This rain was menacing, like a downpour, pouring everyone in Lixiao Courtyard in embarrassment.

Su Yankai hurried over, the attendant behind him ran with an oil umbrella, running in small steps, but he couldn't keep up with the master's footsteps, and when Su Yankai came to Lixiao Courtyard, he was dressed in a dark purple robe, and half of his body was soaked.

"What about people!" Su Yan said angrily, his eyes were heavy, he glanced at the attendants in the courtyard, and finally landed on Zhao Xu.

This is a lieutenant general he trained single-handedly, and he was so negligent and let the assassin escape?

This young lieutenant named Zhao Xu has a slender body, holding a silver halberd and wearing silver armor. He was about sixteen years old, with a wheat-colored complexion, and was born handsome.

Although he is a young man, he stands among the young and middle-aged attendants, and he is not weak, but more dazzling.

The capital was turbulent tonight, and he escorted Su Yankai all the way back to his home. was left by the Jun family for dinner, but unexpectedly, before he could return home, there was an "assassin" in the Su Mansion.

It was the secret guard of Lixiao Courtyard who found the traces of the assassin, and the boudoir in the backyard was a certain distance from the main courtyard, and by the time he brought people there, it was too late.

Zhao Xu's expression did not change too much, his still stiff face, like an iceberg, made people dare not approach. He lifted his robe and knelt down, and pleaded guilty to Su Yankai: "The assassin fled, and his subordinates were derelict in their duties. ”

"Escape? So why not chase? Su Yankai's usually gentle face was filled with anger.

Suddenly, everyone in the courtyard knelt down, no one dared to answer, and there was silence all around.

Zhao Xu's brows furrowed, and he lowered his head to hide the dark shadow under his eyes.

Why didn't you chase it? Because when they arrived, the Assassins had already fled, and they could not even see a single corner of their clothes, and there was no clue to follow.

Su Yankai's eyes sank, his eyes moved away from Zhao Xu, he didn't blame or pay attention, but looked around Lixiao Courtyard, looking for a clue.

However, this rain was so untimely that it washed away all traces of the night.

Su Yankai didn't speak, and Zhao Xu kept kneeling on one knee, letting the cold autumn rain fall on his broad back.

"Father?" In this dreary atmosphere, a coquettish call suddenly sounded.

Su Yankai was stunned, everyone was also stunned, looking for Su Yankai's eyes to get out of the way, he looked back and saw Su Qianli standing under the eaves, wearing a snow-colored cloak, wrapping her small body under the cloak, very dazzling in the dark night, her eyes were like mist, and she was looking at him with blank eyes.

Su Yankai's expression was stunned again. Oh, by the way, his little girl is still here, and there was an assassin in the courtyard a moment ago, and she must be terrified.

Su Yankai walked under the eaves and wanted to reach out to hug her, but found that he was already soaked, his gesture changed direction, and he touched her head instead, and said softly: "Don't be afraid, my father is here." ”

At this moment, Su Yankai seemed to be gentle and seemed to have changed back to the appearance in the hearts of everyone in the capital.

A gentle generation of Confucian generals, the once talented first son of Shengjing.

Su Qianli, who had already experienced a moment of life and death, didn't feel scared now, but when she saw her father, she subconsciously wanted to be close and comforted. However, her father has not found her since he came to Lixiao Courtyard.

Su Qianli didn't want to get close anymore, just now, she witnessed her father's side that she didn't show much...... Harsh, angry. This side of the father is so strange that she is a little uncomfortable.

Su Qianli said indifferently: "Father, I have seen that assassin. ”

Su Yankai was stunned for a moment, and then said in surprise: "Really? After a pause, he hurriedly grabbed Su Qianli's arm to inspect it, and said, "Did he hurt you?" ”

Zhao Xu, who was still kneeling, glanced in the direction of Su Qianli expressionlessly, and then retracted his gaze extremely flatly.

Su Qianli shook her head and said, "My daughter is fine." Su Yankai breathed a sigh of relief, took Su Qianli's hand, entered the back room, and asked about the assassin, and at this time, the Jun clan hurriedly came over with Su Yasheng.

