The night is thick, and the liveliness of the brightly lit places is even more visible.

Chi Tang came out of the banquet hall and walked in the northwest direction.

Along the way, I saw that the surroundings were gradually deserted and gloomy, and when I crossed the stone bridge, it seemed that all the joys of the world were isolated on the other side.

The moment he got off the bridge, Chi Tang even had the urge to cry, and suddenly felt extremely sorry for the girl Lu Da that he had never met.

"Chi, Chi girl, do you want to go in from here?" Orange carried a lantern and refused to face the bamboo forest.

Orange is Lu Zishan's maidservant.

Chi Tang was originally going to come with Lu Zishan, but when he left, Lu Zishan was called away by Mrs. Lu, leaving Orange to accompany her to Fangchen Courtyard.

But—

"You haven't been here?" Chi Tang asked unexpectedly.

Orange nodded and said, "No one lived here before, and the eldest girl didn't call anyone over when she came back." ”

Chi Tang wanted to cry again, it was so pitiful to live alone in such a deserted place......

"I guess I passed through the bamboo forest, right?" Chi Tang sniffed and said in a muffled voice.

Orange hunched his shoulders and probed his head inside.

There were no lights in the bamboo forest, it was dark and faint, and there was not even a sound, so it was impossible to tell whether there were any people living in it.

The oranges were timid, and after walking a few steps, they began to tremble, and the lanterns trembled, and their shadows were distorted and trembling.

"Miss Chi, let's go back......" Orange was about to cry.

Chi Tang was also a little timid, but he still had the upper hand in Lu Zijin's distress, and he had the courage to comfort Orange: "Don't be afraid...... If you're afraid, hide behind me, I'll come, I'll carry the lantern......"

——

Let others not be afraid, but they are still trembling when they speak.

Li Yan listened, was silent for a moment, and said, "Go pick it up." ”

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No matter how scared the orange was, he didn't dare to lose his duty, and tremblingly walked in with the lantern and the hand holding the picture screen.

Chi Tang's other hand tightly grasped Xia Hui, who looked relatively calm.

After walking four or five steps, the four of them stopped in unison.

"W-What is that?" Chi Tang asked in a trembling voice.

In the depths of the bamboo forest, a vague light came out of nowhere, drifting towards them.

"No, no, no, don't know!" Orange took three steps back.

"Maybe someone is coming!" Huaping grabbed Chi Tang's hand, and said very calmly, but unfortunately the tail note also began to tremble.

Chi Tang stared at the light cluster that was getting closer and closer, swallowed his saliva, and said, "I, I'll come to visit next time-" Before the words fell, he turned around and ran.

As soon as he ran two steps, he suddenly saw the firelight that had been left behind him appear in front of him, and under the light of the fire, the shadow was standing there alone-

"Ahh

The four masters and servants screamed in unison, lost the lantern in an instant, and turned around in a panic and ran towards the bamboo forest.

The bamboo forest is actually not big, and it didn't take long for Chitang to run in and see the bright light, and instinctively ran towards the bright light, and soon, he saw a courtyard.

The door to the courtyard was open, and she ran in a panic, only to stumble into a bosom in the doorway.

Strictly speaking, she didn't crash into the man's arms, because the other party reacted quickly and reached out to help her.

Chi Tang was so frightened that he couldn't see the person in front of him clearly, so he grabbed it: "There are ghosts!" Ghosts! ”

The girl seemed to be frightened, trembling with tears and pitiful, and was followed by three equally frightened maids.

Li Yan quietly pushed her away, looked up at the maid in Tsing Yi who was carrying a lantern with an embarrassed face, and said lightly: "There is no ghost, it's my maidservant." ”

Chi Tang was stunned for a moment and slowly turned his head.

Not far behind him stood a handsome maid in Tsing Yi, carrying a lantern in her hand, and the light emitted by the lantern vaguely seemed to be the light they saw in the bamboo forest.

Chi Tang embarrassedly let go of the corner of the clothes he was holding in his hand, suddenly remembered something, looked left and right, and looked up suddenly: "You, you are the eldest sister of the Lu family?" ”

……

The green windows and snow walls, the green cornices, and the furnishings in the house are elegant.

It's just too lonely.

The maidservants were all stopped at the door, and Chi Tang followed Lu Zijin into the house alone.

When I looked up, I only felt that her posture was like a pine and a bamboo, and although her back was not beautiful, there was another kind of pleasing to the eye.

It's just too high!

It must be about the same height as her father, right?

Chi Tang has never seen such a tall woman, such a height really makes people feel so pressured, no wonder Lu Zishan feels that she is not easy to get close to.

It wasn't until Lu Zijin turned around and sat down that Chi Tang felt relieved and looked at her reservedly.

The lights in the room were warm and yellow, which softened her slightly cold and hard face, and after a closer look, Lu Zijin's eyebrows and eyes were still very good-looking, with a cold and white complexion, thin lips and crimson, and a cold and lofty appearance without smiling, which did not look very close.

Caught off guard, Lu Zijin raised his eyes and glanced at her, although he didn't speak, there was an inquiry in his eyes.

Chi Tang kept a cautious eye, quietly observed, and after making sure that there were no longevity cakes in the house, he said: "My name is Chi Tang, and my father is-"

"Wu Jun Taishou." Lu Zijin continued.

Chi Tang paused and asked, "You...... Do you recognize my daddy? ”

Listening to her tone just now, it seems that she is no stranger to her own father.

Speaking of which, Daddy doesn't seem to be a stranger to Lu Zijin.

Regarding Lu Zijin's return to Wu County, she heard Lu Zishan say it in her previous life, but as soon as she mentioned it, her father knew about it.

It turns out that their family has such a close relationship with the Lu family?

The strange feeling also flashed in his mind, and Chi Tang continued to explain: "We eat longevity cake in front, I-" Wei Dun, "I remember that the eldest girl is here alone, let me send longevity cake over......"

After thinking about it, I found that there was a loophole, so I hurriedly made up for it: "The shirt was originally going to come by himself, but he was stopped by the eldest lady!" ”

It's not right to think about it, and I will add: "It's important for the eldest lady to call her!" ”

Thinking about it, I still don't think it's right: "The eldest lady is also worried about-"

"Who's the shirt?" Lu Zijin asked suddenly.

Chi Tang was stunned for a moment, and replied, "Yes, it's your seventh sister......"

Shirt is right, Miss Lu is really unkind, and she doesn't even know her sister's name.

But seeing her staring down at the longevity cake, she felt pity again, and said softly: "Big sister, we, me and Xian Yi are very worried about you, Xie Yi is your own sister, she has always admired you very much, and she especially wants to be close to you......

As she was talking, Lu Zijin glanced up at her, her eyes were faint, and she had no emotion, but she was a little embarrassed to see Chi Tang, who was lying.

It's a pity that Lu Zishan couldn't come this time, otherwise it would have been convincing.

"Big sister...... You, you eat! Chi Tang smiled dryly and changed the subject.

Lu Zijin glanced down and said, "I don't like to eat." ”

Chi Tang expressed his understanding: "Actually, I don't like to eat longevity cakes, so you can eat a small bite and dip the blessings of the old lady!" ”

Li Yan was silent.

It's not that he doesn't care if it tastes good or not, but as a prince, he needs to be careful about what he eats.

When the little girl Chi persuaded him to eat, He Bi on the beam of the house and Tsing Yi outside the door were already ready to move, ready to rush out to rescue him at any time.