"Daddy! Daddy! Xiuxiu is here! The rice cake shouted into the depths of the forest.

Yun Xiu looked around at the dense vegetation around him, and a mud path that had been stepped out by someone, and his back slowly crept up to the coolness.

"Where's the porter?" She clasped the child's hand.

"It's almost there." Rice cake pointed to the front.

Before the words fell, an abrupt voice suddenly appeared behind him: "Xiu, Xiu, Xiu??"

This stutter?!

Yun Xiu was stunned for a moment, and the moment she turned around, the rice cake got rid of her hand and ran to the porter, crying "Daddy" crisply.

The rice cake grabbed the picker's leg, looked up and smiled: "She gave me money to buy things." “

"Thank you, thank you." The porter laughed and showed a row of white teeth, innocent.

"It's okay," Yun Xiu breathed a sigh of relief, "I was very reluctant to see this kid mention that you were leaving." “

The porter pointed in the direction of Daming Temple: "You are, yes, incense, incense??"

"Yes, I came to the temple to pray for my family." Yun Xiu understood, and walked back as he spoke, "The elders are sick, and the younger ones should do their filial piety." “

In addition to stuttering, this porter looks very good-looking, judging by his appearance. I don't think he looks like a murderer.

Yun Xiu secretly observed that the other party showed a small arm, wheat complexion, and obvious texture lines, and at first glance, it was the result of perennial wind and sun drying and physical work.

If it is inferred from the physique, it has the ability to hurt people.

She was hesitant, but instinctively wanted to get out of the woods quickly.

"Rice cakes, let's go." Yun Xiu beckoned to the child, "The things have been sent, and you have practiced them, let's go back." “

The rice cake didn't seem to want to leave, he looked at Yun Xiu, then at the porter, and then at Yun Xiu: "Xiuxiu." You go first, I still want to play with Daddy. “

Yun Xiu didn't want to leave the child alone, "You say goodbye, we should go, don't delay other people's trips." “

The rice cake was not very happy, bit his index finger and thought about it, tilted his head and asked, "Daddy is gone, will you still come to see me?" “

"Come," Yun Xiu took a few steps over, took his little hand, nodded when he staggered with the porter, and said to the rice cake while pretending to be calm, "I promise to take you to the city to find the best doctor." Nature is coming to you. “

Rice cake raised his head: "You have to count when you speak." “

Before the words fell, Ling Xiao suddenly shouted in the forest--

Submit!!!

In the flash of light, Yun Xiu pulled the child into her arms, instinctively bent down, a short arrow grazed her hair bun, and went straight behind her, with a clanging sound, she didn't have time to look at whether it was a knife or a dagger, and someone grabbed her throat from behind and lifted it up.

Rice cake has bad eyes, can't see what is happening, and is still frightened, he grabbed Yun Xiu's hand tightly, and his voice trembled and called "Xiuxiu".

Yun Xiu just wanted to speak, but the hand on his neck increased a little harder, and he was stuck in his throat in one breath, and he couldn't even make a sound.

"Put, put, I'll go." The porter's voice became harsh.

Ling Xiao handed the sword to the entourage behind him, walked forward step by step empty-handed: "Let her go, I'll find a fast horse for you." “

"Don't, don't, come here." The porter dragged Yun Xiu back.

Ling Xiao saw Yun Xiu's face flushed, and stopped: "Strangle her, you can't run away." “

As he spoke, he squatted down, beckoned to the rice cake, and said to the porter: "If you don't let the child come over first, you won't be able to run away with the two of you." “

The porter didn't speak, but looking at Yun Xiu's expression, he seemed to be able to breathe.

The other side is loosening.

"Rice cakes, come here." Ling Xiao quietly glanced at the two catchers who had already circled behind the porter, and continued to coax, "The little monk is looking for you everywhere and bought your favorite cakes." “

As he was talking, the two catchers rushed up, and the porter seemed to notice it, and pushed Yun Xiu forward heavily, blocking Ling Xiao who came to answer, dodging a knife, picking up the sickle on the ground, and tearing it up.

