Snow-capped Jinghua Garden is dotted, and a few dim lanterns are swaying outside the courtyard, and the night is already deep.

After Xu Buling sent Zhu Manzhi home, he rose and fell between the buildings, arrived at Jinghuayuan behind the Xiao Mansion, and walked briskly to the courtyard where Mrs. Lu lived.

The news I learned from Zhu Manzhi today, in addition to the wolf guard who transported the lock dragon Gu whose cause of death was unknown, there was also a piece of news that was Jia Yi, the head of the inner library who checked with the wolf guard.

The inner treasury is the emperor's small treasury, which stores the private property of the imperial family, located in the imperial city, and the administrator must be a close confidant of the emperor.

Xu Buling knows about Jia's father-in-law, but Jia's father-in-law is not called Jia Yi. When Xiaozong entered Chang'an, the young Jia Gonggong was selected to become Emperor Xiaozong's personal bodyguard, that is, a dead soldier. Most of the dead soldiers have no names and only code names like Xu Buling's guards, and Jia's father-in-law is 'Dead Soldier A', and later his trust status of filial piety has risen, so he was given a surname, and he only has a surname.

It is estimated that there are thousands of eunuchs in the imperial city, and there must be a lot of people with the surname Jia, so it is impossible for Xu Buling to be idle and remember the names of the eunuchs, and he has no chance to contact them, so he has to find someone to ask.

Xu Buling walked briskly through the beautiful Jinghua Garden with a beautiful snowy scene, and soon came to the outside of the lakeside courtyard.

The lantern is still on, but there is no sound in the small courtyard, which is located in the back flower courtyard of the Xiao family's mansion, and more than a dozen doormen are sitting in the Xiao family, so naturally there is no need for guards.

Xu Buling didn't alarm anyone, silently climbed over the courtyard wall, glanced at the other courtyard, and the maids fell asleep.

Xu Buling thought about it, then walked outside Mrs. Lu's room, took out a bamboo stick from the hat, inserted it into the crack of the door, and picked the door bolt.

Squeak –

There was a faint sound of the door, and then it fell silent again.

Xu Buling came to the boudoir, and there was no heater in the house at night, so it was relatively cold. Although there is no light, I have been here many times, but there are no bumps, bypassing the soft couch, tea sea and other objects, picking up the bead curtain and coming to the curtain.

Xiumigong boots were placed on the ground, winter skirts were neatly stacked in the tray next to them, and a glass of water was placed.

Xu Buling put the hat aside, and lit the candle with the fire fold next to it, and the lamp was like a bean, emitting a dim yellow light.

may have slept soundly, but Mrs. Lu did not wake up.

Xu Buling hesitated slightly, raised his finger and opened a little gap in the curtain.

In the futon embroidered with lotus patterns, Mrs. Lu lay on her side on the pillow, facing outward, only her eyes and nose were exposed, her breathing was steady, and her ripe cheeks exuded a different charm in the faint firelight.

Xu Buling opened his mouth, but he couldn't bear to wake up, and stood there for a long time.

"Woo~"

Maybe it was because of the firelight, Mrs. Lu's eyelashes trembled twice, she turned over slightly, and let out a soft murmur.

Xu Buling took back the finger that had opened the curtain as if he had been electrocuted, looked left and right, sat down on the stool next to him, and coughed lightly.

"Ahem—"

Babbling.

Mrs. Lu turned over again, and after about a few breaths, she opened her eyes, sleepy-eyed, exposed a piece of her wrist and rubbed her eyes, propped up half of her body, and said in a daze:

"Moon slave, what's wrong?"

"Aunt Lu, it's me."

“……”

When Mrs. Lu heard the man's voice, she woke up in an instant, but after a while, the tiredness came up again, leaned back on the pillow, pressed the futon tightly to prevent the cold wind from pouring in, and muttered weakly with half-squinted eyes:

"Don't ...... I don't sleep at night, so I came here to do ......"

Xu Buling frowned and tilted his head: "Aunt Lu, are you sick?" ”

"No ......"

Xu Buling didn't hear that the voice was wrong, so he squatted down next to him, put his hand into the curtain, and touched Mrs. Lu's forehead.

Mrs. Lu opened her eyes, raised her hand and hit it, but she didn't dodge, feeling the cold palm, and said softly:

"I fell into the water last time, and I ...... again when I went to bed at night. Anyway, I'm a little cold, I've already let the doctor see it, and I've drunk the medicine, so don't worry......"

Xu Buling felt it carefully, and pressed his two fingers on Mrs. Lu's wrist again, and only after making sure that there was nothing wrong with it, did he breathe a sigh of relief:

"Last time I was reckless......"

Mrs. Lu squinted her eyes and smiled softly:

"It's good, usually you look old with a cold face, so it's boring...... I don't know how you came up with it, just like your father back then, I'm happy......"

"Hmm...... It's good if Aunt Lu likes it. ”

Mrs. Lu was silent, held Xu Buling's cold hand, put it under the quilt to keep warm, and sighed faintly:

"Your father was very powerful back then, and he hid it into the 'Four Evils of the Capital', and when he left Beijing, all the civil and military officials were relieved, thinking to himself, 'This scourge has finally gone back to toss Xiliang'...... As a result, they soon couldn't laugh anymore, and let the tiger return to the mountain and swim the dragon into the sea...... Actually, with your father's experience, it doesn't play much role if you don't hide it, but if you hide it, you will rely on it more in the future, and the superior person will let people know the depth, no matter how powerful it is, there is a way to deal with it......"

The palm of the hand is warm and soft, and the touch is delicate.

Xu Buling didn't have any thoughts, but he felt warm in his heart, and said with a smile:

"Got it."

Mrs. Lu said 'um~', maybe because she was sleepy, she didn't speak anymore, but just held Xu Buling's hand and put it on her cheek.

Xu Buling didn't want to bother more, so he asked directly: "By the way, Aunt Lu, is there a person named Jia Yi in the palace?" ”

When Mrs. Lu heard 'in the palace', she woke up for some reason, opened her eyes, and her voice was a little clearer:

"The Queen Mother asked you to go to the palace again?"

Xu Buling blinked his eyes and shook his head: "I call every day, I don't care, huh...... I just heard Jia Yi's name, but I haven't seen it, and I want to ask who it is. ”

Mrs. Lu narrowed her eyes again, thought about it a little, and then spoke:

"It seems to be the righteous son of Father-in-law Jia, who has not appeared in public for several years, and it is estimated that he is in charge of the secret guards in the palace, and ordinary people can't see it."

Xu Buling's brows furrowed, and he had a headache. The secret guard is naturally the bodyguard of the emperor's side, specializing in preventing high-level martial artists from infiltrating the imperial city to assassinate the Son of Heaven, and can personally protect the emperor's safety, which can no longer be described as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. If you want to inquire about Jia Yi's news, it is estimated that you have to go to the palace.

Thinking of this, Xu Buling didn't bother anymore, and said softly: "Go to bed early, I'll go back to China." ”

Mrs. Lu let go of Xu Buling's hand: "Go ahead...... Remember to knock on the door in the future, the woman's house, there are casual ...... I'm your aunt, and I can't be so unruly. ”

"I was also grounded by the saint, for fear of being discovered."

Xu Buling stood up, closed the curtain so as not to let in the wind, and walked out lightly......