"Why is this place so horrible?" Zhao Lingshu clenched her arms in fear, raised her feet and prepared to go out, but she didn't expect that when she just walked to the door, the door suddenly closed by itself.

The wooden staircase squeaked, and Zhao Lingshu looked up and saw a man in red with a golden mask walking out of the attic.

"The concubine of the Weiguo family, Zhao Lingshu, such a noble lady of the family, it is a little inappropriate to come to this unbearable place."

Seeing that this man directly reported all his identity information, Zhao Lingshu was a little uneasy.

But she took a deep breath, stood up straight, and quickly pretended to be calm: "Since Your Excellency has investigated my identity, then you will also introduce yourself?" ”

"Where do we get any courtesies and exchanges like us? Miss Zhao, why don't you stay in the Weiguo Mansion to be an innocent aristocratic lady, what are you doing in the Flower Pavilion? The man didn't answer Zhao Lingshu's question, walked straight to the chair in front of Zhao Lingshu, reached out and picked up the headless puppet on it, threw it on the ground, lifted his robe and sat down directly, and began to ask about the purpose of Zhao Lingshu's visit.

Zhao Lingshu couldn't see this person's expression clearly, but seeing that he had accurately reported all his information, he was sure that he was not a person who was easy to coax, so he told the truth: "I heard that the master of the medicine building in the Flower Pavilion is both poisonous and poisonous, and his martial arts are world-famous. The corpse wants to meet the landlord and asks him to take me as an apprentice. ”

When the man in red heard this, he waved his hand directly, and the door automatically opened again: "Miss Zhao, let's leave early." As far as I know, the owner of the pharmacy never accepts apprentices, let alone the eldest lady of a family like Miss Zhao. After saying that, he ignored her, got up from his chair, turned around and went up the wooden staircase back to the attic.

Zhao Lingshu, who was rejected and snubbed, was a little lost and angry. But she didn't plan to give up the idea of apprenticeship to the owner of the medicine building, after all, if she wanted revenge, it was completely not enough to rely on herself.

Zhao Lingshu stood in place and thought about countermeasures, and suddenly remembered that in his previous life, there was a woman who visited the Flower Pavilion every day, but was rejected countless times, and was finally accepted as a disciple by the owner of the medicine building.

"No matter what, sincerity is spirit. As long as I follow this woman's example and wear a stone with a drop of water, I will succeed in the future. Zhao Lingshu made up his mind, and then left the medicine building.

When Zhao Lingshu returned home, the time was almost up, the gate of the mansion was closed, no one walked on the road, and they were probably asleep.

Zhao Lingshu quietly entered through the back door of the house, and before he could close the door as soon as he came in, he heard movement behind him, and Zhao Lingshu's heart was raised.

"Lingshu, where have you been so late? Why are you only coming back now? Zhao Yechen's voice sounded.

Zhao Lingshu breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately it was his brother and not his grandfather and grandmother. She turned around with a smile and saw Zhao Yechen standing behind her with his hands behind his back and expressionless.

Zhao Lingshu stepped forward with a smile and grabbed Zhao Yechen's hand, and leaned his head up: "Why didn't my brother sleep?" The corpse couldn't sleep, so he went outside for a stroll. ”

Zhao Yechen looked at his sister who was leaning on him and coquettish, and his heart suddenly softened, where did he still have the heart to get angry?

"Oh? I thought you'd go outside and have a little lover, and you're still standing here guarding the door for you. Zhao Yechen reached out and knocked on his sister's head, and watched her look funny as she covered her knocked head and raised her head, frowning and pouting and looking at him with a dissatisfied expression.

"Where do I have a little lover? My brother thought too much, and the corpse really just went out for a walk. Zhao Lingshu continued to be coquettish, she knew that her brother ate herself the most.

Then Zhao Lingshu yawned loudly, covered his mouth and said, "Brother, I'm a little sleepy, go back to the room and sleep first." Brother, you should rest early, don't guard the back door. ”

After speaking, Zhao Lingshu slipped back to the room directly.

After returning to the room, Zhao Lingshu washed up briefly, then took off his coat and lay on the bed to prepare for sleep. When Zhao Lingshu was about to fall asleep, a dark shadow flashed outside the window.

Zhao Lingshu was directly awakened by the black shadow. She quietly got out of bed, opened the door softly, and followed behind the shadow.

The dark shadow ended up going to her aunt Zhao Susu's room. Zhao Lingshu looked around, and after making sure that there was no one outside the house, he lay at the door of the room and listened to the sounds in the room. After listening to it for a long time, I only heard a few words.

Suddenly, he heard footsteps coming towards the door, Zhao Lingshu immediately left the door, found a hidden corner to hide, held his breath and concentrated, not daring to make a sound.

The dark shadow opened the window and quickly turned away, hiding in the darkness. Zhao Lingshu saw her aunt Zhao Susu open the door and wrap her cloak tightly. After carefully checking her surroundings, she also quietly walked in the direction of the outside of the house.

Zhao Lingshu immediately followed not far behind her, not daring to approach and afraid of losing it, so he concentrated all the way.

When the moon turned overhead, Zhao Lingshu saw Zhao Susu enter the Qin Xiang Pavilion.

"What is my aunt doing here so late?" Zhao Lingshu just wanted to follow up, but suddenly remembered what happened here that day, and Xiao Qisheng's words of reprimanding her for being incompetent came to mind, but in the end she didn't follow, and returned to the Weiguo Mansion along the same road.

Zhao Susu came to Qin Xiang Tower, and the door was closed. She knocked lightly on the door, and it was immediately opened for him.

"Your Royal Highness has been waiting for you in the Tianzi Room for a long time." The man who opened the door said in a low voice.

