Chapter 32: The Bone Bead Found
That day, after Guan Dashao said something that surprised her, he disappeared for two days without a trace. Ruoxin thought that it had finally stimulated him, thinking of Guan Dashao's extremely injured expression that day, she felt a little guilty in her heart, but she didn't think that after the third day, Guan Dashao suddenly appeared in front of her again, beside her.
When she went to teach Ying Hongke and Ying Hongxian, he followed, playing with the two little nephews like a child, making them very happy, and in the face of the cute smiling faces of one big and two small but also full of "childishness", Ruoxin couldn't refuse.
When she went to the outer city to see Chenlian and asked about Fenghua's news, Guan Dashao also followed. The first time he saw Chenlian, Guan Dashao's big black round eyes were full of essence, and he stared at him from the moment he entered the door, making the restrained Chenlian a little like pins and needles in the end.
She went to the restaurant where the Jianghu people gathered in the capital to inquire about the news of Rouge, and he followed. For the man in the rivers and lakes who was enthusiastic about Ruoxin's situation, Guan Jingtian blocked Ruoxin in front of him with a protective posture, and Ruoxin began to interrogate before he could speak, but fortunately, after one or two times, Bai Rong grabbed him by the collar and let him dance but there was no way to come up and destroy it again. Although Guan Dashao is a little funny, his handsome appearance and the temperament of a wealthy son who unconsciously exudes also make some girls blush and shy, which somewhat delays the progress of Ruoxin's listening.
Ruoxin endured it for two days, and finally couldn't help but speak, "Guan Dashao, do you have anything serious to do?" ”
Guan Jingtian blinked a pair of very innocent black eyes, "Young Master Ben is just doing the right thing." ”
"Business?" Ruoxin couldn't cry or laugh, "When did you do your own thing with me all day long?" ”
Guan Dashao didn't answer directly, but smiled treacherously like a little mouse, "Hey, do you remember that you owe Young Master Ben something?" ”
"When?"
"It's the first time you made Young Master Ben stinky all over, and then you said that you owe me once, and in the future, Young Master Ben can ask you to do something, no matter what, you will do it."
Ruoxin thought about it carefully, and then remembered that she seemed to have such a thing, and when she saw Guan Dashao being bullied by her and burst into tears, she was really pitiful, and she felt ashamed and agreed to him. But when did you say "you will do it no matter what"?
But looking at Guan Dashao's self-satisfied appearance, Ruoxin really couldn't bear to spoil such a cute smile, so she smiled, "Then what are your requirements?" ”
Guan Dashao spoke without hesitation, "I want to help you." ”
Is this what he is asking for?
In the face of his unwavering determination to shake the earth, Ruoxin has no choice.
So, Guan Dashao continued to follow her from time to time, and gave a reason for his behavior, "Looking for an opportunity to help." ”
Half a month passed in a blink of an eye.
Ruoxin and Bai Rong are not lustful people, and Bai Rong is extremely shy in love, and Guan Jingtian is like a shadow all day long, the two have not been intimate since they saw each other again. However, Ruoxin would kiss and hug Bai Rong from time to time, so that he could always feel that she was not just interested in him for a while.
Every time she saw the cautious and restrained Bai Rong secretly kissed by her, she showed a cramped expression like a dumb child, Ruoxin couldn't help but feel warm in her heart.
......
When the time passed, the quiet garden, which should have been lit up and bed, was still brightly lit.
An hour ago, King Yingning, who had returned from outside, sent someone to deliver the news that he would continue to stay in Jingyuan tonight. At this moment, the two people who outsiders thought were celebrating the Spring Festival were sitting in Ruoxin's bedroom.
Bai Rong was sent to rest by her early, and these days, Bai Rong would show a tired look on his face from time to time. It was her negligence, his body had just been demobilized, and she really shouldn't have dragged him to run around with her all day long.
Bai Rong said little, swallowed all the hardships in his stomach, and never told her, just to prevent her from burdening her, but he didn't know that the more he was like this, the more distressing it made her feel distressed.
He had been rigorously trained since he was a child, and although he was no longer burdened after following her, he did not have much of an easy life during the time she was a priest of the Bai clan. She almost lost her life because of her incompetence.
He has no regrets, but she is determined to love him well in the future and make up for everything she has missed in the past.
......
Leaning on the circle chair, King Ying Ning had a faint smell of wine on his body, his handsome face was slightly drunk, his gorgeous robe was loosely draped over his body, and his body showed a playful appearance, and no one could associate his identity with the thirteenth master Yu Xinning.
On the round table in front of him were stacks of letters from the Yu family's merchants secretly sent from all over the country, and King Ying Ning threw the sorting and sorting work to Ruoxin, while he sat leisurely on the side, holding his chin in one hand and looking at her with a contemplative gaze as if admiring an antique treasure.
Looking at the helpless expression on Ruoxin's face, the corners of King Yingning's mouth hooked, and he was in a really good mood.
