Coming out of Chunhui Courtyard, the night was already dark.

The autumn rain that had only stopped for a long time began to fall again, and the fallen leaves on the ground that had not had time to be swept were thickened.

Ruan Biyun helped the Jin family to walk in front, leaned on each other and whispered all the way, until they came to the fork in the road before stopping, turned around and asked Ruan Qingzhi: "Sister, there are no lights on the road to Xifangyuan in front, do you want to come to Jinghua Courtyard to get a lantern to light the way?" ”

"No need," Ruan Qingzhi responded with a cooperative smile, "I am familiar with this journey, and I can't fall with my eyes closed." ”

Ruan Biyun smiled back, "That's good", and asked, "Why didn't Yehan come out with you?" The black light is blind and the fire is afraid of people, and he can always be brave with him. ”

"I'm not afraid," Ruan Qingzhi said casually, "I don't do bad things during the day, and I'm not afraid of ghosts knocking on the door in the middle of the night." ”

That's already very polite. Ruan Bijun didn't say anything, she smiled and saluted goodbye, calmly and quietly.

Seeing that the group of them walked away, Banyue couldn't help but sneer: "There are no outsiders here, she can really pretend!" ”

Ruan Qingzhi shook his head and chuckled: "Yun'er is not pretending, she is like this." The rules and etiquette and gentleness and thoughtfulness are practiced to the bones, and they must be thoughtful and impeccable anytime and anywhere, this is the real lady show. Unlike me, I will show my original form when I leave people's eyes, and I am destined to not become a big thing. ”

In the dark, Banyue looked up at the umbrella and rolled her eyes: Miss, isn't it okay not to praise others so much? Are you really not afraid of me and the rebellion of Yiyun?

Ruan Qingzhi was really not afraid of anything, and walked fast by stepping on the water on the bluestone slab.

When she was about to reach the gate of Xifangyuan, she suddenly stopped and turned around: "Do you think there is anything wrong?" ”

The two girls immediately stopped and looked around: the black passage with no end in sight, the courtyard and house walls that were two people high, and the dense canopy of trees overhead......

"Ahh What do you see? ”

Xieyun reluctantly pushed her away, held the handle of the umbrella and walked towards Ruan Qingzhi: "Miss is saying that the questions that Second Miss asked just now are not right?" ”

Ruan Qingzhi frowned and groaned: "That's it, why did she specifically mention the night cold?" Obviously, they are afraid of the cold at night......"

The girls really can't figure it out. So the three of them muttered all the way back to Xifangyuan, and they didn't encounter any accidents.

It's just that the black lights in the yard inevitably make people feel a little lonely. He entered the house with Yun and lit the candles, and then walked out of the door to light the two wind lamps under the porch, and sighed: "It's inconvenient that there is no one in the house to take care of it." Miss, why don't you hurry up and ask the old lady if she wants two people, regardless of whether the old and the young are useless, at least someone will light a lamp when you come back. ”

Ruan Qingzhi thought for a long time, but still shook his head: "I can't trust any of the people in this mansion." If you think you can't do the errand, let's buy two for ourselves. ”

"Forget it!" Ban Yue said sullenly, "The hands and feet bought outside may not be clean, I would rather be busy, at least my heart is not tired!" ”

When Xianyun heard this, he didn't say much, and went to the stove to get hot water to serve Ruan Qingzhi to soak his feet. Banyue stood at the door and looked: "The rain is getting heavier and heavier!" Miss, you said that Yehan won't come back tonight? This kind of weather is not good for robbing houses, if he doesn't come back, he will definitely sleep outside in the willows! ”

"With the moon," Ruan Qingzhi was helpless, "Don't say anything about indecency." ”

Banyue sneered, turned around and came back to add charcoal to seal the stove, and asked, "Miss, are you afraid?" Do you want us to stay and sleep with you? ”

"Don't!" Ruan Qingzhi's feet were soaked in the water, and he leaned back on the soft couch and stretched: "This kind of rainy night is suitable for sleeping alone to listen to the rain, you are very ruined in the house." ”

Banyue was dissatisfied and shouted loudly: "Where did I destroy the artistic conception?!" ”

Ruan Qingzhi and Xianyun glanced at each other and said in unison: "You snore!" ”

Banyue immediately screamed and pounced on the clouds, and it was noisy in the quiet rainy night.

