The night wind is very strong, the mountain road is so quiet that only the wind can be heard, and occasionally nocturnal animals are infested, and they all avoid passers-by on the official road, quietly hiding into the darkness.

A black horse galloped by, startling the predatory owl in the woods, and disappeared with a few flaps of its wings.

"Is it there?"

Nan Jinyu felt that she was winding all the way up, and she was also a little curious about what this temple came from, after all, it was in the middle of the night, didn't it disturb the purity of others?

"Come on, if you're sleepy, go to sleep."

Xiao Chen saw her shrinking her head and not moving, and suddenly remembered how hard she had worked these days, and felt a little more sorry in her heart.

"Isn't there something important here?"

Nan Jinyu nodded like a chicken pecking rice, the excitement of the previous night attack on the enemy camp had not passed, but after being rhythmically bumped by this horseback galloping all the way, it had achieved a magical hypnotic effect......

"Don't worry, it's not too late to wake up."

Xiao Chen bent the corner of his lower lip, raised his hand and pressed her confused head into his arms, and the speed of riding slowed down.

"Oh, then I really slept."

Nan Jinyu said in a daze, her body relaxed and fell into his arms, thought about it, raised her hand around his waist and clasped his ten fingers to death, saving him from falling off the horse and being injured in the bumps.

"Sneer......"

Xiao Chen chuckled lightly and raised his hand to cover the cloak, completely covering the last trace of moonlight.

Night, cool as water.

Three hundred miles away, Dongchuan Mansion.

Because the investigation has been borrowed from the Assassin's Mansion, Ji Lingfeng can happen to see Miss Li almost every day, although it was not possible to send troops to Linchuan Mansion after the incident, but the sincerity of helping is there, and this favor is naturally owed.

Knock knock!

Li Huanting stood outside the guest room, thinking repeatedly about the reason why she had nightmares recently, coupled with her physical discomfort, the feeling of anxiety arose.

"Who?"

Ji Lingfeng's guards stepped forward to check, and when they saw that the person who came was Miss Li, the smiles on their faces were piled up into flowers.

"It's me, Huanting came to disturb the son of the world in the middle of the night, there is a reason for it, I wonder if the son of the world can see it?"

Li Huanting smiled apologetically at the guards, her gentle appearance was a little embarrassed, but she couldn't see anything abnormal.

"Fifteen, please Miss Li come in."

Ji Lingfeng stood in front of the window, and he could see her coming from a distance through the lake outside the window, I don't know why he didn't dislike her, but because of what happened before, he felt that he owed a favor.

"Miss Li, my family is invited!"

The guard, known as Fifteen, bent open the door and stepped aside.

Li Huanting bowed slightly, and naturally entered the door of the guest room, although it was late at night, her words and deeds were normal, and there was no misunderstanding.

"Wan Ting came to bother me late at night, thank you Shizi for not turning me away."

Outside the screen, the person with a curly figure stood relatively straight, as if he didn't have the slightest intention of coming in, or he already had the intention of avoiding suspicion.

"Miss Li's words are serious, Luo County is trapped, the old people are still in the city, I can't sleep at night, the girl is here just when someone can talk."

Ji Lingfeng walked out around the screen, the Assassin Mansion was full of cheap furniture made of beech wood, and the defects at the moment were unpretentious, even with this young lady from Linchuan Mansion, there was no shelf of a domineering young lady from the family, but it was very pleasing.

"The old man of the Son's words...... Does it refer to His Royal Highness the King of Qin? I heard that the prince and the southern vice capital have a very good personal relationship, but this time Nan Jinchen was not in Luo County, but went to Mingjian Villa to recuperate, and the prince can be relieved. ”

Li Huanting was a little stunned, she had heard her uncle say a few words of gossip about the prince of Yongning.

King Qin and the Prince of Yongning fought outside the imperial study for the sake of the lord of Tianqing, if it weren't for the Marquis of Yongning's insistence on sending him out of Yanjing, he would almost be killed......

"Well, that's what I'm saying, Jin Chen is in Mingjian Villa, and the siege of Luo County can't affect him at all, so I should be relaxed."

Ji Lingfeng couldn't help but smile, looked at the calm but worried person in front of him, and said, "I don't know why Miss Li came?" ”

Li Huanting was lost by his smile, and then realized that her words and deeds were inappropriate, and immediately turned her eyes away.

