The person who shot was masked, dressed in a dark purple power suit, and the tip of the blade in his hand was slightly raised. The cold moonlight reflected on the scimitar, and the hair of the straight man stood on end.

The masked man probably didn't expect me to avoid it safely, so he suddenly fell on the stone table, and actually crushed the stone table in half. The scimitar came out of his hand and fell to the ground with a clatter. I took the opportunity to flee and ran to the front yard.

There are more begonia flowers and trees planted in the front yard than in the back yard, just like a small begonia forest. As soon as I stepped into the flowers and trees, I suddenly felt a strong wind howling in my ears. Damn, the assassins are catching up!

I was terrified, but I reflexively turned my head sideways, and I was lucky enough to avoid the blow. But the innocent begonia flowers and trees suffered, the heavy branches were cut off, and the blades were injected with internal force to shake up pieces of falling snow.

I continued to flee for my life, but the masked man continued to chase after me. Xu was in the bushes and couldn't stretch out, he slashed at me several times, but he taught me to get away with it, and the ones who killed me again and again were clumps of begonia branches.

Walk through the trees, bypass the wall, and finally see the gate of the courtyard. I hurried forward and pulled hard, but I didn't want to move.

The gate is locked from the outside! It's damn me! I hurriedly turned back, but when I saw the scimitar coming at me, I tried to dodge it but it was too late! I subconsciously closed my eyes in fear.

However, the expected pain did not come. In its place, there was a loud cracking of the door, followed by the sound of metal crashing.

I opened my eyes in confusion, and before I could see the situation clearly, I felt my arms tighten, and I staggered and was pulled behind me.

Ling Nian stood in front of me, his left hand behind his back, holding my arm tightly, and his right hand holding a sword to confront the masked man. But the sword in his right hand was not unsheathed, but fully inserted into its scabbard.

He must have been in a hurry to protect me behind him, and he didn't have the time to draw his sword. With that in mind, I moved my arm to break free from his left hand so that he could concentrate on the enemy. I didn't know that he grabbed me so tightly that I couldn't break free at all.

When the masked man saw that the helper had come, he was not afraid, and slashed again with his knife. Ling Niankong raised his sword to block, seemingly not using force, but forced the masked man to take a step back. Ling Niankong slashed the sheathed sword forward, striking the assassin in the chest. I heard the masked man snort and fall to the ground. I was shocked: he used a scabbard for this blow, and he shouldn't have done much damage, so how could the masked man be unconscious?

I took a few steps forward to check the situation, but I was shocked to find that his heart and left lung had been shattered.

Suddenly, I remembered that in the mountain behind Lingxiu before, Ling Niankong pierced the seven inches of the Moon Returning Snake with only a piece of dry grass...... It turns out that his internal strength is really so profound!

Ling Niankong didn't say a word, his gaze swept over the begonia forest that had been destroyed by the masked man, and a cold light burst out in his eyes. Before I could figure out his inexplicable anger, he grabbed me by the arm and dragged me out of the hospital in two or three steps.

"Ling Niankong...... You! ”

Before I could finish speaking, he grabbed me by the neck with one hand and pressed me against the wall, and with the other hand he raised and pointed to the lintel of the courtyard, and said hatefully: "If I see you step into this courtyard one more time, I will break your neck!" ”

I was almost suffocated by him, but I still struggled to turn my head sideways, looked in the direction of his finger, and saw a plaque hanging above the lintel of this courtyard, and the word "Qingyuan" was written on the plaque.

Seeing that I was very cooperative to look at the plaque, he was slightly less angry and let go. And I was completely depleted, and I fell to the ground, gasping for air.

"Master, subordinates should be damned." Xue Rang's voice sounded at the right time.

"Send her back. You will go to the outer courtyard early tomorrow morning to receive the punishment. ”

"Subordinates obey!"

Xue Rang helped me up and showed me the way back to the Lingering Garden. But my mind is confused: Qingyuan...... Begonia...... Scold! This courtyard was actually built by Ling Niankong for the original owner. Also, as early as when I first entered Shengjing City, I saw the wedding hosta that Ling Niankong had ordered for the original owner in Xianyunfang, and he had already planned to marry the original owner, right?

Ling Niankong might have taken her to see this Qingyuan, which must have carried their memories of the past, so he locked the courtyard door, right? But where is this still a courtyard, it is obviously the grave where he and the original owner are buried! And by chance, I broke in, and the assassin cut down a lot of flowers and trees, and he must have hated me very much.

He was so affectionate to the original owner, so why did he force me to stay here? Maybe he hasn't given up yet, and is still trying all kinds of ways to find the soul of the original owner, right?

He has only one person in his eyes and in his heart. Every day against him like this, my heart seems to be being pinched all the time. It turns out that it is so difficult to let go of him completely......

As for the Assassins, I don't have the strength to think anymore, maybe they are the same ones I met last time in Shengjing City.

I returned to the Lingering Garden in a trance, climbed into the bed, and still did not feel the slightest sleep, staring at the top of the bed until dawn......

Ling Niankong left me in the Ling Mansion, but he didn't say what he wanted me to do, and I simply didn't want to cause trouble, and stayed in the Lingering Garden most of the time.

It was nearly noon, and I suddenly heard a noise outside the house. I was puzzled, and as soon as I stepped out of the courtyard, I met Xue Rang, who was walking quickly.

He bowed slightly and said, "The emperor sent someone to announce the decree, and the master invited the girl to the main garden to listen to the decree." ”

The main garden is the courtyard that the Ling Mansion mainly uses to receive guests, and it is also the closest to the outer courtyard among the many courtyards in the inner courtyard.

