Chapter 42: The Beauty Thief Under the Moon
Out of Sikong Mansion, Ying Zhichu called a carriage back to the city.
The carriage swayed out of Windfog Town, and she slowly figured out what to do in the car.
When she was young, she was stubborn, punished for kneeling, beating, copying books, and all the punishments she could think of, and she couldn't put away her naughty nature.
Therefore, the most useful way to get the phoenix string qin is......
After two pillars of incense, Ying Zhichu returned to the house in the south of the city that Fu Cha bought.
She looked around cautiously, then closed the door and hid inside.
Fu Chai is not in the city, and Jingchen also has another place to live, and she is all up to her to clean up the house.
She closed the door of the study, laid a clean cloth on the floor, and leaned on it, rolling up her sleeves and poking into the inner seam of the bookcase.
If I'm not mistaken, it's hidden inside......
Bai Nen's fingers swept to the bottom of the cabinet in the dark, and she didn't care if her fingertips were stained with dust, biting her lip and stretching out her arm a little, she touched a hard, hard, water chestnut thing in ten breaths.
She pushed it out with great difficulty, and when she looked down, it was a black wooden box.
If it hadn't been for the copper plate falling to the bottom of the cabinet that day, she wouldn't have noticed.
She got up with the box in her arms, carefully placed it on the table, and lit an oil lamp to add light.
The fingertips traced the gap between the layers of closure, and his eyes fell on the box, and sure enough, he got a small lock.
"Hmm-" She picked up the box and shook it slightly, not hearing any movement inside, but a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
Fu Chai is a secret guard, and he is deeply respected by the emperor, with his temperament, he will not worry about licking the tip of the knife to live.
He is not short of gold and silver foreign things, but with Ying Zhichu's understanding of him, he has no wife, children, or brothers and sisters, so he must have saved all the money.
So what could it be in this box, light and not much movement?
She folded her hands and closed her eyes and carefully chanted: "Fu chasing big brother, save people and save emergencies, after the box is opened, it is not what I am looking for, I must put it back as it is." You've got a lot of ......."
……
"If you don't speak, I'll take you as an agreement."
She nodded lightly, took out the bent silver needle from her purse, and poked it into the keyhole, her eyebrows and eyes were condensed, quietly watching the movement of the silver needle.
After a few moments, she let out a soft snort, wiped the beads of sweat from her forehead, and removed the small lock that had opened.
"Squeak—"
The black wooden box was gently opened, and into the eyes were several sheets of yellowed old paper.
Ying Zhichu glanced at it, and in addition to a few pieces of paper, there was also a secret guard token.
She didn't touch the token, she just picked up the paper and opened it to see if it was what she was looking for.
The map of the capital city cannot be bought at the Jinjiacheng store.
However, if the secret guards really secretly monitored Qi Liangzheng, they would keep the layout of the Qi Mansion.
In addition to some letters, there is only half a piece of paper left, Ying Zhichu held the paper and moved it to the lamp, the slight light on the paper is more yellow, through the ink small characters are very clear, as I wish to see the line in the lower left corner of the pen - Qi Mansion Inner House.
"Sure enough, the emperor has been paying attention to Qi Liangzheng."
She put the letter back in the box, locked it, and hid it under the brocade quilt on the embroidery bed, and only the scrap of paper was carefully received in her purse.
When she was done, she pondered the matter.
The house map is there, do you want to tell Jingchen about stealing the piano?
But if he knew about that temperament, how would he agree?
After all, this kind of thing is too cheap, and he has such a good face, if he doesn't go, he won't be able to go himself.
"Qi Liangzheng is that kind of person, where is a reasonable person, that time on the eaves of the Qiushui attic, he shot at the dust indiscriminately, if someone came to visit and borrow the piano, tsk...... It's strange not to be thrown out by him. Ying Zhichu rubbed his arms with his thin hands, only to feel a slight chill on his body.
"Could it be that that night, Lu Shu also asked him to borrow the piano from him?"