"It's a little embarrassing to say, but my grandmother at home and abroad is not in good health, and Wan Ting doesn't dare to bother her old man with everything, and I'm afraid that it is caused by my own deep thinking, so I can only find someone to discuss ......."

"What's going on?"

Ji Lingfeng felt quite interesting to see her so avoidant, she was used to seeing the enthusiastic pursuit of the ladies and nobles of the family in Yanjing, and it was refreshing to meet such a cautious and polite girl by chance.

Recently, the weather has been cold and winter, but Wan Ting feels that the night is very noisy, as if there is a buzzing insect chirping around the ears, but every time I wake up and then probe there is no sign of mosquitoes, after a long time, Wan Ting is also a little worried about whether she has auditory hallucinations, or is it ...... Something else. ”

Li Huanting sighed, showing a little melancholy.

Every winter, she will come from Linchuan Mansion to stay in the Assassin Mansion until the New Year's Festival before returning, the purpose is to accompany her grandmother and her old man, and now the Assassin Mansion is eventful, Dongchuan Mansion is not stable, she really doesn't want to bother her uncle for this little thing, let alone ask for a doctor.

"How long has this symptom lasted, Miss Li?"

Ji Lingfeng's expression was slightly stunned, and his smiling face suddenly faded a little, but his voice was still like a spring breeze.

"About...... Ten days? Or longer! At first, I didn't care, thinking that I had a nightmare or didn't sleep well, but then the situation got more and more serious, and I almost couldn't sleep all night, so I thought about looking for a chat. ”

Li Huanting was a little embarrassed, after all, their friendship was not good enough to be so familiar, and there was a difference between men and women, so it was hard for people to think that they were making excuses.

"Ten days? That's the symptom that the girl has had since she came to the Assassination Mansion? ”

Ji Lingfeng frowned, his expression slightly dark.

Something happened over and over again, and even if he wanted to think it was a coincidence, it was unlikely that it would have been done.

"That's right! As soon as the prince reminded me of this, I thought it seemed to be the case, and I also sent people to look around during the day, there were no snakes, insects, rats and ants in the courtyard, although the Thorn Mansion was dilapidated, but the yard was always tidy and clean! ”

Li Huanting's eyes flashed with a little joy, and her intuition was really right.

Originally, she just thought that this Yongning Hou Shizi was cheeky with the attitude of being a dead horse as a live horse doctor, and she didn't want him to think that he didn't think he was crazy!

"Well, if Miss Li can trust Ling Feng, please do what I say, I have to make sure of one thing first."

Ji Lingfeng's expression suddenly became a little colder, and the smile like a spring breeze disappeared completely, replaced by a stern face, and a pair of starry eyes looked at Li Huanting fixedly.

"Uh...... Good! ”

Li Huanting was stunned, such a gentle and elegant person suddenly became so alienated and indifferent, there are really two faces!

It's just that his feet seem to be enchanted, and he follows him into the inner room without obeying the call, and he doesn't shy away from it at all, and goes straight to him.

"Very well, please turn your face and look up at me."

Seeing her obediently coming over, Ji Lingfeng casually opened all the windows, and spoke in a soft tone, unable to hear any other emotions.

The bright moonlight sprinkled on the square position of one meter in front of the window, Li Huanting looked at the young man in a cyan robe under the moonlight, even if he looked alienated and indifferent, he couldn't stop the beauty and warmth of the smile on that face, like a spring breeze ......

So, the person who had always been steady and indifferent, approached the young man in front of the window step by step, until he could hear his shallow and quiet breathing, then he stopped, raised his face and looked at him fixedly, "Is it like this?" ”

"Yes, you're doing a great job."

Ji Lingfeng bowed slightly, facing the indifferent face under the moonlight, and slowly approached little by little, until he could see the faint gold in her pupils, and the hanging heart fell instead.

“……”

Li Huanting felt that it was inappropriate for them to be like this, but in addition to becoming more and more dignified, there was only a deep sense of alienation in his eyes, no matter how much she lacked heart and eyes, she would not want to be crooked.

Bang!

Across the lake, there was a sound of things falling to the ground under the eaves on the opposite side, and Li Huanting retreated violently, not wanting the whole person to fall out of the window with an unstable center of gravity, and was about to fall into the lake.