It's a pity that Su Shangfeng and Su Shenghua are both resting in the school grounds, otherwise, with this movement, the two of them will definitely make a fuss.

Zhao Xu thought secretly in his heart, staring straight at the ground, the bluestone was brick by brick, and there were one or two small grasses emerging tenaciously in the cracks, but at this moment, he was hit by the rain and couldn't raise his head.

After a long time, another color finally appeared in my sight. It is a goose-yellow water gauze skirt, the skirt has been wet by the rain, hidden under the skirt, is a pair of elegant embroidered shoes, the shoes are petite and delicate, as if one hand can hold it......

Zhao Xu was startled in vain, his pupils were sluggish, and he hurriedly raised his head, and sure enough, what caught his eye was a beautiful face.

He thought, this woman is really powerful, even in the majestic rain, she can maintain her demeanor, she is always so dignified and elegant, she is really a lady who carves etiquette into her bones.

And at this moment, the lady who had been thinking about it for a long time was smiling at him.

Su Yasheng smiled lightly: "Vice General Zhao, get up quickly." If I kneel again, my mother should be distressed. ”

Zhao Xu looked at her, his dark eyes flashed a little brightly, paused, and then lowered his head and said in a deep voice: "Zhao Xu is incompetent, worthy of the master." ”

Zhao Xu's teacher is Su Yankai. Unlike Su Shangfeng and Su Tongying, he and Su Yankai have a real master-apprentice relationship.

Jun stood under the eaves and said: "You kneel, I feel distressed, you are not filial to your master, you are not filial to your master, are you ashamed of your master." ”

Zhao Xu wrinkled, but he still got up in the end. A small attendant came to speak, "Vice General Zhao, the second master asked you to go in." ”

The assassin was not caught, the rainy night was vast, and there was no clue and direction to follow, and now, he could only find clues from Su Qianli, the only one who had ever seen the assassin.

Seeing that his daughter was in good health, the heart he had carried along the way was put down, Su Yasheng sat on the edge of the bed, held Su Qianli's hand with one hand, and comforted: "Ah Li, don't be afraid, this is the Guogong Mansion." ”

This is the Guogong Mansion, and the strange old man comes and goes as freely. Su Qianli thought so, but she didn't dare to tell them like this. had to comfort the mother and daughter in turn.

However, Su Qianli hadn't been able to enjoy enough of the care of her mother and eldest sister, but after a while, she was taken to the study by Su Yankai.

When the assassin was encountered in the house, Su Tongying also got the news at the first time, but did not leave immediately, but waited until Su Yan drove over before leaving.

Xiang Ming reported the news to Su Tongying along the way, "That assassin is very skilled, and his subordinates have not been able to catch up, and the last place where he disappeared is in the north direction." The light was not good at night, and the spies who went there did not see the assassin's appearance clearly, but only knew that it was a man. ”

Su Tong was wearing a plain robe, as if he had just gotten up from the bed, his long ink-colored hair was waist-length, scattered, and he was casual and casual. Walking through the lush bamboo forest, walking through the garden, walking through the long corridor, the rain gradually decreased, and finally came to Lixiaoyuan.

A pear tree in the courtyard, baptized by the wind and rain, swayed, there were no flowers at that time, but it was also pitiful.

Su Tongying's eyes were full of pity, and he sighed secretly: After all, you are immature, you shouldn't be planted in this wind and rain.

In Su Qianli's small study, Zhao Xu stood beside the desk like a stone statue, he was tall and expressionless, Su Qianli moved to his father's side uncomfortably.

Su Yankai took out a piece of rice paper from the desk, polished the ink himself, and said to Su Qianli: "Miao, you come." Draw what you see. ”

Su Qianli looked calm, took the pen, and began to sketch on the paper one by one.

Zhao Xu finally moved, his eyes turned slightly, and his gaze was cast towards her.

Su Qianli was dressed in a snow skirt, and after untying the cloak, she looked even thinner and taller. The eyebrows are picturesque, the focused apricot eyes are clear and bright, and there is a looming indifference between the flows. Hands-on, smart and powerful.

Zhao Xu couldn't help but be touched in his heart, this is the third girl Su who is rumored in the capital? It seems that the rumors have not been overly whitewashed.

