Chapter 11: Reckoning
The dark shadow frowned, and he had a gut feeling that what he was looking for must be in this room, just......
Could it be that there is a secret room? The black shadow Huo Ran raised his eyebrows, and a pair of slightly raised peach blossom eyes glanced sharply at the furnishings in the room, wanting to see if there was any secret hidden.
In the end, his eyes were locked on the inkstone on the bookcase, which was a white jade inkstone, the whole body was smooth and lush, and it was obviously very precious, and there was some fine wear around it, and it was all in the same range, and it was difficult to detect it if you didn't look closely.
It was too late for his hand to touch the white jade inkstone, and there was a sound of breaking the air in his ears, and the thin arrows that flashed cold had already shot towards him.
"Quick, there's an assassin." The night guards had noticed something unusual, and one by one they gathered around with torches.
The black figure had to give up, and with a flick of his wrist, the two guards who rushed to the front felt a cold light flash in front of them and then disappeared, and the black shadow also took the opportunity to blend into the thick night.
Wanyingju in the middle of the night is still brightly lit, although it is not the largest courtyard, but it is also rare and exquisite, because Aunt Xu is favored, every object in the courtyard is extremely luxurious and gorgeous, even the flowers and plants are not ordinary.
'Bang Bang Bang'
The thrush snapped the knocker of Wanying's main room.
"Come in."
Aunt Xu sat at the table with a dress draped, looking at the thrush who was standing with her head bowed on her face with displeasure.
"In the middle of the night, what's going on to be so alarming?"
Thrush glanced at Ji Wei, who was sleeping soundly on the bed, before whispering: "Madam, there are assassins in the mansion, it seems that something happened to Jiyaju." β
"Over there, the master's study?" Aunt Xu looked surprised.
"Exactly, Xiangye has already brought someone over, and now the whole house is searching, I'm afraid it will be searched here in a while."
"God help me, someone handed me a pillow when I fell asleep." Aunt Xu was silent for a long time, and then showed a weird smile, the corners of her eyes and eyebrows were full of calculations.
"Thrush, you go and do something for me," Aunt Xu whispered in Thrush's ear for a while.
"Go, this business must be done."
"Yes, the slave and maid are gone." There was no superfluous expression on the thrush's ordinary face, and he turned around and walked out.
"Vile wake up, wake up." Aunt Xu shook Ji Wei, who was still asleep.
Ji Wei frowned, rubbed her sleepy eyes, and looked at Aunt Xu, seeing that her face was a little puzzled, she was still depressed: "Mother, why do you wake me up when you don't sleep in the middle of the night?" I'm so sleepy. β
"You dead girl, you don't know when you sleep, my mother has something to tell you." Aunt Xu pretended to be annoyed and nodded her forehead, and told her plan in 1510.
"Really? Can this be done? Ji Wei's eyes lit up, and she didn't feel sleepy at all.
"When did your mother miss, wait and see, I've arranged everything, as long as it's over tonight, that will listen to you in the future."
"Hurry up and change your clothes, there will be a good show to watch later"
Ji Wei was in a good mood, with an undisguised vicious smile on her face, as if she had seen Ji Wan kneeling at her feet and begging for mercy.
As soon as they packed up, they heard that someone was coming to report that Ji An was coming, and the two looked at each other and smiled and went out.
Ji An stood in front of Wanying with his hands behind his back, his face was pale, and his body was shrouded in a solemn aura.
The housekeeper Ji Quan led a group of small guards to stand not far behind him, and they all did not dare to come out with a low-eyed atmosphere.
Although there was no loss in the study, if they could not catch the thief, they would not have any good fruit to eat.
After Ji Wei invited An, she hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Ji An's arm and said coquettishly: "Daddy, Wei'er hasn't seen you for a few days, but I miss you." β
"I have been busy with business these days, so I have to buy you Qiaoxinzhai pastries from my empty father." Ji An has always loved this second daughter, and his tone softened a little.
Aunt Xu stepped forward and said delicately: "Concubine body to the master to say goodbye." β
The voice was tactful and charming, and a pair of affectionate and beautiful eyes looked at Ji An, Ji An couldn't help but feel distracted, and his face softened slightly: "Get up, there are assassins in the Shicai Mansion, you can see someone coming this way." β
"Concubineβ" As soon as Aunt Xu spoke, a small servant hurriedly came and said in a loud voice: "Master, someone saw the assassin heading south. β
"South? Isn't that the big sister's yard? Daddy, my big sister is still sick, what if I accidentally meet a bad guy. Ji Wei looked surprised, blurted out, as if sensing what she said, she hurriedly covered her mouth with a handkerchief, her face was frightened.
"IβI'm too worried about my sister." As he spoke, his eyes turned red.
If a sick and weak girl encounters a thief, the consequences are unimaginable, and the heads of those present are buried even lower, wishing that they don't have long ears, and the eldest lady is not favored anymore, she is also the daughter of the Prime Minister's house, which is much more noble than them, and they dare not listen to such things.
Ji An glanced at her dissatisfied, and couldn't bear to blame her when he saw that her face was pale.
"Master, Wei'er is still young and doesn't have a sense of proportion, but she and Guan'er have always been sisters, and they are too worried." Aunt Xu said in a soft voice, and paused: "The concubine is afraid that if the assassin really goes over there, won't it be dangerous." β
Ji Angang's face became ugly again, and he waved his hand and gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go." β
It's not that he's worried about the safety of his eldest daughter, he has never taken this daughter to heart, but if something really happens and he loses the face of the Prime Minister's Mansion, he has to end it as soon as possible.
Aunt Xu knew Ji An's temperament very well, and her eyes collided with Ji Wei slightly and lowered her head silently.
There was silence in Qiyun Garden, a thin figure dressed in black flashed flexibly, seeing that the girl on the bed was still asleep, he pulled up a sneer, and his ordinary eyebrows and eyes were a little hateful in the dim yellow light, and he threw down the heavy object on his back and jumped away.
In the noise, Ji Wan struggled to open his eyelids, looked out the window and saw that it was already dark, but his head was groggy and he couldn't tell what time it was at the moment, and his throat was even more uncomfortable like fire.
"Dew, water... water..."
Seeing that no one answered for a long time, Ji Wan stood up and leaned against the head of the bed, and before he could breathe, he saw a handsome and slender hand suddenly come sideways, holding a white porcelain teacup and about to feed water to her mouth.
Ji Wan was shocked, and instantly sobered up most of the time, this, this is a man's hand!
Looking up, a slender man dressed in black and masked was standing beside the bed, looking at her with a pair of cold eyes without any emotion.
This man is so dangerous! Look at her as if she's just some insignificant gadget.
Ji Wan's body tightened, and a layer of fine white sweat appeared on her back, how could there be a man in her boudoir, looking at his outfit, could it be that there were thieves in the house, Qinglu and Yan Bing?