"Ahh

Li Huanting was frightened, and her eyes also swept to the figure that quickly disappeared opposite, and she blamed herself a little for her fuss.

"Miss Li, be careful!"

Ji Lingfeng's gaze retracted from the figure that disappeared in a flash on the opposite side, and raised his hand to grab Li Wanting and dragged it back. Pythagorean Library

As a result, you don't have to think about it to know that the two of them hit each other fiercely, and their center of gravity was unstable and fell to the ground, and when Fifteen rushed in to protect the master, what they saw was Li Huanting falling on Ji Lingfeng, and the expressions of the two people were complicated and shocked.

"Hit, bother...... Ahem! ”

Fifteen was the first to come back to his senses, withdrew apologetically, and closed the door with a proper manner.

"What's the bother...... Ay! You're back! ”

Li Huanting came back to her senses from a short period of confusion, and waved at Fifteen with a look of being in a hurry, but the other party refused to listen to her at all, and the speed of taking the door and driving away was a few points faster than a rabbit running.

"Ahem! Miss Li, can you get up first? ”

Ji Lingfeng was lying face up, his back was smashed, not to mention, the person on his body was still jumping, and he was really a little out of breath.

"Oh, yes, yes!"

Li Wanting got up with a roll, her face was embarrassed, and when she raised her hand to pull the person up, Ji Lingfeng was already standing in front of her as if she was fine.

"Just ...... you"

"Sorry! Wan Ting didn't mean to! He also asks the son to atone for his sins. ”

Without waiting for Ji Lingfeng to speak, Li Wanting had already bowed and apologized with an apologetic face, as if she was the disciple of the abrupt beauty, which was really cute and a little laughable.

"It doesn't matter."

Ji Lingfeng couldn't hold back his laughter, closed the window with his backhand, and seemed to be able to feel the vague breath in the dark in a trance, although the distance was a little farther, but he knew that the person was there.

"Uh...... What does the son do when the window is closed? ”

Li Huanting blinked, she still didn't have the ability to deal with this embarrassing situation, after all, she was a girl's family, no matter how handsome the other party was, she was still a little unconfident in her heart.

"Catch the thief."

Ji Lingfeng said with a smile, seeing that her nervous and embarrassed little face was still tense, he turned around and poured her a cup of tea, "The maid who broke the thing just now is from Miss Li's courtyard?" ”

Li Huanting took his teacup by the gods, drank most of the cup without thinking about it, and felt that her emotions were calmer a lot, before nodding and answering: "Yes, she came to Dongchuan Mansion to bring it back, and she has a poor background and no family, so she followed me to do some sweeping things." ”

"Picked it up halfway?"

Ji Lingfeng retracted his gaze and knew it.

Recently, he always felt that someone in the Assassin's Mansion was secretly spying on him, and he searched for many times but didn't find any clues, but now he understands.

"Right...... What the prince meant, is there anything wrong with that girl? ”

Li Huanting paused, no matter how innocent she was, she also noticed that something was wrong, and when she thought about it, she heard the abnormal noise after she picked up the girl, and she couldn't help but feel that the whole person shuddered.

"Not only is she problematic, but she's dangerous."

Ji Lingfeng squinted slightly, lowered his voice and truthfully told some of Yanjing's past, although the content of grievances and hatreds was omitted, he could still hear the original story.

After half a pillar of incense, Li Huanting came back from the shock, her face was slightly pale, "I don't want to be soft-hearted for a while and cause trouble." ”

"Girl, are you okay......"

Ji Lingfeng was stunned when he saw her, and wanted to reach out to help her, but saw her suddenly walk to the window, facing the closed window in a daze.

"The prince doesn't need to worry, I'm fine, but Wan Ting has something unclear."

Li Huanting turned her face, her eyes stayed on Ji Lingfeng, and said with a smile: "The prince once turned against King Qin for her, why can he be so calm now?" ”

"Xu is because he has seen many things clearly, and he is no longer attached."

Ji Lingfeng was stunned, but she didn't expect her to be so keen, and she no longer hid anything.

After all, the rumor that he and King Qin were competing for the Tianqing County Lord had probably spread throughout Dayan a long time ago......

"Isn't it because of empathy?"

