hurriedly pulled a gown from the shelf and put it on, and was about to rush out of the door to call someone.

"Miss, what's wrong with you?" Biwu hadn't fallen asleep since she went back, and when she heard the movement, she rushed over again.

Su Wanqing didn't care much, and immediately said: "Someone has broken into the mansion, go and call the guards!" ”

Bi Wu looked left and right blankly, there were only two of them in the courtyard, how could anyone break in? I was very puzzled and stunned for a while, but there was no response.

On the contrary, Hongfu, another maid who had just come out of the house with her clothes draped, looked at Su Wanqing's gaze, her face changed, and she hurriedly looked for a guard.

Su Wanqing was in a hurry to come out, except for the jacket, she only wore a bedgown, and it was a little unbearable to stand outside, so she took Biwu back to the house first to wait for news.

A moment later, human voices rang out outside, at first there were only a few, but gradually, more and more, and it became noticeably noisy.

After a while, Hongfu returned.

"Miss Hui, there are indeed thieves in the house, and the guards have gone to chase them." Hongfu's soft voice had a consistent calmness, but she glanced at her with some concern, "Slave and maid, that thief seems to be a habitual thief, he reacts quickly, and his hands and feet are also very sharp, I'm afraid it will be a little difficult to catch." ”

Su Wanqing saw the thief's ability to escape, and she didn't have much hope of catching him, so she thought for a while and said, "Is there any theft anywhere in the mansion?" ”

Hongfu shook her head and said: "The slave maid has asked all the way, although there is no specific inventory, but there is no trace of thieves in each courtyard at present. ”

Su Wanqing knew it in her heart when she heard this, looking at the thief's actions, his purpose was obviously very clear, and further west of her courtyard was the courtyard where she temporarily parked her makeup.

But...... To say that he had come to steal her makeup, she didn't remember what she had lost on this night in her previous life.

Su Wanqing thought about it and couldn't help but think of another thing.