She frowned, feeling bad, "The beauty trick has been used...... It's also quite attentive. It's not easy to borrow, but it's still cost-effective to steal it......"
The wind blew through the window, the lights flickered twice, and she had an idea.
I can't tell Jingchen about this, and it's okay to work lightly, so it shouldn't be difficult to fly to Qifu.
Ying Weaving made up his mind and left the study with an oil lamp.
She had to find a black robe, and while it was still early, she used scissors to improve the robe so that it could be worn at night.
This matter should not be delayed for more, although that night in the Qiushui Pavilion, when Lu Shu pulled her to drink, the piano table was also empty, and there was no trace of the phoenix string qin, but it couldn't stand the beauty three times please six times, the first time it was not allowed, what should I do if I nodded the third time?
If the phoenix string qin falls into the hands of Lu Shu, it will be difficult to do.
It's okay to steal Qi Liang's argument, after all, he has a bad reputation, and he is slightly at ease.
Stealing Lushu, it's a little hard to get started, and I'm embarrassed to grab a job with other girls for a competition......
She nodded, without further ado, to act tonight.
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Qi Mansion –
Two watches
The night is as cool as water, and the autumn wind is dyed with frost.
Ying Zhichu turned over from the side wall of the back door, watching the darkness everywhere, only the wet grass under his feet was soft and broken.
The map of the house in my mind faintly flashed, and this should be the back garden of the inner house.
She lifted her toes off the ground and flew down the night pool into the depths of the garden, a few of which landed on top of the gazebo.
She breathed softly, squinting her eyes around and listening to the voices.
The little maid on duty disappeared into the corner of the garden with the lamp in her hand, she breathed a sigh of relief, and just as her feet were about to hit the ground, she heard the woman's whisper, she tilted her head slightly, her eyes were vigilant, and she followed the sound.
The silver moon shined, falling on the sparkling light of the lake, and a woman's lotus step moved lightly along the lake to the pavilion.
She has a graceful posture, her eyebrows and eyes are affectionate, and she is wearing a pink silver line hibiscus dress that binds her willow waist, graceful and delicate, like an immortal stepping on the moon in the painting.
Ying Zhichu recognized the person at a glance, and his eyes were full of surprise.
"Why is Lu Shu in Qi's mansion, could it be that she really came to invite three and six visits?"
She chuckled in her heart, but it was inconvenient for her to appear, and she watched the woman walk into the pavilion and stand quietly beside her.
Sure enough, they made an appointment with Qi Liangzheng, and the two met in the pavilion.
"Whew-" sighed slightly.
Ying Zhichu lay flat on the top of the pavilion, without the sense of urgency when she came, she looked up at the moonlight, and silently waited for Qi Liang to fight with Lu Shu.
This girl borrowed the piano quite sincerely, and she sent it to the house by herself.
If Qi Liangzheng really responds to her, he will return empty-handed.
Ying Zhichu thought about it like this, and felt sorry in her heart, in fact, she still wanted to see the phoenix string qin, after all, it was the cherished love of Queen Lang Guohan.
The world's happy people want to put the treasure in their arms.
After a cup of tea, the sound of footsteps falling on the gravel slab was slow and powerful.
Ying Zhichu pursed his lips, hid his body in the shadow of the pavilion eaves, and listened to Qi Liang scrambling closer.
"Childe." The green tree is soft and charming, like a begonia meets wine, drunk and fragrant.
Ying should close his eyes at the beginning of the weaving and prepare to be a gentleman on the beam.
The autumn night is hazy, the two of them are under the moon in front of the pavilion, they are full of affection, the autumn water looks at each other, and the graceful affection of tonight is in it.
She raised her hand to plug her ears, afraid that she would listen to the shy words of others.
"Well, get up." The man's voice was deep and steady.
Ying Zhichu's raised hand paused slightly, and looked down the corner of the eaves, isn't this voice Qi Liangzheng?