Li Huanting shook her head, as if she didn't want an answer, she turned her eyes away, raised her hand and picked the hairpin on her head, "Since you want to catch the thief, the prince will be wronged." ”

“……”

As soon as Ji Lingfeng wanted to say something to stop her, she saw her put the hairpins and hairpins on the desk one by one, and at the end, she also took off the cloak on her body, and kicked off the embroidered shoes while yawning, so she didn't treat him as an outsider at all.

"Don't worry, the Li family woman is from the rivers and lakes, and she doesn't have the pretentious rules of Yanjing nobles, just catching a thief, I am also for my own safety, and I hope the prince will understand."

After Li Huanting finished speaking, she walked over barefoot, and opened the window again with a wave of her hand, and the whole person did not look as delicate and reserved as before, but a little more chic and uninhibited.

"Miss Li...... Sure enough. ”

Ji Lingfeng shook his head, glanced at the fifteen who was listening to the corner outside the door, and said, "Fifteen, stay outside the courtyard." ”

"Yes!"

Fifteen, who was driven away by his master's mouth, walked out dejectedly, looking aggrieved and afraid to speak, and he was complaining about his master's ruthlessness and injustice.

"The great grace of the prince, I don't think it will be repaid, and in the future, the Linchuan Mansion will be sent by the prince."

Li Huanting sighed when she saw that he didn't pack herself and throw it out.

Since asking for help is still this way of destroying her reputation, she has to make some promises, after all, people disdain her to make promises, and she doesn't want to take revenge.

"Miss Li's words are serious, this matter is also because of me, and now it can be regarded as a conclusion."

Ji Lingfeng shook his head, and his detached and indifferent face suddenly appeared a little smile, like a spring breeze, it seemed to be able to melt the winter snow, looking clean and warm.

Li Huanting walked to the window, leaned lazily against the window, and half of her face that could be turned sideways looked extremely shy, "So when does the prince plan to go to Linchuan Mansion to propose?" ”

"How's tomorrow?"

Ji Ling was a little choked, but his face was still calm and composed, and he didn't let go of what he said.

"Ahem!"

Li Wanting held back a smile, looked at the face in front of her like the warm winter sun, and tried her best to hold back her violently shaking shoulders, but she didn't know how to reply.

In the darkness, there are shadows moving slowly, approaching silently, but they always linger on the edge where the moonlight can reach, hidden in the darkness.

"What? Don't you believe what I say? ”

Ji Lingfeng smiled, pretending not to see the familiar shadow, leaned in slightly, and reached out to stroke the ends of Li Huanting's scattered hair, with a little ambiguous meaning.

"I want to believe you...... It's just that I heard that the prince was still fighting with His Royal Highness King Qin for his fiancée more than a month ago, how can this be explained? ”

Li Wanting sighed, looking sad, looking really funny.

"It's just a matter of willfulness, and the lord of Tianqing hates me because of this, and now I see it."

Ji Lingfeng withdrew his hand, and the light smile on his face was slightly embarrassed.

This girl is obviously a good person, he actually thought she was a well-behaved woman from a well-behaved family before...... Clumsy, clumsy!

Is that true? In case the son of the child is empathetic, then what should I do? ”

Li Huanting behaved unrelentingly, but her hand resting under the window edge nervously buckled the wooden window frame, for fear that her performance would not affect her performance.

"I am serious, now that the overall situation has been decided, I will leave with Lord Yu tomorrow and return to Linchuan Mansion with you to propose marriage, so if you still can't trust me, then I should really be sad."

Ji Lingfeng behaved very calmly, such clumsy acting skills were naturally unreal, but what they needed was not to do a fake show, but to lure the snake out of the hole.

A woman's jealousy is often the most terrible, and he has seen it......

"Shh

Li Wanting suddenly stretched out a finger to stop him from continuing, and her eyes were moved with tears, "As long as it is what you say, I believe it!" ”

The two people in front of the window complained to each other, and there was an undercurrent surging in the shallow bay by the lake outside the window, which was blown away by the cold wind of early winter.

In the small building in the middle of the lake opposite, the people hiding in the dark corners slowly retreated, and only stopped until they retreated to the darkest corner, their bodies trembling uncontrollably, and the golden insects in their palms kept spinning and making a buzzing sound.

What a pure and ignorant Miss Li! Li Huanting, today is your death!