When Zhao Susu heard this, he immediately climbed the stairs and came to the Tianzi room, and when he opened the door, he saw Xiao Qiming leaning on the side of the bed and reading a book.

Zhao Susu walked to Xiao Qiming's side and knelt down: "Your Highness, your subordinates are late, please punish Your Highness." ”

After Zhao Susu finished speaking, she didn't get a reply, and she didn't dare to get up, so she could only continue to kneel.

After a long time, Xiao Qiming put down the book and said slowly: "Is there any recent movement in the Zhao family?" ”

Zhao Susu bowed his head and replied: "It's no different from the past." It's just that Zhao Lingshu was summoned into the palace by Cui Guifei the day before yesterday, and it didn't take long for him to hurry back to the house, go directly to talk to Mrs. Zhao, and retreat. ”

"Oh?" Xiao Qiming's face was expressionless, Zhao Susu couldn't see his joys, sorrows, and sorrows, and he didn't dare to speak casually.

Xiao Qiming didn't ask anything more, and gave Zhao Susu a pill.

"Your Highness." Zhao Susu hurriedly took the pill and kowtowed to thank him, got up and couldn't wait to eat it.

"Go back, don't make them suspicious." When Zhao Susu heard this, he got up and left to go home.

Zhao Lingshu, who turned to leave, took the first step back to the Weiguo Mansion. However, she did not return to the Lingshu Pavilion, but was sure that Zhao Susu would come back through the back door. So she hid in a corner of the back door and waited for her.

After a while, Zhao Susu came back. She pushed open the back door, quickly entered the house, and then closed the door with her backhand. Zhao Susu cautiously looked around to make sure that no one was following her before turning around and walking towards her room.

Zhao Lingshu wanted to follow immediately, but he didn't expect that as soon as he took the first step, there was a sound of dead branches stepping on his feet.

"Not good!" Zhao Lingshu stopped, panicking in his heart.

Hearing the sound, Zhao Susu immediately walked towards the hidden corner where Zhao Lingshu was hiding.

"Who is it? Come out quickly, or you're welcome. Zhao Susu clenched the knife hidden in his sleeve and walked towards the place where the voice came from step by step.

At the critical moment, Zhao Lingshu had an idea. She simply came out of the hidden corner, closed her eyes and shouted, "Don't come here! I'm not afraid of you! ”

"Mother, save me!"

"Mother, hurry up, this monster is here again! Help me! ”

"Mother! Don't leave me."

Zhao Lingshu pretended to be sleepwalking, his hands were dancing around, and he was still saying foolish words that others couldn't understand.

Seeing Zhao Lingshu's posture, Zhao Susu, who was originally cautious, was also taken aback, although he was still suspicious of Zhao Lingshu in his heart, but the hand holding the knife slowly loosened.

Zhao Lingshu's series of big movements not only shocked Zhao Susu, but also woke up all the people in the house.

When they heard the commotion, they all lit their lanterns and walked towards the back door. After a while, the entire Zhao Mansion came to the courtyard and formed a circle.

Zhao Hong arrived, looked at his daughter who was dancing and talking nonsense, and stepped forward to hold her worriedly: "Lingshu, wake up quickly, it's Dad!" ”

Zhao Lingshu woke up slowly, and as soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Zhao Hong's face, and then threw himself into Zhao Hong's arms: "Dad! There's a monster chasing me! Mother is gone! ”

Zhao Lingshu said as he shed tears of panic.

"Don't cry, don't cry, Daddy is here." Zhao Hong comforted Zhao Lingshu while patting her back with his hand.

"Take the young lady back and have a good rest." Zhao Hong called Zhao Lingshu's maid and instructed them.

After the maid brought Zhao Lingshu back to the room, Zhao Hong saw that the neatly dressed Zhao Susu was also standing at the back door, and there was a gap in the back door, and he suddenly had doubts in his heart.

"Susu, it's so late, why don't you stay in the mansion, what are you going out for?" Zhao Hong asked.

"Su Su slept a lot during the day today, and I couldn't sleep at night, so I thought about going to the alley at the back door." Zhao Susu immediately found an excuse.

After listening to this, Zhao Hong didn't believe Zhao Susu's words, but there was no other evidence.

"In that case, it's not too early, so let's go back to bed quickly." Zhao Hong no longer pursued and let the people around the house disperse.

After Zhao Susu returned to the room without danger, he did not sleep immediately, but went straight to a corner of the room, stretched out his hand and twisted it, a switch in the room was turned on, the cabinet was automatically moved, and a staircase leading to the underground appeared in front of Zhao Susu.

Zhao Susu took a candle and walked down the stairs to the basement below the room.

The basement was pitch black, and the light of the candles could only shine a little bit, making the atmosphere terrifying.

But Zhao Susu was not afraid. She walked many corners with the candle unhurriedly, and slowly she could hear the murmuring of the water, and it turned out that Zhao Susu finally came to a water dungeon in the basement.

In the dim light of the candles, a person could be seen imprisoned in the water prison. The man had been tortured and looked like a man, and he couldn't see his face clearly with his head down.

"Why, are you still reluctant to tell me where the treasure is?" Zhao Susu stepped forward, pinched the prisoner's chin, and forced him to look up.

The man slowly opened his eyes, his face was full of vanity after being tortured, but he didn't answer Zhao Susu's question, and there was even no fear in his eyes.

Infuriated by his calm expression, Zhao Susu let go of the man's chin and walked to the side of the shelf, on which were all kinds of weapons and torture tools.

Zhao Susu picked a long whip from above, then walked up to the prisoner, and with a wave of his hand, the whip was ruthlessly whipped on the man's body.