Walking to the main garden, I saw a eunuch in a crimson dark pattern official uniform in the courtyard, holding the dust in one hand and a bright yellow scroll in the other, which must be the holy decree.

The scarlet-clothed eunuchs were followed by a group of eunuchs in dark official uniforms, and it seemed that their rank was much lower than that of the scarlet-clothed eunuchs.

The scarlet-clothed eunuch stretched out his tone and said, "The commander of the Xuanyi Army, Ling Niankong, receives the order!" ”

As soon as the words fell, all the servants in the courtyard knelt on the ground. I sighed in my heart, and sure enough, in a feudal society, I couldn't help but kneel down with everyone to listen to the order.

Ling Niankong was dressed in court clothes, and it seemed that he had just returned from the court, and Xiao Jifeng was still standing beside him.

What will not be proclaimed at the same time as the court? I have to send someone to the house to announce the decree and mobilize the people, I really don't understand what these ancients think.

Seeing that everyone had already knelt on the ground, Ling Niankong lifted the hem of his clothes and knelt down.

"The minister takes the order."

His expression was calm and calm, and his tone was neither humble nor arrogant.

The scarlet-robed eunuch raised his eyelids and began to read the decree.

The language of the holy decree was too complicated, and I only understood a rough idea of the words, but I was still shocked into a cold sweat. It is to the effect that the emperor is benevolent and sympathetic to the servants in the palace, and now has a special medical workshop under the Tai Hospital, which is specially designed for the palace maids and attendants. I shuddered when I heard this, for it was no different from the Tang Dynasty afflictions I had mentioned in my casual conversation with the astrological officer. Could it be that our conversation was overheard?

Thinking about it, the content that shocked me even more rushed straight into my ears: "Xuan'er, the maid of the Ling Mansion, Tongqi Huang, is gentle and kind. I specially appointed him as a fourth-grade medical officer, in charge of the medical workshop. From now on, his slave status will be eliminated and given a house in the suburbs of Beijing. The next day, he entered the palace and thanked him for his appointment. ”

After speaking, the audience was in an uproar. This decree is nominally for Ling Niankong, but in fact it is for me. I thought that as a maid, I was not qualified to listen to the order, so I announced it to Ling Niankong.

Only the first half of the decree was read, and I noticed that Ling Niankong's face was gloomy, and he must have guessed that this decree was related to me at that time.

I couldn't help but sneer secretly: Ling Niankong, don't you want to imprison me in this Ling Mansion? Now it's up to you to do it, is it possible that you want to resist the decree?

But I was still worried in my heart: it seems that the news of my cure of Liu Shangyu still spread in the palace, and it actually alarmed the emperor. It is said that once you enter the Hou Gate, it is as deep as the sea, not to mention the unfathomable palace! Can I really be left alone? Will you meet a master who is more difficult to deal with than Ling Niankong?

"Ling Niankong, don't you want to get the order soon?" The eunuch's words were quite a bit of a good show.

Ling Niankong was silent for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "The minister's decree." ”

With the departure of the eunuchs, the servants of the Ling Mansion also dispersed. I got up from the ground, my mind was confused, and I always felt that there would be more trouble waiting for me after entering the palace.

I thought that Ling Niankong would definitely settle accounts with me, but I didn't want him to go back to his cold garden without even looking at me.

He didn't look for me, I just didn't want to look at his freezing face.

When I returned to the Lingering Garden and had lunch, I became worried: How can I, a little person with no connections, survive in the palace that eats people and does not spit out bones? What's more, there is also the ninth princess Yue Luanyi who already holds a grudge against me in the palace, should I be quietly destroyed as soon as I enter the palace!?

Thinking of this, I can't help but feel a wail in my heart. If that's the case, I might as well stay in the Ling Mansion to be safer, at least Ling Niankong won't kill me for the time being......

At the end of this day, I have always been anxious, and I see that the time has come. Walking to the lamp and candle, about to turn off the lights and go to sleep, I caught a glimpse of a figure flashing through the door.

The shadow of being chased and killed had not yet dissipated, and I was extremely vigilant and hurriedly turned my head to look.

"Who!?"

His gaze was on a pair of evil fox eyes.

"It's me, little beauty. I haven't seen you for two years, do you miss my brother? ”

Xiao Jifeng?!

Although I don't have a deep impression of this person, I also know that although he is usually informal in front of people, he is by no means such a dissolute and uninhibited and crazy attitude.

Which side of him is the real one? Or neither?

In the face of his unpredictable and unclear intentions, I really have a hard time. Not to mention that I don't know what kind of attitude the original owner used to treat him in the past, and even I don't know how to deal with it. So he could only look at him vigilantly and remain silent.

He slapped his head and pretended to be annoyed: "Oops, it's wrong!" I forgot, Ling Niankong told me, you don't remember anything from the past. Then do I have to pretend to be a decent gentleman in front of you? Xiao Jifeng was full of smiles, and his movements and tone were extremely exaggerated.

Suddenly, the flirtatious smile on his face dissipated instantly, and he really changed into a sincere expression, bowed slightly, and said with a straight face: "Xiao Jifeng, the deputy commander of the Xuanyi Army, is honored to be able to meet the girl." ”

I was speechless and awkwardly withdrew the corners of my mouth. "Deputy Commander Xiao, I don't know ...... you"

Before I could finish speaking, he burst out laughing. "Hahahaha! Well, my disguise is better than the skin on your face, right? ”

I froze, and then I remembered that I hadn't removed my mask yet. But he knew that I had changed my appearance, did Ling Niankong tell him, or did he see it? Listening to his tone just now, he should know that I am Leng Qingqian, and he seems to be quite familiar with Leng Qingqian.

"Hmm...... No, no, you're still slightly better than me when it comes to disguise......" He paused, and suddenly approached me......