Xiaocui obviously found that Meng Xiaoran was very different these days, two days ago, she suddenly had a whim to ask Xiaocui to bring her embroidery thread and embroidered cloth, and she actually picked up the embroidery shed to embroider flowers, and asked her to point out from time to time, which surprised Xiaocui, you know, she never embroidered in the past.

"Sister, what's wrong with you?" Xiao Cui sat at the table and asked cautiously, she secretly thought in her heart that her sister should have been stimulated by something, so she was more careful in her questioning.

Meng Xiaoran listened to her words, and the movements in her hands did not stop, "What's wrong?" ”

Xiao Cui swallowed her saliva, looked at the strange shape embroidered in her hand, and asked, "Didn't my sister never embroider in the past?" Why do you want to learn this today? ”

Meng Xiaoran took the needle's hand for a moment, and accidentally poked his finger, and the blood beads immediately rolled out, "Oh, it's all my fault, I shouldn't have talked to you to distract you!" ”

Xiaocui blamed herself, stood up to get the ointment, but was pulled by Meng Xiaoran, she put the punctured finger into her mouth and agreed, and said: "Don't make a fuss, it's just a poke, it's not like this when you learn embroidery."

Xiaocui was not at ease, so she picked up her hand again and looked at it, and was relieved to see that she did not continue to bleed, and said: "If my sister wants to embroider something, tell me, Xiaocui will help you do it, you still don't want to learn it."

Meng Xiaoran smiled, "No need, it's not to do anything, I just suddenly want to learn, you can come and guide me every afternoon for half a day." Xiao Cui had no choice but to nod in response.

In the evening of the same day, Xiaocui walked in from outside and said to Meng Xiaoran, who was still practicing embroidery: "Sister, Xiaochun from the pulp washing place came to you, saying that she went home to visit relatives a few days ago, and your father asked her to bring some things to you."

Meng Xiaoran put down the things in her hand when she heard this, a touch of contemplation crossed her eyes, and after a while, she nodded to Xiaocui, "You ask her to wait for me in the side hall in the front yard, and I will come immediately." ”

The inner courtyard of this Mo Yu Zhai cannot enter and exit at will, which has become an unwritten rule in the entire Mo Yu Zhai, so the reception of guests can only be in the outer courtyard, not to mention that Xiaochun is just a maid in the pulp washing place.

Meng Xiaoran understood that Xiaochun must have come over today to deliver a letter, presumably Shen Qian already knew about her and Lu Ziqing, just sooner or later, she would have to know.

Coming to the side hall in the front yard, Xiaochun saluted when she saw her, and then handed her the burden in her hand, "Lufu, these are a few clothes made by your mother for you, ask me to bring them to you." ”

The moment Meng Xiaoran took over the burden, a note was stuffed in her hand, and after accepting it quietly, the two exchanged a few more words, and when she left, she also ordered Xiaocui to pack a box of pastries for Xiaochun to take away.

After returning to the house, Meng Xiaoran opened the bag in front of Xiao Cui, there were indeed a few clothes in it, but they were all linings, she hooked her lips and smiled, and asked Xiao Cui to put them away, and only after Xiao Cui went out did she open the note that she had been holding in the palm of her hand, and when she asked her to see her son, she immediately lit the note and threw it into the stove in the house after reading it, and watched it burn before turning her eyes.

It was night, Meng Xiaoran changed into a night suit and went out, and now in Mo Yuzhai, no one dares to enter and leave her house at will, and the night clothes finally dare to bring in, so that it is much safer to travel at night.

When he arrived at the old place, Shen Qian was already sitting at the table, and as soon as Meng Xiaoran entered, he felt that the atmosphere was wrong, his face was as usual, but the aura exuded around him reminded her that he was in anger at this time.

"Shen Gongzi." Meng Xiaoran stood not far from the table and shouted to her, her head lowered slightly, Shen Qian looked at her and suddenly hooked her lips and smiled, "Why, don't you want to sit with me?" ”

Meng Xiaoran pursed her lips, raised her head to look at him, and then walked over and sat down, in between, Shen Qian's cold eyes kept following her, making her uncomfortable, and after a while, she really couldn't stand such a depressing atmosphere, lowered her head and asked, "Shen Gongzi asked me to come today, but is there something?" ”

Shen Qian didn't speak, poured a cup of tea and took it, and only spoke after a while, "Don't you know what's going on?" ”

Meng Xiaoran knew that she was in love with someone during the undercover period, which was a taboo for undercover agents, and now it was normal for Shen Qian to ask, but she had already made a decision in her heart, so she took a breath and raised her head, "I know you already know, don't worry, I won't affect my mission because of this, and I won't leave until the matter of the Prime Minister's Mansion is over." ”

"Doesn't affect?" Shen Qian suddenly sneered, "What is Lu Ziqing's identity?" The son of the Admiral of the Nine Gates, the nephew of Liu Yingyuan's original wife, can you really guarantee that you will be able to do things for me without worrying about your current lover? ”

Meng Xiaoran suddenly raised her head when she heard this, and shook her head, "No, he ......" halfway through saying it, she remembered that she had never told Shen Qian about Lu Ziqing, and she didn't know how to talk about it, so she stopped.

