It is said that Yao Hei'er was at the back corner door of the palace, looking at the closed black lacquer door, stunned for a long time, and was about to go back, when he suddenly met a few soldiers who were patrolling the night.

Just as he was about to dodge, they saw him, and the leader cried out, "Who is it?!" Why are you still wandering on the road after the curfew? You guys, get it with me! ”

Yao Hei'er had no choice but to walk up and said with a smile: "A few officials, I came back a little late because I was talking at a friend's house. I'm going back. Please let me go back. ”

The leader glanced at Yao Hei'er and said sharply: "Since you are talking at a friend's house, what is your friend's name?" Which street and alley do you live in? What do you do for a living? What did you talk about in the evening? As a subject of Xu State, don't you even know about the curfew? ”

Yao Hei'er couldn't answer for a while, but she was just hesitant.

The leader said, "If you can't answer, you're definitely not a good person!" I took you, and I will talk back to the adults! ”

A soldier next to him untied the rope around his waist and was about to come and fetch someone.

Suddenly, someone behind him laughed and said, "Official! Wait! ”

Yao Hei'er hurriedly turned her head to look, and it turned out that it was Qin's mother who walked out of the courtyard again, and smiled at several soldiers: "Official, wait a minute!" I am the grandmother of the prince's young master's family. May I say a word, can you make it? ”

The leader saw Mother Qin coming out of the palace, and saw that she was dressed rich and powerful, so he expected that what she said was true, and said with a pleasant face: "This grandmother, what do you have to say?" ”

Qin's mother said a thousand blessings, and Fang said: "Several officials, he is my mother's nephew, just because his mother is sick, he came to borrow money from me to treat his mother." At first, I was busy with my wife, so I ordered him to wait, so it was too late. Please also ask a few masters to look at my thin life and spare him this time! As he spoke, he took off a ring from his hand and quietly handed it to the leader.

The leader immediately smiled and said busily: "Since this is the case, why doesn't this little brother say anything?" ”

Qin's mother smiled: "Official, you don't know, this kid has never seen the world, I think the official is too dignified, and he is scared." This child has been like this since he was a child, and when he is frightened, he can't speak! ”

Qin's mother's words made the leader very useful, so he showed a smug look on his face and said: "Then you take him back quickly, don't wander around the street anymore, I am a good talker, and then go forward, there is a group of brothers, but it is not so accommodating." ”

Mother Qin hurriedly thanked her, pulled Yao Hei'er, and entered the palace together.

Covering the door, Mother Qin looked around, and seeing that there was no one else, Fang said in a low voice: "Miss Yao, where do you live now?" ”

Yao Hei'er lowered her head and said with some shame: "Mother Qin, I live in an inn on Qingzhu Street. ”

Mother Qin sighed and said, "It's still far away, if you go back, I'm afraid you'll meet other night watchmen on the road." I was negligent and forgot to ask where you live, and if I had known that you lived far away, I shouldn't have let you go back. After thinking about it again, he said, "That's it, you go home with me, stay at my house for a while, and wait until you get up early tomorrow, and then go back." With that, he pulled Yao Hei'er, walked through the courtyard, and went out through the other corner door.

Yao Hei'er saw that the houses in this area were lower than the mansions in the palace, so she understood that this was the house of the middle and lower people in the palace, so she quietly asked, "Mom, why did you come out again?" ”

Mother Qin sighed: "My girl, isn't it that you can't rest assured? I just checked all over the house, and there was nothing else, and I was worried that I didn't know if you were gone, so I wanted to come out and have a look again, and sure enough, I met you and was checked. ”

As the two spoke, they had come to a small courtyard, and Qin's mother knocked lightly on the door. There was a woman's voice in the courtyard: "Mother, is your old man back?" As he spoke, he walked over and opened the door. The woman borrowed the light in her hand to see Yao Hei'er beside Qin's mother, and was taken aback, and was about to ask, Qin's mother hurriedly said, "Shun's daughter-in-law, is Shun'er back?" ”

The woman understood that this was her mother-in-law's words, so she had to answer first: "Mother, Shun'er went to Du's mansion with the master today, and she hasn't come back yet." ”

Mother Qin nodded, and walked in with Yao Hei'er, covering the courtyard door, and said to Shun's daughter-in-law, "You go back to the room." You don't have to worry about anything else. ”

Shun's daughter-in-law didn't dare to say more, and glanced at Yao Hei'er suspiciously, Yao Hei'er was afraid that she would recognize herself, so she hurriedly turned her head, leaving her only a back.

Mother Qin led Yao Hei'er into a room full of miscellaneous old things, quickly kowtowed on the ground, and without waiting for Yao Hei'er to speak, she quickly stood up again, and said in a low voice: "Miss Yao, because you can only be placed in such a room, the old woman is the one who accompanies you, and the girl takes care of some." Even though it is my family, the neighbors on the left and right are also from the palace, so I am afraid that people will find out. I didn't dare to stay any longer, until I went and got the futon for the girl. ”

As he spoke, he piled all the sundries on the platform on the ground, went out and brought two futons, spread them on the platform, and said, "Girl, what I want to say to you, we still have to wait until we arrive at Ciyun Nunnery tomorrow." You can rest in this room, and no one will come. My daughter-in-law has to find a reason to coax her. ”

Yao Hei'er nodded gratefully, and hurriedly bowed: "Mom, thanks to you today, if it weren't for my mother's help, I don't know what would have happened." ”

Mother Qin hurriedly pulled Yao Hei'er up and said, "Girl, I don't dare to be." Back then, if Mrs. Wen hadn't saved my life, there would have been no me a long time ago! ”

Yao Hei'er was surprised: "Mom, my mother saved you?" I've never heard her say that. ”

Mother Qin burst into tears and said: "My girl, Mrs. Wen is kind-hearted, and she has always shown kindness without expecting to repay it, so she naturally won't mention it." But how dare I forget? You just have to rest for a long time, you look really haggard now! As he spoke, he patted Yao Hei'er's hand and turned around.

Lying in this dark utility room, Yao Hei'er tossed and turned, unable to sleep for a long time. It's not that the bed is simple, compared to the rough suburbs two days ago, such a house that can shelter from the wind and rain, and has a warm and soft bedding, I don't know how much better! It's just that in the past half a month, so many things have happened, and there are so many mysteries, which has made Yao Heier more and more confused, exhausted, and heartbroken.

has always been conceited, intelligent, and clever, but he turned out to be a fool!

Yao Hei'er quietly turned over and sat up, only to see that the courtyard was silent, and the lights in the main room had been turned off; Only in the wing room, there are lights flickering, I think it is Shun'er's daughter-in-law, and she is still waiting for Shun'er to come home.

This Shun's daughter-in-law, Yao Hei'er has also seen it several times in previous years, but she is not familiar with it, she was originally the girl of the palace, and was later assigned by the master to Shun'er, the son of Qin's mother. What reason would Qin's mother use to explain Yao Hei'er's arrival to her daughter-in-law? This is also a smart and clever woman, will she be suspicious? Will it be mentioned like others?

After a long time, Yao Hei'er finally couldn't resist the fatigue of the invasion, and fell asleep groggy.