During the whole process, Yun Xiu was confused.

Ling Xiao's chest was very hard, she hit it painfully, her legs were weak, and the fierce sound of short-handed collisions kept echoing in her ears, how to be carried out and sent back to the meditation room of Daming Temple, she couldn't spell out a complete memory.

Finally, in the crying of Chun Tao, he gradually came to his senses.

She barely pulled out a smile: "I'm not dead, why are you crying." “

"Girl, you're scared to death slave!" Chun Tao suddenly cried louder and sobbed, "You want the old lady to know that ten lives of the slave maid are not enough to compensate??"

"Alright, alright, I'm fine." Yun Xiu patted her twice, only to find that her calves and stomach were still shaking.

Chun Tao was really frightened, and cried for a while before relieving: "Girl, you must not risk yourself in the future, if it wasn't for the timely arrival of Hou Ye??"

She sniffed and covered the tears that were about to overflow with a handkerchief, "As soon as Master Hou heard that you were leaving, his face changed, and he estimated that he was scolding the people of the yamen." “

These words made Yun Xiu's tense nerves relax a lot: "What did he do scolding the people of the yamen?" “

Chun Tao said: "The slave and maid later learned that the people of the Yamen didn't think that we could catch the murderer when we came to Daming Temple, and sending two people to catch them quickly was hindered by the coercion of Hou Ye, and Hou Ye also looked down on their three-legged cat's kung fu, saying that one person could not withstand half of his subordinates." “

When it came to Zhongyi Hou, Yun Xiu remembered: "What about Hou Ye? Is he okay. “

Chun Tao: "It's not a big deal, but I cut my hand during the fight." “

"Is the wound deep?" Yun Xiu didn't know why, knowing that Zhongyi Hou had no worries about his life, his heart was still full of guilt.

"The slave didn't see the injury." Chun Tao got up and poured a cup of hot tea and handed it over, "Only then did the military master come to pass the word, saying that the Hou Ye was injured, and when the girl was better, she would take the time to take a look." “

Yun Xiu took a deep breath and completely calmed down, "He saved me, so I naturally want to go see him." “

As he spoke, he looked at the sky outside the window again: "It's dark today, let's do it tomorrow." “

This night, Yun Xiu didn't sleep well, she tossed and turned, closed her eyes and dreamed that it was all despair of being choked and asked for her life.

The rooster crowed twice, and she was woken up again.

Yun Xiu was shocked into a cold sweat, lifted the quilt and got up, suddenly felt a little cold, she didn't wake up Chun Tao, she was scared during the day. It's good to be able to sleep, she smiled wryly, and sat down until dawn with her clothes on.

After dinner in the morning, Yun Xiu took Chun Tao to visit Zhongyi Hou.

"Are you alright?" Ling Xiao has practiced martial arts for many years, and has developed the habit of getting up early to practice, even if he hurts his hand now, he can be lazy, and the regular work and rest remain unchanged.

When Yun Xiu entered the house, he had just finished taking the medicine, and although she cleaned up, she still smelled a faint smell of blood.

"Are you alright?" Ling Xiao called someone for tea.

Yun Xiu said that it was okay, and then glanced at the injured left hand, and the gauze on the back of the hand had a pale red blood mark: "Thank you Hou Ye for saving me yesterday, your hand??"

"A little skin trauma." Ling Xiao raised his hand and looked at it, "Except that you can't get wet, everything else is fine." “

It sounds light, but when you think about it, it's not.

What does it mean not to be able to get wet, it means that you need someone to serve you, and you have to be served by someone who is careful.

A group of entourage lords, definitely not.

Yun Xiu Linglong, smiled and replied: "Hou Ye came to Yangzhou to play, in order to save the little girl from an accident, my father often teaches not to be ungrateful and not to forget the original, if Hou Ye does not dislike it, please also move to the house after returning to the city, grandmother, father can also thank Hou Ye for his kindness." “

Before the change, Ling Xiao definitely couldn't ask to live under the same roof with her.