Ruan Qingzhi changed her bedclothes and settled down, and the two little girls packed up their things and went back to the wing room to sleep. Before going out, he told Ruan Qingzhi to remember to get up and close the door, Ruan Qingzhi agreed, but he just hugged a pillow and shrank in the quilt, lazily refusing to get up again.

But I couldn't sleep.

Such a night was originally very suitable for sleeping, but at this moment, Ruan Qingzhi listened to the increasingly rapid sound of rain outside the window, and what he thought of in his heart was the sound of horses' hooves, the chaos of thousands of arrows, and the blood flying on the battlefield like red rain......

Obviously, he hadn't experienced a few decent wars in his previous life, so how could he think of that?

Isn't it, something?

It is advisable to sleep on rainy days, and it is also advisable to climb over the wall to break into the house and kill people and steal goods in an attempt to misbehave. Rain is the best cover, no matter how many traces are left by the perpetrators, they will be washed clean by the rain.

So, will anyone take advantage of this weather to do something?

For example, the night cold at the moment, or someone else.

Ruan Qingzhi didn't wait long. In the distance, when the second watch drum was just beginning to be beaten in the building, she heard a very light footsteps under the corridor from far and near, and then the door was silently pushed open, and someone came in.

Distinguishing people with foot sounds, it can be determined that they are not carrying clouds and accompanying the moon, and of course it will not be the cold night.

Ruan Qingzhi curled up in the quilt and did not move, breathing evenly as if he was sleeping deeply.

A moment later the tent was gently lifted, and someone went to bed.

Ruan Qingzhi suddenly smiled.

Open your eyes, raise your hands, roll over and press down. Before the uninvited guest's hand could reach out, she had already pressed firmly against the edge of the bed.

"Yun'er's methods are not good," Ruan Qingzhi chuckled, "Falling into the water, poisoning, and sending men are all rotten tricks used by predecessors, so can't she think of something fresh by herself?" ”

The man didn't answer her words, his eyes bulging in the dark, his mouth wide open, his tongue sticking out, and he was about to breathe.

The night was dark and he couldn't see his five fingers, Ruan Qingzhi couldn't see his face, and was still patiently waiting for the other party to answer. It wasn't until the unknown liquid flowed out of the corner of the other party's mouth and dripped onto her hand that she shook her hand suddenly, and wiped it with her backhand in anger: "Disgusting to death, disgusting to death!" You're drooling! ”

The other party clicked twice in his throat, and suddenly tilted his head and coughed violently, and there was a faint bloody gas in the air.

"Isn't it? So weak? Ruan Qingzhi was stunned, a little incredulous.

When the uninvited guest heard this, he vomited blood and vomited even harder.

Is he weak? He usually fights with people, can he fight five or six alone, okay? Today I was actually reduced to being weakened by a sick and crooked little girl!

Wrong......

Sick and crooked little girl? Fall as soon as the wind blows? Is your body so weak that you often faint for no reason?

Damn it! The strength of that hand just now was enough to pinch his throat, okay!

Only then did the poor man realize that he was really underestimating, but now he had no chance to turn the tables. Ruan Qingzhi firmly stuck his body on the edge of the bed, so that his legs hung in the air, and there was nowhere to focus on his waist, and it was clear that he had been slaughtered.

When the person was almost coughing, Ruan Qingzhi pressed his shoulders and whispered, "Hey, what does Ruan Biyun want you to do?" How is it arranged? ”

The man hesitated for a while, and stammered: "Ruan...... Who is Ruan Biyun? ”

The voice was hoarse, and it was obvious that his throat was not lightly injured just now.

Ruan Qingzhi raised his slap and slapped him in the face: "What, when she is dying, she is still covering for her?" Do you think I don't dare to kill? ”

The man covered his face with a painful cry and stammered, "I'm not, it's not arranged by others, it's me...... I love Miss myself, so, that's why I'm obsessed......"

"Hey!" Ruan Qingzhi sneered, "Are you making up stories?" ”

"It's not!" The man tentatively grabbed Ruan Qingzhi's sleeve, and his voice was hoarse and seemed to cry: "I'm not making up stories, and I'm not a bad person!" Miss, I'm not at ease...... I'll be here for at least two or three years, and you'll be able to marry next year, and I'm afraid you won't wait for me, so I'll ...... I want to cook the raw rice first...... Miss, I know I'm presumptuous, but I'm sincere to you! Don't you have me in your heart, why don't we just ...... I will be a husband and wife first, lest Ruan Xiangye make up his mind to marry you to someone else......"