The fingers of one hand tapped rhythmically on the chair, and unexpectedly touched something in the sleeve pocket, and King Ying Ning remembered something.
Putting down the hand of the jaw, King Ying Ning took out a bone bead chain from the sleeve pocket and put it on the table, moving it to Ruoxin.
"What?" Ruoxin stopped her movements and looked at King Yingning.
King Ying Ning raised his eyebrows slightly, "Don't you know?" This is the rosary you are looking for. ”
"No rosary?" Ruoxin was surprised, she really didn't expect that one of the four legendary artifacts could be obtained by her so easily.
Picking up the string of beads, Ruoxin carefully observed, and memories that were too far away to belong to this life slowly came to mind.
Raising her hand, Ruoxin bit her middle finger and dripped the blood one by one onto the string of bone beads, and the bright red blood immediately disappeared into the beads and turned invisible.
King Ying Ning sat there silently watching Ruoxin's movements, and a mixture of surprise and light flashed in his eyes.
Without thoughts, without thinking about all things in the world, without mercy and without heart, even the blood of the heart and blood condensed by the spirit will be dissolved by the non-rosary.
Ruoxin's heart jumped, it was really no prayer beads.
Each of the eight bone beads strung together with red string is about the size of a fingernail, and the surface of the bone is smooth, and although hundreds of years have passed, the bone beads have not been damaged in the slightest. It's just that the rosary looks ordinary on the surface, and it is difficult for ordinary people to guess that this is the legendary Bu holy relic, one of the four artifacts in the world.
But...... Ruoxin looked at the rosary bead in her hand, hesitated, and wondered: "Lord Wang, there is still one ...... among them."
King Ying Ning looked at her and muttered: "In half a month's time, this king's people only found the eight non-rosary beads scattered among the people, but only one main heart bone bead has no trace to be found, you can rest assured, this king will send someone to find it again." ”
Ruoxin was stunned and hurriedly said: "It's so annoying to the prince, Ah Li is afraid." ”
King Ying Ning looked directly at her and smiled deeply, "Since I have promised you, this king will naturally do his best." ”
That kind of gaze seems to be able to probe people's hearts, but they can't detect the deep meaning, Ruoxin lowered her eyes, raised her hand and gave a salute.
To be honest, when she proposed the quid pro quo, she didn't have too much hope, but she didn't think that King Ying Ning really took it to heart.
It made her not know what to do.
......
Put away the no rosary beads, and continue to review a large stack of letters for King Yingning, although Ruoxin is helpless, she is not good to show outside, living under the eaves of people, eating and drinking are all taken from others, and because of her grace, she really has no face to find a reason to shirk.
Use cinnabar to circle the key points in the letters, put the stack of accumulated letters in front of King Yingning's table, and then throw the letters read by King Yingning into the brazier on the side and burn them to ashes.
The burned messages had already been recorded in King Yingning's mind, and he replied unhurriedly with his pen one by one, and his handwriting was different from the usual lazy and casual strokes.
is so cautious, it is difficult to be a two-faced prince.
But how could he dare to believe her like that?
It wasn't that she wasn't unaware of the turbulent undercurrents between him and her master, and he didn't hide his hostility toward him.
The room was quiet, except for the rustle of the leaves in the wind outside the window, and the soft sound of paper rubbing in the room.
As if in response to what she was thinking, King Ying Ning didn't raise his head, and asked casually while replying, "Do you wonder why this king dares to stay in your quiet garden to deal with business?" ”
Ruoxin was slightly surprised, and said with a smile: "The prince is wise, and he really can't escape the eyes of the prince at all, Ah Li admires it." ”
King Ying Ning sneered and glanced up at her: "Don't you think this king can't tell your dulicitous praise?" ”
Ruoxin smiled.
"Since you know the identity of this king, why should this king hide it anymore, it is better to make good use of your talents." King Ying Ning put down his pen casually, leaned lazily on the circle chair, and looked at her with beautiful eyes, "In this case, this king is naturally not suspicious of employing people, and suspects are not needed." ”
Ruoxin smiled and nodded, but her heart was clear.
The use is true, but the undoubted is half-truth.
King Ying Ning is suspicious and cautious by nature, and just looking at the fact that he chose to work in her bedroom instead of leaving a study, you can know his meticulousness. And the reason why he dared to believe her must have been the follow-up of prevention.
This is the most powerful thing about King Yingning, whether it is to buy him with things or to buy him with his heart, he has achieved the best. In fact, Ruoxin understands that he will never let her access those really unleakable business secret letters or larger secrets, and let her participate in these seemingly important and complicated affairs, on the one hand, shows his trust in her, so that she can work harder to help him; On the other hand, let her help him sort out the key points, so that he can read it easily.
It's really cunning.
Ruoxin felt that King Ying Ning seemed to be revealing the true side of the Thirteenth Master in front of her more and more often.