Now he squinted, stared at her for a long time without smiling or saying a word, and said a word, and went back to talk.

Before, people chased and ran, refusing again and again, but now there is a request for something, and Yun Xiu has a trace of loss in his heart.

"It's all up to Master Hou's arrangement." She pursed her lips, wanting to say something, but she didn't think it was right to say anything.

But it was so quiet and silent, and I was so embarrassed that I couldn't sit down.

"I'll make tea for Master Hou." Yun Xiu got up and brought the tea set, "I see that there is only Biluochun in the tea can, Hou Ye drinks two sips to refresh himself, and then chooses it when he comes to the house?" “

Ling Xiao is not salty, not light, hum.

Yun Xiu began to boil water, wash tea, warm the pot, brew, seal the pot, and divide the cup, and every time she turned her wrist, she was wrapped in a delicate and graceful charm. The thin silver bracelet of tired silk occasionally touches the bone china as thin as the wings of a cicada, making a very pleasant sound of clear and clear ringing, mixed with the low morning bell ringing, there is a different Jiangnan feeling of being outside the world.

This is the northern Yanjing, and the solitary smoke outside the plug can not feel the delicacy and tranquility.

Ling Xiao likes this kind of tranquility.

He picked up the teacup, but he didn't taste anything, only felt the coral beads on the falling horse's bun swing in his heart.

Until the back of his injured hand accidentally hit the table, he subconsciously grinned.

"Master Hou, it's okay." This hoarseness ruined the atmosphere of Fang Cai, and Yun Xiu hurriedly put down the tea set and looked at him anxiously.

Ling Xiao covered his wound and frowned, "It's me who is careless, you continue." “

Tea art is a pleasure for the body and mind, self-cultivation, and when people are uncomfortable, they also play elegant, which is not called elegant, but two or five o'clock.

Yun Xiu walked around the round table, half-knelt at Ling Xiao's feet, took a closer look at his injured hand, and asked softly: "Master Hou, it's oozing blood, do you want to take the medicine again?" “

Her voice is soft, her movements are also light, and the palms of the two are separated by lotus-colored handkerchiefs, but Ling Xiao's fingertips can still feel the temperature of her palm, which is a little cold. and soft.

"You can change it." At this time, it is a pleasure for him to get closer.

The wound was a knife wound, and the cut flesh was turned outward, oozing blood, and it looked quite terrible.

Yun Xiu had never bandaged anyone, and when he saw the wound, he was a little at a loss.

"Master Hou, it hurts." She carefully sprinkled the powder evenly.

Ling Xiao said it was okay.

She only used this as comfort, and it hurt for a while if the needle pierced her finger, not to mention a finger-long knife.

Yun Xiu felt guilty.

Zhongyi Hou got rid of his temper and treated her well.

"Master Hou, the little girl dares to ask something." She lowered her head, her voice a little muffled.

Ling Xiao stared at her jet-black hair: "You say." “

"Does Master Hou blame me in his heart?" Yun Xiu couldn't ask face-to-face, and she felt uncomfortable in her heart.

Ling Xiao was also straightforward: "A little." “

Yun Xiu immediately became a squib.

Ling Xiao had the upper hand, and couldn't help but snort, "You are afraid of being blamed so you invited me to the mansion." “

Yun Xiu raised his eyes, then lowered his eyes, and replied with a gun and a stick: "It's okay for Master Hou to think so." “

In vain, she was full of guilt and thought of people in a bad way.

Ling Xiao laughed: "It's not pretending, aren't you tired after pretending for a few days?" “

"Master Hou, I didn't pretend." She tied the gauze, sighed, and got up to take her hands.

Ling Xiao followed aside, put his right hand into the basin, and asked her to help him wash it, "I got a hand of medicine." “

Yun Xiu glanced at him inexplicably, it was obvious that she was drugged just now, she bandaged it, when did she get his hands dirty.