His tone was anxious, coughing while talking, Ruan Qingzhi was annoyed and depressed when he heard it, and finally couldn't help but interrupt his chatter again: "Wait a minute!" Who are you, I have you in my heart? ”

The man's voice paused, and when he spoke again, he was even more hoarse: "Miss doesn't remember me?" Didn't we just meet in the daytime? You promised to wait for me to come back...... Why didn't you forget me before I left?! ”

Ruan Qingzhi thought about it for a long time, and asked in disbelief, "Are you Young Master Yu?" ”

"Yes, I am!" The man suddenly grabbed Ruan Qingzhi's two wrists, struggling to turn over and sit up: "Miss, I have identified you in my life!" Life and death are uncertain when I go to the border, I ...... I hope you can fulfill my wish before I leave! You...... Is it okay to follow me? ”

"Okay." Ruan Qingzhi gritted his teeth.

The man was overjoyed: "Really?!" Will you say yes......"

Ruan Qingzhi shook his hand vigorously to regain his freedom, and slapped the other party's face with a few slaps: "Okay! Great! It couldn't be better! You're so smart! ”

The man kept wailing, his neck shook and his limbs kicked and scratched, but he didn't even dodge a slap, and every blow was solid.

Ruan Qingzhi slapped more than twenty times in a row, and when he felt tired, he withdrew his hand, raised his legs and stepped out of bed to light the lamp.

Unexpectedly, the man was quite bearable, he was beaten and swollen into a pig's head, and he still refused to admit defeat, so he slipped off the edge of the bed and staggered forward, hugging Ruan Qingzhi's waist and dragging him back desperately.

Ruan Qingzhi was not in a hurry and raised his foot and kicked it back, the whole person almost turned over on the spot, and the man hanging on her waist was thrown out by her. It was two as big as hers, but it flew over her head as if it had no weight, and it didn't let out a dull thud until it hit the ground.

The man screamed at the top of his voice, and one of the stools he smashed rubbed against the ground with a screeching sound.

Ruan Qingzhi raised his foot and stepped on his chest, and lit the candle in his hand without hurrying.

looked down and was happy: "Yo, Young Master Yu?" It's strange, I haven't seen him for three or four hours, how did the young man become a pig's head? Tsk, swollen into a pig's head and couldn't smooth the folds of your face, you came to disgust me in the middle of the night, didn't you? ”

The man had nothing to say at this point, and he wanted to scold, but his chest was under the feet of others, so he had to converge and converge.

Ruan Qingzhi strengthened his feet and gritted his teeth: "Now you can tell the truth, right?" Who sent you? Ruan Biyun? Or is it Kim's? Or is it our Royal Highness King Rui? It can't be my unsuccessful father, right? ”

The man glared at her resentfully, refusing to answer.

Ruan Qingzhi's patience was limited, and he was about to step on it to give this person a good time, but he heard another rush of footsteps outside, disrupting the rhythm of the falling rain.

What's the matter, has the drama of catching rape come?

Ruan Qingzhi was startled, and subconsciously mentioned that the man was about to be stuffed under the bed.

At this time, the door was knocked open with a bang, and Ruan Qingzhi also reacted: This is clearly the footsteps of the cold night!

She immediately let go and threw the man on the ground, and as soon as she turned around and squeezed out her tears, she threw herself out: "Night cold save me!" ”

Ye Han hurriedly ran in and caught her, and at the same time showed his long sword to the man next to the bed: "What person! ”

That person was almost strangled to death by Ruan Qingzhi pinching his neck just now, and he was busy lying on the ground coughing at this moment, so he naturally didn't care about answering for a while.

Ye Han hung his sword blade above his head, frowned and examined for a long time, and slowly let go of Ruan Qingzhi: "What's going on!" ”

Ruan Qingzhi staggered back two steps and fell on the stool, aggrieved: "I don't know either!" I slept well, he suddenly slipped in and climbed into bed, and said that he was Yu Zhongqian, and he wanted to cook something with me......"

Before he finished speaking, the sword in Ye Han's hand slammed forward.