Su Sanniang, beautiful in sex and spirit, good at flowers.

Su Yankai on the side opened his eyebrows gently, and he had a completely trusting expression towards her. Let a ten-year-old girl take the pen. It can be seen that the master really likes this daughter.

There was a voice outside the door: "Second uncle." Su Tongying came, his eyes turned around Su Qianli, as if he cared, and he withdrew it after finding that it was no different. Xiang Su Yankai asked worriedly: "Second uncle, I heard that there are assassins in the mansion, ...... you?"

Su Yankai stared at the painting under Su Qianli's hand, his brows were tightly locked, and his eyes were dark. Hearing this, he didn't raise his head, and said, "I'm fine, the assassin ran away." ”

"Oh?" Su Tongying's eyes darkened, and he glanced at Zhao Xu. Zhao Xu raised his eyes to meet him, and moved away with just one glance.

Su Tongying also retracted his gaze, his expression was calm, and he turned his head to look at Su Yan and said, "What clues did you leave behind?" ”

"Here's the clue." Su Qianli replied for her father.

As she spoke, Su Qianli dropped the last stroke, looked up at Su Tongying, and smiled. The characteristics of that strange old man are actually obvious, and he still has the confidence to draw it.

Su Tongying praised: "Ah Li is really smart. ”

Su Yankai picked up the painting directly, looked at it thoughtfully, and smiled.

"This assassin is interesting......"

Su Yankai put down the painting and beckoned Su Tongying and Zhao Xu forward, "Come, you guys also take a look." ”

It's been a rainy autumn. The lingering rain rained all night, washing the entire Shengjing, and it stopped at dawn.

Su Qianli got up early in the morning, and the two new maids came to serve her to wash. Last night, I found Xuan'er who was knocked out in the side room.

When Su Qianli came to Xuan'er's room, she saw Xuan'er lying on the bed with a circle of gauze wrapped around her head.

"Girl." As soon as Xuan'er saw her, she struggled to get up, and was held down by Su Qianli, "The injury is not good, don't move." ”

Xuan'er blamed herself, "Girl, it's the slave's fault, if I hadn't fallen asleep last night......"

Su Qianli hurriedly interrupted: "I don't blame you, that assassin's martial arts are very high, I'm afraid that even the third brother can't beat him, even if you are awake, you can't do anything." ”

Xuan'er was stunned, and a thick self-blame suddenly rose in her eyes.

Su Qianli realized it later, and was secretly annoyed, in the end, it would not comfort people. "You take care of your injuries, don't think about anything else." After a pause, Su Qianli asked in a low voice, "Did you see that person's face last night?" ”

Xuan'er frowned and shook her head, "No, the slave heard the sound in a daze, and before she could open her eyes, she was knocked unconscious." ”

just knocked out, didn't poison him, and laboriously moved Xuan'er to the second room.

Back in the courtyard, Su Qianli took a look at the pear tree that had been ravaged by the wind and rain last night, broke a few small trunks, and had been cleaned by his subordinates.

Looking at the courtyard again, there were still water stains on the bluestone. Last night, the young lieutenant in silver armor knelt there, calm, stubborn, and upright......

Su Qianli felt heavy in her heart, and vaguely felt that there seemed to be a bigger storm that was brewing.

Su Qianli returned to her small study. Sit down at your desk, rubbing your fingertips against the blank rice paper. The mind is taken care of little by little.

The assassin was encountered in the palace, and now the security of the entire national government has been tripled. But Su Qianli felt that with the skills of that strange old man, it was not a problem to break this defense.

Last night, my father, the third brother, and the young lieutenant general, when they saw the portrait, the father and the third brother behaved abnormally, apparently already knowing the identity of the assassin. But the lieutenant general was no different, I don't know if he was too calm or didn't know him.

Su Qianli picked up the pen on the side and began to trace it on the rice paper.

The old man is weird. The costumes are weird, and the accent is also weird, which is not like the mellow accent of the capital.

Remembering what he said last night, Ni Zhou? In vain. In other words, from the very beginning, when she set off for Beijing, there were people staring at her.