Ling Xiao didn't care, he said that there was one, and he couldn't wash or wipe it with one hand, so someone had to serve him.

"Master Hou, you can be reasonable." Yun Xiu helped him wipe the water carefully, and said helplessly, "You really blame me, it's better to scold and give a beat to relieve your anger, my grandmother can't say no." “

Pinching kindness, what's the matter with selling cheaply.

Ling Xiao was happy in his heart, and his face was bad, "The dignified and loyal Marquis can't get along with a girl, which is detrimental to decency." Besides, if you didn't run around yesterday and weren't held hostage by the murderer, I might not have been hurt. “

Just pinching the kindness, what's the matter.

"Yes, this matter is indeed a little girl's consideration." Yun Xiu softened, "But I can't take care of a lot in a hurry, I never thought that the porter was a practitioner." “

After folding the towel, she looked at him fixedly, and her eyes that had been stagnant before seemed to be alive: "Master Hou, I'm not wood." “

She bit her lower lip lightly, thought about it and said, "But if you want me to accompany you to the capital, you can't do it now, I'm a girl's family, and I can't help myself." Grandmother is really sick, you should be all filial piety, don't embarrass me. “

begged him sincerely, not acting on the spot, not disobeying the yang and yin, and the words were full of helplessness and suffering.

Ling Xiao sighed rarely, he somewhat understood what Yun Xiu wanted, but he didn't want to promise easily, in case he broke his promise, with his understanding of her, he could imagine how to hate him.

The room was quiet again, and the two of them drank the rest of the tea, each looking at the scenery outside the window.

After a while, Ling Xiao remembered something, and said: "The murderer has been escorted back to the city last night, and the chief officer rushed to pick us up overnight, I pushed it, it is estimated that Yun Yushi has received the pennant and commendation documents from the yamen, but no one in Yunfu has come to pick you up until now, what's the matter?" “

Yun Xiu didn't want to mention more: "Maybe my grandmother is sick, and there is no backbone in the house, so I can't be busy." “

After a pause, she hurriedly added: "But it doesn't affect the care and service of the Hou Ye." “

"If you feel embarrassed, I won't go." It's boring to force other girls to do the same, "You can't get hurt when you practice on weekdays, and you're not so delicate." “

"But it's all because of me." Yun Xiu invited him to the house, not to mention that he had no selfish intentions.

Part of it is to prove her innocence to her father, part of it is to deter Ding Meisheng, and part of it is not clear, she is interested in knowing and knowing, it does not mean that she does not know what is good or bad, and she can abide by the rules, but she is not without desire.

"Master Hou, you have to look at that pair of bracers, and the little girl will make another pair for winter," Yun Xiu said softly, "I can make it before the end of the month." “

"Okay." Ling Xiao couldn't see joy on his face, he was very happy in his heart, and he also liked her Wu Nong's soft side.

"There is one more thing," after getting carried away, he suddenly remembered a serious matter, "According to the regulations, the yamen guards the prisoners, and they still need to make a record, whether you go by yourself, or I will help you say it together." “

"If Master Hou doesn't bother, let's talk about it for the little girl." Yun Xiu didn't want to go to the yamen to provoke Ding Meisheng to gossip, "Rice cake told me about the porter before, the child doesn't know how to stutter, only said that there are often pilgrims who bully the porter because of this, and even don't give money, I didn't know that the murderer would be martial, but even if ordinary people have been ridiculed and bullied for a long time, they will retaliate." “

Ling Xiao understood: "You suspected that there was something wrong with the porter?" “

"Hmm." Yun Xiu said, "At first, I was suspicious, but when I heard Rice Cake say that he was leaving, I was seventy percent sure, but I didn't expect to hurt Master Hou." “

"It's all right," Ling Xiao reached out and touched her head, "Don't blame yourself, I don't blame you." “

Yun Xiu didn't believe it, "Master Hou just said a little." “

"You believe it casually." Ling Xiao laughed, "It's stupid to be fooled by your father's old fashion." “

Yun Xiu immediately pouted back: "Master Hou is arguing about officials behind people's backs, which can be described as extraordinary. “

"Okay, I won't say it." Taking advantage of her inattention, Ling Xiao suddenly approached and pecked at Bai Nen's face.