"Hey!" Ruan Qingzhi hurriedly rushed over and stopped him, "Don't kill anyone!" ”

The long sword was stopped, and Ye Han was furious: "You actually protect him? What do you mean? Have you cooked with him? ”

"Hell cooked rice!" Ruan Qingzhi stomped his feet, "I mean you don't kill him here!" If I get my house dirty, how will I live in the future? Can't you take it out and kill it? ”

Ye Han hatefully put away the sword, picked up the man and turned it over, frowning: "Yu Zhongqian? ”

Ruan Qingzhi bowed his head: "He said he was, I don't think so." ”

"It's weird!" Ye Han took the man over, took off his clothes and took a look, "This person is at least thirty or forty years old!" You are being remembered, and people are using Yu Zhongqian's matter to pit you! ”

"I guessed it!" Ruan Qingzhi shrank on the stool and continued to be aggrieved.

What's not to guess about this? It's clear that he was talking to Yu Zhongqian at the door at noon and was heard!

The key question is whether there is anyone else instigating this? If it's just this man who is cowardly, then it's a trivial matter that is not worth mentioning, and if you kill it, you will be clean; I'm afraid that there will be instructions from others behind me, which will be even more disgusting!

Ye Han also thought of this layer, bent down and reached out to carry the man's collar and asked, "Who instructed it?" ”

"No, no one......" the man stammered, his eyes rolling and refusing to make eye contact with him.

Ye Han simply squatted down, pinched the man's swollen face that couldn't be seen as it was, and narrowed his eyes: "The old seal on the gatehouse? ”

As soon as these words came out, the man immediately shuddered.

Ye Han shook him off casually and sneered: "It's easy to have a name and a surname." Listen, if you tell me who the Lord is behind you, I will spare you from death. But if you don't say it, I will kill not only you, but your whole family. ”

Lao Feng shuddered and shrank back, his head almost stuck under the bed.

Ye Han chased after him and took him out, shaking his fist in front of his eyes: "You'd better take my word for it." ”

"I say, I say!" Lao Feng immediately coaxed.

Because he clearly saw that the cuffs of the night cold were exposed with a scarlet lining.

It wasn't the color of the fabric, it was the underwear soaked with blood! The clothes on the outside are black, and you can't see anything, but the inside is dyed like this, this is how many kills need to be killed to be like this!

Lao Feng suddenly remembered that there were rumors in the mansion that the eldest lady's newly acquired manservant was a bandit, and only then did he know that the rumors were true, and he was immediately frightened.

"I said, I said...... It was ordered by Mrs. Jin and Mrs. Kim! The villain had heard the eldest lady talking to the boy at the door, and he ...... I ran to tell Mrs. Jin in a daze, but Mrs. Jin didn't say anything at the time, and suddenly called the villain over at night and asked the villain to come to Xifang Garden...... The eldest lady spares her life, the eldest lady spares her life! He stammered quickly, and before the matter could be explained, he couldn't help but lie on the ground and kowtow and beg for mercy.

Ye Han turned to look at Ruan Qingzhi: "I didn't give an order at the time, and then I gave this kind of order, most likely she was not the mastermind." ”

"Of course," Ruan Qingzhi said sullenly, "The mastermind is my good sister, and the accomplices are the Jin family and this pig's head, and there is no need to try this matter at all!" ”

Ye Han put the sword back into its sheath, reversed the hilt of the sword and smashed it the top of Lao Feng's head, and asked in a deep voice: "Did the demon woman say anything else?" ”

Lao Feng kowtowed again and again: "Mrs. Jin didn't say anything else, she just said it...... Just say that let the villain be with the eldest lady...... Sleep all night, nothing else......"

Ye Han didn't wait for him to finish, and the long sword in his hand slashed down on his neck.

The sword was not unsheathed, but it was already so frightened that the old sealed soul flew away, and he didn't take a breath and rolled his eyes and fainted.

Ye Han still felt angry, and raised his foot and kicked the man on the ground a few times.

"What to do?" He looked up at Ruan Qingzhi.

Ruan Qingzhi still looked shocked and frightened, and sat in a daze for a long time before saying, "You have already promised not to kill him, of course you can't break your promise." As...... Just where did you come from, let him go back, right? ”

"For Ruan Biyun?" Ye Han asked.