But why stare at yourself? Is there any secret in him that he doesn't know......

Su Qianli frowned, put the pen down, and stared at the picture on the rice paper. A few ink-colored pen lines meander an elegant and delicate hairpin.

Last night, she said a word about the hairpin being snatched, and her father didn't care. The strange old man didn't hurt anyone, Su Qianli subconsciously felt that maybe this weird old man might not be a big evil person.

Mrs. Shi said that she was born with precocious wisdom and learned everything quickly, and the master praised her for being brilliant, having a strong foundation, and being a malleable talent.

Her mother was satisfied with her piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and she was proficient in poetry and songs. Her father liked her to be well-behaved and obedient, and he liked her rationality even more. Her father would let her read military books and history books, let her understand the affairs of the court, and teach her how to analyze things rationally.

However, no one taught her how to distinguish between good and evil. What is good? What is evil?

Su Qianli sighed lightly in her heart. The drawings were crumpled in the hands and thrown away.

The air after the rain was fresh, but because of the Assassins, the atmosphere in the house was slightly gloomy. As soon as Su Qianli came out of the yard, she saw the oncoming high snow cicada.

In the daylight, the girl's crimson skirt and simple bun can't hide her more and more glamorous face.

I haven't seen her for a long time, and Su Qianli lost her mind for a moment. Then he smiled and said, "Sister Xuecicada, you are here." ”

Gao Xuecicada bowed her head, smiled lightly at her, and said worriedly: "I heard that there were villains in the house last night, and Ah Li is fine?" ”

Su Qianli also smiled, she knew that Sister Xuecia would definitely come to visit her. "I'm fine. ”

"Mrs. Shi once drew a lot for me, saying that my life is hard, and Lord Yama will not dare to accept it."

Gao Xuecian was amused by her, and said with a smile: "Then I have to rub your blessings and let me live longer." ”

"Your wrist ......" Su Qianli's eyes were sharp, and she saw that in Gao Xuecicada's sleeve, the white jade-like wrist had a small red mark horizontally.

Gao Xueciao's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, and she quietly stretched her sleeves a little, and smiled at her, "I accidentally touched it a few days ago, you know, the road is slippery on a rainy day." ”

Su Qianli walked with her. When I went out of the second gate, I suddenly saw a maid walking by with a doctor.

Su Qianli raised her eyebrows and asked suspiciously: "Who is this doctor treating in the house?" ”

Gao Xuecian also saw it, her beautiful eyes flowed, and she said softly: "Xu is for the fourth girl." ”

Su Qianli looked up in surprise, "What's wrong with her?" After asking, he also walked towards the West Garden.

Su Ling doesn't like her, but Su Tongying has always been close to him, and in the end she is his own sister.

Gao Xueciao's eyes flickered, and she hurriedly said: "Qianli, the fourth girl has been upset these days, and she doesn't want to see anyone, not even the third lady." ”

Gao Xuecian tugged at the corner of Su Qianli's clothes and said in a low voice: "Let's go see her another day." ”

Su Qianli frowned, and her footsteps stopped. Su Ling didn't like her, if she looked at her like this, she could probably think of what the scene was like.

"That's it." Su Qianli turned around indifferently. She didn't have anything else on her mind right now.

I don't know how my father handled the assassin's case. The third brother and his father went to the court again in the morning, and Su Qianli walked with a heavy heart.

"It's rare that you don't go to class today, why don't you ...... I'll go out for a walk with you? Gao Xuecicada narrowed his eyes and asked in a low voice.

Su Qianli was stunned for a moment, and looked up at Gao Xuecian, she was standing beside her, with a dignified posture, and a well-behaved appearance with low eyebrows and gentle eyebrows.

The incident of this assassin in the house just came out of the house, and it was a sensitive period, so it was really not suitable to go out.

Su Qianli was hesitating, and suddenly heard a light cough, very light, as if she was desperately covering up.

Gao Xuecian quickly covered her lips with her sleeve, Su Qianli supported her, and asked worriedly, "Sister Xuecicada, what's wrong?" ”

Gao Xuecian lowered her eyebrows and smiled softly, shook her head and said, "It's okay, it's just a little bit of wind and cold." ”