I didn't expect the other party to slap his backhand, the force was not heavy, but it was quite loud.

In the end, because of Master Hou, he didn't dare to fight.

But Ling Xiao couldn't hold his face, and Yunzhidong learned the ins and outs of the Daming Temple case, and went to the inn to invite a few times, but did not invite the Buddha.

He was afraid to wear small shoes, thinking left and right, and threw the hot potato to Yun Xiu.

"Girl, talk about the rules. Slaves and maids should not be too talkative. Chun Tao sat in the carriage with Yun Xiu, and said dissatisfiedly, "The old lady is sick, Aunt Ding doesn't care about us on the surface, and secretly makes it bad, and the old man doesn't care about it, and there is no precedent for a girl to come forward to invite a man in the entire Yangzhou City." “

"You just say these words to my face, the house speaks like this, be careful of your skin." Yun Xiu warned, "What was Xiao Wu beaten in the firewood room last time, you saw it, my grandmother was still sick, and my father naturally handed over the inner house to Aunt Ding." If you are caught by her again, I will protect you once, and you may not be all tailed twice. “

Xiao Wu was carried out of the firewood room and lay down for three days before going to the ground, Yun Zimo was anxious to find his father to complain and was kicked out of the study, Aunt Lin was afraid that her son would be in trouble, so she ordered someone to be locked in the house for two days and was not allowed to go out, and even the school asked for leave, and this grievance spread all over the house.

The big families are all clear-eyed people from top to bottom, who gets the power, and which way the wind blows.

Only Yun Xiu sent medicine and books. Standing under the eaves of the porch, he chatted with Yun Zimo to relieve his boredom.

How could Chun Tao not know, "Girl, the slave is also crying for you." If the slave and maid had been more careful, it would not have affected Xiaowu. “

"Ding Meisheng wants to pick bones in eggs, and no matter how cautious he is, he can find fault." Yun Xiu's heart was also a mess, who made her unable to hold back, and annoyed Zhongyi Hou.

Is she to blame?

Lecher!

Find ways to take advantage of her.

"What are you going to do?" Ling Xiao opened the door and saw that it was her, his face was gloomy.

Fortunately, he didn't blast her to her face, he turned sideways and let her in.

"Are Hou Ye's hands better?" Yun Xiu is not good at poking and poking directly, not behind him.

Ling Xiao was half-lying on the couch like a lazy bone, and did not give a reply.

"I asked the doctor, and he said that even if the knife wound is okay, it should be avoided." Yun Xiu passed over with a cup of tea steadily, "Master Hou, this cup of tea is considered a little girl's apology." “

She held it, but Ling Xiao didn't answer.

A cup of tea is a good idea.

Yun Xiu knew that he was still angry, so he put the teacup on the incense table and coaxed softly: "The weather is good today, otherwise I will accompany the Hou Ye to go out for a walk, and accompany you to pick a good piece of leather, just so I will bring it back to make a wrist guard." “

Ling Xiao still didn't move.

Yun Xiu asked, "Do you want to go?" “

Ling Xiao was unmoved, turned over, and closed his eyes.

Yun Xiu sighed: "Master Hou, in the theater one day, the little girl will serve you with tea and water." “

Ling Xiao closed his eyes and snorted coldly: "Didn't you say that you are not allowed to touch the salt road at home, it's okay again?" “

Yun Xiu was quite helpless: "It's a big deal to go back and be scolded, the main thing is to dissipate the anger of the Hou Ye." “

"Do you care if I'm angry?" Ling Xiao sat up stiffly, "I didn't care about you last time I didn't care about the needle prick, this time I started directly, do you think you have a long life or a hard neck?" “

The official university crushed people to death, even if Yangzhou patrolled the salt imperial history to Beijing to report on his work, it was only enough to qualify for a sedan chair, and it was far from being more noble than the capital with the hereditary title.