Ruan Qingzhi hesitated for a moment and shook his head: "There are a lot of secret guards over there in Jinghua Courtyard, I'm afraid it's not easy to do." And there are too many people behind Ruan Biyun, and this trick can't hurt her fundamentals. ”

"Got it." Ye Han didn't ask any more questions, and quickly picked up the unconscious old seal and ran out.

When he walked away, Ruan Qingzhi immediately clapped his hands and stood up, sighing: "It's easy to do things if there are people under him!" ”

Look, a thief was easily solved, the room was still neat, the table was not messy, and the stools did not fall, how wonderful!

That's what it smells like......

"How many times did I hit him? Why is the smell of blood so strong! She reluctantly got up and closed the window, was suddenly stunned for a moment, and subconsciously ran to the bedside and turned out the medicine box.

Ye Han came back quickly, leaving a sentence of "done" at the door and leaving.

"Night Cold!" Ruan Qingzhi took two steps and reached out to grab his wrist, and then went to pick up his cloak: "Are you injured again?" ”

Ye Han stood still and hesitated: "It's just a small injury, it's not worth mentioning." ”

"Minor injuries should also be medicated! Come back and sit down! Ruan Qingzhi couldn't help but say and dragged him back.

Ye Han suddenly smiled, obediently followed her back to the room and sat down, and when he lifted the cloak, there were indeed two long openings under the cloak.

This time it was a sword wound, although it was not as thrilling as the last time it was injured in the chest and abdomen, but it was still a little panicked when the skin was open. Ruan Qingzhi unbuttoned his clothes for him, exposed half of his shoulders, quickly washed the medicine, wrapped it in gauze, and didn't ask anything.

However, Ye Han seemed to suddenly have the meaning of wanting to speak and stop, and kept looking at Ruan Qingzhi's face.

Ruan Qingzhi packed up the medicine box and waved his hand: "The injury is wrapped, you can go!" I don't need to coax you with such a big person, right? ”

Ye Han slowly stood up and hesitated to speak: "Do you plan to treat others in the same way?" ”

"Uh-huh." Ruan Qingzhi nodded, "Didn't you already want to go with me, and what did you ask?" ”

Ye Han hesitated, Ruan Qingzhi frowned and asked, "Do you have something to say?" ”

"Yes." Ye Han looked at her, and suddenly smiled again: "After I took the thief out, I found that his ribs seemed to be broken, and his neck was also very badly injured." - So, the thief has actually been restrained by you, and even if I don't come back, you won't be in trouble, right? ”

Ruan Qingzhi blinked, looking innocent: "What ribs?" What neck? What are you talking about? ”

Ye Han put on his sleeves and turned around and left: "Forget it, you don't tell the truth!" ”

"Hey!" Ruan Qingzhi was immediately unhappy, and grabbed his cloak: "Why don't I tell the truth!" You didn't ask me about it! Besides, I didn't even ask you what you did when you came back with two injuries in three days, and why did you ask me to explain everything to you clearly! ”

Ye Han stood in front of the screen and hesitated for a moment, and sighed, "You're right. ”

Ruan Qingzhi still tugged at his cloak and refused to let go: "I don't ask about you, my business...... I don't have anything to do, I just have a little more strength! It's also worth your anger, don't you want me to be helpless? That...... If I'm really a delicate lady who has no power to protect myself, you don't have to come back tonight! It's too late to come back anyway! My life is not good, and I never dare to count on others......"

"It's me who is not good." Ye Han suddenly spoke up and intercepted her words.

"It's my fault," he repeated, "that I shouldn't always run out and leave you alone in danger." ...... future"

Ruan Qingzhi looked up at him and smiled: "No! I'm not in danger! Since you asked, it doesn't hurt for me to tell you the truth: I won't be afraid of twenty of them just like that thief just now! So you don't have to worry about me, and you don't have to delay your business for me. You're not really a slave to me, you don't have to take everything on yourself! ”

"Are you calling me useless?" Ye Han asked in a deep voice.

Ruan Qingzhi let go of his hand and jumped up in a hurry: "You are making something out of nothing!" When did I say that? I dare to be tough in this mansion now, isn't it all up to you to help me scare them! And if you don't come back tonight, I really don't know how to deal with it......"

Before she finished her words, Ye Han had already curled the corners of her lips and smiled.

Ruan Qingzhi was immediately annoyed, raised his hand and pushed him by the back, and pushed him out: "Go, go, you can go!" Don't forget to accompany me to the big show tomorrow morning! ”