"What's wrong with him?" Shen Qian stared at her and asked, "Or did you already have some agreement between you?" None of this I know? ”

Meng Xiaoran's mouth opened slightly, and he still didn't say anything in the end, but the expression on his face said it all, Shen Qian's eyes narrowed slightly, and a burst of anger surged in his heart, "Meng Xiaoran, you seem to have forgotten your identity, I didn't send you to the Prime Minister's Mansion to let you fall in love, your task is to help me find out the news, but obviously you didn't do it, you have a lot to hide from me, and you also said that you won't affect my plans because of this?" ”

Meng Xiaoran also felt that he was not doing it right, and he didn't speak when he was questioned by Shen Qian like this, and finally bit his lip and looked at him, and hesitated again and again before he spoke, "Lu Ziqing told me that his aunt's death back then was not an accident but man-made, she inadvertently discovered the plot between the queen mother and Liu Yingyuan, and was finally killed, so he came to the Prime Minister's Mansion now to find out the truth and take revenge, and he will not ...... It will not affect our plans. ”

"You've been so honest with him? He told you such a secret thing, so did you also reveal your identity? Shen Qian's gaze was cold, which made Meng Xiaoran's heart tighten.

She shook her head, "I have never told him, but since I entered the Prime Minister's Mansion, he has helped me many times, and he has already guessed that my identity is wrong, but he has never pierced it, even if I don't say it, he probably knows my purpose, I once asked him, if what I do will affect his family, will he be indifferent?" Then he told me about his aunt. ”

Shen Qian didn't speak anymore when he heard this, his face was still very cold, he looked at Meng Xiaoran with complicated eyes, and said after a long time: "Lu Ziqing's identity is definitely not that simple, do you really want to be with him?"

Meng Xiaoran was silent for a while and nodded, "I've thought it through, no matter what happens in the future, since I have already chosen, I won't regret it." ”

After a long time, the corners of Shen Qian's lips hooked up a wry smile, "You won't regret it?" Well, I hope you get your wish. ”

This time, Shen Qian was the first to stand up and walk to the door, leaving a sentence before leaving, "No matter what, I only have one request, don't make a mistake." ”

Meng Xiaoran sat at the table and was silent for a long time, stroked his somewhat sore head, and finally sighed, blew out the oil lamp on the table, and got up to leave.

After Shen Qian left, he did not return to the Shen Mansion, but came to the street, and Qingfeng, who was hidden in the shadows, also appeared, following behind Shen Qian not far away, and the master and servant finally came to the Kyoto Restaurant.

Shen Qian jumped up to the second floor lightly, pushed the window in, Meng Cai, who was guarding the restaurant, heard the sound and immediately got up, lit the oil lamp and was about to come to check, but he was stopped after walking for a while, and looked at the guard next to the owner.

"Don't make a noise, go to the back kitchen and prepare some food and drinks." Qing Feng looked at him and ordered.

Meng Cai was stunned for a moment and then nodded quickly, turned around and went downstairs, but he was secretly surprised in his heart, could it be that the owner came at night?

After a quarter of an hour, Meng Cai brought a few plates of simple dishes, plus a pot of wine, and when he was sent into the private room, he saw the owner sitting inside, and immediately saluted, "I've seen the owner, the chef is not there at night, and the small craftsmanship is not good, so I made a little bit at will, which made the owner smile." ”

Shen Qian glanced at the wine jug on the table, reached out to pick it up, poured a glass and drank it, and then said to Meng Cai on the side: "Send more wine, and then you can go and rest."

"Yes, host."

Qingfeng stood aside, seeing that there were more and more empty wine jugs on the table, but the dishes brought up did not move at all, he couldn't help but be anxious, "Childe, don't drink it, the wine hurts your body." ”

"Don't worry about me, you can go back." Shen Qian drank wine by himself, cup after glass without the slightest pause, his face was a little blank, but the depression in his heart was not alleviated in any way, he didn't understand what was wrong with him, he could only keep drinking to numb himself.

Qingfeng frowned and looked at it, dissatisfied with Meng Xiaoran in his heart, he still couldn't hold back after enduring it for a long time, and couldn't help but say, "Why does Childe torture himself so much?" That Miss Meng is too ignorant, and the childe's intentions for her are ignored by her, and now she is good, and Lu Ziqing is staying and flying, but the son is here to drink for her, how many ladies in this Yujing City love Gongzi you, Gongzi, you just need to wave and there will be a lot of beauties running over, why bother with her alone? ”

Shen Qian paused with his hand holding the wine glass and looked at Qing Feng, "Who said I had a crush on her?" What nonsense are you talking about here? ”

"Qingfeng didn't talk nonsense, I see Childe's thoughts, if Childe had told Miss Meng earlier, it wouldn't be Lu Zi......qing's turn" Qingfeng said a little angrily, but when he saw his son's face full of loneliness, he couldn't bear to say any more, "Childe, there is no grass at the end of the world, why do you want to love her alone?" ”

Shen Qian looked at him for a while, suddenly burst out laughing, and said after a while: "I'm not as good as you as a child, it's just that I won't get drunk tonight, just remember to send me home." ”

Qing Feng wanted to stop it, but in the end he reluctantly gave up, watching Shen Qian drink pot after pot of wine, and finally fell on the table, he sighed and stepped forward to help Shen Qian, and flew out of the window with him, disappearing into the night.