Chapter 31 A Rare Detail
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The moment it became pitch black in front of her, Zuo Ying's first reaction was to quickly and quietly put her hand into her arms, hold the "silver fire" on her waist, and then try to adapt to the darkness in front of her.
"What are you going to do?" Zuo Ying's voice was still unhurried, and did not reveal the slightest vigilance in her heart at the moment.
"Princess, don't worry, I won't do anything to make my head bloom." Li Yunshen's voice was still smiling, but his tone suddenly became calm and slightly sly, not at all the innocent tone just now.
"Blossoming of the head"? Isn't this exactly how the palace maid Guixiang died after being shot by Zuo Ying? He said this, as if he not only knew everything that happened at that time, but also could see Zuo Ying holding a silver fire in his hand in the dark, is it also a coincidence?!
"Listen, princess." Zuo Ying felt Li Yunshen's body get closer again, that kind of naturalness, as if the relationship between the two was originally very close, "Can you hear any movement outside the window?" β
The faint moonlight shone in through the window paper, gradually allowing Zuo Ying to see only the outlines of the objects around her. She was silent, but she did not listen carefully as the other man asked, because she had to guard against the other party's tricks while she was preoccupied.
Li Yunshen also remained motionless, as if he was also listening with bated breath, and asked again after a while, "Princess, do you hear?" β
"Nope." Zuo Ying said coldly. Outside the window, Zuo Ying couldn't hear anything except the sizzling of insects and the occasional sound of the night wind shaking the branches.
"'Rustling,' 'rustling,' it was someone wandering under the window, her clothes rubbing against each other as she walked, her embroidered shoes stepping on the dewdropping grass outside the window, and the few strands of long hair that had not been combed into her bun were occasionally blown by the wind, even though the hairpin rings had been removed. Her every move has a sound. Li Yunshen explained quietly, the tone was as ghostly as the host of the supernatural program on Midnight Radio, and those who listened to it with a little timidity could not help but have a chill down their spines, "Listen, she is leaning under the windowsill now, carefully eavesdropping on the movements of the two of us." If the princess doesn't mind giving in, why don't we meet her hard expectations? β
As soon as Li Yunshen finished speaking, Zuo Ying saw his face leaning towards him, and his cheeks could already feel the tip of his warm nose.
"You don't want your head to bloom, so where do you want it to bloom?" Zuo Ying resisted the urge to kick the other party out of bed. Her tone with a sneer was the highest level of warning.
Li Yunshen really stopped further movements with interest, and said in a cunning and evil tone: "I just want to be happy in my heart, princess, can you give it to you?" Don't be in a hurry today. I know that the princess is true to her word, and she will soon fulfill it. β
In the dark, Zuo Ying couldn't see his appearance, and he didn't know what kind of expression he had on his face now, but even if he saw it, what could he do, whether he was naΓ―ve or treacherous, as if none of his faces could reflect his heart. Even now, Zuo Ying can't say exactly what he got from her, but his hole cards were thoroughly touched by the other party. It seemed that it was the first time she had encountered such an inscrutable opponent, and this opponent was actually a teenager who claimed to be twenty years old, and looked like he was not even twenty years old.
Zuo Ying is not a person who lacks curiosity, and she also wants to know what Li Yunshen means by what she can't hear at all; She wanted to ask him if he could let her get out of here with what she wanted. However, she is well versed in the way of negotiation, and she understands that if she urges again now, showing eagerness, it will be a sign of weakness in the prestige of the enemy.
"Listen, princess, she's gone, and the soaked soles of her shoes have stepped on the stone path, and she's drifting away." Li Yunshen was silent for a moment, and then suddenly said with a smile, "The time is approaching, and she is going back to release the carrier pigeon." I wonder what she will write on the strip she tied to the paws of the carrier pigeon today. β
He continued to talk like a radio host who was accustomed to not getting timely feedback from the audience, and continued: "The little bamboo that the princess sent away just now is the eyes and ears that the Taishi planted in the disadvantages. From the time she entered Wuweiju when she was sixteen years old and became a servant girl to the present, whenever something special happened here, she would use carrier pigeons to send messages to the Taishi's mansion. In the past half month, I have changed to send letters to the Taishifu every day. If the day had been uneventful, the strip tied to the pigeon's paw would have been blank and wordless; If there is anything special on that day, the news will soon reach the ears of the Grand Master. If, the matter is important, not just a few words can be said clearly, a red circle will be drawn on the strip, and the next day, she will go to the Baolong cloth shop in Dongfang in the name of the morning market, and talk to the connectors. β
Li Yunshen said that he can do things smoothly, such as a number of treasures; Zuo Ying was stunned when she heard it.
The clever maid Xiaozhu who was sent to be her "personal maid" was actually a spy sent by Helan Chu to lurk in Wuwei? It turned out that the person Li Yunshen had been describing just now who was lingering outside the window was her. This little fox is truly amazing.
In Zuo Ying's world, if someone dares to be a "second five", cut off his fingers and toes one by one, and then beat him to death with a stick, it is an amnesty that can only be achieved after serving for more than ten years; The execution process of a professional spy like Xiaozhu can almost write a paper.
And Xiaozhu has been in this Wuwei for at least four or five years, and the details of the activities are well understood, and he can still live so well, and even be "entrusted with important tasks", this kind of noble sentiment and broad-mindedness that does not treat enemy spies as outsiders are really awe-inspiring.
"The third young master has always kept her by his side, it can't be because of the lack of manpower in the house, right?" Faced with this guy who couldn't tell the truth from the fake, Zuo Ying decided to push the boat down the river. As long as it is a fox, it will always show its tail.
Li Yunshen smiled, and the slightly warm breath gently stroked Zuo Ying's sideburns, "It is indeed rare to have a meticulous work like her that exposes her identity." β
Zuo Ying understood what Li Yunshen meant. Get rid of one spy and you'll probably get the next one. And the next one may not be easy to see. Spies whose identities have been revealed are non-lethal, not only will they not reveal important secrets, but they will also prevent more stealthy spies from ambushing them; If you are sophisticated enough, you can even use her to give you false information. It's also a great way to dispose of spies.
However, if it were Zuo Ying, she would definitely not do this, unless, there would be more use in keeping this spy.
"And there's even more use in keeping her." Li Yunshen's words, which seemed to be synchronized with Zuo Ying's mental activities, completely interrupted her thinking, "For example, if the princess can get her wish, she is still an indispensable link." β
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