"Who does Master Hou want to kill, without saying a word, crushing me to death is as simple as pinching an ant to death." Yun Xiufu was low and small, "As long as the Hou Ye is angry, how to speak." “

What a big breath. If you really think you are a bodhisattva, you can only look but not move.

"I speak?" Ling Xiao looked up and down contemptuously, "I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it." “

"What's the matter?" Yun Xiu heard the sound outside the strings, who kissed whom, who was a scoundrel, no matter how she turned her head, she had to kneel and knock three times, "If Master Hou is a decent person and has a prominent family background, he is not only respected, but also loved by the girl." “

Don't you look for yourself when you get a slap?

"You!" Ling Xiao grabbed the teacup and smashed it on the ground, shattering, "Get out!" “

Yun Xiu looked at it coldly and sprinkled tea on the ground. Bend your knees and bless, turn around and go.

"Stop!" Ling Xiao wanted to be angry with him with his pure heart, "Come back!" “

Yun Xiu stopped, turned around and said, "Master Hou told the little girl to get out, and the little girl didn't dare not to roll." “

It's still exciting, "Come over to me!" “

Yun Xiu just couldn't hear it, and paced towards the door.

"I can't cure you!" Ling Xiao got up, took a few big steps, and pulled the person back.

"Master Hou??"

"Heavy" did not come out, and it was blocked back.

The back of Yun Xiu's head was held tightly by a hand, like meat on a chopping board, staring dryly at Ling Xiao to pry open her teeth, and sucked the breath of her heart and mouth violently, she struggled hard, and could only make a whimpering sound from her throat.

Let go!

She spat out two words.

Ling Xiao didn't care, the hand that pressed the back of the head began to go down, neck, back, down to the waist, from the back waist to the front abdomen.

Yun Xiu only felt that the polyester belt was being pulled and pulled, and subconsciously took a hard bite, Ling Xiao hissed, and suddenly stopped.

He licked the blood on his lips and said with a condescending momentum: "You said that as long as I dissipate my anger, how can I open my mouth, why don't you want to?" “

"It's not that I don't want to." The matter has come to this, if you are offended, you will be offended, "Hou Ye wants to hook the fence and Vashe, the little girl will not and does not want to, only this life was saved by Hou Ye, and it was returned to Hou Ye." “

As she spoke, she suddenly pushed Ling Xiao away and went straight to the window.

"What's crazy!" Ling Xiao's eyes were quick, he intercepted him from behind, stared at the window frame with one foot, and retreated with his strength.

With this retreat, the two of them lost their center of gravity at the same time, and Yun Xiu fell heavily on Ling Xiao.

The entourage outside heard a lot of movement in the house, and hurriedly knocked on the door: "Master Hou, are you okay?" “

Ling Xiao shouted that nothing happened, and looked at Yun Xiu again: "It looks thin, it's quite heavy." “

Yun Xiu hurriedly got up.

Ling Xiao was afraid that she would do something stupid again, so he grabbed her wrist and raised his left hand, "I'm going to tear the wound, it's useless for you to kill yourself." “

"You!" Yun Xiu slowed down, angry and ashamed, regardless of his rules, he slapped him on the chest a few times, "Let you bully me!" Let you bully me! “

"It's what you want me to do," Ling Xiao laughed as he lay on the ground, "and blame me for bullying you." “

Yun Xiu pulled out his wrist and argued: "Give you tea to make amends, promise to accompany you to watch the play, what else!" Even if I shouldn't do it, there are always causes and consequences, relying on the identity of the marquis to persecute a woman from a good family, is there still a king in the world? “

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